VOLUME 42
TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES TODAY
SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1923
SECTION ONE—PAGES 1 TO 12
NUMBER 99
CRIMINAL COURT
NOW IN SESSION
Docket Is Unusually Heavy;
Judge Daniels Charges
Grand Jury.
The December term of Superior
Criminal Court convened here yes
terday with Judge F. A. Daniels pre
siding. This is a two weeks term,
and the docket is one of the heaviest
scheduled in sometime. It is doubt
ful if all the cases be disposed of in
the allotted two weeks.
Judge Daniels in his charge to the
grand jury laid emphasis upon the
importance of enforcing the prohi
bition laws. He spoke of the danger
of making and selling whiskey, and
denounced automobiles being driven
by persons under the influence of
liquor.
The calendar tor this term ox
court includes the following cases.
These cases are not all on the docket
but are those set for the days indi
cated.
Criminal Calendar, Dec. Term
Tuesday, Dec. 11th.—State vs.
Leon Hill.
Wednesday, Dec. 12th.—State vs.
Preston and Donnie Simms, State vs.
Preston and Donnie Simms, State V3.
Robert Kennon, State vs. Roby Sas
ser, State vs. M. G. Wood, State vs.
Horace L. Johnson, State vs. John
Lassiter, State vs Elijah Lynch.
Thursday, Dec. 13th.—State V3.
John Earp, State vs. John Holmes
and Laura Baker, State vs. John
Earp, State vs. Cluster Hall, State vs.
Willie Barfield, State vs. Lester Cole,
State vs. Cluster Hall, State vs. R.
E. Massengill, State vs. Robert Muns,
State vs. Jim Graham.
Friday, Dec. 14.—State vs. Bud
Hudson, State vs. J. E. Lawis, State
vs. C. J. Baker, State vs. Margolis
Watson, State vs. Willie Beasley,
State vs. Richard Brown, State vs. L.
D. Stephenson, State vs. Richard
Brown, State vs. Haywood Capps, and
Wesley Thompson, State vs. Harper
Dublin, State vs. J. E. Lewis.
Monday, Dec. 17th.—State vs. Nel
son Rhodes, State vs. Henry Exum,
State vs. Ed West, State vs. W. D.
Lee, State vs. W. D. Lee, State vs.
Jno. Jones, State vs. George Raynor,
State vs. Paul Armstrong.
Tuesday, Dec. 18th.—State vs. Dal
las Morgan, State vs. Carl Strickland,
State vs. Thomas Abdolla, State vs.
Milton Richardson, State vs. Wm.
Starling, State vs. Henry Howell,
State vs. L. B. Royall, State vs. Lib
bie Boniess, Lelia Boniess.
Coolidge’s Hat in the
Presidential Ring
Washington, Dec. 9.—Announce
ment of the candidacy of President
Coolidge for the Republican nomi
nation for President in 1924 was
made tonight by Frank W. Stearns,
of Boston, who is known as his
closest personal and political friend.
The announcement was made by
Mr. Steams through a statement
which was given out by James B.
Reyonlds, former secretary of the
Republican National Committee, who
directed the campaign for Mr. Cool
ilge in 1920. Mr. Reynolds made
public the statement without com
ment.
William M. Butler, Republican
National committeeman for Massa
chusetts, also a close personal and
poltical friend of Mr. Coolidge, it
was stated, will "act as the Presi
dent’s personal representative” in
the campaign.
Mexico In Throes
of New Uprising
Vera Cruz, Dec. 6.— (By the As
sociated Press.)—Five Mexican states
are in open rebellion against Presi
dent Obregon and General P. Elias
Calles, Obregon’s candidate for the
Presidency, according to information
reaching here.
The military in the states of Vera
Cruz, San Luis Potosi, Chihuahua,
Michoacan and Tamaulipas are said
to have repudiated the federal gov
ernment, ousted all the federal offi
ce holders and substituted their own
men.
