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1 - 'I s VOftLXII. No. 81 The Weather FA1 , , , NEW BERN, N. C. UNDAY MORNING,' JANUARY 5 : 1913 4 - THREE CENTS PER QOPY. V ...f$: J' I. .11 ' 'lift'5'-' ' SI- s TO IfJ VESTIGATE II 1 Large .Number ;of i Recent Rnll 'winy. Disasters leads to f Inquiry. ; ... , v f PROBE WILL i BE SEARCHING Congressman Linthicum - Intro ) duces : Bill Has . Been f Collecting Data. " Washington, Ja, '4.lmpelled bj? tie large number of recent railway disaster and the human toll" exacted nAILHOAD nrnp illttiftu by them, Congressman J Chfesjy jfc city. The camnUttee oh getting duced a resolution directing a sweeping investigation into wrecks and; accident oq American railroads and their causee; vSbt a view of getting information for legislation that will place ; more safe. guards around the American traveling public. '1 hi- reKolutii n, which was referred ,to the Committee on Rules, tirects the Speaker to appoint a select committee of rune einbefs to con duct the investigation. The committee ehall report to the House the result of it findings and recommendations. iot only are, the causes of the wrecks to be determined, but the regulations for the selection of employes who handle the trains and the operating methods of nilroads. Mr. Linthicum has been gathering data on. the subject for some time as a basis for an address. . Those, who are supporting the mea sure say they cannot understand why ihe Federal Government reqaire every 'marine engineer to obtain a license tx-fore he can operate a small gasoline yvxht, 'and then permit any man to tep from the workshop or frnrh the farm to a position involving the' live vi a hundred people without exami nation. J,. -r-k-, STATESMEN TO VISIT ONSLOW. v "Reports from. Onslow county say that Congressmen Jon. Small and J no. M. Falson and possibly Senator F. M. .$immon3 are contemplating a visit to that section during the next month or two for- the purpose of looking ..over . New river and making a trip through, the Sound with the intention of a deep, er channel through those bodies , of 'water.. The gentlemen will go frorit Jacksonville to Swansbor,o and : probably on to " Beaufort, through the Inland Waterway. The visit, is planned for March 1. and the 'people of Onslow are planning to make that flay an event in the , county's :. history. DISOSWAY SIMPKINS. . Last nlht at nine o'clockat the , rectory of Chrkt Episcopal c.hur:D vs34isd.Certha Ev- bimpkins and Mr. VV. J, Pisoew'ay, two popular young.ueople, were happily, united in marriage, Rev. ' BT F. rHuske- officiating.. The groom ' is a -son of Mr. and Mrs. R, . Disosway 1 and the bride a daughter of ,Mf., and r Mra.F.. V. fiimpkins., , The new , of the wedding wj!l Come as, a surprise t joy a only a limited .number Tcaew- ihat it was to tke place' last f S'X: . night. 'The couple for the. present will ; , ,i live .with. I he. iroorfr-parents, at lo5 k . 'ieorge Street. ? ' " - , . v. is"--..-: ,;. . t . ' ,.. "I " ' ' ' ' ' PROGRAM AT THE . ATHENS r '?- ' t MONDAY., ,l V- fiwryJVlonda'y' ia.our.Vfe4tttreTDy. a city is open to' the public ( here vjpjrture; day'!; and we fcave secured for v i morrow'ji how, T-fJ , ''c"'Fire at Sea" 'A two reel subject : 00Q fret iJt film, by PatheBrothers.' " Thife i said to be "one of the most-ox . '-. A-itJagaud intenscjy''tnteresting'; fire pictures ever made; involving the loss . iy fire of a.raluaLJe hip in Order to secure the , picture. ' In connection . with the" above subject we will hive ,'' another good , reel of pictures to torn ' ilete our regular three reel show. .J ' audeville, we 'have a rare treat in store for ourf patrons irt the way of a I musical act. he celebrated .Campbell - SUtcrt 1 singing comediennes will appear first- parvof the weeV.'Thw' act was -mith ua -several months ago, and pro . no u need by ell the best : musical act -er heard in New Bern on n vande- viile stage. We have been trying for s. -ome time to secure a return engage- - went and have just succeeded. ... .We rel sure that all. of our patrons who Jiave he'ard thi-.