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THE HOME PAPEB TPS FRBE IE , f THE WEATHEB Bain SECOND EDITION KINSTON, N..C TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1916 FfiTTR PACES TOD4Y PRICE TWO CENTS U U U 1 AVjEiO 1 A X F1 yE CENXS 0N TRAINS TYPICAL IRISH FARMER UPSET PLANS OF CASEMENT AND GERMAN GOV'M'T WHEN H I1 GERMAN FLEET SAID NOBODY WISE ABOU FORTY THOUSAND AT BIRMINGHAM TODAY IK in TO BE EN ROUTE TO HOW BIG NEW ARM FOUND BOAT AT ISOLATED COAST POINT RUSSIAN PORT RIGA WILL BE AT WINDU for vets; reunion John McCarthy Discovered CnnJ mill "KJn4-t(i.Jt t i a..u aim iiuiuieu uiiMauuiary ronce round uase- ment Alter Long: Search for High Treason Protested Innocence, But Dropped Paper Which Told of Need of More Ammunition and Guns for Insurrection Plotted Rebel Emerged From Sea When Boat Collapsed Sir Roger Blamed Richard (By the United Press) London, May 16. John farmer, with a thick Irish brogue, upset the plans pre pared a month in advance in Berlin for Sir Roger Case ment to Iea'd a rebellion to sween all Ireland. The fact was aisciosea today when the preliminary hearing of the case of Casement and one of hig Irish dier confeder ates, Daniel Bailey, was resumed in cow Street nolice COUrt McCarthys Story. McCarthy said that on walking along the coast near Tralee he noticed a small boat near the shore. He went to Dull it in. and saw foot- printS Of three persons in aroused and he sent word to sergeant Heme of the Irish constabulary took up the story here. He said the over a wide area along the search Casement was found He first protested vigorously against' his arrest, declar ing Richard Morton was the author of his misfortune. As he was escorted to Ardferdt barracks he dropped a paper on which was written, Await further instruc tions. Have decided to stay. rifles needed. Send another ship." Casement Came Up Out of Sea. Mary Gorman, a pretty asthe rmarshe saw emerging boat; navmgtaRsized. RESTORES AMERICAN FLiiG TO SERVICE ON THE PACIFIC ROUTE (By the United Press) New York, May 16. At a special meeting of ithe stockholders of the resuscitated Pacific' Mail Steamship Company here today, it was expect ed that an increase in the capital stock will he authorized, making the amount $4,000,000 instead of $1,000, 00(1. New money is .to be provided to pay for three vessels recently pur chased. This insures the restoration of the American flag to the Trans-Pacific service. OHIO TO DECIDE If INSURANCE CD'S CAN COMPETE WITH STATE Columbus, O.. May 16. The Su preme Court of Ohio today will hear arguments in the suit brought by Attorney General Edward C. Turner and the State Federation of Labor attacking the right of liability insur ance companies to write workmen's compensation insurance in competi tion with the State. Eighteen Ohio companies are de fendants. NARROW ESCAPE FAMILY FROM BURNING DWELLING (Special to The Free Press) New Bern, May 16. Capt. Dixon and family narrowly escaped being burned when their home at 35 East :ont street was destroyed, together 'ith all the contents, by fire of un determined origin. PROPOSE G00ITE0ADTO TRENTON MOM CRAVEN (Special to The Free Press) Dover, N. C, May 16. Local busi nessmen are interested in 'a proposed andclay road from this1 town to Trenton. Construction of the bigh 7 it practically assured. Footprints Three Persons In 1 1 J n,l -w-t . Knight On Trial for Life Servant Girl Saw Him Morton for His Undoing McCarthy, a Kerrv county Good Fridav mornine1. while the Sahd. HiS SUSDlcion Was nearby barracks. police immediately scattered coast- After a considerable in an old fort at McKinna. Further ammunition and servant, identified Casement frotff the water, a collapsi- SUFFRAGETTES STORM CONGRESS THROUGH A LINE GIRLS IN WHITE (By the United Press) Washington, May 1C. A spectacu lar parade and demonstration were staged this afternoon as women, Congressional Union delegates who have traversed the country on the "Suffrage Special," presented their petitions to Congress. The pet i: ions were from the women of the enfran chised' states asking suffrage for the entire Union. Three hundred school girls dressed in white, bearing stags roped togeth er with purple, white and gold streamers, formed aisles up ' the broad, impressive steps of the Capi tol as the delegates marched in with ttfeir petitions.'1'1 ' " ALLEGED MOONSHINER ACCIDENTALLY KILLED Benson, May 15 John Denning was shot and instantly killed in a raid on a 'still which he, II. M. Lucas and George Williams are said to have been