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PRESIDENT WILSON TO |
HELP IN THE CAMPAIGN
Has Bwn Working Behind the Scenes
In the Campaign for Several (
Weeks—Statements to Public
Washington, Sept. 23.—Democrats
are delighted that the President has
entered the campaign. Indeed, it is
now known that the President has
been working behind the scenes in i
the campaign for several weeks, and
that before another ten days have(
passed he will have taken his place
in the center of the stage with the
Democratic candidate, Governor Cox.
Word comes from the White House
that he is not only planning to throw
a number of bombs directly into the
Republican c: mp himself, but that he
is preparing bombs for other men to
throw. His activities will be confin-|
ed to statements to the public, to let-'
ters to candidates, and to interviews
with the leading Democrats on how
to carry on the fight.
It is said that he has been advising
Governor Cox by post and by wire
for some time. It is understood that
when the Governor came here to call
on the President in July, he request
ed him to advise him especially on the
League of Nations. The statement of
Governor Cox to a California audi
ence to the effect that he would per
m't any reservations except nullify
ing reservations in order to get the
league ratified, is said to have been
authorized by the President.
The President is reported as saying
that Senator Harding’s speeches are
without weight or force. He is said
to regard them as of good Democratic
doctrine, that is that they will make
Democrats of Republicans.
Government Schools for Ex-Soldiers
The Government is beginning a new
system of training schools for form
er service men. These are called
Pre-Vocational Training Schools and
are for the benfit of men who are
not yet ready to enter the regular
Vocational Training Schools. One of
these schools was to have begun
work in Charlotte yesterday and an
other will probably be opened in
Greensboro, within two weeks. Oth
ers will doubtless be established at
Raleigh and other points soon. From
his entrance into one of these schools
the student receives pay enough from
the War Department to meet all expen
ses.
If the former service man can show
proof that he is already receiving
compensation for wounds, he can en
ter one of these schools without any
delay. If he can show proof of dis
ability, for which he is not receiving
compensation he can apply for en
trance with a good chance of being
accepted.
Applicants of either class, should
apply to the Home Service Secretary
of the Red Cross. Miss Cora Bell
Ives is the Secretary for Johnston
county.
Which of the Four Got the Position?
A prominent merchant in Johnston
county, advertised for a clerk. A
young man soon applied for the job.
Why, said the merchant, “do you
wish to work for me—just give me
your reasons for wanting this place.”
“Well” replied the youth, “father said
it was time I got out and did some
work, and I thought I'd as soon work
for you as anybody. The merchant
did not think the place would suit the
young man.
A second one applied. Said the
merchant, “tell me why do you wish
to work for me?” You see, said the
applicant, “I haven’t been right well
lately, and I thought if I got out and
did some work, maybe it might help
me.” But the merchant did not look
upon his store as a health resort and
told the gentleman so.
After a while a third came in, and
the merchant made the same inquiry
of him. “Well” said the tired looking
applicant, “the work where I’ve been
was hard, and I concluded I’d look for
something easy.” He too was reject
ed.
At last a freckled face bey came
in evidently just from the farm. Said
the proprietor to him, “tell me why
you hove come to get work in my
store. The country boy said, “well, it
was this way, I’ve got to get my
living, and I know well I’ve got to
work like the dickens to get it, and
somehow it struck me, that you and
me might hit it off together.” It is
needless, to say, that he got the job.
KENLY NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Atkinson, of
Austin, Texas, spent the week-end
with their cousin, Mr. J. G. High. ^
The Woman’s Missionary Society
of the Methodist Church met at the
Parsonage Monday afternoon at 4:00
o’clock. Meeting held by Mrs. A. J.
Broughton, Reading by Mrs. J. E.
Holden, Mrs. J. W. Durden and Mrs.
Dr. Woodard. Duet by Mrs. J. J. Ed
gerton and Mrs. H. M. Gizzard. It
was decided that the Ladies would
serve barbecue at the Oommunity
Fair to be held here October 5th.
Everybody invited to attend the fair
and eat dinner.
Mrs. J. G. High has returned from
Middlesex and Wilson after spend
ing several days with relatives.
Mr. Johnnie Howell, of Florence,
S. C., is spending a few days here
with his parents this week.
We were glad to see Miss Gladys
Jerome back in our town for a few
days last week.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Edgerton, Mr.
