A* JOHNSON, Editor ni Kjuu^w WLUIGf LL ?HE P LOUMBriS, !? C, ) WIT, SEPTEMBER t, ujg - ?>* *a*%y * * IIB WifCI Liin M PAPE?_s?? la ExHtm. is SUBSCBIPTIO* tUt ; van j dr. peacock made ESCAPE FROM PRISON DURING THE NIGHT Thomas ville Slayer Saws Way .. To Open and Slides Down Eedclo thing Rope to Liberty IE FT NOTE TO HIS KEEPER "I Hate To Leave On Wy Vacation Without Telling To? Goodbye," Nete To Cmrt U insane Department of State Prison Declared; Escape Was Made Sometime Between Dawn 01 Wednesday. ? i?r'. J,,.W ' Peacock, of Thomaarllle, who April 16, 1921, fired a load ot buck shot Into Chief of Police J. E. Taylor from a second story window and then went down and filled tire officer's body lull of bullets lrom_an automatic pis tol and who on June 23 of the same year was brought to the department of criminal lnBano nf Srnt^ PriaA? here to be confined for life to e?Wite what a jury of his peers considered cold blooded murder or the act of one mti tatly irresponsible, has decided . not to wait for- the pardon whloh- his friends haye been urging; ' He left his cell on the third floor of the pen itentiary sometime' between midnight ? 'e has no immediate future use and a note to Keeper Bridges of the criminal insane department. The note addressed to Mr. Bridges says: ? "I hate to leave on. my vacation with out telling you good-bye, but my rer treat is so hasty and unexpected that I haven't the time. I may 'see you In the spring or maybe sooner. Best wishes. J. w. P." Outside Cell ~ y The cell in which Peacock was con fined is exactly like those occupied by the other inmates of the department. In a hotel they would all be termed outside rooms, for the solid doors of ti e cells necessitate ventilation from the gr*at outdoors. He used the hack saw, which came from nobody connect ed, with the penitentiary knows Where, to haw through the bars 6f his window either ; TuTTheTe afTOTr and night shifts of guards and when his flight was discovered at 6 o'clock Wednesday morning it was conjectur ed that he left sometime after one o'clock* * * The description of Peacock furnish ed by the prison authorities fbllows: Forty-eight years ot age; slenderly built, weighing 147 pounds; clean shaven; dark, sandy hair, grayed at the temples; scar from a burn on top of head; thin, narrow f?ce with blue eyes. Story of ('rime ? ' Dr. Peacock's trial for the killing oi tha Thomasville chief of police shar ed with the conviction and electrocu tion of J. T. Harris, ot Rldgecrwsi. the center of the crime stage in North Carolina. There was cvideuce tend ing to Bhow that Taylor had caught Peacock with the goods on him as a violator of the liquor laws. Peacock accused the policeman ot burning the former's garage. The shooting, however, came out of almost clear iky? it , a second-story I window may be termed that ? and shocked the entire State. The sheer brutality of It aided the alienists In es tablishing their theory that Peacock was insane at the time ot the commis sion of the crime. Serylmg life Term The sentence Of the court 'following the verdict of the Jury of insanity was life Imprisonment in the criminal de partment ot the. State Prison. It Is safe to say that the common run of folks thought the matter would end there, but within the past two months there has been put on as much of an organised movement as It was possible to collect together to secure a pardon for Peacock from the Gover nor. About all the circulation ot a petition did, however, was to redirect attention to the prisoner. It has been apparent that the movement was get ting nowhere. , Supt. Oeorgo Ross Pou and the reet of the prison authorities aro extreme ly busy broadcasting the word ot Pea cock's escape, together with his des cription . They know that P)eacock has relatives In or near Raleigh. Fla., and they are attempting to head him olf In every possible direction. ? Ral eigh Times. NR. WILLIE TCt'MKR UK AD. The remains of Mr. Willie Tucker, an ex-service man, who died In Oteen hospital at Aahevllle, was brought to Ixiutuburg Wednesday afternoon where it was taken In charge by many of oar cltlsens and local organisations, and members ot the family and taken to Mt. 01 Inert and Interred In the bean tlful little cemetery, the services be ing conducted by Dr. W. B. Morton. Mr. Tucker was 14 years old and leaV* es quite a number of relatives and friends who have the sympathy of the _ entire public- t t ^ ? . v . side Lights or tub wtax Vi-X d*r? 1:30 p m to? J?7 ? ?t*"ed at J?ck*)n Park in the^*vJ?t P. m. in "' 19 ?'