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THE COUNTY, THE MkTE. THE UNION
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MORGAN BANKING
CO. BLOWN UP
05 THIB8DAY OF LAST WEEK
WITH BO KB.
French High Commhdon Waraed
May Before That Catastrophe Wai
A boat t? 0?ear? Warned to Vacate
office* to Save Lire* ? ClerX in W
flee of J. P. Korgma Killed. Wag
on CoatahUaf a Bomb Timed to Go
0|fl fct Rm Lett la Front el 8ab
Trrasnry Is Olt TkaNf ? la*j Wo
men Among Victim*.
'New York, Sept? 16. ? A mysterious
'explosion In. Wall" Street, near Broad,
believed by trained Department of
-Justice afcd police JnvasttgtOor; to
hare 'been caused by an Infernal ma
chine, rocked the heart of Merer York's
financial dlstgjct at noon today, leav
ing death and destination ln.lts wake.
At least 35 persons were killed,
?vmore than 200 were injured, the bank
ing house of J.. P. Morgan & Co. r the
subtreasury ahd the assay office we
,#e partially wrecked and , property
damage estimated In excess of 11,000,
?000 was caused by the blast.
Thomas W. LaraontPJo( the J. P.
Morgan firm, expressed the belief,
however, that tba explosion was pu
rely an accident caused by a collision
between an explosive-laden wagon
and another vehicle.- The firm had
received no threats of any kind, he
f Id, and there was no real reason for
the nlantlng of a bomb outside the
office.
Blast Comes at Soon Hour
The noon hour had struck and aji
endless stream of office workers had
just started pouring Into the streets
ftom buildings in the neighborhood.
'Suddenly, a cloud of yellowish, black
'smoke and a piercing Jet of flame
leaped from the street, outside the
? Morgan eftfce. : ? V "
Then came a deafening blast. - A
moment later lu^ias uf muu, nuuurn
anST Vhfl
financial pulse of the world, had
closed. Panic and confuslpn reign
ed In the heart of New York's nnan
clal district. ? - 7 ?
TliousiUidsTVee' In Terror
Thousands of clerks and stenogra
phers fled In terror from adjoining
structures. Scores fainted, fell . a nd
? were trampled ?n-4i? the ruehr -Mean
while, the noise of the explosion whi
ch was heard throughout lower Man
hattan and across the river in Brpok
lyn brought thousands of th^ curious
to the scene.
The few police on duty in the dis
trict were unable to cope with the
crowds and g. hurry call for police re
serves was sent, to all downtown po
lice stations.
Subtreasury officials, fearing that
an attempt might be made to rob the
building, all the windows of wt\lch
were broken, requested assistance o(
the military authorities at Governor!
Island and a company of soldiers was
sent to guard the institution.
Harry Calls Sent to Hospitals.
Hurry calls were sept to all hospi
tals ln>the downtown section of New
Nork and . scores of ambulances were
soon speeding through the narrow
streets. Dressing stations were es
tablished in the lobbies of the build-*
ings nearby where the less seriously
injured were given immediate treat
ment.
Evidence' tending to confirm the
theory that the explosion was .Caused
by a bomb or some other Internal ma
chine came from several sources.
Evidence Justifies Bomb Theory.
Chief Police Inspector Lahey repor
Bf?iyit^odjjj^hatheha4^2andevl
(lenSe tojustir^Tn^TBfiHfliWI^SflEP
the exp] oslonwas caused by a huge
? hf>mh yith T. N. ~T. ? IHnl-"
? ? > iwt ri 1 1 1 n I mrffttBlOICa'L.w.lAh . I r?n slugrf
fashlpned from window weight bars.
Pieces of these slugs were found In
several adjacent structures. This
type of weight bars, a close Inspec
tion by police and Department ot
Justice agents disclosed, Is not used
In any building within a radius of
several hundred feet from the scene
of the explosion.
Warning ot Hadleal Plot ?
