RUSSIA HAS FIRST
PLACE AT GENOA
Matter of Recognition Of
Soviet Russia Looms As
Dominant Question
GENOA, April 9.—The preliminary
moves on the European chess board,
to which the day before the opening
of the economic conference was de
voted, plainly showed all nations,
great and small, courting Russia al
though they wished to appear not ov
er-eager in the courtship. There
fore, the Russians semed to hold a
position of distinct advantage, all
depending on how they manipulated
their pawns in their project to be
admitted to the council of nations as
the representatives of the Russian
state.
The Supreme Council’s Cannes
resolution of January 6, from which
the Genoa Conference grew, an
nounced that steps must be taken
toward the economic reconstruction
of central and “Eastern” Europe in
order to restore international com
merce and develop the resources of
“all” countries, which clearly in
cludes Russia.
The agenda, which later developed
from that resolution, while superfi
cially dealing with financial and
commercial questions, seems impos
sible of discussion without consider
ation of the basic political prob
lem. Article One of the agenda
makes reference to “examination of
the best methods, for the execution
of the principles contained in the
- resolution passed at Cannes by the
Supreme CoufieikoiL January 6.”
The Italian delegation, to whom
the direction of the conference has
been entrusted, explains that this
article is the pivot on which the
conference work must turn, Refer
ring especially to relations with
Russia and her recognition, a con
sortium was mentioned at Cannes.
Tliis plan was stoutly resisted by
Russia, which has since been joined
in this opposition by Poland, Es
thonia and Latvia, which met with
Russia at the recent Riga confer
ence and signed a protocol pledging
themselves to stand for Russian rec
ognition and united in opposition to
a consortium.
^This attitude of the Baltic entente
against the proposed consortium was
based on the belief that the great
powers contemplated infringing their
sovereignty through financial control
and hoped to place them in the posi
tion of colonies, much, it was ar
gued, as had been done with China.
Article Two relates to the settle
ment of differences without the use
of arfs and force.
Russia is willing to reduce her
army if Japan evacuates Siberia and
guarantees for the security of its
boundaries are given. France con
tends that she cannot reduce her
army because Germany is not com
plying with the Versailles Treaty.
Article Three of the agenda refers
to “essential conditions for the re
establishment of confidence, without
affecting existing treaties.”
This, according to the Cannes dis
cussion, had to do with the inter
allied debts, which were not men
tioned because it was feared such
mention would . prevent American
participation. The clause “without
affecting existing treaties” was in
sisted upon by France in order to
prevent revision of the reparations
provisions of the Versailles Treaty.
Article Four deals with the finan
cial questions.
First, currency, second, central
banks; third, public finance in con
nection with reconstruction; fourth,
exchange, and fifth, organization
of public and private credit.
Article five of the agenda covers
economic and commercial ques
tions: First, facilitations and guar
antees for export and import com
merce; second, legal guarantees for
the resumption of commerce; third,
protection of industrial, literary and
artistic property; fourth, consular
regulation; fifth, admission and stat
us of foreigners in connection with
their participation in trade; sixth,
technical assistance to be given in
the work of reconstruction.”—Asso
ciated Press.
Miss Lucy Mathis who came back
to Smithfield from Falcon about a
week ago to take her former position
in the telephone office was visited Sat
urday and Sunday by her sister, Miss
Mary Mathis.
MILK DRINKING IN THE
JOHNSTON COUNTY SCHOOLS
Surveys Made In Benson, Clayton and
Southfield; Tests To Be
Conducted Here.
As a result of the surveys made by
Misses Garrison, Bridge and Swam
who put on a “Milk Week” Demon
stration in three towns of the coun
ty last week, it was found that a
larger per cent of school children in
'Smithfield are drinking milk than in
Benson or Clayton. However, the
per cent of the children drinking milk
here is only 63 per cent. Benson
comes close with 60 per cent, while
only 47 per cent of the pupils at Clay
ton are reported as milk drinkers. The
comparison is based upon 445 pupils
present at Smithfield the day the sur
vey was made, 280 drinking milk,
and 214 drinking tea and coffee; at
Benson, 342 pupils present with 206
drinking milk and 188 drinking tea or
coffee; at Clayton, 472 pupils present,
220 drinking milk and 223 drinking
tea nr coffee. The survey from the
Ivanhoe Mill school was not included
above.
