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VOL 32
SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1914
Number 43
storm and flood forecasts.
How The Weather Bureau Tells About
the Coming of Storms, Frosts and
Floods._Low Barometer Indicates
Storm Center.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 20. Many
people have an idea that there is
something mysterious and occult about
the work of the Weather Bureau in
forecasting the coming of storms,
frosts and floods. Not a few think
that the observers must necessarily
get their data by reading the planets,
the stars and the moon. As a matter
of fact the forecaster of the Bureau
foretells the coming of disturbances
in a businesslike way, very similar to
that in which a man who has ordered
a shipment of goods would estimate
the date of its arrival.
Suppose a business man had order
ed a carload of pineapples from the
Hawaiian Islands. He would know
the average time it would take the
steamer to make the trip to the Pa
cific port, the average time for un
loading and loading into refrigerator
cars, and the average number of days
to be allowed tnese cars ior men uip
across the continent 'to New York.
His estimate, however, would be sub
ject to error because the steamship
might be delayed by fog, or the cars
might meet with an accident.
Storms, like pineapples, as a rule do
not originate in the United States.
They come to us, some from the Phil
lippines, Japan, Siberia, Alaska, Can
ada or the Gulf of Mexico. The
Weather Bureau gets cable, telegraph
ic or wireless notice of a foi’eign
storm. Station after station, or ves
sel after vessel reports the storm’s
arrival in its neighborhood, so that
the general direction and rate of pro
gress can be determined very early.
In fact, the arrival of some storms can
be foretold ten days in advance.
The forecasters watch for the re
gion of low barometer which is the
storm center around which the winds
blow. This whirl or eddy moves bod
ily forward with the general east
ward drift of about 650 miles a day
in our latitudes. As the lines of equal
pressure (isobars) around the low
center crowd closer together, the
winds attending the storm increase in
force. The forecaster determines the
direction of movement of the storm
and its velocity.
When weather disturbances are re
ported, the forecasters know from ex
perience about how long it takes them
to reach our Pacific Coast, and then
how long after they will reach the
Atlantic Coast. For example, if a
storm coming from Siberia drifts east
ward around the North Pole and reap
pears in Alaska, it should appear in
Washington and Oregon in about two
days; should get to the Great Lakes
in six days and to the Atlantic Coast
in seven or eight days.
Unexpected conditions may delay
storms or divert them from the
straight track just as a refrigerator
car may be thrown off its schedule or
be shipped by accident on a wrong
road. Some of these storms deplete
themselves by running into regions of
high barometer which are of greater
magnitude and extent than the storm
itself. Some of them, however, travel
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To keep tab on cold waves that
come into the United States from Can
ada and Alaska, the Weather Bureau
studies the Canadian Weather re
ports. England sends reports from
Iceland, the British Islands and Con
tinental Europe, and daily reports
come from St. Petersburg on the con
ditions in Russia and Siberia.
Flood forecasts are made in much
the same way. Information as to
the amount of rainfall at the head wa
ters of streams that cause floods are
covered by telegraphic reports sent
by local observers. As this rain reach
es the main channel, the height of the
water in the channel is determined
by successive gaging stations. Past
records establish how much a height,
say of 20 feet at Dubuque, Iowa, will
produce at Davenport, another station
80 miles down the Mississippi. This
plan is followed all the way down the
river, and at each point full allowance
is made for the effects of water from
tributaries, and from additional and
local rainfall. As a result of these
observations in the recent flood, the
people of Cairo had warning a week or
ten days in advance. The Pittsburgh
district can be given only 12 to 24
hours’ notice, because a flood is upon
them within 24 hours after a heavy
tain storm.
PROF. TURLINGTON HONORED.
Portrait of Former Smithfield Teach
er Presented to Turlington Graded
School With Appropriate Exercises.
One of the most interesting events j
of the County Teachers' Association!
which met here last Saturday was j
the presentation of a portrait of Prof.1
Ira T. Turlington to Turlington Grad-!
ed School.
A year or two ago the idea originat
ed among some of his old pupils and
the matter was brought before the
Woman’s Betterment Association. The
plan was to have the portrait given, j
not by the Betterment Association, but
by old students. On account of there
being no Alumni organization the
movement was conducted under the
auspices of the Woman’s Betterment
Association. Sufficient funds were
contributed and Miss Matt Dowd, of
Charlotte, was engaged to paint the
picture. Saturday morning saw the
culmination of the efforts of those who >
thus wished to honor a most distin
guished son of Johnston.
