ONLY fi-vi rtit vkai: iN Alt VANCt The FranklIin Times . - ? t f ; - ' A. F. JOHNSON, Editor mid Manager THE COUNT'?, THE STATE, THE UNION k-TE. T1 MlBCH I VOLL.UN XI. VIX ?* - ... LOUISBtnro, ?, C, .FWDAT, MiBCBt, 1080. AN ADVERTISING MEMl'.U THAT BU1N0S HESL'LTS SUBSCRIPTION |1?>0 Per Year V/HO WILL BE 1 REPRESENTATIVE? JQSIAH BAILEY AND THE HEVAXl* ATION ACT. H. H. Beddlngfield and J. W. Winston Probable Candidates (or Commission er?No Contest Yet for the House? Sheriff's Flgbt and Senatorial Con test la Fnll Blast. Collector J. W. Bailey m his denun ciation of the revaluation act, has evi dently stirred up a hornets nest as Mr. "W. Tom Boat In his regular correspon dence to the Greensboro News, handles him with gloves oft and Mr. A. J. Max well of the State Tax Commission puts on the finishing touches. There Is no question In the minds of those who have been keeping up with the political activities of certain men in the past few years, that he Is trying to pave the way tor Mb nomination to succeed the Hon. E. W. l?ou in Congress, but ma ny of our citizens, who have been read ing of the rows and resolutions In the republican party seem to think he must he getting in line for the nomination for some office on that ticket. It Is doubtful though If they wtll even give him consideration, as they want a man to at least make believe he is'sincere. Anyone .reading Mr. Bailey's articles v.-<' 'V naturally conclude that North Carolina was composed of a lot of dls i\ -ratable citizens, and that everybody \vi*y raising a howl over being requir ed t j be honest. We think it is time _ Mr mil?Y as well as a few others should be learning that North Carolin ians are honest and want to do what is right. They have been longing for the old dilapidated system of tax valua tious, which In reality was a perjury, in imrw intn a more houa^ble and .business like plan. If our understan i"iin mm*??* . all property to ho placed on the tax r- \ books at their actual value and practi cally rvery tax payer In Mortb C*ro " iina, Mr." Bailey included, has sworn to facta they knew were not true. The only consolation they had was that It was about on an equal with all the rest. They dldnt like It and the change Is wwelcomed1, and tnere would Be HC grumbling, if it wasn't for a few chron ic kickers who are always trying to turn good into evil. Sucli conditions as the present time is no exception. The same class existed during the time of Christ. They even went so far then as to crucify him. .But, is it to be as sumed that Jlr. Bailey as well as the r email!derrof h fa" roTTSwel-a. Waivt their honestly and fairness measured by the ir desire to list his property at its ac tual worth? His position'is ridiculous, so much so that he-eomes back on Tu . esday with a lot of corrections to a six column Sunday article. From his at titude at first contracted with thepres ent the biggest surprise is that he is willing to admit an error, much less correct It. And the amusing part of the wh<^le transaction is that many peo pie know of his activities and boasts of his power in having the revaluation act made a law. After all why should there be any difference in the amount of taxes paid on $10.000.00 worth of property in the country and the same amount In town so far as State and County are concerned. If Mr . BaHey'a plan to win his election to a seat In the United States Congress lies In his fight " on matters of this kind then there Is hardly any doubts but that he will have i, m nnd ii nsy miy, jy1",a "Tfi cltlznD' ship a? neither or the two Oia parties nor the present voters will tolerate such inconsistency. His attitude Is Just another method of s?iymg that the farmer is an unfair and an unjust be ing, whlclrthe Franklin voters will re sent when time comes to vote. Friends of the revaluation think it possible that the solution of the whole situation, no doubt, is that he desires to make a show of his political powers in'this district in appreciation of his appointment, and having been ied to believe by a few disgruntles that the people are all up in arms against the revaluation act he"grabbed the straw.,w The only desire an tTie part of the average tax payer is to get the law ap plied Uniformly and stabilized. It Is a departure from" a time worn system, and naturally creates some