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mnm J' Hi I . k. volume xxxn OXFOKH CH AMBER OF COMMERCE ORGANIZED ALONG PROGRESSIVE LINES To Exploit the Resources and Ad vantages of Oxford and Gran ville Comity. That Oxford is thoroughly alive to her interests was fully demonstrated a, o 1Ueeting of the business and progressive men in the court house last Friday night when they organiz ed "The Oxford Chamber of Com merce" along progressive lines. A committee, composed of our best citizens, was appointed a couple of weeks ago to look after the initial details of the organization and re port their findings. The committea came forward at the meeting Friday night with a most inspiring report. They had visited practically every business and professional man in Ox ford and met with enthusiasm at ev ery turn. Organization. The committee recommended that the name of the old Granville Com mercial Club be reorganized and named the Oxford Chamber of Com merce. The recommendation was unanimously adopted and Mr. W. T. Yancey, presiding appointed a com mittee to draft the constitution and by-laws. Much of the material in the constitution and by-laws of the old Granville commercial club will be used, but it is stipulated that the new organization is a strictly busi ness proposition and the membership must move quick and accomplish things. New Secretary. A nation-wide search will be made for a real live secretary. The orga nization desires to employ a man who can lay his fingers on our short comings and posses the ability to lead us on to better things. The installation of one hundred small industries here is preferrable to one big concern characterizes the work of the Oxford Chamber of Com merce. The Expense. It was pointed out that it will re quire an expenditure of about $6, 000 per year for the next three years to procure the desired results. The representative citizens at the meet ing practically agreed to raise the funds. The membership fee will be $5.00 per annum. Farmers and ou,t-of-town business men will be asked to join, and all such members will be qualified to vote upon all ques tions. The slogan of the Oxford Cham ber of Commerce is "Watch Oxford and Granville County Grow." The next meeting of the Chamber will be held in the Court House next Friday night. FARMERS ARE ENJOINED TO PLANT MORE CORN Corn Can Be rianted In Granville As Late As Early July. A large portion of the 1919 corn crop in this section has been plant ed, but it will pay well to have some late corn. Small areas of corn pan be planted at different times from now until early in July, says Mr. P. V. Knott. Bottom land and hill sides where there is more moisture than on the dryest land are the best places for late corn, but it can be planted on almost any of our lands. Late corn used green comes in well for family use and for hogs and for cattle and for mules and horses. If part of the corn crop is to be cut and shocked late planted corn is best suited for that purpose. Another ad vantage in late corn is that it can be worked after the early corn has been laid by and also it makes a con siderable addition to the year's sup ply of corn. ' 81ST DIVISION UNITS EXPECTED JUNE 10TH Washington, June 6. Expected arrival of the transport Walter A. Luckenbach at. New York, June 10, with the units of the 81st or "Wild Cat." division, composed of men from North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida, was announced today by the War Department. The -vessel is bringing headquarters, 2nd and 3rd battalions, sanitary and and ordnance detachments, supply and headquarters company and com panies A. to M. inclusive of the 323d infantry. BAPTISTS LAY PLANS TO RAISE $75,000,000 FUND Atlanta, June 8. Plans for rais ing theS.OOO.OOO fund decided on at its recent session, were discussed at a meeting here of the. committees of fifteen named by the convention, with Dr. George W. Truitt, Dallas, Texas; as chairman. Allotments will be raised by the various State will be be 'decided upon. PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY- FORTY AMERICANS AND MEXICANS KILLED RY YAQUIS AND BANDITS T-,t T TT - L"KCl s urged To Mobilize MoreT troops On Mexican Border. Nogales, Ariz., June 8. More than 40 Americans asd Mexicans have been killed by Yaquis and bandits in the La Colorado dis trict of Sonoia, Mexico, during the last two weeks. The party of Americans, whose homes are in Arizona, Colora do and California, have sent a statement on conditions in that district to the state department at Washington with copies to Senators Thomas, of Colorado, Johnson, of California, and Mat cus Smith