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I I . . ' The . -Daily Fr Press, m PUBLISHED E3ZERY HFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDRY VOL. &VI.- NO 1S9 KINSTON. N. C fHURBDATT MARCH 23, 1914 PRICE TWO CENTe HEWSOF T en ii 3 ii'fcOl i HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST AT HOaiE AND ABROAD GATHERED FROM ALL SOURCES itftHI ? J 40.1 b fcW Brief Chronicle of the Day's Events in All 4the Nations of . the Earth to Keep, Readers Abreast of the Times. . J Washington, March "25. At the present rate of .coal consumption the people of the .United States will have entirely used up the present available supply ia 1200 years from now, Di rector Smith of the geologic survey told the house public lands committee today. 1 Pierre, S, D., March 2."). Belated returns tonight from yesterday's pri mnry election indicated that Con-j-ressm an Burke was nominated for United States Senator by a majority of more than 10,000 votes over his opponent, Senator Crawford. Late today Senator Crawford conceded the nomination of Burke. New Yorkj March 25. Popular be lief that the parcel post has left the big express companies in hard straits was contradicted today by news that the American Express Company would erect a two-million-dollar of fife building on lower Broadway. The building is to be thirty-two stor ies high, and is to have a frontage of eighty feet on Broadway. Savannah, March 25. Two large A. C. L. new wharf sheds and several thousand tons of kainit were destroy ed by a fire which started at 6 o'clock and raged for 3 hours. The British steamer Farley, lying alongside the wharf narrowly escaped destruction. Several thousand: barrels of rosin al so were burned. Heroic work of the firemen kept the fire from spreading to a shed where raw turpentine was stored. The' loss probably will run to $200,000. New York, March 25. A city-wide demonstration, unique in that, it coin--; memorated not a triumph, but a dis aster, was held here today on the triennial anniversary of the great Triangle waist factory fire in which 147 lives were lost. The ringing of gongs in hundreds of factories brought forth order streams of em ployes until the streets in eome of the districts took on a holiday" as pect- This colossal fire drill which included most of the factories and a great many schools, was planned by lire Commissioner ; Adamson work ing in conjunction with several safe iy organizations. T ' r ' : . ...... A'epew, marc ii s.y. with the en tire town under martial law, quiet 'prevalied-today among the strikers ofHhe Gould - coupler workers. The , street were patrolled all night by the militia and a day shift of work men was accompanied from Buffalo by a batallion of militiamen. The announcement that the company will refuse to reinstate any of the strike- crs under any conditions and . the threatened eviction of men f rom eom- . pany houses naive added to the spirit of unrest and the militia will be kept ou guard for an indefinite period Spring Blood and System Cleanser, : During the winter months impuri ties accumulate, tout blood becomes impure and thick, your kidneys, liver and bowels fail to work, causing so v called "Spring Fever,' You feel tired, weak and lazy.1 Eleitric Bitters the spring tonio and system cleanser- is what you need ; they stimulate he kidneys, liver -and bowels to healthy action, expel, blood impurities and restore your health, strength v and ; ambition. Electric Bitters makes you .feel like new. Start a four weeks' treatment it will 1 put you in fine shape for your spring work. Guaran teed. All Druggists.: 50 cents and $L HE. Bueklen'& Co., PliiladeJ-i phia or St. Louis. . (adr) - - I -c--.'.. .. OLIVER H. ALLEN, THE JODGE The Press upon His Record and Record . Work Submitted to the Voters of the Sixth Judicial District by His Friends. Childhood. The Charlotte -Observer calls at tention to a part of Judge Allen's charge to a Durham grand jury, when he said: "One of the most fruitful sources of crime is neglected childhood. A mistake that we are making is in allowing the children of the com munity to develop into criminals be cause we neglect them and turn our attention top much to the punish ment of crime that is already com mitted. ,There is hardly a term of court held anywhere that there are not a number of children up for com mitting some crime. A little investi gation of this fact that these children become criminals because of neglect. I want you at this term of court to determine if there are any orphans or neglected children in the county. If you should find such neglected children it is your duty to report the matter to the clerk to the court and homes will be found for theui." And upon which the Kinston Free Press remarks: "Judge O. II. Allen, of this city, is an earnest student of criminology. Ilis library is very complete with works bearing on the subject, and his service on the superior court bench bears evidence of the research that he has made." FOR HOUSES OF CORRECTION Judge Oliver H. Allen, Of Kinston, Strongly Advocates the Establish- meflt Of Houses Of Correction ShOWS that the General Assembly j Has Provided for Any .County to Do So He Urges the Necessity Of These Institutions The