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VOL. XLIV. ? ?. ^ ?LJ i LOUISBURO, N. MAY 29, 1914- NUMBER 16.
COUNTY CONVENTION
ELECTS DELEGATES TO STATE
AMI OTllEIi CON VENTIONS;
Excellent Speech From Hun. T. \\.
Blekett Attorney General?Resolu
tions-Endorsing Hon. Lee Overman,
E. XV. Fou and H. E. N orris Passed.
The Democratic County Convention
ior the nomination of State -'officers
anu the election of delegates* to the
several Conventions was held In the
Court house at Louisburg on last Sat
urday. ?
The Convention was called to order
by Chairman J. K. Collie at 12:00
o'clock, who called Mr. Wm H. Ruffln
"to the chair und A. F. Johnson as
Secretary, as temporary officers.
Upon motion the temporary organiza
tion was made permanent, after
which Mr. Ruffln made a pjetty little
'talk in a'ccepting the honors both
for himself and in behalf of the
Secretary.
The roll call was then had and all
townships answered to their names
and business was taken up and dis
posed of as follows:
The first business being to canvass
the vote of the primaries for by
townships and resulted'as follows:
,' <?,"'?'
w. n. .> r,
Dunus .. .. 43 8_ - 43
Ha? ris ...... IS . *6 - 43
Yourigsville.... 66 63 123
Franklinton. . 20S 44 '^- -221
Hayesviile" ..8 9 18
Sandy Creek .. .16 50 60
Uold Mine .. ...10 43 '53
('edar Rock .... 31 45 73
Cypress Creek.. 37 15 42
Loulsburg .... 282 52 324
Total 720* 335- 995
Upon the canvass the Convention
instructed the Chairman to certity the
vote to the Senatorial Convention
electing Hon. R. Brucc White as
Franklin's Senator from this district
Also instructing the delegates to the
Congressional Convention for Hon.
E. W. Pou.
Hun. T. W. Bicliett entered the Con
vent.1?.ii at tills point aud was recogni
zed by Chairman Ruflin, and made one
of the best speeches heard by Frank
*. . .?;uy's people in many months
Mr. Bickett stated- that his direct
rejifun for appearing before the Con
vyii.hjn was to thank the people of
.the county in behalf of Mr. R. B
While: wiio was away filling hotne ap
pointment to speak, for himself; that
i.e could not fill on account of the
serif.;is illness of ills son, for the
honor confered upon, Mr. White for
tile nomination as as Senator front
this Co. In the course of his remarks
concerning Mr, White he said "There
will bo no man in the Legislature to
day .wiin-will exert a more command
ing influence than the Senator from
Franklin Co." Further in his referen-*
ces to Mr. Wliites fitness & ability lie
salt' 1'iat "he was one of the best men
this county has ever seen"- when a
loud applause greeted his remarks,
used to bring about the conditions
dreams of the spooks-." hy way of
aginary e'fTect by saying "tirat one
Although not attempting to make a
set political speech Mr. Bicltett said
ho wanted l-o make a few remarks
liy way of congratulating the people
ol the county in this Arm democracy
ami to do this lie proceeded to point
out the success, of the Democratic
administration in contrast-with the
teeny campaign cries of the repub
licans and by the juany methods tljey
n.-f il to grim; iUiQui.- th8=coudltl""J
utey premeten.
"The otic bis cry of the republicans'
against democratic adulnistration is
panics said Mr. Hicl.eU, who .went on
to say "they talked panic so much
they dreamed panics, as little children
dream of the snooks^ By way
I' illustration lie showed the entire Im
aginary elfect by saying "that one
could cry lire In a theatre and cause
the'.dentils of many ythen In reality
there would be no fire." ' . . ^
Referring to the republican adminis
tration He reminded the people that
under Roosevelt ?n account of panic
our banks Issued script, and that al
though the republicans claimed cotton
would sell for Ave cent? under Wil
son's administration the price had
been higher than In many years and
the farmers got money Instead of due
bills. ,. ' f
He further showed that Wilson not
only did not cause a panic but kept
tl>? republicans from doing so. He
- told an Incident wherein he was In
New York about twelve months be
fore, representing a local bank ,at|d
called on Its correspondents on Wall
stret to secure money In what they |
recognized gilt edge paper but tlio i
bank refused. He found-^ils was a j
scheme wherein the mon/y Interests ,
were trying to bring about a panic,1]
but the President getting hold of this
scheme and In co-operation with the
Secretary of the Treasurer ho.+is
sued a statement that "the govern
ment hr * printed $500.0000,000 that
they w? dd turn loose If conditions
didn't change at once. "The next
morning said Mr. Blokett, "one bank
In New York pnt out in commercial
paper' $7.000,000. Again the game
scheme was thwarted when the gov
ernment put out money to have the
crops the past fall.
