VOL 32 SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1913 Number 7 WANT RELIEF FROM VIOLATORS OF LAW To the General public in Johnston County: I have been getting several letters ■within the last 60 days, not signed by any one, stating that liquors and beer are being sold in the County to the distress and suffering of wives and other women [and children. The last letter comes from some where in O’Neals township, stating that the beer shops are near Godwin’s old mill, and around Stilley’s cross roads That Saturdays and Sundays [are the principal days of sale. These letters ought to be signed by the persons who; send them. My duty as Solicitor of the Re corders Court [Is to prosecute all per sons who violate the law, but 11 can not prosecute when I have no wit nesses from whom to get sufficient evidence. I am ready, willing and waiting to prosecute any violator of the law, without fear or favor, if the evidence is furnished me. The purpose of this letter in the paper is to answer these unsigned letters. | I have shown one of these letters to Sheriff Grimes as the letter indi cated, but Sheriff Grimes cannot act unless he ilasr Anformat.tnr. cMruwe who write these letters come to see me at my office and also come to see Sheriff Grimes, and give the in formation direct, so that the law can be enforced. The last letter was written May 12, 1913. ] Very Respectfully, JOHN A. NARRON.) Solicitor of the Recorders Court. i -- SUPERIOR COURT. Johnston County Superior Court for civil actions only convened here Monday with Judge Frank Carter, of Asheville, presiding. Judge Carter was here at the March! Term and made a very favorable Impression on the people as a business-like jud^i who knows how to dispatch business and save the county money. This is the impression wherever he goes and the term here this week is no excep tion. Quite a number of cases have been tried. The time of the court was mostly taken up Monday with the suit to set aside the will of the late Jesse S.(Starling, who committed suicide a few weeks ago. They failed to set the will aside and his property will go [ as bequeathed in the will made just before his death. Tuesday the time was (taken up with the suit against Charles Creech who was sued for damages for the death of L. S. Parrish, who was kill ed at (Creech’s gin a few years ago, when the boiler exploded. The jury answered that (the negligence of the defendant caused the death of Par rish! and allowed the administrator of the estate the sum of $725. The la mount sued for was $7,500. ERMA ALICE BURNS. '' On Tuesday morning, May 13, at 3:40 o’clock, the Death Angel visit ed the home ofjMr. and Mrs. W. J. Gordon, at Ivanhoe Cotton Mill, and bore from it the sweet, pure soul of their little grand-daughter, Erma Alice Burns. She made her stay on earth exactly eight months. She had al ways been delicate, but for the past four weeks grew much weaker. All that a devoted mother, grand-parents, other loved ones and kind friends could do to prolong the little one’s life was done, but God, in His all wise power and goodness, saw fit to take the little soul to its Haven of Rest. She leaves a fondmother, Mrs. Lilias Gordon Burns, and a little sis ter to mourn their loss. Especially has the mother our sympathy, having been left a widow only three months ago. A short service was held at the home by the pastor of the family, Rev. T. H. Spence, after which [the little body w'as taken to Salisbury for interment beside the child’s father, Mr.|J. J. Burns, and little brother an } A FRIEND. COL. OSBORN TO STOP BLOCKADING Washington, Mayj 10.—Commission' er of Internal Revenue W. H. Osborn told the Daily News correspondent tonight that he is working on plans which he will put in operation short ly that will drive1 every ‘‘moonshiner’1 out of North Carolina. The commis sioner said he 13 positive this can be done and that he will do so if it takes every revenue officer in the service to accomplish his purpose. “The state of North Carolina by some thirty to forty thousand majori ty has decreed | that the state shall be dry,” said the colonel. [ “The Webb law and the search and seizure mea sure are doing excellent work .The federal government [will do its part and will see to it that no whiskey is distilled within the borders of the state.” | Col. Osborn is not ready to go in to detail as to, his proposed plans. He expects, however, in addition to send ing additional-'men | into the state to help drive the moonshiner out, to have the cooperation of the sheriffs of the counties in which illicit dis tilleries now thrive. Col. Osborn says he had been told that more il licit distilleries were destroyed in North Carolina last year than there were licensed distilleries in the entire United States. “Twice that number will be destroyed this year.’’ said the colonel. “I believe before if.be.«nf cpi*’ itAve- jear. cffere* will not be a block ader in North Carolina.’ ’ Commissioner Osborn will try his plan in his native state first, but he will not stop there. His plan is to stamp out the moonshiner from one end of the country to the other.— Greensboro News. LAKE JUNALUSKA ASSEMBLY GROUNDS Waynesville, N. C., May 14.—'Lake Tuiut.^.va in the name by which the Southern Railway station, three miles east of Waynesville, formerly called Tuscola, the station for the Southern Assembly grounds, will hereafter be known and at this point a commod iuos passenger station is being erect ed by the Southern Railway. It will oe completed by June 1st. The Southern Assembly, a church wide movement of the Methodist Ep iscopal Church, South, and affiliated organizations, has purchased a tract of 1,200 acres and has constructed a lake which will have an area of 252 acres, an auditorium with a seating capacity of 4,500, a hotel with 125 rooms, and nine miles of graded driveways. It;is expected that many private residences will also be built on the property. The purpose of the development is to provide a meeting place for Methodist conventions and kindred bodies and a large number of people will doubtless visit this point each season. The new passenger station which the Southern Railway is erecting will provide ample facilities and will have all modern conveniences, an arrang ment having been made to secure water from the Assembly’s plant. A Supiois joj non-il e ‘.W.weApip peAud equipments used in excursions, and a small freight depot are also in cluded in the improvement. briggs-barnes. Miss Hattie W. Briggs, of this city and Mr. H. M. Barnes, Jr., of Smith field, N. C., were married this morn ing [at 10 o’clock at the home of the bride’s parents on j South Harvin Street. Miss Briggs has made her home in this city for the past year and Mr. Barnes was formerly a resident here, when [Tie managed the business of the Royall Woolen Mills. Only [a few' friends and relatives of the happy young couple witnessed the ceremony, which was performed by Rev. J. p. Marion. Immediately after its conclusion Mr. and Mrs. Barnes left for Spartanburg, S.C. their future home, where Mr. Barnes is manager of a clothing establishment. Mr. and Mrs. R. f. Hyman accom panied them, Mrs. Hyman being a sister of the bride.—Sumter , S. C.) Item,[May 6th. AT THE CAPITAL OF BANNER j Benson, May 15.—Mr. and Mrs. M. | T. Britt and son DeLeon and Henry Slocumb spent Sunday at Clinton. I There, were services at the Baptist j church Sunday morning and evening by the pastor, Rev. J. M. Duncan. Mr. Paul Davis a senior at .the A. and M. College spent Sunday in town with relatives. I There were services at the Primi tive church Sunday by Elder J. R. Jones and J. T. Coats. Mrs. Lucy Canaday left Saturday for Sanford to .visit her son, Mr. J. C. Canaday. Mr. Sam Stone returned Wednesday j from Emporia where he has been for the past several days. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Rose and j Misses Mary Cook and Emily Cana* ( day spent Sunday in the Bentons ville section with relatives. | There will be an entertainment at the Graded school building on Friday night May 23, by the singing class from J the Oxford Orphanage. Every one should hear this class. | There is a revival at the Methodist church this week conducted by the ! pastor. Rev. G.W . Starling, assisted by Rev. Geo. B. Starling, of Fayette Messrs. R. T. Surles, J. R. Barbour, L. B. Pope, Wade H. Royall and Jas. E. Wilson attended the Methodist conference at Four Oaks Monday. Mr. Henry Holmes, a former son boy, was married last wreek at Aulander, N. C. to Miss Mary Hales, of that place. Mr. and Mrs. Holmes are now located in Rocky Mount. We wish for them much happiness in life. A bill was passed by the last Leg islature allowing the voters of our town to vote on a bond issue for electric light and street improvement. [ Our town is badly in need of both. We cannot get the proper hustle on us j till we have good streets and lights. Our commissioners are all wide j awake, forseeing business men. We are sure they will take the matter up at once and give the. people a vote. We do not believe, there would be a dozen votes cast against the bond is sue for these purposes. Prof. S. C. Garrison, of Lincolnton, Lincoln County, has been elected superintendent of the Benson schools for the ensuing year. Miss Ellen El dridge, of Smithfield, has been elected as teacr r for the second grade; Miss Emily Lanaday of Benson, for the third and fourth grades; Miss Ruth Jones, of Smithfield for the fifth and ( sixth grades; Miss Florence Johnson for music teacher. There are yet to be secured teachers for the first and seventh, eighth and ninth grades. Also teachers for the Expression and Business departments. What came near being a ser- ( ious shooting affair occurred at the home of Dode McLamb last Saturday night. From the best information your correspondent could get it seems , that “Sonny” McLamb, a son of , Dode McLamb, after being forbidden , took one of his father’s mules and , drove him off. When he returned his , father had taken his trunk out of the ■ house and left orders that he should • not enter his home again. When , ■ “Sonny” returned he found his father asleep, but woke him and when , 1 the father started to get out of j the ; bed, knocked him down, wwhereupon j the father got his pistol and in the j fight shot his son, the ball going through one leg and ranging down- j ward in the other leg, lodging in : the heel. Young McLamb come to . towrn for medical assistance. j < -m , — , m- ., CLAYTON VOTES SCHOOL BONDS. - Clayton, May 14.