VOLUME 39
SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1920
NUMBER 84
MACSWINEY IS
BURIED AT CORK
Thousands, Including Offi
cials of Church, Attend
The Funeral.
Cork, Oct. 31.—In the presence of
surpliced church dignitaries, scores of
his former comrade volunteers and
thousands of his countrymen, the
body of Terrence MacSwiney, lord
mayor, of Cork, was lowered to its
resting place in the “republican plot”
in St. Finbarr’s cemetery, just out
side Cork, this afternoon.
Outside the cemetery, hidden by
the enormous crush of townspeople,
two armored cars, their machine
guns ready, and a half dozen lorries
filled with fully equipped soldiers,
were drawn up at the roadside, im
parting a sinister air to the other
wise solemn proceedings. But during
the transfer of the body from the
city hall through streets lined with
crowds to St. Mary’s cathedral and
during the. procession from the ca
* thedral to the cemetery there was not
an incident of violence or disutrbance.
The two mile route of the process
ion from the cathedral to the ceme
tery was solidly flanked with thou
sands of persons who bared their
heads as the flag draped casket,
borne on the shoulders of the may
or’s brothers and intimate friends,
passed.
When the services at the cathedral
ended and the procession formed un
der the supervision of the Irish vol
unteers, moved off slowly, church
bells over the city began tolling. 108
priests headed the procession. They
were followed by acolytes and high
church dignitaries. Then came two
flower-burdened hearses, a company
of volunteers dressed in citizens
clothes and 25 carriages with# wo
men mourners.
Volunteers, each of them carrying
floral pieces, formed an outer column
on each side of the procession.
As tho clergy were filing away
from the graveside after the body
had been lowered, six men who were
admitted within the circle formed by
the volunteers took positions over
the grave, fired a revolver salute of
three volleys and silently withdrew.
A B. Gardner, formerly editor oi
the London Daily News, writing tc
the New York Herald, claims to ex
press the sentiment of the English
people in regard to tha MacSwiney
tragedy. He says, “Ireland has
been reduced to unexampled bitter
ness by such, wanton follies as those
which nave culminated in the death
of the Lord mayor of Cork and other
hunger strikers. The public didn’t
want to see this deed perpetrated
Almost every class of British public
opinion was against the tragedy which
was enacted on a bed in the Brixtor
jail.
“I can find no one who does not re
gard the incident as one of the mosl
humiliating blunders in our deplor
able Irish record.”
Soldiers To Go To College.
According to a report sent out by
the War Department, by the autumr
of 1921, it will be possible for more
than 100 qualified soldiers to lay aside
their uniforms and enroll in colleges
throughout the country. Effort is be
ing made to offer sodiers the same
chances for mental improvement
which they might secure in civil life.
The present educational and voca
tional program of the Army which has
been in operation for more than a yeai
includes elementary and secondary
subjects and the equivalent of a High
school education. And now a suffi
cient number of colleges have offered
scholarships to insure full opportunity
for every soldier who desires college
advantages.
The scholarship question was first
brought to the attention of the coun
try’s educators through a letter ad
dressed to the President of the leading
institutions by the Secretary of War.
As a result, from 38 institutions have
come assurances of tuition and other
assistance; 52 will grant tuition or a
reduction in f^es; 74 still have the
matter under advisement. Favorable
replies to the letter of the Secretary
of War were received from Davidson
College, Davidson, and Trinity College,
Durham.
Fond mothers are now dreaming
of the days when their daughters as
well as their sons may be President.
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THE POLISH RELIEF
WORK A SUCCESS
More Than 2000 Pounds of
Supplies Contributed—
Collection Pay Postage
Mrs. E. I. Poole wishes to state
that the response to the appeal for
garments to be sent to the suffering
people of Poland, has been greater and
more liberal than she had dared to
expect. Probably more than 2,000
pounds of nice, warm clothing, in ex
cellent condition has been sent in,
and the local Red Cross chapter has
donated a splendid supply of hospital
gauze, and surgical dressings.
If any one was overlooked, when the
collectors went around last week, and
has anything for the boxes, Mrs.
Poole will be glad to send for their
contributions if they will call her
phone number 57L. She expects to
ship the boves Thursday. A collec
tion amounting to $24.00 was taken in
the Methodist church Sunday morn
ing which added to $9.50 already con
tributed, will be used to pay trans
portation charges on the boxes.
