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VOLUME XXXII
OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28TH, 1917
NUMBER 25
WE1SKLY
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THE COUNTY COMMENCEMENT
EIGHTEEN HUNDRED SCHOOL
CHILDREN IN LINE LAST
FRIDAY.
It was Surely the Greatest Show on
Earth For Those Who Have an A-
biding Faith and Heart-Inteirest
in Old Granville.
The County Commencement is the
greatest day in all the year; it furn
ishes a spectacle; it yields inspira
tion; it affords us knoyledge of the
wealth, the power, the resources, of
the comity in such vastness that we
are not able to comprehend it to the
full.
You remember the conditions of
the roads, the dark clouds, and
yet there were eighteen hundred
children in line here last Friday. It
was a most delightful suprise to see
them turn out in such large num
bers. Back yonder in the school
houses of the county they had been
instructed and drilled, and their vis
it to Oxford was primarily to give
public expression of the hearts
and minds of the on-coming genera
tion. All of this vast store house of en
ergy is sure to find a vent at no dis
tant day and shatter every species of
old fogysim. All of those who had
to do i'n bringing this about has the
everlasting gratitued of the public.
The handiwork of the children on
exhibition here was a reverlation to
those who were not aware of what
was taking place in the schools of
the county. It was not the same
work that was exhibited here last
year or the year before, but it was
superior work, as applied to detail,
originality and skill.
The Public Ledger could, if in
clined, pick out certain schools and
certain children that excelled other
Fchools and other children, but such
criticism and personality should not
be indulged. Taken as a whole, it
is for us to know that the education
al ;nterests of the county are in ca
pable hands.
The Public Ledger thanks Miss
T-ry Shotwell, Rural Supervisor of
Spools, for the following report:
(Continued On Page Four)
A PATRIOTIC DUTY.
Vai-ning Sent Out By Secretary of
Agriculture.
Washington, March 24. A strte
ivent urging that as a patriotic duty
ci'v residents transform their yards
Vi."? gardens and farmers so diver
sify their crops as to make each sec
rn self sustaining, was issued to-
:st by Carl Vrooman, Assistant
FS" "votary of Agriculture.
Te great need i'n war time, Mr.
Vr riion said, would be a surplus of
vheat with which the nation could
fivd its allies. He also declared the
rtre of soy beans and cow peas
Ti1d be increased to augment the
ources for protien which in time
mergence could take the place of
t for human consumption. Two or
r1 v-e crops of some sort should be
: 'M dur.'ng the coming summer, he
TT'""i. on every vacant square foot In
tho cities.
"Tf national policy decrees that
Ml should be a big increase in our
' "r"-e and yields per acre of food
the statement says, "then the
nation, as a whole, and not for the
f ,T" ier alone, should anM must as
u the major part of the risk in-
"Tn view of the apparent world
wide wheat shortage and present and
lective high prices, in those
of the country where spring
'"'at at normal prices is as profi
'"b'e or almost as profitable as oats,
f'-rners would do well to seed a part
' ""1.st of thier normal oats avreag
" to spring wheat."
HOOSEVELT WANTS TO FIGHT.
'1 like to hear Dixie Played A
gainst Hindenburg. .
Lionel Theodore Roosevelt, in an
ross at Jacksonville, Florido, Sat
"v, said he would have a division
nf American soldier in the trenches
7j 'yance within four or five months
'1 riven premission by the govern-
"nt.
The statement was made just after
bsmd had played "Dixie" and Col-
Roosevelt had reamrked:
, "I would like to hear that tune
T, against Von Hindenburg's in
i'ce."
He said the United States should
7 tne war to Germany and plead
er universal militry training.
ARMY SUPPLIES READY.
Everything is in Readiness for Sup-
l es to Move in Short Time,
vashington, March 26. Supplies
sim-cient to equip an army of half
I J10n men were arranged for in
k Cts drafted last week at a meet
z between war department heads
a-a council of national defence. The
foment war is declared these con
qr, I wiU be awarded and within
n Hour's time deliveries will he un
f1er way.
THE GRANVILLE GRAYS.
Expected to Reach Oxford This
Tuesday Afternoon.
A phone message to Mayor Mitch
ell was received here late Monday
evening advising him that the Gran
ville Grays would reach Oxford via
the Southern Railway this Tuesday
afternoon. Upon the receipt of the
message Mayor Mitchell advised Mr.
Smith to get everything in readiness
at the Exchange Hotel for the ban
quet this Tuesday night.
. At this hour Mayor Mitchell is
not informed as to the hour of the
arrival of the soldiers. "I know
they will want something to eat as
soon as they arrive," said Mayor
Mitchell, "and we will be ready for
them."
