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. ....... - . t r- .. ijua hd:e er -1 : JJ ( ; THE WEATHER F N. C. Pwtlr Clou Jr toniHt tad S:ur W probbtdiunW published; bizery afternoon except; sundry; VOL.2VI.-NOI3G KINSTON. N. O, FRIt)ATt ; JULY 17, 1914 ; PRICE TWO CENTS7. PREPARE FOR REBELS,ENTY- TO CAPITAL CARRANZA WILL BE AT THEIR HEAD. DETECTIVES AND POLICE INPISTOLDUEL I KILLED AND 12 WOUNDED IN ' CHICAGO. WLA AGREES TO PLANS FIGHT IN TOUGH DISTRICT Carbsjal Closes Gambling Places, Ho ertaV Chief Graft Source, In ' Mexico City. . '' Uniformed Men . Bettered . to Hare : Been Jealoua of the Activities of ''; the Sleuths. HOPETO GET . i OUT ON BAIL CARMAN MANSLAUGHTER EXPECTED TO BE CHARGE. . WILL GOON MOTOR TRIP Diitrict Attorney Will Acre to Bond if Contemplated Finding of In 'quest Materializes. 0 '-X; t-; W, :i (By the United Press.) , (By the United Press.) . Mexico City, July 17 Two trains j Chicago, July-17. A dozen conflict bearing constitutionalist troops are w .tories confront the heads of the bow en route here from Celaya. police department in their efforts to It is not known if they will enter the 8olv mystery of a bloody duel be city. : . ' -J b "' '" -' ' J tween , rival C police details , in the , All gambling houses have been clos- Twenty-second street vice district at d by the orders of Carbajal, who mjdnigl holds that the gambling .concessions were one of the biggest grafttsof Hu erta's reign. ,V- -...;;: Juarez, July 17 After Carbajal surrenders the Mexican government to the revolutionary party, Mexico City will be occupied by three divis ions of constitutionalist troops, each of 5,000 men, with Caranzaat their head as commander-in-chief. This is the tentative plan of Carranza, ap proved by Villa. It is understood that Carranza will then take over the civil tesponsibility - and ,, General Angeles will be placed at the head of the army, t " . . - ' General Ortfcga, one of Villa's most trusted officers, today ,died' 'from ie effect of wounds received at Zacatecas. a CARFENTIER GETS DECISION Fouled by Smith in Sixth of 20-Round Bout Bad Feeling. ' London, July 16. Georges Carpen-. tier, French champion and only pugt J list, of premier rank France ever has produced, was awarded the decision at Olympia . heretonight . over Gunboat" Smith, on a foul in the sixth round of the fastest heavyweight S: fight? seen here Jn years. The match was sche- ' duled for twenty rounds. To Smith the finish, was a tragedy because, the ' blow for which the American was dis: qualified was not intentional. Nevertheless, the ending of tonight'i contest has kindled bad feeling and is likely to be followed by long drawn out arguments." When the French contingent dra matically carried Carpentier to his ' corner in the sixth round, the utmost confusion reigned. , ' In the sixth round Carpentier feint :; ed with his left then crossed his right ; to Smith's jaw. The punch iglaced " . off, carried by the force" of his blow, Carpentier swung around and slipped ; to his knees. Quickly Smith's' right shot forth. He drew back and plain. ly "would have withheld the blow on tiie second thought. - Then he stepped back and waited for the Frenchman i to rise, v :- v ;. James Buckley, - Smith's manager, said after the fight: ' i . " l "It was highway robbery." ; ' Smith, has issued " a challenge to fight Carpentier again with in two weeks or at tny time. V r , , . FINEfCOACHKG STAFF night, in wheh District Sergeant Stanley was shot dead and 12 other men wounded. ' ' I Four detectives attache to the staff of Moral Inspector Dannenberg were being followed by a menacing mob of gangsters after , raiding a. disorderly house.. A brick was thrown and the detectives with drawn guns, charged the mob." ; : j. A police detail on the opposite side of the ' street , rushed them as the detectives.' fired. Ten minutes, later a patrol arrved and ' quiet was re sumed. ' V' The police are bitter against the plainclothesmen because they think they are trying to "show the regulars up." ' struck: supt. WITH SHOVE '. : Three PrW V" Charge" r J ' Chapel Hill, University 'Of Men . Will I Have Dlina Football ' vrew. C, July Tlie North Carolina will have the best staff of football coaches next fall of any college in the South. The staff will consist of Head CvKich "Doggie" Trenchard, Logan, Cunning ham and Arthur Bluethenthal. All these men are Princeton players with National , reputations.' Besides these men will be the loyal band of alumni who return annually to render valu able 'service. All three - regular coaches have had previous experience as coaches. - :' - "Give de debil his due," said Un cle Eben, "but make your arrange ments as near as " you kin