VOLUME 38.
THE SMITHFIELD HERALD FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1919.
Number 33.
ITALIAN CRISIS
REACHES A CLIMAX
Italian Peace Envoys Call Conference
to Prepare Reply to Wilson’s State
ment—Italy’s Army and Navy
Chiefs Rushing Home—State of
Siege Proclaimed m Important
German Port of Hamburg; Bremen
Is Also Disturbed; Terrorism Still
Prevails in Munic; Japan to Ac
cept League of Nations.
The following is a summary of the
European situation for Wednesday by
the Associated Press in Thursday’s
News and Observer:
Italy has the verdict of the United
States government as regards her
claims in the Adriatic. She may not
have her aspirations for Fiume grati
fied, for that would block in from the
sea behind the coast of Dalmatia the
new small independent nations which
are to become members of the League
of Nations.
President Wilson in a long state
ment dealing with the controversy
over Fiume has clearly defined to
Italy the stand of the United States
in the premises and thus has brought
to a climax the crisis that has existed
for many days.
Conference Is Called.
With regard to the islands in the
eastern Adriatic and that portion of
the Dalmatian coast which lies most
open to the sea which Italy is demand
ing, President Wilson broadly states
that these are not now necessary to
Italy to make her safe against naval
aggression by Austria-Hungary, be
cause Austria-Hungary no longer ex
ists, and the fortifications along the
coast are to be permanently destroyed.
Also,the President said,the new States
are to accept limitation of arma
ments which will further put aggres
sion out of the question and that equal
and equitable treatment of all racial
or national minorities throughout this
region are to be guaranteed under
international sanction.
President Wilson contends that*if
the principles under which the initia
tive for peace was taken are to be ad
hered to, Fiume must serve as the out
let for the commerce “not only of
Italy but of the land to the* north and
northeast of that port, Hungary, Bo
hemia, Rumania, and the States of
the new Jugo-Slav group.’
Premier Orlando, of Italy, imme
diately called the Italian peace dele
gates for a conference after the Pres
idnte’s note was issued to prepare a
statement to be addressed to the
Italian people.
Later Vice-Admiral Thaon Di Revel,
former chief of the Italian naval
staff, departed from Paris for Rome
and it was asserted that Gen. Diaz,
Italian military commander in chief,
would leave for Italy. \^hat action on
the part of Italy this portends is
problematical.
State of Siege in Hamburg.
A state of siege has been proclaim
ed in the important German port of
Hamburg and its suburbs where there
has been considerable fighting and a
number of perso nshave been killed or
wounded. Pillage has been in prog
ress in the harbor quarter. Bremen
also is disturbed, while terrorism still
prevails in Munich.
A dispatch from Tokio says that
opinion in Japan seems to be that Ja
pan will accept the League of Nations
even if the racial clause to the league
covenant is rejected by the other al
lied and associated powers.
Smithfield Wins Again.
Kenly, April 22.—Smithfield defeat
ed Kenly here this afternoon by the
score of 6 to 5. The game was ho<'.y
contest Smithfield winning -after
eleven innings of hard fighting. The
features of the game were the pinch
hitting of Jordan and the shoe-string
catch of Boyett for Smithfield, and
the pitching of Overman for Kenly.
Score— R.H.E.
Kenly. 003 100 001 00—5 10 6
Smithfield. 010 01110101—6 8 4
Batteries: Overman ar.d Raper.
Wallace, Beasley and Fleming.
Umo:re, N. L. Perkins.
Chairman Craddock, of the Lynch
burg Victory Loan Committee Tues
day night telegraphed Secretary Glass
that Lynchburg, his home city, had
exceeded its allotment the first day.
Secretary Glass subscribed to $10,000
of the bonds through the local com
mittee. : f t
THE SITUATION IN EUROPE.
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Tuesday’s Work Of Peace Conference
Showed No Solution to Italian De
mands—Italian Delegates Did Not
Attend Session—Bela Kun’s Gov
ernment In Hungary Reported
Overthrown — Fighting Be'tween
Polish- Troops and the Bolsheviki.
Tuesday witnessed no action on the
part of the Italian delegates to the
peace conference in Paris which would
indicate that Premier Orlando and
Foreign Minister Sonnino had receded
from their demand that the East coast
of the Adriatic and its adjacent isl
ands and the seaport of Fiume be
given to Italy.
Nor was there visible any sign on
the part of the British and French
premiers and President Wilson of
weakening in the stand they have tak
en that Italy’s price is too high.
