TUB
DAILY
The Horn Papr
(Tdy'i Ncwi Tody 1 1
VOL. XVIII. No. 63
SECOND EDITION
KINSTON, N. C, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1916
SIX PAGES TODAY
PRICK TWO CENTS
FIVE CENTS ON TRAINS
Crisis in Stride Situation ! Today;
COWPER IN DENIAL
START DESMTIC
CAMPAIGN OFF NEXT
SUVS RESUME THE ADVANCE WESTWARD
AFTER WEEK'S LlIU- --FKI1 AIR FLEET
DOMINATES THE ENTIRE BATTII FfM
(by the United Press)
Paris, 'Aug. 26. -A German attack in the Champagne
OF JURY'S CHARGES
Little Livelihood
IN SUPERIOR CflURT
FRIDAY WITH RALLY
flifoidmu Breali
! MOTHERHOOD MEN
AND PREPARE TO LEAVE THE CAPJT'L CUV
LAST THREADS SEEM
Railway Presidents Submit Substitute Proposal to Wil
son and Union J I cads Demand Investigation of the
I Eight:IIour Day and Verdict of Impartial Board Hold
Out Obstinately fpr Arbitration Men Will Walk Out
Before They Will Accede, Strongly Intimated Compa
nies Have Prepared for Operation In That Event,- Re
ported Washington's Aspect of the Controversy To
day a Gloomy One. ......
' (By the United
Washington, Aug. 26.
suddenness the crisis came
.prevent the railroad strike, A break now seems certain.
f, The executives ignored the President's peace proposal
and submitted a substitute proposition which it is believ
CfJ tihe brotherhoods will reject. It provides that the 8
iyiur day must be investigated before it is tried, and says
tjhat wages and overtime are collateral issues manifestly
a'rbjtratable, and that an impartial board should decide if
the roairls should abide by the President's decision. The
rpads request no increased rate. v.
The brotherhoods today indicated strongly that they
wli npt accept such a j)an, The general impression is
that the last thread has been cut. The roads have pre
pared plans for operation in the event of a strike. The
brotherhood men paid their hotel bills today preparatory
to, leaving town tonight.
PGRESS;TOflT
WEEK WHETH'R
R NO,
(By the United Pms)
' Washington Aug. 25. Congress is
getting ready ,to adjourn next Fri
day if possible, 'ignoring all threats
ojf members to press special billa for
consideration over protests of admin
istration leaders.
. U is expected that a joint resolu
tion to provide for adjournment Fri
day evening will be submitted to both
houses next week, as soon as the gen
eral deficiency appropriation bill has
passed the House, probably on Tues
day. -
WING ON JS OTHER -
V CAROLINA TOWNS
i
' The second annual' communication
of the Fifth Masonic district was
held at Bethel Thursday, .with an
attendance of eevernl hundred. The
lodges in Pitt county comprise .the
district. The lodge was opened by
Jlcputy Grand Master, John II. Cheek
and addresses were made by M. K.
Blount of Bethel, E. T. Phillips ot
Ayden, m Grand JUfturer J . A:
Rowell.,'
J. R.McMulIan of Hertford has
Morton a TrytoP'orcQ
? Bayly Take Rich Wife
4 - (By the United Press.-
Warrenton. Va.. Auij. 26.-If only the crround of de
sertion is usqd, on which ground he says "they have every I
reaspn ior a. divorce,' ' KQger myiv, me pxpminent vir-
f inia horseman jvhose romantic elopement with JTelqii
Iprton,' the Chicago heiress, in 1914, caused a sensation
in, society circles, will not protest a divorce suit brought
by the Morton family. Bayly today made this statement
at the Warrenton horse show. - : p " : ; : . ,
Mrs.-Bavly, heiress of the Mark Morton millions and
niece of the late Paul Morton, secretary of the navy in
Rnnspvplt's cabinet was adiudered insane at her husband's
request by a jury of physicians, shortly after their, mar-j
riage in July, 19i4. Bayly declared the present suit is an ,
euort to nnng me iwo logtanei k"1
be" said Bayly. . .. .. . ;)
PAY BILLS IN HOTELS
TO HAVE BEEN CUT
Press)
With dramatic and sinister
today in the negotiations to
AUGUST TERM COURT
' CLOSED UP FRIDAY
Fine Progress In Five Day-More.
