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VOLUME 3S. THE SMITHFIELD HERALD FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1919. Number 19, TO KEEP CONTROL I OF THE RAILROADS Roads to Finance Themselves by Pri vate Loans—War Finance Corpor ation May He Able to Advance Money to Railroads—Difficult Task Is Ahead—Director General Hines Will Try to Carry Out Improve ment Program; Financial Machin ery Must Be Manipulated. Washington, March 5.—The govern ment today determined to retain con trol of the railroads despite the fail ure of Congress to provide funds for the railroad administration and to have the roads finance themselves for the next few months through private loans on the open market or through advances by the war finance corpora tion. Efforts will be made to maintain operations on a normal scale and car ry on as much of the improvement plan as possible to avoid throwing employes out of work or otherwise disturbing industrial conditions. No attempt wall be made to solve the problem by raising rates. These assurances were given by Di rector General Hines in a public state ment and in an address to the confer ence of governors and mayors meet ing here. At the same time, it de veloped the war finance corporation has about $337,000,000 resources available, and much of this may go to the railroads to supplement the sums they can borrow until Congress meets again and has opportunity to appro priate funds. After protracted conferences be tween Secretary Glass and other of ficials of the treasury and war fin ance coi-poration, it was stated means would probably be developed to keep the railroads’ securities off the money market as much as possible and min imize interference with the forthcom ing victory liberty loan.—Associated Press. NEW OFFICERS ARE ELECTED. Johnston County Club Meets in Inter est of Graham Memorial. Chapel Hill, March 5.—The John ston County Club at the University of North Carolina met in the club room of the Y. M. C. A. Monday, March 3, 1919. The following officers were elected for the ensuing term: Gilliam Wilson—President. William Sanders—Vice-President. Frank Ray—Secretary. Houston Reynolds—Treasurer. The plan for the Graham Memorial was then presented. The movement was endorsed and plans were made whereby each member of the club could co-operate with the Directors of Johnston County in making her con tribution. The Proposed Students’ Activities Building is to house the Y. M. C. A., the Philanthropic and Dialectic lit erary Societies, and serve as the center of student activities. A spe cial feature of the building will be a big club room, a place for the alum ni when they visit the University, a general meeting place for students and student organizations. At present there is no place to re ceive visitors, unless such visitors are alumni, and know of the accommoda tions offered at the Y. M. C. A., the “Old Well,” and Pickard’s Hotel. Dr. Graham had planned such a building before his death and as a fitting me morial we are glad to have an oppor tunity to help erect such a building William Sanders was appointed a member of the General Commitfee from the student body for the Gra ham Memorial. We wish him much success in his undertaking. Mrs. Pedin Entertains. On last Saturday evening, March 1, Mrs. Janies L. Peedin very delight fully entertained a number of her friends in honor of her guests, Misses Lola Creech, Addie White, of Pine Level; Bettie Sasser and Annie Boy kin, of Rains Cross Roads. After the arrival of all the guests several interesting games were play ed, boys and girls each drawing num bers from different boxes in order to obtain their partners. The Victrola furnished plenty of lively music during the evening. Those present to enjoy the occasion were Misses Bettie Sasser, Addie White, Lola Creech, Annie Boykin. Mildred Pedin, Nellie Massengill and Ada Radford. Messrs. David Peedm, Chester Poole, Otis Strickland, Edwin and Junie Creech, Noble Peedin and Jimmie Radford. The guests departed at a late hour, declaring Mrs. Peedin to be a most charming hostess. Pine Level, Route 1. OFFICERS OF OASIS PATROL. Shriners Plan to Operate Special Train to Big Selma-Smithfield Ceremonial May 22. Charlotte, N. C., March 6.—At a regular meeting of the Arab Patrol of Oasis temple, Ancient Arabic Order j Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, held in the Masonic Temple last night Cap tain E. B. Graham announced the ap pointment of officers for the patrol for the current year, and plans for the coming “picnic ceremonal” to be held at Selma-Smithfield May 22 were be gun. It is now planned to operate a I special train from Charlotte on the night of May 21, picking up a car at Salisbury, carrying tha Nobles from the "western part of the State, and another at Greensboro for the Nobles of that city, Winston-Salem, High Point and that section, arriving in Selma next morning. Returning, the train will leave Selma late Thursday night, reaching Charlotte Friday morning. The officers of