ONLY IS ADVANCE i The Franklin Times AS ADVERTISING SltTS A. F. Johnson, Editor and Manager. THE COtTNTY, THK^STATE, THE UNION . Subscription ?1.50 Per Tear volume xlylli. ~ - ? ?? ~ ? - ? ... LEVY TAXES FOR 1919 _______ v. 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> ? 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. / y 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 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 I .i ' W 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.