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VOLUME XLVIIl >v ? r. !v I- V.'/j; ? . LOCISBIBO, U Ol'>'T ?9? 1919- ^ . / NI MBEK 27.
FAIR PRICE
COMMITTEE
Appointed Tuesday by County
Food Administrator.
TO HOLD MEET
ING FRIDAY
Profiteering In All Necessities,
including Practically Every
thing a Person Has To Buy,
Will Be Put To An End
Personnel of Committee.
County Food Administrator, M. C.
Pleasants, who some days ago at the
request ot the United States Depart- j
meat of Justice, along with all others
in the country, was reinstated for the
purpose of assisting the Department
in breaking up as far as possible, pro
fiteering in the necessities, received on
Tuesday Instructions from State Food
Administrator H. A. Page to appoint
a Fair Price Committee and get ready
to bring about a reduction in the.pres
ent hU'.i cost of living. In accord
ance with these instructions Mr. Plea
sants named his committee as fol
lows: \V. II. RufTii>, J. W. Winston.
Voungsville. A. S. Joyner. Frar.klin
ton. A. F. Johnson. Dr. A. H. K Km -
i. P. A. Reavis. Joe i'. Jones. Mrs.
T. Wilder. Mr. Ple-.iants by vtr
?^f his position as Cotir-ty Food Ad
r .. trator and upon the request of
? ! of the Committer will act as
chai n un. The organization has been
report o i to State Food Administrator
Puf aud a meeting has been called
for Friday. It is expected that Con
gress will pass the required legisla
tion to extend the power.- of this in
vestigation to all kinds of necessities
this week.
Chairman Pleasants says it is .the in
?lili nmrt.<lilB ??II m.tion~to KO
the ijouom of this profiteering busl
:-e- - and get- the guilty party, but
Uope? t hat no one ii> Franklin County
will , induct his business as to
cat# ?? ? cm' rn:.';arrassment at the
hands, either of this committee or the
1 lep.i'tmellt of Justice.
IN MT.MORIAM.
When a soldier goes into battle, he
iloes so with comrades around him
who are also facing the supreme sac
rifice. and the noise and excitement of
the conflict may. in some measure, dull
the anguish he feels at the thought of
never seeing home ana roved ones
again. But when one has bravely en
unscathed, and borne uncomplaining
ly its hardships, and the bitterness of
separation from those nearest and
dearest, and then, with the proud con
sciousness Qf duty well done, been res
tored to those he loves, it takes the
spirit of a real hero to rccctve unap
palled, the "dread summons," and
calmly- and quietly await the end.
Such was the ordeal through which
Dr. F. 0. Swindell was called to pass.
At the need of his country, he vol
unteered his services, riht ;n Sept.
1918, he sailed for France, leaving be
hind father, mother, brotner and sis
ters. and the young wife, to whom he
had been -married just three happy
months.
His men testify to his valuable ser
vices. and his loyal, unfailing devo
tion to duty. He was cited for brav
ery. which shows that his conduct was
observed and appreciated by his Su
perior officers. He kept well and
strong. and was ever at his post, and
whpn he was finally returned To his
home, he came seemingly, in perfect
health. Only two short weeks after
his return, he succumbed to a disease
which completely baffled all medical
skill. For two weeks before his
death he was at St. Lukes Hospital in
Richmond, in which institution he had
been an Interne for two years before
he entered upon the regular practice
of medreme. The attention he receiv
ed here and the tender solicitude
shown for him, in every way, gave
abundant proof of the esreem In which |
be was held. Everything was done i
that could possibly be done for his re-1
lief. Physicians and nurses alike
were untiring in their efforts, hut ear
ly In his sickness, his trouble had been ,
diagnosed as incurable. From? things |
he said, his friends know that he real-1
ized this most fully.'and. although life
wa* full of sunshine, and his future
bright ill its promises 01 success and
happiness, ho faced the inevitable with
out a murmur, and peacefully fell into
the sleep, which knows no earthly 1
waking.
Our hearts go out in deepest sympa
thy to his stricken loved ones, espec
ially to the once bright, happy girl.'
now the heart-broken widow, crushed ;
by the bitterness and lonliiress of her
first great sorrow. May the "God of j
all comfort be ever near her."
A FRIEND.
CORONER'S JURY
COMPLETES IN
VESTIGATION
Of The Lynching 6f Walter Ty
ler Last Week.
