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lLi..iiC)(G"..iiR. VOLUME XXXIV. Mil- li- E. PARHAM KNOCKED DOWN BY AN AUTO Iauly Bruised But Wounds Are Not Serious. There were eighteen auto acci dents in Oxford last week, the most serious one occurring in front of the poa'.oit'iee last Saturday night, when ilr. B. E. Parham, proprietor of the Farmers' warehouse, was knocked sprawling upon the street, sustaining a cut hand and badly bruised knees. While his suffering has been great, it is stated that his wounds are not necessarily dangerous. Mr. Parham was in the street when the accident occurred. He said that he saw a car approaching, and i i stepping back to let it pass he stepped in front of a car going in the opposite direction, which he did not see until it was too late to save him self. Mr. Marsh Ray was driving the car that struck Mr. Parham. He evi dently did not see Mr. Parham, or in the event he did see him, .he had no idea Mr. Parham wouud back step. Those who saw the accident , said that Mr. Ray's car was moving very slow when it approached and struck Mr. Parham. Other Accidents. Eighteen automobile accidents in a town the size of Oxford in one week is going some. Who is to blame? If the laws that we have were en forced there would not be so many accidents, and we also need a new law, and that, too, should be strict ly enforced. A Case In Point. A car moving slowly, down College street Saturday struck a horse-drawn vehicle at the intersection of College and Hillsboro street. The automo bile was on the right side of the street and so was the horse-drawn vehicle, but the horse-drawn vehicle turned abruptly to the left and at tempted to cross the street in front of the automobile. It was the duty of the horse-driven vehicle to drive to the end of the equare, circle the monument and come down on the opposite side of the street instead of attempting to make a short-cut. The Guilty Parties. Not one-fourth of the accidents in Oxford are caused by drivers of auto- j mobiles. The drivers of automobiles r,s a general thing, know the laws of the street and try to obey them. The guilty man is he who stands in the street or gets on the wrong side of the street with his vehicle. New Law Needed. (1) Any one desiring to cross the street should be compelled to drive to the end of the square before mak ing the turn. (2) On account of. the obscure view at the corner of Hillsboro and Broad streets, automobiles should-be prohibited from moving in both di rections on Broad street between Hillsboro street and Penn avenue. (3) No cars should be permitted to park at the head of Main street between the monument and the side walk. Enough space at this point should always be clear to enable ve hicles to make the sharp turn at the monument. v THE GRANVDLLE WAREHOUSE . It Will Re the Largest Warehouse In Oxford. The old King Buggy shop on Hills boro street is being removed to make room for the new "Granville ware house," which is being built by the Granville Warehouse Company. The lot acquired for the warehouse and out buildings extends back 365 feet from Hillsboro street. The front, of the lot on Hillsboro street is 75 feet wide. In rear of John Young's place it has a width of 200 feet, and extends back along the cemetery fence and takes in the Bul lock prize house which will adjoin the warehouse. The property is ac cessible to four driveways. The promotors state that the ware house will be a fraction larger than any warehouse' in this section. It will be ready to. handle the fall to 'bacco crop. It is generally regarded here that the new warehouse will draw a large number of tobacco growers to the market that have been going to oth er markets. SIXTY AMERICANS DECAPITATED BY BOLSHEVIKI AXEMEN The Allied Position On the Archangel Front Is Now Firm. (London Times.) Bolsheviki axemen decapitated 60 American soldiers at the capture of Skenkurst in a surprise Attack made Possible by the work of spies. .. '. The allied position on the Arch angel front is now firm. There is no longer ground for anxiety. The al lies are planning a junction with the forces of Admiral Olchak. - : - ST'i ; ... - PUBLIS. V i-WEEKLYT WHOLE WORLD AWAITS THE KAISER'S TRIAL It Will Be The Chief Attraction of The Day. Word comes from Paris that th Treaty will require the institution of an international tribunal whose duty will have to do with the trial of the Kaiser and formal disposition of his case. William Hohenzollern is to be tried alone and by himself. Other officers of the German Military Gov ernment responsible for violations of the rules-of war and the laws of hu manity will be tried by tribunals con stituted for that purpose. But of all the military courts, that in which the Kaiser is individually