VOLUME 40
SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1921
NUMBER 87
NEW YORK HONORS
MARSHAL FOCH
Thousands Give Demonstra
tion to the Hero of Hefoes
Of the World War
New York, Oct. 28.—Marshal Foch
captured New York today and then
sped away to conquer the reot of the
country. New York surrendered with
out striking a blow. For a long, long
time the city had been waiting to pay
off just a little of its debt of gratitude
to the small man in horizon blue
whose skill and daring at martial
chess had reduced the proud armies of
Germany, and this afternoon it seized
its opportunity.
Not since Dewey returned from Ma
nila, not since Armistice day, did the
city’s millions turn out with such
spontaneity and in such numbers. Had
the hardy little Frenchman who led
ten million soldiers to victory, ridden
up Broadway in a war chariot, drag
ging captives behind him like the em
perors of Rome, he could not have re
ceived a greater welcome than was
accorded him as he rode up the his
toric thoroughfare in a twentieth cen
tury motor car, enveloped in a de
luging shower of paper hurled from
skyscraper windows.
From the battery where he was
greeted by Governor Miller to city
hall where he wasjvelcomed by Majror
Hylan he moved in a greater trium
phal procession, after steaming up the
iiarbor to the boom of guns, the cease
less blast of whistles, the roar of air
plane motors, the shouts and cheers
of countless thousands. By his side
rode General Pershing who in the
dark days of the war led across the
Atlantic, America’s fighting men who
took their places under the banner of
victory. It was General Pershing who
was first to welcome his old comrade
to these shores.
Upon the marshal the city conferred
its freedom and then he continued his
triumphal march up town. This time
it was along Fifth avenue he motored,
and Fifth avenue proved as wild with
enthusiasm as lower Manhattan, the
financial heart of the world, which had
tossed its day’s business worries out
the window with its paper she /ers.
At the Pennsylvania station there
was another display of enthusiastic
welcome. Cheers were still resound
ing when the special train taking the
marshal to Washington on the first
leg of his journey to Kansas City for
the American legion convention pulled
out of the terminal.
The marshal’s welcome began 100
miles out at sea. There the liner Par
is bearing him to the new world was
joined by ljf American destroyers.
For a time the war craft had it all
to themselves, but soon through the
mist broke a squadron of seaplanes.
The marshal raised his head at the
familiar sound of sputtering motors
overhead.
On moved the Paris, passed by the
George Washington, which had raced
into port with General Pershing in
order that he might be first to grasp
the marshal’s hand on American soil.
At quarantine came another wel
come. Transferred to the navy cut
ter Vigilant, the soldier of France
clasped hands with Ambassador Ju3
serand, with Assistant Secretary of
the Navy Roosevelt, and with many
other notables.
But the senes of receptions had
hardly begun. The next came off at
Fort Jay when guns thundered a gen
eral's salute.
And then the climax:
Landing a few yards from Castle
Garden, where his famous country
man, LaFayette, had set foot on
American sqjjl, the marshal found
awaiting him a reception that even his
imagination could not have con eived.
The wide stretch of open ground
had been converted into a great stad
ium, the walls of which were sky
scrapers, stretching stories high. At
every window, on the roofs, even out
on dizzy gornices, 25 stories above the
street were perched men and women
waving the flags of America and
France. On the streets below were
massed a great army of welcomers—
men, women and little children. In
deed, it seemed as if all the little girls
in New York were there with bouquets
w’hich they wished to press into the
marshal’s hands. As soon as the
soldierly little figure in the light-blue
uniform of France stepped off the
pier a mighty shout arose. A few
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MRS. WHITLEY GOES TO
PEN FOR A LIFE TERM
State Accepts Plea of Guilt In Three
Cornered Greene Murder Case;
Negro To Die January 3.
Kinston, Oct. 28.—Mrs. Sarah Whit
ley, 37, will spend the remainder of
her life in the state prison for her
part in the murder of her husband,
William Whitley, prominent Waltons
burg farmer, who was shot to death
while he slept at a tobacco barn near
his farm home on the night of August
5, 1921.
Wright Rouse, elderly negro rous
about and soothsayer, will pay the ex
treme penalty in the death chamber at
the penitentiary January 3. Convicted
yesterday he was sentenced today. His
was the hand that fired the fatal shot
for an empty promise of $500.