--e sweet singers will be iJ united to hear them agim. A .wial piano is used on the stas;e by t; art. Same prices, l-st floor 10 atl 15 cts. D.ilcony S.aiid 10'cts. ' 5 an 1 10 cts.' 1st show at ' 't starts at7:30 ,ind at 9 o'clock " ui lire daily at 3:45. UBRART. BOARD MEETS Variety pf Mattera Attended to At ; -. .: S Seasion Held Yeaterday, .. f ; (Written for the Journal) y The regular monthly meetingof the New Bern; Library Association Vwas held in tGe Library rooni : yesterday at ! eleven o'clock. ' Eleven iember were present'? Meeting called to ofdw by the President, Mrs.; William Blades.1 Mf.';,Ti'-A-fl.tw,itfuee;reported hehad pa hand $450.00 to pay Mr. Henderson oa the real estate indebted ness, thus reducing the debt to $t440,0. t The lifrariaa riorted" she had been unable to take the yearjy inventory of the books at Christtnas on,11 account of lack of helpers. The committee on seeing that the library is fumigated reported that it would soon be done dh-t to fill up the library yard-reported thev were unable to buy .the dirt., Tfhe treasurer MrjA Vjlfa'm DuaOj Jr., reported a balance o( 9S.it in the treasury which includes $53.00 tldt was iven by ihe New Bern' Ghent Street Railway Company that-being the amount made by the cars on their Aral d iy's run. It wis moved and. s?cond thaf $75.00 of this total amount be tiVen Mr. tureen to apply 'bn the- indebtedness in addition to the $450 0. A letter of thanks is to be written the Street Railway for the kindness. A- mount from sale of pecan nuts on likr.iri" nrnnArrtf mn nt tn ftO 5tt.." is owed lor new stove. f com mittee was appointed to ask that the New B?rn Daily Journal and Sun be given the library. The librarian was instructed to take the Baltimore Sun from Mr. Johnson for one month. The following maga dnes were ordered for the year: Youth'! Companion, Harper', Review uf - Re views. Ladies Home Journal, Saturday Evening Post. Everybody's, .MuBeey', The Craftsman.' The committee re ported the play for the benefit of the library is progressing nicely and will lie put on yery soon. No further buai ness the meeting adjourned. TELLS OK HUGE PORKER. B. B. Hurst, Craven county' genial Treasurer has rethrned from liu sines trip in Jontn county. While at 1 ren ton, the county seat, he paid a short visit to the farms of Dajiel and Jack Divon, two prosperous merchants'' and farmer who Jive near that place.- ..These gentlemen were , superintending the slaughter of a number of hogs at the time and displayed tiiree ol the porkers which had just teen dressed. , Two of these weighed; three hundred and jfty pounBs each-whilo the other tipped the scales at seven hundred and twenty five pounds. I -X SAY PfiEMIUP,! IS PLACED OH ARSOH Exhibit In New York' To Show Al leged Laxity of Big Fire In- . . ..; ; . MTaiKf Cmpniea. . 1 A' REMARRABI.r5. EXHIBITION Fictitious Furniture 1 1 oj Empty i - Flat Insured For Ten' .; , Thooaand Dollars. 1-, New ,York, Jan. 4,-rOne of the most remarkable -exhibitions ever presented under the auoices of the city Fire Deaprtmeftt. - . ( vv f' t r" . vine exhibition consists of simply a few - pieces of cheap furniture and some placards, from which it 1 learned that the furniture Coet $li6 and' was insured, for $17,500. '",' . The' purpose, of, the exhibit is to showxthe public bow careless the big fire -insurance - companies - are kbout .writing policies. - The department ojh- cials are engaged in a .hot fight with the" underwriters and it is the depart ment's contention "that the Insurance companies f'put'a premium on arson' by lax methods in policy writing. .. '.To prove its-contention the depart ment got together1, the 3.Q6 worth of furniture ad insured it for a big fo"r tune.' In one