"These two acts" said Mr. Bickett,
"did more for the Southern farmers
than everything the republican party,
have ever done for them." .In eulogiz
ing President Wilson Mr. Bickett went
on to say. "He very often forgets
thai Wall sreet exists as he is
thinking of the common people from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, and es
pecially in the Southern Suites," fin
ishing his remarks by saying, he is
the greatest President since Abraham
Lincoln." ' * *v .
He then referett to the President's
attitude toward the South, and the
record North Carolina is making in
the Nations history. First pointing
to Hon. Josophus Daniels, the lord of
the greatest Navy In the world and
paid a high tribute to his fitness, and
ability, and the work he is doing.
Rcfering to the Secretary of Agri
culture he said the President exhibit
ed splendid judgment when lie went
way out West and took a man thorou
ghly familar with the work. He said
further-he was born in North Carolina
and in the Country immortalized by
the birth of Andrew Jackson and
iucidently "myself, (applause).
"Col. Osbornl" said Mr. Bickett "as
Commissioner of Internal Reve
nue, can't be beaten, for what better
man do you want to look after the
moonshiners, than the head of the
Keely Institute."
In refereing to Hon. F. M. Simmons,
as the leader of the greatest delibera
tive bady in the world and Hon.
Claud Kitchin, as chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee of the
house, he said "it is the only time in
history that one State has had the
leader in both branches of Congress
at tlic same time.
"Then there is Hon. Edwin Yates
Webb, soon to be made Chairman of
I he Judiciary Committee of the House,.
and who will have under his leader*
ship the anti-trust legislation."
"Why should we not foel proud!".
. In concluding Mr. Biclcett congratu
lated the ?people iipdn the .record of
the administration 'and North Caroli
na and urged them to continue theft*
"undivided support of the greatest
President since Abraham Lincoln and
a Southern gentlemen."
Mr. B. T.' Holdon presented the fol
lowing resolution endorsing Solici*
tor H - E. Norths for renominatlon,
which wa^-Jinanimously carried:
"We, the Democrats of Franltllfi
Cp?my, in Convcnton assembled, re
cognizing the \ibility of Herbert E.
Xorrls, our present Solicitor, who litis
so able performed his duties, resolved
that the delegats of Frankltn County
to the Judicial Convention "to be hell
in the city of Raleigh, May 28th. are
hereby instructed to c&st their vote
for Herbert E. Xorrls, Solicitor, first,
last and always."
Mr. J. M. Alien offered the following
resolution endorsing, Hon. E. \y. pou
and Hon7 Lee ?. 0verman, both of
which received a unanimous vote and
enthusiasm.
"Resolution; That in the-Hon. Ed
ward W. Pou, the Fourth District of
North Carolina has a Representative
in the Congress of the Nation of whom
It may be Justly proud. His distin
guished services to his ^nstltucnts
aqfl to the country at large entitle,
ulm to the high position which _he
has won among his colleagues arid
merit the approbation and applauso
of the Democracy he has served so
well. We give our unqualified in-:
dorsementTTflnrl? teurse upon all
public questions, a*d~4rr*accordance
with the unanimous voice of our peo
ple expressed at the primary election
recent held, we instruct thf dele
gates from this county to the Con
gressional Convention to cast its solid
vote for hta re-nomlnaUon."
"Resolved; That .we indorse the
Hon. Lee S. Overman, our able and
distinguished junior Senator, for re
nomination by the Democratic fitat^
Convention and. the delegates to s&id
Convention from this county are here
by instructed to cast the rote of the
(Continued to Page Six.)
