PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY-TOWN AND COUNTY OFFER BRILLIANT OPPORTUNITIES AZL HOME PRINT.
VOL. XXXVI
OXFORD, N. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1921
N0.48
u TOMOIULKS OUTNUMBER
HOUSES OX THE
SWEETS OF OXFORD
S!;imlin? at the monument at the
, ,,i , f Main street yesterday alter
It Mi' '
. o nVlorlt we counted 51 au-
I'f' oliilos parked on Main, Hillsboro,
and Williamsboro streets.
.1' camp area there were only
m i;ir '
three horses.
number of these cars belong m
nvWd and those who drove in from
country were m a uunj iu
ivick home-
It. was a noticeable fact that most
of the cars from the country were
Avcn bv women, who came to town
1 l UPine?s while the men folks and
iiors remained at home to "make
hav while sun shines-"
"Ten years ago there was a ratio
of about one automobile to fifty
liorss in Granville.
The horse population of Gran
ville County, outside of Oxford has
not changed in the last ten years,
pad those of the farmerrs who own
cars have as many horses as they did
before purchasing cars. Horses are
disappearing from the towns and
cities, but not from the rural dis-
liome one remarked that "the horse
population of Oxford five years ago
was about 100, and today it is doubt
ful if there are more than 25 horses
in the corporate limits.
COMKS TO THE
RESCUE OF BACHELORS
The following is a fair sample of
the unsigned letters the Public Led
ror receives through the mails,
which never reach the public be
raiiPR thev are unsigned. This one
was mailed on Oxford Route 1, June
15:
Editor Public Ledger:
Allow me, a widower, to enter an
appearance in defense of bachelors.
Most bachelors are bachelors from
force of circumstances. Many a
bachelor has lost his first sweet
heart and has no love to -give
another woman, when he, perhaps,
can see his "ideal" walking the
streets every day. Then perhaps he
cannot find a girl of marriageable
age who is not wearing a ring on
her engagement finger.
Then, as for the widows, many are
flouting their old wedding rings,
and no gentleman would. intrude. If
they are looking for a man, why do
they not lay aside the ring which
to him can only mean "shoo fly.
don't bother me?"
If bachelors must be taxed, why
not tax the women too? I do not
believe there is an old maid who has
not broken more than one man's
heart Be consistent; let the tax be
general. X- Y- Z-
AYHAT'S EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS
IS NOBODY'S BUSINESS
'Bunkers Unwilling To Loan Money
To State If Every TransactionJs
To Be Given Wide Publicity In
the Newspapers.
Raleigh, June 16- The state treas
urer is authority for the statement
that more than a dozen bankers in
North Carolina have offered to loan
the state money provided "you do
not rush into print with our names."
The bankers apparently do not care
for publicity of this sort, which they
consider private business when di
vers interpretations are put on the
reason why they have loaned money
to the state at six per cent-
STATE BOARD APPROVES CUTS
Horizontal Reductions In Property
Valuation For 40 Counties Ap
pioved. Raleigh, X- C-, June 16. The
state board of equalization in ses
sion here yesterday approved the
horizontal reductions in property
valuation made by the commission
ers in forty odd counties, these val
uations will be used as a basis for
levying this years taxes.
Revaluations have been juggled
considerably by the counties, ranging
I'.'om ten to sixty percent reductions.
It is estimated that the average re
duction from the counties that have
lowered revaluation figures will be
percent.
J I IGE DEVIN WILL PRESIDE
AT DURHAM COUNTY COURT
(Duham Sun)
Judge W. A. Devin will preside at
June session of Superior court,
i;eh opens in Durham next Mon
day morning. The court calendar
hows that there are a large number
ri divorce cases which will come up
101 Scaring on the first day. The
rase of Frank Marshall against the
iJurham Traction Co., and others is
expected to attract a great deal of
attention, as is the case of C. A. Rad
W'l against Dr. A. Cheatham. The
case was recently tried and the plain
er was given a large verdict, but the
; - M'enor court granted a new hear-ll;-"
due to a mistrial.
