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ONLY 11.40 FEB TEAS W ADVANCE The FrankLin Times -IS ADVEBTISINC Ml I) I CM THAT BBOI6S BESULT8 A. f. jfOHNSOH, ?4ltor ?i iUug?r i THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THE UNION N . 8UB8CBIPTION *IM> Per Te?r VOLtftarXLTIX / ? ^ ' ? . r. i L0CI8BUBG, 9. C? FBXDA^^TGI ST 2* l?o. MKBEB 88 TENNESSEE RATIFIES ' WOMAN SUFFRAGE " ?' ? - .y ? , SUFFRAGE LEADERS WILL OONTIlftfS ? EFFORTS TO MAK1 VICTORY CERTAIN Next Stop Is Certifying Of Action Of Tennesseee To The Secretary Of State At Washington Who Upon Its Receipt Would Issne A Proclamation Declaring the Amendment Rat ified; Both Sides Draw Lines Tight for the Final Battle. "~ , . ?. NASHVILLE, X?n*k, Aug. 18, ? Tennessee today becatne the thirty-sixth State to ratlfj the Susan B. Anthonj Federal suffrage amendment. The con stitutional change thus will become effective in time far the 17,090,000 women of the coantry to Tote In the presidential election I* November nnlesf the Lo wer House of Tennessee Assembly rescinds It's actios of today In adopting the ratification resolution, 50 to 40. ? ? WALKER CHANGES TOTE Speaker Walker, leader of the antl-suftri^lsts,. pat opponents la a position to demand reconsideration by changing his rote from nay to aye'aud morlng to reconsider. The House adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow when the speaker's motion will hare the right-of-way. Suffrage and antl-sulfrage for ces tightened their lines this afternoon for the final fight and bota^Hes, were claiming victory. i BIG DAT FOB "Sl'FFfS" ? The siUfraglsts, however, had the ^vantage, of . today's Mlctbry and, e*. pressed confidence that Speaker Walker's motion would bp Totot down to morrow. The next step In ratification then wwoulA-lp-the certifying of the sicilon of the Tennessee assembly to the Secretary of State of the United Sta t who upon Its receipt would Issue a proclamation declaring the amend TO* I!' ratified. ? . ? Tiu- Tennessee Senate ratified the amendment last Friday by a Tote of 25 a 4. Will Not Slacken Suffrage leaders declare they -will not slacken their efforts as they de sire to have at least one other state ratify before the November elections as- titty ei poet a fight to Ira roarip aga-. Inst Tennessee's action because of the i-inn?? in t,lie state constitution which prohibits any assembly trom acung on an amendment not submitted be fore the members were eleet?t7^Bottr I.. 3. Solicitor General Frierson and tfce attorney general of Tennessee SuSSIAWiftifSr dMlBlon .Ut the supreme court In the Ohio referendum case. A Bluer Fight ? KatiUcation by tlm TmiimbSKH lefcis-" lature was the culmination of an in rtflvo marifl hv suffrage nroDQ nents'to have the amendment made, effective In time for the women of the country to vote In the presidential el ection in November. ? The drive was started when West Virginia became the thirty-fourth state to ratify early this year. Washington was the 35th state ,to ratify and on the same day It acted ? March 22 ? Governor Townsend, of Delaware, called a special- session of the legislature of that state to act on the amendment. Tlie Delaware as sembly met early in May and the sen ate quickly ratified, but action. by the house was delayed despite pressure brought to bear by the leaders of both great political parties and by Presi dent Wilson. Finally on June 2 the legislature adjourned with the ratifi cation resolution still In the house committee of the whole. Met Anffcst. 9th ' The Tennessee legislature met on August 9 and the North Carolina as sembly convened on the following day.' The Tennessee senate acted wL thin less than a week, or on the day after Governor submitted the amend ment to the North Carolina assembly. Before either of the legislatures of the two southern states met, Charles S. Falrchold, of New York, president of the American constitutional league brought proceeding In the District of Columbia supreme court asking that Balnbrldge Colby, secretary of state, be enjoined from Issuing a proclama tion declaring the amendment ratifi ed. The basis of the suit was the al legation that ratification .by the West Virginia legislature was accomplish ed by fraud, would be void on the gro und