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NEWB TTA" IT EEKLY C1VAU lib NEVV BERN. NORTH CAROLINA, JANUARY 26 1915 ii n n ii . i it u u i K 7- I 4t ft ThejOrganization Is Making Rapid Strides and Is Gain-' ing In . Membership and. , Prestige. Important Meet ing Held During the- Past Week--Delegates , Are . to Attend Meeting In Raleigh : Resolutions Passed. - i . While : the general public hsui of late heard-but little of Kur Bern's Equai Suffrage -Lcaguo, this organ i- ' cation, under the capable leadership of Mm. "Charles Buford is fast grow- V ing, both in membership, and influence.- ; T" - ' ' ' -. Keeping' in" closo. vlouch with the 'State League, of which Mrs. Arohi - bald Henderson of Chapel Hil! fa the president, the local organization is . making a thorough study of the suf frage question in it many 'phases and are. keeping abreast of the times in a growing sentiment for "the cause" t . A most interesting meeting of the League . was hcd during the week - just; pas and , at this, numbers of important matters were, brought up and discussed. . Chief among these was the decision to have a 'public do bate at which time the question will be; ' "Resolved, that Equal Suffrage would be beneficial to all women but especially so to the self-supporting women."; , The league also decided to send . a delegate to Raleigh to attend the mass meeting which will be held there at an early daye and adopted a set of resolutions which touch upon . the moral ; condition of the country, rt.he existing ' situation' in Europe, etc. These .resolutions which are of inter est to all, follow. . '' The Resolutions. Whereas, the progress of the State ik proportionate to the health of its citizens, and ' whereas North Caro lina presents a poor health rrcoord in- comparison with the other nineteen-States of: the JJnion that have vital statistio laws,", therefore be it Resolved, ' that w do place our ' solves, on record asr favoring every to promote health and safety, and as . Advocating' in every; "county ,the ap pointment of a full time health offi cer with police fathority.r ' "As Sherman Said. ' Whereas, war is the groatost calam ity' that can befall organized society, and whereas the present European war is destructive to art and property and a hindranoe to every forward movoment advocated by- women, and involves a loss of life and property that is incaloulabele, and is bringing suf fering on countless helpless people; therefore be it ' " v Resolved, that- we do deplore and disapprove of war, and do lend our p hearty sympathy to all the oppressed and suffering of every nation, eape ::cially to the innocent womon and children. -.'',', f v-."-. Support Wilson..: . Whereas,' the wiso-- oouriKels of the '..'- rulers of our country have thus far safely guided its policies so as to keep us free from foreign entanglements - and have made It possible for us to avoid engaging in war; therefore be it v Resolved, v that . we do heartily support- the policies' of our govern-. mentto the full extent of our indi rect influenee," and about a -peace- f ul : settlement of the present diffi ' eulties, and do at this time commend ;, ' to our women tbo study of every .... means that may promote and secure Peace and establish arbitration be- tween classes and among the nations ; Child ' Labor Question j v J Whereas Child Labor is wrong to the race and an Injustice to the coming generation and relie of loss civilized times; therefore be it :- ' - Resolved." that we do advocate the freeing of the thousands of child' ren in our own State who ore now i. working at such labor and under such conditions and during such hours as are harmful to thorn phyfibally v . and mentally, from ; this condition . of bondage, by the passagoland or.- ' forcemont of more human child lab-r laws, especially such as are recoup mended .by "tho Child Labor . Co:n mission and approved by the North Carolina Social Service Conference, - . Social Immorality. .'..