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dljr Herald. Price On. Doll.r Per V?.r "TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR COUNTRY *NO OUR OOO." single Cople. PI.. C.nu VOL. 28. SMITHFIELD. N. C.. FRIDAY. APRIL# J, 1909. NO. 6 ' GOETHAL8 SAILS FOR PANAMA. Canal Engineer Does Not Sxpeet Completion Until 1914.?Insists That Lock Type Is Superior to Sea-level Plan?No Danger Will Confront Vessels. I New York, March 27.?Steeled for fresh endeavor in his gigantic task of wedding the oceans, Col. George i W. Goethals, chief engineer of the board of construction of the Pana ma Canal, sailed today on the Steam er Advance for Panama. Two things serve primarily to buoy up the dig ger of the Panama Canal in the j work before him: First, the patriot ic interest which he has found since i his return with the Taft party from j the isthmus; second, the assuran- | ces of support which he has receiv ed for his theories as to the work. According to Col. Goethals, the excursion season incident to the completion of the canal will set in late in 1914 or early in 1915. He j said it was his best judgment that the work would require five or six more years. No change in the pres ent canal policy is contemplated as the result of his visit. As to his sentiment toward the canal work, Col. Goethals said: "The first rainy season determin ed me as to the practicability of the lock canal plan. I had been a sea level canal man, but I had never been able before to look into the canal proposition so thoroughly. I was soon convinced that a lock ca nal, particularly of the size proposed, was the practical proposition. vvuiiu lilt: upyuimma ui uic ivla | plan are concentrating their efforts In representations against draw backs which they assert the locks will present, bo far as actual navi gation is concerned the locks will offer no impediments to passage, nor will they endanger vessels as much as the narrow channels of the sea level." BENSON NEWS. Rev. O. M. Marshall, of Henderson, preached at the Baptist church Sun day morning and night. The Baraca and Philathea class of the Baptist church will have an Eas ter picnic at Parrish's pond on Mon day, April 12. An interesting pro gram will be rendered. Quite a large crowd enjoyed the old maids' conference at the High School Auditorium on last Friday night. A handsome sum was real ized for the improvement of the hall. The boys of the Benson High school and the Kenly boys will have a joint debate at Kenly on Monday night of Easter. Messrs. Almon Parker and Arthur Goodrich will represent the Benson school. A large number of the Benson people ex pect to attend this discussion. Of those visiting out of town re cently we note as follows: Mrs. Luna Toler, Mrs. P. O. Driver and Miss Bertha Johnson at Dunn; Mrs. A. R. Evett, at Fayetteville; Dr. W. T. Martin at Oxford; Mrs. M. T. Britt, at Clinton. Of those visiting in town are: Miss Zola Duke, of Hen derson; Rev. and Mrs. W. C. Royal, of Micro; Mr. Jarvis Stewart, of Pittsburg, Pa.; Mr. S. J. Stewart, of Red Springs; Father Irvin, of New ton Grove, and Mr. Giddings, of Clinton. Beginning with May 1st the roads of Banner township will be worked by taxation. We hope to have bet ter roads in the near future. Below Is a copy of the road law. An Act to Create a Board of Road Commissioners for Banner town ship, Johnston County. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: Section 1. That C. T. Johnson, N. T. Ryals and E. L. Hall be and are hereby created, declared and con stituted a board of road commission ers for Banner township, Johnston county. The term of the office of the said commissioners shall be as follows: C. T. Johnson from the 1st day of May, 1909, one year; N. T. Ryals from the 1st day of May, 1909, two years. E. L. Hall from the 1st day of May, 1909, three yepfg" ' or until their several shall be duly eleg^gj and assume 1 the dntjfis ^bMheir coffee. It shall be the duty of the said board of com missioners of Banner township, John ston county, to meet on the first Monday in May In each year and I elect a successor to the retiring member who shall hold his office for three years. Should any vacan cy occur in said board from death, resignation or other cause, the re maining members may at any time meet and elect some suitable person to fill such vacancy. Section 2. That said board of road commissioners shall have complete control of the working of all public roads in Banner township and shall have power to change the location of any road or part thereof which they may deem necessary; to em ploy a