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VOL. No. IXL
NO NOMINATION
THIRTIETH BALLOT
JOSEPH VS DANIELS RECEIVES
' ONE HONORARY VOTE
John W. Davi*, of West Virginia, la
Making Largest Gains?A1 Smith
Abo Gaining Some.
Madison Square Garden, New York,
July 1.?After balloting through two
more long sessions the Democratic
HH national convention adjourned late
tonight with'its fight over the presidential
nomination stiU a draw.
Despite material lossts and threats
of more, McAdoo still was in the lead
in the thirtieth and last ballot taken
" before adjournment with Smith climbing
steadily but still short of even a
^ third of the total delegate strength.
John W. Davis, by picking off stray
votes here and there and two or three
solid state delegations, had gone into
third place, and the friends of Ral- 1
ston, of Indiana, were taking renewed
hope from assurances given them of,
a awing to their candidate once the;
deciding break in the balloting comes.
The backers of the Indiana senstor
declared he would be satisfactory;
to the McAdoo " forces, should Mr.|
McAdoo release his delegates, and
that William Jennings Bryan and
other leaders were actively working
toward the nomination of Ralston.
Meantime Mr. Bryan had come out
openly against Davis and had declared
he never could be nominated.
The McAdoo men denied a story
that they had undertaken negotiations
to swing any part of. their votes
to Ralston in case of a deciding swing
away from McAdoo. Like the managers
for Governor Smith, they insisted
the time had not come to talk
of second choices, and predicted victory
in tomorrow's balloting.
Starting with 479 votes when the
j. roll was called for the 18th time this
morning, MeAdoo lost first Missouri
and then Oklahoma, and on the 30th
ballot, taken just before adjournment
until tomorrow, his total was 41S 1-2.
There was plenty of talk about restlessness
and prospective breaks in
other McAdoo states now held under
the unit rule, but in the last ballots
the McAdoo ranks held with an unexpected
'solidity. Most of the dele'
gations had determined a,t least to,
ait tight until thye had slept on pron/Mok
tn rrn plspurhpro
Starting with 305 and a half this
morning, Governor Smith climbed to
a total of 323 1-2 and a half at adjournment.
Totals for thirtieth ballot:
McAdoo 415 1-2; Robinson 23;
Smith 323 1-2; Underwood 39 1-2;
Davis of West Virginia 126 1-2;
Ritchie 17 1-2; Cox 57; Davis of Kansas
6; .Glass 24; Ralston 33: Walsh
1 1-2; Saulsbury 6; Owen 25.
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TIMBERLAKE ITEMS.
Miss Corene Holman, who has been.
attending summer school at Roxboro
returned home for the week end.
We regret to learn that Mr. Sam
Catee is not improving.
Miss Sue Gates spent Thursday
night at Mrs. Delia Gates.
Mrs. A. P, Long is spending some
La. f.tL.. if- a f*
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-7 ' DEATH OF AN INFANT.
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Little Apt Louise, diughter of Mr 1
end Mrs. Floyd TThttfleto Ttteit' .Tnne
27th, and was buried-Saturday after
' noon at the old OTJriant burying'
ground. Ara was such a bright baby,
between five, and six months old. Shlesyes
a . father and mother'and one.
tr~ Jjttl" Porothy, to monm her
death.. She was sick.'only one day.?
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ROXBOF
"TO THE VOTERS OF
PERSON COUNTY."
Saturday you will have the opportunity
to vote for me or against me
just as you see fit. If I have not
done my duty as Sheriff of this
County, I think it is your duty to vote
me out of office. I have served you
good people as Sheriff for only about
seventeen months, and as you know
three months of that time X served
without one cent of pay. I am a poor
man and have a large family to support
and need the office, but if you
think my opponent will make a better
Sheriff than I have, I do think it is
your duty to vote for him, I have ab-i
solutely nothing to say against myj
opponent, and I have tried to make
a clean fight, and to treat all the candidates
as I would have them to treat
me. I have not had the pleasure of
canvassing the county, and seeing all
my friends personally, as Mr. Clayton
and myself have had lots of work
to do, and I think the duty of the
Sheriff's Office should come before
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auj Miiug else, u i nave nui seen j
yon personally to ask you for your:
support, please don't think I don't want {
your vote for I certainly do. So will
ask that you go to the Polls Saturday
and let your conscience he your
guide, and vote for the man which
you think will make you the best
Sheriff. I will thank you for anything
that you can see fit to do in my behalf
Saturday the 5th.
