VOLUME AJVAix-
WASH WELCOME TO SOLDIERS
nrVDltmS PAY HOMAGE TO;
XHK GUAM VlIiitKi liliXO.
Had the Mustering Out Process Ben
Delayed Tayo Hours, Company E.
Would have not Been Mustered
. Out.
At eight o'clock Tuesday evening
the train from Durham, containing
Company E, Third Regiment North
Carolina National Guard, arrived at
the passenger station and lustly
shouts of welcome from the throats
of men, women and children who
had assembled to witness .the home
coming of the soldiers after an ab
sence of nime months were indicative
of the spirit of appreciation of the
services rendered by the men which
actuated the great throng of people
present. With flags flying and the
band playing, homage was paid to
the returning soldiers who spent sev
eral months protecting the Nation's
interest on the Mexican Border. The
spirit of patriotism and of welcome
was ioidellibly stamped in the faces
of the fifteen hundred people at the
station and the Court House.
Sieeclies and Songs.
Only a few minutes were consumed
in detraining and the march to the
court house. Owing to the lateness
of the hour and the fatigue of the
troops, the exercises of welcome were
cut short. Mayor Mitchell presided
ever the meeting and introduced
Hon. D. G. Brummitt who delivered
an address of welcome.
Mr. Brummitt did mot speak
over five minutes, but his speech was
the very quintessence of patriotism,
oratory and whole-souled welcome.
"One of the highest duties a man can
preform is that of being a soldier,"
onH hprp Mr. Brummitt commended
the men for following the red, white j
and blue. "You have become bet
ter citizens," he said, "because of
your service on the Mexican border."
Dr. Horsefield, Cel. H. G. Cooper
and Major Landis also made short
talks, and the speakeds were follow
ed with patriotic airs.
The Men Commended.
Major Landis read a telegram
which he received late in the after
noon from Adjutant General B. S.
Royster, at Raleigh, commending the
men for their splendid service. A
copy of the telegram follows:
"Please express to the officers and
members of your military organiza
tion my sincere personal and official
appreciation of the splendid service
rendered by them since their muster
ins: into the service of the Federal
government. Their conduct has j
been such as to reflect credit UDon
the state and the community from
which they came. My best wishes
will always abide with them.
"B. S. ROYSTER,
"Adjutant General."
After the welcome exercises at the j
Court House, the soldiers marched to ,
the armory to store the company's j
equipment. The company was in I
command of Captain Fuller
The Banquet
The dining room 01 xhe Exchange
Hotel never looked more inviting,
nor could a more tempting menu
been devised to please the soldiers,
lied, white, and blue electric lights
defined the archway leading to the
dining room; and the National col
ors in .bunting predominated every
where, and on the table were beauti
ful white caranations. Rev. S. K.
Philips asked the blessing, then fol
lowed the menu: First, grape fruit;
second, oysters; third, turkey, ham,
chicken salid, relishes, white bread,
biscuits, coffee; fourth, block' cream,
cake; fifth, Habanna cigars, cigar
ettes. There were forty-eight seated at the
'i'ble, and besides the soldiers and
tn? committee we noticed the mini
sters cf Oxford and Mr. J. Robt.
'Wood, vho was in command of the
Granville Cynja during the Spanish
AmrTican war.
While the soldiers were seated at
the table, Misses Mary Webb, Berte
Hutchings and other ladies who were
gathered in the parlors, rendered
ao-t delightful music. On the part
f the ladies, especially the Daugh
ters cf the Confederacy, the commun
ity spirit of patriotism manifected
itself very strong in making the en
tertainment a grand success.
(Continued On Page Five)
A DIRTY TRICK.
ue That Was Calculated to Dam
age Autos.
Some one this week dumped a
"ad of old tin cans, broken glass
and pieces of iron pols and sharp
Pointed castings in the Oxford Hen
pon road, at a point opposite the
Pfe of Mr. H. H. Eatman. Mr.
r,atman selected a few specimens
th rlhe dumP and brought them to
jne Public Ledger Office. The of
?eiug committed outside of Ox
m ?' l is a case for the high sher
lff to handle.
