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LEVY TAXES FOR 1919
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TO ISSl'E BONDS FOB BRIDGE
CONSTRUCTION.
Commissioner!, Provide For Road
Maintenance?Orders an Investiga
tion of Outside Pauper List?Will
Employ Engineer to Construct Brid
ges.
The Board of County Commission
ers met in regular session on Monday
with all members preseut. ^Follow
ing the adoption of the minutes of pre
vious meetings business was disposed
of as follows:
The petition for a cartway by H. H.
Person was contlffQed to next first
Monday.
Resignation of J. F. Joyner, Janitor
for court house was accepted. The j
county officers were Instructed to hire
a janitor right away.
Report of Miss PauJao Smith, Home
Demonstration Agent , was received
and filed.
Report of Loulsburg Road Trustees
received and filed.
Report of Dr. J. E. Malone, County
Health Officer, was received and filed.
His report shows the jail and county
home in good condition.
Report of J. J. Holden, Superinten
dent County Home was received and'
filed. He reports whites?three men,
fo'ir women., one child; eolored?tour
woiuen, nve men; making a tot*? of
seventeen inmates.
Upon motion it was ordered that
the levy of-taxes under schedule B &
C be made.
Upon a roll call vote tne following
? , xes were levied .in Franklin County
i'?.r 1919:
State.
General Purpose, 11 2-3 cents on
property.
Pension, 4 cents on property and 12
cents on poll.
Schools. 32 cents on property.
Countj.
General Purpose. 21 cents on prop
erty and 3S cents on poll.
Bridges, 15 cents on property and
45 cents on poll.
Poor. 10 em's on property and 30
cents on poil.
Schools. 35 cents on property and
$1.50 on poll.
Special School DI?tr>cts.
Pine Ridge. 30 and 90.
Pilot. 30 and 90.
Bunn. 30 and 90.
Roberts. 50 and $1.50.
Flat Rock. 20 and $0.
Laurel. 20 and bO.
Moulton, 30 rind 90.
Mountain Grove, 20 and 60. ?. ..
Sandy Creek. 30 and 90.
Wilder. 30 and 90.
White Level. 30 and 90.
Justice. 50 and $1.50.
Seven Paths. 30 and 90.
Maplevllle. 30 ami 90.
Hickory Rock, 30 and 90.
Cedar Rock" 30 and 90.
Hayes, 30 and 90.
In^leslde, 20 and 60.
Woods 30 and 90.
Graded School.
Louisburg. '?o^cn<L_$l. >> ?
Franklinton, 35 and $1.05.
Township Roads.
Louisburg. 50 and $1.50;
Franklinton, 35 and $1.05.
Youngsville, 40 and $1.2v. ?*
(?old Mine. 75 and $2.25.
Sandy Creek. 75 and $2.25.
Dunns, 75 and $2.25.
Harris. 75 and $2.25.
Cedar Rock. 40 and $1.20.
Road Maintenance.
Dunns. 25 and 75.
Saiulv Creek, 35 and $1.05.
Gold Mine, 40 and $1.20.
Louisburg, 20 and 60.
Harris, 35 and $1.05.
Cedar Rock, 30 and 90.
Franklinton. 25 and 75.
Youngsville, 25 and 75.
Upon motion it was ordered that the
recommendation of Mr. Craven, of the
State Highway Commission, relative
to rebuilding . constructing and re
pairing bridges in Franklin County
b" adopted, and that F. B. McKinne
be authorized and directed to employ
special bridge engineer recommended
to take charge of bridge work.
Ordered that J. C. Jones. Superin
tendent of Public Welfare, be instruc
ted to make an investigation and re
port in writing to the Board all out-J
side paupers, if any, who should be j
stricken from list.
A resolution was unanimously pass-!
ed. ordering the borrowing of $50,000.- |
00 for bridge work, becoming neces-1
sary on account of the recent heavy .
floods. The resolution provided fori
t We borrowing of a sufficient amount!
of money to tide over nntll bonds
could bo advertised and sold.