dincussluo, with much speculation on the part of pessimists. Following right much In line with Mr. Bailey ex-Senator Person evident ly must be feeling the unconcern of the many voters In Franklin, as the activities tor tlie Sheriff nomination la consumtafc*' more attention than any thihg else at present. Senator Per son however has a very formidable op ponent Id the person of Mr. P. B. Mc Klnne, atlfi Dr. W. R. Mnrtnn In Hnlm ing the nomination by a safe majority. Although the ex-Senator has been claiming a land Bllde in Franklin this year, If reports that are coming in from all parts of the County are any Indi cation, he wjil not be able to count all the votes, at least. Judging from what one hears ?n the street It may be true that many voters througnout the Coun ty assume an "on the tetxce" attitude towards the revaluation law, but It Is a dead certainty they Won't stand for nobody interfering* witk their schools and roads. Mr. Person, according to the views of some, 'oikfcht to have been judge enough of htkman nature to set his house in better order, If he expect ed to win. Then it is being heard about in spots that we haven't sent any body but lawyers for so long it is time to try a business man. To Bay the least, there is something in the argu ment. The Sheriffs fight is developing such propprtions that one almost loses sight of.the other officers. It has develop^" ed inte a three cornered fight and draw ing out some friends on all sides. It would be safe to say that hardly a man in Franklin county will escape tt(e friendly handshake and pleasant smile of at least three of the candidates In the Immediate future. Like the early bird each one Is trying to get there flrBt. The interest in the candidates for Sheriff and for the Senate has almost caused our people to forget that can dldates have to be found for the House.| of Representatives and popsibly for Commissioner, as well as for Surveyor | and Coroner. Mr. W. Henry Macon, i the bresent member of the House, says he" will serve "SBStn if the people^want him, and following the Idea that each "officer" fs" entitled to IW6 OP tltfnks he is entitled to return. Its a [ job that it does not seem that many pEolks-wAni. - XouIsBiirg: already lias1 | enough candidates. It will be more interesting If some can be induced to ( inn who nrejacatoil r.ut of Louisjtfurs The prospects for the.House now rest*j bct-.voLn Dr. R. ?. 1 Tlmberlake, of Youn-sville, Dr. S, C. Ford, Col. C.! I.. McCliee, and tfev. J.. F. Mitchiner, I Franklin ton. Just which one will1 make the race against Mr. Macon it \ ha* nci as yet been stated. It lias bten suggested that Mr. J. W. | Winston, ot Youngsville, a former com < ir.:spio?er, will enter the race for a seat i on the Board. Mr. Winston made a j (Continued on Page Ten.) ARMENIAN RELIEF. The good people of Franklin County are responding to the appeal, made In last week's issue *of the FRANKLIN TIMES for funds for the ai dof the Ar menian Orphans, but this response has neither been as general nor as gener ous as we have learned'to expect from Franklin County for such a cause. Don't make a personalj^ampaign nec essary l!> this case. Stop and think, can YOU afford to allow such an op portunity to save the lives of starving children pass without lending a hand. Send, or have the cashier ot your bank send, your contribution to Mr. A. F. Johnson, Editor of THE FRANKLIN TIMES, and DO THIS TO-DAY. The following letter from Mr. Henry | Morganthau has been received by | Chairman H3. H. Malone! - land H. Dodge, Treasurer of Near East j Relief that you have accepted the po sition of Chairman in your County, I wish to take this opportunity of assur ing you that the cause which you are thus representing In your community 1 is ono of the most worthy with which you could possibly be identified. "You are no doubt fully informed as to the desperate conditions that obtain in Western Asia. I merely want to congratulate you on the opportunity which you have of serving humanity and civilization. Every dollar which the generous people of your County can give to this work is sorely needed, In order that actual starvation may be prevented. My deep-personal interest In these tens ot thousands of helpless children and needy women prompts me to urge upon you and your Committee, and through you upon your County It self, the very grave importance*of do ing all that Is possible to care for its share of this burden. 