North Carolina Newspapers

OHLI * L5 ADTAHCJI Times ZEElF WATCH I.UKRSe.d Tin* b? 3T. / - ' 1 ??? A. P. IOHHBOH, Editor and liuftr the county, the state, the union VOLUlOf HI. si'BscKirriOH ,?m* rm i*m L0UISBCB6, H. CL, FHIDAY, JANCABT 18, lKt KtmiK <7 McADOO CANDIDACY INTEB.WOVEN WITH CONVENTION CONTESTS Murphy and Brennan Are Against Him Either New York or Chicago Will Salt The Eleme>t Against XcAdoo? Fris co's Oiler I* Big1 ? *800,000 Certified Cheek From California City Takes First Place, With New York's $100, 000 and Expenses Second. Washington, Jan. 14. ? A. W. McLean the North Carolina member o( the Democratic national committee, has bean busy since early morning, when word was brought to him in a formal way that San Francisco would pro duce a purse ot >200,000 It given the convention. Mr. McLean is a member ot the ex ecutive committee of the national or ganization, and this committee, small er and easier to handle, take3 the lead in determining such matters as the time and place of holding the national convention. The committee likewise arranges the details for the meeting of the full committee, which will be held tomorrow. A tew hours after the San Francisco offer had been made known it was as serted about the lobby of the Shore ham hotel, where many ot the mem-> bers are staying, that St. Louis would go just as far and as strong as the ?ntern city, but representatives of S'. Louis newspapers were inclined to i unt such reports. New York's ?"?' " of $100,000 and expenses will pn Mv stand as the second best money iTer, but the impression pre* vails r ? !:er widely that the commit tee will And It possible to "resist" the well nigh irresistible offer of San Francisco and send the convention either to St. Louis or Chicago. California, some of the members as serted, had raised a huge advertising funcT and would simply xtrarge the $200, 0D0 up to advertising, and it was also argued that the committee can not afford to put the thing wholly on a dollar and cents basis, that some of the cities will stop extending invita tions to the two great parties. Most, for XcAdoo Of the 106 members ot the commit tee, men and women, a very decided majority favor the nomination of Mc Adoo. The McAdoo people Insisted, however, that they were taking little more than academic interest in the time and place tor holding the con -ventioh, that they could win with equal ease In the east or west. Mr. McLean says the indications to night are that the choice will lie be tween San Francisco and New York. Homer Cummlngs, former head of the national committee, yesterday de clared the nomination ot McAdoo to he logical, desirable and Inevitable. Today he called It a matter of "In stinct", Just as he said, the Republi cans would instictlvely support Cool idge. Very many see it this way. Nevertheless, Oeorge Brennan, the Chicago boss, and Charles Murphy, the Tammany chieftain, still believe, with a number of others, that McAdoo cannot be nominated. The committee will not lay violent hands on the re vered two-thirds rule, It is felt, and they aver that the California man will never get the requisite two-thirds of the delegates. Brennan told friends today that some of the candidates, who looked so strong at the present writing, might look differently In stx months from now. T. Taggart ? nev er ThomM, if one respects his signa ture ? ta bt member of the triumvirate of bosses who could not be here for the meeting, on account ot sickness. Persons having a fondness for fig ures, and who have been engaged in making a poll of the committee, state that 98 members of the committee will answer present when the committee Is called to order tomorrow, and that of this number ?g are for Mcdoo. Happy Over Tax Issue. Committeemen and visitors were In a rather pleased frame of mind today because of the belief that the admin istratlonhas met Its Marne In the tax war. They say the wealth of the conn try will sapport the Republican party, because of ths Mellon plan, as it nev er supported that party before. This Is one srgument for going after that 8an Francisco oheck, which In Its cer tified form, can be seen by any one who cares to take a look at It, but Democrats think their party, together with the LaFolette groOp, will be able to amend the tax Mil until tt will scarcely resemble Its former self, and then. If President Ooolldge vetoes the measure, the Democratic spellbinders will be In position to view with alarm the fhet that taxes are not to be re duced beoause a Republican President at the behest of "Big Business," would not permit It. The Democrats