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""J ' rV , . AY WW SJBIUBT.J: (X) PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY TOWN AND COUNTY OFFER BRILLIANT OPPORTUNITIES AZL HOME PRINT. OXFORD, N. C. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY j 1921 VOL. XXXVI NO. 9 I A W i ONE HUNDRED HEADS OF j FAMILIES IN GRANVILLE j iTinriii to TviYrrnwrcxTrr Tersists In Sending Their Children To School Without Being Vacci nated, i The State and county law requires all school children to be vaccinated. Dr. J. A. Morris, Granville" County's efficient health officer, notified all the schools in the county early in January the date on which he would visit the schools and vaccinate the children. The teachers were re quired to notify the heads of fami lies and urge them to have the chil dren ready for vaccination. The reports on file at the county health office, filled out by teachers of the rural schools, shows that the heads of 100 families in the county failed to have their children ready to receive the vaccine treatment- From the large number of chil dren absent on a specified date to be at school and be vaccinated, it ap pears that the parents of the chil dren of one particular school in the southern part of the county studious ly availed sending their children to school on that date. It is indeed strange that people disregard the health laws. The laws were conceived in the best of spirit and are as gentle and beneficient as the sunshine and rain on vegetation. You cannot place a child in any high school in the State unless the health laws have been strictly ob served; then vhy should the pa rents of children in the rural schools ignore the health laws. Dr. Morris is compelled to make a report to the State Board of Health, and it may happen that the heads of 100 families in Granville will be re quired to face the grand jury. STUDENTS AT A. AND E. AGAIN AFTER RIDDICK They Petition Trustees To Fire Him and Elect 3Iax Gardner President. Raleigh, Jan. 29- Student body demand for the resignation of Presi dent Wallace Carl Riddick, of the North Carolina College of Agricul ture and Engineering coupled with a petition that the trustees elect form er Lieutenant Governor Max Gardner his successor. There has been dis satisfaction with the budget commis sions' award of moneys to the-institution. The president became the goat. He had not made the sort of campaign for funds, it was said, and the boys joining alumni have made music. Max Gardner was here tonight and learned his first about it when asked about the petition. He had heard that President Riddick and the stu dents were not altogether one- "I would not be president for $25,000 a year and take the place for life," he said. "Nothing could induce me to consider a thing so perfectly unthink able." The students do not think it so "un thinkable." Gardner taught agricul tural chemistry out there and has made a magnificent dirt farmer in Cleveland. He is the institution's most popular alumnus and perhaps could swing more appropriations than any man on earth. TRIBUTE TO MAJOR STEDMAN ON HIS EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY Fi"e Watch Presented To Him By Democrats and Republicans Washington, Jan. 30fl An unusu al scene was enacted on the floor of the House Saturday afternoon when Republicans and Democrats vied with one another to extend felicitation and pay tribute to Major Charles M. Sted man, the fifth N. C District Congress man, on the occasion of his 8oth birthday anniversary. A fine tri bute to Major Stedman was made by Representative Bankhead, of Alaba ma, selected by the Democrats to give voice to their felicitations- Following Representative Bank head's speech, the entire member ship stood as an xpression of es teem for Major Stedman, and bu siness was suspended for several minutes while members from both sides crowded around to shake hands with the Major. ) Representative ' Pou presented Major Stedman with a handsome gold watch, for the purchase of which Democrats and Republicans contributed a purse of more than ?150. ' OPEN HEADQUARTERS FOR GOOD KOADS CONVENTION J. A. Rountree, director-general of the United States Good Roaus of the Bankhead National Highway Association, has opened head quarters in Greensboro to promote and arrange the details of the ninth annual convention of the United States Good Roads Association, which meets in Greensboro April 18th to 23rd. Director-General