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THE COURIER I J W. NOELL, Editor. i Published Every Wednesday Evening SUBSCRIPTION TERMS U* year, 76 eenta for 6 months M cents for 8 months?Cash in AdTtw Editor is in no way responsible far views expressed by correspond Entered at the Post Office at Roxhere. N. C., as second-class matter. 1 FsHn Aivert'.slno Rrptosentative f JTVIEAMFJIICANPFlfsy IO* 1 "W Boxboro, N. C., May 21st 1924 SEEING THE LIGHT. The politician can always sense the feeling' of the people, and wheu they decide what is wanted they always fall in line. The best evidence that the ,iu children of the country districts are going to have a square deal comes from a report in a paper submitted ?; tiy a student in the university to the North Carolina Club. With the Uni-: set aity behind the matter we may| expect something to happen, for there I is where most nf the mnnsv Vrt ? ?jr" ' ? ? cation has been going. If it realizes that the hope of the University is in the child back in the woods, and is willing to divide appropriations we may expect to see great things. The intelligent farmer, says Mr. ' James, is wanting to know, with an interest never before manifested, why his children do not have the same educational advantages that are being enjoyed by town and city ehildrenr The answer lies in the little country school which gives most country children nil the schooling they ever get. Mr. J ames' paper said the countywide plan of consolidation would do three thing*: "First, it would equalise* school advantages throughout the county, giving the same advantages to both town and country children. Second, it would equalize the tax rate throughout the county. Third, it would lower the special school tax- rate in moat districts which at present are operating consolidated schools. Un-der such plan the. county superintendent and county hoard of education must be men of the highest type, and "unless the most capable man are selected for the direction of the county-wide school system we cannot hanp fftr mnvimnm en.nnoo " SATURDAY THE LAST DAY. 8h?;All Candidates for office are required to'fife notjce with the County Board of Elections, and next Saturday, May 24th, is the last day of grace. If you have not filed this notice you had better giv^ the matter, -your attention at once. The following' named fees shall be paid to the County Jtaard of Elections by Candidates at the time of filing this notice: For all County offices, except as named | below $5.00. County Commissioners, ^purveyor and Coroner $1.00. Constables and township officers, no fees. -/ JUDGE WALTER CLARK. Judge Walter Clark's death removes possibly 'the strongest man who has been in politics in this State during our life time. He was a clear, independent thinker, and could not be swerved from his purpose. For nearly forty years he has been before the people and in him the masses knew they had a frfend. and they KtUtflf to him thrrtiiarh ?WI? Just a short tame since the "machine" said Mr. Bailey "can't be nominated," hot now they have modified f this statement by saying he "won't | be nominated." The truth is, the "ma-J rhlne" is scared out of its witsyi^d < they are telling all kinds of things? btrt Bailey is teliing some things, too, , and the farmers are listening. -o "Governor Morrison has another important place to fill by the death of Judge tlirt. Already candidates are jf . (lalag suggested, hut Governor Mac rison, if he lives up to his well chost en record, will name the man before waged. _ Sr- It begins to look very- much like ~ ' some of die Democrats in this ne-k of the woods are going to have to ' I "eat crow", or reverse themselves as j to What thtfy" woufd do if McAdoo was nominated. President^ Coolidge probably is a good man, but as a leader he is a miserable failure. Silent Cal seems to have lost his rabbitt's foot. SHALL MELLON DENY JUSTICE TO THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS? 0 ? Mellon still dominates the administration and the White House as Coolidge's veto of the soldiers' compensation measure shows. The profiteers, led by Secretary "Mellon, resolved from the first that there should be no adjusted compensation in any form for the soldiers and sailors and marines