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n - ?UU m YBAB EH ADVANCE Times WATCH LABEL OS TOO PAPEK- H*ui la lnml Beiorf Time Expire*. A. F. J0EH80I, BdlUr and Hjuugtr THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THE UNION VOLLMN L. SUBSCKIPTI05 tLM For T? . EICHT PAUL'S THIS WEEK LOUISBCK?i. >. (, KRLDAjl, XABCH- 4, 1W1 icnn i. SF-fflOCB BE'WILl I V Kl SMA lighting Is In Progress In Many Parts -Mf UunsI* WMh Moscow and Pfctro ginri the OniAr ot Evolutionary Movtinent; Many Are Killed And Wounded On Both Sides. London, March 2. ? Reports receiv ed In official British circles today con firm liisptiU'heB telling ot an anti-So ? vi?it rising In Russia Tiigy ?i?tn rli, at the sHnation In Russia Is serious. ever, did not Indicate that the soviet government had lost control. London, Mar. 2. ? "Reports from Russia, received this meriting in Hel? 1 L aiagfors, Finland. by way ot "RevaT, Eg may result shortly In the complete ov~ erthrow of soviet rule," says the Cen l.nl n n wg Hal.lr,gfr.ra Fighting la proceeding in many pa rts ot RoBshi,.?ittL4f etrograd and Mos cow as the centers- of the revolution- | ary movement, the , reports add. The fighting In PAtrograd Is gigan tic proportions, according to the re ports for 300,000 strikers are declar ed to be arrayed against the soviet troops, whose exact number it is im possible to estimate/ "It is reliably reported," the dis patch says, "that "very many have been killed or wounded on both Bides in street fighting and that there has been considerable property damage. The naval garrison at Kronstadt has join ed the rebels. Reports ot the revolution in Mos ccow are meager, doubtless owing to .lie censorship. One message Indlca ^rtrat laTge- numbers? of- forn>er of rs of the Russian army are lead ii: j I'.ie Insurgents there." I'adels Beaten "In_I5etrograd the military cadets. ble supporters ot soviet rule, suffered heavy casualties. Combined forces ot laborers and marines, ot whom 100 were former" service men, attacked the- cadets, drove them through the erwhelmed the cadets. The surviv ing cadets only obtained shelter when ? Biivlct' reinforcements ? wera ? rushBtT r"P id the streets and also In the neighbor hood of Petroerad. The Garrison, while not participating actively in the fighting, has handed over all its army /and munitions to ? the rebels. .The ? Iblwm am IuiIUIuk v.tull) -Oanui ttt suburb of Petrograd) and important residential quarters of the city." In SuutlitMSt \tusjlu. General Du loff (anti-bolshevik, leader or the Or ? enUuiB-tiosancks) with sti'ong-force* of cossacks, is operating successfully in the Orenburg plains, while General Anatoff. who is leading the insurgents m the central, southern and Volga dis tricts, has made a considerable ad vance which threatens to cut off com munications with Caucasia. YOtNO WOMAN'S MISSIONARY SO CIETY. The Young Woman's Missionary So ciety of the Methodist Church met on Tuesday night ot this weelc at the ! church. The meeting was presided over by Miss Sue Alston, the civic ser vice leader. After the Bible reading from the First Chapter of Isaiah the topic for the evening, "Communal j Tenancy," was discussed by the So- ? ciety. Several articles on the sub- \ ject were read by members of the So ciety. i The Society then adjourned to meet / again March 8th. ? * ? ? * ? ? * ? * * _?_1 OXFORD PROPOSES A SIX *! TEAM LEAGl'E EOK THIS ? SIMMER. ThP Base Ball fans in Oxford * ! * hare jfotlen together wtth a rtfw ? ' * to lormlng a six team league to !<? * | * composed of Roxboro, East l>ur- ? . ? Ti7[?. ? Itfndprsoa, '_i_T?TTi*faTrrtr? * ? r Krankllnlon, Wake Forest-Youngs * ' * Wllee _and Oxford. Oxford wants * * to hear from the towns named * ' * above wlmt they think of T.WR-* ' * proposition. i An early ?t?rt will he necessary ? ; * if this 1* to ht accomplished and * I * Oxford awaits an early reply. * , ' Address jour communications to.