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rnOl'FJUTlVE PLAN !
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ible To Put Marketing Plan
Imposs
retort This Season. !
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. ;no- tn information which
,;. fronT an authority close to j
comes A wrtTromjDT1t ft i
j.nilno Tljn fnr ths fibll-
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n" tobacco and cotton will not
le put into effect in 1921. The rea
cnn assigned for the postponement
r tha"t the details of the arrange
ment are so great and so numerous
thit "thev cannot possibly be taken
"a're of in time for the opening of
ihe season this year.
The meeting of the leaders in the
movement, held in Raleigh last week
vent over the whole situation, and
theie was sentiment for making an
effort to put the plan into effect this
rear, it is understood, but the pre
dominating opinion is represented as
having been that it could not be
done, even if seventy-five precent of
the entire three states of North Ca
rolina. Virginia and Georgia had
been already signed.
Much Detail Work.
There is much detail about the
plan. In the first place trained ex
ecutives will be required to handle
the crop, which normally has a val-
116 01 Several liuiiuicuo ui miiuuiio ul
dollars, expert graaers or tooacco , ted tne Highway Commission $140,
vould have to be employed; ware- j 000 which win use in linking up the
houses and storage plants would j highways of North Carolina into
have to be either bought or leased; I modern paved roads,
drying plants would have to be ac- "The money spent in the a
quired; sales agenecies would of nec-1 tion of motor venicles during the
cssity, have to be arranged, and the two montns which experts say is a
organization perfected to a far great- fair average of the gasoline con
cr extent than has been done. f.umed every tMrty days WQuld build
Cr.use Of Delay. 168 handsome rural srhnoia at a o
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cbst?.-Te to mitting the plan
-rr. effe" hs vea:- is said to be the
"Jclav in signing up the growers in
South Carolim. Sentiment there, as
in North Carolina and Virginia, is
Sieved to ' decidedly in favor of
the plan, but the season there opens
about the middle of July, and that
J:me is so r-r.e at hand that it will
he impossible to sign them and make
:ho arrangements for taking over
r.d handlmr the crop before the
ilitliUliii. lilt iiui; ueiuic tii i
veed is readv for marketing. Some ;
m stern North Carolina counties also
are under""":! to be behind in their
cuta of fifty percent. .
WTI Hedouble Efforts i
The rostpouement of the effective
of the plan in 1921 does not in
anv vise ner.n that the coopera
tive system lo to be abandoned. It
is the vie cf many that it is bet
va to wait f:' one year and perfect
organization, and then make the
' rn a success, rather than to go into
it this year, with plans not wholly
complete ana maKe a lanure ui iuc
ciiture bom this year and for all
ii::.o to come. Then, too, there , have
' opn coma f.irmprs. it is oointed out.
r-ho have held back on account of j
? conviction that the time was too)
f-hoit to put the movement across in
1 21, and that the support and co- j
eeration of this element will be as- j
turcd if the delay of one year is j
Tr.nted.
Sure Go In 1922.
The campaign in Granville county
r.nd in the three states of-Virginia,
North Carolina and Sauth Carolina
will not be slackened. On the other
hand, it is understood, efforts of the
leaders and the farmers themselves
ill. i - i
) ui oe reaouDiea in oraer to maKe ;
I? 1 6U 1X1 iuf rmb
and business men feel that a move-
men of such magnitude as this one,
hnnSf CrfrTth t0 the i
hundieds of millions of dollars, can-
not be put through in six months.
This element i, understood to be of
the mind that the postponement for
this year is a very wise one, and that !
li promises success next year.
The Pledge.
Leaders are absolutely confident
that the plan will be safe for 1921.
but the contract provides that if
toss-, f"iv!- i
piedd hu Vrnn f V
perfod win ho C ?,-Kfrt 6 f ytF
if hP ,n l,lat hberty t0 Wlthdraw
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COL. W. T. GREGORY.
