NEWBERRY IS CON
VICTED OF CONSPIRACY
Federal Court at Grand Rapids Sen
tences Him to Two Years in Federal
Penitentiary and a Fine of Ten
Thousand Dollars. Fifteen Others
Share Same Fate for Conspiring to
Violate Federal Election Laws In
1918.
Truman H. Newberry, junior United
States Senator from Michigan, was
Saturday convicted by a jury in the
Federal Court of Grand Rapids, of
having conspired criminally in 1918
to violate the election laws, says an
Associated Press dispatch. He was
sentenced by Judge Clarence W. Ses
sions to two years imprisonment and
lined $10,000, released on bond pend
ing an appeal and at once issued a
statement declaring his intention to
retain his seat in the upper House un
less that body decides otherwise, or
the Supreme Court upholds his con
viction.
Sharing the fate of the Senator
were his brother, John S. Newberry
and fifteen campaign managers, in
cluding Frederick Cody, New York,
and Paul H. King, Detroit. Both these
men received the limit. sentence with
their chief.
Charles A. Floyd, Detroit, was also
sentenced to two years in the peniten
tiary, but he was fined only half as
much as Newberry. The brother was
fined $10,000 and was one of four who
were not sentenced to Leavenworth.
The lightest sentence went to Geo.
S. Ladd, of Sturbridge, Mass., and he
was fined $1,000.
The jury was ready with its ver
dict at 11:12 a. m. Less than half
an hour later they had been discharg
ed by the court after freeing 68 of
the 85 defendants. There was a brief
respite for luncheon, then the Sena
tor and his 16 associates were brought
into court again. News of the con
victions had been spread around the
city and the room was jammed.
Ordered to stand before the bar,
the men ranged themselves in a cres
cent, the Senator on the left and his
brother next.
The stir of ranging the men before
the bar died away to absolute still
ness. In quiet tones Judge Sessions
asked if any of the men wished to say
anything before sentence was pro
nounced. They stood mute. Then the
court, in even voice, read the time
honored formula of sentence.
“Truman H. Newberry, in your
case, it is the judgment of the court
that you be confined in the penitenti
ary at Leavenworth for the full time
and period of two years and be fined
$10,000,” said the judge.
No one stirred as the audience
caught the words that showed the
judge had addressed against the prin
cipal defendant the heaviest sentence
allowed by the law. Each succeeding
sentence to prison or heavy fine was
received in stoical silence.
Immediately after the Sentences
had been passed, Frank C. Dailey, of
Indianapolis, special assistant attorn
ey general and chief prosecutor, wiped
the slate clean by moving the dismis
sal of 10 of the 135 respondents to
the indictment who had pleaded “no
contest.” He also moved the discharge
of Elmer E. White, of Travers City,
who was given a severance because of
illness and of James Dailey, a Muske
gon contractor, who went to South
America on business before govern
ment officials' could serve him with a
warrant.
Ninety days were granted the attor
neys for the convicted men in which
to perfect an appeal. Then court ad
journed.
While the jurors said they had
agreed not to discuss their delibera
tions the rule did not hold good after
they had been released from service.
Several said that the defense -testi
mony itself was largely responsible
for the adverse verdict, particularly
King’s statement on the stand that
he had warned Newberry in New York
that the campaign would cost at least
$50,000.
Democratic Precinct Meetings.
The Democratic precinct meetings
for the several townships in Johnston
county are called to meet at their re
spective voting places Saturday after
noon, March 27, to select delegates to
the County convention which will be
held in Smithfield on April 3rd. It is
important that the Democrats attend
these meetings and confer with each
other and talk over things political in
general.
CENTENARY METHODIST CHURCH, SMITH FIELD, N. CAROLINA.
This church was dedicated here Sunday with appropriate exercises and
great sermon by Bishop Darlington. The handsome church was built and
equipped with suitable Sunday school rooms and furnishings, comfortable
pews and handsome pipe organ installed for less than thirty thousand dol
lars. The Methodist people of the town are to be congratulated on the
success that has attended their efforts. If built today such a plant would
cost at least fifty thousand dollars.
METHODISTS DEDICATE CHURCH
Bishop U. V. W. Darlington Delivered
Masterful Sermon.
