VOLUME 41 SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1922 . NUMBER 3
CALL SESSION OF
PRESBYTERY HERE
Rev.D. M. McGeachy Leaves
Fayetteville Presbytery;
Goes to Whiteville
Thursday afternoon, January 5 at
1:30 o’clock the Fayetteville Presby
tery met here in a called meeting.
Rev. D. M. McGeachy, who has been
the pastor of churches in Johnston
County for several years, requested
the Presbytery to dissolve the pas
toral relation between him and the
Oakland and Spence churches. The
churches concurring in this request,
the pastoral relation was dismissed
to the Wilmington Presbytery 'where
he goes to become the pastor of the
Whiteville group of churches. The
churches which he has served regret
very much to give him up, but he
goes to an enlarged field of service
and their best wishes go with him.
Mr. Russel from Lumberton, now a
Junior at Davidson College, was re
ceived at this meeting under the care
of the Presbytery as a candidate for
the ministry.
The ministers attending the meet
ing were: Rev. A. R. McQueen, of
Dunn; Rev. A. T. Lassiter, of Benson;
Rev. C. E. Clarke, of Kenly; Rev. D.
M. McGeachy, of Clayton; and Rev.
Neill Mclnnis, of this city. Elders
present were Mn E. S. Edmundson
and Dr. L. D. Wharton, of the Smith
field churches; Mr. Young, of Spence
and Mr. Smith, of Oakland church.
Rev. Mr. Mclnnis acted as modera- |
tor and Rev. A. T. Lassiter as clerk .
High Sugar Prices May Come.
Washington, Jan. 8.—Higher prices
for sugar may be expected, according
to results of an investigation into the
situation in the sugar industry made
public tonight by the commerce de
partment.
“The market,” the department said,
“is now entirely uninfluenced by any
artificial control and the present low
prices level manifestly cannot long
continue without restricting the prod
uction of sugar below the world’s de
mands and again creating high prices.’
In its investigation the department
found that there is an abnormal “visi
ble” world surplus of sugar, amount
ing to about 1,200,000 tons, congest
ed in the western hemisphere. “In
visible” stocks of sugar, in the harfds
of wholesalers and retailers was es
timated at from 300,000 to 440,000
tons below normal, due to apprehen
sion of further fall in prices.
The world production of sugar for
1922 was estimated by the department
to be less by from 400,00 to 800,
000 tons than producton for 1921,
while consumption for 1922 it was
thought would be larger than in 1921
and “with general economic recovery
should exceed production and thus
absorb some or all of the surplus.”—
Charlotte Observer.
What Congressman Pou Says
This is what Congressman E. W.
Pou says in regard to the Woodrow
Wilson Foundation, now being brought
before the public to honor our former
President:
“I consider it a privilege to aid,
even though it must be in a small
way ,to the establishment of the Wood
row Wilson Foundation. It is impos
sible from this near viewpoint to
make anything like a complete ap
praisal of the services of this great
man. Certainly there are some of his
achievements about which there can
be no dispute.
“Like an inspired man, he led Amer
ica safely through the perils of the
great war. I believe his messages
brought the war to an end almost a
year sooner than it would have end
ed, thereby saving countless human
lives. In the face of what appear
ed to be insuperable obstacles, he
brought from Paris a treaty contain
ing a practicable, workable plan
whereby war was certainly rendered
improbable. He did not entirely arouse
an unthinkable world, but he did
point out to mankind the certain
pathway which leads to liberty and
universal peace.”
Mr. J. H. Wiggs has accepted a po
sition as traveling salesman for the
National Carbide Company Ilis
territory includes Eastern North Car
olina and Virginia.
SUPREME COUNCIL TO HOLD
AN ECONOMIC CONFERENCE
Will Be Held at Genoa During First
Two Weeks of March. U. S.
Will Receive Invitation.
Cannes, Jan. 6.—The allied supreme
council, in session here, this after
noon unanimously decided to hold a
European economic conference during
the first two weeks of March at Ge
noa. The United States will receive
a formal invitation to participate, and
it is expected that country will be
represented by several unofficial ob
servers.
