MR. POL MAKES GREAT SPEECH.
Tells of German Intrigue and Horrors
Of the War. Shows That the United
States Could Not Stay Out of the
Conflict. Additional Bonds Subscrib
ed for to the Amount of Over Ten
Thousand Dollars.
Last Friday night a goodly crowd
of Smithfield people, mc-n rnd women,
gathered in the Court House to hear
Congressman Edward W. Pou make a
great spaech on the Great War and
the Liberty Bonds.
He first took up the question of
why we wereJn war and showed very
conclusively to every thinking person
present that the United States could
not keep out of the war. President
Wilson did not want to go to war and
did everything he possibly could to
keep out. But the intrigues and the
wickedness of Germany made it im
possible to stay out and maintain our
self respect. The United States nev
er entered the war until Germany had
sunk seventeen of her ships and de
stroyed the lives of more than two
hundred cf her citizens. And then to
say that we had no cause for war!
The idea is unthinkable.
Mr. Pou reviewed the work of Ger
many in getting ready for the war
and told of a secret conference held
between the Emperor of Germany and
his Army and Navy leaders, the Cap
tains of Industry and the Financiers.
This was held a month before the
Austrian Crown Prince was murdered
at Sarajevo. There is plenty of evi
dence to show that Germany was
ready to throw the nations into war
UCIUXC LI1 v IWU1UV1 UI IUC ViUttll
Prince. The German Kaiser used the
Sarajevo miwder as an excuse. He
thought he saw victory already perch
ed on the German banners and he was
ready for anything, just so it meant
the furtherance of of his own Empire.
After touching on the beginning of
the war, Mr. Pou told of the horrible
way in which Germany had waged
the war. These horrors are too well
known by every newspaper reader to
bear repetition here.
The speaker made a strong appeal
to stand by the President and the
, country and help to bring victory to
our arms. He made an appeal to
stand by the soldier boys who have
gone out taking their lives in their
hands for their country ? for you and
for me. Closing he made an appeal
for the Liberty Loan and called on the
people to suppoi*t those who have gone
to the front with their money by in
vesting in Liberty li?nds.
At the conclusion of Mr. Pou's
^ address which was warmly applrluded
from time to time, Judge F. II. Brooks
took th.> floor and called for subscrib
ers to the Liberty Bond Issue. More
than tea thousand dollars v/ere sub
scribed. This with the $130,000 al- |
ready subscribed in Smithfiold brought
the subscriptions here beyond the
SI 40,000 mark, or more than twice the
amount expected to be raised through .
the two brnks here.
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Weather Summary for the South.
New Orleans, La., Oct. 29. ? Unusu
ally warm weather 'prevailed during
the past two clays exccpt in Oklaho
ma, northern Tcxfts, and northwestern
Arkansas where it is much colder this
morning with the minima from twen
ty-four to thirty-six decrees in south
ern Oklahoma and northern portion of
east Texas.
Light to moderate rains wore re
ported Sunday in western Tennessee,
northern Mississippi, extreme north
western Alabama, and at a few sta
tions in the Carolinas. Light, local
rains were reported Monday in Ar
kansas, five stations in the interior of
Texas, and a ta few places elsewhere.
Finf Trices for Tobacco.
Mr. Jasper Lee, of Meadow town
ship, was here yesterday with a load
of tobacco which he sold at the Ban
ner Warehouse for $497.95, clear of
warehouse charges. He sold some to
bacco which brought 71 cents a pound.
He had 1274 pounds and the average
was 39 K-6 cents a pound including
scrap. Mr. Lee is one of Meadow
township's best farmers. He ha3 about
seven acres in tobacco and expects to
realiz^ at least $300 per acre.
WAR.
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War is the greatest of crimes when
it is not waged for the sake of a
great truth to enthrone;, or a great
lie to entomb. ? Mr.zzini.
THE STATE AID ROAD LAW.
The decision of the Supreme Court,
declaring the township section of the
Clark law providing for State aid in
road construction unconstitutional was
deeply regretted by the good roads
advocates of the State. It seemed to
them like a setback to progress in
North Carolina.
Interest in the matter has been re
ceived by the circumstance that the
Southeastern Reportei of October 20
presents the opinion of Judge Hoke,
the concurring opinion by Judge Walk
er and the dissenting opinion by Chief
Justice Clark. The News and Ob
server, cn the Monday following the
handing down of the opinion, realizing
the wide interest in the law, printed
all three opinions in full. All copies of
the News and Observer of that date,
however, have been exhausted so that
it is a fortunate thing that the opin
ions also are available in the South
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eastern Reporter.
