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KINSTON, N. C, MONDAY, MAY 29, 1916
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(By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS, United Press Staff Correspondent)
Petrograd, May 29. Russia will fight twenty years
if necessary, until Germany;
terms, Michael Rodhianko,
the United Press today. He
sian revolutions.
"There's no peace party
"This is a German lie. ;
The Duma is solid in a
to fieht until Germany puts
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.
AH will tell you what I've told you. With a better spirit
it 1 ? t A, .1.1.1. 1 T-
in tne army, wnicn is now
will fight until Germany is
may do," he declared.
WAITE WILL DIE IN
ELECTRIC CHAIR AS
PENALTY FOR GRIME
Man Who Murdered. Fath-er-in-Law
for Money to
Be Sentenced on June 1.
Even His Counsel Said
Verdict Was Just
(Special to The Free Press)
New York; May ' 29. Arthur
Warren Waito, the , daper young
dentist who murdered his father-in-iaw,
John. Peck of Grand Rapids, and
plotted to kill ' hia wife, mother-in-law
And another relative of Mrs.
Waite In order to get the Peck mill
ions, conviflted of first degree murder,
in a few minutes' time iby a jury yes
terday, will' be sentenced to the elec
tric chair, on Thursday.
The execution will probably take
place in Julyi '
Even ; counsel for the confessed
murderer declared the verdict was
a just one. . .
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GROUP OF FUTURE SEA
LIONS lEADY AT THE j
NAVAL ACADEMY NOW
Annapolis, Md.. May 29. June
week at Uncle Sam's Naval Acad.
emy began 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
orjd o Uncle Sam's 1916 class
of future naval commanders.
Exercises hy honor of the. gradu
ating class that will go fonth from
the academy as ensigns,' started .this
morning with a reception to the board
of visitors and regimental Infantry
drill. ; F riday . the program wHJ i be
closed'.. In the morning the gradua
tion exercises will be held.. At night,
in a Wg farewell bau Annapolis will
say goodbye to thenew ensigns.
? BULLETINS
W (Bjf &e United Pressor , .
VIRGINIA CONVENTIOX ' V ..
.WANTS WILSON- f:---r;-K.:'':rr-;
. . Washington, D. G, May 29 "
, ' Representative Carter . Glass
headed a 'delegation today that
asked' the. President to attend ,
the, Virginia Stat convention, on j
June! i .'1 '::'
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WAR STATEMENT, .
' Berlin, jMay 29, Tw French
atUcks at Cumieres last night
were coitpfetely repulsed, the
war office today announced. Vio
lent artifery fighting occurred
on both Heuse bank. "
Attoraey-Jkneral T. W. Bickett,
candidate ffr Covernor," p'Ske to a
"s mee:i,g ,t Bayboro Saturday.
is forced to accept the Allies'
president of the Duma, told
scoffed at the danger of Rus
M if
, in Russia," Dodhianko, said
'
demand that Russia continue
her cannon in a pile. The
iar Deuer equipped, Kussia
beaten, whatever her allies
TOBACCO MERCH'Tji
IN BIG CONVENTION
WASHINGTON TOBAY
$1,500,000,000 of Capital
Represented Statistics
Of .Industry in Country--
Costly Cigars at Banquet
to Be a Feature
(By the United Press)
Washington, May 29. A billion
and a half dollars of capital was re
presented here today when the great
est convention of tobacco merchants
in the history of the country began
at the New Willard." There are 500
delegates from 'every section of the
United States, and representing
every branch of the industry from
growers to leaf dealers, manufactur
er, jobbers, find the men behind (the
counters.
It is the first national convention
of tobacco merchants. Cigars that a
king couldn't afford to buy in any
quantity will be smoked at tonight's
banquet.
When a man trie$ to stop smoking
via the drop-it-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
fight on the 42 varieties of com
pounds which claim to destroy the
desjre for, tobacco.