superintendent and fix his salary; to employ necessary guards to keep in custody and work on the said roads all such persons as may be hereafter sentenced to work on public roads of Johnston county; to provide for the working of said con victs on said roads to the best ad vantage; to do any and all things necessary to be done for the main tenance and betterment of the pub lic roads in said township. Section 3. That the said board of road commissioners shall hold their meetings at a time and place desig nated by the chairman, or at the re quest of any two members of said board. The said board shall keep & full and true account of all its proceedings showing its receipts and disbursements, the number of per sons employed and other matters In any way connected with or relating to the working of said roads, the said books shall be left with the treasurer herein provided for and shall at all times be subject to the inspection of any tax payer of Ban ner tnwnshin Section 4. That the said board of commissioners at its first meeting shall appoint some person or corpo ration as treasurer of the Banner township road fund. The person or corporation so designated shall give a bond In such form and amount as shall be required by the said board payable to the said board for the faithful performance of his or its duties as treasurer and for the faith ful holding and disbursing of the said funds in accordance with or ders and directions of the said board. His compensation for his services shall not exceed five percentum of disbursement of the said road funds. Section 5. That the members of the said board of road commission ers shall receive as compensation for their services not exceeding the sum of two dollars per day while actually engaged in the performance of their duty. Section 6. That for the purpose of raising funds to carry the provis ions of this act into effect, the board of commissioners of Johnston county shall at its meeting in April, 1909, and annually thereafter levy a tax not exceeding twenty-five cents on each $100 worth of property in said township and 75 cents on each poll, said tax to be collected by the Sher iff of Johnston county as other taxes are collected and paid by him to the treasurer of said road fund with out feijg, for disbursement. Section 7. That it shall be lawful for the several Judges of the Superi or court of the State; for the Jus tiro nf thp npaoo of Tr?linatnn rntin. ty, and the Mayor of the town of Benson to sentence persons convict ed in their several courts to work on the public roads of said county, and when so sentenced such con victs may be worked on the public roads of Banner township in said county. Section 8. This act shall be in force from and after its ratification. In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the fifth day of March. 1909. REPORTER. April 1, 1909. OLDEST STEAMER NOW 87. Built Shortly After Fulton's Origi nal is Now Oyster Boat. Providence, R. I., Mar. 25.?Only; 13 years the junior of the Clermont. Robert Fulton's first steamer "fh3' steamer James^ rftrffcan has Just been unfe<jeraj inspection here. Morgan is the oldest steamer In the country, having been launched at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 87 years ago. She registers 69 tons gross and hails from New Haven. She is used as an oyster boat. You never know what you can do till you try.?German. POU SPEAKS ON TARIFF BILL. Representative From the Fourth Dis trict Shows Complete Comprehen sion of His Subject and in Fre quent Interruptions Displays Per fect Grasps of the Question. Washington, D. C., Mar. 2C.?Rep resentative Pou, a member of the Ways and Means Committee, spoke for an hour auu ten minutes in the House this afternoon, critieally ana lyzing the Payne tariff bill, which ho characterized as "the worst tariff ever submitted for the considera tion of an American Congress." The Representative from the Fourth, who has given nearly all of his time for the past six months in the study of the tariff, had the whole subject at his finger's ends. He was Interrupted scores of times such men as Bou telle and Hill, ply ing him with questions, but he more than held his own. Much applause greeted his remarks, and he was heartily congratulated by the Demo cratic side when he concluded Champ Clark declaring that he had made exactly the right speech. The North Carolina Senators heard Mr. Pou, and shared in these congratula tions. A feature of Mr. Pou's remarks that attracted much attention was his prediction that the President does not favor the schedules in the pending