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LOUISBURG, iTC.. 7RI DAY, JUNE 26, 1914. - ? NUMBER 20
ATTOBJfEY GESEKAL BJCK1CTT
WANTS SALE SET ASIDE.
?Suit l uder Shermaa Act Finding of
Corporation Commlalon Justifies It
Under The View of The Atteraay
General?Department of Justice
Bfotitied Lant Mght
' Attorney General T. W. Blckett last
night notlBed Attorney General Mc
Reynolds, of Unltod States De
partment of Justice, to bring action
to set aside the ode pt the Cape Fear
an<i Yadkin Valley Railroad.
Ecouom|cally, the sale of that road
?which TM^from Wilmington to Mount
Airy, a distance of 2(4.5 miles has
been regarded one of the worst dealu
that the State could h^ve wished.
Chairman fe L. Trari?, whose report
formed the basis of Mr. lhckett's re
commendations, believes that had this
road been run as a competing line.
North Carolina would have had n
gateway equal .to Norfolk in the city
of Wilmington and a bettor one than
Lynchburg; In Mount Alryt The route
from the West through that road to
the sea is shorter than any other road
to the coast. The sale utterly des
troyed, competition according to the
claims of the State.
The general assembly of 1918 or
dered the sale of these roads, for they
are now the Atlantic Coast Line from
Wilmington to Sanford to Mount Airy,
investigated, and ex-Solicitor A. L.
Brooks represented th? Corporation
Commission in the hearin at which
evidence was first taken. Mr. Brooks
continued his work until he broupht
Harry Walters .multimillionaire be
fore him, and brought from* the New
Yorker a full story of the sale. It
was upon this testimony that the suit
will really be brought.
The Sale Many Year? agd.
The sale of the two roads was made
many years ago, 1897. The Corpora-,
tion Commission found which it ran
that they and the' State had put up
JGDOO.noo at one time and that an
other the State had contributed
$500,000. The bonded lndeiitnsss
became $3,054,000 In time and the
interest could not be paid.
Judge Simonton ordered the sale
but he declared there must 'be no
dismemberment of the road. Thft
sple took place and Harry Walters,
of- New York, bought the property
in. The conduct of the road since
raises the question of contempt 9ow.
Didn't Mean to Complete.
Mr. Walters made a most frank
witness. He said he went to the
sale with the best of Intentions not
to bid against anybody or to be op
posed in the bidding. But he found
tkat he was being opposed. Then it
was called off and the Southern owns
one end and the Coast Line the other.
The Btory can be understood How.
The dismemberment of the road de
i stroyed the sole competition that the
two "big Toads hal commission
finds that the C. P. & Y. V. was doing
Interstate and intrastate business.
That was the evil of. the sale. The
commission thinks that Walnut Cove
and Winston-Salem would have been
fine gateway, but for the destruction
of that competition. Had the road
remained one line It would havev
formed with the .Norfolk and West
ern the best route from the West and
orfe of the best from Virginia cities.
The commission draws no conclu
sions in its report but the Atttorney
General does. ,
If Mr. McHaynolds concludes to
prosecute this case. Attorney General
Blckett will assiat In it and it will
taake one of tfie most Interesting
stories' in railroad manipulations in
the South In a long time. Tin old
forgotten Sherman act may rtir fcnsl
n^ss yet.
i Itenawaj.
' A motft interesting, and somewhat
exciting accldedt occurred- ort the
streets of Louisburg, Tuesday morn
ing about 11: SO O'clock when a dou
ble team of horses belonging to Mr.
J. D. Hill, coming up Nash street at
hrakeneck speed. The driver was
spunky enough however for the oc
casion, and set to 1 holding
them straight in Ittreota, and
succeeded j .stopjjtff them on top
of the hltt In front oi/Mr. FH. Bger
ton*s residency1 j)Be Jot out! akd ar
ranged the harn'esa,' and was Joined
by Messrs. 3. D. Hill and^W. O.
Ayscae. land the team was turned
arottad Intended to take them back
to the s tables, bat the horses were
not satisfied, and pitched off in another
heavy ran making their way across
town, again in the safes direction as
they came. They were stopped again
near Mr. T. B. Wilder'? residence on
Nash street where they were unhtt
ahed and brought In one by one. It
Iras tacky th?
