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PUBLISHED EHERY KFTERNOOM EXCEPT SUNDRY ''V 1 .-.'. A. ol: avi -no i3i KINSTON, N. 0. rUESDAt JANPART: 20, 1914 PRICE TWO CKjfvi. OR NEW UIWF BTEl'H "VIVA UNITED STATES" ISCRY iVQULO WIPE OUT ALL PROFITS BATTLE IN A PENITENTIARY Ill 01D Ml SM NEWS OF THE VJ 0 HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST AT NOME AND ABROAD" . GATHEREO FR0H1 ALL SOURCES Brief Chronicle of the Day's Events in All the. Nations of the Earth to Keep Readers Abreast of the Times. New Tork, Jan. 19.-Whea court adjourned late . this .afternoon only four jurors had been selected for the second trial of Hans Schmidt for the murder of Anna Amnuller. As in the first trial, which ended with a disagreement, insanity will Schmidt's defense, be Washington, Jan. 19. A joint res olution introduced today by Senator Overman would require the Prest dent to consider the expediency of ffpctine a treaty with the European powers for neutralization of the Philippines and for protection of an independent government there when established. Washington ,Jan. 19. Frederick T. McCarthy, of East Cambridge, Mass., was indicted by a grand jury here today charged with offering William L. Austin, chief clerk of the Census Bureau, $150 for a po-ition as typewriter at $900 a year. Mc Carthy later was arrested at East Cambridge and will be brought to Washington for trial. Washington, Jan. 19. Under sus pension of the rulef?, the house today passed the Smith-Lever agricultural extension bill, which now goes to the senate. It would appropriate $480, 00 the first year for government aid to state agricultural schools $10, 000 to each state and the amounts would increase yearly until after ten years $3,000,000 a year would be appropriated. Washington, Jan. 19. Chairman Overman, of the senate lobby com mittee, declared todaythat if George Jbslyn, president of the Western Newspaper Union did not come to Washington voluntarily, he would be subpoenaed to testify on the charge that his concern had been paid by the Canadian government to furnish to American newspapers, "patent insides" containing favora ble reprehentations of agriculture in Canada. Richmond, Jan. 19. Members of the graduating class of Benedictine Millitary College, this city, are liter ally up in arms over the transfer of Rev. Father Jerome, urefect of studies, to the college at Belmont, N. C, and are threatening to resign in a body. It appears that this class recently had a clash with M4jor Joseph Lemasurier, the military di rector, and although Father Jerome took no part in the affair, it is hint ed that his sympathies were with the students with whom he was exceed ingly popular. Father Jerome was relieved of his duties here by- Bishop Haid soon after this: incident and is already on duty at Belmont. V . Worms The Cause of VourChiffs .'.." ' pafv,;: V' A foul, disagreeable 'reath;: dark ! ' circles around, the eyes, f at times . feverish,, wth great ; thirst ; cheecks t flushed arid then pale, abdomen swol ' , W! with sharp erampiag paras'" are : all indications : of ? wormsi l)on't let your child suffer "-Kickapoo i Worm Killer will give sure relief. It kills the worms while its laxative effects . add greatly to the health of your child y removing the dangerous and disagreeable effect, of worms ; and parasites from the. system Kickapoo Worm Killer as a health producer .. should be in every household. Per fectly -safe. Buy a box. today. Price , 25c. All Druisls or by mail. Kieka : poo Indian Med. Co., Philadelphia , St. Loiiis. ' (adv) Wilminctonlans Say . Inland Canal Should Be Extended From Beau fort to the Cape Fear River Small Urges Improvement. Washington, D. t C-, Jn. 19. A delegation of Wdmmgtonian, in cluding J.-A. Taylor, R. A. Parsley, M. W. Divine, C.,S. Williams, W. n. Sprunt and Hugh MaeRae, appeared before the rivers and harbors eom nit'tee today and urged the commit tee to provide an appropriation for the extension of the inland waterway from, Beantort to the Cape Fear river. Mr. Taylor told the committee that by opening up the route to the Cape Fear they would giye vessels an in land route around the dangerous Cape Hatteras and Frying Pan fenoals ana tnat it would do more than anything else to solve the freight rate problem. The members of the committee manifested a keen interest in what the Wilmington delegation had to say and they frequently interrupted to ask questions as to points which they did not understand. Representative Small, a member of the river and harbors committee, introduced the North Carolinian and urged the ex tension of the route. Parsley and Taylor pointed t; a recent bulletin by the department f agriculture showing that there were $2,000,000 acres of land, not includ ing the swamp lands, which the de partment characterized as "the rich est land in the world." Thoe lands are undeveloped, Mr. Taylor said, because they had not transportation facilities. He said if the canal was extended to the Cape Fear, the land would advance a hundred time more than their present value and that