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;;u5e..:.s-. ' . - ' , PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY TOWN AND COUNTY OFFER BRILLIANT OPPORTUNITIES-AIL SOME PRINT. YQklgXVp OXFORD, N. CFggFRUARY 4, 1921 . Qw OLD MARKET HOUSE OX WILLIAMSBORO STREET GOES UP IX FLAME Firemen Fought Like Heroes To Save the Municipal Building, C ounty Jail and Taylor-Cahnady j Buggy Company Insurance On! Building $7,500. While on his rounds at 1 o'clock Wednesday morning, Night Officer Rosooe Clark, of the police force, discovered fire in the rear end of the old market house on Williamsboro street, situated between the Taylor Cannady Buggy Company's plant and the municipal building and in close proximity to the. county jail at the rear end. Officer Clark turned in the alarm at five minutes past 1 o'clock and about five minutes later the firemen had three streams of wa ter on the smoking building,' which was ready to break into flame at any moment. They were aware that the building contained a quantity of ex ploses and oils, but this did not de ler the brave fire boys, both white and black, from fighting the fire from close range, and report after report, like that of a' cannon, was heard in the interior of the building as the fire ate its way up through the structure to the belfrey where the fire bell, operated by electric current, t;ave forth a most doleful sound for twenty minutes, and a still . more mournful sound when it left its han eer and plunged to the ground floor with a crash, at 2 o'clock. By this time there were at least 500 people at the scene of the fire. It was a bitter cold night and the snow was failing- One could have read a news paper by the light of the flames anywhere within a half mile of the burning building, and many sat at their windows and watched the flames shoot heavenward, die down siid rise again. It was the biggest fire Oxford had witnessed since the conflagration thirty or more years go when two whole blocks were re duced to ashes- The Origin Of the Fire. The building was occupied by the Sterns-Knight Auto Company, own ed by Messrs. B. E. Parham and Wil lie Parhani, the latter named partner being the active manager. He was in Greensboro on business and knew nothing of the fire until an early hour Wednesday morning. It is not definitely known how the fire ori giated, but it is said that it originat ed in the rear end of the building, which was used as a repair shop. The Stern-Knight Company were the sole occupants of the building and paid a monthly rental of $35. Partly Covered By Insurance. Mr. Willie Parham, manager of the garage, arrived from Greensboro Wednesday, when the safe was open ed and the amount of damage esti mated. The exact amount of insur ance is not known, but it is generally understood that Mr- Parham carried a goodly amount on his repair de partment and new cars in store. It is not known whether the several cars undergoing repair for private owners were covered with insurance or not. There were also several cars stored over night in the garage Fireman Hurt. The falling glass from the windows in the auditorium above the garage "was constant menace to the firemen. Charles Harris, colored, received In juries about t!:ie hands of no serious nature. A doctor was summoned from the crowd of spectators and his wounds were treated. Hot Coffee Served. After the blaze was under control the firemen were ' called into the mayor's office and served hot coffee, which was welcomed by the drenched firemen who had been battling with the flames for more than two hours. Prisoners Call For Help. The cell in the municipal building, thirty feet from the burnt building contained a lone prisoner, and the county jail, forty feet from the rag ing fire, contained nine prisoners. It was pitiful to hear them pleading for release, pending the arrival of Mr. Conrad Walters, the jailor, lest they be roasted alive. It was perhaps the first time that some of them ask ed God to be merciful. Mr. Walters arrived in due time and led them to a room in the court house and kept them there until the fire died down, and when they were later returned to their prison homes the walls of their cells had been made comfortab ly warm by the burning building. History Of Building. In 1888 the City of Oxford acquir ed the site of the building from the county on a 99 year lease. There seems to have been at that time a strong demand for a market house. A tablet at the entrance reveals the fact that the building was erected in 1888; that J. D. Crawford was may or; that the town commissioners were W. A. Davis, D. S. Osborn, J. K. Wood, R. T. Smith, and according io the inscription on the tablet, Hen ry