J. M. Woodard, Dr. and Mrs Edmun
son Hooks motored to Raleigh Mon
day.
Mr. M. G. Watson spent Monday in
Raleigh on business.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Tyner spent
Sunday in Rpcky Mount and Louis
burg visiting relatives
Mr. C. L. Larence has returned
from a visit to Statesville, Winston
Salemn and other places.
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Bridger
Sunday the 19th, a son, Clarence Ed
gerton.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Lily, of Jam
esville spent the week end with
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Bailey.
Miss Adna Lee Bailey left last
week to enter Salem College at Wins
ton-Salemn.
Miss Beaulah Bailey has returned
from a visit to Winston-Salemn and
Greensboro.
Mrs. Jack Stallings is visiting re
latives in Jamesville
Mrs. A. G. Tyner and Master Paul
Hayes Etheridge spent last Thurs
day in Selma with Mrs. J. M. Oneal.
There will be services at the Mis
sionary Baptist church conducted by
the pastor, Rev. C. E. Stevens, Sun
day next.
Be sure to attend the community
fair at Kenly October 5th, 1920
Kenly, N. C., September 21, 1920.
A Christian Nobleman.
The sudden and surprising death of
Editor T. J. Lassiter of The Smith
field Herald, brought grief not alone
to his loved ones but to a great host
of friends throughout the state. Mr.
Lassiter was one of those Christian
noblemen the state can ill afford to
lose. He lived and labored for the
good of others. His life was clean
and high. From his boyhood he was
a gentleman. He did not live long,
but he lived well. Thanks be unto
God, for a man like Tom Lassiter. To
the broken and bereaved family cir
cle we offer our tender sympathy.—
Charity and Children.
Resolutions of Respect.
Whereas it has pleased the will of
our Father to take from us one who
has so faithfully performed his duty
in out Sunday School and Church and
whereas, we so deeply feel our loss
in the death of Brother Lassiter who
was removed from our midst Thurs
day, September 9, 1920. We desire
to cherish and perpetuate his memory
in the following resolutions:
1. Resolved that the Smithfield
Baptist Sunday School has lost one
of its ablest and most beloved mem
bers, teachers and officers.
2. That the Church has lost one
of its most faithful deacons and
strongest members.
3. That we extend to the family
our heart-felt sympathy iji their be
reavement. We know that we ex
press the sentiment of all of the
members of the Sunday School and
Church when we say that in the
death of Brother Lassiter we have
lost one of our foremost members and
efficient workers.
4. That a copy of these resolutions
be sent to the family, recorded on the
minutes of the Sunday School, record
ed on the minutes of the Church, for
warded to the Bibical Recorder and
to the local press.
S. J. KIRBY
L. T. ROYALL
R. P. HOLDING
Committee.
STOCK AGENTS INVADE DUNN.
Grave Concern Over Financial Safety
Of F'armers Who Are Victims
Of Stock Schemes.
Dunn, Sept. 23.—Operations of
wildcat shock salesmen have made
such serious inrodes on the communi
ty wealth that bankers and other
business men are evincing grave con
cern over the financial safety of some
of the most well-to-do farmers of the
Dunn district. It is estimated that
fully $100,000 in worthless stack
have been placed with farmers in
this immediate territory.
Oil stocks are the most frequently
offered, though the operators have
not confined themselves to any par
ticular field. Old Nevada gold Btoeks
have been rescuscitated, refurbished
and offered to the gullible as the one
sure road to wealth, and all the old
“skin games have been revived to
get the shekels from the unsuspect
ing.”
So serious has become the situation
that E. P. Davis, a local banker, has
forwarded a letter of warning to all
customers of his bank.
Gov. Cox’s Train Wrecked
Phoenix, Ariz., Sept.—Governor
Cox’s presidential campaign train was
wrecked about 4:30 o’clock today, 14
miles north of here, while enroute to
Prescott, Ariz.
The Democratic presidential candi
date and party were severely shaken
when an engine and four cars of the
special train were ditched, but all es
caped serious injury. The most se
riously injured was Charles A. Nich
ols, the engineer, of Prescott, whose
leg was broken when the engine top
pled over.
Spreading Rails Cause.
Spreading rails were assigned by
railroad men as the cause of the
wreck, which compelled the governor
and his party to return here tonight
and cancel his evening address at
Prescott. His futtie itinerary was
upset.
