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?|jr Jlefalk I 0 ? .____? ?? - m SM1THFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1910 Number 18 VOL? EDUCATION SMITHFIELD UNITED AND ONWARD PROGRESS POWELL GIVEN THIRTY YEARS. Defense Submitted to Charge of Mur der in Second Degree.. Meets Gen e al Approval. Judge Ward Ap proved of Acion of Aorneys, Say ing That First Degree Verdict Would Not Have Been Secured. AVarrenton, N. C., June 29.?The case of the State of North Carolina vs. E. E. Powell for the killing of Chief of Police Charles W. Dunn, of Scotland Neck, on March 4th last, came to an alrupt end this morning when ex-Governor Charles B. Ay cock, of the counsel for the defense, announced that after careful consid eration by the counsel and a consul tation with the family of the defend ant the defense had decided to ac cept a verdict of murder in the sec ond degree and await the judgment of the court. Solicitor John H. Kerr stated that the State was willing to accept this verdict. Judge G. W. Ward, who is presid ing, stated that he approved the ac-! tion of counsel, saying that it was his opinion that the jury would not take to the plea of insanity advanced by ?~Tthe defense and acquit the prisoner and that while there was some evi dence of premeditation and delibera tion he had no idea that a verdict of murder in the first degree would have ben ecured. The expene of finihlng the tria iwould in that event be practically unnecessary. ? The sentence imposed was thirty years in the sta'e prison. The ver dict was received here with a little surprise Lut as far can be learned at this time there is very little ex pression of di.-approval on the part of the people. f. DOUBLE MURDER AND ROBBERY. \t Three Polanders Commmit Daring Hold-Up and Kill Two Men. One Bandit Dead, Two Caught. Lynn, Mass., June 25,?Double mur der and robbery of about $6,000 by three young Russian Polanders on the principal business street of Lynn, Mass., this morning, had a sequel in the death of one of the bandits, and the seriously wounding of another, and the arrest of the third. The victims were, Thomas A. Lan dregan, a prominent shoe manufac turer, and police officer James Carroll. The dead robber's name is Abba Anson. Landregan, accompanied by a po liceman, was returning from the Lynn National bank to the factory at Welch, and Landregan was carrying in a bag $6,000, the weekly pay of the factory employes. As the pair near ed the factory on Willow street, three robbers ran up behind theui, opening fire at close range. One of the trio grabbed the bag containing the mon ey, and at the same Instant Landre gan fell dead with a bullet through the neck. Carroll dropped mortally wounded and the robbers started up the street on a run. After reaching High Rock, one of the surburban parks, the robbers separated. In the meantime a crowd of ten thousand persons started in pursuit. Many were in automobiles and practically all were armed. An hour later one of the bandits was dead from a self-inflicted wound, a second was in the hospital with five bu let wounds, while the third was under arrest. Abraham Lyons, who was wandering through the woods, was shot in the thigh by one of the robbers who mistook him for a pursuer. All but $7 of the money that was stolen by the robbers was recover ed. The landits were Russian Poles, their ages ranging from 20 to 25 years. An Acre in Dewberries. Mr. C. S. Powell has an acre in dewberries. From it he shipped re cently fifty-seven crates to northern markets which brought him $113.34 Besides these he has sold berries in Smithfield and Selma. There have beer a hundred and twenty-sevea crates picked from the acre this sea ton. If others near Smlthfield would rrow dewberries they could be ship ped in car load lots and thereby a large amount would be saved in the matter of freight. The land on which they grow best is a light, sandy soil and of that we have plenty In this! county. SENATOR DANIEL PASSES ON. ?