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THURSDAY EVENING. APRIL 6. 1916
MNSTO.VS PAVING PROGRAM
REMARKABLE.
Speaking of municipal improvement and (progress, we,
wonder if the people of Kinston and our friends through
out the State really appreciate what is going on here.
A paving program of between 90 and 100 blocks of sheot
asphalt material, which wHl represent an outlay of ap
proximately $300,000, is the proud boat of Kinston.
The engineers and contractors inform us that this is
about the biggest contract for any municipality the size
of Kinston In the history of paving, and, what'i more,
the indications are that we are not going to stop with
the number of Uocks Already provided for, ;but
we fare going to keep on until every etreet in
the corporate limits is made a model thoroughfare.
This fact la all the more remarkable when it is consid
ered that twelve months ago Queen street alone, of all
our pretty avenues, was paved.
CUMBERLAND'S SPLENDID
SCHOOL PARADE.
Forty-eight hundred school children in parade is truly
sight worth seeing, and an occasion for rejoicing.
' Those who are deeply interested in educational progress
In the State will congratulate Cumberland county upon
its aplendid commencement showing1 which we learn from
' the esteemed Fayetteville Observer, brought together a
line a mile long, marching two abreast, of white chil
dren, who are being trained and benefited by the public
schools of that good county. Last fall Lenoir had the
privilege of marshalling the largest school parade In the
State's history. Cloae to 5,000 children were in line. That
record ia itWl unsurpassed, but the Cumberland ahowinpr
is close enough to put them in excellent company.
Hail the day when all the counties of North Carolina
can parade every boy and girl within their confines- of
school ag and can boast that illiteracy ia only a recol
lection of tine .past!
one anybody-else gets their just deeerts, although that
is a question that should concern every good citizen, but
it is whether the community in which we live shall be
dragged in the mire of contempt nd of criticism, and be
branded far and near as a region of lawlessness. The
average Teadcr throughout the country North, East,
South and West, will not stop to analyze the story of
this outrage. They will fail to take into account that
Kinston and Lenoir only figured as the itemporary place
of "safekeeping," and the impression will be Rotten that
the citizens of thin vicinity were responsible.
The Free Press hopes that the press of the State will
exercise care in placing the responsibility, and that Kin
ston and Lenoir county will be held no more accountable
than the facts in the case warrant. The brand of publi
city can only be most obnoxious to every right-thinking
person in this community.
JUDGE MANNING FOR
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
The announcement of Judge Manning of Raleigh as a
candidate for the Democratic nomination for Attorney
General is generally regarded by the press of the State
favorably. None of tho candidates, who had announced
prior to Judge Manning's candidacy were recognized gen
erally as strong men, and the race was looked upon rather
as a "free for all." Judge Manning's entry changes the
aspect materially. He will be regarded at the very ouft
set of his candidacy as the strongest contender for the
place. Judge Manning has already served the State in itf
highest court. He is one of the earliest graduates of th
University, a trustee of thut institution and has taker,
prominent place in various activities of the Sta'le.
There is more or less local interest, too, in Judge Man
ning's candidacy because of the fact that his son is one
of the younger members of the local bar. Judge Man
ning's candidacy will, as the esteemed Wilmington Dis
patch suggests, hurl consternation into the camps of many
of those who have already announced, a"nd well it should'
There is no question about Judge Manning being of attor
ney general calibre; and such cannot bo said about all o'
his opponents.
WHAT OTHERS SAY
NOT AMERICAN DOCTRINE.
Hickory Record: "Mr. George B. McClellan, former
mayor of New York, and professor at Princeton Univer
sity, delivered a series of lectures at the University of
North Carolina last week on American citizenship. The
lectures were made possible through the generosity of
Solomon Weil of Goldsboro, who made a bequest to the
university' and the State.
"Professor iMcClellan stressed the national spirit, and
he seemed to be able, judging from press reports, to for
give almost, any crime if committed in the interest of the
nation. Everybody ought to love his country, but the
country should; be made to serve the people, instead of
the people serving the State.
"Nations have obligations aside from those they owe
to their citizens. The citizens of other nations have some
rights. Mr, McClellan preached a doctrine which we hop
will never be accepted in the United States. The rightr
of other nations and a decent respect for the opinions o'
rights of an individual should be considered by his neighbors."
SHAW WILL ATTEMPT TO
BRING LYNCHERS TO TRIAL
AN UNFORTUNATE CONDITION.IN DEED.
The Free Press was amazed ami chagrined to find
out, and ashamed to have to admit that it has found
out, that many citizen of Kinston regard very
li;ht3y the ofTense agabirft the peace and dignity of this
community when a mob, supposedly composed of Greene
county men, came to Kinston Tuesday night and spirited
away a negro culprit.
