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"'V 'A - .- h ' t ,v 7v .It- s i i NEV BERN, N. C. WEDNbAY; MORNING MAY 6 ,1914" ; VCL. LXII. No. 105 FIVE CENTS PER COP Y? T ' VN T "7 ' T. THE WEATHER ' A ' ' A It y t " ' , I - i ; Both .Generals Are Anxi , ' pus T' Get , Into ,Ac-. 'I tion At Once -' j.' ' Strfengtheri V ; "V". Their Defense 1 . y . . - ; ieported That Huerta Has - ;Sent Artillery And Men . . - To General. Maas . v- 1 (Special to te Journal) ' .WASHINGTON, May' C Infor ? xnatlon came from ,Vera Cruz to the wa?,departmeat today-i that s - Mexican federals' had .'mined the railroad tracks from Vera Cruz, to , Mexico C3tr preparatory to utter 'destruction , of the - road In the " event American forces 'attempt-a J, niarch on the-'capital. ' , v- r ' - J ceiTl of report. thatSan F - ,V dscbridaron W inter-Oceanic , H , ,-""i,c '' . . . . No: confirmation had been re- .. ' - w I . "lrV lialf.mlU apart .and Moxlcan sol. 41ert have heendetalned to .toich if the fuses shpuld hostilities, e- entuate. ' It ."; ' These preparations and the ihf -owlna up of defenses which the daily wi-- k- f h. um V - ' ? to b.rc; General ,v -' welcome . orders to start, for.. the JftJNSTbN -STRENGTHENS: LINES -to. ;SSSiBBi iii.Tms city A ' VERA -ported, here that Huerta is dispatch. ' iU "''' 3 (Artillery and rta-lnforcements " other, preparations -for, hostilities. w i ' v'i While these reports Jiave not been substantiated, General JFunston is taking, no Chances and is "streni; , .k? ihening bJ lines of..defensev U --jj, , jf ' ' S 7 ' ' MEXICAN' 'REPRESENTATIVES n 1 ' r- 1 'APPOINTED y "'! x If ' 'V - - il' (Special to-th,e Journal) WASHINGTON,' -May 54Huerta ii: today icnbfed thepanlsh-Ambass-' jj v? .'j ador Riano, thatMexlco would be .:f ' .; represented in mediation by fouri mem Luis Elguero, Augustln Rod riquez, Emillo Rabasa and Rafael Elguero. ' ? f ' "PANUCO RIVER HAS NOT BEEN -. i- -- (Special to the'journal) , I VASHINGTON, May 5. Secre. ";tary of the Navy, Jesephus Daniels, .' today announced-that he- had re - eived messages from Admiral Ma :7yo at Tampico, stating that he had v-made an, investigation and found i Continued to page 8 "5 I 'lit H,1 ji: 7 T 3yj t1 tv f r i i arcir ci w:m codies WED FR0I.1 HIE THIS NUMBER HAVE BEEN RE ! s COVERED AT NEW RIVER j. ' " 1 CO;LLERIES 'i - -, ECCLES,- WEST' VA., Mayv Ai'even hundred bodies had been re covered from humber five mine of the New : River; Collerie company up :S to this afternoon, and several more was in fsj position where they' could be' removed ' tonight. ! - I he rescuers are experiencing much troub.e with - the air' Currents' which carry - volumes of gas with them. t " ' According to the official records of the V company there are, seventy-eight bodies' still in the mine entries. , ! v . Thfe- . rescuers state , this afternoon S? - thett Tf li S bodies tthm the next feW days. The Im ne Jsraoidlv- beinit placed in con- nine rapraiyt uwug action that wUl make the work of the .- , BASEBALL CAME THIS AFTER. ,'nNOONvAT 3:3 Ithis afternoon ' at " 3 :30 o'clock , the S'J'Ble. Men 1 will cross bats with 4he Th5,puhKc,. IHT , , ES?.'.PEIf.!lDEBEB HAD BEEN AT LARGE FOR MORE YEARS ' .Chief of Police Lupton and Captain Bryan yesterday arrested Henry. Man- jiing, colored, . whor shot Will Parker, .also colored, at Manjy, Johnson coun- ty.'more than two years ago.. 1 , The particulars as to the shooting could not ba learned, but aftsr shoot- ing Parker, v who- died later without recovering from the effect ofthe Wound, Manning left for parts unknown and has been on the go eve since. v Officer Ipock learned .Mon. Monday - that the man was in NewBern stopping 'at his sisters home and not knowing him. he told Chief Lupton and in company of Captain Bryan they went to the house , where 'he was stopping and placed him under