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VOLUMN XLVI. LOUISBURG, NO., FRIDAY, MARCH 2,1917. NUMBER 3
(i?OD BOAD8
Dunns Township To Tote On Bond Is
sne March 17th.
We are very glad that each commu
nity Is giving tlila Issue their support,
and that they are co-operating as ne
ver before. Our people are very much
enthused over the fact that good roads
, are now a certainty . ?
What helps a community more than
good roads? How can anyone oppose
the Issue when It means growth and
development? Good roads will en
hance every inch ot land In Dunn's
township. Remember when we Voted
Special School tax for our district
.there was a tew who opposed, but now
they regret that they, themselves, did
not see it then as now. They are
proud of their school and Its progress.
We know we are going to have a few
who oppose good roads, but after we
get them, you will see each and every
one as proud of them as they are ot
their school. The few that opposed
will say: "Why did we act so silly at
the polls? I wish I could recall and
be one of the number that did this no
ble act."
The time Is ripe for such an issue.
Our community Is making progress In
every other line, why not get out of
ithe rut and mud and keep step with
other phases of progress. If we are
ever going to pull out of the rut now
is the time to make the start.
Do we want to be the leading town
ship In Franklin County? This issue
v as defeated once before in our town
b-ip. but all who opposed It before
re lize that they made a grave mis
take, and are now the most enthusias
tic supporters.
The iBsue Is going to carry. Since
It is going to carry we would like to
have your support. But if you havft
decided to oppose be sure you are do -
?ing?the right thing, he sure you-wil!
never regret it. The proposition .be
fore yon, gentlemen, Is t.ne free from
partlzanlsm, one in which local ag
grandizement is uppermost, one tn
which we will point back toward in la
ter years as being-the pioneers of good
roads In Dunns township.
Then don't forget or neglect your
? duty. The townships that are in the
lead In Franklin took advantage rf
this opportunity long ago. and we are
glad to say the majority In our town
ship say: "That we are no longer
g9lng to be In the rear, but are In the
race for the lead, and that we are go
ing to prove to the people on March
17th, 1917, that we are prosperous "
"A VOTER."
Youngsrllle JTewg.
Miss Lillian Winston and Mrs.
V. Timberlake spent the day In Ral
eigh shopping. Friday.
Mrs. I. p. Rudy, of Rocky Mount, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. L. E.
Winston.
. Mr. and Mr. C. W. Finch, of Hen
deron. spent the week-end with thci.
daughter, Mrs. W. H. Hlght.
Mrs. Jno. Winston is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. J. E. Miles, at Nor
llna.
Mrs. Ira Williams spent a few hour*
liere last week on her way to her
home In Philadelphia, after vlsltlcg
her husband's parents near Bunn.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Llfsey and
Mrs." C. B. May spent the day In Ral
elghlast Tuesday.
Messrs. C. C. and J. W. Winston
Bpent Thursday in Raleigh, on buai
ness.
Mr. P. R. Mitchell visited his peo
ple in Wake County, last week.
Mr. G. C. Holden made a short bus
iness trip to Raleigh Ihe past week.
Two colored children were burned
to death Thursday morning about 9
o'clock when a tenant house on the
plantation of Mr. Edgar Green near
town was destroyed by Are. Richard
Champion, tjie father of the-children
was In the field at work, and the mo
ther had gone to visit a nearby neigh
bor, leaving the children in the house
without attention. When discovered
the flames had made such headway H
was impossible to save any part of
the furniture, or the children.
A surprise marriage took place here
Sunday morning, when Mr. OBcar
Barham and Miss Mildred Coiey mo
tored over from Raellgh and wora
married at the home of Mr. C. E.
Mitchell, the ceremony being perform
ed Ipr Rev. J. W. Patton, of Oreena
boro. Miss Coley is the attractive
?ya acfiimplUhed daughter ot Mr. Al
bert Coley, of near Raleigh. Mr.
Barham is the popular eon gf Mr. S.
T. Barham, a prosperous planter and
merchant of Wake County. The many
friends & young oouple wish them.
much happiness and success In lite.