Best) a$d Mo41 Humane Remedy for Certain Classes of Criminals. Judge Oliver H. Allen, of Kinston, who presided with so much grace J and instic. at the last term of the . superior court, has made a strong appeal to grand juries i wherever he has sat recently to further the insti tution of houses of correction for youthful criminal. In an interview with an Observer man Judge Allen spoke interestingly ' on this subject and his words will be read with in terest by a great many persons. "The question as ro the cause of so much crime and what to do with nignr, loaay was oraerea seni io me puisca iooay m uu ;mcuipi iu ie. .. the criminal is still an unsolved pro- i ward fr the criminal insane at the Ton-pen. General Valasco is well pre ki ,.:,j t...i. a m n i,;f state orison ut Raleigh, an appeal, pared for the attack. cause. of crime and how to remedy it I wish to emphasize. "It has been said by students of ' criminology that 85 per cent of crime is traceable either directly or indirectly to the use of intoxicating liquors and it is further found that three-fourths, of the crimes usually committed are due to neglected, abandoned and defective children and these are largely embraced in the 8o per cent, class. In the in terest of humanity, as well as for the protection of society, some thing must be done in behalf of the juvenile criminals. 'To take them up periodically and send them to the chain-gang or peni tentiary to be returned disgraced and hardened is wrong and doing but lit tie toward the suppression of crime. 'pome advocate a State reforma tory, but I apprehend that we are hot yet ready for that with conditions us they are at this time, and ! am of the opinion that we have some thing more practical,' less expensive a nd problematic. - ' i ine .constitution says that -the general assembly . may provide for the establishment of houses of cor reetion and the general assembly long ago has provided for any one or more counties to establish houses of correction by procuring farms and erecting work-shops -and other buildings, for the safe-keeping, cor recting, governing and employing of fenders. (See .'Code, sections 786- . (Continued on page 2.) . IH OLD NORTH STATE NEWS FROM MURPHY TO MAN ' TE0 AND BETWEEN TARHEELHAPPENIN6S0FADA1 Many North .Carolina Items Con- densed in Brief Paragraphs for Benefit of Busy People Good and Bad News from all Over State. Durham, March 25. The first of the series of exhibition games of the Durham team was played with the University of Vermont this after noon, and the Bulls took the game by an easy score of 8 to 2. New Bern, March 25. A meeting of the Democratic Executive commit tee of the Third congressional dis trict has been called for Thursday April 2, in Goldsboro, to decide whe ther or not the nomination of a candi date shall be by primary or by con vention. Mount Airy. March 25. This morning just about 9 o'clock, Rich ard K. Marshall, a well known citi zen of this city, was run down by a train and instantly killed. Thc acci dent occurred one mile south of the Southern depot at Lovills Creek bridg-e and it was on the trestle that Mr. Marshall met his death. Ashevillo, March 25. Thirty-eight mules met death in the flames and vast quantities of household furni ture grain andfeed went up in smoke tonight when the immense stable aud storage plant of the Asheville Dray, Fuel and Construction ComDanv. fit the corner of Depot and , Roberts Greets, was completely destroyed by f-re. Dallas, Texas, March 25. Bishop t j. cailie, representative of the ex- ccutive committee of the laymen's missionary movement of the South- e Presbyterian church, announced tonight that a convention or laymen of the Central South and Southwest would be held in Dallas in February, 1915. Delegates from ten states are expected to attend the Dallus meet ing. A similar convention will be held in Charlotte, N. C, immediately preceding the meeting here.. Asheville, March 25. John A. Ot tinger, the deaf mute who is alleged to have killed his wife on Christmas . . . 1 I 1 . ... A 1 from the order heme entered by Solicitor Robert R. Reynolds. Judge W. F. Harding, who passed the sen tence, expressed pleasure that Soli citor Roberts had decided to take the case to the higher court, stating that it is the first case of the kind tried in this state and there is no precendent for trying it. Salisbury, March 25. Freight train No. 73 between Spencer and Asheville was derailed near Elm wood early today, tearing up the track for a considerable distance and delaying traffic on that line almost all day. Passenger tfains were detoured from Salisbury to Asheville bv way of Spartanburg while the track was be ing cleared. A number of the Dokies attending a big ceremonial in Sails bury Tuesday night were caught back of the wreck and a number were kept in Salisbury all day. No one was hurt in the derailment. , . Take Degenerate Lad Out of State. The parents of 14-year-old Will iam Watson, who haa frequently been arraigned in the loral .courts at New Bern during the past few weeks for series of skillful and bold thefts, will return to Richmond with him. In each instance people who suffered from the boy's depredations declined to prosecute, and now the mayor