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WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 24, 1919
Grnsboro is not asteep" ia tit caption of troop
of ml estate ad, appearing in "Everything." Wonder
who cbarced that it waa? We aurmiae it must be "guilty
conaclence." -
' .The backyard and apara lota will aoon begin to "bio-
, aom" wHh apring garden. The cry of the little chick
U already heard and the fryer will be coming on the mar
ket aoon.. Fortunate will the fellow be, who ha a garden
' and knows that be la getting fresh eatable and not soma
Florida variety, 'probably sold as home grown and juat
off ft vine, etev) Every farmer should have enough gar
den spot to ear for hi family' need, and if he ha
little to sell. M much the better. .
If r. Taft, x-Praident. made a noteworthy speech on
Monday before the New Jersey Washington Association,
He called attention to the grave situation confronting this
Nation and th perplexing problem that President Wll
son had to contend with in maintaining the neutrality and
preventing infringement of this country's right. Mr,
Taft, in hi usual broad way, gave Mr. Wilaon credit for
" having wisely steered the "ship of state" so far and aald
every American would stand behind the Chief Executive
regardless of what course waa taken by the international
; complexities.
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OPPOSITION TO ANT
INCREASE IN INTEREST RATE.
,Th Free Press is glad to note that the papers generally
throughout the State are opposing an increase In the legal
. rate of interest Thkt paper in He last Wednesday' issue;
immediately following tha ; introduction of a bill in the
General Assembly purporting to allow bankers and lend
ers to charge 8 per cent, by special contract, called attan
Uon to th danger of letting down the bars in any way,
There seems to be the pretty general opinion, as ex
pressed in Th Free Press, that the contract feature would
Imply mean that practically all th money which waa
loaned, especially to the entailer and less influential bor
rowers would be "by contract." or at 8 per cent There
has been some suggestion that more money would be avail
able for loaning purposes if the rate of Interest was more
attractive. The Free Press doesn't regard this as a point
ia favor of any increase. There is, aa a matter of fact
; a sufficiency of money to take care of the legitimate de
mands. Private lenders might be induced to put their
money out at interest, but the large money source are
more than satisfied if they can realise from four to six
per cent
' The Free Press doesn't believe that there ia any excuse
for the introduction of such a bill at this time, It just
means that the people of this State, the masses, if you
please, would be called upon to pay two per cent, or more,
additional for their neceasrtlo, and the State legislators
should not be fooled by any "contract tricks," shrewdly
eyvlsed to evade the atatutory limitation of 6 per cent,
now in effect The indication are that there is consider'
able support .of 4he proposed measure, and it would not
ba"at all out of place for the business men of the various
communities of the State to go on record as being op
posed to any change, whatsoever, being made in the laws
relating to maximum interest rates.
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WHAT WILL THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DO
IN REGARD TO A PRIMARY?
The General Assembly is approaching the last lap of
the 1915 session, and ao far, the people are held in sus
pense as to what the legislators are going to do in re
gard to a state-wide primary. There has been a demand
from all sections of the State that a law be enacted which
would provide for a state-wide primary for the nomination
of all candidates for aH elective offices. State, county and
precinct for all parti to be held simultaneously in
every county throughout the Stat. There has been too
much Jockeying about this matter. Some of the politi
cians from counties where the balance of power is a
doubtful quantity' have contended that to force a state
wide primary on them would mean throwing their coun
ties in the columns of the Republicans. The Free Pre
has always condemned such argument and urged that the
people be given chance to express themselves. If the
majority of the people living in any county of the State
prefer to sail under the colors of Republicanism, it ia
their right so to saDY It ia Democratic doctrine that they
should be allowed to choose for themselves, and thie paper
believe that those so-called Democrats, who sound such
cries, are more concerned about giving the people a fair
chance at them than they are about what column the coun
ty will be found in. Let such clap-trsp stuff be buried
snd a state-wide primary law passed which will Insure a
direct expression of the people of every precinct in the
'ite in t'.e selection of every office-holder. North Car
t .;. is cnnii u-uously behind in the'processlon as regards
f mo t tontliU method of modern government : The
people of the State want a primary law, and they will not
be satisfied unless the Legislature keeps the faith and
provide for it " "'- -t
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HOW ABOUT THE SALE OF LIQUOR
IN SEGREGATED DISTRICT?