concerned will prove "the chief attraction of the day." The United States, France, Italy, Great Britain and Japan will collaborate in judgment on what his fate is to be. The formal charges against the Kaiser are for "violation of interna tional morality and the sanctity of treaties." They will get him on that The Government of Holland will be requested to Jura, over its guest to the tribunal as soon as that body is organized and ready to proceed with his case. The Kaiser will be given an opportunity to select his own counsel. The only thing for the judges to come into agreement upon what form the punishment shall take and upon what point public curiosity must hang, pending the working of the regular processes to a conclus ion, for the sentencing of the Kaiser will be the- next thing worthy of a big black display line on the front; page. ARTICLE TEN IN LEAGUE'S COVENANT WILL RE FOUGHT Republicans Will Demand Its Elimi-' nation or Amendment Claim It Empowers the League's Council. m t f tt a "dtt (ty L. C. MARTLn.) ' i Washington, May 4. Elimination ; or amendment of Article teh is the ; price of a number of influential re- j publican senators will demand for their acceptance of the league of nations covenant. , A motion to strike article ten from the covenant will -be made ear ly in the debate. 1 xt win nave me support or juoage, to the maximum possible speed m the republican leader; Knox, Bran- withdrawing the entire force in Eu dgree and others who, while they . rope, including the troops holding would like to see the whole covenant the Coblenz Bridgehead sector 'on rejected, believe this impossible. The ! the Rhine. If anything, officers an motion also will be supported by tieipate that the movement will be Borah, Poindexter and those who j accelerated rather than retarded, with them are fighting outright de-The schedule has been exceeded re feat of the league plan. j cently aijd in increasing masure from Article ten, which was not one of week to week. With an indicated those -revised at Paris, reads:- (monthly movement of 450,000 men, "The high contracting parties un-1 the best predictions of General dertake to respect and preserve as "March and his aides bid fair, it was against external aggression the ter- J said to be more than realized. ritorial integrity and political inde- 1 ' pendence of all members - of the TAX LISTING IS THE league. In case of any such aggres-i ORDER OF THE DAY T 4- 411 I j. 1 - i . e -r - I sion, tne council shall advise upon the means by which the obligation shall be fulfilled." ' The criticisms upon which the fight against this article will be made are: "That it virtually empowers league council, composed r of American and eight foreigners, order the United States to go the one to to war. TWO ESTIMABLE CITIZENS. Mr. Z. W. Lyon and Mr. R S. Usry Are Quite Sick. Prayers were said in the Oxford churches Sunday for the recovery of Mr. Z. W. Lyon and Uncle Richard Usry, who have been sick for some time. The condition of these two fine citi zens is such as to cause much uneas iness. 1 ' BLALOCK MOTOR COMPANY Incorporated and Will Enlarge the Business. The Blalock Motor Company has been incorporated with a view of en larging the business.. The incorpora tors are: Dr. W. N. Thomas, psesident. W. Z. Mitchell, vice-president. J. F. Veasey, secretary. E. B. Howard, treasurer. J. M. Blalock, manager. FAILING TO LIST TAXES. Notice is hereby given that all par ties, without exception, failing to list their taxes during the months'df May and June will be charged with 25 per cent added to their taxes as prescrib ed by law. , By order of the county board of commissioners. J. ENNIS DAVIS, Chmn. June 30-19. ., . New Road Law. ..; All road overseers and road super- visors of the county are urged to call noon at four o'clock. This will be at the office of the Register of Deeds : an important meeting and all mem and get a copy of the new road law. bers .are. urged to attend. TOWN AND COUNTY OFFER BIclLllANT OPPORTUNITIES A LL HOME PRINT. OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, THE STATUS OF THE BOND DRIVE. The Victory Loan is being called the "Thanksgiving Loan," with out doubt 'a fitting designation. Think of the boys who are coming back home alive and well, with the enemy vanquished, the battles woif. Think cf peaceful America, its people prosperous, its children happy and well nourished, its lands safe from the invasion of the foe; and compare our situation with that Of starving Russia in anarchy, with Germany torn by Red revolution, with victorious France still bleeding from the scars of the horrible war. Think of the heavy taxation that must for years burden the peo ple of Europe, victors and vanquished alike. And then compare our conditions