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JOHNSTON COUNTY LOSES GOOD MAN Mr. Esrom Johnson, of Eleva tion Township Passes Away Following Accident. SERVED IN THE CIVIL WAR Mr. Esrom Johnson, one of the most prominent men of his community and county and well known in the State, died at his home near Four Oaks Saturday afternoon at 2:15 o'clock after an illness of only a few days. The deceased was eighty years, eleven months and twenty-five days old. Last Monday afternoon about five o’clock he was kicked by a mule and received injuries which proved fatal. Everything that could be done for his relief was done, but it was soon aparent that his injuries were of a serious nature. Physicians w :ve called into render medical aid and on Wednesday morning at seven o’c .k an operation was performed, but he gradually declined until death came Saturday. Mr. Johnson was a Confederate soldier during the Civil War and serv ed his country faithfully during the four years of the great struggle be tween the North and South. After the war he returned home and took farming as his chosen profession. By hard work and thrift he became one of the most prosperous men of the county and had accumulated consider able property. For many years he had been a faith ful member of Clement Primitive Baptist church, and was a man of the finest Christian character. He was a kind neighbor, and w'as ever ready to help those in need. He was often found at the bedside of the sick or wherever he could relieve suf fering. Those who called upon him in need were never turned away emp ty handed. He was a valuable man !n his community and will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Mr. Johnson was married three times, the last time to Mrs. Columbia Tomlinson Sanders, of the Polenta section. To this unison were bom four children three of whom survive him: Mr. C. Walton Johnson, who was for merly secretary of the Y. M. C- A., of Portsmouth. Va.. but has recently gone to Camp Sequoyah, near Ashe ville, where he is developing a sum mer camp for boys; Mr. Roy John son, of Four Oaks; and Mr. Paul E. Johnson, who lived with him. He was a step-father of Messrs. John W. and D. H. Sanders, of Four Oaks, and Mrs. E. F Moore, of Benson. His wife preceded him to the grave more than thirteen years ago. The funeral services were held at the home Sunday afternoon at three o’clock conducted by Elders Exure Lee, of Benson, L. H. Stephenson, of near Willow Springs, and Jesse Barnes, of this city, after which he was laid to rest in the family bury ing ground at his home. The pall bearers were: Messrs. Will H. Las siter, Alfred Lassiter, Calvin Lassi ter, Albert Lassiter, J. H. Lassiter, John Lassiter, John Hobbs, and R. A. Langdon, relatives and neighbors of the deceased. A large crowd attend ed the funeral. The floral offering was beautiful. The sympathy of a large circle of friends goes out to the bereaved ones in their loss. N. Y. Radio Set Heard 90 Feet Under Water New York, Jan. 4.—Huddled in a dripping tunnel, 90 feet below the surface of the Hudson river and 1,600 feet from an exit, a group of transit officials, electrical experts “sand hogs” and newspapermen to day tuned in on radio concerts broad cast from Pittsburg and a half dozen nearer stations. The experiment was conducted at the fartherest end of the uncompleted Jers«y-Manhattan tube of the dual vehicular tunnel by technicians of the Radio Corpora tion of America, the Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing company and the New York, New Jersey Bridge and Tunnel commission. The radio programs were heard distinctly, both by ear phone and loud speaker. The fact that the ether vibrations carried into the tun (Continued on page 8) TO DISCUSS TOWN GOVERNMENT Woman's Club Program Wed nesday To Be Featured By Talk. MR. F. H. BROOKS TO SPEAK A program which promises to be both interesting and instructive and to which all the ladies of the town are cordially invited, has been plan ned by the Woman’s Club for its monthly meeting to be held Wednes day afternoon. The topic for the oc casion is: “Our Town Officials and Administration” and Mr. F. H. Brooks will cover the subject in his usual capable manner. The program is in line with the cit ; lzenship course for Women’s clubs ; sent out by the Extension Depart ment of the State University. The topic will be developed as follows: 1. The Town Plan of Administra tion. (a) Officers. (b) Their position. (c) Title. (d) How elected. (e) Term of office. (f) Important Duties. 2. Departments. (a) Finance. (b) Police. (c) Fire. (d) Civic. 3. Functioning of the Department. The meeting is called at three o’clock in the club room, and all in terested in knowing more about the administration of the affairs of Smithfield, are urged to be present. Filene Offers $50,000 For Peace Plan ■ ’ Paris, Jan. 3.