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VOL. XVIIL No. 14
SECOND EDITION
KINSTON, N. O, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1916
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FOffilREE DAY? TO
IN IDLENESS; SUFFRAGISTS ON THE JOB
Twenty Thousand Persons
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Joscphus Daniels Thinking Seriously of Starting a
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Southerners Backing Taggart In Opposition to a Bid
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for tne Jnoose vote uumpurs ana waisn asKing ior
Government' Ownership Endorsement Women
Streets From Headquarters Hotel to Coliseum
St. Louis, June 14. More
bled in the Coliseum at noon to -waste time, speak and
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listen for three days before they do a thing toward choos-
iner candidates. The Democratic National Convention
was opened when National
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son and Marshall.
Suffragists Mutely Pead for
Twenty-five thousand totally silent suffragists lined
the streets irom ine jenerson
peaimg IQX VOttJS.
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Secretary Daniels is seriously considering leading the
fie-ht for a suffrage nlank
ame$i4ment for woman suffrage.
4 he Democratic platform
Progressive vote. Secretaries Baker and Daniels and
Senatojr Kern are supporting
tative- Taggart, opponent to
Southern politicians. Frank
Committee on Industrial Relations of the American Fed
oration, of Labor, and Labor
the Resolutions Committee to endorse a government own
ership of railroads, telegraphs and telephones plank.
raO(MYj4p OPPORTUNITY
TO GET RID OF THE FAMOUS TWO-THIRDS RUIE
By PERRY ARNOLD '"
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
St. Louis, Mo., June 14. For the
first time in decades, Democracy's
hosts met in quadrienniel session to
day with complete agreement on the
choice of national standatd bearer.
There wasn't a delegate who didn't
agree lto ther renomination of Presi
dent, Woodrow Wilson.
The bitterness of. the faction
strife at Baltimore four years ago
was gone. Advance indications were
for a regular "love feast" with the
possibilities ' for an difference ' of
opinion present in the building of a
platform.
It was a cheerful, optimistic,
cheering and confident throng that
responded to, the bang of National
Chairman William F. McCoroVa ga
vel. No specter of an internecine,
fight intruded.
In Champ Clark's State.
First of all, the delegates were
meeting in Missouri, one of whose
favorite sons four years ago was a
defeated candidate in the battle of
the ballots.
That same favorite son Speaker
Champ Clark as if to emphasize the
healing of the wounds dealt him by
the Baltimore gathering, was one of
the loudest in his praises of the men
PREVIOUS DEMOCRATIC
DATE. , PLACE NOMINEE BALLOTS
1832 , Baltimore Jackson ......Acclamation
1844 ' Baltimore Polk
1848 Baltimore Cass 4,
1858 Baltimore Pierce lv 9
1836 Cincinnati Buchanan , 17
I860 Charleston and Douglas 9
. Baltimore ' i-?
(No' choice t Charleston; convention moved to Baltimore.)
(Bolting , convention nominated Breckinridge.) '
18M . Chicago McClellan 1
; 16 New "York Seymour 22
. Baltimore Greelejr ........... ,
187S Baltimore Tildea' f. 2
188 V CtecinnaU ' Hancock 2 '
188 Chicagtf ' ' aerdand ......... '2
1888 St( Louis Geveland ........Acclamation
1882 Ckieego : dereland 1
1896 - . ' Chicago ' Bryn ' '
1900 ; Kansaa City Bryai .....Acclamation
St Lania Parker 1 s
1908 ' Denrer i Bryan .-. .
1913 Baltimore v fibm ,."....... 46
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BE JFEjfT MOSTLY
Present When Chairman's
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(By the United Preu)
than 20,000 persons assem-
Chairman McCombs started
Recognition.
notei to ine LOiiseum, ap-
Swan Quarter, June 14. Another
endorsing a constitutional
is to contain a bid for the
a movement by Represen
the plan, with many of the
P. Walsh, chairman of the
President Gompers will ask
who took from him the honor of
kading the Democratic hosts.
"I believe the convention can ad
journ by Friday, if it so desires,"
Chairman McCombs said just before
convening the assembly.
The delegates, themselves, however,
Indicated early in the meeting- their
desire to hear "glorification" speech
es, and this excess of enthusiasm was
expected to prolong the convention
Saturday morning.
NothingsCheap About St. Louis.
St. Louis began playing the host
to the visiting thousands in royal
fashion. Non-partisan committees
galore, whose interest and energy
was bent solely toward making vis
itors comfortable and happy, were
constantly in attendance.
