North Carolina Newspapers

. i. AH A. F. J0H5805, THE COUNTY SUB8CJBIPTION 91M For .MRS. BICKETT AP PEALS tO WOMEN OF NORTH CAROLINA TO MEASURE UP Ab Much Pnty of Women To Vote For Bight as To Pray for Right,' She Says " DEMOCRATIC I'AKTY 111 t 0FFEB8 HXI6T FIJI.K - ? - -- We 01 GoTeraor Urges W out* T? nWle^t Tk? OhligsUea CmI?r?4 Hp der the new order it 1* a* much the duty ot the woman of North Car olina to vote tor the right as It ta to *i?3r for the right, declares lire. Tho mas Walter Blckett, wife of the Gov ernor, in a statement and appeal is sued to the women of the State y ester day. . Though never herselr an advocate of Woman Suffrage, and never a be liever that the women ot America needed the ballot, Mra. Blckett has accepted the new day, and with It the culiKatlons that go wifli^g place in the. rV-ttlcar ufe of the" State. She calls cpzi'.^the women of the State to be sot negligent of their duty. The statement Is as follows: . . "The women of North Carolina ha. ve never tailed to answer every call to, service. ~"tn this sixties, when the men and toys In gray manfl^-mt 'tn ma.. th? firing line tor home and country, they left behind thet" **Ttlir*r whs wars an --li-sa liornas <haB tt#y.? Wllssl . thf ? thin. gray line broW*tsd those brave . sol ill are <inme ham?-jt?-reb?l?a- wrf stricken lan<T,"The women bore their part of the Oght as gallantly as the men, dntil, throufeh ? years ot sacrl fice, they made the waBte places bios som as the rose. \ 'When, outraged by lUt) UttrlnrlgM ot Germany, our great President sou ndecTa call to arms 'that war might be no more,' the men came gladly ot . fertng themselves a willing sacrifice on the altar of a greatcause. The women came, too,' giving - what to them was dearer than Ufe Itself, their loved ones, and then, standing with hands outstretched, begged a chance - to ae^ve. Prom humble cabin and stately home they came, Baying: 'Here are we, use us,r And glorious was the service they gave. A Call To Service ? Today there comee again to the women a call to service, a call no less compelling than those calls of yes terday. "Though there are many ot us who felt that women's place was not in the political field, but in the no less powerful precincts of the noma, a call has come and We cannot fall to an swer. The wotnen of Intelligence and character, the women who love their homes, their children and their coun try must meet (he obligations and the opportunities of the hour. We must register early, and when the day for voting comes we must not tah to vote. The Ignorant and the vicious, the sel fish and the sordid, will not fail to reg later ? will rfiot fail to vote.' "New occasions teach new duties."! Good women have always prayed for the triumph of the right. Under the new order it is as mueh their du ty to vote for the right as " to pray for the right. "We, who are mottaeu^^^^Mffi? ^ neworld where evil, lurks and disease destroys. When the pro hibitlon fight was won. It was said; 'They are dead that seek the young child's life'. Trne^lt is ttiat one rr-, ?eat enemy llfis Insr, hn< all sloag the .nit Ti ?<%*"? Hy-p.th.. wad the high roads, ethers, no ? iesr evil, lurk to prey upon him. This is t the day of our opportunity. Onr? Is the privilege to Join with '.those men -? who seek his welfare and bury under the world's condemnation those things | that degrade and destroy. "We are not cotjie'to the kingdom ' to wrest from men the reins of gov ernment, nor to be their rival* in pla ces ot power. It will b? onr privile ge to be In the affairs of stats as w* .have been in those of the home? his J K,i t * - I taelpfaeet. Together we will solve the problems - that confront us, and together Work to make the world*-** safe pi Ace for( lltlle children. "Our best work csh be done in the. ranks of those parties tnat are alrea dy organised. . It Is there our rote will count most. To mf mind tS? Democratic party offers the finest teld for service. Their . platform is sa f* and' .progressiva, and in State and Nation they havs kept the talth on. 1 been true to the Meals of service. lf> this critical hour it would be a dangerous experiment to turn- the State of North Carolina over to a par ty that Has never demonstrated' any ability to interpret (the noblest Im pulses