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. > ONI/T ?1.50 FEB YE A K IS ADVANCE The Fran A. F. Johnson, Editor and Xnnager. ^OIUME XLVII. >' 1SFHBEB47 NO COURT THIS TERM. Ifpon Recommendation of Board of Health Judge Daniels Calls off Court for this Term. Upon Che recommendation of the Board of " Health of Fr^uitlin county Judge P. A. Dan tela in a velegram to Sheriff H. A. Kearney yesterday, ad- j journed the Franklin Superior court for the January term. Judge Daniels has been indisposed Willi a severe cold for several days, and the court has ' been recossod each lay until yester day awaiting his recovery sufficient VO come to Louisburg and... _ Tealih real lzing the great amount of influenza present in the county and feeling that it would be to the public's best inter ests met on Wednesday and suggested to the Judge that the t$rm be discon- I tiuued, which action was taken by Jucfeo Daniels. While it is bad to have tke court culendars to becoifiV congested i'J ifrould no doubt be worse to assist in encouraging the sprekd of the influ enza. Proposed Legislation. New bill? Introduced Into the North Carolina General Assembly: HOUSE BILLS Cox of Anson?Amend section 3814 of 1905 Revisal, relating to the sale of cotton seed meal. Everett?Amend 1917 laws, relating to the publication of the Ulue Book. Forrest?Incorporate t:ie First Con^ j fe: egailonal Church of Albemarle. Matthew a of Bertie?Relieve Bertie I 'm certain agricultural regulations. . .cNeill?Amend 1917 laws author iz.u.^ relatives to keep graves and plat ? of their dead. 8:.'rojp?Amend Cherryvllle's char ter DaviB?Repeal chapter 90 of 1915 dog laws. Davis?Repeal act relating to school census takers. Davis?Repeal' 1917 law relating to Warren's road commission. Davis?Repeal 1899 road act rela ting to free labor. . -Hepeal 1&17 act relating to relief o*-?fceriffs and tax collectors. Pcnland?Repeal sections 1 and 2*. chapter 386, relating to Clay stock lfew. Bryant of Durham?Amend the 1905 Revisal, relating to alimony. .Turner?Amend the act relative to blooded cattle In Mitchell. Relative vo the Mitchell county primary, remov ing it from primary elections. Turner?Repealing the bill which abolish**-; th? county treasurer's office. Resolutions of inspect to the mem ory of Edward K. Gronam were read and adopted. ^ATK Warren v?Joint rr>soliw^n regard ing the Heath ol Dr. Edward K. (Jr. ham, late president or the Cnivcrsity of North Carolina. By permission. Si na4et*- John "Beaufort; rnaii thr reso lutlon. Resolution adopted. Cowper: Prfnting extra copies of governor's message. Committee on Distribution of Governor'o Message.? or buildings- destroyed by fire at Caswell Training School, com mittee on Appropriations. Dclaney: Authorize governing bodies of citiois to regufate public utilities. Judiciary No. z. Davenport: Provide compensa tion for cattle killed on account* of being diseased. Agriculture. Beddingfleld: Correct text of Chapter 43, Public Laws relating to excess of one Ingredient ?n fertilizer. Agriculture. BeddingfleW: Amend Chapter 187 Public Laws 1915, at?ut employment of help for state department. Salar ies and Fees. Burns: Amend Chapter 12 of re visal of 1905 relating Vo Judgments by default. Judiciary No. 1. Burns: Authorize judges of the su perior court to accept majority vote of ten in civil actions. Judiciary No. 1. Thompson: Amend taw regarding tlio use of assumed name in partner ships. Judiciary No. 1. Scales: An act relating to plead ings in actions of ejectmcnt'or other actions involving titles of real es tate and the sale of real estate. Stacey: Repeal Chapter 286 Pub ^me^^^ore" a jury after a compulsory reference. Judiciary No. 1. Newton: Repeal law providing for a Cotton weigher Tor Cleveland county. Counties, Cities and Towns. Connor: Amend section 439 of the revisal of 1905 relating-to service of "Summons and section 466 of Re visal of 1905 relating to complaints, in civil actions, r Connor: Permit the secretary of stato to extend corporation charters. | Judiciary No. 2. Long of Halifax: Increase salaries ( of superior court judges in the State, : Salaries and Fees. Price of Union: Joint resolution, for president of the Senate to appoint a committee of two and the Speaker of the House a committee of three for 'the purpose of drafting a law, in ac cordance