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SECOND EDITION
KINSTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1916
FOUR PAGES
PUCK TWO CENT'S
tflVE CENTS ON TRAINS
DtfTCff VESSEL SUNK
AND WAR SPIRIT IS
GlVEff BIG IMPETUS
CHILD LABOR BILL
GETS A FAVORABLE
REPORT TO SENATE
VILLA HEADING SOUTHWARD WITH SMALL
BODY TROOPS PURSUING; Alt BUYS LOT
MOTOR TRUCKS FOR A LONG CAMPAIGN
NEOKa TAKEN FROM JAIL HERE THIS A. H;
OERM'N CHANCE'LOR
BY MOBiFuOJl NEIGHBOR ' COUNTY; SHOT
TO Ilif LEFT ON GREENE GO. ROAD
WAR TO REICHSTAG
DAILY
THE Eii PA?EB -II -
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illlillMp F0UI1D BY GREENES LYNCHERS
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Joseph Black, Father of Little Girl'
His Life for Arming Son Against Posse and Threaten
ing to Slay and , Burn Hundreds Determined Men
Overpower JailerVictim Treated Kindly When Tak
en From Cell---Beardless Leader Who Spoke for the
Lynchers Threatened to Kill Man In Charge of Pris
onerAutomobiles Parked' In Streets and Pickets, on
' ComeiPbcession of Death
Joseph Black, a negro, about 50 years of age, father
of Will Black, alleged rapist held in the penitentiary at
Kaleiglkf or - safekeeping, was taken from the Lenoir
county jail i here this morning a few minutes before 3
o'clock by a mob estimated at several hundred: persons.
The body of the man was found in a r oad between
Maury and Lizzie, Greene county, later.
! Last week Will Black, a boy not quite grown, attack
ed and viciously abused a six-year-old white child, Mat
tie Tyson, in Greene county. He beat her mother in order
to complete his crime, and afterwards shot two white
nnssemen in a gun battle. He was taken by officers and
hurried to Goldsboro, and from there was later taken
to Raleigh. ' "
Joseph Black was impelled by human nature to take
his son's part. He furnished him with two shotguns and
a revolver,1 it js alleged. But not that so much as alleg
ed threats and assertions by him caused the Greene
eourity people to take his life, it is believed. It is reliab
ly reported that Black, without taking into consideration
the fact that she was a mere baby, said the girl was no
better than his son;-that he would. burn. the Tyson home
and kill the child's, father; if . he had anything to do with
the prosecution; that he by his actions in the neighbor
hood following j,he assault provoked the residents to fury:
The Greene county, sheriff got Joseph Black, soon after
WillBlack was captured, holding him for furnishing wea
- pons to the boy. - It took the1 Greene county people days to
' reach the determination to lynch the old man, but their
. - iXAa nr, swiff Williams knew better than to
leave him within easy reach of a mob. Strangers m Snow
Hill, where the Greene jail is, Tuesday afternoon aroused
suspicion, and Williams, rushed Joseph Black in an auto-
mobileto Kinston. , The negro staggered up the steps of
the Lenoir jail at 9:20.o'clock, shaking with fear. He rea
rm,! Wat u hnA hppn moved to save his life. But Wil-
Hams had not gotten him beyond easy reach of a mob.
Hedla. V. Allen, the jailer, today
the followincf account of the
. .
taking of Black from the prison: ,
"I received a telephone message
shortly before 3 o'clock,- telling me
that a large party of men was en
rwte here from Greene' county to
Ijmh Joe Black, delivered to me last
night.'' . The man who called Allen
over the phone had, been informed ty
a person who might have seen the
mob on the road.
was preparing to telephone to
Sheriff Taylor when the leaders of
the mob arrived, at the front porch.
responded to their knocks A email
group of men were on the porcht
while hundreds, it Seenied to mJ were
lined up along Queen ( and King
tfreets, on the Courthouse lawn,
tack of City Hall and even in the
(Wthouse. , The lights all about
were blfng brightly. 1 dpnied that
Joap&h was in the jail and was
lied a d d liar for my pains. A
in apparently about 25 ' years of
ee did the talking; but several of
4e others made i suggestions to hint
The spokesman waa beardless except
that he seemed not to have had a ra
ter on. his face for about three days.
- "One man. held a. watch. I talked
for time in. the hope that help might
come. The man with, a watch broke
in on the conversation. 'Half min
ate left.he said. .. Tou are disturb
ing my wife and children,' I said.. I
as assured that they had no idea
of causing them any anxiety, btft that
'; if I made resistance it would he at
y peril.. The time np two fellows
p-abbed ne, ,1 did not resist; it was
oseless; guna were pointed at. my
. kead. ' ,
"I Kave np the keys and ied the
Party to the condemned cell on the
econd. floor. The man with the keys
unlocked the cell. Two others were
00 !ther Me of me, one man with a
Solver to my temple and the other
..
g Assailant, Paid With
poking the muzzle of a rifle against
my head.
