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FRANKLIN TIMES
S. F. JOHNSON. Editor and Manager
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Friday. March 24, 1911.
1*11 kick is Dotbiug like good roads
and a hood issu>. is the proper way
t9 bqM thero.
The Commission form of government
lost o?t it) Uftleigh Monday by
a Vote ot $86 to 43">
Tue beat tlnhg now for tl'.e peo
pie ot Lonisburg township is for th?
Road Trustees to decide lor a bond
issue.
It is not the cost of the mobilization
of the army in Texas that is being
questioned, but?was it necessary?
Lets have bonds and build our
roads. The law savs we cannot be
taxed anymore than we are at
present.
Thank goodness! Colonel Roosevelt
is close to the seat of w&r, so we
feul sure that there will be something
doing in the way of news.
The New York Herald says that
the Administration will increase the
army in Texas to 40,000 men in preparation
for a crisis." What crisis?
Was President Taft looking for a
new political issue foi his party
when he sprung the Mexicau game?
If so, be has made an issne that he
may regret.
W itti a bon 1 issue we can build
our roads and use then while we are
paying for them; with no more cost
than we are now at. What about it
Mr- Voter.
Tue canned beef, trust will now
have a chance to get in its deadly
work among the boys in Texas.
General Miles should begin an early
investigation.
The war departmant is continuing
the Manouvres on the border ot
Mexico. And there is a possibility
of the National Guard being sent
t^sre for practice.
Ik Kaleigh on Tbureday night ot
last week, after attempting to shoot
two other gentlemen, Mr. H. H.
Powell, a hotel man of Sanford,
< killed himself by shooting a ballet
through his brain.
Ths Democrats in four out of
five of the greater cities of Maine
have elected their candidates for
mayor at the spring election. This
indicates that Maine is in the Democratic
column to slay.
Is WH rill nnt want ambitious men
to use our army for a plaything the
best way to prevent it is to cat it
down tq a peace footing. 1'he army
now consists of 82,044 men, when
40,000 is am pfiTto guard all proper
interests.
Mb. W. M, Hubs,' formerly Clerk
of ttj^ "Snperior Court of Wake
county died suddenly on Wednesday
morning at 12:18, He waa verv
popular, ami Raleigh aod Wake
county have lost a zealous and painstaking
official.
"How does Champ Clark stand on
the annexation of Mexico?" aaks the
Washington Post. We have no in
aide information from Mr. Clark tc
impart to the Post, but we sbonli
aay that Cbamp won't ataod for it at
all; be will promptly sit upon it
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W? acknowledge the receipt oft
nice llUle booklet on Metal Shingles,
publiabed by the Oortright Metal
Roofing Co, 50 N. 28rd Street Philadelphia,
Pa., which contains a goo<
' amount of valuable information an<
'good reading. Every readeryof tb<
Twin can get this one year free by
writing the above company anc
, makiDg auoh request. Yon will pro
j ,- gt by reading their advorliaement it
anothMT oolamn.
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J Tuk Democratic majority ef tin
.[legislatures of New York and Colo
ruda are still trying to elect -United
i plates Senators, and the insurgent
,j Ui'vub)loans of Iowa are in the same
ti*. G?t together, hoys, the votes
| of your senators >'i)| so an be
j needed.
i Tuk order o." the cattle tick quarantine
department of the govsrnmen'
' exempting certain counties in the
South frotu quarantine regulations
1 Was no doubt intended to mean only
[general quarantine" regulations uml
J not to effect uuy private or individual
quarantine.
Bookkb Washington was in
court this week in'New York about
| iDsulting a white lady. From the
[ reports it seems that he made the
i insult and got a good clubbing
j by the womans husband Booker
I denies eeeing a woman at all and jiad
I the man arrested for assault.
Thk Supreme Court having decided
that the corporation tax is con-:
stitutional, we shall now know
where to-get enough taxes to pay
for the Mexican "manouvres"; for if
the present small tax can be collected
the corporations can be raado to
disgorge under a higher tax.
