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PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK WEDN ESD AYS AND SATURDAYS
VOUOXXVI. No. 15
KINSTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 19X6-
PRIGE FIVEIENTS
UNITED STATES WILL NOT STAND FOR ANY iHONASTK FELL TO
VILLA SLEW RIGHT DEMOCRATS SHOULD! AIR RECORD OF THE
f,4 ;v- ,r.'
FURTHER PROCRASTINATION CONFERENCE
ON MEXICAN-AMERICAN RELTNS, KNOWN
A! LEFT WHEN HE ! RALLY TO SUPPORT
TOOK JiiNEZ TOWN ! OF NAT'L COMMITTEE
ALLIES IN VICTORY
OF BRILLIANT SORT
AND CAPITAL FIGHT
WILL BE LAID BARE!
Only Baker and Daniels
, Event of Disbanding of
lie Will Be Held to Stricter Accounting Should Atlan
f tic City Meeting Break Up Without Result Protection
ofAmerican Rights and Property Big Thins With
This Government Few Days Will Tell Story of Tcace
or Invasion, It's Thought Patience of Washington Is
About Exhausted
(By R. J. BENDER)
Washington, Nov. 20. The Administration will stand
but little more "manana" delay from the Mexican side
at the Atlantic City peace conference. Its patience is at
the breaking point. A few days may bring about norten-
tious developments. The Mexicans will be told emphati -
callv that the United States csrnnnt sit .in tbP nPa i0.
sions if dilatory, obstructive tactics are pursued. The bor
der patrol is but la part of the Administration plans. Pri
marily, the protection of American rights and property
m Mexico is the big problem. If these are unobtained the
border patrol will be uneffected and new steps will lie
taken. The United Press today learned authoritatively
that what the alternative course will be in the event of
failure at Atlantic City, no one can say. Secretaries Lan
sing and Baker alone know. It is intimated, however,
that a shift of policy will result in a stricter accounting
from Mexico.
WINTER CRUISE WAS
HALTED BY STORM;
AN UNPLEASANT TIME
Stormbound for five days in one of
tho worst Spots'bn; the whole Atlantic
coast, Mr. Dempsey Wood returned
late in the past week from a cruise
through Pamlico ' sound, which was
not a very pleasant one. Mr. Wood
and others of a email' party left tp
make a visit" to each of the East Ca
rolina sounds on a small yacht. They
were off Ocracoke, in Pamlico sound,
last Monday when a heavy gale
struck their little ship. There was
no chance of making the passage
through the sound in the weather, and
the yacht was anchored right at the
entrance to Portsmouth inlet, a short,
shallow and very narrow passage,
very seldom used as a ship channel
because of its treacherousness. The
anchor held; had it not, with the
wind from the quarter it was most of
the time, the little vessel would have
Iwen Wown to sea or stranded, with
a still less chance of weathering the
tempest, in the inlet. Thursday th
gale, abated, but the seas continued
bo high and 'the current so strong
that it was not until Friday that the
crew could take up anchor and leave
the place. There was no suffering
on oard. The yacht was quite com
fortable and well provisioned, bu
frequently there were tense moments
when' "most anything could have
happened." The anchor was the
means of salvation, all right.
"
NEW HANOVER GETS
GOOD; JAIL EMPTY
Wilmington, Nov, 19. For the
first time within tho history of Wil
mington the New Hanover county jail
is empty and the jailer enjoys the
distinction of having a position that
calls for no duties.
BRIEFS IN THE NEWS
NEIGHBORING TOWNS
(Dally Free Press 20th)
A 12-year-old cyclist named Swan
nor, colliding with an auto at Wash
ington, was badly crushed between
the car and a tree after being drag
fed fifteen feet, and may die.
Pitt county's roads are being im
proved at rapid rate. The, Grif ton
road to Greenville through 1 Ayden
-will be a fine highway in a few
weeks. Griftoo isiiearerto Xinston
than Creenvnh, but the PirKconnty
market is making a thorough and
cjniet fight foT the trade of the Grjf
ton section. ;
George A. Oliver, 61, a well-known
ew Pern man, died " at his home
Know What Plans Are In the
Commission Southern Repub-
BIG LOSS OF LIFE
LN TRAIN SMASH-UP
Laredo, Texas, Nov. 1!). One hun
dred and fifty-nine persons were kill
ed and many more or loss seriously
injured in a railroad wreck on th
Inter-Oceanic Line to Vera Cruz be
tween Dehesa and San Mi:u.l ncir
Jalapa, on November 12, according to
reliable reports received lure tonight.