-. r , . W horoas, social immorality,, can exist in any community only so long as the citizens are favorably dispose wordy t it, or are indilTerent to th wolfure of the young and unproteet' ed members of the community; there ' fore bo It v ; '. v ;::: . , ' . l!Mlved, that wo do strongly urge our members and all thoughtful men find -women to openly express their disapproval and dinguxl at tbo ex lftmg Immoral districts, disreputa ble hounes, nd unnerupulous persons . in our commonwealth, and do exert every effort to rid our stale of this ''(Bilker eating at the heart of 'the . naiiuii." , '. , I'cuiimrnd Olifornlnnn, When 01, TIlO women of Culifnr League Is Acra MME. CAILUUX. . Mme.. Caillaux, the slayer of Cammenti the French ed itor and which created such a sensation in France ju,sjt previous to the war, is said to have joined the Red Cross relief corps and is now nurs ing thewounded French sol diers at the front. BRITISH CRUISE CAUSED TROUBLE One of England's " .Vessels TBrdughtTorth' 'Ortarf-'- za s Decree Galveston, Texas, Jan. 23. A Brit? ish cruiser was the cause- of Carran za'B decree agianst oil operation in Mexico according to reports brought here today on the Wolvin liner "City of Mexico." . . x j CarranzaV-decree demanded im mediate cessation of all oil operations in the Republic The order as sus pended a few days later, supposedly for the reason of American and Brit ish representations. Arrivals from Vera Cruz declare; that the British cruiser appeared off Tuxpam and demanded that oil op erations be allowed to resume and threatened the bombardment Of the town. This caused Carranza to re scind the order. --. ; ' v VILLA'S SOLDIERS ARE UNDER FIRE -V ,rr-"-r:V'''S';: Attacked By the Troops of Generals Herrara and Guitierrez 1 Agua Prieta, Mexico, Jan. '. 23. Official advices' have been received here to . the effect that the Constitu tionalist generals foLovio Herrera and - Louis Gutierrez,; have- effected a junction of their forces and attack ed the . Villistas troops at Reata in the Stale of Couhuila, .ooraplcle !y defeating them. , ' , The story to the effeot that Villa' troops aro attacking the eity of Tarn pico is without .the slightest founda tion, the Carranza forons being In conrloto control. V'7' ' ! ',' sa - -. . 'pit- MCW BERN COTTON MARKET. (By G, W; Taylor and 8ons Middling '...:.....;.......,.:.;u- 7 6-8e Strict Middling wi,i. 7 7-8o Good Middling w..' 8 l-8o .Receipts yosterday 15 bales. W. P. Hasklna loft last night for Cove City. tri mendous cost to provide adequate moral protection to the young people from every State and country who will visit the Worlds Fair next year! therefore bf it -'"'''' Resolved, thafr-we do heartily and by letter commend the action of those weHtern women and do lend them our moral support In their effort to pro tent our sons hud daughtr( and tliono from other Slntii from th1 evil - influences that liave hitherto been a stntn oi) eyrry gp.'t World f V ft . 'C . . LAI TO RECLATiI LAND Ti'ORTB f.IAIlY: THOUSAND DOLLARS ... ' ' ; .... immense ' Drainage Project Will Prove of Inettim ' able Benefit to City Will SELL BONDS Proceeds From the Sale of These to Be Used In the Work A movement has been launched in New Bern which means the ex penditure of eighteen or twenty thous and dollars Ul a drainage project which will reclaim thousands of dol lars-worth of property, in and near the city, and do more- tot the health of the people and the eradication of the ' mosquitoes than anything that has ever been done. The property, which lies west and south of the Oaks road, has been formed jnto a drain-1 age district under the North Caro lina Prainkge Law, which was en acted a few years ago, and a board of ommi(Bioaera composed of A. T. Dill, W. C; Willet, vice-chairman; Qeorge IX Dail, secreUry and, R. A. Nunn attorney, has been appointed b,y the clerk of the court op a recom mendation of the property owners in this.district. a. What It Includes. j In addition to a large body of land west of the eity. this district includes portion of Jerkinstown. Henderson vjllo, .Reizeniteintown, Pavie Town and Dsuffytown, whioh becomes flood ed every time there is an excessive rainfall. ' For illustration, during the heavy; rain last week, as far down as Frog Pond .was flooded and in this section the water was almost up" to the doors of the street car. The canals, which will be eut to carry the water oil will be sufficiently large to hold all