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W\ J. W. NOELL. EDITOR AN VOL. No. IXL TO THE VOTERS OF PERSON COUNTY: No man ever asked for your support who wqp more grateful or appreciative. From every Township in " s the County I have received the most I encouraging report-, and I am sure thr.t it is your intention To give me th - nomination, but my sickness and other considerations?make it imperative.that I withdraw my name from the -race; . ' For nearly thirty five years I haye: bun iabui ini. n' but I fcrraT'how tor the upbuilding of Person County nnd Rcxboro. I have worked for the betterment of the County morally, mentally and materially, and while I hasje mi.dr mistakes- 1 "tryst my work has far?her l.etn in ^ain. I believe 1 enn bout mm. st ve you by continuing this proSr gram, not aligning myself with any clique or faction, exposing wrong w?erever xounu ana Keeping ociore yci the things which count for most , ? in this li?e. jj One of my hobbies has been educa, tion?the education of the masses, the i boy and girl in the backwoods, and so;1 long as God gives me strength to ; push a pencil I intend to keep up this fight until every child In the remotest i section of the country shall- have an "1 equal chance' with the child in the town and city. With this fight on I , , 11 simply have not the time and moat respectfully ask you not to consider my name further as a candidate for the Senate. Your friend, / J. W. Noell MINISTER GrvES RESIGNATION.^ t_. Rev. \V. o. Sample, pastor of the 1 1 Ifesbyteriari chufch, has tendered his resignation to the Granville presbytery board to become effective June 1st, The resignation was given to the board in order that he might do work for the churth outside of the presbytery. > The local church will lose an efficient and well liked pastor. Mr. Sample has been hefe for four years and* has endeared himself to mantMieopJe ' besides his congregation, and\rsip ' with deepest regret it is learned \hi|t 1 ne is u-avmp nis cnurcn. we sincere hope that Mr. Sample and his splen- : did family will decide to continue / their residence here, as they are great/1 additions to the town. ? / 1 o- J EDGAR UJfcG HURT BY CAR. Edgar Long, familiarly known among school friends as "Buddy", the y eight year old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lon^r was painfully, though not t seriously hurt Monday afternoon when ( j^. he was hit and knocked down by an ] k automobile driven by J< v, Jr. Buddy was returning to ?chool from ] P his neon lunch, and ran across the^ pi. street, and m dodging a truck* ran j Bp'i.into the path of a coming automobile. ? It was first thought that be was very ^ seriously hurt, but the physicians now thiirik that he will soon recover. ^ It is stated by those that witness*cd jhe accident that the driver was j going at a moderate rate of speed y r* and, no blame is attached to him. j RESOLUTION OF THANKS. ! Whereas, we, learned with great t pleasuer that the women of Roxboro t f. ; refuse to hold their club meetings ( while a revival is in progress in 'any t ! church of the*town. Therefore, be it . resolved that we the members of the J Ministerial Association in session J M<ay 12, 1924 do most, heartily and J horribly express our deep appreciation J of this noble spirit of our good women ; of our. town. We pray God's richest , blessing! to rest- upon this and all tl "Mlefr efforts to bui)d up our church i and the Master's cause in Roxboro. " . W. O. Sample, Chap-man R. E. WHITE. Secretary. < 1? x/' 'MrfVn 1 in a n OF CITY WATER PLANT, i . ' ' Mf. I. O. AMiitt has been ultwlwl | Snpt. "of the city water department i to take the place of Mr. J. S. Halley i t . work has been turnel oven to Mcssts i _ .Holt and Edward Bowles. i V ? D PUBLISHER ROXBOR REGULAR HEPilBLiCAKSiMEET DEFEAT ? 