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OXFORD, N. C. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1921
NO. 85
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' ITI, riu: advent OF
i 3U: SCHOOL TRUCKS
MAX F LEASED
NO RAIL STRIKE OCT. 30
UNLESS WORKERS DECIDE
TO DEFY GOVERNMENT
gtandiiif
1"
did:
' "To w
ru0 Miles To and -From .
1 Was a Boy, unt i ;
See the Children Of j
Generation Ride," i
(ientlenian.
-X! ikn nnefntf IPC
n front oi me i-vbiv"
1Ust week, an old gen-
to n truck load of
school,
so
cut
Old
their way
10
the
,vav
cf thinking I believe
t of the school truck
that has ever
.trit thine:
i'' the When I was a boy I
haPPf -oiv two miles to and from
tad kinds of weather. .There
three of us, a sister and a
ver, Vnth vounger than myself,
v-o-i.Pr was so bad at
prd t ivid to Pick up mmy sister
!1f rrv Her across the bad places.
and,c , ,o en? the creek en a log.
itlu r placed acruss me ucca
the dlSiance ucl-x.
the school. Father had
A A r.l'1 A OH1
thp loT on me iuu iuc uUU
which 1
t0 snorter
Workers Oered Not To Strike
Pending Conference Tomorrow
Labor Board Assumes Full Juris
diction In Crisis, Backed By U. S.
Government.
(Condensed Report)
Chicago The Government Satur
day moved to prevent a railroad
strike and to enforce obedience by
both unions and roads of decrees of
the United States railroad labor
board, the board formally announc
ing that it had assumed full juris
diction in the rail crisis and order
ing the workers not to strike pend
ir a conference of union heads and
rail chiefs which it called for Oc
tober 26.
A decision from this conference
will not be announced until after
October 30. the scheduled strike
date, board members said, declar
ing that in this way a walkout would
he verted unless the unions defied
the board's orders not to strike pend-
PROF. J. F. WEBB
ANSWERS MR. B .F.
DEAN'S TAX QUESTION
Mr. Dean's School Tax Is Not As
Much This Year As Last Year.
Mr. B. F. Dean has asked a very
pertinent question about the county
tax for the various purposes, ye
seems ,to have the idea that there is
a considerable increase. 1 shall try
I tn answer hie rtiipstinn aa far as the
school tax is concerned. If Mr.
Dean had taken the time to compare
his tax receipts for the two years he
would have found that his school
tax for this year instead of , being
greatly increased, as he thought, has
actually been reduced.
GRANVDLLE COUNTY SUPERIOR
COURT WILL CONVENE
i MONDAY. NOVEMBER 14. !
Judge Daniels
MR. C. W. BRYAN WTLL '
ENTERTAIN THE OXFORD
TOBACCO BOARD OF TRADE
j RECALLS THE BIG
RAILROAD STRIKE TWENTY
SEVEN YEARS AGO
Of Goldsboro WTill
Preside. j
A heavy docket will face Judge!
Daniels' when he convenes court)
here on Monday, November 14. He
has held court here three or four
times and has manv friends here.
He is a brother of Mr. Josephus Dan
iels, former secretary of the Navy.
MRS. EDNA M. JONF DEAD
Many Surviving Relatives Here and
In the State.
Mrs. Edna M. Jones, wife of
Last year the State levied thirteen S Thomas H. Jones, died, last Saturday
flattentu tllt tllfrG WOuld ! ine a ruling
riacett a rol1l-r!fr .-tn thp i The action was taken
te 10 mv nprfppt andi-eceint from Washington
LM":r i t- uuvv li - -
..00.-. X l.v.-v, r
,vp finally co
.manly to ldace our
1 . ,i rt
rain-1?"
