bone dky hill passes house.
Prohibition Measure Gets Through
Congress That Will Mean Some
thing. Passed by a Vote of 319 to 72.
Messrs. Small, I'ou and Hood Vote
Against Hill. No More Liquor Can
He Legally Shipped Into Dry States.
Absolute prohibition took a long
step forward last Wednesday when
the House passed the Reed Amend
ment to the Post Office bill, providing
that "whoever shall order, purchase,
or cause intoxicating liquors to be
transported in interstate commerce,
except for scientific, sacramental,
medicinal and mechanical purposes
into any State or Territory the laws
of which State or Territory prohibit
the manufacture or sale therein of
intoxicating liquors for beverage
intoxicating liquors for beverage shall
be punished as aforesaid. The fine pro
vided shall not exceed $1000, nor shall
the offender be imprisoned for a term
longer than six months, or he may be
fined and imprisoned. The Senate had
already passed the measure and when
it came up in the House a lively dis
cussion ensued, ihe measure carried
by a vote of 319 to 72. Of the North
Carolina Congressmen all voted for :
the measure except three ? Messrs.
Small, Hood and Pou.
The Washington correspondent of
the News and Observer quotes
Messrs. Pou, Page, Godwin and Hood :
as follows:
Representative Pou, who voted '
against it, said it was a matter that
ought to be settled by the States. "I :
think Congress should not have pass- J
ed a law which takes away from the '
State its jurisdiction of this proposi
tion. Under the law passed today I ^
understand the States have no juris- '
diction to prosecute offenders against (
the interstate commerce law. My opin- *
ion is it will retard the course of 1
real temperance for which I have al- '
ways stood in the State. Half a dozen (
prohibitionists I saw in the House to- 1
day feel the same way. One man
said today that it was the bluest day 1
for temperance in his entire service.
I adhere strictly to the principle I
have always followed of leaving to the
respective States such matters."
Representative Page: "It makes ef- s
fective actual prohibition in North i
Carolina and in my judgment the :
great majority of our people are in
favor of it." 1
"I believe the majority of the peo
ple wanted me to," said Mr. Dough- <
ton. "I have received many letters i
protesting against the shipments 1
from wet territory into North Caro
lina." i
"Where the people pass on that J
question," Mr. Godwin said, "it ought <
not be infringed upon by importa
tion." . (
Views of Hood.
Representative Hood: "I was in- <
formed by members of the legislative 1
committee of the Anti-Saloon League i
that they did not ask for the measure :
and thought it unwise to pass it at i
this time.
"Another reason why I strongly op- 1
posed the adoption of the Reed (
amendment was that it was a direct 1
invasion of States' rights. We are i
gradually depriving the States of the
rights delegated to them under and by 1
virtue of the Constitution of the ?
United States of America. Under the (
Webb-Kenyon act, as construed by
the United States Supreme Court, i
each State has absolute control of 1
the importation of liquor into its dry 1
territory.
"The Legislature of North Carolina '
has seen fit to limit the quantity of !
liquor to be shipped into the State ?
and the people of the State, after ex
perimenting with it, elected a General >
Assembly which refused to repeal this 1
law. I did not, therefore, purpose by
my vote as a member of the Federal >
legislative body to nulify, repeal and
abrogate the laws that were placed 1
on the statute books as a result of t
the sovereign people of North Caro- (
Una.
"I was anxious to vote for that t
portion of the law suppressing liruor '
advertisements through the mails,
where the State law made it unlaw
ful, but the two propositions were
inseparable and I therefore wa? com
pelled to vote against both, although i
I voted for an amendment to sepa- t
rate them. s
"I expect to vote for the amendment j
for national prohibition." r
Shipments of fresh and cured meats
from Chicago last week totalled 46,
818,000 pounds.
kenly high school notes.
Professor Wannamaker, of Trinity
College, Will Given Lecture. Baraca
Philathea Class Gives Entertain
ment in High School Dormitory.
Other Items of Interest.
Kenly, Feb. 22. ? A most delightful
Rook party was given in the large
reception hall of the Kenly High
School dormitory, Wednesday even
ing. This was the second of a series
of social gatherings inaugurated by
the Baraca-Philathea Class of the
Missionary Baptist church. Mr. and
Mrs. Harry P. Johnson entertained.
Mr. R. L. Richardson, Principal of
the school, made the highest score. A
silver offering was taken which
amounted to $4.00. This money will
be turned over to the class treasury
for the purpose of furnishing the
Sunday school room. The following
were present: Mr. and Mrs. H. F.
Edgerton, Dr. and Mrs. R. A. Turling
ton, Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Andrews, Mr.
and Mrs. E. L. Brickhouse, and Mrs.