Every citizen in the State who is in
terested in this vital and momentous
question should get a copfr and care
fully read for himself these three
opinions. The Supreme Court of our
State has at no time in its history
commanded and deserved the respect
of our people more than at present.
The utterances of the court, in these
three written opinions, display a fine
spirit and are without bitterness.
The Progressive people of North
Carolina, for the past quarter of a
century, have been working together
to secure a State-wide Good Roads
Bill. These labors culminated in the
act which our court has just declared
to be unci institutional. The substance
of this measure is, that the State shall
procure the money by issuing its bonds
at 4 per cent, running forty-one years;
and advance the money so obtained
to counties and townships applying for
the same on receiving bonds of the
respective- counties promising to pay
interest, on the amount loaned, at 5
per cent, for said period of forty-one
years. This 1 per cent difference in
the amount of interest is to constitute
a road fund to be invested by the
State Treasurer, and wilfT when so in
vested, be sufficient to relieve both the
State, county and township from ulti
mate liability. In other words, to take
the ca3c of O'Neals Township in
Johnston County, which is the case
just decided by our court; this towrv
ship voted $40,00 of bonds for good
roads. Under the provisions of the
bill Oneals township would pay in
terest amounting to $2,000.00 per year
for forty-one years, and at the end of
forty-one years its debt of $40,000.00
to the State would be paid. It is to be
noted that the general plan of this
Good Roads Bill is the same as the
Federal Farm Loan Act, which is now
in such successful operation in this
State and others. Under this act our
farmers arc borrowing money from
the Farm Loan Banks and paying 6
per cent interest for a period of thirty
years, and at the end of this period the
loan is paid off, both principal and
interest.
It is to be regretted that this test j
case of Commissioners of Johnston '
County against Lacy was submitted to j
the Supreme Court Without oral argu- ;
ment. The ease reached the court last j
May, just before adjournment. WV I
understand that the advocates of ;;ood \
reads throughout North Carolina have
co-operated together and have tak^i
steps to file a petition to re-hear this
great case. Wo will therefore for
bear further discussion of the same at
this time, except to add that there is
the greatest anxiety throughout the
State lest this opinion goes too far. It
may endanger a great many other acts
dealing with townships as legal en
tities; it may be quoted as a precedent,
that good roads can no longer be re
garded as a necessity under our Con
stitution. It may be so construed as to
hamper future legislation, and it may
eroatc an artificial distinction that a
township is not an integral part of the
county. Can you benefit the town
ship of O'Neals without equally bene
fitting the County of Johnston? Wo
feel that we are well within the mark
when wc say that this is the most inv
portant matter of public moment, hav
ing to do with a great State policy and
vitally affecting the progress of a
great State that has ever ben pre
sented to our court. ? Editorial, News
and Observer, Oct. 26, 1917.
Smitlifield was visited by a big rain
during the early morning hours to
day. The Weather Observer, Mr. Ed.
S. Sanders, reports that 1.53 inches
fell. The rain was accompanied by
thunder and lightning.
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SMITH FIELD'S FINE SHOWING.
The Hanks of This Tow n W ere At?ked
for $69,860 for Liberty Bonds and
Responded by Subscribing; $167,200.
The two banks of Smithfield came
across nobly in the sale of the Second
Liberty Bonds. They were nsked to
raise $69,860 and when the final fig
ures were added up it was found that
more than double the amount asked
had been secured. The total amount
of the subscrptions made through the
First National Bank of Smithfield and
the Johnston County Bank and Trust
Company, of Smithfield, is $167,200.
This is a fine showing and one that
the banks of this town have r. just
right to be proud of. Smithfield has
shown that the old conservative town
is as patriotic as any of them. The
town has sent many of its best boys
to the army and now, compared with
its wealth, the town has made a show
ing thr.t equals any town in the Slate.
Hurrah for Smithfield!
Woman Suffrage Leader Coming.
The women of Smithfield will have
the opportunity tomorrow afternoon
to hear one of the leaders of woman
suffrage in North Carolina ? Dr. Delia
Dixon Carroll, of Raleigh, who will
deliver an address at the Woman's
Club Building on Second street im
mediately following the meeting of
the Sixth District Woman's Clubs.
Small Hoys in Trouble.