that the legislature lacked au thority under the constitution to act. sassr aaia stja waa without authority Jp inquire In to the action of state legislatures in ratifying the amendment and that H had no authority to pass on the val idity of such an amendment. ifcnrther efforts of opponents thro ugh court action to prevent the am endment becoming effective are ex pected. Revival at Maplevllle^ We are requested to announce that a series of meetings will begin at Ma ple Springs Baptist church the 6th Sunday in August, 11 o'clock- Rev. W. 8. Price will" do the i preaching, and Rev. H. C. Whltener, evangelist sing er of Morganton, will bar* charge of the music tor the dleetlng. A cordial ?welcome is given to the public to at tend these meetings. The wise man spends his money. The fool blows it in. , POLISH 8UCCE88E8 0> BATTLE FRONT I*rl?e Hack BolnheTlkl Troops at Sev eral Points; So Word From Minsk. 1 Warsaw, Aug. -l!L=iteports ^ PoU jlsh military successes camo towar. law todfcjf while tfie population Vaf ftigftrlY awaiting . nawa ? frnm ? Mimic, .w^r<^t?e^ol^Bh^ & F ? of the Rnsslan Sortet government The only report or the delegates wag a Moscow wireless message stating -that the party had arrive Q in Minsk. | ~ A succocof i)l counter offensive ? wnr l&unched oi> the Warsaw front Mon day under the leadership of President TTlsudsKi as commander-in-chief. i_. On the northern front, where ten | Bolshevik divisions are striking tow ard the Vistula as part of the maneu vers against Warsaw, and oivthe War" saw front it was announced today that the Reds have been driven back -at several points. % Polish movements, aided by heavy artillery, are forcing the Bolshevik gradually to withdraw from various/ places where fox- days p res sure, Ayjon the capital has "been, greatest. * The Poles have takext^many prisoners. * ' \ i ? Reports Indicate W<9r*aw Stfll Hold In^ Out WelL Paris, Aug. 17. ? Warsaw is holding out well, according to the latest news received here tonigftt. The Poles, who were begiiwiing to repeat their old de spairing cry of 1831, "God is too high and France^ too far," fortified by the counsel of 'France's "expert soldiers, have now plucked up spirits with im mediate effectr ? While it is tf>o soon to forecast, the favorable issues of the* great battle now raging under the walls of the capital, the Poles appear to retain the initiative they took Saturday and con tinue to hold the Bolshevikl in check. In the southeast, on the western Bug, they h<ave scored notable success. Ne vertheless, the sltualton, with War saw threatened from three sides, un* doubtedly remains serious and every thing depends on the ability of the Poles to keep up their aggressive tac^ tics. | ? It is considered significant In mill taVy circles that the Moscow wireless has been unusually silent today. Poles Capture Important Strategic Positions. n.-i. i.... n igflttj tlT the Poles to push back the Invading -Bolshevlkl have resulted In the cap ture of Important strategic positions. Three days ago the Polish torce^fmc ed an extremely critical situation, wi th the Red center virtually reaching the outer torta of the capital. On, the right wing the Soviet troops had .cap tured THe FuHusk-Seroc.k bridgehead, driving the PoIeB from the fork whe re the Narcw Joins the Bug. > "On Sunday, however, the Poles lau nched a counter-offensive from Novo Qeorgelevsk, clearing the north bank' of the Narew, and yesterday they re captured the Serock bridgehead be fore the Bolshevlkl had time to es tablish themselves. Operations are now proceeding against the Pultusk torts. The Bolshevlkl In their retreat ab andoned considerable booty which has not yet been Inventoried. Operations by the Polish right against the Vleprr and the middle Btag continue accord ing to plan. , TEMPORARY ORGANI ZATION PERFECTED __ * AT THE COUBT HOUSF. ON WED NESDAY NtGHT. For ? Business Organization to Booat For ? Bigger ud Better Loahknrf ? Cemmlttees on Organization and Member! kip Were Appointed ? To Meet Again Friday Night. The mass meeting held at the Court House on Wednesday night, after hav lng been postponed trom Monday af ternoon, was called to order by Mr. E. H Malone, who, In a few well chosen words, stated that the object of the meeting