?|r - jjPjL .w 'j '' jTlr' ' * * ""' jf*' """*""*' '3 VOL. 4. - ^S^Tl ,t Mr. H. B. Charles, cipal Elefctric 1 Reasons For Ext I" r'- ~. i _L_1 ' 1 - ' -. xz Reoeatly the editor of, the Now? rOQtt<?>?d Mr. H. B. Charley, manager of tfce Mnnlclgar Electric Plant, to giro his reaaona why Improvements and aa- laoroaaa In capacity of the electric light plant is necessary, in compliance wttn the ruquOTt Mrr j Charles baa submitted the following statement: - Mr. JMtior: If we are to be progress1Its like ear neighbor towns, we must ceme together with oar should an to the wheel of progress and! / grunt lout enough to bring results 1 -? . *? mean thnt we most eaulp our electric light ytent with modern appstatua of sufficient capacity thnt we may care tor In a satisfactory manner the natural growth of the business (which has bean about SO per oent during the past two years) and have inad-. , dition thereto a surplus of power to turlng ester prises that will probably ' * "v locate Wo. 1 - ?v WMb Washington gets- her water ways deepened the plant will doubtless be called on to operate the machinery for loading and unloading . the vessels carrying freight, and should the tows take hold of the water alaat the Damns will be driven br moIW. tbtrrty increasing the demand oa the electric light plant On? present plant la now loaded to CUE Tl DEBATE III ~ SCHOOL BUIUKjC FRIDAY 1 I ^ ' * There will be a preliminary debate in the pabltc school auditorium Friday evening. January 3*1, at 8 o'clock. In hiptohrnt *?? H. Small Debating fieetety in the trl-angular eoa v teat.between?eUmhSllL.CU3L.-_New Bern and Washington. At the beginning of school last fall the society Joined the high school debatiag union <K Nprtli Carolina, undor the aarfcfrlcas of the Pintails and Philanthropic Literary Societies of the Wihbdty of North Carolina. * The faery for Friday evening.^, "Resolved that the Constitution of North Carolina Should be so Amended as to Allow Women to Vote Under the Same Qualifications as Men." The. speaker*, are: Agrmnttve?Witt.?Blount,?rtiav. Proetpr, Hubert Bills, Walter Mor; gah, 9. C. Tayloe, Woodson Vanhrosk. garland Hodges. , Negative?Jesee Woolard. Jack Harris, James Fowls. The public is cordially invited to attend. UNCLAIMED LBTTBR8. List of letters remaining uncalled ' for In this ofecs for thn_week ending January 25th, 1818: Men?Carrels Cossen, - Robert Cobb, Daniel Camp. George .Harrington. J. P. Hudgins. R. B. Jones, Bepnlar Jefferson. Robert Kapp, Alfred A Hoses Myers, Jerry Poeseril, G. H. Peed. Rices. J. H. Reynolds. CspT. HdMamm, tiiuhm tpwfr. W ward Smith. A. M. Stewart. Tolly Women Mian Wary Wrynnt. Mary Cook, Mrs. Sarah Oorham. Mrs. Jas. C. grlggs, Rutl}la Moore, Miss An___ nle Tbaniel, Mrs.'Back Turner. : FMYERIEETIHC T0H1CBI AT ramtAK CIM V ? 1 ?? " e?, h. b. ^earignt. win conduct k?V?r mt-tIms tomlght at 7:80 o'aloek at the Payne Memorial I * Hiureh. Public are cordially incited. ?; APntK THE SOLICITATION OP p - ' - May at my Cuatomera who want aaaethlas bMUr than the Netloa. al, 1 ham added the Looae Wllee Rtanlt Comaeajda Urn ol flea shine Cakes, the flnent made, and " M be (lad to here you Inspect eaaae, eupeelullr when yon want uuMuihlns better than the ordinary whan hnwlas entertalnmeata. Their bendy wine. Clorer Lebrei, dan Sean, flan Shine Cltrua. Oolden nmhee are eeaie at their leaden, hat wa hare other brands fcftidet heir enter ereekera and eodn hie Wto. Tory reepeetfally, Ch?? IIfr'i 11 HPn 1-lt-lwr . ?-w ';.. J t : a t Manager of MuniPlant Gives Full ension. -rr-;-?fe-gy f Its capacity, but not to the point where we are unable* to maintain normal aervtee. Yet ahould the business grow at the preeent rate of Increaae. by next fall we will not be able to carry the load satisfactorily, once to make the necessary provisions by replacing our present antiqnated machinery .with modern apparatus or sufficient capacity to serye the town for the next Un or fifteen years. By making these changes we can operate at more than 100 per cent greater efficiency. Tbl/ would mean that we can produce more than dooble the amount of power now generated at no greater cost to operate than at preeent. There are many Industries now being considered for Washington, which If pnt in operation would reproduce. and therefore could not be handled by the preeent equipmnt. 