Warning that radicals planned a re
newal of bombli* outrages were sent
less than a month ago to all Eastern
ATTENTION KEBCHAITS.
All Merctaurta to FrttMto
Couaty trt iqN to ?aet wfik
the OmMe* #1 Um rraaUtar
toaatjr Trt?a> Cr*??i Aa
?orlstloi to Vtmrntmg 4m FM.
day aoraMg: at H AM Oe
t?b<-r Int, MM. Matters ?< Im
potence to everybody are to he
dlscunsed. ?,
clients of the William 9. Burns D?
t'octlvo Agcncy, acoordlng to m ata Ce
ment by Mr. Burna. who said he was
convinced that today's explosion wa?
a premeditated attach and w%# not ac
cldental. ' ?; ' .
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* ' List of jinn.' \ ?
The following Is a list of
drawn for October terja .Ffaaklto Su
perior Court ? Criminal Tqrm:
Dunns ? E. P. Dodd, J. w. Baker,
E. L. Pippin, A. T. Bsddingfleld, O.
W. Wilder, N. C. Mullin, J. B. Har
ris, W. I. Phillips. S .
Harris? KT J. CrenshaV, P. T.
Cllfton,_W,_JS.- Currln, J. H. Cjrrua,
J. W.' Clements.
Youngsvllle ? B, O. King.
FranklTnton ? E. H-, Sawyer, J. C.
Oreen .
Hayesvllle ? J..C. Lassiter, J. M.
Finch, A. A. Pernell.' ,
Sandy Creek ? P. W ? Pernell, T. L.
Hunt, 'jr., Geo. Ball. H. G. jCo nn,
W. F. Hunt. y
Gold Minp ? Bryant Kfng, Joe Wood.
Cedar Rock ? W. J. Shearin. T. A.
Collie, W. R. Dean, *>ee Holldway,
p. A. Long.
Cypress Creak ? J. A. Boone, J -b.
Bowden, A? C. 8 tailings. ^ ? ? i i
Loulsburg ? B. B. Maasenburg, E.
B. Foster, W. N. Fuller. ? '
? ?
Wood Items.
The Wood Banking & Trust Co.
nler. ' jj"." , -
Mrs. W. D. 'Puller Is spending le
veral days with her people In Hen
derson.
Mr. Morris. Griffin, .of Castalia, ca
me over Sunday afternoon .
Mr. Raymond Shearrn spent last
week with relatives In Rocky Mount.
Messrs. R. D_ Griffin and S. . ,
Guston and Misses Llllaatld B^ulah
Lanier motored to Raleigh Sunday
night. ?_
Rev. W. Conn Ball Is attending
the Trinity Park Training school In
?Durham. ?
Miss Ethel Dorsey left last Monday
to attend high school in Holllster.
Miss Irene Gupton is attending the
Loulsburg Female College this term.
Miss lima Headpearth spent last
week with relatives here.
Mr. Herbert Jenkins, of near Rck
cky Mount, spent last Friday night
with his parents.
Miss Beulah May, of Castalia, and
Miss Laney Horton and Miss Lillian
Jones, of Bunn, made a short visit he
re last week.
Mr. Jim Gupton attended the open
ing tobacco sales in Warrenton Mon
day.
Miss Robbie Harris, -of Embro, -vis
ited Miss Daisy, Ball 1 art 'Friday night
Mrs. Billy Hayes spent' last w?ek
with her people In HoHlster'. v '? *
* ;v ' v . JPEfT ME. .'
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New York Assembly Vet** Te L'nteatj
Three Socialist Members, Be
?>.
cently Elected.
Albany, N. Y?, 8ept. 21. ? Three a}
the Ave Socialists in the New York
? * ? wnn rmn"',rt Bjj
for the second time this year when
th? assembly declared vacant, the sea
rf T "n<T '?!*"?? ?*"' Angnrt
seasi sf Maw- York, md. fTlnrlfn.flfttoj.
mon, of Kings.
