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VOLUME XXXIV.
OXFORD CHAMBER OP
COMMERCE HOLDS MEETING
Whole-Time Secretary to Be Em
ployed Committee Reports.
The Oxford Chamber of Commerce
held -an important meeting in the
Court House last Friday night.
The membership committee re
ported that the business men of Ox
ford are very enthusiastic and that
sufficient funds have been pledged
to carry on the work in good style.
The committee was empowered to
lease qariers for the Chamber, em
ploy a whole-time secretary and
et down to work as qpick as possi
ble. In the course of the debate as to
the latitude of the Chamber's line of
work, Mr. T. Lanier, pointed to the
fact that there are six hundred
square miles of farm land in Gran
ville county and that only seven
thousand people do all of the farm
work in the county; that the county
has a population of 26,000, more
t.ai one-half of whom are non-producers.
He thought that the proper
thing to do was to reach out and in
duce people to settle in Granville
county and double the output of the
farms.
Col. H. G. Cooper pointed to the
fact that Mr. Dove, our splendid
county agent, is at work along the
lines suggested by Mr. Lanier. Col.
Cooper went on to state that the legi
timate work of the Chamber is to
secure a number of small, diversi
fied manufacturing plants; that a
good substantial pay-roll would have
a decided tendency to increase the
farming interests of the county.
The meeting was very enthusiastic
and revealed a spirit of hearty co
operation. The next meeting is sub
ject to the call of Mr. W. T. Yancey,
president of the Chamber, who will
be guided by reports of certain com
mittees. RAILROADS ARE BUSY.
Troop Trains Have the Riglit-Of-Way.
Washington, June 16. Drastic
reductions in summer and holiday
excursions were ordered Saturday by
railroad Director Hines to make
way for the biggest troop move
ment in the history of the country.
Hine's order was issued at re
quest of Secretary of War Baker
who informed the railroad adminis
tration that 375,000 troops will
have to be moved from debarka
tion ports to demobilization camps
during June and nearly as large a
number during July.
The previous record in troop
movements for one month was last
fall when 306,000 men were carried
to eastern ports to be rushed over
seas. WILL. NOT BE OUT
UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1
The Last American Troops Will Not
Be Out of France Until This
Date.
Washington, June 14. Demobili
zation will not be technically com
plete until the last emergency man
now serving in the A. E. F. and
elsewhere is discharged, according
to Secretary of War Baker. .
If an army of occupation is re
quired after the signing of the
peace treaty demobilization will be
still longer delayed.
HUNS PAID TWO FOR
ONE IN AIRPLANES
Americans Brought scJown Twice As
Many Hun Planes as Germans
Destroyed
Washington, June 16. The Ger
mans paid two airplanes for every
American plane brought down, ac
cording to figures revealed by Gen
eral March, Chief of Staff.
American losses were 357 air
planes and 43 balloons. The Amer
icans brought down 755 German
planes and 71 of their balloons.' '
GOOD JOB OF ROAD WORK.
The Oxford-Stovall Road Is In Fine
" Condition. ;
That stretch of the National High
way leading from Oxford north to
the Virginia state line, was never in
better shape than it is now. Road
men during the past few weeks, have
succeeded in eliminating the bumps,
and it is now one of the smoothest
roads in the county.
People at Stovall and along the
road told the Public Ledger that
Commissioner B. I. Breedlove had
given much of his personal atten
tion and time to this stretch of the
road during the past few weeks.
DR. CHASE ELECTED HEAD
OF STATE UNIVERSITY
Dr. H. W. Chase, chairman of the
faculty of the University of North
Carolina, was Monday night elected
to the presidency to succeed the late
Dr- E, K. Graham.
PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY TO WN AND CO UNTY OFFER B RILLIANT. OPPORTUNITIES
AMERICAN TROOPS CROSS
MEXICAN BORDER IN
PURSUIT OF VttLA
Troops Cross Boundary to Stop In-
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SideBattle Is. Fought At 2 a. m.,
With Many Rebels Taken Prison
eis. El Paso, Texas, June 16
American troops who were sent
into Mexico last night to stop
the indiscriminate firing across
the border, fought their first
engagement with Villa forces at
Jaurez race track at S o'clock
this morning and the Americans
were victorious. Villa's troops
were driven from the race track
by rifle and machine gun fire
and many prisoners w ere report
ed taken by the United States
cavalry which took up positions
east and south of the track.
MEXICAN GOVERNMENT AGREED "
TO CROSSING.
