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E DAILY ; FREE" RRESS TfcVJIone Vz;:t lotaf Today." ' 2) .CX3MTC , VOIXXI.-No. 226: SECOND EDITION KINSTONV C. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1919 FOUR PAGES TODAY nvi cars Txuza COAL MINERS AND JURY ACQUITS TWO CHARGED WITH SALE LIQUOR AT BRIDGE PRESIDENT CONFERS WITH TUMULTY OVER WASHINGTON STATE OFFICIALS PREPARE MEET RED CAMPAIGN EXPECT NITTI TO CAROLINA CROPS IN UNFA VOR'BLE SHAPE CLOTURE NIPS SEN. SPEECHES IN BUD; LTOLLETTE LAUGHS Parliamentary Practice Un popular With Spellbind , ers Adopted OPERATORS APPEAR WIN IN ELECTIONS SENATE SITUATION IN ITALY BUT SELLING HIGH NEARER AGREEMENT v Disposition Workers' Rep resentatives Seems , Be Improving' f GARFIELD IS .SUMMONED Will Join Secretary Wilson in 'Effort Bring About Peace Operators , in Mood Start Negotiations Any Time V . .. (By the United Press) Washington, Nov. 15 -Miners and operator today reached an agrees ment to negotiate a new wage con tract through scale committees in central competitive f ields. i The scale in other fieldswill be based on re sults of the negotiations in the cen tral fields, which comprise the heart of the soft districts. V John Lewis, acting president of the foiner formally (charged! that the i operators In many states have vi- ' elated the Lever act in refusing to re instate strikers unless they -,, sign agreements to discontinue union membership. He ' appealed to Secretary Wilson to see that the Government of. the United State enforces the law. Washington, Nov. 15 Settlement of the coal strike seems nearer to; day. ' ;Renreencetive of ; both sides again met this" morning with Secre. .. tary Wilaon in the chair. . The miners appear in a compro mising mood and the operators ds Iiitp thv are willinir to start ne- ; gotiations. " ' DK kurfield fuel administrator, wm summoned here to. help Secre tary Wilson in the effort to negoti :-ate 'a ."peace." He ia expected to ? attend- today sessional. r BRAZIL MAY BE DRY NATION SOON; GETS NOTION FROM U. 8. President and Press Find r Excellent Reasons, for Kicking Out of Demon Rum Already Moving for Restrictions v By H. B." ROBERTSON (United Press Staff Correspondent) Rio De Janeiro, Nov. IS Brazil, , following the example of the Unit , ed States, may be the second Ameri can republic: to adopt prohibition. 'The campaign against alcohol vrae launched by President Epitacio Pes oa in his last message to 'congress nd was immediately taken up with unexpected vigor toy the majority of. the press of the country. - Alarmed' by the determined attacks of press and statesmen, the liquor interests are already, raising the ry of'per send liberty" and fhe same campaign "which ' resulted in, a "dry"" United States promises to be enacted to the bitter finish in Brazil. A bill now up would double the tax. ' ' ' It is argue that the "most severe restrictions should be plated on al-t'ohol,- if for , no other reason than to enable the country to more easi ly handle the huge tide cf immigra tion which the signing of peace tuni- il. It is declared that '.rabies" -who are -not 'at to emirate to a "dry" TJnit- .ates w:il seek the $roater frecd- t South America and thit there fore it is up to the governm?nt to be n its guard. " . Coincident -with the anti-booze fight a strong campaign against the social evil has beeir launched. Willie Davis and Willie Lee Freed in Short Ord erEvidence of Tyndall and.Underhill Counts for Little' ' Witnesses in the Recorder's Court Friday afternoon ' swore tney saw Willie Davie and Willie Lee, em ployed at Frank Taylor's store at the "Iron Bridge,' sell whisky over tia eounter freely. A jury 01 six mcn, including several representa tive citizens, acquitted the men after few' minutes' deliberation. The witnesses included mad. , xynaaiii James Underbill and William Ham The State declared Lee and Davis had clerked for Taylor tame time and that they had repeatedly violated the prohibition laws. 