has withdrawn a bond under which he was placed for his latest theft in order that the perplexed Mr. and Mrs. Watson may leave the state with him. -. , in .. ... iiIJIt JUNE FIXED ASTHENEWDATE On Accounty of Conflicting Date the ' Democratic State Convention Meets In Rafeigh at That .Time. Redfleld Speaks On Same Day. Raleigh, March 25. Thursday, June 4, wag the date named tonight by the Democratic state executive committee as the time of the raeetimj of the Democratic state convention. This was a change from Wednesday, June 17, and Ket aside the conflicting date -named at the last session of the committee. When Secretary Brock called the roll 48 members responded to their names, either in jerson or by proxy. All action of thc commit tee was by unanimous vote. Chairman Thomas D. Warren call ed the meeting to order at. 8.45 and followed the roll call explained the purpose f his call for the meeting, saying that after the committee at its previous session named June '-17 as the date of the convention the matter of the conflict in the dates of the convention an," that of the state Medical Society's annual meeting was called to his attention by Dr. Albeit Anderson. He said e wrote Dr. An derson in regard to the question of getting the Medical Society to change its date, but was informed that it was impossible for the Medical So ciety to do so on account of other meetings about the same time. He then found no other recourse than to call this extra meeting of the com mittee. Senator J. C. Little, of Wake, of fered the date of June 4 with the ex planation that it is suggested as the best time because of the opportunity the members of the convention anil visitors will have to hear Secretary of Commerce W. C. Redfleld, who de livers an address before the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce the evening of that day, and thut members might go from the meeting to theUniversity commencement. By a unanimous vote June 4 was adopted as the date for the state convention. REBELS BEATEN NEART0RRE0N Villa's Forces Were Repulsed With Heavy Losses So Federals De clareMany Wounded Rebels Be ing Carried Away. Washington, March 25. The Mex ican embassy today received the following cablegram from M''xl;-. dated last night: "Ife were re- 1 - 1 L 1 . ... . t . . 1. Juarez. Mex.. March 25. Officers at rebel headquarters today were without authoritative information us to the outcome of fighting at Torreon General Chao stil! awaited confirma tion of the report that Villa's army had captured Cuuretls, in Torreon. No, definite news came over the wires since the Associated Press dispatch frdm Chihuahua at 5 p. m. Tuesday that's fighting still was in progress at Gomez Palacio, an important rail-, road suburb of Torreon. El Paso, March 25. Mexican Federal Consul Diebold said today he had been officially informed that the rebels were repulsed with a heavy loss at Torreon and that some of them were driven back twenty miles. "It is very significant that Juarez is without news, aid I regard it as a confirmation of my dispatch," he declared. Bermejillo, March 25. The rebel wounded from Gomez Palacio are being brought here in large numbers. It is officially admitted that the fed erals offered unexpected strong re sistance. Dud on Country Road. When - Pete ' Jones and Cleveland Grainger engaged in an altercation on a road neat Hookerton, accord ing to a report from there today, Gnjjnger cut Jone' throat with ; a knife. Physicians sewed up the wound in time to save Joae life. Grainger alleges that his opponent shot at him before he used the knife. .. ' - ." L STRICT CENSORSHIP OF CON CESSIONS TO BE MADE NO GAMBLING TO RE ALLOWED Authorities, Too Late to Preven Coming of Amusement Aggrega tion Next Week, Adopt Stringen Methods to Curtail Evil Influences Business men interested themselv. this morning when it was learned that a carnival intended coining here next week, and made a vigorous pro test ugainst the authorities licensing it, but found it was too late, as a license had already been granted and contract made for the city to furnish electric lights. However, they were assured by Mayor Sutton that n strict censorship of all concession. would bc made and no sort of gam bling; allowed on the cround. This, of course, means that, according to an almost unanimous estimate, till per cent, of the revenue will be cut off. i The carnival people chum that under the state law licensing them municipalities have no option in the matter of granting license. Notwith standing this, a number of thc cities of the state, under the assumption of the courts' broad construction of the police power, have refused them admittance. Among the cities re cently taking "this step are Greens boro and High Point, the board of aldermen of the last-named city only Wednesday sitting down flat upon granting license for. a carnival to play there, as the following news dispatch to the state papers will show : i "High Point, March 25. 