Rountree has ? force of assistants who will remain in Greensboro for the next 90 days. He will have the active assistance of Governor Chas H. Brough, presi dent of the United States Good Roads Association, and Hon." Be1 nehan Cameron, president of the Bankhead National Highway Asso ciation, in promoting the meeting of these conventions. Your battery should have water about every two weeks. Stop at Wil lard Service Station. GRANVILLE COUNTY SOLDIER SICK IN CALIFORNIA AUjuiani American region Hires Sheriff E. D. Hut. Sheriff Hune received the follow ing message last Jmuay morning from Bakersfield, Cal., signed by George Campbell, adjutant American Legion: "James S. Floyd, born in Oxford, now: about 28 years old, in serious condition here,, If possible locate his relatives and wire us. His Relatives Located. Sheriff Hunt turned the telegram over to Mr. James E. Jackson , su perintendent of welfare, with the re quest that he take the matter in hand. After locating near relatives of the sick man, Mr. Jackson wired the adjutant of the American Legion post at Baskerfield as follows: Mr. Jack&on's Telegram. "James S. Floyd, born pear Oxford, is well connected and relatives now present. He saw service overseas and was honorably discharged from service July 1919. Place him in proper hospital and let us hear frpm you." Fine Young Man. Mr. Floyd was drafted from Gran ville and entrained here for Camp Jackson with a large number of re cruits. Members of the Granville County War Board remember the young man and speak in high terms of him. It is not known here how sick the young man may be, but it is stated that he received a wound a bout the head in the World, War which was calculated to cause ment al derangement and a physical break down at any time. INITIATION OF KU KLUX KLANSMEN IS SPECTACULAR Hundreds Of Members Of Secret Or der Shrouded In White Robes Gathered Around Fiery Cross. Brimingham, Ala-, Jan. 31 Sit ting among the gods of the "empire invisible, Saturday were 528 men who last night waded knee deep m slush and water into the mystic cave of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. Initiation of the new class, the largest since resonstruction days fol lowing the Civil war, was a commem oration of the h4th anniversary of the founding, the Klan. .byiGeneral Bedford Forrest, then" Confederate leader, in Tennessee. No other sig nificance was attached to the whole sale initiations, Klan members de clared. The ceremonies which marked the iniation of the 528 men were spec tacular. Performed at the state fair grounds in an immense open air ar ena, against a background of muf fled white figures and shifting horse men, the scene was impressive, even to the eyes of strangrs permitted to see it from a distance. EX-GOVERNOR BICKETT HEADS SOCIAL WELFARE Unanimously Chosen President To Succeed Dr. E. C. Branson. At the North Carolina conference for social welfare, held in Raleigh last week, former Governor T. W. Bickett was unanimously elected president. The welfare workers gave a ris ing vote of thanks to the retiring president, Dr. E. C- Branson, and to Mrs. T. W. Lingle, for nine years the secretary-treasurer of the organ ization, for pouting on the most con structive social program of any pre vious conference. From a small group of only five welfare workers called together nine years ago for the purpose of organization it has grown and expanded so that now it is reckoned as one of the most in fluential and powerful forces in the state working toward community progress. U. S. TREASURY'S COUNT SHOWS A BIG SUM Total Of $13,883,819,826-36 2-3 In Cash anl Securities Held. (Washington Post) Acting Treasurer Allen announc ed today that a total of $18,883,-819,826-36 2-3 in" cash and securi ties was found in the Treasury as a result of the count necessittated by the resignation of John Burke, as treasurer This total is about $10,000,000, 00 greater than usual and is ac counted for by approximately that amount of notes deposited by foreign governments for war loans. The actual cash on hand at the time of the count was $97,410, 283.02. The remainder is in paper currency held in" reserve in complete certificates, incomplete gold certifi cates and bonds and other securities held in trust. The last previous count in 19 IS showed a grand total of $1,426, 422,051.48 2-3, of which the total cash amounted to $1,199,231,911.90 The present count showed $4,-726,553-11 in gold coin, $45,790, 572 in standard silver dollars, com pared with gold coin of $2,505,722, 98 and standard silver dollars total ling $156,893,689 in 1913. PAY YOUR TAXES NOW One per cent will be added to your taxes' on February 1, it not settled before that date. All taxes are now past due. Call and settle and sare cost and trouble. 