Pres. Coolidge
Sent Telegrams
~4
Coolidge Now is Facing
Most Ominous Crisis
of Long Career in
Politics.
DAUGHERTY MAY SOON GO
Washington, March 5.—The ques
tion of Attorney Gereal Daugherty’s
immediate retirement from the Cabi
net is again receiving serious con
sideration.
The situation today suddenly de
veloped to a point where the selec
tion of a successor was taken under
advisement at the White House.
Possible Successors
Those under consideration for the
post include William S. Kenyon,
former Senator from Iowa and now
judge of the Eighth United States
Circuit of Court Appeals; Frank S.
Dietrich, Federal judge of Idaho;
and Curtis D. Wilbur, Fifth Justice
of the Supreme Court of California.
Steps have been taken indirectly to
ascertain from each of the three men
named whether he would accept if
appointed, but no definite selection
has been made.
One of the factors which have
again brought the question to an
acute issue was the situation result
ing from disclosures in the recent
Veterans’ Bureau grand jury inves
tigation at Chicago.
New Disclosures
Some of these disclosures, accord
ing to information laid before Pres
ident Coolidge, relate to matters
over which Mr. Daughtry has had at
least technical jurisdiction as head
of the Department of the Justice, and
in which persons close to him were
said to be involved.
During the past few days develop
ments in the oil scandal have led the
trail of that investigation, too, into
the same department.
In addition, the question has aris
en whether the stress of the Senate
investigation of him and his depart
ment, will be able to give to his of
ficial duties the attention they merit.
New Aspect
All of these considerations have
put a new face on the situation
since Mr. Daughtry left Washington
a week ago after apparently con
vincing the President he should be
permitted to remain in office until
the Senate inquiry concluded.
White House officials declined to
predict when the next move will
come, but some of those high in ad
ministration counsels believe that a
request to the Attorney General fox
his resignation is imminent.—Asso
ciated Press.
Washington, March 6.—At the end
of a day which witnessed an as
tounding succession of revelations,
Calvin Coolidge tonight is facing
the most ominous crisis of his po
litical career, a crisis which may re
sult in his defeat for renomination.
It began with the disclosure be
fore th eTeapot Dome investigating
committee of two telegrams sent by
the President to Edward B. McLean
continued with the issuance of three
successive statements from the White
House explaining the telegrams, ran
through an afternoon of spectaculai
debate in the Senate, which devel
oped, in its closing hours, the most
humiliating drubbing which Senatoi
Lodge, the Republican leader, has
ever received on the floor of the
chamber.
NEAR SERIOUS AUTO
ACCIDENT AT DUNN
Ralph Jackson and Percy Sessoms
of Duke, and Herman Jones, of Dunn
had a narrow escape from death Sat
urday night when the car in which
they were riding turned over three
times on a highway near Fayette
ville. All were painfully injured
Jackson being the worst hurt. It is
thought all will recover.
SHIITHFIELD HI LOSES
TO DURHAM GAGERS
Led by Kelly and Hackney, the
Durham high school basket ball team
gave the Smithfield quint, cham
pions of Eastern North Carolina last
year, its first defeat at the hands of
a high school team this season, by a
score of 15 to 10. This game elimi
nated Smithfield from the State high
school basketball contest.
! The game started at eight o’clock.
Durham scored in the first few min
utes of play on a foul goal by Sat
terfield. Within a few minutes after
, Kelly shot the first field goal for
1 Durham. A long toss by Stephen
' son of Smithfield missed. A foul
goal by Stephenson, C. ended the
first quarter. Score 3 to 1 in Dur
ham’s favor. Holland and Skinner’s
fast dribbling and passing featured
in this quarter.
Durham started an attack in the
second quarter which the Smithfield
lads were unable to stop. * They
piled up 8 points in this quarter.
Smithfield was unable to score.
Score at end of second quarter stood
Durham 11, Smithfield 1.
I At the beginning of the last half
the Johnston County lads staged a
spectacular comeback which almost
threatened the Durham lead, bring
ing the score to 11 to 7 before Dur
ham could socre a point. Kelly for
Durham then registered a field goal,
and a free shot by Skinner, of Smith
field, brought the score up to 13-8,
Durham leading.
In the fourth quarter both teams
scored one field goal, bringing the
score at the final blow of the whistle
15-10, thus giving Durham the right
to meet Wilmington tonight at
Chapel Hill for Eastern champion
ship.
i The game was full of thrills. Al
though Durham led throughout
Smithfield made a spirited attack in
the last half, but did not have the
necessary punch to cage enough bas
kets to even the count.
