ipjf Smitljficl5 1UMH M On. Dollar P.r V.IC "TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR OOD." _ ???. Cap,,. Fl?. C.nU VOL.27. ? SMITHFIELD. N. C.. FRIDAY. JANUARY 22 1909. NO. 48 GOVERNOR VETOES THE BILL. Tennessee Senate Will Heap the Chief Executive's Official Disap proval of the State-Wide Prohibi tion Bill This Morning?Opponents of the Bill See a Ray of Hope? Governor Patterson States His Reasons. Nashville, Teati., Jan. 19.?Govern or Patterson this afternoon filed with the clerk of the Senate a message vetoing the State-wide prohibition bill which last week passed by both hous es of the Legislature. The Governor's action followed adjournment of the Senate, after it had passed, on third reading by a vote of 20 to 13, the bill prohibiting the manufacture in Tennessee of intoxicating liquors. "he veto message will be read to t> j Senate tomorrow morning when it must be sustained or the bill pass ed over the Executive's protest. On original passage the vote was 20 to 13. Opponents of the bill claim tonight that they can count on a change of three Senators to their side and that the fourth member, on whose vote the fate of the measure depends, is wavering. In his veto message Governor Pat terson charges that such legislation 13 against the Democratic p'atform and the doctrine of self-government; that It sets aside the recorded will of the people; that experience has taught that no arbitrary prohibition law was ever obeyed and its enact ment brings no settlement of the ques tlon; that it destroys property, re duces State revenues, increases taxa tion, takes money from the people to send it elsewhere, foments discord. Impairs the dignity of the Common wealth, fosters hypocrisy and invites evasion and deceit in the people. A Virulent Craze. Illinois is just emerging from the agony of a blanket State primary electroli for the nomination of Unit ed Statea senator, governor and other officers. It is a vain as well as a stupid and vicious attempt to trans form our government until it shall cease to be a republic and become a democracy. It is all ba3ed on a spe cious plea that the fount is absolute ly pure, but the stream is necessari ly foul. The holding of a State blanket pri mary for United States senator is in contempt of the spirit of the Constitution, which orders that sen ators in Congress shall be chosen by the legislatures of their respec tive States. Repeatedly Congress has refused to submit an amendment pro viding for the election of senators by direct vote; but the blanket primary accomplishes that very thing, and those States that like it now have It without resort to constitutional warrant for it. Our government at Washington is partly national and partly federal, and that is its strength and its glo ry. The Senate is entirely federal, and under the Constitution senators are elected by federal bodies, but if the people shall elect direct, it crip ples and weakens the federal nature of the government. This craze?in vention of the demagogues?is now virulent in many sections of the coun - ? .. - _ try.; but the fiercer tt is me sooner tt will subside. The argument is that legislatures are corrupt, but that the people are pure; that the people cannot choose an honest man to represent them in the State legislature, but that they cannot choose a dishonest man to the United States Senate. A legis lature can be watched; but a whole people cannot be under surveillance. The legislator who sells his vote is very likely to be found out, but his constituent who sells his vote can do so with practical impunity. And what a harvest for a rich man, ambitious to be senator, is a blan ket primary! He can maintain head quarters and an expensive organiza tion in every community, and organ ization in politics is what drill and discipline are in things military. The poor man. though a thousand times better fitted for senator than his rich competitor. Is at the greatest , disadvantage in a State primary, ] whereas he can show himself to the legislature and be judged at his true 1 worth. The reaction against this assault | on the republic has already set in. < and ten years hence it is quite likely the craze will have disappeared.? "?Vashington Post. AN EXCELLENT SHOWING. Farmers Commercial Bank Pays 10 Per Cent Dividend and Passes 10 Per Cent to Surplus Fund. Benson, Jan. 20.?The annual meet ing of the stockholders of Farmers Commercial Bank. Benson. N. C., was held yesterday. They had been run ning exactly ten months, and. not withstanding the panic, they paid to the Stockholders 10 per cent on their Capital Stock, and placed 10 per cent to the Surplusaccount. The original Board of Directors were re-elected with the addition of M. T. Britt. At the Directors meeting just after the ( Stockholders meeting Mr. W. 11. Roy al declined re-election to the Vice Presidency, and the following were elected officers for the ensuing year: Jno. O. Ellington, President, P. B. Johnson and Preston Woodall, Vice Presidents, M. T. Britt, Cashier. SELMA NEWS. Gathered and Reported by Our Regu lar Correspondent. Selma, Jan. 21.?Mr. N. E. Ward is quite sick in Wilson. All his friends hope for his speedy recovery. Messrs C. W. Richardson and L. H. Allred spent Wednesday in Ral eigh. Mrs. J. C. Scarborough of Murfrees