HOSPITAL SUPPLIES
Oxford Women Will Aid Good
Cause.
While the patriotic men of the
United States are offering their ser
vices to their country in case of war,
the women are not behind; but are
busying themselves in making Hos
pital supplies which will be stored
and ready for use by the Red Cross
when the need comes.
The Health Department of the Ox
ford Womans Club is making plans
to help in this good cause.
In the next issue of this paper,
a date will be named for all interest
ed in this question to meet and dis
cuss the situation.
ATHLETIC FEATURES.
Reviewed by Prof. Guy II. Phillips,
Superintendant of Oxford
Graded School.
Friday morning at eleven thirty
the various contests of the athletes
of Granville county began on the
Basket-Bali courts of the graded
school. Four games were played in
quick succession. The High Schools
of the county represented by the
teams from Creedmoor and Oxford
played the boys game in the close
score of 14 to 11. The game was in
doubt until the end for each team
was playing the game to win. At
several times Creedmoor was in . the
lead.
The High schools girls from Ox-'
ford and Knap of Reeds were play
ing at the same time for honors.
In this game Oxford was in the lead
all the time and the game ended 18
to 4. Each of these games counted
five points on the cup.
The three teacher Schools were
represented by Wilton and Stovall.
The boys and girls from these schools
played. Wilton won both games.
The boys score was 11 to 10. The
Girls score was 4 to 1.
Following these games the high
jump was held. Seven schools en
tered' contestants for this. Oxford,
Enon, Howard, Creedmoor, Stem,
Knap of Reeds and Tar River. .-- Bal
lon, of Oxford, wen at five feet and
one inch. This counted two points.
In the afternoon the contests were
transferred to the Horner field. The
first event was the hundred yard
dash. Seven contestants were in
this. Fowler, from Knap of Reeds,
won. This counted two points.
The girl's relay race of twenty
five yards and return was the next
event. Oxford won by a large mar
gin. This counted two points. The
winners were, Ballou, B. Smith, Lan
dis and Cannady.
The boy's mile relay was won by
Oxford. Three schools entered for
this event which counted four points.
The winners were Ballou, Webb,
Walters and Daniel.
Four entered the 220 yard dash.
This was one of the best races of
the afternoon. Walters, of Oxford,
won by about ten yards and was
pointed out as the best runner on the
field. Two more points were added
for this.
The amusing .event was saved for
the last. It was the egg race of the
girls. It was a race with an egg ir
a spoon for a distance of twenty
five yards and return. With the
high cost of eggs prevailing it seemed
wise to use candy eggs. The girls
had the right to pick up the egg" and
continue. Knap of Reeds won this
event. Miss Romba Roberts was the
winner. She was the only one to
make the trip without dropping the
egg. This counted two.
The base-ball game which was
scheduled" between Oxford and Knap
of Reeds was not played on account
of the weather. The ten points of
the contest were divided between the
schools. , ,
The girl's tennis game between
Oxford and Stem and the boys be
tween Oxford and Enotn were called
off also and the points divided. Each
game counted three points.
Of the total of forty points Oxford
won twenty-eight.
The contest as a whole was a sue
des ard was carried through without
a single dispute so far as can be
found out up to the present time.
The judges for the races were, L..
C Hand and F. M. Pinnix. Rev. S.K.
Phillips started all the races. The
stars of the day were Ballou and
Walters, of Oxford. Fowled of Knap
HEAD OF MEREDITH COLLEGE
WILL SPEAK AT GRADED SCHOOL
AUDITORIUM THURSDAY
NIGHT.
Dr. Charles E. Brewer, President of
Merideth College, and General B.
S. Royster and Other Notables on
the Program.
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Not only do the membres of the
Junior Order American Mechanics
look forward with pleasure to the
district meeting to be held in Oxford,
beginning Thursday and lasting
DR. CHARLES E. BREWER
through- Friday, but the citizens in
general are interestd in the visit of
Dr. Charles E. Brewer and other men
of prominence. The program at the
Graded School Auditorium Thursday
night, at which time Dr. Brewer and
other splendid, speakers will deliver
juniors extenu a, coruiai invitation tu
the general public to hear Dr. Brewer
and the other speakers on this oc
casion. The vistors and 'delagates to the
district meeting will be given an au
tomobile ride over the fine streets of
Oxford Friday morning.
REGULARS MAY GO TO FRANCE
NATIONAL GUARD WDLL BE EX
PECTED TO POLICE THE
NATION AND PATROL
ITS BORDERS.
War Department Awaits Word From
President Wilson to Summon All
Militia to Colors for War Duty in
This Country.