The convention is St. Louis' first
chance since the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition of 1904 to entertain dis
tinguished guests, and St Louisiana
were determined to make the occa
sion a memorable one.
The convention hall itself had been
repainted throughout, mostly with
white paint,' so that every possible
bit of light was reflected into the gi
ganticjnterior. Special ventilating apparatus cool
ed the sultry air. Delegates and al-
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CONVENTIONS' WORK
mm. roosevelt was
ILL THIS MORNING
Former President Appeared to Be
Suffering From Intense Pain While
Motoring Today Trouble of No
Consequence, Said Will Be Able
to Keep His Appointments
New York, June
14. Col. Roose
velt suffered a scvere Pn in his side
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"miu pressing B nana over Ms
heart, while motoring to the home of
nw 8n-"-'w. Ur. K.chard Derby
I today
Not seriously sick
ew York, June 14.-"My father's
llJness was of no consequence. He
will keep his appointments," said
Mrs. Richard Derby, daughter of
Col. Roosevelt. "He has been trou
bled with a cough, and he may have
strained a muscle that caused him to
put his hand to his side."
X-Kav Examination.
ew T .,,T ; . ,"ray
nnntAnrrunh will lw t L-er n 1...,.
ment. co. Roosevelt strained while
coughing, his secretary announced
toJay
I I r 1 TWITS' Ilimr inilSlfir
IXAWm, niUL LUUN1I
CITIZENS JUST CANT
vrvp FROM Jf RAPPING
fight growing out of the factionalism
hcre resulting from an evangelist's
campaign against poker playing in
the community is occupying the at
tention of the majority of the popu
lation today. W. T. Berry, a prom
inent citizen, is in a hospital at
Washington with a severe knife
wound inflicted by Tom Long, a
lawyer. The more recent encounter
was between Leslie Jones, mayor of
Swan Quarter, and E. 0. Spencer, a
deputy sheriff. Spencer , is said to
have called the mayor a liar. Jones
struck Spencer. Friends separated
the men when they mixed up.
BROCK SAYS NOT UP
TO HIM TO ASK FOR
PRIMARY; LED WEBB
In a story from Raleigh Monday,
sent by The Free Press' correspond
ent there, it was stated that Webb
had received 1,900 votes and E'rock
1,903 in the State Senatorial race in
this district. The figures were sup
posed to have been official and given
out by the State Board of Elections.
Candidate rock today claimed that
the vote for him was 1,913, and
that since that put him little in
the lead of Webb, it was up to the
latter, and not Mr. Brock, as was
stated, to ask for a second primary.
JAMES J. HILL HAD
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NAT'L PROHI
(By the United Press)
St. Louis, June 14. Prof.
Fisher of Yale said here today
that James J. Hill would have
made public a statement endors
ing national prohibition, had he
lived. Fisher is to urge a prohi
bition plank to- the Democratic
Convention's committee.
BUILDING & LOAN MEN
MEET AT GREENVILLE
(Special to The Free Press),
Greenville, June 14. Attendance
upon the annual State Building and
Loan convention here is rather
small. The Bankers' convention at
Asheville and the Pythians' State
meeting at Waynesville are compet
ing. The first cession was held in the
Pitt County Courthouse Tuesday af
ternoon. Last night the delegates
were entertained with a movie show
and fed at a Dutch luncheon. Today
a barbecue was served at GofTs
Landing. . ' C;
' New Bern claims to hare had "a
brilliant parade" preceding the open
ing of Chautauqua there.
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DR. LINCOLN WIRT
Noted Lecturer On the Chautauqua Bill Tonight;
Arctic Explorer.
CHAUTAUQUA OPENS
FURNISH KINSTON 'SOMETHING EXTRA' A
WHOLE WEEK; 'SEVEN
Promises to Be Successful
In Store Dr. Lincoln Wirt, Superintendent Downing
and the Brookline Choir
Victor's Band, Rosani and Lecture On Eugenics On
Thursday Enthusiasm Over Annual Summertime
Event Much to Be Learned; 'Pay Attention to the
Speakers,' Advice to Those Who Are Prone to Observe
Trifles Not a 'Preachers' Carniva'; Naw!
A Chautauqua parade ushered in
Chautauqua. It was a nifty, nice
little parade. It wasn't a "bril
liant" parade. A brass band was
shaken together in a few min
utes' time. The band had the
welfare of the community at
heart; the bass drummer had a
heavy loud upon him, realized it,
and acted accordingly.
Pretty little children were num
erous. They were certainly worth
seeing. Pretty young ladies al
so were present in some number.
