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VOL. 23. SMITHFIELD, N. C? FRIDAY DECEMBER 80, 1904. NO. 43
THE INAUGURAL CEREMONIES
Speech Of Representative Pou as
Published In the Congressional
Record.
Mil. Morrell. Mr. Speaker, 1
yield the balance of iny time to
the gentleman from North Caro
lina (Mr. Port.
Mr. Pou. Mr. Speaker, I con
cur with the gentleman from
Massachusetts that the inaugu
ration of the President of the
United States should be con
ducted in a manner which com
ports with the dignity of this
country as a world power. The
inauguration of a President of
the United States is no ordinary
event. I do not believe that the
ceremonies should be conducted
in a niggardly manner. The
District ot Columbia Committee
was confronted w ith this propo
sition, Whether the ceremonies
should be conducted in the
Library building, or the Pension
Office, or the Capitol. So far as
I am concerned, I would not con
skier the Library for one mo
ment.
Mr. Prim e. Will the gentle
man allow me a question?
Mr Pou. Certainly.
Mr. Prince. Did the commit
tee take into consideration at all
Convention Hall, in this city,
with a view to making an ap-!
propriatiou to have that used
for the ball?
Mr. Pot. 1 think not.
Mr. Prince Would not that
be large enough to hold the ball?
Mr. Pou. 1 am not informed
as to that.
Mr. Prince. Would not it be
a place where none ot the public
service would be in the slightest
degree interfered with, either try
the disturbance iu the Capitol,
by the removal of tiles from the
Pension Office, or by defacing:
the Library?
Mr. Pou. 1 do not think that
building was considered by the
District Committee and there
fore cannot answer the inquiry of
the gentleman.
\1k. Williams of Mississippi.
Did the gentleman consider the
Census building in that connec
tion?
Mr. Pou. I think not. Only j
these three buildings were con
sidered by the committee. Every
other buijding seemed to have
been eliminated by the inaugural
committee. As for the Library,
1 believe the decorations are too
delicate and too expensive to be
exposed to the slightest degree
to damage or defacement. Then
the question was narrowed down
whether the ceremonies should
beheld in the Pension Office or in
the Capitol.
Mr. Dinsmore. On what
ground does the gentleman sa.v
that the Library was not to be
thought oi? On the ground that
it would destroy it?
Mh. Pou. No.
Mr. Dinsmore. I think it would
be utterly ruined. It would be
permanently disfigured and in
jured, and 1 think the same thing
is true of the Capitol.
Mr. Pou. I am informed by J
gentlemen that so high an au
thority as General Wilson de
clared that the Library would
be an ideal place and that there
was practically no danger to the
building. Gentlemen who ap
peared before the committee as
sured us there was no danger of
injury to the Library building,
but the committee thought there
might be some slight danger,
and therefore it was eliminated
from consideration.
Now, Mr. Speaker, it would
hardly diminish the attendance
if dancing should be barred, and
if dancing is not allowed will any
gentleman say that it is improp
er for the President to hold an
inaugural reception in this build
ing? The idea strikes me as be
iug proper. There is small danger
of fire, the expense would be
moderate, and there is no danger
of injury to the building. Hut
the District Committee is not 1
wedded to the use of any par
ticular building. The gentleman
from Pennsylvania [Mr. Mor
hell] has merely reported in 1
favor of tho building ngainst 1
which we believe the fewest ob
eetions can be urged.
The Pension building was
favorably considered, but the
committee was confronted with
the statements of the Secretary,
quoted by the gentleman from
Pennsylvania, that there was
danger of fire aud that in case of
tire there would be irreparable
injury. We were informed that
there had actually been two or
three slight tires at the last in
auguration aud, therefore, it
was not thought wise to report
in favor of the use of the Pension
Otfice.
Ala. Thayek Mr. Speaker, 1
would like to ask the gentleman,
if there is any dunger of tire at
the Pension building, would there
not be far more danger here in
the Capitol building?
