North Carolina Newspapers

0. TOUR JOEEI'HPffl PRESS IE ILY FIR THE .WEATHER Fair toBuht mJ livhdy PUBLISHED EVERY KFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDRY, VOL. XVI-No. 285 SECOND EDITION KINSTON, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1915 SIX PAGES TODAY 12 COLUMNS TURKS OVERRUNNING ERSIA, CHRISTIANS VICTIMS OF HATRED i . ' : , . Massacre AU Opposed to Their Religion, Petro grad Hears FOUR OF 2,700 ESCAPE Governor's Guard Decimat edNews From . Western War Zone Indicates Slight German Gains Austri ans Defeat Russians COLE BLEASE QUITS AND STATE IS LEFT GOVERNOR South Carolina's Eccentric r Ctiief Executive Had Five Days of Term Left De clares He Is Proud of His "Record of Mercy." (By the United Press) Petrograd, Jan. 14. Couda Ed Do wiah, former governor of the province of Azarbnijan, in Northern Perisa. ar rived at Tiflis from Tabriz today with n story of massacres by the Turks, now overwhelming Persia. He says that with 2.700 troops, he defended a road, enabling refugees to escape to Maraea. After ten hours of fight ing the Turks brought machine guns up and completely annihilated the gusirds. He and three survivors fled to Tabriz and later to Tiflis. He said the Turks have massacred the Chris tian population of Maindab. Austrians Claim Victory. Vienna, Jan. 14 The Austrian war office claims a decisive victory on the lower Nida river. Russian attempts to cross the Nida were abandoned fol lowing the inflicting of very heavy losses upon them. In Galicia and the Carpathians there is only minor fight ing. German Victory on Vregny Platau. Berlin, Jan. 14j Westend is com pletely destroyed as the result of the combined fire of the artillery of the Allies' land forces and warships northeast of Soissons. A German at tack on the plateau of Vregny result ed in. a complete German victory. More than 1,100 French machine guns, cannon and searchlights were captured. French Retire Across Aisne. Paris, Jan. 14. It is admitted that French troops formerly holding posi tions north of the Aisne have been compelled to retire south of the river. The fighting around Soissons contin ues with the Germans throwing hea vy forces into action in an effort to regain lost ground. The artillery ex changes are extremely violent, espe cially in the Nieuport and Jires re gions. Vigorous Shelling of Rheims. Berlin, Jan. 14. The German bom bardment of Rheims is being pushed with vigor. A hundred shells fell within the French lines about the town, doing considerable damage. I Fighting is in progress east of the' city, and also in the neighborhood of Soissons, where several French at tacks were repulsed. The Germans have advanced their lines east of Sois sons and repelled French attacks in the Argonne and Woevre districts. Germans Reinforced in West Pris, Jan. 14. The Germans have reinforced at Soissons and at Kheims. Severe infantry fighting is going on between Rheims and Per thes. The Germans are concentrat j"? north of the rivers Aisne and Oise in an effort to hack a way to the sea. (By the United Press.) Columbia, S. C., Jan. 14. Governor Cole S. Blease resigned today at noon, five days before his term expires. The Governor discussed his record as a pardoning chief executive a short time before he surprised Columbia by resigning, and declared he was proud of his "record of mercy." , Blease's administration was mark ed particularly by the pardoning and paroling of more than 3,000 convicts. Governor Blease's most recent rad ical act of the many he has made him self famous for was the disbandment of the South Carolina National Guard. The disbandment, however, has been accomplished only on paper, and the incoming governor is expect ed to order the reinstatement of the troops under the same statutes as have governed it until Blease's action. BIG FLEET WON'T MEET AT HAMPTON ROADS. Washington, Jan. 13. The propos ed international naval rendezvous at Hampton Roads has been abandoned, according to plans announced today by Secretary Daniels for the cruise of the Atlantic fleet and visiting war craft to San Francisco, in celebration of the Panama Canal opening." In stead, the program provides that the ship shall proceed