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VOL. XVII. No. 313
FIRST EDITION
KINSTON, N.. C; MONDAY, MAY 28, 1916
FOUR PAGES TODAY
PRTCT2 TWO CENTS .
FIVE CENTS ON TRAINS
RUSSIA WILL NOT QUIT IF IT TAKES FRO!
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ANOTHER DEMAND TO FOUGHT 1 STREET
IN THE MUSE FIVE
OERtlANY,' EVEN TIIOUGII ALLIES 'DESERT
WASHINGTON GOV'T? SAT'D'Y AFTERNOON
MILES FROM KINST'N
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NOW UNTIL NINETtENTIIIRTi
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By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS. Lilted Press Staff Correspondent)
Petrograd, May 29. Russia will fight twenty years
if necessary, until Germany is forced to accept the Allies'
terms. Michael Rodhiahko, president of the Duma, tol
the United Press. He scoffed at the danger of Russian
revolutions. '' . , . '.' . --. ; , :
"There's no peace party in Russia," Dodhianko said
"This is a German lie." y
The Duma is solid in a demand that Russia continue
to fight uritir Germany puts her. icannon in a pile. The
Emperor; Duma and peasants are united in this, he said.
"You needn't accept my word exclusively. You are wel
come to the Duma floor, where you can talk to anyone
All will tell you what I've told you. With a better spirit
in the army, which is now far better equipped, Russia
will fight until Germany is beaten, whatever her allies
may do," he declared.
WAITE WILL DIE IN
EUPRIC CHAIR AS
PENALTY FOR CRIME
Man Who Murdered Fath-er-in-Law
for Money to
Be Sentenced on June 1.
EJven His, Counsel Said
Verdict Was Just
(By the United Press)
New York, May 29. On. Arthur
Warren Waite, the- daper young
dentist-who -murdered- hia father-in-law,
John Peck of Grand Rapids, and
plotted to ikilt his wife, mother-in-
law and another relative of Mrs.
Waite w order to get the Peck mill
ions, convicted of first degree murder,
in a few minutes' time toy a jury yes
terday, will be sentenced to the elec
tric chair on Thursday.
The execution will probably take
place in July.
Evert counsel for the confessed
murderer declared (the verdict was
a just one.
TOBACCO MERCH'TS
IN BIG "CONVENTION
WASHINGTON TODAY
$1,500,000,000
Represented
of Capital
Statistics
of Industry in Country
Costly Cigars at Banquet
to Be a Feature
'DYNAMITE IS HAVING ,
A TIME (SETTING WATER
TO DRINK AT N. BERN
New Bern? May 28. Although he
' has reached a depth of more than 900
feet, "Dynamite"' Wllkins, , who' is
deepening one of the wells ;out at the
city waterworks plants in the hope
that pure water will newfound, fws
failed to locate it. That there ' is
absolutely pure water somewhere m
the neighborhood of the water-works
there is not the least doubt -and Mr.
Wilkins is intent on locating ,it, even
if it is necessary to go down for sev
era! thousand feet. '
BRIEFS IN THE NEWS , ,
OTHER tAST CAROLINA
Cities: and counties
Washington is about to'revive the
j-amnco oaotorDoat , Club, one one
of the largest in the Sooth.' A disas
trous tom in 1913 dealt Hie club
, falling blow by destroying scores of
eraft owned fcy members. Some of the
speedboats bad records in North At
, ; lantic- racing circles.' ;' , ;
Attorney-Oeneral . T. ; W Sickett,
candidate for Governor, spoke, i
ns .meeting at Baybore Saturday.
Major J G, fiaird of ' Charlotte,
Grand fhancellor' 6f he North Caro-
. Una Pythianit made an address in
-New Bern Sunday ' night. - :'
kandred negroes have been
taken -from New J3ern to Lamberts
, .iPoinV near Norfolk, to replace steve
, dores put puV of work there by're-
ent rioting! ' , - ; . ;
Adi"inW;eneral Lawrence Young
; Went CmP Glenn Saturday to pre-
,wr T-ne annual encarrpraent of
national CjarJ
encarrpment
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(By the United Press)
Washington. May 29. A billion
and a half dollars of capital was re
presented here today when. ih eteatr
est convention of tobacco merchants
in "tha history of the country began
at the New Willard. There are 600
delegates from every section of the
United States, and representing
every branch of the industry from
growers to leaf dealers manufactur
er, jobbers, and the men behind jthe
counters.