'Not al lowed in High Point' is the verdict of the city council in regard to car nivals. Sevcfal agents of these merry-maker have visited the city recently trying to make arrangements for dates in the spring, but consider ing the hundreds of dollars taken away with comparatively nothing lasting given in return, the action of the council is generally endorsed by all good citizens." The Goldsboro Headlight has the following concerning a carnival that recently closed a week's engagement in our neighbor city : "the carnival has gone, and we are glad of it. It. is to be hoped that Goldsboro will not b afflicted with another carnival for years to come. Its whole atmosphere is demoraliz ing to the community." An almost unanimous sentiment among the business men has crystnl- ized ugamst eurnivuls in Kinston, as injurious to business and exceedingly harmful and corrupting to the mor als of the community. Past experi ences have convinced the observant citizen that such institutions are less amusements than aggregations of gambling outfit-, the chief source of their revenue. Acting upon this knowledge, it is expected that at the next regular meeting of the board of aldermen an ordinance will be passed prohibiting their coming to Kinston if it is within the city's legal rights. In the event that a carnival visiting this com munity should decide to - establish itself beyond the corporate limits and jurisdiction of the city, the same strict censorship of their conces sions as ordered by Mayor Sutton will be observed by Sheriff Taylor and his officers. W. 0. W. Membership Campaign. In a 30-days campaign" for mem bers by the camp of .Woodmen of the World at Greenville, now about con cluded, tl increase has been nearly 100 per cent. . Before the beginning of tho campaign there were 40 mem bers, and thc number ha.s doubled.. SuWr'bu to" THE FREE PRESS CI VA SCOTCHED BREAKS ANOTHER PRECEDENT Mr. Wilson Calls on Senator Stone to Talk Business "He Just Dropped by' They Talked Over Tolls. Washington, March 2.5. Lines were sharply drawn tonight for the opening of the most bitterly contest ed legislative struggle that has con fronted President Wilson's adminis tration the fight to repeal the law giving American coastwise ships free passage through the Panama canal. Opposing forces divided for the first skitmish in the conflict which will open when a special rule' is present ed to the house tomorrow to limit de bate on ie repeal controversy. For the first time since the Demo cratic administration took charge of the government, administration lead ers found a strong, resourcttful and determined element within tho party" opposed to a. policy which President Wilson personally had espoused. Per sonal convictions on tho question al most have obliterated party lines. This situation, with the interna tional character of the question in volved, and tho stress the President has placed on his position as necer safy to the successful conduct of the administration's foreign policy, com bined to form a problem fraught with complications. President Gaining Ground. The President's supporters tonight dec hired they were gaining ground in the house, and one enthusiastic ad ministration leader predicted the passage of the repeal bill by a ma jority of nearly 100. The more con servative members of both sides, however, anticipate a hard-fought struggle, with u bitter and protracted debate, followed by n close vote. Aligned against the President's demand for tho repeal are the three leaders of the parties in the house Representative Underwood, of the Democrats; Repesentative Mann, of the Republicans, and Representative Murdock, of the Progressives. Wings of all three parties are behind these leaders. On the other hand, Chair man Adamson, of the house inter state and foreign commerce commit tee; Representatives Henry, Stevens, of Minnesota, and many others of all three parties, have accepted the President's position. President Shatters a Precedent. President Wilson kept pace today with his precedent-shattering reputa tion by motoring to tho home of Sen ator William J. Stone, of Missouri, who has been sick, and having a chal about official business. "The President," said Senator Stone, when asked about the visit of his distinguished caller , "merely dropped in on his way to tho golf links." FIRE AT THE A. M. COLLEGE Textile Building Destroyed Loss is About $80,000. West Raleigh, March 25. The tex tile building at the A. & M. College was destroyed by hre during tne early morning hours today. The to tal loss is estimated at $80,000, a little les.s than half of this beiue covered by insurance. The flames were discovered in the southwest corner of the third floor at 3 o'clock this morning, and the alarm given with the college whistle. Tho third nWr "'as soon enveloped in flames, which then spread to the second and first floors. The water pressure was very poor until the Raleigh fire department ar rived, when the whole building was in flames, and with the help of a engine succeeded better in reaching the fire with streams of water. It not known how the hie started,. the point of origin being in the southwest comer of the third floor where the classroom and instmc-. tors office are located.. " ' A large amount of valuable textile machinery was in the building. Aged Wayne Man in Extremis. Ilines Shackleford, aged 93, is ex pected momentarily to die at his home in Fremont from feebleness.
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