WE METHODIST ORPHANAGE
fir- Craven Will Preach Commence
ment Seimo11.
(Raleigh Times)
r.ictl !?n boys and girls will corn
mete the course at the Methodist
orphanage this year, the commence
t?, tXeor,cises being , held June' 24
IZ hu30' with the commencement
chSS!? b ?ev- R- c- -Craven' of
M?tw e Preached at Central
Methodist Church on June 25.
TOBACCO MARKETS IN
EASTERN CAROLINA' OPEN j
EARLY IN JULY
News from the tobacco sec
tions of Eastern North Carolina
and South Carolina is to the ef
fect that the tobacco crop is
earlier than usual this year and
that a great many of the mar
kets in those sections will open
for the sale of the leaf; on July
10th. The quality of the crow
i11 those sections is reported to j
be only lair and the quantity
has been cut down.
MARKETING PLANS NOT TO BE
OPPOSED BY WAREHOUSEMEN
Markets In This Section Open Two
Weeks After Eastern Carolina,
But No Date Is Fixed-
Approximately one hundred ware
housemen from many sections of
North Carolina and Virginia attend
ed the convention of the Carolina
Virginia Tobacco Warehousemen's
Association in Henderson last Tues
day. The markets represented in
cluded Danville, South Hill, Chase
City, Kenbridge, Clarksville, Black
stone, all in Virginia, and Hender
son, Oxford, Roxboro, Zebulon, and
Wendell in North Carolina.
The movement of the farmers to
sell their tobacco under the co-
nnarotiTn nl Q T1 XV f C fHsfMlSK'Pd dlll'inS
I VjJdO.CX0 X " ... w
j.the session, but no action was taken
UIIICI mall I U.C uvvioiuii iiwi. vu
nrnve nf the movement-
The convention decided that the
markets in this section of the State
would open two weeks following the
opening date in Eastern. Carolina,
whatever time that may be, but did
not fix a definite date for the open-
. ing.
All of the old otneers oi me asso
ciation were re-elected, including,
W- G. Rogers, of Warrenton, N- C-
president; M. O- Nelson, Danville,
Va-, vice-president; C. P- Brame,
Souh Hill, Va., secretary..
MISS ANNIF- LANDIS BRIDE
OF MR. DAVID WILLIS
The Happy Couple Will Reside In
Asheville.
Friends in Oxford are interested in
the marriage of Miss Annie W- Lan
dis to Mr- I)avid Willis of Hender
sonville. the ceremony was per
formed on June 8, at the home of
Mrs. Alex Diggs, a sister, of . the bride
in Asheville. Rev. Mr. Joyner of
Lenoir officiated, using the ring
ceremony of the Episcopal Church.
The bride was becomingly attired in
white georgette and carried a show
er bouquet of roses and valley hllies.
Immediately after the ceremony
the happv couple left hy auto for a
tour of northern cities, after which
tney wall be at home in Asheville
The bride has a. host of friends in
Oxford, having spent her life in the
home of her aunt and uncle, Mr- and
Mrs. Will Landis in Oxford, and no
more attractive and charming a
young woman has ever" lived m our
midst, being endowed with numer
ous lovely traits or character and
person which endeared her to ail
The groom is a promising young
business man and is to be congratu
lated on winning so fair a bride-
ANYWAY, IT'S HOT!
Despite Ordinary Temperature Hu
midity Makes It Uncomfortable.
It has not been hot this weeic, but
the reaction of the high percentage
of humiditv on the human system
makes you think it is as hot as blaz-es-
Tuesday last was the hottest day
of the season here-. At 3 o'clock on
that day it was 93 degrees in the
shade at Hall's drug store. On the
13th of July last year the thermom
eter in the same place registered 100
a vmt th. "humidity last
! Tuesday made it , appear that it was
warmer tnan u was uuc ai
The hottest day in Oxford last
vear was on the Fourth of July, when
the temperature was 102- '
The scientific weather men claim
ethine that
makes a normal day seem like what
it ain't."
