tfoell Bros., Proprietors
VOL XXXIV
BILLS D11N HOUSE
FIGHT FOR COUNTY
BOARDS LONG 8? HARD
utfrage Given Short Shrift After
Muoh Argument by Suffragists;
Sptakcr Leaves Chair to Fight
Measure Vote on it and Liquor
About Same.
Henry Page's educational bill, the
Anti-Saloon League whiskey traffic
bill and Gallatin Roberts' municipal
suffrage bill, all were Friday killed
in the House of Representatives. Mr.
Page's bill was lost by a roll call
vote of 40 to 61; the whiskey bill fail
ed of reference by a vote of 41 to 27,
and the suffrage bill was defeated by
i3 to 40. Many members were ab
sent during the voting on each meas
ure. The whiskey bill, to so regulate li
ouor traffic that the possession of
whiskey beyond two quarts a year for
medicanal purposes, was the one vot
ed unfavorable by the committe
Wednesday afternoon. Friday morn
jng Representative Holding, of -Wake,
asked that the bill be recommitted.
Representative Beasley, of Union, up
held Mr. Holding and plead for furth
er consideration of the measure which
he deemed one of the most important
and helpful before the House this ses
sion. Speaker Murphy informed the
House that a two-thirds vote would
'be required to move the bill from the
unfavorable calendar. A standing
vote was taken, with a large number
of anti-liquor legislation members ab
sent because of a misunderstanding
as to the hour of meeting. ' A major
ity of those present, however, were
for the tabling of the bill.
This vote rendered the quietus to
a proposed measure which has agitat
ed the people; of. North.; Cajplina fprx
several months. The bill as defeated
the House was substantially the
-ame as that circulated for several
..lonths prior to the meeting of the
General Assembly among members.
The only hope of the Anti-Saloon
League for further regulation of the
liquor traffic lies now in the fact that
i: may be possible to put through a
"iess drastic law than that proposed
'V this bill before the assembly ad
journs next month.
The Educational Bill.
Argument for and against the Page
bill, providing for direct election of
school officials in those counties de
siring such a method, began on the
morning of the previous day. It was
still incomplete Friday morning when
Represetative Holding took up the
Thread of argument and proceeded to
lambast the idea from "A to Izzard."
Representative Kittrell, of Vance, fol
lowed the Wake county representa
tive and spoke in favor of Mr. Page's
scheme. Representative Matheson,
of Iredell, and Representative Brum
mitt, of Granville, too, were for the
measure's adpption, but representa
tive Doughton and Joyner opposed it.
Governor Doughton concluded argu
ment against the measure. He told
how faithfully his people had stood
guard over the East when that guard
was necessary; how detrimental to
the educational welfare of his hill
country the bill's passage would be.
He spoke heatedly and with much
force for several minutes. When he
concluded the vote was taken. Im
mediately after the vote was counted,
-i motion was made to have the bill
cabled. The motion carried the bill
was dead.
Female Suffrage.
Argument over the woman suf
frage bill was heard by packed gal
'aries and lobbies; propably a thous
and women from all parts of the
state being present and in high hopes.
It appeared that most of them were
confident that the house would pass
the Roberts bill since it asked only
that women be given the ballot to
. municipal elections after the question
flad been, approved by a majority of
male ,yoters of any town. When
the vote was announced the women
ere a little crestfallen but not en
tirely discouraged. They had won-
quite a victory at that. Two years
ago their bill ;was given only 20 votes
in the house. This time they were
Swen 40. A leader among the suffra
ges in Raleigh said Friday night
lhat she was very much gratified by
the vote and that' she believed a sim
jjar bill in the senate would have a
' tter fate.
l Representative .Breese opened argu-
LIQUOR, SUFFRAGE
AND EDUCATIONAL
ROXBORO.
AMERICAN SAILORS
HELD IN GERMANY
Will No Longer Participate in Re
lief Work in Belgium and
Northern France
London, Feb. 12. The American
commission for relief in Belgium
has officially notified the German
authorities that the Americans will
withdraw from participation in the
relief work in Belgium and North
ern France.