Impressive figures of Vu? tobacco
industry were reported showing ithat
tobacco raising utilizes thousands of
acres of land, the Federal 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.
RIYERS AND HARBORS
FILIBUSTERS SHOCKED
' " 1 1 ':
Motion Including Provision for $20,-
, 000,000 to Be Apportioned by the
- Engineers Defeated by 41 to. 27
. . Resume Action This Afternoon to
r Prevent Final Action On Measure
1 , ;: (By the United Press)
Washington, May 29 Filibusters
against (the rivers and harbors bill
were, jolted today when a motion to
recommit the measure, carrying with
it instructions to the commerce com
mittee to report a $20,000,000 appro
priation to be governed by army and
navy engineers, Wa defeated 27 to
41., .They will resume action to pre
vent final action this afternoon.
SIHIKEEREAKERS AT THE
OLD DOMINION WHARVES
iNorfolk, Va., May 28 -Five hun
dred strike-breakers, composed .of
foreigners, and negroes imported by
water from Hopewell, Va, were to
day landed at the wharves of the Old
Dominion Steamship Co. .to take the
place of longshoremen who .have quit
Work to enforce a demand for an In
crease in wages.
Mexican r Representatives
Deny; Something On
Way, Rogers Says
THE TAMPICO SITUATION
Alleged Confiscatory De
crees Reported Affecting
Americans The United
States Will Protest If the
Confirmation Is Had
By CARL W. ACKERMAN,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Washington, May 29 Conflicting
opinions as to whether Carranza has
or will address another formal note
to the United States developed (to
day, Manuel Mendez, reported as
bringing such a note, arrived, but de
clared ignorance or any such mis
sion, lie said he is merely on a va
cation and stopped off here when he
read reports of the note,
Consul Rodgers at Mexico City (tel
egraphed that a communication of
some kind was on the way here.
Mexican Ambassador Arnedondo said
the fact that copies of the report of
the Scott-Obregon border conferences
are in the mails may have led ito re
ports of another Carranza note.
A protest rathen than representa
tions will (be made by the United
States if it develops thait decrees af
fecting Americans at Tampico are
confiscatory,, as reported yesterday.
CONGRESSMEN LEAVING
CAPITAL BY DOZENS
wa9nington, May zs. 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 preliminary 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
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NOTHING DOING ON
COTTON EXCHANGE
No cotton had been sold here to
day by 3 o'clock.
New York futures quotations were:
January , 13.05 13.13
March 13.19 13.24
July 12.73 12.80
October 12.84 12.91
October .. ...12.84 12.91
December .. 13.01 13.08
ROOSEVELT HEADED
FOR KAS. CITY FOR
flF WFST
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Begins Pre-Convention Pre
paredness Campaign
Platform Speech Tomor
row Will Make Biggest
Card 'Hyphenate Talk
By PERRY ARNOLD,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Cleveland, May 29. Theodore
Roosevelt passed through here , this
morning en route to Kansa City,
where he will open a brief pre-con-
rention prepsr'dness campaign :n
ithe hope of . winning the West. His
Kansas City speech tomorrow is ex
pected to be his' platform declara
tion and a pronunciamenfo of . the
policies for which he stands. He is
expected to go farther, than in any
previous speech on Wednesday at
St Louis in defining - the "hyphen
ate." ;
Supt. Caldwell of the City
Schools, and Ex-Postmas
ter Parrott, Mix Broken
Nose, Knife Wounds and
Other Bruises Result
Superintendent Barron Caldwell of
the Kinston ti railed Schools, ana lor
mer rostmaster j. . I'arrott, en
gaged in a most unfor.tunaiie diflicul
ty Saturday afternoon 'between five
and six o'clock, near the corner of
Queen and North streets. As a re
suit Mr. Caldwell is suffering from
a painful knife wound running around
the back of his neck from ear' to ear
and Mr. Parrott Is nursing a fractur
ed nose and badly bruised eye.
