TICKET CAMPAIGN
FOR CHAUTAUQUA
Three Day Program Next Week
Promises Six Splendid
Entertainments
The Chautauqua ticket campaign
under the leadership of Mrs. A. S.
Johnston is now on. The following
ward chairmen have been appointed
who will in turn appoint other help
ers: First ward, Mr. T. R. Hood, sec
ond ward, Mr. W. W. Jordan; third
Mr. W. L. Fuller; fourth, Mrs. Thel
Hooks. The price of a season ticket
which admits to six entertainments,
is $1.50. Junior season tickets are
$1.00. Single admissions for both
children and grown ups will be 75
cents.
The progam which the Swarthmore
Chautauqua puts on is generally very
good. We are told that this year it
is better than usual. There will be
two entertainments each day, Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday of
next week, one in the afternoon and
one in the evening.
The program this year includes a
lecture by Harry Hibschman, L. L. D.
who speaks on “The Law and the
Profits.” One newspaper report
characterized his lecture as follows:
“It was a strong, patriotic, diplo
matic appeal—full of the purest
Americanism, and held the vast au
dience in the deepest and most sympa
theitc interest until its close.
“This community will be a better
place to live in and the fires of pa
triotism will burn with a brighter
glow because of the strong and earn
est address of Mr. Hibschman.”
Another lecturer is Arthur Walwyn
Evans, a Welshman, who came to
America about ten years ago as pas
tor of one of the largest Congrega
tional churches of Southern Ohio. He
is now devoting his time exclusively
to lecturing and the literary field.
The El Paso (Texas) Times com
ments as follows on Dr. Evans lec-'
ture:
“The subject of his talk was ”What
America Means to Me,” and if the re
maining entertainments are one-half
as instructive and entertaining, sea
son ticket purchasers will realize they
have made the best investment of
their lives.”
The musicale program this year
consists of a quartette, “The Vic
torian Maids,” Andrew Visocchi, the
piano accordionist, and “Happy Ha
wan.
The Victorian Maids, out of the
“Long Ago” sweep aside the cares
and troubles by carrying you back
with them through stories and songs
to the olden days. The Victorian era
is created for you by bringing back
to your mind the quaint pictures
which through all the years have
hung on “memories” wall. The air
seems hung with a sweet lavender as
the violin and low voiced ’cello sing
of “Robin Adair” and “Annie Laurie.”
You see a dear old couple smile shy
ly at each other as their lips form
the words of “Seeing Nellie Home.”
The afternoon and evening of this
day will long be cherished. It will be
a day of delightful vocal and instru
mental music, and readings, heart
satisfying through and through.
The piano accordionist is a unique
attraction. Mr. Visocchi’s instrumnet
is made especially for his use. It
has a total of one hundred and sixty
five keys. He first ^earned t0 play
the accordion when twelve years old.
Since that time he h£.s played in most
of the musical centers of the world.
I'ir report.. .‘2 is pc > •ic^ll/ inex
haustible. Starting with a medley of
grand opera, he carries you through
patriotic, sacred, poular numbers,
southern melodies, folk songs, run
ning the gamut of musical interpre
tation.
The evening devoted to “Happy Ha
waii,” under the direction of Mildred
Leo Clemens, a cousin of Mark Twain,
is one of the best of the group. Mu
sic, leture, pictures combine to in
struct and entertain, and everything
wall want to attend this program.
Fourth Quarterly Conference
The fourth quarterly conference of
Centenary Methodist Church will be
held in connection with prayer meet
ing Wednesday night. The pastor
. desires a full attendance of the offici
al members especially.
MARK TWAIN’S COUSIN
TO LECTURE HERE
All of the talent in the Clemens
family seems not to have been cen
tered in Mark Twain, the famous au
thor and humorist, for his cousin,
Mildred Leo Clemens, the well-known
lecturer, is rapidly gaining an envi
able reputation with her lecture-en
tertainment, “Happy Hawaii.”
To the freedom of childhood days
spent on a western farm Miss Clem
ens attributes her delight ill nature.