The accident "cured a ha1? mile
o’t of Peoria, a village on the Santa
Fe railroad. After delivering sevci
al speeches here, the train, consisting
of six cars and drawn by two heavy
engines, needed for the upgrade to
Prescott, left here at 4 o’clock. About
a half hour later while running at a
speed between 35 and 40 miles an
hour the train jarred suddenly, as if
in collision, and then application of the
emergency brakes, bumping over
broken rails and ties, and the careen
ing of the cars, told passengers the
story.
The four forward coaches were
ditched. The Governor’s private car
at the rear and the adjoining com
partment car of newspapermen, ex
cept for its forward truck, remained
on the rails.
A baggage coach jumped the track
about fifteen feet and turned over.
Two passenger coaches and another
compartment car behind also slipped
ten feet from the track and partly
toppled over.
Second Engine Derailed
The first engine of the double-head
er, Engineer F. C. Sutton, of Prescott,
said, left the rails first and then
jumped on dgain, but the second en
gine toppled over amid a cloud of es
caping steam.
All of the passengers on all cars
were thrown topsy-turvy. Some suf
fered bruises and cuts from flying
glass. In the rush to escape, several
women passengers in the coaches were
put through broken windows.
Governor Cox was in the dining
room of his private car going over
papers with Dr. Robert C. Goldsmith,
his assistant on the League of Nations
question, when the crash occured.
Nominee Helps Injured
“What’s that?” he shouted, being
thrown heavily across the car. He
was shaken up, but rushed out to as
sist the injured and afterwards, smok
ing a pipe, waited for a wrecking
train to arrive and take him back to
Phoenix. *
The railroad track was torn up fori
400 feet with bent rails, broken ties
and glass scattered about.
St Mary’s Grove Freewill Church
We are requested to announce that
the members of St Mary’s Grove Free
Will Baptist Church are expected to
be present next Saturday as it is
time to call the pastor for next year
and fix up business for the coming
year. Please be present and assist
us in these matters of business.
D. C. JOHNSON, Pastor
GIRLS SOLVE LABOR PROBLEM.
Flora Macdonald Girls Organize To
Do Servant’s Work for Hie
College Year.
Red Springs, Sept. 23.—Seventy
members of the Sophomore class of
Flora Macdonald College have pledg
ed themselves to aid the institution
this year in solving the scarcity of
labor problem. The class has been
divided into eight divisions and these
sections will have entire charge of
the sweeping and dusting of class
rooms, dormitories and halls on three
floors during the entire year.
The Sophomores have undertaken
this work, not only with a desire to
aid the college in a practical way,
but because of their belief that it will
serve to increase the domestic spirit
of the student body. Thirty-eight
students are acting this year as din
ing room girls and J. L. Harrison,
formerly of the Francis Hotel, Wins
ton-Salem, and now steward at the
college, characterizes their work as
100 per cent efficient.
CLAYTON NEWS
Clayton, N. C., Sept. 25.—Mrs. Her
man Whitley left this week for her
home at Norfolk after spending
sometime here.
Mrs. Will R. Smith and children
of Selma are spending the week-end
here with relatives.
Miss Ruth Penny left this week for
Chapel Hill to enter school.
Mrs. J. L. Godwin and baby, Jasper
Jr., are spending this week at Nash
ville.
Misses Barbara and Jessie Gurley
spent a few days this week in Selma.
Miss Eloise Turley left Thursday
morning for Como where she will
teach school this winter.
Mr. Claude Dixon, of Benson was
here on a visit this week.
Messrs. Sherwood Hobley and Ced
ric O’neal left this week for Chapel
Hill to enter the University.
The meeting at the Methodist
Church closed on Thursday night. It
was a great success. Some very able
sermons being preached by Mr. North
and several members were added to
the church.
Mir. jand Mrs. A. O. Moore are
back in town. Mr. Moore has been
assisting in a revival at Aulander
while Mrs. Moore has been visiting in
Scotland Neck.
Mr. Pou To Speak at Bailey
One of the most important politi
cal meetings of the campaign will take
place at Bailey, October 7th. Bailey
is in Wake county but only a short
car ride from portions of Johnston
and no doubt the rally will be attended
by many of our citizens.
