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' ' ' ' ' V; '- ':;V';"'V PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY-TOWN AND CPU NTYORFER B IULLIANT OPPORTUNITIES-AIL HOME PRIN v m - r 1 -. .. ' :. . - . .' ; -. . v .. . .: n I I .1 VOL. XXXV - - . " - - Hli: VERY BEST THING THAT CAJi BE DONE FOH THE ENTIRE COUNTRY This Advice Is From the Highest Au thority In the Land. (The Manufacturers Record) ' Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do. do it with ail thy might." is thf doctrine which ,ieeds to be preached! i (Liny wim an uie emphasis in the nation's power. Because disaster has overtaken many, because the na tion's buying power has been greatly1 .iivroHPcu oy reason or the rapid de flation in products and in employ ment we cannot afford to sit down fold our bauds, for that would cnly mean stagnation, and stagnation ir.oans death. If your, plant neds , rev.' equipment or extension, and the ;,nney is available, DO IT NOW, and W ready ior tne next wave of activi- ty. which will -ome as surely as the. win floods the earth with brightness the clouds have disappeared. If your town or city or county needs r Mn'cipr.l builaings, schools or en- ( irms. if highway work and street . v -iruction need to he done, then ao A mm- nt't to see that these thinsrs are DONE NOW. Labor is seeking employment, manufactured producic are available for all classes of con i,v",,!.i work and at nrices which, vre believe, are below prices that will j v.j! in the not-distant future. "Whenever the tide of business turns, a turn t will as surely as flood fol lows ebb tide, pricey will advance ?nd labor will once niore be well em ployed, and at. good wages. Today is the accepted time for entering up on a vigorous, aggressive campaign for all highway and municipal con struction work, for putting manufac- n-nnsr plants into better physical! shnoo and enmpr-ine: with needed ma- j rhinorv rather than wait until the ru-di of new work in the futiire mak es all of these things more difficult and cost! j'. ? every patriotic citizen threw the utmost energy of his life into the things which made for the winning j cf tiT. a, vpr- "otritic citizen I must today throw his utmost power : . , ir doing the things which are as es- 0f the hotel company, sentially inyiortant to the safety an ! Doctor Ike Campbell has decided welfare of this country as was tne that at least he has the goods to "ex vipping of the war. We cannot as pose rotten voting conditions in th a nation afford a spread of unem- J3outh" and in a presumptous sort of plovment We cannot afford to seeway served notice on "Farmer Bob" men walk the streets. h""ino. , u ; Doughton yesterady that there's go- ia vn'n, for as sure as the sun rises ... . . triat would mean the creation of a T; -lipvictio "ncit to onncpes nn - like anything we have had in the tnetorv of the country in the past, Then, On with work! On "1U every construction activity which is needed in the building of schools and c rmrehes and hosiis and municipal strucures and hirhwavs, in wThich hundreds of millions can be wisely im-ps'tPd with assurance that every i dUnr thus exnended will bring a harvest of prosperity to the com-1 nnnitv and to the country as a whole j Search out with brain and hands j whatever can be found to do, and do it with all vour might, and DO IT NOW. THEY CAN'T PUTT THIS STUFF ON SMART FOLKS ' (Holton (Kan.) Signal) Eow would you like to pay $960 for two gallons of whiskey? Nobody in Holton would pay that price, but that is what a fellow who said his name was John Custer tried to get ior it here last week. The fellow put up at the Southerland Hotel and at once began to look around for cus tomers to whom he proposed to selt the old reliable brand of "Taylor" whiskey at $60 per gallon, but the r -ri who were familiar with the 1 rand, which in time gone -by they had purchased for $4 a gallon, were rhoeked at the price asked, and word vas passed to the sheriff that there v ; s a profiteer in town and he was placed under arrestAfter the ar-r-Ft of Custer his room at the Suther land Hotel was searched by the offi o;rs, v.ho found a two-gallon jug un d'T his bed. When the whiskey was r naed out it was discovered that in stead of there being two gallons, t.":..rc was only a pint, and repeated sinkings failed to produce any more. Y tion thP bottom was broken it was found that the jug had been filled i dy to the top with layers of sand a: .--I sawdust to make it the proper v eight, and on top of this was a lay er ( f waterproof cement, leaving e n -.ugh space in the top to hold a pint ' hiskey. SOME ONE TAKES A SHOT AT MB- A-L. CURL Creed moor Times News says: "i.