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TRADE AT TOME THROW AWAY THE MAIL ORDER fA-ALOGUE AND , " THE COUNTY PAPER , PUBLISHED TWICE-A-WEEK WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS " T HOME OXFORD, NORTH CAROLUJA, YriJRDAY, APRIL 24, 1915. NUMBER 35. VOLUME XXX. CHICKENS CAUSE ROW THE SHOT GUN -PLATS PORTANT PART. AN IM- The Neighborly Gate that Stood Ajar For All These Years Has Been Closed by Mutual Consent. Some time ago we looked up the chicken law and published it. That is one of the laws that really has sharp teeth in it, and a man who knowingly lets his chickens scratch up his neighbobrb's garden has com mitted a serious offense in the face of the moral as well as the statue law. The Public Ledger is read in near ly every home in Oxford, and early in the spring we cautioned them to be careful with their chickens less, there would be trouble. We thought that a word to the wise was suffici ent, but it appears that the injunc tion was ignored, and as a result the friendship between several families in town have been strained to the snapping point. We are .advised of an instance where a man mended his garden fence and put a new latch on the gate. The gate is located between the two neighborly residences and it affords the two families the means of communicating with each" other with out the necessity of putting on their Sunday clothes and going" around to the front gate and making a formal call. Tast year neither one of the neigh bours cared for l?-kens, bui t-'-! year the family on the right hand side ' took a pride" in chickens, nd right here is where his neighbors found out that he was a crank- Criers were given to ! ep the neighborly gate closed all the time. I'ostilities w.-re declared, and the children on the left hand side prop ped the neighborly gate wide open and what the chickens did during the long afternoon while everybody were away was a plenty to vindicate the one and humiliate the other. Vhen the man returned home late in the evening and found that his garden had detroye 1 wi-.it did he do? lie ami his wife held a con sultation and it Was agreed that they would offer their neighbor a fair price for his chickens, thus ending the trouble. The proposition was made but he was politely informed that there was not enough money in Oxford to buy the chickens under the existing circumstances. We are telling the whole thing just like it was told to us), without any frills. A day or two elapsed. Catridges were secured and the shot gun placed in commission. On the . following day a report of a gun was heard in rear of the house and a "trong man: in his shirt sleeves .was "in , - to toss : a chicken .. over ' the v.hpriy f encet - BESf SHERIFF IN THE STATE. . . i . There is Abundance ' of Proof in Evidence. " In looking over the State papers it is a common thing to see a whole page taken up with the sale of land for taxes. We have gone tp the1 trouble in counting some of them and find as many as twelve hundred nam es. There were fewer on the Gran ville list than any county in the State so far published this year. The list as handed in by Sheriff Hobgood contained less than 150 names by ac tual count. This would signify that we have the best Sheriff in the State. OF INTEREST TO PARENTS Not . Best to Indulge Children More Than Two Conditions. Correspondence of the Public Tedgrei ) Parents and students will take no tice that no students need ask to be allowed to make up more than two conditions this summer. After fair trial we are convinced that we would be their enemies to indulge them in more than two conditions. Some parents seem to think that we ought to allow their children to make up even three or more conditions. It is rather late to ask favors alter a teacher has exhorted and used every effort to get a child interested for nine months and, in spite of all, the child spends much time in the mov ing picture shows or skating at night. It strikes us that the home should assume some of the bblame for back ward and conditional students. . The following plan will be follow ed this summer. All students who have not more than two conditions will be permitted to attend summer school some four or six weeks at Col lege school building under a teach er selected by the superintendent.and under no other teacher will work be accented. The pupils making up the conditions to bear the expense ot the Rchool. It is ones privilege to taks Rdvantaee of this-school. No one will be forced to attend but attend ance will be necessary to get the con ditions removed. "After serious ; consideration we have agreed to adopt