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VOL. 27. SMITHFIELD. N. C.. FRIDAY. MAY 1, 1908. NO. 8
JUDGE PRITCHARD'S ARGUMENT.
He Declared That the Issue Is
Not a Political On?\
Nearly Eight Hundred People Hear This
Advocate of Temperance Answer
the Objections to Prohibition.
Yesterday was a red-letter day '
for the prohibition cause in
Johnston county. For several;
weeks it had been advertised
that Hon. Jeter 0. Pritcbard!
would speak in Smitblield for
prohibition and the temperance
forces in the county had arran
ged for a big rally. Between
seven aud eight hundred people
gatherediu the ltiversida vVare
house yesterday uiorniug at 11
o'clock. An opening song, "Stand
Up for Prohibition," was sung
which was followed by prayer by
llev. D. F. Putnam, of Benson,
Then the audience sang "When
Christians Vote as They Pray."
Mr. L. H. Allred, of Selma, then
introduced Judge Pritchard.who
spoke for an hour and a half in
his usual forceful manner. He
opened by saying that it was a J
very unusual sight to see a Fed- j
era! Judge making campaign j
speeches. That this however!
was not a political campaign, j
else he would not be here taking
part in it. He said it was onei
time in which both parties were;
fighting a common enemy aud '
lighting together. That he had
left his work aud was going over!
the State doing battle for the
cause of prohibition in the inter
est of the women aud children
and the homes of our grand old
Sit.ft.ttt
He said he was sick of the cry
that the voting out of whiskey
would ruiu business in the State.
He took the prohibition towns
of Charlotte, Fayetteville and
Greensboro and showed that
they were moic prosperous and
in better condition today under
the reign of prohibition than
they were under the reign of
whiskey. The Judge said he had
loDg thought we had not issued
the right kind of licenses to whis
key dealers. That we not only j
licensed them to sell liquor, but'
licensed them to destroy annual- j
ly 20 per cent, of our boys and
girls, licensed them to make
widows and orphans, licensed
them to fill our poor houses with
men who are unable to make a
living, licensed them to wreck
homes and fortunes, and said
the license should read some
thing like this: "Whereas the
people of county are anxious
to realize a little money and in
order to realize this money, are
willing to sacrifice so many of j
their men, women and children,
&c."
Hecommented 01 a paragraph
in the News auri Observer rela
tive to the progress of Greens
boro which said "44 new resi-'
dences have been erected (dur j
ing the last year; at .a cost of j
$440,980.00. He sail that
three fourths of these did not j
nnn 47 dl ill} XtT ! mil (fDOU
UtIDU U?CI V ? J\J " * " >??vu
to show thai the n. n at bere
tofore spent theii ar i.mgs in the
bar rooms v,ere r ? * investing it
in permanent h i s for their
families.
Judge Piitcban! -a d the pro
hibition bid was a -<ep iu the
right directif n. but that the
members of the Legislature
should have h >d the nerve and
courage to ha v ? swept the liquor
business out of the State by
Legislat ve e-iacfcm nt and not
put the good people of the State
tothe?ork and worry of the
campai ,'n.
He sf.id tb v ;? ? people of the
West* re c< j. ining that the
people oft- ' t were treated
more liberally than they, by
permi ting thn to manufacture
wine, whereas they could not
mam 'art re i raody. That he
thou Jit hat wiue should be put I
in tt ' Jie class as brandy and |
whiskey, and that if all prohi
bitiom'sts were like himself, the
nex f -gielature would do this.
I'e reiterated his state
nifut that the prohibi
biJon movenient was no Demo
or '? "ck. That it was a trick
0 i dece it people of North
1 . jc that politicians had I
had little to do with it. He said
that certain Democrats and cer
tain Republicans in North Caro
lina were trying to get this issue
into politics, but they could not
doit. That it was asfarabove poli
ticsas the Heavens are above the
infernal regions ana that any
man in either party who was
opposing this measure is already
too dead to skin as a politician.
