VOL. 4. -f, ? .. " . IS HONORED ' ?: P Tke ?UtfcDtTtaidftot Nasal, uim. U, lUlknd here, la In receipt ot a * t-jT?rev !.' threa-?ened rat from ike Naval lie- ? partmaat at Waaklogton, D. e. TbU o gun ot the moel modern conitrucUon, o . and coat la.soo o Tkla gift la la tke nature of a' re- a ward far tke emclenoy ot tke com- t pant aa akoara In the last annual In- t anoottea renaW 7 The Sixth Division will leave c March 1 (or Washington, D. C., to at- t tend the Inauguration of President p Wood row Wilson. The local division fe of the militia will have exclusive use ? of the HI fr Idas, in preference to all e Lhn.othfvr diylalons of North Carollnu. * Tha hoya" w|U be given the free' use t ot the ship, and furnished with coal a and everything neoessary to ^andle * the vessel, but they will be required c eo supply thel rown food. t The ship will be in charge of Lien- s ' tenant Commander Charles L. Mor- j ton and Lieutenant Tames E. Clark, <> the latter being navigating officer. c Llcsteadat J. V. Harris will have c charge ef thtK engineering depart- i mast. r Captain Thomas " Daniels has re- , ported is Admiral Andrews that the , local ttvlaton was one of the few In the United States capable of handling its own ship anywhere and under any condttieaa. stwct mmm BES1RED BY DURHAM " ? i., Durham. Jan. 31.?Capt. S. C. Chambers, ckjr attorney of Durham, and pssaccatair of the Durham recorder's court, has Just completed the will a air la ar fnr a pkinca In the laws I K>uniu_yte_j*l? gt cqcaiue. anil ' win amrn te urttng that it 1 |2.r b!tp!??W_b?toH the General'Assem^fc [\y ~ The ssai^ provision iT"dY VRis bill " | ' are that ao amount of cocaine, op- ^ ium or ether drugs of a Uhe. nature , shall be sold except on prescription t and the sates people meet keep a Tec- , "_ord or itrnlsi and these sha!! bo j open to the inspection of the officers of the law when they dfemand It." The t amendments further provide that the c person to whom the cocahte or other t drtg is ehTtf ehkn abte to show i the physician's certificate when the 1 i drag la found in his, possession. In ?I v ' sliss wssds, ths sin en whnirn pnr. ; * soncoehlBd Is found. or in wrrose pos- 1 session It is found, will have to be ? able to show that he got it from a f duly lleeneed drug store upon a pre. scription by a reputable physician, < | or he will he subject to the same * | punishment that he would be were he t ^ st found guilty of selling the drug with- I M out a prescription. I Scores of negroes are picked up in 1 Durham every month and a search or n ^7 their persons'reveal small packages W % of eocalne^Many of the negroes arrested for pempAcrimes have the drug on their persons and show every evidence of .having partaken of it. The law as drawn up by the prosecuting I %.:Z attorney of the recorder's cohrt it similar to the one that is in force in llew Tork State, and }fr. Chambers believes after his experience with the criminal clasa of negroes in Durham that the amendments suggested in his bill will do much toward the solution L of .the cocaine evil In Durham and other towns of the State that are af' Miss Ethel Mixon, the young ; daughter AS Mr. and Mr* B H Mixon, who was operated on at the r _ . FoirJe hospital recently for appendl- t < ltb, b gsttlng tfdhf hVdir. -- t Mr. E. Lyman Beott, or Greens- 1 boro, was among yesterday's visitors. ' , AFTER THE SOLICITATION OF , many of my customer, who west I something better then the Nell on- , j el, I haTO added the Loose Wiles t Itleenlt Company's line Of ,Sua | Shine Calces, the floeat made, and I ' foanld be glad' to here yon .In,pert t sailae, especially whan yon want something better than the ordinary i whew having entertainments. Their Brandy Wine. Clover Leaves, Sen d Baas. Bun sblpe Citrus. Golden rlake, are eoma of' their leaden, hat we haw* other brand, Reside, Srt their oyeter cracker, and eoda bleL , chlta. Vary reepectftrHy. Chaa. M