ONLY ?1.S0 FEB YEAB IN ADVANCE The Franklin Times ' . ? ? AN ADVEBTI8ING MEDIUM THAT BBING8 BESCLT8 A. F. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THE UNION SUBSCBIPTION $1.60 Per Year VOLCMN XLYIX LOUISBUBG, N. Cn FBtt>AY, Ol'TOBEB S2, 1920. ML'MBEB 14 DONATES SHOES TO RED CROSS FRANKLIN SUPERIOR COURT CON VENED MONDAY. Judge Kerr Making Fine rnipresslon ? Personnel of Grand Jury ? Many Minor Cases ? Quite a Uot of Busi ness Transacted. The regular October term of Frank lin Superior Court for the triaj of criminal cases convened on Monday "rooming with His Honor Judge J. H. Kerr, of Warrenton, presiding, and Hoa. H. E.< NorriB, Solicitor, repre senting the State. After the selec tion of the Grand Jury, which was composed as follows: T. A. Collie, Foreman, J. B. Harris, A. A. Per nell. B. G. King, A. C. Stallings, W. F. Hunt, Lee Holloway, H. G. Conn, J. W. Clements, B. B. Massenburg, J. M. Finch, W. J. Shearin, P. T. Clifton, E. L. Pippin, W. E. Currln E. B. Foster, Joe Wood, J.'G. Lassi ter. Judge Kerr delivered a most ex cellent charge. It was more impres rsive by its lack of similarity to the general run of charges. In it he pic tured the lack of appreciation of our people for what we have when we have the finest, most beautiful coun try on earth, with the truest Anglo Saxon population to be found in the world. With this idea in view he im pressed the grahcTJurors with the du ty that had been placed upon them in i\o uncertain terms. Showing,, that r.:. '.er this government of ours it was ;* :? duty of every citizen to see that t ^ n w was upheld and that only to it c the cumbersomeness of' the situ, .ijiii a grajid_jury was establish ed be selected'^o represent the people. He took occasion to speak especially of education, of carrying " ct ncealed weapons .and of blockade ? 14-uu,il_ The charge, a masterpiece I nT * literature was heitfg anajrrggtly j er joyed bv a large number. Mr. J. ; ir :i ^ officer the Grand Jury and; ti.3 business of the Court was dispos- I e ' of as follows: State vs Lewis King, 1 and r, nol | pros with leave. . ? . \ State -vs Guilford Perr>v assault, c_^ c w, -nol pros- with leave. State vs Furney Alley, abandon ? nmnti continued under former order State vs E. L. Egerton, a d w, con tinned under former order. StJtto vs Rltoden 'Andrews, murder, capias and continued. State _YiL Johnnie Leonard, arson. c c w, capias and continued. State vs Marvin Sills, seduction. I continued under former order. State vs J. L. Worthington, fraud | renew bond. after discharge from hos pital. State vs Cleveland Pi Hard, a d w. p 1 ea els guilty, judgment suspended j upon payment of costs. " State vs Nathan Bass. 1 and r, plea- j nf .SI Qi? ajd to pay costs . -S4at? va WHbur^nTttfr.-Hfr-a^w, guilr,.[ ^.Judgment suspended upon pay* iftent of C08L8 . _______ State vs Spruill Upchurch, a jj w, pleads guilty, Judgment $20 fine and coats. State vs G. T. Meade, a d w, pleads guilty, judgment $25 fine and costs. State vs Ernest Eaton, c cw, pleads guilty. Judgment $25 fine dnifl costs. State vs S. J. Perry, c cw, pleads girilty, judgement $100 fine and costs. State vs Vance Medlin, a d w, guil ty, judgment 6 months on roads. State vs Vance Medlin, a d guilty, Judgment suspended upon *payment of costs'. ? State vs John -Medlin, trespass, a d w. judgment suspended upon payment of rosts, prayer continued an State va Nathan Clarke and W. R. Mills, affray, defendant Mills pleads guilty,, guilty as to Clark, judgment suspended upon payment of costs. State vb Edmund Bowden remov ing crops, pletula guilty, Judgment suspended upon payment of costs. State vs John Mitchell, R. B. Dodd. and B. B. Sykes, continued un der former order. State vs Perry Mann, 1 and r, plea ds guilty, judgment suspended upon payment of costs ? defendant to be confined in jail for 12jjionths to be hired to E. N. Williams to work out costs. States vs Wheeler and Rhodes, f arid a., continued Rhodees to give bond of $500. State vs John Medlin, a d w, judg ment 30 days in Jail, prayer for judg ment continued, capias to Issue at request of Solicitor. guilty, judgment suspended on pay ment of costs. ? State vs Nathan Clarke, a d w, guilty, judgment suspended upon pay ment of costs. State vs C. B. ClarKe, a d w, dis orderly conduct, guilty or simple as sault, pleads guilty as to disorderly conduct, Judgment 30 days on roads in each -case, execution not to issue and sentence not to begin until the expiration of sixty .days, and to pay costs. State vs Phil Freeman; murder, pl eads guilty to second degree, 15 years in State penitentiary. State vs D. F. McKinne, defendant pleadB guilty to c c w, fined $50 and