On last Sunday -tibout the middle of
the day Mr. W. W. Jordan was in his
office at the Cotter Hardware Com
pany, and hearing some boys in the
rear of the stori* he decided to be
quiet and see what they were up to.
He soon heard one announce with a
vile oath that the coast was clear and
called on some one to break out the
window. This was done and two boys,
the third did not enter, proceed o<i
down stairs and went behind the
counter and were petting ready to
help themselves when Mr. Jordan
made his presence known. It was too
late for the two small felows to re
peat, so he took them in charge and
turned them over to the authorities.
The third boy took fright an 1 left the
scene of action. He was later taken
and all three were lodged in the town
lock-up where they remained for a few
hours. Trial was had before Mayor
Skinner in the afternoon. He had a
problem before him since the boys
were so small, so he sent them home
with the request that their parents
give a good whipping. It is too bad to
see boys of their young and tender
years engaging in such conduct. Here
is a problem for the parents.
The Thrift Habit.
In an argument favoring th" pur
chase of liberty bonds as an inves t
ment cf savings a prominent Now
York financier says: "Thrift is a \ir
tue more honored in the brcach than in
the ob?eivr.nce in this country, and the
preacher of thrift is likely to talk to
unwilling ears." Herein he has stat
ed one of those obvious truths which
we do no>, care to admit, but in which
we are not exactly candid with our
selves. It is a fact that the American
people arc not as thrifty as the p'-ople
of other lands; that they are rnor* ex
travagant : and less inclined to lay
aside a proper proportion of their
earnings against. old age of the pro
verbal rainy day. That the savings
institutions of this country arc bulg
ing and that the savings per capital
here arc larger than other countries
d'jes not disprove the statement*. With,
the higher wages that prevail here
and the greater opportunities for earn
ing that exist, the savings are not as
high proportionately as they arc else
where. This financier further says:
" The habit of saving and investing
and making one's pennies and dollars
do their share toward shortening the
hours and years of labor is a habit
which has been highly developed in
France. It is almost unknown here."
No man likes to hear unpleasant
truths concerning his individual hab
its, and yet how many are there in
America who can honestly say to
themselves that they have saved what
TFfey should have saved and been as
thrifty as they should have been?
This is a good time for the American
people to learn the lesson of thrift.
The sale of the liberty bonds will do
much to foster ar.d encourage the
habit of saving. ? Washington Post.
ARBOR DAY AT GRADED SCHOOL.
To Be Observed Friday Morning Dur
ing the First Hour. Patrons
of School Invited.
The regular Arbor Day program
will be earned out at Turlington Grad
ed School Friday morning during the
first hour. School opens promptly at
nine. The patrons of the school, and
especially the members of the Wom
an's Club and the United Daughters
of the Confederacy, are given a cor
di; 1 invitation to attend.
Sirth District Meeting.
The Sixth District of the North
Carolina Federation of Woman's
Clubs of which Mrs. H. L. Skinner is
president, will meet with the Smith
field Club Wednesday of this week.
A luncheon will be given at 1:30
o'clock at the home of Mrs. E. W.
Pou, after which the meeting will
convene at the Woman's Club Room.
The district comprises twelve clubs
and a good representation is expected,
Ati interesting program has been ar
ranged, Mi*s. Clarence Johnson, of
P:>leigli, President of the State Fed
eration, being one of the speakers.
On account of this me ting the Li
brary will nol be opened until Thurs
day.
Every member of the Woman's Club
is expected to attend the luncheon
at the home of Mrs. Pou and the meet
ing at the Club rooms.
New Books in Library.
Eighteen now books for boys have
been donated to the Library by Mr
R. R. Holt. Let the boys show their
appreciation by petting them out to
read right away. On account of the
meeting at the Woman's Club on Wed
nesday the Library will not be opened
until Thursday afternoon.
Attending the Fairs.
Never in the history of county Fairs
have they been so largely attended as
ihey have been this year. The Fairs
at Goldsboro, New Bern, Kinston, and
Fayetteville have all been thronged
with visitors. The present prospects
are that the Johnston County Fair
will be no exception to the rule.
Woman's Club Meeting.
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Tuesday, October 30, the regular
monthly business meeting of the Wo
man's Club which would have bee n
held on Nov. 7 has been changed to
Tuesday, Nov. 6th on account of the
Johnston County Fair. The meeting
will be held at 3:30 o'clock at th ;
Club room. Part of the program will
be devoted to a study of "Tub- rcu
losis." A complete program will be
in Friday's paper.
Kenly Literary arftl Social.