0 _ IN PASSAGE OF TAX BILL. PRES_ IDENT EXPECTED TO REJECT BILL Senator Simmons Wins A Great Victory. Says Chief Merit U That It Will Compel Great Wealth Bear Its Part of TaxBurden. Washington, May 10.? pernor cratic and insurgent 'combination in the senate?an unholy alliance the RefubHcans call it?moved forward today, and adopted a tax bill that conformed with marked fidelity to their own program. The recommen- ] nations of the Cooligge administration4-were either ignored or rejected. . It is the worst defeat in the matter of legislation, that the administration has thus far .met during this turbulent Congress in the opinion of many. The Democrats, with insurgent assistance,, havijig rejected the plans and purposes of the administration, it is ^ inevitable, many are taking it for granted, that the President will reject the bill. The revenue measure , will have no"nTffre chance in the White House than the soldier bonus bill, say those who frequent the White " House, and are familiar with "the Coop ~ idge bent of mind. Senator Simmons, commenting, toiay on the acceptance of Ms tax plan, ] instead of the Mellon plan said, it , Was the "greatest victory achieved by the people in Congress in years." ! Hie vast majority of the people of| :he country who receive comparative-1 ( ly small incomes, and who are there-1' fore least able to pay taxes will be j :he greater beneficiaries by-the pas-j sage .of this bill, he said. .. *"!* Senator Simmons went on to sayi hat the- predictions of th?1 ijbeyohlH lenders that the Simmons plan | vould produce a great deficit in thereasury, a? compared with the 3Iel- i on plan, was without foundation. So]" far as the amount of revenue pro-j iuced there was no very great dif-j terence between "the; two plans. After Big Tax Dodger. The chief merit of the Simmons! slan, he contended, was that it would j compel the men of great wealth, theiJ jinnt corporations and the big tax < lodgers ^ who now Escape too large; *n extent, to bear their rightful share : ] >f the burdens of the government-and. j relieve the great mass of small tlX;( payers of bearing more than their ( lust'share of this burden. 1 o i l - - - * I r FROM CUNIXGHAM, N. C. Mr. Editor: j t I would thank you .for a little space s :o say something about one of the' 1 candidates for sheriff, Mr. J. Melvin I Long. With no reflection pn others s vho.have been s'neriffof the County,.1 ' think that . every one will agree. 5 hat Sheriff Long since he has been f n "tHe office has given the very best s itrvice of any sheriff that we have < u?d in many years. Wbe? he was run- 1 ling for this office the people voted y 'or him because they thought he r vnuld be active and vigilant in break- a ng up the liquor trafffc, and" they Y lave not been disappointed in him. a 1\? record show? that he- has destroy- 1 d more stills and captured more men 1 han any other sheriff of the County luring the same length of time. In i imes past crimes would be commit- t ed and men escaped and go to some >ther state and no effort made t"> y atch them, but Sheriff Lone has nl-. vays been on the job, and has brought lack to the State more of such me?f por trial than 'any other sheriff we j lave ever had. Also there have been iwre papers Served through his office < n the last two years than were ever 1 lerved in four years before, yet he is t loing this with the same amount of ielp. He is always courteous and oblign'sr. and whenever caTled upon day -or- -1 tight, regardless of the weather or 1 my conditions, he is ready to go wnd+i lerform his duty, e ~ I think the democrats of the County^ ihould stand by such a man, and give j1 lim the nomination for sheriff at the < irlwary the Tth of June, fur what we'' leed in a sheriff is a man who will-. iaithfuHy do his duty to all the peB^"" s a man of that kind. ( N. H. Montgomery. u loxbo HOME FIRST, O, NORTH CAROLINy BAILEY FOR GC LiveryWoter Is Urged to tior? Relief and Polit For E We, the undersigned ^ do hereby form a BAIL CLUB. The objects of 1. To bring about a j North Carolina?whereb] ihe unjust burden of exce ing. _ 2.' Inasmuch as Josiah way to bring about this, n port for the Democratic r 3. We agree to exert i (he Primary, to"bring abo 4. We agree to take all a fair election. 5. We protest against tl Iy disclosed) to capture t this and other counties; ai to see to it that there is c count in the Primary. 6. We also look to Mr means of bringing to the ] election system; and we i views on the subject of the time has come to empl Carolina to bring justice I spect. Sign here 7". ... ... . . . . . . . . . . .