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liF-, ; - , . - iif.'i'i "111-"" V OXFORD PUBLIC LEDGER FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1020 W -" 1 1 fll ' ' , Mill ! ' f ' ft . salt a, I iff ill i I? ff $ 'i f "j li1 1 in. if' -.I iin t ', u. r 1 Vi ! M 1 I v. ' -. i r I.Vfr 1. t h ' f V i it i 1 1 P. ? I f 2 "ft f t t ( i f f1 f i ' J 1'i r; I i - . IT (if 1 l hi i i It l - r r 4 IV 11 Pn lei ) I' H i i if a its 6 E PACE 4 THE PUBLIC LEDGER AND OXFORDBANR PUBLISHED SE3A-WEEKLY DAN A. COBLE Editor and Manager C. EDWARDS COBLE Advertising Manager SUBSCRIPTIONS One Year -JJ Six Months Three Months ow Correspondence on all matters of in terestnews items notes or sugges tions for better methods of f rm or in dustrial developments, improvement of roads, schools, etcis earnestly so licited. NON-DELIVERY OF PUBLIC LEDGER Please notify us of failure to get the Public Ledger at any time. We use the greatest caution possible in mail ing out and wish to know of failures in delivery. OBITUARY NOTICES - Brief news items of deaths, immed iately after decease, of twenty to thirty words without cost. Life Life sketches (obituaries) at rate of l-2c per word. To get prompt atten tion count the words in copy and send cash, stamps or check with the copy. Entered at the Post Office at Oxford, North Carolina, as second-class mat ter FATE'S LITTLE GAME Labor trouble is delaying the manufacture and delivery of struc tural steel; which is delaying build ing operations; which is keeping up rents; which has its effect in divers other directions in the matter cf boosting prices; which completes! one of about 10,000 vicious circles; which Fate is throwing at his cute little ring board. ' I ARMS AXD THE MEX The fact that the plan for univer sal military training is apparently dead is no indication that statesmen or the people at large are opposed to preparedness. It is simply an ex pressed opinion that no measure can be wholly satisfactory until the! world has come to a decision as to the necessity for preparedness; and that there is no present indication that the plan suggested would meet the needs of any even remotely conjectured contingency. REAL MINCE PIE The federal authorities have de cided that mince pie is not a bever age and therefore may have more than one-half of 1 per cent. We nominate the author of this decision to a place in the Kail Gf Fame as a man or rare and distin guished courage. Of course, it is obvious that mince pie is not a beverage. But then it is only a brave man in public office who would dare say so. If Congress had had to vote on the question whether or not mince pie containing alcohol was an intox icating liquor does any one doubt what it would have voted by two thirds majority if necessary that it was a drink? ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE Thomas A. Edison, who said on his seventy-third birthday that it was possible that Marconi is correct when he says that wireless electric messages can be sent as far as mars, did not make an astounding admis sion. No man cf science at the present time is so rash as to deny the pos sibility cf anything. He may re gard this, that or the other as im probable, but so many wonderful things have been done that he keeps an open mind. As an instance of the once unbe lievable, Mr. Edison has cited the audion invented by Lee de Forest, which is so delicate and responsive that when a fly walks over the trans mitter the sound is magnified to such an extent that it would shatter the eardrums of a person listening at the receiver. Now, suggests the electrical wizard, if the men of the earth can do such a thing what can not the men of mars do, who are said to be as far superior to us as we are to the chimpanzee? BROTHERS ALL! With the exception of the Irish question, the subjects discussed by King George in his address at the opening of the British Parliament might have been discussed by the President of the United States in an annual message to Congress. . He urges the adjustment of coal mining controversies on an enduring basis, the regulation of the liquor traffic and measures stimulating the production of foodstuffs. These are the common problems of all nations at the present time. France and Russia and Germany and Italy are struggling with them just as the United States is seeking a way out. They relate to the great '"fundamental struggle for existence in which all