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ENDORSES POU'S COURSE.
J. M. ALLEN AMD It. W. BALLAltU
&ECOKMENDED FOB BOARD
OF ELECTIONS.
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Democratic Executive Committee of
\ franklin County let on Monday ?
Endorses Blckett (or Governor.
' j >Tte first meeting of the Democratic
Executive Committee of Franklin
Qounty for the coming campaign Tear
held In the Court House In Louls
tjurg on Monday. The meeting was
Ailed to order by Chairman J. R. Col- 1
, luj and Mr. Q. M. Perry was called as
Secretary pro-tern. A roll call was
U^ken which showed all townships
V represented. After stating the object
V of tbe call business as follows Wfis
transacted: ' .
\ Upon motion Messrs. J. M. AUea
and B. W. Ballard were recommended
i to the State Board of Elections as the
Democratic members of the Franklin
C
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Committee be authrrlzed to call a
County Convention If such shall be
. "found necessary at such time aa-he
nifty think proper.
A motion by Williams proTuited
thai each precinct shonld elect dele
and send In their names with
itteCr Trlmary returns for the County,
State, Judicial and Congressional
Conventions.
A motion by Kearney prevailed with
a unanimous rising vote "thnt the
Franklin County Democratic tpxacu
t'.Vo^ Committee doea most heartily en
dorse the whole hearted support being
given President Wilson by our Repre
sentative, Hon. E. W. Pou, in Con
gress. ^
E. N. Williams, of Sandy Creek, of
fered a resolution "that this committeo
. ^go . on record aB endorsing Hon. T.
W>li lefcett's cojndldr.cy for tie, ooml
Miiiim
una and tenders him the support and
gcod offices of this Committee in his
campaign." This resolution was
adopted amid cheers by every mem
ber of the Committee rising to his
feet.
airman Collie made a request ]
that every township executive com
mittee take full stock of Itself and
make a complete reorganization Oil
ing all vacancies that .exist and stir
up more life in. Its organization that
we may have a more representative
vote in the coming primary and elec
tion.
At this time Kearney, of Franklin
ton, suggested that as the time for
holding the primaries Is the time for
the re-election of the township com
mittees that the fact that such elec
tions would be made at that time be
sufficiently ^advertised In advance that
the public may be well apprised of til J
action to be , taken, thereby making
such action as one of as much of the
people as could be done. His sugges
tlon'was accepted and so ordered.
A discussion of the practical side
of tl>o primary law was entered Into
but as thore were some points the
State Executive Committee would have
to rule on It was left over to another
meeting.
This completing the work of this
meeting adjournment was taken.
Trading Lime for Potash.
By Karl Langenbeck, Chemist, Tha
Lime SCTvl^e Bureau, Washington.
"The net result of the use of lime]
Is equivalent to the application* of j
potash and phosphoric acid fertilizers |
to ,the soil, not to montion the mark- I
ed influence on nitrates. It may be ;
remarked further, that this is entire- |
ly legitimate as thejotl store of plant- ,
food, while not to be wasted, is not to !
be hoarded; it is to be wisely uied."
In this statement, Professor Frear, of
Pennsylvania State College bolls down
the whole principal of soli liming. It
Is timely because fertilizer manufac
turers, unable to get German potash,
the only source of supply, are com- ]
polled to cut It out of tbelr mixtures.
Farmers not liming, have depended
on the potash in the fertilizer for
crop food, ? and have unwittingly j
hoarded the natural "available" pot- 1
ash In their soils. This accumulated
potash Is now on deposit for them In
the s<>il storehouse. But the crop can ,
can not get It, in sufficient amount
for fuH growth, unless the supply be
unlocked.
How the Soil Hoards.
The soil Is a great sponge, which
absorbs not only water, but materials
out of Its soil-water solution, con
spicuously potash and phosphates. It
holds these so firmly, that they do not
go back Into the soil water except m
very small, amount and are conse
quently hoarded there. For tBe grov
ing crop gets only the soil foods pass
ing1 Into the soil water wblch it ab
sorbs. The soil sponge does not
hoard an Indefinite amount of plant
foods, but a maximum amount of each
depending upon two thirgs. 1U'. fine
ness and Its sourness. What is sup
plied over and aboTe thi3 maximum
is held so loosely that it passes Into
the soil water again easily for the
benefitof the crop. If, therefore, pot
ash and phosphates aro used as fer
tilizers, these give up to the soil so
much of each for permanent holding
as Is required to make up this t|iaxl
mum amount. The surplus goes to
the bsneflt of the Immediate crop.
