?AAA a^AAAAAA ~ ^ A ^ AAAA aAAA ~ ~ ~ ~ ???????* ???? www ???? * An Advertising ; S Medium That Brings i ? : ? Results. ? ? V A. F. IcIutMit Bilttr ail VOLUMN XL VI THE COUNTY, ' LOUISBUEG, N. C., ] \ ? A AAA .?. a a a AAAA WW Wf WW I Only ?| $100 Per Year In ^ PV I PATE, THE UNION. 8UB8CBIPTI0N (LOO PK tllB - , * L >AY, MARCH 24, NUMBER I. BOHItfi HOLD FOB *1462.00. CoBHlaslonern Met ?siday to Bo Bids ? Several Bid* Wtn life Ti e Board of County Commiaaiol ers met on Vcuday, with all Members trepent to receive bid* tor the SIM 090.00 bridge bondfc. Arter the meet ing was ?1W to order the cler* read t"je following bids Tlllottaon & Wolcolt Co:, 1882.00. Spitser Roick Co., Inc, *837.60. Security Savings Bank A Trust Co, *1,074.00. Btaoey and Bran, ??00.00. " The Provident Baring ft Trust Co., *911.00. Tanners A Merchants Bank, of Henderson. *387.00. Tanners ft Merchants Bank, of Henderson, *600.00. J lister Clifford ft Co.. *1,362.00. The Board of Wake County Com missioners being proaent the matter of the Boundary line between Frank lin and Woke counties was taken up After discussion the Board ordered that the line be recorded aa ascertain ed by the Commissioners and Surrey ore reports from both counties. The Board adjourned till Tuesday to decide the Bond sale question and promptly all met In the office of tbe Register of Deeds and the following resolution offered by J. W. Winston was unanimously carried. "That tbe bid of Blstor Clifford and Company, of Chicago, I1L, to- wit : for *20,000.00 of bridge bonds of the coun ty par (100) and accrued In treat to date of delivery and a premium of Thirteen Hundred and Sixty-Two <*1,362.00) and blank bonds to be fur -alehed by purchaser free, be and the< seme is hereby accopted. Said bonds shall be signed by the Chairman of the Board and attested with the corpor ate seal by the Clerk to the Board, and shall be delivered at some ban# to Chicago, shall be dated April ls?' 1116 and shall mature April 1st, 1946, nadiSin'be"Tri denomlnSttohS $1,000.00 each, and shall bear five per aentum per annum Interest payable semi-annually, and principal and In terest payable at a New York bank to he mutually agreed upon." Tfte Board then adjourned to ita next regular meeting. ~~ Jfaplevllle Loses to TTale Forest. The Maplevllle basket ball quint flayed Its hardest (ought game last Saturday night with the Wake Forest fildoons on the latter's floor. Tlie game was hard fought from beginning to' end, botb sides being determined to win. The MapleTllle boys kept the ball under their goal most of the time but were unable to make their shots count. Wbenerer the ball "got under the Wako Forest goal It was almost a sure score. Few chances were missed by the Wake Forest boys. During the first half both teams were playing on the defensive, and the score ended 5 to 3 In favor of Wako Forest. The second half was some taster and the final score was 18 to 10. A large number of Maplevllle boys and girls accompanied their team to Wake Forest and kept the Gymnasium ringing with their yells. Although their team lost, the crowd reports the best trip of the season. The stars of the game were Perry for Maplevllle and Greasom for Wake Forest. All of the players did their part, but these two aianu oui tu the stars. The line np was as follows r ? Maplevllle Position Wake Forest Harris L. F. " Greasom Ellington .. R. F. Thompson Perry C. Powell Williams R. O. Gill Beasley L. O. Wllkerson Field goals, Perry 2, Williams X, Ellington 1, Greasom 3, Thompson 2, Powell 2, Wllkerson 1. Referee, Alex Hall of Wake Forest Varsity. Mrs. Ida Ball Warren and her Alleged Governor Locke Craig Monday com muted to life Imprisonment the deatn sentences Imposed upon Mrs. Ida Ball .Warren and Samuel P. Chrifty, con victed of the murder of George G. Warren, husband of the convicted woman, on August 18, 1914, at the boarding house of Mrs. Warren In Winston-Salem. The action of Governor Craig brings j to a close; as fir as the state Judicial and executive departments are con- ' earned, a case which has attracted > mora attention throughout the coun- j try than any crlmlflal cose In the courts In many years. The Governor's Statement. In .the formal pronouncement of the granting of commutation. Gover nor Craig said. '.'Sentence