RECORDER S COURT
TAKES TWO DAYS
Tuesday Was Taken
Up With Criminal
Cases; Civil Cases
On Wednesday.
RECORD OF THE DOCKET
Judge Noble held Recorder’s Court
two days this week, Tuesday being ;
devoted to criminal cases, and Wed
nesday to Civil cases. The docket
was as follows:
State vs. A. B. Boylan andEaster
Boylan, charged with violating the
prohibition laws. Defendants found
guilty of having whiskey in their pos- j
session in violation of the Turlington
Act of prohibition law; Easter Boy
lan sentenced to three months in jail.
Defendant A. B. Boylan sentenced to
three months o nroads in Smithfiehl
township. On account of the age of
the defendants, both being over CO
years of age, capias was not to issue
during good behavior.
State vs. Ira Creech, violating pro
hibition law. Defendant guilty on
two counts. On first count, the de
fendant was fined $100 and costs. On
second count prayer for judgment
was continued during good behavior
State vs. Wade Evans and Alkin
Bridgers, violation of the automobile
laws and assault. Defendant Wade
Evans not guilty and discharged. De
fendant Ml&m Bridgers guilty on
count char|(fc»g assault with uut:mo
bile and on account of operating au
tomobile without license; not guilty
on count charging operating automo
bile while intoxicated. On first count
prayer for judgment was continued
two years, but upon condition that
defendant does not operate motor
vehicle for twelve months. On sec
ond count defendant wa snifedog?
ond count defendant was fined $25
and costs.
State vs. John Horton, carrying
concealed weapon. Defendant guilty,
three months in jail and assigned to
work on roads in Smithfield township
and pay costs.
State vs. Andrew Wise, Richard
Wise, Paul Whitley, E- W. Narron
and Johnnie Freeman, assault and
conspiracy to commit assault. De
fendants Richard Wise, Paul Whitley
and Johnnie Freeman not guilty of
assault. Andrew Wise and E. W.
Narron guilty of assault; fined $25
each and one-half costs each.
State vs. Nathan Allen MeLamb,
violation of prohibition laws. Defend
ant guilty; six months on roads. Ap
peal by defendant; appeal bond was
fixed at $250.
State vs. Ira Creech and Amanda
Creech, sci fa. Judgment nisi. Dis
charged on payment of the cost of sci
fa.
State vs. N. A. McLamb, violation
of prohibition laws. Not guilty.
State vs. William Sanders, viola
tion law. Guilty; judgment, suspend
ed on payment of cost.
State vs. Robert Morgan, assault
with deadly weapon and carrying con
cealed weapon. Guilty; six months on
roads. Appeal bond fixed at $500.
State vs. Fulton Norris, violation
of prohibition laws; four months on
roads and costs.
State vs. Aaron Snead, receiving;
$15 and costs.
His Taking Ways
Not long ago the editor of an Eng
lish newspaper ordered a story of a
certain lenght, but when the story
arrived he discovered that the author
had written several hundred words
too many.
The paper was already late in go
ing to press, so there was no alterna
tive—the story must be condensed to
fit the allotted space. Therefore the
last few paragraphs were cut down
to a singe sentence. It read thus:
“The Earl took a Scotch high-ball,
his hat, his departure, no notice of
his pursuers, a revolver out of his
hip pocket, and, finally his life.”—
Watch the date on your label.
SELMA BANK
REOPENS DOORS
Selma, Jan. 17.—The First Nation
al Bank of Selma, will re-open for
business this morning after having
been closed for three days, on account
of the death of President George W.
Evans, who died in a Raleigh hospital
At a meeting of the board of di
rectors held in the banking room of
the First National bank, Wednesday
afternoon it was decided to increase
the board to twelve members, Wade
Brown, a prominent business man of
Selma was elected to the board to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
Mr. Evans and Floyd C. Pi’ice, a sup
ply merchant of Pine Level, was elect
ed to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of N. E. Ward.
The names of seven other influen
tial men of this community were
presented to fill the other places on
the board and their election will be
effected at a subsequent meeting of
the stockholders, to be held on Jan
uary 26. ,
The following statement was made
by Vice President Worley:
“Upon the death of President
George W. Evans, it was deemed
advisable by the board of directors
of the First National bank of Selma,
to close the bank for three days, in
order that an audit of his affairs
might be made- After an investiga
tion of the affairs of the bank, the
board feels perfectly satisfied that
the bank’s affairs are in first class
condition. We are adding new men
to the board who will give the insti
tution added strength and it is our
purpose to so conduct the affairs of
the bank that the patronage so long
enjoyed by the bank may continue to
be warranted.”
A statement of the condition of
the bank as shown by books, discloses
total deposits of $330,000; with loans
of $242,000; U. S. bonds , $18,000;
cash on hand and due from banks,
$88,000, with no bills payable or de
discounts.
