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VOLUME XXXIII.
OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1918
NUMBER 22
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CANDIDATES ARE SCARCE f - '
AND FAR BETWEEN.
A Little Politics Now and Then is
Relished By the Best of Men."
It is not the desire of the Public
Ledger to precipitate a political
campaign; m tact we quite agree
Y.'itb Governor Bickett that all can
didates should wear gum shoes this
rear and avoid the mud that
1 nmiallv slung by the politicians.
The fact is it is going to be danger
ous for candidates to go campaign
ing in the rural districts this spring
and summer the shortage of farm
inhor is liable to cause the farmer
to draft all the husky candidates
that come by with their glad hands
and office-seeking smiles and put
them at work behind the plow.
The Public Ledger will agree to
publish the dates of primaries, con
ventions and the activities of the
Democratic party and here the mat
ter ends. We have no desire to
groom any man for the reason that
those we have are about as good as
any that, we are apt to get. But if
any candidate desires to announce
his candidacy in the Public Ledger
we have no objection, if he will fjign
hi nar.ie and pay the usual adver
tising rate.
While "gum-shoeing" around
town we heard centaiii political rum
ors last week that tickled our "po
litical touch-me not." Granville
county, as you know is entitled to
a Senator this year, and it is rnm
ham, John W. Hester nor W. A.
ham, oJhn W. Hester nor W. A.
Graham, Jr.. have desire to wear the
toga this year. It is further rum
ored that either Ex-Senator Currin
or Mr. P. W. Knott will adcrn the
Senate chamber. Senator Currin is
a member of the Granville County
Exemption Board and it is not lik
ely that he will resign from that
honorable position.
It is also rumored, more or less,
that Mr. John R .Hall -is being be
seiged by numerous friends to an
nounce himself for county treasurer.
He is the best bookkeeper in Gran
ville county and a gentleman above
reproach, but it is said that Mr. ,Hal3(
would be willing to serve only with
a view of abolishing the office of
treasurer sooner or later.
It is also rumored that the old
war-horse over in Salem township
can come back to the County Board
of Commissioners if he will give the
word.
GRANVILLE COUNTY WOMAN'S
COM. NATIONAL. DEFENSE.
The Noble Women of the County
Form a Closer Union The All
Day Meeting Full of In
terest. ,
At the call of the chairmen of the
Woman's Committee of National De
fense a large number of the noble
women of Oxford and Granville
county gathered here last Friday in
a closer union of interest. It was
an all-day meeting, and through the
courtesy of the Oxford Unit lunch
was served at 1 o'clock. Conserva
tion and food production, led by
Jtfrs. A. L. Capehart, of Oxford, and
Mrs. Jamison, of Raleigh, featured
the morning work in the Armory.
Red Cross Work, led by Mrs. John
Gooch; surgical dressings, led by
Mrs. J. C. Robards, and patriotic
music, led by Mrs. A. A. Hicks, fea
tured the afternoon session.
Of especial interest was the even
ing session at the graded school, the
speakers being Mrs. Palmer Jerman,
State vice-chairman Woman's Com
mittee, and Mrs. Thomas W. Bick
ett, state chairman thrift stamp.
Mrs. Bickett was the guest of
Mrs. A. H. Powell. The distinguish
ed ladies made many friends during
their visit to Oxford.
THE MILLINERY OPENING.
Next Thursday and Friday Are the
Big Days.
The millinery opening in Oxford
will take place Thursday and Fri
dav of this week. On these days the
Long Company, Landis & Easton,
Perkinson-Green Company and Cohn
&Son will have on display the lat
est, designs and creations in millinery
nnd spring goods. These stores are
Preparing to entertain a large num
ber of visitors on these days and
want all their customers to call. Jn
an ad on another" page of the Public
Ledger they invite you to come and
"will take pleasure in showing you
through their departments. Thurs
day and Friday are days.
On the face of John -D. Rock
efeller's nllAprpH incnmfi tax Of $38,-
400,000. it would seem as if the oil
magnate were doing his bit with a
steam shovel.
WE CAN PROVE TO YOU THAT
now is the time to buy if you want
to save good money. Buy now,
we have four makes to --4ffer:
Chase Cityj-ThorivhilU-NissoJtlAnd:
Studebaker. Samuel Davis has
special prices for the month of
March. It
RED f CROSS NOTES.
