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.-J-.-: . ft " H .- . 1. 1 7. - STATE .y. TTM 5 U M B 1L , .VLJ lMJim VOLUME XXXIV. GEN. ROYSTER URGES MEDAL FOB MEN WHO SERVED Adjutant General Also Recommends Monument in Raleigh to World War Soldiers. After urging that the general as sembly provide for the erection to the soldiers and sailors Adjutant Gen eral Beverly S. Royster, in his an nual report submitted to Governor Bickett, goes a step further and asks that concrete personal recognition of these men's service in the world war also take the form of a suitable med al for each one. of them. Referring to the loyal efforts of these North Carolinians, General Royster says that "each one of them should receive from the state a per sonal recognition of his distinguish ed service, something which those who come after him and bear his name will prize as a sacred family jewel. I therefore, recommend and urge that the general assembly of 1919 appropriate a sufficient sum of money to have made suitable medals for each soldier and sailor from North Carolina who served in . the world war, whether such services was rendered on foreign fields, on seas, in .training camps, officers' training schools, or students' army training corps, and that a committee to be named by the governor, be ap pointed to adopt a design for such medals and to arrange for their pre sentation to our soldiers and sailors through the boards or eounty com missioners in the several counties of the state. Other states will do this. Let North Carolina lead in this sim ple act of justice for the heroes of 1917-1918." That the present reserve militia or ganizations be continued in the ser vice "until the return of the national guard troops now in the federal ser vice," is one of the recommenda tions of the adjutant general. General Royster recommends "that a permanent record or roster of ev en' man who served in the world war be prepared as soon as it is possible to do so. The importance of this work and the necessity for immedi ate action are apparent.", With reference to the selective draft act, the adjutant general re ports that "North Carolina stands very close to the head of the lists of the states in efficiency, promptness and accuracy in the administration of this great work." He tells of the drafting into federal service of 90 or ganizations from the North Carolina national guard, embracing 7,731 of ficers and enlisted men. Organization of the reserve mili tia, composed of men between the ag es of 31 and 45, numbering 5,000, is chronicled in the report. During the year the war department furnished these reserve militiamen 2,307 rifles which were issued to 42 of the 60 companies. "It is regretted," says General Royster, "that a sufficient number of rifles could not be procur ed for issue to every company. Sev eral cities of the . state have wisely purchased rifles for issue to their re spective companies." - , After furnishing an itemized list, of military expenditures, General Roy ster says, "It will be noted that only $24,403.31 of the annual appropria tion for 1918 for military purposes was expended. The coming year will require the expenditure of a larger amount than above stated to meet the needs of the reserve militia, and the probable reorganization of the national guard." Appended to General Royster's re port is a roster of officers of the North Carolina reserve militia. BETTER MALL SYSTEM PROMIS ED ON OXFORD ROUTE FIVE Mr. M. F. Adcock Takes the Question To Washington. other the people on a portion of Oxford Rural Route 5 have not been gettinfi their mail for some time. They got up a peti tion and sent it to the Fourth As sistant Postmaster at Washington and here is what that official wrote to Mr. M. F. Adcock, one of the sign ers of the petition: "With reference to the petition you forwarded to this Bureau re questing the original service restor ed on Oxford rural route No. 5, you are advised that the petition has been referred to the Oxford Postmaster instructing him to inform the peti tioners that when the roads are prop erly worked the proposition for re storing the service will be given care ful consideration." . Figures Talk. , One of the most convincing things of this life is a bunch of figures ar ranged along with the;name of men vjhn nor. odtiftr. oo r thpir correct- "V van lOVllJ w uess. Mr. a. JU. .f arnani, ui Farmers' Warehouse ; picked a few iifw x 1-1 Qan Vl O JT1 -iiJ' us to nign averagea. nouncpmpnt pkAwhere in this pa- PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY TOWN AN p COUNTY OFFER '&0Bl1 ANT OPPORTUNITIES AIL HOME PRINT. -- ' . - .1 v.. " . .. " ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF J S. A. Ii. TRAINS AT OXFORD Schedules Effective On and After Sunday, January 19, 1919. Important changes in the sched ule of the arrival and departure of passenger trains on the Seaboard Air Line were announced Saturday to become effective one minute after midnight. Most of them affect lo cal