As to the local self-government
argument, Judge Pritchard said
that the people of Asbeville had
as much right to say whether
liquor should be sold in Wil
mington as the United States
had in sendiug experts to New
Orleans to stamp out the yellow
fever or any other epidemic, or
as a man would have to tear
down another man's fence to
save other property.
The speech was a strong one
and it is believed that votes for
prohibition were made by Judge
Pritchard's visit to Johnston.
At the close of the speech the
audience sang "There's a Great
Day Coming?The 26th of May."
The meeting was closed by prayer
by Rev. O. R. Mangum of Selma
immediately after the close of
the exercises the large crowd was
Invited to a table nearly 200
feet long heavily laden with good
things to eat. Many said they
bad never seen such amaguitlceut
dinner at any public gathering.
Taking it all in all yesterday
was a great day for the prohibi
tion cause in Johnston.
State News.
Editor Julian of the Salisbury
Post, who represented Rowan in
the last legislat ure, is a candidate
(or renoniinatiou.
It is stated that the amouut of
money raised in the State the
past year by local taxation for
school improvements is 107.4
per cent, greater than for any
previous year. There 375 new
rural school houses erected, at
an average cost of 600.
Governor Glenn made a great
speech for prohibition at Wind
sor, Bertie county, Monday, it
is estimated that 3,000 people |
were present. The people closed
their stores and turned out to j
hear the great issues discussed.
The county is safe for temper 1
ance.
Mr. Henry A. Grady, son of I
former Congressman Grady, who
had announced his caudidacy for
the Democratic congressional
nomination in the third district,
has withdrawn from the race.
So far it appears that all the
North Carolina Congressman
will be renominated this year.
The catalog of the North Caro
lina University for 1906 7 shows
an attendance of 788 students.
There are 74 members of the fac-1
ulty and the University now
comprises the following depart
ment: Collegiate, grauuate, ap
pliedjjsciences, including chemical,
electrical, civil and miuiug engi
neering, law, medicine and phar
macy.
Mr. J. B. Sparger of Mt. Airy,
who is in position to know
about such matters, says that;
the prospects for au immense ap
ple crop in that sectiou this year j
is the huest he ever saw at this
season of the year. Never in the
history of apple culture has the
bloom been as heavy as it was
this spring. The crop will excel!
any crop in ten years.
The Lumberton Kobesonian
deposes and says that a yountr
woman of the tribe of Croatan
Indians in Robeson county, who
is only 26 years old, is the moth
er of 11 childreu. As if this was J
not enough, the Robesonian fur
ther adds that one Jo. Lock
lear, an uncle of the woman, was
the father of 25 children aud an
aunt was the mother of 17. Evi
dently race suicide is unknown
among the Croatans in Robeson.
The Sundry Civil Service bill
as reported Saturday to the
House carried $105,715,369, a
much larger amount than usual.
It contains an appropriation of
$27,672[000 for the Panama
canal and also makes restric
tions as to general use by the
governt -rt of secret servf"* n?n
of the t: a ify.
ENTHUSIASTIC CONVENTION.
For Home tor Governor A11 the Time.
Pon Gets a Very Nice Vote.
Johnston County Democrats
held an enthusiastic convention
here last Saturday. It was the
most largely attended of any
early convention held here in re
cent years
County Chairman F H. Brooks
called the convention to order
and asked She-iff Ellington to
take the chair as temporary
chairman. On motion Mr. Ell
ington was made permanent
chairmau and Mr. L. H. Allred
secretary.
After some discussion the
townships retired to make up
their lists of delegates to the
various conventions. After the
list of delegates (which will be
published later in this paper)
were read Col. Eg! Holt,
after a brief speech, presented the
following resolutions:
"Whereas the County of John
ston, for many years the banner
Democratic county of North
Carolina, has never yet had the
honor of having one of her citi
zens upon the State ticket of the
Democratic party, and
"Whereas the Hon. Ashley
Home, one of her most worthy
citizens, a veteran of the Confed
eracy, a life-long and loyal Dem
ocrat, a practical farmer, an
honest business man and a suc
cess in all his undertakings, has
announced his candidacy for the
high office of governor of North
Carolina, and
vy nereas no m ?n in more oe
serving ol this honor or more
capable of a creditable execution
of the duties of that office, there
fore,
"Be it resolved that the Demo
crats of Johnston County, in
convention assembled:
"That the delegation from
Johnston county to the State
convention be instructed to cast
its solid vote for Ashley Home
for governor first, last and al
ways, aud to use all honorable
means to secure his nomination."
