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PAGE TWO-EDlTOItlAE TIIE KINSTON FREE PRESS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1916 THE KINSTON FREE PRESS : hi (United rrw Telegraphic Reports) H. GALT BRAXTON. Editor and Menacer Published Jery Wednesday and Saturday by the Kinsten isi Fraa Press Ce.. Inc., Kins'en. N. C. f?l SakaariatiM Rataa Payabla la Adranaa: M aa lsr $ . Tfcraa Uelltiis 31 Tw WCi M m MMttt M tna Taar $1.M in snsaenieasiens receded and net veeliefaed will nat at nima a eaar eest s eeeMy sasse. jaiBW TMK OFWCE-41 Park Raw, Mr. Ralah R " S25ul?M,JiJ!I ,r " Department. FU.i J:JJ luUdfcf, Chisago, where Ale af The Free , . i run ui aa seen. nasred at the Msuffla t K in ft ton Vavrtk ravftii tt 4 ' t af Congress, Uarea 3, 17. f '( ,r, ,ut' ta reaert arampWy any ir- i , in7 in receipt ai paper. li t , in SATURDAY. DECEMBER 30, 1916 New for another yaar'a grind. 1 All work and no play gats to be awfully monotonous Almost time for the annual rejuvenation of resolu tiona. After all, was not the loquacity of Mr. Lansing a ease i whara the truth hurts ? Private Secretary Martin Will probably remember his eld pals and tip 'em off to a good story occasionally. t Making good resolutions and failing to keep them is m J-' worse than making bad resolutions and keeping them. Britton inquires: "We suppose you got your neck tie?" Answering for ourselves: Yes, several of them. Germany may be Muffing, as her enemies and some aemi-neutirals claim. But the stake is worth the game, if by calling the bluff peace is insured. The paper manufacturers continue to turn the screws Md sit back and watch the poor newspaper fellow? squirm. Every one of these warm spells revives a few of the fly pests to remind us that unless the swatter is now worked, tha 1917 crop will be as prolific as usual. Macon Telegraph: "Is there no way in all the wide, wide world to make Carranza see that he's making a jackass of himself?" Yes, invent some sort of a new- fngled introspective mirror and turn it on the old chap. J ' ' Tha Winston-Salem Journal inquires: "Has a mule no right ?" Well, old man, be careful about trespassing on the nether limbs of the hybrid or your answer will be forthcoming with unpleasant emphasis. Brother Martin of the Winston-Salem Journal play Wi the perversity of human nature. In advocating an anti-insomnia cure, he says, "When you find you can't go to sleep, just nvake a desperate effort to keep awake." Tha first interpretation put upon Mr. Lansing's state ment regarding the so-called peace rotes was perhaps tha correct version. The trouble was, like many other such cases, Mr. Lansing didn't realize how it would look "SAFE AND SANE" PREACEMENT. Tha safe and sane doctrine of the press and other educational agencies is manifesting results in recent years. As an evidence of this fact, Kinston has just cel ebrated its most orderly Christmas season. There was a time when hoodlumism and rowdyism reUrned supreme here, and the good people of the town were almost afraid to venture out on the streets. Not o now. In spite of the throngs that crowded the street and stores Saturday before Christmas, there was no seri- DRITISH I'KESS SLOW TO CATCH POINT. ' ity to present the respective aides has not before been The '.carcase and caustic comment, on President Wil- presented to the belligerents. Mr. Wilson's action ha. son's note to the various belligerents of the British pre,, opened the way for each to set its case before the impa-r-indica'e that the proverbial inability of the Britishers to tial court of public opinion of the world. What they d -see the point" is afflicting them at this time. with the opportunity is another quest.on. The leading paper' of Italy, "The Popolo Romano,' make, favorable comment on the note, and criticizes its President Wilson is today celebrating his sixtieth l.-...v, lam,i.. fr failing to erasn birth anniversary. It has been fixty years full wrought u ri Lis ii a i hi i iciim uuniiiiifuiw.iv - - .iwnifiP...,.p .nd meaninr of Mr. Wilson. The Popolo and replete with achievement. V ..... i. U- .1,,,.,.,.,,1 ...k.'.V utrr m:.tnr. consideration, the press of to add its word or congraiuiaui.u i ONE NEGRO WOMAN IS Romano says The Free Press is glad to the thousands, which mansion today, and to wish brents in the same fiendly but firm tone, it is evi-! the councils of the nation. ous disorder anywhere. The usual tin-can brigade wa fn.n, ar,i France will realize that their first impres- go forth to the executive conspicuous because it made no appearance, the recently i (j wt,re erroneous and that in audiessing all the bel- for Mr. Wilson many more years of active usefulness in enacted anti-firccracker laws were well observed. i The services Sunday were well attended at the vari-: ous city churches. The story of Christmas was told and i the great importance of the celebration was emphasize). This is fine. Let the good work go on without hind- 1 ranca. I TIIE SOCK BANK RISK. A Louisiana farmer and his entire family, save one imall boy, not found by the intruders, were murdered on Christmas Eve night. The terrible crime is charged to three negroes, and is attributed to the fact that the man had openly boasted that he had four thousand do! 