CITY FATHERS HAVE VERY BUSY SESSION Plan White Way; Railroad Crossing, Hotel and Other Improvements A glance at the minutes of the meeting of the city board of aider man serves to impress one with the fact that Smithfield is wide awake. The newest project to be considered by this board is a white way for this city. At the regular meeting Tues day night a resolution was introduc ed that the town install a white \yay on Market street from the river to the depot, and on Second and Third streets from Johnston street to Han cock. This will mean that the unsight ly light poles and wires which no.v grace (?) the streets of the business sections of the town will be replaced with neat looking pedestals, the wires having been placed under ground. A committee composed of Messrs J. J. rBoadhurst and W. N. Holt was appointed to have this mat ter In charge. Mr. W. M. Grantham was appoint-'1 ed registrar for the town election which will be held on May 8, and an nouncement will be made later as to where the registration books will be kept. ' The hotel proposition which has been under consideration for some time was again discussed and a mo tion was carried appointing Messrs J. A. Wellons and L. G. Stevens as a committee to draw up proper resolu tions calling for an election on the hotel bond issue, which shall be pre^> sented at the Xpril meeting. The resolution presented a'month ago exempting from taxation for a period of ten years manufacturing enterprices which shall be established in this city, became an ordinance af Tini -Jhe amende r.ienf struck out the clauses stating that the enterprise should represent an investment of $10,000. The law now allows small investments in manufacturing enterprises to be tax exempt. The town olTicials also took notice of the dangerous railroad crossing at the station here and appointed Messrs F. H. Brooks, J. J. Broadhurst, and W. N. Holt to act with commit tees frcm other organizations in the town in an effort to have this cross ing safeguarded. Other business transacted by the town board at this session included the authorization of improvements of the water system at the power house, the decision to furnish electric pow er to the hospital free of charge, and the establishment of electric lights at the rear and front of the new high school building. “SPIDER” HARRY YOUNG FALLS TO HIS DEATH NEW YORK, March 5.—With a Broadway crowd standing agape and movie machines clicking out their yards of celluloid ribbon, Harry F. Young, self-styled “spider,” plunged ten stories to his death today w'hile attempting to scale the side of the hotel Martinique. Women fainted and disorder ensued. Police reserves had to be called be fore the body could be removed and traffic restarted. Among those who crowded Greeley square watching the performance at his stunt was his wife with whom he had just lunched. She swooned. Re vived in a drug store nearby, she was removed to a hospital. The square was packed when Young appeared. Clinging to points ef vantage were dozens of cameramen, windows of every skyr scraper in the vicinity were filled with, men and wo men laughing and talking excitedly as Young began his climb. The police estimated the crowd at 20,000. SMITHFIELD LIKELY TO GET BERTH IN EAST CAR. LEAGUE The Kinston Baseball Club invites "those interested in league baseball for the coming season, in the city of Smithfield to send a representative to a conference to be held in Kins ton Qn March 17th, for the purpose of discussing plans for the re-organi zation of the East Carolina League as a Class “D” League under the National Agreement. The confer ence will meet at 1:00 p. m., in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. —Kin ston Baseball Club. March 7, 1923. CONFEDERATE DEAD ARE TO BE HONORED Names of Johnston County Veterans Will Appear on The Monument Col. G. B. Alford, of Holly Springs, commander of Oscar R. Rand Camp of Confederate Veterans, who has been the moving spirit in the col lection of funds for the erection of the Confederate monument in. Holly Springs, announces that the project has now reached the point where he can make known those who will be honored by having their names and rank appear on the two plates of the monument. In making this announcement Col. Alford issues a lively appeal for a greater interest on the part of the relatives of the brave men whose names are to be placed where they can be known and read of all. Col. Alford w*as in this city last fall soliciting contributions for the monu ment and the contractors have in formed Col. Alford that the work on the monument is now' practically completed. He is waiting to get a complete list of the names which will appear on the plates of the monu ment. It is hoped to have the list finished by April 1, and the unveiling is expected t,j takf place in August or September. ^ A list of those from Johnston County whose names will appear* on PIa'» No. 1 follows: Capt. Oscar R. Rand, Co. D, 26th Regiment. Capt. J. J. Young, 1st Lieut., Co. C, 50th Regiment. Jesse Thompson Ellington, 2nd Lieut., Co. C, 50th Reg. Lieut. Monroe Jones, Co. D, 26th Reg. Capt. Joseph Atkinson, Co. H, 50th ■Reg- ~ S. R. Horn, 2nd Lieut., Co. C, 53rd Reg. Joseph C. Ellington, 1st Lieut., Co. C, 50th Reg. The names of a number of sons and members of the Memorial Asso ciation and their relatives will appear on Plate No .2. The following is a partial list of officers whose name, will also be on Plate No. 2: Col. G. B. Alford, Commander, Co. I, 41st Reg. Dr. B. S. Utley, First Adj., Co. D, 26th Reg. vv, J. C. Ballentine, First Lieut., Co. C, 31st Reg. | W. H. Utley, Second Lieut. Com., | Co. C, 31st Reg. W. H. Burt, Second Lieut. Com., | Co., E, 63rd Reg. W. Q. Maynard, Thh'd Lieut. Com., ! Co., D, 26th Reg. George D. Spence, Third Lieut. ! Com., Co. F, 15th Reg. Elbert F. Holt, Fourth Lieut. Com., < : Co. D, 26th Reg. J. M. Utley, Quartermaster, Co. I, ! 