-ifit Saturday night between nine and ten o'clock some one prowling a sound the home of Mr. A- L. Curl '! F.net Phnvch street, fired two KVts at Mr. Curl througn a wmuu 1 Z W M TIT :;r. Curl was not nu oy eim Tut he was a badly frightened man- Be had just returned to ms nom from up street, and had gone into tlv kitchin to get some warm water i -We, and while in this room the shots were fired. ,Mr. Curl has no who the party was- He says u L- has an enemy in the world, he does not know it, and is at a loss to 1 n w why any one should try to taKe hn life." ? President Wilson plans to ac company President-elect Harding from the White House to the capitoi 1. KoMr again to tn3 White House for luncheon, as is ine usual custom when a new cutive is inaugurated. FAIR WEATHER FOR . v ; CHRISTMAS, PROf OF THE WEATHER MAN Wasldngton, Dec 24 Gener ally fair weather Qirlstmas day, except for snow around the Great Lakes and the northern Rockies, and rain on the Pacific coast. East of the Mississippi river is will be cold, "not intense but snappy. NEWS IN BRIEF SINCE OUR LAST ISSUE seem determined to kill "he federal road program. - leaeral vuimcan leaders in ConrrPs -Fire at Wagram, N. burns 13 buildings and 250 bal of cotton yolving loss estimated at $175 000 to $200,000. 0,uuu to Guilty ot murder in the second degree' fs the verdict rendered a gainst all three dpfpnd ante in 1 Lippard case at Moreanton N. C Miss Ollie and Ada HaithHr sisters, and Floyd Whitt. of Burling ton, are killed when then automo bile is struck by a train. Miss Mary Owens Graham, presi dent of Peace Institute of Raleigh and her student body sernaded Ral eigh Monday morning at midnight. It was a Christmas sernade. The New Bern Iron Works at New Bern, are to be put on the co operative plan- The company wih deduct the cost, of operation and then devide the profits with the employes. The old Farmer's . warehouse building at Reiisville was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning. It is be lieved that the fire is of incendiary i origin- ! Over thp nrntests nf n dpfipnt minority, the House tonight adopted th or-inr rmergency tariff bill by - a vote of 196 to 86. The vote waslor some reason tailed. "We toiled taken at 8:45 o'clock after eight a11 night and caught nothing." The hours' debate. . command now is, and I believe it to "Altapont" is the name of High ! Ve a Divine command." to cast the Point's magnificent new 10-storv ho-inet n the other side the ship." Mav tel, which is being constructed in that citv. The name was chosen "at ! a meeting of the board of directors ing to be a battle royal over the seat 1 tm t.m 1 . f 1 or the memoer nom ine mgnm iNorin i Carolina district, i Roads, schools, and fish are on ''the carpet for the coming session of iC bar. ir : If isjpwc!. it is irpnprai rieiii Liiai me i low prices of tobacco and other pro duets are going to cause the tax pay ers to holler louder than ever before against any increase in tax, regard- less of what the appropriation may be for After running over and mstanti killing Rev. John R. Herndon, pastor of the Waughtown Presbyterian church, in the suburbs of Winston- i Salem Tuesday morning, suDsequeni- ly evading Forsyth officers and posse, and outrunning policemen at High Point, three Greensboro negroes, John and Charles Mays and Lawrence Marrow, who were traveling in a Hudson super-six automobile, were arrested in Greensboro and lodged in jail. BLOODHOUNDS AN'T SLANDER So Says a Jury Of Twelve Men. If bloodhounds in search of a criminal carry the trail to the home of an innocent man, is the owner of the dogs liable for slander of the man upon whom suspicion is brought to rest? A jury in Caswell county Superior court a few days ago passed upon that question and in doing so vindi cated Sam A. Nichols, well known bloodhound owner of Raleigh. In March, 1918, a house was burn ed in Caswell county under suspic ious circumstances. Mr. Nichols was called upon to come to the scene with his dogs. The dogs were put upon the trail and carried their owner to the residence of E- E- Watkins, going into the house and sniffling at har ness and other articles. Mr. Watkins was not placed on, trial but instituted a civil suit a- The case was heard before Judge T. B. Finley and was bitterly con tested by the plaintiff, who had re tained several lawyers. The conten tion of the defense was that the ac tions of the dogs did not commit their owner to an expression of opin ion concerning the guilt or inno cence of the plaintiff- EXPRESS CAMPANIES ,TO BE CONSOLIDATED Washington, Dec 23 Authority has been granted by the interstate commerce commission for perma nent consolidation of the transpor- uCui. , nrnnprtie? of the tation business 1 and PfJ Arfams. American, wens Sd thatTt was their. belief that the public would best be served by one consolidated company Serving all lines with equal rates- The South Atlantic league base ball season will open Apn I 25ajJ close September 24, according to-the schedule- . . ' FOR CHRISTMAS GIVE HER CAX dv g"" him cigars. Get them all at'Plttman's Drug Store. Service is our mptto here- ID, N. C. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24t 1920 vXL01tED HOSPITAL , ' Uli UAPUKU1 UxVlMvinVAY Have ArrangedTTPuiclii ise Taylor Property On Smith Hill Aiiiioun-1';- ced By Dr. fehaw For some time I have seen and felt the need of a hospital in Oxford for colored people. I have hoped that some one, not already overloaded with work, would take the initiative in establishing this hospital. But Providence seems to point my way, so we. are going to undertake the en terprise 'looking to and having been assured of liberal and hearty local support It is purely a humanitar ian enterprise. If there are ,any people in Granville County and Ox ford wdio need hospital facilities, they are the colored people. We have arranged to buy the Tay lor property on Smith Hill. This property as you know joins Mary Potter School property. It is con sidered ideal for a hospital. f We have been promised the hearty support of Drs. Thomas, Watkins and Bullock, the promoters of the white hospital, and of Drs- Anderson and Booher, our colored physicians. In fact we hae ventured to go into the enterprise because of the encour agement we have received from ev ery one, white and colored to whom we have spoken- We have a drive on, to raise $2500 by the 20th of Jan., 1921. We can do it? will you help us: you win be called on. When we come to die the only money that we will delight to think of is the money given to such causes. Mr. Henry Hunt, of the National Bank, has kindly consented to act as our treasurer. You will, be in formetl through this paper from time to time of our receipts and ex penditures. A hospital was started in the other Dart f tfle town some 'rime ago and WA expect the, happy results of the fisherman of old, and very soon this hospital will stand out as a monu cent of the generosity of the good people of Oxford. G. C. SHAW- PRETTY MARRIAGE SOLEMN IZED AT "OAK VTEW" Miss Naomi Crews Is the Pretty Bride Of Mr. G. E. Bobbitt. On Dec. 21st, 1920, at high noon, m the presence of the immediate family and a few friends, a auiet but beautiful marriage was solemriftea St Half iVi'onr hn I, i tit- ws at watkms. when his daiicA. cin.. T . . """f" ter Sallie Naomi became the bride of Mr. G. E- Bobbitt. The parlor was tastefully decorat ed with running cedar, mistw ferns a'nd narcissus, the color scheme? oeing green and white. The bride never looked lovelier than when she was led to the altar by the groom, to the strains of Loh engrins Wedding March. Soft mu sic was rendered during the cere mony, by the brides' sister, Mrs. O. E. Culler, of Baltimore, Md. Rev. L. E. Church of Henderson, using the ever-beutiful ring ceremony, which made them man. and wife. J The bride was becomingly attired in a go-away suit of brown, with ac cessories to match. Her only orna ment was a string ofJ-pearls, a gift of the groom. Mrs. Bobbitt is well known through out Vance and Granville counties as an efficient and peculiar ly gentle trained nurse, having en deared herself to many by her kind ness and sweetness while minister ing to the sick. . The groom, a son of Mr. James Bobbitt, is a native of Vance County and is a splendid young man of Hen derson, now holding the position of manager of the Transport Motor Truck Co., and is held in high esteem by a host of friends- . Mr. and Mrs. Bobbitt motored to Henderson and boarded the train for a northern tour. The happy couple will make their future home in Hen derson! NO PAPER NEXT WEEK In order to enable the Public Ledger force to take a few days' rest and recieatio11, there will , be no paper issued from this office next week.. The first is sue of the New Year wiU appear Tuesday, January 4, the day on which the tobacco market re opens. However, some one will be in' the office during the holidays to wait on patrons of the paper. BOY POLICE bYSTEM FOR THE CITY OF ASHEVDLLE New System Will Include About Two -Hundred Boys Of the Hig'h School Age. Asheville, Dec 23. A boy police system for this city is being formed with the approval of city and civic leaders. ,The new system will include 11m ard of 200 volunteers or nign Li. uraw- ford, a local private detective rep resenting the National Detective bu reau, who will serve as superintendent-in-chief. Attention. W. O- W- There will be a call meeting of Mnndav DecA 27. 