directly to Cristo bal, at the eastern entrance to the canal, to be passed through at stated intervals, PRICE TWO CENTS KINSTON THE "OPPORTUNITY" WILL BE TOLD TO THE WORLD A Special "Opportunity Edi tion" Is to Be Gotten Out by The Free Press Mr. Guy Bell In Charge of the Work v DOCTORS FAVOR ENTIRE BANISHMENT OF LIQUOR Majority No Longer Prescribe It, Says Dr. J. M. Parrott, Who Has Just Returned from Anti-Saloon Meeting in Raleigh BULLETINS (By the United Press) GERMAN SUPPLY DEPOT WRECKED Paris, Jan. 14 The Belgians today dynamited the ; munitions depot in the region of Stuyven Kenskaka, klfting many Germans and destroying a Urge (fiantity of ammsttrttion. JAP. AND AMERICAN ' -V SHIPS HELD IN PORT Dr. J. M. Parrott, who addressed the meeting of the North Carolina Anti-Saloon League in Raleigh, Wed nesday, says the attendance was most gratifying and the interest manifest ed in the furtherance of the prohibi tion cause in the State very pronounc ed. Dr. Parrott thinks that a bill will unquestionably be introduced in the present Legislature looking to the abolishment of the use of liquor in the State even for medicinal purposes. In one draft of a. proposed bill, being considered by the legislative commit tee of the league, a plan to establish medical depositories in the State for storage of liquor and filling liquor prescriptions is provided, but. Dr. Parrott says there is a very decided opinion on the part of many gathered in Raleigh that the bill should be a straightforward, clean-sweeping one, very short and to the point, prohib iting the sale of liquor entirely. When asked about the attitude of the doc tors of the State toward such a bill, Dr. Parrott expdessed We opinion that the great majority would favor the complete prohibition for, said he, the doctors of the State have already stopped prescribing whiskey on ac count of the influence of the State Medical . Society's action last year, when it went on record as opposed to the use of alcohol, and regardless of what legislation was enacted the doctors had already decided the ques tion unfavorably to liquor. Dr. Par rott expressed the. opinion that the Anti-Saloon League would have lit tle difficulty in having passed such legislation as' it recommended to the General Assembly. Tell the world about it. The great big, outside world. That is the im portant matter. These are important days many people are looking toward the South, many are coming this way for homes, and still others could be influenced to come. Kinston is the center of a magnifi cent section. There is none better. The county and the surrounding coun ties are fertile, the land is easy to de velop, the climate is pleasing. Tho great big world does not know this section as it should know it. The Free Press believes in Kinston and in Lenoir county. Great things have already been brought to pass here. Greater things are in store in the future. Kinston men are magni ficent men. They have made their mark. They are doing things. They will do some more things. The Free Press proposes to issue a special edition. The purpose of that edition will be to tell the story of Kinston and Lenoir county and tell it truthfully. The purpose of that edition will be to scatter the story abroad. It is proposed to put a copy of that edition into every home of Lenoir county. To put a great many copies into homes in surrounding counties. It is further proposed to put a copy into many other homes, in and out of this State. The Free Press will spare no effort to make this edition worthy of the patronage of the Kinston people. Kin ston business men will be asked to aid in the work by taking advertising space in the edition. Mr. C. Guy Bell, recognized as an advertising expert the same man who engineered the magnificent Interurban Edition of the Charlotte Observer, several years ago, the edition that was unanimously declared to be one of the best ever issued in the entire South will be in charge of the special work on The Free Press. Mr. Bell will have ex pert assistance, particularly in the descriptive part of the work. Full information of the special edi tion can be secured at the office, or if you prefer, telephone and Mr. Bell