'ars in his hou. e, and was able to take care of it wilb lut the assistance of a bank. In the first place, what do such people think bank.) are 'or? Why take the risk of keeping so much money in 'tie's home? Not only is there danger from burglars, numbers of whom are ready and eager to go to any ex Jreme for such a goal, but there is a fire risk and, too. the liability of less is greater. In the second place, if money is to be hoarded in the home and the household thereby subjected to unnecessary hazard, why bra;; abodt it? Both the hoarding and the bragging show unwisdom ."ml a lack of information, which every householder should be iiosscs.se! of. The banks are the safe depositories for money. The interest of the depositor is safeguarded by overnrr.ental laws and regulative measures, and further, ml more important, too, the men who man the bank :'!e, us a whole, men of the highest integrity and of good ound business sense and ability. The bank is the pro per place for the r.urplus money and the man who keeps 1 is money in the sock bank to bait the night marauJer ind assassin is accountable to a large degree for tlio nscquences. Pl'ITS JOURNALISM FOR OFFICE. Governor-elect Bickett has made a good selection in chosing Santford Martin, editor of the Winston-Salem Journal to be his private secretary, but the press of ''o:th Carolina lostis one of its best editors. Santford Martin is one of the younger men in the State, placed in 'ie responsible position in charge of the editorial policy -f one of the State's leading papers, who has made good. ability is evidenced by the splendid progress that the Winston-Salem Journal has made since he was placed ii the helm. The editor of The Free Press congratulates Governor Pickett in being able to secure Mr. Martin, and con T'atulates Mr. Martin for the honor shown him. The e litor of The Free Press, however, regrets exceedingly t- sec J'ditor Martin give up even for a short time his e litorial work, and is pleased to note that his connec ion with The Journal will not be entirely severed, even though he will not give as much time to the editorial '!esk as heretofore. The North Carolina press can ill afford to spare the services of editors of the Martin type, even when they are called for higher service. '....f ir U';i.:nn w I l-.cprel v si-ckiniT to ascertain ir : lilt lllMt It t i . " "t - a speedy peace is pos.iible. The most noteworthy exception amonj the British prey's is the Manchester Guardian, one of the most influential journals of the kingdom, which urges that the note of Mr. Wilson be carefully studied, and the answer wisely made. The Guardian thinks that the President's note furnished a good opportunity for the moral strength of the Allies' cause to be shown up to the weakness of their enemies. Mr. Wilson's note is not ambiguous. Its meaning is . !ear, and those who read it coolly and without preju lice, and who reserve their decisions m.til they have read and analyzed the note, will be able to rce- that the mo tives of the President are the highest ami that the op portunity to serve mankind by the promotion of brother 'y love and peace is the impelling spirit which prompted its sending. The Guardian is right. Such an opportun- Congressman Adamson of eight-hour law fame is re-o-jted to be a connoisseur on the water question, and es pecially kindly disposed to spring water. So much so that lile the old lady who claimed to be able to tell good butter from oleomargarine, he boasts of being able to distinguish spring water from that which comes from :i :y other source. Mr. Adamson is invited to Kinston to partake of some "sure-enough" good water. Friends all over tins and other countries, of Col. Wii liam F. Cody, more familiarly known as "Buffalo Bill," v. ill be glad t know that in spite of his serious illness, runs from hi.; bedside at Denver is encouraging, and his recovery lo. I fur. "Buffalo Bill" was in Kinston a few wieks ago with his wild west show, and his splen did physical condition for one so advanced in years was u-marked by all who saw him. DEAD, ANOTHER IS IN FIGHT WOUNDED liTA AROUSED THE WHITE IIO'SE FAIiiLV IT THE CRACK 0' DAY .'resident's Grandniece Had Household Up Much He fore Usual Time On Christmas Morn Mr. Wilson Manifested Keen Interest --.SraS 1 in print until too late. The time for the 1917 legislature is near at hand. There are matters of concern to this section which should be considered before the arrival of the "eleventh hour." Enough of the latter kind of legislation, if you please. The Belgian men, not already drafted