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C" -" r- - : . t . 'I NEW BERN, N.C., TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 23, 1913 THREE CENTS PER CCPY TheWtatLer RAIN ' -J v ;. . . a a I I - V.J ... ..li ....J 11 z-j Kern Business Men Protect Against Discrimi nation By;( Railroads u33 EEELlilo FOB v . THE BO BSECll -Delegation Will Leave To night For Raleigh to' At tend Special Session ' " - , - That the merchants, rf anufacturers, shipper and citizens of New Birrt are much ..opposed. , v t& , - i the '' " - reduction of twenty per cent, which - 4 the railroads are offering to give, the inland towns and cities of. North Caro ' ' j lina, which action would mean aHoss ,i ' of millions yol dollars every year for , the coast cities and towns of the State, was manifested by the large attendance at the mass meeting last night at the Court House and the enthusiasm manifested, in , the " proceedings. ; ' ' This meeting was called by the New ; ; . "Bern Chamber of Commerce and Presi " Jeat T. G. Hyman; presided over it. ' -1 v .After explaining the object of the Tmeet i - ing Mr. Hainan called upon Mr. C. L -. Ives to make short . speech. Mr. - -v Ives is one of the ten men appointed " to confer .with the Governor, the Cor- " .1 poration Commission and" the North i . Carolina Just Freight Rate Association . .-In regard to the discrimination against , , this section of the railroads of the State, ' , and he told of two, visits which he had made fo Raleigh and of conferences which were held at those times : " v ; V FoUowing'.MrJvvO'J.McCor - ' ' " ' j mick and Levis Hall, of Wilmington, Mittsmon ' who 'afre actively in- v v ! t. : terested in this fight against the rail- r -roads, made short but very interesting ' talks in which they told of the efforts I,';'-; Wilmington is mailing iw u w - freight rate forthe entire.. State and not one part of. it.;; These gentlemen . were followed, by, Hon. Charles R. v - Thomas who made , a Splendid "talk ' ' 'in which he set forth many convincing - ,j . ,v . arguments.- - '' . ' ' V " ' - ' At the conclusion d( , Mr." Thomas' v , -speech. the followjng committee was ' ! Appointed, to 'draw, up resolutions to S " ' be presented' to the General Assembly ' .' . "i" when they meet -tomorrow, in' special Dssion: E,. K. Bishop, H. W. Armstrong - - '. C' L. Ives, 0. G... Dunn and. R. A.' ' ; Nonn. These gentlemen retired to draw . ' i'p resolutions and during this time interesting talks were made : ori , the rate question by ' Jas. Bryan and C, E. T t Foy. When the-, resolutions' were ' - Tread, 'W. D.s'McIver stated to the committee who drew them up that they ,t lud leftout one Very important part and upon" his suggestion the resolution was changed to read as follows and was" then adopted: 1 t ' New Bern's Protest. . ' . v "Whereas the- .unjust and arbitrary v action of the owners' of -the railroads ' 'operating in this State in discriminating - against the people of North Carolina - , ontnucd until it has become a public . scandal, and his Excellency, the Gov- - : ernor of North Carolina, and the Coon- cil of the State resolvedthat the - ' .r laary occasions in the' history , of the ' . State which justified the exercise of the Constitutional power to convene the General, Assembly in extra session for remedy of existing evils; and whereas, the Governor in his procla- mation slated that the objects of the call were, first, to provide for the people of North Carolina just trans- portal ; n rates and to adjust the rela - tioj!-. 1 ' tveen 1 the State of North Ci-ol. i ind the- railroads 'operating v. i 1 i ti o territory of the state; and the Corporation. Commission m vested by the laws of this ! i the power and i liars. od with rial. Me and lit! .and upon , ( ' .1! '( iir llQ Lid li nivpni rTTrnrn ..LLL iil ILi.ULU mended : that, the chief Executive , of the State the acceptance 'of a propo sition' of ; the railroads whereby it is claimed th?t the exorbitant rates heretofore - exacted will be reduced somewhat to the advantage of certain sections of the State, .but- offering no relief to other sections,, notably Wil mington, New Bern; Washington,, Ply mouth, : Edenton and Elizabeth City, and specifically providing that present rates which ; have been depressed v by water cpmpetition shall not be reduced exceptto make the rates thereto.. not higher than to the next intermediate point, which proposition is contingent upon uncertain events 'beyond tht control of the State and dependene upon the will of other railroads and as submitted is indefinite and incomplete and purports to give partial and frag mentary relief ; onlyand i whereas as doubtful and roiscalculatory as said proposal is, we are informed that it is submitted upon the condition that the State will accept it vas a settlement of all pending differences between the State and the railrards fr-a pert-'l r two years from . the : time of ( accept ance;. ::-x$'i.;4-fL y'lfi?