commuted to life Impris onment, March 21, 1916, the defend ants, Ida Ball Warren and Samuel P. Christy, will not suffer death accord ing to the judgment of the court, but Instead thereof will be confined In the state's prison during the terms of their natural lives, to be kept In strict confinement and ct hard labor. Carolina In their constitution declare, "The Governor shall have power to grant reprieves, commutations and pardons after conviction for all of fenses (except In cases of Impeach ment) upon such conditions as he ma Jr think proper subject to such reg ulations as may be provided by law relate, to t?e manner of applying tor p^rtyis.' -^tie power to pardon or %o pomauHe .jhju conferred upou ^ 9<>??n>OT: frM no limitation but hl? own comp^imjuf duty. It Is the highest and moat sacred trust vested by law. It must be exercised In Just and humane regard for the condemn ed and for the rights and welfare of society. "When a petition for pardon or commutation Is placed before the Gov ernor he must act. He cannot avoid the responsibility. His action Is in the orderly process of the adminis tration of Justice, provided In the con stitution. His judgment is the final decree of the people and the law prS flounced by the ultimate tribunal. _ "There Is no escape from the con clusion that -this woman, ? Ida -Ball Warren, is guilty of murder, deliber ate and premeditated, conceived and executed in determined wickedness. The verdict qt the Jury Is fully sus tained by the evidence; the sentence of the, court la fixed by the statute ment that the 'majesty of the law de mands that this woman shall be put to death. I cannot contemplate with -approval that this woman, unworthy and blackened by sin though she be. shall be shrouded In the cerements of death, dragged along the fatal cor ridor and bound in the chair of death. The spy has in all countries been punished with death. Germany exe cuted the woman Bpy; England di'l not. The action of the military gov ernor of Belgium was condemned by the conscience of the world. The kill ing of this woman would send>a shiv er through North Carolina.' Humtn ltydoes not apply to woman the in-' exorable law that it does man. This may arise from misconceived 'senti mentality; it may arise from the deep instincts 'of the race. "The participation of Christy in this murder makes more difficult the question presented to me. He, too, is guilty. He bought the chloroform with which she drugged her husband. Either Christy or Stonentreet, !ier son-in-law, twisted a cord tightly around the husband's neck to maker sure that he could never awake from the deadly sleep. The body was placed In a trunk, Christy and Stone street hauled it away and threw it, weighted with irons, in a deep hole ol Muddy Creek. The woman conceived the design and was the directing and dominating personality of this tra go to her Christy, too, must escape death. "Tlila action' Is In accord with my conception of the Jnst and humane ad ministration M the law. It Is recom mended by many of our strongest, wisest and best people. Many good men do not approve of any commuta tion of the Judgment of the court The responsibility of the decision rests with me." The Orphans. The singing Class of the Oxford Orphan's presented thetr concert to quite a good sized and appreciative ^aufllencs at the College on Wedpps #1 (\ ?y ill 1> a ? L / 1 ,] m _ , J1 J ?? i. 1 ] | tray nism. l n? cntmron 1 oio woii their parts and the occasion was much enjoyed. Miss Cooke Entertains. On Thursday afternoon March the sixteenth, Miss Eleanor Cooke enter tained the Younger Set Book Clifb at her hoAie on North Main street The topic of study for the afternoon was the Kti Klux Klan based on the his tory written by Mrs. 8. E.'F. Rose, of Mississippi. Those *ho took part in the discussion ware MesdameB Oar land Hicks, B. T. Holdsn, J. A. Hodg es. and Kins Katie Furman, attar which popular music of the "slxtieaff wfM rendered by Misses Pearl Brlnaokjj; and Annie Allen. Another reminder of the olden days was the quantity at butter cups used as a decoration. Af ter the program was concluded Miss I Cooke served a two course luncheon. The Booster and the Killer. Nearly Wtery town uas two class ? of I IlliwiP lllli booeters and the kilt ers. All the