Yours to serve,
j! M. Long.
SOME STUNT BY ANNIE LEE.
Tha^ollowing may be of interest
to chicken lovers in general, and
Rhode Island fancieTS in particular.
A hen owned by Mrs. JohnTettigrew^
who answers to the name of "-Annie
Lee." is eight years old, having been
a regular layer all these years until
the past year when she stopped entirely.
On several occasions she was
noticed on the nest with the apparent
desire to set, but not thinking her intentions
genuine, no attention was
paid her until she remained on (he
nest for several days, when Mrs. Pettigrew
was persuaded to try her withl
a nest- of eggs. Seventeen eggs were
placed under her, and on the past
Friday she began hatching. Out of the
seventeen eggs, there were sixteen
hatched, which makes a record unlike
most people know.
DRIVING AUTO WHILE DRUNK.
Saturday night Sheriff Long and
Mr. Walter Moore arrested Dewey
Cox for driving an auto while drunk
He was given a hearing and bound
over to court under a bond of $200,
which failing to give he was placed
in jail.
Sheriff Long also arrested Joe Duncan
who was charged with retailing
?V Chub Lake. He was bound over"' to
court under a bond of $250, which he
gave.
BLANKS FOR BONUS.
Blanks for the ex-service men have
arrived, and all soldier-boys are re
quested to call upon Mr. W. T. Kirby
at the Register of Deeds office, or Mr.
O. B. Crowell and get same. Do not
put off making your application, for
the sooner you make application the
sooner you will get your insurance.
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PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The public library will be open every
Friday at 4:30 p. m. Please come
on time and exchange books. All who)
have hooks out please bring them in!
this week.?'Librarian.
APPALACHIAN
TRAINING SCHOOL.
The second summer school of the
Appalachian Training School. Boone.
North Carolina, will begin July 15th
Board in the dormitory is $27.00 foq
the six weeks. Registration fee ii
$5.00 per term. "An outing in the
mountains is for you". 7-2, 2tspp
NEW THEATRE BUILDING, j
Tfil new building which In being
rected by contractor J. F. Reams for
the Kirby Bros., end ig to be the new
home of their theatre, is rapidly going
up, the brick work being almost
completed. This Will be the most costly
of all the business buildings in
the town, and wttt be a credit to this
enterprising- tlfm . ; : :?
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HOME FIRST.
tO, NORTH CAROUN
I ONE WONDERFUL
WOMAN SAYS HI
'Mrs. I.cRoy Springs Is True Soutberi
Leader Declares Mere Man Who
Thought of Idea.
New York, June 28.?A man?no
a woman?was the originator of plac
;ing Mrs. Leroy Springs in nominatioi
for vice president of the Unite*
States.
That man, David B. Traxler, at
ternate for South Carolina, is terri
bly proud of the inspired thought thai
induced him to ask his delegation I'
nominate Mrs. Springs. He gave thre<
reasons for his action and his prid<
in an interview today.
"I am the man that originated thi
idea to nominate Mrs. Springs,'
spoke Mr. Traxler with great enthusi
asm.
"When I say that Mrs. Spring is
Truly wonderful I am referring nol
only to her unusual loveliness of per
son and personality, but also to hei
character and capabilities. You know
she is - married to a millionaire. Hei
husband. Colonel Springs, is president
of several cotton nulls. But all hei
money doesn't make her foolish."
"She has great consideration foi
all classes of people. In fact, she puti
on no airs and is one of the genera
community in which she lives. An;
she does not trade on her popularity
wnatever sne acmeves sua does bj
sheer application and endeavor. 1
repeat?a truly wonderful womn."
VOTE FOR GRIST FOR COMMIS
SIONER OF LABOR AND
' PRINTING.
