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AN AirrpUTISlNS MEDIUM THAT BKINCS k ? llESULTS THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THE UNIOIT SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 Per Year VOLUJTE XL Vin LOUISBCEG, N. O, t KIDAT, JAM'AHY 16,1920. NPMBEH AT HIGHWAYMEN GET EIGHTEEN MONTHS John Dunston Given "two years For Shooting Woman. StfDGE DANIELS IS PRESIDING Charge to Grand Jury An- Able and Practical One?Large Number of Cas*s Disposed Of?Bone Gets Sus pended Sentence^ Th0 regulnr January term of Frank lin Superior Court for the trial of crlm lnal cases convened in Loullburg on Monday with Hon. F. A. Daniels, Judge Presiding, and Solicitor Herbert E. Norrls representing the State. The Sheriff presented the list of jurors who answered to their names, after which a grand Jury composed of J. A. Boone, Foreman, June Harris," E, S Voider, N. R. May, A. M. Moseley, Bi B. Thompson, J. D. Gupton, G. F. Pearce, R. UAUdrke, S. M. Waahlng - ton, J. C. Denton, W. A. Burnette, W. R. Burnt, A. B. Cooke, E. A. Kemp, ' 'G. D. West, H. C. Woodlief, H. M. Cooked J. B. Smith was sworn In as officer to wfc Grand Jury. To the Grand Jury Judge Daniels delivered a most' able and. practical charge. In stead of dealing with the many laws s nd what constituted crime he paid T-'-cial attention to law enforcement. ' the lack of enforcement he .attribu te'. most of the present unrest. _ "I am t-y'ng to get you to reform things,'" said. Judge Daniels after he had pictur presented for pardons and the Governor and Judges criticised and "cusse?v. when most of the trouble ~ lies lri Inefficient Jurors. He paid his respects lo*Thqse WHO wuuld i liln iuja. a^ moh and assist in lynching Buying ?"he wm sorry town man to devoid of ?nolf control "?In the Daniels said "if the lavi^s not proper ly enforced, lets enfprce lt^nd If there Is an officer who does not ehforce It lets get rid of himV Aljer the utrge * t!^o docket was taken up and disposed of as follows, the State being ably rejs, resented by Solicitor Norris: State^vs.G. \V. Bradley, volating town ordinance, nol pros. State v? G. W. Bradley, sci fa, Judg men t absolute-. at'iie-vt. UewiH lCinfi, 1 anrt-r, caplafr - and continued. ?? Stiite vs_Lewls King aifd J. Mr Al len, sg^ fa, judgment absolute unless ' answer flled at this term. State vs Jno. Mitchell,-1 and r, guilr r1*- = , ~ ?Stnto vg -Tim gpiv?*yf removing crops, capias and continued. State vs Jim_Spivey ancLJ. S. Howell, set fa, judgment absolute unless an swer flled in this term*. State vs E. C. McRae and Jim Ham lett, resisting officer, nol pros. State vs Guilford Perry, assault, ca pias and continued. State vs Quilford Perry and W. Or Stopo, sci fat judgment, absolute un less answer flled at tfcfa^term. Stat? \9 Twitt Robbins, assault, nol pros. State vs Quilford Perry, cow, capias . and continued . State vs Robert Williams ancl J. S. Williams, sci fa, answer filed.. State vs Edward Perry, breaking Iff lockup, capias and continued. -h State vs Edward Perry and I. H. ugiiuBj m m, juummim uunuiiuig uu leaa answer fllad at this term State vfl Jane Davis and Jim Spivey, f and a, capias and continued. State vs Jim Spivey and J. S. How ell, sci fa Judgment absolute unless an swer filed at this term. State vs Ralph High and J. M. White, Bet fa, upon good reasons shown sci fa discharged. State vs Twitt Robblns, c c w, noK pros. , State vs E L. Egerton d and d, a d w, and c c w, Judgment in the first sus pended upon payment of costs. In th<r second-praycr^or judgment coni in ijod upon payment to Jno. Frye the bum of $150.00 and costs of this ac tion, defendant to appear at each crim inal t?pn of court vand show good be havior, capias to issue at any time up on the request of the Solicitor. In I the latter caso fined $r>0 nwl costs. State vs Honry W. Howe, pleads tfuil ty tO aimnlo pnnault upon a woman. | prayer for Judgment continued by "the* court" upon the payment of costs, ami KII.LKD by train. Mr. Prultt, of Near-Mapletllle Killed By Florida Limited In FruUinton / Yesterday Morning. ~ ReportB received In Loulaburg ftrly yesterday morning conveyed the Infor mation that Mr. Prultt, a saw mill man who resides, near Mapleville and has the contract' to cut the timber ,0? the Newell estate, was ?ccldehtally killed In Fran&llnton about, 7: IB o'clock yes terday morning while crossing the railroad at Mason crossing In his Ford automobile when the car was struck and demolished by the Seaboard No. 9, Florida Limited. " ? ._ The report* said that'it was too ear ly In the morning for tEe crossing flag man to he on duty and that the train was running-about fifty miles an hour, exceeding the speed limit which we un (ferstnnd Is about ten miles. Neither Mr. Prultt or the trainmen saw each [other until loinate to avoid the accl .dopt, ?