HEADS FAMOUS REGIMENT
Former Granville County Man Hon
ored By Canadian Military Depart
ment The Mail and Express, published at
Leamington, Canada, contains a
ngthy article in reference to Col.
v. T. Gregory, who was born in
Oranville County, North Carolina,
on September 26, 1872, and was edu
cated at Horner Military College at
..S?; The Mail and ExPress says:
William Thorpe Gregory, promi
nent Leamington man. has been ap
pointed honorary lieutenant-colonel
ot the Essex Fusiliers (18th Batt.
L-,L. F.) according to divisional
J' uers received by Lt. Col. Sydney C
i.obmson, officer commanding.
ine Government has seen fit to
Qidice this appointment in recogni
;ion of Lt. Col. Gregory's magnifi
cent service to Canada and to the
niPire during the Great War," Col.
ftosmson said this morning. "There
s no question but that this will be
:nfl.m;st Popular appointment, es
r' -dally among returned soldiers
11 m the Atlantic to the Pacific"
Capt. John L. Roper, million
Je lumberman, railroad man, sol
der and philanthropist, died Satur
day m his 66th year at Predericks-
fcurg. Va.
Your battery should have watei
soout every two weeks. StOD at Wil
Jard Service Station.
T VTE LIBRARY.
TAR HEELS SPEND FOUR
J11j1j10.N DOLLARS FOR
GASOLINE IN SLXTY DAYS
The State Tax Of One Cent Per Gal-
On th Uavl.mw :.:c 1
.., . i
sion $140,000.
.... '
"If $4,200,000 in currency was
piled in a heap and literally burned
to the grorund during these so-called
dull times, the press and the pub
lic of Uncle Sam's domain would set
up a howl the like of which has nev
er been heard before," says the Ral
eigh Evening Times.
"Well, North Carolinians burned
exactly $4,200,000 in gasoline the
last two months and figures com
piled, from the records of the State
Automobile Department show that
147,000 motor vehicles used 14,000.
060 gallons of gasoline in April and
May. Placing the average cost of
gasoline at thirty cents per gallon
the consumption gave the several
oil companies receipts for $70,000 a
day.
"Each motor vehicle licensed by
the State during the two months
averaged $14.25 a month for gaso-!
line consumption which amounted to
47 1-2 gallons. This was for com
mercial and pleasure cars. The
Q n id qv nf AAn 4
WUVWAU W V 1
of $25,000 each. At the present
Pace' a rear of gasoline consumption
would represent an expenditure of
$25,200,000.
"The big work in the State Auto
mobile Department now is ,the reg
istration of motor vehicles for next
year, but Saturday only 50,000 cars '
and 5,000 trucks had been licensed, j
The owners have only one more week j
in which to register their machines-
i he registration has been surpris- i
, " -ww
lusiy siow, siaiea uniet Clerk Joe
k.a,ji jl me auiuiiiuuiiu uepan-
ment." i
iaxhuju UUKiOKATION
TO ADVANCE MOXEY TO FI
NANCE TOBACCO EXPORTS
A Big Slice Of the W :od Goes To
China.
Washington, June -7. The War
Finance Corporation announces that
it has agreed to make he following
advances: $1,000,000 to finance the
export of cotton under contract to oe
fvxnnrted at a latpr Ante tn FinlanH
(rfirmanv. Snain Franrn .Tannn "RqI-
gium, Italy and China; $1,400,000 to
finance the export of American bunt
freightcars to China; $1,600,000 to
export American tobacco to China,
it also announces that the South-
era Railway has repaid to the War
Finance Corporation $5,000,000 on
account of the advance of $7,400,000
made to the Southern Railway in
1919.
LADIES OF THE COUNTY
INVITED TO ATTEND MEETINGS
Editor Public Ledger:
Recognizing the influence and
worth of the ladies f th
we extend to them aQ invitation to b
present at a11 the ture meetings
of the cooperative marketing plan,
Tt,,v 5 ,
fhTth T.. ..IZIZZ
will not only bless this generation,
but generations to come.