this plan. So TYinnv ninils have- gotten the idea that thev can play away the year ppt con ditioned. study a little in summer, pass off -condition, and go up as well as those who have work ed hard all the year tnrougn. we are going to see to it that the exami nations at close of summer school are as rigid, if not more so, than thnsp envp-n in Mav. The date of opening and closing together with the teacher who will do the teaching . will be announced later. Full time attendance necesasry to get privilege of taking examinations. J. A. PITTS CONGRESSMAN FAISON DEAD. Failing Health and Despondency Giv en as Reason for Hash Act Ex-Congressman Faison, ex-con gressman from the sixth district.com mitted suicide, at his home in Faison early Wednesday morning. Dr. Faison, who was a. very strong man until his health began to de cline while in Congress a year ago had been out transacting some busi ness with his farm, after which he returned to his home and took his life by placing a shot gun into his mouth and setting off the charge with his foot, it is supposed. His face was not disfigured to any great extent, but the back of his head was blown away. HIS REST WAS BROKEN CANNOT STAND THE A CITT. NOISE OF The Bumping of Freight Care and the. Whistle of the Call Boy Responsible. An old setter tells us that he "turned in" for the night at a hotel in Greensboro and was kept awake all night by the. racket of the shifting engine, the bumping of freight cars, the whistle of the call boy, the hum ming o fthe machinery , used , by the night force, and the clanking of the hammer and other noise, all of which he declared a nuisance. He added that when Oxford reach es a point when his rest must be broken by the shifting engine and the continual bumping of cars he would sell out and leave town. Now, we rather admire the frank statement of the old setter. Should he happen to live in Oxford at a time when the shifting engine darts through the freight yards with a grt?at string of cars,' as it does in Greensboro the livelong night,he will have something to sell worthwhile. The Southern Railway purchased last week nine acres of land within one hundred yards of the hot,el where our old settler "turned in" for the night, for which they paid $150,000. If our old settled had walked up the street, outside of the din and smoke zone, he no doubt would have found two or three very nice, quiet hotels. It is the same thing here, should our town grow to such mag nificant proportions, our old friend could live at Providence and come in every morning ona trolly car. Get in the Game We see it stated in a Richmond 'paper that a solid train .of early truck from points in Eastern North Carolina pass through that city daily. Next week the strawberry crop will be on, which will be the means of adding several million dollars to the eastern coun ties. Why is it that we can't get in the game some how or other? MRS. ROCKEFELLER'S WILL Her Estate Valued at. $2,000,000, Goes to Charity. . The will of the. late Mrs." John D. Rockefeller, filed in New York Sat urday leaves about $500,000 arid val uable articles of jewelry to friends and relatives and bequeaths the rest of her estate, which estimated in all at about $2,000,000, to charitable in stitutions. The charitable bequests are to be distributed at the discretion of her executors, whOiare her husband, her son, John V. Rockefeller, Jr., and her o.u-htrr, ;;r-E Parrtalee Prentice. Jo-nD. L..K::;jr1..'i-.,-. rs..j tice and: Ilrs. T irold I . I-CCcr- eacn; xviisss iut y -so..1-oyviiwnu., - moici $50,000, and Margaret Strong, a granddaughter and daughter of Bes sie Rockefeller Strong, deceased, $100,000 in trust until she shall ar rive at the age of 3 5. A sum sufficient to produce a net annual income of $1,000 is left to Mrs. Rockefeller's friend, Caroline P. Sked. Charitable institutions named as beneficiaries of the residuary es tate are the Euclid Avenue Baptist church of Cleveland, Ohio; the Bap tist Home of Northern Ohio, Wo men's Baptist Home Missionary So ciety, Women's Baptist Foreign Mis sionary Society, Spelman Seminary, Atlanta, Ga., and the Bureau of Soci al Hygiene. This will is dated Maren ist, iai4. JESS WILLIARD No Relation to the Williards in Granville. And now it so happens that Jess Williard, the pugelist who knocked Jack Johnson out in a 26 round bat tle in Cuba, comes from the Williard stock in Eastern North Carolina, pre sumably from Franklin county; but who would want to own up to such a thing as that, even if he did "kill the negro." Valuable Coi resiondent The Pub lic Ledger has long recognized the valuable