G. B. Woodard; Misses Bessie Sasser,
Marie Kirby, Ina Morris, Daisy Out
law, Emma Matthews, and Gladys
Wallace; Messrs. Tyra Bailey, Tony
Barnes, F. A. White, Printes Ezzell
and C. K. Clark.
Miss Daisy Outlaw, of Kinston, has
been spending the week with Mr. and
Mrs. E. L. Brickhouse, of the Kenly
High School faculty. Miss Outlaw is
sister to Mrs. Brickhouse.
Next Sunday afternoon at three
thirty o'clock, a home talent program
will be rendered in the High School
auditorium for the entertainment of
the people of the community. Supt.
M. B. Andrews himself will speak on
'George Washington, an American
Hero." A large number of the students
sf the school will take part in ren
lering suitable exercises, and a pleas
ant musical program has been ar
ranged. Two weeks from next Sunday
Professor W. H. Wannamaker, head
)f the department of German at Trin
ty College, will speak on "Some
Lessons we May Learn from Ger
many."
BETHANY NOTES.
Mrs. Zilphia Rose, of the Glendale
section, died the first Sunday in Feb
ruary, at the advanced age of 106
pears.
Mr Dolphus Raper killed a mad dog
ast Saturday, near Stancil's Chapel.
Measles are still raging, but a lot
jf the children have gone back to
school, so the attendance is much bet
;er this week.
We think the girls of Price's school
ire planning to have a box supper
soon, and they want their friends to
;ome and buy their boxes.
Rev. A. A. Pippin preached Satur
lay at Antioch church to a large and
appreciative congregation. The Anti
jch church people have completed a
arge and beautiful house of worship,
md now they are arranging to have
seats put in the house at a cost of
^>00.00.
The Little Rivor Council of Journors
teops steadily growing, new members
coming in every meeting. The Lodge
las been established two years and
lew has about 80 members.
Mr. D. L. Boyette has returned to
lis home from Florida, where he has
ieen spendiag the winter among the
jranges and flowers.
Miss Bertie Tyndale spent the
veek-end at home in Newton Grove,
kittle Miss Elsie Boyette accompanied
ler.
Mr. A. V. Watson and family have
noved to Wendell. We hear he has
sold his farm to Messrs. Cullen Creech
ind Burrel Whitley.
Mr. Giliam Stancil, of Middlesex,
vas in this section Tuesday to buy
and.
Mr. Moses Creech spent Monday
vith Mr. L. L. Liles, of Corinth.
Mr. Carmel Creech has returned
lome well, after five weeks' stay in
he Sibley Hospital in Washington
2ity.
Mr. Julian Creech, who has a posi
,ion in Akron, Ohio, writes that he
ikes that part of the country fine.
BETH.
February 21, 1917.
Predictions that cotton acreage in
Texas will be the largest with one
exception, in the history of the State
ire made from Austin. Estimates of
i total of about 12,000,000 acres are
nade. The weather has been favora
>le for preparations of the soil.
Billy Sunday's first meeting in New
fork will be held on April 8.
AT THE CAPITAL OF BANNER. |
City Fathers Must Reckon With A
Petition Asking for Pond Issue to
Put In Sewerage and for Paving
Streets, lienson Defeats Jonesboro
In Basket Ball Game. Local and
Personal Items of Interest.
Benson, Feb. 22. ? Mr. J. E. Wilson
left today for Sampson County where
he will be for a day or two on busi
ness.
Prof. L. T. Royall, of Smithfield, is
in the city today on matters of an ed
ucational nature.
Mr. J. C. Standi, of Smithfield, was
here today on a short visit to rela
tives and friends.
Re\/J. M. Duncan, of Mount Olive,
N. C., was here Sunday and Monday
on matters appretaining to his church
work.
Miss Bertha Johnson left today for
Greensboro and Oxford where she
will spend a few days visiting.
Mr. C. S. Henry, Benson's efficient
Chief of Police, went down to Golds
boro Monday, bringing back with him
two men who are charged with shoot
ing srrapes. 1
Mr. C. C. Jernigan went up to Ral
eigh Sunday afternoon, returning
home Monday afternoon.
Messrs. J. E. Wall, James Henry,
Jim Raynor and others were in Smith
field Tuesday attending Court.
Senator Ezra Parker was called
home from Raleigh Tuesday after
noon on account of the illness of his
little son, who is now much improved.
Mr. R. T. Surles went up to Smith
field Monday on business matters.
Mesrs. A. L. Barefoot, Sam Stone,
J. R. Barbour and others attended
Court in Lillington today.
