Smithfield
Tobacco Warehouses
are selling lobacco
as high or higher
than any warehouse
in the state.
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EIGHT PAGES TODAY NUMBER 76
46TH YEAR
EIGHT PAGES TODAY
SMITHFIELD, N. C„ FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1928
Death Toll Of Hurricane
Reaches More Than 1000
Storm Does Damage
In North Carolina;
Johnston County
Woes Not Escape
With a 7.81 inch rainfall for the
p^st three days, yesterday’s sun
shine was exceedingly welcome and
the task of cleaning up after the
storm was tackled with thanksgiv
ing that the damage in this sec
tion is no worse than it is. Sel
dom has the rain poured in such
torrents as it did Tuesday which
swelled the streams to flood stage,
and the continued rain Wednesday
only served to increase the flood
waters. The rainfall for the three
days, as recorded at the local
weather bureau station, was as fol
lows: Tuesday, 2.85 inches; Wed
nesday, 4.38; Thursday, .58. At
one p. m. yesterday Neuse river
here measured 21.5 feet and was
still rising. It was expected to
continue to rise possibly until 24
feet has been reached.
\g$flt$Teams all over the county have
owrflowed their banks, and in a
number of instances water has
been running across the highways.
The bridge across Middle creek
known as Edmundson bridge was
reported by Mr. Judson Stephen
son of Pleasant Grove township to
be washed away, and others are
expected to be washed from their
moorings before the swollen
streams begin to recede. Mr.
Stephenson came to Smithfield by
the Hunter road and Turner’s
bridge.
.trees nave neon reported up
rooted at the homes of J. II. Abell,
J. W. Setzer, W. M. Gaskin, J. A.
Wellons and H. P. Stevens. A
limb from a tree fell upon the
new automobile of Mr. Gibson,
manager of Rose’s five and ten
cent store, considerably damaging
it. A tree fell across the highway
in front of a bus at Nabisco farm
a few miles west of here, forcing
the bus into the cotton field where
it instantly mired down. Trees
were reported blown down in the
yard of B. E. Gardner and John
Sjnith, in the Bethesda section.
-jjf Traffic has been suspended on
several of the state highways, and
a number of washouts along rail
roads have been reported. Thou
sands of acres of land have been
flooded in eastern Carolina and
wire communication has been un
certain along the coast. Fifty per
sons were reported maroorted Wed
nesday night on the road between
Wilson and Goldsboro. They were
stranded between Great Swamp
and Black Creek. Wednesday aft
ernoon reports from Great Swamp
said that forty motor vehicles val
ued at between $30,000 and $50,
000 were either sunken or im
movable in the swirling mass of
water that was surging over the
highway. They had been abandon
ed by their owners who fled to
safety when it was feared that the
terriffic current might sweep the
cars off the highway into the
swamp. Considerable damage has
been done in sections throughout
Eastern Carolina.
Recent reports estimate the num
aher killed by this tropical storm tc
more than 1.000 persons. Fig
ures now stand as follows: Guade
loupe, 500; Porto Rico, 100; Palm
Beach Gounty, Fla., 400; Okee
chobee, Fla., 27; Virgin Isles, G
Estimates of injured run into the
thousands and property damage is
estimated as exceeding $150,000,
000. Tens of thousands are with
out homes. The hurricane, coming
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Tantalizer
There are exactly enough let
ters in the line below to spell
the name of a person in Smith
fiehl or Johnston county, anil
if the right one deciphers his
name and will present it to the
Herald office, we will present
him with a free ticket to the
Victory Theatre. Tickets must
be called for before the follow
ing issua.
Today’s TantaHrer:
bellinynpleeeca
Vara Enn
name last
is recognized
her
On Peace Mission
bee. i clary of btatc Kellogg ct :
route to Paris, where he is to sigt j
the Renunciation of War Treaty !
Secretary Kellogg is a leading fao j
•or in the growing movement fc* 1
nqrla peace.
Calls Upon Local
Red Cross For Aid
National Secretary Asks For
Funds For Relief of Home
less and Hungry In Storm
Area.