services of Mr. W. R. Man- eum, Stem correspondent of the Pub lic Ledger. He has the happy facul ty of writing bright pithy paragrapns about people and things and condens ing them to a minimum. Mr. Man- gum is a very busy man and he is responsible in a large measure for the rapid .strides Stem is making along commercial, educational and moral lines. We shall appreciate the large number of Public Ledger readers in and around Stem to keep him fully advised as to news items for the Public Ledger. A COMPLEX PROBLAM National Statute Must Be Supported By Enforcement of Local Regu lations. . Realizing that the entire United States is interested in the enforce ment of the new Harrison anti-nar cotic law. the Public Healtn service has had Dr. Martin L- Wilbert, tech nical assistant, division of phar macology of the hygienic laboratory of the Public Health Service, pre pare a report on the "Efforts to Curb the Misuse of Narcotic urugs.- "The abuse of narcotic drugs in volves economic, social, moral ana pubblic health questions that collec tively constitute one or tne most seri ous problems before the people of the United - States today," declares Doctor Wilbert in his report to Sur geon General Rupert Blue. "Drug addition, in its various forms has reached gigantic proportions in this country and its possibilities for harm constitute a great menace. "Th nossibble dangers from the ahiisp of oDium. morphine and other narcotic drugs were early appreciat ed, but it was not until 18S.5 that steps were taken to ' regulate or to restrict the sale and use of them m any way. In that year, et 3ast two States endeavored to regulate by statute the sale and use of opium for smokine nurnoses and several aam tional States enacted laws directing the labeling of all packages contain ine momhiura or its salts with scar let-colored labels, the names of the contents to be in white letters. THINK OF THE IMPACT WHAT IT MEANS TO GO FORTY MILES AN HOUR. Now That the Roads are Firm, It - Would Be Well to Keep Your Eye on the Spedometer. Every time an Oxford "man pur chases an automobile some one pre dicts that he is preparing for his own funeral. As a general proposition, the Oxford drivers of 'autocars are level headed, and it is indeed seldom that you see the dare-devil among them. There have been no fatalities from this source and we hope there will be none. . Now that the roads are firm and the air is balmy, it is well to consult the spedometer. If a motor car is wrecked when going forty miles an hour its occu pant is thrown out against a wall,-a post, a fence with the same force that he would strike if he fell to the ground from a height, of 53.78 feet. To get an idea of what the force of this impact might be, stand on a wall or a house 53.78 - feet high, look down and contemplate the jump. If the car is going sixty miles an hour, the impact is equivalent to a fall of 121 feet. The following table pre pared by S. F. Kennedy for the World Magazine gives the force of various speeds: 10 miles 3.36 ft. 15 miles 7.56 ft. 20 miles . ". 13-44 ft. 25 miles 21.01 ft. 30 miles 30.25 ft. 35 miles . . , 41.17 ft. 40 miles , 53.78 ft. 45 miles 68.05 ft. 50 miles 86.53 ft. 55 miles .101.67 ft. 60 miles ...... 121.69 ft. 70 miles . . . . 164.69 ft- 80 miles 215.10 ft. 90 miles V 272.24 ft. 100 miles ; .336.10 ft. OXFORD ORPHAN BOY KILLED. Was a Faithful Rural Lietter Carrier in Virginia. (Correspondence o? the Piblio Ledger) C- B. Rodgers, Rural Letter Car rier of Route 4, Norfolk, Va., Burk ley Station, was brutally shot and murdered at his stable April 9 th. He was shot 3 or 4 times and killed in stantly. Bloodhounds were obtain ed at Elizabeth City and a negro was arrested and put in prison. The murderer got $15 from his person. Mr. Rodgers was 51 years old, had been a rural carrier 9 years. He was one among-the first orphans at the" Oxford Orphanage, he went with Mr. Robards and the supply wagon in the days of Mr. Mills. He was good and useful man, one of the h' v in the. service. Mr. Rodgers ; w, rroriatriend of this , writer r ';r.n? ,i;visituaniit,-,i ' ford Orphanage 1 this year. . His wife had been dead only a few months, he leaves one son. D. N. HUNT. THE NEW BOARD. Much is Expected of Them, But- there is Very Little Money Upon WTiich to Make a Creditable Showing It is generally understood that it requires funds for any Town Board of Commissioners to make a good showing. The new Board will go in to office at a time when the funds in the treasury is very low. This fact should be kept in mind, and if they do not accomplish the great things that some people have