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VOL. XXXV No. 56
iONSTON, N. Cn SATURDAY, JANUARY v8, 1916
pmcE five cents
AS GCCD AS SAYING
THAT VILS0N IS TO
RUfA SECOND TIME
'i
Grants Permission,; to Use
Name - on ;. Indiana Bal
lot White House Mum
FORK BARREL IS FLAYED
- . t t
Wisconsin Representative
j Accuses Army Engineers
-Practical : Joker, 'From
Tafheelddm Causes Stir
In Capitah-Bomb Talk'
(By the United Press)
Washington, Jan. 7.--President
v Wilson is a candidate for re-election,
V f s t h
politicians here today agreed when it
' was learned authoritatively that per-
' mission had been granted to place his
name on the Indiana primary ballot
- The White House U silent.
Strong Attack OA Pork Barrel
Representative : Frer . of .Wisconsin
-' today charged on the' floor of the
House that "political pull'' had caus-
ed army engineers to allot money to
commercially unimportant projects',
while giving small sums to " big ha r-
bors. lie. made a terrific attack on
the "pork barrel." .
- ; V .'-.v.1. .... ' .' .- J. ;' . - :
Tarheel Causes Stir ' N :
, Ih Washington.' " ; ',".-''''..
A man" who said he was Dr.; John
M. Parker of AahevilleV Nj C.,' hissed
into ths ear of Secretary; tansing's
messenger today "what is to prevent
my dropping a bomb in this hall ?
He was' pursued by watchmen and
- newspapermen. He declared he said
', it as a joke and disappeared.
- Prank Agostine,-- an aged New
' Bern man who attempted to suicide
by severing one of the, arteries in his
wrists, will recover, hospital physi-
clans say. .' Agostine had bled pro
fusely before his predicament was
discovered.
'CMIff HAS TRIED
TQ IJAHE PEACE IN
ittASESfSTATES
i'.'.i , ,
Count Okuma Is Authority
' for Declaration That Kai
ser Has Sought Separate
Negotiations With Japa
nese and Russians
' ', (By. the Unjted Press) r
"London, Jan. ? 7. Count Okuma,
the Japanese premier, has told in-
terviewers that Germany has made
overtures for a separate peace both
to Japan aid Russia which wero' re
jected. - 'V ' i 1 -
officers is to undertake the' campaign.
: Berlin, Jan. ?.-r-Gennany will send
no army to the Suez canal, it is be
lieved. The Turkish army of one
million men, commanded by German
officer, to undertake the campaign.
ZZumS GREEK SHIP
;; ji:Lc:axi LANDED
. , New York, Jan. 6. The steamship
Pati is, having on board the 300 pas
ser gers of the Greek liner Thessalon
ikl, arrived at Quarantine at 9:60 o'
clock tonight, and will dock Friday
morning. ' "
DANIELS TAKES BAP AT
"PESSIMISTIC PROPHETS"
New, York, Jan. 6. Persons who
predict destruction of American in-;-stry
through the "dumping" of
Cieap foreign-made goods after the
European war were described as pes
si::.:. tic prophets of evil by Secretary
Pan oN, cf the Navy, in a speech here
tonight at the annual banquet of the
Society of Automobile Engineers.
YEAR IN RICHMOND
DISTRICT REVIEWED
Bradatreet's Gets Over the "Achieve
menta of All Lines of Business
Splendid Crops, Becord-Breaking
Bank Clearings,' Activity In Buili
ing, Railroads . Striking It Rich
u (Special to The Free Press)
Richmond, : Vs-, Jan. rad
streets' report yesterday fof Rich
mond and vicinity:
The closing month
of the year
191ft saw revived activity in practi
cally all lines. Some industries. In
deed were, worked far above normal
and. the New Year appears lo hold
bright prospects for further develop
ment In practically-all lines of buei
ness endeavor. , However, under ex
is ting conditions the more conserva
tive advise ' guarding against " over
trading. '
The larger part of the cotton crop
has been marketed at prices far in
excess of early expectations. The
peanut market shows, a steady ad'
vance and prices , for tobacco have
been good. These conditions have
enabled farmers and general mer
chants to catch up with many of their
deferred obligations and at this- time
collections average better, than they
have for the past three years. Job
bing and . wholesale business shared
months of the year. - Wholesale .'dry
goods, notions, and shoes are . very
active. The same is true of grocer
ies and provisions.' A constantly ad
vancing market favored the whole
sale drug, and chemical trade. The
umber' market, which dragged -dur
ng the most' of the year, now show
more activity Real estate sales ii
so show improvement and prospects
are favorable for, iha-usual sprit!
