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THE COUNTY, THE STATS, THE UNION
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VOLOT* L.
EIGHT PAUES THIS WEEK
LOCISBCB?. .1. C? FRIDAY, WABCH 11, 1W1
M'JfBEB t.
TROOPS TO OCCUPY BIG
INDUSTRIAL CITIES TO |
fORCE GERMANY
TO PAY
Germans Told That They Have
Doafr Nothing That Would
Justify Postponement of Im
position of Penalties.
ALLIES WILL NOT
WAIT ANY LONGER
German fcefusal Of Allied Re
paration Returns Brings De
cision of London Conference
To Force Issue; Allied Sol
diers To Take Over Indus
trial Area Beyond Rhine.
LONDON, March 7. ? Allied troops
"will march Into Germany tomorrow In
accordance with the decision of the
Allies to Inflict on Germany the pen
alties proylded for 'because of lh? non. |
fulfillment of her reparations obliga
tions, It was announced officially this
veiling. ? : * ?
: ONDON, March 7. ? Application o'
the penalties upon Germany for non
ftt 11 iment of her reparations re
<}tffr:Tncnts wot decided upon by the
Allium licre this afternoon.
The - Penalties .
Th & penalties in question were an
Occupation of the cities of Duis
"burgT "Dusseldorl and "RuTfrdfTlh the j
German industrial area beyond the
I'.iiinr. hv IrnnlK nf thy AHIpr [
imposition by each Allied country
of such a tax upon German imports .
as it may deem necessary. ~ ' I
The establishment of a customs'*
boundary under Allied control along
the Rhine.
Pfprf .'How,
Mr. IJoyd George informed the
Germans today tiiai not only wVre the
proposals made by Foreign Minister
Simons this morning unacceptable to._
tlie Allies, but that notwithstanding
the Interval since last week's confer
ence the Germans had not made such ?
ai) advance inthelr propositions as
would justify postponements of the
"Imposition of the penalties.
The British Prime Minster said he .
must announce on behair of the Al
lies a failure to come even to an ap- j
proximate understanding with the Ger ?
mans.
"Until we get proposals from Ger- :
many which mean a permanent settle- '
ment there can be no peace," he dfe- ;
clared. j
Not Satisfactory
Ix>ndon, March 7. ? The conference
between the he^ds of the allied gov- \
ernments and representatives of the j
German government wnicfc begun at i
noon today for discussion of the re
parations questions took an adjourn- I
ment at 1:30 o'clock until 4:30 p. m. |
The session apparently had not )
been a satisfactory one, and there
were reports before the adjournment
that the attempt at an ugreement had (
failed and that the.' Germans would j
?be informed that the stipulated pen- 1
alties would be applied.
After the recess had been taken. M. j
Laurent, the French ambassador to i
Berlin, who was present at the sit
ting, declared there was little doubt
that there would be a rupture of the
negotiations at the later afternooijp sit
ting of the conference.
To Consult Berlin
At this sitting, it was announced
Mr. Liloyd George the British prime
minister, would reply to Dr. Simons,'
the German foreign minster, who pre
Rented new German proposals at the
first session today. These proposals.
MR. W. C. WlkllKK
A member of the Hoard of Commia
nlonem of Franklin Courfty and one
bf Franklin's moat aucceeaful plant
era.
t
oxkord orphans i
LOriSBl'KG
rue Binglhg LU88 or Oxloril Ur^i
>hanage will give a ooncert ? In the j
3tar Theatre, at boulBtiurg on Friday!
March 18th. This Class has n>a<le an \
invlnhln r.?pll t nt Inn fr.r plvlnp- rnn. ,
;erts of a high order ? concerts that I
?nlerlalii and edlfyr Prom bouip ?
:omments already published regard
ing this year's concerf'tt appears to
tie up to the ' usual high standard, and
ill who attend can be assured of an
evening of real pleasure ana pronto ?
Another ? year of lilgli prices ati-d :
mother siege of influenza in our !