There had
ridu before.
following
of infor-
nnrluded that it was un- f mation that every interested branch
hand upon the I or me goveiumeui wuum uaca. mc
i board in its attempts to settle the
been a freshet the rail differences, members declared,
and before leaving j Saturday's Development.
tore father cautioned us rot to at-, gan Antonio Trainmen on Inter
.,..'pr rn cress the creek if the water ' nati0nal and Great Northern quit
n, up to the log. We found that ; WQrk in what is termed by union
tV water was not quite up to tno iieads a 100 per cent walk-out. Rail
o" and decided to cross over as i road heads announced passenger ser
ial. The log was as slick asyice not impaired, but that freight
rj? and we caught hold of each j win not be nandled.
orhpr'f hand and walker -ide-wise; Chicago Leaders in shop crafts
u-i;h the ether hard on 1 railing, j unions.' controlling 600,000 men,
"tfv foot slipped and the tluee of us j announced they will not Join the
tumbled into stream, taking the r-tl- j pr0posed walkout, although the men
in- with us. The water w--, over j voted overwhelmingly to strike. Of
oar heads and very swift. We v ere j f icial announcement made that 75,
craned down stream about fifty; qqO railroad telegraphers will join
vards and landed in a bunch of vines ; pr0posed strike. f
bd briars at the bend of the creek. ' Houston, Texas Armed guards
'We were one mile from home i took up patrpl duty at the Inter
ard one mile from school, and as we ; national and Great Northern yards
re-eon the school house side of the nere at noon as 150 trainmen mem
creek we decided to go on to school. ; Ders 0f tne brotherhood abandoned
but before we reached the selil j their work. Switching in the yards
house sister was taken with a severe j was at a standstill, but operating of
chi'.l and died of pneumonia a few i ficial's said all passenger train crews
cents for a salary school tax and the
county fifteen cents. These two le
vies made up the salary fund for the
six months' school term. In addition
to that there was a six cent levy for
building and incidental purposes.
This made a total levy of thirty
four cents. Under the law this year
each county was required to levy
all the budget "act each county was
required to levy enough to produce
what thirty cents would have
amounted to on the last year's val
uation. This was gone over very carefully
by the county superintendent and
the attorneys for the commissioners.
It was found that' it would require a
levy of forty cents to get the re
quired salary fund. There was a
small increase made in the levy for
buildings and incidental expenses.
I wish to say that in making this
explanation nothing is Intended as
a reflection on Mr. Dean or his ques
tion. I know personally that there
is no stronger supporter of the pub
lic roTioIr in the county than Mr.
night at the home of her daugnter,
Mrs. W. H. Walters, after a decline
of two years. She is survived by the
following children: Mesdames L.
F. .Smith, W. H. Walters and E. T.
Jones, of Oxford; Mrs. C. G. Harris,'
Goldsboro; Mrs. W. D. Rennj La
Grange, Mrs. D. T. Lunsford and E..
V. Hoffler. Durham; Messrs. J; E.
Jones, La Grange; O. C. Jones, Mt.
Olive. Mrs. Jones was 77 years
old. Forty-one grand children and
18 great grandchildren survive. She
had been married for more than 56
years. "
Before marriage Mrs. Jones was
Miss Edna Maize, of Orange county,
and was educated - at Round Hill
College, a famous educational insti
tution in that county several years
ago. j
Mrs. Jones lived a retired life, in
stant in service to her Master and
keeping her household in readiness.
If she had an enemy in the world no
one knew it, for she kept her own
counsel and spoke evil of no one.
She joined -the Methodist Church
Mi. John Mitchell Elected Secre-! President
tary-Treasurer Of the Oxford To
bacco Board Of Trade. J
At a called meeting of, the Oxford
Tobacco Board of Trade last Satur
day, Mr. John Mitchell was elected
secretary-treasurer of the Oxford To
bacco Board of Trade to fill the po
sition made vacant by Capt. J. C.
Howard, who goes to Statesville to
buy tobacco for the Llggett-Myers
Company. '
The Board accepted by a rising
vote the invitation of Mr. Charles
W. Bryan to attend a barbecue and
brunswick stew dinner at his fine
farm on the Oxford-Creedmoor road
tomorrow afternoon, which is given
in their honor.
days later."
