VOL 30
SMITHFIELD, N.
C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER
1911
Number 31
V
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR.
EDt» 7ATION GOOD ROADS GOOD HEALTH PROGRESS
five cents pee oorr.
THIRTEEN killed by train.
fight Others Badly Hurt When En
gine Plows Through Hayrack. Par
ty of 31 Was Returning From Wed
ding Anniversary Celebration
board Hid Track.
Neenah, Wis., Sept. 24.—Thirteen
persons are dead, three others are
dying and five are seriously hurt as
the result of a fast train on the Chi
cago and Northwestern railroad early
to-day crashing into a hay wagon on
which a party of merry-makers
were returning from a wedding an
niversary celebration.
A big billboard beside the railroad
tracks obscured the view from the lo
comotive as well as from the wagon
Dust and fog were contributory caus
es to the tragedy.
Nine members of the party escaped
without a scratch. Nobody on the
train suffered except from a momen
tary severe jar.
The collision occurred at 3:40 A.
M , at the Commercial street cross
ing here. Train No. 121, northbound,
whirled through the wagon load of
singing and happy unfortunates. All
but two, who were Chicago men, re
sided in Menasha.
army feels high
COST OF LIVING.
Washington, Sept. 26.—The in
creased cost of food products, such
as beef, potatoes and other vege
tables, is being felt in the army.
Commissary General Sharpe esti
timates the cost of the army ration
for the next fiscal year at 23.36
cents, as against the average cost of
23.35 cents a ration the past year.
This estimate is considered conser
vative in view of the fact that the
average cost of rations for the ar
my during last July was 23.40. The
total cost of feeding the army last,
year was $9,100,000.
HUNTER KILLED
BY HIS OWN GUN.
Winston-Salem, Sept. 27. John
Strader, the sixteen-year-old son of
H. L. Strader, a well known farmer
residing near Rock Hill schoolhouse,
Belew’s Creek township, accidentally
slj-ot and killed himself yesterday
afternoon.
The young man was out hunting,
and failing to return search was in
stituted and some of the neighbors
found the body lying in the woods
hack of the house only a few hundred
yards away. The gun was lying sev
eral yards from him. The load of
shot entered his side. Just how the
accident occurred will perhaps never
be known as the boy was alone when
it happened.
four bodies found
IN WRECK OF MAINE.
Havana, Sept. 26.—Four bodies
were found to-day in the petty offi
cers’ room of the Maine. The work
men also uncovered the four rear
boilers, which had not moved from
their original positions. The recovery
of the bodies, which remain unidenti
fied, was made possible by the buil
ding of a temporary bulkhead, which
cut off the inflow' of mud and water
from the after part of the wreck.
The engineers expect to make a
tapid search of this part of the
Maine, wrhich is less shattered than
the forwmrd section. It is believed
that many bodies will be found.
THIRTY election
OFFICERS INDICTED.
Baltimore, Sept. 27.—Evidence of
wholesale frauds in the counting of
Democratic ballots in five precincts
'n different sections of this city at
the recent primary eleciton was dis
covered by the grand jury today. As
a consequence 30 election officials,
Democrats and Republicans, are to
night either arrested or evading de
fectives while trying to arrange for
bail before giving themselves up.
Gvery so-called anti-organization
candidate except in a few cases of
individuals had been defrauded of
'otes in every precinct, according to
a recount to-day. In one precinct it
's asserted that ^ more ballots were
*°und in the box than there are reg
istered voters in the precinct.
Governor Crothers is still undecid
ed whether to call an extra session
° Gfe legislature to canvass the
s vote in the primary election as
e bas been urged to do so by Dem
°Cratic party leaders.
OFFICIAL CARRIES MAIL IN AIR.
Hitchcock Delivers Sack of Letters
From Aeroplane—Enthusiastic
About Its Future.
New York, Sept. 26.—Frank H.
Hitchcock, postmaster general of the
United States, qualified as an aerial
mail carrier on Long Island late to
day. While a large crowd cheered
vociferously the Postmaster general
took a seat beside Capt. Paul Beck
of the United States army in the
latter’s aeroplane at the Nassau
Boulevard aerodrome, carrying 78
pounds of mail matter. Without the
! slightest mishap the two made a sev
| en-minute flight to Mineola, where,
upon signal, the posmaster general
dropped the mail sack to one of Un
cle Sam’s carriers. When the post
master general returned to the aero
j drome he was again roundly cheered,
and the large crowd rushed on the
field to greet him.