-f After signing, both mar or send to either Dr. B. A The Courier office. MARY HAMBRICK MISSIONARY SOCIETY MEETS. ?0? The Mary Hambrick Missionary! Society met Tuesday afternoon in the huTch. The meeting opened with song, Mrs. -Mamie Merritt, President, presiling. Miss Kosa Hamlin read and iiscussed the Bible .lesson, Mathew* 5th Chapter, in an ; instructive way. Mrs. K. L. Street led in prayer. Mrs. Loy gave the minutes of the last neeting. Mrs. Z. V. Gwynn of Richmond, fa., was a guest of the society, being i former member of our church and lociety, also Mrs. Thomas of Milton, tf. C. With Mrs..Street at the piano, Mrs. Gwyrin sang beautifully a sacred 10I0. Mrs. R. B. Smith, Chairman of the Social Service Committee, gave a leart to heart talk on her work. Herj ubject was "Christian Stewardship4*-' )ur life is a -stewardship to God; ourj 5ody Hi3 temple; stewardship -of* >rayer; stewardship of money; stewirdship of divine revelation. We wish ill women in town could have heard ler tell what she and her co-workers ire doing, not only in our community rat our County. If any one would ike.- to help her by giving money she vill' greatly appreciate it'and see that t is personally used for those who jecd help" The meeting was dismissed with! icavor Ku Mro Af n?->-??<-> ? o?* ? _rNOTICE The date of the Tonsil and AWenoitf 1'linic has l^een changed from June 7 to June 24, lasting four days. ST. MARK'S CHURCH. ?o? *' Fourth Sunday after Easter< May [8th., Church School at 10*00 a ift-r 'rovlding the Revival Services -now n progress In the Methodist Church, orvtinue through Sunday night, there ill' he no evening service m?St 1 Works. Otherwise there will be Evening Prayer and sermon at 8:00 p. m ? *? - ?? >-?. t J. L. Martin, Rector.Hr. -BiHt Mru, T.G.Brooke, Messrs Hyde Crowall and fedgnr BootwrighM Spent yesterday in Dan.vtnj,~ Va. ' ro <! ABROAD NEXT v ' V Wednesday Evening \ )VERNOR CLUB Join. If You Want Taxa- j :.cal Liberation, Vote ailey. ~~ . .< ' i-' oters ef-Person CountyT^ ?Y FOR GOVERNOR ! i this Club ar.e: ust system of taxation in . r land will be relieved of j? ssive taxes it is now bear-1 .1 W. Bailey has shown the ve pledge to him our sup^ inminafmr* frwv' P.i-v*rovr*/\v lUiiiiilUVIVAA A VI V>l/VtlUWJ . I ourselves from now until. ut his nomination, necessary steps to insure he Studied efforts (recent- , he election machinery in id we call upon all voters ' i square deal, and a ' f&ir W. . Bailey's candidacy as a people of this State a fair i also endorse Mr. Bailey's freight-rates. We believe loy th full power of North :o all its people in this reVoting Place 1 ' ?* *>. *..* ' ' * i and wife, return by mail k. Thaxton, Chairman, or , JALONG NEWS ITEMS. 0 \ J a long's Rapid Twirlers crossed i bats with Yirgilina on the former's field Saturday afternoon, score one , and eleven, in the Twirler's favor. After the visiting: team's cold feet , warmed up, ten innings were played, j We are sorry to hear of the illness 1 of Mr. Jimmiq. Long who is confined < at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Joe 1 Ford/ Mr. Longs illness is due to o!d-^ age and other minor causes. He be- < ing in his 97th year. 1 The wife of Mr. Henry Hicks also i one of the sons are sick at this time. * We ar^ pleased to know the measles are kindly dying out in our town. Mr. John T. Roberson has one or two children sick at this writing. ^ Longhurst School Commencement Exercises were given Monday and Tuesday night, the auditorium of the large school was packed to its full * capacity. Large crowds greeted the * children as they so nobly and beauti- ( fully r?nderpd their songs and plays. The citizens' of J along are grateful to M*iss Louise ThMnpson for the 1 great work she and her noble staff A of teachers are doing in teaching our , children. We feel that they deserve ' much credit for their~labors. A sojourner, /. " v.. i c MR. BUSINESS MAN. . MR. PLEASURE SEEKER ' Have you made plans, secured your schedule and reservation for that business trip or that vacation ? If not. then get in touch with our local Passenger Agent who is glad to j accommodate you at all times. i NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. , ?o_? , MARYSVILLF. GOLFER - J HOLES OUT IN ONE. 1 Marysville, Cal., April 24 ?William j Btieet, wlm sells bon bona and soda* J when he is not pitying golf, joined the "hole-in-dne" club' on the Marys- < ville Oolf Club course this week when 1 he made the eighth hole in one stroke. 