Special to n>? Pranklla Times
Washington, D. C., March 20.?
Not line* Woodrow Wilson
marched Into Washington at the
head of the Demoemtic cohort*
Just twenty years ago haa the
Capital City experienced the sen
sation of being atood on Its head,
so to speak. Just as Mr. Wilson
came into the oSat o( President
with the determination to change
everything, so President Roose
velt's administration has adopted
the policy that whatever needs to
be done shall be done differently.
A Political Revolution
Nofhing In this slow-moving
city ever moved as rapidly as
things are' moving here now.
Within less than a fortnight a
real political revolution has tak
en place.
In the order of their relative
importance, these are the out
standing occurrences under the
new government:
First: President Roosevelt has
been given powers such as no
President j of the United States
ever had, '-except In war^. time.
lua seuemi approval expressed
by people in all parts of the coun
try, of the delegation to the ex
ecutive of power formerly exer
cised only by Congress, suggests
?hat there was something more
than ldl? talk behind the Idea
that a dictator was needed. Old
time political observers here say
that It reflects a general distrust
of Congress. It perhaps is not so
much that, as it is impatience
with the slowness of Congress.
Second: Under the direction of
the new President the reorgani
zation of the entire banking sys
tem of the nation has been start
ed along drastic, deep-reaching
jlines which promise to weed out
the Incompetents and crooks in
the banking business, place the
Federal Government in control of
all banks and give depositors far
greater assurance of the safety
of their bank deposits than they
have ever had. How far this pro
gram of banking reform will go
remains to be seen, but those
with long memories recall that
it was President Wilson's pur
pose and that <%>f his advisers to
extend (he powers of the Federal
Reserve System so that eventually
every banking institution in the
nation would be under full con
trol. The war interrupted that
program, but it has come to life
again now.
Third: A start has been made
toward cutting a thousand mil
lion dollars a year off the Gov
ernment's expenses of which
nearly half will come out of funds
now being spent for veterans' re
lief. President Roosevelt's firm
stand against the spending of
public money on veterans whose
disabilities are not due to their
war service overrode the objec
tions of members of both houses
of Congress, who gave him the
authority he sought to effect that
economy.
Fourth: The legalization of
beer, as a means of raising rev
enue, has taken such shape that
it seems probable that anyone
with a thirst for the malt bever
age can buy it freely within a
few weeks.
Those are the major high
lights of the work of the new
administration thus far.
Direct to the People
President Roosevelt came into
office " believing that the people
wanted action, and he has been
giving them action. Taking an
other leaf out of Wood row Wil
son's book, he has gone over the
heads of the politicians and di
rect to the people, In a series of
public proclamations and radio
addresses, which seems to have I
struck a responsive chord.
Indeed, even some of the ap
plause for the new President's
courageous and vigorous attitude
has come from Republican
sources. The principal opposi
tion to Mr. Roosevelt's policies
has come, In fact, from within his
own party. It took Republican
votea to pass hia economy through
the House of- Representatives.
The outlook aa this Is written
is that any measures for direct
farm relief and in aid of the un
employed will not be acted upon
until Congreaa convenea again in
April. The President and his ad
visers are working hard and
carefully on the form of legisla
tion they want In both those mat
ters.
The belief that some plan for
taking so-called marginal lands
out of cultivation will be adopted,
is r-oWItag. Just how far this will
follow the domestic allotment
plan which was considered by
the last Congress remains to be'
seen.
Mr. Roosevelt's program for
unemployment relief la still |n
the shaping. It is understood
that It will involve something
like military enlistment of the
unemployed, or of several hun
dred thousand of them, to be pat
to work on public lmprovementa,
such aa waterpower dams, flood
protection works and the like.
Washington Like* Roosevelt
There la no question that
WaahlngtoA likes the new Presi
dent. He Baa brought Into pub
lic affairs a new atmosphere,
with which Washington Is not
familiar, but it la an atmosphere
of activity abd of friendliness.
The Impression which Preaident
Roosevelt made upon the news
paper men at hla first conference
with them was a good one. Not
since the first tew weeks of the
Hardlns administration has any
President permitted reporters to
fire 'questions at him at will. Mr.
Roosevelt has resumed this prac
tice, greatly to the delight of the
Washington correspondents.
Social Washington has taken
the new White House family to
ita arms. Of course, the Roose
velts are not strangers here, but
there la a lot of difference In the
social status of an Assistant Sec
retary of the Navy and a Presi
dent of the United States. They
move In entirely different circlos.
There have been Presidents and
their families who were merely
tolerated In so-called "Society"
because of their official standing,
hut the Franklin Roosevelts have
a social status of the highest, re
gardless of official connection.