Than Five Years In Road Senten-'
ccs and Two Years in Penitentiary I
Awards "Tomato Wine CaBe" Was
a Waterhaul for State
After having cleared off nearly
thrce-seore cases in five days, impos
ing roads sentences totalling more
than CO months and penitentiary sen
tences totalling 24. months, Superior
Court fqr the August criminal term
adjourned Friday evening. T
Friday afternoon Thad. Tyndall, a
merchant charged with selling toma
to wine, a beverage alleged to be diy
faxicating, was discharged by Judge
Devin, who, did not consider the, evi
dence important enough to let . the
case go to the jury. Judgments were
parsed as follow: Augustus Washing
top, larceny, 18 months. Howry Fields,
iff ray with deadly weapon,; twelve
months. ' Aaron Fields, a. with d. w.,
$25 and costs. William Dove, a. with
d. ,w. six months George Cavanaugh,
retailing, six months. Pete Lassiter,
retailing, not guilty. William Sum
roll, having liquor for sale, twelve
months. 1
been nahied cashier of the Bank of
Beaufprt to succeed Thomas Thomas,
who resigned several weeks ago af
ter discovery of a shortage of some
thousands of dollars in his accounts.
' Crops in Hyde county are reported
to be tne best ever. .
This Can never
GA. NATIONAL GUARD
CAPTAIN KILLED AT
HIS TENT BY WOMAN
Murderess Declared He Had
Broken Up Her Home;
May Be Unbalanced
SPKATUNG WAS POPULAR
Fellow Officers of Captain
Think Mrs.-Adams Crazy
Victim Was Sanity Ex
pert and Had Treated
Her, Said
(By the United Press)
Macan, Ga., Aug. ,2Q. "God
knows she was justified in killing
Spratling," S. C. Adams, whose
wife killed Capt. SpraUing, raid
todajy but Mrs. 51aud JVJonk, a
trained nurse, another woman in
the case, charged that t,hc killing
was an act of jealousy.. Admit
ting friendly relations with Dr.
Spratling for fopr years, Mrs.
Monk says Spratling had shown
her letters from Mrs. Adams say
ing that if Dr. Spratling did not
bring her to Atlanta and put her
up in an apartment she would
put out his light."
Macon, Ga., Aug. 2C Whether ox
not Mrs. II . C. Adams, wife of an
Atlanta laundry worker who shot and
KI"l Wc- gar J. Editing, com-
wander ct a company of Georgia ml-
litia- is 8am!. was the question most
discussed at .the mobilization camp
here today. -
After shooting Spratling iwice with
a small caliber revolver, in front of
his tent, she cried: "You have ruined
my home." It is said sh.e had con
fessed improper relations with Sprat
ling .to her husband, and declared that
Spratling, who was a sanity expert,
treated her for nervous breakdown.
Then, she said, the improper relations
began.
Officers at the camp doubt her sto
ry. They think she is mentally up
set. Spratling was .married and one
of the camp's most popular officers.
The body was taken to Atlanta.
Earlier Report of the Tragedy.
. Macon, Ga., Aug, fes.Capt, Ed
gar J. Spratling, of F Company,
Fifth Regiment National Guards 'of
Georgia, was shot and kiljed in his
tent at the State mobilization camp
near here today by Mrs. II. C. Ad
ams, an Atlanta woman, who, accord
ing to officers at the camp, accused
Capt. Spratling of having wronged
her. 1
At the E'ibb county jail tonight,
Mrs. Adams asserted that Captain
Spratling, who was a physician,' bad
caused her - to shoot him by . atten
tions, paid to tier while she was in
his office in Atlanta for treatment be
fore the Georgia troops were mobil
ized. Tho woman, according to Lieuten
ant Sqmuel A. Kysor of Company F,
who seized her a moment later, cried
out as she fired, "you have ruined my
home." Mro. Adams' husband is em
ployed at a laundry in Atlanta, ac
cording to information received here.