Training in the keen observation of
human nature and life in its varying
phases was early acquired through
newspaper and journalistic work, a
work, too, that even before high
school days were over, had led her
into the scenic places of the Great
Northwest.
Through extensive travels, Miss
Clemens has become intimately ac
quainted with the American West,
its scenic wonderlands, the Canadian
Rockies, the Hawaiian Islands, Aus
tralia, New Zeland and other parts
of the westefh world, Armed with her
faithful camera and note-book, the
young lecturer, writer and traveler
has penetrated to regions where it
takes real courage to go, seeing
things that most travelers have not,
and her lectures never fail to pre
sent, both by picture and story, her
vivid impcrssions of the scenic places
or vitally interesting scenes of life,
customs and activities in the lands
where she has traveled.
Of her lectures it has been said
' that they compress into an hour and
a quarter a story which artists have
endeavored to tell with a brush, and
writers with pen, but most of these
| efforts do not measure up to the ef
; fectiveness of the motion pictures and
, colored photographs and the story as
j told by Miss Clemens. She carries
j her audience with her and makes then
feel as though they are in the midst
of the scenes she pictures and de
scribes, bringing a priceless recollec
tion to those who have traveled, while
to those who have not she stimulates
fresh ideas and broadens the mental
horizon.
To her pictures and story, Miss
Clemens adds a charming personali
ty, a clear, penetrating voice, the at
tractiveness of youth, the culture of
a college woman, a wealth of Clem
en’s humor, a fresh and original style
and a sympathetic understanding of
her audience. All of which combine
to make what critics have been pleas
ed* to term a.rather unusual equip
ment for the lecture platform and
travelogues which do not in any way
cnv^spond to the stereotyped travel
ta-ks.
MR. TEMPLE WINS
AUTOMOBILE AT FAIR
Mr. Howard Temple, of Ingrams
township, held the lucky number at
the Fair Grounds Friday afternoon
and was awarded the automobile giv
en away by the Fair Association. Lit
tle Miss Myrtle Brown, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brown, of this city
drew the numbers from the basket.
The owner of the first number drawn
was iot presene, but the secood draw
ing produced a blue ticket with Num
ber 1342 on it, which was claimed by
Mr. Temple. Mr. Temple was one
of the gate keepers during the fair.
INDIAN GIANT ‘APE MAN’
CHALLENGES FIRPO
Buenos Aires, Nov. 1.—Luis Angel
Firpo has been invited to fight a Bo
livian Indian giant, with a height of
7 feet 2 inches and an arm spread of
8 feet, together with a formidable
punch and great agility. The “ape
man” is said to be a perfect speci
men of the natural fighting man. Ac
cording to a dispatch to La Nacion
from La Plaz the newspapers have
published a challenge from the train
er of the giant, who is an Indian
named Camacho.
Camacho is 23 years old and speaks
only the language of the Quichua
Indians, to which tribe he belongs.
Near Tragedy
Voice in Darkness—“Rastus, you
black rascal, get out of that chicken
coop. I’ve got a shot-gun aimed a‘
you.”
Voice from Chicken-Coop—!‘Fo’ de
Lawd’s sake, colonel, don’t shoot!
You might kill a chicken!—’’Ameri
can Mutual Magazine.
LIQUOR CASES IN
RECORDERS COURT
First Automobile Is Confiscated
And Ordered Sold Under
New Law
With the exception of one case.
Recorder’s Court last Tuesday was
taken up trying violations of the
prohibition laws. The cases disposed
of were as follows:
State vs. Roger Snead, larceny. The
defendant was charged with the lar
ceny of a pair of pants from the store
of W. R. Keen of Four Oaks. He
was found guilty and fined $25 and
costs.
State vs. Hollis Ferrell, violation
of the prohibition laws. In a raid
made by the officers of Clayton upon
the pressing club of the defendant
on Sunday morning at 2:50 o'clock,
about one quart of whiskey in a half
gallon fruit jar together with a nurr •
her of small ’• gs and o > ,.es were
seized. While the sheriff wa> search
ing the premises, Ferrell made his
escape 1 ut was later captured about
a mile and a half from town at the
home of his uncle, hid in a wardrobe.