41st Reg. W. H. Strain, Commissary, Co. G, | 27th Reg. Dr R. T. Spence, Surgeon, Co. 1. 41st Reg. Rev. J. M. White, Chaplain, Co. I, ! 41st Reg. AMERICAN BIRTH RATE DE CLINE; DEATH RATE INCREASES WASHINGTON, March 5.—£ de cline in the b;rth :ete and an in reas m the death ne during the first nine months of 1922 were shown ir. provisional Census Bureau figures j n ade public today by the Department i of Commerce. The mortality rate ranged from 7.8 in Idaho, to 14.3 in Maine and | averaged 11.7 in the States from ' which statistics were taken for each 1,000 of population in the period, as, compared with an 11.6 average in the the same period in 1921. Births on the other hand ranged from 18.3 per 1,000 of population in the State of Washington to 30 in ’ North Carolina, and averaged 22.8 in the first nine months of 1922, as compared with an average of 25 in the same period in 1921. TURLINGTON GRADED SCHOOL \ ENROLLMENT REACHES 900 j The enrollment of the Turlington ' Graded School has this week reached the 900 mark. Of this number 388 ; are in the primary department, 268 i are in the grammar grade depart- ' ment, and 244 are in the high school department. Confederate shaft to be erected some time this year, now being completed by McNefel Marble Co., Marietta, Ga. RECORDER’S COURT HAS LIGHT DOCKE1 KE'I wim The Recorder’s Court docket hmM'u-esdayrcase’ha disposed of. These were as follows: State vs. John Allen Lee, charged with trespass. The defendant was fined one penny and costs. State vs. John Red and Vernon Oates charged with larceny. The de fendants plead guilty forcible tres- i pass and were fined $10 each and I costs. State vs. Kemp Lee charged with j blockading. Defendant was found j guilty and sentenced to 12 months on j roads. An appeal to the Superior , court was taken. State vs. J. R. Dixon, charged with ! allowing stock to run at large. Judg- J ment was suspended upon payment of : cost. State vs. James Williams. Larceny. Not -guilty4 , State vs. D. A. Lee charged with violation of prohibition law. Defend ant found guilty and sentenced to six months on roads. , ■ State vs. Zeb Norton charged with having in his possession for the pur pose of sale and also having material for purpose j?f 'blockading. Defend ant was found guilty of both charges and given six months on roads for first offense and 12 months on the second count. Judgment was sus pended on the second count upon con dition of good behavior for two years. EX-KAISER EXPECTS AN HETR IN A FEW MONTHS LONDON, March 5.—A special correspondent of The Daily Ch/onicle writes: “A family event, I learn is expect ed to take place in a few months’ time at Doom House, the ex-Kaiser’s place of -'xde ir Holland. The ex Kaiser is particularly anxious that the first horn o? his second marriage should not see the light of day in ex ile. In order to avoid this, negotia tion? l ave been going on for some time to enable the ex-Kaiser to enter into possession again of his”villa in Corfu. If the negotiations are suc cessful he hopes that the coming scion of the House of Hohenzollern will be born on that island. “The ex-Kaiser knows it is too much to expect permission to go with his consort to Corfu, but he hopes the Princess may be permitted to go there some time before the birth of the child. The Princess is in excellent health, and the coming family event seems to have^iven the ex-monarch new interest in life.” Congressman E. W. Pou arrived in the city last night from Washington, D. C„ to spend some time with his family, Congress having adjourned. THE ENGLISH PEOPLE TO SAVE THE WORLD LONDON, March 6.—The convi^ syrely waa^fcminaj though not just yet, when the English’ speaking people would be driven by the course of world events to join hands and save the world economical ly and restore international trade without which Great Britain, especial ly, could not prosper or succeed, was expressed today by Stanley Baldwin, chancellor of the exchequer, at the annual conference of the women’s parliamentary committee of the Na tional Unionist association. Mr. Baldwin was of the opinion that it was not a dream to foresee in the future world peace guaranteed by these two same peoples and that they would maintain it as the only powers whose interests were world wide, whose financial strength was unimpaired and whose ideals tended far more to peace and the elevation of mankind than to militarism and fighting. The chancellor asserted that most of the problems today are economic, and the greatest economic power of the world rested with the English speaking peoples.