- : Mr. Prultt Is a man of family. He [has a daughter attending school In Frankllnton, who boards at Mrs. Ray'a. The other members of his family re sided with him near-Mapleville. He was about 40 years old.: He had lived In Franklin County only a few months". Mpon the payment'of the sum of $300 to Mrs. Eva Kearney, capias to issue at any time at the request of the Solic itor. State vs H. R. Edwards, c c w, call ed and failed Judgment ni scl sclfa ca Spias and continued. State vs Mermon Wright, 1 and r. de fendant pleads guilty, judgment 1ST months In jail to be hired out_to_iJame3 ?T. I.ancaater-pnon lie payment of costs and $35 to Mr. Stalling^ for the loss of his clothes. ? State vs raiira King a d w, pleads I guHty. lined $25 and costs. I nullty fined Ml and gnu. ? State vs Elijah King, a d w, pleads I guilty, judgment suspended upon pay I roent-of costs . f 1 State vs C. W. Catts,'or Cates, Ja cob Greenstein," Benjamin Kalchines'. Jiigbway robbery, pleads guilty, 18 jnths each in the State prison. ^te vs C. . Catts, or .Cates, ccw,| pleads guilty, judgment suspended. State v* Howard Murray and Will Marhn,-? <lN<(, guilty as to Murray, not -guilty m to Martin, judgment auspeu? dcri upon paymeht of costs. State vs Will MaHln, c c w, pleads guilty: ] State vs Ernest Johnson, seduction, j pleads guilty, prayer for judgment con I t.n^jd upon payment of cOBts ahjTilpon : the defendants furnishing tO the moth | er sufficient money for tilt- mainten ance of the child begotten of her. Ca pias to issue at any time at request of Solicitor. ? . State vaChas. Ayescue, murder, con tinued. State vs Jonah AlfonLmurder, con tinued.. _ J State vs Johnnie Dunston, secret as sault guilty, two years In penitentiary at hard labor. State vs" Sol Williamson, forcible trespass, tenders plea of nolo conten dere, judgment suspended upon pay ment of costs. Stat? VS Robert Winiams, unlawful possession of whiskey, enters plea of nolo contendere^ prayer for Judgment continued npon payment of costs. State vs Robert Williams and J. S. i ' ' i il 'mi mi ? li lln illii charged upon payment of Costs. State vs Brooks Jlids, false pretense, nol prossed. # _i_ State vs Claude Parker, or Tayborn, a d w, pleads guilty, five years in Stat es prison. State vs Dr. J. B. Davis and Lee Neal 1 and rt pleads guilty, judgment suspended upon payment of costs. ?State v? Buster Hagina. capias and continued. State vs Son Perry, a d w^pleads guilty.^ State vs Buck Perry, highway rob bery. guilty of larccny.Jli moaths on roads. State vs Jattnm Harris forcible tres pass. a d w, gtillty In first charge, 12 months on roads, latter $50 fine and costs. State vs Sol Wright d snd not guilty. The Grand Jury was still at work whep cir report closed: Tt is expected that the docket "w!ll be completed by tonlcbt and th's' srsslon ef Court adjourned today or Saturday. ? ? ? > Bl'BGLABS ENTER STORE BOOM Of. O. H. Harris on Wednesday Nfgbt 01 Lani Week?Nothing of fain Hissing. V ' ?? Information was given out on Friday of the burglarising of the storage room of Mr. 6."H. Harris Just to the rear of his. store on Main Street Wednesday night of last week. There is a window In the side of this room that was protected with Iron bara through which the entrance was mad* oftor the bars and window had been torn out. It-te thought the parties ex pected to gain an entrance to the stort of Mr. Harris but It .was protec ted by. two good strong Walls witl? doors securely locked. Mr. Harrli say* he can't miss anything that wa? taken as there was only a tot of buck ets, salt fish tubs, hides, etc, therein." He first thought they were after an old still that had been destroyed by the officers and sold to Mr. Harris a? junk which was stored in this room but It was left unmolested. .At pres ent the thieves have not been arrested. . - ATTRACTIVE BOOKS, In the Eighth Grade of the Loula burg Graded School attractive ' bank scrap books have been made. Then* books indicate much of the subject matter acquired !n the grade, and va rious points of interest denoting the pupils' originality in the arrangement of their work. . Among the girls the book of Ruth Perry deserves first recognition; am ong the boys, Oti3 Ball. , Other books deserving