<^ock lawyers U>cjudjnrSS^S^Z^ *? ^U"r^uf ?? " ?.??; vs ISfeC 'S ^'ir'"''1"' ^ just a sea of rreet^ ??T>. re*ck cus hbroestends, goo* j^d^v?r"" ^ wlii" hn?J?(j2? ~h?* 5525 SaSSs^-SSiS of taxation that DmniS^ ?mems | happy and nrnr. . , ???? rhis sh^jesssh^^s pS.1' ^!'US2i"S iK"' ?%?%?& 253*5* tion^ha^he^ta^p ^ taTrtU?? Jess by about one-hal/^ ^f T?S *?2 state. oVZvTT^ * K Colorado Springs wherTwe^?1 *' Erst stop. By this tim? de oor bad m-t ereryhodr ?" v, Tuur scrib? s-wsraSvSS u ~"S=s??"i;-iiE* ?rssss: sass?fJsr.rM^ n-.oraent at any time r..- .n11 ment was made oy the ?>t a hitch, even our 0^^?^ I r ere Dm i!f" ,Lp?n oar "rival we I sKfesSSStP? S-HSMSsSS TS?F"?? ?? l>r "eel too- ??d ! ,25 : TKe" so n ^^o . /SU " tr; Park we were taken thru the Cave of the Winds, where wq walked lhr?e foiirths of a mile, seeing the wonder ful fountains in the different sections of its windings. Neallac:iti3 and stalagmitis formed of chloride of lim^' fiom the trickling water of number { less centuries. At Hair Pin Point ' was a label. "All women who want nliusband, Irop a hair pic aere and ire will guarantee von one." It looked like there was ten bushels there and I asked the guide how many there were, and he said a million. Then we went through the Gardes of the Gcds and Manitors Springs. At the latter was a spring of pure Apolinaris water. After lunch at the Autten's r Hotel we took a trip to top of Pike's : Peak 14,140 feet above sea leTel. We went up the cogged railway. ElcTen red one-half miies long and up. Wild and weird was this trip and ended above the clouds with snow around its top. Many of the tourists were af fected by the rare atmosphere, some of them couldn't walk. Your scribe was made dizzy just as if there had been no Volstead and his inconvenien ces. On our return after dark we had cur first Banquet I* the dining room of the Autten's HoCM, given by the Colo ra dp Par Association. After din ner and the speeches we all retired to cur trains for rest and sleep. One thing that struck your scribe all along the route Was the Cooperative ftsstii Is tions especially of the traits and fara products. They all say they never knew what prosperity was until tkty began to cooperate, and now they can not live and exist without it. W. M. PERSOX. (To Be Continued. ) civil wm The regular August tf/m urg 3 O'clock Saturday^? It) TOBACCO AHO OOTTON GROWERS OF f FRANKLIN COUNTY, ON COOPERATIVE marketing Every person in Franklim (.'ounty/^fco has signed the Co-operative Marketing contracts m mt every person who has net signed the Cuutiacts are ifivtted to IGouiS^ bnrg on Saurday, September 2nd, 1922 *o hear Dr.-J.-^fc Joyner, a director of the Tobacco Growers Association, ^ and who was much interested in the organization of the two associations in North Qarolina the past fall, will tell you about the work the Associations have actually done, how the farmers can hops to profit by being mem bers and why those who refase'to join hands with their brother farmers will regret their action." * Come. It is a public meeting in the biggest sense and you are just as much welcomed^ anybody. Your pres ence is desired as much for' your own good as that of' the Associations. *\ Remember the date and hour, Saturday at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. . SrCCESSFTL SALES Br TOBtcfO co-ops S*nlh Carellaa Growers Irrrd (? Has ten Cash Pays** by Prompt wiifrifs ; _ ., Such Successful Sales hare been made by the Tobacco Growers Coo?-] dejOer, ??d been iacntMi on deliveries sufficiently wi'hin the aext two weeks. 7 be system o f marketing whi.. h started smoothly at the August open ing of the Cooperative warehouses in South Carolina and Eastern Ngrth Carolna is now in perfect working or der and can handle very heavy deliv eries according to T. C. Watkirs, manager of warehouses for the Asso ciation . 