The Franklin Times C F. J -L > Ytar, %\M mi itatta, jk Ckrae MmiUs, .. .. .. Ji POBTY-HFTH VOLINE. It Is again-our privilege to announce to you that oar publication is another year older. We are especially thank ful that the ail-wise Providence has seen fit to spare us to pass this mile post, and we are especially thankful td you Mr. Reader for the unselfish . support you have given us. The pa^t year has be?u txJth a pleasure and a trial with us/ it La> been a pleasure that we rnigV-t be spared to send yon our message of public cud local mat terseach .week, which we hare en ^rored to r?p without the least colo ration from improper :n:lt:enccs an i demands frofti any sorircr*. We .migltf have presented some tr.:r:-s wrong. wc are only human and are therefore no: too good to err; but we have presented everything v e have dealt with to you honestly and ;u a straightforward' manner as we saw it It's true there] are instances where charity has con-, trolled us and kept us from presenting : some matters in their real garb. This we do not offer to apologize for as we j feel that they have actually resulted in much good to. the parties involved. It has been a pleasure tb us to hear; and receive the many kind words j spoken of us and our publication that-j .has come to us in the past vear. | To our advertisers we want to ex tend thanks. You have been our main stay., and \ye have tried to show our appreciation for your patronage by giving you results. Today we.ar?>. maintaining a paper with about 3,000 circulation and giving you the same prk*e that local papers with 1,000 charge. To the patrons of our-Job Depart ment we are especially grateful. We hope we have plesased you with the service we have given you. We can assure you of -the fact that there Is some work that has been sent away from town this year that in each case cost from 10 to 25 percent more than our first prlccs, besides payiifg freight ? Our aim is to give our patrons the best of service for the same money or less than any reputable printer any where and to assure you that .we have in your town one of the most com pletely equipped printing plants for a small town in the State. During the coming year we pro pose to exert every effort possible to make The Franklin Times a better paper. It shall always be frank and i wide open for the peoples* interest | We hope it shall not be necessary, but i should occasion arise we shall speak ; plainly about public matters. Buti should it become necessary to criti-1 else any public official or individual i the same will be clothed in charity \ rather than in ill will or for a desire | tor personal gain. We hop^ to make The Franklin" Times a power for what, is i right and best in all things, ? but shall first endeavor to ac complish this without criticism or, rebuke. In all our selections of news- : matter to print we shall first take into 1 consideration the fact that the paper will be put in your home for your I wife and children to read. We hope that you feel that we have i proven ourselves worthy of your sup- 1 port in the past We have tried to be. And with the continued support of both our readers and advertisers ' and job patrons we hope to be of a j greater usefulness to you this year. Thanking each of you again. We are I Yours truly. _ . ? , A- P. Johnson. Editor &, Manager. | It leena as though Mayor James A. Turner is going to be a very popular candidate for Congress against Hon. E. W. Pou, lodging' from the many encouraging expressions being handed around in bis behalf. He bas received ) ? number of endorsements from many of the strongest and most in fluential citizens from all the counties in the district. . Whether he wins or not his opponents will evidently know j that he was in tba race, should he i decide to enter. The town authorities -are . \ ' General "Jesus" Carranza has been ?MBcated in Mexico. There is some consolation in following in the foot of an illustrious piedecessor. Tf he bays his home paper =" . He's a bully fellow; If he barrows from ills neighbor His hide is quito yellow. U i' ?' . 'V ? < The special bird law for Franklin j passed la 1913. so ws ar? r informed, has been repealed. Attorney-General T. W. Bickett, has ha would begin his to J SIM. vr TO TH* PEIW. y The WajBMTilk Cvrle UbmAU anew the ffcilare oC the Constitutional Amendments to neet with the appro bation of the voters. It aajt: "The great flood of local bills again sweeps over the Legislature as it has done in previous sessions. taking time that costs tho people of the State hea vily. YeV the people refuse to adopt a cinstitutional amendment that wpuW hate removed, these little local matters from the Legislature and placed them In the hands of the county commissioners." Ye??, sir. odr North Carolina folks missed a mighty good chance to set the old State substantially forward in the path of ^progress when they turned c.ov- n the Constitutional Amendments, and the one bearing on local legisla tion was one of the most important of the lot. The Legislature could get through with Its really