HORN'S CASE MOVED
OP BY-SUPREME COURT
(By the United Press)
Washington, Nov. 20. Tho Su
pr;me Court today agreed to advance
the case of Werner Horn, alleged dy
namiter ana merman army o;:;c--used
of attempting to blow ;ip
Canadian international bi-idu'c
Maine.
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BULLETINS
(By the United Press)
HOLLAND TELL BERLIN
HOW IT FEELS.
Amsterdam, Nov. 20 The Dulch
minister at Berlin has been in
utructcd to notify tho German
government of a "painful Impres
sion' In Holland resulting from
the deportation to Germany of
Belgian workmen.
(MORE SCHOOL ROMM
! NEEDED IN KINSTON
Supt. K. K. 'Curtis of the City
Schools says teachers are doubling up
new so that ilie entire enrollment can
bo cared for in the present buildings.
A part of the children attend in the
forenoon and a part in the afternoon.
The situation is not "grave," and not
a large number of pupils are affected
yet. But if the enrollment increases
as it has for the past five years,
there wil? have to be something doing
tz prevent a handicapping congestion
next .year, I tjs .apparently certain
that a new buildfng' will ave to be
erected before- inany months. -
FINANCIAL GIANTS;
MEET TO SOLVE THE
GOLD RUSH PROBLEM
Washington, Nov. 20. Twelve big
bankers, representing financial Amer-!
lea In their capacity as members of
th Advisory Coirocil of the Federal
Reserve Board, met today with the
board to discns aaiong'other things
mtann of controlling the hnge floor
of gold that ""ft swept: Into the Unit
ed State with the tide of war pros
Sorb Stronghold Has No
Military Value, However,
Berlin Claims Garrison
In New Positions to
North
the;
(By the United Press)
London, Nov. 20, With rain and
? i't inteifcring with operations in
lii! Sain me, interest today switched
to the Balkans, where further news
i'-.-:r::sed the billfancy of the Allied I i
v' '.ory in th. capture of Monnstir. :'
1 in doubted if the Germanic forces j :
c:ri completely escape the rapidly en-j 1
1-1,,-ling Allied visa.
i' ;rmany Xfft Es"'daI,y worried,
!krIin - Nov- 20 evacu!,;
on
of Monastir was "prepared for sinco
several days ago," according to a
special review of the Balkan fight 'ng
"The city is without military Import
ance." .M-'tna&iir Garrison Pursued.
London, Nov. 20. Energetic pur
svit of the Teutons retreating from
M inastlr :3 proceeding, says a Serb
i.. i oflicial statement. News of the
ii'irnting of Monastir, ancient ctty
i f Serbian Macedonia, caused proud
s -isfnclion and groat joy in Serbia.
V' rlin Report on Western
Situation.
Berlin, Nov. 20. Ejection of the
r." 'lish 'rim the western part of the
vr'!! g of Gramlccourt in a hand
grenade engagement is officially re-j)i-tt;d.
The British sustained heavy
ic.scs in attacks against German
p: itions. The French were repulsed
ui'ile attempting to enter the St.
I ''. " iTe-Vaast wood from the north-
W.'St.
"Mew positions north of Monastir
k--ve been occupied by our forces,
.v.iiout being disturbed by tho ene
ny," it. is said officially. New Oer
nv.ttlc forces have arrived In the
!i, -iiting zone.
i- t:manians Fall.
IVtrograd, Nov. 20. Admission of
!.ii!::ro of Roumanian attacks in tha
K mpelung region of Transylvania is
:il!v made.
IS OF lfST
pi.
hi
mm rial
mm of coin
Tc-vhrrs' Meeting.
The 1 f :K)ir County Teachers' Asso-v-M'.on
will hold the second general
rr.";'t:". .' or the year next Saturday,
NV.ir.'. r 2"th, at 10:30 in tha lec-m-f
;o :n of the Gordon Street Chrls-ti-.in
ohur.-h. The program is prL
th'.x :h- best of the year, as Prof. C.
V. Wit-on of the E. C. T. T.
School nnd Mr. L. C. Brogden of
the State nepartment will address
the me;ting and Supt. Hay Taylor
o," C-ecnville will lead a discussion
on language work in the elementary
Trades. The Board of Education of
"ors fi each group of teachers who
a: ? present and on time at the meet
ing, a set of the books to be used in
he State Reading Circle work this
- ar. Every teacher in the county is
pected to attend the meeting Sat
n -day, and to hear Prof. Wilson's ad-
iss. Mr. E'rogden wil speak to
'h teichers about gradation and clas--Ihation
of pupils and the prepara
tion of seventh grade pupils for ex
amination. Oak Dale.
