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'X '' ' ' ' s t - . Noell Bros., Proprietors Home First fAbrda&Next $1,00 PeKYear in: ABvance V A f VOL XXXIV WILSON URGES CON GRESS TO DECLARE A STATE OF WAR EXISTS VINDICATION OF PEACE AND' JUSTICE TO BE NATION'S AIM The United States, Chief Executive Sajs, Must Enter War to Make, the World Safe For Democracy and As One of the Champions of the Rights of Mankind Wrongs Committed gv German Government "Strike at the Very Root of Human Life." WHAT THE PRESIDENT RECOMMENDS Utmost practical co-operation ; in counsel and action with the gov j ernments already at war with Ger- ! m Extension of liberal ' financial credits to those governments so that the resources of America may be added so far as possible to ' theirs. Organization and mobolization of all the material resources of the country. Full equipment of the Navy, par ticularly for means of dealing with ' submarine warfare. ! An army of at least 500,000 men based on the principle of universal liability to service, and the authori ization of additional increments of j 500,000 each as they are needed or j can be handled in training, j Raising necessary money for the . United States Government, soTfar ' as possible without' borrowing and i am tfiP ha sis nf ermirahle taxation Washington, April 2 President Wilson tonight urged CorigTess, as sembled in joint session, to declare a state of war existing between the United States and Germany. In a dispassionate, but Unmeasured, denunciation of the course of the Im perial German Government, which he characterized as a challenge to all mankind and a warefare, against aj nations, the President dHareoit neutrality no longer was feasible or. desirable where the peace of tree world was involved; that araedreu trality had become ineffectual enough 'aV-best? andTvas' Jflcely rtoRroduc.e what it was meant to' prevent, and urged that Congress accept the guage of battle with all the resources of the nation. Already Warring On Us "I advise that the 'Congress declare the recent course of the Imperial German Government to be in fact nothing less than war against the government and the people of the United States," said the President, "that it formally accept the status of belligerent, which has thus been thrust upon it, and that it take steps not only to put the country in a more thorough state of defense, but also to exert all its power and employ all its resources to bring the goverment of the German Empire to terms and end the war." War Against Autocracy. When the President had finished speaking resolutions to declare a state of war existing were intro duced in both Houses of Congress re ferred to appropriate committees, and will be debated tomorrow. " There, is no doubt of their passage. The objects of the United States in entering the war, the President said were to vindicate the principles of peace and justice against "selfish and autocratic power." Without sel fish ends, for no conquest or dominion seeking no indemnities, or material compensations for the sacrifices it shall make, the United States must nter the war, the President said, to niake the world safe for democracy, as only one of the champions of the rights of mankind, and would be sat isfied when those rights were as se cure as the faith and freedom of na tions could make tfrem. The President's address was sent in full to Germany by a German official I news agency for publication in that' country. The text also went to En--land and a summary of its contents "was sent around the world to other nations. NOTICE The Board of County Commission ers appointed the following list tak n for the year, 1917: Allensville, J. T. Woody; B. Fork, Y E. Long; Cunningham, R. L. Pay Flat River, S. P. Jones; Flat Riv- High School, C. B. Blalock; Holloa ways, O. D. Bailey; Holloways High School, G. D. Neal; Mt. Tirzah, J. W. Cash; Olive Hill, J. H. Foushee; West Koxboro; A. R. Clayton, East Roxboro L- H. Daniel; Wocdsdale, B. E.' Mit chell. ; ' ' These are requested; to meet with ne Commissioners Saturday, April 7; 1917 in the Register of Deeds office. H. J. Whitt, Chairman:- Thos. B. TTooJy, CIcrkv - . ... v ROXBORO, , " : 1. . ' ' I.. r .nr.