VOLUME 41 SMITHF1ELD, N. C., TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1922 NUMBER 18 COMMUNITY SING FRIDAY EVENING ^ Also Short Play; Everybody Invited to Be at Opera House at 8 P. M. As announced in Friday’s HER ALD, the Domestic Science depart ment of the Woman’s Club of which Miss Minnie Lee Garrison is chair . | man, is planning a “Community Sing” at the Opera House for Friday night of this week. Both old and young ai-e invited whether they can sing or not. Miss Margaret Newell of the Music department of T. G . S.,*will have charge of the music. Besides the singing which she expects all present to take a part in, she is pre paring for several special numbers. In connection with the “sing,” a short play will be given under the direction of Miss Madge Kennette. The lesson of the play will be "value of more milk in one’s diet.” Small ^ children dressed as fairies will dance around a huge milk bottle instead of the usual “May pole.” A program of the entertainment will appear in THE HERALD Friday. The entertainment is free f >r ev erybody. The Woman’s Club and all those helping to get up the pro gram are anxious to have a real com munity affair, and want the Opera House filled Friday evening The program will begin at 8 o’clock. LADY RHONDA TO SIT IN HOUSE OF LORDS LONDON, March 2.—The petition of Lady Rhonda to sit in the house of lords was granted by the committee on privileges of the house of lords today. If she takes the seat awarded her by this ruling she will be the first woman to sit in the upper house of the British parliament, as Lady f-Vstor was in the lower chamber. Lady Rhonda is the widow of Vis count Rhonda, Great Britain’s war time food controller, who died in 1918 from an illness brought on by overwork. His only child was a daughter. After Lady Rhonad’s right to the present title was established her counsel argued that the disqualifica tion of sex act had clearly applied to a case like the present, and that the disability existing in the past now being removed Lady Rhonda was entitled to sit in the house of lords. After further argument, the attor ney general, on behalf of the crown said he raised no objection to the pe tition, which was therefore granted. Lady Rhonda thus becomes the first woman to sit in the house of lords. Interviewed after the decision lady Rhonda expressed her delight that the case had gone in her favor.— Associated Press. Harnett County Pageant. According to the “Dunn Dispatch,” the Woman’s Club of Dunn has un dertaken to stake a Harnett County pageant to be presented somewhere along the banks of Cape Fear River next fall. The Dispatch says: “The object of the pageant is to perpetuate the early history of Har nett county, a large part of which was settled by the first English speak ing people to come to America. That portion of the county close to the Cape Fear is rich in historical inter ests, although the present genera tions knows very little about it. Tn the keeping of many of the older families of the county are many rec < rds of inestimable histo-ical value. It is from these that the greater part of the pageant will be prepared.” Several Hundreds of dollars will be needed to finance the undertaking but the committee in charge have no fears about getting the funds. Not Old Age. “How are you today, Sandy?” ask ed the landlord of his Scotch tenant. “Vurra weel, sir,” replied Sandy, “if it wasna for the rheumatism in my right leg.” “Ah, you must not complain, San dy. You are getting old like the rest of us, and old age does not come alone.” “Auld age, sir!” exclaimed Sandy. “Auld age has nothing to do 'with it. Here’s my ither leg just as auld, an’ it’s sound.”—Biblical Recorder. % McADOO QUITS GOTHAM FOR THE PACIFIC COAST A Resident of New York Since 1892 Will Go to Los Angeles to Make His- Home New York, March 1.—William G. McAdoo, secretary of the treasury under President Wilson, announced today that he soon will leave New York, his home since 1892, and settle in Los Angeles, Calif. With Mrs. McAdoo, he will leave for the Pacific coast on Friday. His son, Francis H. McAdoo, will succeed him as a member of the New York law firm, McAdoo, Cotton and Frank lin of which he was senior member. Asked whether he meant to retire from the practice of law Mr. McAdoo said: “No sir, I intend my new life to be the beginning: of greater activity than ever before.” Replying to further questions he flouted the suggestion that he might be going west to become head of any part of the movie industry, or that he was making a political move. “I’m simply going to Los Angeles to make my home because Mrs. Mc | Adoo and I like the climate and the country,” he said. “I expect to hang out my shingle and practice law, just as I have been doing since I left my office at Washington. DUNN HAS RADIO SERVICE People There Have Opportunity To Hear Dr. Truett’s Sermons Delivered in Raleigh. Wireless telephony will be introduc ed to Dunn for the first time tomor row afternoon when a radio ampli fier will be installed in Metropolitan Theater to give Dunn people an op portunity to hear Dr. Truett’s ser mons being delivered in Raleigh. Workmen today are engaged in in stalling the apparatus and promise to have it in working order in time for the sermon to be delivered by Dr. Truett at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Dr. Truett’s sermons will be carri ed from the Raleigh Auditorium over lines of the Raleigh Telephone Com pany to the broadcasting station at State College. From there they will be sent through the air to Dunn and other towns which have