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DAVIS FLAYS REPUBLICAN
ADMINISTRATION FOR ITS
CORRUPTION AND FAILURE
Nominee Says Restoration of Public Confidence in
Government is Supreme Need of Hour.
CHARGES REPUBLICANS
WITH HAVING SHAKEN
CONFIDENCE OF PEOPLE
Nominee, In Delivering Ad
dress of Acceptance at
Clarksburg, Pledges People
Clean and Impartial Gov
ernment; Takes Honesty In
Government As Big Issue
and Directs Relentless Ora
torical Broadside at Repub
lican Record For Official
Corruption; Outlines His
Position On Principal Issues
In Clear and Forceful Man
ner; Takes Stand For preser
vation of Religious Freedom
ai:d Flays Republican Tariff
Clarksburg, W. Va., Aug. 11. ? The
supreme need of the hour Is to bring
back to the people confidence in their
government, John W. Davis declared
tonight in his address accepting the
Democratic Presidential nomination.
Formally putting under way the
national campaign of 1924 he indicted
the Republican party "in its organized
capacity for having shaken public con
fidence to its very foundations," and
laid against it these specific dangers:
? gpeeifte Charger "
"Having exhibited deeper and more
widespread corruption than any that
this generation of Americans has been
called upon to witness.
"Complacency in the face of that
corruption and with all 111 will tow
ards the efforts \>f honest men to ex
pose it.
"Gross favoritism to the prlviliged
and their disregard of the unprivi
leged.
"Indifference to world peace and
timidity in the conduct of foreign
affairs.
"Disorganization, division and In
coherence."
Declaring that on the record he
would ;ask the voter of the country
to pass judgment of condemnation
"as a warning to all men who aspire
to public office, that dishonesty, eith
er in thought; word or deed, will
NOT be tolerated in America," Mr.
Davis said the Democratic party was
prepared to offer in exchange a "pro
gram based on Democratic principles
and guaranteed by a record of Dem
ocratic performance."
Davis' Platform.
The chief things to which he
pledged himself were:
An honeet, impartial, and, so far
as human wlsdopi will permit, a Just
government.
Opposition to any challenge ? "or
ganized or unorganised, under what
ever name or in whatever character
It may appear" ? of the Constitution
al guarantees of religious freedom.
Enforcement of all laws. Including
the Prohibition Amendment and
statues enacted under It
Agricultural aid through revision
of the tariff; governmental assistance
In extenting the cooperative market
ing principle and by other means.
Reduction In taxation and revision
of the tariff.
Economy In government, but NOT
of the kind that deprleves government
employes of. pay equal to that they
would receive from private employers
for similar work.
Approval of the World Court.
World Peace
Co operation officially with all legi
timate endeavor*, whether from the
League of Nations or from any other
source, to lessen the prospect of w?ri
to aid In repairing the ravages of
past wars; to promote disarmament
and to advance the well being of man
kind.
To maintan the means of adequate
national defence "until reason I* per
mitted to take tie place of force."
In opposition of the Impairment,
either by Injunction or by any other
device" of the right* of lstxff to et
gahlse and to bargain collectively for
"an adequate wage earaed under
healthful conditions."
The proteotlon of women and child
yen from human greed and unequal
laws.
Prevention of child labor and sup
t>re*slon of the Illicit traffloe In soul
destroying drugs.
Co??erratlo? ? of all the natural |
(Continued on Page Bight)
BATTERY B, 117th F. A.
ENJOYING CAMP LIFE
AT FORT BRAGG
Captain Thomas W. Rutfln, com
manding Battery B, 117th F. A., N. C.
