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i ' ' , J ' Daily OURNAL VOL. LXIL No. 96 NEW BERN, N. C, TUESDAV MORNING JANUARY 20, 1914 FIVE CENTS PER COPT X TiOLIfln SUFFRAGE . Ill THIS STATE if FftST G11G Review Of the Work Done During' Past Year LOCAL LADYPRESIDENT Much Progress Was Made! - And Many New Mem "' A bers Vrere Enrollod 1 '". (By Miss Myrtle L. Bunn.)'"" " 'The year ' 1913 Bhowed wonderful results in the womanf suffrage cause "in the State of NorthCaroIina. When ' the various' suffrage clubs of the Dis-"-trict of Columbia, andjthe congression al cbmraittee of J;he National Suffrage " Association,'' which j(vMiss Alice Paul and Miss Lucy Burns were, then chairman and vice-chairman, planned vritTie $10,000.00 parade of March 3d '' vety effort was made to, discover a ' .suffrage organization to carry the -State banner "in the parade, . but no ach orgunization could be found. The StatA was' represented in the parade, however, by .a few enthusiastic North CaroJinfans, who,; inspired by the dc ; -velojinients' of that' . parade, at once started to work with" the idea , that never again should - anything of ; so '-much importance ta the suffrage ques- -tion take place without, their State at least being mentioned as" among thoBe present- .i' -.v Suffrage literature waa sent 'from ' the Congressional Union Headquarter! . in Washington to hundreds ; of ad? -dresses': in '.various.-, sections ot then State. and jnany letters were received ' .and , answered-..' Only 40 signatures weres3cured'to preserit torNoftlrCnr lina 4 members of -Congress on April V - .'7,1913, whereas a hopeful increase to 150 signatures for presentation to the senators from North Carolina were secured on July 31, 1913.- " :( . y Upon request of North Carolina suf v" fragists living ; in. Washington, the president- of 'the Committee on con--stitutioal amendments' for .the State v -extended i an invitation to suffrage speakers to appear before the com ' mittee at the. session held in More ' Tiead City iri June,' .1913. ., Miss Lucy - Burns, :then;- vice-chairman of the congressional Committee" of the Na- ( "tional r : Union Suffrage : Association, - therefore' made a plea 'for woman suffrage " -before the j committee ' and 'was probably the first woman o offi . : cially make a , suffrage speech in the ' State.. " ( , . In - September, Mrs. E. St.- Clair . ''y Thompson organized the first club in Bakersville, Mitchell county, rwirh a membership, of 12.'., A few weeks later the" North Carolina : Equal. Suffrage v League was organized in Charlotte ; ' - with the following officers: . i - -..i : President Mrs. .Archibald Hender- ; son, of Chapel Hilf, v. ? First Vice-President-'-Mr9. ' if pss feldf, Moiganon. Third Vice-President 'Miss ; Edna , . Maslin, Winston-Salem. - ' - 'v., Recording . Secretary -Mrs George '.r Jreen, Jilew Bern. v; i "i - r Corresponding Secretary-Miss ; Su r : zanne Bynum, Charlotte. t, m t ; TresaurerMiss Mary. Palmer Char lotte. ' , - - '.-i . . v This- league, started, with a - mem-. . bership " of including several , . young and enthusiastic lawyers ' and x.'' -business men, and- was- represented in : v the :45th. 'annual: convention .of .,ithe National Woman :: Suffrage Associa . ' ' tion, rhich met An Washington in December," by two delegates--Mrs. E St. Clair Thompson and Miss Myrtle L. Bunn. This was the, first time the. State of North Carolina had ; request .. ,ed. representation in', such conven tion. - A Charlotte branch of the league was organized .in November, ' with Mrs. , Wm. A. Reynolds as president, and its committee is now , establishing its headquarters. ' . ' ' In-November, Mrs. Eugene Reilly represented the State of North Caro lina at a conference of woman suf fragists from the Southern States, he! J in New Orleans. ' ' - ', . A copy of the charter of the North G -Oiuia Equal Suffrage Leagufi,: on C. 1 1 WduLirton, is sch an adnur ; " . ' -'-n-t V t V rth C - r i r3 cf r : " t r " riEW BERN PAYS HOMAGE TO TWO GREAT GEMERflLS Anniversaries Of Lee and Jackion - Are Observed S. M, BRINSON SPEAKS Pays Glowing Tribute To the" Greatest Generals Of the Civil War 5 ) Commemorating the anniversar -ies of two of. the most brilliant. Southern generals, New , Bern, yesterday paid fitting tribute to Lee and Jackson, The exercises were held in the Griffin auditorium and were well attended and proved thoroughly enjoyable to all who ; were present. The exercises were opened with a song, "Ho, for Carolina," in which the entire assemblage participated. Fol lowing this, .Rev. E. H. , McWhorter, pastor of Centenary Methodist church, led in prayer. The principal event of the occasion was the address .by Hon S. M. Brinson, superintendent of the public , schools of Craven county. Mr.i Brinson, in his usual brilliant and fluent, manner, paid a glowing tribute to the two great' men who have answered the last, roll call and crossed over the river, and, during the time he was speaking, he large audience was so engrossed in his remarks that quietness reigned' so supreme ; that one could, have almost heard a pin drop on $he floor.