Landscape Gardening
For Home Grounds
TALK MADE BY MRS. It. G. LASSI
TER RECENTLY TO THE GAR
DEN AND FORESTRY DE
PARTMENT OF THE
WOMAN'S CLUB.
The most important step in the
transformation of a house into a
home is the judicious planting of
trees or in such a way as to combine
the house with the surrounding land
scape to make one seem a natural
part of the other. x
In reading of an architects home,
I found this:
The house seems to fraternize
with the trees as if it had settled
itself in the friendly spirit of not
Wishing to usurp the place of any-living-
thing.
Of another house I read this de
scription: The planting- and the border gar
dens joined to give a solid mass of
foliage out of which the house
grew.
This transformation or blending
of the house with the surroundings
is best accomplished by a planting
around the basement walls so as to
hide the ground line, and much of
the foundation stone work.
FOUNDATION PLANTINGS
I do not think there is. anything
more needed in Oxford at the pres
ent time than foundation plantings.
But no plantings should be made
without much study and forethought.
In selecting plants, first of all, the ar
chitecture of the house has to be con
sidered with its porch and border
space. Each style of house should
be treated differently, for the very
first principile of landscape garden
ing is PROPORTION and second,
that it should express CHARACTER.
Many types of plants are available
for this foundation planting. One
person would perhaps prefer plcrtnt
ing entirely of evergreens, while an
other would prefer blooming shrubs,
and a third would prefer a mixture
of both. I shall name some of the
most suitable.
EVERGREENS.
The first requirements of a Coni
ferous evergreen for foundation use
is that it shall not outgrow the sit
uation in Which it is placed. Prac
itcally all forms of the Chinese Ar
bor Vitae are both useful and beau
tiful. There are also many varities
of the American Arbor Vitae which
are exceptionally desirable for these
plantings. The Junipers and Ced
ars also furnish many varities well
adapted to this purpose and the Jap
anese Cypress are very largely
used. There are only two pines which
can be recommended, the Mugho or
Dwarf Mountain Pine and the Swiss
Mountain Pine. Both of these are low
dome shaped, plants which are indis
pensihle for large foundations in a
mixed planting. The Colorado Blue
Spruce is a beautiful evergreen but it
grows rather .tall I would advise vising
it with a group of dark evergreens on
the lawn rather than for foundation
planting. There is only one Spruce
dwarf enough to recommend and two
Yews; namely, the spreading English
Yew, and the Japanese Yew. Then
there are the broad leaved evergreens,
the Rhodendrons and Laurels, which do
well on the shady side of the house.
BLOOMING SHRUBS
Of the blooming shrubs none is more
effective or graceful than the Shired
Von Houtte though I have seen Hy
drangeas used with wonderful effect.
Other blooming shrubs suitable for this
planting are the Deutizias, Golden Bell,
the dwarf, Japanese Snow Ball and A
zelias. JAPANESE MAPLES
I also recommend the beautiful Jap
anese Maples. They are dwarf in habit
and their foliage of green, red and yel
low is indeed lovely.
TREES FOR THE LAWN.
Now when you have made a pleasing
setting for your house make a picture
of your lawn. Of course, first of all,
grass and trees are necessary to the
beauty of it. Not only should care be
given to the selection of your trees
but in the landscape arrangement of
them is of great importance. If a
windbreak or screen is needed, a group
of low branched Horn Beam, Beech,
Dogwood, Oaks and Pine would look
well . For boundary planting use
Beech; For a specimen tree on the
lawn or in boundary planting, I do not
know of anything more beautiful than
Schwedlier's purple leaved maple.
There are many other varities of map
les suitable for lawn planting among
them Scarlet, Sugar and Silver.