* I * either I'. S. Garman or S. H. *1 * I'flclutrd, Oxford. \ (' !j MISS BOBBTTT KVFEliTAINV On Tueaday night. February TTr 1921 Miss Catherine Bobbin entertain ed the Senior Class ot Louisburg High School . The home was decorated in cut flowers, flags and kewpies. repre senting George and Martha Washing toil. After the guests arrived Progres Blve Conversation was r j; e'l. In the game each guest was presented with six toothpicks, one to be forfeited to I a partner each time yes or no was I said. At the close of tile game Mr. I J. C. Hayes was presented with a prize for having the most toothpicks. Kate Allen and Margaret Wilder i dressed as colonial ladies served a | salad and desert course and mints. Those present wore "Miss Mattie Al lien. Mr. "Rosser Earl, Miss Burdetto [Joyner, Mr. William Jackson, Miss [Zeula MilcKerrr Mr. J. C. Hayes ]M!ss Kathryn Dorsett. Mr. Blair Tu cker, Misses Lucy Allen, Margaret I Cooke, T.nr rutin npHii Elizabeth Fur Igurson, Annie Harris, Mary Wilson" land Lucy Vuuu^, MC8^w==?raDlui d Beasley. Davis Egerton, Henry Ruffiu and Clyde White. THE CLIFFORD FOOTE TRIO. I A brilliant program of trios, <Tue7s7 ;Sote>Si- watereotor paintinss, readings ]~5Hfl ong act nlay.H will b<? given by | this versatile company at tne star Til eat re InnigM-. A portion of- the program will be given in costume, the 1 Indian numbers of which were ar liuiiKtfd .mil luatuimrt ? by I i t u liuliiiin Princess Ne&wanna. This promisee 'to be one ot the most popular com |pir,ln..' rklfUlr f .nil 1 ^Vll- Tf . I " ? CONGRESS REPEALS AI.L j OK W A RT1MK LEfllStLATlifrS I ' _/JW~ Wash i n gton, March 1. ? C'ongresaioil resolution to repeal virtually all ot the war laws, the House voting to con cur in Senate amendments. The me asure now goes to the President. The vote was unanimous, 298 mem bers favoring concurrence. As final ? ly acted on, tho Lever food and fuel act would be among the laws repeat edly the resolution. The trading I with the enemy and Liberty bond acts and the statute creating the War Fi nance Corporation would remain in force. The resolution provides for the res toration of the original espionage act of 19t7 and the repeal of the more ? drastic amendatory law of 1919. j AT HKKOKY KOCK. The Hickory Rock School will give the play "Lighthouse Nan" on the ev ening of March 4th, 1921. Everybo- . dy come! CHAIRMAN A. J. JOYNKR Of the Hoard of County Oommlsnloners and also member of the Finance Committee of Franklin OOuttty. Nfr . Joyner la one of Franklln'B progressive farmers and takes much Interest In U>e County's business. _ CHAMP CLARK IS DEAD; WASHINGTON. March 2.? C hamp j [Mark tiled hero today In first year and within two days of his - retirement from the House of Repre sentatives after a service <>t lib years. ; Death was due to an attack of pie- 7 UHhy and a. rowplliaUun uf diseases 1 incident to hl? admnrp^L age . Up to ten days ago, however, when he devel- . oped a severe cold, Mr. Clark had j shared actively in proceedings of the , House as Democratic leader. 1 -Tn Me l??t rnnftrlnns mnmonfn tho former Speaker's mind was engrossed ; with memories of his long legislative career. Just before he lapsed until t final uirerorrsciouonogu today th ose at Ma bedside h^aTTTTlTm iHilBperr) "The question is on the adoption of the conference report." At Mr. Clark's bedside when the end j came were Mrs. Clark, theii^son, Ben nett Clark, and their daughter, Mrs. James M. Thomson, of New Orleans.-. Arrangements for the funeral have 1 not been completed, but the body pro- | bably will_.be sent to the old home in Bowling Green, Missouri, where the former Speaker had expected to re tire after the end of his congressional service. Presided During War Mr. Clark" presided over the House throughout the World War, relinquish ing the Speakership after eight years, when the Itepublicans regained con ffOt last year as a result of their vic tories Id ' the 1918 congressional elec tions. He then wafl. chosen as "Demo cratic leader in the House. During the present session it was apparent that the- former Sp*>akor'? health was falling. He walked slow ly, witn a dragging step. usually was on the floor and followed ; proceedings closely, he rarely engag ed in tiebate. On one or twu