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SHOOTS CHIEF OF POLICE
Takes Number of Shots at Chief High; None Take
Effect.
HITS TWO NEORO
BYSTANDERS
Haywood Foster, Drinking Cre
ates Quite a Stir Saturday
Night?Shots Returned by
Officer?Foster Escapes.
Quite a lot of excitement was in evi
dence in Louiaburg on Saturday night
soon after dark when Haywood Fos
ter, colorcd. resisting arrest, emptied
an automatic pistol loaded with steel
jacketed bullets at Chief of Police D.
C. High In a thickly crowded section
of Main Street.
From the facts as we could get them
Foster had had trouble with some one
in June Davis' colored barDer shop on
Main Street and had shot at some otoe
in the shop. Chief High was sent for
and when he arrived on the scene and
fn the act of getting tne information
In the barber shop his attention was
called to a negro in the streets cursing
and displaying his gun.. He went out
and seeing it was Haywood Foster he
walked toward him and spoke to him
whereupon Foster told him not to
come to him he woulu Kill anybody
? who put their hand on him, and began
f- ?rioting at Chief High. Chief High
dr w his gun and began advancing,
tat Foster, who was in front of
Blount's undertaking establish
ment to make the arrest. Atter emp
tying tils pistol Foster disappeared be
hind the buildfng and ma^e good his
-.escape. The ofTlcer escaped "injury
and s:o far as is known i*oacer wai not
hit. However, in the snooting Fos
ter's shots wounded Ishmnn .Lankford,
just below the right knee, and Walter
Egerton in the left heel, ooth colored.
In addition he shot a hole through two
front windows of the colored barber
shQQ and on-2 through iuq front win
dow of O. tf. A. Hawkins drink stand.
Several bullets were also found in the
woodwork in the front o; tne -.wo stor
es mentioned. The ToWn Commis
sioners very promptly ou'ercd $100.00
raatard for the capture of Foster, but
iro/o ysterday no trace Ha? been found
"Nw him.
Owing to the large crowd of- people
who always congregate r.t tills point it
was a most miraculous thing that some
one wasn't killed. 0
Fosil i--ia ft had nesfB icm .fig"??!
prinriplpn. having server, si-vei-aT sen
tences on the chain gang oad seems to
be always in some kind of trouble, and
from his attitude that n\gnt he seems
to defy law and order ill all its forms.
several occasions.
Armenian-Syrian Relief Tampaig^.
Raleigh. N\ C., Mar. 11.?State Chair
man J.. Y. Joyner, of the Armenian
Syrian Relief Campaign, has announ
ced that the campaign will continue
throughout the prcsent"rno:ith, to give
several counties in the state opportu
nity to reach their quotas. Dr. Joy
ner realizes that conditions following
the armistice tended to upset plans for
the campaign, and that the people are
slow to recognd?e the urgency of the
appeal of the starving people of the
Near East; but he Is certain that when
they know just how desperate the sit
uation is in Armenia, how many lives
are in jopardy, they will respond to
the call.
Secretary of War Baker said in a
cablegram:
"The need of the peoples whom
your opmjniltoe is striving to serve is
so grievous and appealing that the de
partment desires to do everything with
in its power to cooperate in relieving
the condition of these peoples, as far
as this may be possible."
President Wilson has Issued three
proclamations urging the people Of the
United States to give lineraily to thii^
cause. He is willing to ask America
to give because he knows tliat there is
no other hope of saving the lives of the
four millions of people wno are starv
ing. Among these sufferers are 400,
000 helpless littlTPthildren who have
lost their parents either by starvation
or at the hands of the Turkish mur
derers. North Carolina cannot afford
to fail in doing her share in this wor
thy cause.
To Open Hardware Store.
Mr. Henry C. Taylor, who has been
identified with Louisburg's business
interests for a number or years, in the
buggy and wagon making and repair
work, informed the Times reporter I
the*past week that he would open a
full and complete line of Hardware in
his store room on Nash street former
ly occupied by L. Klinq & Co., about
the first of April. Mr. Taylor has
had much experience in h portion of
this business and will nu doubt be in
position to serve his customers well.