—Associated Press. STEADY INCREASE BY TOBACCO COOPERATIVES The farmers; in three states are steadily joining the Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association. The addi tion of 345 new members and the sign-up of 1,417,440 pounds of to bacco to the association in February show the increasing favor with which the growers regard their big selling organization. "he payment to South Carolina growers of 105 per cent of the loan value of their tobacco to date, has brought in new members from all pa'ts of the South Carolina belt. Some of the cooperative growers in South Carolina have made phenome nenally high averages and are now looking forward to their fourth and fn. 1 payment. Championship Contests. The students of the fourth, the fifth, and the sixth grades in the Turlington Graded School are now engaged in a spirited contest for championship in spelling and arithme tic. After a series of five tests in spelling and arithmetic the fourth grade which makes the higher aver age in three of the five tests will be given a half holiday as a reward. The arrangement is the same for the fifth and the sixth grade sections. Super intendent Franks is conducting the tests. Accuracy and thoroughness are the things which count Th both the spelling and arithmetic tests. THE WOMAN’S CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS I Mrs. W. H. Lyon Chosen as | President; Annual Reports Of Departments Read ) I The March meeting of the Worn an’s Club is always one of interest, that being the regular time for the election of officers and the annual reports. At the February meeting the following nominating committee was appointed: Mrs. E. W. Pou, chair man, Mrs. H. B. Marrow, Mrs. E. S. Edmundson, Mrs. J. J. Broadhurst, and Mrs. H. G. Gray. This commit tee gave a report which was unani mously adopted as follows: president, Mrs. W. H. Lyon; vice-president, Mrs. H. B. Marrow; treasurer, Mrs. J. H. Kirkman; recording secretary, HJrs. | A. H. Rose; corresponding secretary, | Miss Cora Belle Ives; chairman of ' civics, Mrs. Lee Sanders; Music, Mrs. I C. V. Johnson; Library, Mrs. A. G. ! Johnson with Mrs. T. R. Hood and Miss Lallah Rookh Stephenson, as ! sistants; Home Economics, Mrs. W. | M. Sanders to be assisted by Miss • Minnie Lee Garrison; Education, Mrs. j N. T. Holland; Social Service, Mrs. j Hal C. Hood; Literature, Mrs. A. S. ; Johnston; Editor, Mrs. T. J. Lassiter. At this meeting the annual reports 1 of the various departments showed considerable work accomplished du1 ■ ing the past year, a fact that re ; fleets credit upon the retiring pres: ■ dent, Mrs. Thel Hooks and her corps ; of assistants. Forty-one ladies have joined the I club during the last two years bring ! ing the total membership to 112. The report from the civics depart ment for the year read by the chair I man, Mrs. F. H. Brooks included two ] general clean up campaigns for the | town, one in the spring and one in jjy^c^fall and the cit^remetery kept inorder T>y coTlecfraf^ frOm''TTTtiits affa-rs She ■ ave go d sug gestions concerning the Community Fair, which is to be held again next fall. She praised our fair which was held last year, and urged that we at tempt To make an improvement along the lines of farm and field crops and the ladies pay more attention lo canning and poultry raising. Mr. John Woodard was elected president of the coming fair, and Mr. Oscar Boyette, secretary. Miss Garrison also suggested that Miss Newell help the Princeton school children to give a cheer to one of the former Princeton girls, Miss Tempie Hinton, who was one of the first to graduate from the Princeton High school. She now has a respon sible position in New York Fed II i i an ~ m m Mr. George Woodard made the re port that we would know something definite concerning a new school building in about two weeks. Th< school children were especially enthu siastic and several made interesting talks as to why we should have a new school building. Miss Lorene Leonard, a former teacher' of Princeton, madt an inter esting talk concerning the new school building. She said that Princeton was progressing along all lines except schools, and that the bright children of Princeton deserved a modern school building. The club adjourned to meet again, March 20th. And everyone is espe cially urged tc attend this meeting. * More Valuable Than Gold. Copper is more valuable than gold from a standpoint of usefulness. Gold is heavy, soft, of low tensile strength, high electrical resistance, low heat conductivity. Copper is employed in so many uses that if it should fail, civilization would halt its onward march until some substitute could be produced.—Dearborn Inde pendent. Club room, has been newly painted, a comfortable Morris chair Installed, new curtains placed at the windows, a rag rug on the floor, and new lin en furnished. After listening to the reports all of which were good, a delegate to the District Federation meeting which will be held in Chapel Hill on March 19th, was elected. Mrs. H. B. Marrow was chosen as the special representative, but all the ladies who caji are expected to attend. The matter of taking action as to safeguarding the railroad crossing at the station here was presented and a committee of one was elected to act with a committee from the Ki wanis Club and the town board in getting something done. Mrs. T. J. Lassiter was named to represent the Woman’s Club After the business had been dis posed of Mrs. Hooks made a talk be fore the club in which she reviewed the work during the two years she 1 as been president. Her talk was of especial interest and it is our pur pose to give the gist of it in oar next issue. It summarizes the work dor.e by the club and will show the value of this organization to Smith fielu. Mrs. Hooks was presented with a lovely bunch of pink earn i tions f,om the club in appreciation of the unselfish service which she has rendered.