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VOL. XXXVI
OXFORD, N. C. FRIDAY, APRILS, 1921
NO. 34
W
HliiH SCHOOL BUILDING
IS PROGRESSING RAPIDLY
- stressed With the Immense
L hi the : Building and the
c .oih a.td Durability Of the
yd:; ion.
is hustle and bustle on the new
school grounds where the By
Ilutu Company is erecting a,
ru'.n
tio.
thi
s that will be a shining light in
'community for generations.
1 M 2!i tfj
bavment have been completed, ai ;&ion luesciay but did not get in touch
I'-k'uce it would seem that the fcun- j with the governor. It heard five dif
'w!y,n covers half of an acre,, the ! ferent delegations offering monev
of it being graded to a depth of ;
V,-,. One is impressed with .
mo?t
1 1,:"'
engtn aim uuiduun) ul .me ,
,r'..n and superior quality of brick
and other materials going into the
buiUHnsr.
The Oxford postoffice is said to be
the
but
will
riost suosianuai uuuuiug ueic,
our new high school building
I not Oin ut tio miwuj,
haiulpomest building in uxioru
much, prettier than the graded school
burdins on uonege sirtt;L.
tiu lrum Hunt Company
has
better neaaway on iu uunums
Us believed possible. They
i 11. "U,J1 e-f
than
have a large force of hands and there i
c-.eer.is to be no scarciij oi nidieiiai.
ANGELS WITH FLAMING SAVORDS
Are To Stand Guard Along Highway
To PiT-vot Vilification Of Bank
head Turnpike By Advertising
wjor..s Lady Conunissioneis to be
(V. T. Best, in Greensboro News.)
Angels with flaming swords, rhe
torically, are to be stationed along
the Bankhead highway in every
State of the Union which the turn
pike traverses, and their purpose is
to beat back the devils of uglifica
tion who decorate the polished
speedway across the continent-
This was determined at the meet
ing of the board of directors of the
Bankhead Highway commission. last
week. y
It v.as the women who gave the
convention yesterday its largest interest-
They met, a very small cot
erie of them, with Mrs. Jacksie Dan
iels Thrash presiding'', "and asked
what would it profit a great nation
to build a billion-dollar road across
the continent only to lose its soul?
They fancied their ugly brothers
decorating the greatest thorough
fare south of the Milky Way with
rhce signs, ni-beer, Bull tobacco and
all inartistic devices which the mas
culine can evolve. Whereupon, they
met and resolved positively against
the base uses of the highway for ad
vertising purposes. They did not
indicate what they would do. Per
haps they would stamped all the
State Legislature into passing a law
against the signboard along the
route. But President Bennehan
Cameron, of the Bankhead associa
tion, is resourceful. He will appoint
him an angel in every State, the of
ficial position of the female seraph
being "lady commissioner."
CHARLOTTE TO PVLL OFF
ANOTHER BIG STUNT
Oxford Should Be Represented In
the "Made In Carolinas" Expo
sition. There is to be held in Charlotte
this fall the first "Made in Caro
linas" Exposition ever attempted.
Oxford can furnish a number of at
tractions that would be a credit to
the exposition, and already some of
the local manufacturers have ex
pressed their willingness to "show
up" Oxford in the "Made in Caro
linas" Exposition.
According to The Observer, "the
exposition will be staged in a build
ing having at least one hundred
feet of floor space and the quickest
response is being given from manu
facturers of both States.
"The mineral interests, the tobac
co manufacturing interests, the
cheese industries, the cotton seed oil
industries, the cotton fabrics indus
tnes, ,the clay and stone industries
the woodworking and lumbering and
furniture interests, the food produc
ing interests and the manufacturers
of novelties and drugs and a dozen
and one specialties will be repre
sented." SHORTAGE TOBACCO PLANTS
REPORTED IX EAST CAROLINA
Fanners Being Urged To Make High
Grade Tobacco.
The Kinston Free Press: "There
is reported to be a shortage of tobac
f r plants in some localities in the
lover part of the belt. Recent
heavy rains "drowned" large num
bers of plants, while low tempera
tures took toll of theirs. Prospects
test month was for plentiful supplies
The shortage is not generalhowever,
ftnd many districts are supposed to
have ample supplies for the short
crop to be planted. Thorough soil
preparation is expected to insure a
wop of excellent quolity locally. To
bacconists are urging planters to
make as good a crop as possible in
order to offsent expected low prices
for leaf of poor quality."