The Scarlet Oak produces a gorgeous
effect when planted in front of dark
evergreens, and by the way, it seems
that all these years we have had a
mistaken idea about the growth ofthe
oaks. The Black and Scarlet Oaks
grow 2 to 3 1-2 feet a year, really
faster than maples. However, it is
best to plant small trees as a little
tree 1 foot high will overtake one 5
feet high
Our ' native Sweet Gum is much rec
omended by landscape gardeners. Lin
dens make a beautful specimen tree,
and the Kentucky Coffee and the
Gr-o or the Maiden Hair trees are
especially desirable for lawn planting
al the foliage is not so dense as to
prevent grass from growing under
neath I know of no tree whose effect
fs more striking on the landscape, than
Sr&mbardy Poplar, but one has to
choose its locaiwn
the Catalpa Bungle is most attrac-
ing
tive
BLOOMING TREES
Where blooming- trees are desired
f firt of all recommend a group
let me nrsi oi v ,i sicted
Dogwood is ideal for planting among
shrubbery: Soulange's Magnolia is al-
( Continued On Page Three)
GRAYS TO STAY AT HOME
DEPARTMENT OF THE EAST OR
DERS INSPECTION.
Which Seems to Imply That the Ox
ford Company Will not be Called
Into the Federal Service Soon.
RALEIGH, March 30 Adjutanat
General Royster yesterday issued an
order providing for the annual in
spection of the various units of the
Third Infantry at their local armor
ies, after receiving a telegram from
the Department of the East approv
ing of the itinerary arrangement.
The inspection will begin in Ral
eigh April 2, and end at Ashboro
April 30.
SIGN OFT HE TIMES.
Providence and Stovall Want High
Schools.
The failure of the Stem commun
ity to vote the bonds for imuproving
the High Schools there - has raised
the hope in some of the other dis
tricts of the county. Providence
and Stovall both will send delaga
tion to Oxford Monday to make app
lication for the establishing of high
schools. Stovall has a building well
adopted for domitory purposes. The
uppper story of the Dickerson build
ing is divided into rooms and can
eaisly accomodate 30 student. The
people of Providence also claims that
they will make all the necessary ar
rangements' for taking care of board
ing students.
When men like Graham Daniel, J.
W. Davis and Willie Lee Currin of
Providence, and Dr. Taylor, D. A.
Burwell, and J. T. Spicer, of Stovall,
go down after anything somebody
else will have to wake up to beat
them.
One of the most remarkable
changes in attitude towards the val
ue of high schools has been in the
minds of the business men. Even
from the business standpoint they
are beginning to look upon such
schools as a most valuable invest
ment. This was clearly shown in
the recent election at Stem in the
fact that only one business man in
the place opposed it.
The best and cheapest way to edu
cate children is to build up good
schools at home.
THE CLOSING HOUR
Stores Establish Closing Hour for
the Summer.
Beginning Monday, April 2nd, the
under-signed Merchants of Oxford a
gree to close their stores at 6 p. m.
during the week and 10 p. m. on Sat
urdays. The same to continue dur
ing the summer months.
TAYLOR BROTHERS.
PERKINSON-GREEN CO:
THE LONG CO.
BREEDLOVE & McFARLAND.
L. THOMAS.
H. J. COUNCIL.
J. T. SIZEMORE.
PETE BULLOCK.
HUGHES-SMAW FURN. CO.
OXFORD HDW. CO.
HOWELL BROS.
R. S. MONTAGUE.
ACME HDW. CO.
J. ROBT. WOOD.
LANDIS & EASTON.
COHN & SON.
M. KAPLON.
UPCHURCH & CURRIN 6:30.
LYON-WINSTON CO.
HORNER BROS. CO. 6 TO ,6:30.
COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE.
The Treasurer Will Occupy Front
. Room in Court House
In order to be more accessible to
the people, Treasurer Robards will
this week be found in the front room
on the north side of the court house.
He will share the office with Mr.
T. Lanier. A sign, which is now be
ing painted and reads "Treasurer's
Office," will be placed above the
door.
Triangular Debate. -This
Friday night at eight o'clock
the Oxford High School will debate
the High School from the State Nor
mal. The question is: Resolved,
"That the Federal Government
Should own and Operate the Rail
roads," The Public is cordially in
vited. Messers. William Webb and Geo.
Hunt will debate the same question
at the same hour in Greensboro.