COMMUNITY FAIR AT
SELMA COTTON MILL.
Good Exhibits, Canned Goods, Fancy
Work. Hallowe’en Spirit Mani
fest.—Fine Music a Feature.
The people of the Selma Cotton Mill
community in the city of Selma let go
their usual daily tasks on Saturday,
October 30th, and met in their chapel
where the day was spent as commun
ity fair day.
And a real fair they had. A sur
prisingly large collection of the usual
fair exhibits were caried out and dis
played, and every article exhibited
was strictly a product of the “hill”,
to use a term they employ in desigi
nating their neighborhood. Many of
the exhibits displayed were of the fin
est Quality; especially is this true of
the canned fruits and vegetables, jam,
and preserves. First rate samples of
corn, pop-corn and potatoes were ex
hibited as products of the small “peace
time gardens”, which the people have
cultivated in spite of their duties in
the mills. Several quilts and other
bed linens and a splendid colection of
fancy neede work was displayed. It
is worthy of special mention that ev
ery piece of this collection was made
by the thrifty ladies of the community
after the day’s work in the mill had
been done.
Of unusual interest as exhibits
were several very old household artic
les. We mention one old earthem
ware platter, which was said to be ov
er two-hundred years old. A quilt, a
blanket and a handkerchief were
there, modestly claiming that they
had each passed its centenary mark.
It was October 30th, as we have
said, and the mischievous spirit of
Hallowe’en was manifestly in the air.
A Gypsy forturfe-teller had her booth
there and greatly delighted all the
children by teing their fortunes. Sev
eral ghosts of the Hallowe’en stalked
hither and thither through the crowd
spreading all the terror they could.
Messrs Percy Smith, Walter Benson
and Tommy Keene, of Four Oaks, ar
rived upon the scene at 8 o’clock p.
m., with their “instruments of tor
ture” and in less than no time they
had the hall full of some of the very
finest and classiest of music. For two
hours melody after melody that we
folks down here in the southland love
and never tire of, was rendered. Then
followed the awarding of the several
prizes, and the day and the fair passed
into the past and history.
Events, sociables, community fairs
—call them by whatever name you
will—affairs like that community
fair in Selma was do not “happen”.
They are actual products of hands
that build; and no hands of themselv
es are strong enough to catch, hold
and bind a whole community into the
bonds of such goodly fellowship, un
less back of them somewhere there is
a big warm heart that loves tenderly
and mightily all of its fellow-crea
tures. In this instance we are like the
detective—we think we have a clue.
And we are bold to say that suspicion
is not a bit modest in indicating that
those of the Big Heart are: Miss Mar
garet Etheridge, who is sort of a
Social Engineer for the community;
Mr. George F. Brietz, Superintendent
of the Selma Cotton Mills; and one
Rev. C. K. Proctor, Pastor, Selma M.
E. church, South. Others who helped
NEWS NOTES FROM
CITY OF CTAYTON
Seventy Added to Baptist
Church Result Revival
—Club Meetings
Miss Alma Coats of Smithfield was
in town Monday of this week.
Mrs. Carey J. Hunter, of Raleigh,
visited friends here this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Banes re
turned Monday night from their bridal
trip North.
Mrs. J. J. Misenheimer, of Char
lotte is here visiting her parents this
week.
Mrs. J. A. Griffin went to Mary Eli
zabeth hospital at Raleigh Tuesday
for treatment.
Miss Lizzie Riddle, of Sanford is
the guest of Mrs. Hugh Page.
Quite a number of our ladies at- j
tended the woman’s meeting at Middle
sex this week.
Mr. Allen Smith, of Smithfield was
here one day this week.
Miss Gladys Barbour spent Wednes
day in Raleigh.
Mrs. R. O. Wall was hostess to the
members of the Halycon club at her
home here Thursday afternoon from
3 until 5 o’clock.
Mrs. Paul C. Duncan and children
left this week for Roanoke Rapids, to
join Mr. Duncan who has been there
for sometime.
| Prof. J. L. Duncan, of Mebane spent
I last week-end here.
