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V ' -.1 n J "5 PUBH(C it WJW 1.1 VOL. XXX VI LARGE NUMBER OF FARMERS S1GNKD COOPERATIVE MARKET CONTRACT HERE MONDAY The Campaign Is Still On and Meet- j lii-'s Will lie Held In t3ie Various j Townships Of the County Tlris j Week. The Farmers' meeting held in the court house Monday at noon was largely attended, considering the in clement weather. Dr. Joyner, who was on the program for a speecn, (on Id not be present, but Mr. B, R. Brown, Chief of the Bureau of Mar kets, was present and explained the marketing contract to the satisfaction of the farmers. At the conclusion of Mr. Brown's remarks many farmers gathered a round the secretary's table and sign ed the contract- Those who did not sign were handed a blank contract with the request that they look over it, sign it and hand it in some time Ibis week. The campaign for signers is still on, and meetings will be held in the various townships of the county this week. Mr. P- W. Knott, secretary and treasure of the Granville County To- i new urive. tec ?:rJ nrc ABBnPfetinn tnt ! iecy " understood, will veil their bacco Growers Association, stated today that 80 per cent of the growers had agreed to reduce me acreage Tim rr.mnn.iirn for reduction of ac reage is still on, and Mr. Knott is of the opinion that more than 95 per cpnt will eventually sign the pledge i as ti ihr become eniigntenea as to its .- far reaching importance. PRESIDENT WILSON TO LUNCH HARDING MARCH FOURTH President-elect Accepts Wilson's Of ier. But Latter Won't Attend- Washington, Feb. 21. President elect Harding in a letter., received by President Wilson requests that a luncheon be prepared at the White House on March. 4 for him and his immediate family. The President and Mrs. Wilson will not be present, as Mr. Wilson plans to go direct from the capitol after the inaugura tion to his new home on S. street. Whether the President will ride to the Capitol with-the President elect remains to be determined. Mr. Wilson will go to the Capitol on the morning of March 4 to sign bills passed in the closing hours of this session of Congress, but if he is pre sent at the inauguration he will re main in his automobile during the ceremonies. Mr. Harding's letter was in reply to one from the President asking if he desired a luncheon prepared. White House officers described the letter as "very nice and generous." They said the President-elect had ex pressed gratification at Mr. Wilson's offer to have the luncheon prepared, and also had stated that he was pleased to learn that Mr. Wilson's health had so improved that he was able to attend the theatre. WEALTHY RETIRED TOBACCO MAN WHO IS NOW CHECK BOY One of the most interesting and most talked of man in Washington is John H. Neudecker, founder of the Neudecker Tobacco Company, form erly located in the old Libby Prison at Richmond and afterwards in Bal timore, writes a correspondent of the Baltimore American. Some years ago Neudecker sold out his interest to the American To bacco Company for $175,000. After trying a life of ease, Neudecker be gan to get restless and his doctor told him to get a job, even if he did not need the money. So he applied for work at the Congressional Li brary and he obtained a place as ''check boy." Now he checks the coats and par cels of the vast throng which daily venders around the library admiring i-3 beauties. So deferential, polite the visitors are made to feel that ! they are conferring a favor on him by giving him something to do. However, the tourists are given a shock when the little gray man very olitelv refuses to accept the tips so SSry'lITbuMen him, my conscience by taKing otner peo ple's money in my old age when I n-.n't need it?' Why bother my mind? r- want to be at peace with the world. GAS COMPANY HERE WANTS HIGHER RATES Hearing Will Be Held In the Office Of tjhe Corporation Commission March 29. Hearings on the application of a number of gas companies in North Carolina for increased rates will be :i?"d in the office of the State Corpo ration Commission, Raleigh, begin ning Tuesday, March 29, 1921, at ten o'clock. N The Southern Gas and Improve ment Company of Henderson-Oxford is among the companies asking for an increase. The general feeling among the Ox ford consumers is that the rate here is already too high. ' Noted Lecturer Coming Dr. Madison Swadener, noted "Hoosier" orator, will lecture in the auditorium of the high school build ing next Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock. His subject will be "Amer ican Ideals and the World