Watch his announcement tbat will ap
pear in these columns within the "Bex t
.few weeks.
Perry Ashley Wilson.
Pterry Ashley Wilson, oldest son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Wilson, of
Fr&nklln County, was born on the 24th
day of March, 1891, and died Nov. 21st,
1918. ' >
He was a member of Co. M, 321st Inf.
81st Division.iie~ left on the 25th of
May for pusfe -jbekson, from which'
camp he was soon transferred to Camp
Sevier. He sailed in August, and on
Nov. 11th received the -\TOun-d In the
memorable battle of that date which
caused his death on tne 21st. After
the first news of his tiavlng been
wounded was received He was not
heard from again until his father re
ceived official notice of his death, al
though every possible means for in
formation concerning his condition
was sought during the time enterven
ing. The parents and friends .in the
community of the young man had hop
ed against hope that he would survive
the wound until the orrciai communi
cation was finally received, long after
his death.
Since going to camp and after ar
riving in France he wrote regularly
to his parents and near friends at
home, and in these letters and even thle
TERRY A. WILSON.
last that was written for him, after
Umi 4m.ul wBunei^a-iif! >-OUplJijed _?Uig
courage, kind lunsldm aiion for
others, and cheerful disposition that
made him so well liked by his friends
an-d acquaintances.
It was our pleasure to know Perry
yi'SSRjTOJlftWi^gP'flumr Tffil
patriotism was shown not merel> o?
words, but it found expression in deeds
and there will be no surprise that he
showed no fear on the field of battle.
He was of splendid figure, and pos
sessed a disposition of the kindest and
gentlest elenyents.
Franklin county responded to every
quoto she was called upon to fill, and
lost many of her noble and gallant
sons of whom it may truly be said -that
our esteemed young friene was num
bered among the bravest and best.
His name is on the Honor Roll of his
country, and he belongs to the ages
Just as truly as if he had been among
those who lead, instead of among those
who followed.
While we prepare to welcome home
those who have been spared, the gal
lant sons who fought for us overseas,
let us not bo unmindful or those who
"sleep over there." They gave their
lives for us. It will be a loving duty
of those of ue who remained at home
to keep in tender memory the name of
this worthy and honored son of Frank
lin, Perry A. Wilson.
Auto and Dray Collide.
Saturday night a collision between
m Ford automobile driven by Mr. Fur
ney Hall and a dray belonging to Mr.
John W. King, driven Dy Willie Will
lams, on the bridge across Tar
river smashing the windshield of
the car and a piece of glass cutting an
ugly gash over the eye of Mr. Hall,
and smashing up the dray and inflict
ing slight injuries to the horse. Both
were evidently driving too near the
middle of the bridge and not keeping
the proper lookout for passing traffic.
Methodist fhn^ti.
Preaching 11 A. M., Subject, Recon
struction of the World Through Men.
7:30 P. M., Subject. Ono Final Test
^Service.
The friends and members of the
church are urged to be present at both
services.
Married.
Mr. Albert C. Carr and Miss Hettie
L. Breedlove were married at the
homo of Rev. W. B. Morton on Tues
day evening by Rev. Mr. Morton. On
ly a few persons were present to wit
ness the happy occasion. ^ *
APPOINTS COMMITTEES
TO TAK* FLEDGES OF FRANKLIN
FARMERS.
Good Meeting Wednesday WKh Much
Interest?Manj Talks by Local
Men.
The absence of the spealter who
was to be present to make plain the
working of the Cotton Control plans
for the South, did not mar the Interest
In the meeting nf fhn TVankltn rnnnty
Cotton Association In Loulsburg Wed
nesday which resulted In a strong man
ifestation of cooperation and interest
in .the movement by nearly two hun
dred people, including some of the lea
ding farmers and business men of the
county.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman Allen, of Youngsvllle, and
prayer was offered by Rev. T. D. Col
lins. of the local Baptist church.