This step was taken in reply to
an order from the German authori
ties that Americans must withdraw
from the provinces of Belgium and
northern France, leaving only a few
of their representatives, headed by
Brand Whitlock, American minister
to Beligum, in Brussels. The ac
tion of the commission is explained
in the following statement, which
was given to the Associated Press
today by directors of the commis
sion in London.
"We were advised February 12
by Director Warren C. Gregory
from Brussels that Baron von Der
Lancken (civil governor of Brus
sels) had notified him that Ameri
can citizens could no longer occupy
positions in. connection with the
commission in the occupied territor
ies of France and Belgium, but that
a few Americans, among them
Brand Whitlock, might reside in
Brussels and exercise general super
vision over the work. Mr. Whit
lock, however, was to have no dip
lomatic standing. Further, automo
biles and other meansv of communi
cation would; be denied the Ameri
cans. "After earnest consideration with
Ambassador Page, the directors of
the commission in London, acting
in accord with Herbert C. Hoover,
chairman of the commission, in
structed Mr. Gregory to inform the
German authorities that in view of
their order that the Americans could
no longer exercise tnsir functions
in the occupied territories and that
as under -these conditions' the, Amer
leans members of the commission
could no longer carry out their re
sponsibilities and undertakings to
other interested governments and
fulfill their duties toward the peo
ples of Belgium and northern Fran
ce, the Americans would officially
withdraw from participation in the
work of relief in the occupied dis
tricts. "Mr. Gregory was advised to ar
range for all his men to leave Bel
gium immediately, except a few
who are to close the commission's
affairs and take steps to see that
there is no interruption in the ser
vice pending the reorganization of
the work."
TO MY FRIENDS AND PATRONS
Owing to the increase of busi
ness at my office in Durham, it will
be impossible for me to make my
regular visits to this town. I will
be glad to see my friends and pa
tients in my office at Durham. How
ever, I will be here by ' appointment
and special calls, which will be an
nounced in this paper. Thanking
you for your patronage in the past
and soliciting your future patron
age, I am,
Respectfully yours,
N. Rosenstein.
ment in defense of the bill immedi
ately after the educational measure
was disposed of. He spoke for 12
minutes and paid high tribute to
the women of North Carolina who
wanted to take a hand in the manage
ment of the government they live un
der but in the rnnning of which
they have no voice. Representative
McCrary, McRacken, Pritchard, Mc-
Bee. Pearson, Gnmn, Mcienaon,
Grant and Roberts followed Mr.
Their argument adoption of
woman suffrage. All were tumult
ously applauded by the fememne oc
cupants of the gallaries.
Representative Winston, uner,
Murphy and Gardner spoke against
hill. Some of them were hissed
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All. however, were
loudly applauded by the men. Speaker
Murphy took tne noor
time this session. In doing so he of
ja t.,-e annlicies. but stated that he
feared that: great mistake was about
to be made. It .was his fear that if
u:ii neero women as well
as white women would be given the
ballot. This he said f
t. r,i?r.ins acram in the snaa-
MMc cloud." All of the
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opponents to' the measure
heat and virtffity, and each was loud
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GRAND mWK REPORT
TO HIS HONOR JUDGE KEF:
Presiding For FebruarJermj Person County Court: 1917.
We, your grand jury for :fh'eFbruary Term of Court, for the
year 1917, desire to make te following report:
We have given diligent' and5 careful attention to all things
worthy of investigation that hasome before us.
The committee appointed tojiihrestigate the county home re
ported as follows: Condition buildings and grounds good.
Number of inmates 10. Upori3bmg questioned by committee
they reported they were well c&ted and were supplied with a
plentiful supply of wood, etc.' tfi made for their comfort. Most
of the inmates seemed to be in Jod physical condition.