-tu? *awi? that tR?y would ?trik?,'
lot with the good. Judgment of tfife
driver who stuck to his lob, no dam
age was done. On the return run of
the horaee the speed was evidently
?too swift for Messrs. Hill and Ays
cue, so they left the job In charge of
the man holding to the reins.
, Building .Net?. ?
The new building of M^. F. B. Mc
Ktnne on Middle street Is bMs< rapid
ly pushed to completion, and la taking
proportions of a large and haodaqpie
residence. When completed It will
be one of the nicest residences erect
ed In Loulsburg in some time.
Ihe new residence of Mr. A. W.
Person, on Main street Is already
adding much to that section of the
toWB> and, will be a most modern
structure both In conveniences, and
designs. It will be a most conven
ient, and handsome home.
Jlr. E. S. Green, la erecting a nice
cottage on the corner of Perty Btreet
and Kenmore avenue, which will be
a most desirable addition to that por
tion of the town.
Mr. J. R. Bunn. has recently Impro
ved his-residence on Kenmore avenue,
with a new coat of pdlnt.
\ Play at Cedar Rock.
On the evening of July the 7th, at
8:00 o'clock; the- young people will
present a moat Interesting play. Ad
? mission 15 and 10 cents.
After the play, refreshments con
sisting of ice cream, cake etc. will bo
for sale. The proceeds from the play
and sale of refreshments are to be
used to aid In the new school building,
for Cedar Rock.
The public is cordially Invited to
be^present.
e.'t. oill I)EAD.
Last of Five Brothers All Conleder
ate Yeterans WW" S*'dl,'rs
Home.
E. T. Gill of Franklin county, the
last of the five brothers, all prominent
in the Bervice of the Confederacy
died at the Soldiers' Home Monday
night at 1V:15 o'clock. He was 70
year,s of ?ti and had Men 111 for a
month. funeral service will be
held from 'the chapel at the horns
Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock,
and the Interment will be in the
Confederate Cemetery. While Mr.
Gill was |the last member of his
family, there are several relatives
living In this city, Mr. W. C. Q1U
being a nephew and Messrs. C. B.
and John A. Park being kinsmen.
He entered the homo February
17, 1913, from Wake County and was
a fneipber of Company E, 27th
regiment. ?'W f'.- -
Friday Afternoon Bridge Club.
On Friday afternoon at4r30 o'clock
Mrs! 8. P. Boddle very delightful
entertained the Friday afternoon
Bridge Club.
A delightful," enjoyable six table
game was played, adter which a
dainty, and tempting fealad courso
was served. ? -
Those present wero Mesdames,
Edward Best, A. W. Person, Garland
Ricks, J. R. Collie. 8. P. Boddie, J.
L. Palmer, R. G. Burroughs of Hen
derson, L. L. Joyner, B. B. Perry,
Maurice Clifton, L. E. Scoggln, 8.
J. Parham, R. C. Beck, F. H. Allen,
Joe. Barrow, Ro$>. Davis. Jno King,
Geo. Cralle, and Misses Eleanor
Cook, Annie Allen, Alma Allen, An
nie Belle King, Green, and Edith
Ydrborough.' ?
Get? New Safe.
Mr. Fred A 4 rofelved a new
and han?#o?e HuKv safe on last
Tuesday, and has placed It In M?
place of business on Court street.
The safe la a huge one weighing above
3500 on the inside contain
ing a nice chest for Jeweler's use.
Mr. M. F. Houck put t)ie safe In posi
tion for him.,
Case Continued.
The case of the tJnlted States, of
America against Sid Davis, for hav
ing in his possession a distilling ap
paratus without being bonded that
waa called before commissioner J- I*.
Palmer on Monday was continued
until ' Monday morning, June Mth,
1914, at 14:>0 O'clock on account ot
the abeeaee of wltnessee on both
sides.
High Tempera tares. _
Loulsburg was not overlooked by.
provides?? the past, while high tem
perature were being passed around to
the many other points in 'North Caro
lina. On Monday the government
yiemometers-registered 100
dirihon Tuesday it reaehed ??