Promises alleged to have been made
by Italy by France and Great Britain
in the London treaty are being held to
inflexibly by Italians. The Italians
did not attend Tuesday’s meeting of
the Council of Four, which put aside
entirely the Italian claims and dis
cussed with Baron Makino and Vis
count Chinda of the Japanese delega
tion the question of the future of
Kiao-Chau.
Still Much Bitterness.
Apparently there is still much bit
terness over the Italian question. One
of the Italian delegates told the Asso
ciated Press it was considered use
less for the Italians to take further
part in the conferences unless the al
lies were agreeable to granting Italy’s
request. One compromise had been
suggested to the Italians, but declined
by them, according to late reports.
This provided for recognition of
Italy’s claim to Fiume in return for
the abandonment of her ambitions to
the Dalmation coast.
Private conferences between Pre
mier Orlando and members of the
Council of Four are said to have taken
place and a meeting with Mr. Lloyd
George has been arranged to secure,
if possible, an adjustment of the con
troversy.
Fighting on Western Front.
Considerable fighting has taken
place on the Russian front between
Polish troops and the Bolsheviki. The
Poles have capturM Vilna and the im
portant railway centers of Barano
vichi and Novogrodek to the south of
Vilna.
Reports are to the effect that near
Lemberg the Poles have broken
through the Ukranian front.
The Soviet government of Bela Kun
in Hungary has been overthrown by
the followers of Premier Hoffmann.
Riot and pillage are said to be in
progress in Budapest. ,
Fierce fighting is reported to have
been resumed in Munich, where Wurt
temburg troops have started an at
tack against the Soviet forces under
cover of artillery fire.
Revolution in Turkey has been fol
lowed by the setting up of the Soviet
government, according to reports re
ceived in Paris from Kiev, Russia.—
Associated Press.
KENLY LOCALS.
Kenly, April 23.—Rev. C. E. Clark
is now attending the Presbytery at
Rowland.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Grizzard spent
Easter in Dunn.
Misses Irez Edgerton and Annie
Griffin spent the week-end in Kenly.
Miss Gladys Kirby spent Easter
with her sister, Mrs. J. H. Barnes, in
Dunn.
Messrs. Howard Grady from N. C.
State College, and Dobbin Bailey from
Chapel Hill, spent Easter with their
parents here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Jerome, of Rae
ford, spent Sunday with Rev. and Mrs.
C. P. Jerome.
Mrs. Sarah Grantham from Kansas,
and son, Roger Grantham, from Okla
homa. are the guests of Mrs. J. W.
Darden. ,
Mrs. Herman Hamilton and chil
dren, of Raleigh are visiting Mrs. R.
T. Fulghum.
Miss Ethel Bynum from Raeford,
'■pent Easter with Mrs. Eagles.
Mr. Frank Jerome, of Rose Hill,
spent last week-end here.
Mrs. Richard Renfrow is visiting
friends in town.
Miss Jessie Eubank, who is teaching
here, spent Easter in Tarboro.
Mr. Elton Neighbors, from this
town, spent the week-end at his home
in Benson.
PRINCETON AND BOON
HILL LIVE TOPICS
Special Mission Sermon Next Sunday j
at Methodist Church—Strong Ser
mons at Baptist Church Last Sun
day Night—Roads Need W^rk
Around Ricfiardson's Bridge—Bale
of Cotton Stolen.
Princeton, April 23.—Mrs. George
P. Whitley, from Durham, is visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Whitley this week.
Rev. J. U. Teague and wife, who
live near Louisburg, are spending sev
eral days in town visiting friends.
Mr. Teague was principal of our grad
ed school fm- two years, some years in
the past and while Yiere made many
friends who are always glad to see
him.
, Miss Bessie Home and Master Clif
ton Horne are spending the week with'
relatives at Rocky Mount.
Miss Leona Holt and Mrs. Ed Holt
have been visiting in Goldsboro for a
couple of days.
Announcement is made that on next
Sunday afternoon at 3:30 there will
be an extra service at the Methodist
church here in town, Rev. G. T. Adams
from St. Paul church, Goldsboro, will
deliver a great Mission Sermon.
Everybody is invited to attend this
service, and there is no doubt but the
service will be interesting to all, as
Mr. Adams is a noted and fluent
speaker. Come everybody.
Much comment has been made on
the two sermons delivered at the Bap
tist church last Sunday by the pastor,
Rev. J. E. Dupree. These were strong
sermons on l&w and order enforce
ment, expressing with great force the
’point that every citizen should let it
be d.stinctly known in his community
whi ther he is for or against the law of
our land. There is no half way ground,
you are supporting the devil and his
agencies, or you are against them.