Raising Money For
K. of P. Orphanage
Henderson, Nov. 29.—Pythians of
North Carolina are responding to
the appeal in behalf of their orphan
age at Clayton, and the indications
are that the drive to secure cash and
pledges for $100,000 to add new
buildings there is going to go over
in a big way, R. S. McCoin, of this
city, past grand chancellor of the
State, and chairman of the drive,
said Thursday. Mr. McCoin report
ed that Pythians of Rocky Mount
were in the lead so far with pledges
of more than $6,000 for the
cause, and that l?dge has gone over
the top in big fashion.
The lodge at Matthews, Mecklen
burg county, also has exceeded its
quota, and more than $1,700 was
raised in a meeting in Charlotte, ad
dressed by Mr. McCoin last Monday
night.
Henderson lodge is making good
progress in raising its quota, Mr.
McCoin announced. The aim is
to get total subscriptions that will
amount to an average of $10 per
member throughout the State- Many
are expected to give much more
than $10, and there will be some
who will be unable to give that
much, Mr. McCoin said, but there
is ample strength in the order’s
12,000 members, in North Carolina,
he declared to raise the $100,000
easily. He reports one donation of
$1,000, but withholds the name of
the donar.
The institution is declared to be
crowded beyond its bounds now
with the 48 children who are being
cared for there. It is proposed to
raise $100,000 to provide further
accommodations for some of these
and for 20 to 25 other children of
deceased Pythians who have died
and whose orphans are knocking for
admission at Clayton.
Republicans Will
Meet in Cleveland
Washington, Dec. 8.—Announce
ment that the invitation from Chi
cago for the Republican National con
vention of 1924 to be held in that
city would be withdrawn was made
here tonight by Fred W. Upham,
treasurer of the Republican National
committee.
The responsible administration
leaders desired the convention to be
held in Cleveland, O., Mr. Upham
added.
The announcement by Mr Upham,
who came here today with a delega
tion of Chicago business men to urge
Chicago’c claims for the convention,
was said by Republican leaders
virtually to assure the selection of
Cleveland at the convention city.
Nine Persons Killed in
N. Y. Central Wreck
Erie, Dec. 9.—Nine persons were
killed and seven others injured, two
pobablry fatally, when the third sec
tion of the Twentieth Century Lim
ited of the New York Central Rail
road, westbound, telescoped the first
section near Forsythe, N. Y., 35
miles east of here early this morn
ing.
The second section, which had gone
ahead of the first section at Albany
when it encountered engine trouble,
struck an ahandoend automobile at
the Forsythe crossing. The train
was stopped to determine if any
casualties had resulted, and after
placing danger signals at the cross
ing, the second seetion proceeded.
The first section stopped to inves
tigate the signals and the third sec
tion crashed into the rear cars.
W. B. “Wild Bill” Donovan, man
ager of the New Haven, Conn., base
ball club of the Eastern League, was
the nine persons killed
ERROR IN BATTERY DEPT.
SANDERS MOTOR CO.
On page 20 of this issue appears
an advertisement of the battery de
partment of the Sanders Motor Co.
in which there is an error in prices
Instead of $27 and $16, the prices
should read $21, $15, and $12.50. The
batteries for other than Ford cars
reduced to $15.00 was left out entire
ly.
NORTH CAROLINA
BEING ADVERTISED
Article in “Review of Reviews”
About N. C.; Smithfield’s
High School Shown
North Carolina and Smithfield
are getting quite a bit of advertising
' in the current issue of The Review of
Reviews, one of the old conservative
magazines of the United States,
which should make our citizens feel
1 proud. William H. Richardson, Gov
ernor Morrison’s private secretary,
has written an article entitled North
| Carolina’s Recent Progress, which
deals particularly with the education
al, agricultural, and industrial devel
opment of the state. The good roads
movement and the tax system are
commented on, numerous illustrations
adding interest to the subjects dis
cussed.
Smithfield s part in the article con
l sists in having the picture of the new
i high school displayed, showing the
| type of building being erected in
i scores of North Carolina towns and
i cities.
