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VOLUME 40 SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1921 NUMBER 82 ARMS CONFERENCE NOW IN SESSION Organize and Make General Survey of Data; Policies Are Discussed Washington, Oct. 12.—The Ameri can delegation to the armament con ference held its first meeting today, effected a permanent organization, made a general survey of the data gathered for its guidance and began discussions of the questions of policy that are to characterize the position of this government in the coming negotiations. One of the first specific subjects to be considered was the problem of open or closed sessions for the conference and discussion is said to have reveal ed considerable sentiment for open ing the doors whenever the entire body of delegates meet to register important decisions. Others and broader questions of policy, also were given detailed ex amination during the three and a half hour meeting of the delegation and to night the delegates continued their discussions and heard the views of President Harding at a White House dinner. No date was set for the next meeting but it was indicated another* consultation was probable early next week. None of those present at the meet ing would reveal details of the de liberations regarding publicity for the conference sessions, but the im pression was given that this govern ment might lay before the delegates after they assemble here on Novem ber 11, a proposal that all full sessions of the conference be open to the press. The recommendation, it was said, would not apply to the meeting of individual national delegations, committees or other subordinate bod ies where the real decisions of the negotiations may be made, but would give publicity to such gatherings as that which will mark the opening of the conference and to the sessions where formal votes on pending ques tions are taken. The question, however, is one which the conference itself must decide, and it is expected that the American dele gation will take every precaution not to appear to urge its opinions on the representatives of the other powers. It is pointed out that the plain for open sessions for the full conference is in accord with a resolution pre sented by Senator Harrison, Demo crat, Mississippi, and now pending in the senate. Today’s meeting of the delegates was held in the office of Secretary Hughes, head of the delegation, whose colleagues, Elihu Root, Senator Hen ry Cabot Lodge and Senator Oscar Underwood, formally delegated him to act as spokesman in making public such details as seemed practicable. Afterward Mr. Hughes announced the selection of Basil Miles, a former chief of the department’s Russian di vision, as secretary of the delegation, and made it known that the meeting was taken up largely with a review of the data collected by government agencies for the information of the American representatives. Water Situation Again Acute With the daily consumption of wat er in Raleigh now ranging about 1, 800.000 gallon mark, the steady de cline in the flow of Walnut Cro*k to 134.000 gallons daily brings the water e.tuation in Raleigh to an acute stage again. In the basin, the water le /el yes terday stood at 63 1-4 inches below vho spillway and it was announced that ail efforts at prospering for water on the part of the c'ty hie failed. At the same time, it was an noun ed that the boring of wed cv the Carolina Power and Light company •n a different site have yield* ci ton wells with a flow of from 10 *o 15 gallons per minute. Yesterday, tnese wells were linked up and in a few days will be pouring their output into the intake. Today, the city is boring wells on the other side of the creek near the Caraleigh Fertilizer Works.—Raleigh News and Observer. As we understand it the only thing the unemployment conference needs to make it a complete success is about four million jobs.—The South Bend Tribune. REUNION CIVIL WAR VETERANS Johnston To Give Trip to All Veterans From County Who Will Go To Chattanooga. Oct. 25—27. News which will be gladly received by Confederate veterans in Johnston county is to the effect that the county commissioners at its last regular meeting ordered that the railroad fare of all veterans who desire to attend the Reunion at Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct. 25-27, be paid by the county. This is a fine thing for the county to do. Many of these old soldiers will never attend another reunion perhaps, and the trip and the meeting of old com rades will be a bright spot in their closing days. Some one writing to one of the daily papers recently