These were unauimously adop
ted by a rising vote.
Mr. Ed S Abelltben presented
the following resolutions:
"Resolved, by the Democratic
Convention of Johuston County,
assembled this, the 2oth day of
April 1908.
"1st. That it is with enthu
siastic pride the Democracy of
Johnston County again recom
mend to the Fourth Congress
ional District Hon. E W. 1'ou as
a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Congress in this
district.
"2nd. That in this recom
mendation we invite the closest
scrutiny of his private life as
his public record.
"3rd. That we honor him for
his faithfulness to duty and nis
devotion to Democratic princi
ples
"4th. That the delegates
from Johnston county to the
Congressional Convention are
hereby instructed to cast the un
animoui vote of Johnston county
for Hon. E. W. Pou for Con
gress."
Mr. Abell asked that the roll of
townships be called aud their
vote recorded as cast. Every
township, save three, cast its
vote solid for Mr. Fou These
were Cleveland 1-20 vote for
Kuss, Elevation 4-5 for Kuss and
Beulab 1% for Kuss The vote
stood 50 49 60 for Pou and 2
11-60 for Kuss.
After the vote was announced
Mr. Fou was ealled for and re
sponded in a short but eloquent
speech.
The World's Best Climate.
is not entirely free from disease,
on the high elevations fevers
prevail, while on the lower lev
els malaria is encountered to a
greater or less extent, according
to altitude. To overcome climate
affections lassitude, malaria,
jaundice, biliousness, fever and
ague, and general debility, the
most effective remedy is Elec
tric Bitters, the great alterative
or blood purifier; the antidote
for every form of bodily weak
ness, nervousness and insom
nia. Sold under guarantee at
llood Bros drug >tore. Price 59c.
GET VENOM TO CURE DISEASE.
New Supply Obtained From Most
Poisonous of Snakes.
New York, April 26.?Today
for the first time in 80 years aud
the secoud time iu the history of
the science of medicine the oper
ation of extracting venom from
the deadly lance head viper, said
to be the most poisonous of all
known reptiles, was performed ;
at the Bronx Z ntlugical Park.
The operation which was di
reeled by 10. W. Kuuyan, of this
city, through whose efforts the
snake was captured aud brought
(to New York, was a complete
success aud science once more
I has a plentiful supply of the se j
] rum which has beeu found al- s
most invaluable in the treat
ment of extreme cases of insan
ity and also of many malignant
diseases.
The extremely powerful nature
of the lance-head's venom can be
no better described probably
than by the declaration of one
of the scientists who witnesssed
the operation. When the peril
lous task had been completed
I aud the precious fluid had been
carefully weighed and found to
be less than a third of an ordina
ry teaspoouful, heaunouced that
the supply was ample to meet
the demands of the world for at j
least half a ceutury. He explain
ed at the same time that this
would provide for the most wide
| spread use of the serum iu all |
malignant diseases, such as ty
phoid aud scarlet fever auddiph
theria.
ho powerful is the action of the
poison that it is prescribed on
lyiu the most minute quantities,
the largest portion commonly
used containing not more than
one ten-trillionth of a grain.
From that point the tritura
tion continues down to where
figures would be useless iu at
tempting to describe it.
Today's operation was the cul
mination of years of painstaking
effort, iu the course of which
many obstacles that appeared
almost insurmountable were fi
nally overcome. So great is the
dread of the reptiles among the
natives arouud the head waters
of the Amazon, where it is to be
found, and among sailors who
know of its dangerous character
that only with the utmost diffi
culty was a specimen captured
and broughtto New York.
Those who participated in the
operation were Dr. Raymond L.
