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DAILY 'BEE'FtfEB THE WEATHER JlJM Unsettled toaicht mm! probably raw THE PRESS PUBLISHED eiZBRV AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDRY. VOL. VITNo. 299 SECOND EDITION KINSTON, N. TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1915 FOUR PAGES TODAY PRICE TWO CENTS ALLIED MEN-OF-WAR SLOW WORK TO GET DANIELS WILL TAKE OFFICERS OF FAIR CARTER SHOULD BE MR.

NACHAMSON'S MOTHER IN JEOPARD. NEW BATTLE BEING PLANNED IN MEXICO Conditions at Matamoras Not So SHELLING SUNKEN IMPEACHED TRIP TO HONOLULU ON BOARD WARSHIP Twenty Vessels Will Make the Passage Through the Panama Canal ALABAMA'S FINE RECORD Congressmen Had Said Reserve Shfos Could Not Be Quickly Made Ready for it i -r. 1 Sea Naval Review to Be i Held at New York (By the United Press.) Washington, March Daniels is going to Honolulu with the j0jn jn fte meeting with those finan-American warship squadron. Ad- cially interested. FROM OCEAN'S FLOOR The F-4 Lies at Angle That Makes Placing of Cables Difficult Little Headway Made Investigation to Be Made (By the United Press.) Honolulu, March 30.

Little prog ress has been made towards raising the F-4. The boat is tilted at an angle on the ocean floor, making the placing of wire hawsers difficult. An inquiry will be ordered, Baid Admiral Moore today. Boat Moved Closer to Shore. Washington, March 30.

Admiral Moore, the naval commander at Ho olulu, has notified the Navy Department that the F-4 has been moved 300 feet nearer to shore. It is believed the work of raising the boat will now progress more rapidly. SMALLPOX AMONG THE MEXICANS IN NORTH (By the United Press.) Brownsville, Texas, March 30. Fear of a smallpox epidemic adds to the perils of the Villista and Car-ranza troops fighting at Matamoras across the border from here were discovered to have the disease and immediately sent back. U.

S. TROOPS WILL MAKE DEMONSTRATION ON BORDER. Washington, March 29. Acting Secretary Breckinridge of the War Department, ordered three batteries of the third field artillery to Brownsville, Texas, today as a demonstration to, the Mexican forces fighting for possession of Matamoros, that American lives must not be endangered by firing across the line. A regiment of infantry also was ordered held in readiness at Texas City to be moved to Brownsville if needed.

TODAY'S ODDEST STORY Cleveland, March 30. 'CHck! B-r-! Snap!" Cleveland husbands who, on returning home late at night, hear a noise like that as they turn their latch keys, should, take warning. Mrs. Clevelander is buying time locks for -her front doors. Hubby can't cuck-coo like a clock when he comes in any more, for an exact record of the time is in the wife's hands.

THIS CONVICT IS PRISON ARCHITECT (By the United Press.) Denver, March 30. Eight years ago Leslie E. Francisco could neither read nor write. He was convicted of aiding in the murder of a man sentenced to the penitentiary. Now his sentence has been commuted.

In two years he will be free, and not only can read and write, but he is a capable sichitect Warden Tom Tynan of the Color ado State prison brought Francisco I i ASSOCIATION TO BE SELECTED TONIGHT Meeting to Be Held In the City Hall and All Stockholders and Interested Citizens are Asked to be Present. The meeting of the stockholders the Kinston Fair Association in the Mayr'3 offlce at even' ing will be the most important "fair" V. meeting yet The committee of fourteen from the Chamber of Commerce and a mass meeting who solicited the stock already taken hope that every in ter- cm7m not a stockholder will Officers and directors will be elected and, it is probable a site will be selected from the several available, at tonight's meeting. Some stock of the $5,000 necessary to begin operations with yet remains unsold. That, however, is a small part of the business confronting the promoters.

They realize that there will be little difficulty in raising this money in Kinston and the nine counties which will be expected to participate in the fair. However, the books are open at all times and subscriptions will be welcomed. Any of the committee will accept it The price per share is $25, and shares are non-assessable. Free season tickets are carried with stock purchases. With the election of the officers to take immediate charge of the plans for the first annual event to be held this fall, and the selection of the site, work can be commenced on preparing the grounds and erecting the buildings 'in a few weeks.

The idea of the leaders in the movement Is to plan well and build thoroughly. There now remain more than six months in which to prepare for the fall exhibit, but it will take every bit of that time to look after the local arrangements and get the already interested people in the rural sections enthused over the project. There are more than a quarter of a million people in the district expected to contribute to the fair's success. It is the idea of the local busjness men to get in touch with every farmer, merchant, banker and manufacturer in all nine counties during the spring and early summer, to inform them that this is 'ur" fair "they" included in the "our," and to solicit the help of every man, woman and child in making the exhibits what they should be to encourage local competition, and show the outside world what the bright leaf tobacco belt offers. SIXTY SCHOOLS TO DEBATE IN CHAPEL HILL FINALS.