—A bond issue of < $25,000 was carried today in Clayton i for the erection of a new school j building. On the same plot where the school < building will be erected now stands a ] new $35,000 Methodist church j just J about to be dedicated. On on® < solid block will be these two monu ments to the coming little city. I -—-- 1 Atlanta Pastor Killed. I Attica, Kan. May 13.—Rev. R>bt. i Carlisle, pastor of j the First Mf Benson, were in town Tuesday. , Oh joy! picnic time has again , •eached us. Someone must begin, so ^ lere’s a starter. The Four Oaks Bap- i dst Sunday school on one day next , week will have a real, genuine pic- j lie, somewhere, somehow. The com., nittee appointed to make arrange- , nents has been requested to make , heir announcement on next Sunday , it Sunday school. It will be a Sun- ’ ■ lay school picnic and every member >f the Sunday school has a most cor lial invitation to attend. It is rumor id that the committee, is going to ; ;ive the girls the privilege of invit- ( ng their best fellows and the boys heir best girls. Anyway, be at Sun lay school on Sunday morning, strict- , y at 10 o'clock and hear the report )f the committee. Every member of . iunday school is expected to be . iresent. Pour Oaks, N. C. COMMENCEMENT ORATORS. Admiral Robert E. Peary the dis :overer of the North Pole, will de iver the commencement address at trinity College on June 4.J I Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant ( Jecretary of the Navy, will deliver ( he commencement address at A. and j d. College on May 26 at 8:30 P. M. \ William T. Ellis, traveler and ournallst, will deliver the address at lavidson College May 27. Mr. Ellis s one of the great Missionary leaders if the world. Dr. Hugh Black, the great New fork preacher and author will deliver he address at Wake Forest College day 22. P. P. Claxton, United States Com nissionef of Education, will deliver he [address at Peace Institute, May list. Vice-President Thomas R. Marshall ivlll deliver the address f at Chapel rliil June 3rd. r GET FUNDS TO FIGHT PAUAGRA A special from Washington to the Raleigh News and Observer says: A resolution by the North Carolina Medical Society, followed by a letter from Dr. W. S. Rankin to Congress man Faison, backed by that Repre sentative’s efforts, was responsible for an appropriation of $45,000 by Congress for the study of pellagra in the United States by medical experts. The appropriation was in eluded in the sundry civil bill which passed the Senate Wednesday. The entire measure had been I ve toed by President Taft, for a rea son it connected with the pellagra appropriation, | but came through the Senate a second time unscathed. The President is expected to sign the bill next week. The resoluiton of the North Carolina Medical [ Society and the letter of Dr. Rankin interested Dr. Faison, who, | in turn, interested Surgeon General Rupert Blue, of the United States Public Health Ser vice and General Blue added his endorsement to the ( appropriation. General Blue,1 by the way, is a former North'Carolinian. The resolution of The society, as well as Dr. Rankin’s letter,! was made a part of the record in the discussion of he item. Pellagra as a fatal disease lias ap peared in all but eight states' in the Union, and there have been 30,000 caselr Of "it in this country in the last ten yers. Oastff has resulted in 33 1-3 per cent of the cases.'Dr. Faison hopes that the study of the lisease which will be made possible by the $45,000 donation will result in the discovery of a certain method for both its prevention and its cure. BIG CHURCH SUIT ENDED Gape Fear Free Will Baptist Con 'erence has 78 churches in Johnston, Barnett, Wake, Sampson, iWayne, Cumberland* and Robeson counties. Several years ago, Rev. A. B. Crump er, went to Dunn and other points n the Conference and preached the loctrine of sanctification, and it took l great hold on the Free Will IBap ists. This resulted in a change In he Discipline and In having the Con erence incorporated by the Legisla te [of North Carolina. As time pass )d, more and more of the doctrines oi he sanctification movement were >rought in until quite a'rebellion was itarted in the churches against! the