Your battery should have water
about every two weeks. Stop at Wil
,ai d Service Station.
GRANVDLLE COUNT STATE LIBRARY.
CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAYS I
.vanonai Highway Through
viranvilie Will Be One Of the First I
I rojects Taken Up. j
.lut! Olivine uounty Road Com
mission, composed of Col. V. B Bal
lou, Dr. E. T. White and John G.
Morton, have been in consultation
with the State Commission at Rai
eigh this week.
The commission held a Inn
ses-
lor immediate construction of state
roads through five counties, these
uciiifo . uiauvmi;, ,eauioii, uoium-
bus, Duplin and Caldwell.
Nothing definite was promised any
of the delegations presenting claims.
F;ormer Speaker Brunimitt was there
for the Granville crowd.
The Maps Are Here.
County maps of the roads that the
Commission plans to take over under
the State system have been mailed to
the Board . of Commissioners in 77
counties, and maps of the other 23
are in process of preparation. The
maDS reauire the annrovnl of thp
county authorities within 6. days af-
ter they are submitted, or notice of
i ejection, which will bring them
back before the full commission for I
discussion.
Road Ready For Contract. i
Chairman Page has ready several
hundred miles of road ready to be
let to contract, and contractors wait
ing to begin work as soon as the for
malities of advertising for bids, and
selecting the low or most satisfactory
bidder have been observed.
Central Highway.
The News and Observer speaks of
the Wednesday meeting of the com
mission as follows:
"Immediate construction of the
missing links in that part of tife Cen
tral Highway lying within the Fourth
Highway district .was ordered by the
State Highway Commission yester
day and as soon as plans can be com-!
pleted the work will begin. The
road will be standard width, con
crete construction, and will make the
longest stretch of hard surface road
completed in the State.
"Beginning at the western line of
Alamance county, a few hundred feet
east of the town limits of Mebane,
the road will extend in an unbroken
stretch of concrete through Hillsboro
Durham, Raleigh, to the Johnston
county line. Plans are under way
for the continuation of the road
through the Secondhand Fifth dis
tricts at an early date, and a year
hence the road will probably be up
wards to 200 miles long.
"Connecting at Durham with the
six miles of road already built, the
road will continue eastward by way
of Morrisville, connecting with the
concrete road at Cary, and following
j the Garner road eastward from the
capital to Johnston county line. The
road is planned through Alamance
county, to Greensboro to connect
with the present asphalt road from
Greensboro to High Point. Connect
ing roads will be rushed to comple
tion to Chapel Hill, thereby connect
ing the State University with the
highway.
"Conference between the Commis
sion and the Governor and Council
Of State yesterday morning brought
the two departments of the State ad
ministration into full accord and a
greement, with the result that the
Commission now has the formal as
surance of money as fast as the roads j
can be built- As the matter stood
at the end of the conference, the
Commission is to proceed as rapid
ly as possible to build such roads in
such places as its judgment prompts,
State will furnish the money.'
NEVER TOO OLD TO RUN
Harry St. George Tucker Suggests a
Foot" Race To Decide the Nomi
nation For Governor Of Virginia.
Harry St. George Tucker is best!
remembered as the president of the
Jamestown Exposition and twice de
feated candidate for governor of
Virginia. He is 69 years old and is
in the running again. In a statement
at Lynchburg he announced thftt he
is willing to meet State Senator E.
Lee Trinkle, of Wytheville, his op
ponent for the Democratic nomi
nation for governor, in a foot race of
200 yards and let the winner take
the nomination. He first made the
challenge in speeches in MecKien
burg county recently, in reply to
charges by his opponent that he is
too old for governor.
OFFICERS BOWLING AND CLARK
SAW ECLDPSE OF MOON
A total eclipse of the moon occur
red early Friday morning and was
visible here, it being witnessed by
Bowling and Clark of the police
force and others who happehtd to be
up at that time. The eclipse was on
ly seen at times, for it was partly
cloudy, the elements clearing enough
at intervals to enable the spectators
to get a glimpse of the rare sight.
The earth's shadow, reflected by the
sun. began covering the moon at
1:03, the eclipse becoming total at
2:24, the totality lasting until 3:05
the shadow then gradually diminish
ing, disappearing entirely at 4:25.