the patrol are as fol lows: Emeritus First Lieutenant Louis D. Sutherland, First Lieutenant W. C. Norman, Second Lieutenant IT. C. Dockery, First Sergeant O. B. Robinson, Second Sergeant John F. Blythe, Secretary B. W. Barnett, Treasurer J. W. Cuthbertson, Quar termaster W. A. Nisbet, Assistant Quartermaster C. R. Crumley, Rev Leonard Gill, chaplain; Dr. S. R. Thompson, sui-geon in chief; R. L. Little, chief milker of camels; A. P. Felts, first assistant milker of camels1 Frank Henderson .second assistant milker of camels; T. R. Pegram, su pervisor of the harem; T. E. Austin, sand heater; R. M. Person, camel tamer; Casey Caldwell, pyramid in spector; W. A. Nisbet, mystical elec trical conjuror; Leake Caraway, sling er of the sacred bull. Committee on reception and enter tainment of novices: L. I). Suther land. A. P. Felts, 0. B. Robinson, B. W. Barnett, Frank Henderson, T. E, Austin, G. B. Caldwell, F. D. Letheo. D. C. Carmichael, and R. M. Person. Captain Graham, who is comman der of the Oasis Temple band, an nounced the appointment of RobeH Lee Kesler to succeed himself as li rector of the band and the reappoint ment of Thomas Griffith to be busi ness director. Other officers for the band will be announced later, accord ing to Captain Graham. GIFT FOR CONGRESSMAN POU. The Rules Committee of the House of Representatives today presented t / its retiring chairman, Representatives today presented to its retiring chair man, Representatives Edward W. Pou of North Carolina, a $60 cane as a testimonial of its appreciation of his services and the esteem in which he is held by members of the committee. Representative Phillip Campbell a Re publican of Kansas, who will likely succeed to the North Carolina Con gressman as chairman of the Rules Committee, made the presentation to Representative Pou. He stated that the gift was in recognition of his ser vices in piloting the committee through the difficult period of the war. Representative Campbell stated that while differences had arisen in the commmittee no unpleasant inci dent had marred the chairmanship of the Tar Heel representative. Con gressman Pou has served as a mem ber of the committee for eight years, acting as chairman for two years. The token of appreciation of his ser vices is a costly walking cane. The handle is made of rhinoceros tusk, and the end of the cane is tipped with ebony bevel. A gold band encircles the cane.—S. R. Winters in Wednes day’s News and Observer. Red Cross Home Service Notes. The Home Service division of the Johnston County Red Cross met last Wednesday in SmiChfield at the Coun ty Home Service headquarters in A. M. Johnson’s office and laid plans for carrying out the demands made on it now and for the next two years. The following person will do well to get in touch with the Home Service worker in their nearest town or with A. M. Johnson at Smithfield: Nellie Barnes, Clayton, regards allowance; Rev. W. H. Freeman, Clayton; Mrs. Herman E. Higgins, Benson; C. C, Higgins, Smithfield; Henry Pearce, Kenly; Mrs. Richard Brown, Prince ton; James Kcnnet Massey’s aunt, Selma. It is important and urgent that these persons get in touch with us before it is tco late. Also any person knowing these parties can do them a service by getting them in touch with us that we might aid them in their claims. The Red Cross and Home Service wall also get in touch with the persons or cases nearest them and report them to the county headquarters without delay. A. M. JOHNSON, County Chairman. IT’S ALL OVER WITH ' THE 65TH CONGRESS Great War Body, With Much Work Undone, Has Passed Into History. Partisanship Rampant During the Closing Hours—Republican Filibus ter Stopped Passage Half of Ap propriation Bills. Washington, March 4.—A bitter controversy between President Wilson and the Senate over the League of Nations and a filibuster by a few P.e publican Senators seeking to force an immediate extra session marked the passing at noon today of the Sixty fifth or great war Congress. Called in April, 1917, to throw America’s weight into the conflict overseas, the Congress held three mo mentous historic sessions. Partisan ship lay dormant during the war, but it broke forth in the last session to culminate in a final filibuster which successfully blocked passage of h^lf of the fourteen regular appropriation bills, including the $750,000,000 Rail road Administration revolving fund, and the huge army, navy and mer chant marine budgets. Although unsuccessful in their ef forts to record the Senate in favor of amendment of the constitution of the league of nations as now drawn, the Republican Senators left in the record a resolution approved by 39 of them opposing acceptance of the charter in its present form. Republican Leader Lodge and other spokesmen said this was notice to the President and the peace conference that the necessary two-thirds majority in the new Senate for ratification of the present plan could not be obtained. Democratic leaders privately expressed belief amendments would