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yoI 29 SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1911 Number 48
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GOOD ROADS
CONVENTION
To be Held in Smithfield
February' Sixth
TO PLAN FOR BETTER ROADS
The People of the County Are In
terested in This Subject of Better
Highways. From All Sections Of
The County Come Endorsements of
The Plan to Have a Convention
To Talk About the Matter, Let
Every One Who Can Be Present.
It is the People's Movement.
For sometime there has been more
or less agitation of the road ques
tion in this County, but not until
the last few days has the movement
taken any definite shape. Mayor Jas.
A. Wellons, President of the Smith
field Chamber of Commerce, and
The Smithfield Herald have been
making some effort to see how the
people felt about having a good roads
convention held here. Mr. Wellons
sent out quite a number of letters
to people In various parts of the
County, asking them what they
thought of the movement. The Her
ald has endeavored to find out some
thing of the sentiment of the people
also. The result of our joint ef
forts along this line is a call for a
convention to be held here on Mon
day, February 6, 1911, at 12 o'clock
M? in the Courthouse, it being the
first Monday.
From letters received from men
In all parts of the County giving
endorsement to the move we are
justified in saying that the people
are in earnest about taking some
steps to get better roads. Let a'l
who are interested be in Smithfield
on the first Monday and take part
In the discussions of this great
question.
Notice of call will be found on paje
four.
REPORT OF COTTON GINNED.
The Census Bureau Places the Num
ber of Bales Ginned to January 16
At 11,254,115?The Figures By J
States.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 23.?Cot
ton of the growth of 1910 ginned
prior to January 16, according to
the report of the Census Bureau is
sued at 10 o'clock this morning, was
11,254,115 bales, counting round as
half bales compared with 9,787,592
In 1909, and 12,666,203 in 1908. The
per cent of the 1909 crop ginned 1
prior to January 16 was 97.2, while
that of the 1908 was 96.8.
By States the number of bales
ginned were:
Alabama, 1,174,651; Arkansas, 746,
247; Florida, 64,770, Georgia. 1.779,
966; Louisiana, 242,612; Mississippi, !
1,158,267; North Carolina, 718,389;
Oklahoma, 906,186; South Carolina,
1,178,895; Tennessee, 297,610; Texas,
2.912,244; all other States, 74,278.
The distribution of Sea Island cot- j
ton was: Florida 28,782; Georgia, 45,
436; South Carolina, 12,193.
GIVE LIVES FOR THEIR BABIES.
Two Indian Women Freeze After
Wrapping Infants in Their
Blankets.
Deadwood, S. Dak., Jan. 20.?In or
der to save the lives of their bab
ies, two Yankton Indian women
caught in a storm on the prarle at (
night, near Roseland, Tripp county,
this State, stripped off their blank
ets and wrapped the little ones In |
them and then crooned them to
sleep, while they themselves were
frozen to death.
The women, with their husbands,
ha'" been visiting on Bow Creek and
were driving across the country,
when their wagon broke down. The
men went to town for help. When
they returned with a rescue party
one of the women was dead from
cold and the other died in a short
time. Both Indian babies were un
harmed.
POU TO HAVE
CHAIRMANSHIP
Will Head District of Col
umbia Committee
STATE DELEGATION IS FOR HIM
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The Congressman From the Fourth
To Head One of the Most Impor
tant Committees in the House. In
Place of Former Assignments on
Ways and Means Committee.
Washington, Jan. 21.?Representa
tive Edward W. Pou of North Caro- 1
llna has been agreed upon as the
chairman of the District of Colum
bia committee in the next House. !
He will succeed Representative Sam
uel W. Smith, of Michigan. Before
I his appointment to the present ways
and means committee of the House,,
! Mr. Pou was a member of the dis
trict committee and was one of the
most active students of district needs.
The chairmanship of that committee
t in the Democratic House will be giv
en to Mr. Pou at his own request.
There is also a possibility that Mr.
Pooi will be made a member of the
committee on rules, although his
work as the chairman of the district
committee will engage most of his
attention. Mr. Pou was displaced
on the ways and means committee of
the next House by Representative
Kitchin.
When Mr. Pou agreed not to in
sist upon a place upon the Demo
cra'tic ways and means committee, the
party leaders promised him practical
i lv any committee n'ace for which he
mterht ask. Mr. Pou preferred the
chairmpnch!i of the district cnir
" ' tec to any otlr r assignment and
th< rrqiiopt in this case is virtual
ly an etactio?. The North Carolina
delegation is also solidly behind Mr.
Pen for <he place and it is not e"
pectfd that there will be any op
position when the committee on com
mittees conies to work out the per
sonnel of the next district com- 1
mittee.