bill. In this connection the speaker said: "If instead of lowering these ridic ulously high schedules, you permit them to remain as they are. while you increase other schedules on the necessities of life. If you permit your Standard oil countervailing du ty to remain. If you decline to change section 29, which nobody un derstands, but which may take mil lions out of the treasury, if you per mit your direct inheritance tax, ope rating as a double tax in 08 states, to remain unchanged, if you insist upon taxing tea instead of beer, I predict that your own President will never sign your bill. Let us put aside all considerations of party poli cy and party advantage. It is all right to be a good Democrat; it is all right to be a good Republican; it is better still to be a good Ameri can." Declaring that he hoped to see "the day when no American indus try will need any protection," Mr. Pou said that this is a question which rises or ought to rise above par v. He thought the question ou;,lit to be submitted to some non partisan body of men sworn to ad just duties in the interest of all the people. Concluding Mr. Pou said: "Shall we legislate, in behalf of special interests or for all the peo ple of the nation. This is thej ques tion now submitted to every mem ber of the sixty-first Congress.? Thomas J. Pence, in News and Ob server. ELDER HUTCHINSON KILLED. Primitive Divine Met Death in Un usual Manner in Wilkes County. Winston-Salem, N. C., Mar. 27.?At North Wilkesboro today, Elder J. Franklin Hutchinson of tho Primi tive Baptist church, one of Wilkes county's leading citizens, was killed by falling 20 feet through the ap proach to the bridge across the Yadkin river. Two Stills Captured. Last Friday, five miles east of Benson, Adams, Holland, Surles and Downing, United States Revenue of ficers, captured a 45 gallon copper still, 26 fermenters and 1500 gallons of beer. They found two white men at the still but the made their es cape. One of the men left his coat at the still which he can get by calling on the revenue officers. On Saturday, near Bentonville, another large still and 900 gallons of beer captured Ijv J. P. H. Adams A. F. Surles, H. M. Barnes sipd K. W. Merrlt. Four men were found at this still, two were captured, N. E. Lee and J. S. Adams, the other two made their escape. The captur ed men were brought to Dunn by Surles and they had a hearing before United States Commissioner, J. J. j Wilson, who bound them over to the May term of the Federal Cou ; - ; Dunn Guide. NOTES FROM CHAPEL HILL, Johnston County Boys at the State University and What They are [ Doing. The Students attending tho Unlver I sity from Johnston county met on March 27, and organized a Johnston County Club. The following officers wore elected: President?E. \V. Turlington. Vlce-l'resident?L. G. Stevens Secretary and treasurer?J. H. Hand. The following men are attending tho University from Johnston Coun ty: C. W. Eason, J. H. Hand, L. G. Stevens, L. F. Turlington, E. VV. Turlington E. J. Wellons and G. F. Whitley from Smlthfleld; H. E. Aus tin, G. M. Baucom, J. P. Cordon and V. V. D. Duncan from Clayton; W. M. Brannan, M. llinnant and J. H. Standi from Selma, C. W. John son from Spilona; M. A. Peacock from Benson; and E. V. Woodard ] from Princeton. Messrs. Eason, Peacock, Standi, and Woodard are studying Pharma cy. Messrs. Austin, Brannan, and Hinnant are studying Medicine. Mess. Baucom, Cordon. Duncan. Johnson, Rand, Stevens,' E. W. and L. F. Tur lington, Wellons and Whitley are taking Academic courses. The Johnston county boys are doing well and all of them think highly of the University and of the great work it is doing in preparing the young men of the State to be come useful citizens. Two students from Johnston county graduated last year, each with high honor. The county is represented in Athletics as well as in other phases of college life. Duncan is one of the best players on the baseball team. J. H. RAND. Chapel Hill, N. C? Mar. 31. I THE LATE GEO. T. ANGELL. His Delightful Life Devoted to Bet tering Condition of Animals. In the death of George Thorndike Angell, the friend of our dumb friends, and publisher, and editor of a magazine, brought out in their in terest, the humane world has met with a great loss. This much belov ed Bostonian was tli< veteran lead er in the humane educational work. He was gathered to his fathers at the splendid age of 86. In 1866 af ter seeing two horses run to death in a race, Mr. Angell became inter ested in humane work for dumb an imals and prompted by the action of Henry Bergh, who in