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VOL. XXXV. No. 100 ' KINSTON, N. C, SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1916 PRICE FIVE CENT3
REPUBLICANS M PROGRESSIVES HAVE
FIRST HEARING IN THE
A
INCREASED COST OF
BUSINESS GOOD IN
STATE HOSPITAL CASE
WIRE FOR fORESTERS
RICHMOND DISTRICT
NffT OOHEN TOGETHER ON IVOMINEEj C. j
FROM HAMPSHIRE"
FOR L01B1G WHILE
AUSTRIANS RETREAT
r-ili
SupL Andersen Charged With Fav
oring Relative and Friends In
Bids for Furnishing National Ser
Bradstrect's Report Shows That
0. t STARTED NOMINATING AFTER NOON
vice Advance 45 Per Cent Large
Slackening Is Anticipated, How
Purchasing Supplies for Institu
Areas Still Are Without Means of
ever Crops In Fair Condition
Labor Well Employed Railroads
nmuL
tion I for Insane, Discrimination,
If
Communication 2,000 Miky New
Etc. Many Witnesses Heard
I
Line Planned for Next Season
Continue to Increase Earnings
uiw uii firti i
Hughes' Name Put Up By
Redsevelt Old Liners May Invite Colonel to Address
Them If Maryland Delegate Can Get Resolution
Through Tans JName uieered for Five Minutes by
cPoIii.9la TTnn XTJo: r
llCyUUllV,UliO wuMKr
Teddy Tins Alternoon
It Pulled Off Thursday:
taCKS' the bUbmarine Campaign
Chicago, June 9. The Progressives this afternoon be-
gan considering a platform
neace conference rpnnrr. A
i'nrr flio oUmryr.
iuiL, (.uiiuiiinvv OOlYCli MCI
the Republicans this afternoon. Consideration of the plat-
rorm was suspended.
The report said the Progressives submitted Roosevelt
as the joint nominee. The Republicans named no one. It
was said that the discussion was friendly. The meet
ing adjourned after the Republicans suggested a second
conference. Perkins was' cheered faintly as he finished
reading tne report.
Balloting May Start at 4 O'clock.
, By ROBERT J. BENDER, United Press Staff Correspondent.
Chicago, June 9. The
agreed to a harmony meeting
. . .
xiugnes may win on tne
to jbe the favorite of the Allies. The first ballot will be
perfunctory, the Allies claiming 587 votes. They expect
'Hughes to get from 175 to 200. A hundred delegates Will
he released from the Favorite
Tfthev don't fro to Hutrhes the
plan is to test the strength
Balloting is expected to
noon, ..
G. O. P. Starts Nominating.
When the Republican Convention convened Delegate
Weinberg of Maryland announced that he would attempt
to introduce a resolution invitiner Roosevelt to address the-
Republicans.
. Senator Smoot believes the
lots and adiourn. Senator
nomination today.
.When the peace committee arrived Senator Smoot read
the report of the delegates. He was cheered slightly when
he said the Progressives believe Roosevelt to be the best
man. He said the Progressives held out for Koosevelt,
but agreed to report to the conventions for further orders.
The chairman called for nominations.
Governor Whitman placed Hughes in nomination. La
Follette will be nominated by M. B. Oldrich of Wisconsin,
Fairbanks by. Representative
Brumbaugh of Pennsylvania by Senator ijodge ol Massa
chusetts, Senator Cummins by N. E. Kendall of Iowa, and
Senator Sherman by W. J. Calhoun of Illinois. Taft was
cheered for five minutes when his name was mentioned.
Peace Still Possible.
Chicago. June 9. A peace agreement between the Pro-
KTCttuytwuMU xvepuuuvciiio waa
ineir committees agreed upon practicaiiy weiiucai
-ports.' ine narmonv meeunti
definite understanding if possible, although the Progres-
sives todav ultimated Roosevelt, benator Lodge comer-
red with Moose leaders this morning. "
Roosevelt Keeps In Touch.
Oyster Bay, June 9. "I see no change in the situation
which will call me to Chicago," said Colonel Roosevelt to
day. 'v.;.:. ;
His friends state that there is only one possibility that
might cause him to go there. In the event the Progres
sives nominated him and the Republicans Hughes, and Mr.