^? Great Virginian Yields to the Con cueror Death. Was Prominent as a Political Leader for Forty Years. Served in the United States Senate For Almost Quarter of a Century. United States Senator John War wick Daniel died at the Lynchburg Sanitarium Wednesday night. He had an attar k of paralysis at Daytona, Florida, last March and for quite awhl'.e his life was despaired of. But he rallied and was carried to his> home at Lynchburg April 24. He was at once taken to the Sanitarium where he has been under treatmnet since. He sustained a second at tack at noon Wednesday which re sulted in his death. . Senator Daniel was born in 1842. He was of a family prominent In Vir ginia public life. He was a leading lawyer, having received his legal education at the University of Vir ginia. ? Serator Daniel served in the Civil War and was severely wounded at the battle of the Wilderness in 1864 which incapacitated him from further service as a soldier. He had risen to the rank of major and was adju tant general In Early's Division. Senator Daniel early became inter ested in politics and at once became a leader in his party. He served in the Virginia House from 18C9 to 1872' and in the State Senate from 1875 to, 1881. He was nominated for Gover nor in 1881 but was defeated. In 1884 he was elected to Congress andi while he was serving his first month' of his term he was elected to the Se; ate and tok his seat in that body j su ceeding Malione He has been a memler continuously since and had already been elected for the term be ginning March 4, 1911. Senator Daniel w as one of the coun- j try's most noted orators and had de-j lhered n'any prominent addresses in different parts of the country, his greatest, perhaps, being the one he delivered on the occasion of the un veiling of the Washington Monument in 1885. He was one of the leaders ofj the Democratic parly, always conser-| vative and thoroughly in accord with Democratic principles. Hogs Killed by Lightning. On Thursday of last week lightning killed six hogs for Mr. W. H. Cole, of Ingrams township. The same day in the same neighborhood Mr. W. F.! Lee had a fine hog killed by light ning. CONGRESS SPENT A BILLION. The Session Which Closed Saturday Night Knows How to Spend Un cle Sam's Money. Washington, June 28.?Congress which closed Saturday night, was tru ly a billion-dollar one. According to an official announcement made by the House apporpriations committee to-<?ay the appropriations will agre aggrega:e $1,027,133,446. Se a, ate statements were made by Senator Tawney, Republican, and Represen ative Livingston (Ga), rank ing Democratic members of the com mittee analyzing figures from the standpoint of the two parties. Mr. Tawney contended that a reduction of $28,529,821 over the last session of the sixtieth congress had been achieved. The Democratic view was that "again the high water mark of a bil lion dollars of expenditures is pass ed," that including the authorized re clamation issue, river and harbor ob ligations, public buildings authorized, light houses, etc., the total direct and indirect apropriations for the past ses sion reached $1,096,952,051, increasing the previous regualr esssion's appro priations by $15,207,909. Negro Dies Suddenly. Allen Sanders, known as "Big Al len," died Wednesday, June 29th. He was plowing near his house and stop ped to talk with Mr. W. C. Harper who owns the land where he lived. He told Mr. Harper that he had been suffering from pain in his body and that it was moving up into bis head. About this time it began to rain and he asked one of the family to go in the house and get his coat. When It began to rain harder he started toward the hous? an ', fell dead on the way. He wt- ditcher and well digger and had leaned out a great many wells in th'f r< tion. THE HOOKWORM CAMPAIGN. Distric Superintendents to be Nam-; ed Soon. Dr. Ferrell and Asso ciates Well Pleased With Interest Manifested by State Medical So ciety. Raleigh, June 28.?Within the next few days the names of the district superintendents to press the campaign for the eradication of the hookworm will he announced by Dr. Ferre'.l, as sistant escre ary of the state board of health and in charge of the hook worm eradication work of the Rocke feller sanitation commission in North Carolina. There are to be five of these superintendents, there being tlia: number of dlstri- ts in the state. The names of the appointees have been decided upon but some have not accepted. The work is *o be in full swing just as soon as these appoint ments are made. Dr. Ferrell and his associates expressed much gratifica tion at the zeal manifested by the members of the State Medical soci ety in the Hookworm conference that was held at Wrightsville Beach in connection with the annual meeting of the medical society. Good Management. The Chronicle has never felt in clined to withhold praise for the management of the Baptist Orphan pge, at Thomasville. Whether in nor mal times or in times of distress it is of the best. It is particularly suc cess'ul from a financial point of view. Always under a strain, but always making both ends meet, the institu tion is now out of debt?does not owe a dollar. In making this gratifying