instance the department Brents even insured for $10,000 the fictitious furniture in an empty flat. "No wonder more than x5 per rent, of our firesare incen-.harv," dec l.ut 1 lire Commissioner Johnson t. "The method of pl.iciii; !.e insiirnnre policies without iiHj'ei i ion pio premium upon ar n 1 v i ' fina'ncai'Iy weak, -cm; r ' rupt man an ii r ' - S ; Our e!loit is - '.' ' PnESDYTEfflANS TO II D GOUFEREnCE Meeting This WeekJt. WaaWnft s ton as Part of Campaign f; ' " Covering South. V DR. SUMMERELL, MILL SPEAK Dr: Martin of Davidson and Other Leader" of Denomlna-; , . f - tion To Be Th -' Tfw Southern Presbyterian church has started a campaign evangelism and Stewardship throughout the whole Assembly. . The?; Object is ( first. tdt gathet many . into ,!the church, Vna eecond, to enlist ajl ,that are now" In the church to n -adeq V BUPPort ' th beneficent ' , work ' of ' tiie churcjf. To 'difcnss-, and; plan . niferhods lor ati taming. these objects!: Presbytenar con- lerenees are- being heid all over ,tne S-njtV fron 'Virginia to Texasy and Florida to Oklahoma. .. 'Sixty-threp of these will fte held in January and early February. A,, For Ablcmarle Presby tery two couferences are to be held, at Raleigh, Jan. 6th and 7th, Wash ington Jan. 7th and Sth. The leader of both is J. P, McCallie of Chatta nooga, Tenn. , Program (abridged) . Washington,. N. C. Tues, Jan. 7; 8:00 p. m., Personal Evangelism to Emphasize Evangelistic Campaigns. RevC . Geo. Atkinso. Albemarle. N. C., Consecrated Possessions. W. CvSmithJ Richmond, Va. ; t Tuesday, Jan. &; 10 .-(Ml a. m. Our Presbytery--Report on Statistics of Evangelism. Rev. J. N. H. Summerell, . -: " S'ew Bern,-N. C. Bible Study on Personal Work, . Rev. J. C.Shive,. Wilson. N. C, x .' ;" ''...'K .' ' 3:30 p.. to. JBible Study on Stewardship. Dr. W. J. Martin, Davidson, N. C, The Every-MemberXanvass. Prof. J. .P. McCallie-, Chatanooga, y . 'iv ".; - vTenn. r ' - V ;30 p. m. The Church at- Work, .- . r. Rev. Di. ,Paxton, Danville, Va. Life and Leadership,' ' Dr. Martin, Davidson, N. C. , It is earnestly hoped 'that thU con ference .being so near New Bern and being an outgrowth of the Men's For ward - Movement as. , applied by the Presbyterian churchy to the definite ends--.Evangelism and Leadership will attract not only, the men-of that denomination, but - workers,' -thinkers and planners from the other churches. all who : come. ;. Dr. Summerell will gladly send the names of. all who will -go to the, tommfttee, of arrangements. ' RESOLUTIONS FOR MR. v . " 4 ; - PENDLETON. Whereas, oil the first day of Decem- berf'19U, Mr. Grorge B. Pendleton, our former Cashier, tendered his resig nation:- effective, on said dwe, for the purpose- of aucepttngt a positiojr'- with the ; Trust Company, ol (Georgia, l in Atlanta, and. the . Board.Mif Directors of the New , Bern Bankings ' Trust Company dcstie t express tluir appre-: elation; for. his. services- and their, re gret at the-severance cf IL connection, with Ithis institution whil? expressing their" pleasur at his. promotion; ' . . NoW.Therefore Be tK Resolved, , by he Board of Directors rf : the New Bern Banking A Trust Compuuy: that we - have accepted the resignation , f Mr-Gcore B.-. Pendletou .with mueh regret, and desire to express our ap preciation lor the services renTered bv. him to this institution during the several years of hi connection there with; his care '. and . fidelity v to the. ' interest ; of ; the business, ; his energy and accuracy lit' hits conduct and' management of its, af fairs;ind his uniform courtesy in his Contact .with 'his business associates, and ovr great regret at the. loss of his scnices, and to which hii.i the greatest success in the new field of hi endeavors; 'Resolved Further; that a -copy of this Resolution shall be spread upon the minutes of . this - Pi ard, and copy thfi-eof forv.'ardc-d to Mr. Pendleton in Atlanta. . . T. I.. C. GREEN jioore ! ov. ( OMMl f ILL t j a woman 1 y 1 s as if .'