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A. P. JOHNSON. EDITOR AND KANftOBB ' _j ? ? , VOL. XLIII. --1- 11 ' i i ' ? LOOISBUBQ, N, ROADSREJECT PROPOSAL Declare It Would Revolutionize the Transportation Business in the Whole South and Would Work Irreparable Injury to the Roads MET IN RALEIGH TUES DAY WITH COMMISSION Long Reading of Reasons Why the Proposition Was Not Accepted Business Men Present From all Over State? J. Norment Powell General Counsel for C. C. & 0., ? Acted as Spokesman for the Seven Carriers Represented. Declarinj that the preposition sub mitted by the representatives of the state at the conference Saturday, April 19, would have the effect of rev olutionizing the carrying business aot onlv in North Carolina but also in th? Soutb, that it would work irre parable injury to every railroad doing business in the south and that it would force some of these roada into bankruptcy, the representatives of seven railroads Monday rejected the propeition submitted by thfe special rate commission. the Corporation Commission and the Attorney General. Then .followed a long reading of tbe reasons why this proposition could aot be accepted. _ ' ? When Hoyernor Craig and members of the rate commission . marched into the Senate chamber at XI o'clock, there were more than 100 business men from every section of the state to greet them. These shippers rose and cheered, the cheering being continued at intervals during the progress of' the hearing. Govornor Craig simply stated what had been done heretofore and asked the carriers for their response. Mr. J. Norment Powell, general counsel of the Carolina, Clinchfleld A Ohio, spokesman for the 'Carriers. Replied lie wanted the point em phasized that the meeting or con ference today was a negotiation, aa effort to adjust differences, between the shippers and the carriers, and the reads were acting under what thev beleive to b6 the spirit of the February conference. 'Mr. Powell held that the basis of settlement ?tged by the state would simply bankrupt the carriers, besides violating the law as to long and short hauls, He also said that <t would give North Carolina cities lower rates even than Virginia cities. Mr. Powell called upon Mr. Green, general traffic manager of the Southern Railway, to read the answer of ihe carriers, this document being nearly 40 pages ef closely printed matter- Dur ing the coui se of the reading there ?ere frequent! cries of louder, Mr. J. B. Pearce of Raleigh insisting that the merchants could not hear a word. Gen. Julian S. Carr of Durham said that if the exposition as read by Mr. Green was the true position of the railroads, it was to their interest to have it read well. Mr. Green wil lingly gave up the job and Mr. Chal oner of the Seaboard took hold. AS TO REAI>Jl/'STMKNT8. The railroads contended In their ar guments that any readjustment pf rates along lines suggested by the state would merely cause the whole question be reopened and that North Caro lina could not be in a better relative position than at present: . . "That is based on the idea of reiuc mg the locnl rates trom Virginia cities, declared Mr. Justice and nobody has asked you to do that." > MVEROENCS Or UNDBKSTANDtNO When Mr. Chaloner read at the point in his answer where it was said the carriers had not conceded that the rates are net proper, a mild storm broke loose, both Governor Craig and Mr. Justice contending that that is just what the roads did concede at the conference here February 26. Mr. .Powell explained that the roads merely l /needed that such r view was held In North Carolina, not that the roads ?OMeded this. He said the carriers wrae actuated by a disposition to make sacrifices in order to meet tits views entertained in this state, Mr. Justice explained that a Mr. Speed, ? miller of Durham, had told him that h? could ship bis goods through ?reensbore to Louiwllle and to Rich wood for ooe aent leas a hundred than he could ship them fnu Durham to HlohtDoo#, b?t traffic manage* Qreeor of the Southern Mid this must be a mistake. At any rate it was a part of the record, and baa yet to be refuted. COULD MOT DEF1MD BATH. Governor Craig told the railway men that President Emerson of the Atlantic Coast Line had either directly or indi rectly admitted that- tome of the rates were indefensible. The long and short haul clause came in for discussion at this point, the. roads contending that they were bound to comply with tbe law and that if they acceded to the de mands of North Carolina they would convict themselves before tbe Inter