II. V. HOSE IS CHAIRMAN
Mr. H. Y. Rose, chairman of the ,
local chapter of the Red Cross So- i
ciety, makes the following state- '
ment in regard to relief work and
funds needed in the storm area: i
“At this time we gratefully ae- i
knowledge receipt of $20.00 for
the relief of those left homeless
and hungry in the wake ot the
great tropical storm which has
just swept over Porto Rico and
Southern Florida. This amount has
already been forwarded to the na
tional headquarters of the Amer
ican Red Cross.
“President Coolidge has called
on the American Red Cross to do
the relief work, and the national
secretary is constantly calling on
Smithfield to contribute. Thous
and-; are dead and new fatalities
occur daily. Hundreds of thous
ands are stripped of all their
earthly effects and famine is at
“Let me urge every one who
feels an interest in this relief work
to act now. Every dollar placed in
my hand for this purpose is for
warded to Washington at the
close of the day. A glance at the
daily papers will give some idea of
the urgency of immediate action.
“We report $26.00 forwarded.
Please forward your contributions
promptly. No amount is too small
to be handled in this great crisis.
“H. V. ROSE, Chairman,
Smithfield Chapter of the
American Red Cross.”
FI NER VI. OF MRS. BOWEN
TO BE HELD AT ( LINTON
A sad death occurred at the
Johnston County Hospital yester
day morning about five o'clock,
when Mrs. Mitchell Bowen of New
York City died. For two months
Mrs. Bowen had been here with her
'sister, Mrs. J. O. Herring. She
leaves besides her husband a baby
girl only a few days old.
The funeral will be held this
morning at eleven o’clock at Clin
ton, the old home place of the de
Rainbow’s End.
Two attorneys, one decidedly
glum of countenance, met on the
1 street.'
“Well, how’s business?” the
j first asked of the dismal one.
“Rotten!" the pessimist replied.
“I just chased an ambulance 12
miles and found a lawyer in it.”
Easy Ice Box Meals.
Jf the ice box meal is well plan
ned and balanced, almost any
family will welcome it once or
twice a week—and it. js a splen
did change for the cook. One good
menu is—iced cream of beet soup,
stuffed pork tenderloin (sliced
| cold), potato chips ,salad of mixed
cooked vegetables molded in lem
on-flavored gelatin, grape ice box
,, pudding, iced drink.
Seeks To Refute
Unjust Whispering
Chairman O. M. Mull Exposing
Vile and Spurious So-Called
Knights of Columhus ‘Oath.'
RALEIGH, Sep!. 20.—Insistent
and constant efforts to carry on
an insiduous and whispering cam
paign to discredit Governor Alfred
E. Smith, democratic candidate for
President, are shown in the ap
parently organized movement to
circulate the vile and spurious so
called Knights of Columbus “oath”,
according to O. M. Mull, State
democratic chairman.
Reports persistently come to
Headquarters that this “oath” has
been printed and is being care
fully distributed throughout the
State, especially in the rural and
industrial sections. So-called street
and revival preachers, evidently
representing organizations hostile
to Governor Smith, are pretend
ing to hold meetings in mill vil
lages and rural sections, but spend
much of their time circulating this
alleged oath and spreading wild
and untruthful stories about Gov
ernor Smith’s religion. Mr. Mull
Because it is found in the Con
gressional Record, intelligent peo
ple often believe that it is genu
ine. Mr. Mull explains how it got
into the Congressional Record, as
is shown by the Record itself. In
Pennsylvania a man named Bon
niwell ran for Congress against
a man named Butler. Mr. Bonni
well was a Catholic and his ene
mies. on the eve of the election,
printed and circulated this spuri
ous oath. It defeated Mr. Bonni
well. He (contested IVtr. Butler’s
seat on the ground that Mr. But
ler ha«i been guilty of fraud in
circulating a false oath and there
by misleading the voters. Mr. But
ler. in his answer before the Con
gressional Committee, admitted his
belief that the oath was false, but
claimed he was not responsible for
its circulation. During the hearing
before the Committee on Election.
Mr. Bonniwell placed the false
oath in evidence in order to show
the methods by which he was de
feated.
The Congressional Committee
reported its findings on the oath
as follows:
“This Committee cannot con
demn too strongly the publication
of the fake and libelous article re
ferred to in the paper of Mr. Bon
niwcll and which was the spuri
ous Knights of Columbus Ooath, a
copy of which is appended to the
paper.”