Mr. Pou is expected to prove a
nrogressive committee chairman and
it is expected that district affairs
will be well taken care of under his
leadership. He is an experienced
1< si; later, having been a member of
the House since the Fifty-seventh
Congress.?Charlotte Observer.
WILSON WINS A GREAT VICTORY
JAMES MARTINE ELECTED SENA
TOR FROM NEW JERSEY.
The New Senator Secured 47 Out
*
Of the 79 >Votes Cast in the Joint
Session, Receiving All But Four of
The Democratic Votes.
Trenton, N. J., Jan. 25.?Securing
47 of the 79 votes cast in the
joint session of the New Jersey Gen
eral Assembly, James E. Martine,
of Plainfield, who was the choice
of the majority of the Democratic
electors who went to the polls in
the primary election last September,
was to-day formally elected United
States Senator to succeed John Kean,
Jr., Republican, whose term expires
on March 4th. Mr. Martine receiv
ed all but four of the Democratic
votes in the Legislature. James
Smith, Jr., who gave up the fight
against Martine yesterday, received
three of these, and the fourth man
declined to vote.
Senator-elect Martine, who was
backed by Governor Wilson, gave
out a statement after his election
in which he said that his candidacy
"personified an eternal truth of1
government which was vitalized by
public opinion." The victory, he i
said, was not that of an individual,
but of the people and added that he
did not spend one dollar In seeking
his election.
Governor Wilson said that It was
a matter of congratulation that the
senatorial contest had been so hap
pily settled and so soon.
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POSTAL MEASURE
PASSED HOUSE
$257,000,000 Carried In
Measure by House
PRESENT SERVICE IS SCORED
Economy Plans of Postmaster General
Cause of Vigorous Assaults?Rural
Carriers Voted Increase in Pay?
Issue Arouses Rebukes for Govern
ment in Its .Treatment of This
Branch of System.
Washington, Jan. 25.?The postof
fice appropriation bill, carrying a
total of about $257,00,000, passed the (
House yesterday without a dissent
ing vote. This action was preced- i
ed, however, by hours of vigorous
oratory on the proposition of rais
ing the salaries of rural mail car
riers. The adoption of an amend
ment, offered by Representative
Bartlett of Georgia providing for in
creasing these salaries from $900 to
$1,000, after July 1, cleared the sit
uation, and there was little hin
drance offered to the remainder of
the measure.
The debate on the question of
rural mail carriers' salaries was
marked by several vigorous assaults
on the policy of the Postmaster Gen
eral in effecting economies in the
service. Representative Sisson, of
Mississippi, criticized the Postoffice
Department for refusing to spend
money appropriated for additional
free delivery routes.
Representative Ryrns blamed the
Postoffice I>epartment and "meif'
higher up" for conditions in the pos- [
tai service. Representative Ed
wards asserted that the present ad
ministration was no friend of the i
rural service. Representative Adam-1
son declared the rural carriers were J
actually being robbed by the gov- j
ernment.
Death of Mrs. Walton.
After several mopths of patient suf
fering, Mrs. Selina Fort Walton
passed away yesterday morning at the
home of her nephew, Mr. William D.
Avera, near Smithfield.
Mrs. Walton was the second daugh
ter nf the late William L. Fort and
Amy Myatt, a sister of Mrs. D. S.
Avera and Mr. David I. Fort, both of
whom preceded her to the grave sev
eral years ago. Mrs. Walton leaves
one sister, Mrs. Emile Fort Penny,
and two brothers, Mr. L. A. Fort of
this city, and Dr. W. A. Fort, of
Gaffney, S. C.
Mrs. Walton was a consecrated
Christian, having been a devout
member of the Methodist Church for
many years. Her life was full of
good deeds and many sacrifices,
always generous and kind to every
one.
Mrs. Walton was a woman of bright
intellect, having graduated when only
sixteen years old, at the Methodist
Female School, situated where the
Exchange Hotel now stands on Hills
boro street, and a great part of her
life was spent in teaching the young
people. She was gentle, cultured and
refined, and she leaves many loved
ones to mourn her loss.
Her funeral will take place at Mr.
Avera's home today and her remains
will reach here on the 4 o'clock train 1
and be taken to Oakwood Cemetery
for interment.?News and Observer
of Jan. 26.
The funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. A. S. Barnes, of Smith- i
field.
HIS VOTE SAVED JOHNSON.
Bill Before Kansas Legislature to
Erect Tablet to E. G. Ross.
Topeka, Kans., Jan. 19.?A bill to
appropriate $1,000 for a bronze tab
let in memory of Edmund O. Ross
was Introduced In tho house of the
State legislature to-day.
Forty-two years ago Mr. Ross was
probably the most hated man in Kan
sas. As United States senator his
vote against the proposition saved
President Johneon from Impeachment.
