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-if STATE UERAlTrV " " " " " - J VOLUME XXXIV. CHILD LEFT O POUCH OF MR. OTHO GOSS ; Parents of the Infant Profoimd j 'Secivl Mr. Badger Chandler Will j Adopt the Little Boy. j When Mr. Otho Goss, who lives on the Mound road in Tally Ho, about six hundred yards from the National Hidnvay, went to his front door early last Friday morning he found a two-months' old white baby boy in a basket. The little fellow greeted him with a smile, and to all appear ances, tried to tell' him how it hap pened. Parents Unknown. Whether it was an angel from Heaven or an Imp from the. lower regions that left the child on the sun-kissed hill in Granville and de parted without leaving a card is not known, but there is one thing sure no mother who has the human in stinct in her breast could have been guilty of such a deed unless she knew that by so doing it would find a better heme than it was possible for her to supply. Profound Mysscry". All that is positively known about the mysterious infant is that who ever left it in the hills of Granville thought enough of it to supply it vrith a change of neat clothing. He is a neat clean boy about two months come off. How any mother ever stifled her love and made up mind to desert the little boy wiU ; never be known until the pangs of misery compels her to speak. Purely Speculative , Was the child born in a mansion, or was it born in a hovel? Did it corns from a northern city, or did it members of peace .delegation, come from a southern city? We 4 Committee submits to Senate have heard of city people leaving either one unanimous report or ma babies on door steps, but we have'?011" and minority reports, never heard of such a transaction!' 5 Discussion of committee re in the rural districts. The National 'ports on floor of Senate. Highway puts us in close touch with I 6 Vote on ratification; two-thirds New York and New Orleans. It is vote of senators required to ratify. onlv a few hundred Yards frnm tho highway to the door of Mr. Goss, where the infant baby, fresh from ' the human breast, was dennsited hff. ' fore the sun lit up the eastern sky. Dainty French Heel Track. .: mere was considerable rain dur- On and After July First Letters of ing the night the child was left on; First Class Go At Old Rate, the steps. Severer automobiles i Under the terms of the revenue could have made a side trip to the1 bill passed at the last session of Con door of Mr. Goss and left the child 'gress, two-cent postage on first class and the tracks obliterated by the 'mail became effective again on July rain. The only track visible at sun- 1, and after midnight last Monday up, when Mr. Goss found the child all letters weighing one ounce or less on his door steps, was that of a bug- Vili be carried by Uncle Sam any gy, and the prints of a dainty French ' where in the United States or its heel in the sand leading from the possessions for two cents." road to the house. j Persons or business houses having Is the Mother Living? -on hand large quantities of three- Only about one mother in a mil- cent envelopes may have them re lion can surrender her child and re- deemed and get the benefit of the linquish all claims upon it. This 'new rate, it was announced at the leads to the conclusion that the j local post office Saturday, and it is mother of the child is dead; that understood the same exchange will some one else, perhaps the father "be made on the gummed stamps sold and his newly acquired lady friend, i natcned up the scheme. We are ' thankful that no such people live in Granville county. Disposition of Child. Mr. Goss, and a colored woman, it is said, but this was never altered acting as nurse, brought the child to by the three-cent letter postage act, Oxford last Friday morning a few 'Drop letters in cities or towns where hours after it was found at the home there is free delivery cost two cents of Mr. Goss. An effort was made to 4 the same as under the present ar find a home for the child at the Ox- rangement. Postal cards hereafter ford Orphanage, but while the matter may go at one' cent, however, instead was under consideration along came of two cents. tCZ MITCHELL-OIiESEy MARRIAGE and made formal application to a-!Qne of Oxford's Most Charming dopt it. The auestion of adontion - rests with the clerk of the court. HOLLAND IS HAPPY FROM HER BORDERS Former Ruler to Flee Homeward Before Entente Can Demand The -m-J -kji mi.