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VOL. XVII. No. 293 .
SECOND EDITION
KINSTON, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1916
FOUR PAGES
PRICE TWO CENTS
FIVE CENTS ON TRAINS
CHARTER COMPANY RAIN GOD BROKE IN PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, STREET AND ROAD
TO BUILD RAILROAD ON MERRYMAKING UP BUILDING WERE THE PRINCIPAL TOPICS
HERE TO WILM'GT'N TOWN TIIURS. NIGHT AT MAYORS' CONVENTION THIS MORNlI
' -.i- l :
STILL SOME DOUBT IN AMERICAN OFFIC'L
CIRCLES ABOUT MAINTENANCE RELATIONS
HOWEVER; REPLY SARCASTIC, DICTAT'R'L
Imperial Government Haughtily Demands That United
States Bring Britain to Book While Promising That
Merchant Vessels Will Be Warned and Non-Combatants
Made Immune Except Where Submarining Is Le
gaily Justified Cabinet Meeting Final Paragraphs
of Note Contained Surprise Washington Listened
With Bated Breath to First Installments, Which Seem
ed to Indicate Defiance and Argumentative Attitude
On Part of Berlin
BULLETINS
(By the United Press)
IRISH PATRIOTS SHOT TO DATE.
London, May 5. Joseph Plun
kctt, Kdward Daly, Michael O'
Hannahan and William Pcarch
have been convicted and shot as
Irish rebels ho far.
Fifteen other rebels have been
sentenced to death but the sen
tences commuted to ten years.
Two others have been sentenced
to ten, and another to eight
pears.
Duplin Co." lias Capital
Stock of Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars
FRED. SUTTON PRESIDENT
Proposed to Push the Lino
Through Duplin and Pen
der Counties to Put City
Into Connection With
Deep Water to S. E.
Open-Air Ball and Carni
val, First Thing of Kind
Ever Staged Here, Got a
Knockout Blow After a
Running Start Repeat it
THIRTIETH zki bagged.
London, May 5. A zeppclin
has been destroyed by a British
cruiser off Schleswig, the Ad
miralty today announced. This
makes the thirtieth destroyed.
(By ROBERT J. BENDER, United Press Staff Correspondent)
Washington, May 5. Within ten minutes after the
final vital paragraphs from Germany's reply reached
them the Cabinet convened. All, although refusing to
comment until the official text arrives, appeared to be
lieve that America's demands had been met. -However,
there was a degree of uncertainty, in view of the sarcas
tic tone and insistence that America now bring England
to book for alleged violations of international lav.
Yields to Every Demand.
Berlin, May 5. Germany has yielded practically
every demand. President Wilson has made regarding a
complete change by Germany of her submarine warfare.
Every possibility of a diplomatic break apparently has
been averted. Germany concedes fully to Wilson's con
tention that no merchantman, passenger or freighter
should be sunk without warning, either within or without
the war zone, unless they offer resistance or attempt to
escape. It says it expects the United States to bring Eng
land to terms and if America cannot succeed there, re
serves a right to liberty of action."
Nothing Indicating Concessions In Opening Parts
of Reply.
New York, May 5. The text of the German reply re-
ceived by wireless irom lieriin touay indicates in its eariy
portions a temporizing answer to America's demands
that the "present submarine warfare be discontinued if
diplomatic relations between the two nations are to be
maintained."
The reply declined to admit the torpedoing of the Sus
sex and declared that Germany "must emphatically re
pudiate the assertion that the German government thinks
it of little avail to enter into the details in the present
stage of affairs." The note adds, "more particularly as
the United States omitted to substantiate its assertion by
reference to the concrete facts."
Germany expresses implicit confidence in the good
faith of its naval officers in carrying out their submarine
instructions.
The note pointedly emphasizes England's "violations
of international law," and expresses regret that America
has not taken steps to bring England to book as she has
Germany. It reiterates statements made in previous
messages. '
But Does Not Say That Britain Has Not,,
Slaughtered Ruthlessly.
