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Attacks On WW?* Br Negroes ton.
. tinned TeitMaff, One tJlar
'?.j. lng Instance.
FIVE PERSONS SILLED,
11 DYING, SCOHES INJURED
President Wilson Confer* With Secre
tary of War on Situation and Large
Number of Troops From Camp
Meade Are Ordered To Washington;
harlnes AJ?o for Tatrol Dntjr.
? WOTIXe RENEWED. ?
? ?
* Washington, July 24.?Despite *
* all precautions taken by clrll and *
* military authorities rioting be- *
* tween whites and negroes broke *
* oat again tonight In Washington *
* and a report reached the police at *
* 10 o'clock that a white man, be- *
* llered to hare been a home de- *
* fense guard, had been shot and *
* killed In the northwest section. *
* Soon after the killing of the *
* home defense gnard, the police re- *
* ceired a report that another gnard *
* also had been shot by a negro. He *
* was reported as fatally wonnded. *
* A detachment of caTalry and a *
* squad of marines was rushed to *
* the scene of the shootings, which *
* was at Eighth and M streets, In *
* the heart of a negro district. . *
***** r * ?
Washington, July 22.?Even while
tl.o rioting was at its height earl* to
i. reports of another attack upon a
while woman came. Frightened away
one ,.er assailant hid and renewed
his i*:..ack as she left her house. She
escape i only when all but stripped of
her clothing.
Supported by the Increased provost
guard, army motor trucks armed with
machine guns and crews, cavalry and
the detachments of regulars and ma
rines ordered into the city tof iglit by
the War and Navy departments, offi
, cials asserted their confidence that
the situation could be controlled.
Five Dead, Eleven Dying, Many
Injured.
T "With ITVOer?tmf flettd .^ie v wi~"pos^
sibly dying and scores Injured in race
battles on the streets here during the
last three nights, every precaution
short of martial law was taken to
r-ight by police and military provost
guar-ls ic ,..*event a recurrence of riot
ing that came as an outgrowth of nu
merous assaults on white women and
other recent acts of violence by ne
groes.
Marines and Troops Arrhe.
There were few disorders (luring the
day, but at nightfall police and troops,
supplemented by additional detach
ments of regulars from Camp Meade
and marines from Quantico. Va., took
up their stations in grim preparation
for what the hours of darkness might
bring.
? .1 -illinium M in i iIm .ma.
ment authorities denied that the situ
ation had been out of band at any lime
last night when riot calls were sound
ing from half a dozen places at a time.
The authorities also decided not to ask
that martial law be declared, al
though resolutions introduced in tne
House during the day urged that the
President be requested to take that
action.
Wilson Confers lVIth Baker.
President Wilson took cognizance of
the situation lete today when he called
Secretary Baker to the White House
for a conference on steps that might
be taken by the military in co-opera
tion with the civil authorities to pre
vent recurrence of the outbreaks.
The President was understood to be
greatly concerned over the events of
the last three nights in the capital.
After the conference. Secretary Ba
ker announced that the troops order
ed from Camp Meade constituted "a
very large number" and that Major
William G. Haan would be in. com
mand .
Secretary Daniels said a substantial
force of marines had been ordered in
for night patrol duty.
Cavalry On Police Duty.
Cavalry again played a part In the
police work, holding lines about the
congested negro sections to prevent
mob attacks by either blacks or whites.
Police and soldiers again struggled to
keep the downtown thoroughfares
clear of crowds.
The scattered nature of the attacks
through the three nights of growing
disorder Washington has experienced
made the situation difficult. While
rioting was at its worst downtown,
panic stricken* negroes fired indiscrim
inately from the barricaded doors or
windows of their homes. Others
whujod through outlying streets in
automobiles firing wildly ?t any whites
they saw
Negro C rim? Wave Mot .Sappre<***d.