mapped out for them they should know that the Board is handicapped for funds. There are a few things that should be done, but whether the Board can reach them early or late we are not advised. It seems to us that a few new streets should be opened up and building lines established. By doing this quite a numbebr of handsome building lots would be placed on the market. There is quite a demand for a street from the northern to the southern limits of the town, split ting up the broad territory lying in rear of Oxford College and passing near Parham's Mill. Until a recent trip about town we were surprised to note that Callahan street is the nice quiet place that it is. uaiianan street is me ui ... . . xi ms- le stretch that passes to the east on the north side of St. Stephen's Epis copal church. The southside of this street is pretty well defined with a sidewalk, but the northside is rug- eed and uncertain. We unaerstana that the property owners along this street clear through to the east boundry are willing to donate the land and improve the general ap- npararpp and usefulness of the street. There is too much land in Oxford inaccessible. A few new streets would help out mightiy, but we should not exDect the new Beard to accomplish everything in a day. The Salvation Army -An interest ing, pleasant race young woman, wearing the uniform of the Salvation Army, spent Thursday in Oxford.tak- ing a collection and looking over the field. She is a faithful membebr of the Raleigh band of the Army and refers to Oxford as an "outpost." GRAHAM INAUGURATED The Governor Presides Over Cere, monies and Chief Justice Clark ' Administers Oath of Office Delegates from ninety-eight insti tutions and learned societies, fifty college president's, thousands of vis itors from all over the State and the student body witnessed the simple but impressive inaugural exercises of Edward K: Graham as president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Wednesday. The exercises were marked by the address of Dr-Goodnow.the inaugural address'' by Dr.. Alderman, greetings by Dr. Denny and Dr. Martin and the hrilliant utterances of Secretary Daniels as toast master at the ban quet. , OXFORD PEOPLE PRESENT Oxford people present were Messrs. J. F. Webb, B. K. Lassiter, J. S. Bradsher, W. T. Millis, Eugene Moss, J. . W. Horner, R. H. Lewis, John Graham" Webb, Professor "Hobgood, John Webb, Miss Sallie Webb, Miss Estelle White and possible others. LOOSEN Ml 32 WAD THE POWER OF 1 THIS JUJ, Our , Little Home ) People Can 4 Do J Up Things. ' DOLLAR AT URE. Jidy of 26,000 h to Brighten Oxford ' did not j in Europe. Oxford .ng on . the war sople deeply re re is no time to ' regret" it. ' We regretting it, Waiting for: it s well go' right as ; ho war, and is is for : every I do their trad isiness, thereby tey in circula !j v we ' keep the jrill help things ..'tart the modest e rounds in this few. days - it .Un doing $150, ag the anonth of ;loney changed ay; ; ; The object rhahds as often ssihle - so ' other 'bills. mall money fig-l-a,-little rivulet ' may widen into bin ;$l j month or nk .accounts - are aney, . for good business circles v th actual cir Jheref ore, checks ?ghteh up things i few days would xk .in the bank, 3nd.. of activity, nks into it be- grets the war, but i stop any longer : don't propose to s but it is time to s to end.- We may i along as if there A a good way 'to do ; body to go ahead s ing and attend to keeping as muchJJ tion as possibblOiJis money on the go i mightiy. If .we a sum of $25,000 on section in the. -T might be instruriv 000 of business ? May even if thv hands only oncec is to make, i ch and as quick . i people ofcni payV We only sug ure to shew ho-; . of money, on tt : ; a great stream' ,. more. ;' , v'; Checks agai. just as good -checks passing ' would be as gc , : culating mediur t i and money. wot and the. balance find themselves 1 ready for anotfc' - . We brbing t! cause ; they han paying medium' ey and checks. I or tin box , at ht find its way - to surplus money every man. wot If you don't up,. make a dpr watch the rest' should be in thf as this and der would swell tt measurably. rP. banks means' r the greater th will be the vol counts at the t -We are ofti the newspaper the stringency, fully said, that ways look every qu? seas is .'a -plate, but ' ! . lost of t the debt 'lit shape of mon r in the. stocking ill cpnie out and banks", where all .165. : be kept by id? hild. V '-n;,deb.ts to pay 1 4he , banks and 1: f irplus money So t9ueh a time veri a dollar r"""y? supply im c . :inoiey in the :. JiefSV.o loan.so: ts5 the greater 3f .foafife and dis- 1-1 jbpihlon that "cspoasible , for . Jt can; be tr uth 'Aic Ledger al--right . id of waisver the ; 't-550o.tenl--oegtedthe e Aho fi-'c'-'d. im 4rther f - JjWed In this W-uiful li -M M ours, and we have been ace; A of not see ing beyond the borders of Granville, we are very sure that our home fami ly of 26,000 people can do a great deal for. one another . - it ; tney win sell, trade and transact business to the best of their ability. CREEDMOOR RIGH SCHOOL Interesting Program of Commence ment Exercises Under W ay With, the Creedmoor Times-News comes tne announcement oi me; Creedmoor High School commence ment. The dates are May 2-3-4. As nearly as possible all of the children will participate ln the different pro grams. Rev. O. C-1 Davis, pastor ol. n.ast Durham's Baptist church comes to us highly recommended as a pulpit orator. He will preach tne sermon Sunday, May 2, 1915, and it is hoped can and will serve on Sunday night. Monday evening at 8 o'clock a recitation contest will take place. The girls will .give readings. Four of the best in school will be cnosen. There are now a i number of candi dates trying for these places. - On the same evening of May ara after .the girls -there will be a con test for the boys. The training for this work; -is progressing rapidly. Prof. Pope believes the community may expect- an even' Jjetter class of speaking than last yearV Tuesday" afternoon-- at z o ciock sharp, Judge RVH. Sykes, a jurist of note, will deliver the annual Literary address. A man of fine personality and ready flow of words he is an able snpaker. - ' . " . Tuesday evening, May 4tn, a con cert and i)lav urogram will De car ried out. This concert will be ren dered by members from 6 to the 11th srrades. - ; - " The - little people's - concert will take place Friday evening April 30 This Droeram will draw the record brbeaking audience. The concert nroerams consist largely of cantatas and plays. . ... THE MOTHER OF GREAT MEN Oranse County Leads With Three Supreme Court Judges. Phipf 'Justice - Walter Clark re minds us that in 1841 Orange county furnished -both United States Sena tors, William A. Graham and Willie P. Mangum, and the chief justice of the State, Judge Thomas Ruffin; and in .1848 all three of the Supreme Court iudees. Thomas Ruffin. Fred erick Nash, and William H. Battle, and the Governor, Wm. A. Graham ... . Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Mangum and two daughters, Misses Elizabeth and Deloris -of Tar River, were Oxford visitors Thursday. , , NEW MME . When you pass along Main Street and reach the corner, at the post office, turn to the east on Littlejohn Street and land up sharp at the new home of the PUBLIC LEDGER. We shall be glad to see you at any time. " FARMERS KEEP BOOKS THE ONLY ACCURATE WAY TO DO BUSINESS. Limited Number of Granville County Farmers Have Adopted Methods to Show Profits and Loss. In a conversation with Mr. A. H. Powell, president of the Granville Real Estate and Trust. Company, we learn that quite a number of the leading farmers of this section are keeping books. We had ' supposed that nearly every farmer in the coun ty figured very close as to profit and loss, but it seems that we were mis taken. Following this up, we inter viewed one of the leading farmers of Ihe county, who had jotted down every item, and he figures that he came - out about 10 ' per cent short after paying labor. While many farm account books Lave been devised and can be had for the asking it is passingly stronge that they are not universally used by the farmers everywhere. The Banker-Farmer says the Uni ted States Department of Agricul ture and E. T. Robbins, county agent of Tazewell County, 111., last year kept acounts on 63 .farms. They found that the average of these farms lacked $94 of paying the far mer any wages for hie labor, after five per cent interest was paid on the money invested in the farm ground snd plant. The nine most profitable farms on which reocrds were taken last year had an average total ca pacity of $56,206. Their total income was an' average of $4,007. That amount paid five per cent interest on the capital and left $1,197 for the la bor income. The showing is de cidedly . significant, indicating that the more livestock that is kept, on the farm the greater the profit is, and also that the better the live stock the more profit there is. Be lieving, that the profits of the far mers can be greatly increased by agent and the Department have de careful book-keeping, the county vised a farm account book and 150 farmers have begun to use them. BUILDING OPERATIONS New Buildings