SOLICITOR NORRIS PER
FORMS DUTY WELL
Jury Finds "That Walter Ty
ler Came To His Death From
Hanging And Gun Shot
Wounds at The Hands of
Parties Unknown to Them."
I The Coroner's Jury which was em
paneled on Thursday of last week at
j the request of Solicitor Xorris. which
' action a special Statute makes com
j pulsory upon the part of the Solicitor,
i came to an end Wednesday afternoon
when the jury returned a verdict
! "That Walter Tyler came to his death
joi? Aug. 20. 1919 from banging and
gun shot wounds at the hands of par
ities unknown to the jury." This was
! the culminatiorf of a three days set
jting and the examination of about flf
i ty witnesses, which produced evidence
to show that there was hardly any
Ld&nbt as.to Tvlpr'y gnjlt .... A,m'nng>TiP
large number of witnesses examined
? was three colored witnesses whose ev
idence was notable. Joe and Sallie
I Harris gave valuable assistance in
ferreting out the criminal in giving
freely and voluntarily evidence thr-y
I had in regard to the movements of
; Tyler and also rendered other assist
i ance to the family and rrfends of Mr.
.'Medlin that showed they wanted the
: law to take its course anc: the guilty
party punished. Also the evidence
( of Shook Tyler, an uncle of the dead
| negro, who slated that during a con
versation at Hagwood's Store the ev
ening Tyler was arrested he told Ty
i lor that he had been talked to enough
and if he had taken the advice of him
I self and his father lie would not be
bye and was satisfied that from what
he had heard of the evidence that Ty
ler was guilty and should be punished.
It was for that reason they did not
want his body.
There was no .evidence developed
| that tended to show any responsibility
on onyOne and the jury had no trouble
! coming to a verdict.
The evidence showed that Officer
King in the discharge of his duty as
j he saw it to be best, started to Louis
i burg to place his prisoner in jail for
safe keeping. He deputized sufficient
force to accomplish the object under
the circumstances, but just as they
were reaching their destination they
I encountered a car across the road and
had to stop when they were held up
by masked men at the point of pistols,
and guns with a demand of Hands up.
lights out. give us the d?m negro. It
was impossible to reason with the
[crowd and they took the negro. The
? next thing the officer knew was when
the guns fired and he was allowed to
move off with lights cut off. He
came on to Louisburg and made re
ports of what had happened and what
he thought was the results. Later a
crowd from toton went to the scene
and found that Tyler had been lynch
ed and shot. The body vns removed
to New Hope church yard that night
and rehanged where it was found the
next afternoon by the i*oron<'r and So-.
licitor who immediately began the in
vestigation. according to ?aw.
The officers stated they could not
recognize any one on account of masks
and darkness and thi-re was no evi
dence as to threats at Hagwood's store
nor no one seen following the officers
car.
Solicitor Xorris performed his du
ties well in conducting a strict exami
AFTER SIX DAYS IN MBCO, AMERICAN CAV
ALRY,PATROL IS WCK IN HOME STATIONS
Major J. P. Yancey, Who Was |jp Command- Declares Fourth
Punitive Expedition'"Accomplished Its Object of Clearing
Bandits From Territory Bemw the Border.
Marfa, Texas, Aug. 25.?Tiie Ameri-;
can cavalry border patrol tonight rest
ed in home stations between Presidio;
and Hester's ranch after six days in
Mexico iu pursuit of the bandits who
kidnapped and held for runsom two
American aviators. .
With the reported killing of Jesus
Renteria, leader of the bandits, and
four other bandits, capture of nine by
Mexican troops and arrest of six sus
pects by the Americaife. Major J. P.
aucey declared tl^e fourth punitive (
expedition into Mexico hac accompli
shed its object of clearing bandits
from the section of Mexico just below
the border from the Big Den, Texas,
region.
Resume Putrolliiig Today.
Tomorrow the troops will resume
patrolling the American border com
munities as a safeguard against ban
dits from south of the Rio Grande. It
! will be an alert border guard, in view
of reports today that the Mexican in
cursion had aroused the natives of
I Northern Mexico who have been more
or less friendly with the outlaws.
Official reports of tTic expedition
show the remarkable accomplishment
of the cavalry, some of whom marched
75 miles yesterday on their return. "I
am feeling a just pride in the men and
officers of my command who made the
j campaign." Colonel Laughorne said
I tonight.
| An important part was played by the
aviators who kept us liason with the
;ro?ips. seorcbcd tfc? n'our.tain sides
and carried supplies, locating at least
one band of bandits.