After allowing a number of accounts
the Board adjourned to meet again on
Tuesday afternoon, at which meeting
formul steps were taken for the issu
ance of the bonds and borrowing the
niouey.
I'ICNIC POSTPONED.
Ot> account of revival services at and
' I '-IH u i mi I lin I WW III minting mum
to be given for the Baptist churct at
Wood on Tupsday. August 19th has
been postponed to Tuesday. Au
gust 25th. Everybody Is invited to
nt tend on thr new date and assit in a
worthy cause.
SPECTACTLAB FIKE BTBNS
WAREHOUSE AT HENDERSON
v.?w-*.- ?? t\ar
Blase of Mysterious Origin Barns Cp
Property Worth I*50,000 Almost In
stantly.
Henderson, Aug. 3.?Cooper's Co
operative warehouse, one of the oldest
tobacco sales rooms in the city, was
destroyed, by Are shortly after 1 o'clock
this afternoon in a blaze tnat was both
brilliantly spectacular and at the same
time of a mysterious origin. The rapid
ity with which \he flames spread was
one of the remarkable, features of the
fire. It had bardly b*en discovered in
an insignificant blaze before it btvJ
spread over the eHtire-warencuse, and
the hopelessness of any oSort to slive
the structure was immediately appar
ent.
The floor space was unusually large
and had been added to only a few years
ago, but before the ft rumen bad time
to run the block from the fire house io I
the scdne and put a stream on the I
burning building,, rli 4 enclosure within |
t?"e four wt'ls was a se-jthiug furnace.
The loss of the coir.p.ir-.y will be
heavy. At 2 o'clock, while the Arc
was still burning briskly, D. Y. Coop
er, Jr., manager of the warehouse in
terest of the Coopers, stated thac the
insurance would amount to approxi
mately $12,000 or $15,000. When it is
estimated that the cost of replacing
the building will crowd closely upon
$50,000, it may be seen that the dam
iage will be very near $35.000.
I As soon as the embers cool, work
men will be put upon the scene to
I clear away the debris ana prepare for
starting a new and more modem and
up-to-date warehouse. This was the
j positive statement made by Mr. D. Y.
i Cooper, Jr., when asked as to the in
tentions of the company as to the fu
[ture.
I In the basement of the building, large
j quantities of farming machinery was
? stored, this being a part of the com
ipany's business. This, of course, went
lup with the building. The C. A. Lew
!is Tobacco Company had an enormous
j amount of scrap tobacco stored in the
j warehouse valued at between $3.000
'and $4.000.Whether any insurance
jwas carried on this was not learned.
(iRAI>KI> SCHOOL NOTES.
The fall term of the -Graded School
*frill open on Tuesday, September 2nd
wTlh the" following facultyf First
Grade. Miss Onnie Tucker; Second
Grade, Miss Helen Guilford; Tliirc
Grade. Miss Katie Furman; Fourth
Grade, Miss Lizzie Stewart; Fifth
Grade, Miss Louise Smaw; Sixm
Grade, Miss Verneen* Perry. Seventh
Grade, Miss Loulia Jarman; High
School, Misses Kathryn Dorsett, Fran
ces Honrine and Lucile Spears. These
telchers have been selected with great
care and each has been trained for
the work she is to do. It will be not
ed that five of them were members of
our faculty last year and have demon
strated their efficiency. We bring
the Ave members of the faculty to
Louisburg with every assurance that
they will be able to meet successfully
the duties of their positions.
It will be noted that we have added
a teacher to the high school force.
This will enable us to offer a larger
number of elective subjects of study.
In this way we will be able to better
take care of the individual tastes and
needs of our pupils. Beginning with
this term we will offer courses in
French, and other subjects will be ad
ded when there is sufficient di-mand.
