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V61.XVI-No.306
SECOND EDITION
KINSTON, N. C, KRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1915
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GREECE WILL FIGHT, COMMISSION ISSUES TRUSTEES fOR M
SCHOOLS APPDINTED
MGIIMASSNGS rWlDAY ACT WILSON AND BRYANI RUMORED HELD UP,SAYS CONSTANTINE
NEW UNION STATION BY Tjffll COUNCIL
AT DROP OF THE TIAT ORDER f OR KINSTON
Two mass meetings for men have been announced
Sunday. afternoon. These will he conducted by Evan-
for
gelistists Wharton in the Loftin Opera House and Cross
in the Gordon Street Christian church. Dr. Rosebof-
Ugn will j;t;a&. w uicjuuug pcuyiviu a nuaao umi6
the Atkinson Memorial Presbyterian church. All meet-
ings in the simultaneous campaign were given increased
atterAGance Thursday night'
4ed byhe pastor, Rev. E.N.
did series of services. The
been most encouraging and professions of faith have been
made. , Evangelist 5ross4 held the rapt attention of an
overflowing congregation' Thursday night, who gathered
to hear him talk about "The Sins of Kinston." Dr. Whar
ton told his hearers that his meetings were non-denomi
national and a part of the
in the dty. Dr. Roseborough and Evangelist Browning
are stirrjjig their hearers with their earnest, soul-search-
ing messages.
MR. HARRISON'S MEETINGS
INCREASING IN INTEREST
Pastor pf Caswell Street Methodist
Church, Jto Conducting His Own
Services and Io Much Encour
" ager$ix Pntwfam;. ,
Bav. E. N. Harrison, pastor of the,.
Caswell Street Jjhodist church, who
is leading, his congregation in the
simultaneous pieetings, is much en
couraged by the interest manifested.
The attendance has been steadily on
the increase from night to night. The
Thursday night Hervke was, "most Irr-
spiring, and there were six profes
slons of fai jsyhteh encouraged Mr.
Harrison and his flock very much
. ; , The services at the -Caswell Street
church are only held in the evening.
and a cordial invitation is extended
- to the pubjic at large,, to attend.
THE CITPNDE CAMPAIGN
EMPHASIZED BY WHARTON
His Meeting Not; denominational
Affair; But the Baptists' Part In
the Big Evangelistic .Effort
v Mass Meeting Sunday '
Dr. 'Wharton preached. to steadily
increasing congregations yesterday
afternoon .and last night. His sub
jects were FThe Assurances of
Christian," and fThe Christian's In-:
ventory." .
At the evening service he strongly
emphasized the fact that these ser
vices are strictly not denominational,
but simply the Baptists' part in the
city-wide evangelistic , campaign. He
.preaches nq sensational nerve-wreck
ing sermons, font always interests, and
'never fails to hold his audience.
On Sunday "afternoon at 8 o'clock
Dr. Wharton will preach to men only,
jliis subject ' will toe "Death at the
Frolic."' At this service Prof. BuSch
Will injr as a solo "At the Feast of
Belshazzar. All men of the com
munity ?are cordially invited to at
tend this service. - , , 4V
t Regular services at 3:30 and 7:45
p. m. All services in the Old Opera
Jtlpuse, on Queen street. :
IF A HAH 0ES 10 HELL
.tH33 TO tLATIETCROSS
Christian Churcf; 'iMa Crowded On
i X Thursday Night to Hear Aboat
: ' Sins' .of JKinston" Most '
.. Eloquent Discourse.
The largest congregation that has'
yet hard ; Evangelist tCross, -aasem-tbled
in the Gordon Street Christian
church Thursday might to ' hear him
discuss "The jSina of JKinston."
xEvery seat in the house upstairs and
jlown was occupied,, and those who
fwere there were not at all disappoint
ed for Mr. Cross handled his subject
in a most able and forceful manner.
Vie spoke for rnore than an hour and
.(Continued on Tage Three)
Caswell Street Methodist,
Harrison, is enjoying aplen
attendance and interest have
great campaign now going on
he will ek to explain his side in
mmww a m tfim if w f. mi win
WilAi MUM 1 UU IU DL
v i mmtn nnprnAnniin
oAlLDt " UotDURUlJun
Presbyterian Divine Told 'the Story
of the Philippian Jailer In a Most
Incisive "Manner Mass Meet
ing for Young People.