-: ' Now; therefore, be it resolved, that we, the citizens cf JNew Bern, in mass meeting assembled,; do hereby respect fully, dissent: from the decision and recorr inundation ' of the s Corporation Commission and protest against : the adoption of its report by the Governor of this' State, and we humbly petition the General Assembly to refuse to ac cept : the compromise ' offered ;' by .the railroads. And that' the Legislature require, by resolution or' otherwise, the Corporation Commission to make just and reasonable rates between the eastern " and . western "sections of -the State and such rates as will not be high er v that the rates charged by 'the carriers for 'similar service , in . inter State tn&c,$-:y:z'?($ Resolved, ' further ,That "we invite all citizens of the State to loin us in . thir protest and" petition for that the compromise offered , is, . in our opinion, unfair and unjust to all . the people of : the State; i the railroads propose to Charge the people of North Carolina 'more than they charge people of other States for the "same service; they propose to discriminate between sections of the -Stat?;, they offer a bait to influential centVt-i and deny relief to us they propose inadequate, indefi nite, ' . uncertain ahdV doubtful relief; itself to abide by the decision of foreign carriers .they ignore increase "of popu lation .growth of "business natural waterways and those provided by the national government; they propose to use : in the future as they have in the : past, the property provided in the beginning by the people for their own njust endaiand to the detriment of the people; they propose that the sovereign 'i power,; of f,the State shall be used for the inadequate protection of some" of the - people and. for" the gross oppression ol others;, they" pro pose that the members- of the General Asembly-.;1 shall " in violation-of the Constitution shackle as far as they can the law "making power.' of the State by bartering aw&y the ' right .to ., use the., governing power 1 in the- premises for- a term, of- two years; we protest against - the terms of this proposal submitted upon the eve of the meeting of the -General Assembly and we. fear the consequences of its hasty considera tion: we oppose the acceptance of the shadow for the substance; we believe that the fower of 'the State should be exercised in behalf of all the people ef . the State; we believe that this State with a. population of nearly two and a half millions is not helpless and that the wrong which we have so . Jong suffered is not necessary ' perpetual; we believe that the railroads have not. monopolized all the men of ability and resource and that our power j3 ample; that exiuting laws properly enforced will give us relief; that if the present laws are inadequate our State Government, Senators and Representa tives in Congress and other citizens now occupying high positions or wielding influence in the State' and National Governments will be able (' achieve our ol jtxt without abdica i' .ji of pow. t, surrender of principle, . . ..,ee of niii rial rights." .i .v t ' General A;. .. Mibly . ' s : "i Ld i -iiion and New 1'ti : .."' . , resented. 1 ' i have ,: 1 i BED SEME v - IS DEDICATED Raleigh Hebrews Are Now Wor shipping In Their New , . '. Quarters. v , 1 RABBI MERFELD IN CHARGE Formerly In Charge, Of The Jew ish Synagogue In 1 bis - , City," ' ' ' Last "Friday the Hebrews of Raleigh dedicated their temporary synagogue and the dedicatory sermon was preached by " Rabbi H. A. Merfeld formerly - of this city, but who left a few weeks ago to take charge of the new synagogue at that pjace. ' , , - The Raleieh Times has the following account of the dedication which will be of interest in this city: , . ' xi ,"The temporary Hebrew synagogue here ewas ' formerly dedicated Friday evening by Rabbi Merfeld. . -The present church is on the .floor above the store of M. Rosenthal & Co., and its. interior is all in green and white, with handsome electric fittings." On either side of the pulpit is a seven branched j t ; candlestick, . - ; electrically lighted, and in the rear, taking the place - of i an . altar in some . other churches, is the "ark.V i The ser vices were; most .impressive and 'em braced . singing in both. ' Hebrew 'and English, by. a choir , and , soloist readings and " prayers and responsive readings. . - ry':V-'."" T ' ' : i." '; "Hebrew .is a liquid language,- and Rabbi . Merfeld, who is a native of Baltimore and a graduate of the He brew theological seminary . at Cincin nati,' a master of it. He has a voice 4 peculiarly rich in tone. N VHig sermon was on the Bible and cn its teachrhgs, of love, for God and the -.universal brotherhood , of man. Heiiwett on the fact that wfiflen Europe i the Hebrews " had suffered persecution. .Hfiey ' had always : found the United States free from oppres sion of any sort; and he declared if to be , a country J which , particularly enjoys the blessi(igs of God. , . 