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KINSTON, N. O, SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1916
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Annual Diocesan Council
Great Throngs Assembled to Do Honor to Nation's Chief Spoke to Shopmen at Spcn
Executive and First Lady of Land, Who Honored the cer En RouteNew Age
State With Their presence Mr. Wilson Avoided Po
litical References In His Address, Which Was Brief
Sensationalists Had No Opportunity Wants United
States to Be "Big Brother of the World"
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(By C. W. M'DEVETT, Staff Correspondent)
Charlotte, May 20. Ten thousand people heard the
President's address this afternoon, the feature of the
Twentieth or. May celebration.
He spoke briefly. Those who looked for something
sensational were disappointed. Mr. Wilson didn t refer
to the political situation.
The Chief Executive eulogized the Mecklenburg De
ciarauon. ite reierred to "the minor declaration at
Philadelphia." He pled for perpetuation of those Ameri
can ideals that have made this the great nation that it is
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ui vyuciuaiuii uie x-xesiueia quoieu scripture. Alter and Stuart of Virginia. Senator
cvcj wiv 01,111 oiiidii vuitc ul JiUJllillllUV must De uvtrnian, Secretary Daniels am
heeded, he said. This was taken to indicate his opinion manr ther distinguished quests.
that thlS Nation ShOUld be the big brother Of the World " spectacular industrial parade was re
(By ROBT. J. BENDER,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Charlotte, May 20. Thousands of
descendants of the Scotch-Irish moun
taineers, who a hundred and forty-
ore years ago today declared their
independence of Great Britain, greet
ed President Wilson when he arrived
this morning to make 'the principal
address at the anniversary celebra
tion of the Mecklenburg Declaration.
Among the thousands wh gathered
were Governors Craig of North Ca
rolina, Manning of South Carolina
Sessions to Begin at 9 P.
M. Noted Speakers for
Tomorrow Many Dele
gates Coming
Charlotte, N. C, May 20.--Char-lotte's
population was swelled al
most to 100,000 by the most con
servative estimate, by the thousands
who flocked into the city from Cen
tral and Western Carolina and parts
of South .Carolina and Virginia, and
even from Tennessee, last night and
this morning, to help North Carolina's
Queen City eclebraic the 141st an
niversary of the signing of the Meek- j
lenburg Declaration of Independence. '
There are some hundreds .he.re from :
Eastern Carolina; many a familiar
face is seen by a person from "down
home."
Presidential Party Arrives.
The President, Mrs. Wilson, Sec
retary of the Navy Daniels, Secre
tary Tumulty, Dr. 'Grayson, the Pres
ident's physician, and others in the
Prsidental party arrived at the
Southern station about 10 o'clock,
having come on the section of a reg
ular train from Washington. The
President's program is to end early
in the afternoon by hjs expressed
wish, and he will spend the remain-:
ler of the day here resting. The
party will return tonight.
iMr. and Mrs. Wilson and party
were received at the reviewing stand
at 10:30 o'clock by Governor Craig,
Governor Manning of South Caroli
na and 'Governor Stuart of Virginia.
with members of their staffs in uni
form, civilian dignitaries and ladies.
It was quite a brilliant assemblage
on the platform to greet the Chief
Executive and the others.
Splendid Parade.
At 11 o'clock there started the
finest pageant Charlotte ever wit
nessed. A brigade of the North Ca
rolina National Guard cavalry, in
fantry and coast artillery marching
as infantry headed the line. The in
dustrial section was a magnificent
spectacle. Charlotte's merchants and
manufacturers spared no expense to
show off the city's industrial achieve
ments to 'the visiting throngs. Ca
det, veterans and pretty girls were
in the procession, which was many
blocks long. Seven or eight brass
bands, including the Kinston band,
were in line.
Decorated to the Limit
The lights and bunting used to de
corate the West Carolina metropolis
for this occasion cost fortune. The
display outdoes by. far anything in
the way qf decoration ever nndertak-
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fire and health departments' em
: ployes wora spanking new uniforms,
just o show the world there was
nothing cheap about Charlotte. The
police, by the ; way about half
enough in number for such a city
handled the crowds in metropolitan
' fashion. ' "-
. Carnival attraction and the parks,
"with "something doing' every min
ute," were filled during the early af
ternoon as fast as cars running on
double schedule could carry the
Sham Rattle a Feature.
A sham 'battle is to be pulled off
during the afternoon, with more than
2,000 militiamen participating.
The Kinston contingent will leave
Charlotte at 1 p. m., arriving home
at 8 o'clock Sunday morning.