(X)EXTg SCHEDULED
rvK THE EVENING HOUR
This evening at 8:30 o'clock
in the chapel at Oxford College,
Mrs. Woodall will present Miss
Hazel Thompson in graduate
voice recital. Miss Thompson
will be assisd by 3Ir. George
Moor, tenor. The program is
classical and most interesting.
Dr. Minor C. B&dtvia, of
Middleton, Conn., will give an
oi gaii recital in the Oxford
Methodist Church this evening
at 8 o'clock, and on Sunday. 3Iay
1, at 5 p. in. Silver offering.
The town electioft will be
held in the court house tonight
at 9 o'clock.
The feature at the Orpheum
this evening at 7:30 and 9
o'clock is "The Restless Sex."
The skating contest at the
Banner Warehouse is scheduled
for 8 o'clock this evening.
Big social gathering at
West Oxford school building this
evening at 7:45.
THE OXFORD TEAM IS
A MEMBER OF THE
CENTRAL CAROLINA LEAGUE
I Henderson Gets Opening .Game With (
Oxford At Henderson May 6-
The schedule of games of baseball
to be played during the coming sum
mer in the new "Central Carolina
League," has been announced.
On July 4 West Durham plays Hen
derson in the morning and Oxford in
the afternoon. "
The Schedule For May.
May 6th Henderson at Oxford
May 7th Oxford at Henderson
May 9th Open Date
May 10th Open Date
May 11th Henderson at Oxford
May 12th Open Date
May 13 th Oxford at Henderson
May 14th Henderson at Durham
May 16th Open Date
May 17th Henderson at Oxford
May 18th Oxford at Henderson
May 19th Open Date
May 20 th Open Date
May 21st Durham at Hendersonbed jJudgeK Jter C P?ritchard v ;--
May zara upen univ
May 24th Open Date
May 25th Henderson at Oxford
ilay 26 Open Date
May 27th Oxford at Henderson
May 28th Open Date
May 29 th Open Date
May 30th Open Date
May 31st Open Date
Post Series.
Between Henderson and Oxford.
Sent. 5th Oxford at Henderson
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
6th Henderson at Oxford
7 th Oxford at Henderson
8th Henderson at Oxford
9th Oxford at Henderson
10th Henderson at Oxford
12 th Oxford at Henderson
Other Dates-
Roxboro, So- Hill and West Dur
ham dates will be announced later-
NEW S IX CONDENSED FORM
SIXCE OUR LAST ISSUE
Governor Morrison appoints W.
C. Wilkinson, Charlotte banker,, on
the state highway commission to suc
ceed Word H. Wood, resigned.
The state highway commission,
after a long conference with Gover
nor Morrison and the council of
state, is ready to spend $10,000,000
in road building this year
Confirmation of David H. Blair
for commissioner of internal revenue
is held up in the senate by Hiram
Johnson, in a spirit of revenge for
-vhat happened at the Chicago convention-
A tornado hit the town of Brax-
UlUllOUVU .VlJ -
the bank. Braxton is-a town of b'UO
inhabitants on the Gulf and Ship Is-
land railroad. . y
The cold windy weather of the
last two weeks has caused the farm
ers of Robeson much trouble in .get
ting a "stand" to tobacco. The ac
reage has been reduced somewhat
from last year.
The first ripe cherries of the
season were brought to Raleigh Sat
urday by Lyman D. Goodwin. He
gathered them from the farm of his
father, I. T. Goodwin, Raleigh, route
The town of Hpbgood,- a few
miles from Sctoland Neck will hold
an election in the near future to de
termine whether or not the town
limits shall be enlarged.
The ultimate total indemnity
which Germany agrees to pay the
allies is 200,000,000,000 gold marks,
as against 226,000,000,000 demand
ed by the allies in their Paris terms.
State college trustees elect Dr.
Clarence Poe chairman and name a
building commission to proceed with
the expenditure of $300,000 fpr new
buildings. .
W. S. Lee, of Charlotte, is elect
ed president of the Piedmont &
Northern railroad to succeed the late
Z. V. Taylor, who died recently.
Three hundred doctors attending
the state medical society's conven
tion at Pinehurst this week. Dr. W.
S. Rankin was again elected secretary
of the state board of health and state
health officer to succeed himself.
A severe, hail storm visited Sal
isbury section Wednesday doing
much damage to -vgrowing crops.
