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11 'Wit t VOL. LXII. No. 96 V v NEW BERN, N. C., SATURDAY MORNING JANUARY 17, 1914 FIVE CENTS PER COPT m 7t:( : SCHOOL NEWS-;: FOR THE WEEK '., Tupils Of ' 4A "Grade Greatly In- 1 terested In Spelling .-'". t - . -t , v Bee. - . . a'.?---- ' PIANO - AND VIOWN CLUB Tajrentsv ."Andr ' Visitors "Always . ., . , Welcome At The- - i School. . ' h - - (Contributed.) ( - T " ,-This term the pupils-of the 4A Grade i i . : ; : liave been .very much interested in -a - Spelling Contest. 'The plan used was v" . to "award gilt ' stars for1 five- perfect .-i - .consecutive spelling;' lessons,. Edith j . ; v ' Alvis and St. Clair , Baily ' have lead ; ' -i the'during entire term, - At the present ' , ' - it is. impossible to declare the victor. The '7 A Grade finishes today a stir ' ar.vi face and product map of Australia', - that ; is , a-.eredit' to the entire grade. . J; We wish the friends of the school could i 'nee and examine them; v . -.. - -, 1 ihe 5U Orade iad its -weekly- spcl ' ; , ling bee today. . .Out of .110 words 1 -given, three were missed. The daily - ' spelling lessons are more enthusiastic - - than usual in that the .five tows of s v ; j.r . pupils. are more enthusiastic than usual . .' and that the five rows of pupils are com . peting as to which row will have per- , iett lessdhs for a week.- There have - been only two absences among the boys T. . in three weeks, while the attendance . "c ; of the girls this month, is better than ' .-f usual. , Reviews on all subjects arc . '-. going on preparatory to examinations. . , ' The "pupils and teachers of- the 4A y-.:-. ,:and 4D Grades wish to thank the man- .! - : agers' of the Athens Theatre for their (.".--'''-; ". "tickets to the Friday Matinee.- Thcy , enjoyed the show very much. ', '. The" J Piano and Vrolin Club will meet next- Wednesday afternoon at , j,';. .wfxvlfntr o'clock. The pupils have settled down-to good work since the holidays. k The Theory and Harmony Class meet 'regularly, and an examination was given . -..in Theory, last 1 Wednesday afternoon. i-2 : .In the IC-Grade's attendance-con- test fof this week, the girls won, only - one being absent during the week, and that was 'on account of sickness. " , Tor the past week the work done bythe 4B Grade h&s been principally . reviewing, preparatory to the examina- lions, v which 'begin . next week. -'The - majority of the pupils Are wide awake tand hard at work. They had a . very interesting spelling bee Friday. At the eltd of the; period, Jane Dill and Nora ; Williams remained ' standing on " one side, while Elizabeth" Duffy, Kath- ryfl Bell, Eleanor Hall, Matilda Harrell, , Alildred Huggins,- ''. Billy Guion " and Louis Foy were on; the others Eliza ' beth Duffy hasn't missed a word in spelling this term.--, The. attendance in this grade has been very good this Week, . there having been . only . four -"absences, all or. which were among: the 'i boys. .' " - v ", , - j: vThe; 3 A -Grade, has- divided their .- w spellers . into two parts: The. United ,,.-, .. - States Army and the -United States , Navy. , -j In - today's . spelling bee the following . remained standing - on - the , r- -V S. A. side: Eloise Peterson, Freder: " -: i ick Babson, John Ooulding; Annie May , " Lupton, . May. Bell VLee, ' Frederick f , :). : .? Nelson and : Louise Honrine, while " Margaret Waters -stood alone' on : the v - U. S. N. side. " ' - " ' i. Visitors - are always , welcome at - school and parents and others are urged ' to visit the school at' any time" on any ; , ' day, For some reason we do not .have ' ; i ' " the visitors we should at school. On ' Friday Messrs Green, Warren and - ? -.- .: Bnnson spent the forenoon- in visiting y - the rooms and examining the work done by the pupils.- We hope' others will do ,1 - likewise. ... . . , , "' The mid-term examinations 'begin on the 22nd in a large number of the v grades and on the 26th In the others. . Both teachers and pupils ' are , busy with the reviews and preparing for the examinations. ' ' ' - . ? y - . The new term will begiri on Monday, . February 2nd, at which time new pupils or pupils who became 6 'years-of age after the opening of school in October, , may enter school. . . S SATING AT GHENT TARK MON DAY NIGHT. T! s managers of Ghent Park have an" f-l t' t, ' beginning Mon.l.'y t c ' o v- l'.l be or for t' t- C v . WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC : '7 WILLIE SUBJECT NOTED WOMAN DRAWS LARGE t .CROWD AT TABER- ' . NACLE. Mrs. E.