THE FRANKLIN TIMES A. t. J0H580H, Editor and Manager ?TAR DROPS? ? Go to the Fair next week aud en Joy the sports. ? Cotton Bold for 22 1-4 cents a pound In Louisburg yesterday. ? Court will convene attain In Oc tober 13th, for the trial of criminal cases, with his Honor Judge J. Loyd Horton presiding. ? The fire alarm Saturday night was caused by the explosion of an oil stove In the home of L. Kline. The damag was negligible. MONOPOLY OF TKANSl'OKTATIO" Washington, Sept, ?2. ? Railroads ol the country are making a supreme effort to secure and hold a monopoly of all transportation throughout the United States by keeping boats from operating upgn rivers improved at enormous public expense and by forc ing the Panama canal boats out of business. And they are forcing large numbers of people In the South, the southeast and in the west, who have been and are being taxed by the federal govern ment to Improve the rivers and build the canal, to pay the railroad bill for making the improved waterways worth less commercially. These startling facts have been re vealed in a survey conducted by the Intermediate Rate Association, re presenting every farm and business Interest of ten western mountain :tates, in a campaign for national leg'.s lation to wipe out railroad discrimi nation in freight rates throughout th? entire west and In all parts of the southeast where the railroads are fighting the boats. Congress has appropriated $1,200, 000,000 for Improvement of rivers and harbors and for building cf the canal, but there are hardly any boats operat ing upon the rivers of the south and the southeast ? the Mississippi Ohio, the Missouri ? because the interstate commerce commlssQn has permitted the railroads generally to vloalte the long and Bhort haul law of the fourth section of the transportation act. By means of these violations of the. law, the railroads have In the past, and are today, levying: tribute against In terior cities and towns by charging them exorbitantly high rates in order to recoup the losses they sustain In making temporary cut-throat rates be - tween cities on the Beaboard or on navigable streams, to make It Im possible for boats to meet the com petition and carry freight on the rivers improved at public expense, it Is shown In the survey of the Intermedl ate Rate Association. Having secured what practically amounts to a monopoly of transporta tion throughout the south and south east, railroads are now trying to se cure a monopoly of trans-continen tal freight traffic by attempting to levy a similar tribute against interior cities of the vrest so that they may make cut-throat freight rates from Chicago and the east to Pacific coc.st cities ? Los Angeles, San Pranfclsco, Portland and Seattle ? to drive the Panama canal boats out of business. The special cut-throat rates made by railroads to force the boats out of business are not given to interior cities and towns, the rate association survey shows. Instead, the railroads make the rates to port cities so low that boats cannot meet them, and re coup their losses by charging high rates at the intermediate points. Many existing violations of the long and short haul law by railroads In the southeast designed to keep the boats from the rivers, are revealed in an examination of records, of the Interstate Commerce Commission. A typical violation is shown In the rates charged by the Illinois Central on carload shipments of agricultural Im-" plements from S$t. Louis. The Illinois Central today charges $12.80 per ton to haul a carload of agricultural Im plements 835 miles frpm St. Louis to New Orleans, located on the seaboard, but charge# $16 a ton to haul the same shipment the shorter distance of 642 miles over the same tracks to Alexandria, La. The farmer ot Alex andria has to pay $3.20 more to get the Implements he needs out On his farm than the stevedore at New Or leans has to pay to Btack them up on the docks and levees, despite the fact that he Is 193 miles nearer St, Louis. And the railroads penalize the farmer so that they may keep the boats off of the river the farmer has helped to Improve. The United States Senate has pass ed the Qoodtng Bill (Senat? Bill 2827) to eliminate this unjust discrimina tion which the railroads make In freight rates to meet water competl tln. It will become a law as soon as It Is passed by the Hojise of Represen tatives when Congress meets In De cember. ADDITION COtfBIWATIOJfg ^ I!* THE FIRST GRADE In teaching the- addition combina tion In the first grade several different devices have to be need to -keep the child Interested from day to day; In Interesting a combination such as 8 and 2 the first step I take la to let the child see three objects, and two objects. THIs Is done bt having ?hree children to come op and stand la a row before the dart, then two tttore children. A child connts the nnmber In . each row then In both rowa. When the teacher asks how many children there are In both rows, they answer, "there are five children In both rowa." The second step 1* to write 8 and i on the board, and let the Children (It* the correct answer, 1 ? AMONG THE VISITORS SOME YOC KNOW AM) SOME TOG , DO SOX SHOW. Perianal Items About Folk* An* Their Friends Who Travel Here And Ther*. Mr. K. H. Malone went to Raleigh Monday, ? ? Miss Lutle Inscoe left Monday for Chalybeate Springs to teach. ? ? Miss Inez Saunders, of Wilson, is visiting her cousin, Mrs. E. H. Hale. ? ? Mrs. D. U. Allen, of Farmvllle, is visiting her mother, Mrs. S. J. Edens ? ? Mr . Ollie M. Smlthwick left Mon day for Durham to enter Trinity Col lege. 41 ? Rev. J. A. Mclver and Supt. E. C. Perry visited Chalybeate Springs Monday, ? ? Mr. J. J. Harris, of Winston Salem visited his people in and near town ?.