State-wide v.xrk ir. thirty days and give it more attention too than it does In a sixty day session with local as well as State p to look after. But there will >th?r chance The tiling to t'o 1? for the press to keen hammering awjiy and thus bring the^public senti ment arouni to a realization oiJtlie reed for freeing the Legislature from the barren of local'legislation, which is now such an incubus upon it. This great reform Is largely up to the press?News & Observer. From the above one would natural!? presume that our esteemed contem porary would place the responsibility of the defeat of the Constitutional Amendments in the recent election on the press of the State. As a matter of fact wc dont believe there ar*? many of the publishers but that will take such a charge as a creditable reference. All the publisher* how ever. are strong for and will support in a manly way such legislation as ap peals to them- as being all right and without a "string tied" to M. We were at a puzzle then and ade now to satis fy ourselves as to the exact fairness and desire for the right thing in the mind? of those who suggested them when they went to work and com pletely wrapped up two amendments that really would be of some power with eight others that were of no real' value at all. comparatively speak ing. but only full of sentiment. This looked to us like it w;as a case of where the framers of the amend ments were afraid the public would get onto the g^me and kill the two amendments and for the pur pose of carrying them. they covered them over with senti mentalism.. Every action connected with them might have been of the highest degree of honesty and we feel that every man connected with them was above reproach, however, to the man away it did not look good at all. The press will gladly assist in car rying any worthy legislation provi ded it i8 thrown out on its own merits and the fight is wide open. Old Fiddler* Contention. For the grand Old Fiddlers* Cob^T vention contest to l}e held at SajuflE Creek Academy on February 27th. 1*15 we are looking forward to the grand est entertainment ever given by the Old Fiddlers of Franklin county. We propose to use the entire n^t^proceeds of this entertainment to and another room to the Academy, which is so much needed as we have more chil dren than the building will accommo date in its present condition. . Dear Old Fiddlers remember that you are each and every one cordially invited to attend this meeting. Make a sacrifice to come.Testing assured that you will be liberally rewarded I for your services In several ways. There will be present: Mr. Ben San ders. Sam Parrish, Mr.. R. T. Williams, M. Sam Coiey. Mr. Spencer. Leonard,' Mr. B. B. Murphy and many other good fiddlers besides Mr. J.m Thompson \ and brothers as a band, and Messrs. John Marshall, Herman Parrish. I Tucker Macon and others as banjo-1 men. Remember ?gentlemen that the| pnees will he very liberal. Come ad-! mission: Reserved 'seats 30c. regu-1 lar 25c and 15 c. Entertainment will | be held from 7:30 to 10 o'clock. Committee. I JIaracas Entertai3 Phllalheas The.; Baraca class of the Mapleville Baptist church entertained the Phfia U:ca cla*s at the Academy cn last Wednesday night. -A good number from both classes were present. There was sonfething for everyone to enjoy. . Ti e readingof Miss Olivia Hobgood. who was at her best, was enjoyed by j al!. The music made by Messrs. | Macon and Sanders was enjoyed equally as well. A number of games j wer? playel by the younger people, and then refreshments were served. Friday Afternoon Bride Club. On Friday ? afternoon Miss Annie .Alien delightfully entertained the f"rjday Afternoon Bridge Club. A two table game?of A action Bridge was pr-'atty enjoyed, after which the host ess servsd dainty refreshments. Those present were: Mrs. Jim Allen, I Mrs. L. K. Scoggln, ilre. John King, Mrs.. !>. I. Jorner, Miss Webb, Mrs.' Maurlce-Cilfton. Mrs. J. R. Collie, and i. Parham. ? .fbillrn'* Coughs-Children's Cold? ^ ' Both Are Serious. Whertkone of your little ones shows symptom^of an approaching Cold, give It Dr" IMl's Pine-Tar-Honey at once. It acts\uickly, and/prevents the Cold grow1ng~*?rso. Very heal : Ing?soothes the l.'ina loosen; the mucuous, strengthens tlagystem. It's guaranteed. Oply 2Bc. atyttvr Drug gist. Buy a bottle to-day. \ >?>' ' Over In Enropo tliey. build a neat little house In. the top of a tree for 'observation purpose*. and then along comes sn Vnemy'a shell and whisks house aad occupant off to glory. ' - - - " The discovery of gold on an Illinois farm failed to create even a ripple. The public, eye is firmly glued to ''9 * " w lTpl t,' Public School Notes 1. A Weekly Column Dmb^JUht In-1 tereeta of the Public School 8j-B?n of Franklin Countj. Contributed by SupL L L Best 1. How many teachers are inter- j o?$Ud In organizing Boys' Corn Clubs and girls' Canning Clubs. The following is tlie aim or purpoft* of the Boys' Com Club: ~If the only aim of the Boys* Corn Club were to i show them how* by growing a largo yield of corn, they could win a prit rit would still be worth while, bu?. would be unworthy of the. devoUo:: and untiring effort of those who ar-5 ? iaterestej-in nuikifcg it a success. It 1 ; is ht?pei, through these Corn Clubs. t.i: interest boys in the upbulMQg ?'