will call to see you. RURAL! IN ASSESSED VALUE OP I ITALY THROWN INTO 1GII SCHOOL 0WNINI9I4 State Inspector of: Public High Schools Reports Much -.Money for New Buildings and Upkeep Ex penses During Past Year PROPERTY IN CITY PANIC BY A SECOND NEARLY R000.000 MTI1QUAKE SHOCK SOUTHERN'S PROTEST MAKING OF NAVAL STORES WAR CONTRABAND - ' Vancouver, B. C, Jan. 13,-The Jap anese steamer Mexico, of the Osaka Shoseft Kaisha line, and the Amerk fan steamship Governor, of the Pa cific Coast Steamship Company, have been detained here by, customs offi cials because part of the cargoes they have taken on board trre alleged to , ntraband under the regulations Promulgate from Ottawa. - ) DR. PARROTT BEFORE THE ANTI-SALOON MEETING 'Raleigh, Jan. 13. The North Car olina Anti-Saloon League opened its biennial convention this afternoon and tonight - heard Superintendent Davis and John A. Oates. ; Dr. James M. Parrott, former pres ident of the North Carolina Medical Society, bad a place on the program to show how little whisky is worth to the doctor in his practice of medi cine, the last convention of tho physi cians having jabooed alcohol in ring ing resolutions calling upon the Gen Washington, D. C, Jan. 13. Rep resentative Godwin is circulating among tne iNortn Carolina memoera of the House, for their signatures, a letter protesting against the order of Great Britain making naval stores contraband of war A similar letter has been signed by all the Senators from Southern States, including the North Carolina Senators, addressed to the Secretary of State. This let ter was presented at the State De partment today by Senator Hard wick of Georgia. EDITORS DISCUSS NEWSPAPER LAWS Seattle, Wash., Jan. 14. "News paper law" was the subject of an ad dress delivered today before the State Newspaper Institute by John H .Perry, of Seattle, an acknowledged authority on the subject. Besides the publishers and editors of newspapers of Oregon, Montana and Washington and the 150 stud ents of journalism of the University of Washington were in attendance. Perry's address covered the general range of newspaper jurisprudence, paying particular attention to the "right of privacy." He also went carefully into the question of the at titude of the courts toward the press. The State newspaper institute will be in session three days. (Special Co Free Press) Chapel Hill, Jan. 14. The report of Prof. N. W. Walker, State inspect or of public high schools, shows t steady growth in the rural public high school system of North Caroll na during the year 1914. The ex penditure of money for new buildings and for the remodeling and upkeep of old buildings is one of the significant earmarks of the continued education al advancement of the State. One hundred and ninety-eight schools in the State appraise their buildings (not including dormitories and appa ratus) at the valuation of $1,085,3(14; 29 of these reported dormitories own ed by the school, costing $113,900. Twenty-five rural high schools in the State made provision for the erec tion of new buildings during 1914, representing a financial outlay of $2(55,000. Twelve schools expended money for the remodeling, renovating, enlarging or otherwise improving their buildings. The sum thus dis bursed amounted to $81,000. The to tal investment for buildings and equipment for the past eighteen months amounted to $340,000. The following are the twenty-five schools that have provided for out- and-out new buildings: Sylvan, Ala mance county; South Mills, Camden; Startown, Catawba; Waco, Cleveland; Chadbourne, Columbus; Vanceboro, Craven; Poplar Branch, Currituck; Churchland, Davidson; Bunn, Frank lin; Gatesville, Gales; Lillington, Har nett; Antioch, Hoke; Kenly, John ston; Iotla, Macon; Marion, McDow ell; Troy, Montgomery; Red Oak, Nash; Alliance and Oriental, Pumli- co; Lumber Bridge and Philadelphus, Robeson; Madison, Rockingham; Chi na Grove, Rowan; Townesville, Vance; Cary, Wake. The schools that have voted bonds for buildings, yet unerected, are: Au lander, Bertie county; Andrews, Cher okee county; Edenton, Chowan coun ty; Manteo, "Dare, county; Pineville, Mecklenburg county. The Edenton and Pineville schools are