1 -;, 'I , "On the pulpit beside htm was what is known "as 1 the scrolls,'' in other words the Old Testament ; written on parchment. This- was at the conclu sion of the . sermon presented to Rab W;'Merfeld.,by the,- president of the congregation,' i Mr.- .Gustave Rosen thal .received- by t the v Rabbi, ,i and. placed in the ark. The scrolls .are about" -thee feet".in,. lengths and "en cased in blue silk, - r - V'The- music was- rendered by , Mrs. H. Ll Kohn, Mrs.. Herbert Rosenthal, Mrs. .-B Arpnson, ".Miss- Clarice Elias, Miss Bertha- Rosenthal and Mr. Wil liam Heller.' . ' , ;'. - "Mrs. M. Rosenthal played the ac companiments on the piano.. There were solos . by t Mrs. - Herbert Rosen thaL. anj Mr. Heller. "Rabbi Merfeld announced that he will preach what is- known as his in auguration sermon on -the eve ot Rosh Hashonah, ' the Hebrew New Year, October 2th.'V v Index to New Advertisements - Hollister & Cox Coal. ' E.; B. ' Hackburn Thursday and Fri day. - ; , - - 1 " i ' National Bank Pay your bill ry check. ' ' ' New Bern Banking & 'Trust Co. We make; it easy to- sav; . r- Peoples ' BankThe -great ItrouLie with most people. -" . ;J S.- Coplon & Soii-rMiIlinery Opem: today. ' - Citizen Saving . Bank & Trust Co. Keep your Nest Egg.' " in putting , New 'Bern's grievance be fore this body: D. L. Ward, C. R. Thomas, C. L, Ives, H. K. Land, T. G, Hyman, S. Hollister,' E. K. Bishop R. A. Nunn, Bl B Hurst; M. M. Marks. Clyde Eby, J. L, Williams, - W. D, Mclver N. Angell, M. W. Fodrie Jos. Gaskill, E. M. Green, Li G. Daniel T. P. Ashford, J. S. Basnight The trip to Raleigh will be made 'on a Pullman car. . This will be openfat 9 o'clock tonighj and will leave here at 12:45. . , N v The fare each way will be only $2.15 and it is hoped that others will agree ty go. J. Leon Williams, secretary o; the Chamber of Commerce, is in harge of the car and if there are any .'ho decide to go and whose names a re f i- not mentioned above he would like .'mi to let him know today as early 1 ;ble so that he wilt know just a i ny will be in the party.' - " WEEKLY" WEATHER FORECAST. Cooler Weather - And . Frosts " " . Predicted." Are 'Washington, D, C, Sept. 22.t-Coo1 weather will prevail east of the Missis sippi , River during t thev early portion of the week, ahd there will be frosts Tuesday morning in the Great Central Va leys, the upper Lake and western lower Lake region, Tennessee, and the extreme northern portions' of the east Gulf States and on Thursday, morning in the Ohio Valley, the Lake Region, New. England, the middle Atlantic States, and possibly ' the interior of North Carolina, and northern South Carolina. These frosts will probably be heavy over the northern tier of States. . - .. It will be warmer early in the week west Qf the Mississippi . River, by Tuesday or Wednesday over ,the cen tral portion of the country, and bv Thursday or -Friday over thelEastern districts, and there are no present ndications of decided changes Over the west during the second half of the week. ii. The , week as a whole will be one of fair weather. There will be rains Monday in New England and the North Paci fit States, but no other precipitation of! consequence is now indicated, ex cept possibly some showers about Tuesday in the Northwest and some local showers Monday and Tuesday in Eastern and Southern Florida. TWELVE PEOPLE AT THE ATHENS THEATRE ALL NEXT WEEK. It will be of interest to the many patrons of the Athens Theatre to know that the managers of this popular .playhouse have arranged to secure another big musical comedy company for an engagement of one week. . This ' Company "Amick's Pennant Winners", wil' give their firht per formance next Monday night. The company is composed of twelve people, eight girls and four men. This week they are playing the second week of a two weeks engagement at Raleigh and the press of that city speaks very highly of their work. The company carries its own scenery for the various bills they present and also has its own musical director. The company'; has played in several cities in North Carolina and in each instance they have played return engagements. This : fact : alone is ample evidence that their show is one worth seeing. The opening bill will be announced later. LAWN PARTY TO BE GIVEN NEAR MAYSVILLE. (Special to the" Journal.) Maysville, Sept. 22. There will be a lawn party given on the grounds of Hopewell church on Thursday night, November 2d. . Dainty refreshments wilt -'be ''served by the ladies of . the church and the proceeds will be used for the benefit of this church. Every body is,'cordially invited and a good time is assured. Mrs. E. M. 