TUESDAY IN THE LEGISLATURE.
New State Revenue Bill Practically
Like That of 1915 Introduced.
County Audit Bill Passes. State
(Jood Roads Bond Issue Bill Passes
House With Only One Dissenting
Vote.
Raleigh, tf. C., Feb. 13. ? The House
passed and sent to the Senate today
the bill to amend the navigation law
for the port of Wilmington by reduc
ing the number of licensed pilots from
20 to 15 and to exempt inland water
way shipping whenever the port be
comes a port of entry for such vessels.
The revenue bill game into the
House through Chairman Doughton
of the Finance committee and 300
copies were ordered printed. It is re
ally a general working over of the
revenue act in force the past two
years, with only minor changes. Tax
rates are left exactly as in force the
past two years. There are some
changes of only minor importance in
the special taxes scheduled in Sec
tions B, and C.
The State-wide bill directing the
Corporation Commission to have
books of county officers examined and
to devise and install a uniform sys
tem of accounting for all counties was
passed after Senator Gough renewed
his efforts to have Robeson exem^ed
and other counties joined in the eff( rt.
Senator Brenizer explained that the
bill was necessarily State-wide. The
measure passed 31 to 12 and was sent
to the House.
The Bremzer bill for the inspection
of hotels as to their safety and sani
tation was explained by Senator Bre
nizer and amended by Senator Burg
win to limit the application of the
bill to establishments of 15 or more
rooms. The bill passed as amended
and was sent to the House.
New bills offered in the House were:
Page ? Provide for the election of
Moore County board of education.
Murphy ? Extend aid to Confeder
ate veterans in attending the 1917 re
union at Washington, D. C., by author
izing any county tb bear the expenses
for veterans unable to attend other
wise. It was given immediate passage
and sent to the Senate.
Wright ? Provide for county hos
pitals for tuberculosis.
Bills passed final reading as fol
lows : *
Authorize the Wilson County com
missioners to build a court house;
Primary law for Gates County; Re
peal the Columbus game law.
State Road Bond Law Passed.
Speaker Murphy laid before the
House the bill by Clark, of Pitt, pro
viding that the State may issue
$400,000 road bonds semi-annually for
counties that vote for road bonds, the
State bonds to carry 4 per cent and
the county subsidiary bonds 5 per
ce.it, that will liquidate the bonds in
the coursc of 41 years. The -toll passed
wit^i only one dissenting vote, that of
Lloyd, Republican, of Orange County,
after Clark had explained it.
A bill passed to permit high school
students to attend schools in adjoin
ing counties; also to put Beaufort
County under the State-wide prima
ry. ? W. J. Martin, in Wilmington
Star.
Meeting Missionary Society.
Benson, Feb. 15. ? The Woman's
Missionary Society of the Baptist
Church held the best meeting of the
year on Wednesday afternoon, Feb
ruary the 14th. The Splendid* attend
ance showed an increasing interest in
the work. Two visitors were present.
The meeting was presided over by I
Mrs. J. W. Whittington, the subject
being "Building for the Kingdom."
The program was as follows:
Scripture Reading.
"Training for Service and Worship
ing Amid Difficulties," ? Mrs. J. W.
Whittington. 1
Prayer, by Mrs. R. B. Brady. <
Talk ? Training Essential to Ser
vice, by Miss Lena Harwood.
Reading ? The Will of Christ for 1
the World, by Miss Sommers.
Prayer by Mrs. Fisher.
Reading ? "Limiting God," by Mrs. 1
M. T. Britt. I
Closing prayer ? Mrs. Whittington. 1
The report from the personal sev- <
vice committee showed that active i
work is being, done. Mrs. Fisher was 1
appointed delegate to attend the ^
Woman's Missionary Union to be i
held at Greensboro, March 12th. -
After report from the Treasurer, t
Mrs. M. A. Peacock, the meeting ad- s
journed to meet March 14th. F
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extra session is unlikely.