Afterwards the Grand Lodge of
Masons of the State of California,
in order to clarify the matter,
made a thorough investigation of
ali the work, ceremonies and the
pledges used by the Knights of
Columbus, through a committee, of
32nd and 33d degree Masons and
a part of this committee’s report
follows:
“We find that neither the alleged
oath nor any oath or pledge bear
ing the remotest resemblance there
to in matter, manner, spirit or
purpose is used or forms a part of
the ceremonies of any degree of
the Knights of Columbus. The al
leged oath is scurrilous, wicked
and libelous, and must be the in
vention of an impious and venom
ous mind. * * * There is no prop
aganda proposed or taught again
st Protestants or Masons or per
sons not of Catholic faith. Indeed,
Protestants and Masons are not
referred to directly or indirectly
in the ceremonials and pledges.
The ceremonial of the order teaches
a high and noble patriotism, in
stills a love of country, inculcates
a reverence for law and order,
urges the conscientious and un
selfish performance of civic duty,
and holds up the Constitution of
our country as the richest and
most precious possession of a
knight of the order. We can find
nothing in the entire ceremonials
of the order that to our minds
could be objected to by any per
son.”
Democratic Headquarters is
sending out the full report of both
the Congressional and the Masonic
committees, as taken from the
Congressional Record, to the
newspapers of the state, in ordei
that the truth about this “oath’
may he known and its effects nul
lified as far as possible. Mr. Mull
TOBACCO SALES HERE TOTAL
MILLION AND QUARTER LBS.
During: the two weeks follow
ing the opening: of the tobacco
market here on September 4, more
than a million and *'■ a quarter
pounds of tobacco have been sold
at the two warehouses operated in
Smithiield. Approximately $170,000
has been paid out to farmers in
these two weeks, representing1 an
average of between thirteen and
fourteen cents per pound.
Excessive rains have caused very
light sales since Monday, but the
prices are said to be getting bet
ter. As high as forty-nine cents
per pound has been paid, which
shows that the better grades of
tobacco are now beginning to come
on the market.
\\ ith a million and a quarter
pounds the record for the first
two weeks, the indications are
that the Smithfield market will far
surpass the sales of last year,
when the season shall have closed.
There is no reason why there
should not he a continuous sub
stantial growth of this market
each year.
Traveling Men
Tell Of Storm
Travel 220 Miles To Get To
Smith field From New Bern
Through Flood Area.
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Traveling: 220 mile? from New !
Bern in order to reach Smithfield,
Messrs. J. S. Adcock and Gilbert 1
W. Smith, traveling salesmen from
Baltimore, Md., tell a vivid story
of the havoc wrought by the storm
in that section of North Carolina.
These men left New Bern yester
day morning at 7:15 o’clock, and
at four o’clock in the afternoon
they had just reached Smithfield.
They were at Morehcad City when
the storm began, but made their
way to New Bern with little dif
ficulty. By pushing and shoving
their automobile they managed to
get through bad places in the
highway, and made their way from
New Bern to Washington, thence
to Greenville, thence to Kinston,
thence to La Grange, then across
to Sn#w Hill, then back to high
way number ten not far from
Goldsboro. The road from that
point to Smithfield was in good
condition. Water was across the
highway at numerous points, and
between Goldsboro and New Bern
bridges were found washed away.
At Grifton, the water came up to
the radiator of the car, and the
route was possibly closed just
after these men went over it.
All train service at New Bern
was stopped with the exception of
trains to Morohead, and one which
went to Norfolk. Mr. Adcock stat
ed that it was considered impossi
ble to get out of New Bern to
ward the west, he and his compan
ion probably being the only ones
to accomplish it.
These men reported potato
patches, pea fields, and other
crops entirely covered with water
and predict that they will be prac
tically a total loss. They commend
ed the work of the highway force
which is on the job one hundred per
cent, especially on number ten, to
prevent washouts and to keep the
road in a passable condition.
S. II. S. GRIDDERS
HOLD FIRST PRACTICE
| Smithfield high school gridders
| held their first skinnage practice
; Wednesday afternoon. Both the
j line and baekfield exhibited a
drive that would have been a
I credit to almost any freshman
I eleven. Some nice gains were made
I by R. C. Parrish. W. Jordan and
| Frank Morgan. The interference
j was not what it should have been,
but Coach Blankenship expects
this weakness to improve as the
team continues training. Among
the outstanding linemen of the
high school aggregation are such
men as If. Fuller, Joseph Stall
ed, Captain Norton, A. Stallings,
II. Adams. N. Staneil, B. Creech
and D. Creech. All of these men
are showing more fight than ha?
been seen in many a day in the
high school gridiron.
