VOLUME 40
SMITHFIELD, N. C, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1921
NUMBER 85
TROOPS ON RHINE
TO RETURN TO U. S.
American Troops Will Be
gin Moving Out of Ger
many in Two Weeks
Washington, Oct. 22.—The formal
terms of ratification of the peace
treaties with Germany and Austria
have been sent forward to Berlin and
Vienna, it was announced today. As
soon as these formal exchanges have
been completed with the former ene
my powers it is expected that im
mediate steps will be taken to set up
diplomatic machinery and resume full
normal relations with those govern
ments.
American troops will begin moving
out of Germany immediately upon the
exchange of the ratifications of the
German treaty, it was added. The
movement, it was said, will be norm
al but slow, and will begin in approxi
mately two weeks.
The withdrawal of the troops it was
said, has been delayed because their
presence in Germany had proven to
be far from obnoxious and even desir
able to the government and the peo
ple of Germany. There are now ap
proximately 15000 American forces
on the Rhine.
A proclamation of peace will be is
sued upon completion of exchange of
ratification, it was stated. It had been
felt in some quarters that the formal
proclamation would be unnecessary
because of the peace resolution adopt
ed by Congress but the President’s
thought, on the question, it was added
was that by issuing a proclamation
all legal technicalities would be com
plied with.
The announcement that the troops
on the Rhine would be moving home
ward in about two weeks was in line
with the expressed belief that the
ratification exchanges would be com
pleted by that time. Meanwhile, army
transports, some of which are already
in contiguous water, will be placed
in readiness to bear the American
boys across the Atlantic.
Government officials plainly are
proud of the record made by the
American troops, one declaring that
their “influence has been manifestly
good.” Praise also was given the com
manders of the troops who were de
scribed as having handled admirably
many situations of a potential contro
versial nature.
Parliamentary action is yet to be
completed by Hungary on the peace
treaty which was also ratified by the
U. S. senate this week. When this is
done, formal ratifications will also
be exchanged with that government.
Development of Day in Strike
Situation.
Following were Sunday’s develop
ments in the railroad strike situation:
San Antonio: Labor leaders claim
strike of 600 trainmen on Internation
al and Great Northern which started
Saturday is 100 per cent perfected
but road says passenger service is un
impaired and resumption of freight
service halted Saturday, has been
started. Unions announce no attempt
will be made to interfere with efforts
to resume fujl service.
Cleveland: Big Four Brotherhood
chiefs say that if strike materializes,
the blame for it should be placed on
the United States railroad labor
board and on the railroads.
Chicago: Railroad heads say action
of majority of the 11 “standard” uni
ions in refusing to join a strike now
has broken the backbone of the pro
posed walkout.
Strike ballot being taken among
14,000 organized signal men. Result
expected to be known Wednesday.
United States district attorney,
Clyne, summoned to Washington by
Attorney General Daugherty, pre
sumably to discuss the strike sit
uation.— *
Sidney C. Pierce Dead.
Mr. Sidney £. Pierce of Smithfield
died at his home at the old mill vil
lage early on Tuesday morning of this
week. Mr. Pierce suffered a stroke of
paralysis in May, 1917, from which he
never recovered. On the morning of
his death he arose feeling as well as
usual, but soon after serious illness
set in that brought the end by eight
o’clock. Mr. Pierce is survived by a
widow and three small children.
OXFORD DEFEATS SMITHFIELD
BY CLOSE SCORE OF 7 TO 0.
Game Featured by Oxford and Runs
and Interference; Fake End Run
of Skinner; Ellington’s Tackles.
Oxford defeated Smithfield in the
first game on the local gridiron on
Friday by a 7 to 0 score. The game
was closely contested but Oxford
succeeded in putting over a touch
down by end rubs and fakes in the
fourth quarter. E Mitchell kicked
goal. In the first quarter Smithfield
missed an excellent chance to make a
touchdown when Brown collided with
the right hand goal post after catch
ing a forward pass from Holland. He
was painfully hurt but refused to be
removed and played a good game the
remaining part of the game. The ball
changed often thruout the game. The
two teams were so evenly matched
that it was feared that neither team
would score. The Oxford team av
eraged i54 pounds while the Smith
field eleven averaged 150 pounds.