be made soon af ter the President reached Paris. President Wilson spent an hour at the Capitol before adjournment. Later he formally announced, despite the death in the filibuster of the railroad and other bills, he would adhere to his refusal to call the new Congress be fore his return from France, and criti cised “a group of men” for their ob struction. As a result of the filibus ter which held the Senate in continu ous session for 26 hours, the President, had little to do at the capitol except to sign the $1,000,000,000 wheat guar antee bill and exchange leave takings with friends. Because of the President’s decision on the extra, session, members who crowded outgoing trains tonight felt assured Congress would not again assemble much before June 1. Lead ers predicted then it would remain in continuous session until the 1920 po litical conventions. During the recess business will be virtually suspended, except for resumption tomorrow of the Overman committee’s propaganda investigation and the meeting of the House Republican committee on com mittees. With the ending of Congress scores of statements on the results of legis lation and the league of nations were issued by members, with Democrats and Republicans disputing responsi bility for failure of important meas ures. Most Republican members urg ed the calling of an early extra ses sion.—Associated Press. Clayton Township Board of Agricul ture Meets. Wednesday afternoon over 100 folks attended the Township Board of Agri culture meeting at Powhatan school. L. H. Johnson, secretary, called the meeting to order and presided. Mr. A. M. Johnson and Mr. Winters, a soil specialist from Raleigh, talked on improving the soil with lime and legumes in connection with pictures as illustrators. Miss Jones held a meeting with the women and girls rel ative to home problems. The town ship meeting will be held there after this the fourth Friday of every month Powhatan school is one of the best equipped three-room schools in the county, and neatest, says Mr. John son. REPORTER. Jurors for March Court. The following is the list of jurors for the March term of the Superior Court which convenes in Smithfield next Monday, March 10: C. B. Parrish, S. W. Booker, J. H. Alford, W. T. Hinton. A. H. Jones, J. H. Johnson, C. G. Wiggs, John W. Capps, A. T. Cannaday, W. Turner Bailey, Seth W. Lasister, J. A. Keen, A. J. Rose, Victor Austin, Paul E. Whitley, A. D. Ford, J. E. Tart, C. L. Sanders, J. T. Price, W. S. Creech, D. T. Lunceford, W. L. Lassiter, S. H. Hooks, James H. Watson, W. S. Smith, Moses Creebh, D. O. Uzzle. T. F. Watson, A. V. Driver, Vine Ed wards, W. A. Brummitt, A. G. Powell, S. H. Alford, W. A. Massey, Archie Barbour and P. T. Duncafi. ROAD BILL PASSED BY THE HOUSE Measure Known as Pharr-Matthews Bill Gets By on Second Reading;. Some of the Features of the Bill At Tuesday night’s session of the House the Pharr-Matthews substitute to the Redwine Road bill passed on second reading 95 to 8. From Wednesday’s News and Ob server we take the following features of the bill: “Briefly, county administration of road building is the only new thing in j the Pharr-Matthews bill that hasn’t j been in the others. It raises the au-1 tomobile license tax from the present! scale to $10, $15 and $20, and provides for the assimilation of the funds in the State treasury department. After matching such convict labor as can be employed in road work, dollar for i dollar with Federal aid, such remain ing amounts as the State would re quire to meet the Federal apportion ment to North Carolina would be rais ed under short term notes. Like all the later bills, the Pharr Matthews bill would provide for a highway commission of four mem bers from various sections of the State, one from the minority party, and one to be employed for whole time. To the commission would be delegated the apportionment of the automobile tax fund but the counties are to do the work unless they re quest the highway commission to do it for them. There is an admitted de fect in the maintenance clause of the bill adopted last night but it will be cured with an amendment when the bill comes up on third reading today, after which it will be sent to the Sen ate. There is every reason to believe now, it was the sense of members last night, that “conference and re-confer ences” will result in the passage .of some road legislation this time. The Senate will have four days, three to pass it in and the fourth for confer ences. But there is nothing to keep the General Assembly from running the clock back hours and even days to get it done.” Peacock-Henkin. Chicago, 111., March 2—Miss Esther Louise Henkin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Henkin,, and Mr. Rupert Clyde Peacock, formerly of Smthfie’d, N. C., were married at the home of the bride’s parents, Riverdale, last evening, at 7 p. m., the Rev. J. M. Presler, of the First M. E. church, of ficiating. The bride’s gown was of white georgette and satin. The bridal bouquet was of lilies of the valley and white orchids. The bridesmaid, Miss Annie Horton Peacock, sister of the groom, of Smithfield, N. C., was dressed in white crepe de chine, and carried a spring flowered bouquet of Killarney roses. The best man was Mr. Arnold Henkin, brother of the bride. The ceremony was followed by a dinner served to relatives and friends. A handsome white bridal cake adorn ed the center of the table. The color scheme was pink and white. The wedding gifts were many and valua ble. Mr. Peacock is a prominent young buyer of the firm of Marshall-Field & Co., of this city, having been asso ciated with them for quite a number of years. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Herman Henken, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hugh Peacock and son, William Hugh, Jr., of Chicago, and Mr. Montague Currie of Houston, Texas. The happy young couple have pur chased a home and will continue to live in this city. Mr. Peacock is one of our Johnston county young men. He has been in Chicago for nearly ten years, and we are always glad to hear of the success of our boys. We wish for him a life of usefulness and pleasure. New Lawyer in Charlotte. Mr. B. F. Wellons, of Smithfield. N. C., who was stationed at Camp Greene as Judge Advocate, has been dis charged from service and has opened a law office in the Law Building. Mr. Wellons is an academic graduate of the University of North Carolina, and in law of the University of Vir ginia. He is to make Charlotte his home in the future. During his so journ at Comp Greene he has made a number of friends in the city, and so enters upon his professional career here as one who knows and is known. —Charlotte Observer. Dr. D. E. Everett, a well known dentist who had been practicing his profession in Raleigh for the past forty years, died Tuesday afternoon and was buried in Goldsboro Wednes day. PAILS TO CONFIRM WARREN Will Re Given Recess Appointment by. President.-Western Carolina Judge- I ship May Re Sent From France. Washington, March -4.—The nomi nation of Thomas D. Warren for dis trict attorney failed of confirmation, fine President will give him a recess appointment. President Wilson told Senator Overman today that he might not wait until he returned here from France to appoint the judge of the western district. He indicated that he Would send the appointment from over there. Senator Simmons today told Mayor McNineh that it would be impossible for him to go to Charlotte May 16 and speak in Charlotte schools. He was invited by Professor Harding and Mr. McNineh. Representative Webb has been in vited to go with a party of Congress men to Porto Rico April 12. The in vitation was extended by the Por+o Rican Assembly and transmitted through Resident Commissioner Davi la today.—H. E. C. Bryant, in Char lotte Observer. FARMER CALLED FROM HOME. He Is Shot By Negro; Bloodhounds Find Guilty One, Who Confesses Assault on Johnston Man. While sitting with his family at his home six miles from Benson, Dexter Barnes Tuesday night was called from the house and greeted with a load of bird shot as he stepped out of the door. He was painfully wounded, a number of shot lodging in his face Several hours later bloodhounds from this city led officers to Ernest Stewart, a negro, who confessed, ac cording to the officers, that he did the shooting. He was found in possession of the gun from which the load of shot was fired. The negro had nursed a grudge against the farmer for over a year, it is said. The dogs trailed the tracks for over a mile and found him at his home, where half a dozen other negroes were keeping Stewart company. The blood hounds, after entering the room, picked out Stewart from among the others.—News and Observer. Jurors for April Court. The County Commissioners, at their meeting here Monday drew the fol lowing jurymen for the April term of Johnston County Superior Court: First week: J. R. Hinnant, Joe D. Creech, A. D. Atkinson, Wiley W. Rose, L. P. Johnson, M. Gower, D. J. Yelvington, E. E. Farmer, C. L. Barnes, C. M. Stanley, Q. C. Parker, J. A. Hobbs, John J. Denning, H. M. Grizzard, L. W. Richardson, J. M. Sanders, C. H. Woodall, W. O. Grimes, P. W. Barbour, L. Z. Wood ard, Needham Aycock, T. S. Ragsdale. J. Willis Langdon, and C. S. Stewart. Second week: H. D. Stevens, T. L Hudson, Wiley L. Creech, A. C. John son, J. M. Wall, L. A. Johnson, W. H. Martin, W. H. Brown, J. Loyd Ste phenson, M. M. Woodard, J. T. Edger ton. F. H. Corbett, W. W. Stewart, R. H. Hudson, Tillman Dunn, J. Lis bon Lee, W. T. Holland and J. S. Tem ple. Could Not Make Coffins Fast Enough. Mr. W. D. Thomas, who went from Johnson a few months ago to a farm near Whitakers, N. C., was here Wed nesday and called to see us. He is on the land of Mr. W. R. Mann, who owns much of the stock of Hearne Brothers’ coffin factory at Whitakers. He says the factory there has not been able part of the time to supply the demand for conffis on account of the many deaths from influenza. Men went there on trucks fifty