North Carolina Newspapers

VOL.' XVIK No" 271 ; SECOND EDITION KINSTON, N. C; MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1916 FOUR PAGES PUCE TWO COTS v IVK CENTS ON TRAINS VIlliTRYING TO FORM ApNCTIONfW(TI FCCCEPT1IREE Tllfl RIDE iiJIpD ' OF THPURSUING - CAVALRY Has Couple Hundred Followers and Fresh Horses- Troops Hanging to the Trail Arfieta Brothers Army Would Give Bandit Force. Larger Than Detachments Following Him Rumors Emanating' From Border Country Give Washington .Attitude as Officialdom Sees It Nothing. If Not Friend ly First Chief Seems to Be Aiding In Every Way Pos jsible, Officials-Declare : ley tne -unitea rress; ' El Paso," April 10 Hanging doggedly onto Villa's tfaiL the American .cavalry around ParraJL, At least twenty-four hours ahead of them, Villa 'with two hundred men and fresh horses, is ported to be at Magistal, Durango."1 ""'It is believed Villa desperately trying iu iorm a juncuun wiin uie Ameia brothers, who have three thousand men near Durajigo city. . , (By Carl D. Groati United -Invesugaung xvumurs. i ; Washington, April 10. While hope for early success of the Mexican punitive, expedition grew today, the JDe- partmeni, sjjwueu up uie.iiivpsugauon mw me inspira tion" for certain rumors from the border which tended to prejudice relations between the United States and the OarrailZ.il guvcuuucui. -uic usual ex up ux xuiiiuxs auiuit- tedly plagued the-officials, who declared they have no - indication of anything but friendliness and helpfulness from the Carranzistas. V DR. WAITE ARRAIGNED PLEADS NOT GUILTY Man Accused of Murdering Wealthy Father-in-Uw In Court of General Sessions TodayBack '" to the Tombs Counsel Asks Leave to Withdraw Plea if It's Desired ' (By the United Press) Now York, April 10. Dr. ' Arthur Warren ,Waite pleaded not guilty to tiie charge of' murdering John E. Peck, his millionaire father-in-law, today vin the5 Court of General Ses sions. He was remanded to the Tombs'. Waite's attorney asked leave to withdraw his plea, "or make such motions as we think proper within ten days." NO ATTEMPT TO KEEP 1 1 CONGRESS IN SESSION Washington, April' 9. Administra ; tion leaders in Congress are exerting . uiusual efforts to expedite legislation with a view to an- ad jourhment' early in the Bummer and are- meeting with co-operation on the "part of the min ority in both Houses; -There are no indications of intention to prolong de bate or attempt to block the adminis tration's legislative program. WOMEN WORKERS INCREASING. . - Washington, - April 10. Govern ment statistics show that there are 8,000,000 women workers in the Unit 1 States, and the number is constant ly increasing, ' , . THE PAY ON LOCAL C0H0N EXCHANGE .About eight bales" of cotton ' had wen sold here today by 3 o'clock. The t price paid was 11.27 1-2, for middling grade cotton.' New York futures quotations were: Open Close ay 1U7 Ju'y .. ..12.09 11.89 12.05 12.20 12.38 12.42 "ctoher, ..t , .12.23 December .. ,,.,,.,,.12.40 January ...I. ..12.45 v (By the United Press) fur ships sunk:' 5 London, April 10 Four more British steamers have been "sunk the last twenty-four" hours Worth Hall, f,lon Almond, Zaf- - and Yonne. , ' BULLETINS USAND TlIENrlS DAYS Much Concern Carranza's is m the desolate Sierras v Press Staff Correspondent) WOULD FORCE ROADS , i MAKE JOINT RATES Steamer Company and Jonesboro ' Chamber of Commerce Appeal to the Interstate Commerce Commis sion A. C. L. and Others Named. Discrimination In Docking Alleged (By the United Press.) Washington, Apr. 10. The Balti more & 'Carolina Steamship Company and Jonesboro, N. C, Chamber of Commerce today asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to force the Atlantic Coast Line and "Other roads to make joint rates -with shipments to North and South Carolina ports. They claimed discrimination in dock ing facilities at Wilmington and New PRESIDENT STAYSIT V MllE WITH BAD COLD (By tthe United Press) Washington, -Apr. 10. The Presi dent is suffering front a troublesome cold. He cancelled all engagements today and ' remained at the White House. ENGLISHWOMEN TAKING JOBS ONCE HELD ONLY BY MEN; MANY WORKING London, April 5-Nine per cent. more women were employed in D iwmhp.r. 1915. than