DEMOCRATIC VICTORY
CLUB OF SMUKHELD
ENTIFELY TOO SMALL
F. H. Brooks Chairman' Of
Local Club; Roster Of
Present Membership
Numbers Twenty.
TIME TO RALLY FORCES
Two years ago Judge Cordell Hull,
Chairman of the Democratic Nation
al Committee, had a wonderful vision
of what must be done to bring Demo
cratic victory in 1924. He knew we
could carry the Nation in November
if we made the right kind of fight,
but to win on election day an effec
tive organization would be necessary.
To wait until after the National tick
et had been named would be too late.
He had learned from bitter experience
that it is next to impossible for the
Democrats to elect a President in a
two months’ campaign. To perfect
such an organization required (not
only hard work, but money and the
wolf was at the door of the Demo
cratic National Committee. All that
the Chairman had was the “will”
which said to him “keep on.”
One day, when things looked dark
est, a letter came from an old friend
up in the mountains of Tennessee
which read as follows:
“Dear Cordell: All of us down
here are mighty proud to know you
are Chairman of the National Com
mittee, and we feel that we will elect
a Democrat for President in 1924. I
want you to take the enclosed $5 and
use every cent of it if necessary.
There are a lot more down here who
will give $5 too if you need it.”
Chairman Hull wired his old moun
tain friend: “Organize your neigh
bors into a Democratic Victory Club”
In two weeks’ time he received $95
from 19 other Democrats who con
tributed $5 each. That is how the
“National Democratic Victory Club”
idea originated.
Today there are Victory clubs in
thirty states. Each member pays $5
dues. The money is being used for
a comprehensive campaign of educa
tion and organization throughout the
country.
It is the intention of the national
headquarters to keep in touch with
the Victory Club members, suppying
them individually with up-to-date po
litical facts and literature. Chairman
Hull has other plans, not yet thorough
ly worked out, by which he expects to
cooperate with and use the organiza
tion. He believes that a Democrat
can do his party no greater service
than to join a Victory Club and make
it possible for us to say truthfully
that the party of the people is sus
tained by the people and not by privi
leged interests.
Mr. F. H. Brooks is President oi
the Victory Club in Smithfield and
he invites all good Democrats who
want to have a part in and invest as
much as $5 in national Democratic
victory to communicate with him. A
partial membership list is given be
low. Later on the full roster of the
organization will be given.
Smithfield Victory Club Members
F. H. Brooks, C. S. Broadhurst, Ed
F. Ward, W. T. Adams, W. J. Massey,
J. A. Keen, R A. Wellons, Frank O.
Ray, John A. Narron, L. C. Powell,
L. G. Stevens, G. A. Martin, Edward
W. Pou, M. C., Harry P. Johnson, J.
H. Abell, R. C. Gillett, W. H. Austin,
Z. L. LeMay, W. A. Green, W. H.
Byrd.
First Prize For Jones
At East Car. Exposition
The quiet, unpretentious county of
Jones took first prize in the Kinston
pageant, presenting an elaborate re
production of the presentation of a
flag to Jones county troops in the
sixties. Jones is not clever, or at
least not forward in advertising it
self. But it is a county of line nat
ural resources and people of educa
tion and refinement. With the com
ing of good roads—it has long had
good schools—you will hear more of
this county, the native county of Sen
ator Simmons and named for the
Revolutionary patriot, Willie Jones.
—Editorial, News & Observer.
A. E. CORY TO SPEAK
AT DEDICATION OF
WILSON’S MILLS SCHOOL
Mr. A. E. Cory, President of ■
the International Convention of
the Disciples of Christ, will deliv
er the principal address at the
dedication of the new school build
ing in Wilson’s Mills next Thurs
day, April 24th, at eleven o’clock
a. m. Seldom has Johnston Coun
ty had a speaker equal to Mr.
Cory to appear in the county. The
christening of the new building at
Wilson’s Mills is an important oc
casion in the life of the communi
ty and whatever Mr. Cory has to
say will be of interest to every
body that hears him.’ Mr. Cory is
an author and public orator in a
class with Wm. Jennings Bryan.