N. G.. writes as follows, concerning
his unit now at Fort Bragg:
Leaving all the cares of civil life
at home. Battery B with 61 enllste men
and four officers detrained at Fort
Bragg about 4 o'clock Saturday after
noon, August 2,1924. The Battery Im
mediately marche dto quarters in the
17th Field Artillery area and was bri
gaded with the 17th of the Regular
Army. The first roll call found every
body present and ready for duty, no
one sick. The first night In camp as
usual was somewhat noisy, the men
all sleeping In two large barracks,
but at 5:45 reveille, and a real day's
work preparing for camp made every
body look for bunks the following
night. The camp is all set now and
the men are working like regulars
It Is wonderful to see how quickly the
slow moving, apathetic civilian devel
opes in a snapp soldier. Every man who
is attending this camp knows this to
be true, and It is hoped to that the
change will be notlcable upon the re
turn home of the men. The food could
not be better, eggs, bacon, beet, steaks,
pies, and fine breads prepared by well
trained cooks constitute a daily menu.
There Isn't a home in ranklln Coun~
ty enjoying better or more wholesome
food. Inspectors are frequent affairs,
and result In a clean, sanitary camp.
If the men will only live as sanitary
at hom as they are made to live in
camp, the doctor would have a whole
lot less to do. I dare say that the Bat
tery has already been taught more In
the art of healthy living than the aver
age person out of the army ever learns.
The hours of ^rlll are from 7:30 to
2:30. *
In the afternoons, base ball, boxing,
and swimming in many ponds on the
reservation are indulged In. At night
moving pictures are shown at the
camp Theatre which by the way seats
two thousand people. These are Just
a few of the activities and pleasures
of the camp.
Next week the Battery will go on
the range to fire and you will hear
from us further then.
In behalf of the Battery I want to
take this opportunity to express the
appreciation and thanks of the entire
Battery to Major 8. P. Boddle and
Captain Hugh W. Perry and the other
people who gave us breakfast and din
ner while encamped at Louisburg. It
makes Us feel good to know that the
people are interested in this organiza
tion, and we hope to show you a Mili
tary Organization that will make you
proud of FVanklln_County boys.
BOUKI> OVER TO COURT
C. E. Bennett, of North Piatt, Ne
braska, who has been employed at
the steam titter's trade In Loulsburg
was arrested on Tuesday by Chief ol
Police B. H. Meadows for haying been
drunk and disorderly on Monday night
at Mrs. Gardners boarding houKe,
where he was boarding. He was held
for court under a charge of violating
the prohibition law and placed under
a 150 bond ? a quart of whiskey was
found in his room. Following this and
on complaints a search was made by
Chief Meadows and Deputy Sheriff
W. N. Fuller and a watch belonging
to Dr. Decker and a motor meter be
longing to Mr. B. W. Harris were found
In Bennetts belongings. Upon this dta
closure he was held under a $200 bond
for larcny. Falling tp give bond he
was taken to the Nashville Jail by
Sheriff H. A. Kearney and police nOm
C. & Pace. Bennett to welearn, hat a
fatally residing in Durham.
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REVIVAL MEETINGS
Rev .W. B. Ramble, preacher In
charge, announoes the beginning of
revival service* In the several church
es of the Youngs vllle circuit aa fol
lows:
Rock Springs, August IT, at 8 p. B.
Leachs, August 27 at t p. m. Prospect,
first Sunday In September. Shlloh,
third Sunday In September. Everybody
is cordially invited to attend all senr*
loee at each of these meetings.
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CAPTURES STILL.
Sheriff R. A. Kearney reports tM
sapture on Tuesday afternoon back ot
Ike colored college near Fran kiln Um
t 41 gallon still outfit complete and
th? destruction of about ISO gallons
It beer. Be also caught two whits
Ben. He w^S assists il in the raid by
toliestiaB C. Pi- PtM, of Louis burg.