of our people,9 ? ? ? ? WILSON FIBES OI'ENIN t* (U N IK LEAOl'K FIGHT BY - " ANSWERING QUE HIES Washington, Sept. 28.? President Wilson took tils lint active part to day In the presidential campaign. Hs T?ad Secretary Tumulty lyKe the lint of a series o( documents regard ing the League of Nations and other publlo Questions which It le proposed to issue from the Whfteifouse to ftir ther the candidacy of QMfernor Cox. .The document was In the form of a letter of Mr. E. M. Swarti, of Los AnKeles, discussing the. League of NatioflTB^corsnant In Vitiation to the Irish question*- Mr. Swarts has writ jten the President that some Republl cans contended that If the League covenant was' ratified 'with Article Ten In It, tfils country "would be bound to support England In holding Ireland under subjection." In his letter of reply Mr. Tumulty called' attention to certain questions and answers with- reference < to Arti cle Ten and the question of self-deter mination wmch were made public by the President ?while he was or> his western tour In ttifl *?"? i^ThT' v; ^^rlply: to your letter- of ffie 20tii of September, I beg to nay that the Identical question contained in your letter, "with lefeieuue *t? ArtlulB Tnu and the right of self-determination, found In the i mm of Nations, were placed before the President wfilTe Be Was tin his west ern trip last year and fully answer ed' by him; Tire? President directs me to call .your attention to ilie fol lowing questions and answers given by him to the press at that time whi ch ^ think satisfactorily answer your inquiries. The questions and ans wers are as follows: - ? "Q. ? Under the covenant does the nation obligate Itself to assist any member of the Leagi'.e In putting down a .etelllon of its subjects or conquered peoples. "A . -n-U tlo?s not . * "Q. ? Under the covenant can tlili natlon Independently recognize a government whose peoples stek to achieve or have achieved their Inde pendence from a member of the Lea gue? "A. ? The Independent action of the government of the United States In a matter of this kind Is In ho way lim ited or affected by the covenant of the League of Nations. "Q. ? Under the covenant are those subject nations or peoples' orfljr that are mentioned In the peace treaty en titled to the right of self-det'ermlna tion or does the League possess the right to accord a similar privilege to o&er subject nations or people. "A. ? It was not possible for the peace conference to act . with regard .to the self-determination of any ter ritories except those which had be longed to the defeated emplryg. hyt. lions It has set up tor the first time in Article Eleven a forum towhlch all claims of self-determination whi ch are likely to disturb the peace of the world or the good understand between natlo case of. Ireland heard at the peso* conference? And what* is your opiniea on (he sub ject of self-detenninatfln of Ireland T "A.? The case of Ireland was not heard - st the peace conference becau se the peace conference had no jur isdiction over any question of that sort which did not affect territories which belonged to the defeated em pires. My position en the subjeet of self-determination for Ireland is expressed in Article 'Eleven of the covenant in whlthl may say I was r"- f MIS. SENNET BRANTLEY Mi Aut&nobile One p( the most serioos > 44C'd?att that bM happened In LoutsLorg In iom? tiU wag the wreck on 't'.iesdajr morning about 10:30 when Mm. Ben nett Brantley, of Middlesex, lost her life and Hra.~ M. W. W inborn and little fhree year old daughtor were badly Injured when the Seaboard Air Line train struck the automobile In which they Were riding at the Tar bo ro road crossing on lti Inward trip from Pranklinton, At thla particBr lar point the' railroad runs through a deep excavation on both sldee- of the AAete pog^fjyaannbt be Mr,, it Is right at the' crossing u4 in dttion there la a downward li leading into the station which ?S the train to roliln making practical-; 1 j no nolae. , Prom the Information we could get It aeemid thai Mr. M. W. Wiiihnrn wife ami Utile daughter hod a irlewi, Mra. Bennett Brantley, of Middlesex, were coming to LoiiiaBurg to aremt the day: When they came near the railroad cr >saing on tlie 1 urboro ro ad they slowed down their car