John Hudson, who was arrested
here Monday by Deputy Marshal
George Moore, was taken to Dunn and
placed under a bond of one thousand
dollars for his appearance at the
preliminary hearing there today,
charged with violating the Federal
laws.
Miss Emma Wellons, of Smithfield,
who teaches near Benson, spent Sun
day at her home with her parents.
Messrs. Randal Turlington and
Jesse Turlington, of Wilson, were
here Sunday at the home of Mr. Eli
Turlington spending the day.
Mrs. R. C. Pool left Sunday with
her little son for Goldsboro for a few
days visit to relatives.
Mr. Billie Flowers, of Elevation
township, spent Saturday in the
city on business matters.
Mr. Russel Bryant went up to Wil
son Friday, spending Saturday and
Sunday with relatives.
Mr. Alonzo Parrish went up to
Greensboro and Durham Monday, re
turning yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Preston Woodall left Tuesday
night for Philadelphia, Baltimore, and
other markets of the North where he
will buy his Spring and Summer stock
of goods.
Mrs. W. D. Boon and son, William,
left Monday for Elizabeth City to
spend several days with relatives who
live there.
The game of basket-ball played
here Saturday afternoon, between the
team of our school and the Jonesboro
team, resulted in a score of three to
twenty-three in favor of Benson.
A petition will be filed with the
City Fathers of our town at the next
meeting, signed by practically every
citizen of the town, asking for the
issue and sale of bonds for the pur
pose of paving the streets and put
ting in sewerage.
Pertinent To Farmers.
Every hour seems to draw this
country nearer to war. No man can ,
assure us that we will escape, for no
man knows.
The year 1917 may see us shut off <
from all source of supplies from the j
outer world, and dependent entirely ,
upon local production. (
Facing: such a possibility, it is in- (
cumbent upon every farmer to culti- (
vate to the limit of his acreage and
ability, and the town person who has
a vacant lot should do the same. I
The time to begin is now. If we
place armies in the field those armies i
must be fed ? and the products corns ,
from the farms.
The Navy Department has author
ized contracts with the Crucible Steel
Co., and with the Midvale Rto??l & <
Ordnance Co., for 5000 14-inch ahtlla 1
and a contract to the Washinfrton 1
Steel & Ordnance Co. for 4,200 14- . j
inch shells. I<
CLAYTON NEWS LETTER.
Mrs. W. H. McCullers Delightfully
Entertains. The Entertainment to
Be Given at Graded School Fri
day Night. Brief Mention of Those
Who Come and Those Who Go.
Clayton, Feb. '21. ? Misses Sulon
McCullers and Barbara Gulley at
tended the anniversary at Wake
Forest last Friday. They returned
home Sunday night.
Mrs. Will R. Smith and children, of
Selma, are visiting their parents here
this week.
ml j i ? a 1 ? 1 a.
xne entertainment wnicn was post
poned last week on account of sick
ness, will be given in the graded
school auditorium, Friday night of
this week. This will be a good enter
tainment and hope it will be well at
tended as the proceeds will go to
beautify the school grounds
Mr. Elmo Gattis, of Enfield, visited
his mother here last week.
Dr. T. A. Griffin left last week for
Baltimore where he entered Johns
Hopkins Hospital for the purpose of
taking a three weeks' post-graduate
L-ourse specializing upon the diseases
of children.
Miss Hettie Wilder spent last week
end in Smithfield visiting friends.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Stallings and
children left last week for Florida,
where they will make their home in
futre. Their many friends here regret
to see them leave, but hope for them
much happiness there.
Mr. Willard McCullers, of Wake
Forest College, spent a few days this
week here with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. D. H. McCullers.
On Wednesday night of last week
Mrs. W. H. McCullers delightfully
entertained the members of the Hal
cyon Club and their husbands. This
being Valentine night everything was
carried out very artistically. Various
amusements were provided in the way
of numbers, and hearts to be matched,
thereby getting their mate to help
write Valentine verses. Rev. A. C.
Hamby won the prize for writing the
best verse, it being this:
"When hearts are trumps, I follow
suit,
But otherwise decline;
I hold them now, my dark-eyed beaut,
My lovely Valentine."
Mrs. Hardee Horne was judge. Mr.
Hamby won as his prize a lovely copy
of "That Old Sweetheart of Mine."
Mr. Dwight Barbour won the booby,
a red pencil, for writing the following
verse:
"Of all the things I hate the worst,
It is to write a Valentine verse."