Oakr Dale school will have a basket
party in the school building next Fri
day evening, November 24th. The
public is invited p attend the party,
for which an entertaining program
of amusements has been arranged.
Smith's School. ,
. The public is invited to attend s
rosette party and oyster supper at
the school building next' Friday eve
ning, November 24th. - : ,
Hickory. Grove ; , , ";
" Wa wtsh to thatik the patrons and
co-workers ' in ' neighboring schools
and visitors for t-T interest !- l
El Paso, Texas, Nov. 19. an un -
identified American was killed when
' ;l vnia band took jimine? and tour
Americans wore seen under a guard
bandits at Pa-rrat during Villa's
ecupatlon of that town, accordinj? to
r ports believed by Foderal agents
'o be authentic, brought U the bord
by refugees.
Refugees further state that the dls
;i ict between I'arral and Jiminez has
i;o( a cleared by Villa's followers of
r.i-. e than 200 Chinese. The Amcri-
killed .'U .Timinoz was described
about J0 years old and known to
.
from Tovreoii on his way to Chi
hua City. He was murd?rcd, said
i f refugees," In the Jiminez betel and
his body lay for some time in front
of the building when after being rob-'"-.!
of clothing and valuables it was
p'acw! on a bonfire.
The same refugees say that two
Mexican women who had marriwi
f'hinee and their five hnlf-raste cbil
.!.'. : w-,-( f.ii!'! 1 and thrown alive in
il.i- in sight of tho crowd. The
! dies of seven murdered Chinese
iec.T.'-din,v to the same authority, weiv
'n in tile streets nf the town.
FA
m W. WCOTEN DIES
AT HOME IN NEWBEKN
John William Woolen, a weM
' : wn :w Bern man, died follow
ing a few hours' illness. Ho was 72
yars c.t age and a native of Fay
eltivilln. Ho once lived in Jones
county. The funeral was held 'in
Trtr.ton Sunday afternoon. Children,
;n -;thea's and sisters Of Mr. Woot- j
en live in Baltimore, Covo Citv. ;
Maysville,. Pollocksville. Kinston and
other places.
STRENGTH OF NATION
IN ITS YOUTH. SAYS
Nut-folk, Va., Nov. 10. "The
:'rengih of a nation Is found in tho
character of its young manhood and
the Y. M. ('. A. is uiwuvpassed by any
oth :r institution in the work of char
I'.ctor iiuil-ling," declared Jo.-oph-.is
Din-el ;, Kecrotary of the Navy, to an
audit-nce of men this afternoon that
packc ! the Academy of Music.
Referrit'tr to the navy he asscrUd
"that the youth of the enlisted men
i ;. re. p.i' ilile for the strength and
.. i.Tor of the American navy todyy."
This aroused enthusiasm among the
er:!--t.d m.-ii present.
g'-nerui-ity in making the party at
Hickory drove, on Friday, November
17th, a success. Forty-one dollars
was raised for school lnttcrment.
Misses Ethel and Iris Ive3, tcacher3.
Farm Valley.
The very enjoyable program and
entertainment at Farm Valley school
recently has been reported as one of
tho best of the many social gathw
i tig 3 in the rural. school buildings
thin year. Sixty-five dollars was
raised for the school. This amount
was made, exclusive of expenses.
Pink Hill.
The class-rooms of the Pink Hill
school building are completed and the
school has moved in the comfortable
building. Each room Is equipped
with new single desks. A teachers'
desk has been bought for each room
and new blackboards have bsen put
in place.
The Betterment Association gav
a play Friday evening and a large
crowd was present in the new school
auditorium.
The night school or moonlight
school of Pink Hill me:ts on Monday
and Thursday nights of each week.
Twelve pupils have beeii enrolled and
some real work is being dona..:.
Airy Grove. . '
Patrons and friends jt the school
are-Invited to the school building on
Friday afternoon, November7, SI, at
2:30 o'clock. A program of enter
tainment by the pwpils wlH be given.
It-is hoped that all pPtrorii of the
er; '. v!l r rre-".
! In nil probability it was the last
.'00,000 spent by the Democratic Ne
tional Committee which assured Mr.
Wilson's re-election, the Finance
Of'
Committee for North Carolina thinks.
The national fund is about that much
short.
