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SMITHFIELD, N. C.. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1911 Numl)er 50
VOL. 29
.pvryeae ?? education oood roads oood health progress five cents per copy.
one dollar per year.
POPULATION OF
SMITHF1ELD 1347
Census Bureau says Clay
ton Leads
KENLY INCREASED 179 PER CENT
Smith field Has Grown From 764
Ten Years Ago to 1347 an In
crease of 75 Per Cent. Kenly and
Benson Make Fine Increase in
Growth.?Brilliant Reception at
White House Tuseday Night.
BY A. M. NOBLE.
Washington. D. C., Fob. 9.?When
the 1910 census is completed and
the exact population of the towns in
the State is announced, there will
be in store for many, a pleasant sur
prise, while others will, no doubt,
feel a rather keen disappointment.
^The population of the five lead
ing Johnstoa County towns, which
was announced on February 3rd and
7th, at my special request, will no
doubt be of interest to all the peo
ple of old Johnston County; and ev
ery one has the right to be proud
of the record made by these towns
during the past ten years. The in
crease in these towns has been as
great as any perhaps in the state.
Kenly has increased her population
179 per cent, Benson 108 per cent,
Clayton 88 per cent, Sniithfield 75
per cent and Selma. G4 per cent.
In the number of inhabitants, the
thriving, enterprising little town of
Clayton, the home of Hon. Ashley
Home, who Is now representing
Johnston County with so gn at hon
or to himself and the county in
the State Legislature, is now the
leading town in the county with a
total population of 1441. From third
place in 1900 with a population of
only 754, this progressive town liat
forged her way to the front; [Kissing
her greatest rivals, Smithfi^ld and
Selma and is now in the lead with
94 more inhabitants than Smtthfield,
?jvhose population is 1347.
Selma, leading the towns of the
county in 1900 with a populate-', of
616, must be contented with third
place with a present popula'ion of
1331; her increase being less than
any of the five leading towns, hav
ing increased only 64 per cent.
The honors for the greatest in
crease in population rightfully go
to Kenly, the home of forin?T County
Oowimissioner, W. T. Bailey, Messrs.
C. W., J. E.. and Henry Bdgerton,
find James H. Kirby, all of whom
have done so much for the upbuild
ing of this progressive little town.
With a population of only 260 in
1900, it now numbers a population of
726, an increase in population of
179 per cent
Benson, the home of Senator O.
A. Barbour, to whose untiring energy
this town is indebted for much which
has tended for its betterment and
upbuilding, also possesses quite an
enviable record. From a small vil
lage in 1900 numbering only 384, it
now enjoys a population of 800, an
Increase of 108 per cent., and has
86 more inhabitants than had Smith
field ten years ago.
Smlthfk-ld must content itself
with the Hftn.e position held In 1900.
Being second in 1900 with a popu
lation of Cii 'xitoind Selma in that
same year, --b<- now stands second
being 94 behind Clayton, which now
takes the lead lor the first time in
the history of the county.
Tho five leading towns in the
county hold the same relvive ;>o?i
ticms in 1910 that they did in 1900,
with the exception of Clayton and
Selma, which towns during the pM'
ten years have ch- iged places. Clay
ton being third In 1900 with 62 less
than Selma, now leads; while Sel
ma leading in 1900 now takes third
place and is 110 behind Clayton.
No doubt many, like myself, are
somewhat disappointed at the popu
lation given Smithfield, and sur
prised to know that only 1347 in
habitants arc as many as we can
rightfully boast of; but with the
completion 6f The Ivanhoe Manu
facturing Company's new mill, the
listallatlon of waterworks and the
electric light plant, and the erection
of a handsome, new brick school-bull
dlr* adequate to meet the demands
Of our thriving little city, we give ^
fair notice to the oilier towns ox'
the county Ui.it in lyiO when tue
next decennial census la taken. Smith
lie Id will again lead all Jounsum
Couuty towns in the number ot its
inhabitants.
The White House was beautifully
decorated with flowers aiul bril
liantly lighted on Tuesday evening
when the third aud final reception of
the winter was given by President
and Mrs. Ta?t to the members of
the Senate and House.