Easter Pageant To
Be Given In Benson
—
“The Triumph of Love,” an East- ■
er Pageant of the Death and Resur- j
rection of Our Lord, will be presented
at the Methodist church Sunday night
at 8:00 o'clock. There is no admis
sion charge and the public is cordial
ly invited.
Parents are requested to bring
their children and sit with them, thus
aiding in preserving perfect quiet
during the entire performance.
The scene will represent the home
of James, John and their mother Sa- j
lome, in Jerusalem. The action is in
three parts, the first being the Thurs
day afternoon before the crucifixion;
the second, the Friday on which
Christ was crucified; the third, the
Sunday morning of the resurrection.
The cast is made up of talent from
the local community and the public
may safely be given every assurance
of something exceptionally good. Con
siderable time has been given to tr'ain
ing, which is being done under the
direction of Mrs. W. T. Martin, a
trained and naturally gifted director
in wTork of this kind.
Cast of Characters
Simon Peter, Waltjer Strickland;
James, Ezra Parker; John, Rev. J.
E. Blalock; Roman Soldier, W. A.
Powell; Blind Man, W. CL Rackley;
Salome, mother of James and John,
Mrs. W. T. Martin; Mary o*f Mag
dala, Virginia Lee; Mary, wife of
Alpheus, Irene Hudson; Mary, moth
er of Jesus, Evelyn Boone; Slave
Girl, Mabel Johnson; Jewish Child,
Wilson Blalock.
Deaf Woman Run Down"
By A. C. L. Freight Train
Rocky Mount, April 14.—Laura
Parker, elderly colored woman, was
subjected to serious injuries, which
may prove fatal, when she was struck
by an Atlantic Coast Line freight
train at the Nash Street crossing in
the heart of the business district ear
ly last night.
The woman was taken to the rail
road hospital here immediately after
the accident and was rejArted to be
in a critical condition this morning.
Physicians at the hospital stated that
her left leg was completely severed
and that the toes of her right foot
were tom off. The woman, it is
stated, is deaf and dumb, and it is
thought that she stopped directly in
the path of the oncoming train with
out seeing or hearing it.
Selma Kiwanis Club
Has Some Good Talks
Selma, April 12.—The Selma Ki
wanis Club held its regular weekly
meeting Thursday evening. The at
tendance prize, donated by Norman
Screws, was won by Jim Driver, af- ;
ter a harp blowing contest partici- \
pated in by Dick Massey, John Jef
freys, Louis Ellis and Jim Driver.
George Vick made a short talk in
which he insisted that all live clean
lives and struggle to be of more
service to humanity.
President Fred Waters read a let
ter from International Field ReDre
sentative, Joe Bowl telling that O.
P. Fitzgerald’s “One Hundred Per
cent Kiwanian” in the Charter Night
Program had been sent to the Inter- j
national Magazine for publication.
HUE DESTROYS TWO
FINE DWELLINGS IN
KENLY WEDNESDAY
Mr. And Mrs. H. M. Griz
zard Lose Residence But
Save Furniture; Other
House Unoccupied.
WATERWORKS THE CRY
Kenly, April 16.—On Wednesday
morning about three o'clock fire of
undetermined origin broke out in the
residential section of Kenly on Main
street, totally destroying the home
of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Grizzard, the
two-story dwelling next to Mr. Gri
gard, which was owned by Mrs. Wil
bert Massey, of Princeton, but had
been unoccupied for the past several
months. Mr. and Mrs. Grizzard sav
ed their household furnishings. In
surance was carried on the building.
The fire was first observed in the
second story of the Massey dwelling
by Mrs. Grizzard who gave the alarm
However, the Massey house being
so close to the Grizzard home, the
fire spread and made such rapid head
way that it was soon beyond control.
Mr. and Mrs. Grizzard have moved
temporarly into the house recently
vacated by Chief Pulley and family.
Fires in Kenly have been numerous
for the past while and some of the
citizens are anxious for waterworks
to be installed in order to avert such
calamities.