He was charged with having whiskey
in his possession for th6 purpose of
sale, and was found guilty and and
sentensed to a term of five months
on the roads.
State vs. Henry Finch, violation of
the prohibition law. At the time of
the raid upon Ferrell’s pressing club,
Finch was caught ir. the housj with
a pint of whiskey in his pocket. Finch
denied purchasing some from Fer
rell but stated he got it from four
negroes down on the Southern rail
way track near Claytn. He was giv
en a sixty day sentence on the roatis.
State vs. Jasper Sar.ders, having
liquor in his possession, transporting
liquor and driving an automobile
while under the influence of liquor.
The defendant who had been in the
employ of Edwards & Broughton at
Raleigh for the past four years stated
that he bought the liquor from two
negroes near Clayton, some of which
he drank. Driving through Clayton,
he ran into a delivery boy on a bicycle
fortunately causing no serious in
jury. , He was sentenced to thirty
days on the roads for having liquor
in his possession. On the count
charging transportation of liquor, he
was given four months, copias to
issue at any time within 12 months
upon the request of the solicitor and
the automobile was ordered confiscat
ed by the court and ordered to be
sold. This was the first car in Re
corder’s Court to be confiscated and
ordered to be sold under the new law.
The defendant was fined $50 and
costs for driving the automobile while
under the influence of liquor.
FORMER PREMIER OF
GREAT BRITAIN DEAD
London, Oct. 30.—Anderw Bonar
Law, who was one of the strong war
time statesmen of Great Britain and
its only prime minister of colonial
birth, died at his London home at 3
-o’clock this morning. The last year
of his 65 years was lived under 3
cloud of heavy misfortunes.
Only a little more than a year ago
he reluctantly accepted the highest
political office in the empire, telling
his supporters that he was doubtful
if his health would long bear the
strain of duties and promising to
give up the work when he was no
longer equal to the burden. Then
followed seven months in office—■
months harassed by pain; whereupon
he fulfilled his promise.
“The verdict of the doctors has left
me no choice,” he wrote to his Glas
gow constituents in making his de
cision to retire.
The next five months were divided
between continental resorts and the
English seaside in pursuit of relief
from suffering. There were several
weeks when he seemed to be im
proving, and his friends hoped against
fate that he might regain his
strength.
L'ke General Grant and the Ger
man Emperor Frederick III, the late
prime minister died from cancer of
the throat. There was a parallel'be
tween his last days and those of
Frederick Ill’s in that both came into
brief power with the centcnce of
death pronounced upon them.—Asso
ciated Press.
TEACHERS GATHER
IN MEETING HERE
Rural Schools Now Open; Course
Of Study Planned for
Eight Months
About one hundred thirty-five ru
ral school teachers gathered here
Saturday in a meeting called by the
County Superintendent preparatory
to the opening yesterday of the six
months schools.
Miss Mary E. Wells, assistant
county superintendent, spoke to the
I teachers first, explaining the Read
ing Circle work, stressing special
preparation for the seventh grade
work, and giving the method of
promoting children. The new course
of study that has been prepared by
the State Department of Education
is on a basis of eight months work
for each grade, and in order for the
children to be promoted they must
complete the work as outlined by this
course of study. This means that
promoition will not be made at the
end of six months but at the end
of the second month next year. The
importance of a long term school is
clearly seen, when it takes a child
in a six months school three years
to do the work that a child in an
eight months school will do in two
years.
Following Miss Wells, County Su
perintendent Marrow spoke to those
present concerning the duties of com
mitteemen and the community work
of the teachers.
Mr. H. V. Rose, County Welfare
Offcer, then talked on the compulsory
school law, and Dr. Thel Hooks,
County Health officer, gave the teach
ers some helpful suggestions as to
preventing the spread of contagious
diseases.