1 presume it Is unnecessary to state that the electric light plant Is a necessity and Is one of the city's beat assets as a 111 be seen by refercnc* 'to the city books. ~ I bope the above will give fully the Information you desire. Respect fully yours. H. B. CHARUWrManager. FAYETTEVILLE FANS BAYE^ ORGANIZED r" Fayette ville, Jan. 30.?Delegates to a meeting to be held in G%oldsboro January SI. for the purpose of orWising sa - Ks stern ^rsiTgTTth -Base- ! ball League, were named by ah assemblage or baseball fads here Friday afternoon. The men who win represent FayetteyiUe are Me&sr^' Terry A. Lyon. C. C. McAltsief and Hubert Ramsonr, the latter president of the chamber of commerce. [ " Vf r C, McAtlster was mnde.prefc . jident of the organisation effected at I the iqeetlng. Mr. R. M. Jackson, secretary of- the Cumberland Fair Asso- I elation, was elected secretary and i business manager and Col. Sol W. 1 Cooper, president of the National ' Bank, was named as tbe treasurer. T. A. Lyon Is vice-president. 1 A buanl of~"3lsee*eipswsr aUff rras j ated. consisting of the executive officers mad J. *,-Johnson, A. S. Stern and Hubert Ram sour Tbe pesvpsoiel of the dbectuiatd is considered very Strong. The amount pledged at fhe Monday meeting was increased to aw LONG MIRED RAN CAN SOON VISIT BARBER j Washington, Jan. 28.?Although the first nails in the inauguration i grandstand have not yet been driven. Representative George A. Neeley, of ] Kansas railed rm the tgaugrrral com- 4 mittee today to Reserve him one seat 1 that mast be within view of the spot 1 where President-elect Wilson will be sworn in March 4, must be easy tq escape from immediately after that ceremony and must bo easily accessible to a barber ahop. Mr. Neeley. _ wants the seat for a constituent. B. F. Borwell, of Holslngton, Kan., who In lilt took a wow never to have his 11 ilfiHWfl Bya bsrbw's shears until a Democrat took the oath of of"This man's hair, I am Informed, is now 44 inohSa tfr feet, or something. long." said Mr. Neeley, "and yon can't blame him for wanting to lose most of It as soon as is reason- i ably possible." Mr. Neeley then pro- i duced the pathetic plea of the man ? from Kansas. The letter read: 1 "Secure for me seat on inaugural , stand. I want to see Governor Wfi- t son lift his irght hand and take the < oath of offlce. "then me for a barber j shop.V < It was announced formally today < that the section of, the reviewing 1 stand from which President Wilson , aad Vice-President llnrshall and their immediate families will obesrve { the parade will be sheathed In glass, i The remainder of the stand, kovtrar. i Fill be open to any chill breese that < ay blow. \ \ * endencr to drop Into the prohibited node* of dancing. Quite a number of peraona. Inclodng "well known women of lrreproerhible character, wire actually marchid out, bluahlnt crlmaon, to be mm Obtained an to the propriety of their noTOmenta. K CAROLINA. THURBDAY AFTERNO i* Tonight and F M ? ?er? Sundey afterMob in the MetAodUt Church the- leym.a of all the churctai ea will be add reeled b? Dr. H. if. Bonner, of Mew Bore, and by Mr. J. Leon Willi aA. nee rotary of the New Bern Chamber of Commerce. Thle I meeting will fee in the Internet or tl)a Layman's MUaloqery Cohrentlon, - which will tjxeet in New Bern Februt o?