Political Advertisement
The campaign of Frank D. Oris
for Commissioner of Labor and Print
in? is arousing considerable interest
all over the state. The effort to form
him out of a Second Primary has reacted
strongly in his favor. The peopU
of North Carolina insist on fail
treatment to all candidates. In th(
first primary there ?m 3-20.000 vote
cast against Mr. Shipman, the presen'
I incumbent, and he fell short of get
I ting the nomination by 40,000 votes
j still he would have the voters believi
Mr. Grist should withdraw from thi
race and surrender the nomination ti
him. Mr. Grist is absolutely ~ withii
Kis rights in calling for a second pri
mary and should receive the unam
amous support of the Democrats o
Person county in the primary on Sat
urday July 5th. Why?
DPCA ITOT? 1 f_ - ? a.: I ?
oEi ns is a practical printer
BECAUSE he is competent. BE
CAUSE he will give the State an cf
ficient administration of the office hi
seeks. BECA.USE he will add strengtl
to the Democratic ticket.
The present incumbent has held tin
office for sixteen years and the largi
vote cast against him in the primary
of June 7th indicates the people wan
a change. Second primaries to de
termine local contests are being hel<
in about forty counties in the Stati
and the cost of the second primary
will be a small item as compared witl
the estimate contained in the litera
ture that Mr. Shipman is sending ou
and expecting intelligent people ti
believe.
Mr. Grist and his friends asks thi
support of the people of Persot
county, as has been stated". Not be
cause he walked through the Val
ley of Shadows for eight months afte
he fell shattered with shrapnel in th<
Meuse-Argone, but because his eigb
teen years in the printing busines:
from printer to management, havi
taught him not only the theories bu
the actual mechanical operations o
the industry, which made him thor
oughly competent for the position.
Let's turn out on July 5th and givi
Grist a substantial majority in Per
son county. g
Voters.
NEW RESIDENCE. \J
mr. u. w. ixing is remoaeune an<
adding to his residence on Rout!
Main Street and when completed wii
be one of the many handsome nes
homes on that beautiful street.
FISHING PARTY; ..
Mess. A. M. Burns, J." H. WhiU, G
W. Miller. W S. ClsTy. Jr., Die'
Bullock, J. W. Noell and Drs. B. E
I hove and J. H. Hughes left this morn
intr for Morehead City where the;
'will spend bevwral days (lsliing.
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A, Wednesday Evening J
TO THE VOTERS
,| .OF PERSON COUNTY.
I As your county commissioner I foci
1 It my duty to correct some ,pf the
false reports that have been circulated
against. Sheriff Long. Some of his
j enemies have circulated the report
(that he has not destroyed any of the
whiskey he and bis Deputies have
' seited. This report is untrue and was
only circulated by his enemies to defeat
him in the coming primary. After
every Court Sheriff Long has called
on me to go with hun to the jail
to witness the destruction of all the
whiskey that he has captured. I also
witness every still that is cut up bySheriff
Long and his Deputies. I am
thrown in daily contact with Sheriff
; Long, personally and officially, and I
feel that he has made us one of the
best Sheriff's that we have ever had.
He is ever mindful of his duty, and
' you never call upon him day or night
but ithst Vtn 1Q ro d v. _t o_ _ d o ?Vt i o_Jntn_i
; H^Terved as'your Sheriff from first
' Monday n December 1922 to first
Mdnday in March 1923 without one
cent of pay. This was - due to the
' charge in law in regards to the way
he. should be paid.
I am not taking sides with either
Sheriff Long, or his opponent but I
, do not think the good people of this
j cognty ought to vote against him for
th* many false redorts that have been
\ circulated by his enemies. I like to
I see every man have a fair deal, and
I make the above statement in fairness
to our. Sheriff.
W. H. Harris.
MISSING WORDS.
Don't fail to look for the missing
_ words on page six. You will find one
. wprd in three of these ads, hunt them
up and send in the coupon. Twenty
. five dollars to be awarded for this
y?rk- "
MOVED TO GASTONIA,
( Mr. and Mrs. Ned Lee per left Mon,^'SS.
for Gastonia where they will
, make their home. Mr, Leeper has been
resident engineer for the State High.
