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> OBLT 11.40 FEB TEAK C5 ADTAJICli Frankun Times WATCH LABEL ?? IOWI PAI'ER ? Send tm K'nrwml Brlarr Tim* Expire). EdIMr Hint M?f ' THE COUNTY, THE STATS, THE UNION SI BSCBIPTIO* 11 .iO Per lm VOLOT* L. EIGHT PAUES THIS WEEK LOCISBCB?. .1. C? FRIDAY, WABCH 11, 1W1 M'JfBEB t. TROOPS TO OCCUPY BIG INDUSTRIAL CITIES TO | fORCE GERMANY TO PAY Germans Told That They Have Doafr Nothing That Would Justify Postponement of Im position of Penalties. ALLIES WILL NOT WAIT ANY LONGER German fcefusal Of Allied Re paration Returns Brings De cision of London Conference To Force Issue; Allied Sol diers To Take Over Indus trial Area Beyond Rhine. LONDON, March 7. ? Allied troops "will march Into Germany tomorrow In accordance with the decision of the Allies to Inflict on Germany the pen alties proylded for 'because of lh? non. | fulfillment of her reparations obliga tions, It was announced officially this veiling. ? : * ? : ONDON, March 7. ? Application o' the penalties upon Germany for non ftt 11 iment of her reparations re <}tffr:Tncnts wot decided upon by the Allium licre this afternoon. The - Penalties . Th & penalties in question were an Occupation of the cities of Duis "burgT "Dusseldorl and "RuTfrdfTlh the j German industrial area beyond the I'.iiinr. hv IrnnlK nf thy AHIpr [ imposition by each Allied country of such a tax upon German imports . as it may deem necessary. ~ ' I The establishment of a customs'* boundary under Allied control along the Rhine. Pfprf .'How, Mr. IJoyd George informed the Germans today tiiai not only wVre the proposals made by Foreign Minister Simons this morning unacceptable to._ tlie Allies, but that notwithstanding the Interval since last week's confer ence the Germans had not made such ? ai) advance inthelr propositions as would justify postponements of the "Imposition of the penalties. The British Prime Minster said he . must announce on behair of the Al lies a failure to come even to an ap- j proximate understanding with the Ger ? mans. "Until we get proposals from Ger- : many which mean a permanent settle- ' ment there can be no peace," he dfe- ; clared. j Not Satisfactory Ix>ndon, March 7. ? The conference between the he^ds of the allied gov- \ ernments and representatives of the j German government wnicfc begun at i noon today for discussion of the re parations questions took an adjourn- I ment at 1:30 o'clock until 4:30 p. m. | The session apparently had not ) been a satisfactory one, and there were reports before the adjournment that the attempt at an ugreement had ( failed and that the.' Germans would j ?be informed that the stipulated pen- 1 alties would be applied. After the recess had been taken. M. j Laurent, the French ambassador to i Berlin, who was present at the sit ting, declared there was little doubt that there would be a rupture of the negotiations at the later afternooijp sit ting of the conference. To Consult Berlin At this sitting, it was announced Mr. Liloyd George the British prime minister, would reply to Dr. Simons,' the German foreign minster, who pre Rented new German proposals at the first session today. These proposals. MR. W. C. WlkllKK A member of the Hoard of Commia nlonem of Franklin Courfty and one bf Franklin's moat aucceeaful plant era. t oxkord orphans i LOriSBl'KG rue Binglhg LU88 or Oxloril Ur^i >hanage will give a ooncert ? In the j 3tar Theatre, at boulBtiurg on Friday! March 18th. This Class has n>a<le an \ invlnhln r.?pll t nt Inn fr.r plvlnp- rnn. , ;erts of a high order ? concerts that I ?nlerlalii and edlfyr Prom bouip ? :omments already published regard ing this year's concerf'tt appears to tie up to the ' usual high standard, and ill who attend can be assured of an evening of real pleasure ana pronto ? Another ? year of lilgli prices ati-d : mother siege of influenza in our ! State liave served to make the needs J if the orphanages greater,? trad -the demands upon these institutions for j idmisslon of needy children is in creasing. The Oxford Orphanage re | selves children without regard to do- j nomination Q r fraternal relationship ! af parents, the need of the child be ing the first and chief consideration, in & Is strirlng to do its part in meet ing the increasing demands. Your presence at the concert wiTi aid in this work and will help to encourage the children, and friends who are working in their behali? YOUNG WOMAN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY. The Young Woman's Missionary So- j ciety of the Methodist Church had a very enjoyable