was .to formulate some kind of an organization to make a bigger and bettlr Louisburg.. Aiter a gen eral discussion of the question from many angles a motion prevailed to perfect a temporary organization in order to get the work started ? the temporary organization to act in full capacity until a permanent organiza tion was perfected. Mr. M. 8. Clif ton was elected temporary Chairman, and A. F. Johnson, temporary Secre tary. Farther discussions was had during which a "plan to organize a membership committee to call on all the business Interests in town and ascertain who would become ' mem bers and to what extent the organiza tion would be encouraged by them, a committee to thresh oat and recom mend a concrete plan of organization. A motion by Mr. T. W. Ruffin that the Chalx. appSlnt these committees : Jor the objects stated wus carried u nanimously and the Chairman ap- , pointed the committees as follows, the first named on each' being Chair man of that committee: Harris. H. G? McBrayer, P. A. Reavis, 1 H. C. Taylor, C. C. Hudson. Organisation ? E. H. Malone, I. Me rowitz, S. A. Newell, Dr. A. Hb. Flem ing, Supt. W. R. Mills." The membership committee was asked to*meet in the office of Mr. T. W. RufTin, on Thursday afternoon at 6 o'clock* and the organization Com mittee wks asked to meet at the of ?nt'B ui Mr. Uric ? manr THTirmiay nigntat 8:30. ? Bwrli Trf tWn ffnwiBittfif TTBfn inT structed to be ready and to report at every citizen of Louisburg to attend. Among those who addressed the meeting^ Agere Dr. A.-H. Fleming. Mes- | srs. H. G. McBrayer, S. A. Newell, 'E. H. Malone, I.* Merowitz, G..C. Har rio, K. O. BlBSQtt. P. A. Reavis, C. C. Hudson. T. W. Ruffin. i Amid much enthusiasm lor a sue- ; cessful organization the meeting ad- j Lloprned to meet again on' Friday night! [to hear the committee reports and ? possibly to make a permanent organ ization. How Semite Voted. v. Following is the vote cast in the Senate' on Warren Substitute Resolu tion: AVES ? Bedclingfield, Brock, Brown, Cloud, Connor, Currin, Davenport Ferebee, Fisher (R), Gray, Harding, Haymore (R)," ftolderness, Horton, Johnson, Long of M'n'y (R), Mangum. Mitchell. Palmer, ' Shinn-, Sheek (R), Stacy, Thompson, Warren, Wright. NOES ? Bums. CaTr, Cooper, Cop per, Coward, Cross, DeLaney, Gavin '?(R)? Glidewell, Humphyey, Hyatt (R), Long of Halifax, Lovill, Newton, Pat terson, Price, Reinhardt (R), Ross, Scales. Sisk (R), Stevens Wakefield (R), Wlllianjson. Teague (R), (not voting). Hawkins, absent. The following is the text of the Warren substitute resolution: "Whereas the socalled Susan B. An thony amendment to the Constitution of the United States, being the pro posed* nineteenth amendment thereto, w^as by Congress submitted to the Legislatures of thevvarious States for ratification, subsequent to the gener al election of 1918, at which time this General Assembly was elected. "And, whereas, at the time of the folding of the election of 1918, the el ectors of this and other States , did not know, and had no reason to an ticipate, that the %said amendment would be submitted to the Legislatu- j .res ttf..yfre various States for ratiflca tlon, and, Iffili mj nity of expressing their will and de- ; sire as to the ratification or rejection 1 of the said amendment. - "And, whereas, in the opinion of the Senate, it is a cardinal principle of representative government that no i change should be made in thd funda- . mental law without a full knowledge ! and acquiescence of the electors the- i rein and without Instructions receiv ed from the. electors in regard there to. "Now, therefore, in consideration of the foregoing, be it resolved' by the Senate that the resolution of ratifica tion of the proposed nineteenth am endment to the Constitution of the United States, being the resolution underconsideration, be, and tiie same ] Is hereby postponed until the regular [ session Of the General Assembly of , 1921." | THE FRANKLIN TIMES * ' $1.60 Per Tear In Advflce. BITTER DEBATE PRECEDES VOTE ActlMi Comes On Warrea's Kesointlon | (I Postpone Action T n t II ^ January Session. B KT SENATOR IS CREDITED WITH COUP I Hn?H| of Day, So Far An Debate If CaMtrned (Jo To KUdewell. Rock' lagfcam. Whose Withering Coaatcr ' "Utiiek Silences Warrea'? Charge*. 