SPLENDID COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
Of Louisburg Female College, A Great Success
, And Largely Attended
BEGAN SUNDAY,
EN1>E1> WEDNESDAY.,
A Most Successful Session?Rev. Mr.
Haxey Delivers Bacculuureatc Ser
mon aiul Dr. Hodges, the Literary
Address.
Possibly the most- successful ses
sion In the history of the Loulsburg.
Female CoHege, was closed with the
commencement, exercises the past
week. A great work has been oc
complished under tne wise leader-*,
ship of Mrs.. Ivey Allen as president,
and her excellent associates, which
with the added influences of Rev. A. D.
Wilcox, as financial agent. Is bringing
about more evident resulta that ate
a necessary source of pleasure to the
people of Loulsburg, and the friends
of the college. ?I- ?- " -
. ?? Baccalaureate Sermon.
At the Methodist church Sunday
morning, the combined congregations
if the city assembled to hear the bac
calaureate scymon preached by Rev.
R. M. Maxey, of the Virginia Confer
ence, of Suffolk, Va. The chyrcli had
been very tastily decorated for the*
occasion, and an elaborate musical
program arranged, which was quite
successfully executed. Miss Sallie
Thomas Williams, musical director at
the College, presided at the organ
with her usual grace and skill. Tlio
following choir, whose voices blended
beautifully, lead the music and ren
dered several difllcult,but harmonious
anthems: Sopranos. Miss Annie Park
er, Miss Mary Bello Macon and Mrs.
P. H. Cooke: contraltos, Mrs. A. D.
Wilcox and Mrs. W. E. White; bassos,
Malcelm McKinne and W. D. Jack
son; tenors. H. L. Candlcfr and W. B.
Tucker. NS^_ *
,Jhe College girls, headed
eight members of the Senior
who were robed in the regulatiob
gowns and caps, occupied the middle
tiers of pews? By 11 o'clock, when
Miss Williams Jjegan the beautiful
voluntary. "Ancient o f Days," tiie
cliurchwas practically'full. The duet.
"Kock of Ages," by Miss 'Parker and
Mr. Candler, was specfally well ren
dered. 1 TRe~otrter special music was,
"Great and . Marvelous Arc Thy
Works!*' and "Spirit Divine, Attend
Our Prayers."
, The first Impression of the preacher
of the day, Rev. Mr. Maxey, who was
a comparative stranger, was a good
one. and lie grew in favor with each j
successive utterance-. He is a typical
Methodist minister of trie finest type. !
He is a man of rather commanding']
appearance, with a clear resomfnt ?
voice, logical iti thought and striking: '
in the manner of presentation, in per
fect command of'himself,' and impres
ses one as being thoroughly sincere
and desperately in earnest.
He was very happy in his selection
of a theme and a text for tl\e occasion,
and every one must have felt the
striking rtpprSpflaieness of 'the
theme.
The text was found in 1 Cor. 9:22,
"I am made all things to all -men;
'that 1 might by ail means save some."
From the text naturally evolved the
theme, "Adjustment." "Saint Paul."
said the minister, "i? one of the mo,si
clear-cut and wide-open characters
in tlift HiMfl TI i i I nun iijiiHiinlilOiiiinl
ed in a man who waB to be a great
leader Of men. They would have no
trouble in seeing which-w*y<lie was
going.
"Two facts in Paul's life arc evi
dent. 1. His care of himself. He took
accurate account J)f his own feelings,
motives, experiences, etc. Then- was
no mock modesty about him. We find
liim using the personal pronoun 'P
quite frequently. 'When I was a child,
I thought ns a chtld, T spoke as a
child'?'I'?'I'. He never lost sight of
himself. He needed to have himself
well in hand, and^lie never lost hit}
grip on himself.
"2. But at tlio same time, he never
lost sight, of other people. He was
not forgetful of their rights, of their
interests,) and of their feelings. In
order to do this, it was necessary for
him to -cut off many needed thliga
from his own life. He cut every tie
inat bound mm to anything that was
selfish and narrow. And we find him
saying, 'I am made all things to al)
men, that by all mean^ I might be
able to save some.' This Is Paul's
life in a nut-shell. . "
" 'Save* is a great word with Paul.
