VOLUME 39
SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1920.
Number 2.
REPUBLICANS WANT A
SHOWDOWN BY CANDIDATES
Ball Started Rolling by Senator Borah
Of Iowa—He Writes Low den to
Find Where He Stands—Similar
Letters Sent Other Presidential
Prospects—Foreign Interests Work
—“Will You Maintain Foreign Pol
icy of United States or Abandon
It? Borah Asks.
Washington, Jan. 1.—Intention of
republican senators opposed to the
league of nations to request all re
publican presidential candidates to
place themselves on record as to the
issues involved in the league was dis
closed tonight by Senator Borah, re
publican, Idaho, who made public a
letter addressed to Governor Lowden
of Illinois, an aspirant for the re
publican nomination.
Governor Lowden was asked to say
whether he favored “any policy, al
liance, league of partnership” * * *
to “abandon our traditional foreign
policy and enter into understandings
and combinations which would em
broil us in all European conflicts and
turmoils.”
“Those for whom I speak,” Senator
Borah said, “have no intention of con
fining these and similar questions to
yourself.”
Senator Borah charged in his letter
that powerful European and Ameri
can interests were co-operating to
draw the United States into European
affairs, through the league of nations
if possible and if not “by secret and
tacit agreements.” Declaring that
the questions and policies involved
must come before the next adminis
tration, regardless of America’s en
trance into the league. The Idaho
senator said the personal views of
presidential candidates should be
stated.
“For nearly a hundred and fifty
years,” said the senator’s letter, “we
have in this country, regardless of
parties adhered to a distinct foreign
policy—no entangling alliances or
partnerships with foreign powers and
no interference by foreign powers in
American affairs. If you should be
nominated and elected President
would you exert your influence and
the influence of your administration to
maintain this foreign policy or would
you consent in any way to its aban
donment or its substantial modifica
tion ? Do you believe, in other words,
that the time has come when we
should abandon the policy of no en
tangling alliances, no partnerships
with European powers ?
“I ask these questions because, re
gardless of what m:.y or may not be
in the platform, the next administra
tion will have to meet this issue in
different ways.” ’ * * * “Powerful
forces in this country co-operating
with equally powerful and persistent
forces in Europe, are determined to
draw the United States into associa
tion and partnership with European
powers, to embroil us in all European
turmoil and conflicts to utilize our
young men in policing the territories
and fighting the racial and dynastic
battles of the old world and placing
upon our taxpayers the burden of the
financial and economic life of both
Europe and Asia, and these forces will
continue their efforts to bring about
these things after the election. If
they cannot do it in one way they will
do it in another. If they cannot suc
ceed by open agreement they will en
deavor to succeed by secret or tacit
agreements. We, many of us, feel,
therefore, that we would like to know
what your views are upon this prob
lem and what it will be your purpose
to do should you be honored by an
election as President.”
Senator Borah said American op
erations in Russia were in violation
of the constitution and against the
wishes of the American people, but
in made in Versailles.
“This is but an intimation,” Mr.
Borah continued, “of what is to hap
pen should we conclude to abandon
our traditional foreign policy and en
ter into understandings and combina
tions which would embroil us in all
European conflicts and turmoils. Our
young men would be asked to sacri
fice their lives in ust such secret and
unconscionable affairs as this in Rus
sia. And Mr. Taft, as I understand
from his public statement, is in favor,
if necessary, of conscripting our
young men for that kind of service.
“Are you in favor of any such pol
icy or of any alliance* league or part
nership, which may lead to such a
program ? What is to be your policy
with regard to such affairs?”
Change in Preaching Appointments.
Rev. S. F. Hudson will preach at
Pauline Baptist church in Bentonville
township the second Sunday morning
in January at 11 o’clock. The ap
pointment for Benson Grove church
has been changed from the second
Sunday afternoon to the second Sun
day morning at 11 o’clock. Rev. J. R.
Everett will fill the appointment
there next Sunday. He will preach at
Pleasant Grove church in the after
noon at 3 o’clock.