Tfc^feriatttrs -abjQ arc cJjev^Badit
for the killing of Jesus Renteria with
(machine gun bullets. The airmen al
i so acted as couriers for the Mexican
? Federals, under General Pruneda and
j General Dieeuez.
j ('apt. Leonard F. Matlack returned
'to his river station at CanCe'aria to
| day*
C apt In Matlack's Story.
"My troops are In-fine condition and
j are ready for more," be said over the
| army telephone at Candelarla.
| "Mexicans in four or five places
! along the trail told us about report*
of Jesus Renteria having !)oen killed."
j he continued. "Preciiano Cerando.
! owner of a ranch on Cucliillo Tanks,
told us Saturday 'Slim' Olivas, one of
Flenteria's band, and another bandit
passeJn^iTouBpTIi^TSiHrTeafflRg"
wounded horse Wednesday, a day after
j our aviators reported killing a bandit.
"They told Cerando that Jesus Ren
ria was killed in the saddle by air
dan?- bullets. We started after Oli
*as and his companion on Saturday
kith a patrol of seven men. in addition
o Lieutenant Peterson and myself.
Ve went within twelve miles of Coy
;me ?arching for the trail. We con
nuMl toward Coyame after dark. We
a v.- tiny flares of lights where a Mex
Lun patrol was smok;ng cigarettes
$nd approached within thirty yards of
the patrol. Then we returned to head
tuarurs camp and reported the pros
lice of Carranza patrols to Major
Yancey. We learned there were
About 150 more Carranza troops in
^oyatno. After a conference a decis
ion was reached to withdraw as the
bandit trail had not t>een found. We
parted on the march out at 10 o'clock
flurxlay morning."
TEN TIUNKS AMMUNITION EN
KOI TE TO MEXICO STOPPED
* New York. Aug. 25.?Ten trunks
oontaining arms and ammunition were
shipped from this city to Mexico on
tue steamship.Morro Castle which sail
id last Friday for Havana. Progreso
qpid Vera Cruz according to informa
tion obtained today by detectives at
tfched-to the bomb squad. The trunks
were shipped from a Broadway hotel.
The Department of Justice and Navy
Department have been notified and it
is expected gunboats will be sent* out
to intercept the steamship.
j The bomb squad detectives, who
tiave been investigating reports of se
Qfet ammunition stores here first lear
nvtLpt the shipment through discovery
17.fH)0 rounds
of ammunition and 350 rounds of "tal
cum" powder had b^en purchased on
August 16 from a large sporting goods
house in this city and consigned to an
address which the detectives found to
be fictitious.
They discover?'d todry that ?lie Tx
{plosives had actually found their way
j to a Broadway hotel, where two men.
believed to have been nsents of the
l Mexican government, were registered
! until last Friday.
The detectives believes they took
passage on the Morro Castle with the
ten trvnks of ammunition. After
the hotel had been searched for ad
ditional stores of explosives the de
tectives raided an uptown restaurant.
where they found several more trunks
i package labeled "talcum powder" and
several rifles also were seized at .the
restaurant .v
nation of all witnesses Tie could se
cure but no light could be thrown on
the guilty parties.
Where there is a general regret that
the law was not allowert to take its
course it is pretty generally agreed by |
both white and black that Tyler got no
more than what he deserved. The at-1
titude of the better class of negroes in
the matter is" to be commended, prac
tically all of whom are rree to say that
a person committing such a heinous
crii^e should not expect anything
more than Tyler got.
The jury who assisted the Coroner
and the Solicitor in the investigation
was composed of Messrs. E. M.
Wheeler. R. B. Roberts. Joe J. Young
O. C. Hill. P. J. Brown and A. I*.
Ashley.
THE FRANKLIN COUNTY INVFSTI
CATION.
Solicitor Norris started with com-.
mcndable promptness the investiga-'
t ion of the lynrhing which occurred in |
Franklin county last week. The quick |
work shows a due appreciation of the
value of establishing the law and end-,
ing any sentiment that favors sub
version of law by the irresponsible ac
tion of the mob.
One of the first things to compel the
approval of the thinking people of the
State will be the course of the two ne
groes, Joe and Sallie Harris, living on
the Medlin farm where the crime was?
committed, who furnished evidence
that helped materially to trace tV.e!
criminal. .Here was an example of'
holdim; law and humanity above any!