1 In a letter mailed this week to all ? South Carolina members, H. O. Wil son. Secretary of the Association urg es the growers to aid in hastening the Second advance by delivering aa rap idly as possible. Secretary Wilson say3 "Our members have delivered to the Tobacco Growers Cooperative As sociation in the South Carolina belt ten million pouds but aa the sales department have made th^be sales and can handle your tobacco as rapidly as yon will bring H In we desire that yon make yonr deliveries as rapidly as pos sible. If TO? will make the delivery cC yonr tobacco promptly yon will have rendered the Association and yonrself a set tta tor yyu will enable ?ar officers to make a second pay. ent at aa earlier data and we will ive some expense in handling the to icco. On n new npprnisnl that has been ad* by the Banker committee the adtaac* will be greater than It has, been on what tea been delivered, but | the giow eta that have toUietid will j ? tali* the tun it of this advance in the second payment, no that If yon will make the deliveries as early a a you can get the tobacco In proper condi tion It will Mean an early distribution ?rf the next pajmant." Rnthaalaaa* tor the new marketing rtan is ra pl*J spreading from South Carolina and the Rest to the otd belt at North Carollaa and Virginia where creasing nnmbai a of growers are jjolning the Co up 1 1 stive every week. lAKBirrc wwri Quite n large number of people ?a Joyed n bnantifal nnd dellcir.as barbe ewe dinner nt Lb* Coaaty Hoane oa Tharsday of laatsMt given by Sup erintendent Jo* J. HbMen. on the oc casion of tha regular snaamer meet lag of tha Conaty Omniadaaara. To say that th* dlaner wsa greatly en joyed by *11 dm ant half express it. Eealdea th* always welcome cu?. which was a 1 ideally prepared by an expert, there were saany other delt. ions and appetising dishes nil of la tor their share of the tooth for loMew s-d recipients of anany nppredntioas for their genial and tree Soarthera hospl taltty In th* enjopyahle occasion they bad prapnrtd tor their many Mead*. A alga of a good winter h "Help Wanted." ~ ??*?. TO COTTON GROWERS I have received your Membership Cards and am ready to deliver saxpe to'ynu at once. Call in and get yont-raird. r.*-- ^ ? K.T JbhesaxK" Mr. Editor: I was talking to a very prominent farmer Monday, who signed up the Co operative Association and waited to see before he mid. ?? He said It was a fake and he did not pay the $3.00. He also said they promised to pat Statisticians in every county to ascertain the cost of mak ing tobacco and cotton and had failed 10 do that. Said they waited until the i'pen markets opened and set the prices l?tare they began to receive the C. O. c. tobacco. He said they signed up *ith Mr. Taylor to sell their tobacco at a salary of *90.000. 00 for three years: they also employed Mr. C. B. Cheatham at a salary of $30,000.00 a year to sell to the American Tobacco Company of which he was a large stock 1 older and said that any set of fools knew hs would not pay the high dollar. The Association was to ascertain the cost of production and pay the far mer a small profit; this they would never do. He said they had taken In linkers and other business men who were directly or indirectly interested in the companies. When he finished talking I told him I had only one consolation left and that was "The men at the head of the Association have as much brains as yon have." Now Mr. Editor I wish to know if any of this is true? I never studied i be plans of the Association very much. I Joined In good faith. I knew 1 had nothing to loose and all to gain for God knows it could be no worse. Twenty-five years ago I worked In iroAtn were divided equally. This to tree and I can call names of those who did It and am not afraid to. Some of thane sees are In the tobacco business low bat thank God they are not in the in Spring Hope on the open ing and saw only one dissatisfied man and he sold In Rocky Mount the day t fore and was looking tor Matthew "'yken to sign up. C. M. VAIX1HA.V. SELLS PART OF COrNTt HOME A renolntlon has been found entered Minnies ot the Board of County lern under date of Wednes day. Jnly 1Mb. 1)22 at a meeting held In accordance with adjournment at 5 O clock ? . authorizing i he sale of and selling to Mr. J. F. Parrish about ? acres of the Ooeuty homo property at ? price of tSS.M per acre. On roll call the vc'EB9 MET AT COCSTY 1 HOSK The Board of County Commissioners met at the County Home on Thursday < f last week according to adjournment on the first Monday, ail Commlssion ers being ?r?aent. j The Commissioners mad.