Samuel A. Dewitt and Samuel Orr, I
of the Bronx, were permitted to re- 1
tain their ae^ts.
After the vote had been taken re
sulting in Dewitt and Orr retaining
their seats, each was given the floor
on a point of personal privilege and
verbally resigned their s4^ts.
People wlio are considered lucky I
are generally found to be plucky in- 1
stead.
T\
TOBACCO GROW
K&8 ASSOCIATION
VET IN COURT HOUSE WEDNES
DAY
J. L. B/r?H 1?|I(U' ii Secretary, A.
F. J oh MOB Elect**? AppelnU C?m
mlttee te Work Oat PIMM for Or
| |?riaatl?B.. ? -T-'x * $*.*:<
The Franklin County-^Fobacco Ore-,
vers Association met :n tbe Court
IJouh on Wednesday afternoon ac
op(<Mng to adjournment the week be
tpr% wltk quite a good crowd 'present.*
! Chairman Harris called the meet
ing la ordej ftated the object of
thl% atM^tng as to discuss plans ^or
thtJiMM activity of the Association,
the liW^ig being called for a day af
ter thfcupeiUntf of the market at Xjo
?fcburK^the farmers would knoW bet
ter Just what they might want to do
The resignation of Mr. J. L. Byron,
Secretary Was read'and accepted, and
A. F. Johnson was elected to fill the
vacancy. \
Tbe President read the names at Ml
Executive Commltte appointed upon
authority of the last meeting. (These
were published as a pact of the 'min
utes of the last meeting.)
President Harris, Messrs. <<H, A.
Newell, F. B. McKlnne, J. B. King,
W. A. Jones, J. B. McKenile, addres
sed the meeting In .very interesting
Impromptu talks that were full of in
terest and sortad logic. .The concen
sus of opinion being that there is on
ly one' thing that can be done for the
present situation and that is for the
farmers to market their crop slowly
and In the best shape possible, pay
their accounts as far as they can and
arrange for the remainder to be car
ried over. The next feature thit, all
were agreed on was to so organise be
tween the farmer, merchant and ban
ker llidl llif uiup would be induced
next' year.
Tu mm Him a uiuuuii ?iiiBytfawi Mist
the President appoint a committee1
farmeA to. talk over the situation
pTarT^wlJereby *Uie "cw^
may be so controlled that such mar
ket conditions, wlll not repeat, and to
draw up such a plan and submit It to
the Association - for adoption at a
meeting to be held later. Tha pres
ident appointed Messrs. M. S. Clifton
F. B. McKlnne, N. M. Perry, J. B.
King, G. W. Ford, D. F. McKlnne
S. A, Newell and 1. II Kearney .
Upon motion of Mr. S^bKlnne the
President was made Chairman 6f the
committee.
Mr. Daniels, of North Dakota, was
present and made a talk before the
Association . ? s -
Upon motion the Committee appoln
ted to adopt a plan of work for tbe
organization was instructed to draft
a constitution and by-laws for the As
soclation, and to present them at the
next meeting.
Upon motion it was decided that
the Association meet again on Friday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, October 1st,
1920.
No further business coming before
the Association a motion to adjourn
prevailed.
Auto Accident.
>_ f
John Wesley Qrudup, colored, of
Dunn* township, and Wiley Pearce,
w?lte, were painfully hurt in an auto
ipobjle wrack Tuesday evenjifg at the
creating on the Raleigh road and the
nilftaail,, Jftbn ran his car Into
the L?a(a6arg^ train wntie ..both he
an4 tbe.JLraln Was attempting to ma
ke (he c&yring at*the,stme time. The
Mr was practfoali#' demolished and
|t Is a ml**cle"that^ the occupants got
but of the Weflt alive." W? under
ctand John jdut? d' that r>e wis <lrlv
114 HUUI ? 1 1 Ml j|' I
his head set. dVi, therofcd in front of
hi rn atnl aw nut laa tk? dyfti-qntH- it
waa too late. They weri brought
over town Tnd fr'eaB'a' Dy
Malone.. "<
Attrition Wemen Veter*.