for "social ser vice" in Germany, will perhaps not be solicitous concern ing the welfare of GovernorXIeneral Von Biasing-, now indisposed, to whose iron rule the enslavement policy U largely credited. A former German steamer, which was confiscated h.v the Portuguese and put into trans-Atlantic service, is r ported by coastwise shipping to be cutting some peculiar capers. Apparently on scout duty. Just force of habit, we assume. Those diplomats stationed at Washington, said to be uneasy because they failed to predict in their reports to their several governments the action of President Wil- 'm in forwarding the "sounding" notes, can console themselves by tcllmg their principals that everybody n In the same ooat THE STATE LOSES. Largely because the Farm Loan Bank districts were not arranged so as to place the States of Virginia and North Carolina in the same district, the coveted bank for this, the third, district has been lost to the State, and ::istead of being located in Raleiigh or somewhere in North Carolina, goes to Columbia. North Carolina being the northern state in the thir 1 listrict, logically lost its claim to become the center c -apital. One of the intermediate states very naturalU ha I to be chosen by the Farm Loan committee. Ti e Free Press regrets that the bank was not locate;! at Rn Vigh. It would have meant a good deal to Raleigh an ' fie State, to have hud this center created within its coi fines. Be that as it may, let us not be unmindful of the ,'ood work that was done to land the Iwink and for the assistance rendered bv our Virginia friends, who did what they could to advance the claim of Raleigh. ! With a word of thanks and appreciation for those out j a . !e the state, who worked in behalf of North Caiolin .ii this matter, we congratulate our friends of the Pa'- j n.etto Stale for having secured the prize, and we be- 1 s.'eak f- the new institution success in promoting the i'tce ts of the planters of the district. Washington, Dec. ". The golden ays of a gorgeous sunrise bursting 1 the east windows of the White House cast light upon the magnifi cent Christmas tree, laden with i inngles and wondrous gifts at the imc time, Jofcpmne Cothran, grand niece of the President, stirred rest essly, open her baby eyes, saw the .unlight, and crawled out from un ler the covers. She c iildn"t wait. J Throughout the ni;rhc her sleep had ieen disturbed by strange dreams of anta Claus, and strange noises in he library which led her to believe 'hat he was at work. That is just vhy the executive family was Hy 'urbed at the unusual hour, .nr'd fore- ' item can: mind i f little Josenhino to ippeir at th.- lice s :n a tier uawn. 'he Pre-ident enjoyed the occasion much that he let Mrs. Wilson a'. end church a'one. j Fllen McAiloo, his little grand- ' 'aufbter. had hi : own tree, but join I the White Hou-e celebrants. This fternoen the White Hoise automo ';!es sai'icil fo' th to disi.ri!i ite the 'resident . gift.: t. children. The ''osident distributed gifts to c'.ii! en aloe.- the favorite roads to .V:ish;n rton an 1 the country club. "i;:i:rht the Prc-d-'ent and "dative '."ill have an old-fashioned cele.bra- !:i at the White House. Can Ytu Afford Any but a litan Kerosene Engine? At pr ser.t Rvtrude prices or kerosene and gasoline, Tl an kerosene engines S iVd ihdr owners about 1.1c per horse to'Vir per hoar over gaoline engines. F g ire In iMs way. On an 8 hoi sj eng'ne Hie sivlnft Is 8 8c. a;i iuiur, 88c. In a t O-hour day, $88 in 100 da.vs of wrrk. Say th i? i all 3 our turfine docs in a year. It w itild cost you $38 more than you need to pay, to run an 8-h vrse $a olin end ne one tar. That U mo e than tiilrd o; we ir.ee uf the engine. Can you afford lo throw wjy $88 a yej;? Can you afford even to think of buying a gasoline eng ne, when 'Ou ta get a Titan that runs on kerosene? teme in srd if t's talk this over. We have some inter stin figures to .how jou. Prices right and terms easy. h. imm, . . . . . wiokji SPECIAL PRICES FOR THE HOLIDAYS On Any Shoo tMen Women and Children Yours to Please, 7krt & Clafp Bannister anJ F'orsheim Shoes Sold Here Only. Pilec Cured In 6 to 14 Days Vomt dniggint will rrfmv! moncr if PA70 ' lUNTMKNT lull loco.- m.tv! of !l.-hm-;, I iiliiui . IUf cluiij nr I'rni u-li '-'i!r in ( : . l d, vv 'ht fiisl ""i iii'a,:.K. t .vc1 K. .1. 5jc I Subsai! ko TUe Free Press The tepo'ts f vviM'j other wet venters of became of ihe liquor ten the passage of ! liquor demon. ft""m Haltimcre, Washington an' ' '"e Actual congestion to all traffic hioments should te enough to lis e n.r ;oii-wi !e iiiil, banishing the lri-e-.ie,' m. . e y ilied. 