-'.c 'ii wmmti POPULAR CHOHD Impression General ;That Friday . Nigt'a Event Was Good - For The City. , liAVE THEM, OFTEN, SAYS ONE Thiols They Should be Held Sema- -. Annually and Offers .'To : r , -.Buy Tickets. - j i -J.J ': " v ' ' : ' That the first , annual dinner-given Friday, night at the Gaston Hotel by the .New Bern Chamber of Commerce struck-a popular chord is gathered, from numerous fcbmplimentary expressions heard yesterday . ' y ' ' m Mia 'jveej;riinnjf iearure it corn a Kardfy have .been excelled. People reading of the. yelitj a$ once draw the conclusion that the city is indeed a "New. Bon New Bern" and that the people here are live wires' and believe not only in saving things but in putting their ' thoughts and inspirations into action. There was heandly a visitor who attended the banquet and listened to the flow of oratory and partook of the more substantial pirt of the pro gram who was not imbued with the spirit of cooperative activity. . i When first planned it was the in tention to hold thee banquests an nually. One prominent, citizen has suggested that they be held semi annually and has offered to purchase a number of tickets on each occasion. If- there are twenty .five others who have the jam opinion and are willing to buy at least two tickets there isj.no doubt but jhat the banquets will be held semi-annually a suggested. . The New Bern of today: is alive to ever)' opportunity , and as was shown by the forceful addresses Friday fright by some of the leading citizens who took statistics and proved their argu ment, She is fast coming to the front and bids fair to be the leading city and industrial centre of Eastern North Carolina. . Only words of praise a ad commenda tion of the 'wonderful progress made during the past few years, were heard frdni' those who were the guests of the pity -Friday night. The first annual get together is a thing of the past but it leaves only pleasant memories coup led with a delerminationon the part of the business men to pull together and make New Bern better and bigger. r NEEDS ATTENTION Modhole In - Driveway la Being V i Much Criticised. V On lower ; Middle street, j ust north , of the Blade's building, is a space of; several hundred square feet which fs unoccupied except by a small framV structure, .used . s a - restaurat. A section of this ; unoccupied" plat, of ground is used as a driveway to the dock justback of the Blades building and. hundreds: of .wagons, traverse h each day. - i w many week, this driveway has beeit a-lobloiry" of mud and water, at times becoming in such ' condition that it is almost impossible for vehicles to pass there while pedestrians do not venture to do sO.-- - - This spot has been the object,' of mucn aaverse cntirism oi iate. t rer sons -visiting' New- Bern are surprised to see such a place right in the business district of the city and they as well as1 many local people wonder why it is permitted. - t : ' ' I ... BRIDGE CLUB MEETS. ?f ,1, The I "Auction Bridge i Club' was charmingly entertained yesterrJav. after noon by Mrs. Robert Du Val Jones, at - her home on - East Front ' street. Palms and ferns made the rooms at tractive. After an exciting game a tempting salad course was served. Those present were: Mi's. Owen Guion, Mrs. Robert Nixon, Mrs. Char les : Duify, Mrs. wGu;on . Dunn,, Mrs John T. Hollister, Mrs. Francis Stringer Duffy, Mrs.