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The Franklin Times ?a WATCH LUIt OS mil^SeW k Ttae ta?W{ i ? 4-^ A. F. JOHNSON, E Alter ui TOLUMK LU. THE COUNTY, THE BTATZ, THE UHIOM - ?, i < - *. a, rant a 8FB8C1IPTI0S ILM IW W LOCI8BCE8, H. >AY, ACOCST 1#, IKS Chief ExecutiveDies Instantly and Without Warning, After a Day Declared to Have Been The Best Since He Became III End Comes 7:30 O'clock While Mrs. Harding Reads at President's Bedside Suddenly a Slight Shudder Is Observed and He Is Dead APOPLEXY THE CAUSE Mrs. Harding, Realizing End Has Come, Declares, "I Am Not Going to Break Down"; Vice-President CooUdge Is Notified of Tragic Event. FUXEBAL rHAIJf LEAVES FOB CAPITA]. TODAY San Franctse*' A?g. 2. ? The tody of President Harding will leave San Pnmelseo on a special train at aboat 7 o'clock Friday ?Tenlay a*d go direct to Washing t?n, by way ol Beno, Ogden, Chey < ->ne, Omaha and Chicago. T'ltltt announcement was made !? lit after a conference partlcl pa; I fn by the fonr members of the IV e-ildent's official party In San I 1:111 el sco, a"d was approved by Mis. Harding. ..The car will be lighted at night and nt nil time* two soldleira and two sailors, a part of a naval and military uiutrd of 16 enlisted men, will stand at attention guarding the casket. The train 'vW make no stops en route except those mcessary for Its operation. The body of the President will be borne In the rear car, probably the same in whlrfu. be made the trip from the capltol . to the Pacific const /? Presidential Headquarters, Palace Hotel, San Francisco, Aug. 2.? Warren G. Harding. President of the United States, c!ied instantaneously and with out warning onight at 7 :30 o'clock, a v'ctim of a stroke of apoplexy, which struck him down in his weakened condi tion after an illness of exactly a week. The chief executive of the nation, and by virtue of his office and person alty, one of the world's leading fig ures, passed away at the time when his physicians, his family, and his people thought that medical skill, hope and prayer had won the battle against diseasey The disease had been conquered, the fire was out, but seven days of si lent, though Intense suffering had left their mark and a stroke of apoplexy came without an instant's warning and befors physicians could be called, members of Ws party summoned, or remedial measures taken, passed' from life's stage after having for nearly two and a half years served his na tion %nd for many years his native st#te of Ohio. With th? passing of Mr. Harding, tiwtofftce at President devolves upon Oalvin COffllge, vice-president of the United States, a man sdlent In nature but demonstrated as strong in emer gencies.. He was notified of the death of Mr. Harding at his home In Ply mouth, Vermont. The suddeness with which '.he end came was shown by the fact that only Mrs. Harding anrl the two nurses, Ruth Powderly and Sue Dausser, were in the room at the tjlme. Mrs Harding, is 1th her characteristic faithfulness and constant tenderness, was reading to the President at the Ume. Then withemt a warning a slight sBudasT passe# 'through ttrtr fiaiue of tho chief executive, he collapsed and the end came. Immediately the Indi cations of distress showed themselves Mrs. Harding ran to the door and called for I-leut Commander Boone and for other doctors to come quickly. Only Doctors Sawyer and Borne, the chief and assistant physicians, were able to reach the room befoire the nation's leader passed away. They were powerless to do anything. Brave In tne face of tne President's Illness, Mrs. Harding retrained brave In realisation of his death and did not bronk down. Physlelaas' Official Statement Says Stroke of Apoplexy Was the Cause "The death of the nation's chief ex ecutive was announced in these words: I "The President died Instantaneously and without, warning and while re versing with members of his family at 7; SO p. nt. Death was apparently due to some' kraln development, prob ably apoplViy. "During the day he had been free from discomfort' and there was every justification tor anticipating a prompt recovery. (Signed i "C. E. SAWYER, M. D. "RAY LYMAN WILBUR, M. D. "C. M. COOPER. M. D. "J. T. BOONE, M. D. "HUBERT WORK. M. D. "AUGUST 2. 