the water from the heaviest rains, .and .flood gates will be made to keep the tide water book during the high tides.' The. water will, be carried to Neuse river through Jaok Smith V and, Ramsey'V creek) and a flood gate placed on each ewiet near its mduth., , To Coat 120,000. The Drainage Commissioners or ganized under the name of the New Bern Drainage District. It 'is esti mated that' the proposed work will cost in the neighborhood of twenty thousand dollars, and I ho amount will be raised by the issuing of bonds to be taken up within ten years by special tax levy ' on; the property within the drainage district. The amount of the bonds will- be sum- nt (o pay for the work and pay the interest for the Jirst three y oars, thus giving-' the 'land owners ' a sufficient time to receive some revenue from the reclaimed land before it has been of any.actuol cost .to them. This pro jeot aa lau,nojbed through the un tiring .efforts of ..Mayor Bangertup ported by the Board of Aldermen and City Physician ;Dr, .J.,- F. Patterson, and is. considered by all who under stand the existing conditions, as one of the wisest actions, taken by the present administration. The bonds will be advertised and sold and the actual work begun as early as possible. The plans have been drawn by Civil Engineer R. R. Eagle, and he vouohes for their suc cess from an engineering v siano. point. ?' MERRIMON NEWS." Itema of Interest From Locality That . Merriraon. Jan. . ,3 Capt. Willis was here last week taking. xy a load of stakes for the Seafood Co., td be earned to Hatters . . ' Mel via morris .,.was visitor,, ,et our Sunday School last Sunday. , I Born to Mr. andlrs. J. f, Feltqn Friday evening a son. ; . Mr. Ous Fulchernd family were here, Sunday visiingf . his jdaughter Mrs. J. F. Nelson.. -v W. T." Jones of Hertford, who working in the interest of the State Farmers Union, spoke at Bachelor last ' Wednesday and organized Local .Union of .eighteen. members at that place. He also poket Merri- mon on Friday nignt. Miss Ethel Carri way spent Satur day night , and ; Sunday with Misi Uldine Mason.' " - Mr. and Mrs, R, Goodwin spent Sunday, with Mr. and Mri H.'.'T. Carraway. !- Mr. J. E. MeCIesV is at Oriental this week visiting relatives fad friendr Mr. Amanda Philips and Mrs. Amanda Mason were over to see Mrs. C. B. Carraway Monday evening. - E Anderson and William Fonvlllo, colored, were arraigned before Jus tice of tUfl Ftace 8. R. Street, yester day eharpd. wUh riir,,'''"f n fray, And AM (W t"l Cffy rrii'l fpi p.5'1 jfV'l "lt!l 1!:? tv". THE AL'.IY A! ?t1f pRiATio:ir!u;TO': SENAE YE lERDAY Was Passed 'By the House On Friday Nitht With ButFew Ctange$'r,: suBS'ililii) V.4 . Several of Our New, Fighting Craft Are Given Offic ial TitlUv: Washington,: Jan. 23. The army appropriation . bill, - carrying $101 000,000,' went to the' Senate today from the House, .wher It, wai passed last night with but a few changes from the military'ffairs committee. ' When the biU is taken up ;inthe Benate it is said the fight foV'.an- increase in the military establishment will be continued. . ... vr .;'4.-S;'. The amendment would require that all munitions ( o "wajr ("provided for in the bill be uianufaured in gov ernment plants; - :-a - Submarine Numbered. Washington, Jan; 33- Announce ment was made at tilt navy depart ment today that -the eight subma rines authorized, at tjie lost session of Congress- have, beet designated as numbers 52, 53, 54,' fc5, 56, 57, 58, 59. From numbers 53 to 59, in clusive, they will be 'Jtnown respect ively as the N-lt N-5. N-6, and N-7. Number '92 has not yet been, named. v i'fc Washington, D. C Jan. 23 To build a great lighthouse on Diamond Shoals, at Cape- Hatterds, the place of- all others the' most dangerous to shipping on the Atlantic Coast, is the proposition upon which a hear ing was held todayf before the . In terstate ' Commerce J -Committee i of House of Representatives. -.. Congressman John H. Small has in troduced a bill to aathorize the con struction pi this ligh thpuse by Captain A. F. Ells of Boston,firho Hi the author of the design and h associates, who ore I. J. Merritt bnth Merritt and Chapman Wreckln . t-ompiany -and Franklit; Remington