in July. 1914, in English industry, including national munition factories 'but -exclusive of -commercial, clerical, " professional railroad and miscellaneous' govern ment .work. ; The - estimate ' is the Board of Trade's. Every , month, it is added, 17,000 more women enter fields of woi'K hith erto practically monopolized by men. During the 18 month ended Janu ary 14, 1916, the labor exchange plac ed in employment 617,000 women and girls, This is a 47 per cent, increase over the 18 months preceding the war which indicates that 288,990 women have taken men's places. ..' ' The development of the work also has been -progressive. In the first six month's of the war the exchanges found work for 152 000. In the sec ond six months the number was 218. 000. . In the third six months it was 255,000, ' Rev. Mr. Worrell, chaplain of Bel levue Hospital," New York, is an in teresting visitor at Beaufort. You cannot win one of the cars unless you try; The thing to do is , to-, try. . , A1TACKS THE FOREIGN POLICY OF PRESIDENT David Jayne Hill Recounts to Navy - League "Killing of Hundreds Am t erican Citizens, Shooting? Down of , Troops on United State Soil and ; Invasion Two States" In Year (By the United Press) Washington, Apr. 10. Declaring that within the past year several hun dred American women, children and men had been killed on the high seas and on land, that two eta tea had bees invaded and that. American eoldiers had been shot down on American soil, David Jayne Hill today, vigorously attacked the Administration's foreign policy before the Navy League Meet ing- . ' . t fi REMARKABLE LAKE IN EASTERN PART STATE Superintendent Brickhouse of the Kwily, N. C.,' 'schools, was a' visitor here for the week-end. He was dis cussing Lake Pholps, in Tyrrell coun ty, in connection with tihe assertion that Eastern North Carolina is one of the oddest places in the world al though the people of the State have never fully realized it; that is, no one except lOol. Fred. Olds, who some time since advanced tho information that Pamlico Sound was a large body of "fresh" water. The fishermen and sailors of ithe sound country have not gotten over that yet. Lake Phelps is as large as a good- sized township some 12 miles long, but not as broad. It is in State Sen ator Majette's district, and he thinks it one of the most remarkable things in creation. Senator Majette is well known here. The lake" is believed to be fed by the largest spring in the world. It is deeper than the average fresh water' lake in this part of the country, and its water is clear as crystal. It is a fisherman's paradise and the speckled and spangled beauties can be seen swimming about over , the bottom. Senator Majette is said to entertain tha belief that the lake occupies a crater of a volcano extinct for ages. There is a great natural "levee" en circling it, and it is said to be tre mendously deep somewhere about the Center. The water probably fol lows the slope of the land from a far istance, and not from the mountains in the west, it is thought. The over flow, which goes off into Scuppernong river, and ultimately into one of the sounds, rushes out like a mill race. Storms on little Lake Phelps, it is said, are as terrible as those on the ocean, ine place is noted lor its gales and the high seas, although, of course, there is practically no traf- Storms on little Lake Phelps, it is said, are as terrible n those on the ocean. The place is noted' for ; its gales and the high seas, although, of course, there is practically no traffic upon it. The lake is surrounded by fine farms and handsome old ante-helium homes, it is said. And to the east ward along the watercourses there are dozens of colonial homes, occu pied by families whose forbears were there before the Revolution., The cu rio seeker has not found out the sec tion, nor has the pleasure-seeker's at tention been directed to beautiful Lake Phelps. The lake may yet be discovered, however, and a summer colony established on its shores. Old furniture the like of which is not to be fodnd this eide of New England can bo bought for a sum in the sec tion, it is said. There are several pieces of it in Kinston now, discover ed by a person )vho had no reason to