here with our government asking only that we lend what we can, and with guilt-edge security and liberal interest. Certainly we may call this a "Thanksgiving Loan" and pxove our thankfulness by liberal investments. The allotments to each of our banks and the amounts subscribed to date is as follows; National Bank of Granville ... Oxford Savings & Trust Co. . . . First National Bank, Oxford . . Union Bank & Trust Co First National Bank, Credemoor Bank of Stem ... ... Rank of Stovall . . ....... SPEAKING TONIGHT. Col. Ballon, Chairman of the Victory Loan, states that either Judge Pritchard or John Tem ple Garves will speak in the Court House tonight. Th'e ladies are invited to be present. NO AMERICAN TROOPS ON GERMAN SOIL AFTER PEACE Speeding Up Demobilization At Home and Abroad. (Washington Special.) Determination of President Wilson indicated in press advices from Par- is tllkt no American troops shall continue on German soil for a longer Period af ter th signing of the peace treaty than may be necessary to em- bark them for home. The plans of the War Department contemplate the return of the entire ' American Expeditionary Forces by September, Because of this, General March, Chief of Staff, is making every ef- fort to speed up the de mobilization in this country. The September date represents es timates by embarkation officials as . . Tax Listers In Every Township of the County. Tax listing for the year 1919 be gan on May 1, according to the law, and all property owners are required to list their possessions tnat are n- aoie to taxing, as wenas inuiviuuais ' who don't own property and who must list for assessment of poll tax es. Tax listers are to . be on hand throughout the whole of the month of May for the purpose of recording property. Instructions governing the valua tion for 1919 have been sent out to the proper officials in all townships and counties throughout the State, and have been received here. WILL 'GIVE GERMANS 15 DAYS TO ANSWER There Will Be No Oral Argument on Their Part, and Objections Must Be In Writing. ' London, May 5.- The Germans will be given a maximum period of fifteen days in which to accept or re ject the treaty of peace, according to a Paris dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company! There will be no oral objections to the terms, but the Germans may present their writ ten objections in writing to the Al lies, which will reply in writing. SEVEN TAR HEELS FINISH v " COURSES IN SEMINARY Rev. Stuart Roscoe Oglesby Comes To Oxford. Seven North Carolinians are in clud in the list of 1919 graduates of Union Theological Seminary, Rich mond, Va., last week. Rev. Stuart Roscoe Oglesby, Jr., Hope, Ark., will be pastor at Oxford. Meeting of Woman's Club -, The regular monthly - meeting the Woman's Club . will be held of in the Oxford library Wednesday after- TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1919. Quota. Sold. $ 148,000. 60,000 30,300. . .... 10,000 118,000...... 37,900 12,400 ...... 5,800 36,550. ..... 5,000 9,850 10,000 " 7,450. ..... 9,350 W.- B. BALLOU, Chairman. DELIVER TERMS THURSDAY. Paris, May 6. It is now cer tain, according to the French press, that the" treaty of peace will be solemnly handed 'to Count Von Brockdorfi-Rantzau, the German Foreign Minister, by Premier Clemenceau at Versail les on Thursday afternoon. COLORED SOLDIERS ON PARADE MAKE GOOD IMPRESSION Some of Them Were Members of the Pamqus Buffalo Division. The parade of colored soldiers here last Friday reflected honor upon the colored race. The insignia of the famous fighting Buffalo Division was in evidence. The parade was led by Lt. Cheat- ; ham, son of Dr. Cheatham, superin- tendent of the colored Oxford orphan asylum. He was a member of a New York division and was brigaded with the French and won a medal for dis 'tinguished service. There were a bout 20 0' soldiers in the line of march. They wore the "military face," kept the step and were ap plauded by both white and black as they line swung through the streets from- the Colored Orphan Asylum, where the line of march was form ed, to the Fair Grounds.' where a sumptuous dinner was served to the soldiers. The inspiring patriotic music was furnished by the local col ored brass band. It was a general holidty for the colored people throughout, the coun ty, and there were two or three .thousand of the better class repre sented here. . The older heads were in control 'and perfect order, and decorum pre vailed throughout the day., The ceremonies at the Fair Grounds were in keeping with the patriotic occa sion. Mr. B. E. Parham tendered the use of the Farmers' warehouse for the dance, which was largely attend ed and enjoyed throughout the after noon and evening. A piano was us ed for this