The largest congregation 'of the se
ries heard Dr.-'Roseborough in At
kinso'n Memorial Presbyterian church
last night, as he presented in a clear,
incisive and forceful ; way, "The
Greatest Question," which many had
already divined would be that which
the. Philippian jailer propounded to
Paul and Silas, ' when he said to
them, "Sirs, what must I do to be
saved?"
" Tonight his subject will be "The
Answer" Come .and hear ft. On
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock Dr.
Roseborough will speak to the young
people. All young people' are cor
dially invited to this service. A sim
ilar service will he held in the church
on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. En
courage your young people, your boys
and girls to attend -these two ser
vices. '
SCRIPTURE QUOTATIONS
PART OF PRAISE SERVICE
Evangelist Browning Called Upon
His Hearers to Take Part in the
, Opening of His Morning Ser
vicesGood Singing
In the study of the Lord's Prayer
at the morning hour on Thursday Mr,
Browning paid special attention to
the clause, "Hallowed be Thy Name."
The subject Vas developed by refer
ence to the necessity of exhorting
the Holy Spirit in one's own' life, in
the 4iome and in the daily business
undertakings,
... The sermon was preceded by a ser
vice of sonjr arid prayer, followed by
a. number of, Scripture quotations giv
en by various members of the audi
ence .present. - Quite a number took
part in this exercise of praise and
thanksgiving.
The .incarnation as treated in the
first chapter of St John's gospel was
the -subject at the -evening hour. Je
sus Christ was God in the flesh and
a powerful sermon following , out
this idea, -Mr. Browning showed his
hearers how God, through Christ, had
become flesh and had dwelt among
us, -during- a human life in a divine
Mnnnr. ihrough .nature, he declar
ed, God spoke to us and we thereby
gain a knowledge of hjm, imperfect
though the impression be. Through
inspiration a clearer understanding is
gained. " :f.
Mr. Browning frequently pleads in
the singing and the choral music
under Mr. Reid, is becoming one of I
the important features of the meet-J
ings. ' " , ' I
Former Dictator of Mexico
Expected, fn New York
Saturday
UUt U7AMTTT 1VA TirUTI
"flU "UN ILLAlA HUM
The State Department Dis
patches Sustain the Villa
Claims, But Carranzistas
bay tne victory 1 heir's
Lane Sees Good Times
(By the United Press)
Washington. April 9. General
IIuerta may visit Washington soon
"L
the Mexiean situation to Messrs. Wil
son and Krvnn at firat hand
I " J "
and Wilson lent on the matter.
I Influential Mexicans said today that
they believed Huerta will not land in
New York, but might go to Havana
instead. Immigration officials think
he may not land, but transship for
some South American port Villa's
losses in the Celaya fight were 3,000,
about 25 per cent, of his total force,
said the Carranza agency today.
Prisoners taken by Obregon said Vil
la was the first to flee. The State
Department dispatches contradict
the Carranzistas' story. They say
Villa was victorous.
Wilson Sees No Hope for Early Peace
That there is no prospect of
an
early peace is the interpretation put
on the remarks of President Wilson
made at the Methodist Protestant
conference here last night.
"Good Times Already Here" Lane.
Good times are not coming; they
are already here, said Secretary of
the Interior Lane today. He has just
returned from a western trip, and
said the country is booming. He de-
clined to talk politics, saying no one
knows what will be the issues in the
next campaign.
Both Factions Claim Celaya Victory.
Both the Carranzists' and the Vil-
listas' agencies here claim a victory
at Celaya, in the State of Queretaro.
The Villistas claim the fighting was
not decisive and has only commenc
ed. Famine conditions at Tampico
now worry the State Department.
Carranza wants Huerta barred
from the United States, claiming
that he intends to plan a new revolu
tion. If he can prove this case to be
the case Huerta may be excluded.
Eitel May Be Taken to Northern
Port r
Secretary Daniels announced today
that the Eitel Friedrich will bei-in
terned at the Norfolk navy yard this
afternoon .and her guns and engines
dismantled. She may later be, taken
to Philadelphia or New York. f
U. S. Has Claim on Jack Johnson.
Secretary Bryan today -instructed
Minister Gonzales at Havana, not 4to
issue a passport to Jack Johnson, as
the latter has been convicted of a
felony and is a fugitive from justice
in' this country, s "Y
First Case for Trade Commission.
