J. W. NOELL, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT
VOL. XLVI.
ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING. MARCH 6, 1929.
51.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
NO. 10.
REVOLUTION SHAKES
MEXICAN REPUBLIC
?
Rebellion Is Aimed At
President Gil And Is
Directed ( By General
Aquirre
Revolution 'In a serious form Sun
<lay broke out In widely separated
parts of Mexico.
General Jesus Maria Agulrre. mlll
T~ ~ tary commander of the state of Vera \
... Cruz, led 'the troops stationed . there |
In rebellion against the government
of Provisional President EmlllO Portes [
Oil Almost the entire state was re
s' ported" in his hands, cutting the cap- I
F ltal city from the gulf and bringing
the revolt within 80 miles of Mexico |
City.
In the northern border state of i
Sonora. Governor Fausto Topete de-J
clared for the uprising and the bar- |
der point of Nogales received word .
, that six other states were Involved. 1
The purpose of the revolution was]
understood there to- be to place' In"
I the presidency Gilberto. Valenzuela
former minister of Mexico to Great
Britlan.
Mexico City. March 3. ? geveral
- cities and towns in the state of- "Vera i
Cruz were reported captured bv army
units which revolted-today, under tha .
leadership of General 'Jesus Maria
Agulrre. A simultaneous revolt led by
? . General Manzo was said to have brok- ,
en ih the hui litem Male ol Sonora i
Vera .Cruz. Jalapa. Crizaba, Perote '
.... and ,several other cities and towns j
were said, to have fallen to the rebels 1
Agulrre was military commandant of
the state of Vera Cruz and seven
army "units" (of which' size was not
reported > were Said to have served
him.
Another State Joins In Revolt
Mexico City, March 4. ? Provisional
President Emilio Portes . Bil, after a '
day spent In consolidating federal
forces to crush the revolution, admit
ted tonight that a third state, Coa
hulla. had loined the opposition.
At the same time he declared that
the revolution headed by General Je
sus Maria Aguirre in Vera Cruz; Gen
eral Francisco Manzo in Sonora and
General J. Qonzalo Escobar in Coa
huila was the most iniustifled of any
Tevolt In Mexico in recent times.
"These unfaithful leaders," he said,
"have gone into open rebellion with
the purpose of establishing a military
dictatorship. They are. actuated**by
no noble Ideas but their movement Is
"nothing more than an idea of per- i
sonal gain." j
The president said the majority of
the army was loyally supporting his !
government and that the entire na- |
tion disapproved of the rebellion. j
""Preacher" Jones
Causes Excitement
Last Saturday night Arthur Jones,
?colored, better known, as "Preacher"
Jones, tanked up on bad Uquor, or
something with bad effects, and pro
ceeded to rtflse a rum pa* He was
locked up In the town lockup for
safe keeping, but It did not keep him
safely. With a pair of handcuffs
holding his hands together "Preacher"
tore up things generally In the cooler.,
breaking the stove Into small parts.
. using the heavier pieces to pound
? flown the door to liis cell. etc. It wax
necessary for the police to use for SS
In subduing hl'm. after which he was
carried to Hlllsboro and placed In
Jail. ?
. . Notice!
,
Due to the necessity of meeting our
obligation* promptly, we beg to ad
vise our 'friends and patrons that on
and after March 1st, 1#W, we are itx
" tending credit strictly on a 30 day
t basis. We hope our patrons may ap
' predate our position, and do their
best for us.
We thank each and every one for
past favors, and solicit your future
needs. '?
Yours very fruly,
Hugh Woods.
Roxboro, N. C.
Officers Busy Saturday
For a segQnd time Chief Oliver and
Sheriff Clayton were called upon to
subdue drunken negroes. It seems
that Joq Brooks and McKlnley Rag
land got Into a dispute when Rag land
whipped out his gun and began shoot
ing. The officers traced him to Som
merset and placed him under arrest.