Not only are many citizens of Kmston apparently
not worked up or incensed at this outrage, but show a
disposition to applaud the act. Nobody is making any
' appeal for aympathy for the negro. He courted death,
and It was meted out to him, but The Free Press is zeal
ous for the good name and reputation of Lenoir county,
the State of North Carolina and the South in general, and
it is anxioua that the day will soon come when the good
people of this section will rise up in indignation and de
noun uct of lawlessness, auch as the Tuesday night
uflW and demand that those guilty of dishonoring the
fcnud name of the community be punished,
h is not so much a question of whether ono negro or
WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.
Charlotte Obnerver: "The papers arc now carrying a
discussion as to what disposition shall be made of Villa,
in case he is captured alive. The preponderance of public-
sentiment seems to be for taking him back to Colum
bus and giving him a military trial, conviction, sentence
nnd execution in due form. President Wilson is saicTfo be
in favor of turning him over to Carranza to deal with,
thereby giving evidence of good faith on part of the
United States, and those who favor this plan are in
spired by the confident belief that the treatment Carran
za will extend the bandit in requittal of his deeds will
be amply sufficient to satisfy the people of this country
that the ends of justice were met. While there is a divi
sion of opinion on the score of where and how -Ville
might have been punished, there is none on the desire that
he may be taken alive. The people want to undergo or
long-drawn out a process of mental anguish as possible
before going to his final account W might rout out i
patriot or two who would be willing to admit to a feeling
of regret that Villa is not cat-lived.''
MORE RHEUMATISM
THAN EVER BEFORE
Clergymen, Lawyers, Brokers, Me
chanics and Merchants Stricken
Our old friend Rhcumatlx is hav
ing his inning this year, and a few
words of caution from one who knows
all about it may not be amiss.
Wear rubbers in damp weather;
keep your feet dry; drink plenty of
lemonade, and avoid strong alcoholic
drinks.
If rheumatism gets you, or sciatica,
0and you have sharp twinges, gnawing
pain or swollen joints or muscles,
you can get rid of all agony in just
a few days by taking one-half tea
spoonful of Rheuma once a day.
AH druggists know about Rheums;
it's harmless, yet powerful; cheap,
yet sure, and a 50-cent bottle will
last a long time. Ask 3. E. Hood &
Co. or any druggist. adr
The Maxwell holds leadership ir
Its class. The Dairy Free Press is
giving away two Maxwell Touring
. Cars. It will require only six weeks'
work to. win. - i
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lie and Farmville sections comprised
the lynching party.
"Jailer Allen could not call me
until the men had left the jail. I
hurried into my cloihes. With two
policemen I walked to Grainger's
hill, having heard shots in that di
rection. The ehots were fired, I think,
to call the stragglers of the mob to j
the main body. I saw the rear guard j
in automobiles. I came on down i
town and secured my automobile and
followed as far as I looker ton. The
mob travelled fast." The sheriff did
not say he was mad, but admitted he
was worried.
"The inquest was held about a mile
beyond Maury. That is probably
where Black was slain. Persons in
the vicinity heard many shots about
t a. m. The body was beside the
road. The verdict was that Black
rame to his death at the hands of
persons unknown. I have not the
slightest idea who any member of
ihe mob was, nor has Sheriff Wil
liams; and I do not believe any of
them will ever be brought to trial.
There were five wounds in the body
which might have caused death. I
noticed particularly one in tho fat'o,
two or three in the vicinity nf the
heart, and one gaping wound in the
right side; there may have been oth
:rs Thurc were not nearly as many
wounds as was reported Wednesday.
"1 learned that Black was carried
into thn Courthouse at Snow Hill on
Tuesday for a preliminary hearing.
Hie darky was crazy. He seemed to
have of a sudden gone insane. The
trial could not be conducted. The
Greene county men there heard about
how Black had declared to Tyson,
father of the little white girl, outrag
id by Black's son, that his daughter
was no better than his son, and that
if any white man harmed Will Black
he would kill Tyson in revenge, and
burn his home. The audience stifled
.heir indignation then, but Williams
knew the storm would break.''
It is reported that when Sheriff
Williams sent a deputy to arrest
Black last week the officer said: "You
know, he as a bad black; but do you
want mo to arrest him?" "Bring
him here," said Williams. The depu
ty went to Black's home determined
to kill the negro if necessary. Black
was not at home, and the officer prob
ibly breathed easier. There might
have come a sniping shot from the
'nside of 'the negro's house that could
have put the white man out of the
way. .-; V :
The deputy met Black as the latter
returned from .Tyson's house, where
he had been to repeat his threats
He arrested the negro. "I can't go
to Snow Hill with you now," said
Black. "You are going to Snow Hill
with me and nowl? said the officer.
Mayor F. I. Sutton was in Norfolk.
Wednesday morning a legal friend
called to him, "Say, Fred, did they
send you out of town for this?" Mr.
Sutton was almost shocked toy the
news that greeted him from the front
page or a wonoiK paper. He ex
presses no opinion over the lynching.
Negroes of the Maury-Lizzie sec
tion are said to be glad over the fate
of Black. He had been the bully of
the neighborhood for many years. He
had brokbeaten the darkies of the
countryside until they were to a man
afraid of him. A number Wednes
day openly declared to white persons
approval of the mob's action.
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