-'M. Whittemore spoke to a large and appreciative audience at the TabernacleBible Conferencejast night. The Congregation oyerftowed the main auditorium and many were seated in the Sunday-school rooms. Mrs. Whit temore held the audience almost spell bound from -.start to finish and very often;' handkerchiefs were seen drying the tears fromhe eyes of the listeners. Mrs. Whittemore will speak especially to . women -at 3 o'clock this after noon and her subject will be "The White Slave Traffic." There will be a big Saturday night service tonight, at- which time Mrs. Whittemore will again speak. There will be four big services at ihe Tabeniitclu tomorrow. At 9:45' a. m. Hon. Sidney Whittemore, President of the International Un ion of Gospel Missions will address men and boys, and every-man and boy in New Bern is invited. Mr. -Whitte more is one of New York's leading business" men and a great leader in Mission work so the men of New Bern have a treat in store. At this same hour ; REV. JOHN V. ELLSON. Mrs. Whittemore will speak .to the women and girls, ' and Mrs. John V. Ellson will speak to the children in the primary class. At 11, a. m. Rev.. John V. Ellson . will :, preach. At 4 p. m: there will be a great mass meeting for all New Bern and -Mrs. Whittemore will be the speaker. The subject for" the afternoon will be "Rescuing the Fallen." At 7 p. m. the Tabernacle Choir Will render a special musical program, after .which Mr. Ellson will preach. At 8 p. m. Mrs; -; Whittemore will deliver her closing address. ! The public at large are cordially invited to all of these services. ' ANOTHER BIG UNO SALE ..!.- TO SOOII BE TWENTY-FIVE RESIDENCE, LOTS .; , ;-'.;for- :' white, vifx'; 'y'J'zir PEOPLE'. v ' zj??? Another land sale which -will beiof interest'to this section will take place on January 27 when twenty-five beau tiful ' residence lots--. located, f irt'i. west end town site,' opposite the JSrst block in Ghent, will be placed on the market. This property will be sold -exclusively to white people on easy terms. ', 1 : On" the same day seven fine residence lots," located on upper s Broad street, this side of Elmview, will be sold to the colored people. -iThis is a very desir able property for colored people who want to purchase residence property and the terms on which it will be sold will .make it inducive to them to buy. ' A number f valuable prizes will .be given away to those who attend these sales. A FINE BANK. National . Bank; . One Of The " r , v - Very Best. K " -In this issue of the Journal appears a statement of the condition- of the National Bank of New Bern. This bank is one of the oldest and strongest institutions in the State and its affairs ore conducted in such a satisfactory r inner by its efficient o.T.cers that it .'s ai.iong' the very best banking ', ' 'apj in the Elate. . ... A r 1 of the t -"t shows If '""-'1 Mss EUicl DeU 1 f J Jig - Miss Ethel E. Bell of Portland, Ore., .who is presiding over the government Inquiry Into the affairs of . the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, commonly cal led the Bell Telephone Trust, now being conducted in Philadelphia, Pa. Suit has been brought by the department of justice against the company on the Pacific coast, charging violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. Judge Robert S. Bean of the United States district court at Portland appointed Miss Bell special examiner to take testi mony preliminary to the trial of the case. DAUGHTERS URGED TQ BRING DUES. All Daughters of the Confederacy arc urgedto bring their annual dues to the meeting Monday morning at 'l2;3d. The Treasurer will be in Miss Hollister's room in the Griffin building at 12:15 to receive the dues, and it is hoped every daughter will take advantage "of this opportunity to settle for the coming year. BASKET BALL GAME THIS AF TERNOON. ' There will be a basket ball game here to day at 3:00 p. m., between the local high school team and one from the Dover High School. The game will be phiyed at the academy green and the small sum of 10c. will be charged as an admission fee. OFF COUNCIL OF WOMAN'S CLUBS HOLDS MIDWINTER MEETING ... ? AT CHAPEL HILL. Chapel Hill, Jan. 16. Addresses by Miss .'Adelaide Fries of Winston-Salem, Mrs. T. - W. Lingle of Davidson arid Mrs. C. C. Hook of Charlotte featured tonight's session of the Vmidwinter meeting of the Council .of the . North Carolina Federation of Woman's Clubs, convening in Chapel Hill this'morning Tonight's session was held in the Pea body educational bulling. .: Miss M. H. Berry, as A member of the Chapel Hill Community j Club. t presided oyer the meeting and Dr. C H. Herty, on behalf of the village, made the welcoming speech. , - '.?"'- , r Miss Fries.: who is president of the State Federation, in her speech tonight briefly outlined the growth of women's clubs in this Stata. Since the organiza tion of the federation in 1902, the'growt has been from seven clubs to 89 in 1913, with a total membership of 3,253.