advertise his good luck. The pieces' value is ten times what he gave for them. " ..... RANGER KILLS NEGRO " J SOLDIER NEAR BORDER Del Rio, Texas, . April, 9. -Private JohriTWade, of Company C, Twenty fourth United States Infantry, a ne gro regiment, was killed here late last night by State Ranger Barter, when two rangers and Sheriff Almond attempted to arrest sixteen negro soldiers who had created a disturb ance in a house , in the restricted dis trict - , Make your spare time profit time Win a Colden prize in the Free Press Contest ' . AT LEAST WEEK YET BEFORE SETTLEMENT luEXlC&pAII) Liner Bearing Important ' Evidence for This Gov eminent, Due to Arrive 'SToday; Will Not Reach U. S. Until Friday (By United Press) Washington, April 10.Thc Sus sex case must 'wait another week be fore settlement. Another delay wa faced today when news was received that the lin- or St. Paul, bearing affidavits that will form an.important part of this government's evidence, instead of docking totlay may not arrive lefore Friday. Gorman Reply Coming Tonight. Washington, April 10. Develop ments in the relations between the United States and Germany are ra pidly drawing to a climax. Germany is believed to: have entered a not guilty plea to all the counts which circwmstancffli have raised against her in the recent sea disasters. The- United States ia still convinc ed that German submarines were re sponsible. Ambassador Gerard Ca bled today that he expected to send the German answer to tho informal inquiries regarding the Sussex late today. Ambassador Von BemstorfT asked and was granted a conference with Secretary Lansing. NO EXCUSE FOB THE rise in:petrolfii PRICES DISCOVERED Considerably More Crude ; Oil and Gasoline in Unit ed States Now Than Last r Year, the Federal Trade Commission Reports (By the United Press) Washington, Apr. 10. Instead of decreased supply as believed, there were nearly thirty million more gal lons of crude petroleum in February, 1910 than in February of 1915, and over twenty million more gallons of gasoline in January of 191G than in the last Deeeirtber, the Federal Trade Commission" ' reported to the Senate today, fallowing the soaring Petrol eum price probe. Only 15 per cent of the total gasoline production was ex ported. BETHEL SCHOOL WINS IN BIG TRACK MEET (Special to Tho Free Press.) Bethel, N. C, April 10.-r-Bethel High School won first place in the annual track meet held at Greenville Friday. This meet is held annually under the auspices of the North Ca rolina High School-Association, The meet held at Greenville was for Hha northeastern division; there aire, 20 counties in the division. Gatesville High School took second place. Lil ly, from Gatesville High School, was tho largest individual point winner. This is the second year in succession that Bethel has -won the cup. The Bethel team "may nowg-o to Chapel Hill to participate in the" statewide track meet next Friday. . CIVIL COURT OPENED TODAY; WEEK'S TERM f 1 ' , - Superior Court for the trial of civ il causes was convened by Judge W. M.. Bond of Edenton at the Court house this morning shortly after 10 o'clock. . The term is expected to last about a week. The calendar is not a leng thy one. . Members of the bar antici pate no very interesting contests during the term. . " . - HONOR ROLL CANDIDATES, : WILL BE A BIG FEATURE Interest Is Keen for First Poitlon Honor Roll Created for New Con " testanta to Come to the Front. HONOR ROLL Highest Daily Cash Report on " . Subscriptions ; - Two-Pound Box. of Lownoy's Chocolates, fresh, from Skin- ner'a, at 127 N. Queen Street, . will be given to each Honor Roll candidate. VThia space will be occupied by the Honor Roll candidates names. ' " Today is the first day of the Hon or Holl. The space above . is to bo t'sed for the Honor Roll in the Duily Free Press' contest. Tomorrow af ternoon tho name of the first con testant who makes the Honor Roll will appear in this space. This addi tional distinction is given to those contestants who turn in tho most money on subscriptions each day this week. ; A new name will be added to the list each day. The record for the initial position is going to be taken from the returns of today,. p to nine o'clock this evening. Honor