State liave served to make the needs J
if the orphanages greater,? trad -the
demands upon these institutions for j
idmisslon of needy children is in
creasing. The Oxford Orphanage re |
selves children without regard to do- j
nomination Q r fraternal relationship !
af parents, the need of the child be
ing the first and chief consideration,
in & Is strirlng to do its part in meet
ing the increasing demands. Your
presence at the concert wiTi aid in
this work and will help to encourage
the children, and friends who are
working in their behali?
YOUNG WOMAN'S MISSIONARY
SOCIETY.
The Young Woman's Missionary So- j
ciety of the Methodist Church had a
very enjoyable study circle meeting ;
with Mrs. J. M. Allen on Tuesday I
night of this week. The Bible lesson
for the evening was from the Fourth
Chapter of Mark. The study lesson, j
our missionary wnrk in Africa, was |
then taken up.
After the lesson the question of the ;
orphan's Easter box was brought be
fore the aocifcty and thtr different ar- !
tides asked for were divided among j
the members of the_ society.
Delightful Ice cream and cake rra* |
then served. ?
The SUL'ltfly will nut meet aKnia-ttft?
til the revival is over.
BIRTHDAY DINNER.
On Thursday tne ara lluy uf Maiuh,^
in the celebration of his fifty- liftU hi-,
rthday.Mr. Will H. Fuller' entertain
ud a. miB'flU jr of hlo trimi) j in
splendid bit r I r cue ot his 'bo ru 3 nesr !
L'unn. - --
? The barboguo wag . osrctlltyifT ? arnL
with tne WunsWH'K ' Hiew, and
other delioaeien that went In make lip.
the "feast"' it provided a most delight
ful time for all which was greatly en
hanced by the genial Hospitality of
Mr. Fuller.
Mr. Fuller is one of Bumf's most
progressive and successful farmers
xnn!~~a" most substantial* citizen-- anth
justly deserves the esteem in which
he is held by all who know him.
which were declared in French quar- (
ters to be unacceptable to the allies
were of a provisional nature, calling
for payment of fixed annuities for the
first five years. The Germans said
they would have to consult their gov
ernment, and to ask a weeks' adjourn
ment for the purpose, if they were re
quired to make proposals covering |
the total reparations.
Premier Briand, of France, on lea- 1
ving th^ conference, indicated that 1
the reply of Mr. Lloyd George, would
be very firm and positive in tone. i
"The allies are perfectly agreed as
to what should be said," he added.
Dr. Simons Speaks.
M. Briand and Mr. Lloyd George
took luncheon together during the j
recess.
In presenting his proposals at the
conference's first session the German 1
foreign minister, although declining
tcT discuss the question of responsi- [
bility for the war, which he said only I
history could decide, expressed agree I
ment with Mr. Lloyd George that the'
party which had been condemned by I
the peace treaty must pay. The Ger j
mans, he pointed out, had made pro- j
posals to restore the devastated area
of France, but these had been re
ceived with doubt.
Dr. Simons deplored the allied dis
position to ignore the payments al
ready made by the Germans which
they contended should be applied to
the reparations account, and the alli
ed persistence in the view that Ger
many was acting in bad faith. He
discussed at length the subject of
taxation in Germany and in the alli
ed countries, seeking to disprove the
statement made by the British prem
ier in his speech of last Thursday
that Germany's taxes were lower th
an those of the allies.
" Quote Statistics
' Dr. SlmonR maintained that the tax
I or should h? calculated on n per cap
IIh IirrIr. taking into account the In
come per capita. He qnofed RtatlR
ticg to prove that on the baais of
I such calculation** the (Jermang wore
more heavily taxed than the KngllRh.
He declared that even the alllea had
admitted that further direct taxation
'in (Jermany *waa InipoRRltjTe.
After asking I)r. SlmonR a numher
| of questions, Mr. liloyd George re
plied:
I "I am afraid I must toll Mr. Sim
on* that there Ir no doubt aa to the
'answer which the allloa inuRt he for
ced to give. I think If rtoRlrable, In
view of the great gravity of the de
cision, that we should give a reasoned
reply to his crtrefully prepared and
clear statement. The Interval will
also suable us to read a full report
of his statement."