FOREIGN NATIONS OWE
THE UNITED STATES
TWENTY BILLION DOLLARS
Congress Will Be Asked To Expend !
ihis Moey On Good Roads. "
The World's debt to the United
TOO in n S TIT v-i 11 -. . . j 1 .
-.wo io ixuvv ciuyiucicninar t ip jnp-r.
(tic total of $20,000,000,000, a sum
;-.v . " o'o-
11-
fcumcient to pay all the runnine ex
penses of the governmen t for fivei
years, reports of the commerce and
treasury departments show.
The National Good Roads' Conven
tion -and the Bankhead Highway
meeting held in Greensboro last week
adopted a resolution asking Congress
to devote ten billion dollars of this
money to roads, believing that such a
plan would directly benefit the most
people. ' 1
The world is increasing its debt
monthly thrgugh an" increase in the
foreign trade balance. Part of the
money is due the United States gov
ernment, while the remainder is on
the credit side of American citizens
exporters, manufacturers and bus
iness men. Foreign governments
now owe this government nearly
$13,000,000,000.
The interest on the world's debt,
at 5 per cent per year, amounts to
nearly $l,d00,00'0,000; This is the
amount, which the government is now
paying out each year in interest to
holders of Liberty bonds the Vic-
tory notes.
Despite this large credit in favor
of the United States, mostly a paper
credit so far, this country now has
within its borders slightly more than
$3,000,000,000 in gold. This is ap
proximately one-third of all the gold j
in the world-
FRANK LIXXEY'S XOMIXATIOX
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY' SURE
Will Be Sent In Within Next Ten
Days Despite Opposition Of Negro
Association.
H. E. C. Bryant, Washington cor
respondent of the Charlotte Observer
says: "Frank A. Linney will be
nominated for a district attorney in
the face of opposition from the
National Association for the Ad
vancement of the Colored Race, and
regardless of his aspirations to sue
The nomination will be sent in
within the next week or ten days
It would have been made earlier had
it not been for the protests of the
negroes who charged him with con
spiring to deprive them of their
rights at the ballott box last fall.
The attorney general and the Pres
ident desired to give the colored peo
ple an opportunity to he heard."
ORGANIZATION OF HENDER
SON'S BIG TOBACCO COMPANY
, (Henderson Daily Dispatch.)
Mr. C- D. Riggan announces the
organization and incorporation of the
Farming Leaf Tobacco Company
with an authorized capital of $2,
000,000. The officers are; C D.
Riggan, Pres.. and general' Manager,
R. J. Corbitt, Vice Pres., S. T. Peace
Treas., and C- M. Cooper, Sec, all
well known and successful business
men of Henderson.
This company owns the High
Price Warehouse, Riggan Opera
House, and Farmers Leat lODacco
Company formerly the C. A. Lewis
Tobacco Company recently appraised
by the American Appraised Com
pany of Milwaukee at $250,000 val
uation of property, real estate and
f ixturres not including the C A- Lew
U: Tobacco Company plant which is
valued at $150,000-
ANOTHER "DEATH FARM"
SAD3 TO HAVE BEEN
FOUND IN GEORGIA
Atlantic, Ga., April 28 Evidence
to the effect that another "death
farm has been discovered in South
Georgia is in the hands of United
States District Attorney Hooper
Alexander.
Attorney Alexander today refus
ed to divulge the names of the par
ties connected with the alleged
"death farm," he declared that
enough evidence had not been col
lected as yet for him to make any
statement whatever in regard to the
case. Federal authorities are using
the utmost secrecy in their efforts to
gather additional evidence.
It is known that since the con
viction of John S .WilUams, pra
nrietor of the celebrated deatn
farm'' in Jasper county department
of justice officials have concentrat
ed an investigation of peonage con
ditions in south Georgia.
ARMY BILL PROVIDES- '
FOR FORCE OF 168,000.
Washington, AruTs.-An t army
158,000 is provided for in m army
appropriation bill reported by the
house appropriation committee The
total is 31,072.159 which is $15,
631,747 less than the bill which
failed last season providing for an
army of 158,000 men-
THE RETAIL FMCECW
GASOLINE HAS BEEN REDUCED
Detroit, April 2 8.-The Standard
Oil Company of Indiana reduced the
2 an Sice It gasoline by three cents
here today. The new Pn
9-10 cents. The cut also applies io
refined oils and napthaA
POTCTICS WARMING UP '
IN OXFOIir? WITH MANY
WILD RUMORS AFLOAT
Tne Making and Smashing Of Slate
Is the Order Of the Dav Maxnr
T. G. Stem Will Have Xo Opposi
tion. '
Those who intend to attend the
town convention in , the court house
tonight at 9 o'clock may expect to see
a narmoneous meeting, but no one,
need besurprised if some one throws
a political bomb across tho bar and
impede the meeting for an hour or
so.