FIGHT TAKES PLACE
AFTER DANCE
Friday night following an alter
cation at the opera house during the
Marshall's Ball, a regular fist fight
occurred in the street in front of
the home of Mr. J. W. Moore. Accord
ing to the best report we are able
to get, L. 0. Horton of Plymouth
who was the guest of Richard Moore
for the night, and William Sanders,
Jr. had some disaggreement at the
dance, and Chief Cable persuaded
young Horton to go home. He did
so, but when the dance was ,over and
after Moore had returned home,
Sanders with his brother W. Ransom
Sanders went to the Moore home and
called Horton out to make an apology
for the affront earlier in the even
ing. Moore and Horton went down
and a regular fist fight occured. Wil
liam Lee Moore, brother of Richard
Moore, heard the disturbance and
came on the scene with a shot gun,
which apparently stopped the fracas.
Several neighbors were disturbed by
the occurrence and someone summon
ed the police. When the night po
liceman arrived, however, or* the
scene, all was quiet. So far as we
know no arrests in the case have
been made.
REPARATION PROPOSAL
GETS A KEEN SETBACK
Washington, Nov. 2.—Restriction
on the scope of the proposed expert
committee inquiry into German ca
pacity to pay reparations may render
it useless to proceed with the plan,
in the view of president Coolidge, as
made known today at the White
House.
The original American proposal, it
was declared, was for a “complete
and inclusive” examination of the
question and official advices thus far
received from abroad have indicated
acquiescence in that plan. Press re
ports of speeches made by President
Poincare of France have indicated a
desire to restrict the inquiry, how
ever, and it was pointed out that
the Washington government was as
yet uncertain as to what its attitude
would be toward an invitation to
participate unofficially in a restrict
ed inquiry. .
It was indicated that in the event
restrictions were placed on the scope
of the experts’ inquiry which in the
opinion of the officials here, would
render its studies not hopeful of
good results. American participation
probably would be agreed upon only
LOCAL ELEVEN —
ELIMINATES WILSON
The Smithfield High school eleven
eliminated the Wilson Highs from
the State Championship race Friday
afternoon on the local gridiron by a
score of 27 to 7. The Wilson team
put up a plucky fight but it was un
able to withstand Smithfield’s crush
ing line plunges. Wilson's only tally
came in the final period. Parker,
Holland and Skinner starred for
Smithfield.
i The line-ups:
Wilson Position Smithfielcl
Dupree ____ Hooks
L. E.
W. Tomlinson_L. Peterson
L. T.
Deans___..._A. Peterson
L. G.
Fysal_ Fuller
Center
M. Tomlinson _....__ Beasley
R. G.
Jones __ Patrick
R. T.
Lancaster - Honeycutt
R. E.
Barnes _ Skinner
Q. B.
Bent _ Wharton
L. H. B.
Cheatham _ Parker
R. H. B.
Gardner_ Holland
F. B.
Score by quarters:
Smithfield _ 7 7 6 7—27
Wilson _ 0 0 0 7— 7
LONG IS BIDDER FOR
STACY’ S PLACE
Judge B. F. Long, of Statesville,
came to the center of the stage yes
terday as the possible appointee to
succeed Justice W. P. Stacy in the
event that the latter determines to
accept the appointment to the dean
ship of he University of North Caro
lina Law School formally tendered
him by the executive committee of
the Board of Trustees Saturday.
Close friends of Justice Stacy are
of the opinion that he will accept
the appointment at the University
before the end of the present week.
The belief is becoming general, and
three or four candidates are being
groomed for presentation to Gover
nor Morrison, though no formal an
nouncement has been made for any
body but Judge Long.—News and Ob
server.
VLLOYD GEORGE TO WRITE
ANOTHER SERIES OF ARTICLES
New York, Nov. 3.—David Lloyd
George has contracted to write
thirty more articles, the first three
dealing with hjs impressions of
America, for a New York syndicate.
The price paid for articles is said
by the purchaser to be “one of the
largest sums per word ever paid in
the history of the world.
WILSON’S TALK TO BE
HEARD ALL OVER LAND
Washington, Nov. 2.—Woodrovc
Wilson will address tho American
people on the night of November 10
on “The Significance of Armistice
Day.”
He will speak from his “S” street
home here and his message will be
carried to every section of the coun
try by -radio. It will be the first
time his voice has been heard outside
of Washington since he was stricken
in the west in September, 1919,
while carrying to the country his
fight for the league of nations .