said that the ex-service man of the World War was already forgotton. Whether this is true or not, it is certainly not the case with veterans of the Civil War, as the commissioners of Johnston County has just demonstrated by their generous act. The meeting in Chattanooga on Oc tober 25—27, is the thirty-first an nual reunion of the United Confed erate Veterans. Railroad authorities have announced a rate of one cent per mile each way which Johnston County will pay for all old soldiers going from its borders. However it will be necessary for each veteran to have an identification certificate to secure the reduced rate which will be furnished to the camp commander by the brigadier generals, according to an order mailed out by Gen. James I. Metts, commanding the North Caro lina division, United Confederate Vet erans. The historical city of Chattanooga is planning to give the veterans a good time and it is hoped as many as possible will avail themselves of the opportunity to attend. A Well Digger’s Bad Luck. In a certain neighborhood in John ston county recently a well digger had bad luck. He did not fall into a well, a bucket did not fall on him and the well did not cave in on him. His bad luck came from another source. Somebody stole a horse from one man, a wagon from another man, a bridle from the third man, a set of harness from another man and a bale of cotton at another place and took the outfit to Raleigh and sold the cot ton. At least one official decided all this was done by the negro well digger. Five men besides the Official got in a car and going to the well digger’s house arrested him at one o’clock at night. He was carried about five miles to a place where he proved that on the day the things were stolen he was working at his trade. At 2 o’clock at night he was turned loose about five miles from home but not until after he had paid the officer two dollars for his ride. PORTUGUESE FOREIGN MINISTER AT PARLEY Baretto Coming to Conference on Arms Limitation. Lisbon, Oct. 9.—Foreign Minister Meldo Barretto will represent Port ugal at the conference on limitation if armament and Far Eastern ques tions !n Washington, it was announc ed here today. Cornerstone Laid at U. N. C. The cornerstone of the first of a series of great buildings to be erect ed at the University of North Caro lina was laid Wednesday, Oct. 12, the hundred twenty-eighth anniversary of the institution. Preliminary to the exercises by the Masons, were brief University Day exercises with an address by Dr. Chase, president of the University. Scores of alumni were back for the celebration and the regaliaed Masons leading was unusually impressive. Women Lose City Jobs. • Detroit, Mich. Oct. 11.—Highland Park, an adjacent city, has decided to strike from its payroll all women em ployes. Ma rried women were recent ly ordered discharged from city po sitions and last night the council adopted a resolution prohibiting of ficials from hiring unmarried women in the future. The council was prompted in its ac tion by the large number of men out of employment, it was said. SENATOR KNOX IS VICTIM PARALYSIS Dead in 15 Minutes After Being Stricken; The Capital Shocked Washington, Oct. 12.—Philander Chase Knox, Senator from Pennsyl vania and Secretary of State, under President Taft, died suddenly at 6:30 o’clock this evening at his home here. He was stricken with paralysis after descending the stairway on his way to the dining room for dinner and passed away fifteen minutes later without regaining consciousness. Mrs. Knox and the Senator’s sec retary, W. F. Martin, were near the Senator and hurried to his aid. Dr. Samuel Adams was summoned im mediately, but he found Mr. Knox be yond medical aid. ocncilui xviusa. rct-uiutTU tu Tvaamii|;‘ ton only last Monday night from a trip to Europe with Mrs. Knox and he attended the,sessions of the Sen ate yesterday and today. Leaving the chamber about 5 o’clock this after noon the Senator took an automobile ride through Potomac Park and stop ped on his way home to purchase tick ets for a theater performance tonight. Reaching home the Senator went to his library, where he remained until summoned to dinner. President Harding, Chief Justice Taft, Senator Lodge, of Massachus etts, the Republican leader; Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania, ajid other friends and close associates of Mr. Knox were soon notified of the Sena tor’s death. The news came as a shock to all official Washington, for the Senator, through his services, first as Attorney General under Pres ident McKinley and Roosevelt and lat er as Secretary of State under Pres ident