—The establishment of a series of European peace essay competitions, similar to that of Ed ward W. Bok, the prizes totaling 50, 000, will be officially announced short iy. The donor of the money is Edward A. Filene of Boston, Mass., who of fers it for a competition among Eng lish, French and Italian writers for the best practical plan for the gener al maintenance of peace. ! Leon Bourgeois, former President of the Council of the League of Na tions, has agreed to preside over the French committee, provided Senator de Jouvenel, editor of the Matin, serv es as acting head of the committee. Tomasso Tittoni, president of the It ; alian Senate, has accpeted the Chair j manship of the Italian committee. In England Gilbert Murray, the noted scholar, is doing the directive work. The competitors may write on any ' subject which they consider will be helpful to the peace movement. They may discuss the League of Nations, the Court of International Justice, the ; reparations problem, how Europe can best co-operate with the United ! States, or any plan for furthering in ternational cooperation and prosperi ty.—Associated Press Improvements In X-ray Tube Cancer Cure New York, Jan. 4.—The x-ray tube for cancer treatment invented by Dr C. T. Ulrey, research engineer for the Westinghouse Lamp company : will be a boon to cancer victims in cut ting down the high expense of treat ment. This was the conclusion reached by experts after the new tube had been used successfully at St. Luke’s hos pital during thij past three months. New improvements being made on the ; apparatus are expected to resuit in great advances in the treatment of the disease.—Associated Press. Normand Films Not to be Barred in N. Y. -— New York, Jan. 4.—The New York state moving picture commission will take no action toward barring films in which Mabel Normand and Edna Purvance appear, unless complaint is i made, officials said today. The commission, as a rule, passes on the flm itself and not on indivi i dual actors and actresses. i All Eyes in Eastern North Carolina Centered on Exposition Five Thousand Rifles Sold To Mexico Washington, Jan- 4.—Sale of 5,000 Enfield rifles with 5,000,000 rounds of amunition for the guns and eight DH-4 surplus airplanes to the Mexi can government was announced today by Secretary Weeks. The transaction was completed dur ing the day when word came by wire to Mexican agents that the govern ment had transferred funds necessary to make one-half of the payment in cash, the balance to be paicfr within 30 days. The terms fixed by Secre tary Weeks were equivalent to a cash transaction and were accepted by the Mexican government, paving the way for immediate delivery of the war mu nitions at the army depot where they are stored. Under the terms of the sale the war department will turn over the rifles and ammunities at Fort Sam Houston and Fort Bliss while the air planes will be delivered from the de pot at Fairfield, Ohio. The Mexican government will make its own ar rangements for shipment to the bord er. Orders were issued at once for delivery of the military supplies to designated Mexican agents. They will reach commanders of the depots tomorrow. , Although the statement issued by Secretary Weeks did not disclose the total amount of mon-y involved in the sale, on the basis of prevailing prices it would appear to be less than $400,000 as Enfield rifles sell at a bout $35 each and surplus ammuni tion at about $18 per thousand rounds while the airplanes would be valuer at about $12,000 each. It was reported when first word of the sale of arms to Mexico became public that the Obregon government expected to spend $750,000 for the equipment. Whether, in view of the necessity of making the deal practic ally a cash transactiin, the Mexico City government found itself unable to go beyond the purchase of the a | mount of equipment mentioned in to - day’s statement, or whether Secre tary Weeks found it inadvisable to authorize any larger sale, has not been disclosed Mr. Weeks did not say what oth er equipment the Mexican govern ment had asked for in its original list. He stated however, that the airplanes to be sold were not equipped with ma chine guns or other armament or that j any proposal to equip them before de ! livery would be supplemental to the } present deal. The war secretary al ! so said that there was no project for the sale of field artillery and artil lery amunition now under considera tion. The Enfield rifles were turned out after the United States entered the war to supplement the supply of Springfield rifles and since had been recalled from service and stored as surplus. The ammunition als will ! come from surplus stocks manufac tured in this country in considerable quantities in the closing days of the ; war. and although the eight which used, they are in good shape an 1 are ! will be delivered to Mexico have been equipped with the war-built Liberty motors which give them great speed tor observation planes. They are two eaters and well qualified for scout ing and communications work. While there were no dev jlopments today in connection with opposition in Congress to the sale of arms to •lexieo, an authorized statement of the administration attitude became available at the white bmuse which made it pluin that the purpose of the Washington government in the pres sed*, transaction was wholly one of , aiding a neighbor state in the main tenance of oriei and governmental | stability within i s own borders. Any suggestion that the adminis i tration might have under considera j tion munitions sales to other govern ments, where the question involved was aggressive warfare planned by ! one nation against another was re : jected.