Begirfning with this term we will
give high school credit for music To
obtain this credit, the student must ba
t.iking a regu'or graded course in mu
sic. and mi^st present satisfactory evi
dence that .he work Is cf standard
grade. * ^
'Last year'vjvas a very unsatisfactory
year for schbol people; school was
closed for a considerable part of the
year and conditions were very unset
tled the remainder of the year. In
consequence of this a large number of 1
our pupils, especially in the high
school, failed on their work. Op por- 1
tunlty will*be given to all such to take 1
examination on these subjects before i
the opening of school, ir you wish |
to go on with your class it will be well
lor you to see the Superintendent at j
once and arrange f'rr-yottT examina |
tion. A few of our pupils have been
doing regular study and have already
removed these condition?. Please do
not wait till the opening day and then
present a request from your paren*
that you be allowed to go on with your
class. School going awl school work
must be kept on a business basis; if
you have not done the work required
for promotion, you have no right to
ask to be promoted till the work is
done.
May we not ask lor and expect the
hearty cooperation of every patron*of
the school? You have made a large
investment in the Institution; will you
not help us in every way you fan to
make the investment bring you large
dividends0
W. U.1 MILLS, Superintendent
REV. J. E. IN HE K WOOI> HERE.
We are requested to state that Rev.
J..K. Underwood, Presiding Elder of
this District will hold quarterly con
ference at the Methodist church Fri
day night. He will n4so preach Si\n
day at (he morning hour.
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MAKES TAX LEVY
ORDERS BUDGET PUBLISHED.
Reports Received and Filed?Fixed
Property Tax at $2.00 and Poll Tax
at $6.00?Routine Business.
The Board of Town Commissioners
met in regular session on Friday
night *ith all members present ex
cept Ford and Wheless. After read
ing and approving the minutes of the
previous meetings business was dis
posed of as follows:
Rteport of D. C. High, Chief of Po
lice, for July was received and order
ed-filed. He reports collecting costs
$26.60; licenses, Robt. Perry $6.25,
pool rooms $20.00. merchants. etc.,
$630.00.
Reports of A. W. Alston, Clerk?
were received and ordered filed. He
reports collecting taxes $388.41; light
rents $525.15; water rents $476.16.
Upon motion the following tax rate
was fixed for Louisburg for 1919:
General Purpose Fund .90
Street Improvement Fund .60
Special Light Fund .10
Special Water Ftfnd .40
Total, $2.00
Poll tax $6.00.
Upon motion the finance committee
were instructed to put the budget In
proper form and have it published.
After allowing a number of accounts
the Board adjourned to its next regu
lar meeting.
WOOD NEWS.
Smiles to all. 4
Wedding bells rung here Sunday af
ternoon, when Miss Pearl Gupton
changed her name to Mrs. E. J. Ful
ler . We wish for them a long and
happy life.
Mrs. R. H. Holland and daughter,
j Evelan, after spending several weeks
with their people-in Walterboro. S. C..
returned to their home here Friday.
They were accompanied by Mrs. Hol
land's father. Mr. Smith, who will
spend the summer here in town.
Miss Louise Chaplin Is spending the
summer vacation wiih relatives m
South Carolina.
Mr. L. D. Ball visited Iri?u(U -|4?
Warren Saturday and Sunday
Miss Sina Todd, of Rocky Mount,
who has been with the Mioses Ham
let's for the past week. returned to
her home Sunday.
The majority of us people* here at
tended the sen-ices at Centrevilie last
week.
We all are looking forward' for the
beginning of the meeting here next
Sunday.
Mrs. Nancy Gupton returned Sun
day from Rocky Mount, where she had
spent the past week with relatives.
Rev. W. C. Ball made a business
trip to attend Conference over in
Warren Friday.
Mr. Thompson has beerr vis'tuv his
people in Windsor.
Messrs. G. M. Raynor, Martlu Gup
ton. W. C. Ball and Miss Annie Rad
ford. and -Mrs. Morris made a busi
ness trip to Louisburg Saturday.