81ncerfcly yours, "HBNRY MQRGENTHAU." After having been requested* tp-act as temporary chairman, Mr. Gso. T? ( Whltaker called the republican con vention together In the Court House Id Loulsburg on Monday. Mr. E. L. Rogers was called as temporary secre tary. The object ot the meeting was stated and business taken up. Pele- I gates to the State Convention and their alternates were elected as follovtf9: Delegates?D. C. Tharrlngton, W. W. Green, A. K. Rogers, J. W. Bartholo mew. Geo. T. Whltaker. Alternates? J. B. T-amb, R. L. Carr, G. W. Ed wards. R. U. "Hicks, H. L. Rowland.' __LrP"" motion It was decided that the Alternates to the State Convention would become delegates to the Con gressional Convention and the delega tes to the State Convention become al ternates to the Congressional Conven tion. The committee on resolutions coiq posedyaf W. W. Green, Chairman, G. \V. Edwards and W. R. Young, made their report. They endorsed the staml of Congress in revising the lea gue of Nations, urged the enactment of a fair election law, endorsed Linney and Morehead, denounced the revalua tion act, etc. The resolutions were adopted. Sam Hayes voiced his antagonism to the revaluation act by saying that It had raised the tax value of his land | from $12.00 an aero to <60.00 and that I by the chirnge of date^ it forced him to | give in his corn and meat .before they ?.yrere eaten up, - ^ p The Question flf-elecrhiK a BHCC8MO* Ito T. H. Whitaker, Chairman of the I Executive Committee, was taken up and i Mr. Green got the floor and without ! regard for the Chair or JU rulings ran j the steam roller over ?Goo. ???r Whitaker, by placing him ln^ nomina tion and calling for a vote without the consent of the Chair. He was clectcd. The Chairman was instructed to se lect Secretary and report at thi? next meeting, at which time a County tick et Avould be nominated. Upon mo-1 tion the convention adjourned. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. The Board of County Commissioners met on Monday with all n>embers pres ent. After approving minutes of all previous meetings business was trans acted as follows: Akie Pearcrt was relieved of pott tax for 1920. Ordered that S. C. Holden look up W. P. Neal estate, colored, taxes for 1919 and see if there is a mistake in game. u. Ordered that j/d. Jones be allowed to act as Farm Demonstration Agent without cost to County. Ordered that the Louisburg Town ship Road convictB, on account of re cent escapes and the apparent impossi bility to confine them in thie stockade, be kept in county jail at night and when not on duty. Ordered that R. "W. Ashley be re lieved of poll tax on account of the loss The appointment of a Road Commis sioner for Cedar Rock Township was deferred till the April meeting. B. F. WJlder was appointed Road Trustee in Harris township in place of J. L. Byron resigned. The Commissioners passed an order seeking the Federal aid in constructing J. K. Feiry was reimbursed for t cs paid on $*00.00 cotton for 1'J19. County's part. W. H. Gupton was unanimously el ected a member of the Gold Mini Road Comn.iBsion to succeed C. C. Murbhy. The report of Dr. J. E. Malone was received and filed. The report of J. J. Holden, Super intendent of County Home was receiv ed and filed. We reports 4 white wo men, 3 white men, 4 colored women, 6 colored men. After allowing a number of accounts the Board adjourned to Its next regu lar meeting. $1.60 Per Year in Advance. a - REPUBLICAN CONVENTION HELD OJf MOJiDA.Tr IN COURT HOUSE. About Twentj-Flre Present?Select Delegate?, to State and ('ongresnlon al Contentions?To Put Ont Connty Ticket?Mr. Geo. T. Whi taker Chair man. NVENTION iOCRATS WILL ERE APRIL 8 SESSION OF STATE CClI V K COMMITTEE. March 27 IMt? Fh Precinct Meetings And April ,# For AU County Conren tloB*| Hiii Surface Bead Proposal Rue en Wltil Motion To Adjourn and Lose?. A ten minute session of the Demo cratic State Executive Comroitte last night to fix March 27 as the date for all Democratic precinct meetings, April- 3 tor all Democratic county conventions, and April 8 Iftr the State convention to be held In RalMgh beginning at noon. This, III bHef, sums up the work of the . commltt^* which last