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ture of Agricultural Day, was- pulled
off at a little after 11 o'clock. It was
probably no longer than last year's,
because much of the stock was not
brought out of the barns. A num
ber of cattle were left inside, as
were, of course, the hogs, sheep, etc.
It was a fine spectacle, though, and
thousands lined tie racetrack fence
to see it. The best band of the Fair
headed the procession. First in line
behind the music-makers was M. R
Quinerly, a young A and M. graduate
and scientific farmer from Center-
ville, with a handsome Percheron
stallion. The horses, mules, ponies
and cattle following by ones and
twos. A magnificent bull headed the
bovine section. The darky who led
it had a firm twict on the beast's lip
with a roped stick. One prince from
Boisterous Throngs Line
Route of Special and Call
for SpeechBusy Day In
Cincinnati Made Four
Speeches x
(Daily Free Press 24th)
The Second Annual Exhibit of the Kinston Fair is on!
It Wis 'officially , declared so by Prescient F. C. Dunn a
.little before twelve o'clock Tuesday after the .spectacular
'Oiief JUarshalta Parade and Pageant" had been reviewed
from ?the grandstand.
Estimates of the attendance today are all guess work.
In fact, when ;the representative of The Free Press left
the grounds to hurry to the office to give to the readers
"tddaVV news today" the people were there in "droves,"
and a hundred or more taxis were bringing them in as! a dairy farm thought he was going
fast as thev could make the round triD. to sav nothing ' forth to slaughter, and threw a tum-
of the K. C shuttle train which is making regular trips
.from the Norfolk Southern depot to the grounds. The
Free Press "prognbsticates" that there will be at least
twelve thousand red-blooded American men, women and
children toturn the stiles and pass in with the parade be
fore the gates shall be closed on the first day's perform
rnce. And that may be conservative.
PRESIDENT jblJNN'S SPEECH.
President F. C. Dunn of the Kinston Fair Association stepped
out on the platform, which was being completed for the occasion
while the folka were gathering, and welcomed the large con
course of people, the majority of whom could only guess what
he was saying, but who nevertheless were vociferous in their
applause, for they knew he was making a happy speech. Mr.
Dunn recalled the experience of last year, the remarkable suc
cess of which had been directly responsible for several other
fairs to be started in Eastern Carolina this year. He predicted
art even greater success this year, and officially declared the
19i6 Fair open.
(Continued on Page Five)
By ROBT. J. BENDER,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Parkersburg, Oct. 26. Carrying
the lucky piece, given him by
workingmen qf Philadelphia yester
day "to be returned after your sec
ond inauguration next March," Pres
ident Wilson passed through here to
day en route to Cincinnati, wher,e a
very busy day awaited him. Four
speeches are scheduled. Last night
the President remained up late greet
ing the crowds which surged about
his special train when brief stops
wens made along the route, ine
President finds what he believes to
LOOKS HE THERE
IS KEAl WORK FOR
BORDER TROOPS .YET
Villa and New Revolution
ary Party Have Reached
An Agreement
ROUMANIANS DYNAKIITEDXONG BRIDGE AT
CZEMAVODAflEFOH
STUBBORN
RESISTANCE IN TRANSYiVAMA
Et PASO TROUBLE CENTER
inrripruirin rnirn
Famous Pile Across Dah-! AKIVml mi. A 1,1 ff-
Mt fO GIVE
Win More Victories Near ,
Monastir Teutons Gain
Pancho the Tiger Sent Se
cret Emissaries Across
Border Carranza Must
(By the United Press)
London, Oct. 26. The Roumanians
dynamited Csernavoda bridge, the
Go, Say Leaders Of the greatest in Europe, following the eva-
Legalistas
GIRLS J RUM
Interest
WEATHER ENABLED BOYS AND
FAR AND NEAR TO COI-
fi PROGRAM CARRIED OUT
ble just as the parade got under way,
but after that he auieted down, and
there was no Drotest from anv ani- the best evidence of the support of
mal in the line as the procession his candidacy in these gatherings. "It
passed in review. Represented by shows that a large number of my fel'
fine animals were W. C .Worthing-how-crtizens believe in me, anyway,1
ton, displaying a tancy mare; L.. he said this morning. More than a
Rouae, Percheron; J. E. Cameron, thousand persons greeted the special
registered Holstein cows; J. H. t Mart:n3burg, the Republican
mewDorn, registered jerseys; J r". I stronshold. clamorinsr loudly for a
Hardee, a fine lot of Guernseys; N. "speech," but the President refused.
