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VOL. XXXII
RDXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, Wednesday Evening January 43,1915.
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WHO IS BOOSTING
PRICE OF WHEAT?
m-M1 ' . '
ivimers or nicago nini i nat .
Board ot irade May Be To
Blame- I
Chicago, Ills.. Jan. 11. The
government's investigation into a
possibility of a bread famine
threatened to turn toward the
board of trade today after millers :
und bakers had visited the United
States district attorney and com-
plained that the present price of
wheat must eventually cause an
increase in the price of bread. ;Mann and Representative Madden
The bakers asserted they could " Illinois opposed the measure,
not make a loaf of bread weighing ! Mr- Clark said that the negro
from 12 to H ounces for five cents ls a part in the universe he should
with flour above six dollars a.bar- have t asta member of a distinc
rel The millers said they made a tiv race 4 and not as a mongrel."
profit of approximately eight cents I far as the white race is con
on each barrel of flour with wheat cerned," said Mr. Clark, "the fu
rat its present price. ure ie" world is dependent on
i4Ve cannot afford to buy wheat the preservation of its integrity,
and hold it,-' said A. P. Husband, The nero ever since his freedom
secretary of the Millers' National has made gre'at progress and no
Federation. "We neither have the man and Ro set of men ' are more
money nor the space." glad of it than I and those from
Albert L. Hopkins,
assistant
district attorney, in charge of the
investigation, said last years was
i bumper wheat crop and that the
' iw of supply and demand did not
warrant the present prices. "The
wheat crop of the country is large
enough to supply twice the amount
f export trade now taken care
f," he said.
Mr. Hopkins said he would confer
tomorrow with Charles F. Clyne,
United States District Attorney,
n a course of action.
New Game Law.
A new game law that should b
passed by all states would contain
the following:
'Book-itntrnTfry beT
iween October 1 and September 1:
Spring Poets from March 1 to
June 1: Automobile Speed De
mons from January 1 to January
1: Road Hogs from April 15 to
April 15: Amateur Hunters from
September" 1 to February 1; War
Talkers-no closed season. Any
man who accepts a .paper for two
.wars and then, when the bill is
presented, says, 'I never ordered
may be killed on sight and
- all be buried face downward in
-..lirklime so as to destroy the
germs and. prevent the spread of
:ne infection."
NOT OLV DO WE CARRY EVERYTHING YOU
MAY WANT IN THE HARDWARN LINE BUT WHAT WE
SELL 15 RELIABLE.
WE DO NOT PUT OUT "CATH" BARGAINS AND
CHARGE YOU A LONG PRICE ON SOMETHING YOU
DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT. WE HAVE BUILT
UP OUR BUSINESS BY DOING A FAIR AND SQUARE
BUSINESS BY DOING A FAIR AND SQUARE BUSI
NESS AND BY KEEPING OUR PRICES DOWN. i...
Lon5 Bradsher &
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INTERMARRIAGES OF
RACES STOPPED
nouse Dill rroniDits ine rrac-
uce m uistnct or oiumDia
Washington, D. C. , Jan. 11.
A bill to prohibit intermarriage of
'whites and negroes in the District
of Columbia was passed by the is
House today 230 to 60.
Vigorous debate preceeded the !
vote. Representative Clark; of
Florida, author of the bill, declar-!
e intermarriage worked Jiarm to
U()th races' Republican" Leader-
section I represent. These races
at fche caPital ot' tlle country ought
to wor out tlieir own-futures un-
der the laws of the country as besM
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they can.
Representative Madden said the
bill would encourage immorality.
" I am opposed to such marri
ages,' he said. "The negroes are
opposed to such marriages, but I
am opposed to legislation making
such marriages a crime. If a white
man and a black woman want to
marry -it should be a matter for
them'o decide."'
Mr. Mann sought to have the
bill sent back to committee but
the House refused to do that by
202 to b'.l
Mr. M. C. Winstead
Locates In Yanceyville
Mr. M. C. Winstead, who has
been practicing law here for sev
al years, has decided to locate in
Yanceyville and will, with his
lamily; mrve to that point, in a
short while. Yanceyville is to be
congratulated upon this acquisi
tion. Mr. Winstead has been
Mayor of this town for. some time
and he has made a good one. Mrs.
Winstead is one of the leaders in
Roxboro society and she will be
greatly missed by her friends and
associates.
Co
Bu.hy -Fork
Mr. E. L. Webster of Ditti
is visiting friends nearV-t?
Fork. cv; iH
MrJ Cleveland '.Westbmdkipf
Fannville is visiting. friendmlti
'County.
H. A. Webster of
Shakeicag
visiting
friends, near
'Busiiy
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Fork.
Hey! Bushy Fork High'Scliool
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is coming, it has thirt.v)lhre.
scholars enrolled and I hopejtd
see it succeed. ,N
, Mr. Lester Whitfield is moving
back into his old neighborhood1-
uAKid."