This shows two tilings: first, why
the same fertilizer, used In the same
amount for the same crop, on two
soils, may give s rigorous growth on
one and a poor growth on the other
soil. The latter took nearly all of It
to satisfy the absorptive or hoarding
property of the soll-spongi>. Second
ly, that the soil liberally fertilised for
several years, holds, for future use, a
large amount ot a callable plant toed,
mainly potash. Some agent must,
howeveri be employed for unlocking
it.
Trading With Lime.
This agent, as Professor Froar says,
is lime. The reaction is not chemi
cal but physical. ' , It does, not vtake
place in definite proportions between
'lime and potash, but between lima
and. the. particular soil and A g-eater
or less rainfall, as Incidental fuctor'lt
is not possible to say, therefore,}
"so much cost for lime will supply go
\mucb potash left out of the fertilizer."
I^tvou can J'aa mnoU lime
WwSaenTO iffifltrante lfiy
me enough potash, if I have not wast
ed. the hoard in previom years by
overliming." The wise farmer wi'l
insist that the conni7 agent carry. a
soil tester, and tell him how mucn
,l!me tp use. For If hs limi'3 by riicsp,
| he may lime too" much wasting mon
ey fbr lime and- driving more potash'
out of the soil than the immediate
-crop needs. Again, tho litne u^od by
custom alone, and therefore bv. guess;
may ne too little for his soil. In this
en -< he falls short, In the t of
potash release. TVs Is the logic of
what prompts Profeu it Frear to say.
as a result ot his experience, , "The
saving of lime bills alone, would,
doubtless many timee repay the cost
of a, study of the lime requirements
of acl<i soils."
Mrs, Wilcox Entertains Study Circle.
"An afternoon of real enjoyment,
an enthusiastic meeting; and a de
lightful refreshing of the inner man'
were expressions which arose from
the numerous members of the Study
Circle a3 they pneied from Mrs. Wil
cox's to their respective homes ou
last Monday afternoon.
Mrs. D. E. M.cKInne's Introductory
reading and comments oh the 6th
chapter of Acts were most appropri
ate, emphasizing as she did, Coopera
tion and Mutual Retpfnlness, neco^
Bary to, and without which, no organ
ization can ever hope to succeed* ? ?
In the absence of Mrs. K. P. Hill,
Mrs. P. B. McKlnne presented the
lesson, the subject being. The Organ
ization and Methods of the Mormon
Church. It seems almost a coinci
dence, that just in this sti^dy, while
examining and investigating their
methods and schemes for proselyting,
there should come to us, real, authen
tic information, that one of our ex
Presidents has plunged Into Polyg
amy, seven-fold. Besides showing
much selflshness on the part of our
Country's laws, and becomes, not only
of National concern, but It la possi
ble that our Missionary Society may
have to suspend its present activities
for awhile, and solve the problem of
how to rescue Teddy from the Mor
mons. -
The next Study Circle will be held
with Mrs. M. C. Pleasants, on Monday,
March 13th.
Of course. If those bad boys across
the water keep on throwing pebbles at
tJncle 6sm the old boy may wake up
some day and get real peevish about
It. - And Uncle Is powerful frisky
when he's peevish.
KAISER WINS OVER PBEl
Ib Wrestling- Bout at Opera
Thursday Night.
Quite a large crowd gathered I
Opera House on Thursday nlgh?
last week to witness the .first
ling bout for Lttulsburg. when Ch
Kaiser and Fred Preuss met on
mat to contest for the honors, m
The preliminaries consisted of M
minute wrestle between Kaiser ?
Mr. Edward Paul, -which proved^
much Interest. Kaiser succeede4M
pinning Mr. Paul to the mat in ejjj
minutes. \
Interest ran high then as the
combatants announced were Kd
and Preuss and the game startaw
earnest with much life and . sbqlj
that each was on to the game. T
first thirty minutes were lively i
almost a guess game to see who W01
win but soon thereafter Kaiser h
Pruess safely on the mat and wail i
clared the winner of the first fall j
Referee Pafel. The second half w
not of so much Interest as It >1
plainly In evidence tbat Kaiser* be
the heavier, had worn out bis adl
sary, and he soon took the fi
which made him the winner. ?
Between the tyro periods of Kig
And Preuss, Dr. Fleming had and
ed a wrestle between two little bq
which was especially Interesting d
amusing. The contestants In J
were Orris Moseley and Bennle Jj|
cer, the latter winning the series
We understand that another wtt
ling match has been i arranged >{
Wednesday night March 15th li^l
local Opera House when Mr. Ed'^j
Paul will meet^Mr. L. T._ Hieks,*
Raleigh, T#i??^lVfehe chamjilon aA
teur wrestler of tliat city.- ?Ws WB
iso : to be a feature of
and no doubt a large aumbe&JDf>"S
people will go out to see It "St; a
aptlat "Woman's " Mission
.Union of Franklin county will meet
at bun n, Saturday, March nth. The
service will begin te 10.30 A. M. The
first fifteen or twenty minutes will oe
devoted to getting acquainted with
each other.