who served in the World war. Grant, Lincoln and Lee received a bonus, so-called, for service in the Mexican war. So did every soldier in the Federal Army. Every European vuunti.i leiUKiilbeied Its soldiers, .'with a special sum. In nearly every war such recognition has been customary. After the World War, it was proposed for American soidiers. Harding virtually promised it. After the measure passed the House, and was on the eve of passing the Senate more man a year ago, meuon iota iresi- * dent Harding that the Treasury was 1 in a desperate situation and the pas- < sage of the measure would be disas- 4 trous to the fiscal policy of the coun- \ try. Mr. Harding asked the Senators * to postpone the passage of the meas- t ure. It was Referred. t After Harding's death, the Secre- f tary of the Treasury through his t well-oiled publicity propaganda, boast- 1 ed that the Treasury had a surplus E and that taxes could be redijc^jr Of r course he. proposed that the largest f reductions should go to the richest s men and other profiteers. To be sure f at the same time he renewed his op- t position to any soldier compensation h measure. t Then came President Coolidge's li message. He followed Mellcn's lead, f He gave no argument and no reason, t He merely said he was "opposed to f any bonus," not treating the measure ii urged by the Legion with* chough re- ^ spect to discuss it- Mellon was the b last and final authority and nothing a else was deemed necessary. ^ The Ccngress should promptly pass the compensation measure over the C unjust and indefensible veto. When the young men donned the uniform in the crucial period of war, we told them when they came back victorious, any and everything we had would be theirs. Instead, the wounded have been ti denied decent treatment and com- ti pensatlon and now a modest meas- ti ure of compensation has been voted p at the behest of .Mellon and other c, profiteers. i, The people whenever they have 0 spoken have in nb uncertain way s given their approval. c Congress should repudiate Mellon e and Coolidge's subserviency to the 0 protfieers and those who have forgot- * ten America's obligation to the brave q men who saved the world in 1917 b '18.?News & Observer. j CHILDREN UNHARMED I BY STORM'S VIOLENCE < Clinton, May 15.?The storm Sun- t day-struck with violence in some sec- ^ tions. The greatest damage report- n ed in Sampson county was in the a Sutton Town and Kornegay sections n of Piney Grove township where hail > caused considerable damage to grow- e ing crops. o The destruction of strawberries, v com, cotton and beans followed in|e the wake of the storm through the t lower part of Sutton Town and into the bordering Smith Chapel section. 1 The half is said to have fallen in * spots, doing damage here and there , as "the storm proceeded. The storm j was also accompanied by a terrific 1 wind. Reports state that farther on the wind became a cyclone. News also reached here the next . day of the destruction by wind Sun day of the home of Charlie Brice, of Duplin county. The scene of the ai3-, aster is about one mile from Concord j ^Baptist church. Mr. and Mrs. Bricei were away from home, leaving four I children at home. At the time the storm struck the house two of the children were lying j on a bed in a room. The roof and the \ walls of this room, from the top of I the windows and doors were torn away leaving the occupants unhurt on the bed. In another part of the house, were the other two boys This part of the, house was completely demolished, but ; left the two children unhurt. H So hard wag the "wind ; that thej' curb to the .well and the bodyr-to aJ road'ter car were each torn away. It' is said that < orb to the well has not-been found. 1 ?? WHh the exception of what fu.rni-1.