it would increase the trucking of East ern Carolina a hundred fold. LEGLESS MAN TURNS UP A. W. Kilman Returns to Greensboro For Short While. Greensboro, Jan. 19. The disap pearance of A. W. Kilman, the "leg less man," from this -place shortly after Christmas and as a result of which the police of several nearby towns and cities were asked for aid in an effort to solve the "mystery.' has been solved. Kilman solved it himself by putting in an appearance at the local station. A crowd gath ered about the man, who, at one time, it was feared had met with foul play. The thing that attracted the crowd's attention was Kilman walking around. It was not known here before that he could walk. In fact, he appeared on the streets here in a little wagon, the aforesaid wagon being still at police headquarters in Greensboro. Kilman, told those at the station that he was held up and robbed here, but he didn't know by whom or how many were in the crowd; neither did he know how much hq had lost. He said that when he "woke up" he was near Bluefield, West Virginia. While here Kilman wouldn't go to the police station for his wagon, but after spending a short time at the station boarded a train for the north. Suspicion When Kilman Vanished. Kilman, a frequent visitor in Kins ton, was seen here shortly before Christmas and confided to a FREE PRESS man that he would f put on something" about the first, of the year. It was believed by thdse who know him here when Billy ' Kilman, shrewd and witty, disappeared, he was "putting on the something." He secured a great deal of valuable ad vertising, his pictures were printed in, the newspapers, and the police in Greensboro were troubled at the mystery accompanying ' his ' disap pearance. "..'-' Man is the architect, of his own misfortune. ' When a man is afraid to think for himself it's time. the wedding bells were rinsing. ' Disarmed Soldiers Express Gratitude That They Are on American Soil and Safe From the Constitutional Army. Marfa, Texas, Jan. 10. Almost all of the 3,300 Mexican soldiers and the l,oU women and children refu gees who fled from Ojioaga, Mexico, had arrived in Marfa from the border tonight and the first train load was made ready to go to Fort Bliss at El Paso, where they will be interned. The Mexicans with Oeneral Sal vador Mercndo," and other Federal commanders, probably will arrive on the Fort Blis-. reservation before daylight tomorrow. Scene of unbounded joy attend ed the arrival of the Mexicans at the American camp after their four days' march over the (57-mile road from Presidio. The exhausted and half-famished soldiers literally drop ped on the ground. The town wit nested all day an unbroken inrush of soldiers, women, children, horses, burros and dogs and when the van- aruard reached here the rear still was ten miles awav. Less than 200 cavalrymen have brought the refu gees over the trail and have kept them from struggling in the line. " lva I nited Mates ' was the cry of the nrst refngees to arrive. All the disarmed Mexican troops then joined in expressions of good will toward the American soldier. Not Much Danger. El Paso, Texas, Jan. 19. Rebel Waders at Juarez sent word to Brigadier General Scott that they feared the Federal when interned at ! Fort Bliss would attempt to -steal I .1,. nr....;,..,., t.;,i SnA n. loin tne iiuerra army, jney aniicu . , it a mi that the refugees be removed furthr from the border. General Scott re plied that precautions had been tak cn to prevent the escape of any FedV crals. Tho refugees will be guarded night and day by four infantry companies SPECIAL ADDRESS ON TRUSTS Public Interest Intense Seats in Great Demand Senators and Rep resentatives Allowed Onlv ' One Each. Washington, Jan. 20. Congress will meet- in joint Mesion in the house chamber today to li-ten to the fifth message of President Wilson has special address on the subject of the trusts and their regulation! Interest in the forthcoming mes age is intense. The President plans to begin de livery of his message at 12:30 o' clock. A few minutes before, the house will recess to await the arri val of the senators who will march in a body from the senate chamber. beaded bv the Vice President and sergeant-at-arms. Demands for tickets of admission to the galleries have been the gret est ever known for such an occasion The capacity is limited and ea( senator and representative in being assigned onlv a single ticket though thev are overwhelmed with request.