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THE KINSTON FREE PRESS
VIIE DAILY FREE PRESS
. . : (United PrtM Telegraphic Reports)
; H. CALT BRAXTON, Editor and Manager
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i ' i " Free Co., Inc., Kinston, N. C.
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WEDNESDAY, EVENING, OCTOBER 4, 1916
. At last the suspense Is over. The price of milk is to
be advanced. It was about (the only thing in all the cate
gory of living requisites which had not already taken
M aerial flight ;
: a
A contemporary speaks of "cornering" Hughes. A pret
ty hard job to corner fellow who takes twenty thousand
mile Jannta talking every mile of the way without com
' witting himself a afngle time on a single important issue.
; field Marshal Von llindenberg has just celebrated his
ixty-nblth birthday, and there is every evidence that
then is many good scrap left in the grim old warrior
' American mine operators fleeing from territory recently
occupied by Villa report that the bandit chief made an
Impassioned address dnviting Americans and other for
signers to return to fbeVr mining interests giving assur
ance that he had no enmity toward them and was only
fighting Carranta. ; The Americans, who value their lives,
will probably require "further assurance from a more de
pendable source before risking their skins in Villa's grasp.
Soma legislator who have been going to Raleigh every
two years and perpetuating themselves in office because
of their ability to get through petty local bills, the mul
tiplicity of which clogs the wheels of legislation and pre
vents proper consideration of state-wide measures, may
oppose the constitutional amendment to be voted on this
fall, purporting to take from the legislature the neces
sity for considering purely local bills and vesting the va
rious county board with the authority, but nobody else
hi the State should oppose the endorsement of such v an
amendment The proposed constitutional amendments
art non-partisan ,anJ should have the earnest considera
tion of overy voter in the State.
, MR. JOHN C DREWRY.
The State of -North Carolina has lost another of its
worthy and substantial' citisens in the death of Mr. John
C. Ore wry, prominent insurance mjtn and Mason, whose
i death occurred Monday at hi home in Raleigh. Mr.
Drewry was a native of Virginia, but had spent a great
many years In this State with headquarters at Raleigh.
- Re was educated as a lawyer, but did not practice his
profession long before engaging l in the insurance busi
ness in which he was conspicuously successful, being at
the time of hfa death State Agent for North Carolina and
Virginia of a 'prominent insurance company and being
connected with many other important business, enter
prises of the Capital City. Mr. Drewry was at one time
'. principal owner of the Raleigh Times. His public service
" as a legislator and in the city council of Raleigh was such
as to merit the plaudits of his fellow-men. He took an
active part in civic matters; was from time to time
President of the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, and
: his eounsel will be missed.
FLAGGING CROSSINCS. . , : ;-
, When is a flagman not a flagman? A question which
might be answered by the railroads running into Kinston.
Some months ago, when the agitation for proper protec
tion at the grade crossings within the city limits was in
progress, city council called upon the Norfolk Southern
and Atlantic Coast Line to place gates at their cross
ings and at their request, we believe, agreed to waive
the gate provision at some crossings in lieu of the roads
agreeing to have the approach of every train flagged to
warn users of the crossings against danger.
The gates at Queen streot and Heritage street are
operated "Off and on" in the daytime, but not at night,
a plan which The Free Press considers much mors fcaz
ardous to traffic than if ho gates were provided at alf.
Several accidents have occurred in other places in the
State recently, which were attributed to that very con
dition those having occasion to use the crossings did
not take sufficient precaution to look out for themselves
because they were under the impression that the gate:
would be lowered if there was an approaching train
That phase of the matter we didn't intend to discuss at
length now, but to emphasize our question. "When is
flagman not a flagman?" In other words, is a crossing
properly protected and flagged when the porter or other
member of the crew of a passing train stands on the pilo
of the engine and waves a red flag as the locomotivr
passes the crossing? What protection is offered; what
opportunity to get out of the way of the train, is there?
Our answer is: "When the flagman stands on the pilot of
his engine and rides over the crossing, which he pretend?
to flag, he is not a flagman." Are we correct?
1
WHAT OTHERS SAY
"A CRISIS IN JOURNALISM."
Richmond News Leader: "What) would you think if the
newspapers of Richmond simultaneously announced that
they would suspend publication one day in the week; and
how would you feel if you had to pass a whole day with
out any news whatsoever from the outside world?
"You would very naturally ask yourself what ailed the
newspapers and you would wonder if, at a time when peo
ple are most dependent on news than ever before they
were to be deprived of it You would regard it as i
backward step in journalism, Inexplicable and inexcusa
ble.
"Yet such a proposal has been seriously made and seri
ously considered arid only rejected because publishers con
eluded that advertisers and readers had a right to daily
display and daily news. It was considered because, with
the reading public scarcely aware of the situation, the
newspapers of the United States are passing throjgh the
most serious crisis in their history.
"Nobody outside the publishing business can appreciate
what that crisis means and how vitally it affects the lit
of the American people. For reasons as yet undetermined
a sudden shortage in newsprint has developed. In many
Instances, paper manufacturers have been compelled tc
prorate their output among their customers and to tell
even those newspapers that had been dealing with them
for years that their orders can only be filled in percent
ages of output In other cases, where paper contracts
have expired, some newspapers have been compelled
pay twice as much for their paper as they paid a year
ago. One of the largest newspapers in the country, a
paper of international reputation, is now In the open mar-.
ket buying print paper at an increase of approximately
120 per cent in cost. Another well-known Western pa .
per Is now paying $5.75 for paper that cost it $2.20 a
year ago.