J. Rouse, A. S. Rouse and Parker saying, "I much rather work than talk
Howard and others with various an- about it
finals. , ,
The exhibit, halls warp extremelv
popular all day. Thousands , throng, fl INNOVATION IN
ed them. A sight never to be for
gotten was a trio v of old women one
wore a sunbonnet making pink
cloth with the spinning wheel ) and
other machinery that they used more
than half a century ago.
By WEBB MILLER,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
El Paso, Oct. 26. Eimissariea of
Pancho Villa have been to this city
conferring with members of the new
revolutionary pairty, the Legal is tas,
according to reports to State Depart
ment agents here. At least one Vil-
Jista is known to have arrived on
horssback, crossing the Rio Grande
below Juarez.
At this meeting the United States
authorities believe, an agreement was
perfected for the bandit leader to
Command the field forces of the new
cuation of the city, says a wireless
dispatch from Rome. The bridge
spans the Danube and the adjacent
marshes and is miles longv
Not Much Action In West
Paris, Oct. 20 There was the usu
al bombardment fast night in ths
Vaux sector, northeast of Verdun, but
no new counters, it is said officially.
Allied Gains In Near East
The Serbs and French have again
been victorious in the vicinity of
Monastir, it is officially stated. The
French cavalry occupied the villages
f Goldborda and Laisict and the
'n-idges at Zwerada.
Conditions In Roumanian Campaign.
(Berlin, Oct. 26. Part of the, rout-
HIS PAY TO NEEDY
. A. Sft- W -a fl i . . :
movement, ine unixea aiaies secret? ,.d Rugsjan and Roumanian forces ia
service mn already have reported, robmdja escaped into old Roumania
such. an agreement to be in effect. Inl ,icr03g the Czernavoda bridire before
return, the Legalistas are to furnish! ths town was capture1 by Von Mack-
ensen, it is said, semi-offlcially. Ad-
(By the United Psess)
Buenos Aires, Oct. 26. Because of
hard times, Dr. Irigoyen, the new ra
dical president of Argentine, is ar
ranging to shelter the destitute of
Buenos Aires in the public AuiMinvs.
He will pay for their food himself.
His entire salary, nearly a hundred
thousand dollars, will be turned back "
into iht public treasury:
The new decree gives Argentine its
first insJgnt into the character of the '
new executive.
He made no pre-election speeches :
or pledges, but is known, to be op
posed to all ostentatious display. He -
was a 'people's candidate." . x
THERESUmUKE
IT ONDER THE SUN
CIRCLES
money to pay the army in silver.
ine new revolutionary party in
its official newspaper here, El Le
galista, avowsa s the object of its
formation the accomplishment of the
downfall of Carranza
vanemfe in a wide circle, Von Mack-'
ansen ii sweeping forward and at
tempting .o pin the defeated Rou
manians a.-ainst the Dam be and
(Daily Free Press 25th)
Wednesday was "ScV""l Day" at the Kinston Fair.
That means that every boy and girl in Kinston .and
throughout the ten county circuit had a holiday and a
free ticket to the1 Fair. If anybody is skeptical about the
numerousness of the youngsters in these parts or thinks
race suicide prevails, a visit to the Fair Wednesday con
vinced him otherwise. To venture a guess, for guess it
would be, just how many people, old andyoung, were here
for the occasion, would be but to size up the capacity of
the grounds, buildings, side shows, transportaion facili
ties and all other places where folks could gather. They
were all full to overflowing. The crowds in the exhibit
halls and about the stock pens made it impossible of easy
navigation. The best of feeling prevailed and no acci
dents were reported.
x, There were eighteen thousand to enter the grounds
Wednesday, it is probably safe to say. Tuesday had noth
ing on Wednesday in affording ideal weather."
The exhibits, the detail of which appears elsewhere,
are far better than last year, and the number of regis
tered cattle as compared with last year's showing is sev
eral ?f old increSse.
(Continued on Page Five)
MR. HUGHES STARTS
ON FINAL TOUR OF
STUMPING COUNTRY
Republican Candidate Will
Make 34 Speeches in Next
Eight Days Physically
In Good Trim and Enthusiastic
tuhfioiimb
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SHOWN OFF TO
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THIRD DAY OF BIG DISTRICT EXPOSITIN
(By the United Press)
New York, Oct. 26. Former Just
ice Hughes began the final drive of
his campaign today. It will be" a
strenuous eight-day session, which
will carry him to Connecticut, Massa
chusetts, New York, Ohio and Indi
ana. He will make thirty-four ad
dresses on the tour. The Republic
an nominee is in vigorous physical
shape, and splendid enthusiasm has
taken hold of him following the big
demonstration at Brooklyn last night.