with the constitutional a mendment which would authorize county authorities to pass on local legislation. Senator Price asked that "the resolution be placed on Immediate . V ? _ ' ' c r y.Q. but Bcddingfieldf objected and re ?olution was referred to the Com ; on Constitutional Amendments. "Buck*1 Conway Dead. \i" death of ' Buck" Conway, fa-1 iv' i^.r on the svreets of Louisburg a r ri er of years ago. which occurred .1 *.e county home on Sunday, was r .ccived with much regret oy the peo ple of Louisburg. He was a son of the late W.. B. Conway and leaves three sis ters, Mrs. Caddie V. Strickland, Mrs. W. J. Shearin and Mrs. ?. ?. Mullin, all of v'his county, and two brothers. Messrs George Conway, of Canton. N. C.. and J. C. Conway, of Durham. The remains were interred ?e Mrs, Ricfttt Receives. Invitations as follows have been re Iceived in Louisburg: | Mrs. Thomas Walter Uickeit. at I home,. Executive Mansion. Raleigh. North Carolina. Monday afternoons !from fpur to six o'clock, in honor of I the wives and daughters vt the Mem J bers o ft he General Assembly. We have been requester to state that | Mrs. Bickett's friends in Louisburg j arc cordially invited to attend. I MAJ. "?AM P. BUDDIE BACK FROM FRANCE I " I Arrived in LouJsburg Tuesday Night, Leaving Camp Greene. The many friends of Maj. Sam P. | Boddic were delighted Jo see him down me siTeeis 01! Loulsburg again on Wed nesday. Maj. Boddle" nrrrved home from Camp Green, Charlotte, where he has been stationed tor the past few days since his return from France, on Tuesday night. He is looking fine and is pleased at being home again. The Death of Mrs. Tom Ragan. The community was made sad Sun- ! i day morning, January Gth, when the [death angel visited the home of Mr. [Tom Ragan and took from tiiere a no iblfe wife and a kind mother. Mrs. Ra-! jgan was a kind christian woman ar\d ! was loved by all who knew her. She j ! accepted Christ as her savior while a Igiri of 15. and Joined. Rock "? Bap vis t church. She- wad Mr. Tom Ragan in the year of 1897 and was 46 years of age when she was taken very 111 with spanish influenza, and v.'as sick only two weeks when God saw lit to take her. But weep not dear loved ones for the one that hast' left you, and your loss deeply feel. Gor1, who hast bereft you can all your sorrow* heal. Her remains were taken to Maple Springs cemetery, Monday. January Gth, and were tenderly laid to rest*. Mrs. Ragan leaves to mourn their loss a "husband iind fottr sons, Messrs. John. Joe, Sam and Bennett Ragan, an need m&lile^^scverftl sisters and hrothopn, and to t o of Trlonao. 1,1st of Letters' I The following is a list of tellers re 'maining in the postofflce at Louisburg, |\~ C.r not called for January 17; 1919: j Mrs. W. H. Breedlove, Nobic Balie, j Miss Icey Francis, Mr. J. B. Gordon, I Mrs.. Daniel Harris, Miss Anna Jack son, Mr. Robert Long. Mts? Note 'ersons calling for any of the above letters will please say they savf them advertised. R. H. DAVIS,, P. M. Destroys 800 Gallons Beer Sheriff H. A. Kearney and Officer B. H_Meadows reports destroying 800 gallons of beer and linding four pieces of copper on tlie *old Walter^ Macklen place on Wednesday. Notice to Teachers. I The teachers of Gold Mine, Cedar I Hock and Cypress Creek townships j "Will meet at the Justice. High School Saturday. Jan. 25th for- the study of the reading circle work. Assignments have been mailed.vo the- various prin cipal. Attendance upon tnose meet-! ings is necessary vo secure credit for [the reading circle work tr.is spring. J. C. PEELE, Group Leader. Cotton Report. " ' The following report shoWs that l there were 14,342 bales of cotton,! counting round as half Dales, ginned | lin Franklia county rrom tfco crop'of ilM W'ifll1 J. ji'!1 'i' i ,'ii i i' L Ani L u Tu u'iui' juary 1, 1918. BAD COLD? HEADACHY, AND NOSE | STUFFED Tape's Cold Compound" ends colds] and grippe In a few hours. Take 'Lapp's Cold Compound" ev ery two hours until you have taken three doses, then all grippe misery goes and your cold will t>e broken. It promptly opens your clogged-up nos trils and the air passages of the head; stops nasty discharge or nose run ning; relieves the headache, dullness, feverishness, sore i/hrojat, sneezing, soreness and stiffness. Don t stay stuffed up! Quit blowing and Scuffling. Ease your