OI E&XIIIr-NO 68
KINSTON. N; C WEDNESDAY JANUARY 2!. 1914,
PRICE FIVE CENTS
HEWSOFTHEVVORLD
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST AT
HOME AND ABROAD
GATHERED FROM ALL SOURCES
Brief Chronicle of the Day's Events
In All the 'Nations ef the Earth
to Keep Readers Abreast of the
Times.
New York, Jan. 19. When court
adjourned late this afternoon only
four jurors had been selected for
the second trial of Hans Schmidt for
the murder of Anna Aumuller. As
in the first trial, which ended with
a disagreement, insanity will be
Schmidt's defense.
Washington, Jan. 19. A joint res
olution introduced today by Senator
Overman would require the Presi
dent to consider the expediency of
effecting a treaty with the European
powers for neutralization of the
Philippines and for protection of an
independenCgovernment there when
established.
Washington ,Jan. 19. Frederick
T. McCarthy, of East Cambridge,
Mass., was indicted by a grand jury
Jbere today charged with offering
William L. Austin, chief clerk of the
Census Bureau, $150 for a position
as typewriter at $900 a year. Mc
Carthy later was arrested at East
Cambridge and will b brought to
Washington for trial.
Washington, Jan. 19. Under sus-,
pension of the rules, the house today ,
passed the Smith-Levert agricultural
extension bill, which now goes to the
senate. It would appropriate $480,
000 the first year for government aid
to state agricultural schools $10,
000 to each state- and the amounts
would increase yearly until after ten
years $3,000,000 a year would be
appropriated.
Washington, Jan. 19.- Chairman
Overman, of the senate lobby com
mittee, declared today that if George
Joslyn, president of the Western
Newspaper Union did not come to
Washington voluntarily he would
be subpoenaed to testify on the
charge that his concern had been
pajd by the Canadian government to
furnish to American newspapers,
"patent insides" containing favora
ble reprehentations of agriculture in
Canada.
Richmond. Jan. 19. Members of
the graduating class of Benedictine
-Millitary College, this city, are liter
ally up in arms over the transfer of
Rev. Father Jerome. v prefect of
studies, to the college at Belmont,
N. C, and are threatening to resign
in a body. It appears that this class
recently had a clash with Major
Joseph Lemasurier, the military di
rector, and although Father Jerome
took no part in the affair, it is hint
ed that his sympathies were with the
students with whom he was exceed
mgly popular. Father Jerome was
relieved of his duties here by Bishop
Haid, soon' after this incident and is
already on duty at Belmont.
FOR NEW UNKIOF WATERWAY
JAfilmingtonians Say Inland Caal
Should Be Extended From Beau
fort to the Cape Fear River Small
Urges Improvement.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 19. A
delegation of Wilmingtonians, in
cluding J. A, TaylorvR. A. Parsley,
M, W Divine, C. S. Williams, W. II.
Sprunt jand Hugh MacRae, appeared
before the rivers and harbors com
mttee today and urged the commit
tee to provide an appropriation for
the extension of the inland waterway
from Beaufort to the Cape Fear
river. '
Mr. Taylor told the committee that
by opening up the route to the Cape
t ear they would give vessels an in
land route around the dangerous
Cape Hatteras and Frying Pan
Shoals and that it would do more
than anything else to solv the
freight rate problem.
ine members of the committee
manifested a keen interest in what
the Wilmington delegation had to say
and they frequently interrupted lo
ask questions as to points which they
did not understand. Representative
Small, a member of the rivers and
harbors committee, introduced the
North Carolinians and urged the ex
tension of the route.
Parsley and Taylor pointed to
recent bulletin by the department of
agriculture showing that there were
$2,000,000 acres of land, not iuolud
ing the swamp landst which the de
partment characterized as "the rich
est land in the world." These lands
are undeveloped, Mr. Taylor said
because they had not transportation
facilities. He said if the canal was
extended to the Cape Fear, the land
would advance a hundred times more
than their present value and that it
would increase the trucking of East
ern Carolina a hundred fold.