occas ions, however, he spoke at some length : on important questions. ^ : Close frierifls believe "hIs~de~dCh w.is hastened by the_deatli a year ago hio only ..grandchild, ? Champ ~ Ch v 'Ihonfoctt. tnrgg-VMir-0Ul soil of ? Mrr and Mrs. James M- Thomson, -tie was passionately fond of his grar. 1 son, and associates say that after tft? 1 rfili i 1 H ' c .lo'Uti th^v nnli/o>l n prrwr.pti bls cliange in Ills condition, which In the spring of 1920 alarmed his family. J n .. . I?B. IJlRgELL AT CKDAR KOfKT Wo r?llipstpfl In .mnfinnrc Ilial Dr. W. R. Burrell. pastor of the Louisburg Baptist church will aeiiv er his illustrated lecture -Afoot, afloat awheel, ahprse, and acamel back around the world" at Cedar Rock in th^school auditorium on Tuesday night, March 8th, at 7:30 o'clock. This is one of the best, most interest ing and educative lectures that has ever been delivered, in Franklin Coun ty as is attest by the many who have seen and heard it and who repeated ly go out to enjoy a trip around the world with Dr. Burrell. A small ad mission will be charged for the pur pose of assisting in purchasing the pews for the new chyxch . Everybo dy in Invited to attend. MR. S. c\ (ATL+;TT dead. His many friends in Franklin Coun ty will, loam with much sorrow of the death of Mr. S. C. 'Catlett. of Wendell, which occurred at his home on Sunday night about 7:30 o'clock. Mr. Catlett was 81 years old and leaver, a large family and hosts of friends? and relatives. His life.jvas an active and successful one, and his fair and square dealings with his fel lowman and genial disposition made friends for him in all walks of life. He was born and raised in Franklin County and lived here until ab6ut eight years ago when he * moved tt> 1 Apex, later moving to Wendell. He' leaves a wife^ four daughters, Mrs. W. D. Weathors, of Apex, Mrs. W. F. Beasley, of Louisburg. Mrs. P. M. Bennet^. Franklin County. Mrs. Hen derson Nowell, Wendell; and four' sons, -Messrs. W. H. Catlett. Wen dell, C. C. Catlett. N. S. Catlett. Franklin County. 0. W. Catlott, Apex The remains were brought to Frank lin County and entered in the beauti ful little cemetery at Prospect church , on Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock, in the presence of a large crowd. Rev. | (2 . F. Smith, pastor of the Louisburg' Methodist church conducted the ser- , vice. The pall bearers were W. A. | Nowell. Klnver Ravborn. M. P. Hon eycult, C. 1.. Wiggs, Jona Loyd, C. It. Painter. The Moral tribute whp> profuse and beautiful . W lliMMI \<1\I\ST 'KAKK' (01,- I I.KCTOHS OK l\rOMi: TAX I Washington, March 1. ? Warning a ! friinst "fako" Income tax collectors I was issued today t?y the bureau of In ternal revenue. I "Persons who approach taxpayers saying they have come to collect the I Income tax. are In every instance, al tempting to defraud the public," the bureau said. "In the payment of the I Income tax the public Is required to seek the government and not the gov ernment t*e public." I' a. T HOOPS SATE ? I LIFE PRES. PORRAS Hob Thai Bmta Into Panama Eik. atlv* Mansion Fired On Bj Pre*l mttlt ('? urd ; t>nf Clllr*. : ? ] Ine pcrgon is dead ail four others 4T6 ? HUH Bring" from wounds received when the pres ch l?r?Ui into tt? ?Mcatnr? h?.ra a f th(. a""'? States was Domingo Turner, who waa the t hief OfganTier of ihe demonstration here when General Herrshte* visited the c^D.il zone last year American troops horns ??of Prcsld time to save the ^ uur lYnas was cmifg Ham Jt-nnings Prlca, minister to Panama and Colonel Jay i.