1923?7:30 P. M." In a second statement at 8.02 p. m. the statement was made tiiat death had been caused by a strike c< ap oplexy. Tragic Death Is Ht-srrlbed The story of the President's tragic end was told of In this way: "The President died at 7:80 p. m. Mrs. Harding ^n.d< t)je two nurses, Miss Ruth Powderly and Miss Bue Dausser, were In the room at the time. Mrs. Harding was reading to the President when utterly without warning a slight shudder pas'ed through his frame, he collapsed, and all recognized that the end had como. A stroke of apoplexy was the cause of his death. "Wjthln a few minutes all of the President's official party had beeta summoned." Secretary Hopx^r was the first of the four members of the President's cabinet, who are In San Francisco, to learn the sad news. He went Into the room at once and in a few min utes came out obviously deeply dis tressed and In a low voice said to newspaper men, most of whom did not know of the hurried call almost half an hour previously: "Boys I can't tell you a thing." "The President had amost splen did afternoon." said Lieut Command er Joel T. Boone, assistant to the President's personal physician. "When I left the room I couimentod, doesn't he look splendid" "Then all at once, he just went .Ike that ' tl.o commando? snapped his lingers. "Just like that." he repeated. "Something just snapped that a all." ijecre^ry Wallace was lha Betcnd meiuhcr : ? thu President s Official family to Uv-irn of the paining of bis Uiiet ai.il bo l'Ktwiso ww so cv*r cou'.e 111 griof that he ?)..! say nothing. Recorder's Court Judge G. M. Beam disposed of tho following cases In Recorder's Court 03 Monday: Stat..- va F. H. Cooke, false pretense continued under former order until 1st Monday In September 1923. State vs F. H. Cooke, fal3e pretense continued under former order, untt 1st Monday In September 1323. State vs Tom Person, vpl, four cas es, continued under former order un til August 13th. State ts William (Buddie) Hockady adw, continued to first Monday in September. State vs William (Buddie) Hockady adw, pleads guilty judgmeit suspen ded upon payment of cost*. State vs William (Buddie. Hockady assault, continued to first Monday in September, bond $100. State vs J. B. Walters, giving worth less check, pleads guilty, Jfidgment suspended upon payment of costs. State vs Isham Green, larceny from lerson, guilty, forr months on roads to be hired out upon payment of $16 costs and $3 to Early Hammond, ap peal, bond $300.00. State vs Matthew Davis, vpl, guilty prayer tor Judgment continued to Au gust 20th, 1923 upon payment of $25.00 of costs. State vs Benjamin Purgurson, vpl, pleads nolo contendere, fined $50 and costs Including $76 to town of Frank llnton and required to givo bond of $100 for appearance, the first of Janu ary 1924, to show good, behav.or. State vs Blair Bumell, vpl, pleads guilty, fined $26 and costs including $26 to town of Frankllnton and re quired to give $100 bond for appear ance January 1st, 1924 to 1 how good behavior. State va Edward Wrenn, Frank 'ones. Walter Johnson, vpl. pleids guilty, Judgment suspended upon pay ment of costs. ? - o ENTERS T. C. HARRIS STORE AX Y0IJNtt8Y!LI,E Mr, T. C. Harris was in Loulsturg Tuesday and reported that his store at Youngsvllle was entered by robbers on Monday night. It seepis they re moved the plate glass from the front door and ontered through the open ing. It la estimated that they took abu.it $200 worth of merchandise from the store. Mr. Harris Ibforms us this is the fifth time his store has been burglarized since 1920. At this writing no arrests have been Made. I H LOUISBURG GROCERY COMPANY ROBBED Gets Barrel of Floor and Three Bags Sugar The Loulsburg Grocery Co., Louto burg's wholesale establishment ka the loser ot at least a barrel o( floor and three bags of sugar as a result of a burglar entering their plac? of business either Saturday night ?r Sunday night. The entrance wh made through a ?ack window. The burglar was clever enough to tak? tbe window sash out of the Irarae and stand It down so aa it would not get broken and made his entry. If any other articles were taken it has not been discovered. There Is no clue as to who the burglar was. Messrs. Furguson and Phttttys, lli? proprietors, have had strung bars placed at outside windows to give tome resistance If the act should be . repeated. t'HAMBLISS-SWINDELL A beautiful marrrage took place in Loulsburg at 6 o'clock Saturday even ing. was that of Mrs. Julia Barrow Swindell and Mr. Norman Y. Cham bliss, both of Ro?ky Mount, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Barrow. The ceremony, which was perform ed by the Rev. L. E. Thompson, pas tor of the Louisburg Methodist Church was attended by relatives and friends, including a number of friends who 'motored over from Rocky Mount, The