- '.'Union of all for the gcoJ of all" is the motto of jthe federation and white and blue are the colors adopted, the em blem representative qf ' the State Uni versity. V:1Y i In denoting the growth of the organi zation, Miss Fries called attention to the addition of new departments each year, conservation and department of health being lately annexed. ' - NEW BERN MANvSPOKE AT BAY- ' , BORO. . - S, -M. Brinson, Superintendent of Education of Craven County, ad dressed the- Temperance meeting at the Court house Monday" nigh. It Was a re jular meeting night and notwith standing the cold weather, there was a large audience to greet Mr. Brin- I' if a 1 1 Rvi charming - f. '! w '1 low -to f -tinal PUBLIC SERVICE FOLK HOST FILEfBEIR RATES FOREIGN CORPORATION VOL UNTARILY PAYS INCREASED TAXES, CAUSING SENSATION. Raleigh, Jan. 16 The Corporation Commission is taking definite and active steps to assume the direct supervision of electric light, power, water and gas companies serving the public throughout North Carolina pur suant to duties imposed on he com mission by the 1913 ' Legislature through Chapter 127, Public Laws of the State. . To this end the Commission today issued a call to all such' companies, other than mucicipal- corporations, to file with the commission within 30 days complete schedules of their rates and charges for each class ot service which they sell to the public, together with any schedules of discounts for quantity of service or prompt pay-? mcnt. Also, the commission gives no tide that all these companies will be called upon at the close of each calendar year to file reports covering their operations, and showing capital stock, bonded indebtedness; surplus or profits, gross receipts from sale of ser vice, operating expenses, salaries, cost of operation that .may be per tinent to any inquiry as to just and reasonable rates to the public for ser vice performed. Furthermore, if any company is en gaged in two or more forms of pub lic service mentioned, it will be neces sary to keep its operating revenues in such form that separate report can be made as to operations of each form of service. A charter was issued today for the National Moving Picture Advertising Company, Charlotte, capital $100,000 authorized, and $300 subscribed by W. P. 'Aldrich, C. O. Smith and H. R. Glassock. . WIFE OF CONFEDERATE GENER AL PASSES AWAY. Asheville, N. C, Jan. 16. The first woman to conceive the idea of a Confederate reunion in this section, Mrs. Alice Ray, wife of Brigadier General James M. Ray, is dead ify. her home near here after an illnes(s-''-of several weeks. "Mother Ray," as she was familiarly known, entertained the surviving mem bers of the Sixtieth North , Carolina In fantry at her home on July 4,1879. This is said to have been the first reunion of Confederate veterans. TRAIN STRIKES WfOMAN. Almost A Tragedy At High Point. Yesterday.'"' High Point, Jan. 16. While cross ing the railroad track ne.af.the Tom linson Chair ' Company's plant this morning about 6:30 o'clock x Miss Grace Royster was struck by a work train, being bruised severely' about the head and body. cUconscious, she wag picked up and carried to the waiting room of the station,, where she re ceived medical attention. ' After she was "revived; she was ta ken to her home; and is' now resting well, vi- - ' Miss Royster, it seems, was watching one train, when she was struck by the work train, which was on the track she map -crossing. -, . Attending physi cians do not think that ' she is per manently ' injured, although there is some danger of fatal disfigurement. STORM WAR1C WAS SENT OUT YESTERDAY v-. -'.-: ; ..jiW';'.- -", DISTURBANCE SAID TO BE HEADED THIS r way. At ,4.i30 o'clock' yesterday afternoon the local ' weather bureau '. received warning of a southwest storm which was headed in this direction. Signals were ordered raised all along the coast down to Florida. At the time the warn ing was sent the disturbance was moving over Lake Erie. , . ;' ' . . . Up until an early hour this morning the ' predicted disturbance ' had , not reached New Bern. There was a decided rise in the temperature yesterday and it is quite probable that there will be rain today -accompanied by southwest winds. ' ; V 7.:;-.- -'.'f vV ;'.-;:'".. Sma" 'tare warned against going down the f until the weather is more favor: '. . -; v. .-' ! Gen. Menocab General Menocal.who was inaugu rated President of Cuba last May, Is making a fins record. He has discouraged big graft in high places; he has set a high standard of offi cial efficiency, keeping in office men most capable regardless of their political party; he is putting the Cuban army on n sound basis of efficiency; he is developing the internal resources of the island, aiding the farmers, building schools and hospitals and in every way putting the country on the road to self-respect and high standing among the nations of theworld. CRAVEN COUNTY SCHOOLS GET AN APPROPRIATION MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR OUR SHARK. Apportionment of the 8250,0;).' ap propriation by the general assenibh of 1913 for the schools of the state was made a few days ago at a meeting of the State Board of Education held in the office of Governor Craig. This fund was created out of the Slate treasury for the purpose of enabling the schools of the State to till out tin required six months school term. The new law provides for the set ting aside of five cents on every hun dred dollars worth of property in the State, that is taxed, and this will be apportioned to the various counties later in the year. The total school fund will then, it is expected, exceed $400,000. There are 7,900 school children in Craven county and the amohnt ap portioned the county is $2,467.62. MARINE NEWS. The two masted schooner Bcjrtie