and looked for the train. loeiag ? nor hearing nothing ot It they did not atop engine was reversed and an attempt made to back off but before the cha%^ ge could be accomplished the train had struck the car full even with the front wheels and forced it down the track thirty or forty feet with the re sult that caused the death at Mra, Brantley and painfully Injuring Mrs. Wlnborn and iTer little three year old daughter, Virginia, who was cut ab out the face and bruised in many places about the body. Mr. Wlnbcrj) escaped without Injury. Mrs. Brantley was an elderly lady, possibly "sixty years old, and leaves a husband, Mr, Bennett Brantley, of Middlesex, and four eon*. Her re mains were taken to Middlesex Tu esday eyenlng for Interment. PBOSfrECTS FOB BIG FAIB GOOD. Prospects for the best fair we have ever had, from an agricultural stand point aa well as others, Is still fine and if all who have promised ns ex hibits bring them In we are'going to have the best county fair in the state and show- some ot the best farm pro ducts that have been exhibited at a county fair anywhere. We are going to have a splendid showing of pure-bred live stock, hogs cows, sheep and a few horses. I want to urge all who bring farm crops to begin to prepare Them and bring them either Saturday or Mon day aa we want to have everything entered by Tuesday when the fair opens, "i I also again Want to urge every one who has promised us to bring some thing to exhibit to be sure to bring It for we need It to make the fair the be the beet In the state aa we are | trying to make It. : ? [er the above , heading the Can dler-Cro#ell Co., Is announcing one of the biggest sales that has taken plao* In Loulsburg In many years. L*0k up their advertisement on an other page and read what they have | *? W particularly Interested, Wause it seemed to, me necessary for the peace and freedom of the wort* that a fo rum shpftld be created to which *11 peoples could bring* any matter which was likely to affect the peace and freedom of the world." trlng tbepaat w??k_T. W. B*r lbl*w and B. H< Meadows, Rer t Officer* and Sheriff uf A. ICear and Constable J. E. Thomas ? quite a number of raid* getting nan, *?**rai still ohtfita dlatror [?1U a- lot of boot* and bear and ? property, and experienced a k UtooUDt aerap*. ? I Suuiltj Officer B. H. Meadows -Co b? table TTE. ThomaS'mSd* a a law mile* north Of Louisburg distroyed a ?0-gallon copper still pleu, 1260 jcalica^ert; Imt and ( gUftras of whiskey. They also sled Wilt Patteraon who was pla under a MM bond tor federal 4 tor distilling, ? he admitting bis rtty In the Illegal traffic. They ; -Visited th* home ot Lockct Sol K ansl got 1 gallon o( whiskey MA home of Laden Branch and |w?d Ave gallon a of win*. I Monday officer Meadows made |d and distroyed a 30-galion still a from, two ^lUvanlnd tnbe on f, Swamp*, together with CM gal i at bear and seized four baga ot Justloe Officers iws anil gallons of beer rtW^^J'abwrnSBli' abont 8 miles west' of N'^ehvlfle?' Officer? Bartholo mew and Meadows captured, a 80 galloa still outat complete and de? troyed 20 gallons of brandy ? 4t thla point the officer* feeling that they were being attacked from the move ment* of parties in the bushes near br took Be.vejl_^nt? al -nhftwta anil soon bad a clear *xlt. , Mniffir morning ghsrig H. A. ICewraoifcmjiiiLa.ialdiieai1 laurel mm capturea a xcrmprtte stlll_t>utflt, and a lead worm enclosed In a keg. *-?Thls rounds utr quite fc lot ot the Il licit buslnsss and will probably have good affect on the crowds attending the fair. . ? r! MR. BOI BPCHCHCH ' It A I) I, V HURT. Mr. Roy Upcchurch, linemaft 'for the Loulsburg Electric Light plant, fell with a pole on South Main Street near the' Colored Episcopal church while making a cut-in on Tuesday af ternoon receiving serious injuries, yhe p^e had become rotten at the ground and when" he pulled up his cut-in wiree It could not stand the strain and fell. Mr. Upchurch was rendered unconscious and was brou ght (o Dr. Johnson's office by Mr. A. S. Wiggs and some one else, where he received medical attention. He was taken from there to his home on North Main Street. The reports from his bedside on Wednesday evening were very encouraging, saying that he was getting along fine and would soon