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DR. VENABLE
IN SMITHFIELD
Spoke iu Sanders Hall
Friday Night
AN INFORMAL RECEPTION GIVEN
The President of the State Univer
sity Had a Large Crowd to Hear
Him Speak on the State's School.
Ladies of Betterment Association
Serve Refreshments Aftsr Ad- !
dress.
Dr. F. P. Venable, President of
the University of North Carolina,
came to Sniithfield last Friday ev
ening to address the Cbunty Teach
ers' Association the next day. Ac
cording to the arrangement made by
Prof. A. Vermont, of the Graded
School faculty, Dr. Venable spoke to
the citizens of the town Friday
night on the University.
Mr. W. M. Sanders, one of Smith
field's most progressive citizens,
tendered the use of his spacious
hall for the occasion. Hy the ap
pointed hour the hall was well fill
ed with the people of the town who
had come out to hear one of the
state's most distinguished educators.
The stage was decorated with Uni
versity penants and colors. At j
7:30 Dr. Venable entered the hall
with Prof. Ira T. Turlington, Mayor
James A. Wellons, Rev. A. S. Barnes,
Rev. T. H. King, Messrs. W. W.
Cole, W. L. Woodall, J. D. Under- |
wood, \\". M. Sanders, T. R. Hood
am' T. J. Lasaiter, who proceeded to
the stage as the Children of Tur
lington Graded School sang "Hail,
Columbia." Rev. T. H. King led
in prayer after which the children
sang "Tlve Old North State."
Prof. Turlington presented Mayor
Wellons, who in his usual pleasing
style introduced Dr. Venable as the
"foremost leader of all the State's
educational forces."
Dr. Venable began his address by j
speaking of his appreciation of the j
kind welcome given him and men- !
tioning that this was his first
visit to Smithfield. He said that
the University had a large Interest
in Smithfield and Johnston County,
for it had given the County her (
present Congressman, Hon. E. W. ,
Pou, Prof. Turlington, Prof. Ver- !
mont and many others. He spoke
of the unique distinction Smithfield
had in having two Rhodes Scholars, j
Oscar Rand and Edgar Turlington,
both University boys.
Dr. Venable then took up the
history of the University, showing
how wisely our fathers builded when
they planned it In our first consti
tution, of the great men trained in
this instiution arid Its part in the
history of the State and the Civil
War. Ho spoko of the church schools
and commended them for the greatk
how wisely our fathers buildde when
ing, and the part the University had
in the building of these colleges.
The speaker emphasized the fact
that the University was the people's
school and that they would stand
by it and support It.
After the speaking Mr. W. W.
Cole announced that there would be
an informal reception held to give
those present an opportunity to meet '
Dr. Venable. During this time de
licious fruit punch was served by i
Misses Edith Hassell and Lucy Hood, 1
which had been prepared under the
direction of the Ladies Betterment
Association, and given by the Uni- j
versity Alumni of Smithfield.
While here Dr. Venable was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. San
ders at their handsome new home
on Oakland Heights.
Mr. Charles E. Stephenson, of
Camden, N. J., has been here this
week visiting his brother, Mr. A.
O. Stephenson. He has been in the
North about five years and is in
the employ of an electric car com- i
pany. He was married Wednesday, 5
January the 18th, and has his bride
with him. On this trip he will
visit relatives and friends at sev
eral places in this County.
LUKE LEA IS
ELECTED SENATOR
Tennessee Legislative
Deadlock Over
HE IS A PROHIBITION FAVORITE
Young Publisher of 31 Who First
Leaped Into Fame by Seizing
Gavel From Convantion Chairman,
Enters Contest on the Withdraw
al of Enloe.
Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 23. ?Luke
Lea, Independent Dmeocrat and pub
lisher of the Tennessean, today was
elected to the United States Senate,
to succeed James B. Fraaier, break
ing a deadlock which has existed in
the Tennessee general assembly for
three weeks.
Mr. Lea received 68 votes on joint
ballot, two more than the number
necessary to elect. This represent
ed the combined strength of the in
dependents, the independent Demo
crats, and several Republicans. For
mer Gov. McMlllin, candidate of the
regulaV Democrats, received 48 votes.
Mr. Lea's candidacy was not an
nounced until today, when B. A. En
loe, the fusionist candidate, retired.
The victory of Lea is one for pro
hibition and a distinct defeat for the
Patterson wing of the party. Though,
never holding an office, Lea has been
a hard fighter for prohibition, and
has taken part in local fights on the
side of what was usually termed the
reformers.
Luke Lea will be the "baby" sen
ator, being but 31 years old. He
comes from one of the oldest Ten
nessee families, and is wealthy. He
is a graduate of Sewanee, and began
practicing law here ten years ago.
