VOLUME 39
SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1920.
NUMBER 83
PRESIDENT PLEADS
FOR THE LEAGUE
Sad Scene at White House
When Wilson Makes
Earnest Appeal.
Washington, D. C., Oct. 27.—The
most touching and solemn scene of
the campaign was enacted at the'
White House today. A deputation of
pro-League Republicans headed by
Hamilton Holt, of New York, went
there and drew from the President his
great “conscience appeal” to the na- j
tion to save its honor and secure the 1
welfare of the world in the solemn
referendum of next Tuesday.
Those men and women came out of
the White House with sadness writ
ten on their faces. They had wit- j
nessed the spectacle wrought by a
great tragedy. They saw the Presi
dent sitting in a wheel chair, his face
lined with terrible suffering, his body
broken on the wheel of war, and by
his well nigh superhuman efforts to
bring peace and justice to the world.
They heard his voice choke with un
utterable emotion as he read his mov
ing appeal. Inwardly all of them
wept and some of them openly.
One of them said:
“We saw the great President, the
greatest of the Presidents, literally
being crucified on his cross for his
country. It was a scene that we shall
never forget. I wish the whole Am
erican people might See what wTe saw.
I wish they could hear that voice
when it broke telling of the losses in
the war and what it meant to the
wives, mothers and sisters of the men
who made the supreme sacrifice. If
the profound emotion of the President
which we witnessed could be convey
ed in a picture or a phonograph it
would move the stoniest hearted Re
publican in the country.”
Boys Have Fine Trip
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Thirty-three Johnston county boys
attended an “Older Boys’ Conference”
at Wilmington, October 22—24. They
reached Wilmington Friday morning
about 10 o’clock and immediately
went to the Y. M. C. A. building and
registered. After enjoying the swim
ming pool the group went to Wrights
ville Beach for a short stay. The
conference opened Friday afternoon
and the opening session was held in
the Grace Street Methodist Church.
After this they were assigned rooms
with the various people of Wilming
ton, who were so kind as to take them
in for their stay; and we have yet to
hear any but the very best reports
concerning the hospitality of the Wil
mington people. Friday night a
banquet was given at the “Y” at
which several prominent city and state
grown “boys” spoke. All were en
joyed together with the banquet itself
and the different songs and cheers
from the delegations present.
Saturday the boys enjoyed the talk
of a returned missionary from China
and the real boys talk by Mr. 0. B.
Hinnant, of Wilmington. That after
noon the boys were given an automo
bile ride out to the Sound and then
saw Wilmington vanquish Wilson in
foot ball—61 to 0.
Sunday everyone wps expected to
attend church with his host in the
morning. Sunday afternoon Mr. A.
C. Roberts, of Asheville gave perhaps
the most enjoyed lecture of the con
ference. That night Rev. Mr. Stan
bury, of the Grace Street Methodist
Church (this was where the sessions
of the Conference were held) preached
especially to the members of the con
ference.
Monday morning the delegations
left for home. Everyone will long re
member the way in which the people
of Wilmington and the Y. M. C. A.
Secretaries did their best to make his
stay a pleasant one. And it is im- j
possible that any one should for a j
moment regret having attended this j
Conference.
ONE OF THE BOYS.
Mr. W. Albert Mitchell Dead
Mr. J. W. Barnes, of Archer Lodge,
■ was here Wednesday and told us of
the death of Mr. W. Albert Mitchell
which occured on Tuesday, October
26th, at his home near the Dr. Ennis
place. He was buried yesterday at
Corinth Church and the funeral was
preached by Rev. A. A. Pippin, of,
Wakefield. He leaves his wife and j
a grown daughter who lived with j
them.
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SMITHFIELD LAD
WINS THIRD PRIZE
Benton Wharton Winner in
Magazine Contest—What
President Should Be.
Smithfield and Turlington Graded
School have cause again to be proud
of one of its boys. “The American
Boy”, one of the best magazines for
boys published, recently had a contest
in which its readers were asked to ex
press themselves on what we need in
the greatest public office in the Unit’d
States—the presidency. D. Benton
Wharton, son of Dr. and Mrs. L. D.
