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EINSTON, N. C SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1916
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COLLEGE GIRL AND
TIIEiCIIUROH'THEME
Y. W, A. SECRET'Y
Miss Stone, Field Worker,
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Addresses Methodist
"Meeting tf etc
MEMBERSHJf CAMPAIGN
Recommended at Friday
Afternoon's Session
Conference' of Workers-r-Perplexing
Questions Be
fore the Meeting
Friday afternoon's session of the
Methodist Woman's. Missionary So
ciety in Queen Street church was
opened with Hymn 654. A devotion
al service was led by Mrs. II. J. Fai
son. Her topic was ''Christ's Exam
ple in Prayer." She read selections
from different chapters of scripture,
portraying the Savior in prayer for
different purposes and always with
power.
lne business -oi ine coiuerciice was
wsumed. The report of Mrs. Ida
Wilkins. Superintendent of Supplies,
was pjiven. Her work cannot be put
into ngiwesa&ut is rather to be reck
oned by the sending of large quan
tities of clothuHps&nd other necessities
7 to needy places. A motion was made
and carried to instruct the secretary
to send a message of sympathy to
Miss EmmaPage, who is very ill in
St Leo's hospital m Greensboro. An
other message of love was sent to
Mrs. FfD Swindell of Wilson, who
mm the ; conf erenee'a corresponding
wtii,rv fop manv veara. Miss Mc-
kbw:;ii!Mt:..Jf::W: from
the auxiliary. of ..Aurora ' to support
"Bible woman in Japan. Another
$15 wasgiven for a worker in Japan
to be called "The Malene Harrell
Bible' WWumj' The Gates County
Missionary .Institute gave 60 of this
and the jremaining $15 was donated
by the husband and mother of the
scholarship? namesake.
TheWarrenton district work wfis
iven bv the secretary. Mrs. R. H.
Willis. The" Committee on Church
Extension presented part of its re
port, which was read by Miss Vera
Herring. Discussion brought out the
fact that many valuable suggestions
are passed by committees and then
not used.or carried out It was rec
ommended that strenuous effort be
made for a whirlwind campaign for
membership and other advancement.
After much discussion of methods in
this work the item was returned to
the committee for further considera
tion. Mis Mckinnon then led what she
considered a "worker's conference."
Thereare always perplexing problems
in the Work, it is said by the confer
encememberB, and some of these she
put Into the form of questions under
the heads: Organization and admin
istration; literature) study and pub
licity; young people's work; children's
work, and the ' annual meeting. A
discussion of many questions under
these heads proved very interesting
and helpful.- -
Friday Evening' Session.
Friday evening at' 7:3? a session
was commenced which 'brought up
one of'thrmost insplrin eventsof
the conference. .After the usual de
votional service, greatly enhanced by
splendla music by the choir, Mis
Stone, J who U Field Student Secre
tary of the. Young Woman's Chris
Assaeiatiotir spoker.i Her theme was
"The College Girl in the: Church."
She posses a dear voice and mag
aetic personality,,, and discussed her
abject with-- enthusiasm;; Her" thor
ough knowledge of the college girl,
ner qualities, possHiHirneeds, etc.,
made many mothers of these girl
long for her Assistance in conserving
this wonderful farce for the church.
TM Morning's Session. :
The conference wae called to or
der today-at 9 o'clock. The " devo
tional service was lea by Mfa; Elisa
beth larabY' , ';.-. i :' ;
The business of the conference
resumed by the reading of the
minutes of the secretary.- The re
fort from RoAing'wni district was
FIVE DEATHS FROM
STOkUT IN SOUTHWEST
. , . .
Wind and Rain Also Responsible for
Great Property Damage in Texas
and Oklahoma Floods Threaten
Towns Wires ' Down and Railroad
Traffic Held Up Among Results 'of
Terrible Gale
(By the United Press)
Oklahoma City," Jan. 22 Five deed
and hundreds of thousands of dol
lars damage' resulted from a wind
and rain-storm which swept southern
Oklahoma and-northern Texas last
niarht. Wires -are down, trains hnlr-
ed, and floods threaten many towns,
GERMAN FLEET MAY
GET INTO ACTION
London Daily News Says Teutons
Are Arming Ships With Great
Guns 17-Inch Rifles Sending Two
Thousand Pound Missiles May Yet
Shell British Coast
(By the United Press)
London, Jan. 22. An attack upon
England by German superdread-
naughts carrying 18-Jn. guns, shoot
ing a ton projectile 20 miles, is pos
sible, the Daily news today asserted.