It Is Not the Present Intention of the
President to Call Session of Con
gress After March 4, Is the Gen
erad Opinion in Washington. The
Fight In Senate to liaise Newspa
per Postage Failed.
Washington, Feb. 13. ? It is not
the present intention of President
Wilson to call an extra session of the
64th Congress solely for the purpose
of having his legislative program, in
cluding his recommendation for addi
tional railroad legislation, enacted
into law. Unless the foreign situation
shall have reaatetl a more acute stage
than at present Mr. Wilson will m-f
ca'l the Congress together to convene
immediately after March 4th.
There is not a member of the house
who believes Mr. Wilson can put
through his railroad legislation before
March 4th. There are few, if any,
who believe he will call Congress to
gether in order that his program
may be carried through. Majority
Leader Claude Kitehin told the Daily
News correspondent today that he
does not expect an extra session nor
does he believe the railroad legisla
tion can be passed by the present
Congress. This view is shared by Rep
resentative Foster, of Illinois; Frank
Doremus, chairman of the Democrat
ic congressional committee, and oth
ers.
Some of the friends of Postmaster
General Burleson did their utmost to
whip senators and congressmen into
line to vote for his pet provision for
an increase in the second class postal
rate which is aimed directly at the
newspapers, of the country, but they
failed. The senate by a vote of 37
to 34 refused to attach the amend
ment. ,
Senator John W. Weeks, of Massa
chusetts, himself a business man of
recognized ability and one of the
ablest statesmen in the senate, very
properly sized the matter up today
when he said: "At almost any other
time I would be very glad to see a
reasonable increase made in carrying
second class mail matter, but I do not
believe this is the time to place ad
ditional burdens upon an industry
which is already suffering its share
of the universal rise in the cost of
materials without adequate mcai's of
offer ii. . this cost.
"Print paper has advanced by
leaps and bounds during the past year
to such a degree that where contracts
have not been made which go over
for the next year, or where the pro
ducers of print paper are not willing
to provide on substantially the terms
of the past for their regular custom
ers, the increased cost to the publish
er is going to be enormous.
"In many cases it will be enough to
wipe out the profits of what have
been very profitable publications:
and as to those which have not been
profitable, in many cases, in my
judgment, it will practically ruin
them. At such a time as this, without
giving them a hearing, for the senate
to increase a cost which may bring
about ruin of more or less publishers,
seems to me to be unfair and ill-ad
vised.
"I have discussed this subject with
a great many publishers during the
last year, and almost all of them
agree that they should, under nor
mal conditions, pay a higher rate of
postage for their publications. But
this is not the right time, and for
that reason I have opposed the de
partment's plan." ? Parker R. Ander
son, in Greensboro News.
SUN NEVER SETS ON U. S. ELAG.
John Hull's Once Unique Boast Is
Called by Uncle Sam.
Great Britain is no longer the only
nation that can say that the sun nev
?r sets on its territory. Since the :
United States acquired the Danish
West Indies it can make the same
joast. i
Hitherto the little island of Cule- j
jra, which is virtually a part of Porto
Ri<!o, has been our most easterly ,
joint of land, and the island of Bala- \
>ac in the Philippines our most west- i
;rly point. The distance between them
s a little less than 180 degrees, or (
lalf the circumference of the earth. <
st. Croix, in the Danish West Indies,
s 38 miles farther east than Culebra
?enough to bridge the gap. Just as 1
he sun is rising on St. Croix it is ]
etting on Balabac. ? Youth's Com- j
>anion. j ?
MAN WRITES FROM GEORGIA.
Confirms Statement of Selma Corres
pondent Relative to Weather. Says
He Was Teaching In This County
at the Time. Neuse Rive Froze
Over from Bank to Hank. Fish Also
Froze In I'ond. Some Cold Weather
In South-Central Georgia.