A HOLIDAY FOR THE
CITY AND SECTION;
WINSTON'S
Marsden J. Perry, chairman of
the E'oard of Directors of the Norfolk
Southern Railroad, having in mind
the welfare and pleasure of his em- 1
ployes( has founded the Norfolk J
Southern Railroad Library, beginning
with 1,300 volumes, which will be
materially increased from time to
time.' The library is located in room
220, Terminal building, Norfolk, Va .
and 13 under the superv's'on of a
competent librarian.
The volumes in this library are.
from the pens of our bett authors, in
eluding standard works of an educa
tional nature.
The privileges of this library are
open to all employes of the Norfolk
Southern and through them to the de
pendent members of their families.
An elaborate catalog, classifying
the different works, as well as show
ing the titles and authors ,and in
cluding, too, the rules and regulations
under "vhich the books may ve ob
tained from the librarian, has been
sent to all employes.
CONDITIONS APPEAR
WORSE IN NORTHERN
MEXICO TO WASHINGT'N
' "Oh, but it's a beautiful climate."
said a Northern man here Wedpes-
day. "What do you ''think of this "
for the 25th of October? Can you
believe itf ff He was informed that
during December, January and Feb-
ruary, it ca!n"gtt ' quite cold in this
countrv. knA that ... .
uT ""-,Tt T9-trttfmx.'; -But that is thft
more
other
PEDDLER ACCUSED
OF MURDERING WIFE
, (Daily froe press 26th)
Thurs4ar fa Agricultural Day at
the Tea-Coaaty Fair grounds.
Planters sad tlietr wtvt . and
Idrea eOTrprised i the treat
bft of e attendance. Tbe
wd Inside the fence v in the
ffomoo mu estimated to be ea
ly about 5,000. The afternoon,
nswerer. usually .."brings them
.'"" The dy's Attendance is
"Pted to u 8.C-J or 10,000,'
s:l'L" ' r n T-Jay's and
school child in Lenoir and hun
dreds from other counties pass
ed through the gates. .
The weather tarried traitor. It
did not do so badly, and the rain
during the morning was hardly
'; nwticeable, but the clouds were
ever so angry looking eff and saw
and Secretary Canady of the
Fair Association estimates that ,
at , least three or four thousand
persons in the country remained
at heme because of the feather
' man's threats. -'...u V
STOCK PARADE. - , ,
Tie stock- j'arade utich was s"f-
Tuesday Big Day of ' Year.
Thousands Flock to City
From Many Counties for
Fair Opening Business
Suspended
Tussday is Lenoir county's day
off. It is also a day off tpc thous
ands from the surrounding counties.
Fair opening day has become an es
tablished holiday,! Business was al
most ss dead as on Sunday in some
parts of the county during the day.
After 10, o'clock sco r-s ' T--:,i bus
iness louses w ' ' : -:;e
New York, Oct. 24. Samuel Link
er, a peddler, and bis son, Daniel, ,
held on the Charge of murdering the
peddler's wife. She was found hack
ed to pieces with a hatchet. Louis
Posner, an admitted admirer of the
woman, is held as a witness. ,
lice court. The cotton and tobacco
markets were suspended. Indies-'
tions, at en early hour were that
possibly the largest throng ever
here for any occasion would be on
hand for the Fair opening. Among
the crowd were persons from many
bounties out of the district and from
other . states. Prosparous-looking
planters, jcoiin try merchants, farm
hands" bod their wives and children
flocked into town in steady streams
over every' road from daybreak oa
The present prosperity of the sec
tion, surpassing that of any former
period, was evidenced by the happi
ness of the crowds and the lavish
ness with which they let loose "their
money before business was suspend
ed, -v..-.- ' v
- FuL'y a v If of Lenoir county may
go t? i the Fhir caes before
Washington, Oct. 25. Condition?
in Northern' Mexico resulting from
the reappearance of Villa aa a mili
tary factor, are commanding
attehfton here than at any
time since the Columbus raid.
Administration officials were to
night of the opinion that the American-Mexican
commission at Atlantic
City cannot be expected to arrive at
a satisfactory solution of border
problems un'il the situation in Chi
huahua has been clarified. Further
more, there appears small probabili
ty that the regular or national guard
forces now on the border will be re
duced soon.