of -f tho". Founda- nun ispssjnsvwu jL,.M..ax one of the leading submarine eonstruo- tion engineers in the country All of these' parties, as well as Congressman Small were present at' today's bear ing and made statements, Mr. Small declared 'to the committee that he felt confident Captain E Us,, and his associates, would be able to-build the lighthouse ' according, to the plans which1 he had seen and studied; be fore introducing his bill. ; 4 . - - . The Small bill provides that the United States shall pay to Ells and his associates the sura of $1,250,000, which may be paid in three substan tially equal annual instalments the first within one year -af ter , qomple tion of the lighthouse and the other two .installments .within,;' the second and third years after completion of the annual Installments of 1100,000 for five years after' completion and the remainder of the full sum of $1,250,- 000 at the end of this five year term. The. bill is a long one nd protects the' government elaborately against any loss in the event the lighthouse attempt is not successful. , . ., JOHN C. SCALES i : LAIDAT REST Now Sleeps In Beautiful Cedar Grove Cem etery." . The funeral service over the re mains, of the late John C. Scales, who 4edt bis home, number one Union Street, Thursday evening t 6:30 0,' cloc,k wss conducted yesterday,. af ternoon at 3:30 o'clock from Christ Episcopal ehurcli by Rev, P. F.Huska, and . the intorment made . in Cedar Qrove cemetery. 1 j i-';'''. In the death of Mr. Scales New Bern .loses one of its most prominept citi- sens,, the looal. Pythian Iodge, one ,of its faithful and loyal members, and the Atlantic Steam. Fire Engine .Company, one of its oldest active and most honored members. As a . oitizen he was always - to be found on .the side- of any subject that was for ,the moral uplift, of the city. His untiring services to his lodge, won the highest regard .-and respect of each member. In the rear of .the pro- session from the home to the church and from the church to the cemetery was the old Atlantic engine,, the At lantic hose wagon and the Fourth Ward hose wagoa all draped in mourn ing. .Beginning a. short time before the service and continuing until the body had been carried to -'the ceme tery, the fire bell was tolled, as an honor to his memory. . ' . ,.J Mr. 8clei is survived by his wife, live daughters snd five sons," all of this city, two sisters, Mrs, O. S, Voters, of New Bern and Mrs. Rarab un, of Edwirils, sud one brother. ' "re P. fi-ulei of Norfolk, ' BAPTIST WOMEN v. TO PAY NEW BERN VISITJN MARCH Three Hundred Are Coming From All Parts of the State MISSION WORKERS 1 V. Preparations Now Under Way for Their Enter tainment Begipning on March 23 and con tinuing through the 26th New Bern Will have as its hosts three hundred or more members of the Woman Missionary Union of the Baptist Missionary Union of North Carolina and already preparations are under way for the entertainment of these guests who were invited to come to the "Athens of North Carolina" at the last annual meeting of the Union which was held in March. 1914, at Hendersonville, N. C. The entertainment of the visitors will not be left to the Baptists alone but every denomination in the city will assist and render whatever aid possible. Practically every home in the city will be thrown open to re ceive the visitors and no efforts will be left undone to make their visit a profitable as well as a pleasant one. Mrs. J. B. Blades, a leader in the religious work of the city, has been selected as the chairman of the en tertainment committee and she has ap pointed an able corps of assistants to aid her in this work. The Program. A program for each of the three days in now in preparation. This will be filled with events of great importance; events which will be of material interest and real worth to each one of the delegates. Num bered among the participants will be women of National as well as State fame. Miss Fannie Hicks, president of the Union, will probably not be present as she is now under going- treatment in a hospital at Richmond, Va.,' and her condition is such- that there is slight hope of Jibr retoVeryyv - .i rMatlsiff-lla'ftl'fr--f' AU of the