Grand Lecturer J. W. Patton is
conducting a two-weeks series ot Ma
sonic Lectures under the auspices ct
Youngavllle Lodge No. 877, A. F. .ft
A. M., ending March 3rd. Hfe 1?
highly pleased with the active inter-"
est displayed by the membership of
this Lodge in the Masonic work.
Washington's Birthday was ooserv
ed Friday night at the Youngavllle
Graded School by a two-hour-program
affording a variety ot amusements and
concluding with the excellent play.
"Examination Day at Wood IUU
School." The auditorium was filled
with an appreciative audience, and a
most delightful evening was enjoyed
by all who attended.
Lenton Services at St. Paul's Church.
Wednesday, Feb. 28th, 11 A. M.
Litany and Penitential office. Friday
March 2nd, Twilight Services. 6 P.
M. Sunday March 4th, 11 A. M. and
Evening Prayer 7:30 P. M. '
A cordial Invitation to all to join in
the worship.
Lentoa Services.
The Episcopal Lenten services will
be as follows: ?
March 1, 5 P. M., Mrs. R.C. Bed:.
March 2, 6 P. M. St. Paul's church.
March 4,11 A. M. St Paul's church.
March 4, 7:30 P. M. St. Paul's
church.
March 5, 11 A. M. St. Paul's church.
March G, 6 P. M. Mrs. R. H. Davis.
March 7, 5 P. M. Mrs. J. R. Collie.
March 8,11 A. M. St. Paul's church.
March, 9, 5 P. M., Mrs. W. H. Ruf
fin.
March 12, 6 P. M. Mrs. K. K. Al
len.
March 13, 6 P. M. Mrs. B. B. Per
ry.
March 14, 6 P. M. St Paul's chu. ?*i.
'March 15, 6 P. M. Mrs. S. P. Boddi-j
March 16, 6 P. M. St. Paul's chuivh.
March 18. JI A. M. St Paul's cUurc1".
March 18, 7:30 P. M. St. Paul's
church.
March Iff, 6 P. M. St. Paul's chur .
Marctr 20, 5 P. M. Miss Mary Yar
borough.
March 21, 11 A. M. St Paul's church.
March 22, 5 P. M. Mrs. L. L. Jo
ner.
March 23, 5 P. M. Mrs. M. S. CUf
tcn.
March 26, 5 P. M. Mrs. L. E. Scog
gin.
March 27. 5 P. M. Mrs. J. R. Col
lie.
March 28, 6 P. M. St. Paul's
church. ?
March 29, 5 P. M. Mrs. K. K. Al
March 30, 11 A. M. St. Paul's
church.
April 1, 11 A. M._St. Paul's church.
April 1, 7:30 P. M. St. PaulVs
church.
April 2, 6 P. M. St. Paul's church.
April 3, 5 P. M. Mrs. S. P. Boddie.
April 4, 5 P. M. Mrs. R. C. Becu.
April 5, 5 P. M. Mrs. B. B. Perry.
April 6, Service from 12 to 3, St.
Paul's church.
April 8, 9:30 A. M. St. Paul's
church.
The public Is cordially Invited to at
tend these services.
Punkln Center.
Count Von Spanish Monkey (noto
the title) says that If ? man dies these
days Its his own fault, thanks to the
medicine Ads in the newspapers. We
think they have run aground for nam
es, and we thought we would help em
out, but (oh, my corns) Tlz a fact that
everything we^aa or cannot think of
has been used,. If Spanish (oh, my
than the common run of monkeys.
The name applies to our lawmakers at
Raleigh-. ;W<r think they have Awed
out, ^gome of them may be ont-lawed)
They have passed a lot of laws all for
the poor man and none for the rich .