Field was the superintendent of the building. The building was in sured. for about $7,500. The fire hell, installed in the belfry five or six years ago, cost $1,400. In its fall of seventy-five feet it was not broken, but the fire robbed it of its extremely clear notes on a cold frosty morning. Harding Invited To Charlotte. An invitation has been extended to President-elect Harding to speak in Charlotte on May 20- The invitation was extended on behalf of all the ci tizens of the state. Mr. Harding has not accepted yet. i i- , ' xvEi-EiiVX' Alii itUMlTS PENALTIES TO PAY STATE lT AND COUNTY TAXES Sheriff Hunt Will CoUect no Penal ties Until May 1. Owing to depressed financial conditions the legislature re cently passed an act remitting all penalties i'or failure to pay state and county taxes. This act applies only to current tax es, and is effective until May 1. At that time penalties. Will be applied on all taxes not then paid. Sheriff Hunt will there fore not collect any penalties as heretofore advertised. WANTS CONGRESS TO LOOK IN LANDIS' BIG SALARY Washington, Feb., 2- Congres sional investigation, to determine whether Judge Landis is permitted under law to continue as Federal Judge of the Northern' Illinois dis trict while acting as "arbitrator of organized baseball" at an annual salary of $42,500. The measure mentioned that Jud ge Landis would receive a combined salary of $50,000 a year from his du ties as judge and baseball arbitrator. THE NEXT CROP OF TOBACCO Views Entertained By the Farmers Of Granville. : It is inferred that the farmers of Granville county have come to un derstand that there is more money in a half .crop of tobacco than there is in an overproduction. A farmer at the Johnson warehouse yesterday said that he intends to plant one half of a crop and by the use of good fertilizer hopes to realize good pric es next year for every pound he pla ces upon the warehouse floor. "The only thing that I am appre hensive about," said the farmer, "is that the big companies will ad vise the tobacco growers to produce a certain kind of tobacco and change their minds next fall and then just 'take the tobacco for nothing as they do some grades this year." The Public Ledger is not advised that the big companies let it be known what kind ''of tobacco they wanted this year. I they did, it should not be held against them. It is possible that they hoped to supply the foreign demand and later found that such was impossible owing to the shortage of the money market. OUR ABLE REPRESENTATIVE Hon. B. WT. Parham Takes A High Stand Among His Fellow-Members. Reports from Raleigh are to the effect that the legislature is getting down to work on all the important problems before it. Roads, educa tion, taxation and all other questions are being discussed and the lines up on which the problems will be settled' are being formed. Our Representative, Hon. Benj. W- Parham, is having a busy time. In addition to being Chariman of the Committee on Rules, he is ranking member on Judiciary No. 1 and a member of the sub-committee on Fi nance. He is also serving on the committees on Appropriations, Roads, Education, Congressional Districts and Propositions and Griev ances. It is very seldom that any member is asked to serve on so many of the important committees. . All who go to Raleigh say that Parham is a credit to the County, and is tak ing a deservedly high stand among his fellow-members. MISS ESTHER ROYSTER TO GO TO GERMANY TO TEACH (Henderson Daily Dispatch) Miss Esther Royster, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Royster, will shortlv leave the United States for Germany, where she will go to serve with the American . Army of Occupation and teach stenography and tryewriting toHhe men in the ranks- Miss Royster will be station ed at Coblenz, headquarters for the American forces. The period of her absence from the United States is not known, but she will probably be gone for some time. She will sail from New York next Saturday, February 5. This opportunity com es to Miss Royster following a long period of service in a government department in Washington. She is regarded as quite an expert in her work. CONTEST OVER SCHOOL BOND ELECTION IN TALLY HO The contest over the school bond election in Stem district, set to be heard here tomorrow before Judge Devin, has been postponed. Judge Devin is wrestling with a lengthy docket at Greenville this week and will not be able to reach Oxford in time to hear the case this week. There is much interest in the case and quite a number will be present when the hearing takes place. JANUARY WEATHER REPORT Recorded At the Granville County 'Experiment Station. Total rainfall 2-81 