and Henry F. Ash urst, of Arizona. THE GOVERNOR'S TELEGRAM Gov.. Hobby, of Texas, tele graphed secretary of war as fol lows: "The Mexican situation ap pears to bo so critical that an . emergency may arise at the most unexpected moment re quiring a larger force of troops ' on the border to protect lives and property of citizens than are at present available." DEPARTMENT'S TELEGRAM. The department's telegram to the southern department's com mander was as follows: "The governor of Texas wires the department that the Mexi can situation appears to be so critical that an emergency may arise at the most unexpected moment requiring a larger force of troops on the broder to pro tect lives and property of citi zens than are at present avail able. . Your views and any infor mation bearing on the situation are desired by wire." HERE IS PLUCK AND LUCK A PLENTY Seventeen Generals" Outgeneraled By One General. General Rosecrans, in the Civil War, took a vote one day among his generals whether he should advance against the Confederates or whether ne snouia wait tor runner remrorce ments, says the New York Commer1 cial. Of the 18 generals, 17 voted to wait , and one to advance. Col lecting the arguments of the 17 gen erals in favor of waiting James A. Garfield, the lone general who voted t advance, prepared a paper sup porting his vote so overwhelming in its logic that Rosecrans, ignoring the 17 negative generals, ordered an im-'f mediate attack, and almost annihi lated the opposing army. Garfield was right; the 17 who said it could NOT be done were wrong. To stick in a rut stand stiii wan ia.e the easiest way do nothing "What's the use?" Let all the rest say "can't" let ns K3.v "can." and prove it. Regard less oi what others do, Go on we've got our own turkey to win. here's luck to you. Win it TO ORGANIZE GUARD AFTER ACT OF 1916 Many Applying For Commissions When Rebuilding Starts. Raleigh, June 9. Reorganization'. of the National Guard of North Car- "olina, the task now confronting Ad- jutant General ttoyster ana nib tant, Major Gordon Smith, will prob- ably be under the National Defense act of 1916 and along the same lines as it was before drafted into Feder - al service in 1917. Until Congress takes some definite action, it is not deemed wise to pro - arrangements are being made to expedite reorganization as soon as Congress does sometning The Secretary of War is. in favor of expanding the National'Guard and has recommended to Congress that appropriation be increased. GOV. BICKETT READY TO PARDON DEAD MAN ! Would Have Pardoned Him Before He was Killed U He Jiaa acL Insurance Involved. (Raleigh Times.) Governor Bickett took up the case of Forney Williams, escaped convict soldier, who was killed in France in 1918, and if Washington will de ny the boy's mother his $10,000. in surance Washington must take all the responsibility. '" "I do not know whether I can par don a man after he is dead," Gover nor Bickett said when his secretary. Colonel Sanford Martin, was trying to give the Scripture on post norten forgiveness. "But if pardoning will get that boy's mammy's money, I am ioing to do it," said the Governor. ..Life is God's gift, and on its use dependthe enjoyment and em ployment of all other gifts. 0jXFOEJ), NORTH CAROLINA, NATIONAL BOY SCOUT MOVEMENT FOR MEMBERS Col. Henry G. Cooper Heads the Or ganization In Granville County This week is being observed thru" out the United States as "Boy Scout week." In a proclamation recently issued, President Wilson urged gen eral observance of the week, and be also took occasion to refer in lauda-jis tory terms to the excellent service rendered, by the scouts. The wTar ac tivities of the members of the orga nization were pointed to with parti cular pride. William G. McAdoo, former secretary of the treasury, al so has made an appeal o the Amer ican people in interest of the move ment. He urges that 1,000,000 A mericans become associate adult members of the organization. Such members will be charged $ 1 each as membership dues, the money to de fray the cost of work of the organiza tion. . . Col. H. G. Cooper has accepted the chairmanship of the work in Gran ville county. There are about 1, 700 boys of scout age in Granville. Col. Cooper will announce his cam paign plans in the next issue of the Public Ledger. 