P LHtla. ' 1-IP-Jwo j- -v" ic/' ,",, SBIOI Raleigh, Am. ai?At thq Coadu ion of prolonged debate on the ques ton, the Senate yesterday, , y a *et? I thirty-seven to tan. passed the res lutton providing lor an extra sesaloi C the General Assembly to propoe nd submit specific amendments t he constitution to be voted upon b; hp pdople. The resolution provide hat"~a t-flBtmifiiiffn'mniDoatid of liv members of the Senate, seven mem ere of the House and five men ap ?inted by the governor shall, dur ng the lnterijn between the adjourn nent of the regular session and th< on veiling of the eatrfi session, pre ara-.amtuidme.iita to Lhe constlLutloi O bfi proposed , to the extra seasioi nd to be acted upon when that ees Ion convenes. The presiding offl era of the Senate and the House ar o bf ex-officlo meoberi of the com Mission, which is to prepare and fli ts report with the governor lift lays before the General Assembl onvenes in metre session. This re* )luth>n will be ftransmltted to th loose probably toils/- ? It was draft 4 by the Joint comrattteo of the Ben ite and House on constltutioiu imendments. n IIMUffl! 10'tltH _____ / London. Jan. 81.?Kvefitslii th Balkan peninsula are xnov^g, wit iuch rapidtty that the world ma MB M cohfrontedT^rtOt with th juestlon of ^eace??r war. but wit ? ?UU?a?b?-a?l?lccur In tie Asiatic provinces wher he eletf?mU opposing the Youn rtrrfcs are stronger than in Euro pea Purtiey. The Turkish government display I ulrtT nr mnmrninlini In ?? rfr'r ' he DOti handed to It "by the reprs lentatfves of the European powttr to January 17. The Porta stipulates for the retea Ion by Turkey oaes to leaye In the haxtos of th rowers the disposal' of the land o he right bank ?f the Marltxa rive rhlch rot)a through Adrlanople. A he same time the Ottoman govern nent consents to the dismantling o he fortifications of that city. In reference to the Turkish island n the Aegean Sea. the document In lata on the maintenance of Turkisl overelgnty there owing to the prox mity of the islands to the Turkisl nainland, but it intimates the read! less of the Ottoman government t rfavo the settlement of the laanla egiroe to the powers. The religious and histories ;rounds which compel the Porte U tand out for the retention at al vents of that portion of Adrlanopl bBTlinfng the sacred sfartnce are-re apltulated at the end of tho reply rblch Is a lengthy document of fou ages, wrltfenjn French^ *_ "Emphatically ,tbe Turkish repl the note of the European power g not acceptable.^-waa the eemmen nade by Dr. Daneff, leader oftb Bulgarian peace delegation, When h raa shown the termB of the Otto "8peaklng on behalf of all the al lee, 1 state that tho Turkish reply lj nan response. Ho continued; K>t of a character to form the haai >f fresh negotiations. We havo sal bar the' fortress of Adrtanople an he' Turkish Islands In the Aogea tea mnaf. be ceded* and. without tbl he negotiations will not he resumed "Moreover, this cession muht b nade before hostilities are resumed is the first shot will change our con lltlons." '{ % COTTO* MARKET Lint Cotton, 12c, ^ J Seed Cotton. 4 J-Ic. Cotton Seed. $16.00. '<& ? i 1 11 ff jikT jr . i ri ^ II ^|-p JL WASHINOTOK. NOR' P :^i .. Weather: SUM L ' Mrnf 'wi nanai nip ^ ? Inul DWTCDTi1l|r iiiin r.ii 11.111 m i* nvli DIillnlTut^ l I fH New Orleans, La., Jan. 31.?The r convention of the International * Brotherhood tvelfare Association, f4 otherwise "the national hobo con1 venlton," vbb formally opened in e this city tbln afternoon. President Jeff Davis', presiding. Mayor Behory man was unable to attend, but sent a P letter in -which he stated that so. tong a as taw and mdu'i piqwllwl Llm delegate* need not fear police interference. visitors were informed that anyone^yho wished to address the con* vention was st liberty to do so. and | ^ upon tain announcement Isaac Meh BrUit/a socialist, and a number of h labor leaders of this city