L "?? im /? ? L AN AHVEHTISING %/? H I MEUll'M THAT BEINGS J--L?A JL/\0 I besclts A. r. Johnson, Editor and Manager. THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THE "NK>N ^ "*"" l'IJ<^"'w'-^^t^1m''uuLuiLAV3f!a^-ijimHT^,'^ ' ?- ? sOTwipuon n.ou rer 1 e*r VOLUME XLVIII LOUISBUBG, K. C* FjUpAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1919. ~. SBIBSE M. PRICES STILL HIGH ON LOUISBCRG TOBACCO MAR KET. t Sales at Each Warehouse Show a Strong Demand For Weed?Farmers Well Pleased. The sales at each of the warehouses . on the Loulsburg tobacco market the past week have been good and prices seem to have advanced slightly, wl h a strong demand for all grades. The farmers attending the sales show the greatest satisfaction at the prices re ceived. Loulsburg Is holding its own with many farmers as the leading market and our warehousemen are lending every effort to help the patrons of this market. Get a load ready and come to Louis\ burg. A WELCOME awaits you. NEGRO II110P4 I)EAl> WHILE OS TRIAL Shock of Accusation By Witness Prov ed Fatal; Tense Scene In Court Room. , Greensboro, Sept. 16.?The death of Clause Gilmer, a negro while on trial in Superior Court here this afternoon, was one of the most spectacular occur rences ever witnessed iu the State. Gilmer fell to the floor just as a wit ness testified against him to the effect that he was implicated in a highway robbery. At the mention, of his name <;!',mer groaned, gave a loud gurgle ..?.id fell to the floor, gasping for breath fleers and fellow prisoners quickly ..ieu him into the ha',1, where he di . just six minutes! Sheriff Stat ik.. v.U Jailer Galley said that he had be.:, uttering from a leaking heart for sever i months. The incident created .. i ::so situation in court for a while, thiugh later the trial of Gilmer's co ;>:=:;-lams was resumed. Judge Bry ?011 is holding the term of court. 1IRY ENFORCEMENT BILL AMENDMENT House Conferees Accept Senate Cider And Light Wines Item; Burden of l'roof* * ? X: gton, Sept.. lii.?The princi p.. ' :.j;c amendment liberalizing the pr? ? ion enforcement bill, to permit i'i.? i..auu?ucture for individual con -r.U;> ion of "non-intoxicating" cider ali i iijcht wines, was accepted late to day ' v i be House conferees and placed Dually in the bill subject to action on ihe conference report. 0;her disputes between the Senate and House conferees went over tem ?por.-riiy. probably until, latc-this week, when a complete agreement is ex pected. Enactment of the bill prob ably will be delayed until next week. New Transportation Provision. In adopting the Senate amendment nniii irniiifi lii.i, gvii^iniiliUfliJ. i .in and cider for domestic use, conferees today added a further liberalizing pro vision permitting transportation of "non-intoxicating" ciders and wines for the purpose of conversion into vinegar. ~ r The principal controversy1 yet to be settled is over the "burden of proof' in the case of persons found intoxica ted. The House conferees, It is said, are insisting that the burden of proof should be upon defendants, while the Senate conferees are reported to hold the opposite view. hVTIKS OF FA IK PRICE COMMITTEE From the letter below the public and business twill learn the duties imposed upon the Fair Price Committee of Franklin County and it is to be hoped that they will co-operate with the com mittee in bringing about a desirable market condition. Sept. 16. 1919. To tli? Ch&frin&n of the Fair Price Committee: Dear Sir: The telegram fron> Attorney General Palmer, copy of which should be in your possesion, outlines pretty clear ly t hi- purpose ol the Fair Price Com mittee. You are a legal body and have the right fo investigate excessive profits in your town. It is anticipated that correction of most of t lu xe cases of profiteering may be afccom p li.-dnd under your direction,! but if you find aggravated cases you will report the details to me for the I use of the Department of Justice in | prosecution. I be? to suggest that you secure all the publicity possibro for the purposes you expect to accomplish. I believe a campaign? of publicity against cx Iravagance and unnecessary purchases will be productive of results. Rebuke fV. ry case you find where merchants urge inwnediate purchasing on state ment that future prices will be higher. We are sure this is nf>l true, and it is aft unfair campaign and should he rebuked by your Committee. ; It is my oi^irion that the percentage PtiggcHtcri in my former letter for food, men's clothing, and shoes are reason able maximums and should not be ex ceeded. There aro some lines of fan cy goods and women's furnishings that may take possibly a higher mar gin. The amendment to the Lever Act has passed the Senate and is now in con ference and will probably become ef fective within