announcement, Editor Johnson says in Charity and Children: "This is tlve first time since the writer's connec tion with the institution began, fif teen years ago, that this statement at this season of the year, could truthfully be made. One reason for this happy financial situation is that the treasury has not been raided this year to make up a deficit in the building fund. Heretofore, much of the current fund was temporarily di vered from its purpose, to pay off workmen, and this drove the treasur er to the banks and forced him to pay interest on money that should have gone into the running expenses of the institution." It appears thai the orphanage needs more room. It is now caring for 385 children and the insti ut'on is crowded. A call will be made for the addition of another dormi ory, making the eleventh home to the orphanage group. During the past year, the/e was only two deaths. The average health record has been high. The sp'endid infirmary which bears the noble name of 'Woman's Building," has vindicated the wisdom of its builders. The small pox was stayed in its beginning. The only cases it had were those that devel oped at first. As to the record of the institution, Charity and Children says: "Twenty-five years lie behind the Orphanage. They have been eventful years. More than a thous and children have found a happy home within its wails. Upon its am ple bosom these homeless ones have laid their heads secure and safe from the tempests of sin that raged with out. The loving kindness of the Lord has marked every step of the long and winding way. Indeed the tower ing lesson the orphanage has brought to the world is that in spite of the blunders, the folly and even the op position of men the Lord has led it safely on and kept watch above His own." In the Thomasville Orphan age, the Baptists have an institution in which they may well take pride.? Chariot'e Chronic'.e. He Visited he Jail. It is surprising how many people visit the jail here and talk with the prisoners through the windows. This is a great nuisance and the county commissioners have aranged to have a stockade built around the Jail some time soon to keep people away. Last week Mr. Jim Chllders went to the Jail for an interview with the pri soners. His condition was not such as to hold an interesting conversa tion wi'h them and they were soon tired of his presence there. They made a mixture of lime and such oth er things as rould be found in the Jail and threw It ail over his from a window. He will hardly try anoth er visit there soon. KILLED WHILE FIXING WIRES. Vernon Bynum, a Young Lli eman, Electrocuted Monday A. M. In Ral eigh.?Fell Against Live \Aire and Came In Contact With Deadly Cur rent While Fixing Fire Alarm Sys tem for Cly. Raleigh, June 17.?As Vernon By num, a lineu:an, worked at stringing city fire alarm wires early this morn ing he encountered an electric cur rent of l!,o00 volts that killed him a nits; instantly. lie was on the cross-arm of a tn 1 pole at the corner of Salisl ury and Morgan streets, sou hwest corner of the Capital square, adjusting a tie line over the pole, when In some way his side came in contact with the Carolina Light an! Power company's wires. A few minutes before he had got n lighter shot k and helpers on the ground had warned hltn to some down, but he was bent on adjusting the line when the second and deadly voltage fashed through him and watchers were horrified to see his spasmodic movements, showing him to be in the grip of the deadly curf rent. It required half an hour to disen gage the 1 ody and lower it to the ground with ladtier-i and ropes and take it where physicians waited to do whatever they could towards restor ing life. Artificial respiration and other means were employed without a\ all. Bynum came to Balelsh from Wil son just a week ago. His parents live at Wilson. He Is unmarried, a!>out 30 years o'd. Working with him were Harry Tatem, an apprentice lineman, and a negro helper. Pynuin had seven years experience as a lineman. He was working foe the city getting kinks out of the fire alarm wires, under direction of the superintendent of the system. SENATOR McENERY DEAD. Louisiana Solon Yields to an Attack Of Indigestion at Age of 74. New Orleans, June 28.?United States Senator Samuel Douglas Mc Enery died this morning. Senator McEnery arrived from Washington yesterday morning, suf fering from an attack of indigestion. He was in his 74th year. Samuel Douglas McEnery was born In Monroe, La., in May, 1837. He was educated at Spring Hill College, Mo bile, Ala., at the United States Na val Academy, and