be out again? no serious com plications having developed. HARVESTING AND HANDLING SWEET POTATOES Sweet potatoes are mature enough to be dug when, upon breaking or cut ting one ot them, the exposed surfa ces dry quickly and thoroughly . It is safer to dig and store the potatoes slightly immature than to risk the ef fects of frost or cold weather. A frosted potato or a cold-Injured po tato will not keep. Dig early and avoid the rot. Cut and rake off the vines from as ?in m ?n mui u* nil iju HkPmlSd and stored the same day. If the vin es have been twisted ell should be cut away and? thejot^toea harvested, aa. TOtrn CT*poesffiTle . -pRTw, plowing deeply In order to av old cutting and bruising the potatoes. Rake the potatoes free of the soil carefully, grade In the field Into the crates In whlcH they are to be stor ed . Avoid rough Ususge . Sweet potatoes may remain out on the ground for a few hours on mild, clear days but- it harvested on a hot day they should be hurried to the shade as soon as- dried off and grad ed. Cut and bruised potatoes should be stored only for Immediate use at ho me or locally and .shoald be entirely separate rrom the marketable stock. Curls# a ad Storing 1. It storage borne has been us ed before, disinfect by spraying with a solution o ( formaldehyde (1 pint formalin to 25 gallon! of water), or, with a ablation made by dissolving i bound ot copper sulphate In 25 gal lons of water. Start Urea and dry out tile house . 2. start fires the day before storing begins. 3. Fill the entire' house or storage section within three days. * 4. Storage In crates Is preferable to storage In bins because ot better ventilation, conven ience in. handling and for the reason Hfeat when, stock is removed potatoes hot wanted Immediately are not dis turbed. 5. . Maintain a temperatu re of 80 to SO degrees during the our tns period of 10 to 14 days; the more uniform the temperatura the better. <. Give thorough venulauon dur ing the day; partial ventilation dur ing the, night. 7. Curing, is com pleted when the buds show- a strong tendency to sprout and the skin feels "velvety." Then, reduce temperatu re gradually to 60-56 degrees and ho ld, as even as possible, throughout the storage period. S. During the winter, weather permitting, give par tlal ventilation each day, say from middle of the forenoon to early after noon. 9. It moisture Is noticeably present start a slow fire and manip ulate jreuillators so as to drive it oft. Also start fire in very cold< weather. 10. : Inspect the house regalarly two or -three times oath day during the curing period and at least once dally during the storing period. 11. Let one person manage the house. - - Use a good thermometer; Thertpom eters that have been In tobacco barns should nbt be used in a sweet potato storage house. For additional Information concer ning sweet potato production and storage write the Division ot Hortl sultuiu, N. U." Department ot Agrl-. culture, Raleigh, N. O. ... , V BBWa tomobile fs considered a menace to societos and 1& Justly curbed by law. ? Thfr fibanolal epeeder- la ereu a greater menace, sfhd yet he appears to be Immune. The dastardly bomb outrage In New York ls~ undoubtedly deu mainly to bitterness against These financial speeders ? a small per centage .of the population who have accumulated most of the wealth of the country wi thin a comparatively few years, lea ving the remainder to be divided am ong a hundred million people. These men have accumulated so much of the wealth of the country that thej^ could produce a disutrout panic and plunge the country into the most appalling state of confusion merely by the wave of a hand or the stroke of a pen. The fact that they refrain from su ch action does not lesson the dsm ger in the least. Their great- wealth Is drawn from all classes of people. In every walk of life, in every article we buy, we pay tribute to some one or other of these speeders. Such tremendous fortunes are dan gerous- In a republic ? fire-brands in the midst of tinder. They create too great a gulf . between the ele^ ments of humanity, and are a potent factor in fostering class hatreds which only too often lead to acts of violence. . * If the wealth of the country con tinues to gravitate toward a limited few the time