The service will open with devo
tional exercises, then there will "be re
ports from the different societies and
general discussion of questions whicS"
are of interest to all.
The Sunbeams will have charge of
the afternoon exercises. First there
will be a little, play, "How Not To'Dol
It," showing how not to conduct - a
missionary society. Following this
the Sunbeams under the able leader
ship of Mrs. E. W. Gupton will render
tlielr regular monthly vprogram, thus
showing how to conduct a missionary
society.
All the Missionary societies In
Franklin county are invited to |oih
the Union, whether your church be
longs to the Tar River or the Central
Association.
Mrs. Gupton especially InviLcs- all
the children r.nd young people to be
I pre-ont. A large attendance and a
good tlqie in the best sense of the
word, is expected.
S.
Minors Must Wt Visit Tool Room.
As a result of Instructions to Chief
of Police D. C. High, from Mayor
Joyner to enforce the ordinance rela
tive to minors visiting the pool room,
we are informed quite a number of
boys under twenty-one years old hive
been deprived of this past time. It is
a splendid ruling and we heartily com
mend the Mayor for his actions.
Lousburg Baptist Church.
Public worship Sunday 11 A. M. and
7:45 P. M., conducted by the pastor.
"The Life That Knows No
| will be the tr.eme of uie iii< lnlng *er~
mon; "How a Timid Disciple Was
Made Bold" will be the subject at
night. Sunday dchoM at 9 45 A. M.
B. Y. Pr U Monday at 7:45 P M . a id
other services of th? church as usual.
Oxford Orphan'* xt Krmklinton.
We i.re requested to strte that the
singing class of tho Oxford OrDlfttn
age will give an en terta initio rt at
Franklinton, on March -T4tli, 191". at
7:30 o'clock^^.Th^ people of Frank
linton are familiar with the high clat?<*
performances these little children
give each year and will attend In large
numbers. \
The wise man listens when others
speak. The fool hears only hlmsolf.
COUNTY COMMISSION EES.
Action Taken to Sell Bridge Bonds?
Other Business.
The Board of County' Commission
ers met in regular session on Monday
with all members preient. Alter
reading and approving minutes ol
previous meeting the following busi
ness was disposed of:
Walter Harris was stricken from
outside pauper list ? being der.d.
Mr. Dolan was allowed to cut a
ro3S -nd at or beer the
Gold Mine and place a gond hrldg.r
over same, and to keep the same up
without expense to the county. Ho
was allowed to make other changes
in road and bridges near there.
W. O. Pruitt was relieved of poll
tax in Franklinton Graded School
district ? not being In same.
J. M. Dickens was relieved of grad
ed school tax on 30 acres of land
not being In district
Mrs. J. M. Dickens was relieved of
graded school tlx in Franklinton dis
trict ? not being In same.
The County allowed |2. 00 per 100
feet tor timber at bridge over Cedar
Creek niar M. T. Howell's.
T. C- G1U was allowed 25 feet of 18
inch piping and 50 feet of 12 inch pip-,
tag for roads In Haye^ville township.
W. P. Winn was allowed 32 feet 12
Inch piping for road in Hayesvilie
township.
Clerk to Board was ordered to an
swer Inquiries as to sale of bonds.
It was ori'ered that Bid's for Bridge
bond^ be accompanied with certified
check of {600.00.
Ordered that J. B. Yarborough list
timber of J. D. Burch In Harris town
ship for years 1914 and 1915.
Boss Tuyborn was placed on out
side pauper list at $1.00 per month.
Report of Dr. J. E. Malone, Health
Officer, was received and filed.
It was ordered that when bridge is>
. .Ordtfred that Mr. .Mitchell be allow
ed to get timber for Rocky For i
bridge.
J. W. Griffin was re-elected Stand
ard Keeper for Franklin County for
next two years.
A resolution was passed f.s to the
issuance of the $20,000 bridge bonrts.
School elections for special taxci
In Gold Mine and Cedar Rock town
ships were ordered.
The Board met again on Tuesday
morning and after allowing a number
of accounts adjourned to meet ago^n
on Mqnday, March 20th, 1916, to ro
ceive bids for bonds. A<'
War Sam mar j.