Mr. Bruce H. Carraway now of High
Point, who a few years ago was prin
cipal of the school here came to town
on Monday and that night at 8 o’clock
delivered a strong appeal for the De
| mocratic party. He seemed to be an
I optimist and thinks that on November
I 2nd, the Deocmratic party will be in
i the lead.
After three 'sermons last Sunday
! Dr. Wicker closed a two weeks revival
i at the Baptist church. At the evening
I service great crowds from here and
other places came to hear Dr. Wicker
and it is felt that much good has been
done. Around 70 members were add
ed to the church.
Mr. Duke Duncan came home this
week from St. Paul, Minn., where he
has been on the ball team this past
! season.
Mrs. Charles W. Horne entertained
the> Woman’s club at her home, one
mile from town, Friday afternoon
from 3:30 until 5 o’clock.
Hon. J. W. Bailey, of Raleigh, spoke
to a good size audience here last night
at 8 o’clock in the school auditorium.
Clayton, N. C., Oct. 30th.
Leper Takes Long Ride
Boston, Oct. 28.—A man afflicted
with leprosy was taken tonight in an
ambulance furnished by the Red Cross
to flew York, where he will be de
ported on a ship sailing tomorrow
night for his native home in the Azo
res Islands. The immigration officials
encountered much difficulty in secur
ing transportation for the leper, who
has been in an isolated ward at the
City Hospital and finally appealed to
to the Red Cross.
Upon delivering the patient at New
York the ambulance will be driven in
to a large gas chamber and disinfect
; ed, making it perfectly safe, officials
! say, for further use.
The leprosy victim, who had lived
! in the United States for about four
I years, agreed to return to his home
i land instead of going to Tenikese Is
| land, the leper colony in Buzzard Bay.
j The expense of his deportation will be
borne by the government and the
State will furnish transportation for
I his wife and child to accompany him.
Decrease in Tobacco Price at Wilson
Wilson, Oct. 29.—On account of the
planters marketing their product too
freely there has been a marked de
crease in the price of tobacco. For the
week ending October 28, the number
of pounds sold were 3,349,345, which
sold for $933,556.52, an average of
$27.87 per hundred pounds against
3,171,834 pounds for the week prev
ious, which brought $901,137.30, which
averaged $28.45. The season’s sales
thus far, 20,347,904 pounds, bringing
$4,899,627.88, an average of $24.07 per
hundred pounds.—Greensboro News.
I to make the Fair a success are: Miss
I os Cora and Annie Hamilton, Mrs. Jas.
Kemp, Mrs. Bud Price and Mrs. Fair
cloth.
MOVING PICTURES
ARE GOOD AND BAD
Modern Movie Show Dis
cussed by H. V. Rose,
Supt. Public Welfare
In one of most masterful novels,
“The Master of Ballantrae”, Robert
Louis Stevenson makes one of his
characters say to his master somethi’g
like this: “You would not be such
a bad man, if you did not possess so
many qualities of a good man”. I
never go to a commercial moving pic
ture show without I come away from
it feeling very much as Stevenson’s
character felt when he uttered that
very terse criticism against his fellow
creature.
The moving picture show could do
so much good, if only it were used for
good and constructive purposes. How
can the moving picture do good? One
day last summer I heard a large choir
sing two fine old hymns that we all
know. They were, “Now The Day Is
Over” and “Rock of Ages”. Every
stanza of both hymns was illustrated
by moving pictures. The music and
the poetry in those grand old songs
were not one bit more wholesome than
what the screen showed as the singing
proceeded along. All of the best in our
literature, both in prose and verse,
could be dramatized and placed on the
screen in such realistic manner as to
give nothing but good impressions to
those who see them. The moving pic
ture could also be employed to drama
tize history and travel and other sub
jects that we read and study for the
improvements of our mind.
But somehow the average boy and
girl cares very little for picture
shows of that kind. They simply must
see pictures with some “spice”, some
“ginger”, and some “pepper”; if they
are to spend their “two-bits” for
them. The boys’ and girls’ “two
bits” are what the commercial movie
man wants, and the celluloid he
brings to town is usually loaded with
the sights that brings the children in.