It said the Germans are arming their
vessels with great guns.
PROGRAM FOR THE
FARRAR CONCERT
Special to The Free Press)
Raleigh, Jan. 22. The . following
program will be renedered by Ger
aldine Farrar, the famous einger, and
assisting1 artists, Ada Sassoli, Rein
aid Werrenrath and Richard Epstein,
at the concert te be given under' the
auspices of the Raleigh Rotary Club
in the City Auditorium here, Monday
night: - . I
1. Aria, , "Hear me, ye winds and
waves," Hartdef, Mr. Werrenrath.
2. Soli .for Harpr
(a) Gavotte, Rameau.
(b) Menuet, Massenet.
(c) Impromptu, Pierne.
, Miss Sassoli.
3.
(a) Romanaa from ' "Mignon"
'Connais-tu le' pays" (Thomas.
(b) Ouvmj tes yeux bleua, Mas
senet (c) Souvenir, Bemberg.
(d) 'Habnem from ' "Carmen,
Bizet.
; Miss Farrar.
4. Songs:
(a) Allerseelen, Strauss.
(b) Lauf der Welt, Grieg.
(c) Licht,- Sanding. .
Mr.. Werrenrath.
5. Soli for Harpt
(a) StilleS ! ."f1lJ-Hl
(a Vieille Chanson, Clement M-
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(b) Le Rouot, Zabel. '
(c) Marionettes. Lede'schi.
Mis Sassoli.
6. Songs:
(a) Stille Sicherheit, Franz.
( b) Vblksliedchen, Schumann.
(c) Stemlein, Moussorgsky.
(d) Erstes - Begegneii, Grieg.
(e) Schneeglookchen, Gretsehani
nov. Miss Farrar.
Aria
"Vision Fugitive," from Herod
irfde, Massenet
Mr. Werrenratii.
8. Soli for Harn:.
(a) Priere
(b) Gnomes, ' .
(c) Gitana,, , Hasselmans.
. Miss Sassoli. '
9. Aria v.
"Un bel di,", from "Madama But
terfly, Pocoini. ; j V
Miss Faitar.
given by the district;ecretary, Miss
Georgia Biggs. . The district has
been for years one of; the strongest
in the conference. , The Wilmington
district was next to report, through
MraJ; Harvey Boney. t The Washing
ton district secretary was absent,
and the delegates present from the
various auxiliaries., gave' individual
reports. Mrs. E. C Duncan reported
as editor of the Advocate page. Her
work has been faithful and of high
quality.' She outlined the needs of
her department! The Durham dis
trict reported through Mrs. B. N.
Mann, the district secretary. Mrs.
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ADULTS" SHOULD- BE
GUIDED BY METHODS
BOY CORN PLANTERS
And North Carolina's To-
tal Yield Would Increase
From 60,000,000 to 160,
000,000 Bushels Salis
bury Lad Champion
(Special1 to The Free Press)
West Raleigh, Jan. 22. The North
Carolina- A. & M. College has rea
son to feel proud of its connection
with the boys' corn clubs of the
State, the splendid work of which is
evidenced by the report whoch Mr.
T.' E. Browne, in charge of the corn
clubs, has just made to the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Three hundred of these earn club
boys la.st summer spent a week at
the college, where, like regular stu
dents, they attended classes under
members of the agriculture faculty.
Mr. Brown's report shows that corn
club members produced a total of
70,040.4 bushels at an average of
more than 50 bushels to the acre,
with the average cost of production
4.1.4 cents a bushel. Fifty members
made 100 or more bushels to the
acre. Every county sent in a good
report. The champion for the year
was Ledford Hall, 13, the brother of
last year's champion. He operated
on hie father's farm near Salisbury,
and secured a -yield of 142 bushels at
an expense of 11.2 cents a bushel. If
the adult conj growers in the State
were as capable as the young plant
ers North Carolina would produce
160,000,000 bushels of corn instead
of 60,000.000 bushels.
DAMAGES THE MOHR
DEFENSE WITH TALE
Told' Accused Negroes That
She Was Agent of Wom
an' Accused of Murdering
Husband Blacks Open
ed lfrf and Talked Freely
(By the United Press)
Providence, Jan. 22. Gertrude
Stevenson, a Boston newspaper wo
man, injured the Mohr defense today
when she told how she represented
herself to' be arc agent of Mrs. Mohr
and visited negroes accused with
Mrs. Mohr,." of the murder in their
cells. They asked her to help them
with an alibi and tell Mrs. Mohr to
stand pat with them. Miss Steven
son will be cross-examined Monday
NEGRO MURDERER TO
BE SENT BACK TO S.C.