'Foscue. Mrs. I. N. Saunders, Mrs. S. H. Wa ters Mrs. John Maidens, Miss loncha Pixon, Committee, f - THE EQUINOX. Sunday Was A Day Of Equal Day V - . ' ' And Night. :Iv Sunday, September 21, was the date of the autumnal equinox, which means that the day; was one of the two periods of the year, when the day and night are of the ' precisely ' same - length, that is, twelve hours each: ..The other corresponding period is the vernal or spring equinox, falling on March 21. There is a deep-set, popular belief that the day on which the autumnal equinox . begins is ushered in with "a storm. ', While the heavy rainfall and wind -which vited New Bern Sunday might not be termed a, storm, it -was nevertheless very disagreeable weather and those who stick to the belief that the event is - marked:. by atmospheric disturbances now have something on which, to base this belief . However this is absolutely groundless as a day and night of equal length is no storm breeder and if one does occur on such a day it is just as apt to occurr at any othef time. v ' ' F. H. Sawyer left last evening, for Goldsboro In the interest of the New Pern Gas, Company. , . ANOTHER MUSICAL GQMED COMING WDCUH'S . SU CONFESSES Murder Of Anna Schumacher In , Rochester Three Years Ago , Is, Cleared Up. KILLED AFTER A STRUGGLE Had Flirted With A Stranger1 And Was Killed When She Kept ' Appointment With Him. Philadelphia, Sept. 22. The identity of the perpetrator, of the brutal murder of Anna Catherine Schumacher in Hope Sepulcher cemetery in Rochester, N. Y. on August 7, 1909, was established here late fat night, it is believed, when a message to Captain Cameron of the Philadelphia Detective Bureau, Jacob Wolfshon arrested for larceny, confes sed to having committed the deed. The crime was a sensational one and despite the extraordinary efforts of the author ities no clue was ever found to the identity, of the murderer. After Wolfshon's arrest it was no ticed that he constantly paced in his cell and seemed to have something on his mind. Finally according to the detec tives the prisoner asked for pencil and paper and wrote a note to the district attorney containing the simple state ment that he had killed a girl in a cemetery in Rochester, and that her name was Schumacher. Under ques tioning by Captain Cameron and two other detectives he collapsed. Later he recovered sufficiently to make his al leged confession. Wolfsohn said he passed the cemetery every day on his way home and some times noticed the girl placing flowers on a grave. "I flirted with her and she smiled back at me," Wolfshon confessed, according to the detectives. "The next day I saw her and spoke to her. We agreed to see each other there the next day. She kept her appointment the next day. tried to kiss her, but she resented this and tried to run away. I grabbed her and began choking her. She screamed, but no one heard her, and then I stran gled her. "I then attacked her, and after that dragged her body to the woods in the cemetery. I found a gravedigger's spade and dug a hole large enough to place the body in it. "No one knows how I suffered for doing this. I could keep it secret no longer." Wolfsohn was questioned again today as the detectives said he stck to the story substantially as first reported, but that he retracted the statement that the girl had flirted with him. After that he told the detectives, he went to New York where he married Miss Ida Beermen. She obtained a,di vorce last May, Wolfsohn said, 'and shortly afterward he came to Philadel phia. According to the authorities, Wolf sohn was arrested on compliant of the manager of a company by which he was employed as window cleaner on a charge of stealing. Captain Cameron notified the Roches ter authorities and this afternoon re ceived notice that Sheriff Hamill and District Attorney Barrett will arrive here tomorrow. The startling story told by Wolfsohn, Captain Cameron, said led him to have two police surgeons examine the prisoner and they re ported that the man appeared mentally- sound. BRIDGETON LADY DIES. Mrs. H. C. Lancaster Succumbs To Typhoid Fever. ' After suffering for several days with an attack of typhoid fever Mrs. H. C. Lancaster, of Bridgeton, died at Stew art's sanatorium yesterday morning at 9:30 o'clock. The funeral will be conducted, from the Christian church at Bridgeton at 23:0 o'clock this after noon and the interment will be made in Cedar (Grove cemetery, this city. Mrs.