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IP I T TRI f (P PUBLISHED TWICE-A-WEEtt Wi UNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS. ' ' i-i-io VOLUMB XXX. OXFORD, N. C. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1915r NO. 14 BILL TO REDUCE CHARGES ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS' GERMANS EXECUTE Til HEAT WZASURER OF GRANVILLE - . . REPRESENTATIVE BRUMMTTT IN- TRODUCES BILL PERSONALLY - MENTIONED HIDES BEHIND INCOGNITO "WAREHOUSEMEN SAY THEY CAN NOT OPERATE FOR LESS GATHERED . FROM THE AND COUNTY TOWN ANOTHER DARING RAH) ON BRIT ISH COMMERCE SOME YOU KNOW AND SOME YOU NEAT LETTER PENNED FEMININE HAND BY A "DO NOT KNOW Bill Introduced in the Legislature to Force Warehousemen to. Reduce Charges for Selling Tobacco. Happenings That are of Interest to the Many Readers Of the Public England Now Believes Germany Has -"r-. - - Decided to Make Good the Threats of yon Tirpitz. TLe Bill Makes it Discretionary Writh j Personal Items About Folks and She. Criticizes the Woman's Civic Club For Not Finding Sweet Roses Where They Found Rubbish feo. ard of County Commissioners to Their Friends Who and There. Travel Here i Ledger. 'Abolish the Office of Treasurer. 1 - 4- The Southern Tobacco Journal, published at Winston-Salem, has this to say in defense of the warehouse men: "Just as we expected, a bill has been introduced in the North Caro line Legislature to force tobacco warehouses to reduce charges for selling tobacco. Not having seen the bill or a copy of it we are not posted as to its nature nor the extent of the proposed cut in charges. It makes no difference, as warehouses cannot operate and come out with whole bones with anything less than they are now receiving. We can discuss thi3 matter with some degree of in telligence, having been connected vith warehouses for 40 years, both as proprietor and employee. We know what it requires, so far as expense is concerned, to conduct a warehouse business, and we also know that the man outside of the business has no idea of what it costs to run a ware 1 A .1 1 . nouse. i gooa warenouseman is a good asset to his customers. He stands' between them and the buyer and protects them to the fullest ex tent of his ability, and we do not hesi tate to say that the averags ware housemen gets less out of his work than the average man in any other legitimate business. "Now and then we may see a ware house making some money, but they are few and far between. We say we see a warehouse now and then mak ing some money, but we do not re member of ever knowing one who got rich at the business. , "We have seen men who were so carried away with the idea that warerhouse people were getting rich, that, they ' could not rest until they got into the business with as many of their friends as they could induce to go in with them and we have seen, these same fellows make a dismal failure at the business. it is always, a matter of regret ThaTlhere" are thosewlio carp be in duced to attempt to legislate against the tobacco business of North Caro lina." We have consulted a number of tobacco growers and in every instance they disclaimed any desire to deprive the warehousemen of the honest penny they strive so hard to earn. These same men with whom we have approached say that while the tobac co is low this season they attach no blame to the warehousemen.- The only thing that wa can see in the bill, if passed, is that it might, have a ten dency to lessen the number of ware houses, and if that be the case it might work a hardship on the farm er after all. GEECE GO NORTH Indication That the Backbone of Winter is About to Be Fractured Quite a number of residents of Granville reported of having seen flocks of wild geece flying northward during the past week. The flocks contained a considerable larger num ber of the geese than is usually seen at the time birds migrate from one section to another. Two farmers living east of town stated that the geese in both instan ces flew practically in the same course from southwest to northwest, and the attention of the farmers was attract by the noise made by the geese as they passed over. The last week in January is said to be quite early for. the wild geese to appear in this climate. They us ually come up from the far South late in February and they have been known to have delayed their north ward flight unril March. The fact that two large flocks have already been seen headed for the colder climate is believed by a great many people as a sure and certain indication that the backbone of win ter is about to be fractured, and that the next thing in order will be the whistling of blue birds. Cooeh and Meadows Two Oxford boys wilfplay ball this season in the big leagues. Lee Gooch returns to the Minneapolis team of the American Association at an advanced salary. He will -leave Oxford about the middle of the month and go into training at St. Joseph, Mo. - Lee is working up to ward the top of the ladder on an en viable batting record. The St. Louis team of the National League purchased Lee Meadows from the Durham team at th eclose of