All -the -women voters of Franklin
County are requested to register so
is to be able to vote in the Novem
ber election, fi he registration books
irttt iw open fi-om B?pt . 30th fur V>
lays. Do not put It oft.
?f Mrs. Garland Ricks, fh'mn.
.of R?R. Com. for Franklin County.
v ' .it'.
AVERAGE
OF 23 GEHTS
OPJWISG 8 A Life TClSDJtT.
kaqt Market Coaeederf ?o Be
idCT of All Surrounding Mark
Small Quantity Offered ?
' Well Pleased.
he most prominently outstanding
Eres of tbe opening sales ot the
burg Tobacco Market, which we
?Id on Tuesday, was the generar
ction ot the farmers and the
r<?pinlon that Loulsburg lead
pighborlng markets.
draw for the first sale the
era Warehouse was awarded fl??t
and the crying ot the auctlon
arked the beginning bf the
etlng season for Loulsburg. The
were small In th? offering and
} fair ill" quality, but, with the de
nation of our warehousemen to
farmer\all thai wcb possible
tobacco and the generous at
of the buyers the average mo
lt 23 cents for whole wareho
>or. * . '
prices paid were Conceded to
? highest seen .this ncfaaon on any
at and brought much jjatlsfac
f to the farmers, from a compara
K Standpoint. The second sale
S^at the tjnlon giving the third at
c "tlverside at each of which hous
i rales were conducted and lar
?rds attending. *
Itc a number of visitors from nth
untiea and other markets were
! sales to witness the first offer
l from Loulsburg.
M sales since Tuesday have been
f the farmers carrying out their
nlnation to market slowly, but
?been bringing fair, iSWces as
Vred with .the conditions throu
the tobacco sections.
tea will continue everyday, with
fcoepttori of Saturdays, from now
growers Bre PTtpndrri a
e to visit Louls
W&mnotiaemen, the
the Loulsburg Qliain
FRANKLIN COUNTY
? The Census Bureau of Wash
? ington, D. C., gives out the fol
? lowing oglcial figures for Frank
*,lln County: ,
? Cedar Rock, 2,377?2.168.
? ' Cypress Creek, 1,511 ? 1,186.
Dunn, Including Gunn town,
? 2,3(6?2,114. ^ ? /*%
? Franklinton, Including JEYank
? linton, 4,236 ? 4.430 .
? Gold Mine, Including Wood, 1,
? 671?1.449. "
? Hacrls, 2,445?2,097. .
? Hsyesville, 1,920?1,862'.
? Loulsburg, Including Loulsburg
? 5,151?4,533.
? Sandy Creek. 2,159?2,021.
? Youngsville, including Youngs
? vllle, 2,342?2,822.
? Incorporated places:
? Dunn, 150 ? blank; Franklinton
? 1 ,058?809 ; Loulsburg,. 1.954 ? 1,
? 775; Wood, 1*93 ? 000; Youngsville1
? 370^31: . ? t
Twr Hirer Association.
The Tar River Association wlU
meet. jrtth the Cedar Rock ctrurch.
Franklin County, Wednesday after
flrst Sunday In October. Delegates
expecting to come by railroad will
please notify Mr. H, G. Ruth. Chair
man, R 2, Loulsburg, N. C? of the
entertainment committee of the time
they expect to reach "Loulsburg and
they ?ill be met .there.
J. LOUIS PRICE, Pastor.
been received by friends here^. "
\frH.""VRaVieii cnswrtmr
SimasjrStuest the hdhor ot your pres
cnae at,th"e marriage ot their daugh
ter. Margaret May? John?on, to Mr.