The affair created a great deal of
excitement and rumors were rife on
the streets Saturday night. The Free
Press has interviewed both the prin
cipals and is authorized to state
that it is the desire of .both that the
matter) end 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 Bet at
naught.
The difficulty arose over the award
ing or a meaai, wnicn Mr. rarroti
thought his daughter was entitled to,
and which he claims was promised by
Supt. Caldwell. 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 a few days ago in the ex
change of notes bq'.ween Messrs.
Caldwell and, Parrott. Accounts very
naturally differ.
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 postoffice, and walking
up the streot. saw Mr. Parrott stand
ing on the sidewalk and asked him
to let him sneak to him. Mr. Cald
well states that ho had no desire or
purpose to precipitate a oiincuny;
that he lold 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 that Mr. Parrott called him a
liar and that he then struck Mn. Par
rott with his fist, whereupon Mr.
Parrott undertook to stab him with
a Knire anu more wows were oeuver
. . l. ,
ed. In the mix-up Mr. Parrott cut
lr. Caldwell, evidently raking him
across the back of the neck, mllicit
ing a wound which required seven
teen stiches to close.
Mr. Parrott's Statement
Mr. Parrott claims that he was at
tacked wij.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
ho 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 wanit to
talk furtheq about the matter. Mr.
Parrott claims that he was standing
talking fto 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.
Parrott, accompanied by two of his
brothers went to Dr. Parrott's office.
The difficulty was renewed but by
quick interference of others no fur
ther serious damage was done. The
impression was . abroad Saturday
night that the Messrs. Parrott went
to Dr. Parrott's 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 Ithere, and with
no intention of attacking Mr. Cald-
(Continued oa Tage Four)
Roy Spence Gave Life In a
Fruitless Effort to Save
Small Lad
FOIIR SAW THEM CO DOWN
RqVS Who Stood
On Bank
Were Unable to Swim
Double Funeral of Vic
tims This . Afternoon
Were 17 and 13
Roy Spcncc, 17, and Burrell Spence,
13, sons , of Maley Spence, a Neuse
township planter, were drowned in
Neuse river Sunday afternoon about
2:30 o'clock. 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.
Roy Spence died in a herr effort
to save the smaller victim.
According to the father, who was
here today, the two boys, together
with another brother, two small un
cles 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 li title or none, and was
drowning when Roy Spence plunged
overboard and swam to his aid. The
smaller boy clutched Roy Spence's
leg and carried him dowif 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
afternoon. Rev. G. W. Blanchard,
pastor of the First Baptist church of
this city, was to conduct it
FREED 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 Innes was begun to
day. Atlanta, Ga.. May 20. 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 Ines, went to trial here to
day for robbing one of the girls of
$3,397.
Mrs. NelmV two protty young
daughters disappeared in June, 1914.
and have neyer. been found.
FARR WANTS 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 25 battleships,
250 submarines and a thousan air
ships, was advocated by Representa
tive Farr of Pennsylvania today.
"Do you realise that your program
would cost $575,000,000 for construc
tion alone?" Hardy of Texas asked."
"If we went to war we'd spend
$25,000,000 daily. I'd vote for five
hundred millions - to prevent war,"
said Farr.
Mr. EJ.
Hill of Arba-vras-a-Eia-
(By the United Press)
St. Paul,-Minn., May 29. James J. Hill, the railroad
magnate and 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 into
the death chamber just in time to grasp the hand of her
dying father, who was unconscious two hours before he
died. - '
AUSTRIA PROMISES
GREECE SPOILS TO
KEEP OUT OF FIGHT
Reported Teutons Have Of
fered Athens Governm'nt
Parts of Serbia and Alba
niaFrench Have Upper
Hand at Verdun
(Copy right 1916, by United Press)
Amsterdam. May 29. Greece
has been promised a slice of
Southern Serbia and Albania by
the Austro-Germans if she re
mains neutral, according to Ber
lin reports.