trains which do not run on Sun day. One of the most important chang es in schedule, however, is that be tween Oxford and Durham and Hen derson and Oxford, which makes possible the connections with the Southern, both eastbound and west bound in Durham, both morning and afternoon. It provides for a far more convenient schedule between Oxford and Henderson .making bet ter connections in Henderson with main line local and through trains. In the new order the shoo-fly will be known as No. 19, southbound, and No. 20, going north in the evening There is a change in the schedule of No. 2, fast through train, which ar rives in Henderson going north at 1:41 a. m.,r instead of 2:30 a. m. as at the present. Main Line Trains. On the main line the shoo-fly is extended on to Weldon, as announc ed several weeks ago, and will ar rive at Henderson in the morning on its way south two hours later than at the present time. In the evening it will return, passing Henderson a bout ten minutes laer than at the present time. Oxford Trains. For Henderson 7:55 a. m.; 12:20 p. m.; 5:15 p. m. From Henderson lOflO a. m.; 3:40 'p. m.; 8:15 p. m. For Durham 7:55 a. m. change at Dickerson; 3:00 p. m. From Durham 1 p. m.; 8:15 p. m. change at Dickerson. The new arrangement allows am ple time for business trips to persons in Henderson to spend all or part of the day . in Oxford and return in the evnirig,vand-the same holds true of persons in Oxford going to Hen derson. Excellent connections both ways are made on the main line. There is a wide margin of nearly an hour between the arrival of the shoo fly at Henderson in the evening and the departure of the train for Oxford at 7:25 p. m. The connection at Durham east and west is close. CLOSING UP THE WORK OF DRAFT BOARDS Within the Next 30 Days the Work of the 109 Boards Will Have Been Completed. Within the next 30 days the work of the 109 draft boards of North Carolina will have' been completed. During the past month the members of these bodies have been steadily en gaged in closing the records and these will soon find their way to Pro vost Marshal General Crowder's of fice where they will become a perma nent part of the department's war documents. Mr. Walter Stradley, clerk of the Granville county exemption board, has everything in. tip top order, He is ready at a moment's notice to seal the eleven big steel cases that con tain the records and send them to their destination. These records will be of incalcu lable benefit in the future particular ly from a historical standpoint. How ever, certain information obtained through selective draft administra tion will be treated with strict con fidence and efforts to injure any of the former soldiers as a result of these records will not be tolerated, says Provost Marshal General Crow der. . THE BATTLE FLAGS. They Are to Be In the Custody of Home States. When national guard and national army organizations have been dis banded their battle flags will be given into the custody of the States from which the majority of the men came when the organizations were formed. The war department an nounces that title to the colors will be retained by the federal govern ment. FARMERS CAN GET PHOSPHATE Agents At Oxford, Stovall and Creed mnnr Will Accommodate You. tyi- tvt orris, county agent, states that the farmers in , the central part of the county can make arangements to get phosphate by calling on W. T. Yancey, at the National Bank of Granville, who will act for the cen tral part of the county. Dr. JW. L. Taylor, of Stovall, will take care of Northern Granville, and Mr. N. J. Bodie, of Creedmoor, will attend to the Southern part of the county. OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA TUifejbAY, JANUARY 21, 1919. STOCKHOLDERS OP THE J GRANVILLE COUNTY FAIR Proposition On Foot to Dispose of . the Property. A number of the stockholders of the Granville County Fair met last week for .the purpose of determining whether it is advisable to continue the fair or to sell the property. Af ter much discussion, Prof. J. F. Webb, acting secretary of the fair association, was requested to send the following notice to each and ev ery stockholder: "An important meeting of the stockholders of the Fair Association is called for next Wednesday, Jan uary 22nd. There is urgent need to make some provision to continue the fair, or to sell the property. A porposition will be made at this meet ing to sell. If yout are interested, do not fail to be present. The meet ing will be held at 11 o'clock in the Court House." One of the questions debated at the meeting last week was the pos sibility of securing the services of a good secretary in the event stock holders elect to continue the fair. One of the stockholders present re marked, "Good secretaries are born and not made," which, of course, im plies that the servises of a well qual ified secretary is hard to procure dur ing the planting and harvest season. The Public Ledger finds quite a number of- stockholders and patrons