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VOL. I NO. 7
SYLVA KC
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HONOR HEROES
WILL TRY TO ARRANGE
OF VERA CRUZ
New York. May lLThe dead
from Vera Cruz were landed on
BAIL
ATVAYNESVILLE
American soil today and city, states
and nation paid them tribute.
Two hours before the city was
astir 17 flag draped coffins were re
moved from the boat deck of the
armored cruiser Montana and placed
on caisso is on the plaza hvBattery
park. Few witnessed this ceremony
for the sun was but half risen; but
thousands later lined the streets to
watch the slow procession wind its
way to the navy yard. Perhaps not
since the Dewey parade" has there
been such a spontaneous demon
stration. That however was noisy
tribute to a returning victor; this a
reverent one to the returning dead.
The weather for the occasion could
not have been better. The sky was
almost cloudless and there was just
enough breeze of stiffen afloat and
ashore the thousands .of flags which
flew at half mast.'
Silent thousands long before 8
o'clock began making their way to
ward lower Manhatten; others mass
ed about the city hall, where the pr.
cession was to halt briefly; still
others lined the approaches to the
Manhatten bridge and finally a great
throng gathered at the navy yard
where eulegies were to be said. Many
wore little bows of black; others
wore bands of black upon their
peeves.
President Wilson arrived in the
o'clock. He was taken immedfately
to the home of his friend, Colonel
E. M. House, and thence to the Bat
tery to take a place in the proces
sion. It had at first been arranged
that President Wilson go p!irectly to
the navy yard but at the last mo
ment Mr. Wilson changed his mind
and was driven to the Battery to
participate in the ceremonies from
the beginning to end
ORDER OF MARCH.
Twenty-four picked mounted
police led the way. Behind them
were the combined bands of' the
dreadnaughts Wyoming and Texas
and behind the bands 600 blue
jackets from these ships.
Next came the coffins in single
file. At the side of each rode a police
man and at the corner of each cais
son trudged a national guardsman.
The stars and stripes alone covered
the caskets. '.
Behindthe last caisson came the
carriages bearing the president, the
secretary of the navy, senators, con
gressmen and representatives of the
state and city. x'
The cortege began to move at 9
o'clock, the ship's band's playing
funeral march. The crowd stood with
bared heads, silent. Through the sky
scraper canon of lower Broadway,
past old Trinity church and into the
city hall plaza the proc ssion passed-
At the city hall, whose. , columns
and portico were draped in blackf
the cortege halted while Mayoi
Mitchel placed upon a caisson a
wreath of orchids, the city's tribute.
As he did so the bluejackets stood
at present arms, and 800 . school
children sang. "Nearer My God to
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Gathered at the city hall were per
haps 10.000 spactators.
From there the route lay north,
across Manhattan bridge lo Brook
lyn and the navy yard. There the
ceremonies, as
were aim-
rteandMnjttvdybi
by the battleship bands, . an invoc
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Jackson County's
the present County seat
tion by Chaplain William G. Cassard low and fervent, and his face was
af Annapolis; then President Wil grava
son's address. Prayers by Rabbi- "Mr. Secretary," he said, I know
Stephen S. Wise d Father John that the feelings which characterize
P. ChidwiclL. chaplain of the Main, all who stand about me are not feel
Three volleys fired by a detaclmient; ,ings , that n, be expressed la . elo
of marines from the Texas and"taps - -
The dead from Vera Cruz are:
Rnawpll Tmiis FrAnk-chief durf-V:
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ner's mate, battleship Michigan,
Coulterville 111.
Defabbio, Gabriel A., gunner's
mate battleship New Jersey, Bat-
avia. N. Y.
DeLowry, Francis P., seaman, bat
tleship New Hamphire, Pittsburgh.
Devorick, Frank, ordinary sea
man, battleship uth Carolina,
Blacks rg, La.
Fisher, Elzie C, ordinary seaman,
battleship New Hampshire, Forest,
Mis.
Fried, Louis Oscar, ordinary sea
man, battleship rkansas, Gretna,
La.
Frolichstein, E. H., seaman, battle
ship New Hampshire, Mobile, Ala.
Haggerty, Daniel Aloysius, private
marine corps, Cambridge, Mass.
Land, Dennis J., seaman, battle
ship New Hampshire, New York
city. 4
Marten, Samuel, private marine
corps, Chicago.
Percy, Rufus Edward, pr ate,
mari ,e corps, Concord, N. rf.
Poinsett, George, seaman, battle
ship Florida, Philadelphia.
Schumacher, John F., coxswain,
battleship Florida, Brooklyn.
Smith, Charles Allen, ordinary
seaman, battleship New Hampshire,
Philadelphia.
Stream, Albin Eric, ordinary sea-1
man, battleship New Jersey, Brook
lny. Summerlin, Randolph, private
marine corps, Wallacoochee, Ga.
Watson, Walter L., ordinary sea
man, battleship Arkansas, Orleans
Mass.
Of these 14 will be sent from the
navy yard to relatives The bodies of
three-Haggerty, Percy and Watson,
will be taken back to the Montana
for removal to New England.
; ,Preadent Wilson bad;ho: formal
addre Drepared for the w
apd hirey was delilceied nth
sloy uppressiveness. His - voice as
New Court House where the first term of Court at
will Convene next Monday.
quenceorto
should have had to go to their death,
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out yen reei a proiouna pnae ana
envy that they should have been
permitted to do their duty so nobly.