31R. ERNEST B. HOWARD HEADS BAPTIST BARACA CLASS Mr. Marsh Ray Is, the Vice-President and Mr. B. W. Parham the Teacher. The Oxford Baptist Baraca class numbers 150 members and it is one of the strongest religious body of men in the Sta.te. It was brought largely to its high state of usefulness by the personal touch of Gen. Roys ter and Judge Devin, who alternated from time to time in teaching the class. This class has exerted a won derful influence in the community as a religious and moral support of the church- and the thousands of dollars it has donated to relieve distress. ' The administration of the class passes into the hands of young, ener getic men who will exert themselves 1 to maintain and surpass, if possible, the high standard. On Sunday morning last the fol - lowing were unanimously nominated to guide the class for the ensuing six months: Ernest B.Howard, presi dent; Marsh Ray, vice-president; B. W. Parham, teacher; F. W Hancock, Jr., assistant teacher; Vernon Tay lor, secretary. SLOW TO Ki,!rOD. : Citizens Don't Seem To Understand the Importance of Being Im munized. S. H. . Cannady, the very effi health officer of Granville Dr. cien i. county, is now giving his whole time to ti'.e administering oi a-tu-opuum vaccine. One of his best days work since the campaign was launched to vaccinate everybody in the county, was last Saturday, when he vaccinat- ; ed about 35 people. It is stipulated that the treatment is free and circular letters have been sent broadcast over the county ask ing the people to assemble at certain places at certain hours and receive the treatment free. Dr. Cannady is disappointed to find so few people nresent at the nlaces named. He ttib t th , k OIinterest to the f . fh f th Deome h0 not realize j thQ importance Gf being immunized against typhoid fever. VANDALISM OF WORST KIND - ! Destroy Arc Light On Oxford College jV Campus. j President Hobgood had a large arc flight installed on the front campus 'of Oxford College that illuminated j the entire campus and was a delight to all. Last Friday night at about 12 o' clock some boys passed by and broke it. Public sentiment will sustain the town commissioners in incurring any reasonable expense in ferreting out the guilty boys. Perhaps he parents of these boys were aware that they were out at that hour. SUFFRAGE BILL PASSED SENATE , 77 "A . not;fv I light savings law on the last Satur It Is Now Up to the States To Ratify J 5 y . Or Reject. Action by Congress on equal suf frage ended last Wednesday in adop tion by the Senate by a vote of 56 to 25 of the historic Susan B. Anthony Constitutional amendment resolution The amendment, as it will be ad ded to the Constitution if ratified by the States, reads: "Article , section 1 The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridg ed by the United States or any State on account of sex. "Section-2 Congress shall have power, by appropriate, legislation to enforce the provisions of this arti- cle." '" COUNTY OFFER BRILLIANT OPPORTUNITIES ALL IIOME PRINT. TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1919. I PRESIDENT THINKS TREATY VIOLATION OF NONE OF POINTS "If I Held Contrary - Opinion, I - Would Not Hesitate To Confess It' Mr. Wilson Says. Paris, June 8. "I am convinced that our treaty project violates none ot my principles," President Wilson quoted by the Matin as having said when he was told of the German counter-proposals and their contents. "If I held a contrary opinion, I would not hesitate to confess it, and would endeavor to correct the error." NOTED MEN VISIT THE V EXPERIMENT STATION Dr. F. A. Wolf Studying Tobacco Wildfire. . Mr. T. B. Parker, Dr. H. G. Alex ander and Mr. Greer, of the North Carolina Board of Agriculture, spent last Thursday at the Granville coun ty Experiment Station. Dr: F. A. Wolf, plant pathologist of the North Carolina Experiment Station, West Raleigh, spent Friday at the Granville county station study ing tobacco "wildfire." RICHMOND TO SOLVE PROBLEM OF HOUSING Oxford Should Do the Same On a Smaller Scate. Richmond,,, Va., June 9. The board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce has taken steps to have a $1,000,000 corporation formed by the citizens of Richmond to solve the housing problem of Richmond by constructing and placing on rent and for sale houses at moderate prices. BONEST "BONE DRY" LAW BEING FORMED Senator Sheppard Tells Anti-Saloon League New Measures Are Tight. .Washington, June, 8. "-Delegates attending the annual convention of the ' Anti-Saloon League of America were promised by Senator Sheppard of Texas that sale of any beverage !, Containing even a trace of alcohol vvuuiu ue inuumucu uji id wo uu w uc- ing fronted for enforcement of nation vviub yiuuiuiuuu. - 50,000 RECRUITS ARE SECURED FOR OCCUPATION ARMY General March Announces Success of Drive, With Long Enlistments Predominating. Washington, June 9. Fifty thou sand recruits for-the Army of Occu