Barrow home was beautifully deco rated with baskets of hydrangia and snap dragons. The vows were spoken before' an Improvised altar of state ly palms and ferns, the living room being dimly lighted by cathedra', candlesticks holding white tapers. The stairway and balustrads wen covered in white and garlanded wltfc ropes of evergreen. The lovely bride descended the stairs and was met by the bride groom. They entered the living room together. Mrs. O. Y. Yar borough, of Louisburg, presided at the piano playing the "Bridal Chorous" from Lohengrin and during the cere mony "Traumerel." Mrs. Chambllss Is a charming and attractive young woman. She Is a graduate of Loulsburg College and attended the North Carolina College for Women. She has made her home here for the past year, being con nected with the chamber of commerce as assistant to the secretary. Mr. Chambllss is one of the city's prominent young men. A native of Emporia, Va. he has made Rocky Mount his home for a number of years He Is secretary of the chamber of commerce and In that capacity has promoted and been actively engaged In furtherlnlg the best interests of the city. He is the ex-presldent of the State Organization of Chamber of Com merce Secretaries and the news of marriage of this popular young couple will be heard with cordial Interest throughout this State and Virginia. After the ceremony a wedding sup per was served. Late In the evening Mr. and Mrs. Chambllss left for Ral eigh by automobile, where they board ed the train for a honeymoon trip to Toronto and Niagara Falls. Attending the wedding from Em poria wer* the bride groom's mother and brother, Mrs. W. H. Chambllss and W. H. Chambllss, Jr. IS HO* OR OF BRTI>E ELECT On Tuesday afternoon, at the home of their parent* on North Msln Street, Mrs. John Olenn and MIrh Eleanor Yar borough delightfully entertained at Ave tables of Bridge in honor of Miss Mary Exum Burt,, brldc-elect. The house was very attractively ilec < rated for the occasion with cut flow ers and fern. At the conclusion of tho game, MUs Maude Ashley presented to MIkr Burt the guest prize, a Bride's Fook, a a fol lows "The pleasure Is glvtn 10 me, glrl-brlde, to present to you this Bride's Book. May Itn white pnftes, wherein you will crowd all of the lit tie Joys and tender memories of your betrothal days and honeymoon, bo for you symbolical of the Book of I.lfo which Love now opens fcr you and your betrothed, and as Love shall turn the pagu for you two tli rough out the years, may each one bo fllle-i with happiness, and joy, and love. May all of your little gray clouds be as heavily lined itlth silver, as your happy blue clouds ah all be shot thru with gold.'' A delicious salad course with tcikt" tea was then served. R. Y. Winters, In his exhibit, showed a difference of 17.4 bushels of oats per acre In favor pf home grown seed from selected pints. Why buy them from outside tho State T 8ubsortb? to The Franklin Times ESTABLISHES HIGH SCHOOL IN SANDY CREEK-GOLD MINE DISTRICT Instructs Superintendent to Provide High School hi Har ris District; Other Matters l Before the Board Th* Board was called to order by Chairman A. F. Johnson. T. H. Dick ens. John C. Winston, W. A. Mullen, and J. B. Jones were present. The minutes of last meeting were read and approved. Th? Board decided to run ft high school for. 6 months in the proposed] Special Taxing District of Gold Mine I and Sandy Creek, the school to be lo-| cated upon the site agreed upon by the district representatives In June. The superintendent was instructed to secure the site, have the house erect ed and work out all details for begin ning the school as early In the fall as ri ssible. __The superintendent was Instructed tc make plans for taking care of the high scchool pupils in the proposed Special Taxing District of Harris township. Since most of the school districts in the county are special tax districts, having a Local Board of Committee men, and in order that the local schools having no local tax mltflit have a committeeman In its own com munity the Board abolished all town ship committeemen and a person will be chosen from each of the non-Local Tax Districts to represent thi district ai committeeman. These vacancies, together with the vacancies on the special Tax School Boards will be filled the first Monday in September. Tne Board hereby notifies each school district that it will be glad to receive any suggestions or recommendations concerning these appointments for these vacancies. If there '.s any lo cal