1 o'clock P. M. Business of jmpor tance- - C. N. FLOYD, uierK. QnPflkine of scientific salesmen, i. , . f wi inVft thp Q1Q you evei uc ?. . rpason why a bootblack should nave a $600 cash -register? i- OXFORD STORKS Wlf-lftPl CLOSED CIHIISTMAS DAY The Public Ledger is author ized to state that all stores in Ox ford, except the drug stores, will be closed Christmas' day. EXPRESSIONS FROM SOME OF OUR LEADING CITIZENS Ail Are In Favor Of Better School Facilities For Children. Knowing that the people of Oxford desire to go forward and believing that we will live up to the high ideals which we profess, I am confident that the High School Bond Election will be safely carried. If we are to do cur full duty to our children and our community it is imperative that we vote for the bonds. T. G. STEM. I believe in mental furnishings as well as the other kind. . In order that the children of Oxford may have the best possible chance, I stand square ly for the bond issue. J. ROBT. WOOD. An educated citizenship is essen tial to business prosperity. Person ally I am always in favor of better equipped schools Oxford certainly needs better equippment today. , W. T. YANCEY. You can guage the progress of any community by the schools. Oxford High School is now being . conducted in a building eighty years old. . BEN K. LASSITER. I consider education the greatest single force making for progress to day, and want my children to have every possible advantage in. being educated. R. H. LEWIS, Jr. . We can do a better business in pneumonia salve with the old build ing but we stand solidly behind the movement for better equipment LYON DRUG CO.f No subject is more vital to the fu ture of the country than that of education. W. H. UPCHURCH and R. M. CURRIN. I believe that an investment in public education is a sound business investment. W. Z. MITCHELL. A TD? TO THE FARMERS OF GRANVILLE COUNTY ) Jhe Durham Herald tells this story pf how a farmer boosted the price of his leaf tobaeen mi thp nnriiim i S3 uuiuaui 111 ell A quick-witted tobacco farmer pulled off a good one during the sale at one of the local warehouses a few days ago. The oidding was dragging and the prices were off. This farmer had a pile of the weed a little fur ther along the line-and wanted more money than previous bidding had in dicated he would receive. An idea struck him and he lost no time1 in putting it into practice. He immedi ately procured a big fat 'possum and two good hens he had brought to town for sale and placed them on his pile of tobacco. It is needless to say that when the buyers reached that tobacco, bidding suddenly perk ed up and was the liveliest of the day, and the result was that the wise farmer received what is considered a fair price for his weed. And who wouldn't rather chew the choice pieces of a 'possum or fat hen than a wad of leaf tobacco?" TAX PAYERS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF NORMAL RATE Money, in the form of county tax es, has started to rolling into the sheriff's office in fair amounts, as a result of the announcement that one per cent will be added January 1, 1921. A great many are paying while the "bargain day" is on, thus turning into the county revenue which is badly needed to carry on the affairs of the county. OXFORD GENTLEMEN VISIT THEIR MODEL FARM Mr.1 Frank W. Hancock, Jr., and other Oxford gentlemen visited their $200,000 farm near Sanford this week. - "The more they see of this model farm and its wonderful productive ness," said Mr. Fred Peed, "the greater they are impressed with it For accessibility, natural beauty and the lay of the land I nave never, seen a finer farm anywhere." MR. WILL BROOKS HAD CLOSE CALL LAST NIGHT Was Knocked Down By An Auto At the Head Of Main Street. Last night about eight o'clock while crossing the head of main street at the monument, Mr. Will Brooks was knocked down by an au to. Dr. Bullock made a critical ex amination and found no bones brok en; though scratched and bruised he, was able to' go home. RALEIGH'S POPULATION IS OFFICIALLY FIXED AT 27,078 . (News and Observer) The population of Raleigh has been officially fixed at 27,076. Mayo. Eldridge yesterday received a letter from Samuel L. Rogers, director 01 the census, announcing that all pub lications of the 1920, census will con tain a footnote, stating that an area containing 2,bo persons nasueeu du- rnYPrt tn fhe citv since taking 01 me : " - i5i?crh a nnnnla- census wmcu b? va,V4fM W jtion of 24,418. MR. D. Y. COOPER, HENDERSON'S I FIRST CITIZEN, PASSES AWAY I Had Lived Long Life Of Usefulness I and Playing Rig Part In Upbuild- j vi niiuisun mm vance uoua- . ty- . . .'-' -:- David Young Cooper, nationally known cotton manufacturer and ex tir Tl.wln,... 