night held, probably; Ita'briefest session. All lea ders vre re agTeed that the committee should not take up matters not directly Included In ^e committee call. So it was when t?e motion to adjourn had been put by Col. A. D. Watts, and Col. J. Bryan Grlmea placed in the hands of the acting chairman, K. B. Redwine, ot Monroe, a telegram trom Col. T. X.. Klrkpatrlck, of Charlotte, asking the committee^to go on record for hard surface roaos, the presiding officer un hesitatingly folded up the telegram and called for the vote on adjournment. Warrtl Offers Resolution. Chairman Thomas D. Warren called ibe commitje^T to order,^ but with the his chair to lfr. Redwine and offered the resolution f x'ug the time and place for the various meetings. Mr. Warren explained the necessity for early meet ings on the ground of early Republican activity and the necessityof getting poll taxes paid. R.TuHIb, tu Mm mmuui'H '?if it, served in that the comlnlttee 1 n" Be as! ori"V a s~ silent In Beven different languages on issues within the party, the day was not wasted by the delegations who crowded the Yarborough hotel lobbies: The Bailey-Maxwell tilt over revalua tion was a favorable subject. Gover nor Pickett himself very much opposed to the committee action on the matter, characterized the Bailey assault on (he" revaluation as a back-hand blow at the whole State administration, and a | ?v hargo of fraud against the General | Assembly. Most of the visiting com mitteemen called to see him yesterday afternoon and to these he made his po sition plain. with more or less empha sis.?News-Observer. _RAXSCLN-HATES. Invitations reading as follows have been mailed: "Mr. John Cade Hayes requests the honor of your presence at the mar riage of his sister. Miss Una May Hay es, to Mr. Henry Clay Hanson, on Wed nesday. the twenty-fourth of March, at twelve o'-eJoek noon, Louisburg Bap tist Church, Loul6burg, North Caro lina. Enclosed are cards reading: "At Home after April the fifteenth, Brevard North Carolina." There will be no cards In town. The bride-to-be is one of Txiuisburg's most charming and accomplished young ladies. 5 She ^ t ho daughter of the late John J. Hayes. She Is.deser vingly popular among a large host of The groom is one of Brevard's most promising and popular young business men. The contracting parties have a large number of friends who will have much interest in? the coming event. POSTPONED. Upon the advice of physicians the Franklin County Missionary Union which was to have met at Centerville. March 13, will postpone it* meeting until a later date on account of the pre valence of Influenza throughout the county. Mrs.-R. A. Bobbltt, Sec'y. ? o SERVICES AT ST. PAUL'S CHURCH FIRST STNI?AY. I . Services at St, Paul's church on the first Sunday in March will be Sunday j School at 10 A. M. Morning Prayer,} sermon and celebration of Holy Com munion at 11 A. M., Rev. N. Colin Hughes, Rector, officiating. i "SHTT. JI. MITCHELL DEAD Quite a large, number of relatives* friends and neighbors gathered at beau tlful little Leah'B church Tuesday mor ning to attend the burial of Mr. J. H. Mitchell, who died at his home nearby on Sunday night. Mr. Mitchell leav es a wife and one daughter, Mrs, J. A. Underbill and one brother. He was a gootf man, loved and respected by everyone who knew him especially his neighbors. In his death the coun ty, the State and the Nation loses one of its most sincere citizens. Mr. Mitchell was 78 years old and had been afflicted the last few years'OT^bi* life. He was a member of the Begird of Stewards of Leah's Methodist church and always enjoyed the time he | spent In his Masters work. He waa a consistent member of Louisburg Lodge No. 413 A. F. & A. M. and until his health gave way was always interest ed in its welfare and that of Ills bro ther Masons. The funeral services were held from I Leah's church on Tuesday morning land were conducted by Revs. G. F. Smith and W. H. Jackson, and the re mains were laid to rest In the ceme tery nearby with Masonic honor. The pall bearers were T. M. Pierce, N. C. Mooxe, G,. M. Vaughan, J. Z/. Byron, H. L. Stokes, A J. Frazier. A choir sang several selections, at both services. The floral" tribute was especially pretty. BOUND OYER TO FEDERAL COURT. Jack Oreen, colored barber of Louis burgHwas given a hearing