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VOLUME XXXII
AVOID THE AWFUL DISGRACE
CIUMIN'AL PROSECUTION AWAITS
VIOLATORS.
Those Who Attempt to Prevent Reg
istration Under the War Army Bill
by Propaganda or Otherwise,
Ali kinds of rumors are afloat in
old Granville, and if there is any
truth in them, the jail will be over
crowded with prisoners in a very few
days.
It is whispered on the streets of
Oxford that there are a few men in
the county advising young men not
to register under the war army bill.
To discourage registration is a plain
violation of the law.
Attorney General Gregory has an
nounced that the government will
deal vigerously with such cases..
"Such action is a plain violation of
the law," said Mr. Gregory, "and the
department of justice is prepared to
prosecute promptly any person guilty
of such conduct. The officers and
agents of the department throughout
the country have been instructed to
watch carefully for infractions of this
law.
"In addition to the penal provis
ions contained in the act which
makes evasion a criminal offense,
section six of the federal penal code
makes it a criminal offense punish
able with not more than six (6)
years imprisonments for any two or
more persons to conspire together
to 'hinder, prevent or delay the ex
ecution of any law of the United
States.' "
It is also noised about that a num
ber of very eligible young men have
left the county within the past few
days in order to escape registration
June 5 for military service under
the selective hill and while county
officials expressed the opinion that
the reports are false they say that
any attempt to evade the duties im
posed upon all by the measure-will
insure certain punishment for the
alleged shirkers.
mi. W. H. JONES DEAD.
A Trominent Citizen- of Granville
County.
Mr. W. H. Jomes, a highly esteem
ed citizen, of Granville, died early
this Friday morning at Stem. His
remains will be laid to rest with Ma
sonic honors ni Betsy Green ceme
tery at five o'clock Saturday after
noon. Several prominent men from
Oxford will attend tne burial.
POSTOFFICE TAR RIVER ROBBED
Thief Enters Mr. G. N. Daniels' Store
and Takes Cash From Money
Drawers.
Robbers entered the postoffice at
Tar River Monday night and stole all
the money they could get their hands
on. The fact that they , did not
"blow" the safe tends to imply
that they were common sneak
thieves.
The office which was kept in Mr.
Daniel's store, was entered from the
back door. Between $15 and $20
in cash was taken from the cash
drawers of the store and postoffice.
There were no goods missing Tues
day morning and Mr. Daniel thought
that the only object of the robbers
was to get money. A consideable
sum of money was locked up in the
safe, but it seems that there had
been no attempt to enter it.
Mr. Daniel and Mr. Gordon track
ed the burglar from the store to
Tit ...
catkins station, but lost the track
at that place. Mr. Daniel said he
had on a shoe with rubber heels, and
was easily tracked owing to the fact
lat a little shower of rain fell late
in the night which had laid the dust.
He notified the policemen of Oxford
and other places and hopes to catch
the guilty party.
OX WAR FOOTING.
I)
nrliam Company Wins Col Minor's
Cash Prize.
ortiI11Pany M' Tnird Regiment,
Dm .arolina National Guard, the
fur n UnU' Was recruid to the
bear strenSth of 150 men shortly
the ? n Tuesday thereby winning
onelT-J PriZe f $25 offered by Col
or th Minor to the first company
stre 7 Keeiment to recruit to full war
ed af Several other men enlist-
reached
cue lull war strenerth was
Durhani
citizens will tender the
event a barbecue in honor of the
SEM - WEEJKLY - TOWN AND COUNTY OFFER BMtUANt OPPORTUOTirEES - ALL mum -mm-
OXFORD, NORTH
WHAT THE ALLIES EXPECT
Cooperation Given and Promised by
the United States.
London, May 29 An official state
ment was issued by the British gov
ernment yesterday summarizing the
co-operation given and promised by
the United States. Details are as fol
lows: Expected: 3,500 war earo
planes; 6,000 aviators.
Aid already given: 750,000
advance. United Statese destroy
er flotilla.
Ordered to France: One di
vision of 25,000 men. Nine reg
iments of engineers. A force of
marines. ,
Ordered to England: 10,000
doctors and hundreds of nurses,
including those Americans now
in France ,a total of 100,000
equal to five German divisions is
expected to be on or immediately
on the fighting front in the near
future.
Hundreds of engineers and
doctors and nurses already have
arrived.
