North Carolina Newspapers

The Franklin Times A. r. fun BOK. HTl?i ?M ?Hut* THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THE UNION srssCKirri?* 1 TOLI BX L. LOUISBDB6, I?. C. riilllAV, JAMAKY IS, 1M4? 5CXTEB M ACTION GIVES IRELAND GOVERNMENTAL RIGHTS STilTT.it TO PANADA'R1 -O* Tar i.MiU4iisa uun was m ST; PAIL iftiomtiis-n- ? lum Be T?te? Auraim HlaJKe* traatlM As President qI The Irish Kr^lUk IbmAM; After The Tel* ea Tke Treaty Is AimihH) S?eem Sun ?1 Hh Sapperter* Te Meet Witt His? Tedaj la Tfce lunlM Hnse At Dahlia ;Provls leas e< Tnetj rader Which Inlu4 a Free Stale. Dublin. Jan. 7.?The treaty creat ing the Irish Free State vas ratified tonight by the Dali Eireann. By a Majority of seven votea, 64 to 57, the Dail (an its approval to the document signed by ita delegates at London. ? Coincidentally, Eunon De Valera an nounced his resignation from the pree idencj of the Irish republic. The news was received with great est enthusiasm, and the patient crowds which had waited for hours outside the University building m anticipation of a decision, burst into cheering, even before the official figures wnrn an Iatease Eirltoarat. Ratification of the treaty came after I a day of intense excitement and heat (j controversy. ^ltbouc? the result iiy nfaror of the agreement was great er than had been counted on almost A teas% strained silence prevailed while the rote was being taken, and a gasp of relief went up from the sup porters of the treaty when the result was- announced. A dramatic scene "tWUHmtU L?f VMEia WWW up ?11?. in broken voice which vibrated with eeotk*. declared that "the Republic" nasi !m carried on. De \alera Break> t?ewn. ?Uirmuallr he broke down so com pleteiy that he was unable to proceed. The Dail Kireann. with one accord. The situation at the adjournment of the Dait appeared to remain chaotic. The Dail will meet on Monday and there is no disposition revealed by De Yalera and his followers to abandon the factional struggle. The future ttmlrol of the Irish Republican army Is tonight the sahject of anxious spec ulation. aa Charles Burgess, who straagly opposed the treaty, is the minister of defense. So far as the public is concerned. Dunlin seems de lighted over ratification. Arthur Griffith and his colleagues on emerg ing from the parliament were wildly cheated and the city tonight is in Jub ilant spirits. ? Saw The aew regime tor Ireland has tow beta approved both by the Brit ish pnrHnment and by the Dail Eir eann. Creation of the insh Free State la provided for In the treaty sign ed last-Month la London after pro longed negotiations tor a settlement of the Irish problems. Its provisions la nhstasce ara: I re lead shall have the same constitu tioaal atataa la the British empire as the Doalsta of Canada, the Common wealth of Australia, the Dominion of New Iwhn and the Union of South Africa. Ireland ahall ha known officially aa the Irtah Free State, with a parliament tor the government of execattve reepoa A pi inle>ua?l government Is to be ant ap to futtloa aatll aa Irish par ; of the Irish The treaty atipalatee that a re pre sratattve at the Crowa shall be ap to Ireland's i army la to at Oraat Britain. hy virtue ot IT the Dail. will toe the awal at the DiKiah torcea from of t h* (mil u Ml at Um British tin tTMtj kad ?* te te at Ir*lu4 wt la ISM. Ia tkat ???C kmnr. trata? aad tka raot ot Iro at tin la <a h aa MB. WEEKS SATS FOOTS OFFER IS l?HK OF LOT FnuKlm 0lfn Not la I'eMprtiUea?Fert's Oaplete -A?l? .lUfrN rupwiu???o?iy Plant ?>< OptnU* n PmtMtf. Washingtoh.Jan. 7.?Henry FurtTs oSer for the leas? and operation at Httacle Shoals, Alabama, nitrate and water po*?nroJ?cti was character ised today by Secretary Weeks as the only "comprehensive proposition be fore him which Included Both the con struction of the project, and the man ufacture of fertilisers." j The oilers of Frederick Enjstrum, ler, of San Francisco. were held to be not In competition" with that ad vanced by Mr. Ford. . The plans of these two. It was ex plained, .related almost entirely fo construction and did not provide for the manufacture of fertilisers by jtl vate enterprise. Tinkler Sees Weeks Washington, Jan. 7.?C. C. Tink ler president of a San r*ranclsoo con struction company, conferred today with Secretary Weeks on the offer of his concern for the completion and operation of the Muscle Shoals, Ala bama. nitrate and water power pro jects on a semi-governmental basis. F. C. Hitchcock, engineer ad riser, ac companied Mr. Tinkler. ? Retore entering the conference room Mr. Tinkler and associate spoke In high praise of the properties at Mus cle Shoals which they had inspected this week. 1? The enure outlay is tn splendid condition and sh uld be compacted," Mr. Tinklei said.?The development no matter lo whom entrusted the | government, should be pasned to com pletion. The value or development passes almost into unknown quanities vwtoi II ifi mnsiilfrml m tvnnyrvlg, with the improvement It will Rive to the country surrounding. Industrially, commercially and from a business j standpoint." I Mr. Tinkler said his offer -jras com -plete in every detail " IAt the conclusion of the conference with the war secretary ?