"Diaz believes in Taft"; TafP" believes
in Wood, the Chief of Staff.
Whom firiAn ITnftr. Sm?rufnpv of
State, believe in? The American
people will make up their minds
whom they believe in later. In the
meantime, the President is at An*,
gusta, Georgia, playing golf -with
Rockefeller.
Secretary of War Dickinson
scouts the idea ot war with Mexico,
and declares there "can be uo excuse
for intervention unless the Mexican
government proves negligent in proi
tecting the persons and property of
| foreign residents." But then the
i ideas of the Secretary of War do not
seem to agree with those of President
Taft and General Wood, the
Chief of Staff. *
Sir Edward Grey, trte~'foreign
I secretary of Great Rntian, declared
in the House of Commons that *'unI
less the mischief was brought borne
I to men's feelings as well as to their
I minds, the growth of armaments
j must in the Ipng run break down
civilization." What is the nse of
I talking peace and making greater
J and greater preparations for war?
I and that applies to ^ie United
I States as well to other nations.
MANEUVERS IN 1846 AND 1911
History is liable to repeat itself if
encouragement is encamped from
! the right quarter. In 1846 General
i Zacharv Taylor encamped on the
Mexican border with 8,200 regulars,
| called an "army of observation." Now
; we uave an army or <su,uuu regular*
officially described aa to "maneuver",
in about the same locality. Zaohary
Taylor became president as the result
of bis "ubservstious". Vv ho
will become president as the result
of the Ta't-Wood maneuvers* Echo
answers, who?
WOMAN'S VOTE RESTRICTED.
Those Kansas legislators have
cations ideas about the extent of the
comprehenson of women on political
matters. They have passed a bill to
submit to the Deonle a nmttn'a wot.
frage amendment on local officer*,
bat the Hoaae refused to include a
vote for PreaideDtial elector*, although
the Senate had agreed to
it Why a woman who la judged
capable of voting for a governor in
not considered equal to voting for a
, president is one of the aoicfbe testa
of woman'* capability that only Kan
aaa could exhibit
republican leaders independent.
The big suck at the White Houae
had no effect on the Republican
majority of lhe United State* Senate,
: for in spite of it they refused to vote
on the Canadian Reciprocity bill;
, bat at iaat they oonaented te the
. tariff commiaaion bill which i* an ex[
penaive and naeleaa measure intended
to hamper the Democrat* in the new
i Congress in their efforts for tariff
reform. Then ia the closing minutes
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I of the last day of Congress the It
| publican leaders m the House, p.
j haps iu consequence of a sugtteslh
I trom the Senate, defeated the l're.1
drill's pet measure.
Cedar Bock Items.
(Crowded out last week.)
J The farmers around here are gt
1 ting bust breaking their land. On
' of our neighbors has hurued his plat
beds for tobacco.
Cedar Hock school will do*
| March llilh and the children ar
| l.'.,l;;,.tf f.ju'.?l (nr n liins time, .1
j they are expecting to have an etttei
I tain rent.
Sidney and Hortott Barnette, u
Alert, spent Saturday night ate
Sunday with their brother, G. \V
Buruette.
C \V. Gupton has heen sick will
LaCrippe, but is much better.
\Ve are certainly having som
ugly weather.
Miss Mamie Fisher was a pleasau
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i vm.ci a. .iiki. \i. u . liuuiujup .huu
day afternoon.
Misa Annie Gupton visited Mis
Lela Wpod Sunday afternoon.
Miss. Annie Gupton entertained
host of her friends Monday night
Atnohg those present were Messn
H&rrv Swanson. Robert Wont
Qrover Inscoe, Will Tally, >Vi
Wester and Josh Tally./Miss?
Mary Wester, Moilie Tally and Sal
lie Gray Wood.