GOODS ON 2,616 OF REDS SEIZED
“Perfect Cases” Found Against Half
Of Aliens Caught—Reports Are
Incomplete—From Coast to Coast
Dragnet Of Federal Agents Closes
On Radicals aud Literature.
Washington, Jan. 3.—“Perfect cas
es” against 2,616 of the more than
4,500 persons arrested last night and
today in radical raids over the coun
try had been reported to the depart
ment of justice this afternoon, As
sistant Attorney General Garvan an
nounced.
The reports, Mr. Garvan said, deal
mainly with the arrest of aliens and
are far from complete. By cities they
show:
New York, 201 “perfect cases,” vol
uminous amount of literature, records
and books of the organization were
seized.
Newark, 300 “perfect cases,” and
high officials, including the state or
ganizer for the communist party,
were taken. Implements of destruc
tion also were captured.
Detroit, more than 600 persons ar
rested, 207 of whom have been exam
ined without release of any. The
“House of Masses,” believed to be the
headquarters of all radical elements
in that city, was raided and vast
quantities of propaganda material
taken. The editorial board of The
Glos Bobotnichzy, including Wincenty
Dmowski, w^s arrested. This paper
is the alleged organ of the Polish
communists and Dmowski is an Aus
trian Pole. His assistant also was
arrested.
Hartford, 12 persons arrested and
the charter and literature of the local
communist party were seized. Twelve
arrests were also made at Bridgeport,
five at Waterbury and five at Anso
nia.
San Francisco, 28 persons, includ
ing 11 Germans, eight Russians, one
Norwegian, one Italian and one Chi
nese arrested.
Kansas City, among the 40 arrests
reported was Meyer Loonin of New
York, described at the national secre
tary of the Jewish branch of the com
munist party. Those taken were
mostly Russians and Croatians.
Toledo, 13 arrests and records of
great value to the federal agents tak
en.
St. Paul, 30 arrests. Failure to
gather in more radicals was blamed
to publicity given local raids on the.
night previous.
Cleveland, nearly 100 arrests re
ported. Examination of the prisoners
has resulted in the release of few.
Youngstown, more than 100 “per
fect cases” resulted from the raids.
All membership books and records of
the local parties seized.
Buffalo, 73 persons were held with
out bail and others are still being ex
amined.
Chicago, approximately 300 held by
federal agents.
' Baltimore, 24 -persons arrested and
several tons of literature and the
membership roll of the Lettish branch
of the communist party seized.
Boston,* heading the list of 600 ar
rests was the name of Koralius, na
tional communist party organizer.
Brockton, 100 persons arrested,
practically all of them Lithuanians.
Their looal society officers were raid
ed and its charter and dues record
taken.
Philadelphia, arrests totaling 125,
of which the local authorities report
ed more than 100 were “perfect cas
es.”
Trenton and Camden, N. J., every
known leader of the communist and
communish-Jabor or ganization in
these districts included in the 116 ar
rests.
St. Louis, most of the 55 arrests
were Croatians who were found in
the coal fields in Illinois and the for
eign quarter of St. Louis.
The arrests in New Hampshire were
estimated at more than 200, but de
tails had not reached the department.
Pittsburgh agents reported the ar
rest of 24 and at Denver six men were
in custody.
Girl Is Fatally Burned.
Fayetteville, Jan. 3.—Sallie Hodg
es, four year old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John M. Hodges, of this city,
was fatally burned as a result of
playing with matches at noon today,
her death occuring four hours later.
The upper portion of the child’s
clothing caught from the lighted
match. Her arms and face were se
verely burned and internal injuries
were suffered.
This was the second accident of the
kind which occurred here today. The
other happened three hours earlier
when Charles E. Berryhill, govern
ment printer at Camp Bragg, was
badly burned about the body by an
explosion which occured when he
lighted a fire after pouring gasoline
in the stove. He will recover.
The costliest watch in the world is
a jeweled timepiece in the possession
of the Pope, which is estimated to be
worth $30,000.