LEGLESS MAN TURNS UP
A. W. Kilman Returns to Greensboro
For Short While.
WILLIAMS WAS CONFINED
(,
His
Senate Acted Favorably on
' Nomination As- Controller of , the
Currency. i; v"
'' Washington, Jan. ,19.. The nom
ination of John Skelton Williams,' of
Virginia, nqr assistant secretary of
the treasury, to be controller the
. currency and, as such. . ex-officio
member of the Federal reserve bank
board, was confirmed by the senate
ia executive session late today.
The only opposition to the confirm
ation of Mr.' Williams was voiced by
Senators . Bristowy of . Kansas, and
William Alden .Smith of .Michigan:
- ,Mr. Henry, French, confined to" his
tome at 21C W. Blount street "for
a week with la grippe, is expected
to be out in a dav or two; r "
Greensboro, Jan. 19. The disap
pearance of A. W. Kilman, the "leg
less man," from this place shortly
after Christmas and as a result of
which the police of several nearby
towns and cities were asked for aid
in ail euuri. tu euivc tuc uijoici.,
has been solved. Kilman solved it
himself by putting in an appearance
at the local station. A crowd gath
ered about the man, who, at one
time, it was feared had met with
foul play. The thing that attracted
the crowd's attention was Kilman
walking around.
It was nofknown here before that
he could walk. In fact, he appeared
on the streets here in a little wagon,
the aforesaid wagon being still at
police headquarters in Greensboro.
Kilman told those at the station that
he was held up and robbed here, but
he didn't know by whom or how many
were in the crowd; neither did he
know how much he had lost. He
said that when he "woke up" he was
near Bluefield, West Virginia. While
here Kilman wouldn't go to the police
station for his wasron. but after
spending a short time at the station
boarded train for the north.
"VIVA UNITED STATES" IS CRY
Disarmed Soldiers Express Gratitude
That They Are on American Soil
and Safe From the Constitutional
Army.
Marfa, Texas, Jan. 19. Almost
all of the 3,300 Mexican soldiers and
the 1,367 women and children refu
gees who1 find from Ojinaga, Mexico,
had arrived in Ma&a from the border
tonight and the first train load was
made ready to go to Fort Bliss at
El Paso, where they will be interned
The Mexicans with 'General Sal
vador Mercado, and other Federal
commanders, probably will arrive on
the Fort Bliss reservation before
daylight tomorrow.
Scenes of unbounded joy attend
ed the arrival of the Mexicans at
the American camp after their four
days' march over the 67-mile road
from Presidio. The exhausted and
half-famished soldiers literally drop
ped on the ground. The town wit
nessed all day an unbroken inrush
of soldiers, women, children, horses
burros and dogs and when the van
guard reached here the rear still
was ten miles away. Less than 200
.cavalrymen have brought the refu
gees over the trail and have kept
them from straggling in the line.
"Viva United States" was the cry
of the first refugees' to arrive.
All the disarmed Mexican troops
then joined in expressions of good
will toward the American soldiers.
Not Much Danger. .
El Paso, Texas, Jan. 19. Rebel
Jejaders at Juarez sent word to
Brigadier General Scott that they
feared the Federals when interned at
Fort Bliss would attempt to steal
across to the Mexican side and re
join the Hiierta army. They askejl
that the refugees be removed furthr
from the border. General Scott re
plied that precautions had been tak
en to prevent the escape of any Fed-
?rals.
, The refugees- will be guarded night
and day by four infantry companies.
SPECIAL ADDRESS ON TRUSTS
WOULD WIPE OUT ALL PROFITS
Norfolk Southern's Contention Be
fore Special Commission as to Ef
fect of Proposed Justice Rates
Rodman Makes Statement.