Chapel Hill, March 29. The names of fifty high schools that, as a result of the triangular debates held all over the State tost Friday night, won both sides of the query discussed and are eligible to enter the finals at Chapel Hill April 9, are known the headquarters of the North Carolina High School Debating Union; It is estimated that there will be at bast ten more schools to send in reports, making them eligible for the finals. In that event, sixty high schools of the State will send four representatives each to Chapel Hill to compete in the finals. Aged Father of Loral Merchant Was Forced to Flee From Jaffa and Leave Wife Behind Carried to Safety on Warship. Max Ellison, the nephew of Mr.

Eli Nnchamson, a Queen street merchant, has gone to Baltimore post haste, and from that port will leave on an eight-weeks' trip for the Holy Land, to "rescue" Mrs. Nachamson, the aged mother of the local business man. Mr. Nachamson's father, Israel Nachamson, has just arrived at Baltimore. Mr.

Nachamson, 80, and Mrs. Nachamson, 78. came to America about ten years ago. They locnted in, B.t1!-timore, where several of thoir children reside. But the od people could rot become reconciled to their now homo, and on July 4 last returned to their old home at Jaffa to spend tha remainder of their lives.

Mr. Nnchamson was not an American citi zen, although he had taken out his first papers. The Turks, who have since they tn-tcred the world war, been accused of mistreating the Christians and Jews, and by their actions aroused the1 American government to protest ordered the old man to leave the country immediately, on the pretext that he was a foreigner. He had only timo enough to bid his wife good-bye and not enough time to supply her with money, except $50. Mr.

Nachamson was carried with hundreds of his 'race on the S. Cruiser Tennessee, to Alexandria, Egypt. From there ho wont to Naples, to Paris, to Havre, and to New York. He is now in Baltimore. Young Ellison expects to bring Mrs, Nachamson back to America at any cost He will probably havo the protection of the United States government until he gets past the Statue of Liberty, but will make the trip into the Turks' country in the face of all risks that present, he says.

SIGNS THAT ROVE EITEL WILL DISARM AND INTERN IN U. S. Period Given Cruiser Repair or Leave Said to Expire Tonight The Alabama Loiters Off Virginia Capes (By the United Press.) Norfolk. Va March 30. The covers have been removed from all the guns on the Eitel Friedrich.

This is taken to indicate the vessel's disarmament and internment The peripd allowed for the ship to intern or leave is said to expire tonight The American battleship Alabama arrived off the Capes early this morning. FAT FOLKS BEWARE OF ANTI-FAT CURES Washington, March 80. The Department of Agriculture, in a bulletin just issued, on its recent investigations of anti-fat humbugs, states that a common ingredient of the obesity cures is thyroid, a drug made from the thyroid gland which is etill puzzling the medical world after years of study. Thyroid, in the opinion of the government scientists, is far too dangerous a drug for inexperienced persons to experiment with. "When used as a drag it has a very powerful effect on the whole suman system, and this information should be sufficient to warn anyone against dosing himself blindly with it," says the Department's bulletin.

"POPPY DAY AT EXPOSITION San Francisco, March 80. Today was "poppy day" at the Panama Pacific Exposition. The California Poppy League, recently formed at San Jose, to perpetuate the State flower, had thousands of poppies distributed free to visitors at many buildings. Threatening as at Nuevo Laredo. Villa Moving Much Artillery Out of Monterey.

(By the United Press.) Washington, March 30. Mexican border conditions are less threatening at Matamoras, but much' more so at Nuevo Laredo. General Fun-ston today reported that the Villis-tas are moving strongly against the latter place. Villa is reported to have 15 carloads of artillery on the way to Matamoras from Monterey. SEVEN-YEAR-OLD BOY KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE.

Rocky Mount, March 29. His legs broken, skull crushed, arms shattered before the automobile of Attorney A. D. McLean, Ernest Taylor received fatal injuries yesterday afternoon in Martin county, while the automobile was swung from its path, crashed into a telephone pole, which was broken off and fell with force into the automobile, inflicting slight injury to one of the lady passengers. THE IRISH OF THE DUTCH SUBSIDING.

The Hague, via London, March 2D. Dutch public opinion has become considerably calmer concerning the sinking of the Dutch steamer Medea off Beachy Head last week. The Netherlands government has received no reply from Berlin to its request for an explanation of the torpedoing of the Medea by a German submarine. It is generally believed that a satisfactory response will be sent by Germany. SCHOOL GIRLS IN UNIFORM.