Arthur Fisher was in Louisbur
SaturdayxJtf business.
^rbroian Harris and Simp Fine
passed through Sunday on their wa
to (Jastalia.
W e are having a very nice Suit
day school at Cedar Kock. Quite
crowd attended last Sunday to joi
the Philathea class which is quit
a success.
Best wishes to the dear old Fkank
us Timks. >,
Black Eyeu Daisy.
If yon have trbqblq in getting rid c
your cold vou mayadow that you ar
not t eating it. property. There is n
reason why a cold shbulcr^hang on fc
weeks and it will not If you take. Chan
ber ain's Cough Kemady. For sale b
all dealers. ^
STILL IN^MJSINESS
and have purchased thw^arm.-rs Ware
house and will run ths coining season
Meadows shasjos
FOR dkljE
An extra lot of BiggJ Prolific See
Corn for sale chcajt rook first priz
in Franklintun itowjjgnhi last year
making 97 buahhls n one >acre. Thi
seed will be taked from this une acr?
\ J. H. CaSKADY
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Fresh Seed?Cabbage, melons, bee
and other seeds l>y flteight. Beasle
Alston Drug Company.'.
F&R SALE?One'Xo. p Deal and Cc
I California Separakqi and Smuttei
second-hand. aboutSaiod as new
j Leonard Walker, WafrentTajns, N. (
| 25 cts Talcum powd? for 15c per cai
I and 15c cake soap, thrfe for 25c at I
P Hicks. ^ I
Pratts Food for pbsif cows and horse
at LP Hicks K.
>?New Stock Chattanooga *^low? an
p-ints at CP Hickd
NOTICE OF ERECTION SAND
CREEK TOWNSHIP..
Notice is hereby given that, in ai
eordance witb the provisions of an ac
of the General assembly of North Cor*
lina, public laws of 1909, chapter 23"aq
act to provhjc good roads in Franl
lln county, andupon petition of mor
than the requisite number of freehold
ers of said township the Board of Con
mlssioners for the county of Frankli
do hereby order aaelection to be hel
on Tuesday, the E8th. day of Uarcl
1911, at which thertp shall, be submitte
to the voter* of ?aady Creek townshi
the question of tie levy of a ..pecii
tax of thirty cents <*i the one hundre
dollars worth of property and ninet
cents (htthe poll anhually for the pui
pose of providing gbod roads in sai
township finder the terms and provil
ions of said chapter E34 of the publi
laws of 19O0.^\^ T
E. M. GuptonN# thereby appoints
registrar, and W. Pkf>eonard sod J. 1
Pleasants ate appointed poll-holders f<
said election. The doftne place sha
be at the store of J. B. Jooe* at Lanri
in said township, and the seine shall k
held sad conducted a is provMed in th
general election laws Those voting f<
the tax levy shall de| osit a ballof^po
which there shall be rritten or priifH
"for goad roads" nd those votin
acainst the levy of a id tax shall depot
i a ballot on which 1 lere shall be wrl
ten or printed,"agaii it good roads."
No new regis t rati n of voters Is n
quired, bat any on. who has becoir
qualified to vote in c id township sln<
the last registration or any ose wh
was at that time qui tilled but did m
register, is notified o register for ssi
election. The regi tration books wi
be kept open for eh registration i
the residence of sail E. M. (tupton ft
the time required I 'Taw. By order t
the Board of Comn ssioners.
t. 8. ( ollie. Chairman.
j no. b. v arbor igjb, Clerk
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Farmers and
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|. C. B. Cheatham, Pres. . . F. N. Ege
M. S. Clifton
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G. L. Aycock, S. P. Boiii
^ will find them always oa
wants. We are now rem
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for you and it is needless
A . fact that all our drum a
new stock. Our supply <
d tainable and we arepead
e / want. Call to see is wh
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rt<*>, Vice-I'res. R. y. McAden, Caahli^.
i, Assistant Cashier.
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