't-mr , porter, tobacconist, banker and busi ness man of wide interests, not only j i n lin -v v I t . i j i iu uutue vuv uui eisewnere as well, died at his home on North Gar nett street, Henderson. Monday night at a quarter of 10 o'clock. Death followed a slight illness of three days, which had not been regarded as serious, but which was diagnosed by his physician as angina pectoris, or congestion of the heart. He was 73 years old on his last birthday, Ap ril 21, 1920. - Funeral services were held Wed nesday afternoon from Holy Inno cents Episcipal Church, of' which he was a member, and were in charge of 'Dr. ,1. W- Hughes, the rector. Mr. Cooper is survived by his widow, Mrs. Florence M. Cooper; by four sons, Sidney P. Cooper, Alex ander Cooper, D.' Y. Cooper, Jr., James Allison Cooper, and one daughter, Mrs. Claude- Durham Smith. Three brothers survive, these being J. C- Cooper, who wras older than the deceased; John D. Cooper, all of Hendersan and Madi son A. Cooper, of Waco, Texas- He vas the first of the four sons to die. Biography. The biography , of Mr. Cooper was written fifteen years ago by Thomas M. Pittman, of Henderson, and pub lished in a large volume of biogra nsxieu 111 a larfey voiume 01 Diogra- nhies of prominent citizens of North Carolina. The following is an . ex-1 tract from the biography published j in full in the Henderson Daily Dis patch: About the middle of the eighteenth century a tide of immigration from Virginia was turned toward Gran ville County, in North Carolina Near Grassy Creek, in the northern part of the county, some sixteen miles from the present county seat, the Baptist and Presbyterians located churches in close proximity, each called Grassy Creek. Around these were formed settlements of thrifty, intelligent. Godfearing tillers of the soil, who have maintained a good re port for a century and a half. Here uear the close of the century, came James Cooper from Glasgow, Scot land, and glady found in the near neighborhood the Venables, Hamil tons, Steeds and others,, men of tar tan and bag-pipe ancestry, and - fol lowers of Carviiran'TCitox.-' And here his son Alexander was bom spent his days. He was the father of our subject. An elder in little Grassy Creek Presbyterian Church, a justice of the peace, a successful farmer and slave-owner, honest and just, he was represented by his neighbors and noted for doing well whatever he undertook. The wife of Alexander Cooper was Harriet J. Young, daughter of David J. Young, who came to Granville County from Virginia. This family was promi nent and influential. 'Many oi its members of won deserved recogni tion outside of their social circles. Among such may be named William Hamilton Young, lawyer and accom plished scholar; Colonel John D. Young, a gallant soldier of the Con federate army; Dr. Wesley Young the Oxford physician; Colonel I. J. Young a prominent politician during the period following the Civil War; and James R. Young, Insurance Commis sioner of North Carolina, and author of the North Carolina Insurance Law. , In this community, and of such stock, David Young Cooper was borr. April 21, 1847. During the child hood he attended the country schools near his home, and wnen not so en gaged was required with his broth ers to cultivate parcels of land allotted- to them, that they might learn industry and respect for labor. On Sundays he was required to attend church. These early habits ano church attendance have continued and greatly contributed to his us fulness and success. From 1858 to 1863 he attended Horner School at Oxford, North Carolina, after which he served a year in the Confederate army. In 1867, when twenty 37ears or (Continued On Second Page) FRIENDS OF PRIMARY LAW WrDLL SUGGEST AMENDMENT Will 'Not Permit , Return To the Old Convention Plan Without a Fight; Many -Think Compromise Will Be the Outcome. Raleigh, Dec, 23- Discontent with the present statewide primary is ex pected to be met by friends of the law with suggestions that it be strengthened , rather than repealed during the 1921 session of the gen eral assembly next month. Tha compromise is going to be effected when the fight is launched to wipe the law from the statute books is the belief of a number of democratic leaders who are themselves dissatis fied with the act but who are nut inclined to resurrect the old con ventional plan of naming candidates for the various state offices. Against the daily press of the state, the state federation of labor, the women voters and progressiv leaders who are supporting the pr mary, .Walter Murphy, of Rowan. Tarn Bowie, of 'Ashe, and Will Neal of McDowell, will lead the fight fo a return of the convention plan. .Yor fcattwrj ifcOHM have wa ter nhoat ewy tw wfekw. Stop wit Inrd Serric Statl- NO. 101 BICKETT APPEALS' FOR STARVING, FREEZING CHILDREN OF EUROPE Proclamation Urges People to Cut Their Own