Bemidji, March 30. As a move in the agitation against overdress by high school girls, all freshmen girls in the Bemidji high school will. wearunifoon clothing made in the high school domestice classes, it was announced today. ASK ADMIRALTY FOR PROTECTION OF BIG SHIPS THREATENED Fear in London That Other Passenger Liners May Meet Fate of Falaba and Aguile London Papers Cry "Massacre!" Quit Their Offices London, March 30. The horror over the torpedoing of the steamer Falaba and the Aguile, with 144 dead, has given way to fear for the safety of other big passenger liners about to enter the German war zone.

Rep resentatives of big shipping compa nies besiege the admiralty with pleas for London papers have characterized the sinking of the Fal aba as a "savage massacre." DR. MONK OF TRENTON nAD HIS ARM BROKEN Dr. H. G. Monk of Trenton suffer ed a painful and serious accident on Tuesday afternoon about 3:30 o'clock when, in attempting to crank his automobile his hand slipped and his right arm was broken.

Dr. Monk was on Queen street near Gordon' when the accident occurred and was attended by Dr. J. Par-rott He was taken to Dr. Parrott's office and given temporary relief, but it was found that his arm had been badly broken, both bones near the wrist being fractured, and he was sent to Memorial Hospital.

RECEIVERS FOR GEORGIA AND FLORIDA RAILROAD. Ga, March 29. W. R. Sullivan and H.

Warfield of New York, and J. M. Wilkinsoo of Valdos-j ta, Ga, today were appointed receiv- era of the Georgia and Florida Rail-J way, which has its general offices here. Application for the appointment of receivers was made jointly by the Baltimore Trust Company and officials of the road. ABERNETHY LAWYER Misconduct on Bench, Mental-Physical Unfitness, Is Charged HEARING NEAR TO CLOSE Kinston Attorney Is to Make Closing Argument Against Judge Lang-ston First Speaker for the Solicitor (By W.

J. MarUn.) Raleigh, March 30. The final arguments of counsel in the Abornethy Carter investigation will bo concluded tonight Then the committee will proceed with preparation of their report and recommendation to the Governor, on which will depend the final outcome. The cross examination of Judge Carter and hearing of some final but unimportant testimony was concluded at 11 o'clock and argument by counsel for Solicitor Abernethy opened by J. Langston of Goldsboro.

He specified the contention that Judge Carter should be impeached for criminal and other misconduct on the bench, for mental and physical unfitness to hold office, and acts' not showing corruption in the popular sense of the term, but subversive of fundamental constitutional principles. Langston proceeded, with a detailed review of the incidents and othe. charges againBt the N. J. of Kinston will make the closing argument against Judge Carter.

U. S. NAVAL OFFICER MADE ADDRESS ON JAPAN Greenville, March 30. Lieutenant Commander Lyman A. Cotten, U.

S. talke dto the students, at the East Carolina Teachers' Training School here yesterday on "The Ideals of the People of Japan." Cotton has spent the last three years as naval attache at the United States embassy at Toldo. He is now at the home of his parents, Cottendale, near here, on leave of absence. Commander Cotten took credit for the American' navy for tho opening up of the Japanese empire to the world. He described the wonderful progress that the little people have made during the past half a century.

They are easily disciplined, and are taught obedience from infancy, he said. "Unfortunately, this discipline goes to the extreme; theyo ften obey blindly and without reason," however, and in the absence of leaders they do nothing because many individuals lack Initiative. Counterbalancing this, they have developed the capa- city for planning in advance. They are a careful race. They are as patriotic as any people in the worldV and the most secretive.

Their brav- ery needed no comment, he said; they would endure anything for Japan. But it is collectively that they are brave; and never as individuals. If you scream at night for assistance, you wont get it from a Jap. "Japan is the sopilt child in the family of nations." She cries and screams like a child when she does' not get she wants. She may, however, develop to a responsible adult The commander hoped that his hearers would remember the friendly relations of Japan and America, and.

that they would hope with hint that' the cordiality will remain as sincere as traditions seems to warrant'. "PAY AS YOU CALL" FIRE DEPARTMENT. Cleveland, March 80 Citixens here must pay for the cost of a fire department run if the blare is from a needless cause, tinder provision of an ordinance now under discussion. FORTS LONG RANGE Russians Again Bombard Bosphorus Fortifications For an Hour TURK AVIATOR IS ACTIVE Drops Bombs Upon Enemy Warship The Ottoman Troops Repel Cossacks on Russian Territory (By the United Press.) Constantinople, March 30. Russian warships again have appeared at the Black Sea, entrance to the Bosphorus, hurling shells at the outer forts.

The' attach lasted only an hour. The Allied fleet is shelling the Dardanelles at long range. A Turkish sea plane dropped bombs on a British warship off the Tenedos Island and large bodies of Russian Cossacks have teen repulsed with heavy losses north of Olti in the Russian Caucasus. Second Invasion of Bukowina Repelled. London, March 30.