The Review of Reviews called at
tention to the article in question in
the following editorial:
“In spite of the fact that periods
occur in which the agricultural com
munity seems to be the victim of
grievous hardships, thefe is such
strength of character and purpose in
the American farming stock that we
must not suppose for a moment that
our country people will ever sink to
the level of a European or Asiatic
peasant class. The best way to un
derstand the conditions of American
life is to study particular States and
regions through a sufficient term of
years to establish a basis of compari
son . The State of Wisconsin af
fords an excellent opportunity for
| such study, and its agricultural evo
lution has been well set forth in a
volume recently issued by the State
Historical Society and prepared by
Dr. Joseph Schafer. Another State
that furnishes quite as encouraging a
picture of progress is North Carolina,
one oi tne original tnirteen. lociay,
as for more than two hundred years
past, it is a State made up predomi
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Local Talent Play
Proves a Success
One of the best local talent pro
ductions presented here in many a
day was staged by the Expression
Class of the school here, Friday night
and as a result about eighty-five dol
lars were turned over to the athletic •
Association. Mrs. Alfred R. Wilson,
who teaches expression here and al
so in Selma, directed the play which
was entitled “Always in Trouble.” It
was the first appearance in public of
most of the players, but from the
performance, one would think they
were experienced players- About
thirty took part. The play was in
the nature of a musical comedy and
gales of laughter swept the audience
at frequent intervals during the
presentation.
PRESIDENT ON
PUBLIC QUESTIONS
Tax Reduction is Paramount
Question Before Congress;
Talks For An Hour.
Washington, Dec. 6.—President
Coolidge frankly informed the Con
gress and the country today of his
position on all of the major problems
confronting the nation.
For more than an hour, calmly
and in terse phrases, the executive ad
dressed a joint session of the house
and senate, thus breaking the silence
on public questions so studiously
maintained since he entered the
White House four months ago.
Many oi the score or more ot
subjects upon which the President
touched seem destined to play their
part in the coming national political
campaigns and this acocunted in
some measure for the more than us
ual importance that was attached to
this, his first annual message.
Outstanding points in the address
were an “unqualified approval” of
the Mellon tax reduction program; a
declaration against the soldies’ bo
nus; indorsement of American ad
herence to the world court with re
servations; immediate re-organiza
tion of the railroad freight rate
structure; government assistance in
the disposition of exportable wheat,
and declarations against price fix
ing, the excess profits tax, repeal
of the rate section of the transpor
tation act and revision of the traffic.
Clashes With Radicals
Mr. Coolidge spoke in the house
chamber where the smoke of battle
over the speakership precipitated by
insurgents within his own party had
scarcely cleared away. A number of
the recommendations he presented
run counter to the legislative pro
gram announced by the insurgents
and since they hold the balance of
power in both houses there was gen
eral doubt at the capitol that Con
gress would be able to translate into
law even a substantial portion of the
proposals of the chief executive.
The President presented some of
his recommendations without argu
ment hut others were discussed and
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Selma Man Seriously
Hurt in Wreck
I>ate Saturday afternoon aa 1"
S. B. Forrest of Selma was coming
to Smithfield in his buggy a truck
driven by Mr. G. R. Pittman, ran inti
him, Mr. Forrest sustaining painful
injuries. The injured man wa^
brought to Smithfield and carried to
the home of his daughter, Mrs. J.
E. Brodgen. He was later taken to
the Smithfield Memorial hospital
where an X-ray revealed no broken
bones but internal bruises. He was
able to be carriel to his home in Sel
ma yesterday, and unless pneuminia
should set in, no serious consequences
are feared.
Mr. T. C. Young has returned
from a business trip to Charlottee.
North Carolina Ranks Eighth
In Surfaced Roads; 16,755 Miles
Washington, Dec- 7.—North Caro
lina ranked eighth among the states
of the Union on January 1, 1922,
with regard to the mileage of sur
faced roads in the State according
to a report of the Department of Ag
riculture made public here today. At
that time 16,755 miles had been sur
faced. At that time only one state
in the South had a larger mileage
tha nthe North State, it being Geor
gia with 18,000 miles of improved
highways.