costs. State vs M. McKinne, c c w, not guilty. State vs.C. C. Hudson, c c w, not guilty. State vs George Johnson, fraud, disposing of mortgaged property, pleads guilty judgment 6 months in jail in each case, prayer continued if defendant pays costs. State vs C. D. Hunt, c c w, pleads guilty. State vs Buster Harris, Joe Green and C. D. Hum, affray; uut guilty av Green . State vs Buster Rvans^assault, call- . ed and failed. State vs William Brooks, false pre- 1 tense, cruelty to animals, called and : ?failed. , Court adjourned on "Wednesday af ternoon'Onm jmuay morning to al- j low those .interested in the cases to j attend the state Kair. THE McRltAYKU CLOTHING CO. TO ! HELP REDUCE H. C. L. Like the sunlight coming thru a \ rift in the clouds, the announcement , that Mr. McBrayer is goin^ to cut ! prices in some cases as much as 33 1-2 ; per cent, will bring happiness and rejoicing to thousands in Louisburg . -and Franklin? County-; ? It comes as a ? big surprise because It is well known | that Mr. McBrayer, who has been in business in Louisburg for the past 4 years enjoying a largo patronage on his reputation of handling only the best quality and highly advertised li nes, such as Kuppenheimer's and Strous High-Art ClothilSg^ for men j and young men, Bates & Stretts shirts ? Florsheim shoos, Stetson hats and j like high class goods in every depart- J ment. This concern has always sold, goods aB close as possible consistent with good merchandising and the j fact that they will have reduced pri- ! cos in all departments for 10 days ! will no doubt be taken advantage of j by the whole surrounding country. You will enjoy reading their large two page ad in this issues REGISTERS AT 84 YEARS. Mrs . A. W. Wilson, Sr., one of Franklin County's most estimable la dy citizens, was in town this week to register for the coming election, at the age of S4 years and 9 months. Mrs. Wilson was the wife of our be loved countyman, A. W. Wilson more familiarly known as iBaldy, a life Ion* friend of Democracy, and has reared a family of genuine Demo crats. She signifies her determina tion to vote for Cox and Cam Morri son on November 2nd, 1920. V/ We extend to her our heartiest con gratulations. | ALLEY GETS NEW TRIA^^a In thedeclgio00BlE#Rroadown by ^?^?f^P^arolTna Supreme Court on Wednesday were Included the follow ing from Franklin County: State vb Alley wa? given a new trial. , State vs Sills, was allowed to stand ? rjio_ error was ^ HALLOWE'EN PART I. There will be a Hallowe'en party i at Wood School on Thursday night, J Oct. 28. There will be Hallowe'en spirits for sale at auction. Proceeds: for the benefit of the school. o AT WHITE LEVEL. | On Thursday night, Oct. 28 there will be a Hallowe'en Party at White Level school building. The public is cordially inVited. ANNOUNCES ENGAGEMENT. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Dement an nounce the engagement of their dau ghter, Miss Mary Belle Dement, to Mr. John Randolph Inscde, Jr. The wedding will occur .November 80. TO SPEAK AT EPSOM WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27TH rv HON. CLYDE B. HOF.Y Congressman- from the 9th District, who will speak to the citizens pf Franklin and Vance Counties at EpsOn^ on Wednesday morning* at ' 11 o'clock, October 27th, 1920, on the political issues of the daysJ ? Everybody^ especially the ladies, are invited to go out and ft'ear him. STRONG SPEECH BY MPS. H. 8. WARD Candidate for Congress iii First Dis trict Makes Address to ' ?raf)klJn 1 ? tou lit} Toti'fs. - ~~ Declaring that Parker's campaign is only the fooiprints of Marion But ler, Hton. H. S. Ward, of Beaufort [County, Democratic nominee for Con gress in the first Congressional Dis trict, delivered one of the strongest and best political speeches in the Con rt house on Tuesday at the noon re cess of court that has beenPheard Irere^ in some time. He held the close at tention of his audience from begin ning te-ead- aatl vntx oniy interrupted by the applause which broke out fre quently. He first discussed the re valuation act and said in part: "The strongest thing in the reval uation act is the twenty millions of in come and the two hundred and twen ty-four millions of solvent credits that came out of the secret places of the income dodger and the money leit der -and found its way on the tax list without a cross examination from" a single lawyer but by its faith in the State to fix a rate that would not con sume the six per cent interest allow ed to be levied on the borrowed. It carries a lesson in the philosophy of life ? honest dealing towards others produces honest returns from him who receives it." The speaker next took up the mer its of the farm loan bank. "It answers forever the question i which party is a friend of the agri- 1 cultural interests. Agriculture can- 1 not thrive without an efficient system of long-time loans and low Interest rates. For forty years the Republi can policy of national banking per mitted the loan of money by a nation al bank on a dog, but not on a farm. This in Itself is not as bad as it sou nds, because farmers cannot safely mortgage on short terms and com mercial banks cannot lend on long terms. But a special institution for the purpose, adapted to the needs and requirements of both bank and borrower, came first after40yea?