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MU WAO PKB TKAK ? nr adtahck r The Franklin Times WATCH LABEL Ml 1MB PAPEK?Sead la &aawal Bcfor* Tla* lift jg. A. p. johssos. Editor ud ?*???? THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THE UNION subscription elm p? i? VOLUJIN LEV. , ' LOCISBOBC, H. C, I It ID AT, JULY 31, ltti (10 PACES THIS WEEK) 5CHBEH 24 ... . . WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN DIES ArDAYTON End Comes While Asleep Without Warning Funeral Friday REMAINS TO REST IN NATIONAL CEMETERY Dayton Almost Unable To Realize That One of Nation's Fore most Citizens and Picturesque Figures Has Passed Away In Her Midst; Man Who Was Candidate for President Three Times and Secretary of State in Wilson Administra tion Played Powerful Role in Every Political Contest in a Generation; Religion and Defense of Fundamentalism His All-absorbing Mission During His Last Days Dayton, Tenn., July 26.?William Jennings Bryan wa? discovered dead In bed here this afternoon by a servant He had retired to his room in the early afternoon for a nap and was found dead at 4:80 o'clock. Heart disease was given as the cause of death. IN BEST OF SPIRITS He was In the best of spirits and expressed himself as "feeling fine" when he retired shortly after luncheon, about 1:90 o'clock. He had attended ser vices at the Southern Methodist Episcopal Church before lunch and had par tai n of a hearty meal before retiring to his room. The companion of Mrs. Brjifl ;xassed through the room and noticed him breathing heavily a?d rushed for r. c nearest neighbor, A. B. Andrews, who, on reaching the scene, summon ed a doctor. ^ Dre. W. F. Thomason and A. C. Broyles, on examination, said Mr. Bryan had been dead probably fifteen minutes. Mrs. Bryan, the chauffeur and Mrs. Bryants companion were In the house when he died. Mrs. Bryan was writing on the porch when her husband passed away. Ef forts are being made to locate the son, William Jennings Bryan, Jr., who is in California. Also a daughter, who resides in California. THEIR PLANS Mrs. Bryan was preparing to leave Dayton In the next day or so for Idaho, where she expected to spend the summer with her son. Mr. Bryan was to leave Dayton Tuesday for KnoxvUle, where he would deUver two speeches, then go to Nashville for a similar engagement before going to Florida. He expected to join Mrs. Bryan in the fall. Mr. Bryan was In Chattanooga yes terday morning, after having spent the night nt the Ross Hotel, en route to Winchester. He arrived Saturday evening at 6:30 from Winchester, whore he had spoken twice during the day. His first speech Saturday was delivered at Jasper, Tenn., followed by an address at noon to the Civltan Club in Winchester. He was taken to Dayton Sunday morning by 4. W. Lessly, owner of the Roes Hotel, and they reached there about 9 30 a. m. Mr. Bryan stayed at home during the morning and made arrangements for the speech to be de livered at tbe courthouse in Dayton tomorrow night. Another engagement o' importance wr.s one at the Hotel Acua tomorrow at 6:30, when he would meet with the Progressive Day tou Club and lay plans for the Bryan College movement, which was to bo definitely launched with the dinner meeting tomorfow night He planned to leave Tuesday morning for Knox vBle. Tow n Shocked The town was shocked by the trag edy and within Ave minutes after the dictors' examination revealed that Mr. I.'ryan was dead, the streets near the home were thronged with people. Mrs. Br; an is said to be entirely composed, and is bearing np wonderfully under the terrible blow. Mrs. Bryan expressed the desire that her husband be burled in Arlington Cemetery and feels it may be arrang ed, In that he holds the title of Colonel. SLe also said she had heard her hus band express a desire to be burled there. No arrangements will be made however, until W. J. Bryan, Jr., Is lo cated and communicated with. Evelattea Final In conversation with the Associated Frees representative hers last Friday night, Mr. Bryan expressed surprise that the Southern press had not taken cognizance of the criticism by repre sentattves cf the Eastern press at the Scopes trial at Dayton of Urn people Of Tennessee because of paaaage of t! e anti-evolution act Mr. Bryan said