Ladies of Granville County, get j
behind this movement. We recog
nize your worth. It means better
things for you and better advanta
wr .o-usizr
ges for your sons and daughters.
ttls contract serious attention,
Youns girls' ask the yun& men when
he calls if he has signed the contract-
if he says "no," tell him to get busy.
Your Presence at our meeting will be
an inspiration.
P. W. KNOTT.
YOU MAY SEE
SHOOTING STARS TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW NIGHT
Meteoric Shower May Be Intense Or
Scattering Only Sign Of Pons-
Winnecke Comet.
Visible scenes in the form of
"shooting stars" of the passing of
Pons-Winnecke comet, whose ap
pearance has been watched for by
the guys with the big telescopes,
may be staged in the heavens to
night. Again the "hobo of the so
lar system" may not leave his card
until tomorrow night.
Pons-Winnecke's tail is scheduled
to, pass near the earth's orbit today
and the result of its visit to the man
on the street will be a brilliant
"meteoric display." The comet it
self, is said to have come nearest the
earth's orbit June 1 but today it is
due to switch its tail in the face of
the earth and speed laughingly on
to re-appear about five and a half
years hence. .
Mrs. Sallie H. Hamme. Assis
tant Secretary for the Equitable Life
Assurance Society, of Raleigh, spent
the week end with relatives near Ox
ford. I
Now is the time for all would
be wits to start asking, "What day
of the month does the Fourth of Ju
ly fall on?" x
OXFORD, N. C, TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1921
) ST. JOHN'S DAY DREW
RECORD BREAKING, CROWD
TO OXFORD FRIDAY
There Was No Accident tfd Every
thing Was Harmoiuious.
St. John's Day. which was cele
brated here last Friday, was in many
respects unlike St. John's Day in for
mer years. There were more visi
tors here than ever before, the float
ing population being estimated at
15.000. Granville county, outside
of Oxford, was well represented in
the great throng, and Oxford turned
out stronger this year than ever be
fore, which goes to prove that the
annual celebration is growing in in
terest as the years come and go
There were at least 2500 cars
parked on the streets and in the
grove at the Oxford Orphanage, re
presenting an investment of more
than $2,000,000. The poor old
horse was not in evidence this year,
and there were no accidents or ar
rests for disorderly conduct as in
former years.
One of the most accurate methods
of estimating the number of visitors
here on St. John's Day is to find out
how much barbecue was consumed.
One thousand pounds of barbecue
feeds 4,000 people. There was 3000
pounds of barbecue prepared and ser
ved last Friday. The supply gave
out and they were unable to serve a
large number who called for the rare
dish.
At the Orphanage.
The exercises of the day began
with a special communication of the
grand lodge of Masons of North Ca
rolina in the Masonic hall at 11
o'clock, presided over by Grand Mas
ter J. Bailey Owen, of Henderson.
After this meeting the body of Ma
sons marched to the large pavilion in
the grounds where the exercises for
the public began with prayer by Rev
S. R. Oglesby.
The immense crowd joined in sing
ing "Come Thou Almighty King."
The address of welcome was deliver
ed by Rev. S- R. Oglesby, pastor of
the Presbyterian church of Oxford,
who in most pleasing style, welcom
ed the large crowd. Response was
maae by B nnette Perry, of Hender
son, in a few chosen words, after
which "America" was sung. Mr. B.
W. Parham introduced the head ora
tor of the occasion, Dr. Herbert M.
Poteat, of Wake Forest, who chose
as his subject "Masonry Militant,"
and in a powerful, forceful oration
made a wonderful plea to the Ma
sons of the state to fight the hostile
forces now existing socialism and
political and secular Romanism.
'The Crowd Scatteredr
Three thousand people' attended
the ball game between the Oxford
and Durham teams in the forenoon
at the new ball park, and fully that
number witnessed the contest be
tween Oxford and Henderson in the
afternoon.