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ALLEN -LOT.
I'rokilaent Lo?itb?rg lit Weds Bas*;
boro Lady. J Jjj?
Rofiboro. J una 23.?Mr. J. M. Allen,
of Loulshurg, and Mr?. Annie Loj
were quitely Married here thU morn
ing at the home of the telds's father,
Mr. W. B. Webb. While the event
has been looked tor some Uaw, It out*
as a distinct surprise today Tka
bride Is one of Roxboro'a nsost popula
bride Is one of Rogboro'a moat popular
ladles and a voipan of many good
qualities and One traits of obaractor.
She had held a responsible position
for two. seasons with a leaAtajt busi
ness firm of Lbulsburg. Mr.- -Allen ia
one of Loulsburg's most prtfmtoent,
and substantial citizens. They left
Immediately after the marriage In Mr.
Allen's oar. ' ?*<? M
THE KlSG-WALSLAUKLi
Meellap at Baptist Church Begin*
' Wednesday Nltrht July i, J j
Evangelists F. D. King of Chaflotta,
and B. L Wolslagel, of Aclievllle are
closing this week a most remarkable
meetings In Brookhaveo, Mvsa.. In
which More than a hundred have al
ready united with the church. Ttie
Interest In the meeting last Sunday,
was so Intense that tip evangelistu
were forced to remain over aMioOn
tlnue It this week. For that'flaaob
they can pot reach our city 1 Of time
to begin the meeting here Sunday, as
was announced In these columns last
week, but will begin Wednesday night,
July 1. There will be two meetings
dally at 9:00 A. M.1 and 8:00 P. M.
The need of a genuine revival. In
Louisburg at this time Is apparent
The prospects for such a meeting .%ere
never brighter. Every true follower
of the Lord, by whatever name, is
Invited to lend a helping hand.
A crisis 1b on. Throw yourierf Into
the work with porfect abandonment,
and you will be ready to sing the
victor's song. :y
The music, under the superb leader
ship of Mr. Wolslagel, will bo a most
attractive feature.
Besides being an able expj?under of
the word, Mr. King has a winteome
personality that draws his Congrega
tions to him as with hooks of steel.
;. Pastor Walter M. Qllmore will
preach Sunday morning on "The Bap
tism in Fire," and at night on,
"Weighed In the Balances."
Linen Shower.
On Monday, evening Miss Julia Bar
row gave a delightful card party, and
linen shower In honor of Miss Mar
gie Macon, who is to be married to
Mr. Eaton Winston on June 30th.
? The guests were met on the porch
by the hostess, wliere Mrs. C. C.
Blacknall of Kltrell served punch.
On entering the home each guest
was presented with a beautiful hand
painted score card each containing
brides and cupids. Tables wers
placed for both Bridge and Rook, just
as -Miss Macon was taking her place
I for the game, Miss Mattle Ballard
pulled a ribbon that sent a shower of
beautiful dainty articles showering
down upon the bride.
The gifts had been suspended in a
large white umbrella Just above the
brides head and unseen until the
shower fell
Gathering up and looking at the
articles caused much merriment and
the game was entered into with tun
and seat
After the game Miss Frances Bar
row very gracefuly served refresh
ments and the guests departed with
many good wishes for th* happiness
amd a successful ttre'T'voyage for
Miss Macon. ^ f
Those present vere Misses Mattle
Ballard of Frnnklinton.-'oiadys John
son of Selma, Virginia Btalnback of
Vt. Qlleard', Eugenia Clilfk of Raleigh,
and Mrs. G. C. Blacknall of Klttrell.
Misses Kate High, Abah Person,
Ruth Allen, Louise and Susie Mead
ows, Lucy Smlthwick, Mary Belle
Maoon, Annie Qreen, Margie Macon,
Lynne Hall, Julia Bar*ow, Annie
Belle King, Hodgle Wlllams, and
Meadamee A. W. PersA.E. J. Macon,
Joe Mann, W}arland Rides, M. C.
Pleasants,, T. W. Watsoti and J. J.
Barrow.
