SALE OF LIQUOR ON
SHIPS IS DEFENDED
18th Amendment Null And
Volstead Act Void on
The High Seas
WASHINGTON, June 14. —The
shij ping board holes that “neither
the Volstead act nor the 18th amend
ment applies to American ships out
side the three-mile limit,” Chairman
Lasker declared today in a letter to
Adolphus Bn.h Ill, vice-president
of the Anheuser-Bush Brewery com
pany, of St. Louis.
Confirming reports that alcoholic
drinks were being served on Ameri
can ships at sea, Mr. Lasker asserted
that the shipping board had approved
this custom “both from the stand
point of legal right and from the
standpoint of the life and security of
our national merchant marine.”
“The shipping board has permitted
and will continue to permit the serv
ing of liquor on its ships,” he con
tinued, “so long as foreign language
ships are allowed to enter and depart
from our shores exercising that
privilege.”
Mr. Lasker’s letter was in reply to
a communication addressed by Mr.
Busch to President Harding with
reference to alcoholic drinks being
regularly served on shipping board
vessels at sea. The matter had been
referred to him, the shipping board
chairman explained, since “the Presi
dent is unacquainted with the sub
ject you cover.”
While it is true, Mr. Lasker said,
that an assistant attorney general
“in the prior administration,” had
held that the prohibition laws were
effective on American shipping
wherever operated, the present gen
eral counsel of the shipping
board, his two assistants and the
chairman himself were convinced
that such an opinion was not sound
ly based and had approved the ii.
elusion of wine lists as regular
equipments of boats operated under
the board’s supervision, for use, how
ever, only beyond the jurisdictional
coastal line.
“The prior chairman (of the board)
had issued orders that the Palmer
opinion must be respected,” Mr.
Lasker said, “but it is true that in
fact during the Wilson administra
tion insofar as the shipping board
operated passenger ships liquor was
served. * * *
“Having thus disposed of your
contention that we are breaking the
law let me refer to the practical side
of what is involved.
“There is a vital bill pending be
fore Congress now providing aid for
American shipping which if enacted
into law stamps the belief of Ameri
ca (as expressed through its legis
lative body) that we have reached
that point in our national life where
an established merchant marine is
essential for our prosperity in times
of peace and our protection in times
of war.
“No type of ship is so essential for
either of these major purposes as the
fast passenger and combination pas
senger and cargo ships. Of this type
Great Britain has 250 whereas we
have but 50; when speed and size are
considered the factor is even greater
in favor of Great Britain.
“So long as Great Britain, Japan,
France, Germany and other maritime
nations continue to serve liquors to
American passengers 1 am ashamed
to state that my experience leads me
to believe there is a sufficient num
ber of Americans without proper
pride in their own flag who would
divert their trade to the foreign
flags to the extent that the com
petition would be from a profit op
erating standpoint very heavily
against tne American snip.
“I do not believe I speak inadvis
ably when I state that so long as
foreign ships can enter America
serving liquor the lack of that privi
lege might be the very determining
factor in the life or death of the
American merchant marine, and that
so long as foreign ships are allowed
the privilege of entering and depart
ing from American ports serving
liquor that same privilege must be
allowed our merchant ships.
“If the sale of liquor be prohibited
on all boats entering or departing
from American ports there is no voice
in the shipping board that would be
raised in protest.”
CENTRAL BASEBALL
LEAGUE IS FORMED
SELMA, June 14.—The Central
Carolina Baseball League was formed
here yesterday in the Chamber of
Commerce rooms for the purpose of
providing a series of games of the
great national pastime for the sum
mer. , The towns forming the league,
Smithfield, by R. P. Holding; Wen
dell, by Wilkins; Benson, Dr. A. E.
Oliver and Selma by 0. P. Harper.
Dr. I. W. Mayerberg was elected
temporary president of the league
and M. L. Gordon secretary.
The league will open Monday, June
19, and will be a ten week league
with two series. The players for
each town are to be local men with
a few exceptions. This will make it
more interesting for the local fans
to see their home teams playing hard
for the victory, and neither team
will have much chance to run away
with the other teams.