As a result of the study in the lo
cal school plans are being made to
make some milk tests. Certain chil
dren who are underweight will be
given milk at regular intervals dur
ing the day and their progress
watched. Miss Kennette, primary su
pervisor, will probably have charge of
the test. Mr. James Myatt, our en
terprising dairyman, has kindly offer
ed to furnish the milk free of charge
for the test. Mr. Myatt has been,
very much interested in the campaign
and has offered a number of cash pri
zes for essays and posters in the
school.
Not only has Mr. Myatt shown an
interest in the work but the drug
stores, woman’s club, pupils and
teachers of the school, merchants and
others have all contributed to make
the campaign a success. Cash prizes
have also been offered by the drug
stores.
CLAYTON LADY WEDS
AT CHAPEL HILL SUNDAI
CHAPEL HILL, April 9—With the
university and Chapel Hill all unsus
pecting, a wedding took place in the
woods of Battle park, a few hundred
yards from the campus late this aft
ernoon.
Hubert Heffner, known to many
cities of North Carolina through his
acting in the plays give by the Caro
lina playmakers and Miss Ruth Pen
ny, when a fellow student used to go
walking in the park a year or so ago
and they got into the habit of study
ing together at a romantic spot known
as Stone Seat. They did not devote
all their talks to their lessons, and
pretty soon they were engaged. Sec
retly they made the plan to be mar
ried on the very spot where they had
spent so many happy hours with each
otner.
Parson W. D. Moss was the only
one to whom they confided the plan.
Miss Penny left the university last
June to return to her home in Clayton
but a day or so ago she came back
to Chapel Hill as she had promised.
The ceremony was performed by Par
son Moss just before sunset, while
dogwoods and Judas trees in full
blossom roundabout swayed in a
gentle April breeze.
The only spectators Were I. J. Ste
phenson, who is the closest friend of
Mr. Heffner, Paul Greene and Miss
Elizabeth Lay. Mr. Greene and Miss
Lay had been asked to take a walk
with the couple and did not know
that a wedding was in prospect until
they came upon Parson Moss and he
took the marriage license from his
pocket.
The couple start their married life
with the best of omens for there is
a tradition that lovers who have once
sat together on Stone Seat never
quarrel.
Mr. Heffner will remain in the uni
versity until commencement—Greens
boro Daily News.
Editor Benton Returns.
Editor J. B. Benton has disposed of
his holdings in the Mebane Enterprise
and has taken charge of The Benson
Review, of which he is owner. Alfred
J. Schmidt, who has been operating
The Review under a lease for the past
year will leave Benson in a few day3
and contemplates entering the news
paper business in another field.—Ben
son Review.
DISTRICT CONFER
ENCE AT CLAYTON
Methodist of Raleigh Dist.
Will Meet April 26-28;
Fine Program
The District Conference of the
Methodist church for the Raleigh dis
trict will meet at Clayton on Wednes
day night, April 2(>th and continue till
Friday the 25th. Rev. J. C. Wooten,
Presiding Eider, will preside. Rev.
E. M. Snipes, of Oxford, will preach
the opening sermon on Wednesday
night. The membership of the Con
ference consists of about 25 preach
ers and about SO lay members. Wo
men as well as men make up the lay
ity.
On Thursday every steward in the
district is invited to come. Hon. Jo
sephus Daniels is expected to deliver
an address. On Friday every Sunday
School Superintendent and teacher is
invited. Prof. H. E. Spence, of
Trinity College and others will de
liver addresses. Friday night will be
devoted to the Epworth League work
and a large number of Leaguers are
expected for this service.
On Thursday a barbecue dinner will
be served. The Methodists of Clay
ton are expecting this to be a great
occasion, both for them and for Meth
odism in the Raleigh district.
FOREST FIRES TO IMPROVE
RANGE SHOULD BE STOPPED
The people of Western North Car
olina are unanimous in the opinion
that fires in the woods greatly injure
+ he timber, the young growth, and
even the soil -over which they burn.
They are resolved to step them at
all costs.