F??rs C a lea
Therd will be a meeting of
Franklin Oouaty Farmer pnloo
oonrt house in Loots
July and, alt Mkls are
b? represented-without *1 as there
wl^ b? business of Irrportaiwe to
come before the Union, j .-J
J. H. HarHs, PrW
3. C. Jone?.
iim&mm x
-WB&t'. A. UZEELL.
IDW Afttr Lingering Illness of
Paralysis.
" After a lingering Illness o f paralysis
t Mrs. A. C. Uzzell died Sunday night at
^:30 at the home of her daughter,
rs. W. M. Boone, of Maplevllle, In
'tke eighty-fourth year of her age.
? Mrs. Uzzell was the reMct of Mr.
W. B. Uzzell, who died 22 years ago.
fyie son, Mr. W. E. Uzzell, of Loula
burg, and two daughters, Mrs. W. M.
?oone, of Maplerille, and Mrs. O. H.
Harris of Loulsburg. survive her.
The funeral services were coQduct
?d Tuesday afternoon at 4 O'clock at
jtbe Maple Springs Baptist church, and
|tbe Interment waa made In the ceme
tery near by In the presence of a
Very large company of sympathetic
[friends. Rev George M. Dulce con
ducted the service. _
Mrs. Uzzell was a member of one
of the finest families in this section,
and fehe was a most excellent lady,
whose friends were numbered by her
acquaintance.
\. House Party.
Mesdames J. A. Turner and S. J.
Parham gave quite an enjoyable house
.party at Maplevllle in the old acadcmy
'building to a number of little folks
from town the past week. They left
town Monday with a full equipment
of supplies and many reports of - a
pleasing nature have been received.
Among those who are with the party
are Mesdames J. A. Turner and S. J.
Parham, Beatrice, Margaret, Mary and
Francis Turner, Ruth Hail, Rutli
Early, Mildred Scott, Mary Exum
Burt, Eleanor and Camilla Yar
borough, Anna Fuller Parham, Jones
Parham, Will Collie, Aubrey Waddell,
William Neal, Maury Cralle, Harris
Turner.
Younger Set Book Club.
On Thursday afternoon Mrs B. T.
Holden entertained the younger
set Book Club.
i A delightful program was carried
out, the subject being "The Mer
chant of Venice," Mrs. Arthur Per
son read a criticism on the play,
Miss Annie Green gave a number of
quotations from the play, and Mrs.
Allison Hodges' read ,U}e court scene
from, the play.
After the program had been com
pleted the hostess, assisted by Miss
Frances Barrow served delightful
: efreshmen'.s. *
Those present were Misses An
nie Green, Eleanor Cooke, Margie
Macon, Annie Belie King, Ljrnne
Hall, Annie Allen and Mesdames, B.
T. Holden, Arthur Person, Allison
Hodges, and E. J. Macon.
The club had with them as'visitors
Mr. j. L. Palmer, Mrs. R. G. Bur
roughs of Henderson, Mrs. Sid Hol
den, Mrs. Ernest Furgurson, and Mrs.
G. L. Aycock. -i
Dunce's Square Sews.
Miss Florence Perry is attending
summer school at Greenville, N. C.
Mrs. H. S. Pruitt, who has been
paralyzed for some time, we are glad
to say Is able to set up.
Miss Annie Wilder, lias returned
from quite an extended trip to Center
vllle. Hickory Rock, and Maplevllle.
Mr. J. H. Wllder's sister, Mrs.
D .C. Thorrlngton, and grand daugh
ter, Ruth Wester came over to see him
the past week.
Miss Efhel Perry, has returned
home from Greenville, where she
haa been attending school.
Miss Minnie Dickens is attending
summor school at Chapel Hill.
Mrc. Hunter Dunn, of Henderson,
Bpent the week end at Cresent Farm,
gueat of Mrs. J. H. Wilder.
Miss Eva Moore is visiting at Bob
Mtt.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hight havo been
quite sick for several days; bul are
better now.? -
Misses Hael, and Venle Tippet ac
companied by Mr. Charlie Bran and
Dick Hight, went over to Mt Olive
Sunday.