- Lancaster, who was formally Miss Lucy Pippin, of Beaufort county, is survived by her husband,- father and mother, Mr. and . Mrs. W. F.. Pippin, and two brothers W J. Pippin, of Washington; and M. - F. Pippin, ' of Washington R. F. D' v i , A force of workmen are now engaged in rebuilding the Justice wharf, off East Front street, at which the revenue cutter Pamuco ; lands., i ;This , wharf was almost completely demolished dur ing the storm and flood which, visited this city on. September '3. When tired .ot" -the same ' old grind consult a dentist. - vl ' " , - Wl PnOBRflM FOR TffE CHIME ; FAIR AidCED There Will Be Something Doln iuiing ine t,w. '.:V .' ,:.( tire, Week. :; '',?J THURSDAY THE "BIG DAY' Opening Of The Fair Will Be - Preceded Bv A ,narfonn lar Parade. With the Eastern Carolina Fail only a few weeks distan th a: and officers of the Fair Association v,uu.p.ny nave, lor the past two weeks, k been . busily emracrpH . the program for this big event. Nat urally this took some time but their task has been completed and the official program tor the various events which will take place each day during the announced yesterday. x uuay, uctoDer 28. will be known Everybody's Dav. A parade will be held anH !,: t. . .... una i. tie Fair will be officially opened by some oaw U1 national reputation. The name of this speaker wil L, j . - .... .v. utilluuiltCU later. Wednesday, October 29, wffl be Educational Dav." pm, . Eastern Norh Caorlina h:, h - v. uvuii uivticu to send a ducational exhibit. Every school cl..d in Eastern North Carolina will be given a free ticket admitting them to the Fair grounds on this day. These tickets are now being distributed by the county superintendents of pub lic instruction. The feature of "Edu cational Day" will be. an address by non. j. Y . Joyner, State Superintend ent of Public Instruction. ( Thursday, October 30, will be the "Big Day." Every store and factory in the vicinity of New Bern will close on this day and the employees of these establishments will be given an oppor tunity of going out to see the sights. Friday, October 31, will be "Fire men's Day." All the volunteer fire companies in the State have been in vited to participate in the hose wag- on races to be held on that day and a number have already accepted. The leature ot "hiremens' Day ' will be a big parade through the business sec tion of the city. Secretary J. Leon Williams has for the past three or four weeks been en gaged in securing attractions for the Fair and already has a large list. -Among the free acts which will be seen are- Lewis and Lewis and their famous act which is known as the bounding: hay wagon. This act made a big "hit" at the Hippodrome in New Ycrk last " year. in addition 'to this they ' do a very funny knock-about act on the platform. The famous Glendale Aerial Troupe will give ' two performances in front of the grandstand each day. This is considered one of the finest aerial acts in the world. Horse and motorcycle racing will take place every dav and hundreds of dollars are being- offered i to the winners in these events. There is every reason to believe that the -coming Fair will he the most successful ever held in Eastern North Carolina. S AT THE VAUDEVILLE. Copeland and Walsh. A classy, comedy couple in a little bit of everything harmony," comedy, v travesty, nutty nonsense. Music on : harp, guitar and bandola. One of the best acts for a long time. New : songs, new jokes. Everybody well pleased last night. v PICTURES. "The Moulding." v An excellent drama written by Miss Leah Baird, the beartiiul and accom '' plished player of thv; .Vitagraph Co. "During thn PortnH IT ' r- .. .... . - -v; 1 .'.;; , A thrilling Western picture by the v s Biograph Co. "What the Doctor Ordered." " One of KalemVlaughable comedies Matinee daily at 3.-i3 show at night starts at 7:45. . - All , next week "Amicki's Pennant. Winners'' a musical Cvincdy companv changing acts .. daily-r-breaking all re- cords ' everywhererr-12 , performer Beautiful singing; and dancing girls-' The best quartette .in the South-. No. "advar.ee" irt prices, same 5, , 10 and , 15c. admission. ' ' " i ' H. J. F vscue, of Clarks, was among ; the businei PHQGRAIV ATHENS TOD AY s visitors here yesterday. )
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