The chairman explained the absence
of the speaker for the occasion by say
ing that he had depended upon Dr.
"Kllgo, of Raleigh, to supply one, and
a message from him stated that they
were all engage?!.
A list of townbhip committees as ap
pointed by thfe Special Committee
were read as follows:
Dunns?W. A. Mullen, J. N. Per
ry, N. B. Young.
Harris?F. W. Justice, M. L. Fow
ler. Dr. R. P. Floyd, J.J. Young, J.
B. King.
Youngsvllle?Henry M. Green, T. Y.
Young, E. B. Preddy, j. L. Pearce,
W. H. Hudson.
Franklin ton?J. A. Boone, J. H.
Cooke, Stephen Holden, j. A. Mitchi
ner.
Hayesville?A. A. Mealin, T. C.
Gill. H. L. Stokes, 0. W. Ayscue.
Sandy Creek?H. D. Egerton, J. D.
Alston, M. M. Person, J. B. West.
Gold Mine?J. H.* Wood, A. A.
Shearin, C. C. Murphy, W. D. Fuller.
Cedar Rock?T. H. Dlcrcens, J. P.
| Davis E. S. Fulghum. J. T. Inscoe,
T. w! Stokes.
Cypress Creek?J. M. Sykes, A. F.
Vlck, Alton Wilder, E. Is. Moore, C.
P. Harris.
Louisburg?N. M. Perry,_ J. O.
Beasley, W. R. Perry, E. A. Kemp.
These committees were requested to
meet at once aiul allot their townships
among themselves and get the signa
tures of all the farmers m ouce upon
blanks being sent to them today. They
are requested to take the names also
of all who refuse to sign the obligation
and their reasons for not aomg so.
It was explained that n \v?a not com
pulsory that each one signing the ob
ligation should pay any amount, but
to create a fund to defray the expenses
of the association they are asked to
pay what they can up to 20 cents on
each bale they have on hand and 10
j cents on each acre they expect to
AMONG THE VISITORS
SOME YOC HSOW AJiD SOME YOC
DO NOT KHOW.
Personal Items About Folks and Their
Friends Who Trayel Here And There.
Lieut. Edmond B. Webb la on a visit
to friends in Columbia, S. p.
? ? ?
Messrs. Geo. M. Holder, Sid Wiggins
and E. F. Thomas visited Raleigh Sun
toy,
Mr. James E. Malone, Jr., of Raleigh,
spent Sunday in Louisburg, with his
parents.
? ? ?
Messrs. B$n T. Holden, J. P. Tim
berlak^ and W. M. Person, rtslted Ral-1
eigh Tuesday. -
? ? ?
Mr. L. Kline is on the Northern
Markets purchasing his Spring and
Summer stocks.
? ? ?
Mrs. D. C. High and daughter. Miss
Lillian, visited her daughter, Mrs. G.
R. McGrady Id Raleigh Monday.
? ? ?
Mr. John R. Perry, of "Washington
City, attended the funeral of his bro
ther, Mr. Ovie Perry, at Mapleville,
Monday.
? ? *
Mrs. G. R. McGrady and little dau
ghter. returning from a trip to New
York Saturday, stopped over r.nd spent
several days with her parents here.
? ? ?
Deputy-Sheriff E. S. Fulghum re
turned Monday from Newport News,
Va., where he had been to bring Sam
Davis, colored, back to Franklin Coun
ty for trial.
? ? ?
Mr. William Harrod Denton, of the
National Army, who has recently .re
turned from France, and is stationed
at Newport News. Va., spent Sunday
with his people near town.
plant.
Mr. E. H. Malone, Dr. A. H. Flem
ing. Rev. J. F. Mitchincr, Messrs. G.
W. Ford and W. M. Person and Rev.
J. U. Teague all made excellent talks
in the interest of the advising
the storage fCnd holding of the present
crop, reducing the acreage and plant
ing more home supplier tor this year.
$ Opportunity to sign the pledge was
ofrered and more than a hundred nefn
es were taken.