-,,-, i .mill I,-. I..., i I . r , ,, , , ' ' -'"'SoNBAvlUifCOHElEIIIIIIIEtD W. D. Merritt,rAppointed County Au ditor; Road Matters Turned Over to Central Highway Commission; Tax I Listers Appointed. The Board of County Commission ers met in their regular monthly meeting Monday morning in the of fices of Register of Deeds, Thos. B. Woody, with all members present. Attorney W. D. Merritt was ap pointed County Auditor for the term of two years. At the request fo the Central High way Commissioners, the Board turn ed over to them complete control of all road matters over which they have heretofore exercised jurisdiction. The Central Commissioners assuming all accounts, contracts, obligations, etc., now existing against said board of commissioners. Tax listers for the different town ships were appointed at this meeting. They were: Messrs. J. T. Woody, L. E. Long, R. L. Paylor, S. P. Jones, C. B. Blalock, O. D. Bailey, G. D. Neal, V W. Cash, J. H. Foushee, A. P. Clayton, L: H. Daniel, B. E. Mitchell. The' above, tax listers were requested to meet with the Commissioners x Satur day, April 7th 1917, in the Register of Deeds office. An announcement con cerning the above will be found else where in this week's issue of The Courier The usual routine of auditing and paying bills was gone thru, after which the commissioners adjourned. Col. Roosevelt Calls . President's Ad dress A Great State Paper Washington, April 3.- Col. Theo dore Roosevelt, returning to his Oy ster Bay home from Florida, called at tjWhite House today, during a brief stayhere to congratulate President pWilson -upon his address to Congress. The Colonel finding the President out, left his cai-oand then called on Repre rThe President s message is a great state paper - which will rank in his tory among the great state papers of which Americans in future years will be proud", said Col. Roosevelt. The Colcnel expressed the hope that he will be allowed to raise a division of troops "for immediate service at the front". C6I. Roosevelt was ac companied to New York by Russel J. Coles, of Danville, Va., with whom he has been fishing in Florida. HON. JEANNETTE RANKIN - IS GIVEN GREAT OVATION First Woman Congressman Takes Her Seat in House Amid Uproar ious Cheering . Wachnigton, April 2. Representa tive Jeanette Rankin, of Montana, first woman member of Congress took her seat in the house today after an elaborate prelude of ceremonies in which woman suffragettes predomi nated, f The principal ceremony, was a breakfast for "the. Honorable Jean nette Rankin, of-Montana," under the auspices of suffragettes of ' all fac tions. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, presi dent of the 'National American Wo man Suffrage association, sat at Miss Rankin's right and at 'her left was Miss Alice Paul, chairman of the Na tional Women's party. "The day of our deliverance is at hand," was the keynote of Mrs. Catt's speech. Miss Rankin, in reply, made the longest speech she has delivered since she arrived in the capi$ol. 'The day after election," said Miss Rankin, "it looked very much' as of I had not been eiectea, uui , - me that the campaign naa ueen ucv uiHC, mrtVi while, "because the women had stood together, the wo men had learned solidraity, V It , seem ed to me that one thing had been alone worth striving for. I thinlc that this breakfast this morning shows that the women are standing to gether." Miss Rankin's entrance into the house was signalized by uproarious cheering and every member and every body in the crowded galleries rose, as, accompanied by 'Representative Ev ans, of Montana, she walked to a seat in the rear center of the hall. She carried one of the,scores of bouquets wlrch cameto her office today. She did ! not wear , a hat and was attired simply, in a dark dress. , " - Miss Myrtice Greenwood of Oiap el Hill was , the : guest of Mrs; .W. C. rriAi. . Dt a fcw days last week. NORTH GAROLINAi. OVER 1300 CHILDREN Blow We Give A List of Commencement Day casion Large Crowd Last Friday 'was County Commence' ment Day for Person county and to those who witnessed the parade it looked as if every pupil of Person county schools was here to help cele- t t. -j. i j -4. It was an ideal day for just such! an occasion and the mothers and fathers took advantage of it and came along with their children to see the exhibits of the different schools of the county. The exhibits were snown at ' the Crowell Auto Co., and they were well arranged, making a beautiful sight to look upon and at the same time showing the wonderful work of the J children ' and teachers of Person county rural schools. The program Supt. Beam had ar ranged was carried out in full and was very interesting from beginning to end. . y Prof. C. Brooks of Trinity, spoke in the graded school auditorium in thei forenoon. We are publishing a list below of the prize winners as announced by the judges: . r List of Prizes and Honors Won I at County Commencement r ;j Best Peclaimerr.Ffom High School Byrd Satterfleld Roxboro, 2nd,: Au? brey Calton, Bethel Hill ; From Ele mentary school Ruffin Woody, Bethr el Hill. 