THE KINSTON FREE PRESS
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WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 27, 1915
.. Ncwj diepatchca tell of the cheering crowd that
greeted Harry Thaw on the way from New Hampihire
to New' York in custody of a aheriff. Sincerely to be
heped that the demonstration! are not to be construed
aa a manifestation of sympathy for the slayer of the New
York architect. ,
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Rocky Mount will embark in the Virginia State League
of professional baseball the coming season. Of course,
all North Carolinians will pull for the "Tar Heels." Some
of these days, after the Eastern Carolina League ia re
vived and Kinston is perched at the top of the heap, it
will bo entirely in order for a test of the strength of the
two leagues to be made by the respective teams of Rocky
Mount and Kinston.
Of oil the uncanny analogies this one of old man Joe
Recce In The Greensboro Record takes the cake: "Here it
is ajnln a cold wave on Sunday. It is the weather man's
favorite day fr such things. By the way, it would be a
nighty good time to look after your water pipes. Plumb
era are hungry for job. They are right now smiling
like an undertaker when ha gets notice that some one is
dead."' ' C:: , ...
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This if not a matter of speculation or an original Idea
to be tried out It is a proven plan, in use in all the
cities of the country where the safeguarding of the health
of the people has been given the greatest care and con
sideration, let's not wait to swat the pestiferous crea
tuie, hut proceed now to lay our plans to annihilate him
before he arrives. The city fathera will do well to take
this matter under advisement at their February meeting
Hot weather will be here before long and the fly will be
gin to multiply as fast as ever unless a death blow if
dealt him now.
Secretary Bryan doesnt like the prospects of having a
landslide Interfere with that trip through the Panama Ca
nal and we can't say that we blame him. His suggestion
to build another canal would hardly be practical to over
come the present disabilities. Mr. Gcethals would hardly
te expected to dig another ditch on such short notice for
the grand naval parade. Here's hoping the slides will
cease and the program for formally opening the big cut
carried out as now planned.
The Wilmington' Dispatch delivers itaelf of the follow
ing political comment: "But the more the Republican
party luge its dreajnaught, the Willinm H. Taft, into.the
fray, why the greater the incentive for the Bull Moose
branch to send forth its submarine, the Theodore Roose
velt, and about which warfare the Democrats are delight
fully neutral." Too bed that the dally scrutiny of war
news should have the effect of causing Brother Cowan to
think In terms of war and express himself in the vernacu
lar of the belligerent. '
The Rocky Mount Telegram expatiates somewhat or
the rcKrU that citizens of Englinh coast towns have tt
ctay indoor one day out of each week to rest their necks
which ore constantly strained in watching the heiwen
for German airships. The Telegram suggests that then
are many people in its vicinity, who would be benefited by
a trip to England if by so doing they would acquire the
habit of looking up. Quite clever, but then we have th
temerity to suggest that there are, no doubt, a good many
rubber nocks In Rocky Mount who would be well qualified
for the guard duty, and who would not find it ncceasar
to take it day off once a week. How about it?
People on Queen street Tuesday morning were treated
to one of the regular periodical run-away sights. The
frightened animal started from somewhere near the Nor
folk Southern depot, and was lost to view in the southern
part of the thoroughfare. Fortunately nobody was hurt
la fact, it Is a remarkable thing how expert the Kinston
noga hove become in dodging pedestrians and other ve
hides when they take their accustomed "exercise" in run
ning full speed over the most crowded streets of the city.
Their accomplishment ia, perhaps, responsible for the
lack of casualties, but some of these days there is going
to be a "miscalculation" on the part of these smart beauts
and somebody will be run down. The city fathers could
very largely remove the danger of such by passing a hitch-i-jg
law and having it enforced.