throbbing | head?nothing else in tne world gives such prompt relief as "Pape's Cold Compound," which .costs only a few cbnts at any drug store. If acts with out lis; tat&nce, tastes nice, and cauoos no inconveniei.ce. Accept no nubutl tutr. BUST-HI\ES MOTO K CO. |To Open Automobile Sales H<?oni? It I I.oiilsliiirc. with K h c of Be*t Maket of Car?. The Best-Hiues Mo:or Company, composed of Messrs. John H. Best and John D. Hints, is a new cuverprisc far LouUburg. They boKun business the past week and will liuve the agency for the King. Buick, Hudson. Oakland and Essex car9. Messrs- Best m'g J^ppMpV^ostpopuiat- young men tnd possess sph-ndid business ability whieh will no doubt assure them suc cess from the beginning. They are now.arrahging for an up-I'D date display room where they expect to have some of each make o L cars on display. Watch for their announce* ment. XKTCEBS FKOM KKAXK France, Dec. 15, 1918 'I "THE CHRISTMAS PACKAGED? To.the workers of t'he Americal Cross and the families of boys over here. I have been Inspired 10 write this etter. since the arrival of the first lei1 of Christmas packages. To you who, are sending them, they seem "very small, but am. considering the strain j on the world's traffic and shipping, lt^ I seems that those wlio male it posslbt^T I for thnis paokagoo te be sent did a: 'great great thing, knowing as they did the need of every available ship they were good enough to realize the wa.it? of we fellows and at a sacrifice gavo transportation for them, and in all my life I have never seen anything cause more pleasure. One reason for I saying this is becausfe my box came [among the first and I had to start tke celebration. I Christmas begins promptly on re* ceipt of the package, and continu< [for days to come. ! 1 have not finished with mine yel 1 dont kndw why, but they seem something we want to eat pta't bear to have eyes shining over kis package u4 lays its contents out on its bunk and. takes inventory of his stock of val uables. To the close observer his actions are the same as some years 'ago when he would get up early on ;the 25111 of December to see what his i stocking contained. ! Sometimes you will observe a tear, not one of sadness, but one real big hot tear like you shed when you Iovq some one, and can't tell them in words Generally when more tnan one per I son intakes up t'he box taey fcave \ mall strips of paper around certain jarkagps n).irkf?ri in various w^vh. ; niilliia. ior instance, and sister, some, i imes wife, as the case may be. j Hut notwithstanllng who sent it his ?ountenancce shows plainly that no, A-oras can^expros&_llis appreciation. I It seems that six months of this [hurley, burley, life of being moved in ;a rough and tumble way from one t-plnro to nnoThcr. would send to luiiduu I a fellow so he woujd Indifferent m pwoh things, but the uioal elmi'dened will 3how that he has the real old American love and knows how i'o ap preciate a good thing when it comes his way. Every soldier is loud in his praise for the Red Cross for it' was always on the Job in Itne and when the boys came out it was there with : hot drinks and cigarettes. And now that it has helped send lour packages wtr alt Join m one celc-j brution for the ones that packed our boxes and the American Red Cross for all their good deeds. M. E. WATKINS, 120th Infantry. Dec. 11. 1918. !My Dear Sister and All: I will answer your letter which I | eceived yesterday. Wns very glad to (hear from you and to know that you jail wore well. I have been In bed for vw o flays with a cold, but I feel better tolay, and have been up all day. I have had a cold a long time but hope 'bctin pull through O. K. I have gone through a lot so far. * Words fail to express my deep sor row to hear of the death of poor little Geneva. 