'if of the fact that hundreds of gallons of ' i'vouht into Kinston for the Christmas ten- itle diorderliness ivai experienced. N'othini; i drunks as the open saloon would have fur- ; If the Independents really have the balance of poue in the House, which is very likely, the orjranuation o lht historic lawmaking body will furnish the mot in terectin; of fights. And then after organization the "on topi" must keep a full house always or else the there will put iomethinjr over them. l ilr'i for the lujuorites, who proclaim so that more liquor is sold under prohibition . tii ilo is to get on the prohibition side and : he spread of the "no licence" through the .'online to their claim it will help their bus; ' era : u- Tht response of th local Jews to the call for help! J from their stricken people in the war districts is worthy I testimony of the loyalty and fidelity of tho Jewish peo- .", pl, one to ariothar. No .eall, which cornea from fte le - vustated countriea of Europe, ia more desKring than t tV:t; which necessitated because of .religious persccti- t. 'T,- t)olk w and Chrifrtian have" been called upon to re r f -ng ,n,i' cruelties' on account c their 1 an t cruelties on account ct t! , n rrpfre,s - "- iic"erity was the team that carried the o'ors to victory in November. And it ue- to l;Mk life Miss Peace is gathering: strength am.ir.; i.ations to make her "come back" as a world inffu- e-ice and supplant the God of War, ao cruelly t.iking her j nl.ioe for the past two and a half years. f :n t'le The British statesmen and newspapers are busy tryin? 1 t inform the world what Germany is "up to," and inci-! enUllyBiscfntuing-M.-i', Wilson's (rood offices while 1 Geraaaa UkmJ kdvanUi cf the opportunity A malb ie?ly to the President's no;e and also, it W her peace tTHs. w ... s Horses and tV3u.es The Very Best Quality. Reasonable Prices, On Easy Terms H'CKNEY WAGONS. DFY E00P5, NOTIONS. THOSNHILL WAGONS. ClOTHIXB. HATS. SHOES. CARTS. BUGGIES ANQ HARNESS. M til mm OF GROCERIES. A complete line of Farm Implements, one and two-horse Plows, Disc Harrows, Stalk Cutters and everything you nred on a farm. See Us Before You Buy i eOPELAND B80T HEKS Three-Cornered Embroil mcnt Saturday Night In Tenderloin All That Mar. red Kinstons' Most Or derly Christmas Sue Hugi?ins is dead ; 0d :nia Tartt is lying critically wounded in the hospital ward of the county jail, and Ada McNeill i3 held on the charge of assault with a deadly weapon. All are ne groes, residing in Kinston't tenderloin, and their three omei'ed fight Saturday night was the sole serioui disorder reported in the ?ounty in the observance of the Christmas season. From accounts gathered fiy fa police, it seems that the Hugffins ati Tartt women became involred n 1 difficulty, which resulted in tin H.i;-i:r; woman receiving raortsl wounds fro :i a knife in the hands die Tartt ,on.an. T.he died Sunday morning. Ada took the part of Su r,d used a gun on Odenia. Th n ults "were as above stated. Th w- men are all of questionable chart er and bad reputation. The Huf arins woman was a native of KinsUi, vhile Odenia Tarrt is said to b 1 Georgia negro, and Ada McNeill hails from Wilmington. Most Orderly Obserranee. . .Quiet. .Yes, the quietest Chriitait Kinston has ever celebrated, My tkt )!d timers, and those whose duty it 'o keep up with the ordertuwei ef 'he section. There was no itriwa ' iisorder except the murdct ef it gro woman, as already related, ftw drunks were to be seen, and MM were incapacitated to the exttrt el -. requiring the attention of the poli. Sheriff Taylor, ifjhief of Polki Skinner and other officers all an 'oud in their praises of the good et-de.- of the people hereabouts. Ta the folks are getting more sense, de clared one of them. The goo! "preachments" which the newspapen ind other educational agencies art making in regard to eafe and salt .!iservr.nces of the Christmas seam s hiving its good effect. PRESIDENT WILSON SIXTY YEARS OF AGE (By the United Press) Washington, Dec. 27. The Preri lent of the United States will k !0 years of age tomorrow. At this, the beginning of his Mt ond term as President, the execute ?how his years much more than 1 did at the beginning of his occupan cy of the White House in 1912. He i a bit more stooped than then anl the heavy lines in his face are much rao'c sharply drawn than they w1 before he came through the interna i mil crises that have confronted l.im since the war began. He i however, strong and well. Letters, telegrams and remilnv ' 'ranees from friends and relatives )CKn pouring into the White House by scores today. RODM AN WILL QUIT THE SERVICES OF UNCLE Sill Colonel W. C. Rodman, command ing the Second Regiment North Car olina Infantry, now on guard duty on the Mexican border is to quit the service, according to reports coming f.-om Camp Stewart and carried in the Raleigh News and Observer Wed nesday morning. Colonel Rodman has been connect e3 with the State milita for a score of years and Is popular with the men of the regiment Business reasons are assigned for his resignation. BULLETINS (By the United Press) tj JOFFRE MADE MARSHAL. ' : Paris, Dec 27 General Joffr FranceVMo'M's to be made H1" aha! of V .