(By the United Press)
Washington, Jan. 22. Extradition
papers signed by Governor Manning
of South , Carolina were honored to
day for the return of Samuel Wil
liams, colored, charged with murder
in Greenville.
TEN THOUSAND FATHERS- AND
SONS -TO DINE TOGETHER.
Cleveland, Jam. 21. More than
ten thousand fathers and sons are
expected to sit down together at ta
bles in a hundred Cleveland churches
tonight in the biggest "father and
son day" ever celebrated in this coun
tryr Invitations were sent to every
father arid son in the city. Fathers
who bring tho most sons will be the
guests. .-r'i.r
TYPHOID EPIDEMIC t
THREATENED TOWNS
(By ths United Press)
Chicago, 'Ja. 22 With scores of
cities and villages facing a typhoid
epidemic as the result of a most dis
astrous flood in northern Illinois, the
swollen rivers today began to shrink.
VILLA STRONGHOLD
IS SURROUNDED; BY
CARRANZA'S TROOPS
May Be Long; Time Before
He Can Be Captured,
Says Report
TO, STARYE BANDIT OUT
Is In Nearly Impregnable
Position in Sierra Madre
Mountains of Chihuahua,
El Paso Is Informed
False Report
(By the United Pressl
' El Paso, Jan. 22. Francisco Villa
is reported to be surrounded by Car
ranzista troops in the Sierra Madre
mountains of Chihuahua. This re
port is believed to have resulted in
the premature announcement that he
was captured.
It is believed he can hold his
mountain fortress indefinitely. The
Carrnnzisbas are endeavoring to cut
off his foo supply.
American Murdered.
El Paso, Jan. 22. Ill feeling along
the border was intensified today by
the admission tnat Bert Akers, an
American rancher, had been killed
by Bernardo Duron, a Mexican. Du
ran was arrested.
WOULD NOT ACCEPT
ITALIAN HOSPITALITY
Montenegrin King and Queen Pass
Through Rome En Route to Ly
ons, Where New Temporary Capi
tal Will Be Set Up Reconcilia
Hon Between Queen and Daugh.
ter, Italy's Koyal Wife, However
(By the United Press)
Rome, Jan. 22. Stung hard by
Italy's attitude of disregard for their
country's plight, King Nicholas of
Montenegro and Queen Milena, the
parents of the Italian Queen, refused
to accept the hospitality of the royal
palace here today while going to
Lyons, France, the new seat of the
Montenegrin Government. A recon.
ciliation was effected when Queen
Helena met her mother at the train
with her children.
It is reported the Montenegrins
are joining the Albanians to resist
the Austrians at Scutari.
TROUBLE AT AYDEN'S
NEW ELECTRIC PLANT
(Special to The Free Press)
Ayden, Jan. 22. Ayden's new
electric lighting system on its first
test out performed splendidly except
pumps for the boilers, which failed
to come tip to the expectations of
the i rectors. That, defect will be
remedied .immediately. The super
intendent expects the current to be
turned on for good in a week or two.
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AUSTRIA MAKES NEW
PROPOSAL TO MONTENEGRO.
Rome, Jan. 22. Austria has
, made a fresh offer of peace to
Montenegro, following' the fail
ure of the recent negotiations. ' '
AUSTRIAN CRAFT SUNK.
Rome, Jsn. 22. An Austrian
torpedo boat and hydroplane
have been sunk In the Adriatic.
. The crew of the- hydroplane were
captured,' but the crew of the
torpedo boat drowned.1
BUILDING COLLAPSED;
' NARROW ESCAPES HAD
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i Detroit, Jan. 22. A number of
employes miraculously escaped . to
day when the second atory of the
Hudoon automobile .plant collapsed.
None was killed. ,
STATE
CONFERENCE
FOR-SOCIAL' SERVICE
TO CONVENE SUNDAY
four uays Meeting in
Charlotte Special Ser
mons by Pastors Queen
City Union Mass Meet
ing Feature First Day
f.jt tmm ' ""W.l'Vi ee Press)
Charlotite, Jan. 22. The fourth an
nual session of the North Carolina
Conference for Social Service will be
convened in the First Baptist church
here tomorrow, to continue through
Wednesday.
Sunday's program fallows:
Subject:
Service."
"The Church and Social
11 A. M. Special sermons from
the Charlotte pulpits on Christian So
cial Service.