ROW AT CREEDMOOR OVER
GAME OF BASEBALL
The Creedmoor Times carries the
following reference to the game of
ukLh ris.vAfi there bv the Creed-
imoor and Stovall teams last Satur
day1 '
"Last Saturday afternoon with a
large crowd of men, women and
children assembled for recreation to
watch the game between Creedmoor
and Stovall, it was a shame on the
good name of our town to have this
game broken up by a general row
and free for all fight not by the ball
players but by outsiders in no way
connected with the ball game. Men
and women asserting that not even
in the days of the dispensaries did
they ever see more sign of men un
der the influence of whiskey. The
advertisement our town will get
from Saturday afternoon will take
years to live down."
Local Firm Awarded Contract.
The Byrum-Hunt Company have
been awarded the contract to erect
the high school building at Ken
bridge, Va. The building is similar
to oup new high school building now
being erected by the Byrum-Hunt
Co. ' t i-
Your battery should have watex
about every two weeks. Stop at Wil
lard Service Station.
GREAT DAMAGE DONE
BY HAIL STORM ALONG
THE GRANVILLE-VANCE LINE
Reports reach hee from Hester,
Knap of Reeds and other localities
in Southern portion of Granville
that growing crops were seriously
damaged by hail Tuesday evening
between 7 and 8 o'clock. No esti
mate has been placed as to the loss
involved, but according to reports,
tobacco suffered most,' young plants
being beaten to the ground and cut
to pieces.
It is thought that the storm had
its origin near the Virginia line in
the Townsville section of Vance
county.
Vance County Badly Damaged.
The following" account of the
storm in Vance county is taken from
the Henderson Daily Dispatch:
"The storm ripped a path about
three miles wide through the county,
from the northwestern portion to
the southeastern section, Henderson
being in the eastern edge of the area
affected. The clouds began gatnei
ing late in the afternoon, and had
assumed such an appearance by 6:30
or 7 o'clock that the ordinary lay
observer could see wrhat was in store
The roaring of the storm could be
heard for fifteen minutes before it
broke, making a noise resembling a
distant water fall. As it approach
ed nearer a huge hail stone nowr and
then as a forecast of wnat was close
at hand.
East 0 Oxford.
"The section between the western
suburbs of the city and the Granville
county line appear to have been the
center of the storm's path, and it
was there that the greatest damage
was done. The hail fell thick and
fast and in large stones, many per
sons reporting the biggest they had
ever seen.
Kittrell Section.
"Residents of the section lying in
the path of the worst of the storm
brought reports here today that piles
of the haii could still be seen in
places this morning, having been of
such dimensions as to withstand the
rising temperature of the night and
early morning. These reports came
from the Kittrell section-
MISS LOUISE CURRIN THE
BRIDE OF DR. J. . BULLOCK
The home of Mr. and, Mrs. Rt
Currih was the scene of "a quiet but
very pretty marriage on Thursday
at high noon when their daughter,
Louise, became the bride of Dr. John
Henry Bullock. The home was tas
tily decorated with potted plants and
a profusion of sweet peas. Only the
members of the immediate families
were present. Lohengrin's Wedding
March was beautifully rendered by
Miss Agnes Cannady. The impres
sive ceremony was solemnized by
the bride's pastor, Rev. J. D. Harte.
The bride was becomingly attired in
a blue tricotine suit and carried a
shower bouquet of bride's roses and
valley lillies.
She is a beautiful young woman,
winsome and attractive, endowed
j with many lovely traits of charac
ter, very talented, being a graduate
of Oxford College. The groom is a
most promising young physician be
ing one, of the founders of Brant
wood Hospital. After a tour of
northern cities they will be at home
in Oxford where they have a host of
friends.