SEIZE RADICALS IN CHICAGO;
PALMER’S REQUEST IGNORED
State Authorities Arrest 200 After
Attorney General Asks Them To
Desist.—Federal Official Pursuing
Pussyfoot Policy, Prosecuting Of
ficer Charges.
ChicagOj Jan. 1.—Raids resulting in
the arrest of 200 or more Industrial
Workers of the World* communists
and other radicals were carried out
today under direction of State’s At
torney Maclay Hoyne, who tonight
in a statement attacked Attorney
General Palmer for the failure of de
partment of justice agents to co-ope
rate. Agents of the military intelli
gence branch of the. central depart
ment of the army aided the county
prosecutor.
Mr. Hoyne said the raids had been
timed for 4 o’clock New Year’s day.
He said he recently had gone to
Washington to confer with govern
ment officials. At noon today after
receipt of a personal letter from At
torney General Palmer asking him
not to proceed with the plan, depart
ment of justice agents withdrew, Mr.
Moyne declared.
“Apparently Attorney General
Palmer, or some of his friends, are
and are pursuing a pussyfoot policy,”
playing politics with the situation,
asserted the .state’s attorney. “Ex
pressing my opinion as a citizen and
democrat, I do not believe Nero or
any other fiddler can be elected pres
ident of the United States.”
Edward G. Brannan, chief of the
bureau of investigation of the de
partment of justice, refused to com
ment on the absence of his men from
.the raids.
The prosecutor asserted that daily
in Chicago members of radical or
ganizations addressed meeting's and
urged their hearers to “await the one
big day,” and that their purpose was
nothing less than the overthrow of
the government. Mr. Hoyne declar
ed that the I. W. W., the communist
party and the communist labor party
members and anarchists and syndi
calists were distributing tons of se
ditious literature. He said today’s
raids were only the beginning of his
drive, which he declared was intend
ed to drive all radicals from Cook
county. His investigation, h# said,
had disclosed that the leading agita
tors in “this criminal conspiracy cen
tered their activities in Chicago, New
York, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit and
Seattle.
Mr. Hoyne declare^ his men had
been armed with 200 search warrants
and that in addition a number of
warrants charging conspiracy had
been issued by Judge Hugo Pam, of
the criminal court. Four me* were
arrested on the latter warrants to
day. Among them was George An
dreytchine, an I. W. W., released on
bond some time ago from Leaven
worth prison, pending ^action on the
appeal of 92 I. W. W. convicted of
the violation of the espionage law.
Anne Grovarsky, 34 years old, was
the only woman arrested. She and
27 men were taken from I. W. W.
headquarters. James Crowley, secre
tary, of the I. W. W. was arrested.
Paper Consumption Near Record.
Washington, Jan. 1.—Consumption
of newsprint paper during the last
three months reached a record-break
ing point, along with prices, the fed
eral trade commission reported in a
summary today. The average cost of
newsprint at mills at the beginning
of December was $3.90 a hundred, the
commissioner reported, as against
$3.75 a year ago. In 1916 the price
was $1.88, the lowest in several years.
High prices failed to cut down con
sumption, however, and the commis
sion estimated that in 1919 14 per
cent more newsprint was used than
in 1918. During the fourth suarter
of 1919, particularly, newsprint con
sumption was running up, and the
commission said that the increase
then over the similar period in 1918
would be between 25 and 30 per cent.
December figures have not yet been
tabulated. In November, 1919, the
727 publishers reporting to the com
mission used 161,602 tons of news
print, compared with 123,874 tons in
November, 1918.
HOLLY SPRINGS NEWS.
Christmas was very quiet in this
section.
Mr. and Mrs. Vine Edwards and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Alkey Worley
broke bread at Turkey with their
daughter, Mrs. Ed Oliver, Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Creech of near
Smithfield spent Christmas with Mrs.
Creech’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Edwards.
Mr. J. E. Lane and sister, Zilphia,
motored over to their sister’s, Mrs.
Annie Creech, Christmas night.
Mr. Gilbert Holand and family mo
tored through this section Friday.
Mr. J. E. Lane of Rocky Mount was
in this section lecently visiting his
brother, Mr. W. W. Lane.