The Free Pre hears, what it considers pretty well
founded rumors, of the sal of Intoxicating liquors in the
houses of the red light district in Kinston. The paper is
not in position to make such investigation as would justify
it in charging that quantities of bottled beer are being
dispensed regularly by the proprietresses of the houses,
but such suggestions have been made to the paper, which
lead to the conclusion that the prohibition law is being
violated a well as ths law against prostitution and segre
gation. The police might make an investigation. The
law make it possible for the authorities to know who
receives liquor shipment and the quantity that Is got
ten within a given period. A few days ago this paper
suggested to the. police that if the women, who still re
mained in the segregated district contended that they
were pursuing lawful occupations, their means of liveli
hood might furnish interesting and valuable informa
tion in handling the vice problem. If prostitution is not
being practiced in the district the illegitimate sale of
liquor might answer the question of means of support
Have the police thought of this phase of the situation?
There appear to be so many good laws that can be in
voked in handling this vice question, that a solution of
the problem, when earnestly and determinedly under
taken, would be accomplished beyond the shadow of a
doubt What are we going to do about the matter?
The Durham Sun in a recent issue has a very interest
ing editorial entitled "The Evening Newspaper," in which
it seta forth with good logic the rise of the evening papers
of the country to first place. The Sun points out that in
the early days of newspapers, when the "implements of
war" were crude, the papers were practically all morning
papers or "morning-after" papers, in reality. It was nec
essary to get in a supply of the day'e happenings, and
then take all night to get it ready for the people. Not so
now, for the modern facilities have made it possible for
the paper to be In process of making as the news is gath
ered. The Sun says that "the people want the 4 o'clock
news in the 5 o'clock edition, not 6 A. M., but the five fol
lowing the four." There are many good points in the Sun's
article. It is pointed out that the readers of the morning
papers throughout the country are largely professional
and retired people. The busy bodies, who have to keep
office and shop hours, and the housekeeper have little time
for reading the morning papers. They want theirs when
the day's toil is ended, and they can sit leisurely after
supper and peruse the day's happenings not what hap
pened the day before. There is food for thought for the
man who has goods to sell and seeks an advertising me
dium to call attention to his wares. About ninety per cent
of the big advertisers of the country prefer the afternoon
newspapers for the reasons set forth by the Sun.
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WHAT OTHERS SAY
WOULD BE AN OUTRAGE.
Raleigh New and Observer: "The people of North
Carolina are fully satisfied with the six per cent rate of
interest They would be outraged if there were passed
by the General Assembly any measure which would per
mit the lenders of money to increase the rate to eight per
:ent
"The matter is not one of light moment. It is a matter
which is close to every man who is forced by need or by
business requirements to borrow money. It is only those
who are in a position to make loans who would espouse
the passage of any such measure.
"The General Assembly can afford to let well enough
alone In the matter of tinkering with the rate of interest
The people will not stand for that sort of thing. Tho bill
for the increase of the rate from six to eight per cent, is
now in the keeping of a Senate committee. It ought to be
withdrawn. If it is not then it ought to bo killed by a
decisive vote."
MR. KITCIUN'S FACTS AND FIGURES.
Greensboro New: "It is certainly up to the Rcpubli
;an statisticians. The statement of Mr. Kitchin, carried
exclusively, In North Carolina, by the Daily News yes
terday morning, on the face of it cuts the tariff paramount
for 1916 from beneath the feet of the opposition.
"This is the most important statement aa to the result
of the Simmons-Underwood tariff, from a Democratic
point of view, that has been Issued. It is not a defense
of that law; it is proof that the law needs no defense, as
a revenue producer. The Democrat who believes in a tar
iff for revenue will now rest in the satisfaction and assur
ancs that the country has a revenue tariff. The figures
are offered to demonstrate that the party is able to enact
a tariff that will meet the necessities of government The
figures show that the war tax is what it purports to be
war tax.
"Mr. Kitchin declares, and offers the figures to prove,
KINSTON'S REPLY
Kinston Accepts the Evidence and
Many Kinston Readers Will
Profit By It ,
Which ia the more weighty proof
a few words from a Kinston resident
whom we know and respect or vol
umes from strangers in distant
towns? There can be only one reply.
Emmett Haskins, carpenter, 403
East Street Kinston, says: "My kid
neys were out of order, and I had
dull pains across my back and loins.