honorable mention are those of Anna Fuller Par ham, Temple Williams. Eawrence Cooper* William Webb, William Cooke. SERVICES AT ST.,PAUL'S CHURCH. The service at St. Paul1? Church on Sunday will bp administration of the Holy Communion at 7: 3t> A. M. Morn iTfcr Prayw and'eertrion at 11 A. -M.t by Rev. N. Celin Hughes, mclui. Tt i nm"-"" k? * ?fc ? - iBAPTI8T*S^AjfgAIG^ The Baptist peopfe of 'Lonfsburg are planning a Spring campaign for gen eral advancement which will beiti keep ing with their succcss In the 75 Million Dollar Campaign. Having raised more than 50 p&r cent aoove tneir quota tney feel that there are other tnlngg~which' they can do on a large scale, <"/ The 118,500 which was so easily rais ed indicates that the folks are interest ed in the work. The congregation is being organized for an evangelistic meeting beginning April 4th. Mr. Wolslagel will have ^charge ?r ttio music, witrcn win?be quite a feature. PastoC Collins will do the prcaching. I All the services from now until then will be In line with this programme. Air the congregation and friends are urged to attend all services so they will be in the spirit of the work. _In the Bible school.Prof. Mills atkl the pastor have swaped Jobs. Prof. Mills will teach the Me_.'s Class and Pastor Collins try the Superintendents place a while. The spirit, of the teachers at these meetings Tuesday night Indicates co operation and enthusiasm. You are cordially Invited to the Bi ble school at 9:45 and Preaching at 11 A. M.- The evening service will be In the Methodist Church, when Dr. W. L. Poteat will address ajnasB meeting,, on. the World Prohibition movement." AT TENTION ftfffemiLl.11,1*. The greatest work of the American Red Cross today is to help in every way possible our returned soldiers, sailors and their families. The Louisburg Chapter is ready to give this assist ance, wherever ar?d whenever needed. In order to be of the greatest service it is necessary that the Chairman havo^ the names of every man in the county* who served his country It* the late war, either in the cantonments or overseas. It is desired "by the members of the Chapter that the names of these men Be k?pf "with tte permanent Chapter | record#. So will you please Just drop I m$ ft~CSFd with your mime, rank, and j present address, at once. * , . MRS. J. A. TURNER. I Chairman Lou'sburg Chapter American Red Cross. When cataloguing the^frailMps of your neighbor. !t mfght he well to re member tbr>t he is probnbly nceordiiv? ^ou the same brand of courtesy. 4*N phancisco the place h WD JUNE 88 THE TIME FOB DEMOCBATIC CONTENTION 'Washington, Jan. 8,?San francis 00 it the placemand-Monday, June 28 at upon. Is the tftne for the Democratic CoBTcatlnn s v selections were msrte here today i Democratic National Committee > quadrennial meeting. -The com mittee at the same time unanimously 1 resolutions endorsing the trea Versallles and denouncing the nt" Republican leadership of F Sen ate as having earned the "con > of the world" bf throttling the for seven months. ? er the committee went into exec session to, select the convention Jf.li A. F. Mullen, National commit from Nebraska^ submitted ai plution proposing that the rule re- | a* two-thirds vote of the con-j >n for the nomination of a Presi candidate be abolished, but It tabled after some discussion. ? sam^Clty and Chicago wero-sctlve ates as the cofirrentlon cities, but after the former had received sev Mteen votes and the latter seven, aga Inst 27 for San Francisco, Robert S. Hdspeth, National committeeman tnm New Jersey, changed the vote of State from Kansas Cit7 to San clsco and a stampede in favor of Pacific coast city resulted, the vote ly being made unanimous. B BEBGEB DENIED HIS SEAT FN CONGBESS ? c* Hfnse Acts In Little More Than Hon* After Milwaukee Man Came In. ?'Is . ? . jfraahlngton, Jani 10.?Victor Ber gar, Milwaukee Socialist, re-elected frfu^tho Fifth Wisconsin Congression al -District after he had been refused i membership in the House "because he ; fwim aid and rnmfnrr tn thr enemy.