NATIONAL GUARD TO
PRESENT THE BATTLE OF
MARNE AT SHEEPSHEAD
Sheepshead Bay, L. I.. May 20.
Several hundred Congressmen, Sen
ators and Statp and city official
from all over the United States are
here today to see the historic battle
of the Marne reproduced by 10,000
national guardsmen at Sheepshead
Bay Speedway.
Another .biff event of the r.even day
meet will be the 250-mile cavalry
races of picked cavalry groups start
ing simultaneously lrom cities in
New York, Vermont. Pennsylvania,
-Maryland, Massachusetts and other
States and racing to New York City.
It will he the first race of the kind
ever staged.
viewed by President Wilson and oth
er dignitaries soon after their arriv
al. Mrs. Wilson, Secretary Tumul
ty, Dr. Cary T. Grayson and staff are
in "ho presidential party.
President Spoke En Route.
At Spencer President Wilson talk
ed "full dinner pail" to railroad shop
men. "We're working on full time
auo good pay aw! that the dinne
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pan h a-neuping, snouted the men
"Yes, and those pails should be filled
to overflowing, answered the Presi
dent.
I he President said at Spencer,
Whether we will or not, we're at
the beginning of a new age. We
must be sure not to give countenance
to men holding us back. Republican
leaders, not knowing the problems of
(he new dav. are Irviny iit hlm-k nnr
progress.
A a r' . . . . .
n v.nanoue tne grandstand was
surrounded by 40,000.- When two-
score Confederate veterans a sued
the President stepped to the front
and saluted them. At Charlotte the
r. : j . , ...
ire&Kieius suoject was How we
shall keep the fires burning under
the melting pot to keep out untaint
ed Americanism."
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THEY THROW AWAY THE
KEY EVERY QUARTER
A CENTURY IN CAFE
Milwaukee, Wis., May 20. Twenty-five
years ago today, wiih solemn
ceremony, the key to one of Milwau
kee's little German cafes was thrown
into the Milwaukee river. In com
memoration of the anniversary today.
a procession of rotund men again
AMATEUR DRIVERS
GET CHANCE TO LET 'ER
OUT AT CHICAGO TODAY
(By the United Press)
Chicago, HI., May 20. Amateur
auto drivers, those who just fairly
hone to "let 'er out" will have their
innings at the Maywood Speedway
:oday where the Chicago Automobile
Club wll stage its annual non-pro
fessional auto contest. Only those
pilots whose cars have qualified un
der the preliminary examination of
the technical committee and who
moved down Mason street to the riv- haye withstood! the elimination trials
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er, where a huge wooden Key wa?
tossed into the water by Otto Wag
ner. Then the celebration started.
The nlace has not been closed for
twenty-five years and is a headquar
ters for politicians, newspaper men
and other leading lights.
in the last few weeks, will compete.
Drivers from all over the central
west are entered. The biggest race
is for the western Interclub trophy.
GATTI-CASSAZA NOW
SEEKING VOICES TO
VALUE FEW MILLIONS
New York, May 20. -Giulio Gatti
Casazza, general manager of the Me
tropolitan Opera, sailed today for
Genoa aboard the Duca d'Aosta, to
seek a new crop of operatic stars
for next season. Some contracts ex
pire this season with artists, that
may not be renewed and substi:ute
must be found. GattnCasazza will
comb war-torn Europe for a couple
of million dollars worth of voices.
He Is just as apt to find a $100.00
tenor serving eoup in a restaurant.
or a $50,000 baritone bawling the
Italian equivalent of "JU-tgi, Bones
and Bottles" a he is to find them 4o
the manner bom.
SUPERIOR COURT TO
SIT HERE NEXT WEEK
Several Important Cases to Come Up
During One-Week Criminal Term
Partello Woman, David La son
and Sanderson Facing Trial
Judge Bond to Preside
Superior Court for a one-week
criminal term will be convened Mon
day morning by Judge Wm. Bond of
Edenton. Several important cases
are expected to be tried during the
term.
Margaret Partello, charged with
killing Harry Stein; David Lawson,
colored, accused of murdering a boy
of his race, and Bryant Sanderson,
alleged slayer of Amos Becton, a
well-known planter, a week ago, are
likely to be brought up for tria-
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The annual council of the Diocese
of East Carolina will be convened in
St. Mary's Episcopal chiyeh here to
night at 9 o'clock. Two hundred
and fifty delegates may be in at
tendance. The congregations of Wil
mington and Edenton are expected
to send about equal numbers. Bishop
T. iC. Darst will preside. New Hern,
Wilmington. Kinston and Was'tii'gton
are expected to be the cities most
largely represented.