The? resolutions Introduced today
ranged from that by Representative
Clark. Democrat. Florida, charging
that the district government had "ut
terly failed" to put.a atop to the crime
wave that has swept tho city for a
month and calling for Congressional
investigation, to those of Representa
tive Emerson, Republican, of Ohio,
and Valje, Republican, of Colorado,
demanding that martial law be de
clared. ?
National ScandaL
Representative Emerson's resolution
declared the situation was pi "national
scandal" and called for protection of
citizens "Irrespective of color," while
Representative Vaile declared the
"dignity and honor" of the United Sta -1
res required & martial law enforce
ment of order.
Demand For Martial Law.
Representative Hill , Republican.
New York, introduced a bill to regu
late the saliB>At .firearms in the District,
la the abstjefe of any such law, tho
District Commissioners today induced
hardware dealers and others to stop
the sale of weatibns. At le^st 500 re
volvers were-saal to h#ve Msp.soid in
a single day dtfrfng disturbances.
9teps to curb tbfeterrtjr ca*|, tttfjougu
requiring special tags for opfratfbi* kt
ter dark.'dlso were discussed but nc
action taken. ^
Several of our readers ha*e asked,
us to get the regulations of the Inter
nal Revenue Department on' the man
ufacture and sate Of wines'tw&d "cider.
In answer to a Request for- tUlw infor
mation Collector Bailey's office writes
ua as follows:
Franklin Times.
Louisburg, N. C.
Sir;
In answer to yours of July 15th. in
reference to the manufacture of wine
and cider, you are informed that so
far as this office is advised the War
Prohibition Law does not prohibit the
manufacture anc sale of sweet cider
and vinegar.
The manufacture of wine is prohib
ited in any quantity for bev.n\u,'j pur
poses. To manufacture wlie for roel
icinal and sacramental purposes re
quires compliance with very strict
regulations, such as bonding, clerical
supervision, and sale to only those
holding non-beverage permits and
clergymen.
Respectfully, ,
J. W. BAILEY.
Collector.
DR. S. J. CBIDI'P DEAD.
Dr. S. Jones Crudup. of Julian. Ne
braska, who was on a visit to his boy
hood home in Franklin County, guest
of his sister, Mrs. R. P. Taylor, and
.-vtiw-hwi in the past few days gone to
a Sanitarium in Ricbmortrl for treat
ment. died on Sunday m the Virginia
city. Dr. Crudup was 60 years old.
and had been gone from Franklin
County twenty-six years, making his
I home in Julian, Neb., where he was
i on? of the foremost an$ prominent
citizens and a prominent Mason He
I was a member of one of Franklin
i County's most prominent and success
I ful families and leaves two brothers,
] Dr. C. P. Crudup, of Nebraska City,
, Neb., and Rev. Joslah Crudup. of Dal
ton, Ga.. and four sisters. Mrs. R.
iP. Taylor and Miss Lillie Crudup, of
I Louisburg, Miss Columbia Crudup. of
New York City, and Miss Annie Davis
Crudup, of Wake Forest.
The funeral services were held from
the home of his sister. Mrs. R. P.
Tavlnr. on Main Street andwere coi>
'JgJPftl'llV'lUl. llMIiUl. I IJI1I11J. UllJ1
tor of the Baptist Church, and the re
mains were laid to rest at Oaklawn
cemetery under a huge bank of beau*
tiful flowers. The services were lar
gely attended by the many friends of
Messrs. L. P. Hicks, W. H. Ruff in,
W. H. Allen. S. M. Washington. M.
S. Clifton and J. S. Williams.
FUNERAL OF R. A. HARRIS.
The funeral services of Randolph A.
Harris, a well-known man of this city,
took place yesterday afternoon at 4
o'clock at the home. oi> Cleveland St..
and were conducted by Rev. S. S.
Bost. rector of St. Philips* church,
and was attended by many friends of
the deceased. After the funeral ser
vices interment was made at M*p*e
wood cemetery.
Mr. Harris* death at Watts Hospi
tal Saturday afternoon came as a
shock to his many friends, and
caused by a complication of diseases.