The meeting was permeated through
out with interest of the truest kind and
will no doubt bear gooi* fruits in the
shape of better conditions ror the far
mers of Franklin County.
Quite a large number <ot the stores
in Louisburg closed their doors that
the business men might attend the cot
ton meeting and show their interest in
the movement.
SUPREME COUNCIL WILL FIX
TURKISH BOUNDARIES
Same Body Will Also Determine Other Important
Dividing Lines.
AERIAL TERMS TO
BE-EXIT ON GERMANY
DISCUSSED
The Steamer George Washing
ton With President Aboard
Expected to Reach Brest To
Night; Straus Fails To Car
ry Hi? Point On Safeguard
ing Monroe Doctrine.
Paris, Mar. 12.? (By the A. P.)?The
council of the five great nations decid
ed that the question of the Turkish
boundaries shall not be passed upon by
the boundaries commission1 but shall
be acted upon by the supreme council.
The boundary between Albania and
Jugo-Slovakia also has neen reserved
for action by the Supreme Council and
will be considered together with the
entire Adriatic question and the delim
itation of the boundaries of Italy and
Jugo-Slovakia. The west German
boundary also has been reserved for
action by the Supreme Council because
of its many complexities.
Discnss Aerial Terms.
Paris, Mar. 12.?(By the A. P.?The
supreme council today discussed the
aerial terms to be Imposed on Germany
in the peace preliminaries, according
to official announcement. The arti
cles drafted by the military experts
were examined and adopted.
To Greet President.
Paris. Mar. 12,?|By the A. I'.) ?
President Wilson will be met at Brest
by the French Minister of Marine.
Georges Leygus; Captain Andre Tur
dleu. Col. House and Ills aon-irt-lnw.
Gordon Auchincloss. who left Paris by
special train this evening.
President Poincare wltn a guard*of
honor and band, will meet President
Wilson at the Paris station oi> his ar
rival Friday, probably between 11
o'clock and noon. Tbe reception will
be unofficial and wilP lac K the cere
mony which attended the first arrival
of President and Mrs. Wilson in Paris.
The steamer George Washington is
expected to reach Brest about eight
o'clock Thursday night, the President
going immediately to a apaclal train,
which will make a slow trip to the
French capital.
President's Ship Delayed.
Brest, March 12.?A wireless mes
sage received here from the U. S. S
George Washington timed 11:20 a. m.,
Wednesday, says the steamer was de
layed and is not expected to reach
Brest before 8 'clock "Hiursday evening.
There Is a Btitf breeze blowing her,
with heavy seas.
Responding to a message from the
Mayor of Brest, President Wilean
agreed-.to proceed from the quay to
the railroad station, but the late arri
val of the George Washington will like
ly prevent this. The president will
probably enter the train at the quay. J
Ruck on Monroe Doctrine.
London. March 12.?The efforts of'
Oscar Straus of the American- league |
to enforce peace to have the league of |
nations union favor an- amendment fo ;
theleague of nations covenant design- |
ed to safeguard the Monroe <lc< irih"
failed today. The French and Knglirh
delegates who dominated the confer- j
ence, pleaded the subject was too far
reaching for quick action, while the
Chinese protested H too vitally affect
ed them"!
Mr. Straus proposed an addition to
article 10 proceding mat should two
states threaten war on encti other the
nearest great power "in the. first in
stanco" was obliged to step ii> without
calling for the assistance of the
great powers. Should this power fail,
it would be a matter for the entire
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V*J*|"
MR. A. 0. PERRY TtllLED
W AUTO ACCIDENT
Miss Gladys Poythress Caught Under the Car. Es
capes Without Injury.
SUPREME COURT DEFIED BY DEB8
Convicted Socialist Leader Says Its De
cision Hag Kot Changed His Mind.