arrest.' Manning was in NewBern Bern Jast winter and the officers, got ao close after' him that-he'le'ft. - . Chief' Lupton ; wired the . authprities at- Manly that he hadarrested the negro and he' was notified t hold him until ' tomorrow 1 when Deputy Sheriff A. G.' HookA of -Johnson- county1, will cortie to New Bcirn to take him to iSmithfield, N. C. o .4', Li V - riiirteon Badly In- ! Ccvcrnl IIonc2S De- ; exception if that advanced by aft, Ital ian workman Who avers that an em ' 'ye v l.o had gone into the building : re " '7 .f t' e vt; 'a f I t' ? f I , r- IIE110 OPJIIE ilfifJS AGEHGY : IS Dan Lehon Held As A Witness In js , , i Frank Case OTHERS fv ALSO DETAINED Action Of Solicitor Hugh M. Dor . ' sey Creates uite A -' Sensation : . , : j, ', . (Special to the Journal)' v ATLANTA, GA., May 5. Another sensation was created here today, when Solicitor , Dorsey, placed Dan 'Lehon, head of the Burns Detective' Agency and several other witnesses under bond to appear as witnesses in, the- Frank trial. .The men all gave bond .and were released from custody. , ATLANTA, GA., May 5. Affidavits which he claimed . tended, to, "show a conspiracy to 'produce untruthful evi dence reflecting upon James,: (Qonley, a negro factory sweeper were intro duced by. Hugh M. Dorsey, -Solicitor General, at the, hearing loday ton the extraordinary motion for aVnewtriJ tor Leo Mi r rank, tne , tactory up (trtendent under sentence of. .death f the murder of fourteen-year-ljdCMa:i Phagan; The ' Rev. C. B. Ragsdals, who recently repudiated an aflidavjt in which he said that he had; heajd vumey toiuess , me muraer, auegea that he was bribed to make thfe sworn allegation, :; according to a staternerit introduced by Mri Dorsey whA it the chief, of the Statef:lfoi--AiJJtliir sworn . statements frqm prisoner .a former, prisoners, in .the county la and others alleged "that they had been mwv)"?!'; whm yr, r f V'Pa; vtr dence- reftecOng ' upon;, thei wro. vl Conley' "Is - now" prisoner HH tt cpunty jail.; He .was conyictejti gf be ing an accessory in the murder of the little factory girl and sentenced to one years imprisonment. ,, The negro tes tified at . the' trial of . Frank that the latter ha"d . killed the girl' and that he aided in the disposal of the body in the factory basement, . a ; Ben H. Hall, Superior Judge who is hearing the. arguments on the motion for a new trial, today Ordered the defense o return to the; jurisdiction of the court within five days Anna Maud Carter a negro woman who UfJDEfl Oil Views of Battleship New York, Greatest In Worid, and Captain v , v'ktrlUl' t-r ifl i 7 ' i''H " "N' '.f . , T ' - " J : ' - - ' ,.v. .. rs( . N. - t t I Flo' by American Press Association. rrs bat:;Lshlp New York, which v.: 'i 1 s b1 iUt sf.p, the Texas, i i s. l commission.' was pre. u i: 9 t?p r-cture in uie . iftCaf-aeltwasputi t f i lch r'ns on f ( f i E!r.e cii. ' er ttt t it.', ped., Captal. OELEMTIOH OP LADIES APPtAR BEFOR ALDERMEN besirous of Having "Blue Xaws' . Passed. SEVERAL MINISTERS PRESENT City" Attorney Instructed To Draw Up an Ordinance And Present It At Next Meeting. r i A few weeks ago Attorney D.' E. Henderson, in behalf of 'the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of New Bertl, appeared before , the Board of Aldermen and requested that body to1 pass an . ordinance prohibiting the local drug .stores from selling cold drinks Sunday and in '" fact " anything but drugs and '" to . prevent the cafes and hotels frqm selling cold drinks, or anything but food. At that time theCity Attorney was instructed to draw up an' ordinance to this effect and present it to the Board for their inspection. No definite action had been taken up to, ,tast night and a short time after the Board convened in regular monthly session, a delegation composed of forty or,'jnore of the ladies