Raleigh, Jan. 19. That the Nor
folk Southern Railroad Company
would giet net profit of only two one-
thousands, of one per cent on the
comjmnxy. North Carolina invest
ment, if the schedule of rates con
tained in the Justice intrastate
freight act were applied, . was the
representation made by General
Counsel V. C. Rodman before the
special Intra-State Rate Commis
sion here today. The Norfolk South-
em's case was called this morning
and was completed during the after
noon session.
The Norfolk & Western is to have
s hearing Friday, this concluding
tli0 hearings of the larger lines of
te state.
In developing his case this morn
ing Col. Rodman, for the Norfolk
Southern, explained that the two one
thousandths of one per cent profit
that the , Norfolk (Southern would
get out of its North Carolina in
vestments if the impending Justice
Act scale of rates were aonlied.
would amount to $200 per month, I
or $'J,4UU per year. On the other
hand, he showed that the company
i paying to the state in taxes $85,
O00. This would give the stahfc$8.r,
000 revenue from the business of the
railroad company and the company a
revenue of only $2,400. Col. Rod
man insisted that these figures would
Establish as confiscatory and un
reasonable, in the rankest degree, the
Justice act rates if applied to the
Norfolk Southern's North Carolina
business. , '
In proving the position taken by,
Col. Rodman, he introduced a num
ber of the officials and clerks of the
company through whom tables setting
out the figures relied on to make the
case for the" Norfolk Southern were
introduced. ., ,
BATTLE IN A PENITENTIARY
Convicts at McAlester, Okla., Sought
Liberty Seven Dead From Fight
With Guards Visiting Judge One
of Victims.
McAlester, Okla., Jan. 19. Seven
persons were killed and one injured
during a pistol battle at the state
penitentiary here late today, when
three prisoners with revolvers, made
a dash for liberty.
The dead:
John R. Thomas, Muskogee, form
er United States district judge.
D. C. Oakes, deputy warden.
F. C. Godfrey, storehouse sergeant.
H. II. Drover, record clerk.
China Reed, serving two years
for larceny.
Charles Koontz, serving 40 year
sentence for murder.
I nomas Law, serving six year
sentence for larceny.
The men, armed with two revolv
ers, which had been smuggled into
the penitentiary, broke from the
ranks while the prisoners were being
inarched through a courtyard. As
they ran through the office they fired
CONFIDENCE, THINKS WILSON'
Public Interest Intense Seats in
Great Demand Senators and Rep
resentatives Allowed Only One
Each.
Washington, Jan. 20. Congress
will meet in joint session in the
house chamber today to listen to the
fifth message of President Wilson,
has special address on the subject
of the trusts and theirvregulation.
Interest in the forthcoming mes-
sage is intense.
The President plans to begin de-
ivery of his message at 12 :30 o'
clock. A few minutes before, the
house will recess to await the arri
val of the senators who will march
in a body from the senate chamber,
headed by the Vice President and
sergeant-at-arms.
Demands for tickets of admission
to the galleries have been the great
est ever known for such an occasion.
The capacity is limited and each
senator and representative in being
assigned only a single ticket though
they are overwhelmed with requests.
-Suspicion When Kilman Vanished.
!; Kilman, a frequent visitor in Kins
ton, was seen here v shortly beforel
Christmas and connded to. a rxwr.
PRESS man that he' would "put on
something" about "the first of the
year. It was believed by tnose wno
know him here when Billy Kilman,
Shrewd and witty; disappeared, he
was "putting! on the something. He
secured a great deal of valuable ad
vertising, his pictures were printed
in the newspapers, and the police in
Grfensboro were troubled at the
mvsterv accompanying . las disap
pearance. . j" ;
Man is the. architect, of , his own
misfortune.
When a man us afraid to think for
himself itV time the wedding bells
were ringing. t i'
Bradham Wants tq Be Governor?