may come when we tflll return to the days of feudalism, when the "lords of the land" will be above the law and so powerful through AtMWMfcdMMattrttaMKSBamai ern merit itself would find itself im potent when in opposition to their -wttrr : There- ?pl>ai Biitly TVUf one rem ody ?IM) oWeis piaiULaT-TCTmrrTTT irurliiK tne lllfl which now afflict us. That Is for congress to place a rea sonable limit upon individual or fam ily fortunes. , ' ' Z The man who can not live on five million dollars is too expensive a luxury for a democratic couhtry. He should move on. In the meantime, hang every one connected with the New York outra. go, even if the law has to be stretch ed as much as the rope in order to do It. Men who are loyal to the flag of this country will not quibble over mi nor details. THE FRANKLIN TIMES II. BO Per Yht In Adv&nc* AMONG THE VISITORS SOME YOU KNOW AND SOKE " . SO NOT KNOW. Persoul Item* About. Folks 1 Their Friends Who Travel And Then.. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Ransoni| r Brevard, arp gristing relatives In L dM laburg . Mrs . t . IT Person and dan. Miss Ablab, visited friends and lives In LoujBbupg this week. Miss Mary 8pencer and Mj Jamea Johnson returned Wedne from a' visit to relatives and friends in Greensboro. . ~j :* - Maj; 3. P. Boddle, Messrs. E. F? Dement, T. C. Alston and Clude' Gotr 11ns were among those who from Loulsburg to Ashevllle, tend the , Re-ftnlon of the SO ion. Dr. W. B. Morton, Messrs. F, ... Wheless, G. H. Cooper, Frank Waah i n g tori and S. A. Newell visited WU ilamston Sunday, where they attend ed services at the Baptist church and heard a fine sermon delivered by W. E. Burwell, who they announce will preach at .the Baptist church In Loulsburg on Sunday, October Wf' 1520. M 'I FBANpLINTON KAN ' ??' DIBS IN JUCHMOSP ? 74 ^ John Davis Speed Passes After Loaf Aoct Uscftil aff^ BuSlnPKH lu. '-kMIvV UTanklinton. Sept. 25. ? Early thf morning a ^meBsagewaa received tron Richmond, Va., announcing the dea th at the Hygiea hospital in that cit; of Mr. John Davis" Speed, one o KranRllnton's prominent and highly esteemed citizens. For more that two vaam Mr Bpnari hail been ? ti declining health and" for the past sia months he had been confined to hit home practically all the nine. Two w-eelrs ago his physician ad vised his going to the nospltal hop ing that specialists might lie-able tc stay the disease that was preying u[ on his body. But from the begtmtfnfi no hope for recovery was offered . The deceased had for two decades or more been one of the leading men of Franklin ton . He had a keen mind and was well read on almost any thing that was of interest to the pub lic. He knew law about as well as the average lawyer and his advice was often sought In matters at Issue. He was a hightoned gentleman, with easy manners and always attractive. For several years he' has not been able to engage actively In business. Mr. Speed was born In Franklin county 63 years ago and had n4ver lived aniywhere except in the country of his nativity. About 12 years ago he left the farm and moved here. In young manhood he was married to Miss Maggie Harris, daughter of the late Mr. Ransom Harris. They lived together 32 years and six children were born to them ? five boys, Messrs E. C., R. R., J. D. Jr., and William M., and Miss Mary Person who sur vive with their mother. One son di ed several years ago. Four brothers and four sisters also lurvive. The brothers are, R. A., H. P., Allen and E. M. The sisters are I Mrs. R. J. Stuart, of Render sort, Mrs 3. J. Bechwlth, of Lake Landing, and Mia. E ? J, AlBtuu, Ul Laurel^ AWa loiiaty. - Mw?r? Sptrcit an if Mt7 '"Edward - C. SpWd the oldest son were with th# leceased at the hoapitaj. When but a boy Mr. Speed Joined Sbenezer Methodist Episcopal Chptch South, and held his membership there tilt" the day of his death. HU life ftras consistent wltf^yj&.rowKi aa lumed at the sltarrf of thtftchnrch. The death of Mr. Speed makes th* tfth leading man of Franfcltnton to lie during this year. The others be ng Col. W. L. McOhee, and hfa bro her Mr. Willie McOhee, Mr. Tt H. iVhitaker and Mr. T. W. Whedbae. The old practice of got DC about with a chip on . one's ahouldar h?? about dldd oat. Too mach dan far < profiteers catting tba chlpa.