It is estimated that the new board
of directors will represent a total
wealth of not less than a million and
a quarter of dollars.
All of the present officers of the
bank will serve until the annual
meeting of the stockholders to be
held on Jan. 26, at which time a suc
cessor to Mr. Evans wrill be named.
ANOTHER SHIP AGROUND
ON BAR AT WILMINGTON
Wilmington, Jan. 13.—Hardly had
the tugs succeeded in pulling the Am
erican freighter Springfield from her
grounded position on Cape Fear riv
er bar early this morning before the
Italian steamship Ansaldo VII, out
bound with cotton for Italy, .went
ashore in almost identically the same
spot, but on the south side of the
1 channel.
The coast guard cutter Modoc and
local tugs were sent to her aid, and
pilots said tonight that the Ansaldo
VII would be floated during the
night on flood tide. It was said she
was not stuck as fast as was the
1 Springfield, which has been towed
into Southport harbor for a hull ex
amination before proceeding on hex
voyage to Bremen.
U. D. C. Meeting
The members of the Sanders-Holt
chapter of the U. D. C. are request
ed to be present at a meeting to be
held tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon
at the home of Mrs. H. L. Skinner at
three o'clock. It is the time for the
payment of dues and the members
are asked to bear this in mind. There
will be a special program in honor
of Lee—Jackson—Maury birthdays.
Dorcas Class Meets
,The Doreas class of the Baptist Sun
day school met Tuesday evening at
the home of Mrs. Paul V. Brown, new
officers were elected at thismeeting.
A delightful social hour was enjoyed
after th routine business had been
dispensed with, and at the close of
the evening delicious chicken salad
and iced tea were served.
Really great men never speak of
their greatness. Only the imitation
does that.
BAILEY MAKES
PUBLIC PLATFORM
Wants His Candidacy
To Result In End Of
Fractional Sway
With Party.
ANNOUNCES 11 PLANKS
“So far as I know, the only active
opposition to my candidacy is that
of the political machine,'’ says Jos- i
iah W. Bailey announcing the plat
form upon which he will seek the
Democratic gubernatorial nomina
tion on June 7 and laying down a
broad challenge to that branch of the
party declared to constitute the ma
chine.
“I have not been thrust forward
as the candidate of any group or fac
| tion,” says the candidate. I hope
! that one consequence of my candi
dacy will be to put an end to fac
tional sway in the Democratic party
and to reveal the power of the vo
ters themselves in the Primary.”
Eleven principles are advanced by
Mr. Bailey as the principal planks in
his platform. They include:
1. Relief of land from the unjust
burden of taxation now imposed up
on it.
2. Fostering of all that makes for
progress and the laying of empha
sis upon the moral and spiritual val
ues.
3. The preaching and the practice
of sound economy, getting, a dollar’s
worth of public service for every
dollar’s worth of taxes paid.
4. To put an end to special fa-’
vors and special privileges.
5. To call the people to a renewed
devotion to law.
o. 10 uraw uie policy 01 tne cum
monwealth to the practical and press
ing demands of agriculture with the
establishment of just rewards for
common toil, the encouragement of
farm ownership, and the making of
farm life more attractive.
7. To establish election and prim
ary laws that will end the power of
money in politics.
8. To set the trend of progress in
North Carolina more strongly in the
direction of local self-government.
9. To renew the Democratic par
ty’s spirit by direct contact with its :
constituents.
10. To break down within the
j Democratic party a “political ma
! chine that seeks power only to serve
: itself.”
I 11. To evoke the unrelenting as
sertion of the will of the people as
the way to public economy, just
freight rates, justice in taxation and
1 agricultural relief.
Although Mr. Bailey is making sev
eral speeches this week, including one
at Durham yesterday, another at Tar
boro today and another Saturday to
the Commercial Travelers at Fayette
ville, he characterizes none of these
as campaign addresses.
“I expect to make a campaign
speech in Pitt county during court
next week and will shortly announce
the date of my opening speech at
Raleigh,” he said yesterday.
The campaign, from the Bailey
angle at least, will be a speaking
campagin. The candidate, a man of
unusual platform endurance, has
planned to cover North Carolina
thoroughly between now and June,
speaking in every county in the Stabe.
Already there has been talk of a
joint debate though Mr. Bailey has
made no public proposal for one and
none has come from A. W. McLean,
from present outlook at least, his
only opponent.—News and Observer.
Enjoy Trip To Florida
—
Dr. and Mrs. L. D. Wharton left
Wednesday afternoon to attend the
Atlantic Coast Line Surgeon’s Asso
ciation, which meets in Orlando,
Florida. It is the intenton of Dr.
and Mrs. Wharton to spend several
days in and around Lakeland, Tampa,
St. Petersburg and Clearwater be
fore returning home.
