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MINIMUM PRICES OF
COTTON ADOPTED
American Cotton Association Fixes
Prices To Be raid The
Producer.
UPROAR OVER ADOPTION
OF WILSON AND
TREATY RESOLUTION
New Orleans, Ln, Sept. #.?Al
ter the American Cotton Associa
tion at the closing session here
late today agreed unanimously up
on a scale of temporary minimum
prices from 86 cento for Septem
ber to 40 cents for May, an uproar
oyer a resolution for the Indorse
ment of President Wilson's tour
for the League of Nations and for
urging the Senate to ratify Imme
diately the peace treaty ensned In
which tke proposal to set aside
the two-thirds role which would
allow u yote was defeated 46 to
41. The meeting got beyond tie
control of G o rem or Dorsey, of
Georgia, who presided and In the
uproar he repeatedly pounded
with the gavel for order.
New OrleanB, La., Sept. 9.?Adop
tion by tbe American Cotton Associa
tion liere today of the report of its
committee on recommendation of a
minimum price to be paid for cotton ;
, to tbe producer was the big feature of
the entire convention which adjourn
ed late this afternoon. The'report,
as adopted, suggests a scale of mini
RHim prices beginning at thirty-six
<vnts for September and gradually in
?easing by months up to forty cents
- -r May. on a middling basis United
fc..."S Government grade aud delivery
a. .lint of origin. Due to uncertain
eci ? . t ions now existing it is specified
thai tiiese recommended minimum pri
ces i-.re only temporary and that even'
higher prices may he recommended
Uliti' by the executive committee of
the association. The full report of
this committee which was immediate
ly adopted upon reading by a unani
mous vote is as fo'lows:
Text of Report of Committee.
Your committee appointed to re
commend a minimum price on cotton
beg leave to submit the following re
port :
? On account of existing conditions
w 0 find it will be absolutely impossi
ble v roccTumend a minimum price
? for i .'.tu'. based npon supply and de
nial'. . the price of the manufactured
piorii.? l. u c j.iiparatlve price with
ol. ? . mmoditles and tfce high cost
of living.
Until the peace covenant has been
confirmed, the European markets will
bS limited, this condition practically
eliminating all competitive buying. A
joiiit resolution by Senator F. D. Smith
of South Carolina, has just been adop
ted oy Congress requiring the Secre
inrv nf Agriculture to issue a state
nu lit by October 2nd showing tile acre
age abandonment, which he states is
?record breaking and uur records show
as y 1-4 per cent. Ve find as a re
sult of the painstaking investigation
the deterioration in the cotton crop
siuceAugust25thisunprecedenteji^
July 31st is an enormous amount of
lintels and other trnspinnable cotton.
Manliest Crop in Decade.
"The maximum possible outturn
from the growing crop, which will
certainly be the smallest crop produc
ed in the last decade, added to the to
ta amount of spinnable cotton brought
?ver on July 3ist. will fall short of
the pressing demands of the world be
fore another crop can be produced.
The President of the United States has
been requested to issue a call to the
bankers, exporters, manufacturers and
other large business interests of Am
"^-tfrica for the purpose of meeting and
arranging and putting into effect and
force credits for Europe which will en
able her to enter our markets. In
addition to this, we have appointed a
special committee to co-operate with
Governor W. P. G. Harding In push
ing forward the completion of the ex
port financing corporation, ant! we are
also pushing the organization of the ]
Jennings' Domestic Financing Corpor
ation. Both of these will have a bull
ish effect upon our market.
"Immediately upon the consumma
tion of any or all of the above plan, it
will, of course, be necessary to re
commend an Increase in the minimum
price suggested below.
"Just as soon as the peace covenant
is confirmed, the law of supply and de
mand will then become operative. We
will have active competitive buying to
Oil an unprecedented demand from a
grossly Inadequate supply it will then
be In order to recommend a mlniftium
price based tjtpon supply and demand,
price of the manufactured product,
cost of production and the price of
other commodities.
Meet On Call of President.
"We recommend that the executive
committee of the Amerioan Cotton As
sociation meet upon the call of the J
president for the purpose of recom- j
mending a higher minimum prico; |
that said t all be issued upon the judg-t
mem of the president, or upon flic J
special request of a majority of the]
executive committee.
Temporary Minimum Prices.
"We. tlu reiore, recommend as a tem
AVERAGES 35 CENTS
WITH A SALE OF 11.? THOUSANDS
POUNDS.
Farmers Well Pleased With One Of
Largest Openings In Years?Many
Visitor*?Louisburg Heading Other
Markets.