Hugh McRae, secretary-troasurer
for tho State, writes-The Free Press:
"Will you not make this matter of
D.xmocratic credit th Ibasis of a re
quest for a popular subscription, (1)
from all Democrats who wanted to
give to the original fund, but for
any reason failed to do so; (2), from
rbosA whn pnvf to ihf nHTtnsl fnni
i , , ' , , , , ,
i !:it who would be glad to give more
j l'!)crally; and (:!) from those who
j were liberal in the fitst instance,'-but
: -.clto f.el sulficiiit joy over tho vlcto
' ry to give more, in order to make a
i clear record, as well .as a glorious
one, for the Democratic party?"
GAMBLERS AND OTHERS
IN THE POLICE COURT
j Monday morning's chapter of tri
I 'illations in the Police Court, follows:
j Willie Cobb, Jacob Fleming, John
I ny Jones and Lonnio Matthews, gam
j bling, ?,ri and costs each. Jesse Con
I nay, speeding, $5 and costs. Eugene
Peyner, assault with a pitchfork, $i
and costs. Johnny Gregg, disorderly
a iid two cases for assault on a fe-
i".ale, judgment reserved,
i
SUFFRAGISTS READY
J TO HAGGLE CONGRESS
(By the United Pess)
Washington, Nov. 20 Tho suffrage
hosts mobilizing here for the "big
drive." on Congress during the com
ing session, when they anticipate the
cractmeiul of Federal woman, suffrage
Vs-lslation.
NORFOLK SOUTHERN
OFFICIALS IN CITY
Mar?dcn J. Perry, Chairman of the
i.,foik Southern directorate, and
-sident. Joseph Young and a num
icr of s other directors and officials
vi'ited Kinston Saturday afternoon
n special train of six cars. The
ie.rty was on a tour of inspection of
the system.
INSTITUTE NEW BERN
TEMPLE ON WEDNESDAY
t
New Born is all ready for the in
vasion of that city Wednesday by
hundreds of North Carolina and Vir
ginia Shrinors to assist in and wit
n ss the installation of Sudan Tem
ple. The temple will be given a
h.i -.dsoine start in life. Many Kins
"oii fcihriners will be present at the
Institution. New Bern Masonry has
worked for tho temple for years, and
tho dispensation was jrnntcd by the
Imperial' Council at Buffalo a few
months ago.
Cotton brought from 19 3-4 to 20
1-4 here Monday. Some market! Ee
c:h)ts were around fifty bales.
New York futures quotations weie:
Open Close
.January- 20.80
Marcft 21.02
May 21.25
July .. 21.30
October 19.05
December 20.. 90
S1.5Q
2.25
21.40
21.38
19.20
20.95
VISITING SALVATIONIST.
Staff Capt Jennie Crawford of
Atlaa'a, secretary for the Salvation
AriMyof the work in.four States,
ork In.four Sutes,j
-tStroi
will hold services
Baptist church here
Tuesdav nights.
by Capt. Von Tgrnf "jv,
The meetir. . .- 'V -; (
YEAR MADE BY-RUTH
LAW, A PLUCKY GIRL
Flying 8 Hours and 59 Min
utes, She Lands at New
York After a Cold Trip
From Chicago in Out-of-
Date Machine
(By the United Press)
Now York, Nov. 20. -Ruth Law,
smiling little Amervan, took her
place as tho premier woman aviator
of tile world when Bhe equalled the
American record of cross-country fly
ing and landod on Governor's Island,
nnvng ft own 840 miles from Chica
go in an obsolete type of aeroplane,
with but two stops, when she was
forced to descend for gasoline. Ex
posed to a cold wind owing to the
fact that the type of her machine
forced her to sit out in front of tho
motor, and without a shield, the
plucky young woman outstripped Vic
tor Carlstrom's record for a continu
ous flight made on November 2, with
a latest type machine, and then con
United her journey and flew farthest
of any woman in history, flying eight
hours and 59 minutes.
Miss Law got a, 'rousing reception
on her arrival. Carlstrom character-
ized the flight as "the greatest avia'
'ion feat of the year."
SEABOARD MUST GIVE
IN TO CITY RALEIGH
(By the United Press)
Washington, Nov. 20. The Su
prcmo Court today affirmed the North,
Carolina court, denying the Seaboard
AlT Line an injunction to prevent en
forcement of a city ordinance by the
City of Raleigh, requiring the road
to remove certain tracks from a pi
lie street. . , . .
HORSE PREVENTED
A JAIL DELIVERY
"Jim," at City Hall, Kept Tunnel Dug
From Cell Closed With His Heels.
"Nub" Slole Shoes Off Fellow Prls
oner Before Digging the Hole to
Escape
Bert Sellars, a fire wagon driver,
stepped a gamo of setback at the sta
tion at City Hall Saturday night to
go back to the stall of Jim, a hand
some black, and remonstrate with
him for the "worst carrying-onone
could imagine. For half an hour Sel
Iar3 had been tolerating Jim's mon
key business, and hoping that he
would quit ft. He found the horse
standing in an attitude of intense ex
citement, snorting and pawing at
the ground on one side of the stall.