activities. , ; ' " 1
"Building operations during the'
last five months of the year showed
an increase over the -same period of
1914, and total figures' for 1915 al
most equal those for the year pre-
vious. jocm permit. Lve-ua;wiuoi
1915, amounted to $285,187, showing
an increase of $72,685 over .Decern
Ter, 'l9il.,''The total amount of work
authorized for the year 1915 amount'
ed to $3,244,752. The year saw ra
pid rehabilitation ' and development
of plants for the manufacture of mil
nitions of war,' and . those together
with other" industrial activity were:
$69,381,620, an. increase of $5,64 J,-
230 over November and an increase
of $28,193,767 -over the same month
of last year. ' Local clearings for the
year 1915 were $537,261,585, the larg
est in the history of the city, and an
increase of $115,710,670 over 1914.
The Federal Reserve Bank at Rich
mond now has resources in excess of
$25,000,000, and was the first insti
tution in this new system to declare
dividend to its share-holders. Lo
cal banks distributed over $500,000 In
dividends on January first. Depos
its in banks show a steady increase
and legitimate business demands are
readily supplied. 1 k
Railroad, reports throughout' this
district show a steady increase in re
ceipt! and the volume of traffic is
generally measured . only :y the
qulpment; Uiis is particularly ap
plicable to freight trafk. 1
Failures in this vicinity showed, a
light" increase in 1915 over 194,
however. Mtfore than, 70 per cent, of
these fell in the first half of the year.
Retail trade" has , been satisfactory
and showed marked improvement the
last four months of the year." "; j
WILKES-BARRE CAR
CO. SUES STRIKERS:;
. FOR LARGE AMOUNT
; i -
' (By the United Press) , :
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Jan. 7-After
we'eks of wrangling over wages and
working conditions with its 380 mo-
tormen and conductors, during whwh
local transportatioa has been para
lyzed and riot and bloodshed have
become . common, the , WilkesBarre
Railway GoV bas sued the strikers in
dividually and collectively for $200,
000 damages for "violation of their
contract and unlawful picketing."
A large percentage of tha traction
stock is owned by F. M Kirby, whose
string of stores is amalgamated with
the Woolworth string; and Abraham
Nesbitt, said to be the richest man
hi Wyoming" Valley. The strike fce
gan October 14, 1915. .
. The strike is effecting a retail buy
ing population of 484315, a Whole-
KIRCHWEY FOLLOWS
OSBORNE'S EXAMPLE
AT MAN'S EXECUTION
Ile Remained Away From
' ' - v.- . -
Death. Room In Sing Sing
When Girls Siayer Was
'- Electrocuted , , Deputy
Warden Cried Over Duty
" (By the United Press) .
Ossining, N. Y., Jan. 7. A sensa
tional chase of an escaped prisoner
over the roofs of Sing Sing today de
layed he execution of Antonoi " Pon
ton, a young Porto Rican. The af
fair gave the officials the most har
rowing time that lias marked . the
killing of a man here in months. De
puty Warden Miller broke down and
wept, following the execution, over
the killing of a fellow man."
i Warden George Kirchwey followed
Osborne'a example and remained
away as a protest Ponton stabbed
Bessie Kromer of Schnectady. The
.. ,. .. ...... . ". .
escapea prisoner was recapiurea..
ARRIVES WITH. &AYED
' FROM THESSAL0NIKI
I (By" the' United Press) V.
New York," Jan. 7. One hundred
and seventy-seven passengers of the
Thessaloniki were brought to port
on the steamship Patris. Cutters
have been sent out to seek the hull
and either tow it in or sink it "
CASE OF NEW HAVEN
MEN TO.JURY TODAY
' (By the United Press) 1 ;
New York, Jan 7 Federal Judge
Hunt this morning began the charge
to the jury in the trial of the eleven
New Haven directors charged with
conspiracy to monopolize New Eng
land transportation.
The" case is expected to go to the
Jury this afternoon, - ,
ALLIES EXPECTING
TOUT AT SALONIKI
N VERY FEW DAYS
Anglo-French Are Waiting
Confidently Behind , 37-
Mile Line of' Fortifica
tions 200,000 of Austro-German-Bulgars
Ready,
(By the United Press)
iSaloniki,' Jan. 7. Two hundred
thousand Bulgarians, Austrians and
German T0 massed on the Greek
border, preparing to assault Salonl-
The attack is expected quickly.
There great confidence in the Anglo-
French military officials. The Al-
ies are behind a 37-mile circle of
fortifications waiting. : :,: . ' f
HINA GOING IN FOR , .