WE? \rwr.lL rXI'LAt^HHW
ON ICE VALUATION.
I am giving below a report and ex
planation. of the disposition of the re
published in the News-Observer.
Thlsaea*?fc the mmier lu inu liaudp
of the board of. county commissioners
to make such, reduction as to them
may be beet, Just and equitable, sub
ject to the review and confirmation j
of the State Tax Commission. '
ITnrinr fh? niiw "Art thft
nnuntv commissioners, together with
the board of equalization? wth meet"
on the 2nd Tuesday in April, the 12th
to determine whether of^not a~trort^
zontal cut shall be made and. if so
how much.
We have all confidence In our ho
ard of counjy~ commissioners doing
the rigTit thing and taking care of. the
people of the county. But as an aid
and guide to commissioners we sug
gest that a mass meeting be arranged
to meet before April 12th to reiterate
the sentiments expressed In the reso
lutions adopted on Jan. 29th and to
n.ake such other and further recom
mendations as may seem advisable
This meeting should be attended by
every landowner and tax payer in
the county. For anything that ef
fects the taxes efTect the wtiole peo
ple.
The commissioners .are elected to
serve the people. And we believe
that if the people win make their
wishes known the people will be Tslad
to accede to them.
The opportunity is now yours and
it Is up to you to act. -
Authority and machinery for hori
zontal reduction or property values
with counties the unit, the matter
resting in the hands of the county
commissioners and the county board
i of appraisers is provided for in the
bi-ennial machinery act, which will
reach ttie House thtB~TnoTOlnc"wtth
the sanction of the joint llnance com
mittee. ?
1 Accompanying uie macUluery ? act
. will_be a second measure^ establish
ing an office of State Commissioner
ol Revenue, and a State Tax Commi
nnmpmrwl nf fhft
linissioner, the Attorney General m:. J
the chairman of the Corporation Com
i r.iiftttinn . Thft Office of Commission
er of Revenue !H"Hppolnttve~~at &&
'hands of the Governor, with the eon
&Piir nf Thu SPiiiitH for a tt?rni of
niw irnn rr -,t Miliary qf p?r
year . "
Under the act the Hoard or Apprals
ers of eaqh county will meet with the
Board of County Commissioners
leach county, on the second Tuesday
in April this year to determine whe
ther there is sufficient cause for a
ues in that county. If In their judgr
Intent they find horizontal reduction
just and advisable, the order may be
I made, subject to the review and con
Ifirmation of "the State Tax Corfimls
islon .
Individuals M^y' Appeal
Horizontal reductions in values will
in no way impede or confll^ with the
right of individual taxpayers to ap
'peal to the County Board of Commis
sioners of the county in which they
{reside to adjust discrepancies. Ap
peals thus lodged with the board will
be carefully reviewed and action ta
ken. Appeal to the State Conwnissi
on is provided for. either by the tax
payer or by the commissioners. Th6
period for the readjustment of tax
values extends through the month of
May.
Complete surrender of a voice in
matters of local property valuations
is impracticable because of the fact
that the State must retain the prerog
ative incurred in the equalization of
?AWIKH.W - ncioy rnspFBT a
I HUGE SCCCEft*.
p- Thd MiHMrt for th?
the Jfcmbea club of the American Le
gion fet the Star Theatre on Thursday |
(.venitifc March 3rd at If : 30 o'clock, j
wm a complete success in every res |
PCL'1. Till' public seemed to take ap- ?
eclalldf ?ght In supporting the under-!
taking by turning out enmasae. The]
use of the Star Theatre waj donated
jby P. S. Ml K. K. Allen with
out one rent of expense to the Boys
Tnr1 t?>r cnnrprt was put on entirely
by local talent of FranKIlnton and
iLuuiob^rg and was second to none m
! at local talent could, afford -anywhere
lirf the suae.
Proceeding the musical program Mr.