Mr. V. C. Brown spent Saturday
and Sunday with his parents in Vaugh
an. X. C.
Mr. W. D. Fuller went to sec his
mother Sunday night near Louisburg.
Several of our people took a *Jo~y
ride on the omnibus Sunday afternoon
to"?ee the wedding, but on account of
speed got there too late to shower
them with rice.
We are glad to say that Mrs. Rad
ford. who has been in Rocky Mount
hospital for several Weeks is expected
home soon.
We had very good attendance at t ho
M. E. Church Sunday ntgtit, a good
sermon by the Pastor W. C. Ball, on
Seeking the Kingdom of G*)d and for
saking sin.
Wedding bells soon again judging
from the courtship carried on.
and the sparklln jewels bought.?
| Miss Pearl Gupton spent last week
with Miss Irine cupton.
[ MIks Lilta Lanier of the CM ft ^VUne
v i sired friends in town this week.
Messrs. Lambert Brown. H. P.\
I Leonard. J. P. Montgomery made calls '
I in Louisburg Sunday. 1
Miss Ruth Gupton spent Sunday
night with Miss Pearl Gupton.
Mr. G. M. Raynor and Miss Irene i
Gupton sptnt Sunday in Rocky Mount.
Miss Bettie Radford, ytho has been J
in the hospital at Henderson for .*ev- i
eral weeks, is improvfn&^
Mrs. W. F. Battle is spending his
week with her people in Nau'i County.
Mr. Joe Radford returned home to
day from a visit to his sister in t ho |
Henderson hospital.
Mr. John Heathe. of Emporia. Va..
is visiting friends here.
Dr. H. M Beam returned Tuesday
from a visit to his people.
If this escapes we shall come again.
SUNBEAMS.
Mr. Carl Mooney. who has been with
the First National Bank for som?' time
l? ft Saturday for his home at Maiden.
AMONG THE VISITORS
<2
SOME YOC KNOW AND SOME YOP
DO NOT KNOW.
Personal IUmi Aboat Folks and
iT,leIr l'rI?nds Who Tra?el Here
? j And There.
i
i
Mrs. M c. Pleasants is on a visit
Ocracoke Island,
5 Mr. Paul Jones, of Tarboro, was a
"ltor to Louisburg Monday.
Mi^g Sallie Lou'se Macon is on a
i B't to friends in Gjt.liboro.
Rev. E. H. Davis, of Laurinburs, is
? siting his sisters here this week.
Miss Aileen Webb, of Washington
< ty. Is visiting her sister. Mrs. J. M.
i Lien .
Rev and'Mrs. N. H. D. Wilson. ,f
'ashington, are visiting friends in
I^ouisburg.
iMiss Minnie Brickel. of Washington
Ity. Visited relatives in Louisburg the
1st week
?J
iMr R- C. Beck and family left
*iesday for a visit to their people in
felifax County.
[B.-r. W. M_ Person *efc Tuesday :?r
.Cvnsboro to attenJ r. meeting of the
ar Association.
JSupt. W . R. Mills returned the past
feek from a trip to the B^ach and his
Jfcme in Virginia.
Miss Xessie Connalley, of Black
">ne. Va.,.is visiting Mrs. \V. 'i.
irson this week.
i Rev. F. Smith and- family ro
rned Wednesday from a visit to his
people in Davidson County.
jMrs. M. J. Connalley. of Black
gone. Va., is visiting her granddau
pler, Mrs. E. K. Thomas.
i Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Dorsett and
gjlildren. of Spencer. visited tier sister
E- A. Kemp, the past week.
??.C. Pleasants returned ves
?fFWay froip an mfcTrflefltrtp to Wes
Itern North Carolina and Ocracoke.
Mrs. F. A. Roth and little daugh
ter. Dorothy, are in New York, pur
chasing the fall stock for I. J. Deitz
Co.
i Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Fried, of Lowry
jville. S. C. who have been visiting
flier sister. Mrs. S. U. Riggs, left Sat
'urday for New Orleans.