If the fly crop in Kinston is not reduced by eighty-five
to ninety per rent in 1915 as compared with what it hns
been heretofore the city fathers may assume the respon
sibility. They have it in their power to largely relieve
the people of this city from the fly menace. The eradica
tion t f the breeding places is the most essential step for
by so ifg.thf greatest blow to the pest can he dealt
THE TELEPHONE'S REMARKABLE
ACHIEVEMENT.
Monday the first trans-continental conversations were
indulged in. For years the telephone people have been
working on a line connecting the Atlantic coast with the
Pacific. The accomplixhment of this end was only after
the expenditure of millions of dollars and much time in
experimenting. President Wilson was one of the first to
talk over the line. The mayors of New York and San
Francisco exchanged greetings. The officials of the tele
phone companies congratulated each other on their suc
cess. Heretofore telephone communication from the East
has only been had as far west as Denver, and the exten
sion over the other half of the distant to the Pacific
slopes has been a dream of the inventor, Dr. Bell, and
his lieutenants. New York business men can now or at
least as soon as the line is thrown open for commercial
service talk to their business connections in San Fran
cisco, for which they will pay at the rate of eleven and a
half cents a second, or six dollars and ninety cents a min
ute, or twenty dollars and seventy cents for each three
minutes' conversation. Pretty dear upon first considera
tion, but not so upon reflection. Big business won't mind
the charge a bit Congratulations for the telephone wiz
ards. Their achievement is truly remarkable.
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THE COST OF KINSTON'S NEW
GOVERNMENT BUILDING?
When the press dispatches from Washington announced
a few days ago that the contract for Kinston's new Fed
eral building had been let and the cost was to be $53,100
The Free Press immediately called the attention of Coi
gressman Kitchin to the matter and asked him to inves
tigate and see if the building wai not Inferior to the on
contemplated, when the appropriation of ninety thousand
dollars for lot and building was secured. A letter from Mr.
Kitchin advises that he will immediately look into the situ
ation and endeavor to see that Kinston gets what is coming
to her in this matter. He adds that he, too,, feels that
if the building is only to cost $53,100 it will be inferioi
to what we ought to get He says, too, that he finds front
talking with tome of the other congressmen that othei
contracts have been let at less than the appropriation .
Mr. Kitchfn will investigate and advise the people of Kin
ston, through The Free Press, what he finds out about
this matter. The people of. Kinston will not want to block
the progress of the erection of this much needed addition
to the city's buildings, but there will be a desire to sec
to it that a building in keeping with the city and the
limit of the appropriation is given us.
WHAT OTHERS SA1
HOW "UN PR EPA REDNESS" FLOCK DWINDLES
mneuin-oaieni journal: congressman uaraner o
Massachusetts, who created such a stir last fall with hie
war-scare speeches and even carried his campaign for $
bigger army and navy so far that some really oeemed t(
think he would be able to force Congress to provide for
m investigation of the country's military affairs by gpec
al committee, had thirty-four followers when the show
iown finally come In the House Friday, which only goes
to show that men nro often not half as important as they
think they are."
SIZING THINGS UP VERY WELL.
Brooklyn Cltiien: "News from Mexico is as uncertain
as that from the European war fields; in fact, more so
One paper today has It that American Agent Carothers
has been shot dead by General Villa for aiding in the es
capo of General Iturbide from the country; another that
Carothers has sought the Villa camp as a refuge, and
still another but what's tho use? The country is plainly
in a chaotic condition, politically and socially, and agri
culture languishes; all owing to the ambitious efforts of
a lot of traitorous scamps to secure tho presidency, each
for himself, in an election by bullets, not ballots."
A FAIR DEAL FOR LACY
Charlotte Observer: "When they go after the official
scalp of State Treasurer Lacy, they should go after it in
a fair way, openly and above board. They may claim that
he has had the office long enough and that is for the peo
ple to say but he should not come under criticism for
having managed the affairs of the Treasurer's office strict
ly and consistently under the requirements of the law gov
erning the care of the State's funds. While the system
under which the Treasurer is required to conduct the
office may be subject to criticism and the Mountcastle
Webb report would indicate that the system is in need
of modernization, it is but fair that the Treasurer should
be absolved from blame for that system. He was placed
under it by the State and whatever of fault there may be
belongs to the State. He has administered the affairs of
the State Treasurer'a office honestly and efficiently, and
that ia the point that should be kept in mind by those
who would give him a fair deal.
