Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-05-09

and by picking cotton earned his
way through the Wilson Collegi-
ate Institute.
At an early age Josephus
leaned toward the world of en-
Tightening the citizens and be-
came editor of "Our Free Blade"
and Wilson Advance" of Will
son, Nash and Greene Counties.
Josephus, with his brother, in
1882 founded in Kinston, N. c.
the famous Free Press" His
ambition was unlimited and not
satisfied with the success al
ready obtained became in 1884
the President of North Carolina
Press Association and also Pres
ident Of the Cleveland and
Hendricks Club of Wilson, N. c.
His desire for higher educa-
ton and thirst for opportunity
found Josephus entering the
1885 the University Law School
at Chapel Hill, N. c. and the
same year he acquired the Ra-
leigh State Chronicle and the
Farmer and Mechanic which he
merged and named State Chron-
icle.
JoSephus was admitted to the
bar in 1885 but never practiccd
because he felt sorry for the
Opposition and felt his talents
could be used in a different way
for the betterment of man kind.
He was said to have printers
ink for blood and was elected to
the office of Printer of the State
of North Carolina in 1887 and
was reelected in 1889, 1891, and
1893.
The year of 1888 saw Josephus
married 10 Addie Worth Bagley,
daughter of Major w. H. Bagley,
and the union was blessed with
four sons: JoSephus, Worth,
Jonathen Worth and Frank A
III. Mrs. Daniels, a woman OF
spirit and courage, was honored
in l943 by having a ship named
in her memory-the ~. s. AID
DIE DANIELS"
The Department of Interior
has the services of JoSephus for
the year of 1893 and he follow
cd this by purchasing in 1894
the Raleigh News and Observer
consolidating the State Chroni-
Gle and North Carolinian with
1t. This was to become known
world wide for being the only
paper in the world to have /
larger circulation than total OF
population in the city where
published. He later refused ar
offer from John Randolph
Hearst of a sum of a million fol-
the paper.
At the early age of "a he be-
lcamc a member of the Demo
cratic Party and remained so foi
| life.
JoscphuS was student of the
bible and a strong prohibition
isl. \ great part of his life wa:
ISpcnt in working for the good o
mankind and campaigned FOL
social justice, reasonable worl
hours. collective bargaining
security Legislation, organization
Of workers. opposition of chill,
labor. sweat shops and treating
Of men as "runds."
His ability was recognized by
President Woodrow Wilson who
-Iappointcd him to Cabinet Pos
of Secretary Of the Navy or
March 5. 1923 which he hClC
until March 6, 1921. His career
with the Navy was b,azcd with
faction. He was pronounced by
Wilson as "AbIcst Head OF
Navy"
JoscphuS caused To be cstab-
liFhCd the vocational school in
the Navy and from these seeds
have grown one Of the most
complete vocational schooling
systems the world has ever seen.
He added fire TO the Navy's
moral program and took away
the rum ration.
/ Jos aphuS emphasized the
Nays slogan Fighting Ships
manned by Fighting Men" and
nodded Navy that helped bring
'c"cc 70 a war torn world in
I.918.
He was man Of thoughts and
..ttCrS and produced and pub
'''shCd the books: The Navy and
the Nation. Our Navy at War,
ard Life of Woodrow Wilson.
During the year 1882 he re-
fused TO run for GovcrnorShip
Of North Carolina but supported
Franklin ID. Roosevelt to whom
. he gave his national start in
political life by making MIN his
Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
His diplomatic career began
IN 1888 when no was appointed
Ambassador To- NCXiOo and dur
inc FIJI. office inf. fr.f "a 81. N