Our motto la, while a' man la poor,
keep him poor. Judge Bowser seeing
the need ot such laws, called the club
together In extra session to pass them
When he Introduces a bill,. It goes
straight through without any conflab
ication. Of course the club Is Immune
from these laws, so all who wish to
escape the penalties herein set forth,
had better join us at once, 1 think
you will agree with me Mr. Editor,
that If it wain't for our noble order,
this country 4ould soon come to noth
ing. If Ed Pou sees this, no doubt he
will try .to get Congress to*pasa some
jes lack em. 1st. Any man (except
the rich) caught breathing pure air,
must pay a fine of on* hundred dol
lars, or serve one hundred years In
jail. If a po' man is competed to go
i
out In the open, he must fill a sack
with bad atr, and hook same to bin
breathing apparatus.
2nd. Any man (exoept the rich)
xaught drinking pure spring or well
water, must pay a fine of two hundred
Hollars, or serve two hundred years
on the roads. If a po' man wants wa
ter, be must go to the branch or creek,
and he must not drink much then ex
cept In times of freshets.
3rd. Any man (except the rich)
caught chawln bis vlttles, (owing to
the high cost of false teeth) must piy
a fine of three hundred dollars, or
serve three hundred years In the pen
tenchy. If a po' man has got anything
to eat, he must swallow it whole.
4th. Any man (except the rich)
caught wearing shoes, (with sole lea
ther at one dollar a pound) must have
both ears crapped like any other hos.
If he Is caught dancing (look out Eb
bie Hicks) he will be sent to the elec
tric chair for life. If a po' man wants
to wear shoes, he must wear wood
bottoms. Dog gone a po' man anyhow.
Hooray! Hooray! for our fisherman
poet. He didn't tell his name, but we
all know it. Of all the poets beneath
the skies. He's one poet that told no
lies.
PRESIDENT.
P. S.?"Bunch Fater" is greasy
meat now. He Is kept busy these
days kicking the cats out of Pap's
way. p
The Young Peopliw Missionary So
ciety.
On Tuesday evening, Feb. 27th, I
1917, The Young Peoples Missionary
Society met at the home of Mrs. M.
C< Pleasants in a study circle meeting. I
The lesson for the evening was the
life and career of Jose De Anchieta of
South America. To let the readers
have an idea of .what and of whom the
Society Is Btudylng, I will give a bjlef
oirtllne of the parson mentioned abov?.
Jose De Anchieta was born in Ten
erifte. one of the Canary Islands, of
Tlch and aristocratic parents, at tke
age of fourteen years he was sent to
the Portuguese University at Coini
bra, at the age of seventeen years he
had been persuaded to join an order
and begin training for the priest-hood.
After becoming a priest, the provin
cial or Chief Jesuit, appointed him to
go to the colony of Sao Paul to star',
a little college for the training of
young settlers who wished to Join the
order. Anchieta wrote a Tupi gram
mar, and commenced on a dictionary.
He was not only the first scholar and
first educator, but the first poet in
Brazil and the father of the Brazilian
literature. Anchieta had wonderful
power and Influence over birds aci
beasts as much so as over man."'
In the year 1597, Anchieta died af-'
ter forty-seven years of constant ser
vice. His body was carried to Victor
la, a little coast town, In Santo Splrl
to, where he was buried.
I think by this time the readers may
be able to conceive an idea of what
the Missionary Society Is studying this J
year. I hope every reader from now
on will notice this space in the paper
as there wIJI be a very Interesting de
scription of the "Makers of South
America", from week to week.
After the lesson was finished the
members indulged In making sea
foam candy over the beautiful
alcoholic flames of the chafing dish.
Those present were: Misses Sue
Alston, Hodgle Alston, Kate High,
Lillian High, Kathleen Egerton, Addle
Young, Sal lie Taylor, Lonle Meadows,
Lydia Inscoe, Elizabeth Massenburg,
Louise Thomas, Mesdames J. A. Hod
ges, M. C. Pleasants. ^
At tie hour of ten-thirty o'clock the
meeting adjourned to Its next regular
meeting to be also held with our most
estimable hostess, Mrs. M. C. Pleas,
ants, March 6th, 1917.
RECORDING SECY.
Court Adjourned Saturday.
The regular February! term of
Franklin Superior Court for the trial
of civil cases adjourned on last Satur
day afternoon at the close of the first
week. Aside from four divorce cas
es which were tried on Saturday af
ternoon and a number of Judgments
and non-suits only two cases were
disposed of at this term. These be
ing the case of John Alston, colored.
ys McKlnne Bros. Co., and D. F.