ars en tertaining the lively hope that the President oan be maneuvered into a position where he will feel constrain ed to disapprove ot the tax Mil. The Garner plan, say the Democrats,' Is bound to make a more popular appeal because It savee money to more peo ple and It Is nambers that count on sisctlon day. In this connection Dem ocrats noted what happened In Chi cago yesterday, where the aamee ot Coolldge and Mellon were hissed at a mass meeting of veterans Defeat Im?m< TleNry Ths Democrats ars reeling partlcu MRS. PLEASANTS MADE CHAIRMAN I Mrs. M. C. Pleasants of Louisburg. I has been appointed chairman for I Franklin county of the Near Blast Re lief for the current year and will put on an Intensive drive for funds for this great humanitarian cause In the spring Other appointments announced by Col. Bellamy are M. S. Clifton, Louls burg, County treasurer; Rev. J. A. Mc Iver, chairman for Louisburg; Rev. C. L. Dowell, chairman for FrankJlaton ; Rev. Mack Stamps, chairman for ~Bunn; and Cbas. Howard, chairman for Youngsvllle. This announcement was made fol lowing receipt of Information from Col. Qeorge H. Bellamy, state chair man, at Charlotte. Mrs. Pleasants and other members of her committee, when appointed, will receive funds for this cause and forward them to John M. Scott .state treasurer at Charlotte. at all times. However, In order to assure the sev enty-three children assigned to Frank lln county from North Carolina's quota of their lives during the next fiscal year, Mrs. Pleasants will find It nec essary to put on an Intensive drive sometime this winter or spring. Frank lln county Is asked to provide $2,280 to feed, clothe, shelter and educate seventy-three of the state's quota of 3,334. Sixty dollars Is needed to keep each child for a year. These children are now In North Carolina orphanages at Treblzond and are being given a Christian education and taught useful trades. As fast aa they become old enough they are plac ed In self-supporting positions but children as young as three years, of which there are many In these five or phanages, cannot support themselves. Their parents were murdered by the Turks or killed during the War and the generous American people are sal vaging an entire nation 3,000 miles awny. It had been planned to reduce all quotas this year, but the treaty of Lausanne which threw 1,150,000 adult refugees in from Anatolia on the hands of Near East Relief workers prevented this. Orphan food stocks were de~ plated on faith that the American pub 11c would replenish them to prevent wholesale starvation on the shores of the Black Sea. Announcement of Mrs. Pleasants and Col. Bellamy's complete plans will be made later. WINSTON-NORWOOD Stovall, Jan. 11. ? In the presence of relatives and a tew Intimate friends. Miss Ruth Norwood, daughter of Mr and Mrs. H. S. Norwood, was married to Mr. Herman Winston, formerly of Youngsyllle. The bride, a graduate of Chowan College, has for the last few years taught In the state. By her scholarship and charm, she has won an enviable popularity. The groom, a graduate of North Carolina State Col lege. is now a successful tobacconist of Enfield. PEANUT STAND BURNS The Purgurson peanut stand on the corner of Main and Nash streets fur nished a little excitement for those of our citizens who were on the streets early Monday morning, when it caught fire, possibly from escaping gas. The peanut machine was moved while the oil cloth covering was burning. The damage was small. The stand has been rebuilt In wx>od. Sixteen cars of sodatol have been bought by cooperating farmers in thir teen counties, reports Assistant Direc tor J. M. Gray who bandied this pro ject for the State College and Depart ment of Agriculture. The early chicks make the laying pullets next fall. Use eggs for setting from birds of good performance, re* commend poultry experts of the State College and Department. larly good because a few weeks ago It appeared that the Mellon plan would be foroed through Congress promptly by public opinion, and In that case the election would have been handed to Coolldge on a gold platter. Now the situation appears to have been eared, say the Democrats. Victory has been snatched from defeat, so to apeak. On the other hand, say Demo cratic leaders. If the President should decide to attach his signature to an amended bill, the Democrats and pro gressives will get credit for making the "much needed changes" so they are convinced the administration will stand to lose any way It is fixed. . Republicans on the other hand say the Democratic projeou or effort to place