WILL TAP NATIONAL HIGHWAY
Ten Percent of Cost of Granville
County Link Sent to Commission
(Henderson Daily Dispatch)
W. T. Watkins, who. has been in
terested with J. A. Kelly in raising
private subscriptions to the amount
of $1,800 for the county's half of
the necessary funds for the construc
tion in Granville county of a connec
ting link of the National Highway
between Williamsboro and Bullock,
Monday .sent to Raleigh a check for
$180, one-tenth of the total amount
required ,as a guarantee for the rais
ing of the half to be provided by citi
zens here.
The county commissioners last
week sent to the State Highway
Commission their check for $300 as
ten per cent of the county's dona
tion for the work that is to be done
on the Vance county side of the line,
this to be a guarantee that the re
mainder of the fund necessary for
the work would be forthcoming
when called for.
Mr. Watkins and Mr. Kelly have
raised $1,100 in subscriptions out
of a total of $1,800 required for the
link on the Granville county side to
Bullocks. It is estimated that $3,-
000 will be necessary to construct the
road over that part of the highway,
and the Federal government will
give the remainder of the money
needed. The citizens' half was rias
ed by private subscription because
Granville county would not appropri
ate for a road to divert traffic to Hen
derson, and because Vance county of
ficials thought they were not justi
fied in voting money to be spent out
side the county .
The. State Highway Commission is
to supervise the construction of the
road, whose maintenance after it has
been , built had to be guaranteed be
fore the Federal Government would
provide its half of the needed mon
ey. Work is to begin as soon as an
engineer can be spared by the High
way Commission to come here.
An effort is to be made to secure
subscriptions from Raleigh hotels to
the fund for completing -the link
from the county line to the town of
Bullock, and one or more local bus
iness men expected to go to Raleigh
Tuesday to lay the matter before
proprietors of those hostelries.
SOME GOOD FISH.
Jolly Good Fellows Enjoy a Night's
Outing. .
Dr. J. D. Harte and Messrs John
R. Hall and Frank Blalock, three of
our best local fishermen, spent Tues
day night on the banks at Gooch's
old mill. They were , successful in
landing with the nets more, than a
water bucket full of red fin perch
and cat fish, some of the perch being
as broad as a man's hand. They En
joyed a frugal supper on the banks of
the stream and retired for the night
and slept soundly until awaken by the
twittering of the birds at daylight.
Mr. Blalock was the cook, and they
say he is a good one. It was Rev.
J. D. Hearte's first outing with the
boys and they say he is a tip-top
camp-fire companion.
Car Load of Cans.
" Mrs. Capehart has succeeded in se
curing a-car load of No.. 3 cans which
are expected to arrive in , Oxford in
a week or ten days. N Full particulars
regarding the cans will appear in the
next issue of the Public Ledger.
CAROLINA, SATURDAY, JUNE
LOCAL RED CROSS CHAPTER
SOMETHING OF ITS
HISTORY.
EARLY
General Davis Delivers Address-
Two Hundred Names in Local
Chapter Interest Growing.
The organization of a Granville
county chapter of the Red Cross
Society received a tremendous impe
tus at a meeting held in the auditor
ium of the Oxford Graded School on
Tuesday night. The commitee on or
ganization was extremly fortunate in
having Major General Davis, U. S. A.
-.. A . A 4- 4- -J 1 at
i cm cu, jjxe&ciii. lu ten tne assem
blage about the work and purpose of
the society. General Davis was for
eight years chairman of the central
committee, or governing body, of the
society, in which position he was suc
ceeded two years ago, when he re
tired oh accout of his health, by ex
President Taft, and he is responsible,
probably more than any other living
man, for its present efficiency. His
outline of the history of the founda
tion of the society and his descrip
tion of its present work were listen
ed to with wrapped attention by the
large audience.
The society has developed from an
organization formed among the Ital
ian peasants to take care of the
wounded soldiers in the war between
Italy a$d Austria. La,ter an inter
national conference was held at Gen
eva, Switzerland, in 1864, at which
certain conventions were adopted. A
branch of the society was organized
in. the United States by Dr. Bel
lows, but this soon died out. It was
revived by Miss Clara Barton. In
1899 the American Society was re
organized and chartered by Con
gress. The President of the United
States is ex-officio president of the
society and thereare branches or
chapters all over the country.
The society does not confine itself
to caring for wounded soldiers, but
extends its help to all suffers in .times
of great disasters such as the San
Francisco earthquake or the recent
tornadoes.
rne committee on organizing a
local branch of the society has open
ed a recruiting station at the office
of the Granville Real Estate and
Trust Company, and every , one, men
and women alike, are urged to go
there and join in order that Gran
ville county may do her bit in helping
to relive the suffering of the world.