Washington, March.. 26 Officials
of the War Department have made
plans for calling out the entire Na
tional Guard of the. United States,
and now are waiting the word of
President Wilson to summon the
State troops to the colors.
Waiting on Congress.
' The President, on his part, has de
cided, it is stated, to call out the
guard, but is undecided whether to
do 4t immediately or to wait until
Congress has pronounced this coun
try at war with Germany. The
chances favor his waiting until Con
gress has acted.
To Guard Government Property
It was indicated in official quarters
that the Guard would be required to
perform one of two services, and
possibly both. It will be expected
first of all, to preform police duty
in guarding all government property,
all plants or shipyards engaged in
work for the government, or for the
allies, all transportation facilities
which might be exposed to attack and
to quell any local disturbances.
Regulars to France.
In the next place, the guard may
again be sent to the border to re
lieve the regular forces for possible
service in Frnace. The War College
has prepared -plans for the dispatch
of an army to Europe, but it has not
determined by the President
whether such an expeditionary force
as me coutry is able to furnish should
be sent abroad.
Big Loan. Contemplated.
Suggestion before President Wil
son including the possibility of float
ing a loan for $5,000,000 for the en
tente. - r
Corsetiere Demonstration
The Long Company announces on
the back page of this paper that Miss
Gertrude King, representing the Gos
sard corset will be here Friday and
Saturday to demonstarte and fit.
of Reeds was winner of the dash out
but did not win any thing else.
The fact that the season has been
so bad thus far made the training
of the boys and girls hard. Consid
ering that the contests -eregood
COL. OSBORNE HERE.
Spends Quiet Day at the Exchange
Hotel.
Col. W. H. Osborne, Commission
er of Internal Revenue, spent Satur
day quietly in Oxford. The Osborne
home having been broken up recently
by the death of Mrs. Caleb Osborn,
the colonel went directly to the Ex
change Hotle, and the genial Lonnie
got busy and killed the fatted calf
in honor the big son of old Granville.
The hard seige of work during the
recent months has made slight in
roads on Col. Osborn's health and he
came to the State to get a breath of
fresh air. There was absolutely no
political significance in his visit, but
nevertheless many friends assured
him that they hoped he would con
sent to serve another term as
Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
this is the face of the fact that he has
saved to the Nation during his ad
ministration more than eight million
dollars that in former administra
tions went to enrich thieves and ene
mies of the Government.
:
FIVE BILLION DOLLARS.
It Will Take Sixteen Years to Count
It.
If any one wishes to form, the cor
rect idea of a million dollars, as ap
plied to cut and polished stone, let
him go to Richmond and look at the
City Hall, which cost an even $1,
000,000 to build. V
Now that this government contem
plates loaning the Entente allies $5,
000,000,000 we hastened to ask Col.
Henry G. Cooper, president of the
National Bank of Granville, if he
could conceive in his mind1 the size
of this pile of money if converted in
to gold dollars.
"It means this," said Col. Cooper,
"if you drop one dolfar into a hopper
every second of the hour, counting
twenty-four hours to the day and sev
en day to the week, at the end of the
sixteenth year you would have han
dled only about $4,969,969,000."
It would be interesting to know
how much this bulk or gold would
weigh and how many express cars it
would require to transport it ' across
THE MILITARY HIGHWAY.
Colonel Cameron Seeks to Have It
Pass Through Oxford..
(Durham Herald.)
Following the receipt of a written
request from Colonel Beneham Cam
eron, of Stageville, chairman of the
state highway commission and a good
roads enthusiastic, the Chamber of
Commerce directors Friday night a
greed to send delegates to Greensbo
ro Saturday, March 30, to urge upon
the government officials that Durham
be selected as one of the points, on
the proposed Bankhead highway for
nationol defence.
It has been suggested that the na
tional highway extending from Wash
ington to Atlanta and New Orleans,
via Lynchburg, Danville, Greensboro
Charlotte and other points might be
selected for the route of the military
organizations and the transportation
of supplies in the event of war, while
Colonel Cameron and other people in
this section are hopeful that govern
ment officials will select for the pro
posed route the national highway
from Washington to Atlanta and New
Orleans which passes throug Alex
andr, , Fredericksburg, Richmond,
Petersburg, Clarksville, Oxford and
Durham.
A Big Job
When Major Will Landis is feel
ing good he can match stories with
the best of them.
One afternoon when I was a boy,
said Major Landis, an esteemed citi
zen was rambling along the street
when he saw my father's drayman
trying to get a large packing box
through the doorway. Having a
beautiful heart the esteemed citizen
paused to give the drayman a help
ing hand.
"We can't budge her," finally re
marker the drayman from within the
door after five minutes; of the hard
est kind of work. "Biggest job that
I have tackled in many a long day."