'Ti Best Reciter: From High School Annie G. Long, Bethel . Hill 2ndi Stalvey, : Roxboro ; Elementary School JElizabeth. Debater W. C. Warren. Best Speller Vera Lunsford, Wilkerson school; 2nd, Esther Boyd, Alliance Hall. Judgement has not been heard of the best story tellers from the 2nd and 3rd Grades. Best Original Composition on Good Roads, Lucile Woody, Bethel Hill; The Baldheaded Man, Muzette Winstead, Alliance Hall; Shucking Corn in the South , Caltolina Best Illustrated Map,Minnie Seam ster, Alliance Hall; Map of Person County, Annie D. Monk, Hurdle Mills ;, Map of U. S., Blanche Winstead, Al-. liance Hall; Map of N, C, Louise Stephens, Pinehurst. Best Illustrated Calendar, Muzette Winstead, Alliance Hall; Drawing, j two new members were given good Annie D. Monk, Hurdle Mills; Free assignments, for new members. Wea hand painting, Dorothy Fontaine, j ver was put on territories, Indian af Bethel Hill; Best Athletic Record, i fairs and expenditures on the the in Roxboro; Second, Bethel -frill; Best terior department and Robinson was Chorus Singing, Pinehurst assigned to election No. 1, insular af- General exhibit of trained and high fairs, and labor. grade work, Alliance Hall; Second, Pinehurst and Hurdle Mills best all round classroom exhibit work. Best industrial training, Pinehurst; Most picturesque in Parade, Pine hurst; Best penmanship, Mollie Dixon, Bethel Hill; Second Nellie Ranes, j sensational or radically wrong can Bethel Hill; Highest percentage in'; be produced by the other side, parade, Woodsdale. ' With every seat" in the galleries Best Tatting, Beth Winstead; Sec- crowded to its fullest capacity, in ond, Ruth Blalock; Best Croceting, j eluding a hundred or ; more North Ethel Winstead; Second Lena Evans; Carolinians, the public was treated to Best Hemstitching, Muzette Winstead; Second, Beth Winstead; Best Set of j call developed a quorum present when Doll, Muzette Winstead; Second, Lo- Representative Schall, the blind Re rene Woody; Best Camisole, Beth publican-Progressive, of Minnesota, Winstead; Second, Mary Joyner; Best arose in his seat and upon being rec Boy's Crocheting, Jesse Slaughter; ognized nominated Champ Clark for Best Gown, Ruth Blalock; Best Made speaker. The action of the blind Min Dress, Beth Winstead; Best Boudoir nesota member was not looked for by Cap, Lorene Woody; Best Chain, Byrd the Republicans, nor. even any of the Long; Best Table, Lem Clayton; Sec- Democrats, unless Claude Kitchin was ond, Ossie Taylor; Best basket, John inaware of the action, j Bailey; Best telephone, Lamar Fon taine; '-Best Axe Handle, Aubrey Pass; Sfwrmri. Arch Whitt: Best Bird House. i Lem Clayton; Second, Will Part; Best: Single-tree, Nathaniel Warren; Best Sunday school next bunaay at .40 Mechanical Set, Lem Rogers; Ham- A. M. Preaching at 8 o'clock. . merand handle, Jesse Russell; Swing,' Rev. Carleton E. White will preach Pata Woody and Thaddeus Gentry; at Hurdle Mills next ' Sunday at 11 Doll HouseBethel Hill;-Collection of A. M.. The public is cordially m Candy, -Pinehurst;, Second, Alliance vited to attend all these services. Hall; 3est, Collection of $akes, Pine- ,,, ; .;,..;.,,,,.....,,t.,.-,,; u!.;.'. .... hurst; Second, Alliance Hall; Soda ' Don't worry about having to pay Biscuit, Fox School; Beaten Biscuit,. $10 to $12 for shoes. Tou don't have Miss Sue William's School; Iemonto do it. Just come to see us. We Pie, Miss Sue William's-'School; Gh have QuettrQuality at $4 to $5 Ziegr ger Snaps, Miss ue William's school; ler's at $4.50 to $8.S0 Sherwoods at Lidit Bread. Alliance 'frail. r t ' . $3.50 to $5, ' Godman. at $20; to $3., -.Miss Effie and Mr. Arthur Perkins spent several :days last week in Dan- !ii0 . , - :. " : ; HERE FRiDAY fi lUDOUS SUCCESS MARCH IN PARADE I t 9 WdseWinning Prizes 6 7 i Ideal Day f or xtlfe Por ' in Attendance tr-'t.. t.. north carolinians Kin, ijouse are given: best assignments Mr. Kitchin Again Heads Ways and '.rMeanf; Committee; Wearer is Put i..-,.-. - . fill '.TAWKltn! Ad .T4inM ftttime, aA ii-.-v, 4. iivuAico, -utuiau aiioub auu I Expenditure, and Robinson to- tilec- i;tion: Isular Affairs and Labor, fiashington, April 2. -For the fourth consecutive ,time th hpuse of representatives - was turned over to IneBemocratic party again today yhert that branch , of Congress by a .voter Kof ' 217 to-205, selected Champ Clark, 'speaker of the house oyer Jas, l;dilan'n, of Illinois. The election of Speaker Clark, carries with it the re tssignment of all of the1 North Caro- ina;!inembers who headed big com mittees during the past f or sessions fcf Co'ngregg to. the old places. V ; fVTwomore big committees, however, tW. adored fta the lorig "and - honorable PrtOnow -held'by-orthj CarolinUns TtieyVare rivtersand harborsand rules TapfjJie' biggest and most powerful :inrnittees ' in; the ;lowert branch- of t?cnH4saC . Representative f " Jbhht H. Cr.slheaJsTivera and harhors f and iwawinvw. -jtou, .01 omiuixieia, uiKes charge ; of rules, resigning from hi? f ormep place- as head of , the house claifs committee,. 