Thomas Hays, one time tenant of
the Whitley farm and the woman’s
confessed lover, will not be tried until
the regular December term of Greene
county Superior court. Hayes did
not, like the others, seek a special
term trial.
■i ne aeiense in tne trial oi Mrs.
Whitley at Snow Hill, today sprang a
surprise when it asked for a confer
ence with the counsel for the state and
prominent residents of the Waltons
burg section. At this conference it
was agreed that the state would ac
cept a murder submission. Drs. Ira M.
Hardy and C. Banks MoNairy, Kins
ton experts, were informed that they
would rot he needed to testify to the
defendant’s mental condition. The de
fense had been expected to make Mrs.
Whitley’s suspected unsoundness of
mind a strong point.
First witnesses who testified as to
the confession of Mrs. Whitley stated
to have been heard in part or all by
150 persons, declared she did not im
press them as being normal in all re
spects. Mrs. Whitley received her sen
tence unmoved, she showed no sign of
emotion.—Greensboro News.
FOCH INVITED TO VISIT STATE
Council of State Adopt Resolutions
Asking Frenchman To Come.
The Council of State yesterday
adopted resolutions inviting General
Foch to visit Raleigh, Camp Bragg
and Fayetteville on his visit to Amer
ica. Governor Morrison has already
telegraphed Senators Simmons and
Overman to extend the invitation. The
resolution follows:
“Resolved, That the State of North
Carolina will be honored and delighted
if General Foch whom the people of
this commonwealth so greatly respect
and admire, can find it compatible
with his pleasure and convenience to
visit as the guest of the State our
Capitol at Raleigh and Camp Bragg,
the United States Artillery camp, and
Fayetteville, a town named for anoth
er gallant and distinguished French
officer who like General Foch added
his genuis and talent to the success
of American arms. The Marquis de
Lafayette was the State’s guest in
1825. Although nearly a century has
passed since then, the people still
cherish the memory of his visit. We
trust that to these memories can be
added in the future the recollections
of a visit from the most distinguished
and successful soldier of modern
times.”—News and Observer.
ANTI KU KLUX IN THE RING
New York, Oct. 29.—The anti Ku
Klux party will have place on the bal
lot in the city election November 8
the board of elections announced to
dr.y. The party’s only nominee is
Edward H. Brogan, candidate for the
judge of the general sessions court in
Manhatten.
An arrow is the party’s emblem on
the ballot.—Wilson Times.
Mrs. E. W. Pou, of Raleigh, spent
Friday in the city.
minutes before General Pershing had
appeared to the sound of ruffles and
flourishes, and these were repeated
for the French war hero.
At Pennsylvania station tonight
the generalissimo passed into another
sea of welcomers, a sea which at times
threatened to engulf him. Then he
stepped onto his special train and
with cheers resounding, set forth on
his conquest of America.—Associated
Press.
MANY IN VILLAGE
DROWNED BY FLOOD
Water Falls 2000 Feet Down
Mountain nad Crashes
Through Settlement
Vancouver, B. C., Oct. 30.—The toll
of lives lost in the flood which plung
ed down the mountainside Friday ev
ening, virtually wiping out the town
of Britannia Beach on Howe Sound
and partially inundating Frazier
Valley, just east of here, reached 36
tonight. The property loss is estimated
at several million dollars.
Fully half of the 110 neat, freshly
painted cottages were carried away
or. the crest of the flood. Others
were smashed to pieces by the force
of the on-rushing waters and most of
the remainder were still partially sub
merged tonight.
Four children are dead and ten
others are reported to be missing.
Ten of the dead and all of the in
jured were brought to Vancouver last
evening on the steamer Capitano. All
the injured are expected to recover.
An energetic search for the missing
was made today hut the work was
necessarily slow because of the dif
ficulties in clearing away the wreck
age in the sea of mud and water. It
is considered doubtful if the bodies
of some of the missing will ever be
recovered as they are believed to have
been washed into the muddy waters
of Howe Sound.