It indicates that he realized thai
some folks Were lost. As we look
about us, how much do we see in the
material word that Is going to waste.
L^>ok. at million of acrons that fall
from the tree only to lie there and rot.
"What vast unused water power rushe3
on from dav^trr?day beneath your
bridge.' '
"Then* is eyen the same waste in
higher things, in humanity. How
-many lii.es, With golden opportunities,
and splendid talents,-are going to
waste! The great business of man is
to conserve the waste, and save the.
lost. v
"Now Paul means to say in this
tjjxt that he so adjusts himself to
other folks that there is no fiction
between them, and this is in order'
that tie may conserve tlie waste, and
save the lost.
"The 1-auhfc. of all our troubles is a
lack of adjustment. You have In
digestion because your digestive or
gans fail to adjust themselves to the
food eaten. Neighborhoods have fueds
and quarrels because of a lack 6f ad
justment. For the same redson some
times, husband and wife, and "children
have misunderstanding, and fusses.
? "That Is the trouble in Mexico now",
lack of adjustment, and there will
continue to be war there till things
ore adjusted.
"As I pass* by the junk heap <Jf &
railroad shop. I see old wheels, and
various pieces of machinery that have
been thrown there simply because
they got out of adjustment, and there
was friction, and they finally had to
leave them on the junk pile.
"Paul sought so to adjust himself
that there would be as littie .friction
ns possible, that he might be more
efficier.t.
"N^Kov adjustment does not mean
'contounity. Quite a different thing.
Pul.:?ffVL 'Be not conformed to this
woff, but unadjusted to it.' Water in
e bucket confo^Hjs to the bucket.
But we are suppofcwti to be a little
stronger, than water. Ti^ere is great
danger for most people thah<Jiey will
- conform rather than adjust^om
sel ves. 'When in Rome, do as Romany
do.' But we must so adjust our
selves that we may be able to pull
t hose" below us up to our level. -
"When Paul was with the drunkard,
In did not drink, when with the thief,
he did not steal. ?But he so adjusted
a.self that the drunkard ?uhl be
i': ';iimc of his drinking, end wont to
q-.ltt, and the thief would want to be
ti'U honest man."
"Jesus knew this law of adapta
tion. He met every man on his. own
pround. .He-said things that the mail
to whom he was talking was interest -
id in. When talking to the scholarly
XU-odemous, lie. discourses about the
scientific topics of vyind. When lie met
the 'muchly-jnarried woman at the
well/ he talked to her about getting
married* All felt at home with Jesus
Christ, because lie. adjusted himself, j
and met them on their own ground. !
"In Brownings beautiful poem,'
?King Saul.' David is Represent? d as
playing the demonized king, shepherd
.-songs, Ypllgious airs* and others, but,
I iiiif until lir struck u ?r.migl a.ir di<l
? r.e lind any, response in the King's
soul, and the demons fled, and ?he
j King cam? back t^ himself.'
"How was Paul made adjustable?
jjy his education. He was born with
c.s*blank a mind as any other boy of
his-day. But he had peculiarly liivo^
/educational advantages. Being brou
j g'.u up in ?L-fireek town, lie knew the
?Crectan art, and learning, and hence
would be able to get the Greek's point
"He was also learned in Roman law,
and literature, and knew the Roman's
view point. Having set at the feet of
the great Hebrew teacher, Gamaliel,
lie knew what the 'Jew 'thought, and
felt. And so he could readilyTtdjust
himself. Education did It, and if edu
cation does not do that, then It is
useless.
"But'the education must not be at
the disposal of one's prejudices. That
made Paul a blood thirsty persecutor.
To educate men without religion is
but Jto make clever devils out of tKfejp.
"If you are going to "be educated
just for selfish ends, then you would
better not be educated.
"There Is a narrow view of educa
tion, that it is simply to know books.
But that is not enough. We must
know nature, we must know man, we
roust know God. We must know all
tliese before we are educated.