last season. He will go into training down in Texas sometime during the present month, Lee has an individ ual style of. pitching that keeps the best of them guessing. Model young men they are, and we have no -doubt that further advances await them. Early Piety Glancing over an Oxford congrega tion recently we noticed cleared space on top of a dozen men's heads. Tobacco Market. The Oxford tobacco market wil close sometime between March 1st and the 15th. Warehousemen say that quick sales are advisable. Out Again - The friends of Mrs. Ben K. Hays will be pleased to learn that she has recovered from her sickness and is able to again enjoy her rides. Week-end at Home. Messrs. Bev. Royster, John Sted man, Harry Renn, Outlaw Hunt, and Basil Horsfield, of the State Univer sity, spent the week endat home. How Can They. Can anyone in Oxford at the pres ent writing oppose a measure that will keep us from wading and riding through mud. Yes, We Are! Listen! we are just aching to thank you for that dollar you owe us for subscription to the Twice-a- Week" Public Ledger. Call off the Dogs Stop talking hard times and turn loose your money and let it back into circulation by paying debts and com mence the improvements you had planed to make. Two Dollars a Bushel The more a man gets the more he wants. Wheat grower's "goal used to be on a dollar a bushel, now many of them are holding for two dollars and t looks like they will get it. Engagement Announced ( Mr. R. Broughton, announces the engagement of his daughter, Sula Mabo, to Mr. Wiliam Murray Dun ford. The marriage to take place at home April 7th, 1915, Oxford, N. C. Flow of Oratory When the woman's suffrage debate etSjlljanderayjpur, ojyn Senator, Currin is going to depart from figures and facts long enough to get off a flow of oratory that will cause the ladies to sit up and take notice. Cursing and Swearing There is a law against cursing and swearing on the streets of Oxford, but when a mule and his colored driver have a misunderstanding on Little john street there is always something loing. " , The Oxford Bar We want to say that Oxford has some good looking.if .not deally hand- some lawyers and they are all good fighters in court. Some of these would make the old bar sit up and take notice in their palmiest days. The Gas Office Superintendent McGee, of the Gas office, is feeling better and more com fortable since his office has been re paired and repainted. It begins to look like we will not be behind on gas for some time as the "new boiler" has at last been put in. Time Changes If a man advocated local option or a dispensary at a time when Oxford was overrun with bar rooms, he was regarded as a fanatic. If a man ad vocates either one of the measures in this vicinity now he is regarded as a simpleton. Veal Calves Representative Brummitt and Sen ator Currin are preparing a bill in reference to the slaughter of veal cal ves. They will be glad to have an expression from as many people of Granvile on the question as will in form them of the views they hold, in regard to the measure. - The Head and the Hat A northern agile suffragette drop ped the remark that every time she sees a policeman standing on the cor ner she feels like kicking the hat off his head. Should she come to Ox ford and try that game on our police man there are plenty- of men here vnean enough to stand around and see her kick. , "Patronhse Home Industry" Mr. Wade H. Britt having a new Job Press and type is equipped to handle your orders for high grade Job Printing. Orders carefully and satisfactorily executed. He makes the best grade of letter heads envel opes, posters, programs, wedding in vitations, cards for all purposes and circulars'. Send him your next order. Debating Society The Carteret Literary Society met Friday, Jan. 29, 1915. The query was: Resolved, That the government should own the railroads. The de-. baters were : Affirmative Earle Hunt Ernest Hunt, Henry Shaw. Negative Edward Rawlins, Julian Abbitt, Gus Landis. V . - " The judges were George Hunt, Oscar Lloyd and Compton Bobbitt. They decided in favor of the affirma- tive. (Condensed War News) Another daring raid on British commerce has been- carried out sue cess-fully by a German warshiD. This time the Pnrnloit was awnmnlishflrt a submarine, which sanfc at lnst two steamers off the west coast of Eng- land, not far from Liverpool. The crews of both were saved. . . England Alarmed England now believes that Ger- many has decided to make good the! threat cf Admiral voh Tirpitz, that submarines might be used to sink merchant vessels flying the British flag. The attack by the submarine far from its base and only a short distance off the coast has caused a sensation in shipping circles, because of the fact that steamers already nave been sunk off the French and Belgi an coasts. Seven Months of War rne war now has lasted half a year, without a decisive advantage having been gained on any field. As the seventh month of the,- struggle begins, new armies are being organi ied and new campaigns mapped out That is true particularly in the east. vvuec ivunoia