Princeton, R. 3. REX.
WHY TRANSFER
TO WILMINGTON
Both North Carolina Senators and
Also Judge Connor Gave Their
Consent—Representative I’ou Says
He is Powerless.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 2.—Both
the North Carolina Senators and Fed
eral Judge Henry Q. Connor, accord
ing to information Representative
Pou obtained at the Department of
Justice today, gave consent to the
transfer of the United States Mar
shal’s office from Raleigh to Wilming
ton. Mr. Pou went to see officials of
the Department today after receiving
telegrams from interested parties in
Raleigh protesting against the remov
al of the office and pointing out that
clerks in Marshal Bellamy’s office had
resigned rather than go to Wilming
ton.
Chief Clerk Stewart, of the Depart
ment, showed Mr. Pou the letters
written by the Senators urging that
the application of Marshal Bellamy
for removal be granted. He also told
the Fourth district member that the
Department was informed that Judge
Connor and District Attorney Warren
regarded the change as beneficial to
the business of the courts of the
eastern district.—R. E. Powell, in
News and Observer.
REPORTS CUBANS
“WILD OVER SUGAR”
Winston Groceryman Secures Option
On One of the Largest Sugar Mills
On Island.
Winston-Salem, Jan. 3.—President
E. J. Neal of the Taylor Grocery
Company, wholesale, has returned
from Cuba, where he went on De
cember 8, to look after the tremend
ous contract of his firm in conjunc
tion with Gilmer Bros., for Cuban
sugar.
He reports an entirely successful
trip and while there secured an op
tion on one of the latest and most
modern sugar mills in Cuba, with a
capacity of 300,000 bags a year, the
investment representing several mil
lion dollars.
Neal says that the Cuban people
are wild about sugar, declaring that
they are making money at four cents,
but they are able to get 11 and 12
cents for turbinated and raw product,
respectively.
The new crop is being ground now.
A large part is already sold, much to
be delivered to the states. The sit
uation in Cuba is not easy as it would
be desired, as about 200,000 tons of
the crop has been reserved by the
Cuban government’s proclamation.—
News and Observer.
We Must Stick to Livestqck.
In connection with what we said
last week about hog prices, it is well
enough to again call attention to the
fundamental facts which make live
stock raising necessary as a part of
any permanent program of good farm
ing. By steadying our minds with
these thoughts we shall avoid getting
swept off our feet by every tempora
ry change of wind or fortune. Es
pecially shall we.avoid repeating the
mistake suggested by us last week
when we said that “The Southern far
mer has always increased his hog
raising when prices were high and dis
continued it when prices went down
again—in other words, he has bought
his breeding stock and gone into the
business on a higli market and sold
and gone out of business on a low
market, thus making losses absolutely
certain.”
Let the Southern farmer who is just
getting started with hogs keep, his
head level. The prices of livestock,
although they have declined, more
than almost any other products, are
still on a level which will produce
profits to the man who raises or keeps
livestock on the farm for the true pur
poses for which livestock should be
kept, namely, to consume the by-pro
ducts or those materials which are
not marketable and also to furnish the
best market for those crops which
must be grown in order to maintain
soil fertility.
The real trouble with livestock pro
duction in the South, indeed with our
whole system of farming, is that we
have not yet. learned that the corner
stone of good and successful farming
in the South is soil improvement. On
this cornerstone all other things de
sirable in farming may be built, but
without this firm and essential foun
dation the whole structure of our ag
ricultural system must go to ruin.—
Progressive Farmer.
For a Rich Diet.
If you feel that you would enjoy a
rich diet, chew on the corner of your
newspaper. The pulp from which the
paper was made has increased in cost
633 per cent, chiefly during the last
five years.—St. Paul Pioneer Press.
A process has been invented in Italy
for making sidewalk tiles from
screenings of old brick pavements.
RAIDS AGAINST REDS.
Object of Concerted Movement
A gains Radicals to Secure Deporta
tion—Hundreds of Leaders Placed
Under Arrest.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 2.—
Launching a concerted and carefully
prepared movement against commun
ist and communist labor groups of
radicals, agents of the Department of
Justice tonight conducted raids in 33
cities, extending from coast to coast.
