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VOLUME XLVIII
LOUIS! ' ?<?, S. C< K HI I) A., J A WART 9, 1020.
NUMBER 46
UNUSUAL INTEREST
IN GATHERING OF
DEMOCRATS TODAY
Jackson Day Dinner Promises
To Be Biggest Political
Event of Many Years
lMFOK'l'ANT FEATUKB.8 OK
BIO PAHTY BANQUET
What Will President Wilson Say In
Hl? Message and Will William Jen
nings Bryan Emerge As Formidable*
Pow?r In Democratic Party Coun
cils.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 7.?On the
?ve' of the gathering tomorrow of the
Democratic National committee to se
lect a place and time for the next con
vention and of the Jackson Day din
ner which will follow thei't: lis upper
most In the minds of hundreds of Dem
ocrats already on the scene Jpst two
questions: .... ' i ?
1j*t-WU1 President Wilson urge the
party to make the peace treaty and
feeagoe of NaMons the paramount, is
sue in the cortuSg campaign, and
2?Will William Jennings Bryan
emerge fr?m the grand pow-wow eith
er as the most formidable contestant
for the nomination or come through
with enough supportto name the next
candidate of the Democrats?
Interest In Kvent TJnunnnl.
Never in the history of "the party has
t'.o Interest 'n a Jackson day dinner
? ?1 SB keen.?Thmn Pammrntn |n
' V '? irfgton tonight who are not on tip
too rioting for their city-to \?'.n the
cont t for the convention aro On edge
for th* answer to the two questions.
Arwl nrvpr hAfoiy lms tin'11 lloAn?ft
gathering of political leaders about
vrh'cfi so little can be forecast with a
rcasonablo e'e'sree of assistance. The
ond and the nin=t outstanding prophe
sy that can- n mIo luirtglil, "wlthuut
fnpr. of succo^sful contradiction** Is
that the banquet tomorrovr night.
orate the militant democracy of An
drew Jackson, wilbe about "a boifj
-_dry^^iffair_from cocktails to mints.
.At the meeting of tire cc'nrmi^ec^W
jrorrow a resolution will he passed,
acccffftlflS^ aain b?
Chairman Homer Cumm-ns tills after
nooi>, commending Ihu Dumoerutlu Nu
tional admin strntion al ti (.'?doming
President Wilson's efforts to bring
t>eace to the world.
"nib not Tinricrtakr tn -n;)1V7c fee
President's position." Mr. CumTn'ns
said today. "The President has made
j. tour of the country and set forth his
?att" ude.?rHe-faas been?BTlblected?_to
misi'nterpretation and a deliberate cam
pslgn nf slander which 1 think is one
of 'the mostdisgraceful- inc-.denM >'n the
history of American politics. If we
lire another decade, those who have
^>posed K's efforts for a world peace
?will be ashamed."
Mr. Cummins was asked about plat
form work, whether or not the Demo
crate will appoint a committee to do
pre-conventlon drafting as did the Re
publicans. He would riot hazard a
guess as to this ti\lt When reminded of
Republican Chairman Hays' qffer to
the children to write a platform, said:
"It Is an Insuperable task. Only -ex
treme youth-would undertake it."
Yfhat Will President Say!
No one pretends to hare any Infor
mation on what the President will say
to Ms fellow Democrats tomorrow
??- r |-"tlni' ninny
vers are surmising that he will take
the opportttAlty' to declare his porftlon
regarding a third term. Othe'r?~ha??
laterpreted the Tumulty announce
. ment of "an Important message" '? as
meaning thfc President would ask the
Democrats to take up the treaty light
and go Into the campaign for ratifica
tion of the covenant without reserva
tions. The last conjecture Is admit
tedly far-fotchrc because Senator Hit
chcock, in his Charlotte speech, an
nounced the baa!s of a compromise
and conferences have been going stead
lly on with a compromise In view since
that time.' . j" 5"a ,
? o Kwfoiitt* .
Mr. Bryan_h^d upt arrived In Wash
. Ington tonight for tlve dinner and until
he does fet her^ ^'jocal aggregation
is in about the i?(M^tate qf elpectai>
97 as the hom# (own b#Ji team ^falsing
for th? pitcher io o P
Any suggeatlgn of the Jackson'day dln
Ofir, nifulo anywher? ir> WnsMnnton.
v .will raise a query about (he Commoner.
