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VOLUME 38. ✓ SMITHFIELD, N. C.. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1919. Number 100 CLYDE HOEY ELECTED TO CONGRESS BY BIG MAJORITY John Motley Morehead, Republican Opponent, Again Buried Beneath Avalanche of Democratic Votes.— Shelby Man Elected by Majority of Prom Two to Three Thousand. Shelby, Dec. 16.—A thousand en thusiastic friends of Clyde R. Hoey celebrated tonight on his election to Congress over J. M. Morehead by an estimated majority of not less than 2,000 nor more than 2,500 when the Republicans confidently expected to elect their man. Cleveland county gave her favorite son 3,217 against Morehead’s 1.306, a majority of 1,911, the largest Democratic majority Cleve land county has ever given in her his tory. Hoey carried 20 of the 23 precincts in Cleveland. Returns are incomplete from several counties in the district. With four small precincts in Burke missing Hoey has a majority of 65. Gaston, which gave Webb Democratic majority of 1,000 last year, gave Hoey only 203. Hoey has a majority in Lincoln of 16, and in Mecklenburg a majority of 2,163. Catawba went Re publican by 218, practically the same majority Jones had against Webb. Mitchell’s Republican majority is re ported at 850, while Madison gave Morehead 1,000 majority. Yancey and Avery had not been heard from to night when local Democratic head quarters closed up. Hoey will take his seat in Congress after the holiday recess.—News and Observer. HOW AMERICAN DEAD WILL BE RETURNED Washington, Dec. 17.—The War De partment makes this announcement: “It is the view of the War Depart ment that it is essential, in order that the project of returning the Ameri can dead from France may, as a whole, be carried on with expedition ami efficiency, that all negotiations with the French authorities relating to this project and all arrangements relative to the shipment and transpor tation of the bodies should be handl ed by the proper governmental agen cies, and that any departure from this policy whereby numerous private in dividuals would undertake to make such arrangements separately would undoubtedly result in delaying materi ally. if not seriously prejudicing the orderly and successful completion of the project as a whole. “For this reason and in order that in the return of the, bodies of the American dead, at the request of their relatives, no unfair disermimation may result against those ' relatives who arc of limited financial -means, individual ■- ;s of the character mentioned above will uniformly be refused, except where relatives de.sire to permanently inter the bodies of their dead in cemeteries of their own choice within the boundaries of Eu rope.” The Bays Who Left the "Farms. Of America’s mighty war forces of more than four and a half millian of men, 1.200,000, it is 'estimated, came from farms. Records in the Bureau of W r Risk Insurance in Washing ton, D. C., indicate that these farm bred or farm-raised boys carried Gov ernment life insurance amounting to over ten billion dollars. During the earlier demobilization, it was s i difficult to keep trade of the discharged service men that it seem ed as though a very large proportion of them did not return to their former addresses or homes. So many of the service men who had come from the farms seemed to be listening .to the call of the city that it was feared more than four and a half million of going back to the farms. Later the tide of migration set in tow'ard the country, and now it is believed that the loss in man-power to the farms as the result of former service men settling elsewhere may not be more than 500.000. 814 Stills Seized in State. Raleigh, Dec. 18.—The annual re port of the commissioner of internal revenue for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1919, shows that North Carolina continues to lead the union in the number of illicit distilleries seized, the total for North Carolina being 814; Georgia comes second with 789; Vir ginia third, with 356; Alabama fourth, with 348; South Carolina fifth, with 280; Tennessee sixth, with 226; New York seventh, with 126, and Kentucky eighth, with 125. In no other state were as many as 100 distilleries seiz ed during the year. The $100,000 bond issue in Wake county for a county tuberculosis sana torium failed Tuesday at the polls. Raleigh registered in favor of it but the opposition