pation have been obtained, General March, chief of staff, announced Sat urday. Incomplete reports showed 48,900 men enrolled.' Three-year en listments continue to predominate over the one-year. CHECKS TO DEPENDENTS OF SOLDIERS MAILED Washington, June 8. Checks a mounting to $33,933,92 were mail ed to 95,996 dependents of men in the military service in May by the Bureau of War Risk Insurance. Nearly 17,000,000 checks, w-ith a value of $531,000,000, have been is sued by the bureau. ASSOCIATION IS FORMED BY WILD CAT VETERANS Capt. C. A. Cochran Precedes 81st Division Home to Open Headquarters. Charlotte, June 8. Capt.v Claud A. Cochran, Charlotte attorney who has spent 10 months in France as a member of the 321st infantry, 81st division, has returned to the United States and will open headquarters in Columbia, S. C., for the "Wildcat Veterans' association,"- a welfare 'organization composed practically of every member of the 81st division. DAYLIGHT SAVINGS REPEAL IS FAVORED Bill Reported Calling For Abolition of Custom On the Last Saturday Night In October. a ' rpneal the dav. day in October, next, was given by the House Committee. THE DEATH RECORD. The infant girl of Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Wood died Sunday night af ter a few jlays' illness. Interment at Elmwood Monday afternoon. Mr. A. J. Walters, age about 62 years, died at Stem last Friday. In terment at Tally Ho Saturday. Mrs. J. T. Bowden, 72 years of age died at her home near Providence Friday. Funeral and burial, conduct ed. by: Rev. B. C. Thompson, was held from the home place Saturday . FIRST OF WILDCATS. ' AT NEWPORT NEWS Newport News, Va., June 10. Four transports, carrying a total of about 7,000 officers and men, arrived , in the harbor yes terday morning. -They were the Susquehanna, the Freedom, the Housatonic and the battleship Minnesota. The battleship from Brest brought the first of the Wild Cat, 81st Division, troops, the 316th Field Artillery com plete, about 1,500 officers and men. THE PRESIDENT CABLES HITCHCOCK TO MAKE THOROUGH INVESTIGATION If Anyone Has Possession of Official English Text, the President Says . He Has Some tiling He Is Clearly Not Entitled to. Washington, June 9. President Wilson, in a cablegram received to dayby Senator Hitchcock, Democrat, Nebraska, said he hoped the investi gation by the Senate Foreign Rela tions Committee of how copies of the peace treaty reached private inter ests in New York would "be met thoroughly prosecuted." To Be In the Record. A copy of the German peace treaty said to have been brought to. this country by a Chicago newspaper cor respondent, was presented to ' the Senate today by Senator Borah, Re publican, of Idaho, and by a vote of 47 to 24, ordered putin the Congres sional Record and printed as a public document. Wall Street 3Ien Supoenaed. The Senate foreign relations com mittee today suboenaed J. P. Mor- San Frank A. Vanderlip, and other big New York bankers as Witnesses in the investigation of the "treaty ',.,. , The entire list-of those sub sub poenaedv . follows: Jacobs Schiff, Henry P. Davidson, Thomas Lamont Paul Warburg, Morgan and Van derlip. The committee instructed Lamont to bring with him all cor respondence between Morgan and company and its Paris and London agents with relation to the peace treaty and the league of nations, particular the letters written to Davidson while he was abroad, as head of the American Red Cross. MRS. POWELL IS FINANCIAL HEAD OF STATE FEDERATION Next 3Ieeting Goes to Charlotte and Gastonia Will Entertain the Council. Hendersonville, June 8. The State Federation of Woman's clubs, which was in session here last week v as pronounced one of the most suc cessful in the history of the State. The constructive work planned for the coming year will keep the new officers busy. Mrs. C. C. Hook recommended that thrift and health and recreation pro- grams be definitely worked out with harmony to Federal and State gov ernment. Red Cross seals will be sold by clubs at Christmas for tuber - culosis relief. Committees for these t works to be later decided upon. The following standing committees were elected: Finance -Mrs. A. H. Powell, Ox ford; Mrs. W. T. Carter, Winston Salem; Mrs. L. M. Colt, Henderson ville. Membership Mrs. Henry W, White, High Point; Mrs. R. L. Gwynhe, Lenoir; Mrs. Hugh Murrill, Charlotte, ex-officio chairman. Leg islation Mrs. Palmer T. Jerman, Raleigh, chairman; Miss Gertrude Weil, Goldsboro; Miss Julia Thorns, Asheboro; Mrs. B. H. Griffin, and Mrs. Kate Brew Vaughn, Raleigh; Mrs. Henrv Perry. Henderson. Pub-V licity Mrs. W. T. Bost. Art