operating. Denning'? death despite the fact that he was resisting arrest was accidental, the fatal wound being inflicted when De Dutv' Marshal Moore stumbled and fell, and his pistol was accidentally discharged. HOLT-MDRGAN MILLS SOLD UNDffi HAMMER iFayetteville, May 15 The Holt Mofgan Cotton Mills,; situated here, were sold at public auction today under a receivorship. order and went to W. D. McNeill, agent, of Millen, Ga., representing Miles T. Hoffman, of Philadelphia, for $122,500. NEW NdKrtLK- SOlJf HERN SHOPS ARE COKIPLETED New Bern, May 16. Machinery as being installed in the new shops of the' Norfolk Southern Railroad here, erected to replace buildings burned several months, ago. Offensive Sea and Land Si- . ' muitaneousiy Monster New Ships In Service ITALIANS MORE ACTIVE Expected to Renew Offens- lve With More Vigor Villages Cleared of All But Soldiers Only Artil lery Fighting In West By John H. Hearlry, (United Press Staff Correspondent) Komc, May 16. Austrian troops have ala,1lonei an advanced position before Kovereto, expecting a heavy ,7 ,.offensive J- An which the Italians are nvnectnd to mo. -e have been cleared "of non-com batants. Three hundred thousand au- strians now are concentrated on the ircmmo-Tyroi front Big New German ships steam for Riga. London, May 16 Rumjrs that the Germans were about to begin a sea and land offensive against Riga were revived today, by Copenhagen dis patches, saying that a German iket had left for Riga. The new superdreadnaught Von Hindenburg and other fighting mons ters are reported to be in the fleet. Xo Infantry Fighting in West. London, May fi. A small German grenade attack northwest of Thia- mont farm, northeast of Verdun, fail ed utterly, the war office today re ported. Elsewhere on the Verdun front only the artillery was active. WILL BE A THOUSAND TRAP SHOOTS IN YEAR (By the United Press) Chicago, May Hi While the wave of preparedness is sweeping the United States today thousands of trapshooters are perfecting their aim to be ready in case President Wilson calls for help. Trap shooting in the United States this year is more spirited (than ever. The military fever has brought out a bunch of rookie shooters and indi cations are that before the season is over fully 1,000 tournaments of va rious sizes and descriptions will have been held. CALIFORNIA SINGS OF THE RIPE OLIVE TODAY Oroville, Cal., May lfi.-"Califor- nia Ripe Olive" day was celebrated here and elsewhere in the State to day. The festival was intended to call attention to recent growth of the California olive industry. Governor Hiram Johnson issued a proclama tion, urging all citizens to celebrate by eating olives. WILSON WILL GO TO CHARLOTTE TWENTIETH (Special to The Free Press) Washington, May 10. President Wilson has finally decided ito visit Charlotte on May 20th. MEXICAN BANDITS WRECK TRAIN WITH GREAT LOSS OF LIFE (By the United Press) Laredo, Texas., May 16. Mexi can bandits burned to death 150 passengers and wiped out one car load of the train guard, in wreck ing a train carrying a thousand persons at Ayausoo, nesr Mexico City, according to reports of stsr tItots" reaching Mexice City. Senate and House Leaders w- Charge One Another With Altering Figures to Suit Opposite Sides Had Decided, But (By the United Press) Washington, May 13 After the House and Senate conferees had sol emnly decided, or though they had decided, how big an army to 'give th United States, it developed today that nobody knows just what size it act ually is. Chamberlain charged that Hay reducing the figures to please th little army men in the House. Hay retorted with a statement that Cham berlain increased the. figures to please the big army men in the Senate. BULLETINS (By the United Tress) MAKCHANI) REPORTED KILLED Paris, May 16 General Mar rhand has been killed at the front, reports today said. TURKEY APPEALS TO KAISER. Athens, May 16. Enver Pasha, the Turkish dictator, today sent a personal appeal to the kf dser for men and munitions to aid in checking the Russian drive on Bagdad, according to private Constantinople advices. NEXT tltlSffilON OF ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE Policy Outlined by Su'pt. R. L. Davis, Keep Liquor Out of Clubs; Pre vent Advertising Prevent Sale of Cider and Wine Wants Assem blymcn Who Favor It (By R. L. DAVIS, Supt.) The Hoard of Trustees of the An ti-Saloon League, at their meeting on February 21, 1910, fixed our legis lative policy for the next Genera Assembly. The legislation proposed is as follows: 1. To prohibit clubs and other pub ic places from storing or keeping liquor for beverage purposes. To prohibit the advertising of quor in any way, even xo me saie of papers that do advertise it. 3. To prohibit the sale, or manu facture for sale, of wine and hard cider. 