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t m PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY-TOWN AND COUNTY OFFER BRILLIANT OPPORTUNITIES-AZL HOME PRINT. VOIXME XXXV OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1920 NUMBER 31 PUBLIC T wttiyp "pup TH, tyKRALL CRAZE HAS REACHED OXFORD i I l itty People Here Have Pledged to xi'cnr Demin Capt. Reid, of the I -i Tl 111 11 a O 2 i I i i'niu'O Lurtc iii n tr a. cjuil ul i i ' 1 1 White Pemrn. Tho overalls club movement seems sweeping the country. The r-'Vidway luuttue guvc it a tait in llH- Metropolis, wnne me, iavy ue- part; ,it has taciuy recognized it i ei-mittmg civilian employes in avy Yards to form clubs. In -n chain -where the club idea has under weeks of exploitation, iir-t formal demonstration ' was in I tl!'-5 ' Lirir. boeii last week. Schools and col- mane UigC5 all over the country are taking I i:p the craze, ana tor once tne boutn ; tHr.lS 10 IUl c owi tcu ouiuciumg Ku is interesting the whole coun Jrv. But in North Carolina the ' movement" is slow in starting, a number of papers showing no dispo sition to take kindly to the innova tion, some openly opposing it on the pound that it would send up the price of overalls while it would huve .-mall effect on the price of clothing. It is said that there is to be an overall club formed in Oxford. Capt fieid. of the police force, who weighs 2!t0 pounds, has purchased two suits ' ' x ; mii I n n ii r Vi ii r o.w n 11 1 1 a real 01 Willie ucuiin, ttiiu tiicic ttic quite a number of young men here who are willing to join the club if frills 0;; the pants are permissible, but pin in overalls n-c-v-e-r. The Public Ledger takes little stock in the wear overalls movement for the reason that men who are of a mind to save on clothing will do it anyway, and do not feel required to resort to overalls. We know men who have found that suits ' discard ed five or six years ago are good encueh for another winter or sum mc? ve should exercise prudence i m ouymg, but it has been the great I desire to vear tine clothes that has forced merchants to load up with j high-priced stocks of goods that a fev.- years ago would have frighten ed them almost to death. Overalls, were intended to be worn over other garments for the sole purpose of warding off dirt and stain. A preacher would gain noth ing: by standing behind the "sacred desk attired in overalls, but it is a different proposition when applied to avocations that are calculated to soil clothes. As a general proposition, all stri kers for higher wages and . shorter hours wear overalls, and "shorter hours and higher wages" brought about higher price clothing. And now the bankers, the lawyers, the doctors and the preachers are re quested to join the overall move ment, which will have a tendency to increase the cost of the working man's overalls 100 per cent. The overall octopus will clean up about 15.000,000 if overalls become the popular fad. Mr. C. B. Edwards, of Raleigh, v.ho is a philosopher, says that if the people desire to practice econ omy in the true sense of the word they can accomplish wonders by- go ing barefooted, which will not only save shoes, but will diminish corns." OXFORD BOY BUY INTEREST IN H i:DEUSON DAILY DISPATCH The Public Ledger notes with pleasure that Mr. Sidney A. Jones, who was in the mechanical depart ment of the Public Ledger for many years, and whose mother lives in Ox- yiuwuu , mau au, aiW. lord, has acquired a block of stock!10 miles square will -be .visited by -a m the Henderson Daily Dispatch. Sidney is a fine printer, and no pa per in the State has a neater typo graphical appearance than the Hen derson Daily Dispatch, of which he is the foreman. Speaking of the re organization of the Gold Leaf Pub lishing Company, the Dispatch says that the controlling interest held by the late P. T. Way passes to R. S. McCoin and Colonel Janles R. oung, of Raleigh and Henry A. Dennis, who has been news editor for more than five years in addition o these, the new stockholders are A. Jones, who has been foreman f the mechanical department for nearly six years, and O- W. Mayo, who has for several years been cir c,Jlat oil manager, and a few others. MAKY POTTER SCHOOL GETS FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS Presbyterians Give $600,000 to Sev m Schools in Southern States. Virginia, North Carolina and Mississippi schools will receiye f 600.000 of the $1,500,000 new era increase of the board of mission for rt'FMlmen of the Presbyterian Church wjthe United