so you wont owe t':ra nu2a.w Washing ton Star: ' Guilford County Convict Then Escap- ed, Only to be Recaptured. Greensboro, Juliy 16. Sharp Curry, a young negro, was captured tonight, after officers had searched for him several , hours over a wide territory near, Greensboro Late this afternoon Curry,' who was being carried to the work ;house by Superintendent C. M. Glass in a wagon, struck Glass from behind ! with r a shovel and escaped.) Glass was bruised severely about the head and arms, Curry was being re-, turned to thOwork house, from which he had escaped three weeks ago and where he was serving 18 months for stealing. ,-' u. (By the United Press.) XlU, New. .York, July 17, Indications that manslaughter in the first degree will be the finding of the inquest now on over the - murder of Mrs. Louise Bailey lead friends of Mrs. Carmen to hope to get her release on bail. The district attorney is not expected to op pose this. - ' J ". Dr. Carman, confident his wife will be allowed bail, expectes to take her on a month's motor trip in a secluded section. .. ,, -vvs.'-.rx Mrs. Carman is showing signs of the severe strain she has been under since her arrest for the shooting of Mrs. Bailey in the physician's office. MUNITIONS FOR BELFAST "Fowling Pieces" and Ammunitiott May be Used for Another Kind ' of Hunting. f (By the United Press.) ; Baltimore, July . 17 Two tons of arms and ammunition fr Belfast were shipped on the Lord line steamer CharlemonU iod&yr manifested .as "fowling pieces." There is a suspic ion that the "fowling pieces". are in tended to "wing" home rulers. DROWNED IN CAPE FEAR Chinese Fireman Attempted to Swim Across Stream.' , BRYAN FOR SUFFRAGE Would Have no ' Privilege His Wife -" - Cannot Enjoy. " . Washington,' July 16. Secretary Bryan, in a formal statement issued tonight, came out for woman suf frage. : He declared that he would ask no political rights for himself that he was not willing to grant to his wife, and announced his intention of sup porting the proposed State constitu tional -- amendment t extending the franchise to women to be voted upon in Nebraska next November. , Woman, Mr. Bryan said, had prov ed herself equal to every responsibil ity imposed upon her, and would not fail society in this emergency. NO BAH, FOR OVERTON Planter Charged With a " Heinous ' Crime Given a Hearing. Washington, July 16.--Earl Over ton, of South Creek, this county, was given a preliminary bearing oeiore three magistrates at the town of Au rora last night, charged with an al leged assault upon Polly Brown, a 12- jrear-old white girL Friday afternoon last on the farm of the defendant. Overton ' was recommitted without baiL ' : -. Wilmington, July 16. A Chinese fireman on the British steamer Kyles trome, arriving in port yesterday, lost his life by drowning in the. Cape Fear at the foot of Chestnut street last night at o'clock, when he" plunged Loverboard in an overheated condition from his vessel at the dock of the Acme Tea Chest Company and at tempted to swim across the stream against a 6trong outgoing tide. When within 30 feet of the east side of the river, he was seen to weaken and call for help, but before boats putting out to his aid could reach him he had ; gone under. His body was not recov ered. CONFIDENT I: JONES WILL BE NAMED ONBOARD It Administration 1 senators . " j ; HOLD OFF VOTE. CLAM MAJORITY OF TWO Work Strenuously to Bring Opposing Democratic Colleagues Into Line .', .For WUson'a Nominee. Washington, July 16. Administra tion Sentors urging the Confirmation of Thomas D. Jones, as a member of the Federal Reserve Board, worked strenuously today to bring Into lino some of their Democratic colleagues who oppose the President's nominees. Tonight some ' of those who have been most active were more hopeful than , they were yesterday, and one Senator asserted definitely ' that Mr, Jones would be confirmed by a ma jority of (wo votes. Opposition lead ers still insist, however, that the bank ing committee's adverse report would be adopted. ' Whatever the outcome, it was made virtually certain there would be no vote for several days, administration Senators being determined to hold the vote off while they endeavor to. win over support. v - ' WlRE-TAPPERS ARRESTED Prominent Racing i Men Believed to ' Have Been Connected With Game. I I f (By the4 United Press.) - - 'j f L Montreal, July 17. Ten men, alleg ed to be members of a "wire-tapping" gang: working in connection with races here, were arrested in a raid on apartments wnicn contained "cold? tlegraph and telephone instru ments here today. v Several thousand dollars in bllld and several ! "honey rolls" were found. , , i Men prominenty . connected with racing