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VOL. XVIUNo. 103
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SECOND EDITION KINSTON, N. C SATURDAYOCTOBER 28, 1916
FOUR lAGES TODAY
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FRANK LILES WILLlNORWAY NAGGED BY JURY IN BEUTINGEfi
Ml
iflOOT HEN BY THE VOTES OF WOMEN
S'PORT DEMOCRATIC
GERRIANyrSIIIPPlNG CASE
BE CHECKED; ALLIES FAIL BACK ALONG
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SO
FRESH INSIGHT
TICKET THIS f ALL
BEING PBEYED UPON TOGETHER; LET OFF ALL LINES BEFORE
OA
COULDN'T GET
THAT
WE MAY HAVE A
ADVANCING
America Must Seek Justice and the Right Through Every
Channel That Offers, Declares President in Shadow
Lawn Address Up to People to 'Put America In All
Its Force and Wealth at the Service of Other Nations
of the World' Freshening Winds Blowing Out of the
Life of Mankind Everywhere Have Brought On a New
Day In American Politics This Year There Is But
One, the Democratic Party
a
si;
(By the United Proa)
, Long. Branch, Oct. 28 Today is Wilson Day,
and Empire State Day at Shadow Lawn. Thou
sands of New Yorkers are scheduled to make'the
pilgrimage to the summer White House, promis
ing fo make the afternoon's gathering the great
est, of. the president's porch campaign. Several
Thousand Tammanyites are expected, when
Grand Sachem John It. Voorhis will pledge Tam
many's support.
Shadow Lawn, Oct. 28 Much-needed reforms
Rtay be interrupted, perhaps lor generations to
: come, should the Democratic party suffer defeat
pn November 7, President Wilson told a great
t gatiering of mw Yorkers on the lawn of the
f snmmer White House this afternoon. The Pres
4 i(ent made an address before delegations that
'"hrinreH into Ttmv Rrnnrh fmm
i F - Z.7 --o - uiii ouvviui a, a u liio iu
ceieDraie wuson way. Several tram
Tammanyites came.
loads of
Shadow Lawn, N. J., Oct. 28. The President in his
f address. here today said:
JWilson Celebration Day" message read to Democra
tic meetings throughout the Nation today said:
ims is caneu vvnson uay oniy oecause lor six
years, first as Governor of New Jersey and then as Presi
' dent of the United States. I have been nermitted to lead
first a great State and then a great National party along
me ways oi progress and of enlarged and regenerated
life which our people had sd lottg sought and so long been
held back from by the organized power of selfish inter
est .and because the great honor has fallen to me of be-
'. tog chosen once more spokesman and representative of
. we men wno mean to hold the country to these ways of
;, peace, humanity and progress. It is of these forces that
I shall speak and not of myself, who am merely their ser
vant. "What are these forces? Whence do they spring?
tWhat have they;accomplished, and what is their program
and purpose for the future? It is plain what they are.
They are the forces of humane, righteous, and patriotic
purpose which have sprung up in our day in the mind?
of those who look forward with purpose and conviction to
a new age in which government shall be indeed the ser
vant of liberty anpVnot of privilege. These are men who
eferceive that American law has not kept pace with Amer
ican sentiment: that our law has ben holding us rigid
4 and immovable, until class has begun, in free America, to
be arrayed against class; until what was legal has begun
to play a more important part in our thoughts and deter
minations than what is human and right and until Am
erica has begun to lag instead of lead in reconciling what
is with what ought to be.
A New Age.
"A new age had dawned upon us while those who were
-attempting to lead us were stumbling along with their
heads over their shoulders, intent upon preserving the
conditions of a day that is gone. America had changed
tad the whole woyld had changed. Our commerce and
industry had grown to such a bulk that the domestic mar
kets of which our f proier leaders were always so solicit
ous were glutted and we were bound, unless we were to
burst our jacket, to find a free outlet into the markets
of the' world. ' The time had come when our commerce
deeded, freedom and would be throttled by further res-
j. traints. We had acquired foreign possessions, had been
irawn into the politics of the world, had begun to play o
Part which could not be played by provincials, but must
oe piayed by citizens of the great worm oi nations. An'
yet we .had not altered our policy or our point of view
The great European war has served at least to show u?
this one 'thing, . that the world itself had changed: that
, it had become at once too big a world and: too little a
World to submit its destinies to the hostile rivalries and
toibitions now of this and again of that member of the
great family of men J too compact, too intimate in its con
, J tacts, too universal in its ways of intercourse, to make it
. longer possible to limit the effects of any nation's ac
tion to a single, separate sphere where the rest would be
, touched. An inevitable partnership of interests has
n thrust , upon the nations. They are neighbors and
, . Just accommodate their interests to one another, or else
disturb the y lives and embarrass the fortunes of men
; everywhere, No wonder that in such an age men in Am
4 1 erica should be cried awake and feel once more, as they
v felt them in the days when their great republic was set
, JP the compulsions of humanity and of justice I
l. "These are the freshening winds blowing out of the'
Elimination of Tariff Leaves
Him Nothing Upon Which
to Base Republican Al
legiance, Sensational Confession
In a signed statement used by Mr.