'Lot Taylor, a well- known man, was specifically mention ed as having been served over the counter with intoxicating liquor. The police had been evaded by the de fendants for some time, the prosecu tion asserted. , . Officials supposevthe jury declined to place confidence in the testimony of Tyndall, now under ' sentence for trafficking in liquor, and Underbill, an ex-convict. . The . "Iron Bridge" community bears a notorious reputation, lay lor, employer of Lee and Davis, has been in trouble on whieky charges several times. A number of assaults and affrays have- occurred there dur ing recent weeks, the chW-.Jff pwca narrowly escaping being shot in on affair. .The following comprised the jury; Joel Stevenson, James Dawson, Courtney Mitchell, J. F. Hooker, Jr., H. E. Eice and W. F. Tyndall. ( Crisis in Treaty Consider ation Principal s Matter Before Executive . and Secretary at White House Conference (By the United Press) Washington, Nov. -J6. President Wilson and Secretary Tnnulty con fcrred at the White House today. It is understood the matter taken up was the treaty situation In the Sen ate. The crisis brought about by the passage of the reservation to Article 10,' which Mr. Wilson had declared would constitute flat rejection of the whole peace settlement, was the most important matter before them. Death of James Hines, Aged Veteran; Funeral to Be Held Sunday P. M. Legion have been aworn in as spec- al officers to forestall' expected at tacks of- the reds. ' ' The Seattle Union Record has sus pended until after the trial of Editor j James A. Hines, a Confederate veteran, died Saturday at 8 a. im. at the residence of'R. B. Waters, 105 McfDaniel Street. He was 85 years of age. Paralysis was the cause of death. Mr. Hines served with credit in the Southern armies. He was a itivtf' of Duplin County, and had resided here 20 years. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. George B Hanrahan, pastor of .Atkjn. : ! lemoriaKFv vvoy'''y fifc- v . - i. rr- j . i r , . - oytenan wiurvn, uiiiciauiu. air. Hines' was a member of the Presby terian Church. He is survived by the following children: Mrs. R. B. Waters, Kinston; Mrs. G. A. Dail, Kenly, N. C; J. L. Hines, Wilming ton. l Bolshevists Alleged Be Con centrating at Timber fCamp LEGION KEN' SWORN IN As Special Officers to Re sist Expected Attacks Industrial Workers' Or : jan Suspended ; Under Indfctmer.t Premier In Power, and That Means Lot- lias Tinker ed ' With Voting Laws, However; Women ' Not to Participate Yet t. , (Bv the United; Press) , Rcmo, Nv. 15. -While Premier Nlui Mntinuew to , be subjected to attacks in Italian political history, H Filirnr'8 confidently 'predicted by jiis sup ",v--" Ui. .V- . . !.l jjunvi mat me povernmeni win se cure a substantial majority ' at the general elections held tomorrow all over Italy. , . ine cymes point out NitU is in power, and that no Italian govern v (By the United Presa) Seattle. Nov. 15. Charered . with conspiring to murder former service-," . . . 7 V1 10 w men, 10 allegoil I. W. W. members in Centralia ja.il will be brought to an early trial. 1 t - ft is reported) today that the I. W W. are conbenjtrating at Cumber land, Washington, an isolated min- ng town, r h , . National guardsmen were held un- held has been defeated at the polls since 1848. If he is defeated, they say, it will be his own fault for tink ering with the electoral law. For Italy will vote undor Nitti's new election law,, which is aimed at reducing, the power . of the political wirepullers and giving the people an I extended and more equal franchise. deT arms at Spokane throughout last Although woman suffrage was adorit night. Members . of the American by the last chamber, women will not vote this time as the new law specifically postpones their partici pation in elections until the next dis solution of parliament, but the elec torate will be considerably enlarged, Ault and Directors Listman and Rust 'for in addition to granting the vote on the charges of violating the es pionage law. PEACE TIME TORCE OF 300,000 Kahn Reports Decision or Pershing Program Half ' as Many Men as Desired ; by' Secretary Baker and General Staff .(By the United Press) . ' Washington, Nov. 15. -A peace lime military establishment of about 300,000 officers and men has been agreed upon toy the House Military Affairs Committee, Chairman Kahn told the House today. ' - , -. The strength of the army will be virtually the same as recommended to Congress by General Pershing, but just about half as big as -the army program Secretary Baker and . the General Staff desired, which was for a total strength of 676,100 men. ' DEATH GENERAL DAVIS. u wiiicn 1 lie i fl "rvard Brazil ' "undesiral vRaleiglv ! Nov. ,.15. Brig.