Editor of The Herald:
Judging by your Selma corres
pondent, there has been a "spell" of
cold weather up your way of suffi
cient intensity to cause some ques
tioning as to whether any like it was
ever experienced before. The Weath
er Table submitted in proof of former
visits by icy breezes from the north
country was interesting to me, and,
incidentally, set my mind to moving in
reminiscent channels.
During the month of January, 1893
I was teaching the "Bucklesberry"
school, some six or seven miles west
of Princeton, in Johnston County.
The weather was so intensely cold
that finally we closed temporarily and
waited till warmer weather. Near the
school house there was a lagoon
which was frozen over to a depth of
a foot or more. One day I missed two
or three of the boys who were usu
ally in school; and the next morning,
when they returned to their classes,
I inquired as to the cause of their
absence the day before. Somewhat
furtively they answered, "We went
fishing." Under the circumstances I
was skeptical, and so informed them,
whereupon, to satisfy me, they vol
unteered to go with me at the noon
recess and show me where they
caught them. On the way, which was
only 200 yards or so, they gave a
great account as to their luck the day
before. Reaching the lake I saw doz
ens of holes which they had cut in
the ice, where they could see the fish
firmly embedded, and from which they
secured, so they informed me, a nice
string. It began to snow soon after
reaching the place; however not be
fore one small fish was found and cut
from the ice with an axe which had
been brought along. The proof was
sufficient to establish their truthful
ness, so their truancy was pardoned.
Two of these b9ys, I remember, were
Charles and Wilber Massey, and they
probably live now somewhere in
Johnston County.
Neuse Kiver, whicn was nearoy,
was frozen over from bank to bank
to a depth of two or three inches.
Some days afterwards, when the ice
began to break up and the snow
melted, there was a large freshet in
the river which swept away Richard
son's bridge, and possibly others
along the stream.
I remember weJl also the phenome
non of the 20th of January, referred
to by your correspondent, and agree
with him as to its wonderful beauty.
But these wre not the only cold
days I have experienced. Here in
McRae, a more southern latitude, on
the morning of the 3rd inst., the ther
mometer registered nine degrees
above. And this was cold some, espe
cially for south-central Georgia.
E. E. ROSE.
McRr.e, Ga., Feb. 12, 1917.
SOME TALK OF PEACE LEAGUE.
Resolution Presented in Congress
Looking to Organization. Call
to All Nations.
Washington, Feb. 14. ? The first
move to secure direct action toward
President Wilson's proposal for a
world league to enforce peace, was
made in the senate late today by Sen
ator Robinson, of Arkansas. The leg
islative bodies of every nation in the
world would be invited to send repre
sentatives to meet in joint session at
some place in the United States to
discuss international peace under the
terms of a joint resolution introduced
by Senator Robinson.
The resolution also provides for
an invitation to the judges of the
Hague convention' to meet in the
United States simultaneously but in
separate session and make recom
mendations to the executive body
from time to time. The resolution
carries an appropriation of $600,000
to defray the expenses of the inter
national congress.
Senator Robinson . will make an
effort to have the measure consid
?red at an early date.
A flight of 1,300 miles from At
nntic City to Palm Boach was com
pleted by F. K. Jaquith, air aviator
n the elapsed time of eighteen hours,
iccording to Mr. Jaquith's figuring.
TEACHERS MEETING AT SELMA.
Supt. Coon, of Wilson, Makes Telling
Address. Ladies of Civic League
Serve Luncheon. A Most Formal
Reception Given by Sclma School.
A Few of Those Who Were In At
tendance.
Selma, Feb. 14. ? The first meeting
of the Association of Teachers of
City Schools of Johnston County was
held in Selma last Satufdr.y. The
teachers of the schools of Kenly, Ben
son, Smithfield, Wilson's Mills, Micro,
Pine Level, Four Oaks, Princeton
were present in a body. Of the Clay
ton school, Supt. Huggins, and Misses
Hall and Knight attended.
