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VOLUME 39 SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1920. Number 66. EXPOSES OLD GUARD PLAN Democratic Standard Bearer Produces Proof of Charges In Pittsburg Speech. Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 26.—Informa tion to support his charges that a Republican campaign fund exceeding $15,000,000, was being rasied “in a conspiracy to buy the presidency,” was presented by Governor Cox, of Ohio, Democratic presidential candi date, in addressing a public meeting here tonight. Governor Cox’s data consisted almost entirely of matter taken from the official bulletin of Fred W. Upham, of Chicago, treasurer of the Republican National Commit tee, but his chief exhibit was a type written list purporting to show Re publican campaign quotas imposed on 51 principal cities in 27 States and aggregating $8,145,000. Names of local subscribers, Gover nor Cox said, were ordered kept sec ret. These quotas, given as $2,000,000 for New York City, $750,000 for Chi cago, $500,000 for Philadelphia, and ranging down to $25,000 for smaller cities like Atlanta, Ga., were said by Governor Cox to have been announced about the middle of July. That Senator Harding, his Republi can opponent, “was acquainted with the details” of the quota plan and that it was also approved by Will H. Ha/s, chairman of the Republican National Committee, was charged by the Dem ocratic candidate. From subsequent issues of the offi cial bulletin, Governor Cox quoted many reports from Republican work ers throughout the country, report ing going “over the top” and in ex cess of the alleged quotas. Announcement of the $8,145,000 metropolitan quotas, Governor Cox said, was made by Harry M. Blair, as sistant to Treasurer Upham. A meet ing was held in Chicago, Governor Cox said, at which Will H. Hays, chairman of the Republican National Committee, “spoke his blessings.” ^ The Governor charged that type written sheets bearing the 51 cities’ quotas were “distributed to those as sembled” and he produced one of the alleged quota lists, but did not state how or where it was acquired. That the reputed attempt to raise $8,145,000 from 51 cities in 27 of the 48 States is fair evidence that the to tal National fund will be much larg er, was declared by Governor Cox, who said big business men^vere prom inent on the Republican Ways and Means committee and that the raising of funds was on a business “sqfles manship” basis. Governor Cox also quoted from statements iij the Republican bulletin that State and county organizations were not to be “disturbed or retarded in their activities.” Governor Cox standing staunchly by his charges that an attempt to pur chase the presidency was being made, declared that “the Senatorial oligar chy and their friends are harking back to the days of Mark Hanna” stating that in the 1896 campaign which Mr. Hanna managed, $16,000, 000 was spent. “It was this foul thing,” said Gov ernor Cox, “which Theodore Roose velt brought to an end when he re formed the Republican party. When he was doing it, Warren G. Harding branded him as an Aaron Burr.” “I charge again an assault on the electorate,” said Governor Cox. “It can’t be hidden; the hosts are mar shalled; the money ammunition is prepared, but it will not succeed. The net is spread in sight of the quarry. “What is the game except to be cloud the public mind on the subject of the League of Nations issue and world peace.” The typewritten list of cities and quotas presented by Governor Cox in cluded: New York City. $2,000,000. Chicago, $750,000. Philadelphia, $500,000. Pittsburg, $400,000. Detroit, $450,000. Cleveland, $400,000. Boston, $300,000. Cincinnati, $260,000. St. Louis, $250,000. San Francisco, $150,000. Columbus, $100,000. Minneapolis, $100,000. Providence, $100,000. Newark, 8100,000. Akron, $80,000. Milwaukee, $75,000. Dayton, $60,000. Baltimore, $50,000. New Orleans, $50,000. Kansas City, $50,000. PICNIC RIVER VIEW FARM Mr. H. Edgerton Takes Friends To Northampton To Inspect Fertile Acres. Jackson, Aug. 27.—The annual pic nic and barbecue at River View Farm four miles from here, has passed into history. The owner of this magnifi cent estate, Mr. H. F. Edgerton, of Kenly, royally entertained a host of his friends yesterday. Being an ideal farm, it is also an ideal place for these annual events. A pilgrimage is made each August, while the crops are maturing, and nothing claiming special attention, to enjoy the picnic and barbecue, and take a drive over this 2,309-acre farm of growing crops. This year’s outing was very inter esting, the visitors noticing improve ments made during the past year, and comparing the great improvements in the crops of this and last year. It is seldom a farmer will admit that his crop is all he wishes it to be, but Mr. Edgerton