inches; great est rainfall in 24 hours 1.40 inches Jan., 9; snowfall 5 inches; maximum temperature 71 Jan. 22; minimum temperature 9 Jan. 26; nuniber of clear days 17 ; , number of partly cloudy days 8; 'number of cloudy days 6. ate ur:li--- serve ON CITY SCHOOL BOARD Hon. B. W. Parham and Prof. Guy Phillips Retire From Board There being two vacancies on the city school board, caused by the res ignation of Mr. B. W. Parham, a member of the House of Representa tives, and Prof. Guy B. Phillips who resigned to accept a position with the city schools of Greensboro, the boara last Monday night elected Mr. W. H. Hunt and Mr. D. G. Brummitt to fill the vacancies. ' The Organization. The board is composed of seven members as f oilows : Col. Henry G. Cooper, chairman; R. H. Lewis, Treasurer, W. B. Ballou, H. M. Shaw, J. W. Horner, W. H. Hunt, D. G. Brummitt. Prof. Credle, superintendent of schools, is secre tary of the school board. Loss Of Good Man. In this connection the Public Led-- ger desires to state that the good peo ple regret that Prof. Phillips has severed his connection with our school system. As superintendent of. our schools for three or four years he was a power for good in our com munity. He goes to Greensboro with enlarged schooi duties, and as prin cipal he ranks ahead of several su perintendents. Oxford has sustained a loss in the departure of "Prof. Phillips and his excellent family, and Greensboro gains much. THE HOUSTON YEGGMAN GETS SIXTEEN YEARS The mystery in the sensational robbing of the bank at Houston, Va-, was partly solved with the convic tion of G. B. Gibbons, alleged yegg man captured recently in Philadel phia and extradited to the State of Virginia after Baldwin-Felts detec tives had built up a circumstantial case about him. Gibbons, who pleaded "not guilty" to the charge of robbery and grand larceny, was convicted after all day trial at Hous ton and was sentenced to serve six teen years in the penitentiary. Gibbons is said to have been giv en away by a woman, said 'to be a confederate of the gang of burglars and who was so fenced in by a string of circumstantial evidence that con fronted her . in Philadelphia she made a statement which resulted in part of the. Halifax loot being found in Atlanta and part in Petersburg. The detectives, it is claimed, link Gibbons definitely with the Stone ville and Spring Hope bank robbe ries in North Carolina, but tnese maters were not pressed in pushing the Halifax bank case- If it is true that Gibbons belonged to the roving band of yeggs who concentrated on small town banks and postoffices in North Carolina and Virginia, not one of the party has escaped th hand of the law. CANCEL FIRE POLICIES ON TOBACCO BARNS Because of the increasing number of tobacco barns being burned by fires of mysterious origin, and the intensity of the tobacco men, certain insurance companies have notified their agents in some parts of Ken tucky to cancel policies on tobacco. Many tobacco barns in various parts of Kentucky have burned in the past few months; others have been added to the list during the past week. While no arrest have been made in the sweep of night riders over parts of Bath and Flem ing counties, a $500 reward has been offered by the State, and Circuit Judge Hewitt of that district has or dered his grand jury to make a thor ough inquiry. APPROPRIATION FOR GOOD ROADS CERTAIN It is believed to be more than like ly that Congress will pass before ad journment of the present session on March 4th the good roads bill favor ably reported to the House the other day appropriating $100,000,000 for federal aid to post roads in the States- A great deal .of pressure, has been brought to bear upon Congress from every. State for passage of this bill to continue aid to the States for the building of roads. Under this bill appropriating $100,000,000 for the next fiscal year the federal government will SDend a- bout $2,000,000 in North Carolina to be matched by an equal appropriation by the State. CHAIRMAN WHITE CALLS MEETING OF COMMITTEE Washington, Feb. 2. GeorgeJ White, chairman of the Democratic National committee, today appointed an executive committee of the Na tional committee, and called it to meet in Washington February 17 for the purpose of obtaining its "advice and counsel" in the reorganizzation of the party's machinery. Angus M. McLean is a member of the executive "committee from .North Carolina. The M. E. Philathea Class will serve meals in the Lyon .Memorial Building on Feb. 10th and llthrYou can get anything good to eat at any time during the day. The prices will be very reasonable. Come one, come all and help the good cause .YVm hffAt.v should hoa r0ro