"When readers take into account the tremendous
amount of paper used by the large newspapers and
when they realize the insignificant price at which the
newspaper is sud, they can begin to appreciate the ex
tent of thh problem. The News Leader, for instance,
uses approximately 2,700.000 pounds of paper a year and
for large single issues consumes as much as 17,500 pounds.
"The worst aspect of the situation is that relief is no
where in sight and that other supplies are mounting up
ward in cost almost as rapidly as print-paper. The Am
erican Newspaper Publishers' Association, which includes
in its membership all the Heading publishers of the coun
try, has made a careful investigation of the news-print
prcblem and can give no better assurance than by 191'
the situation should be somewhat improved.
"It is not surprising that many of the smaller papers
are suspending and that some of those that yielded a rea
sonable return on the investment are now operating at
a growing loss. We cannot recall a time when the out-,
look was most serious."
Wednesday Evening, October i
V GOING IT TOO HARD?
Overwork, worry, overeating and
lack of exercise and sleep are res
ponsible for much kidney trouble. If
your back ache and the kidneys
eem weak, rest up and use Doan's
lidncy PUls.
Mrs. A. W. Clark. 306 W. Blount
itreet, Kinston, says: "I had pains
hrough my back and loins and suf
fered . from headaches and dizzy
pells. The kidney secretions were
innatural and my feet and ankles
became swollen. I used different
ledicines with no benefit; in fact, I
ecams worse. Finally I got Doan's
Sidney Pills and began using them,
he swelling in my imbs disappear
d and the other symptoms of the
rouble were relieved."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
imply ask for a kidney remedy
et Doan's Kidney Fills the same
hat Mrs. Clark had. Foster-Milburn
To., Props.. Buffalo, N". Y. adv.
ULE OF LAND BY MORTGA
GEE ,
Under and by virtue of the powers
ontained in that certain mortgage,
nade by R. A. Wooten and wife, Era
na Wooten, to Hines Brothers Lum
ber Company on April 18th, 1912, as
appears of record in the office of the
Register of Deeds for Lenoir Coun
y in Book 44 at page 261, aaid
nortgage and the indebtedness thore
y secured having duly come - by
ransfers to the undersigned B. F. D.
Mbritton, and default having been
nade in the payment of the indebt
dness by the said mortgage Becured,
he undersigned will on the 25th day
f iSeptember, 1910. (at about 12
t'clock M offer for sale to the high
st bidder for cash at the Courthouse
loor, in Kinston, N. C, the follow
ng described tract of land, which is
hat described in tho said mortgage,
ir.d is more particularly described
-s follows:
Situated in the aforesaid State
nd county, and in Vance township,
d joining the lands of Mrs. L. L.
'arrot and others and bounded as
ollows:
Beginning at a stake ou the West
dgo of the Kinston and Snow Hill
""ublic Road near a; tenant house on
f. Hymen Mewborno's land and runs
V. 43 E. with Mrs. L. L. Parrott's
ind W. 0. Moseley's lines 1716 feet
o a stake; thence N. 21 degrees and
s minutes west 18931-2 sect to a
ttake; thence N. 59 degrees and 52
ninutes West 1515 feet to a stake
hence N. 40 1-4 West 1633 1-2 feet
to a stake; thence S. 79 West 723
'ect to a stake in the East edge of
aid road; thence with said road S.
!l-4 E. 868 feet; thence S. 381-2
East 769 feet; thence S. 321-4 E.
1293 feet; thence S. 30 1-2 E. 1557
feet? thence S. 27 E. 800 feet; thenct
3. 231-2 E. 913 feet to the be
ginning. 176 and 72-1000 acres, mora
r less, excepting, however, from the
foregoing description about 30 acrop
leretofore conveyed by R. A. Woob.
m to his wife, Emma Wooten, which
situated on the South side of the
ibove described tract of land, and
ying on the South side" of the lead
I itch through the Bright new ground.
This 23rd day of August, 1916.
B. F. D. Albritton,
Assignee of Mortgcgee.
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION. I
V -. -- -1 . ;r mm
Like getting back home
for Thanksgiving
they satisfy !
Thanksgiving with the old folks at home it does
satisfy! For your 6moking, Chesterfields do the
same thing they satisfy !
But Chesterfields are MILD, too that's the
wonder of it.
Don't expect this new cigarette enjoyment (satisfy,
yet mild) from any cigarette but Chesterfields, be
cause no cigarette maker can copy the Chesterfield
blend an entirely new combination of tobaccos and
the biggest discovery in cigarette making in 20 years.
"Give me a package of those cigarettes that SA TISFY. "
C1GARETTBS
10 for 5c
Alsopacked20frl0e
VIRGINIA STATE FAIR
RICHMOND
i
Tickets will be sold from
Kinston at $5.65 for the
Round Round Trip, for
all trains from '
OCTOBER 6th to 14th, Inc.
Via the
ATLANTIC COAST LINE.
The Standard Kailroad of the South.
Proportionate Fares From Inter
mediate Points.
Tickets will be limited returning
untl midnight of Monday, October
16, 1916.
For further details, tickets, etc,
apply to
D. J. WARD. Ticket Agent,
Kinston, N. C.
UR. DAN W. PARUOTT
DENTIST
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