LARGE NUMBER OF
DIPLOMAS AWARDED
AT THE UNIVERSITY
Governor Morrison Hands Out
Sheepskins To Graduates Many
Classes Have Reunions During the
Week.
Chapel Hill, June 16- The largest
number of graduates that ever re
ceived degrees from a. North Caro
lina institution, upwards of 180 men
and women, with a long record of
successful work behind them, step
ping down from the platform of Me
morial Hall at the University of
North Carolina Wednesday, their di
plomas in their hands, brought to a
climax the 126th commencement at
the University.
From the chief executive of North
Carolina, Governor Cameron Morri
son, the graduates received their
jealously won diplomas, and from
that other towering Tar Heel, for
mer Secretary of the Navy Joseph
Daniels, they listened to the last
words of admonition most of them
will hear on the University campus-
Chapel Hill has rarely enjoyed a
more delightful commencement. For
four days the seniors, students, alu
mni, visitors, mothers and fathers
and best girls surged backward and
forward across the campus, attend
ing final meetings, renewing old as
sociations, joining in at class din
ners, musical concerts, baseball
games, dramatic productions, and
listening to addresses on nearly ev
ery possible subject.
FARMERS ARE SIGNING
THE MARKETING CONTRACT
The campaign for signatures to the
cooperative marketing, contract in
Granville is meeting .with success
Monday night at Stovall eighty per
cent of the farmers present signed
the contract, and at Enon every
white man present but one signed.
Ten new workers have been as
signed to Granville and meetings are
being held every night, and it is be
lieved 80 per cent of the farmers will
have signed by July 4.
MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND
PEOPLE ATTEND OPENING
OF NEW BALL PARK!
- i
i lie Play-Ground Of the Central!
Carolina League Is An Ideal
Place For tjhe American Game.
Oxford's handsome new baseball!
park was thrown open Wednesday I
afternoon with a game between Ox-i
iora and Henderson. The atten
dance was 2,500, the ladies being
admitted free.
The park is one of the best and
most comfortable in the State. The
grand stand seats 1000 and the
bleachers about the same number,
and on this occasion there were at
least 500 standing or seated on the
ground.
Ten days ago the Oxford team took
the opening game at the handsome
new park in Henderson, the score
being l to 0- Henderson has recent
ly imported a numDer of new men,
and is was eeneraTTv hpitevAH in
Henderson that they were in a posi
tion to capture the opening game
here, and a large number of Hender
son fans came over to see the thing
done in good style, but Oxford was
again victorious.
Mayor Stem Tossed Ball.
As a fitting opening of the new
park, Mayor Stem at the rpnnpst nf
the management . advanced to the
pitchers stand and tossed the first
Dan across tho hom plate with the
command to "Play Ball."
Ministers Present.
The management presented tick
ets to the ministers of Oxford and
confederate veterans.
Uhe Mascot.
A conspicuous figure in the im
mense crowd was little Charles Gar
man the mascot of the team, proud
ly arrayed in a uniform exactly like
those of the members of the Oxford
team.
The Contest.
The game was the best one played
between the strong, well-matched
teams of Oxford and Henderson, and
it took ten innings of fast hair rais
ing base ball to decide it finally in
Oxford's faVor by score of 3 to 2.
There was little to chose between
the two pitchers, Krepps and Beal
ton, up to the last half of the tenth.
To that time each nad allowed" only
5 hits and was pitching airtight ball,
Mt-ln the last half of the 10th after
two were out Bealton weakened. El
lis singled, and went to second on a
wild pitch to third base on Speed's
third hit and scored on Holding's
timely-single to right, and the game
was on- After Henderson had
scored twice in the first inning on
two hits and Holdings error, Oxford
tied it up in the second on a pass, an
error and Reece's hit which Hatch
let get away from him for three
bases. From then on both pitchers
were masters of the situation until
the tenth. Hendersron threatened
in the eighth but Hales' sensational
catch of Edwards line-drive to cen
ter put out the third man- Speeds'
hitting, the fast fielding or both
teams and the wTork of both pitchers
were the outstandin
game.