Terre Haute, Ind., March U.~In a
statement just Issued. Ehigen*.;V. Debs,
Socialist leader, hurled defiance at tho
United States Supreme vrourt which
has sustained the decision of the trial
court that found him gutity of violat
ing the espionage .act ana imposed a
sentence of ten years' imprisonment
"I am not in the least concerned
about what these bewiggcd, begowned
and bepowdered corporation attorneys
at Washington say," saia Debs. "I
have not changed my mind in the sli
ghtest. 1 stated to the Court at the
time of my conviction that the law was
utterly despotic and vicious. I despise
it and defy the Supreme Court to do its
worst.
"If, according to the Supreme Court
the Espionage law is valid, then tbe
Constitution of the United states is an
other scrap of paper. TTie predeces
sors of the same court affirmed the va
lidity of the Fugitive Slave law sixty
years ago with the belief their decision
was final and that chattel slavery as a
result would be perpetual. Within five
years from that date chattel slavery
was dead on American m>U.
"Far more flagrant violations of the
provisions of the Espionage law - in re
spect to free speech were committed
by the late Theodore Roosevelt, but
he was not indicted.
"Under the law I was convicted for
a speech I could hav? made"?he hes
itated .
"In Germany," supplemented his
i wife, who had her arms about him.
I "Yes," said Debs, "and In Great Bri
tain, France and Italy, too."
'It is worthy of note," he continued
"that though the Espionage law was
allegedly designed to catch spies, not
one spy was convicted under it. That
reveals tU?* ?ltnuw of the law, vonder
which the United States is made to be
gin where old Russia left off under the
Czar."
Debs said he would make no furth
er attempt at release. He appeared
happy, even jovial, and said he was go
ing to celebrate by taking Mrs. Debs
to a movie show.
Memorial to State College Men Lost In
The War.
The AldWni <>1 the \'oHh Carolina
State College of Agriculture and En
gineering at Raleigh are raising money
for the erection on the College campus
of a memorial to twenty-nine former
students who have lost tneir lives in
ijhr fiiifiiiiiWitf ?i iTlw mmm fhlrft
began on March 1st is starring off well
have set their goal at $10,000 are hope
ful that the amount desired will be se
cured .
The memorial executive committee
is composed of six Alumni living in or
near Raleigh, with Professor C. L.
Mann as chairman, and E. B. Owen.
Registrar of the College, as Secretary
Treasurer. The advisory committee
consists of representative alumni liv
ing in various centers in the state and
outside the state where alumni live.
The total enrollment of the College
since its opening in 1889 is 4954, ex
clusive of new men in college this
school year. Of this number to date
1285 are known to have been in the
service,Nshile information is still com
ing in and the number is increasing
daily. This count does not include
about five hundred and fifty men who
were-enlisted and in training at the
college when the armistice was Bigned.
It is evident now that the proportion
will be well above 25 -per cent. Among
the men who have been in college in
recent years the proportion has of
course been very much higher, but
these figures cannot readily be obtain
ed. The figures for graduates are
pretty definitely known, and they fur
nish a most creditable record: ~
Among the graduates who were near
ly all commissioned officers. 36.2 per
cent of the 1056 men were in the ser
vice. Of 633 men graduated in the
last ten years, 50.1 per cent wore the
uniform. Of the 324 men graduated in
the last five years 64.6 per cent were
in the service. The percentage for
the last ten years by years is: 1909,
28.5; 1910, 19.3; 1911, 33.3; 1912, 42.0;
1913, 47.1; 1914, 40.5; 1915, 55.3; 1916,
73.3; 1917. 77.5; 1918 79.6.
Blows Stumps lVJth Dynamite.
We hav.e been requested by County
Demonstration Agent U. H. Stanton,
to state that at the Demonstration of
modern methods In planting Fruit
trees, to be held on Wednesday, March
26th.. 1919. at Oakhurst. the farm of
Mr. A. F. Johnson, just south of
Louisburg, there will aisn be a short
demonstration of blowing up stumps
by the same method. - Everybody is in
vited to attend.
It's not what you had, but what you
have. Oet the salng habit. War Sav
ings Stamps are still being sold.