They, too, were worth seeing.
Dr. W. ('. Knox Mas chief mar
shal. There were other marsh
als. All who participated in the
parade were admitted free to
the first performance. The au
dience was very fair indeed.
The hours of the performances
have been changed to 3:30 and
8 o'clock.
Chautauqua opened this afternoon.
There will be "seven joyous days"
of it, the oflieials state. It will be
the most successful chauatauqua
Jfiinston has had, probably, for en
thusiasm is manifest on every hand,
andit is promised that the opening
performances will be so excellent as
to inrmcrliately interest and enthuse
those who are now lukewarm. The
tent is on West Gordon street be
tween Queen and Heritage.
Announcement was made Tuesday
night that season ticket sales would
;be continued through today. The
local guarantors were more than
pleased. The guarantee fund was
CALL FOR MILITIA WILL BE MADE IN THE
EVENT MORE TROOPS
,
Washington, June 14. A
will be the Government's first step if more troops : are
needed on the Mexican border, according to army officersj
Only 1,500 available regular
tal United States, exclusive of 10,000 coast artillerymen.
Thtf latter cannot well be. used. ; " - , i
Officials insist that no special instructions have yet
been sent to the heads of
mitted that the War Department is working in an effort;
to get the guard supplied and its equipment in condition.
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THIS AFTERNOON TO
JOYOUS DAYS' OF IT
Festival - rlntellectual Treats
Boys on Bills for First Day
within $250 of being raised, but had
not the extension been granted the
men who signed the guarantee would
have harl to standi the loss of the dif
ference, If 1,400 in all being needed.
Ticket sellers arc hustling today to
dispose of the remaining tickets.
They expect to hav the last one out
of the way by tonight. No season
cardboard can be had after tonight.
Chruilauqiia is n serious business.
It isn't exactly a "preachers' carni
val," as a little McLswean street
boy today described it. Nor is it any
kind of a "carnival" unless it be a
carnival of rejuvenation of mind,
body and spirit. Bright men will
give the audiences the benefit of their
intellect. "What should the audi
ence do when someone comes in late?
When a stray dug walks across the
platform? When anything unusual
happens? Just keep yuur eyes on
the speaker. Never let him know
that you lire aware of anything but
him. That is common courtesy
tb;:t is only fair to the speaker."
Stray dogs and belated auditors
can t verv we I lie rcirulalel. i ne ite-
latcd auditors and stray dogs should
be as considerate as possible.
I. Alvadore Downing, Ph. 1)., is
Superintendent of the Chautauqua.
Miss Marie Weeks is the Junior
Leader.
The local officers are : President,
J. W. Goodson; First Vice-President,
Mrs. C. F. Harvey; Second Vice
President, Mrs. N. J. Rouse; Treas
urer, D. F. Wooten; Secretary and
Correspondent, F. I. Sutton.
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ARE NEED'H FOR THE
OFFICIALS ADMIT'!
call for the National Guard
troops are left in, Continent
the National Guard, but ad
NEITHER SIDE DOES
MUCH IN THE V'DUN
REPORT
French War Office Claims
There Was No Action
During the Night Berlin
Today States Germans
Have Taken Trenches
(By the United Press)
Paris, June 14. there were no
infantry attacks on either bunk of the
Meuse last night, the French war of
fieo today officially announced
French infantry .captured a small
German post east of Soissons. French
airmen were successful in a raid
near Venizel, in Vosges. Frenchmen
in a sortie at Sogern captured a num
ber of Germans.
Germans Claim Gains.
Berlin. June 14. The Germans
hav captured positions west and
south of Thiamont Farm, east of the
Meuse on the Verdun front, it is offi
cially announced. They captuerd
793 men and 15 machine guns. -
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SEVERAL KILLED, TWO
MILLIONS DAMAGE, IN
BALTIMORE DOCK FIRE
Baltimore, Md., June 13. Pennsyl
vania Railroad elevator No. 3 on the
harbor front at Canton, a suburb, was
burned today, with a loss of life es
timated nt from four to ten men and
injuries to more than forty others.
The victims were mostly elevator em
ployes and cargo trimmers. Three
of the injured were in a critical con
dition tonight. f
Two steamships, the Willem Van
Driel, Sr., a Dutch vessel and the
British steamer Welbeck Hall, whieh
were loading grain at the elevator,
also were badly damaged by fire and
wreckage dropped upon them, from
the elevator.
The flames damaged an ore pier
next to the elevator and several
strings of grain cars in the elevator
were burned.