It is the 'first national convention
of tobacco merchants. Cigars that a
king couldn't afford to buy in any
quantity will be smoked at tonight's
banquet.
When a man tries to stop smoking
via the drop-ft-in-his-coffee cure
route, he takes a chance on contract
ing the cocaine or other drug habits,
the conclave was told. - It plans a
ficrht on the 42 varieties of com
pounds which claim to destroy the
desire 'for tobacco.
Impressive figures of Mm tobacco
industry were reported showing ithat
toba&co raising utilizes-thousands of
acres of land, the, Federat govern
ment collects $110,000,000 revenue
tax, the industry pays $175,000,000
wages to 200,000 workers and adver
tising gets $30,000,000 a year.
Representatives Supt. Caldwell of the City
Schools and Ex-Postmas
Mexican
Deny; Something On
Way, Rogers Says
THE TAMPICO SITUATION
ter Parrott Mix Broken
Nose, Knife Wounds and
Other Bruises Result
Alleged Confiscatory De
crees Reported Affecting
Americans The United
States Will Protest If the
Confirmation Is Had
(By the United Press)
By CARL W. ACKERMAN,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Washington, May 29 Conflicting
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vpiiuuiis as m wneiner arrunzu Jiua
or will address another formal note
to the United States developed (to
day. Manuel Mendez, ireporited as
bringing such a note, arrived, but de
clared Ignorance of any such mis
sion. He said he is merely on a va
cation and stopped on here when he
read reports of the note.
Mrs. T. H. Bribt and children have
gone to visit Mrs. Britt's mother,
near Tarboro.
JURY FOUND GLOVER
CHARGESHORT TIME
NGRIFTON BUSINESSMAN
DIED KINSTON SUNDAY
William T. Thompson, 1 a bachelor
merchant of Grif ton, 62 years old,
died here Sunday morning from sep
ticemia, which ( necessitated burial as
soon as possible. The funeral, con
ducted by Rev. H. A. Humble, pastor
of Queen Street Methodist church,
was held Sunday afternoon at 5, with
interment in -Maplewood cemetery,
this city, where relatives of Mr.
Thompson- were buried before him.
Mr. Thompson was doomed to die
for several days before his demise,
fie was virtually a dead man when
brought here, from Grif ton, physi
cians said. He is survived by itwo
brothers and ene sister.' : '
(By the United Press)
Washington, May 27. After
nine minutes' deliberation the ju
ry today returtied a verdict of
not guilty of perjury in the case
against Charka C. Glover, pres
ident of the Riggs National
Bank, and Henry Flather and
William Flather, officials of the
institution.
same
CONGRESSMEN LEAVING
CAPITAL BY DOZENS
Washington, May 28. The pre
convention exodus of members of
Congress already' has begun, many
members of the House and nearly
a score of Senators having left Wash
ington for preliminafjy (business per
taining to the Republican convention
in Chicago next week. Democratic
leaders will begin to depart later in
the week on political missions con
nected with the St Louis convention.
'amp.
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STRIKEBREAKERS AT THE
OLD DCrJNION WHARVES
Norfolk, VaV May 28. Fiva hun
dred strike-breakers, composed of
foreigners and negroes imported by
water from Hopewell, Va, were to
day landed at the wharves of th Old
Dominion Steamship Co. to t&ke the
place of longshoremen who have quif
work to enforce a demand for an in
crease n wacps.