The Indiana coal operators are 'the
first business body to take their trou
bles to the new Federal trade com
mission. Numerous conferences of
business men with the commission,
however, is evidence that business is
taking kindly to the commission.
YOUNG BOY ACCUSED
OF ATTEMPTED ASSAULT.
Marion, April 8. John Bigger-
staff, aged fourteen years, was tried
here today for -assault and attempt
ed criminal assault on Bertie Gattis,
botit parties being front the Dysart-
ville neighborhood. Biggerstaq 'Was
bound over to court by Magistrates
Ratliffe and Kilkey in the sum' of
$300. : ' ; ;-:
The defendant Bdmjts meeting the
girl and making the proposals,
denies any attempt to use force. Th1
neighborhood is very much wrouO.t
up.
Rome Government and the
Shipping Offices in Italy
Refuse to Make State
mentsNew York City
Knows Nothing 1
(By the United Press.)
Rome, April 9. Government
offl-
P18 todax to comment on a
i report wai an jiauan steamers irom
American porte have been ordered
to postpone their sailings until the
20th of April. The shipping compa
nies are a'so silent.
New York AenU Doubt Report.
New York, April 9. New York
agents of Lloyds Italiano and of the
Fabre Line today said they had re
ceived no orders to hold up sailings,
They said they did not believe the re
port. , f
7; i
CANAL BLOCKED FOR
A DAY BY SLIDE
i'anama, April 8.A new move
ment of the ol(( Culebra cut slide, on
the west bank of the canal today
closed the canal. Several ships are
tied up, among them the Kenkon Ma
ru, the first Japanese ship to use the
waterway. She is bound for, Newport
News. The channel will be cleared
and the canal reopened tomorrow.
NEW YORK METHODISTS
' FAVOR EQUAL SUFFRAGE
New York, April 8. The New1
(York East Conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal church today adopted
a -resolution expressing belief that
"equal suffrage is in the logic of the
Democracy .to which our nation is
committed," and hoping that at the
November election in New York
State, a woman suffrage amendment
"will ' find the hosts of Methodism
lined up in its favor,
h.:.-t
EMPLOYES OF GREAT
CORPORATION TO BE
ITS MANAGERS ALSO
Holders of Preferred Stock
In Six Million Dollar Mas
sachusetts Business Have
No Voice in Running of
ih- Plant . 'i
IV IU1IV '
. (By the United Press) ;
Boston, Mass, April 9. The six-
million dollar corporation namde the
Dennieon Manufacturing Co., of
Framingham, Mass., has turned over
all its common stock 7 to employes
earning more than $1,200 a year
Thdse will run the company.
The plant employs 2,400. The pres
ent stockholders will get the prefers
red stock, paying 8 per cent, but will
have no voice in the running of the
concern. 1 Employes receiving " less
than $1,200 per - annum will get
shares. "' V ,
ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE ! ' S
5 'NEW SULTAN OF EGYPT.
London, April 8. An attempt was
made at 3 o'clock this afternoon to
assassinate the Sultan of Egypt, Hus
sein Kemal, according to a Reuter
dispatch from .Cairo. As the Sultan
was leaving Abdin Palace a native
fired a shot at him. This went wide
and the native was seized. ,:
WOMAN ARRESTED FOR
MURDERING HUSBAND.
Winston Salem, April 8. Charged
with the murder' of .her husband, J.
R. Y.'arron. whose body was discovt-r-ed
in !';l!y Crctk, about 12 mil.--
fr- -i ; I- -ur.f. "rs. I ;.i
Kingpin Interview Declares
"Situation Is Extremely
Critical
THE POPJ ARE BEADY
Correspondent of Italian
"Newspaper Deported to
Siberia From Poland
The Medea Carried Car
go of Lead and Iron
(By the United Press.)
Rome, April 9. King Constantino
of Greece described the situation in
his kingdom as extremely critical in
an intervieW'tothe Rome newspaper
Tribune. He said the whole people
would fight again If the situation de
manded. ';v-?-5i,: ' -Newspaperman
Banished to Siberia,
s Berlin, April 9. ,The Petrograd
correspondent"' of the Milan Seqlon,
who -described the , persecution of the
Jews by the Russians in Poland has
Been deported , to Siberia; according
to private dispatches.