1 This is a difficult hole ipto which to < sink .a ball with one swipe of the ! ehjb. There are now four members ( in the Wafysettle ene-bolS club. " t .j - . * . * 1 ' '.] iouti $1.50 lay 14th, 1924 TONSIL AND ADENOID CLINIC. ' Person* County is indeed fortunate in that she is to have another clinic. This is good news and I hope everybody who reads this will tell all his neighbors and urge them to bring all their children from six to thirteen ysiars of age to the appointed places ' at t?ie stated hours for examination | .vhich is absolutely free. This is pre-!1 laratory to the Clinic which will be held in the Roxboro Graded ""School Building for four days beginning June, the- 24th. The places and dates ' ife named belowv ?Cuftlngham?Chapel,;?WytMfijSttay 3 morning. May 14, -0-12 a. m. \ j Terrell Academy, Wednesday aftij?1 noon. May 14, 1-4 p. m. ~' .i. Woodsdale, Thursday morning. May ' 15, 9-12 a. m. Bethel Hill High School, Thursday ' afternoon, May 15, 1-4 p. m. Dixon's Store, Friday morning, Hay : l<3, 9-12 a. m. 1 Allensville High School, Friday afternoon. May 16, 1-4 p. m. Roxboro- Graded School) Saturday ^ morning, May 17, 9-12 a. m. Jalong Graded School, Saturday afternoon, May 17, 2-5 p. m. Mbriab- School, Monday morning, ' May 19, 9-12 a. m. Fogleman's Store, Monday afternoon. May 19. 1-4 p. m. _ ' Helena High School, Tuesday morning, May 20, ^12 a. m. I, Hurdle Mills High School. Tuesday^ afternoon, May 20* 1-4 p. *m. Bavne's Store, Wednesday May 21, 9-12 a. m. Bushy Fork High.School WedneS- / day afternoon. May 21, 1-4 p. m. Leasburg High School, Thursday', morning, May 22, 9-12 a. m. Olive Hill High School, Thursday; afternoon, May 22, 1-4 p. m. Jalong Graded School, Friday!, morning. May 23, 9-12 a. tn. Roxboro Graded School, , Friday af-J ternoon, May 23, 2-5. p, m. i >Tte last hdlrr itr?h i4uie reserved for the colored children.! Person County Tonsil and Adenoid". Clinic will be held at Roxboro Graded; School on the following "dates: June 17-18-19-20, four consecutive days, with skilled physicians and nurses ip. j charge. Where parents' are able a*, <mall fee is charged, otherwise all is FREE. Do not forget the dates. 'j The Clinic is held under the auspices . of the State Board* of Health. I wish I were able to get all. fathers and mothers to ?Taa *V?.v. jreat importance of this examina- ^ tion. So many parents .believe their. :hild perfectly well although the child.' nay be developing serious throat ^ rouble, or disease of the eye, or ear, >r nose which without immediate ntJ :ention will handicap it for life. I bo 2all to take no chances, but have alt1 heir children of the ages stated ex-; mined by all means. J. A. Beam. _ ERECT A GREAT SCHOOL BUILDING. Oh! for some person or persons to irect a-great school building for Rox^oro and Person County. We have itizens well able to do it. I May the Lord open their hearts to ^estow this gr&at blessing upon the present and ftmire generations. Who will start this great work.? vVho will start the hall to rolling? VIr. Mi S. Jones, of blessed memory, aid the foundations of Bethel buildng with a-gi?t^of over fifteen thou*?nd dollars. Surely the Lord has His lonors in Roxboro. ! The above is for thoughtful and, >rayful consideration. - j J. A. Beam. I 3 i HELENA COMMENCEMENT. I < ' -o- \i Wednesday eveninc, May 14th, 8 1 ). m. Graduating Address by Prof. ' K. J. Matherly. Thursday even luff, May 15th, 8 p. n. Operetta, The Maid of the Gdlden 1 Clipper. Admission 85 cents'for adults ' md 20c.for children who do not at. 1 ;end school. Friday eveniria. May 10th. ft p. m. ' Hay, ^Mary's Millions", no admission ill bo charged. ^ On account of rain, the sermon to he graduating class of the Helena j High School was postponed from May 11 to May 18. It will.he preach- ' id at that time, by My. W. W. Peele rf Durham,, .at. throe o'clock in the ?fternoon. at. the high school audi- 1 roiriom. .... _. 