It Is current gossip tonight that lead
>7
'teoiti
Iriued on i'Sg? Ten)
NEW PLANT IN USE
AT POWEB HOUSE BEGIUNING
.LAST SATURDAY.
Saving- Heti<heg Almost 7? Ter Cent
With Kerosene For Fuel?Fine Piece
Of Machinery.
The Installation o f the Nm I'nwpr
MacBIcery at the power fcouBe
completed the past week and
thrown Into service on Saturday with
gratifying results to Supt. Hill and the
City Commissioners. It is working
fine and' Is working at present from 4
to 11 P. M. and 6 to T A.M. Supt.
Hill told the TIMES man Tuesday that
at present they were using Kerosene
for fuel and figuring the cost at twen
ty cents a gallon, the load of the old I
plant was being carried at a cost of
only $14.00 a day as compared with
$05.00 wlth-the old <jteam plant,?
Therms no question DUTthat Louis
burg w ll have'one of the finest plants
in the State when the electric pumps'
are Installed, which have arrived and
are helngtnatalledr ^ ?- ?
In-answer to a request for a state
ment In regard to the plajit Mr. Ma
lone of the Board of Commissioners
stated' that the Board would not at
' tempt to put on a twenty-four hour
|%enCce at this time* on account of an
embargo that is^now on against ship
ments of fuel oil, but as" soon as this
cleared up,twhich he has been inform
ed, will be in about two weeks, and
a supply of the cheaper fuel can be
gotten here the full servicc will be gi
rcp..
lull..??.
it yuiv
of Lctalsb
can b^ pi
be Interesting to the citizens
isburg to learn that the fuel oil
purchased for ? about 7 cr 9
cents delivered; which wslll again great
lv rcrtnca tho mat nf
With the other plant that the Com
jmlssloners are contemplating buying,
j Loulsburg w:il have ofle of the finest
| and most cfflcic-it plants jn.the South.
PEACH TSEF. CHURCH BURL'S;
Losi of A.Wnt $12 000 00 With No In- ]
surance?Thought To l4 (?"gndlary. .
day were to the Effect that Peach Tree
J3iy?l^t.church,J[pqB^d>eiir E(r. .Ed
wards- bcme place in Nasi! County was
destroyed by flrn tho night boforo at
a tew of about'jlSiOOO. 00. with no in-1
surance. The building was a new ]
i cfructure hiving been just completed
tVe day b"fora and .turned over to the
]Cen-mittec. There Is no knowledge
rof the origin of tl.e Dre, however, it ''s
I supposed by some to. have been the ?
'work of some illicit distill$rs -or their !
friends based upon the fact that a day !
beftye the revenue officer? had
! been in that section and destroyed sev
j eral stills, and the report says, it is
i thought that the moonshiners connec
ted the church or.some of Its member
ship with the visit of the revenue off!
KENTUCKY JOINS RHODE
ISLAJfD Ilf RATIFYING
8UFFBAGE AMEND ME NT
Providence, i?The State
lepiiKure ronaanjr Hwr?5ts5 "retina
cayon of the Woman's Suffrage Amend
nfenftoday. '?
Frankfort, Ky.f Jan. Ratifica
tion of the Federal Woman Suffrage
amendment.was nompleted by th?'K?n
tucky leglqlaiare late this afternoon.
nia ffnmn nf BtfaaaaautttauataM?.
Tir
to 35 an<) the Senate 30 to 8 to rati!
the amendment. There was littVale
bste In the lower House but actiob la
the Senate an,apt taken until an ata
endment which would have submitted
the question of ratification to ? State
wide referendum was rejected by a
vote of 23 to 15.
F. A. BOTH A CO.
Mr. F. A, Roth of tbe I. J. Delta C*.
has purchased the interests of Mr. I.
J. Dejtz, of Bast Downlngtown, Pa., to
the I. 3. Dells Co., of Loulsburg, and
will continue the business, which he
has had full charge of, at the same
place and under the iam? management,
under the Ann name of F. A. Roth It
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tr.. x O" ? 1
THERMOMETER REGISTERS 4.