-. Thomas llyman, . Mrs. Edward Clark, Mis9es Jauet Iollister, Laura Hughea Mollie Heath, Mai ga- ret Bryan, Sadie Hollister and Mary Oliver " QUARTERLY CONFERENCE. Today is the occasion of the First Ou ' frrly Conference at the Centenary ' '. .i'list rhurch. Rev. J. E. Under the Trcsidinz TKler of the New l orn P. tncl. will preach at both nours. s .r. unierwoou nas me rt-pu- tv:' i ( I t ''.'X a' most excellent preach er ir ! ii'i have large aiu.icnccs to ! r 1 : .. ' DANCE rAT-tUXHTAUf. One of the Largest and Most Beau tiful of the Seaaon. A (Special to the Journal) ; ':! Oriental, Jan. 4.One qf.the largest and most beautiful dances df the sea son was given -here last Tuesday even ing at Midyette's hall. In addition ro those, from this place , ho partic pated in the event there were a num ber of visitors present. "Tilusic, for th occasion4, was furnished by the Aurora brass band. . The dance was led by E. -M. Hooksr. and i Miss" Stephens. Those partici pating were t Miss Ruth Simmons of Kiiteton with "Clem Hooker of Bay- boro, Miss Pearl Johnson with George Norcome of Beaufort, Miss Lena Ste phens, With Kenefh Nixon of New Bern, Miss Emma "Hooker of Aurora ' with Wallace Had ncll of Aurora, Miss Joy- tier of Greenville with Hardy Thompson of Aurora, Mrs. J. E. Porter of Weldon with Ralph Thompson of Aurora, Miss Moore with Robert Bonner of Aurora, Miss jIary Miller of Bayboro with C. L, Daniels of Bayboro, Miss Mary Aldride with Ben Hooker, Miss Julia Stephens; with David Ferebc-c, Miss Ethel Whitc-hurst with Charles Miller, Miss Earlc White with Lide Daniels, Mrs. Madie Moore with Jake Brabble, Miss Emily Midyelte with Joseph Gainer, Miss Hannah Daniels with H. L. Gibb-s, Claire Everett with W. F. Ewell, Miss Helen Dudley with Dr. Potter of Aurora, Mr. and Mrs. C, G. Midyette. Chaperones: Dr. and Mrs. K. E. Watts, Mr. and Mrs. E. M, Hooker, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Boswell, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Gendreau. Staes: G. Hndgins. Charles Snringle and Claud Wheatley of ' Beaufort, Nelson Angel and Mr. Pinner of New Bern, Mr. Hart of Raleigh and W. A. Thompson of Aurora.. POPULAR COUPLE WED Frank C. Brinsoh and Miss Hooker Surprise Friends. A marriage that came as a surprise to the many friends of the contracting parties occurred Tuesday afternoon last at Goldsboro-when Miss Lela I. Hooker of Bayboro became the bride of Frank C. Brlnson also of Bayboro. The bride1 lis one of Pamlico County's most attractive and popular young ladies and has a host of friends all over this section. Mr. Hrfnson is tnc clerk ot Pamlico County Superior Court. Mr. and Mrs. Brinson returned to Bayboro Wednesday morning. Mrs. Brinson is1 a -sister of Clem Hooker, who holds a position with the local branch of the Armour Packing Company. Ii In Suffrage Pageaftt In Washlng- - ton Women Wiir Waar Ancient Costumes. PLANS HAVlf BEEN PtRFKCHD i -:r -"wart,'"---"! ' ',' V " V' . - Allegorical Figures WU1 "v Portray Condition of Women From. Beglnnlng io Now. Washington, Jan. 4.- Plans for the woman suffrage pageant March 3 have been ' perfected; The, novel . spectacle of -.women wearing mediaeval or ancient Greek costumes- will be witnessed. . ine procession win uc uiviucu mm five sections and with each section will be heralds dressed in mealed! roswmesjr who will Tromfime to 'time alone the route of" the parade repeat famous euf frage speeches which hav$ been .made in the last few years in this and foreign countries. The parade will be composed of floats, allegorical figures portraying the condition of women from the dawn of creation down to; the present time So far as possible, ' women musicians will compose the bands and the demon stration will be reinforced by the pre senceot parading men, sympathizers of the cause. - - . , i A resolution appealing from the de cision of Major Sylvester; chief of. the Washington police, to iefu.se the women a permit to parade' ort Pennsylvania avenue as adopted and vigorous pro tests against the edict will be mide to eommissioucrs. Failing of redress here, the women propose to take the matter to President Taft. hor over one hundred years Pennsylvania avenue h is been open to men paraders; and the refusal of the first request nndf by women for a similar privilege will be nut with a general campaign of re WILL PARADE