sessions of the Union will' be held in the First Baptist church and in addition to ' the usual busi ness sesion meetings will be held in the afternoon and the-Ovening and these will be both for- men and women. ' A complete list of the delegates and the places at . which they are to stop while in the oity will be announced-later and will be published in this paper. The work of installing a new Atlas engine and lowering the pumps at the Water and Ligh't plant, is being rushed to. completion as Tapidly as possible. The 'eiigino hds been in stalled and bas boon in use for sev eral weeks but 'the work of lowering the pumps has "not been completed yet. The coniienser and one of the pumps have been placed in position and put in operation, but-'another large pump is to be lowered. THE MARKETS. ! ' '.. , v .' ;; . New t)riesvtisvi La Jan. 23- Cotton bultfcd S to 11. points on the "opening call today,. In sympathy rwtth Hhe-n; tjacH' hljfher Liverpool prices than due. but advapce was not maintained because of the be- rlsh showlod made by the re- turns on dinning from the cen- aus bureau. Half a,n hojir af-, ter the opening of, (the mar- bet atood at a net gain of only . to 1 points. STOCK RECEIPTS. Chicago. Jan IS Hogs Re- celpts ll.OOOi strong. , Bulk, 6. 75 to 7.00i light. 6,65 to 7.00 mixed. 6.40 to 7.10 heavy, 40 to .5i rough, 6.40 to 6.85 1 pigs. 6-40 to 7.10. , ' . LIVERPOOL iPQT COTTON , Liverpool, Jan. Cotton spot steady. Good middling 6.40 middling 5X8 low, mid. dllng 4.61 1 sales, 6,000. JSpecu latlon and espori i000i r celpts Xl,446v!Tutureli Ilr'mv May and June 4.02 U2i July. 5 August, 4.V OclOber-Novem. ber 5.00 January-Ffbruary . NEW YORK COTTON TLTUR.. a ... . .......... , . . . . . , . New York, Jan. M. Cotlon future opened, lilrm. March 8.75i May 8.91 1 , .June 9.00 .July 6.12i October. 9 Jit No- yembfr 6.35 1 . December 4.48 , NEW ORLEANS COTTON ' - New Orleans, IM J,an IS. Cotton, opened steady Jan. V8.20 March. S.SOi May 8.5? July 8.79i October B.07. , S f ' '( ' ' German Fcricc ; Arc Destroyed W&i British Aviation Co J. P. MORGAN. 5 'Vt-. it's 4 r x v J. P. Morgan, one of the country s leading financiers, is responsible for the state-1 ment that the financial COn- dition in the United States is growing better daily and .B, . , r 4.1. within the course ot three fhonths will be even better than before the war began FIREMEN TO BE GIVEN GOOPiTlE Plans for the . Tournament 1 e Already Been I The Legislature, now in session, 1 is to be asked to authorize the do- nation by the eity of New Bern of five hundred dollars which is to be jontriWtedby the city toward en- iv ... nVv 'S s v s a . & .J a- tertaining The North Carolina Fire- d wxen wounqea, Afteppeiin , men's Association when they meet reported over the Bntisha Channel ' . here' this Summer for their annual yesterday, and Ostend t.ir .eredited convention and tho State Firemen's with seeing one th(g morning-. . -Tournament. While the event is A report from Constantinople on . . - some months hence, the members military developments avoids -any4 , ; of tho local fire companies have nl- reference to the reoent Kussian oUimsv ? ready begun to plan for the event decisive victories at Kara-XJrgan o and the 1915 tournament will doubt- less go down in the annals of the his- tory of the organization as one of the most elaborato ever heffl. Nothing I Win' be 'left undone for the visitors of which.there are expecfed to be least two thousand, every minute will be filled with interesting and pleasur- able events.-jn addition to the events scheduled on r the regular tournament program which will include the hose wagon races, the fire engine tests, I grab reel races, , etc., a number of other stunts will be pulled off. It is planned to have a spec to- oular water carnival and this wiU be sometlng never before attempted in this State, The week wiU also be filled with social activities and there will be something doing every day. The program" of the meet is now in em repuisea every wim preparation and will be made public loss despite theirnumer.cal super at no late date. -I, wrX'. , ... , 4. ' . . a' visit to llavolock. ALLEGED TRAIN WRECKER RELEASED Will ' Green - Allowed to Go ; Free New