Manager J. Donahue, of the Brit
annia mines, tonight described the ef
forts made by those on duty at the
mines property, three miles back from
the beach to warn the residents of
the danger. When the railway fill
which caused the accumulation of
water in the hills gave way and re
leased a roaring torrent injjo the
creek, a warning of the disaster to
come was sent over the private tele
phone lines of the mines. This mes
sage was received by Miss Ellen Pat
terson, telephone operator on duty at
the compressor plant in the village.
She promptly rang everybody connect
ed by telephone, relaying the miners’
message:
“For God’s sake get out of your
houses; flood coming down the creek.”
Before the warning could be under
stood and circulated about the town,
the waters crashed down the mountain
side, sweeping away transmission
lines and plunging the village into
darkness.
The waters had fallen 2,000 feet in
their three-mile journey down the
mountain and smashed straight thru
the center of the settlement. Brit
annia creek now runs through the
village itself which is under several
feet of water strewn with timber, tele
graph poles, furniture and other
wreckage:
A. T. BEDDINGFIELD DIES
AT HIS HOME IN CLAYTON
Clayton, Oct. 30.—A. T. Bedding
field, a well known citizen of Clayton,
died at his home here this morning
shortly after 3 o’clock, after an ill
ness lasting for several weeks. The
funeral services will be conducted
from the home Monday afternoon at
2 o’clock and interment will be in the
new cemetery here.
Mr. Beddingfield is survived by his
wife and tihree son*, Messrs Lin
wood, Edgar, Ruffin, C. H., and R. W.
Beddingfield, all of Clayton, and one
brother, Charles Beddingfield, of
Spring Hope.
Mr. Beddingfield was 69 years old.
He was a native of Franklin county
and moved to Clayton about 20 years
ago. He was a member of the Baptist
church and was known as a man of
upright character and straight deal
< ing.
Still Captured Near Smithfield.
A 65 gallon copper still complete
was captured last Saturday morning,
Oct. 29, by Mr. Joseph L. Stephenson
at an old saw mill place not far from
the Smithfield railroad depot. The
blockaders used water from the old
well which furnished water for the
saw mill when the mill was operated.
It is thought the still had been operat
ed by some colored men who live in
town.
Polite conversation is the art of
talking without saying anything and
■ not meaning what you say.
COUNTY TEACHERS
MEETING HED HERE
Good Attendance, Helpful
.Talks Characterize the
Meeting Saturday
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Preliminary to the opening: of the
rural schools yesterday, a teachers’
meeting was held here Saturday with
around qpe hundred teachers in at
tendance. Besides teachers, a num
ber of school committee was present,
a good deal of the program being of
interest to them as well as to the
teachers.
superintendent Hipps presided over
the meeting making the opening re
marks of the program. One of the
things he stressed was the plan of
having group commencements for 7th
grade graduates. He plans to have
every school in the county in some
group this year. Realizing the fact
that the high schools are fed by the
graduates of the seventh grade, he is
placing stress on these commence
ments.
Another thing of ihterest which Mr.
Hipps announced was the State spell
ing contest which is to take place in
Raleigh, Nov. Johnston County
will he represented in that “spelling
match’’ and a preliminary county con
test eliminating all except the very
best spellers will be arranged. Fur
ther announcement as to this will be
forthcoming.
Supt. Hipps was followed by Miss
Mary E. Wells, Rural Supervisor, who
spoke in an interesting way about
more intimate problems of the school
room. Her words were such as to
inspire the teacher to do his work
thoroughly.
Following Miss Wells, Mr. H. V.
Rose, County Welfare and School At
tendance officer, addressed the meet
ing, explaining the blanks which the
teachers are required to send to him
in regard to school attendance. His
work can only be successful with the
full co-operation of the teacher, and
his talk was timely.
Mr. S. J. Kirby, County Farm
Agent, then made a few remarks,
showing that his work was educational
and asked for the teachers’ support in
the advancement of agriculture in the
county. He also spoke briefly on the
educational value of County Fairs, and
urged the teachers to bring their
schools to the Fair here this week.
Miss Minnie Lee Garrison, County
Home Demonstration Agent was the
last speaker on the program. She had
something to say on the beautifying of
school grounds and offered Iter help
to any school along this line.
The meeting was quite interesting,
even to those not engaged in teaching,
and if the interest manifested on the
part of both teachers and committee
men, is any indication, the schools will
have smooth sailing this winter.
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HARRY CALDWELL PAYS
EXTREME PENALTY MONDAY.