IWftday morning registered the low.
At' temperature seen In this ieetlon
'sln'fti# the wttttt of 1(1?. wheiv the
GovftrAment thertnometef registered At
above sero. : W" ???n
AMERICAN OIL MEN
KILLED IN MEXICO
STATE DEPARTMENT "RECEIVES
ADVICES OF MURDER OF TWO .
MEN AT TAMFICO "
Mexican Government Urged to -Take
Steps?Brings Total .of - American
?Citizens Murdered In Tanpleo 1>
To Nineteen Since April, 1917; Two
Navy Bluejackets Under Two Months
Sentence Tb Be Released.
Washington, Jan. ?Receipt by the
State Department late today of advice
that two more American oil men, F. J.
Roney and Earl Bowles, had been mur
dered by Mexicans In the Tamplco dis
trict of Mexico, was followed by In-,
structlons to the American Embassy In
Mexico City to urge the Mexican gov
ernment to take every possible step to
tjrtng-about ft? capture and punlsh
Cn4
njcnt.of the murderers.
First word-of the killing of the two'
Americans, which brought the total of;'
American citizens murdered in the
TanipTes dtatKer.BtTie? April, tair, up
to ' nineteen, reached Washington,!
through private sources. Later thai
State Department announced the re
ceipt of similar advices.
The State Department also was Cl
formed during the day in a report frond
the American consul at Mazatian, Mex
ico, that Harry V. Leonard and Harrjr
O. Martin, members ol the crew ol
United States submarine tender Foco-.
noke. arrested in Mazatian November
12, after a street Bght with a Mexican,
had been sentenced to two months im
prisonment. The report raid, Howev
er,, that as the sentence dated back to
j November 12 when the ivo bluejaok-^
| ets were arrested, their release Bhonld
I bo ottooted Jnhnnry 1?.
A ' S
LEE AND JACKSON SERVICE, f
In the Mothodist Church 011 Jam 18th
at 7 o'clock P. M., serytcea In honor
of L-ee arid Jackioa will-be held. We
earnestly Pope that all who hold dear
Southland will attend. A opeclal pro
gram wll! be given, and we trust, the
occasion nxiy uo reverently irtproa-;
aft*. ?
Historian;
"THE ONLY OIRf. ,
?Ciwe lu Hiul.ui y Ruuk Wednesdays
iyght, Jaiif 14, 1920, to see "The Only i
Girl." On this date the High School j
pupils will preaenLane of the best
showy, ever given by ametours. The
entire play is a thrilling story of such
things that really exist bolh of bad
and of good. Come and be ready for
the beginning at 7:00 ua we are' anx
ious for everybody'to see lt'all. Re
served seats 50c, general admission 25c
school children. 15c. Don't forget the
date January 14, Wednesday night at
7:30. The public cordially" itivited.
YOUNG WOMAN'S MISSIONARY
SOCIETY.
The Young Woman's Missionary So
ciety met at the home ot Miss Sallie'
Taylor Tuesday evening, Jan. ?, 1820.
7:30 o'clock ? This beting the first
meeting In the year, -our new presKtant,.
Mrs. J. M. Allen presided oyer the
meeting. The Scripture lesson was
taken from Romans 12th chapter fol
lowed hy j>rayer by Mrs. M.0. Pleas
ants. After which she read a Very In -
teresilng paper, The New Tear.- and.
Miss Lotile Kfeadows, Ring 6ut tfce AM
journed to meet Tuesday erenlng, Jan.
11,1920; T:80 o'clock In a r?ff*lar study
circle meeting. Tfeele prwent were
Meadames M. C. Pleasants. J. M Al
len, P. M. Puller, Misses Sue Alston,
SaUfe Taylor and Lonte Meadows.
METHODIST MISSIONARIES.
Darlog the year 1919, thirty .new
missionaries sailed for the various for
eign Held? of th? Methodist Episcopal
Church, Squth. Twenty-one have bee*
sent out by the General Board and nine,
by the Woman's Missionary Council.