"They told Black to put on his
clothes. He did so. He could not
walk. Members of the party picked
him up and carried him. They did
not handle him the least bit roughly.
'We've come to take you to another
jail,' they, told him. Joe Black knew
better, though. He was bundled into
a car on King street and the proces
sion started off . There were auto
mobiles, wagons, buggies and mount
ed men. Black cried out! I don't
know whether a noise that followed
was the slamming of an automobile
door or something happening to
Black. He made no further , outcry
until the crowd had gone some dis
tance, when he yelled again once or
twice; ' , .
"I summoned Sheriff Taylor. He
heard shots in the direction of North
east Kinston and hurried out there."
Little Noise.
The, mob made very little noise. It's
said they had pickets at the principal
intersections of streets. A number
of their vehicles were parked uptown.
A man living in the Caswell Hotel
who says that ordinarily he can hear
a conversation carried on in the jail
yard, two1 of his . windows overlook
ing the place, had not the slightest
idea of .what had transpired, almost
under, his' bed until this morning.
A North Independent ,. ereet man
who happened to be awake was at
tracted by. the noise of passing ve
hicles about 3 o'clock. . He looked out
and saw some automobiles. They
stopped by a thicket at the eastern
end of Grainger IlilL Rays from a
pocket electric flashlight were seen
by him to-play upon the limbs of
trees. ' Soon the party passed on up
the Toad toward Greene county. lie
heard several shots..
, The officials believe that Joseph
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Press Uncertain Who Hol
land Is Preparing to
Declare Against
PAPERS FEAR INVASION
Pro-Ally Journals Assert
Germany Is About to
Cross Frontier, Pro-German
That Allies Are Ex
pected Violate Neutrality
(By the United Press)
The Hague, April 5. The torpe
doing of the Dutch schooner Elzina
Helena while Holland is' in the grip
of a war scare caused great excite
ment today. The government im
mediately ordered an official inves
tigation. Newspapers differ regarding the
military activities. Pro-German pa
pers say on English invasion is Sear
ed, The pro-Ally press says a Ger
man invasion is impending.
FIND A BIG VEIN OF
IRON ORE IN GRM1E
MD DURHAM COUNTIES
(By the United Press)
Durham, April 5. New York and
Pennsylvania mining prospectors
have found a huge iron ore vein, es
timated at 48,800,000 tons, in Gran
ville and Durham counties. The de
posits embrace two thousand acres.
WILL BLACK TO BE
TRIED AT SPECIAL
term nm hill
Craig Orders Session of
Court for May 15 Whed
bee to Preside Governor
Willing Trust the Assault
Fiend Back in Creene
(By W. J. MARTIN.)
Raleigh, April 5. For a spee
dy trial of Will Black, the negro
who criminally assaulted 6-year-old
Mattie Tyson in Greene coun
ty and seriously wounded J. O.
Suggs, Governor Craig today
authorized a special term of
Greene County Court to convene
May 15, Judge Whedbee to pre
side. SANFORD WILL LOOM UP
AS MUNITIONS CENTER
Sanford, April 4,-R. P. Gibson of
Rocky Mount returned to Sanford
this morning after a visit to the
North, and brought with him a eur
yeyor, who' is engaged in locating the
site for the factory buildings that are
to be erected at Cumnock, six miles
above Sanford, by the National Dye
and Munitions ComRany for the man
ufacture of explosives, shells, car
tridges and munitions of all sorts,
as well as dyes of various kinds. ;
As Soon as brick and lumber can
be landed on the ground, a force of
hands will start on the first ' fiv"
buildings, 50 by 180 feet, two stories
high. -
' Morehead City, New Bern, Pol
locksville and Vanceboro fans are ex
pected to organize the baseball league
for those towns in a few days,
Bethmann - Holweig Says
Lasting European Peace
Must Come Through
Freedom and Develop
ment Nations
(By the United Press)
Berlin, April C Chancellor Beth-mann-Holweig
before the Reichstag
today reviewed comprehensively the
whole military and political situation.
He declared as doubly essential to
lasting Eurupcan peace that the va
rious nationalities should be given a
chance for freedom and evolution
along the lines of their mother tongue
and natural individuality.
He dwelt on the Dardanelles fail
ure, German successes in the Balk
ans, gains at Verdun and checking of
the Russians and British along th'1
eastern and Oriental fronts.
No Intention to Annoy Americans.