CETS SEVEN THOUSAND
FOR "A RECORD FLIGHT
; Newport News, Va, Aur. 25. Vic
tor Carlstrom, flying a Curtis J. N.
twin motor combination land and waf
er machine here today, set a
world's record for ' distance ; in
one day earring one passenger. II
made C61 miles in eight hours and
forty minute
head of the a
Captain Baldwin,
Atlantic Coast Aeronau-
tic' station, states that Carlstrom
iil receivs $7,000 lor bta flight. v
County Attorney Alleges
Politics Was Brought n
M Body's Work
DEFe,?DS -COMMISSIONERS
Administration Stands Will
ing for Probe, But Does
: No.t . Want "Farce," De
clares to Court"Could
Have Had the Facts"
County Attorney G. V. Cowper late
Friday made a statement in Superior
Count defending the Board of Coun
ty Commissioners against the charges
made 'by the Grand Jury in its report
earlier in the week. The attorney in
timated the injection of politics into
i!be Grand Jury's deliberations, a,nd
declared that had the jury thought
there was foundation for the charges
t was its sworn duty to fcrmg indict
ments, but of swh action there wa
not even a hint in the report.- 4
Referring to the suggestion of the
"improper expenditure of money," At
torney Cowper sa'd that ns a matter
of- faot, of the total amount of
"about ?40,000," alleged by the jury
to have been spent slice ; January,
"which they treat ks Y expemle.l on
the roads," $12
J)0ft, to -1.1,000 went
into the Caswclf. street bridge, while
$15,000 was use! to take up past in
debtedness of ft I county. There is a
record of every cent wed n the Reg
ister of Deads' office,' hi stated, and
the Register either actually exhibited
to the jury or offered b show to it
the records of -expenditures,
As a matter of fact, the whole crit
icism was exactly the same contcn
tiwi as was made in the campaign be
fore the primaries, in which ithe pres
ent county administration was up
held, the County Attorney charged.
Startling Business, Says. 1
"Most startling and remarkable"
he said, is the fact that the Grand
Jury makes accusations and then
proposes to name the whole commis
sion for a probe-vwell-known, nearly
all of them., to have expressed them
selves as opposed to the Board of
Commissioners.
The Hoard of Commissioners, the
court was told, urgently invites an
investigation, but wants it to be
somothink more than a political
farce." The commissioners aire per
fectly willing for ithe presiding or
resident judge to name the commis
sion for the purpose, and "if this
thing continues will demand it." .
Mincher's Place to the Personnel.
As to the statement of belief that
E. W. Minchen, former convict guard
several times under fira for alleged
mistreatment i of- prisoners, Is still
walking boss" at the convict camp,
expressed by the jury, Attorney Cow
per said: "That simply is not a fact."
Mincher has had no actual connection
wM.li or authority over convicts since
convicted for whipping A prisoner at
spring session of court, ho stated.
Mincher has, however, been employed
either regularly . or from time to
time by the commissioners for the
laying out of roads,, because of - his
"special and expert knowledge in that
Vine."
Commenting on the alleged dis
courteous . reception accorded the
Grand Jury by the men in charge at
the convict camp, Attorney Cowper
said the commissioners do not know
from the report what occurred and
the report doesn't specify. Should, as
would be proper, the facts be laid be
fore the Board of ; Commissioners,
they would be heard " and the board
would be glad to act upon them.
Vagne Insinuations." s
"The truth is that the report con
sists of vague and broadside insinua
tions about matters 'every one of
which was susceptible of definite and
specific information,", the , attorney
charged. "The report on its face
showed that a real investigation had
not been made,' because as to every
matter of yhich there was criticism.
Spellbinders to Hold Forth
at LaGrange; to Be
' County Affair
Wilt TALK OVER ISSUES
Candidates and Executive
Committee Meet Today-
Regular Canvass of the
Townships Won't Be Un
til October, Decided
The Democratic campaign in the
county w;ill be sitarted off with a lively
raHy in LaGiwgo ext Frkiiy
night. The "county canvass" prop
er, bowever. will not b eommonced
until October.