7:45 P. M. Union mass meeting
at the Auditorium, Dr. W. M. Vines,
presiding. Union meetings at Dil-
worth and Belmont this hour.
Music by Union Choir.
Invocation Rev. E. L. Bain.
Address "The Teachings of Je
sus as They Bear Upon the Solution
of Modern Social Problems." Dr.
Walter L. Limrle, Union Theological
Seminary, Richmond, Va.
Music.
Address "Christianity and Social
Progress" Dr. WiJliam Louis Po-
teat. president Wake Forest College
Music.
Benediction Rev. Robert A. Tufft.
OF STATE FORESTRY
ASSOC'N NEXT WEEK
Important Meeting In New
Bern Monday and Tues
day Addresses by Nota
ble Men Delegates to Be
Taken On Trip in Woods
The tentative program for the
sixith annual convention of the North
Carolina Forestry Association, to be
held in New Bern next Tuesday and
Wednesday, 25th and 26th, has been
arranged. The association, which
has as its object 'promotion of pro
tection of the forests of North Car
olina from firo and destructive in
sects, and to promote their perpetu
ation by' wise use and by the refor
estation of cut-over ami abandoned
lands." will hold afternoon and morn-
ng sessions in the Chamber of Com
merce rooms and a public session in
.the Public School auditorium:
The program as arranged follows:
Tuesday morning at 10 a. m.: In-
vocationi address of welcome, res
ponse, address by President Nathan
O'Berry of Goldsboro, reports of sec
retary and treasurer, appoimfcment of
committees and the following ad
dresses: "Our First State Forest,"
Governor Craig; "Forest Manage
ment for Eastern Carolina Landown
ers,'' Mr. W. W. Ashe of the U. S.
Forest Service; "The Lumberman
and Forest Perpetuation," Mr. C. I.
Millard of Norfolk; "Federal Assist
ance in Conservation," Congressman
John H. Small; "North Carolina's
New Foretry Laws," Senator AV D.
Ward; "Permanence of Qur Wood
Using Industries," Mr. C. C.J SmoOt
of North Wilkeeboro. , v
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Welcome from New. Bern Women's
Clubs,' and the following' addresses:
"Game and Shore Birds as a State
Asset, Mr. R.- E. Parker, secretary
of the Audubon Society of North Ca
rolina; "State Forestry In Virginia,"
State Forester Chapia Jones of Vir
ginia; "Arbor Day In Our Public
Schools,'' Superintendent J. J. Blair
of the Wilmington schools; "Federal
and State Inspection," Commissioner
of Agriculture W. A.' Graham;
FIRE ON BOARD SHIP
CARRYING MUNITIONS
Norwegian Vessel, Believed to Be
En Route (o Archangel With Mil
itary Supplies for Rusxia Put
Back Into New York With Blase
In Forward Hold Flames Now
Under Control
(By the United Press)
New York, Jan. 22. The Norwe
giun steamer Sygna, reported to be
carrying munitions to the Russian
port, Archangel, rushed back to
Quarantine this morning with a Are
raging in No. 1 hold. The blaze is
believed to be under control. Infor
mat ion of the character of the cargo
was refused.
FOWLER. SAYS MONEY
WAS USED IN CASES
"More Than Dollar Bills" Employed
to Get Peace Council Leaders In
dicted, Declares Representative
Who Is One of Accused Fight
ing Extradition
(By the United Press)
Washington, Jan. 22. Charges
that "more than dollar bills'' were
used In bringing about indictments
of members of Labor's National
Peace Council, were made today by
former Representative Fowler, fight
ing extradition.
FRANK TAYLOR GO TO
JAIL OR PAY BIG FINE
Well-Known Mate Convicted of Sell
ing Intoxicating Liquors Sentenc
ed by Recorder1 Today Given Time
to Make His Choice Six Months
or $200 and Costs Imposed
Samples of alleged 'vinous liquors
sold by Frank Taylor ' at his Store
near the Iron Bridge, sent to Raleigh
for analyses by State chemists were
not reported on when a case against
Taylor came up in Recorder's Court
Friday for a jury trial. It is under
stood that the samples were sent un
paid, and that the State men would
not take them from the express of
fice until the city had forwarded a
sum of 35 cents. ' Judge Wootem stat
ed that he has heard "not officially,"
that the litjuors contained 20 per
cent, of alcohol. Taylor was con
victed, but judgment was withheld
until today.
Judge Wooten this morning, sen
tenced Taylor to six months, with ths
privilege of hiring out, or to pay, a
fine of $200 and costs, and give bond
not to sell any more liquor and ap
pear before the Recorder each Mon
day morning for a year to testify
that he is keeping the agreement.