ROOSEVELT HEADED
FOR KAS. CITY FOR
CONQUEST DF WEST
Begins Pre-onvention Pre
paredness Campaign
Platform Speech Tomor
row -Will Make Biggest
Card 'Hyphenate' Talk
(By United Press)
By PERRY ARNOLD,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Cleveland, May 29.Theodore
Roosevelt passed through here this
morning en route . to Kansas. City,
where he wilt open a brief pra-con-vention
preparedness- campaign : in
die hope of winning the West. Hia
Kansas City speech tomorrow is ex
pected to be his platform declara
tion id a pronunciamento cf the
policies for which he stands. II is
expected to go farther than in any
previous speech on Wednesday at
St Louis in defining the "hj-phci-
Snperintendent Barron Caldwell of
the Kins ton Graded Schools, and for
mer Postmaster J. F. Parrott en
gaged in a most unfortunate diflkul
ty Saturday afternoon between five
and six o'clock, near the corner of
Queen and North streets. As a re
sult Mr. Caldwell is suffering from
a painful knife wound running around
the back of hia neck from ear to ear
and. Mr. Par,ritt is nursing a fractur
ed nose and jbadly bruised eye.
m
The affair treated a great deal of
excitement , awl rumors were rife on
the streets Saturday night. The Free
Press has interviewed both the -principals
and if ; authorized to state
that it is th desire of both that the
mattet) nd without further combat.
This statement is made that rum
ors to the' contrary and ito the effect
that deadly .weapons wore to be
brought into' play may be ct a
naught. ,)
The diffical& arose over the award
ing of a medal, which Mr. Parrott
thought his daughter was entitled to,
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Supt CaldwelJ The score was an old
one, dating back to the close of the
schools for the 1915 session, and it
seems from the best accounts that it
was revived ft ew days ago in the ex
change of ': 'Rote's between " Meant.
uamwen ana.rarrott. Accounts verv
naturally differ. s
Mr. Caldwell's Statement.
Mr. Caldwell claims that he re
ceived a letter from Mr. Parrott in
the mails Saturday afiternoon, which
ho thought required an explanation
from both himself and Mr. Parrott.
He left the postofllee, and walking
up the streo.1, saw Mr. Parrott stand
ing on the sidewalk and asked him
to let him speak to him. Mr. Cald
well states that he had no desire or
purpose to precipitate a difficulty;
that he (told Mr. Parrott that he
thought explanations were in order,
whereupon Mr. Parrott said that he
did not want to discuss the matter
further. Mr. Caldwell pressed the
matter of explanations further, and
claims tnat Mr. narrow called him a
liar and that he then struck Mn. Par
rott with his fist, whereupon Mr.
Parrott undertook to stab him with
a knife and more blows were deliver
ed. In the mix-up Mr. Parroit cut
Mr. Caldwell, evidently raking him
acnoss the back of the neck, inflictt-
ing a wound which required seven
teen Btiches to close.
Mr. Parrott's Statement.
Mr. Parrott claims that he was at
tacked wii'.hout warning.. The essen
tial details of the opening of the con
versation which ended in the affray
of Messrs. Parrott and Caldwell
agree, although ithe immediate words
before blows were exchanged differ.
Mr. Parrott states that he expected
no trouble and denies that he called
Mr, Caldwell a liar or used any other
language which was offensive. He
did tell him that he did not want to
talk further, about the matter. Mr.
Parrott claims that he was standing
talking ft friends and was whittling
with his knife, which accounts for it
being open. '
After the scrimmage on the streets,
Mr. Caldwell, went with, friends to
the' office.-of Dr. Albert Parrott for
medical attention and while there Mr.
Panrott, accompanied by two of his
brothers went to Dr. Parrott' office.
The difficulty wa renewed but -by
quick interference of others no fur
ther serious damage was done.' The
impression waa " abroad . Saturday
night that the Messrs. Parrott went
to Dr. Parrott' office to look for Mr.
Caldwell, and there was some indig
nation expressed by the friends of
Mr. Caldwell. Mr. J. F. , Parrott
states that he did not know (that Mr.
Caldwell was in Dr. Parrott's office
and that it was for medical treat
ment that he went there, and vr.h
no intention of att.uk'r ?'r. " '
Roy Spence Gave Life In a
Fruitless Effort to Save
- Small Lad
FOUR SAW THEM GO DOWN
Boys Who Stood On Bank
Were Unable to Swim
Double Funeral of Vic
tims This Afternoon
Were 17 and 13
Roy Spence, 17, nnd Burrell Spence
13, ms of Maley Spence, a Neuse
township planter, were drowned in
Neuse rivor' Sunday afternoon about
2:30 q'clook.'ir The bodies were re
covered, an hour or two later. Coro
ner Eugene , Wood visited the place
and decided that an inquest was not
necessary, 'j;.'