that while much ado was being made rbout the Tennsases law, nothing had been said concerning tha sot passed bv Congress regulating the teaching of evolutionary theories In the Dis trict of Columbia. He declared that while the Tennessee law was speclflo lr this, It prohibited teaching that mankind originated from the lower form of animals, the District of Co lumbia law prohibited teaching of any thing that wontd reflect npon the Bi ble. Mr. Bryan expressed pleasure that the Scope* trial had suddenly oollap ?ed before he was permitted to make his prepared speech, declaring that now he oould preeent It to tha people ?f tha country just as he wanted It without Interruptions from _ counsel and without havbg to make extemporaneous replies to preeedlng speeches. He _ _ over the coming battle between fad* demnnuiinm and moderaiam, mi seemed t?t* ft* tbs fray. Mr Brrsa^oams hace and made ar i I lad expected to deliver It at Chatte ls ooga, Knoxville, Nashville and Harts ville, the latter place being the home c( Senator Butler, author of the state anti-evolution law. Last Rites To Be Simple All details of the last rites for Mr. Bryan will be simple and without dis play, In accordance wiih the wishes of Mrs. Bryan. The bereaved woman has borne her sorrow with i.nflinchlDg courage and has at all times directed the arrangements for the care and bur ial of her husband's remains. The schedule of the funeral party as tentatively outlined late today by ! the widow and her group of solicitous ! advisers calls for the departure of the body from. Dayton on a special rail-. road car Wednesday morning at b:40| o'clock. After the flrst part of the long journey, the forty miles to Chat tanooga has been made, the funeral car will be attached to the regular train of the Southern railway, which leaves for the Nation's capital at 11:20 of the same morning. Knoxville, Bristol, Roanoke and Lynchburg are scheduled stops for the sad procession before the body of the dead statesman Is brought to Washington. In Washington It Is planned to have the body lie In state for another per-' led while thousands'of friends and ad mirers march by to view the face of the man who fought so boldly In be ts If of causes ho believed served the tilerests of the people.' funeral Arrangements Incomplete On Friday at an hour to be deter mined by the events of the intervening dryn, Mrs. Bryan believed tonight the b >nea of her husband would be laid to final earthly rest. These plans. It was made clear tonight, were subject to revision. From far Western States two daugh ters and William Jennings Bryan, the y-.unger, hastened tonight to join their mother In Dayton or In Washington. Their messages of tender sympathy sad lore toothed her aching heart to tiay. From Loo Angeles, the younger Bryan and his slstsr, Mrs. Richard Hargreaves, ware on their way to the chosen site of burial. Mrs. Ruth Owens was expected here early to n.rrow. She left s scheduled Chau tauqua performance to rush to her itrlcken mother's side. Upon the wishes of t^eae three, the Inal decision and planning depends. More definite announcement la expect ed as to funeral and Interment ar? r ngementa when Mrs. Owen reaches Dayton. Gathered around the house of death icday. In unceasing vigil since the told spirit of the Commoner left his >ody. ware the members of the pross mttoa counsel in the Scopes evolution rial. In whose association Mr. Bryan ipent his last days sad efforts. They lever left his form nor removed thMfe wives tar from the sight of the placid See whose determined line* had soft ibed Into the untroubled calm of par Set rest. ?I ruotlal (rain T? CapMal Tenn., July 21 I lng the hotly of William Jennings Bry an to Washington is the regularly kohedulod Southern Railway train Number 42, from Chattanooga to the National Capital. The car will leave Dayton at 8:40 o'clock Wednesday morning. bearing Chattanooga at 11:20 a. m. Central Standard time, the train has these scheduled stations and hours of arrival: - Knoxville 2:45 P- m. Bristol, Tenn.-Va. 7:05 p. m. Roanoke, Va., 12:45 a. m. Thursday (Eastern Time) Lynchburg, Va., 2:10 a. m. Washington. 