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THE KINSTON FREE PRESS
aiE DAILY FREE PRESS
(United rraw Telegraphic Reports)
n. CALT BRAXTON, Editor and Manager
j NEED FOR CONSERVATION.
There U little to comfort the already over-taxed family
in the October report of the United States Department
of Agriculture reflecting further decrease in crop prexluc-
tion this year. Certainly such reports have no tendency
Published Every Day Except Sunday by the Kington Free t0 bring: the price of food stuffs down within the reach of
' ''' rt' Nl C ' the average family.
:'j , . , It is true that the ehort crop means better prices to
; thWrlptlo. Rates-Payable In Advance:
One Week ...I .10 One Month 35 " '" " "
Three Months 1.00 Six Months 2-00
One Year 14.00
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WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 11, 1916
Well, the old Athletic "discard" turned the trick all
right;
Raleigh News and Observer: "Panama believes in hav
ing a supply of vice-presidents. It has three of them."
Sounds ilka a fair association.
- The Boston aggregation can console themselves that
it ia not the first victory hat Jack Coombs has scored in
a world's series, eren If Jt is the initial experience of
1 his present team.
We will now proceed "to see" German submarines from
, one end of otajmn to the other. Savannah has already
sent tn the flnrt report since the depredations of the U-53
' off Nantucket Shoals Sunday.
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. Th U-58 took its vantage point with such promptness
Sunday that it ia evident that there was a pilot on board
' familiar with .the waters of this side of the big pond.
Perhaps he waa gathered in when the submarine paid
that social call at Newport Saturday.
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All voters In this section should avail themselves of
the opportunity to hear the Issues of the campaign, both
State and National, discussed at the Courthouse tonight
by Judge J. S. Manning and Hon. W. 'E. Brock. Judga
Manning needs little introduction, to the people here or
elsewhere in the State. As is well known he was form
erly on the State Supreme Court bench and is now the
Democratic nominee for Attorney General. He is a most
' forceful and impressive speaker. Mr. Brock is likewise
reputed to be a campaigner worth hearing.
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AN EAGERNESS FOR PEACE. , ?
wnomer any or the belligerents admit it or
not, and whether they tally desire a cessation of
hostilities, there is growing sentiment throughout the
world' for peace. The neutral and aon-cam,oatant people
everywhere are evincing an eager desire for the re-establishment
of friendly relations between the great powers
of Europe, whose belligerency is upsetting and demoral
ising the affairs of all other nations to a more or loss de-fm.'-
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There ia an air of expectancy and "tip-toe interest in
evidence whenever and wherever the subject of peace is
broached, and there is rumor that peace overtures are
being suggested. Ambassador Gerard, who is just, re
turning from his post at Berlin, allegedly for a much
needed rest, was met at the pier in New York and lam
basted, with the question, "Do you bring peace proposals
from the Kaiser ?M and even before his arrival newspaper
report were abroad, claiming to originate from authentic
sources, that Mr. Gerard's visit was for the purpose of
bringing a request from the German Government that
the United States intercede for peace.
Whether that is the case or not, and in spito of Eng
land's avowal that war will be pursued indefinitely until
the purpose of the Allies has been accomplished, there is
an ever-growing public sentiment, the world around, for
The wheat crop is now estimated more than three mil
lion bushels short of the September estimate and the
season's production will be only about sixty per cent, of
last year's record-breaking crop. Corn shows an in
crease over the September estimate of more than
eight million bushels, but there is still a shortage in the
season's estimate as compared with the 1915 crop of three
million busheb.
