tm THE KG"E F.FEB JTIE WEATIIE3 FAIR TONIGHT I VOL. XVIII-No. 33 i i M ' SECOND EDITION KINSTON, N. C THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1916 FOUR PAGES TODAY PRICE TWO CENTS FIVE CENTS ON TRAINS f PROMINENT-GREENE COTY MEN ACCUSED COUNCIL'S DECISION SEEKS RECRUITS TO KAISER ON WESTERN FRONT TO DIRECT A BRING SECOND INFY. BIO COUNTER OFFENSIVE INTENDED CHECK TO PEACE MINIMUM lifil AND FRENCH ADVANCE ALL COSTS BIT HEARSAY, EVIDENCE OFIBEING AMONG LYNCHERS OF BLACKf SLEUTH ON STAND FAILING KEEP TIME THAT THE POOLROOM MUST GO FROM CITY WITH DEMAND, SAID TTVA'T State Agent Tells of Hearing That , William Grimsley Frank Rouse and Others Were In Party That Took Old Negro From Kinston Jail and Shot Him to Death Sen- sation In' Investigation Hearing Today Court Has Power of State Behind It and Will Use It to Get at the Facts, Declares Judge Bond Other Witnesses Brought Here' From Neighboring County to Testify Jn Probe . II. B. Barnes, detective, employed by Governor Craig to 'work up evi dence, was the flrsfwitness Introduc ed in the Joe Black lynching investi gation thia morning.- Sis testimony ' took up the better part of the morn ing and although much of his evi dence was of the hearsay variety ' hat the people-of the community, with whom he had mingled, had told iim it wrll prove of substantial im portance in weaving the threJtd of guilt about the parties involved. Mr Barnes' testimony involved promin ent citizens of Greene. Mr. William Grimsley, one of the best-known and most prominently -connected' citizens of this part of the State, was brought into the case; Frank Rouse, magis trate and well known citizen, was al so implicated in the testimony and a number of other people of more or less prominence. : , Mr. Barnes testified that the de fendant, Sam Stocks, had admitted to him that he had shot the negro with his ".44" and that he had seen a number of the party which came to Kinston and took the negro from jail, He also said that he had been told that Sheriff Williams was also in the party; this information came through ft rather circuitous route, however, Detective Long On Case. -J. .The. principal-points related by De tective E'arnes were that he had been employed by the State about the mid die of April and that since that time he had been working on the case. He had mingled freely with the people and had heard many accounts of tho affair. He had ridden with " Sam Stocks and become more or, less inti- mate with 'him. His information, hearsay, was that Mr. Will Grims ley had organized tho party and had led It to Kinston; that he was one of the men who went into the Jail; that he had heard that Mr. Grimsley had spoken of having , arrested a police man, of having taken the negro out of jail and when he hollered murder, to have struck him m the mouth with a pair of brass knucks. He testified that 4e had learned that Sam Stocks, Frank Rouse, Sam Braxton and Arch FriweUe had all shot the negro, who t was carried away from Kinston in a machine between two men who were ' hacking him with knives. Frank Rouse was taid to have shot the man in the heart and Sam Braxton shot ). him in the mouth,' while Arch Friz ' zclle shot him ; after he was "dead, ' Detective Barnes told on cros-eami- natitnj that he was formerly in the .secret service of the Government, had been a deputy U. S. marshal and serv r ed in other capacities. Ha is now in the lumber business. . ' " ' Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jackson, an aged couple near whose home the body of the negro was found " the . morning after the killing, were called. They corroborated portions of the detective's testimony, saying that he had been to their home and talked to them. They told of. other people whom they had heard talk about the matter.' The names of Frank Bouse, Charles Lipkins, Ed. Bowe, Charley Craft and others were mentioned.' Mr. Jackson said that Ed. Rowe had told him that there were 27 machines leavjngSnow Hill on the night pf th,ynchi3g Mrs. Jackson said that Charley faft had aid - something about the advisability keeping his mouth shut, . - - . . J. T. Dixon, on whose farm the vic tim of tte mob was a tenant, was tailed.. lie did not throw much ilght n the matter. He was present at the preliminary hearing " before Frank Rouse, but remembered little that took place except that no hear wg was had and the man was sent hack to jaiL He was willing to go on Joe's bond but did not find out what the amount , of ; bond required was. Joe, he said, was a splendid fanner. Court took dinner recess at 12:25 p. m. Before ' adjourning Judge Bond addressed; the witnesses- and said that he wanted , to. know if any threats were made or any who had testified or were summoned to testify were approached by anybody for the pur pose oi intimidation. "This court has the power of the State behind it, and will use it if necessary to got at the facts in this case," proclaimed the Judge." The