| rural Xorth Carolina; It is {tlie oh- ] ject'ofti.p Clubs to prove to/tconntr ! boys that there is more in "the so*! than the farmer has ever jrotten out of it; to Inspire them with'a love of tit f land anrt with inspiration for a deeper | study of the book cf nature; to aSfor rural teachers a simp!??, easy metlic of teaching practical agriculture In ! the school^. by tlie u ?o of illustration - j on the farm; to show the boy3 an 1 young men in the country, that suo ; cess in farming is in direct propor i tion to tlie intelligence with which Is ! applied to the soil: and to impress on ?the boys and the country generally the ! sreat opportunity for the use o i trained intellect* in the solution of large rural problems." The rules and regulations of the Boys' Com Club are as follows: a. "All members must be between 10 and IS years of age January lstr of the year of membership." b. "Each boy must plant one acre of com in one piece (4.S40 square yards), doing all the work himself, except that small boys may hire their land broken, and have help hauling out manure.", / c. "Each member must keep a re-, cord of his time charging ten cents an hour for himself and five cents for his horse. Also keep a record of the amount of manure and fertiliser used, charging for manure at ? the rate of two dollars for a two horse load, or a ton. A special blank will, be furnished for this report," 5. The County commencement pro irr.':m3 have been sent each school In the county, if you have not re? ctlved them please let me know. 6. Send in the reports at the ?nd of each month: The Principals re port. one for the State Department and. one for each grade, Send all togctli* in'the same package. ? 7. I hope you all are perfect!? familiar with the proper way to fill out your reg'ster'at the end of ti.e term; if not begin to work along,this ne. Remember the Public School __ air requires me to have your regis ter propeVly filled out and in the ofU ce, before 1 can. sign your last months salary. 8. Write the following i^ yonr lan guage noto book. a- How much of the essential stu~l dies in English do you; complete ;n tLe .sixth grade? b. How many theme? do your s'.xt&J grade pspils write per week? * j c. How are the subjects chosen, by whom, and haw 4?you correct the! mistakes? j d. Do you always require an out?* Ube to be made before the theme is written? Write the following in your lani* cruage note book: a. Read pages 59, 69 in State course' of stady. * * 16. The members of the Readi: Circle may take Chapters' XII am XIII in the Country Life and the Coun try school. Billy *8unday says Chicago Is "hell riden nun hole." There's yo chance Billy. Hep in and ping up ( Washington. D. C.. only three session ant lative jam Mtmi to bo increasing, rather than decreasing. At present It seems almost impossible to avoid an extra session, although the Demo crats are making every effort to clear the tangle and strong pressure Is be ing brought on the President to con vince him that an extra session would be determined to the best interests of the administration, even though the ; ship purchsse bill falls to passage. This is the first time in many years that such a situation has confront?A Congress; with the first . week of February gone not a single one of the regular supply hills are ready for the Presidents, signature. The Republi cans with tiie Sid of seven Democrats, nuinaged to secure the ship hand in ihe Senate with regard-to the ship purchase .bill and the filibustering tactics shifted from their side of the Chamber to the Democratic side in, an endeavor to prevent the motion to recommit the blU- to the Committee on Commerce from coming to a vote un tU reinforcements arrived. As a res ult of bitterness engendered by the bolt of the seven Democrats much acrimonious debate was indulged in of such nature that Republicans are hopeful it presages a Democratic split, but such a rosult is extreSffely unlikely. Senator Gore, of Oklahoma, introduced a substitute bill jfrith pro visions Intended to attract the pro gressive vote, and if the other bill is recommittedJLhis substitute measure will be brought up. If it were not for the importance of this bill, it would , probably be dropped, but many con sider that it would be poor politics to let it go now. In addition to this the Senate still must consider the ap pointment of the Federal Trade Com mission board, as the President Jb likel to Send In the nominations at any time. Other measures of prime importance not yet considered are the Phillipine bill, the conservation bills, rural credits, the railway securities bill and the general dam bill. Senator Morris, of Nebraska, intro duced' a resolution to investigate the recent Senatorial elections in Illinois, and Pennsylvania, and this has been reported favorable by the Committee on Elections. The