about every two weeks. Stop at Wil- lard Service Station. MRS. VANDERBILT APPEARS I BEFORE STATE ASSEMBLY Delivers-Brief Address At Joint Sess-1 Washington, Feb., 3 War ion Of House and Senate Com- $ ren G. Hardine as President nf pietely Captivates State Legisla tors- Pretty and Vivacious. (Raleigh Special) MrS. George W. Vanderbilt address el the General Assembly Wednesday. But few times in the history of the State has a woman been asked to ad dress the General Assembly, and none has pleased them more, none has been more gracious in her man ner, more pleasing in her speech, or more altogether the sort of a woman that wins the liking of both men and women of high degree and low. General Carr arose to make the presentation. The audience heard him with abstraction, devoting most of its attention to a scrutiny of Mrs. Vanderbil. Neatly Dressed. ' For the women there were the clo thes she wore to be examined. Here again simplicity to a degree unex pected. A brown suit, made of the homespun fashionel at her estate at Biltmore, trimmed with a collar of rich brown fur, Vestments of gold .and white silk, and a corded turban and a black veil covering her face closely. Of jewels, very few. a .wrist watch of platinum and dia monds, with the bracelet of many perfectly matched pearls, set in four strings, an eye-glass chain of . small emeralds and pearls, set in platinum, and two rings, one on each little fin gera great amethyst and a yellow sapphire- She wore no gloves. t X. Impressive Speaker. In part, Mrs . Vanderbilt said: ' This is a day when women havs come into their own, and each one of us must shoulder her responsibilities along with the men, and try to ful fill her duty to her community, State and country at the same time remem bering her obligations to her home, and following the high-minded ex- amples of the men who foundel our government and are responsible for its success, and the success of its in stitutions. So, gentlemen, I at once assume a responsibility in thanking you, in the name of my fellow-sisters for what you have done for in confer ring this distinction upon me, you have included them. "I wantyou to know that I person ally have the interest of North Caro lina2 very deeply at heart; that I am "sincerely interested in all that con cerns its welfare, and that I have the utmost faith in the integrity and judgment of its people and feel that the future history of our Tar Heel State will uphold the standards and traditions of its past record. I want to see our State lead all other m citizenship and broadmindedness and to feel that we have, one and all, done our bit to make it what it has al ways been, at the same time going along as leaders in the fast running tide of today. Accompanied By Daughter. Mrs. Vanderbilt was accompanied to Raleigh by her daughter, Miss Cor nelia Vanderbilt, Mr. Adams, her at torney, and Mr. Rawl, formerly own er of the Manor of Ashville who is greatly interested in the development of Biltmore and that section of North Carolina. i Mrs. Vanderbilt was recently elect ed president ot the North Carolina State Fair Association. SARAH WYCOFF DIES, AGE 76, IN STATE PRISON Serving Life Time Sentence, Had Been Offered Pardon Five Times But Refused. Raleigh, Feb. 2, Sarah Wyckoff, 76 years old, reached the end of a life sentence in the state prison when she died after 42 years' imprison ment, having declined a pardon at the hands of five governors and hav ing lived to learn -that a death-bed confession had completely exonerat ed her of the charge of murdering her husband. Forty-two years ago Sarah Wyck eff entered the state prison to serve a life sentence, as the convicted ac complice in the murder of Wesley Wyckoff, in Alexander county, in the mountains of North Carolina. The convicted principal, a negro, was hanged. Three years ago from the mountains came word that a death bed confession had absolved the wo man of connection with the tragedy. For the fifth lime, she refused a par don, explaining that she was being treated well, that time had shattered j all her relations with her family in the mountains and that she preferred to spend her last days in prison. PICTURE CENSORSHIP BILL LN SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE Htould Prohibit the Picture Of Wo men Of One Race Being Shown In Theaters Of Other. Columbia, S. C, Jan. 3 A bill by Mr. Moon to prohibit pictures of the women of one race being shown in e..la !! r, ffif.1 I CI LctlllLUtJUL UJ. LUC wiiii introduced in the house of represen tatives when it convened from a re cess since last Friday afternoon. , Mr. F. W. Hancock, whp is a good judge of the beautiful, spent Wednesday in Raleigh. He was busy and