said, “I’m satisfied.” With every prospect of harvesting 425 to 450 bales of cotton; 300 acres of pea nuts, as fine as Northampton can grow, and 325 acres of corn as good as was ever seen on the banks of the Roanoke, to say nothing of peas, cane, potatoes, etc., it is easy to understand his statement. A record-breaking yield of cotton, corn and peanuts will soon be ready to harvest. The im mense farm being level, the eye sees nothing from the center in either di rection but a crop of the best cotton that can be grown, corn as fine as the finest, and peanuts by the hundreds of acres. It is a feast for the eyes of one who is interested in farming and farm interests, and the yield of this year’s crop of cotton, corn, peanuts, etc., will be at the top of the list of the very best in the State. Drive through the farm and look in i any direction and you will see acres of cotton averaging from four to six feet high, well fruited. All the visi tors enjoyed a two-hours’ drive over the farm. The only incident of the day that furnished intense excitement was the “ditching” of an automobile within a few feet of a colony of bumble bees. The bumbla bees mad it interesting for all for a few moments. Mr. W. II. Flowers had his lip decorated by a full grown bee, and Mr. Claude Ed gerton suffered from stings on his arms. A bonfire finally subdued the busy bees and the party proceeded on the homeward journey.—Staff Corres pondent News and Observer. The Kansas City Star, commenting on the adoption of the suffrage amend ment, says: “The victory is not a victory for women alone. It is a vic tory for Democracy and the principle of equality upon which the nation was founded.” Denver, $50,000. New Haven, $50,000. Washington, $50,000. Louisville, $50,000. Portland, $50,000. Birmingham, $50,000. Atlanta, $25,000. Memphis, $25,000. Governor Cox added that he “in tended to pass this evidence” to the Senate campaign investigating com mittee. On the question of keeping secret all local subscriptions Governor Cox quoted from the official bulletin of August 16 as follows: “The names and amounts subscrib ed by local donors should not be made public locally.” • “I hereby give it wide and non-ex clusive publicity,” Governor Cox con tinued. “Why were the names of lo cal contributors not to be made known? Was it because each con tribution would carry its own mean ing to the voters in the local commu nities? Certainly there is some rea son. What is it? The public is en titled to know. If Mr. Hays and Mr. Upham do not come forward with the information, the Republican National committee ought to remove them both. Furthermore, there should be some explanation of this being made purely as a business affair, partici pated in by business men and busi ness men only. Unexplained, it car ries its own condemnation and expos es the purpose of the whole shameful business. It means that the quota is to be assessed against those who are to benefit, and that the captains of industry who have answered Mr. Hays’ roll-call are submitting to tax ation with the understanding that they will have rep\sentation.”—As sociated Press. CLUB WORK ENCAMPMENT Will Be Held At Old Lowell. Tuesday, Wednesday And Thursday, Sept. 7, 8 and 9. The Boys’ and Girls’ encampment for all those- enrolled in agricultural and home economics club work will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, September 7, 8, and 9th, at Darden Mill, better known as Old Lowell, near Kenly. The State De partment of Agriculture is furnish ing several large tents to provide sleeping quarters for club members and club leaders at this encampment. Every boy and girl whose name ap pears on the club enrollment is being sent a letter urging him or her to at tend this encampment. All food and food stuffs, except enough for Tues day dinner, will be taken raw and alive and upon arrival be put in a commissary, later to be prepared by teams of club members under the su pervision of the Home Demonstration Agent and her assistants. The State Department of Agriculture has also furnished us, without charge for this work, a large army field range on which to prepare the food. Through courtesy of Mr. Darden we are permitted to «se one of the most beautiful camp sites in Johns ton County, Old Lowell, well known to everybody in the Eastern side of the county as one of the oldest and most beautiful manufacturing points in this county. The machinery in the plant, as well as the plant itself, is of the most modern type. The , grounds and park are well kept and beautiful. Here we have a splendid pavilion, bath houses equipped with showery baths, a deep well giving a I | wholesome supply of water and below, | the mill dam a fine pool for bathing | that is shallow and safe. The camp grounds will be lighted i by the Lally-Light people, the man- j