Immediately afterwards, the pre
miers and foreign ministers met and
adopted conditions under which Rus
sia, Germany, Bulgaria, Austria- Hun |
gary and other European powers will
be invited to participate.
Turkey was not mentioned in the
list of nations to be invite'd.
Among the conditions adopted in
the form of resolutions, is the stipu
lation that “nations can not claim the
right to dictate to one another the
principles according to which they
shall organize their interior systems
of property rights, government or
political economy.”
Prime Minister Lloyd George in his
only brief reference to the United
States during his address today be
fore the allied supreme council de
clared: “I was sincerely hopeful that
the great republic of the west might
have joined hands with us. I will not
presume to express any opinion upon
the attitude of that country. It has
its own reasons.”—Associated Press, j
Roxboro Man Shoots Himself.
Roxboro, Jan. 9.—Jesse J. Lee kill
ed himself at his residence on South
Main Street, using a shot gun for the
act Sunday morning. Poor health of
long duration followed by recent op
eration is assigned the cause.
Mr. Lee was confined to his bed but
after his wife left the room to go
about some household duties, it is
presumed he arose, put on some cloth
ing, fastened the door and prepared
himself in this way for the deed. Fol
lowing the report of the gun , the
family upon rushing to ¥he room
found him seated in a chair with the
gur. between his knees with the head
above the chin completely severed
fron, his body. Fragments of the
brain and skull were found scatter
ed about the room. The deceased was
sixty-three years of age and is sur
vived by a wife and several children.
The tody was carried to Ebenezer to
day for burial.
SECRETARY DENBY IN
TROUBLE FOR HUNTING
Virginia Game Warden Wants To
Know Why He Didn’t
Get License.
Richmond, Va., Jan. 8.—A commun
ication has been addressed to Secre
tary of the Navy Denby by the Vir
ginia State Commissioner of Game
and Fisheries asking the Secretary to
explain “why he hunted in Virginia
without a license.”
The communication was sent to the
Secretary by M. D. Hart, secretary of
the State Department of Game and
Fisheries. Accompanying it was a
clipping from a newspaper under a
Fredericksburg, Va., date line, declar
ing that Secretary Denby “enjoyed a
successful hunt at Point Farm, in Staf
ford county, near Fredericksburk;
that the cabinet officer was accompan
ied by Colonel Cutts and Major Kings
berry and took back to Washington a
fine lot of quail and duck, some of
them for President Harding.”
Trilby’s Revival.
With the revival of George Du Mau
rier’s novel, “Trilby,” on the stage,
featuring Wilton Lackaye in the role
of “Svengaili” has come a revival of
the novel’s popularity. When “Trilby”
was published in 1894, hypnotism and
mesmerism were a great mystery.
Few people knew the power of mind
over mind, but, with added enlight
enment' on this subject, the public is
now reading the book with a fresh
interest as evidenced by the fact that
the Harpers have just made a new
printing to meet the demand. —The
Greensboro Daily News.
Miss Frances Sanders returned
yesterday to Gunston Hall, Washing
ton, D. C., where she has been a stud
ent for the past term.
THE FIVE POWERS
TABOO POISON GAS
Only Two Topics Left on the
Arms Conference List;
Far East in Dead Lock
Washington, Jan. 7.—The Washing
ton conference a>>out completed it;
armament limitation program today
by voting poison gas into the discard.
As in the case of the new rules to
govern submarines, the prohibition
against the use of gas in future wars
was adopted by the five great powers
as applicable among themselves, with
an invitation to the rest of the world
to join in the agreement.
That left on the armament waiting
list of the conference only two topics
—limitation of aircraft and general
revision of the rules of warfare—and
both seemed likely tonight to be pass
ed over without definite action.
An air warfare subcommittee has
reported after weeks of study that
limitation of airplanes appears im
practicable until a conference of wider
scope has been convened, although it
was suggested that some restrictions
on use of lighter-than-air craft might
be worth attempting.
A future worldwide conference for
consideration of the rules of war also
has been suggested and sentiment
among the delegates seems to favor it.
Italy, however, hopes to see the pres
ent negotations develop some agree
ment against bombarding of unforti
fied cities.