7,1 A R IE T S
TODAY'S
QUOTATIONS'
PRODUCE
V. 'a! Price Reported by the
Kiasfon Peaaat Company ,
JVfc -.. 12H
U i ....... H
Bacon, aide ..
Bacon, ham ...
Bacon, shoulder
Com, bushel ..
Potatoes, tweet ..
Egg ....................... SO
Country butter .............. 90
Hens, pound ................ 10
Broilers, pound 12H
...........15
..20
15
..' ,80
., 0
Children Cry
, FOR FLETCHER'S
CASIO R IA
TODAY'S
COTTON MARKET
New York, Jan. 27. Today's cot
ton futures quotations:
March
May
July
October
December
. " " 5 Local Sale Today t "
..About 23 bale; at f 1-2 to 8 rents.
Open Close I
.8.54 8.41
.8.82 8.69!
.9.01 8.M j
.9.22 9.13
.9.33 9.25
VOX P0PULI
PROF. KINSEY SEES
"JUSTICE JOHN'S"
COURT IN ACTION
Editor Free Press:
While in Richmond Monday, I went
to the city Police Court over which
Justice John Crutchfield presides. It
is interesting to watch him dispose of
those guilty of violating laws on Sun
day. As soon as he takes his seat he
begins to call the names of offenders
and these names are repeated in
louder tone by a policemen standing
near. Immediately the prisoners and
sometimes a lew witnesses step up
and hands go to the Bible, and it is
kissed by each one. Then follows
something like this:
"You are charged with being drunk
and disorderly on Sunday. What
about it? The officer tells something
in a low tone and then Justice John
says "Guilty!" While the prisoner is
telling his side of it the justice
writing on his book and listening at
the same time, and often before the
prisoner gets through his story, you
hear "Sixty days!" Without another
work the prisoner is taken by the arm
by a bluccoat and brass-buttoned offi
cial and hurried to the pen in the rea
or the court room, sometimes you
hear "Five" or "Ten and costs." Ther.
the guilty one is required to deposit
the required sum with the desk Ber
Scant, seat on the right of Justice
John. While the fine is being paW
and before the next name is called
the justice is writing sentence on hir
docket before him, and his clerk seemf
to be writing same on his book, whicli
seems just like Justice John's. )
learned that Justice John keeps hit-
own book and writes his sentences
with his own hand. Most of the case:
brought before him were disposed oi
in one minute, or two at most. One
case, from Barton Heights, for stand.
ing on the street corner, in which twe
lawyers and the mayor appeared, oc
cupied more time. Justice Johngavi
very close attention to each one, anc
after a few moments looked seme
what undecided and disposed of it by
saying "Bond for $300 to appear next
Thursday," and court was over. A$
the crowd was moving out I contrast
ed this with our proceedings in Len;
oir county. Often in our Superio;
Court cases similar to some he Ais
posed of in less time than five min
utes, occupy a whole day. I know
quite a number of witnesses go to
Kinston every day for a week to tes
tify in some unimportant case whicl:
Uneeda Biscuit
Tempt the appetite,
please the taste and
nourish the body.
Crisp, clean and fresh
Scents in the moisture
proof package. . T
Baronet Biscuit
Round, thin, tender
with a delightful flavor
appropriate for
luncheon, tea and
dinner, io cents.
could have been dinpoed of by a mag
iatrate'tn La Grange in twenty min
utes or by Justice John in one min
ute, and the county saved much cost
and witnesses much time, - It seems
like justices of the peace should have
final jurisdiction in such cases and
keep them out of Superior Court.