- C0H0N BUSINESS
Washington, Jan. 6 Chinese cot-
Qti manufacturers with government
id," have made far-reaching plans to
wrest from the Japanese their heavy
trade in cotton goods and yarns in
China, the largest market for cotton
goods in the world, long has been
supplied chiefly by Japan and India.
The 'Chinese government has just
subscribed 40 per cent, of the capi
tal to be invested in two cotton mills,
it Shanghai and Tien-Tsin.
sale baying population of 85139 and
a total population of 1,750,000. The
330 men are losing $5,000 a week in
wages and the company $3,000 day
in fares. Sventy thousand United
Mine workers and 30,000 textile
cars. 1 nree hundred special mounted
police and two troop3 of state police
have been unaLle to preserve order, j
I
GOVERNMENT IS NOT
ENVIABLE ONE NOW
Under Fire for Conscrip
, tion and Failure of Dar
danclles Campaign
MINISTRY GETS SUPPORT
Of Many Prominent Men of
Country Some Would
Welcomo General Elecr
tion Three 'Ministers
Resigned
. 1 (By the United Press)
London, Jan. 7.The government's
position is most critical, under fire.
as it is by hostile Unionists opposed
to conscription, and for the Dardan
elles failure. - Gen. Ian Hamilton has
ascribed 'the defeat at Callipoli as
due to the failure to jsend reinforce
ments.'
Powerful men of all parties are
coming to the rescue of the ministry,
however, fearing the effect of an elec
tion. . Some supporters say they
would welcome a general election.
though they believe the people as a
whole endorse conscription. The vote
of 403 to 105 given' the bill at its first
reading is a source of gratification.
The railway employes', heads hint
there will be, a great strike should
conscription finally pass.
. London, January 7. Arthur Hen
derson, George H. Roberts and Wil
Ham Brace resigned from the Min
istry following the adoption of the
conscription - bill in the House ; of
Commons last' night. ' The bill passed
the first reading by a vote 'of 403 to
105. 1 Henderson was president of the
Board of Education and leader of the
Labor party in the House; Brace was
Parliamentary under Secretary for
Home Affairs and Roberts was Lord
Commissioner of the Treasury. All
three are labor men. ; I
BULLETINS
(By the United Press)
SUBMARINE FIRED 100 SHOTS .
SUBMARINE FIRED 100 SHOTS ;
AT STEAMER, .
Marseilles, Jam 7. The French ;
steamer Meinan raced into port ,
today after eluding a submarine
which fired a hundred shots at
her.
ENTIRE CHINESE PROVINCE
IN REVOLT. - .'
Pekin, Jan. 7. The entire pro
vince of Yunnan is in revolt.
Government troops are being
sent to the scene, j Fifty thous
and rebels are waiting for them.
BRITISH SUBMARINE SUNK.
London, Jan. 7 A British sub
marine has been sunk off the
Island of Texel, the Admiralty
today announced. The crew was
rescued by the Dutch cruiser
Noord! Brabant ' , ' , .
STORM THRESHING THE
ATLANTIC FLEET AT SEA
Norfolk,' JanJ 7 The battleships
of the Atlantic fleet' maneuvering at
sea are being lashed ' by a - 70-mile
gale. The Louisiana - and Delaware
left today to proceed with the fleet
to - Cufcan waters. ' The ' destroyers
Fanning,' Jarvis and Jenkins were
held back by the storm.'
FIELD WORKER EVANS HERE
PEOPLE'S MEETINGS
(Daily Free Press, January 7)
,Mr. Charles F. Evans of Lexing- attention.
ton, Ky field worker of the AH
Southern Extension Committee ; of
Christian Endeavor, arrived in the
city Thursday afternoon and con
ducted a conference with the church
people of the city at the Baraca class
room of the Christian church this af
ternoon. The junior and intermediate
workers' plans were given special
LOOKS LIKE ALLEN
STANDS BEST SHOW
M LAMAR
North Carolina: Justice's
Record Sought By Presi
dentals Sluch Younger
, Than Davis-Distingtiish-
cd Career of the 3Ian ' '
(Daily Free Press, January 7)
The Free Press was authoritative
ly told this morning that tha Presi
dent has called for the record of Su
prems Court Justice W, R. Allen,
who was Thursday endorsed by Sen
ators Simmons and Overman for the
place on the United States Supreme
Court bench made vacant by the re
cent death of Justice Lamar of Geor
gia. Mr, Wilson has asked for i
complete history of the North Caroli
na jurist's career", ; Messrs. Overman
and Simmons are now getting the
data to submit to the President. . A
telegram received at Goldsboro call
ed for information . ,
" Justice Allen today ia regarded as
the favored man for the place. Soli
citor General Davis, who, being from
West Virginia, is in the same district
the Fourth with Justice Allen,
was the best bet until today. He is,
however, more than 60 years of age,
Justice Allen is 55. . . --
Justice William R. Allen was born
in Duplin county, and - has resided
close , to Kinston all his life. His
private residence ' now is in Golds
boro. He is the younger brother of
Judge Oliver H. Allen of the Supe
rior Court, a resident of Kinston. arid
the uncle of Representative Matt. Al
lea of Goldsboro. He-was a judge
of the Superior Court, by appoint
ment of Governor Carr, before he was
30 years of-age. ."He feefved 'until the
fusion period, when he was defeated
by Judge" Wm. S. O'B. Robinson.