4 Tlyel other;,;big ;committe assign- Yates Webb, judiciary. H. L. Godwin, reform in the civil service. - Doughton is chairman of the com mittee on expenditure in the agri cultural department, and a member of the committee on roads. In addition to the above chairman ships Major Stedman is a member of the foreign relations committee, one of the 'most important assignments, especially at this time when the for eign situation is so acute, Hood, of the third district, holds membership on two big committees, public buildings and grounds and im migration. Zeb Weaver and Lee Robinson, the Mr. Robinson will therefore sit in the hearings on the Pritt -Weaver con test, which is expected to be taken up at the very earliest possible moment. Weaver, howeyver, has a good chance of holding his place until something a real sensation soon after the roll Presbyterian Announcements Prayer meeting tonight at 8 o'clock. Walk-Overs at $4 to $6.50. Shoes are .higher but not. as high. as you have eard,; . Let . us ; show you . and save . you money, narns & Durns. you money,- BOARDIOFtEDUCATION IN SESSION MONDAY Hold Lengthy Meeting; New, High J School for Helena; Bethel Hill " to Re-Model Building. 7 The Board of Education met in call- - ..... i ... , . n ed meeting . Monday morning; in the offices of, Supt. J. A. Beam vith all members present. " : Much business came before the joard jduring the day, and they were kept busy practically all day. ; Y. ;Mr. J. G. Chambers and Dr. G. W. Gentry, of Helena, were here in the I interest of a proposed high school for Helena: They are asking help from the board to build, same. It is gener ally understood that this will be the next high school for the county. Mr. S. P. Gentry, appeared before the board for help to. remodels the I Bethel Hill High School It is thfe purpose of the people of Bethel Hill f to re-build. t ' . y'&'A ..Ia m I I f ' I J. I Lintel. -I have purchased the ground for a rur al school building,; in , :BushyfFork township , and were here asking aid from the board. " lie board was in (session practic ally all day, many committeemen be ing present. ."',," J "-A'' ; London Papers Rejoice At President's v; .Course. . ' -,, 't , Lcndon, April 3.- The text of Pres ident Wilson'g addresa. to.;t Congress with long accbuhts; tendant upon its . delivery, and puW lished in the i nooh editions of the even- ing papei ; under big headlines such as "America's ; WeigbC Into ; The Scale," An Indictment of Hohenzol- "Money ahdMunitions f or the AUiea." All the comment is in (he mosiflat eririg ttersTJa "The stirring word$ witKMKt: Bsidehta dress bldfit' move all hopeon the" enemy's part and auni fear: on-ithe part p the allies reserves: of manpower to" Be Used; as sne tens us, wiinoux. sxinr' to supple ment and fortify the heavily drained resources of the other nations, who are fighting for the same cause." SALE OF ROAD IMPROVEMENT BONDS The Central Highway Commission of Person County will, on the 8th day of Mav, 1917, at 12 M. at the court house, door in Roxboro, North Carolina, offer for sale at public auction $225,000 of 5 per cent Road Improvement Bond of Person Sounty.. ' . - Right' reserved to reject any and all bids. Full information will be fur nished upon application to; M. R. Long, Chairman, Roxboro, North Car olina. This the 3rd day of April, 1917. M. R. LONG, -Chairman Central Highway Com mission. Announcement The Pastor of Person Cirucuit will preach Easter sermons at Lea's Chap el and Warren's Grove at 11 A M. and 3 P. M. respectively. Special music will be rendered. Public cordially in vited. SCHOOL NOTES I wish to say to teachers and com mitteemen of the, schools of Person county that I deeply appreciate their hearty co-operation in making our County School Fair a fine success. I have never known such general in terest, nor such faithful work in any school movement in our county as we ; had this year. Surely the true need of educating our children is getting a strong hold n our people. Last Fri day was a red-letter day for the cause of education Jn this county. ' You will find in this issue of The Courier 4a list of the students and