North Carolina Newspapers

7 O M -HI 7V V. Volume XXXIX. FRANKLIN, N. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1924. Number 48. NATION BOWS IN GRIEF AT DEATH OF MRS. FLORENCE K, HARDING MR. BOB HERE FRIDAY NIGHT TOWN RECEIVES $300,000 CASH iJ s I AS, Y f (A h 20 VICTORIES IN 20OHPAIGNS President Coolidge Has Won More Political Campaigns Than Any Other Man of His Years in Washington. Washington, D. C, Nov 9. Prior to the election of last Tuesday, the ' country,' for some reason or other, had the impression that Calvin Cool idge didn't know much about poli tics. The country thought, of him as more or less' of a political foundling, a chance man of fate, a plaything of destiny. President Coolidge is the master politician. He held political offices oftencr and longer than any man of his years now in Washington. Coolidge has run for political offices just twenty times: and twenty times he has been elected. If any. man in politics today can match or beat that record, let him come for ward at this time or forever after hold his peace. Certainly there is no one to match a path of political fortune, which, has run all the way from city councilman of Northamp . . . ton, Mass., to the presidency of the United States, with only about five "clean" years intervening from the lowest to the highest. It might almost be said of the pres ident that he has won twenty one times, for in college he entered a na tional contest for a gold medal offered by the Sons of the Revolution for the best essay on the "Principles for Which the Colonies Fought in the Revolutionary War." The contest was open to all colleges. Young Coolidge of Amherst, carried off the prize, v Within four years after his grad uation Coolidge had made his first political bid and won his first polit ical victory. He .was a graduate of 1895. In 1899 he was in the city council of Northhampton. Political victory number two came when he was elected city solicitor in 1900 for two years In 1904 came political" victory number three clerk of courts. Then the budding politician who had great deliberation .transplanted him self from Vermont to Massachusetts soil, began to warm " up a bit and strike out for higher things. Since 1909 Mr. Coolidge has never been out of public office, and he has just been elected to four years more in the White House from March 4. next. This will carry him from March 4, 1925, to Mar.h 4, 1929, a stretch of twenty years of political preferment. Mr. CoolidgeV victories have come in this manner: . . 1. City councilman,l899 1 City solicitor, 1909 ' 3. Clerk of Courts. . 4. House of Representatives, Mas sachusetts, 1906. 5. Re-elected to house. 1907. 6. Mayor of Northampton. 1909. 7. Re-elected mayor 1910. 8. State senate Massachusetts. 1911. 9 Re-elected .1912. 10. Re-elected, 1913. ' - 11. Elected presidentof senate 1913 - 12. Elected to senate,. 1913. 13. Elected president of senate. 1914. ' 14. Lieutenant governor of Massa chusetts, 1915. 15. Re-elected, 1916. 16. Re-elected, 1917. 17. Governor of Massachusetts, 1918 18. Re-elected governor, 1919. 19. Vice president of United States, 1920. 20. President, 1924, . 'Mr. Coolidge never has made much fuss .and 'feathers about his remarkable political record. That is why the public has known so little concerning it. Ha. long ago adopted the theory that slience was golden; and there has been none to say him nay.. . .. 'Where other politicians would have been "pointing with pride", "'Silent Cal" has merely gone ahead sticking to the job, doing the day's work and reaping the harvest. If he has lacked imagination, as some of his opponents have said,, he cer tainly has not lacked the necessary essentials of Success. ' , v , , i FRANKLIN MS OVER BALDWIN -- - - t The Franklin High School Defeated Baldwin Satur day Night Plays Dillard Next Friday Night. The F. H. S. Quinted marched up and. down the home court to a 23 to 17 victory over the. Baldwin five on the night of November 22. The' Bald win five came on. the court with a grim determination to win but the' white hurricane overpowered them in all parts' of the game. At the end of the first half the game was 8 and 8 which showed that both teams were fighting hard. Carwford starred for Franklin with 13 points to his credit. Boling starred for Baldwin with four field goals and two fowls making 10 points to hi.s credit. i The lineup was as follows: Fraiii 