Electrocuted at State Prison For Mur
der of Herman Jones.
Raleigh, Oct. 31.—Harry Caldwell,
a negro was electrocuted at the State
prison at 10:30 this morning for the
murder of Herman Jones, a grocer,
on the outskirts of Goldsboro last
fall. A brother and brother-in-law of
Jones witnessed the electrocution.
Five Children Contract Tuberculosis
From Milk of Infected Cow.
A farmer in Edgar County, Illinois,
had his herd tested for tuberculosis
and one cow reacted. Instead of kill
ing her, the farmer declared the test
undependable, removed the condemn
ed ear tag from her ear, and sold her
to his hired man for wages.
Of seven children in the man’s
family five have contracted pronounc
ed cases T>f tuberculosis. The other
two children did not drink this cow’s
i milk. A pig and a cat also contracted
the disease after drinking the milk.
A warrant has been issued for the
original owner on charge of breaking
quarantine, and it is stated, should
one of the children die, he will bo
subject to a charge of manslaughter.
—(From the Journal of Veterinary
Medicine, published in Chicago.)
Mrs. W. $. Ragsdale and little son,
Thel, have returned home after spend
ing two weeks with relatives in Fu
quay Springs.
SMITHFIELD HIGHS WIN
FROM WILSON BY 7 TO 0
Game of Many Thrills and Feature
Plays; Smithfield Line Like
A Stonewall.
In a closely played game the Smith
field Highs defeated the Wilson Highs
at Wilson Saturday7 by a 7 to 0 score.
Smithfield did not get into the game
until the second quarter when it was
hold or lose. After forward pass and
consistent line plunges Smithfield
placed the ball across the goal line
in the third quarter. The first half
was Wilson’s as they held the bail
in Smithfield’s territory, but during'
the last half Smithfield turned the
tables on them and scored the only
touchdown of the game. The game by
quarters:
r irsi quarter.
Wilson won the toss and Smithfield
kicked to her. Wilson made her yards.
Then ball changed to Smithfield and
back to Wilson. Wilson made a for
ward pass to Adams which threatened
to be a touchdown but Godwin got
him on Smithfield’s 25-yard line.
They made 6 yards more and then the
whistle for the end of the first quar
ter blew.
Second Quarter.
Wilson had the ball on Smithfield’s
18 yard line. Brought it on down ro
within a foot and a half of the goal
line. Four downs to make a foot and
half. Smithfield line braced for the
attack. For four times they tried to
plunge through center and the guards
but the Smithfield line held and the
ball went over. Holland punted.
Smithfield got Wilson about 20 yards
back. Wilson failed to make yards
and ball went over. Smithfield made
good gains. Penalized 20 yai’ds for
hiking. Whistle for end of second
half blew so it did not matter.
Third Quarter.
Wilson kicked to Smithfield. Ball
soon went to Wilson. Wilson failed to
make the yards in the three downs,
and planned to kick. Wharton broke
through the line and blocked the kick
sending the ball back about 25 yards.
Wilson got the ball but lost it on a
pass intercepted by Ellington. Pass
to Brown gave Smithfield about ten
yards. Godwin went through the line
for 15 yards. Then again and again
he plunged through until Smithfield
had the ball on Wilson’s 3-yard line.
Holland carried it over and kicked
goal. Smithfield kicked to Wilson.
Ball changed hands twice.
Fourth Quarter.
Smithfield threaten to score. On
fake pass Ellington took ball for what
would have been a touchdown with in
terference. Ball went over. Wilson
took it to their 40 yard line. Failed
to make yards. Planned to kick.
Wharton broke through line blocked
punt, picked up ball and made about
20 yards. Ball changed hands to Wil
son again. Whistle blew with Wilson
65 yards from goal.
The line-up and summary follow:
Wilson—0
Barnes, J.
Barnes
Hill,
Williams
Applewhite
Bent J.
Bent, E.
Adams
Sharp
Tomlinson
Position
Left end
Left tackle
Left guard
Center
Right end
Right tackle
Smithfield—7
Brown
Pittman
Hamqy
Wharton
Honeycutt
Biggs
Beasley
Right guard
Holland (Capt.)