Through fast laying in the first two
minutes of the fourth quarter they
brought the ball to our five yard line.
Then they faked for a center rush but
by a quick end run they took the ball
over. Smithfield fought bitterly for
the remaining 8 minutes but could
not get anywhere. Smithfield pulled
the most brilliant play of the game
in the fourth quarter, when Holland
signaled for a fake pass and Skinner
made an end run for 30 yards. If he
had had any interference it would
have been a touchdown. Ellington
made some pretty tackles thruout the
game. The following is the lineup:
Smithfield Oxford
Brown__ Taylor
left-end
Pittman --... Tignor
left tackle
Hamer_ Allen
left guard
Wharton____ Floyd
center
Beasley __ Fuller
right guard
Biggs_ Smith
right tackle
Honeycutt___Mitchell, T.
right end
Holland __... Mitchell, W.
quarterback
Ellington__Royster
left halfback
Skinner s_... Mitchell, E.
right halfback
Godwin _Taylor, W.
fullback
Substitutes for Smithfield: Boyett
for Honeycutt; Honeycutt for Boyett.
Referee Holding. Umpire Wellons.
Touchdowns Mitchell, W.
Recreation Club Meets.
Thursday afternoon, Mrs. W. L.
Ellis was hostess to the Recreation
Club at her home on North Third
street. The house was decorated with
an autumn motif, autumn leaves and
cut flowers being used effectively.
The form of recreation for the after
noon was rook. After several enthus
iastic games, delicious refreshments
consisting of banana jello with whip
ped cream and cake were served.
Those present on this occasion besides
club members were: Mrs. C. . A.
Creech, Mrs. Roger Smith, Mrs. R. 0.
Cotter, Mrs. N. B. Grantham, Mrs. II.
D. Ellington. Mrs. Arthur Narron,
Mrs. Howard Gray, Miss Alice Gran
tham, Miss Ora Cansler, Miss Eula
Parrish and Miss Laura Holt.
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Dr. D. W. Sims, General Superin
tendent of the North Carolina Sunday
School Association, who will conduct
County Convention here this week,
full program was in our last issue.
THE FAIR PREMIUM
LIST IS NOW OUT
County Agent Tells of Value
Of Fairs in Agricultural
Progress
Hundreds of copies of the catalog
of the Johnston County Fair have
gone out to every section and every
school district of the county during
the past few days announcing the
liberal lists of premiums offered on
exhibits in the several classes of the
different departments of the 1921
Fair which will be held November
1—4, inclusive. In case anyone has
been overlooked or fails to get a
premium list they can secure one by
return mail upon writing the county
agent or by calling at the drug stores
in the different towns in the county.
We are anxious to get a catalogue
into the hands of every interested
person in our entire county.
Johnston County has a large num
ber of things especially in products
of the farm and home that should be
brought to the attention of the large
number of visitors which attend its
progressive fair each year. The lib
eral cash premiums offered this year
are well in keeping with those offer
ed by the best county fairs in this
section. However, cash premiums of
fered upon exhibits do not constitute
the full reward for cooperation in
making the fair representative of our
great progressive county. The pur
pose of the fair, as set forth in the
Introduction of the Catalogue is as
follows: *
“Johnston County Agricultural So
ciety is interested primarily in the !
development of the great natural re
sources of the county, in stimulating
progress by the use of improved va
rieties of crops and better breeds of
livestock which produce the highest
quality, the greatest value and the
most profit.