installed wireless telephone apparatus. It will be possible for persons sit ting in the theatre here to hear the sermons and the music just as clearly as if they were sitting in the auditor ium at Raleigh. The service comes to Dunn through the efforts of Earl Barefoot, mana ger of the theater. Because of the expense of installation and operation it will be necessary for an admission fee of 25 cents to be charged. The apparatus will be operated for the afternoon and evening sermons Sat urday; the afternoon sermon Sunday and the afternoon and evening ser mon Monday. Dunn Dispatch. Sarah Bernhardt. Sarah Bernhardt, the famous French actress, with a wooden leg and just recovering from a long ill ness, has signed a contract to tour Belgium in a new play and to appear in a series of moving pictures to be produced in France by an American firm. Think of it. Her age is more than three score years and ten, but she is still going strong. She has not thought of retiring, no thought of be ing placed on a shelf. True, Sarah Bernhardt is an exceptional personal ity. But why should other people of her age, or even less, feel discouraged when they contemplate what she is doing. It is refreshing to read of the youthful vigor of her green old age.—The Carolina Banner. A Sticker. Professor in Aeronautical History — “Can any one name the first aeronau tical journal?” Voice from the back of the “Fly Paper.”—Mass. Tech. Voo Doo. Mrs. Daniels Did Not Come. Owing to the very inclement weath er and the condition of the roads, the meeting Friday at which Mrs. Jo sephus Daniels was to have spoken on the Woodrow Wilson Foundation was postponed. She will come later but the date is yet to be arranged. ! PRESBYTERIANS PLAN CAMPAIGN Begins March 12; Expect to Spend $167,000 for Home Missions in State The Presbyterians of the State are preparing to launch a campaign on March 12th for $743,541 for Benevo lent Causes. This is the Synod’s quota of $4,500,000 which will be se cured by the entire Southern Pres byterian Church. The Synod’s quota will be divided as follows: Foreign Missions _$247,599 Assembly’s Home Missions.. 118,966 Christian Education and For eign Relief_ 55,765 Publication and S.S. Work.. 14,870 Assembly’s Training school. 4,463 Bible Cause___ 4,463 Synod Home Missions_ 74,354 Educational Institutions_ 74,354 Orphanages _ 55,765 Presbyterial Home Mis.- 92,942 Total_$743,541 Extensive plans are being made to make this Every Member Canvass reach each one of the 63,000 Pres byterians in North Carolina and get a subscription for the Benevolent Caus es from each one of these members payable weekly according to the Bible standard, which says in 1st Corin thians, 16th chapter, 2nd verse “Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store as God hath prospered him.” The Southern Presbyterians gave $12.43 per mem ber to Benevolent Causes last year. Only one church in America exceed ed this record. There will be spent within the borders of the State of the above amount $167,000 for Home Mission Work. Government statistics show that there were in 1916 in this State 853.000 persons over ten years of age who were not connected with any church. The Home Mission Commit tees feel that this condition places a large responsibility upon them and they are urging every church not only to contribute to the work of Home Missions in this State, but it is being urged also that every church have at least one out-station where the Bible is taught and regular ser vices held. During the last few years the Presbyterians have been growing too and one-half times as fast as the population, but they are not satisfied with these figures and expect to show a larger growth. A Campaign to secure 16,000 tithers is also being promoted. A Tithe is one-tenth of one’s income. The Jews gave the tithe for religious purposes 2.000 years ago and it is being urg ed that Christians should be no less in this age of enlightment. Right-Of-Way Man at Clayton Mr. 0. L. Shackleford, representing the State Highway Commission, is spending some time in Clayton m the interest of the proposed new Hard surface road to be built through from the Wake county line to Smith field. Mr. Shackleford is the right of-way man from the second district and his duty here is to secure right of-way contracts from the property owners along the route of the road. He has about completed the work in Clayton township and so far he has met with fine cooperation from the Clayton township folks. He is well pleased with the success that he has met with and believes that the spirit manifested by the Clayton people will hasten the actual road construction. —Clayton News. Hen Shows Appreciation. FRENCHTOWN, N. J. March 3.— Three eggs laid in one day is the record of a hen owned by William Fritts, a High Bridge Sunday school superintendent. On a recent cold mor ning he noticed the hen acting queer ly in the back yard, and, thinking she was suffering from the cold, put her in a warm shed. An hour later, about 9 o’clock in the morning, the hen laid an egg. Having thawed out by 3 o’clock in the after noon, she laid another. Thoroughly warmed and kept awake by an electric light, at 9 o’clock in the evening she laid a third egg. Fritts then switched off the light, fearing the hen might contract a sore throat from too much cackling.—Philadelphia Record. DR. WORK IS NEW POSTMASTER GEN. Succeeds Will H. Hays, Re signed; Took Charge March Fourth Washington, March 2.