-Gen. Charles . Davis," ""native of Penneyl- vania and one-time resident 01 tms State, ts dead at Schenectady. GAME AT NORFOLK ' Norfolk, Nov; 15. North Carolina State and Virginia Tech play here this afternoon. ...- ' . . BULLETINS .... !l (By the United Press MAINE APPROVES SUFFRAGE. ' WlashingtonNov. . 15. Maine today certified to the Senate its ratification of the suffrage amendment. SNOW HEAVY AT PARIS. Paris, Nov. 15. -Paris Is cov ered with the heaviest snowfall in years today. . Coupled with the coat shortage and strikes the frigid weather is causing great . suffering among the poor classes. , POWDER EXPLOSION. San Francisco, Nov. 15. A-: terrific explosion occurred today at the Trojan Powder Company's plant at San Lorenzo, Calif. It ' shook windows here, 15 . miles distant. The facts are unavail able, yet. .... TO SELL STATE FARM. , Raleigh, Nov. 15. The State farm in Halifax County kr to be. sold at auction, subdivided, sometime next month. , .. - ". 1 I i. u. 1 1 '' ' fatally 1 Wilson, fatally at Contentrn here. r in" v, ::rr:;. PRINCE AT FOR BRIEF School Officials cf Section Meet Here; Held Three Sessions Superintendents and principals of public schools in this section attend ed a conference at Grainger ' High School here .-Friday night and Sat urday, at which Dr. L. A. Williams, f Chapel JR11, and ethers HpokeL Present were J. 'II. Rose, Greenville; Frank Afthley, Washington; H. V. Smith, New Bern; B. C. Williams, New Bern; Professor ( Hamilton, Goldsboro; Supt. K.- R. Curtis, Kins- ton,- and the local principals, 'At the three sessions of the conference "Retardation and Elimination in High Schools," various phases of teacher training and ' other" subjects of interest to school officials vere discussed. The conference was the second of the kind held here in re cent weeks. , - ' ASSOCIATION TUESDAY. to all Italians over 21 years of age (except soldier actually under arms) there is a special provision extend ing tfte fraucftNe" n this occasion to all citizens who have performed ser- -.: - (vice in the rmy or navy, regardless TBe Kinston Library Association 1 0f the age limit. ; ' will meet Tuesday afternoon to elect! There are still 508 deputies to be officers. A full attendance is desir- elected, as the redeemed provinces ed. The liour will be announced in are not entitled to representation subsequent notices. funtji the ratification lof the treaties ' ' ' ' with Germany and Austria-permits BUY WAR-SAVINGS STAMPS, the formal decree, of annexation.- . n im 11 ni no Din nrrTiiif! illHUMI I uLUIJ n ULUu LilU I(ILLIIIU BAPTIST CHURCH; MISS WEIL SPEAKS (By D. T. EDWARDS) ( slogan "Americaniiation;" "Member- The November "get-together meet- :hip" by Mrs. J. H. Parham; "Social ng" of the Kinston Community Club Service" by Mrs. Sol Oettinger, vice. was held Friday night' in the Sunday - chairman, in the absence of Mrs. R chool : auditorium of the' Baptist F. Hill, the department'a chairman Church. K was a great success both The Kinston parenlt-teacher associ- from point 'of attendance fand en- tlon 'was represented by (Mrs. James thusiasm manifested .' in what was . F- Parrott, who gave the claims, ob- Thirty Million Pounds Less Than Last Year of To baccoOnly 19 Bushels Per Acre of Corn Mon- ey Pours In BIG MAJORITY FOR IT w. (Special to The Free Press) Raleigh, Nov. IB. "Due to the un fvoralble weather condition, from the late spring freeze to the recent fall ' drought, most of our North Carolina jrops are considerably short of last year's fine production, when we stood possibly fifth among crop productions of states." This is ac cording to the (State's Cooperative irop Keporting Service. "We are five million bushels or eight, per cent. hort in corn. Wheat produced very short crop of poor quality. To ibacco with a 15 per cent, increase in acreage is stimated to have pro duced 10 per cent, or thirty millions less pound's than last year's record crop Mandates Resolution of Iiodge Passed by Accla mation Ileservati on 5 Up Senator Famo for Speaking Chuckles (By the Umtetf Press) Wa.shington, Nov. 15. The Senate today voted 78 to 16 to limit debate Ion the peace-treaty. Eleven Repub licans and five Democrats voted against the cloture. ' , Lodge'i resolution on the mandates was adopted by acclamation two Other cnmi luvt lrc-lv the Intimites afterward. 