Only four games per week will be
played with the schedule for the
first week as follows:
Monday, June 19: Selma at Wen
dell; Benson at Smithfield. Tuesday,
June 20: Wendell at Selma; Smith
field at Benson. Thursday, June 22:
Benson at Selma; Wendell at Smith
field. Friday, June 23: Selma at Ben
son; Smithfield at Wendell.
To begin with the question of um
pires seemed to give trouble but be
fore the meeting was over the names
of more good umpires were submitted
than could be used during the season.
With each team a good team and a
good diamond much fun and sport
will be anticipated by the baseball
fans of the four towns.
C. CUSTER DIES SUDDENLY
A HIS HOME IN SELMA
SELMA, June 14.—C. Custer,
agent for the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Company at Selma for the
past twelve years, died suddenly in
his office Monday afternoon.
Mr. Custer was apparently in his
usual health until a short time be
fore he died, when he had a sinking
spell at the cafe near the station.
He soon recovered and walked over
to his office. After entering the
office he began to read and fell out
of his chair dead.
The, remains were taken to Rocky
Mount, Va., for burial. Mr. Custer
was from Rocky Mount, and his
widow and child, who survive him,
were there at the time of his death.
Mr. Custer was popular in Selma,
and his sudden death has cast a
gloom over the town. He was an
efficient railroad man and was always
kind and courteous to all .
The remains were accompanied to
Rocky Mount by J. W. Short, M. K.
Heptinstall and Paul Warren.—News
and Observer.
S. C. GOVERNOR TO
BE AT GOLDSBORO
A telegram from the office of
Senator Simmons to the Goldsboro
Chamber of Commerce announces the
fact that Ex-Governor Rob*. A.
Cooper of South Carolina, now a
member of the Federal Farm Loan
Board, will address the farmers in
Eastern North Carolina in Goldsboro
at the Wayne County Home Coming
Celebration to be held there on July
4th.
In addition to Mr. Cooper’s address,
it has been announced that a repre
sentative from the United States De
partment of Agriculture and Mr. T.
B. Parker from the State Depart
ment of Agriculture would deliver
important messages to the farmers
of Eastern Carolina on this occasion.
POLES GET RICH BY
SELLING GERMAN NEWS
PAPERS AS WASTE
BERLIN, Germany.—It was ob
served recently in a small station on
the German-Polish border that the
people were buying large quantities
of German newspaper. This was
attributed at first to a desire to ab
sorb the German point of view on the
part of the Poles, but some skeptics
insisted upon an investigation.
It was discovered that a group of
Poles was purchasing German news
papers at current prices and resell
ing them as waste paper with almost
100 per cent profit. The paper is
pulped and resold in Russia, where
it is again used as news print. It is
said the originators of the idea have ;
made much money.
NEWS ITEMS AT THE
CAPITAL OF BEULAH
Mrs. Kirby and Mrs. Barnes
Entertain Priscilla Club;
Personal Mention
KENLY, June 13.—Miss Adna Lee
Bailey spent the week end with rela
tives in Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Derby, of Fay
etteville were the week end guests of
Dr. and Mrs. R. A. Turlington. Mr.
Derby returned to Fayetteville Mon
day while Mrs. Derby remained for
a few 'days.
Miss Mildred Darden is spending
some time in Warsaw, the guest, of
Miss Hulda Best.
Miss Lucile Holden has returned
from a visit to friends in Rocky
Mount. She was accompanied home
by Miss Vivian Griffin, of Rocky
Mount.
Miss Thelma Hooks spent the week
' end with relatives at Nahunta.
Mrs. M. C. Bridgers, of Bladen
boro is on a visit to her sister, Mrs.
H. M. Grizzard.
Mrs. R. A. Turlington and Mrs. E.
C. Derby spent Tuesday in Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Hooks and fam
ily spent Sunday with relatives near
Fremont.
Mr. H. F. Edgerton, Mrs. L. Z.
Woodard, Misses Lillian Edgerton,
Inez Edgerton and Miriam Edgerton
are spending a few days in Norfolk.
Mrs. Dora Gilbreath, Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Hollowell and Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Darden attended the burial of
Mrs. S. L. Rose in Goldsboro Friday.
Mrs. Hank Simmons, of Goldsboro,
spent the week end with her father,
Mr. R. A. Hales.
Mrs R .T. Fulghum, Miss Frances
Hales and Mr. Ralph Hales spent
Thursday with relatives in Golds
boro.