Mr. S. S. Holt, who was a pupil of
Prof. Turlington for a number of
years, made the presentation speech.
He mentioned the fact that this was
not a sad occasion—as is usually the
case when portraits, monuments, etc.,
I are unveiled, the subjects of which :
j are dead—but one of joy. He said i
i instead of seeing the widow in her |
mourning garments and the orphans j
; grouped around her, we had present1
the living person of Prof. Turlington,
with only gladness in the hearts of j
, those who were paying him homage.
He briefly spoke of the great educa- !
| tional work of Prof. Turlington in j
our town and county and paid a beau
l tiful tribute to the unselfish life of
service which he rendered and is
rendering his fellowman.
The portrait, which was draped in
the handsome school flag of purple
and gold, was unveiled by little Misses
o:,e and Nellie Grantham, nieces of
of. Turlington.
rr> f. A. Vermont, Superintendent
Turlington Graded School, en
husiastically accepted the portrait for
school. Trustee T. R. Hood also
.ads a few pleasing remarks as he
dded hi ; appreciation of the honor .
hown our former schoolman and our
1 ol, and Prof. L. T. Royall, County
superintendent of Schools, spoke a
Jew words concerning the work done ;
in the county.
The audience then called for Prof.
Turlington, who went upon the ros- i
tvum and with his voice broken with
emotion thanked the people for what ;
they had done.
The portrait will be hung in the
school auditorium opposite a picture
of Ex-Governor Aycock.
WILLIAMS IS COMPTROLLER.
His Confirmation By the Senate Also :
Makes Him a Member of Federal
Reserve Committee.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 19.—John |
Skelton Williams, of Richmond, Va., ,
who has been the assistant Secreta
ry of the Treasury now becomes the ,
Comptroller of the Currency, and the ,
third member of the Federal Reserve ,
Board. The Senate today confirmed ,
his nomination sent in a few' days
ago by President Wilson. \
The only opposition to the confir- .
mation of Mr. Williams was voiced by ,
Senator Bristow, of Kansas, and Will- .
iam Alden Smith, of Michigan. Sen- ]
at or Bristow reviewed the action of ,
Mr. Williams in depositing funds with ,
the Munsey Trust Co., when it took
over the United States Trust Com- .
pany in this city to avert a panic.
Senator Reed, of Missouri; Martin, ,
of Virginia, and Chilton, of West Vir- >
ginia, praised the ability of the pres- ^
ident’s nominee for the important .
post, and urged his confirmation.
There was a roll call on the con- (
firmation and the only voice heard ]
against it was that of Senator Bristow ]
when the viva voce vote was taken.
Mr. Williams becomes an immedi- ,
ate member of the organization com
mittee now holding hearings in the j
West to determine on locations for ,
the Federal Reserve Banks, and the ,
new comptroller will prepare to join
his colleagues, Secretaries McAdoo ]
and Houston as soon as possible.
Governor Simeon E. Baldwin, of
Connecticut, will deliver the literary
address at the next commencement of
Wake Forest College, May 21st.
Senator Simmons celebrated his <
[sixtieth birthday Tuesday._
COUNTY TEACHERS MEET HERE
Held Two Days Session. Mr. Busbec
and Dr. Harrison Deliver Addresses,
One Hundred and Fifty Teachers
Attend.
Friday and Saturday were red let
ter days in the history of the John
ston County Teachers’ Association,
there being the largest attendance of
any meeting that has been yet held
in the County. One hundred and fif
ty-six out of one hundred and sixty
four teachers, the entire number in
the county, were present.
The Association with its efficient
corps of officers had planned a varied
and helpful program for the two days.
Friday afternoon was devoted to de
partmental work. Prof. A. Vermont,
Miss Elizabeth Kelly, and Miss Mat
tie Hudson had charge of the various
departments and the work done in
these meetings will surely bear fruit.
However, it was decided to introduce a
new plan of conducting the depart
mental work for the future by organ
izing each department into a distinct
body.
ihe High School Department elect
ed the following officers: President,
Prof. Geo. T. Whitley, Superintendent
of the Clayton High School; Vice-Pres
ident, Prof. W. H. Tyler, Superintend
ent of the Benson High School; Sec
retary, Prof. S. E. Leonard, Superin
tendent Kenly High School.
The Grammar grades chose as their
officers the following: President, Miss
Willie T. Hall, of the Clayton High
School; Vice-President, Mr. Andrew
Fitzgerald, of Pine Level; Secretary,
Miss Emma Tomlinson, of Polenta.