Wharton, and a member of the senior
class of T. G. S., won third prize. His
paper was printed in the November
issue of the magazine and we are also
proud to publish it as follows:
“Must Talk With Crowds’ and ‘Walk
With Kings’”
Our President should be strong in
mind and body. His trained intellect
should enable him to meet the serious
o.uestions which will come before him;
his vigorous body would be a great in
centive to more and better work.
Our President should be a man of
vision. His purpose in life should be
clear and he should have the courage,
strength and initiative to fulfill it.
He should be a man ready to accept
advice; to acknowledge his mistakes;
but ever firm in his purposes and un
shaken by hostility and defeat.
Then I think our President should
be a man of the people. He should
remember that he too was once an
American boy. He should be a man
of plain thinking, plain talking and
plain living His state papers and
his very life should be written simply
and forcibly in the language of the
people. And, knowing from whom
he has received his post of honor and
trust, he should ever strive in his ser
vice to them, to measure up to their
expectations of him.
It is most important that our Presi
dent be a man of character—one
whom' we can trust. It is needful
that he be a man who can
“* * talk with crowds and keep his
virtue,
Or walk with kings nor lose the com
mon touch.”
May he be a man of religion, pure
and not merely formal. For without
a religion and a God one is, as some
one has said, “at best a poor repro
bate, the football of destiny, with no
tie linking him to infinity, and the
wonderous life that is begun with
him.”
Community Service Meetings
Saturday, October 30, Massey (Ben
tonville).
Monday, Nov. 1, Four Oaks.
Tuesday, Nov. 2, Brogden.
Wednesday, Nov. 3, Archer Lodge.
Thursday, Nov. 4, Training School.
Friday, Nov. 5, Meadow.
Saturday, (to be announced later.)
“The Tell-Tale Arm.”
“Come Clean.”
“The Magic Wand.”
Mutt and Jeff in “Indestructable
Hats.”
Beginning with this coming week,
November 1st, all programs will be
gin promptly a>t 7:00 o’clock p. m.
Be sure and see this program when
it reaches your community.
LUCY H. LAWLEY, Director.
Epispocal Church
Services will be held at the Epispo
cal church on Sunday morning at 11
o’clock and at night at 7:30.
The theme for the morning ser
vice is “John the Baptist’s Message.”
At night the subject is, “Features of
Our Age.”
Sunday school will be at 10 a. m.
Bible class subject, “Heresies That
Arose in the Church in Apostolic
Times.”
The mid-week prayer services have
been changed from Wednesday night
to Tuesday night at 7:30. Each
book and chapter in the Bible will be
discussed at these services beginning
with the book of Genesis. The pub
lic is invited to attend these discuss
ions.
Card of Thanks.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Vinson wish to
thank their friends for the kindness
and consideration extended to them
during the recent illness and death
of their uncle, Mr. A. B. Vinson," at
Wilson’s Mills, N. C.
GENERAL AND STATE
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Items of Interest in State
and Nation Culled From
Daily Newspapers.
The business section of Castolia in
Nash county was destroyed by fire
Tuesday the loss running over $100,
000.
A cotton warehouse in Arkansas, in
which 850 bales of cotton were stored
was burned Tuesday. The estimated
logs is $75,000.
A fourteen year old boy in Transyl
vania county was shot and lcjlled
accidentally by his younger brother
Tuesday while out squirrel hunting.
A woman near Anderson, S. C., was
rescued Tuesday from a 45-foot well
into which she had jumped with sui
cidal intent. She was none the worse
from her experience.
With eight precincts to hear from,
about 20,000 people have registered
in Buncombe county. It is believed
that of this number 14,000 are men
and 12,000 are women.
The 107th session of the Presbyter
ian Synod of North Carolina met in
Wilmington this week. Dr. J, R.
Bridges,of Charlotte was chosen as
moderator for the coming year.
A census of Methodist made public
Tuesday show 36,622,190 Methodists
in the world. There are 9,832,107
members of the church, the rest be
ing adherents and probationers.