afternoon session convened at 3 o'clock. Afternoon Session. Witnesses, who testified at the morning session were called to veri fy and subscribe to their evidence, which had been typewritten in the interim. Solicitor Shaw announced that the State would rest as to Sam Stocks. Counsel for the defonse asked for a short recess to confer. The defend ant is represented by Attorneys Friz zelle and Anderson of Snow Hill and Pollock and Ormond of Kinston. The defense announced that it was ready and witnesses were sworn, A. F. Moye was the first witness put on the stand. He saw the body of Joe Black.;? p examined the body. Hs said it was shot through the heart; he saw no knife wounds on the-body; the face was bruised; he saw Fraik Rouse there among a Crowd of several hundred." He was cross-examined by Prosecutor Duffy. He was present when an attempt was made to try Joe Hack, he said. The negro acted like a crazy man and be cause of his actions the trial Voke up," and the prisoner was put back in jail. He heard no threats made against Joe Black while he was in jail in Snow Hill; heard nothing of a lynching, did not know when Sher iff' Williams left with iBlack, but he heard on the streets about his being moved about 9 o'clock that night He did not remember who said anything about it, and did not know that a lynching was planned, but thought because of several automobiles leav Ing late at night, that there was something in the air. He did not see the cars leave and did not hear anybody say anything about it. . He does not . know anybody who took ! part in the lynching, he said. Defendant on Stand. ' Sam Stocks vas put on the stand. No Radical Change In Sit uation Is Expected Soon However WHOLE WORLD AFFECTED Heknew Joe Black but did not see mm alter lie was xineo, was not a member of the lynching ' party heard of the killing next day about 9 o'clock, and was at home all ni;ht, he states. V" Stocks told of a ride -sfith Ed Phil lips and others, said he did not re merrfber seeing Barnes before 'today, stated that he got up about day break on .the morning of the lynch ing attended to usual duties, and h;t he did not ask anybody -who kilted Black, etc I He denied possessing a MARINES SLEW MANY CLASH WITH BLACK REBELS ON SAT'DAY (By the United Press) Washington. July 6. Routing '250. revolutionists, killing 27 and capturing 5, American marines advancing i on Santiago, Santo Domingo, Saturday suffered th.) kpses of George F razee' killed, one seriously and seven slightly wounded. t Gradual Increase On, But Unknown If It "is Suffi cientDisease and Expo sure Killing t Many Ani mals Annually (Special to The Free Press) Washington, D. C, July 6. That meat production has not kept pace with Uhe increase in population and that its failure to -do so, combined with increased cost of production and diminished purchasing power of the money unit, has contributed to high er prices not only in the United States but all over the world, is stat ed in Part I. of the exhaustive re port on the meat situation in the pre paration of which specialists of the U. S. Department of Agriculture have been engaged for some time, This country, it is said, is participat ing in a world-wide movement, and it is not expected lhat the situation will undergo any radical change in the immediate future. On the other hand, it is believed that there will be erradual growth and expansion in the world's' production of beef, mut ton, and pork which may or may not equal the rate of increase of the meat- eating population, Gradual Increase. InAmerica this gradual expansion arrears to have beeun already. Be- - - Go4 Feeling Prevailed 'Session That Lasted for Hours In TALK FROM BOTH SIDES tween , lSOf and 1913 there was marked decline in the number of cat tle in the country, but in the. last two years thi3 has not only stopped but has given way to e perceptible increase. The estimated number on farms and ranges on January 171916, 61,441,000, is, htnever, still much be low the corresponding figure for 1907, 72,534.000. With the exception of temporary check duo to losses from hog cholera, there has been in recent years a nersistent increase in the production of swine. On January 1, 1916, the number in the country was estimated at 68,000,000 as compared with 68,200,000 in April, 1910. On tiie other hand, the number of sheep declined during this period from 52,- 600,000 in 1910, to 49,200,000 in 1916 As the decrease, however, is not suf ficient to offset the increase in catttle and swine, it-iriay be said that the total production of meat in the Unit ed States is increasing, but that this increase is not yet proportionate to the growth in population. Too Many Animals Die. The available supply of meat would be much greater if it were not for tho enormous losses caused by dis- ease and exposure. Since 1900 it Is estimated that from 1,100,000 to 1, 475,000 cattle have died each year from disease and. from 600,000 to 1, 600,000 