of the fair adverse to selling the property. Mr. P. L. Thomasson, pro prietor of Water Line Farm, told the Public Ledger that he knows a man who could take hold of the fair, and make it a success. This particular man, he said, is Mr. W. S. Gooch, of Stem, who is in the insurance busi ness and is popular with all classes of people in Granville and adjoining counties. TRI-STATE CELEBRATION OX ARRIVAL OF THIRTIETH DIVISION FROM FRANCE Approved by Resolution Adopted by Palmetto State House of " Repre sentatives. The South Carolina House of Rep resentatives, at Columbia last week, went on record as approving a tri State celebration, to be participated in by North and South Carolina and Tennessee, on the arrival of the Thir tieth division from France, when it adopted a concurrent resolution to that effect and sent it to the senate. The only thing lacking to make the idea of complete acceptance is the designation of Raleigh . as the "psychological" place for the cele bration. TOTAL ARMY CASUALTIES. Near the End of the Long List Total number of casualties to date Killed in action (including 381 at sea) 30,388 Died of wounds . . 12,586 Died of disease ,18,136 Died of accident sand other causes . , 2,546 Missing in action (including prisoners) . . .......... 13,374, Total .... 211,003 THE HOUSE PASSES WHISKEY BELL FOR PENALIZING OWNERS Means Year in Prison and Fine Vary ing According To The Manufac ture Or Purchase. The North Carolina House of Rep resentatives has adopted the measure making mandatory prison terms and fines of $50 for owning a quart of liquor self-made and $25, equal im prisonment, if bought, today amend ed to give court discretion in the first offense. Which means that the possessor of a quart may dodge prison sen tence on his first offense, but no lon ger. Thereafter, if he owns a quart, he must prove that he did not make it or pay $25 more for being convict ed than if he bought the booze or received it as a Christmas present. The bill as amended was passed u nanimously by the House and has gone to the Senate. A KIND WORD FOR THE OXFORD PUBLIC LEDGER We have received! many 'compli ments and congratulations during the past week from the people in Ox ford and the county, and some of the editors of the big state papers have said kind things about the Public Ledger, which are greatly apreciated by their humble brother. - We think it very kind in the News and Obser ver to stop long enough to say: "The Oxford Public Ledger comes to us now with a new heading and in en larged form. It is one of the bright est and most useful of the weeklies." CLEMKOEAU NAMED PRESI DENT OF PEACE CONFERENCE President Wilson Names the French Tiger and Lloyd George Seconds the potion Addresses Character ized bjr Apparent Determination of Representatives of Various Na tions to Come to an Amicable Un derstanding With Respect to Prob lenis fo Be Decided by the Confer nce31emenceau Gives Definite Outline of Great Questions Direct ly .Ahead. A "I (Paris Special.) The t peace conference, destined to' be historic,' and on which the eyes of the world are now centered, was op ened Saturday afternoon in the great Salle de La Parix. The proceedings which; were confined to the election of Georges Clemenceau, the French premier, as permanent chairman of the conference, an address of wel com by the president of the French republic, Raymond Poincare, and speeches by President Wilson, Prem ier Llyod George and Baron Sonnine were, characterized by the expressions of lasting friendship and the appar ent determination of the representa tivesjof the various nati6ns to come to ail amicable understanding with respect to the problems to be decid ed by the conference. When President Poincare spoke, the; entire assembly stood, and the fact that, according to custom, no ap plause greeted his utterance gave greater solemnity to the scene. Wilson Names Clemenceau. 1 President Wilson rose as M. Poin care made his exit. "It gives me great pleasure," he said, "to propose as permament chairman of the con ference Mr. Clemenoceau." President Wilson spoke in conver sational voice, which, however, car ried throughout the chamber, as he paid eloquent tribute to the French Premier. Lloyd George's 'Second." Premier Lloyd George seconded the nomination of Mr. Clemenceau, speaking earnestly of the distinguish ed services the Frencha Premier had rendered in war and peace. '50ur. ambition: is a great and no ble one," said M. Clemenceau, "We wish to avoid a repetition of the cas tastrophe, which bathed the world in blood. If the league of nations is to be practical we must all remain unit ed. Let us carry our our program quickly and in an effective manner." Referring, to the authors of the war, he said he had consulted two eminent jurists on the penal respon sibility of the former German emper or, and each delegate would receive a copy of that, report." Referring to the league of nations M. Clemenceau declared it was al ready in the way of being achieved by the