usurped the . ffoor^fbr the rest of the afternoon e session, practically all of the ad. dresses being devoted to a denunclae tron of capita!lata. y A near sensation was caused dnry ing the meeting by the 'entrance of K Jesus Wesley, who belongs to the e "Brotherhood of Christ," and stated that he came rrom heaven. Wesley [I was "clothed in loose white garments, J and hie blonde hair fell In long locks about his shoulders. The hoboes were so overwhelmed by the appearI ance of the man that they allowed I him to talk fcr a few minutes. Wesk ley made an appeal to all hoboes to I Join hie brotherhood. _ !?lo~a "proclamation" issued to the newspapers of this city. President Jeff Davis gave warning that unless accurate reports of the proceedings of the convention are printed press reporters would be excluded from all meetings. Davis said he would not1 tolerate efforts to ridicule the con-: ventlon. e President Davis and H. H. Woodh ward, national organiser, gave out a statement In which they denounced e the alleged attempt of James Eade ^ HOW/the Sti Douis millionaire hotxr y leader, "to conduct' the affairs of the saeoeiaiion in a-manner thai would pr plaee the nrff,nlffWQB frafnrp g public as one upholding socialism a and opposed to the Catholic religion." * BIBLES PLACED WITHIN ii REACH OF ALL e g s n The several churches of the city are co-operating in the effort to B place a 6lble within reach of every! ? steaeges who ehaneee te visit Wash ' K lngton, as well as within that of 8 every'cltisen. The treasurer makes the following report of Bibles die-; l" tributed: Contributed by Methodist ,r church $11.98, Presbyterian church b 914.60, Christian church 99-15, makK tal of 918-78. e This money has been spent as fol n lows: Paid for Bibles $17.86. freight j 1 and dray age $1.07, printing directory 1 80c., caah on hand 50; making a to-1 tal of $17.78. f Bibles have been placed as follows: 53 in Hotel Louise. 10 in Fowls Me8 morial Hospital. 9 in Washington " Hospital. a Those Interested will be delighted to know that the gospel is being thus ^ so freely placed not only within reach, but within the inevitable atb tention, of so many people who hapr pen to be in the city. * Mr. E. 8. Richards, of Raleigh, la a in the city. 1 B . ? r || This Is Youi - 1 Make . ' .the o Its worth to you is what yo It aims to serve you and thi city, it brings you the news of the world. Tt greets you oh. th? lB home, ahd brings joy and know A If is the family friend?the la It is your habit, my habit, ev< |n it. Multiply yourself by seven F- comprehend the tmportanco, exl American dally.newspaper. ( It serves you best through it L directs you to the most rellabU tells you the best goods to pure; most serviceable and fashionabli most reliable products to secur iri: Read the advertlaemsnta in II subtly every day to get the ' 1 1 1 )A1LY IN, JANUARY J I, I?1S. rid Colder Iddvih nDnpi BLYY SECRETARY BF STATE Miami, Pit., Jan. SI.?Conferences between William J. Bryan and oxtiaif prominent Democratic leaders, including. -Henry E. Alexander' o( Trenton, N. J., close personal friend of President-elect Wilson, resulted in the announcement late last, night that Mr. Bryan had given a positive ass^ance that he would accept the perporWfelio-ofhrdlu hedlu hidiw I Wilson cabinet. Mr. Alexander left today for Trenton and he Is believed to be the bearer of Mr. Bryan's answer to Mr. Wilson. $d(r._ Bryan will, it is said, remain at hla winter huiim lmrw until the law of February, whon ho will leave for Washington to attend the Inauguration ceremonies. Declaring that Henry E. Alexander, of Trenton, N. J., did not call Kim nn utlUUal kl?ln>M \ V11 _ ?rv" ????i 11am J. Bryan yesterday replied to reports sent out from Miami to the effect that Mr. Bryan Jiad given assurances > that he would accept the Wilson Cabinet. Mr. Bryan dictated.the-followlog: "No attention whatever should be paid to such reports as