study circle meeting ; with Mrs. J. M. Allen on Tuesday I night of this week. The Bible lesson for the evening was from the Fourth Chapter of Mark. The study lesson, j our missionary wnrk in Africa, was | then taken up. After the lesson the question of the ; orphan's Easter box was brought be fore the aocifcty and thtr different ar- ! tides asked for were divided among j the members of the_ society. Delightful Ice cream and cake rra* | then served. ? The SUL'ltfly will nut meet aKnia-ttft? til the revival is over. BIRTHDAY DINNER. On Thursday tne ara lluy uf Maiuh,^ in the celebration of his fifty- liftU hi-, rthday.Mr. Will H. Fuller' entertain ud a. miB'flU jr of hlo trimi) j in splendid bit r I r cue ot his 'bo ru 3 nesr ! L'unn. - -- ? The barboguo wag . osrctlltyifT ? arnL with tne WunsWH'K ' Hiew, and other delioaeien that went In make lip. the "feast"' it provided a most delight ful time for all which was greatly en hanced by the genial Hospitality of Mr. Fuller. Mr. Fuller is one of Bumf's most progressive and successful farmers xnn!~~a" most substantial* citizen-- anth justly deserves the esteem in which he is held by all who know him. which were declared in French quar- ( ters to be unacceptable to the allies were of a provisional nature, calling for payment of fixed annuities for the first five years. The Germans said they would have to consult their gov ernment, and to ask a weeks' adjourn ment for the purpose, if they were re quired to make proposals covering | the total reparations. Premier Briand, of France, on lea- 1 ving th^ conference, indicated that 1 the reply of Mr. Lloyd George, would be very firm and positive in tone. i "The allies are perfectly agreed as to what should be said," he added. Dr. Simons Speaks. M. Briand and Mr. Lloyd George took luncheon together during the j recess. In presenting his proposals at the conference's first session the German 1 foreign minister, although declining tcT discuss the question of responsi- [ bility for the war, which he said only I history could decide, expressed agree I ment with Mr. Lloyd George that the' party which had been condemned by I the peace treaty must pay. The Ger j mans, he pointed out, had made pro- j posals to restore the devastated area of France, but these had been re ceived with doubt. Dr. Simons deplored the allied dis position to ignore the payments al ready made by the Germans which they contended should be applied to the reparations account, and the alli ed persistence in the view that Ger many was acting in bad faith. He discussed at length the subject of taxation in Germany and in the alli ed countries, seeking to disprove the statement made by the British prem ier in his speech of last Thursday that Germany's taxes were lower th an those of the allies. " Quote Statistics ' Dr. SlmonR maintained that the tax I or should h? calculated on n per cap IIh IirrIr. taking into account the In come per capita. He qnofed RtatlR ticg to prove that on the baais of I such calculation** the (Jermang wore more heavily taxed than the KngllRh. He declared that even the alllea had admitted that further direct taxation 'in (Jermany *waa InipoRRltjTe. After asking I)r. SlmonR a numher | of questions, Mr. liloyd George re plied: I "I am afraid I must toll Mr. Sim on* that there Ir no doubt aa to the 'answer which the allloa inuRt he for ced to give. I think If rtoRlrable, In view of the great gravity of the de cision, that we should give a reasoned reply to his crtrefully prepared and clear statement. The Interval will also suable us to read a full report of his statement." WE? \rwr.lL rXI'LAt^HHW ON ICE VALUATION. I am giving below a report and ex planation. of the disposition of the re published in the News-Observer. Thlsaea*?fc the mmier lu inu liaudp of the board of. county commissioners to make such, reduction as to them may be beet, Just and equitable, sub ject to the review and confirmation j of the State Tax Commission. ' ITnrinr fh? niiw "Art thft nnuntv commissioners, together with the board of equalization? wth meet" on the 2nd Tuesday in April, the 12th to determine whether of^not a~trort^ zontal cut shall be made and. if so how much. We have all confidence In our ho ard of counjy~ commissioners doing the rigTit thing and taking care of. the people of the county. But as an aid and guide to commissioners we sug gest that a mass meeting be arranged to meet before April 12th to reiterate the sentiments expressed In the reso lutions adopted on Jan. 29th and to n.ake such other and further recom