Roy Spence died in a heroic, effort
to save the smaller victim.
. According to the lather, who was
here today, :'; the ' two boys, together
with another brother, two small un
eles and a sixth lad, left for ithe ri
ver to swim, about 1 o'clock. They
went into the stream at a point five
miles South of. Kinston. Burrell
Spence alone remained in the water
when, he struck a , deep place. He
could swim litjtle or none, aPd was
drowning when Roy Spence plunged
overboard and swam to his aid. The
smaller boy. clutched Roy : iSpence's
leg and carriehim down with him
The two drowned while the boys on
the bank, unable to swim, looked on
helpless to assist them.
The funeral of the brothers was to
be held at New (Hope church' this
af ;ernoon. Rev. C. W, Blanchard,
pastor of the First Baptist church of
this city, was to conduct it.
REED AT TRIAL FOR
MURDER, FACE CHARGE
OF STEALING MONEY
(By the United Press)
Atlanta, May 29. The work
of selecting the. jury to try Vic
tor and Ida Innc$ was begun to
day.' "'
Atlanta, Ga.. May 29. Tried and
acquitted in Texas on the charge of
murdering the two daughters of
Mrs. 'john - W. Nclms of Atlanta,
Lawyer Victor E. Innes and his wife,
Ida May lncs, went to trial here to
day for robbing, one of the girls of
$3,397,
Mrs. Nelms' two pretty young
daughters disappeared in June, 1914,
and have never been found.
JAMES IHLLf EMPI RE f BUILDER OF THE
NORTHWEST, DIED IN ST. PAUL THIS A; H.
FOLLOWING OPERATION IN SOPS HOUSE
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(By the United Press) . .
St. Paul, Minn., May 29. James J. Hill; the railroad
magnate and j empire , builder, died at a son's home here
this morning after an operation for infection of a thigh.
He was rushed here by a special train. , , .
Mrs. Samuel Hill of Washington, D. C, hurried info.
the death chamber just in time to grasp the hand of .- her
dying father, who was unconscious two hours before he
died, i ,., ,.. ; . , . .
AUSTRIA
GREECE SPOILS
KEEP OUT OF FIGHT
Reported Teutons Have Of
fered Athens Governm'nt
Parts of Serbia and Alba
niaFrench Have Upper
Hand at Verdun
(Copyright, 1916, by United Press)
Amsterdam, May 29. Greece
has been promised a slice ' of
Southern Serbia and Albania by
(he - Austro-Gcrmans if Bhe re
mains neutral, according to Ber
lin reports.
Paris, May 29. In a five-hour
battlo on the west Meuse bank, tlwo
violent, German attack from k ti' ;
Corbeaux Woods,' west of Cumiores,
were completely repulsed, the war
office today anouhecdr The second
attacks, at about "'midnight'-, was wag.
ed under a ghastly glare from illum
inating bombs.
little fire fiend
subnormal; result,
of mentality tests
Novella Chase Now An Jn-
f mate of State Institution.
Not Interested In . Any
thing Until She Saw Fire
Today; Then She Cried '.
NEW YORK GROWERS
TO ORGANIZE ON A
CALIFORNIA BASIS
(By the United Press)
Lockport, N. Yi, May 29.-To do
for New York and the East what or
ganization has dorte for Southern
California orange growers and Ore
gon 'apple men, to lay the founda
tion for tho standardization, grading,
packing and marketing of , Western
New York's iamous apples and
peaches, the farmers', congress will
be held in Lockpont June 1,'2'and
Several thousand farmers are ex
pected. Parades will be featured.