“The time is certainly coming,” he
said enthusiastically, “when we
| must depend on aeroplanes to carry
mail. It is not effective yet, but it
is being developed, and I think we
shall soon find it practical,”
Another feature of the day was a
flight by Lieut. T. DeWitt Milling, U.
S. A., who broke the American re
cord for carrying a passenger. He
and a private of his regiment were
! aloft for 1 hour 51 minutes 42 3-5 sec
S onds.
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REMARKABLE CASE OF TWINS.
; Seventy-three Hours Difference in
Ages of Little Ones.
Muskegon, Mich., Sept. 26.—Mrs.
Grant Devore, of Mooreland, a vil
| lage near here, has given birth to
twins, the babies being born three
days apart.
One child is exactly 72 hours older
j than the other. Physicians say the
case is almost without parallel in
medical history.
HAND CUT OFF
AT COTTON GIN.
Statesville, Sept. 27.—While at
work in Brown Brothers’ cotton gin
at Troutmans seven miles south of
Statesville, to-day C. C. Brown suf
fered an accident which cost him his
left hand. The hand was caught in
the machinery and so badly lacerated
that when Mr. Brown was brought
to Dr. Long’s sanatorium here it
was found necessary to amputate be
tween the wrist and elbow. The in
jury is exceedingly painful, but the
patient is getting along as well as
could be expected
GRATIFIED AT ELECTION
OF MR. P. D. GOLD.
Raleigh, Sept. 25—The selection'of
P. D. Gold, Jr., of this city as presi
dent of the American Life Convention
at Pittsburgh, Saturday is a source
of much gratification here. Only 35
years old, a native of Wilson, alum
nus of the University of North Caro
lina, an enthusiastic life insurance
man, founder of the Jefferson Stan
dard Company, Raleigh and its first
vice-president and general manager,
Mr. Gold has a circle of friends
throughout the South who hail with
peculiar delight this advancement
that has come to him, the most sig
nal, probably, that a southerner has
ever received in the insurance field.
LARGEST NATIONAL
FLAG IN THE WORLD.
Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 25. (Spec
ial)—What is said to be the largest
flag of any nation in the world was
unfurled to-day in honor of the first
of a series of annual reunions of vet
eran soldiers of the northern and sou
thern armies of the war of fifty
years ago. The flag is thirteen stor
ies high in length and in breadth is
stretched far across the street when
unfurled from a local skyscraper.
The old soldiers will march beneath
“Old Glory” Wednesday during the
parade when thousands are expected
here for the fete days incidental to
commemorating the discovery of the
Mississippi river here by DeSoto
centuries ago. Gov. Hooper and full
staff are expected Tuesday morning
to open the tristate fair.
Exports from the United States to
Canada show a larger growth in the
current fiscal year than those to any
other of the important countries of
the world.
ONE DEAD IN FLYER WRECK.
Four Hurt When Chicago-New York
Train Hits Freight.
Pittsburgh, Sept. 24.—Train No.
28, on the Pennsylvania Railroad,
known as the 18-hour flyer between
Chicago and New York, was in col
lision ,80 minutes after leaving here
early this morning, killing one train
man and injuring four others and a
passenger, H. D. Faulkner, of Har
rison avenue, Jersey City, N. J.
After passing the Pitcain freight,
yards, where there are cross-over
tracks entering the yards, the train
was held up by tire towerman near
Larimer, 20 miles east of here. While
the flyer was at a standstill a train
of 50 empty freight cars was let in
on the same track and crashed into
the express head-on.
It is thought that the towerman,
anxious over the delay to the fly
er, in his hurry threw the wrong
levers of the interlocking switch sys
tem.
Seven freight cars were derailed,
blocking the four tracks for several
hours. None of the passenger cars
leP the track. The flyer was provid
ed with a new locomotive and pro
ceeded east three hours late.
FOSS NOMINATED
BY BIG MAJORITY.
Boston, Mass., Sept. 26.—The di
rect nomination plain had its fifst
trial in Massachusetts to-day. The
Democrats nominated Eugene N.
Foss for governor by a good ma
jority.
On the Republican side Lieutenant
Governor Louis A. Frothingham
seems to be the selection.