McKlnne, a suit -for tlamagea, which
waa decided in favor ot McKlnne Bron,
Co., and D. F. McKlnne, and the one
of the Hill live Stock Co., vs W. W.
Boddfs, to recover judgment for notes,
decided in favor of The Hill Utb
Stock Co. '
???uUHUMiliBflHBHHHw
, From 1'oanffHTllle.
?the President of Puhkin Center,
knowing that we have no representa
tion In his country only In fishing sea
son; will, I am s ure, take no excep
tion? It I make a few suggestion s
providing the good Editor of tbj Times
*'?' allow me to ise his columns as a
medium to do so.
I notice that Frank Justice Is soon
| lo be tried before Judge Bowser aud
according to the President's own stat
ment public sentiment seems to be
against him.
Now, Frank and I, owing to a very
serious obligation each of us took up
on ourselves some years ago, feel It
| our duty to rather like one and other
and as his case is of such a serious
nature I can not see him take a chance
at going to the chalngang and not
extend to him a helping hand.
I of course realize that I would be
over stepping my authority by offer
ing this help direct. I therefore ap
peal to the President In Frank's be
half by requesting that he retain one
of our prominent lawyers. (Jess
Young). Jess has the reputation of
never having lost a case, too he will
have good grounds upon which to
win the case owing to the number of
prominent witnesses he can put on
the stand from here who will gladly
testify that the corn bread from
Frank's bakery has no equal.
The very thoughts of this "bread,
will Inspire Jess to make the speech
of his life and he will I am sure have
no trouble in showing to Judge Bow
ser's court'thpt Frank has not viola
ted the pure food law.
Since the old fusion days at which
the President's great "Oak Ftorts"
guarding his principal manufacturing
centre to proved their efliciency, be
has had quite a peaceful administra
tion except when a few years ago the
apemy commanded by General Seine
wlthoo;'warning steamed right Into
on$ best harbors and had he not
been fortified by an extra rock wall
they could have easily taken his Pow
dering Plant. I am afraid the Pres
ident has indulged In too much watch
ful waiting and has not given prepar
edness as much consideration as this
great war age demands. He has no
aeroplanes, no submarines and his
navy is barely up to its usual stand
ard. I am sure there is no country
lo which I am more closely allied and
if lie will place a contract with my
navy yard I will with all haste possi
ble furnish him a sister ship to the
Cruiser (Jones Cooke) now in his
dock.
He should also remember that so.
dlers are extremely scarce and in great
demand and should spare no effort in
trying to enlist at least four dozen ev
ery two weeks.
I am sure that the President will
thoroughly understand that these sug
gestions are born of purest friendship
but for fear that others may not I
wish to state that I knew him away
back when Tar River at Louisburg
was so small they didn't use the bridge
to cross It except when It got too full,
raised a rough house and some times
| came so near going to Jail.
We were frfends -when buzzards
j i oost on what is now Main street Tn
Louisburg and a gourd vine was in
full, -bloom on one of its public cor
ners. I was also a member of hU
once famous Mltchiner's Cross Roads
Symphony Company so noted for Its
sweet renditions of "Moilie Hare,"
"Snow Bird In the Ash Bank," "Blllle
In the Low Grounds," etc., by tho
greatest composers of their day name
ly Matthew Person, Grey Finch and
Jake Gill.
VILLAGE BLACKSMITH.
The German SlJpatloiK _
The situation between the United
States and Germany became more la
tense this week than before In the
sinking of the Cunard liner Laconla
on last Sunday night while en route
to Liverpool from New York, with
the losa of three American lives and
a large lot of United States mall In
cluding much diplomatic mail. Pres
ident Wilson went before Congress
Monday and asked to be authorised
to put this country in a state of arpi
ed neutrality and to use, If necessary
such other instrumentalities as the
clrcumatanoas seem Justify, * Tho
later reports from Congress seem
to Indicate that President Wilson will
the use of such "other Instrumental
ities," however tho President feels
confident that his request will be
granted. The main opposition to
granting his wishes la developed a
'
mong the republicans who want an
extra session of Congress, which the
President is trying to avoid.