Mrs. McCullers was assisted in
serving delicious refreshments by
Miss Lawrence, of Franklin, Va., and
Mrs. Glenn Pope, who presided at
the punch bowl. Marshmallowed
pudding with attractive Valentine
souvenirs was served by Miss Cleve
Barnes, Mrs. E. L. Hinton and Mr.
B. M. Robertson. Fortunes were told
by Misses Belle Graham and Ruth
Young.
FOR TEACHERS CERTIFICATION.
Measure Gets Favorable Report From
Joint Committee on Education.
The Raleigh correspondent of the
Wilmington Star reports that the
joint committee on education voted
favorable report Wednesday evening
for the Teachers' Assembly bill for
the certification of teachers. The Sen
ate vote was unanimous and the
House voted favorably and then sent
the measure to the appropriations
committee without prejudice.
It would provide six examiners who
would also hold the teachers' insti
tutes that are now held by the va
rious counties at least bi-ennially, r.nd
county funds now expended by the
counties for these institutes would be
turned over to the State to bear the
expense of the examiners. R. H.
Wright, Dr. J. Y. Joyner, C. C.
Wright, Miss Mary Graham, H. B.
Smith, of New Bern, and others ad
vocated the bill. The single opposi
tion speech was by Prof. C. L. Coon
of Wilson.
Cleveland County Sells Bonds.
?
Cleveland County ha3 jur.t sold $80,
000 worth of bonds to replace the
bridpes washed away las;, July. The
bonds bear 4^ per ccnt and were
purchased by the First National Bank
of Shelby. A small premium was i>iid.
A GREAT FAMILY REUNION. I
When Family of B. W. Hodges Ah- i
semble There Are Present Fifty
three Grandchildren and One Hun
dred and Ninety-three Great-Grand
childrens.
Benson, Feb. 20. ? There was held
at the home of B. W. Hodges, vho
lives five miles from Benson, on Sat- '
urday, the 17th day of February, a <
reunion of the family of James I
Hodges, there being present on the
occasion seven children, B. W. Hodges,
George R. Hodges, H. A. Hodges,
Cornelius Hodges, Mrs. Sarah Mc
Lamb, Mrs. Mollie Sorrell and Mrs.
Cynthia A. Lee, of the late James
Hodges, and fifty-three grandchildren
and one hundred and ninety-three
great-grandchildren, which included
all the descendants of the late James
Hodges. The children, grandchildren
and g-eat-grandchildren all engaged
in singing, after which services were
conducted by Rev. A. R. McQueen, of
Dunn. A sumptuous dinner was pre
pared from the numerous baskets
which had been brought by the dif
ferent members of the family, and a
most enjoyable day was spent by the
large crowd present. The reunion will
be held annually with some one of the
children of the late James Hodges.
THE NEWS IN SELMA.
Selma, Fob. 22.? Mr. John Q. A.
Jeffreys visited Conetoe last Sunday. 1
The Selma Merchants Association 1
met Mr. C. L. Porter, Superintend
ent of the A. C. L., Wednesday, here
to talk over the situation in regard to 1
the new freight depot on which work
was stopped in 1914 when the war be
gan. Mr. Porter promised to recom- '
mend that it be built as soon as the 1
passenger depot was finished.
Mr. C. E. Kornegay spent Monday
in Raleigh. I
W. W. Hare & Co., have moved
their stock to the store in the rear
of the Selma Manufacturing Co.
Mrs. E. J. Tew and Misses Essie
Grady and Lena Grassy, of Golds
boro, were the week-end guests of
Mr and Mrs. I). B. Perkins, as was
Mr. C. L. Garrison, of Wilson's Mills. 1
The good news comes that Miss
Naomi Richardson, who has been
quite sick with pneumonia in Birming
ham, Ala., is improving slowly.
Mr. J. W. Stout, who has the con
tract for erecting (he office building
for Drs. Person and Vick, is in town.
Mr. R. E. Richardson spent Sun
day with his daughter, Miss Mavis,
who is teaching at New Hope, about
six miles from Four Oaks.
Mr. R. E. Morris and Miss Novella
Ivey were married Tuesday night at
the Lizzie Cotton Mills, Squire Rob
ert W. Etheredge officiating.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Talton, of Oneals
township, spent Wednesday night
here, the guests of Mr. Charles Tal
ton.
Mrs. J. H. Griffin is on a visit to
her daughter, Mrs. Chamblee, at
Wakefield, this week.
Master Gwynn Driver, son of Mrs.
Donia Driver, who has been at Rex
Hospital for the past 6 weeks, re
turned home last Monday much im
proved in health.
There was a meeting of the citi
zens and teachers of the Selma Grad
ed School in the auditorium today,
Washington's birthday, where very
interesting exercises were had. Mr.