During the year 1922 according
to the report North Carolina with
2, 115.9 miles of highways construct
ed was third in the Union only to
Michigan and Indiana respectively.
The mileage of surfaced roads in
the country including sand clay,
gravel, macadam as well as those
which had been paved was well over
400,000 miles at that time, accord
ing to the report.
“It is believed,” read" the report,
“that the 1923 construction will not
fall short of the previous year’s rec
ord and that by the end of the pres
ent year the surfaced mileage will
be somewhere near 430,000 miles.
This figure, it is believed, makes due
allowance for the fact that a por
tion of the 1922 and 1923 construc
tion consists of the resurfacing of
roads reported as surfaced at the
beginning of 1922 ”
The following table shows the
surfaced mileage by states for the
twelve leading states of the Union
as of January 1, 1922:
Indiana, 39,857 miles.
Ohio 36,607 miles.
Wisconsin 19,714 miles.
New York 18566 miles.
Georgia 18,000
Michigan 17,186 miles.
Minnesota 16,904 miles.
North Carolina 16,755 miles.
Kentucky 15,436 miles.
Texas 14,883 miles.
California 14,275 miles.
Pennsylvania 13,921 miles.
Danville Man Kills His
Wife; Wounds Brother
Reidsville, Dec. 9.—Austin Carter,
50, Danville insurance man, tonight
shot and killed his wife, Mrs. Gertie
Moore Carter, 35, at the home of his
father-in-law in this city, then
turned the gun on his brother-in-law,
John Price, 35, who was fatally
injured, and then shot Mrs. John
Price, 30, in the right leg. He tried
to shoot his mother-in-law, but the
bullets in his revolver were ex
hausted by that time.
Carter, who came to this city this
afternoon, made his escape after the
shooting, in a roadster, and had not
been captured at midnight. Posses
are making every effort to locate
him.
Carter’s wife with her five little
children left him in Danville a few
days ago, and came here to live with
her father, L. L. Moore. This is
said to have been the second time that
they had separated.
Jealousy, said to have been entire
ly without just foundation, of his
brother-in-law, is ascribed as the
cause of the shooting.
The shootings tonight followed
trouble this afternoon when he went
threatened members of the family,
to the home of L. L. Moore and
An officer was called in and he was
placed under arrest as he was re
ported drinking. A Colt revolver
was taken from him, according to
the police, and he was placed under
bond with A1 Stacy, local merchant,
standing for him.
Carter is a native of Caswell coun
ty, having been born and reared at
Pelham. Before going to Danville,
he lived at Roanoke, Va
Carter, according to the police, de
clared that Price, his brother-in-law,
had broken up his home. Members
of the Moore family denied that this
statement had been made, but said
Carter was crazed with drink.
Over 9,000,000 Bales
Ginned in U. S.
Washington, Dec. 8.— Cotton gin
ned prior to December 1 amounted to
9.243.917 running balse including
288.917 round bales, counted as half
bales; 15,882 bales of American
Egyptian and 713 bales of Sea
Island, compared with 9,319,601 run
ning bales, including 157,768 rounds,
22,708 bales of American-Egyptian
and 4,907 bales of Sea Islands, ginned
to that date last year, the Census
Bureau announced.
Ginnings by states to December 1
this year, follow: Alabama, 583,405;
Arizona, 52,220; Arkansas, 562,540
California, 31,795; Florida, 13,154
Georgia, 583,631; Louisiana, 356,296;
Mississippi, 549,784; Missouri, 88,350;
North Carolina, 939,616; Oklahoma,
508,109; South Carolina, 750,218
Tennessee, 200,147; Texas, 3,919,458;
Virginia, 37,736; all other states 22,
458.
Teachers Hold Key
to America’s Future
Greenville, Dec. 6.—“If I could
control every teacher in America for
one generation of boys and gills, I
could make this country just what
I might want it to be. Even the fee
ble-minded William of Germany saw
this and by shaping the schools to
his own ideas he made Germany just
what he wanted it to be.”