He was sent to Hlllsboro and placed
In Jail. .
? " 1 1 o- ?
/The Booth's Favorite Is coming,
jmnmy "Wirwi" MattUie wMh hw
"PIXIE DARLING COMPANY" In
cluding DUUe 8aunders, playing Pal
?o? Theatre Wednesday and Thurs
day, Mjsrch 13-Uth.
Rotary Club Has
An Enjoyable Meet
The inter-city meeting of Rotary
met last Thursday night with the Rox
boro club. Durham. Henderson. Ox
ford. Chapel Hill and Roxboro form
ing the district. Mr. Eugene Newson.
of Durham, was toastmaster, with
Mr. Henry Dwire of Winston-Salem,
the speaker of the evening. Mr. Dwire
has spoken to the club here before,
and every one was prepared for a
Treat. In fact, he is one of the most
pleasant and entertaining after-din
ner speakers we know, and on this
Occasion he well and truly upheld his
| reputation.
An orchestra from Durham furn
ished music, -which with singing by
ttio clubs and some stunts, gave all an
enjoyable evening^
Covers were laid for more than 100
by Hotel Jones
SOY BEAN MEEUNG -
SATURDAY, 2:30 PJ.
All Farmers Are Uurgei
To Be Present And
Discuss Soybeans
?By.H. K. Sanders .. j
Soy beans wiU beat cowpeas as a ;
rule in the improvement of our soils.
Soy beans are cheaper, and they will j
stand droughts ^better than cowpeas.
I have seen soy beans grow to a height
of five feet during the dry year of
1925 when .cowpeas sowed the same
day in the same field grew only eight!
inches high.
We can come nearer making a seed
crop of soy beans than we can of cow
peas. and if we are to make a suc
cess of farmlngTwe must try to make
each part self supporting. If we can
raise our own seed, we have a better
heart to sow and plant these Sum
mer legumes, but if we have to. buy
seed every year, we will not Ckel.v
sow and plant as much as we know
should be planted.
Our corn should be planted in six
foot rowsTTnot eight) with a row of .
soy beans planted between the mid
dle of the corn rows the same day.
These rows should be alternated next
year, making the corn come where
the beans grew and the Jpeans where '
the corn grew the previous year. By I
turning under (he beans, the land j
will gradually improve and make more ;
com per acre as we do in the four
foot row. This wtll give the same(
number of stalks per acre and the
yield will be the same. After the
corn comes In the soy bean row the j
second year, we can confidently ex- '
peel at least four bushels more of j
com per acre.
Tt ooes not take many beans to '
plant an acre under tjlis system. The 1
cost is small compared Jo the bene
fits derived from increased fertility |
of the land. Some of the farmers in
the county gathered beans by hand
sufficient to meet their needs, how- :
ever, if as many as twenty acres a.-e
planted under this ^system it will
pay anyone to buy a soy bean har
vester and gather the Wed for sale.
Ulf-you- do-nol plaat jklfcne acreage.
this beans can be easily gathered pyi
I hand to meet future seed requirements
on the average farm.
The six foot row system should be ,
followed whether your com follows
a clover sod or not. This system Is a
double barrel shotgun affair which
calls for clover of softie., sort to be
turned every fourth year artd when
[ com follows In the rotation, keep the
Hm4 on Uu uphill grade by a con
tinuance of ' a soil building program.
Soy beans will be discussed at the
meeting Saturday. March #th in the
court house, beginning at 2: 30 p. m,
AQ farmers should plant soybeans,
regardless of the condition, because
It Is so cheap that anyone can sow
them, and the best ones cannot af
ford not to use them to the betft ad
vantage. All are ikked to meet
promptly and Join In the discussion
of this Important phase of farm man
agement.
Musical Comedy
Saturday night. 'March 9th. str 7
p. m.. Longhurst school building.
| under the auspices of the Junior Or
1 der. music of all kind*, string bandit;
harp duet*, Hawalan music, singing
and dancing A good time for all
Come and bring your family.