^c past week. ? ? Miss Elanor Perry left Monday for Chalybeate Springs where she will teach in the high school. ? ? Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Stallings, of St. Louis, are visiting relatives and friends in and near Louisourg. ? ? Mrs. Mc. M Furgerson, who has been visiting her sister a'. St. Paul, Min nesota, returned home Tuesday. ? ? Miss Nannie Williams, of Nashville, has returned to her home after a few days visit to Miss Leila McClellan. ? ? Capt. P. G. Alston returned Friday from a trip to Charlotte where he at tended the State Reunion of Confed erate Veterans. To impress the combinations upon the childs mind I tell them number stories like this for example. "If Mary had three every day dresses and her mother gave her two new ones, how many dresses would Mary have?" After taking up. a new combination each day t drill on the old ones. !. Among the devices I use nre domino and flash cards. These cards are flashed before the chlldrens eyes only once and the one giving the correct answer first is given the card. At the end of the lesson those who have not missed a combination are allow ed to place a gold star by their names. Another way I use these flash cards la- to line the. bpys up in one line and the girls in another. I stand at the head and hold a card before the first two In line. The one giving the correct answer first takes the card and goes to the end of the line, and so on until all cards are given out. At the end of the game the cards are counted to see which side wins. For exercises at the board I sketch fish and put the addition combination ! on the fish. Each child goes fishing jto see how many fish he can catch. I Another exercise used on the board lis to sketch a tree with apples on it I and combinations in the apples. The children see how many apples they can eat by giving the correct answer to the combination on the apples. Cedar Rock Primary teacher. A MESSAGE TO MARS | Now when you twinkle mighty star 1 1 no more wonder what yon are I But I must admit surprise When I heard about your size Your radioing ? telephones An&folks like us with flosh and bones Who try so hard to let us know They hear us when we radio. My teacher had no telescope Which would with your distance cope So we could but wonder why You twinkled so up In the sky We know you not from other stars' Or even dreamed your name was Hnrs But thought you Just a shining spot About" one hundredth kllowat. We have wise men down here below Who rade and rade with radio Some have radloe.d to you Every length of wave they knew Of course to me this seems absurd Yet I dare not doubt their word When they claim you said (HELLO) From your broadcasting radio. This Is wonderful to me But If you hear of course you see Please get your telescope and look Down on the fly leaf of this book And If you read these lines I write Wink your eye at me tonight A few things I would like to kno^r But I have no radio. Have you any flappers there With painted cheeks and shingled hair Who flap and flap and flap In knickerbockers boots and cap Or hen pecked men with anguish souls Watching them surround the polls Knowing when their votes are cast The last are first ? the first are last. We have one state we call Lone Star ?Down where the big six-shooters are Raw boned giants six feet three Who lost their nerves and bent the knee To a woman although frail , Who made the Ka Klux ride a ran So I warn you to beware Of suffregetU with shingled hair. VILLAGE BLACKSMITH. ? Cabbage Seed, Turnip Bead. Vetch and Lettuce seed at L. P. Hicks. 9-2(2 ' The Chinos*- call off their war on rainy 'day*. Probably so they can g?t caught up with the laundry work. It we could have the roses without the thorns, we probably wouldn't want them. ' . . :>sc Milton Stock Is Veteran Milton Stock, veteran th ? lookln corner (or the fighting Dodg er*. Stock la a vetoran of macy big ieaeus campaigns, having seen service with the Giant# as well aa Cha 81 l reappears til her new winter coat ? pefhapa he contributed his fleece toward making It. At any rate, every where that Mary goes the coat Is sure to go, and particularly to school. Many soft, wooly fabrics are used this fall, in the coiy, all-round service coats tor little girls ? as camels-hair, flamingo and chinchilla cloths. The always reliable tweeds play their usu al and commendable part and there are certain fabric-furs, among pile fabrics, that excel in warmth ant] durahtllty. A line model appears In the picture, with muffler collar and front fastening that will convert It Into a double-breasted coat, when win ter comes. It Is smart and pretty In tan flamingo oloth. If Mary acquires this coat she will need no other. NOTICE Having qualified as