agers of which have kindly consent-: ed tp go over and light up our grounds and furnish the light also for the mo tion picture machine for the entire time, merely as a demonstration of their ability to light farm houses. The crops of men and women, each an expert in his or her lire, mostly form the Extension Forces, will give the lectures and demonstrations. The forenoon of each day will be taken up with the instruction work, the after noon with games and sports all being directed by experts, the evenings will be given over to songs, yells, and the showing of valuable motion pictures bearing upon farm and home making, sanitation, health and home beautifi cation. The parents and others in terested in this work who live near or can arrange to attend this en campment are invited to do so. All of the lectures and demonstrations will prove of great value to any one interested in farming or home mak ing. We cannot promise to provide sleeping quarters for any except the : club members and leaders since our ; tents are furnished solely for that i The list of the articles of food anc other equipment to be taken by eacb boy and girl has been supplied tc each member and each one has beer urged to attend this encampment whether he is in a position to take all the articles suggested in the list or not, for while these things are necessary, our objects are the boys and girls. Parents have been assured that the boys and girls who attend the en campment will be under the direct and personal supervision of the Home and County Demonstration Agents, assisted by the club leaders from the various communities. The rules for the encampment will be rigidly en forced. We have the best boys and girls in the various communities en rolled in club work and this is a large factor when it comes to matters like discipline. The club encampment is held for the benefit of the farm boys and girls of the county. The rural boys and girls are just as much in need of a vacation as the town and city boys and girls who engage in scout and camp fire activities. Encourage your son and daughter to attend this en campment and avail themselves of the profit and pleasure which are to be derived from it. This is the one big thing in club work that proves both instructive and inspiring. It is in reach of every one and we are ex pecting a large attendance. MAMIE SUE JONES, ' Home Demonstration Agent, S. J. KIRBY, County Agent. UKE CHARLOTTE PEOPLE • Portlanders Cannot Do Enough For Shriners from Charlotte —Soldiers Trained There. (By Dr. R. J. Noble.) ARTICLE VII. Leaving Seattle at eleven o’clock Monday night we arrived safe and sound Tuesday morning at the end of our journey, Portland, Oregon, where we received a royal welcome. Having had breakfast on the train, we were ready to go sight seeing at once. Just as we were leaving the train we saw our sailor boy, Walter Moore, coming to meet us. He had come from San Diego, Cal., about thirteen hundred and fifty miles to meet us, and was to1 stay with us till We left Los Angeles, Cal., which would be a whole week. He has been in the Navy for four years and had reenlisted for two years more. He thinks San Diego up the coast to Los Angeles, something like three hundred miles, the garden spot of the world. The drafted men from Portland, Oregon, trained at Camp Green, Char lotte, N. C., and several .of them join ed the Shrine at Charlotte and I tell you they seemed glad to see us. They had walked through the hot sands to Oasis and ’twas like seeing folks from home. While the boys were at Camp Green some of their wives, mothers and sisters visited them and made the acquaintance of many of the ladies of Charlotte. The ^people of Charlotte were so kind to the boys from Portland and their folks that when the Charlotte people reached Portland, the Portlanders could not do enough for them. It seemed that every person in Portland wanted to do something for one from Charlotte and the Oasis Fez was better than dollars. Our train was parked about one and a half miles from the main part of Portland, and the street cars did not go in two blocks of our train. We were told that all any man with an Oasis Fez had to do to ride to or from our train anytime of the day or night was to hold up his hand to any Portlander in a car and he would go out of his way to take us to the train. One night about eleven o’clock a par ty of us hailed a man and his wife in a big car. He asked how he could help us. We told him where we want ed to go and before he could answer, the lady said, “Yes, we will carry you —’twill be about three miles out of our way, but you are from Charlotte. Jump in.” It seemed that each Port lander was trying to out do the other. Now, I am not going to try to take things just as they came in Portland, but will tell of Portland as I can think of it. One