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The Farmer And His Paier
"The farmer of today is entire
ly different from the tWmef:of
yesterday," said Secretary tNT;
Mcllvaine, of the South Dakota
State Fair, "and I really believe
the country newspapers hafe benj
uie greatest aa to tne iarmeis ana
made them what they are foda;
Theie is no quicker or bettej.VXv
to get an education than
to i read
ine papers. If a man isv&wfty
from his home town his home.
per comes to him like a longest
friend. It just seems to meen
T 1 i T '.
I read my home paper, as tboiih
I was shaking hands with a chuni.'
Tobacco Sales.
The market has been fairly acj
tive since the opening, with the
offering somewhat better ant,pii
ces about as before the holidiys.
A good break was sold yesterday
ana wicn tne weatner TavpCftulet
you may expect heavier breaks-
every week now. Better';get;
what you h4,ve on hand nowViii
condition and bring it in for&he
roap!s are .not gomgoJmr
and it will be easier to market it
now than later on, and we rather
expect prices are just as good
now, if not better, than they will
be as the season advances.
Report of Vital Statistics.
The following report of births
and deaths for Woodsdale Town
ship, Roxboro Township and the
town of Roxboro, for the month
of December 1914 has been made
to the Bureau of Vital Statistics at
Raleigh, N.. C, by Local Regis
trar, C. C. Cuningham: -
WOODSDALE TO WNSHiP
Deaths 1 Births 2,
ROXBORO TOWNS H IP
Deaths 4-Births 0.
ROXBORO Deaths 1 Births
6.
Death of Mr. Louis Fleig.
On last Wednesday evening Mr.
Louis Fleig died at his home near
town. Mr. Fleig was stricken with
paralysis about three years ago,
and never regained his health after
that time. He was a native of Ger
many, coming to this County about
twenty five years ago, and had
lived here during that time. He!
was a conscientious Christian gen
tleman, a member of the Metho
dist church here. His remains were
buried at the home" burying
giounds on Thursday.
A Run On Toothpicks.
On the night of December 31st
the Editor 4 'swore off" from
smoking and up to this good day
he has been faithful to that
"swear", but he is thoroughly
convinced that there must be a
shortage on -toothpicks, for . he
fo.s "chawed " up many, many
million since the date of. that
swearing off, and the end - is not
yet:, . ; : , : V'.: '
Mrs. Joe H. Carver at Home.
- Mrs. Joe ( H. , Carver returned
home 1 ast night after having been
at the hospital or several Kweeks.
Her friends will be r delighted to
know that her treatment .was suc
cessful and she is very r much im
proved in health; .
RUMANIA MAY HOLD
"BALANCE OF POWER
IN THE BIG' SCRAP
Te Weather Must Change or
Somebody Else Join Before
Decisioh. 400.000 More Men
Would Have Effect.
London. Only a change in the
1 weather or entrance into the war
of Rumania or Italy or. both, is
likely to bring about any marked
change in the military situation in
Europe for sometime to ( ome.
The belief is growing in coun
tries allied against Germany, Aus
tria and Turkey, that Rumania
with her well trained army of:not
less 400,000 men soon will throw
herself into-the conflict. This in
effect would link Rumania with
the extreme Russian left now forc
ing its way into Hungary through
Bukowina.
Taking into consideration the
Servians and Montenegrins, this
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would form a line menacing Aus
tria-Hungary along the entire
southeastern frontier from Russia
to the Adriatit.
Just as rumors presented for
,days prior to Turkey's entrance
into the war, so rumors now cen
ter about Rumania and Italy.
There is a strong feeling among
the general public in France and
England that definite action wil
not lng be delayed.
Both Armies Deadlocked.
Meanwhile the armies already
in the field in the east and west
remain virtually deadlocked. In
Alsace the French continue by
sapping and sporadic charges, at
tempts to force their way nearer
the Rhine, but neither side claim's
any, new progress, lhe (jrermans
ih revyheavxuieiufwenients into
Alsace after tne recent rrencn ad
vance and apparently they have
held their ground, in view of Jh'e
failure of the French to consoli
date positions they took after
much hard fighting.
Desperate Fight In Center.
With a comparative lull in this
quarter and artillery duels pre
dominating near the Belgian coast
fighting of a desperate character
has broken out in the center, no
tably to the northeast of Soissons,
which through bombardments
seems likely to suffer the fate of
Rheims, and further east, in the
vicinity of Perthes and Beause
jour, from which points the allie ;
have been trying to reach the im
portant railway to the north, the
seizure of which would cut one of
the German main arteries of com
munication.
Official communications do not
agree as to the outcome of the re
cent fighting in these arreas. The
allies claim to have forged ahead
from Soissons; the Germans say
these attacks have not been fruit
ful and that fighting is proceeding
The allies contend they have ad
vanced north of Perthes and still
hold the ground at Beausejour to
the north and east. The Germans
make no mention of fighting north
of Perthes, but maintain that.
