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VOLUMN LIX. - LOUISBURG, N. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12. 1928 (10 Pages) NUMBER 34
B A I L E Y MAKES
TOLERANCE PLEA!
Delhers Address Before Democratic
Kally In Loulsburg
Characterizing Herbert Hoover, who
appears to be both wet and dry, as
tire most amphibious candidate In the
annuls of politics in this country, J.
W.-Balley, of Raleigh, spoke at a De.
mocratlc rally here Friday night to
a courthouse full of enthusiastic hear
era. Mr. Bailey scored the Republi
can party and made a strong plea for
a sense of religious freedom that will
permit no penalty on any man be
cause of his faith.
"The man who raises the religious
question In American politics" Mr.
Bailey declared,' "offends against the
Constitution, against his country and
his God. Country and God demand that
the soul shall be free?In order that
religion may be pure. American poli
tics are devoted to practical ques
tions of economic welfare. Set up
this religious Issue and sectarian riv
alries and lealousness will engage the
minds of our people for generations
to come. We will cease to go for
ward. We will go backward. We
will undo the magnificent progress of
150 years of politics devoted to prac
tical questions of public welfare.
"The fact that Governor Smith Is
a Catholic has nothing to do with
his candidacy. Men who believe in
the principle of religious freedom and
lr. our Constitution will give the fact
l ot the slightest weight. We will
'? "t no penalties upon any man be
?e of his religion, and good Amerl
< : will not permit any man to be
<?' '"^d of oglce because of his rell
tlnL
jlif' "ere in this campaign for no
other ""?ise, I would be In It to do
my part to defend and proclaim the
doctrine of religious liberty. It came
to me from Baptist preacher fathers,
and, God helping me, I Intend to
hand It dowtf unimpaired to my
children.
"Read Governor Smith's record.
Show me when and wherein In his
long public gervlce of 30 years he
manifested In his official aqts the
slightest evidence of ecclesiastical
influence. That Is the test. Meet that
challenge. He is not ashamed of his
church; he does his duty as a christian
and I honor him for It."
"The vital principle of the Demo
cratic party Is to light out.jrour bat
tles within the party fn primary or
convention, and when decision la
reached, accepting the will of the
majority to unite-In the campaign and
the election," said Mr. Bailey. "Any
ether course means party disintegra
tion.
"We must preserve the Democratic
party?no matter about any one can
didate or issue. It Is the sure In
strument of the people's will and* the
people's rights. It Is the historical
national Institution of popular gov
ernment. Moreover, It Is the faith
ful .guardian of the Southern peo
ple."
The Republican party, Mr. Bailey
maintained,'ought to be driven from
power not only because It disgraced
and despoiled the republic, but be
cause It failed to meet the most
pressing economic problem of our
time, the relief of the farmers. '
. "At "such times," he said, "the peo
ple have always turned to the Demo.
< retic party, and it has never -failed
them. In such times It gave this
country Thomas Jefferson, Andrew
Jackson, Grover Cleveland and Wood
row Wilson, and It Is again ready.
It offers a great leader, a great and
proven Democrat as Jeffersonlan as
Jefferson, as strong against privilege
as Jackson, as honest and courageous
as Cleveland, as capable In adminis
tration and as sympathetic with the
Joffflble masses of mankind as Wood
rW"Wll8on?our standard bearer and
leader, Alfred E. Smith."
He discussed Governor Smith, his
rise in public esteem from the side
walks of New York, accounted for
the 30 years in which he has been
the target of Republican campaign
ers, and referred to the whispering
campaign that Is now employed
against him.
"Hoover sayB he wants no support
on the religious Issue," he declared,
"and I hope that these people who are
moved by that question will under
stand that the Republicans don't
^"want them?are justly ashamed ' of
them. The only thing for them to do
is to get In a little hole or klavern?
as they call It?and organize a little
party of their own. The rest of us
stand for the freedom of the soul and
the standard of our Constitution. We
will permit no penalty to be put upon
any man's religion."
He discussed the Republican at
tacks on Governor Smiths position
on immigration, on bis connection
with Tammany, and on his attitude
toward prohibition.