Hughes withdrew, fearing defeat, he would rush to Chi-;
cago to straignten out tne tangie. ne is Keeping m ciuac
touch with the developments in the Windy City.
There's Been a Mistake, Say Radicals. -
t By H. L. RENNICK, United Press Staff Correspondent
hicago,- June 9. The Progressives today convened
facing a fight to nominate Roosevelt immediately after
the conference for a peace move convenes.
conservative ieauer agreeu tu xuivc mc pwuw "r
fore the convention, to delay the nomination. Radicals
learn uiai wie j.vcjJuum;aiio uc vauuvuig. .mv iuiv.
believe the failure to name Teddy yesterday was a mis
take. Itis too late now, they say. r , 7
While waiting for the report from the conference sev
eral delegates will be allowed to speak to fill in the time. ,
G. O- P. to Nominate an Ballot This Af ternooni
" by PERRY ARNOLD, United Press, Staff Correspondent. ,
Chicago, June 9. The official order of business of the
Republicans for this afternoon provides for nominating
and balloting on both presidential and . vice-presidential
candidates, it is learned. The plan is to begin nominating
speeches following the opening prayer."",
What Did Hashes and Wickersham Say? 7
: Washington, June 9 Politicians are speculating - cn
Whitman Moose Hold Out for
fcU A. KJL V, A 1 II 1(1 IllIt Ul
Made Mistake In Not Having
SaV Progressive Plank v At,
naraerranh before noticing the
nlsmlr ur-is etAnnt-art rnnAamn.
e u n j. i r rnu
ILllBDIVll LU LUIUCI ctttalU W 11.11
Republicans late vesterdav
. "
with the Moosers.
second oanot. Jie is Denevea
Sons after the first ballot.
Allies claim he is lost. TheltIon. desi" 88 wll temg
of the favorites.
start at 4 o clock this -after-
.
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G. 0. P.will take two bal
Crane says theere will be a
Wood of Indiana, Governor
du.i vxo
wm mm unui uicic io &
(Special to The Free Press)
Raleigh, June 9. The Board
of
Directors of thj'Sttfte Hospital for
the Insane here heard many witnes-
yesterday in the investigation
int tn management of Sunt Albert
I
I L. Anderson, M. D., and adjourned
untii Jue 20
Dr- Anderson is charged with buy
ling supplies from concerns in which
he had financial interest and from
relatives, neglect, discrimination
against patients, etc. Chairman E.
p- Aydiett presided over yesterday's
hearinR- Nlrt 811 the chares wcrc
Unne int0- The draft of charges
I tokes up nearly a column and a half
NEW LETTER BOXES
WILL BE READY IN
THE NEXT FEW WEEKS
Washington, June 9 About the
last of this month Uncle Sam will
begin putting up the first of several
hundred thousand new design letter
boxes all over the country.
The new box is the joint product
of the Postoffice Department in
Washington and the Art commission
of New York. While the design for
the front was accepted by the Post-
Department, the design for the
endt fa sti11 subject to some modifica-
termed somewhat conventional
Postoffice officials.
by
The preparation for a design for
the new boxes was taken up by the
Art Commission in April, 1914.
It was at first proposed to mount
these boxes on pedestals, but this
ws disapproved by the commission
and the conclusion was reached ""to
affix them to electric light poles. ,
The Edison Company of New York
offered a design, but it was o or
nate that the Postoffice Department
declined, on economical grounds, to
consider it.
CRACK LOCAL NINE
PLAYING WASHINGTON
(Dally Free Press, June 7)
The Kinston Amateurs, a "real"
baseball team comprised largely by
collegians, are playing the Wash
ington semi-pros, tn the city toy the
Pamlico this . afternoon. The
probable lineup include? the follow
ing well known coliegiana and oth
ers: "Mack" Lewi's, third: Reynold
Alleti( secon(1. Georff0 F, imijtgf first
and Auburn Barrus, ,noPhJtep -
infiPw-nn wm utt-
Clay Brewer, center; Willie Fleming,
rjht: Phil nines, pitrh-r and Kir
by Tyndall. catcher. With tha team
will go, as substitute p;tcher, Sher-J
man Morris, a grammar school left
hander with a reputation since' last
season.