This reception was the largest
and most elaborate of the season
and was attended by more than 11200
guests. In addition to the guests
of honor were a number of diplo
mats, several Justices of the Su
preme Court and many prominent of
ficers of the Army and Navy, includ
ing General Leonard Wood.
Upon their arrival the guests as
sembled lit the east room, aud at
nine-thirty o'clock the long line be
gan to move through the green room
and on to the blue room where the
receiving party had taken its place,
with President Taft at Its head.
From the blue room the guests mov
ed on through the red room, lnfto
the hall and in to the dining room,
where punch and refreshments were
served.
Among the diplomats present were,
the new Minister of Sweden, the
French, British, Turkish and Italian
Ambassadors, the Norwegian and
Danish Ministers, Countess Moltke
and Prince Kondacheff, of Russia.
To many of the guests present it
was their farewell appearance at
the White House for 011 March 4th
their official careers at Washington
end.
Among the North Carolinians
present were, Hon. and Mrs. John
H. Small, of Washington, Hon. John j
M. Morehead, and Hon. Charles H.
Cowles, Misses Kathryne and May
belle Small, of Washington, Lillie :
and Carrie Hill, of Pittsboro and j
Margaret Cain, of l.tum; and Messrs. I
Herbert Sink, of Lexington and A.
M. Noble, of Smlthfield.
FIRE DESTROYS CAPITOL
Lightning Strikes State!
House
MANY RECORDS ARE CONSUMED
Governor Hadley Directs Fight
Against Flames, but Inadequate!
Water Power Makes it Futile?Con
victs Risk Their Lives to Save
Structure From Ruin.
Jefferson City, Mo., February 5.?
The Missouri Capitol building was
destroyed by fire tonight. The to
tal loss, including the structure and
many records and State papers In
the offices of the Governor, Secre
tary of State and Treasurer, is es
timated at $1,000,000, with no insur
ance.
Lightning, which struck the cupo
la of the dome shortly after 7 o'clock,
spread the flames to the roof of \
the House of Representatives 011
the north side of the structure, and
in less than half an hour It was
apparent that the building was doom
ed.
Because of the Inadequacy of the
water pressure, the fire could not
be reached, and no aid could be
given for some time by the local
fire company.
Governor Hadley directed the fight
against the flames, which, because of
the age of the building, rapidly gain
ed great headway. The penitentiary
fire department was called and the
convicts worked heroically, scaling
walls and taking dangerous chances
for their lives.
The records of the House of Repre
sentatives were destroyed, while
'hosd K the Senate were saved. In
the V *te Treasurer's office, more
than fi 0 000 is in the time vault, sup
pose-';.' lire-proof, and may be sav
ed -when the debris is cleared away, i
There ?r*s no insurance.
Til# Capitol was erected In 1838
at a ??t of $350,000, and In 1887
remodft' d at a cost of $25,000. While
it was built of stone, the roof was
covered with much Inflammable ma
terial.
Mr. W. E Barbour, The Herald s
enterprising and wide-awake corres
pondent ?t fwr Oaks, was tn the
ctty Wednesday.
ROADS CONVENTION
A GREAT SUCCESS
Every township in County
Represented
INSTRUCT FOR BOND ISSUE
Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt Prssent to
Talk on Good Roads. Good Roads
Association Organized with W. M.
Sanders President and C. M. Wil
son Secretary. A Vice President
From Each Township was Elected.
The Good Roads Mass Meeting
held here Monday was a success from
every standpoint. The Court House
was full of people who had come
from every section of the County to
consider this live subject. Though
the roads were bad in some sections,
that did not keep the people at
home. Every township in the coun
ty was well represented, showing
how much the folks are interested in
the subject of better highways. The
meeting was called to order in the
court nouse at noon by Mr. James A.
Wellons, Mayor of Smithfield, who
called Mr. W. M. Sanders to the
chair.
Mr. Sanders introduced Dr. Jo
seph Hyde Pratt, Secretary of the
North Carolina Good Roads Associa
tion, who made a plain and practi
cal talk along the line of how to
get a system of good roads and the
maintenance of same. He suggested
that there were two ways by which
a County could get roads: One by
direct taxation, the other by a bond
issue. He showed that of the two
the bond issue plan was the cheap
er in the long run.