MEDIEVAL DRESS run to noil i C HEROES Shafts are Proposed For The En trances to New York and x Liverpool. NORFOLK LEADS MOVEMENT Undertaking Launched at An nual Banquet Held By Marine Engineers. Norfolk, Jan. '4 A jnovement was set on foot last night at the annuaf banquet jof s the - Marine Engineers' oenent Association, by John G. Tilton. commonwealth's attorney, to perpet uate tha 'memory of marine engineer who are buried in the sunken hull of the Titaritic If the association con4 tinues this movement it will be the first organization in the world to give official recognition to the bravery and heroism of the 34 men who remained at jposts of death in the engine rooms of the doomed vesrel Not one engineer was saved from the sinking ship. They remained in the hold until the ship turned her bw to the bottom, going down with ligliti- burning, propeliors churning and wire- ess apparatUfi still supplied with cur rent. Mr. Tilt on classed those men with the bravest heroes of history. Every marine engineer bears similar responsibilities and Mr. Tilton declared xv-y should take steps to see that the memory of those who sacrificed life to , ambition never grows dim. He sug gested that memorial shafts be erected at the entrance to New York and Liv erpool harbors, with Norfolk the first to head a subscription list. Charles A Bond w i toast master and made the initial speech of the evening. In a few words he explained the aims and objects of the associa tion, saying 191 had been a prosper ous year for marine engineers in Nor- lolk and had been marked by almost no friction between engineers and em ployers. Short talks were heard front several other g jests, among them Ed ward A. Richardson of the New York Pennsylvania and Norfolk Railroad; James V. Trehy, George W. Harney, Richard A. Dobie, B. Gray Tunstall, Walter H. Taylor, Jr., Clinton L, Wright and Dr. James G. Riddick. HEWS HIS FOOT. While engaged Friday afternoon in trimming a piece of timber to be used in the construction of a small bridge. J. T. Moore, who lives near Truitt's, had the misfortune to seriously cut his left foot with the axe which he was U3ing in his work. 1'he instrument in some way slipped from the piece of timber and struck Mr. Moore's foot with full force. A telephone message was sent to Dr. Raymond Pollock oH this city and he went to the home of the wounded man and rendered medicaf aid. The accident is such that the victim will not be able to walk again in several weeks. . k ... UNION ELECTS OFFICERS. ' ' (Special to the Jouraaff f ' -Jan. 4. The OnlorVWy"Fafm ers' Union met in Jacksonville Wed nesday and elected the follondg officers for the ensuing year: J. H Aman, President; 0. B. Basden, Vice President;- A.v W.' Cooper, Secretary . and Treasurer. During the past yeai the Union has added a large number of ' new members and the workaccomplish - ed by them has been manifested in th - - improved farming ' conditions ' in 'this section. ' The new officers-are men of-N ability and the prospect for the ensuing : - year is very- encouraging. - . s c . J. RETRENCHINO. .'. Besides the' changes in train service . affecting New Bern which take place today the-Norfolk Southern is making " a number ol otner tianges mat anecc ; other . places to a greater degree thanH. New 'Bern.?. Norfolk . loses -tl local train between that city and EdentonJ ' The regular forenoon trairi out of' Nor- ' folk' will leave at :43 infead 'of at It as now and will run as local. A traiu between .Raleigh and Fayette' ville will also be discontinued. - ' . . NEW ADVERTISEMENTS , ' NrwBern Banting and Tru?t Co. Your financial resources. e , People's Bank rNo- minimnm on checking accounts. v S. K. Eaton Street-railway mtt travel on time. Burrns & Co. Improved ma. -hinery makes improved farmers. A Castet Porkers and porkers. S. CopiV& Son White goMs saU 1
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