Outlook." The admission is free. Your battery should have water ftbout every two weeks. Stop at Wil lard Service Station. PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY TOWN AND COUNTY OFFER BRILLIANT .0PP0RTUN1TIES-AZL HOME PRINT. STATE LIBRARY, ! INTENSIVE CAMPAIGN BEGUN ! AGAINST STATE MOONSHINERS Special Detail Of Twenty Officers Or ganized As Flying Squadron Will Strike Quickly a"d Move To Anoth er Section Of State To Renew Of fensive; Expect To End Liquor Making. (Raleigh Special) A score of Federal Prohibition a gents under the command of Chief H. G. Gulley left Raleigh secretly Satur day night for an unnamed destina tion. It is the begining of an intensive campaign to wipe out the illicit man ufacture of liquor in North Carolina. Special officers, two from each State in the Southern division, have been assembled in Raleigh during the past few days, and the campaign careful ly mapped out- ' Will Vary Attack. Points of attack will be widely scattered. Today the general raids will be pprosecuted in one county and tomorrow, the agents may rest or they may go to some section re mote from the scene of their initial movements, and every precaution is being taken to forestall warnings that might be sent to the moonshin- ers. Alarming Growth. . e nquor maong rt "" the past 12 months has been of seri ous concern to the prohibition forces, and the complaints that have been coming in to headquarters here from every section of the State have mov ed the chief of agents to action. With j only 42 men to cover the State, Mr. Gulley has been seriously handicap ped in restraining the liquor traffic. Citizens Co-operating. Active co-operating of citizens in many parts' of the State has been promised the department, and a re petition of the achievements of the Law and Order League in Cumber land county is expected in many sec tions. Organized drives, with seve ral score participants may be insti tuted and carried out, as was the case when the citizens of lower Cum terland got together and combed the swamps of 27 plants in one ween. JFifteen Thousand Stills. Estimates of the number of stills actually at work in the State run as high as 15,000 and the estimated weekly output of whiskey of various sorts is placed at upwards of 100,000 gallons. Every variety of liquor is being made, agents find on their raids, ranging from a good quality of apple brandy to the vilest of concoc tions of uncertain origin. Big and Little Stills- The plants in operation range from modern copper stills of a high capacity to crude makeshifts with nothing more than an oil can and a few feet of iron piping. Officials have been unable to trace the source tof manufacture of the better class 6f stills which are being shipped into the State, but it is easily recognized that the moonshiners have access to the very best of equipment if they have the money to pay for it with. OXFORD LEADS THEM ALL Managers Of the Orpheum Contri butes $163-50 For Relief Of Dis tress Abroad. It will be remembered that the picture houses throughout the coun try three or four weeks ago donated the entire receipts of the day for the relief of suffering in Central Europe. The day was very inclement here, and many who desired to see the pic ture and contribute their mite could not go to the Orpheum. That the people of Oxford are in clined to do the-right thing when they near tne cry of distress there can be no doubt; mat Messrs. Harris & Crews, proprietors of the Or pheum, outdistanced all of the pic ture houses of the State,- save two or three, and forwarded $163.50 to the destitute children abroad, speaks well for the people : this coMmU- nitv. esDecially in view of the fact that some of the picture houses in Wilmington, Winston-Salem, Ral eigh, Greensboro, Charlotte and Dur ham are credited with amounts less than $100. Harris & Crews contribution $163.50 represents the total sale of i: 1--i nAllontinti fa Iron matinee and night. AN EGG EVERY DAY AND TWO ON SUNDAY It will be remembered that the li berty hens throughout the country did much to win the world war. The loyal hens produced an egg a day and some of them contributed as many as forty per month, but as soon as the war ended the patriotic hens took a needed rest and eggs jumped to ten cents a piece in New York and as high as 80 cents N a dozen in Ox ford. Sheriff Hunt has fifteen hens and two roosters that have inherited from their liberty-loving parents a fine sense of honor. These fifteen hens and two roosters are producing fif teen egg's a day and on some days Sheriff Hunt gathers; as many as seventeen eggs. The Sheriff recently entertained a couple of Methodist preachers and the fifteen hens came across with twenty eggs a day as long as the guests remained. (X)t X N. C. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1921 OXFORD MARKET W ILL CLOSE FOR THE SEASON j .FRIDAY, MARCH 18TH j At a called meeting of the Oxford Tobacco Board of Trade February 18th, it was decided to close this season on March 18th. Oxford lob. Bd., of Trade, , J. C HOWARD, Sec-Treas. BATCH OF EVIL DOERS MADE TO FEEL THE WRATH OF THE LAW The Lawyers In the Case Of Wolf Against. Wolf, Involving Several interesting Legal Propositions, Had To Translate Certain Papers Effecting Property In Oxford Exe cuted In Russia. The criminal docket in Superior Court was completed last Friday. There were no cases of great impor tance, most of them being for larceny, affrays and violations of the liquor laws. The case that attracted most attention was that against Holt Fow ler, Odie Lee Fowler, Naaman Moore, John and Frank Chavis accused of distilling. All were convicted. Judg Horton feeling some doubt as to which ones were guilty imposed fines of $200 each on all of them. One Beck, a white man living near Creedmoor was sent to the roads ten months for distilling and Hoover Estes, a negro, for six months, William Allen was given six months on. the road for assault. There was a verdict of acquittal in the cases of the same nature against Henry Greenway and Ox Harris. Lewis Hart and Rufus Amis were convicted of an affray and Hart fined $75-00 and Amis $20. John Ham mie was acquitted of the charge of temporary larceny of an automobile, the property of Mr. L. F. Smith There were several sentences of short terms for other offences. The only civil case tried last week was that of Nat Wolf vs. Abra ham Wolf , involving the ownership of half interest in a house and lot on Lee Street here in Oxford. The case involved several interesting legal propositions arid also the translation or certain papers affecting the land, executed in Russia- The jury found the issues submitted in favor of the plaintiff. Messrs. Hicks & Stem and Royster & Royster represented the plaintiff, and A. W. Graham & Son and D. G. Brummitt appeared for the defendant. Judge Horton is creating a most favorable impression on all hose who have observed him on the bench. He dispatches business with ease and with very little friction. He has been uniformly courteous to the members of the bar and to all those having business in his v court. He works at the job and yet without seeming to hurry the lawyers gets business disposed of. The trial of ci vil cases will continue all this week and it is expected that all cases set for trial will be handled before the end of the term. MRS. L. J. STEED DEAD Interment At Elm wood Cemetery To morrow Morning At Ten O'clock. Mrs. L. J. Steed, a most estimable lady, died at her home on Rectory street early this morning following an illness of pneumonia- She is sur vived by a husband, Mr. L. J. Steed, who has managed the Oxford Or pranage Machine Shop for many years, and three daughters, as fol lows: Mrs- Rollins, of Durham; Mrs. Webb, of Morehead City; Mrs. Ewell, of Richmond, and one son, Mr. Irvin Sneed, of Oxford, all of whom were, at the bedside when the end came- Mrs- Steed was a kind and gen tlewoman, preferring to devote all of her time to her beloved husband and children. It was of common re mark that it was one of the happiest homes in Oxford when all of them were gathered about the fireside. Mrs. Steed was a member of the Ox ford Baptist church, and followed close in the footsteps of the Master all the days of her life. She had lived in Oxford for - more than 25 years and was highly esteemed by i all who knew her. The funeral will take place from i residence on Rectory St., tomor- mwmnmine at ten o'clock. The in- torment will follow at Elnlwood Ce- metery. ALL KIND OF WEATHER PREDICTED FOR THIS WEEK " The Weather Bureau announced last Friday that it would be as cold as blue blazes in, this section on Monday, followed by frost and freezing weath er on Wednesday and Thursday. We have become so used to balmy weather in this glorious climate of ours that we accept the weather man's forecast with a grain of salt and hope that he has got his figures twisted again as he did last week when he predicted "rain and possibly snow," and we got sunshine and tur nip salad a plenty- Mr. and Mrs. Will Landis have returned from New York and other points North. TODAY IS WASHINGTON'S BIRTH- day. The Post-Office is closed Get your stamps at Pittman's. the