gathering of this conference. Main Subjects General Order. He then turned to the program of the conference, which he said cover ed the following main subjects of general order: First Responsibility of the au thors of the war. Second Responsibility for the crimes committed during the war. Third Legislation in regard to international labor. All the powers represented would be invited to present memoirs on these three questions. ,The powers having particular interests, M. Clem enceau continued, would be asked to present, further memoirs- upon terri torial, financial and economical ques tions. League of Nations First. "The ; league of nations will be placed at the head of the order of the day of the next full session," M. Clemenceau announced, as he con cluded his address. He paused for further suggestions of business, and as none was made 1 he declared the session adjourned. , MR. H. M. LANIER CRITI CALLY ILL IN CHARLOTTE Former Citizen of Oxford Not Ex pected to Live Many Hours. Mr. H. M. Lanier, first son of the late Mark Lanier, of Oxford, is criti cally ill at his home, in Charlotte. Mr. T. Lanier, who was called to the bedside of his brother last Friday, informs members of the family that his death is expected at any moment. Mr. Lanier for many years travel ed for a Baltimore house. He sel dom had the time to come to Oxford, but it was always a great pleasure to him to visit his old home town and meet his many friends here. It is the wish of Mr. Lanier that when he is called ' to his reward his remains will be laid to rest in Ox ford. ' ' : Mrs,. Clayton Dead. -Mrs, George Clayton, aged 2 6 years, died at her home near Cul breth Monday. She is survived by a devoted husband and three children. Interment today six miles west of Berea. 1 OLD JOHN BARLEYCORN IS CRUSHED TO EARTH Church Bells Throughout the Land Toll Old Booze's Death. The death of Old John Barleycorn which occurred last Thursrday, is to be celebrated throughout the United States. There was never a more pop ular corpse than that of Old John, the arch enemy of mankind; he caus ed more trouble in the world than did Old Bill Hohenzollern, but of the two fiends, the old devil loves Bill the most. When the news was flashed over the wire that the ratification of the Federal Constitution amendment by the Nebraska legislature completed the necessary three-fourths majori ty, and assured the enforcement of the bone dry law one year from the date of this ratification, the church bells in many places throughout this broad land tolled the death knell of Old John Barleycorn. Old John has many devout friends and there was great sadness and wailing and gnashing of teeth as his remains were consigned to the grave and covered with a hunderd million tons of earth and stone. But do you know, good people, that there are a few shrewd politicians who say that though Old John Barleycorn is crush ed to earth, dead and buried, he will rise again and claim his own? t But there will be no resurrection. The black political imp who tries to open the grave, he. himself will fall into the pit! FORGED BONDS AGAINST THREE CAROLINA TOWNS The Forger Is Now In the niinois State Pen. (Chicago Special.) Millard H. Cutter, head of a Chi cago bond firm, who confessed sever al days ago that he had disposed of forged municipal and school bonds aggregating $600,000, including $221,000 bonds in the name of Chilton county, Alabama, was sent to the penitentiary Sathurday last. Among the cities and counties against which the forged bond were issued the following: 1 Hamlet, N. C, $50,000. Rocky Mount, N. C, $50,000. Statesville, N. C, $13000. THE DEATH RECORD. Four Or Five People Die Every Day In Granville. There are no statistics available at present as to the number of deaths in Granville since the epidemic of in fluenza broke out here in Septem ber, but it is estimated by those who ' supply coffins that more than two hundred have died of influenza-pneumonia in the last three months. There is no doubt that the dread ful disease is on the increase in the county at the present time. The doc tors estimate that four or five peo ple have died in Granville every day for the past ten days. The doctors state that the disease is milder than when it first made its appearance in our midst, and they attribute the heavy death rate during the past ten 'days to the increased number of peo ple who have contracted the disease. The following is a partial list of those who died on Oxford Route 4 within the past ten days: Miss Evans, daughter of Mr. J. H. Evens, age 15 years, died January 12 th. Interment at home place. Sarah Francis Currin, daughter of Mr. Lucius Currin, age 7 years, died January 8. Burial at Hester church. Cobard C. Currin, aged 9 years, died January 16. Buried at Hester church. ' Mrs. Annie Harris Hobgood, wife of Walter Hobgood, died January 14; interment at Hester church; fun eral by Dr. Marsh. 