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5 iiiey nave auvuiiceu east ui wie
Tillage. The fighting in the vicin
ity of geausejour,. they ignore.
No News From Bukowina.
Neither East Prussia nor Poland
furnishes any change in the gener
al situation and,' strangely," the
Russians have added little with
reference to the expected invasion
of Hungary by way of Bukowina
althongh more than a week ago
they claimed to be at the thres
hold. It is conceded, however.
that virtually the whole of Buko
wina is in Russian Hands and dis
patches reaching London from
Bucharest say that; thousands ' of
fugitives from that territory are
crossing the Kumaniari frontier,
some of them passing Vienna.
It is: in the developments arising
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Partly Correct.
The' Courier: . ,
Dear Sirs: "Please find one
dollar for renewal to The Courier.
I think from your many appeals
your cash must. be like
getting a little' low,"
The above letter was received;
yesterday and the dollar properly
credited, and duly appreciated.
Yes,' our bank account isnune too
large,, yet it has been much less.
However, We are still insisting on
every one who are behind to eith-
er come in or send in and settle
up. We know from experience
that is much easier to pay for one
year than it is. to pay for two. '
Besides, it costs more .to publish a
newspaper than ever before and
fe have concluded that there is
no more reason in expecting us to
carry an account of only one dol
lar twelve months than there
would.be in your expecting your
merchant to carry you twelve
months on a purchase of a similar
amount. Kindly let us have the
ittle am unt due, we will fee!
better and you will feel better.
Do it today!
A Sad Death.
On Saturday mOrning Decem
ber 26th at 2 o'clock, at the home
of her daughters in Roxboro,
Mrs. A. P. Brooks breathed her
last. She was about 67 years 'Id
and was born and raised near Rox
boro. Mrs. Brooks home is at Timber
lake and on the 16th she went on
a visit to her daughter's, Mrs. B.
W. Murphy, in Roxboro and was
taken seriously ill with brohical
pneumonia and lived only nine
days never, being able go home J
kefofeni-r4o-P clip wn c .-AT icV i
FannlThomas'oV was married '
to Atlas Brooks about 30 ' years
ago. She is survived by her hus
band and four children
Mrs. Brooks was a good woman
kind and loving wife and mother
and was loved by all who knew
her, and in her death the commun
ity will greatly miss her.
On Sunday she -was buried at
tli p. KnvhniM ppinpfprw 'sppvippc
being conducted by ,Re 'N. C.
Year by. -
SHOES AND
W. COME INTO OUR STORE AND SLIP YOUR
FEET INTO A PAIR OF OUR SHOES. THEY WILL
LOOK 0 WELL. AND f EEL SO GOOD. AND THE
PRICE ; WILL BE SO LOW THAT YOU WILL BUY
THEiyi. .THEY WILL GIUEYOU SUCH LONG WEAR
THAT YOU. WILL COME TO US THE REST OF "YOUR
LIFE WHEN YOU NEED SHOES. ' " ":; ... :
OUR HOSIERY WILL
ROXBORO'S
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Brother Billy Slaiight; was
seriously ill yesterday, . the i 1th.
It was not thvuight he; , coulcl lie .
through the night. '..IBro'tirerllfeal
Wade continues about the same,
there being little change in his
condition. Mi Sol. O'Briatit who
was stricken with paralysis on
Jan. 1st continues about the same.j
It was my pleasure to be at
Rock Grove on Saturday January
9th to hear Bro. D. F. Putnam A "
preach his introductory sermon 'at' 4'
this place. His text was from -the'-1
16th chapter of . the Apostles and V$'
29th verse. He did no,t speak very-, ,
long on Saturday but. somehow I ;:?
was impressed that I should go to
hear him on Sunday following.
This I did. He preached from 2nd
chapter of Mark and 4th verse,
and to say the least I was highly
pleased with the mamer in which
he handled his r subject. Hope I
shall have the pleasure bf hearing
him many times during the year,.
There seemed to be, some fear in .
the minds of some of the members
as to whether or not he could fill
the place which Biro. Gordon had
filled so long, but Richard- thinks
they have a much stronger man in
every respect than they had in
Bro. Gorden, and if the members
will give him their loyal support
1 believe their church and the com
munity will be very much strength
ened and built up spiritually by
his coming. But one of the great
troubles I notice among most all
the churches, the attendance is not.
what it should be: Just so long as
the members of any church do not
cooperate with the pastor just so
long that will be a dead church,
but. if every member of every
church would cooperate with their
preacher oh'what a difference you
woOTtlffnk' the' ihillenium' was
near at ndPoor Richard.
Surprise Marriage.
Mr. B. E. Mitchell and Miss
Nannie Bet Hall, both of Woods
dale, were married in Durham on
last Saturday. This wedding took
their friends by surprise, few
knowing anything of the intended
wedding. Both are well kjown in
the County and are exceedingly
popular.
HOSE FOR
ALL THE FAMlUf
PLEASE VOU. TOO.
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