Pausing on the ground they had
won on Monday and Tuesday in their
impetuous dash- southward to Uw
west of the Meuse, the forces of the
German crown prince, fighting for
Verdun, failed to continue last night
their driving attacks on the French
lineal The renewal of the; great bat
tie, however, is being momentarily
awaited, the persistent activity of tJ.e
heavy artillery Jnd.cating that' the
time cannot be far distant. '
The assault on the .fortress 1s now
being pressed with great vigor' along
the four-mile front running from the
north of Gunileres, near the river, to
Bethincourt, where the Germans
have already pressed .forward into
the Corbeaux woods, between Dead
Man and Goose Hills, the commaud
Ing positions held by the French in
this sector, v
Recent development*} however,
have Indicated that no particular
part of the line is free from the possi
bility of a massed assault at any time,
and the battle has been raging with
Intensity from the Woevre, southeast
of Verdun, where the town of Fresnts
was yesterday stormed and taken,
around the curving line at Douau
mont and on through the dlctrlct just
to the west of the Meuse Into the A.r
-gonne region adjol&tog;
Even In the Champagne region, still
further west, there has beon heavy
fighting but thla was on the French
Initiative. Paris reporting that the
trenches lost to the Germans In a sur
prise attack on March 6 had b?en
retaken "In part.
Apparently the operations 1n the
Champagne district sre not directly
connected with Germsn effort toward
the reduction of Verdun. %Th? possi
bility is not being lost sight .of, how
ever. that the Teutonic offensive In
force may spread at any time west
war d^rough_Jhe__J^onne^q the
Champagne. The potentialties of a
drive In either of these sectors at the
lines of communication of the fort
ress from the we3t notably the Ver
dun-Chalons railway, have been
pointed out and developments In both
arte being closely followed.
Attention is being drawn to the op
erations of the Russians along the
Black Sea coast In Armenia. The ad
vance In this region Is enabling the
central Russian army, well Inland,
to keep up its onward march from
Erzerum toward Slvas, some 200
miles west ut Ei mi mil.
According to the current official
statement from Constantinople the
British army under General Aylmer
on the way to the ^relief of General
Townsheod at Kut-El-Amara has been
making renewed efforts to advance.
It is declared, however, that all Its
attempts failed.
Rome advices Indicate that Italy
has determined to make every effort
to retain possession of the Avlona
section, at the i southerly end of Al
bania. Allied troops have withdrawn
from virtually alt the other Albanian
territory to the iiorth in the faco of
the Austrian faoeVsouthward.
The Italian Chamber of Deputies,
by a vote of 281 to 25, upheld the
ministry of Premier Salandra after
the premier had energetically replied
to demands by Socialist groups for an
investigation into the conduct of the
war. ? .
Town Commissioners.
"The Board of Town Commissioners
met in regular session on Friday
night All members- present. The
minutes of the preceding meetiug
were^read and' approved and business
as follows disposed of
Report of A. W. Alston, Clerk was
received as follows? Collected light
rents, 5828 61; water rents, ?321.20,
total $1149.81. He lcports taxes coi
fund $537.32; total ll.074.64T
Report of D. C. High Chief of Po
lice, for February was received and
ordered iiled. He reports collecting
costs $19. 65, licenses podfe-Yoom $20 00
license pressing clubs $12.50, license
luncij counter $5.00; total $57.15.
A motion to allow Uremen th2
amount of their polKlaxcs was unan
imously carried, . :
Moved and seconded that, the clerk
lend Galleon, Iron Works a check for
$125.00, for Ideal scraper. In full of
account and if riot accepted will re
turn scraper. Carried.
Report of J. G. Mills, auditor, re
ceived and committee appointed com
posed of J M. Allen, H. A. Newell and
F. W. Whelessy to meet with Mr.
Mills Monday night, the 13th of
March and finally dispose of the .re
port and report back to the Board at
a meeting called by the Mayor.
After allowing a. number of ac
counts the Board adjourned to next-]
meeting.
Old Fiddler's Convention at Youngs- 1
ville.
There will be an Old Fiddler's Con- t
ventlon at' YoungsvJUe Graded School i
on Thursday night. March 16th at |
7:30 o'clock. All musicians are cor- |
dially invited to be present with their
violin, banjo or guitaV. Various j
cash prizes will be given to. the win- |
l.nerg. ?
The proceeds will go for the bet
terment of Youngsville school. The
general admission will be 10 and 20
cents. The public is invited.
Moore -Tompkins.