W,"H. Varborough delivered a brief
addrqfiF in which he told of the object
| and Purposes for which the^merican
1 ?egi dh had been organ izedrwhaVth^y
hoped it) achieve and accomplish, and
paid a glowing tribute to Franklin
County's veterans of the recent world'
War.
The theatre seats only about 350
people but nearly 400 tickets were
sold and then a good number of peo
ple were turned away from the_door.
It was indeed gratifying to the ex
soldiers to see that the average citi
zen of Louisburg and surrounding
community had not forgotten his pa
triotism of two years ago. as was evi
denced by the overwhelming throng
who sought to gain admission to a
local. Tn lent concert given far the ben
oflt of Kx- service men. "But Wheii
that throng dispersed after the con
cert they were unanimous in their o
plnion that thty had received more
than their money'a worth, and ma n y
declai eTTThat lUey had orten paro?nr
fancy irite (or lots less tte.ui tliey #*>t
for their money this time.
At the conclusion of the prorram
Mr. E H. Malone extended tne th
anks of the Legionnaires to every per
son who had in any way contril uted
j to the success ot the concerrr~anct to
nligyttHUr for iboir liberal piTn.iiiin
and ?npportT
1 Tt?e legion boys are hoping to boon
.be 1W?e 10 Ket inl? their' new quarters,
whMA they are trying to equip and
club hall.
ibri<lge and rook on Thursday after*
[noon, honoring Mro. Glover Hertford
?of ^yington. ?
| do< orated the reception room where
I three tables were attractively arran
ged . Tallf cards suggestive of SU.
j Patrick's were used. A green color
'scheme was carried out In detail.
| After a number of progressions.
Mrs. B. T. Holden was awarded the
.high score prize, a box of dainty green
| stationery. The honor guest was pre
sented with a pair ot lace hose.
1" A collation of grape rruit. Waldorf
. salad, tomatoes, sandwiches. Saratoga
chip*; pickles, crackers, coffee follow
ed by custard and cake was served
by the hostess, who was assisted in
serving by Mesdames W. T. Person.
S. C. -Holden and W. W. Webb.
Those enjoying Mrs. Thomas' hos
Ipitallty were Misses Mattie Allen
j Francis Barrow, Bessie Meade, Susie
| Meadows. Kathrine Dorsett, Gladys
Vick and Mesdames B. T. Holden. S
C. Holden, Osmond Yarboro. William
j Barrow, W. W. WTebb. W. T. Person
|W. R. Ayers and Glover Bedford.
the school fund. etc. Effort will be
made to bring the valuation through
out the State to a common basis. ?lim
inating the admittedly too high valu
ations In some counties and bringing
the counties that are apparently too
low up to a common standard.
9. A. NKWKL!i.
*K W l? KtTMiKK
A member of the Board of Commissioners of KrnnHlln . County and one
of the County's molt successful and enterprising young business men.
C. HUBERT MARTIN DIES
IN WASHINGTON AFTER
A VERY BRIEF ILLNESS
tHe Had Been Private Secreta
ry To Mr. Overman For
Years. _
WAS INlVERStLLY LIKED
>ot Since the Death of Tom Pence
Ha* Death Of Tar Heel Been So"
ted at Wake Forest Saturday ? Sen
ator Overman Pays II itch Tribute to
Lojalty of Dead Secretary.
|- Washington. March TT^-C. Hubert
I Martin, private secretary to Senator
I Lee S. Overman for many years and
lone of the best known and highly es
I teemed North -Carolinians In Wash
ington, died here early this morning.
I Mr. Martin suffered a sinking spell
< after midnight last night and . his
j heart failed him within a short tin*. ,
| News of his illness was carried in last
( night's despatches to the. Daily News
i and the family today received many
i messages of inquiry and sympathy
? from the state . ^
Mr. Martin's death -saddened the
I members of the North Carolina deie
? gat ion arid hundreds of friends here.