He came to Durham in 1903. His first
political oflice was that of clerk of tbe
recorder's court, which he held for
tour years, During this tim? l.?? ser
ved as a magistrate.
When the local exemption board was
formed Mr. Harris became the chief
clerk. He held this office for about
one year, during which time lie con
tributed a large amount of work. Al
though a salary was attached to the
office. Mr. Harris held it more as a
patriotic duty than for the financial
return. The officials of the board de
clared him to be iinvaluable.
Mr. Harris married Miss Annie Lee
Williams, of this city, some six or
seven years ago. Of the union there
are four children, four brothers. W.
W.. lSd. E; T. and Joel Harris, aixl
one si?V;r. Mrs. F. C. Glasgow, of
Franklin county. ?Durham Oorrcs
pondent. News-Observer.
Mr. Harris was a Franklin County
boy, being bori> and raised near Ma
plevillo, ailfj lias a large number of
friends and relatives in the county
who will learn of his d<ath with much
regret.
Mrs. J. R. llet>n. of Spring Hope,
ts visiting her daughter. Mrs. J. L.
Collier.
AMONG Tift VISITORS
SOME Tor KNOW AND SOME TOC
DO NOT KNOW.
Personal Items About Folks and
Their Friends Who Travel Htrfl
And There, &V
Rev. G. F. Smith attended District
Conference at Cary Tuesday.
Rev. E. (Luclen Malone, of Gadsden,
Ala., was a visitor to Loulsburg tfcla
week. *??>*. I*.
Mr. George Holder, of the T i mM
force, spent Saturday and Sunday in
Raleigh.
Mrs. J. L. Palmer returned Monv
day from a visit to relatives In War
ren county. ..j . J
Mrs. E. F. TiiotbM left Monday for
Leilngton, where 'she will vlnit Mrs.,
Cf. G. Bedford;
Mlsa Helen Pilcfcfr, of Peteratmrfi
Va? is vls'itiftg ' Misses Temple in
Hattle Williams. . I
Mrs. J. C. My rick, of Pedro MigpelS
Canal Zone, Is on a visit to her math?
er, Mrs. R. Z. Egerton. ? ?
Mrs. A. G. Tiner left yesterday tot
Rocky Mount, where she will visit bei
sister. Mrs. S. B. Joyner.
Mrs. W. P. Neal. accompanied by
her daughters, left Sunday to spend
several days at Atlantic City.
Mrs. G. E. Gupton and children, of
New Smyrna, Fla., are visiting at the
hotne of Mr. K. E. Gupton near town.
Dr. C. P. Crudup, of Nebraska City,
Neb., attended the funeral of his bro
ther. Dr. S. J. Crudup, In Loulsburg
Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary E. McBrayer and daugh
ters. Misses Agnes and Ruth, of Sal
isbury, are visiting her son, Mr. H.
G. McBrayer.
Mrs. G. F. Smith and daughters,
Misses Martha T., Geraldine H.liuid
Mary C.. left this week to visll ln'Da
vldson County.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Candler an4
daughter. Miss Margaret Harris, re^
turned Wednesday from an eMendetr
trip to Western North Carolina.
Messrs. S, S. Meadows and H. C.
Williams came home from Olanta. S.
|C.. and spent Saturday and Sunday.
iTheir report ou the tobacco prices
was not favorable.
Misses Annie Davis Crudup, of Wake
Forest, and Columbia Crudup. of New
York, wpre in Louisburg this ve k
to attend the funeral of their brother.
Dr. S. J. Crudup.
Dr. A. H. Fleming. Messrs. B. N.
Williamson. J. E. Thomas and B. H.
Meadows, who attended the Firemen's
Tournament at Asheville the pas;
week have returned home.
1 nun! mi
friends. Mr. W. Blair Tucker return
ed home Monday night and was warm
ly greeted by all Tuesday. He has
Just returned from overseas.
friends of Mr. JamtS TJ.