At the conclusion of Dr. Pratt's
address, the Johnston County Good
Roads Association was formed and
W. M. Sanders, of Smithfield, was
elected president, and C. M. Wilson,
of Wilson's Mills, secretary.
Upon motion it was decided to
have a vice president from each
township in the county, and that
the vice presidents and the president
and secretary should constitute the
Board of Directors. The following
vice presidents were chosen:
Clayton?E. R. Gulley.
Cleveland?C. L. Sanders.
Pleasant Grove?E. S. Edmundson.
Eleva'ion?J. H. Smith,
Banner?Dr. H. H. Utloy.
Meadow?J. J. Rose.
Bentonsville?Rufus Sanders.
Ingrams?B. B. Adams.
Boon Hill?Harry Watson.
Beulah?L. B. Boyett.
O'neals?Haywood Price.
Wilders?V. R. Turley. ?
Wilson's Mills?W. G. Wilson.
Selma?M. C. Winston.
Pine Level?D. B. Oliver.
Smithfield?J." H. B. Tomlinson.
The matter of making some re
commendations to the members of
the General Assembly was next
taken up and after several plans had
been suggested the meeting finally
decided to recommend a bond is
sue for the improvement of the
public roads.
Upon motion a resolution was
passed unanimously, requesting the
Johnston County Representatives in
the present General Assembly to
secure the passage of a bill enabling
the county to vote on a proposition
to issue five per cent forty year
bonds, not to exceed $500,000, and
in th? event that this fails to car
ry, then each township may vote on
the proposition to issue not more
than $60,000 in bonds for road
construct'on and maintenance. The
rate of taxation is not to exceed 33
3-3 cents on the $100.
There was much interest in the
meeting and the action taken met
with general favor.
CASUALTIES ON THE RAIL.
More Than 3,000 Persons Were Kill- I
ed During Three Months.
Washington, Feb. 4.?During the
months of July, August and Septem
ber last the total number of cas
ualties of all kinds on steam operat
ed railroads was 22,328. Of these.
2,948 were killed and 19,380 injured.
The accident statistics of those j
electric line? on which Interstate traf
fic is carried show 146 persons kill- I
ed and 1,070 injured.
i
MEMBERS FAVOR
433 IN HOUSE
Likely to Defeat Republi
can Caucus Plan
BACK OF THE CRUMPACKER BILL
Scheme to Keep Membership at 391,
The Present Figure, Beaten, as 40
Insurgents Will Vote With the
Democrats. Cannon and Hinds at
Odds, Latter Desiring to Save
Seat for Maine.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 6.?Al
though *he Republican caucus has
declared for a reapportionment that
will keep the membership of the (
House at the present figure, 391, It
became known last night that no
less than 40 Republicans are prepar- ,
ed to vote for the Crumpacker bill,
which increases the membership to
433. A poll of the Democratic mem- ,
hers of the House shows that not
more than fourteen favor the Re- j
publican caucus plan. In other
words, 164 Democrats favor an in
crease. ]
Chairman Crumpacker, of the ,
House committee on census, intends
to call up his bill, providing for the (
increase, on Thursday. By that ,
time, It is claimed, the advocates of ,
an enlarged House will have ample ^
votes to defeat the substitute mea- ,
sure Indorsed by the Republican cau- ,
cus, ,
There are six vacancies in the ,
House, caused by deaths and resig- ,
nations, leaving a voting membership i
of 385. The number of votes ne- j
cessary to put through the Crum- ! |
packer bill, therefore, is 193. The j >
advocates of an increased member- ,
ship say they are sure of enough ' i
votes to win. I
It develops that while Speaker J
Cannon is strongly opposed to an in- (
crease in the membership. arguing
that it will not only bo unwieldy,
but very expensive Asher Hinds, his
parliamentarian, who has been elect
ed a member of the House from '
Maine, is working hard to bring
about the passage of the Crumpack
er bill. He is trying to save Maine I
from losing a seat.
In view of the fact that most of
the Democrats object to any reappor
tionment that will lower the repre
sentation from any of the States,
and most of the Republicans whose
States would be affected join with
the Democrats in this opposition, it
seems very doubtful that the Re
publican.caucus recommendation will
be adopted by the House.