in the county was enough to defeat the measure. MOST SUCCESSFUL LAND SALE. John A. Johnson Farm Divided Into Thirty Two Small Farms And Sold At Auction Near Here Wednesday For Over Two Hundred Thousand Dollars. The best and largest land sale ever held in this section of the State took place near here Wednesday when the Union Auction Company of Smithfield sold the John A. Johnson farm for $205,800. This is a most valuable farm which had been sub-divided into 32 smaller farms. Some of this land brought over $800 per acre. A large number of people bought these farms. This total tract contained 715 acres. About a year ago Mr. Johnson sold the farm for about one hundred thous and dollars. Three or four months ago it was sold by a local real estate firm to Mr. Newsom of Goldsboro for $150,000. It was sold by Mr. Newsom through the Union Auction Company for the sum above stated. Property around Smithfield is sell ; ing wonderfully well. The splendid school we have here is a big drawing card. Everybody today wants to get in reach of good schools and churches. Death of Little Malissie. On Sunday morning, November 23, the death angel visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Johnson and took from them their darling little Malis sie. She was born July 23, 1911, and died November 23, 1919. She was eight years, four months and twenty three days old. Little “Lissie”, as we usually called her, w'as a sweet,lovable little girl and w’on her way into the hearts of those that knew’ her, especially her school mates. Little Malissie leaves a broken hearted mother, father, one sister and one brother besides a host of relatives and friends to mourn her loss. The funeral services were conduct ed at the home by Rev. Ben Jones and I Rev. J. G. Johnson. The interment ; was made in the Woodmen Cemetery I about three-thirty Monday evening in j the presence of a large crowd of sor rowing relatives and friends. The | lloral offerings were many and beau ' tiful, given by father and Princeton A FRIEND. CLAYTON NEWS. ton, Dec. 17.—Mr. and Mrs. R. s and little daughter, Catherine, last Sunday in Goldsboro. Otho Gullev spent last Sunday m with relatives. Salon M.?C -!!• vs will arrive from Mary Baldwin Seminary A Va., id sndffd the holidavs past W66K end ; <>u and are now making their home j with Mrs. Julian Barbour. | Mrs. Julian Barbour will be “at i home” to a number of friends Thurs ! day afternoon front 4:30 until 5:30 i o’clock in honor of Mrs. Swade Bar i hour. j Miss Della Austin will arrive today ! from Charleston where she has been in school this fall to spend the holi days with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Smith spent Tuesday in Raleigh, j Miss Barbara Gulley spent Tuesday in Raleigh shopping. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh A. Page have returned from Sanford where they were called on account of the death of Mrs. Page’s mother, Mrs. Riddle. Misses Carrie Austin and Helen El lis wrent to Raleigh this afternoon shopping. All the merchants have fully realiz ed Christmas is almost here. Next week is the time when all of us should rejoice and be happy for it’s a time only once a year. Miss Ruby Ellis spent Monday in Raleigh. Wilson Still Has Open Mind. Washington, Dee. 18.—President Wilson’s mind is still open on the question of returning the railroads to private control, Secretary Tumulty to day told a delegation representing un ion labor and some farmers’ organi zations, which called at the White House to present a letter asking the Executive to delay return of the roads for two years. COTTON FARMERS FORM PERMANENT CAMPAIGN FORCE — North Carolina Division American Cotton Association Is Organized Wednesday. (News and Observer.) The North Carolina Division of the American Cotton Association was or ganized here yesterday at a meeting of farmers anJ business men repre senting- the cotton growing sections of the State when addresses were deliv ered by Mrs. J. S. Wannamaker, presi dent of the American Cotton Associa tion; Col. Harvie Jordan, national campaign director; Former Congress man A. F. Lever, member Federal Farm Loan Board. The permanent offices of the asso ciation, elected at the afternoon ses sion, are: Mr. L. S. Tomlinson, Wil son, president; Mr. Frank Gough, Lumberton, first vice-president; Mr. Frank Shields, Scotland Neck, second vice-president. The executive committee composed of one representative from each of the ten congressional districts and three selected at large is composed of the following: Mr. Carl Turnage, Farmville; Mr. W. A. Pierce, Weldon; Mr. John R. Paterson, Clinton; Mr. W. M. San ders, Smithfield; Mr. J. W- Whitfield, Creedmore; Mr. Walton Methume, Lumberton; Mr. U. B. Blalock, Wades boro; Mr. I. M. Payne, Statesville; Mr. V. R. Mosteller, Lincoln county; Mr. W. E. Walker, Polk county; Mr. W. G. Newby, Hertford; Dr. Clarence Poe, Raleigh; Mr. G. B. Hadley, Greenville. PRINCETON AND BOON HILL. Princeton, Dec. 17.