uas uuivcu itgctiii juiui her tremendous reservoir of men pre - . paratory to an eirort to defeat decis- lveiy me Austro-uerman allies. Jiussians Victorious . . . umciai reports rrom etrograd are optimistic, and recount, victories of more or less importance for the Rus ian armies in various fields. Western Frontier Engagements of only local impor tance are recorded in official accounts of operations ph the western frontier Paris claims that the Germans left "a great number of dead" on the field to the north of Lombaertzyde, and al- so oeiore me n,ngiisn lines near LAI J V mm- v . -1 rsassee. A Slight Withdrawal Of cne irencn troops in the Argonne was . w ment declares a German attack near uumtuj nos caaujr icymaeu. ' -' . The Emperor In Berlin .myelin wuiiam iias returnea 10 r-l TTT 1 1 . . Berlm, after spending his birthday at the western fmnt whoro fio wir , .. , . , nessed the operation of his troops. A SERIOUS PROBLEM The Losses to Our People Has Been Very Heavy This Year on Account of Bad Roads J Granville county has a serious! problem on its hands in the present conditions of the public roads. For weeks at a time this winter the I road3 have been almost impassable and the losses to our people due to interrupted trafic have been heavv. No question is raised about the money being honestly spent but view the matter as you may it is a self- evident proposition that' the present system or road maintenance is a I failure. We rather look with favor upon the pending bill of Representa- tive Benehaa Cameron for a State! gooa roads commission to be compos-1 ed of expert, experienced and practi- cal men and it embodies provisions for engineering service, expert advice and co-operation with such counties as may enter upon good roads con- struction. , Such a commission is a real need in North Carolina and its establish ment under such an excellent bill' as that of Representative Cameron would do constructive credit to the General Assembly. It would save the State hundreds of thousands of dol- lars year by year, or rather save those counties which propose to put their good money in good roads. Spring Styles Our up-to-date merchants are al ready displaying some very pretty p.prlng styles in their show windows. We notice thatthe waist line for men will remain the same this year, but the women are as uncertain as. a va por cloud. It is stated on good au thority that women this year will use two feet instead of one for walking. We are told that skirts will be large and extravagant, and the transfor mation from theold to the new style is to be so sudden we will scarcely know our sweethearts when we meet them on the street. Those husbands who are discussing whether to strug gle on financially another year or give up the fight and buy a moving picture theatre will be relieved to know that plainness will also be fash ionable this spring and summer. Superv isors to Meet . The supervisors of Brassfield Town ship will meet at Wilton next Satur day at 12 o'clock for the purpose of appointing overseers and regulating hands. ,s 7 refentative Brummitt's bill, makine it - 1 discretionary with the Board nf Crmn- ty Commissioners to abolish the office hvIoflCountv Treasurer We. wor-o 1 der the imnressinn that tlio onmmie. siohers were already clothed with that power in a modified form, but I the, Brummitt bill goes further and I specifies the manner in which the 1U"US snaH be handled. Vt imk. HILL A ;nj BE ENTITLED ABT ACT TO authorize the use of banks OR trust companies as finan- CtAX. agents for gramvi.i.k COUNT V. , The General Assembly of North Caro lina do enact: toC. 1. That the Board of flmintv J hereby authorized and directed to meet i not later than the first Monday in Feb ruary, xvib, tor the nurnose of consid ering the. advisability of abolishing the onice or treasurer of said county. At such meeting it shall be the dutv of .saiar woara or county Commissioners to consider the advisability of abolish- ingifeaid office, and if said board shall oy a majority vote decide that.it will to said county to take such action, said board shall thereupon abolish the office 01 treasurer or saia county. Sec, 2. That-if said Board of Countv oiuiiussianers snail aeciae to abolish uie ouice 01 county treasurer as pro- K ?.r Jtn4section one hereof, the said I board shall then select one or more sol- vent banks or trust companies located i" . i"1 , i1 . . .. ,,?n ?r ittKBuia iur baiu county. wnicir saia banks or trust companies shall perform H r.r"rintu y ine ireas" ureriof said countv. Se;. 