Paris, May 29. In a five-hour
battle on the west Mouse bank, (two
violent German attack from the
Corbeaux Woods, west of Oumicres,
were completely repulsed, : the war
office today anouncod. The , second
attacks, at about midnight, was wag
ed under a ghastly glare from illum
inating bombs.
NEW YORK GROWERS
TO ORGANIZE ON A ,
CALIFORNIA BASIS
(By the United Press)
Lockport. N. Y., May 29. To do
for New York and the Eas what or-ganiza-tion
has done for Southern
California orange growers and Ore
gon apple men, to lay the founda
tion for the standardisation, grading,
packing and marketing of Western
New York's famous apples and
peaches, the farmers' congress will
be held in Lockpont June 1, 2 and
3.
Several thousand farmers are ex
pectcd. Parades vill be featured.
MOUNT OLIVE BERHY
CROP IS ALL IN NOW
Mount Olive, May 28. The etraw
beqry 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
Goldsboro-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 . . ..'
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
io permit no member of the pi Anting
craft to be buried as a pauper. The
International ' Typo-raj hu-r.l Union
meets in annual convcr.'.:.n i i T-CiU
more shortly, "and the local vnim v "1
le represented there.
LITTLE FIRE FIEND
SUBNORMAL, RESULT
OF MENTALITY TESTS
Novella Chase Now; Ajri In
mate, of State Institution.
Not Interested In Any
thing Until She Saw Fire
Today; Then She Cried
(Novella Chase, the little girl of
13 or 14 years of age who is alleged
to have started 30 or 40 fires in the
home of hen father, T. W. Chase, a
farm itenant. during the week be
tween May 20 and 26, and to hav
burned the home of a brother-in-law
in the same, vicinity a few miles
South of here, was. Saturday night
committed to the Caswell Training
School, the State, , institution near
hear, where she is under surveillance.
Her father agreed to her committ
ment, which was advised, iby local
authorities and a State insurance in
spector, j , t j
.Novella Chase is subnormal. .'Sup
erintendent C. (B. McNalry admitted
as much this morning when he said
she was not nearly as old mentally
as physically. He has mada several
testa.. ' 1 . r 1 1
The girl was stolidly, indifferent to
everything around her . until- this ;
morning when trash was burned in
the rear of one of 'buildings at
the school. She saw the jblazingpile
and four's into, tears, '
JUDGE' BOND'S-REMARKS.
ANENT CONVICT SYSTEM
Statement Spread Upon Records, In'
Superior Court In Case of E. W.
Mincher Sentenced, to Jail for 12 ,
Months Case Appealed ,
There was much interest in th re
marks of Judge Bond Saturday after
noon in Superior Court, when he sen
tenced E. , W. Mincher, the eonvict
boss, convicted of inhuman treatment
in adminiltering punishment to pris
oners, to, 12 months in I the' county
Jail. The decision was rendered too
late for more than the bare facts to '
be related in Saturday's Free Press.
Today we give, the words of Judge
Bond: ! -: ''" ';:Z:
"This 'conduct, rith the rec
ord standing as it does, portrays .
a career of beating " that the
Court has not yet seen equalled.
"Some years ago, during the Span.
ish-American war, Senator Thurston
and his wife went to Havana. : They
there saw ' drunken Spanish . officers
laughing at and mocking Cuban wo
men walking by their windows beg
ging for bread,' with starving chil
dren in their arms. It so overcame
Mrs. Thurston thait it prostrated her,
and tshe exacted of her husband the
promise that he would make a speech
in the Senate of United States to try
to help the Cubans; and he began
his great speech, his wife having died
before then, with the statement that
he spoke by command of silent lips.
Unsigned , Appeals to Court.
"I feel that what I am saying
bears to some extent, an analogy to
that this evenink. The men who have
been maltreated," except t';o?e whose "
terms are our, cannnt le l:t-J, ex
cept tnat : e cj ;rt r.ij Inn li
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