Alu Pot'. Of course there is
danger of tire anywhere. Some
risk has to be run anywhere, but
the destruction of papers and
documents in the Pension Otfice
would cause incalculable dam
age. Furthermore, it was argued
that there would be considerable
expeuse in the UHe of the Pension
Office. The committee seemed
desirous of reporting in favor of
the building exposed to the
smallest danger and which could
be used at moderate expeuse. 15y
elimination it was agreed to re
commend the Capitol building.
."Sow, so far as I am concerned,
1 can see no impropriety in con
dueling the inaugural ceremonies
of ihe President of the United
States in the Capitol building. 1
do not think a dance should be
permitted in this building, but I [
am informed that but few, com
paratively speaking,ever indulge:
in dancing, but it is more a
gathering of the people with a
view of comuiingliug with each
other and a desire to have an
OtinrirMinir v of irieetinir the
i , ./ - rr>
President of the I'uited States.!
If daucing is objected to, 1 sup
pose that could be eliminated;
but, so far as I am concerned, 1
see no possible impropriety in
holding the ceremonies to inau- \
gurate the President of the
United States under the dome of
this building. Under all the cir
cumstances, it seems to me that
it would be the part of wisdom to j
adopt the recommendation of
the gentleman from Pennsylva
nia [Mil MoRRELL]and grant
the use of the Capitol as tne
proper place to hold these cere- j
monies.
Before the Mayor.
Two young colored boys, Ar-1
thur Bryant and Walter Stevens,
were bound over to court this |
week by Mayor LeMay on the;
charge of stealing money from j
the cash drawer of Austin-Steph
enson Co. For some time, ac
cording to their own story, they'
have been going into the store, j
in company with two or morej
boys of their size and buying
cheese and crackers. Watching
a chance, one would rob the
drawer while the others were
successfully engaging the atten
tion of the clerks. After leaving
tne store tney wouia divide the
spoils.
Tom Bryant, a colored mer
chant was also arrested and
bound over for selling liquor, it
seems that he was in the habit of
selling "Oxolo." He would take 1
an empty "Oxolo" bottle, till it
with another linuid, supposedly
whiskey, and sell the same at 40
cents per pint.
The mayor also had several be
fore him during the holidays for
fighting, &c.
Fight Will be Bitter.
Those who will persist in clos
ing their ears against the con
tinual recommendation of Dr.
King's New Discovery for Con
sumption, will have a long anTl
bitter fight with their troubles,
if not ended earlier by fatal
termination. Head what T. K,
Beall of Beall, Miss, has to say: i
"Last fall my wife had every i
symptom of consumpton. She i
took Dr. King's New Discovery
after every thing else had failed.
Improvement came at once and i
four bottles entirely cured her. I
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Druggists. Price 50c, and $ 1.00. i
Trial Bottle free.
MASS MEETING CALLED
The Citizens 0f Smlthtield White
School Asked to Meet in Court
House next Monday Even
ing, January 2nd
In view of the probability that
Turlington Graded School will
be deprived of u considerable part
of the financial support which
has heretofore sustained it, it
will be necessary for the people
of this school district who are in
terested in the continuauce of
the school to provide means for
its support. Therefore, the un
dersigned, committee of white
school district No. 1. of Smith
field township, respectively re
qust all white persons living in
said district to meet in the
Court House on Monday night,
January the 2nd., at 7:30 o'clock,
to consider what course shall be
taken to enable our (iraded
School to be continued in the
future as it has been for the past
two years. It is earnestly re-;
quested that all persons who are
interested in the cause of educa
tion shall be present at this
meeting. The value of your
property is involved, as well as
the prosperity of the town of
Smithfield and the surrounding
community. Unless means are
provided to sustain this school
its term will be shortened at least
five months, and the Graded
School features, which have been
conducted so efficiently by Prof.
Merritt and his corps of teachers,
must be abandoned. If the Tur
lington Graded School is allow
ed to die, property value will go
lower, and t,hn ciiiisn nf bHupii.
tion will receive a greater set
back than ever before in the his
tory of this community. There
fore all persons are interested,
whether they have children at
tending this school or not.