to one hundred miles to get coffins to bury the dead. One undertaker who had thirteen corpses and no coffins for them went to Whitakers and begged that enough might be sold him to bury them. Clip Liberty Bond Coupons March 15. “Liberty Bond interest coupons may be invested in Thrift Stamps and War Savings Stamps,” says a state ment just issued by the Treasury De partment. Postoffices throughout the country have been notified to accent as cash, coupons representing inter est due on Liberty Bonds, and tb% Savings Division of the Treasury De partment has been notified accord ingly. This ruling makes it poss:b1e for all holders of Liberty Bonds to re invest their non-interest-bearing cou pons at once. C. C. Carlin, who was elected to Congress from the Eighth Virginia district last November, has notified the Governor that he will not qualify and asks him to take steps to fill the vacancy. TORNADO STRIKES ALABAMA CITY One Known Death and Property Dam age Estimated at Half a Million Result. Eufaula, Ala., March 5.—A tornado which struck Eufaula late today caused one known death and property damage estimated in first reports at half a million dollars. Nearly everv resident in the city appears to have been damaged and a number of busi ness houses were razed. The body of E. J. Searcy was re covered tonight and it is thought there was more loss of life. The city, with a population of near ly 6,000, was left in darkness and it was not thought there would be any reliable accounting of the loss of life until daylight. Three men, Dr. W. P. Dickinson, Dr. J. L. Adams, and S. F. Lawton, traveling insurance man. were said to have been buried under the debris of the McRae building, from which the body of Searcy was extricated. Telephone connection was cut off and the only telegraph wire working tonight was one railroad line. Dark ness and confusion caused by trees and debris strewn over the streets made work of searching the ruined buildings difficult. JOHN A. GRIMES AS ALTERNATE May Get to Naval Academy at, An napolis—Congressman Pou to Re main in Washington for a Few Days The following paragraphs taken from the Washington letter in yester day’s News and Observer, are of in lerest to the people of this section: “F. Hunter Creech, formerly a law yer of Smithfield, now associated w:th C. C. Daniels, of New York city in the practice of law, was presented to the Supreme Court of the United States today. He was presented to the a art by ex-Judge J. Crawford Biggs, of Raleigh. Mr. and Mrs. Creech, after s> nd'ag several days in Washington, ieft to night for New York City. Mrs. Creech has just completed a visit of several weeks in Johnston countv and Buies ' reek visiting relatives and friends. She joined her husband here Monday. Representative Edward Pou has , nominated John A. Grimes, of Smith field, as an alternate to Berry K. Up show, of Raleigh, for appointment to the Navy Academy at Annapolis. “Young Grimes is a son of former Sheriff W. F. Grimes, of Johnston county. Representative Pou has nom inated Harry T. Rowland, of Middle burg, Vance county, as a candidate for the Military Academy at West Point. “Representative Pou states that he will remain in Washington for two or three weeks, keeping his office open fqg the purpose of answering inquiries *rom soldiers and sailors.” Johnston Banks Oversubscribed. The report of the subscriptions to ‘the Focrth Liberty Loan in the Fifth Federal Reserve District as compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank at Rich mond shows that the banks of John ston county more than subscribed their quota of that loan. The amount asked for from the county on a per capita basis was one million dollars. The banks reported that the total amount subscribed through them was $787,000, which was more than the quota of the banks based on the bank ing resources. All the fourteen banks of the county sent in a goodly num ber of subscriptions, though some of them did not reach their quota. Two banks in the county more than dou bled their quota. The total number of subscriptions was 1,424, which shews that 2.85 per cent of the population subscribed +o the Fourth Liberty Loan. The amount per capita was $15.74. The largest number of subscriptions through any bank was 383 through the First Na tional Bank of Smithfield; the second largest number was 185 through the Clayton Banking Company. The smallest number of subscriptions turned in was 22. At the time of the Fourth Liberty Loan the banking re sources of Johnston county was pfaced at $3,142,000. Death of Mr. E. L. Parker. Mr. E. L. Parker died Wednesday, March 6, at the home of his father, Mr. E. E. Parker. Infleunza followed by pneumonia caused his death. He was buried Thursday afternoon at the Robert I. Lassiter graveyard, the fu neral being preached by Rev. Jno. E. I \nier. He leaves a wife and children. His wife before her marriage, was Miss Nellie Lassiter, a daughter of the hte R. I Lassiter. He was a brother in-law of Mr. Will H. Lassiter, of Cmithfield.