boro, who has been visiting her sis ter, Mrs. R. J. Noble, left for her home Thursday mornine. Work has been begun on the Eth- I el Cotton Mills. We will tell more about it soon. We hear that Mr. W. B. Driver will soon begiu work on a brick residence Let the good work go on. Selma is growing right along, as the sale of lots some weeks ago showed. Mrs. W. M. Sanders, of Smithfield, spent Wednesday here visiting Mrs. Scarborough at Mrs. Noble's. Mr. Chas. E. Richardson, of Golds boro, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kichardson. Mr. Ed. W. Womack has remodell ed and painted his residence, which now presents quite a nice appearance. Mr. John W. Liles is having his house painted. The stockholders of the Bank of Selma met in the bank last Tuesday. A most satisfactory report was made by the president and secretary. All the old officers were re-elected. Mr. William Richardson, of Selma, was appointed by Grand Master Gat tis at the last meeting of the Grand Lodge to attend the unveiling of the monument to the Confederate dead at Johnson's Island which will be some tfme in the summer. He was imprisoned there during the war. / Governor Chamberlain Elected Sen ator in Oregon. Salem, Ore., Jan. 19.?Gov. George E. Chamberlain, a Democrat, was to day elected United States Senator to succeed C. W. Fulton, receiving a majority of each House of the Leg islature, which voted in separata ses sions. The two houses will meet in joint session tomorrow for the purpose of ratifying the election of Chamber lain. Forty-six votes are necessary to a choice, and Chamberlain today received 53 or 7 more than required to elect. $50,000 Fire in Durham. Durham, N. C., Jan. 19)?A fierce and quick fire yesterday morning about 3 o'clock destroyed the munici pal building, the fire originating on or under the stage of the opera house on the second floor, from a defective flue, and quickly spreading over the building. The total loss is estimat- 1 ed at $50,000, with Insurance amount ing to more than $40,000, as full In surance is allowed public buildings. I Known By Other Names. There are no set of diseases so ; misnamed as those that pertain to , the stomach, liver and bowels. Many think their nerves are deranged, th"lr heart diseased, their kidneys weak, their blood impure, when in reali'y 1 i hey have stomach or bowel rouble. | Try Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, the wonderful regulator, and see how [illicitly you will find yourself cured, j It is absolutely guaranteed to do what is claimed, and if you want to ( try it before buying, send your ad iress for a sample bottl'1 to Pepsin ' 3yn^Co., us Caldwell rtldg., Mon- ' tice'te. 111. It Is sold by Hood Bros. ( kt $1 a bottle. < .?Y .Wrthington's Southern rem- ( ?dv pain. Used over 60 years I Price Guaranteed hy all dealers, a AND TENNESSEE GOES DRY. State Prohibition passed Over Veto ?of the Governor, Who Won His Nomination Advocating Local Op tion in Contest With Carmack Who Stood for State-wide Prohibition. Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 20.?Over the veto of Governor Patterson both Houses of the Legislature today pass ed the Senate bill which prohibit* I the sale of Intoxicating liquors with in four miles of a school house in Tennessee and is in effect a State wide prohibition act. It is effective July 1. 1909. The vote in the Sen- ' ate was the same as on original pas sage. The house acted at 5:40 this after noon the vote standing 61 to 36, the 1 original vote there having been 6" j to 37. In each house the passage was j effected through a combination of Kepublican and "State-wide" Demo- i cratic strength. The eallcrie* were packed In both Houses and the de bates followed the reading of the Governor's message were bitter. The action of the Legislature to day practically brings to a close one of the most bitter and sensational political fights in the history of Ten nessee. State-wide prohibition was the main issue in the recent contest between Governor Patterson and the late E. W. Carmack (or the Demo cratic gubernatorial nomination and. though Patterson, who advocated lo cal option, wut fires, then use Bucklen's Arnica 5alve and forget them. It soon drives >ut pain. For Burn;, Scalds, Wounds, 3uts and Bruises Its earth's greatest lealer. Quickly cures Skin Eruptions, )ld Sores, Boils, Ulcers, Felons; best 'lie cure made. Relief is instant. 25c it Hood Bros. c TRUST MUST OBEY LAW. Decision of Tremendous Importance Upholds Texas Oil Fine of $1, 623,900. Washington, D. C.. Jan. 18.?Law yers and public men generally agree that the most staggering blow yet struck at Trusts and combinations In restraint of trade was delivered today by the Supreme Court of the I'nited States In the famous case of the Waters-Pierce Oil Company of Texas, which lost on every point on which It appealed from the decisions of the Texas Courts. The company was ousted from the State of Texas and fined $1,623,900 for longcontinu ed violation of the Texas Anti-Trust law. This sweeping aud epoch-making decision of the highest tribunal ii4 the land goes to the very heart of the question of State Legislatures to shape laws as they may see fit, with the aim of relieving the people of the exactions of illegal combinations. In Its decision the Supreme