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VOL- No. XLIII
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RO* RORr> MfiRTH PAROL1NA. W-eckiesdav Evening- Fe^2f4> V926.
"Sin
significant Envelopments Have
li4aio. >{oted During- the
-i . Ppst Two Davs. .
JOVNEft A HANO
Danville, Va., Feb. 21?- ^ignttrcASt
d^veiopnients have -been noted during
? the.>Mt two days in connection with
the suit filed against tcbacco pool
leaders which IfjiVU tt> the belief that
the director* of the organization are
convinced ns. to the wisdom ct par
tflp'matiff!} in an ?oflttial uray in the
litigation Started here months ago
' by, R. A Wade for certain growers
'.i xt Virginia and North. Ci^solinm. The
I two onfstandtng features ate these":
The .statement by Wade that W. T.
. Joyner, cf Raleigh. h*jf joined handi
With +i;m in hivhaif million dollar
action against R. R. Patterson,
Tucker WatUns and F, R. Edmon
The statement by Director W. E.
* Gardner 250 growers at Oret-1
na yesterday that if" the farmers
P wouid sign the new contract therv
?would be no question a? to new!
? t ffifcials being placed at the head of :
the association- 'a-n<T 'fKat the. sign
? ing. nf the new pontract --would- autn
inaticaUt calj for ? new organization. ,
This, st> far i|* the public 'records
go, is the firpt definite promise
made and by inference it is gathered !
that the involved offlciaTi, TT they
do nc\ resign voluntarily, will be
? naked to do so. The value of this
statement uC^s readily 'M'n at C.ret
t?a yesterday. Whcnj\be question,
wasoasked how many would be will
ing in sign, more than half of the
gathening consented. y
Joyner was here a few days ago
Uijdhjid a long conference with the
biyi4i-Jooking attorney trorn Haii
iax tji: u.*.- ,? v/jumly rrcorit'W*;)
' Sftt'rl tldlcutjd; when he first brought'
hi-^ai Hr- stuck fo his guns, how*.
vy. r and" U AW "consfiered as beinR
in ;i -trshg position.. Wade ;.'iys
that during their -conference Jb-jraer
tc.l.i l-im that lu? luid ten iernd' tiii
..rl^ignatibrr't-o the director- not 1:ng
ego a^d had consented to. ro-: oasVkr
oiJy on the. understai\d?j>g that the
pool take- Iteps .to.' recover alleged
retfryihg profits frcm men alrea'Jy
'. ''ngifjeil in {hat practice. The direc
tory Wade says he told; accepted
-' the price arid nuthorizea Joynor to
take a hand in the Waile suit if the
young lawyer w?v .willing. ? Wade,
. 'filly ?nti*fied-?a? to the bonafid of
this mo?);, put his cards on th'1 iabl?
?n<J^ is understood to htive amazed
" Jcyner by th? trump cards he is
prepare to pl?.-y wlhen the ?uit
comes up? evidence not httherto
even faintly suggested.
Hi On .Friday evyrinjt ' Feb. 26, at
' -o'clock *ln' the ' Graded Sehodl
B'jilrfins? a rwiseellano us mix-up
will be ' giveri.
The program will consist i>f nttm
l ?:>;? resembling Zi^fleld Follies, 'Al
? O jW?W*. witfc number*
? sujcfceetirir "Hatches from . Grand.
Operq, Sousaa.' Band, and Padertfws
kies* Gcnce-rtsr
Thh entertainment will be ((Wen
by children from the flrrt. seven
.(trade* of the Graded School. The
proceed-i will, be used, to continue the
library so well be (run as a reaoM'^f
the penny 'catiipalgn aided by the
'.. nickle . drive, th? Woman's Club, the
Study Club and private dojiationi.
Come out and hear the one boar
concert of "The Roxboro". Kun
" <\.ra?k. early to KM the
?eat refcerved fcr yoo. ' ;Adtni* .-m
20 >int?.
Piy?SnYTfiUIAN' (it l! WH
Sunday ..ffihoo'l at }: !?'. . \ M . M
. J.. CroWell . Supt.
Mornifig Service' ai U A.