-J*grrgigL artlng gnvfirrmr of__Uie Caikal 2opr, vTMu a nu^it whfek h?4; KatheredJjn front of the palace be came Utrs^tenlng . i Qnlkt had been completely restor night. attack upon the palace was ted by men who had become led over a published interview Ich President Porvas was quot ed aa having declared himself favor able >o a diplomatic settlement with Cost* Rica after Panama had recover ed tsfrltory Costa Rlcan troops seli ed last week. BISHOP CHESHIRE AT ST. PAIL'S CHURCH 8U?H>AY *EXT j bishop Joe. Blount Cheshire will j visit 81. Paul's. iChurch next Sunday. inrices will be Sunday School "lie Class at 10 A. M. Morn iyer with sermon by Bishop wtth Administration of the nmmilnn at 11 A. M The confirmation will also be ad rtta ? ministered. A cordial Invitation is given to at BOX PARTY. " people ; wiH? be a Bo* Party and M? thru uliuw " aL Ml- ? &rore I Thursday evening. March 10th. cordially inyited tn MR. E. N. WILLIAMS One of Franklin County's staunch jest Democrats, who is always alert to the best interest of his people and his party. He is the father of the bill dividing Franklin County into dis tricts in order to insure the proper rt pre^ntation throughout the Coun ty. Mr. Williams began work on his idea in 1910 and has been consistent ly pushing it forward and winning friends for it until in the early spring of 1920 at the first meeting of the Democratic Executive Committee held j at the beginning of the campaign his ! plan was put before the Committee and received a unanimous approval 1 thereupon he was made Chairman of a committee to have it enacted into , l?w. And during the present session I of the General Assembly he has had.j the pleasure of seeing his pet ideal become law. It might be said, how- | ever that in all of hi* arguments in 1 favor of the plan only a desire to see eVQjry Bection of the County equally represented has been advanced. His I Democracy is of the kind that gives an ear to the crys of the people and | takes heed. i ~THE MAN WHO WAS ? ANDJJTAS | NOT,** / "The man who was - and was in ' will be the subject of IK- BurrvUV. morning sermon at thn Baptist church ;it 11 o'clock, and at 7:30 be will dis cus* "A Young Man and Destiny." in a special service for young men. The usual Sunday School and Bible ( lass will meet at 9:4i> A. M Every body is welcomed to these services. ? ? ? . ? - . MISSIONARY INIOY ? The Franklin County Missionary 1'nion will meet with the l*ouisburK | Baptist W. M. S. March 12th (Sat urday) at eleven A. M. Two P . M . Sermon by Dr . W . R Barrell . (All churches send delegates. V Mrs. J O. Newell. Pres. Mri. R. A. Bobbitt. Sec. * AMERICA* I.E<iION TO GIVE _* * MINSTREL SHOW. * JL * Tkf Aarrlru Legion, Arch * * Pearce Post No. S3, of Youngx- * * N . will ffl?? a .?iu?tr?l ? * Shaw, lor the hnrfil of the Post, * * Friday nlfrht. March 11. 1821. In * ' tl?? Sfhaol inJiinrinm 1 * The pa bile In lailM fo?f >nd * * brlif yoor friends. (If yon don't * * mini to laoglu tto>1 cone.) * a a a_ ? * ? ? * - " MBS. B. T. HQIBIS ENTERTAINS. Mrs. S. C. Holden was gracious hostess to the local chapter U. D. C. on Tu? day afternoon at her home on North Main St. The room in wnicn Ul* gurals assembled ??a ? tastefully decorated with cut flowers and potted plants. A centerpiece of red carna tlnna formed the base of the decora -tkum- ABProxTnatPty thinly bers. with several additional guests were present to enjoy Mrs. Holden's hospitality. "'"The meeting was presided over by the president. Mrs. W. E. White. The secretary. Mrs. O. M. Beam, read the minutes of the last meeting, which were approved. A. number of busi ness matters were discussed and dis pensed with, after which the follow ing program was splendidly rtnder ed: -Reading ? Mrs. a. J._ Par ham . Piano Solo ? Mrs. J. E. Malone. Reading ? Miss Betts. j Duet- ? Mrs. W. E. White arid Miss Sallie T. Williams. Synopsis of Minute* ? Mrs. R. H. ! Darts. I Toward the close of the afternoon a metfSTconslsOrig "oT a delectable 3Sr lad course, a tempting cSeasert course followed by minis and coffee was ser ved by: Misses MargHi et H-Oiilen, On>a Bliss Lewis, Liicile Holden and Bettie Holden . I The meeting then adjourned to 'meet with Mrs. G. M. Beam in April. o ? ; ? LCEDAR ROCK W1MS SINKING ?#N TEST. ? | T>"? "f [lip (Vnintv Community hinging nmtesta waj hold at iMV_ Grove on Thursday night, Febru ary 24th. rue singing in each eon test . was especially good, and the tea ,chftr&. who deserve ;i great deal of the credit are to be congratulated. We hop? that they will feet tully repaid iin ?% 4a*per interest in singing and in *commtmttv hi ; co mmunities. As it uus impossible to have the peo ? fcie of .