1-21-tf E- D- HUNT, Sheriff. - HIGHLY APPRECIATED PERSON AL LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Editor Public Ledger: Chapel Hill, Jan. 29 Please send me another copy of the Public Ledger, January 28th is-Sue- I am clipping for our ; files so many things from your paper of late, that I frequently : need two copies instead of one. ; I consider the Public Ledger the best, or certainly one of the ; best of the two or three weeklies ? of North Carolina. If you are i not overwhelmed with subscrib- ers and advertisers, it is because the people in your territory do not know a good thing when they see it. , My best wishes for the New i Year to you. ; ; Cordially yours, E. C BRANSON- Editor Public Ledger: Henderson, Jan. 29. Am re newing herein. I like your paper except during campaigns when you are "too mea11 for any thing." Yours very truly, T. T. HICKS. THE SHORT BALLOT PROPOSED One Measure Calls For Submission Of Constitutional Amendment To Voters Of State. Governor Bickett's parting recom mendation for a short ballot are em bodied in two companion bills in troduced in the State Senate Satur day. The Proposed Amendment. One of the bills provides for the submission of a constitutional amend ment to the people at the next gene ral election to determine whether the power to appoint the Secretary of State, the Auditor, the Treasurer,; the Superintendent of Public Instruct tion and the Attorney General shall be lodged in the Governor. Under the proposed amendment the officers named would be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and would be removable by the Governor for incompetency or misconduct in office. The bill pro vides that when the amendment is submitted the tickets shall .be mark ed "For Short Ballot" and "Against onon uauoi. - ;u 7 The other bill provides by legis I x lative enactment for the appointment by the Governor under the same conditions of the statutory officers of Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Labor and Printing, Insurance Commissioner and Corpo ration Commissioners. Under the terms of the biils, the changes would become effective Jan uary 4, 1925, when the terms of the present officers expire. FEBRUARY BUSINESS LETTER Issued By the National Bak Of Granville. The National Bank of Granville is issuing a monthly four-page letter, embracing the business outlook as reflected by. Bradstreet, Dunn and other gazetteers. This is very commendable, as business interests of the community are dependent upon banks to ar range for collections and other fin ancial matters incident to trade and commerce, and the Bank of Gran ville is thereby doing its part in keeping the wheels of progress in motion. NEW ENGLAND STATES ENJOYING SPRING WEATHER (Boston 'Herald, Jan. 30) Spring was in the air today. Small boys played marbles, baseball games were seen on several sand lots and robbins chirruped over head. In the' woods of Plymouth the trailing arbutus, eNw England's mayflower, was picked by automo bile parties. Dandelions were plucked on the North Shore. It was the January thaw, with little to thaw. Weather bureau re ports of snow fall have yet to pass one hundredth of an inch. Oldest inhabitants are conning their rec ords to find precedents. MODERN HOSPITAL FOR THE OXFORD ORPHANAGE The Oxford Orphan's Friend com mends Gen. Royster in the following language: "Gen. B. S" Royster made two of the best speeches at the Grand Lodge last week and that is saying something, for some particu larly fine ones were made. The first made by General Royster was in announcement of the need of the Or phanage of a modern hospital, and the other in connection with the re solution to transfer the mementoes and paraphernalia of Army Lodge A, at Camp Sevier, to the Hall of His tory, Raleigh, and presenting jewels to Past Masters Mitchell and Cox of the Lodge." NORMAL BUSINESS CERTAIN BY THE FIRST OF APRIL Harvard Economic Expert Sees Re viyal Silk Mills Will Resume. Boston, Mass., an., 32. A return to normal business conditions by Ap ril, or May was predicted by Pro fessor Charle J. Bullock, chairman of the committee on