,
Renew your subscription.
EDGAR TURLINGTON
STILL IN EUROPE
Was Sent To Constanti
nople Last Spring By
Hughes.
SENT AS LEGAL EXPERT
Friends of Mr. Edgar Turlington,
native Smithfieldian, will be inter
ested to learn of the work he is do
ing abroad for the United States
Department of State. The following
account of his travels appeared in a
recent issue of The North Carolina
Review:
Edgar Turlington, ’ll, Rhode-,
scholar and student of international
law, was sent by Secretary of State
Hughes to Constantinople last spring
to discuss and settle some claims
Uncle Sam held against the Turkish
government. We take the following
account of his doings from a recent
letter concerning him:
Edgar wet to Lousanne in April.
He was a member of the American
delegation. He was sent over as a
legal and economic expert. He en
joyed the experience very much;
worked very hard, sometimes as late
as 4 a .m. He met many interesting
people, was entertained at the U. S.
Embassies in Berne, Paris, and Lon
don, went on jaunts with the nobility
of various countries, had a fine time
socially.
After the Turco-American treaty
was signed he took a month of trav
el through western and central
Europe. He went back to Oxford,
went to Cambridge, spent a few days
in London, going then to the Hague
where he attended some lectures on
International Law. From there he
went to Berlin for several days’ stay.
Then he went to Leipsig, Trieste,
Vienna, Budapest, Sophia and on
slowly to Constantinople, seeing
things as he went along.
of_ State
in (Jonstantiopie ne is one oi mu
U. S. High Commission and is there
for the discussion and settlement of
some pecuniary claims which our
government has against the Turkish
government.
He is having a very interesting
time there. He witnessed the evacu
ation of Constantinople by the allied
troops and the entrance of the Turk
ish troops into the city both of which
were accompanied by great enthusi
asm. He has met the noted Halide
Hanum, the foremost woman of Tur
key.
He believes that the New Turk
party is earnestly desirous of reform
ing their government upon the lines
of modern civilzation. He says the
Turkish girls have the most beautiful
eyes he has ever seen. The time of
his return is very indefinite. Things
move very slowly in the East and the
near East. When his work is finished
in Turkey, however, he will return
to the State Department where he
will aid in important drafting in
connection with foreign relatons.
All Leaguers Invited
Rev. Phillip Swartz of Raleigh will
make an address at the Epworth Lea
gue Monday evening to which all
Leaguers of the town and county are
cordially invited. Miss Mabel Mer
ritt of Raleigh, superintendent of In
termediate and Junior Leagues of the
Raleigh District, will be present and
also make a talk
LOCAL—
Customer Of Long Standing
Mr. L. J. Carter of Wallace gave
The Herald a pleasant call on Wed
nesday. He stated that his father
Mr. G. J. Carter had been buying his
stationery from The Herald for over
forty years. He still continues to
send his orders here.
New Cafe to Be Opened.
Mr. L. Thomas, of Roxboro, will
open an up-to-date cafe here about
March first. It will be located in
the building formerly occupied by
the Farmers Bank and Trust Co-,
with Steve Contos as manager.
MAN SLAPS WIFE; SHE
DIES 2 HOURS LATER
Coronor J. H. Kirkman had an un
usual case Wednesday when he was
called to Selma to hold an inquest
over the dead body of Melissa Harn
ey, colored. It seems that on Tues
day evening about nine o’clock, Me
lissa Harney and her husband had i
some words, and her husband slapped
her. About twro hours later she died
Because of the unusual circumstances
the man was taken into custody and j
it was deemed necessary to hold an j
inquest to determine the cause of
her death. A jury was impanled and
after due investigation which includ
ed an operation upon her head by
physicians, a verdict was returned
that the deceased came to her death
from natural causes. Her husband
was then released.
DEAD BODY FOUND
AFTER THREE WEEKS
Coroner J- H. Kirkman was called
to Clayton Wednesday afternoon to
hold an inquest over the dead body
of Cass Pool, colored. This old col
ored man, who was said to be over
80 years old, had disappeared about
three weeks before, and no trace of
him had been found until his body
was discovered Wednesday about
three miles from his home in the
woods. It was thought that he wan
dered in the woods, got lost and ow
ing to his mind being weakened, was
unable to find his way out or call for
help.
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
AT ELIZABETH
Quarterly meeting will be held at
Elizabeth M. E. Church near here
next Saturday. Preaching will be
held at II o’clock a. m- and the con
ference will meet immediately after.
Preaching services will also be held
Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. Rev.
M. T. Plyler, the new presiding elder
of the Raleigh District, will preach
at both Saturday and Sunday servi
ces.