With these material reductions in the principal food
crops there is, of course, no hope for any better retail
prices until another harvest season comes around. Ther
is unquestionably going to be a great deal of suffering
among the poor throughout the country because of thf
xhorbitant prices, and their inability to provide the
"where-with-all" to procure necessary food supplies. Thr
improvident will unquestionably be made to feel this
shortage, and there is need now for emphasis to be laid
upon conservation. There are few families in Kinston or
elsewhere that are not guilty of more or les waste and
lack of appreciation of the necessity for conserving food
supplies. In this age, when conservation of natural re
sources and of manhood and womanhood is urged and
agitated on all sides, it would be well for the principle
of conservation to be applied in the pantries and kitehem
of our homes. Conservation in the homes would bring
as no other method could, a lessening of the hardship
arising from a shortage of supplies.
will not be allowed to settle in the
North In large numbers. On account
of a temporary scarcity of labor, due
to the European war, some "Northern
employers are employing ''Southern
negroes but, annoying as it is, no con
siderable or permanent movement of
the negroes is indicated by it,
"At the same time, if the white
South really wants the negroea. the
thing to do is to causo the nsjrroes
to want to stay in the South. If the
North persists in its industrial boy
cott of negroes it may be possible to
keep them in the South and force
them to be bondmen but if the North
would have the negroes, tie enly way
to kesp them in the South ia to ac
cord to them the rights of freemen
jnder the law.
"If there be any truth in the con
ventional charge of some of the
Northern people that She negroe3 are
oppressed in the South, the explana-
tio o it isff
tion of it is that the industrial North
closes itself against the reception of
negroes."
Slip a few Prince Albert
smokes intovour system!
ike your Daruc rou ins
MS
the national joy smoke
FINK HILL SCHOOL
ABOUT COMPLETED
The Free Press agrees with the esteemed Statesvill?
Landmark in taking issue with the Honorable A. W. Mc
Lean of Robeson county, in his estimate of the probable
loss to tho farmers of that county because of a shortage
in the cotton crop. Mr. McLean thinks that because
there was only, according to his estimate, about sixty
per cent, of the normal crop produced this year that the
farmers are losing about three million dollars. The Land
mark takes the sensible view that had there been a nor
mal crop in Robeson the same would have most likely
been the cae everywhere else, and consequently
the price of cotton today would have been around ten ant
eleven cents, instead of close to seventeen. Mr. Mc
Lean's doctrine is antithetical to the "preachment" for
diversification and decreased acreage which haj prover
of such vast benefit in boosting the price of the great
Southern staple during the past two seasons.
WHAT OTHERS SAY
NAMING BATTLE CRUISERS.
Norfolk Ledger Dinpatch: "The American Defense So
ciety has requested Secretary of the Navy Daniels to se
lect names for the great battle cruisers which are to be
built from among the following:
"Alliance, Intrepid, Constitution, Constellation, United
States, Congress, Bon rfomme Richard, Independence, Es
sex and Chesapeake.
"No doubt we're too modern for these, but same of
tho names recall deeds of heroism unrivalled in the his
tory of the world. The memory of John Paul Jones and
of other immortal seaflghters is vividly recalled and the
days when vessels, though of wood, fought at arm's length
or lashed together."
(Special to The Free Press)
Pink Hill, Oct. 10. The new school
'wilding here is nearly completed.
The work has been retarded by the
icarcity of labor, but the contractor
vi!l be able to turn it over to the
;chool board this weak. The school
)hnt, when completed, will be worth
ibout $10,000. The State Inspector
f High Schools spoKe of it in very
omplimentary terms, and readily
granted State aid to make the school
a State high school.
The school term has been in prog
ress for nearly four weeks. The at
tendance is highly satisfactory to
Ihe officials. A number of boarding
students have registered in the school
una others are expected later. The
ttendance will be about double that
tt any previous year, owing to the
establishment of the State higb
school.
Tho pupils of the higher grades
have organized an athletic associa
tion and a literary society. The ath-
atic association has purchased a
KflsVAthatr- anI knfl fills' anA Iviitb'
teams are now in training. The lit
erary society voted to give at least
two dramatic performances during
the year and to put out a debating
team. The students show a keen in
terest in all phases of high school activities.
On Friday night, October 6, the
Betterment Association of Pink Hill
gave a box supper and a "clipping"
party in the auditorium of the new
school building. Miss 'Carrie Stroud
won first prize as prettiest girl and
Prof. D. B. Holder won first prize
as the ugliest man in the crowd. Ev
erybody reported a pleasant time, and
he sum of $41.50 was cleared.