He was known to thousands in his
? home state and his passage will bring
I sorrow to many throughout North
{Carolina. Senator Overman and mem
:t>er- or the de-legation joiuid today In 1
paying tribute to his faithful services,
.his ability and happy disposition,
j Sec re tar y. Daniels and Edward E.
[Britton. secretary to ^Mr. Daniels, al
; so expressed their deep sorrow over
' tiis untimely death. Since the d^ath
jOf "Tom Pence some years ago it ? w
: nr?h:i Mo thnt tin- tlomisH of no otfii-r
' Ninth ? Carulinian outsiHe? tyi ? official
[life has been mourned by' so' many
jfriendsrior Mr. Martin had an ex
pensive acquaintance both here and in
1 hia native atAt?. , I
i The body will be taken home to
morrow morning at 9:20 and the fu
aersl will >e held at Wake Forest
' HiWWjWW1 IIHUIIIH. JL1MIUI UIWHI
'will be unable to accompany the body
jof hie nwiretwry home flf the*
rougpstifetn of bi^iness in the closing
hours of the session. Senator Over
1 man was visibly saddened through
Tout the session today by the death of
I his confidential adviser, friend and
I loyal associate.
Mr. Martin, who was 43 years old.
. is su r vived by h i s wife and two sons.
Nathaniel Macon, age seven, and Wil
jliam K.. age five. He is also mirviv
led by his mother, Mrs. W. K. Mar
| tin, of Wake Forest, and two sisters
I I and three brothers. Miss. Nellie Mar
jtin, of Wake Forest; Mrs. J. W.
Hartsfield, of Hickory, and Boyd. Ken
neth and Hoy Martin. He was of
distinguished lineage and the grand
son of the famous Nathaniel Macon.
"Martin,*' as he was familiarly call
ed, was born in Franklin county. Ju
ily 20, 1876, and, was the son of Mr
and Mrs. W. K?. Martin. He- was
| educated at Wak^ Forest college.
' from which institution he graduated
?in 1898. For several years thereaf
ter he was superintendent of public
schools in Greenville, S. C.
He then stood the law examination
'in North Carolina and in 1903 the
Supreme court granted him license to
practice law . After he went to Wdl
shington he took a special course in
laflr at George Washington university.
When Representative Edward W.
Pou was elected to Congress In 1903
in recognition of the valuable servi
ces Mr. Martin had rendered the pur- j
j ty in Franklin county. Mr. pou ap
j pointed him as his- aec-petary. which
: position he held until 1910, when he
I became secretary- For Senator Over
1 man .
| He always had an affectionate re
gard fytf Mr. Pou and thought of him
tin hit*Tast< moments. On Wednesday
I afternoon, when Senator Overman
called to see him, he told the senato;
that he had promised to set extra
I tickets for the inauguration for Mr
j Pou and he especially requested that
? the senator see that Mr. Pou receiv
ed the tickets.
Mr. Msi'tin was married about in
'years ago tu Miss Annie L. MVUuire
J of Sniithfiehl.
The last thing that Mr. Martin did
last Saturday Iwfore leaving the ol
j lire was to wiite his mother a lel?* t
< "it send iter a check for h?*r . *? 1 1*
? ? iuhiv
. . ? ? t h ernia a na! V '? i? ? ?
nt tri bute : ' M.? ; ? in w -
most loyal sou.. > ^
? 11 tiring m his 1.1
-.< ? ? :..yal ;iii(! ? m .
? -in . . a tiling .n
:?lid it. 1 knew it was in.- h
I HM'lic my rnrt'espDii-;
? ? ? t mental husim'-s"; ?? * : ?*
?i. t. I don't hikjw i ' ? . i j? ?
\v :t hoil f <i i ni
s *?a'oi t >verm ? '? h. -
? ? Sea boa r?l An i .in* '
- ? i ? P their fast ir.nn No. **
'?-'i.irst tomorrow Hftein?<>r
im;u n.ii |>ap#y will lea>r i;? ?
i (? r'??i-k and will arrive ;i* \\;> .? . v
l.vi tomorrow afternoon at ?? oiitn*. ,
llt> wiii In* buried at 1 1 o'clock Sntii?