mendations as may seem advisable This meeting should be attended by every landowner and tax payer in the county. For anything that ef fects the taxes efTect the wtiole peo ple. The commissioners .are elected to serve the people. And we believe that if the people win make their wishes known the people will be Tslad to accede to them. The opportunity is now yours and it Is up to you to act. - Authority and machinery for hori zontal reduction or property values with counties the unit, the matter resting in the hands of the county commissioners and the county board i of appraisers is provided for in the bi-ennial machinery act, which will reach ttie House thtB~TnoTOlnc"wtth the sanction of the joint llnance com mittee. ? 1 Accompanying uie macUluery ? act . will_be a second measure^ establish ing an office of State Commissioner ol Revenue, and a State Tax Commi nnmpmrwl nf fhft linissioner, the Attorney General m:. J the chairman of the Corporation Com i r.iiftttinn . Thft Office of Commission er of Revenue !H"Hppolnttve~~at && 'hands of the Governor, with the eon &Piir nf Thu SPiiiitH for a tt?rni of niw irnn rr -,t Miliary qf p?r year . " Under the act the Hoard or Apprals ers of eaqh county will meet with the Board of County Commissioners leach county, on the second Tuesday in April this year to determine whe ther there is sufficient cause for a ues in that county. If In their judgr Intent they find horizontal reduction just and advisable, the order may be I made, subject to the review and con Ifirmation of "the State Tax Corfimls islon . Individuals M^y' Appeal Horizontal reductions in values will in no way impede or confll^ with the right of individual taxpayers to ap 'peal to the County Board of Commis sioners of the county in which they {reside to adjust discrepancies. Ap peals thus lodged with the board will be carefully reviewed and action ta ken. Appeal to the State Conwnissi on is provided for. either by the tax payer or by the commissioners. Th6 period for the readjustment of tax values extends through the month of May. Complete surrender of a voice in matters of local property valuations is impracticable because of the fact that the State must retain the prerog ative incurred in the equalization of ?AWIKH.W - ncioy rnspFBT a I HUGE SCCCEft*. p- Thd MiHMrt for th? the Jfcmbea club of the American Le gion fet the Star Theatre on Thursday | (.venitifc March 3rd at If : 30 o'clock, j wm a complete success in every res | PCL'1. Till' public seemed to take ap- ? eclalldf ?ght In supporting the under-! taking by turning out enmasae. The] use of the Star Theatre waj donated jby P. S. Ml K. K. Allen with out one rent of expense to the Boys Tnr1 t?>r cnnrprt was put on entirely by local talent of FranKIlnton and iLuuiob^rg and was second to none m ! at local talent could, afford -anywhere lirf the suae. Proceeding the musical program Mr. W,"H. Varborough delivered a brief addrqfiF in which he told of the object | and Purposes for which the^merican 1 ?egi dh had been organ izedrwhaVth^y hoped it) achieve and accomplish, and paid a glowing tribute to Franklin County's veterans of the recent world' War. The theatre seats only about 350 people but nearly 400 tickets were sold and then a good number of peo ple were turned away from the_door. It was indeed gratifying to the ex soldiers to see that the average citi zen of Louisburg and surrounding community had not forgotten his pa triotism of two years ago. as was evi denced by the overwhelming throng who sought to gain admission to a local. Tn lent concert given far the ben oflt of Kx- service men. "But Wheii that throng dispersed after the con cert they were unanimous in their o plnion that thty had received more than their money'a worth, and ma n y declai eTTThat lUey had orten paro?nr fancy irite (or lots less tte.ui tliey #*>t for their money this time. At the conclusion of the prorram Mr. E H. Malone extended tne th anks of the Legionnaires to every per son who had in any way contril uted j to the success ot the concerrr~anct to nligyttHUr for iboir liberal piTn.iiiin and ?npportT 1 Tt?e legion boys are hoping to boon .be 1W?e 10 Ket inl? their' new quarters, whMA they are trying to equip and club hall. ibri<lge and rook on Thursday after* [noon, honoring Mro. Glover Hertford ?of ^yington. ? | do< orated the reception room where I three tables were attractively arran ged . Tallf cards suggestive of SU. j Patrick's were used. A green color 'scheme was carried out In detail. | After a number of progressions. Mrs. B. T. Holden was