A. P. JOHNSON, EDITOR AND MANAGES SUBSCRIPTION SI. 00 PBB YBAB VOL. XLli. LOUISBUBQ, N. C.. PBIDAT MARCH 29. 1912, LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE ORGANIZED w?mmmm ?for Loulsburg at Mptbt thurch on Monday flight of This Week OFFICERS ELECTED AND COM MITTEES AEPOlNTEDi Jts Object Is to Aaaiat the Offic ers of the Town and County to More Fully Enforce the Law by Building Public Sen timent The Franklin Law and Order L?t|[ue wmi organized In the Sunday School room of the Baptist church om last Monday night with about thirty-seven members. m' The meeting waa called to order by Iter. Walter M. Gilmore, pastor tf the Baptist church, and prayer waa offered by Rev. E. Lueien Maloae, of St. Paul's Kpiscepal church. Rev. W. M. Gil more waj elected temporary chairman and Mr. T. B. WildertSEsporary secre tary. - after which the chairman an nounced that the gathsriag was, as was generally understood, called to organ ise a law and order league for Louis bur*. - Mr. W. H. Ruffin addressed the meet ing in a most earnest talk for the ex isting circumstances, clearly showing where the officers bad done their duty and still no remedy could be gotten, on account of an insufficient public senti meat and stated that we are sorely in need of an organization ef this kiad to assist the officers in carrying out the most forcibly stated was the fact that > p*f?ou bwomliife a member uf this organisation in no way obligated him self to any secret service to help ferret out crimes but waa lending his influ ence to assist the officers by buildiag up the proper sentiment to enforce laws. ?of Wilson, Secretary of the Anti-Saloon I League of the State, made a very in teresting talk wherein he set out the J . pursue with Bu'gestJocwas to how to remedy our circumstances. He also *ot the organization to supplant or to supercede any efficer, but en the con trary to uphold hirn in his work. Upon motion a permanent organiza tion was effected by adopting a constt tution and electing the following offi cers: " - President? P. A. Reavis. Vice-President ? Rev. W. B. Morton Secretary aad Treasurer? P. B. Me Kinne. , Executive Committee? P. tf. Eger ton, W. H. Ruffln," W. R. Mills, A. F. Johnson, ftesidefit. YlPe-Prcsldent, Secretary and Treasurer and the local -pastors. A membership committee as follows was appointed ? G. H. Cooper, L. P. Hicks, P. B. Griffin. A canvass was made and thirty-eight members were enrolled at. the meeting. After several discussions the meet ing adjourned to meet again at the call of the President. This shows an advancement for Lou isburg and the entirA county in respect to the proper enforcement of law and creating better influences in which to live. By this it in no way means that the local officers hive not beea doing -their duty as each one fcasiliar with the circumstances fully appreciates thetr position. They have been fight ing the battle almost alene and it is the object ef this institation to unite the public influence in their behalf. May the good work go on and may a great work be accomplished. The membership books are open to any man in Franklin county who wishes to assist in such a movement. See one of the committee at once and give him your name. - ^ The following is a list ef members toiniag up to yesterday afternoon at 6 o'clock: Wm. D. Jackson, S. S. Meadows, D. T. Smithwlek, Wm. H. Ruffln, P. B. McKlnne, W. M. Gilmore, W. J. Cooper, H. C. TayUr, & J. Ma con, T, B. Walker, W. J. Barrow, M. _fi. Davis, W. B. Morton, A. S. Strother. R. W. Bailey, P. A. Reavis, W. R, Mills, L. P. Hlcka. P. B. Griffla, S. P. Burt, B. H. Meadows, 8. J. Parham, X Allen, W. L. Daniel, R, H. Jenes, P. Raid- Pleasants, B. B. Mash. F. N. Eg erton, J. W. Hollingsworth, E. Loelan Makrae, W. M. Fuller, Jr., Geo. H. Cooper. T. P- Alford Blair Tucker, E. W. Furgaraon, A. A. 0' Bryant. A. 0. Johnson, W, H. Yarboro?gh, Jr., 8. C, Foster, F. B. McFoll, N A. Tunatall, C. H. Clay, D. V. McKlnne, W. B, White, S. M. Waehtagton, W. B. Alia brook, U R- Alls brook. E. Odoss. J. C. Tucker, J. W. Muetain, D. F. Cook*, J. 8. William*, Joseph JUmey, J. P. Winston, L. E. Scoggin, R. Z. Eg erton, J. W. King, G. L. Crowell, H. L. Candler, Dr. A. H. Fleming, W. H. Pleasant*, W. P. Egmrton, W. C. Rod