Tomorrow's Services.
Rev. Archer Rougher of Fayeltlc
ville is schduled to preach the con-
ciliar sermon tomorrow morning at
11 o'clock. An address on social ser
vice is to be given in the Grand The
ater Sunday afternoon at 4:.'!0 by Dr.
J. Hardy Dillard of Charlottesville,
Va. Dr. S. 'Harrington Lilloll of
Hankow, China, will sneak on mis
sions Sunday night. The public gen-
Sonsation Sprung at Ashc-
villc Convention Today
Publication Boards to IJe
Consolidated New Or
leans Next Meeting Place
(By the United Press)
Asheville. May 20. The Women
Missionary Union today pledged lif
teen thousand dollars to the Southern
Baptist Home and Foreign Mission
Boanl s debt. There was a sensation
when lb,- convention voted to nbolis
the field secretaries and consolidat
the publication boards. New Orleans
was chosen for the next convention
Rev. ('. W. Duke of Tampa is to de
liver I lie sermon.
HOUSE PASSES SHIP
Pl'HCll ASK HILL TODAY.
Washington, Mny 20, illy a
vote of 211 lo Hil, the House
passed the Alexander administra
tion ship purchase bill
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ST. MARY'S EPISCOPAL CHUKC1I
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Where Sessions of Council of East Carolina Diocese
Will lie Held
erally is
services.
invited to attend all the
Monday a Busy Day.
Tonight's session will be given over
to organization.
On Monday business sessions of
the council will be held and the af
filiated women's organizations will
meet. Several important addresses
are to be made.
The Woman's Auxiliary in session
Monday at 11 o'clock will have its
president, Mrs. J. G. Staton of Wil-
iamston, in the chair.
Mrs. F. R. Rose of FayeUeville,
the leader of the JunfiSr Auxiliary,
will be in charge of the Junior meet
ing Monday afternoon at 3:30. At
this meeting there will be an exhibi
tion of maps drawn by the members
from all over the diocese. As spe-
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ci.u guusu ivnss Virginia naro, and
Sir Walter Raleigh, will take a most
important part in the sime. Many
children of kinston will avail them
selves of 'this opportunity to meet
Miss Dare and Sir Walter.
Mrs. Thos. P. Noe will preside at
al! the Girls' Friendly Society meet
ings. A cordial invitation is extended to
all the women of the city to attend
these meetings.
GARMENT WORKHS WANT
TO STANDARDIZE COLORS
Chicago, May 20. Steps toward
adopting standard colors are to be
taken by American garment manu
facturers to offset the dye shortage
caused by the war in Europe, at the
annual meeting of the American
Garment Manufacturers.1; Associa
tion which will open here tomorrow.
Representatives of 300 firms are here
for the meeting.
The dye question will be the most
important to come before the meet-
log although the shortage of raw
materials also will te discussed.
Galbraith Miller, Jr., of Milwau
kee, is president of the association.
Red Cross reports from Canada say
thousands of soldiers in Europe have
been poisoned by the inferior dyes
manufacturers have been compelled
to in in clothing made for ' ' the
troop. ,
TODAY MISS M'CREADY'S
WEDDING DAY, BUT IT'S
SURE THERE'LL BE NONE
New York. May 20. This is the
wedding day of Miss Emily Ayune
McCready, sister of Thomas L. Mc
Cready, founder of Vanity Fair, but
Miss McCready will not marry Lang
don Gillett, director of the Thimble
Theater on Fifth avenue, today as
planned.
The explanation 'i that five weeks
ago, after the wedding day had been
announced, Miss CcCready was taken
io the hospital for an operation. The
outcome being doubtful, Mr. Gfllet
went with Dr. Percy S. Grant, the
divine who was to have officiated to
day, and the wedding was solemnis
ed beside the hospital cot on which
Miss McCready lay, jusi before the
operation was performed.
German Seaplanes Raid
English Coast One Shot
Down After Thrilling
Night Chase No Casual
ties Reported From Lon
don
Uy J. P. JI BARLEY,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Rome, May 20. Emulating the ex
ample of the German heir apparent,
the Austrian Crown Prince has ar
rived at Trent to direct the campaign
against Yincenza, the Verdun of the
Italian northern front. Though the
Italian official statement admitted a
further retirement, it is believed here
that the Austrian offensive has been
halted. Over 200,000 Austrinns are
engaged.