01 Ejibejiling Power. *? lUtlfl rh. Aug. 18. ? The Senate of the Ge eral Assembly of North Caro lina ri| lved the Federal suffrage am endnyi at 3 : 58 yesterday' afternoon when. I members followed Senator Undsa Warren In support of a sub stitute resolution deferring action on the an ndment until after the Norem ber iti tlon. The voU stood 25 In fa rpr. qf the substitute and "23 against, with a Bator Hawkins absent and Sen ?tOTaf ?sue not voting. moraine at 11:30 a similar re solnttaa Will be brought to the floor of thJMfeouse on a special order, and pasHed 'with little ceremony, accord ing U ^ejectloniat leaders, who claim a totalf>? 82 rotes in their favor. Un less thfre is a move on the part of some renator to reconsider the Sen ate'*. -aat ion. all hope of ratification In Nortli Carolina before next January is lost. ; T the resolution began In the Senate at 3:47 yesterday afternoon af ter more than four hours of bitter de bate, led on the part of the rejection-, ists tajr Senator Warren, ajid for the ratllMUonists by Senator A. M. Seas Senator Powell Glldewell. ' A^rejBnt had been taken to. vote on the Amfylng resolution but Senator | Warrww interposed with the substi- I tute %rfclch gave a loophole for mem- I hero wko were unwilling to vote outr right1 Jtor rejection. Adm&ting the disaster that has ov^ ertakeg thenl In their" fight ratifica tion -|e^ders ar?T "still hopeful that a j move T^ill be made to reconsider whi ell wfUgrMaul t lirtrilu rute lu 1jp IjujK eu Inr.jiJeulgtiaut Guvernur ? Gardner and M some miracle in the House that Ml forestall rejection for a few duf M lMMy< I ^4 wtipk 'rfleTfMut in "the Senate overwhel "M"l ?"P auppnrtoiB of the ampiidmnnf. It had been generally assumed that the amendment would carry in the raortli wing of Ihe Capitol "By a major- . ity ( ? f from tnree to eleven Voies. ine Warren move was held in utmost se crecy until within two honra. the., balloting. Senator was advised of the impending strategem at a little be fore 2 o'clock, but was powerless to forestall it, or to readjust his forces to circumvent it. ; Senator sWarren made the best of the situation that confronted him with J an assured majority against him gnd j Seized the opportunity to wrest victo-. j ry in ihe.Seuate from the ratification- ; ists by taking advantage of a well de- j fine 1 sentiment entertained by severe ? al members against taking definite ; action, but delaying until after the [ people had. declared themselves in ' the general election*. The few votes that fell into that class, determined the result. Senator Stacy, law part ner of National Committeeman A. W. McLean, was the only man to state that position clearly on the floor, but others gave their reasons privately-. . Let's Be Fair. During the past few months we ha ve several times heard our home me? chants criticised for the prices they charg? for their goods. The home merchant does charge a higher price ? a much higher one ? ?than he did before the war. He is compelled to do so or go out of busi nesd. He is naying li*creased freight ra ites and cfcrtage. | His help coats him more money and | his overhead expenses are greater. Everywhere he turns he is forced to pay a heavy increase in the cost of conducting his business. Added to this, he is under an addi tional pressure in paying the high cost ot' supporting his family and him self. j All of this must come out of the business, and this can only be done ip 1 niaaiMi nfir age of profit over the wholesale cast jof his KOOdfl. The home merchant can not afford to profiteer. Were he to do so he | would soon be trapped and would I thereafter be a dead one in this com munity. ! Prices are high ? abnormally high? but we believe the home merchants are as reasonable in their charges as can be expected under existing condi tions. Let's be fair and consider both sid- ? es before we criticise. In estimating your pay roll for the ensuing year don't forget that your wife is worth double that of y6ur hi ghest salaried employe. Buck up and whack upr ? v. Not all men jump when their wives speak. Some are quick to anticipate, and others are too scared to do either L0UISBUH6 COL LEGE OPENING 119TH SESSION TO BEOIJI OX SEP ' TKMBfck ITH. K?ay