Sunday was a great day for the
Methodists of Smithfield when their
handsome church on the corner of
Second and Market streets was dedi
cated to the service of the Lord. Bish
op U. V. W. Darlington, of Hunting
ton, West Virginia, preached the ded
icatory sermon. The church was be
gun during the ministry of Rev. A.
S. Barnes, now superintendent, of the
Methodist Orphanage at Raleigh, and
was completed about six years ago,
the first service being held on July
4, 1914. Within the past year a pipe
organ has been installed. The church
has gone forward with its new equip
ment now being thoroughly organiz
ed in its Sunday school, women’s
work, young people’s society, child
ren’s organization, Epworth League
and prayer meeting. The Centenary
drive was carried out successfully and
the evangelistic program now under
consideration bids fair to exert its in
fluence over the entire community.
The exercises Sunday morning were
simple and impressive. The balmy
spring air had twang enough to in
duce people from a large surrounding
territory to come even a distance to
hear Bishop Darlington, who deliver
ed a masterful discourse on the Place
and Power of the Church of God in
the World. From the beginning of
his remarks, as he read the few pas
sages of scripture as a basis of his
thought, to the end the congregation,
which packed the building to its ca
pacity, followed him closely. He got
hold of his audience at once, reaching
a climax when he threw out the chal
lenge that the church of God was a
good investment regardless of the
spiritual phase of its existence and
proving with convincing argument
that it is the greatest institution in
the world. As he gave personal tes
timony of the power of God through
the church, as he recounted instances
of finished products of God’s plan to
save and serve humanity, tears damp
ened the cheeks of more than one un
der the sound of his voice, and when
at the close he raised that good old
fashioned hymn, “Come Thou Fount
of Every Blessing,” the congregation
joined in .as one great voice of praise
and thanksgiving for the privilege of
being a part of this powerful agency
for good in the world.
Following the song the official mem
bers of the church: J. D. Spiers, W.
W. Cole, W. M. Sanders, J. H. Abell,
N. B. Grantham, J. H. Woodall, J. H.
Kirkman, T. R. Hood, H. C. Woodall,
C. A. Creech, G. E. Thornton, and H.
C. Hood gathered around the altar,
Mr. W. W. Cole, chairman of the
Board of Trustees presenting the
church for dedication. Then follow
ing the prater of dedication with
most of tin congregation on their
knees.
Preliminary to the sermon the reg
ular order of service was observed, a
solemn quiet pervading the church as
the organist played a voluntary. The
choir thtn rendered a beautiful an
them. Rev. S. A. Cotton read the
first scripture lesson, while Rev. A.
5. Barnes read the second lesson.
The Presiding Elder, Rev. J. C. Woot
en led in prayer. While the offeri-.g
was being taken, Mr. Horace Easom,
formerly of this city but nbV of Clin
ton, sang a solo, “Open the Gates of
the Temple.” m
The other congregations of the
town called off their services and wor
shipped with the Methodists and re
joiced with them on-this great occa
sion. The pastors of the Baptist and
Presbyterian churches of the town
were present at the service.
WEDDING AT ASHEVILLE
Miss Augusta Anderson Bride of Dr.
William T. Martin of Benson.
Asheville, March 21.—The wedding
of Miss Augusta Anderson and Dr.
William T. Martin, of Benson, was
solemnized Wednesday morning at
the home of the bride’s brother, Dr.
James Garrett Anderson, in Asheville.
Just before the ceremony Mrs. John
Anderson sang “At Dawning,” by
Charles Wakefield Cadman.
Mrs. Jeter McKinley Pritchard
played the wedding march from Loh
engrin, as Miss Anderson and Dr.
Martin entered. There were no at
tendants and the bride was given in
marriage by her father, Nelson An
derson, while the ring was given to
the minister by her brother, John An
derson. Rev. E. W. Fox officiated.
The house was beautifully decorated
with palms, ferns, southern smilax
and cut flowers, and was lighted by
a number of candles arranged around
the rooms.
Miss Anderson was attired in a
dark blue tailored suit with a smart
traveling hat and wore an exquisite
corsage of bridal roses with delicate
sprays of forget-me-nots mingled.
Immediately after the ceremony,
Mrs. Anderson served a delicious wed
ding breakfast. The guests included
only the relatives and intimate
friends of the couple. Miss Anderson
is a pretty and attractive lady of a
blonde type, and has a number of
friends in Asheville, having been a
member of the faculty of an Ashe
ville school. . Dr. Martin is a promi
nent dentist of Benson, and is presi
dent of the State Dental association.