1 know it is hard on you all will miss her when 1 come home, but it is something that we can't* holp. We must all take It the best we can. I have prayed daily for our Heavenly Father lo bless and comfort you all In your deep sorrow, and we must all look forward to Him fnr rnmfnrt n.nri prepare to meet our loved ones in Heaven. I have experienced many very sad things in the past few months. V One month ago today will always be remembered by me. I can't tell how I felt. One of our officers told us the night before that the Germana had been given until eleven o"clock the next day tO" decide what Chey were go ing to do. but I was afraid to believe they woultt do what they did. So the next day you could not tell any differ ence until exactly eleven o'clock when firing ceased and everything grew quiet all at once. Oh! how good I it did make me feel to think .that the I awful. struggle was Over, and I could soon 1 flolfl far^foodr?T* can rt ver thank God enouyh tor what *e bu don? for me. It seemed almof Impossible (or me to ever come but 1 (U not afraid of death, higher power with me and I afraid to die, but Ood was -and brough-: me through with ch. and oh t how thankful' I j as answered nearly all of my mf far,and I lay down at nigh,' foetlnk sure that he is with you all He i?r?, near you aa lie Is me. You all ahpuli feel, proud pla ' of. Don't you were at home and dldh'dllf* a gun that you didn't help, for 7p? and many others helped by that fr?a^?nd wonderful help called preacher bold ua Sunday did noi' win tiie war,but ?Myers of our parents, si.; sweethearts, and I am with course It had to bu i. am proud that our 1 By sincere prayer, and did my duty > I feel like that I duty, and I am loiok erery man ajld feel that I as' a Christian ones have j the power to know Uhat lor me and ?ra dally and pwered. My tended and L_Und iliat nd alive ome be till I the armtotio* out We walked It in . full packs and rifle., in Southwestern e of King Henry | It IB about, 9*01 nee that ?IP ck with him ky, and that he had only one eon to give for.his country and I know he expected me to do my best and L > hare lived the life of a Christian gen tleman, and my life ha9 been spared by the grace of God. Hope you won"t think hard of me for not writing soon er as today is thefirst opportunity have had of securing stationery, i think 1 get all the mail you *?nd as I hear from home every week. Give my love to everybody. May Heavens tender blessings ever rest upon you all, and help us all to be pre* pared for that endless home of love. Your devoted brovher PRIVATE JOHN H ALLEY Co. R., 322nd Inf. A. E. T., A P. O.. No. 791. | Dr. A. H. Fleming and J. E. Thomas '.went to Raleigh Tuesday. I Messrs. W* H. Allen and W. H. ! Vnrh^rrnig^ wont tr> Mnlgjgh Wedltttg- . day. . ~~ ; i Mr. J: 0. Bunn, of Durham, was a visitor to Loulsburg the past . week., ?He is a brother to our townsman, R. F. Bunn, and has not visited Louis*, burg before^n 20 years. Mr. J. M. Poole returned the past week from a trip to Baltimore and {New York where he purchased s.tocks for the 6 and 10 cent store. While he 'was away Mrs. H. L. Hancock, of Hen derson,was in charge of t"ho llocal 'store. ! In Memory of XCS. George 3L, Raynor. 1 I desire to place this tribute on mem oryx's altar in remembrance of a friend | Mrs. George M. Raynor, Qf Wood, N. C., who departed this life October 10 ' 1918,. after n brief illness. w Heaven never sent a sweeter flow er to earth than Delia Shearln Raynor She was one hrjjtht visitant from the | skies that walked the paths of earth for twenty yi-ars, having been born August 14, 1889, and did her task with out the soil of the way. For her Mater she went into the highway and hedges of the world, bu: herself was kept un spotted from the world. In her girl-1 hood sho lived a consecrated christian charming personality she was a fav orite and leader among ner compan- ] lions. In her maturer years, though ( she became one of the m-rong workers for God she remained always as a lit tle child at the feet of Jesus?an.i too'x all her leaeons from Him. Those of us who knew Her cannoi think that the shadow of an evil thought ever hung its dark curtain acroi a the doorway of Iler soul. A more ' unstained and guileless person I have not known. A sweeter disposition,, a lovelier character a purer heart, a j kinder mother, a more uevoted wife, a truer friend I have not known. Mrs. Raynor leaves to mourn tfieir loss a husband, three children, a moth- j er three sisters, three brothers, num erous relatives and friends. Subscribe to The Franklin Times Only $1.60 porjear In advance' Subscribe to The-Franklin Times ' Ottly $1.50 per y#ear In advance STATE REVENUE EXCEE1>S EXPEN 8ES . ? Stat? Tax Commission Recommends Full Value Assessment All Property for Locul Revenue ;ind Collection of All State Taxes Frou Oii uuoual Exemp tion of Income From Property. If Salary Incomes Are Taxed Why Not# Income From Property I The biennial report of :.