The note says Germany stands ready to observe the
principles, of international law fully if England also indi
cates willingness to abandon starvation, and other Allied
Powers their alleged illegal methods of warfare. It says
that if investigation now progressing shows that a Ger
man submarine torpedoed the Sussex, fullest amends will
be made-. It declares that Germany has frequently pro
posed -suggestions-that if adopted would minimize danger
to travelers on ships, but "unfortunately the United
States decided not to accept the proposals."
Germany again declares that Great Britain, and not
Germany, by ignoring all the accepted rules of 'interna
tional 4aw, extended the terrible war to affect the lives
and property of non-combatants, and continues that, as
the matter now stands Germany cannot but reiterate its
regret that the sentiments of humanity which' America
extends with such fervor to the unhappy victims of sub
marine warfare were not extended with the same fervor
to many millions of women and children who,-according
to the avowed intention of Great Britain, shall be starv
ed, thereby forcing the victorious armies of the Central
Empires into ignominous capitulation.
The remainder of the note admits the right of the
United States to demand a return to the principles of in
ternational law, and concedes to practically every Ameri
can demand. . . .
K "Germany is prepared to do its utmost to confine its
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G0LDSB0R0 HAS MOST
DELEGATES AT CONV.
CITY OFFICIALS HERE
The following were in attendance
upon the sessions of the Carolina Mu
nieipal Association Thursday and to
day:
President T. J. Murphy, mayor of
Greensboro; Mayor Jas. I. Johnson
of Raleigh; Mayor Fred. I. Sutton of
Kinslon; Mayor-elect J. J). McNeill
of Fayetleville; Mayor J. KM. Moore
of Burlington; Mayor J. W. Turnage
of Dunn; Mayor J. T. Tolton of Clay
ton; Mayor John R. Higgins of
GoMslwo; Insurance Commissioner
J. R. Young- of Raleigh; Fire In
spection Expert Sherwood Ilrockwell
of Raleigh; L. P. Hicks of Ihe Ra
leigh Fire Department; fCommiis-
sioner J. R. Hornady of Birmingham,
Ala.; Mayor B. Si Skinner of Dur
ham; Commissioner B. A. Merritt of
Wilmington; Mayor J. I'. Keech of
Tarlioro; Commissioner D. II. Ram
sey of Asheville; Mayor L. Brown
and Commissioners C. J. Godwin, B.
P. Strickland, F. C. Fry and M. Cur
ley of Pine Level; Councilmen C W.
Peacock, J. S. Diaper and J. W.
Sadler of Goldsboro; Tax Collector
J. S. Warren of Goldshoro; Council
man C. B. Hall of Goldshoro; City
Physician T. M. Bizzell of Goldshoro;
City Engineer W. E. Genres of
Goldshoro; Chief of Police E. J.
Tew of Goldshoro; Councilman J. M.
Mathers of Goldshoro; Supt. of Wa
ter and Liglf.s C. M. Grantham of
Goldsboro; Councilman and Finance
Chairman L. Weill of Goldsboro; Al
derman W. E. Creech of Goldsboro;
Alderman J. R. Crawford of Golds
boro; Mayor Ben. A. Joyner of
Parmville; Mayor J. C. Gibbs of
Fayetleville; Mayor R. H. Salisbury
of Hassell; Mayor Henry L. Stewart
of Clinton; Mayor Seth Gibbs of
Beaufort; Mayor Albion Dunn of
Greenville; Secretary 0. P. Shell, ex-
Mayor of Dunn; Dr. J. M. Parrot t,
ex-president State Medical Society,
Kinston; Mr. E. Y. Clarke, secretary
of the Georgia Chamber of Com
merce, of Atlanta.
Some others in attendance failed
to register.
(Ity W. J. Martin)
Raleigh. May .'..- The Duplin Rai
road Company ol Kinslon has lieon
chartered with $150,000 capital.
Mayor Fred. 1. Sutton holds ,,-l!.r
share.
It is proposed to lui!d .r0 miles of
railroad from Kinston through Dup
lin county via Chiniiapin and l!eu
laville into Pender, and to deep wa
ter either in Onslow or New Hano
ver counties.