Some of the boys who are out
for football for their first time
are showing up unusually well.
Such men as W. Lassiter, Robert
Cotter. G. C. Uzzle and others are
out fighting for a berth. No team
has as yet been picked as Coach
Blankenship is of the opinion that
it takes twenty-two men to make
a football team. The motto of the
team is “Fight, fight, fight, and
you’re yellow if you quit.”
reminds that several publications
and individuals have been feund
guilty of libel for circulating the
alledged oath.
Coops Receive
First New Bale
L. i). Robinson of Anson Coun
ty Delivers First Rale New.
Cotton To Association; Was;
First Last Year.
RALEIGH, Sept. ?0._“The first
new bale of cotton received by the
cotton cooperatives this season ;
was delivered by lion. 1.. I). Rob
inson of Anson county. Mr. Rob
inson who served for five years
as a director of the association, i
had the distinction of delivering I
the first hale last year on Sep- j
“The cotton crop in this state
is exceedingly late.” said General
Manager Blalock. “In the south
ern counties the damage on ac
count of cotton rotting in the
bolls is extremely heavy. This is
especially true with rank cotton.;
After viewing the destruction
wrought by the recent rains, we -
are of the opinion that the last ,
Government report of 970,000 hales1
can easily be lowered by 100.000
Association officials are opti- j
mistic concerning the outlook for,
the association this year. They j
state that the association demon- '
strated its ability last year to op- j
crate satisfactorily to the mem- j
bership with a limited volume of
cotton and the association now has ,
fifty per cent more cotton under;
contract than it had at this time
la?t year, and indications are that
ti. • association will receive a much
i.'.' ger volume of cotton this year.
New members appreciate the
improved service which the associ
ation is now prepared to render by
which they can. through the op
tional pool, take advantage of the
association’s sales service and still
reserve the privilege of ordering
their cotton sold when they need
their money even on the day that
the cotton is delivered.
SELMA MAN HERIOl’SLY
IN.! FRED IN ACCIDENT
GOLDSBORO, Sept. 20.—Coun
cil Wiggs, white man of Selma, is
in the Goldsboro hospital in a
critical condition, his skull frac
tured as a result of an automobile
wreck which occurred on Highway
H». where the Seven Springs road
joins the highway, at 10 o’clock
Sunday morning.
C. E. Brown, also from Selma,
(1liver of the car. is in the Wayne
county jail in default of $1,000
bond, charged with driving an au
tomobile while under the influence
of whiskey.
Brown was badly cut about the
eye and several stitches were tak
en at the hospital before he was
carried to jail. .7. D. Bullock, from
Rowland, is in the hospital with a
broken rib. Robinson, seated with
Bullock on the rumble seat of the
car, escaped with minor bruises.
It was said that Brown, in trying
to pass a car coming towards
Goldsboro hit the other car, but
did it no dajpage. The car in which
the four men were riding turned
over two or three times. A pass
erby brought the injured men to
Goldsboro.
Mrs. Dehnani Again Chairman.
Among those here yesterday who
heard the speech of Hon. E. W. Pou
;at' the courthouse was Mrs. I.. D.
Debnam of Selma. Two years ago
Mrs. Debnam was county chair
man of the democratic women, and
did a fine work in bringing out a
'good vote on election day. She has
again accepted this chairmanship,
and will begin the organization of
i the women in the near future.
Proceedings Of
Recorder’s Court
Woman (iets Jail Sentence For
(living Worthless Check;
Defendant Found Guilty
Must Serve Suspended Sen
tence.
The ease of Pearl Thair, who
had been arrested for giving a
worthless check to an automobile
concern in Benson, as part pay
ment on an automobile, was tried
in Recorder's court Tuesday, and
the defendant was found guilty.
She was sentenced to work in jail
for a term of sixty days, and to
pay the costs. The defendant has
been a practical nurse and has
held positions in a number of
homes in Johnston county. She re
cently purchased a car and gave
a check on the City Bank of Ashe
ville there being no such bank in
existence. She was unable to give
bond when the warrant was serv
ed, and she spent several days in
jail prior to her trial.