are believed to be Involved with the gang. ATLANTA NAMED AS SITE FOR UNIVERSITY CANDLER GIVES 11.000.000 FOR INSTITUTION. INITIAL , COST $5,000,000 Birmingham and ., Hendersonville Strong Competitors Work to be - ' : Commenced in FalL , ? HURRICANE IN KENTUCKY Two Killed, and $150,000 Damage ; Done at Henderson. (By the United Press.) . Henderson, Ky., July 17 Two were killed and several injured and damage to the extent of $150,000 done by a hurricane here last night. ARRESTED AGAIN Elks Adjourn. Denver, Col.,' July 17. The1 Golden Jubilee Reunion of the Benevolent and 'Protective Order- of Elks was brought to a close today and the dele gates by tomorrow will begin to disperse to ' their homes.,, Several thousand visitors today took advan tage of arrangeemnts made by the t local lodge and went on an excursion to Corona the Top of The World, it is called here. . ' , .' ' . ' -V Corona, on the Moffat road, is the highest point, reached by a standard guage railroad and is a region of per petual snow. Before the ', day is over the Elks expect to stage a real snow ball fight on the mountain- tops. -' Detectives Take Mrs. Pankhurst , From Ambulance to JaiL t ' : (By the United Press.) i London, July 1?. Mrs. Pankhurst was carried to an ambulance today from her home to go to a place where she was scheduled to make a speech. Detectives took charge of the am- bulance and drove Mrs. Pankhurst to Holloway jaiL :K: ...... 5 Atlanta ; Ga July 16. Atlanta was selected as the seat of the uni versity to be established east of the Mississippi river vby the ; Methodist Episcopal Church, South,1 at ameet- ing here today of the education com mission appointed by the General Conference of the church to choose a location for the proposed institution. Birmingham, Ala., and Henderson ville, N. U., were strong contenders for the university. The vote select ing Atlanta was announced as 12 to 2 , Announcement!' by :( Bishop Warren A. Candler, chairman of the commis sion, that Atlanta had been selected was immediately followed by official confirmation of the report that $1,- 000,000 had been given to the new uni versity by Asa G." Candler, of this city, a brother of Bishop Candler. It was said on reliable authority to day that the university as contemplat ed will reprsent an investment of $5, 000,000. It s expected that work up on the buildings will be started before next winter. r CARLISLE POR-., ...... TRAIT RUINED Militant Completely Destroys Famous Work of .Millias. (By the United Press.) ' London, July ' ; 17. The famous painting: of Thomas Carlisle by Sir John' Millias' was'completely destroy ed by a suffragette with a hatchet in one of the galleries hero today. ML Olive Shipping Cantaloupes. Mt Olive, N. C, July 15. The shiping of cantaloupes here is in full blast now. It is roughly estimated that about 10,000 or 12,0000 crates have so for been shipped, at , an av- erase price ' of about si per crate. which is conlsdered very good. ' :: B0ALTAL0NERESP0NSIBLE RULES IN FAVOR OF R. R. . Fatality Over Gambling. Warsaw, July 16. As a result of a drunken gambling brawl one negro is dying and a number are fugitives from justco. A number 'of negroes were gambling a few miles from here when a dispute arcse over the game of cards and Lon Livingstone stabbed George Newkirk in lie forehead. Blindness Profitable. San Francisco, Cal., July 17. Charging him with extreme cruelty, Mrs. Nellie Morse will try to get t a divorce at the next term of court here from Oscar E. Morse, a blind and paralyzed beggar. What form this of cruelty takes Mrs. Morse's pleadf ings have hot yet shown. In askinjf for alimony, however, her petition as serts her husband averages collections; $6 to $3 daily and has a comfortable bank account, so she woul dlike a reasonable allowance. Arrest ' Christian Science Healers (By the United Press.) 1 : i Richmond, Indiana, July 17. Two Christian Science healers were ar rested here today for" practicing med icine without license.' . . Noted Case of State vs. 8. A. L. Heard in Wake Court. j Raleigh, N.. C,. July 16. Judge W. M. Bond, in Wake Superior court this afternoon, ruled in favor of the Seaboard Air Line Railway Com pany and against the state and the North Carolina Anti-Saloon - League in the noted case of State vs. Sea board Air Line, involving , the right of railroad companies to refuse to submit their books on deliveries of intoxicating liquors , to inspecton of . citizens generally on demand as pro vided for is the statute providing machinery for the enforcement of the prohibition law. " - i ' ' The Seaboard had been indicted for refusal to allow Superintendent R. L. Davis, of the State Anti-Saloon Lea gue, to inspect the