Court held that under the police powers of the State the latter could not be lim ited in its choice of methods for deal ing with the evils of monopolies un less it imposed fines that were so grossly excessive as to constitute a clear violation of the provision of the Constitution forbidding the taking of property without due process of law. PLEASANT GROVE ITEMS. Mr. J. C. Coats spent Sunday with relatives in Coats. Mr. Z. N. Lambert, from Clayton, spent Sunday in this section with rel atives. On last Sunday, January 10, Mr. Nassie Barnes and Miss Flonnie God win were united in the holy bonds of matrimony. The writer wishes them much happiness. According to th? indications of th" weather we will have some more mar riages to report soon. Mrs. Nancy Lambert, from near Clayton, who has been visiting rela tives in this section for the past two weeks, returned to her home Sunday. ' Mr. H. D. Lambert, teacher of Re hoboth school, spent Sunday ap this way. HENRICUS PRINCETON ITEMS. Rev. \V. H. Puckett filled his ap pointment Sunday. At the close of the sermon there were enough funds raised to pay the church debt. Miss Clara Finlayson returned to Henderson last Monday. The "Spelling Bee" came off last Friday night at Princeton academy. It was the citizens of the town vs. school in which the town came out victorious. The town had some of its oldest citizens as spellers and no doubt the recollection of the old Blue Back helped them out. W. C. Massey lost a fine mule last Friday. J. H. Howell lost a valuable horse last Tuesday. Our Post Master, Mr. Geo. E. Bras well, went up to Pine Level Sunday and claimed Miss Lucy Little as his | bride, returning on the 8 p. m. train, j W. J. Mason left last Saturday for , Nebo, N. C., to visit his father, Mr. ( Pree Howell Is in charge of the sec- i . 1 t ui. . UUIP imce uunug IIIH auseiiut?. Dr. A. O. Woodard has purchased of D. E. McKinne a valuable town lot and is now having erected a fine building thereon to be used as a Drug store and office. A. F. Holt is having a two story bHck building put up on the lot he purchased of G. T. Whitley. J. D. F. Princeton, Jan. 19. Overman Re-Elected Senator. Raleigh, Jan. 19.?The election of j Senator Lee S. Overman to succeed | himself for a second term in the ( Senate of the United States was the f Feature in both branches of the Gen- ?] ?ral Assembly today. The vote in c the Senate was 36 to 8 and in the c House 90 to 26, Judge Spencer H. s \dams being honored by the minori- t v with the complimentary nomina- ( ion. The speeches in nomination r tfere made in the Senate by Senator t \luttz and Senator Rritt, respective y, and in the House by Representa- ( Ives Julian and Grant. In the r louse toe full Democratic strength g vas voted, there being .10 Republl- t ans In that body. t' THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Two Bills Introduced of Local Irv terest to Johnston County?The Robeson County Bill Discussion? Bill to Punish Public Drunkenness. Another week has passed away 4 without the passage of any very im portant bills by the General Assembly Quite a number of bills have been in troduced but they are generally of a local nature. Perhaps the most important meas ure Introduced so far is the bill for the regulation of trusts and mono polies. This measure which has been introduced in both houses of the Gen eral Assembly contains the famous sub-section A which created so much discussion in the General Assembly of 1H07. If the bill is passed, accord ing to the News and Observer North Carolina will have a trust law with teeth. The warmest discussion of this ses sion so far was by the members of the House upon the bill authorizing Robeson County to issue bonds ex empt from county and municipal tax ation. The committee to which the bill was referred struck out the clause exempting the bonds from tax ation declaring this to be unconstitu tional. The measure passed its sec ond reading and when it came up for its third reading, the Representative from Robeson objected to its passage and asked the members to vote against it as the people of his coun ty did not want the bill passed un less it contained the exempting clause He declared that the measure was a local one and was supported in his contention by several members of the House, while others declared that it was not a local measure and if pass ed would set a precedent that would be far-reaching in its effect. Final hearing on the bill was postponed until February. Tuesday the House and Senate balloted separately for United States Senator electing Senator Lee S. Overman to succeed himself. They met in joint session Wednesday to canvass the vote. Representative Norton, of New Hanover, has introduced a bill for the separation of white and colored convicts in the camps and other pub lic works of the State. Senator Turner, of Harnett, has in troduced a bill relating to the con trol and management of automobiles an the roads of Johnston and Har nett counties. Representative Myatt, has intro iuced a bill to increase the pay of supervisors of public roads, jurors, ind the County Commissioners of Johnston county. This bill has pass ed the third reading in the House. Bills were Introduced in both Sen ate and House Wednesday to abolish the fee system of solicitors