"We always left home at sun-up
rd returned at sun-down. Since the
rr.t of the truck the children have
! will be maintained, the place of the
strikers being filled by new men.
Asheville Members of . the , four
brotherhoods employed on Southern
DR. FRANK BROWN WILL LEC
TURE HERE ON "FOLK-LORE"
In the Graded School Auditorium
Nov 1. ,
Under the auspices of the Shakes
peare Club of Oxford, Dr. Frank
Brown of Trinity College will give a
lecture on Folk-lore" in, the audito
rium of the Oxford Graded School
Tuesday evening- November 1, at
nip-ht . Dr. Brown will bring . with
MR. EDW ARD C. KENT DEAD
-
Interment At E!mwood Cemetery
Yesterday
Mr. Edward C. Kent, famer of
Mrs. Jerome C. Horner died oxi Fri
day morning in Detroit Mich, where
Mr. and Mrs. Kent were' visiting.
Mr. Kent was taken ill suddenly and
death resulted from heart failure.
The remains reached Oxford Monday
morning and the funeral was con
ducted at ten o'clock Monday morn
ing from St. Stephen's Church of
which the deceased was a member,
Rev. F. H. T. Horsfield conducting.
the service. The interment took
place in Elmwood Cemetery. . Mr.
Kent was seventy eight years of age
and resided in Oxford for some
Cleveland Settled It In
Short Order.
The most serious railroad strike
this country has ever gone through
broke out in 1 8 9 4 in Chicago, the
same hot bed that is fanning the '
f lae today. That was tha Pullman
strike, which tied, up traffic U the
Pacific and to Canada.
Eugene V. NDebs, now serving a
prison sentence in Atlanta for vio
lation of the Espionage Act,- was the
directing head of the 1894 strike,
and was sent to jail for the first time
for collision with the Government in
connection with it. Debs came into
charge of the. strike through" being
president of the American Railway
Union.
The-trouble arose in the Pull
man plant on the southern outskirts
of Chicago at the time general busi
ness depression somewhat akin to
that of the present. The issue,
however, was the reverse ot today's,
the men then asking an increase to
help them meet the hard times.
A boycott was declared on all
Pullman cars. It resulted sn tye
ing up all traffic, including the
malls over a wide area, and violence
broke out in Chicago. The Fed
eral Government ordered regular
troops here. They were met by a
mob and could not proceed until ? re
enforcements came up.
Governor John P. Altgeld, ofIl
linois complained to President
Cleveland for sending troops declar
ing the State could handle the sit-
7 I 1TO Tl AT l-vn 1- . LJAm 1 Alt 111 si w- 1 t
Oxford from Fond du Lac, Wis. The jroluli - A
diwu. in in uu tut? ixccu. ui rcuciai
Dean. He has shown tnis over auu j eany m lire aua ionoweu
over again in his attempts for the I "straight and narrow path", until the
last fifteen years to build up the ? Lord called her to her heavenly
school in his community. reward. . '; : ',
J. F. WEBB. ! The funeral services were held
from the Oxford MethodlsrGhurch,
of .which the deceased was a mem
bers yesterday morning, conducted
by Rev.- B. H. Black, who was assist
ed ! by other Oxford ministers. The
interment followed at Elmwood
Cemetery.
The active pallbearers were the
grand : children of " the deceased, as
follows Sydney Walters, E, L..
Rmif. Inland-: : Jones.' ' "Johnnie
Wrenn, Eugene Harris, Enipiitt
Jones, Frank Smith,' William -"Wal
ters. Honorary: W. z. jy.tcneii.
sympathy of friends is extended to
the family.
THIS IS THE BANNER
YEAR FOR MARRIAGES
two or three hours in which to help iines, included in group number one j nim Miss Warren, of Durham, who j p f Bullock He
i canea xo siriKe uciuuei ov, wm will sing a numoer 01 U1J1U1 c Rnencer John
about the home and the farm.
ridinj in trucks to large and com
fortable school buildings."