The former President had promis
i ed to speak for 10 minutes and his
friends believe he will devote - much
| of his address to the subject closest
to his heart—American participation
in the establishment of the peace of
the world. They would not be sur
prised if he should touch upon the
present international situation.
Mr. Wilson’s message probably will
be heard by millions, not only by
\ owners of home radio sets, but also
by crowds at public gatherings for
which his friends in many cities are
expected to arrange.
with the distinct understanding that
j the Washington government believed
from the outset that the effort to
I settle the reparations questions in
that way would be futile.
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COTTON SELLING
FOR THIRTY CENTS
Cotton Crop is Short; Texas
Leads States With North
Carolina Second
\
Washington, Nov. 2—A decrease of
| 767,000 bales in the prospective cot
i ton crop as compared with a month
ago was shown today in the Depart
ment of Agriculture’s forecast of 10,
! 248,000 bales, based on conditions pre
I vailing October 26. The report was
the first of its kind ever issued in
November and had been awaited with
interest by the cotton world inview
of the scarcity of cotton and the di
versity of opinion as to the exact
size of this year’s crop.
The forecast was based on the
condition of the crop on October 25,
which was 47.8 per cent of a nor
mal, compared with 49.5 on Septem
ber 25 this year, 52.6 on October 25
last year and 43.2 on that date in
1921, indicating a yield of about
128.9 pounds per acre.
Various Forecasts
A month ago the forecast of the
Department of Agriculture indicated
11.015.000 bales, based on September
25 conditions, while August 25 con
ditions indicated a crop of 10,788,000
bales and July 25 conditions brought
a forecast of 11,516,000 bales. Last
year’s crop totalled 9,761,817 bales
and that of 1921 was 7,953,641 bales
The average production in the five
‘>t:’S 1910 1 y* 1 v.s 14,259,251
■'« and in Ju> ’1915 to
■ al9. it was 11,481,084 h,.ies
A month to the uiaition of
the crop was the lowest of that date
in 57 years with the exception of
1921, several states reporting the
lowest condition on record due large
ly to the damage done by the boll
weevil.
World stock of cotton at the
close of the cotton year, July 31, were
very low, the Department of Com
merce reporting holdings at 6,400,000
bales compared with 9,536,000 bales
on July 31, 1922. Ginnings in the
United States from this year’s crop
totalled 6,400,579 bales to October 18,
according to Census Bureau reports.
Condition By States
The condition of the crop on Oc
tober 25 and the forecast of produc
tion by states follows:
Virginia condition 88 and produc
tion, 53,000.
North Carolina, 70 and 1,010,000.
South Carolina, 53 and 740,000.
Georgia, 31 and 610,000.
Florida, 22 and 12,000.
Alabama, condition, 39, and 615,
000.
Mississippi, 36 an$l 620,000.
Louisiana, 43 and 320,000.
Texas, 57 and 4,300,000.
Arkansas, 37 and 680,000.
Tennessee, 35 and 330,000.
Missouri, 49 and 151,000.
Oklahoma, 43 and 735,000.
California, 86 and 49,000.
Arizona, 88 and 83,000.
Production of all other states is
40.000 bales.
About 86,000 bales in addition to
California are being grown in lower
California, old Mexico.
RABIES CAUSE DEATH
I OF DUNN NEGRO
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Jesse Sellers, a 15-year-old negro
i boy died in Dunn Wednesday of hy
drophobia. He was bitten by a
! strange dog about two months ago,
| but not until a few days ago did he
show symptoms of rabies. The brain
, of the boy was sent to the State Lab
| oratory by Dr. W. E. Coletrone for
examination.
FIDDLERS’ CONVENTION
FRIDAY NIGHT
A Fiddlers’ Convention which is^
expected to be the best ever held in
Johnston County will be held in the
Opera House here on Friday night,
November 9th. at 7:30 o’clock. Plenty
of good music will be rendered by
some of the best “fiddlers” in the
county, and a large crowd is expect
ed to attend. Read the advertise
ment in regard to this convention
which appears in this issue.
Mr. and Mrs. Parker Johnson, who
have been spending a few days in
Norfolk, Va , have returned home.
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