Frank Wooten in an address at Do-
i- Friday night, J. Frank Liles, a
member of the local bar, inouncd
allegiance to the Republican party
and declared he would vote for Wood-
row Wilson in the coming election.
The statement created a sensation
n lacai political circles. Mr. Liles
was for a number of years a Taft
nostmaster at Tar'joro. He was at
one time Republican chairman in
Edgecombe county. During the pres
nt campaign he has been active in
support of the G. O. P. ticket. When
he report was circulated that he had
hanged horses there was some dis-
elief, and one man is understood to
ivp lost $25 in a bet.
I.:' s over hi signature declared
sat h" realized that he had been
;n advising the people of East
V th Carolini to vote the Re
ublicnn ticket. He referred to Mr.
'aft as a strong and able statesman.
n stated that he had made speeches
the Second Congressional district
n bshalf of the Ohioan's candidacy.
lie called attention y the split in the
hicajro convention which resulted in
ie running ot both Taft and Koose-
(By the United Press)
London, Oct. 28. Nine Norwegian
vesjels have been sunk by German
submarines in the last 24 hours, ac
cording to a Christiania dispatch, in
a campaign against Norwegian ship
ping as a protest to Norway's decree
refusing entrance of submarines to
her waters. " 30
After 18 Hours Filed Back
In and Asked for Enlight
enment as to Points o
Law Twice Failed to
Agree
COLLC&RS INCREASE
m PRICE NEXT YEAR
An announcement of unusual inter
est to automobile owners, dealers and
prospective purchasers everywhere is I hours' deliberation, the jury
me just made by the Cole Motor
Car Company, of Indianapolis, ell-
:ng of proposed increase in thk list
price of its car, which will become
effective January 1, 1917. The amount
of the advances has not been stated
but this information is expected
-hortly. f ,
(Bty Uie Un'tod Press)
NewarWOct. 28. The jury trying
Mrs4 Margaret C. Beutinger lor the
murder of iter wealth husband
Christopher Beutinger, having twice
failed to reach an agreement, today
was discharged.
Reporting this morning after 18
asked
questions: "Does the law impose up
on the defendant the necessity of tak
ing all reasonable steps to avert
tragedy when nhe wishes to establish
a plea of self-defense? Please define
again the different degrees of homi
cide."
-It.
H was a Republican singly and
nMv on the tariff issue", Mr. Liles
Tnday no such issue exists;
"h re is no is'.! between the Ro-
blican and Democratic parties."
rhe elimination of the tariff as an
ssue left him no grounds upon which
to favor the G. 0. P
NEAJtLY A HUNDRED
YOUNGSTERS IN THE
BETTER BABIES SHOW
The total number of boys examined
n the Better Babies' Contest at the
Fair this week was 49, and the total
and he there- I number of girls 46, making a grand
fore frankly confessed a change of
faith, declaring he would support the
Democratic ticket "in Nation and
State."
total of 95. The average score for
the boys was &2.17, by scientific mea
urrments and methods, while little
Miss Averace Girl's was 91-85. The
i I av&rapfi for both hovs and (rirls was
Ui "lolml"u cvci.ywucic. mat nave wuugia uu a new Maribland Albritton. xiauirhter .of
ay in American politics. We have looked once more very ir and Mrs L & AUj.iuo,, was
ritically at our own laws and our own practices, and 1 the biuo ribbon ih. with a 'score of
have set about to square them with the actual condition? h8.5. winning in addition a bronae
Of our life and the life Of the World. medal given by the Woman's Home
"Four vears aso there were two Darties in the field Companion, rhe record boy was
. t, -
whnsp nrncrram was pnnfPi'vPfl nnrlpr the influence of I Henry Charles Pearson, son of Mr.
hese great forces of progress and adjustment, the Demo-
ratic party ana tne rrogressive pariy. i nis year mere
s but one. the Democratic party. In the presidential elec
tion of four years ago some fifteen jnillion votes were
ast. Of these, nearly ten and a half millions were cast
or the candidates of the two progressive parties, only
hree and a half millions for the candidate of the Repub-
ican party, the party which lingered in the old ways and
felt none of the new impulse of a new day, More than
wo-thirds of the voters of the United States tavored
hen pnH favor now. a nroeram whose obiect IS to Serve ready for publication in The Free
hp nhano-injr needs of humanitv and nroereSS. ess Monday afternoon.