Jasper Tyner and Charlie Willi
ford were in court Tuesday charg
ed with violation of the prohibi
tion laws. Both defendants were
found guilty of possession of still,
manufacturing ami possession of
whiskey. Each was sent to jail for
a term of four months and as
signed to work the roads of John
ston county and to pay costs. The
jail sentence is suspended upon the
condition that defendants do not
arinK, possess, transport, manutac
ture, or in any way whatsoever
violate the prohibition law again
in the next two years. Each de
fendant is to pay a fine of $25 and
one-half the cost.
Everitte Eason was found guilty
of larceny of a dog. Prayer for
judgment was continued upon pay
ment of cost.
D. Gardner Johnson was found
guilty of assault with deadly
weapon. He was fined $10 and one
half the cost.
Willie Johnson was found guilty
of assault, and prayer for judg
ment. was continued upon payment
of one-half the cost.
I. D. Massengill was found guil
ty of possession of intoxicating
liquor for purpose of sale. lie was
sent to jail for a term of sixty
days and assigned to work the
roads of Johnston county* and pay
costs. An appeal to Superior court
was taken. It appeared from evi
dence in this case that the de
fendant has violated the terms of
a suspended sentence, and the
court therefore ordered that the
defendant be committed to jail to
serve the sixty day sentence im
posed by the court in a former
case, on January 21. An appeal
was noted from this decision.
Luther Mumford charged with
assault with deadly weapon, was
found guilty. Prayer for judgment
was continued upon payment of
John Gamble was found guilty
of giving worthless check and was
sentenced to jail for term of sixty
days and assigned to work roads
of Johnston county.
Onnie Godwin, charged with
careless and reckless driving, was
found guilty and was sentenced
to pay a fine of $25 and cost.
Freewill Baptist Church.
Preaching Sunday at eleven
o'clock and*Sunday night at 7:30
by the pastor. Sunday school Sun
day morning at 9:30. F. C. Fitz
gerald superintendent. Prayer
meeting Wednesday night at 7:30.
Subject, “The Life and Character
of Moses” by Britton Smith.
Freewill Baptist League Friday
night at 7:30. Everybody invited tc
attend these meetings.
Presbyterian Services.
Oakland Sunday morning 11
I o’clock. Community 3 o'clock. Ai
j Smithfield 7:45. Sunday school a
! 9:50. Men’s Bible class meets par
j lor of Hotel at 10 o’clock. Publit
| cordially invited.
Wins Washing Machine.
Mr. C. Ham Johnson, of Fou:
Oaks, route 4, received the wash
ing machine given away yesterday
by Jordan-Edmundson Hardwan
company. About two hundrei
names had been sent in and a
four o’clock yesterday afternoon ;
small child drew out the luck;
name.
Democrats Hear Pou
Instead Of Ehringhaus
TOBACCO SELLS WELL
ON LOCAL MARKET
Tobacco farmers visiting this
office were well pleased with the
prices received for their tobacco
sold here yesterday. Mr. I). U.
Thompson reports that his aver
age was $31.50 per hundred, and
some of his tobacco sold as high
as 51 cents per pound. Elder L.
II. Stephenson of Pleasant drove
reports an average of $28.50 per
hundred and one grade selling at
45 cents per pound. A load sojd
by Boyett and Blackman of
Meadow township averaged
$20.50 and the best grade
brought 41 cents a pound. All
of this tobacco was sold at the
Planters warehouse.
H. B. Marrow Talks
To Local Kiwanians
Makes Address On American
Constitution; Contrasts Dif
ferent Forms of (Jovern
ment.
By 1)R. C. C. MASSEY
In keeping with the policy of Ki
wanis International, the subject of
the address to the Kiwanians at
yesterday’s luncheon was on the
American Constitution. Kiwanian
H. B. Marrow very ably denned
and contrasted different forms of
government existing prior to that
of the American people, and de
clared that the framers of our
Constitution had intensively and
i amply studied questions for years,
land in conformity with the Golden
Rule and the Ten Commandments,
they derived thorough preparation
for the formation of the Consti
“The birth of the Constitution
brought a new philosophy of gov
ernment into existence, in that the
j source of authority was reversed
from that of the authority of for
mer governments,” declared the
Speaker. “Authority in this Con
| stitution rests entirely with the
people—we the people of the
I nited States, there rests the au
thority, emphasized the speaker.