"It is not only necessary that we
shall know, but we must love, nature,
folks, and God. Everything in life,
responds to love. All of our service
must grow out of hearts that love;
"Love must reign if we are ad
justed. Jesus became adjusted to the
world, and man's redemption, not
Limply because he knew what was in
man, but because he loved him."
"You can't drive a girl into the best
things, but ?you can lov?^ her into
them.? Give "love a chance.
"How can we be adjusted to all
men? some of" them are so bad, and
unlovely that they repel us. By lov
ing them. Jesus never would have
loved us, if the source of love had
been in us. If we love unlovely folks,
the source of the love must be in us.
The best way.to break down prejudi-"
ces is by love. In this connection, the
story of the fiddler, who broke down
the big iron bridge by simply playing
on the cord the bridge was keyed to,
was told with good effect. So love is
the key to which the life of God is
tuned. Strike that, and we' Ket a
response from high heaven.
Sermou Before the Y. W. C. A.
"Where there is no vision, the peo
ple perish," Prov. 29; 18, was the text
of Dr. Maxey's night sermon. The*
text^Jias reference primarily to a
heavenly vision. There is a vast
diflcrence between the ordinary vision
with the natural eyes, and the heaven
ly vision.
"The original reading of the text.
Khich was, "Where there is no vision,
' the people are stripped of their
ornaments and defenses," was used.
"A girl's richest adorment," said
l>e. "does not' consist in precious
jewels, pretty clothes, plaiting of the
liair, etc, but the adornment of the
mind heart. Her strongest defenses
uo not consist in the strong arm of
a brother of the watchful care of a
father, but in Ijer own high, and holy
character. A fellow can dodge fatljer
and the first of a brother, but he dare i
not invade t lie sacred dominion * of I
your virtue,, and the nobility of your i
character, your safety lies in your!
virtue and nobility of character.
"A country's best ornamenrs are not I
its public bQildlng, but the character.!
and virtue of its citizenship. Its
safest "defeuses are not its splendi.l i
battleships, and rapid firing guns. |
but in the nobility of its citizenship, j
SQi.0 Nations business is noi to des-j
tro>M.;n k a ve."
"AntNqo wiih the churches. Their !
oe?t ^rnamn^is, and defenses do not j
consist in hnenwrtf; buildings, bat in ?
the hig!i.-?ntl holyNJJIng of its 111 cm- j
her*. TIm? lietiuty oiS^iness is tile'
ornament of t!:o church oTUod. With |
all your giving, gi.vc you v nvart to J
G o.l ? .
"TMspriinc neeu <>l* tiie nation,
* i li.r ?burcU of the individual, lest
we he stripped of ' our ornamehts,
and cU foiises, and so perish?Js vision.
. "flow obtain u heavenly vision?
"It is the result of earnest and pro
tracted tiling In g and prayer. 'And
when wo have seen tfie vision, like
Paul, let tfs not lie disobedient to it.'
The Alumnae Ita$tjuet.
.Monday night, in the _ spacious,
ti lling hall .of Loiiisburg College,
which was. -redoIon t with roses, white 1
and pink carnations, and which was 1
fiiled with, hkndsrano gowned and j
loyal aiuii|nae, Tcpapevning the pres-!
.?nt umi liumv l/irni.T ??l.-is.-ifis. will. [
here and there an honored guest, was
held the annual alumfiSc banquet
? EigUty-slx covers were laid. The.
elaborate refreshments, which were
, daintily prepared under tjie direct and |
personal supervision of the alumnae ?
themselves, and gracefully served by
t'.ie juuior class were par excellence
The toasts, which were sandwiched }
? in,-with wit and wisdom, and
made the occasion memorable.
i This being the first anniversary
since the erection of the Matthew
Davis Mcmoral Annex, the program
was built up around the idea of build
ing. The following couplet appearing
on the place-card was signiflcent:
"The structive that we rise, _
Time is with materials~filed;
Our todays and yesterdays
Are the blocks with which he built."
Mrs M.C. Pleasants proved herself
to be a charming toastmlstress, pre
siding with Maeming grace and dig
iiity. The following are the toasts
ariven:
' "Louisburg College"?Miss Sarah
Stanclll, of Selma.