Senator Simmons will speak and so
will our townsman, Hon. Edward W.
Pou. Two thousand pounds of bar
becue will afford material nourish
ment, while the speeches of our Sena
tor and Representative will furnish
food for the intellect.
Sometimes the effect of a mane
personality like that of a picture, is
lost by nearness the perspective is
lacking. But just because they are
our neighbors, North Carolinians will
not forget that during the greatest
conflict in the nation’s history, Sena
tor Simmons was the leader of the
United States Senate, and Mr. Pou
was acknowledged one of the admin
istration’s strongest supporters, in the
House. No two men in the state, are
better qualified than they, to preseni
the political issues of the day, from
the standpoint of first hand know
ledge. The speaking will begin about
10:30 o’clock.
Three Brandy Stills Captured
Last Friday E. G. Richardson
Oscar Raines, Mr. Shugart, Sheriff
Massey and Deputy Sheriff J. D.
Stephenson captured three brandy
stills near Micro and Bagley. First
they found a forty gallon copper still
near Micro. The still had just com
pleted a charge and was hid in some
bushes near the furnace which was
still smoking. Next between Bagley
and old Beulah village about three
hundred yards back of the home of
Charley Lane they captured two 35
gallons copper brandy stills. At
this still there were four men all of
whom ran off except Charley Lane.
They took him but he gave bond to
appear before Commissioner R. J.
Noble in Selma next Monday. These
stills were running and around them
was taken about twenty-five gallons
of apple brandy.
FOREIGN NEWS
A regular Air service has been com
menced between Denmark and Eng
land.
Canada expects to export wheat to
the value of four hundred million dol
lars from the present harvest.
The Poles have made a general ad
vance against the Bolshiviki, and
have driven them out of Eastern
Galicia.
The premiers .of all the Balkan
states will meet at Bucharest in Oct
ober, to discuss a plan for the union of
Greece, Roumania, Bulgaria and Ju
go-Slavia, into a confedration.
15 Million flower bulbs were
brought into New York last week, on
a freight steamer from Holland. This I
was the first shipment of bulbs from
Holland since the out-break of the
war in 1914.
And speaking of air mails. We
have been thinking of Spain as hope
lessly behind the times, but here comes
the announcement that the air mail
services between Spain and France,
over the Pyrenees, is working with
great success.
It is estimated that the deposed
princess of the houses of Hapsburg,
Romanoff and Hohenzollem, have 430
million dollars worth of jewels depos
ited with Swiss banks. It is said
that these royalties have sold or
pawned twice that many jewels since
1911.
The former Kaiser had a little hos
pital built at Amerongen, as a me
morial for the asylum given him by
Holland, when he fled from Germany.
When he turned it over to the village
authorities last Week, he was bom
barded with flowers by his grateful
neighbors and for the first time since
his exile was the center of a scene of
grandeur.
A vertiable reign of terror is
sweeping over Ireland. Last week
the“Black and Tans” as the English
recruits to the Royal Irish Constabu
lary are called, caused so much havoc
in the small industrial town of Bal
briggan, the center of the famous
hosiery plants, that practically all the
inhabitants fled. Numbers of people
were killed and whole rows of houses
were burned. The victims were sus
pected of being Sinn Feiners. The En
glish military forces in Ireland are
said to be beyond the control of the
leaders.
Poland and Lithuania have agreed
to accept the plans laid down by the
League of Nations, for the settlement
of their dispute, and the controversy
is over. The trouble between Swed
en and Finland over the possession of
the Aland islands has been referred
to the League, and the Swedish
prime minister says that this incident
has proven the right of the League
to live. These settlements are very
significant, a£ either disagreement
could have easily led to war, but as
might have been expected the Repub
lican press is seeking to minimise
their effect.
The famous leaning tower of Pisa
was endangered by the recent earth
quake in Italy. This wonderful piece
of architecture is the belfry of the
cathedral which v&s erected by the
Pisans to celebrate a naval victory in
1063, when they united with the Nor
mans ^nd drove the Sarecens out of
Sicily. Some experts think that the
inclination was intentional, though it
is more probable that while the tower
was in process of erection, the foun
dation began to give way. It was
strengthened with iron bars, and has
withstood tim^ and earthquakes for
8 hundred years.