3. That said banks or trust com- panics shall not charge nor receive any! other than such advantage and benefit as may accrue to it or them from the J t 4- 4-i a. a a i . lar coarse of banking: Provided that said iCounty Commissioners may out of the county funds pay the premiums on the bonds hereinafter required of said banks or trust companies. Sec. 4. That "said bank'or trust com- pciiiy ji.fpuiiitBu B.UU acinic . ine iiiia.ii- fn, .? .i,nii v ah tilt. :? MM. ;s LUC UVUltLJ r OI1U.11 MVZ O.MJ pointed tar a term of two years, and I snau . requireii mo execute me same 1 accounting of ueh funds as may come t 1II1HHR llfi: -I.JI-K MM.1 fS.r:ri.I INK 1 1 1 IIMIIIKr charKe of its duties as are'now required i iaw ui mc tuum; uwomci ui saiu . . . I OCt;. O. X II X L LlllQi aui suaii uui aucvi the term of office of the present treas- urer of said county. Sec. 6. That this act shall be in force and effect from and after its ratiflca tion. " FINE SCHOOL. RECORD Granville Has Attracted State-Wide Attention and is Worthy of Emulation The remarkable record in education- al work made by Granville county in- recent years has attracted State-wide attention and is worthy of emulation by most of the other, counties of North Carolina. Very few other counties, if any at all. except perhaps those in which cities are located.such as New Hanover, Wake, Durham and some others, have made such pro gress as has been seen in Granville. The value ot school property in Granville has been more than multi- plied Dy 16 in the last dozen years. I All this indicates notable progress m interest, equipment and tacilmes. What of the results? One fact is sufficient as an . illustration. Illiter-j acy among the children between the I ages of eight and twelve yearsr, if we have figured s it correctly, has I been reduced from 13 per cent in 3 902 to 3 per cent in 1914. The people of Granville and their uperintendent of schools are to be ongratulated. ' . Mrs. Alice Gooch Retires Mrn. Alice; Gooch, who has long Conducted . a first-class. boarding house on the new postoffice site and I later on Littlejohn street, will retire J on the 15th cf the rpesent month. rter advanced ago and failing health forbids her longer engage in keep- ing hoarders, and in fact her child- yen were opposed to her longer con-1 tinuing the business. After a brief visit Etmong her children she will make her home with Mrs. John Gcoch. Miss Lizzie will return to the millinery position she has so admir ablby filled for the past three years. Shooting at Sign Boards Is it not strange that a boy will go along the road and shoot to pieces every sign that a merchant has put up, every land poster notice that a farmer has put up, and every other kind of sign, and at the same time they will not dare to shoot a little I tin mail box that didn't cost half as much a,ar a sign boards? They will I not shoot at a mail box because they arer afraid that the United States will find out who did it and punish JflVe give below the full text of Rep- them, but they know that the owners Stem Local Union will meet Satur of other property will not prosecute day evening, Feb. 6th. All members them. . interested in buvine fertilizers Dr. and Mrs. W. L- Taylor, ' of Stovall, were in Oxford Monday. I was an Oxford visitor Monday. Mr. Richard Loyd, of Oak Hill township, was in Oxford Monday. Mr- John Watkins, Of Cornwall, 1 was m town Monaay. Mr. C- G. Mangum, of Route 5, was among the Oxford- visitors Monday. Mr. H. Gregory, of Stovall section, was on our streets Monday. Mr. R. T. Gregory, of -Stovall, was in Oxford Monday. Mr. F. M. Woody, of Route 5, was ou our streets Monday. I Mr- R- T. Critcher, of .Route 1, was I anions: the farmers in town Mondav Mr. Will Grissom, of Route 3, was a town visitor Monday. Mr. Norman Hobgood, of Route 4, was in Oxford Monday. Mr. Ben Hunt, of Route 3, was an Oxford visitor Monday. Mr. John Morris, of Wilton, was in Oxford Monday. A Mr- Sam Allen, of Henderson, was on our streets Monday. Mr. J. A. Cottrell nf Pnnto K wae among the farmers in town Monday Mr. Graham Smith, of Tar River in rw,1 MnnX.r Mrs. Titus Currin spent the week nd with Senator Currin in Raleigh Mr. Jeff Averett, of Route 1, was h'n town Monday Mr. Len abach of Rn,,t i w l ' " I in Oxford Wednesday Mr. Thurman Knott, of Enon sec llon was a WWII Visitor Monday. Mr. Ethan Allen, of Roiita R was m. "xtord Monday I Mr. W. W. Adcock. of Route 4. was I ' I " xv.uui. Mr. Sam Mize, of aTr River sec tion, was an Oxford visitor Monday Mr. C. R. Gordan, of Route 2, was I in town Mondav. I t. t la r a. I Mr. Rex Cannady. of Route 1. was J . . - ' ' ' I in town Monday. Mt P L. Parham of Providence I" . - , was an Oxford visitor Mondav. Wilson, spent the week end with his i parents Mr and Mrs R T Smith Kings' Daughters Meet The Jungs' Daughters will meet with Mrs. C- G. Elliott. Thursdav morning, Feb. 4th, at 11 o'clock. DR. McDANIELS HERE ftevivai Meeting at Baptist Church Now in Progress Progr Despite the inclement weather large congregation was present at the Baptist church Monday night to hear Dr- McDaniel in a forceful revival ser- mon. The noted divine will fill the miyit every nigni mis weeK and tne neetings will grow in interest. Will Inspect Granville Grays Capt. E. E. Fuller will hold the an nual inspection of tho Granville iirays at the Armory on Thursday. Old Stepping -Stones Local item in the Granville Free Lance of December 3d, 1880: "Oh, ror some good crossings on our streets." These crossings were laid stepping stones of heavy granite but later were removed. All of us can now join in the Free' Lance's thirty-five year old plea. Mr. R. L. llrame to Leave Mr. R. L. Brame, whose