>,1 tiu1 com'.'.MiMMi'd t.iKirr; part, meet at one central point the '"Sing* n ,c' ' i!.1 ?!t .-i i i'i .il n.1 Mm. ; communiiy ?vr.iers i This ulade the following method of judging' necessary. One Judge. * Mr. H. Taylor, of Louisburg. attended each of the contests. He was askcl to grade the songs on a basis of live points for each song sung perfectly. ? As each school sang twelve son?:*. tiO the hi Oust number of point - possible. " : At the close of each contest the re ; cord sheet was sealed in an envelope. I These envelopes were broken and the scores /counted, by a committee -?? three oh the day after the lust con test . The list of totals follow: Louisburg? 40 points. I Sandy Creek ? 45 noints. i Mt. Grove ? 46 points. " Bunn ? 4? points. White Level ? 47 points. Cedar Rock? 4S points. L HBPLY OF COHC1L TO A JfFRICA!*. JIOTE ? HA>1)ED WALLACE Particularly Frkntfly And lmiHm OnUwqe Coaversatlea. ? ? Paris. March 1. ? The reply of the ~ - u^" jthe American, note on the mandated question was delivered to the Ameri can embassy here at 1:30 o'clock this IFUernooirr The only deflaiLa JufSThiMlUU U Ifr - tho rnntpnts is fha,t iti^Kfift Th partic.- ? hilarly friendly and tfr^syemr tenor ?is an invitation o< tiflf United States .to continue the conWrsation. A representative of the council con with Ambassador Wallace, fhfci ? afternoon as to whether there ?* be any objection to having the ? ? made putjlic hero. Paris, March 1. ? The CQUij-dl^of the "^I^aguci ofr-Oiailpus iu. iia reply to tBe .Ajngrican note on the mandates qaea tion invites the United States to 9end 'a representative to the next meeting jot the council to be held in April, It was learned here this afternoon. The reply was cabled to Washington by the American embassy early in the af ! ternoon. i Concerning the island of Yap, the reply says the council was obliged to (accept the decision of the supreme 'council. It indicates, however. -the whole question may be reopened if the Washington government sees tltr to send a plenipotentiary to dis cuss the matter. j MOT "SERIOrSLT HTBT . Little Arthur RaKlanii, sou of Mr, and Mrs. C. A. Raglaml, wfiO ? was - accidentally run over T>y an automo bile driven by Dr. J. O. Newell ? <m Main Street in front or tne Graded School Wednesday was not seriously hurt, will be good news to the mqay friends of the family and or Dr. Ntnr eu. from Information received by the TIMES it seems that a crowd at boys were playing in the street as Dr. Newell was passing and one of the hoys pushed Arthur causing? hinPte go nut in the uU'uut ? i? ? ttmu ? to b* struck by me radiator ot uie car, pe dronned :\nd the car passed over hii. It was impossible for Dr. Nawell to stop the car In time to avoid the ac ? ? I'lilunt ultbuugli ? In' did otup by ? ft? ? time the car cleared the boy. It was, fortunate that neither wheel it tnrA hlnw VANNIMJ- Bit K^TT ' vi> I- 1. til. I "OX. > K W LAW llitW FORMED A lnw. i.riii of Manning. /Bickett and ? ferguson. of Raleigh ana Greensboro 2^ rs been formed by Attorney-General . :: r.us H-. Manning. former Governor *ri;oir.:.F y*'-rlter Rickett. and Garland Sevier Ferguson. of Greensboro. y OTkes will be retained both in Rulcigh and in Greensboro. Judge ' Mi:niiii:g will bo pevryinently with the ~<:Tice in Rilei'rli and Mr. Ferguson i-*i ? t-^u^_uiTi<-e in Grec.isboro. Gov rnur Ri: kv7t will spend", part? of?fcja? time in each city, maintaining his res i rence in Raleigh. The junior member of the firm is a ;)!i of Judge Garland S. Ferguson . <!i!e in the oldest judges on the Su ! f?c. i?r ( ourt bench in the Sta?e. Dur j'nu the war ho was in Washington in ; charge of tfce legal department for the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, of which his bro | tlif r is the head. >1 r. (. r. hi i?hon A member of the* Itoarri of County Commissioners and also of tbe Finance Cuiunillt** of Franklin County. Mr. Hudson Is one of Isouisburg's progros *ivo business m<?n snd Is sclvlnJT rmwh time and interest to the County's af fairs He Is also purchasing n^ent for the County.