Mrs. J. L. Graham, Winston-Salem. Lit erature Mrs. J. M. Milliken, Greens boro. Conversation Miss Julia A. Thorns. Health Dr. Delia-Dixon Carroll, Raleigh. Home Economics Mrs. C. P. Blalock, Wake county. Music Mrs. J. G. Stikeleather, Ashe ville. Social Service Mrs. Henry Perry, Henderson. Mrs. Clarence Johnson, trustee, Sallie I. Cotten fund. v The federation accepted the . invi tation from Charlotte to hold the next annual convention in the Queen City. The council will hold its next meeting in Gastonia. NUMBER 46 OXFORD ROAD WILL BE BUILT AT ONCE Highway on Granville County Side Will Be Better Than Vance Coun ty Road Be Ready Probably In Fall. (Henderson Daily Dispatch.) Preparations are being made by Granville county at the present time for the immediate construction of a modern highway between Oxford and the Vance county line, connecting with the good roads that now lead out from Henderson to the same boundary mark. Assurance of the imminence of the work is had in the presence in Henderson Tuesday ev ening of F. D. Winslow, special en gineer of the State Highway Com mission; who was on his way to Ox ford to get certain data that is re quired by the Federal government before it will approve the project and make the funds available. Mr.' Winslow expressel no opinion as to what the road would cost, but said that his object in visiting Ox ford at this time was to learn the exact width of the road contempla ted, to get the precise measurements of three culverts that must be put in, and to determine the kind of ma terials that will be used in the build ing of the highway. Mr. Winslow said that the new road would be re-routed over a very large part of the way, thus reduc ing the distance to Oxford by the present route to the extent of more than i a mile, cutting the mileage to less than five between the county line and the town of Oxford. He said that the road would be much better when completed than is the Vance county road which now leads out to the county line. He thinks too the new road should be completed in the fall, with good weather and ample labor and materials. In this connection, however, it is to be remembered that the Vane county commissioners have just sign ed an agreement with the State whereby the State gives $50 and the county $50 per year per mile for maintenance work on this same road out from Henderson to the county line. . L DRESSES ARE T.OO THIN ' IN SOME PLACES Level-Headed Women To Adjust the Trouble. Things must be coming to a pret ty pass when organizations must take up dress and endeavor to regulate it to common decency. In an address before the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs, in session at , Hendersonville last week Miss Georgia Bacon, first vice-president of the General Feder ation made a plea for the club to "take a stand on simple modest cloth ing." She thought the mothers of society girls should be more careful. In a recent meeting for "women only," one of the good sisters said that it was a shame to see some so ciety women on the street when the evening sun penetrated their thin garments. THE NEW TOBACCO CROP The Farmers Are About Through Planting. There is some complaint in the county about tobacco being some 'what under size at this season of the year. However, there has been a wonderful come out during the past few days. A eentleman who has recently vis- I ited Eastern North Carolina tells us that planting down that way is a- bout over with and that he saw great. , fields o it growing beautifully. He says theije is a large crop planted in the bright belt. From all accounts tobacco is growing nicely in South Carolina. Cohn & Sons Big Summer Sale Beginning Thursday morning Cohn & Son's will place on sale one of the largest and finest assortments of summer goods ever displayed in this city at greatly reduced prices. This will undoubtedly mark the greatest saving opportunity ever of fered to the bargain seeking public of this community. Cohn & Son's sales grow bigger in importance and power every time they put on a sale. For not only are new faces attracted but all of their old customers return. Because they know from experience that these sales are just what the appealation implies from their vast stocks, and save money. See their double-page advertisement elsewhere in this paper. (adv.) Daughters of Confederacy The Daughters of the Confederacy are working to . place a handsome tablet on the Confederate monument which will bear the name of every Granville soldier lost in France. This tablet will be placed on the side of the monument facing Hillsboro St.
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