- .At the conclusion of Mr. Brinson s address the pupils of 7A Grade rendered a memorial song and this was followed by a penny -offering. ' The presentation of-the; crosses .of. honor, to Confederate Veterans came: next.. Mrs;-1 T. Hol- lister had this part of program in charge and crosses were presented to Captain Piner, Fj M. Augustine, A. H. White, of Jones county, and J. F. Meade of Maysville. - ' - .. The presenting of these crosses is always an impressive occasion. To the younger generation this is more marked. As the gray and hoary old Veterans answer to their names as the roll is called and march to-the front to have pinned on their coats that small piece of copper which denotes that they were in that great conflict between the States in which the South battled for. the right, yet lost, but in so, doing proved to the world that the men and women of Dixie were willing to fight until the last drop of blood had been shed, there comes a great . feeling ; of admiration for these old heroes and one feels like rising and giving three cheers in their honor. - i . v . The exercises yesterday were under the auspices of the Daughters of the Confederacy, 0 the. Sons : of . Veterans, assisted by . the pupils of the' public schools, - The event -was a success in every detail and those who attended were, more -than, glad that they were ' ? I' MARINE NEWS. :The gas freight boat Ruth C. Watson left yesterday for Baird's Creek' with a cargo, of general merchandise. , The gas freight -'boat -Roslyn , of Washfngton, arrived in port, yesterday ' The-, two masted .-schooners Bertie, j ::-...'- . . Ruth, Ivy - and Janie arrived in pqrt yesterday : from , Core - Sound with ? a cargo',of oysters., .-.t ' - 11 . . ' '' . vl ' " ' i - n do things when they once 'wake up." For ; the suffrage - tide has . certainly reached the State ' and ' no ; one . can say how far and how fast., it many nse.. .'.': ' '' : 1 'It is fortunate that one": of ' our North Carolina representatives,, - the Hon. Edward Pou, serves on the com mittee on -. rules, : for it is', this com mittee that suffragists; are besieging in an effort to obtain a woman suffrage- committee in the house. -Mr. Pbu will probably have his own. trou bles when "the members , of the . North Carolina suffrage league realize .that he is in a position ' to - render . them much service. Although he has not ' '-pa nimseit . xor sunrage, Air. ou concedes that the, question has e a national question, and that 3 ' ''eves that women are now en- 1 1 t' c-" c - tsQ in the EXPRESS OFFICE ROBBERS I SENT TO COURT Violated United States In terstate Commerce Act SENT BACK TO JAIL Could Not Give Bond "For Appearance Before Judge Connor A criminal action in which ( the United States Government was the plaintiff, and which was the first case of its kind ever taken up in Craven county, took place yesterday afternoon when William Midgette and George Hyman, colored, were arraign ed before United States Commissioner Charles B. Hill on a charge of violating the United States Interstate Commerce Act. It will be remembered by Journal readers that the two men before Com missioner Hill broke into the whiskey officeo the Southern Express Company several days ago and stole therefrom sixteen packages of . whiskey. The men placed their booty in a small wagon and succeeded in getting away without being seen by anyone. On the following day Policeman A. L. Bryan was put to work on the case and within the course of a few hours had the culprits under arrest ' and in jail. It was the intention of the local authorities to turn the case over to the State, but the theft was. a cleat-violation of a Federal law and they were turned over to the latter. When ar raigned for a hearing yesterday after noon Midgette and Hyman entered a plea of guilty and were bound over to the next term of Federal Court under a bond of two hundred and fifty dollars each. In default of bail in this amount. thy were re-committed to jail to await the next term of court. . TheUnited States Interstate Com merce act has been in effect only, a few. months, and this is the first vio ation in this section, in which the offenders have been apprehended. A few weeks ago there was a similar case : at Polloksville in which two white men broke into the express office and , stole a quantity of whiskey. At that time Commissioner Hill was not positive that the stolen foods were "in-transit" after they had been deliv ered at the office of destination and took the matter up with United States attorney Francis D: Winston. Mr, Winston notified Commissioner Hill that such an act was a violation of this law and that anyone breaking into art express office or depot should be tried by the Federal Cdui. There is a heavy penalty attached to the offense. The Princess Girls Company Appeared before very large audiences at the Athens last night. The continued applause they received, is