Quite a number* of our young peo?.
pie attended the Missionary Rally af
Plank Chapel Sunday. 'jf
Mrs. Tippet, of Wilton, spent th^j
week with her ion, Ed. the pas*
week. Mine again "Grannie "
The most enjoyable event of the
waa a fish frdliek , where
ily war* afltowod.
a <pUta i aamber and
them wad W E. Tippet, of
Who is s*r?4*jfe-*wo years of
Moer of all and
e. * Aotrtiston sixty-two
they * fished at
on Tar river where
their childhood days,
a fine trip In spite of
ahowar of rain, whloh all
i V .?
*ere ghurtorsee.
-As you haveot heard from us In
some time I'll Just say we are living
yet, with plenty ot good water te
drink.
We are all going to Oxford, St.
Johns day and hope to see you all
there.
Little Bess.
How Is Your County Fair.
One again we urge the Impor
tance of the county fair. "But why
a fair?" some one asks. Oh, well,
why any effort for the good of the
connty or the State? For through the
fairs, both county and State, are for
the most part organised as private
associations, they generally repres
ent praiseworthy patriotism on the
part ot the backers, and too often
their reward to only the privilege of.
going down into their pockets to
meet some deficiency occasioned, in
pert perhaps, by your failure to make
an exhibit or to attend. The answer
in brie? as to why you should .have
a fair Is, for the public good?for
giving individuals new Ideals and for
stimulating community ptldc.
But these fairs arc social organiz
ations as well, and so helpful In this
respect that It is questionable wheth
er in any other way they serve so
large a purpose Bringing together the
representatives of every township at
some central placc like the county
scat leads the people to know one
another, a knowledge as powerful,
with the community as the "know
thyself" wltfc^the individual. They
are lHev*l*i* educational. The
average lair, county or state, has
something for the visitors who goes
with his eyes open and .mind alert. .
agow- a? nswtc
Moreover, our fairs are putting
larger stress on these educational
features year. The midway Is -les
salng the gambling devices and those
who play there are on the decrease,
and the drinking places have gone or
going. This new order of things
means much for the larger fairs, but
more for the smaller ones, which
have suffered from the false Impres
lon that special attractions beyond
their financial reach were necessary
to their success. Numerous most
successful county fairs ware held last
year with their tfgrtmiltar?, education
al, and livestock exhibits for their
sole drawing cards. *? " -*
If your county Isn't ih line with the
progressive counties with fairs, why
not . you and your neighbor get busy
at once? By a little determined ef
fort on the part of all classes, you
may liav^ a fair yet ?may at least
make a good start in 1914. and do
better next year.?The Progressive
Banks to Close July 4th.
We art riques'sd to stale tiiat the
banks in Louisburg, will he rinsed on
S'ufurday, "July 4th, it being a legal
lotday. Those having hualness with
these Institutions will bear this In
mind. J '
About Cutting Tobacco,
Forty-nine years ago I began grow
ing tobacco. A few years later I de
cided that there were certain days
better than others on which to cut to
bacco for it to cure* up nicely and have
a rich, waxy and heavy, body. To find
out the way to tell these dates, and
to tell them ahead has been a hard
job, but I was finally successful.
To explain, let me say that toacco
has an oily substance which Is Its nat
ural possession. It has a sap (wster)
like other vegetation. ? When the sap
rises, It runs the oil oqt through the
pores ot the leaves, op, the principle
that oil and water woa.*t. jnlx, and oil
being the lighter is pwriMtd ont by the
sap. Tobacco' cut and -cured in this
state will be light and "chacy" you
see, there is nothing but sap In the to
bacco and when cured.)'tills sap is
gone. It evaporates ih leaves the
tobacco light and worthless. But to
cut tobacco when the sap Is down and
the o Uhu full away, yort ran care It
up nicely and with a hsavy body; It.
'will be rich and "waxy''; This hap
pens because the tobacco Is fnll of oil
iAstead of sap, and the oil cant eva
t>orate and remains In theleaf to make
It rich and heavy. *
It baa been my evperlemo? that we
inust cut tobacco when there Is oil la
[it, if we expect to have oil in It when
>?are4.^ For instance,, yon have as
.periodc?d cutting nne Wfeek and hav
ing excellent luck and then cut a few
deys later, probably on,the same piece
of grouqlaad with riper tobacco, and
I shall be pleased t? Mswer an/
correspondence from tobacco growth
who may want to wrtto me, provided
postage Is sent for reply. ' ?