** j was denied Jiis seat again today by a i voffl of 228 to 6. S xh? House acted in aTlittle more than an hour after Berger presented him self to be sworn in. Chairman Dal-1 | which held Bergcr iHcllgible-the? flrst {time, presented a resolution barring I Befger and reviewed the reason? why Berger war. excluded at the speciaraBS sion. Representatives Mann, Repub , liran, Tllinpis. RppnhHrnn. j Wisconsin, and Sherwowod, Democrat, j of Ohio, si\pported Merger's right to a I seat* X "This is a representative form of government," Mr. Mann said, "and tHs "we. must maintain inviolate if the P<*o I pie desire it. Berger was elected by the people of Wisconsin. They have a right, tn hp represented." r Request for a hearing on Henry H. j Rodenstab's right to the seat denied i Berger has been made before Chairman Dallinger. Bodenstab. a Republican, was .defeated by Berger by a major! y of 4,806 v^tes in the special election. The committee previously tield Joseph P. Carney, Berger's opponent in the first election, to be ineligible. Chair man Dallinger said today that at the time of his first'election Berger was not ohly under indictment under En pionage Act, but that he had been con victed before ihe second election took place. This, he added, would strength en Bodenstab's case. . SERVICES AT METHODIST CHURCH At the Methodist Church at 9:45 A.a M. Sunday School. 11:00 A. M. Preaching. 7:00 P. M. There will be a patriotic Ql aonKS ana brier addresses on thecnar! Lee aod General Jackson. Preaching at Piney Grove next Sun day at 3 P. M. by Rev. 'G. V. Smith. LECTURE AT COURT HOUSE. I ^ Dr. Fetch, of Ohio, delivered an ad I areas on the World Wide prohibition | j movement in thp Court Rouse in Louis ; burg on Thursday flight of last we.^V ! to quite a nice tiud^.ence. Thoso who heard the address say it was n trsit and full of logic and common sensp. TOBACCO MARKET TO CLOSE. ? At a'meeting of the Loui?burp To bacco Board of/Trade the past week it was decided to close^he LouisburgTo bacco Market on Friday. January 30th. All tobnerf) growers are urcred to th?*r tob, eeo reads ami bring it on jind put it on the fwr\ Don't forget the date'nnd get your tobacco and scran en the Market before tbe clo?e. STEEL -V. BY AN OFFICIAL CALL r^*- , Statement Issued By Strike Leaders Attacks the Government and the Press?Officers A r$^I>enounc?(L PlttflhnrgH, .I?n?3?The ?triko in the steel mills and furnaces, called September ?2, and which ati ts lncep tion involved .367,000 men, was offic ially called off tere tonight by the national committee after an all day meeting. . * Announcement that the national committee had decided to proceed no ] further was contained in a telegram sent to the headquarters of the Ameri can Federation of Labor in Washing ton, to the heads x>f all intfer-nattonal unions interested and to the organiz ers and field men In all strike dis tricts. - V ? "The steel corporation," the telegram said, "with the active assistance of the press, the courts, the federal troops state police and many public officials, have denied workers their rights of free speech, free assemblage and tHe^ right to organize and, by this arbitrary ~sxk1 ruthless m'lsuse of power, have brought about a condition which has compelled the national committee for organizing Iron and steel workers to vote today that the active strike phase of the steel campaign is now at in end. A vigorous campaign or education and reorganization will be Immediately be gun, and will not cease until Industrial justice in the steel industry has been achieved. All steel workers now are at liberty to return to work, pending preparation for the next big organIza jtlon movement." - The telegram was signed by?John Fitzpatiick. ehaliman; P. J. Davis, vice-president of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel afid Tin- Wor kers; Edward J. Evans. International Union of Electrical Worfters; ^Villiam Ifnnnon. International Union of?Ma I chinists, "and William 2. Poster, secre tary of thA^ommittAfl. _ ?Jhe offices of the committee here will be maintained for about a month j~needy former strikers and their famil ies until the men have obtained em ployment." Steel company executives said they bopn called" off. as the strikers have i bci'tt drifting back to work Tor several * months, ilany ?ills. it way added, i had long Ik en able ? opernte full time with full forcrs. W. . Z. Foster later annojtnred his. resignat'on as seeretary-treasurcr of t&i .strike committer and said he would r.uceoodod by J. G. Drown,?at cr#t. Wash., former preslrtent of the Timber Workers* Intn*national union, and one of his chief assistants during the steel strike. Brown Is to assume office February 1. MI88 HK.HT PA SHE H AWAY AT HOME IN FRANKLINTON Franklinton, Jan. 9.?Miss Lucy Win nefred Hight, one of Franklinton's best known and highly eoteeigied women, died last night at 10:30 o'clock at the residence of Mr._J. fc. Hight, with' whom she had been making her home for the past several -years. For the j past several