So far the armament discussions
proceeded that some delegations are
looking forward to a plenary session
of the conference by Wednesday or
Thursday of next week to publish to
the world the completed limitation
treaty, and to record the further ueps
that have been taken in regard to the
far east.
In the far eastern discussions to
day's deliberations contributed no sur
face indication of progress, despite
an appeal by the Chinese to Se'ro
tary Hughes and Arthur J. Balfour
to suggest a way out of the Chinese
Japanese deadlock on Shantung. The
Chinese delegates saw the respective
heads of the American and British
delegations separately and opinion
was divided afterward as to the pros
pects.
Facing a situation that both de
clared as delicate, it was apparent
the two parties to the controversy
could nott even agree on a method by
which leditation could be attempted,
’■'he Chinese wanted to avail them
selves of the offer of “good offices”
made by Messrs Balfour and Hughes,
but the Japanese took the position
that such a step would be valueless
unless t hina was prepared to make
concessions she hitherto has refuse!
to consider.
A solution hinges on the method of
payment to be arranged for China's
purchase of the Tsingtao-Tsinanfu
railroad, and both sides say they have
gone as far as they can toward a
compromise. In American quarters,
however ,the opinion is expresse 1 that
the difference is so small as to make
a final disagreement unthinkable.
It is considered certain that Mr.
Balfour and Secretary Hughes, in
their roles as mediators, will use ev
ery reasonable means to bring the
two groups together, for there has
beer, a tendency in many quarters to
regard settlement of the long debated
Shantung problem as an integral cle
ment in the solution of the remain
ing questions of the far east. These
questions are to come in for intensive
discussion during the coming week,
and the delegates all appear to be
lieve that the air would be cleared
appreciably if Shantung were out of
the way.—Associated Press.
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IRISH REPUBLIC IS
STILL IN EXISTENCE
De Valera says Recommend
ing Approval of Treaty
Is Not Ratification
Dublin, Jan. 8.—Large crowds as
sembled outside Mansion house to
day to witness the arrival of Eamonn
De Valera and his supporters in the
dail eireann who met for a consulta
tion with regard to the future. All
the well known leaders who spoke
against the treaty were enthusiastic
ally cheered.
Prior to the private meeting Mr.
De Valera, in his drawing room and
in the presence of the newspaper men,
received an illiuminated address voted
him December 21, by a convention
representing 50,000 members of the
Hibernian Catholic Benefit Societies
in Australasia. The presentation
was made by the Rev. Dr. O’Reilly,
who said the feeling in Australasia
when he left that country was alto
gether republican for Ireland, and
that he was certain great disappoint
ment would be felt if it had not been
found possible to secure an untram
meled Irish republic.
Mr. De Valera in reply to Dr.
O’Reilly said the fight of Ireland has
inspired the world. The Irish Self
Determination league has been found
ed on the principle of free determina
tion and not determination taken at
the cannon’s month.
^Let no man say,” said Mr. De
Valera, “that the Irish people have
self-determined themselves within
the British empire as British sub
jects. The heart of the Irish people
is as republican today as ever. The
wonderful opportunity of securing a
lasting peace between two great coun
tries, one of which has been the moth
er country of Australia and Canada,
and in large part of the United
States, has'been definitely lost once
more by the triumph of British forc
es over reason and right. The heart
of Ireland is absolutely for complete
independence.”
Mr. De Valera said he had worked
hard to get help from every source to
find a solution of the problem to re
concile the two peoples, consistent
with the desire of the Irish people to
maintain a distinct nationality and
sovereign statehood. That has been
turned down, he declared and there
fore the fight was to go on.
“The republic of Ireland,” Mr. De
Valera declared, “still exists. Its
sovereign parliamtmt still exists. The
resolution recommending the approv
al of a certain treaty is not ratifi
cation of that treaty apd is not a
loyal act. That wil not be effected
until the Irish people have disestab
lished the republic which they set up
by their own will. As far as human
brains and hearts can achieve it, the
self determination of the Irish people
will be forged and by the men and
women of Ireland in this generation.
They arc not going to give it up now.”
Mr. De Valera and his supporters
then went into private session in the
oak room of the Mansion house.--As
sociated Press.