I Mr. Hubbard Stamps, of Birming
j ham, Ala., who has be*-n overseas in
J ihe ^ M. C. A. work, is on a visit to
[his brother. Rev. M. Stamps.
! Mrs. Dorothy Rosensteln and little
daughter. Julia, who have -been spend
ing the summer with Mr. and Mrs.
F. A. Roth, left the fcist week for licr
home in'New York.'
Mrs. J. J. Barrow returned Mon
day from Richmond, where had bi-en
j^oaccompanyDr. and Mrs. F. O
Swindell. Dr. Swindell, wira ls^verT"
ill. will receive treatment at a hospital
the re".
j SOME INTEBESTIN?; FACTS
ABOIT THEN ANI> NOW
j Atlantic Fleet in Trip Around World
! Took Fhe Months To Reach West
I Coast.
San Francisco. July 30.~The Atlan
tic fleet on its famous cruise aroiunl
the world in 1918 was 141 days. 7
hours en route from Hampton Roads.
Va., to San Francisco. The new Pa
cific fleet now en route from Hafnpton
Roads is scheduled to arrive at San
Francisco in 27 days from the jfate of
sailing. This is one of the interest -
ling comparisons of the two fleets
i which havelieen maffirlrert.
I The Atlantic fleet went around Cape
Horn. The Pacific fleet conies thro
hiL'h the Panama Canal, not completed
when the Atlantic fleet made its cruise.
The actual sailing time for the At
lantic fleet was 61 days. 19 hours. The
Pacific fleet is expected to make the '
I trip to San Francisco in about eigh-j
I teen or nineteen days actual time.
In 1908 the American navy, had no
airplanes or seaplanes. It li.nl few '
d? stroyers and less submarines
The Atlantic fleet comprised hi h:i -
Ileshtps with a flotilla of torpedo boats, i
The nfew Pacific fleet approximates
vessels of all classes.
When Admiral F van s led hi* fleet
ir. parade here in May. 190>. his flag
>1 jp led but 4J "Vessels of all descrip
tions. President \Vilsou/-is schedul
ed to review a Pacific fleet of more
than LoO vessels here i^Auglist of this
men. The Pacific will hrtng 2;"),000.
Ihe Atlantik: fleet was valued at ap
pioximatcly $100.000,000. The Pacific
lUvf represents expenditures of sever
ai limes that amount.
CITED BY BRITISH
FOB HIS BRAVERY
Franklinton I'hjslclan Receives High
est Honor For Bravery In Battle.
Franklinton. Aug. 4?The many
fr!*ncis here and throughout this sec
tion of the State, where he is so popu
lar, will be interested in knowing that
Dr. A. R Winston, of this place, but
who is at present with the army of oc
cupation In Europe, was c!t*id .for D.
S. O, bv Greaf Britain, recently, i
This is consider?".' the ln<hest hont.rj
that could have been conferred upon
Ian American soldier by the English
government, and in order for him to
wear the decoration it is necessary for
the United States government to grant
its permission, and this ha3 been done
and the information thai Major Win
ston, has thus been honored coir?7T
through the Washington government,
he being too modest to even menctpn
the fact to his friends. The citation
is as follows:
"During service with the 120th in
fantry his conduct has been very mer
itorious. During the time the regi
ment was holding Ypres salient trom
the 16th of August to the 4th of Sap-!
tember, 1918, he constantly visited his j
aide posts. One DoJl?' House at times |
when the station and the approaches]
were under terrific shell fire, his worlc
in this salient corrected the weaic
points and perfected the medical or
ganization of this regiment.
"At *Bellicourt, 29th of September,
1918. shortly after the troops went
over this officer went forward, organ
ized stretcher-bearers, made recon
naissance of the forward area and di
rected the clearing of wounded all un
der shell fire, as a result of wounded
were cared for much soci-.er than
would have been otherwise . ossible.