* 6-7. j The great Laymen's .Missionary - Movement^*?high has swept tho coun try. has Tor its object the ev&ngell? satlon or the world in this genera; tlon. The*spirit of the movement is i well expressed in the words, "When Christian business men devote^ the i same skill and energy to Christian work whlc^ts^give to their prl-' i rate business concerns, the proposition to evangelise the world in this ; generation will be no longer a i dream." i A big two days' convention is con. templated embracing all the denomt nations of Western North Carolina, and a men's supper with about 600 in i attendance. lie convention will be! held Thursday'gnd Friday, February 6-7, regardless of weather conditions i The busy mfth-Qf New Bern are putting their nioney and their busi1 nesfl sense into tho camps'gn. Centenary Methodist church will be the home of the convention, it i is the largest and most conveniently arranged aurtltoritim for such a gathi srlng. t-' ; : trust." A chart produced by Mr. Berry purported to 4how that panics followed aa eepaaeion of credit to a point where li wasbeyond the eupport of the available cash reserve. inr WML Munich,. Jan. 80.?The preee hall, vhlch is the chief event of the carlival session In the Bavarian capital ind is attended by many members of he best society, whs this year watchid over by B ve police' officials, whose lnty It was to prevent certain degenirmtlons of th? two-step. One stood n the center of the fell! and shouted exhortations and menaees to the lancers who, he thought, showed a WASHINGTON, MOST ? *i Vy?lti nr TT7T r a>1 Ult "Raleigh. Jan. 30.?Prolonged de paiiage of TfiporUn measures of state-wide itnerest mark ed the lengthy sessions In botl branches of the General Assembly. After passing on Its second read ing by an overwhelming majority th eatra session resolution drafted "5; the Jolnt^commlttle on constitution final action until Thursday. Th< measure went over as unfinished bus iness, after lengthy argument precip Itated- by ' Senator^ Little, of Waki county, when he proposed after th second reading, that further actloi be deferred until Friday. The Justice House rcsolutiox memorializing congress to enact cer tain laws looking to giving Nortl Carolina Relief from discriminator] freight rates passed Its final readihi In the Senate, after much dlscussloi and after very material amendment bad been withdrawn or voted down ??The-House passed the Kcllum di vorce bill, which places the husbant on the same-basis, with the wife ii the mstter of securing divorce foj causes prescribed in the Code, where in, it is claimed, the wtfe-hsretofon has been dicsrimlnated tgainst. The Stewart antl-tlpplng bill ant the Falrcloth bill to prevent childrei under twelve years using fire-armi passed their final readings in th< Houre and were sent to the Bessie. Tho House also passed the bill tc empower )inigea to summon juron from othereoujitlea In the dtitilcl in certain cases instead of movini trial to another county. Dr. Gor don's bill to advance the require ments for applicants for license tc practice medicine was another impor tant measure that passed Its fin*! reading in the House and goes nov to the Senate. It requires that appll cants Jfgr. license shall havo completed the literary coarse pmcrlbed -te\ oellege entranoe, is well as the fnm years medical course. ^ ADVOCATES REFORM lF Nftll'S CURRENCY Washington, D. C., Jan. 29.?Th? Issue of paper legal ^fender, based on government, state and municipal bonds, and backed by a gold reserve of at least SO per cent was recommended as a solution of the currency problem by W. H. Berry, forme* the stand yesterday before the currency committee of the House. Mr. Berry told the aommlttee that the evil of the present system was an Insufficient supply of legal tender reserve to support the extended credit demanded by business Interests of the country. "The law allowing the accumulation of millions of money in the reserve cities Is responsible. Lack ol cash In reserve idiMtU the banks in the credit they caa allow and this Inevitably results tn a discrimination sa to borrowers. So long as this situation obtains there will be a money i Soma of the ablest speakers la the I country will be-present. Mr. J. Camp- i t bell White of New York. Generat - Secretary laymen's Missionary - Movement o f tbe United States and I Canada, who is known tho world over'. - for his ability as a speaker and leadI er, will harp charge of the convenr tion. Mr. W New Tork. ment, a speaker of^emarkablo abll- i Ity. Col. E. W. Halford; Washington, . r> n , who was private secretary to I the late President'Harrison. Dr. C. F. Raid, Nashville, Tenn., General , , Secretary Laymen's Missionary, Movement, Southern