The Primary Department elected
:he following: President, Miss Mary
Hyman,, of the Selma Graded School;
Vice-President, Miss Katiebet Morris,
pf the Clayton High School; Secre
;ary, Miss Mattie Hudson, of Turling
ton Graded School.
The meeting Friday evening was
teld in the school auditorium and was
well attended by the citizens of the
;own as well as the teachers. Presi
lent Archer, of Selma, presided over
the meeting. The first speaker of the
ivening, Mr. Jacques Busbee, of Rai
;igh, was introduced in a few well
•hosen words by Prof. A. Vermont.
Mr. Busbee’s address, which was on
‘Native Plants and Trees,” was schol
irly and instructive. Perhaps his bo
tannical terms were somewhat unfa
niliar to the majority, yet his dis
burse was designed to arouse an in
terest in those very terms and it is
sure to have produced telling effect
ipon his hearers.
Following Mr. Busbee, County Su
perintendent of Health, Dr. H. H. Ut
ey, gave an illustrated Health talk.
Jr. Utley has purchased a magic lan
tern and a few slides picturing the
ly, mosquito, and how they carry the
jerms of typhoid, malaria, tuberculo
us and other diseases. He also shows
low germs of diphtheria, scarlet fe
rer, whooping cough and measles may
>e carried around. In every case he
ells how these diseases may be pre
sented. Dr. Utley proposes to use
hese illustrations in his work
.hroughout the county. His is a great
vork and the teachers of the county
nay be his most efficient helpers.
Dr. Covington, of Raleigh, followed
iic magic laui/Ciii ciitei taiiiiiiem. wilii
i talk concerning children defective
>n account of “adenoids, tonsils, sight
ind hearing.” An attractive musical
srogram added to the enjoyment of
he occasion and the exercises closed
vith a delightful social half-hour.
Saturday morning, the department
il work was taken up again until 11
/clock, when all assembled in the audi
orium for the presentation of the
rurlington Portrait (which has been
old about elsewhere in this paper)
ind for another helpful address by
Or. T. P. Harrison, of the A. & M.
College at Raleigh. The subject of
lis discourse was “Essentials in Eng
ish.” Logical in its arrangement,
:ull of new thought for the hearer, it
vas a skillful execution.
The teachers of the county were
ndeed fortunate in having the oppor
.unity of listening to such educational
iddresses as the officers of the John
ston County Teachers' Association,
wrought to them at this meeting.
Whitehead Klutz, of Salisbury, has
)een appointed secretary of the Inter
lational Boundary Commission at a
salary of $4,000 a year.
Lots of fellows make tracks with
>ut leaving any footprints in the sands
>f time.—Hartford Times.
SMFFHFIELD PASTOR WEDS.
Rev. John E. Lanier and Miss Alice
B. Clement Married Last Wednes
day at Abner’s Creek Baptist
Church.
Greer, S. C., Jan. 21.—At one
o'clock this afternoon Abner’s Creek
Baptist church near here was the
scene of a very pretty marriage when
the Rev. John Eric Lanier, Pastor of
the First Baptist church of Smithfield,
N. C., led to Hymen’s altar one of
South Carolina’s popular young ladies,
Miss Alice Ballenger Clement. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. W.
A. Christopher, pastor of the bride.
The church had been tastefully dec
orated for the occasion. When the ap
pointed hour arrived, it was will filled
with friends and relatives of the con
tracting parties. The wedding march
was skillfully rendered by Miss Kate
Anderson, of Augusta, Ga. The ush
ers were Messrs. Grady Wilson, Ov
erton McHugh, Lem Hughes and Er
nest McHugh. The bride entered on
the arm of her brother-in-law, Mr.
Roy Arnold, who gave her away. The
groom accompanied to the altar by
his brother, Prof. T. T. Lanier, of
Benson, N. C., his best man.
The bride was gowned in a beauti
ful going-away suit of tan with hat
and gloves to match, and carried a
shower bouquet of bride's roses and ,
lillies of the valley.
Immediately after the ceremony
the happy couple left for the home of
the groom’s parents, at Kipling, N. C.,
where they will spend a few days be
fore going to their home at Smith- (
field.
The bride is an accomplished and
lovely young lady whose charm of
mind and heart have won for her a
host of friends wherever known. She ,
was educated at Liberty College, and (
at the Woman’s Training School, <
Louisville, Ky. She is a leader in ,
church and social work and at the ,
present time is at the head of the ,
Woman’s Missionary Union of the .