Immediately after the ceremony they
left for an extended trip through
Florida.
, Sanders-Culbreth.
Fayetteville,/ March 20.—A quiet
but pretty marriage was solemnized
Wednesday afternoon, March 17th, at
2 o’clock, at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. D. B. Culbreth, one mile east of
Fayetteville, when their only daugh
ter, Miss Lucy Culbreth, became the
bride of Mr. J. Marvin Sanders, for
merly of Four Oaks. The rooms were
tastefully decorated with spring flow
ers, ferns and long leaf pine, and" in
the midst of only a few friends and
relatives, the ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. V. M. McRae, brother and
pastor of the bride. The attendants
were Miss Norma Sanders with Mr.
T. Culbreth, Mrs. C. B. Culbreth,
dame of honor, and Mr. Snead San
ders, brother of the groom, as best
man.
Immediately after the ceremony the
bride and groom left for Jonesboro,
N. C., where they will make their fu
ture home, the groom being a pros-'
perous planter and business man of
that place.
Those from a distance were Misses
Bessie and Norma Sanders, sisters of
the groom, from TSfrboro, Mr. B. Wil
liams and mother, of Steadman,
Messrs. Snead Sanders and Z. B.
Richardson, of Four Oaks, and Misses
Emily and Emma Easterly, of Knox
ville, Tenn.
HON. R. N. PAGE
VISITS SMITHFIELD
Candidate for Governor Makes an
Address at the Court House And
Outlines the Platform on Which He
Is Asking the People to Make Him
Governor of a Great State.
Hon. Robert N. Page, the first of
the candidates for the Democratic
nomination for Governor in the June
primary, was in Smithfield last night
and made an address to a goodly
crowd of citizens at the court house.
There had been but little time for ad
vertising the meeting, but neverthe
less the number who came out was
greater than was expected showing
that they are interested in the candi
dates and issues. Mr. Page was pre
sented by Mr. James A. Wellons. The
candidate then entered into a discus
sion of the principles upon which he
is supporting his claims to the people
as a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Governor. Mr. Page’s
first plea was for governmental affairs
to be placed on a business basis, stat
ing that he wa£ first a business man.
He emphasized the need of all
thorough business organizations in
Governmental matters, endorsed the
revaluation Act stating that the only
fair basis for the assessment of prop
erty was that all property of every
class should be placed upon the tax
books at a hundred per cent of its
value. He expressed himself as be
lieving that the mandate of the con
stitution at a uniform rate on all
classes of property should be changed
citing it as being desirable in order
that home building and ownership
might be encouraged, that a lower
rate of tax should be levied on homes
occupied by the owners. He emphasiz
ed the need of road construction not
only building hard surface State
Highways but particularly the need
of building roads into the rural dis
tricts in order that rural population
might be kept on the farm.
He also emphasized the need of
more harmonious relationship be
tween capital and labor in our indus
trial life and said that he did not be
lieve that harmonious relation could
be established by the enactment of
law, but that it might be brought
about by the introduction of industri
al democracy and profit sharing. Mr.
Page referred to rumors that had been
made relative to his retirement from
Congress and declared the records
would show that neither at the time
when we were a neutral nation or af
ter it became necessary for us to en
ter the war had he ever cast a single
vote against any administration meas
ure.
Among other things that Mr. Page
stands for are briefly stated as fol
lows:
A strengthening and helping the
public schools.
Health and sanitation, County hos
pitals, whole time health officers for
every county.
A system of rural development that
will better the condition of the people
who live out in the far away corners
of the country.
HOUSE PASSED ARMY MEASURE
Bill Provides for an Army of 299,000
Soldiers for Peace Time—Vote Was
246 to 92.
Last week the House passed the
army reorganization bill which pro
vides for an army of 299,000 enlisted
men and 17,800 officers for times of
peace. The vote was 246 to 92. Rep
resentative Dent, the ranking Demo
crat on the Military Committee, made
a strong effort to get the number re
duced to 255,000 men and 14,000 of
ficers but was voted down by a vote
of 222 to 115.
Death of S. P. Barham.