The teachers were addressed by
Supt. Charles L. Coon, of the Wilson
County Schools. The subject of Mr.
Coon's tak "was Phonics in the Whole
School. But Mr. Coon touched upon
other themes of interest to the teach
ing profession ? the certification bill
that is at present being considered by
the Legislature. Mr. Coon's idea is
that some of the provisions of the bill
render it worse than useless as law
under which Carolina will advance.
He called particular attention to the
discrimination that is made against
the country teacher in favor of the
teacher of the town school; he insist
ed that all teachers should read and
study this bill "prayerfully" before
sending an endorsement of it to Ral
eigh.
The different departments held
meetings and elected officers and de
cided upon a program for the next
meeting.
The ladies of the Civic League
served as a luncheon to the visiting
teachers brunswick stew and coffee.
Mr. M. C. Winston, member of the
Board of Trustees, sent some deli
cious barbecue, a dainty dessert was
also served and the Johnston County
teachers declared themselves over
powered by the hospitality of the
Selma folks.
A reception to the visiting teachers
was tendered by the teaching corps
of the Selma school in the evening
at seven-thirty o'clock. This was not
at all a formal affair but was more
of the nature of a hand-shaking
glad-to-be- with-your-Sclma - teachers
affair which was attended by a num
ber of our prominent citizens. A
program of games was arranged by
the committee, and Miss Kelly won
the prize which was presented to her
by Mr. Boseman of the Selma school.
Miss Kelly responded gracefully with
a speech that was much to the point,
assuring the Selma teachers and pa
trons that might be present that she
highly prized an honor conferred by
ttie Selma school as it was at present
leading the county in educational en
deavor. Supt. Vermont, of Smith
field, was also happy in his remarks,
pointing out fo the Selma people that
while they unquestionably were in
the vanguard of educational progress
(and he congratulated them for that)
a large part of the praise was due to
the Johnston County pioneer in edu
cation, Ira T. Turlington, who led
Smithfield to build a new school build
ing. This action was soon followed
by Kenly, and then Clayton caught
step, followed by Benson, and finally
Selma. Each builded better than the
preceding town, until now the next
town would have to surpass Selma.
While that will be a difficult thing to
do, Mr. Vermont said, yet it will be
done and to the glory of old Johnston,
until finally our county will be a lead
er in educational progress.
The following teachrs registered
at the Selma School as being in at
tendance:
Prof. Chas. L. Coon, Wilson, N. C.
Miss Minnie G. Somers, Benson.
Miss Mabel Kurfees, Benson.
Miss Julia Canaday, Benson.
Miss Lena Harwood, Benson.
Miss Gladys Pierce, Benson.
Mr. T. T. Lanier, Benson.
Miss Matilda Gray, Pine Level.
Miss Addie Creech, Pine Level.
Mrv R. P. Merritt, Pine Level.
Miss Mollie Brown, Pine Level.
Mr. J. B. Bridges, Princeton.
Miss Gertrude Golston, Princeton.
Miss Sally Wright, Princeton.
Mrs. F. G. Lucas, Four Oaks.
Miss Shaw, Four Oaks.
Miss Cuthbert, Four Oaks.
Miss Haynes, Four Oaks.
Miss Pittman, Micro.
Miss Bennett, Micro.
Miss Kerns, Micro.
Mr. J. W. Bennett, Micro.
Prof. M. A. Huggins, Clayton.
Miss Willie Hall, Clayton.
Miss Madeline Knight, Clayton.
CLAYTON NEWS LETTER.
Clayton, Feb. 14. ? Mrs. M. M.
Galley, of Nashville, arrived Monday
^o spend some time with her daugh
ter, Mrs. J. L. Godwin.
Miss Mamie Moore left Monday for
Clinton, S. (5., to visit Mrs. I). H.
Hayes.