awarded the .high score prize, a box of dainty green | stationery. The honor guest was pre sented with a pair ot lace hose. 1" A collation of grape rruit. Waldorf . salad, tomatoes, sandwiches. Saratoga chip*; pickles, crackers, coffee follow ed by custard and cake was served by the hostess, who was assisted in serving by Mesdames W. T. Person. S. C. -Holden and W. W. Webb. Those enjoying Mrs. Thomas' hos Ipitallty were Misses Mattie Allen j Francis Barrow, Bessie Meade, Susie | Meadows. Kathrine Dorsett, Gladys Vick and Mesdames B. T. Holden. S C. Holden, Osmond Yarboro. William j Barrow, W. W. WTebb. W. T. Person |W. R. Ayers and Glover Bedford. the school fund. etc. Effort will be made to bring the valuation through out the State to a common basis. ?lim inating the admittedly too high valu ations In some counties and bringing the counties that are apparently too low up to a common standard. 9. A. NKWKL!i. *K W l? KtTMiKK A member of the Board of Commissioners of KrnnHlln . County and one of the County's molt successful and enterprising young business men. C. HUBERT MARTIN DIES IN WASHINGTON AFTER A VERY BRIEF ILLNESS tHe Had Been Private Secreta ry To Mr. Overman For Years. _ WAS INlVERStLLY LIKED >ot Since the Death of Tom Pence Ha* Death Of Tar Heel Been So" ted at Wake Forest Saturday ? Sen ator Overman Pays II itch Tribute to Lojalty of Dead Secretary. |- Washington. March TT^-C. Hubert I Martin, private secretary to Senator I Lee S. Overman for many years and lone of the best known and highly es I teemed North -Carolinians In Wash ington, died here early this morning. I Mr. Martin suffered a sinking spell < after midnight last night and . his j heart failed him within a short tin*. , | News of his illness was carried in last ( night's despatches to the. Daily News i and the family today received many i messages of inquiry and sympathy ? from the state . ^ Mr. Martin's death -saddened the I members of the North Carolina deie ? gat ion arid hundreds of friends here. He was known to thousands in his ? home state and his passage will bring I sorrow to many throughout North {Carolina. Senator Overman and mem :t>er- or the de-legation joiuid today In 1 paying tribute to his faithful services, .his ability and happy disposition, j Sec re tar y. Daniels and Edward E. [Britton. secretary to ^Mr. Daniels, al ; so expressed their deep sorrow over ' tiis untimely death. Since the d^ath jOf "Tom Pence some years ago it ? w : nr?h:i Mo thnt tin- tlomisH of no otfii-r ' Ninth ? Carulinian outsiHe? tyi ? official [life has been mourned by' so' many jfriendsrior Mr. Martin had an ex pensive acquaintance both here and in 1 hia native atAt?. , I i The body will be taken home to morrow morning at 9:20 and the fu aersl will >e held at Wake Forest ' HiWWjWW1 IIHUIIIH. JL1MIUI UIWHI 'will be unable to accompany the body jof hie nwiretwry home flf the* rougpstifetn of bi^iness in the closing hours of the session. Senator Over 1 man was visibly saddened through Tout the session today by the death of I his confidential adviser, friend and I loyal associate. Mr. Martin, who was 43 years old. . is su r vived by h i s wife and two sons. Nathaniel Macon, age seven, and Wil jliam K.. age five. He is also mirviv led by his mother, Mrs. W. K. Mar | tin, of Wake Forest, and two sisters I I and three brothers. Miss. Nellie Mar jtin, of Wake Forest; Mrs. J. W. Hartsfield, of Hickory, and Boyd. Ken neth and Hoy Martin. He was of distinguished lineage and the grand son of the famous Nathaniel Macon. "Martin,*' as he was familiarly call ed, was born in Franklin county. Ju ily 20, 1876, and, was the son of Mr and Mrs. W. K?. Martin. He- was | educated at Wak^ Forest college. ' from which institution he graduated ?in 1898. For several years thereaf ter he was superintendent of public schools in Greenville, S. C. He then stood the law examination 'in North Carolina and in 1903 the Supreme court granted him license to practice law . After he went to Wdl shington he took a special course in laflr at George Washington university. When Representative Edward W. Pou was elected to Congress In 1903 in recognition of the valuable servi ces Mr. Martin had rendered the pur- j j ty in Franklin county. Mr. pou ap j pointed him as his- aec-petary. which : position he held until 1910, when he I became secretary- For Senator Over 1 man . | He always had an affectionate re gard fytf Mr. Pou and thought of him tin hit*Tast< moments. On Wednesday I afternoon, when Senator Overman called to see him, he told the senato; that he had promised to set extra I tickets for the inauguration for Mr j Pou and he especially requested that ? the senator see that Mr. Pou receiv ed the tickets. Mr. Msi'tin was married about in 'years ago tu Miss Annie L. MVUuire J of Sniithfiehl. The last thing that Mr. Martin did last Saturday Iwfore leaving the ol j lire was to wiite his mother a lel?