world lores aha former^ but even thedevll shuns the latter. Be a booeteri ; The town booster la known hjr every? body, for he la always doing and leg something to puBh hls.tov Its people along. He Is the. man i makes the town. The klllsr la one who destroys It Be a booeteri The booster never loaee by his boosting. He boeeta people and other people Imoet and through this combination of 1 lng great things are accomplished. It is only the HUer who (alia of his ow t weight, of his own words, of his ow* deeds. Be a booster! The booster is like a ray of aun? shine on a cloudy day. He brighten^ everything and everybody around hint. His geniality, his cheerfulness, hi* energy and- his good deeds hope 1* the bosom of despair. His words and his acta aid others and ennoble him self. But the HUer only kills ? Inst kills, kills, kills! ? Be a booster! ? ?*. ? This town has many boosters, and you all know them, you admire themy you respect them. And your respect Is more precious to the genuine boos* ter than is your gold. It Is .only th? killer who stands alone, without friends without hope for the future. > Be a booster! There may be a killer or this town, but we hope not. ling and go to boosting. no honor or profit In killing, but there I is much to be gained through boost- ] lag. Be a booster! We need the booster ? we need more boosters. But we cant exist handsomely without the killer, for the killer's principal diversion in life Is to take a knock at the town, at its people, at their ways, and at every thing and everybody connected there with ? except the killer. Be a booster ! If there are any killers ^BT this town let's convert them, so we can all f"be booeters. The booster Is of value to every legitimate thing with which he comes in contact, while the killer Is not even of value to himself. Heaven loves a booster ? and hell is | full of killers. Everybody boost! List of Letters. The following 1b a list of letters re maining In the Post Office at Louis burg, N. C., not called for March 24, 1916 Mrs. S. E. Bailey, Mr. JameB A. Jones, Mr. Henry C. McKnight, Mrs. Maggie Neals, Miss Eula Neal, James Perry, Miss Nlcle Ruffln, Miss Mary Magorllne Ruffln, "(col.), Mrs. Rosa belle Ruflln, Mr. C. A. . Small, Mr 3. Minnie Strickland, MIbs Ida Wtlllani ston. Miss Venle Wright. * , Persona calling tor the above let t?r? will please ,(?Uto that they saw them advertised. IL H. DAVIS, P. Officer* Hake Bald. OnSalurday officers D. C. High, R. W. Hudson, and J. C. Pace, having re ceived Information that John Canna dy, colored, had stored some whiskey at Rosa Malone's home on Mineral Springs street, proceeded to make lr vestlgatlons. They found six pints and Rosa stated that John had1 left It there to call for It later. The officers seiz ed the whiskey and also the horse and buggy belonging to John and brougnt thorn nvprtnwn where th?T expected rcCciTTO vittry word" and skipped. The officers are holding the booze and horse and bug gy ? We -are^ requested to state that the school at Hickory Rock will close on March 31. There will be an en tertainment at night to which the parents of pupils will be admitted free, others will pay admission. the war correspondents can find lu crative employment in digging pota toes. IJ ABD about town. ferun&l It* mi About Felka and t Tbelr Friend* Wk* Travel Hot* as-l |Am ? Capt. S. P. Bod die went to lUch ond Saturday. . * . Ma.. Tames A. Turner spent Mon ly in Washington, D.-C. Rer. J. F. Mltchiner returned San - from a trip to Baltimore. Ir. J. P. Winston, of Wake ounty, In Loulsburg Wednesday. F. W. Wheleee returned Friday | a business trip to Baltimore. a visitor to Louisburg yesterday. L. L Davenport and lllssee Is. of Nashville, were in Louisburg i-y on a short visit - Ruth Webb Noye Aycocke llessrs. W. T. Person and E. F. spent Saturday In Raleigh. W. M. Ollmore is on a visit to Itimofe. He will return in time to duct services at the Baptist church 'day Florence Hay Underhlll, His* 1a Alien, Mrs F. W. Whelees, Mrs S. Howell, and Mrs. M. Stamps t Tuesday for Winston-Salem to at id a meeting of the Missionary So >ty as delegates from the chnrch at lulsburg. Mrs. John Andrews Entertains. The ladies of the Woman's Mlsslon 7 Society of tbe Centervllle Baptist [lurch held a special meeting at /the ?tome of Mrs. John Andrews ThOro ?Uy afternoon. V Km The object of the meeting was. t? nearer to Qod, closer in touch with other, and to make pirns for the s work. , ? The meeting was opened with devo inal ereclse. Song, Nearer My God Thee W--8 rang. The one hundred forty-sixth Psalm was read b7 s Lutle Thompson, followed with pr by Mrs. J. T. NeaL ir the ezerdae The Standard of ^ "" ? - tommy Several subscription^ was tkken for th6" Denominational Magazines, a sea son df -prayer was planned to begin Saturday before tbe fourth Sunday If) March at the home of Mrs. Thomp son. This we are looking forward to with much pleasure and good results. MIsb Hines, the Secretary of Frank lin County Union, read an interesting paper on the Training School. Song, Helpers Are Needed, was sung. And we trust each member re solved to do more in the future to help the cause of Christ. "The har vest is great but the laborers are few." At the close of the meeting re freshments were served by Miss Ber tha Neal. Those present were Mrs. T. H. Thompson, Mrs. Herbert Gup ton, Mrs. John Andrews, Miss Lutie Thompson, Misses Bertha and Annie Neal, Miss Hines and Mrs. J. T. Neal. Commencement at Justice. The following Is the order of the closing exercises of Justice High School : Friday night, March 24th, Exercises by Primary Grades. . .Sunday night, March 26th, Sermon, By Rey. G. M. Duke. Monday -night, March 27th, Exer cises by Intermediate Grades. ?Tuesday night, March 28th,' Public Debate. Query Resolved: "Thht we should have Woman Suffrage In the United States." Wednesday March 29th, 10.00 A. M . Declamation Contest, and Literary Address, the address to be delivered by Prof. J. P. Mull,- SupL of Spring Hope -GrSSed School. Wednesday night, March 29th, The High School pupils will present the play: "The Thread of' Destiny." This play shows some of the scenes In the South at the beginning and during the "Civil War." The public Is cordially baited to attend these exercises. Es pecially do we invite you to see the play. In it, one has the apportunity of teeing scenes of sorrow, pathos, love, faithfulness, devotion, daring, mirth and joy. An kdmlssion of Sic for grown people, and 15c for chil dren, will be charged for seeing the play. Pupils who have attended tli?? school this session will be admitted free of charge. ? ? - . . ' T. H. SLEDGE, Prin. A FellowTftrd Ills Lodge. Some people are lodge crazy and loin everything In sight. They are called "Jolneys." Others are pessi mistic and can see no good In any lodge. But there la much good to be derl . -? J . ' y Ted from membership In any of tho legitimate lodges that flourish every where, provided the lodge habit la not carried to exaees. % It creates a spirit ot oomradship among the members that is seldom found elsewhere. If a member, is lu distress or difficulty, his lodge promptly comes to his relief and tides him over the rough places and into smoother waters. If he is sick, they cheer him with their presence, and watch at his bedside, and see that his family-does not suffer dur ing bis incapacity. And in many oth -ej ? ways they are a distinct ? benetlt one to another. The lodge is the symbol ot the brotherhood of man, and its tenets are founded upon the Bible and ad vocate the elevation of the human race. The fellow who Identifies himself with some lodge and lives up to its teachings will be a better man au<] citizen for the few hours he devotes to its meetings. CM? !*?*??? The "Irish Tea" b*ld at the home of Mra T w. Bickett, the seventeenth of March by the CMc League. tn every particular one ot the roost in teresting affaire yet undertaken by this organlxatlon. ? The main reason of tts great inter est was the enthusiastic way in wh oh the club' united in giving belp to the Irish babies whose fibers are at the front serving 4helr country and wHos^ mothers are fighting to keep sickness and guffernsr-n-cm " ^ The call to us for help came directly from Lord and Lady Aberdeen, who are now In tbie country in the interest of Ireland's babies'. | They are especially anxious to raise enough funds to enable them to re open the "Hospital for Tubercular Babies", which has been closed since the war began. A "give what you please" offering was mkde dortng. the I dollar* w?? llrs^Blckett