On Thunday of last week Miss Ma
bel Moore and Mr. Don Tompkins, ot
Lake City, Fla., were quietly married
at the home of Mr. H. Ethridge. Ej
quire A W Alston, officiating. It was
quite a surprise marriage only a fpw
friends present The bride waB cne
of Franklin county's most promising
daughters held In high ._?iteem_-aiid-|
loved by everybody. While the groom
Is one of the south 's most successful
planters. We hope for them a long
and happy life in the land of the
flowers and know our loss will be
Florida's gain.
Universal peace? Huh! One-half
the world is crapping with each oth
er. and the rest are scrapping with
their wives. . # "
Then, too, preparedness against
the vitriolic ' tongue of the gossip
would be a welcome deliverance to
many a lacegjUed bouI.
IN AND ABOUT TOWN.
Personal Items About Falkt au4
Their Kritnds Whs Travel lltn ami
There.
Mr. J. R. Collie came home from
Washington Sunday.
Mrs. B. B. Benson, of Raleigh, is
visiting her people near town.
Messrs. F. W. Hicks and W. D
Egerton went to Raleigh Tuesday.
Messrs. K. P. Hill. O. A. Ricks ant
J. W. Martp went to Raleigh Wednea
day. K
? Mrs. J. tk Palmer vianca tier sister,
Mrs. R. O. Burroughs, at Henderaoa,
Wednesday.
Mr. R. F. Fnller left Wednesday for
Richmond to purchase horses atU
mules for Fuller & Perry.
Messrs. J. D. Hines and P. 8. Allea
are on the Northern Markets buying
the Spring stock for P. S. & X- K.
Allen.
Mr. H. L. Candler returned the past
week from the Northern Markets,
where he purchased the Spring stock
of goods for CQndler-Crowell Co.
Mrs: S. C. Holden returned Sunday
from Raleigh, where she haa beem
under treatment at Rex Hospital. We
are glad to note that she is much im
proved in health.
Rev. A. D. Wilcox returned frost
New York Tuesday, where- he success
fully underwent on operation on his
eyes. His many friends will be glad
to Know that his eyesight has bse*
restored.
Womaj?s Missionary Meeting.
Franklinton, N. C., March 8th. ? Th*
Young 'Woman's Missionary Society
of the M. E. Church mot with Misses
Lizzie and Nellie Whitfield, Monday
afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
Sixteen members were present. Ths
meeting was called to order by the
president Mn. C. L. M.'.Ghee, who al
so conducted the Devotional Exer
"wllll III 1 'I HlBUI "II 1 I II I
?teaching Christ's Ministry to" the sick,
was read responsively by the Society.
The subject ,.of the programme for
the afternoon was "Tmtitutions for
"Care of Sick and Prevention of Dis
ease." Mrs. McGhee discussed the
work being done in several of our
Mission Hospitals and called atten
, tioii to the horrible suffering of tho?e
who had no chance of Hospital or
sanitary 'care.
The Study Circle then took up the
lesson from "The King's Highway ,**
the subject 1 for discussion, "Activ^
ties of the Mission! in Egypt." Those
taking part in the ? discussion were
Mrs. D. E. Barkley, Mrs. J. O. Pur
nell, Mrs. C. L. MrGhee. Misses Elean
or Vann, Nellie Mitchell, Nellie Ut
ley, Mattie Br.llard, Lizzie Whitfield,
and Nellie Whitfield. Particular stress
was laid upon the need of Education
for the Women 'of T2gypt amVtyie need
of Medical ^Missjor\s, also upon^ the
fact of the gradual awakeniftg of
Egypt to recognize and appreciate th?
effort of our Missionaries to beuelU
? them:.*
J. The , subject assigned for the next
meeting is "India, It? Problems and
Hindrances."- y. ? .
Before tlie Society adjourned the
hostess served refreshments. The
Society was invited to meet with Mlas
Mattie Ballard, Monday afternoon,
April 3rd. * '
Recital at Ingleside
Everybody is Invited to Ingleside
next Saturday evening at eight o'clock
March 11th. Miss Wicker of the Sen
ior class of Elon College, will -give up
a recital filled with wit and humor.
Miss Wicker has been giving recital?
for the past two years, and when the
people once hear her they want her
again.
Refreshments will be served after
the recital, music will be furnished by
the Ingleside string band.
Come, don't fail to come and bring
.your ? friends. Admission-ten-and-fif- ?
teen cents X.
Dr. Beaman at Methodist Chereh.
We are requested to state that D*.
R. C. Beaman, of Henderson, will
preach at both, morning and evening
services afrthe Methodist Church here
on next Sunday. He is a forcible
speaker and our people may expect
to hear two fine sermons.
Sunday school will be held at the
usual hour. Everybody Is Invited to
attend all services. ? ?
Even the wisest of men have their
si 1 Jy momenta? when they Ju-opo?+. _