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H "Frank B. Wickersham Of Pennsylvania To Pay f 7 New Bern A Visit An Address Will Arrive In The City ' Next Tuesday Other Prominent Men Coming . The- local members of the Royal 'i a . i;v a lu-ktr! nr forward :r ,ttrif fl the visit to-this : -city next Tuesday of Supreme Regent, frank B. Wickersham of Penosylvanial -"f-who is to pay a visit tothe 4ocalcounci. -and. also to the council at Wilmington. '--0 Supreme Regent Wickershanv ' be sides Standing high in rank in the Roy. -al Arcanum, is considered one of he ; best orators in the State of Pennsyl vania and on Tuesday night he will - deliver an ' address to the . Royal : Ar . canums and also to the public at the . Court -House , ' i " t fc The subject of this Address has not - been announced but it will be a timely topic and those whowill attend have a , rare treat in store for them There ' will be a number of other prominent -visiting members of the order present. , Among these will be E. Howell Way, 'of Waynesville and . Frank W. Han- cock- of Oxford, ' Supreme- Representa- W P. ;A . Inhnson of Kaleieh. tjrarta , Regent and H. E, Bonitz of Wilming-' vton, urana sscreiary. - - - . Each of these "genttemen; -who are -. well ' known., in New Bern, will take . . .4.' '..!-! ; U- 1,-1,4 : pan in toi exercises w us wiu ' Court House, and will also participate in the oyster' roast and social session which is to be held at thi Council hall corner Broad and" Hancock st.'jeu, after ; Mr, . Wickersham's address. ;-, ' Aa evidence of the fact that the lo- i . ' '. -r it- i ,. cai council'-ls ne wuk regcsi onu tha State, it has jbeen announced thaV Supreme. Regent H Wickersham will -only vif.it jthis.city and Wilmington. -,At the latter city the lodage is notf quite as largif asthe ' one in Mew Bernj ;This order has be- pme extremely, popular,,, during the past few years- and additions are cort stantly lacing madeto the.local council. NATURAL COLOR '-V PICTURE SHOWN HERE , -The first natural '.color .moving pio ,ture ever seen in New Brn waa ., ex Tiibrted at the Athens theatre y est ec day.Thia picture was VTha House of Myster"y" and besides being a revela tion in the art . of rphotogrphy, 5 the ; picture had a, thrilling' plot and in the estimation of all who saw the "movie'' it was "some" picture". ' A'GREAT PICTURE AT THE STAR THEATRE " , v Marionjl-eonard, the popular mo tion pictureactress, starred in "The Watches of Night" a three reel Warner fen turc "picture -.shown at the "Star" thcatrelast night. Miss Leonard is a favorite with New Bern "Screen' de votees" and her work in the picture above mentioned was beyond the least criticism. EACICET TIE PARTY TO- r;ic:.rATi dgeton Tonight at I and a r 1,1 y v ft f i 1 ,i r f for 1. . i U ' 1 ' i ' ( ton a basket ! 1 e hclJ for the bene ' church. The Peo '. f 1. 1 ' 'i t!e roi!-.ic ' t' I ' : i e i f : , 1. " FREED Blf LIEffili PHYSICIAN AND THREE pTHERS '' ARE TURNED OUT. OF OKEA - J, - SER JAIL' - T . L jaurez,. March 31. No reports from General ' Villa were" received this fore noop. 'and it was said that fighting at Torreon continued.' - :' . Washington, March 31 Dr. Lam bert,' an. American physician, arrested by Mexican authorities at Los Mochis after a ' constitutional office.-, upon whom' he' had 'performed an operation had died, has been released as" the re sult of the energetic action of; Secre tary". Daniels. : , On the recommendation of the vice consul at ' Nogales, Mr. Daniels ordered Rear. Admiral Howard to send a war ship to iTopoIobampo.' The .cruiser NeW Orleans' steamed at once, and Dr. Lambert , was released. . ' . - Charge O'Shaughnessy reported the release of " three ' Americans, ' . Gold, schmidt, Donohue , and. Crossthwaite, held on charges i of aiding the rebels. Huerta freed - them ' , ' , Though the constitutionalists - here tofore have been' fairly ; successful in maintaining order in . Sonora, raiding and pillaging by marauders are report ed. - . ' , - Continued ill health of . Mr. . O'Sha- ughneffey , has made - some .assistance necessary ; and Warren . D. Robbins, of Massachusetts, has been seclected to't act- as second secretary. His nomi nation will be sent to the Senate soon. Mr. -Robbins was attached to-the le gations at' Lisbon and - Buenos Aires before, his services at Pa is; ,' F E'F 11 1 KILLED WERE INTERCEPTED BY REBELS r NEAR TORREON AND KILL . ED TO LAST. MAN. , .'