* t < "it send iter a check for h?*r . *? 1 1* ? ? iuhiv . . ? ? t h ernia a na! V '? i? ? ? nt tri bute : ' M.? ; ? in w - most loyal sou.. > ^ ? 11 tiring m his 1.1 -.< ? ? :..yal ;iii(! ? m . ? -in . . a tiling .n :?lid it. 1 knew it was in.- h I HM'lic my rnrt'espDii-; ? ? ? t mental husim'-s"; ?? * : ?* ?i. t. I don't hikjw i ' ? . i j? ? \v :t hoil f <i i ni s *?a'oi t >verm ? '? h. - ? ? Sea boa r?l An i .in* ' - ? i ? P their fast ir.nn No. ** '?-'i.irst tomorrow Hftein?<>r im;u n.ii |>ap#y will lea>r i;? ? i (? r'??i-k and will arrive ;i* \\;> .? . v l.vi tomorrow afternoon at ?? oiitn*. , llt> wiii In* buried at 1 1 o'clock Sntii? ?lav morning. Oreensboro Daily N e * v The funeral was held Saturday wior ning at Wake Forest and was largely.! ) at tended. Among those from Louis * CUBTAtN BBCENftt ON = NOIABLE SESSIOtLOF - GENERAL ASSEMBLY Fifty Million Dollar Road Bond Abolition of Pt^pert, Tax and Fur thering ?' Tax Reform; Sanatoria1 Reapportionment. Generous Prori,,. ? Alipnipflatlngn Kna Governor JforrlsonN First LeffigU ? PtmmL Working feverishly toward the ad journment hour set, beforehand, at one u Clock this morning, members of the General Assembly could nevertheless k>ok hack on the work of the past aix fy ,^ays a?a 15 !t the satisfaction of 5?V?nS,iWr 11 up the laws of the [ space of new legislation. Fifteen hundred and slxtv-seven HUa passed across the reading clerk's deek during the sixty-four days of session not quite covering up records that have been established in former years but coming very much closer than he general expectation of the open ing days of the session. Xearly 1 000 new laws had passed through L7 ofu, 'he enrolling clerk before the ^awqembly was gone, and there are Wis"1003' neW sCaUtet> now on the History in generous measure waa made in the thousand .bills that won ti l- 3,' '1 [|^| r" 1 most sweeping enactments that have been encompassed by a session in ma nv years. .ocluuing a large part at ; Governor Morrison's legislative pro gram. In the words of the Old Tieer triMH AHt?hany. "The rrrn?r notabtffTe ; ' ri1 uf a G*n?al -Assembly- duriajr the years of mv s,-rvne here." And _ML_jJou;illtfln has Her veil -foiTg^'iTT^r' any member of the adjourning sea i sion, ? Governor .Morrison last night er | Pressed keen gratification with the |sncce3K of Ms own program Turing | the Brat session of his administration and asaertwl that all measures which r p'pn a *t e(T. itOtHi Bill Outstanding f.om the mass ,,f legl8. ^ 1 nniiiil'-Iiowfc road bill, providing for the construc tion of n:Jles of hardsurfaced and other dependable ivpes of roads. ? maintaining them. ;uid carrying with 11 hotid issue of liftv million dollars ' ' II' Adoefi to this ma . i ioai! 1.1.1 ilijj-e ,T!V m ire iliin 100 local road and street Improvement His. with an aggregate appropriation i i t upwnrils nf-twentv-ti ve million dol lars. The road appropriations and ; authorizations at the session Is 175 - 000. 000. . ' [ Had not the roail bill been suffic ient to give lasting distinction to the . 1911 session of the Genefal Assembly, there is the completion of the tax re form inaugurated under Governor Bickett three years ago. An equitable segregation of taxes, divorcing the Stale from any partici pation in incomes derives from prop erty tax and leaving all such revenu es for local use was the purpose of ! the evolution culminated in the ses t ston adjourning. This goal was at tained in the Act to Raise Revenue, and made possible through the ratifi cation of the income tax amendment to the constitution at the last election and a further extending and perfect ing of the inheritance tax laws. No Property Ta.t. For the first time since .North Caro lina assernble<f-^i legislature in 1789. no tax was levied ou property for State uses. The Revenue act provid es for taxes on incomes of individ uals. and corporations, inheritance, privilege, etc.. for its revenue. V And ? Continued on Page Mvet hurn were: Messrs J M. Allen. W. \ |\ - j. n. < " . K I'onke. K. F. Thom as. J K. Thonxis ;inrt A. W. K(i ** 1 P. TIVItKKIlKK v member of fbe B?an( of VommU- , -mi r* ot Krmnkfin County and on? of Kr*nkUn Q?i?y'? ml rnfnfrif* Md surccaaful tiul?iii m*n.