occasion. A QUESTION THAT IS FREQUENTLY ASKED Will .There Re a Granville County Fair This Fall? Nearly every day some one asks the Public Ledger if there is to be a Granville county fair this fall. The Public Ledger learns that the question, of holding a fair was left entirely with a committee of three, of which Mr. P. W. Knott is the chairman. We spoke to Mr. Knott about the matter some time ago and he said that he was unable to get the committee together. Mr. Knott went on to say that he had in view a young man who would make a fine secre tary and put the fair over in. good shape. The fair grounds were advertised for sale some time ago, and if our memory serves us right the property was purchased by private parties. It is up to the fair association and the fair committee to tell the people what they have done and what they intend to do. T.e young ladies of Oxford who entertained the soldiers and sailors of the town at a banquet and dance last Thursday night were: Misses Esther Mitchell, Janie Hunt, Georgia Winston, Estelle White, Hixie White, Mary Webb, Beatrice Parham, Lois Wood, Bernice Wood, Mary Fisher llunt, Caroline Hunt, Elizabeth Gib son, Dorothy Royster, Martha Park er Brinkley, Selene Parker, Fannie Taylor, Margaret Capehart, Mary Landis, Helen Knowles, Ethel Hanr cock, Mary Royal Hancock, and Mrs. J. C. Currin. h Dr. E. B. MeadowsT of Culbreth, and Dr. Morris of Wilton, were in Oxford Monday. GERMAN PEACE DELEGATES . MEET ALLIED ENVOYS AND CARRY OUT PRELIMINARY Across the Green Table, They Hand Over Their Credentials to Repre sentatives of Allied and Associated Powers, Scarcely Five Minutes Being Consumed in the - Formal Ceremony, Not Attended by Wil son, Lloyd George or Clemenceau. (By the Associated Press.) " (FIRST DAY.) The peace congress at Versailles has formally begun its sessions. The eventful day which the world had a waited since the signing of the ar? mistice on November 11 last year has at last arrived. The German peace delegates have met the representatives of the allied and associated powers and across the green baise table have carried out the first premilinary which probably wil mean a return to actual peace in the not far distant future. This preliminary was the handing to the representatives of the allied and associated powers by the Ger mans of -their credentials, certifying their right to act for Germany in ac cepting the peace treaty, which later is. to be given them, outlining the terms which the peace conference in Paris has decreed Germany shall meet in order to secure that peace- and a return of normal conditions which Germany has professed she de sires so ardently. Similar creden tials of the allied and associated rep resentatives then were handed to the Germans. Scarcely five minutes were taken up with the procedure. The formal ity of addresses was entirely dispens ed with.- When the brief ceremony ended,, the Germans immediately left the Trianon hotel for . their place of residence. Pale and Nearly Fainting. Pale and almost fainting from emotion, Count von Brockdorff-Ran-tzau, the German foreign secretary and held of the delegation, passed through what evidently was one of the bitterest moments of his life. He was . barely able to' sustain him self through the brief ceremony. On delivery of the German credentials, "his emotion was too great to enable him to deliver an extended dis count. OXFORD WINS PLEA FOR FREIGHT RATE Permission Denied Southern, Railway to Charge Rate Exceeding That Granted Virginia Cities. Washington, May 5. Application by the Southern Railway and other f carriers to continue to charge rates from the West and Central west to Rock Hill, S. C, which are higher as a through rate than the aggre gate of intermediate rates to and from the Virginia cities was denied 'Saturday by, the -Interstate Com merce Commission, effective August 1. Similarly, the Commission de nied permission to the carriers to continue to charge for the transpor tation of buggy; wheels from Oxford, N. C, to Atlanta and other points rates which are lower than main tained on like traffic from Rock Hill. THE GRANVILLE HOSD2RY MDLLS Tla.nt At Creedmoor Will Be In Operation June 1. Creedmoor, May 5. The new Granville Hosiery Mills Company, in corporated with a capital stock ' of $50,000 (of which about $15,000 will be paid in at the time of start ing operations) has secured a lease on a plant and will start improve ments immediately with the expec tation of being ready to operate , by the first of June. The company has purchased the Regina Hosiery Man ufacturing Company, of Haw River, N. C, and will remove the machinery etc., to Creedmoor. TOWN ELECTION WAS QUIET. There Was No Opposition Ticket In the Field. The town election, held Monday, was