',reon by Mr. Spillnfan of Charlotte,
. N C.
, ' Bv^ry Service '
Kveninit "Service -at T:TOT ^irlhAn
by the I'antor. . ' ? ?
Sunday Sdjoal at Mitchfi Chap-l
at Bushy
~ B*hui>l 1 tfwigr i)t p.
' h'!1, Prcaident of Queens Cot
T
Hey Capttiav8pruma
- Photo shows Captain and tfrs. Fried being given a riotoua ova
tion upon the former's arrival in New York. Captain Fried, togeth
er with his men. performed one of tha most daring rescues in the.
annats of the osa, whew they (Mght mountainous waves for thgg#
days, finally aavbg the entire crew of the sinking steamer Antinoe..
T? of Fried*? own men lost their H?se to the reeeua>
PlaymakerS- Has.
Good Program
Delighted Large Audience With
- Three Of -Their Famous
One-act Plays
? The Carolina Plavmalcers. a unique
organization from the University,
delighted ' a large audience last Wed
nesday night at th? Palace Theatre
with three of their, one-act nlav* i
dealing ;with North Carolina folk loi'e. [
This company of players lias won
an enviable reputation foi* itself bi>th__
in this jand other states. Th e ir p?re^
sentations havt? been enthusiastically
deceived ; in Washington and Balti
more; and they have an engagement'
,to appear at an early date^, in a
New York 'Theatre. *' J,
The plays gly*n herefwere "Quafe
Mediciiie,'' "f ixin'a" and "Gains find
flaiurf Jr.," all >vr it t on by former.
University students. The latter t'A'O
anv ,-tandby's ;cf Jhe Plavmakerx and
aire Worthy in most respects :f their
'long popularity. ' /The pqjserit cast:
is hardly _?s notcwortliy a- that f
fps in&r~ years) some evidence if stagi- j
tiess occasionally cropping out; The
wur'V: c{ j{r George V. Denny, who
is also, the manager of. t>ho i rgani. -
, . y.atir.n." \va$ .Jittstanilinir and pr.)?n>'
ly lifted the productions from the
mediocre ..ifn fact the success of the
Playmakers has been due in large
mensure to> the efforts of Mr. Denny j
. and Director Kirch. The entertain- i
; ment. was rfresented here under the
auspiciea cf 'the Woman's Club.
T. W. Pass Hurt^
In Auto Accident
Jumps From Truck To Save
_Hiin8eif and Was Rruised \
Considerably
One day. tiUt week Mr. T. U'. Pass]
! was painfull?, 'though not seriously. ,
hurt when he jumped from a .truck, j
{ the accident happening- in Danville.,
i It seems that the bov drivlne the
j i ruck lost control of tHV? machine as
. iHey were ijfcxnft jfawn CTrnitrheed
1 Street In Danville, and Mr.
thought fits b?st chance^as to jump.
In- the fall he* truck h\p head and
considerably bruised about the
body, -He was taken t? 'the *W?pital,
but wns-lat.er.brough home. We Are
" grlad ' to hear this morning ttittt he
is impruvjnj? and Hc>t>?s to be able
: to.be at his place of business asrain
( soon, . " ~ -
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WOMAN'S MfftSIOKAW SOCIETY
j The Woman's Missionary Society
ut the Bapfist church met- Jan. -th.
?'t;e subject for the afternoon was
^ith Mrs. A. S. deWaming
the lender. Four- Httfe girls dressed
ar- sTftpanpse Indies took part in the
\ program and added interest;, Our
? Pastor, who has spent years, c ti the
forfcfjarn field, has ffiven us s.>mc yory
j intwrettlfiflr ln*plf$i?r lattrr on
Uhfc-JWOTk there We had a splendid
T^tttT^dftnoc at this meeting. Our
i Htii'te/W. M. IT. n^cts -in Il6k'i^h
Martlr 2nd to Wh. 'Mesdamcs R. br'
^.Vfilburi), P. \V. Bradaher and I J.
r ; Win stprrd'^yl i ;'gc r-ir< delete ates'-frt^m
fni^^wCi?ty/ i\Ve hope thav. . man^ of
, 1 i;v 'tftTrtfS '-?f -i f .-V <?/?'-" i.m! >
IlTi..' fteukh .A Wmti^; will
, it, ? liii-.'-.t.';..- rr^tr "i--- " , 'i'
! inn pi <*?Ttt?7PV
third attempt at
SUICIDE IN FOUR D VVS
Raleigh. Feb. 23. ? George.