Kenly, Oct. 27. ? The litorary socie
ties of the Kenly State High School
rendered the best programs Friday
afternoon that they have rendered this
year. The members of both societies
discussed this subject: "Resolved, That
the Women of America Should Be Al
lowed to Vote." Enthusiasm ran
high, but the negative side won in each
society. In addition to the debate,
the Thaliane rendered a study of our
southern American poet, Sidney Lan
ier; and the member;? of the Rollins
Society studied perhaps the greatest
English writer of the nineteenth cen
tury, Robert Browning.
The subject for debate next Friday
is: " Resolved, That No One Should Be
put to Death for Crime." Also, the
Thalians will favor the Rollins boys
with their study of Lanier, while the
Rollins boys will present their study
of Browning to the girls. This last
feature was worked out by Professor
Andrews; he has already arranged a
literary program for each Friday
afternoon of the present year.
Last Tuesday afternoon from three
to six o'clock, the Priscilla Club was
delightfully entertained in the home
of Mrs. Louc Barnes. A large amount
of knitting and fancy work was done;
after which refreshments, consisting
of two courses, were served, the color
scheme being yellow and white. The
following were present: Me^dames H.
F. Edgerton, Jarvis Edgerton, J. G.
High, A. J. Broughton, J. W. Harden,
H. M. Grizzard, J. R. Sauls, J. C.
Bowman, and L. C. Wilkinson. The
invited guestes were Mrs. C. P. Je
rome, of Kenly, and Mrs. Bridges, of
Bladenboro.
SELMA SCHOOL NOTES.
For the last month, Mr. Moscr has
been talking about the necessity of an
education. He says the boy or girl
who works out his own problems in
school instead of looking up to the
other fellow and depending upon him,
is the man or woman who will later
be looked up to. They are the ones
who can stand up and give the lower
class advice and make a handsome
salary.
Mr. Moser makes a short talk about
once or twice a week. On Monday
morning, he described the four classes
of people. He said that the people
who go ahead and do the right things
without being told to do it, are the
people of the first class. The first
class is the very best class to get in.
Then comes the second class of people.
People who do the right tiling after
being told just one time by somebody
else, are the people belonging to the
second class. Now, this is a very good
class to belond to. If we can't fall in
the lirst class let's fall in close behind
them and get with the second class.
Now, here is a description of the
third class. They are the people who
can do the right thing after being
told about forty-eight times, and then
they have to be watched. Yes they are
the people who must be continually
bossed and dogged at by one of the
lirst or second class of people. Hut
the most abominable class of people
is the fourth class. These are the
people whom you see sitting around
on stteet corners, standing around the
stores, writtling on sticks, telling
smutty, hard jokes. Hut alas! what is
their gain or treasure in the end?
Simply an old worn-out pocket knife,
ragged trousers, and a coat that has
been rubbed on the back until it looks
like a mirror. What caused this? The
answer goes back to the school days.
He whittled his school days away and
now he knows no other occupation.
? L. S.
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We now have a drummer boy in our
school, T-uther White. lie has begun
the work seriously, in proof which all
the children can testify. The drum is
a very important thing, for our
marching in and out has been of a
ncglible quality. The drum is really
a big help to the school. We are able
to keep step better and to see so large
a crowd keeping step, maker, a visitor
have a better opinion of the school.
Later on, we expect to do some fancy
marching, and it may be a help then,
so we very glad to have a drum at
lsst. ? L. S.
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The Moser Literary Society met last
Thursday for its .regular meeting. The
society was called to order by the
president, Elmore Earp. The secreta
ry, Orman Bailey, called the roll, each
one in the tenth and eleventh grades
answering with a memory gem. The
business meeting was first held. The
program was -carried out as follows:
Recitation, by Thomas Fulghum;
Recitation, by Herman Easom; Orig
inal Composition, by James Rosej
Current News, by Carl Worley; Local
News^ by PeLcon Reynolds. The
query for the debate was: "Resolved,
That the present war will be a bene
fit to the human race." Though the
debaters were from the seventh and
eighth grades, they showed their
ability to handle the question. The
judges decided in favor of the neg
ative tide. The critic complimented
the exercises very highly, especially
the work of the debaters. ? C. P. K.
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On last Friday morning the chapel
exercises were conducted by the sec
ond grade. The first thing on the
program was a song "Jack Frost", by
the grade. This was enjoyed by every
one present, and showed that the chil
dren had taken very much interest in
it. Next was a recitation "My Shad
ow," by Thelma Easom which was
very good. The next thing was a
story "The Pigs" by Mary Parker.