. Mrs. John Gooch, Directdr of
Work, is on a visit to her father in
Dunn, N. G. Mr$. Gooch is greatly
missed in the. work room where she
so gives J30 much of her time and
valuable,: services.. ..To her is due s
great deal of the credit of the splen
did showing this Chapter hats made,
as her skilful cutting and directions
make the garments C come ? up' 'to
measurements . in their inspection. ,
'yfJ Gone Over the Top. '
r The Committee appointed, : with
Mrs? A". A. Chapman as chairman, to
raise the ) necessary : funds for 'the
Knitting to be carried on during the
coming months, haveverv !euecess-
fully "Gone over "the top," having
raised (to date $ 543.12. It; is hoped
to be able to publish a list of the
contributors to this fund at a later
date. , , . . . . , ,
Funds Needed. v ' ' '' ' '
The Surgical Dressings Class will
have "new member day" on Tuesday
the 19 th inst., and each member, of
the Class is urged to bring a new
member. The chairman also - asks
that ladies bslonging to the Gran
ville County Chapter Auxiliaries
come in and vork with this class.
Funds with which to carry on the
Surgical Dressings work are much
needed and contributions ; are asked
for this purpose.
New Members.: '
Mrs. J. A.. Duke, Miss Margaret
II. Wilson. - ;
Donations.
Fourth Grade, Oxford Graded i '
School (Miss Ella Clement
Division) $1.28
Greenville Pace . . . .' 1.53
Oxford College Aux '..12.50
IN HARD LUCK.
A Cat Bites Mr. Alex Williams on
the Hand and Foot.
Three or four weeks ago, Mr. Alex
Williams, the good letter carrier on
on Oxford Route 4, was bitter by a
dosr. necessitating: him going to Ral
eigh and taking Pasteur treatment.
(Tne nierht last week Mr. and Mrs.
Williams fastened up their home
and went out to visit friends. On
their return and while unlocking
the door, the family cat attacked Mr.
Williams. Although Mr. Williams
was wearing a heavy shoe, the cat
succeeded in penetrating the ball of
his foot with his long, sharp teeth.
In trying to liberate himself from
the cat, the cat bit him through the
finger.
Mr. Williams has not yet exper
ienced any ill effects from the
wounds, but he expresses the opin
ion, that the cat had the rabies.
REV. E. G. USRY ACCEPTS
CALL TO SHARON CHURCH.
The Whole Community Extends Him
a Cordial Welcome.
Rev. E. G. Usry, of West Oxford,
has accepted a call to Sharon Bap
tist church and will take charge of
the work Sunday afternoon, March
23d. '
Sharon church is located in that
highly cultured and prosperous sec
tion of Granville within two miles
of Caltolina farm.
Mr. Usry preached his first ser
mon in Sharon church and was its
valuable pastor for several years.
The whole community, irrespective
of denomination, is rejoicing at the
call and election of the beloved man
of God and his excellent family.
A VOLUNTEER NURSE.
Miss Harriet Lelia, Daughter of Mrs.
E. D. Arrington, of Ha.rgrove.
Miss Harriet Lelia Arlington left
last Friday for Camp McLelland,
Anniston, Ala., for temporary work
at that cantonment. She is the
daughter of Mrs. E. D. Arrington, of
Haregrove.
Miss Arrington is a graduate of
St. Vincent Hospital, Norfolk, and is
a member of the University United,
and is one of our first nurses to vol
unteer for service.
DR. HARTE WDLL RETURN
HOME THIS WEEK.
The Usual Services At His Church
f Next Sunday. t
The large congregation at the Ox
ford Baptist church last Sunday
greatly - enjoyed the ... consoling mes
sage' brought to theni by Rev; G. T.
Tunstall, who i filled the pulpit in the
absence of Dr. Harte, who is visit
ing his mother in Tennessee. :
-Dr. :Harte will return to Oxford
this week and there will be the us
ual services at; his church next Sun
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"The Dead Liegion."
A picture of unusual interest will
be showiat7the .drpeum:next;Mpn
Sav " nighireiitltled--'The German
Curse in Russia." The famous
"Dead Legion," composed of wom
en is a feature of the picture.