a day or two. I will at that time send you some notes on the Law. its scope and its enforcement. In the meantime, I hope you will get your Committee busy to prevent the exaction of excessive profits on food, clothing, shoes and fuel. Very truly yours, HENRY A. PAGE, Federal Food Administrator for North Carolina. bunn hi<;h SCHOOL OPENED SEP TEMBEB 1ST; LABGE NUMBER OF PATRONS AND FRIENDS PRESENT. The opening of Bunn High School was held by Rev. Mr. Collins, Sept. 1st, 1919. Many of the patrons of the school was present. Great Interest was shown. The enrollment for the first day was 157. Of this number thirty-three were High School pupils. Since then the enrollment 'has climbed up to 173, of this number 43 are High School pupils. The faculty is composed of seven teachers i N. E. Wright, principal; Miss Alda Howard, assistant in High School,; Miss Annie Wester, 6th and 7th grades; Miss Lillian Beasley 4th and 5th grades; Miss Florine Boone, 2nd and 3rd grades; Miss Lena Gill, 1st grade; Miss Gladys Peace, piano. The music class is one of the larg est we have ever^ had. Our school is progressing nicely. ? Those wishing to see the County ! Welfare Officer about attendance can ,see him Friday afternoons at the school building. Bunn is planning for a big Commu Inity Fair this year. Begin making i your plans now for your part of the oxtublts. The fair will be held at :Bt;nh High School, Oct. 10th, 1919. Several boarding students are here already. Several have asked about board. Mrs. C. H. Mullen has open ed a boarding house for the pupils who i wish to enter our school. She lives j Just opposite the school building. If iyou are interested see her at once. ' i NCLE S.VM REPORTED TO ! HAVE CALLE0 THE HAND OF - AS Tton S tree i Methodist Church, and wb^ bears the reputation of being one of the f?est preachers in the Conference, will preach, services wjll be held at 11 o'clock a. m. and 8:30 o'clock p. nv The ladies will hold prayer meeting ii> the, different homes each "afternoon iluring the next week. The public is cordially invited to attend any ami all Df these meetings. ?IGU POINT AGREEMENT THAT SETTLED LOCKOUT "?? * I The agreement signed by employers *nd employes of HigL Point putting an tnd to about seven weeks' of indus trial demoralization follows: 5 In order to bring about a settlement Of certain differences between the mefi ?ho work with their brain and hands \d the men who work with their brain id money in the manufacturing bus ?88 in the city of High Point and In ler to insure the future friendly bus ie88 relations between all parties en Bied in such manufacturing business I to place the same on a basis of luring peace and prosperity, the nufacturers and employes of High >lnt each acting through the commit * who signs this paper hereby con ^jt and agree, as follows: 1? The manufacturers frankly and ' good faith concede that the emr_ ?yes have a right to Join any labor ?on they see fit and the manufactur pledg'e that they will not In any \ directly or Idirectly, discriminate Inst Buch employe In his employ it or In hi a-treatment because he . j belong to a labor union. 3,'t. Each manufacturer agrees at all tfnies to receive and give careful and ^jonsiderate hearing to any duly ap pointed representative o? his employ es on any question in which such em ployes may be concerned. 5J.3. The employes frankly and in food faith concede that every employe tdas the right to decline to Join any la Spr union and all employes hereby fledge that they will In no way mal treat, offend or be discourteous to any fciploye because he does not belong tea labor union; that the purpose of ifcis article and of article one is to se Sre for the manufacturers of the city 0i High Point the permanent applici tfcn of the principle of the open chop cid this principle must be applied alike to union and non-union men. fc 4. All parties to this contract be lieve that In order to build up any bus iness and to develop the character of the men engaged in it a premium should be placed on industry and ef ficiency and to this end it Is mutually 'Ocmtraciod and agreed that paying for piece work and otherwise rewarding the industrious and efficient employe Shall in no way be interferred with, t 5. It is believed by all parties to contract that walkouts and lock results in irictlon and waste that >wr. ^ ^ ' less to e of his appointment, and if these two cannot agree they shall se lect a third disinterested party who at the time -of his selection shall heve Point for a period of two years, and in I the event the first two cannot agree on a third party, then the Governor of the State of North Carolina shall appoint [the third party subject to the same I residential and disinterested limita tions. That the employes of the man ufacturers of the city of High Point shall not go on strike in sympathy with anv outside organization or be subject to orders from parties who have not for two years lived and maintained a residence in the city of High Point for a period of two years. 