"As to prohibition," said Mr. Bailey,
"Governor Smiths position Is better
than Hoovers because Hoover has no
position?has never said a word
about the Volstead Act; calls the
whole business an experiment; says
he Is for the Coolldge policies?un
der which we have 1,360,000 distiller
ies in our land_and 2,000,000 people
engaged In bootlegglpg. Finally, ha
would appoint a commission,
"Hoover Ik a policy man. He was
for the Wilson policies In 1918; ha
Is for the Coolldge policies In 1928;
SUPT. BEST ADDRESSES
A LARGE AUDIENCE
Cc!ored Citizens Assembled In Kdu.
rational Mass Meeting Tuesday
Mght At Court Mouse
County Superintendent B. L- Beet
was the principal speaker before a
'arge gathering of most of the lead
ing citizens and tax payers among
the colored people in Louslbufg and
Franklin county Tuesday night in tne
court house. .
The county official went Into^ de
tail in his effort to show tho attltnde
of Franklin county toward the edu
cation of Us citizens and declared
ti.at the county would build nign
schools in each of Ave districts as
soon as enough students In those dis
tricts presented themselves of high
school preparation. assured
For the present, Mr. Besi assur^
his hearers that the county was ready
to do its duty by
school, now being built In this town.
He declared that It is thelr deslre to
have It a county training schooli bo
o8 to include "Students from the en
tire county free of cost for six months
thereafter" of course, a small monthly
fee would be charged.
Mr. Best quoted voheminous flgur
one time, he declared the United
States had spent more thani six MI
lion dollars for the education of its
citizens, and then told how
he wouid be if most of the white and
colored people In the county had at
least a seventh grade school educa
tl0After reading from figures that
showed the number of mhabltants of
the State's prison and each busines
and profession represented. lnclu*ln*
married and single, church members
" und non professed christians, M*
Best ascertained that moral. aiMrituah
manual and mental training were
prime requisites In the modern school
room, and he Intimated that educa
Hon was a failure If stress was not
placed upon conduct which Included
the consumatlon of moral obllgatlona
The speaker paid tribute to falter
1 M Alston, who had been selected by
\ Chairman J. H. Sills, to Introduce the
8PWhen Mr. Best finished. Major S. F
Boddle, who had a?ompani^ th?
speaker, was presented and delighted
his hearers in his brief remarks.
The reply to the addresses of the
evening was made by Dr. J. B. Davis
X declared that tor comprehensive
ness and charity backed UP by
will and fine sentiment, Mr. Bests
speech had eclipsed all former ef
f?Dr Davis made the point that the
white people of the South, though liv
ing in daily contact with the negro
did not know him, this paradox w
clarified to the satisfaction of all
however, when he described thattypc
of negro who had the ear of his su.
neriors and told them things about
persons and conditions and acted i
such polite and humble manner be.
fore their good white friends, thu3
ingratiating themselveB lnto thelr con
fldence, but when they turned to their
c ,rn race they were just the reverse,
hi their attitude towards both groups.
1 The negro who speaks frankly s
best friend to both races.
This is the type. Dr. Davis contend
that our good white citizens dont
Unow and he contended that the only
way to find them out Is to get the ev
donee from reliable memblers ot their
own racial group. After agata thank
ing Superintendent Be8t' wb?tost in
characterized as one of the 8b 8St '3
the State, Dr. Davis expressed thanks
to Major Boddle. whom he paid a
splendid tribute, refefr 1 ngt? h
an able business man and a broad
maeed humanitarian.
He closed by laqding the fine re
lationship between white and colored
neocle In this community, which the
phvslcian declared to be possible only
through such noble characters as Ma
jor Boddle and Superintendent Best.
be was (or the League of Nations
in 1918; he Is against the League of
Nations now. He was a Democrat
and running for the nomination for
President as a Democrat in 1920; he
claims to be a Republican now. In
the country about 14 years, making
bis fortune abroad, he either does
not know anything about these great
questions, or he has done the finest
lot of political leaping ever seen
outside a circus. To .cap the climax,
at this time he is running as a wet
In the North and as a dry in the
South. He is the most amphibious
candidate for the Presidency In all
our annals."
As to Governor Smith's position on
prohibition, Mr. Bailey Insisted that
It could not affect the situation In
any State that wants liquor.
"Any proposed changis in the Con.
stltutlon," he continued, "must be
fought out .hereafter. You will have
abundant opportunity to take 'your
stand. Meanwhile, th
there is corrup
tion in government to be rooted out,
and here is the great farming popu.
lation crying for relief. Here are
the other great pressing questions
of the time. To be sure, we will
not permit our differences on pro
hibition, which we may settle later
on, to stand between ua and the
moral challenge of Republican cor.
ruption and the distressing demands
of-onr farmers forrtijif." .
GOV. ALFRED E. SMITH
1 [ Who was the guest of North Carol ha yesterday. He was on his way to
I Louisville, Ky? where he Is to speak Saturday night Thousands and thous
1 rnds of people were In Raleigh yesterday to see the Governor, where he
> made his longest stop.