Emperor William has telegraphed
nis personal tribute to tne work or
the -physicians and surgeons at the
battle front attending the annual
German medical congress in Brus
Germany Defends Action in
Medea .Case. v
f Berlin. April 9. Germany .is said
to .have been justified in the torpedo
ing of the Dutch steamer Medea be
cause she carried not only a cargo
of oranges, but lead and iron also.
it is said tne ship's papers . prove
this. ;
NEGRO KILLED IN SAW
MILL NEAR LA GRANGE
Earl Joyner, colored, was killed in
Mooring's saw mill -near LaG nange
this morning. . .
From the meager report .received
Joyner's head came into contact with
a saw and was badly gashed up. lie
died soon afterwards.
FUNERAL OF MRS.'
NAN 'HOLLAND TODAY.
The funeral service over the re
mains of the late Mrs. Nan Holland,
who died at her home, on Peyton ave
nue Thursday morning, was conduct
ed by Pastor B. P. Smith of Gordon
Street Christian, church this after
noon at2 o'clock. Mrs. Holland was
one of the city's oldest residents. She
was In her TOtti year,J She fell a vic
tim to pneumonia. The. aged lady
was prominently connected, being a
sister to Col. Simon Taylor of Cath
erine Lake and aunt to Mr. J. F. Tay
lor of this city. She was a member
of the Christian .church. ' The ser
vice was held at the home,1 with the
interment following in Maplewood
cemetery. '
ARCHDEACON TllOS.f JOE
OF WILMINGTON HERE
There will be a most Important
meeting of SL "Mary's" congregation
thia evening in the church, at' 8 o'
clock, Addressei will be made by
the archdeacon of the, diocese, Rev.
Thomas "Noe, and. Ret. -William E.
Cox, secretary of -the Executive Mis-
ionary Committee. AH the commu
nicants are especially urged to be
present, for; the presence .of these
speakers in. Kinston means much to
the . local' church, and to the diocese
at large." The rector asks that his
flot'lf be expendable for this service.
V'nnipeg.i Mahitola, April 9.
The Vancouver Milling Company is
i.Liy working its forces overtime, to
oliver 2,000 barrels of flour to New
Zealand. Wheat movement direct
rom flakatoon to Liverpool has just
I, -.1.
letter to Secretary Sutton
of Chamber of Commerce
Gives Advice, But Does
Noi Set Date Independ
ent Street Site Chosen
Secretary Sutton of the Chamber
of Commerce is in receipt of a let
ter from the Corporation Commis
sion stating that the order has been
issued for the construction by the
Atlantic Coast Line and the Norfolk
Southern interests of the union pw -
senger station at the corner f Gor
don and Independent streets. The
letter is vague in' the extreme, and !
gives no idea of the -date when the,
work will bo required to be commenc
ed.
The Corporation in '1914 determin-'
ed upon the joint depot, but .with
held the order for building at the!
time to give the railroads time to re
cuperate from the period of depres
sion which was undeniably working
1. 1 . -; , 1 .niL - -i 1. . 1
naruauipn upon hi, me uepot 101 -
lowed the demand of tha- peoplaJ.-f4
Kinston for better passenger faciU-ihai
ties, and wb decided upon in the face
of the protests of the Tailroads.
It is believed that work will - be
commenced some (time during the
1 next six . or eieht months. Several
dwellings and Uhe . Presbyterian
church, occupying the site will be
condemned, appraised and removed to
accommodate the structure, which
will cost, it has been reported, about'
$35,00Q., The station as . proposed
would be similar to that of Winston-
Salem, an inferior building for a city
of that size, but adequate for loeal
use. It would be a .very poor sort of
a station anyway that -would not be
an improvement over the present
small, - poorly-constructed - and un
sightly depots of the Norfolk South
ern -end A.. C. L. here, according to
members of the Chamber . of Com
merce, who are delighted over the
facvt that the building the Chamber
has so consistently labored for is
about to be erected.
TUG ATTEMPTEDTO
RAH! SUBMARINE BOAT
Plucky English Craft Failed to
Strike the German, However, and
v Lost Her Tow Tug Escaped
While Enemy Was Torpe
; doing French :Bark. ,
(By the United Press.)
South Shields, Eng., April 9. The
tug Homer, towiqg .the French bar,
Colonel Fsonis, off St. Catherine's
Point, was attacked by a German sub
marine. The tug tried to ram the
submarine but missed. The bark was
torpedoed, but the tug . escaped. '
CRAVEN COUNTY'S
' JOINT COMMENCEMENT.