verv auiet, there being no -oppo sition ticket in the field a light vote was cast. The mayor and new board is as follows: Mayor Major (T. G. Stem. , -Commissioners W. T. Yancey, C. D. Ray, W. A. McFarland, W. H. Fleming, W. A. Parham, John Wil liams, S. H. Pritchard. Deputy J. W. Davis, of Brassfield, captured a big still early Monday morning and brought it to Oxford and turned it, over to Sheriff Hunt. Gen. B S. Royster will return from St. Louis today, where lie has been attending a national meeting of one of the fraternal orders. Real Douglas Fairbanks Picture Douglas Fairbanks, in "He Comes Up Smiling," at the Orpheum Mon day, May 12th. Enough said. NUMBER 36 ASSESSORS ARE NAMED BY STATE TAX COMMISSION Mr. W. A. Parham, of Oxford, Is the Assessor For Granville County The State Tax Commission has an nounced the appointment of district and county tax supervisors under the new property valuation law passed this year. The one hundred counties of the state are arranged into ten districts over each of which a super visor has been appointed. The ten supervisors, four of whom are army officers and the other six men who have made .a success in the business world, are all xwell known men of the state. The Tax Commis sion is equally proud of the selection of men for county assessors. Mr. W. A. Parham, 'of Oxford, is assessor for Granville county, and C. M. Vanstory, of Greensboro, has been appointed supervisor of the Fifth District, which includes. Ala mance, Caswell, Durham, Granville, Guilford. Orange, Person, Randolph and Rockingham. The State Tax Commission regards the choice of supervisors as fine a set of able men as can be found in the State. Much can be said for the cali bre of the county assessors, also. Right at the forefront of the list stands H. E. Fries, of Winston-Salem, one of the best known men in the commercial life of North Caro lina and a man of unquestioned in tegrity. Granville county is fortunate in securing the services of Mr. Parham He is a man of affairs and is a most valuuable member of the town board of commissioners. He carries to the position a familiarity with taxation and property values second to few men in the county. It is generally regarded here that a better man for the place could not have been found. Mr. F. W. Hancock, Jr., who was recommended for the position, noti fied the State Tax Commission that it was practically impossible to serve. CITATION FOR EMPLOYERS Issued To Those Who Take Back Employees Who Entered the .... ... Service. . Washington, May 5. Patriotic employers who perform their duty in employing returning soldiers and sailors will receive a citation from their government. This citation will i carry with it a special certificate which will become a more valuable f" asset to every patriotic employer and business concern as tne years go Dy. This certilcate, which is headed "War and Navy Departments, United States of America," reads as follows "This certifies that John Doe has assured the War and Navy Depart ments that he will gladly re-employ everybody who formerly worked with him, and left to serve in the army or navy during the great war. Signed, Newton D. Baker, Secretary of War, Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy, Arthur Woods, . assis tant to the Secretary of War." SPECIAL. SESSION OF CON GRESS BY JUNE 1 LIKELY President Wilson Confident His Work at Paris Will Be Over In Time to Stare Home By June First. Intimation that a special session of Congress will be called by Presi dent Wilson to meet about June 1, was contained in confidential dis patches received in Washington from Paris. It was said in authorative admin istration quarters that it was quite possible that if the situation in Paris should develop rapidly, the session might meet before June 1. In that case the call would be made by cable. The President was pictured as being confident .the work of the peace conference would be completed in time for him to start home by June 1. MISTAKEN D3ENTITY." Mr. John W. Hester Saves a Colored Man's Neck. ' David Elkerson, a Granville coun ty negro, was accused last spring of killing a man in Rocky Mount. Mr. John W. Hester, council for the accused, fought the case through two terms of Nash county court; and last week, Judge Bond, presiding, ;the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty. ORPHEUM THEATRE. Every Night and Matinee Friday and Saturday. Tuesday Enid Bennett, in "When Do We Eat?" Wednesday Mary Pickford, in "The Dawn of Tomorrow." Thursday Ethel Clayton, in "Wo man's Weapons." Friday Ruth Roland, in "Hands Up;" and also a two reel comedy. Saturday Pearl White, in "The Lightning Raider;" Charles Ray, in 'The'Law of the North." ;
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