tax committeemen whose time has not expired and who wishes to TJ'stgn ptease notify the Board ojr 1st oirSept. The Board approved a loan of io.OOO for Pilot and *5,000 tor Tine Ridge. Vbis amount being a part of the 1106, MO that has already been approved by the State Department of Education. In addition to the *105,000 that has been approved as follows: Louis burg *55,000; "Youngsville *40,000; Pi lot *5,000; Pine Ridge *R,000; the Hoard approved a *15,000 loan for Fianklinton with the understanding that If this amount can be secured from the State in addition to the *105, 000. - Upon petition of a majority of the governing body of the Youngsvllle Graded School District, all the terri tory embraced In the Youngsvilie Special Taxing District was made a .part of the Youngsvilie Graded School District. The report of E. C. Perry was re ceived and ordered filed. Upon a unanimous petition the Bal lance Rock School District eas made | a part of the Epsom Incorporated Dis trict. , . ' Upon petition all the property of W. G. Kearney and Grace R'. Kear ney, contiguous to the Epsom Incor porated District, was made a part of the Epsom District. Upon petition Phi Toinilnson's prop erty, both real and personal was tr?ns ferred to the Loulsburg Graded School District and becomes a permanent part of same. Upon petition of the Pilot School Eoard, the Board Instructed its at torney to secure a half acre of land from Mrs. L. S. Privett, it being found this tract Is necessary for school pur poses. , . . The superintendent was Instructed to advertise for bids on the following school property in the county. Popes, Mt. Olivet, Mitchlners, in Franklinton township, Ballance Rock In Hayesvills township and Kearney In Sandy Creek township. .' . There being no further business the Board adjourned. 1 1M) YOII LIKE YOITR TOWN! * * DO TOU HELP IT GROWI * ~ " ? ?; ? I * No man can expect others to * I* cone to his town to trade that * * doe* net trade there himself. It * * takes business to make a town. * i* When job spend joor money ?nf * * of yonr town yon are helping lo * * Kill It. Yon should patronise * * yonr town the same a* yea weald * * have yonr town patronise yea. ? * Are yon helping to hnlld yonr * * town or are you helping to kill * t? Itl ? * It yon do not patronise ?nd sup- * * port your home Institutions you ? * are not helping your town. In 4 * fact you are a misfit, ont of place. * * In Jastlee lo yonr self yon shonld * *mev? to a tewa where ynn can * * support Its Institutions. Roth * * yon and THE T0W*S will proflt. ? During the Farmers' ConvontUm Hat week, 787 farmers and their wives registered for rooms at the College dormitories. Over a thousand came In each day In their cars, MAKES TAX LEVY LETS BRIDGE CONTRACT FOR $1,100.00 To Investigate Clothing of In mates County Home; Donat es $75 to The Louisburg Fire Department; Receives Many Reports The Board of County Commission ers met In regular session on Monday with all members present. After reading and approving the minuses of previous meetings the following busi ness was tratisacted: The report of Miss Addle Bordeau*. Home Demonstration Agent, was r* ceived and filed. Report of E. C. Perry, Superintend ent of Public Welfare, was received pnd filed, and his recommendations curried ?nt as follows: ?Thst George Foster ai.d Mary Hamm be stricken from outside pauper list ? they boing dead. That Mary Person be placed on cutslde pauper list at 12 00 per month end Wiley Porthress at IU.00 per month Report of J J. Holdiu, Superiuten ?ni of Ccuuty Home, was recti*' d and Tiled. He reports % wt.!te and U colored l/v.nai- a. Since last report Mrs. Zeb Collins and children and Aggie Perry and baby has left the home. On motion the county appropriated money for railroad fare of Old Sol diers to Winston-Salem. Report of Dr. J. E. Malone, County Health OfTicer, wasrcceived and fired. H. P. Speed and T. S. Dean were appointed a committee to go to th* county home and investigate the cloth ing of the inmates. The following townships made re pur's of the expenditure of their rei? jootive reports and they were receiv ed : Cedar Rock, Sandy Cr^iic. GoiJ Mine, Cypress Creek, Tr.e contract for the cou^tvuction of a bridge across the creek near A. 3. SLerrod's was let to W. H. Perdue at *1,100.00. An appropriation of t"5 was mad? to the Louisburg Fire Department. The following tax levies were made: County General Purpose ? 8 cents on prop erty. Pension ? 2 cents on property. Interest and Sinking fund ? 6 cents onproperty. Bridge Maintenance ? 