at, the University of Virginia, graduating finally from I the National School of Law at Pough keepsie, N. Y. At the outbreak of the civil war he enlisted in the J Second Louisiana infantry, and serv* ed throughout the war. In 1879 he was elected lieutenant ! governor, and on the death of Gov. j Wiltz he succeeded him. In 1884 he was re-elected governor. In 1888 he was appointed asociate justice of tho Supreme Court, and in 1892 was again elected governor. In 1890 he was elected to the senate, and was re i elected in 1902 and 1908, the latter time unanimously. Nash Democrats Recommend Pou. In their convention at Nashville Monday the Democracy of Nash coun ty adopted the folowing resolutions unanimously: "We, the Democrats of Nash county in convention assembled on this the 27th day of June, 191?K mindful of the faithful and efficient 1 services heretofore rendered our coun ty and district by Hon. Edward W. : Pou, of Johnston county, do hereby ! endorse his past record and commend him to the people of this, the Fourth Congressional District, for re-election in November." A CHARTER FOR A CHURCH. The Christian Science Church, of I this city, has been incorporated, and ; this morning the papers of incorpora tors were received at the office of the clerk of the Superior Court. The church Is Incorporated under the name of tho First Church of Christ, Scientist, and the incor porators are named as Miss Mary ! Bridgers, Mrs. Ella Well, Mrs. Het jtie E. Fennell and Messrs. J. C. Springer, A. C. Sneed, F. A. Fennell and Henderson Cole. No stock has Ven issued, however, nor will there , be any, but Mr. A. C. Sneed is nam ?d as the agent of the corporation. n& - m x' i R. F. BEASLEY STATE CHAIRMAN. Editor of Monroe Journal Has Been Chosen to Succeed Clarence Poe At the Head of the North Carolina Ani-Saloon League. An Able Wri ter and a Wise Leader. Raleigh, June 27.?The announce ment Is made that the executive com mittee of the North Carolina Anti Saloon League has chosen Editor H. P. Heasley ,of the Monroe Journal, as state chairman to succeed Editor Clarence Poe. of the Progressive Far mer. Mr. Poe resigned several weeks ago on account of pressure of other duties that prevent hlui from devot ing the time necessary to the duties of the chairmanship. Mr. Beasley is to assume the duties of chairman-( ship at once. In surrendering the chairmanship, Mr. Poe says of his successor that he is recognized as one of the ablest and most thought ful writers in North Carolina and an effective and forceful speaker, a man of power not only because he is a mau of ability, but because in him unusual ability is matched by con fidence, compelling character. Fur thermore, fays Mr. Pee, tho people of the state can trust his whole-heart edness In the cause and his Judgment and common sense. Mr. Poe adds that the chairman being recognized as the recognized official spokesman of the anti-sa'oon league the people can be sure that it will not become an instrument of fanaticism or ex cessive zeal, but that North Carolina's; temperance policy will be sound and wise. MR. J. L. BASS PROMOTED. Made Manager of the Rocky Mount Office of the Singer Sewing Ma chine Company. Mr. J. L. Bass who for the past two years has been the assistant mana?er of the Singer Sewing Ma chine Company here, has been moved to Rocky Mount and made manager. The Rocky Mount office is the most important office of this company in the state and this promotion comes as a reward for his hard work and loyal service to the company's busi ness around Raleigh. Mr. Bass came here from Smithfield, where he was in the same company's employ as a deliverer and collector. He Is a hard working young man and his many friends will be glad to learn of his promoilon.?Raleigh Evening Times, June 27. Ball Team On a Tdur. The Smithfield Base Ball Team un der the able leadership of Mr. Leon G. Stevens, as manager, and Mr. W. Ransom Sanders, as captain left last Monday morning for a week's trip, on which trip they wil play the strong teams of Franklinton, Louis burg and Oxford. The first two games were played in | Franklinton by the one sided scoresj of 9 to 1, and 11 to 3, respectively. Tho third game was played in Lou-: isburg and a though Smithfield lost,! the game was much better than the two preceding games, Louisburg win ning by the score of 4 to 1. From the acounts of the games ta ken from the News and Observer, it would not be amiss to add a few good batters to Smithfield's list, as in the Monday's game Franklinton's pitcher struck out 21, and in Wed nesdays game Hedgepeth of Louis burg struck out 