Some designing person, merely as j
a joke or otherwise, lighted the cam
paign torch Wednesday by announc
ing that a well known and progress-
sive lady had announced herself as a .
candidate for mayor. The rumor1!
was passed from mouth to mouth;
and the battle lines began to form.
In connection with this report it
was whispered that a well known
and highly esteemed young lady of
South Oxford aspired to be a com
missioner. . Both of these , rumors
were without foundation and the two
ladies -in question regarded them as
practical jokes, but the. thing ..will
not down and it does now appear' that
both of the ladies will be afforded an
opportunity at the nominating con
vention in the court house tonight to.
decline the nomination.
The Public Ledger heard it whis - j
pered on the streets today that a
ticket headed by a lady and composed
entirely of ladies will be placed in
nomination tonight, but the report
seems to have the ear-marks of a
practical joker.
The real sentiment of the town is
i in' favor of re-electing Mayor btem
and the old board, it has oeen a
good faithful team and is backed by
the business interests of the town.(
Quite a number have expressed them
selves as being in favor of one or two
changes on the old board, and in
this connection the names of F. W.
Hancock, .Jr., Elbert Crews and A. W.
Graham, Jr., are frequently mentioned-
.
"BETTER SAFE THAN
SORRY" IS GOOD ADVICE
The Rockingham County Fanners
Will Greatly Cut Tobacco Acrtage
7 Tliis Year. :' ,A ?r '
" The ReldvlfleKeview is gratified
to note a strong tendency among the
tobacco farmers of Rockingham.
Caswell and adjoining counties to
greatly cut the tobacco acreage this
year. The Review says:
"Many tobacco raisers have ex
pressed themselves strongly in favor
of curtailment recently, and we are
sure that they are fully informed
now. as to the importance of curtail
ing production this year. There is
undoubtedly a serious shortage of
plants owingto the ravages of flies
which will help towards holding
down the plantings. We understand,
too, , the tobacco warehouses of al
most every market will not make ad
vances or loans to tobacco raisers
this year. The warehousemen are
keenly alive to the fact that a full
crop of the weed this year means dis
aster to the whole trade and they
would indeed be pursuing a short-
sighted policy to help increase pro-
duction by making loans to the tobac- j
Co raisers.
"Farmers'1 have been thoroughly
informed as to the surplus stocks of
tobacco on hand and trade condi
tions at this time and if they persist
in disregarding warnings as to over
production they will have no oneto
blame but themselves if the tobacco
markets go to pieces next fall. We
hope they will play safe this year.
Plant only what tobacco can be care
fully cultivated and be sure to raise
plenty of food crops."
COMMUNITY SOCIAL AT
WEST OXFORD TONIGHT
Everything is in readiness for the
big social to be held in West Oxford
Graded School building tonight at
7:45 o'clock. The following is the
program:
1. Opportunity for social better
ment at West Oxford Mr. R. H.
Lewis.
2. Religious opportunities in our
community Pastors B. H. Black and
C- A. Upchurch. .
3. Privileges and opportunities of
parents Supt. D. F. Lanier.
4. Play of pleasure Miss May
Reynolds, of Raleigh, who is train
ed play leader. , a
Others on the program are well
known Oxford people. There will be
music, games and refreshments.
HIGH SCHOOL GROUNDS
READY FOR THE CROWD
The Opening Game Of the Central
Carolina Baseball League AVill Be
Played Here Friday, May 6
The athletic field on the new high
school property on Williamsboro
street has received the finishing
touches. The Oxford and Henderson
teams of the Central Carolina League
will play the first official game of
the series there on Friday afternoon
May 6.
By virtue of the location and plea
sant surroundings the . attendance
will be much longer than on. former
occasions, v
'More than unionized
marine engineers iiremen and sea
men threaten to'strike May 1 in pro
tect against wage cuts:
POSTAL ROBBERIES OF
PAST YEAR TOTALED
ABOUT SIX .MILLIONS
Any One Who Captures A Train
Robber Will Get $5,000.