economic re search at Harvard University, in an address to the Associated Savings Trust Companies of Massachusetts. X $ER. FRANCES ROLT-WHEELER, OF NEW YORK, SPEAKS OF HIS VISIONARY SON ROGER ie Soil Claims To Be More Than HJgrFather SaysHe Really Is. J: Th readers of the Public Ledger are more or less familiar with 'the ame of a young man who recently appeared in our midst and introduc ed himself as the "Viscount of Se- rn-.' His many titles were enum. orated by friends in Granville and handed to the Public Ledger with the request that the article be pub- usnea. we thought at the time that something was wrong, and so did everybody else who read it, but we produced it as it was written. Mr. Francis Rolt-Wheeler, the father of the young man who claims to be thu Viscount of Severn," sets things straight in a letter to the editor of the Public Ledger. The letter came by registred mail, dated at 53 East Fifty-ninth street, New York, Jan uary 29, 1921. The Letter. Editor Oxford Public Ledger: Dear Sir: An article published in your issue of January 11 has been called to my attention, the same dealing with the marriage of one Ro ger Rolt-Wheeler. Almost the only statement which is true in the arti cle is that giving the fact, date the circumstances of the marriage. The said Roger Rolt-Wheeler was never in the Royal Naval Reserves He was, for a time, in the Junior Naval Reserve (U. S.) He was nev er in the World War in any capacity. He has not been decorated with the Order of St. Michael and. St. George. He has not received the Distinguish ed Service Order. He does not hold che Order of Leopold II of Belgium. At the beginning of the war he was but 13 years of age, hence all these fictitious decorations of the afore mentionel are as absurd as they are untrue. He is not Viscount of Severn. There is no such title. He is not of the peerage in any manner. The on ly grain of truth in this is that there exists a remote, a very remote con nection with a baronetcy. Roger Rolt-Wheeler does not make his home in Bee Tree, N. C- He has never been there. The reference la to a small cottage in the mountains occupied by me during the summer 1rHtrsfK6w V . ie is not a writer ana nas never published any books. He is not president of the Bookman Co. I have never heard of the Cropton Mo tor Co. He is not a director of T. Geddes Grant, and his only relation to Trinidad is that he spent a few days in the island as junior salesman for a drug company. He is not di rector of the Glen Line, in England, nor have I any reason to believe that such a line exists.. Until very recently, Roger Rolt Wheeler was a clerk in one. of the accountancy departments of the New York Times, from which post, I have been informed, he was dismissed. As I am, unhappily, his father, the foregoing statements may be regard ed as accurate. Very truly, FRANCIS ROLT-WHEELER. CLOTHING CAMPAIGN FOR RELIEF OF NEAR EAST Everybody is asked to hunt up any clothes that can be spared for the sufferers across the sea, and be ready to respond to the call that, comes to you. Those who live in Oxford will be given an opportunity to contribute any kind of clothing to this worthy cause. Those who live anywhere ru Granville county are asked to coope rate with us, and send, or bring any contribution of clothing to the court house by the last of this week, and it will be forwarded at once to National Headquarters. We feel sure that Granville county will do her part in this life-saving work. MRS. D. K. TAYLOR. MRS. T. G. STEM. 1 Committee. "HUMORESQUE" FILMED Appealing Story Is the Latest Cos mopolitan Production. (Press Notice) Fannie Hurst, who is noted for her realistic studies of Jewish life, never struck a more intensely human note than she attained in "Humoresque." This novel has been translated into motion picture form by Cosmopolitan Productions and will be shown at the Orpheuni Theatre next Friday and Saturday. The scene in New York's famous lower East Side and the cen tral character a youngster with a soul for music Alma Rubens is the featured play er in "Humoresque," which also in cludes in its cast Vera Gordon and Gaston Glass. The picture is a Para mount Artcratt release. The Highest Averages. The Mangum Warehouse is carry ing an advertisement in this issue of the Public Ledger in order that the farmers of the county might know that they are keeping the Oxford market up to its well earned reputa tion of being the highest average