Coupled with reports which dis
parage the stability of General Car
ranza's regime and interpret his re
moval from Mexico City to Queretaro
as a sign of the breaking-up process
which his enemies have repeatedly
predicted, the military movements of
Villa, now making a formidable cam
paign in Chihuahua, are regarded as
menacing the de facto's control of the
whole northern country.
There are also apparently well
founded but indefinite reports of the
connection of the so-called Legalista
movements with the whole train of
events.
ward. Instead of crossing the Dan
ube they are keeping in touch vith
fhe troops that evacuated Constanza.
This was the only possible course to
prevent the Constanza force being
3urrounded and captured. The Kou-
manians are stubbornly resisting
Falkenhayn in Transylvania.
it
KITCHIN ,AND CAMERON
WELCOMED EACH OTHER
ease everywhere on the seaboard, d
your cold season is short nine la'
fflvs of spring, summer and .'iao.
tumn," said the. visitor. -This Octo-,
ber weather beau anything' I ever
saw fdr sunshine and warmth." " ' V
ENOHCH FOLKS AT H0:iE
TO CONSUME TWO PIGS
Clauds Kitchin and John E. Cam-
'ron, r loor Leader of the National
House of Representatives and He-
publican leader, respectively, greeted
'ach other at the Fair Grounds here
Wednesday. They are two of the Sec
ond district's most excellent citizens.
and have a tine regard for one anoth
er.
"Kitchin has gotten out of the pea-
'iut politician class; he is a real
tatesman now," declared Mr. Cam
eron Thursday. He thinks the Hali
fax man one of the biggest men in
the country.
3ICKETT WOULD MAKE
TENANTS LANDLORDS
Durham, Oct. 25. Stopping long
enough in a two and a half hour dis
cussion of national issues to assert
that he intended to devote the larger
part of his energies during his four
years' Governorship to seeing that
' The Democratic candfllates making
the county canvass, Thursday went to
Sharon schoolhouse. in Cntintn
Nteck tqwnship. They expected a
small erow4 in vie of the Fair,
which again attracted" many people
from the section. A fair audience
was had at Airy Grove Wednesday,
and nearly two barbecued pigs were '
consumed. .. Friday the campaigners
will be t Institute.
YflH CAN Y0TF IF Yflll ARF the tenants m th'e'State became land
' J lords. Attorney General Bickett sd-
REGISTERED BY SATRDAY
"Can you vote?"
That is the question that the Len
oir. County Democratic --Executive
Committee is putting up to every
member ef the party this weelc. The
answer is plain enough persons who
are registered can vote: otherwise
they cannot. 1
"."Attend to it at once."
The books close Saturday this
coming Saturday. Those for the City
f Kinston are located at the Court
house and. Eagle warehouse. : . V
dressed nearly a thousand cheering
voters at the Academy of Music to
night. It was the biggest crowd
that has attended a politic jteeting
'n the county and perhapt the most
enthusiastic."
PATTERSON GOES OYER
TO DBIOCRATIC PARTY
SENTENCED tO DEATH
FOR DAUGHTER'S 17C
Asheville, Oct 25. Consternation
struck the local Republican camp yes
terday when it was announced that
J, M. Patterson, former .county
chairman of the, Progressive part
had resigned, as- judge " of lecUoT
for West "Asheville, and ad an"
ed '., that, be .would support
PAYINfiOFOTY STREETS
MAf Bfc COBIPLETED SOON
At the present rats of progress the
paving program on which the city
is spending nearly half a million dol
lars should be completed during De
cember, possibly by the first of that
month. Concrete is being "laid on the
remaining blocks as rapidly as poesi- "
ble. Some 20 blocks are ma in to bs .
asphalted. The actual asphalting is . , v
about 20 days' work. 1 ' - j,
During the past year the difficulty , M ,
in getting materials hindered prg- -ress.
Now the 1lg trouble the paving ..'(C
men are encountering .fa'labor. Not
enough workmen esq be, had, .al- v .
though rU5 iuitUSt) a day are be-: v
ing -paid colored laborers. .
WEuttuS Cf RACES AT
T1IEFA& YEIiTSDAY
Wednesday afternoon's races,, at
the Fair Grounds were: ,2:25 Trot:
First' division, Emest, owned v by
Presley , Thomas of Bluefield. W. Ya
first; Sir toy Green,' second; Eg
mond, third; Sarah Kelly, fourth."
TIV fe:22 14, Second div--, r - 1
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Pensacela, Oct 126
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