-nlch lasted almost an hour. Messrs. Tinkler and Hitchcock were requested to give the ? army engineers all the Information j they possessed on the technical phas es of their offer. Major General 1 Beach, of the engineer corps, and | Brigadier General Taylor, assistant ! chief, were visited next nod will be I called upon later by Secretary Weeks for advice concerning the proposal | W-Kh-particular reference to Its tech jnlcal provisions. DEATH OF US. BEX F WILDER. At the home of her mother, Mrs. Frances Mltchlner. near Frankllnton. whom she was visiting. Addle Mltchl ner Wilder died Jan. 1st. at three o'clock, after a short Illness of pneu monia. In her thirty-second year of age. On Monday afternoon the funeral services were conducted by her form er pastor. Rev. M. Stamps, to whom she was very much attached, and her present pastor. Rev. J. A. Hudson, of Wake Forest. la the aMst of a large gathering of sorrowing relativna and friends, she was tenderly laid to rest, fas the cemetery of Perry's Chapel, of which charch the was a devoted mem ber. beneath a mound of btetUftl flo ral tributes. Her life was tttiagty described, by the two vrsss of Scripture selected and read by her torsaer pastor. "That they teach the young ?passu to he so ber. to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, keepers at hone. good obedient to their husbands, that the word at Ood be not She Is survived by her husband, two llttla girls. Lnwrtsu. age* ?sua, and Rath, aged tweaty ?lea noaths. Her mother, oae brother. Hubert mtchlaer, and tre sisters. Mrs. C. N. Sherrbd. of Loulsbarg. Mrs. R. B. (Mil and Misses Belle. FWeate and Marguerite Mltchlner. of FTaakltntoa, Privacy la the oae cheapest thing to-day. Put oae atckel ta the tele phoaa booth slot aad you're cut off frosa the world. ?New Torn Aatrt the two Safeguards are ?revile? tor free don of rvltcio* ud WarMio? wttkla both tka Irtah Ft?* Slat* u4 Northern 11 tland hmal nlllrttlw of Uw p?rt oa lh* par* of Iralaad. M H prortdad by tka tnaly, ?ball Will amlat ma lar Ik* parpoa* of tka ? kar? alwM aadar tka Oovaranaat ot ] IWkai Art ta ?* la Ika HoM at On?a MM ot ?nikar* Irataad. Tkm , a*k a I*? ???.??>loa?. ara a* I k na? ot tka Dali Blraaaa. pproTad ot tka traaty kast r>?r??>? 1? ky adopt-! tac tka raply t* tka nn ;k traa tka ?at* (Hrani. I >v# ~ ' TO ELECT DELEGATES MO all members of cotton growers asso ciation ENTITLED TO VOTE. In Louisburg In amnrriunc? with n.n nrrier of the Organisation CommTEtee of the Gotton Growers Association held in Raleigh last week all members of the Association are hereby informed that an election will be held on Monday, Jan. 16th. 1922, between the hours of 10 and 4 o'clock for the purpose of electing delegates to the District Convention, who will, together with delegates from other counties, elect the Director for the Association. On account of having the address of all members available it will be impossible to mail out the ballots. Therefore it will be necessary for you to come to Louisburg and cast your vote. Do this without fail and have your neighbor come also, If he has signed, otherwise get him to sign and bring him. Remember the date, Jan. 16th, at Louisburg. N. C. at the FRANKLIN TIMES office. J. A. MITCHINER, President. - A. F. JOHNSON, Secretary. FISHING IN FLOKII?A. The following letter hag heen re (font it. Williams, wlu> Is on a fishing trip to Florlaa: 1 write you a few lines and it you publish-sauie U ?ill-answer -tor A*u ter to my friends as I caffhot- write to ail of them. Some of them may want to know how I am. We are at 'Stuart, Fla., East Coast fishing in the St. .Lucie River. It is large river near the coast, good fishing especially sheephead, they are so large that we have to take a hatchet to cut them up. We came down the Indian river bank tor hundred and fifty miles, fish ing all along the way. I don't feel like I will ever want any more fish to eat but still have the destre to. catch them. We are traveling with two Forda