Misses Ora Raper, of Wilson, and
vVlary Spence, of Goldsboro, spent last
week here the guest of Mrs. R. B.
Ellis.
Mrs. L. M. Edgerton and Miss
Blanche Ellis left Tuesday for Fre
mont to visit relatives.
Mrs. Owen and Mrs. Wilson, of
Raleigh, visited their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ransom Penny last Sunday, re
turning to Raleigh in the afternoon,
accompanied by Mrs. Penny who will
spend several days with them.
Mr. Joseph Turley, of A. & M. Col
lege, spent last week-end here with
his parents.
Mrs. M. E. Gattis spent a few days
this week with friends at McCullers.
Mrs. C. M. Austin and Mrs. Vick
Austin visited relatives in Benson
last week.
Misses Madaline Knight and Willie
Hall spent last week-end in Selma the
guests of Miss Alta Dedham.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Poole, of Sel
ma, were in town last Sunday.
Misses Sid Godwin and Telza
Barnes spent Monday in Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Avera spent
last week-end with relatives at Ben
son.
Mr. Allen S. Smith, of Smithfield,
was in town Monday.
Mr. ^Ekie Gattis, of Four Oaks, was
in town a few hours Sunday after
noon.
On Friday night of this week there
will be an entertainment given in
tjjp auditorium of the Graded School
for the benefit of a fund to beautify
the grounds. The grogram will con
sist of songs illustrated by Life
Pictures. The other part of the pro
gram furnished by the teachers will
be very unique. Admission ten and
fifteen cents.
Mrs. R. C. Sears, of Apex, arrived
Wednesday to visit her parents for
a few days.
Mr. P. A. Carter, of New York, has
been visiting his brother, Mr. C. W.
Carter, this week.
Mrs. J. W. Barham, of Selma, is
visiting her parents.
Mrs. Frank Moring, of Raleigh,
visited -her sister, Mrs. C. W. Carter,
this week.
Among those who visited up to Ral
eigh Wednesday afternoon were Mrs.
A. B. Hollowell, Mrs. R. B. Ellis, Miss
Carrie Austin and Mr. Zeb Austin.
Mr. J. A. Wellons, of Smithfield,
was in town Wednesday.
Deputy Sheriff Ogburn, of Smith
field, made a short business trip here
one day this week.
Attend President's Reception.
The last state function given at the
White House by President and Mrs.
Wilson this season was given Tuesday
evening last, says the Washington
Post. The function was in honor of
Speaker Champ Clark. A large num
er of Senators and Representatives
with their wives were present. We
note that of the North Carolina del
egation, the following attended:
Representative and Mrs. Edward W.
Pou, of Smithfield; Representative
and Mrs. John H. Small, of Washing
ton, and Senator and Mrs. Lee S.
?Overman, of Salisbury.
Miss Elizabeth Kelly, Smithfield.
Miss Madeline Trotter, Smithfield.
Mrs. T J. Lasiter, Smithfield.
Miss Irene Myatt, Smithfield.
Miss Annie Sue Winborne, Smith
field.
Prof. L. T. Royall, Smithfield.
Prof. G. T. Whitley, Smithfield.
Prof. A. Vermont, Smithfield.
Prof. J. II. Gentry, Wilson's Mills.
Miss Bess Finley, Wilson's Mills.
Miss Blanche Jones, Wilson's Mills.
Miss Bessie Llewellyn, Wilson's
Mills.
Miss Hester Ann Farrior, Wilson's
Mills.
Many of the teachers did not reg
ister in the visitor's book, as is seen
by the list above, but hi all there
were some sixty-five or seventy
Johnston County teachers present.
All expressed themselves as having:
been royally entertained in the most
accessible town in Johnston, and
unanimously decided that the New
Selma School building is the place in
which to hold teachers meetings
hereafter.
AT THE CAPITAL OF BANNER.