that year start ed the New York society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, Mr. Angell established the publication of "Our Dumb Animals." Since that time Mr. Angell has been actively engaged in the inter est of his chosen life work. He trav eled many times throughout the United States and in scores of other countries in pursuance of that work and caused to be established more than 70,000 bands of mercy in Ameri- j ca and England. One hopes the good work will not lag.?Philadelphia j Record. Lived 109 Years. Lila Mite hell, a colored woman who lived at Steele Creek in Meck lenburg county, died one day last week at the age of 109 years. Her memory was active and she recall ed easily things of long ago. One of the occurrences which made a. vivid impression on her mind was the notable fall of stars in 1833, when her raco thought the Judg ment day had surely come?but the old woman lived 76 years after that and probably at the close of her ca reer she had ceased to expect to witness the dissolution of the ma terial creation.?Waxhaw Enterprise. The Laetaere medal which has been conferred by popes of Rome since the 13th century upon mem bers of the laity that have perform ed signal service to religion and hu manity, is to be given by Notre I>amo university this year to Chris tian Usld, a novelist, whose home ' is at Salisbury. N. C. Christian Reid Is the penname of F.-ai.ces Christian Fisher Tlernan. She has I published 40 novels since 1871. The man who is always complain- j ing that life is a grind doesn't fur- , lish much of the grist.?Dallas News. KITCHIN FOR FREE LUMBER. With His Colleagues Lined Up Against Him the Tar Heel Repre sentative Takes the Floor and Champions the Cause of Free Lumber?His Speech Forceful and Entertaining. Washington, March 30. Far and away ^he best speech of this Con gress was made by Representative Claude Kltchin this afternoon. It was able, clear-cut and entertaining | from first to last. Newspaper men and members of the House concede him first place. The lumber sched ule of the Payne bill was his sub ject and he spoke ^or free lumber. Every man who Interrupted him was bowled over. Fordney, of Michigan; Graham, of Pennsylvania; Miller, of Kansas, and others went down under his fire. His readiness, his good natured manner and his assurance made him formidable. At the close of Mr. Kltchin's re marks, which continued through two hours, Democrats and Republicans congratulated him. Judge DeArmond of Missouri, said that it was one of the ablest speeches made in Con gress (n a number of years and that seems to be the consensus of opin ion. It required courage to do what Mr. Kitchin has done. He stands alone in his own delegation for free lumber. Ue told his Tar Heel col of ucs lunitt/ i.uni. i lit" i U III Ufl I ill 111 proposition was no better than when Tilden denounced it as the master piece of injustice, in equality and in equity; no better than when the Cle veland platform of 1892 denounced it as a fraud and a robbery for the benefit of a few; no better than when the Parker platform of 1!?04 denoun ced it. "I desire," declared Mr. Kitchin, "to remind my Democratic friends from North Carolina that the proposi tion to put a duty on lumber Is no better now than it was when North Carolina's two immortal statesmen Vance and Hansom, thundered against it at the other end of the Capitol, and voted against it three times. If you protect your home district you must protect the other fellows. The principal is wrong. You won't hold any protectionist by voting for the duty on lumber. The man who de sires protection will go to the pro tection party, the Republican party, which is schooled in protection. He will not turn to a party that is try ing as it is an experiment." Mr Kitchin made Mr. Fordney, the arch-protectionist, admit that the South would not benefit by the Payne schedule. Maine and the Pacific coast, alone would be af fected.?H. E. C. Bryant, in Char lotte Observer. Algy?"Myrtle, what are your ob jections to marrying me?" Myrtle? "I have only one objection, Algy. I'd have to live with you.".?Chicago Tribune. TO REDUCE SALARIES. Mr. Edwards, of Georgia, Introduces Bill to Put it at $5,000 a Year. Washington, March 27.?Represen tative Edwards of Georgia, is tired of drawing $7,500 for his services as a member of Congress. He is will ing to hold the job for $5,000 a year. Accordingly he today introduced a bill to reduce the salaries of mem bers from $7,500 to $5,000. Getting Clote to the South Pole. The polar regions are gradually yielding up their secrets