States of America. fhe schools benefiting from the 600,000 are Mary Potter Memorial "xf'jrrt, N. c.; Biddle University, arlotte, N. C; Scotia Seminary, Concord, N. c.; Mary Allen Semi y, Crockett, Tex.; Ingelside Sem- ,)inary, West Point, Miss.; Al Dlj Academy, Franklinton, N. C. ;ary Potter School benefits to l&e evtent of $50,000. Senator Simmons a Candidate. M. Simmons, senior ' Senator om this state, has filed notice , of Tls candidacy for ';he Democratic joiiimation for President of the ."Hed States, and if no other can ttiaate raters against him. the State J'oard of Elections, will certify him the choice of the Democrats of th8 state. i THE UPROOTED TREES IN HE HURRICANE TELLS THE STORY We are told that a cyclone of yaoocu uvei Irian- ..:n i. i nimiao nnvtinno nononri nnn. r-i viuu i-uuiuy many years ago, andi that accounts for a nartinn nf the Hurricane district of the county. The mounds of dirt caused by up rooted trees are numerous in that section of the county at the present day. How terrible was the storm no one is living today to tell the story. Prof. G. S. Lindgren, Ileteorolo gist, Charlotte Weather Bureau, Cff o toa tVot tVla f ocrn of Arm nlch Maed 0er TInion Co " . t week t h b - . tornado, the most diminutive and yet the most destructive of all storms. t The term "Hurricane" . or "Cy clone, " says Prof. Lindgren, derived their names from the Spanish and refers to the twisting or rotating nature of the storm. "As a rule tornadoes develop most frequently in the afternoon' hours, just after the warmest part of the dtoy. Where it occurs in the after noon, usually sufficient time is al lowed for people to escape its paths 1 or take to the "clyclone cellars" or places of safety. "Due to tornadic action, large trees are stripped of their branches, broken off near the gound, or torn j up by the roots, heavy brick and stone buildings are crushed and de stroyed as if they were card houses, loaded cars and even locomotives have been blown from the track; heavy iron girders have been carried over tovs of buildings; iron bridges have been moved from their foun dations. , Due to its gyratory motion, 1 straws have been driven through s; laths throujh trees, and n ,ticks of timber through iron plate. "There seems to be a general op inion that these detractive storms are very rare in this part of the county. Yet official statistics do not support this belief. Late statitics are not available, but those gathered by Finley for t the period 1874-1881, and by Henry for 1889-1896, indi cate that during the 16 years menti oned, 16 tornadoes occurred in Nor th Carolina, of more or less severity. The frequency is shown in the fol 1-! lowing table: j Alabama . . . j Arkansas . . Florida i Georgia 25 26 6 41 79 31 54 102 16 18 11 Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas .... Kentucky . . Louisiana . . Maryland . Michigan . . Minnesota . J-" I Mississippi '. .'. 24 Missouri 56 Nebraska 36 North Carolina 16 Ohio 29 Pennsylvania ; 30 South Carolina . ". . 16 Tennessee 25 Texas 53 Virginia 11 "Professor Abbe has computed the tornado frequcne: per unit area from the published statitics of Fin ley and Henry, reashing a conclusi on that even in the so-called tornado 'states the probability that any area lornauo is yei cent yei uciiiuiy Considering that the path of a tor nado takes in usually an area only five -miles square, we may safely state that the chance for another tornado to strike the Hurricane dis trict of Granville County is about one in four centuries. JOHN G. MORTON ENDORSED FOR THE LEGISLATURE Mr. C. L. Lewis, cashier of the Bank of Stovall, was in Oxford Sat urday, and we learn from him that Mr. John G. Morton, the popular son of Mr. Jim Morton, is often spoken of in that section of the county as first-class legislative mat erial. Mr. Lewis states that the solid men of northern Granville will be glad to endorse Mr. Morton if he will accept the job. Mr. Morton is a graduate of Dav idson College and is well qualified to represent the county in the Legisla ture. , ' WHAT WILL BE THE NEW POPULATION OF OXFORD? The Public Ledger's Guess Is That It Will Be 3,50. Why not let us all, go on record as to what we think Oxford's new pop ulation figures will be? It will probably be announced in a few days id like to know what you tMnV it will be. The Public Led ger will start the guessing at 3,500 Send in your guess. ptflsnn's Education. rnv., A Wlienn UTftS Sent tO nrVion hex was six years oiu. rra woe ilva.TR at the f OOt . OI MS -i rwrva . eont home