The Score.
Oxford i
Ellis 2b . .
Ab. R. H
Po
. 1
A. E.
4 0
. . .5
. . .4
. .5
...3
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
! Speed rf . .
1 0
14 0
Holding lb .
Johnston If
2
0
2
0
5
1
2
Harris 3b 2
Hales cf 3
Hughes ss 4
Reece c 3
Krepps p ...... 4
0
3
2
7
0
33 3 8 30 15 2
Henderson Ab. R. H. Po. A. E.
Hatcher rf . . ...4 11 0 0 1
Quinn ss ...... 3 1 0 5 2 0
Edwards 2b ... .3 0 0 2 3 0
Falson lb 4 0 1 9 0 0
Roberts 3b '. . . .4 0 0 .1 2 1
Branch cf 4 01 1 0 0
Getzy If 4 0 0 1 0 0
Powell ...4 0 1 10 2 0
Bealton p . .... 4 0 1 0 5 0
34 2 5 29 14 2
Two out when winning run scored.
Struck out, by Bealton 10; by
Krepps 6. Wild pitch, Bealton,
Stolen bases Speed, Branch.
Umpire, Mr. Caddell.
SOUTH HILL PUTS ONE
OVER ON OXFORD
The South Hill teamv of the Cen
tral Carolina League engaged the
Oxford team on the local diamond
yesterday, the score being 3 to 1 in
favor of South Hill. The South Hill
team is composed of a fine set of
College boys. About 50 fans came
over with them and let their pre
sence be known every time the Vir
ginians scored. '.
SMALL INVESTOR TO HAVE
CHANCE AT STATE BONDS
Treasurer Lacy To Advertise Five
Million Dollars Worth Bonds.
With a provision to take care of
the small investor, a departure from
the usual bond issue; the Council of
State has authorized State Treasurer
B. R. Lacy to borrow $695,000 im
mediately and to advertise five mil-1
lion dollars worth of 5 per cent road
bonds and $3,372,500 school build
ing bonds, bids to be opened July 15-
Of the bond issue. $5,000,000 is
for road -building purposes to bear
five per cent interest. The rest is to
meet demands upon loan fund autho
rized by the State legislature of 1921
to assist counties in' the construction
of school buildings.
"VILLA NOVIA HEIGHTS'
Oxfords Handsome New Suburb On j
the National Hishwav One Mile I
North Of the Court House.
Big things are in store for Ox-
ford in the event the National High
way which is now being surveyed
and relocated, is straightened so as
to pass through the old Delacroix
farm one mile north of the court
house. '
The Delacroix farm was sub-divid
ed, and sold last year. The
sub-1
division called for a straight street
through the property and many par-
ties purchased lots abutting on the
proposed street-
If the National Highway survey
through this property is adopted by
the property holders and the State
engineer, it means that one hundred
elegant homes will be erected along
the "Boulevard' at an early date-
Some of the things contemplated
in the development is' an amuse
ment park, in the center of which
will be a lake fed. from the famous
Delacroix Springs, and around which
will be built a number of -pavilions-A
portion of the park, handy to an
all-right restaurant, will be devoted
ill n in in iiy y i nil nil i in iiiiiiim.
"Villa Nnvn TTpisrhtcs " nr what pv-
er name is given to this exclusive
settlement, will be lighted by elec
tricity, sewerage system will be in
stalled and the homes will be sup
plied by fresh water piped from the
famous old spring.