Those twenty farmers in the vicin
ity of Richardson’s Bridge on Neuse
river are reminded of the promise they
made to the Boon- Hill township road
.■‘ommisisoners several months ago.
Gentlemep, you promised that if the
township would round up that road
.and place it in condition to haul gravel
you would place twenty wagons and
carts on the work and haul gravel to
help put this road in fine condition.
The township went to work and car
ried out their part of the work; now it
i.i time for you folks to fulfill your
promise; then our force will complete
the job. Our people are anxious to
see this road completed, but they hon
estly think that those people on the
south side of Neuse river should come
over and help on the work. The road
is now better than it has ever been be
foie but i.t will not remain this way
unless it is graveled and worked again
soon. Everybody let’s pull together
and fix this road this summer.
Mr. Bernice L. Jones, of Smithfield,
was a visitor in town today.
We were very much pleased to see
the other two preachers at the Bap
tist church Sunday night, as visiting
brothers, Rev. Mr. Johnson, the Meth
odist pastor, and Rev. Mr. Teague, of
Louisburg. Each of these gentlemen
is an excellent preacer.
It seems that Boon Hill township is
the dumping ground for peddlers of
every description. The farmers are
harassed to death with agents and
peddlers, dozens of them in the town
ship for the past month. Can’t some
thing be done to stop this nuisance?
The farmers want such legislation.
Monday morning at about two
o’clock before day a farmer living near
town heard unusual noises about his
barn lot, and after slipping out and
looking around a little he saw that it
was that band of gypsies in his lot.
They had left the cars in the road, and
were evidently preparing to load up
with something. A few shots from a
gun in their direction scattered them
and in a few seconds they were gone.
As noc.i ng was stolen it is not known
exactly what they were after. This
wise farmer will place good locks on
his barns and,lot gate. This gang evi
dently came from a long distance as
they had not been seen on Monday at
any point in the township. It is easy
for them to go fifty miles and return
in the night.
A bale of cotton disappeared from
Mr. Frank Summerlin’s home two
miles from town one night a few
weeks ago. No trace of it has ever
been found. A good dollar lock would
NEWSY LETTER FROM
UP CLAYTON WAY
Many People Enjoy Cantata at Meth
odist Church Sunday Night—Carl
ton Stephenson Home From France.
The People Who Come and Go.
Clayton, April 23.—Mrs. M. G. Gul
ley is visiting relatives at Cary this
week.
Miss Eula Maie Farmer left Tues
day afternoon for G. C. W. after
spending Easter here with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Farmer.
Misses Tilly and Thompson, of Mer
edith College, were here during the
Easter holidays, the guests of Rev.
and Mrs. A. D. Moore.
Misses Mary Creech Williams and
Genie Thomas spent this 'week-end
here with parents.
Mr. Carlton Stephenson is another
boy who is home again after seeing
actual service in France. Carlton
wears a badge of honor and is wel
comed home by all his friends.
Mrs. S. W. Jenkins, of Hampton,
Va., is here on a visit to her daugh
ter. Mrs. D. J. Thurston.
Miss Barbara Gulley returned Tues
day afternoon to Oxford College after
visiting her parents during the holi
days. *
Mr. G. T. Smith went to Wilson
Tuesday to see his sister, Mrs. Edger
ton, who is in the hospital thero.
Mr. Foy Thompson and Miss Martha
Edgerton, of near Kenly, visited rela
tives here this week.
Quite a number of town people at
tended the ball game at Raleigh Mon
day afternoon between Wake Forest
and A. and E.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Smith and chil
dren, of Selma, spent Sunday here
with Mrs. J. D. Gulley.
Mrs. Herman Whitley and children
returned to their home at Portsmouth
last week after an extended visit to
Mrs. W. E. Hamilton.
Messrs. Bennette Poole and Bill
Ellis came from Wake Forest to spend
the holidays with parents.
On Monday night Mrs. C .W. Carter
and daughter, Mrs. Nooe, entertained
at their home in west Clayton in hon
or of the returned soldiers. Each boy
invited his partner of the night and
every one present spent a very de
lightful evening.
The cantata given at the Methodist
church Sunday night by the choir was
enjoyed by a very large audience. It
showed practice and skill.
Miss Clyde Medlin went to Raleigh
Tuesday afternoon shopping.
Several town people attended the
moving pictures at'Smithfield Tuesday
afternoon and night.
Mrs. Henry Austin and Henry, Jr.,
are the guests of Mrs. R. B. Ellis this
week. Mrs. Austin came from her
home last week to visi^ Mr. L. F. Aus
tin and family until the arrival of her
husband from Siberia, Lieut. Henry
E. Austin. He sailed April 1, and ex
pects to be home soon.