1 u ? -'. - o I . " nme tendency as reported for No- j Reservation , 5, on domestic ques- vember J condition. The large fa- tions, wa immediately taken up. For voralble factor, however, is the high the first time in the history of th Senate aenators were rendered speechless by the cloture. ' ; LaFollctte, famous for long speech es, chuckled audibly every time- the rule pinched a colleague. , v ; pTices received by producers. The present prospects are for -, les than sixty million bushels of corn The yield per acre is 19 bushels, com pared with 21 bushels last year. The, quality is 87 or four per cent less than a year ago. The average price fUlrpJ jWpallhy (U k 11.83 as against 1.90 paid in No- vOUhCQ Ml e2JlUjT vlQ vember, 1918. the high prices being 'paid are proving to-be higMy satisfactory to tobacco producers, aince they average near 60 cents at this date with heavy marketing. The total production ex pected is 285,000,000 pounds with quality of 80 per cent. TVe produced over 320,000,000 pounds last year with 83 per cent, quality, Man' Before Robbing, Him; Threatened life per acre is low, 550 pounds. Details of the robbing of Joba Stroud, wealthy farmer residing near the Lenoir-Duplin County line, some - days ago, have been received by the The yield, I police here. According to the offic-, said and done. The club's guest of the evening was Miss irertrutle Weil, of, Golds boro, who made the principal address, uairg "Social Service" as her sub ject. . , , The club jwts and purposes of the associa tion in a very attractive manner. The reports thus made were illum inating in ;that they disclosed the zeal, and efficiency wJth which these various lines of work had been car . , .... . . for the future. , - , D'AIUNZIO OUTOF FIUfJE, SAY ROM (By tfa ishir.cfon, ,"a1cs is ) United Press I Nov. 15. The Prince route to White Sul '. y f-.r thrt-e days' , ' .;). Word of thf :1 th- last F. S. (By the United Press V Washington, Nov. 15. Paris advices reaching the State De-! partment support rumors that D'Annunzio has loft Fiume. It Is understood the poof left on a torpedo Loat. It is hc!ieved he bp : 'f d for Dal. "a' i waters ' - i ' r i ' i . ! of and its ing a large number of Kington's rep resentative. women -with, two or three men thrown in for good mea-.Miss Weil on "Social Service.' sure gathered about tliree long ta- j The principle address was made by bles elegantly decorated with carna-' Miss Gertrude Weil of Goldsboro, tions, carrying out the color scheme j Misa Weil is an attractive speaker and of the decorations, yellow and white. ; a clear thinker. Her subject was A Feast in Several Respect. j'social service" and her discussion A delightful luncheon was eerved; iwjis very helpful.' ' . ' and the music department of the I She clearly' set forth the broad- club had arranged a musical program jiess of her subject, identifying soc of rare merit, consisting of violin se- ial ' service with all uplifting human lections bv Prof. Smith and . vocal endeavor. That , such service might solos by Mrs. J. A. aleDaniel and be scientific was her plea and she Miss Evans. :vV, : .. a i suggested that all such effort be in- J Mrs. Nan Goodson Howard served timately connected with similar work aa toastmaster tor toe evening; ana oeing aone roy Dotn sme ana reaerai the aptitude and 'graciousness with governments. ; .v -V which she dischargsd her duties were i She did not outline a set program, sufficient to satisfy the presumption explaining that each community must that ehe was entirely "at home" in find out and attack its own prc-b-meeting the requirements of the oc-jje.. Social servfice he declared casion. not to be mere cnarity Dut any line After her opening remarks Mrs. of -endeavor that makes for he im- Howard read a statement from the provement of human life. club's president, Mrs. S. C. Sitterson, J Miss Weil spoke of the work of the who was unrible to take part in the county boards or pirolic welfare ana program. The statement disclosed suggested here a helpful point of Mrs. -Sitterso'n's hieh ideal for the I Contact for the social workers of club and her breadth of view in her any community.