GRAHAM CLAIMS HE
LED IN 81 COUNTIES
Raleigh, June 8. Major W. A.
Graham said today that he carried
81 counties in, the recent- primary
with several yet to be heard from,
and that his nomination for commis
sioner of agriculture over A.-J. Mc-'
Kinnon and H, S. Hobbs is certain.
nrm'ilirr"ictArti1,inu
tNoUKANtfc AdMitlAllUN
Greensboro, Jniw 8. 'With an at
tendance of about ,300 members,-the
North Carolina. Association of Insur
ance Agents began its nineteenth an
nual convention here today.
the topics touched upon In conversa
tion between Justice Hughes , and
former ' Attorney - General Wicker
sham, who conferred yesterday., Mr.
Wickersham was an original Hughes
man. H declare, despite denials,
that they discussed the Chicago sit
uation.
British Admiralty's Report
Cheers Searchers & For
Bodies and Possible Oth
er Survivors From Death
Cruiser
London, June 9. Rescue of twelve
of the cruiser Hampshire's men when
a rart wasnea ashore today spurred
on the search for bodies and other
possible survivors of Kitchener's
death ship. The Admiralty announc
ed th: rescue. The Hampshire was
sunk in deep water two miles off the
coast West of the Orkneys, says an
Aberdeen dispatch.
SELLING CHAUTAUQUA
TICKETS TODAY; THEY
ARE GOING FASUA1D
(Daily Free Press, June 7)
Sales -of ' season tickets for the
Chautauqua started today. The com
mittee, of which Mr. E. Y. Speed is
chairman, are canvassing the city.
The cardboards arc said to be going
like "hot cakes." They may be se
cured up till Tuesday night. Orders
may be telephoned in.
Guarantors of ths Chautauqua are
hopeful tkat enough tickets will be
sold to relieve them. Everyone in
terested In the Chautauqua should
subscribe vnow and clear the guaran
tee out of the way, they say.
BULLETINS
(B(the United Press)
TWO MORE RAIDERS HANGED.
Deming, N. M., June 9 Fran
cisco Alvarez and Juan Sanchez,
convicted of murder and partici
pation in the Columbus massa
cre, were executed in jail here
today by, hanging. Both were
calm and betrayed no emotion.
CHICAGOAN WIPES OUT
FAMILY; SUICIDES.
Chicago, June. 9. Frank H.
Usebick, a laborer, today killed
his wife with a paseball bat.
killed his four children and sui
cided. The bodies were found in
their home.
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DR. EMIN DEFENDS TURKS
CHARGES; CHRISTIANS ENJOY ABSOLUTE EQUALITY
WITH FOLLOWERS OF MOHAMMED, SAYS NOTED MAN
By DR. AHMED EMIN,
Editor Constantinople "Tanin."
(Written for the United Press)
Constantinople, May 9 OBy Mail)
-The American people have given
their verdict In the Armenian ques
tion without hearing the Turkish
side. "
Consequently, there are in the
American press and public opinion
ideas totally unjust to the Turks.
In order to understand the situa
tion rightly, one has to know, first
of all. that historically the Turks
were the most humane conquering
race imaginlble. , ' . . '
At a time when they had every
opportunity of assimilating the , con
quered races by force, they gave them
freedom of religion, language, arid
free community organization. '
Had the Turks behaved as the
Spaniards have against dissenters in
religion or race, there would he no
Armenians and no Armenian ques
tion today.
After the Young-Turkish ! revolu
tion in 1908, the Christians acquired
absolute quality with the Turks.