Miss Juanita Jeffreys, of Selma,
visited Mrs. Luther Rose last week.
Misses Jessie Eason and Ethel Tur
lington, of Louisburg College, were
the guests of Mrs. B. A. Hocutt dur
ing the Easter holidays.
Miss Alta Debnam returned to G.
C. W. at Greensboro Tuesday after
spending the holidays with her par
ents, Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Griffin.
Dr. and Mrs. T. A. Griffin, of Wen
dell, spent Sunday here with rela
tives.
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Hoyle have
moved into the home next to the Meth
odist parsonage formerly occupied by
Mr. and Mrs. Harrington, who have
moved to Saint Paul’s.
Mrs. Darden Entertains.
Kenly, April 21.—Mrs. J. W. Darden
was the charming hostess to the Em
broidery Club last Friday afternoon
from 4 to 6 o’clock. The decorations,
appropriate to the Easter season-,
were very pretty. After an enjoyable
hour of needle work, dainty refresh
ments were served by Misses Mildred
Darden and Jewel Edgerton.
have saved a one hundred and fifty
dollar bale of cotton.
In order to more fully accommodate
his patrons in the undertaking busi
ness Fd A. Holt has purchased a fine
white hearse, which he will use here
after.
Mr. Sydney G. Fail has purchased
the store house property which was
lately used by the Syrians. Mr. Fail
will carry a general line of merchan
dise and farmers’ supplies.
NEWS AROUND DIXIE.
Rev. P. L. Elliott, of Wake Forest,
filled his regular appointment at An
tioch Saturday and Sunday. He
preached two extra good sermons. We
believe every one that heard him
preach were spiritually benefited.
There was the largest crowd present
that has been there since last summer.
Mr. Eugene Manning and family
from Wakefield attended church at
Antioch Sunday morning and spent
the afternoon at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Davis. Mr. T. D. Godwin
and family from Wakefield, visited
relatives in this section Sunday. They
also attended church at Antioch.
Mr. ar.d Mrs. Manly Narron are
spending this week in Raleigh, where
Mrs. .'scrron is taking treatment for
rheumatism.
Miss Esker Davis is visiting rela
tives in Wakefield this week.
Some of the young people attended
the picnic at1 Atkinson’s mill, while
others went to Lamb’s mill; still oth
ers went fishing Easter.
Miss Mamie Whitley, of this section,
was married to Mr. Ollie Woodard, of
Spring Hope, Saturday afternoon.
They will make their future home at
that place. Their many friends wish
for them a long and happy life.
We are glad to announce that Mr.
R. P. Merirtt will bring his motion
pictures to our school on Friday night,
May 2. The show will begin at dark.
Admission is only 10 cents for adults.
We hope to have a large crowd to see
these moves. Remember the time
and place, May 2 at dark, Sandy
bp.ing school. M. II.
Futrell-Stancill.
Pine Level, April 23.—On Sunday,
April 20, at four o’clock p. m. a pretty
home marriage was solemnized at1 the
home of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Wellons,
when Miss Gertrude Stancill became
the br'de of Mr. Reginald Futrell, Rev.
J. H. Worley officiating.
The home was beautifully decorated
with spring flowers, giving it an Eas
ier appearance. The bridal party pro
ceeded down the hall, where the cere
mony was performed amidst a profu
sion of Easter lilies.
The bride was a picture of loveli
ness attired in a gown of gray taffeta
and georgette crepe with hat and
gloves to match and carrying white
carnations. The attendants were Miss
Zilpha Fulghum and Mr. Gilbert
Boyette.
The bridal presents were many and
beautiiul, showing the esteem of the
young maple.
Mrs. Futrell is a very attractive and
accomplished young lady and *has
many friends. Mr. Futrell is a young
man of sterling qualities. They will
make their home in Goldsboro, where
Mr. Futrell holds a position.
MEADOW NEWS.
Benson, Route 2, April 23.—The
farmers of this section are busy
planting. Some are through.
Several of the people of this section
attended the Easter services at New
ton Grove Sunday.
Don’t forget the picture show at
Meadow School Saturday night, April
26.
Miss Myrtle Bass, of the Mill Creek
section, is spending this week with
relatives.
Mr. H. C. Lee and family, Misses
Myrtie Lee and Bertie Godwin attend
ed the Woman’s Missionary Union at
Benson’s Grove Sunday afternoon. All
report a nice time.