Reuel fiteon J?nklije, on Tueeday nlor
nlng, October the twelfth, nineteen
huodrad and twenty,' at ' elffven-thlrty
o'clock, Church of the Good Shepherd
Rocky M6unt. North Carolina.
''At Home; after October twenty
flrirt, JI1 Lexington Street, Rocky
Mount, North Carolina."
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MASONIC SERMON
Her. t. W. Mtn, who in
??w here. linhuliif the Lojis
BUf Nl< Mgc, win prea
?? 11 ?'d&r: ,
The public Is tordtally iaTlt
*4 Jw . Patto* and g?t
? Insight Into masonrj.
. - ' * S. t?. BODDIE,
Worshipful Master .
CONDITION. OF JTSWINEY .. .
REPORTED VERY BAD
Still Conscious But Prostrate Say*.
Bulletin Isnued by League*
London** Sept.1 21. ? Mrs. MacSwi
ney, who visited her husband this ev
ening said that his condition was ve
ry bad^ Indeed. He was In great pain
and had not spoken all day. He was
still conscious, however.
A late bulletin issued by the Irish
Self- Determination League, said. "The
Lord Mayor's condition Is unchanged
Ho Is still in a very prostrate condi
tion, but conscious,"
A bulletin issued at 10 o'clock to
night says:
"The doctor, after visiting the Loud
Mayor said he was in a very weak
condition and advised n:s relatives
not to speak to him or give him the
slighte?t exertion."
The Phlla-Stewards Sorlety.
Justice, Sept. 20 ? Miss Mary Stal
llngs was hostess to the Phila-Stew
ards Society Friday afternoon, Sept
ember the 17th.
On account of there being so much
business to attend to we didn't carry
out a<iy programme. So many of the
fleers to appoint for both the Society
?utMb iu appoint for Both tns socuy
and the Philathea class too.
ljurjng the very pleasant social
hour most delicious ice cream with
ved.. /
.'"The new members added to our list I
' ' ? "'liSIefcJBHJ
(es Lucille Cheek, Ivfable Duke.
Clara 'Long, Grace Harris, Mable Fer
rell. The girls who have left for
school and will not be_ymn us again
until next summer, are Miss Beulab
House who has gone to Sand Hill, N.
C. Miss Mary Howard. Oxford; Miss
Mohnie Stallings, Durham; Miss Cla
ra Hayes, Louisburg; Misses Lucille
and Vivian Wheless. Goldsboro,
? We shall miss these girls this win
ter not on-ly in our society, but in ev
thing that is doing around old Jus
tice. The Society wishes for each I
one of them much success in their]
?chool work. Reporter.
Resolutions of Respect, Henry Grady
Conyers.
Whereas, God in His Infinite Wis
dom, has removed from among us one
of our most beloved members and fri
ends, Brother Henry Crrady Conyers
on September 7th, 1920, and whereas.
Brother Conyers had so endeared him
self to us by his thoughtfulness and
ever present smiles and good will
that his memory will ever be cherish
ed in our hearts, therefore be it re
solved:
?First, That in th?- death trf Henry
Grady' Conyers, the Sterling Baraca
Class No. 5 of the M. E. Church has
lost a faithful member, *nd while we
most humbly bow to HiA who doeth
ill things well, we mourn the loss of
aur classmate, who was ever ready to
io his part, and was e~er thoughtful
)f us though many miles away.
Second, That we extend to his be
reaved family our heartfelt sympathy
In their sore bereavement.
Third, That a copy of these resolu- j
.ions be sent to the family of the de
reased, a copy to The Franklin Times
?i1 n rnrv anr|ad up
m the permanent records or our
TfffF: ?
Signed:
? j s nuliel 8'il?r" ?
O. R. Moye,
E. M. Edwards, '
Committee . .
Frankltnton. N. C., Sept. 15. 1920.
o? ?
Strip Your Body Tobacco.
In an effort tO-asBlit the farmer to
Warehousemen of Loulsburg have of
fered the advice to the farmer to strip
his body tobacco first and offer that
LEVY TAXES FOE 1830.