sent out from Miami last night. No friend would presume to speak for me in such a matter and no man who would presume to speak for me can be considiws4 a frlgad. It aha tt for gnnlad President-elect Wilson will give out anything he wants published and 1 will give out anything 1 want published." Washington, Jan. 31.?The repori from Mlamia. Fla., concerning Win. J. Bryan's place In tlie WilsoTl Cabinet Bpread thrdugh the capltol toward midday and aroused widespread interest and comment among senators and representatives. ii. fliis afthe lisiwsMn Ihs oonfldenco of both the President-elect and Mr. Bryan assorted?ttrrtr?Belief in the accuracy of the statement thai r Mr. Bryan had accepted the portfolio SIX-YEAR TERifi UlA limit 1 until IS OPPOSED r Iff r Washington. Jan. SI.?An attach , on the proposed sin-year Presldentia term, as a measure advocated bj "aspirants for the Presidency" wai made in the Senate yesterday b] Senator DLaon. chairman of the Pro gres8ive National Committee, whe declared he di^ not brieve then was any great public demand for th* proposed change in the constitution . ' Senator Paynter, Democrat, offered a provision that when the amend' meat should t>e ratified, the Presi dent then in effioe should he entitled to a six-year term. He declared the question should be left open as tc whether it J^ppliea La President Wilton. "Wasn't it your understanding that Mr. Wilson was elected for a four-year term?" ashed Senator Dixon. Senator Paynter returned that the amendment should be made so that it would take effect Immediately notwithstanding who might be in office. Senator Dijon's retort was to suggest that It be. so changed that it would not apply to "I^ealdent-elect Woodrow Wllaou," He declared that no amendment should be adopted to he constitution that would prohibit he people of the United States from ovprcfiring their own judgment as to whether a President should be re hi?to*. AT^THE CHRISTIAN" CHURCH. W. 0. Ellis, superintendent Christ'an Bible School, organized a claac if Loyal Daughters, also a class of Junior Loyal Daughters at the Christian church resterday evening with Mrs. O. O. Gabriel^ teacher foi 'he Loral Daughtars, and Mrs. Oeo. ifr. Freeman teacher' for the Junior Loral Daughter*. These classes will meet Sunday at 10 a. tri. Jhe friends of Mrs. R. D. Wal will regret to learn that her Condi tfon is not anr better. S. ' ???mm??0tm rH CAROLINA, FRIDAY AFTKRNOI f'alp Tonight ai New York, Jan. St.?The confereuco committee of managers of the lowing statement, presenting the aide of the railroads In the big threatened strike: " "Today the firemen %U1 finish taking a vote to strike on all eastern ? :?"The railroads oooea^e the result will show ninety per ceiu of the 30,000 firemen In favor of fc strike. "This vote possibly to tie up evory eastern railroad,'and thereby subject more than half of the people of the United States to great suffering, was fer to submit alt matters In controversy to an" unbiased arbitration commission of five, seven or nine men. "That a strike seriously menaces tbe country Is shown In the bulletin issued to the firemen by the commlttoe. It says: Under no circumstances should any person voting be told that 'thero is no danger of a -.Strike,' for every man will vote Just as he Intends to act. If he does pot expect to teave the serrfee^of the, company, if , nocersary, hd should not deceive the officers of this Brotherhood by voting yes.' "The railroad managers have learned with considerable surprise that the firemen are >lso polling the engineers who belong t* their Brotherhood. The instructions for taking the ballot specifically point out that General Chairmen shall Instruct local Chairman to request alT members of tbe Brotlierhobd on engine service (including firemen, engineers, and hostlers) to vote *yes' or 'no.