state Commerce Commission. Mr. Justice told the rate experts that the tariff rates from Paint Rock to the eaat were arbitrarily raised when Sol llarris had chargeof this end of the work for the Southern Railway, rhis proposition was denied. CHAIRMAN THAVIS SCORES. Chairman Travis of the Corporation Commission here entered the discusaion, be telling the gathering that the viola tions occur mostly on the Southern Railway west of Greensboro. The fur ther the distance is from the west the lower tbe rates he said. The railroads are right' now violating the fourth sec tion of the interstate commerce law in making these charges. Ur. Travis em phasized the fact that the nearer the point gets back to Cincinnati, tbe place of origination, the higher the rate, and the farther it gets from this point, or the nearer it gets, from Virginia the lower the rate. Mr. Green of the Southern attempted to show that Mr. Travis was fundamentally wrong in his contentions and that the roads would be made to vio'ate the long and short haul clause. cask op INJUSTICK. Replying to this Mr. Travis said tbat minor places would get lower rates, but these would not be general. It is not proposed to alter the rates from any paint in' the United States to the Vir ginia cities, but what is asked is only tbat tbe rates from Virginia .cities into Merth Carolina be lowered. The busi nets men applauded. Talking about: injustice, Mr. Travis continued, the railroads are charging from 30 te 60 per cent for the same service m North Carolina that is given the Virginia towns over the same roads. This illustrates the enormity of the injustice, he declared. MEETING ADJOURNS. Mr. Travis here asked Mr. Greea if the carriers would accept the Virginia, scale on tbe Danville and Oharloctea ?ilie division as a measure of the pro portional to North Carolina points trom Virginia cities, and if the carriers would not accept this, would they ac cept the North Carolina standard scale less 25 per cent as a measure of the proportional rate from Virginia cities to North Carolina pointsf Mr. Green said they would not do either. Mr. Chaloner then continued the reading of the anew r of the ' railroads and at 2:15 the conference took a rece9s until 4 o'clock with practically all hope of a satisfactory settlement abandoned. Entertained Quite a number of friends were de lightfully entertained by Mrs Willis W. Boddie, at her stately home on Cedar street, on last Friday afternoon com plimentary to her daughthesMrs D. W. Spivey, of Youngsville. The occasion waa one of enjoyment to the many pres ent. Delicious refreshments wers served after games had been played. Bitten by Had Cat Walter Braswell a prominent young man who liyea near Caa talis, waa scratched on the hand by a mad cat on Monday morning of laat week while building a flre in the kitchen . Later, the eat, which waa a stray one, attack ed him on the leg, and then had an en oountei with another cat and a chicken which aroused hia suspicion. He shot it and tent his head to the proper of ficials in Raleigh , who returned to Mr. Braswell Thursday the verdict that the eat waa a victim of the rabiej. He want at once to t&ke the pasteur treat ment in Raleigh. Fati and Lean* Play Ball As a^poanced the Cats and leans got | for a gam* of ball at the pafk last Tuesday in the preeence of a large crowd who gathered to witaeaa the' fin. They battled away for seven innings and ? topped with a tie score of six runa each, and each pla^'^r about ru? down. There was much amusement in the awkwardneaa of the player* aojjt the way some -did fan the air was amazing. Underwood, fir the fata, did aome good pitching and held* up the game well, whilo William Allen, for the leans, followed close oir behind with a good record. ? The line ups were: Fats ? W. L. Hardister, lb, Bob Car rycloth, 2b, E. F. Thomas, 3b, T. G. Hill, rf, B?B. Haasenburg, If, F. Spiyjr cf,-A. H. Fleming, sa, E. Underwood, p, F. J. Reasley, c. Leana? Malcolm MeKlnne, lb, H. M. Stovall, 2b, James lialone, 3b, William Baily, rf, O. Y. Yarboro, cf, J. El Williams, If, Geerge Walker, m, Wil liam Allen, p. Cheatham Alston, c. Umplre-^3.