Baptist Association. Mr. Lanier is ^
the able and popular young pastor of j
the First Baptist church of Smithfield, (
having been called to this work upon (
his graduation from the Southern j
Baptist Theological Seminary of \
Louisville, last May. He is also a
graduate of Wake Forest College and <
taught for two years at Buie’s Creek |
before going to the Seminary at j
Louisville. ,
They will be at home at Smithfield (
after February 1, 1914.
WL.UININ UU1 UE SENATE RACE.
1
The Ex-Governor Has Been Appoint- |
ed to a Place on the Boundary j
Commission. ,
1
Ex-Governor Robert B. Glenn has
written a letter to the State dailies \
announcing that he is not a candidate ,
for the Senate, as follows: ]
“Will you not publish this article ,
announcing the fact, that under no ,
circumstances will I now be a candi- i
date for the United States Senate, j
The President kindly offered me two ,
positions, and I accepted the place on i
the Boundary Commission and my j
commission, I am informed, will be ]
issued on or before March 1st. Even, .
however, should there be some com- ,
plications and I fail to be appointed <
on the Commission, I will not oppose ]
Senator Overman for he has been ,
; kind and loyal to me, and among my |
! many faults, I hope ingratitude may
I not be numbered.
“In declirfing not to enter the race
j for the Senate, I take this method of
| thanking my numerous friends for (
their zeal in wanting me to run, and (
for their proffer of assistance in case j
! I did, and assure them I deeply ap- .
preciate their friendship.
“In the future I will continue, as I j
have done in the past, to try and ,
promote all things that stand for the \
material and moral upbuilding of the ]
State, and free of charge, tender my ,
services, whenever they can be used ,
for the encouraging of education, the (
building of good highways, the secur- >
ing of just and equitable freight rates, (
and the enforcement of law and or- ]
der.” ,
Big Profits Shown.
San Francisco, Jan. 19.—Profits on
the first municipal street railway in
the country—the Geary street line—
were $85,345 net for 1913. Returns
for the last six months indicate that
profits of at least $150,000 may be ex
pected for 1914.
CLAUDE KITCHIN WILL WIN.
To Succeed Underwood As Leader In
House.—Palmer, of Pennsylvania.
Withdraws from the Race.
Washington, Jan. 17.—Representa
tive Claude Kitchin will not have op
position for election to the chairman
ship of the ways and means commit
tee to succeed Oscar Underwood, who
has entered the race for election to the
senate and therefore will not be in the
house next year. This became known
today when Representative A. Mitch
ell Palmer, of Pensylvania, who has
been considered Mr. Kitchin’s only
dangerous opponent, went to Mr.
Kitchin and told him that he would not
be a candidate for the place. Mr.
Palmer told Kitchin that he was well
fitted for the place and that he should
have it, and added that he would do
everything in his power to help Kitch
in’s election should any one else enter
he race against the North Carolina
man.
Robert Henry, of Texas, has been
mentioned as a successor to Under
wood, but the Texas radical could not
?et even the entire vote of his own
date delegation, so that the formal
innouncement of Palmer stating that
le will not be a candidate for the place
ind that he favors Kitchin makes it
i foregone conclusion that the second
listrict congressman will be elected
with little of no opposition.- Parker
t. Anderson, in Greensboro News.
THE PYTHIAN ORPHANAGE.
.'layton Institution Doing' Well. Car
ing for About Twenty-Five
Children.
“Everything is moving along very
imoothly at the present time down at
»ur institution,” remarked Superin
endent C. W. Pender, of the Pythian
)rphanage at Clayton recently. “We
low have about twenty-five children
n our home, and all of them are well
tnd happy. Every one seems to be
horoughly appreciative of the things
hat are being done for them down
here, and all are anxious to do any
hing or to help out in the work of
he Home in any possible way that
hey can.”
Mr. Pender has been at the head
if this institution since it was first es
ablished in 1911, and has seen it grow
rom its infancy, and knows perhaps
nore about its working than any oth
ir man in the State. “We have re
cently purchased some additional land
ind now have 182 acres, all of which
s being prepared for a crop for next
rear. And our land is worth its cost
o us. Last year we made enough on
t to have paid the running expenses
>f the Home had we not built any ex
ra houses.”
Referring to the late additions to
he plant of the Home, Mr. Pender
(aid: “We have just completed a
aundry, and have had to add several
ither necessary buildings. And the
•oom that we have is now about all
aken, and in my opinion we shall be
died up before the passing of another
rear. The Pythian Orphange is the
roungest in the State, and is doing a
'reat work. We expect to have to en
arge our plant, and to have to build
mother wing to the building now in
ise very shortly. The order in the
State is well able to do this, and we
ook for no delay when once more
oom becomes necessary.—News and
Ibserver, 20th.