The General Assembly last year
appropriated money to be used for
this purpose by the State Geological
and Economic Survey and with, this
and other available funds, one or
more forest wardens are being ap
pointed in each of the mountain
counties.
It is learned that in some parts of
the mountain districts burning the
woods with the idea that it improves
the range is still occasionally prac
ticed. Besides being a violation of
the State law this practice is in re
ality an injury to the range rather
than a help because it kills out the
more valuable plants such as moun
tain pea and the better grasses and
leaves only the coarser and less nour
ishing grasses, which, though they
become available a week or two earl
ier, they will not last as long or fur
nish as much feed as if the woods
were not burned. The State authori
ties are making a determiened effort
to prevent such fires.
The last legislature passed a meas
ure extending the stock lAw to nearly
all of the remaining free range areas
of the State. There are now only a
few of the isolated districts in which
cattle can be ranged, and as all cat
tlemen desire the best range possible,
it is expected that in all free range
districts the forest wardens will have
the hearty cooperation of cattle own
ers in the prevention of forest fires.
Two Local Warehouses Offered.
At a meeting Friday in Raleigh of
Eastern North Carolina tobacco
warehousemen in conference with
the officials of the Tobacco Growers
Co-operative Association, more than
60 warehouses were offered for lease
or purchase. Among the number
were two warehouses in this city: the
Center Brick owned by R. P. Holding
and estate of George T. Pool, and the
Farmers Warehouse owned by the
Farmers’ Warehouse Co.
PROCLAMATION
Know all Men, Women and Children by these Presents:
That, Whereas, the National Clean Up and Paint Up Campaign has re
sulted in many advantages to community life throughout the United States
in relieving Unemployment; in safeguarding Health; in promoting Thrift; in
furthering Fire Prevention; in stimulating Civic Pride, and in making the
“Home and City Beautiful,”
Now, therefore, be it known that plans have been perfected for a thorough
Clean Up and Paint Up campaign in Smithfield, beginning 17th day of April,
1922, and continuing in a real campaign of persistent and constructive effort
in cleaning up and keeping it up. In this worthy movement we urge each
citizen to do his or her part to make our community Clean, Healthy, Thrifty,
Safe and Beautiful.
Signed LEON G. STEVENS, Mayor.
Signed W. L. FULLER, City Clerk.
TO DEMONSTRATE
SHEEP WORK IN CO
Specialist to Be in County
Wednesday and Thurs
day at Various Farms
On Wednesday and Thursday
of this week, April 12 and 13th,
Mr. George Evans specialist in
sheep work of the Extension Ser
vice will assist the county agent
in giving demonstrations at the
places named below in (1) shear
ing sheep, (2) tying wool, (3)
docking and castrating lambs.
Every sheep keeper in the coun
ty has been invited to attend the
one of these demonstrations most
convenient to him.
Mr, Evans is well qualified in all
| lines of sheep work and will be glad
t answer any questions or to dis
! cuss any phase of sheep work in
j which the farmers who attend these
; demonstrations may be interested.
The demonstrations will begin prompt
Iv at hour named and will last for
only an hour and on^-half and they
will prove well worth the time of any
sheep grower to 'take them in. The
' thiee lines of work mentioned above
are things in which we must im
prove our methods if we would have
! the best returns for our investment
ii sheep.
It should be noted that the hour
for the demonstration at Mr. Lafay
j eUe Langston’s farm has been chang
I ed from 10 a. m. to 9 a. m., and the
j one at Mr. I. V. Pittman’s farm from
4:00 p. m. to 1 p. m. This change is
made in order that Mr. Evans may
catch the afternoon train. Evfery
one interested in better sheep work
is invited to attend these demonstra
tions and to be at the meeting on
time. The work will begin promptly
at the hour named below.
Demonstrations to be held at the
following places:
At the farm of Mr. Tom G. Allen
on the Four Oaks and Benson roacf
at 10 a. m., April 12.
At the farm of Mr. R. M. Pleasant,
Angier, N. C., Route 1, at 3 p. m. April
12.
At the farm of Mr. Lafayette Lang
ston, Bentonsville, R. 1, at 9 a. m.,
April 13.
At the farm of Mr. I. V. Pittman,
Micro, N. C., at 1 p. m. April 13.