I Bennett by his guarding and ability
to intercept passes starred for Dur
ham. Hackney lead the scoring with
five points.
i Smithfield played a mediocre game
with no stars bubbling forth. Hol
land piled up four of his team’s 10
points. Skinner came next with 3.
| The line up and summary:
Durham (15) Smithfield (10,
Kelly (4) _Holland (4)
, R. F.
Satterfield (2) - Hill
L. F.
Hackney, C (5) __ Stephenson, R. (2)
, C.
Bennett_ Skinner (3)
R. G.
Warren___Stephenson, C. (1)
i L. G.
Substitutes: for Durham, Bock (4);
for Smithfield Brown. Referee: Car
boy, Elon College.
JOHNSTON REPUBLICANS
HOLD MEETING HERE
Republicans of the County mei
here yesterday in convention as
sembled for the election of delegates
to the State Congressional and Sena
torial conventions. The meeting was
held in the opera house, court being
in session in the court house.
Mr. Ezra Parker of Benson, county
chairman called the meeting to order
and Mr. W. A. Powell was made sec
retary. Tre temporary organization
was made permanent. Mr. Parker
however, was not a candidate for re
election as county chairman, and Mr
J. C. Stancil was elected for this' po
sition. A new county committee was
elected.
Twenty-seven delegates were elect
ed to the State Convention and an
equal number of alternates.
Resolutions were passed endorsing
the Harding-Coolidge administration
Local Girls Win
Over Maysville
The Girls Basketball team played
Maysville High school Tuesday night
in Goldsboro, in the first champion
ship game of the season, the locals
beating the Maysville girls 29 to 10.
The opponents had won twelve
straight games including some of the
strong teams in the state, but the
local sextette was two much for
them, it was not being deemed neces
sary to play the last four minutes
of the allotted time. Splendid team
work characterized the Smithfield
team, Aava Wellons and Pauline
Broadhurst starring in several es
pecially good plays.
COOLIDGE CLINGS
TO MELLON PLAN
Washington, Mar. 4.—Adherence
to the principles and provisions of
Mellon tax plan was reaffirmed today
by President Coolidge. Mr. Cool
idge’s position relative to tax leg
islation remains as outlined in his
message to Congress declaring for the
Melon plan. This was made clear at
the Hhite House in answer to inquir
! ies about the compromise bill passed
by the house.
A direct inquiry as to whether the
President would approve the com
promise bill brought the reply that hq
could not say at this time whether he
would veto or approve such a meas
urer
George Y. Ragsdale
In Tentetive Cast
bmithlielu will have a special in
terest in the new selection of Folk
Plays to be given by the Carolina
Playmakers next year, if George
Ragsdale, among those in the tenta
tive casts, should be among the chos
en to present the new plays.
The new plays are: “Nancy’s Com
mencement Dress,” by Pearl Setzer,
of Hickory; “The Younger,” by Sue
Bird Thompson, of Norfolk, Va., and
“The Wheel,” by Ernest Thompson,
of Goldsboro. All are contemporary
comedies, Miss Setzer’s play being
of farm life, Miss Thompson’s con
i cerning a subdeb, or flapper, and
that of Ernest Thompson involving
; the career of a Carolina student in
j six scenes. Another “Program of
i Happiness,” to quote Director Fred
erick Koch and Manager George Den
ny.
“The Thrice-promised Bride/’ a
Chinese play read last year by Ching
Cheng Hsiung, graduate stndent, and
since published in Theatre Arts Mag
azine and produced by the Little The
atre, of Oakland, Calif., is being held
as an alternate.
These plays will be presented in
Chapel Hill on April 4 and 5.
_
BENSON HNS VOTED1
BONDS II SCHOOL
Election Carried Tues
day Provides Sum Of
$40,000 For New
Building.
159 VOTES VS. 45
Another Johnston County town has
made provision for better school fa
cilities. Benson voted bonds Tues
day to the amount of $40,000, one
hundred fifty nine votes being cast
for bonds and 45 against. The
bonds will be sold and the contract
let at the same time the bonds voted
at Clayton and Pine Level are sold.
This increased revenue at Benson
will mean fifteen additional rooms
which will be built on to the present
building which already contains
about sixteen rooms. The high
school training for all of Meadow
township and a part of Pleasant
Grove and Elevation. Probably a
thousand pupils will be numbered in
the Benson school next year with
the personnel of the faculty nearly
doubled. At present there are six
teen members of the faculty includ
ing Prof H. C. Renegar, principal. |
The new rooms are expected to be
completed by Dec. 1.