using tents to sleep in, do our own cooking, the cost very light so far. We have traveled over a thous and miles with not a minute of car trouble. We camp in a tree camping ground prepared for tourists with wa ter, electric lights and wood free. Beef steak and pork, we buy at 35 and 40 cents pound, oysters 50 cent quart, fish, we catch them. We came through the finest Orange and Grape section in the world fa oui1 trip down Indian riTer. The camp ers range from tramps to millionaires going and coming all the time. We are only about 35 miles from Palm Beach and Miami. We will go down and visit the millionaires In a tew days, but they say th&y don't want poor people there so w? won't tarry long. We are still in the Orange and Crape section with Cocoanuts hang ing over the sidewalk, pineapple and bananas are growing nere alto. Oranges are free if you go to the farm after them, near town tney are 50c bushel. Cocoanuts are free also some good and sweet but ynu have to take an axe to get the hull off. Snap beans are being shipped from here In large quantities. I expect to eat fresh beans for dinner tomorrow. My wife, Henry, Slddie and Bettie Gray compose our party. We hare met some people from Henderson, the on ly Tar Reels we have met. All but nyself ar? out with the Henderson man on his launch sight-seeing. This Is a One climate, little too not in the day, cooler In the early morning, bat the water is bad sulphur. Yoo have to pomp it then let It cool before you drink It, but they say it Is healthy. We hare been well sl-.ce here, wife doesnt complain of Rheumatlx any more. I am feeling line. I will close boptng everything and everybody In Lioulsburg are getting along line. CAPTtiRKS STII.I,. Deputy Marshall B. FT. Meadows, Constable J. R. Thmois anil Special oJli*n Rrnest Raines anil l>. Rl.-h ardaon. of Raleigh. report the destruc tion of a still plant and the capture of a complete atlll outfit near Robbltt on Monday. In the Brst Inatanr* three tart* box ferm enters wltn a capacity ?f about one thouaand gallons ol beer were destroyed, while ax the latter place In addition to setting an eighty Ballon atlll, they destroyed about Ore hundred gallons of beer, and about three (mlIons of whiskey. I HE TUESDAY AFTERNOON BOOK CLUB. ?Xhe Tuooday Afternoon ~Boor CluIT held its regular meetiug with Mrs. J. L. Palmer, Jan. 10th. 1922. In the absence of the secretarv Mrs. M. [Clifton called TTff* mil and read the minutes of the previous meeting. It was with keen regret the club ac cepted Mrs. K. F. Yarborough's res ignation as secretary. Mrs. W. E. White consented to fill her place in a very small way, since not one of us can ever hope to cope with Mrs. Yarborough's splendid min utes. The business of the club dis persed a most enjoyabde program be gan. The topic for the arternoon was Scotland. Mrs. S. P. Boddie's pa per on Sir Walter Scott and His Coun try, was very interesting, emphasiz ing his character and showing the worlds great indebtedness to him as a novelist. Mrs. S. J. Parham gave as a reading a selection from Scott's well Ittaown novel, Ivanhcfc,' gTting first a Ifffof sketch of the novel as a whole and then reading that portion of the story which^reats of the trial by com Bat between Ivanhoe and Sir Brian-, de-Bois Guilbert. the Templar. Miss Williams' paper Music. Scot-1 ish Ballads, was splendid, all expres sing delight in her interpretation of the original Comin' Thro the Rye. Bonnie, Sweet Bessie, sung by Anna Case was extremely Impressive. The depth ot feeling she puts Into these words, and the way she phrases the beautiful melody, makes you realize what a wonderful artist sne really is. Ct ristine Miller's rendition of My Lore She's J}ut a Lassie Yet, Hogg; should go a long way toward conrmclng any one who has not heard her before that bhe is one of the world's greatest con traltos. The concluding number on the pro gram was Annie Laurie, by Lady John Scott, sung by Anna Can?. There Is probably no classic ballad today so widely- known and lore? as Annie Laurie, and it is with a simple air like this, that you feel the ?pell ot Anna Case's personality and her sympathet ic manner ot singing. Delicious refreshments -were then ?erred by Misses Elizabeth Morton and "Bill" Pleasants, and a delightful so cial hour enjoyed, club members and guest declaring Mrs. Palmer no rlVal in her manner ot entertaining. Tha C'ub adjourned to meet two weeks la ter with Mrs. W. R. Mills at S:30 o'clock. Club members please noto J the change in the hour. DR. J. C. WOOTBlf TO PREACH. Announcement has been made that I