Washington, June 16. There
can be no misunderstanding be-,
tween the governments of the
United States and Mexico re
garding the movement of troops
across the border at El Paso,
Secretary , Baker said, today.
The sole "purpose, he said, was
protection of the American side
of the border, and there is a
distinct understanding between
the governments for that pur
pose. TO THE PATRONS OF THE
OXFORD GRADED SCHOOL
If there is any matter that any '
person wants attended to regarding
school work it should be . done this ;
week as the superintendent will be ',
out of the city for six weeks attend-I
ing the Chapel Hill Summer School,
where he will have work in the new.!.
department of high school subjects. j
In this department, work will be giv-
fen to pupils from all over the state
wno desire to make up work or to
do extra work for college entrance,
If there are any pupils in Oxford
j who would like to take advantage of
this school they should get in touch
f with the proper authorities .
The superintendent will be in the i
office from nine until twelve in the!
morning and from three to four-
thirtv in the afternoon every dayflence of his radio instrument during
this week except Wednesday. Please
attend to all matters now ir possible.
G. B. PHILLIPS.
FRIENDS OF KAISER
TRY TO 'BUY' DUTCH
Berlin, June 15: Letters ex
changed between officials for the
league for protection of William II.
one of which concerns the remit
tance of 20,000 marks for the pur
pose of cultivating the Dutch press
is printing by the Vorwaerts. The
newspaper fears that the league
must spend considerably ' more than
this on its propaganda, "in view of
the intention of the Entente to have
the ex-Emperor surrendered.' '
WILL BE TRIED FOR
MURDER OF MISS CAVELL
Gaston Quin, also known as Lute,
who is believed played a prominent
part in the betrayal of Miss Edith
Cavell. English nurse, who was exe
cuted by the Germans at Brussels in
October, 1915, will be tried next
month.
It is said lie entered the German
service as a spy and got employment
in Miss Cavell's hospital at Brussels.
Soon after he began to work there
:i - n a ivTica Pavoll was arrest- '
lb 1J- ftUCgcu
Pd and executed. Quin was alter -
wards sent to Switzerland as an in
valid
srrsTERiors "citezbn'S"
MASK IS
Senator Lodge, on June 5:
"I was showna copy of the treaty
with Germany by a friend of mine
wlin connected with no interests,
Entirely a private citizen. How it
'came into his hands I did not in-
"miire He is a man of the utmost
mprightness of character. If I were
at liberty to mention his name
'which I am not the whole country
would know that ther never was a
ore outrageous suggestion than
anything could have come into his
"hands by corruption."
Senator Lodge, today:
"As k matter of fact, the copy I
saw was the one shown me by Mr.
Root."
WILSON TO STUMP THE
COUNTRY FOR SUPPORT
OF PEACE LEAGUE
Washington, June 16. Presi
dent Wilson on. his return to the
United States will make a tour of
the country in support of the Lea
gue of Nations. 1 , -
OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA.
NON-STOP FLIGHT
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED
Fltrst Continuous Trip By Air To
Irish Coast vln Sixteen Hours.'
Landing Made At Clifden, Ireland
After Perilous Flight Through the
Fog.
(London Special.)
The final goal of all the ambi-
j tions which flying men have ventur
. ed to dream since the Yv right Bro
thers first rose f com the earth in a
heavier-than-air machine, was real
ized when two young British officers
Captain John Alcock and Lieut. Ar
thur W. Brown, landed on the Irish
coast after the first non-stop flight
across the Atlantic ocean.
Distance of 1,900 Miles.
Their voyage was without accident
and without unforeseen, incident, so
far as can be learned. It
was
a
straightway clean cut flight achieved ?
in sixteen hours and twelve minutes
from Newfoundland to Clifden,
Ireland, a distance of more than 1-1
.900 miles.
But the brief and modest descrip
tion which comes from the airmen at
Clifden tells of an adventurous and
amazing hazardous enterprise. Fog
and , mists hung over the North At
lantic, and the Vickers Vimy biplane
'climbed and dove, snugng to ex
tricate herself from the fous of the
airplane's worst enemy.
Flying Upside Down.
She rose to 11,000 feet, swooped
f down almost to the surface of the
sea, and at times the two navigators
found themselves flying upside down
only ten feet above the water.
Before coming to earth near the
Clifden wireless station, Alcock cir-
cled the wireless aerials, seeking the
best spot to reach the earth, but no
suitable ground was found,' so lie
chanced it in a beg.