market in this section. They have a competent force and you are sure o getting the highest dollar possible for your crops. This warehouse has the second sale next Friday, Feb. HOW IT WORKS The man who says he won't buy until prices come down says at the same time he Won't work until wages go up. You can't get wages unless you work; you ' can't work unless there is some thing to do. . There cannot be anything for you to do unless someone consumes your product, . and no one consumes your pro duct until he buys it. Brisk buying keeps the wheels of industry moving, creates demand for more goods, for more labor, for more pro duction, which means , higher wages and constant work. The man who goes on a buy ing strike throws a monkey vvrendh into the whole machin ery of prosperity. YOU ARE REQUESTED TO GO TO RALEIGH There Will Be a Public Hearing Thursday In Which You Are In terested.' (Special to the Public Ledger) Raleigh,1 N. C-, January 3). The bill providing for a system of hard surface roads will be before the joint House and Senate Road Committees next Thursday, February 3rd, at 3:00 P. M-, in the hall of the House of Representatives. The bill provides for State control, State financial responsibility and state maintenance or these main highways so as to relieve the coun ties and enable them to use their funds in building and maintaining the county roads. The construction fund is to'be raised by a $50,000,000 serial bond issue, the bonds to be la- sued as needed and in such amounts i only as can be used to defray the ex pense of the largest possible con- struction program. Now is the strategic time to lend the weight of your influence. Bring a big delegation from your county. Get in touch with your Senator and Representatives after 'you reach Raleigh and be sure to attend the meeting and let the Committee kno H. M. BERRY, Secretary. MUCH MOVING HERE AMONG FARM TENANTS Farmers and landlords in Gran ville state that never before have they witnessed such a spirit of "mov ing" among tenants on farms, and this is borne out every day by some one who requests the Public Ledger to change the address on their paper Each day there can be seen or heard of some farmer moving out to anoth er farm. Hardly has the man vacat ed his house until another tenant is moving in. The farmers explain the cause of the moving fever to be the result of the low prices for tobacco, which has caused a discontent and much dis couragement among the tenants, which makes him feel that he prob ably will have a better year on "Smith's" farm in 1921 than he had on "Jones' " farm in 1920. PILGRIM TERCENTENARY STAMPS HAVE ARRIVED HERE The New Stamp Will Be Sold Only ; On Request. The postoffice has received now issues of stamps, Is, 2s, and 5s, coli morating the Tercentenary of the Landing of the Pilgrims at Ply mouth Rock.- All stamps bear the words, "Pilgrim Tercentenary" ana the dates 1620-1920. The Is, green, show a picture of "The May flower," the vessel in which the Pil grims came to the new world; 2s, red, a picture of the "Landing of the Pilgrims" and the 5s, blue a picture of "Signing the Compact." The new stamps will be sold only on request. That is, purchasers must ask for the new issue stamps if they want the Pilgrim variety. ARMY BILL REPORTED " Carries An Appropriation Of $328, 861,123, a"d a Force Of 150,000 men. A Washington special says: Fram ed for a force of 150,000 regulars, the army appropriation bill reported to the" house cairies a total of $328, 861,123, a reduction of $63,697,242 from current appropriations, 'ine War Department had asked for $692,811,070. - The Philippine scouts, numbering about 6,500 men, 2,500 flying cadets, and 14,0V)0 commissioned officers, are not included in the 150,000 total. Death Of Mrs. Geo. Hart. Mrs. George Hart, of Roxboro, died at her home on last Monday after a short illness in the 36th year of her life. She is survived by four daugh ters and one son and a devoted hus band. The funeral will "take place in Roxboro tomorrow" afternoon. The bereaved husband isa .son of Mr. Wes Hart, of, Oxford Woman's Club To,Meet The Oxford Wdinan,s -Club will hold an important meeting's tomor row evening at 30 ihthe Oxford Library. AH members are urged to Jbe present. 