? race prejudice. and 1f that one exam
j pie could be followed by everybody a
I large proportion of the crime in this
country would be quickly headed of.
! Shielding a criminal and assuming 10
defend him because of race conditions
| or where it is not racial relations but
I fraternity or other ties defies justice
'and obstructs law and encourages
crime. It is to the credit of these two
negroes that they were anxious to see
the crime punished, and that they fig
ured that it was a criminal who was
sought and ihat his race or color had
nothing to do with the desire for his
apprehension.
A criminal is a criminal and as such
the whole population should be on the
side of the law. If this fact, can be
impressed more widely, on white and
black alike, and all be made to feel that
the apprehension and punishment of
any criminal, is for the common pood,
we will have moved forward toward
order and law decidedly.?News-Ob
server.
loriSBi Rc; red ( Ross rii\PT!:i:'
TO AGAIN RE(.'I> ACTIVE TYOHk.
All members of the Red Cross.Chap
ter. as well as every lady in Louisburg
\*ho is interested in- this noble work
and wishes to become r? member, is
earnestly requested to attend a busi
ness meeting at Dr. Yarborouch's of
fice next Wednesday morning at elev
en o'clock. Important changes will
be made in the various FYnes of work,
and some decisions made which every
member should have a voice In deter
mining.
AT METHODIST CHfRCH.
Rev. Charles N. Clark, D. D., of |
Nashville, Trim., will conduct a ser
vice at the Methodist Church Friday j
nighi and I hop?' every member of the |
church who possibly can will be pres
ent at S:30 p. m. Friday.
Dr. Clark will conduct services'
Sunday morning and evening. A cor-1
dial invitation is extenders to the pub
lic to attend. Dr. Clark comes from
Nashville, Tenn. to make an- important ,
survey of Methodism in Louisburg.
G. F. SMITH.
CHARLOTTE CARS
RUNNING ON LIM
ITED SCHEDULE
DEATH LIST AS RESULT CHAR
LOTTE RIOT GOES UP TO
TOTAL OF SIX.
No Others In Serlons Condition:
(?uards With Machine t.uns (iuurd
1 Car Bnrn During Xliriit nnd There
!?? N? Serious Demonstration: City
On trials Say They Hare Situation
Well In Hand.
Charlotte, Aug. 27.?Quiet prevails
throughout the city while street cars
are being operated on several lines
and troops and citizen guards patrol
strategic points. Indication, point to
another day and night of o -'^r with
civilian and military authjrii.es di
recting the forces formed to uphold
the law through a well-formed sys
tem.
Will Hammond has been added to
the death list which was starter! ii> the
outbreak of a ji?t a* the car barns
early Tuesday. Hammond died at 4
o'clock Wednesday morning at a local
hospital as a result of having been
shot in the throat and paralysis of the
spinal cQrd. J. D. Aired, who was
wounded when buckshot went into his
abdomen, died at a local hospital mid
night Tuesday. Hospital authorities
where the 13 wounded men were car
ried reported at noon that tjie remain
ing eleven wounded were making sat
isfactory progress.
Charlotte. Aug. 27?Plans of the
I Southern Public Utilities Company to
day were to put their cars back on a
limited schedule, as soon as city au
thorities give permission. Reports at
the city hall early in the day indica
ted a quiet night throughout the city,
with the six companies of State guards
and the 20 armed citizens patrolling
^11 sections.
The street car barn, which was the
nfflir iilf lilin IIilir iHiltlMlUVii Uti
Tuesday, in which three men were kill
ed an-d thirteen wounded, was under
heavy guard throughout Tuesday
night. A machine-gun was mounted
and in readiness to repel any attaclt
upon the guards.
The death list went to five today
when J. D. Aldred and Will Ham
mond, who were among the more se
verely wounded of the rioters, expired
between midnight and dawn. One
other man is in a critical condition.
Street cars were bein^ run out on
a limited schedule at 9:30 this morn
ing. City officials jtssurec? the Pub
lic Utilities Company that they had
the situation well in hand and pre
pared to promptly handle any distur
bance. Guards and police patrol sec
tions where cars are being operated. ,
I . D. C. TO 3ITEET.
??Wfc-are requested to state that there
I will he a meeting of the V. D. C. at
the home of Mrs. E. L. Rest, on Tues
day afternoon at 5 o'clock. September!