Supterintendent Phillips, of the Ox
ford Graded School, is with them.
Tuesday, April 3.
Dr. S. Rapport will be at Oxford
at the Exchange Hotel, Tuesday April
3rd. Let me supply you with spec
tacles or eyeglasses. The proper
glasses will prevent future trouble
and relieve the present strain of your
eyes march311t
Rules For Promotion
At the Graded School
SUPERINTENDENT PHILLIPS IS
SUES CIRCULARS TO PATRONS
OF OXFORD GRADED SCHOOL.
The following set of rules has been
sent to every parent who has a child
in the Oxford Graded School. The
purpose m sending out such a set of
7eZe t?.inform the public that a
makW POllcVvi11 be Psued in
making ourchools what they ought
oe. Without a plan no house
can be started right. Unless the phan
is followed the house will never be
finished. With this in mind please
remember that it is the purpose
of the present administration to star?
U U fnT b a Plan and to ee thai
it is followed. The patrons can help
much m making a success of the
schools by remembering that a com
munity is made up of many individ-
?aanand that no public institution
can be operated for one or two per-
sideSredThe gFeater Sd mUSt be con
All reasonable requests will be
considered but exceptions will not be
made.
Rules Covering Promotion.
To Patrons of Graded School-
1. Proper Grading is absolutely
essential for the sake of the Child
and the School.
Any PUP11 of any grade who
conditioned on one subject must pass
on that subject before entering the
next grade.
III. Any pupil who is conditioned
on two subjects must pass on both
subjects before entering the mext
grade.
IV. Any pupil who is conditioned
on more than two subjects must re
main in the same grade as before
V. Any pupil who is conditioned
on either term of any subject must
abide by the above rules.
VI. Examinations will be given at
the Graded School during the week
kpreceeding the fall opening, under
the direction of the Superintendent.
These regulations are published so
that the parents and children may
knbw -what to expect Justice, to all
and efficiency in the school room de
mand that you help to carry out
these rules. G. B. PHILLIPS.
STEM NEWS ITEMS.
(Correspondence Public Ledger)
A Strong Sermon.
Rev. H. G. Bryant preached at
Tally Ho last Sunday, a sermon of
great power and practicability, bared
hon the text, "Lord I would follow
thee, but," and showed clearly that
there was no excuse for refusing to
follow Christ. Rev. Bryant is doing
a good work in this charge and has
steadly grown in the confidence and
esteem of the people of this com
munity. In the regular church con
ference, Brother W. J. Royster was
relected Supt. of the Sunday School.
Lassiter-Watkins.
Of local interest here was tlfe mar
riage of Miss Aleta Lassiter and Mr.
J. B.'Watkins, both of Wake county,
which took place on the evening of
March 2 8th at the home of the
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J.
Lassiter near Raleigh. They arrived
in Stem Friday afternoon and stopp
ed over until Saturday, the guest of
Mrs. W, H. Whittaker, a relative of
the bride.
Personal Mentions. j
Mrs. W. T. Franklin, of Rouge
mont, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
W. E. Stem of Tally Ho.
Mr. J. W. Farabow, the popular
carrier on Stem Route 3, has joined
the "joy riders."
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Moore, of Bad
en, N. C. are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
H. F. Moore on Route 3.
Bank examiner H. L. Newbold,
visited the Bank of Stem, Friday and
complimented the institution on the
condition in which he found the bus
iness. Mr. H. G. Colman, of Lyon has
just completed an artesian well.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Currin, of Tar
River, Mr. Ajax Walters, of Stem and
Rev. H. G. Bryant were the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Daniel, of Tally
Ho, Sunday.
Mr. J. R. Oakley, of Oxford Route
6, is building four rooms to his
residence. ,tn
The Methodist parsonage which
has not been regularly occupied for
the past four years, is now under
going much needed repairs.
Mr. R. G. Taylor, has opened a
cafe in connection with his store near
the depot and will be prepared to
serve his patrons in this capicity in
the future.
Mr. W. R. Whitaker, who recently
purchased a new car is ready to ac
comodate the traveling public at all
times.