Representative Tawney is opposing
the bill on his usual plea of economy.
He says there will be a $4,000,000,
000 Congress in five years if the bill j
is passed. Tawney retires March 4,
but ho believes he can defeat the ]
measure before he passes on.
THE NEWS IN BENSON.
Matters of Local Interest Reported
By Our Regular Correspondent.
Benson, Feb. 8.?Mrs. Etta V. John
son, of Clayton. visited relatives
1-ere Sunday and Monday, returning
to Clayton Monday afternoon.
Mr. R. T. Surles spent Monday in
Wilson on a business trip.
Attorney N. T. Ryals was lax Dunn
Tuesday on legal business.
Mr. Rosmal Smith, who was with
R. F. Smith Co., last year, left last
week for Hillard, Fla., where he
has secured a position as salesman.
Mrs. Sarah Woodall, of Kenly,
came Saturday to spend several
days with her daughter, Mrs. J. M.
Morgan.
Jake Greenbaum, the popular trav
eling salesman for the Griffon Tail
oring Company of Baltimore, was
her? for several days this week. .
The wreck of a coal car on tho
Atlantic Coast Line In town Mon
day night delayed several of the
passenger trains here for a few
hours Tuesday morning early.
Dr. W. H. Rowland left this morn
ing for Raleigh where he will spend
to-day and tomorrow.
We welcome to town the fam
ily of Mr. Will Weeks who moved
here yesterday from Raleigh. They
will occupy the house on Main Street
recently vacated by Mr. Archie Ry
als. Mr. Weeks has u position as '
salesman in the stores of the R. F. !
Smith Company.
We are sorry to note the sick
ness of Mr. J. E. Hobbs at his home
on Church srtreet.
Miss Viola McNeill, of Dunn, is
spending some time at the home of
Miss Mota Harper in West Benson.
Mr. Fred Jernigan. of our town,
who was indicted in tho Superior
court of Hara?*tt County for carry
ing a concealed weapon, was con
victed at Billington Monday and
fined twenty dollars: and costs.
Messrs. Telfair Tart an' C. C.
Itarnos attended court at Billing !
ton Monday.
Miss Edna Weeks, of Kalelgh,
visited friends here Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Misses Mary Ryale and Katie
Kldrldge spent Saiturday and Sunday
visiting friends in Pino Bevel.
Miss Bertha Johnson visited1 friends
at Four Oaks Sunday, returning
home Monday afternoon.
Misses Louise Carrol and Nan Gor
don were visitors to Four Oaks last
Saturday.
State Senator O. A. Barbour came
iown to Benson Sunday afternoon
returning to Raleigh Monday morn
ing.
Mr. Wade Royal spent several days
in Richmond tho first of the week
buying goods for the Royal Hard
ware Company.
Quite a large delegation from our
town attended the Mass Meeting at
Smithfield Monday. The steps tak
;n and the resolutions adopted at
the meeting seem to meet with uni
versal approval in our part of the
:ounty. The people have come to
realize that nothing builds up a [
community more than good roads,
ind good roads our people are de
termined to have.
We regret to note the death of
the infant baby of Mr. and Mrs. Al
bert Canaday, of Godwin, which oc
curred hero Monday night. Mrs.
Canaday was visiting at the home
if her mother whon the child died.
TRAGEDY AT WILSON
Negro Kills Deputy Sher
iff George Mumford
CHIEF GLOVER BADLY WOUNDED
Officers Shot While Trying to Ar
rest Robbers Who Were Wanted
At Dunn. They were Found In a i
Negro Woman's House. Largo Re
wards Have Been Offered for Ne
gro's Arrest.
A terrible tragedy was enacted at
Wilson last Friday when a bad Ne
gro shot and killed the deputy sher
iff and badly wounded Chief of Police,
A. O. Glover. Tho story is brief
ly told in tho following newspaper
clipping:
"Deputy Sheriff George Mumford
and Chief of Police A. O. Glover, of
Wilson, were shot down Friday af- '
ternoon by negro desperadoes they
were trying to arrest. Mumford
died in a few minutes after he was
shot, his wounds being in the head.