You've heard many an earful about the Prince Albert
oatented process that cuts out bite and parch and lets you
smoke your fill without a comebackl Stake your bank roll that
it proves out every hour ot tne day.
Prince Albert has always been sold
without couoons or premiums. We
prefer to give quality I
There's sport smoking a pipe or rolling
your own, but you know that you ve got
to have the right tobacco! We tell you
Prince Albert will bang the doors wide
open for you to come in on a good time
firmer up every little so often, without a
regret I Youll feel like your smoke past
has been wasted and will be sorry you cannot
back up for a fresh start
You swing on this say-so like it was a tip to a
thousand-dollar bill I It's worth that in happi
ness and contentment to you, to every maji
who knows what can , be
gotten out of a chummy
jimmy pipe or a makin's
cigarette with
Prince Albert for
"packing"!
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K. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO.
ThbiKlwrarm
da of uu oar
nana
THB Brine
Albert tld
red tin. end In
fact, every Prlnoe
Albert oackue. hu
real meeeace-to-roa
onlterevereetlde. You'll
read. "Proceee Patented
July SOth. 1907." Thatmeena
that the United States Govern
ment hat (ranted a patent on the
process by which Prince Albert I
made, And by which twfum bit and?
throat parch ere cur out I Kverr-
where tobacco Is sold you n And
Prince Albert awaltlns; yon
in toppy red bess, 3c: tidy
red tins, luc: handsome
pound and hall-pound
tin humidors and In
that clever crystal
, glasthumidor.wfth
sponge - moistener
top, that keeps the
tobacco in such
Ans condition
alwayal
Kit,
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been intimately associated with the
military heads of the U. S. army for
years. It is also known that he would
not associate himself with any ex
hibition that was not -thoroughly gen
uine. For this reason he and the
great show to which his name is at
tached, have, it is announced, been se
lected by tho War Department to
spectacularly bring home to the peo
ple of the country the need of mili
tary "preparedness. " The combined
shows will be here Saturday.
"AS TO NEGRO MIGRATION."
Columbia State: "The surest way to prevent the migra
tion of Southern negroes is to treat them fairly, pay them
what their labor is worth and see that they enjoy the
rights to which they are entitledf
This being the practice of employers, the loss of negro
labor by th.o South will be of negligible importance. A
few may leave but they will come back. The negroes un
doubtedly prefer the South, to the North as a dwelling I could have interested the government
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WAR DEPARTMENT'S
ACTION 15 UNUSUAL
It is probable that no other indi
vidual in the United States, outside
of Col. W. F. Cody (Buffalo Bill)
peace.1
"The time has come when the negroes will live in the
land where they have the fairest chances. If the preten
sions of the Northern people that the negroes are teeated
better by them than in the South are true, the negroes w?,)
not stay in the South.
"Southern employers need not be alarmed. The negroes
the regular army for use in a milita
ry spectacle, as has been done in the
case of the Buffalo Kll-101 Ranch
shows. Col. Cody, whose life and
deeds are part of American history,
was formerly chief of scouts and has
I
You will certainly find what you want
at Copeland Brothers On Easy Terms.
Seventy five Horses and Mules
to select your choice. Hackney and
ThornhiU . Wagons that have no
: equal for 'Durability. Dry Goods,
-v Notions, Shoes and Clothing, at
Rock Bottom Prices. Cotton seed
Wanted. ;
See us Before You SeDI,
wpMMd 'brotieks
miM!iiiM km
A stick makes a quart of fin
est washing blue. It's all
blue saves t he cost of use
less bottles and boxes.
b icss do
t all ttrmrtf.
sMMMfcsl, MelsnsiavfH res
1 ftt, rUaMMphlft
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L. FOXMAN
Merchant Tailor 1
Has returned to
KINSTON
He is located oa North
j . .
Queen Street, in rooms
formerly occupied by
Drs Harper. With a
fuD line Suitings etc.
He will be glad to have
his former customers call
on him for their
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