—Dr. Hubert Work, First Assistant Postmaster Genera], was nominated by President Harding and confirmed by the Senate today to be postmaster general. He succeeds Will H. Hays, resigned Dr. Work, whose home is in Pueblo, Colorado, will take over the pn«tof fice portfolio Saturday when the res ignation of Mr. Hays becomes effec tive. , . Final announcement of the desig nation of Dr. Work came as no sur prise, hv name having been connect ed w th the office since the prospec tive retirement of Mr. Hays was an nounced several weeks ago. The elevation of the Coloradoan to the postmaster generalship will leave the position of first and second assist ant postmastei generals to be filled, E. H. Shaughnessy, who was second assistant postmaster general, having lost his life in the Knickerbocker the atre disaster. Dr. Work conferred with President Harding today over the question of the two assistants, but it was indi cated that no decision had been reach ed. DR. G. E. DAVIS VISITS THE TRAINING SCHOOL HERE By W. M. COOPER. Dr. G. E. Davis from the State De partment of Education representing the Rosenwald Fund visited the John ston County Training School Thurs day. March 2nd, inspected the new building and spoke at the chapel ex ercises. Besides saying many other things of value, Dr. Davis told in his own clever way, two very interesting stories. Dr. Davis’ talk was thorough ly enjoyed by every one and we hope it will be possible to hear him again very soon. He seemed very pleased with the work he saw in the classrooms, and noted especially the appearance of the pupils. Our New Economic Era Our recently appointed Ambassa dor to Germany made a statement of his economic views at the Steuben county dinner on Tuesday. Mr. Houghton confessed that he grew up in the belief that the United States was self-sufficient and that Europe was important to us chiefly as a sum mer playground. But he has discov ered that we must sell and export $1, 000,000,000 worth of goods a year in order to keep our capital employed. Presumably he meant manufacturing capital, for he himself is a manufact urer. But his factory is now operat ing for profits derived more from con sumption than from tariff favors. His tariff views may have come to resem ble President Garfield’s, who favored protection only as a stepping-stone to freer trade. There is room for Ambassador Houghton’s ideas here in America, but there is scope for them also in his new field. As he says, Americans must make up their minds that their country’s welfare “is inextricably bound up with the welfare of the world.’ By no means can or should either Germany or the United States be compartmented apart from either the world or each other. In the new economic era trade will follow invest ment. The patriot in office who was for the old flag and an appropriation may well be succeeded by the patriot out of office who seeks abroad for business which shall increase the do mestic wage fund and which shall pro vide for idle capital productive work instead of speculation in the security markets. Ambassador Houghton will be missed from Congress, but there is a man’s job to be done in Berlin.— New York Times. HERE’S FIRST TASK FOR ‘DIRECTOR’* WILL H. HAYS TOPEKA, Kan., March 4.—A re quest that cigarette smoking by wo men be eliminated from motion pic tures was forwarded today to Will II. Hays, new National motion picture arbitrator, by the Eastern Kansas sec tion of the W. C. T. U. WASHINGTON. THE MASON, WILL BE HONORED Two Million Dollar Memorial Build ing To House Valuable Ma sonic Relics Washington, Mar. 2.—‘The George Washington Memorial Association, which has been under fire in Congress recently, should not be confused with the George Washington Masonic Me morial Association, which is to build a magnificent temple in honor of the Father of His Country, near Alexan dria, Va. The former organization is engag ed in raising funds for a memorial building to be built on public land in the District of Columbia. Its intent is patriotic and its plans large, call ing for many millions. The George Washington Masonic Memorial Asso ciation plans a temple to cost, rough ly, two and a half millions of dollars, which money is raised entirely by vol untary contributions from Masons and Masonic bodies, and the purchase of memberships in the association by such Masons and Masonic bodies. The purpose of the temple is both to com memorate the Masonic activities of the First President, who was not only Master of his lodge, but an earnest and enthusiastic Mason, and to pro vide a suitable repository for Mason ic relics of Washington, largely those in the possession of Washington Al exandria Lodge of Alexandria, and one in which they will be preserved free from the danger of fire or the disintegrating effects of air, moisture and time. The temple is to be started this year. It will be surrounded with beautiful grounds and be a landmark visible for a long distance. An he roic statute of Washington, somewhat after the idea of the great bronze statue of Lincoln Memorial in Wash ington, is one feature of the proposed building, which, with its grounds, will be maintained forever with the in come from half a million dollars to be set aside by Masons for that pur pose. The Daily Christian Advocate The General Conference of the M. E. Church, South, will meet in quad rennial session in Hot Springs, Ark., commencing Wednesday, May 3. This will be the nineteenth session of that great body since the organization of the Church, South, in 1844. It will be composed of about four hundred delegates, and for the first time wo men delegates will take part in its deliberations. Since the last General Conference in Atlanta, Ga., in 1918, four