Glover was shot through both lungs, j
"Friday morning tho Wilson officers
were notified of a robbery at Dunn
and were advised to watch for three
negroes suspected of doing It. In
th? afternoon tho negroes were lo
cated in a negro house In Wilson
and the officers wont to make tho
arrest. Mumford and Glover enter
ed tho front door and two other
officers stood guard at tho rear of
tho house. As soon as tho officers
entered tho front door they were
shot down and the negroes escap
ed before the other officers could
interfere. Bloodhounds were taken
to Wilson on special trains and
pursuit was given the negroes by
the hounds and posses. The Govern
or ordered out the Wilson military
company to prevent a lynching in
case the negroes jvere caught."
Great efforts have been made to
capture the negro and according to
the reports sent out he has been
surrounded several times, but later
found to be false. Large rewards
have been offered for his arrest and"
feeling is much stirred up in Wil
son. Two negroes supposed to be
connected with the killing have been
arrested and carried to Raleigh for
safe keeping, one of whom, Stetson
by name, was arrested at Selma the
first of this week.
WOULD ADD 500
MORE BANKS
X
Anxious to Enlarge Postal
Savings System
DEPOSITS NOW REACH $60,000
Encouraged by Showing for First
Month, Postmaster General Hitch
cock Would Extend Service if Ap
propriations Were Available?For
eign Americans Good as Deposi
tors?English Records Surpassed.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 5.?"If
the necessary appropriations were
available, I would establish postal
savings banks tomorrow in 500 ad
ditional cities and towns of the Un
ited States.
This statement was made last night
by Postmaster General Hitchcock in
view of reports thus far received
concerning the first month's opera
tion of the postal savings system. The
reports are regarded as demonstrat
ing that the new system already
has passed the experimental stage.
The certiflcate-of-de posit plan,
which Is an innovation in the tran
saction of postal savings business, is
shown to be admirably adapted to
Its purpose.
The total deposits in the 48 ex
isting postal banks for January will
amount to approximately $60,000. Thi9
is an average of about $1,200. As
suming that this average will be
maintained throughout the year, the
aggregate of annual deposits will be
i'lose to $750,000. It ds assumed by
the officers of the system that the
deposits will be correspondingly
greater when the service is extend
ed to first-class offices.
The average amount of deposits
being received at each office, as In
dicated by the January returns, is
larger than the corresponding aver
age for the Ilrltlsh system of postal
savings depositories in 1908, the
most successful year in the history
of that system.
A large majority of the deposi
tors were foreign Americans, many of
whom have been in the habit ?t
sending their savings to their na
tive countries for deposit, a result
of the system, therefore, is to di
minish the outflow from the United
States of such funds.
In view of the successful operation
of thy new system during its first
month. Postmaster General Hitch
cock haa recommended to Congress
the appropriation of $1,000,000, to be
immediately available, for the ex
tension of the postal savings sys
tem to a considerable number of
postoffices, the patrons of which
are clamoring for the new banks.
SHE SEES KNIFE US^D ON HER
Aged Nun Undergoes Appendicitis
Operation Without Anesthetic.
Philadelphia, Feb. 3.?Unable to
have ordinary anesthetics administer
ed because of her advanced age. Mo
ther Superior Hillergraide, of the
Merion Academy for Girls, to-day
saw surgeons in St. Joseph's Hos
pital remove her vermiform appendix.
The mother superior, who is 71
years of age, was removed to the
hospital on Wednesday. It was de
cided that an operation for appendici
tis was necessary, but the physicians
feared the effect of an anesthetic on
the heart. Cocaine was administered
locally, and the aged mother super
ior retaining all her faculties, calmly
watched the surgeons make the in
cision, remove the appendix, and
sew up the wound.
Late tonight her condition was re
ported as favorable, ajid the physi
cians say they hope for her recovery.
SNOWSTORM LIGHTNING KILLS.
Pennsylvania Man Struck Dead Dur
ing Freak Weather Conditions.
Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 4.?Andrew
Muzzleman, a farmer living near
Greencastle, Franklin county, was
struck by lightning and killed in the
storm of mingled snow and rain,
which swept over southern Pennsyl
vania late last night.
Muzzleman was walking along a
road near his home when killed. His
body was badly burned. The death
Is the first of the kind ever known
in this section from lightning ia
January,