Mr. Samuel Eason
Passes To His Reward
On Saturday night, March 2, ,
about 12:30 o'clock, the Death Angel j
visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. |
H. Barham and took the soul of their
darling son.
Samuel was fifteen years, seven
months and one day old. He was
sick about four weeks with the dread
ful disease pneumonia and heart
dropsy. He bore his suffering pa
tiently. He leaves to mourn his death
a step father, mother, one brother,
Benjamin Eason, of State Hospital,
Raleigh, three sisters, Mrs. E. J.
McDonnell, of St. Louis, Mo., Eliza
beth and Iola Eason and a large num
ber of relatives and friends.
His funeral was preached at the
grave by Rev. Billy Ferrell. He was
laid to rest by the side of his father,
I. J. Eason, who died about six years
ago.
The famil ywish to thank their
many friends for the kindness shown,
and the flowers placed upon" his
grave. It made sad hearts lighter.
A precious one from them is gone,
A voice they loved is still; ,
A place is vacant in their home
Which never can be filled.
A friend,
N. H. P.
i
Passing of ”Little Red School
House” Makes Him Feel Queer
Mr. Julius Broadwell, of Micro
township, was a visitor in Smith
field Wednesday.
Mr. Broadwell is a veteran of the
civil war and has already passed his
eighty-first milestone, but he still
marches with a steady pace and a
“heads up” stride.
He has seen and heard many in
teresting things during his four
score-and-one years. He has taught
school right here among the home
folks longer than David was King
of Israel. He went over the creek
one day last week to a little place
where he taught some thirty years
ago. He saw some old trees and
other ancient landmarks that have re
mained pretty much the same
through these years, but the little one
teacher school house in which he
taught is now gone. In its place now
stands a modern building with seven
or eight class rooms in it. All this
made the old teacher feel a little
queer.
He had a few remarks to say
about politics while in town. He re
members a campaign in which a can
didate for the legislature while on
the stump was asked what he thought
of making a rail road through John
ston County. The legislator was
much opposed to any such foolishness.
When asked his reason for his oppo
sition, he replied that there was not
enough iron in the world to provide
necessary iron rails. He was duly
elected. He remembers another leg
islative candidate wTho was once ad
dressing his constituency about mat
ters both foreign and domestic and
■who said among other things some
thing like this: “You can fool these
foreigners. The folks over yonder
in Vermont knows just as well what
is going on over here in the United
States as we ourselves know.” Need
less to say that this candidate, too,
was elected and served his time as a
representative.
Mr. Broadwell believes that our
next representatives should be well
informed and able to contend against
so many useless and meaningless new
I laws.
3an’t Decide On
Denby’s Successor
Washington, Mar. 4.—Pres
ident Coolidge is searching for
a seasoned executive to succed
Edwin Denby, secretary of the
navy, but thus far he has reach
ed no decision.
10 NECESSITY FOR
VET. INVESTIGATION
Washington, Mar. 4—No investiga
,ion of findings of the Chicago grand
ury which indicited C. R. Forbes and
2. W. Thompson will be made by the
veterans committee it was announced
jy Senator Reid, chairman of that
:ommittee.
Senator Reid said the information
:oncerning two representatives show
id it was not a matter for investiga
;ion but for prompt prosecution, it
.vas stated that it was the under
standing of the committee that Mr.
3rem would give to the president the
names of the two congressmen in
volved in the charges.
CAROLINA WONDER TEAM
SOUTHERN CHAMPIONS
Atlanta, Ga., Mar. 5.—University
of North Carolina’s basketball team
here last night defeated the Univer
sity of Alabama for the champion
ship in the Southern Intercollegiate
association.
The score was 25 to 18.
DRAWS $1,000 FINE ON
BOOZE HAULING CHARGE
Greensboro, March 5.—One thous
and dollars was the fine imposed in
Municipal Court here Tuesday by
Judge D. H. Collins, on Geo. Sprous,
convict, convicted of transporting
whiskey. It was alleged that the
young man, white, has been trans
porting it here from Virginia. He
appealed and bond was set at $5,000.
$202,800 RAISED FOR NEW
HOTEL AT GOLDSBORO
Goldsboro, March 6.—The second
day in the drive for the new hotel
here brought a response of $14,200,
bringing up the total of sales to
$262,800. A total of $137,200 is still
to be obtained before the sought quo
ta has been reached, but the stock
salesmen are of a most optimistic
mien and feel sure that Saturady will
see the $400,000 in the coffers of
the campaign committee. Telegrams
from out of town hotel companies
and men continue to pour in and it
is evident that the eyes of most ev
ery person in the State—especially
those connected with hotel projects
—are directed towards Goldsboro and
its efforts. ,
TREASURER LACY TO DELIVER
$3,700,000 BONDS AT N. Y.