Taylor was given until this after
noon to make his choice.
Albert Riddick, co!ored, was sen
tenced to two years for storebreak
ing. Goods taken by him from the
shop of A. F. Pittman were located
in New Bern, and he was arrested
there and brought to this city. Sev
eral negro gamblers were sentenced
to four months on the roads or pay
fine of $10 and costs. Most of them
had paid the fines this morning and
the remaining ones were expected to.
"Why the Railroads Want Fire Pro
tection." President Mark W. Potter
of the C, C. & O. Railway; "Broken
Remarks," Editor John H. Cowan of
the Wilmington Dispatch, president
of the North Carolina Press Associa
tion; "A National Recreation
Ground," Mr. S. P. Ravenal of Aehe
ville. ;': -. .
Discussions will follow after the
addresses at both sessions.
Tuesday night at 8 o'clock? Illus
trated lecture, "Forest Conservation
In North Carolina," ; State Geologist
Joseph Hyde Pratt, reports of com
mittee, election of officers, adjourn
ment. .: J- ;J ' : '
Wednesday morning the delegates
will be taken on an excursion over a
logging- railway to inspect the lob
lolly pitte forests and visit come log
ging operations near New Bern. This
trip will be tendered the convention
by the local lumbermen. New Bern
is' an important center of the North
Carolina pine industry; so this ex
cursion should prove exceptionally
attractive. -
CAff; CHANGE MIND
OF Mjl. WILSON; ON
ENFORCED. SERVICE
Is Unalterably Opposed ' to
Chamberlain's Plan for
Raising-Army-
TROUBLE5 IS ABOUT: OYER
Controversies With Austria
and Germany' Expected
to, Be Ended With Re
ceipt ' Note Beinj? Pre
pared
(By the United Press) "
Washington, Jan. 22.Final set
tlement of the controversies over the
submarine warfare' are apparently ,
approaching today."- Final not- on
the Lusitanla matter is being' draft
ed in Berlin. Vienna today reportod ,
that Ambassador " Penfield had been
given a note declaring that no Aus
trian submarine was responsible for
the sinking of the Persia. It is pos
sible that further ' Inquiry for'evi
ence may follow receipt of the lat-
ter. ;; ,
Won't Insist On Garrison Plan.
The President will not insist upon
the creation of Secretary Garrison's
continental army if It threatens the
entire defense program, it was learn
ed today. He is .adamant' against
Chamberlain's compulsory ' service
pkn. ' V:;v;. ?" " -C
Wilsons On Cruise in Chesapeake!. '
The President is cruising down the
Chesapeake Bay with Mrs. Wilson on
the Mayffower, , preparing hU ad
dress to be given in' New Tor ' Jan- "
uary 27. His bride is making plans
to gd with him on bis' western trip,'
starting' Friday nightj; - They wUl
be gone a week, as far" west as Kan
sas City. . , ,
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Root and Stimson Approve
Continental Army.
Former Secretaries of War Elihu
Root and Henry L.' Stfmson' before
the1' National Security Congress to
ddy approved Garrison's plan for a
continental army. Mr. Root' declar
ed the idea of building up the nation
al guard to take the place of regu
lars is absurd. He said' a reserve
force must be under the direction o
Federal "officers.
PROPOSES SEPARATE;
PEACE WITH BELGIUM
By the United Press.)
Amsterdam.- Jan. 22. The Frank
furter Zeitung today proposed a sep
arate peace with Belgium.' The pa
per says many Germans will look
with favor upon such plan,
KITCIILN WILL GO TO
WASHINGTON: MONDAY
(By the United Press)
Washington, Jan. 22. Democratic
Leader Kitchin called to North Ca-.
roiina a week ago by' the iMneas of a'
daughter, telegraphed today 'that ha
will return Monday.- i
briefs; inth&new
Of NEARBY CITIES
Three
be held
farm era institutes will
in Pitt : county during
the remainder of January at Beth
el; on Friday," at Ortfton - Saturday
and Greenville Monday.
The Greenville building inspector
has condemned five wooden struc
tures at Tive Points," on the edge
of the business district " j -
There Is less idleness in New York
than ever before, said Samnel - Z.
Chesbro, a well known business man
of the metropolis, at New Bern Fri
day. His company bays fish from all
partis of ths United States, includ
ing large quantities from Eastern
Carolina, . ' .:
' ! Shad are becoming
tte New Befn ard V.'j
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