resolution is aimed at Senator Penrose and Roger Sulli van, although they are not specifically named Senator Oliver and Suther land Insists that if investigations are to be piade. they should also include recent elections in -Alabama, Indiana, California, and South Dakota. Repres entative Palmer, who was defeated by Senator Penrose, testified before the committee that over one millon dol lars had been spent in Pennsylvania* in the primary and election campaigns in behalf of his opponent. Prohibi tion advocates charge that Represen tative Underwood was elected with the aid of the lipuor interests and de tnand a thorough investigation. proprlation MU with a redaction of (7.400,00? from tho original MtlmaU. after Mas wsnud by f Underwood that i solutely Motnur to svo deficit 4m to Increased appropriation? and a falllag off In revsnaa caused by the European war. The bill pro ride* for a naval building program for\ the fiscal year of two battle* hi p?, IS sub marine boats, one to be of the sea golnic type, 6 torpedo boat destroyers, and > "-o fuel oil ship. Representative Gardner calling for a larger lncrer.se in the navy was voted down after murh debate. The immigration bill has again failed of passage by way of a Prcsl dcntal veto. It was Confidently ex pected by the proponents of the meas ure that they would be able to over ride the veto, but when it camo to a vote in the Hou?e, It lacked six votes of the necessary t*o-thlrds. The President vetoed the bill on account of the literacy test which he regards as objectionuble,. undemocratic, and un-American. ' The recent action by the German ! ndinirnlity in establishing a war zono ^entirely around the British Isl%s. and i the northern coast of France in caus , ing prave concern to the Government, j This edict was promulgated by Ger many in an effort to shut o AT food | FUpplies destined" for England based | on alleged violation on the part of the ! British of ' international maritime !< rules. Although this order is regar-! ! ced by many as merely-establishing a paper blockade around English ports, i but in view of the recent exploits of h6erman subfoariiies-in these waters. the possibility oft their being able to 1 cary it into effect is greatly enhance'!. This order greatly embarrasses Am erican shipping in tlf^war zohe by en f dangoring all vessels?whcther dying a neutral flag or the flag of a belliger ent. In order to escape German tor pedo boats reported in the vicinity of I the northern Irish coast the Lusi 1 tan la. of the Cunard line, a British vessel, recently ran up the American flag. England defends this as being permissible under international codes, but Germany insists that such action will result in their being com pelled to respect no flag, thereby en dangering American shipping. It is ' expected the Government will insist upon absolute immunity for vessels flying the United States flag engaged in peaceful trade on the seas. Although it is rather early to fore cast possible legislation for the 64th Congress it seems now altogether likely that the movement for one-cent letter postage will again be agitated. Many national trade bodies and in dividuals are in favor of this and tfceir continued activity will no doubt result in some action. President Wilson entertains hope of an early aeace. Sure! And we have hopes of some day annexing a mil lion. Flowers ' We grow them. Roses, Violets, Va'lies and car nations a specialty. Wed ding: and FHineral flowers arranged in the latest ar tistic styles. Blooming: Pot Plants, Ferns, Palms and many - other nice plants for - the house. Write for our spring price list', of. Rose bushes, Shrubberies, jHedge ^plants. Evergreens and' Shade trees. ~r ' Our Business is Growing Mail, Telegraph and Tel ephone orders promptly executed by J. L. O'Quinn Co. Raleigh, N. C. Notice. Having qualified as administrator of the estate of Rosa E. RodWell, de ceased late of Franklin county, this is to notify all persons holding claims against her estate to present the same to the undersigned on, or before the 11th day of February, 1916, or this notice will be plead In bar of their recovery. All persons owing said estate will please come forward and mal^e immediate settlement. This the 11th day of February. 1916. 2-12-4t. Joe P. Rod well, Admr. ColypticBarber Shop Oor four barbers ar? ell armta, we ghe )ou what jod want and what you call for, a delightful stupe wider pleasant condition*, electric fans, day and night. Our bath room cures that stley feeling. In summer days jod baths often, otir bath aoom'is eon reinent, whlse the pri? Is heap enough to allow jots to one often. Von are neit. v Wilkins & Stegall Family Plus Makes Life More Than a Dream Makes it a Reality. This is a house of furnittfte-real fur niture, and the furniture you buy "here brings joy to you and your fami ly, and gives you a feeling of pride in your home. Come in, bring the wife and family, let them all look it over They know best what will fit nooks and corners that need filling. W. ? White furniture Comp'y LOUI8BUEO, North Caroline.