Raids were conducted in the fol
lowing cities: New York; Baltimore,
Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland,
Denver, Des Moines, Detroit, Grand
Rapids, Hartford, Indianapolis, Jack
sonville, Fla., Kansas City, Los An
geles, Louisville, Milwaukee, Newark,
Omaha, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh,
Portland (Maine), Portland (Oregon)
Providence, San Francisco, Scranton,
Spokane, St. Louis, St. Paul, Spring
field (Mass.), Syracuse, Toledo and
Trenton.
The object of the raids, Assistant
Attorney General Garvan said, was to
obtain for submission to the Depart
ment of Labor cases for deportation
of "a very large number of our most
dangerous anarchists and radical agi
tators.” Agents of the department,
he added, went out prepared to catch
the radicals “with the goods on.”
The general charge of attempting
to overthrow the government by force
and violence was placed against the
persons arrested during the raids.
GLENDALE NOTES.
Church was held at the Free Will
Baptist church Sunday.
On Sunday evening, January 4,
1920, at the home of Mr. P. A. Boy
ett, Mr. James Atlas Pittman and
Miss Mittie Allen were united in the
holy bonds of matrimony by Mr. Boy
ett, J. P. The bride was attired in a
beautiful goingaway gown of Alice
blue taffeta with accessories to match.
The bridal party were as follows:
Misses Delia Lewis and Martha Ren
frew, Messrs. Ernest Renfrew, Jasper
Pittman, Johnnie Pittman, Herman
Pittman, Talton Edwards, Jeuston Al
len. After the ceremony Miss Alberta
Boyett rendered “Everything” at the
piano. After many congratulations
the happy couple motored to their
home at Glendale.
Miss Alberta Boyett of Princeton
spent the week with her brother, Mr.
Paul Boyett of Kenly.
We regret very much that Miss
Margaret Britt was called home by
the sutlden death of her nephew, Mas
ter Jack Bridge of Lumberton.
Miss Etta Godwin has returned to
her school at Morrisville after spend
ing the holidays at home.
Miss Violet Wade and Mr. Earl
Merritt returned to their home at
New Bern Saturday. They were ac
companied to Goldsboro .by Misses
Lela Currin and Ethel Blackstock and
Messrs. Ronald Holland and Festus
Woodard.
The Glendale High School has just
completed an extra room and expects
the new teacher this week. Also the
school has a new truck which will go
on the road Monday morning.
Mr. Ronald Holland has returned
to school at Buies Creek.
Misses Ethel Blackstock and Lelia
Currin motored Friday night with
frityids to Selma to the movies.
Mr. Jas. W. Woodard, Mr. L. B.
Boyette, went to Wilson Saturday on
business.
I.Iiss Elsie Boyett was hostess of a
delightful ^arty Saturday evening,
given in honor of Miss Violet Wade
of New Bern. Delicious refresh
ments were served and various games
enjoyed.
On December the 24th there was
a Christmas tree given in the school
chapel. A program of music and reci
tations was rendered, after which the
tree was stripped of its many heauti
ful gifts. A large crowd attended
and reported a good time.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Holland have re
turned to their home after spending
the holidays at New Bern.
Prof. J. C. Reid, superintendent of
Glendale high school, has returned af
ter spending the holidays at his home
at High Rock.
School opened Monday with a full
attendance of over two hundred stu
dents. So far the work has been the
best ig the history of the school.
Last Tuesday evening there was a
party given at the home of Miss Etta
Godwin in honor of Miss Violet Wade
of New Bern. Delightful games and
refreshments were enjoyed by all.
Misses Lou Nichols, Maggie Park
er and Fannie Whitley of Selma, have
returned to school at Glendale after
spending the holidays at home.
BROWN EYES.
A Lesson.
What a lesson the Senate is giving
the world in the high cost of dignity.
—The Boston Herald.