by me teacher at the end of thee months as being "too stupidM to stay m school. rm, ihron months "were all tne schooling that Edison ever had the f hia Anrlv education he got from his mother. The Argonaut ! BETTER BREAD CONTEST t WILL RE HELD IN OXFORD NEXT SATURDAY im-j.Mrs. McKimmon, State Home Dem onstration Agent, Will Lecture- Much Interest Manifested In the", Forthcoming Event. The county contest in bread mak ing will take place on Saturday, Ap ril 24. The exhibit, which will consist of baking powder or butter milk biscuit only, will be pteced in tho Home Demonstration Office. We are expecting many to take part in the contest, which is open to any woman or girl in the county. Spec ial premiums are offered to girls under sixteen years of age. Each entry must consist of six biscuit with statement of kind of flour used. With the exception of Self Rising, any kind of flour may be used, but the amount of the prem ium is determinedby the kind of flour. Girls must statethat they have made biscuit not less than five times at home. The premium list showing many valuaDle premiums may be secured from the Home De monstration Office. Entries must bo made not later than 11 A. M. Those' taking part in the contest will be the guests of Mrs. Capehart at a luncheon to be served in the Commissioners' Room in the Courtlson, R. A. Wiggins," W. I. Howell, House' at 12:30 At 2 P. M. there wrill be a lecture in the library by Mrs. Jane S. Mc- Kimmon, fetate Home Demonstra- tion Agent. Mrs. McKimmon has been well known in the state as a leader in woman's work for a num ber of years. She is a woman of wonderful executive ability, 1 of charming personality and a fine speaker. Her subject will be The Diminished Dollar and .What the Housekeeper can Do about It. She is quite able 'to give some good ad vice, and the women of the county cannot afford to miss the opportun ity of hearing her. The date of this meeting has been placed on Saturday so that as many as possible of the school girls may be present. At the afternoon ses sion, certificates of award for four years of satif actory Home Demon- otrnfinn ronrV will ho nroaontpd tn I those winninw them. There are twenty women and girls who have go far won these certificates. HORNER BROS. COMPANY SOUNDS A WARNING "A Full Corn Crib Will 6 Be a Good Shock Absorber," Says the Well Known Firm. The far-seeing firm of Horner Bros. Company are so much absolv ed in the welfare of the people of this section they sound a wholesome warning to the farmers, which will be found on the second page of this paper. . a.: -C i l i a. xi -a 2 i I 11 X ; j iue icumtjrs tu raise more corn ana feedstuff, which will act as a shock absorber should the yield and price of tobacco be less than last year. MARION BUTLER INVADES SIXTH DISTRICT, STARTS ROW AT G. O. P. MEETING The Lumberton Robesonion Sta tes that Marion Butler was at the county convention there last week and made a bitter assault upon both the national and state administra tions, declaring both incapable of handling the affairs of nation and state, and after dehouneingthe re valuation law he exclaimed: "To hell with such a law!" I. B. Tucker,- one of the delegates ; who had already been -elected, made a strong protest of having his hands tied and informed Butler that he- had no right to offer a resolution in a district convention, when he did not live in the district and that the re- publicans of the district had sense enough to run things. RICHMOND ONCE MORE FACES SUGAR FAMINE Restaurant Again Resorting to War-Time Expedient of Ration ing. Nearly all of the sugar consumed in this section comes through Rich mond wholesale houses, and accord ing to the Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond restaurants are serving their customers only a teaspoonful or two of brown sugar, while in oth er places the waiters horded out a lump or two of granulated, the uuanity being governed by the sup ply 1bn handj i MRS. JANE S. McKTMMON WILL VISIT OXFORD Mrs. Agent Jane S. McKimmon, State in Home Demonstration Work, will lecture in the library on Saturday afternoon at 2 P. M. Her subject will be The Dimonished Dollar and What the Housekeeper can Do about. It. A cordial invita tion is extended ; to the : women dl Oxford and the county to hear her. SALISBURY ALMOST DOUBLES POPULATION IN TEN YEARS Population statistics announced by the census bureau include: Salisbury, N.