A correspondent sends us an ac
count of the death of Mr. S. T. Bar
ham which occurred on March 13. He
was bom March 11, 1867, and was 53
years and two days old. He leaves a
wife and three children and a host of
friends to mourn his departure. He
had been in poor health since last
June. He had a stroke of paralysis
three days prior to his death. He was
not a member of any church but was
kind and good to everybody. He was
a true member of the W. O. W. His
.body was laid to rest at Creech’s
church Sunday afternoon, March 14.
We regret to learn of Mr. Barham’s
death.
PLAN TO FORM A .
MAX GARDNER CLUB
Many Citizens Call for Meeting at the
Court House on Friday Night At
Eight O’clock.
We, the undersigned friends and
supporters of the Hon. Max Gardner
earnestly request his friends to meet
with us at the court house Friday
night March 26, at 8 P. M. for the
purpose of organizing a Gardner Club
and any other business that may
come before the meeting.
J. W. Stephenson, N. E. Edgerton,
W. H. Austin, F. K. Broadhurst, A.
G. Johnson, Wm. R. Long, J. T. Hill,
L. L. Ennis, W. S. Blackwell, W. W.
Jordan, W. T. Holland, M. A. Wallace,
Geo. C. White, T. J. Talton, S. R.
Brady, J. P. Baker, J. S. Ogbum, Mil
ton Ogburn, Chas. Davis, H. H. Rad
ford, W. L. Roberts, G. C. Phillips,
Chester Ogburn, Oscar Bryant, Gra
ham Smith, Claude Hill, Rufus Creech,
J. L. Seotton, A. S. Johnson, J. D.
Underwood, D. H. Creech, N. L. Perk
ins, A. R>. Caudill, D. H. Jones, J. F.
Thompson, C. S. Broadhurst, H. P.
Stevens, H. B. Easom, H. C. Woodall,
L. Brown, V. E. Wells, J. Lee Ogburn,
W. T. Adams, W. W. Cole, J. T. Gor
don, J. W. Stezer, A. A. Gordon, B.
W. Suggs, J. D. Herring, Chas. A.
Creech, J. H. Abell, J. E. Whitehurst,
P. E. Whitehead, E. R. Norton, D. W.
Peterson, D. M. Coats, E. S. Edmund
son, F. H. Parrish, J. D. Stephenson,
L. M. Bailey, Louis Cohen, M. B.
Strickland, C. W. Hinton, Geo. T.
Kerr, E. H. Dixon, Jr., W. J. Alford,
J. C. Ennis.
TREATY AGAIN IN
WILSON’S KEEPING
Generally Felt He W'ill Await Out
come of Political Fight.—Whatever
His Course, Delay is Inevitable.
After a troubled eight months’ so
journ in the senate, the treaty with
Germany was back in the keeping of
President Wilson Saturday night with
a note appended saying that ratifica
tion had been refused, says a Wash
ington dispatch.
What the President’s next move
would be remained conjectural. White
house officials declined to comment.
The general feeling of officials else
where about the capital, however, was
that Mr. Wilson probably would let
the treaty lie on his desk while the
bitter controversy it has raised is
fought out in the political campaign.
The treaty was taken back to the
white house early in the day by a bevy
of officials and messengers from the
senate, in pursuance of an order
adopted Friday night after a fourth
vote on ratification had failed to mus
ter the necessary two-thirds.
It was delivered to Secretary Tu
multy, who receipted for it in the
name of the President.
Scarcely had the bulky document,
the bone of senate contention through
many weeks of stormy debate and ne
gotiations, passed physically out of
the eapitol building when some of the
senators who worked for ratification
began a movement to recall it and
try once more for a compromise. Mild
reservation republicans and compro
mise democrats discussed the possi
bilities of such an effort without de
cision, however, and the prediction of
leaders on both sides was that no
proposal for another reconsideration
ever would take serious form.
EQUAL SUFFRAGE GETS
APPROVAL 35TH STATE
Washington Legislature Ratifies An
thony Amendment — Thirty-Six
States Required.
Olympia, Wash., March 22.—Ratifi
cation of the proposed suffrage
amendment to the federal constitu
tion was completed by the Washing
ton legislature fate today, when the
senate unanimously passed a resolu
tion ratifying the amendment. The
resolution had previously been passed
by the house.
Washington was the 35th state to
ratify the amendment.