S. J. KIRBY, County Agent. __
Honoring the Presidents.
The Shipping Board has hit upon a
plan in designating its crack ships
that ought to meet with public ap
proval. All its larger vessels are to
bear <the names of Presidents of the
United States, the inspiration prob
ably having been drawn from the
popu'firitv of the George Washington.
Nine names have been selected, 'be
ginning with the present Executive,
Warren G. Harding, and - including
Woodrow Wilson, William Howard
Taft, Theodore Roosevelt, William
McKinley, Grover Cleveland, Abra
ham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson and
Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Lasker has
been commissioned to complete the
list of names. Here is another door
closed against the fellows who are
always going around wanting to know
what we shall do for our Vice Presi
dents.—Charlotte Observer.
Baraca-Philathea Convention.
The time and place for the Baraca
Philathea Annual Convention has been
announced, Hendersonville, in the
“Ladn of the Sky”, is the place and
June 15-18 is the time. A thousand
delegates are expected to attend.
Speakers of national reputation are
being secured and a pageant showing
the origin and growth of the move
ment will be included in the program.
TURLINGTON GRADED SCHOOL
COM MENCEMENT SPEAKERS
Dr. Potent, President of Wake Forest
College Will Deliver Address;
Rev. Tuttle to Preach Sermon
Dr. William Louis Potent, presi
dent of Wake Forest College, has ac
cepted an invitation to deliver the
address 'to the graduating class of
Smithlield High school June 2, 1922.
Ur. Potent is one of the very best
platform speakers in the State, and
is in great demand for commence
ment; occasions not only in North
Carolina but also in other states. The
high school is to be congratulated
upon securing such an able man to
speak to the graduating class.
Rev. D. H. Tut'tle, pastor of Cen
tenary Methodist Church, will preach
the sermon to the graduating class on
Sunday night, May 28. Rev. Fred T.
Collins and Rev. Neill Mclnnis have
both agreed to suspend the evening
services at the Baptist and the Pres
byterian churches on that date. Rev.
D. H, Tuttle has spoken to the higli
school students here several times
since coming here to preach and he
always makes a very strong speech
to the students.
FATHER KILL THREE
CHILDREN AND HIMSELF.
CHARLOTTE, April 9— Ruby Lee
Helms, 13-year- old girl, horror
stricken and helpless, today saw her
father, John Helms, 40, slay three of
her little brothers and sisters in suc
cession with a wood axe, and then
saw him deliberately blow off the
top of his own head with a shotgun
according to the story, she the only
witness, told Coroner Frank Hovis.
The quadruple tragedy occurred at
the home of Helms, who occupied a
tenant house on the farm of Robert
Rice, 11 miles east of Charlotte,
d‘30 this rr Ho
vis said the
Helms had bee
ed ill health, as he h‘ad' been suffer
ing from a chronic stomach disease
and appeared deeply depressed when
talking to a brother a day or two ago
ab ut his “hopeless” condition.
According to little Ruby Lee
Helms, she was walking about in
the yard with the nine-months-old
baby, Hazeline, while her mother
prepared breakfast, when her father
approached with an axe and with the
handle knocked the baby from her
arms; then he went into the house
and, with the axe, brained two chil
dren i.i bed, while she looked on
through a widow, the two being,
Broncho, aged six and Bleeker aged
four. He then grabbed a shotgun,
went out into the yard, placed the
muzzle against his cheek, the gun
standing on the ground, reached
down and pressed the trigger with
his thumb, the load blowing off the
top of the head.
Mrs. Helms and another child in
addition to Ruby Lee escaped without
injury and gave the alarm. Soon
neighbors were on the scene, and
later Coroner Hovis. The baby did
not die instantly, but was taken to
a hospital in Charlott where it died
about two hours later.
It was said that Helms was for
merly a cotton mill operative at
Charlotte, but recently moved to the
farm.—-Associated Press.
Mrs. W. J. Hooks Hostess.
KENLY, April 7— Mrs. W. J.
Hooks delightfully entertained the
Priscilla Club at her home last Friday
afternoon from 4 until 6 o’clock. The
home was beautifully decorated in
flowers and potted plants. Mrs. Hooks
received her guests in her usual and
charming manner and ushered them
in the living-room where everyone
busily spent the afternoon chatting
and sewing.