! “To make the Constitution a
; success there must be a right pro
j portion of individualism and so
cialism,” he continued, as explain
! ed in the clause, “All men created
equal, etc.,” in the sense of the
law. Individual and group re
I spcnsibility was mentioned. Trial
I by jury was explained, and cx
i amples of success and failure of
| this method of trial were cited.
It was further pointed out in
| the spirit of the Constitution that
I Government cannot make men;
that freedom comes from within,
I etc. Other phases of the purpose
and intent of the Constitution
were discussed at some length. Ki
wanian Marrow’s address was
comprehensive, clear cut, and con
cise. and in closing he urged that
we rededicate ourselves to the
spirit as well as the letter of the
I < 'onstitution.
| Kiwanian It. P. Holding was in
! charge of the program. Dr. J. W.
j Whitehead, vice president, presid
I ed. Kiwanian N. C. Shuford was
i welcomed back into the club.
Annual Singing Convention.
The Johnston county annual
singing convention will meet at
Benson Grove church on the first
Sunday in October at 10 a. m.
Benson Grove church is about six
miles north of Benson. There will
be no contests. Come, sing in this
convention. The Johnston county
singing convention was orgaized
about thirty years ago with Broth
er Joe McLamb as the first mod
erator. Brother Dan Thomas was
the second. They both are now
dead.
REV. W. Y. MOORE, Mod.
MATTHEW RAYNOR, See.
Salt Kills Plant Pests.
I If you will work a little salt
; around ihe inside of flower pots.,
II baskets or boxes, it will kill any
’ bugs that may be at the roots,
and also act as a fertilizer.
Speaks For An Hour
On Issues of Cam
paign; Floods Keep
Crowd From Being
Big As Expected.
♦
Hon. J. C. B. Ehringhaus of Eliz
abeth City, who was to have made
the opening campaign speech for
the Democrats here yesterday aft
ernoon, was ill though not serious
ly, in a Sanford hospital and was
unable to be present, but his place
was ably filled by Congressman E.
W. Pou, who arrived in the city
from Washington City Sunday
night and was scheduled to make
the introductory speech for Mr.
Ehringhaus.
On account of the heavy rains
of the past few days which have
swollen streams to the overflow
stage and which have rendered a
good many roads impassable, the
crowd was not as large as it would
have been, but what it lacked in
numbers was made up in enthusi
asm. County Chairman F. H.
Brooks made the opening} an
nouncement that the speaker of
the afternoon could not be present.
He then introduced Mr. Pou, who
for an hour talked to his home
folks with an eloquence that was
punctuated at intervals with ap
preciative applause.
Mr. Pou stated that he had not
expected to make a speech but
that he hoped the time would
never come when he would not
have something to say for the
democratic party. He called upon
the democrats to stay in a good
humor and remember that the
democratic party is greater than
any man living or dead. However,
he characterized the man who is
the democrat nominee for presi
dent as an outstanding man, a
great man, a good man. He was
great when he was seventeen years
old working in a fish market to
help support his mother. He wTas
great when he went to Albany as
a legislator. He was great when he
was made sheriff of the greatest
metropolis of the world. He was
great as governor of New York.
He is great as the candidate for
the presidency of the United
States. With no spot against his
character, a high class Christian
gentleman, unless he is defeated by
an unfounded prejudice, he will be
the next president of the United
States, declared Mr. Pou.
They say A1 Smith is a Cath
olic, continued Mr. Pou. Al Smith
and his wife are Catholics. Hoover
was married by a Catholic. Curtis
was christened by a Catholic. Who
ever. predicts Mr. Pou, one votes
for, the vote will be seasoned with
a little Catholicism. Concerning
the mixing of church and state,
Mr. Pou declared that if either one
should take orders from the Pope
of Rome, we would impeach him
so quick he would hardly know
it.
What is the trouble about pro
hibition? asked Mr. Pou. Is there
anyone who cannot vote for a man
who was frank enough to come
out with his stand? The adminis
tration of the prohibition laws un
der the republican rule is a roar
ing farce. Mr. Pou does not agree
with Smith’s view of prohibition.
For fourteen years he has not
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Aunt Roxie Opines
By Me—
De price uv cotton is lak an ola
man's singin*—always high an’
low at de wrong time.