_QL jpBRWfllratioiTand will be destroyed by a Republican Congress if possi ble." In answer to the republican charge that the league would involvo the United States in war hp stated that it provided nine different wa?S.Jfl ^UUju. to keep out null IfmTjUie.rati* fliatfuir rsfluce the tax Uurdmi "gfThe people in retlircffifi: llie Jixwy and- Navy? showing that at pre sent North Carolina was called on for thirty-seven millions to help support them. He made a brec!a For Senate ? Jno. C. Stanton, of Wilson; Jno. C. Matthews or Nash. For the House ? William P. A) lord. For Sheriff ? Luther L. Whitakcr. For Register of Deods ? Geo. W. Edwards. For Coroner? Washington G. Faulk ner. For County Commissioners- -D . C. Tharrington, Walter W. Davis, Cba3. T. Cheves, Ollle W. Ayescue, W. Joel Wilder. Senator Harding is said to be wor king very hard. Perhaps he is try ing to Interpret his own speeches. OUR RALEIGH LETTER. (Special Correspondence) Raleigh, Oct. 19. ? The largest and most representative crowd of North Carolinians that ever assembled at the State Capital once each year is gath ering in Raleigh this week in attend ance on the State Fair. This week the crowd is more representative than usual, because it is the year o t a general election, when the big po litical campaigns are staged. Scor es of prominent men can be picked out on the fair grounds and in the ho tel lobbies, and they are taking ad vantage of the fine occasion and op portunity to meet their personal fri ends from all over North Carolina. ?Many arrived Saturday and Sunday. Yhe occasion presents a fine oppor tunity also to newspaper men to lwirn the humor of the people of the vari ous districts alid counties with re gard to the political parties and their candidates. It is b?e: 1. Give authority to the State to tax netTneome from all sourccs above exemption of not less than $2,000 for married man or widow , or widower having dependent minor child or chil dren, and to all other persons not less than $1,000. 2. To limit poll tax to not exceed- j lng $2 for State, and for municipali ties, $1.00. 3. To reduce rate of tax on prop erty for general expenses of State and j counties from 66 2-3 cents to a limit j of 15 cents oil each $100 worth of j property. 4. To substitute a rule of one in stead of twp years residence in State | and four months in precinct, as quali- ? fication for voting. I 5. To abolish payment of poll tax ac qualification for voting. Parker lind the Negro Woman Clrcnlar* . ? Candidate Parker, Republican nonii nee for governor, had a good size crowd to hear him in Raleigh, about half of them Democrats, but he dis appointed them. Aside from his dis cussion of the taxation subject, in which he exalted the income tax and belittled the rest of the Democratic revaluation program, there was little real meat in his speech. He did not fulfill the hopes of many present by even referring to Joslah William Bailey's declaration that Parker was "the most densely ignorant man in public life in North Carolina on the taxation subject." But he .has quit quoting Josiah's utterances on the ^,1,11 ? ii?>iiihl/uH Jill I, III nil M" tempt to bolster up his own argu j mei?t. Candidate Parker, with much gusto, repeated that o thxaaU wWrlr^TIe'TTa s" g-RTHg" T n every speech since ? the episode of the circulation- of the ^letter? to the negro "women occurred, in the hope that he could becloud the j issue of negro women votes in this election. "I have not located the scoundrel] yet," he declared, "but I have evi- 1 t'cuce, and as soon as I can- fasten it j ?... i:im I will brand the writer of ] that circular for what he is," etc. Farker knows as well as the people whom he speaks to on the subject, that no "white Democrat" had any thing to do with it. He knows that he will NEVER be able to FASTEN IT on any such man. He knows per fectly well that he is making this kind of threat in the hope of fooling disgusted white Republicans, who re fused to applaud his threat. Parker will make the same statement in the last speech of the campaign, the day before the election ? for the same un worthy purpose. And he will still be compelled to say he has NOT YET fastened it on any white Democrat. Another display of cheap politics which Parker is still indulging, is ?ls flue words for Gardner and Page, *v. f AMONG THE VISITORS SOME YOU KNOW AND SOME YOU DO NOT KNOW. Personal Items About Folks And Their Friends Who Travel Here And There. Mr. R. N. Sims, of Raleigh, was In attendance at Court this week. Prof. R. B. White, of Wake Forest College, was In attendance upon Cou rt this week. | J Ex- Judge E. W. Tlmberlake, of Wake Forest, was a visitor to jLouls burg this week. _ ? Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Harris and son of Roanoke, Va., are visiting his peo ple near town. Dr. D. T. Smithwlck returned this week froip a visit to Greensboro, whe re he attended a meeting of National Manufacturers ofc Dental goods. Rev. G. F. Smith left this week for Greensboro to attend a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Greens boro College. He will vijft Salisbu ry while away. JONES-MACON. Invitations reading as follows have been received by friends in Louis burg: Mrs. Hal Thontas Macon invites you to be present at the marriage of her daughter, Philena Jenkins, to Mr. Joseph Clyde Jones, on Thursday, the twenty-eighth of October at twelve o'clock, noon, Baptist Church, War reittoo. North Carolina. The bride Is, one-of Warren Coun ty's fairest and most popular young ladles and is loved and admired by a large host of fnppfU nnH ,n n ?n? " her or one of the States most nromi nenl famlll^a-antii is pleasantly kho jpn both at home-and abroacL. The groom fs-one-of Franklin ^Coun ty's most popular and efficient' young jmen. Besides being a most success ifuL planter he is the County's effic ient Superintendent -of Public | fare, in whichuffice he has proved of great value to the County. He is de servinglv nnnnlnr nmnnff n tmuf ' of friends. I The many friends of this popular young couple will watch the coming events with much interest. Mrs. Will Jonsseii Will Sing. Announcement has been made that tvlrs, Will Jai*ssen, formerly Miss Co ra Dodson, will sing at both services at the Methodist ( ' hu rch. which, will oe neid at the usual hours next Sun day. Everybody is especially invit ed to these services. and denunciation of Morrison. Any half-wit knows why he does that, and it is an open insult to his audience. | Anonymous Republican Slanders I One of the certain signs of the wan ing chances of the Republicans is the I fact that numerous anonymous slan Iders against prominent Democrats in | the form of "letters" have recently ibeen received by voters of both sexes I The cowards who attempt to spill this kind of slow poison around will not even risk a postmark on their envel opes, mailing them on the trains, so that the rooipicnta cwmo t tell wlieie ? they were mailed. The slanderers will not Influence any votes, but it is to be hoped they will break into the penitentiary ere long. Absentee Voters Law Upheld. In upholding the constitutionality | of the absentee voters' law, the State Supreme Court was unandmous. The argument of the counsel for the Re publican candidate for State treasur er who brought the suit, was that the soldiers had returned and there was no longer need of the law. Chief I Justice Clark, in his opinion, knock ed it cold when he showed that forty- * three states now have continued the >1 Kl1' rnl 'home preclnts on election. He stated that the fact that only seventy per cent of the white men of this State had been voting of late years, was partly due to the failure of the authorities to provide an absentee voters' law sooner. None of the other states has repealed the law, and the court saw no reason why North Carolina should do so. It is fair in its operation and provisions to every party. Morrison Hark on the Stomp. Everybody will be glad to - learrt that the temporary throat trouble from which Governor Morrison suf fered a few days early last week, was not serious, and that he will be as thick in the fray as ever from now until November 2. He has proved one of the most effective campaigners in the history of the State, and the trouble with his throat was dua to overexertion in responding to ap peals to speak at places in addition to those on his regular Itinerary, as made for him by the State chairman. People from the section recently cov ered by Governor Morrison say "thqrd has been nothing like It on the stnm> since the days of Zeb Vance." They add that the people, women included, have not turned out in such large numbers in a generation. ?v LLEWXAM.- | v A ? ^4