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VOL. XVIII. No. 133
SECOND EDITION
KINSTON, N. O, TfJESDAY, DECEMBER 5, W&
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FjyjP RNjT9 OIJ TRAINS .
VILUSTAS STEAL A AI1GW, CANADA SHIP
IS REELECTED IARCHBOLD, SFNOARO
LET NATION BRITISH PflPULAf E
COPSWANJIPE
IIIIL IN POTATOES IN HELP
OF THE
OIL MAGNATE, LOSES
IN EIGHT FOR LIFE
REMAIN EXPOSED TO
G
LOWER COST LIVING
ASSOCIATION
5 IN mWBl TO ACT, BUT
D
DUi
GERMAN C!
PRESIDENT
CAUSED
TUDmN
JIJMJHUJ
Teuton Vice-Consul at Chi
huahua Reported to Hm
Been Slain
APPEAL TO WASHINGTON
Americans in El Paso Want
Demand Made on Carran-
za as to Fate of Six Per
sons Who May Have Been
Killed
(By the United Press)
El Paso, Dec. 5. Telegrams
from Charles Elmendorf at Chi
huahua City saying "we are all
of the kidnapped German Con
to mean that all Americans
there are safe.
Washington, J)ec. 5. The fate
of thekldnapped German Con
sul CoMma Is unknown, but the
American Government is doing
everything possible to rescue
him. . Department messages to
day said American railroadmen
in Chihuahua are safe. It is be
lieved stories of the death of the
German Vice-consul and an
American , at Chihuahua City
were rumors.
El Paso, Dec. 5. A petition to the
State State , Department at Washin;
ton to make a peremptory demand up
on Carranza government officials to
obtain news of the fate of six Ara-
ericans and other foreigners known
to havevieen in Chihuahua City when
Villa captured the city a week ago,
is being prepared here by their
friends.
Want to Know Pate of Americans.
Washington, Dec. 5. The abduct
ion of the German Consul Colima of
Matamoras by bandits said to be Vil
listas, was reported in State Depart-
ment messages. Another report said
the German Vice-consul at Chihua
hua City had been killed, also one
American.
VENDEVILLE WOULD
DO HIS LITTLE TO
HELP RAISE LEATHER
It will take $500 to carry out the
Salvation Army's Christmas plans
here. The memlbers of the post anti
cipate no trouble in raising the money,
e;en though the time now is short.
Gapt. M. Vendeville says ?anta
Claus must provide a hundred pairs
of shoes. Some ask to begin with
. 1 i .
wun snoes almost as valuable as
eggs. Then, there are more than 40
families on the Captain's string who
will not get real .Christmas dinners
on the ?5th unless he engineers it.
These are the two principal Items.
ine starvation Army is advertisiiiz
for aid. Tw.SUmwS m$&ns are
being- Vq XlKtlomJor the
cause are expected to be ample.
BM G ATA
AFTERNOON
Raleigh, Dec: 5. -In a speech at a
luncteon her yesterday afternoon
William J. Bryan declared equil anf
frage and prohibition to bp th mafai
issujw of jthY pmp la th - United
- States. X distinguished party of
Norh Carolinians and a large dele
eatton of ljcal : businss'men were at
the luncheon. ? ; ' . v. -
Hprth Carolina has place well In
the;front In the family of states, Mr.
LIiPiililL
MONDAY
in and DanielaT : 1 : v - V ,"j
- Certain Restrictions Remov-
e$ First Step by De-
partment of Agriculture
to Clip Wings of Food
Products
(By the United Presi)
Washington, Dec. 5. First
Congressional action towards re
lief from the high cost of living
was taken today when upon mo
tion by Representative Keating
the House concurred In the Senate
Amendment to his bill providing
for an Investigation of the cost of
living among wage-earners In the
district of Columbia.
Washington, Dec. 5. -The first steps
of the Department of Agriculture to
ward the policy expected to reduce
prices on food staples was taken to
day when an embargo on Canadian
potatoes was ordered lifted. Ship
ments of potatoes, it is explained, I
must be certified by shippers to bp as
sodnd as is commercially practicable
and contain no more than ten per
cent of tubers showing traces of dis
ease. Heretofore, Canadian potatoes have
been admitted only at d -;igiiated
ports of entry. Under the amended
rule importers must apply to the Fed
eral Board for permits.