German Seaplanes Raid
English Coast.
London, May 20. German, sea
planes raided the east coas't of Kent
county at 2 o'clock this morning, the
war office- announced. One wa.s
brought down near the Belgian coast.
ifter a thrilling night' chase.
Col. Sibley's Forces HavcS
Accomplished Mission
Across Border and Will
lie Returned to Patrol
Duty at Once
PRISON PHYSICIAN
SAYS ONE OUT OF A
SCORE IS INNOCENT
(By the United Pres)
St. Paul, Minn.,' May 20. Minne
sota was urged today to hire capa
ble attorneys to adviss penitentiary
prisoners, upon whose conviction tho
State .spent hundred." of -dollars, how
to get out, when Dr. G. A. Newman,
prison physician nt the Stillwater
penitentiary, appeared before the
State Pardon Board.
lie said ne is convinced one prison
er in "y now tiehind tne Imrs. is inno
cent. F. A. Whit icr, Stale parole
agent, favors the plan.
San Antonio, May 20. With
draws! of the second American
punitive expedition from Mexico
to Iloquillos will be accomplished
in a few days. Col. Sibley .be
lieves the mission of dispersing
the Glenn Springs raiders baa
been accomplished, and has p
notified the War Department.
Therefore the Sixth cavalry will
be utilized for Uig Rend patrol
nervier.
OREGON REPUBLICANS
ARE FOR MR. HUGHES
Early Returns From- Preferential
Primaries So Indicate Mr. Wil
son the Unanimous Choice of the
Democrats He Was Unopposed
Iturfon and Cummins Behind
(By the United Press)
Portland, Ore., May 30. Justice
Hugres is overwhelmingly the choice
for presidential nominee of the Cjre
gon Republicans, according to early
rellurns from the preferential prim
ary. Returns from twelve out of six
teen counties, indicate that Hughes
had a tremendous plurality j ver
Burton and Cummins. On the Dem
ocratic side President Wilson la unopposed.
BULLETINS
AMF.HICAN REVOLUTIONIST
TO RE RELEASED.
Washington, May 20. Am
bassador Page has cabled that
John Kilgallon, the New
Yorker held in connection
with the Irish rebellion will
probably be given freedom.
AMERICAN REVOLUTIONIST
I'O BE RELEASED.
Washington, May 20 Ambas
sador Page has cabled that John
Kilgallon, the New Yorker held
in connection with the Irish re
bellion, will probably be given
freedom.
ANNUAL MEETING FREE
PRESS STOCKHOLDERS
Good Year's Work Reported Splen
did Circulation Increase Directors
Chosn Adjourned Meeting Di
rectors Next Friday for Organisa
tion and Other Business.
BOSS COX ANSWERS
SUMMONS.
Cincinnati, May 20. George
B. Cox. the former political rul
er and Ohio Republican leader,
died at Clifton Home today, fol
lowing a stroke of paralysis suf
fered in February.
The annual meeting of ;the stock
holders of The Kinston free Press
Company was held in the directors'
room of the First National iBank
building Friday afternoon. The re
port of Manager Braxton was heard
and the directors for the ensuing
year were elected. The same board
which has served sinco the new man
agement took charge was re-elected.
Those chosen were 'Messrs. N. J.
Rouse, T. V. Moseley, Lovit Hines,
J. F. Taylor, H. E. Moseley. J., II.
Cnnndy. IC. Felix Harvey, D. T. Ed
wards and D. F. Wooten. The direc
tors will meet again next Friday af
ternoon to elect the officers and take
up such other matters as will coma
up before t-hem.
The reports of the business for the
past year, read to :the stockholders
yesterday, showed that a very satis
factory business had been done, dur
ing the past twelve months. Parti
cularly gratifying was the splendid
showing an the subscription depart
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ALL SPECIAL TAXES WILL BE SUSPENDED
IF ADMINISTRATE PL ANS CARRY BEFORE
DECEMBER TWENTY FIVE MIL'ION SAV'D
Washington, May 20. American citizens will parti
cipate in the benefit from the Treasury's prosperity to
the extent of $2o,000,000 if Administration plans carry.
The leaders are planning to suspend between July and
December 31st all forms of special taxes on tobacco,
hankers' taxes, stocks, pawnshops, commercial, custom
house and brokers' taxes, theater, music and concert ,
halls, circus and" other exhibition taxes, commission mer-
chant taxes, taxes on bowling and billiard halls, taxes on
documentary papers, on telegrams, long distance phon3
calls and legal p apers, including notes.
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