"She does seem a bit too much for
us," admitted the esteemed citizen
from without the door. "I am afraid
we will never be able to get her into
the house."
"Get her in the house!" exclaimed
the drayman, as a great truth sud
denly dawned upon him, Why, boss
man, I was trying to get her out."
Health Conditions
The Health Department of. the
Woman's Club will hold an import
ant meeting at the Oxford Library
on Wednesday afternoon, March 28,
at three o.clock. Dr. Hays will speak
on a subject of vital interest, and it
is hoped that the entire club will be
present, and also the women inter
ested in health conditions.
MRS. C. EMMETT BROWN, Chm.
Mrs. E. E. Andrews, of Plymounth,
Va., is visitng her sisters, Misses
Mattie and Annie Wilson on BroacL
street.
WILHELH'S U. S. PROPERTY
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OWNS TEN MILLION DOLLARS
WORTH OF UNITED STATES
STOCKS.
The Kaiser is One of the Greatest
of American Property Owners
the Kaiserine Herself Holds Half
a Million in American Securities.
Washington, March 26. Ten mil
lion dollars worth of United States
stocks and bonds are owned by the
kaiser and members of his family
and may be confiscated by the United
States government in case of war.
Fact made public today indicate
Wilhelm's concern over reafirmation
of treaties guaranteeing Germans'
personal property against seizure
may have been caused by personal
rather than national reasons.
The kaiser is one of the greatest
of American property holders. He
had a fancy for railway securities.
When the war began he is said to
have possessed $4,000,000 in stocks
and bonds of the Sante Fe, Union
and Southern Pacific and other Wes
tern lines.
These shares were held in the
name of dummies or German brok
erage houses in New York.
The Kaiserine herself holds half a
million in American securities.
Prince Henry while in this country
is said to have made investments for
himself totaling several millions.
There is evidence that agents of
,the Kaiser have made stock market
clean-ups on strength or advance in
formation from Berlin.
The Kaiser is said to have large
land holding in America much more
valuable now than when bought 20
years ago.
He is a part owner in the North
German Llowd and Hamburg-American
lines, which have $20,000,000 in
ships tied up in American ports. With
out these ships, re-establishment of
German commerce after the war
would be hampered.
The Kaiser is the majority owner
of a silk mill in Patterson, N. J.
As a stockholder in a Chicago,
packing company, the kaiser is re
puted to have piled up "wealth" at' the
expense of allies and the American
public.
It is rumored that the Federal gov
ernment is investigating the extent of
Wilhelm's holding, with the idea that
of the government should not confis
cate property of indicidual German
citizens, exception should be made in
the kaiser's case, on the ground that
his autocratic relations to the gov
ernment make his holdings, in effect,
the property of the German states.
This property if confiscated, would
be converted into the United States
federal treasury.
FINE PROGRAM AT ORPHEUM.
All-Star Photoplays Throughout the
Week.
The patrons of the Orpheum will
see Mabel Taliaferro at the Orpheum
this Tuesday night in the Metro pho
toplay "Her Great Price."
Wednesday night "Beatrice Fair
fax," series of pictures dramas with
Grace Darling and Harry Fox.
Thursday night, "The Heart of the
Hills," Edison's feature play with
Mable Trunnelle and Conway Tearle.
Friday night, "Gloria's Romance,"
"Hearst-Pathe News" and other star
features.
Saturday night, "The Girl From
Frisco," "Hearst-Pathe News," and
reels of high-class comedy.
EASTER PREPAREDNESS.
The Announcemnt of Perkinson
Green Company.
On the fifth page of this paper Per-kinson-Green
Company announce
many articles for the season's wear.
They are especially prepared for the
Eastertide.
Ten Dollars Fine
The Raleigh News & Observer says:
"Chickens of Raleigh domestic
of course will not be permitted to
interfere with gardens of citizens in
this city who may wish to lower the
high cost of living by raising onions,
notatoes. cabbaees. snap beans, tur
nips, tomatoes and other vegatables
this spring. The city commission
ers yesterday adopted an ordinance
making it unlawful for any person or
firm to allow chickens to run at
large upon the streets, sidewalks,
public parks or property of other in
dividuals. Violation of this ordi
nance callls for a penalty -of $10.00."
Mr. James J. Walters, the splen
did son of Mr. Connie Walters who
has been identified with the local
freight department of the Southern
Railway for some time, left Sunday
for Chester, S. C, to accept the posi
tion of cashier of the Seaboard at
that place.
Miss Bettie Mae Cheatham is at
home, on Route 3, from Peace Insti
tute for the spring holidays and has
as her guests her school mates Misses
Lucile and Glayds Stallings, of Birm
ingham, Ala.
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