day Mrs. Noble and myself wanted to go up the Columbia river drive, one of the finest drives in the world. ’Tis about sixty miles long, right up the bank of the river. This road is about thirty feet wide, as smooth as a pavement. On this road is some ol the hnest scenery we saw on our trip. One of the waterfalls is called the Horse-tail falls. This is a small stream some thirty or forty feet wide, which falls almost straight down six hundred and twenty feet. The fall was so far that while we could see a ball of water falling, say about as large as two fists, it would break up before it struck the pool in to mist. It was a beautiful sheet of water and a sight never to he forgot ten—one that you could look for an hour or more as it was continually changing, never ending; one had to just leave the falls wishing he could stay longer. But I am getting away from what I intended saying. We were told to go to a certain street where we would find cars to take us up the drive. When we goT there we stopped on the curb looking for a car, when a man stepped up asking, Are you from Charlotte? Yes, said I. Well, do you want to go up the drive? Yes, I replied. Come on, said he, my car is around the comer. I have my wife with me, said I. That’s all right, come on. I)o you know any one else from Charlotte that would like to go? | I did not nor could I find one. So he said, Come on, there is my ear. When we got to it, I said, Well, Mrs. Noble, we have got home at last, for there stood a Ford Sedan. The weather was threatening. I had on an overcoat and she her heavy coat. We took them off, laid them on the seat, got in and told the gentleman, a Mr. Naylor, that we were ready. We picked up a man from Atlanta on our way up the river and such a nice ride or such a considerate and gentlemanly driver! ! He showed us all the points of inter COLBY SIGNS DOCUMENT Head of Department of State Affixes Name to Formal Proclamation. Without pomp or ceremony Secre tary Colby today signed the procla mation declaring the woman suffrage amendment “to all intents and pur poses a part of the constitution of the United States”, says an Associat ed Press dispatch from Washington, dated August 26. The Secretary’s signature was af fixed to the proclamation at his home at 8 o’clock Thursday morning, a few hours after he had received from Governor Roberts of Tennessee, the certificate that final favorable action on the amendment had been taken by the legislature of that State complet ing the required thirty-six. “The seal of the United States has been duly affixed to the certificate and the suffrage amendment is now the 19th amendment to the constitution,” Secretary Colby announced on reach ing his office two hours after he had placed his signature to the proclama tion. Mr. Colby was awakened at 3:45 o’clock Thursday morning by Charles L. Cook, a State Department employe, who notified him that the Tennessee certification had arrived. The secre tary then called F. K. Nielsen, De partment Solicitor, to examine the Tennessee papers, also instructing the solicitor to bring the proclamation to the secretary’s home at 8 o’clock. “While it was my thought,” the sec retary explained later, “to avoid un due eagerness in signing the procla mation, I found no reason to conspi cuously loiter.” Secretary Colby’s statement fol lows: “The certified record of the action of the legislature of the State of Ten nessee of the suffrage amendment was received by mail Thursday morn ing. Immediately on its receipt rec ord was brought to my house. This was in compliance with numerous re quests for prompt action. I hereupon signed the certificate required of the secretary of state this morning at 8 o’clock in the presence of Mr. F. K. Nielsen, the solicitor of the State De partment. The seal of the United States has been duly affixed to the certificate and the suffrage amend ment is now the 19th amendment to the Constitution of the United States. “I congratulate the women of the country upon the successful culmina tion of their efforts which they have been sustained in the face of many discouragements and which have now conducted them to the achievement of that great object. “The day marks the opening of a great and new era in the political life of the nation. I confidently believe that every salutary, forward and up ward force in our public life will re ceive fresh vigor and reinforcement from the enfranchisement of the wo men of the country.” Mrs. Knight Appointed Notary Public. Five years ago Mrs. Nolan Knight, of Asheville, was appointed a notary public by Governor Craig. She was deprived of the appointment by the ruling of the Supreme Court that no taries are officers. Women at that time could not vote in North Carolina and therefore could not hold office. Giving the right of suffrage to wom en makes them