On account of the Orpheum Thea
tre being the coolest place in town,
and the special program for the oc
casion the house was packed from
9:30 in the morning until 10 o'clock
at night.
GOMPERS ELECTED BY
A BIG MAJORITY
President Of American Federation
Of Labor Wins By Overwhelming
Majority.
Denver, June 27, President Sam
uel Gompers and his entire adminis
tration was returned to office for
another year Jby the annual conven
tion of the American Federation of
Labor, after overwhelmingly defeat
ing opposition for the presidency,
and one of the vice-presidencies.
Daniel J. Tobin, of Indianapolis,
was re-elected treasurer and Frank
Morrison, of Washington, was re
elected secretary.
Cincinnati, Ohio, was selected as
the place for the 1922 convention.
OXFORD STORES TO BE
CLOSED JULY FOURTH
The Chamber of Commerce,
through their Secretary Miss
, Cycle Marr, announces that all
stores in Oxford will be closed
on the Fourth of July.
TEN YEARS AGO
Gen. B. S. Royster Was the Orator
Of the Day.
The Charlotte Observer carries a
department entitled "Looking Back
wards Ten Years." The following
item appeared under the heading
last Saturday:
"Gen. B. S- Royster was the orator
of the day at the St. .John's Day
celebration held yesterday at Oxford.
, Hackett grand master. Mason
ic lodge of North Carolina, presided
at(the exercises."
PUEBLO FLOOD VICTIMS
TOTAL SIX THOUSAND
Red Cross Issues Statement Of Suf
ferers In Pueblo Inundation.
Mehl0' June 27 More than
6000 persons suffered as a result of
the flood here, according to an offi
cial statement issued by the Red
Cross today. That number includes
dead, injured, homeless and persons
lost property. Among the number
were 8 0 0 foreigners.
Up to" June 20, the statement said,
1702,,-families registered for assis
tance and 383 homeless men applied
for aid-; Six hundred houses were
destroyed.
The fatted calf is not worried
by the prodigal Sims' return.
MR. I. W. MANGUM TENDERS
USE OF HIS WAREHOUSE
FOR REVIVAL SERVICES
The Brilliant John W. Ham, Of At
lanta Will Lead the Meeting
Beginning Monday evening,. July
11, and running through Sunday
July 24, the West Oxford Baptist
Church is to conduct an evangelistic
meeting.
Pastor C- A. Upchurch. on his
way to the recent convention in Chat
tanooga, succeeded in inducing John
W Ham, the brilliant, consecrated
and fearless pastor of the Tabernacle
Baptist Church of Atlanta, Ga., to do
the preaching in this meeting.
Having secured Mr. Ham and
knowing his reputation for attract
ing large crowds to hear the gospel.
Mr. Upchurch at once set about the
task of arrangingg for a tent or a
warehouse large enough to seat
2500 to 3000 people. .Mr. I. W.
i Mangum kindly volunteered the of-
rer ot his large new warehouse and
it 4s now being put into shape.
The people of the community will
appreciate the statement of pastor
Upchurch when he says "1 got a big
ger man than I had hoped to get. I
knew he would draw enough people
to more than double the capacity of
cur house and West Oxford Church
is grateful to Mr. Mangum for fur
nishing us the room-'"
A conference of leaders from the
churches of Oxford was held at the
First Baptist Church recently, in
which a good healthy interest was
shown and cooperation assured the
West Oxford people of those present.
Committees are being formed ana
plans perfected for a meeting in
which it is hoped much good will be
i done.
Prayermeetings are being held
and interest in the revival grows
each day.
The Knotts Grove Church post
poned her meeting so as to avoid a
conflict and her people will coope
rate heartily with their pastor in
this effort'
All the churches in this section,
their pastors, their choirs and their
people are expected to enjoy this
season with the good people of West
Oxford.