Faijs have played an important
role in the agricultural progress of
the State. Not only has the quality
of the products been greatly improved
but the acre yields of crops have been
considerably increased. For instance,
during the last dozen years the acre
yield of cotton has been increased
by 40 per cent, the acre yield of corn
by 50 per cent. Yields of other crops
of which we have a large number that
are of commercial importance have
been greatly increased during the
same period. The number of live
stock in the state has not been so ma
terially increased, if indeed the num
ber has been increased at all, but the
quality, value and profit from our
livestock has been wonderfully en
hanced during the last ten or twelve
years. It will be recalled that this
is the period in which Agricultural
Fairs, Community, County, District,
State and others have had their big
gest day. No one is in position to say
delimtely what a great influence has
been exercised during this period by
the fair judge in placing the ribbon
in the show ring or at the exhibit
counter. Needless to say, it has been
much greater than most of us com
prehend.
The day of fairs and the value of
fairs has not been spent. We have not
reached the goal. We have only made
a beginning which should lend a new
stimulus to go forward. We appeal to
every farmer and farm woman, boy
and girl in the county to take an ac
tive interest in the development and
extension of the county fair that its
influence may be felt in every nook
and corner of the entire county. . . . ”
Due to a typographical error the
premium offered for the best family
cow might be overlooked. Neverthe
less, the management is very anxious
to make a speciality of this class of
animals. Liberal premiums are offer
ed not only for the breeds of pure
bred cattle of the dairy, beef and
general purpose types, but' also for
family cows that are not pure-bred.
We wish to make a speciality of the
class of grade dairy cows and solicit
your cooperation to this end. There
is no doubt but that the other classes
of farm products and livestock and
livestock products will be well filled
with worth while exhibition material.
The club members will put on their
usual exhibits this year and a num
ber of special classes have been ar
ranged for them with liberal premi
ums in each class.
Perhaps you have articles that are
worthy of interest for which no class
WILSON OPPOSED TO
RATIFYING TREATY
Ex-President-Quoted As De
nouncing Action of Sen
ate on German Treaty
Washington, Oct. 23.—Ending his
silence which he has maintained since
he left the White House on March 4,
former President Wilson is quoted by
both the Washington Post and Wash
ington Times this morning with hav
ing denounced the action of the Sen
ate in ratifying the separate peace
tr< aty with Germany. That the Sen
ate would ratify it in the face of its
former attitude he is said not to have
believed. The newspapers’ stories are
based upon statements said to have
been made by Mr. Wilson to a former
high official of the government who
called on the former President about
a week ago.
Mr. Wilson is said to have declar
ed flatly that the separate peace treat
ies with German, Austria and Hun
ga y, are the crowning disgrace of
the United States that those who
think the League of Nations as an
issue before the American people is
dead are in error, that it is an issue
that is full of life, a breathing, vital
issue that is to be heard from again
and again until the United States
takis its place as a member of it,
or until that time arrives when this
country is part of some international
organization whose mission will be to
prevent wars.
The former President is described
by his visitor to have been keenly
alert upon current political matters,
but his chief concern is said to be as
to the League of Nations and the
peace treaties that he deplored the
action of the Senate in ratifying the
treaty that it did, declaring its ac
tion a great disappointment to him,
that he believed this action would
prove to be the greatest misfortune
that could befall this country. As to
what he purposed to do himself to
keep the issue of the League before
the people there comes no statment,
but the impression said to have been
produced upon his visitor is that Mr.
Wilson will continue in some way to
keep before the country this matter
which he holds to be vital.
From the two papers and from oth
ers who have seen Mr. Wilson the re
port is that Mr. Wilson is now in bet
ter health than at any tiipe since he
left the White House. His color is
reported as being good, the sparkle
of his eyes bright as he listens to a
good story or tells one, showing the
keenest interest in topics that are
discussed. His appetite is pronounc
ed to be excellent and that he is put
ting on flesh, in fact his condition
is said to be such that if he so desires
he will be fully able to go direct to
the people in speeches and advocate
the entrance of the United States in
the League. While he is said to talk
of the ^League, he declines to discuss
any matters connected with the com
ing armament conference or matters
pertaining to Far Eastern matters.