"When l tnmiv ot the nardsnips : out said James F. Barrett, presiaent j sones and Mrs. Cunningham,
that T pnermntprprl dnrln? mv srhool v.. 'Wt.v namM-nx TTpdpration ot ! rv,-,i,. ixrVin urill nor
' " : L11C ilUHU
days, it does me good to see the hap- j Labor tonight, following a confer-
r children of the present generation j enCe with chairman and members, of
the organizations from this district.
Chicago Heads of pads entering
nhtaaern discuss plans to corneal
THE WAY THEY DO THINGS I strike. Packers begin storing all
IX FRANKLIN COUNTY I avaibable meat supplies in prepara-
j tion for strike.
The commissioners of Franklin j Cleveland W. G. Lee, head of the
roiinrr. having played fast and loose ' trainmen's union, in a statement fol
vath the tax law. now find them-. lowing inhnr hoard citation, asks by
als0 1 Timberlake, W. T
CrOOCh,
Osborn, Frank
Cleveland
Brummitt, B.
of Durham, who will accompany Morran, M. P. Chamblee, W. G.
selves without remedy. Following
'h- clamor for a reduction in tax as
sessments last spring, the Franklin
commissioners, along with the com
ssioriers in many other counties,
tade a big cut in the assessments
11 i -rif'S being 40 per cent in I
frklir:. After awhile came the
Mber second thought which showed
taem the unwisdom of their action.
iier had made the cut too deen and
without discrimination. They they j
uridf ijr ni- to rectify the error and1
what authority anyone can compel a j
Miss Warren. There will be no ad-;
mission fee. The public is cordially
invited.
In speaking of this lecture which
Dr. Brown gave at Davidson Sept.
27 the Charlotte Observer says:
"According to promise and pro
gram a large audience of students
and citizens of the town were enter
tained most pleasantly last evening
in Shearer hall by Dr. Frank Brown
man to work, nointing out that the
United States supreme court has up
held the right to striKe.
WONDERFUL FERTILITY OF
MOORE COUNTY LAND
of Trinity college, president of the
;'-aa?p(t assessments in two town- fertility of the Neverfail
1 i . . .
ieenng mat tney were
Four Acres Produce Tobacco Worth
$2,275.34.
On several occasions the Public
Ledger referred to the wonderful
Farm in
! Moore County, which is owned by
of discrimination ohiVrtPd ! well known Oxford people. bpeaK-
, jv.--.
object
3G EMT.r ;i1crl r r-. . rru : nnV. V.? rr form fn that RPC-
f0J lf r1s that the Franklin com- L t.ion of the county, the Moore County
-k. . ric in ciiui, Liicj vvclii.- iNtJWS Sao. ;
to rectify their original j "The production on four acres or
hand in the heart of Moore County
Franklin S 0f a crop of tobacco from which was j
if o iriv.
Th"1 coin mi!iftTi ove
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UOUDTIEHS gOOd
mnare favorahlv
Of
North Carolina Folklore society, who
told in a somewhat informal but
engaging way of the purpose and ac-
complished work of the organiza
tion.
A definition of folklore, the vari
ous forms or classes that are found,
their significance, importance for
the historian, the desirability of
their preservation in permanent
form, illustrative" examples amusing,
informing, trite and serious were all
features of the interesting lecture.
Possibly the climax of interest in the
lecture proper was Dr. Brown's reci
tal of a very taking "Uncle Remus"
and "Brer Rabbit" that will take
rank with any written by Joel
Chandler Harris."
OXFORD
nth
overrido
'iif .r.f
in?: v.-p;
of f
$ to
)?": tv
and will j sold last week enough to bring $2,-
no - 279.34, with still more of tne leai
of ! lpft at home vet to come, is a right
-ntiev. Tjut in the first in- suggestive light on the possibilities
men
we have
commissioners
TOBACCO MARKET
STRONGER ON PRICES
nllowfi mihiip Mfimnr to nf TTrT-o nonntv. The man wno
pood judgment, and in made this tobacco is a resident, who
thf- attempted to par- until a few years ago hact no know
wct their mistake by act- ledge of tobacco. But he started to
-it the law; and their lack f plant this crop, and he has stayed
with it year by year, until ne nas
learned how. In that time he has
learned how to. get ue dl cb"1q1? i nave g00d grades have been seen to
fmm iis neres. It is not luck tnar
ha made this crop on so small an
sovf-rnment is administered i nro and at small cost. One glance
1 . . - .
otatesvilie Landmark.
and lack of information
law has cost their county
'oe.nriv.