bishops have died, and the num ber to be elected and the choice for the men to fill that high office will be determined by this General Confer ence. There will be many questions of vital interest brought before the Conference, and that readers may get at first hand the proceedings of the General Conference, the Publishing Agents, Smith & Lamar, will print at Hot Springs, Ark., a daily edition of the Christian Advocate containing verbatim reports of the debates, re ports of committees, and other mat ters brought before the Conference. Those who desire to keep informed as to its proceedings should subscribe for the Daily Christian Advocate, the price of which will be $1.25 for the session. Send that amount with an order for the Daily Advocate to Smith and Lamar, Nashville, Tenn., as the mailing list, which is now open, will be made up there to within a few days of the Conference. Dr. Charles D. Bulla, whb edited the paper in Okla homa City, Okla., in 1924, and in At lanta, Ga., in 1918, will again be the Editor. He w:ll have his former able associate in the preceding Conferenc es, Mr. J. P. Cherry, to assist him, and will have the very best stenog raphers to report the proceedings. The meeting promises to be a most interesting one, and not only Metho dist people, but the public in general will be interested in the deliberations. Next Fall’s Tobacco Market. Messrs Skinner and Patterson in form us that they have employed help for the Banner Warehouse for next season’s business. They will have good experienced help. The mar ket will open and go forward as us ual. The Smithfield market has had a good record for many years (and we are counting on its handling mkch to bacco again next season. SUICIDES FOR 1921 SHOW INCREASE Reaction Following the War Blamed for Large Num ber of Suicides NEW YORK, March 5.— Reaction following the war was blamed to night by the Save-A-Life League for the large number of suicides in 1921, 20 thousand of which were estimated to have taken place in this country. The number of cases brought to the league's attention was 12,144 of which 8,410 were males and 3,734 females. “This waste of life, the result of recent distributed economic conditions and the aftermath of war,” said a re port by Harry M. Warren, president of the league, “has caused commer cial failures, loss of employment and much real suffering. The growing feverish unrest, crimes, divorces, complexity of our modern life, the questionable dress, unhappy home re lations, the decline of religious senti ment and other things have caused deranged nerves, depressions and less self-control. With improved busi ness, which is sure to come, the sui cide rate will be r^iuc^d and pros perity and happiness will return.” One of the striking features of the report is the increase in the number 477 in 1919, 707 in 1920 and 858 in 1921. There also were 509 war vet erans among the suicides last year. ! All classes of society were includ ed in the list of those who took then own lives. There were 10 editors, 40 students, 51 school teachers, 22 clei' gymen, 39 brokers, 57 judges and lawyers, 86 physicians, 7 mayors, 88 heads of large corporations, 76 mil lionaires, 30 wealthy women and 93 bankers, including 37 bank presidents. The oldest suicide was 100 years old and the youngest five years. All sorts of reasons were given by the victims. One man hanged him self because his wife was “too good” for him; another because his wife was spending all his money, another because he could not stand the noise of a neighbor’s piano, and another because his wife refused to kiss him. One spinster took poison, leaving a note that no “man in the world is good enough for me,” and a mother took her life because her son would not marry to please her. One man left a note stating “beware of grass widows,” and other killed himself for “the good of the I. W. W .” In New York City there were 840 suicides last year, an increase of 103 over 1920. Ireland has fewer suicides than any other country on earth, Mr. Warren declared in his comment on world conditions. Germany leads the world, especially in child suicide. Japan has many thousnds of suicides annually and China is said to have a half million every year. Potato Curing House in Smithfield. Mr. H. C. Hood has a potato house near his dwelling in Smithfield. He built it for his own private use and it has in it between three and four hundred bushels of fine potatoes of the Nancy Hall and Porto Rica varie ties. He has just started to put them on the market and gets two dollars per bushel for them. They are not only very fine but are keeping in perfect order. His house is built by the latest plans for building such houses. It would be well if Smithfield had a large curing house like that belonging to Mr. Hood. Death of Little Ila Benson On Saturday afternoon, February 25, Ila Benson, little seven year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ben son, of near Four Oaks, was fatally burned while burning some trash in the yard with her older sister. Everything was done for her that loving parents, kind friends and phy sician could do, but God doeth and knoweth all things best, and after several hours of intense suffering her pure little spirit went home to heaven. She was a very good child, always wore a smile for every one, and all those who knew her loved her dearly. She leaves to mourn her departure, a father and mother, three brothers, one sister and a host of friends. The burial took place in the ceme tery at Piney Grove church at three o’clock Monday afternoon.—One Who lx>ved Her.