The stores of Lenoir according to
the Lenoir News—Topic, will close
I Election day, November, 2, with the
! exception of one owned by the Re
publican nominee for the. house of
the general assembly.
November 11 is Armistice Day. It
has been officially declared a holiday
in this state and it is desired that
every business house and industry
in North Carolina be closed between
11 and 2 o’clock on that day.
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The Methodist Conference for
the eastern part of the state will
meet this year in Rocky Mount, Nov
| ember 17 to 22. Bishop U. V. W.
Darlington will preside. Bishop Hen
drix, of Kansas City, is also expected
to be present.
Ben Edwards, a well known white
man of Goldsboro met instant death
yesterday morning when he came in
contact with a live wire while doing
some repair work on an electric ele
vator for the store of the Company
where he was employed.
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According to Frank B. McClain,
fair price commissioner, shoe prices
are due for a big fall. The bottom
has fallen out of the market for calf
skins and hides, and prices of four
years ago may be expected soon.
Charles L. Bevill, worth half a
million and a highly esteemed cattle'
dealer of Fayetteville, died in a St.
Louis hospital Tuesday. He was the
first dealer who brought a train load
of mules from the west to the south.
Recently four airplanes made an
expedition to Alaska, completing a
9,000 mile flight. This expedition
was sent out by the War department,
and seems to have demonstrated the
practicability of communication with
Alaska by air. The flight consumed
15 days each way and was without
any accident.
Amateur operators of wireless tele
phones in Charlotte will be able to re
ceive returns from the election, Nov
ember 2. Messages will be flashed
from Pittsburgh on election night.
These messages can be received in a
radius of 300 miles of Pittsburg, and
operators of the better sets can pick
up messages at a distance of 500
miles. Tests will be made before
hand.
Book Social
Monday evening, November 8th,
1920, under auspices of Epworth
League, in the church basement.
Watch following issue for more in
teresting news.
THRONE BE OFFERED
TO PRINCE PAUL;
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Greek Throne Made Vocant
By Death of Alexander
—Cabinet Rules Now
Athens, Oct. 26.—The throne of
Greece, made vacant by the death of
King Alexander, will be offered to
Prince Paul, third son of former King
Constantine, it is officially announced.
The funeral of the late King will
take place Friday afternoon. The
Chamber of Deputies will bo conven
ed Thursday.
The Cabinet assembled immediate
ly after the death of the King last
evening and drew up a message to the
people, expressing the grief felt at
the monarch’s death, and adding:
“In conformity with the constitu
tional order of succession, the young
est brother of King Alexander, Prince
Paul, is called to succeed him. How
ever, in view of his absence and the
relations existing between the nation
and the hcuse of ex-King Constantine
the Goverment has decided, in con
formity with Article 50 of the Con
stitution, ,to convoke the Chamber
just adjourned 'to proceed to the elec
tion of a regent until the arrival of
the new King.
“Meanwhile, and until the oath is
administered to the Regent in compli
ance with the same article of the Con
stitution, the royal and constitutional
powers will be exercised by the Coun
cil of Ministers.”
One condition necessary to the ac
ceptance of the throne by Prince Paul
is that former King Constantine must
formally abdicate and Prince George,
older brother of Prince Paul, must
renounce his rights.
It is probable that King Constan
tine will at first refuse to meet these
conditions, but it is understood Pre
mier Venizelos will produce arguments
of some importance. Constantine's
nnancial status is well known, and it
is the understanding that the Premier
will agree to restore the former Kings
suppressed pension if the above terms
are accepted.
Only in the event of Constantine’s
persistent refusal would there be a
question of the establishment of a
republic, but it is known Premier Ve
nizelos is of the opinion that Greece
is not yet ripe for that form of gov
ernment.
BROGDEN NEWS
Miss Nellie Owens, of Fountain is
visiting her uncle, Mr. J. B. Gardner
and family.
Miss Valleria Justice, of Goldsboro
spent the week-end with Miss Irene
Creech.