This was told in a very pleasing man
ner and showed that the little girl had
worked hard on it and is very talented
in the art of story telling. ? L. H. R.
Of-*?
The eighth grade are studying Irv
ine's Sketch Book, and have recently
finished "The Legend of Sleepy Hol
low." They enjoyed the adventures of
poor Ichabod immensely, and are go
ing to dramatize it. They have start
ed the dramatization. Miss Boseman
is going to allow them to present their
dramatization to the school, if their
work is good. They are entering into
this very enthusiastically, as every
pupil of the eighth grade will take
part. Miss Katrina Van Tassell will
MR. E. S. SANDERS GOING WEST.
City Clerk and Tax Collector To Move
This Week To Missouri.
Mr. Ed. S. Sanders, City Clerk and
Tax Collector, has resigned the posi
tion which he has held for some time
in the town of Smithfield, to accept a
responsible position with the South
eastern Grain Company, at Maiden,
Missouri. Mr. Sanders is expecting to
move his family to the Western State
this week.
Mr. Sanders has been connected
with the city government for several
years and has made a faithful public
servant. He has been a resident of
Smithfield for more than twenty
years and has a great host of friends
here who regret to see him and his
family leave, but their b^st wishes
will follow them into their new home
in the West.
Mother.
Nobody knows as well as a mother
the depth of sacrifice that is being
made in the waging of this bloody and
wicked vyir. The giving up of a son,
sometimes more than one, to fight
" somewhere in France " carries with /
it unspeakable s? rrow. A mother,
writing to the Smithfleld llerald says:
" When this solemn hour comes, as
come it must, motlu r must not fail
her boy. There mus tbe no crying out,
no rebellion on her part, but bravely
she must point out the way where dan
ger and honor, duty and death, are
blended in awful harmony." . That is
beautifully expressed, but it .will bring
no relief to the mother's heart which
ever bci> t s worm, l^'mor, patriotism,
fidelity, courage are fine words but
they arj to be used in public. In the
night time where no eye can sec but
God's, the mother sobs ouk her sorrows
alone. The only hope for these wo
men is an overcoming faith. The
splendid appeal for service to the
country in her time of peril, as we
have said, is all right fur dre^s parade,
but it fnjls when the fervor of the hour
has passed and the light goes out.
There, if she is comforted, the niutKer
must enter into her closet and shut
the door and pour out her soul to her
Father which seeth in secrct. Not
withstanding the gratuitous coldblood
ed assertions of the military men, the
mothers of North Carolina did not
raise their boys to be soldiers. They
despise war, r.nd they hoped and"
prayed that the war would not be
thrust upon us. But they are not
coward3 and slackers and since thes
fiat has gone forth they are f^oing to
stand '>y their boys. They are not
going to cry out and they are net
going to rebel, but with a smile on
their lips and the big tears in their
eyes unshed they are handing over ?
their beloved boys to the service of
their country. But men and brethren,
we who have aot borne these boys do
not know what it has cost these wo
men to make this supreme sacrifice.
May the God of all grace give these
mothers strength to stand the strain!
We commend them to Him who is the
inexhaustable source of comfort, and
who can rnd will " temper every wind
thut blows" ? Charity and Children
John Charles McNeill Book Club.
Benson, Oct. 26. ? The John Charle3
McNeill Book Club met with Mrs. O.
A. Bjirbtur Thursday afternoon, at
'3:30 o'clock. The meeting was called
to order by the President, Mrs. J. W.
Whittenton, after which Mrs. W. O.
Rackloy conducted the Chaplain's
Service.
After the minutes and roll call the
following program was carried out:
Liberty Loan, Mrs. M. T. Britt; Food
Conservation, Mrs. Whittenton; Cur
rent Topics, Mrs. Rackley; Your Lad
and My Lad, Mrs. A. T. Lassiter.
A motion was carried to the effect
that the Club co-operate with the
Council of National Defense, forming
the monthly programs from literature
along this line of work. Programs of
this nature shall be used for an in
definite period.
After the books were exchanged,
the club adjourned to meet with Mrs.
W. D. Boone in November.
Refreshments were served by the
hostess, rnd the social period was
very enjoyable.
There will be lots of Hot Doggies,
weenies, barbecue and oysters for you
at the Johnston County Fair.
be played by Margaret Cameron.
Ichabod Crane will probably be one
of the# high school boys. ? E. E.