Methodist church. " ttrtus-Lankford. M. D.. Norfolk, Va., t President Norfolk Medical Society, j Vice-President Medical Society of Virginia, Chairman Laymen's Mls, elonary Movement of Virginia Bap, tlsts. Rt. Rev. Robei^ Strange, D. D. , Bishop of East Carolina Protestant . Episcopal church. h This list is subject 16 change. We : ?pwi la auu uumr able apmkne.? CHIEF HOWftRD SHOOTS II : JAD DOG Chief George Howard, of the Washington police force, this morning shot and killed a mad dog. Fortunately, no one was bitten by the r brute beforei the officer's pistol put on end to its life. SHOE SHININCPARUHt OPENEDBY STUDENTS Princeton, N. J., Jan. SO.?A students' shee-shtning parlor is the 1stest departure made by the Princeton ; University Self-Help Bureau Ajun- ? lor, a sophomore and a freBhman d have opened a shop and are doing a n writing business rignt at tbe camp- t us. But the students are not doing t the shining. Two youths from out- t side are employed. e Though the stand has been open f only a week, it has already obtained f much business. The student pays , $8.60 a term to hare his shoe* taken from his room every day and returned clean, or $8 tor a term's shines at the stand. 'Five hundred dollars has been derived from the sale ot season tickets. * a ' , , -6 OOTTOIf MARKET. . t Unt Cotton, .He. t . Seed Cotton, 4 1-lc. t Cotton Seed, ?1?.00. l >AILV 3N. JANUARY It'. 1111. ' rtday Warmer DUK1MMI: J BB S -- nwrnm , ~ Two colored damsels got Into au altercation day -before yesterday, with the result that one of them stole a march on the other aod had her hailed before Recorder Windley yesterday, where she was fined two dollars and costs for using profane and obscene language. Exactly how the ill feeling started *?-" never be known/ According la. the story of the accuBed, Josephine White, she had only the best of feelings towards her neighbor, and was merely passing the time of day when her friend tactfully gavo utterance U. a few gentle but Insinuating remarks. We do not print the remarks because this paper has to go through the postoffice, and we do not care to get into trouble with the postal authorities. In response, the dusky Josephine simply called her another one, and what-else could a lady do? According to the acsuser, however, it was she and not Josephine who acled as a perfect lady throughout tfco whole proceedings, and did not attempt to murder her friend, nor call her a blapkety-blank-blank until after she had been goaded beyond endurance. You may believe either story you choose. To the reporter. It seemed rather unfair and inconsistent to fine poor Josephine two dollars for foul language, unless a tax was at the same time levied upon the entire neighborhood. Judging from the general conversational stylo which seems to be in fashion over there. Hut of couTse, under the law. Recorder Windley could do nothing else than rulo us ho did. Before the Recorder this morning. Peter Bridges was fined one dollar and costs for soliciting baggage from passengers at railway stations in violation of a city ordinance. Washington Boone, tha-negro vfcorgod with embezzlement, was on hand for trial this morning, nnd Was bourn! over to court on a hundred dollar bond. WAS BIDBEN TREASURE mmAHEW BERN* New Bern, Jan, 29.?Stories of buried treasure, of the hoards of misers and of vast sums of gold and silver hidden years ago, are fife on lower Metcalf street just at this time. The cause la the supposed di-B cofgty g few days ago of a taege iuuT 2f money in the building. No. 13 Metcalf street, by a workman who at the time was engaged In assisting in the removal of the structure to a point further back from the street. The building is known as the Denotata place, la owned by Mrs. C. W. Blanchard and was erected many years ago. 8ince that time It hue iheltered many eccentric persons and It is generally supposed that one of these buried the money w hich is said ;o have been found. J. J. Scott & 3gn, colored house movers from Joldsboro, have charge of the work >f removing the building and they lad employed several colored men o assist them. During the