The growing boys and girls and the
grown-ups too in this good country of
ours, night after night, year in and
year out, lavishly spend their money
at the picture shows; and the stuff
they see there is a scoff and a mock
at the teachings of both church and
the home. Over and over again one
sees the worst possible exaggerations
of life in the “wild and wooly West”
and life in the great cities of the
world. Midnight revels, drinking
joints, semi-clad women, pistol-toting
I thugs, second story climbing, stabbing,
I shooting, strangling—the whole cata
log is opened up right before your
eyes.
I wonder if we think there is any
truth at all in the truism, “As a Man
thinketh, so is he”? It should not be
forgotten that these pictures make
your boys and girls think, at least a
little.
And do not forget this little inci
dent that I am now about to relate
Some of you may try to see this in
the movies if your imagination is
I strong enough. Not very long ago
II stood talking to an old man (to be
exact he was 75 years old) about his
wayard girl. I told him that I wanted
to help him save her. Then the old
man shouted out, “Do you! Do you!
Do you want to help me save my gild ?
Then go and tear down that
moving picture show across the
street.” During this strong talk the
tears were coursing down his wrinkled
cheek and at the end he cried like a
child. I did not go and tear the show
down, for that would have been a
gainst the law. But I did resolve that
I would do all that I could do tc
cause the public to see what sinistei
influence the worst of moving pictures
may have, and, at the same time, try
to emphasize the fact that if the mov
ing picture play is properly censored
that it may become a great medium
for the entertainment and education
of our youth.
H. V. ROSE
Supt. Welfare,
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Visits by Aeroplane
I
Miss Louise Wynn, of Raleigh, vis
ited Miss Irene Myatt in this city last
week, making the trip in the most up
to-date of all modem methods of tra
vel. She came down in an aeroplane
piloted by Lieuts. Runser and Turner,
spent about half hour with Miss My
att and flew back to her home. The
trip consumed 17 minutes coming and
15 minutes going.
GENERAL AND STATE
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Three Killed in Auto Acci
dent Sunday—Prince
Paul Made King.
The fall meeting of the North Caro
lina Association of Daily newspapers
was held in Greensboro Saturday.
Sixty-odd employes of the Seaboard
have been dropped from the Raleigh
shops. It was reported that the A. C.
L. and the Southern at other places
were in need ofNnen.
Levin’s Orchestra, well known thru
out the Carolinas for the past 20
years, is to be reoiganized under the
leadership of Mox Levin The orches
tra was first formed in 1900
Convocation of Wilmington, includ
ing all Epispocal churches of the low
er half of the East Carolina diocese
of the Epispocal church, Will be held
rh Wilmington, November 11 and 12.
The most radical act of the synod,
which met in Wilmington last week,
was the appointment of an equal num
ber of women with men on the board
of regents for the orphans’ home at
Barium Springs.
A dispatch from Mount Airy in
Sunday’s papers reports the first snow
of the season Saturday morning the
Blue Ridge mountains to the north
and west of that city were shrouded in
a white covering
Mrs. William A. Hoke, wife of As
sociate Justice Hoke, of Raleigh, was
found dead at her home Saturday af
ternoon. Her death evidently follow
ed a short attack of acute indigestion
or probably was due to heart failure.
Congregationalist brides in London
need no longer promise in the mar
riage service to obey their husbads.
In drawing up a new fom of service
the committee decided that modern
ideas favor the omission of the word,
“obey.”
Famine conditions in certain pro
vinces in the Chinese republic are re
ported by investigators to be worst
in years. It is estimated that 20,000,
000 people are in peril of death from
starvation and disease unless help is
afforded.
The League of Nations has purchas
ed the famous National Hotel, a^t
Geneva Switzerland, for its future
meeting place. The building contains
170 rooms at present, besides a single
story addition which will probably be
used as an assembly rocm. The new
quarters will be ready for the next
meeting of the League which will
take place November 15th.
Major Daniel O’Conner, a pioneer
citizen of Wilmington, recalls that
the first machine for making artifi
cial ice was operated in that city
about 1869. The inventor was Court
ney Omass, and for a short time he
manufactured ice in a shed on Front
street. Natural ice however, could
be obtained at less expense, from the
ice fields in the North Atlantic,* and
the inventor took his machine to In
dia. Major O’conner then lost sight
of him.
Automobile Accident.