(Continued on Page Seven.}
MAKE ICE NEXT WEEK
LOriSBCRC'S ICE PLANT SEAR
ING COMPLETION.
Fifteen Tons Capacity?Large Refrig
erating Capacity?Creamery and
Canning to Be Added?The Plant a
Model In All Respects.
The Louisburf Coal and Ice Com
pany's Ice plant, a thirty thousand
dollar enterprise ?nd possibly the
largest manufacturing establishment
that has been organized in Loulsburg
within the past fifteen years, expects
to begin serving the people of Louls
burg and Franklin County by tho
middle or last of next week.- It Is a
most complete plant, being equipped
with the very latest type of t if? York
flooded system and will be driven by ?
an ? eighty-horse power engine ofthe
.Corliss type. The vat is a* huge on9,
holding 210 cans of 300 pounds capac
ity at one charge, and will have a to
tal daily capacity of fifteen tons. The
building is well arranged, being locat
ed on "the railroad, convenient for
loading and is also convenient for ser
ving the public?It Is Tiut up Into sev
eral cold storage rooms' all of- which
are thoroughly insulated with cork
and cement, making a most economic
and service-giving equipment. These
rooms will also be equipped with re
frigerator pipes which will be fe<T di
rect from tiie refrigerating plant.
The water supply will be gotten
from two bored wells. At present one
is completed at a depth of 145 feet and
(he second is under construction and
is niw at a depth of 165 fee with no
water. Each well lias passed throug^i
a lot of solid rock. Tiie latter one
has passed a good distance III rock
and is not yet through. Tiie wells
are beiqg bored .by tise Carr Deep
Well Co., wiio arc doing a nice piece
of work. The water supply is consid
ered the best to tyjf had anywhere in
the State.
The machinery for this plant and
the- cork lining are being put^up by'
experts. Mr. F. C. Horton, of Pitts
burg, Pa., representing the York Co.,
Is In charge of the machinery end,
and Mr. R. C. Bright, of Jacksonville,
Fla., is directing engineer for the cork
work. Both gentlemen are thorough
ly competent, and say this plant isnot
excelled in modern equipment or fa
cilities.
Mr.. Ilea vis, president, of the Lonis
bui's Coal and Ice Company, informs
us they willtbe in position to sell ice
cut from tliefwagon at wagon weights
for one-half cent a pound and in
block lost of 300 pounds at $1.00 per
block. The}'..will operate two* wagons
on the north side of the river daily
and one on tiie south side. . Two de
livery trips over town will be made
?daily.
?Mr. Lu\higgood, of SaVonnah, Ga.,
w-ill have charge of the mechanical*
I>>siUtres of the plant in M:e day and
Mr. CSin-y, cf tli? Carr Deep Well^or;?
will hav&sdiarge at night Mr. S. C.
Foster will is^ain his position with
the company as^sistant manager.
To the rear of tiie^Jant will be ar
ranged and equipped aNJarge wood
yaiM, which will be well stb?ked for
the benefit of the customers/NsJiile
just under the building is one 6f tll?^
most convenient and exp. nslve coal
dumps in the State.
/Later, Mr. Reavis informs us.-.-tltfey~
w ill add to this plant ? cannery and
a crenmry. Tim rooms have already
prepared. These w ill ho nhnnt
"TUP lllUst U?erill ana hTrisl profitable
institutions for tlio fafmers that have
been organized here at all. Connect
ed with and a part of this branch will
be operated routes to eouvass all
through the country, -on a similar
scheme to the rural free delivery mail
routes; to collect milk, vegetables, etc
for the working of these two plants.
Through this means the farmers can
turn into money .many things hereto
fore they have had to throw away or
ullow to go to wastn.
.After these plants hare been put in
to operation it is Mr. Reavls1' idea :o
establish and equip in connection
with this plant a complete modern
laundry, which will be a most con
' vf.nient and much-needed enterprise
for our town.
Mr. Reavls is a most enterprising
and energetic man of greatb usiness
capacity as has ljeen forcibly demon
strated In this new venture of hit,
and our people should show their ap
velopment of the poMtbiUties of the
town and the conrenle#ee of the peo
ple to rallr to hte support and make
his enterprise* great aacewie*.
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