living creatures are en gaged. They are not affected . by the shape of the head of by the lan guage spoken or by the kind of po- litical institutions which organized society has set up. If while we are considering them we can. remember that men of oth er climes and other languages are also thinking of the same thnigs we may get a better appreciation of the solidarity of the human race and a deeper sympathy with the common problems of all nations, and thus lay the f oundations on which alone a successful League of Nations can rest Jpiter Pluvius isn't to be sneezed at as a street cleaner. "The influenza germ continues to put in a twenty-four hour working day. A Tar Heel soldier comes forth to deny- that he is dead. This is one statement which never needs corroboration. ""Demsey has learned that if he gets $500,000 for fighting Carpen tier he will have to pay $304,350 to the government as income tax. We are so close to' the University of North Carolina that most of us don't know just how big and im portant it Is: But i- tis never too late to learn. ; r' : Many professionel men would be hopeless failures as artisans, re marked the Prof essor of Unconsid ered trifles. The President, for in stance, ranks high as a statesman, but cannot be considered a success as a cabinet maker A dispatch from a northern" state i says that the presbytery has decid-J ed to raise the salaries of . all its j ministers. This action was taken after it was laerned that a number of the ministers were about toj leave the pulpit for other nlds of j 7 labor. The text for next Sunday probably will be "The laborer is: worthy of his hire." I D. A. R. Elects Regent. Miss M.ry- Hilliard Hinton, of Ral eigh, was elected regent of the Dauga- ters of the Revolution at a state meet- ius ueiu at iue woman a wau, - which the organization made plans for the year's work and adopted an Armenian orphan. Hotels Forced to Close. TrontaDle as is the notel Dusmess, two North Carolina hostelries wH! go j . , . I out of business at the end of SDn- j ary at the behest of the State Board j of Health, unless immediate steps are I taken to improve the sanitary ron- ditions under which they are operat- ed. The New Central Hotel, at Ham let, and the Hotel Aberdeen, at Aber deen, are the places that have Incur- nets' Nest post of the American le red the disfavor of the hotel insT c-: gion during the membership campaign tor, Mr. John F. Gordon. Survey of the insane. A thorough survey of the number of mentally defective people in North Carolina, and of the means and methods for their care has been un dertaken under the auspices of the National Committee for Mental Hy giene, in co-operation with the State Board of Charities and Welfare and Dr. Albert Anderson, superintendent of the State Hospital for the Insane. The announcement was made by Mr. R,. F. Beasley, welfare commissioner. The survey will be made by Dr. Wil liam McDonald. Census Takers Needed. Asheville and Raleigh will be head quarters for the chief special agent sent out from Washington by the census hureau to supervise the taking of the industrial census in North Car olina, which starts on March 1. There will be thirteen special agents located In the following seven cities: Wil mington, New Bern, Durham, Greens boro, Winston-Salem, Randleman, Charlotte, Statesville and Shelby. The census starting March 1 will include the manufacturers, mines and quarries, and oil and gas wells. More than 1,000 special agents will be needed by the census bureau. Judge Pell may be Named. Washington, (Special) North Car olina, seeking anew a seat on the In terstate Commerce Commission, has presented the name of Judge George J. Pell, of the North Carolina corpora tion commission, to its representa tives in Congress with the request that Judge Pell's name be offered to President Wilson. '' Already the v Pell boom is in such shape that a delegation could, with propriety, appear before the Presi dent just as soon as he feels well enough to receive callers. Reports that William Jennings Bryan was on the payroll of the Anti Saloon League are denied by Wayne Wheeler, general counsel for the lea gue. ' . - - BUY THE DURHAM SUNDAY HERALD FROM JOHN BROWN, JR. 5c, A COMPLETE NEWS PAPER YOU WILL LIKE. f20-4t rstatesville. Influenia 'has spread like wildfire in Statesville for sev eral days. Kinston; Mrs. Emmeline Panic iurst will come here to speak it was announced. Greensboro. Mr. Leon