CALL ROAD ELECTION FOB 8Atf
, ill CREEK.
Draws Jurj For October Court ? Tak
es Farther Action? Federal AMIio
ad? Begnlar Roatlne.
The Board of County Commission
ers met In regular session on the fir
st Monday in September with all mam
bers present. The following busi
ness was transacted after the lUnu
tes of the preceding meeting were Up
proved. . - . *
_ E. H. Evans was before the Board
to ask that Bennle Perry be allowed
to be sent to the County home. T%e
request was refered to the Superin
tendent of Public Welfare. ??
Urcilla Upchurch was stricken from
outside pauper list ? being dead.
Upon motion of W. 'D. Puller the
Chairman was instructed to purchase
return tickets 'for the Old VetertiBB
from Franklin County who wish to
attend the Reunion.
A petition for a road election tor.
Sandy Creek township was received
and the electloh ordered. ?' ?
A petition for a special tax election
to provide a fund to provide addition
al buildings at the Loutsburg Graded
Schools was received. The election
was granted and called.
* The- Commissioners again took fa
vorable action on the Federal Aid
Road Construction.
Bond of J. W. Griffin, Standard
Keeper, was received and filed.
Upon motion the County loaned
Harris township two notes ? one for
$6,000.00 and one for $3,557.33 for
the purpose of finishing -their road !
building under their present contract,
until they may receive their money
from their Bonds which have been Is
sued."
Report of Dr. J. E.-Maleftti, Coun
ty Health Officer was received and
filed. ?
The Board, with the Sheriff,, dreiy _
^ Jury for October Court, which ap
pear in another column.
Upon motion the following tax ra
tes were levied^afThe County and all
apeelak lax dlatrlcts:
""IW :
School, 13 cents on property and~39
cants on noil.
County
General Purpose, 9 Cc?its on prop
erty and 27 cents on poll. ~
Bridge, 7 cents on property and 21 "
cents- on poll.
School salary, 15 cents on property
and -30 cents on poll. . .^s.
School building, 8 cents on proper
ty and 24 cents on poll.
Poor. 5 cents on property and 15
cents on poll.
Special -School Districts.
The first named figure applies -1
property and the seconfl to poll.
Pine Ridge, 11 and 33.
Pilot, 13 and 39.
Bunft, 15 and 45.
Roberts, 25 and 75.
Flat Rock, 8 and 24.
Laurel, 10 andlJO. ?
Moulton-Hayes, 11 and 33.
Mountain Grove, 10 and 30.
Sandy Creek, 15 and 45.
Wilder, 16 and 48.
White Level, 10 and 30.
Justice, 16 and 48.
Seven Paths, 12 and 30.
Maplevllle. 13 and 39.
Hickory Rock, 14 and 42.
Cedar Rock, 11 aad 38.
Ingleside, 9 and 27.
Oak Ridge, 16 and 48.
Loulsburg, 26 and 78.
Road Tax Districts. p
Dunns, 40 and $1<20. ^
Harris, 60 and $1.80.
Youngsville, 20 and 60.
Frankllnton, 35 and $1.05.
Sandy Creek, 38 and $1.14.
Gold Mine, 86 and $2.58. .
Cedar RTTClf, 22 and 66.
Cypress Creek. 30 antMMh
Loulsburg, 30 and 90.
hid iuj?t' ii t inlilnn gnnnth
Intendent County home was received
and filed t FTf reports 9 wtiite and ?
colored Inmates. "
' After allowing" ? niimTO? 81 tU!- '
counts the Board adjourned to Its
next regular meeting.
for sale, keeping his primings at ho
me until cooler weather. This ad
vice Is based upon an Investigation th
at Indicates a better demand with bet
tar prices for th? primings later on to
the season. The demand {or body to
bacco seems to be strong with a dU?
position to pay a fair price.
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