15. Here's hoping the team better luck in their other games. Fourth of July Don'ts. Don't play with powder and matches On the Fourth, my little one, For If you do you'll sorry be Before the day Is done. 1 Don't handle firecrackers In a foolish, thoughtless way, For if you do you're sure to spoil Some other's happy day. Don't frighten nervous horses With your "poppers" and your gun. For accidents through runaway Can't afford you any fun. Don't play in rough, bad fashion, Nor rude to elders be: But celebrate In a wholesome way Our Day of Liberty. ?Washington Star. Taste the Joy that springs from la bor.?Longfellow. m REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. The Crowd Not so Large as Had Beert Expected. Speeches by Tom Settla And Ike Meekins. Tilts Between Parker and Stancll. The Republl ars of the county held a Convention here In the court house last Saturday. The crowd was not so large as we expected to see. Very few took part in the convention ex cept li e-loi.g Republicans. Mr. Tho mas Settle made a speech at the opening of the convention. He fa vors opening t ar-rooms again all over the s.ate and the main part of h s speech was given to this subject un er the plea of "Lo^al self govern ment.'' Most of the convention were pleasei wl.h hll specli and applaud ed him frequently but a few of them did not like it at all. He admitted that the Republicans were losing votes in several of the western states and exhorted Southern RepubUans to work harder and make up here in the South for the losses in the West. \\ hen the tusine.-s of the conven tion was taken up it was readily seen that there was considerable rivalry for control between Mr, J. t>, ParKer and Mr. J. C. Stancil. Mr. Parker won at every point. These conten tions between them prevented the conven ion from being so harmonious as it would have been otherwise. Mr. I. M. Meekins, of Elizabeth City, spoke Just beforo the conven tion closed. His speech was mainly a i efense of the tariff laws which have caused >-o much dissatisfaction over the country. There was nothing a out Saturdays conventIon which was at a:l alarming to the Democrats of the county. WHY LIVING COMES SO HIGH. W. C. Brown, of the Ne/v YorX Cen tral Lines, Believes in the Work Of Improved Agriculture. Speaking on the "high cost of liv ing," before the Minnesota Bankers' Association at St. Paul a few days ago, President W. C. Brown, of the New York Central Hues, quoted sta tistics to show the increase in the cost of all products of the farm, fac tory and mines, and then said in part: "Ec onomists aaree that as the ba sic metal (gold* Increases in quanti ty, the priie of everything measured by and paid for with that metal is invariably enhanced in value. "For this reason the pay of labor lias steadily advanced and must con tinue to advance In some fair ratio with the Increased cost of things that labor must buy. To put It another way, wages must go up in about the same proportion that the purchasing power of the money of the laborer goes down." After discussing the increase In gold production the speaker said: "Unquestionably this great increase in the production of gold has power fully influenced the values of every thing in which men deal. "Everything save wages, railroad rates and fixed incomes from long time securities, continuously and al most colncldentiy adjust themselves to the changing conditions resultant upon this influx of gold." Mr. Brown then spoke of "tho a'armlng rapidity with which the con sumption of the products of the na tion's farms Is overtaking produc tion," and continued: "When the day comes that this na tion falls to produce sufficient food to supply our own people, when we no longer send the products of our farms abroad, bringing back the gold from foreign nations?what will be the cost of living In this country, and ?where will the money come from to meet the cost? "I am In favor of an adequate na vy, but I wish the money expended In bul'ding just one battleship could be devoted to this work of improved, In telligent agriculture. "What one battleship costs would establish two splendid agricultural ex periment or demonstration farms In every State In the Union and I will guarantee if this is done and the work intelligently and energetically carried out, that as a result of it, tho value of the Increased product of the nation's farms will within ten years buy and pay for every battleship of every na ry that floats on salt water to day." At the approachinc French maneu vers a severe test U to he made of ?L
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