Miss Clyde Stone, of Hope Mills is
on a visit here with Mrs. Joe
Eagles.
Mr. A. H. Hardison left Monday
for Enfield on a business trip and
will be away several days.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Tiner left
Monday to spend the week with rela
tives in Louisburg and Wake Forest.
Miss Jewell Edgerton is visiting
friends in Parkton for several days.
Mrs. J. H. Alford made a visit to
Nashville recently.
Mr. F. T. McDewitte, of Washing
ton, N. C., spent last week end in
town with friends.
The Missionary Society of the M.
E. Church held its regular monthly
meeting at the church on Monday at
•5 p. m. The meeting was presided
over by Mrs. G. B. Woodard.
There were regular services con
ducted at the M. E. Church here Sun
day by the pastor, Rev. J. E. Holden.
"And it shall come to pass in the
last days, saith God, I will pour out
of my spirit upon all flesh: and your
sons and your daughters shall proph
esy, and your young men shall see
visions, and your old men shall
dream dreams.” Acts 2nd chap. 17th
verse.
Miss Elizabeth Woodard arrived
home Tuesday after spending some
time in Walstonburg with her aunt,
Mrs W A. Marlow.
Mrs. J. H Barnes left for Dunn
today to visit friends.
Mrs. J. H Kirby entertained her
Sunday School class Tuesday at a pic
nic dinner at Lowell.
On last Friday afternoon the lovely
home of Mrs. Katherine H. Kirby on
Maxwelton Heights was the scene of
a brilliant social event when Mrs.
Kirby and Mrs. J. H. Barnes enter
tained the Priscilla club. As the
guest arrived they were met at the
door by Mrs. Kirby and Mrs. Barnes
and seated in the living room and
hall which was found « attractively
decorated with sweet peas and lark
spur. During the pleasant hours of
the afternoon a special program was
rendered which was very much en
joyed. As the hour of departure drew
nigh Miss Lucile Kirby assisted bj
Miss Virginia Kirby and Miss Es
ther Alford, of Smithfield, served
the guests with delicious chicken
salad, ice cream and cake. Those
enjoying the occasion were Mesdames
R. H. Alford, of Smithfield, R. k.
Turlington, L. C. Wilkinson, H. M.
Grizzard, M. C. Bridger, of Bladen
boro, P. Godwin, Frank Derby, of
Fayetteville, L. Z. Woodard, P. D.
Grady, J. C. Grady, G. B. Woodard,
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PRINCETON NEWS IS
FULL OF INTEREST
Holt’s Mill Is Now Called
Harrison’s Lake Being
Developed
PRINCETON, June 13.—Misses
Ethel and Mildred Boyet,t and Jim
mie Boyett, from Glendale, were vis
itors at Mr. G. T. Boyett’s for the
wick end.
Mrs. Chester, of Greenville, Mrs.
J C. Thompson and Mrs. P. C.
Caldwell, of Wayne county, were vis
itors in town Tuesday, quests of Miss
Estella Holt.
-Misses Thelma Toler, Mildred Mas
sey and Sara Blackman have gone to
the summer school at State College,
Raleigh
Miss Ora Everett,'from Parkton,
is here visiting her sister, Mrs. J.
L. Rackley.
Holt’s Mill has been improved and
it is now Harrison’s Lake. There are
boats and baths, and other amuse
ments. There were said to be almost
a thousand young people who visited
this pleasure resort last Sunday. Be
ing right on the Central highway
where hundreds of cars pass every
day this place can be made one of
the most popular ones in eastern
North Carolina. The managers
should cut out bad characters and
those who come there in a drunken
condo ior..
Mr. Billie Yelverton from Eureka,
was a visitor here Sunday, being
present at the Children’s Day exer
cises in the Methodist church.
The fire department was called out
at 4 a. m. Saturday to a vacant
building which was entirely destroy
ed. There was plenty of insurance
on it. Another building was entirely
destroyed, this was occupied by a
colored family, and all their house
hold goods were burned. This was
caused by a bad stove flue.
The sermon at the Methodist
church Sunday night was preached
by Rev. J. S. Edwards, a young man
raised near town. Forty years ago
a young man name David Whitley,
raised near town, preached one of his
first sermons in the old Methodist
church at the same place. John T.
Finlayson was the other one, only
three preachers raised here in forty
year.