8 cents on property. Schools Salary fund ? 64 cents on property. Building fund ? 14 cents on proper ty. Interest on bonds ? 3 cents on prop erty. Pell tax J2.C0? *1.50 to1 school fund and 50 cents to pension tax. The following tax rates for special tax school districts were levied, all of which is on property. Pearce ? 30 cents. Pine Ridge 50 cents. Pilot ? 50 cents. Bunn, 30 cents. Roberts ? 50 cents. Flat Rock ? 20 cents. Epsom? 30 cents. Laurel ? 20 cents. Moulton -Hayes ? 60 cents. Mountain Grove ? 20 cents. Wood ? 30 cents. Sandy Creek ? 30 cents. Wilder ? 30 cents. Cedar Rock ? 60 cents. Cedar Rock bonds ? White Level. ? 30 cents. Justice ? 60 cents. Seven Paths ? 30 cents. Oak Ridge ? 30 cents. Maplevllle ? 30 cents. Hickory Rock ? 30 cents. Ipgieslde ? 20 cents. Youngrrille Graded school? 50 cents Franklinton Graded school. ? 45 cents Loulsburg Graded school ? 53 1-3 cents. Upon petition of the Road Trustees of the various township* the follow in* levy for interest sad maintenance t7as made: Dunns ? 35 c*nts maintenance, $5 cvnts interest Harris ? 38 cents maintenance, 55 c?ut? interest. Younsville- 2F cents roa'i:tenanc?, 7 cents Int-rest. Franklin! nn? 10 cents maintenance. 20 cents Interest. Sandy Creek? 27 cents maintenance 36 cents Inter, n. Oo.d Mine- .0 cents mam enmicft. 75 <ents interest. Cedar Rock ? 18 cents maintenance, 1 I ? ? ,ts Interest. ? ,.r?'S8 C. e? k ? 26 cents mataten ai.vi-, cents 'nterest. Loulsburg- -2') cents maintenance 21 cents interest. S A. Newell and S. C. Holden were appointed and authorized to bird out ali prisoners sc ordered by the Court upon the payment of costs and fines. On motion the coilfuy will borrow $10,090.00 for temporary use. The reports of the several scchool elections were received and ordered recorded . e After allowing a number of accounts the Hoard adjourned. . Miss. Alice rfarrts returned home Friday from a vlflt to her brother, Lieut . H. H, Harris, at Fort Bennlng, Ga. ***">? ?>>" > v an ??? MURPHY'S BOAROM6 HOUSE BURNS ? ? ~ f* ' s_~ AROUND SIX TH01 DOLLARS Di G. W. Murphy, Scott ^ Morris Murphy and 6. Ford Estate Amonf ers; Losses Parfljf" By Insurance The peace and quiet o f . was stirred on last Satur4 about 8.30 o'clock when the L was 30unded announcing the j the boarding house of Mr. fi. phy on East Nash Street wmb i The Are department anixinH ly and found the lama* a second story room, tndtcaffoM point lng to the origin in a closet as If jats and matches having been the cause. A stream of water was played upon the blaze and after some stubborn resistance succumbed to the .power against it, but not until it had done considerable damage to the building and contents. The damage from lira and water together Is estimated to be as follows: The^bullding, owned by the G. W. Ford estate, damaged about $3,000,00 with no' insurance. Scott Dennis, who was occupying rooms there, damage about J 8 50. 00, insurance J500.00. I Morris Murphy, also occupying rooms there, damage slight, Insured. I O. W. Murphy, proprietor of the Boarding bouse, damage by Are and water about (2, 032.00, insurance $1. 500.00. PROSPEROUS FRANKLIN FARMER IS UNDER BOND John Baker, Alleged To Hve Handled Blackberry Brandy On Large Scale John Baker, prosperous FraulHn County farmer has been Uoun l over to tliu U n. ted State.! IJis.rlct Court herein a charge of liu- ln^ 41 Bullous <.f blackberry brandy fur !>?.? Baker's home about 12 miles south of Loulsburg was raided by federal prohibition agents Franks. Horton, Randall and Trexler who found considerably more brandy than they could account for on any theory of personal consumption. Therewas a barrel containing 25 gallons and two Jugs, containing three gallons and one gallon, respectively, found in a closet, while one of Baker's daughters rushed out of the house with another two gallon jug. Two five-gallon Jugs were also found In the defendants store while many funnels, bottles and other paraphanalia. including a 60-gallon still were on hand. Baker lives on an 110-acre farm of unusually good land and besides owns other land' a store' auto mobiles, trucks, stock and other pro perty. President Calvin Coolidge FIBKMEX ATTEND A new picture o f CoolJdge taken on thtf ding's death as the foi dent sat on the edge hts father's farmhouse Vt. The nat mbera of the Loulitart Fire Department attended th* Steto llre to? n'? Tournament at Mrbuu tkla woek. Thoae who haw reinrno4 re port a most enjoyable and MMmN
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