Messrs Luby Royall, of Four Oaks,
Jim Kirby and Preston Bunting, of
Selma, spent Saturday evening at the
home of Mr. J. R. Creech.
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Mozingo, of
Kenly, spent the week-end with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mozingo.
M i ss Irene ' Creech returned to
Goldsboro Sunday to resume her work
as a registered nurse, after visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Creech for a couple of wee1::.
Miss Beatrice Gardner and Mrs. W.
C. Gardner, of Smithfield, spent the
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Gardner.
Messrs Milliard Hill, Irving and
Dessie Talton, of Sanders Chapel
spent Sunday afternoon with their
cousins, Misses Irene and Lela Creech
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Oneal and child
ien of Kinston, were in our commun
ity a short while Sunday afternoon.
Junius Oliver drove a truck load of
tobacco to Wilson Monday.
Mr. Joe Royall and son, Paul, of
Clayton, attended the address by
Judge Brooks at Brogden Thursday
evening.
Messrs Perry Benton of Evergreen,
Joe Benton and Henry Wise, of Dil
lion, S. C. spent a few days the first
of the week with their sisters, Mrs.
R. M. Creech and Mrs. Mamie Paul
They brough home two of Mrs. Paul’s
sons, Benton and Edward, who have
been visiting their uncle for some
time.
Messrs. William Woodard and Pres
ton Tyner spent Monday in Wilson
on business.
Governor Cox, during the course of
an address at Camden, N. J., Friday,!
said, “I would not coin the blood of
a single American soldier into gold
for investors in Mexico.”
PROF. A. VERMONT
WILL TOUR EUROPE
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Former Superintendent Of
City Schools to Conduct
Party Abroad in June
Prof. A. Vermont will pay a visit
to his old home in Belgium, near Ant
werp, the early part of next June and
will chaperone a party of fifteen or
twenty people. Mr. Vermont has al
ready perfected arrangements for the
tour through the Temple Tour Com
pany, which has been one of the most
successful touring companies in re
cent travel to Europe.
The trip will include a stay of sev
eral days in England, a tour of
France, -a visit to the battlefields in
Belgium and northern France, a short
stay in Rome, Venice and in other
important cities in Italy.
A number of Converse students
will accompany Prof. Vermont, the
names of whom will be published lat
ter. The party will be select, and on
ly people known to the conductor will
be invited. Arrangements have been
hade at this early date for the reason
that later on the rush will be so great
that it would be impossible to get a
good tour mapped. Prof. Vermont
has a friend in France who is perfect
ing the arrangements on that end of
the line.
Prof. Vermont is eminently quali
fied to head a party of tourists thru
the war-torn sections of Europe, and
the young ladies of Converse who are
to be members of the party are par
ticularly fortunate. t
Prof. Vermont was in France on
the eve of the war collecting data for
his book, “IaiBelle France,” which is
today used in schools and colleges all
over the United States.—Spartanburg
(S. C.) Journal.
Mr. Vermont was superintendent
of the city schools here for a number
of years, and his friends will be in
terested to learn of his prjposed trip
abroad. (Ed.)
Promising Signs from ltussia
The news which finds it way out of
the chaos of conflicting elements
which was formerly the Empire of
Russia, foreshadows the speedy down
fall of the Bolshevist rule. No
doubt seems to be entertained in Eu
ropean capitals, that the Soviet gov
ernment faces certain ruin.
Conjecture is already at work, as
me. Many favor an imperial gov
mue. Many favor an imperial gov
ernment with constitutional limita
tions, with a youger brother of the
late Czar, on the throne.
People of pronounced ^republican
tastes however, prefer a union of
states after the plan of our own coun
try, as a system of antonomons
governments under one central
head like the British Empire. It
will be a gigantic task, for any or all
of the leaders of Russia to perfect
any organization. It is an undertak
ing that stagers the imagination, and
will doubtless require years for its
accomplishments. But, there is
much good in the Russian national
character, which if permitted to de
velop under a liberal government
would be a tremendous factor in the
upward march of humanity. Igno
rance is the main cause of all of Rus
sia’s trouble. Four grown persons
in five are unable to read or write.