With on? W the largest sales in
years Louisburg celebrated the open
ing ot Its Tobacco Market on Tuesday
with a record breaker in quantity as
well as average prices. At all three
warehouses there was about one hun
dred and fifteen, thousand pounds^,
with an average of 35 cents aroundrft
which brought smiles upon the faces
of the many growers, and commenda
tions od the part of all. many going so
far as to give the Louisburg Market
credit for leading all surrounding
markets in prices for the same tobac
cos. Anyway when the crying began
at the Union Warehouse, which had
been allotted the first sale in the us
ual way, it put new Inspiration in all
present and caused business to shake
off the ease of summer and don the
more active attitude of fall. When
the prices began to mount into the
seventies, eighties and nineties sur
prise was evident on many faces as
I such had not been seen in many years
and even the majority of the common
er grades sold high. It seemed that
jthe dark common or green grades
I were less desirable than any and were
j at the foot but only a very few piles
! of them brought less than ten cents,
i The second salv was held at the Riv
' ci side where the same interest arid
1 enthusiasm held sway, and if anything
grew in the wind-up at the Planters,
i The sales were completed in the late
j afternoon with satisfaction holding
xSway with all.
i Mr. E. L. Harris, of Warren Coun
ty brought the first load of tobacco in
i for the opening oi> Monday afternoon
and drove to the Planters Warehouse.
Prom that time on it continued to ar
rive with long lines of loaded wagons, j
j stringing out in front of the ware-!
j house doors ou the next morning.
All of the Companies are represen-1
I ted on the market and ihe buyers seem
anxious for all grades.
Qui*,* a large number of visitors,
business men and growers from Frank
,lin and adjoining., counties and mar-1
; k??ts were preseut to witness the op
eniug sale.
The warehousemen feel .safe in their
? position that they expect to- make this
the best year in the history of the
Louisburg Market. Get a load ready
and try Louisburg. The warehouse
men, the market and the Town invites
land otfers you a WELCOME to our
Town and Market.
AN ALL SEW FLATLHLD SHtHV
i Royal Spectacles. Rare 'Acts, and
I Start linn? Sensations. % ? - ?
The big circus day which means
; everybody^ <lay in Louisburg^hhryear
i will fall on Thursday. Sept. ISth when
Rhoda Royal's Hippodrome Show and
;Old Buffalo Trained Animal and Wild
'.West shows will so to speak, pitch
r,>nttt in m,r -,wl in
[ant and performance, almost over
whelm us with.their grand and glor
ious aggregation of wild beasts, emi
nent equestrian*, acrobats, jugglers,
hilarious hosts'of funny clowns, dar
I ing and dashing jockeys and perform
ling animals, not forgetting "Frontier
days", a complete Wild West Specta
cle, introducing many thrills, rough
riders, lftsso throwing, rifles experts,
I fancy and trick riding by cow boys
and cow girls who were reared in tie
saddle on the plains of the far west.
Space is inadequate to enumerate the
many arenic and especially sensation
al features which will be seen under
the mammoth water proof tents, and
performed in one big ring, where you
cai> enjoy it all without getting cross
eyed. Don't miss the free open air
exhibition on the grounds at 1 and 7
P. M. Big show performances start
at 2 and 8 P. M.. rain or shine, at
the Fair Grounds.
Mr. Percy Houck and bride arrived
in Louisburg the past week from Phil
adelphia and will visit his people sev
eral weeks.
porary minimum price and until con
ditions warrant a higher minimum
price the adoption of the following
scale:
"September, 36 cents; October
36 1-2; November, 37; December, '
37 1-2; January 38; February,
38 1-2; March, 39; April. 3? 1-2;
May, 40
"Basis, middling; grade. Unit
ed States government; delivery, .
point of origin.
Recommend Holding Cotton.
"In submitting the above recom
mendation your committee is of the
opinion that while the auovo scale pro
vides for a price of 40 cents in May,
1!?20. we feel that it would be to the
advantage of all who can to hold their
cotton until more favorable conditions
will warrant a higher minimum price.
"Respectfully submitted,
"J. J. BROWN. Chairman.
"II. A. BOY K IN. Chairman Sub-Com.
1) F. McCLATCHKY. Secntary."
EXTRAVAGANCE AT THE BAT
Atiinpoyl Put Htm Out of ?!? Oam* >0tth W. a. &. And Mak? 'SM FMI
COMPLETE NEW
FIXTURES
BE IN <> MAM FAIT! RH) FOR JiEwj
POST OFFICE. i
/ .