schools who won prizes and honors, but it is incomplete, as I have not been ableVtoget a full report of all the judges, but I hope to get all cor rect, soon. ' . : The prizes will be sent out to the winners as soon as possible, but it will; take a little time to do so. I wish we could give .each a prize but we cohgSulae and those who' gained the honors. s We are': proud of them -and of all who helped to give ; us such a fine t exhibit. J.1, A, Beam. : 3; Mrs. - H. G.layton has .returned from Burlington, where she has been the guest of her daughter, .. Mrs, L. Number '-l 7 PREPARING FOR WAR ' WHILE AWAITING, AC TION OF, CONGRESS PLAN DEV1SEP TO RAISE V r '"AN ARMY OF.500,000 MENr Much of the Money, to Carry on the , War Will be Raised By Taxation- Divide Young Men of the Country k A Into Service Classes. ' . Washington, April 3.War plans r military, economic and financialfor r ;t7X aggressiye ' hostilities against Ger- ! many, were rushed forward today by -; 1 the 'administration ncof the gov- ':, ernment and only 'await; action -: by; 't-V Congress on a. war resblution jtd . be put into execution. : . ? ' iJ . Enactment of ,the resolution not later than, Thursday was confidently of 24 hours" 'haheen caused aii;"the1 senate; by enatpr LaFolletteV objec- V j . Ill Debate will begin in both houses to morrow, with action ; before adjourn- 1 ment prohable, " Sentfmeht in favor of V he resolution is almost unanimous-: and . the only .question is; how, mucn T time shall be devoted to speechmak' , "Selective Conscription v ; .. President , Wilson ' ahot: his . cabinei ; ,4 . i. ' 1 -'!'-' i txronf avdi thif WAT tirnria; at- ft two- ' hour ..session anoV previously t$e v tional , defense c6uhcilifwithlitsteivil- " ian i advisory commission and . several ; k ? subsidiary, organizations tfeylopeg. policies and. details bf 'mqgeltow consequence .to the nation , Mean while Ae war ; and navy department were!: goinjgr; ahead thhwst im mediate "preparations for defense. ; j .lready tie navy has taken 'steps to ninsurevco-operation between v the American ;fleet and thoses of the en tente allies 'to become effective upon nto:e;:iai ;:fX; Setiiiofwu mriondhtheadmu elude. , ... vj , k ? 500.000 untik enough naveibeen; tram- .... . . A - .,i At.r-;. " ".-"( to 'make certain the defeat,' of. Ger many. -V ' 1 '.'' "" Raise Money by Taxation Organization of the nation's com mercial interests for economical and effective distribution of commodities among the civilian population. Rapid provisions of adequate means of combatting the submarine menace. The raising of a very large sum of money, as much as possible to be ob tained by taxation, and the definite amount of the first budget not to be fixed until the exact needs of the ' army and navy and of i the entente ' allies are ascertained. tj t i: 1 i. s xuxcuase vx supplies aim C4uipmcui of all kinds for the army uncler a pro vision of law which allows the secre-r tary'.of war to fix "reasonab!eircjB jjivision 01 tne young menui?; country into service classes, e those needed most in industries than in the arniy or. navy to receive insigna showing, they are performing duty equivalent to fighting. BASEBALL IN DURHAM Durham, March 4. Thousands of enthusiastic baseball fans are ex-- .r--:.i:X pected to be present at the East Dur- - ' ham baseball park, Thursday' after :',3$0l noon, April, 5th at 4Vclock, to wit- ness the only, big league game of the - : ; season to be staged by the Durham Buls and Philadelphia Nationals, for mer National league chariipions. Hun-. r dreds of fans from Hillsbbro; Chapel ' . Hill, Creedmor, Roxboro, Oxford and h r ; -other surrounding towns are expected, . to attend. Owing to the fact that George .? S. Whitted, Philadelphia's star leftfield- er was born and reared in Durham, the day .has been designated by local-Ji club officials as "Whitted Diyw Whittf 1 ted recently joined the Philadelphia;" club, and has written home promising."- , , to have Alexander, the world's great-. : 1 est on the mound for the local game. It's a bang-up chance for fans thru- out thlr section ;to witness?' blijsnowrv baseball, and club officials predict the-;.C:'; biggest attendance ever recorded. Durham Athletic Association. John .M. Lipscombe, President BONDING! A man that wUT rask a friend to sign a bond now should be ; -dealt with. IH bet he. will oppose good v roads. See SATTERFIELD.He wilt bond.. It costs but little ' i ." J Mrs. H. Sl(Barnette:lis visiting herr ?k daughter, Mrs. McKeowan irt Mocksr? ; ville this week. -4 If ' i", - .i -.rftc.v;:: H; -' k,t SiSf j-f'.' i K.?!i'.vl-v ; .-.V ; f'w.;' K ' : V