records of deliv eries at the freight depot of the Sea board here, counsel for the Seaboard, contending that to do so would vio late regulations for interstate com-' merce and that these had precedence . over State statute. .. ' Investigation v-. Exonerates Ensign Richardson of Talking out of . SchooL ' " Washington, July 16. Rear Admir al Badger : reported . today that sen sational news , dispatches sent from Vera Cruz , by Fred L. Boalt, ; an American writer, charging that Vthe law of flight" had been applied to Mexican prisoners by . an American naval officer, had been found without foundation by a court of inquiry. Se cretary Daniels directed the inves tigation, while Secretary Garrison's order for the cancellation of Boalt's correspondent's . credentials and his deportation was held in abeyance. The findng exonerates Ensign Wm. A.. Richardson, of the battleship Ar kansas, who- was named by Boalt as authority for his stories, -; . Mrs. W. W. Astor to Virginia.' , Richmond, Va., July 16 Mrs. Wil liam Waldorf Astor, of London, form erly Mrs. Robert G. Shaw, of Boston, and before that Miss Jane Langhorne, of "Mirador," . Albemarle, Va has bought, land adjoining the estate of her sister,' Mrs. Reginald Brooks, in Albemarle, for ' the announced pur pose, it is said in the county, of build ing herself a home there, f 6 KILLED, 21 INJURED, IN COLLISION i i i VIRGINIA TRAIN AND. ELECTRIC CRASH. S01IE PROBABLY WILL DIE Investigation Now on to Fix Respoa slbiUty First ReporU Overeat!-' mated - FaUUties. f l ; (By the. United Press.) , ; Norfolk, July 17 Five were killed and 21 injured early this morning in : a collision at Falrmount between an electric train of three coaches and Virginia Railroad coal train. Some of the Injured are not expected to live. Physicians and medical supplies were sent from here. '-::,) j An investigation to fix the respon sibility for the collision is in progress. The first reports sent out after the , crash estimated the number of dead it 30. It was sometime before an ac curate idea of the number of fatalities and injured could be". had. . f -i-The accident f occurred at' i a. m. The wooden cars of the electrkTluio excursionists filled the . trolley train. The bodies of some :. of the victims were so cut up' that the officials ex perienced difficulty in identifying them. Reports are curenfi about town that Motorman Atkinson should be arrest ed for criminal, negligence.. Passen-; about the speed of his car. " 'Norfollt'Jaly-n.-One more dead , has been added to the wreck vie- ; tims list, bringing the numDeriip to ' six. Others are expected to die. The injured were brought to hospital here. All the dead are from Norfolk and Portsmouth, ' LENOIR BAR ' WANTS CLARK Resolution Endorsing Him for Suc cessor to Lurton Will be Sent to President The Lenoir County Bar Association. met in special session this morning t draw a resolution asking .the Presi dent to name Chief Justice Walter Clark, of the North Carolina Supreme Court, successor to Justice Lurton, of Deceased. 1 t . i, , , - The resolution was presented by F. I. Sutton, Esq., and unanimously adopted. ; ... - 1 " " - t The action of the local bar followed the endorsement . of Chief Justice Clark, easily one of the most capable jurists in the country, by numerous bars and the state officials of North Carolina - ,. . -i , - POCAHONTAS HONORED . Memorial Windows in English Church to Indian Princess Who Was a v l;; ' : , Member. Gravescend, England, July 16. The unveiling and dedication of two me morial windows" to ' Pocahontas, ' pre sented to St. George's church here by the Dames of Virginia, was made the occasion' today of a general holiday in. this town. The registers of the church bear the name of the Indian princess. ' Officers and crews of the American, battleships Missouri and Illinois and the Annapolis Naval cadets, on their annual practice cruise, took a promi nent part in the ceremonies and with Ambassador Pago were accorded an enthusiastic' reception.- . . ' . Tillman Tackles Rivers ; . Vernon, Cal.j July 17. Johnny Till man, Minneapolis lightweight, is sche duled to meet Joe Rivers in a twenty round bout here today. Tillman re cently outpointed Ad Wolgast at Hudson, Wis. He also his two decis ions over Pat Brown. . .", I Southwestern Regatta. - St Louis, July 17 The three day regatta of the Southwestern Ama teur Rowing Association opened here today with the rowing of the junior races, a new feature of the' regatta. These events will be open to winners of the junior and senior honors. , Ca noe and swimming races, not hereto fore attempted by the Southwestern organization, will also be held.
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