left yesterday for Witt with a cargo of general merchandise. The two masted schooners Janie and Ivy arrived in port yesterday from Core Sound with a cargo of oysters. The gas freight boat Bessie May left yesterday for North Harlowe with a cargo of general merchandise. The gas freight boat Bessie May left yesterday for Baird's Creek with a cargo of general merchandise. JACK CORBET and the "Dream Girls Close their week's engagement at the Athens tonight. Last night the house was packed and the act presented caused round after round of applause. They will . repeat "Last Days of School" today, and we feel quite sure you will enjoy the show in connection with the following : excellent. ' picture program: : "Old Coupons.' , , A Biograph feature the story of a miser's love for a child. One of the most touching pictures, ever filmed. "The Rustler's Step Daughter." An unusual S. & A. Western drama with many thrills. ' "Getting the Best of bad.". A comedy drama that will make you laugh more than you want ti. , t .. j 'Another big musical comedy com pany all next week. The Princess, Girls Company.. Good singing and dancing and refined comedy acts. f'Y'l.f ' Matinee daily at 3:45, 2 ' shows at night, - 1st starts at 7:30, '2d about 9:15 o'clock. ICY WATERS E Dam Breaks Starting The Mighty Torrent Down Poto mac Valley. ONLY SAFETY IN THE HILLS One Town Inundated And Homes Are Swept Away In Path Of Rushing Flood. Cumberland, Md., Jan. 16. Hud dled in rude shacks and about blazing campfires, hundreds of Hood refugees tonight watched and waited in West Virginia while the northern brunch of the Potomas river, swollen to an ice flood, swept through their homes in the towns that dot the valley be low. The wall of water, start im: from th broken dam of the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co., on Stoney t'reck, moved down the Potomac, inun dated the town of Schell, V. Va., where., the two streams meet, and started a 11 odd wave, laden with wreckage and ice, down the Potomac Vallev. Warnings of the approaching flood sent the residenrs of small towns along the river scurrying to safely in the hills, where tonight from vantage points they peered thrush the dark ness in an icy gale tmvard the swollen waters below. T.. 1. ..-.,.. I, .,.,.1 i : .iii-i iiitHi.iiii: oin Mm iii ration was cut of! the Mood during the day, but was re-established to night. Kutnor;; of several men caught in the ilood waters at Shaw, V. Va.. 20 mihs from Schell, which could not lie confn iiu-d were only reports of casualties attending the flood. The Mood warning emptied the town of Shaw and sen many residents of Blaine, Harrison, Kitzmiller and other small places hurrying to the ridges. I'ear that the waters might rise still further prevented many refugees from returning to their homes, even in towns where little damage was. done. The flood wave apparently expended its energy in a mad 20-mile dash down the valley of the Stoney Creek from the liursted dam to Schell. This valley, however, was virtually unin habited. It was owned by the West Virginia Pulp ei Paper Co., as a right of way and watershed. The big dam which impounded a lake of water live miles long, and which was 65 feet high had been weakening for several days. Last night it began to crumble, ;nd a farmer from the mountain village of Mount Storm rode down the valley warning the few inhabitants of the impending break. A part of the big structure gave way early today and at noon the sweeping waters carried away the greater part of the fare of the dam. Below Schell the rashing water joined the Potomac River, and for 70 miles the gradually diminishing wave rolled on, increasing the height of the river by from three to eight feet in its 70-mile course between Schell and Cumberland. The Potomac was filled with ice, and this, with wreckage and log booms tore from their moorings, add ed force to the flood. The railroads tonight dynamited several small bridges which threaten ed to jam the rush. Tonight ridges along both sides of the rushing torrent for 70 miles from the deluged town of Schell to this city were dotted with campfires and lan terns for refugees and miners and lumbermen from the lulls. Late in the night the re-established telegraph line from Schell brought the reassur ing news that the water was sub siding. Some fear was felt tonight because of a wooden dam at Beryl, W. Va., where the Savage river flows into the Potomac. The West Virginia Paper & Pulp Co., which has a plant coverv ing ,40 acres at this point, put . 1,000 men at work to strengthen the tdam. ; Officials here tonight estimated that propery along; the path of the flood had been damaged to the extent of about $200,000, To this was added thousands of dollars worth of logs carried away by the water. i. , t ,-., V Some men are nothing more than ani mated threats. ' . , ' s' Those. If ho pay as thsy go usually find the going good. ' It's sometimes easier to discharge an obligation than a cook. :. Knowledge isn't always power, but it knows when to press the button. G RUIN
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