23 Baldwin 17 Crawford (13) R.F. Boling (10) Epps :. (4). L.F. Strane (3)- Maslvburn (2) C . Cash (2) Sherrill (2) R.G. Shore(O) Henry (2) L.G. Keser (2) Substitutes." Franklin, none. Baldwin, none. Referee, Richards, Umpire, Farlinger. Franklin will play Dillard, Ga., on Thursday night, November 27, at 7:30 City Going Our for Business Can't work 'Hold Up' Game And Expect Development Towns and cities that would de velop and expand are "going out after business." Business is seeking a location. ' Business is seeking a location where it. is reasonably assured of fair and just treatment. It will not establish itself in a city or town where indica tions point to radical municipal require ments or where there is disposition to impose unreasonable burdens either in a matter of franchise or taxes. Nor wi'l business look with favor up on the town "or city where its men of financial- affairs and its real estate operators buy options on available sites tor the purpose of boosting p-ices. Twenty years ago, it is said, a thriving little city of the Carolinas had excellent prospects to get what no v is the largest public utilities in the two States. Running up the price of !:al estate kept the industry away. Tin; city where this industry finally lo:ati , has hereby received millions and millions of dollars of business and is now more than ten times' the size of the city first considered., A good illustration of "going out for business" is cited by The Fayette ville Observer, It is told in the fol lowing story : 1 "The Pennsylvania railroad drop ped a hint that it would like to put a' terminal into Norfork. Every civic club and institution got busy. Norfolk, as an inducement to bring such a thing to past, gave the Pennsylvania Railroad, last week, five acres of land and permission tc- close a number of sm?l! unimportant streets to get its right-of-way into the city. The rail road took th: offer and will build ter minals in Norfolk which will aggre gate between . $:,CCO,000 and $5,000,000 in financial outlay. "The next time we hear of an.or ganzation which seeks a location in this community let us try Norfolk's plan instead of running around and getting options on available sites so we can hold the prospective business up for a stiff price in the event such industry would like to locate here." Make your date now. Don't let some other fellow get your girl for the evening ; of Nov. 28th. Remember, "Mr. Bob." End Came Peacefully After A Life of Heroic Struggle And a Painful Illness Was Buried Monday. . Marion, Ohio, Nov. 21-Florence Kling Harding', Widow of . the 29ih president of the United States, War ren G. Harding, died here today. The end came peacefully, her attending physician announced, and, marked the close of life of tremendous struggle against great odds. Death resulted from an ailment from which she suffered for many years, and which once., nearly resulted in leaving the white house bereft of its mistress. Mrs. Harding died at 8:55 a. m., to day at the residence of her physician, Dr. Carl Sawyer, at White Oaks. This afternoon, the body being re moved from the death chamber to the home of her neicc, Mrs. Frank J. Longshore. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 2 p.m., from the Epworth M. E. Church, here. The church is that of Mrs. Harding's girl hood. Following the ceremony, the body will be laid in the vault beside that of her late husband, where it will remain until the completion of the Harding Memorial. PHONE BUSINESS GROWS BY LEAPS There is no let-up in public demand for telephone service. ' This is shown by the fact that since the beginning of the present century, the population of this country has increased 45 per cent, the investment in railroad plant equipment has in creased 135 per cent and the invest ment of Bell telephone plant has in creased in the number of telephones 1,240 per cent. Present growth is at the rate three times as rapid as the population growth, says The North and South Carolina Pukffic Utility Information Bureau. Tle estimated , growth of the next five years exceeds all pre vious iecords for a like period. New telephones were added to the Bell System at the rate of 2,000 a day in 1923. There was a telephone to every 90 persons in 1900, one to every 34 per sons. in 1905, one to every 16 persons in 1910, one to every 11 persons in 1915, and at present there is one tele