—The relatives and friends of Mr. W. T. Edwards will regret to learn that he has been eenlined to his home very sick for the past several days. Miss Irene Woodley, Miss Ora Col lins and Miss Mildred McElroy were visitors in town Saturday. They are teachers in one of our rural schools. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rains from Wilson are visiting their parents, Mr, and Mrs. H. B. Fields. Mbs Myrtle Snipes is visiting at I.aGrange. t Miss Sallie Twiggs was a visitor in town Monday. Two automobiles were stolen from Boon Hill township farmers last week. It is too late to put a lock on the door after your horse or ear has Seen! stolen. There can *be no finer specimen of; young womanhood than those young ladies here who have politely declined to accept the company of any young 1 11 give a nice were visitors in town Tuesday even ing. The box party at the school house last Friday night was quite a suc cess. The receipts amounted to more than one hundred and thirty six dol lars. Proceeds were for benefit of the school. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Cox from Bon tonsville section have been spending the week in town. Mr. Cox is under treatment of Dr. Stevens, and has been very seriously affected with ton sil and throat trouble for several weeks. His condition today is much improved, and his many friends will be glad to learn that his chances for recovery are more favorable than they have been for some time. Congress to Probe News Print. The print paper shortage will be placed before the House Post Office Committee at hearings on the bill of Representative Anthony, to limit the size of newspapers and periodicals. Several state associations of newspa per publishers, largely representative of the smaller dailies, have informed the committee that they will be rep resented at the hearing. The Anthony bill would fix the max imum size of daily papers at 24 pages, Sunday editions to 36 pages, weekly and by-weekly periodicals to 75 pages and monthly periodicals to 100 pages. Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.—George Eliot. LATER ELECTION RETURNS IN 9TH REDUCE MAJORITY Final Figures Indicate That Burke County Was Carried by Republican Candidate. Charlotte, Dec. 17.—Revised reports received from several mountain coun ties of the Ninth Congressional elec tion district tonight reduced to less than 1.5(H) the majority of Clyde R. Hoev, elected yesterday over John M. Morehead, to succeed Yates Webb in Congress. Burke county, which was reported last night as having given Hoe.v a majority of 78 votes, gave Morehead a majority ranging from 100 to 150, according to a long dis tance telephone message tonight from the chairman of the board of elections who said, however, that complete re turns could not be received before to morrow. In the face of complete official re turns from a majority of the counties and incomplete returns from the oth ers. Ifoey’s majority ranged from 1, 071 to 1,477. Mr. Hoey said over long distance telephone from Shelby tonight that reports received by him today gave Morehead 487 majority in Avery, 1, 000 in Madison, 850 in Mitchell, and gave lloey 100 majority in Yancey. Republican headquarters here concede Hoey a majority of 1,100. MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN EUROPE FACE STARVATION Washington, Dec. 17.