Successful Spring Opening.
Attention is called to the attractive
announcement of the Aaichore Store
on the fourth page of this paper.
An immense stock of the season's
best goods.
NUMBER 26
NAVY OFFERS INDUCEMENTS
SERVICE IS STILL SHORT THIR
TEEN THOUSAND MEN
Recruits Become Eligible for Exam
ination for Appointment to Anna
polis to Become Officers in the
Service..
""Washington, March 28. The Navy
is short 13,514 men of its present
authorized enlisted strength of 74,
500 and efforts to speed up recruit
ing are being, redoubled. This
month has seen the largest recruit
ing record with a net increase of 1,
974. Since Congress authorized the
74,500 total in September, 5,454 men
have been added to the Navy's per
sonnel. It was stated today that the
authorized strength is sufficient to
put the present ships Of the navy up
to their present war time comple
ments. To induce recruiting, Congress
provided that one hundred- enlisted
men a year should be selected by ex
amination for appointment to the
Naval Academy. An unusually high
type of men are enlisting, it is de
clared. The way to commissions in the
Marine Corps and the responsible
and well-paid positions as ; warrant
or petty officers is also being opened
as fully as possible to boys, who en
list. A recruit need serv only one
year in the navyx to be eligible to
examination for appointment to An
napolis, and every possible opportu-.
nity for study and instruction to
enable him to pass the examination
is furnished aboard the ships or at
the training stations.
DISTINGUISHED CAST.
In the Fall of a Nation at the Or
pheum April 9-10.
In booking the "Fall of a Nation"
at the Orpheum on Monday and
Tuesday, April 9th and 10th, the
management has been careful to se
lect an acting piece of great merit
as well as a lavishly staged spectacle.
There are four roles of capitol impor
tance, and they are entrusted to Au
thur Shirley, Lorraine Huling, Percy
Standing and Flora MacDonal.
Mr. Shirley, who playes the herioc
part of John Vassar, is a fine actor
or Austraaan antecedents and great
American success at the motion pic
ture colony of Los Angeles. Opposite
him in the equally important part of
Virginia Holland, the herione, is Miss
Lorriane Huling. Miss Huling is a
golden-haired beauty who made her
New York debut in "Prunella" un
der Winthrop Ames. Her subse
quently sueess in the screen in "The
Fall of a Nation" has caused a lively
scramble for her services on the part
of leading motion picture companies.
Percy Standing is a scion of the
wellknown theatrical family of Stan
dings. His sinsiter style lends it
self admirably to the dark plottings
of Karl von Waldorn, the enemy of
American liberties.
As for Miss Flora MacDonald, she
is undoubtedly the greatest emotion
al actress that the "silent drama"
has disclosed in many a day. Her
depictment of Angela Benda, the I
talian girl-mother and cavarly mes
senger of the Daughters -of Jael, was
praised to the skies by the New York,
Chicago and Los Angeles critics.
CAPT. STEM HERE.
Popular Citizen Looks Good and
Strong.
Capt. Thad G. Stem, mayor-elect of
Oxford, is a regimental officer. He
did not reach Oxford with the Gran
ville Grays, being detained cn official
duty in Raleigh. When he arrived
Wednesday he went direct home and
the best of us have seen very little
of him.
"The next time I go to war." said
Capt Stem, "I will take my family
wifh me, if it is this side of the At
lantic." War May Come.
That is a i timely suggestion of
Horner Brothers Company en the
second page of this paper. He who
in this day and time reminds the
farmers of the great scarcity of food
stuffs and meats is a public benefac
tor. The two pretty daughters of Mr.
Mac Bragg and the Misses Katie Lee
and Othelia Minor, of Tally Ho, were
in Oxford Thursday. Boys, you
ougght to see the . handsome hats
these young ladies bought.
4
See Dr. Rapport at the Exchange.
Hotel, Tuesjlay, April 3rd. The Dr.
takes a personal interest in each pair
of glasses he fits, and his 20 years
of experience in one line A of prac
tice is a factor. He can certainly
please you. Will be in Oxford Tues
day, April 3rd. march311t