could not go to the State House to hear Mrs. Vanderbilt speak, but he saw the lady at the Yarbrough House "A strikingly beautiful and attractive woman is Mrs. Vanderbilt. To her ihp.atv is added a simplicity ana J charm of manner that is unusually A pleasing," said Mr. Hancock. HARDING WILL RETURN j FOURTH OF- HIS SALARY mc cimieu oiaies win receive something like $8,000 leSs com pensation from the government annually than Woodrow Wilson has received. The treasury will pay Mr. Harding the same amount it pays -.Mr. Wilson $75,000 an nually but internal revenue bureau officials say that Mr. Harding must return nearly one fourth of this in income tax. President Wilson was exemp ted from the income tax under a supreme court ruling because he came into office before the en actment of the 118 revenue .laws under which taxes were sought to be imposed on the sal aries of! the" President and of federal judges. The supreme court held that the tax could not be collected in the case of in cumbents because of the consti tutional inhabition against the reduction of the salaries of the executive and federal judges during their term of office. TYER-MEADQWS WEDDING The Young couple Had Been Sweet hearts Ever Since Dr. Tyer Was Pastor Here At Home In Greens boro After Bridal Tour A quiet' but pretty wedding was solemnized Thursday at noon at the home of Mr. J. F. Meadows when his daughter Marie and William B. Tyer were united in matrimony, Dr. J. D. Harte officiating. The house was artistically decorat ed with potted plants and roses, the color scheme being rose and green. Miss Edith Howell presided at the piano and rendered several appro priate selections "Perfect Love" was softly played during the ceremony. To the strains of Lohengrin wedding j march the bridal party entered. First came the groom with his brother-in-law, S. P. Collier of Winston-Salem. The brides little sister .Roselyn Mea dows, was maid of honor. She was daintily attired in white organdie. Master Randolph Meadows carrying the ring on a silver tray, preceded the bride who entered with her fa ther, Mr. J. F. Meadows. The bride was charmingly gowned in a dark blue suit embroidered in cut stee t with "accessories to " match."' she carried a shower bouquet of lilies of the valley. Only a few friends and near relatives were present- The out-of-town guests were: Mrs A. P. Tyer, Miss Edna Tyer and Miss Gladys Wilson, of Greensboro; Mr. S. P. Collier and Miss Mary Louise Collier of Winston-Salem. Mrs. Tyer is the attractive and ac complished daughter of Mr. J- F. Meadows. Her lovely disposition has won for her a wide circle of friends. Mr- Tyer is the son of the late Rev. A- P. Tyer and Mrs- A. P. Tyer of Greensboro. He was a former resi dent of Oxford and is well known here. He now occupies an important banking position in Greensboro. The happy couple left immediate ly after the ceremony for northern points of interest. After the bridal trip, Mr. and Mrs. Tyer will reside in Greensboro. MOVING PICTURES AND VALENTINE PARTIES Program Of Community Meetings For Two Weeks. a schedule of the Community Meet ings to be held during the two weeks beginning Monday, February 7th, is given below. This schedule covers the season of St- Valentine, and we are expecting Cupid with all of his messages to attend. Indeed, we have his promise to be on hand at Provi dence and Cornwall, where Valen tine parties will be given in his hon or, and we feel reasonably certain that he will also be in attendance at other places. An evening of whole some fun is assured at each of the places listed. Berea, Monday, 7. Creedmoor, Tuesday, 8. Wilbourn, Wednesday, 9. Stovall, (afternoon) Thursday', 10- Stem, Friday, 11. Wilton, Monday, 14. Providence, Tuesday, 15. Cornwall, Wednesday, 1 6. Knap of Reeds, Thursday, 17. Corinth, Friday, 18. ! LOCAL MERCHANTS WILL GO NORTH SOON They Are Disposed To Buy Good Stocks Of Spring and Summer Goods. On account of Easter being three weeks earlier this year the mer chants will visit the northern mar kets earlier than they did last year. Some of them will go north within the next week or ten days; in fact some of our smart milliners are al ready in New York looking after the spring and summer styles. A feeling predominates among the merchants here that our people will want good goods at a reasonable price and they are disposed to make sufficient purchases to supply the de mand. Those merchants who are already well posted as to prevailing 5 prices state that there is a preceptable de cline in some lines as "well as an ad vance in other lines- " ? Those who are expecting pre-war prices on certain lines'.' of- depen dable goods will neverlive to realize their