In the morning I was sore and lame
and could hardly bend to pick up my
tools. The kidney secretions were
scanty, highly colored and contained
sediment I finally got Doan's Kidney
Pills from the J, E. Hood & Co.'s
drug store and they soon relieved me
of the backache and all other symp
toms of kidney trouble. Whenever
my back or my kidneys bother me
now, I always use Doan's Kidney
Pills and they never fail to relieve
me."
simply ask for a kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney , Pills the same that
Mr. Haskins had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
The undersigned having qualified as
administrator of the estate of Wind
sor Dail, deceased, late of the County
of Jones and State of North Carolina,
this is to notify all persons having
claims against the estate of said de
ceased to exhibit them to him at his
residence in said County of Jones, on
or before the 28th day of January,
1916, or this notice will be pleaded in
bar of their recovery. All persons in
debted to said estate will please make
immediate payment
This the 23rd day of January, 1915.
W. L. DAIL,
Administrator of Windsor Dail, de
ceased.
W. D. POLLOCK, Attorney for Ad
ministrator.
CAROLINA RAILROAD
TIME TABLE NO. 1.
uucvuvo uciuuer , o:uu a. m.
First class freight and passenirer
South Bound North Bound
33
Daily.
A. M.
7:35
7:29
f 7:16
s7:ll
s7:01
6:65
6:45
STATIONS
333
Daily.
P. M.
6:00
s 5:07
f 6:21
s 5:32
s 5:43
f 5:50 I
6:00
Ar Kinston Lv.
Hines Junction
Pools
Dawson
Glenficld
Suggs Siding
Lv Snow Hill Ar
All trains goverened by the Nor.
no fcoutftern rules while using the1"
track from Kinston to Hines Junc
tion, and subject to the orders of its
iuperintendent
The above schedule is
that there is no truth in the charge that the Underwood I formation only, and is supposed to be
Act Is a failure a a revenue producer. He asserts, and I m tnat trains will arrive and
offers th figures, that the act has not injured export
trade. He asserts, and presents the figures, that the Ad
ministration and the Underwood act have not caused de
ficits in the treasury. He denies the charge that "the Wil
son administration and the Democratic Congress have
beon extravagant in appropriations of the public money,
and made larger appropriations than the Taft adminis
tration," and presents the figures of comparison.
"We past no opinion as to what the Republicans can
do with Mr. Kitchin figure. That party is well fur
nished with expert statisticians, and as these lines are
written w have no doubt that more than one of these is
directing a concentrated attention upon th Kitchin att.
ment It will be necessary for some of them to answer it
and we shall be on the lookout, to present to our readers
what they have to say. Then the individual who cares
enough about public matters to engage in the hard labor
of thinking can make his comparisons and arrive at his
own conclusions." . -- :.'.
depart but it Is not guaranteed.
WM. HAYES,
General Superintendent
R. A. HONEYUTT,
Superintendent
G. A. JONES, P. & P. A.
Snow Hill, N.C
BENTON & MOORE
Architects
Wilson,-;-:. II. C.
A Tremendous Value Giving
Jewelry Sale is in Progress
at the Kleber Denmark Store.
Never before in the history of Kinston has such an
opportunity presented itself to the people of this sec
tion to buy high grade Jewelry at such prices as this
well selected stock is being offered for. This is no
job lot of pawn shop goods. The stock represents
a choice selection of the latest and most up-to-date
patterns and designs in Jewelry, Glassware and every
thing that is found in a well appointed jewelry store.
EVERY ARTICLE IS MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES
AT PRICES WHICH WILL SURPRISE YOU. DO NOT
WAIT UNTIL THE STOCK IS PICKED OVER. THE
BARGAINS ARE HERE NOW. THE PRICES HAVE
BEEN CUT TO THE QUICK AND THE FIRST CUT
WAS MADE WITH A VIEW TO MOVING STOCK.
If you are waiting for further reductions or feel that
a little later will be a better time to avail yourself o
this opportunity, let us advise you to come now.
There's no time like the present an J it is our sincere
opinion that today presents the best chance to get
the greatest Jewelry values you have ever had
Plato Collins, Trustee
Kleber Denmark-Jeweler
Clarence Wooten is Still in Charge of the Repair Department
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The National Bank of Kinston
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EAT
PROGRESS
HAS BEEN
MADE
in business methodsand this
bank has kept - p&e with
them- ,
While conservative in the
interest of SAFETY.--our
equipment and J; b u s i n e s s
methods are modern. Let us
do business together to our
mutual advantage. :
Capital $100,000.00
Surplus 500,000.00
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