,way Commission here for the past
, year or more and they have made many
, friends since coming. Mr. Leeper has
j | accepted the position of city engineer
. xor uastonia.
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- MR. BRADSHER GOES TO CHINA.
Mr. W. L. Bradsher of the Bushy
Fork neighborhood left yesterday for
. China where he has accepted work
- with the British Cigarette Company.
- He goes by way of California, saile
ing from SanfFrancisco. Mr. Bradsher
ilis a capable and trustworthy young
man and his friends predict for him
?- -a useful career.
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1 TOM GETS POETICAL.
The forest is wearing a prettic
1 dress, the color is green, it is beautis
ful to be seen. Look at the squirreU
r running from limb to limb near a
i water stream. It's earth's nature to
- be robed in green every spring. The
t above is great and grand, so much
) sd that it charms the women and men
that belong to the sociable band.?
i Thomas Frazier.
National Democratic
Chairman at Desk
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'uly 2nd, 1924
MORE THAN 300 ,
_ DEAD 2,000 HIED
BIG PROPERTY/DAMAGE
Early Reports Indicate . That the
Property Loss Will Run Into
Many Millions.
Chicago, Juna 28.?A terrific hurricane
late today struck along the
south shore of Lake Erie, devastating
several towns and cities and taking
la toll of 350 lives. Buildings, bridge?
1 and trees were leveled and probably
12,000 persons were injured during the
brief but destructive storm.
The wind swept a swath nearly 50
miles wide fi'om Sandusky bay to a
point between Lorain and Cleveland.
The most extensive damage thus far
I reported was at Tarain where rewa
of buildings were blown -over and a
theatre was partly caved in on a Saturday
afternoon audience.
The storm descended almost without
warning, overturned automobiles,
unroofed houses and swept by so
rapidly that beds and other furniture
were left almost untouched. The
property damage will amount to many
millions of dollars and reports have
not begun to come from the other
regions.
Troops Ordered Out
Columbus, 0., June 28.?Adjutant
General Frank D. Henderson tonight
ordered all available troops of the
148th national guard infantry in the
vicinity of Toledo and the 112th engineers
of Cleveland to proceed at once
to the stricken cities of Elyria and
Sandusky. ?
?rtcr^ersl Herndon has
notified Governor Donahey of the disaster
at his home at New Philadelphia
and he and the governor will
meet at Woofter tomorrow morning
to proceed into the stricken area.
The adjutant general said he was
making ready shortly after 9 o'clock
to order the 166 infantry to mobilize
and be ready for orders.
An appeal for troops came from
the rnavor of Sanduskv who stated
that the city was-in ruins. The adjutant
general had no direct word
from Lorain and Elyria but unofficial
repprts say that the dead in Lorain
frfobably Would reach several hundred
The Elyria fire department which
succeeded in reaching Lorain sent
out a frantic appeal for help, report(Continued
on page eight)
DEATH OF MIL CLAYTON.
Mr. L. M. Clayton, one of Person
County's most respected citizens, died
at the home of his son, Walter, in
Wendell last Sunday.
"HOME COMING DAY."
Sunday July 6th will be observed
by the members of Mill Creek Church
as Home Coming Day. Every member
will be expected to attend. A cor
dial invitation is extended to all who
I were formally a member of Mill
i Creek.
The programme for the day will
be: B. Y. P. V. 9:30v Sunday School
110:30. Preaching 11:30. Dinner 12:30.
| Preaching 1:30, "
Come and worship with us. You
will feel at home.
N. J. Todd, Pastor
BETHEL HILL, N. C., JUNE 16.
The June meeting of the Woman's
Club Was held in the school building
on Friday afternoon, the "lucky 13th".
The president, Mrs. J. H. Merritt,
was in the chair. Fifteen members
and one visitor. Miss Paylor who is
spending the summer at Woodsdale,
were present. The ladies gave Miss |
Paylor a cordial welcome and wished
she would" come again.
After the usual routine of business
had been dispensed with the club was
(?ntprfniro/l hV BftfUlTi nno cnmv\n?nH
of Mrs. Lillian Day, leader, Mesdames
W. W. Rogers, A. J. Crutchfield,
Will Mulllns and W. B. Humphries.