The cause of it all was "Nub," a
snafill, one-armed, very ugly negro.
Adjoining the engine house on one
side is what tho police call the "cala
boose," which is about as ibad a
place to put a person in as could be
discovered. The calaboose Is not
steamhiated, and the cell-doors are
full of cracks through which the
wintry winds blow at will. In the
cell with "NuiV were four other ne
groes. Three faced a trifling gam
bling charge, and one was too drunk
to care whaf, happened. "Nub," how
ever, was accused of stealing a pair
of trousers and had been caught aft
a chase the afternoon before. H'
tunneled a way through the plank
floor oftfie cell and burrowed through
tho ground Into the horse's stall. He
had no assistance and only the one
hand to work with, the others said.
Through with his task, "Nub" put
his head through to reconnolter. .H
Immediately withdrew it, however;
and should he glad that he kept It.
A hoof missed his little black crani
um by Che fraction of an Inch. The
fire horse stood guard and every time
Nub protruded his kinky head his
pate was fanned by the air from
Tim's heels. . That had been going on
for fully SO jninutes "before F 'lars
V'c verel trouble, 1 ' t' e
At Sessions of Concession-
al Investigators Started :
At Washington
EVERY PHASE BE PROBH)
Adamson to See President
About Restrictive; Legis
lationA. F. of L. WonV
Sfand for Anti-Strike Le-
- .
gislation'" . .. r--:i r-:
(By "the United Press) fi
Washington, Nov. 2ft. The' ewtain
was lifted here today 'on fcne'.oT flie
most dramatic battles" of riiidusOflH
units in the nation's history, when
the joint congressional .compete, in
the interest of commerce , started its
investigation of conditions Telatlng
to commerce and labor: ' Every
influence of capita! ancT labor3 -'will
clash during the hearings. In th
meantime the government will ,-lfeea
n watchful eye on the Interests; tijot
the public. Today , teprenttive
Adamson, author of the eight-hour
law, will confer with '.President t Wit
von regarding- additional - legislation
-i-cpoved for the. settlement and, pre
vention of industrial disputes., f iTfce
American Federation of Labor has .
already challenged any legislation
which might limit the right of la&er
.to .strike.
Wilson plo-"See Ubor (Leaders.1' . .
- Washington.' i-'10-JPreMet
Wilson will eonfeif with -, .tbe..ew',
brotherhood, leaders at.the, White
House this afternoon'. He grstttefl
them 15 minutes' Just prtdre tfc'e a
poiritihehfW President WJIsoii wi
Representative AdajBsc.''i'? tU xt
WILSON AT NOWOLK 4
ON ElETH DEC'R
Big Gathering of Southerners ta 'At
tend Eighth Annual Convention el
Commercial Congress Many Dele
gates From Each of the 18 State .
In Dixie
(Special to The Free Press)
Norfolk, Nov. 20. President .Wil
son's coming to Norfolk .December
11 to participate in the opening pre
gram of the eighth annual conven
tion of the Southern Commercial
Congress following closely upon ? bis
re-election, will give en Impetus te
die southern Invasion, of Norfolk that
Is expected to assemble here jthas day
tho largest throng that has .,t erer
gathered for an event in Virginia.
Th? day will be literally alive with
features of the type calculated t
I raw crowds from distant as well as
-ok' by cities and the lowest estimate
that has been placed upon "the ex
pected multitude of visitors' .Wed
ow Wilson day i 50,000;
Henry G. Barbee, chairman of the
Citizens' Executive Committee, estl--nates
that the four days of the een
entlon will draw to this city , be
tween 100,000 and .125000 Titee.
Ths sixteen State executives of tin
-r .7 .
House of Southern Governors f have .
?ach appointed upward tat 100 folll-.
cial delegates. Governor Stuart ; t
Virginia Is completing his Hst,VhIeh
will include the names probably
1,000 prominent Virglnlane.'" $
' V! r - - ' j :. V
selled the intelligent animal tor"Vlck
lp,", those at the fire house thmk.
Ilm used to pull a bell rope to aaney 1
his human friends, and is admittedly
little vicious. ; He'hss been on his
dde of the pole for years and Vests -
now. ' Nuh" when lie went to f t!ie
iall had on a brand new pair of
hoes. They were the property f
is prostrate cellma'". T ecr
d one had sw7 ':
were a little I.'-" - '
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