A BLOOD-STAINED
QUILT AND JACKET
IN LEE'S HUT
OFFICERS CONTINUE
THEIR ACTIVITIES
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Gruesome Articles Fo"nd in
Linking Chain of Evidence
In connection With Arthur
Joyner Murder ? Particles of
Flesh Found On Quilt
Thought to Be That of Dead
Man
Since the horrtble tragedy tk?t
caused bo much concern on account
of the murder of Arthur L. Joyner,
the HollUter Jitney driver, there h*>
been no let-tip on the part of the Of
ficials of Nash and Halifax counties
In their etforts to secure every clue
and bit of evidence pointing to who
all the guilty parties may be and
these efforts are being met with suc
cess and each day the net drawn
around Cheatham Evan*, Ernest Lee
and his brother, Tom Lee, Is being
drawn more closely.
As a result of the activities and
constant vigilance of Deputy Sheriff
Ross of Halifax, on Sunday night
last he searchced for and found In the
home of Tom Lee a newly washed
bed quilt and a Jumper Jacket on
which are believed to be blood-stains
and these gruesome articles, have
I been turned over to Sheriff C. L.
I Johnston, of Nash, who will safely
I keep them until the trial of the al
leyed slayers" "of oyner. As further
evidence that this particular bed
quilt was UBed in connection with the
murder of Joyner, possibly to wrap
his body In after the murder and
when It' was hauled through the vil
lage of Hollister to the creek where
it was found after the confession
made by Evans, particles of flesh
were found on the quilt which are
believed to be fragments from the
terrible wounds Inflicted on Joyner.
The quilt, which was still damp and
Is In a bad state of wear, and the
Jumper Jacket were found hanging
In the house of Tom Lee and these
together with the fragments of flesh
and what are believed to be blood
stains will probably prove strong
clues In fixing the Identity of those
who actually patlcipated in a crime
that has caused considerable Interest
and concern in Nash and adjoining
counties. ? Nashville Graphic.
REVIVAL AT BAPTIST CHl'RCH.
The Revival Meeting now going on
at the Baptist Church is being largely
attended and gives promise of much
good. The sermons are all of a high
order and point out the necessity of
right living in the formation of strong
personages. The singing Is excellent
and much enjoyed by all who attend.
The entire public Is cordially Invit
ed to attend these services.
MR. W. B. JOY>'ER DEAD
Mr. Wiley B. Joyner succumbed to
a stroke of paralysis on Wednesday
morning at 8:15 o'clock. He was 43
years of age and leaves a wife and
three small children, besides two
brothers, Meafs. W. O. Joyner and
J. M. Joyner, both of 'Loulsburg.
Mr. Joyner had held the position as
fireman on the Loulsburg branch of
the Seaboard Air Line tor many years
until about a /ear ago when he suffer
ed a stroke of paralysis from which
he never fully recovered. During his
services with the Seaboard he was
promoted to engineer on the main line,
but held this only a short while, re
turning to Lqnlnburg to the Job on
the branch line by his own choice.
The funeral services were held from
hla residence on South Main street
yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock, and
the Interment was made at Oaklawn
cemetery. The Youngsvllle Junior Or
der, of which he was a member had
charge of the funeral and conducted
the caramony. Just aa the ceremony
was about concluded representatives
of the Ku Klux Klan. approached and
kneeled beside the grave, arose, gave,
a salute and departed.
Quite a large number attended both
services and the floral tribute was I
profuse and beautiful.
The bereaved family has the sym- 1
pathy of ttye community.
TICKER ? PERKY
Announcements hu been mailed to
friend* reeding:
Mr. William Ellin Tucker announ
ce* the marriage of hla daughter Onnle
Luola to Mr. Algernon Bryant Perry j
ob Tueeday August twelth nineteen i
hundred and twenty four, Loulsburg.
North Carolina..
The bride la one of Lonliburg'a moat ,
popular and accomplished young la- i
dies, and has been ? member of the
faculty of Loulabarc Oradad School
far some time. While the groom Is )
one of Loulsburg's most prominent ,
and lacsesiful business man. They
are especially popular among a boat
of friends who extend Congratulation!! I
ENORMOUS LOSS IN
POWDER FIRE
DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT
TWO MILLION DOLLARS
Wartime Cost of Powder and[
Buildings In Tennessee Wasj
$28,000,000; No One Injured!