designated as farm life schools. The so-called cityN and town high school system makes provision for new buildings in the following towns and cities: Aberdeen, Bessemer City, Goldsboro, Henderson, Kinston, North Wilkesboro, Red Springs, Roseboro, and Waynesville. The value of build ings and equipment of 48 schools designated as city and town high schools have an appraisement of $1, 238,000. Tho value of scientific ap paratus of 14 of these schools is rat ed at $4,793. Only cities have separate buildings for their high schools. These are: Asheville, Charlotte, Durham, Greens boro, Raleigh, Wilmington and Winston-Salem. BRYAN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF BRITISH NOTE State Tax Commissioner's Report for 1914, Just Off Press, Reveals Some In teresting Data In 1913 3,811 Polls in the County The 1914 report of the State Tax Commission, just issued from the press, shows the average value of Lenoir county farm land in 1913, to have been $7.26 an acre. There were 236,402 acres and the total valuation was $1,717,510. There were also 1C8 acres of timber land, valued at $7,030. Town lots in the county numbered 2, f12, at an average value of $724.50, a total of $1,819,945. The number of polls in the county in 1913 by townships follows: White: Kinston, 814; Falling Creek, 108; Moseley Hall, 229; Institute. 98; Vance, 102; Contentnea Neck, 143; Sand Hill, 51; Southwest, 45; Wood ington, 123; Neuse, 119; Trent, 217; Pink Hill, 195. Colored: Kinston, 655; Falling Creek, 111; Moseley Hall, 181; Institute, 89; Vance, 117; Con tentnea Neck, 162; Sand Hill, 43; Southwest, 41; Woodington, . 53; Neuse, 82; Trent, 32; Pink Hill, 31. Totals: white, 2,244; colored, 1,597. White owned 231,005 acres of farm ing land, valued at '$1,883,590; 1,746 town lots, valued at $1,631,085; and the total value of real estate owned by the race was $3,314,675, total val ue of personal property, $'2,262,74, and the aggregate of both, $5,577,423. Blacks owned 5,397 acres of farming land, valued at $1,683,590; 1,746 town lots, valued at $1,631,085; and the total value of real estate owned by the race was $3,314,675, total value of personal property, $2,262,748, and the aggregate of both $5,577,423. Blacks owned 5,397 acres of farming land and 766 town lots, the total val uations being $40,950 and $188,860, respectively. The total value of all real estate owned by the colored race was szz'j,kiu, oi personal property, $167,790, and the aggregate, $397,-600. Complete tables are devoted to nil other lines of taxation, such as bank stock, corporations, local and foreign, etc. The book contains nearly 4UO pages. The assessed value of real estate in the Lilly or ivinsion in i:u. is shown in statement No. 15, to have been $1,685,778 and of personal prop erty, $1,936,199, a total valuation of $3,621,977. White polls in the city numbered 757, and colored 524. Taxes lcried on properly totalled $41,652. 70, and on polls, $3,714.90. Receipts from fines in 1913 amounted to $42,- 301.19, the report says, and receipts from license and all other purposes, $2,540.30. The grand total of col lections from all sources was $90,209, Kinston expended $18,556.50 for schools, $8,090.45 for streets and side walks, $59,437.87 for general pur poses and $2,790.01 for salaries of officers, a total . of $88,874.83. The tax rate on property was $1.15, and the rate on polls $2.90. The bonded indebtedness was shown to be $262,- 000. Official Comment Withheld Until Full Reply Is Had President Inti mates He Will Favor Equal Suffrage in New Jersey (By the United Press) Washington, Jan. 14. Secretarj Bryan today announced that he has sent to the British foreign office a note ackonwledging receipt of the British shipping note. The govern ment will make no comments until the full reply is received. Mr. Bry an stated that the President intimat ed to suffrage leaders today that he may indorse the suffrage movement in New Jersey. WILL ASK WILSON TO - ' COME TO GREENSBORO VESSELS IN DISTRESS OFF CAPE LOOKOUT. Washington, Jan. 13. Represent tive S ted man has made an engage-, ment with' President Wilson to meet a delegation from Greensboro Janu-' ry 28 to invite the chief execs tive erat Assembly to stop its sale alto-, to deliver an address on July 4 at the (ether on prescription. 