an' evidence that : the act was well and favorbaly received. If you are looking for good, clean comedy .a'nd enjoy a hearty laugh come ' tonight, ;you will not be disap pointed.!';' Our picture program today is a good, one, leading off -with '; - "Broncho Billy's Secret." A western drama of heart interest, featuring G..M. Anderson the great est cowboy player ever known. , . ( - "Movln' Pitchers.?' A Sclig picture showing the - imita tive faculty of a' child. This picture is intensely ' amusing and - interesting. . t v ;i "Pathe Weekly." Showing current events alt over the world with Mutt and Jeff in the comic role. ; 'rf :'-rf--ii;H. - Matinee daily at 3:45, two shows at night, first 'starts at 7;30, second about 9:15. The Big House, the Big Show,: and no advance in' prices! . '- . v " ' ,), j;:, ! T.. R. Broom named rhrnmrfi thii ritv last I nieht enroute from Aurora to Kinston returning home... ' .: , ; , '- . ' , V;. -. 'y V'.:.'-" ' ' B. D. Jones -left last night for Golds boro for a stay of a few days.- - Mrs. Mattie E. Moore, a well known club woman of New Bern who, at the last meeting of the recently organized Anti Tuberculoiss Society was unanimously elected Corresponding Secretary of the organization. Mrs. Moore has probably done more to give the clubs of New Bern publicity than other any member. She is a frequent contributor to the Journal and he articles are always full of nterest. ; 4 - iMiiwiiiiiiiiiii mmmmmmmm '.' 'Xthi QNB LIFE LOST IN r i WRECK Southern Passenger Train Engineer Scald ed And His Death Expected oc curred Near Charlotte. IS . Charlotte, Jan. 19. Southern pas senger train No. 15 on the A. T. & O. road was wrecked w'thin 300 yards 6f the stat:on at Davidson last night at 8:30 o'clock and Firemian Avery H. Wilson of Charlotte, was kil- Lled and . Engineer Jonah E. Cur- leeV atso of Charlotte, was so fear fully scalded that doubt is enter ta ned of his recovery. The accident occurred in a deep cut just north of the depot and was caused, it s supposed, by a spreading rait. The train, en route south, was running about. 40 minutes late and was slowing up for the stop the sta tion blow having been sounded and also the blow for the crossing. Sud denly there was a shack and a jar, the engine leaving the rails and whirling at right angles to the track where it fell over on itss side. The tender followed suit and- the Combination- baggage coach was twisted at an angle of about 45 degrees. The two rear coaches, where all the pas sengers were-seated, d not leave the rails at all and the people aboard hardly knew what had happened un til they went out to investigate. Sev eral were heard to . remark that the shock was only a very slight one com paratively speaking and that they had thought the train had simply stopped rather suddenly because of the fear of overunning the station. Captain Claude Morrison, the conductor in charge, who was look ng after h'sfas xe'ngers when the sudden stop was MRS. GEORGE GREEN HAS CHRISTIAN WOMEN OF MAN 'SON HAVE BANDED TOGETHER. Mansoh, N. C, Jan 19. A WomanS Christian Temperance Union was or ganized at- Manson several days ago by Mrs. C-eorge Green, State Lectured from New Bern; quite a number were present and all enjoyed the meeting. Fourteen joined, including five hon- ary -members. ',i The '146 Psalm ? was read, v Which is ;the psalm that : was selected ' sometime ago by the Wo mans Christian Temperance Union to be read at their meetings. 'S v '- , ' -The pledge we sign in ' ' joining the Union - is as follows: "I here by . solemnly ' promise, God helping me, to abstain from all 'distilled, fer mented and malt liquors including wine,; beer and cider, and, to employ all proper meant to discourage the use of and traffic in the same." . Our badge is a knot- of white ribbon, standing for- purity and total abstinence. Every int:"'gent .mind ;: knows that . total a' ' - ice is the only safeguard against t' 1 1 rrible evil of drinking too. much - ii: ftv'lW--4'-t?. SUNDAY NIGHT Strikes Spreading Rails- made, rushed to the front. The first object seen by hifn was Engineer Cur lee crawling away from his cab, which was enveloped in a cloud , of hissing steam. Nothing could be seen or heard of the fireman. Within a minute a great crowd of people had gathered and the wound ed man was quickly carried to the office of Dr. J. M. McConncll" where medical attention was given him. Dr. McConncll was assisted by Drs. Y. H Wooten, E. O. Houston and several helpers. On investigation it was found that Engineer Curlce w.is not badly bruised but that his burns were most serious. No exact determina tion of the extent of his injuries could be made last night and it will pos sibly be several days before anything definite can be learned. Fireman Wii sDn, in addition to being fearfully scalded, was caught beneath the en gine and also badly mangled. It is presumed that his death i occurred within a very few minutes after the engine turned turtle. His body was not extricated from the. wreckage for a half