the President "in a false posi tion," Is too transparent to be produo tlve of good Democratic results. They my the people of the country have senss enough to know that Mr. Mellon aa secretary of the treasury, mast ex ercise some human Intelligence and in doing this had tn mind three things: To pot mors money Into clrooiaUon. to pot new life into legitimate busi ness, and to provide ample funds to ran the government. O. O. P. leaders say they do not understand wtiy Gar ner did not make a gesture in the di rection of wiping out all taxes, as hs has no feeponsiblllty for running the treasury department, and does not hare to think about anything exoept rotes. FOR FIRST CLASS JOB PRINTING PHONB MS MANY FARMERS ATTEND Boll Weevil Meeting at Louia burg. Metua. 0. S. Garrln, J. 0. Taylor aad W. B. Matter Sake Interesting Talks ? Much Interest Shown on Part of AIL Quite a large number of Franklin County's cotton growers met In the court house Tuesday at 12 o'clock af ter Judge Grady had adjourned Court to accommodate the meeting to hear representatives of the Agricultural Department of the State College dis cuss the boll weevil and methoda of controlling him. The meeting was presided over by Mr. W. D. Mabee, of the Extension de partment, who Introduced Mr. Q. M. Garrln, of the same department, aa the first speaker. Mr. Garrln In prefacing his speech stated that in 1914 we produced seven teen million bales of cotton, and that In the last three years although more acres had been planted, we had made only about ten million each year. Pointing out that we have got to get busy If we expect to hold our own, or wo will be in the middle of a bad fix. He referred to the fact that North Carolina was the second state In cot ton manufacture and contrasted con ditions should these factories have to shut down or move to other states. Stating that he had come to "talk the cultural methods of growing cotton under boll weevil conditions" he con tinued by going into detailed methods of cultivation. He said the first of importance was to select a Held that would mature crops early, then pre pare this land ? properly and as early as it can be well done. He advised | putting the fertilizer in the drill at least ten days before planting time I and that all should be put down before I planting. He advised the increase of ! acid phosphate, making It about 12 I per cent to get source of nitrogen from I Nitrate of Soda and if soda could not I be secured to use sulphate of ammon ia. He advised against the use of cot [ton seed meal. He advised a heavier I application of fertilizer than usual ? not less than 600 pounds saying 800 -pounds would be better. He advised against the uBe of soda as a late top dresser, but if you Insisted on using it that way do not put it down later , than chopping time. ? Mr. Garrln stated that the mala thing to bear in mind and strive for was to get cotton up early, started off at once and grown rapidly. This will , require, he said rapid and frequent cultivation, but shallow. In planting he advised three foot rows, the use of a fertilizer composed of three bags 16 i per cent acid, and one bag soda to the I acre, chop to a stand about 4 Inches, I If at all. One important detail he I mentioned was the Importance of get j ting a stand, and advised the use of at least one and a half bushels of seed to I the acre In order to be sure of a stand 1 at first as a late crop had best not be planted. Mr. Mabee In Introducing Mr. J. O. Taylor, a Loulsianna cotton grower, and with the United States Department of Agriculture, stated that the boll weevil entered this country In 1892 since when It has been migrating I northward at about 50 to 100 miles each year. This year, he said, Is Franklin County's time.' Mr. Mabee stated there were three classes of peo ple. The first were wise men, only a few, who profited by others experi ence. The second, a large number, who finally learned, after having their own experience and watching others. The third he said would never learn. Mr. Taylor gave the history of the boll weevil, stating that he developed through four stages, the egg, the grub, the pupa, the adult weevil, and said they always preferred the square to feed upon, and told how the female ate holes In the square at the base of the boll and laid her egg and pushed the egg down In this hole. The only growth the weevil gets according to Mr. Taylor, Is In the grub stage ana It takes twenty-five days for one to pass from the egg to a full grown weevil. To Impress the Importance of con troll he said that it was estimated that a