Prises will be awarded to the older
man and woTnan attending this proA
'?nus. ""IMTfP M Wnu
arid adult* 30 cents.
' ' Joriy-twofarm boys recently JoinM
| the i-R com .club of Halifax County.
mm. wright
DIES IN DURHAM
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Last Remaining Mem
ber Of Group of Dur
ham Tobacco Pioneers
Rich&t* H. Wright, 77, last remain
ing member of a group of Durham to
bacco pioneers whose activities led to
the development of a world-wide In
dustry. died at Watts hospital yes
terday afternoon shortly before 1
o'clock. He had been In declining
health for a number of years and-?
had been a patient at the hospital [
since October last.
Funeral services^ will be conducted i
tomorrow morning aT-< 1 1 o'clock from :
the Wright country estate1. Bonnie j
Brae, on the Roxboro road. Dr. J.
W. Smith, pastor of Trinity M. E
church. will ..be assisted in the ser- .
vices by Rev. W. W. Peele of CfiaT
lotte. former pastor of the church |
-"Ftae- body will be laid to rest In the
family mausoleum af Maplewood j
cemetery.
Mr. Wright was stricken at Crate
-SprtngS. Va? on August 19 and was j
removed to a Roanoke. Va.. hospital j
fpr treatment. He was lat^r ^tiranght
to -Wa us _ . hospital, arid ?*lth'otjgTi he j
showed remarkable recuperatlvj pow'-"t
ers he gradually lost' his strength. He j
had been stricken 111 on several form
er occasions, only to rally and return:
to his wide-spread business duties. 1
Surviving tni addition to two sis
ters. Miss Mary E. Wright, this city,
and Mrs. Lucy Ball of Greensboro. 1
are two nephews, Thomas D. Wright |
and R. H. Wright. Jr.. this city, sons
of Mrs. Bettie Allen Wright ; and four j
nieces. Mrs. Llia W. Pierce, of Wel
don; Mrs. John W. Clark, of Frank -
llnylUe", Mrs. Sidney C. Chambers
and Miss Mary Ruth Wright, of Dur
ham. ? Durham Herald.
Good
The Air Market
The South American tour of Mr.
Hoover has been commented on by
many as bearing out the soundness
or modern business' attitude toward
new markets.
The time, was when the advertiser
cultivated only established fields,
where he was sure from past exper
ience of an adequate return. Today,
buslnes IA Just as particular about >
getting a fair yield on Its Investment,
but It Isn't confining ? Its effort* to
ready-made demand. Huge sums are
being spent by American Industry in j
cultivating potential markets with a ,
vision that is thypical of the times. |
No where is this more strikingly ex
emplified than in aviation, and far
seeing business men are realizing the
advantage of making friends with
this future Industrial giant while he
Is still young. In addition to aero
nautical societies, various oil compan
ies. seeing an increasingly Important
market for their aviation fuels, are
taking a leading part in encouraging
the development of airports, beacons,
etc.
-An ambitious -Program along these
lines has been launched by the Stalt~
dard Oil Company of New Jersey.
Throughout Its marketing territory
roofs are being painted with the names
of towns and arrows Indicating the
nearest airport, a new 3,000,000 candle
power air beason was installed re
cently upon the roof of the company's
Baltimore building: In three months
of survey' and oil testing one of Its
planes has logged a mileage equiva
lent to half way. around the world.
Olive Hill P. T. Asso.
t -
. The neuter monthly meeting of
Olive Hill Parent-T??cher Association
will be held Thursday afternodn at
3:30 o'clock. March 14th. A large at
tendance la requested, as this will be
a business meeting, and officers will
be elected ?Secretary
Heavy Rainfall
March Is rapidly catching up the I
.dificlency in rain for this section. I
Monday night more than 2 Inches
fell, according the Mr Abbltt. j
out' weather man. So far this month :
there has fallen nearly six Inches. I
and only five day have passed at this
writing.