Completed and Others Going Up. It appears that building opera tions in Oxford will reach a normal stage this summer and fall. Quite a number of' new buildings are under way at the present . writing. We know of throe It four parties figur ing with the contractors . for new dwellings, but the work has not ad vanced enough to make publicWork will begin at an early date on Mrs. A. C, Parham's residence' on ' Han cock : street near Front street. This is tp be a neat eight room dwelling wjth modern' conveniences ? ' ? a modern six room cottage on Calla han ' street. He is one of the men who has profited and helped others a whole lot during the period of in activity. His several properties scattered about town have been vastly improved by the hammer and paint brush this Spring. The nice seven room house of Mr. Graham Royster on WilliamsDoro street has been completed. The foundation of the elegant res idence of Mr. Cam Easton on Front street, adjoining his present home, is well advanced. There is quite a feeling of renew ed activity in real estate and build ing operations, and it may be stated as a fact that Oxford will jump into the game as soon as the war clouds roll bv. The only storage feature present ing itself is that the building activity is postponed even tcr a weeK or a day, since labor and materials are much lower now tnan tney win oe later on: ... ARE BOLD FIGHTERS. riaiinTiters of the Old North Sutate Take Prominent Place in D. A. R Convention. The North Carolina Daughters are taking a prominent part in the Con vention of the Daughters or tne American Revolution now m session in Washington City. They divided on the contest between Mrs. Strong and Mrs. Guernsey for the presidency of the society. A majority votea for Mrs. Guernsey, but no one seems to know just exactly how the Tar Heel vote did go as the Australian ballot was used. Those attending from ortn Caro lina are: Mrs. Reynolds, Mrs. Patterson.Mrs Greeorv. Mrs. B. L. tieatn, or cnar- lotte. accompanied by Mrs. Kingsley, and Mrs. Dinglehoff; Mrs. JNims, or Gastonia, Mrs. Taylor, of Goldsboro, Mrs. Tvree and Mrs. Powe, of Dur ham. Mrs. Shannon; or nenaersou, Mrs. Mercer, ot Elm Uity, airs, .aton er, of Wilmington, Miss Ursula Dani el.-of Halifax. Tiifl . iorth Carolina pages are Misses Katherine Fenner, or iaiirax; F.lizabeth.D. Home, of Wadesbobro and Eunice Taylor, of Goldsboro- 'WILL INCREASE MEMBERSHLP. "Rise XTp Sandy, An' Get Yo Meat,' Is a Happy Theme. The Commercial Club bhas decided tn solicit membership among the country people as. well as town peo nle The Club is desirous of extend ing its influence throughout the county, because the prosperity of one means the prosperity of the other It is comparatively easy and convenient for farmers to be members, ana, to attend ' meetings in these days of easv communication, good roads, au tomobibles, telephone lines and rural free delivery have bound town and country closely together, and unity of action and a determination to work together for the common good will not only bring about great great nrosDerity. but likewise a state of mutual good feeling that will be de lightful to contemplate. The Club has invited Bion H. But ler, of Southern Pines, to be present at their monthly meeting in May. He will probably attend and address the meeting on 'Rise Up, Sandy, an' Git Yo' Meat," 0. subject wnicn seemea to be a favorite with him. PUNISHING CHILDREN "SPARE THE ROD AND RUIN THE CHILD." As a General Proposition, Teachers Prefer to Conqnor Unruly Child ren by a Gentle Process. Occasionally we hear of school children in old Granville being threshed by their schoolmasters. The punishment is generally' administer ed in an orderly way, and we are yet to hear of a savage attack in this well regulated community. There is little doubt in our mind that the average teacher is too leni ent with children. She prefers to conquor by a gentle process, and if she cannot succeed by repeated ef forts she gives the child up as a hope less case. If parents would view the matter from this angle there would be few er outbreaks of passion on their part. Some, people, you know, are very toucheous about their children, and however much a teacher may be grieved over the carelessness and waywardness of a child they prefer to suffer for a period in silence, hop ing and praying that all will be right in the end. As a result of a number of school children being whipped last Tuesday for disobedience and insubordination in that they left the school grounds over the orders of the principals the Clayton graded school is today with out a principal, Mr. Bradley