years she had been in de clining health, .suffering from a heart trouble, but her illness was borne with | a fortitude that indicated that her lif/ and faith was fixed In a power that was able to help her during the severest tri als. In air her sufferii phant faith in God. The deceased was the daughter of the late Thos. G. and Elizabeth P. Hight. Her father died 46 years ago and her mother 37. She was one of five children, all of wtiom are now dead except Mrs. James'Divine of Nor lina, who was with her sister when the | end camo. The-H'ght family is one of the larg in this section and is highly es teemed because of it* honesty and high character. Miss Lucy wns an aunt of Messrs. C. G.\ J. E: ~hth! Joseph Htght who are all in business here. ' Funeral services were conducted this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the lale rcsidonco of the dead woman an-i wa? under the direction of her pastor. Rev. T. A. Sike?, assisted by Rev. W. L. Drtwell. Jic?( it. fellows! This is lenp y.nr. nd r*.600 ?"iris nro rivhir,'; ov.t froi' r^h :i'! cfti a rampneo for husbands. , p AMONG THE VISITORS SOME YOU KNOW AND SOME YOU .^O-MOT KNOW. Personal Items About Folks And Their Friends \Whor-Travel Here There. '? Mrs. J. M. Allen left Wednesday for a visit to Baltimore. : . Mr. H. A. Page, of Aberdeen, was a visitor to Loulsburg yesterday. j Mr. Victor Bryant, of Durham, was In attendance upon Court Tuesday. . Constable J. B. Thomas went to Rocky Mount Wednesday on business. Mr. H. L. handler is on the North ern Markets this week purchasing the Spring stocks for'the C&ndleWCrowe 11 do. . Miss Lorlna Turner, who has been visiting In Loulsburg the past week, left Monday, accompanied by her aunt, Mrs. M. Ht Aycoek, ror ner hornp in Oxford. 7 . Y . Mr. Charlie Orr and family of Porte Caswell, bave moved to Loulsburg, where .Mr. Orr will be tke electrical engineer at the ppwer house. He com es, highly recommended by bis former employers as a most efficient and cap able gentleman. - - . ? . ' ITALY'S ANCIENT GLORIFS REVIVED . BT (iALLI-CCUCI The world *>:ig lieurd from returning Impre?sarlos during?recent seasons worth bringing over here. This was said-to be as true of ftal/ as of other European countries. But._juddenly thpre came a bril rant blaze of clory^ out of Italy. Fnr r.r?t?t ima?I? years there are coming to thi? ?m?n? try sopranos who, according tp the re ports from other cities, are to renew the glories of the Italian operatic stage as it existed ; oFOcteago, whe tists have been.appoaring for time. The greatest or the triumphs which any of these new Italian singers has enjoyed came from Amelita Galli I Curpl 1_ 1?L . She- was 26 years old the dax she I made her first appearance with the Chicago"Upera Company, anflacLt"**^ | the greatest success that any colora tura soprano ever enjoyed there aiter i.a first appearance. ? A_ Patti, Sembrfcrh. "Melba ar.a^Tetrazzi, j all of these^c^cb^Ktles were carried by the altitudinous notes or the new star. "As she had sung without a con tract Cleofonte Campanlnl sent for her and then and there made a c8titract for her services for a term of years. Gatti-Curci wtrfpeHbeara at th? Ral eigh Auditorium on January 21, as the second attraction of the Rotary Club's serlej^. The ticket sale is now open at the-Wake Drug Store. UNION MASS MEETING. Announcements Is made of a. Union Mass Meeting to be held at the Metho- * dlst Church in Louisburg on Sunday night, January 18th. Dr. W. L. Po test, President of Wake Forest College!, will-deliver the address. All the good . people of the community are Interest ed in Law enforcement here and bet ter conditions the world over. * "Di1: Poteat is one^f_the_s2eakersMfi^a^^^M ^tffBfTWWWfforr^ovemenr"lt will be^great privilege to heaf him on this big subject. Services will begin at 7 o'clock. PRICES STILL GOOD. The prices on the Louisburg Tobac co Market the past week"" have been good, holding up fully to when the Market closed. A good demand for all grades remains and the buyers ara anxidus^Eo get the freed. Get your tc^accb ready and sell as soon as pos sibly, before tfce Market cJosea. * Politicians are experts at handing out the btiflk for the simple reason that the public Js Just as expert at swallowing it. # , The son of. an eastern college profes sor went to Franco, made a hero of himself, was dec r t.d all over, came home, made ft fool of himself, forged a check, ts now 'n jail and decoratcd-ln quite a different manner-:
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