In succeeding operations Li* work
showed the same unselfish devotion to
duty. From Ypres~to Catillion all the
work of this officer has been particu
larly woYthy of mention. While a
single performance of his duty would
have been covered by a visit to his
aide post at selected time, involved but
slight personal.risk, such was not the
case. His aide post was visited con
stantly when roads ana areas were
subjected to the heaviest of shelling,
with reckless disregard for his own
life. In all operations or this regi
ment he has worked without consid
eration of himself. To this officer^
liittlrlng^affcortB and to hi* efficient or
ganization is attributed the rapid and
satisfying clearing of wounded and
the resulting saving of lives and the
elimination of unnecessary prolonged
suffering. His work in back areas,
equally important, has been with the
constant aim of health and comfort of
men."
Major Winston was bom and reared
here, and after receiving license to
[practice medicine located here and en
joyed a large practice, and was popu
lar with all classes of people. Hi- is
I expected to return to the States soon
j and the people of this place hopes
that he will again locate,here for the
(practice of hi* profession.
MARRl.Vft'E LICENSES.
| .Register of Deieds S. C. Holden is
jsued marriage licenses to the follow
ing couples during the month of July:
WHITE?L. B. Joyner and Ida A*?
cocke. J. 0. Collins and Lena Dean,
Joe Avcock and Boulah Brown, T. D.
Alston and Fannie Collins. William
Foster and Audrey Avescue, Sidney B.
Foster and Ruth Estell Eaves, A. G.
Hunt and Louisa Ayescue. s. E. Sykes
and Temple Vaughan. Ed. Crenshaw
and Nora- Furgurson. Ted O. Ray and
Maxie Thomas. J. M Sledge and An- j
nie Winston, Bailey I'earce and Roxle j
Wilkes. - |
COLORED?Iioyd Frazier and Beu
lah Williams. Edgar Taylor Thomas:
and Ida Bell Hill. Hugh Lee AHt?n and (
Bertha Daniels.
WEST LEAI?S IN C APITA
ll'-TOMORILE OWNERSHIP
Nebraska lias One Auto To Every
El'lit People; North Carolina Forty
?* / 1
Foor.
The Wpm leads the nation in pori
capita auto ownership, according' to .
ure? compiled by the bureau of pub- J
licity of the Omaha Chamber of Com- i
merce.
Th?' first nine Stales ai-?? *est of the
Mi. fissipp; namely. Xebrnska.
fornin. 'rv\i. South Dakota. Arizona
and Minnesota.
Michigan, in leirth *pla< e. is the lead- j
ine State east of t ho Mississippi.
Nebraska there is 911 auto to <r-v
sovrn and eighth-tenth people. *In
oiher words, if it were necessary fori
the ??irtir?* population to lave the State I
it could lie' done quickly without the!
assistance <?f railroads
Th.? State of North Carolina is in j
forty-fourth plao.o. with one automo- ,
hll*> to very 40 peopt^r- 'Thor'e are 02 - |
07l' automobiles to a population of J
-o?? ? 4.
1 . 1 1 1 ,
Kvaline. of Charleston, W. Va.. and
Mrs. K. K. Dctter. of Laurinhurg. are |
visiting at the home of Mr. It. H. I
Meadows.
GOVERNOR ANSWERS
CHICAGO PAPER
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Says Stilt? Can Absorb 95,000 Negroes
Now In City of Chicago.
EXPRESSED DESIRE TO
PAPER TO COME BACK
Honorable Employment At Remunera
tive Wages, Governor Says, But Ad
vises Then To Stay If "Intoxicated
With Dreams of Social Equality or
Political Dominion."
Answering a query~recetved at the
executive offices Friday. Governor
Bickett yesterday sent a telegram to
the Chicago Herald and Examiner in
i forming that paper that North Carolina
could absorb 25,000 negroes " who
may desire to come to this State for th^
purpose of securing hontfrable efa
| ployment at remunerative wagun
jlesB these negroes, who Went 'North to
get war work, "have beOtfme tainted
I or Intoxicated with dreams of social
i equality or of political dominion."