( C, 13, 8 8 4, increase 6,732 or 94.1 per cent. Burlington, N. C, 5,952, increase 1, 144 or 23.8 per cent- A wife is a person who will cheerfully pay $20 for an enlarged photograph of her ten-cent husband. ORGANIZATION OF OVERALL CLUB IN OXFORD Pledge to Wear the Denim a" Per iod of Three 'Months, Rain or Shine, Except at Funerals and Marriages. Those inetersted in the formation of an overall o.lnh in OvfH c at!nas been mapped out by the Baraca - V U t I tue court nouse last Monday after-1 A . . . - 1 " ! r" D- presiaea over me ui tJtjuug ana was eiectea perma- i ent president, and Mr. I. H. Butts is j peiuianent secretary. . I Whii?2f S1 1B!S ? exited in Th wearing StoveralK finally a motion was made and car ried .that overalls or khaki be worn on week days and that the members ! ne allowed to wear such citizens j S?S- aSrrTere alread7 011 hand 011 1 over the including of old clothes in the pledge. A motion was finally made and carried that we stick to the requirement of overalls or kha ki. A motion was made and carried that funerals and marrieges be ex cepted. A motion was made that receptions be excepted, but this mo tion was rejected. Membership. J. G. Currin, H. Landis, T. G. Stem. A. A. Hicks, J. W. Hester, T. G. Cheatham, E. E. Fuller, C. P. Hunt, -J. T. Sizemore,.G. R. Harri Justin Rankoff , S. M. Watkins, J. I. Steagall, Roy Williford, H. H. Mur ray, B. K. Lassiter, P. A. Wood, E. E. Sizemore, J. S. Bradsher, Jr., I. ! H. Butts, Thos. Harris, W. F. Par- ham, H. C. Jones, ' N. L. Halis, L. W. Stark, Jr., R. M. Hester, V. W. Taylor. W. J. Evans, N. H. Can nady, C. T. Green, W. M. Brooks, J. H. Kearney, Z. E.' Whitley, H. C. Burch, Wm. Webb, L. M. Halis, J. N. Pittman, C. E. Parham, W. M. Dunford, A. M. Pruitt, R. M. Minor, Andrew Jamison, J. F. Veasey, Mr. Bullock, W. Z. Mitchell, Jr., K. L. Street, W. N. Thomas, Sterling Car- ington, M. K. Pmmx, J. H. Turner, W. W. Easton, Outlaw Hunt, C. S. Garman. Lee Taylor, H. G. McFar- land, L. D. Blackwell, W. B. Ballou, T. Lanier. G. V. Phillips, Maurice Parham, F. J. Reid, D. C. Hunt, Jr., K. Bowling, J. R. Garlick, W. H. Hunt, H. L. Stokes, W. T. Currin, M. S. Mayes, C. W. Davis. Ben Parham, J. S. Brasher, J. J. Walters, W. C. Robards, Max Valentine, M. H. Hen- nessee, J. jarnson, it. w. rvnoii, j. W. Moore, H. W. Robards, W. A. McFarland. C. H. Breedlove, Earle Hunt, I. H. Davis, Tom Booth. The Pledge The following is a copy of the pledge to which these men have subscribed: "We the undersigned do hereby Dleds:e outselves to become and do hereby become members of the Ox-i ford Overall or Khaki Club and do hereby pledge outselves to wear either overalls-or khaki clothing at all times while in the town of Ox ford, beginning, April 21, 1920, and for a period of at least three months, and for such additional period as may be decided upon by the major ity of the members of this club, provided a majority of the members of this club should decide to extend this period, subject to such rules and regulations as may be made by a majority. :of the members of this club present at a meeting to be held in the Court-house in Oxford, N. C, on Monday, April 19, at 5 o'clock p. m. ..... Any person wishing to oe associat ed with this club should see the secretary, I. H. Butts, and let his name appear in the protest against the high cost of clothing. Boys' Club The Oxford High School Boys formed their Overall Club Monday take effect Tuesday and to continue until the -end of the school term. Every boy agreed to wear overalls or khaiKi except one MR JOHN T. BRITT HERE FOR THE SUMMER Mr. John T. Britt, who holds- an important Government position in Washington, arrived last Saturday and will spend the summer in Ox Oxford. He is getting his handsome home on College street in order for the arrival of Mrs. Britt this.weefc. Mr. Britt will plant a garden and keep his mustles and digestive or gans in condition all summer. He is mt talking politics at present, but will have something to say when the campaign - warms up. NEWSPAPER ITEMS TWENTY YEARS HENCE The peace has been ratified with Germany. Sugar drops to 90 cents a pound. - fk , The city adopts plans (r clean ing the streets. " Gunboat Gertie knocked out Battling Bessie injthe third reund. Railway men go on strike for a two-hour day and $500 a week. . A cigarett, a pipe, a cigar, and a jar of. tobacco have been placed on exhibition in the Museum of Natural History. PUBUC SPEAKING Hon. Cameron Morri son, Democratic candi date for governor, will address the- people of Granville county at "the court house Saturday, May 1, at 2:50 p.m. A woman of 150 might not get excited over a 'bargain sale. But