—Charlotte Observer. Exposition to be Held in Kins ton Will Be “The South’s Big gest Event of Its Kind” 50,000 PEOPLE EXPECTED. All eyes in Eastern North Carolina will center on the big Exposition, that is to be held at Kinston one week beginning April 7 of this year, for the next three months- Plans are l fast taking definite shaps which indi cate that this will be up to the slo gan, “The South’s Biggest Event of t Its Kind.” There isn’t a better place in all the eastern part of the State i to hold the big show than Kinston. The excellent road system radiating in every direction from the metro polis of Eastern Carolina, will make it easy for everybody to go at least one day. Program To Be Great In speaking of the program recent ly that is being gotten together for this big occasion, Secretary Bartlett said, “We had a wonderful exhibition of talent last year, but it is going to be even bigger this year." Some out standing Star will open the Exposi tion on Monday night and the on till the curtain falls Saturday evening there will be somethig doing all the time. The committee expects to get together a program that will appeal to every class of patronage, and no expense will be spared to bring this about. Exhibits To Be There Last year, the first year, more than 50,000 square feet of floor space was covered with exhibits of various kinds This year the indications are there will be more exhibits and a bigger va riety. An extra ecort is going to be made and is being made now to get a real agricultural show. Every coun ty that is a member of the Eastern Chamber of Commerce is entitled to a free booth and this means that more than fifteen counties will have a chance to do some real first-class advertising. They will be there and you need not worry about that. East ern Carolina will be there in no un certain way. Every manufacturing plant in the State ought to have some floor space at this big show. It is an excellent way of putting before the outside world, Eastern North Carolina's won derful advantages. The People To Come The turn stiles last year registered 17,310 paid admissions with two rainy days. The attendance ths year should run to 30,000 easily. They are going to Kinston, you bet. Four Meet Death at Grade Crossing Belle Fontaine, 0ho»o, Jan. 2.— One man, two women and a child, oc cupants of an automobile b»Ar‘» g a Michigan license were instantly kill ed tonight when the machine was struck by a Big Fi >r train nt Hunts ville, rear here. Pan* ‘s found in the man’s pockets bore the na.no f Ern est R. Herron, of •.»' .1 Oak, Mich. Fcdies of the victims were brought j here. The man a apparently 3r» years of age. One of the women is iesenbed as bei-i* about the same age possibly the wife of the man. ic other two victim i were an elder Iv v man and a little girl >f about tO i rs. Bodies oi all f uvr wtic badly mangled. Til ; bodies of the little girl and one worn 11 wet': f-.und | in the debris of u machine, which was hurled more than 100 feet. The train which struck the machine was Big Four passenger train No. 3, bound from Detroit a 11 Toledo to Cincinnati. Mistake Corrected In our last issue the statement was made that Dr. W. T. Martin, of Ben son, would occupy the office of Dr. J. H. Fitzgerald of this city while he is takng a specal course in New York. Dr. Martn’s brother, Dr. J. H. Martin, who has just completed a course in the Eye Ear, Nose and Throut at Tuloose University, New Orleans, La., is now occupying Dr. Fitzgerald's of fice, and will be glad to have his friends call to see him there. SCHOOL BONDS BRING GOOD PRICE Princeton and Glendale Issues Sell Above Par; Each $100 Worth Brings $106.11 OTHER ELECTIONS SOON. _ Certain sections in Johnston Coun- ' ty are waking up to the possibilities of education, as the school building program being carried out is suffic- ! ient evidence. At a meeting of the Board of Education on January 3rd, j bids were received for Princeton and Glendale Bond Issues. For the Princeton Issue of $55,000.00 Klam, Gates, White & Company of St. Paul, Minn, bid $58,359.50 and were award ed the bonds; this being the highest hid. This means that each $100.00 Blanchet, Thornburg &. Vandersall of Toledo, Ohio were awarded the I Glei dale Issue at $31,365.00 This means that each $100.00 worth of bondr brought $104.55. Princeton recently received $-*0,000 from the State to go with the pro ceeds* of this bond sale to erect a iwenty-room modern school budding. Glendale received $30,000.00 from the State to go with the proceeds of this bond sale to erect a sixteen room building Ciavt n will ote on Jan ary 2 ..h on $15".000 .- ti? for school I '*» |* <e_. Pine Leve will vote on Febr ;a>-\ 5tii on $30,000.00 .-.sue; all for n*'\* budd ings Many Injured May Never See Again Pekin, Jan. 4.