of the various churches and several ministers, marched dpn to the City Hall where they ap peared before the Board to urge that spfrie action.be taken on Mr. Hender son's appeal of a few weejjes ago. I; -Rev. E. T. Carter, pastor of the First Baptist ' Church, stated the object of th visit of the delegation, after .which Mr. Henderson read to' the Aldermen an; ordinance which he had drawn up arjd which he , thought suitable, In addition to preventing the Sale of ci gars,, soft dripks and cigarettes, this ordinance, also, prohibited and made' it a violation for anyone to enter a place made a damaging affidavit against Conley. -The woman is said to have been sent out of the city by a de tective, according to Judge Hill, and to be in New Orleans. One of the representatives of ths na tional detective agency was question ed by the. solicitor general today as to methods employed by the agency in obtaining,1 eVidence. ' which, has been turned ovef to counsel- for. Frank for, use in the new trial motion. . recer.fy went into service and .which, It tv c .afrt battleship la tha world 1 tx ta' e part In tha Mexican alt. '.rauoa enows us flag raising ea rvl"9. Ths lower view showa two -r rcl i roth the New lork and : -y sr the only battleships ;, . .' o' rs of tha New lock la More Than Hundred Visiting Masons Are Wow In New Bern 1 AT AMERICAN CITIZEN" WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE PAINT AND POWDER CLUB The members of the Paint and Powder Club will leave this morning for Washington where tonight they will present in the New Theatre that successful four act comedy "An Amer ican Citizen." This play was presented here a few weeks ago and made a tremendous success. The opening scene is laid in New York. In the next two scenes scenes the Parisian atmos phere is found and in the fourth and last scene the audience is given a glimp se of English life, the scene being laid near London. The principal roles are in the hands of Albert T. Willis as Beresford Carew and Mrs. Dave Congdon as Beatrice Carew, while the supporting cast is fully capable of handling even more intricate parts than those assigned them. A message received last night from . Washington states that fully two thirds of the seats have already been sold and others will doubtless be placed today. In addition to the members of the cast who will go over, quite a number ol local citizens see the play presented. - - The following is the cast which will present the play tonight: Peter Barbury....: J. Curtis Bagg Lucas C. M. Crapon Otto Stroble R. Hunter Smith Beresford Cruger, afterwards called Carew Albert T. Willis Georgia Chapin Miss Lenora Green- baum. Carolina Chaplin Mrs. Isaac Cohen Sir Humphrey Bunn F. M. Hahn BeatriceCarew Mrs. Dave Congdon- Lady Bunn Mrs'. Herbert P. Willis Simms Tom C. Daniels Flower Vender Alfonzo Merino Edgerton Brown John J.Tolson, Jr. Willie Bunn.,. : Geo. Green Annette f- Miss Lila Mae Willis Mercury , Miss Amelia Hahn. 8NE KILLED; TWENTY SIX SERIOUSLY FATALLITIES OCCUR WHEN TROLLEY CARS COLLIDE AT DETROIT, MICH. (Special to the Journal ) DETROIT, MICH., May 5 One man was killed and twenty-six were so badly injured in a trolley accident here today that several of these are expected to die. The accident occurred when two of the' trolley cars on the local line col lided while going at a high rate- of peed." The motorman on one of the cars was instantly kilhd, while the motorman on the other car was badly injured. Passengers on each one of the cars suffered painful cuts and bruises. PREPARING FOR TENTH OF MAY i v .V EXERCISES. Helen' Huff,' Sexton of Cedar Grove cemetery ,s has a force of men engaged in cleaning up that place and getting it in . readiness for the tenth of May exercises which will be held next Mon day. ,' . , ' I 1 TORNADO RAGES THROUGH ' i- DIXIE. TOWNS , . .':,V,Tv.: - (Special to the Journal ) - TEXARKANA, May S.