*he Corpora iion Commission. whlr/j has just been iasued. is of particular interest at this time when tiie legislature is coo slderlng revision of vhe tax system. The report shows t'hac the State'"s revenue the pust two years exceeded the Staiv's expenditures $370,100, tlio increased revenue coming principally, from Inheritance, lucome and prlv lege taxes. For the first time the in heritance tax takes an important place in the State's revenue?the re ceipts from this source the past ifwo years being $672,000. Income taxes Increased to $109.000, and Incomes listed In 1918 (to appear in 1919 receipts; are panning close to two hundred- thousand" Bu: these in comes. are entfrely from salaries and fees. There is si prohibition in the | State Constitution 'of taxtng the in come from property, iz we are t? tax earned Incomes, or salaries, why ;not tax the much greater incomes i from property, the Commission^ asks, and it advocates the submission of a constitutional amendment to permit this. It ench an amenument were a dopted. the Commission argues, the State could secure enough revenue ?rom this source to takotfio place of the property tax no^ revied by tho EIGHT REASONS WHY WAR SAV INGS STAMPS IS BEST INVEST MENT. Then ere are eight food miOM why money Inverted la War Saving* In December 1? the beet In .a person ?u make. $4.? And are redeemable In 1933, four years hence, worth $6*Q0, The eight rea sons are: L Money Invested in War Savings Stamps bears over 4V4 per cent com pound interest. No other Government security pays as greet a rate of in terest. 2. It Is non-taxable. Only when, money is invested in Government se curities is it free from taxes. 3. It is not subject to Judgment creditors or to execution of any kind. 4. It Is redeemable at any time. If a P9rf^n whf> h** ?tUHMtod M? mnn^ In War Savings Stamps flnds himseft overtaken by adversity,, sickness or other emergency, he can, by giving ten days notice to the poetoffice where his stamps are registered, get back the amount of money he originally in* vested with about 3 per oent interest. If a person needs a part of the money tw has Invested in .stamps before the date of maturity, he can cash in the stamps in installments at different times. 6. It enables the ?mail Investor as Boon es he haa M il to becoxne owner of a Government bond and a partner of the Gove- -ment. This is a privilege the average c.ltisen of the State haa never before had. At the beginning of the war only one person In 300 owned Government bonds. Now at the (flose of the war one person in every Ave owns a Government bond. Are you a bond-holder by owning a Liberty Bond or a War Savings Cer tificate? 7. Money Invested In War Saving? Stamps is an investment made when money h..3 a reduced purchasing power to be paid bark when It will have a large purchasing power. To day a dollar has the purchasing pow- 1 er of only sixty cents on a pre-war basis, whereas, in 1923, or after the war. a dollar will have at least the purchasing power of 108 cents. 8. Registration of Stamps at post offices insures absolute safetv. After n'lwuwmnwuii mm mmnw w u* ' poet office they are rodeomaNe upon demand even If the Stamps them selves have been mutilated, stolen, or lost by fire. THRIFT BITS. A ma^ who woc't lend Is the Kale er's friend. L*e?ul b7 baying W. B, ft. -^ay up yotir W. S. S. pledge and re* II off your hands. The fellow wbo feels beet War Savings certificate In his Better than money because they ?am money? War Savings Stamps lor oU k, wd OH diary. Bur War Savings Stamps. All 100 per eetft, imirtrnin m ?taking good thstr W?r Uefffessa ?tad?