LOOK OVER JOHNSTON’S
COURT HOUSE
Wilson, Jan. 15.—At a meeting of
the commissioners of Wilson coun
ty held here today, all plans for the
proposed new courthouse were dis
■ carded and Fred A. Bishop, of Peters
I burg, Va., was employed to draft new
plans for the much needed building
i and to bring the cost of construc
| tion and furnishings within $400,000
The plans will be completed within
; six weeks.
The commissioners, with the coun
ty auditor, motored to Smithfield to
look over the handsome courthouse
of Johnston county.
Merritt-Rains.
Miss Kate Rains and Mr. Otto C.
Merritt were married at the Meth
odist parsonage by Rev. D. H. Tuttle
at 12:30 o’clock last Thursday, Jan
15. Misses Annie Boykin and Thel
ma Rains, of Kenly, and Mr. Dalma
Rowe, of Princeton, attended the
marriage.
Mrs. Merritt is the daughter of
Mrs. W- B. Rains, of Kenly, while
Mr. Merritt is a prominent young
business man of Rocky Mount.
After the ceremony they left to
spend several days with relatives in
Fayetteville and Clinton. After Jan
uary 21 they will be at home in
Rocky Mount.
Their many friends wish for them
a long and happy life.
A Kind Heart
The old gentleman had watched
with interest the tramp running aft
er the dog to whose tail was tied a
can.
When the tramp had relieved the
canine of the package, the old gentle
man called him to his side, handed
him a quarter, and remarked: “1
was glad to see you take pity upon
that poor brute and relieve him of
the can the boys had tied to his tail.
It shows an unusually kind spirit.”
The tramp pocketed the coin.
“Sure^” said he, “that was my can.
Some kid swiped it and tied it on to
j the mutt!”
DEMOCRATS SELECT
NEW YORK CITY
National Committee
Decides To Hold
Democratic Conven
tion in New York.
WILL BE HELD JANUARY 24
Washing-ton, Jan. 15.— The Demo
cratic national convention will be
held at New York City beginning
Tuesday, June 24, following the Re
publican convention at Cleveland June
10.
New York, for the first time in 56
years, was voted the convention to
day by the Democratic national com
mittee after a stirring combat with
San Francisco, Chicago and St. Louis
It took three ballots and checks for
$205,000 to take the Democratic gath
ering to Gotham, the final ballot giv
ing New York 57 votes; San Fran
cisco 40, and St. Louis 6, after Chi
cago had been withdrawn from the
contest.
Many of the Chicago and St. Louis
votes were thrown to New York on
the deciding ballot after the second
vote had given New York 47, San
Francisco 29, Chicago 18, and St.
Louis 11. The first vote was New
York 39, San Francisco 23, Chicago
22 and St. Louis 18. New York’s se
lection finally was made unanimous
upon motion of San Francisco spokes
man. ,
Has No Significance
Party leaders of all fractions said
the choice of New York and the bat
tle which preceded it, were without
significance on the candidacies of
William G. McAdoo; Senator Under
wood, of Alabama, or others for the
presidential nomination. Although
the McAdoo leaders had claimed that
a majority of the committee favored
his candidacy and several prominent
McAdoo workers had declared in fa
vor of a western city for the concen
tion and against New York, the Mc
Adoo vote” in the committee ballot
ing apparently was divided, several
voting for New York and others for
San Francisco and St. Louis.
Some professed to see in the re
sult an indication of the reputed
“Murphy-Brennan-Taggart” hand re
ported as against Mr. McAdoo’s nomi
nation. George E. Brennan, Illinois
Democratic leader voted for New
York after withdrawing Chicago at
the close of the second ballot and
the two votes of Indiana, of which
Tom Taggart is national committee
man, also stuck to New York, where
Charles F. Murphy, Tammany hall
leader, holds the Democratic politi
cal scepter. Some of the McAdoo
leaders said they had not opposed the
choice of New York and pointed to
Mr. McAdoo's personal telegram yes
terday disclaiming opposition to New
York.—Associated Press.
The Most Beautiful Words.
In a contest held in New York to
decide the 20 most beautiful words in
the English language, John Shea, a
lawyer, was declared winner. Twenty
one of the 24 words submitted by him
were accepted. They were: mel
ody, splendor, adoration, eloquence,
virtue, innocence, modesty, faith,
joy, honor, radiance, nobility, sympa
thy, heaven, love, divine, hope, har
mony, happiness, purity and liberty.
The three words rejected were grace,
justice and truth. Grace and justice
were eliminated because of the harsh
ness of the “g” and “j”, and truth
because of its metallic sound.- The
Pathfinder.
Another Advantage
“That’s another advantage the
moving pictures have over the rrsgo
| lar plays,” said the Grouch.
“Whafc’s that?” asked the Cheerful
Idiot.
“The movin-matinee heroes never
inter-fere with the pleasure of the
group of girls who want to talk thirty
miles an hour while watching the
perfoi mance.”