? ? o . ? if
Johnny Mattlse (Sweet Papa Boao>
with his DIXIE DARLtNO COM
TAJ1T", -the MttuWuU Comedy Supreme
with Unpeople ? 14. playing Palaoe
'Theatre. Wednesday A Thursday.
March 1>-I4th.
Hoover T akes Oath
THE TUITION QUESTION j
IN ROXBORO SCHOOES
I
Rules As Laid Down
Plainly ? ?over- These
Various Cases
There Mtnu be- some misunder- I
standing and confusion as to the]
matter of barging tuition for the i
instruction of children coming into |
the Roxboro graded schools from
outside the boundaries of the old city '
limits, which boundaries constitute the i
limits of the Roxboro Special School
Tax District.
The taxpayers living outside the |
special taxing district but within the i
new area of the town of Roxboro are j
paying town taxes amounting to $1.50 !
on the one hundred dollars' worth of ]
property, except in cases In which the j
taxpayer living outside is paying j
taxes on property Or business inside !
the .Special Tax district. The tax- [
payers living inside Old Roxboro, or
the Special School Tax District, are ;
paying $2 00 on the one hundred dol- j
iors' worth of property, or fifty cents I
more per hundred than Is paid by I
those in the new territory of the j
town If it were not for this fifty
cents of special school tax, the Rox- j
boro graded schools could not be op
prated during the extended term. |
The general county school tax Is i
seventy-four cents per hundred dol
lars' worth of porperty valuation, but |
only fifty-four cents of this levy goes
Into the current operating expense i
fund to pay for operating the schools
six months. The six months' term,
therefore, is all that the general
county school tax pays for, and any
extension of the school session be
yond six months must be paid for by
special tax. It Is perfectly clear that
the person paying the special school
tax In the Roxboro Special School
Tax District Is paying one dollar and
twenty-four cents against the seventy
four cents paid by the person out
side that district, unless the latter
person Is living in some other special
School tax district.
As to the tuition charges, the
amount Is far below the actual cost
of Instruction. The rate for each of
the elementary grades Is $3.50 per
month, and for the high school grades
-the charge is *5.00 per school month.
The regulations and requlremeflt*
Tor the payment * or adjustment of
tuition charges as laid down by the.
Board of Trustees of the Roxboro
Graded Schools are Set forth In the
two resolutions printed below. It Is
not the wish or the will of any mem
ber of the Board nor of the Board
as a body to stop any pupil or to de
prive any child of proper school ad
vantages. but It is the fefUng of the
Board that patrons getting the ad
vantage of the extended school term
should pay at least a part of the
cost of providing the advantage offer
ed. or else make sbme definite and
business-like arrangement for the
settlement of the tuition due.
1. At the beginning of this school
year <lfM-l&2fl> the Board of Trus
tees of the Roxfcoro Oraded Schools
fijed the tuition charges as follows:
rfar each of the seven elementary
grades. t3M per pupil per school
month; for each high school grade.
15.00 per pupil per school month. All
tuition is to be paid In advance, or
within one week after the beginning'
of the school month. If the tuition
has not been paid or satisfactory ar
rangements made for th* payment
thereof as specified, the pupils will be
dropped from their classes.
n in a regular meeting .of the
Board of Trustees of the Roxboro
OMdM Schools, on Tuesday night.
Feb. 12. 1920. the following motion
I>ai< passed-? lslfs -to the sstUSment
of tuition accounts: j
< Continued on pm0? ten) ^*1
C. A. Jordan Buried
In Durham Thursday
Last rites lor C. A. Jordan, who
died Tuesday night at Mary Eliza
beth Hospital, were conducted Thurs
day atfemoon in Durham, where in
terment took place, following services
held In Raleigh, at the Edenton Street i
Methodist Church, conducted by. Rev.
P. S. Love, pastor,- assisted by Rev. M.
Bradshaw. and Dr. W. A. Stanbury.
of Durham.