During Conflagration. Which:
Swept Over an Area of Some
Torty Acres
' Sfuhvllle, Tenn., Aug. 10. ? Fifty-five
Million pounds of p?wder were destroy
>by fire at the Old Hickory Powder
t near here today. Thu loss, on the
Is of present prices is estimated
[?ignore than (2,000,000.
p.Tlphe powder was manufactured for
Federal Government during the
WW at a cost of approximately $22,500,
004 tor the 45.000.000 pounds destroyed.
Eaormoas Loss
?achlnery and buildings erected by
the government during the war at a
cost of more than 16,000,000 were de
stroyed by the flamee, which swept
over an area of 40 acres in the heart
of the plant . The total wartime cest
of the property and powder destroyed
was estimated today to be more than
128,000,000.
The powder had been stored here
by the government as a war reserve.
One half of it was to have been used
in road building under the direction
of the Department of Agriculture.
Burns Bulldlags
Fifty factory buildings owned by the
Nashville Industrial Corporr
ot which were rented by the govern
ment for the storage of powder, were
consumed in the conflagration. The
factory machinery was the property
of the government.
The fire was declared to be the great
est single loss suffered by the govern
ment since the World War and was
rat? t\ as one of the most destructive
Incidents in the history of government
ammunition plants.
No one was severely injured. J. E.
the ilarm at 5:20 a. m.. suffered a
blistered neck from the intense heat.
At sundown this afternoon it was
impossible to approach the area of fire
because of the Intense heat. An official
estimate of the loss, therefore, was
imposible. All estimate were made
from a distance by government and
| private employes.
Destroyed Records
The government ofice and all sur
veillance records of powder and In
ventories were destroyed. Although
great Importance was attached to the
'inventories, it Is beliefed that dupli
cates are on file in the War Depart
ment at Washington.
I By 12:30 p. m. the conflagration
had exhausted itself and left In the
area nothing but a white hot tangle
| of galvanized Iron, brick and ether
ezed powder.
No dangerous explosion occurred.
Several thousand rounds of small
arma ammunition were ignited, but
the bullets spent their force against
brick walls.
Throughout the day firemen from
the plant and the village fought the
flames. At 10 a. m. two fire engines
from the Nashville fire department
were sent to the scene to aid in
the work of fire fighting.
Women from the village, mostly
wives and daughters of officials, vol
unteered for canteen service, and
worked all morning feeding the men
who returned from the fire lines and
providing other comforts for them.
Fte<- Cross workers were also opened
under the direction of a property
physician.
RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY
Inasmuch as one of our members
Mrs. M. C. Pleasants, has very re
cently been called to pass through the
deep shadows of bereavement, we, aa
a Board, wish to express to her our
sincere feelings la the following reso
lutions,
1st. That, while we extend to her
our heartfelt sympathy, In the sorrow
which has come Into her life with the
ilnath of a loved sister, that we also
rejoice to feel, that 'tis 'round a "com
mon mercy-seat" our prayera may
Imlaffle with her own to the "God of
j rill comfort," that He may eyer make
I her Conscious of RIs presence and His
lore.
2nd. That she and her loved ones
nay realise that these links, that are
broken here, may be welded Into sneh
a strong. Indissoluble chain, that It
nay draw each one Into a happy, re
united family within "Our Father's
house."
"trd. That a copy of these resola
tlons may be sent to our co-worker,
r>: 4. Pleasants, and a copy be placad
ur on the mlnntes of our Board .of
St wards.
BOARD Or STEWARDS,
of Loalsbnrg Methodist Church.
.Watch the early molting hens. Tfceas
are the ones to cull and Mil. Try mak
ing up a cooperative carlot shipment,
recommend marketing expert! of the
State DtvMod of Markets.