P. Keith, farmer of near Mil
hurnie v in Rex hospital Here
witl^, a bullet wound in "his ear
|1 jaw as the- result of Wake
county's third suicide attempt* |j
in four days. He is expected |7
to recover . . : . f -
On Thursday a negro prisoner ,
attempted*, o commit niicid* in ? |i
the Raleigh city jail 'by hang
in^himself.-4ifl?^aa cut dowji
?- tried -and ftrted #U).
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Saturday G* M. ~ Jackson,
ReejmMe farmer, is .believed to
hfcve kfled himself a-ffer- slay
ing his wife and * daughter.
Sunday keith." placed the
nozzle of an * old style pistol
agai?->t hi>* ear and puUed (he ?
trigger. He . had intended to
blow out his; brains on account
?raf "trouble and w<>rry," but
instead"TTf gijing through his
skull 4he. bullet glanced- south
ward into his jaw. .
WHAT IS YOUR RELIGION \
WORTH TO YOl' J ?
Patrick Henry, said: "I have j;ijw !
disposed of all of my property to
my fanvily- There is one thine in are
T. wijh'T "could give- them, and that;
? is the Christian If thoyj
had that; and 1 had not given themi
(?a'e shilling. they would hs^e b'-en ,
iSch;and"4f they had not that, aiiri
I.lpd giv?n"fchoi>( all (he world, tb-yi
would- Jbe poor."'
The First Baptisi Church is de-j
[-siroua cf helping you to preserve ;
i and enhance .your leiighni
Sunday Schcof 9:45 A. M.
I Preaching 11:00 A'. M.. Snbjcct:|
"G id's Problem In The Building*!
Christian Character." 7:30 P. M.
Subject: "Gotl's " Exhortation."
B. T. p. U. 6:30 P. M.
"The 'judgments of the Lord are
true and righteous altogether.
Mare to be desired are they than
gold, yea, jhan much- litre gold."
tMLlMtlK '
w. f. west, Pastoi /
A NEW STORE . '">{#? J
:l
Mf. J. W". Dixop, formerly oi the
firm cf Dtoton & I-Vatherst ?t, will.'
^ope* a now store which will be cullei^
the Dollar Store ? in the* Critcher
buiFdingori Court Street. Mr. I)ix-'
on , has heon. identified with tljfc
mercantile, business hero, for several
years' and he $vill be glad to hflye
his fftrnds call on ? htm in his. new
.pluce. ^
YOU ARK INVITED
The Primary Grades of Bet*?! H?1
1 1 igh Seb&oL Wilt give an ewterkaift- <
Jn?nl_ Ittjttfc, school .. auditorium ' at
Bethel Hill: '?? Friday night, Feb.
'26," 1926, beginning at 7:30, The
| ptibHc' fa cord hall y invited to attend
k
f- TJU-HTATE MKBtCAI. A88O
Th?-' Tri-Statv Medical Associate?
men iir Fayctteville week. Dr.
? aL ? Uuanv Ia- tpftflyhAr ? of tha|
Association arid attended Cho >n<*ot-.
irig > n Fa c tTIfcLL^l ' . ^ - ?
t N KW lilMI' iETFr* V"_ 7
: ipciftl iit'c~i-.imir,iinr'~fi,- vr iir.icK rwif
* tJ t' f i *** t tff ^ j? *i fHl '
iWfll /
Mac*... Marshal Dunlap tVfns
The Grand - Prise , . Of
? ? fVtHara
'Sjf-:BV MISS '.SOl^TH ALL'
1 h^i Satterfield Insurance Agency
and the Parent-Teacher Associate'!,
*4ve a worthwhile entertainment in i
the T> <;raii(.tl s,.hw|
loniim on Monday evening, Feb. 2*|
when the Agency distributed fiftv
_ ye dollar* in ca?fc . prizes ti the ;
high school boys and girU wimtfni
i Jcffer?on Standard Contest. !