female weevil would lay 100 eggs and they do not lay until tha squares begin. "Now suppose," ha said, "you have one female weevil on your acre of cotton and the squares begin about the middle of June, by July 10th you would have 100; then tuUt ot these would likely be females who In turn woald produce by Aug. 5, 6000, half of which would produce by 81st, 150,004, and so on,' so It Is easily to ImagiA how much ahow cot ton would have after August. This was used to illustrate the Importance of early production, which he says is "the heart of the whole situation." stating that the man who oould put on the most fruit at the bottom and ma tare It quickest would be the one to In answer to questions Mr. Taylor stated that there would be no advan tage In destroying the ootton stalk* now, as It was too late. And that weevils would not leave one field to go to a Held that was free of weevils, nntll they began to migrate, which Is usually after he has eaten the fruit In the field wharf he is, or they become too dUBWosi. Mr. lbbM then .told of the methods and ftxfrerlence la poisoning the wee AMONG THE VISITORS SOME YOU KNOW AND SOKE TOr DO NOT KNOW. I'ersenal Items About Folk* Am Their Friends Who Travel Her* And There. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Collier visited Richmond Monday. ? ? Mr. A. W. Person and children re turned the past week from a trip to MUllkln, La. ? ? Miss Louise Thomas, of Raleigh, spent Sunday with her brother, Mr. E. F. Thomas. ? ? ? Miss Beverla. Pearce. at Nashville, Bpent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Pearce. ? ? Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Thomas, of Ral eigh. were visitors to Loulsburg Sun day, guests ot Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Thomas. ? ? Mrs. P. S. Allen, who has been crit ically 111 at her home here for several days, was taken to a hospital at Rich mond Monday. ? ? Mr. T. L. Orler. ot the Stonewall Jackson Manual Training School ot Concord, was In Loulsburg Monday in the Interest of the school. AMERICAN LEGION ELECTS OFFI CESS. The Jambes Post American Legion at their meeting held In the Register of Deeds office on December 21st, 1923, elected the following officers for this year: C. K. Cooke, Jr., Commander. W. H. Ferrell, Vice-Commander. T. C. Alston, Adjutant and Finance Officer. J. E. Malone, Jr., Service Officer. E. F. Thomas, Historian. Joe E. Gill, Chaplain. RECORDER'S COURT The following cases were disposed of in Franklin Recorder's Court by Judge G. M. Beam on Monday, Jan. 7th, 1924: State vs John Batton, cruelty to an imals, not guilty, costs to be paid by witness Jake Neal. State vs Nick Marshall, adw, guilty judgment suspended upon payment. State vs Nick Marshall, adw, guilty lined $10 and costs. State vs Perry Wright, alias Jase Mann, R O, continued. State vs Perry Wright, alias Jase Mann, nuisance, continued. State vs Perry Wright, alias Jase Mann, ccw, continued. State vs Perry Wright, alias Jase Mann, nuisance continued. State vs Perry Wright, alias Jose Mann and J. C. Tucker( scl fa, contin ued to Monday, January 28th. State vr John W. Alston, false pre tense continued. State vs Lincoln Cousins, three cas es again taken up and adjudged that defendant be confined In Jail to be hired to G. T. Meade upon payment of costs. State vs Matthew Davis assault on female, guilty, 4 months on roads. No regular session of court was held on Monday on account of the Su perior Court. NO DAMAGE The fire at the Murphy boarding house on Saturday morning turned out to be nothing serious and no damage The Are department answered the alarm promptly and found no trouble. ?11. He stated that by following pro per cultural methods and properly poisoning the cotton, good crops could be made despite the weevil. In the eontroll ot the weevil he stated that 76 per cent of the effort should be ex panded In the proper cultivation and that only 25 per cent was neceesary to uae In protection. He stated that with the great experience of the de partment In testing out all kinds ot remedies and machines they had found that there was only one of practical value to the farmer, and that was the dusting with calcium arsenate, with special machines, all ot which he de scribed. This he said would take a Hot of hard work, but properly and carefully done It would prove prollt able, as experience has shown that It would Increase the yield by from >00 to 300 pounds seed cotton per acre. In explaining the dusting he Mid It would take about live pound* per acre and It should be put on at Intervals of from four to Ave days, the