TOBACCO CO-OPS GET
75 PER CENT CASH
A WEEK MORE TO SIGN
Advances Raised in S. C. Belt
? Eastern Farmers Welcome
National Co-op Leaders
(S. D. Friasell)
Everey member oUhe Tobacco Grow
ers Cooperative Association in South
Carolina can now secure 75 percent
of the bankers' valuation on his de
liveries of the 1924 crop to the co*
operative floors as funds have been
made available whereby he can bor
row 5 pcrceOnt of his first cash ad
vance. according to the announcement
made at Raleigh headquarters of the
association this week.
The loan of an additional 25 percent
of the bankers' valuation ontheir to
bacco to members of the marketing
association in South Carolina has been
made possible by the Agricultural
Credit Corporation of Virginia, acting
under the Federal Intermediate Credit
Bank at Baltimore, and marks an ad
vance in the method of financing mem
ber-growers of coperative marketing
association which in the case of the
South Carolina tobacco farmers will
this year bring their first receipts
at the cooperative warehouses to rjore
than the average received by planters
in normal years preceeding the world
war.
Following immediately upon the an
nouncement of an Increased schedule
of advanced payments to members" of
the Tobacco Growers Coperative As
sociation in the South Carolina belt
which raises the first cash receipts
by its members this week from one
to one and a half dollars per hundred
on the mediumand low grades, the
South Carolina tobacco co-ops are
beginning their third year or mark
eting with advantages which will un
doubtedly result in large deliveries to
the association this season.
Directors of the association declared
today that members would be encoor
. aged to borrow money from those
L hftffrft In i UW ififjjit belt
i which have Ioaneomoney to aSa<5?S^
tion members on their participation
certificates, and that the arrangement
of the marketing association to se
cure funds fro m the Federal Inter
mediate Credit Bank through the
agency of the Agricultural Credit Cor
poration of Virginia was to supple
ment the wor kof the South Carolina
banks which have hitherto assisted
individual members and to make It
possible for members to secure loans
where the banks have hitherto been
unable or unwillng to accept the as
sociation's participation certificates as
security.
It is expected that these additional
cash loans will become available to
members of the tobacco association
from within ten days to two weeks of
their application tor a loan.
Many new contracts from South
Carolina and border counties have
this week reached the Raleigh head
quarters of the tobacco association,
and less than a week now remains in
which the unorganized tobacco farm
ers of the South Carolina belt can
sign up their 1924 crop with the as
sociation. The membership books at
all the cooperative warehouses in Souh
Carolina will be closed on Wednesday,
August 20, and new members who
wish to deliver their 1924 crop to the
marketing association must sign be~
fore that date.
The ability or every member to se%
cure 75 percent of the bankers' val
nation on his first deliveries to the
association brings bis first cash ad
vance to a sum that will compare very
favorably with present auction prices
and gives the members the additional
advantage of a stable price for their
tobacco and farther payments at a
season when they are most in need of
money.
Thousands of Eastern North Caro
lina tobacco farmers welcomed Wal
ton S. Peteet. Secretary of the Na
tional Council of Farmers Cooperative
Marketing Associations, and Samuel
R. Guard. Director of the Sears Roe
bueg Agricultural Foundation, at the
meeting held within the last tew days
at Klnston. Wllllamston, Tarboro,
Greenville. Bculahvllle and Wakelon.
Mr. Guard who was a farm boy and
now directs the use ot millions ot
dc-llara distributed by the Sears Roe
buck Acrlrultaral Foundatlo nfor the
beiicfl* uf the American farmers, told
the Eastern North Carolina tobaoeo
?rowers that his own experience In
railing five acres ot Barley tobacco
converted him to cooperative market
lac and that he ha* fought tor It ever
elnee his receipts of forty cents a
pound for that tobacco In 1?1? war*
followed In 1M0 by an average of
three ceats a pound for tobacco from
the same Ave acres.