} a personal j inspection and examination of all live [stock, cattle, hogs, etc., and Yiewed the crops and other personal property, inspected the rooms and houses of the inmates, talked with sud examined the inmates with respect to their comforts, treatment and satisfaction, after w^ich. liter retturned to their office, in the Court House when and where the fol lowlng business was tiauatcled: | By a unanimous vote. It was on mo tion ordered that IfM i Dread upon the Minntes that the Commissioners had made tie inspection and Investigation and examination shore referred to at tno iiomaand found the crops in ex cellent condition, the lire ttr.c k. cattle and hogs, well fed and attended to, Um inmates properly and duly looked af-' t?c and adiplnlstered unto and the premlffs aod houses tn as sanitary and" jsood condition as could be expected, tod the Superintendent- doing all in Ate power to properly discharge his Unties . ' * It is ordered that Cope Oupton be pala I27.6tt.for 920 feet of lumber fur nished for bridge across Stalllngs flsh pond in Cedar Rock township. A resolution was passed to borrow IU5.000.00 with which to renew a :iote now outstanding. The Board adjourned to its next reg ular meeting. TO ASSIST IS BliILDIStt BOAD At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce held In the Court House on last Fr evening Loulsburg clt. ixens decldeu to assist in building the road connecting Wnrren and Frank lin. Counties, a stretch of about a mile or ' more on the line . Subscriptions amounting to about $600.00 were ta ken and assurance that the amount coul<* be raised to $1,000. When com pleted this will be one of the most suit abtj roads for the State Highway In this section of the State in that It is a 'shorter route south, eliminates rail road crossings and is thoroughly his toric. being the road onrer which La Kayette traveled . PBKSs MOBN AT LEAH'S. Prof. A. W. Mohn. 1'TWMMfe fit > iAmlsburg College, wUt I of the services at first Simdar foSeDtemnflkt. a. m. and 373o p. 111. 1 US res. Ma con. 5 ? I Mrs . M . 3 . Pink, of GreensBortf, to visiting her parents, Mr. and Mr*, jo. H. Harris. v I 3*u W, Ttf - Persflvj returned S ?? jurday from A trip through Weatara United States., Judge J. 9. Manning, Attorney G?i> cral, of Raleigh, waa In attendance at Court Wednesday. Mr. R. P. Snella and family, of Ral eigh, ftjlt aunt, Mrs. Agnes Mumford, near^asjra this week. Miss Fannfe Humfo>4 after spend ing several weeks vacatlta with her family here returned to Henderson.. Mr. W. W. Webb and childito Will iam and Elizabeth, went by automahlla to Abingdon, Va., this week to visit j bis son E. B. Webb at that place. Sen. Paul Jones and Editor A. Pj Johnson went over to Warrenton Sat urday to attend a Co-operative Meet ing,' Senator Jones made the speech on that occasion. Y. W. A. MEETING I The Young Woman's Auxiliary o? Jock Spring community met .with Miss Edna Byron Thursday afternoon, August 24. The roll was called and minutes of last meeting read and ap proved. After which the following program was rendered: Song ? To the Work. Prayer? by Mrs. J. L, Byron. Scripture i peson. Proverbs 31 1 10-31 ? by Hazel Wilder A woman who trusted In God? by Irene Card. Recitation? Song ot the Old Mtnia by Mattle Wilder. ^jptyy, Sereny's Ltfa ? by MyiM4 - cake was served. Tlie following were present: Mrs. J. L. Byron, Misses Edna, Bessie Lee and Mable Byron, Hazel and Mattle Wilder, Margaret. Harris, Lillian Young, Mattio Lea Hicks, Dennle and Irene Carde, Myrtla Strickland, Winnie Cheavea and Em ma Place. GIVE I01BSELF A FAIR STABTI Get a high school education. It la the foundation of success. Without it you will be everlastingly handicap ped; with it you will be far better pre pared to makjB your mark. You must learn if you wish to earn. Rewards are paid for knowledge. The high, school is your opportunity t, BANKS TO CLOSE * ? The banks of Louisburg have UUM4Q cod that they will observe Labor Day next Monday by remaining closed that day. All having business with thesa institutions will bear this In mind,. SEBYICE9 AT ST. PAUL'S SUIWAV Rev. John Hartley. D. D., Will preach at St. Paul's Sunday at 11 a. m. and also at 8 p. m. The subject of the morning sermon will bf "Whera are our dead?" - * Regular Morning Player service* with sermon and Evening Prayer and sermon at night. A cordial lnvltaUoa U to attend . . \ M \