New Bern, Jan. 20. C. D. Brad
ham, business man of this city and
chairman of Craven county commis
sioners, ia mentioned. as a possible
candidate- for the governorship. ,
Bradham, denying : that he is a
politician, declares that if the people
desire a business governor! he is in
a receptive mood. He is -a man of
ability. Bradham is a eoptain in the
naval reserve, commanding the North
Carolina force. '
Slain Chiet of Police Buried.
Farmvirie, Jan. 20The, funeral
pf T. H. Smith, chief of police, fa
la Uy shot by a local druggist named
Pollard Saturday: nighty and dying
in a Washington, "Kl C, hospital Sun
day morning, was held heVe today.
Mrs. .Yancey' Taylor, of Kinston,
a sister was present. ' . .
President Has Correspondence With
Business Men Chief Executive
Said Increases Ought to Be Made
in Rates.
Washingtcm, Jan. 19. President
Wilson has been receiving opinion
and estimates on the busin' fiiua
tion throughout the country which
lead him to betfeve that general con
fidence in the future exists.
The president told callers today
that while he had made no scientific
analysis of the situation and that
Lis letters were of various colors, in
the Jiinin conditions were optimistic.
The president is said to belie(ve that
in some industries, especially those
dependent on railroads, conditions
have not been so satisfactory, but
he made it clear, incidentally today,
that he had not expressed any opin
ion as had been reported on the pro
priety of increasing freight rates. '
The president let it be known, how
ever, that v.hile he held distinct
views on the question, he did not
feel that he could express them
while the subject was being deter
mined by a semi-judicial body.
..With reference to tht tariff theJ
president's letters lead him to believe
yjtat business actually has been stim
ulated by it and that the ; average
small merchant is in better condi
tion now than' formerly." -; -S
several shots at random, one of the
bullets striking Jliws Foster, a sten
ographer, slightly wounding her.
Thomas, a visitor to the penitentiary
in the corridor, and both of the men
tarrying pistols opened fire, several
of the bullets striking hiin and in
flicting mortal wounds.
Oates and Drover intercepted the
men as they left the corridor and
were shot to death, the prisoners,
unwounded, continuing their fight. By
this time half a dozen guard were
in pursuit, and in a running battle
G-odfrey and the three men were
killed. None of the other prisoners
attempted to escape.
Thomas' Was Ex-Congressman.
. Muskogee Okla.', Jan. W.okn R.
Thomas, of Muskogee, who was shot
and killed at McAlester today by
prisoners attempting to escape from
the state penitentiary, formerly was
a member of congress from! Illinois.
Fleseryed five terms a represen
tative from, the fourth district of
that state, from 1879 to 3.889,' Bhort
Jyfter his' retirement from congress
he removed to what was then the
Indian, territory and in 1897 was ap
pointed United States district' judge
by President McIQnley. When bis
term expired in 1901 he established
residence in Muskogee and en
gaged in the practice of law.
ill ni n imnTii rrriTr
iiiuLUHuninoiHiE
NEWS FROM MURPHY TO HAS
TE0 AND BETWEEN
TAR HEELHAPPENINGS OFA DAT
Many North Carolina Items Co
denscd in Brief Paragraphs fir
Benefit of Busy People Good taf
Bad News from ail Over State,
WILL MAKE MUNITIONS
Powder Can be Made Thirteen Cents
Cheaper Than Bought.
Washington, Jan. 19. The army
appropriation bJJI will contain a pro
vision to require the government to
manufacture instead of purchase,
the bhlk of its munitions of war, A
similar provision will be in the for
tifications appropriation bill, i
Rear Admiral Strauss, chief of
ordnance, told the house naval com
mittee today that the government at
the Indian Head, Mr., ' proving
grounds has produced powder at 40
1-2 cents a pound, while the only
private bidder quoted 53cents.
BUREAU OF FARM LOANS
IN IS REWARDED
Brave Captain to be Given Command
of Larger and Better Sh!p.$
New York, Jan. 19.-Command of
a new ship and a better one will be
the reward of Capt. Francis Inch for
his bravery last October when hiB
steamship, the Volturno, of the Ur
anium Line, was burned at-sea with
the loss of many live. The British
board of trade ; exonerated Capt.