Tobacco Prices Higher
i The prices (or tobacco on the Lou.
, isburg market have advanced the past
| week to the point that all concerned
| are especially well pleased. There
I Is a good demand (or all grades and
?nany (armers are selling on the local
? market.
Rocky Mount Fair
' Rocky Mount, Oct. 8. ? Rocky
Mount's fifteenth annual (air which
begins here Monday afternoon, Oc
tober 15, will be,, in every respect,
the largest ever undertaken by (air
officials. *
Not, In the color(ul history ot the
, institution, have so many and varied
, attractions been assembled (or one
fair. Last year offfctals Increased the
department dealing with exhibits and
added to the amount o( money given
in prizes, but this year they have done
more than that. The new (air book
shows that several hundred dollars
more than was offered last year will
be distributed this year In premiums
alone.
The Rubin-Cherry shows, the mid.
way attraction this year, is to the
carnival world what Rlngllng Broth,
era and Barnum and Bailey Is to the
circus world. There Is not larger.
The carnival at present Is playing at
Richmond and will stop here enroute
to another engagement "further south.
All o( the summer the shows have
been In Toronto playing to the Inter,
national exposition there. The con
| tract calls (or 22 separate shows and
{eleven varied rides. Because ot the
j size o( the attraction, (air officials
were torced to rearrange the section
o( the ground ordinarily devoted to
midway attractions.. Forty cars arc
required to transport the show.
There will be races, tree acts sev
eral times each day, fireworks, ex.
j hlblts (rom all sections ot the lo
cality, ? (orty piece band (or all the
| concerts, an address by George Gor.
|don Battle, noted New York attorney,
and a tootbal game In addition to
the regular (air teatures. The (air
I promises to be the most colortul In
j the history ot the association in
Rocky Mount.
N. Y. Chambllss, secretary ot the
asoclatlon, who is in charge ot the
(air organization, stated today that
every arrangement had been complet.
jed and that the (air would get under
way Monday evpntng. Never, he said,
has there been a greater assemblage
of noted attractions than this year.
Attendance at the (air this year un
doubtedly will be larger than last
year and the officials are preparing,
to care (or a greater number of spec
tators and have arranged parking
space for one thousand or more au.
tomobiles within the (air grounds.
The (air will last throughout the week
cf October 15, beginning the 15 and
running through the 20th.
COLONEL NOLAN
i FAILS TO SPEAK
Colonel J. Q. Nolan, who came to
Louisburg Saturday as an anti-Smith
Democratic lecturer, accompanied by
a Republican trom Edgecombe coun
ty and greeted by a scattering ot lo
cal Republicans, ot which there aro
not a great number, departed trom
town without making his scheduled
lecture when he heard that some of
the younger Democrats of the com
' munity did not wish to hear him on
i"Tammanylsm, Alienism and Alcoho
lism.'' __ I
i Nothing of a formal nature was
jdone about the ""Colonel." The offi
cial organization ot the Democrats in
the county were perfectly willing for
him to have a hearing, if he could
? get anybody to hear him. It was
seme of the younger order who are
| taking this campaign seriously and
'very much to heart, who intimated
I that they were not going to stand by
I and hear Alfred E. Smith abused.
| They were prepared to put a stop to
lit. and both Chief of Police Meadows
j and Deputy Sheriff Fuller told the
'colonel frankly that there might be
disorder, although they were willing
to go to any length to protect him if
ite wanted to speak.
The colonel decided that he didn't
care to speak and departed from
tovn some time before the hour of
his public appearance in the court
house, either to hear the colonel or
erably aroused ovfer the incident, and
a crowd had collected at the court
house. ither to hear the colonel or
to see what happened to him if he
was not heard. Circulars describing
the colonel's eloquence and partiotlc
fervor were distributed last night af
ter the address of J. W. Bailey.
Franklin County W. M. U.
The W. M. U. of Franklin county
will meet with the Bunn Baptist
church Saturday. October 13th. 1928:)
Every society in the county is urged j
to send delgates. Pastors and all In
terested workers are also invited.
The following program will be ren
dered:
10:30 Song service.
10:35 Devotional.
11:00 Roll call and business.
11:15 The Standard of Excellence,
Mrs. J. S. Howell. Loulsburg. 1
11:46 Ruby Anniversary Aims and.
Plans for Tar River Association. Miss
Llllle Harper, Loulsburg.
12:15 Round table discussions. |
12:45 Lunch.