and place those officers on a salary ba sis. Senator Blow's bill provides that the salary shall be $2,000 per year. Representative Myatt introduced a bill Wednesday "To repeal the laws Df 1907 relating to fees of officials 3f Johnston County." When the General Assembly ad journed Friday, it adjourned In honor of the birth of General Robt. B. Lee and most of the members went to Chapel Hill to hear Presi lent Woodrow Wilson, of Princeton (Jnivuioily, deliver an address on Lee. Senator Gay has introduced a bill :o punish public drunkenness, which provides that any person found drunk ir intoxicated upon any of the public lighways, or at any public gathering, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and ipon conviction shall be fined not ess than two dollars nor more than en dollars for each and every of 'ense. A Splendid Building. The new hotel building just com )leted at Kenly by J. T. Edgerton & irother is one of the best in the ?ounty. On the first floor are five itore rooms, besides the hotel office, rhe postoffiee has been moved to >n? of these. The owners occupy 3 >f these rooms, having moved their itock of goods across the street to he new building, t'pstairs is Hotel llenn with large sample and dinlug ooms and parlor and a large num ier of bed rooms. It is one of the lest equipped hotels In Eastern North 'aroliiia and will gain a liberal pat onage. The owners have spent con iderable money in the erection of his building and it does credit to bem and their town. 400 AUTOMOBILES BURNED. Huge Freight Storage Sheds at Bol ton Are Burned. Little Insurance It Carried on the Valuable Machines. Boston, Jan. 17.?Four hundred au tomobiles of various styles were to tally destroyed In a fire that swept through the old freight sheds of the Providence division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in the rear of the Park square sta tion. this morning. The value of the machines ia esti mated at from $700,000 to $900,000 and very few of them were insured because of the high premium demand ed on account of the character of the building in which they were stored. In addition the train shed at the end of the station was practicnlly de stroyed with its contents, which con sisted of a board bicycle track and pavillion, known as the Winter Gar den, in which were merry-go-rounds and various devices for entertain ment. Those Damaging Roads Must Repair Them. We have recently heard of much complaint of the condition of the roads in some sections, caused by the heavy log and timber wagons and road engines. When saw mill men and others with heavy ti'ams, wagons and engines, damage the roads it is their duty to repair such damage. We respectfully call the attention of the public to Section 3778, of the Re visal of 1905, which reads as follows: "Section 3778. Damage to road by hauling logs or wood. If any person, company or corporation shall damage any public road, bridge or causeway by hauling logs or sawmill timber thereon, and shall not repair the damage done theret6 within five days after being notified of said dam age by the ^tverseer of said road, or by any member of the board of super visors of the township in which said damaged road is situated, he shall ' be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty days: provided, if any person shall pay the damage as assessed by the board of super visors for injury to said road, the payment of such damages shall be a complete bar to any criminal prose cution under this section, and if any criminal prosecution shall have been commenced prior to the payment of said damages, all further prosecu tions in said criminal prosecution may be ended by the defendant pay ing the cost necessarily incurred in said criminal prosecution and satis fying the court that said damages and all prop< r costs have been paid." j Small But Strange Fire at Kenly. Last week one of the gins at the large ginnery at Kenly owned by the Dunn Oil Mill became badly chowed and must have started a fire but no one knew anything about it at ths time. A bale of cotton packed soon afterward was carried up town and that night was discovered to be on fire which seemed to start from the inside of the bale. The fire was ex tinguished and part of the cotton saved. Next morning it was found that another bale ginned after the choking of the gin, had caught fire I where it was standing on end in the cotton yard and had burned "p in three feet of another bale which did not take fire. It was remarkable that other cotton and the entire gin nery was not burned. Founders' Day At B. U. W. Founders' Day will be celebrated at Baptist University for Women on January 28. Dr. Henry Louis Smith, of Davidson, will deliver an address and President Vann will furnish a brief sketch of the history of the school, while special music will be rendered, also. The Students Asso ciation will give their annual recep tion on the evening of the same date. The public Js cordially invited. Plneules for the Kidneys are little golden globules which act directly on the kidneys. A trial will convince you of quick results for Backache Rheumatism, Lumbago and tired wornout feeling. 30 days' trial $1.00. They purify the blood. Sold by Hood Bros. Cotter-Underwood Co. hav# a fine lot of young mules they will sell cheap.