time that he preliminary work was in prog ess, one of the .men, who at the ime was engaged in tearing down he foundation of one of the chtmteys, was seen with a dust covered e&ther bag in his hand. The man's eltow workmen thought nothing of he Incident anil It would have panned entirely from their memory but or the fact that a short tfme later te left the premises and has not teen seen since not even calling for , to w|#dii litiu fdi jite tiA?? j No one saw the money supposed n hat* Keen found and its actual llscovery la merely a matter of ru- ] nor bnt circumstances surrounding , he case are leading many to believe , hat the workman did locate some* , hing of value whether money or Jew- , Is is a matter of speculation, and ear of detection caused him to re- , rain from returning to complete hie , rork. f (R. HUD9IN8 PA88E8 THROUGH. Mr. H. C. ffudglns, general paaeen:er and freight agent of the Norfolk louthorn, was in the city between rains thta morning en route to his tome In Norfolk. Mr. Hndgiaa has teen with this railroad ever since hey hare been running trains in Baatom North Carolina. ? V. 11 iffn! !' f :T ] U.;3 OHiPiiiur ' uRnuillNu ^ WlliS London. Jan. 30.?As a protest M?Ib? (he withdrawal of the (imu chise bill by the government, the suffragists resumed their militant tactics last utght. While a deputation, which the chancellor of the exchequer, DavidLloyd-George. had refused to see until this mowing, was trying to force It* wav into Parliament against an I overwhelming force Of police 5113" women were being arrested for resisting the oflicqfs, the other bands of women went through White Hall breaking windows of the government j offices and through Cockspur street. I where the great plate gtdus windows in the establishments of shipping Icompanies were ruthlessly smashed. I The women also visited Oxford. Hegent and other streets in the sliopIping districts, where similar damage [was done. In the outlying suburbs the suffragettes damaged proj^erty i Twenty-one women were arrested in the vicinity of Parliament building, but were allowed out on bail aT" ter the House roBe. Most of'the police Btationn had one or more prisoners charged with destroying property. ANOTHER ATTEMPT TC DEFEAT WATERWAY Washington, 1>. C.. Jan. 30.- -An-] [other unsuccessful attempt to abolish} the section of the rivers and har- t jborH bill which provides $800.Oou for i line improvement and mainteramc oT: the Norfolk to Hp a u fort ialuml* wa-j terway .failed. Representative <*ttS-; i loway. of Texas, moved that the; "committee of the whole House" re-j commit the bill to the rivers and harbor^ committee with instructions[ to" report it back to the Houre.wtth-, out tuc waterway soctioii. On au aye? UBfl nay'vote the motion wag-ion 82} to ICS. AURORA YOUNG LADY , WRITES FM S. C.| The following items came to the News from Mlsa Emily Guilford, of Aurora, who Is now teaching u( Ap- 1 pleton, S. C. Miss Guilford \% a good friend of the paper, and we take ' pleasure In printing these items Hi,u --niwh witt fre-ot- j interest to her friends in this [section.?Editor. Appleton, S. C., Jan 2d .--/The town of Appleton, S. C., is in a thriving rendition, a little romance/ now ! and then intermingled with the'uiore substantials of life keep the interest of the people at its zenith. Servicety conducted last Sunday 1 morning and night, also Monday I night, by Rev. Mr. Guy. a missionary sent by tiie State Board, were highly enjoyed. One of his subjects was I "Hit, Fit and Stick."> Quite a beau- . tiful lecture was produced from this subject. he. in his oratory, did the "hitting and fitting." and the pcopie 1 of Appleton are doing the "sticking." < He also visited the graded school of Appleton and made quite an interest- 1 lag little tAlk to the childenr which 1 the teachers so much appreciate, and the children enjoyed. He showed i them now his lead pencil could talk. 1 and told them what it sometimes said to hlru.. c The climate of this town has been t "spring" all the year, there having t been only a few days that were cold c at all. We have with us one Mr. t Myafaui?