fondest hope according to the expressed views of the! trade " journals. THE PROS AND CONS OF A NEW HOTEL FOR OXFORD There has been more or less agi tation several years for a modern hotel in Oxford- Some claim that what we have is plenty good, while others claim - that we need a 100 room fire-proot hotel wifh steam; teat, baths and pretty maids to serve! them. While the fire was consuming the old market house the other morning the Pros and Cons held a consulta tion in front Of the burning building. The conversation was precipitated by a prominent citizen who remarked that the old market house site would ba an excellent location for a mod ern hotel. "Who in the thunder would like to occupy a room so close to the coun ty jail?" asked Con in seriousness. "What's the difference?" asked Pro, "the hotel we have is situated along side of a cemetery." ; While the Pros and Cons were dis cussing the question, Mr. B. K. Lassi-? ter, who always sees the funny side of every question and who is one of the best peace-makers you would find in a day's travel, chinned in: "My dear friends," said the genial B- K., "a man's best neighbor is he who .is secure behind the prison bars." "That may all be true, said Con, "but I am here to tell you that dead' men tell no tales.' GOV. MORRISON COMMENDED FOR HIS APPOOINTMENTS Places Capt-Bev. S. : Royster, Jr., At the Head Of the Quartermaster. Corps. Further indication that'the new governor is going into the ranks of youth in making appointments is seen in the first ones that were named. Governor Morrison reappointed Col. John Van B. Meets,' of Wilmington, adjutant generai and Major Gordon Smith, o fRaleigh, assistant adjutant general and United States property and disbursing officer of the National Guard. The Governor is commended for his selection of four world war veterans for the following places in the new guard : Judge advocate general, Henry C- Dockery, of Charlotte; in spector general, Major Thomas C Guthrie, Jr., of Charlotte; captain quartermaster corps, Beverly S. Roys ter, Jr., of Oxford; chief medical of ficer, Major J. Vance McGoughan, of Fayetteville; chief of ordnance, Ma jor J. Ed Carter of Mount Airy. MR. WILSON NEED NOT WORRY ABOUT A JOB He Is Rich In His Own Name and Mrs. Wilson Has $1,000,000. President Wilson has bought one of the most beautiful homes in WashT ington, costing $150,000, and will make his home there after March 4. i Mr. Wilson will never need to look for a job. His services will always be in demand at a high price as a writer, a head of a university, or in some other capacity where name and fame count. . When he went into the White House he was a poor man. However, he now has ample wealth to insure him comfort and good care for the rest of his days even though he never does any work. The Wilsons have entertained less than any other fam ily that has accupied the White House for many administrations and it is understood that they have saved a. goodly amount of money. In addition to this- Mrs. Wilson is wealthy in her own right- It is whispered in financial circles in Washington that she is worth not less than $1,000,000- MISS MARR ACCEPTS POSITION WITH TREASURY DEPARTMENT Miss Cycle Marr, of South Dakota, who Has made her home with Mrs. Linnie Smith on Gilliam street tor the past year, has accepted a position in the Treasury Department and will leave for Washington next Monday. With a charming disposition, no one has ever made more friends in Ox ford in so short a time. During the last year of the World War, Miss Marr left her home in Da kota with the intention of going over seas, but when she arrived in Wash- ington the War Department pre vailed upon her to accept a position. She remained with the War Depart- Lment until they dismissed several thousand clerks, and her name not being among those who were dismis sed, she asked for an indefinite leave of absence and came to Oxford and accepted a position as bookkeeper at Mr.'J. Robert Woods' store. She had previously learned from frienls what a nice and pretty place Oxford is and she desired to spend one year in the "Sunny South" before returning to her home in Dakota. Her host of friends here regret to see her leave Oxford, but are pleased to know that she will be pleasantly located in Washington. HOOVER WILL NOT BE ' EV HARDING CABINET Herbert Hoover, according to C. W. Gilbert, newspaper correspondent, will not be in Presidentelect Hard ing's cabinet. Mr. Hoover, it is said, will head a commission to reorganize the executive departments of the gov ernment at Washington. Will : H. Hays, Mr. Gilbert says, will also be a member of this commission.
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