Increase in Unemployed.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 6.—Unem
ployment increased in fhe United
States during December by a percent
age which the Department of Labor,
in estimates issued today, fixed at
•1.7. This was in spite of increased
activity and larger payrolls which
were reported from the textile, steel,
metal products ,leather and paper in
dustries.
Plants which produce foods, to
bacco manufactories, automotive pro
ducts and repair railroad equipment
all had fewer men on parolls Decem
ber 31 than on November 30. In all,
’428 enterprises usually employing
1,000,000 workers reported forces
less by 74,267 on December 31 than
On November 30.—Philade'phia Rec
ord.
New High School For Rockingham.
Rockingham, Jan. 8.—An election
has been called for Rockingham for
February 14 on the question of issuing
$100,000 in bonds for building a high
school building and other school im
provements. Attorney Jake Morehead
of Durham, was in the city Tuesday
conferring with the school board rela -
tive to prop^jdy calling the election.
G. W. PEPPER NAMED TO
SU CCEED SENATOR PENROSE
Philadelphia Lawyer Takes Seat
Made Vacant Hy Recent
Death of Penrose.
Philadelphia, Jan. 9—George Whar
ton Pepper, Philadelphia lawyer was
appointed United States Senator by
••taverner Sproul today tj t occeed the
late Boies Penrose. Under the law, the
appointment stands until a successor
selected at the November election, to
fill the unexpired Penrose term ending
in 1P27.
George Wharton Pepper is not un
known to many members of the Sen
ate. During the time the Versailles
treaty was under consideration, Mr.
Poppci attracted wide attention by
opposing the ratification of the
League of Nations covenant in joint
debate on the public platform with
Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, in
tiiis city, and with Senator Pomerene,
of Ohio, in Indianapolis.
Like Boies Penrose, Mr. Pepper
comes from an old Philadelphia fam
ily. He will be 55 years old on March
16. He was educated in\ private
schools and was graduated in 1887
from the University of Pennsylvania
of which he is now a trustee, and
from the law department two years
later. He has had wide experience in
the civil practice of law. He defend
! ed organized baseball in the federal
league suits and had much to do with
the drafting of the present national
agreement of the America and Nation
al leagues.
Governor Sproul in announcing the
appointment said that in order that
there may be a full understanding of
the situation he decided to say that
he expected Mr. Pepper to be a can
didate to fill the unexpired term of
the late Senator Penrose.
Mr. Pepper in a formal statement
said if nominated and elected to serve
out the term of the late Mr. Penrose
il was his intention to do so.
“The tender,” he said, “has -rn
made without any restriction, express^
ed or implied, upon my freedom of
choice respecting my term of service.”
Governor Sproul talked over t he
telephone with Vice President Cool
idge and arranged that Mr. Pepper
be sworn in tomorrow. Mr. Pepper
will leave for Washington tonight.
Mr. Pepper’s commission was read
and signed by the Governor. “I feel
that we are fortunate in being able
to command the service of so able
and distinguished a citizen as Mr.
I Pepper,”-said the governor.
SMITHFIELD HIGHS WALLOP
KENLY TEAM IiY 42—6 SCORE
Ellington Cages 16 Points; Good
Teamwork and Passing; To
Meet Wilson Friday Night.
The Smithfield highs ran rough
shod over ^enly here Friday night.
When the final whistle blew the locals
held the big end of a 42 to 6 score.
It was Smithfield’s game from the
start. Smithfield showed the best
teamwork and passing yet. At the
end of the first half the score 19 to 2
in favor of the locals. Three fouls
were called on both teams. Kenly did
not score any of their three. Brown
caged two out of three chances.
Smithfield will meet the Wilson
Highs at Wilson Friday night. On the
following Friday Wilson will play
Smithfield here. Both games will be
‘good ones. The Smithfield bunch are
improving daily.
The following is the line-up:
Smithfield (4) Kenly (6)
C. Stevenson 6 R. F. Watson 2
Ellington 16 L. F. Starling 0
Stevenson, 8 C Flowers 4
Godwin 8 R. G. Richardson 0
Brown, 4 L. G. Wiggs, 0
Mrs. Roosevelt Off
New York, January 8.—Mrs. Theo
dore Roosevelt sailed unaccompanied
yesterday on a 22,000 mile journey
by steamer, train and airplane that
will include the British Isles, the
European continent and South Africa.