He admitted that conditions of life
are uneasy in Germany, but these
difficulties are borne in admirable
fashion by all classes, he said. He
protested against reports that Ger
many contemplates any aggressive
act gainst any portion of the Amer
icas. '
JOHN SMALL DEFENDS
THE INLAND WATERWAY
Washington, April A,defc!m
the inland waterway project from
Norfolk south by Representative
Siiltl! of North Ciro .r.a, marked tV
debate on the rivers and harbors ap
propriation bill in the House Unlay.
The bill carries an appropriation of
$.1,000,000 for the improvement of
the waterway fom Norfolk to Albe
marle Sound, and Representative
Frear of Wisconsin, attacked the pro
ject, saying there was only 6I 000
tons of commerce carried on it annu
ally.
Representative Small in reply said
there waa annual commerce of G0;,-
000 tons.
CHAMBER C01ERCE
WILL FURNISH BIG
Shad Stew and Barbecue to
Be Provided for Carolina
Municipal Association
Here In May Commit
tee to Receive Road Men
The Chamber of Commerce direct
ors at their regular nteeting for April
Tuesday night, decided to assist in
the . enteriainment of the Carolina
Municipal Association here next
month, when the city will have as
guests prouably a hundred mayors
ftnd other officials of cities, and towns
in North and South Carolina. The
directorate planned to provide a joint
shad stew and barbecue as a feature
of the entertainment. The stewed
shad and barbecued pig were first
known in America in this immediate
section, and are cooked hero , in a
fashion which the people of no other
region have learned, to Imitate, ,the
Chamber proposes, to impress upon
the' visitors,. Long automobile trips
through the surrounding country are
to be arranged for. t ,
Street. Commissioner E, V. Webb,
IL C Hines, C Oettinger, Dr. J. M.
Parrott, H. H". McCoy and Dr. F. A.
Whitaker were named a committee to
receive the party of National and
State road officials who will inspect
the Central Highway this month when
they arrive here on the 131h.
Interstate Commerce Com
mittee Recommended Its
Passage Today
SOUTHERNERS TO FIGHT
Declare They Will Filibus
ter Atrainst Measure If
Necessary to, Defeat It
House Committee for Ar
mor riate Plant Bill
Washington, April 5. The House
naval committee today voted 15 to 0
to report favorably on an appropri
ation of eleven million dollars for a
government armor plate plant. Brit
ten and Stephens, Republicans, voted
favorably.
Favorable Report Keating Bill.
The Keating-Owen child labor bill
was recommended for passage by the
Senate Interstate Commerce Com
mittee. Southern senators declared
they would oppose an early place for
it on tho calendar, and if defeated,
would filibuster against the measure.
MINOR NAVAL BATTLE
OFF COAST OF NORWAY
(By the United Press)
Copenhagen, April 5. A German
squadron dashed into the North Sea
and engaged in a minor skirmish
with a British torpedoboat flotilla off
the Norwegian coast, according to
reports from Stavenger, Norway,
and Kullen, Sweden.
HUNDREDS PRESENT
AT THE PINK HILL
GROUP COMMENCII'T
People of Southern Part of
County Flocked to Group
Center to Attend Exer
cises Dr. Joyner Spoke
on Progress of Education
Between 500 and 600 persons at
tended the group school commence
ment held at Pink Hill Tuesday. Dr.
J. Y. Joyner, State Superintendent of
Public Instruction, made the princi
pal-address. He was introduced by
Dr. J. M. Parrott, chairman of the
County Board of Education. Super
intendent Jos. Kinsey and Clerk of
the Court Jesse Heath were among
those who went from here.
Pink Hill, Trent, Taylor, Lawson,
Woi'Iey and Pine Forest schools, all in
the Pink Hill group, participated in
the exercises. A handsome gold me
dal, presented by Mr. T. G. Grady,
was awarded to Miss Eva Mae Will
iams of Pink Hill, winner in a decla
mation contest. Songs, recitations.
Hie awarding of certificates by Prof.
Kinsey, contests, exhibitions of pu
pils' work' and other numbers on a
long program were all carried out ad
mirably." Dr. Joyner had for his theme "The
Better ' Education of Every Lenoir
County Boy and Girl." He told in
vivid manner of the remarkable pro
gress of the schools of the State and
this county, and predicted greater
progress still. Dr. Joyner was grati
fied over the great interest exhibited
by the people of the lower part of the
county in their schools.
The Pink Hill citizens provided a
dinner for all the visitors in a tobac
co warehouse. ; Mayor G. S. Willard
was in charge of the entertainment.