TIME TO MAIL NOW;
POSTOFFICE URGES
FOLKS GET MOVE ON
"Mail early!"
Everybody's beginning to b it.
Tho Pcstoffice Department and post-
offices throughout the country are
agitating it. In the local office Po?t-
master LaRoque has placards posted
all over the building calling atten
tion to the necessity for maiiir.ir hol
iday goods as soon as possible. M.nk
goods "Not to be opened until CVist-
mas" and, except for very short dis
tances, fire them into the mail b'fore
iho real rush begins, Is advie piwn.
There is less likelihood of :!.'::.
receiving rough handling
end will fee served as well by ma::ii:p
now as two weeks from now.
Postal employes say parcels g-.ir.g
to men in the army at El Paso sh j! I
be dlsparched early next week if not
soaner. If a package is mailed Mon
day there Is small likelihood that it
will reach El Paso before the wc.k
following. During the week before
Christmas the El Paso office will lie
crowded with the Christmas mail of
50,000 soldiers in addition to the civ
ilian population.
SUFFRAGE ARMY IS
READY FOR THE BIG
DRIVE ON CONGRESS
Washington, Dec. 5. The front
line of the army of -woman suffra-",
formed here today for the tig push" J
on Cangriess tk tforco through (he )
Susan B. Anthony amendment at this
short session.
The initial move of the campaign
depends largely upon whether the
attitude of President Wilson which
leaves toward state instead of federal
action has at all changed. 'Some suf
frage workers believe ft has, that it
may be passed on promptly to the
states of ratification. :
The following official statement
was made txfoy by the Union through
the United Press: "The feeling fs
general that a demand for, a federal
amendment should lie pressed much
more insistently than ; heretofore in
View of the previous delay of ongress
in dealing with the measure. .
"The case for national 'suffrage has
been ' unanswerably presented. The
3ovement has been endorsed by wo
men voters at the polls and there' is
only - one answer the administration !
can . give, namely the passaged of a
federal ' amendment at this session.
The wstnen are not In a mood to
brook delay.
W are confident the attitude of the Is
Attempt to Give Up Office
Was Not Tolerated By
His Fellows
CLEVER SECRETARY OUT
Canady to Be Succeeded by
Whole-time Man to Act
Roth for Chamber of
Commerce and Its Lusty
Offspring
Mr. F. C. Dunn was reelected Presi-
i 'b'M of tho Kinston Fair Associa
te n by the Board of Directors Mon
day night, over his protest. In a
short talk Mr. Dunn enumerated his
reasons for wishing to decline. The
directors refused to consider his
":e.sigiiation." Every other officer
with the exception of Secretary J. H.
Canady was reflected. They are:
First Vice-president. Dr. J. M. Par-
-oU: Second Vice-president, Mr. E. V.
Wei-b; Treasurer. M-. V. D. Hood;
Executive Committeemen, Mr. P. S.
I!. Harper, C-hairn.n; Messrs. J. F.
Ta;,l :r, J. W. Goodson, N. J. Rouse
and II. E. Moseley.
Sccetary Canady, to whom the
stockholders recently voted a hand
some loving cup for his two years oi
sa'ilicial service a service which
was responsible more than anyother
lie thing for the 1015 and 191f! fairs'
.Ms.fis- was allowed, after his sin- j
ore appeal to ne relieved, 10 go
'roe. As per a plan agreed upon
:on,c weeks ago, the directors ap
pointed a committee to co-operate
with a similar committee from the
Ch '.nibe" of Commerce in employing
;i j i 1 1 1 whole-time secretary for the
f.v-i organizations. The joint com
mit will proceed "immediately" to
. eyre a proper man, but procuring
i'm is matter of no moan endeavor.
Hp nr.i t jo secretary to both bodies,
h iviiijf charge of the community pub
:. '.: and a hand in all public mat
i : ; vhi.l) !::v to do with cither the
rhan-'-'r or the Fair Association, as
ias and the like. He must.
, In a proficient "fair man."
r
The committee from the association
!? comprised by Messrs. J. F. Taylor,
('!:; pi.m: T. W. Mewborn, II. II. Mc-C-y.