was, as usual a charm- j ing hostess. - . The house Had been made even more attractive by the use of greens; and hundreds ot yellow spring blooms lent a radiant glow of color to the scene The meeting was led by Mrs e white, chairman of the health department, and a splendid program * Mrs. Bickett opened the exercises with a short talk on why we had met and our interest in this noble cause This was followed by a song on the victrola from McCormack "A Lit tle Bit of Heaven" (Shure They Call It Ireland). Mrs. E. S. Ford's read rt, on the "Emerald Isle" was beau tiful; and as we heard Ireland s in justices pictured we conld hardly keep back the tears of regret, that sucn i a people had known so much "nn?c<;s sary suffering. "The Wearing of the Green" was sung by McCormack. Each Irish number was given an added charm by Mrs. Bickett s inter esting explanations of why the song WMr.Wp^sants read an attractive sketch ot the life of St. Patrick, Ire land's patron saint, followed y beautiful poem. "Tipperary ? U ? Spring." Of course the next vict'0>M number was "Tipperary.' and no number was more enjoyed. A paper on "The Irish Sonse of Hu mor" was read by Mrs. Turner, and while we laughed at tne ulW l|lul crous sayings of "Pat and M e at given In thlB paper, we knew that, as Mrs. Turner said they laughed and vantered not because they were too*, but because a good laugh made hard shiD less bitter. At the conclusion of this fielightful and instructive program, every known variety of sandwiches, with tea and mints was served in the dining-room; which room, like the rest of the hotlse was truly Irish, even to the portraits on the wall. , . We left after lingering long to en joy more "Irish" numbers on the vlc troI?, feeing as If our aftemoon had indeed been worth while, and . with a sincere hope that our offering ot thought and money would belp some sm?u way to make Irsland s lot less bitter- _ SCHOOL COLUMN. 1.. The names of the Seventh Grade Graduates will appear In the Column next week. It will take me now an other day to finish grading the pa pers. . 2. The following teachers passed the Reading Circle Examination lasi Saturday, and will receive oerti* Rate* from the State Department ?( Education. A few of the teacherfc taking the examination had not *? ished reading all the books In the course and will receive "tltelr certll cates when this work Is completed. X have heard from some of the teach ers that could not he here last Sat urday and they will talie the ezaaal nation later. The Interest that has been taken in this work is very (rat ifying and proTM that a strong pro fessional spirit exists OCT teachers : Bton, Anne McKaughan, Ethel Bwtn dell, Mabel Stephens, Lucy Bobbltt Pauline Smith, Eugenia Boonq, Hn T. Duke, Ara Crawford, Ada Yallsa tlne, Beulah Stalllngs, J. O. Lee, LU lle Harper, Oma White. Maude Laa caster, Edna Cobb, W. 8. Ho wall. Olivia Johnson, E. L. Ward, Scruggs, T. H. Sledge, Lode Jones, J. R. Hobgood. Ora Alford, SalUe Louise Macon, Doris Dlckerson, Llllie Leon ard, Clara Bobbltt, Belle Wright. Rs by Harris, Daisy Dean, Beatrice Yav boro, Annie Wilder, Lucy Wlggs. Clara Long, Mrs. B. R. Moore, Elisa beth Jones, Ernistlne Hayes, Busts Hayes, Mrs. W. L Beasley, Nan Hlnss. Mrs. AA . Dement, Kiln Mae Nlxoa, Mattie Belle Alston, Annie Rowe, Lm cile Ellis, Carrie Wright 3. The Pilot people carried their election last Tuesday without troa ble. This will mean more efficiency for the Pilot School next year. 4. Fill out carefully every blank in your mm report. ? 6. If you wish to teach in the coun ty next year We your application with me before you leave tor your home. If any teacher has decided that yos will not teach I will be glad If yon would send me your resignation as I can then know definitely what va cancies there will be In the county. Yon may also send your application to the Chairman of your Board k*t order that (he Board and Supt oan both be familiar with the applica tions before they meet to eleet the teachers. The election of teachers will take place the latter partofMajr or the first pf June. A notice will be printed In the FRANKLIN TIMHS concerning the definite dates. ' 6. I am proud of the following re port on the Moonlight School work in the county. There were 98 enroll ed an