What Brown Said, After Breakfast,
The wireless staff rushed to the
aid of the aviators. They found
Brown dazed and Alcock temporar-
jily deafened by the force of the im-
!. a j
1 1 pact, as soon as tney were aDie to
i be escorted to the wireless station
they telegraphed the news to their
friends; then had breakfast,
I "That is the best way, to cross the
j; Atlantic,';'' said-' Lieutr-'-Browiiv-afteT
he had eaten,
Wireless Propeller Blew Off.
Captain Alcock explained the si-
!'the trip by saying that the wireless
propeller blew off soon after the air
plane left Newfoundland.
"We were much jammed by strong
wireless signals not intended for
us," he added.
ALL O FSENATOR LODGE'S
EFFORTS ARE FRUITLESS
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New Text of Treaty Will Make One
Published In the United States
Obsolete.
Paris, June 15. -The peace treaty
with Germany will be entirely re
written and reprinted, for the incor
poration textually of the explana
tions and clarifications contained in
the Allied reply to the German counter-proposals.
While unchanged in principle,
vicrtually a new document will be
presented to the Germans..
It is understood that the new
treaty, will be made public on "the
day of its delivery or the day after .
THE WAR WILL BE OVER
WHEN PERSHING RETURNS
' It is-given out in -Washington that
General Pershing will probably re
turn to America in July or August.
It might be set down as a fact that
this officer would not be consider-
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Germany. When Pershing packs up
over there it may be said for a fact
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, RESOLUTION TO BE
CONSIDERED BY SENATE
Washington, June 16. The reso-
hution of Senator Knox, of Pennsyl
- Vania,a former republican secretary
Gf stated to have the senate declare
definitely it cannot accept the lea-
f gue of nations interwoven with the
f peace treaty, will be considered early
this week.
When the measure comes up its
supporters will try to press it to an
early vote so that if adopted it will
reach the Versailles conference be
fore the signing oF the treaty.
JUDGE DEVIN AT HOME.
Will Spend the Slimmer In
Oxford.
Judge Devin arrived at home last
Friday from the eastern part of the
State where . he has been holding
court for several months. He will
spend the better part of two months.
in Oxford. Injunction cases and oth-
er court matters .will engage his at
tention while here.
TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1919.
PRESIDENT WILSON
1 EXPECTED; TO SAIL
FOR IT. S. 'NEXT WEEK
f aris, June 16. President
Wilson probably will remain in
Paiis only three o- ,-jiir days
after his return from Belgium
next Friday. He will then em
bark at a French port for the
United States.
WOXDEEFUL CAPACITY OF A
GRANVILLE COUNTY SOLBJER
Devours Enough Food to Feed a
Dozen Jlooverites.
Epicures may be only a memory
and miracles few and far between,
but the appetites' of ex-soldiers wax
exceedingly strong at intervals, as is
evidenced by the fact that a big
raw-boned Granville county soldier
just landed from , overseas, entered
a restaurant on Hillsboro street the
other evening and devoured the fol
lowing delicacies:
6 cans of chipped beef 90c.
2 cans of Vienna sausage ..... 20c.
2 cans potted ham . . ....... 10c.
2 cans sardines .- 10 c.
Crackers . . ; . . . 10c.
Drank 3 bottles of "pop" 25c.
Total . . . $1.75
The young-man paid the bill and
deliberately walked out and the
miracle is that he is stiH-mlive and
apparently in good health.
MANY TAR HEEL TROOPS
ARE NOW AT CAMP LEE
Most of the Men Will Reach -Home
This Week.
There arrived at Camp Lee last
week from overseas for demobiliza
tion two regiments of artillery and
one ammunition train company of
the Eighty-first division, all three
uiiits being composed chiefly of men
from North Carolina. These com
mands are' 316th field artillery, con
sisting of 680 men; the 317th field
artillery, of 468 men, and the 306th
ammunition truck company, of a
bout 200 men. The 316th regiment
SLfrfved at the ucamp JEriday. momingri
as did also the ammunition truck
company. The 317th regiment reach
fed the camp Thursday.
' The Petersburg Index-Appeal says
that these are the best looking set
of men that ever struck Camp Lee.
t A large number; of them are from
North Carolina.
The men of the 81st are coming
home with a splendid record. They
Avon the highest praise from General
John J. Pershing and many of them
have been the recipients of decora
tions. . ;: .'
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GRANVILLE COUNTY FARMERS
BUY CABBAGE AND BUTTER
A Transaction That Took Place On a
County Road.