Mayor Su'ton ibis afternoon stat
d that the Duplin Railroad Compa
ny is controlled neither by the Nor
folk Southern nor A. C. L. lie is the
president, ho said. Local business
men, presumably connected with the
Chamber of Commerce, have been in
teretsed in the project for about two
years. Wo are very anxious to
put it through; we are working hard
on it," Mr. Sutton said, and declared
that he could say nothing more on
tha subject just now. The terminus
limed at is said on good authority to
be Wilmington.
A WORD TO THE WISE,
THE TIME IS VITAL
Spur l'p Your
the
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Finish.
been
thai
LOCOMOTIVE FIREMAN
BURNED ON AN ENGINE
Branch Sutton, a white locomotive
-fireman in the employ of the Hines
Bros. Lumber Co., was burned in an
explosion on an engine in the vicini
ty of the plant in Southeast Kinston
Thursday. Gas from the furnace ig
nited and seared Sutton's head and
body. lie was taken to Parrott Me
morial hospital. His condition is not
supposed to be serious, though for
time it wa feared permanent injury
had -been done hiteyestj-
Put a sharp edge on your campaign
and win- a car on the 13th of May.
To those people who have
waiting for the end in order
they may determine who best de
serves their support, we can give a
iaily summary of some of the lend
ing contestants. Among those iii
district one who have done good
work this week are Miss Jane Tilgb
man, Mrs. K. A. Best, Miss Allit
D. Gaynor, Mrs. Claude Smith, Miss
Nannie Stanley, Miss Eoline Padrick,
Miss Delia Hyatt, Mrs. W. G. Mor
ris, Miss Dora Diamond ami .virs,
Mamie Fitzgerald.
In district two the following con
testants all are within striking dis
tance of one of the cars. Mrs. Ma
bel Burwick, Mrs. John R. Shaw,
Mrs. Verda I). Grady, Gertrude How
ard, Mrs. Emily Maxwell, MissxBet-
tie Heath, Miss Sallie King, Mrs.
Ja Smith, Miss Gertrude Maxwell,
Miss Roberta Aid ridge, Miss Glenn
Sugg, Miss Glennie Britt, Mrs. Geo.
Taylor, Miss Theresa Kilpatrick,
Miss Elvis Sutton, Miss Sadie Wal
ler, Miss Lucille Brown, Mrs. Delia
Gooding, Sue Mae Noble, Miss Lau
ra Robinson, Mr. II. L. Pate, Miss
Dorothy Taylor, Mrs. John Griffin,
Mrs. Ernest Jackson, and Miss FIc
ta Marshburn. These names are not
in the order of their actual standing
The. carefui observer will note 'hat
ihe race is not for a few. It has
not singled down to one or two con
testants who have everything their
own way. The cars and the other
prizes- on the list are not yet won.
The real struggle which must decide
must take place the last week unless
some one succeeds in gaining a pre
eminence by tomorrow night. Be
sides the list given above there are
others who, by .exceptionally good
reorts, could place their names on
he list of winners on the 13th of
May.
AWAKE! You are on the last lap
of the Daily Free Press great con
test. Are you .going to be beat right
at the finish? You should resolve that
yon wonl)ecide that you will win.
Why let your aaaliition lay dormant
any longer? . If you decide you can,
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A certain old lie' it ions character
who often pranks with baseball
frames and other stated events, all
day Thursday thought about takin
a crack at the program of the Muni
cipal Convention, but could not make
up his mind until about !):,')() or !:!()
p. m. Then, just as the first dance
of the big open-air event that Mr
West presented for tho visiting
mayors in behalf of the citizens of
Kinslon started, he began to shci
tears of joy over the scene, .slipped :
cog and poured down all over every
thing. Hundreds hail gathered on
North Queen street for the spectacle,
and the deluge caught many of them.
The open-air dance ami carnival
on the asphalted street promised to
be something extraordinary. Only
do:'.en couples or so swung out when
the bund blared on: for, the first
time, but that dozen found the danc
ing gooil and scores of others were
watching the experiment interestedly.
The probability was that the next
set would see the swaying, swirling
devotees of lerpsichore swelled to a
large number.