Judge L. of the .local '
b?t grave a very interesting histor
ical address en the. Declaration of]
independence and the- part that Thos
Jettereon had- with it. In closing his;
address Mr. Carlton paid high tribute:
to insurance in general,, to the -ser
?vice of the Satterfield Agency, W
e fact that it was no longer neoejs
ary for us to send mir money to the
Krth and northwest to get our in J
Mtfance for this could be obtained;
from the Jefferson Standard; a stronK .
liberal, progressive liohie company:
whose reeources was mora than twen
ty seven million dolfer,; ^nd that j
?.already had njcre than. 280 TiWtlS.
^ '?,ur'' ? ?* ? '""I'mvi t in ? fottc ";r,
State instttutfen managed by riafive
born North Carolinians.
Mfaa Mildred SatterfiH.l in i,
hM ' of the Parent-Teacher Asaocia
.tton. expre^d ,-in appreciation of:
the contest and the benefits tie'
schfjolx had darjved fr;m it.
Music wa* famished by Miss South, i
all. anjl a quartette consisting of!
Mess. R. E. Hamlin and K. L. Street
and. (Mrs.. Preston (Satteraeld ;.nd
Car nfcy. ?
Sir. B. L Satterfield, County- Super
Mntendent of 8?b*Ms. |n his oatwH
-*sppy manner" delivered the prir.es
to tiiL- wlr.ru r. ?
The winners of the $5.00 price's
offered to the individual sehoofe;
Were ,^\llensville, Harold Gentry;
Bethel Itill Littleton T-cdd; 'Bushy
Fork, Bland Lee.; Helena, ,Liicy >J.
TiUettr Hurd'le Mills, MaVy Whitfield;
Roxboro, Mary Marshal Dunlap. The
winner of the $25 00 grand prise fir
the'"County was Miss Mary -Marshal
Dunlap of -yrt- Roxboro schools.
Special mentijn in "the County con
test ; Miss Lucy Tillett, % Helena"
schoo^ and Miss Maragret Brooks,
Bethel 'HHJ school. ? Cor.
" -? ?
I NTERM EDTATB-^JtHBny BA NK
(Those interested in forming, an'
Intermediate Credit Bank here met
in the court Jiqusg^awiin, la,t Satur
day evening After considerable
Aiscus.ii-'n the farmers present were
asked to make- a thorough ;i n v -,v~
| and see if they -could. Secure . five
| thousand dollars subscription to the
j enterprise, and meet again, on next
j Saturday at 2 o'clock If "they are
successful in raising the stock an
application will be made for charter,
j For seme cause the. farmers have
[ shown very Ifttte interest in .this
^proposition,, and ? it look's as if it is
oesiirwu . io, fail.
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BOirsD OVER ON . ' ?
INCENDIARY CHARGE
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At a- session of Mayor's couTt held
Tuesday afternoori, Jack Wrenn was '
i bound gver under bond of $1,090 foe.,
appearance afc- the April term oft
Superior Court on a charge of at-!
timptfd incendiarism. ,Hr. .Wrenn .
Was not abl? .to Rive. n satisfactory
explanation of hH whi-'rBabbifts on .
Monday' nijrtlt when an attempt wa*
made to fire the Palace Barber, shop,
;?nd. other evidence woi ked nn In
Mr. Scott of flw State Insurance ,
Department led the court to find
?probate eggae. Bond Was arraVifred
jorne time last' flight. ,
? fiPII RSI'S? ENT . EIRI.D
.Servicer next Sunday at Seni?iu;i
Sunday .School. 10 a m. Worn
: ins; service/ 11 ir_m- Wv-i-nr-w.";
vi'f V. p. m ?' ... I
f Top ure rbrdi/iiiv inYiteji to at
j/etwi t'hese CWMfren
r-met?d tc the school.' ? '
Men -a.. ;.>;?( i :! B"w
U"V*<*unisfTeopl?- ? r*ri- Lukiteti-titi .