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the expense of the government upon
the farms themselves. They have
ind Mrs. A. iL.iPearscm. His scors
'vas 97.5.
The red ribbon girl Was Katherine
Gray Rucker, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. O. J. Rucker. She also re
ceived a diploma. Her score was 98.
Herman Franklin Laws, son of Mr.
md Mrs. H. F. Laws, was the red
ribbon boy, with a score of 97.
The tabulated -records are not yet
obtainable. They are expected to be
was en-
The Democratic party
rusted with the task. These power
ul forces of the new age were put
under its direction. And under that
iirection what have they acconiplish-
d? They have put both the. business
ind the life of the country upon a
new footing. They have released the
nancial credit, upon which com-
fierce and proaucuon um; ucycuu,
om the control of small groups of
ninciers and Danners ai me spc.ii-
t.ive centers. They have released
ie commerce arKi muuavij' vl
tin try from the domination of those
ho were building up their power by
elfish and unfair methods of compe-
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ition. They have suppnoa i.iose wno
ished to conduct their business in
onformity with the spirit ot tne
uvs with friendly guidance and de-
red them from a nervous fear of
court-. They have released our
on tra-ie from the shackles of a
.r ff crnfivd in the interest of
. :d' rro''P of favo-ed producers,
nd have created a Tariff Commis
cn intended to substitute public for
rivate influences, facts for theories
nd pretensions, in all future legisla
ion with regard to duties and restric
tions on imports. They have road
iroviskn for the immediate and sys
ematic deyelopment of our carrying
trade on the seas. They have put tie
farmer upon a footing of perfect
quality with business men and
of all ether callings in respect of. Ms
access to commercial credit; V ave
laced a great bureau of the gorern
rient at his service In seekitigfad
inding hi best markets; have pro
jected him by Um eUhlishmant of
iennite standards in the sale of his
products, and nave put the scientific
sal bj practical demonstration at
emancipated the laborers of the coun
try from the unjustified restraints
which the courts had put upon them
by mistaken applications of old law
to new circumstances and conditions.
They have released the children of
the country in large part from hurt
ful labor; have sought to safeguard
the lives and the health of our lab
orers in dangerous occupations; and
have put agencies of the' government
it -elf at the service of those who
-f-pk employment. And most of these
thing have been done within the
brief limits of a single administra
tion. Great Work Unfinished.
"And still the great work is not
finished. It can never be rounded off
and concluded so long as circumstan
ces change Mod the fortunes and re
'ations of men shift and alter. The
question yot' havp to decide one week
Uf ru nevt Tuesday is whether it
shnH be prematurely interrupted,
perhaps for a gneration' to come, and
alT the generous forces of the age
and of the world thrown beck upon
themselves in discouragement and
confusion.
"The program remaining is as
great a-s the program accomplished.
The procedure of our courts is antU
quat-eand a hindrance, not an aid,
in the just administration of the law.
We must simplify and reform it as
other enlightened natians have done,
and make courts of justice out of our
courts of law. We must seek and find
the means of bringing capital and la
bor te a dear understanding of their
common interests, which are no other
th,sn,Uvfl interests of the nation itself
as a community. We must release
UNVEIL MEMORIALS
MAPLEWOOD SUNDAY
Memorials to the late G. W. Knott,
I. A. M. Long and P. B. Fanney will
be unveiled at 3 p. m. Sunday in
Maplewood cemetery by the local
amp of Woodmen of the World. Gen.
S. Royster, a brigadier-general in
'he National Guard now acting Adju-
ait General of North Carolina, will
naka the address. The ceremony is
pected to attract a large crowd to
'he cemetery, as all of the deceased
Woodmen were svell-kn own. Wood
men from a number ef camps in oth
er towns will' be here for the oc
casion, m
KINSTON WINS IN G&ME
WITH 0LDSB0R0 HIGHS
knowledge of the world at hia dispo-Loor great and undeveloped natural
(Continued from Fsge Two)
ParVness was probably the excuse
pf the Goldsboro High School's foot
ball eleven in leaving the fiel in a
eatne with the Kins ton Highs at the
Fair grounds Friday. The visitors
quit in the last quarter, at a critical
moment with the advantage on Kin
ston's aide.
The score was C-l. The game was
prettily played, and the locals, under
the capable captaincy of Jack Tyn
daH, had to work hard through otrt.
The visitors were late in arriving at
the grounds.