This was decided upon at h largely
attended joint meeting of the county
candidates and Executive Committee
in the Coujrthouso Uii forenoon.
At the LaGrang8 meeting Chairman
, V. Cowper, as National Elector,
G
will speak on National issues; State
Senatorial Nominee W. D. Pollock,
on State issues and Assembly Nomi
nee H, W. JBrothars and other candi
dates on county politics. The ad
dresses will be short, sharp and spicy,
and Democrats from all parts of the
county a-e urged - by the Executive
Ccuunl&ce to attend.
The canvass will bo featured by the
usual township Tallies, with a barbe
cue M each and every place &i)d the
usual parading of the select who want
to be the elect. , '
"Things are lovely," tho candidates
said, but they will nevertheless not do
anything by halves. ' $"he campstlgn
is to be conducted just as if the "en
emy" wasn't something like "800 or
thousand" behind.
Funds ar-e 'discussed. "Evory
Democrat's conJriimt'mn ia wantl'd,"
said Chai'rmaa Cowper af Ur the moot
ing. "It is not a .matter of need,
but we want 1 hands to ishow their
spirit. We-bopa tp get tho last
man intererited to. the extent of just
what he feels like giving,"
WOLK, WIlAf PTfE
MEAN BY TREATING
-US IN THIS II UNER
Mr. T. W Mewborn will suggest
to the Chamber at Commerce that that
body call to the attenltion of tho Nor
folk Southern Railroad officials that
when ftxairw ere annuunced in the
Norfolk itecminal station, there is nev
er a word aul aoout MnsKn. it is
on incongruity, Mr. Mewborn states,
that when the announcer calls out,
Train for Ednnton, New Bern, Golds-
boro," bo doesn't say a word about
the inost important town of tho lot."
That thing "gets tie goat" of a pa
triotic Kinstonian who happens to no
tice it. ' . ...'
Alsto Mr. Mewborn noted on a
rccsnt visit to the Tidewater metropo-
is, the hotels in -their train lists omit
Kinston. That's another inconsis
tency, for'Kinsiton is now in the pub
lic eye. : It's getting to be a more
important place every day, and practi
cally every commercial traveller mak-
ng Eait Carolina now considers this
ono of the big places on his itiner
ary. Mr. Mewoorn wm asx ine
chnm?er to courteously renuest , a
new leaf of the hotel men.
the jury could have offered definite
facts .upon whica the public could
have formed ka opinion.' -
Judge Devin, presiding, told the
County Attorney that lie thought it
was the part of wisdom to make the
statement in open court, and said he
would take no action upon the report,
but bave It filed for reference by the
succeeding grand jury, for sji inves
tigation should & see fit.
The'Irst request that tlis state
ment be made," Attorney Cowper said
today,' "was from disinterested per
sons, among them "soma of the best
citizens of the county.",
was the climax last night to the Teutons' viplent lighting
on that front for several weeks. Following- an intense
bombardment, the Teutons attacked in force south of Ta
hure, but were checked by French fire and grenade coun-
region of Tb'aumont and Fleury were checked. " . ,
AMAivinftH flirt Mtfiirfc fAnf
German planes were downed as well as three captive bal
loons. v , - '
Russian Advance Resumed.
Petiwrad. Aue. 26.-r-The Russians have resumed their
advance in the reiriori of stanislau after a week's lull, cap
turing the village of Guatare ahd reaching tho sources of
Bistritsa and Nadorna rivers, it is said officially.
In the Caucasus the advance continues, past the cap
tured town of Mush. Remnants of the Fourth Turkish
ajvision are being pursued. , - , ;
Bulletins
.-'. . m,- m
(By the United press) .
AVSTtUNS CONSERVE MEAT.
. Vienna, A"Jf- 20. Citizens of
Austria-Hungary have been for
bidden in a royal .decree to eat
meat on mpre than Ave days a :
week.