Y. i'. L'. v. -Are jrvt?~rrT
i irtnA t-W&gv4*-u,r.
1. ? r(HM\Hk.'Vtsia^ _
V:-"';v v for
According to W. J. (Unktn
r arrant of Nunpa, tdahov Junes
Coebfltt. formor
champion said ha
man 60
' himself
ia now 60
and
Oxford's Chief
r^innri^fsSmeide
In r:im
f ou nd
Hilf rfour Later
L_
Oxford. I- eb. 22.? Chief of police.
I. H. Hobgoo<J, of this city, rommitt
ed suicide this morning about 9
o'plcclt by blowing out " his brain*
with a ,82- calibre revolver. The
tragedy took place on. a hillsidv! in
the western., extremity . of Elmwood
cemilery and the "bedy was dis
[? corvercd about half an hour later by
; the -colored care taker, who at oi.ee
? notified 'the sheriff's office. "At the
timC'iif the tli i overj*" the body was
still warm. as. was the radiator of
the neaiinrJAr which tho dead man
. had used in going u the fatal vpjt.
j The revolver ..with one erfipty. c :j s fft -
bv*. wji? still Vla^ped in hU right
h?nd, and his brains were, slowly
?3ba\nu from a" wound in the head
? juit abDvp and a little to the rear
of|th^ rigftt ea*.
A corner's jiKy was qUiAly im
panelled and returned1 a verdict of
suicide, after v^-.ich the Sod)> \va
I removed tc Wood* undertaking es
tablishment . to await interment.. .
?'The Iron Horse"
At PalacerFheatre
? ? ? ' tj
Features A ? Few ..Of The .Old
JTitae Western -Gun-mert i
.William Fox's Supreme Achieve
ment '"THE IRON HORSE" which |
coraes to The Palace Theatre, Mon- '
(lay ? and . TuesdAy March 1? 2nd.
"The" Iron Horse" tcila the }tory of ?
the Union of the. Railroads fcomple
ting the link which bounc^ the. East
and West in 1869 ? 'Names "which
have come down in History and will ;
(To on ^forever, appear' in tne
(Lincoln, Orant, Dodge, ikaffalo 'Bill'
Cody, Wild Bill " Hickok and Pat .
TOasterBon -are just a few of them ?
The picture is not a melcdraora, but j
n spectacular cinema record of the
linking of America; based on His
torical Records:; It' - too Big :i
, Production for, ysu, to mtss! Matinee
Mcuday'at 3:00 P. M. Evehhjjrs at!
?:15^9;t& P. M. Admission*' 25 ?
SO cents. (Benefit 10th Gra^e R ox*
boro School)
THE PALACE- TIIEATRF.
? - V ? ? HO ? ' ' "
UROOKSDA.UE SERVICE
Mirntay School at UWIKI ;i. ir... U.
fT Brooks, superintendent. Preach- j
ing at 11:00 q.1' m. and * rt30 p. ta.
.Morninjt suEJcct; Are We Able "To
iVtc <lod Tbrnugte Beicnoe, ? Kvcn-j
ing snbJaet-./CAn-"" Wfc Find Oo^ .In
Kvolutioirt- ? -i_ ? i
' EpfcSHh feaime at 6:\5 p. m.:
The ofHr.er? of the _Ej>w<>Tibi Jiuajcoc
ui!1 li" liiyu'li.il .it l.!i> '?>?: ?? , ' .- r* (
" .i'. v I
? m a RKna>j..v?- if <vm.
On? Tuesuxy .at' 'n6>m '?t he 1 l"'vel'
_Jgnfca -Mr; Archie Smith of Dmtdaa,
"V.i .. anif fer jc
tftnhffctgl'i V ft , 'Vrira man-frd. Rev..
i". I>W A.lv ? >- 7 7m ?fllg--|
t#ly- -toe Lh'iiy ic'V;
I" for Va. ? ' ? - ' , i
WtMM
WOUWDG UNflTlltn MUM
Martinsville Husband IMon??