Taft, had a wide circle of friends in all walks of public life— congressional, diplomatic and legal. Arrangements for the funeral will be made tomorrow after the arrival in Washington of Senator Knox’s sons, Reid Knox, of Valley Forge, Pa., and Hugh S. Knox, of Stratford, Pa., and daughter, Mrs. James R. In dall, of Valley Forge. A third son, Philander Chase Knox, Jr., resides in Washington. The Senate will meet tomorrow and adjourn out of respect to the late Senator and with the House will name a committee to attend the funeral. Senator Knox’s home was in Pitts burgh and he also had a summer home at Valley Forge. The place of interment has not yet been announc ed. Senator Knox was 68 years old and was serving in the Senate for a sec ond time, having first been appoint ed in 1904 to succeed the late Senator Matthew Stanley Quay. He was elect ed to succeed himself in 1905, but re signed four years later to become Sec retary of State. Philander C. Knox was attorney general in the cabinets of President McKinley and Roosevelt, secretary of state in the cabinet of President Taft and in the interim between those two offices and afterward was United States Senator. Senator Knox was an active figure in the fight in the Senate in 1919 and 1920 against the ratification of the peace treaty of Versailles. Even ’when the treaty was being drawn up he delivered speeches in the Senate and out of it in which he demanded that the*League of Nations covenant should be separated from the other part of the treaty. He introduced a resolution to that effect which was adopted by the Senate and also pre sented a resolution against the ap pointment of American representa tives on the reparations commission. He also drafted one of the various resolutions submitted to the Senate; for adopting the treaty with reserva tions. Subsequently, Senator Knox was the author of a resolution adopted by the Senate in May, 1920, declaring peace with Germany. This was also vetoed by President Wilson. Senator Knox first came into na tional prominence when in 1901 Pres ident McKinley appointed him as at torney general. He retained that of fice under President Roosevelt until 1904 when he resigned to accept an appointment as United States Sena tor from Pennsylvania to succeed the late Senator Quay. COUNTY S. S. CON VENTION TO BE HERE Mr. D. W. Sims, Supt. N. C. S. S. Association and Miss Davis Be Speakers Sunday school workers of Johnston county will hold Convention in the Methodist church, Smithfield on Wed nesday and Thursday, Oct. 26, and 27. This meeting is arranged for Sunday School Workers of all denominations in the county. The first session of the Convention will be held on Wed nesday night at 7:30 o’clock There will be three sessions on Thursday, morning, afternoon and night, closing with the night session. Arrangements ior tms convention 1 rt made several days ago when Miss Flora Davis, assistant sn..riu tendent of the North Carolina Sunday School Association, visited Smithlield. After conferring with the pastors, Sunday School superintendents and many of the Sunday school leaders, the date was agreed upon. Sunday School workers from all parts of the ■ county are invited to attend the sessions. The principal speakers will be Miss Davis, Assistant Superintendent of the N. C. Sunday School Association, and Mr. D. W. Sims, General Superin tendent of the N. C. Sunday School Association. Both Miss Davis and Mr. Sims are recognized leaders in Sun day School work, not only in this but other states. Mr. Sims has had charge of the work in North Carolina as General Superintendent of the State Sunday School Association about 1 year. Un der Mr. Sims 'leadership the N. C. S. S. Association is doing progressive Sunday School work throughout the Ptate. Similar meetings to the one arranged for Johnston county have been held in a number of other coun ties during the summer. Kindred County Conventions have been held in the past few months in Raleigh, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Wilming ton, Durham, Charlotte, Gastonia, Asheville and Burlington. In its work the North Carolina Sunday School Association is interdenominational, for in its conventions and institutes leaders from the various denomina tions take. part. But in results it is denominational for if a worker puts into use the methods discussed in these conventions he increases the ef ficiency of his own denominational Sunday School. The officers of the Association are among the leading Christian business men of the State. The president of the Association is Mr. Gilbert T. Stephenson of Winston Salem; Vice-president, Mr. Joseph G. Brown, of Raleigh; Treasurer, Mr. E. B. Crow, Raleigh and Chairman Exe cutive Committee, Mr. J. M. Brough ton, Raleigh. The following local committee has in charge the arrangements for the convention: Mr. T. R. Hood, Dr. L. D. Wharton, Mr. T. S. Ragsdale, and Mr. N. M. Lawrence. SENATE WANTS EASIER CANAL TOLLS BURDEN Votes, 47 to 37, to Let American Coastwise Ship Travel Free. Washington, Oct. 10.