Christmas Expenses To Rone and Give To Sufferers. ; Governor Bickett has issued a proclamation urging all North Caro linians to "cut their own Christmas expenses to the bone and seek their -happiness in relieving the misery of W.LU.1VUO ui uuiiuieu.m uiurope wno are suffering for lack of food . and clothing. The proclamation follows: "If there is one sound that goes straight to a man's heart and rouses all his energies, it is the cry or a child for help. Such am? comes to us from over the "seasTThere are millions of - little children literally freezing for lack of bread. ' "We have no right to be 'happy over here while God's little ones are : dying by the thousands over- there. There can be nov Christmas in our hearts unless we show forth the spirit of Christ. I urge our people to cut their' own Christmas expenses to the bone and seek their happiness in relieving the misery of; millions in other lands. . "A great drive for the relief of ' these people, under the leadership 1 of Henry A. Page, of Aberdeen, is now on. Let every man, woman and child in the state make their first gift towards the relief of these lit tie ones and then shout 'Hurrah for Christmas.'.". CITIZENS SHOULD RESPOND . TO THIS URGENT NEED 10 tne People of North Carolina? ... "We, . representing the students of t?e University of North Carolina, the North Carolina College for Women, the North Carolina College for Agri culture and Engineering, and the. Eastern Carolina Training School, present 'to you this simple statement of the critical condition now existing, in our higher educational institutions. "The faclities or our higher educa- : tional institutions are pitifully inade quate. Every phase of college life la congested because of dormitory con ditions, necessitating three or four students to crowd together in a single room because of inadequate class room accomodations, because of the inadequate dining arrangements and because of the general inability of . the college to properly accomodate and instruct their students. "Our present students now live" un der conditions described above. Of those who graduated from our high pohoo.1 last.year, 2,308. had to be turn ed away fronv our colleges this fall. " "But. although the present situation is serious, the thought of the future of our educational institutions is cause for alarm. Five years ago the graduates from four-year high schools in the State numbered 809. Last spring they numbered 3,000. "In presenting these facts in the name of the boys and girls of North Carolina who desire the training which our educational institutions, if properly supported, can give, we are confident that the citizens of the State will respond in a noble fashion to this urgent need." HARD ON WINSTON-SALEM JF THE REPORT IS TRUE Tobacco Is Now Too Low To Be Buy ing Mean Liquor. . Not only the merchants, traders and merchant are finding hard sledding in these days of "deflation," . but even the bootleggers, or retailera of mean whiskey on the sly, are being hit hard. ) A Stokes farmer who returned last week from the Winston-Salem tobac qo market, told the Reporter he was approached in one of the warehouses by, a fellow, who inquired: "Say, mister, .don't you want to buy a pint pf good corn?" "No," replied the farmer, "tobacco is too low now to be buying mean likker.. It's so meanit won't keep off the blues, but "makes them worse" "I have been up all night," said the bootlegger, "and if I have sold two pints, I'm a son-of-a-gun. I rot in ten gallons two weeks ago," he added, "and I ain't sold out yet. If I ever get rid of this lot. I'm done. Times are not like they used to be. Last fall a farmer didn't mind hand ing out a 10-spot for a quart of dope withbut looking at it, but now if you give. one of them a drink for nothing he feels like he has done you a favor. I'm out of a job when I get through this time- Good morning. uan- bury Reporter. . " KU KLUX KLAN STAGES BIG PARADE IN JACKSONVILLE) Jacksonville. Fla- Dec. 22 Pre ceded by mounted heralds bearing the flaming cross, a Drancn or me jvu Klux Klan of the invisible emprie naraded through the streets of South Jacksonville labt night ' More thanx two hundred members, completely disguised by white hign pointed caps and long white gowns and with only Uneir eyes showing througn tneir masKS, were 111 iue huc vi ORPHEUM THEATRE WILL PUT , ON FREE SHOW MONDAY Charlie Chaplin Will Be he Free Attraction. As a Christmas treat, the managers -f the Orpheum will present Charlie Chaplin2 from ten to twelve o'clock next Monday in Behind; the Screen,' -ind also a two-reel comedy. The public is invited to enjoy this show free of cost. - A :-jrv y J 1 7 V - : ty-. ; r -,. '
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