Franklin county is simply a
C0l!j
cose; that's trie way
Some Of the Farmers Are Wearing
a Smile.
There were 438,226 pounds of to
bacco sold on the Oxford market
last week at an average of $28.00
per hundred for all sold. Although
the price is somewhere around the
cost of production, the farmers ar2
pleased to see the steady advance on
all grades. Some of them who
Pace. Mr. Hutchins, E. L. Smith, G.
S. Walters, T. L. Booth, W. A. Mc
Farland, Will Landis, Mr. Holmes,
B. S. Royster. W. W. Devin.
The floral tribute was profuse
and beautiful.
Out-of-town relatives attending
the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. C.
G. Harris and Children, Goldsboro;
Mrs. W. D. Renn and children, of
LaGrange; Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Luns
ford and children, of Durham; Mr.
and Mrs. E. V. Huffier and children,
of Durham; Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Jones and children, of La Grange;
Mr. and Mrs. Otho Jones, of Mt.
Olive; Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Bragg and
children of Greensboro; Misses Wil
ith. of Greenville. S. C,
and Miss Daisy Smith of Danville,
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. L. F.
Smith, who are teaching school, ar
rived home Sunday.
FIGHT AGAINST DEATH
PENALTY TO BE MADE
The Number May Reach As High As
4 --; v:-1,500,000 ,
Students of sociology; are at loss
to account for the marriage boom
which is sweeping oyer the United
States. From the statistics to date
it appears certain that more than
.1,000,000 marriages will take place
in this country duringirthe calendar
ysar'lSSl, and the -mtrmber ' ma.
reach as- high as l,50u;00u. This
is a record never approached in the
past, not" even during the war." when
weddings were, frequent ana planned
on short notice.
It appears that the high cOst of
living and the widespread unemploy
ment have not served to discourage
romance in the least. A survey of
tne housing situation in the country
has developed that there Is a short
age of at least 1,000,000 homes, but
that fact fails to deter young men
and women from taking the leap in
to matrimony. They are not both
ered about such small details as find
ing a place to live.
The year 1921 also bids fair to be
the banner divorce year, in the
United States.
THOUGHT THE STEEL KING
DHN'T KNOW THE ROPES
KTi? AOllMXARY PUBLIC SALE
1
I'1 fUtk a it o ri
......., ;imck ;r uonn a: ou
On Sale. Next Friday
"' i i.v Keduoert Prices.
JWil
-bvuo stock of goods on hand
'i inaugurate a clearance sale
T1- i ndav
r . . ....
rnoV ' vamnS Prices In order to
nvr-hfJ ds. The prices that
., , :! the Cohn & Son sale will
n'Z "ans of oringS a large
is A,0rTof People to Oxford, and it
v-eV np '- policy to send them home
; 1 leased with the bargains pur-Q''-o
t their store ge Cohn &
's ''ublepage adv in this paper.
('0XFKraCE GOES TO
MONROE NEXT YEAR
At
to the fact that Cohn & Son
morning. Every article
has been marked down be-
rriT7o alone the
at tne ianu.uuiu a uv , V T
road that passes it tells that the J.
W C Blue farm is operated intelli
gently The other crops -on the
place say that it is handled by a man
who is paying attention to what he
is doing."
BIG HEARTED CHURCHMEN
Mrs. R. C Craven Will Receive Full
Year's Pay. -At
a meeting of the Board of
Stewards of the Oxford Methodist
Church, held last night, it was de
cided to pay Mrs. R. C. Craven the
full year's salary and the burial ex
nnai of the late Rev. R. C. Craven
former pastor of the Church.
smile,
The market started off fine this
week with both prices and offerings,
and the week bids fair to be the best
of the ' season to date.