The Court House bell will be
rung. Be on hand without fail.
Respectfully,
Enw'n. W Pou.
J. VV. Wei.lons,
T. R. Hooe.
Dec. 29-0-1 School Com.
ARCHER NEWS.
Mr. Chas. Davis, of Wilson,
spent last week with friends here.
Mr. Win. Stancil is spending
the holidays with relatives and
friends in Benson.
Mr. Matt R. Wall, of King's,
Business College, is spending the
holidays at home.
Mr. Wiley Batton, of Spring
Hope, is the guest of Mr. J. A.
Button's family this week.
Mr. Thad Woodard, principal
of Archer Academy, is spending
the holidays at his home near
Princeton.
There will be a Sunday School
treat at White Oak next Friday |
ior tue memoers ot vvnite Uuk
Sunday School.
We are sorry to note that Mr. ]
E. Liles, who has been teaching
at Earpsboro, has had to quit
his school on account of failure
of his eye-sight.
Most of our young people who
have been away are spending the
holidays at home. We notice
from Clayton, Miss Genoa Wall
and Messrs. J. I. Itarnes and
Jno. llinnant; Raleigh, Mr. Matt
R. Wall; McCullers, Miss Eula1
Whitley.
The school at Karnes school
house taught by Mr. W. L.
Stancil observed North Carolina
Day last Friday with appropri
ate exercises. Two prizes were j
awarded as a reward of merit. ,
They were given to little Miss
Erdine Karnes and Master Clyde
Wall. ,
Dec. 20, 1904. 8. L. W. ,
A Frightened Horse,
Running like mad down the \
street dumping the occupants, |
or a hundred other accidents, are ,
every day occurrences. It be
hooves everybody to have a J
reliable Salve handy and there's
none as good as Kucklen's Arnica ,
Salve. Kurns, Cuts, Sores, (
Eczema and Piles, disappeaj ,
quickly under its soothing effect.
25c, at Hood Kros. Drug Store J
SELMA NEWS.
Mr. George Noel, ot Richmond,
Va , is visiting friends here.
Mine Julia Fuller Etheredge is
at home to speud the holidays.
Miss Carrie Bryan, of Golds
boro, is with the telephone here.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Driver
spent Christmas with relatives a
Clayton.
S. H. Renfrow and family went
to Raleigh to visit relatives last
Sunday.
Mr. S. M. Call, of Mocksville,
N. 0., visiting his sou, W. H.
Call, Esq.
Mr. Charles U. Harris spent the
holidays in Raleigh, returning
Wednesday.
Mr. W. M. Nash went to Rocky
Mount to spend the holidays
with friends.
Dr. and Mrs. H. P. Underbill,
of Ba\ boro, returned home last
week after a visit to Mr. J. A.
Underbill, Sr.
Wiugate Underbill, Esq., who
is teaching iu the Kington Gra
ded Schools, is with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Underbill, Sr.
Rev. J. 0. Guthrie will preach
at Sanders Chapel Sunday after
noon January 1st, 1905 at 3
o'clock, and at the church here
at 11 o'clock.
The Selrna Improvement Co. j
will make advances on 1 thousand
bales of cotton stored with them
at $20.00 per bale and charge
75 cents for storage and insur
ance till .June 1st 1905.
Mrs. C. .J. Owens, of Weldon, I
and Miss Flossie Abeil, of Smith
held, were in town Monday to
attend the Silver wedding of Mr.
and Mrs. VV. H. Etheredge, The
happy couple received many
valuable and pretty presents.
A great many of their friends
were present and ecjoyed them
selves hugely.
A great deal is being said
about holding cotton and some
commission houses are offering
to make advances on cotton
shipped them for storage with
out charge f _>r storage or insur
ance. The farmers had better
beware of such offers, for they
are made just to get cotton from
the farmers. No doubt the com
mission men have sold cotton
futures and want to get hold of
the cotton so they can deliver it.