abuah, Fred W. Hicks, J. R. Bunn, Malcolm McKinne, C. T. Stoke*, L. i. Parnell, F. W. Justice, H. D, Woolcott, R. Y. McAden, R. E. L. Lancaster, E. L. Best, W. E. Bartholomew, J. W. Stovall, F. L. Herman, S. H. Foater, H, II. Stovall, Dr. C. H. Banks, M. C. Pleasants. To thi Pioru or Lotnnraui; Among the purpose* for which the been ergmniied, ene of the most impor tant is the suppression of the illegal trafflic in liquor in* thta community. We desire at the output to beepeak the [aid and co-operation of every law abiding eitiien in our efforts to accom plish this purpose. We do not propoee to concern ourselves With past viola tions of the law. We doubt it thi* community, a* a whole, is entitled to ask for the punishment of those whom it has heretofore cither encouraged or permitted to engage ill that nefarious business. To pass ar law against a trafflic which is founded upon two of the strongest passions ot humanity ?the love of drink and the leve of money? and then give no indication -of a real purpose to enforce that law, is to Invite its violation and set a pitfall for the weak. Hut freely conceding that we are all mnr* m- W? rcpfmnthlw fni- nntiiti. tions which have heretofore existed, we are convinced .that such conditions ought not longer te prevail and we are determined, regardlees of our past neg ligence, to do all in our power to sup press, this evil which has grown to be both p mens nee and a disagieiu toomr town. We appeal to the people of the j town co mm themselves solidly Lieluuu, the law and the officers of the law and suppress this law-prohibited traffic which bids fair if not suppressed, to life of the county. The welfare of the whole community is at stake and every ndividual has a duty to perform. We new propose to do ours, and we believe whether a member of our league or not, who has the true interest of the town at heart, will co-operate in this. Now, just & werd to those who may have been engaged in the illegal sale of liquor. Tour business is a violation of the law. You have no right, however popular or influential you may be, te ex pect perpetual immunity from the pen | allies of the law? when a man violates the law to your injury by stealing your property, slandering your good name, or invading (your premises against your will, you appeal to the law to pun ish the criminal? do yeu think it is fair to invoke the ljw f?r jmur ewn protec tion antf* then openljnfet at naught a |Mmw designed for the protection of others? In the utmost kindness, we ask you to refrain from further viola tions of the law. It ta impossible to Indefinitely Sffy the law and the good influences in a community. The tragedy at Hillsville, Va., was but the logical resalt of long continued law-breaking and the toleration of it by a commun ity. We do not deaire to proaecnte any one, we shall be more delighted if the supprsssion of ' the lawlees sale of liquor in Louisburg can be accom plished without a single indictment or prosecution. But it must be, and will bi, accomplished. P. A.' Rsavis, Pres. Franklin Law and Order League. F. B. McKimmb, Sec'y. ; D?*th of Little Laura Jones. The grim monster death entered the home ot Mr. and Mr*. J. B. Jones, ef Laurel, on March 32nd claiming as its victim, little Laura, the infant daugh ter. This death was not a surprise to the friends aad loved ones, for the dear little creature had always bean a fragile flower. , The physicians skill together with the untiring attention of loved ones were of n* avail. Budded on earth to bloom in Heaven. She w born May 22, 1911, had lived only tan month*, yet that waa enough for her to grow greatly In the heart of those who loved her. Being In constant care' to h*r paresis whoee anxiety was never stilled, only tended to strengthen their devotion to her, and made the agony ef separation mora intense. Haalixlng the fact that an Angel is added to the Heavenly baad staking another link In the chair that binds them to eternity, should bs consolation to th?M grief stricken parents. "Earth bath no tor row that Reaven cannot heal." Tha interment took plaee in tha Lookburg cemetery. May God deal tenderly with those whose haafta are sad. Person-Mllllkln. An intereatlng romance culminated on Wedaesday morning In the marriage