F. r. Dunn and J. II. Canady.
Va:!U!g the installation of the
loin;
cc.e
The
have
-e l 'tary the association has no
; v. Mr. Canady is already out.
President and Treasurer will
eh
ge of affairs durini? the
meantime
Fo: nv r
Secretary Canady wishes
! medium of The Free Press
all who assisted him in the
i years. lie feels "very
ti them, he stated Tues-
'hrouk'h
ti th.v '
past t'.
rrntefui
day morning.
WILL TRY TO GET A
PARDON FOR. E. W.
fUIHER; REPRIEVE
Governor Craig has granted a re
pi :eve for E- W. Mincher, the big
cTuird of convicts of Lenoir coun
ty under sentence to one year li
the county jail for whipping a priso
ner, pending a hearing before the
Governor for a pardon or commuta
tion probably next ,week. Informa
tion tr this effect reached the city
Tuesday.
Clincher's sentence by Superior
r.iuri here was upheld by the Supreme
Court recently.
administration will be favorable, be
cause the Democratic paly to main
tain itself must look to the rest It
cannot hold the West without the wo
men voters; and to win their support
mast aid woman suffrage.' .
Miss Anne Martin of Nevada, n-
tional chairman of Woman's Party"
in charge of the campaign.
Succumbed to Complications
Tuesday Morning Had
Been 111 for Two Weeks
Big Figure in Nation's
Business
(Continued on Page S)
Tarrytown, N. Y., Dec. 5;
John'D. Archbold oil mag
nate, died earlv today at 1 is
.'tome here. His death re
sulted from -joinplieations
followiner an operation for
appendicitis. Me. Aivhbold
made a brave fight for life
for two weeks in keeping
with the traits of character
vhit'h brought him success
in business, dogged tenacity,
inflexible will and optimism.
ULLETINS
(Cy
the United Press)
VIENNA
ASKED TO GIVE
FACTS.
Washington. Dec. 5. The
I'nlfed States Government to
day inquired of the Austrljm gov
ernment concerning the facts
surrounding the torpedoing of the
American steamer Chemung by
an Austrian submarine.
MRS. MARSHALL FREED.
Easton, Md., Dec. 5. Mrs.
Rose Virginia Marshall, charged
with imprisoning and keeping rc
cre'.ed her stepdaughter, was ac
quitted by a jury today.
WEST CAROLINA MAN
KILLED IN FRANCE
Winston-Salem, Dec. 4. News was
received hre today of the death ot
B. Betram Owens, 22 years old, and
son cf Mrs. !!. B. Owcr.s, who was
ed in battle --.mewhere in France on
October 12th. Young Owens, 1 who
had been away from Winston-Salem
for three yar was in the Canal
Zone brf;rc enlisting in the British
Army two years ago. He was with
the British expeditionary force in
France when killed.
FIFTEEN AR
FOR LYNCHING NEGRO
Abbeville. S. C, Dec. 4. Fifteen
white men were arrested here today
following an investigation of the
lynching a month ago of Anthonv
Crawford, a negro. The negro was
alleged to have attacked a white man,
and the lynching followed. Subse
quently the sons of the negro were
notified to leave tho county. Gover
nor Manning ordered an investiga
tion. The arrests today resulted
from the inquiry made. Preliminary
hearings will probably be granted to
the men tomorrow. Some are accus
ed of rioting and others of murder.
BUCHAREST DOOMED
TO FALL TO ARMIES
OF IPBER, SEEMS
(By the United Prese)
Petrograd, Dec. 5.' -Un
der constant attacks by su
perior Teutonic forces,, the
Roumanians are retiring
around Bucharest, it is of
ficially stated.
Advance Goes On.
Berlin, Dec. 5. Von
Mackerisen's armies i have
crossed the railroad lead
ing from Bucharest tb Tar
goviste and Petrosits and
Eastwards. The , Danube
armV 1 has ETamed a fOOt-
hold in the lower.--Argesul
valley, it IS announced. -
President Says in Message
to Congress; Wants
Quick Action
GREATEST EXPENDITURES
In History Face Congress
Store Than Billion and
Half Dollars Prepared
ness Calls for Big Share
Sum
(By the United Press)
Washin trton, Dec. 5. De
daring that the country
"cannot and should not con
sent to remain longer expos
fd to profound industrial
listurbances," the. Presi
;!eni appeared at a ioint ses
rion of Congress today and
appealed for immediate ac
l ion on his program of "set
tlement and regulation of
difficulties between rail
oads and trainmen.