Interesting services were held at
the Methodist Holden Memorial
church Sunday morning and evening
by Dr. W. B. North. Dr. North preach
ed Sunday morning on the first East
er and explained it beautifully. Im
pressive Easter music was rendered
by the choir which was an enjoyable
part of the hour’s worship.
Miss Faye Barnes, who has a po
sition at Greenville, spent the week
end at home with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Barnes.
Mr. and Mrs. Hal Gilbreth, of
Goldsboro, were in town several days
recently.
Those attending the quarterly meet
ing of the Methodist church in Lu
cama Saturday were: Dr. W. B.
North, Mr. Bright Fields and Mr.
Addie Flowers.
Mrs. M. C. Bridger and little son,
of Bladenboro, have been on a visit
of some length as guests of Mrs. H.
M. Grizzard.
Those attending the Woman’s club
meeting in Smithfield last Friday
were: Mesdames J. M. Woolard, Jr., T.
G. High, A. F. Bowen, G. T. Whitley,
W. B. North, H. M. Grizzard, P. God
win, P. D. Grady, and Miss Janie
McNeal.
Mr. Jack Hooks, of Wilson, spent
a few days here with his parents re
cently. >
Mrs. J. W. Darden spent Monday
in Fremont.
Mrs. W. L. Yelvington of Fremont,
has returned to her home after spend
ing several days the guest of Mrs.
J. T. Barnes.
Mr. and Mrs. Clem Poston announce
the arrival of a son. Mother and
baby are doing nicely.
Commits Suicide By
Drinking Carbolic Acid
Kinston, April 14.—Elis H. Hill,
64, committed suicide by taking1 car
bolic acid in a Happerville house late
last night. The police said Hill had
been drinking. The coroner's office
stated that domestic troubles appear
ed to have been worrying him. His
home was at Greenville. Hill was
said to have carried the acid about
with him for some time.
Senator Copeland, N. Y.
Will Speak In Raleigh
Senator Royal S. Copeland, of New
York, spoke of as a possibility for
the Democratic presidetial or vice
presidential nomination, will be one
of the principal speakers before the
North Carolina Medical Society at its
seventy-first annual session held in
Raleigh Wednesday and Thursday
of this week.
Convention of North Carolina
Democrats Held in Raleigh
W. N. Everett Opens Meeting With Keynote Speech in Which He
Says The State Is Bent on Progress; Fails to Endorse Daniels
For President After Request for Uninstructed Delegation
W. N. Everett, secretary of State,
was the keynote speaker of the
S#ate Democratic Convention held in
Raleigh yesterday, and was heard by
Democrats from every section of
North Carolina.
The people of North Carolina,
having had a taste of progress, rep
I resented by good roads, modern
! schools and public health and wel
fare work, are intent on seeing that
the State continue on its progressive
path, even if it takes bond issues
which increase the burden of t^xes,
declared Secretary of State Everett
At the outset of his speech Mr.
Everett artoised the ardor of the
Democratic hearts by predicting suc
cess for the Democratic party in the
presidential election next fall. Refer
ring to the Democratic National Con
vention to be held at New York, June
24, he said, “I believe that conven
tion will name the next chief magis-1
trate of the Republic. All signs point
t ovictory in November—not merely
to success for the immortal party to
which we belong, but a verdict for
a return of our government from the
hands of privilege and corruption.”
The chief work befofe the conven
tion in the afternoon was the adop
tion of a platform and the election
of four delegatcs-at-large to the Na
tional Convention at New York.
A letter from Josephus Daniels
was read before the convention in
which he asked that the delegation
fro mNorth Carolina be sent to the
National Convention uninstructed.
This request kept the Convention
from endorsing Daniels for president.
ANGER RISING IN JAPAN
OVER EXCLUSION RILL
Tokio, April 17.— (By the Associat
ed Press.)—If the Japanese exclu
sion provision is made a law by the
United States, “we Japanese will feel
that the Americans have spat in our
face,” Sadatsuchi Ucchida, former
Japanese Ambassador to Turkey, de
clared today at the Pan-Pacific Club.