Saturday afternoon, Reuben, the lit
tle 7-year-old son of Mr. B. A, Tur
nage, who lives near Wilson’s Mills
while attempting to cross Third st.,
was knocked down by a car driven by
Mr. Finley Spear. The front wheel
passed over the little fellow’s head,
but by a miracle, the skull was not
fractured. The car was going very
sowly, and the driver stopped it, be
fore the rear wheel struck the child.
Sunday the little boy was upland at
play, v6ry little the worse for his
frightful expeidence. Little Reuben
is a nephew of Mr. S. C. Turnage, of
our city, who, we are glad to state,
thinks Mr. Spear was not to blame
for the occurance.
BROWN SCHOOL HOUSE NOTES
Miss Lillian Snipes who has been
teaching in the mountains this sum
mer, has returned to her home.
Mr. Worley' Wall, who has recently
undergone an operation is now up and
ready to vote.
I Mr. J. H. Snipes made a business
trip to Wilson Tuesday.
NURSES SMUHFIELD
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Superintendent Hospital A
Graduate of Bellevue—
Other Nurses Arrive
Nurses for the Smithfield Memorial
Hospial have arrived, and the hospi
tal is now ready for the reception of
patients.
Miss Ruth H. Schmick arrived
from New York, and assumes her
duties as superintendent November
1st. Miss Schmick is a graduate of
Bellevue Hospital, New York, and
was on the Graduate Nurses’ staff for
two years following, resigning that
position to go into Army Service.
She served 18 months in the States
and in Prance. Since her return to
the states she has been instructor of
nurses at Bellevue and leaves that
position to come to Smithfield Memor
ial.
Miss Elizabeth Waters, assistant
superintendent, is a graduate of Spic
er Sanitarium, Goldsboro. Miss Wat
ers has also seen service in France,
and has already proven her ability,
as acting superintendent for the last
month.
Miss Jessie Lee, who is well known
in Smithfield, is a graduate of The
Retreat for the Sick, Richmond, Va.,
Miss I/ee is on temporary duty, but
it is hoped that she may remain per
manently.
Miss Ethel Watkins, of Goldsboro,
comes as night nurse.
Besides these, several pupil nurses
are expected to report within the next
few days.
The hospital is fortunate in having
on its staff a group of nurses of
such ability as these mentioned, and
with them, the hospital feels that it
is amply able to give the service that
it should.
Prs. Thel Hooks, Carl V. Tyner and
L. D. Wharton, were designated by
the Hospital Association to have the
hospital in charge, and with such a
corps of nurses and physicians, effi
cient service will surely be the result.
DIRECT PRIMARY NOMINATION
FRAUD IN NEW YORK STATE.
I _
S Judge Miller, Republican Candidate
i for Governor of N. Y., Gives Opin
ion of Nominating System
In answer to an inquiry put to hint
from the floor at a meeting he ad
dressed on Friday Judge Miller the
Renublican candidate for Governor
gave his opinion of the direct primary
nominating system now in force in the
State of New York in these plain
words:
“I think, sir, that a Statewide
direct primary has proved to be
a delusion and a snare, a fraud. I
think that it has offered opportu
nity for two things, for the dema
gogue and the man with money,
and I am in favor of restoring, as
far as the election of State and
judicial candidates is concerned
a representative party system.
That is where I stand, sir. I have
not been talking about it because
we are concerned with graver is- •
sues.”
“That’s right!” shouted a voice.
“Of course,” said Judge Miller,
“it’s all right. The people of this
state know a fraud when they
have seen it. They have seen
how the direct primary has oper
ated in the selection of judicial
candidates; they have seen how it
operates in the selection of State
candidates, and they are ready to
quit on it, and I promise you that
so far as my influence goes after
January 1, we will get rid of the
direct primary so far as it applies
to either State or judicial office.’
At another meeting, in answer to a
note handed to him from the floor,
Judge Miller said:
“It is utterly impossible in this
country to have mass action in
any unit as large as the State.
The effect of the direct primary
law on the selection of our candi
dates has been to cause deteriora
tion. The effect of the direct pri
mary law as applied to the State
at large has been bad. I believe
in the representative party sys
tem. This is a representative
government. It is not a pure
democracy, and people who say it
is deceive you.”
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