It seems to be pretty generally con
ceded In Washington that when all t tin
necessary facts are in in regard to the
slnUng of the Laconla that it will
prove to be the overt act and the
United States will have to take soma
action against Germany.
A few small battles have been
fought in Europe the past week but
from the reports one could not sa?
that the conditions are very much
changed from last week.
Marriage Licenses.
Register of Deeds Yarborough Is
sued marriage licenses to the follow-,
lng couples during the month of Feb
ruary:
WHITE?T. S. Wilder and Beat
rice Sykes, Otha Tucker and Bettie
Hale, Hubert Sentee and Mary Pur
gurson, Simon Rogers and Minnie
Smith, C. C. House and Ida Bledsoe,
Clyde Pearce and Canna Alford, Oscar
T. Barham and Mildred Coley.
COLORED?Meddle Anderson aaa
Annie Harris, Alvls Yarboro and Cur
retta Johnson, Jos. W. Ridley and
Leona J. Alston, Halbert Yarboro
and Geneva Kearney, Geo. A. Cru
dup and Mary Lou Person, Theodle
Arrendell and Clyde Perry, Walter
Hatch and Julia Mitchiner, Henry
Williams and Mary Jones, Ben Wright
and Lizzie B. Davis, Cleveland Tay
lor and Eleanor Sprulll, Baldle Davis,
and Minnie Evans, Abram Davis and
Sadie Blake, Levi Allen and Annie
Belle Floyd.
Attending Convention of School Sup
erintendents.'??
Superintendent W. R. Mills, of the
Louisburg Graded Schools, has gone
Jo Kansas City to attend the sesalca
of the Convention of the Department
of the Superintendents of the National
Education Association, which conven
es Monday and lasts till Friday. More
than 6,000 members are expected to
be present at this meeting from the
various countries of North America.
It is considered the greatest educa
tional meeting on this planet. It met
last year in Detroit.
List o i Letters. t
The following is a Ust of letters n ?
mainlng In the post office at Louis
burg, N. C., not called for March 2,
1917:
Miss Sadie Hill, Mr. David Hicks,
Dr. M. C. King, Mr. Robert Mitchell,
Mr. J. F. Orr, Miss Amelia Turner,
Miss Hellen Wilson. Returned from
Dead Letter Office: Manery Mitchell,
Persons calling for any of the above
letters will please state that they saw
them advertised.
R. H. DAVIS, P. M
Farm Loan Association.
In order to expedite the matter of
procuring loans, all members of the
Franklin National Farm Loan Aiso
clatlon are requested to furnish the
local appraisers with a detailed des
cription of the property upon which
these loans are desired. Blanks for
the purpose of tuaking out appl1 ;a
tions and describing property may be
procured at the office of the FRANK
LlN TIMES, or by calling on Mr. E.
H. Malone.
Rev. B. L- Gay Speaks at Louisburg
and Frank llnton.
Rev. R. L. Gay, field secretary of
the North Carolina Anti-Saloon Lea
gue, addressed the combined congre
gations of this city Sunday night at
the Methodist church. The address,
which was an unusually able one, was
listened to by a very large and appre
ciate oudlencq.?Mf. 6?y spoke to
the combined congregation of Frank
Unton churches Sunday morning.
Louisburg Debaters Selected.
The following representatives of
the Louisburg High School have been
selected to participate in the triangu
lar debate to be held In March: Mios
es Beulah Lee Cooper and Adele Wil
son to discuss the affirmative of the
question of national ownership of
railways; Will Collie and Clyde Har
ris taking the negative. The young
ladles will debate In Louisburg. Tho
boys will go to Franklin ton.
Meeting U. D. C.
Tire Job. J. Da via Chapter will, mew
with Mri. K. P. Hill at her home on
Church street Tuesday afternoon,
March 6th, at 3:80 o'clock.