{ .lure was. in the luum wlieit the two^ children lay, all of the household., goods were completely destroyed. u. * THE KOXBORO COVRTrr.. : UGH PJtAlSE FROM I HIGH SOURCE. J The editor of Charity end Children, t vho is high authority on what is a t eal speech and what is democracy, , speaks as follows of Bailey's speech ? n Thomasville: , Sonic of the newspapers opposed ( o Mr. J. W. Bailey'S. candidacy have i fiven the public a wrong idea of his , latitude in the campaign he is mak- | ng. He is reported as breathing out < hreatenmgs and undermining "the1, larty" and trying to play smash with!, ihings generally. The impression he', nade on a fine audience last Friday , ivening in the auditorium of the!, traded school was quite the opposite , >f this spirit. He made a calm and , ogical argument wholly free from , jersonalities and with perTect cour- , :esy and fairness toward his oppon:nt. His views so far from being rad- . eal and revolutionary, are entirely j lound and reasonable. There were j 'vi $ few in' thf audience "either Tor , >r against him, who did not in their , learts endorse every proposition he 1 ( nade. The three poiilts he developed ( vith tremendous force and clearness i vere the reform of our election laws jy the adoption of the Australian 11-a. it.. ?.- L!- ' v- - jaiiui., ine ureaKing xne power ot rail- J *oad domination in our political af- i 'airs and the equitable adjustment of >ur taxes. Those who came to see the I 'fur fly" were disappointed. There i was not one word of villification or tbuse in the \yhole address of more ban an hour. The appeal was ehirely to the reason of his hearers, tnd every statement he made war 1 lacked by incontrovertible facts. i [Jiere was no playing to the galleries. Lo appeal tor passion or to pTej'udice, 10 oratorical flourishes.?to tickle the ^ ancy of shallow minds, but a calm. traight, candid, earnest argument * or reforms in our political system * hat the~speaker believes with all ' is heart, are vital to the welfare of ! he commonwealth. We have rarely istened [to a political address so fre** ? ronr^uncombe and so elevated in a emper and tone. Our people look h orward with eagerness to the com t ig of Mr. Bailey's opponent, Mr h IcLean, and when he comes he wiP C e given the same earnest attention 1; nd respectful hearing accorded to c Ir* Bailey. t: Archibald Johnson in Charity and h Ihildren. " , J ' is 0 r It: A DEMOCRATIC POSSIBILITY |? Who will the Democratic Presiden J ial candidate be? Distinctly less cer-'t tin is the answer giver^ to that ques- P ion man to tne question 01 ine ne- i ublican candidate. It is .generally onceded that Mr. McAdoo may pro ito the convention with forty-live r fifty per cent of the delegates in- t; tructed for him. But it is likewise onceded that Mr. McAdoo has fail- , d to capture the imagination either 1 f his party or the country. Indeed, erious defections have occurred in uarters where McAdoo support might ave been reasonably expected. The:i lemocratic field is still an open one.! The casual mention of Josephusl] >aniels, as a possible Candidate, hasji parked more public and partisan interest than the political press reflects. . Ir. Daniels, it is true, promptly anounced that he was not a candidate.:: nd his state, North Carolina, did ot nanie any delegates for him.'} Jeveitheless his name came with the . ffect of light and hope to thousands ' f Democrats. He represents qualities' /hich are too much lacking in presnt politics. He stands for some of he best achievements in public life. \ ' - { TI FV 1 juurnam Due to location and dule enjoys the distinct morning paper coming morning printed with tl Roxboro people hav ciation by giving The b Roxboro of 200. This largest circulation enjo per in Roxboro. 'j The Herald is very <_and-assures you that ,il TefiipT Eoprint-a-paper __that will merit yow aj ?. i .. . a? - " - - ' ? * ? l. r- ' . ' , . -: ? " . * L SffiF 2!:t 1221 * 1 " 11 ' n fact, the naming of Mr. Daniels as j k possibility threw an element into he situation which may yet have mportant results. Every Presidential convention goes hrough three stages. First there is he complimentary introduction of arlous candidates, "favorite sons," 'available timber," "receptive party vheel-horses," and all the rest. That iver, the convention settles down into ts second stage, tjje tight between andidates who really count. The im>olitic thing about strong convention andidacies is that they evoke as strong opposition. When a convention -eaches a deadlock through the de.ermination and strength of two canlidates, it 'begins to slip into its third stage,-the search for compromise canlidates, for "the dark horse" whose nodesty has created' no enmity and rhose past record renders him acreptable to all factions. It may be that in.the third sage of the Democratic national convention the name of a man like Josephus Daniels will come with unifying pow;r and carry off the nomination from the stronger -contenders. Speaking generally, the Democrats could conteivably do much worse than name Mr. Daniels. ?Dearborn Independent. SJORTH CAROLINA, PERSON COUNTY. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT BEFORE THE CLERK. SERVICE .BY PUBLICATION NOTICE W. Luther Cates, Administrator of :he estate of Fannie McCain, deceased VS. Annie Wagstaff, Eugenia Paylor, Villiam Paylor, Ellen Williams, Flem ditchell, James McCain, Wedon McJain and Louvenia, Susan and JJary HcCain, minor chidren t of Spencer JcCain. . O- ; The defendants, Louvenia McCain, iusan McCain and' Mary McCain, bove named, and all other heirs at aw of Spencer McCain, will take noice thaT an action entitled as above ias been commenced in the Superior kjurt of Person County, North Caroiha, to obtain an order of sale of ertain lands described in the petiicn of this cause for the purpose to lake assets for the payment of debts iyl cost of administration; and the aid defendants will further take noice that they are required to appear t the oflxe of the undersigned at toxboro. N. C., on the '21st -dapj of une, 1924, and answer'or demur to he petition in said action, or the laintiff will apply to the court for he relief demanded in said complaint. This 19th day of May, 1924. D. W .Bradsher, Clerk Superior Court Person Couny. 4ts. 1 % j THAT FUNNY MUTT AND JEFF COMING TO RDXBORO ?O r Mutt and Jeff Musical Com- j L edv Co. one night only, MAY 24th in their big tent theatre. ; You'have laughed at the Mutt j i and Jeff cartoons and pictures j j now in the original stage production cf Mutt & Jeff in Panama, at the races, the honey moon and they will ?ureiy make you laugh. So don't miss going, j _ _ ^ ,|j le 1 Herald j j favorable train scheion of being the only into Roxboro on the le latest news edition. j e shown their-apprelerald a circulation in we believe to be the yed by any daily pa- j i appreciative of this will at all times at- - and. renders service : iprovaL r v v ?, ' ? * -. I Its Straw Hat Time j j We haw a dandy line, just the hat for you || g and the'price will please you. Men's Summer Clothes u., are here and summer weather is close by. || II Get yours while the stock is complete and ^ 11 your size is here. These are comfort clothes | gj aswell as serviceable. Liadies . Ready-to-wear REDGGED | All suits and coats reduced 33 1-3 per cent ^ j| for cash. We have a few beautiful ones left | gj and it is a good time to get extra value for p. ?I your dollars. ^ ^ Dresses are reduced 25 per cent fpr cash. | 8 There are plenty of these and it is ridiculous jjj H to offer them at such prices but cash cuts a % ? H wide through these days. Your dollars will go as far here as any- | if where and you are sure to get the very best ? U merchandise. B 1 Harris & Burns I I*5 ROXBORO'S BEST STORE J "^T1. . ? . . .. . f * \ > /^~ ,J?r~ f^t"^!?? \y;-gsgU.-^ ... < j/oi' , 3 I PRE??firMF^te \ I ogEL fP> \ ffe Money What is your answer to our question? Do you SPEND all you make, or are you PUTTING AWAY some money each pay day for future comforts? -t ^ Of course you^mTist spend money for necessities and % * some for luxuries but if you stop up the other leaks and put. that money in our bank, you will soon accumulate a nice bank balance that will come in handy in the future. A Come in and open an account TODAY. We will welcome you. THE pe0pies Bank The Bank of The People" I THIS WEEK j j WE STILL HAVE PRICES OF INTEREST ?ugar 9c a lb., Flour $5.75, Bran $2.00, Red Dog $2.40, Dry Goods, Notions, all in proportionate prices. Come look Us over. FQX'S CASH STORE At The Crossing - =? * 1?1 j 1 -'--^ ? - ^ We Have Just Received a car load of barbed wire and field jKS- UlMff I) * fencing?and?galvanized rooting. / J yl\ ft Our stock of hardware is complete MT f t\ / for our farmers. ft'J If | i|| l\/ Come io see us for youd Farm Sup- /f ff *|l I jl ' V\\y | Tlig lot of Aluminum pitchers now ^ ^ _ j jjJ Farmers Hardware Co. cjn W?! ' ?.?? ?
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