Describing the benefit* ot coopera
tive marketing as ha has eeen them
among the cotton growers ot Tuaa,
the Wheat growere of the North****,
the melon grower* ot Georgia ut tre
Barter ?*owe*? ot Kentucky, Mr.
tlnard predicted that within tea yaar*
farmer* will rts4 tn their night and
gain by their cooperative ?artr*tlng
MR. FRANKLIN
SHERMAN SPEAKS
TO MEMBERS LOUIS
BURG KIWANIS CLUB
Mr. R. T. Melvin Also Address
es Club ? Mrs. George Carmi
chael and Mrs. Adkins Ren
ders Excellent Music
One of the moat profitable and en
joyable luncheons of the Louisbnrg
Kiwanls C.'lub was held t n last Fri
day night with about forty-five mem
bers and guests present.
After the usual formalities and ex
changes of good fellowship the mem
bers enjoyed a most profitable talk
from Mr. Franklin Sherman, of the
State Agricultural Department, on the
boll weevil and Its control.
Mr. R. T. Melvin, of the Xorth Caro
lina Cotton Growers Association, also
delighted the meeting with an enlight
ening and entertaining talk on the
importance of having a farm demon
stration agent within the county.
Dr. A. H. Fleming andother local
speakers made short talks on various
subjects.
One of the most enjoyable features
of the evening was the music furnish
ed by Mrs. George Carmichael, of
Franklinton. and Mrs. ? . ? . Adkins,
her guest. Mrs. Carmichael's rendi
tions on the violin were exceptionally
fine and the accompannent on the pt
ano by Mrs. Adkins was excellent, bith
I blending to produce a wonderful musi
cal program that was more than en?
(joyed by all.
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TICKER-PERRY
On August 12th, at 6 o'clock, the
effulgent hour following the dawn, in
the homo of Mr. W. E. Tucker, there
vas solemnized the ceremony wh'ch
joined in wedlock his daughter. Onnie
to Mr. Algernon B. Perry. To the
strains of Mendelssohn's wedding
march, beautifully rendered by Mrs.
i A. H. Fleming, jhe prospective couple
I was preceeded -from th^ rear baU by
*Tt#^ dainty lltttle ring bearer, her niece,
I Ernestine Bragg, to the improvised al
! tar, which was banked with ferns and
j golden glow, in the living room where
I the impressive ring ceremony was per
formed by their pastor, the Rev. John
A. Mclver with reverence and diction.
The bride was becomingly attired
in a going away gown of midnight blue
Roshanara crepe with tan trimmings
and accessories to match. Her flow
ers were bride's roses and valley lil
ies.
After receiving congratulations and
sincere expressions of best wishes ot
relatives and friends present they left
immediately for their bridal tour to
Ashevillc and vicinity. The deserved
popularity of the bride and groom
creates for them the heartiest desire
ot their friends and acquaintances a
future fraught with every human bless
ing.
RECORDERS COCRT
Only Six Cases Before Judge Bean
Monday
There was only six cases before
Judpe G. M. Beam in Franklin's Re
corders Court Monday. Three of these
were tried, one continued and two
capias were issued. The docket fol
lows.
State vs Blanche McCade, fraud,
capias and continued.
State vs Clllus Harris, breaking jail,
guilty. 20 months on roads Wake Coun
ty.
State ts Robert Tharrington, fraud,
pleads guilty, 12 months on roads,
upon payment of costs and
amount of check execution not to is
sue for 48 hours.
State ts Robert Tharrington, 1 and r,
guilty, Judgment suspended upon pay
ment of costs and 116 to Alex Kearney
for tire and tube.
State ts Bryant Madison, ccw, con
tinued to Monday, August 18.
State ts Charlie Harris, adw. called
and failed. Judgment nisi sclfa and
continued.
To be fully prepared (or the boll
wsstII seventy-four dusting machine*
of 100- acre capacity each bar* been
purchased by cotton fanner* la Bali
tax County, report* extenatoa ento
mologist W. Bruce Mlbe?
I sociation all th?
organisation has