Loul*biirg To Hiivo as Nice as Anjt
where In State?Use Key Lack Box*
es?Splendidly Arranged.
"I am going to give Louishurg the
nicest and most convenient postofficr
it has over had." was the statement
of Mr. J. M. Allen to the TIMES man
this week when we called on liin? for
information concerning the new post
ioffice location.
Mr. Allen informed its that he had
made two bids to the government, one
piutiding i'ui ihu use tJL' SOI'IHKI Bttrwi
equipment and the other for a com
plete flaw equipment throughout. The
government, he said, accepted his
proposition for the new equipment and
he is now having the furnishings, in
cluding key lock boxes, tables, desks.
ment specifications. In the mean
tin>e he is having the old Tar River
Drug Co., building put sn first class
shape for the reception of the new 1
furniture.
The fixtures will start near t ho
front on the west side of the room
and extend toward the centre of the i
room the distance of a full section of |,
lock boxes, it will tlieh take an angle
the- distance of one section of boxes !
and turn clown the room two sections,
to the drop letter box. From then- .
the other sections will follow in or
der, delivery window, parcel post j
windows, etc, leaving a large and .
roomy lobby. The mail will be?re-?
ceived and dispatched through a clos
ed entry at the rear of rtie post office
proper, with side entrance, and the j'
Rural carriers will occupy what is
now the private office of A^jen Bros, j
Co., it beipg fitted up especially for;
them. Each of these rooms are be
ing equipped with plenty of light and '[
a large shed at the rear will be at the
disposal of the carriers.
From the drawings and the prepar
ations there is no question but that it
will be one of the nicest postoffices in
the State for its size and will be a
credit for Louisburg.
The change In location will be made
as soon as the new fixtures can be
manufactured and put ti> shape for
the reception of the mail and accom
modation of the public.
LOI ISRl'R<; COLLEGE OPENS. i
With its capacity taxed the Louis- ?
burg College for Women conducted its
formal opening exercises in the Col
lege Chapel yesterday. President
Love informs us that the college is in
better shape to equip the young la
iies for life than it has been before.
\ full corpse of efficient teachers is
lere and a most successful session is
sx pec ted.
? Mr. J. B. Jones, of Scotland Neck,
.vhn with his family, are visiting at the
tome of Mr. J. W. Wheless. in Cedar
*ock township, passed through Lou-1
shurg Friday en route to Durham to
isit his brother.
HELD FOR HIGH
WAY ROBBERY
I. It. SMITH LOSES ROM. OF MON
ET.
Ldck&i .Crossen and Clarence Hufiin
i&ML Justifiable Bonds
Kncli?(?el* (^amblers.
After a hearing before 'Squire A. W.
Alston on Monday morning Locksy
Cross en and Clarence Rutfin. both col
ored, wore bouni over to Court under
$500 Justifiable bonds each to answer
to a charge of Highway Robbery.
From the Information furnished us by
Officer J. E. Thomas, who caught the
< riminals it seems that one asked Mr.
K H Smith fn rl mil?.' sqiiy inom?V for
him and while Mr. Smith was accom
modatiitg him the other grabbed a roll
of bills amounting to about fifty Hol
lars from Mr. Smith and both escap
ed. The robbery occurred between
Hudson's Gara g? and Taylor's black
smith shop only a short distance from
0 cer Thomas was notified and he be
pan a search resulting in their capture
on Sunday night. Failing to give bond
1 he boys were locked up.
Alex Wilcox, Ben Johnson. Willie Wil
son, Milton Morgan. James Foster. Hu
bert Crossen, Frank Macon, Clarence
Kuffin Locksey Crossen were given a
liearing before 'Squire A. W. Alston
:in Momlay for gambling and were
hound over under $100 bonds each. All
except RufMn and L. Crossen gave
bonds.
VLLEGEI) WHISKEY TURNS-.
to vixeua'r over nh;ht
Warrants Are Issued Airulnst Conrt
Officers Charging Them With Theft.
?N'orlina. Sept. 9.?Charging the theft l
>f eleven quarts of whiskey, warrants
Mere sworn out yesterday against John
J. Newell, clerk of the Superior court,
ind his chief deputy, Frank R Newell,
!r. The chief of police for Norliim
aptured a suitcase of liquor on Sep
ember 1st and the alleged owner was
irrested. After a hearing before Jus
sce of the peace J. C. Hardy, the case
vas sent over to the recorder, bond bo
ng fixed at $50.