Soon after the President
started speaking a big silk
banner was unfurled from
the House gallery by a group
of suffragists. It bore the
inscription, "Mr- President,
what will you do for wo
men's suffrage?" A page
tore it down and created a
stir, but Mr. Wilson did not
stop reading.
By Robert J. Bender
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Washington, Dec. Following the
precedent he established when he
first assumed his executive duties in
the White House, President Wilaon
Icday appeared before a joint session
of Cr.ngress and personally outlined
legislation he hopes to have enacted
by that ibody. It was the third time
he has addressed the sixty-fourth
Congress.
iBrcauso the makeup of the next
Hcii.ic may result in hard sledding
'or Democratic measures, the Presi
dent hoped, by his appeal today, to
ccivince this Congress the import
ance of immediate action on legisla
tion lie particularly desires.
The Fxecutive box in the House
;t:v!lery was reserved for Mrs. Wil
son and other members of tho Presi
dent's family. Members of the cabi
net, also were there.
While Coi:gr:s3 is working on his
recommendations the President will be
.".way from Washington but little.
Should it be necessary he my recom
mend that the customary Christmas
recess be dispensed with. This sug
gestion has been made already by
Speaker Clark and Chairman Fitz
gerald of the 'House Appropriations
Committee.
There is much to do before March
3 the date of adjournment, if the
President's- wishes are to be carried
DOMINICANS FIGHT
WHEN MARINES SET
UP MILITARY GOV'T
Washington, Dec. 5. The
establishment of an Ameri
can military government in
galnto Domingo was attend
ed by fighting in which sev
eral marines were injured
Eleven pomincans were
Killed and six wounded.
TAKING EVIDENCE
WINTRIAL
fSpecial to The Free Press)
Coldsboro, Dec.. 6. -The Uldng of
evidence In the Epstein murder case
continued today.' The Jury was com
pleted late yesterday, . '
People Insist Upon More
Vigorous Conduct of War
Council of Five Wil
Probably Come From Agi
tation
(By the United Pres3)
London, Dec. 5. On the highest
authority It Is known that Lloyd
George has resigned from the
cabinet . He sent in his resigna
tion as scon as he rdcelved in
timation that Premier Asquith
was unwilling to agree to a plan
for a council of which the Prem
ier would not be a member.
London, Dec. 5. England's "Re
onstructlon" of government now in
progress must be taken as an emphat
ic reiteration of Britain's determine-
tion to fight the war to a finish. This
fact stood out tod:y in tho maze of
disruption. The cabinet crisis was
precipitated by a public demand for
a more vigorous conduct of the war.
It wes conceded that out of the crash
would come the organization cf war
council, probably of five members.
Whether this will mean a change in
the personnel of the cabinet or sim-
ply the designation of certain mem
bers to act an the new council is un
known.
'ROAD HOG' CAUSE OF
ERIOUS ACCIDENT
Littleton. Dec. 4. T, C. Williams
was shocked into unconsciousness, his
wife's collar bone was broken and his
two little girls were severely bruised
when the automobile in which they
wore out riding struck a hong and
turned over.
cut in full at this time and not en-
rusted to the sixty-fifth Congress.
More Than Billion and a Half
Needed Run Congress.
Washington, Doc. 5 It will take
?l.(i5-l,819,C54.03 to run the govern
ment of the United Stales from June
?0, 1017, to June 30, 1913.
Thi i Is the estimate of heads of , the
nrious ibranches of the government
of the country submitted to Congress
oday by Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo.
Of this grand total of more than a
billion and a half dollars the various
establishments' estimates are set
forth as follows: Legislative S7.-
fi01.G2fi.45; Executive, $32,970,605
Judicial, $1,395,790; Department of
Agriculture, $26,006,907; Foreign in
tercourse, $5,700,626.66; Military es-
albl'shment, $300,694,084.52; Naval
stablishmcnt, $366,070,651.07; lo
an Affairs, $12,230,350.67; Pen-
ions, $155,5(10,000; Panama Canal
$25,145,562.35; Public works, $145,
118,394.46; Postal service, $325,355.