of Miss Marguerite Virginia MiUlkla to Mr. Arthur Whitehead Peraon. ? Miss MllUkin has been a student at the college here for two and a half years, daring which tine owing to cli matic differences, tha Milage bora? her heme. Fearing for bar to return te the Mississippi Valley In simmer her parents, two years a^o, made her the charge of Mrs. Ivey AJUan, and in this way she came to know and be Identified with Louisburg people. She la tha yoopgeet daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James 8. Millikin, of Millikia, Louis iana. Bar fathers people were ori ginally from Halifax ooturty, N. C., where an aneeator, bearing tha (am* name lived, who waa a colonel in the Revolutionary war. She It a young woman of charming personality. Bright and vivacious, she is easily the centre or an admiring throng. The groom is well knewn in social and business circles. He la a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J: Person of this place and worthy scion of a family whoss name and influence extends back to the early days of Franklin County: ? The vsws that made them man and wife were made before Rev. R. W. Bailey in tha presence of a host of rel atives and friends of both. The simple but exquisite decorations bore evidence of the leTS4*nd hearty good-wishes of. the bride's former classmates. There were no attendants except the ushen, Messrs. G.L. .Crowell and W. D. Eger ton. who teoS their placea, one on each sjjs of the aityt iajt btfw the bride and groom entered the chureh to the strains of the Bridal chorus fro at Lohengrin, beautifully rendered by Miss Hsttie Brinton, a apeelal friend of the bride. During the service Miss Brinspn played "A, Dream" by Bartlett ^Mendelsohn's triumphal wadding aaarch wiicu i.hu maniano waa ftniahed. After receiving the cangratulations crowded ctssbT their cat. Mr. Bnij Mrs. Person were driven over to Franklin ton just in time to catch "i6", the north bound fast train. They will make an extended tour visiting Washington, Philadelphia and New York, and re turning to Louleburg will be at home The out of town gu.ee ts attending the marriage were Mr. and Mrs. Jas. S. Millikin, of Millikin, La. and Mr. and Mrs. Priestly Man gum of Wake Foreat Hen's Prayer Meeting The men's prayer meeting to be held next week beginning with Monday will meet in the court house from 12 to 12:20. This meeting will be held promptly on time snd will be conducted by the local pastors? one each day. All men are invited and urged to attend. The sub jects for the latter half of the week follows: ? v" =- Thursday. OhSAT EXPaCTXHON. St. Paul says In Romans 8:19 thaPthe whole creation is waiting . for there vealing of the sons of God. Nothing, that la, can be done ia the world unless a son of God is there to do it. The world does not groan for more laws, for better legislation, for systems or programs, but it groans for a tail of God. There is nothing that a real son of God cannot do, and there is nothiag that can be done without him. St. Paul was thinking of Roman law, Ro man lyttem and Roman government, the beat in the world, when ha wrote these words But he said that it was not for these that the world was wait ing. There waa something batter and more needed than them all, and that waa a son of ttod. Let any mao| how ever feeble or insooapieoona he may (eel himself to be, devote his life to God, and hu life thus devoted beoesaea the home of the world, tke very thing for whieh it is waiting and groaning. Btbls Readings:? Exodus S: 7-12; Judges T: 1-8; Zech. 4:6 St. Luke 10; 17:20: St. John 14 12-14; Roaaans 8: 18 21; Pbil. 4:13. Player:? That men may remember that what the world in which they live la, depend* upon what they are; that men may not ezp*et imper sonal agencies te save the world, hot may remember that the world's re demption waits far them; that maa may net think toemeaaly of thamaalvaa, bat may attempt great things for Gad aad expect great things of Gad. Soon Friday. Imuran by h? warns. Christ was betrayed by Bis frisad. That waa the bitterest drop in His cop. Moat of us read the story of HI* be trayal u If It were put history, hat it is not. The story of Jadas is net only to bs looked back upon with horror, bat it is to bs hold op before each disciple