- Bradham Wants to Be Governor? iew Bern. Jan, 20. C. D. Brad ham, business man of this city,Aand chairman of Craven county commis sioners, is mentioned as a possible candidate for the governorship. Bradhanf; denying; that he is a politician, declares that if the people desire A "business governor" he is in a receptive mood. He is a man of ability. Bradham is a captain in the naval reserve, commanding the orth Carolina force. Slain Chief of Police Buried. Farmville" Jan. 20. The funeral of T. It Smith, chief of police, fa tally shot by a loeaUdruggist named Pnllard Saturday night and dying in a Washington, N. C, hospital Sun day morning, was held here today. Mrs. -Yancey Taylor, of Kinston a sister, was present. Norfolk Southern's Contention Be- fore Special Commission as to Ef fect of Proposed Justice Rates Rodman Makes Statement. Raleigh;" Jan. 19. That the Nor folk; Southern-'.. Railroad Company would get net profit of only two one- thousands of one per cent on the company's North Carolina invest ment, if the schedule of rates con tained in the Justic intrastate freight' act were applied, was the representation made, by General Counsel W. C. Rodman before the special Intra-State Rate Commis sion here today. The Norfolk South- eras eae was called tins morning und was completed during the after noon session. The Norfolk & Western is to have its hearing Friday, this, concluding the hearings of the larger lines of the state. In developing his case this morn ing Col. Rodman, for the Norfolk Southern, explained that the two one thousandths of one per cent profit thut the Norfolk JSoitfhern would get out of its tforth Carolina in vestments if the impending Justice Act scale of rates were applied. would amount to $200 per month, or $2,400 per year. On the other hunfl, he showed that the company is paying to the state in taxes $85, 000.' This would give the'state $8.",- 000 njvenue from the business of the railroad company and the company a revenue of only $2,400. Col. Rod man insisted that these figures would establish as confiscatory and un reasonable, in the rankest degree, the Justice act rates if applied to the Norfolk Southern's North Carolina business. In proving the position taken by Col Rodman, he introduced a num ber of the officials and clerks of the company through whom tables setting out the figures relied on to make the case for the Norfolk Southern were introduced. CONFIDENCE, THINKS W4LS0N President Has Correspondence With Business Men Chief Executive Said Increases Ought to Be Made In Rates. Washington, Jan. 19. President Wilson bus been receiving opinions and estimates on the business situa tion throughout the count)-. aicli lead him to believe t'.i t general con fidence in the future exists. The president told callers today that while he had made no scientific analysis of the situation and that his letter were of various colors, in the main conditions were optimistic. The president is said to be!ie(ve that in some industries, especially those dependent on railroads, conditions have not been so satisfactory, but he made it clear, incidentally today, that be had not expressed any opin ion as had been reported on the pro priety of increasing freight rates. The president let it be known, how ever, that while he held distinct views on iho question, he did not feel that he could express them .'hile the subject was, being deter mined by a semi-judicial body. With reference to the tariff, the president's letters lead him o believe that business actually has bfcen stim ulated by it and that Ihe average email merchant is in better condi tion now than formerly., ,- , Dover Quintet Wins Again. Dover, Jan. 20. Dover high .school basketball five won its second vic tory of the two games played this season by defeating New Beni high school, 16-8. In the first game, with Kinston last week, the score was 24 to 7. ', New York, Jan. 19. Support of the administration's naval program wa? pledged and the convening of the .third Hague Peace Conference in 1915 was urged at the' annual meet ing of the American Peace and Arbi tration Leasnie here today.- 1 ' Convicts at McAlester, Okla Sought Liberty Seven Dead From Fight With Guards Visiting Judge One of Victims. . s McAlester,' Okla., Jan. 19. Seven jH'rsons were killed and one injured during a pistol battle at the state penitentiary here late today when three prisoners with revolvers, made a dash for liberty. The dead: John R. Thomas, Muskogee, form er United States district judge. D. C. Oakes, deputy warden. F. C. Godfrey, storehouse sergeant. H. II. Drover, record clerk. China jReed, serving two Jy-ears for larceny. Charles Koontz, serving 40 year sentence for murder. Thomas Law, serving six - year sentence for larceny. The men, armed with two revolv ers, which had been smuggled into the penitentiary, broke from the rank while the prisoners-were being marched through a courtyard. As they ran through the office they fired several shots at random, one of the bullets striking Miss Foster, a sten ographer, slightly wounding her. Thoma, a visitor to the penitentiary in the corridor, and both of the men carrying pistols opened fire, several of the bullets striking him and in flicting mortal wounds. Oates and Drover intercepted the men as they left the corridor and were shot to death, the prisoners, unwounded, continuing their fight. By this time half a dozen guards were in pursuit, and in a running battle Godfrey and the three men were killed. None of the other prisoners attempted to escape. Thomas Was Ex-Congressman. Muskogee, Okla., Jan. 19, John R Thomas, of Muskogee, who was shot and killed at McAlester today by prisoners attempting