no woman lives to be that old. 3 : c MOVEMENT TO PROMOTE BARACA-PHTLATHEA WORK IN GRANVILLE COUNTY t All the Classes In the County Will Assemble At Enon Church Sun day. ADril 25. - ' r. i A movement of va it importance j ,he ISaraCa- DVlUntVino Trrln All f 1 . .u ui me uiass- if. f . "mjiuuw m iuou vjnurcn z:6j o ciock afternoon, April 25. i In accordance with plans developed, a county convention will be held in J e various nties of. the state for es and promoting Philathea-Baraca work Mr.1 William Fuller, of Oxford, was appointed by the State secretary to act as secretary of the convention to-be held in Granville County, and Mr. J. Robert Wood has been named by the Oxford Baptist Baraca Class to head a committee which will work with a Methodist committee. On Sunday, April 18, these committees visited all the churches in Gran ville which now have classes- These representatives are the fore-runners of the big convention to be held at Enon church one week later, Sunday, April 25. The following churches of the county have either a Baraca or Phil- athe'a class or both Mt. Zion Baptist, Philathea-B. Sharon Baptist, Baraca only. Creedmoor Baptist, P. and B. Corinth Baptist, Philathea only. Island Creek Baptist, P. and B. Bulah Baptist, Philathea only. Enon Baptist, P. and B. and Jr. Stovall Baptist, P. and B. Tally Ho 'Baptist, P. and B. ' "West Oxford Baptist, P. and B. Oxford. Baptist, P. and B. and Jr. Hester Baptist, P. and B. Oxford Methodist P. and B. and Jr The names of additional churches are being obtained. Any churches which are not on 'the above list and any which wish to organize classes are invited to attend the convention at Enon Sunday April 25. SERIOUS EPIDEMIC AMONG OXFORD SCHOOL CHILDREN Stop, Look, and Listen Should Be Observed Now. While it seems impossible to pro nounce the prevailing cough of the children whooping cough it is in an epidemic form that is making it al most impossible , for .the child to do any work and at the same time it proves a great hindrance to those who have so far not developed it. For the past three weeks the epi demic has. been growing and there are certificates in the office from family physicians that it is not whooping cough. Regardless of what it is there should be some very posl- tive steps taken to check its spread as it is a very strong force in hinder- ing work. Some pupils who claim to have had whooping cough and who now have certificates are in a bad condi tion. . I am making this statement so that the public may understand the position I have taken. I have sent pupils home for two weeks and have tried my best to check'' the trouble, but so far I have failed. May I ask the cooperation of parents in the matter by riot sending a child with a continuous disturbing cough until it is cleared up. A parent certainly should know about these coughs. G. B. PHILLIPS. REPORT OF CLEAN-UP WEEK Several Back Lots and Alleys Re main In anUnsanitary Condition. Following clean-up .week in Ox ford, the committee of the Oxford Woman's Club, which visited the business section of Oxford, has handed in the report to Mrs! R. G. Lassiter, chairman of the -Civic De partment of the , Oxford Woman's Club, which was passed to Mayor T. G. Stem for his consideration. In glancing over the report we notice that the committee gives the names of eight business places which were found to be in a sanitary condition, and the names of three business places which were ranked second in point of sanitation. The committee also visited the alleys and back lots in the business section and fpund much trash and litter. These places, says the re port, are unsightly, unsanitary and dangerous to public health. The fact that the chairman of the Civic Department of the Womans Club has called attention to the un sightly, unsanitary Jand dangerous; place in the alleys and back lots ought to bring about better results. Every one shbuld have pride en ough to keep his premises in a wholesome condition without pla in the committee of the Civic depart ment of the Woman's Club in the humiliating attitude of referring their names to the chief executive of the town. For State Auditor. v Our old friend D. A. McDonald, of Carthage, Moore County, is a candi date for State Auditor. He was State distributing agent of explosiv es during the world war, and was for many years the efficient clerk of the Court of Moore County. He is a fine citizen and an efficient of ficer. . The many -friends in Oxford of Mr. C- B. Edwards, of Raleigh, were glad to see him here this