* These same engineers have bad their wages increased by the Arbitration Award recently announced and- intended to wpUbbo until "Before the strike vote is counted, the railroads wish again to repeat their oTTer* to" lay their differences with the men before an unprejudiced board of cltlsens. "The railroads also desire to call to the attention of the public the followlng utterance contained in the award in the engineers' caae:_ - "Prom the viewpoint of the public It Is an Intolerable situation when any group of men, whether employee or employers, whether large or small, have the power to decide that a great section of the country as populous as 11 uf iriiiiiw mail uuilBigu Bleat loss of life, unspeakable auffcVlng, and loss of -property beyond the power of description, through the stopi page of a necessary public service. This, however. Is the situation which confronts us as a nation." kIBB mmiTMAW Washington, D. C.pJan. 30.?The workmen's compensation act, which was passed "by the senate waa declared by President Gompers. of the Amelrcan Federation of Labor aa "th most junt bill ever proposed." The nSjasure will probably be reported to the House for final enactment Saturday, according to Chairman Clayton, of^the Judiciary Committee. \ft provides compensation for everv class of laborer fnlured while employed by a corporation doing Interstate business. r Newspaper Most of It t make it. ? greatest number possible In this the day and the happenings of i street, goes with you Into your ledge into your household, family habit. irybody's habit, the national habil million, then ysu caa begin to tent, scope, and magnitude of the a advertising columns. There it i stores with which to deal. It iaae, the purest foods to sat. the ? merchandise to buy. snd the $&e welcomed- and H i* hoped as many ladies as possible will attend. The announcement that a convention of the Laymen's Missionary Movement is to be held In New Bern Thursday and Friday, Feb. 6 and 7. r suggests a glance at the purpose and ' origin of this movement. Its purpose as stated by J. Campbell White, who has been identified with it from the beginning, it "to en list me men or an cnurcnea in the steady support of a missionary policy adequate to the presentation of the gospel of Christ to every creature." The movement, which has resulted in a wonderful stimulus to the consecration and the activities of church members, had ila origin at a meeting held In November. 1906. in ' "New York in connection with a great i foreign missionary convention held I there at that time. At this meeting a'committer of laymen was appointed. From the appointment of that committee has grown the widespread rectly many cities in the United 1 States anil Canada and sending fourth an influence which has been bounded only by iho Tinilts or Christendom. The human inspiration?o??the movement was the conviction that laymen were not dotng what they ' might do in Christian service and the 1 desire to see the rank and file become " active and useful factors In every de" partmen? of the work of the ehureh Ofci 1 1 The movement has not escaped r criticism, but it believes tnat its 1 fruits in the form of the re-establish nienf df the fuTTV if'd" WTIltltUOT"of men In Cbristinuity as the only source to purify and save human society throughout the world will, in minded men. amply justify its existence and its right to continued support. The purpose of the New Bern convention is to cause as many churches in the New Bern section: as possible to catch the spirit of the geneoal i movement and do their part toward ine realization orjup purpo>c m \?r movement a* n whole. ; ! FIVR XKW VAPKItS A DAY. Hirth It ut?- In the I'liiUil Stale* anil I'auuila According to Xf??