1 . . GERMANY MUST DISARM BY THE FHIST OF JULY Everybody Satisfied With the Ruling Of Allied Council. Paris, January 30- Full agree ment on reparations, German disarm ament and all other important ques tions before it was reached by the Su preme Council of the allies when, it adjourned yesterday to meet again in London February 21. Under these arrangements Germany must-disarm by July 1, disbanding all her civic guards not provided for in the Ver sailles treaty. Export Tax Paid In Cash. Germany will be called upon to pay in forty-two annuities on a sliding scale 226,000,000,000 gold marks. Her exports will, in addition, bear an export duty of twelve per cent that will go to the allies. On the ba sis of last year's exports, this would give the allies 1,250,000,00 gold marks, or twelve per cent . of what ever money in which the exports are paid for. Thus', it is estimated the first payment made by Germany will be 3,250,000,000 gold marks, the ex port tax being paid entirely in cash. Germany Will Prosper. The penalties agreed Upon by the council for violations by Germany will apply to all the agreements alike reparations, disarmament and coal deliveries A strong feature of tb reparations plan, for the Frencn point of view, is that it associates the allies in the benefits of Germany's prosperity. A TOURIST HAD BAD LUCK IN OXFORD Ran Into a Car to Avoid Killing a Number Of Children. While on his. way south last Fri day evening, Hon. H. H. Adams, of Paw Paw, Michigan, driving a tour ing car, ran into Mr. E. G. Math ew's car at the intersection of Hills boro and Broad streets. Mr. Ad am's car was going out Hillsboro street and Mr. Mathew's car came down Broad street with eight sleighs, loaded with children, fas tened to the rear end of his car. Chief Hobgood arrested Mr. Ad ams and took him before Mayor Stem. It was plain to be seen that Mr- Adams was no ordinary man, and , at the proper time presented credentials showing that he is at torney for one of the largest coun ties in Michigan. At the hearing he acknowledged to Mayor Stem that he was moving at the rate of 15 miles an hour when he saw Mr. Mathew's car rounding the corner; that it was his inten tion to cut in behind Mr. Mathew's car, but when he saw a long line of sleighs fastened to the car, the dis tance between his car and the sleighs was so short he cut his car to the left to save the lives of the children and in doing so struck Mr. Mathew's car. After hearing the statement, Mayor Stem informed Mr. Adams that the speed limit in Oxford is ten miles an hour, but it being his first offense and a stran ger, Mayory Stem, did not impose a fine. Mr. Adams thanked him pro fusely and at the feame time drew from his pocket a bill and tendered it to Mayor Stem to pay the witness es in the case. There were several citizens present and they told Mr. Adams to put the money back into his pocket, and they raised $5.15 to pay the witnesses' fee. Elsewhere in this paper Mr. Math ews more fully explains the details of the vnhappy occurrence. OLT CLOTHING IN DEMAND Ten Days Campaign Being Waged Here In Behalf Of European Suf ferers. , Mr. J.' E. Jackson, county chair man of the European Relief Society", has appointed Mrs. Kerr Tayloi4 and Mrs. T. G. Stem a committee of two to organize for a campaign to collect clothing for the sufferers in Europe. The campaign begins today and will end February 10th. Articles of clothing will be received in the commissioner's room at the court house. r: Mesdames Taylor and Stem will make further announcement in the Public Ledger. SAMPSON CHALLENGES STATE IN MAMMOTH PORKER LINE Clinton, Jan. 30. Again Sampson challenges the State to beat its big hog. Mr.-Charles R. Beaman is the champion Year after year, for sev eral years, he has killed a monster porker, killed this week netted 1, 148 pounds, and this did not include the liver and other loose parts, as in the case in weighing some big hogs. Several others weighing over 700 have been killed in the county, the next largest being an 846 pounder, which belonged to Mr. Alvin Royall, Mr. L. T. -Alderman reports the slau ghter of a 720 pounder by his bro ther, Mr. M. D. Alderman. Sampson, has plenty of hog and hominy to sup ply the county needs. - Fine Chickens.. ' Mr. Z. TJ. Patterson, a successful ' farmer near Dexter, Granville Coun ty, has 110 white leghorn hens. Dur ing the past month Mr. y Patterson gathered 1,400 eggs from these chickens. The first egg was laid January 1, and the last one on Jan- uary 30. That was a good months work with one day to spare, January having 31 days. i i 71 . 'V
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