—The Borah bill for tolls exemption of American coastwise vessels passing thru the Panama canal was passed by the sen ate today, 47 to 37. The measure goes to the house, where it is expected it will be subjected to indefinite delay in consideration, until after the con ference of limitation of armament. Before proceeding to a final vote, the senate rejected without a roll call, two substitutes offered by Senator King, Democrat, Utah, to authorize the President to negotiate the arbi tration of the tolls question and to appropriate $2,000,000 as a subsidy for American vessels using the canal. Debate on the Borah proposal dis closed a split in party ranks, oppon ents declaring the bill was inoppor tune while Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, declared he had talked with President Harding and Secretary Hughes and they did not share such views. Twelve Democrats voted for the bill on the roll call, while 17 Republicans voted in opposition, so that the Demo cratic support was regarded as the de termining factor.—Associated Press. —r W. M. U. WITH CLAYTON CHURCH Sessions Wrcil Attended by Adults and Young People; Fine Pro gram Throughout. Clayton was hostess again this week to a woman’s meeting when the Woman’s Missionary Union of the Johnston County Association met with the Baptist church there Tuesday ev ening and Wednesday. A large crowd was present most of the societies in the association being represented. The opening session was held Tues day evening being conducted by the Junior societies. A processional of all Junior societies was a very inspir ing sight, the middle section of the church being reserved for them. The devotional part of the program was in the hands of Miss Bridget Williams of this city, after which the regular organization took place followed by various talks relative to the work. Miss Sulou McCullers of Clayton wel comed the young folks present. A very enjoyable feature was a story entitled “Was i^ Worth While?” told by Mrs. H. W. Baucom of Winston Salem who has been Junior superin tendent. Talks were made by Mrs. J. D. Herring, of the Smithfield Junior society and Miss Ruth Thurston, of Clayton. A Home Mission Pageant “The Open Door” was effectively given by the Clayton Young People societies. The sessions Wednesday were of un usual interest and were well attend ed by delegates fromthe adult so cieties. Mrs. A. O. Moore made the address of welcome to which Mrs. D, H. Creech (of this City responded. Talks were made by Mrs. Howard Gray of Smithfield and Mrs. C. W. Carter of Clayton. The opening and closing devotionals were conducted by Mrs. C. A. Jenkins of Clayton and Mrs. Lewis of Middlesex. The princi pal address of the morning was made by Mrs. W. N. Jones of Raleigh, pres ident of the State Woman’s Mission ary Union. The afternoon session was featured by an address by Mrs. Bostic of China, who spoke very interestingly of her work in China, urging everyone to pay their campaign pledges and help the needy mission fields. Miss Elizabeth Briggs, of Raleigh, State Superintendent of Junior Work, was present and gave a helpful mes sage to Sunbeam and Junior leaders. Mrs. Weston Bruner, of Raleigh, talked on Baptist W. M. U. Training School—North Carolina’s Part. Other talks were made by Miss Viola Pool, of near Clayton, Mrs. J. M. Beaty of this city, and Mrs. D. B. Oliver, of Pine Level. The demonstration by the G. A.’s of Clayton and a male quartette were especially enjoyed numbers on the program. The day was full and those attending could not fail to get an in spiration for renewed efforts as they went back to their homes. The Clay ton ladies, as always, extended a cord ial hospitality which was one of the enjoyable features of the meeting. Lunch was served at the church at the noon hour. The Juvenile Court. Mrs. Clarence A. Johnson, Commis sioner of Public Welfare, and Miss Mary Shotwell, Director of the State Child Welfare Commission, of Ral eigh, were in Smithfield last Tuesday to attend a call session of the John ston county juvenile court. Before the court were three orphan children of Cleveland township, charged with being dependent and neglected. Evi dence was waived and the charge was sustained