Mr. W. H. Sears,' who lives on the
Cannady mill road, about nine miles
from Oxford, is one of our farmers
who lives at home and eats at the
same place. He makes more of
some things than he needs and has
them for sale. Saturday he started
to town with ten pounds of butter
and a lot of cabbage for sale. He
sold out before he got within three
'miles of Oxford and did not pass
through a single town.
r Mr. Sears remarked that times
"have changed; that a wagon load of
hay passing you now on the road is
not a sure sign that a saw mill is in
the neighborhood, meaning of course
that the farmers are buying the
things they should raise.
THE STANDARD ELECTRIC
AND PLUMBING CO.
Will Open Up Business In Oxford
This Week.
' Mr. E. C. Hunt, a former resident
of Oxford, and Mr. W. D. Micheaux,
of Henderson, have leased the house
next door to Mrs. Walters' boarding
house on Main street and will open
up business this week. The name
of the new concern is "The Standard
Electric and Plumbing Co."
DISTRICT SUPERVISOR WILL
BE LN OXFORD WEDNESDAY
Will Explain the Revaluation Act At
Mass Meeting In Court House
Mr. C. M. Vanstory of Greensboro,
"district supervisor, requests Mr. W.
A. Parham, county; supervisor, to ar
range for a meeting in the Court
House at 1:30 o'clock Wednesday,.
June 18th.
The tax payers of the county are
urged to be present a.d hear the dis
tinguished visitor explain the work
ings of the new revaluation act. No
rtax payer-can afford to neglect this J
opportunity to become thoroughly
posted as to the new law.
ALL HOME PRINT.
THE FIRST DUTY
OF THE OXFORD CHAM
BER OF COMMERCE
To Form An Organization To Build
More Houses Here.
It is a well-known fact that Ox-
ford cannot grow one iota until more
xiuixico me uu.hl uere. 1113 one ract
should haunt the newly-created Ox
ford Chamber of Commerce in its
night and day dreams.
It is understood that the chamber
"will reach out and invite great - and
"small industrial plants to locate
here.
The Chamber is pledged to expend
H IS, 000 during the next three years
in an effort to land numerous diver
sified industries here. We hope it
will work out allright in the end but,
nevertheless, Oxford cannot grow
one iota until more homes are built
here.,
In the last three months we have
turned away three or four small
manufacturing plants because there
are no empty houses here.
Hickory, an enterprising city up
the State, found itself in the same
condition as Oxford. According - to
the Hickory Record they met the
emergency thus: .
"Thirty or more business men met
at the chamber of commerce Thurs
day night and formed the nucleus
of a $50,000 corporation to build
and sell homes in Hickory this year
at a price within reach of the aver
age citizen. The demand for rent-
ing houses has been so great in Hick"vice tn Grand Lodge ordered the
ory that it was expected some action "presentation to take place this St.
might be taken' to remedy the condi- John's day at the Orphanage, the
tion. Business men-said they stood
ready to begin construction and con
tractors admitted that labor condi
tions are bad, but the high cost of
materials do not worry, anybody very
much." -
THE LABORING MEN ASK
FOR WINE AND BEER
Making Appeal to a Prejudiced Re-
publican Controlled Congress
Washington, June 16.- Samuel
Gompers was at the head of the la
bor delegation which made public
demonstration in Washington Sat
urday, in behalf of President Wil
son's recommendation for suspension
of the clause in the war-time prohi
bition bill affecting the sale of wine
and beer. These representatives of
labor "called the attention" of Con
gress to the established fact that la
bor had proved loyal to the Presi
dent and the Nation throughout the
war and they wanted , Congress to
prove loyal . to the President in his
attitutde, on wine and. beer of a na
ture that will not intoxicate. Labor
is now making appeal to a prejudic
ed Republicans-controlled Congress
and if it does not get what it wants,
blame be on the Republicans.
PLAN TO REINFORCE
DEFENSES ON COAST
Big Guns on Railway Mounts Will
Be Put Into The Service
Soon.
Washington, June 16. The War
Department experts are making a
special study of the. defenses of the
Chesapeake Bay district for the pur
pose of putting into service big guns
on railway mounts to supplement
the fortifications. Coast artillery
officers are now conferring with rail
road officials whose lines run to Nor
folk and Wilmington with the view
of having permanent spurs" built to
the cost fortifications.
NINETY-SIX. NURSES
GET STATE LICENSE
Miss Rosa McCorkle of Alexia, Made
Highest Average.