Thomas L. Hisgen, who ran against
Foss for the Democraitc nomination
received only a nominal vote.
Foss received nearly twice as many
votes as all of his opponents Demo
cratic and Republican, and his elec
tion is believed to be assured.
Depth of a Young Woman.
On Sunday night, Sept. 17, 1911,
many hearts were made sad in
South Dunn because of life’s sun
had set forever upon Mrs. Jesse Alt
man. For only a few days she had
suffered the most intense agony.
After all efforts of a skilled physi
cian and the tender care of friends
and relatives had proved in vain
the Master said: “Come unto me
all ye that labor and are heavy la
den and I will give you rest,” and
her spirit took its flight to the
world from whence no traveler ev
er returns.
Mrs. Altman was the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Eldridge. She
was born May 23, 1887, making her
stay on earth 24 years, 3 months
and 2 4 days.
in February, 19 08 she was mar
ried to Mr. Altman who survives
her, together with two children.
She also leaves father, mother, one
sister, five brothers and a host of
relatives and friends to mourn their
loss.
She joined the Missionary Baptist
church at an early age of 15 and
lived a life consecrated to God. It
can be truly said of her that she
was an obdient child, a faithful
wife and good mother. Oh! it
seems so hard to part with wife
and mother. We know that “All
things work together for good to
them that love God.” Yes, it
seems very hard, but there is one
consolation and hope that we may
so live that when we cross death’s
river “we shall see him face to
face” and be with those we love
once more.
The remains were laid to rest at
the Eldridge graveyard near Glen
wood while a large concourse of
sorrowing friends and relatives had
assembled to pay the last tribute of
respect to this gentle woman.
A precious one from us is gone,
A voice we loved is still;
A place is vacant in our home,
That never can be filled.
A COUSIN.
THREE KILLED AND 26 INJURED.
Crowded Atlanta Street Car Top
ples Over On To Sidewalk.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 24.—Three per
sons are reported killed and 26
injured tonight when a street car
coming into the city ran through a
switch and toppled over onto the
sidewalk. The car was crowded.
TOULON DEAD PUT AT 235.
i Official Report Says 88 Were Hurt
And 1 Is Missing. Loss ot Frencn
Warship One of the Great Disasters
In the Modern Navy.
Toulon, France, Sept. 26.—A thin
ship's company was drawn up on the
deck of the battleship Suffreu this
morning to answer the roll call of the
crew of the ill-fated Liberte, which
I was destroyed by an explosion and
fire 24 hours earlier.
The survivors of the disaster, with
the exception of those in the hospi
■ tal, are temporarily quartered on the
i sister ship. When the name of an
| absent one was called some one of
: his comrades responded “dead,” “in
the hospital,” or “missing.”
An official statement places the
number of the dead at 235 and of
the injured at 88, with 1 man miss
ing. Many bodies were mutilated or
burned.
The search of the wreckage of the
battleship contniued throughout the
night with the aid of great torches.
Occasionally a launch drew away
from the illuminated spot in the har
bor, disappearing in the darkness to
reappear presently at the pier with
its load of wounded for the mortu
ary. During the night 50 bodies were
recovered and eight wounded men
were rescued from that part of the
vessel which remained exposed w’hen
the hull sank. These men had been
pinned in the ruins from 16 to 24
hours. Most of them were insensible
from pain and their rescuers lacked
the.assistance that their cries oth
erwise would have given in locating
their exact position.
Fifty corpses could be seen among
the twisted masses of iron and steel,
but it was impossible as yet to
reu.cn mem, owing to tne neapea up
piles of wreckage over and around
the bodies. Some of the bodies
were in an upright position, while
others wTere distorted out of all
human resemblance.
One man, still alive, was found
jammed between the armorplates. His
body was blackened from the smoke j
and his legs were held under a mass
of wreckage. A gang of workmen j
tried hard to release him, but their ;
efforts was unsuccessful. Cocaine was
injected to relieve the man's tor
ture.
The man, who was caught undei
the wreckage of one of the turrets,
was able to speak feebly. Provis
ions Were passed through to him
while his rescuers worked with fever
ish energy.
The quartermaster was found dead
and his body entirely denuded by
the force of the explosion. His body
had been blown upward and had lodg
ed on the ladder which leads up the
mast.