*?. J feat 7*w W*r Kr State to .maintain iU government and institution*, and tnus" bring about segregation and leave all the property vax to counties and cities. The prop osition 1b supported also by the Oover nor and the Special'Legislative Tax * Commission. The Commission trrgue 5 that by aub mlttiug thfs "" !? ^^???W^nowTthe present Legisla ture can inaugurate a real assessment St, all property at actual value, to be one in a thorough way during Hie next tvjo years, to ba adopied when completed by the next Legislatiire.iiQ? j&S" Hsed"only for local tax purposes, and all tax rates to be scaiec down to fii' the increased asHeb&ments before | it is put into effect. The State would then get all of its revenue from income inheritance, prlv I ilege and franchise taxe^. The report: will be mailed free of charge to any address upon request to the State Tax Commission. Raleigh, N. C. WHAT POYS SAY ABOUT RED CROSS' 8lrice the soldiers overseas have been Informed by their officers that the American Red Cross will play San ta Claus this Christmas for all the boys In khaki who have no relative* In the United States, Red Cross Head quarters at Washington has been re ceiving hundreds of appeals. Inci dentally the men at the front have taken this time to express their ap preciation for the work done by the Red Cross "Over There." Following are a few excerpts taken at random from letters Inclosing Christmas Package Coupons: "Dear Mr., Mia* or Mrs. Red Cross.?* would Appreciate It tremendously If ypqi would send me a Xmaa package. I have Do relative#, and a little aometblng froca the good old U. 8. A. would be artrfrt^' S ted beyond words. The Red Cross has done so much for ua over here, and don't know joat how we -appreciate U beyond evaryth^jg else." ^ An Italian thus addresses his Christ mas appeal: "To Whom It May Concern.?I am 1jb| service in France and, having no people in the United States, would Uke to re ceive a little package from the Red Cross on Xmas. I am In No Uan'a Land lo a big woods, and It Is ralnlfcg." .* "I have boon Informed the Red Croaa | will fcer..I Xmas packages to any soldier who sends them his Xmaa package cou- I ;>on. 1 have received so much tobacco j and other things from the Red Cross In! my four.ecn months In France I scarcely ake to write again. I am In the hospital recovering from wounds, and the Had Cross furnishes us with dally papers, writing material, tobacco, fruits and rec -.reatlon I have no one e:se w> send my xmss coupon to, so am sr--Hng It to you, as f per notice on our bulletin board. If you 1 send a package I would appreciate U If] you would Inclose a bill for san^e. for I'J would gladly pay It. I don't want to Im pose on you. The Red Cross Ls the best friend we have." One Red Cross nurse writes: "Am Inclosing the coupon, but glSSgM be eure all the boyfl at the front gel their r^rkngps flraT7 then" If one is left X wlll appreciate It, as I suspeot all tha others will have something from home 1 which Wlil make me a little lonesome. Words cannot express our appreciation for the Red CfOss." "Tha Red Cross is a great help and blessing to the *old\ers any and every where." "We of the A. fi. F. are constantly being shown evidences of the wonderful work the Red Cross Is doing and are ex tremely thankful." "Dear Red Cross Workers.?After we left dear old America we thought we Were traveling away from your kindness, but we did not. We cannot praise you too highly Tor your work. 1 have no folks at home to send me a Christmas package." , "Words cannot express the obligation we are under for the work you are doing to help us along." "I know they would greatly appreciate any little remembrance. I wish to most sincerely thank the Red Cross for all tne kindnesses . anil" benefits they have De stow ?d upon our boys." ?We are requested to state ?1iat there will hi- an old fiddler* conven tion held at. Centrerille Academy on January 23rd. 1019, the proceedj to /;o tov.ards pointing 'he school building. The public is ifivit<d to attend. No nerd v'o suffer from that tired dead aelie in your back, that- lameness, those dis ressing urinary disorders, Louisburg people have found how to get relief. Follow this Loutsburg res ident's example. ?M rn.?Li uy Son t hall.?vp ->?? says: "About a year ago I was trou bled a lot with my back and kidneys. Often my back was so bad "bat when I went to move, 1 could hardly straight en. I was so dizzy that black spccks would float, before my eyes,, bluring my sight. I nearly fell at times and couldn't got my proper rest* nights. My kidneys didn't act properly, either. Hearing a whole lot about Doan's Kid jiey Plils, I got a b6x at Allen Bros. Drug Store, and after I finished the box, my kidneys were strengthened." Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't, sim ply ask for a kidney rumedy?get ^Doan's?the same that Mrs. Sou'thall had. Foster-MHburn Co., Mfgfs., Buf falo, N. C. . ~ ? ?