While the fire is thought to have
been caused by an explosion of grain
dust a theory was advanced that it
nny nave oeen causeu ny a Domo.
This theory will be investigated, it
was said.
The blast blew out the 90-ft. tow
er, or upper elevator, anu in a in
stant the whole building was ablaze. 1
Conservative estimates placed the
total loss at more than $2,000,000.
V SAYS THE
ENGLISH HAVE LOST
130 NAVAL VESSELS
Berlin, June 14. iBngt.amd lhas
Inst 130 naval vessels during the
war, totalling more than (100,000
tons, it is semi-officially announced.
Before the great North Sea fight the
British had lost 11 battleships, 15 ar
mored cruisers, 11 other cruisers, :!0
torpedo boats, 20 gunboats and 20
submarines.
EDWARD LONG, RETIRED
MANUFACTURER, IS DEAD
(Special to The Free Press). ''
Washington, June 14. Edward
Long, 77. oldest native-born citizen
of Washington, died Tuesday after
noon at his West Second street resU
dence. He is well known in East
Carolina and related to prominent
families in the section and other
States. Mr. Long retired- years ago
from a buggy manufacturing busi
ness in which he made a fortune. '
Governor' Craig, Supremo Court
Justices Brown nd Allen and Fish
Commissioner Cibbs landed at Wash
ington from the fisheries boat At-i
lantic after a week's cruise through
the sounds. Only one of the party
unnamed was seasick. .' Once only
waj bad weather encountered.
WILSON WORE STRAW
HAT AND WHITE AND
BLUE DUDS PARAD'G
Conspicuous Figure In Flag
Day Procession at Wash
ington Was President
OTHER OFFICIALS INLINE
Chief Executive and Others
Walked Woman's Par
ty Flaunted Dare In .the
Face of the Democrats'
Chieftain 75,000 March
By J. P. Yoder . j '
Washington, Juno 14. For the
first time in history, a President
marched afoot on historic Pennsyl
vania avenue today. President Wil
son was a participant in tne
Washington's plea for preparedness
as well as a tribute to the flag.'
The marine hand preceded Mr. Wil
son, who walked jauntily. He wore
a blue serege coat, white duck trou
sers and shoes, socks to 'match his -
trousers, and a straw hat, and car
ried a silk flag. The President', ra
pid stride carried him oyer mile and.,
a half in a little more than 15 min-
utcs. When he passed the Congress-
onal union delegation the latter un
furled a monster banner, bearing the
inscription: "Be prepaired, if you
eafre about electorial votes consider
us, the Woman's Party." The Presi
dent looked, all smiles and passed on:
Everyone of over 75,000 marcher
carried a flag, some .wore '2 banners.
After Mr.' Wilson women and girl
marchers featured the parade, j Post
master General Burleson, Gomtnerce
Secretary Redfield, Assistant Sec
retary of the Navy Roosevelt, At
torney General Gregory, Assistant t
Secretary of Agriculture Vrooeroan,
Assistant Secretary of War Ingraham,
Solicitor of the Department of Agri
culture Dcnsmore and other high ad
ministration officials led afoot the
delegations from their respective de- ,
partments.' A ' '
EVERYBODY KNEW THERE
WOULD BE NO COURT
ALL BUT JUDGE BOND!
Clerk of Superior Court- Jesse
Heath today gave out the news that
Superior Court "was" formally eon
vened here Monday. It was in ses
sion a record-breaking short time.
Judge W.(M. Bond of Edentoa went
through the formality of opening the
court and immediately called a recess
to extend until next Monday. A
handful of court officers and law
yers were present. It was like this:
The Dar Association several
weeks ago decided that in view of
the small number of triable causes on 4
the civil calendar the June term is
civil only only one week of the
term should be used. Everybody In-
te rested was notified except the
Judge! Clerk Heath explains that it
has been the custom to have the sec- .
retary of the Bar Association cor
respond with the presiding judge in
such instances; he did not - dream
that it was up to him to write Judge
Bond that he could, if His Honor -would
permit the annulment of one- .
half of the term, save the fare from
Edcnton to Kinston and ' return.
Some persons were shocked when the
Judge arrived. Judge Bond took the
whole matter as a joke and declined
positively to accept his expenses
from Clerk Heath.
, The first cause of the term, will he
taken up Monday morning. ,
INITIAL BALL AT THE
ATLAN
. The opening ball at the Allan tie
hotel,; Morehead, Cityv ""ill be helj
Saturday night. . Hundreds of per
sons from r'1 over the Eastern p-Ti
of .the State . "e expected ta t"
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