! RUSSIANS SAY THE
M, V WAR HAS JUST BEGUN.
A Peace Agreement With Central
Powers Has Been Ratified Bol
shevists Are Determined to Keep
the Fight Going.
"Peace with the central pow-
ers is ratified but our real war
has not yet begun."
1 With this slogan the Bolsheviki
government; in J session' at Moscow
Saturday, .emerging, , from the all
Russian soviet' congress' stronger
than ever because it 4put through the
ratification: by an overwhelming vote
sei to. woik alter momentous ses
sion outlining the campaign of Rus
sia's and the world's -proletriat
which Lenine asserts, 'has only be
gun to fight! V ! i ,
Tli!s,r top, was the keynote of the
resolution1 adopted by the congress
in response to Prseident Wilson's
message. - While ? voicing Russia's
appreciation, the reply summons the
masses of Amealca and of all other
coimtries to join the Russian prole
triat in a vast social upheaval to rid
the universe of imperialism.
Everyone in that great assem
blage in the historic hall of the no
bility who cast his vote for peace
did so with war to the knf e in his
heart, a different sort of war from
that fought on, the various battle
fields today, but war just the same
-perhaps more deadly and more de
cisive. '
Out of every speech from that of
Nicola Eenine down to that of the
humblest Bolsheviki agitator rang
an undying determination to avenge
the shame that Russia was today
forced to accept .unconditionally.
But to the outside world,' both Rus
sia's enemies and friends, the vital
thing in this, that Russia the great
mass of the ' people saturated with
class war ranaticism considers ev
ery country in the war except her
self ruled ,by 'imperialists," every
people on the. face of the globe "ex
ploited" and ; dreams of , and will
henceforth work for jn r. anarchistic
world upheaval." A . 1-i"'" -
With fair means or foul the Bo
lsheviki propose to spread over the
Teutonic lands the seed of revolt.
Austria-Hungary is to be . the im
mediate and special . field for Bol
sheviki preachings and propaganda;
OF MIGHTY IMPORT.
It has been agreed by America
and Great Britain to take charge of
the Dutch shipping which has been
practically interned in ports in these
countries by fear of German wrath.
This decision on part of these Gov
ernments is unquestionably likely
to develop into a movement of
mighty import. Nothing has hap
pened since the United States de
clared war to so thoroughly infur
iate the German Government as has
news of this step. . . It was a bit of
information that traveled quickly,
for German heard it almost as soon
as it was divulged in this country,
and the German papers at once set
up a chorus of protest against it as
an outrage upon a neutral country
and threatening ai sorts oi one
things if Holland should yield to it.
WHAT WTLIi HOLLAND DO?
Should Holland elect to go to war,
then that would mean the opening
in due time to the Allies of the
northern end of the blockaded line
and a descent upon the eGrman Ar
my from a new and to German fatal
angle.
The utilization of this immense
amount of Dutch tonnage, by the Al
lies goes far to neutralize the gains
Germany has made through the sub
In cation of Russia and the posses
sion of territories and food supply
bases. 5Vr the first time something
has happened to upset the equam
inity of the German Government
and to divert its at tent" on from the
invasion of a conquered country to
weightier matters.
Alili EYES ON JAPAN
. Meantime, the hour , has drawn
nearer for "decision and action on
the part of Japan, this having been
precipitated by the acceptance of
the German terms by the Russian
Congress at Moscow. Japan . may
undertake a movement that will di
vide attention with the taking over
of, the Dutch - ships. It 'is possible
that the developments arrived and
coming may have an influence of an
interesting character on Switzerland.
The Public Dedger cannot rid its
mind of the idea that there is some
thing big behind Wilson's diplomatic
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THE HOME GUARD COMPANY.
Frequent? Drills Will n Be Ordered
I Throughout the Summer.
kt roll call of the; Home- Guard
Company aThursday nightr thirty
men answered their names.
t nrA to whiD the men into
Will Landis, commandant, will or
der frequent roll calls and. drills
throughout the summer months.
GOVERNOR BICKETT THRILLS -LARGE
AUDIENCE HERE.
Drove Home to. Every Hearer the
Great Responsibility That Rests
t' Upon Them Individually.