AMce Roosevelt Longworth gave
the cue to the highest circles of
Washington society by resuming
her intimacy with her cousins in
the White House, while Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson, another social
leader of high position, has also
placed her cachet of approval
upon them. It is not lik?ly,
therefore, that the slanders and
scandalous gossip which some of
their predecessors In the White
House have suffered will be aimed
at the Franklin Roosevelta.
Simplifies Agri
cultural Credits
Raleigh, March 22. ? At the of
fice of the Regional Agricultural
Credit Corporation of Raleigh,
North Carolina, this morning Mr.
John P. Stedman, Executive Vice
President and Manager, announc
ed a complete change of procedure
in the matter of the handling of
loans by this Corporation. Mr.
Stedman said that instructions to
persons designated to make out
applications and attorneys whose
certificates of title were accep
table to this Corporation were
already in the mail.
"The new plan"V Mr. Stedman
said, "simplifies the matter and
method of - making applications
for loans, and will tend to expe
dite the handling of applications,
so that when the applications are
approved the money will be made
available to farmers much more
quickly than under previous
plans. The present plan provides
that only the application and an
additional - sheet, completely de
scrtblng the property to be mort
gaged, is to be made out and
signed by the person seeking the
loan. This paper is then submit
ted to the County Committee,
who will pass on the credits in
volved, then the application in
duplicate will be forwarded to the
Corporation in Raleigh, North
Carolina.
The application will then be
iubmitted to the Lgan Commit
tee, and upon approval by the
Loan Committee of the security
offered, a copy of the application
will be forwarded to the borrow
er, 'who will be instructed to pre
sent the application and the sheet
describing the property to be
mortgaged to the attorney whose
certificate is acceptable to this
Corporation in the county where
the applicant lives.
"As soon as the attorney can
determine that the property to be
embraced in the mortgage is un
encumbered and the title Is in
the person offering the same as
security, he will prepare the note
and mortgage and have the same
executed, acknowledged, probat
ed, and placed on record. He will
then notify the Corporation in
Raleigh which will immediately
order the loan to be disbursed".
Mr. Stedman further stated
that there was a great demand for
agricultural credit in the area
served by the Regional Agricul
tural Credit Corporation of Ral
eigh,' North Carolina, and that
the entire organisation of the
Corporation was working night
and day to meet the demands be
ing made upon the Corporation
for loans to the farmers of the
two states. < - :
' THANKS
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. We desire to express our ap
preciation to the dear people both
In Nash and Franklin County
who were ao kind and sympathet
ie toward us in the tragedy and
death of our dear little baby
daughter and granddaughter, Vir
ginia Ruth. We aasure each per
son that their kindness will al
ways be tenderly remembered by
us. - ......
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. and
Mr. and Mra. J. H.' Wood, Jr.
Q__ J for the next 5
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Explains Position
Representative W.' L. Lumpkin
In tt?e following letter to The
Franklin Times, explains bla posi
tion on the bill concerning the
County,. Commissioners :
Mr. A. F. Johnson, Editor
Franklin Time*
Loulsburg, N. C.
My dear Mr. Johnson:
I read with a great deal of In
terest your editorial laat week
and will thank you to publish a
statement of my position on the
question of the change of the
Board of County Commissioners
In the county about which a bill
Is now pending in the House. Two
years ago without any special re
quest from the people at large
I passed the bill providing for
alternate terms for the Board of
Commissioners of Franklin Coun
ty. Believing lhat the taxpayers
business In the county which
amounted to approximately
1276,000. annually should at all
times have some experienced or
old member on the Board, which
system Is now in use in many of
the mtost progressive counties In
the state.
Considerable opposition has
arisen to this law and I propose
by the present bill now before the
House to amend the law so as
to place thi Commissioners back
on a two year term as formerly
used in Franklin. Of course, the
two commissioners that were
elected by the people for fonr
years at the last election, in my
opinion, should be allowed to
serve the terms for which they
were elected, and It Is not a
democratic policy to legislate
officers out of office who have
been duly elected by popular vote,
and my bill takes care of this
situation. v
I would also thank you to ex
press to my many constituents
my thanks and appreciation for
the hundreds of letters that I
have received in the last several
weeks relative to our school sit
uation. I realize the gravit? of
the economic condition, the pov-j
arty sad distress of oar cltlaen
shlp and also tbs serious problem
that is confronting the pnblk
school system You ma y assure
them that I shall attempt to se
cure the same type of school foi
the children of onr county as riv
en to the children of other coun
ties.
Thanking you for mentioning
those tvo matters in this week's
issue of jroar paper, I am, with
best personal regards and ere^y
good wish.
Sincerely yours,
W. L. LUMPKIN,
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Resolutions
Where**, the Junior'' Order
United American Mechanic* *ai
instituted in the Concord *chool
house at Concord, Mass., May 17,
1863;
And Whereas: We, the mem
bers of LouUburg Council No. 17
Junior Order United American
Mechanics, realizing the educa
tional Situation which confront*
North Carolina today, and being
mindful of one of our fundamen
tal principle* to support the
schools; ' .