BODY BROUGHT TO
LOUISBURG, PRE
PARED FOR BURIAL
When Ford Touring Car Turn
ed Turtle Near Sycamore
Creek Saturday Night?Fun
eral Held at Maple Springs
Church.
Another fatal automobile accident
happened about two miles east of
Loulsburg on the Maplevllle road on
Saturday night abouc 8:30 o'clock
when a Ford touring car turned turtle;
killing Mr. A. O. Perry, more familiar
known to his friends as Ovie. The
car was being driven by Mr. Perry,
who wasreturning home after having
assisted his brother-in-law with his
store in L/OuJsburg during the da> . He
| was accompanied by Miss Gladys Poy
thress. a niece of his wife, who escap
ed unhurt, although the auto caugnt
her under It when it turned. She man
aged to get out and went back to W.;
E. Murphy.& Soli's store a short dis
tance from there and phoned the infor
mation back to Louisburg. A !:>rge
number soon gathered on the scene
and brought the deceased to Louisburg
where medical aid was summoned
when it traa found that Mr. Perry's
neck was broken in two places and
death was in all probability instantan
eous. The body was prepared for bur
ial and taken to his home that night
From the best information we can get
something evidently went wrong with
the steenng gear, as Mr. Perry had
stopped the car a short distance '' -oni
the scene to do some adjustment to the
engine and hadn't had lime fa jretthe
car under fair headway when it aimed
over.
Mr. Perry was 34 years old and was
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Howell P.irry.
Besides his mother, he leaves a. wife
and oik* daughter, Miss Hilma. lour
brothers, Messrs. John R. Perry, of
Washington City, W. H. Perry. Jr..
H. W. Perry, and H. B. Perry, the
latter being a member or the Kvpedi
tionary Forces now in France, three
sisters. Mrs. J. W. Perry, of lx)uls
hurg. Mrs. J. W. Bowden. uf Norfolk.
Tar and Mrs. H. M. Sledge, besides
a large family connection.
Mr. Perry was the type of young
man whose loss to any community is
always felt. JA^was industrious, hon
i est, and broadminded, making him a
lllWtMM Uaple
? Spring Baptist rlniruli urnl lu<>k muOll
| interest in its work. In his v.timely
[death his community has sustained a
great loss, and his neighbors a devot
od friend and neighbor.
The funeral was held from Maple
Springs church on Monday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, and was conducted by
his pastor. Rev. >Jr. Morris, and the
remains were interred in the beautiful
little cemetery adj9ining the church?
Both services being impressive and
beautiful. The pall bearers were
members of the family and were as
follows: J. R. Perry, H. W. Perry,
J. W. Perry, Oliver Perry, J. R. Ter
rell and R. H. Poythress.
The floral tribute was large and
beautiful and together with the large
{attendance of relatives and friends
spoke a beautiful sentiment of love
\ ami esteem in the last suti rights to be
|extended here.
I The bereaved family and friends
have the sympathy of.all. *
1 Boy Seoul s Entertainment.
The Boy Scouts will have an enter
tainment Friday evening at 7:30. The
public is invited to Join tnem in an
evenings enjoyment at the Opera
House.
Of course the people of tTie town are
greatly interested in the boys, and will
gladly avail themselves or an opportu- <
nity, to prove this interes? and co-op
eration .
An unusually good programme has
been arranged. A large number of
Louisburg's best entertamers will fur
nish music fun for ait.
The {allowing names on the pro
gramme ensures its success: Mrs. F.
S. Love, Miss Francis Ledbetter, Miss
Jewel Bryant, Mesdames Ford, Flem
ing, White and Miss Williams, Dr.
Fleming, Miss Alma Schuil.
Brief addresses will be made by
Scout Executive F. B. McKinne. and
Scout Master Rev. Treia O. Collins,
also Macon Smithwick, assistant Scour*
Master.
A cordial welcome is extended to ev
erybody.
Old Fiddler* Convention.
Fiddlers Convention at Pino Rirt?ro
School house Thursday night March
20th. Doors open 8 o'clock. 1st prize
$f>, 2nd $2.50. Admission 2.r> and 15
cents.