J. Brandt, prominent citizen and former mayor of this city, died from influenza-paeu-inonia. Lumberton. W. H. Capps, 81 yean old and a Confederate veteran, died at his home in East Lumberton, of paralysis. Bessemer City. The flu situation has become so serious that the au thorities have closed the schools and theaters. Lenoir. Henry Powell, an aged and highly respected colored man, was found dead in a room of his home hero with 'a .45 caliber bullet hole through &:s head. It was a case of suicide. Rocky Mount. Earl Murray, three-year-old son Qf i?dr. and Mrs. O. D. Hurray of thisfcity, met almost in stant death 6cm Falls road near the outskirts of the city when he was struck and knocked down by an au tomobile. Washington. (Special). Sara tr. Simi-ions has been urged to have f.a .investigation" . made cf treatment t soldier patients in 'fie hosrtai at Otccn, N. C. He hasaskod for- kli- Statesville. Deputy Sheriff"' O.. U Woodz-ldes r.i.1 other officers captur ed a still in New Hope township, near .. '"& illi:. Tf .-:'';"1 was of tis steamer .J i-'e j1 V, tu gallons capacity. em. A Eoal cf 2S0 by iu Christi1; wcrkors w:'ii be songiit cm i;?...yt2r-a!l church a : or tii Carolina, Febru announced at synodical oarquariers i;ere. A' til lib HcLiS 1 '.r.c.rr-' '.."5 !;;3. OV3 ve as norne ,owan, Miss UiiVO naving resigned on account o ll healtl i j r.-. pf.7,n-, ha iwn j crs-aniz-d by our,v women of th" l'1 j City who havfv vo'un tested for the j .-ori: and Miss Rachael Howland. in i chargo of the .corps, has issued an ap j peal for more ' auto-mobiles. Gastonia. Gaston county's 85th cot- min was cnanereu wnen cernn cate of incorporation was "granted -by j 230 fect to an iron stake in Cousin's , . , . , , ' Lbno in a Northerly direction o0 feet to tae secretary of state to the Stowean iron stake; thence at right angles Spinning Company, of Belmont, with an authorized capitalization of $1,800,- CU0. -- Charlote. About -200 former service men have been enrolled in the Hor - according to the report of Lane Ether idge chairman of the membership committee. The Weekly Ambon Of St. Stephen's Parish FIRST SUNDAY INJjENT 1 recommend to the members of the parish the following Pray er, to -be used daily, until the present "tyranny be overpast" Ps. t 57:1 (Prayer Book Version) O God, merciful Father, who de spisest not the sighing of a contrite heart, nor the desire of such as are sorrowful; mercifully assist our prayers which we make be fore thee in all eiir .troubles and adversities, whensoever they oppress iisj and graciously hear us, that those evils which the cidtt and subtilty of the devil or man worketh against us, may, by thy good providence, te brought to nought; that we thy ser vants, being hurt by no persecutions, may evermore give thanks unto thee in thy holy Church; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Response: J O Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us for thy Name sake. From Litany. Page 34 of Prayer Book. BEST FOR HOME SHINES SAVE THE LEATHER THE BIG VALUE PACKAGES PASTES AND LIQUIDS rK,2f5"kBw,m TOE F. F. DAIXEZ CurFOkATIONS NEW BATTERY SERVICF STATION IN OXFORD Next door to Crenshaw's Garage, corner Hillsboro and Granville streets. Selling, the well known Diamond Grid' Battery, whieh is giv en up to be the best battery known to the battery world. We expect to do nothing but give battery service, sell new ones, re build old ones when they are worth it, rent "you a charged one for twenty-five cents, a day while we are charging yours or overhauling it. We will water and test your bat tery free of charge it matters not what the make, and ask thai you bring your car around every two weeks for this free service. If you have a dead cell, need, new insulation, or it matters not what your battery trouble, we are in po sition to take care of it for you, will give you a square deal, and guarantee our work. Our prices for charging for the present will be one dollar. Our equipment, materials, and battery, as well as our work will be as good as the best, and our price will be as low as consistent with what you get. Mr.. Dan A. Smith, our manager, is a thorough battery man, knows the battery business from A to Z and will prove it to your satisfac tion if you will give him a trial. The Diamond Grid Battery carries a warranty of eighteen months for the wood separator, and two years ; for the rubber separator, and this guarantee " means- something, it means if you will keep it strapped in place and distilled water in, or let us give it free water and test it every two weeks and it goes to the bad from faulty material or work manship within the specified time, it will cost 3'ou nothing to have it rebuilt, and made practically as good as new It will be up to you to keep it charged either by 3rcur generator or let us keep it charged for you. Yours for Battery Satisfaction, DIAMOND GRID BATTERY SER VICE COMPANY, Oxford, N. C. adv SALE OF LAND Bv virtue of the Povrer-of-sale con tained in a certain Deed of Trust ex ecuted to me on the 4th day of July, 1918, bv Washington Royster and wife, and dulv registered in Deed of Trust Rook 125, pag-e 36, of the Office of the ; an nt the reauest of the holder and owner of the Bond secured by said Dsen of Trust, I shall on Saturday, the 20Tii DAY OF MARCH AT 12 O'CLOCK noon, 'sell to the highest bidder by pub lic O'lction. for cash, at the' Court House tl -ir- i-. Oxford the following described of 5 and: Fixate cn the west side oi uranviue r.fri-J,-. in the Town of Oxford, adjom ihe lots of Cornelius Webb, Elmus (-. 'Riss, Garp.h - Ann Cousins and others, ard. bounded as follows: Begi'ining' ?r ornftlius Webb's corner oi Gran ville Street and ru.nr: )g thence -'along j s&iu Street a Southerly direction aO feei to an iron staKe, rsass corner , i aionsr Bass' line in a westerly direction aionj Cornelius Webb's line in an Eas terly direction 231) feet to the beginning-, and being the same lot of land conveyed to the said Washington Roy ster bv Elmus C-. Bass and wife by Deed dated July 2, 1918. - : Thi3 Februy8R0Y2STER, Trustee, j (paid) BUY THE DURHAM SUNDAY HERALD FROM JOHX BROWN, JR. 5c, A COMPLETE NEWS PAPER YOU WILL LIKE. f20-4t SUBSCRIBE TO PUBLIC LEDGER LTD.. ' BUFFALO, N. T. f If You Oan'i BUY A HIT AT . ROSE'S 5-10-25-cent Store. ANY OF THE FOLLOWING FOR 10c: "I'm Forever Thinking of You"; "Take Your Girlie to the Movies"; "My Castles in the Air Are Tumbling ,Down"; T'Bubbling Over"; " Dearheart"; "On ly You"; "Girl of Mine" ; "I Know What It Means to Be Lone some", etc. ' '. ; ANY OF THE FOLLOWING FOR 30c: "Tell Me"; "Dreary Ala bama"; "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles"; "I'll Say She Does"; "Oh What a Pal . Was Mary" ALSO BIGGEST HIT OP ALL: "Hawaiian Moonlight", only 25c a copy. - - AND THEN SOME 'I'm Waiting For Tomorrow To Come" (A new song.) "When My Baby Smiles", (By the best composer in the U. S.) "Sweet Kisses"'." (A big hit) "Patches", (New and very popular) "Sweethearts", (You'll certainly want a copy of this) "My Gal", (She is some gal, and it's some song too) "I'll Love You AH Over Again", (A new hit) "Freckles" (A song that'll make REMEMBER If there bo any particular copy of music which you would like to have -and which we do not carry in stock, we will gladly get it for you. gj (TWO-DOLLAR LIMIT.) TTtt3MMlJaJugjt;j,gijJMraBgga BircHI! 'J MM J iilMM II SUBrli g I Two hundred and fifty soldiers of the American forces in Germany i Who have married European girls ! have been instructed to start for Arn ! erica with their wives in -accordance Allen, in command. About 200 sol diers have married German girls since the American forces reached the Rhine, the.others included in the order having married principally French girls or young women from Belgium or Luxemburg. jj FEBRUARY 22 jj The hats of the Nation are off to jj I GEORGE WASHINGTON The "Father of his Country," as we love to H jj name him; noble patriot, honorable states- J jj man, gallant soldier jj I "First in war, first in peace and first H jj in the hearts of his countrymen." j j And speaking of hats, how about taking j p off a new one? Schloss Bros. Co. of Baltimore will have on jj jj display in our store their Spring line of p woolens Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 23 and jj (j 25. Call and select your suit. jg THE "The Leading Store" I Oxford, "tte a you laugh) Rutherford county has distinc tion of having a woman who is moth er of three living sons, ?J1 of whom nre Confederate Veterans. She is Mrs. Uutn W. Watson, and vnii be 10 d years old October, 1920. ito heal'th is good. Her sons arc, Jr. tri es, Samuel ai?d Andrew. James is 78 and a half, Samuel 77 and Andrcw 75. This is the record for the South. -Shelby is to erect a now $75, schoclhouse. 000 orrn i arouna m
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