Many fragmnets of bodies which
will never be identified were brought
ashore and were turned over to the
naval authorities for burial. One
piece of floating wrcekage bore a
pile of 50 dead bodies. A sailor who
was wounded and wedged in the ar
morplate had to be freed by an ox
hydrie lamp.
lieutenant Aubert, son of Vice
Admiral Aubert, commander of the
fleet, described the admirable disci
pline on board the Liberte. The Lieu
tenant, who is serving on another
warship, was sent with a party
to help extinguish the fire on the
Liberte. He found Senior Lieuten
ant Gamier in command of the im
perilled battleship in the absence of
Captain Jaures and the second offi
cer in command, both of whom were
ashore.
A petty officer approached Lieuten
ant Gamier and said:
“The fire, sir is near the maga
zine. Isn’t there danger of an ex
plosion?”
“Attend to your orders,” the offi
cer replied. The petty officer sa
luted and without further question
returned to his post.
Lieutenant Gamier perished in the
destruction of his ship.
Captain Jaures, wrho was in com
mand of the Liberte, visited the
wreck this morning and then spent
the rest of the day at the bedside
of the wmunded sailors. A number of
these continue unconscious from a
cerebral disturbance due probably to
the fumes of burning pow'der which
they inhaled. They may never re
cover their senses.
The improvement of Jamaica Bay,
w'hich is now under way, will add 150
miles of water front to the New
York Harbor.
i SENTENCED TO ATTEND CHURCH
Intoxicated Man Must Be At Every
Service F,or Six Months.
I Eaton. Ohio, Sept. 26.—Just be
cause Cornelius Crowell was found
j guilty of being intoxicated, be will
j have to pay up for his infraction by
i regularly attending every church and
prayer-meeting service for the next
six months to come.
To satisfy Police Magistrate Ken
tnell that he has attended the relig
j ions meetings Crowell will have to
j produce weekly a statement signed
j by Rev. M. I. Comfort, pastor of the
! United Brethren Church, where he
I has decided he will attend, possibly
because of the fact that it is nearest
his home.
A fine and costs, totaling $22.50,
will be paid by him at the rate of
$4 a week. Unless the Court's or
ders are obeyed Crowell will be sent
to the workhouse to serve 30 days.
There is very little probability of
the latter, however, as Crowell seem
ed more than willing to comply with
the Court’s orders and left the court
room with a smile.
EDUCATIONAL.
Last fall some prizes for better
ment work were offered by the fol
lowing persons: Cotter Hardware
Co., a stove valued at $8; Stevens
Furniture & Implement Co., a table
valued at $6; \V. L. Woodall, a rug
valued at $4.
Thanks to these gentlemen for
their kindness. Owing to the
amount of work done around school
houses, In the way of cleaning up
grounds, painting houses, cleaning
windows and floors, in different parts
of the county, we can easily see that !
it was money well spent.
Below is a synopsis of one of the
reports sent in by a teacher: “We I
made all possible efforts toward im
proving the condition of our house
and grounds. We cleaned the en
tire acre, part of which was a brier j
patch forty feet square, cleared away j
about fifty wagon loads of rubbish, j
removed five large stumps, a num
ber of small trees and younger
growth, trimmed up about forty-five
trees in the yard, cut down and saw
ed into fire wood seven large oaks
and two poplars, laid off a ball
ground, painted the house inside and
out and raised $25 by a box party
and contributions. The value in mon
ey of the labor spent on the school
ground alone is estimated at $50.
The neighbors claim that the school
and grounds are improved $100.
Miss Matoka Pace was principal of
this school, District No. 7, O’Neals
township. The stove given by Cot
ter Hardware Co., was awarded to
this school.
Miss Pearl Aycock won the table
given by Stevens Furniture and Im
plement Co. This goes to Micro,
District No. 9, Beulah township. Miss
Patsy Edwards won the rug given by
W. L. Woodall; this goes to District
No. 3, Smithfield township.
A number of splendid reports came
in which showed excellent work done
by the teachers and pupils, but we
could not give prizes to all. Misses
Emma Tomlinson, Fann’e Edwards
and Mrs. Lillie Johnson all had re
ports that were under consideration
by the committee. These did excel
lent work in their districts and it
will tell in years to come.
We w'ant more prizes next year
and more work done. I am sure that
every teacher will do his best for
the school over which he presides.
We want to make every school the
best that it is possible to make it,
thereby improving the-"eitizenship all
over the county.