N. C. Highway Bulletin.
The first issue of the North Caro
lina Highway Bulletin to be publish
ed monthly its purpose being to ac
quaint the state with the progress of
the State Highway Commission in its
effort to improve North Carolina
roads has made its appearance. D. H.
Winslow is editor with Miss L. G.
Markham associate editor.
PROGRAM OF SERVICE
FOR JOHNSTON
Y. M. C. A. Now Planning to Begin
Its Work in County With the Co
Operation of County Superintend*
ents of Schools and Welfare, and
Farm and Home Demonstration
Agents.
„ Mr. S. K. Hunt, State and County
Worker for the Young Men’s Chris
tian Association, was in Smithfield
last Friday in conference with the
County Superintendent of Public In
struction, the Farm Demonstration
Agent, the Home Demonstration
Agent, and the Superintendent of
Public Welfare. Arrangements were
made whereby exhibits of the Y. M.
C. A. Educational Service could be
made in this county in the near fu
ture.
It is announced that, beginning on
Monday, March 29tl), Mr. Hunt will
be in Clayton with slides and films
that will give illustrations of work
along social, agricultural, and hygi
enic lines. This service is given by
the Y. M. C. A. absolutely free to ev
erybody who has interest enough in
such subjects to attend the meetings.
On the following day, Tuesday,
March 30, and Wednesday, March 31,
the same service will be given at Ar
cher Lodge. On Thursday, April 1,
a film presenting problems in social
hygiene will be given in the school
building at Selma. On Friday and
Saturday, the second and third of
April, the full program will be shown
at Brogden school building. On Mon
day and Tuesday, April 5 and 6, it
will be shown at Glendale school
building, and on Wednesday April 7,
at the graded school building at
Kenly. On Thursday and Friday,
April 8 and 9, the service will be
shown at Meadow school building.
The work which Mr. Hunt is doing
is correlated with the State Depart
ment of Agriculture, the State Board
of Health, the American Hygiene As
sociation and the State and National
Committee of the War Work Coun
cil. This work is primarily an edu
cational work; therefore, it is urged
that teachers, pupils, and all school
workers turn out in full and give to
these meetings their heartiest sup
port. The farmers are also urged to
attend these meetings. At all of
these meetings, there will be promi
nent speakers that will discuss the
various problems that are related to
the subjects mentioned in this arti
cle.
Mr. J. 0. Bowman, of Selma, has
accepted the work of a permanent Y.
M. C. A. secretary of this county and
he will assist in putting this work
over.
HOW THE POLITICAL PARTIES
DIVIDED ON RATIFICATION
For ratification:
Republicans—Ball, Calder, Capper,
Colt, Curtis, Dillingham, Edge, Elk
ins, Frelinghuysen, Hale, Jones
(Washington), Kellogg, Kenyon, Len
root, Keyes, Lodge, McLean, McNary,
New, Page, Phipps, Smoot, Spencer,
Sterling, Southerland, Wadsworth,
Warren and Watson.—28.
Democrats — Ashurst, Beckham,
Chamberlain, Fletcher, Gore, Hender
son, Kendrick, King, Myers, Nugent,
Owen, Phelan, Pittman, Pomerene,
Ransdell, Smith (Georgia), Smith
(Maryland), Trammell, Walsh (Mas
sachusetts), Walsh, (Montana) and
Walcott.—21.
Total for ratification, 49.
Against ratification:
Republicans — Borah, Brandegee,
Fern aid, France, Gronna, Johnson
(California), Knox, La Follette, Mc
Cormick, tyloses, Norris and Sherman.
—12.
Democrats — Comer, Culbertson,
Dial, Gay, Glass, Harris, Harrison,
Hitchcock, Johnson (South Dakota),
Kirby, McKeller, Overman, Reed,
Robinson, Sheppard, Shields, Simmons
Smith (South Carolina), Stanley,
Swanson, Thomas, Underwood and '
Williams.—23.
Total against 35.
Lumber Prices Are Cut.
St. Paul, Minn., March 18.—A re7
duction of 10 to 30 per cent in lumber
prices for the spring trade is announc
ed here by the Weyerhaeuser inter
ests. The lower prices should be re
flected in the retail trade very soon,
officials of the company said. Uncer
tainty of the market and the specula
tion due to a rising market are the
reasons given for the reduction.—
Philadelphia Ledger.