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The Daily Free Press from Kinston, North Carolina • Page 5

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THE KINSTON: DAILY PRESS jy A CHANCE OF A LIFE-TIME it AdacSidDOD Been 1 4L Sin DTTD THE WISE FORK FAR we Subdivided into small tracts, Situated 5 miles from Kinston, One Mile of E. R. Station. This is one of the finest larms in the State, making 2 bales of Cotton per acre this year. Ask Your Friends about the Wise Fork Farm.

The Terms are Very Easy, 1-4 cash, Balance in 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 years, bringing these Fine Farms in reacfi of every one who wishes to buy a small farm. Those World's Famous BURTON BROS, will be here; Come out to tear them. BIG FREE OYSTER ROAST BRASS BAND For Particulars see MR. E. J.

BEGTON, MR. W. B. DOUGLAS, or MR. J.

T. COMSTOCK, Special Representative Don't Forget the time, 11 A. Date, Dec. 4 S33S3E23 EA CO TY In Home Office: Wilson, N. C.

"WE SELL THE EARTH' exponents of human rights turn their talent, energies and Influence to her relief? Will the Goddess of Liberty RAILROADS APPEAL TO PRESIDENT EOS MOV enthroned at Washington hold the cal ill! LH PRQBLEfVl loused hand and soothe tho feverish brow of her sfx who sows and reaps the nation's hnrvest or will she permit Free the male of the species to shove ModerKnglisH DICTIONARY CERTIFICATE PRESENTED BYTHE women weak and wenry from the We have inov. into our new place of business opposite Press Office and are better prepaired than ever to supply wants in PLUMBING. We are also a gen' 3 for the awning maec. Special attention given to repair vork. bread-line of industry to the back al leys of poverty? Women and Children First.

rrre Lec. iO The census enumerators tell us that of the 1.514,000 women ho work ln the E. O. MOORE COMPANY fields as farm hrnds 109.000 are six SIX APPRECIATION CERTIFICATES CONSTITUTE A SET teen years of acre and under. What Is the final destiny of a nation whose fu OVER A MILLION AND A HALF WOMEN WORK AS FARM HANDS IN ThE UNITED STATES.

By Peter Radford Lecturer NVtlonal Farmers' Union. Our government never faced so tremendous a problem as that now lying dormant at the doors of congress and the 1 and which, when aroused, will shake this nation from center to circumference, and mako civilization hide Its face in shame. That problem Is women ln the field. Tug last federal census reports show we now have 1,514,000 women working (n the field, most of them south of the Mason and Dixon line. There wero approximately a million The Common Carriers Ask for ReliefPresident Wilton Direct Attention of Public to Their Needs.

The, committee of railroad executives, headed by Mr. Frank Trumbull, representing thirty-five of the leading railroad Bystenia ot the nation, recently presented to President Wilson a memorandum briefly reviewing the difficulties now confronting the railroads of the country and asking tot the cooperation ot tho governmental authorities and the public la supporting railroad credits and recognizing an emergency which requires that the railroads be given additional revenues. The memorandum recites that the European war has resulted ln general depression of business on the American continent and in the dislocation of credits at home and abroud. With revenues decreasing and Interest rates increasing the transportation systems ot the country face a most serious Show rour endowment of this great educational opportunity by cutting out the above Certificate of Appreciation with five other, of coniecutiy. and presenting them at thia office, with the expenie bonus amount herein el opposite any style of Dictionary selected (which covers the items of the cort of packing, express from the factory, checking, clerk hire and other necessary EXPENSE items), and you will be presented with your choice of theso three books: ture mothers spend their girlhood days behind the plow, pitching hay and hauling manure, and what Is to become of womanly culture and refinement that grace the home, charm society and enthuse man to leap to glory ln noble achievements If our daughters are raised in the society of the ox and the companionship of the plow? In that strata between the ages of sixteen and forty-five are 950,000 women working as farm hands and many The S4.00 Like illustrations in the announcements from day to day.) New it is the only entirely new compilation by the world MOOern tneiisn createst authorities from leadmK universities is bound in World's Museum of Lecture and Anatomy Now Open DICTIONARYfull Limp Leather, flexible, stamped in gold on back and Illustrated sides, printed on Bible paper, with red edges and corners '151 rounded; beautiful, strong, duraMe.