.Eagle' Pass"' Texvf March '31. Re fugees -who reached .' Pierfraj - Negras Mex. from the vicinity of Monclova today reported : that Gener il . Mur-gia'-J command 'of constitutionalists had intercepted severlal bands of fug itive federal volunteers from Torreon and killed them to the last man. No estimate was . given of the casUalti es. Murgia is operating between Monte rey and Torreon and is . re ported to have isolated the Torreon garrison from all communications with - Mexico City and with Federal forces at Monterey and Saltillo. -. ' , 1 " " . There has been no communication be-, tween .Eagle Pass and Torreon ove.' the government telegraph line for five daj 8. All railroads into Torreon from the east have been cut. General-Joaquin Maas who - went to reinforce General Velasco at Torreon made the trip overland in armored automobiles with his 800 men. Murgia commands a strong force of constitutionalists which' while takin g no part in the attack 6n Torreon has been working to prevent any assistance reaching the Federals in the be'eagured city. He recently captured Monclova confiscating large 'supplies in the rail road warehouses there and proceeding south and communication with Monte rey from Peidras Negris at Espinazo. 10 miles above Reata a junction point loading to both Monterey and Torreon. He then is reported to have burned several bridges on railroads which hae been carrying supplies to both places. Numerous small bands of constitu tionalis are active around Monterey. e::d at i: rrcTicN ' i r --" utc '.: 'a, r; r. c. i t . ; GD.VuOY DISTRICT ATTORNEY : OF KElV YORK ' . . "-".:.. V-.'..-. i .. ; W. . . , .... "..'....'W. f j-:i::;::v::'--3h;'-''"' ' V'V r VS illiain Dpen Embree, former Wyoming cowboy, who has just been ap pointed af&istant district attorney of New York. Is shown at his desk in the offioe of the district attorney. Mr, Embree was born in Kansas. FORT BARNWELL MEN WANT LAW ENFORCED With This End In View: They Form "Law And Order ' League" And Start On th Trail Of th$"Blind Tigers' SeveraltWere Caught. Knowihg that whiskey was being sold in that section, a number of the citizens of Fort Barnwell, Craven county a few days ago formed a "Law and Order League" and weiit out on the warpath after the "tigers" with the result that several of them were captured. - The Journal yesterday received the following '.communication' in regard to the': formation of this league and of the raid on the liquor sellers; i. Fort Barnwell, March 3t;y Edito.- Journal: - For a very long time the illicit sale of liqour has been practiced in and around. Fort Barnwell, and for a long time our good people have tried every persuasive power to put a stop to this liwlessness; .finding this to be impossi ble, a band composed of 6ome of thebest aw abiding citizens of our community banded together and agreed the sit uation had become unbearable and de termined to put; i stop to the s ile of "blind tiger" whiskey in our Burg, by having 'the law enforced, and - with thia determination : went out and in a few hours captured several of these unfortunate- ''tigers." -The result of which was the formation of a "Law Order League" through which we hope to lift .our fallen brothers on a higher place and encourage them to be law abiding citizens, thereby setting better example and. train their boys to be law abiding God-fearing citizens.. - Resolution Of League -The following is the resolution . of THE PUBLIC SCHOOL . bo;:ds hiiiie t TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH SIGNED AND PLACED INBANK. ;.: - . Twentv thousand dollars worm ui . . , ,. . ; ,. i'" " " , . y' , ,. "t ... j nxn-r' 1 addition to bemg one of the lar Nsw Bern public school bonds, the pro;-1 v . - N ? , t ceeds of which are to be used in the. lumber concerns 4n - the state, ...-.! r : s;jnng Kiiilrtincr i thff CirdAnhnm Lifmber ' Comoanv. lo- crct:i.iiiii . vi .' . at the white public schoolj, have arri - veu irom me - signed and placed in the These bonds were purchased by the ni,-' wii. '.nH rnmnanv bankers! of Baltimore, Md., and will be sent; to them. The premium on them is tiniauy malting to uneieipiani. two hundred and fifty-four dolars, , , j The company has" (arge timber hold The contractor who has in charge ings in Eastern North Carolina and the work of erecting this' building, j employs many men in carrying bn.their will beein operations at once and the new building will bfc completed and in readiness for occupancy by the open-v- of the Fall term. - ' l . , CUILD TO MEET THIS MCXNING, 'X The -m's Guild will meet at e Wednesday morning k. l, oro who has f vd'js .f;'iHiiIWH ' M if ' f ) ft tlie "Law and Order League" and the name3 of the members: ;AWe,. the undersigned citizens of Fbrt Barnwell