Quarterback
Godwin
Fullback
Ellington
Left halfback
Waldo (Capt.) Skinner
Right halfback
Score by periods:
Wilson ...-... —0 0 0 0—0
Smithfield _0 0 0 7—7
Summary:: Touchdowns—Holland,
one. Goal Kicks—Holland, one.
Referee—Grant (A. C. College). Um
pire—Deans U. N. C. Timer—Wood
ard—U. N. C. Headlines man—Ice
lander U. N. C. Length of quarters
10-12-10-12.
Maj. Gen. .E H. Crowder Threatened
Havana, Oct. 31.—Threats against
Maj. Gen. Enoch H. Crowder and the
United States Legation in Havana
are contained in a proclamation dis
tributed in Havana. The police are
taking prompt action.
S. S. ASSOCIATION
FORMED IN COUNTY
Officers Elected; Successful
Meeting Held By Mr.
Simms and Miss Davis
Workers from fifteen Sunday
Schools were in attendance at the
sessions of the Johnston County Sun
day School Convention, which was
held in the Methodist Church at
Smithfield on last Wednesday and
Thursday. The total attendance at the
convention was about one hundred.
Among those present were six pas
tors, seven superintendents and fifty
one teachers.
Those in attendance at the various
sessions of the meeting pronounced it
one of the best and most helpful Sun
day School meetings ever held in the
county. The State Sunday School
Association was represented by Mr.
D. W. Sims and Miss Flora Davis,
of Raleigh. The address of these two
workers were very practical and in
structive.
At tne inursday night session of
the Convention the Johnston County
Sunday School Association was orga
nized and offiers elected for the com
ing year. The object of the Association
in the county is to bring the Sunday
School workers of all denominations
in the county together in county con
ventions for the purpose of explain
ing plans and methods of work, and
to be a mutual help to each other.
Many of the counties of the State
have similar organizations and good
results are being reported. Another
object of the work is to hold Township
Conventions when the workers of the
various Townships will get together
to discuss their problems.
The Johnston County Sunday School
Association is one of the units of the
North Carolina Sunday School Asso
ciation which is a co-operative effort
of workers from the various denomi
nations to extend and improve Sunday
School work in North Carolina.
Among the many methods used by
the North Carolina Sunday School
Association to help the officers of the
County Sunday School Associations
and also the workers in the individ
ual Sunday Schools, is a free circulat
ing library of the best books on meth
ods of Sunday School work. Books
from this library are loaned to any
person anywhere in the State who is
interested in learning more about the
best plans and methods of doing up
to-date Sunday School work.
The officers elected for the Johnston
County Association were: Mr. Sam J.
Kirby, Smithfield; vice-president, P.
B. Johnson, Benson; Mrs. L. T. Royal,
Smithfield. These officers will have a
meeting at an early date and appoint
Township Presidents in order that the
organization may be perfected.
Miss Honrine To Wed Mr. Parrish
The teachers of the Murphey school
yesterday afternoon gave a delightful
party at the Blue Moon Inn, on the
Dixie Trail, complimentary to Miss
Inez Honrine, a member of the school
faculty whose approaching marriage
to Mr. Carl Parrish, of Wilson’s Mills,
had been announced.
The game played was Newmarket,
proving amusing and interesting to all
present. Miss Honrine was presented
with a handsome silver fruit basket as
a token of the high esteem in which
she is held by the Murphey teachers.
A salad course was served. •
Those present were: Misses Inez
Honrine, Cora Lancaster, Bettie Pearl
Fleming, Louise Smaw, Pattie Dowell,
Mamie Avent, Belle Mitchiner, Flora
Nelson, Eugenia Harrison, Virginia
Eldridge, Laura Edgerton, Eva Guth
rie and Emma Conn, and Mesdames
W. S. Thomas, J. E. Markham and P.
H. Hart.—News and Observer.
Cartridges 20 Years in Water.
The Philippine constabulary has
just delivered to the Manila ordnance
depot 13 rifles and a large number of
cartridges found in the Cicol river on
June 13 and 14 by bridge laborers.
The arms and the ammunition were
dropped in the river in 1900 when a
boat carrying American soldiers in
pursuit of insurgents upset, two sol
diers being drowned. Cartridges tested
by two workmen exploded, though
they had lain in the water over 20
years.—Manila Times.