today. Every one of us nssds to ssk the question, "Is it IT" For Christ is being betrayed todsy by his friends. Men are judging Christ by watching us. They may aot road the life of Christ ia the Gospels, bat' they do read His life and character as reflected in its. We are the lirlng epistles that are kaown and read ef all men. The Christ that they accept or reject is the Christ they sos ia as. The Christianity that thef bailers to be a reality or a fiction f? ttJS kind they discover in as. Christ today is at the mercy of His friends sad He is being betrayed erery day. Erery man who bean Christ's name either commends or betrays His Master. How is it With me? Is the kind of Christianity they And in me likely to help or to binder the caose of Cbriat> Is He beaored or betrayed by my kind of disstptsship? "Is it IT" Bible Headings:? Psalm 61, 6t Mark 14 : 48-60; Aets4: 11; I Cor. 8: 9-10; 2 Cor. S: 2.8. ' ' ' ~ " Prayers:? That Christ may not bs betrayed by ns, that we may be loyal to Him, His cans*. His Ctareh; that man may tsjce knowledge of as that we hare been with Jesns; that because of what ws are and do, His name may bs magnified, His caose may be pros pered, His Kingdom may be extended. Saturday. "'7 SUFFERINO HARDSHIPS. Christ does not appeal to mnn to do the easy thing, but to do the hard thing. His appsal is grounded not upon the lor# of men (or ease; but upon their capacity to endure hardship. St Paal did not hope that Timothy would hare an easier time than he had had; he told hisaz4a corns on ama tats his share of the hardships ss a good sol thus that the appeal should be put in our day. Men are not to be told to become Christians ia order to get comfort in this world and the next Men do not respond to the call of com fort: but the appeal to heroism must win thein. The eall of Christ mast prevail with men just because it is the call or I He Ureas. It is necause the Captain of our Salvation bids us take "F ""-1 ?MS flit I" m? vioe their perfect freedom and their perfect Joy. - 'Bible Readings:? St Lake 9: 23; 2 Cor. 6: 1-10. Eph. 6: 10-18: 2 Tim. 2: 3-4. Prayers:? That we may neither ssk nor ^xpect the easy thing for ourselves; that we may learn to glorify in our tribulations and to count It all Joy when we fall into manifeld trials; that we may be willing to take our share of the hardships and to know the fellow ship of tlis sufferings of Christ; that men may bear this call of Christ to a life heroism and may enroll themselves beneath the banner of His Cross. Sunday school 635 a. m., Ivy Ailen, Superintendent. Public worship at 11 a. m. and 7;80 p. m. The pastor will preach Sundar morning on "The Good for-Notliing Church Member", and in* the evening on "Playing the Fool." The Franklin Ceunty Uulon Meeting. The Franklin Union of the Tar River Baptist Association assets Friday of next week at Midway church, some 12 miles east o' Looisburg. An interest ing program which wbb published in these columns recently, will be carried out ? ?r. Leonard >ead. The remains of Mr. George W. Leo nard, who died at his home near Maple rille on Tuesday, wsrs brought through town yesterday and ware taken to his former home ia Maryland for inter ment Mr. Leonard was a highly re s petted gentlemen and was sixty years old. Be laarea several children, and a host of relatives and friends who will miss his presence. The family has the sympathy of the entire com munity. ' i At St- Paul's Church St .Paul's ehnrch, will observe Holy Week, March 81? April 6, 1912, with the following services: Kacjp day, mernlng prayer nd antl-eosimuxllon at 10:08 (except Monday at 10 JO) Maunday Thursday, cslsbration of holy oommunion at 8:00 p. m. Easter even, Moraing prayer and holy baptism at 10:00. Eastor day, spseisl service for the Sunday School at 9:80 (the child reus Lenten offering will be made at this eerriee.) Divine aaryioe at 11.00 with the Holy Communion. The Easter of fering! of the congregation win be da-* rotad to the Mission Work at Prank linton and the Electric Light fund of the Pariah. A v - THE MOVING PEOPLE THBIft- MOVEMENTS IN AND OUT OP TOWN Those Who Have Visited Louis burg the Past Week? Those Who Have Gone Elsewhere Por Bnalnest or Pleasure. Mr. R. W. Hudson left Wednesday ] for