Mexico, our nearest neighbor on the
South, was fortunate enough to hare
?Ix of this number as her share, while
Braill and China have "fire each, Cuba
four,-Congo Beige three, Japan # three,
Belgium one, and Korea three.
. 'Dr. David Sloan Ifaa the honor of be
ing the first missionary to be sen* by
the M. B. Chuck South t? Belgium.
He will open ee*Ni llr?mli and em
ploy his splendid gifts 1hjthe adminis
tration of the work l>< Beltfam and
northern Franc?.
RAISES SALARY
OF MISS SMITH
A* H.
COOKE ELECTED COTTON
YYtlGK! K FBA3KLIKT0N
Adopt Style of Bonds For Cedar Bock
Township?Many Reports Beeelved
lAnd Filed?Drang Jurors?To Meet
At C?anly Home. ;
Jl
;;The Board of County Commissioners
In regular session on Monday with
1 members present-.-?Business was
sacted as follows" after approving
nutes of. previous^mecmcs:
With the assistance of the Sheriff
e Board drow the jury for t tie Keb
?ry term of Franklin Superior Court.
'' Henry Griffin was placed on outside
,uper list at $4.00_jjpr pxmth, and
as allowed to draw the past quarter's
^liowawnce. j ~J ----?
The election of cotton weteher ter
klinLon having been deferred at
o request of. applicants and citizens
om regular statutory time, Is on mo
Ion. to be held, all applications and
D. Alston and seconded by J. M.
lykes, B. W. Long. J. p. Cooke and
Iw. P. Edwards were placed in noml
jpiatlon without prejudice, and on mo
Bon it was ordered that a ballot be ta
Jken,,wh'.ch resulted as follows:
I Long 1,
Cooke 4.'
r Edwards 0. * . ? -
t J. H. Cooke having received the lar
gest number of votes was declared el
ected, until November 1st. 1921.
dent of County Home, was received and
ordered filed. He reports 4 white wo
men; 3 white men*; 3 colored women;
[and 5 colord men, making a total of 15
Unmnton. S nee last 5p53 jEjjJBI
ws 6een taken to Greensboro to a
I children's home, and ?ne woman. Ma
nerva Kelly, has died. He also sub
j m'.ts iherewith" check for $121.45 to*co
| vor $111.45 crops marketed since last
I report, and. $10.00 rents paid by Ed.
i Collins. - . . . " ,
j iLno ?onu oi j. ti. v, 0UKi'?
weigher for Franklin too, *as received
|T.ml ordered filed. _ -
i Report nt Or J R. Y.rnTniir. Super
in Undent jOf Health, was .received and.
filed. *
The bounty's portion of Miss Pau
line Smith, Home demonstration Agent
salary was increased from $500.00 to
$900.00 per year.
Upon order, the Aunty gave its note
for a Truck "for tire Louisburg Town
Louisburg township Road "Trustees
when due, and it is^fhrther ordered
that J. P% T!mberlako be and he is
hereby appointed a committee with the
Loulsburg -Township rfoad Trustees to
purchase tmld Truck. -fr.? 1
The form of bonds for the Cedar
Rock Township Roads was adopted and
properly Bign-ed, ,
After allowing a-number of accounts
the Board adjourned to meet at the
County Home on Thursday* ^ ^
FIBE AT MB. M. C. PLEASANTS.,
? ;,/ ' r
The Ore alarm on Monday evening
was caused from the packlng around
tli? water pipes In the home of Mr. M.
C. Pleasants on Nash Street, catching J
fire. On account o f the smothered
coalition ot the flames only slight
damage was done. The lire depart
ment answered promptly but the ftre
was extinguished without the us? of
tb%hose.. The damage was estimated
?* ?lotiti rtnilo fiillT lit
sured. .... . ,? ....
NEW YORK BET AN LEAGUE v
swings toward cebabd
New York, Jan. 6.?Tie Bryan I>ea
cue of New York, resurrected a few
days ago for the parpoae of booming
William Jennings Bryan (or the Presi
dency, today announced It bad swung
around In support of James W. Gerard,
former ambassador to Germany, who
'haa filed In South Dakota his forfria!
notice of candidacy for the Democratic
nomination. ' |
PURCHASES AWOTftKB TTlftT.