The block between Grainger and
Capitola avenues was brilliantly
lighted. Streamers of electric lamps
arched the roadway between the ma
ples bordering it. Incidentally,
those lights will stay where they are
for another 21 hours, and tonight the
whole ihing will be duplicated, un-
ess old Jupe gets over-zealous again.
A considerable numbers of the
dancers repaired to liOliins opera
house, and there danced the evening
out in spite of the rain Thursday
night.
PAVING WILL COST
NAUGHT AFTER ALL
Benefits 4",'r"'"K W Make Three
or Four Hundred Thousand Kins
lon It) Spending Look Like Thirty
Cents, Engineer White Thinks
North Carolina Towns Progressive
Places
Enjoyable Entertainment of Municipal Association and
Invited d'uests by Dr. and Mrs. McNairy at the Cas
well Traini . School Thursday Niht Concluding
Sessions This Afternoon Importance of Proper School
Construction for Safety of Children Emphasized By
ltrockwcll , !
At the afternoon session of the
Municipal Association Mayor Thos.
Murphy of Greensboro was unani
mously re-elected president of the as
sociation. The offices of secretary
ami treasurer were upon recommen
dation of the Auditing Committee,
consolidated, and Mayor Fred. I.
Sullon of Kinston was elected to fill
the plate. Tho nominal salary of
secretary-treasurer was fixed a'
lh
JjUOU per annum. Six vice-presidents
were chosen. They were: Ma vol's J.
L Johnson of Raleigh, J. L). Mc
Neill of FnytrHevillo, ). P. Shell, ex-
mayor of Dunn; B. S. Skinner of Dur
ham. Commissioner D. H. Ramsey of
sheville and Mayor Albion Dunn of
Greenville.
The place of next year's meeting
ailed forth many invitations. Mayor
Johnson asked the convention to
come to Raleigh. Fayetleville, Dur
ham and Wilmington put in claims
for the 11)18 convention, yielding to
Raleigh. The convention uuanimvus-
ly chose Raleigh. The time is to
be selected later.
The morning session of the Caro-
ina Municipal Association was call
ed to order by President Murnhv at
10:"0 and the program was entered
into at once.
Former Mayor J. C. Gibbs of Fa
yetleville read a most interesting
paper on the all-important question
onfronting every municipality,
namely: "Parks and Playgrounds."
Mr. Gibbs pointed out the great im
portance attached to the matter of
iirording adequate parks and public
imusemenl opportunities, by the
real cities of the country, but said
he, the cities and towns of North Ca-
olina had not yet realized what it
cant to provide these necessities
for the youth.
Following Mr. Gibbs' address, Ma
yor Johnson and Commissioner Ram
sey and others informally discussed
the matter from the viewpoint of
their own cities, and told the con
vention what was being done to fill
the needs. Commissioner Hornady
spoke of the problem of the children
skating on sidewalks and suggested
that if the miThicipal authorities ex
pected to keep Ihe children from the
sidewalks they must provide other
places for the ska'ers.
Commissioner Merritt of Wilming
ton spoke on the subject of "Streets
and Roads." He told of the experi
ence in road and street building in
New Hanover and Wilmington. The
roads of New Hanover are considered
models, and Mr. Merritt's remarks
were listened to with added interest
on that account. He said that $250,
000 had been expended and 70 miles
of first class macadam road were had
to show for the expenditure. Mr.
Merritt answered a number, of ques
tions of the members of the associa
tijn. He said that his county was
now assessing 10c on the hundred for
:he read fund to properly provide for
the up-kcep. Convict labor and a
bond issue were employed in 'he
riad making.
Mr. Gilbert White, the municipal
ergineer in charge of the improve
ments going on in Kinston and many
other places of the State and South,
was present, and gave some valuable
information and suggestions about
street and road work. He went into
the various phases of the selection of
materials and methods of laying and
up-keep.
Deputy Insurance Commissioner
Sherwood Brock well spoke on school
construction with reference to the
safety from the fire risks. Mr.