Washington, April 28 Postal rob
beries during the last year totaled
more than $6,0 00,00 Op Postmaster
General Hays announced today. Of
this about $3,500,000 has been re-
covered. :'t:
Hayes made his statement in con
nection with the announcement that
the distribution of 1600 automatic
pistols and 200 riot guns and about
a million pounds of ammunition to
postal employes had just been com
pleted. Postal employers or any other per-
son bringing in a train1 robber will
get a $5,000 reward, Hays said,
- :' ,
MR. J P. CTJRRIX, HERO OF
THE CIVIL WAR, DEAD
Was On the Streets Of Oxford a Few
Hours Before the End Came.
Mr. J. P.. Currin, a veteran of i the
War Between the States, died at his
home near Wilton last Tuesday night.
He was a noble citizen and carried
his age well." He was on the streets
of Oxford Tuesday evening a few
hours before his death. While stand
ing in front of the Acme hardware
store he shook hands with Mr. J. M.
Baird. He was with Dr. Morris and
his son-in-law, Mr. John B. Elliott
and suggested to them that it was ;
about time to drive home.
Speaking of Mr- Currin, Mr. B. I.
Breedlove said: "Well do I remem
ber the iday when Comrade Currin
and I marched away to war. I saw
j much of him' during"the long strug
gle, and he proved to be a. brave, true
and noble soldier."
Mr- Currin was a native of North
ern Granville, and moved to South
Granville, near Wilton, only a few
years ago. He married a Miss El
liott, who survives. The union was
blessed by several noble sons and
daughters.
The remains of Mr-Currin were
laid to, "rest at Mt. Creek Church
Thursday afternoon, the services be
ing conducted by Rev. George T.
Tunstall.
LICENSE TAX ON CARS
. INCREASED BY NEW LAW
It is not generally known in this
section that under the new State"
highway law, enacted by the last
Legislature, the licenst tax on auto
mobiles was considerably increased
For instance, last year a Ford car
license cost $10, while under the new
law this year it will be $12.50. Ford
trucks last year paid $12-50; this
year it is $25, exactly double last
year's price.
The schedule of prices for license
on cars and trucks, as taken from the
new law, follows:
24 h. p. or less, $12.50 per year.
Over 24 h. p. and not more than 30
h. p. $20 per year.
iiore than 30 h. p. and less than
35 hi. p., $30 per year.
35 h. p. or more, $40 per year.
Trucks with carrying capacity less
than 1,000 pounds, $12.50.
1,000 pounds and under one ton,
j $15.00.
One ton and under two tons, $25.
Two tons and under 3 tons $75.
Three tons and'under 4 tons $200-
Four tons and over, $300- '
On all trailers $15 per ton carry
ing capacity. -
$5 on each motorcycye, and $5 for
each motorcycle side-car
Registration fee and first five
plates, $25.
Each additional plate ,$25.
NOTHING HEARD OF LOST MAN :
Strange Disappearance Of L. C.
Bickett Casts Pall Of Gloom Over
Newton.v -
Newton, April 27. The strange
disappearance of L. C- Bickett, bro
ther of former Gov. T. W. Bickett.
has cast a pall of gloom over Newton
and not for years iias the town been
so stirred up. -
Mr. Bickett was a man of lovable
disposition and was universally lik
ed here. He is married but has no
children and it is generally known
that his home life has been beautiful
and that true hospitality was admin
istered there as in the old days. His
residence is one of the most beauti
ful in the city.
There is no doubt in the mind of
those acquainted with Mr- Bickett
that he was mentally deranged when
he left the city and they believe that
he is wandering around somewhere
suffering from the pains that are
racking his body.
FD7TY MILLION SIGN PETITION
TO PRESENT TO CONGRESS
It Has Been Largely Signed By the
People Of Granville.
Petitions sent out by the Tobacco
Merchants of the United States are
being circulated in Granville for sig
natures to be presented to' Congress
protesting . against further r impo
sition on the trade for additional
taxes. In all 400,000 petitions are
being , circulated throughout the
country and a maximum of 5.000,00 w
signatures are expected to be sent in.
North Carolina is not the jnly
state , with which President Harding
is haying' trouble over patronage, in
every state rival factions are contend
ing for the advantage. '