MRS. W. E. WHITE, Pres.
MR8. J. L. PALMER. Sect. ^
V'Ji-. 1 mV *1 Iw .' ?')
GERMANY INVITES JAPAN AND
MEXICO TO WAK AGAINST
UNITED STATES.
The Two Countries Invited To Share
In Spoils of Tlie Victory Germany
Promised?Mexico Was to Becorer
Texas, New Mexico And Arlsonu
And Becelve Financial Assistance
Document In Hands of President
When He Broke Belatlons With
Germany.
! Washington, Feb. 28,?The Asso
ciated Press Is enabled to reveal tnat
Germany, In planning unrestricted
warfare and counting its consequen
ces, proposed an alliance with M.x!
co and Japan to make war on the Uni
ted States, if this country should not
remain neutral.
Japan, through Mexican mediation,
was to be urged to abandon her allies
and Join In the attack on the Uni?od
St tes.
Mexico, for her reward, was to re
ceive general financial support from
Germany, reconquer Texas, New Mex
ico and Arizona?lost Provinces??tnd
share in the victorious peace terms
Germany contemplates.
Details were left to German Minis
ter Von Eckhardt In Mexico City, wh .
by Instructions signed by German
Foreign Minister Zimmermann," at
Berlin, January 19, 1917, was direct?!
to propose the alliance with Mexl o
to General Carranza, and suggest that
Mbilco seek to bring Japan into the
plot.
?Shese instructions were trans n --
ted to Von Eckhaidt through Count
Von Bernstorlf, former German ? j
bassador here, now on his way home
to Germany, under a safe conduct ob
tained from his enemies by the coun
try against which he was plotting war.
Germany pictured to Mexico, by
broad Intimation, England and thg
I.ntente Allies defeated; Germany and
her allies triumphant and in world
douination by- the lnstrumeLt of un
restricted submarine warfare.
A copy of Zimmermann's Instruc
tions to Von Eckhardt, sent through
Von Bernstorff, Is in possession of the
United States Government.
Zimmermann's Instructions.
Berlin, Jan. 19, 1917.?On the flrat
of February we intend to begin sub
marine warfare unrestricted. In
spite of this, it Is our intention to en
deavor to keep neutral the United
States of America.
If this attempt is not success i
we propose an alliance on the follnw
| lng basis with Mexico: That we sn ?.*.
i make war together and together make
j peace. We shall give general flnan
J clal support and It Is understood that
Mexico Is to reconquer the lost terri
tory in New Mexico, Texas and At:
zona. The details are left to you for
tettlement. . ,
You are Instructed to Inform the
President of Mexico of the above In
the greatest confidence as soon as It
is certain that there will be an out
break of war with the' United States
vand. suggest that the President of
Mexico, on his own Initiative, should
communicate with Japan suggesting
adherence at once to this plan; at the
same time, offer to mediate between
Germany and Japan. '
Please call to the attention of the
President of Mexico that the employ
ment of ruthless submarine warfare
now promises to compel England to
make peace in a few months.
(Signed) ZIMMERMANN.
Sales Continued.
The following land sales, advertis
ed elsewhere In this issue were con
tinued by the consent of all parties as
follows:
The sale of the W. C. Hansdell
property, advertised by J. W. Frye.
Trustee, to Monday, March Bth, 1917,
at about noon. The sale of the P.'
W. Williams property advertised by
L. P. Hicks, Mortgagee, to Monday.
March 6th, 1917, at about noon. The
sale of the J. P. and J. w. Holllngs
worth property in Loulsburg, adver
tised by J. M. Allen, Mortgagee, was
continued to Monday, March llttl,
1917, at or about noon.
The notice of the continuance should
have appeared at the bottom of each
advertisement but was Inadvertently
omitted until after the adTertlsement3
were printed.
Mrs. E. W. Furgurson, Mrs. B.
N. Williamson said Mrg, B; tr. Bl*Br ;~
went over to Wake Forest Wednesday
to visit their sister, Mrs. J. L. Raid.)
Mr. J. E. Thomas visited Rilelgh
the pest week. . ; fi
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