The committee appointed' Xajiyestigate the condition of the
jail reported as follows: &Utyr opinion and we recommend
that the condition of the jail cocVJbe improved bv white washine
and cleaning up in general, (firther recommend that prison
ers be furnished more bed clothug, the prisoners stating that
they had only one blanket each.i
Our committee appointed torjhvestigate our county road force
made the following report: Wjljfind same to be in good condi
tion but would recommend that a; separate tent for the whites be
supplied. ;;.;
We find that from the county exhibit as published in The Rox
boro Courier, that for each calender month ending December 1,
1916, a voucher issued to county iome superintendent for salary
and supplies. We recommend insist that a more segregated
report be made thereby enablinghe public to seeliow much for
salary and how much for suppliesf
We further recommend that a inore general itemized statement
be rendered as to expenditures fqf county roads.
We recommend that the variotl officers be required to publish
a statement each year as required by law.
It was with pleasure that we ;Reard the report of our efficient
County School Superintendent,$lev. J. A. Beam, which report
was very flattering indeed. -We, believe that an earnest effort is
being made by our Superintendent and his teachers that will in
spire in our boys and girls highHeals, that will make of them a
great citizenship. - -
f G. A. DANIEL,
tr Foreman Grand Jury.
i PLANT A GARDEN
the country to plant a garden this
spring. The garden is the first step
to raising home supplies and that
is what we want to see every far
mer try to do this spring and, cut
down the high cost of living. Every
farmer ought to have some vege
table from his garden on his table
(either fresh or canned) every) day
in the year. It has been proven that
eighty per cent of our table supplies
can be grown in our gardens. Don't
you think brother farmer, at1 this
this time of high prices it is time
you are making an effort to cut ex
penses and live at home.
Most vegetables will grow on any
of our soils but for best results a
sandy loam with a deep soil well
filled with humus so as to retain
the moisture should be chosen. This
land should be fenced to keep out
the chickens and other animals.
Then cover with stable manure and;
ploughed (preferably in the fall) to
a depth of from eight to ten inches
deep. Never plow when wet as it
causes the land to bake, which takes
several freezes to overcome. Never
turn the clay or subsoil on top in
the spring. The land should then be
harrowed; until you have it thoro
ughly pulverized seed bed.
You should use a high grade fer
tilizer liberally, as" you want the
young plants to grow as rapidly as
possible. The fertilizer is usually
put in the drill and mixed with the
soil but can be used as a side dress
ing on the plants that are grown for
their leaves, like cabbage and let
tuce. We have a market in Roxboro for
early and late vegetables for those
who live near enough to haul them
without too much cost, and for those J
who live too far we have a lady
demonstrator who will be glad to
organize a canning club and teach
you how to preserve them for win
ter use.
So let's start, now and see to it
that we have the best garden this
year we have ever had.
W. C. Warren.
NOTICE
The locals of Person county are
requested to be represented at our
next county meeting which will be
held on Saturday the 17th of Feb
ruary at 11 o'clock. Meeting to be
held at the Person Union Tobacco
Plant. All are requested to attend.
Yours truly, J. H. Foushee, SecJ
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Mrs. lannie uavis ui x-illsuutk.
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Wednesday Evening
DRS; A; KNAPP'S TEN COM
ZHltfDMENTS OF r AGRICULTURE
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At an early period it was found
necessary to evolve from the mass
of ethical teaching a few general
rules of living, called t "The Ten
Commandments", by which a man
could be moral without going thru
a course in theology. Just so, in
order to instruct the average far
mer how to sucessfully conduct his
farm operations so as to secure a
greater net gain from the farm, it is
necessary to first deduce from the
mass of agricultural teachings a few
general rules pf procedure. They
are called- "Ten Commandments of
Agriculture," by the practice of
which a man may become a good
farmer in any State without being
a graduate from a college of agri
culture. 1. Prepare a deep and thorough
ly pulverized seed bed, well drained;
break in the fall to the depth of 8,
10 or 12 inches, according to the
soil, Vvith implements that will not
bring too much of the subsoil to the
surface (the foregoing depths should
be reached gradually).
2. Use seed 5of the best variety,
intelligently selected and carefully
stored.
3. In cultivated crops, give rows
and the plants in the rows a space
suited to the plant, the soil and the
climate.
4. Use intensive tillage during
the growing peridd of the crops.
5. Secure a high content of hu
mus in the soil by thevuse of legum
es, barnyard manure, farm refuse,
and commercial fertilizers.