Twelve young women associated in
business with Mr. Jordan, who was
auditor for the Durham Life Insur
ance Company, were flower bearers.
Honorary pallbearers were The Board
of | Stewards of the Edenton Street
Methodist Church, and active pallv
bearers were;_H. T. Harris. Wallace
Harris. Charles Harris, all of Rox
boro: A. W. Tuck, of Washington. D.
C.: W. L. Tuck and Raymond Webb,
of Durham.
Mr. Jordan is survived by his wi
dow. formerly Miss Travis Tuck, of
Durham. ? Durham Herald.
(Mr. Jordan was a native uf Ro*~
boro and spent Ills younger days here.
He was a man of sterling- character,
and made his impression on any
community in which he~llved.-=Ed.)
First Baptist Church
Crowds Gather On Capitol
tMaza To See Historic Events
"Human society reposes on religion
Civilization without it would be like I
the lights that play in the northern
sky? a momentary flash on the face
of darkness ere it again settles into
eternal night. Wit and wisdom, sub- j
Ihne poetry11' and loftly philosophy.!
cannot save a nation, else ancient
Greece had never perished. Valor, law.
ambition, cannot preserv a people, 1
else Rome had still been mistress of
the world. The nation that loses faith
in Ood and mah ' loses not only its
most precious Jewel, but its most puri
fying and conserving force."
. The paStor will discuss Sunday
evening the significance of the Bible
passage Proy^29^W!> chosen by Pres
ident Hoo*e#a3""nls inaugural text.
Bible ScmJol 10:00 a. m. R. L. Wil- j
burn, Supt.
Preaching 11:00 a. m. Subject:
PRAYER AND EVANGELISM.
Preaching 7:30 p. m. Subject: VIS-]
IONS AND TASKS. ? Prov. 29:18.;
President Hoover's Inaugural text. j
B. V. P. U's 6:15 p. m. Miss Mabel I
James, .General Director.
A cordial welcome is extended to |
all.
W. P. W1EST? Pastor.
Pajiful Injury To Hand ;
Mr. Nathaniel Harris, high school
Student, suffered a very painful ac
cident one day last week. In doing
some repair work on his car a piece j
of steel penetrated hi* left hand Be- I
tag no deeply Imbedded in the flesh, I
local physician advised him to go to '
a Hospital, which he did last Tuesday I
and after an X-Ray examination the
steel was located and successfully re- {
moved. He has a very sore hand yet'
but It IX not giving him very much I
pain. |
writing _ the above article
young Harris who Is a member of the
Roxboro second teams was engaged in
an enthusiastic game with Bushy
Pork here Monday night and had the
misfortune to break his right arm,
which will add much pain to his al
ready crippled condition.
Attends Tri -State
Medical Meeting
The Trl-Stat^r Medical Society,
composed of Vlrglnli and the Carolln
a. met in annual session in the O.
Henry Hotel. Greensboro. N, C., Feb.
19-30 and 31st. Drs. H. M Beam, B.
E. Love and A. P. Nichols attended
from here. A very Interesting meet
ing was reported. One of the most
Interesting features of the meeting
was the clinics held by Dr. Lonnegrin.
Clinical director of Manhattan hos
pital. New York, and other physicians
of national fame.
King Solomon was said to be n
lover of fine horses and a successful
dealer Jn them.
A lonely island poiJulated only by (
dogs has been discovered off the
African coast. t
Betty Bronson with Alex B. Fran
cis in COMPANION ATE MARRIAOE
playing Palace Theatre Monday <%
flyaBW, IfaAh H-lSth MJatlnee
ftonday 3:00 P. M.
New President Of The
I United States Unmind
ful Of Rain A9 He
Takes Oath
Inaugural ' Ceremonies Begin With
Administration Of Oath Of OAee
To Charles Curtis As The New Vice
President Of The United States;
Kansan Sworn In Before NotaMe
Assemblage In Senate Chamber;
Calvin Coolldge And Retiring Cab
inet Members Gather On Inaugural
Platform To Wateh Chief Justice
Taft Administer Solemn Oath T?