from exposure. With eheep the losses from disease have been about the same, but from exposure much larger. REPLY TO CARRANZA WILL GO FORWARD IN A FEW DAYS, STATED Washington, July 6. Following a conference between Lansing and the' President today the former said the reply to Carrania's note -will go forward soon. The first draft will probably be laid Before the cabinet tomorrow. Negotia tions with Carranza will be made through the customary diplom atic channels. - Lawyers Represented Pro prietors Vote Against License Unanimous rHapper Made Motion to Uphold Former Action At the conclusion of a three-hour discussion pro and con of the question of granting pool room licenses for i another year City Council Wednesday night-or more properly, Thursday morning unanimously voted to sus tain their former action and refuse license for another year. The hearing was by appointment, adjournment having been taken by Council at its regular monthly meet ing Monday night. A large number of citizens interested in the question present', in fact, so many were there that it became necessary for the meeting to be transferred to the Su perior Court room. The proprietors of the pool rooms were represented by counsel, "who asked that their sev eral clients be granted license. Attorney Joe Dawson was the first speaker. He represented Mr. Marsh Grey, proprietor of the pool room in (Continued on Page. Three) Regiment Short of Men, Teutons Massing Between Ancre and the Somme Big Declares Officer, Asking Action Exniccted During Next Three Days-General Staff With Fiinperor in Somme Sector Germans Bom bard Cathedral and French Retaliate by Takings More Ground Cannon Enough to Equip an Army Captured By Joffre's Men Since Offensive Was Started Wit helm Determined to Put Stop to Allied! Successes, Bcr lin Reports Say . - , for Men Here Entire Section Being Canvassed for Patriots . First Lieut. J. O. II. Taylor of Co. B, Second Infantry, is here seeking recruits for his company. He brought witn nun ieo Kornogay, anocner mem ber of Company . B, and the couple will canvass this section until tele graphic orders recall them The regiment is short many men: entire eastern part of the Stato is be ing worked. Mr. Taylor believes it to bo them here in Kinston." The matter is one worthy of seri ous consideration, according to the officer. A man in ordinary circum stances without a family can better himself by froing to the National Guard now on duty. Certainly he will be improved physically and get the chance to "broaden out." The sys- MOBILIZATION ON THE BORDER WILL CONTI IE, THOUGH THERE IS LITTLE PROSPECT FOR "TROUBLE NOW (By Edward L. Keen) London, July 6. The' Kaiser, is reported to be on he' ,, Somme front with the general staff to assume comnVMy. of the ereat bodies of "Germans beina: massed betMl i the Ancre and the Some, to stim the, British advance.? Indita duty or men to eniist4,footioose men lions are that the Germans will .launch a furious cout with nothing to deter thom should attack withm seventy-two hours to stifle the British not hesitate. There' are scores of fpnsivA nn1 nrpvnnt a furthpr French' advance. ; The 1 Jin dispatches today indicated the Kaisers aeterminaiw to halt the British at all costs. French Make Further Gain. Paris. Julv 6. Verdun cathedral is being heavily bom- hnrrlpr! hv t.hfi Hprmana in a stroni?, German counter at tack to recapture from the French two small woods north, of the Somme. The French retaliated by carrying a wood nnrrWsr. of tho. town. Seventv-sixtguns and several UU W AIIU D JT 1 v -whw vu. - - . - - . v - tern at Camp Glenn is O. K., and the hundred mitrailleuse? are 1U -.me, UVViy tais.CU "c wc discipline not at aii severe. ' f present French forward movement startea.r v .4i - Russians Sweeping Galicia. - ; - ' A five-room dwelling house at ' (By William Philip bimms) v. ' , Grimesiand occupied by the family Petrograd, July 6. At least half a' million Austnans of Frank Ange was burned with all ave een killed, captured and wounded since Brusiloff the contents. Proctor Dros. owned Kran ni orrat RWPPll. - . , 4 ' the dwelling. ; - fcr, f v i,uw'0 cntr.Dn!tPini HnhVia- advance has been so rapid that after capturing Kolomea: his army now threatens all Eastern Galicia:4 The Austro-German I right wing is under terrific pressure. The Austnans are t staggering back along tne muaay rruw vmvlvuvuwu w leys, abandoning enormous stores. The Russians have -captured important tyikulicheyn, a railway station. 