1*. " | 1 * \ . 1 rr i PER YEAR IN ADVANCE - ' A No. 20 OTTO WOOD AND BTARNES m BOLDLY ENTER THE CITY AND AGAIN MAKE ESCAPE ?o?' They Drive A Stolen Auto Into Town ; * With Its ' Owner A Prisoner. Greensboro, May 11th.?Otto Wood tame back to Greensborov yesterday. He was here about two hours. The audacity of the onearmed murder has set the city agog with excitement. He is still at large. . Otto raced into Greensboro at 5 >'clock Sunday morning in a big Studebaker Car. M. D. Cline, of Durham, Wirtr of tha ear, was H - '"5B Seat with the cunning bandit, J. H. Btarnes, eScapel convict and badman, occupied the rear seat. While Otto drove liKe wildfire Starnes occasionally prodded Cline in the back so that hO U'nilM mnlrn_?e w??. Iiinnc <IU outcry. ?The trio rode about the principal ?streets of the city. By 6 o'clock Cline, gagged, bound, beaten and robbed found himself in a secluded wood in a western suburb of the city. About the same hour Otto and Starnes were buyin gas for the car at a filling station far from the place where they had slugged Cline with the butt of a revolver. And by 7 o'clock the twofugitives, Otto and Starnes, still riding In the Stu<^ehaker had disappear-' ed completely from the city. Wood's Amazing Exploits Wood and Starnes made a thrilling escape from state penitentiary at ? Raleigh yesterday morning. Wood was serving 30 years for murder. Starnes ? was doing a long hitch for grand lar:eny. The prisoners by a clever ruse forced a guard to drive them out of the big prison gates in an automobilcl v - : Otto Wood was fotfnd guilty of murder in the second degree Decern- 1 > . ber 23by a Guilford county jury for the killing of A. W. Kaplan, Greensboro pawnbroker in the tatter's place of business November 3, 1923. The jurv recommended that Wood be givHi Wi* fL^"^?l!l Ml M1J PWf'oTryegra ~ at hard labbr. This was done. Cline Tolls Dramatic Story M. D. Cline, In whose car the fufri divp's came to Greensboro Sunday . . morning:, told a dramatic story to the Greensboro police before ho left for his home. Clfrie is a well known voung man. He is a resident of Durham. about 30 years old and married. His story to the police here was substantially as follows: He had been DUt on a fishing^ trip Safufday and was returning to his home in Durham. About 1:30 o'clock Sunday morning: he was crossing: the railway track near the country club in West Durham. Two men suddenly appeared and * eaped upon the running: boards of the car, one man on either side. Starnes, revolver in hand, jumped on the toff side of the car, while. Otto, mgfmed caught the riehthand runling board. Otto commandeS Cline to slip over. Stames meanwhile was covering Cline with a revolver. Cline slipped over. Otto, grabbed the wheel, turned the car around and soon the. tar was . headed for Greensboro. Starnes rode on the back se^t ahd kept ? lis revolver trained on Cline during: he trip fronj* Durham here which retired'nearly four hours. The roads were wet and slippery ind on certain stretches of the road[)tto drove rather slowly. The night vas very dark and rainy. But the Ida wasn't a lonely one for Mr. Cline. Starnes and Otto proved loquaciousy Both, according to Cline, told that hey had just escaped from the state's irison. To prove it Otto, produced a rewspaper containing his picture and he story of the escape. He struck a natch so Cline could see. "See there. IVhile Cline was making considerable leadway in punching Otto with his ists Stames it is claimed, rapped the :ar owner across the back of his head vith the butt of a revolves, Cline's rands were securely bound behind lim with a leather belt which-the randits took from around his waist a ind his mouth was gagged with a handkerchief which they took from lis pocket. They also took from his rocket (Bit in cash and a valuable " watch-. , After the prisoners had left in the v itolen car,- Cline walked to Greensjoro\ where lie" t<Jd police of his ckperlonce. He had to phone to Duraant for another suit of clothes, the >ne he had on having been badly mt ?; . <. ' Gline made .his rejMlf Id Durham J; [RrttSfi- Sunday afternoon, aboui1- *tt (Continued on page eight)