Inch of any blame for the catastro
phe and today the Ur.;; I i T ' an
nounced that lie i .'1 ? i
liner, the Frun :; '.' . .
Provision is Made in Pending Bill
. For That Department
Washington, 4 Jaau' 19. Provision
for the establishment of a bureau of
farm loan ia the department of ag
riculture was1 contained ia a bill in
troduced by Senator Norris today.
The bureau would be authorized to
lend money on land at 4 per cent
for & five-year period, the principal
to be repaid at one-fifth each year
thereafter .
Money would be lent to farmers
to buy land, pay exiting indebted
ness or to ereTt buildings.
. . Pointed Paragraphs,
"Doing it now" w the root of sue
cess. .
Money may b " ved j avoidlnr
sure (Lir!"s.
Greensboro, Jan. 19. The adop
tion of fAedulc for 1914 Was prao
ticully the ouly business transacted
by the directors of the North Caro
lina Baseball Association here today.
The season will open April 23, with
Raleigh at Durham, Greensboro at
Winston, und Charlotte at Asheville.
Asheville w!H have two games July
4, Charlotte none, and other towns
one each.
Wilson, Jan. )19. -Wilson's fire
fighting apparatus will soon be great
ly augmented by, the installation of
a modern motor power fire truck of
110 horse power that will pump 706
gallons of water per minute, and
will carry roof ladders, extension
ladders, chemical outfits, and has &
carrying capacity of 1,200 feet of
standard hose. The weight of the ma
chine will be 8,500 pounds and will
cost $9,000 to ,be delivered here
about April 15. ,
Wilmington, Jan. 19. I). W, Mur
ray, an aged white man of a neigh
boring town, while on his way from
a down town district of Wliinington
to his son's, just outside of the city,
was held up by two negroes assault;..
ed and robbed. 'Both arms, were
broken, one in two places just above
the wrist an'd he received a number
of blows over the head and shoulders.
The negroes used a heavy scantling
He is in a hospital 'here. The high
waymen escaped! ! ,
Charlotte, Jan. 19. - Charlotte
bankers and business organizations
have left their ease with the federal
organization committee, after having
presented theirAcause to the point
and perhaps more briefly than Rich
mond and Atlanta, before this com
mittee, and are now awaiting the
outcome with Some confidence that
they rtll not be overlooked when the
organization committee meets to de
cide definitely where the regional
bank in the southeastern territory
shall be located. The matter was
argued particularly on geographical
grounds, it being believed by the
Charlotte delegation that it at least
has the best of the argument in this
poiu.
Durham, Jan. 19. Attorneys for
Cleve Daniels, held in th0 Durham
.jail for the murder of Jim Dunna
gan last summer, and sentenced to
death, will on next Thursday present
a petition to the Governor to have
the death , sentence commuted to life
imprisonment. The judge and ten of
the members of the jury have signed
petition for the change in the sent
ence, and the opinion of many people
ins Durham U that the plea is a . just
one. While the evidence was not
brought out on the stand, there is a
goockdenl of e vidence going to show
that the nem-n wn ernzed with iJ
j ... . ----
eaine when he killed his victim, and
consequently did not know what' he1
ws doing.; " The. state . showed n J
malice other tha.it as construed '
technically by the Juwl , ,
3 -JaB3J j- ;
Dover, Jan. 20. Dover high school -basketball
five won its second vio
tory. of, the two gam played this
season by defeating New Bera high
school, 16-8. In the first game, with
Kinston last week, the score was'
24 to 7. . s '
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New York, Jan, 19. Support of
the administration's naval program
wa9 pledged and the convening1 of
the third HaTneXY
101;" was urfod f:
i- f tie Ami i'i. .
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Conference in
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