Mi. Airy. * Rer. R. W. Bailey left Monday fori 8ller City to StteDd a conference to be j held there. Mice Kate Brewn, of the Orphaae I Friend, Oxford, wa* in Loaisburg the | feat week. Mra. Geo. W. Davis and daughter, Mrs. Scull, Janrived yesterday to visit Mr*, Dr. Burt. Mr. A- F. Champion, of CHrf?2, -'i itod friends and relatives in Louiaburg Ue, Mr. C. K. Cooke, who has been lo cated at Washington, D. C., is at home | fa; a few days. Mr; M. C. Pleasants left Tuesday to I spend several daya In Aberdeen visiting | his sister, Mra. H.'A. Page. Mra. P. H. Manguaa, of Wake For- 1 eat, attended the marriage other broth- [ er, Mr. A. * . Person, Wednesday. Dr. 8. P. Burt and wife left Taesday I for Warren county, where they will | ?pend.seTetal daya visiting her parents. Mrs. Florence Underbill and little sea, Frank Egerton, left yesterday for Selena to attend the funeral of Mr. J. A. Underbill. Mr. P. W. WheleM left Monday for the northern market* to purchase the spring and summer ateck of goods for bis eetabliahment. ? Meeara. E. S P?rr4 W F Rwairieiy, B. N. Williamson. J. A. Turner and J. H. Doughton, left yeeterday morniag for Raleigh by automobile. Mr. H. L. Davis returned Wednesday' from Saliibnry where he had been un der treatment at the hospital His rpnny frianH: ing so well Mr. F. C. Toepleman, Geaeral Su perintendent of the Home Telephone ftq-MI IjLHM ^ hwklmt tU ter the interest of the local cempany. He informs us that some much needed improvement will be made here in the near future. Or. A. H. Fleming returned Tueday froaa Washington City, He haa a very flattering proposition offered him by one of the city's leading dentists and was investigating same, however he has not decided (that he will leave Louisburg as yet. Should he decide to leave, the loss to Louisburg and Frank lin county will be distinct. Millinery Opening. celebrate their | annual millinery epeniag on next Men day and Tuesday and as asual the ladies may expect to see some very pretty drees goods and headwear. Head their advertieemeataad go In to see them. Rer. R. L- Davis Here. Reyi R. L. Davis, Secretary of the North Carolina Anti-Saloen League, preached two sermons to the peeple of Louisburg and vieiaity Sunday. Both were fiae and were much appreciated. In the morning be occupied the pulpit at the Baptist church and in the even ing at the Methodist church. Quite a number were out aVeseh-ieryice and his sermons were well delivered. Fire at Caatalla. Information was received here on Tueeday to the effect that on Monday evening the girls domltory at Castaiia High School, located at Castaiia, was barned The entire building with a por tion of the contents was lost, the total losa being about f 1,750. OQ. It eeems that the fire was accidental being caused by a young lady taking up ashee and leaving them in a wooden bex in her room. Returns H<$me. Mr. C. E. Oopton, who has been at Lake City, Kla., since December oa a hunting trip, returned home Friday. He tells us he caught the following be tween January 18 and March 1st: Wild eats ISO lbs., pole cats 196 Ibe , opos sum* 67S lbs., coeaa 100 lbs., making ? total of 1,008 ponnds. He did asost of his hunting on Suwanee river and is jwbilant over his trip. He handed us the following in regard to his pMk of "Rlckett" was left at heme having | rose down to look after a "'eoen traet" in Nash county. Woodrow Wilson, thia is ' aa exoep- ' tionally fine dog? *11 coon* and other enemies are afraid of his presence. Where he leads others try to. follow bat his prey fores up la death before his arrival after learning that he is after them. Harmon, a splendid opossum dor, can tree more possums and CfiQOf 1? one day than any other of the flock. Craig, m honor of oar next GoTer ?or, and like his namesake "when he stepgjnte a task he sticks to the faith." Will Kit chin, the piey that giti In front of this dof either has to take i ? tree or cash in his checks. Taft can find more polecats than all the rest combined, and Ilka all repub lican is always leading his followers into trouble . "Winnie Davis, ne words of praise for her qualitiea are too good. She is al ways at her post of duty and usually her share of the casae is to her credit. Annie Lee, as to speed quality and virtue ?o ??