Their Revolutionary activity under
the reign of the former Sultan was
ascribed to their desire - for equal
rights of -citizenship. - It soon be
came cloar that they thought of equal
s ' ' ' rn'y as a r.c:sn t .' c - 1 of
. (Special to The Free Press)
Washington, June 9. With bids
for furnishinc wire to the Forest
Service recently advanced 45 per
per cent., and prices on other quip
ment considerably increased, mate
rial curtailment of the program fo
telephone line construction on the
National Forests this summer is sal
to be in nrosnoct. There arc over
20,000 miles of telephone line on the
National Forests and approximately
2.000 miles of new line was planned
for the coming season,
A certain amount of wire is re
quired also for upkeep, since the
lines are 'peculiarly subject to break
acre from falling trees and similar
causes. vfc.very spring the forest ran
irers have to get the lines in order
in preparation for the fire season and
although, to lessen the effects of ac
cident, the wires are mostly run on
swinging insulators suspended from
the trees, there aro in the aggregate
a large number of repairs to be miade,
Notwithstanding the number of
telephone lines already built, large
area are sun witnout means oi
communication and consequently
lacking in proper equipment for fife
protection. Not only aro the tele
phones used by the Forest officers
but they are a great convenience to
the public. Very often, it is said,
they enable isolated settlements to
have a means of ' communication
whirfi they could secure in no -other
way.
NEARLY. THREE THOUS'D
MEN OUT AT HOPEWELL
Hopewell, Va., June 8. The most
effective reduction " that has been
made in the op'srating force of the
DuPont Company at Hopewell since
thn plant was put into actual opera
tion now nearly eighteen months
sgo, was made yesterday and today
wh;n the operatives of three units,
numbering about 2,70Q ")mn, were
laid off. A reduction of the force
had been looked for for some weeks.
NEW REN PROMOTERS
OFCOTTONIILLHERE
Mayor tBangert, J. S. Miller, W.
F. Aberly, T. G. Hyman and Horace
H. Hodges, prominent ,New Berni
ans interested in a proposed cotton
mill for that place, inspected the
plants here today.
AGAINST THE ARMENIAN
a 'national independent existence.
Instead of taking advantage of the
new opportunity they had to become
lawful Ottoman citizens, they estab
lished 'secret societies, made a large
revolutionary organization in the
country and distributed arms and
bomlbs among their members.
The first duty of every State is to
insure its independence. Therefore,
Turkey had to resort to all the nec
essary measures for this important
end.
Among the non-Turkish races the
Armenians were the nearest to the
Turks in regard to their spoken lan
guage end social habits.
Several decades ago, when they
had not yet begun their revolutionary
activity, they enjoyed the full confi
dence of the Turks, and they were
always called by the Turkish press
"our faithful fellow-citizens, the Ar
menians." ;
In abusing the confidence of the
Turks, the Armenians went further
than the other Christian races.
Especially, during the present war,
they did nof shrink from open trea
son, and tried to endanger from with
inthe existence of their - country,
which. was engaged in a fight for life
or death at four different fronts,
wilh po'erful enemies, and "caused
the new Armenian troubles, '
(Special to The Free Press)
Richmond, June 9. Bradstrect's
Saturday will say for Richmond .anc
vicinity:
"General trailing as a whole was
good during the past week and both
prices and volume of turnover have
been well maintained, though it is
the opinion of dealers generally that
from now on, during the Summer
months, a slight slackening will be
evidenced.
"Much 'needed rain has been of
great -benefit to crops. The cotton
crop is still a little late but i3 in
good condition. An average acreage
of tobacco and corn is being prepared
for. Winter wheat is iii good condi
tion, but the oat and hay crops are
short. Present indications are for a
full apple crop.
"Wholesale shoes, dry goods and
kindred commodities have been in
good demand, though these and nu
merous other lines have been hinder
ed by inability of manufacturers to
make deliveries. Groceries and pro
duce wre fairly active, though sales
have been somewhat retarded by ad
vancing prices. Labor is well em
ployed and there are no strikes in
this district.
"Local railroad reports continue
to show a good increase in earnings,
The lumber industry continues active
and real estate shows a slight in.
crease ni sales over May, 1915.
though most of them have been of
small consequence. Collections are
generally good. Retail trade in most
lines is good and with favorable
weather dealers anticipate further
improvements."
REGISTER OF DEEDS OF
GASTONCOUNTY KILLED
HIMSELF IN COURTHOUSE
Gastonia, June 8. Today at 3:15
p. m.. Andrew Jackson Smith, regis
ter of deeds of Gaston county, shot
himself through the head with a pis
tol while sitting in a chair in the
commlssionei-s' room in tho court
house. He had been register for 12
years. Ill health was the cause of
the act. He was alone at the time.
He died immediately after the shot-
He came here from Belmont twelve
years ago, and was 53 years old and
eaves a wife and seven children. He
belonged to the Baptist church.