The picture that is drawn of the
former President is that of a man who
is keenly alive to the affairs of this
country, deeply interested in public
matters, which he keeps in close touch
with, a reader of many newspapers, in
good spirits and with health improv
ing in a marked degree. And above all
things the accounts given concerning
him is that the necessity for this
country entering the League of Na
tions he holds as the dominant mat
ters affecting the interest of this
country and its people.
FORMER EMPEROR CHARLES
OF AUSTRIA ASSASSINATED
(By the Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 24.—An unverified re
port that former Emperor Charles of
Austria has been assassinated has
been received by the Exchange Tele
graph Company.
es have been made or premiums of
fered and you are urged to bring
these along with the assurance that
classes will be made for them and
premiums paid in cases where they
are meritorious. If you do not have
a catalogue get one and read it. The
prospects are that we will have a
good fair and we urge you to have a
part in it.
Very sincerely,
S. J. KIRBY, County Agt.
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JAPAN SAYS SHE WANTS
TO END SHANTUNG ROW
Latest Note To China Professes Wil
lingnes to Negotiate When
China Gets Ready.
Washington, Oct. 23.—The text of
the latest note of the Japanese gov
ernment to China under date of Oc
tober 19 relative to the proposed
Shantung settlement was made public
at the Japanese embassy today. It
expressed a readiness to embark upon
negotiations on the question at issue
whenever the Chinese government “in
full appreciation of the* main purpose
of the Japanese proposal and upon
giving more deliberate consideration
to the question now at issue, and in
the interest of cordial relations be
tween China and Japan, shall ex
press their willingness to open ne
gotiations.”
The note reviewed the events in
volving the Shantung question over
a period of several months and as
serted that Japan hitherto had “spar
ed no efforts to achieve * * * a
speedy settlement of this question.”
“The Japanese government,” it said,
in discussing proposals put forward
in diplomatic exclpnges, “is unable to
comprehend the Chinese assertion
that the Japanese project, is entirely
at variance with the principles under
lying all treaties between China and
foreign powers.”
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Ihriscella Club Entertained
Kenly, Oct. 21.—Mrs. K. D. Morgan
delightfully enter* in. ; at her home
on Max— 'Loti Heights Tuesday aft
ernoon from 3::;0 to 5:30. The house
was artistically decorated with cut
flowers and pot plants, the Hallowe’en
idea being carried out through, with
the color scheme of old gold.
Mrs. A. J. Broughton received at
the living room door and directed the
guests to the dining room where Miss
Inez Edgerton presided over the
punch bowl. Later little Misses Vir
ginia Kirby and Miriam Edgerton
dressed in witch costumes served two
delightful courses. The first being a
dainty salad and sandwich course and
last fruit gelatin with whipped cream.
The favors were spooky black cats.
The guests besides the club mem
bers were Mesdames D. H. Gilbreath,
Hal Gilbreath, Scott, of Wilson, Wil
liard Griffin, of Spring Hope, Jack
Stallings, of Wilson, Miss Beulah
High, of Lucama and Miss Inez Ed
gerton.
Baptist Association To Meet.
Tomorrow Wednesday, Oct. 26th,
The Johnston County'Baptist Asso
ciation opens in annual session at
Blackman Grove Baptist church, 11
piles south of Smithfield. The asso
ciation consists of 45 churches all of
which are in Johnston except eight
which are distributed one in Wayne
county, one in Sampson, two in Wil
son county, two in Nas and two in
Wake. Mr. R. H. Gower, of Clayton
is moderator and Rev. R. M. Von
Miller, of Wilson is clerk. The serv
ices are scheduled to begin at 10 o’
clock tomorrow and will continue
through Wednesday night and Thurs
day.
Cleaning Up the Church Yards.
People passing Corinth M. E.