Another speaker, Viscount Shihbus
1 .vCva, eminent financier, asserted that
the action of Congress in adopting
the Japanese exclusion clause has
tempted him to revert to the “Ameri
canophobia” of his youth. In ex
planation he recealled the wave of
anti-foreign feeling which swept Ja
pan seventy years ago on the occasion
of Commodore Perry’s visit. Vis
count Shibusawa, then fourteen years
old, shared the anti-Americcan feel
ing, he said, but later repented and be
came t nardent worker in the inter
est of Japanese-American friend
ship.
“Now seventy years later,” he
continued, “I am tempted to revert
However, I am not yielding to this
temptation. I am still optimistic.
Hopes For Agreement
He said he hoped for adoption of
his prroposal for a joint high com
mission to seek solution of the Cali
fornia-Japanese immigrration ques
tion. Opinion is said to prevail,
however, that the Japanese govern
ment does not approve Shibusawa’s
commission idea for which agitation
is raging in some quarters. A mass
meeting of Osaka citizens in protest
against proposed exclusion of Japan
ese from the United States was
called today by the Osaka Chamber
of Commerce.,
The problem has been added to the
agenda of a meeting of the Associa
ted Chamber of Commercce of Japan
scheduled for April 22 at Kyoto.
A delegation epresenting emigra
tion societies visited the foreign of
fice today and urged opposition to the
exclusion measuure.
Former Smithfield
Pastor To Virginia
Wilmington, April 14.—Rev. J. J.
Murray, for the past four years su
perintendent of missions in the Wil
mington Presbytery has tendered his
resignation effective June 1st, to ac
cept a call to the pastorate of the
Presbyterian church of Lexington,
Va. Sincq) he came to Wilmington Mr.
Murray has worked ardently for the
Presbytery with which he has been
affiliated and in his larger field of
usefulness will carry with him the
good wishes of all denominations in
Wilmington.
Rev. Mr. Murray was pastor of the
Smithfield Presbyterian church be
fore going to Wilmington, and has
a number of friends here who will be
interested in knowing of his change
of residence.
BOYS THROW BRICK
THRU' STORE WINDOW
Shattered glass and a brick bat
in the store of Peedin & Peterson
yesterday morning told a story eith
er of an accident or wanton destruc
tion, the latter being the more prob
able if circumstantial evidence has
any weight. About the hour of mid
night, according to an employe of
this firm who was sitting in front
of the hotel, three boys in a Ford
roadster, came dashing down the
street at the rate of about 35 or 40
miles an hour and as they passed on,
a crash was heard. It was not a suf
ficient noise to call for an investiga
tion, but it is now believed that the
noise was caused by the brick as it
crashed into the plate glass window.
California Japs May
Emigrate To Mexico
Mexico City, April 13.—More than
32,000 Japanese agriculturists are
ready to emigrate from California
and settle in various Mexican states,
according to information received by
the department of interior. A state
ment published by that department
today says:
“Arturo J. Braniff, a Mexican fi
nancier, personally interested in the
matter, reports that more than 32,
000 Japanese agriculturalists with
ample means, are ready to emigrate
from California, where they are re
siding because of prohibition against
continuing leases or buying lands in
the United States. Mr. Braniff's rep
resentative has been confering with
the Japanese ambassador in W ul ’ g
ton, who desires to learn whether the
Mexican government objects to the
arrival of these colonists in Mexico
for the purpose of dedicating them
selves to agriculture.”
Baby’s Cry Saves Mother
From Drinking Poison
Boston, April 14.—Two glasses of
deadly poison, mistaken for a harm
less family remedy and mixed for
headache relief, were at the lips of
Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Bander today
when their 8 months old baby com
menced to cry. Mrs. Bander set down
her glass and went to the child. Her
husband drained his and 15 minutes
later was dead. He had taken the
supposed medici neby error from an
open package of unmarked poison.