2nd. All members are requested to
be present.
The peace time plans for Chapter j
work are as interesting ami as imper-1
ittivo as they were during the war. |
"" ere may be those who think now j
t!.;.* the war is over the Red Cross
work can cease, but. this is not the
case. Long before there was any
war with Germany, there was a Red
Cross Organization, <nd there will be
one long after Germany has been for
gotten. So. if you believe tn the Red
Cross, if you are willing ?o help car
ry on the work in your town, or 1f it
is only, idle cuniosity as to what is to
be done next, come to this meeting
anyway. Remember the time and
place.
TO OPEN SEP
TEMBER 9TH
WITH ALL THREE WAREHOUSES, j
Louisburg Tobacco Market Expects to
Begin With High Prices on All Grad
es?Full Corps of Buyers Promised
For The Opening.
Tuesday, September 9th, 1919, is the
final date decided by the warehouse
men and Tobacco Companies for the
opening of the Louisburg Tobacco
Market, and announce iug&t&.aru?bein$
made tb that effect. The delay has
been caused by the delay in the South
Carolina market caused from the strike
situation, which made it impossible
for the several tobacco companies to
get the buyers on the market earlier.
However each company has agreed to
have its buyers here on the 9th and a
good live start is expected. Reports
from South Carolina and other mar
kets show that you might expect good,
prices for all grades from the start.
This season Louisburg will have
three warehouses operating for the
benefit of the patrons of this market.
The Union Warehouse will be run
this year by Messrs. Sam S. Meadows
and Qrover C. Harris? Except for
the fact that Mr. Harris becomes an
interested partner in this warehouse,
there will be no change from last year.
They will be assisted by Messrs. H.
E. Hlght. assistant bookkeeper and C.
F. Tally, auctioneer. All of these
gentlemen are local men except Mr.
Tally, and are not strangers to the to
bacco growers of this section. Mr. Tal
ly has been connected with the mar
ket here before and is also well known.
The Planters Warehouse will be run
by Messrs. W. K. Allen and B. N.
W'illiamson, who will have as their as
sistants, Messrs. W. N. Fuller, book
| keeper, John E, Williams, assistant
I hoft ft icWpey* fWftdifof, *1 WfTrmifrw
jager, C. F. Tally, auctioneer. These
gentlemen comprise a force that prov
ed popular last year, and are fully com
petent to handle the warehouse end of
I the tobacco business to the advantage
of "T^Tnrmers.
The Riverside Warehouse will be
run again this year. Messrs. G. D.
'Taylor and A. W. Perry. Jr., will
'guide its destinies. Mr. Taylor was
! identified with the Louisburg Market
j last year and exerted a good influence
I for the market. He Is popular among
the tobacco growers and is a good
i judge of the weed. Mr. Perry is one
| of Franklin's most successful business
! men and planters and has n large ac
quaintance in the agricultural field.
Their assistants have not been secur
|^omp!^ent'forcrP*",l^i^^,^i**^1*^
j With these three warehouses and
| the excellent forces of each one mo
market in the state wilt Tje In a better
position tOL protect the interests of the
tobacco growers this year than Louis
jburg. The warehousemen have come
I to a full determination to make Louis
Iburg a tobacco trraTket second to none
' ami with the proper cooperation of the
farmers and business interests of
I Franklin County, which they expect to
| get, there is no doubt but that they
: will succeed.
G?'t a load stripped out and come to
! the opening on Tuesday. September 9.
Louisburg welcomes you and wants you
| to feel at home in its borders. &
FRANKLIN Sl'PFRIOR fOIRT.
In Session For Its August Term?Hon.
O. H. (inIon, of Newberne, Presid
ing.
The regular August Term of Frank
lin Superior Court for the trial of
Civil cases convened in the Court
House here on Monday morning with
His Honor O. H. Guion. of Xewberne.
Judge Presiding. The business of
the court was soon taken up and han
dled with ease. Many minor cases
were disposed of and quite a number
tried. Xo cases of general import
ance have come up as yet, and only a
small interest has been shown in the
several sessions. Judge Guion has
very favorably impressed our people
with his business like methods. Court,
will continue through next week as
this is a two weeks term.
Mr. Lindsey Lancaster and wife. <;f
Raleigh, passed through Louisburg tin
past week en route to visit his cousin.
Mt. J. J. 'Lancaster, near Mapleville.