to escape from the state penitentiary, formerly was a member of congress from' Illinois. He served five terms a represen tative from the fourth district of that state, from 1879 to 1889. Short ly after his retirement from congress he removed to what. was then the Indian territory and in 1897 was ap pointed United States district judge by President McKinley. When his term expired in 1901 he established his residence in Muskogee and en j.iged in the practice of law. WILL MAKE MUNITIONS Powder Can be Made Thirteen Cents Cheaper Than Bought. Washington, Jan. 19. The army appropriation bill will contain a pro vision to require the government to manufacture instead of purchase, the bulk of its munitions of war. similar provision will be in the for tiflcations appropriation bill. Rear Admiral Strauss, chief of ordnance, told tho house naval com inittec today that the government at the Indian Head, Mr., proving grounds has produced powder at 40 1-2 cents a pound, while the only private bidder quoted 53 cents. BUREAU OF FARM LOANS Provision is Made in Pending Bill For That Department Washington, Jaj 19. Provision for the establishment of a bureau of farm loans a the department of ag riculture was contained in a bill1 iu trodaced - by Senator-.Norris today. The bureau would be, authorized to lend money on land at 4 per cent for a five-year period, the principal to be repaid at one-fifth each year thereafter . Money would be lent to fanners to buy land, pay eiLsting indebted ness or to erect buildings. a - Pointed Paragraphs. , "Doing it now" is the root of suc cess. ,- Money may be saved, by a .. :Jing sure things. ' ; i ' ., ' NEWS FROM MURPHY TO MA TEO AND BETWEEN TARHEEIHAPPENIN6S0FADAT Many North Carolina Items Ct densed In Brief Paragraphs ftr Benefit tf Busy People Good tad Bad News from all Over Stats. Greensboro, Jan. 19. The adop tion of sschedulc for 1914 was prac tically the only business transacted by the directors of the North Caro- . lina Baseball Association here today. ' ( , The season will open April 23, with Raleigh at Durham, Greensboro at -Winston, und Charlotte at Asheville. Asheville will have two games July, 4, Charlotte none, and other towns one each. .' . ' , ' Wilson, Jan.- jl9. Wilson's Ifire- fighting apparatus will soon be great ly augmented by the installation of a modern motor power fire truck of 110 horse power that will pump 700 gallons of water per minute, and v ill carry roof ladders,' extension ladders, chemical outfits, and has a carrying"capacity of 1,200 feet of standard hose; The weight of the ma chine will be 8,500 pounds and will cost $9,000 to be delivered hero about April 15. - Wilmington, Jan. 19. D. W. Mur ray, an aged white man of( a neigh boring town, while on his way from . a down town district of Wlimingtoa to his son's, just outside of the city, was held up by two negroes 'assault ed and ribbed. ' Both arms were broken, one in two places ju?t above;', the wrist and he received a number of blows over the head and shoulders. The negroes used a heavy scantling He is jn a hospital here. The high waymen escaped. , Charlotte, Jan. 19. Charlotte bankers and business organizations have left their case with the federal . organization committee, after having presented their cause to the point and perhaps more briefly thaa Rich mond and Atlanta, before this com mittee, and are now awaiting the outcome with some confidence that they will not be overlooked when the organization committee meets to de cide definitely where the tX regional bank in the southeastern territory shall be located. The matter was argued particularly on geographical grounds, it being believed .; by the Charlotte delegation that it at least has the best of the argument in this point. Durham, Jan. 19. Attorneys for Cleve Daniels, held in the Durham jail for the murder of Jim Dunna guu last summer, and sentenced to death, will on next Thursday present a. petition to the Governor to have the death sentence commuted to life imprisonment. The judge and ten of the members of the jury have signed Ietition for the change in the sent ence, and the opinion of many people in! Durham is that the plea is a just one. While the evidence was not brought out on the stand, there is a good deul of ; violence going to show that the negro was crazed with co caine when he killed bis victim, and consejuentlydid nof know what he was doing. . The state showed no malice .other , than as construed technically bf the law. ; For Frost Bites and Chapped Skin. ' For frost bitten ears, fingers and toes; chapped hanJ.f and lips, chil blains, cold sores, red and rough, skinsj' ,there ! is nothing to - equal . Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Stops the pain at once and heals. quickly. In every home there should be a box, handy all the time. Pest remedy for all skin diseases, itching ecze ma, pile, etc., 25c. . All druggists or by niuL IT E. Bucklen & Co., . Philadelphia or St. ; Louis. - (adv) Subscribe to TIIF. FREE PRESS. I M h i f 1 I,
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