Much Opposition to Proposed New
County. Mr. Shep Penny Happens
to An Accident While Cranking His
Car. A Full Budget of Local and
Personal Items of Interest.
Benson, Feb. 15. ? Mr. W. R. Coats,
of Four Oaks, was a visitor to Ben
son yesterday.
Prof. Fitzgerald, Superintendent of
Schools, made a brief business visit
to Rocky Mount Sunday.
Mr. Jake Greenthal is gone to Bal
timore where he will spend several
days visiting his parents and buying
goods.
Messrs. S. F. Ivey and J. R. Bar
bour attended Recorder's Court at
Fuquay Springs Wednesday.
Dr. Wilson and Mr. Black Granth
am, of Newton Grove, were here
Tuesday, returning from Raleigh
where they had been on business.
Mr. Alonzo Farrish returnd Tues
day from Raleigh and other places
where he had been for several days.
Dr. Floyd Johnson, of Cerro Gordo,
was here Monday and Tuesday on a
visit to relatives.
Mr. J. E. Wilson was a visitor to
Smithfield Tuesday and Wednesday
of this week.
Rev. J. T. Stanford left yesterday
for Raleigh where he is attending the
Ministers' Conference in session
there. ?
Mrs. George Holland and Mrs. Mil
ton Smith left Sunday for Baltimore,
where they are buying goods for the
Holland Company. They will return
the last of the week.
Mr. J. A. Wcllons, of Smithfield,
was here Tuesday on business in the
interest of the opposition to the Jar
vis County movement.
Mr. W. C. Walton, of Pleasant
Grove township, was here Monday on
business. He says that his entire
family has been sick with measles for
some time.
Messrs. James Raynor, J. T. Lee
and Darry Allen attended Court in
Lillington Tuesday and Wednesday of
this week.
Miss Jewel H-fill, of Fayetcville,
has been here this week on a visit to
her grandmother, Mrs. S. J. Duncan.
Mr. J. H. Godwin was a visitor to
Smithfield this week,. Monday and
Tuesday, on business.
Mrs. J. A. McLeod, of Lillington,
was here several days recently on a
visit to relatives and friends.
Mr. Walter Strickland has accept
ed a position with the Citizens Bank
& Trust Company of our city. His
many friends are glad to have him re
turn to Benson to live.
Mr. C. T. Johnson left today to
spend a few days in Raleigh with his
wife who is in Rex Hospital under
going treatment there.
The entire faculty of the Benson
School went up to Selma Saturday to
atend the Teachers Meeting held there
Saturday afternoon.
The regular services were conduct
ed at the Primitive Church here Sun
day, by the pastor, Elder J. T. Coats,
of Coats, N. C.
Mrs. Mollie West spent Sunday and
Monday here at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. G. Dixon.
Mr. Shep Penny had the misfortune
to get his chin badly hurt last Fri
day while cranking his automobile.
Medical attention was rendered and
he is out again.
Messrs. M. T. Britt, W. H. Slocumb,
Mrs. Britt, Mrs. J. H. Rose and Miss
Myrtle Ashcraft went to Raleigh
Saturday on business.
The people of Benson will go to
Raleigh Friday to be present at the
JoiAt Meeting of the Legislative
Committee on Counties, Cities and
Towns, when the Jarvis County ques
tion comes up for discussion before
the committee. The people of our
town are opposed to any movement
that will place us in a new county
that will not be of any advantage to
us whatever, and at the same time,
place upon us additional tax burdens
to build up the town of Dunn. We are
content to remain in Johnston County
and our people will fight to the fin
ish any movement that will create
a new county out of any portion of
Johnston.
Mr. R. L. Flowers went up to
Greensboro and Raleigh Monday and
Tuesday spending a few days on
business matters.
James Stillman has remitted to
Presid* n* Poincare a check for 1,000,
000 francs v $200,000) for distribution
among the children of members of the
French Legion of Honor who have
been killed in the war.