Mrs. Bettie Bucher is very serious
ly sick in the Goldsboro hospital
where she was carried some days ago.
Mr. Bob Rains is very sick with
fever at his home near town.
Mr. George T. Whitley continues
very feeble not having recovered from
a recent illness. He is able, however,
to hobble up town, but becomes en
tirely exhausted by the.effort.
Miss Fadim Kirk, from Mebane,
is visiting Miss Gertrude King this
week.
Mrs. Flora Coley and daughter,
Miss Mary from Eureka are visit
ing their grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. T. Edwards.
Three young white men and mar
ried who live about four miles from
town, went out on a chicgen steal
town, went out on a chicken steal
ing trip Friday night. They went
his chickens and carried them away.
The darkey, Toddy Whitley, happen
ed to be in his yard and saw them.
He knew each one well as they all
lived near him. He had his gun but
would not shoot them. He hitched
up and followed their wagon to
Goldsboro, where the police got the
young men with the old man’s chick
ens.
There will be a picnic at Harrison's
Lake next Monday for the children
of the Baptist Sunday School who
were in the Children’s Day exercises.
The friends of John R. Holt, Jr.*
will be glad to know that he is im
proving and will soon be well again,
Providence permitting.
DURHAM MAN IS ELECTED
HEAD CAROLINA COLLEGE
DURHAM, June 12.—Ernest J.
Green, former superintendent of city
schools in Durham has been elected
president of Carolina College at
Maxton, according to announcement
made today.
Mr. Green was for 17 years identi
fied with public school work in Dur
ham. He resigned to enter business.
He will, it is announced, accept the
presidency of Carolina college.
DECLARES UNITED STATBS
BIGGEST OF BOOTLEGGERS
St. Louis, Mo., June 14.—Charging
the United States is “incomparably
the biggest bootlegger in the world”,
a letter written by August A. Busch,
I president of Anheuser Busch, Inc.,
| while en route to Europe aboard the
steamship George Washington, and
which has been forwarded to Presi
dent Harding, was made public here
today, together with an accompany
ing letter by Adolphus Busch, III, his
son. A third letter by Anheuser
Busch, Inc., addressed to members of
Congress, requests an investigation
of the enforcement department of the
government in relation to the Prohi
bition Act.
The letter of August A. Busch, ad
dressed to his associates, says in part:
“We are now approaching the coast
of France. As this vessel is operated
by the United States Shipping Board
I was amazed to learn that the Ship
ping Board vessels are the ‘wettest on
the ocean.’
“I learn that passage on these ships
has been sold with a positive money
back guarantee that the bars for the
sale of intoxicating liquors would be
thrown wide open as soon as they
passed outside the three-mile coast
line.
“This makes the United States in
comparably the biggest bootlegger in
the world.” *
TRY FOR TOP OF EVEREST
AFTER BREAKING RECORD
LONDON, Eng., June 12.—Accord
ing to reports from Tibet two select
ed members of Gen. Bruce’s explora
tion party are now attempting to
reach the summit of Mount Everest,
the goal of the expedition, says a
Calcutta dispatch today. Three of
the climbers have suffered severe
frost bites.
It was announced in London dis
patches of June 8 that three mem
bers of the Everest expedition had
on May 21 reached an altitude of
26,800 feet, the highest ever reached
by man, and 2,200 feet below the
summit. This, it was commented,
seemed to augur well for the success
of the final effort.
GOVERNMENT’S EXPENSES
CUT 1,700,000,000 DOLLARS
WASHINGTON, June 12. —Ex
penditures for carrying un the ordi
nary business of the Government for
the current fiscal year will be nearly
$1,700,000,000 less than last year, or
about $100,000,000 more than the
latest estimate by Director of the
Budget Dawes, Treasury officials stat
ed today.
Expenditures of the Government
chargeable against ordinary re
ceipts exclusive of the principal of
the public debt for the fiscal year to
date have amounted to $3,523,136,678,
compared with $5,138,806,937 for
the corresponding period last year.
Pressure by the budget bureau,
officials declared, would prevent
undue last minute expenditures be
fore July 30, so that Gen. Dawes’
estimate would be more than borne
out by the results for the year.