D. .?. "Davis,
' 1 Fork, N. C.
opejtto Settlement.
< o^^ Har:SaT;'<Lt'ar0U,e" ??
?? Will Accept e*/"^ ?
SUlJLcoX^ ?'
?n?a Jfen Awaited. C"*
Washington, -D r r * N
Mexican Constltuttonal.^ Tw!? "
JJ- "till awaited tonight thl ?
route 0herewlthePCtnU,lTe*> e?"
General Carranza, bef^e'uWn
Niagara 2?^ *
the Huerta HAi0<r meet tl?em and
^?' ViLs tT^ In,ormtt"y to
their cotmtry ?F *?" of
today by Altod* ?Tleana
"i? attitude not to'tr^at" with 10
except on the batno? ? Huerta
would not accent th , d"d that he
Niagara Falls, brought" o!?"011 fF?,n
Tom offlcia, quarter! C?mnient
Breceda,emembfer8^hte'0nS. **
discussed the median C8blnet who
briefly with rrjii.ii situation
Pressed CefuT^l?' Wileon' ?
??on. Secretary bX' ** 8,tUa"
'terated his Z , 88 usu?'.' re
tory progress IaraI"0n?f
circles expectation? adml"'stratlon
representatives of tho^ff?neral that
??sta eventually wo?, ?n8tlt?"??
"Pon to confer with fh.\ 8U6d
and Huerta delegate, Orleans
Falls ael?gates at Niagara
Brlceedam who",'0, Wa8hln??n of Mr.
<o Ig.e'slls^ Ca1d?eron,rTFern
Hurtado Espinosa Etin "jt U?Poldo
here. Rafael 7,.k unknown
stitutionalist agent'^ Chlef Con
asaociates cLl^otT JT?' 8nd "<*
ture of their errand t. ^?W the na"
however, r"
Constitutionalists agents nf v
leans today taking ew ?r'
from Washington J? ,* mesaa?o
was learned wou^d Urquld1' "
szsssri-zzs
\sxx~~xsrsi
I Villa \ow the JJope
ss^ss-psa:
^XZLSSJii
U? >. r,a srsrs
mediation conference whether
V^?h0Uld asrc? to them or not.
Villa, the report stated, said Mexico
was rotdvT*11 aai th" h?
0Mn"erveLlon.threa,en!nKPOSSlbnU>r
"Enconrglntf- Say? Bryan. ''
Bryan When ask0<l about
this tonight, smiled and said:
thZT '8 encouraglng. Isn'tV but
Z'1,0 nR 1 can 8ay aboat it"
Similar reports, It had been learned
reached 'Constitutionalists several
Jun8e T bUt v WaS PO,n^d "?t that
waa before General Villa
Hnarta 'T7 H* *****
' n(* that differences with
e^r' fr?" ^ ? to ?orne
extent, at least, adjusted. '?
WHAT IS WINE DECIDED
BY SECRETABY HOCSXOIf
Proknt? T?e of the 5a?. "Wine" ?
Made by the AJditioa ef
Water to the Jalee.
Washington, Jnna 24?Secretary
Houston has decided "what lg wtae"
and made a pure food ruling of far
reacting Important, ft? Ulj domeetlc
wine makers. ?H?>,nrmi?ue
H prohibits the u?etof the name of
wine on product*n>ade by the addl
,0|;?'W"W to pomace or
M'P ot ffW*. ylgK?. wine to be
. eproduct MlBa normal alcohol!?
ermto^aipn of tte jnlce ?lthe freah
* *jf aew OeoWoo provide? that
whe?? any water la add?? to, the Baa
ace of grape? It la not panoisalbla m
label the prodnet " **?"-"??
Imitation wine," a|
made aftor June lj. j
has been tafcan, In th? 1
decision, "bec^n?? the 1
agrlcultor? has eoneti^led j
deception* kave beea pratlced 1
feod Inspection deelaion II#."