Members of Local Chapter
Inspired by the presence of "Old
Glory," enthusiasm runs high at the
local recruiting station on Main
street. Ladies, working in reliefs,
have much pleasure in enrolling
names. The following is a list of
those who up to the closing hour
Thursday handed in their names
with a dollar, thereby becoming a
I member of the Granville County
Chapter:
B. S. RbYSTER,
MISS ALIiEN, i
MISS DUVALL,
MISS STAKBURY,
MRS. N. II. CANNADY,
MRS. A. H. POWELL,
, MRS. C. A. UPCHURCH,
MRS. CAXDACE R. E. BROWN,
MRS. G. A. COGGESHALL,
MRS. R C. M. CALVERT,
3IRS. II G COOPER, .
MRS. LOUIS THORPE,'
MISS BE3IIS,
R. C. M. CALVERT,
A. II. POWELL,
JUDGE A. W. GRAHAM,
I). A. COBLE, -
E. B. HOWARD,
WILLIAM DAILY",
DR. -BT. C. DANIEL,
WILLIAM LAND1S, f
Wr. T. YANCEY,
B. K. LASSITER,
SAM M. WATKINS,
J. F. VEASEY,
J. ROBT. WOOD,
DR. T. L. BOOTH, j
MRS.T. L. BOOTH,
P. B. HAYS,
FRANK F". LYON,
L. E. MITCHELL, - - .; ,
MRS. B. K., LASSITER,
DR. G. S. WATKINS,
A. W. GRAHAM, JR.,
THAD G. STEM, V
F. R. LONG, (Baltimore, Md.)
PROF. F. P. HOBGOOD,
CARROL DICKERS ON,
' MRS.' C. D. RAY,
ROY. H. ROYSTER,
M. C. ROBARDS,
C. B STRICKLAND,
W. Z. MITCHELL,
THOMAS C. ROGERS,
JOHN R. HALL,
R. B. HINES,
31. P. CHAMBLEE,
L. HUNTER,
J. E. HOWELL,
31 ItS. D. KERR TAYLOR,
SAMUEL WEBB, - ......
. C. H. TIMBERLAKE, '
E. E. FULLER,
GUY B. PHILLIPS,
(Continued On Page Eight)
2ND, 1917
GERMAN'S DENY CLAIM.
Charactreize Premier's Speech
as
"Only Empty Words."
Amsterdam, May 31. The speech
of Premier Lloyd George, last week
in which he said German submarines
were being combatted successfully
and that England could not be starv
ed by the submarine campaign, is
characterized as "only empty words"
in lu a simie-official German reply.
"Facte are lacking;' says the
reply, ."because our navy, has
found little trace of the new
methods whereby, f according to
the views of the enemy, the sub
marine danger can be met. Hith
erto all enemy experts have
agreed that with the present
means they are powerless
against the serious dangers oc
casioned by submarines. Change
in technical methods cannot be
achieved in a fortnight. We
calmly await Lloyd George's pre
diction as to the future."
A BUSY BANKER.
Mr. W. T. Yancey Rises
With the
Chickens.
The Public Ledger has the oppor
tunity of viewing one of Oxford's
best and busiest men at close range.
We refer to Mr. W. T. Yancey, cash -
ier of the National Bank of Granville.
He lives on Spring street and his
garden extends fcack to Littlejohn
street- and from our office window
we see him at work in Xhe garden
morning, noon and night. There
must be at least a half acre devoted
to all manner of truck and it is one
of the most productive and prettiest
garden spots in Oxford. Mr. Yancey
uses the man push plow to work up
an appetite for breakfast, and as soon
as the bank closes he rushes back
home and enters upon his task with
a broad smile. He. really enjoys the
sport and all nature seems to rejoice
with him
NO TIME FOR SOLDIERING
What a Straw Vote in New York
Revealed.
Taking of ,a war census of New
York city's 100,000 employes has
brought forth many odd explanations
as to why exemption from military
duty is claimed. The reasons given
range from "I lack time" to "I'm
going to be married in June."
Other explanations were:
"I have responsibilities and do not
believe in war or militarism."
"Firm belief all war is wrong."
"Self-supporting."
"I am a friend could do humani
tarian work."
"Below required height."
"Married."
"Married and wear glasses."
STRAN'GE ANIMAL IN TOWN.
Friends in Oklahoma Sends Mr. Oak
ley Handsome Pet.
Perhaps the only full-blooded
coyote in the State belongs to Mr.