A tremendous crowd 1 of Gran
ville's best citizens, men and wom
en, listened to Gov. Bickett's marvel
ous speech in the Court House Tues
day at noon. Every available seat
was taken. Men sat on the floor
and in the i windows; . they ; stood
alongside the walls and . down the
aisles. All were intent upon getting
the ' message that the Governor
brought.
Mr. Ben K. Lassiter, chairman of
the War Savings Committee called
the meeting to order. ' Rev. G. T.
Tunstall, in a prayer filled with fer
vor, and power, led the devotions of
the great throng. And then Gen.
Royster in ringing voice and choice
language presented the Governor.
It is useless to attempt an epitome
of the speech and yetd this report
would fail to be the record that it
ought without the effort. In the be
ginning the . Governor explained and
defended the fairness of the Selec
tive Service Act. He told of how
the war was forced upon us; of how
the President adopted every means
to avoid the conflict and only went
into when it was clear that safety
and "self-respect demanded our en
trance. He touched upon the state
ment he has heretofore made that
there ought to be a minimum , of pol
itics this year and appealed to all
parties and the members of all par
ties to make the winning of the war
their one great mission.
He spoke of man's natural abhor
rence of war and yet said he "I'd
rather be the deadest lion that was
ever carved in marble than the liv
est cur that makes a streak through
the sunlight." One of his most tell
ing points was made in describing
the aid of France to America in the
Revolution and the obligation which
that help placed us under to join in
the defense of France in this hour
when she is "bled white and starved
thin ' ' ,
" The strongest part of the speech
was when he placed the contest up
on the high ground of defense of ci
vilization and Christianity. And in
closing he drove home to every
hearer in the vast concourse the re
sponsibility which rested upon them
individually. His powerful plea for
providing the sinews of war in the
shape of bonds and War Savings
Stamps had a powerful effect.. At
the conclusion of his speech many
men crowded around the table and
signed the pledge to take $1,000 or
lesser amounts of the Savings
Stamps. All seemed to be imbued
with the purpose and the determina
tion to save and sacrifice for the
great cause so splendidly presented.
After lunch at the Exchange- Ho
tel in company with his party, and a
few citizens of the . county, Gov.
Bickett spoke at ,the Mary Potter
Memorial School to the students and
a large number 'of colored citizens
of the county. There to he spoke
with the same pbwer and the same
results.
It was a great day for the county
and the great cause in which the na
tion is engaged. The speech pre
sented to our . people the war in all
of its-aspects and f aught with all of
its possibilities to us as a. people,
i In the party fhat came with Gov.
Bickett -from Raleigh wre Messrs.'
Sanford Martin, his private secre
tary; M. L. Shipman, Commissioner
of Labof '' and; Printing ; O. J. Coffin,
editor of 'the Evening Times' nd A.
E? Womble of the News and Obser
ver. The nartv returned to Raleigh;
Tuesday' afternoon leaving in the af-
ternoon after having visited the Or
pbanage and 'other, places of inter
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3IAJOR MONTGOMERY PUTS
OXFORD ON THE MAP.
His' Name Is Heralded All Over the.
1 ; United States,
i in the honor roll of Rural Car
riers selling 1 War Savings Stamps
and Thrift Stamps during the 'month
of December the . Daily. Bulletin,
published by the Government, gives
the names of the ; carriers who led
in each State of the Union., Major
P. H. Montgomery, carrier on Ox
ford, Route 2, led in North Carolina
and was surpassed only by four in
the United States; as follows: '
Missouri - ' Roherts .... f $ 2 ,9 0 3 . 6 2
Indiana --- Williams.; . ; 2,661.52
Ohio - Henry ........
Kansas Gall i. - . - .
N. Car. Montgomery.
2,456.12
: 2,230. 80
2,143.66
. , .Mrs. Earnest Allen Dead. , ,. -"
Mrs. jEarnest Allen died in - Ral
eigh Monday afternoon, at 6. o'clock.
The remains .will reach, Oxford .some
time this Tuesday. . Funeral arrange
ments have' hot been'' announced.
Mrs. Allen was a sister of Messrs. T.
C and Pierson Harris, of Oxford,
and I. E. Harris, of Creedmoor.
COD. BENHAN CAMERON
SPENDS NIGHT HERE.