Fire at State Hospital
The laundry building at the State
Hospital for the insane at Raleigh,
was entirely destroyed by fire, Sat
urday morning. The blaze originated
on the roof, but the explosion of a
tank of gasoline soon spread it over
the whole building. One thousand
patients confined in the hospital,
were thrown into a panic, but none
were injured. Dr. Anderson, the Sup
erintendent, and his wife narrowly
escaped death, when the explosion
sent a heavy piece of timber within a
short distance of their heads. The
laundry will immediately be replaced
with a modern building.
Body of Mr. H. E. Higgans Arrives
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Higgans receiv
ed a telegram Sunday that the body
of their son, Mr. Herman E. Higgans
had arrived at New York from France
and would be shipped to Smithfield at
once for burial here.
THE BRANDY MAKERS
ARE HIT A HEAVY BLOW
Three Manufactories Seized and De
stroyed In Johnston County
By Federal Officers
Yesterday was an exceedingly ill
starred day for the apple brandy in
dustry in Johnston county. No less
than three modern and complete such
manufactories were seized and de
stioyed by a detachment of State and
Federal Officers, the ground in their
vicinity plenteously irrigated with
the priceless liquid, and one man hav
ing a proprietary interest in one of
the plants arrested. Others sought
safety in flight but not before they
had been fully recognized by the of
ficers, and their arrest is imminent.
Two of the stills were taken in one
place, both operated under one man
agement. Both were of well burnish
ed copper, 40-gallon capacity, and
both going full blast when the in
vading officers emerged from the en
circling bastion of thick bushes which
surrounded the plant. Four men, all
white, were present, but three of~
them made off. Charles Lane stayed
by to defend his property rights and
got pinched. He will be haled be
fore United States Commissioner
Nobles Monday week to explain the
hows and wherefores of his being
there.
The section of Johnston in which
the prohibition drive was launched
early yesterday morning is noted for
its apple brandy, and for the determi
nation of the manufacturers accord
ing to Revenue Officer Ranes, who
commanded the expedition. It is a
few miles north of Selma, in the
neighborhood of the village of Micro.
It was in this section that Deputy
Sheriff Wall was shot about a year
ago while leading a raid in the night.
The inhabitants who devote them
selves to brandy making are regard
ed as most dangerous men.
The first still to fall a prey to the
raiders was found a mile north of
Micro yesterday morning. It was a
piodernly appointed establishment, 45
Gallons capacity, copper and still hot
when the officers got there. The op
erators had quit the scene but a mo
ment before, hurriedly taking the still
apart and hiding the pieces separate
ly in the adjacent brush. There was
no trace of brandy, cider or anything
else. The officers chopped the still
to pieces and carried it away with
them.
Continuing their drive the officers
advanced to within a mile of Bagley.
Here they found the brace of stills,
with roaring fires under each, and the
brandy trickling out of the worm.
There was 25 gallons of it setting by
in jugs and kegs, but no cider. The
run was almost over. There were
four men in attendance upon the plant
all known to at least one of the of
ficers. Three of them made off through
the woods, but Charles Lane stuck by.
The others were John and Roy Rob
ertson and J. B. Weaver according to
Mr. Ranes.
Yesterday was the beginning of a
determined drive on the brandy mak
ers of Johnston county and the of
ficers declare that they are going to
keep at it until they have at least
materially curtailed the output in
that section. In the party besides
Mr. Ranes were Special Officers E.
G. Richardson, J. A. Shugart, Sheriff
Massey and Deputy Joe Stephens, of
Johnston.—News and Observer, Sept.
25th.
Hospital Directors Meet
The board of directors *of the hos
pital held a meeting Tuesday night,
and elected Mr. H. B. Marrow, Secre
tary and Treasurer to succeed the
late Mr. T. J. Lassiter.
The board considered several names
proposed for the institution. It fav
ored calling it the Johnston County
Memorial Hospital, but this objection
was made. Most of the new County
Homes are now called County Hospi
tals and the board did not wish to
confuse names with a public institu
tion. It therefore decided upon the
name Smithfield Memorial Hospital
and it is to be a monument to all the
Johnston county boys who lost their
lives in the World War.
Family Reunion.
A reunion of the family of the late .
Henry Lee will be held at my home
on October 1, 1920. All the family,
and friends and kindred of the family
are cordially invited to come and
bring well filled baskets.—Dallas Lee.
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