nnovaation. This caused a division md the question of who should have he church property came up. Finally i suit'was entered by the Sanctifica ;ionists for the property. This was ed by Elders H. W. Jemigan, J. A. Blaylock, H. H. Goff and others. [On he other side were the following preachers and laymen: W. R. Coats, 3. R. Wilson, J. F. Hill, B. C. John son, J. M. Wilson, D. R. Ennis, !J. W. Moore, J. S. j Ellis, W. R. Glover, iV. L. Godwin, | J. F. Casey and )thers. The suit which has been on hand or sometime was decided on April SO, at Clinton Superior Court, with fudge M. H. Justice presiding. Mr. 3. S. Abell, of Smithfield, appeared 'or the regular Free Will Baptists vho won the suit. BABY STRANGLED TO DEATH. Richmond, Va., May 13.—Charlie, he 4-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs Rarence George, of this city, strangl id to death this morning during the nomentary absence of its mother fro; he room. The child was asleep in the bed vhen Mrs. George stepped into the irard. When she returned she found the baby had crawled to the foot of the iron bed and had fallen out of an opening, its chin catching over a crossbar, the infant hanging thus sus pended until it choked to death. PICNIC NEXT FRIDAY. We | are requested to announce that there will be a picnic at Yelvin^ton’s drove | Friday, May 23rd. Everybody Invited to attend and bring well fill' A. B. WILLINGHAM KILLED BY CAR I Richmond, Va., May 13.—Andrew j B. Willingham, buyer for the Amer ican Tobacco company, with head quarters here, was fatally injured j late this afternoon when an auto mobile In which he and several ! other officials of this company were ! passengers, suddenly turned turtle while rounding a curve in the road near the Country club. He died to night. Mr. Willingham sustained a frac ture at the base of the skull and also concussion of the brain, being caught funder the car as it wheeled over. He was taken to St. I Luke’s hospital, where he died just before midnight. He j was well known throughout the North Carolina tobacco belt. He married Miss Helen Battle, of Rocky Mount, three years ago. Thomas J. Walker, manager for the American Tobacco company in j Richmond, was also severely hurt, though | it is believed he will recover. He, too, is injured about the head. Others in the car were Frank P. Smith, manager of the Federal Cigar f company, bruised and scratch ed about body and head; Oscar C. Gregory, [ formerly of Greenville, North Carolina; assistant to j Mr. ; Walker, unhurt; J. E. Lipscomb, American tobacco buyer, of South Boston, Va., unhurt. All were thrown from the automobile and it is regarded as miraculous that more were uVP.t seriously hurt. Lee Bell, the white chauffeur, o^Ained | severe though not fatal injuries. „ Mrs. Willingham, who is in deli cate health, is prostrated as a result of the tragedy. -— » — SELMA NEWS. Selma, May 15.—Mrs. L. D. Deb* nam returned home Wednesday from a visit to relatives in Clayton. Misses Annie L. Stancil and Alma C. Stancil, who have been teaching in Wilson County, came home last week. | Mr. J. H. Stancil who has a position with the Princeton Pharmacy Co., spent Sunday with his mother here. ! Mrs. W. | A. Creen and little Misfl Frances have returned from [New Bern where they visited friends. 1 Messrs. Harry and Herbert Stancil have begun the erection of a store on Raiford street which will be built of cement building blocks. Rev. J. H. Worley is building a very nice residence on Pollock street. ! Messrs. R. E. Richardson, F. B. Whitley, W. T. Kirby and W. H. Poole, Jr , and wife went to Wendell last Sunday to attend the funeral 'of | little Ruffin Biggs, Jr., who was kill el by a Norfolk and Southern train.| Dr. R. J. Noble, spent Monday in Washington, D. C. The new Trustees of the Selma graded school met last Friday night and organized by electing Mr. I. T. Wood, |Chairman, and Mr. Ira T. Rains, Secretary. f - The closing exercises of the Selma , Graded School will be in the Rough and Ready Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights of next week. The music class will have a recital Fri day night of this week, all are in vited to attend theexercises. V DEATH IN CLAYTON TOWNSHIP. Mrs. Mary F. Johnson died last Saturday night at her home near Lit le Creek church and was buried Mon day at the | Barnes burying ground near her home. She was a daughter of Mr. \Y. ]L. Johnson and a sister of Mr. Will H. Johnson, who lives near here. She was the widow of Mr. Bil lie Barnes until last winter when she was married to Mr. Johnson who survives her. MAN fell into well ON AN OTHER MAN. On Tuesday,!May 13, 3ohn Morgan, a colored man, was digging a well at Mr. |W. M. Sanders’ Frost Place. He had the wlel about eight ;feet deep when Mr. Fonzo Smith, who was drawing dirt tor him. stepped ^on a plank across the well. The plank broke throws him Into the well on colored man. No harm was done the laU.