Don't ship your cotton to com-j
mission men, if you are bound to
have a little money on it get it
from men who will keep your
cotton where you can see it if
you want to.
Some of our rabbit hunters
went out monday after them.
Soon the dogs had one going.
The rabbit went straight to our
champion rabbit hunter who is
short of stature but long on!
breadth and thickness. Dang,
went his gun but mollie hare
kept on. Dang! went the gun
again but mollie kept on straight j
for our champion who changed
ends with his gun sayiug "Drat
you, if I can't shoot you I can
knock vou." wieldimrthe trim like.
he would a base ball bat he
struck at mollie making a foul
strike, but, disabling her so that
he fell on the poor little rabbit, j
killing her.
Senex.
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Mr. Pou Defines His Position
Editor The Smithfielu Hehald:
The card wtiicti you published
in both the Raleigh dailies probu
bly relieves me of the necessity
ot saying uuything respecting the
editorial in your issue of last
week announcing that I favored
the use of the Capitol of the
L'uited States for the Inaugural
Ball, but this is a serious matter
and the charge was so utterly at
variance with my real views that
I feel constrained to add a word
defining my position.
If I favored turning the eapi
tol into a ball room 1 would not
be tit to represent this or any
other district in Congress, and it
is a cause of keen regret to me
that one who has known me as
long as you have should think
for one moment that 1 would
favor such a proposition not
withstanding the report of my
remarks in the Washington Cost.
1 believe that a promiscuous,
fancy fancy dress ball, to which
anybody who will pay is ad
mitted, is an abomination any
where?and the truth is, I favored
holding the Inaugural ceremonies
in the Capitol because its use
eliminates the bull, which is not
properly a part of the Inaugural
Ceremonies. It is said that the
floor of the Capitol is entirely
too rough for dancing, and that
therefore it would be impractica
ble to attempt to hold the
Inaugural Hall in that building.
1 distinctly said in my remarks
on the floor of the Mouse that 1
was opposed to the use of the
Capitol for the Inaugural Ball.
Three buildings were under con- j
sideratiou?tbe Pension Office, |
the New Library, and the Capi- ]
tol. The Secretary of the |
Interior informed ttie District j
Committee, of which 1 ain a mem
ber, that he was violently op
posed to the use of the Pension
Building because of the danger
of tire. If the records in that
office were destroyed the damage
which the Government would
sustain would be simply irrepar
able. It is not generally kuowu,
but during the pall wiien Presi
dent was Inaugurated there were
three tires in the Pensiou Office.
Moreover, we were informed that
the expense to the Government
of using this building wouid
probably reach $00,000. There
fore, in view of the danger, and
considering the expense, I
thought the Pension Olfice
should not be used.
General Wilson thinks the
Congressional Library an ideal
place. But that building is a
thing of beauty and a perpetual
joy to the American people, and,
in my humble judgment, its
decorations are too delicate
and expensive to be exposed to
the sligheest danger of deface
ment.
Now, part of the Inaugural
ceremonies are held in the Capi
tol. The President takes the
oath of office there, and
delivers his Inaugural Address
lrom the Last front. Thousands
r*f nannlo err* tr? W oahituvfAn
v* ^ V W T I UOUIU^UVU
Fnncipally to see the President.
could see no impropriety what
ever in allowing him to hold a
reception in the large aree
covered by the cupola of that
building. There is no need to go
to the expense of decorating it;
and the danger of tire would be
reduced to a minimum; and the
expense to thegovernment would
be but a trifle.
This is my position. 1 think I
am right. When Congress con
venes after the holidays the mat
ter will be decided. 1 have but
little idea, however, that any
other building will be adopted
than the Pension Office, because
the Inaugural Mall is said to be
a source of large revenue to those
responsible for the payment of
the expenses of the Inaugural
ceremonies.
This communication may not
be necessary, but 1 am unwilling
that my position should be mis
understood by any one.