Itoll Important. The Honor Roll is going to be very important to those candidates who succeed in reaching it, for after.it is completed, it will stand throughout the contest for the benefit of the pub lic, in helping them to decide f whom to cast their votes in this great friendly battle of ballots. With the Honor Roll the real .work tin the contest has commenced. Already this feature has created much interest The public is watching it and the ri valry for the first position promises td be very keen. All over the terri tory the question is, who will, be the first Honor Roll candidate. Each Honor Roll contestant will re ceive a two-pound box of Lowney's Chocolates fresh from - Skinner's, , at 127 N. Queen street. Lowney'a cho colates are so well known that it is not necessary to state that they are without an equal. 1 You Should Enter Now. It is hot too late to enter for the contest is practically just getting un der motion. Anyone can enter and in a few hours' time can make the Honor Roll and place themselves in the most prominent position in the contest. All subscription payments, of a dollar or more, count for votes in the eontest according to the printed .schedule on another page. If there is anything about the contest that you do Jtot understand write, call, or phone the Contest Manager and he Will gladly explain all of the details to , you. His office is in the Whiitaker building, and his phone number is 160. A subscription or two may put you on the Honor Roll and start you in towards winning one of thwue Maxwells on tho 13th of May. Voting Schedule. Daily Free Press. 5 years $20.00 , 90,000 4 years $10.00 00,000 3 years $12.00 40,000 2 years $8.00 25,000 1 year-$4.00 10,000 6 months $2.00 3,500 3 months $1.00 '.. 1,400 Semi-Weekly Free Press. 5 year $5.00 15,000 4 years 4$4.0O 10,000 3 years $3.00 C.500 2 years $2.00 , .....i. 3,500 1 year $1.00 1,400 ORPET MURDER TRI?iL . IS SET FOR .TODAY Waukegan, 111., April 10 The tri al of William , H.. Orpet, ; ' Wisconsin University- youth, charged with tl -murder" of ; Marion i Lamlbert, v pretty Lako Forest High School girl, was scheduled to begin here .today before Circuit Judge Donnelly. .''' Attorneys for Orpet planned to ask a continuance until October. The case is "before Donnelly on a change of venue from Circuit Judge Edwards.' Judge' Donnelly probably will hold the trial-t Woodstock in McIIenry county. . - EVIDENCE MA i -YET J LYNCHERS, THOUGHT No Amateur Detectives Arc to Be Turned Loose on v the Job, However, Offic - cials Think Some Local Sleuths No Good, Stated Officials do not believe that tho in-, vestigation into last week's lynching has been stopped for good. Solicitor Shaw is understood to bo Becking now evidence, "One good sleuth could se cure the indictment of a dozen men in 48 hours' time, said a Greene county man here today. He intim ated thut persons living in the vicin ity of the Pitt-Greene line ore talk ing freely. It is not known if detectives will be employed, of course. Some of the authorities say that it is not likely that amateurs would tbe trusted on such a mission, howevesr. One local amateur some time since was mis taken for a p;or unfortunate of weak mind, and bungled a little job that he was on, fearfully, it is said. It was rumored Saturday night that Solici tor Shaw had received a threatening message from someone over long dis tance telephone in connection with the investigation. He declared that the report was' groundless. DAUGHTRIDGE ORATOR - MAKES ADDRESS HERE J. O. W.'.Gravely of Rocky Mount, of the Daughtridge campaign com mittee, spoke in the Courthouse this afternoon in the interest of the can didacy of. Lieut.-Gov. E. L. Daught ridge for tho 'gubernatorial nomina-tif-n. A fair crowd heard Mr. Grave-; ley's address. IIo is convinced that tho farmer aspirant has . a splendid chance. , REPUBS. ENDORSE JIM JORDAN FOR COMMISS'R W, James Jordan of Snow Hill was late Saturday endorsed for the State Cbrnmissionership ..