King, who has just returned from
services in France with the Expedi
tionary Forces, were glad to see him
on the streets of Louisburg this week.
Mr. W. P. Blanchard. of Kansas
City. Mo., and who has just returned
from France where he served with the
United States* Army, visited his sis
ter. Mrs. O. Y. Yarboro. the pas!
week.
Mr. S. F. Ellis, of Hagerstown.
Md., was a visitor to Louisburg yes
terday. He was a former Louisburg
boy but has been away about twenty
years. He is loud in his expressions
of delight at the progress shown by
his old home.
Capt. William White Palmer, of the
94th Aero 8<tuadron of the Expedition
ary Forces in France, and who has
just returned from overseas, accom
panied by his mother Mrs. H. W.
Palmer, of Bennettsville. S. C.. visit- ?
ed Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Palmer Tues-1
day.
"MISS JOF* DIES AFTER
LONG -ANT) T SEKTI, I.IK K
The funeral services of the late Miss
Josephine Jones were held at the Me
thodist church Monday morning at 11
o'clock, and conducted by Rev. G F.
Smith, her pastor. "Miss Joe." as
she was affectionately known in her
town and county, had lived in Louis
burg all her life, being 77 years old at
time of her death, and the last mem
ber of her immediate family. Al
though a great sufferer for a number
of years, her beautiful Christian char
acter. ai?d matchless patience have
been an example and inspiration in
her commalty. The interment was at
Oaklawir cemetery, and the pallbear
ers wefp Messrs. J. W. King. F. H.
McKlnne. W. H Furgurson. M S
Clifton. W. B. Cooke and Alexander'.
MANY' BRIDGES' GONE1
H0ADS WASHED AWAY AT MANY
POINTS,
Baina of the Past Week Heaviest
| Franklin Count y Has Seen In Many
; Tear*?Total Rainfall 12&> Inches
With Louisburg cut off from other
sections of the country by the heavy
rains having washed roads In two and
bridges away, except In two or thi^ee
directions, and with reports coming
to from every section bringing infor
mation of the terrlffic damage done
by the heavy water fall, Franklin Cou
nty has experienced the heaviest rains
the past _week In tbe recollection of
many of its oldest inhabitants. The
Jatnfall as reported by the local
?ranch of the weather bureau record
ed a rainfall up to. Wednesday morn
jfcg at 8 o'clock of 12\55 inches. The <
latafall for the j;^re*it^tfo?r hours to
o'clock Wednesday^morning was 3.29
1 aches. Although not .having reach
i d its high water mafk,.Tar River has
1 een full and. overflowing since Satur
i ay and Is falling exceedingly slow.
The damage to crops is enormous
Hod impossible to estimate. Cotton
teeiris to be drowned In many sections,
?ven on hillsides. whiTe whole fields
of tobacco has wilted and dropped.
Corn seems to have stood the strain
best, but much damage has been done
that, and the low grounds crops are
all gone.
Reports received in Louisburg up to
yesterday show road and bridge dam
age as follows:
A washout of about forty feet wide
and twelve feet deep In the road to
Maplevllle Just below the Cooke place,
klso big washout just below Maple
vllle on the Jackson pond fork.
The mill house at Jackson's pond
was undermined and dumped into the
foad with a washout by the dam at the
mill end. The bridge below the dam
gone.
The bridge across Cypress Creek on
the road to Cedar Rock washed away.
The bridge on the stockade road
(second from Louisburg) gone.
Two bridges at Four Brldgt-s gone
or rendered useless. These are the
(wo outside wooden bridges.
A big wash in tin road bed near Mr.
J P. Timberlake's.
Dam at Perry's Mill wasned in two
a( the left bank.
Lower dam ami bridge at Clifton's
UU1 gone.
vTater washed around end of dam at
Moore's pond leaving an opening of
about ten fee(.
Two bridges near Mr. C. E. Gup
ton's gon?*.
Bridge at Collins Mill gone.