weeks STRIKE OF RAIL MEN AP PARENTLY HAS COLLAPSED Bulk of Men Reported To Have Re turned to "Work Except In Some Spots. The nation-widp railroad atrilrA apparently has collapsed. ITl-v-poVif in a fow ier1'.l cnrHn,i r. railroad officials renortod last night ' " ' the bulk of. the men who followed unaaythe lendershin nf Ornrtnn s PhiVa- go trainman, had returned to work. Passenger Service Normal pessenger "service has been virtually restored, they said, while substantial progress had been made in moving the vast amount of freight that has been accumulating throughout the ountry, especially in the east, during the past three weeks. Many of the strikers went out without presenting any grievances and later announced that failure to receive increases in wages granted to other railroad 'men prompted their action. The strikers, who act ed in defiance of the railroad broth-, erhood chiefs, have generally re turned without any definite prom ises of more pay. . Demands to Be Heard. In many cases, however, they have been assured their demands would be presented to President Wilson's labor board, which is empowered under the federal transportation act to settle disputes between the rail roads and their men. The board is now sitting in Washington. LARGE CONGREGATION HEAR DR. FINCHER AT THE OX FORD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. W. H. Matthews Is Choir Di rector and the Music Is Inspiring. After much prayer and supplica tion by the good people of the com munity, the ten day's revival servic es now in progress at the Oxford Presbyterian Church was inaugura ted last Sunday night, at which time Dr. R. C. Craven, pastor of the Ox ford Methodist Church, preached a sermon of much power and. wisdom. Dr. Frank Fincher, general as sembly evangelist, formerly pastor of a large Presbyterian church in Houston, Texas, who will conduct the ten days' service, pre?ched to a , large congregation Monday night. Those who heard him testify that he is a power in the land. With mel low voice and- marked sincerity, he takes his text and establishes the Bible truths in the heart and the mind of his hearers without any attempt to create undue excitement. The choir is competed of the best singers in Oxford irxspestive of de nomination, and the music is under the direction of Rev. W. H. Mat thews, an experienced choir leader. The music, too, is an inspiring fea- ture of the services. There will be services every night and it is hoped that tho out-of-town j people will attend LOAFERS ARE WARNED TO GO TO WORK, ELSE FACE QUICK ARREST Tallahassee, Fla., April 19 A drive against loafing has been inau gurated by( the sheriff of Leon county, who has just caused ,the posting of placards thruout his jur isdiction warning unemployed to accept employment or suffer arrest and prosecution under the vagrancy laws. The demand for labor is heavy and a vigorous drive against loafing will be instituted. POLITICAL POINTERS There is nothing at all exciting in the rumor that one hears on the street to the effect that the Repub licans will put a full county ticliet in the field. As soon as the race for Governor and Senator is over county politics will liven up. . It is now less than two months to the June primary when a Demo cratic candidate for Governor will be named. The interest in the race is growing and soon the friends of each candidate will be pushing the claims gf their favorites. All of the men in the running, Messrs. Page, Morrison and Gardner, have strong supporters in Granville. It is yet too early to make big claims but there are several who are claiming that south Granville is almost solid for Page and that the other parts of the county is evenly divided be tween the three candidates. FOUR SLAIN IN RACE BATTLE AT WALNUT COVE Winston-Salem, April 19. Ex- Sheriff Lee Joyce was killed. Jim Matthews, special deputy, was shot through' the neck and probably fat ally wounded and three negroes were killed, in a fight between of ficers and negroes at Walnut Cove, N. C, 15 miles from this city, late Sunday evening. -According to reports received here, the officers attempted to break up a card game said to have been in progress in a restaurant operated by Nick Hairston, a negro. Four Thousand Invitations. Mor than 4,000 personal invita tions, nearly all within the state, have been sent out for the inaugu ration pf Henry Woodburn Chase as ' President of the University of North Carolina, which takes place on April 28. . 1.3 : . Ill -ft
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