New Bern, April 0. Hundreds of
Craven county school children from
every district, participated in the
general county commencement here
today. A parade was held at, 10 o'
clock..' Open air exercises were held
on the grounds of one pf the city
buildings, Including speeches, ath
letics and scholastic contests. Va'nce-
boro, Dover, Fort 'Barnwell, Uraul
and other towns sent large delega
tions of teachers and pupils.
GAINES AND HABERDASHER
FOUGHT OVER FANCY VEST.
Washington, April 8. John Wes
ley Gaines, former Congressman from
Tennessee, and now ', secretary , of
the International Boundary Com
mission, was served today with a
warrant of arrest sworn out by a lo
cal haberdasher , who charges that
Gaines assaulted him in a Pennsyl
vania. avenue shop in a dispute over
a fancy waistcoat. ' Gaines appeared
in court with Senator Chilton and his
attorney and demanded a jury trial,
which was set for next week.
Old mard With" Exception
of Mr. Ilines, WK6De
clincd, Wai Chosen Mr.
Ccwper New Member
Pollholders Appointed
Messrs. J. W. Goodaon, ,4. O. Mil
ler and William Hayes, members of
the Board of School Trursteea of the
city, whose terms expire in May, were
re-elected by the Board of Aldermen
Thursday night Mr. W. T.Hinea,
! another-trustee whose tenure of -of-
flee culminates at the same-thne, de
clined to be reinstated and Mr. J. V.
Cowper was named in his atead. Mr.
Hines declared that he was too much
occupied with private business . .to
give the office the attention he thinks
it deserves. ,'''
Messrs. Goodson, Millet, Hayes and
Hines 4ave made excellent trustees.
They are all representative men, and
it is certain a more capable quartet
could not be found in the city.- Mr.
- I , . .
1 cowper Is regarded as pelng u
atwrnr ' a'-maiirMHliis'4Mllarie "n
board and l sure to fill the bill
in the manner the 'aldermen expect
him to. , - ' --
The occupations of the four elect
ed are: Mr. Goodson, tobacconist; Mji
Miller, furniture dealer; Mr. Hayes,
railroad and lumber .man; Mr. Cow
per, lawyer.
The aldermen also appointed .poll-
holders .for the coming municipal
election as follows: 'T. R. Lee, First
Ward; J. C. Smith, Second Ward, and
J. C. Kennedy. Third Vard. .-.': 1
lUTAMORASTlLLSE
ATTACKED FROl SOUTH
And JJrownaville Quakes In Fear of
Mexican Bullets ShelU Expect
ed to Fall in City American
Troops Are On Watch ,
(By the .United Press.) I
Brownsville, Texas, April 1. The
alarm grows that the 'VWlista forces
intend attacking -Matamoras from the -south.
This means that -shells will
fall in -this city. American troop
are watchful. ""
MACHINIST A , SLICK
v CHECK -FLASHER,
W. H. Preston a machinist in the
employ of an oil company " at Pol
locksville; was arrested near that -
town : Thursday, tut allowed to get
away through aome Jnadvertencefor
flashing a check for $750. "Preston
had "been at P6llocksvill fow months
and loft ittiere and went -,to -Poters-burg.
VaM where, claiming to be a"
director of the Bank of Pollookivllle,
he gave .the bogus check in exchange
for an automobile.' The manager of
the Petersburg concern sent a man
along with Preston on some pretense
or other, but ; at Goldsboro Preston
swindled the other out of all hi mon
ey, "and continued his ' trip to Pol
locksville. He joined his "bride of a
few weeks here, and the couple put
out in the machine. The agent wired
for more money i and follawed sPre.
ton through Kinston. He tan acreaa -the
.,aoHpJe faeyejrai -miles irom- ,PoV
iocksvilie, dispossessed them of the
car, , but .carelessly .permitted Preston
to make his et-awy.
GERMANY WILL PAY FOR . r
FRYE AND CARGO, TOO.
Washington, April 8. Germany
has replied to the claim of the State
Department for compensation for the
sinking fcy the Prinx Eitel Friedrich
of the American ship William P.
Frye. assuming 'liability not only for
destruction of the vessel, but of the
cargo, under-the treaty of 1828.
Germany requires, however, t&at
the case shall be taken to a prize
court for the establishment of fuels
concerning ownership of s'."p and
cargo. To this the State Dej srt ra t
will assent.