Besides the general contents, there negro slaves working ln the fields mine 3nH nvnr llhinrtc ip.THh 11 illnctr.ltl hv thrpp. die iiiwpa cnv I pa color plates, numerous subjects ny monotones, 10 pages I Bonus of 321 N. QUEEN ST- of them with suckling babes tug-King at their breasts, as drenched lii perspiration, they wield the scythe and guide the plow. What Is to be educational cnarts and tne latest united Males census, rrescnt An at this office SIX Competitive Certificates of Appreciation and the OC ThA 4(9 ftA It Is exactly the same me 9d.vu as the i 00 book ex. New Cept In the stylo of Trio 9 fin I 1 plain cloth blnd- ine )ng ln KOia Jcw and black; baa aame Modem paper, same lllustra- Modern English bindm mch half leather, DICTIONARY wtth ollTa Illustrated lunnnsof DICTIONAKY Illustrated Expense tlons.

but all ot the colored plates Boons ot For men only. First time in Kinston. Interesting, instructive, educational. Every man in this city should not fail to see it. ADMISSION 10c, FOR THIS WEEK ONLY, INCLUDING LECTURE.

crisis ana the memorandum Is a strong presentation of the candle burning at both ends and the perils that must ultimately attend such a conflagration when the flames meet is apparent to all. In their general discussion tho railroad representatives say In part: "By reason of legislation and regulation by the federal government and the torty-olght states acting independently of each other, as well as through the action of a strong public opinion, railroad expenses in recent years have vastly Increased with square corners. SIX Ad. I Qln 48c: and chartftare omitted. SIX Appreciation Certificates and the come of that where poverty breaks the crowns ot tho queens of the home; despair hurls a mother's love from Its throne anu hunger drives Innocent children from the schoolroom to the ape? The census bureau shows that of these women are forty-five years of age and over.

There is no 'more pitiful sight ln civilization than preciation Certificates and the MAIL ORDERS Any book by parrot post, Ineludo EXTRA 7 cents within 150 miles: 10 cents 150 to 300 miles; for greater distance ask your postmaster amount to Include for 3 pounds. 4 these saintly mothers of Israel stooped COLD STORAGE BILL with age, drudging ln the field from sun until sun and at night drenching No criticism is here made of the general theory of governmental regulation, but on the other hand, no In GETS PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE OF EXECUTORS' SALE The undersigned executors of the estate of Dock Wallace, deceased, will, on Wednesday, December 30, 1914, at the hour of 11 o'clock a. sell at their dingy pillows with the tears of despair as their aching hearts take (By the United Press) it all to God in prayer. Civilization strikes them a blow when It should give them a crown, and their only Washington, Dec. 10.

Passage of public auction to the highest bidder it- when liberated by the emancipation proclamation. We have freed our slaves and our women have taken their places ln bondage. We have broken the shackles off the negroes and welded ihem upon our daughters. The Chain-Gang of Civilization. A million women In bondage in the southern fields form the chain-gang of civilization the industrial tragedy of the age.

There Is no overseer Quite so cruel as that of unrestrained greed, no whip that stings llko the lash of suborned destiny, and no auctioneer's block quite so revolting as that of organized avarice. The president of the United States was recently lauded by the press, and very properly so, for suggesting mediation between the engineers and railroad managers Jn adjusting their schedule of time and pay. The engineers threatened to strike If their wages were not Increased from approximately ten to eleven dollars per day and service reduced from ten, to eight hours and a similar readjustment of the overtime schedule. Our women are working ln the field, many of them barefooted, for less than 60 cents per day, and their schedule is the rising sun and the evening star, and after the day's work Is over they milk the cows, slop the hogs and rock the baby to sleep. Is anyone medlat-lug over their problems, and to whom shall they threaten a Btrike? Congress has listened approvingly to those who toll at the forge and behind the counter, and many of our statesmen have smiled at the threats and have fanned the flame of unrest among industrial laborers.

Hut women are as surely the final victims of the McKellar bill, providing for the friend Is he who broke bread with regulation of the cold storage of food genuity can relieve the carriers of expenses created thereby." President Wilson, ln transmitting the memorandum of the railroad presidents to the public, characterizes it as "a lucid statement ot plain truth." The president recognizing the emergency as extraordinary, continuing, said In part: "You ask me to call the attention of the country to the imperative need products, was urged at a public hear ing before the House Interstate Commerce committee today. Representative Cullop, of Indiana, chairman for cash cr approved security, certain personal property belonging to said estate, consisting of the following: 2 mule colts, ages, 1 1-2 and 2 1-2 years, respectively. 2 mules, ages, 3 1-2 and 6 years, respectively, the younger weighing about 900 and the older about 1,200 lbs. 3 horse colts, about 7 months old of the sub-committee which had the that railway credits be sustained and bill, in charge, was confident today i '-vst- tfjr; tattLS that it would be favorably reported by the full committee, and enacted-in-to law at this session of Congress. each.