MR. J .B. MEADOWS
13- SLIGHTLY
INDISPOSED
Thp.
Western North Carolina Con-
Vtov session at High Point last
to v. aecePted the invitation to go
-'roe for its session next year.
should hare water
tori?V!ery two .weeks. StDp at Ox
40rd Battery Co.
Scattered News Items.
It was impossible to get all of the
local news on the first and last
pages of this issue. The change in
the "make-up" was unavoidable.
We ask our readers to look over the
entire 12 pages, advertisements and
all. . ........... ,' .... - - -
Lost a pair of gold frame eye
glasses. Finder will be rewarded if
returned to Peter Bullock.
Mr. J. '-. Meadows, buyer for Lig
get & Myf.rs on the Zebulon market,
returned to Oxford last week for
medical treatment. He was sick a
month ago and returned to duty be
fore he got well. Many friends here
hope he will be more prudent this
time, but the biggest thing in his
make-up is "the call to duty." He
is never happier than ;when tobacco
is bringing a good price, and he de
lights to run across a pile of high
grade wrappers and hid it in at $1.10
and enjoy the excitement that fol
lows. . ';- i
HALLOWE'EN PARTY
AT HOWARD SCHOOL
NEXT FRDDAY NIGHT
If you would your fortune seek
This good old Hallowe'en time
Be at: Howard school on Friday
night,
From seven to half-past nine.
The. date is October 28, 1921.
Will Come To Climax At Meeting Of
Legislature.
Raleish. Oct. 23. Organized fignt
on the death penalty by both str
and national societies will be made
in all likelihood at the special
session of the general assembly, but
certainly at the regular session.
Popular revulsion against Vpie
practice has become so great - that
several prominent North Carolinians
have indicated their willingness to
take the stump and devote months to
a campaign. . " . ,
The late Justice W. R. Alien had
become almost a complete abolition
ist. Former Solicitor E. L. Aber
nethy, after sending persons to gal
lows and electric chair, became con
verted against the savage statute.
Judge Henry G. Connor, former su
preme and superior court justice, is
ocrsinst inflictins: death against any
man. "His son, Judge George W.
Connor, has become an opponent and
former Judge H. W. Whedbee' , re
garded one of the finest that the
state has had in two decades, has de
clared himself opposed to taking hu
man life.
MR. WALTER CREWS IS
BUILDING HANDSOME H6ME
On College Street, Facing Orphanage
Grounds.
Mr. Walter Crews, who recently
sold his residence on Williamsboro
street to Mr. S. W. Parker, has bro
ken ground on College street, oppo
site the Oxford Orphanage grounds,
for a handsome ten-room brick-veneered
residence. The lot on which
this modern residence will ne duiu
was part of the Baker estate. It
sets well to tbe national nigawaj
and will be one of the prettiest
homes in north Oxford.
' 1 1 .... '
There will be a call meeting of
White Oak Camp No 17 Thursday
inight,' All members urged -to ;be
'presents Business of : importance
B. S. ROYSTER, C C
J. J. MEDFORD, Clerk
The cafeteria breakfast check
amounted to 50 cents, and" the big!
man who had consumed that amount i
left a bill on the table as he made
his way towards the counter to pay
the sum punched out of the slip.
"These furriners don't get the
combination," murmured the wait
ress to another waitress nearby and
she hurried after him.
'Mister," explained the pursuing
waitress, laying a detaining finger
on the man's sleeve, "you've got to
pay at the counter. The slip tells
how much." She poked the bill
at him. -
"Yes, I know." replied the. man,
continuing to the counter. "That,"
indicating the bill, "is for you."
The furriner was Charles M.
Schwab, a little late on his way to
the unemployment conference in
Washington.