before U. S. Commissioner W. B. Morton, Satur day evening for violation of the prohi bition law, and was bound over to the Federal Court under a $300 bond. Information was furnished Officer-B^ H. Meadows to the effect that Jack had some Whiskey ill ftU pn? mssm Ma a & SMp, son, Mrs. S. S. Meadows, and Mrs. E. H. Malone. A hospitality committee to welcome strangers into the town, the church and the missionary society: Mrs. Love. Chairman, with Mrs. S. A. Newell, Mrs. S. J. Parham. Mrs. M. C. Pleas ants and Mrs. J. A. Hodges. A committee to vlsif the sick: Mrs, F. B? McKinne, Chairman, with G. P. Smith, Mrs. C. K. Cooke. Mrs. "Lelia Williamson, Mrs. S. P. lUirt. Mrs. Dorn Allen and Mrs. R. Z. Egerton. A committee to arrange for religious services at the Jail, tho county home, the home of invalids and shta-lns and wherever snch services may need ful or appropriate: IVfrs. J. A. Turn er, Chaiman with M*s. D. F. McKinne, Mrs. J. E. Malone, Miss l?ucy Foster, Mrs. R. R. Harris and Miss Lulie Jar* man. The end of all wars In sight? Say. boy, the home brand will continue as long as man is man and woman is wo man. MOVING PEOPLE SOME TOU KKOW AND SOME YOU BO WOT KNOW.?? Personal It?ms About Folks And Their Friends Who Travel Here And There. Dr. A. H. Fleming went to Raleigh Thursday. Rev. F. S. Love went to Nashville, Tenn., the paat week. J- ?? " ~ :? Supt. J. C. Jorves visited Henderson and Raleigh this week. Mr. K H. Malone paid Raleigh s business trip Tuesday. Misses Lucy Smlthwlck and Una May Hayes visited Ralejgh Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Conway, of De wltt, N. Y. are visitors to Loulsburg. Mrs. Gus Cooke, of Beaufort, spent the week eixl with Mrs. E. S. Foster. Mrs. W. H. Leonard, of Salisbury, - Is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Fred A. Riff. I Miss Lucy Smlthwlck returned to Henderson yesterday where she Is tea ching. ? Mrs. W. E. White was called to Ral eigh this week by the illness of her mother. Mr. W. E. White left Tuesday for Mebane, tp be at the bedside of bis brother,/who is quite ill. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Newell went to Rocky Moui>t Monday vlslf a fripntl who Is 111 In the hospital therei.; Mr. Geo. W. Ford, Jr., wEo^^at tending school at Porter's, Charleston, 8. C.~, Is spending a teat days at home. Mr. W. r!" Mills and Mr. t. t. Best returned Feb. from Cleveland, Ohio, where they attended an educa tional conference. Mr. Sam Huff in and Major Smith came over from Raleigh on at hunting excursion. While here they "werethe guests of Rev. Mack Stamps. BAPTIST CHURCH? March is to be a month of prepara tion for the Uaptist Church. Realiz inglhat cultivation precedes the har vest,?ah urgent request is made that all the Members of the church make it a point to be in their place at all the services during the month. When tho Ark of the Lord, which~ts the church membership moves forward its influ ence is bound to be felt. As the army is no stronger tlranfhe individual sol diers, so the church is calling for com plete mobilization, which means pre paration and activity, The services for Sunday win- be as fQilQWSj^ Bible School 9:45, 11 o'clock Wor ship and sermon topic, "God's Ambu lance Corps." 7:30 Congregational singing and sermon subject, "The Pe ril of Kose-colored Glasses." CURRENT LITERATURE C LIU. On Thursday, Feb. 26, the Current Literature Club was entertained at the hospitable home of Mrs. F. B. McKin ne. The falling snow and blustering welcome which the many club mem bers and guests received. The subject of the program for the afternoon was "Southern Poets." Miss Cranford read an interesting paper or* Major and Minor Poets, after which Miss Board rendered an enjoyable mus ical selection. ? Miss Henninger delighted her hear ers with a. reading of Lanier's poem, "Rising of the Tides in the M&rafees." Miss DodBon sang: Mrs". J. E. Ma lone read Gordon's poem, "The Story of a Flame." All the members'of tho club who were present joined in a live ly an entertaining discussion of the to pic, "My Favorite Short Story." The progrim closed with a solo by Mrs. F. "8. Love. ? After the program a refreshing salad course with coffee was served. And rlght.ln the midst of all of these presidential possibilities we are called upon to determine presidential disa bilities.