Nine Want Faison’s l’lace.
New Bern, Jan. 20.—The latest can
lidate to enter the race for nomina
ion as representative to Congress
rom the third district, has made his
tnnouncement. This is Daniel A.
Jees, one of Pamlico County’s most
>rominent citizens. In his announce
nent Mr. Dees says that he is taking
his step at the request of many of
tis friends and promises to fulfill the
►ffice to the highest of his ability if
ielected. At present there are nine
:andidates in the race: Charles R.
fhomas, O. H. Guion and B. G. Credle,
>f New Bern; Alex H. White, of Pol
oksville; E. M. Koonce, of Onslow
bounty; George E. Hood, of Goldsbo
•o; Charles S. Wallace, of Morehead
City; and Dr. John M. Faison, the
jresent incumbent. New Bern has
;hree of the nine candidates and there
s a probability that another will enter
he race.
The farm life school election held
n Chowan County Monday was car
ded for the school.
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WILSON ON TRUST QUESTION,
President Declares “We Are About to
Write the Additional Articles”; the
“Peace That is Honor and Freedom
and Prosperity.”
Washington, Jan. 20.—President
Wilson personally laid before a joint
session of Congress today the funda
mental principles of the Democratic
administration’s program for dealing
with trusts and “big business.” The
President presented the case, he said,
“as it lies in the thought of the coun
try,” reiterating “that private mon
opoly is indefensible and intolerable,”
and declaring that conscientious bus
iness men throughout the nation would
not be satisfied until practices now
depreciated by public opinion as re
straints of trade and commerce were
corrected.
* We are now about to write the ad
ditional articles of our constitution of
peace," said the President, "the peace
that is honor and freedom and pros
perity.”
Besides suggesting the scope of leg
islation, the President made a person
al appeal for an atmosphere of friend
liness and cooperation in Congress
while handling the problem.
The chief points which the President
singled out as a basis for legislation
were:
1. Efficient prohibition of the inter
locking of the directorates of great
corporations—banks, railroads, in
dustrial, commercial and public ser
vice bodies.
2. A law to confer upon the Inter
state commerce commission the power
to superintend and regulate the finan
cial operations by which railroads are
henceforth to be supplied with the
money they need for their proper de
velopment and improved transporta
tion facilities. The President made it
clear that “the prosperity of the rail
roads and the prosperity of the coun
try are inseparably connected" in
this regard.
3. Definition of “the many hurtful
restraints of trade” by explicit legis
lation supplementary to the Sherman
law.
4. The creation of a commission to
aid the courts and to act as a clear
ing house of information in helping
business to conform with the law.
5. Provision of penalties and pun
ishments to fall upon individuals re
sponsible for unlawful business prac
tices.
6. Prohibition of hoVIl ' compa
nies and a suggestion that the voting
power of individuals holding shares in
numerous corporations might be re
stricted
7. Giving to private individuals the
right to found suits for redress on
facts and judgments proven in govern
ment, and providing that statute of
limitations should run only from the
date of conclusion of the government’s
action.
ALL ABOARD FOR FORT BLISS.
First Train Load Ready to Steam
Away to El Paso Where They Will
Be Interned.
Marfa, Tex., Jan. 19.—Almost all of
the 3,300 Mexcian soldiers and the
1,367 women and children refugees
who fled from Ojinaga, Mex., had ar
rived in Marfa from the border to
night and the firs' train load was
made ready to go to Fort Bliss at El
Paso where they will be interned.
The Mexicans with General Salva
dor Mercado and other Federal com
manders probably will arrive on the
Fort Bliss reservation before daylight
tomorrow.
Scenes of unbounded joy attended
the arrival of the Mexicans at the
American camp after their four days
march over the 67 mile road from
Presidio. The exhausted and half
famished soldiers literally dropped on
the ground. The town witnessed all
day an unbroken inrush of soldiers,
women, children, horses, burros, and
dogs, and when the vanguard reached
here the rear still was ten miles away.
Less than 200 American cavalrymen
had brought the refugees over the
trail and had kept them from strug
gling from the line.
“Viva United States was the cry
of the first refugees to arrive. All
the disarmed Mexican trops then re
joined in expression of good will to
ward the American soldiers.
Just at present the most conspicu
ous thing on the map of the United
States is the power of public senti
ment.—Chicago News.