---' ; suggestions for the future w-ork toj ' The-gathering Friday night was be accomplished. an augury of better things for Kins- Prcliminary. to the evening's ad- ton. It gave an in light into the new dress 'came - addresses from the era that i now developing, an era1 chairmen of the various departments in which women either with or with- of the club. These are six in num- out the ballot are to take a much ber and interesting and valuable re- larger part in the public -affairs. ports were made showing what had ) The membership of the club has been accomplished las well as plans now reached the 200-mark; and the and purposes for the future. loader are pursuing on to an en- The report for the "Child Welfare" rollment of 400. . department was made by Mrs. H. II. And when 200 " or 400 Kinston Grainger; "Ilonlth" by Mrs. J. K. women put their power and influence Woofers, in the alsen:'? 6f the c'lair- Ivbi-nl a movement looking to the man, Mrs. J. S. Fpenrer; "?ru-'. '' ly u; ' ,'t of thc-'r community t'n y will Mrs. C. F. ,., -, J-; "V.) .;' --;-':-H t:"-' tv,-t will morn ial account Stroud resides alone. He I is . oldw Two men,; believed to- haT I been white with their face blacken ed, knocked at the front door of hit home at ' a late hour in the night. Stroud, .thinking a neighbor had come to pay a call, opened (the door and . aid, "Come in.w; They demanded that lie open a safe in which ha was supposed to keep a large aunt of mon ey. Stroud declared tie toould riot see well enough at night to work the combination,' One of hia visitors -got Stroud's apectaiclea from a mantel piece and remarked that they .must ture Of $4,000,000 Before enable him to open the aafe if he i a rt Idesired to .live. The aged man was Naval Affairs Commit- Lt X ,everely vhokeii hi, M. tee- -Only One 'Tween 3ailnt finger print remaining in ine iiesn. , ine sane openea me men got away with aevewd hundred dol lars, including eome , gold. ; Author!- - tics believe the roobere reside with in a. few miles of the Stroud' home ' QREATI DRYDOCK AT CHARLESTON IS A REAL NEED STATES Danjels- Defends Expendi- Norfolk and Canal (By the United Press) Washington, .Nov. 15. Secretary cf the Navy Daniels testifying before the Naval Affairs Committee today f JVC LlUDS I Of WeW defended the action of his department in constructing a drydock at the navy yard at Charleston, S. C, during the war costing $4,000,000. A bill intro duced toy Senator Collier would aban don the construction, which is about GO 4er cent, completed. Daniels told the committee the need for the drydock was evidenced by the fact that there was no drydock between Norfolk and Panama that wculd accommodate ships of the su- perdreadnaugit class. COTTON Futures quotations Saturday were: December ....... v 36.60 37.03 January ......... 85.30 .. 36.00 March 33.75 34.17 May 32.60 ' 33,77 Local receipts to' 3 o'clock,- were about 80 tales) prices from 38 3-4c downward. : Beginning Monday the market will open at n a. m. on .West . King Street . East Carolina Ball Leape; One Opecisj ' Representativee of the fans at Fayetteville, Goldsboro, Wilson, Tar- boro and Wilmington perfected or ganization of the new Eastern Caro lina Baseball Association at Golds boro Friday afternoon. . W. A. French. of Wilmington nvas elected tempo rary chairman. s One franchise re mains open, y Kinston would be- wel- ; corned in the league, It was origi nally considered at one of the best bown for' a berth in the outfit. Lo cal fans have taken no determined step toward securing' a franchise. At a meeting at uoidsooro in tne sear future applications for the reniain- ing franchise will be 'considered. . ' City Wins in Damage Suit Brought by Farm - Owner; Lcng Hear!: WETS CARRY FIGHT TO SUPREME '(By the United Press) New York, Nov. 15. The wets to day are preparing ' to carry their fight to the Supreme Court against the Volstead . prohibition enforce ment law, following the upholdine of the act yesterby in a deci:::'rn har.d H d-.wn" l y J ' r .- 1 in After being in hearinig 'approxi mately three days the cause of Frank McDaniel vs. City of Kinston was ended in Superior Court late Friday with a judgment for the defendant. McDaniel alleged that municipal im provements in Northeant Kinston; had increased and acceleratol the now or water tn as a., a. a creek, causinsr the land on , : had farmed profitably to 1 od by inundation. TI;e the scene and ritv:i"ci t f f 4 i
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