M. C. Winston, one of the enthusiastic
members of the Board of Trustees of
the graded school, gave an eight
course luncheon to the Faculty of the
school this evening at the school build
ing, which was very much enjoyed
by those present. All expressed them
selves as having had a good time, and
wished that the birthday came as of
t^n as did the birthday of a certain
old fellow who took up a collection
of birthday presents about four times
a year.
The idea to turn the old Selma
graded school building into a hospital
grows as time goes on. In a week or
two active steps will be taken about
the matter. Your correspondent
would suggest that the ladies of the
town be asked to move in the matter
and take the lead. It is needed here
an i needed bud.
V* o hear that our soldier boys will
soon coming back and we must
meet them and give them a hearty
welcome. We must give them a good
time when they arrive and give them
a good time, one that will long be
remembered. We hava several of the
boys at home now, and they must be'
in the "band" when the others ar
rive. Let them have a regular Selma
/
STATE-WIDE GOOD ROADS BILL.
General City Government Bill Consid
ered at Length; Extension of Limits
Brings Contest. Ouster Measure
(Ml O. K., So Does the "Open
Formula" Bill for Fertilizers and
for Cotton Seed Products.
There was passed oh final reading
Tuesday by the Senate and ordered
enrolled for ratification the Clark
bill for the semi-annual issuance of
?400, 000 of 4 per cent bonds by the
State to cgver 5 per cent county
bonds for road improvement by what
ever counties avail themselves of the
co-operation with the State, the
county bends and interest to liquidate
the State bonds within 41 years.
There was a lengthy consideration
of the Pegram bill Tuesday afternoon
for providing: a general law for or
ganizing and governing cities, towns
and incorporated villages. The Bre
nizer, or committee, bill also was dis
cussed, but left open for fuller in
dividual study. The Pegram bill was
considered by sections and minor
i-hanges marked and the bill reported
favorably. ' *
Ouster Law Gets O. K.
The House committee on liquor
traffic has reported favorably the
bill for an ouster law to aid in the
enforcement of prohibition laws, an
amendment being that five instead of
one reputable citizen must file charges
against a delinquent officer in the
court process of outster for failure to
discharge official duty in law enforce
ment.
The agricultural committee report
ed favorably the "open formula" bill
for fertilizers and for cotton seed
products that prescribes penalties for
delinquencies in the minimum ingre
dients.
The Senate received a special mes
sage from Governor Bickett Tuesday,
urging the immediate passage of the
bill to modify the crop lien law by
limiting profits of time merchants to
10 per cent over the cash price and
allowing a^charge of 10 per cent com
mission in lieu of C per cent interest
where money is supplied.
Senator Person moved immediate
consideration of the bill. This was done
and the bill finally passed, 33 to 11,
without amendment.
The Senate passed the House bill
providing for 20 additional trustees
of the University; also, a bill author
izing the condemnation of lands to
maintain water supply and designed
especially to relieve a situation at the
Western hospital for the insane.
Bills passed final reading:
Enable the State Board of Educa
tion to protect itself in land sales.
The new school ""board bill passed
without amendment. It provides that
both parties in every county shall
nominate members of the county
school board in party primaries, and
that the Legislature shall appoint its
choice of the two primary nominees. ?
Raleigh Corrcspendence Wilmington
Star.
SANDERS CHAPEL.
We are hankering for collard and
turnips in this ranch. Red Rippers and
Grease-alls are our fillers now.
An ice cream licking and "feet"
measuring party came off at Mrs.
Stout's last Saturday night, but ow
ing to bad weather was thinly attend
ed. One fellow had a "feet" a foot
long, which was about one-seventh
his stature. The ice cream was eaten
in common as there was so few
purchasers. The object of the party
was to raise funds for the Methodist
Orphanage at Raleigh. About three
dollars was realized.
Sure enough Bud Southere' wedding
came off in due time and the infare
was a dandy, about twenty-five peo
ple partook of the feast and all
agreed that it was a layout fit for
the President or Gov. Bickett. Choc
olate, orange, cocoanut and red cake
flanked by as many kinds of custards
and all the chicken and dressing and
bread-fillings and Bweetened coffee
desirable, and the fine part of the tune
was the abundance of it. All of us
wish the couple bright skies and hap
py voyage through this life. ? X. X. X.
February 21, 1917.
Welcome, which means a plenty to
eat.
Prof. M C. S. Noble and daughter,
Miss Alice, passed through here Wed
nesday on their way to Georgetown,
S. C., to spend a few days with Dr.
Isaac Emmerson, an old college mate
of Prof. Noble, who has made mil
lions out of bromo-seltzer.