having tendered his resignation at the re quest of the school board after a long investigation. While ' there were some -18 or 20 boys whipped, there were only two or three complaints before the board. NEW ORGANIZATION FORMING Our Commercial Interests Should Be Looked After. An organization of the secretaries of the- Chambers of Commerce and Commercial Clubs in general will be formed in Raleigh early in May. Ox ford should . be represented at this meeting. A tentative program has been mapped out as follows: "How Can We Link Rural Sec tions With Cities?" Julian S. Miller, secretary of the Greater Charlotte Club. "How Can the Manufacturers of North Carolina Increase Their Out put?" M- R. Beaman of Goldsboro. "Our Port and What it Means to North Carolina," H. B. Branch of Wilmington. "Commercial Organization Adver tising," J. C. Forester of Greensboro. "Fake Advertising," Miss .tsessie Hackney of Raleigh. Legal Notices. ' -R. C. Watkins, administrator de bonislaon. of Samuel Pointer; Perry, administrator of z: l. perry, deceased. - Sale of Douglas Gregory land, T. Lanier, truste. Certain lands of N. N. cupp, r. i. Hicks, trustee. Lost certificate of Joseph a. fea.ee, deceased, B. K.' Lassiter, trustee. B. K. Lassiter having qualinea as administrator of the late J- a. Peace. A GOOD LAW But It Seems That Jt Must Be ' Repeated. Is it possible tiat the Harrison law controlling the sale of narcotics is so drastic it must be repeated. It is claimed that the law is driving 'dope" users to suicide and mad houses by the thousands. It is painful to think of a national law that binds men and women in strait-jackets and fill. the . asylums with raving maniacs. The people of old Granville are so far removed from the "dope zone that it is hard to believe that . the Harrison law is all that is claimed for it. After all. is it not the part of wisdom to let the lawstand and slay its thousands rather than repeal it and lead countless numbers on to de struction? We. at first, believed that the cry had some political signi ficance, but the medical men through out the country testify to the aes tructive powers of the bill. THE STRAW LID. Ladies Will Sidestep and Give The Men a Chance. By a sort of fa.shion decree, per haps more of a psychological entente, the straw hat, the spring felts ana the cap variety of men's heargear went into vogue on Wednesday, out the advert of the season cut no ice with the editor of the Public Ledger ger for reasons better known to our selves. By some sort of common con sent, April 21 is the date for winter hats to go out of commission, or course, there are those who have rushed the season and sallied forth with a straw lid, but April 21, be it known, was the psychological date for the derby and other winter styles of men's hats to go into innocuous desuetude. CAROLINA LEAGUE OPENS Third Season Opens With Games At Raleigh, Winston and Charlotte. The third season of the North Car olina league of professional basebabll clubs opened Thursday. The sche dule calls for 128 games, and the season closes September 15. Gover nor Craig took part in the ceremoni es at Raleigh. A special tram was run from Durham to Raleigh carry lTi'sr a. throne of Durham fans. Ashe- ville played at Winston-Salem and Greensboro at Charlotte. All clubs aDDear to be well balanced. The opening game of the Virginia Baseball League, played at Newport News Thursday afternon, was attend ed-bv the commander and entrie staff of officers of the German auxili ary cruiser Kron Prinz Wilhelm and the United States Senator Thomas S Martin of Virginia. Marked copies of the big St. Louis and Minneapolis daily papers reach Oxford showing the headway our two town boys, Gooch and Meadows, are making in the big leagues. CRY IS FOR MUNITIONS PLACE OF EVERY MAN FALLEN" IN BATTLE FLLLED More Ammunition Used in the Battle of Neuve Chappelle Than in Whole of South African War. (Lnodon Cable, April 22.) . The British expeditionary force in France, which at the beginning of the war consisted of six divisions, has been increased to more than 36, or, roughly speaking, 750,000 men.' according to a statement by David Lloyd-George, Chanceller of the Ex chequer, in the House of Commons. The Chancellor added- that the place of every man who had fallen in battle had been filled and that the army was adequately equipped. But he reiterated the need for munitions declaring that during the babttle of Nueve Chapelle more ammunition was used than in the whole of the South African . war, which lasted nearly three year3. The interesting information also was given that the output of the