The hostess, assisted by Mrs. A. J.
Broughton served a delicious salad
and ice course.
Those present to enjoy Mrs. Hooks’
hospitality were: Mesdames R. A.
Turlington, K. D. Morgan, C. F. Dar
den, A. J. Broughton, T. C. Bailey,
W. C. Clarke, Edwin Jones, L. Z.
Woodard, G. B. Woodard and Tal
madge Edgerton.
Verbal Barrage.
“Shall I go over the top?” asked
the talkative barber, poising his
shears.
“Yes, as soon as your gas-attack is
over,” answered the weary customer,
—The Traveler’s Beacon.
IRELAND NOW ON
VERGE CIVIL WAR
In Case of Civil War The
British May Return to
Restore Order
DUBLIN, April 9.—In a speech de
livered at Wexford today Michael
Collins, head of the provisional govern
ment, declared that unless there was
an immedia'te change in the tone and
tactics of certain of the people “it
looks as if civil war can only be
averted by a- miracle.”
Mr. Collins added that in such a
contingency there was little doubt
•the British would return to restore
the order which the Irish would have .
shown themselves unable to preserve.
Train holdups and attempts to pre
vent pro treaty meetings continued
today. A Dublin •train on whi. ’i Mr.
Collins was supposed to be traveling
to Wexford found the rails had been
taken up near Arklow, Armed men
orevented a repair gang from re
placing the >>ails. Mr. Collins had
foiled his opponents by making the
(rip during the night.
The place where the rails were re
moved was on a bridge over the river
Avoca. After they were eventually
reli ye cl and the train reached Ennis
corthy, armed men who arrived in an
automobile kidnapped the engine
driver so as to prevent the train from
reaching Wexford.
Thousands of persons attended the
meeting in Wexford. There were
only feeble signs of opposition to Mr.
Collins. He declared that the
language of Eamon de Valera had
become that of a dangerous despot;
and de Valera while posing as a
lover of liberty and shouting the
name of liberty, was trampling its
form under foot.
j “The language of our opponents,”
[ declared Mr. Collins “is that of
Moot patriotism. Our exist
reatened _as no enemy from
le ever hacT thi ■yj«Pi.T'-todJ*
threaten it, and there is grave
danger of another period of long
agony before the country. Unless
there is an immediate change in the
tone and tactics of certain of the
people it looks as if civil war can
only be averted by a miracle. In case
of civil war the British will return
to restore the order which the Irish
people have shown themselves un
able to preserve.”—Associated Press.
Water Makes Egg.-:.
Many f teks of hens have less than
one-half of iht amount of water they
need fur body maintenance and egg
production. When it is known that
1 dozen medium sized eggs contv >
about a p r> of water and that 55 per
cent of the body weight is water the
importance of liberal quantities of
fresh clean water can not be overesti
mat id.
Water is necessary in the crop of
the nen to keep the food, which is
stored there, from becoming congest
ed. This would result in a condition
which is somietimies (called “crop
bound.” Plenty of fresh water keeps
the food soft which allows it to pass
uniformly down the gullet into the
glandular stomach. In the glandular
stomach quantities of digestive juices
are poured on to the food where it
passes on to the gizzard. The ac
tion of the gizzard grinds the con
tents into very fine paste. From
there it goes down thru the intestines,
receiving digestive juices at different
points until it is a soft solution in
the large intestines. Absorption of
the_ food into the blood streams oc
cur while it is in a liquid state in the
intestines. The absorbed food is car
ried to all parts of the body in the
blood stream. Water is necessary for
everyone of these processes. Many
flocks produce few eggs because they
lack water.—Nebraska Agricultural
Station.
PHONOGRAPH STAR ADA
JONES & CO., HERE SOON
One of the interesting Musical
events of the season will be the com
ing to the Opera House on April 18,
of America’s best known comedienne
Ada Jones (herself) and her own
Company of high class artists. Ada
Jones has no equal in her famous
character songs and keeps her aud
ience in continual laughter by her
original manner of singing her songs.
The other members of Miss Jones
Company are direct from Redpath,
Lyceum and Chautauqua circuits.