OFFICERS CAPTURED BIG
STILL IN OAK HILL
LAST SUNDAY EVENING
There Was Seventy-Five Gallons Of
WTiiskey ad Three Thousand
Gallons, Of Beer On ijhe Grounds
A Warrant Has Been Issued For
,v the Arrest Of a Prominent White
Man Who Was Seen Working At
the Still.
Officers Hutchins, Chief Hobgood,
Capt Bowling, Conrad Walters, De
puty Newton, assisted by a half doz
en loyal citizens of Oak Hill, captur
ed a 150 gallon capacity still on the
banks of Boshen Creek, Oak Hill
township, late last Sunday evening.
The still was located in a thick
growth of underbrush. The officers
crawled to within a few feet of the
still and saw a white man and a ne
gro at work. Officer Hutoh'ins made
a lunge for the negro and both roll
ed down the bank into deep water,
the negro making his escape into the
thick underbrush, and the white man
likewise disappeared from the scene.
The officer took a long look at the
white man, and they are able to iden
tify him. They know where he lives
and a warrant has been issued for
his arrest. He is said to be a man
of means and lives in Virginia near
a city about the size of Oxford.
The still is the largest one ever
captured in Granville county. The
whole outfit is of copper and the boil
er holds more than 150 gallons.
Judging from the size of the' ash
heap at hand, the still had been in
operation at that'point for some
time.
There was 75 gallons bf high
grade corn liquor at hand. There
being only two men at the still. Hut
chins is of the opinion that two or
three other men had left the still to
get a wagon to haul the liquor away.
The still was warm and there would
have been 60 gallons more liquor by
9 o'clock, said Officer Hutchins. The
officers destroyed the liquor and up
set the retainers which held 3000
-gallons of beer.
STATE AUTOMOBILE LICENSES
Send To Raleigh Today For ' Your
New Tag.
State automobile licenses must be
displayed on the machines by July
1. says I. H. Hobgood, chief of po
lice. Cars on the streets of Oxford
after that day without the new licen
se tags will be deemed in violation
of the law and the drivers summon
ed into court, the chief declares
The time is sufficient for owners to
get the 1921 tags and Chief Hob
good avers that the excuse of appli
cation made and tag not arrived will
not be accepted this year. Moral:
Mr. Auto Driver, get your applica
tion for the new license tat off to
Raleigh today and avoid being hail
ed into court and fined for a viola
tion of law.
MERCHANTS ADOPT CLOSING
, HOURS FOR THE SUMMER
The merchants of Oxford have a
greed to close their srores during
July and August at 5:30 o'clock ev
ery day except Saturday. The
closing hour on Saturday will be 9
o'clock, except the grocery stores,
which will remain open until 9:30
This notice does not apply to drug
stores.
BASE BALL
TWO VICTORIES FOR OXFORD
ON ST. JOHN'S DAY
Oxford 4; Durham 3
The mercury stood at 102 when
the game between Oxford and Dur
ham was called on the local diamond
last Friday morning at 10:30 o'clock.
It was a hard fought battle, in which
Oxford defeated West Durham by
score of 4 to 3.
.Score R. H. E.
West Durham 3 6 3
Oxford . . 4 7 4
Cheek and Dennis; Coffey and
Cutchins.
Oxford 10; Henderson 6.
Fans from all of the towns cover
ed by the1 Central Carolina League
were here Friday to witness a battle
royal between the Oxford and Hen
derson teams. When the game was
called at 3 o'clock there was "stand
ing room only" in the park.
Henderson led off with three runs
in the first inning Stnmothi nor oYvfr
' " O " A V 1, A. Vi I
the matter with Bealton, Hender
son's pitcher, in the second innings
and he quit the game. Moore took his
place and in the sixth inning Finch '
relieved Moore. Commemnting up- j
on this phase of the game, the Hen
derson Daily DispateJt says:
"TU !. it. I
auc ymy ul tne game mat ap
parently has caused so much talk,
and which has evidently been mis
understood, was when Bealton threw
away a ball in the second inning.