phone to every seven inhabitants in the United States. I AM THE LAW. I protect the worker while produc ing the fruits of the soil, and in the enjoyment of them. Without me the grass would grow in the pavements of your cities, and the wolf would howl in your parks; with me, your lives, liberties, (and. property are safe, and your higher faculties left free for de velopment. Who attacks me attacks civilization; he who defends me ex ccrsiscs and proves a patriotism not limited to the boundries of hisl country but in the' truest sense .' embracing mankind. -Just as I am essential to you for your defense against the as sailant, the. thief, and the anarchist against the lawless so are you essen tial to my defense against th acts and tongues of the malevolent, and the foolish. - In the first , ranks of -my le gions stands the , incorruptible, and conscientious judge, striving day by day to do even-handed justice as my minister. In the second rank stands the able and upright attorney,, pleading each suitor's case as in him lies, but always within the" limits of honesty and decorum. And in the third rank stands the plain citizen, not skilled in the law, in my prnciples and rules, but rather in the arts of production and trade which I protect. All these defend me, and them I defend. I am the outer wall of the fortress of so ciety, and the cement that holds in plaee each brick of its whole structure. In doing me reverence, you revere the life-philosophies of yoxir greatest men,, by reviling me you would sow broadcast the seeds of anarchy,-destitution, and despair. Let no man raise hand against me or unloose tongue, for the. consequences of his treason, if effective against me, would destroythe lives and happiness of millions. I am the Law, and call upon you in the name of hunmanity to do me true reverence in word and deed. , The Highlands School Will Present this Two Act Play at the Court House Made a Big Hit at Highlands. Btftnl1'' ; vli . "Mr. Bob," the. clever two acl comedy which is being so sucessfully put on by the Highlands. High School, will be presented at the Court House, Franklin. N. C. Friday night, No vember 28, 1924, at 8:00 o'clock. This play was presented before a large and enthusiastic audience at Highlands and proved an instantaneous hit. The teachers o! the Highlands School arid the talented students who make up the cast of this unusually attractive drama, are receiving the whole-hearted - congratulations of those who were so fortunate as to see the Highlands presentation. . Miss Ruth Oliver, principal of the Highlands School, will be in personal charge of the porduction. She will Kl T Icclctflfl ir Wife fiitiff fX5aA another member of the faculty, who is a talented and finished ' musician. Franklin may well feel assured that anything' that comes under the per sonal supervision of these two young ladies will be worth seeing. The cast of characters follows: Philips Royson William Merrill. Robert Brown, Clerk for Benson . & Benson M. E. Brown, Jenkins, Miss Rebecca's butler Mary McKinney. '. Rebecca Luke, a maidenjady Mrs. A. W. Pierson. . . Marion Bryant, Katherine's friend Winifred Pierson. Katherine Rogers, Miss Rebecca's niece Eloisc Rice. . Patty, Miss Rebecca's maid Rachel Davis. The play begins promptly at 8:00 o'clock, and will run one and half hours. Admission is 35 cents for adults and 25 cents for school children Treat yourself to a ticket, and annex an evening of genuine enjoyment. Battalions of Monkeys Aid Chinese as War Gets Rough London, November 16 Chinese sold iers, partally converted to the use of airplane bombs and machine guns in their civil war, vvlcnt back to the weapons of their a:iestors when the heavy ' fighting began, and sent war monkeys over the top, according to an eye-witness account which has ju-i reached here Psychology plays a large part in Chinese warfare." and when the ex plosion of giant firecrackers failed sufficiently to frighten the enemy, hundreds of tailcss war-monkeys called "vvah-wahs" because that is the sound they utter when angry were rushed to the front. They were used in night attacks. Covered with luminous paint, the monkeys were sent across the enemy lines to bite and scratch as well as to spread fear by their wierd appear ance. .' It is explained that the monkeys do not understand-. that -they are engaged in a war. nor. do they have any pref erences between