Leading Drug Store in Town. It-A MR. JOSH KING WAS A GUEST OF THE LARGEST HOTEL IN THE WORLD Anticipated the Wants Of the peG- j pie Of This Section an(i Buys ! Goods Accordingly. ! Few men are more interesting than ! is Mr. J. S. Kine. who Tins inct r-a- . I turned from a ten day's trip to the i northern markets in the-intproef- f The Long Company. "Yes, I will be able to make a good showing in both stock and pric es," said Mr. King. "Some lines have, been withdrawn on account of the scarcity of raw material, and some lines are still advancing, but I was fortunate in securing satisfac tory lines. There is a reduction on some lines, but taken as whole the re ductions will not be as gre'at as the buying public had anticipated." While in New York Mr. King was the guest of Hotel Pennsylvania, the largest hotel in the world, with 2200 rooms and 2200 baths. It is inter esting to hear Mr. King talk about this hotel, which covers two city blocks and is a little world of its own. v "The Palm Room is at the end of the Main Lobby, and it has an air of restful seclusion which is, most welcome after the hustle of the day's work, or a fatiguing shopping trip. A special orchestra, whose violinist was formerly a member of the Am sterdam Symphony, plays during the tea time. I was highly pleased to run across Major Landis in the Palm room. . , -! "Th'afthe guests of the hotel may know of the happenings in this "lit tle world" a complete printing plant, with the latest machine, an editorial and reportorial J-kl.Wa.VyA. A. Ill IV X L.T lJs r staff bend their best effort toward making a complete miniature - four page daily paner." " X Speaking of' the service of the ho - tel, Mr. King said: "A telephone word to thfi nrder Hprk -nrill bring' n most delightful meal to your 0 w room. If you are weary from a round of bu siness appointments, or from shop- BaT auuuunui ""JLLihe Yellow Peril Is Abuot To Get to go down to the dining room, grill room or cafe, a little table will be set up in your room and anything that appears on any menu will be served faere, in the most attractive fashion. Jfc-fs. . ; a .cosy, comfortable - way in which to enjoy a good meal and the service applies alike to breakfast, j luncheon or supper." We notice that Miss Grace Cravler Oakley is the editor of the neat little daily paper, in which we find the fol lowing quaint f personal mention which reaches us by mail: "From Oxford, North Carolina, as guest of Hotel Pennsylvania, comes Mr. J. S. King, merchant, to confer with wholesalers." HON. C. G. WRIGHT SPENDS WEEK END IN OXFORD Hon. C- G. Whight, the able repre sentative from Guilford, accompani ed by Mrs. Wright, spent Sunday in Oxford, the guests of Hon. W. A. De vin and Mrs. Devin. , Col. Wright is one of the half do zen very able men of the House. His views on taxation, roads, education and other issues are sought by his collegues. "There are several knotty prob lems to be handled," said Mr. Wright, "and it requires some time to thresh them over. I feel safe in stating that we will enact a road law that will work a great benefH to the State, especially to the county roads. INCOME TAX FACTS THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW Many inquiries from newly weds as to the amount of taxable income for the year 1920 are received by the Bureau of Internal Revenue. In many cases both parties were em ployed up to the wedding date and the point on wnich advice is sought is whether the joint income must be shown. The ruling of the Bureau of Internal Revenue is that if they were married on or before December 31, 1920, a return must be made of their combined income if it equaled or exceeded $2,000. Separate returns of incorne . of each or a return of their combined income may be filed: If the net in come of husband or wife exceeded $5,000, separate returns should be filed for the purpose of correctly computing the surtax which applies j only to income- m excess of that a- mount The' newly weds are entitled to a $2,000 exemption plus the additional $200 for each dependent under 18 years of age or who is incapable of j self-support, because mentally or physically defective- This exemption may be divided in any proportion in separate returns of husband and wife if filed that way. "And remember that March 15, 1921, is the final date for' filing re turns and payment of one-fourth of the amount of income tax di" is the admonition of the Bureau of Internal Revenue. SURVTVES OPERATION The Public Ledger learns this morning that Mr- Hamlin Cheatham, one of theTbest.men of the county, residing