COUNCIL WOULD NOT
ALP PAVING CG'Y
RHA!P;S05iN
The Weal -Construction - Company,
doing the f 125,000 or $450,000 worth
of pavjnaf icre, Friday night asked
City Council at ft special session for
its It) per cent, retainer on wok com
pleted. .The city, indebted to the
company in the sum around $."0,000,
declined, on the ground that the'spee-
fications say the retainer, which is
deducted from every monthly ' pay-1
ment, shall not be pid until the entire
wok has-been completed apd formal
ly accepted. ' Tho city, the company
was yifprmcd, is living up to the
specifications to the letter. The coun
il did, however, , very 'courteously
agrc to, advance ipiu,uuu oi wo Au
gust assessment, due on September'
1st.
Council ordered a water main In
stalled on East Vornon avenue for
fire protection of property lying near
the A. C. L, yard.
DAJPLS DEVOTES TIME
TO ANSWERING GARDNER
Milliridg?, Me., Aug. 215. -Secretary
of the Navy Daniels delivered here
tonight the first of a serieg of speech
es he will make in the State during
the next iew days which mark his en
try into itye campaign for tho re-election
of President Wilson. While he
touched on other topics to some extent
Mr, Daniels' devoted himself partic
ularly to answering charges made by
A... P. Cardner, of Massachusotts,
who has leen the Secretary's chief
critic in Congress. . -
Terrible Logo of bifQ in
Battle For fJeiy Yorti ic
' r -r. of Stage-Acting Zincl
(By the United Press)
Washington, Aug. 26.-i-A great naval battle has been
raging off New York harbor for six hours. The main ;
battle fleet under Admiral Helm, defending the coast, en
gaged the attacking fleet under Admiral Mayo, early to
day at the entrance to New York harbor. ; ;
Helmn's fleet opened fire with 12-inch guns. Eight war
vessels already have been sunk. It is believed the enemy
ships destroyed were sunk by torpedoes from destroyers
of the defending fleet. The "sunken", ships, under tho
rules of the game, put into port.
Large bodies of theoretical wounded are being rushed
to the marine hospitals. . The hospital wards of the ship3
are filling up. If the assumption that the ships were tcr
pe doed is correct, officers here foresee a great loss of life,
EPSTEIN CASE HOT
WITH JURY 4EF0RE
NIOHT,irSTI!0'GIIT
vm x 1 ' ' 1
(Special to The Free Press)
. Coldsboro, Aug. 26. With two
' ' addresses and a portion of anoth
er to bt Ijeard in css of Hy
mon Kpstein, charged with the
murder of l1epna,rl Edwarda,
there seemed, k, at 3 o'clock snb .
' cbnnce that the jury ftHl4 get
the case before niaUt, j(obably
not Until ailcr suppier. ' .
- - Argument' was commenced yes
terday af ternnon in the case, in ,
which young "Epstein, member r
of a leading family, is accused of
the kiljips of a youth equally
promjnenf ai)d the brqthejr of EJp
, stein's fiancee. , 1
cppn mm M
SEVEN TO AT f H
ORLEANS ON FRIDAY
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New Orleans, Ia., Aug. .A iien
sfttionul buying mayejpnt today jent
the local cotton jnarket ,o .e high
est prices in seven yearse, a of
almost $3.50 a bale oyer yeoterdayVt
closing 'prices, and esaitblished a new5
high record for October. " The levels
reached today were the highest for
ihe time of year since. the establish
ment of the future market. , '
Early' in the afternoon 4iuri was
period of the (heAvst jhuyuig ln
yeaxs, which throw Ue ing irp. ,wii
excitement and sent prices 2 i 63
ponits above yesterday's close. Octc
tier sold at 15.52, which bi;oke all for
mer records, and March reached J 3.90.
Thij was the highest of tho day.
Archbishop Spalding Succumbs To
Shprt Illness. , v
Peoria, Ills., Aug. 26. Archbishop
John Lancaster Spalding, who has bn
in failing health lot the ; last two
weeks, died here Friday afternoon.