Prenpi,nct in Mass Meet ing Assembled,: Res(ljir that we, are opposed to the salj of "Blind Tiger" liquor, and the illicit sale of wine and other intoxicatin drinks; and we pledge ourselves to use all lawful means to prevent it; that we ( will from this day report all case3, andVi""n ovar to the Officers of the law 11 information and evidence; and will iftisl st that all vio late from this dte-be prosecuted to the fullest extent of he law. Unamibusly adopted X'this the 16th day of March, 191. . And names af fixed as follows: jj E. B. Wooten, Amo Joyner, H. T. Groonii Simeon jft1&- W. P. Lane, W. C. Jones, J. H. fields, A. D. Ham, W. L. Barwick W--Newell W. E. Move T. F3; Register1 C. M. Jones W. M. BjjrWick B. F. Har dy C. W. Russeli Wv Russell Perry Jones Sam Jones .Bass.' Jones S. J, TripV ; Ersel Croofl 'Z. V. Jones Manly Mctore J. .W.OWddle J. W, Lane L.' SJIarper . J. Hellen J. E. Hill Fred Dail M.D. Lane Ambrose Jones" ' J. F. Jones:,iClaude Register Sam Moore, ; Guy ,.1, Moore, Frank Joyner, S. LSermpn't Lee Sermons, C, C. Tripp, E. fiJones, Eugene Jones. '"'.Vv - .yn. -. - It is the intention i. the "Law and Order League" to reak up the sale of intoxicantsjinandijaund FortBarn well and it idbelievlthat this will be done. THE GOLDS30RQ LUMBER MAKING PREPAR.ATIONS TO ER ECTjSHINGLg MILL AND , BOX FACTORY - i - 1 r catetjDovr and under , the able super- vision oi U, W; Kicnarason, is one oi the most progregsiv in this action as . ... t ...- .,. . t . w evidenced by the .numerous impro- vements and additions .they are. con- WCTK. ' ' Recently they decided to manu facture shingles and boxes and are preparing to erect a new plant in which these - will be manufactured. Thisl plant,' th a foundations of which have been laid, is located near ' their !mil and when completed - wi'l be one . Of the best equipped intlus part of the State. ' - ' , ti:s wr vniER To Tn an '. vicinity Cloudy ' !v t . Moderate to i n i! ' t winds. RAILWAY MEN CDrrin Tur mv - ' u viiriii nri Norfolk Southern General Passen ger Agent Talks. NEW SCHEDULE IN EFFECT The Company Preparing To Han dle Visitors To Big Home Com ing Celebration H. S. Leard, General P.-.ssenger Agent of the Norflok Southern Rail way Company and E. D. Kyle, Traf fic Manager of the same company, were visitors in New Bern yesterday coming here from Washin gtonwhere on the previous night they held icor ference with a number Jof them;mbers of the Chamber of Cmmerce nd busi ness men of that place in regard to the freight rates between Washington and New Bern and Washington and Raleigh. At this conference a number of im portant matters relative to the exped iency of handling freight between these points were discussed and the conference will without doubt p.-ove of real worth in a number of ways. Mr. Leard stated to a Journal reporter last night that the Norfolk Southern Rail way Company were doing everything within their power to give the shippeis of this section the ve.-y bestpossible service and that they were improving thoir facilities all the time. As an evidence of this anew freight schedule which is of benefit to the shippers has just been placed in effect on this division of the road and this will be published in a few days. This schedule is now in effect and will be continued until further notice. M. Leard and Mr. Kyle are both interested i n Njw Bern's approaching Home Coming Week Aviation and Spring racing Meet and while here spent some tina in consulation with J. Leon Williams who is promoting the event. These gentlemen feel as sured that the event will prove a suc cess and are making preparations to handle the c. wds which will be in attendance all during the week. Special .ates f.om all points along the Norfolk . Southern road will I). offered and every effort will be made to give the very quickest service. As sdbn as the date for the celebration is sit, the railway company will assist in putting out literature advertising it and will announce the rates which they are to offer. TO BE HELD IN NEW BERN DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFED ERACY TO GATHER HERE AP PRIL 26. Washington March 31. The Dis trict Convention of the United Daugh ters of the Confederacy will be held in the town of New Bern N. C. on April 26th and the prospects are that there will be a grast meeting. Pamlico Chap ter of this city at its recent meeting named the following ladies as delegates: Mrs. S. R. Fowle Mrs. W. A. B. Branch and Mrs. H. W.: Carter. A. ternates Miss J. T. Rodman Miss Jana Myers Miss Penelope Myers and Mrs. W. H. Hall. The Daughters of