The Chicago p^tfer wired the Gover
jnor, at the request of the spokesman,
for "many negroes who came here for
j war work," asking how many North
(Carolina Could absorb. The negroes
appealed to the paper in the midst of
the Chicago race rioting last week.
When the 'telegram reached the ex
ecutive offices. Governor Bickett was
out of the city, ds was his private sec
retary. Col. Santford Martin, but upon
i his return here yesterday he sent a
1 lengthy telegram to the paper in an
swer to this query:
Anxlons to Return Sooth.
I "Many negroes who came here for
j war work are anxious to return South
i if the South needs them. Their spo
kesman asks us to inquire how many
'your State can absorb. They are of
the more industrious class, distinct
from the bad element responsible for
I the difficulties here. Please rush
J answer at our fxpcnse."
I In his answer, the Governor adverts
1 tQ the rioting in Washington and Chi
ic&go, and says that it bas confirmed
?his conviction that the South is th?
loubt place in the world for a decent
I nig/a .to make a decent living
! "The farms, ?he lumber plants and
the companies engaged in building
public highways in Xofth Carolina can
easily absorb negroes who may desire
J to come to this State for the purpose
of securing honorable employment at
remunerative wages. But. if during
their residence in Chicago, any of these
negroes ha\'e become tainted or intoxi
cated with dreams of social equality
or of political (ioniiniflnrit "would be
. well ..'for ?
. uvui^iiuu, it "would be
well-tor them to remain where they
are. for in the South such things are
forever impossible.".?
Governor'* Answer to >Vlre.
The full Text of thi Governor's re
j ply to The Chicago paper follows:
"Absence from my office prevented
Ian immediate answer to your tele?
Igram." the Governor wired. "By in
jheritance. by association and by a
j sympathetic understanding of his vir
? tues and his limitations, the Southern
! white people are
natural and con
sistent friends'.oT the negro.
"The recent troubles in Washington
[ o_ntL?Chicago con-lint*- my conviction
j that the Southjs tue best place in the
jv.orld tor a decent urgro to make
I decent living," continues the Go?o*
jnor's telegram. "In Lhe South.- iha
; negro is no* only afforded every op
portunity but is given every encourage
; nifiit to do honest, clean work. In
j North Carolina we are doinlT*a!l we
kran to foster and promote the kindliest
relations between the racefy, and to
this end the wisest and besfrmen and
women of both races are steadily work
ing.
"in every field of industry, ii> edu
I cation. in religion and before the law,
i we arc earnestly and honestly seeking
j to secure the same privileges and pro
jection for the black people that is ac
Icorded the whites. The negroes of
[North Carolina know and appreciate
i that this policy is one of the passions
of tlu- present State administration,
j Socially, the two races are kept separ
'ate and apart and tte white man or
I the negro who attempts to ignore the
1 social harrtrr ts held in utter contempt
I by the best people of both rj?es
I "Candor and my deep frieidship for
and my abiding interests in tiu perma
nent happiness of the negro race com
pel me to add that it is the seird OG
viction of th?- be^v pcrjp'e in all politi
cal parties in the aoacfc thai it is tioc
essary for the pr-jK.eiijt>. the progio&s
and the happiness of botii races tor
th?- government to be run by white
people and it is t lie mu', t arable deter
mination of the wni*.es to keep in tluir
own hands the reia? oJ government..
"The farmer the iumbe>* p'auis and
the companies engaged in building
public highways in North Carolina c: rt
easily aba^th-?twenty-five thousand
425.00UI n -groes who may desire to
come to this State for the purpose of
securing honorable employment at n ?
muncrative wages. But. If jiurin?
their residence in Chicago, "any_ of
negTOPS have becomc tainted or
?J with ?[reams of social equ
ality or
mm
.
he well for them to remain wh. re they
are, for in the South such things are
forever impossible.