Ditmars, curator of reptiles at
the park; Dr. St. Clair Smith, one
of tne leading homeopaths of the
country; Head Keeper Charles B.
Snyder, of the reptile house, aud
Dr. Itunyan. Those who had
gathered about the table expec
ting to see the deadly viper
brought into the room securely j
caged were thrown almost into i
panic when Head Keeper Snyder
appeared at the head of the pas
sageway with the writhing rep
tile at arm's length on a slender
piece of wire. They were re-as
sured a moment later, however,
when the serpeuthad beeu placed
upon the table, his head cleverly
pinioned and l)r. iMtrimrw seized
tiiin in a firm grip.
Holding the reptile close to j
his body witu the head pointed
outward, Dr Ditmars gave the
signal and Keeper rtuider thrust
into the snake's mouth the re
ceptacle which had been prepnr I
ed to receive the venom. It was
glass, of unusual strength and
the wide aperture at the top had
been covered with a piece of med- j
icated gauze, securely fixed in
place.
When the receptacle was at a
point less than half an inch from
the viper's nose, the reptile made
a lunge forward, so quick that
the eye scarcely could follow it,
the mouth was thrown open, the
lips which covered thecruel fangs
were curled back and with I
a snap the fangs tore |
through the cloth. The jaws
closed sharply and the poison,
enough to kill a dozen men,
spurted harmlessly into the
glass.
The snake will be kept in cap
tivity and if he survives it is ex
pected that other operations
will be performed from time to
time and the future supply of
the rum made secure possibly
for ceuturies. it is hardly likely .
the viper will live loan however. 1
This specimen has not eaten
sine11 its capture in the wilds of
Brazil more than a month ago
and the experts at the Zoologi
cal Park say that unless it soon
accepts nourishment it will soon
languish and die.
General News.
Ten square miles of timber
have been burned over iu Penn
sylvania.
There was a slight fall of snow
in the central part of Missouri
early Monday.
(Jreat Britain last Saturday
experienced a snowstorm of the
force of a blizzard. ?
The Panama Canal has thus
far cost the United States a
grand total of f 129,008,508.58.
A cyclone swept through two
Nevada counties Thursday,
wrecking many fences aud killing
several persons.
The Senate Monday voted
down the Piles amendment to in
crease the number of battleships
from two to four.
Winston Spencer Churchill, one
of the members of the Asquith
Cabinet, has been defeated for re
election to Parliament.
A landslide in Labelle county,
Province of Quebec, Sunday,
buried more than a score of
houses and cost BO lives.
I ioil tnrio I. t nlhnnti '
liiuuKriiaut i nuiaun , nun ui
ex-Senator Faulkner and who
was the first to scale She wall at
Pekin in the Boxer troubles, died
last week.
The damage by frost laHt week
to the orchards in the Arkansas
and Grand Valleys and other
fruit-growing regions of Colorado
is estimated at $1,000,000.
Because the 17-year-old hus
band of a 17-year-old girl in
Salem, Mass., could not get
work, they agreed to die by
shooting and thus ended their
lives.
Twenty-eight persons were
killed and fifteen seriously iu- ]!
jured iu a collision between a j
freight train and an excursion
special on a Mexican railroad
last Sunday.
The Duke of Chaulnes died
suddenly Thursday night at j
Paris of heart disease. He ex
pired in the presence of his wife,
who is a daughter of Theodore
P. Shonts, of New York, whom
he married last February. 1
The Secretary of the Treasury
has announced a further call
upon the national banks for ap- I
proximately $45,000,000, $'20,- ?
004,000 to be paid on or before '
May 9. and the remaining $25,
000,000 on or before May 23, j
1908. ,
The new itinerary around the j
world for the battleship fleet has j
been announced at the navy de- |
partment. It embraces trips to ,
China aul Japan and will total i
a journey of 42,500 miles the
scuedule has been approved by
the president.
a a. a. i xt xt 1_ l i j 1_
a seat ou i>ne new lurK mock i
Exchange Hold Monday for $70,- |
000 Thin was an advance of
15000 over the last previous
?ale, late in March, and repre
nentH a gain of $19,000 since last 1
November, when an exchange 1
membership was sold for $51,- 1
000. ]
President Roosevelt on Mon- |
day sent another message to <
Congress, urging certain legisla- t
tion. It was received by the <
Senate, but could not be read. (
The House was in such parliam- i
entary tangle with its new rules <
to prevent filibustering that it
could not eveu receive the mes
sage.