The man forfeited his bond but the
?ourt paper and the whiskey were
urned over to the court authorities*
>Ir. Hardy had received information
hat the whiskey had "turned.to vine
rar." He was on hand in the reeo,\'J
r*s court yesterday ami insisted ih. ?
he suitcase be brought into court ami
xamined.
Sure enough the eleven quarts of
Four Hoses" had changed to eleven
uart8 of plain, common vinegar. The
lerk did not give an- intelligent ex
planation as to how the change had
ccurred. No alarm had been given
bout the breaking open of the vault.
Warrants were issued and the case
<?es to Superior Court next week for
full and complete investigation.
Maj. H. A. Newell, who lias'liP?n
? king a post graduate course in eye.
? r. nose and throat treatment in New
?rk. has returned home.
AMONG THE VISITORS
SOME YOU KNOW AND SOME YOU
DO NOT KNOW.
Personal Items? Aboot Folk9 and
Their Friends Who Travel Here
And There.
Mr. W. M. Person returned this
week from a trip to Tarboro.
Mr. Josiah William Bailey, of Ral
Blgh. was In Loulsburg Wednesday.
Mr. Wm. A. Hunt, of Henderson,
was a visitor to Louisburg^Tuesday.
Mr. James H. Pou, of Raleigh, was
In Loulsburg Saturday on business.
Mr. J. C. Matthews, of 8pring
Hope, was a vlslor to Loulsburg yes
terday.
Messrs. W. H. Yarborough and
Ben T. Holden visited Raleigh Wed
nesday.
Miss Ida McLaarln, of Xewberne, is
visiting at the home of her uncle, Mr.
R. A. Pearce.
Mr. W. Ellas Beasley left this week |
for Oak Ridge, where he will attend
school this session.
Messrs. J. Bailey Owens and Ben
nett H. Perry, of Henderson, were vis
itors to Loulsburg Tuesday.
Mr. C. C. Hudson went to Hender
son Wednesday to attend the funeral
of his sister. Mrs. ?. ?. Newman.
Miss Pauline Smith spent 7!*irsday
of last week in Rooky Mount, f.ving a
demonstration before the Woman's
Club.
Mrs. H. W. Webb and son Ligon,
of Blackstone. Va., is" visiting at the
home of Mr. W. W. Webb on Ken
more Ave.
j Mrs. Caddie V. Strickland return
ed from Petersburg. Va., last week,
where she visited her daughter. Mrs.
Ben. W. Brown.
I Mr. N'. A. Williams, of near Texar
jkana, Texas, who has been on a visit
to his people in this and Warren
.counties, was a visitor to Louisburg
Tuesday before leaving for bis home.
! Prof. X. V. Gullev, of Wake Forest.
| was a visitor to Louisburg the past
week. While here he stated to his
friends that he would be a candidate
in the coming primary for the Supreme
Court.
Mr. P. K. Bunn passed through
town Wednesday en route to his home
Sat Justice. He had returned from
; Baltimore, where his five-year old son.
j P. R. Jr.. had successfully underwent
hrt optfgthwr
"1NSC0K.HAYES.
Announcements as' follows have
J been received:
Mr. Arthur Bryan Inscoe
Married
Saturday. August the thirtieth
nineteen hundred ami nineteen
Louisburg. North Carolfna.
The bride is one of Franklin's fair
est and most accomplished and popu
lar young ladies and has been for sev.
eral years one of the County's most ef--*
ficient teachers. Being a member of
one of Franklin's most prominent fam- i
ilies she possesses many friends who!
extend congratulations and good wish- j
es.
The groom is one of Franklin's most I
promising and efficient young planters'
and is popular among a large number
of friends, who wish he and his bride
much happiness through life's jour
BOl'M) OVER FOR SLANDER.
i
j Prof. >*. E. Wrlirlit Held For Court t"n-1
der ?2,(>00 Bond For Slandering Miss |
Louise Curtis.
j In a preliminary hearing here on
i Saturday before 'Squire A. W. Alston,!
Prof. N. E. Wright, of the Bunn High
School, was held under a $2.000 bond
for Court to answer to * charge of |
slander against Miss Louise Curtis, a
stenographer for the Bunn Banking
Co.
Quite a lot of interest was manifes-1
ted on both sides by the people of the
Bunn community and a large crowd
was present. |(
The prosecution was represented by
*rs. W. H. Yarborough. Ben. T.
li.'lden and T. W. Ruffin and the de
fense wuis represented by Messrs.
James H. Pou. of Raleigh. R. B.
White, of Wake Forest, W. M. Person
and E. H. Malone.
1 ndonhtedly.