CkMf*a la Fatally? Quite ? Largm mmUt Of Applkatloa* ? Jn stltatloa rilM to Capacity. Loulsburg Co' ?e opens for the 119th huIod on Hept. ?th with ev ery prospect for the beet year In the history of the Institution. Thli Insti tution has grown In popularity from year to year until long before the op ening of the session all available spa ce 'a sold. There will be for the coming year several changee In the faculty o( In terest to the friends of the college in the local community. The English Department for the year will "be under the direction of Miss Carolyn 'Lane a Master graduate of Wlnthrope College and teacher of experience. Mathematics will be taught by Miss Ruby Harwell from Raner, Ala. Miss Harwell is a graduate of Womans Col lege of Alabama, Where she made a most excellent record as a student. Since her graduation there she taught with marked success in Thom as Industrial Institute, De Fualak Springs, Fla. and at Blackstone .Col lege for girls. * Miss Frances Young will have char ge of the department of Latin and al so some of the history. Miss Young has had several years of successful experience as a teaclier. Thre last be ing spent in Stonewall Jackson Col lege -in Va., where she was very suc cessful. Miss Young's equipment, not only in Latin, but her general prepar ation makes her a most available as rset to the College community. I The Modern Languages will be un Ider the supervision of Mrs. Young [Warrington. xMrs'. Warrington's gen feral preparation is of the best and I her experience as a teacher has been [uniformly successful. The past year [she spent in Athena College. Chatta ! nooga, Tenn.,? whore-ihe character of I her work was of such high order that 'Hnttgring weie mailt1 tu iBUlll j ? The -many- frieudB.-of? Mi^a Burdett jJoyner made while formally teaching i in the College here Tfill be !mppr-?g ! know - of her return to the school of ArtB. ? -?.?* a?^.. The work in Expression for the co ming year will be under the care of Miss Mat tie Ke$ a master graduate of JLie Currey School oTDratory and who has had the i>a.m yea!* Successful ex . perience in teaching in Nova Scotia. | Dr. Currev in writing to Pran I^ve of Miss Kee's work speaks of her as ;one of the best of his students in the history of his work. j Miss Pearle MacAUister will be at the head of the school of Domestic I Science. Miss MacAilister is a wo^ | man well trained in Liberal Arts and | with splendid equipment in her spec ial field in Domestic Science. The In stitution considers itself fortunate i in securing her services. Miss Frances E. Pemeinear will have charge of the School of Business and is Secretary to the President. Miss Feminear comes to us with a successful business experienece Miss Wonible who is already famil-; iar to the citizens of the community returns as Dean of the Faculty and '? teacher of Bible and Education. Miss Betts who won so large a place j in the life of die institution comes | back as lady principal. In her hands | there is in a large measure being placed the discipline of the student body, and the effect of her work dur ing the past year leads us to expect the best possible results. Mrs. Guffy returns for her former work and will assist Miss Betts defU p.itely in the work of discipline in the institution. A if this article goes to press there is cbming ? to the office applications in far greater numbers than it will be possible for the College to accommo date. During the coming year both in the character of work and for the ea^pfirience of the Institution Louis burg College oever had brighter pros pects than today. Annual Barbecue. Quite a large number off friends in cluding the Board of County Commis sioners enjoyed the generous hospi tality of Mr. Joe J. Holden, Superin .qfjthe County HOffie at a bo untiful barTbeT u 8" 0 1 ffft ? day. This occasion, like all of those before it, was a most enjoyable af fair and the cue and other good- things to eat were of the finest and most ap- J petizing kind and were such ap would r"J:e one envy an Inmates position if su.li were served all time. Mr. Hol den and his good wife are most hos pitable hosts, and the day was more than enjoyed by all whose pleasure it was to be there. n The poor man has reason to be Joy ful in his adversity. He 'doesn't have to employ an attorney to keep him out of jail for pulling crooked deals In the realms of high finance. The man with money has troubles ok bis own. He has to be forever si destepping to prevent some other fel low from euchreing him out of It. AMONG THE VISITORS \ ... SOJIK TOC KNOW AND SOltE T<HX DO NOT KNOW. Personal Items About Folks Aid Their Friends Who Travel Here And Thers. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Thomas visited Raleigh Friday. # Mr. E. C. Perry returned home Tu esday from a rlstt to Richmond. Mr. R. W. Hudson and family left Tuesday for a' visit to Virginia Beach. Mrs; M. J. Connalley, of Blackstone. Va., is visiting her grand-daughter, Mrs. E. F. Thomas. Miss Clara Hudson left Tuesday for Richmond, Va., where she will visit Miss Margaret Lawson. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Massenburg, Jr., went to Raleigh Sunday to visit her sister, Mrs, C. C. Grissoro. Mrs. C. O. Bedford, who has been visiting Mrs. E- F. Thomas, returned to her home in Lexington Friday. - Supt. J. C. Jones returned Wednes day frojn Warrenton, where he at tended the Wood-Macon wedding. Miss Jessie Connalley, of Black stone. Va., who has been visiting Mrs. W ,T. Person returned koirte-Tuesday. She was accompanied home by Mrs. Person; Mrs. W. P. N'eal and daughters, ills ses Fannie and Annie Perry Neai, re turned home Saturday rrom an ex tended visit to Charlotte, where they were guests of Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Graham. Wood Items. Wood is still growing. We have organized a bank expecting to open Sept. 20th. Mr. Ben, B. Sykes, of ? Mrs. Cora Mpssey. of Norfolk, is spending a while with Miss Eugenia Boorie. of Castalia. ! spent last '-week here attending tlie revival meeting. ^ -jJJi]1?. ^^"an^Loyd Tea igue. So many vouiis people as well as older accepted God' as their Savior. ing Riirh a gtarf HI Misses Ahnie Laurie Regram and Alice Harris, of Vauglian, visited at the home, of Mi. Wvatt Pegram ? lust week-end. ? Mrs. C. T. Bryant, of near Littleton, came over to attend the rvival meet ing last week but was taken sick and didn't get to go very much. She re turned to her home Saturday, accom panied by her sister. Miss Lilla La nier and Mr. Stephen Gupion. Mr. and Mrs. WeHs, of Ohio, and Mrs. Barnes, of Henderson, visited Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Fuller last week. Misses Pearle Gupton and Pearle Burnett are spending the week witli a crowd of young as well as older ones near Justice this week camping Miss Eula Cooper, of near Nashville spent last week with Mrs. W. F. Bat ,tle. She returned home Friday ac companied by Mrs. Battle who is spen ding the week. Miss Lucy Gupton spent last week with relatives near Henderson. Miss Louise Chaplain, who has been visiting relatives in Walterboro, S. C.. . since July 21st, is expected home Sat urday. Little Miss Maude Shearin, of Roc-, ky Mount, is spending the Week with her sister, Mrs. Stephen Lewis. Mr. Marion Pope Nicholson mashed his hand very bad when trying . to get a car back on track last Monday. He is improving very fast. We extend to all a cordial invita tion to Sunday School at 10:30 o'clock every Sunday morning rain <?r shine. Want the church filled. Rev. McGregor, of Castalia, visited the home of Mr. N. C. Gupton Satur day night. Mr. and Mrs. Norman,* Greenville, visited Mr. R. L. Brown last Sunday 8th. If this escapes will call again soon. Blue Eyes. The Phila-Stenards Society. I Justice, Aug. 17. ? Aug. the 6th our Is.inioift, n-uit ylth Mrs fiijim. I The meeting was most interesting, Land we had quite a large crowd only a few of the members being absent. After the busy hour refreshments were served constat! uk of Ice-tea and sandwiches. Visitors present were, Mesdames Rice and CafsWetl, from Georgia, and Mist* Beatrice Champion, from Nor folk, *.Va. Members present were, Mesdames J. L. Bowden, W. L. Stal lings, Tom Fowler, H. R'. Shuford, B. F. Wheless. C. A. l-.ohg, Misses Luclle and Viv ian Wheless, Mary and Monnle Stal lings, Clara, Belle and _01a Hayes. Rath Fowler, Sadie Stalltngs. "Reporter." If your neighbor calls you a fool, don't be too hasty about punching him. He majr have blundered onto the truth.