2:00 Missionary sermon. Rev. C. B.
Howard, Oupton.
Corn is down and damaing; cotton
bolls are rottening; and tobacco is
molding in the packhouses of Beau
tort count, says the county agent
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FRANKLIN COUNTY FAIR |
BIGGER AND BETTER!
The-Franklln County Fair, from all
Indications, will be the biggest ever
held In this part of the State. The
people In the county, realizing the
value of a real county fair ,are co
ocratlng in every way to make it
the best fair that will take place In
this part of the Stale. From a small
beginning, the Franklin County Fair J
has grown to be one of the biggest
in the State and is considered by out-'
aiders to be of more educational value
than any of the others.
The seven school districts will put
on competitive exhibits and all of the
vocational teachers In the county will
combine to give the people the first
hand information in regard to the
wonderful work that is being done by
\ocational education. This of course
Is a regular part of the county school
?work. J
In looking over the premium list]
We notice that hundreds of dollars
are offered in premiums to Franklin ^
county peoi)le only, and this is one
reason why our fair is of so much in
terest to the people in this county.
The Fair Association Is the sole
sponsor of the Franklin County Pig
Club, which now has more than two
thousand pure bred hogs in Franklin I
county and many of these will be on
exhibit at the fair this year.
The W.'T. Stone Shows, otte^of the
largest carnival companies making
the South this year, will furnish the
amusements for the mid-way and
many other features Including a para
chute drop from an airplane each-dsfy
will sdd much to the pleasure loving
people who attend the fair.
MASONIC DISTRICT AND
EDUCATIONAL MEETING
District Deputy Grand Master Frank
A. Roth, of th.e 19th Masonic District
of North Carolina consisting of Vance,
Warren and Franklin counties an
nounces the program for the Distfict
Meeting to be held with the Louis
burg Mjsonic Lodge Number 413. on
Thursday, October 18, 1928, a^ fol.
jlows:- - ?? S
I 2:30 P. M. Business meeting.
| 4:00 P. M. Address by Dr. W. E.
| Wicker. /
7:30 P. M. Barbecue supper.
! 8:00 P. M. Presentation Past Mas
ter Jewell by/John H. Anderson past
Grand Master.
I 8:30 P. M. Master Mason Degrees
conferred by William G. Hill Lodge,
Raleigh.
1/8:30 P. M. Third Degree lecture
' with picture slides by J.' L. Emanuel
: Past Master William G. Hill Lodge.
10:00 P. M. Address by R. C. Dunn,
Grand Master North Carolina Ma
sons.
I All Master Mastfns cordially invit
ed.
Welfare Report
The report ot E. C. Perry, Super
intendent of Public Welfare of Frank
ltn county for the month of Septem
ber shows that this department has
; been wide awake and hustling. The
lirst case listed in this report Is that
!of two little colored boys whose moth
er Is dead. The superintendent plac.
ed them with Cornelius Splvey. Four
cases in the report show that homes
have been found for children* eight
In number wbdse mothers were dead
?and whose fathers had. run away. A
[ badly burned colored girl, whose pe"o.
? pie could not or wuld not have her
[treated, has received treatment,
j An appreciation has been sent to
the N. C. Orthopaedic Hospital at Ga3
tonia for the admission of a little col
ored girl.
Among the adult cases, a warraht
has" been Issued for a colored man
who has deserted his family; Otter,
i Neal, Lillie Bowles and Narcissus!
Newell, a colored woman who has pe. I
lagra and whose husband has desert.'
id her, have been sent to the county!
home; Georgeajina Griffin and Mary
Dtckerson, both Inmates of the coun.
ty home, have been placed in homes.
A warrant has been issued for a ne- ]
1 gro deserting his sick wife. A white
, woman has received treatment at a
I hospital for rheumatism. One white |
woman has been sent to the State.
Hospital at Raleigh and application'
has been made for another. A coffin
was furnished a colored woman who
had died, her husband having run (
away and there being no one else to
buy it. j
Besides having attended to these
many cases, Supt. Perry has visited
the jail and the county home and re- j
ports, these in good condition.
Drifting
The above is the subject of a ser.'
mon to be preached by the pastor
at Shiioh Sunday at 11 a. m., Octo
ber 14.
Preaching also by the pastor at
Ptney Grove Sunday afternoon 3 o'-1
clock. Subject, "Following the Guide." I
Revival closes at Leah's Chapel
Sunday with one service at 7:30 p.1
m.
At Home
The Louiibdrg College faculty will ]
be at home to' their friends on Tues
day afternoon, October Hie sixteenth
frbm four to five o'clock.