munition factories had been increas ed more than nineteenfold since the out-break of the war but the call was still for more, and, as Mr. Llyod- George continues to hold the opinion that consumption of liquor is inter fering with the work, he promised legislation to deal with this matter. The figures made public by the Chancellor as to the size of the Brit ish army in France and the expendi ture for ammunition has caused great surprise in England where the opinion has been general that about half that numbebr of men had reach ed the front, especially as there has been no sign of any -decrease in the number of khaki-clad men training in this country. It is likely that many, of the new men already have been under fire as the Germans are making repeated attempts to re-capture Hill 60 near Ypres which the British took Sunday and have ac cording to Field Marshal French's re port, been repulsed with great loss. SUBJECTS CALLED HOME. All German and Austrian subjects in Switzerland even those who never did military service, were recalled yesterday by their respective govern ments. ITALY WARMING UP News reached Lugano this morn ing that the Italian government had stopped the trans-Atlantic service with the United States. Passengers who had purchased tickets have had their money returned to theih. NEW FEATURE AT ORPHEUS! Vaudeville With a Change of Pit- gram Each Night. The management of the Orpheuru Theatre has practically closed a con tract with a theatrical syndicate to supply high class vaudeville through out .the season.' -"TheshowB -that -w ilk-eeme -to- -Ojp- ford under the terms of the contract carry anywhere from four to a dozen people and each organization will-re-maiu in Oxford one week, giving six performances with an entire change cf program ach night. This .does hot signify by any means that the popular picture rea- ture at the Orpheum is to be discon tinued. It means that the Orpheum? is enlarging its scope to meet the popular demand. Popular prices . will prevail throughout tne season and the circuit covered by the syndi cate includes Richmond, Petersburg, Norfolk, Raleigh, Durham and Greens boro with a pass out of the State through Charlotte, Columbia andt Augusta. GRANVILLE LADY WILL SAIL Madam Briggs Applies for Pasport to France. Madam Briggs, a native of France, with holdings in Nosth Granville, come to Oxford last week and appli ed at the postofnee for a pasport to France. As pasports are seldom asked for at the Oxford postofnee, the Govern ment has not thought to include the office in the supplies. The Madam was somewhat surpris ed that there were no blanks at hand. "Why, I have a lot th them, she said, addressing Assistant Post master Critcher, "and I will bring: them with me on my return to town. in a few days." The process .of securing a pasport is simple enough. You apply at the postofnee for a blank, but the Cusv torn House in the larger cities handle the bulk of the business, and arter givinf your name, age, nationality and destination, the blank is filled out and sent to William Jennings Bryan, Secretary of State, who in variably returns it signed and sealed- At this distance from Washington; it would be well to make applica tion for the pasport at least two weeks in advance. Madam Briggs has ample time, as she does not in tend to saii from New York before the middle of June, at which time, she calculates, the war in Europe will be over. SURL NEWS NOTES Wheat. Oats, and Clover Are ( Encouraging. (Correspondence of the Public Ledtrer) Wheat, oats and clover have come out considerably during the past ten days. Tobacco plants are plentiful and vigorous in this section- The leaves must hustle to get their growth by the tenth of May. We know of some trees that never fail to get their full foliage by the tenth. The people in this community are busy planting corn at this writing. Some of the boys have been fish ing with hook and lines in the creeks and branches, and while some were successful, others had the proverbial fisherman's luck. Mr. Leonard Vaughan, who lives just over the line in Granville coun ty, is fast becoming a good farmer. This writer went to Oxford on bus iness Monday and over to Henderson Tuesday, morning on a pleasure trip. This was his first trip to Henderson and he was surprised to find it such a hustling town. We learn that the little child! which was taken sick while on a visit to MT. and Mrs. Cobb on Rectory street, is recovering.
Oxford Public Ledger (Oxford, N.C.)
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April 24, 1915, edition 1
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