1 f . - Guilford battleground ; celebration J Beaufort, Jan. 13. The ' American schooner Gladys from Turks Island for Baltimore, with salt, sprang a leak in a gale off Cape Lookout to day and tonight was filling rapidly. Iifesavers who took off her crew re ported that she probably wouldsink. The American schooner Thomas Winsmor is m distress oft Cape Look out. She shifted her deck load of lumber, but still is afloat GIANTS TO FIX UP MARLIN QUARTERS Marlin, Texas, Jan. 14. In advance of the Giants coming here about Feb uary 10 to train, Manager McGraw's personal representative is expected here in a few days to contract for necessary improvements on the train ing quarters. It is believed that the New York National League club will make extensivechanges on the prop erty now that they have come into possession of the same. HOT ATTACK UPON WILSON IN SENATE Which Was Felt at 3 A. M. Today Several Cities Reported Demolished and Many Thousands Killed and Injured Washington, Jan. 13. One of the liveliest debates of the present Con gress stirred the Senate today when Republican leaders launched a vigor ous attack on President Wilson's In dianapolis speech, the administra tion's Mexican policy, and Democratic legislation. Democrats met the at tack with praise for the President and a prediction of his re-election. The debate was precipitated over Senator Cummins' resolution asking what iKA Mf mnuint 'limmiul tn Ac with Mexican customs collected dur-J ing the occupation of Vera Cruz. Ac tion on the resolution' was postponed until tomorrow. (By the United Press) Rome, Italy, Jan. 14. Another earthquake shock occurred at 3 o' clock this morning. It created a pan ic among the already terrified people and thousands rushed to the streets in their night clothes. The Italian cabinet has voted fifty thousand dollars for the relief of the stricken district. At Avezanno thousands of the ten thousand population were killed or in jured, and the town was completely destroyed. At Aielli a thousand are reported dead. At Melgliano the en tire city, it is reported, was demolish ed. It is feared the death list there is very large, but no details are ob tainable. At Pofi five hundred are reported dead, and many injured, and the town demolished. Reports state there was no loss of life in the pro vince of Potenza, wher the full strength of the earthquake is believ ed to have been felt. The first injur ed have arrived in Rome on a special train from the outer edge of the stricken district. Conditions are very serious. Rome is preparing to aid the homeless. Vacant buildings are being equipped with cots for the refu gees, and a local relief fund has been started. Salandra Lowers Death List. Rome, Jan. 14. Premier Salandra believes less than 4,000 are dead in the entire earthquake zone, he said this afternoon. BRYAN INVITED TO ADDRESS ASSEMBLY Stirring Debates in Both Houses Over Invitation and Resolutions Which Would Prevent Asking Out siders Address Assembly. (By W. J. Martin.) Raleigh, Jan. 14. The Senate and House both had stirring debates to day over joint resolutions for the in vitation of Secretary ef State W. J Bryan to ttildress the Assembly in January 30, and again' ; the preco dent of extending invitations for any persons to address the Legislature. However, both Houses passed the Bryan resolution, and those against the principle of extending such invi tations went to committees. In tho House, Vann of Union coun ty, offered a state-wide primary bill. The Senate passed a bill increasing the endowment-hoj(Uingr capacity of Wake Forest College to five millioni of dollars. Bilta were introduced by Ward to repeal the long and short haul clause of the Justice intra-statc freight act. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WANTS 200 MEMBERS Two hundred members for the Chamber of Commerce is the aim of Secretary F. I. Sutton, at the same time that President J. Herman Can ady is bent upon making 1915 the most successful year of the body since its organization. Mr. Sutton has ask ed the committee on membership to try to increase the enrollment about three-eights, or from 125 to the 200 mark, by the next annual meeting, and also will solicit for that committee the aid of the other committees appointed Wednesday by President Canady. Nearly every progressive business man or other citizen of good charac ter is eligible for membership. NEGRO HELD FOR ATTEMPTED ASSAULT ON GIRL OF HIS RACE Cleveland Hilliard, colored, Was ar rested at his home near Clarke, Wed nesday, on a warrant charging hint with attempted criminal assault up on eight-year-old Mary Ricks, of his race. ::, :'-;'.:-.,v , He was taken to New Bern, where he is held without bail. John Ricks, father of the girl, is the chief witners against him. NUMPER OF VICTIMS OF EARTHQUAKE NOW TWENTY J1USAND First Figures of Destruction of Life Now Pale Into Insignificance WIDE AREA DEVASTATED King In Personal Charge of Relief Work in Stricken Provinces The Property Damage Great i Appro priations for Relief (Bv the United Presa.) Rome, Italy, Jan. 14. The death toll from yesterday's earthquake in the provinces of Abruzzi and Poten za continues to grow. The govern ment today announced that Aveztano was completely destroyed, and tho town of Sora badly damaged. It is believed the death toll will reach twenty thousand. ; Troops keep order in the devastated towns, and medical supplies are be ing rushed into the area, which ex tends several hundred miles. Many houses here collapsed under the viol ence of the shock. Fire broke out in the ruins shortly after the fatal shock. The great tower at Arpino, com memorating the birthplace of Cicero collapsed, killing and injuring many. Communication with the stricken district is still interrupted. No trains . are running. The King is in personal, charge of the relief work. Bridgep ' and tunnels were destroyed. - One train fell into a gulley. The cabinet has appropriated funds for the relief work. An Earlier Report . '!' Rome, Jan. 13. It is estimated now that the number of dead from the earthquake in the province of Rome and the Abruzzia reaches about 10, 000. 1 The town of Avezzano was virtual ly destroyed by the earthquake. The dead are estimated at 8,000. The dome of the Church of St Charles Catinari was cracked. A colossal statue at the Basilica of St. John in Lateran, which occupied . a position visible from many parts of Rome, tumbled down and was shat tered on the steps of the edifice. There is no communication with the ancient fortified city of Aquila,' in the Abruzzi, owing to interruption of telegraph service. It is reported, however, that several villages were destroyed in. that vicinity. At Torre Cajetani, thirty-seven miles east of Rome, almost the en tire village was estroyed; at Arnafa the municipal building collapsed. From numerous places calls for physicians are reaching Rome. SPOILED MEAT INTENDED " ' FOR NEW BERN CONSUMERS New Bern, Jan. 13. Just how near the people of New Bern, or at least some of them, came being served with "nice fresh veal" which in reality was a diseased heifer which had been ly ing around the streets of Trenton, Jones county, for several days, many of the people may never know, ' It is a fact, however, that this animal, which was afflicted with a dueas known as "hollow tail" and which had for days been so sick that it could not walk around, was butchered and ship ped by boat to one of tho local botch ers. A citizen living at Trenton und who knew of the affair called up the local authorities on the long distance telephone, and informed them of the facts in the case, and when the meat arrived It was promptly wised and held. - , . .-'"-' ; V:- . ' VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE- IJf SPECIAL SESSION NOW Richmond, Va Jan; - 13Tb Vir ginia General Assembly met aero to day in a special session of - thirty days for the purpose of revising tho tax system of the State. Governor Stuart submitted a lengthy message dealing with reform f asaeaaraeat and taxation and recommending leg islation. ; J. B. ROUSE ILL .?rV' ?f ? WITH PNEUMONIA. News comes from Hugo of illness of Sir. J. B. Rouse, a well knows res ident of that section. Mr. Rouse is suffering from an attack of pneu monia, and is said to be quite sick.