-4(. Palmer. The game was greatly enjoyed by those present and especially by the players who have not entirely forgotten the game yet. Mr? Hioks Eetertalnp Tbe Current Literature Club was de lightfully entertained on Wednesday afternoon by Mr* Brantly G. Hiexs at her reaidence on Elm street. The meeting was one of interest and enjoy ed, and wis largely attended. Recital at College The recital of tbe certificate pupils in piano and expression at Louiiburg College in the College Chapel on last Monday night was greatly enjoyed by many o( Louisburg's population. This Is one of the preceding recitals of the regular commencement and is always enjoyed. Those pupils taking part in the exercises were Kisses Annie Dixon, Lillian Adams and Kathleen Egerton, piano, anil Kathleen Egerton expres sion. The programme which was es pecially well selected and arranged, and even more so rendered waj as fol lows: A Midsummer Night's Dream? Tem pleton Strong? Kathleen Egerton. Nocturne Op. No. 37 No. 2? Chopin? ' Annie Dixon. Pacing the Pi per? (Orriginal Arrange rangement) ? Browneli ? Kathleen - Egerton. Rustle of Spring, Op. 32-i-Ch-istian Sinding? Lillian Adams. Morning Mood from Peer Gynt 8uite Grieg? Kathleen Egerton. Je 'dis que rien ne m'epopvante from Carmen? Biset ? Mary UeUe M%con. Study fro?t "Polly of the Circus"? Mayo ? (Original Arrangement) ? Kathleeen Egerton. As the Moon Rose? Phelps? Kathleen Egerton. The Eri-Kihg ? Schubert? Lists? Lillian Adams. Rondo a la Polacea? flchalta ? Misses Egerton, Dixon, and Adams. Loulsbarsr High School > Invitations reading aa follows an nouncing tbs commencement exercises of the High School Department of t(ie Louisburg Graded School has been re oeived: Clase of nineteen hundred and thir teen Louisburg High School commence ment exercises Friday morning, May sixteenth at eleven o'clock, auditorium With these invitations is a sheet con taining the following information con cerning the graduating class of 1013: Class motto: ? lam tempus agt res. Class colors: ? Light blue and white. Classs flower: ? Lily of the valley. Class roll: ? .James E. Malone. Jr., William Baily Jr., Cl.arles K. Cooke Jr., Joseph W. Hale. James R. Hob good. William A. Winston, Lucy "Smith wick. ' Court Adjourned Saturday After the completion of the ease of Powell Tl Strickland Saturday only a little reatiae work was executed, after whisk a meat impoaiag scaae took place. It was the farewells between the lawyers and the judge and was a veritable love feast. Judge Cline has given the people of Franklin county full measure in filling the public trust placed upon him and our people have showa their appreciation of it in their many expressions of confidence and pleasure In Judge Cline. There are other Judges, possibly just as good, but we dont beleive any better can ba found. Powell Wins Suit The auit for *5,000.00 damages by N. P. Powell vs A. T. Strickland, under arrest and bail proceedings for tbe breaking up the home of Powell by winalng tbe affections of his wife, was practically the only case of inter eat in the civil court here last -week. It was a long drawn out ease aodcrsated much Interact Both sidee were atongty represent il? M?MH Bickett. White, f, M. Person and T T. Hick, ig Powell and Hprmll k. Hol . TariwiUtt^Mr-. &? A. representing Striokland. The was in progreu tro;? Friday morn ing to Saturday noon. After having heard ail the evidenoe, the arguments and the charge, the Jury returned a ver 1 diet giving l'owell 42,600.00 damages and Dtaeinc all coeta on Strickland. A notice of appeal was given by the defendant. > . The case of Cooley vs , Montogorrery Lumber Co., for $500.00 damages for burning an old field was tried Thursday resulting in a verdict of <160.00 dama ges and Jill coeta in favor of the plain tiff. 'Wa-' ? ' '? 'm THE MOVING PEOPLE thbib movements in and OUT Off TOWN Those Who Have Visited Loula burgr the PaatWeek? Those -- Who Have Gone Elsewhere For Business or Pleasure." Mlaa Matie Franklin is visiting: Mrs. D. F. McKinne. Mr. C. C. Hudson went to Littleton Sunday. Mr. T. W. S to rail of Stovall, visited his sona. here Tuesday. Mr. R. W. Hudson left yesterday fo? Richmond on business. Jake Spire left the past week for Kaleigh to spend some time. Hr; H.L.Davis returned Washington, D. C. this week. Meesre. J. J. Barrow and J. M. Allen left Wednesday for Washington, D. C. C. W. Robcrson and wife visited her sister, Mrs. W. H. Purguson the past week. Miss Rati'- Furman. who has been teaching at Apex, is visiting her peo ple here. , Miss Nannie Stallings, of St. Louis, Mo., isvisitinpr her people in and- near Louisburg. Mrs. K. L. Hart, of Wilmington, is visiting her brothers, the Messrs. McKinne. 