The children attending the entered
school at Meadow were given an egg
hunt Friday evening by their teacher,
Miss Myrtie Lee.
Messrs. Joe Bass, Hubert Warrick,
Misses Sallie Warren and Mary Hud
son, of Sampson county, spent a while
Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr.
T. J. Mashburn.
The Sunday School at Trinity is pro
gressing nicely. Everybody is given
a cordial invitation to come and be
with us.
There will be regular church serv
ices at Trinity on the fourth Sunday
and Saturday before.
Mr. Julius Boyett, of this township,
and Miss Maud Dunn, of Sampson,
were quietly married last Thursday
evening by ’Squire J. V. Barefoot. It
was a surprise to their mony friqnds.
We wish them a long and happy life.
Victory is worth to civilization many
times the cost. Buy Victory Liberty
Bonds and help the government pay
the bill.
SOME HISTORY OF
THE RAND FAMILY
The Great-Grandfather of Mr. O. R.
Rand Built the Old Rand Mill in
Wake County Prior to 1800—The
Father of the Family Came From
England in 1835—John Rand Lived
in Smithfield at Beginning of the
Revolution.
Mr. 0. R. Rand, who lives near Gar
ner, was here Tuesday and related
some interesting things concerning
the Rand family. He was at the old
Rand mill in Wake county Monday
and took some small pieces of wood
from the old dam which has been
down for several years. This dam
was built over 100 years ago. The
wood taken from one of the old sills
is in a fairly good state of preserva
tion today.
This mill was built by Mr. Rand’s
great-grandfather, Walter Rand, in
the closing days of the eighteenth
century. This Walter* Rand was the
son of William Rand, who came over
from County Kent, England, in 1835,
and settled at Jamestown. He came
over as an architect and contractor to
build the Governors’ mansion at
Jamestown. All the material for this
mansion was brought from England.
William Rand’s wife was named
Sapphira Forsyth. Their son, Walter
Rand, served three years in the Rev
olutionary War. His brother, John
Rand, was clerk of the court in Smith
field in 1772, and moved to Wake
county during the Revolution, where
he was soon shot and killed by a
neighbor. John Rand willed his prop
erty to his brother, Walter Rand, who
then lived in Isle of Wight county,
Virginia.
Walter Rand soon thereafter moved
to Wake county and built the Rand
mill in Wake county, near Garner, and
died there in 1812. He is buried in
the Rand family. It is said that a
This old mill place is still owned by
the Rand family. It is said that a
movement Is on foot to build a con
crete dam at the old place on Swift
creek and put in an electric plant to
furnish electric power and lights for
the town of Garner.
It is also interesting to note in this
connection that the owners of the Rob
erts, Johnson & Rand shoe factory in
St. Louis, the largest shoe business in
the world, are direct lineal descend
ants of the Walter Rand who built the
Rand mill.
With the exception of the Mexican
and Spanish-American "wars, the Rand
family has had a part in all the wars
fought by this country. As mentioned
above, Walter Rand served in the War
of the Revolution for three years. Ma
jor N. G. Rand, son of Walter Rand,
served in the war of 1812. The late
O. R. Rand, Sr., served in the Civil
War as Captain of Company D, 26th
Regiment. The grandsons of the late
Captain Rand, Lieuts. Oscar Rand,
Oliver G. Rand and Walter R. Rand,
served in the War With Germany.
However, Lieutenant Oliver G. Rand
was the only one to see active service
abroad, he being in the thick of the
fighting during the last few days of
the war.
Smith-Earp.
Selma. R. 1, Apr. 22.—Last Wed
npidav afternoon, April 16, the home
of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. S. Earp, was the scene of a pretty
marriage when their daughter, Mar
tha, became the bride of Mr. Earl
Smith. Only a few intimate friends
and relatives were present. Promptly
at five o’clock to the strains of Lo
hengrin’s wedding march ' skilfully
rendered by Miss Elizabeth Earp, of
Selma, a cousin of the bride, the fol
lowing attendants took their places:
Mr. Cronje Earp with Miss Effie
Grant; then came the bride with Miss
Julia Grant as maid of honor; next
came the groom with his best man.
They were met at the altar by Rev. J.
E. Lanier, who, in a few well chosen
words, made them man and wife.
Immediately after the ceremony
they drove to the home of the groom’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Smith,
where a beautiful supper awaited
them. Our best wishes go with them.
The Atlantic Coast Line depot at
Bennetteville, S. C., eight cars and a
r cotton platform were destroyed by fire
r Monday with 700 bales of cotton. The
r loss was estimated at $150,000. Nearly
all of the cotton was insured.