6. Carry out a systematic crop
rotation with a winter cover crop
on southern farm.
7. Accomplish more work in a
day by using more horse power and
better implement.
8. Increase the farm stock to-the
extent of utiliznig all the waste pro
ducts and idle lands of the farm.
9. Produce all the food required
for the men and animals on the
farm.
10. Keep an account of each
Ifarm product, in order to know from
which the gain or loss arises.
"MISS MOLLY"
The above is the title of a play to
be given at Hurdles Mill Friday
night Feb. 16th, 1917. This play
will be given under the auspices of
the M. E. Church and proceeds will
go to same. It is a worth while
eveninsr's enetrtainment and well
worth seeing. Same wiA be prompt-
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i 22nd, 1917.
$1.00
February 14, 1917
COURT PROCEEDINGS
Criminal Docket Completed Thurs
day Short Civil Docket Court Ad
journed Friday Evening Dunn
Gets Damages.
Below you will find full proceed
ings of the Superior Court for Per
son County held in Roxboro last
week, both criminal and civil cases.
Criminal Docket.
State vs Jim Long. Indictment,
retailing. Defendant pleads not
guilty. Jury renders verdict of
guilty. Judgement suspended. Coun
ty to pay cost.
State vs D. A. Murdock. Indict
ment, transporting liquor. Defend
ant pleads guilty. Judgement of
$50.00 and cost. In this case the de
fendant was caught by Sheriff
Thompson with 12 gallons of liquor
in a buggy. He stated to the Judge
that this amount was brought for
his own personal use.
State vs. Jim Long. Indictment,
retailing. Defendant pleads guilty.
Judgement suspended and county to
pay the cost. '
State vs. Bud Freeman. Indict
ment, retailing. Defendant pleads
not guilty. Jury renders verdict of
guilty. Judgement suspended upon
payment of cost.
State vs. Cleveland Wrenn and
Arch Painter. Indictment, affray.
Also rendered verdict of not guilty
as to Arch Wrenn charged with as
sault on young lady. Defendants
fined $25.00 and half cost each.
State vs. Edgar Burton. Indict
ment assault with deadly weapon.
Defendant pleads guilty. Judge
ment suspended upon payment of
cost.
State vs. Geo. Eastwood and Hen
;ry Cooper. Indictment, retailing.
Eastwood pleads guilty, Cooper
pleads not guilty. Defendants found
guilty. Judgement in Eastwood
case 45 days in jail and to pay a
fine of $200.00 and cost. Cooper
six months on road.
State vs. Henry Adcock, Roy and
Charlie Snow! Indictment, affray.
BeixdantsB. and Xk Snow plead
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pleads guilty! Jury found Roy and
Charlie Snow not guilty. Judge
ment was suspended in Adcock's
case upon payment of cost.
State vs. Cuningham and John
Tucker. Indictcent, affray. Defen
dants plead guilty. Judgement sus
pended upon payment of cost.
State vs. Lamberth Day and 01
lie Faulkner. Indictment, affray.
Judgement $25.00 and one half cost
each. Faulkner failing to pay fine
was sentenced to 60 days on roads.
State vs. John Miller. Indictment,
larceny. Judgement 30 days on the
roads.
State vs. Jno. R. Jones. Indict
ment, retailing. Defendant pleads
not guilty. This case resulted in a
mistrial. The defendant was order
ed to give a bond of $30000 to next
term of court. Defendant was un
able to give bond and was placed in
jail to wait the April term of court.
State vs. Cuningham. Indict
ment, carrying concealed weapon.
Defendant pleads guilty. Judge
ment suspended upon payment of
cost.
State vs. Poot Poteat. Indict
ment, nuisance. Pleads guilty and
judgement suspended on payment of
cost.
State vs. Walter Mitchell. In
dictment, murder. This case was
begun Wednesday at noon and con
tinued thru Thursday at noon. The
indictment was for murder in the
first degree, but the solicitor only
asked for a verdict in second degree
or assault with deadly weapon,
therefore no special venire was
drawn. As stated in last week's is
sue, the defendant was charged with
the murder of Percy Dickens, col.