1 Messrs. Wv P. Beaslev and R. P. Puller returned from a visit to Rich mond the paitweek. Mr. and Mro. R. S. White, of Ral eigh, are visiting his sister, Mrs. W. H. Kuffin. Mr. J. I. Gillis, of Norfolk was a welcome visitor to Looisburg the past week. ft ' Mr. J. D. King, of Cape Charles, Vs. visited his people in and near Louis barg the past week. Dr. A. B, Hawking, of Raleigh, was a visitor to Louisborg the past week, guest of Mr. Wm. jailer. F Mm B. V. Whiteside, who has been visiting her brothei, Mr. P. H Bger ton, returned to her home at Wilshn Wednesday. Mr. M. F. Houck returned from Richmond Friday where he purchased a lot of building material for the several contracts he is now executing. Miss Cherry Mae Preston, of Abbing ton, Va., attended the recital at the Col lege Monday night, while here she was the guest of Mrs. Kathleen Egerton. Mr. B. C. Ingram, astudentof Wake Forest College, was in town Monday re turning from Cedar Rock where he has been employed to all the position of Principal of the tchool there next ses sion. Misses Sallie Williams, Pearl and I Blanch (Jrantham, Mrs W: M. Gilmore, Dr. H. A. Newell and Mr. H. L. Can dler went to Raleigh Tuesday to be at the recital at Meridith College, at which time Miss Iva Person will ?raduate. To Make Improvements. Mr. J. H.JWitt, Superintendent of this division of the Seaboard Air Line was in Louisburg Wednesday investigating conditions existing on the Louisburg road with a view to making a number of improvements to both the road and the service. Be gave out the Informa tion that the road would in the near future lav a track of heavy rails from here to Franktintan and pat on a new train with a much larger and better en gine, and would have an up-to-date turn table built both -at Louisbuig and Frankllnton and discnntiitfe the prac tice of running the train backwards) He also say* they will lay mora aide tracks and otherwise prepare the yards lor the in&aatfng business and will cut off the present aide track runniag next to the pMMir station a good distance from tMri Waiting room. With these changes, to follow later ifith an lade BRINGS SUIT AGAINST COMMISSIONERS ? ; : ' " ~ Of the Town j>f Louisbar? For Failure to Pub lishing Statement as Prescribed By Law pendent freight service, the people of Louisburg will receive a service not to be compared with that of recent months and year* and will be a long step to winning the admiration of oar public bv the road rather than the continued and unanimous criticisms as hertofore. If the railroad wiH show their apprecia tion of the business aud patronage of the people of Louisburg and vicinity in giving to it efficient service we will venture to say they wili be well repaid in the good will that will be shown them. Bitten by Had Dor. On Monday Mrs. P. H. Cooke and lit tle daughter, and one or two servants were bitten by a road dog at the home of Judge C. M. Cooke: The dog was the family pet and was in a dangerous condition before las trouble was learn ed. The persons who were bitten were taken to Kafeigh for the pastuer treat ment. Rev. R. C. Craven at Methodist Church. The people ot Louisburg were given quite a treat at the Methodist Churoh Sunday, when Re*. R. C. Craven, of Durham, delivered two o( the strongest sermons witnessed here in some time. His morning subject was ''.Jacob's Lad der" and his line of thought was deep and full of inspiration. Many claim it to be the most intelligent sermon on the sunject they have ever heard. His evening subject was "Sins of Omission and Commission." This was also strong sermon and well delivered to a large and appreciative audience. Rev. Mr. Craven filled the place of Rev. A. D. Wilcox, who was engaged in a revi val meeting in Ayden. Delegates to Annual Confertnce The following is a list of delegates elected at the District Conference re cently held at Smithfield to represent the Raleigh District at the Annual Conference this fall. G. B. Brown, of Raleigh; G. B. Adams, of Four Oaks; W. G. Stephenson, 61 Smithfield, and W. W. Holmes, of Louisburg. Teachers Entertained On Thunday evening of last week Mrs. W. P. Neat entertained the Louisburg Female College, and qaite a number ot the young men of the town. The parlors were artistiea'ly decorated, suggestive of spring. Pro gressive rook being the feature of the evening. The score cards, little parasols daintily hand-painted in the ' seven eolors of the rainbow, numbered the tables. Tempting . re freshments were served in a most attractive manner, after which each lady was presented with a" boquet of lilies of the valley and a pearl flower pin, and the gentlemen with a cigar. Reunion at Justice We are requested to state that there will-be a Confederate Veterans reunion at Justice on May 10th. All old con federate solders in the couuty are especially expected' 6e present on this occassion and the pubBc generally is invited. Those who can., other than confederate soldiers, Will be ex pected to bring baskets. V It will be remembered that Justice is the only section in the county where there is a confederate monument erected, this alone will add muchx interest to the occassion. There will also be provided some speakers of note who will entertain the crriwd for a while and dinner will t>e.