The Pink Hill gToup'coTOmencement
was the first of a number to be held in
Four New Companies to Man Machines Poor Condi
tion Mexican Railroads Makes Them Unserviceable to
Some Extent for Supplying Punitive Expedition Very
Large Force Cannot Be Spared from Army for Chase.
Bandit Believed to Have Gone to Parral District Re
inforcements Probably Will Be Necessary for Capture.
More Arrests In Juarez Plot Expected
(By the United Press) "
Washington, April 5.t-One hundred and eight more
motor trucks have been ordered by Secretary of War
Baker to carry supplies from Columbus to the Mexican -i)unitive
expedition upon Funston's request. They will
form four new truck companies and will include two gas
oline tank trucks. The order was taken to mean that the ;
army hereafter is going to depend on motor transporta
tion because of the inability to make immediate use of the
railways. It is pointed out that even Carranza's permis
sion to use the roads did not solve the difficulty because
of the poor physical condition of the railroads.
More Arrests in Juarez Expected.
El Paso, April 5. Thirty additional arrests are pro
phesied in connection with the alleged Villa-Diaz-Orozco
plot to capture Juarez from the Carranzistas. ' The pub-'
he execution of several who
by the Carranza officials because o public disapproval.
Small Force Pursuing Villa.
San Antonio, April 5. Admitting that Villa has escap
ed to the southward, General Funston today declared that
the bandit was probably headed for the Parral district,
with a "very few" Americans pursuing. Fuhston explain- :
ed that it was impossible to send 'a' larger body for f eai4 of
Crippling the communication line: Hope of Villa's early
capture has practically been abandoned. Funston admit
ted that continuation of the chase to the southward must
be backed by a larger force.
MASTER OF STRANDED
VESSEL IS DROWNED
Captain Thayer Lost Wfien Boat
From Elsie A. Bayles Capsized In
Heavy Surf Maine Ship Went
Ashore In Fog Seaman May
Have Shared Fate of Skipper, Says
a Report
Norfolk, April 5. Captain J. II.
Thayer, of the three-master Elsie A.
Bayles of Bangor, Maine, was drown
ed, and one othor man of the crew
is believed to have foeen lost when a
lifeboat, shoreward bound, capsized in
heavy seas today, after the schooner
had stranded in a heavy fog.
TARHEELS DEFEAT THE
BRAVES' SECOND TEAM
Rocky Mount, April 4.-The" Tar
Heels prized off the lid of the exhibi
tion season today by dofeating the
second Btring Club of the Boston
Braves by a score of 6 to 2 in a well
played game in which both teams
fought every point hard and in which
plays that would have won midsea-
gon honors were pulled down in ra
pid succession.
BRITISH ON WEST FRONT
WEARING STEEL HELMETS
London, April 5. The English
troops on the western front are com
ing to the steel helmet, as well as the
French.
The new headgear had its first
good trial in the recent fighting at
the "Bluff, north of the Ypres-Com-ines
canal. It proved a great suc
cess. .i .. -;
The English vary somewhat from
the French helmets. They are of
steel, painted gray,s something like
inverted bowls in appearance, and far
from ornamental. They furnish ef
ficient protection, ' however for the
head and neck. The soldiers call
them "soup plates."
the county in the present fortnight
The Woodington group is holding ex
ercises .today. .. '
coniessea nas oeen called orr
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PARIS ASKS LONBON
TO LENGTHEN LINES
BRITISH IN FRANCE
Defenders' of Verdun Could
, Have Reinforcements of, ,
150,000 If English Would
Take On Greater, Stretch
of the Front, Said
(By the United Press)
Berlin, April 5. Hard-pressed at
Verdun, France has asked England
to extend the British lines from the
river Somme to the bend of the
French lines at Soissons, according
to dispatches. " ; "
This would release a hundred and
fifty thousand French for. the Ver
dun front.
French Official Report.
iParis, April 5. French troops
have made further gains' in the Cail
lette woods, south of Douaumont, the
war office today reported. A squadron
of French aeroplanes has engaged la
a great raid over Nantillois and Da
millers stations.
THE GREAT WHAT-IS-IT?
NOT DISCOVERED
BY COL ROOSEVELT
(By the Unltedl Press)
Beaumont, Tex., April 5. id yoa
ever see a Wind fur-bearing snake
with four legs, which crawled back
ward? J. W, Kinnear did. He
plowed one up on bis truck farm near
here. ; "T. IL" has nothing on him as
a discoverer. He took tha thing
home and is keeping it in a glass jar.
The reptile is 13 inches long and
3 1-2 around. Its back, head and
tail are jet black and its stomach is
the color of human flesh and covered
with short, fine hair. It has a long
wheel base, two speeds backward,
and none forward. When it is irri
tated it turns yellow. jjj
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