atmosphnre must be calm and the eotton plant moist, necessitating the most ot the work to be done at night. He stated that some farmers had got ten good results by dusting imme diately after rain. The meeting was eepeclally Interest Ing to all present and the able address es were pregnant with Information that the cotton growers of Franklin county were so eager for and so much needed. On aocount of the lateness of the hour the subject of the farm credits, was not Wken up as announced, but will be discussed, so we foam . at the county meeting of the cooperative as sociations to be beld In Loulsburg on Saturday. January Mth, 1??4. OVEB 4 MILLION PAID THE CO-OPS Rejoiced Fifty Thousand Member* Of Marketing Association At 10 Mar kets. (S. D. Frissell) Close to fifty thousand farmers of the old belt of Virginia and North Carolina shared In the benefits of the third payment on the crop of 1922 made by the Tobacco Growers Coop erative Association last week, when the distribution of $4,200,000 began In the association warehouses of forty market towns of Virginia and Western North Carolina. General satisfaction over the size of the third payment by tbe association was expressed by its members, and bankers and merchants who have aid ed the farmers in their effort to or ganize enjoyed what looked like a Members of the marketing associa tion did not fail to remind those who had told them that every payment made by the association would be Its last, that last week's distribution to them brought their total receipts on the 1922 crop to a full hundred per cent of the bankers valuation on their tobacco. Many members enjoyed payments on the same day from their 1922 crop and from that of 1923. upon which higher advances continue to be paid at the cooperative warehouses. Large purchases of the association's 1922 redried tobacco, recently made by Liggett and Myers Tobacco Com pany, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Com pany and the Export Tobacco Com pany have now disposed of all but a very few million pounds of the 1922 crop held by the association-, accord ing to Richard R. Patterson its leaf manager. Mr. Patterson predicts that the small amount of the 1922 tobacco held by the association will be sold In the near future. Very satisfactory amounts of the 1923 crop are being sold In the green state directly from the cooperative floors according to Mr. Patterson who states that the tobaccos of the asso ciation have now been placed In Can ada. Australia, France, England, Japan China, and Germany, good reports having been received on the grading and quality of the associations tobac cos from various customers. rv ? ? REPORT OF STUDENT VOLUNTEER CONVENTION The chapel hour at the college on last Friday morning proved most In teresting when Misses Ora Holden and Sallie Mann of the student body and Miss Foy of the faculty, (save reports of the great Student Volunteer Con vention which they attended Decem ber 28 to January 1 in Indianapolis, Indiana. This Quadrennial Conven tion Is the ninth of its kind, the Stu dent Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions having origloated about the year 1886 when D. L. Moody, Robert P. Wilder, Robert Speer and others, themselves students in Princeton Uni versity and intensely interested in the promotion of Christianity throughout the world, met for the first student conference at Mt. Herman, Massachu setts. Because of the efforts of that first group a missionary awakening of | great significance arose and spread throughout the colleges of tho United States and Canada. Since that time thousands have declared It their pur pose "if God permit, to become a for eign missionary," and of those thous ands, ten thousand have been accep ted by the various missionary socle ties of North America and sent to the foreign mission field. Those who Join the movement must of necessity interest and familiarize themselves with national and Interna tonal affairs. So It was that at the convention just held when more than six thousand students of every race and nationality discussed vital ques tions. It was proved that young people the world over are thinking In serious terms about questions which are dis turbing the nations. Loulsburg Col lege was very proud to have three rep resentatives In such a gathering, and from the reports given Friday morn ing, we would judge that these dele gates consider It a rare privilege to have been present there. 