iNovella Chase, the little girl of
13 or 14 years of age who is alleged,
to nave started 30 or 40 'fires in the
home ot hen Jather, T. W. Chase, -ft
farm ilenant. . during the week . he
tween May 20 and 36, and to have
burned the home of a brother-in-lav
in the same vicinity a few miles
South of here, was Saturday ' night
committed "to the Caswell Training
School," the' State institution "nea'r
hear, where she is under surveillance,
faer f acne' agreed - to her commtft
ttient. which was advised by' local
authonities and 4 State Insurance 4n
spoctor. . ' ' ' v . r
iNovella Chase is subnormal. Sup
crintendent C.iB. McNairy admitted
as much .this morning -when he said '
she was not nearly as old mentally .
as physically, lie has mado eoverat :
tests. . -
The girj was stolidly indifferent bd
everything around her until thi3
morning when trash was' burned in
the rear "of one of tthe buildings at
the school. She saw the blazing pile
and biirist into tears. v ' ;
FARRWANTS UNITED
STATES SPEND HALF
BILLION ON DEFENSE
Pennsylvanian Advocates 16
to 25 Dreadnoughts, 250
Subs, and a Thousand
Flyers Good Insurance
Against . War, Declares
(By the United Press)
Washington, May 29. A building
program of 16 to 5 2o battleships,
1,250 submarines and a thousand air-
- . .
sh ips, was advocated by Representa
tive Farr o fPennsylvania today.
"Io you realize that your program
would cost $575,000,000 for construe
tion alone?" Hardy of Texas asked.
"If we went to war we'd spend
?23,0O0,O0O daily. I'd vote for iive
hun.lr-l n-.:" ions' to prevent war,"
MOUNT OLIVE BERRY "
CROP IS All IN NOW
Mount Olive, May28. The straw
berry crop for this, season . has prac
tically all been gathered and ship
ped and will approximate ! 25,000
crates, which is considerably below
the average yield of former seasons.
GOLDSBORO-KINSTON
PRINTERS ORGANIZE
BRANCH I. T. UNION
Coldsboro-Kinston . Typographical
Union No. 762 was organized in
Goldsboro Sunday, with nearly a
score of members. This branch of
the International Typographical
Union is the fourth largest in North
Carolina; there are but three larger
in Virginia. A representative of the
national association organized ' the
men, who include foremen, machine
operators, ad-setters, proof-readers,
etc ',y;Vvi-:-;':;
Features of the national organiza
tion include, better working condi
tions, elevation of the craft, death
benefits, a magnificent home in the
Colorado mountains for consumptive
members, and an unfailing custom
ito permit no member of the pi'nting
craft to be buried as a pauper. The
International Typograj.-Mcal . Union
Tt'oets in annual convention in D.ilti
pwe short h, an-1 the local in: 'on will
COTTON MILL AT NEW
BERN WILL HAVE SIX
THOUSAND SPINDLES
"New Bern' is -to have'' a xoittoni
mill in . operation-in-the course of a
few months," ,aid the New ,: Bern
Sun-Journal Saturday evening, "The
mill building aa planned- will be a 1
story affair, constructed of brick and
concrete, . wellrventilated and lighted
and, modern in every, respect. At.
first about 6.000 spindles will be ope
rated. White labor will be "employ
ed" and about 125 persons will be giv
en work. ' ' ' ' . '
"About $70,000 has been eubscrilM
ed. At a meeting Tuesday night ar
rangements will be made for the or
ganir.ation of the company.'' . .
GROUP OF FUTURE SEA '
LIONS READY ATi THE
NAVAL ACADEMY NOW.
Annapolis, Md., May . 29. June
week at Uncle ' Sam's , Naval Acad
emy iegan today. The receptions.
drills and dances three days ahead
of, June itself . and two .days behind!
the Informal opening Saturday, when
army and navy nines met in their an
nual baseball game, marks' the in
troduction to the practical; work-a-day
world of Unele Sam's 1918 classj
of future naval commanders.
Exercises in honor of the gradu
ating class that will go forth from
the academy as ensigns, started this
morning with a reception to the board
of visitors and - regimental infantrr
drill. Friday the program will ba
closed. In the mora in? the rraJ.ia-
tion excretes "1 l a ..hl. At r." V,
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