With the return of Democratic rule
Judge Allen ran against and defeat
ed Robinson. 'He later ran for a Su
preme Court justiceship and won it
He was twice a member of the Leg
islature, and twice chairman of Ju
diciary committees in the General
Assembly.
INTERNAL REVENUE
STAMPS WORTH ONE
MIL
Also $5,000 In Cash, Taken
From Safe Blown, By
Yeggmen In St. Paul Of
ficeRobbers Got Plun
dcr of Much-Value
St Paul, Minn., Jan, 7The theft
of a million dollars' worth of inter
nal revenue stamps' r and $5,000 ' in
cash from the-vaults of the internal
revenue ofGce here was discovered
today. The vault had been wrecked
by an explosion. Officials say the
stamps are negotiable, and are worth
easily half a million dollars, to the
robbers. . . ,
SEVERED ARTERY WHILE
SPLITTING FIREWOOD.
New Bern,, Jan. 7. Mrs. R. C.
Wayne of 159 Broad street severed
am artery ' in , her wrist while split
ting wood with a hatchet The
blade of the hatchet struck her full
on the wrist Physicians, hastily
summoned, stopped the oflw of blood.
FOR THE YOUNG
AFTERKOOn AND NIGHT
Tonight in the Christian
church
Mr. Evans will address . the - young
people of the city on the work of the
young people in the churches, and
his address will bo followed with a
conference of workers. Special rou
siiJ will be furnished by tha choir and
a social period will fol'uw the pro
gram of the evening. .- . .
SUCCEED
LION
ARE
GONE
LAYING IT ALL ON
THE ADMINISTRATION
Washington Observer Talks of th
Resident's Tepid DeclaraUona,'
and. Redfield' IgnoraneA Od Dye
stuffs Question Tha Defeating, oQ
Payne Was "Monumental Mia
Mistake," Declare , v 1
v "Contrast the tepid declarations of
the American; President with , the
frank and practical : talk , of David
LloydGeorgc, the British Minister of
Munitions," says tha Observer ' of
Washington, in discussion of "Pre
paredness, explosives, dyes and Con
gressional opportunity". .' just Issued
in bulletin form. 'J ;.:
"The second voice to that of , th
President in a governmental discus
sion, of business matters should be.
that of the Secretary of Commerce.
The report of that official seriously
proposes as a safeguard of American
chemical plants a remedy so ridicu
lously futile that business men are
laughing at it as ihm production 'of
an amateur. Secretary Redfield
placed upon a miscellaneous collec
tion of consuls and other government
employes the duty ' of determining
whether the products of the great
German plants, were' competing un
fairly with similar products in the
United States, and of excluding thorn
from this country if, in their distin
guished judgment they were. . tn
other Words, the Administration off i-
clally and formally has declined to
come to the aid of the American
manufacturer and has preferred to
stand w?th the German exporter."
The Observer dwells upon the "eni
actment of adequate protective du
ties" as "the only means that will
enable American chemical plants to
live," and kays that such a 'monu
mental mistake" as the defeat of Se
rene E.. Payne's efforts for adequate
protection will not be made again
I,n fact, already kl Representative
Ebenezer J. Hill of Connecticut has
introduced, a.Jbill .which, is understood
to offer adequate protection to the
chemical industry."
A NEW. DORMITORY AT
THE CASWELL SCHOOL
Being , Furnished Will Accommo
date From 80 to 100 Children In
crease Staff of Matrons to Sevens
Increase Enrollment at the .Ihnti-
tution Beginning About Jan. 15.
(Daily Free Press, January ,7), .