“How you gettin’ on wid youah
’rithmetic, Lou?” “Well, I done learn
ed to add up de oughts, but de figgers
bodder me.”—Selected.
NATIONAL CENSUS
BEGAN THURSDAY.
Eighty-five Thousand Enumerators
Will Be at Work Two Weeks.—
Totals to be Known in May_Fig
ures Expected to Show Population
Of 107,000.000 to 112,000,000—
$22,000,000 for Job.
Washington, Jan. 1.—jCn army of
85,000 census enumerators will begin
promptly at 9 o’clock tomorrow the
work of counting the men, women
and children of the United States and
of collecting certain information
about the resources of the country.
The taking of this census, the
fourteenth in the history of the na
tion, is expected to require only about
two weeks, but figures showing the
total population probably will not be
available until the end of April.
The count is expected to show a
population of 107,000,000 to 112,000,
000, as compared with 93,000,000 in
1910. The estimated population July
1, 1919, was 106,871,294.
1 he een-us includes the collection
of data on farms, manufactures, for
ests and oil production, in addition to
the enumeration of persons.
This will be the first census taken
in the winter. The change was made
so the enumeration might be com
pleted before election primaries this
summer. For the first time, also, wo
men have been employed as supervi
sors. The maximum pay is four
cents a person, with a special higher
rate for farm hands. Congress ap
propriated $22,000,000 for this work.
The first census, taken in 1790, in
the administration of George Wash
ington, showed a population of 3,000,
000.
MINT IN 1919 MAKES
501,000,000 COINS.
All Records for Money Production
Broken in Philadelphia; 130,000,
000 Hollars Melted.
In coining 501,000,000 pieces of *
American money of all varieties, rep
resenting five-sevenths of the produc
tion of the country, the government
mint^at Sixteenth and Spring Garden
streets, broke all records in the year
closing night before last. Besides
such production for domestic use, 90,
000,000 pieces were manufactured for
foreign countries.
Silver dollars numbering 130,000,
000 were melted into silver bars dur
ing the last year and exported to In
dia, according to Adam Joyce, super
intendent of the mint. The British
Government sends silver coin to In
dia, he pointed out, because the peo-~
pie there will keep gold in their pos
session and not use it for trading
purposes.
With the exception of the gold Mc
Kinley piece manufactured last year
cn the anniversary of the former
President's anniversary, no gold coins
have been minted for the last three
years in the Philadelphia mint.
Gold and silver amounting to $500,
000,000 is stored at the mint at pres
ent. It is kept there for the United
States Treasury as security for vari
ous issues of paper money. Prior to
the war $700,000,000 was in store at
the mint.
Because of the large numbers of
cents, nickels, dimes, quarters and
halves in circulation at present, there
is no reserve supply of these coins in
the mint this year. Ordinarily a half
million dollars’ worth of each denom
ination is held in reserve.—Philadel
phia Ledger.
Railway Mileage Shows Decrease.
Chicago, Jan. 1.—Statistics com
piled by the Railway Age show that
the year begins with the develop
ment of the railroads of the United
States nearer a complete standstill
than at any time since the first rail
was laid in America.
“In the year 1919,” says the Rail
way Age, “the total mileage of new
lines built in the United States was
686 miles. This is the smallest figure
which has ever been recorded by this
paper. Furthermore, it does not rep
resent a net increase in mileage. Dur
ing the year 689 miles of main line
railway were abandoned for opera
tions. Prior to the year 1915 the
mileage of the country was steSkdily,_„
increasing, although the rate at which
it was increasing had been diminish
ing for some years, and especially
since 1910.
The available statistics indicate
that since 1916 the mileage of line
abandoned has been substantially
greater than the new mileage built. j
Modern Enoch Arden.
Durham, Jan. 1.—J. R. Page of
Wake county, returned to his home
in this city during the* Christmas |
holidays, a modern Enoch Arden. Re
leased from army service, he retuiSpM
ed expecting to be greeted by
wife. Instead, Mrs. Ida Page GriffiaT |
welcomed him. Mrs. Page had mar
ried P. A. Griffin during her husband's
absence, having been notified of his
death.