"Their duty is not an uncommon
thing. Men are performing it in the
ordinary walks of life, but what
gives these men peculiar distinction
is that they did not give their lives
for themselves but gave their lives
for us because we as a nation called
upon them.
Are you sorry for the lads? Are
you sorry for the way they will be
remembered? Hope to God none of!
; you will join t e list; but if you will,
you will join an immortal company, j brighter in its news columns than
and while there goes out of our ' ever before. If you are not a sub
hearts an affectionate sympathy for ; scriber we will thank you for your
them, we know why we don't go
away from this occasion with our
hearts cast down but with con
fi 3ence that all will be work out.
We have gone down to Mexico
to serve mankind if we can find the
way. We don't want to fight the
Mexicans, we want to serve them.
"A war of aggression is not a thing
in which it is ptoud to die, but a
war of service is a war in which it
is a proud thing to die."
The president referred them to
the cosmopoliton personal of the j
victi ms. "I listened to the list", he j
a ide i with profouDd feeling, "be-
cause they, were not Irshmen, or
Germans or . ebrews when they
went to Vera Cruz, They were
Americans and no .matter where
their people came from they did the
things that were American.
"War is only a sort of dramatic
representation, a symbol of a thou
sand forms of duty. I never, Was in
battle or under fire, but I fancy it is
just as hard'todo your
men are sneering at you, , fo When
they snoot, at you they taeyour4
natural life and when they sneer at
you they wound your heart
-As I Jthink of these -spirits that
have gone frt&mTfeot?5tot the
way is cleaner for ti? for
they have shown ujtfia
THE LAND OF
BROKENPROMISES.
iththeWeem
ever written, t he Lapd of Broken
promises, a story dealing with the
Mexican people. The story, is' in
deed timely, in-as-much as the
United States is now pn the verge
of a big war with that country.
The first installment of this story
wiI1 appear next week. Be sure to
get .a copy of the paper and begin
tne story.
We-Will also carry several col
umns of the latest happenings in
the State as weil as all the import-
ant war news in Mexico,
The Jackson County Journal will
larry twelve pages and will be
subscription.
Read the Jackson Journal for the
all the latest news both at home
and abroad. If you like the paper
teil us of your appreciation; we are
doing our best to give you a news-
paper worthy of the dollar you will
pay us. '
SCHOOL CLSSES.
Friday is the fast day of the
present session of the Sylva High
School ahd despite the fact that the
teachers were handicapped by the
disarrangement of the heating plant
much progress- has been made and
excellent work has been done. 'As
a month's time, was .unavoidably
lost during the term it wad thought
best to not have the usual com
mencement exercises and use the
full time up to the close of school
for the school work.
Sylva was most fortunate this
year in the selection of the teacji-
enJers foiraH frade8;iEindy..tliey'are
to be cotniendtd for their efficient
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Pairute" 4 Toung iliDt
Cows, llnead Yoangv Cattle, ?5
Calves. , IL Buchanan,
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Waynesville; N. C. May 10. Carl
Shope, aged 26, of Otto, Macon coun
ty who is charged with the murder
of Monroe Sanders of that county
was brought here this evenings on
Train No. 18 by Deputy Sheriff
Elmer Johnson and by Fred John
son; his attorney, fdr the purpose of
getting bail before Judge Frank
Carter, who is holding a civil t
of court here.
On Wednesday morning Sanders
had called J. C. Shopev Carl's father
from the field where he was at work
and shot him three times, each ball
taking effect, ore in the mouth, one
over the heart and the other in the
right breast
Sanders was found dead near
where he killed Shope. Carl Shope
was arrested on the charge of killing
Sanders. Shope and Sanders were
neighbors.
Carl Shope, when ashed by a re
porter how Sanders was killed, said:
"Don't ask me that.M-Citizen
COURT HOUSE AND
AUDITORIUM SEATED.
The representative of the Ameri
can Seating Company' has been in
the city this week installing the
seats both in the court house and
school auditoriums; both of which
are. now fitted with, opera chairs
convenientiy and comfortably ai-
once ottthe school building, giving
it a newjeoat both inside and'out .
SYLVA LOCGE NO.
247- OLACH ROCK.
Black Rock Lodge No. 247 will
meet on the 5th Sunday in May at
Sylva, at 11AM., and after speak
ing by Brother Green, Brother Cur
tis and others, will march to the
Fair Grounds for dinner. All are
invited to come and bring a basket
full of rations. Don't fail; we are
looking for a big time. You will
never regret spending that day with
us. R. A. Painter
Thurman Dillard
Ira Franklin
MRS. ELIZABETH CARNS.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mitchell Carnes
was born April 5, 1869 and first
married Mr. John Inman. To this
union there was born one son
(known as Mr. Kanse Carnes). After
Mr, Inman's death she married Mr.
Logan Carnes, and to this union
there were born seven children,
three boys and four girls.
She professed faith in Christ and
joined the Baptist church in Hay
wood county in 1895, and has since
lived a Christian life. She was a
devoted wife and a faithful mother.
Before her death 'she called her
family to her and told ' them she
was ready to die, and asked them
to meet her in heaven. Then she
fell asleep in Jesus. April 21, 1914.
May the dear Lord fill the vacant
place in the home, " and ' may the
bereaved family leave off their
spirowing, and say "by the grace of
God I will meet wife anil mother
in Heaven. Mrs, J. J? Mason.
R. H. Brown an4 Uriah Brown of
QiUowhee returned TueaV frca
Jctksonville where, they have bee
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