The Bill Alston bridge gone.
I The buttment at Buffaloe Creek near
,Simms' bridee washed in two.
, Reports say all bridges *n Cypress
(Creek township are gone.
j Two other bridges on R. F. D? No.
II near Hail's Cross Roads gone.
j In addition the surface of the roads
<in many places i> washed away and
will mak?- it necessary for resurfac
ing.
Several of the carriers on the local
Rural routes tried to make their trips
[Wednesday but had to return. Route
One did not attempt his trip, knowing
Wic'timif'Hiu'jiT'uu luicr^
trip. Route two, four and five made
only portions of their routes and had
t return. Rou(e six completed his
route..
i Indications now are thai the rains
jhavte held up. and Providence Is doing
what it can to assist in the terrible
I condition rby giving cloudy weather,
with a Little wind scattered here and
there to dry out the ground.
Just the full damage can't be esti
mated for a number of weeks yet. as
the crops have not had time to show
the effects, or inspection of the roads
and bridges cannot be made, but
Franklin in common with many oth
er counties in the State, has suffered
beyond any similar occasion in the
recollection of its oldest citizens.
AN EXTENSIVE PROGRAM.
Building Activity Rising To Enthus
iastic Proportions?Many Enterpri
ses In Loulsburg?Some at Other
Places.
Mr. C. J. Tallman, construction
??ngineer. who is putting n concrete
floor in the Sunday School room of
the Baptist Church here and other
wise remodeling the rooms, gives us
the following information concerning
building activities which he is and
has been connected witn.
He is building a large brick storage
warehouse on the railroad adjoining
A. W. Person's cotton storage for
McKinne Bros. Co.. and is rer.io.!*?:
ing the southern room of thoh stoi
into an up-to-date sales stable.
He is estimating on a probablf ware
liouse on the railroad of<fapproximate
ly 200 square feet. Full information
(n regard to this is not rrndy to be
<iven out.
He expects "o begin a large ware
house at Albany. (la., about S.ptexu
?)er 1st for the American Tobacco Co.
He informs us he has a contract to
?ebuild the Seashore Hotel at WrlgHits
/ille Beach. Ir is to be a five story
?tructrnT?ffTH] worfc is to bo started
ibout January 1st. He Rays ho had
uiit completed an S18.000.00 contract
if re just before the fire that destroy
?d th4 Seashore.
On his several jobs in town he in
forms us he is employing forty men
and is meeting with as good condi
tion? as he could reasonaoly expect.
TO GET BO AD ASSISTANCE. .
From Federal Government?Neceatary
For Cooperative Effort In Nash, Hal
ifax and Franklin. -
The following tetter from the State
Highway Commission shows that
Franklin County will receive Federal
Assistance In the construction of roads
| In Sandy Creek, Gold Mfne and Dunns
I township, totaling a distance of ap
proximately thirte&f miles. "* Another ]
road is being heixi under considera
tion from Allen's Storfe^ to Ransom's
Cridge. whi^h will be granted if Hal
ifax and Ijaah counties, will provide
the X&6m*ltr connections . for a
through roaflxrom the (bounty seat of
Halifax. ^ &iApe ia hardly any ques
tion about d. co-c>peration being pro
vided. b^t ftnirtedJ^te effcrcs to bring
about ti*&^ necessary applications and
assurances should be brought about to
make the system complete. The let
ter follows:
Raleigh, July 19, 1919.
Mr. J. P. Tlmberlake. Chairman,
Board County Commissioners,
Franklin County,
Louisburg, N. C. "*
Dear 81r>
I am pleased to inform you that the
'Highway Commission approved your
application for participation In build
ing the road from Kearney's Store to
[the Warren County line, approximate
{distance of three miles, and from Red
j Bud Church to the Warren County j
{line, approximate distance of six mil-:
es. and from the Nash County line to
I the Wake County line, approximate
distance of four miles.