After he had walked a batter and
forced in a run. he went over to Man
ager Knott and asked that he request
Playing Manager Hatcher to catch
Powell behind the bat, and Knott
referred him to Hatcher. Bealton
said that he could pitch better base
ball to Pewell than to Depew, and so
informed Hatcher in the forenoon.
When he walked out of the box to
make the request of Mr. Knott, he
had in his hands a ball which he
claimed was heavier than regulation
size and which he had asked Umpire
Caddell to put out of the game. As
he turned back toward the diamond
he saw Alex Moore going into the
Pitcher s box, and he threw the ball
away in order to get it out of the
game. This is the way it all hap
pened as Bealton is said to have ex
plained it."
Score by innings: R. h. E.
Henderson 301 011 000 6 14 4
Oxford .. .140 120 20x 10 II 5
SUMMARY-
Hits: off Bealtnn 3
w am b v a.i nmo.
Off Mnnro K in 9 fnn;nn m-.--.
a in mree innings. Base on balls:
offJBealton two; - off- -Moore 2 ; off
Krepps 1. Hit by pitched ball: Ber
hie. Sacrifice hits: by Bealton 1
by Moore 1; by Finch 3 ; by Krepps
7. Stolen bases: Berhle, Andrews.
Holden, Hale. Left on bases: Hen
derson 8 ; Oxford 7. Time of game
2:25. Umpire: John Caddell.
Where They Play.
ROXbom at O-rfrirH tnrloir
Henderson at Oxford Wednesday. !
vAtviu l ncuuerson inuTsaay.
Durham at Oxford Friday.
Oxford against Brook Neal at So
Boston Saturday.
THE EXCHANGE HOTEL
BEAUTIFIED BY PAINT
Ever once in a while the exterior
of the Exchange Hotel receives a
fresh coat of paint, but many people
in Oxford who do not frequent
the hotel have no conception of the
beautiful interior. , Painters and
decorators have been at work for
some time on the interior, and the
dining room is now one of the most
pleasant and handsomest in the
State, being finished in buff and
brown and the air cooled by electric
fans.
The State examiner having plac
ed the Exchange Hotel in "Class A,"
the Public Ledger made a tour of in
spection to see what a neat and clean
hotel looks like, and we were delight
ed to find everything so neat and
tidy, especially the hallways, sleeping
apartments, beds and towels. The
hotel lobby has also been beautified
by paint.
Mr. L. F. Smith the traveling
men call him Landlord Smith is
highly pleased to know that the Ex
change Hotel stands at the head of
the list of neat and clean hotels in
the State. He said:' "The only
way to get into 'Class A' and main
tain the high standing is by employ
ing good help and keeping everlast
ingly at it."
ANOTHER REDUCTION MADE
IN PRICE OF GASOLINE
Chicago, June 27. The Standard
Oil Company in Indiana announced
an average reduction of 2 cents a gal
lon en gasoline throughout the elev
en middle Western States in which
it operates. Gasoline has been sell
ing in Chicago at 22 cents.
HIGH COST OF LIVING
NOT GONE BUT GOING
While the cost of living is 6-19
per cent higher now than it was in
July, 1914, it has declined a total of
20-8 per cent since July of last year,
according to figures made public by
the National Industrial Conference
Board, which show that the cost of
living in the United States, on the
arerage, dropped 2-3 per cent dur
ing the month of May, last.
A savings account is like a fish
story the longer it lives the larger
it grows-
NO. 51
DR. PEACOCK IS PLACED
IN STATE PRISON
ON LIFE SENTENCE
Judge T. B. Finley Holds Public
Ought To Be Protected From Doc
tor E. E. Raper, Of Lexmgton,
Makes Unavailing Plea For the
Immediate Release Of Peacock.
Raleigh, June 27. Dr. J. W. Pea
cock, of Thomasville. who was or
dered by Judge T. B. Finley at
Greensboro last week to be confined
in the State hospital for criminal in
sane at the State Prison here for lifev
or until he shall have been declared
entirely rational by a properly ap
pointed board and this boards deci
sion shall be accepted by the plain
tiff, was brought to Raleigh Thurs
day night and placed in the State
Prison.