The discussion which was based
on Walter Scott, His Life and Work,
was both interesting and profitable.
Last bat not least, came refreshments
consisting of TruK salad. gantt^
wiches and iee tea prepared and
tempting served by Mesdames R. B.
Brooks, B. E. Mitchell and R. D.
Bailey.
I Roses and sweet peas added cheer
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SOCIETY.
The Bridge Club met with Mrs. E.
V. Boatwright at her attractive home
Wednesday morning from 10:30 to V*
Three' tables were arranged for the
game and many interesting games
were enjoyed. The home was lovely
with garden flowers which were plaeed
in bowls and baskets. The hostess
assisted by Miss Heleft White served
a most delightful salad course with
ice tea. Those present were Mesdamse
T, B. Woody. W. S. Clary, Jr., E. M.
Davis, W. G. Miller, W. R. Woody, W.
T. Long and Misses Mary Harris,
May Willson, Isabel deVlaming Lessie
Barnett and Elizabeth Noell.
The Friday Afternoon Book dab
had the last meeting of this year with:
Mrs. J. W. Noell on Friday morning.
The guests were welcomed by Mrs.
Noell and Miss Sne Noell of Graham.
The music and living rooms sere
lovely with summer flowers/ which
were arranged in vases, baskets and
bowls. Six tables were placed for the
game of Boston Rook. After many
interesting progressions Mrs. W. S.
Clary. Jr., Mrs. W. C. Bullock and
Miss Elizabeth. Noell served staffed
tomatoes with chicken salad, sandwitches,
sliced green peppers, sal tines
and ice tea. Dainy rose bud mints
were also served to the following:
Mesdames A. S. deVlaming, B. E.
Love, G. W. Thomas, R. J. Teague,
J. D. K. Richmond, W. C. Watkfna.
Fannie Bowers of Washington, N. C.,
E. V. Boatwright. T. B. Wodoy, W. T?
Long, H. W. Winstead, J. J. Winstead,
W. R. Woody, W. C. Bullock,
H. S. Morton, W. T. Pass, I. O. Wilkerson,
R. L. Harris, B. B. Newell, E.
M. Davis and Misses Mollie Walters,
Lessie Barnett, May Willson and Sue
.Noeli 1 ? i_?.
Mrs. J. B. Satterfield charminwlv
entertained the members of the Coontry
Club, together with a few invited
guests, last Tuesday afternoon. Sweet
peas and nasturtiums added to the
attractiveness of the spacious living
room. On arrival the guests wore
served punch by Uiss Blanch Wiu.
stead. Progressive Summer was the
game of the afternoon, and a number
of spirited and interesting games
were enjoyed. Miss Mary Wagstaff ?
having made the highest score woe
presented with a lovely corsage of
sweet peas. Misses Frances Wagstaff
and Cornelia Satterfield served cream
and cake to the following: Mesdames
T. T. Hester. ,R. T. Winstead, Clarence
Boyd, K. C. Wagstaff, J. D,
Coohran, C. E. Winstead and Misses
Mary, Carrie and Frances Wagstaff,
Esther Boyd. Ruth Hester, Mary and
Blanch Winstead, Daisy, Mary and
Louise Stephens.
ST. MARK'S CHURCH.
Third Sunday after Trinity, July
6th., Church School at 10:00 A. St.,
j Mr. Edwin Eberman, Supt. Evening
Prayer and sermon at 8:00 P. M. Ton
are invited to worship with us.
J. L. Martin,. Rector
Vote for
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ANNOUNCEMENT.
Mi*, and Mrs Nitthiftnl*! O Womna
announce the marriage of their daughter
Inez Irby
to
Mr. Robert Hassel Long
on Tuesday, June seventeenth
nineteen hundred and twenty four
Hurdle Mills, N. C.
SUCCESSFUL TERM. I?
The Person County Summer
School, which will close next week, - _ jL
has been unusually successful. Mr.
A. C. Gentry, who has been in charge,
ably assisted by Misses Lillian Nanco.
Eliza Parker and Gladys Beam de- ,
serve the thanks of the teachers for