BATCH OF NEWS FROM
THE CAPITOL OF TALLY HO
(W. R. Mangum)
Stem. N. C-, June 16- A
severe
hail and wind storm visited Knap of
Reeds, Lyon and Wilton sections of
the county Tuesday night, inflicting
heavy damage to crops. The hail in
the neighborhood of Lyon fell in
pieces as large as guinea eggs and
almost completely , ruined the crops
especially tobacco. One tobacco
farmer remarked next morning,
"My entire crop is not worth twenty
five dollars." Lightning struck the
feed barn and corn" crib' of Mr. Caip
hus Allen near Creedmoor and both
were destroyed., by., rire. Mr. Allen
by strenuous efforts, saved -his live
stock but lost a two " horse " wagon,
harness, feed and about twenty bar
rels of corn. The . rain accompany
ing the storm was light and fell
hastily.
Mr. J. R. Fowler of Route 2,
and Mr. Roy T. Walters each pur
chased a Ford touring car last week.
The residence of Mr. W. fe
Thomasson who lives at the end of
the street near; Stem High School
building caught fire on top of the
dining room near the stove pipe
Tuesday morning and was only ex
tinguished by the most heroic ef
forts of the neighbors. Mr. Tom
Gooch who -lives on Sunset street
discovered the fire and gave the a
larm, when the neighbors quickly
gathered, some getting, on top with
axes and others furnishing water un
til the flames were brought under
control. Mr. Thomasson who has
j been confined to his honie with ill
j ness for the past week was just able
! to walk around out of doors-
The people of Knap of Reeds
! are cordially invited to attend a
gathering at the Methodist church
j next Saturday afternoon, when ice
cream , and brunswick stew will be
sold the proceeds to go lor the bene
fit of the church.
Miss Floy Daniel of Tally Ho
returned home Friday from 'the
Greenville Training School where
she has been taking a Teachers
Training course. She will also 'at
tend summer school and plans to
teach the coming fall.
The members of Tally Ho
church will regret to learn of the ill
ness of the pastor Rev. L. M. Hobbs
at his home at Creedmoor. He is
slowly recovering but is still a very
sick man.
Mrs- James H. .Webb received
a wire message Wednesday morning
conveying the sad intelligence of the
death or her brother Mr. Bob Rus
sell, which occurred in Durham
Tuesday. Mr. Russell was a man of
superior worth and had served with
honor and credit in the state Legis
lature and was well posted on all
public questions.
Miss Claudia Spencer, who has
been on a visit to her sister, Mrs- L.
F. Cotton of Oxford Route 6, left
Wednesday for her home in Hyde
county. She attended Louisburg
college the past session, and will at
tend school next wrinter in the wes
tern part of the state. She is a
most intelligent, sweetspirited young
lady and is making thorough prepa
ration for teaching, her chosen oc
cupation. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Rives and
family of Rocky Mount spent the
week end with Mrs. Rives' grand
mother, Mrs. S. P. Washington of
Oxford, Route 6.
Mr. and Mrs. L- F. Cotton and
Miss Elsie Walters of Oxford Route
6, were Durham visitors Wednesday.
Mr. P. B. Hardee, prop, of the
Stem Drug Co.,. is taking a vacation
in the western part of the state:
There will be a free entertain
ment at Stem Hign School building
Saturday night, given under the
auspices of The Ladies Aid Society.
Following the exercises ice cream
and other refreshments will be serv
ed the proceeds to go to the society.
THERE MAY OR MAY
NOT BE A SHOWER
OF METEORS HERE '
jit Will Not Come Close Enough To
j v.aXth Tn kwit tw ri,i,nnWe
The astronomers tell us that there
is only one chance in 1000 that; the
earth will be destroyed by collission
with the Pons-Winnecke comet on
or about June 28.
After racing two weeks to over-
take the earth, it's due to swiDe us
! with its two-forked tall about June
28- Then we may see a great show-
l 4. i a: ir..i
ei ul uueieuis snuuuiig s litis, must
comets have a tail made of star dust
and luminous gases- But Pons-Win-
j necke is loaded for bear- Its tail
is a stream of meteors 600 miles
long. Like a load of buckshot.