Dr. Peacock was convicted two
weeks ago by a Rowan county jury
at Lexington on the charge of hav
ing slain Chief of Police Taylor of
Thomasville on April 16, last, and
was held to be suffering from par
anoia and to have been insane at
time of the killing.
(Greensboro News)
Judge 1. B. Finley, presiding over
a special inquisition held here last
week to determine what should be
done with the Thomasville doctor de
cided that in the best interest of the
public safety, that Dr. Peacock
should be sent to the hospital for the
criminal insane and kept there for
.5?' UU released.by a special
act of the General Assembly, or until
such time as he shall have been de
clared entirely rational by a properly
appointed board and this report
shall have been accepted both by the
plaintiff and the defense.
Will Protect Public
In ordering Doctor Peacock con
fined to. the hospital Judge Finley
held that the jury returned the ver
dict of acquittal after the testimony
of the experts had been offered show
ing that Doctor Peacock was suffer
ing from an insidious disease of the
mind known as paranoi. which waa
said by the experts to be long last
ing and which might break out at
any time.
E. E. Raper, of Lexington bar
made a strong speech for the defense
declaring that Dr. Peacock is now
sound of mind and should not be' con
fined to the State hospital for the
criminal insane.
Judge Finley held that the inauis-
ition was held as provided by law in
such cases and that the burden of
proof rested on the defendant to
show that he is not of unsound mind.
Iwge FinTey does "not" TelfevrnM
the law means that a man may raise
and lower the curtain on his mental
ity and commit a crime and then re
turn to .normal. ;; ;v.
In common with the testimony of
the experts he held that paranoia is
an insidious disease and believes that
the law is plain on the point that
when a man has committed a crime
and is pronounced insane at the time
of the commission of the crime that
if it is not proven beyond a shadpw
of doubt after the commission of tiu
crime thai he has returned to a nOi
mal status that he should be commit
ted to the hospital for the criminal
insane.
Strong and ampassioned speeches
were made by Solicitor J. C- Bower
and by H. H. Sink, of the Lexington
bar. Mr. Bower characterized the
crime as the "foulest that has ever
been committed in the State of North
Carolina." He further declared that
he was shocked and surprised that
Mr. Raper should come into the
court and try to get his client off
after the commission .of such a crime
and it had been proven to the satis
faction of a jury that he was an in
sane man.
Dr. Peacock was in the court
room throughout the trial and was
never moved by the .talk. He heard
the order of Judge Finley with the
utmost calm and appeared absolute
ly uninterested in any of the pro
ceedings. A HOT CONTEST
All-Star White Defeats Roger La
nier Team.
The All-Star White crossed bats
with the Roger Lanier team at Hor
ner Park Monday afternoon, the
score being 24 to 4 in favor of the
All-Star team. The feature of the
game was the two3-bager hits by
Willie Millis and Ray Garman, and
the home run 'of Garland Moore.
The pitcher Garland Moore for
the All-Stars, and George Bullock
and Alfred McFarland for Roger
Lanier. Charlie Gray, of Louisburg,
was the special umpire.
Landis & Easton's Big Sale.
The big sale that Landis & Easton
inaugurated last week is still in full
blast and the buying public is taking
advantage of this great saving oppor
tunity. In the advertisement that
appeared in the last issue of the Pub
lic Ledger the printer in correcting
made it appear that every article in
the store had been cut in half.
This was a mistake and should have
read millinery reduced to half price.
On another page of this paper you
will find the page advertisement of
Landis & Easton with a list of seas
onable merchandise that has been
reduced 35 percent. At this sale ev
erybody who spends a dollar in trade
or pays on account get a coupon en
titling them to a chance on a hand
some kitchen cabinet and a cedar
chest. Every dollar purchase en
title yon to one chance.' - ;L
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