Russian attempts at a second invasion of Bukowina have met reverses, said today's Bucharest dispatches. General Ikanoff's array was driven back 20 miles across the Dneister river. There is new fighting in the Carpathians, Destroyers and mine sweepers today convoyed the ljig liner Orduna, from Halifax up the Mersey to Liverpool. This is but one knot faster than the torpedoed Falaba, The officers were prepared with provisioned boats. Passengers were kept in ignorance of the danger, Paris, March 30.

The bombard- ment of Rheims by artillery and aeroplanes has been resumed. The shelling has been of unusual violence. A bomb from an aeroplane struck the cathedral and another exploded in a street, wounding two civilians. The French are attempting to Insert an entering wedge into the German lines at Houdincourt, northeast of St Mi-hel. They have driven the Germans from Houdincourt with artillery fire.

Gallant Russian Officer Took Gun Unaided. Petrograd, March 30. The bravery of Captain Suvoroff, who alone captured a German machine gun in a trench in the Orzec river, fighting in Poland, today received special mention in the official dispatches. Russian Losses Reported Heavy. Berlin, March 30.

The Russian losses in the last hree days' fighting in Poland, and East Prussia were more than 100,000 killed, wounded and captured, said the war office today. Warmer Weather in Eastern Zone. Berlin, March 30. With the arrival of warmer weather the Russians west of Warsaw and south of the Vistula are' attempting to resume the offensive. They have made several attempts to cross the lower Bzura near it junction with the Vistula, but were each time repulsed.

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE OPENS San Francisco, March 30 They're off in the Pacific Coast League. The opeslf gun in the 1915 baseball season was fired today in three the larger cities wet of the Rock-ls when the Coast League, one of larger minor league organizations, got under way. NEW HOUSE FOR Dallas, Texas, March 30. As the fruit of nearly two years' agitation, a labor Tmnt t. i t.ii.

io suing up in uauaa. A site was purchased at Federal and wasten streets and ground was brok- for the foundation on March 17. Tne Plans call for a structure costing about $50,000, consisting of three sto- r'M and basement miral Fletcher has been summoned from Guantanamo for target in Hampton Roads. Daniels will visit there and watch the' fleet's President Wilson is considering witnessing a naval review at New York after the maneuvers. Daniels will take 20 ships through the canal on his trip.

Alabama Contradicted Congressional Statements. Secretary Daniels is congratulating himself that the battleship Alabama, ordered from Philadelphia to Newport News Saturday at midnight, got away at 9 in the morning of yester day, bettering the department's claim that a reserve 'ship can get ready for sea in forty-eight hours. Members of the last Congress said it would take a month. Cabinet Member's Salary Inadequate, Says Secretary Garrison. Secretary Garrison today said he will not be a candidate for a New Jersey Supremo Court justiceship.

Ho said, however, that a cabinet officer cannot live on his salary, and mvi3t draw on his savings. MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON WHITE MAN BY NECRO Father of Mrs. C. W. McDcvett Had Trying Experience With Fellow, Who Tried to Use Gun, and Was Shot By Policeman After a murderous attempt upon the life of Charles D.

Giltner, the father of Mrs. C. W. McDevett, and brother-in-law of Mrs. J.

Ike Brown of this city, Jack Johnson, a negro, engaged the police at Tamaqua, in a revolver duel yesterday and was shot down. Johnson was one of the only two or three negroes in 15,000 population and the police said had been allowed too many liberties in a white town. He was drinking and accosted Giltner, a Philadelphia Reading Railroad man, on the street. Giltner knocked him down and handled Johnson, who had become the bully of a gang of track workers, severely. The negro ran for his revolver and the rolice intercepted him when he was returning with it.

Others restrained Giltner, who tried to get to a gun. to the Schuylkill jail. to light when he came to Denver to Johnson, in a frenzy, turned his urge Governor Carlson's approval of weapon upon the officers and was a $10,000 appropriation to fit out the shot by one of them in his tracks, new administration building at the The whites became aroused and Johu-penitentiary. He brought along the son, not fatally wounded, taken plans of the building. They were drawn by Francisco, and were as complete as any architect could turn out "Not only did this young Francisco draw the plans for the building," said Tynan, "but he supervised the construction of it Eight years ago he could neither read nor write, but look at that! Got it all from correspondence school.

Can you beat it?" And Tynan answered himself with an emphatic The warden is bubbling over with enthusiasm and his plans for the prison. He is proud of the drawing. Francisco is only twenty-three years old. He was sentenced from Colorado Springs. MAIL A COPY OF THE "OPPORTUNITY EDITION" OF THE KINSTON FREE PR ESS TO A FRIEND This Edition of The Free Press contains Thirty-eight Pages of Interesting Matter About Kinston and the Men Who Make It.

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