?lav morning. Oreensboro Daily N e * v
The funeral was held Saturday wior
ning at Wake Forest and was largely.!
) at tended. Among those from Louis *
CUBTAtN BBCENftt ON
= NOIABLE SESSIOtLOF -
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Fifty Million Dollar Road Bond
Abolition of Pt^pert, Tax and Fur
thering ?' Tax Reform; Sanatoria1
Reapportionment. Generous Prori,,.
? Alipnipflatlngn Kna
Governor JforrlsonN First LeffigU
? PtmmL
Working feverishly toward the ad
journment hour set, beforehand, at one
u Clock this morning, members of the
General Assembly could nevertheless
k>ok hack on the work of the past aix
fy ,^ays a?a 15 !t the satisfaction of
5?V?nS,iWr 11 up the laws of the
[ space of new legislation.
Fifteen hundred and slxtv-seven HUa
passed across the reading clerk's deek
during the sixty-four days of session
not quite covering up records that
have been established in former years
but coming very much closer than
he general expectation of the open
ing days of the session. Xearly 1 000
new laws had passed through L7
ofu, 'he enrolling clerk before the
^awqembly was gone, and there are
Wis"1003' neW sCaUtet> now on the
History in generous measure waa
made in the thousand .bills that won
ti l- 3,' '1 [|^| r" 1
most sweeping enactments that have
been encompassed by a session in ma
nv years. .ocluuing a large part at
; Governor Morrison's legislative pro
gram. In the words of the Old Tieer
triMH AHt?hany. "The rrrn?r notabtffTe
; ' ri1 uf a G*n?al -Assembly- duriajr
the years of mv s,-rvne here." And
_ML_jJou;illtfln has Her veil -foiTg^'iTT^r'
any member of the adjourning sea
i sion, ?
Governor .Morrison last night er
| Pressed keen gratification with the
|sncce3K of Ms own program Turing
| the Brat session of his administration
and asaertwl that all measures which
r p'pn a *t e(T.
itOtHi Bill
Outstanding f.om the mass ,,f legl8.
^ 1 nniiiil'-Iiowfc
road bill, providing for the construc
tion of n:Jles of hardsurfaced
and other dependable ivpes of roads.
? maintaining them. ;uid carrying with
11 hotid issue of liftv million dollars
' ' II' Adoefi to this ma
. i ioai! 1.1.1 ilijj-e ,T!V m ire iliin 100
local road and street Improvement
His. with an aggregate appropriation
i i t upwnrils nf-twentv-ti ve million dol
lars. The road appropriations and
; authorizations at the session Is 175 -
000. 000. . '
[ Had not the roail bill been suffic
ient to give lasting distinction to the
. 1911 session of the Genefal Assembly,
there is the completion of the tax re
form inaugurated under Governor
Bickett three years ago.
An equitable segregation of taxes,
divorcing the Stale from any partici
pation in incomes derives from prop
erty tax and leaving all such revenu
es for local use was the purpose of
! the evolution culminated in the ses
t ston adjourning. This goal was at
tained in the Act to Raise Revenue,
and made possible through the ratifi
cation of the income tax amendment
to the constitution at the last election
and a further extending and perfect
ing of the inheritance tax laws.
No Property Ta.t.
For the first time since .North Caro
lina assernble<f-^i legislature in 1789.
no tax was levied ou property for
State uses. The Revenue act provid
es for taxes on incomes of individ
uals. and corporations, inheritance,
privilege, etc.. for its revenue. V And
? Continued on Page Mvet
hurn were: Messrs J M. Allen. W.
\ |\ - j. n. < " . K I'onke. K. F. Thom
as. J K. Thonxis ;inrt A. W. K(i
** 1 P. TIVItKKIlKK
v member of fbe B?an( of VommU- ,
-mi r* ot Krmnkfin County and on? of
Kr*nkUn Q?i?y'? ml rnfnfrif*
Md surccaaful tiul?iii m*n.