4. To prohibit the delivery of li auor liv Duinic carriers and uic re ceipt of the same. 5. To make it unlawful for anyone to have in possession, for any pur- Dose, more man one-nan gallon oi spirituous liquor. 6. To provide for the seizure and the confiscation of any property automobile, wagon or anything else used in transferring liquor for ille gal purposes. Now that the policy of our organ ization has been declared, it remains for the workers to get busy and car ry it into effect. The logisla-tion ask ed for is in keeping with the various temperance reports and resolutions that have been passed, in the 1 twelve months, by the churches their annual gatherings and, there fore, it is confidently expected that the church folk will line up solidly be hind the Anti-Saloon League in working for this legislation. The one thing needful to secure this legislation is the election to the next General Assembly of members who will vote for it; and it is up to the prohibitionists of every county and senatorial district to see to the election of such men. The State pri maries will be held in June, and ev ery candidate for nomination should, as soon as he announces his candi dacy, be interrogated to know if he will support our proposed legislation, and oar influence should be given to the candidate, or candidates, .-who will support it .A ''little -work now. (Continued On Page Four) , That Many More Expected On Thursday, Big Day .of Annual Meeting CAMPS IN OPEN PLACES Women Entertained In Homes Irvin Cobb to Be Speaker Tonight Four Cities Want 1917 Reunion (By the United Press) lliimingnam, Ala., May 1(5. Con federate veterans and Sons and daughters of the Confederacy, num bering nearly 40,000, thronged Bir mingham today for the 2(!th annua re-union. As many more, it is esti mated, will arrive on' Thursday, th closing day. Thousands are encamped in arm style at the fair grounds and in th parks. Birmingham has opened its door to the women accompanying the vet erans. Washington, Motngomcry, Memphi anil. Atlanta are asking tor nex years reunion. Irvin JS. Cobb is on I'onight's program for a speech. TANKERSLEY GOES TO JAIL FOUR MONTHS Salisbury, May 15. Four month: n jail was the sentence imposed to day upon Engineer A. Tankersley charged with manslaughter. After a hard-fought trial last week Tankers- ey was found guilty in connection with the wreck of a football specia n Salisbury, November 24th, when two Charlotte business men were killed and a score of others injured me DOZEN SHOTSSHORT RANGE; NO ONE HURT (Special to Tr Free Press) Washington, N. C, May 1(5. .M M. Jones, a deputy sheriff, and Luth er Allen, negro owner of two Suit cases of whisky, emptied their revol vers at each other at a distance of just exactly 10 feet, a few miles from here. Neither was hit! His .ammunition expended, Allen fled. iTT COUNTY NEGRO BOY KILLS ANOTHER (Special to The Free Press) Greenville. May Hi.-Iionvy Kelly, colored boy, shot and killed Roy Ebram, another hoy of his ,a,T, at louse, Pitt county. They were play ing. You don t believe I II shoot you, do you?'' Kelly asked. lie null ed the trigger. Kelly Is in' hiding. DRESSED UP FOR ELKS' CONVENTION (Special to The Free Press) Washington, N. C May lfiWash ington is decorated to the limit for the State convention of the Elks here Wednesday and Thursday. Pur- pic and white predominate in 1he col ors of thousands of yards of stream ers and pennants. MfTHODISTS; NORTH, ENDORSE UNION1 OF CHURCHES SECTIONS (By th United Press) Saratoga, N. Y., May IS. The General conference of the Method ist Episcopal church today adopt ed a report endorsing the proposed union of the churches of the North and South.' ' OBREGON KNOWS PUNITIVE EXPEDITION HAS BUT ONE PURPOSE AND WILL NOT TRY TO HINDER IT, SCOTT TELLS THE OFFICIALS Administration Not In Slightest Uneasy Over Situation Now Simmers Down to Same Class as German Relations-Time Must Be Had to Straighten Out Conditions On Border Satisfactory Working Agreement, Chief of Staff Advises Cabinet Tampico Only Thorn In Side Now Capture of Villa Accomplished, United States Will Not Interfere Further In Affairs of Southern Re public, Realized By Obregon Washington, May 1G General Scott's formal report on the border conferences was