Pamlico Chapter have placed -an order for one hundred and twenty-five small mon uments to be placed on the graves of the- Confederate soldiers in -Oakdale cemetery and also throughout the county., -The daughters hope to -have all the stones placed by May, 10th. Preparations are already, going fot the tenth' of ay celebration and as usual Washington and Beaufort coun ty cam be counted on 'to propertly honor those' who wore the gray. PRAYER MEETING AT FREE WILL . - BAPTIST CHURCH ' - ; j i; On last Wednesday night' Mr. Ever ett began a Series of services of subjects relative to 'personal work In the chur ch.. The., talk was full of inspiration and was an incentive to those ; who heard - him to increase their ' efforts along this line of work. Mr. Everett expeciilly requests that each member try to be present tonight and bring their Bibles so that the study of this great work miy be' made more effective and inspiring. THE IWISSIOrftfiY I- INTEREST i , Service at Tabernacle Church Well I Attended CENTENARY CHURCH TONIGHT Local And Religious Features Ap- peal to Church-Goers of I New Bern Despite the veryunfavorable weath j er last night an audience that nearly (filled the main auditorium of the Tab lernacle Baptist Ch-irch.sat for an hour and forty-five minutes listening to one of the most interesting programs that has ever been given in New Bern. It was the occasion of "Woman's Work Night," the second in the series of meetings of "Missionary Week.'. i the interest of the Proliant chur-' cnes oi tne city ami representatives of all th. churches were present. The women outnumbered the men but there were a geat many who joined with the women in listening to the reading of papers telling in a most interesting way of the great work which is being done by the various societies' Some of the papers dealt with the work of the local church others with the whole denomination, while others spoke of work in general. They included home and foreign missions, the support of educational institutions, the care of orphans and the poo.-, the building of hospit lis homes, and schools and churches. The training ofworkers and of constant united prayer fortheKing dom of our Lord. Mrs. W. A. West who was largely instrumental in amnging the program presided over the, meeting in a very excellent manner. She wis ably ass isted by Miss Myrtle Disosway, of the Episcopal church. Mrs. I.. M Hcndren and Mrs. J. T. Hollister of the Methodist church, Mrs. R. B. Smith of the Baptist Miss Etta Nunn oftheDisciples church, Mrs. C. S. Hol lister of the Presbyterian church and Mrs. Addie Mitchell who represented the Anti Tuberculosis Society and Mrs. H.M. Bonner who told of the Summer conferences especially that of the Missionary Educational Movement at Blue Ridge, N. C. Splendid music was rendered bythe choir of the Tabernacle ch'.Tch. The regret expressed by many Mas that the program was not enjoyed by all of New Bern as it was by those present. It was certainly a fine meeting. The women be praised for it. Another treat is in store for you to night, it will be the third meeting in the series. Centenary Methodist chur ch is the place., The first thought was to make it a men's meeting but it has been dicided that this won't do. The The women with the men are most cordially invited. All will meet in the banquet hall of the church when refreshments will be served, short talks, music and other interesting en tertaining and inspiring features will fallow. It will be a great occasion. Rem ember that it is in the interest of all the churches and all are invited. The following are the speakers and their subjects: 8. P. M. Laymen's Meeting, Cente nary Methodist Church. Addresses. 1. "The Christian Man and His -Community." Mr. W. F. Ab erly. 2. "The Anointing for the Mis sionary Life.'' Mr. , A. A. Lee. 3. "The Layman and His Read-, ing." Dr. H. M. Bonner. 4. "The Present Missionary Op- . portunity." Mr. W. H. Truman. . 5. "Christ's Call to the Men of -- This - Generation." Mr. S. M. Brinson. - 6. "Conference."-rL.- B. Padgett. NAVAL OFFICERS GO ON CRUISE TODAY . AdjutantGeneral Young, in company -with several other officers of the North Carolina ' Militia,' will arrive in New Bern this morning and in company with Captain C.t D.-Bradham of the North . Carolina Naval Militia, will go on boird of the Elfrida for a cruise, to Swan-: quarter. .The trip is one for the pur pose of jmspection. The gas freight boat Worth Baglev arrived in port yesterday morning f?"" cargo of , merchanidse. MEETINGS enn UIIUII 11
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