-A cyclone destroyed tha towns of ' Red water and Maude early to- day." Five persons were killed and twenty Injured, according to reports which are not yet confirmed. l- Order of Annotated High Priests Met Yesterday Elected Officers Reception For The Visitors Grand Chapter Of Royal Arch Masons In Con clave Last Night More than a hundred visiting Masons gathered yesterday in New Bern to attend the annual meeting of the Grand Chapter, Grand Council and Grand Commandery of North Carolina. From all parts of the State came the visitors and the local members of the Masonic orders are doing their best to make their visit one long to be remembered. The first business meeting was held yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Masonic Temple when the Annota ted Order of High Priests met and el ected the following officers for the en suing year: H.. E. Reed of Lincolton. President; Edwin Gladmon, Southern Pines, Vice-President; Rev. Morrison Bethea, Chaplain; J. F. Rhem of New Bern, Master of Ceremonies; J. H. Anderson, of Fayetteville, Conductor, W..C. Micker of Elon College, Herald; V. M. Vanstory of Greensboro, Steward; J.. W- Petty of Greensboro, Recorder; S. R. Dunn, of Kinston, Treasurer. After the election of officers the meet ing adjourned Last night the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of North Carolina met in the Elks Temple with Grand High Priest, J." F. Alderman of Heav derson, N-'C, presiding. All the offi cers were jn their stations and all re ports were rad and referred to the proper committees. Thei majority of, the forth-eight chapters in the State were reporesnted. r THE RECEPTION While much time yesterday was spent in attending to business, the local Masons had not overlooked the social features as was attested by the bounteous banquet tendered the visi tors in the reception rooms of Centen ary Methodist church. These ' rooms had been appropriately decorated with cut flowers and the three long tables which were laden with delicacies of the season adorned with old Colonial cut glass candelbra. At "each plate was a souvenir napkin, on each corner of which was a Masonic emblem and in the centre the following inscription: "New Bern, N. C, May 5, 6 and 7, 1914. Grand Chapter, R. A. M., Grand Council R. & S. M., and Grand Commanderv, R. T. After the guests had been assembled the blessing of the Lord was invoked by Chaplain Morrison Bethea. The pleasure of welcoming the visitors fell to L. I. Moore, one of the Old North State's gifted speakers and this he did in a -most appropriate manner. The response on the part of the visitors was made by Grand High Priest, J. T. Aldermen of Henderson. During the course ot his remarks Mr. Alderman paid high tribute to the ladies of New Bern, saying that they, as a whole. were the most beautuul ot any that he had ever seen. In conclusion he touched on the subject of "Masonry," paying a tribute to the High Masonry of the State, saying that they should adopt a slogan of the following rules: "More Light," Higher Standard of Morals and Scyrice and then enumer ated -the meaning of each. -'" .... , , Short but interesting talks were made during . the evening by Dr, Braswell, H., C. Butler, H. G. Smallbone and Mr. .Whickle of Elon College.' r ; . uAs a whole the reception was. a de cided success and was greatly enjoyed by .each one who participared. - -- All arrangements for the reception and the. ; serving was done by the ladies of Cen tenary Methodist church and to them ; is 'due much) of the credjt V j :.i ; . ; '. 'This? mornine 1 the Grand Councif bf.yiofth Carolina iijill, meet y in: its thirty-eighth annual sssentbly, the lodge t rooms of . the Elks Temple being. Used, ! Continued to page 8 'V'
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