Quite a great deal of interest was
manifested in this case. The de
fendant's plea was self defense. Af
ter having the case a short time the
jury returned a verdict of guilty of
assault. Judgement of the court
was that Mitchell pay a- fine of $50
and cost.
Civil Docket. ;
The civil docket was begun Thurs
day at noon and! the first case com
ing up was Dunn vs. Wilson. Dunn
suing -Wilson for the sum of $10,00Q.
for damages for injury7 received,
when shot by Wilson.
This case consumed nearly an entire
day and was hard fought by both
sides.' Dunn being represented by
Att'ys F. O. Carver and Victor
Bryant, and .Wilson by Att'ys W. D.
Merritt and'li M. Carlton. Tlie jury
gave a verdict of $250.00 to Dunn.
W. J. , Jones vs. Lelia B. Jones.
Plaintiff.: submitted to a voluntary
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Number 7
U. S. COMMISSION
TO WITHDRAW WORK
Will Hold Men as Prisoners Until
Sure Germans in America Wont
Be Imprisoned
Notification of the retention in Ger
many of the 72 American sailors
brought in as prisoners on the prize
ship Yarrowdale was given to the
state department today by Dr. Paul
Ritter, Swiss minister here, acting
for the German government, to
gether with an inquiry as to the
status of the crews of the German
war-bound ships in American har
bors. Germany, Dr. Ritter said, had de
cided to hold the Yarrowdale prison
ers until she had definite assurance
that . German crews in American
harbors would not be held or im
prisoned. A query was at once cabled to the
governor of Hawaii the only section
wtfiere German ships are bound
where all the conditions are not
known. There is not the least
thought that any variation will be
found; there in the uniformly cour
teous treatment accorded German
prisoners.
Eventual release of the Yarrow
dale prisoners is regarded as as
sured but an urgent protest against
their re-imprisonment will be made
at once.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The pastor of the Person circuit
will preach at Concord Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock and at Leas
Chapel at 3 p. m. The chairman of
the Board of Stewards of Concord
Church announces that the assess
ments to the support of the Gospel
wjll be read Sunday and it is de
sired that the entire membership of
the church be present. Public cor
dially invited. The pastor also urg
es that all renewals to the Advo
cate be brought and families not
now taking their church paper come
to both churches prepared to; sub-
vocate' month".
Board of Education in Session
The Board of Education met in
the offices of Supt. Beam Tuesday
morning. The usual routine , work
was gone thru.
At this meeting it was decided by
the beard to have a County Com
mencement. It will be announced
later on what date the commence
ment will be held. It is probable
that same will be held the latter part
of March or the first of April.
Report of Roxboro Graded School
You will find elsewhere in this
issue the financial statement of the
Roxboro 'Graded School made by the
board of trustees. This report
shows a deficit of $3634.41 at the be
ginning of the present board's term
and since then this sum has been
reduced a small amount. Someway
should be devised to get this deficit
off the books.
TO OUR FRIENDS
We have at. the Pioneer Ware
house a limited quanity of genuine
Adcock tobacco seed. They were
grown and cared for by me and
cleaned by the Dept. of Agriculture.
They are yours for asking as long
as they last.
Yours truly,
Geo. E. Harris
ROXBORO HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
The Basket Ball team from Rou
gemont is to play the Roxboro High
Schol team here Saturday at 3 o'
clock on the High School grounds.
The Eighth and Tenth grades had
a match game of' Basket Ball Mon
day .afternoon. The Tenth grade
won by a score of 53 to 27.
The Florenz society met last Wed
nesday afternoon. This society had
a debaW, music, and reading for the
program. The society work is very '
beneficial and is enjoyed very much
by the pupils.
Mr. Rogers went to Goldsboro last
Friday night on special business, re
turning Monday at . noon. He has
been so cross since that we sumrise
that he was not successful in -his
undertaking.
hon suit
There being no further cases
ready for trial, the court adjourned
Friday evening. ;
Judge Kerr left Friday night for
his home in Warrenton
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