The Town Commissioner* "^a'meet
ing Wednesday night purchased a du
plicate one hundred and fifty horse
?owe* writ (Or the power house, of the
awn? mtlct ae the new machinery now
rUiuilotoi - This is, no doubt, wise' fui
tlon o* tbe paT* of the Hoard ?? |IM
preaetit plant has demonstrated a p
sarin K. ? / *c|.
AKONG THE VISITORS
SOME YCI7 KNOW AND SOJIE YOU
tto not: know. r
Personal Items, About Folks And
Their Friends Who Travel Here
And There.
Miss Ixirin? Turner. ol Oxford ^
visiting Mrs. W.JT. Person.
Mr. G. Ij. Crowell Was a visitor to
tioulsburg the past
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Ruffln returned
Saturday from a two weeks visit to
Nc\v York.
- Messrs. Claude Collins and P. J.
Brown 16ft Monday for a trip to Ha
vana, Cuba.
? ?? : :
Mr. W. H. Yarboraugh has returned
Mrs. E. F. Thomas left Tuesday for
a visit to Raleigh.
? Mr. Clarence Btimpsony of-Statesvit
le. visited his sisters, Mesdames F. B
and D. F. McKinne the' past week.
?Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Crovrell, of
Brockton, Mass., who have been visit
ing hef son, Dr.-H. H. Johnson, have
returned home. **--> ??.' .
Mr. W. ,<C. Cooke; of^ Spartanburg,
S. C.# was a visitor to tis people here
this week. k.
M-essrs." John D. Hirie^ and F. W.
Hicks left Sunday for a visit to New
York.
r- Mr; W. E. White returned this week
from $ visit to New York.
J Mr. I. j! DeUz, of East. Downing -
j'own, Pa.; was-a visitor to Loqisburg
Sxluring tlio holidays.
?.Mi'i Fi A i Roth left MemV'\y for a.
| burineSs vipit to Now YorX and other*
i Northern Cities.
MltZiWit!.. Toe returned Monday
JF ^'sifr-to his people at Greens
boro.
Miv and R^s^-Gh-Ct Harris ami lit
tle daughter returned Monday frer?> a
visit to Mrs.* Harris' people rT""? '
Mrs. A. H. Wagstaff, of Roxboro.
is visiting her sister, ivlrs. G. C. Har-.
m. i " ?
I>> 8mithvr1ok? or Philaflc^
phla, spent ths holidays with his peo
ple here. ' ? A " V
Mr. Macon G. Smithwiwrck left yes
terday for Philadelphia to take a po
sitioh with the PwWfrt Co.
WEimiNG AT BUNN.
Beautiful ia its simplicity was the*
marriage ceremony performed in the
presence of a few friends and Relatives
at the home of the brides parents, at 2
o'clock Sunday afternoon, Jan. 4th,
when Miss Faber Gay became the bride
of Mr. Robt. L. Seymore, resident of
this town.
The bifide and groom entered togeth
er to th? strains of Lohengrin's wed
ding march, played by MIbs Lanie Hbr
ton. .Rev. T. D. Rollins, pastor of
the Baptist Church, performed* the
ceremony.
ESCOBTS TICTOB BE BOER
k-' ~ AWAY FB05 JERSEY CITY j
Berger, rijjresentatlre-elect from the
Hlfth Wisconsin District, was escorted
out Qt Jersey City tonight by Chief of
Police Hlchard 1". Batters by. His de
parture followed promptly his arrival
tn the scheduled role of principal ora
tor at a widely advertised mass meet
leg under the auspices of the Socialist
Educational Club.
The police refused to permit the mee
ting to be held, announcing that those
who dealred to pay dues, or transact
business with the officers of the club
could do so, but that speeches would
be barred. ?- r?
We appear to enjoy the rare dlstlnc
tlon of being the only people on eartli
who can put the finishing touche? to a
war and then can not make peace after
It 1? done. i. .<111 ;, 7
1 ;-.ii
Ooabt Dame Faahlon haa tpM hiuv
ding us another thrill. .Wqbm?'?
?kirta.' aha sayi, are to be shorter, than
ever befor*. And now we know;, the
price of necktlea will soar.