6. That under the above conditions the manufacturers agree that the fac tories shall be re-opened on tfee 17th of September, 1919. All employes agree to return to work on a basis of fifty-five (55) hours constituting a week's work.and that hourly wages shftll be paid on this basis. 7. It being herein and hereby dis tinctly uderstood and agreed that this agreement shall not be understood as any sort or kind of collective bargain ing with either agents, committees or representatives of union labor. FRED N. TATE, For the Manufacturers. R. E. HEFFNER, G. WORKMAN'. ? For the Employes. T. W. BIt'KETT, Witness. This the 14th day of Sept . 1919. TWO MEXH ANS ARL TAKF\ FROM PRISON AMI HAXiKO Pueblo. Colo.. Sept. 13.?'Two Mexi cans wore taker, from t lie city jail to night by a mob of armed ctt!z.>r> von In an automobile to the Four.;i street bridge at the city limits ana hanged. The bodies were found 45. minutes after their capture. The lynch: ing followed the arrest of two Mexi- J ean? (^)arged with the murder today of Patjrolman Jeff Kvjure. The- two mrt'i. Jose Con^ales and Santos Ortez. section hands, w^re ar rested today. Reports that, the men !iSUl been transferred to the county jail i and that t-.vo other Mexicans had been hanged proved erroneous. It's all right to advina be1 mighty lonesome. AMONG THE VISITORS SOME YOU KNOW AND SOME YOU DO NOT KNOW. Personal Items Abont Folks and Their Friends Who Travel Here And There. Mr. B. B. Egerton left Tuesday for Statesville. Mr. Ben T. Holden left Tuesday for a visit to Richmond. Clerk of the Court J. J. Barrow is on a visit to Baltimore, Md. Supt. J. C. Jones attended the State Council held at Chapel Hill this week. Col. W. T. Hughes, of ChaBe City, Va.. was a visitor to Louisburg yes terday. | Miss Julia Davis Hand, of Baltimore, is visiting at the home of Dr. H. H. Johnson. Messrs. C. C. Hudson and J. Allen Harris went to Raloigh on business Tuesday. Messrs. F. W. Wheless and W. B.I Cooke visited Raleigh on business Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Holmes left Wednesday for a trip to Atlantic City and New York. Mrs. J. S. Lancaster, of N'ewtdn, is visiting friends and relatives in and near Louisburg. Mrs. W. T. Person rctarr-d Mon day from Blackstone, Va., wi.ere she visited friends. Ex-Judge E. W. Timberlake, of Wake Forest, was a visitor to Louis burg Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Hicks are on a visit to their daughter, Mrs. C. M. Howard, at Danville! Va. . | Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Thomas and J | Miss Elizabeth Webb visited Black Va.,- the pa$t week. \) Mr. J. D. King and family, of Cape .{Charles, Va.. visited his brother, Mr. . i John W. King, the past week. Messrs. R. F. Fuller and E. S. Ford left Tuesday for Richmond to purchase a lot of horses and mules. Mr. F. X. Egerton. Jr., left the past week for Athens, Ga.. where he will teach in the University of Geor gia. i 1 Miss Kathleen Egerton left the past 'week for Elizabeth City, where she will teach in the Graded School at that place. Mr. W. M. Person returned the past week from Washington City, i wk???.he arranged for a hearing at th* 1.1.1.1.m II uiiuiiiiiii.i mm ?H ijuddmlui to moving the postofflce. Mrs. W. P. Cooke. son Charles, and little daughter, Vivian, passed through town this week on their way to their home at Cedar Rock, after having visi ted Henderson and Middleburg. Rev. G. F. Smith returned Monday from Southmont. Davidson County, where he conducted memorial servic es of a soldier who died in France, and will conduct services at the Methodist 'Church here Sunday at the usual j hours. I ATTEMPTS TO BRINK WHISK FT INTO STATE Mrs. Jackson, Found With 2(5 Quarts In Her Possession, Bound Over To Court, I Fayetteville, ?ept. 16.?Mrs. Alex I j Jackson. who was arrested here early j 'Saturday morning, returning from j lllaltimore with 26 quarts of whiskey! ! in her possession, was today bound J over to the United States District! (Court on a charge of transporting; ! whiskey, by Commissioner W. S. Cook.' I Mrs. Jackson stated on the witness stand that she brought the whiskey to i friends of her husband, who had pur chased it before the war prohibition | law went into effect and declared she was unaware that she was breaking |the law. She was placed under a $300 bond to await trial at the November term of the district court at Raleigh. Her husband, a well known clothing ? reliant, and his nephew, Raymond i-.