'THE GREEKS' Where the Gleaming Jewels Are Always On Display. Has any poet of Oxford ever done justice to the fruit stand on College street operated by the "Greeks?" What a glowing spot of color! After all, the Greeks are Greeks and the greatest lovers of color and beauty. How carefully they polish nature's gleaming jewels, how cunningly they arrange them in pyramids and rows. And on a nipping cold, day the apples and oranges seem to shine with a more brilliant lustre. The snows swirl, but the bright scarlet arid yel low globes on his stand are a perpet ual pledge of sunnier days to come. In summertime the law makes him cover them over, with netting against the flies; but now his sweet mer chandise shines in naked color. Blue and red and orange and green all a feast to the eye. One need never de spair of a .world where beauty lurks on the' fruit stand. NUMBER 6 THE AMERICAN FORCES IN FRANCE WILL BE CUT TO MINIMUM Will Be Reduced to Smallest Possible Army "Consistent With Our National Obligations." American forces in France and in the occupied territory of Germany are to be reduced to the minimum strength "consistent with our nation al obligations," said General March at the week end interview with news paper men. What strength is to be maintain ed is under discussion now by Amer ican military officials and the Allied military leaders. General March was positive in his statement that it w)uld be less than the thirty divis inos given in his report as the prob able American military contribution. The American force for the occu pied zone was fixed by international agreement at the time the armistice was signed. General March said Marshal Foch would undoubtedly re tain enough troops to safeguard him self in any emergency that could possibly arise. Demobilization of the army units in the United States had been order ed, General March announced, with units necessary for camp guard duty The total now listed for demobiliza tion is 1,177,444. The number ac tually returned from France for de mobilization is 104,000. General March said while a great many men are being sent home now and the number will constantly in crease, it is not believed the real homeward movement will be inaugu rated before February 1. Whether then it will be on the suggested ba sis of 300,000 a month depends al most entirely , upon devisions of the allied shipping conferences, which began soon after the armistice was signed. MRS. JULIA MINOR PASSED TO HER REWARD SUNDAY The End Cam Peacefully After a Long Life of Usefulness. Mrs. Julia Minor, the beloved wife of the late Col. K. V. Minor, died Sunday evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. A. Hicks, on Col lege street. She had been in declin ing health for some time. The passing of Mrs. Minor removes from our midst one of our most cher ished landmarks. Practically all of her life was spent in the service of her Master, and she made her home the Christian abode of her children. She was a member of the Oxford Methodist church and made it a rule never to be absent when her health would permit her to be present at all of the services. The Surviving children are: Col. Sydney Minor, American Expedition ary Forces; Mr. W. T. Minor, of Dur ham; Mr. Marvin Minor, of Peaers burg; Mrs. Skinner, of Granville; Mrs. A. A. Hicks, Misses Eva, Julia and Alline Minor, of Oxford. The funeral services, conducted by Dr. Tyre, former pastor of the Oxford Methodist church, was held from the residence of Mr. A. A. Hicks at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon. The pallbearers, as announced, were: Messrs. L. F. Smith, C. W. Bryan, Dr. E. T. White, Sam Morton, Dr. Booth, W. H. Hunt, Luther Stark, Frank Lyon. Honorary Gen. B. S. Royster, Z. W. Lyon, R. L. Brown, Ernest How ard, T. Lanier, A. H. Powell, R. G. Lassiter, B. K. Lassiter, Will Landis, Frank Pinnix, Dr. F. P. Hobgood, Josiah Cannady, R. H. Lewis, E. L. Smith, fj. F. Meadows, N. H. Canna dy, John Paris, J. W. Horner, H. M. Shaw, C. D. Ray,1 Col.. H. G. Cooper, J. S. King, C. H. Breedlove, J. P. Hunt, Col. W. B. Ballou. The flower bearers were: Mrs. E. T. White and Mrs. T. L. Booth. ALL GRADES OF TOBACCO CON TINUE AT HIGH MARK Sales For W8ek Ending Friday Aver aged $42.80. Hundred Pounds Tobacco continues to sell at a very high mark on the Oxford market, figures made public Saturday show. Considering the quality of the tobac co brought . in, the price is still a bout the highest ever known here. For the season to the present time the market has sold about 9,000,- 000 pounds, which shows an aver age of about 40.50 for the season thus far. Tobacco men believe the market will reach tHe eleven million mark this year, and feel confident that the ten million point will be reached early in February ' under favorable ' conditions. Friday's, sale was the largest of the week, totall ing" 80,000 pounds, the average be ing $42.80 per hundred. Real Estate Transfer. Mr. B. F. Frazier has purchased the nice home of Mr. J. Robert Wood on Hancock street and will move in to It later on. Hi - ii'. J,, . I Ill s' V if. ! , t , J ! l'