Dr. J. C. Wooten, Presdlng Elder of the Raleigh district, will preach at the Methodist Church at the evening hour next Sunday, after which the Drat Quarterly Conference for this year will he held. Pastor Q. F. Smith will preaoh at the moving hour, on th"i subject. "What Chancres will do for us." Kverybody Is Invited to at tend each service. Some of the economists think our i great President's Idea of a flexible tar-i Iff wouldn't work out very well, but we hardly se? why, 1ft view of the suc cess we have had with flexible plat forma.?Columbus (Objo) State Jour nal. >0 srcu STATEMENTS .Hude To Insurance Commissioner That Fires Started in Louhburg to tTJtlret Insurance. Relative to the statements publish ed In the Raleigh Times on Thursday of last week to the effect that \lr^ ol r um rui^r nf pire Department of Louisburg. made a report to Ihd In auranee Commissioner that the ft res" ir. Louisburg were set by parties aeek "Tng to secure the insurance on the buildings, as given out by the Insur ance Commissioners office, of which were untrue and a gross injustice to Mr. Hill, Mr. Stacy w. waae,~ haa -written \rr. Hill as follows: IMy dear Mr. Hill:. I took up yesterday afternoon with | the Times the matter in wnich the re port of your fires were given publicity by this Department. I exceedingly me correctly. It is as you say in your statement yesterday, the first part is correct and the last part was added to by the reporter. I gave it to him as you gave it to me and did not mention in any instance that the fires were started with the intention of securing the insurance money, and specifically stated to him that It was the work of Fire Bugs. I trust this explanation and the ex planation made by the Times last night will be sufficient and will not cause you further embarrassment. I am enclosing you, herein, the >clip pings taken from the Times on the 5th and 6th. I was talking with Capt. ?cott last night over the 'phone and he stated that he has, so far, secured" very lit tle evidence in connection with these burnings. Yours very truly. STACEY W. WADE. My dear Mr. Hill: Further replying to your request for investigation of the burnings in your city, I desire to state thai you nor any other person ever rBporierrTO Hits De partment or any one else that I know of that these fires were started or thfl | buildings burned with the intent of securing the insurance thereon. Oni' loe.il yaiwr nas assumed abso lute responsibility for the error in the statement appearing In the Times and rdid correet the statement In lis next Issor. ' Personally I resrret this error, and as suring you of my co-operation, and! with best wishes, I aiu Very truly your friend, STACEY W. WADE, Insurance Commissioner. In addition Mr. Wade has publish ed in the Raleigh Times the following signed statement: January 10th, 1922. In regard to the statement coming from Louisburg saying that the firs chief reported that people were burn ing the buildings for the purpose of .collecting the insurance, 1 want to say that O. C. Hill, Chief of the Liouisburg Fire Department, has never made any such report to the State Insurance De partment. STACEY W. WADE. The Raleigh Times also published h correction, which, together with the above letters completely exonerates Mr. Hill. Mit. K. W. FEKKY DEAD. His many friends in Franklin coun ty will learn with much sorrow of the death of Mr. K. W. Perry, which oc. curred at the home of- his daughter, Mrs. L. Y. Baker at ?ebulon on Sat urday. Mr. Perry was m his eighty third year and leaves two daughters, Mrs. J. R. Williams, of Lbuisburg, and Mrs. L. Y. Baker, of Zebulon, and one son, Mr. A. A. Perry, of Dunns township, besides a large num ber of friends and relatives. Until a few years ago when his health gave way Mr. Perry was one ot the most popular progressive and substantial citizens In Franklin county and was a friend and neighbor that wilt bo greatly missed In his community, ills remains were laid to rest In the fam ily burying ground at his home on Sunday In the presence of a large number of friends who had gathered to pay a last sad tribute. MOCITON ITEMS. Miss Mamie Breedlove has returned from Rocky Mount, where she has been visiting her cousin. Miss Alice Cham pion. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Smith of Qold Hock, spent the day Sunday with bis 3lster, Mrs. Preston Breedlove. Mrs. T. C. Champion and daugh ter. Miss Alice Champion from Rocky Mount, spent the day Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Preston Breedlove. X. AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY TO MEET. The January meeting of the Amer ican Legion Auxiliary will t>e held on Tuesday afternoon, January 17th, at 3:30 o'clock In the Jambes Club. All members are requested to be present. MRS. GARLAND A. RICKS, Commander. The 200.000 quarts of champagne drunk In Parts Christmas didn't up to our sham-boore. AMONG THE VISITORS SOME YOC KNOW AND SOSE TOD DO NOT KNOW. Personal Items About Folk? A*# Their Friend? Who Trarel Here ?W And There. | Mr. E. H. Malone visited Raleigh this week. Messrs. O. C\ Hill and J. E. Thomas went to Raleigh Tuesday. Mr. R. A. PeftHfe is visiting his sis ter. Mrs. J. A. Tucker at New Bern., Mr. F. W. Whelesa left tha past week for a trip to the Northern Mar kets. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Ruffln return ed the past week from a visit to Naff York. Supt. J. C. Jones spent Sunday with his wife, who is visiting her tr other in Warrenton. Miss Lucy Young has returned to her school tn Pine Ridge after spend ing the holidays at home. Mrs. F. O. Swirf'dell left Wednesday night to visit her father who is re ceiving treatment in a hoapiatl In Baltimore. Miss Elizabeth Morion ha3 just re turned from Vlrgilina, Va., where sho vas the guest of Mis? Pleasants, of I.ouisburg College. Mr. H. H. B. Mask, of Raleigh, was ill Loulsburg Tuesday to attend a meeting of members of the Cotton and Tobalco Growers Coopen<"v? Market ing Association. CAST ALI A ITEMS. At the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Drake, of Elm City, on Sunday last. Rev. Mr. Glenn, of the South Rocky ^lrrtnit Methodist churofa performing the ooromony, their attractive daughter, Miss lizzie, be came the bride of Mr. J. J. Edwards, the new, efficient and popular mail carrier on Route Xb. t fmm. thin of? iltST Mr. and Mrs. Edwards motor ed home Monday and ar? making their home with Mr. and Mrs. D. X. Smith, in FraJiklln. : i Because Gill, was rather respectful to Balem Arrington's wire, and when orrtorert to make lit s Yrsits less fre quent, hot words were exchanged when Buck Gill put a load of shot in Arrington's leg. Whereupon Arring* ton made for his gun and shot Gill twice, each load taking effect in Gill's face and shoulder, putting out one eye. The wounds were not of a very serious nature and both negroes will recover. The shooting took place over in Cedar Rock last week and the victims were brought here for medi cal attention. The following, who were with their parents for the holidays, have again taken up their studies: Miss Vera Purnette, Trinity. Miss Evelyn Bar tholomew, St. Marys; Miss Myrtle Drake. Loulsburg; William Boone and Hurley Braswell' Wake Forest. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Buck, after a pleasant stay with parents at Winter \ille. have returned, and with his splen did corps of assistants have resumed the Spring term of school nere. Cupid is at work in the hearts of some of our young people and Madam rumor says because of his irresistable powers sbme of his victims will kneel at Hymen's Altar. At an approximate cost of $200,00? one of the most magnificent Court Houses in the State is finished, and on the 23rd of this montli this handsome structure for the first time will be opened with fitting and appropriate ceremonies for a term of Civil Court. Politics is assuming some propor tions in this County, and more than one has flung his hat in the ring for starters. And regardless ot what wtll be the results, Mr. T. W. Bar tholomew former deputy Marshall, is asking to be made Sheriff, while Mr. Henry Leonard, a farmer, wishes to handle the County's finances as Treas urer. Plain Tom. lit KIMOBT Of WILLIAM THCB8 TON MATTHEWS. The Death angel haa again visited the Plney GJrove neighborhood and talc en little Wllliaiji Ttiurston the sweet little Babe of Mr. and Mrs. W. Turn er Matthews. His time hero on thf* earth waa very short, ha lived only six weeks, juat a tiny end hare but <one to bloom in Heaven. FvervtMn* was dona tor him that loving parent* and friends ^could do for him hut Qo<t knew best and called htm on to gloryt to be forever with him and I woo hi sav to his parents and loved ones, don't grieve tor him but try to Uva la such a way that you will be prepared to meet your darling on the other? s'da. His funeral services war* con ducted by the feelovad pastor. RwVj N F Brltt arfiTTie w*s teodarly laid to rest in the Corinth ceftietery Mia srs. Speacar Matthews, Arthur Mat tl.ews, Jamas 8 pen oar. Alfred I irt ter were the pallbearers. ?By Ona Who Lowed Him. Vala? o? tfc* O. 8. c*?ltol t? o?iT fZC.OOO.OM and aor* mam** ha* I spent on it tku ? any '