820; Miscellaneous, $100,914,73fi.93;
Permanent annual appropriations,
$14364.830.32.
The total estimate for the needs of
the government during tho next fis
cal year exceeds by $87,197,559.96
tho amount appropriated for the fis
cal year ending June 30, 1917.
With the exception of the postal
service the needs for defense and
preparedness as shown in the report
constitute the largest single items.
Among the estimates for the equip
ment of the National Guard aro: au
tomatic machine rifles, $6,868,000;
field artillery, $10,000,600; ammuni
tion for field artillery, $10,200,000,
arms, uniforms, equipment, etc., $4,
576,000; supplying and exhanging in
fantry equipment $800,000; and for
arming, training and equipping the
National Guard $12,727,000.
For quartermaster supplies, equip
ment, etc., for a reserve officers
training corps, $4,385,000 Is needed.
The Wat Department 3ks for ?56,
999,481.21 for fortifications and other
works f defense, and $32,136,063.96
for rivers and harbors. ' -, jF S
A contribution toward th expenses
of the ; Peace Palace at - the Hague
amounting to $1,045.25 is listed among
the items needed. , . h '. . V '
TJie Budget is to Be Ex
ceededHigh Cost of
living Plea
ILLUMINATE HONUMENT
To Shine Like Day at Cas
well Shaft When Big
Lights Are Turned On
Street Men Have Little
Increase
How much does it take for a po
liceman to feed his face, keep a fam-
ly and get a shoo shine occasional
ly ? City Council Monday night threw
up tho question wished ! it off on
Fire and Police Commlsioner M- X.
Happer. Now Mr. Happer Is strug
gling with the problem. He is to
.-rnder a report at a called meeting of
the Council. Just when the meeting
will lbs called is not known; so Com
missioner Happer is trying to pre
pare himself in order that he may
not 'be caught nap'ing. He has to do
a lot ot adding and subtracting and
dividing on the basis of one police
man equals bo many eggs at 40 cents
er dozen and tho like.
Mr. Happer, frankly, doesn't know
what he is going to do. He said so
Tuesday mormng.
Members of Council grant that the
cost of living has Increased.. Some of
them at least are willing to give the
nien an additional ilQ per cen.i 3ut,
It is learned on good authority, the
budget will bo exceeded. Also the
police have had a raise within a year.
They get their uniforms gratis. Of
ficers in other towns have had raises
ccasioned by the increased coat of
overything." Lawyer J. F. Lilea
axed eloquent in the policemen's
ause Monday night.. Look what oth- ,
er places have done, Jie argued, and
none of them aro In Klhstoh's class.
Klnston patrolmen now get $65 a
month. This paragraph sums up the
ituatlon.
Employes of the Street Depart
ment have had minor increases during
he past 30 days. No other depart
ment has been affected, it is said. The
trcct workers' raises ranged from
one to two and one-hair cents an
ur.
Following the example set by th
lovernment in illuminating the Sta
ue of Liberty in New York harbor,
the Klnston officials will in all prob-
bfllty light up the Caswell monu
ment at Monument corner. A prac
ticality appears in the local matter,
however, that did not occur in the
former. The monument cuts off
ght from portions of the surrounding
trect space. A quartet of big elect-
ic lamps may be placed on its sides.
The request of Dr. Ira M. Hardy to
instal ornamental lights on the side
walks at the , Hunter office building
was turned over to the JVater and
Light Commissioner.
iCouncil agreed upon an ordinance to
forbid the operation of electri: of au
tomatic pianos after the 1 midnight
hour in Klnston. This was aimed es
pecially at resorts in the lower part
of the city.
GREENVILLE VOTES
TEN TO ONE BUILD
A COUNTY HOSPITAL
(Special to The Free Press)
GreenvUleV N. C, ' Dee. fi. Pitt
county Is voUng on county hospit
al proposition similar to that carried
In Lenoir on November 7. It la im- .
possible to get an accurate line on
the xnral precincts, bat Greenville 75
toting about 10 Jo one far the ho,
pltal. ' Indications ere that the hos
pital will crry.
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