The new dormitory at the Caswell
Training School, for,. which the ''last
Legislature appropriated 114,000, has
ust been completed, and is now be
ing furnished. It is located in . the
rear of the girls' dormitory, and is
similar in architecture, dimensions
and the materials of, which it is con
structed to. the two "regular" dormi
tdrles. The building will be occupied
principally by girls - of the lowest
grade of intelligence. It is not a
part ' of the original - architectural
plan, which intends the - handsomer
buildings to Id in a semi-circle, with
the central building as the keystone.
. Two new matrons' will be added to
the staff of five already at the insti
tution, these to be stationed . in tie
new building. The dormitory will .ac
commodate between 80 and 100 chil
dren, which will increase the capacity
of the school to 200 or more. There
are, now. about 120 enrolled. " About
January 15 the first applicants will be
accepted. They will be taken by ones
and twos and "broken in" to the life
at the school in that number, so that
it will be some weeks before the ca
pacity of the new building will be
attained. ,r
PREACHER HAD A FINE
SHOT, BUT DEER ESCAPED
' New Bern," Jan. 7 Rev. R,' W.'
Thiotty pastor of Tabernacle Baptist
church, became' excited when a deer
tried to play tag with him in the low
er part of the county. . Th chance
that Mr. Thiot, who had gone a-gun-ning,
was looking for had arrived.
The animal walked directly in front
of the preacher at short range and
seemed to inquire what he was going
to do about It. Rev. Mr. Thiot blazed
away twice. He is not certain a shot
struck tha animal. ' "
Des Moines, la., Jan. 7. The Bap
tist church's Education Board - met
here to plan a mid-western Baptist
university on the old Des Moines col
lege site.
AFFIDAVITS ' SCORE
OF SURVIVORS SAY
PERSIA NOT WARNED
Grant's Testimony Taken
B y Consul, With That of
Twenty Foreigners ?
AMERICA'S I1AH0S TIED
Cannot Act Until Further
- Information" Is Had
.Austria May Conceal
What She Knows No
. . , ...... .i
One Saw Submarine
(By, the United Press) .
Washington, Jan. 7. American
Consul Garrets at. Alexandria, today
cabled the State Department that ha
has affidavits from Charles , Grant,
American, and twenty other surviv- :
ora of the Persia, saying the vessel
was sunk without warning, and that
no submarine was seen, v "
The officers and crew left for Eng
land before an opportunity was had
to secure their affidavits. This and
other -information of the sinking was
placed before the cabinet at a meet
ing at noon and was discussed at a
meeting of the House . and Senate,
Foreign Relations Committees.
All officials today , declared the
United States' handsjire tied until
further evidence is produced. '
Ambassador Penfield- cabled this
morning that ' Austria had notified
him that not report of the sinking had
been received. It ia believed here ,
that Austria will withhold nothing so i
far secured on, the cause of the sink- -'
fag' S4f&I iiMi JvtiiW
Lusltania Case About ' Endd. 1
Washington, Jan. 7. The Lusita-
nia case may be settled any hour. It
is merely a question -of phrasing, it
is learned. Ambassador Von Bern-
etorff and Secretary Lansing are to
confer this, afternoon. Settlement of
this question Would leave no subject
for controversy between the United
States and Germany," ' v . ' '
n
F.II
1?
SOCIETY OF THE f.l.
"CHURCH COlG
Will Meet In Queen Street
Church Here Janaury
19-23 To lie 175 In At
tendance, Including a
Number Noted Women
The annual meeting of the Woman's 1
Missionary Society of the North,
Carolina conference of the Method ¬
ist church, will be held in Queen
Street church here beginning January
19 and ending on the 23rd. The con
vention will be an important affair,
since there are 200, keparto societies ,
the conference, , which embraces
not quite one-half of tha State, with
,000 members. The societies raised r
between $30,000 and $40,000 last year. -
. There will be around 175 delegates
attending the several sessions a day.
It is expected. Two returned mis
sionaries will he among those present, ,.
together with many well-known wo
men of the State, Mrs. R B, John,
wife of a minister formerly stationed
here, is president of the Conference
Society. She is very well-known in
Kinston. Rev. 1. H. D. Wilson of"
Goldshoro,'' missionary secretary of
the conference, will preach on tha
23rd, - Sunday, at morning. Mrs.
Steele of Nashville, Tenn., one of the
general officer for mission work of
the denomination, will speak to tha '.
convention on Sunday "night, '
Salem, ConnL, Jan. 7 Charles,
nenry and ElmeT Harris ee!wlrated
their birthdays here toJay. T'... y'ra
brothers, though not triU. auJ a'.l
left-handed. Tncy r I i 5 1
iscj, i?72. nv, r:i, t . . ".-, i
January l.h.
WOMAN'S
ssinv