Respectfully,
Edwd. W. Pou.
Dec. 29th, 1904,
POLENTA NEWS.
The Christmas tree at Shiloh
was a success in every particular.
The young people seemed to en
joy themselves tie only folks can.
Mr. Henry Austin, student at
Oak Ridge, is spendiutr this week
at home.
A number of visitors from oth
er sections of the county were
out to the entertainment Friday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. VV. T. Adams, of
Smithfield, spent the Christmas
holidays with the parents of Mrs.
Adams.
Miss Mildred Young, after an
extended visit to relatives in
Smithfield. returned home just
before Christmas.
Mr. Harry Pool, of Raleigh,
was in the neighborhood during
the holidavs, visiting his sister,
Mrs. C. T. Young.
Mr. F. T. Booker and wife spent
a part of the holidays in Ral
eigh, visiting the mother and
j sister of Mrs. Booker.
Christmas has come and gone.
The day was celebrated gener
ally speaking, in a becoming
; way. Far less drunkenness and
rowdyism than ever before
Misses Emma and Zula Tom
linson, after being confined
teaching in the school room for
the past four months, aie at
home for the holiday vacation.
Messrs. 1). G. Fowle and Jno.
McRae, sou of Judge McRae,
spent a few days here last week,
visiting Mrs. .1. Walter Myatt,
sister of Mr. Fowle. These two
voung gentlemen are in atten
dance as students at the Univer
sity of North Carolina.
One of the most enjoyable
events of the Christmas holidays
was the entert ainment {riven by
the pupils of Polenta Academy
Friday night of last week, which
consisted in recitations, dia
logues, monologues andtableaus,
all filling their parts to perfection.
The exercises opened with a
song, "The Old North State," by
the school, after which little
Vilas Johnson welcomed the
crowd to the entertainment. The
recitations were all excellently
rendered, yet several deserve
special mention. The "One
Legged Goose," by Miss Mina
Johnson was of a hiirh order;
The "Black Horse and His Rider"
by Miss Mary Booker, was exe
cuted perfectly. The following
also deserve more than a pass
ing notice: Seba Johnson,
Samp Barbour, Edward Booker,
Newitt Barber, Edgar Holt, Rus
sell Yelvington, Eustice Yelving
ton, Miss ltena Johnson, Edna
Booker, Elbe Booker, Lena
Booker, Margie Booker, Euphen
la Price, Ludolph Price, Eva
Yelvington, Bettie Yelvington.
Florence Barber and several
others whose names I can't call
to mind now, all did well. Of the
dialogues, "Way Down East,"
was exquisitely rendered. Mr.
Reubin Myatt, as Mr. Pike; Miss
Rena Johnson, as the Old Wo
man; Miss Mina Johnson and
Miss Mary Booker, as the two
sisters, and Mr. S. W. Booker as
A Men, the aspirant to the hand
of one of the sisters, received vo
ciferous applause. The dialogue
"Dad Says So Anyhow," in which
Miss Kena Johnson and Mr.
Robert Price were the actors,
brought down the house. Josh
Waddill as the timid youth,
awkwardly trying to work him
self no to the point of asking
Matilda Jane to marry him was
amusing in the extreme. "The
Train to Monro," was finely ren
dered, also receiving hearty ap
plause, Miss Rena Johnson again
exhibiting ability In the role of
the Old Woman Nurse, master
Walter Holt, the Bon, acted his
part grandly. As railroad agent,
Mr. S. W. Booker excelled him
self. The tableaus were fine.
The music rendered by the Bar
ber band, viz: Messrs. Percy
Barber, Lonnie Barber and W.
H. Sanders and graphone by
Mr. Tom Turner added materi
lly to the success of the enter
tainment. Taken as a whole
the entire affair, under the man
agement of Miss Catherine Will
iams, the cultured teacher, re
flected great credit, not only on
the school, but the entire com
munity. It is the general com
ment that it was the best enter
tainment of its kind erer gotten
up in this section.
Dec. 27. Typo.