NO SECOND PRIMARY
IN SEVENTH DISTRICT
Raleigh, N. 'C, June 8. There
will be no second primary in the
Seventh district. U. L. Spence, sec
ond in the balloting last Saturday,
wired L. D. Robinson today from Ra
leigh. "I will not demand a second
primary, and I congratulate you and
promise you my hearty support."
CONSULATE BURNED,
FLAG DAGGED THRU
STREETS CHIHUAHUA
El Paso, Tex.. June 8. The Am
erican consulate at urangto City,
Durango, was destroyed by fire to
night during anti-American demon
strations, according to information
received here by army officers to
night The rioters applied a torch
to the building after dragging the
flag through the streets.
RESIDENT TO SELECT
CONVENTION CHAIRMAN
Washington, June , 8. President
Wilson -has decided to select a man
for chairman of the Democratic com
mittee before the convention meets
nd send him to St Louis as his per
sonal representative. It ; was Said
today the list from which he will
make a fin af selection had been nar
rowed to two or three names.
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Great Fortress Believed to
Be Objective Slavs' New
Offensive
FIVE ARMIES FALL BACK
Before Advancing Forces
of Czar Germans Corf
tinue to Gain Slowly Al
Verdun Parfs Admits a
Reverse at One Point
(By the United Press)
London, June , 9. Lemburg, the
great fortress city of (Northwest Au
stria, 150 miles from the front, m the
objective of the Russian offensive,, it
is believed, live armies are in luu re
treat, says a Petrograd dispatch. ' -Germans
Pentrate a Position. ''
Paris, June 9. Germans have pen
etrated a French trench in the Cail
ette woods, on the East bank of the
Meuse, it is officially admitted. Oth
er attacks were repulsed.' ' , j
BRIEFS IN THE NEWS
NEIGHBORING PLACES
(Dally Free Press, June 7)
J. W. Rawls, a Craven county,
fanner, sold 1,600 barrels of Irish
potatoes Wednesday, receiving $5,200
for them. J. L, MeCotter of Grants
bora has sold 16,000 barrels to plant
ers of his section. - 1 1 ' ' '
A match between Dr. Roller, the
famous' wrestler,: and " Max Smith ,
that was to have been pulled off at
New Bern Thursday night, was post-
poned until tonight ' 'because : of' a ',.
wreck that prevented Roller reach- .
ing New Bern from Augusta, Ga. ;
Rev. R. W. Thiott, pastor of Tab- .v.
ernacle Baptist church af New Bern, -
has determined to leave that congre
gation in spito of the protests of .his.
flock. He will engage in evangelist
tic work.
WASHINGTON SENATORS
WILL BATTLE the st.
LOUIS TEAM NEXT WEEK
(By the United Press)
St. Louis, June 9. Automobile ' -
rides around St Louis, a steamboat
excursion on the Mississippi, tatd
rules through Forest Park, the lars"-..'-
est natural park in the United Stati
except Yellowstone, is part of the f
tertainment prepared for delegate n,-,
and visitors to the Democratic Na-. !
tional convention in St. Louis, June
14.
Shaw's Garden will be another in
teresting point The reception com
mittees will include it on the sight- s.
seeing tours. ;
Clark Griffith's Washington Sena
tors will be here during the conven
tion days for a series with Jones'
Fed-iBrown aggregation, and special
arrangements have' been made . to
have large delegations visit Sports-
mans jraiK io see in em name. f.
Visiting newspapermen and .'th
National committee will be entertait
ad at a .dinner , Monday, June '12, n
Sunset Inn, a beautiful lodge in St
Louis county. A special cabaret pro
gram is being, arranged. ,
SERIOUS WRECK N '
ACL'S AUGUSTA-TO-FLORENCE
BRANCH
Rocky' Mount, Jdne'18.Rlvalling
the famous Neuse river wreck of five
years ago the Atlantic Coast Line
first division. is . today in the throes
of the worst freight wreck since the
Goldsboro accident Near Denmark,
S. Cn 15 loaded freight cars have
ben piled head-on into a ravine an4
the Angusta-to-Florence branch line
is blocked for two days and p" "
longer.
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