Herbert Hoover; Coolidges Leave Fur
Union Station Immediately After
Inaugural Ceremony, Heading Far
Privacy Of Their North ampto?
. Home; Despite Unfavorable Weather
Colorful Inaugural Parade Requir
ing Three Hours To Pass The Re
viewing Stand Is Carried Out Ac
cording To Schedule; Thousands
Line Pennsylvania Avenue To Watch
Great Pageant Marking Beginning
Of New Administration.
Washington. March 4. ? Hercert Hoo
ver took his. solemn oath as President
of the "United States today while*
thousandSvpf^ American citizens, men
and women." stood before him.- silent,
in front of the steps of {the Nation's
Capitol.
A drizzling rain dripped down. The
throngs raised umbrellas But Her
bert Hoover, a serious, solemn figure ?
in the midst of all the ceremony,
stood bare-headed and let the water
fall upon his close cut hair as be
spoke a distinct "X do", when the oath
was read.
Then ho bowed low and slowly
raised the open Bible to his lips and
kissed .It, while all 'the thousands,
reaching far out to the borders of the
Capitol grounds, were so silent that
even the soft patter of the light rain
seemed noisy. '
| ? Solemn Figure.
The new President of the United
States was the solemn, sobered figure
| of that wholiT gathering. Near 'him
stood Calvin Coolidge, smiling - ht?
quiet little smile, plainly light heart
ed. He was a slight, but agile figure^
who had shifted the tremendous bur
den of responsibility of the Presi- ->
dericy to the broad shoulders af Her
bert Hoover, and the weight already
was bearing down with a relentless
solemn pressure upon the nation's
new Chief Executive.
The day had begun with overcast
skies and a chill wind blowing Juet
briskly enough to make the man jr
banners of the Capitol wave gentty.
By 9 a. m.. the people were coming.
An hour later there were thousand*
around the Capitol and by noon Blo
whole plaza, which fronts the Capitol
and lies between the House and Sen
ate oflleo buildings, watf closely packed.
Many hundreds stood upon the roofa
and. cornices of the government build
ings. looking down upon the ceremony.
A little after 11 a. m., Calvin Cool
idge and Kirs. Coolidge. and Mr. and
Mrs. Hoover came out of the White
House. Mrs. Coolklge was dressed In
grey, with a fox fur neckpiece and
carried sweet peas and orchids. Mm
Hoover wore a black wrap. She and .
her husband were unsmiling.
Bids Farewell.
As the White House car rolled away
from the building where the Coot
ldges had lived so long. Mrs. Cool
idge turned and waved a farewell tor
the servants who stood watching the
final departure of a mistress they
lovtd At the White House gates the
car was stopped and Mrs. Coolidce
rfhook hands with the policeman oa
guard, assuring him that some day
she would see him again."
Crowds on Pennsylvania Avenue ac
claimed the executive party ?s It sped
towards ttfe Capitol anjLJhe acclaim
was asknowledged wlmthe rtofllng at
hats and a pretty gesture from lft*>
Coolklge.
Arriving at the Capitol, the Hoo
vers and Jtie Coolldse* were escorted
to the Senate Chamber. There, wtth
the diplomatic corps gathered In all
the radiance of It* formal dress, high
Army and Navy officers In full uni
form, and the members of the Sen
ate and the House, diaries CurU*
was given the oath as Vloe -President.
Charles Daw#*, who for four yeara
has been the Vice-president, ttp nkr
briefly, reiterating In a brief pa*?
eraph. the desire he voiced so sensa
tionally on his Inauguration four
years ago. to have the Senate rnle*
revised. Curtis followed with a pledge
to carry out the duties of his offioe
nnd a hope that the work of the
Senate, over which for the next fotn
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