the various factions of quarrelsome Chinese. . They have b?en trained for many years to go out miles if necessary, to seek flags of certain colors. The monkeys are never released for any other purpose. When a real war comes along, the monkeys will speed away in any des ignated direction to fight to the death if necessary in their search for the flags they have been trained to find. If Chinese cOlor-bearers would alter the composition .of their flags or would deliver them up to the monkeys without protest there would be no bloodshed, - Death at the powerful hairy hands of the "wah-wahs"' is cruel but swift. The creatures rip. tear, and bite. Thejr victims are hardly recognizable as former human beings when the infuriated beasts have done with them. . Although they are less than four feet in height, the monkeys have the strength of a dozen Chinese. A crashing right swing from the bulging shoulder of a'war-monkey will shat ter a jaw beyond repair, Bond Money Now in Bank at NashvilleEngineers Will Begin Work at Once Sur veying Water Line. Like sprinters on the line waiting for the starter's gun Franklin has been held in leash for weeks waiting for the signal to go: Now we're OFF. Franklin has a checking account of approximately $300,000 in the bank in Nashville, Tenn., Last Monday the municipal power bonds were delivered in Nashville by; Mr. Henry Cabe, Franklin's efficient town clerk, and the money received from the sale of the bonds was immediately de posited to the credit of the city of Franklin. The engineers will arrive today pre pared to begin preliminary surveys of the, proposed dam and vicinity. It is expected that the first work of this kind will consist of running a con tour line completely around the pro posed lake. This line, indicated by numerous stakes, will show the limits of the lake when the dam is completed and filled. After these limits arc established the Lake Emory Company can then begin the survey of its properties adjoining the lake. The holdings of this company will be laid off into lots of various sizes, depending upon the, contour of the grounds, with a view to meeting the requirmerits' for hotel sites, summer homes and amusement concessions. ' RAILROAD "WORM" TURNS ON ENEMY ' An Ohio court returns a verdict of $5,000 against a truck owner on the ground that the carelessness of his truck driver was the cause of the death of a Michigan Central engineer. 'A. truck was being driven from. Toledo to Detroit. The driver of the truck, didn't "stop, look and listen," and the engineer and fireman of the train were killod in the smash. The argument which prevailed was that the truck was a common carrier and therefore liable for damages, the same as a railroad corporation. The veridct of the Ohio jury is of more than passing importance. Tor years railroads and street rail ways have been "soaked." for all kinds of damages, truck drivers auto mobilists and pedestrians rarely being held responsible for accidents.. - The important feautre is that a truck is regarded as a common car rier and, its owner or owners are', held financially responsible in case of accident. Scroll News. Mr. A. B. Moses was taken to Franklin to the home of his son, Mr. A. S. Moses where he can be given better medical attention. His many friends hope he wll be better soon. Mr, Jim Keener has been on the sick list, but is better at this writing. il Lsses . Bulah, .Ula Houston and - Gallic Jones aecompani. d their teach-; cr Miss Grihle to her l.om'e at Pren tiss last week end. ' . ' Mr. Monroe Strain rid' wife from Detriot Michigan has 'een -visiting relatives in this secti iv. Since Coolidge has been elected Mr. Abe Young of Ellijay seems to be very successfully hose trading as he brings a different horse to be shod each time, lately. Mr. Leon Keener .of Tugalo, Ga.. motored" to this section to 'see his parents, Sunday. ' , Mr. Chas. Moses of'-East LaPorte ancT Mr. Will Moses of Tuckasiegce came to see their father, Mr. A. B. Moses, a few days ago. Mrs. Spurgeon Sanders, and children have returned to their home at Hazel wood after visiting' a week here. Mrs. Raleigh Sanders and children have returned to their home at Hazel wood after visiting a week here. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Keener arc plan ning to go to Pennsylvania Monday. Mrs. Tom Fore has gone away to cook for her husband and son at Tuekasiegec.