Dorsey Oakley, mail carrier on Route
1. The animal is the gift of friends
in Oklahoma and it is a fine speci
man. It is only a few months old
and is as playful asa kitten. The
coyote is a specimen of the North
American wolf and is very intelligent
when trained. Very swift and poss
essing a keen smell, the coyote is the
best of hunting animals; Not hav
ing time to train the animal Mr.
Oakley has decided to sell him. See
announcement elsewhere in this pap-
er.
HANDSOME CARS.
The Graceful Outlines of The Stude
baker.
Engineering ability has succeeded
in producing in the Studebaker car
those exquisit lines that catch and
hold the eye. The tremendous pur
chasing power of the Studebaker
Company has made all thing possible,
and today their car is unmatched dol
lar for dollar, by any other car on the
market. The demonstration of this
car by the Blalock Motor Company
is attracting widespread" interest
among prospective buyers of the bet
ter type of cars.
Telephone Employes Entertain.
More than a dozen employes of the
Home Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, gathered in Manager W. D. Riv
es office last Monday night and en
joyed speechmaking and refresh
ments. General Manager Topleman
was present and praised the local
force for their efficiency.
NUMBER 44
THE HOT CONGRESSIONAL RACE
BROOKS IS CANDIDATE FOR THE
UNITED STATES SENATE.
A Bit of Political Gossip Dished out
by the Washington Correspondent
of the Greensboro Daily News.
When a politician wants to get into
the lime light hevslides off to Wash
ington and hands the correspondent
of the "down home paper" a big
black cigar and, the trick is done. Mr.
A. L. Brooks, the silver tongued ora
tor of Greensboro was in Washing
ton this week and handed out some
interesting dope to the correspondent
of the Greensboro Daily News. For
some reason, not plain to the Pub
lic Ledger, the name of one of the
strongest men in the ' district
is omitted from the list of
congressional candidates, but the
main object of the interview, as we
understand it, is to let the people
"down home" know that Mr. A. L.
Brooks will probably' be a candidate
for the United States Senate.
The Washington correspondent of
the Greensboro Daily News says :
"Mr. A. L. Brooks, of Greensboro,
president of the State Bar Associa-
1 tion, told the Daily News CorresD
on-
dent that he is not a candidate for
Congress. "I am not a candidate,"
said Mr. Brooks, and would not be
come one unless a situation should
arise where it would be necessary
for me to accept the nomination in
the interest of the party. Such a
situation cannot arise with our pri
mary law where the candidate is
nominated by the people instaed of
by a convetion. I very probably
will be a candidate for the United
States senate, but I shall not enter
the congressional race in the fifth
district.". r
"Mr. Brooks thinks there will be
plenty of candidates to succeed Major
Stedman" without him. There is a
likelyhood of Alf Scales of Greens
boro being in the race; Winston-Salem
may furnish a candidate in form
er State Chairman Eller; Victor Bry
ant of Durham is said to be slipping
his toe into the water to test the tem
perature; Porter Graves of Mount
Airy his friends say, is already an
active candidate while General Roy
ster of Oxford is said to be in some
what of a receptive mood and last
but not least Col. W. H. Osborn's
friends are. urging him to run as the
Greensboro business men's candi
date. Col. Osborn has not-said what
hewill do, and probably will not for
some time to come."
BUY A BOND.
There Are Only Two Ways to Raise
The Money.
You will not take an active part in
the fighting of this war if you are an
average American citizen.
Only one-tenth of the population
will register for military service on
June 5, and only one out of twenty
of those who register will be called
to the colors in September.
But your services are needed to
win the war, and you are in a posi
tion to render that service.
You can buy a Liberty bond and
help finance the war.
. Those bonds must be bought. The
war eannot be fought without money,
enormous sums of it.
If you hesitate to buy your share
of the bonds the Government will
have to raise the money in other
ways.
There are only two ways to raise
the money by selling bonds and by
increasing the load of taxation. The
first is a form of voluntary service;
the second is a form of conscription.
Money taken from you by taxa
tion will never return to you. The
money you invest in bonds will sure
ly, come back to you, and wiU pay
you an annual profit during its ab
sence. If you are a good patriot if you
are even a good business man you
will buy some bonds.
Services at Bullock.
, We are glad to note that Rev. Geo.
T.- Tunstair will preach his first ser
mon at Bullock Baptist church, this
Sunday, June 3rd. We are very sor
ry" to loose our dear beloved pastor
Dr. Marsh, but feel very fortunate in
having such an able young man as
Rev. Tunstall to take his place. Ev
erybody is invited to come, services
at 11 o'clock. W.
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