From this court I went to tho Ju
venile Court, in the same building.
This court is presided over by Jus
tice John, too, and he goes from the
regular police court to this. However,
there is this difference: three city
ministers, known as steering commit,
tee, hear many of the cases before
they come before Justice John, and
make recommendation to him as to
the disposition, which he confirms.
This steering committee will some
times recommend these youthful of
fenders to be sent to the detention
homes. The city has two of these
homes: one for white, and the other
for negroes, and supports both by set
ting apart enough funds in tho annual
budget This is necessary, as it is
against the law in Virginia o im
prison children. Hence, the children
who have no parental restraint are
taken charge of, looked after and
placed in homes where they have bet
ter chances of becoming useful mn
and women. This court hus an adult
probation officer whose business it is
to look after non-supports. Fre
quently a man addicted to whiskey
drinking spends his weekly income on
a drunk and leaves his wife and chil
dren to suffer. This probation officer
brings him before this steering com
mittee with the facts, and he is re
quired to deposit a certain part of his
weekly earnings with the probation
officer to bo turned over to his fam
ily. Thus the family is supported by
the erring husband, and instances
have come to the knowledge of this
committee showing the husbands re
formed. This committee tenders this
service without compensation from
the city. These ministers all have
pastoral charges and do this service
under that chapter in the Acts of the
Apostles which says: "And Jesus went
about doinjr' good." These good men
do this kind of work, as they walk
about in the city during the w,eek, in
addition to what they teach in their
pulpits. '
JOSEPH KINSEY.
A KINSTON CITIZEN COMES
TO THE FRONT
Telia His Friends and Neighbors of
His Experience.
Every Kinston resident should rend
what a neighbor says. His tentimony
can be relied upon. Here are his own
words:
Walter T. Hill, grocer, 500 North
St., Kinston, says: "Several years ago
I had trouble with my back and kid
neys. I had pains in the small of my
back and in the morning I was so sore
and stiff that I couldn't get out of
bed. My head ached, I had dizay
spells and the kidney secretions pass
ed irregularly. Friends advised me
to try Doan's Kidney Pills, after I
had taken other remedies with no re
sults. I began using them as directed
and they soon cured me of all symp
toms of kidney trouble. I have had
no sign of the complnint since."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills the same that
Mr. Hill had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Prop., Buffalo, N. Y. (advt.)
ZuZu
Prince of appetizers!
Makes daily trips from
Ginger-Snap Land to.
waiting mouths every
where. Say Zu Zu to
the grocer man, 5 cents.
Bay bUcait bakmd by
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BISCUIT
COMPANY
Always took for that name
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Barber Shop
In Hood Basement
Dr. O.L. WILSON
Der.Brt
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inhere
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QUALITY FURNITURE PLEASES
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WE BEG TO ANNOUNCE TO OUR FRIENDS AND
PATRONS THAT THE FIRM OF
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HAS BEEN SUCCEEDED BY
T
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HERS
WE ARE NOW G0N0UC1G OUR INAUGURATION
SALE AT THE OLD STAND AND WE ASSURE - YOU
THE SAME COURTEOUS AND FAIR TREATMENT
AS HERETOFORE. : :
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Iff KroUR' WEEKLY.LIMERICK
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rhero wu a man. by the nams of UGrange,
Whose wife, badly needed V.Range.
So they came
to
OUR STORE
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And that they
hadn't come
before
They now think, is exceedingly strange.
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And you'll wonder how you got along with that old stove so long.
THE O. K. AND THE LOTH'S
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ill
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The National Bank of lOnsfon
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PROGRESS
HAS BEEN
MADE J,
in business methods and this
bank has kept pace with
them; ;
While conservative in the
interest of SAFETY, our
equipment and business
methods are modern? Let us
do business together to our
mutual cdvanf jge. y
Capital, . $100,000.00 -Surplus,
$90,000.00
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