Napoleon’s Nightshirt Is
Bought By a Museum
Paris, April, 13.—The nightshirt
Napoleon wore on his death bed, the
glass from which he took his last
drink a piece of his coffin and other
relics which were to have been sold
at auction tomorrow, have been pur
chased privately and turned over to
the Malmaison museum near Paris.
MARRIAGE OF MUCH
INTEREST SOLBINIZED
IN SELMA TUESDAY
Miss Ricks Becomes Bride
Of A. H. Buckner; Re
vival To Start At Baptist
Church Easter Sunday.
f. t. McDaniel is dead
Selma, April 16.— On Tuesday ev
ening at 9.30 o'clock Miss Ethel
Ricks and Mr. A. H. Buckner were
married at the home of the bride’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Ricks.
The wedding music was rendered by
Misses Mildred Perkins and Mabel
Nordan, while the ceremony was per
formed by Rev. Neil Mclnnis, the
ring ceremony being used. The
bride’s brother, Mr. Leon Ricks, gave
her in marriage, and her cousin, Miss
Vara Blackman, acted as maid of
honor. Mr. Luther O’Neal was best
man. The bride wore a lovely travel
ing suit of tan with accessories to
match. The young couple left on the
midnight train for Washington, Balti
more and New York.
There will be an Easter service at
the Baptist church Sunday evening.
Special music is being arranged for
the service which will open a series
of revival meetings. Mrs. A. T. West
of Wilmington, Del., sister of Rev.
C. II. Cashwell, has already arrived
and will assist with the music for
the meeting. Rev. J. M. Page, of St
Paul, will do the preaching and i3
expected to arrive next Monday morn
ing.
i ne memDers oi circle JNo. l, Mrs.
J. C. Kutz, leader, of the Missionary
Society of Edgerton Memorial church
were entertained Monday afternoon
by Mrs. J. W. Peedin at her home on
Massey street. The ladies enjoyed a
busy hour with their needles, sewing
for their annual bazaar after which
the hostess served sandwiches and
coffee. Besides the members of the
Circle, Miss Emma Blackman was
present as an invited guest.
The Woman’s Missionary Society
of the Baptist church met with Mrs.
C. E. Komegay Monday afternoon
for the regular monthly meeting Cir
cle No. 4, with Mrs. Norman Screws
leader, had charge of the meeting.
The subject for study was “South
America.” Those taking part on the
program were: Mesdames Norman
Screws, W. H. Poole, Theo Easom
and C. B. Fulghum. At the close of
the meeting Mrs. Komegay assisted
by Mrs. W. R. Smith, served ice
cream and cake.
Among those attending the district
meeting of the Federation of Wo
men’s clubs in Smithfield last Fri
day were: Mesdames L. D. Debnani,
J. C. Kutz, J. W. Peedin, Walter
Grant, F. G. Low, Ed O’Neal, W. G.
Ward, E. V. Woodard, G. D. Vick and
W. H. Call.
Mr. F. T. McDaniel died last Tues
day at the home of his son, Mr. W.
H. McDaniel. The funeral services
were conducted from the home on
Raeford street by Rev. C. H. Cash
well, pastor of the Baptist church.
The burial was in the Crocker ceme
tery between Selma and Pine Level
Friday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hodge, of Kenly,.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Oliver and Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. Woodard, of Princeton,
visited Mr. B. H. Woodard Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. J. B. Person has returned
home after spending several days in
Kinston with her mother, Mrs. Mos
ley.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Barnes and
family, of Wilson, were the gutets
of Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Ward Sunday.
Miss Ada Hill, Messrs. Glenn Rich
ardson and Carl Worley spent Sun
day afternoon in Four Oaks.
Mr. Milton O'Neal, Misses Annie
and Flossie Stallings motored to Wil
son Sunday.
Mr. Howard Hood is spending this
week in Durham.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Kirkland, of
Wilson, visited Mr. and Mrs. N. E.
Ward Sunday.
Messrs. Claiborne Massey and C. L.
Richardson spent Sunday in Raleigh.
Mrs. Henry Shine and Miss Fannie
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