And Whereas: We feel that
the present school system In
North Carolina is inadequate and
we feel that an eight month*
school term is essential and
necessary for furnishing an op
portunity for educating the chil
dren in North Carolina;
Now therefore be It resolved:'
First, That we commend the
courageous atand for education
taken by our Governor, J. C. B.
Ehringhau*.
Second, We earnestly request
our Senator and Representative
In the General Assembly to use
their vote and influence In that
body to pas* such a measure.
Third, We, the members of <
Loulsburg Council No. 17, Junior
Order United American Mechan
ic* hereby pledge ourselves to
support the eight months term of
school In every way we can.
And he it further resolved:
First, That a copy of these reso
*
lutlons b? sent to Hon. J. C. B.
Ehringhaus, Governor of North
Carolina.
Second, A copy to. Senator E. F.
Griffin and Representative W. L.
Lumpkin, member* of the Gener
al Assembly from Franklin Coun
ty.
Third, That the original be
filed on the minute book of our
Council.
RESOLUTIONS OF FRANK
LIN COUNTY COLORED
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
Realizing the compound com
plex situation confronting our na
tion In general and especially our
dear State In particular, and rec
ognizing the fact that every agen
cy and organization must concen
trate their efforts and forces In
co-operation against our common
enemy, depression; being con
scious too, of the fact that the
way has been clearly and cour
ageously pointed out to the Gen
eral Assembly, now In session at
Raleigh, in a brilliant and com
prehensive digestion of the Intri
cate and multifarious questions
at issue by our very able, consci
entious, capable and efficient Gov
ernor, the Hon. J. C. B. Ehring
haus; and knowing too that loy
alty to leadership is one of the
requisites of true and patriotic
followers, we the members of the
Franklin County Colored Teach
ers Association wish to go on rec
ord as favoring in toto the
sagacious recommendations and
measures advocated by our be
loved Governor.
Therefore, be It resolved: ? < 1 )
That we hereby wish to commend
the courageous and timely re
commendations of our beloved
Governor; and that we hereby go
on record as acquiescing in them,
and further that we pledge him
our unstinted support and en
couragement;
Be it further resolved: ? That
we use our Influence to the end
that other organizations may ex
Lend their co-operation and sup
port to our chief executive to the
snd that the sane and construc
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tive measures which he so vig
orously and thoughtfully advo
cated before the General Assem
bly may be enacted into law.
Be it further Resolved: ? That
a copy of these resolutions be
transmitted directly to the Gov
ernor, a copy to Hon. W. L.
Lumpkin, a copy to Hon. E. F.
Griffin and a copy upon our min
utes and a Copy to the press.
George C. Pollard, Chrm.
Mrs. Ellen S. Alston. Secy.
Green 1s always suitable for
decorations because one can al
ways find so many guests who fit
into the color scheme.
ILLUSION!
The magician exhibit* a flower pot with hinged tides
on a table in the center of the stage. He opeoi out the
aide* to show that thii container is empty. Closing it
up, he places a' screen between it and the audience.
After a short period of magic incantations he removes
the screen. The astounded audience sees a beautiful
girl, covered to the shoulders in lovely flowers, rising
from the "empty" container. Where did she come from t
EXPLANATION:
The girl was hiding behind the drape of the table.
There is a trap door in the bottom of the flower pot,
with a hole large enough to allow her to crawl through.
The flowers, called "magicians' feather flowers," are
a regular part of a magician's outfit The flower girl
wears a rubber tunic and a bathing cap to keep the
flowers compressed into small space. She slides the
tunic down and the flowers expand when she emerges.
OfiWtl. lMt 1 1 BwaaMi Tlllin OMgiiif
CAMCLS
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It's tujv to jbe J?oozez>
. ..it's more tujv to Jfivow ?
A trick frequently worked in cigarette
advertising i* the illusion that mildness
in a cigarette comes from mysterious
processes of manufacture.
/ IXPLANATION: All popular ciga
rettes today are made in modern sani
tary factories with up-to-date machin
ery. All are heat treated ? some more
intensively than others, because raw,
inferior tobacco* require more in ten
sive treatment than choice, ripe to
baccos.
The real difference comes in the to
baccos that are used. The better the
tobacco, the milder it is.
1 It is a fact, well known by leaf
tobacco exports, that Camels
are made from finer, MOII
EXPENSIVE tobaccos than any other
popular brand.
That is why Camels are so mild. That
is why Camels have given more pleas
ure to more people than any other cig
arette ever made.
It's the secret of Camels' rich "boujp
quet". . . their cool flavor . . . their noa
irritating mildness.
Give your taste a chance to appre
ciate the greater pleasure and satisfac
tion of the more expensive tobaccos.
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