-family from Atlantic City,, j N. C., who are here enjoying the d "summer." He has 200 acres of land here in cultivation, cabbages, peas ^ and b*ans, and 75 acres of Irish po- { La toes; also fifteen acres of radishes, 9 which he is now shipping to northern f markets. f The Appleton graded school is B progressing finely under the man>Mmonl r\f Afro W T> Pirn arwl Ulna ~ a Emily Guilford. Thin school has just won a prise of $25 in cash, it being t the first prise for improvement in the Mate. ? Mrs, M. Hill and Misr Emily GuH ford were driving a spirited animal ? today when it" appeared to become frightened, causing a little excite- ? ment, but no harm done. Quite a number of the Appleton young pe& pie enjoy driving and horseback rid- ? lag. One of our oldest and moat hoa- ? orod cltlsens, Mr Marshall Hill, tatta ? ~x liin fc. f ^ - 7 * lUIEDUE RIDIRG WITH BSSM 1 Washington. Jan. 30?Miss Martha .Bowers, daughter o? tho late .gullet- " ,ffl tor-Genera) Lloyd W. Bowers, while out horseback riding with Miss Helen Taft, daughter of the President; Mtee Taft's house guest. Mian Isabel Vln- ' *T^S cent, and l)r. Cary T. Grayson, pass- &?? ed asiastant surgeon to tho navy eta ~3H tloned on the Mayflower, was thrown from her horse an(1 painfully Injured Tnesday aiicmuuu Miss Bowera's horse became frightened. Van Into an electric car and wan killed instantly. The impact threw the young lady violently to the ground. Miss Bowers suffered two fractures of her right arm and a scalp wound. Dr; A. H. Taylor and another man . carried her into a nearby drug store. * where lur wounds were treated, af- j'-v? ter which she whs removed to Garfield Hospital. Dr. Taylor saye Miss Bowers is not dangerously Injured. mmm BLUED 1 __ JfflER Norfolk. Jan. 2h.?Holding tin: master of tht steamer Julia Luckecibai-b responsible the Local Steamboat Inspectors Tapley and'niW iu heir derisions wbic hwere finished today. not ouly exonerated the master , J and pilot of the British steamship InUrakualu from ail blame, but higbiy commended the master and crow < for their conduct autbe time of the coliissloa between the two vessels in .-'j? Chesapeake hay, which resulted "itr niul lb? drowning of sixteen people ETTTTE?r~mUrniiig Jaupary-3. 101 ? [LASS OF LOYAL SONS Pftniipn vppTPnnnxr if FORMED YESTERDAY .Mr. W. D. Ellis, superintendent of I lie Christian Church Bible Sihool. urgnulzed a class of "Loyal Sons" at the church last night. Officers were v.elected as follows: Hilton HudnelL president: Joe Wilkinson, vico-presiVernon Freeman, treasurer, irume- : diately after organization, Mr. Henry Jackson was unanimously elected leather The class meets at -9:3ft Sunday morning. A class of "I?oyal Daughters" will he organized at 4 :36 this afternoon at the church. Mr. Ellis extends a cordial welcome to everybody to attend the Bible school Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. FAIRFIELD. Mr. J. S. Cuthrell, of the firm of J S. Cuthrell & Co., is away this week buying goods for the company. Roy. e. c. Glenn is doing a splen lid work as pastor of the XT K. %hurch. Mr. J O. Watson is carrying the nail on bis R. F. 1). route In lis landsome automobile. The Ladles' Aid Society gar* a:: ce cream supper at the town haR Friday. January 25. On next Friday night the ladies >! the "book club" will entertain he public with a free lunch at the .'9 own hall. Everybody is Invited t* t| ome, and while no admission will it- charged everybody is expected te uakc a substantial deposit with the - ' ? loor keeper. requently of taking a trip to Beau- ' 3 ort county. North Carolina, next \?H ummer, which was once his home, le has a field bf oats planted the irat of last November that will neasure now about six inches high. The staple products of this section rr corn and cotton, and the outlook ow is that the acreage will be about he same as last year. Some Irish otatoes will be planted next week. . 1 ''faWM RRW ADVERTV8KMKNTB 1 | IN TODAY'S NSWfl V ^ Washington Blectric Plant. , 1 Lyric. ? J. L. OQolna. 1 Poet am Oereal Co. M ? Walter Credle ft Co. > ? 2

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