-off Labor and Printing by the Republican State Committee at Greensboro. The re comnTendation followed a spirited contest between adherents of Mr. Jordan and Jos. F. Barrett of Ashe ville. CUMMINS .AND WILSON FAVORITES IN IOWA Des Moines, la., April 10. Iowa voters are. at tho polls today casting their ballots at Iowa's first pros idne tial1 preference primary. Oamlidatcs for delegates at large, alternates, dis trict delegateSj and alternates, na tional committeemen arid state com mitteemen are being (selected for all the jpartiesi'" The vote promises to !e large and Cummins delegates for the Republicans and Wilsofv delegates for the Democrats are conceded. :'' ' BE SECLl'D AGAINST IN THE INTEREST OF GOOD ROADS. EVERYWHERE Washington, April fWA nation wide photographic contest in the In terest of the "Good Roads Every where" movement, with cash prizes of $2,000 open to everybody, was an nounced at the National Highways Association headquarters here today. ' Colonel Theodore RoeSevelt and the two well-known writers, Miss Ida M. Tarbell and Mr. Mark Sullivan, ; will serve as judges in the contest. '' - The photographs selected in the competition will be used to establish in Washington a national exhibit on the cood roads problem designed pri marily to promote a nationally con ceived scheme of highways, i , In connection with the pending le gislation in Congress to have the fed eral government shoulder a part of the task of "good roads" construc tion, the National Highways Associ- FALL ' BETIIIIflUHT FOLLOWED .BY HARD FIGliflNGi ON WINGS Crown Prince Attempting to Break Up French -Flanks at Verdun -. LOSS OF LIFE APPALLING Combat as Fierce as ' That Which Marked Beginning of Teutons Campaign Against the Stronghold No Lull Since Capture (By the' United Press) London, April 10. With no lull in the fierce fighting northwest of Ver dun, tho Crown Prince today follow ed up the Bethincourt euccess with- fe rocious drives against the French wings, fivo miles apart'1 The fierce ness of the attacks waa the. equal of that of the first days of the great drive. The losses on both aides are appalling. German Losses So Far Nearly . 3,000,000. London, April 10. German- losses to dato have totalled over 2,730,000, newspapers figure by adding up the German officials casualty -lists. Of these over 581,000 were, killed. French Admit Reverses. Paris,' April -10. The Germans have penetrated French positions to a depth of five hundred yards at the advanced positions on, hill 25)5, in vio lent assaults from Dead Man hill, the war office today admitted. All other attacks have been repulsed. TOBACCO CONVENTION : WASHINGTON i , ,i .""'" 11111 " ? - 1 1 New York, April . 9. A national , contention representative of all branches of the tobacco industry aald to be the first of its kind In the world will bo held in Washington May 29 1 It was announced here tonight by the Tobacco Merchants' Association ' of the United States. The purpose an nounced will be to exchange' viows and formulate policies for the betterment of the industry. President- Wilson will be invited to attend a banquet after the convention. BODY OF NEGRESS IN ROAD; NATURAL DEATH Wilson, April 9. The, dead body of Edna Daniel, a 60-yeftr-old color- " ed woman, was found W a" shallow ' f pool of water in the roadway near Toisnot bridge yesterday ' morning. . There 'was no evidence of foul play, and the body was turned over to the woman's father,- "Doctor' Ben Wool-'-ard, without. the ceremony.of an in quest. - ' ' 1 , You will want an automobile to en Joy the warm" Bummer" nights" " Thu is your opportunity to get one. 7 ! iiPHICj CONTESTSTARTED, X.. ation, t- is explained,- desires to have . adopted a plan for a system of na tional highways, surveyed and locat-v ed by expert engineers, so Ithat fed V era! funds will not be spent in a hit1. ; or miss "pork barrel" fashion, but in i i accordance with scientific plan as ' any railroad as built or as tho 'gov- f emmeut' itself did in the case of the ' -Panama Canal. ? ,- - ' By means of the photographic con test it is' proposed to gather a com plete picture of the ; good and bad road problem as it exists hvwery ,! section of the- country, and this the Association will use in its effort to obtain scientific "Don-pork" . leisla- , tion from Congress,', . The first prize, to be given for the most striking (good or bad) . road photographs, will be $500 eaOt , award.1 In all there will be ICG cash prizes awarded.