7:30 a- na il EV. MILLER PREACHES FINE SERMON At Open Air Services Sunday Night Attendance Continues to Increase? To Pay Tribute To Bryan as a Chris thin Sunday Night. Sunday night witnessed the largest crowd this season in attendance at the Open Air Union Services at the Col bye campus. The special music by the band and orchestra was fine and greatly- enjoyed. The sermon by Rev J. D. Miller was on the subject of "God the Creator of all things and Jesus Christ the builder of his Church." It was a strong sermon, entertainingly and forcefully delivered. Rev. O. W. Dowd is in charge of thj services for Sunday night, and an nounces that it has been agreed to turn the service into an appreciative seivice of William Jennings Bryan as a Christian gentleman. This service will be provided with special patriotic music bv the band and orchestra and I speeches and talks by many prominent citizens. Hon. Ben T. Holden will be the main speaker tor the occasion. It is expected that even a larger crowd than last Sunday night will be in attendance and all are Invited who enjoy good music and splendid ora tory to come and take a part' in Ihjs service. SMALL DOCKET MONDAY In Franklin Recorder's Court?i)nlj Five Cases. Judge G. M. Beam with the assist ance of Mr. S. A. Newell, County At to. ney, prosecuting in the absence of Mr. W. M. Person, disposed of the five cases on the docket of Franklin Re corder's Court Monday in short order The cases were an follows: State vs J. E. Widght, disposing of mortgaged property,'continued by con sent to next Monday. State vs Jonas Hayes, nuisance, de fendant being under sixteen years of age. case wan dismissed. State vs Jonas Hayes, assault, de fendant being under sixteen years of age, case was dismissed. State vs Joe Brown, adw, pleads guilty, fined *50 and costs, and to pay Into the Court $26 for doctors bill. ? State v? 81m Kearney, vpl. pleads guilty. ? months on roads. Upon pay mint of costs, execution not to Itsus ti til further orders of this court ANOTHER HAIL STORM PLAYS HAVOC WITH CROPS On Sunday afternoon another hail storm visited the southwestern sec tion of Franklin county, playing havoc with crops of all kinds, especially to bacco. From the Information we have been able to get It seems that the hail began near Wake Forest and made Its path through by Oak Grove on by Roberts out near Royal and Clifton's Mill section on to the river. The path of the storm was not so vary wide but the wind and hall together did consld arable damage. The worse crop dam sge reported so far was at Bud Mur phy's and John Woodllef ? near Voungsvllla, and at Joa Youngs near Royal. Tops sf tobacco barns wsre torn away and trees wars uprooted and twisted off In the wake. The dam age Is not poWHble Of estimate. With the hail and wind storms com tng as late tt> the year aa they have this year makea their damage a great i-.i more aa the crops will not put iut to any practical advantage, and the farmers who are the lowers are without the possibility of recovering MR. W. J. COOPER MARRIED An Item tn Saturday's News-Obser rer stated that marriage Itceaaea were ?sued tn Raleigh on Friday to Mr. W. F. Cooper. Of Lonlsburg. and Miss Ifary J. Spain, of Mlddleburg. Mr. Cooper la oae of Loolaburg's successful business men and < eye /tide friendship. Met ffpein Is i si ?are. _ young lady having of IVaaklln Oounty*a J 1 WILLIAX JFNMXGS BKYA> APPEAL FOR HAII. STORM Sl'FFERFRS. Owing to recent hull ?torm? In Fnnklln and Wake cou i liesw&> i llesYla'> are a numiier of i a ml lie * in d?!>tlh.te circumstance* and in * *- many c?*e? there I* actual suffer- * * Inc. * In til the bread-Tinners In these * * families can set work tliey haie * * no inenns of supplying food und * * clolhing for the women and child. * * ren dependent qm them and it * * Incomes the dnty and privilege, * * of those who are more fortunate, * * to help them.1 * * A representative of the Ametl. ' * can Red Cross is on the ground * * a"d a careful intesthraton of each * * cn?e will be' made. Their loss can 5 * not be repaired hat acta >1 suffer- * * Ins can and shoald be prevented * * by a seaerons response on the * * part >if our people. " * THE FRANKI.IN TIMES wUI * * receive contrlbntlons and make ar- * * knooledaremeat by publication and * * every eeht contributed will go t? * * relieve the *eeds of these nnf .r- * * innatuh. The American Red Cro-s * * ha? not