COTTON
Jottea brought 18 to IS 1-2 cents
her Saturday. . i.t 8 o'clock 117
bales ahd beea 'akL i
Important Railroad Towns Expected to Fall Soon
Their Capture Will Put Von FaDcenhayn to Within 70
Miles of Capital Dobrudja Being Cleaned Up Russo
Roumanians Now Forty Miles From Important Rail
Line They Abandoned Few Days Ago, and In Precipi
tate Retreat Defense. Hampered by Lack of Guns to
Oppose' Splendidly-Equipped Austro-German Hosts
French Take a Position
. (By the United Press)
Berlin, Oct. 28. Both jaws of the great Teutonic vice
are closing in upon Roumania!
Ihe Germans are striking southward with two col-
umns. Field Marshal Yon Jb'Mkenhayn s Austrouerman
army threatens the early capture of the Roumanian rail
way towns of Sinai, and Campolung. 70 miles northwest .
of Bucharest. Von Mackensen is rapidly clearing the de
feated Kusso-Koumanians from the Black Sea province of
Dobrudja. Before the swift advance the enemy has aban
doned the fortified line from Rarsova to Casapchioi, and
now is in retreat 40 miles north of the Constanza-Czema-voda
railwav. The Russo-Roumanians are poorly equip-
ed with artillery.
French Take a Quarry. .
Paris, Oct. 28. The French stormed and captured a
marry northeast of Fort Doiiaumont in a brilliant at
tack on the northeast front at Verdun last night, it in
stated officially. Intermittent cannonading is in progress
on the Somme front.
Roumanians Demoralized.
-London, Oct. 28. Continuing their six-day retreat in
Dobrudja, the Russo-Roumanfans are showing signs of
iemoralization under Von Mackensen's swift mirsuit. the
German war office today declared. The pursuing armies
have brought in five hundred enemy .stragglers, cut off
;om the mam Roumanian columns The defeated forces
are offering little resistance, and apparently ftre retreat- '
ing in haste. The Bulgarian war Inlce knndunces the
capture of Harsova, 25 miles nortliwestof wCzettiovide. C.
On the Transylvanian front Von Falkenh'ayh's armies
are attacking fiercely at. several points, Petrograd ad-. .
mits. Berlin claims the capture of a Roumanian height
south of Kronstadt.
Allies Hard At It In West. 1
Berlin, Oct. 28. The Allies have resumed the offen-
sive on the Somme after several days' lull, it is said offi-
lally. "Preceded by strong artillery preparation, the;.
English attacked across the,Gudecourt-Les Bouefs line.
Our positions were complexly maintained."
OUT
8 CANDIDATE FOR
(By the United Press)
Mexico City, Oct. 28. Carranza's
election to the presidency without se
rious opposition is foreshadowed. Car
ranza has accepted the candidacy of
the Constitutionalist Liberal party
and received pledges of support from
many prominent leaders.
WILSON DAY MEETING
AT THE COURTHOUSE
GSJVBCTTEB'flFI
FINANCIALLY THAN
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
(By the United Press)
New York, Oct 28. Republic
an campaign contributions to
date, have been $1,667,000, it is
announced at Republican nation
al headquarters. Democratic
headouarters last night announc
ed $1,006,000.
TO INVESTIGATE CAit
SHORTAGE IN NATION
(By the United Press)
Washington, Oct 28 Tlfe Inter
state Commerce Commission ; today
instituted a nation-wide investigation
of the car shortage. A hearing -will
be held at Louisville November 3. to
A satisfactory Saturday afternoon
crowd attended a Wilson Day cele
bration in the Courthouse at 2:30 p.
E. B. Lewis read the President's
Ire s to the nation. D. Oettinger
od i point as to the signature.
oun'y Cha;rman Cowper assured . uh w
... i i am rmlVnana . "
.m it was mere, ai.nougn -wsn t
.ewis d:d read tne message. , -
Dr. J. M. Parrott compared the J AT Tft SEE M THE
records of the presidential nominees, ! ..m, Mt 4. A
with general discredit to Hughes' TAllVI lUU DLl IUU
pretended issues rather than to the' " ; '
hopeless aspirant, and eulogized the !
Democratic hero.
TRY ADLER IF SANE
BEFORE END OF YEAR
Vienna, Oct 28. Frederick Adler,
assassin of Count Stuerghk, is under
observation by alienists, If sane,
be wiH be tried before the end of the
year. " '.;3 s
The lion that roared so unceasing
ly was not a lion at alL The bulk of
the fceast was a drum. s
;.
Twenty minutes at , the Fair
Grounds, to an ordinarily observant'
person, revealed many tUnga, ! One; "Vj
such person made 87 nantal not
one or two on paper and Vssed
a lot of things iu that Unw. I
are a few aeleetions: ; . .
Duplin county exhibited the I
fobacco. McCrary adjnltted it
A midway aojouraer la chat 79
a aoological display with erne r
mal and two feptilian specirr'
dared she Was not a f ' -'" '
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