38 miles from Stanislau, thereby completing the cutting; of the Austro-German supply line. . t -. , The Russian offensive on the Kiga iront is unving uw Germans back.T - i v Nor Will Punitive Expedition Be Withdrawn Yet A- while -Carranza Hasn't Disavowed Trcvmo's Orders. Polk to Be In Charge of Negotiations While Lansing is On Vacation Villa Reported Alive By State Depart ment AgentsHas Recovered From Wound iind Is Sending Men Northward, SaidNote Left Door Open for Settlement Militiamen Needed to Protect the Bor der and Will Have Training fOULD PROVIDE SCHOOLM'MS COTTAGE DWELLINGS Washington State's Educa tion Superintendent Out lines Plan to National Conference Chinese Ed ucation Topic . (By the United Press) New York, July C National aid for State normal schools, higher sal aries and better pension systems for teachors and 'better means of safe guarding women in co-educational colleges, were the problems discussed by the National Education Associa tion in Madison Square Garden horo today. President J. W. Crabtreo of tha Subscribe to The Free Press, (By Robt. J. Bender) Washington. Julv 6. The President is not rnnvinreil that all danger in Mexico is over, the-xecent crisis, how- evr, is regarded as passed. Carranza s attitude now of co-operation and f riendli ness gives tremendous-satisfaction, but the border dan ger still lives. Three problems remain unsolved, with drawal of the expedition, a co-operative border patrol, and the cleaning-up of Northern Mexico. Most officials believe three months will see the troons amJ-.'uJ '... hit ; ' j- j j t i t i -i cuui-viy uul ui iviexico, mosi oi tne miiuia DacK nome, ana he oorder patrolled by regulars. Militiamen Must Go to Border. ' (By Carl Groat) Washington. July 1. Though convinced that the dan ger oi war has passed, the War department stands by state Normal school, River Fails. its original order sending all militiamen originally called Wisconsin, insisted that schools and tO the border, . Aside from the advantages Of mobiliza- colleges of education have been unable tion and the hardening process of border patrol, the de- to meet the demand for trained spec Partment deems it advisable to thoroughly protect the Maliats. because they have been "bound border while the diplomatic negotiatfons are progress- and by coiiegepracticcs, tra- Washington, July 6. Color was given reports that Villa is still alive when State Department agents today transmitted as a rumor a statement that he has forces below Parrallxmoving northward. The message said he had been wounded but recovered. Wav for Withdrawal Paved. Washington, July 6. The punitive expedition WOnt salary, increase and a Joint teacher withdraw merely on the strength of Carranza's friendly assessment and public taxation plan note, it is learned officially. Indications were today, that pensiing public school teachers. he note paved the way for discussion which ultimately M08""1 vrw eupenn- . A i' rUl,1 tendent of public mstrucuon or .tne - . ' . - I Rtort nf Wachmcrfrtn nntlinM nan. PaIIt Tolro fh-ivo-a I one n fin fliltinc . : 1 : Secretary Lansin J ; conferred with President Wilson -te piany which co taee homes for regarunig uic wuauw uuw, wuwi.- UC7",T'- l ' school district. "leaving me uour open lor amicauie Beuiwuwii, 'W'"S , The progress in Chinese , education the real issue remains through the fact that Carranza was discussed by V. K, ..Wellington did not disavow Trevino's orders to fire on Americans. Too, ambassador from China to the . ... . . i r Counsellor Polk will handle any negotiations during jut. united 'states. Mary Beai nousei, Iansinff's vacation. Which Starts tomorrow. Nan of women,. Mount Union Col MEN OF COMPANY B REFUTE STATEMENT ABOUT POOR RAT'NS "We Are Getting Good, Wholesome Food, Just as the Army - Regulations Call For," Says Lettef Signed by All Hands set even -more so than the State agri cultural college and should be treated by the national government in the distribution of national aid for edu cation. ' --' v. ' '' President Joseph Swain of Swarth- more College advocated a reasonable "We, tho undersigned," would likay to rebut the statement that has beorii -made in regard to the fare at Glenn. We admit that we are not livV,, ing as we live at home, hut we are getting good, wholesome food, just M the army regulations call for. We also feel that young men should ral ly to the colors, as we feel that w are doing an .hom' to Kinston ami Lenoir county and our Nation." That, signed by practically every member of Company E', Second N. C. ' infantry, is the statement of Kinston's ' soldiers a Camp Glenn. It bears out a report in The Free Press oi ' Monday that the troops are faring ; well as well as they could In camp or the field. J . "It isn't a Sunday school picnio that the boys are on. They realize it; they think they are being giveni the squares t deal' possible, ' and be cause they do not get fed quite a3 , good, as they do in Kinston which is better than they would be led any where else in the world is no reason , for them to kick," fa the opinion oC one member of the local company. lege, Alliance, Ohio, in an addresj before the eonferenco of deans e( wornen advocated as close supervw educational institutions.. The nomin-4 ating committee elected by the dele- gates from all States, will report the? officers for the ensuing year at tha general session tomorrow, . . 'is- t 1 s '0' If. i i LI r