Brockwell's remarks were most in-
Congressmatf George Hood has re- I terpst ing and forcefully set forth the
quested a $10,000 appropriationtjtneed for greater care in the con-
a customs house and pjwtofjk- at I Btntttjpn of the schools. The ordin
Kinslon's hundred blocks or so of
asphalt paving being laid will cost the
city nothing in the long run, be
cause of the profits to come from im
petus given the community by it,
the advertising Kinslon will get, etc.,
according to Engineer G. C. White,
in charge of the work. Mr. White
anticipates more paving.
The average North Carolina town
Is more progressive than the average
Northern town so far as municipal
improvements are concerned, Mr.
White declared.
"The assessment method being
used in the paving here originated in
Kentucky, I have heard. Charlotte
has done a tremendous lot of paving
under the plan and the people there
are more anxious than ever for it, so
it can be seen that no hardship is
worked by the scheme. Ami in
Charlotte the individuals who pe
tition fi' paving pay all not 45
per cent, of the cost."
TRAVELERS HOLDING
STATE CONVENTION
(Special to The Free Press)
Henderson, N. C, May 5. The
State convention of the T. P. A. is
being held here with more than 100
delegates already present. The open
ing session was at 10 a. m.
HOOD WANTS SUM FOR
, BEAUFORT PUB. BLDG.
Beaufort.
ary construction afforded veritable
death traps, he said, because of the
smoke possibility. He urged that the
stairs be so constructed as to be
what was termed smoke-proof, and
offered a plan, approved by various
Lexports in school construction and
tire prevention, which would, he said,
give the children ample opportunity
to get to safety liefore smoke filled
the passages and stairs, whereas in
thi? average building they were filled
within two minutes after the fires
started and then escape or rescue
were cut off. The convention, on mo
tion of Mayor Skinner of Durham,
voted a resolution of thanks to the
State Insurance Department and
pledged its support in taking neces
sary steps for the protection of the
children.
After the appointment of some
committees the convention adjourned
to meet again this afternoon at 3;
o'clock.
Meeting at Caswell School.
Thursday afternoon the Carolina
Municipal Association delegates and
a number of Kinston people, invited
by Dr. and Mrs. McNairy to share
the pleasures of the occasion, were
the guests of the Superintendent of
the Caswell Training School. There
were between two hundred and two
hundred and fifty gathered at the
school. They were shown through
the various buildings and entertain
ed with a program of song and re
citation given by the pupils of the
school. A most creditable program
it was. Those who had the privilege
of visiting the school before antici
pated at least some of what was in
store for them, for not only has the
hospitality of Dr. and Mrs. McNairy
become famous, but the great work
that they are doing in relieving the
most unfortunate class of life is jux
inspiration and a revelation to those
who go and seo for themselves. The
members of the aatwCiation who had
not before visited the school were
loud in their praises of tho work be
ing done.
Supper at Caswell School.
The guests were entertained at a
delightful course supper, Rev. John
IL-Griffith acting as toastmaster.
Rev. Mr. Hanruhan invoked the
blessing for the occasion while Dr.
J. M. Parrott of Kinston, former
president of the North Carolina Med
ical Society, made his address, sched
uled on the convention program, his
subject being "Public Health."
Dr. Parrott pointed oiit in a most
graphic and convincing way the
splendid accomplishments of the lit
tle effort that had, comparatively
speaking, already been put forth. He
urged conservation, emphasized the
fact that the government was appro
priating huge sums to conserve its
timber, soil, mineral and animal re
sources, but had not yet come to, the
point of appreciating the necessity
for conservation of its greatest re
source, its men ami women. Dr. Par
rott said that 2400 out of the 3000 ba
bies which on an average died in
North Carolina every year was due
to ignorance and causes easily pre
vented. He estimated that there
were 9.000 deaths in North Carolina
every year from transmissible dis
eases, easily prevented. In spite of
this unfavorable record he pointed
out that the death rate in North Car
olina had been materially decreased
in the past three years and be pre
dicted that with the proper institutions-
and observance- of preventive
measures and health safeguards
cnown now to medical science that
he longevity of mankind would b
stored and eqial to that enjoyed by
3e .patriarchs of old. " , ; '
President . Murphy of the Asio- '
riation -expressed' appreciation for
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