eligible to hold office. With the appointment of Mrs. Knight, Governor Bickett appointed three oth er women notaries, as follows: Miss Mattie Higgs, of Raleigh; Miss Julia Alexander, of Charlotte, and Miss Ruth Middleton, of Goldsboro. Now that woman suffrage is a fact there will be hundreds of women appointed notaries. est and explained anything we did not understand. We saw a great many Salmon fish traps on the i.iver. At one point we could stee three traps. These traps beat anything I ever saw. The river was about three quarters of a mile wide and quite swift. The traps were like an old overshot mill wheel with four or three brackets. Those brackets were so placed that when the fish went in they could not get out and when the owner went to get the fish, he would just raise the wheel and take them out. Now these traps had a rock wall, like we have at ' Id fish traps on the river, that turns the W’ater through the trap, which takes the place of the old fash ioned slide, but more in the next. (To be continued) MR. JOHN T. COLE DEAD Passed Away at His Home Sat urday Morning.—Buried Sunday Afternoon. Mr. John T. Cole of Ingrams town ship died early Saturday morning at his home about half a mile from Four Oaks. He had suffered for several years from rheumatism but a compli cation of diseases caused his death. He had been confined to his room only a few days but it was known from the first by his physician that he could not recover. He was buried in the Four Oaks cemetery Sunday af ternoon at four o’clock by the Ma sons. Seldom do so many masons get together for a burial. The beau tiful ceremonies of that order were rendered in a most impressive man ner. The crowd was one of the larg est that ever gathered at that ceme tery. The pall bearers were Messrs. W. J. Lewis, Ira Hill, Paul Brown, R. W. Blackman, C. B. Johnson, George Moore, William Adams and E. D. Eudy. Mr. Cole was born May 10,1869 and was a little over fifty one years old. He was a man of good business ca pacity and had succeeded well. He had been a farmer and a merchant and for the past few years had done considerable saw m;!l business. He will be missed by many people and his place will be hard to fill. Mr. Cole was a Mason and a mem ber of Four Oaks Lodge 478. Mr. Cole was twice married, his second wife surviving him. He- leaves four sons: Chester, Vic tor, Talmadge, and William; one daughter, Miss Eula May; two broth ers, Nathan Cole, attorney of Wil mington, and Furney Cole, recently of the United States Army; three sisters: Mrs. J. E. Lassiter, Smith field; Mrs. J. M. Lee and Mrs. B. G. Adams, of Bcntonville. CLAYTON NEWS Clayton, Aug 28.—Mr. Carlton Stephenson, of Smithfield, spent Wed nesday here with his parents. Iiev. J. R. Everett of Princeton spent Sunday here with friends. Mrs. Clifford Hamilton left this week for a visit to relatives in South Carolina. Mr. Wcisner Farmer has gone to Darlington, S. C., at which place he has accepted a position. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Price have as their guests this week Misses Carmen Godwin of Norfolk and Ethel Poole of Auburn. Mr. Dewitt Johnson of Newport News, Va., is here with relatives this week. Mr. B. O. Stephenson, of Buena Vista, Va., is spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Dixon near town. Miss Blanche Ellis spent the week end with relatives at Princeton. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Paskinson are here from Philadelphia visiting rela tives. Mrs. W. S. Penn and children have returned from a visit to relatives at Norfolk. Mrs. J. D. Gulley leaves today for Selma to visit her daughter, Mrs. W. R. Smith for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Daughtrey from Holland, Va., are here visiting Mr. and Mrs. D. H. McCullers. The date set for the opening of the Clayton Graded, School is Monday, September 6th. Prof. B. F. Hasseell, of Asheboro, will be superintendent. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Edgerton and Mr. Foy Thompson of Princeton were in town for a few hours Tuesday. E. C. Duncan Dead at Beaufort. Edward Carlton Duncan died early Saturday morning at Beaufort where he was born 58 years ago. He was one of the leading members of the Republican party in this State and had represented his county in the leg islature and had served as Collector of Internal Revenue for ten years. He was Republican National Committee man from North Carolina for several years. He was a good business man and had done much toward the organ ization of the Norfolk Southern Rail road in Eastern North Carolina. He was also a banker and was president of one of the Raleigh banks. The Sampson Democrat says that the people of Sampson county have invested $200,000 in bank stock and $2,000,000 in automobiles. The recent war created 14,000 American millionaires.