to human perseverance and determination. Lieut. Earnest H. Shackle ton, of tho British nary, who left his per manent quarters last autumn for ? dash to the South Pole, has succeed ed, after an arduous sledge Journey of 1,708 miles, which occupied 12* days, in getting within 111 miles of the pole, or 354 miles nearer than the point attained by the Discovery expedition, of which ho was an of ficer. As the expedition was undertaken rather for"the purpose of geograph ical survey than with the object of reaching the pole itself, it may be said te havo succeeded beyond the most sanguine expectations.?Lon don Dispatch. Virtue that parleys is near a sur render.?French. I State News Items. As the result of the coroner's in quest and preliminary hearing before a Justice of the peace in Columbus county last Friday, Cleveland Huss, 21 years old, said to be a rejected suitor of Miss Squires, of Bladen county, was committed to Jail with out bond at Whiteville, N. C.( for trial in the State Superior Court next month on the charge of having | murdered Jerry Bigford, a well known young farmer and merchant, I who was shot to death through a window in his home, near Freemans, ; Tuesday night of last week and who was to have married Miss Squires the night following the finding of his body in his home, where he re sided alone. Prof. Charles Alphonso Smith, | head of the department of English at the State University, has been i elected professor of Teutonic lan j guages in the University of Virginia to succeed Jas. A. Harrison, who has resigned on account of ill health. President Taft will be the main [ feature of the 20th of May celebra 1 tion In Charlotte this year. A dele gation of Charlotte citizens called on the .President last week and he ac ' cepied the invitation to attend the , celebration. Rev. W. M. Curtis, secrc'ary and treasurer of Greensboro Fernalo Col lege, who has devoted much time as financial agent in raising the $100,000 endowment fund for the college, says that only $4,000 is now necessary to reach the point where the whole amount will be available by the offer of Mr. Carnegie to give $25,000 when 75,000 was secured, and since that offer B. N. Duke has guaranteed $10,000 when $65,000 was I raised. After seeking in vain for a pardon I from the Governor, or for his sen tence of four years in the State Prison to be changed to four years on the roads, A. W. Aman, former Republican sheriff of Sampson coun ty, convicted of embezzling county funds, has been taken to the State Prison. Deputy Sheriff Whitfield Tart, of Sampson, took the prisoner to Raleigh and the two walked from J Union depot to the State's Prison, i Deputy Tart bid him good-bye at the entrance, but waited to get Amau's Citizen's clothes, which he took back to Clinton with him, Aman changing to the prison garb. The new Erwin cotton mill and j the greatest of the Erwin chain of mills is to be built In West Durham, i This was decided at a meeting of | the directors of the Erwin Mill Com pany held in Durham last week. Governor Kitchln has accepted the j invitation of the J. E. B. Stuart Chapter, U. D. C., to deliver the Confederate Memorial address in i Fayetteville ''May 10th. Short Items of Interest. Director North, of the Census Du \ reau, has withdrawn his request for an appropriation of $14,117,000 for ! the next census and has substituted a request for $10,000,000. The world's commerce was consid ; crably lower in 1908 than in 1907, according to a statement Issued, by I the Department of Commerce and ] Labor. Gen. William Booth, commander-in | chief of the Salvation Army, is at j presenf in St. Petersburg, Russia, and is negotiating with the govern ment for permission to establish a branch of the Salvation Army in Russia. He is being strongly op posed by the Holy Synod. Fanny Crosby, the blind hymn writer, observed her eighty-ninth birthday when she was a guest at a reception given in the home of Mrs. Orville Rector by the Fanny Crosby Circle of King's Daughters in Bridge port, Ct., recently. Senator Shiveley, of Indiana, and his colleague, Beveridge, are rival# for the title of the handsomest man in the Senate. Martin N. Johnson, the new sena tor from North Dakota, was three times a candidate for this place be fore being elected. One-cent postage is provided in a bill which Representative Bennett of ' New York has introduced. The | measure provides that beginning Jan uary 1, 1910, the rate of postage on all letters mailed within the United States for domestic points, including drop letters, shall be one cent per ounce or fraction.