Church on the highway between
Smithfield and Four Oaks and Black
man’s Grove Baptist church on the
Benson-Bentonville road last week
saw something very commendable and
something worthy of the emulation
of other country churches. Several
men, w<omen and hildren of these
two communities were busily occupied
in sweeping the church yards, burn
ing leaves and giving them a neat
and attractive appearance. Church
yards are dedicated soil, and the con
dition in which they are kept c'early
bespeaks the reverence the people
have for them as the houses of God.
On the Northern Markets
The buyers for the Austin-Stephen
son Company have made several trips
this season to the Northern markets
in search of bargains for their de
partment store. By going in person
they can pick up bargains here and
there which help out their stock great
ly. Their buyers are in the north now
to get bargains for their sale to take
place October 27. 28, and 29. Mr.
Austin himself went this time to help
out in the purchase of these goods.
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JAP DELEGATES ARE
NOW IN WASHINGTON
First of the Governments to
Be In the Conference
To Arrive
Washington, Oct. 24.—Preliminary
to beginning actual preparations for
participation in the forth coming
armament conference, the members
of the Japanese delegation, who ar
rived in Washington yesterday, plan
ned to devote today to the exchange
of courtesy calls with American of
ficials and members of the diplomat
ic corps. The Japanese contingent,
comprising the military and naval ad
visory delegates, headed respectively
by Major General Tanaka and Vice
Admiral Kato, is the first from the
governments invited to participate in
the conference to reach the capital.
The principal group of Japanese del
egates is now enroute to the United
States.
Greeted at the station by offcials
of the government the delegates who
arrived yesterday were greeted with
a vociferous welcome by crowds along
the streets as they proceeded to their
hotel under cavalry escort.—Asso
ciated Press.
FAVORABLE PICKING WEATHER
Harvesting of Cotton Crop Continues
To Make Rapid Progress in Belt
Washington, Oct. 19—Ideal weather
for picking and ginning .cotton pre
vailed during the past week and very
rapid progress was made in all sec
tions where this work has not been
completed, according to the National
Weather and Crop Bulletin issued to
day. Killing frosts occurred in the
northern sections of the cotton belt,
but without material damage, the bul
letin stated, and added:
“Picking has been completed in
South Carolina, except in the north
western portion, and the crop has been
mostly gathered in Tennessee. This
work is far advanced in Arkansas, is
well along in Oklahoma and about
completed in Texas, except in the
northwest portion. Picking has been
practically accomplished in Georgia,
and has been finished in most sections
of central and southern Alabama,
while rapid progress was made in
North Carolina and Mississippi and
the crop has been mostly picked in
Louisiana.”
The seeding of small grains made
rapid progress during the week in the
southern portion of the winter wheat
belt from the Mississippi Valley east
ward, but the soil has become too dry
for wheat in the Atlantic Coast States
from Virginia southward and in Ok
lahoma. Rain is needed also for fruit
and fall truck in all parts of the
South.
Washes Hands With Gasoline
And $5,000 Fire is The Results.
Kinston, Oct. 20.—Because a color
ed employe of the West Construction
Co mpany washed his hands in gaso
line with a lighted lantern over his
arm, work on the Elm Grove road one
of the principal projects of the big
Lenoir county road program will be
hindered for a time. The highway
commission today gave the reason for
a $5,000 fire at a road construction
station two and one-half miles south
of here yesterday. The blaze that
was started when gas fumes were
ignited from the lantern quickly en
veloped two small locomotives used in
hauling materials and a secton o* a
200-foot tunnel of the station.
The locomotives, gasoline propell
ed engines, and 15 or 20 feet of the
tunnel, which was partly of frame con
struction, were entirely destroyed.
The value of the locomotives new, was
greater than the loss the company is
estimated to have sustained. City fire
men hurried to the road station but
were unable to save the blazing prop
erty. No employe was injured. The
negro with the lantern made a hasty
exit from the fire zone and escaped
being burned.
Yes, Anything.
Sir: A friend of mine, who has
been taking yeast, ate a quantity of
raisins today. Do you think if I can
induce him to stay in a cool, dry place
anything may be expected to develop ?
Chicago Tribune.