Ninety-six nurses, graduating by
hospital training schools of North
Carolina, successfully stood examina
tions at Raleigh, May 26, 27 and .28,
before the state board of examiners
One hundred and five nurses took
the examination. Miss Rosa Mc
Corkle, of Alexia, N. C, graduate of
Watts hospital, of Durham, made the
highest average, 95 1-2 per cent.
RETAIL STORE CORPORATION.
To Operate Chain of Stores Through
out the World.
There is to be an effort o nthe part
of the American business men' to in
vade the world markets. The Uni
ted Retail Store Corporation plan to
operate a system of chain stores thru
Europe, South America, and the
Orient as well as in this country.
The nucleus of the new concern lies
with the tobacco interests.
Young Devin Wins Medal.
William Devin, Jr., son of Judge
and Mrs. W. A. Devin, returned last
week from Woodberry Forest, Va.,
where he. has been atending school
the past session. He led his ; class
during the session and was awarded
a gold medal in recognition of his
good work.
NUMBER 48
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! ARE YOU READY TO CELE
BRATE ST. JOHN'S DAY?
The Biggest Mid-Year Event In This
Section of the State.
Superintendent R. L. Brown, of
Uhe Oxford Orphanage, is very much
gratified in being able to announce
that reduced rates will be given by
the railroads on St. John's Day. The
reduction from regular rates will be
considerable and should have the ef
fect of greatly increasing attendance
on the 24th.
The Speakers.
Tire information has been previ
ously given that the oration will be
"delivered .by Maj. Claude L. Prid-
Kgen, of Kinston, Past Grand Master.
He is a man specially qualified to
dignify such an occasion and may be
relied upon for something to be re
membered. The address of welcome
will be made by Judge. W. A. Devin
of Oxford, as graceful 'a speaker as
may be found in the State.
Grand Lodge 3Iemorial.
The presentation of the . Grand
Lodge Memorial to Past Grand Mas
ter B. S. Royster, of Oxford, will
be an important addition to the pro
gram. General Royster, for many
years a member of the Board of Di
rectors of the Institution and its
counsel as well, has t given, through
'the passing years time and, atten-
pnot to be estimated. Recognizing:
the extent and quality of this ser-
natural time and scene for it.
Plenty of Barbecue
There will be plenty of barbecue
and refreshments. Provisions for
supplying them have been made in
advance. All the restrictions of
wartime have been removed and we
expect this to be the biggest occa
sion of years.
THERE IS TOO MUCH
SOCIETY ON THE FARM
Farm Hands And Tenants Are In the
Social Whirl.
There visited the Public Ledger
office last week a leading Granville
county . farmer .who., has made large
success farming both as a farmer
himself and as a land owner rent
ing out farms. The question was
asked him, "Iow is farming in your
neighborhood?" The answer was
short, but weighty. He said: "There
is too much society to try to farm
now. Farm hands and tenants have
too much outside business. They
have to attend too many public meet
ings and go to too many picnics 'and
to too many social gatherings. They
have to make too many visits. It
is nothing uncommon now for a man
to take part or all of his faimly and
drive : off fifteen or twenty miles on
a visit during the week when work
is badly needed on the farm at his
home. Quite a large number of
men now have so much outside mat
ters to look after they do not really
have time to attend to their ; own
business. There is entirely too much
going and coming. There is only
one way to handle the conditions.
let every land owner build more
houses and limit each family to ten
acres. If they be required to haul
no straw, and clear no land and
'shrub no hedge-rows or ditch-banks
and clean out no ditches and build
no fences and make no repairs on
anything but can get everything fur
nished to their hands then maybe
'they -could , cultivate ten acoes to
each family', but that should be the
limit. Let no family, however large,
have over ten acres and cut 'the crops
to less than ten acres for small fam
ilies. Perhaps if the crops were cut
to this size enough time could be
found to work that much."
HERO WILL APPEAR
IN MOVING PICTURES
Alvin York, America's Greatest Hero
Will 3 lake a Fortune.
Nashville, Tenn., June 16. Alvin
York has made arrangements to
'appear in a moving picture entit
led "The Divine Call," staged in
France and the Hills of East ,Ten
essee. The Tennessee society of New
York will lend York $50,000 to pay
for making the picture which he
will own in its entirety. The film
will depict the life of York at home
and in the war. It will net him an
independent fortune in a few months
ROAD CONTRACT TO
BE LET JULY 7TH
To Build the Road to the
Vance
County Line.
The Government having adopted
the old 'Oxford-Henderson road as
the logical highway, Gapt. W. H.
WinsloW, who was in Oxford last
week, f stated - that the contracts to
build the road will -be let July 7th. .
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