laid before the Cabinet to day, and the officials believe a satisfactory working agreement has been reached between the United States and the de facto government. Except for a slight uneasiness over the Tampico situ ation, the Administration today admittedly felt that the Mexican situation for the time being at least has sim mered down to the same class with the German situation. Time Needed for Readjustment Time alone, officials believed, was needed completely to clarify the bordei conditions. One outstanding result of the Scott-Obregon parleys was the former's positive belief that Obregon is convinced that the punitive expe dition has but one purpose, the ending of Villa, the bor der bandit. . ; MAY USE BOY SCOUTS AS USHERS AT ST. LOUIS NATIONAL CONVENTION (By the United Press) St. Louis, May Id. Preparations for the Democratic National Conven tion which will be called to order here June 14 were in full swing to day. The police department was prepar ing a schedule for policemen and de tectives to be followed during the stay of the delegates. . l!oy Scouts will act as ushers in the Coliseum. COST HIM TEN CENTS RUN FOR PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES (By the United Press) Salem, Ore., May Hi. -It cost Charles K. Lockwood just ten cents to run for President of the United States, according to his official statement of expenditures and con tributions on file in the Secretary of State's office today. Lockwood withdrew from the pri maries when he learned that Charles K. Hughes,' justice of the Supreme Court, would be a candidate. Here is his expense jiceount: April 15 Wasted two-cent stamp t'ying to get support of the editor of a Portland newspaper, 2c; April 18- Used two-cent stamp replying to Seattle newspaper's request for pic ture and life sketch, 2c; April ID- Spent two cents for stamp on letter to John Kendrick Pangs, humorist. enlisting his support as a spellbinder in my behalf. 2c; April 20 Spent two cen's for postage on letter soli citing endorsement of Kentucky Klick, 2c; April 21 Borrowed two cent stamp for letter to Secretary of State Olcoti, withdrawing my candi dacy in favor of Justice Charles E. Hughes, 2c; Total expenditures, 10c. THE DAY ON LOCAL COTTON EXCHANGE Just one bale of cotton was sold here by 3 o'clock today. It brought 11 1-8. WEST LACKING WILD AND WOOLLY STEERS Dickinson, N. DM May 16! Be cause there are no more wild steers in the wild and wooly west, the B. P. O.' E. State convention, meeting here today, had to send all the way to wild and wooly Mexico to get some to be used in a pageant tomorrow. VILLA MAY BE LOST FOREVER, BUT THEY HAVE FOUND HIS DOG (By the United Press) Cleveland, May 16. Villa's where abouts may be unknown, but his dog has been found. It's in Cleveland, the pet of Mrs. Martin Sanders. He's a Chihuahua bred puppy named Chi quita Spanish for small. When Villa left Juarez he left the "purp" with his brother, who gave him to a horse exhibitor at the races, who old the dog to Mrs. Sanders. FIVE SILOS TO BE PUT UP IN LENOIR COUNTY There are but three silos in Len oir county now, but five are to be built in the next few weeks, it is ex pected. Contemplating linstalling them are J. K. Cameron, Sharon; H. P. Hardee, Kinston; R. G. Hodges, Falling Creek; E. N. Dickerson, Kin ston, and Have Edwards, on the Central Highway. The silos will cost from ?I00 to $200 each. LOCAL WATER SUPPLY IN PERFECT CONDITION A report made by the State Labo ratory of Hygiene Monday on a sam ple of the Kinston water supply shows that the supply is in excel lent condition. Theou.rce was a tap. There was no vestige of sedi ment, color, turbidity or odor. Al kalinity (in terms of calcium Carbo nate) was 1)0.0; chlorine. 7; total No. bacteria (harmless) at 20 C. per c.c, 100; total number of bacteria at 38 C. per c. c, 1. Colon bacilli and oth er dangerous baotoria were not pres ent in the slightest number. CREAM SHIPPED HERE FROM NAT! CAPITAL Local dairies do not begin to upJ ply the demand at this season. Cream for ice cream manufacturers is ship ped in from some distance. One man receives almost daily shipments from Washington, D. C - JURY FROM ROBESON FOR CUMBERLAND" CASE Fayetteville, May 15 A -special venire of thirty-six men is now being drawn from the citizenship of Kobe son county by Cumberland county of ficials, from which to select a jury lor the second trial of the casa "of Daniel Carter vs. the International II arrester Company " 1 , ' . i i
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