at Wayside Farm, Route 3, who was operated upon at the Penn sylvania Hospital, Philadelphia this week, is getting along nicely, ana hopes are entertained that he will be able to come home in a few weeks NORTH CAROLINA PASSENGER ! RATES ORDERED RAISED j State Loses In Fight For Mainte- j nance Of Present 3 Cents a Mite I Rate If You Board a Train With- i out a Ticket Tt Will Cost You 15 S Cents. ' j Washington, Feb. 21. Rail- iaus ui rortii uaroiina are or dered by the interstate com merce commission to increase their passenger rates to the lev el oi! those in effect in interstate commrece, to take effect March 29, 1921. The roads were also ordered to reduce the baggage allow ance of 200 pounds per passeng er to 150 pounds, as required by interstate regulations, and to maintain a charge of 15 cents against passengers traveling within the state who board trains without tickets at sta tions where they could have ob tained tickets. wnln V .4-1 FARM HANDS ARE MORE PLENTIFUL IN GRANVILLE One of the best farmers of the coun ty last week told the Public Ledger that quite a number of farm hands had applied to him for work. This seems to imply that farm la bor will eventually adjust itself. Al- j most every day you will see colored men returning from the North and West to their homes in Granville. As an outgrowth of the World War many Granville pounty farmers and housewives in Oxford acquired the habit of doing their own work,' and the farmers will continue to "slave" rather than pay big wages and be ! bossed by the hired man, and the I . I T . 1 t J housewife is also more independent than she has been for three or four ' -ears- Good farm laborers and house ser- vants are in demand here, but they are required to do a fair day's work : at a lair wae CONGRESSMAN WARNS OF WAR WITH JAPAN Into Serious Trouble. (Washington Special) Refusal of Japan to make any move toward disarmament until she has completed her battleship and cruiser program was declared" by ' Represen tative Miller, republican, Washing ton, today to mean preparation of Japan for war "unless the cool head ed statesmen and diplomats of Japan purge the demagogue, jingg and junkers that now appear to have the public eye and ear." Urging in a speech in the house the strengthening of Pacific coast de fense, Representative Miller declar ed that although "every day of the world we hear the rattle of the saber from across the Pacific," there was no possibility of war between the United States and Japan unless the lafter made it. "It might just as well be understood now, better than at any time in the future," added the Washington representative, "that our Pacific coast states will not and shall not become an "Unredeemed Japan." ' MR. P. W. KNOTT ISSUES DIPORTANT STATEMENT To the Tobacco Growers of Gran ville County: I wish to say to the tobacco grow ers of Granville County that as a matter of courtesy tve yielded the floor at our convention in the court house Monday to Gen. B. S. Royster, who made a speech in reference to the special school, election in Gran ville. ' We wish to state in this connection that General Royster's address was in no wise a part of the convention; an rmwprS. are not that we. the tobacco growers, are not committed to anything but the re duction of acreage and the coopera tive marketing contracts. This statement is made purely for the purpose of . absolving ourselves from any and all entangling alliances whatsoever that are calculated to draw our attention from the object for which we are organized and pled ged, namely, to stablize the market ing of tobacco. , P. W. KNOTT, Sec-Treas-, Tob- Grower's Asso. SLOGAN "IMPROVES WITH AGE "If you have a good business, advertise and keep it; if you want a good business, advertise and get it," is the best advertis ing slogan we have seen inv33 years of active newspaper work. It was written and used with tellii.g effect by a country pub lisher over 30 years ago- Chi cago Journal of Commerce. REMAINS OF MR BURCHETT BROUGHT HERE FOR BURIAL Mr. Charles Burchett died at his home in Greensboro last Saturday- j His remains reached Oxforu Monday afternoon and the interment, follow ed at Elm wood Cemetery, the burial service being conducted at the grave by Rev. R. C. Craven. Mr. Burchett was engaged in the upholstery business here some years ago. ' !" f Register Now. The registration books for the County Special School Tax Election are now open at all 'precincts in the county. The boo"ksUI bej Closed March 5. Only thdse who register can vote. Register dwV" NO. 15 APPOINTMENT OF HUGHES AS SECRETARY