Devel- ' . t 'opments '1 ; Raleigh. ' Jan.' 23. One suspocl,! held on the request of the Seaboard Air Line Railway's 'officials, by the Raloigk police, was this afternoon re- leasea upon .vne receip ?y Charles Walters of a telegram from special Agent Silas Rovertson. The prisoner's name was Will Groen, col - orod.. He was ordered hold here, bull when tbe tolegram came Chief Wal- ters had him released ,' Oroen is an ex-fircman on the Seaboard Air Line. M. R. Kelly wiU bo brought Raleigh on the charge of check flash n ir when the Seaboard omnials are throuirh with him. Chief Wul ters eot word to that effect Fridavlinar fired on. rM-nnii-d. also, Tho chief will le notlfled when! ho Is sent. ' 'Didn't get through with him,", was tho-way (lie last tvlo gram foftd, . " Britons Show the .Teutons That They Also Are Vers, ed In the Art. of Aerial ' Warfare Did Great Dam- age Yesterday and Escaped . Without Being Inj ured ; Outcome of ; Yesterday's Fighting Was In Favor, of . the Allies. . Londoa. 1mm, 11 Central News Cable WhUe French and British troops were attempting to force thejr way through the German v line today east of Lombaertsy, a corps of British aviators flew hltfh ever the battlefield and at tacked the rear rfuard poelUens ... of the Kaiser's forces, at Bruges. s Zeebrudile and Ghent. Serious damage was done to the German - forttfications which protect tithe canal approaching Bruges The. German aeroplanes soared it ', the sky to pursue the attaching . squadrons but the Britons re- .; '' V gained the English lines safely. : ' s Violent Battles. .- ;' Violent battles are in progress in Mn-.-. . ' :, Alsace on the Hartmann-Weilerkopf ' " i. a nflit in thn HRrimwiH.i , rkopf region where a hand to band . fight has been continuous Tor two p -- days, has not assumed deeiive'v r Abach r1??:. ' have driven the Germans into-re-v.. ireat toward Petit KaMberr. -v,, ,: Aerial Activities. r , ' London, Jan. 23.-r-Recent actm- .'. ties of German aerial raiders oontinuo - to hold public attention in England to the ever-present fear of a eonsert- ' ed onslaught from the cloudst-. Last . night there , were .reports from the v east ooast-.ot England that.. German . ... ZePnelins were again flying , over .. Norfolk headed in southerly direc- tion, and a note of alarm ran through . . nowever, prougu&v uu wumniiiuu, : . -and this morning tho report seems " v - . i. i. ; a' i ...' .: ,,JE";!?i'Vi w nave ueeu uiuuiiuuru. ? , Ho,llmiHBUlWii. raia yesteruay on unK,!, Aviators threw bombs on the ; . , . Pencil port, wx persons were miiea,. - " i' an aeieai m .neu, ua.v.,.4.., tht in Arabia the Turks have de-lf Ilu .orwu w-, w . Allies Occupy Is B.sseov . tf, f. ':. " reports. 4 tnat i.a ijassee, tmrteeo m,i,u,- west of LiUe.ls now. occupied by Ihe t, alhes,"says the Matin s St Ornery , correspondent today. . ' A"r concenwaung Btrvug .oivn T T m dw,.:.u...u.Uu.,u,u.i tried to force the Britwh lines, says e correspondent. They made their attack m massed, companies but the Bmisn Kepi up a wimenng resisted with courage and energy. Sev- oral attacks wero delivered without any success whatever, the Germans I " iriU8n positions in ine rvgiuu vi Festubert have been reinforced to an- r , 1 ticipation of frceh attack i. "On Wednesday arternoon thero was runous ngiiting neiween . av Bassee and Festabert resulting in a. I sensible advance of the allied front and ii is now reported that the former town is in possession of the allied troops." : '. ' ';." v FIND STOLEN GOODS. ' . Norfolk Southern Detectives Make . A Raid. . - Fayetteville, N. C, Jan. 3 A raid Ion-the storehouse of John Smith, a j wine dealer, near Cumberland Mills, about three miles irom mo Auanuc Coat Line Railroad . track, . bu . the nolice. sheriff deoutios and two j detectives of the Norfolk Southern, I captured, it Is said, the largest store 1 of merchandise yet. Officers at this writing are still hauling in goods of all description. I Freight trains, stopping at the erul 1 chute, near the city, would bo toled and goods thrown out f'' - J track, and whgon would 1 I ud and carrv them to f 1111 . .1 a r - I The robbers. In a w Thin synteiti. I :r '!nir on f..r - 1 i . . 1 1 f-- ! 1 'i f - -r i M HOT