only made a donation to * * this cause but will hear all ex- * " pense of their workers In the af? * * fecled area. ? * ( heck* may be made pavable to * * FRANKLIN TIMES Relief Find ? * or E. C. Fetry, Welfare Officer. * * And it is argent that these eoatrl- * * hntioas He made at once. * F. H. malum: of Relief Committee. RET. M. T. PLYLER TO PREACH Rev. *. T. Plvler, Presiding Elder of tho Raleigh District will preach at the Methodist church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, according to announco n ents made by Pa>tor O. W. Dowd. Sunday School will bo held at the usual hoar and the congregation will attend tho open air services at the College campus at night r. ZION W. M. s. Mt. Zton W. M. S. Circle No. 1 mot Wednesday. Inly 12. 1MB. at Oold 3and school building at three o'clock. Ibe following program waa rendered: Hymn. My Faith Looks Up to The*. DfvoUsmal. Mrs. W. T. Cooper. Hymn, Stand Up For Jeans. Rusinsan masting and Personal Ser vice report. The Mlanion of Our Mission Schcots, Vnnle Bella Murphy. Heavenly Things In Japan, Mrs. J. ft. Parrtah. Where tho School Bell Seldom Rings Me. P. O. Murphy. FYultfU 'Praying, Mrs. R. E. Oarbee. Hymn, Bloat Be the Tie That Binds. DIsmMMR Fannie Onpton. The following were present: Mrs. r. R Parrtsh. Mra R E. Oarbee. Mrs (Indrod Leonard, Mra. P. O. Murphy, drs W. T. Cooper and Mrs. W. S. Car* oil. MlaBaa Amnio Bell* Murphy. Etta farrls. Helen Parrlsh. and Fannie hiptoa. Members prevent 7, visitors total It. FannIs Oupton. Leader. LlUte Harper. Secy. Aetnal KaM.fTP RmlthMst "War# yon ever held apt Decker: "Ysa-bo! 1 took two l.crue girls to dinner omoa." co n ON J* IMPS ? TO *7.50 FEE BALE Indicated \ Irld Is l:L>S"00 Bales, I ( ompart-d to 13^7^36 In The J9S4 L Crop. . t Washington, July 23.?This year's oiton crop, which early in the season gave indication o( being one of the largest ever grown, declined during ,the week ending July 16 to the extent of 751.000 bales. In its second fore Ci'st of the season the department of agriculture announced the judicial crop to be ll.3e8.000 equivalent 500 H'und bales, as compared with 13,627, . 936 last year. ? The forecast was based on- the con dition of the crop on July 16, which , was 70.4 per cent of normal, Indicat ing an acre yield of 140 pounds. Con ;diiion on June 25 this year was 75.0 indicating an acre yield of 147.7 pounds, while last year's July 16 con dition a as 68 5 per cent. HAUBIS CHAPEL B. T. P. U. Sunday. August 2. 1925. Topic for the week. Cultivating the Spirit of Faithfulness. Opening hymn. Loyalty to Christ. Prayer. Charlie Fuller. Hymn. Help Somebody Today. Quiz, conducted by Winston Pearce Program presented by Group 1. Au drey Young. Captain. Scripture reading. Margaret Young. Introduction. Audrey Young. Statement Regarding Responsibility, Violet Frailer. Faithful or Unfaithful to Our Obll gallons. Which? Winston Pearce. - The Measure of Our Worth, Mrs. A. T. Lancaster. Faithfulness the Same with Two or Ten. Lizzie Harris. Recitation, Joseph Harris. Rich Rewards tor the Faithful, Bea trUe Barham. Faithfulness Requires Effort, Joe Frailer. Song. Faith of Our Fathers, by Mar garet and Christine Young. Secretary's report. Hymn. God Be With You. Dismissal. This program will be given at Rock Springs, Saturday night, August 1st. BE UNION A most unexpected but happy re urion was had at Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Wlider's In Cypreas Creek township on last Sunday when all of their chil dren, who had previously arranged the occasion without the knowledge of tha'r parents, begun to arrive and uuIoVi their large boxes of good-to eats. The big dinner which was ser ved on the lawn in true picnic fashion, although much enjoyed, was almost lost sight of In the happiness of the social gathering of the entire family. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs, 0. N. Wilder and children of R 1; Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Howell and children, of Rock Sprtngs R 1; Mr. and Mrs. J. A Creekmcre end children, of R I; Mr. and Mrs. George Burnetts end child, of Releigh. rou to smi to dwahis Hon. E. W. Pn will apeak before lbs Louis burg K! wan Is Ctah at Franklin Hotel in William Jennings SUIT REGARDED AS ANNUAL FIGHT "Old Stuff" For Co-ops Timed At I'wal Btlire Tttaen Hea> MB Begin* fn S?atli Carolina Bath. (8. D. Frissell) , The suit filed against employees of jthe Tobacco Association by J. A. Wade a farmer of Halifax County Virginia lias created only mild interest among the members of. the association, ac cording to ail accounts. What has become an annual barrage of hostile and sensational publicity ? gainst the organized tobacco growers [is timed as usual to precede the open ing of the association's markets in South Carolina. Members wearisome ly recall the bungling attempt of three young men from South Boston to start an insurrection and collect "sub scriptions" to "show up the associa tion" which occurred at just this time lost year. According to the news from Danville where the present suit is filed "There is a shrewd suspicion that the action has been fostered largely in South Boston by the same element wnich sought to destroy the association last summer." The saving of hundreds of thou? ands of dollars for the association and its members by the men who came to its aid and redried its tobacco for from 25 cents to 50 cents cheaper per hun dred pounds than the price which oth er redriers would have forced the ^j eeciation to pay, was "good business, good morals and good economy for the association" according to Oliver J. Sands of Richmond, Public Director for the association in Virginia. Public officials from three I states who were invited to investigate the affairs of the association stated many weeks ago in their report that they had gone very thoroughly into its re drving policies. In the words of the Directors of Extension, the Commis sioners of Agriculture, the Chiefs of the Bureaus of Markets and editors of farm papers from Virginia, North Car olina ar.d South Carolina. "The committee believes that the as sociation saved its members at least 25 cents per hundred pounds in redry ing costs on the 1923 crop and perhaps 50 cents per hundred in redrying c .sts on a part of the 1924 crop. The asso ciation got a large pert of its tob-cco redried at fl.75 per hundred in 1923 due to this basic price. During 1924 tbc Edmondson Tobacco Company far ther reduced its charges for re-drying to $1.50 per hundred pounds." Director Sands when told of the suit last week declared ~lt is ludicrous to allege that a net profit of $500,000 has been made by the very parties who effected a saving of hundreds of thous ands of dollars for the association." The public director for Virginia char acterized the suit as a last ditch fight to discredit the association and im pede its further progress. According to the. statement of Hob- ? ert Wade." the young attorney who is most active in the suit, representatives of Henry Ford's legal staff will come shortly into the tobacco section, for the purpose, he says, of securing data lo contest Sapiro's damage suit filed against Ford. The recent warning of Dr. J. T. Joy aer to the fanners which was made by the veteran worker and organiser of the association when he announced that he would retire from a salaried position with the association to serve It without pay. seems especially time ly in view of the efforts now being ex pended In the annual attack against the farmers of Virginia and the Caro Unas who are organising their own business. "In this fight tor economic freedom and economic justice for our farmers, we are now standing at the Mnrne," said Dr. Joyner, in bidding Ms associates farewell, and doctored hat "arrayed against us are powerful forces, strongly entrenched, perfectly >iganlaed, powerfully financed, deter utned In their own Interest to destroy is this year If they can." PICNIC AT Pt/NKUf CENTRE On last Friday afternoon, the Young I'ccples Missionary Society of the thodist church and of which Mrs. IV. K White to leader, had a mom de ft htful picnic supper at Punktn Cea er. The long table on the hill above he pavllUoa was spread with all kiada if good things, and every body ft tally ?Joyed the out-of-door autol. The members and MhMfimti row. Marguerite Harris. Jaacto Tartar iarrto. Katharine Plianaadj P Jgerton. Ruth Early. IK W. t iru. K K. AUan. Mra. and IK fr. and IK Deorge ?1 Mb, Mr. and Mra. and Mm Walter ivd IK Edward "
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