This was the declaration of Dr.
R. H. Wright, president of the East
Carolina Teachers’ College, in one
1 of a series of assembly talks on the
spirit of America in which he dis
I cussed the part of the schools in
j shaping this spirit.
Emphasizing the necessity of a
trained citizenship for an efficiently
functioning government the speak-, r
made it clear that he had no sympa
thy with the idea that there should
! be any sort of selection or rejec
tion of those who ought not to go
to college. He feels it the duty of
j the college to provide for all who
wish this sort of training.
Auction Market Closes
The auction tobacco market closes
December 19th for the Christmas
holidays, and will open again on Jan.
8th.
SPEEDING CAR
CRUSHES CHILD
Five-Year-Old Son of Mr. J. T.
Burch Who Lives Near Clay
ton Badly Hurt.
Caught under the wheels of an
automobile moving at 40 miles an
hour past the home of his grand
father on the Central Highway 12
miles east of the city little James
Bunch, 5-year-old son of J. T. Bunch
was thrown fifty feet along the pave
ment, receiving injuries from which
he may die The automobile did no\
check its speed
Another and heavier car traveling
a little distance behind the one that
struck the lad 'immediately gave
chase and afer pursung the feeling
Ford for two miles got the license
number as 13-242. The records of the
Motor Bureau here give S. A. Jack
son, of Salemburg, Sampson county,
as the owner of the car.
The accident was witnessed by the
entire family of the child. He was
immediately rushed to Clayton, four
miles away, and later brought to
Rex hospital for treatment. The ex
tent of his injuries could not be de
termined last night. He is still un
conscious, and is not expected to live.
According to W. C. Bundy, a promi
nent farmer in the eastern section
of the county, and grandfather of the
child, the lad was playing with a
rubber ball in the yard when it
rolled across the pavement. Mr.
Bundy called to the boy to stand still
until a car had passed. Then he
started across the road, and the Ford
suddenly appeared, traveling at a
tremendous speed.
At the instant the boy had just
reached the dirt again when the Ford
swerved off the pavement, caught
him on tke shoulder and threw him
back into the road. The axle of the
car rolled him up, turning him over
and over within sight of his agoniz
ed relatives. The car behind the
Ford stopped with such suddeness
that its engine was choked down.
The motor was instanly started
and the driver of the car, a Buick,
gave chase to the Ford. Mr. Bundy
will ask the county authorities to
take action in the matter today. The
father of the child lives in Johnston
county near Clayton, away from the
paved road and was not impressed
with the danger of the dense traffic
that travels the Central Highway.—
News and Observer.
Cleveland Democrats
to Meet December 14
A meeting of the Democratic vo
ters of Cleveland township has been
I'Jled for Fiiday nighi. tec. 14, a,
cn-thirty to be held ^ wha- is
known as “The Court House” near
Shiloh Baptist church The object
of the meeting is to ascertain the
wishes of the voters ...h reference
to the candidacy of Hon. J. W.
Bailey for the office of Governor. Mr.
Bailey stands for reduction of taxes,
for safe and sane administration of
government But, before announcing
himself as a candidate, he wishes to
know if there is a real demand for
such an administration. It is to be
hoped that all who oppose the wild
extravagance of the present admin
istration, those who are being crush
ed by burdens of taxation, will come
out Friday night and let themselves
be heard on these important ques
tions.
This call is issued by a number of
voters of Cleveland Township,
Dec. 10, 1923.
Cecil Hinnant Slain
And Five Are Held
Wilson, Dec. 9.—The dead body of
Cecil Hinnant was found on the side
of the public highway five mile*
north of this city Saturday night and
before daylight this morning five
suspects were placed in jail hern
Murray Dew, J. T. Millar, L-'r c
11ns and Neil Hooks, all negroo*, -re
witnesses to the killing red s.v, that
Turner Williams d'd the shooting.
The inquest started rt. m dnight
will be concluded in this city Mon
; day afternoon.
Read the ads in The Herald today.