I have had some inquiry about the
new books. Let me advise each
teacher to make the changes just
as fast as he possibly can. No doubt
there will be some confusion for a
time, but the sooner over the better.
The change will be a very little ex
tra cost of the patron, especially if
he exchanges old books. I think
the publishers can furnish the arith
metics any time. The dealers in the
county can get the geographies in
time for the schools if they will place
their orders at once.
Let every school in session pre
pare some work for the County Fair
and State Fair. Notice the pre
— urns.
L. T. ROYALL.
England makes a state grant of
$250 per acre to encourage tobacco
growing In Ireland.
KILLS self in lodge room
: T. L. Farrow, Prominent Winston"
Salem Man, Ends His Life Before
Masonic Altar.
W inston-Salem, N. C., Sept. 26._
[Lying on his back at the foot of an
j altar in a lodge room in the Mason
j ic temple, the body of T. L. Farrow,
I aged 54, with a pistol beside it, waff
. and this afternoon by a negro jan
itor. On the altar a Bible was op
ened at tlie 18th Psalm, the pages
being held down by a square and com
pass. A note was left by thfe dead
i man giving instruction for the dis
i Position of his body, and stating that
he “did not see any use in trying
to fight it out.”
It is believed Mr. Farrow killed
himself while kneeling at the altar.
He was prominent in the Masonic
fraternity and for many years was
city tax collector. Ill health is be
lieved to have led him to seek
death.
Mr. Tooma Peacock Dead.
Mr. Tooma Peacock, who was well
known in this county, died last
Sunday afternoon at his home in
North Wilkesboro, N. C. He had
been in poor health for several
months. The remains reached here
Monday night. On Tuesday morn
ing the funeral was preached at
Smithfield Primitive Baptist church,
by Elder P. D. Gold, of Wilson, af
ter which fhe burial took place in
Smithfield cemetery. Mr. Peacock
was born in Meadow township, this
county, in 1841!, where lie lived on
the farm until he came to Smith
field, several years after the Civil
War, to engage in business. For
many years lie conducted business
here being a partner of his brother,
Mr. G. N. Peacock. In 1890 he mar
ried Miss Annie Chestnut, of Samp
son County. Since then he lived in
Washington, D. C., for eight years.
He had been where he died two
years. He had been a member of
the Primitive Baptist church for
more than twenty years. He had
many friends in this county who will
regret to hear of his death.
Among those attending the funeral
from out of town were, Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Holland, Mr. and Mrs. R.
F. Smith, Mrs. Esther Johnson, Mr.
and Mrs. E. F. Moore and Mrs. John
Morgan, and Miss Ora Poole, of Ben
son; Mrs. Sarah Woodall and Mrs.
D. L. Godwin, of Kenly; Mrs. E. J.
Barnes, of Wilson; Mr. J. W.
Poole, Miss Rebecca Poole and Mrs.
Julius Lee, of near Four Oaks.
Educational Premium List.
The North Carolina Agricultural
Society has issued a supplementary
premium list, offering the follow
ing premiums to pupils in the schools
of North Carolina:
L22. Map of the United States
$2.00.
U23. Map of North Carolina, 2.00.
L24. County map (pupil to exhibit
map of county in which he lives)
1.00.
L25. Ornamental penmanship, com
posed of writings and drawings 1.00.
L26. Plain penmanship, composed of
at least two pages copied matter from
standard author, by pupil under fif
teen years, 1.00.
L27. Essay on some subject from
North Carolina History, 3.00.
L28. Essay on “The Agricultural
Products of My Country,” 3.00.
L29. Composition based upon stu
dy of volume in library of public
school in the country, by pupil of
said school, 1.00.
L30. Composition based upon study
of volume in library of public school
in village or graded school in town,
by pupil, 1.00.
L31. Specimen of free-hand draw
ing, 1.00.
L32. Specimen of perspective draw
ing, 1.00.
U33. Specimen of mechanical draw
ing, 1.00.
L34. Specimen of relief Map or
globe work, 1.00.
L35. Specimen home made appara
tus for teaching mathematics or the
sciences, 1.00.
Note—Exhibits by individual pu
pils competing may be included in
the general exhibits from the
schools.
The leather factories of England
have a gross annual output of $35,
000,000.
Nearly one-fifth of the deaths in
England occur in public institutions.