When closest to the earth, these'll
travel 24 miles a second. This year
it comes closer to the earth than
ever beforre but that'll be 1,000,
000 miles away. Again, it may fool
you entirely, for it's the joker of
the comets. .
Astronomers say Pons-Winnecke
this year may duplicate . the great
fire-rainstorm of 183.3, when it. was
estimated that a comet dropped 240,
000 meteors.
Meteors come into view 90 miles
I above ground. Generally burn out
' 50 miles overhead- Only one in
000,000 ever reaches ground, says
Prof. Forest R. Moulton, University
of Chicago.
Largest known meteor was found
in Greenland in 1894 by Explorer
Perry. It weighs 38 tons. Meas
ures 11 by 8 by 4 feet.
But most meteors weigh only a
few ounces. Theyre made mostly
of nickel-iron, with a fused black
crust like varnish. Often contains,
gold, platinum and diamond specks,.
t hum in Hi ' i
OXFORD MAN IS MANAGER
OF ARIZONA HEALTH RESORT
Major. P. H- Montgomery, well
knpwn to the people of -Oxford arid
Granville county, has been elected
director of a health resort in Arizo
na. The Courier, published at May
er, Arizona, says: "Mayer is soon
to have a health resort- Under the
direction of P- H. Montgomery, for
merly of Phoenix, who is himself a
health seeker, a group of twenty
cottages and one main boarding
house, is to be erected in Mayer and.
will be furnished and, it is planned,
ready for occupancy by June 10
There are to be all the advantages of
life in a city, electricity, telephone
service, running water and shower
baths, with none of the crowded con
ditions so detrimental to seekers of
health." . . , ' ......
A MURDERER WITH A PULL
The acquittal of Dr. Peacock last
week at Lexington is meeting with
disfavor all over the State. The
Public Ledger is inclined to believe
that the verdict makes murder easy
in iMorth Carolina. Tne statesviiie
, Landmark is of the opinion that the
doctor will enjoy good health at an
early date- It says:
"Surely greater faith than can be
found in Israel is manifest by those
who profess to believe that Dr. Pea
cock faces a life term in the crimi
nal insane department of the -State
prison simply because he has been
acquitted of murder on the ground
of insanity. Having passed from
under the shadows of the electric
chair Dr. Peacock's recuperative
powers will be amazing, and present
ly (it may be a few years but more
probably not so long) he will be
found to have recovered. And hav
ing recovered, or so much improved
that, in the opinion of alienists, he
is not deemed dangerous, he can't
be held in an insane hospital. The
law will discharge him-"
GEORGE EMERY NAMED
AS LEGION COMMANDER
TO SUCCEEDING GALBRAITH
George G. Emery, of Grand Rap
ids, Mich-, was unanimously elected,
as national commander of the Amer
ican Legion at a meeting of the exe
cutive committee of the Legion at
Indianapolis, Ind-, this week. He
succeeds Frederick W. Gailbraith,
who was killed in an automobile ac
cident last week at Indianapolis.
Thomas J. Bannigan, of Hart
ford City, Conn., was elected vice
commander, succeeding Mr. Emery
in that position.
EQUALIZATION BOARD
APPROVES COUNTIES' CUTS
Horizontal Reductions In Property
Valuations AUowed As Asked For.
The State Board of Equalization,
passing on the petitions of the div
ers counties for reduction in the ap
praisal of their real property for tax
ation, Wednesday allowed the hori
zontal cuts in valuation asked for.
The counties standing by their req
quests for reductions is approximate
ly 22 per cent.
i Granvill county was granted a
horizontal cut of 33 1-3.
TO GIVE BENEFIT FOR
THE NURSES' HOME
An Entertainment Will Be Held On
the Lawn At Brantwood Next
Monday Evening.
On Monday evening, June 20, from
7 to 11 o'clock, .cream cake, sand
wiches and tea will be served on the
lawn at Brantwood Hospital for the
benefit of the nurses' home.
There will be music on the lawn
and a most enjoyable evening is in
store for all who attend.