GOVERNMENT ASKED
TO BUY DISMAL SWAMP
WASHINGTON, June 13.—Sena
tor Simmons, Representative Ward,
and former Republican John S. Small
appeared before the senate commit
tee on commerce today, and asked it
to take over the dismal swamp, as
recommended by the chief of engi
neers of the army, at $500,000. The
purpose is to reclaim this ancient
wilderness.
WEEKS ASKS FOR MONEY TO
SETTLE CLAIMS ON CAMP
BRAGG PROPERTY
WASHINGTON, June 13.—Secre
tary Weeks asked Congress today for
an appropriation of $689,000 for com
pletion of acquisition of land for mil
itary purposes at Camp Bragg, Nortn
Carolina, most of which will be used
to pay awards heretofore made in
condemnation proceedings.
“An ounce of prevention is worth a
pound of cure.”
FORMER STUDENTS
PLAN MEMORIAL
Called to Meet Here June 30
To Discuss Memorial to
Prof. Turlington
In July of last year the following
! letter was written and mailed to
several of the old students of Turl
ington Institute:
“Smithfield, N. C.
“July 30th, 1921.
“Dear Sir:
“At a meeting a few days ago the
undersigned was appointed to call to
gether about one hundred and fifty
of the old students of Professor Ira
T. Turlington to consider the advisa
bility of commemorating the memory
of Prof. Turlington, in some manner,
and to consider ways and means. I
therefore request that you meet us in
the court room in Smithfield on Thurs
day, August 4, 1921 at 10 o’clock a.
m. Please be present.
“Yours truly,
“ANNIE V. LEE.”
In response to this letter several of
the old students met in the court
room in Smithfield on the day above
mentioned for the above purpose. Ow
ing to the inclemency of the weather
the attendance was not as large as
had been hoped for, but the enthusi
asm and interest shown at the meet
ing, by those present, and letters
from many of those who were absent
made the meeting a most interesting
one. At this meeting its purpose was
warmly discussed and it was voted
advisable by those present to con
tinue the work, and that a temporary
committee be appointed to take up
and continue it. Mr. A. M. Noble, a
former student of Prof. Turlington
and at present one of Johnston coun
ty’s most promising citizens was
unanimously chosen as chairman of
the committee with Miss Annie V.
Ia:e, another old student and staunch
friend of Prof. Turlington, as secre
tary.
Mr. Noble and Miss Lee were grant
ed the full privilege of selecting the
committee composed of old students
to assist them in taking up and con
sidering the ways and means of, and
how best to obtain a suitable memorial
io me memory or tms great and
goad man. Those who graciously ac
cepted the work with the Chairman
and Secretary are Mrs. Bertha Stev
ens Ginn, of Goldsboro, Messrs J. S.
Pulghum, of Raleigh, Oliver Rand, rtf
Wilson, and Rev. A. T. Lassiter, of
Benson. This committee is now ready
to submit the report of their work
to all other old students who are in
terested in any way in seeing some
permanent and suitable memorial es
tablished to do honor to one whose
worthy life and deeds have meant so
much for the uplift of not only John
ston County, but whose influence
has been and will always be felt
throughout our colleges and differ
ent states. This article is published
with the earnest desire that it may be
read with appreciative and appellative
interest by the old Turlington Insti
tute and Turlington Graded School
students, the County Board of Educa
tion, all school teachers, who had the
opportunity and pleasure of teaching
during his term of Superintendent of
Public Instruction of Johnston Coun
ty, all institute workers, who enjoyed
his leadership, and all other inter
ested friends, and that they may
make every effort to meet with the
committee in the auditorium of the
Turlington Graded School in Smith
field on Friday afternoon, the 30th
of June, at 3:30 o’clock, promptly, for
the submission of the report of the
present committee and to give each
one present the opportunity of ex
pressing his or her views regarding
plans now under way for this,cause.
To advance the cause further it is
absolutely necessary that a full at
tendance of interested persons shall
be on hand at this meeting, and it
is desired that each one present shall
feel that it is a meeting for them in
| which they may feel perfectly free
t! voice their opinion of the work,
! and U> lend their interest in any w »y
ihov may see fit to further the work.
Many friends and students of the 'ate
Professor Turlington at home and
abroad are deeply interested in this
move mo r t, which has now been un
der most careful consideration for
a'most a year and many voluntary
letters and messages have been re
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