8AJ*DT CREEK ITEMS Guess everybody thinks that Sandy Creek Is frozen out to prove It Isn't we will send In a few Items. Mr. Elmo Burnette, Mr. Norman Pleasants and Mr. Victor Joyner were pleasant callers at Mr. D. C. Gupton's Sunday night. I Miss Carrie Overton, Miss Alta West J'r. T;>go WllUams and Mr. Castha Ma motored to White Level Sunday eight to attend preaching. We are glad to have Mr. and Mrs V. B. Osborne back at Sandy Creek. Mr. Victor Joyner, Miss Alta West and Mis; Rather Kennedy visited Miss Eula Gupton Sunday afternoon. We are clad to say that we have a good basketball team at Saady Creek school. We are sorry to say that Mr. John Evans has been very sick for the last week. Miss Halite Joyner spent last week end at Mr. Z. ft. Allen's. "Bet -lo-eaw . " ?atb iou fm nmrixD mr TUB MERCHANT WHO S1ITD8 HI TBI COPT rOft in AD HA KIT ALWATH HAS T*K IffiATXST AJ>1 . .. n ? *. JAMES ALLEN TRIED AGAIN For Entering' Home A. B. Allen Last Year * Judge t.radr Making Fine bapremien Many Cases DNposed Of ? c Jnry Completed Work Wednesday. James Allen, colored, who wag giv en hi a second trial Wednesday lor burglary, and who waa sentenced to be electrocuted In his first trial which was held early last year, was submit ted In the second degree, which was accepted by the State and Judge Grady sentenced him to life Imprison ment In the State prison. It will be recalled that Allen broke Into the name or Mr. A. B. Allen In January. 19.M and was caught In the room by Mr. Allen after he. the negro, had awakened Mrs. Allen. Judge Henry A. Grady, of Clinton, Is attracting most favorable comment In this his first visit to Louisburg, hold ing Franklin Superior Court ? the reg ular January term of criminal court. So much had been said of him in print In connection with the Klu Klux. I that many of our people followed his i rulings with especial interest and j were more than well pleased to find I In him a Judge bo fair and impartial jand at the same time strictly busi | neas. In his charge to the grand jury he pointed especially to whiskey and to the driving of automobiles under the influence of whiskey and took much pains in telling the jurors their duty. He stated that in his twelve months experience as Judge he had found that fully ninety per cent pf all the criminal cases that had come be fore him were either directly or In directly tracable to whiskey; and told in many ways how it broke down | and demoralized a community. He I referred only slightly to the other vio ? latlons taking the position that this was most important from his experi ence. Solicitor W. F. Evans was present ably representing the State In the many prosecutions. The Grand Jury was composed as : follows : E. A. Harris, Foreman ; T. W. Wheless, A. J. Frazier, J. M. Stal lings, W. W. Nowell, C. R. Hudson, W. |G. Ayescue, Callie Denton, Robt. B i Wheless, Geo. P. Ball, J. C. Davis, G. I W. Catleett, W. W. Cooke, A. A. Wil |der H. W. Burnette, J. W. Ellington. ! E. B. Moore, W. H. Foster. C. C. ; Johnson was appointed officer to the grand jury. After the charge was completed the docket was taken up and disposed of as follows: I State vs Frank Wall, l and r, allaa capias and continued. | State vs Coltield Richardson, mur jder, nol pros with leave. I State vs Morris and Gaston Parrish, jl and r, nol pros with leave. j State vs Billy Davis, adw, nol pros with leave. State vs Will Brown, adw, nol pros | with leave. State vs Will Brown hb and 1, nol ! pros with- leave. I State vs Ed King, attempt to rape, defendant discharged. I State vs Jeff Fuller hb and 1. no! ? prog with leave. State vs James Davis, adw, nol pros I with leave. State vs Hector Harris, vhl, guilty. State vs M. B. Jeffreys, trespass, continued. Slate vs Jeff Webb, 1 and r, enters plea of nolo contendere. btate vs Leonard Powell, l and f, pleads guilty, 12 months on roads. State vs Robert Jeffreys and Wiley Jeffreys, distilling, not guilty. State vs Walter Suggs, larceny from person, John Bose witness failing to answer capias was isBued and special deputy sent to Nash county to serve same. State vs Peter Myrick and Clarence Johnson, witness falling to answer capias was issued to Vance county. State vs John A. Harvey, val, pleads guilty, judgment suspended upon pay ment of costs. State ts Ed Wester, distilling, eaB ed and failed. Judgment ni af ^ plaa instants. ^ State vs P. P. Hicks, ?"??"T'eg guil State vs Buster Branch, larceny, pleads guilty, 12 months In j?" to b* hired to D. b. Kearney opon payment of costs. State vs J. B. Davis, forgery. S'ate vs Jamae Altai, hastily The Grand Jury complete* fc work Wednesday atternoo* aM were soar ed to return again T? ilej at antt week. The trial of the (MMl 4oehet continue*. ? icwim ?M>