These roads are tobe cc- rtructed!
of sand clay or gravel type and the
financial participation will be- upon
the basis of 25 per cent to the county
and 75 per cent to the Public Tre*s
jury.
I Application for road from Alien's
'Store to Ransoms Pildge, action was
deferred on a'vj'int of our lack of
knowledge as to the^posalbillty of
Halifax County meeting this road at
lyour County line.
We will as early as possible get
! surveyors on the projects approved
! and have the necessary p^ans submit
ted to the Federal Government for
their participation.
With best regards. I am.
Yours very truly,
FRANK PAGE.
State Highway Commissioner.
CALL ISSrtD FOR
VETERANS' REUNION
j Gen. James I. Melts Calls State He
roes of to Encampment in
j August.
! General James I. Metis, command
er in chief of the North Carolina divi
sion of the United Confederate Veter
lans. has just Issued orders for the
! annua! encampment of the heroes of
i "61-65 to he held this year at Rocky
j Mount. Autrust 5?7. Invitation is
| extended the veterans by the (jrr of
fRockv Mount, seconded by the Rocky
Almmi rliiiihiMiWiiaattfliliTi nf [(ill
Confederacy. The following is the
'onfedi-racy.The following is
order:
"Headquarters. North Carolina Di
vision. United Confederate Veterans,
Wilmington. N'. C., July 8. 19iy.
|?"Qeneral orders Xvl 14.
"Par. 1. It is very gratifying to
announce that the city of Rocky
Mount backed by the U. D. C. chapter
and the various commercial bodies of
that city extend to tho North Carolina,
division. United Confederate Veterans,
a most cordial invitation to hold their
1919 reunion in Rocky Mduat. August
5?7.
"Par. 2. 'he citizens generally of
Rocky Mount are exerting themselves
to give the veterans a glorious time
and it is earnestly desired that a full
representation of veterans will avail
themselves of the pleasures which
usually atterxl these reunions.
"Par. 3. According to the by-laws
of the U. C. V. no camp can have
representation unless their annual
dues have been paid to General W. E.
Mickie. 824, Commerce Street.' New
Orleans. i
"Par. 4. Provisions will be made]
for those unable to pay board and
lodging. Cots will be furnished but
the 'Vets' must bring their blankets, i
"Par. 5. The railroad administra
tion has authorized rate of 3 cents per i
mile in each direction for state reur>-,
ion of the U. C. V.. the rate to be j
available only to members of the U.
C. V. and members of their families,
upon presentation to ticket agents of
identification certificaies at time of i
purchase of tickets. It is the dutyjjfj
officer of the U. C. V. and also:
officers of each of the auxiliary j
I .\ii. s to countersiga these identifi
cation certificates tn behalf of their j
respective organization and make dis-;
tribution thereof direct to the mem-j
bers. The Identification certificates!
are supplied by W. F. Craig, chair-'
man southern passenger traffic com j
ruittec. Atlanta. Ga., and must show
fai simile signatures of the officers
designated to countersign them.
"By order of
^JAM F.S 1 MKTTS.
"Major General Commanding
N. C\ Dirision, U. C. V.
'Col. W? P. Wood. Adjt. Gen. and
Chief of Staff "
51IT.JMR
N'euse Rlrer Is Highest |n Tears With
. . ' Tt?ff!c Jjunperided. .. tl
"
ALL BRIDGES HOLDING
LATE LAST NIGHT
? ^,r--r j?*r
No Trains Ob Norfolk ?tnUiern Be
tween Ralrhfh and Norfolk) South
ern Transferring Passengers at Wll
son's Mills Account Washout; Horse
And Butrsrj Swept Into Creek.
* CAPE FEAR RISING ?
<\ FIVE INCHES PEE HOUR ?
? Fayettevllle, July ?S.?A rise td ?*
? fltty-flre feet Is expected In the *
? Cape Fear river here according to *
? a warning received from the Wea- ?