—Starvation faces from fifteen to twenty million persons in Central Europe outside of Germany unless “some quick means can be discovered for their assistance” Herbert Hoover, former Food Admin istrator said today in a formal state ment. Unless relief is quickly furn ished, he predicted, a breakdown of stable government in the countries af fected and “creation of another cess pool like Russia.” To meet the situation, Mr. Hoover proposed that the “great surplus of wheat and flour” held by the grain corporation be sold on credit to Fin land, Poland, Austria and other na tions of Central Europe. The grain corporation, he said, could extend the .credits cut cf the capital it already possesses without a call for special appropriations by Congress. KENLY NEWS. Z. Woodard made a trip to Wilson Mrs. F. A. Hardy is spending some time in Wilson visiting her niece, Woodard Sundnv. Dr. and Mrs. . . Turlington leave today tor Rose! o :o attend the mar riage ef Mrs. T ii gton’s sister, Miss Dixie Undorwi , Mrs. Turlington V:1 remain wi n’datives there for lows Free F a s spent the week cid at home vir n parents, Mr. and Mr. C, C. S'dvage from Danville mother in Tarix.ro. visitors in Wilson recently. Mr. H, : . Grizzard has been con fined to his b. d for several days with lagripp ■■ L tt! • Herbert, Jr., is ill also. Dr. G. B. Wc . lard and nephew have recently returned from New Yoi :. Dr. Woodard’.-; nephew has been undergo ing treatment at the Johns Hopkins hospital. Mr. J. H. Kirby left some time last week for an examination and treat ment at the Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore. ' FEDERAL SUGAR BOARD CONTINUED DURING 1920. House of Representatives Passes Sen ate Bill by Overwhelming Majority —To Conference Now. Washington, Dec. 1G.—By a vote,of 25(5 to 34, the house late today passed the senate bill continuing the sugar equalization board through 1920. Amendments retaining in force the wartime powers of the government for controlling prices and movements of sugar were approved, necessitating the sending of the measure to confer ence committee of the two houses. Boyd-Todd. A quiet marriage was solemnized at the Baptist parsonage here Tuesday night, Rev. H. W. Baucom pe-forming the ceremony. The contracting par ties were Mr. Walter Boyd and Miss Alma Todd, both of Wilson’s Mills. A holy man is a whole man.—Anon. SENATOR HARDING OUT FOR THE PRESIDENCY. Ohio Senator Announces His Candi dacy For the Republican Nomina tion—Is Third in the Senate. Washington, Dec. 16.—Senator Harding, of Ohio, formally announced tonight his candidacy for the Repub lican presidential nomination in 1D20. The announcement was made in a let ter to Clare Hughes, of Piqua, Ohio, chairman of the Miami county Repub lican committee, authorizing the use of the senator’s name in the choosing of delegates to the national conven tion. Senator Harding is the third Re publican senator to make known his presidential aspirations. Senator Poindexter, of Washington, and John son, of California, already have for mally announced their candidacy and a formal boom for Senator Sutherland, of West Virginia, also has been in augurated. In his letter, Senator Harding said he would announce no platform as that was the duty of the national con vention. COAL PRODUCTION IN BIG FIELDS NEARING NORMAL Production of bituminous coal has rapidly approached normal. Through out the country reports indicated from 90 to 95 per cent of the mines either at work or ready to enter the mines as soon as they are put into shape for operation. In only a few in stances yere locals reported as still idle waiting for a further adjustment of wages. Of the large producing fields, In diana appeared to be closest to nor mal in the matter of coal mined, al though reports from Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia showed that production was rapidly on the increase. Virtually all restrictions on use of fuel made necessary by the forty-day strike had been relaxed Monday. Selma Connection Again Restored. The Corporation Commision has or dered the Atlantic Coast Line to again make the Selipa connection be < ACen .,. 1 . L. train 8-j and the South ern train from the west. The Coast Line broke the connection by three minutes, beginning last Sunday. The commission orders, through Lyman Delanp, federal manager of the Coast Line, that the train he held until the Mhm : adio Creech' from near Beth r ' i't the week end with Miss Ethel Boyett. J... .es L:.!ia Jane Currin, Ethel BbC *tocl' and Margaret Britt made a flving trip to Smithfield Saturday. Mr.:,, it. Holland delightfully enter ta'ncd at her home on last Saturday evening a number of her friends in 1. ■ of the seventh grade students c f Clendale high school. Delicious Pcs were served mid several games were played. All/ appeared to enjoy the evening. BROWN EYES. Secretary Lane to Quit Cabinet. Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of the Interior, is to leave the cabinet be cause he can no longer continue in public life at a personal sacrifice. Sec retary Lane states that his resigna tion is not a result.of any ill-will to ward the president, but his reason is a purely personal one. There is no fu ture for Lane in political life. He is debarred from presidential ambitions because he was born in Canada. Cabinet officers have complained be fore that they could not stand the pace in Washington at $12,000 a year. Colored Couple Married Yesterday. Yesterday afternoon James A. Beth une and Nellie Williams were married in the office of Mr. H. V. Rose, the ceremony being performed by Rev. R. P. Merritt. They reside in Cleveland township. READY FOR TAKING CENSUS. Great Undertaking to Begin On Jan uary 2. 1920—Every Man, Woman and Child to be Enumerated.—The Active and Hearty Co-operation In The Census. The Fourteenth Decennial Census, "to which President Wilson has called the attention of the Nation in his proclamation made public recently is to be the biggest, best and most com plete census of the United States ev er taken if the plans of the Census Bureau do not fro awry.' Director of the Census Sam L. Rog ers has announced that everything is in readiness to begin the canvassing campaign that during the month of January, 1920, will cover every man sion, every cottage and every hut,in the country. An army of morei than 87,000 enumerators, under the direc tion of :S72 census supervisors, will be engaged in making the count. Ev ery person in the land will be enum erated and the names, ages, birth : places and occupations of all of Uncle Sam’s neices and nephews will be set down and forwarded to Washington. Many other questions concerning home tenure, citizenship, martial stat us, literacy, sex, color and race are contained in the population schedule which the enumerators will fill out from the answers given them. Farmers also will be asked the questions contained in the agriculture schedule relating to their farms. These questions cover farm tenure, farm products, values of farm lands, building, implements and improve ments, field crops, garden products, farm expenses, live-stock, poultry, bees, dairy products, improved and unimproved land, farm drainage and irrigation—in fact all phases of the farming industry are covered. Even the f-mily Ford will be count ed, as, r t, will all automobiles and tractors on farms. Questions as to telephones and electric-light, gas am|. water plants also are included in the group of inquiries which fall un der the general heading of “farm fa cilities,” the purpose of the Govern ment in collecting information of this character being to show the modern improvements installed on farms dur ! ing the past decade. | The Census Bureau desires to em j phasiso the fact the information i al statistical purposes cr.lv and that j such information can not be used as i information be used to harm anv per r le cl ef THRU ’ %V l EliS SHORT Ci -: ,.SE IN AGRICULTURE j At the State Agricultural College, i West Raleigh, there will begin on Jan | uary 8 a Three Weeks Short Course in | Agriculture. This course has been ar 1 ranged by the College to come at a clack time of the year with farmers ! and to embrace only subjects of c!i | reet p actual value to the busy farm | er. ! The course this year will include such matter as field crops, commerci 1 al fertilizers and farm manures, prun | ing, spraying, insect and disease ene mies of crops and fruit trees and the most effective method of their preven tion and control; farm dairying, poul try raising, livestock feeding, handl ing and judging, soil management, fruit ar.d vegetable growing, diseases of farm livestock and their preven tion and control, and gas engines and farm tractors. Those attending the course will be supplied free tuition, and board and room may be secured in close proxim ity to the College at reasonable prices. Those wishing further information with reference to the Course, cost, etc., may secure it from the Dean of Agriculture, West Raleigh, N. C. Winston-Salem Ranks Seventh. According: to figures from the treas ury department, Winston-Salem ranks seventh as a port of entry. Its cus tom receipts for the last fiscal year were approximately $2,778,000, and were exceeded only by New York, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Chicago, Boston and San Francisco.