The widow of the former President
left New York on the steamer Fin
land for Antwerp where Archie Roos
evelt will meet her. They expect to
spend several weeks on the continent
and then fly across the channel to
England where Mrs. Roosevelt will
take ship for Capetown, South Afri
ca. She also plans to visit Teneriffe,
Ascension, St. Helena and Madeira,
before returning home in the spring.
NEWS NOTES FROM
BANNER’S CAPITAL
A Double Marriage Takes
Place; Mr. Neill Stewart
Dead; Personals
Benson, Jan. 7.—Master Jno. Las
siter and little Miss Ruth Lassiter
have returned from a visit to their
grandparents near Clayton.
There has been quite a number of
bad colds and light cases of grippe
around here. Mr. M. T. Britt was one
of the number confined to his home
for several days.
Mrs. Swannie Tart of Smithfield,
spent the holidays here with friends.
Miss Clara McLeod has returned af
ter spending a few days with relatives
near Jonesboro and Sanford.
Mr. Neill Stewart who lived near
Benson died Monday and was buried
at the Stewart family burying ground
Tuesday afternoon. A large crowd at
tended the funeral. He was an uncle
of our well-known citizen, Mr. H. B.
Stewart.
The Woman’s Missionary Society of
the Baptist church have been observ
ing “Week of Prayer” this week.
Mr. J. R. Barbour returned Tues
day from a business trip to Charles
ton, S. C.
Mr. Charles Creech, of Wilson,
spent the week end here with his fam
ily.
The friends of Dr. and Mrs. W. T.
Martin will be sorry to learn that
their baby has been and is still quite
sick.
Mrs. E. H. Evans, of Franklinton,
is visiting Mrs. W. W. Hockaday.
Miss Vallie Hill returned Monday
night from Washington where she had
spent the holidays with her sister.
Miss Jessie Godfrey, of Jonesboro,
spent the week end here with Miss
• Clare Wood. 11 Miss Woodall left
' for Raleigh Wednesday to resume her
I studies at. Peace Institute,
Mr. Alton Hall of the Law Class
at Wake Forest spent the holidays
here with his parents.
Miss Julia Cannaday returned Wed
nesday of this week to Asheville,
where she is teaching in the graded
schools.
Mr. Cole, who has held a position
for some time with Mr. Preston
Woodall, has accepted a position else
where. He left last week.
Miss Mozelle Markham, of Raleigh,
visited friends in town recently.
Miss liUcile Lee who has been teach
ing in the western part of the State #
for the past six- months has returned
home.
The ladies of the Benson Presby
terian church held their regular aux
iliary meeting on Tuesday afternoon
January 3rd at the Mange. The aur
iliary was called to order and opened
with prayer by the president. After
the roll ball, minutes read and busi
ness trasacted a very interesting pro
gram was enjoyed by all. The sub
ject “Chinese Opportunities.”
1. Prayer That we measure up to
our opportunities in China.
2. Devotional—Anxieties in the
Home.
3. Possibilities of a Missionary
Leaflet.
4. The present turning of China
to America—Mrs. A. T. Lassiter .
5. A Chinese wedding—1920—
Mrs. R. C. Wells.
6. The Chinese Bible Woman—
Mrs. C. Weeks.
“My Father Runs the Trains,”—
Miss Vermille High. Meeting closed
with prayer.
A' double marriage took place here
in the Presbyterian church on Christ
mas day when Mr. Hallie Stephenson
and Miss Jessie Turlington, and Mr.
Clarence Grimes and Miss Irene Ennis
were married by Rev. A. T. Lassiter
in the presence of the entire congre
gation immediately after the morning
service. Mr. Stephenson is well known
here where he held a position before
going to France. Miss Turlington is
a granddaughter of Mr. James Turl
ington a prominent farmer near Ben
son. Mr. Grimes is a progressive
young farmer who lives near here
and his bride is also well known here
where she has visited and has a host
of friends. We wish for these two
couples all happiness and long and
useful lives.
Mrs. W. E. Coletrane and children
of Dunn, are in the city the guests
of Mrs. Caletrane’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. T. R. Hood.