2 mares. 1 stallion, about 8 years old. One-third interest in an automo beggars and said: "Come unto me all ye that are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest." Oh, America! The land of the free and the home of the brave, the world's custodian of chivalry, the champion of human rights and the defender of the oppressed shaH we permit our maidens fair to be torn from the hearthstone by the ruthless hand of destiny and chained to the plow? Shall we permit our faithful wives, whom we covenanted with God to cherish and protect, to be hurled from the home to tho harvest field, and our mothers dear to be driven from the old arm chair to the cotton patch? In rescuing our citizens from the forces of civilization, can we not apply to our fair Dixieland the rule of the sea "women and children' first?" There must be a readjustment of the wage scale of Industry bo that the women can be taken from the field or given a reasonable wage for her services. Perhaps the Issue has never been COLLIER CAESAR STRAINS HAWSERS KINSTON LOAN REAL ESTATE CO. bile, two-thirds interest in a reaper, 1 hay rake, 1 hay baler, 1 sulky plow, "We Write Insurance of all Kinds" 1 feed mill, 75 to 100 barrels of corn and 3 or 4 stacks of fodder.

the railroads helped ln every possible way, whether by private co-operative effort or by the action, wherever feasible of governmental agencies, and I am glad to do so because I think the need very real." The conference was certainly a fortunate one for the nation and the president Is to be congratulated for opening the gate to a new world of effort ln which everyone may co-operate. There are many Important problems ln our complex civilization that will yield to co-operation which will not lend themselves to arbitrary rul-IngB of commissions and financing railroads Is one of them. The man with the money Is a factor that cannot be eliminated from any business transaction and the public is an Interested party that should always be consulted and happily the president baa Invited all to participate In the solution of our railroad problems. Place of sale: the late residence of Dock Wallace, now the residence of Washington, Dec. 10.

The collier Caesar, designated by the Navy Department to carry the government exhibit for the Panama-Pacafic Exposition from Washington to San Francisco, made ready today for her start on her long voyage through the Pana Neal Wallace, in Kinston township, about three miles from Kinston. This 9th day of December, 1914. NEAL WALLACE, CATHERINE WALLACE, ma Canal and up the Pacific Coast. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KINSTON fairly raised, but the Farmers' Union, wtth a membership of ten million, puts its organized forces squarely behind the Issue and we now enter upon the docket of civilization the case of "The Woman in the Field" and demand an immediate trial. "If you heed help to hold your COTTON, call to ty see us.

Industrial warfare as they are the burden-bearers In the war between nations, and those who arbitrate and mediate the differences between capital and labor should not forget that when the expenses of any industry are unnecessarily Increased, society foots the bill by drafting a new consignment of women from the home to the field. Pinch no Crumb From Women's Crust of Bread. No financial award can be made without someone footing the bill, and we commend to those who accept the responsibility of the distribution of Industrial justice, the still small voice of the woman ln the field as she pleads for mercy, and we beg that they pinch no crumb from her crust of bread or put another patch upon her ragged garments. We beg that they listen to the scream of horro from the eagle on every American dollar that Is wrung from the brow of tolling women and hear the Goddess of Justice hiss at a verdict that increases the want of woman to satisfy the greed of man. The women behind the counter and In the factory cry aloud for eympatby and the press thunder out in their defense and the-, pulpit pleads for mercy, but how about the woman ln field? Will not powerful Executors of the Estate of Dock Wallace, Deceased.

ROUSE LAND, Attorneys for Executors. 12-10-17-24-28-dly 12-12-19-26-sw CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY EXCURSION FARES VIA NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD Convenient Schedules, Pullman Sleeping and Parlor Car Service. Tickets on sale December 16-25, inclusive; also January 1. Final return limit January 6, 1915. Ask nearest Norfolk Southern Railroad ticket agent for complete information.

H. S. LEARD, G. P. A.

Coughs OFFICERS N. J. ROUSE, Pres. DR. H.

TULL, Vice Prciitmt, D. F. WOOTEN. Citlijr, J. J.

BIZZELL. Am'i Caihier. T. HEATH. Teller.

DIRECT JRS. W. L. Kennedy David Oettinger NOTICE OF EXECUTOR'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE The undersigned Executors of Dock Wallace, deceased, will, on Monday, January 4, 1915, at the hour of 12 o'clock at the Court House door in Kinston, North Carolina, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, the following described lot of land, situated in the City of Kinston, on Lenoir street and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, fronting about 121 feet on Lenoir street. This 9th day of December, 1914.

NEAL WALLACE CATHERINE WALLACE Executors of Dock Wallace, de- ceased. ij ROUSE Attorneys for Executor, 12-10-17-24-31 Dy. A Test for Liver Complaint Mentally Unhappy Physically, Dull The Liver, sluggish and inactive, first shows itself in a mental state unhappy and critical. Never is there joy in living, as when the Stomach and Liver are doing their work. Keep your Liver active and healthy by using Dr.

King's New Life Pills; they empty the Bowels freely, tone up your stomach, cure your constipation and purify the blood. 25c at drug gists. Bucklen'a Arnica Salve ex-cellent for Piles. adv. H.Tull H.

E. Moseley Kill If You Let Them. Instead kill your Cough with DR. KING'S NEW DISCOVERY. It htalt Irritated Threat and Lungs.

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H. N. J. Rouse The nearer Christmas it gets the The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Head Because of its tonic and laxative effect. LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE is better thsn ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervonsneas not rinrine in head.

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