\
FRANKLIN COUNTY
FOLK HEAR JOHNSON
Chairman Advisory Committee Ad.
dresses (lab At Louisburg
Senator T. L. Johnson, Chairman of
the Democratic Advisory Committee,
addressed the Young Men's Demo
cratic Club ot Franklin county Wed
nesday night in the court house. There
was a large attendance (rom all sec.
tions ot the county.
Senator Johnson painted a word
picture of the remarkable progress
of North Carolina since Chas. B. Ay
cock was elected Governor in 1900,
claiming as ponumental achievements
the building of the public school sys
tem that compares favorably with the
most progressive states of the Union,
and a State wide system of highways
that has made North Carolina the un
challenged leader of all the Southern
States. "But we have done more than
this" said Senator Johnson. "We have
not only made it possible for every
'boy and girl, regardless of condition
lln life or circumstances of fortune to
burgeon out all that God put into
his soul by giting him an educational
opportunity, hut we have to a very
rare degree translated in terms of
public service the Christian precepts
lot Jesus of Nazareth. The lame were
made"to walk; the blind to see again,
and the erring youth has been re
claimed." Senator Johnson here call
r?iFthe roll of the charitable and cor
'reeticmal institutions. "The girl. or.
I vhose brow sin has stamped its
scarlet letter of disgracS has been
licked up and sheltered in Samar.
rand and redeemed to a life of use.
fulness and service" said he refer
ring to the Institution for reclaiming
'.erring girls. X
Senator Johnson here paid
tribute to O. Mai Gardner as a man
17 be-eminently At to lead the great
Democratic party to new and even
! nobler achievements, predicting his
election by an overwhelming ma
; Senator Johnson-Mit discussed the
'candidacy of Governor Smith for
I President, describing him * "J*?
who- by merit and worth had lifted
himself by his own boot straps from
| the East Side of New York, as a
little boy by selling newspapers, to
within the very shadows of the White
House. He rediculed the attacks
! upon Governor Smith by F/ank Mc
Ninch and others on the prohibition
question pointing out that we have
! abundant laws in North Carolina to
protect adequately our homes against
intoxicating liquors. Even if Gover.
1 nor Smith's views on the liquor ques.
' Hon are erroneous they can in no
wise affect North Carolina. He charg
jed Dr. A. J. Barton with insincerity
and read his report as Chairman of
the Anti.Salbon League, in which Dr.
Barton charged President Coolidge
rnd his secretary of the treasury, An
drew Mellon with failing to enforce
the prohibition laws.
Just prior to the address of Senator
| Johnson the young men and youmt
I women of Louisburg township formu
lated their organizations by the elec
tion of officers as follows;
I- Young men: "TV. D. Jackson, pres -
ident' R. W. Alston, active vice.presi.
'dent;-J. B. King, secretary.
I Young women: Miss Susie Meadows
chairman; Mrs. J. R- Earle. Jr.. sec
retary; Advisory Committee Mrs_M.
C. Pleasants .Mrs. S. J- Parham, Mrs.
vc K Allen.
' Mr R. G. Bailey, County Chairman
Lf the Young Men's Democratic Cluta ?
' lcoorts the appointments of the tol
lowing chairmen for the townships
|Iiai)unos township?Mr. Edward Mul
^Harrls township-Mr^Charles V.
1' Youngsville township?Mr. Frank
Timberlake.
Franklinton township?Mr. Frea
|^Hayesville township?Mr. Frank M..
I A>Sandy Creek township?Mr. Josh
Tharrington. Howard
Gold Mine township?Mr. J. Howard
?"cedar Rock township?Mr. Spen.
^Cypress Creek township?Mr. Mort.
imLouteburg township?W. D. Jack
S?The Young Womens democratic
Club of Louisburg township will bout
a meeting Monday night in the court
house at 7:30. All ladies are invited
to attend. *
I
HONORABLE WALTER ' ?
' MCRPHT TO SPEAK '
Arrangements have been torn- *
pleted by which the Hen. Wat. *
ter (Pete) Mnrphy will speak *
te the voters el Franklin Conn. *
ty op the political Issues of the *
day during the recess of court *
Tuesday, October 16th, IMS. ?
Mr. Murphy Is easily one of the ?
best speakers hi the State and *
Is a favorite among Franklin ?
county people. Chairman Ma- *
lose, makes this announcement *
with mnrh enthusiasm as so *
many requests ham keen made *
to secure him for at least eae *
speech la Franklin county. < *