"It's a five," confided the wait
ress to the cashier at the pay coun
ter. -
MS. VANDERBDLT IS TO
SERVE SECOND YEAR
troops. . ' -
Mobs burned cars by the hundreds.
More troops were sent in and Pre
sident issued a proclamation calling
for order.
Debs was arrested on a charge of
conspiracy against the United
States.
Twelve men were shot and fatally
wounded in Chicago and the vicinity.
575 were arrested by the police and
seventy-one were arrested and in
dicted under Federal statutes. ,
Loss to the roads in property de- .
stroyed and hire of United States de- .
;pQty marshals "was estimated at
$ 6noxr,o oo. r-rr---
A threatened strike involving 125, -000
switchmen"" was : averted- - in
March, 1910, when a Federal Board
of Arbitration granted a three-cent-an-hour
increase in wages. Shortly
after general increases In pay were
granted railroad employes by many
of the larger roads after extended
hearing before Federal bodies.
When Woodrow Wilson first be
came President a general railroad
strike seemed imminent, but it was
averted, largely through the passage
of the Adamson law.
A threatened strike of railroad
shopmen in 1919 resulted In several
thousand workers in various sec
tions of the country leaving their
work. The workers who asked high
er wages, returned to their jobs in
August after President Wilson had
issued a request that the men re-t
main at work pending adjustment
of wage disputes by the Government,
which was operating the roads at
that time.
Railroad circles nave been com
paratively free from labor troubles
since the unauthorized strike called
April 1. 1920, which was ended by
order of the Railroad Labor Board
increasing wages, handed down July
20, 1920, and made retroactive to
May that year. . '
The American railway system,
now threatened with a strike j,s ten
times larger than the . British rail
way system, Which recenny was the
scene of the world's last great rail
road strike.
Two years ago the operating rev
enues of the United States railroads
stood as $5,184,000,000 and operat
ing expenses ran to $4,419,000,000.
The average number of miles operat
ed was 233,991.
YESTERDAY WAS LARGEST
TOBACCO SALE OF SEASON
Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt, of
Biltmore, was re-elected president
nf th North Carlina state fair in the
annual meeting of the North Caro-; were well covered with the weed, the
lina agricultural society.
The Shades Of Evening Stops Sales
Before They Got Around.
It is not known at this writing how
much tobacco was sold on the Ox
ford market or the general average,
but all five of the warehouse floors
Mrs. Vanderbilt, 3ust completing
her first term as the first woman
president of the fair, pledged, her
efforts to make it the best state fair
in the union.
THE CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW
The managers of the chry
santhemum show have decided
that on account of the lateness
of the flowers the show will be
held on Thursday and Friday
of next week, Nov. 3-4. The
. premium list will appear in the
Public Ledger next Friday.
AMERICAN TROOPS TO
LEAVE GERMANY SOON
Movement Means Cutting Force In
Half and Will End In March.
Washington, Oct. 24. The' grad
ual withdrawal - of American troops
from Germany, expected to start
within two weeks, will involve a re-
h ii Mi on of the oresent force - to
ahnnt. half, being about 13,500 offi
cers and men. The reduction will
be accomplished by the middle of
March.
most of it being from fair to good.
When the buyers reached the John
son warehouse, which had the fifth
and last sale, night overtaken them
with the house only partly sold.
We learn this morning that the
Farmers Warehouse average was
$40.40 per hundred pounds for $12,
000 sales. One load brought $1,200.
""Christian Workers At Enon.
Do you want your Sunday School
to be a larger and a more erricient
one? Come and let Bro. Middleton
and Mrs. Hilliard tell how you may
do this. Have you some problem in
your local school that Is worrying
you? Come and let them help you
solve it. They are giving their lives
to the work of making better Sunday
Schools. We have two services each
day Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day. Everybody interested in the
Sunday School work is invited-and
uiged to come. "' .:
6 G. T. TUNSTALL.
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Mr. R. H. Lewis, Sr., of Raleigh,
is the guest of his son, Mr..R.1-H,
Lewis, Jr., on Gilliam street.
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