"Did you see whero an Insulation
n>ade from milk curds has been in
vented?"
' That certainl ought to make its
whey."
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MISS SUE AL
STON SPONSOR
FOR SECOND BRIGADE UNITED
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
Misses Salllp Taylor, Lola Jackson and
Oia Cooke, Appointed Maids of Hon
or?Orders to Veterans.
Captain P. O. Alston handed the ?
Times the following orders concerning
Veterans this week. FYom one ^f
tuom Is learned that the appointment
for Sponsor for the Second Brigade
has been made from Franklin County,
the first time this honor has been giv
en this section. Miss Sue T. Alston
has been appointed Sponsor and MIsb
es Sallie Taylor, Lola Jackson, of
Loulsburg, and Oza Cooke, of Frank
llnton, have been appointed Maids of
honor, for the ensuing year. The or
ders follow:
Headquarters 2nd Brigade,
N. C. D., U. C. V.
Ansonville, N. C.,
Sept. 5th. 1919.
Special Order No. 13.
Veterans will take due notice that I
have appointed Miss Sue T. Alston,
Sponsor for the^Bridgade, and Mis?
iSallle Taylor, Miss Lola Jackson, Miss
Oza Cooke, Maids of Hbnor, for the en
suing 12 months.
Veterans, I am sure, will be pleased
to meet them and show them every at
tention .
WM. A. SMITH, Brig. Gen..
Commanding.
J. S. MYERS. Lt. Col., .
Chief of Staff.
Notice To Veterans.
Headquarters 2nd Brigade, N. C. D.
|U. C. V.
Ansonville. ?S'. C.. 9-1, 1919.
General Orders No. 15.
1. The 29th Reunion of Confeder
ate Veterans will be held In Atlanta,
October 7-10.
2. All veterans are Invited guests
of the city and will be quartered in
private hom^s. Meals will be served
on the capuol grounds free of charge,
i 3. Your camp is urged to send a
I large delegation, thereby showing ap
jpreciation of Atlanta's nospltality.
, 4. Railroad faro one cent a mile
each way?two cents a mile round
trip. Tickets on sale October 4-7.
Good until October 31.
5. ' Identification certificates will
be necessary to obtain this rate. No
tify these headquarters promptly the
number wanted.
G. Certificates will be issued to
'Veterans and their families. To sons
of veterans and their families, to
daughters of the Confederacy and their
1 families, to members Southern Memo
rial Association and families and to
sponsors, maids of honor, matrons and
?chaperones. .
! 7. Every veteran who can will
?rmhr?r?? tMc pr. rt 1111H i I li<?
icomrades and revive old associations.
I Official. J. S. Mvers. Lt. Col.. Chief
^oT Staff. Wm. A. Smith, Brig. Gen.,
Commanding.
KEI> C'KOSS CLASSES.
Red Cross at the* present time consid
ered more important than the classes
in "Hom-e Hygiene ami Care of tlio
Sick." which are being organized in
practically all chapters. y
Tile Louisburg Chapter has arrang
ed to give a two weeks course ?begin
ning Monday the fifteenth of this
month,) free to every woman in the
county who will attend. The only ex
pense to you will be the text books,
which are 45 cents. * ^
The classes will be held in'Dr. Yar
borough's office, and will be under the
direction of a competent trained nurse.
You are only asked to take this in
struction as a help 10 you in caring
for your own home and family. No
examinations, outside nursing or any
thing of that kind will be asked of you.
This is just an exceptionally good
thing your Red Cross Chapter is urg
ing you to take for the individual help
you will get.
The classes will be held from ten
until twelve each m$ntr>g, three until
five each afternoon, ami eight until ten
each, evenfhg. It is earnestly hoped
that every woman in the town and
county who can. will avail themselves
of this splendid opportunity to gain
valuable knowledge.
Those who expect to take the course
will please 'phone or write Mrs. J. A.
Turner as soon aadpossible. and let
her know which class, the morning
afternoon or evening you can most
conveniently attend, as these classes
will have to be n>ade up before ten
o'clock next Monday morning.
FRANKLIN CAFE.
Under the above title Messrs. E. H.
Perry and M. S. Perry have opened
m up-to-date Cafe in the Spruill
:?uilding formerly occupied by the
Louisburg Candy Kitchen. The first
nml was served on Tuesday. This
Ills a very important part in the ac
commodation of the many Louisburg
-isitors.
o?
Maj. S. F'. Boddie. who is * ationed
it Charleston. S. C.. spent several
lays the past week with hi* family
lere.