* a;borough, who met Mrs. Jackson at the train, were dismissed by the ; commissioner. FROM CEDAR ROC K. Miss lvuth Edna Stallings left Fri day for Durham, where she will enter the Durham Conservatory of Music. Miss Antsie Lee Statlings has gone to Rocky Mount, where she will be come a pupil in the Graded Schools of , that place. While there she will make her home with her brother, Mr. W. A. Stallings. X. X. GOV. CATTS SAYS CANT BE MADE TO RETRACT STATEMENT. Tampa, Fla., Sept. 16.?Governor Sid ney J. Catts tonight made reply to tho demand of the Tampa city council, made some ten days ago, that he re tract or deny the statement attributed to him at a labor day meeting which he addressed at Pensacola that P. O. Knight, a prominent Attorney of Tam pa, would be in danger of his life if he walked the streets of Tampa. The Governor's reply, read to the council tonight, was as follows: "Messrs. F. W. Ball, president city council; W. A. Johnson, city clerk, and D. B. McKay, Mayor, Tampa, Flo lida: "Dear 81is: Youi contemptible reso lution concerning what I said about Peter O. Knight, has been received. If you think you can make me take back what I said suppose you come up to Tallahassee and try it, or the next time I am in Tampa, suppose you try it there. Respectfully, S. J. Catts, Governor. Worth Framing. The city fathers passed a resolution ordering the letter framed, to be hung on the walls of the council chamber, as "a fine example of the retort dis courteous." Mr. Knight is chief counsel for the several phosphate mining companies whose employes went on strike sever al months ago and are still on strike, their demands for higher wages and shorter hours being refused- He is also vice-prcsident and general coun sel of the American International Ship building Corporation of Hog Island and Philadelphia, and Is spending some I time at the latter place. He is one of the most prominent attorney? in the State. The council in its revolution i denounced the statement of the Gover nor. CAR SITUATION. Walker D. Hines, Director General of Railroads, today authorized the fol lowing statement rel aive -to the car situation in the United States. "The Railroad Adminlsration is fall alive to the importance of the car sup ply situation in the United States and is handling th? matter energetically. "Instructions have been issued to all the Regional Directors urging thorn J to bend even', effort L 1. .To speed up road aad yard roove .oientt; -*. -.. . . | 2. To' secure heavier loading of .. equipment; j 3. To establish and maintain com i plete and accurate yard checks; | 4. To reduce the number of bad J order, cars; l 5. To make prompt delivery to con nections; j 6. To effect early deliveries at freight houses and team-tracks; and 17. To expedite the movement of grain cars in terminals. ! "Inst; uctions have also been issued ; for the establishment in each impor tant termiual of a committee of offi cers of the Railroac Administration j whose duty it will be to study and ex ? pedite the movement of cars, empty {and loaded, in their respective termi nals. j "Every effort is being made to speed up tho construction of the 100, | place in service such of these cars as 'are still in storage. The Railroad Ad ministration has decided to place all these cars in service irrespective of i whether or not the allocations are ac cepted by the railroad corporations, j "On September 6. 1H19, 54.068 of i these cars were completed and in ser vice and 17,469 were in storage await ing lettering and numbering. The total number of cars in storage was reduced from 34,245 on August 1, 1919 to 17,469 oi> September 6, 1919. Dur ing the week ending September 6th, cars in storage at the rate of 218 per day were completed and placed in ser vice, thus making a total of S34 cars per day placed in service. "All available railroad shops aro bring used for the purpose ofsupple menting the work of the car shops ii> stencilling cars in storage. The to tal numben of these cars placed in ser vice daily will increase during the next few weeks." DIES AT HOME OF FATHER. Mrs. J. B. Joyner, of Benton. Fla.,_ who* has been on a visit to her father, Mr. C* E. Gupton, near Sandy Creek, for some time, passed into the great beyond on last Saturday. Her re mains were laid to rest Sunday in the family burying ground near by in ther presence of a large number of rela tives, and friends. Rev. J, H. Harpor conducting the service?.. Mrg. Joy ner was an estimable Christian wflroa'ff" and besides her husband and family consisting of four children-, she leaves hosts of friemls. The bereaved family has the sympa thy of the entire community. Still Looking Alter Stork. Church?When he was a boy ho liv ?d on a farm and he use*! to feed tho ?toc k. (loiham?I understand. "Now he's in busihess in Wall street." "And doesn't have to feed the stock my more?" "No; only water k." Even a crook may cast a straisht shadow.