PLANN1P.P TO nn-VKT.OP
REVOLUTION OUT 01* '
TWO RECENT STRIKES
Definite Program To' Expand
Coal and Steel Strikes Into
Movement Against Gov
ernment, Tt Ti TWlarori
BAQICALS BLAMED FOB
EFFORT TO OVEBTTTBN
- " ORGANIZED SOCIETY
Evidence Gathered In Half ? Score Clt- ,
les In Hulds Against Communists
Declared To Hare Shown That Butt
flrmjn nf Party Awaited Opportune
Moment To Invade dther ("lasses at
^Workers; Balds Disclosed Also That
'Slnsli' Finid Bad Been Gathered
Movement Well Organized Along All
Lines. /
JEukln^Ujli, iljui^jL^Radlcal leaders
planned to develop the recent liteel and
coal strikes into a general strike and
tOUfttately into a revolution to over-?7
throw the Government, according to in
formation gathered by Federal agents
in Friday night's wholesale round up
of members of the communist and
communist Jcbor parties;* A definite ?
prograln to expand the two labor dis
turbances for the purpos^of blotting
out every semblance of organized gov
ernment was disclosed in e^i^nce gath
ered in half a score jal .cities. * Tfiis
data, officials said, tended 10 prove that
the Nation wide raids had nipped the *
most menacing revolutionary , plot yet
unearthed. ? * ? ? t\ ?
Officials indicated that both groups
of radicals, were oniv awaiting an op
portune mo^>ent t (T c^irry among other
rlflHSPS of wnteqrg tha samo oort of aei
tation employed thqong the steel work
ers and co^l miners!?qu>ng the foreign
element of \hc^?ommunisVand commun
ist labor partleXinformation described
as conclusiveVr^aled fliat the pay?
rolls had been utorted u-uiiVgitators to
I be s&nt suddenlyS^ ev/fry \fertile field
I in yuppurl uf u.
?Invade Mining ( oininur.ilics.
During the last two wneVs of the coal
atriltei oomrmwict agitntoir. wore dis
covered to have penetrated practically
every mining center east of the Misslss.
lppT-River. Evidence showed that'in
several Instances. where .minerhad
vnled to return to work, the commun
ists had spread their propaganda of
destruction of the Government to such
an extent. It was Sale'.\that few if any
miners actually got 1 icK t? tneir jods.
Attempts to incite the m:ne woikers
I to violence were the most bold lh West
' Virgfnia, officials said, serious trouble
being" narrowly averted there??But all
soft coal regions w'ere infested and
"much of the data leading up tu Fkday's
Nation wide raids were gathered by se
cret agents circulating amoilg the mine
workers and coming in contact with
the agitators themselves, It was dis
closed.
The raids also disclosed that a "slash
fund" has b^en created by the two par
ties against whom the Government
moves "were directed. Much of tills
money, said to run into several millions
had been set aside for use in balling
out Adherents of the doctrine in case
rof arrest or sedition and the teaching
^f violence . .
\ Movement Well Organlied.
Woof si bo was Bald to hat? been ob
talMd that In the case of agitators who
went among the steel and mine strik
ers, funds for bail were made available
In every section frequented by the
m/v? Wtmmm m 'M'"1 111
ganH ration of the .worker* In support
of the Commnniat cause were pictured
as more aomplet? than eren a political
campaign. It was evident, official?
declared, that the movement was "ripe"
and that settlement of the coal strike
had been a keen disappointment to the
radical leaders.
Assistant Attorney-General Oarran
made public tonight the department's
memorandum, submitted to the Bureau
of Immigration, upon which Was bas
ed tha government classification of
the Communist and Communist Labor
parties aa coming under the EsiMooac*
Act. This disclosed that both group*
wore pledger! to ilglif any sqUPMtlo'n
of .military 'action by America against
the Soviet Rusrfiari*. Membership ap
plications rayeWeU that Mtk grtmpa
were 4ndlrscily unide^, the control of
thtf ftdsslan Communist Cornell.
Principles at Party. ';lK
amnnj Tft'i n i ??
the Communist Labor pariyls'dixit
II. , <?' ?1
(Continued on Pag^ Ten)