OF STATE IS ANNOUCED BY HARDING - . r 1 reftiaential Candidate and feupreme Court Justice Has Ac cepted Harding Is Happy At Ac ceptance. St. Augustine, Fla., Feb. 21. De finite announcement was made by President-elect Harding that Charles Evans Hughes, of New York, Repub lican nominee for the Presidency four years ago, had been offered th position of Secretary of State in th ( next administration, and had accept ed. Hughes His Own Boss. Mr. Harding himself issued n formal statement, but said merely that he asked Mr. Hughes to com here in order to formally offer him the State portifolio. "I am very happy to say," said the President-elect, that he . has a greed to accept." Asked whether he could go into details about the consultation in re gard to diplomatic and State De partment affairs, Mr. Harding repli ed: "You must ask Mr. Hughes. That is going to be another policy of this administration. From the beein- ning the Secretary of State wilL speak for the Sfate Denartmpnt Department.' Definite Policy. "As a matter of fact," said Mr. Harding, "I am giving no considera tion at this time to any of the dis trict appointments. The ultimate course of the administration is quite another matter, though I am sure there has been a definite policy de cided upon-" IMPERIAL KLEAGLE OF KU KLUX KLAN EXPLAINS ORDER Raleigh's Newly Chartered Klan Ap pears In Wtliite Hobes (Raleigh Times) Raleigh's newly chartered Klan of the Ku Klux, several hundred strong, with covered faces and dis guised in long white robes, appeared on the street Friday night in a Iqng slow moving procession leading from Capitol Square to the city auditorium where a public meeting was held and the Imperial Kleagle of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan explained the principles of the order. At the head of the parade the fiery cross of the order was held high. Invitations had, been issued to the Governor, State officers, municipal and county officers and numerous other citizens to occupy reserved seats. Only one official availed him self of the opportunity to occupy the . platform. This was W. H. Penney ' register or aeeos of Wake county. The Imperial Kleagle discussed the spirit of the Ku Klux Klan, declared it was the same spirit that imbued the members of the Boston Tea Party when the patriotic colonists turned a gainst Great Britain's tyranny, and was the main spring of the original order which sprang up for the pro tection of the South in the days of reconstruction. He stated that the order has no fight with the negroes, and waving a welcome to a hundred or so who oc cupied the east gallery of the audito rium declared that they are welcome to any public meeting of the Ku Klux Klan. "Anyone who says-that the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan are against the negro, race as a race or the negro as a negro, simply lies," he said, and the auditorium applauded him. MORE PAY HAS BEEN VOTED , FOR THE VICE-PRESH)ENT A salary increase of $3,000 a year 4 a nnn i a A A i ";wVl0n fib.vuu Has Pbeeti voted for Vice-President Cool- ldge by the Senate, which at th same time reduced his patronage roll bill by striking out a provision for a private telegraph operator at $1,500 a year. Senator P.omerene, Democrat, of Ohio, offered an amendment to the legislative, executive and judicial bill to increase the Vice-President's salary Chairman Warren, of the ap propriations committee, warned that the increase would travel a "rocky road" in the House, unless the SpeaK er's salary also was increased to SlS, 000. Elimination of the provision for a telegraph operator was made at the request of Vice-President' Marshal who said the Vice President had no need for a private operator. He urged, and Senate accepted, an amendment providing for a private messenger for the Vice-President at $1,000 instead of a page at $600. DAUGHTERTY GIVEN PLACE AT HARDING 4ROpfD TABLE Official Announcement That Ohio Man Will Be the New Attornev- I General To Succeed Palmer. j st. Aueustine. Fla.. Feb. 21. j Definite announcement that Harry M. Daughtery, of Ohio, had been chosen for the attorney generalship under the coming administration, was made here today by President elect Harding. Pleasant Virginia Gentleman. Mr. N. R- Norwood, of Chesterfield county Virginia, is in Oxford this week shaking hands with old friends. He has been living on bis fine farm in Chesterfield, near Richmond, just long enough to acquire the "Lord Chesterfield bow," but the smile and t handshake is that of a Granvillian.
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