? ther Bureau by Frank Glover, lo- *
? cal weather observer, based on *
? continued rains on the Cape Fear *
? watershed. *
i* The rlrer at nine o'clock tonight ?
j * was forty-elf lit feet, a stage It has *
? reached only three times before In *
' Its history. It Is rising fire inches *
? an hour. ' . *
With Neds? river the hignest in the
record of the local weather bureau,
and other-streams crossing rail lines
into Raleigh equally as high, traffic
over the Norfolk and Southern north
from the city was abandoned yester
day and that moving over the South
ern railway was- delayed by reason
of a wshout on the road bed Just this
side of Wilson Mills, the westbound
trains turning around on this side of
the river and the eastbound trains re
versing their direction between the
Wilson Mills station and Selma. The
train from Golds boro ^due here at 4
yesterday afternoon did not arrive un
Itil 11:30 last night.
] Traffic over the Seaboard was mov
ling last night as usual with no wash
louts reported on the system save two
minor ones at Petersburg. Atlantic
[Coast Line trains ot> the main line
j were detouring by Dillon and the Sea
boaril to Mullins on account of the
overflow of the Pee Dee at that Junc
tion while trains over the Wilming
ton a'n'd Columbia division were de
touring by Chadbourn, Elrod, DilloiJ
and Mullins.
The high water mark 011 the Neuse
recorded yesterday was a rise of 23.8
feet at the N'euse bridge about six mil
es this side of Wake Fores?, Reports
that the MUburnle bridge was washed
away were not substantiated last night
by County Engineer Miller. The but
tress to the steel bridge near Wake
Foresi was afloat yesterday morning
but was ?oon tied fast.
No Bridges Swept Away.
None of the steel bridges over the
Xcuse had beei* swept away last night
'though the indications were that the
; wooden approaches might be damaged
considerably. The bridge structures,
Mr. C. M. Miller, County Road Engi
. m-er. yesterday declared virtually safo
!unless -tkere-*hould be heavivj' floods.
1 'III'llU 'RJIHIU!
I Tlie heavy rains of Tuesday night
;and Wednesday morning sent the
flood marks upward. With the rain
wnterslivil. Neirse Riv
er took its second rise at Neuse sta
j tion and stood at 23.8 feet at one
o'clock yesterday afternoou. That is
[the record rist? so far as the data in
'the local Weather Bureau is concern
|ed. Yesterday warnings were Issu
ed for a rise to twenty-flve feet at
Smithfleld.
On the Tar River unter shed, ac
cording to Mr. L. A. Denson, of the
[United States Weather Bureau here.
; was exceptionally heavy Tuesday
i night and Wednesday morning. The
.fall was registered at three and one
4 half inches at Louisburg and it was
stttl raining at last reports. About
I Rocky Mount, the rainfall was report
jed as four inches, with Tour and a half
inches at Enffeld. on Fishing Creek,
the main tributary of tne Tar River.
Warnings were usued for very hea
vy overflow approaching the flood
stage of August 1918. or 2S feet at Tar
boro and 19 feet at Greenviile.
Roanoke Rising Also.
Further rains yestecday brought
about a rise to fory-flve feet in the
Roanoke at Weldon. -The rainfall
was three inches at Weldon. There
was a foot fall in the flood at Clarks
ville yesterday but it was followed by
a second rise. Thi?. according to Mr.
Denson. indicates that the Roanoke
will continue high for several days
ar>d will reach forty-six feet or more
If the rains continue.
Tin- Cape Fear River showed a stage
of 44.9 feet at eight o'clock yesterday
morning, with a rise to 45.2 at' one
o'clock. A third rise was reported at
Moncure with a, stage of 23 f?-et yes
terday morning, followed by a fall of
one-half a foot at one o'clock.
Mr. Walter B. Leonard, who holds
a position with the J. I*. Taylor To
hacco Co., and has been stationed at
KichnionU, after toponrimp twv^rwl dtrrir
with his parents near I^aurel passed
through Ijouisburg the past week for
Olanta. S. C.. where he will buy to
bacco.