Reports from Hector, Pope
county Arkansas, a town of 200 i
inhabitarns, say one-half of the I
town was blown away by a tor- <
nado, 18 houses, 4 stores and a t
gin being destroyed. Melville !
Story. John Heincbie and Sam- I
uel Austin, all farmers, were ?
killed. About 30 persons were 1
injure. I
COMMENCEMENT DAY MAY 15.
Programme of Flag and Bible Presen
tation to Wilson's Mills High
School, By Smlthfield Coun
cil No. 102, Jr. O. U.
A. M., May 15.
Exercises will commence
promptly at 10 o'clocka. m. witti
opening remarks by chairman.
Prayer by Rev. (i. F. Cuthrell,
of Dunn.
Song by School.
Speech of Welcome by Mr. D.
0. Uzzle.
Commencement address by Dr.
E. C. brooks, of Trinity College,
with introduction by Mr. C. M.
Wilson.
Song by School.
Address on.Juuiorism by Col.
Z. P. Smith, of Haleigh, with in
troduction by Mr. VV. G. Wil
son.
Presentation of Bible by Rev.
J. H. Shore, of Smithtield.
Acceptance of Hible for School,
by Uev. (J. It. Mangum, of
Selma.
Presentation of Flag by Mr.
L. H. Allred, of Selma.
Acceptance of Flag by State
Superintendent, J. Y. Joyner, of
Raleigh
Patriotic Flag Drill by School.
Raisiug of Flag, with song by
School.
Prayer and Benediction by
Bar. .i. 11 Shore.
Dinner will be served in regular f
old fashioned picnic style upon
the grounds.
Game of Ball in afternoon by
Selma and Wilson's Mills, whicb
promises to be very interesting.
This is commencement day of
school and the public is earnest
ly invited to atteud these exer
cises for we promise you a day of
pleasure and profit.
All members of this order are
invited to be present and take
part in the parade. Music by
baud.
W. C. Harper, Ilec. Sec'y.
Archer Items.
Hurrah for Johnston County
Democrats, llorue and Pou!
Mr. George Hinton, of near
Sinithtield, was in our communi
ty last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. 1. Darnes were
the gueHts of Mr. Harne's father,
Mr. J. W. Barnes, Sunday.
Miss Leta Lassiter returned
Saturday from a visit to rela
tives and friends in Clayton.
Miss La Hue Williams, of Clay
tou, arrived Saturday to spend
some time with Miss Leta Lassi- .
ter. '
Mr. J. M. Beaty, of Smithfield,
passed through our community
Sunday on his way to Clyde's
Ubapel.
We are glad to see Mr. O. G.
Barues, post-master at Archer,
out again after several days con
finement.
The Misses Parham delight
fully entertained a select party
of friends Friday night from 8
to 11 o'clock,
l rot. .J. l\ (Jan ad ay and i'rof.
J. 11. Williams and others will
speak on the subject of a special
tax (for the purpose of buildiuga
uew school house at Archer)
rhursday night, at 7:30 p.m.
A very severe wind, hail and
rain storm passed through our
community last Saturday even
mg. Mr. Joe S. Medlin's farm is
almost washed away by the
heavy raiu. The hail did com
paratively no damage. The
cloud was followed by a minia
ture cyclone or whirlwind doing
considerable damage to or
chards, timber and tences. Fort
unately the path of the cyclone
was very narrow
8. L. W.
Archer, April 28.
The closing down of the cotton
mills of North and South Caro
lina on July 1st which was de
cided upon at a meeting of repre
sentatives of all mills held at
Spartanburg Saturday will
throw 30,000 or more people out
work. It was resolved that
the mills accept no further order*
for cloth at present prices.