hour. Mr. ("urlee lias a wife and family who reisde at No. 4(11 North Pine street. Mr. Wilson is survived by his widow and two chil dren, lie came to Charlotte from Mocksville where he has many rela tives. He had been railroading for some time. Mr. Curlee had been an engineer on the- A. T. O. for some 12 or 14 years. So treacherous is this poison that it steals on a person unawares and takes possessston of the body both physically Vnd mentally, ruining the lives of some of our best men and causing miserable homes and aching and breaking hearts. We are trusting God to stop the sale of it in our fair land. There are only ten prohibition States, now what we want is National Constitutional Prohibition. Why does not every one see that it is the curse of our country and take steps to stop it? Just think of a train being put on the road that is called by some, Mthevjug train" it is far too easy to get as it now stands. Of course a man ought to have will power enough not to drink but if they are weak, then it is our duty to work to get it -out of their reach, as we would keep poison from a chi!d and we believe, God helping us, that we can stop it, for we are glad and thankful that we have reached a period in our history when men are beginning to awake to the fact that 4 they- must be pure and clean in their '. lives , as their mothers,, wives and daughters. Surely the night of ignorance and error is far. spent; the morning light is breaking. Yea the day is almost at hand. . " ' ',' -' ..".V-' . H. H. Hodges returned last, night from La Grange. '', .. THE PEPSI C0U1 BOTTLERS ARE INJE CITY Annual Convention Will Begin This Morning MANY ARE ATTENDING Oyster Roast Has Been Planned For The Last Day. The annual convention of the Pepsi Cola Bottlers begins in this city today and ever since Sunday morning the boys who handle the drink that has made made New Uern lamous, have been coming '.in on every train and about one hundred and fifty are on hand to participate in the opening ceremon ies. The convention, which is held each year, will take place at the home office of the company on the corner of John son and Middle street. During the past week C. D. Bradham, the geniaf president of the company and the? originator of the beverage, has Jbeen engaged in making preparation for his guests and the visitors will find every thing around the plant in tip-top shape. Today, tomorrow and Thursday the convention will be in progress. The entire first two days will be devo ted to the business meetings as will a part of the third and last day. A large number of the visitors are down on the program which has been arranged for the occasion, and some very help ful suggestions are in store for alt. The main object of these conventions is a get together meeting at which various improvements made by different bottlers may be explained by them and which can be put into effect by their, fellow bottlers. Thursday, the last day of the con vention, will be a big day for the bottler boys. Mr. Bradham is noted for his tlioughtfulness of his guests and he has .ilanned a rare treat for the visitors. That afternoon they will be taken aboard a boat and taken to a point several miles down N'euse river. There they will be iniated into the mysteries and delights of a real old-fashioned oyster roast, right on I he edge of the water from which the delicious bi valves have been taken and near enough io the majestic Atlantic ocean to get the odor of the salt spray into their nostrils. Many of the bottlers have never attended an oyster roast while others have participated in similar events as the g-iest of Mr. Bradli.tni. However, some original wrinkles have been planned for the approaching event and it is being look ed torwi'rd to with much int icipat ion. CONDITIONS BKTTER. No Longer Is Queen Congested, Str; Since the completion of the long sill ing constructed by the Atlantic Coast Line Comany near the city's water and light plant, there has been a marked change in the former congested condi tion of that company's track on Queen street. When the freight train comes in each afternoon the locomotive car ries the empty cars from the yard out to the siding and then takes the loaded cars down to the warehouse and yards to be unloaded. This is a, decided improvement and is apprecia ted by the public. INCREAE CAPITAL STOCK. Local WholeWe Firm Growing ajC&Jat ivapiaiy. it n At a meeting of the stockholders of the Armstrong Grocery held a few day's ago it was decided to increase the cap-' ita! stock of the company from $50,000 to J125.000. ' T This firm was organized in March. 1907, and its growth since that 'time has been very satisfactory to all con cerned, H, W. Armstrong is themanj agar and ; secretary-treasurer ., of the company and their place of business is located in the Wolfenden building on South Front street. H.: M; Hill, of the Hill Tailoring Co., returned last' night from New York City where he purchased his1 spring stock. .
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