tailor shop was burned out recently on Main treet,, will go to Chase City this week and establish a tailoring and gent's furnishing business. Mr Brame states that he would like to main in Oxford if he could have found a suitable location to carry on his business. . Notice of Summons We call attention to the special procedings for the partition of land in Dutchville township announced by the Clerk cf the Court elsewhere in this paper. Woman's Civic Club The Woman's Civic Club will meet Wednesday morning at 10:30 o'clock in the rooms of the Granville Com mercial Club. WAR A BLESSING? (Houston Post)' If we can believe the financial re- ports from Berlin, London and Paris, Germany, England and France are much richer now than before the war began, and. we suppose in each coun try business is much better and the population is increasing rapidly Local Union through the Farmers' Union will please attend. H. P. WEBB, Sec. Dr. Drewry, of Virgilina, The Public Ledger has received a letter on the sabject of the recent in spection made by the Woman's Civic Club. It is a communication of some length, carefully penned in a feminine hand the author has spent -ome time on it. We have the re motest idea who wrote the letter. We can appreciate the feelings which' may have dominated her wish not to be publicly known in a controversy of this kind, but we assure her that those feelings, if such be the reason for her incognito, would be scrupul ous respected, but we prefer not to publish the communication if intrust ed with the author's name. We regard the report of the Wo man's Civic Club as one of the most sincere papers we have read in a long time. We must remember that a re fined woman has a refined home and that wherever she goes she everts an influence for purity. While we do not care to have any controverslty. we beg leave to disagree with our correspondent when she affirms that the Woman's Civic Club is "rather oefnoius." The earnestness with which the Woman's Civic Club spoke in the present crisis is enough to con vince any doubting Thomas that the women, so far as Oxford is concern ed, are giving deep thought to the study of the problems which confront civilization today and that the wo man's clubs stand for more than sim ply keeping alive a little frivelous social circle., and we honor them the more for it. There should be nothing in Oxford with the semblance of pulling apart. We do not see any reason why we ihould be divided, with one crowd pulling some other way. We have the very best town and the very best - people in the State, and we say this lii ordr to assert that all the inter ests in Oxford should avoid the very ' appearance or .friction. U' i Oxfofa bughtfctobe"governed by spirit tending to purify and unify ublic sentiment instead of dividing it. If the ladies had found roses In stead of rubbish they would have failed in their mission. Tranquility is mostly needed In Oxford moft all the time, and pour- ng oil on the troubled waters ought to be the job of all of us who hate to ee fire-works every way we turn. Five Cent Loaves We notice that the price of bread has advanced in the northern and western cities. The good old honeat bakers preferred to let the loaves remain the same in ewight and size, ind they tacked up their little sign notifying the public that 5 cent loaves are now 6 cents and that 10 cent loaves are 12 cents. Unlike the big obacco corporations, when they want to realize more on a certain brand of tobacco they say nothing about the price, but proceed to re duce the size of the package and the public is none the wiser. The War Map At the breaking out of the war over the seas, Mr. J. G. Hall plaeed a large map of Europe at a conveni- ent place in the drug store for ready reference and to settle any question that might arise among the large number of his customers. For sever al weeks the map held the attention of a large number of citizens es pecially so when the German army was marching on to Paris. The map still hangs at the same place near the front door, but you seldom see any one measuring it off mile by mile a3 they did when the "Flying Dutch men" were bearing down on Paris, nor will it ever again be as popular until the Russians get a little closer to Berlin. Moral the people have quit talking about the war and turn ed their attention to other things. CONCRET BRICK WALKS BUILT. One dollar per sq. yard. Curbing, 20 cents per foot. Sample may be seen ' at residence of Mr. H. M. Shaw. Oxford Brick & Tile Works. tf HAVE YOU PAID YOUR TAXES. Your State and County Taxes were due October 5, 1914. 1915 is here and your unpaid taxes is a liability on me. Besides I am called upon daily for money to satisfy the State school, County and Road Funds, with noth ing in hand to pay over. It 13 a busi ness proposition now. They have the aw to force me." After this you will be called upon personally unless, you call at office and settle; Be ready. he law forces me to collect and the expense too great to make more than one trip. If you haven't paid your taxes this notice is for you. . . S. C. HOBGOOD, Sheriff.