and the children were de clared to be wards of the court. One of them a boy of 14 years of age, was committed to the State Board of Char ities and Public Welfare and by the Board will be placed in the Patterson School for boys at Lenoir in Caldwell county. Two girls, 12 and 10 years of age, were committed to the Thomp son Episcopal Orphanage at Charl otte. The juvenile court within the last two months has been a medium through which 13 Johnston county children have been placed into some of the State institutions and orphan ages of the State. There are other cases now pending. A Speedometer Poster. If some of the automobilists will turn tortoise and slow down it will save them from turning turtle and smashing up. Paste this on your speedometer.—The Schenectady Ga zette. YANKS SUFFER 2 STRAIGHT DEFEATS Giants Even Up Series and Then Take Seventh Game By 2 to 1 Score Inadequate pitching on the Yankee side Tuesday was the factor which decided the sixth game of the world series at the Polo Grounds. First it caused a three run lead of the Yan kees to be snuffed out, then it re sulted in another loss by the Yan kees of the lead after they had prop ped themselves into a two run ad vantage. The Giants had what the Yankees did not, an effective second choice pitcher, none other than their redoubtable standby, Jesse Barnes, and the Giants went ahead while the Yankees did not. The final score of a game exciting in its first part and dull in its second was 8 to 5 in favor of the Giants. They are tied again in games won, and the issue is on the knees of the gods. It is just as well to point out, however, that not since the Boston Braves started in by winning every thing in 1914 has the National League as bright a chance to win the world series as right now. The reasons for this are twofold: The Giants are a bette hitting team than the Yankees, in t s series of any other time. As a batting team the Yankees are “spotty.” Weak hit ters are sandwiched with strong ones, whereas the Giants with strong to good batters right down the line from first to eighth place inclusive pre sent a more formidable front. The second reason is that McGraw has more good pitchers left to do his work than has Huggins. McGraw has Douglas, Nehf, and Barnes; Hug gins has Mays and Hoyt and that’s all. Considerable doubt either way as to the outcome, but the outlook this morning is much in the Giants’ favor, and when one scans the hitting layout of the Yankees it looks as if Huggins did wonders in bringing this team in a pennant winner. New York, Oct. 12.—(Bb the As sociated Press.)—Frank Snyder, the Giants’ bulky catcher, poled one of Carl Mays’ underhand twisters into left center field for a two base hit in the seventh inning at the Polo Grounds this afternoon and thereby sent home the tally that won the 7th game of the World Series for the New York National League champ ions. Once more and for the third time, it was a case of Douglas against --ays and for the second time the verdict went to Douglas. On the other hand, Carl Mays, while’ the loser, has to be given credit for an equally notable, if less successful performance on the mound. The blond Missourian was steadier than Doug las, not issuing a pass and allowing but six hits to 8 for his opponent, and but for a slip, most unfortunate for Mays and his Yankee team-mates, on the part of Aaron Ward in the seventh inning, the game might easily have gfone in^o feoctra innings' vrtith tlhe score tied, one to one. Today’s game, probably the best played and certainly the snappiest and tensest in the series, was one worthy pf the two pennant winning clubs. It was witnessed by a holiday crowd of 36,503 (perfcons, a crowd which was by all odds the most de monstrative of all the great throngs which have gathered for these games. It seemed almost as if the roar that greeted “Chick’' Fewster, the Yankee lead off man, again substituting for the disabled “Babe” Ruth, when he stepped to the plate in the first in niitg was continued without pause un til Phil Douglas, of the Giants, toss ed out Wally Schang forthe last out in the ninth. One side or the other of the partisanly-divided throng either found an ever-present occasion to cheer or took the occasion regard less. The Giants, by winning this con test from the Yankees, two runs to one, went iFor the first time into the lead in the world championship race, making the count stand: Won Lost Giants_4 3 Yanks __3 4 Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Jones, of Fay etteville, Route No. 7, announces the birth of a son, A. J. Jr.
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