Several years ago he and others
founded the Nashville Tennessean,
which later absorbed the Nashville !
American. It was while editor of ;
the Tennesseean that former Sena- !
tor Carmack was killed.
Physically, Mr. Iaea is of imposing
appearance. His physique has help
ed In politics, for he first came in
to prominence politically when he
forcibly wrested the gavel from the
hands of the chairman of the State
Democratic convention which nomi
nated Gov. Patterson four years ago.
BEN W. HOOPER INAUGURATED
FIRST REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR
OF STATE IN 30 YEARS.
In Address Made Plea That People
Of Tennessee Settle Their Politi- j
cal Differences Within Legal Lim
itations.
Nashville, Tenn.," Jan. 25.?Benja-1
*pin W. Hooper, who headed the Re- [
publican ticket last November in one
of the most btirring political fights
this State has ever experienced, to- j
day was inaugurated Governor of
Tennessee.
Governor Hooper opened his inau
gural address with a plea that in
future the people of Tennessee set
tle their political difficulties within
legal and constitutional limitations.
Touching upon the subject of pro
hibition, Governor Hooper said the
question so far as Tennessee is con
cerned, "does not so much Involve
the wisdom of prohibition laws as It
does the advisability of permitting
a community to decide what laws It
will obey, and what to ignore and
nullify."
Hooper is the first Republican
Governor of Tennessee to be elect
ed since 1881.
Governor Patterson, the retiring
executive pardoned and commuted
the sentences of 173 convicts during
the last 30 days of his term in of
fice.
The Durham Daily Sun says: "The
Smithfieid Herald flies at its head
ing?Education, Good Roads, Good
Health, Progress. Enough to make
any county rich If they prevail. Good
things to strive for."
CHAMP CLARK
SPEAKER OF HOUSE
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Democratic Caucus Unite
On Missourian
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
Kitchin of North Carolina on Most
Important Committee in House.
Ways and Means Committee Will
Name All Other Committees. Near
ly All Democrats of Next Congress
Present.
About 210 Democrats elected to
the next Congress held a caucus in
Washington last week to select the
Speaker of the next House and
name the Ways and Means Com
mittee. Only eight Democratic mem
bers were absent.
Hay, of Virginia, presided and Ash
brook, of Ohio, was secretary.
Champ Clark was named for Speak
er by acclamation.
The power of appointing commit
tees was taken out of the hands of
the Speaker, and placed in the Ways
and Means Committee. A resolution
to this effect was carried by a vote
of 166 to 7.
The following Ways and Means
Committee was selected:
Underwood, of Alabama, chairman;
Randall, of Texas; Harrison, of New
York; Brantley, of Georgia; Shackle
ford, of Missouri; James, of Ken
tucky; Kitchin, of North Carolina;
Hull, of Tennessee; Dixon, of In
diana; Ramey, of Illinois; Harmon, of
Minnesota; Hughes, of New Jersey;
and A. Mitchell Palmer, of Pennsyl
vania.
A resolution was passed making
members of the Ways and Means
Committee ineligible to serve on
any other committee.
VACCINATION CURES CANCER.
Dr. H. Gaylord, of the New York
State Laboratory, Tells of His
Success.
Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 19.?Coincident
with the inrtoduction into the legis
lature of a bill by State Senator
Loom is for a $75,000 appropriation for
the New York State Cancer Labora
tory here, the announcement was
made to-day by Dr. H. Gaylord, of
the laboratory, that he has discover
ed a cure for cancer and has suc
cessfully demonstrated it in case of
a boy 17 years old.
"Our experiments with vaccina
tion," said Dr. Gaylord, "have
brought results that justify ua in
believing we have a cure."
In the cafie of the boy an opera
tion had been recommended to re
move the cancer, which was located
on his ncck. The boy's patents ob
jected, and so the vaccine treatment
followed. The vaccine gradually re
moved the cancer, and now all trace
of It has disappeared.?Washington
Post.
TO STUDY ENGLISH AT 82.
Swede Wants to Master the Lan
guage and Become a Citizen of
the U. S.
Worcester, Mass., Jan. 22.?Borg
Ericksen, a Swede, who has resided
In this country for five years and
who was eighty-two years old yes
terday, has made up his mind to
master the English language and
become a naturalized citizen of the
United States. He has four children,
nineteen grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren, all living in and
near Worcester. He attempted to
come to the United States forty-five
years ago, but missed the boat after
walking twenty-one miles to get it.
He is not proficient in English, but
he startled his asaembledi children
and his grandchildren yesterday by
announcing that he intended to stu
dy until he could become a citizen
Let everybody come out next Thurs
day night at 7 o'clock to the Court
House to hearMr Gilbert C. White
explain the plans for water, lights
and sewerage.