For this reason they have been easy
victims of the demagogy of such
false leaders as Lenine and Trotzky.
St. Claire Four Sisters
The first number of the Lyceum
course which was given at the Opera
House Monday night, proved to be
one of the best attractions every giv
en here. The company known as the
St. Claire Four Sisters gave the pro
gram which was varied and well ren
dered. The . Woman’s Club who has
charge of these entertainments is wel1
pleased with this number and promise
three other attractions of the same
high order during ttye winter. A1
ready the course is a success finan
cially, hi ving in hand at the present
time the guarantee with the excep
tion of a very small sum. The wo
men are to be congratulated upon
bringing such clean amusements to
our town and the patrons are to be
commended for making it a paying
proposition.
INCOME TAX DISCUST
IN AN OPEN LETTER
Mr. J. W. Bailey Gives His
Views on The Proposed
Amendment
In a recent issue of the News and
Observer, Mr. J. W. Br.iley discusses
the Income Tax. We print below his
letter in full.
On November 2 an amendment to
•the constitution of North Carolina will
be submitted to the people for rejec
tion or ratification.
This amendment radically affects
the fundamental subject of taxation.
Every voter—no matter what party
he supports—should give serious at
tention to this matter. Political offi
cers come and go; but the constitu
tion and taxes,go on forever.
It proposes to put a tax on incomes
derived from property already taxed
on its value. The exemption is $1,
000 for unmarried people; $2,000 for
heads of families.
That is, it empowers the Legisla
ture to impose a tax of 6 per cent on:
Rents, profits of merchants, profits
in trade, profits in farming, profits
on sales, profits of corpoartior.s, divi
dends, income from money loaned, in
fact, on all income.
Who will pay this tax?
Put a tax on rents, for example.
The landlord may appear to pay it,
but he will load it on the tenant. He
vin mcrease the e."?,,
ib • ultimate consumer wiil bear
the burden.
Having valued real estate and per
sonal property for taxation at the
top-notch this amendment will author
ize the Legislature to further tax it
by taxing rents and profits thereof.
It does not limit the rate of taxa
tion, except for strictly State and
county purposes. It does not limit
taxation for roads or schools. Read
the amendment, and you will see
that the way is provided to break ov
er the limit at will for these purposes.
It does tremendously extend the pow
er of the Legislature to take taxes
on incomes. This is its purpose. If
this amendment is adopted, the out
side business—merchants, mail order
houses, big corporations—doing busi
ness in North Carolina will escape
this tax, while North Carolina mer
chants will have it to pay. These
are the facts. Your vote is your own:
Vote with these facts before you.
J. W. BAILEY.
Raleigh, N. C.
Death of Elder J. B. Parker
Elder Joseph Bright Parker who
lived a few miles south of Four Oaks
died early Monday morning after be
ing in failing health for several
months. He was 83 years old last
February. He was buried Tuesday at
Juniper church which is near his
home. For many years he was a
preacher in the Primitive Baptist
church. When the split took place
in that church he became pastor of
Juniper church and that branch of
1 Hannah’s Creek church which holds
their membership at a church just
east of Benson. Elder Parker was a
man of strong convictions and held
firmly to what he thought was right.
He was a good neighbor, a good citi
zen and a good man. Dr. Parker, of
Benson is one of his sons. Mr. Phil
lip Lee, who is well known in the
southern part of the county married
one of his daughters.
Pleasant Grove’s Next Fair
People of Pleasant Grove, remem
ber we want to organize for our 1921
fair on the afternoon of November
2nd, 2:30 o’clock at the voting place
We can do that without disturbing the
regular voting, and by so doing save
going out to another meeting. Also
action now will give us an early start
so nobody can complain. We want
the men and the women to participate.
I shall be on hand at the court
house on the 2nd, from and after 12
o’clock to pay premiums to the prize
winners in our recent fair.
R. F. COATS,
The Bargain Counter
Browne: Say what you will of
Brooks, he surely is generous and lib
eral with his friends.
Towne: Yes, he even has a habit of
giving his friends away.—Cartoons
Magazine.