(taper t'euMis. Philadelphia. Jan, 31.?New publications came, into existence during 1912 at the rate of about Ave a day. according to census figures compiled by the 1913 Aniericau Newspaper j Annual and Directory, published herel today. Th? exact number begun is 1.686.. In the same period 1.650 were discontinued, making the net increase for the year 36. about equally divld ed between the United States and Canada. As in recent years, there were many consolidations. Much the 1 largest comparative growth was In I ' the daily field. WOULD RAVE REAL ? TTUUuu urtTti ttunu . j NATIONAL WEEKLY Newvernment and that the peopie fall to understand the Issues bei cause officials are often misre^re! tented. He believe# the paper would > ffive the people badly needed ififor, mation and would ooat lean than the * Congressional Record. The Forbes orchestra has left for I Belhaven, where It will furnish the ngusic for a dance to bo gfven *tb~ night. . --T1 -T^ Mr, W W. Qibbs, of Bath, i? In the I city. % : : ; A s *. {<" 5 / ? ' ' A I " Ssih i ipiiirfl The preliminary debate to t&fsct J the best possibly teams to go agalBflt ' Elizabeth City and New Bern w1U be ' 4J? held tonight at 8 o'clock In the publie school auditorium. The question ; f| to be debated is the one of woaau -?. < suffrage. which, be our attitude to- * warj^thia Issue wi.at it may. Its Indie pufltb I j"coini ok _lo be a Yital issue * in thin country and In Bnsalnd * ]3H| Nearly al! the political leaders of influence are pledged to the suffrage cause; indeed. It is incredible to us in the South, witbour inherited traditions, to realize the extent to which . thla Issue Is occupying the attention of the boat thinkers of the nation. For two reasons, then, the public is urged to come out;. First, to le&ru something about the real nature of this vital question, and secondly, to see the speakers developed in tbo" John H. Small l-itearry Society do themselves, their eociety, and tielr school proud. The speakers are as follows: A.ffirmative?William A. Blount, Ciioa. Proctor, Hubert Ellis. Walter Rfor-K&n. John C. Tayloe, Woodron Vanhook. Garland Hodges; negative ? Jen&c Woolard. /layk Harris, and Jamie Fowl?. From this list of de-' haters, two will be selected from cat-h side to represent the school. -? Each of (He three RtOOlR which have j entered Into this triangular agreement will -hatwo teams, ouo favor ing the proposition and one opposing Under this arrangement, all three debates will corn** off the same night in the three cities." This plan of debating has proved a great sufccess among colleger. rjrir a contest ' having been arranged several times between the Univrsity of North t'arolinn. the University of Virginia, and jtho University of Georgia. The Judges will be Messrs. W. L r JftriilTiSBB- ~' " ? ' 1 ' *? IilF: =1 IS ROBBED H - ill COLLEGE J ? Cambridge, Mas*;.. Jan. 31.?Hew g MPS wno MB gtraifed irom tw ? -^3 Sing, was arraigned in court here yesterday and held without bail, charged with the wholesale robberies at Harvard's "Gold Coast'' dormitories. Among the victims of the robberies was Robert Taft. sou of President Taft. . p Daly was caught by a undent in his room. _ EXCELLENT PROGRAM XT LYRIC THEATRE TONIGHT ->1 The attraction offered at the Lyric * Theatre for the iMt half of .thlaNxeek proved to be as pleasing attraction an any booked there thla season in a double, and one that well ploaaed its many patrons. Logan & Klumker, in a black face harmony singing act opened last evening and proved at hit with the -flj large audience; their singing was well received, drawing large applause; among some of the features was the dancing number and the best * of its kit\d here. Tonlght-jjhey-offer Jt- thanga. -In * Ja their program and ono that will make good with any house; their act is very reflned and received only the ?e4jj best comment. , The motion pictures exhibited last evening were certainly a Credit to the house, everp picture a^-fehturo. , For real high-clasa. amusemeat it is a hard matter to find any better than that the Lvrir Is now offerinr. * * HEW ADVERTISEMENTS IN TODAY'S NEWS Chaa M Waahlagtoa Horan Kxchanga. * Souther* Furnltura Oompauj Wm. Bragaw ft Co. ^ ^ 9H