—More than a score of bodies are buried in the plant of the Corn Products Company where the explosion early yesterday morn ing caused the death of upwards of 40 and the serious injdry of 2C ciore The workers are in constant danger from the tottering walls and it may take several days to recover all of the bodies. Throughout the night, while the searchers dug their way knots of women stood outside of the fence of the plant. One hundred men were working through the night try ing to put out the fire- Pitiful ac counts come from the survivors in the hospitals here and in Peoria where the survivors are fighting for life. Even if they win the battle against pneumonia they may never see again. The force of the explosion or the con cussion was of a nature it seems to destroy the sense of sight. The eyes of nearly all the survivors are swollen or puffed up, and are fearfully burn ed. Had To Keep Her Youth. A brutal editor once printed in his “social” column this curious item: “Miss Mabel March, an Albany belle of twenty summers, is visiting her twin brother, aged thirty-two ” —Ex. Mable Normand Films May Be Banned in Ohio I . Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 4.—All mo tion pictures in which Mabel Nor , mand is one of the characters, may be barred from exhibition in Ohio, Director of Education Vernon M. Ri | gel indicated today after receiving an “urgent request” from Attorney ! General C. C. Crabbe that such ac 1 tion be taken. In his reply to the attorney gen ; eral, Director Rigel after roeit:ng the fact that Jack Johnson and “Fatty” Arbuckle pictures had been barred by the state censor depart ment said: “I assure you there will be no de viation from our present policy of dealing with such pictures.” “This film star has been entirely too closely connected with disgrace fill shooting affairs and her name brought into such dispute as to war rant this suggestion,” the attorney general wrote Mr. Rigel declared. The barring of the Normand films, he , rr'd, would be “to the best interest : of coc'ety and of the legitimate pic ture industry.” j Tom Tarheel says that now is the time for self-inquiry. In what way was failure made on the farm last j year and how can it be remedied this SEVERE WEATHER SWEEPS COUNTRY Lowest Temperatures In South Since 1918; 39 Deg. Below in Mankato, Minn. A NUMBER OF CASUALTIES Chicago, Jan. 5.—Upward of a dozen deaths resulted today from one of the most severe coldwaves that has swept the entire country in years, disrupting transportation, and communication and causing untold suffering. The North Central section was the greatest sufferer from the cold, Chicago and Iillinois having low marks which have not been oassed since 1905, while Kansas, Missouri, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Minnesota and Iowa also reported exceptional cold, some temperatures being the coldest in many years The coldest point in the United States today, according to unofficial reports, was Virginia^ Minnesota, where 39 degrees below zero was re ported, but this record was closely approached by Mankato, Minn., with 38 below and Gordon, Nebr., with 37 below. Tinight the death list of Chicago, where the lowest official reading to day was 16 below, but where unof ficial readings in suburbs reached 22 below, stood at six. Three deaths bad been reported at St. Louis, Mo., and at St. Paul a park policeman was frozen to death.—Associated Press. j THREE FATALITIES IN GEORGIA ARE REPORTED Macon, Ga., Jan. 6.—One negro | was frozen to death and a white ■ girl and a negress were burned to death while trying to keep warm as a result of the low temperature of last night and early this morning. ^ The minimum temperature was eight \ degrees above zero, reached at 8 o’clock this morning. FOUR DEATHS, DUE TO COLD WAVE, IN PITTSBURGH Pittsburgh, Jan. 6.—Four deaths attributed to the cold wave were re ported to the coroner’s office today. Two persons were frozen to death during the night and two others, a child and an aged man, were fatally burned while dressing in front of open fires. BACK OF COLD WAVE IN CENTRAL WEST IS BROKEN Chicago, Jan. 6.—With the back of the severest cold wave in years broken, the Central West today crawled out from hiding to find temperature of 19 and 20 degrees above aero like summer climes com pared with the sub-zero weather which had gripped this section for several days. ESCAPES SERIOUS INJURY WHEN STOVE BLOWS UP Raeford, Jan. 6.—How one could escape alive under these circum stances is the question everybody is asking today in Raeford. Mrs. A. R. Morris knows some thing of T. N. T. although she never saw an ammunition plant nor a front line trench. After kindling a harm continued on page 4) Morrison Denies Budget Estimate | Raleigh, Jan. 4.—Fearing that re ! cent publication purporting to come ! from the office of the commissioner | of revenue has been interpreted by I some in a manner grossly to mislead ' the public ac to the condition of the j state treasury, Governor Morrison is ; sued a statement tonight denying that the budget commission made ; any estimate whatsoever as to how ! much money would collect for the ! calendar year ending December 31. 1 last. The governor does not get per ■ «onal and leaves the fellows to guess ! ing as to what gross misinterpreta tion he seeks to correct. He. returns to the ’•folly" of a system which would seek to determine whether rev enues “levied for a year meet the state’s appropriations and expenses I for that year until the taxe^ have j been collected and applied to the | period for which they were collected’’ his statement says.