administrate o' the estate of H. C. ifl^Wfcrson, de ceased, late of Franklin County, notice Is hereby given all presons holding claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 28th day of September, 1925, or this ngtice will be plead In bar of their recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate will please come for ward and make Immediate settlement. This September 26th 1?24 MRS. LONIB DICKER86N. Admr. Ben T. Holden, Atty. 9.26-?t X0T1CB The Joseph -J. Davis Chapter U. D. C. desire to present on November ilth the "Service Crosses" to any lineal de scendants 0f Confederate Soldiers who served during tJie World War. We hope very much that all who are entitled to receive these medals will apply within the next two weeks for the application blanks as It Is neces sary that Stnfele time should be allow ed for the crosses to reach us before the flats of delivery. Apply to MRS. B. H. MALONE, Custodian of Crosses. Rer. N. Nicholaievich Rev. Nicholas NTeholalavloh, rwMr of th? Russian Orthodox church 1? Seattle and dean of the Pm at lift dl 0OMe, has gone to Ban Francisco ta combat la the oourti the attsmpt of tk? So -riot till! of Moscow to salsa church property valued at nearly half a stOUon dollars tB the United StaUs. ? r> . , - nf) NOTICE North Carolina In Superior Court Krankln County Before the Clerk Fannie Harris VS Garfield Harris The defendant above named will take notice that an action entitled an above has been commenced la the Snperor Court of Franklin County N. C., for a divorce for adultery, and the aald defendant will take notice that he if required to appear In Su perior Court In the Clerk's office on October 27th, 1824, and answer or de mur to the complaint herein or the plaintiff will apply to the ourt for the relief demanded In aald complaint. This Sept. 19, 1024 9-2?-4t J. J. YOUNG, C. 8. C. Dally arrivals of Bread and Cakes at L. P. Hicks. - When fashion takes comfort Into consideration It ceases to bs fashion. On the matrimonial sea, the hand that rocks the cradle very seldom' rocks the boat. . STORE CLOSED MONDAY SEPTEM BER 29TH * NOTHING LIKE TRADING AT KLINE'S You are always WELCOME and we are glad to serve you.J^ Whether you buy a spool of cotton or a dress you receive our same courteous treatment. $8.50 value all Wool Dresses, Serges, Flannels, Etc., all sizes, newest styles, special $4.95 $16.50 value Ladies Dresses, newest models, dirct from New York, new shades, all sizes, special $9.95 J $1.50 value LadrtTS Waists all sizes special 98c $4.00 value H. C. Godman, special all leather black and brown Oxfords, all sizes, special $2.95 75o value !)-4 Bleached Sheeting, best grade, special v 53c $4.00 value Boy's Star Brand, stronger than the law Work Shoes, all sizes special $2.95 Men's Dress Shoes, new lasts, extra fine shoes, special $3.45 25c value Heavy Outings, solid and fancy patterns, special 17 l-2c 2oc value Pee Dee Hickory Shirting, new patterns, special i. . 19c L* Kline & Company , ? " 1 " Louisburg's Biggest and Best Department Store "When Advertised or Seen Elsewhere It's Always Cheapest Here" LOUISBURQ, * NORTH CAROLINA We beg to announce the opening of our "GIFT SHOP" in the rear of our Jewelry Store. We carry a complete line of score cards, party fav ors, novelties, and "Gifts" suitable for every occasion. Our new Fall goods are arriving daily. We invite your inspection. W. D. LEONARD, Jewelei Formerly Fred A. Riff Jewelry Co. Court Street Louisburg, N. C TO THI*<|UJBLIC X take thil method of stating that I hare sold my entire Interest In the mercantile business locaied on South Main strei;'. I.onlstmtR known as Holme i ? Ashley to Messrs. R. 3. Cash aQ't R. N. A*1 'ey who haye as sumed al! liabilities of Holmes & Ash ley an< will conduct the business at | the same place | 1 appreciate the business you haye given us In the past and I will ap preciate It It you will patronize the new firm. You will find me with them until October first. R. B. CASH. R. W. Ashley, 9-19-Bt C. H. Holmes In India the wedding feast lasts 24 hours, but oyer here the guests are lucky It they get Ice cream and cake, at the present prices ot wedding (easts. Cooking Stoyes, Htatffit BOri? a$4 ranges at U P. Hie**. ? J MVP ? , Most of the novelists wh? are c?5 re'p^he^Hft'rftmBHt^Jh'wTu NOTICE [ Having qualified as administrator c. t. a. of the estate of C P. Thorne, deceased late of Franklin county ^ notice is hereby given all persona holding claim* against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 26th day of September, 1925, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. Alt persona In debted to said estate will please come forward and make immediate settlement. This Sept. 24tb. 1924. 9-26- 6t J. B. PRITCHAKDk Adnur, NOTICE Having qualified as exeevio? of tM estate ot Henry May, deceased, lata of LyMfeborg, va? notice Iff kerebv given all persons holgtac against aald eaUte to present tbeaa to tike under signed oa or before tM 26th day of Sa?teaker? 1W <* Urf* notice will be piwd la bat <* **sM recovery. All persons Indebted {o sM satate Win please ooto* forward mm~ Bake UUMdlate settlement. TfcJa September Mtb, 1IK ?-K-?t J. ft kAT.Tgjfr. *1 Smoked Meats. Crto* CbeeZT iM Sausage at 1* P. HW?.