*erv?d on the lawns of the school. Complimentary to Franklin County , / Roads A gentleman passed through town Toasddy in an automobile from Roches t Y. , and in speaking to some of y(snx citizens about the country he had traveled over aaid the roads in Frank lin County were the best he had found between here and Rochester. University Commencement. We acknowledge receipt of the fol lowing invitation: ' The Trustees and Faculty of the 'On lvewity of North Carolina, desire yoor ?r?iefice at the One Hundred and Eigh teenth Annual Commencement, Jam t, 3, 4. 1918. PAPERS RETURNABLE BEFORE J. L. PALMER Friday Morning at 12 O'clock Action Taken By W. O. Joy ner, Who is Represented by W. M. Person? Outcome to be Watched With Interest , Papers were served on each at the , six Town Commissioners yesterday morning by Constable R. W. Hudson, apon a warrant sworn out before Jus tice of the Peace J. L. Palmer by W. O. Joyner. The case is a suit against the Commissioners for the failure to make public the statement of the aa 'nual receipts and expenditures of the town, and it is understood the law pro Tides in such a case the prosecutor will receive the One ia the case which is something like 9100.00 if eonvictioa is made Mr Joyner is represented by Attorney W. M. t'erson who 'says in substance, they will so far investigate matters that the public will learn some thing about. the conditions that >-ave been existing?~^?i(^hearing will be had this morning (.KridavV at l2 o'clock in theotliceof Mr. J. L. Palmef^cyer the First National Dank. Those who com pose the Board are Messrs. G. W. Ford, J. M. Allen, T. T Terrell. B. G. Hicks, D. 1'. McKinne, L. L. Joyner. The citizens of Louisburg as well as many other places will no doubt watch the proceedings with much interest. Commencement Speakers. The authorities of Louisburg College have given out the infatuation that they have sccured Rev. D. H. 'l'urttle, t pastor of the tiret M. E. church, of Henderson, to preach the com mencement sermon Sunday, May IS, and Dr. K. K. McCLarty, pastor of the Tryon street M^. E. chunk Charlotte to deliver the literary address Wednesday morning Ma/ 21. Maplevtlle Commencement. The exercise* Tuesday evening wiH be giTen by the smaller pupils. Prob ably the most interesting part ef the program will be "A Fairy Wedding.*" Thii play is given by thirty-six child ren. It son tains frogs, brownies and fairies. The closing number will be "A Good Night Drill." Wednesday morning Prof. J. H. Highamith, of Wake Forest College will .deliver the address. Prof. High smith is a splendid speaker and always gives his audience something aboat which to think. ? t . .. Disner will be served on the grounds. In the afternoon a betterment paper will be read by Mrs. J. t). Wilson Speeches on the betterment work will be made by Rev. G. M. Duke and Supt. R. B. White. ? The closing exercise Wednesday/ evening will be featured by two plays, "An All American Eleven" and/^The . Greatest Plague in Life." Thpte plays are out of the ordinary and /should af ford much amusement trytte audience. An admission fee of loe'lur adults, 19c for children will b</narged to all ex cept the pa trona/of. the school. The proceeds of thj? entertainment will aid in the new^uilding. which we hope to have caxfpleted by the next school year/ /?' Entertainment ' The Philathea Class of the Baptist church delightfully entertained the Baracas of the same church on last Fri day afternoon in the Sunday School rooms ef the chureh. "the occasion waa well attended and was greatly en joyed by all. Prof. Allen, of. Warren too, was among the speakers and his address was especially suited for the occasion. , Delicious refreshments were served List of Letters - The following is a list of letters re maining in the post office at Louisburg N. C.. May 8nd, 1918, uncalled for: Miss Leona Davis, W. J. Davis D. Z. Horden, Miss Serener Newson, Wfl lism Walter Thompson, Mrs. H. G. Teagoe, Haxter White, Mrs. Nannie B. Williams, Mrs. Georgannie Wit Hams. Psnotis calling for any of the ab?* M. W. Yarboiu>c*h, P.M. y'rh ^ i/*
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