Working
in
the Interest of the
. ; Bankhead Highway.
Col. Benehan Cameron, 'of . the.
State Highway Commission, , was in
consultation here Saturday with Mr.
John Webb, president of. the Gran
ville County Bankhead Highway,
which is to be a military post-road. '
"Only by enlarging our acticities
can we exepct to pull the Bankhead.
through this section," . said Col.
Cameron. "Granville county should,
have an -organization with at least
five hundred enthusiastic members.
With such an organization I be
lieve Granville county would ' stand -a
good chance of landing the high
way,' said Col. Cameron.
President Webb is planning to
have a rousing meeting in the near j
future. In the mean time all own
ers of automobiles and others are
urged to join the Association. Send
in your membership fee. of $l to Mr.
C. A.-Upchurch, secretary-treasurer,
Oxford.' , ;
If we succeed in getting five hun
dred members, Granville county will
be entitled to cast a block vote for
a member of the board that has un
der consideration the location of the
Bankhead Highway. .
THE MILLION DOLLAR DOLL"
Coming to the Orpheum Next Thurs
day, March 21.
This is an imaginative, melodious,
tuneful musical extravaganza, regal
ly arrayed in costumes of great
beauty , and variety, presenting a
picture of color, light, movement,
and melody almost beyond imagina
tion. The changes of costume and
scenes are bewildering in their fre
quency and the final picture of the
famous "Joy Zone" at the Panama
Exposition and illumination of the
"Tower of Jewels" presents as bril
liant a spectacle as anyone could de
sire. Tuneful songs, that will start
your leet a going, -hilarious danc- ;
ing, by people who have forgotten
all their troubles and look only for
the gaities of life, costumes of great
splendid presenting a riot of color
and beauty, all presented by a com
pany of people who look only upon
the gay side of life, : carry the au- '
dience ' along until one can almost
imagine he is really on the Joy !
Zone at the Exposition. It is one
of the biggest musical offerings of .
the season and in every way repres
ents the very -best in musical ex
travaganza. Seats on sale Tuesday
at Lyon's Drug Store. :
THE Y. 31. C. A. FUND.
Granville County Did The Handsome
Thing.
Mr. Frank W. Hancock, Jr., chair
man of the Granville County : Y. M. '
C. A. fund is in receipt of the .fol
lowing acknowledgement . from Mr.
A. T:. Sunimy)' treasurer:' ' '
"Today we are1 in receipt ' of re
mittance for $1724.48 in payment1 of
War Work collections for Granville
County. We are-indeed grateful, for .
it. . Receipt it enclosed. Thanking
you for your interest , and,., coopera
tion in this great work which means '
so much to tlie soldier 'boys."
NEGROES SCARE LITTLE GIRL.
Not Sufficient Evidence to Hold
Them. ;
The people inrthe vicinity of Mc--Ghee's,
store, ..near Wilton,. wer,e
arousa , iasi ( Saturday, wnen it. was
circulated that three negro men had'
assaulted a young girl in the' neigh-'
borhood. The negroes were brought
to Oxford Monday' and arranged be
fore 'Justice L. T. Buchanan. There,
was not 'sufficient evidence, to. hold,
the negroes.' The . little , girl could
not; identify the ;negroes. , , She said
they ,were, in. a wagon and spoke to'
her on the road, but admitted that
they did not stop."' - y
The Spring Opening Sale, r m ,
The -Spring opening sale of Cohn
&Son's will start Friday morning
and continue for fifteen days. . Cohn
& Son's buyers were very successful
in buying their goods : this season
very cheap. They have made " wbn
derful purchases of stylish- up-to-date
spring and summer goods. They
have found many manufacturers a.ndi
mills who sacrificed' their : goods for
cash., Cohn & Sons bdught their,
stock, but they named their low
prices. . This will enable them to
give you ; bargains ! at the ' beginning
of the season that outrank" anything
that 'you have' heard of in all your
experience. Cohn & Son's moto is
when- advertised, or i sold elsewhere
it is cheaper ; at Cohn & - Son's, and
they strictly, live up to.it. Their ad
vertisement on the last page of this
paper is but another proof of ' their
assertion that if you want real bar
gains attend Cohn & Son's sale.
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