State Treasurer B. R. Lacy left
Raleigh Tuesday for New York,
where he goes to deliver $3,700,000
of State bonds for schools to pur
chasers. The issue is disposed of at
par to bear 4 1-2 per cent interest.
LAYMEN’S CONFERENCE
HELD HERE TUESDAY
A very inspiring laymen’s confer
ence was held at the Presbyterian
church here Tuesday afternoon and
evening. At 3:30 o'clock Rev. Mr.
Hunter, pastor of the Presbyterian
church of Willow Spring, made a
splendid talk on “Personal Work.”
He told of the great need of person
al work and stressed its importance
in the Kingdom. He also spoke of
the joy that comes from such work
and by illustrations showed that op
portunities for this work will come
to every one who is willing to work.
| Rev. Neil Mclnnis* pastof of the
Presbyterian church of Selma, then,
using the subject, “Religion in the
Home,” told of the importance of
family worship. He urged parents to
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WOMEN TO BUY
CLUBHOUSE SITE
Annual Reports Given
At A Meeting Of
The Woman’ Club
Wednesday.
DR. ROSE ADDRESSES CLUB
Wednesday, the time for the an
nual election of officers of the Wo
man’s Club and for giving the annual
reports, was one of the most impor
tant meetings of the year and prob
ably the most momentous in the his
tory of the club in view of the fact
that steps were taken at this time
to provide for a permanent club room
The meeting was also characterized
by a talk on “Sanitation and Hous
ing” by Dr. A. H. Rose, city health
officer.
For some time the Woman’s Club
has known that the present quarters
will not be available in a couple of
years more, and for this reason it be
gan to consider plans for a perma
nent home . A committee was ap
pointed to investigate certain sites
which appeared desirable and at the
same time within the means of the
club. After these investigations, the
committee recommended at the meet
ing Wednesday the purchase of the
; lot on the corner of First and Market
! streets owned by Mr. W. M. Sunders,
I who offered this location for the very
! reasonable sum of $250. The club
accepted the recommendation and as
| soon as a corporation shall be form
ed the purchase will be affected. The
i club will take immediate steps to
j ward plans for a building, two possi
bilities having been suggested—one
the building of a log bungalow, the
other the removal of the building now
being used. Mr. F. H. Brooks is the
owner of this building but he has giv
en the club a chance to purchase it
at the expiration of two years should
it seem practicable to move it.
That the club, with its more than
100 members, is justified in under
taking the building of a club house
which will at the same time serve aa
a public library, was evidenced by the
reports given by the various officers.
More than a thousand dollars was
raised during last year, a large part
of which was expended in local en
terprises. Around $500 was used in
keeping the cemetery neat and trim,
while a goodly sum went for charit
able purposes.
Several of the departments have
accomplished a notable work. Co
operation in the establishment of a
curb market during seven months of
the year in which time about $1000
worth of produce was sold, is per
haps the outstanding work of the
Home Economics Department.
The Music department besides giv
ing three public entertainments, has
specialized in the monthly programs
held at different homes in the city
designed to create a deeper interest
in the best music.
The literary department has
studied North Carolina writers, and
the attendance has been proof of the
interest along this line.
The library chairman reported 882
volumes in the library which have
been available one day in every week
except three, the total number of bor
rowers for the year being 1,407.
At the conclusion of the reports,
the election of officers took place as
follows: president, Mrs. W. H.
Lyon; vice-president, Mrs. H. B. Mar
row; recording secretary. Mrs. T. J.
Lassiter; corresponding secretary,
Miss Cora Belle Ives; treasurer, Mrs.
H. C. Woodall; chairman of civics,
Mrs. Lee Sanders; chairman of mu
sic, Miss Lallah Rookh Stephenson;
chairman of library, Mrs. A. G. John
son; chairman of home economics,
Mrs. W. M. Sanders; chairman of so
! cial service, Mrs. H. C. Hood; chair
man of literature, Mrs. A. S. John
ston; editor Mrs. N. M. Lawrence.
The ladies were quite interested in
the paper read by Dr. Rose which
will appear in full in our next issue.
A genius is a woman who can make
her husband believe that beating
rugs will improve his golf swing.