Unexpectedly and the ShootA
ing Take Place
; CHESHIRE IN HOSPITAL res
Dunviile, Va. Feb. Mrt<
Booker, of Martinsville, was shot
dead this morning; Everett Cheshire, :
who. was at* her home was shot
through th? lyngand may die, %y ?
Henry Booker who returned ,?o his
Fayette street home unheralded at
ii o clcck today. After the shooting
Booker gave himself up to the
authorities 'pf whom he told a, story
which he offered as provocation for J
the shooting.
Oommonvleaith's Attorney J. 15. J
Taylor, who made immidiattf inquiry,
said that Booker charged Cheshire "
with alienating his wife'* affections.
The shooting took place ifn a back
room ct the ' Booker home.
Booker this morning went to work ?
at the restaurant where he is em
ployed and then returned, armed at
9 o'clock. What he alleges he found
caused him to open fire without any
words.- Three Shcts were fired, one
Of them failing to do any damage.
M fj.. Booker was found Head from,
a shot 'hrmnyh thn. and fh?,h
ire is in a periods condition at Ijjcy
Lester hospital -with a bullet in the
? He is tco'weak
?to be questioned. Booker was*. great
ly agitated when he . surrendered.
He is, in. jail without bond in the
-meanwhile
" ? "* ~ * ' ' ? . O ' ' . ? ?
DEATH OF MRS. MARY EBERMAN
' ?" ' 1 ?' L
M?; Mary B. Eberman died at the
hqme of her ?iy Mf. B. Eberraan,
last Sunday eifemngy . Mrs. Eberman
hud iieun. itL-foetii health 'or soma
time and about t#rT d^ys si a?e ?he
sutfered ^ stTrke. of p.-rrslyjij. death
resulting' from lliis Causr. He! home
?was iri Lancaster, Pa.r though ihe
'had spent .considerable time' "Tier*
with her son. - She was expecting t?
return t : . her home in Lancaster *
v?ry\ poon, in fact was awaiting tho
arrival of her . daughter, who had
been spending U?e winter in Hao?
lula. who was Expected . to ' arrive ?
about the last of the ip nth. -
Mrs. Eberman was a devout CI.*
t -a n woman,' a member of the Mora
vian Church, and was :rte- of the
most lovable women we have ever
kn r wn .She had reached, the ripe
014 age f 86 years, and her years'
Ja^l_feey>\fiill nf gnrvl deeds, as well *
as ' pleasant words. .The . funeral .
services, were conducted at St. Marks
Chapel by Rev. W. A. Ijillycrop, af
ter which the body was taken to
her. old home, Lancaster, Pa., for
burial.
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TRUSTEED BANKRII.IT SALE
On Monday, March" UtTat twelve
o'clock neon I will offer the stock
of merchandise belonging to Natner
Keally, Bankrupt, for sale' at pob- '
lie .auction to the- highest bidder.
ba. htli -rm- Conrt- -
in Rot b1 ro. X . (' cccupi^d
by bankrupt. Other personal prop- '?
ert.v of bankrupt t6 be sold at same
.time: - . , ? .
. fi P? BURNS, Treutce.
COUWTY MEETING OK
CO-OP ASSOCI ATMHi
..Last Saturday the- Person County
Tobacco Growers Association held it?
regular monthly meeting. iptiere w*
a i?Ksd attendance, and rhuch ii?
Urpsf Is manifested in the Associa
tion. Director Faucette o"f Granville
f 'otriny an<L-i4r. Johnson of Smith-:,
,li?l?t urora j>ramnt aiftl ..i?etn wjyi ttjw ..
Odunty meet rite
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IHSBUXX ?fJHiMiwinvjjfr
Tor te;'iiw?i: kuIray
' I Mil bt- ia the hajfrfler nf Tte9S<(
?tfii-c ? ? tt-.ib'iro ?") ? pniiUiTi ,
26t.h, 1926,, for the riirrporft of jmuw- .
. tinsr.. State income tax p?yer>r n?
ftUWt'tliPii i - ? -r
DRAGON UI/BBS* -AT.CALDWWX
:thr ptaiir. "TicWW
, ?ii
-??tui'u r.-ii. cwt- -