- ji I Dutch To Surrender Him. (Berlin Dispatch.) Former Emperor William is plan ning speedily to return to Germany before the Entente can demand his surrender from Holland. It is said the Dutch government "thoroughly welcomes his return, 'as his presence there is becoming a source of great embarrassment. Officers Plead to Holland (Coblenz Dispatch.) - The following advertisement is ap Pears in newspapers of various areas ot occupied Germany,, being a part of the campaign that is said to be in Progress throughout Germany. "We have telegraphed the Holland ejnment as follows: s'Ihe German Officers' Alliance huea with gratitude for the hospital ity accorded the German Kaiser by Holland, in tho nama TYiillfnnci ftf ermans, request the government of; jwuana to refuse to surrender the ioriner Emperor to the Entente. We cannot now defend our former war ora witn our bodiegf but we expect lZ Unanimity of the Dutch to pare 118 this final and most humil- PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY-TOWN AND COUNTY OFFER BlilLLIAN . . ; - - THE SPARK WHICH STARTED THE WORLD WAR FIVE YEARS AGO JUNE 28. Five years ago this day Fran cis Ferdinand; Austrian arch duke, assassinated at Sarajevo. His death furnished the ex cuse for the world war which ended today with t'he signing of the treaty of pecae. The shots. which led to the war were fired by Gavrio Priu zip, a student. He, leaped out from a crowd watching the arch duke and his wife as they drove by in a carriage June 28, 1914, and poured a stream of bullets at them from an automatic pistol. Shortly afterward Austria made demands on Serbia for a hand in Piinzip's trial. These demands resulted in interna tional complications and the war. , Prinzip died in jail. THE NECESSARY EIGHTSTEPS IX ACTION TO RATIFY Two-Thirds of Senators Must Vote For Pact or It Fails of Acceptance. Here are the successive steps that will be necessary in ending the war in the United States Senate: 1. President submits official draft nerjof treaty and addresses Senate ask- ing its ratification. 2 On motion of chairman of committee, treaty is referred to committee on foreign relations. 3 Committee holds conferences on treaty, calling for experts and Senate submits its action toi President. 8 President proclaims treaty rat ified and the war ended. TWO-CENT POSTAGE EFFECTIVE in quantities where the stamps are in good condition and in no wise .'defaced. The old rate on drop letters in the local post office still obtains, also, Mioc Tictw MitrhPii and Mr. JLJ KJ bl A AM. w Charles Olesen were quietly mar ried at the residence of the bride's , f ather' Mr- w' z' on raa 'street, at 3:30 o'clock last Saturday '.'afternoon, Dr. J. D. Harte, pastor of the Oxford Baptist cruurch, officiat- . ,, j ing. It was the wish of the bride that the wedding L be a quiet affair with, only the family and a limited num ber of personal friends present. She is easily the most beloved and most charming young women that has ever graced her native town. ' She was ever active in good works especially so during the period of the world war, offering her services to the Red Cross and was willing to go to the front line trenches. The 'timely ending of the war kept her Trom fulfilling her great and glorious mission. Mr. Allen is an expert ,mechanical engineer and is a native of Salem, Massachusetts. ' Immediately eafter the marnag ceremony Mr. -and Mrs. Olesen left on a bridal tour,' Ther will be at home, Marietta, Ga., after July 10th. iating disgrace.' The advertisement is signed, Officers' . Alliance. "The papers appearing in the American occupied area Save been permitted to print the advertisementr which is addressed "to all Germans.' uajvukd, NORTH CAROLINA, HUNS SIGN PEACE TREATY AND BRING WAR TO A CLOSE Germany's Dream of World Domination Ended In Historic Palace Where The German. Empire Was Born in lSTlEntire Ceremony Occupied Only Forty-One MinutesGermans Sign First, Wilson Second and Lloyd George Third. I (VERSAILLES SPECIAL.) Germany and the Allied and Associated Powers signed the peace terms here Saturday in the same imperial hall where the Germans humbled the French so ignoniiniously 48 years ago. This formally ended the world war which lasted just 37 days less than five years. The ceremony of signing the peace: terms was brief. Premier Clemenceau called the session to order in the hall of mirrors of the Chateau of Versailles at 3:10 o'clock. The signing began when Dr. Hermann Mueller and Johannes Bell, the German sigiuitoi-es, xfixed their names. Herr Mueller signed at 3:12 o'clock and Herr Bell at 3:13 o'clock. President Wilson, first of the Allied delegates, signed a minute later. At 3:45 o'clock the momentous session was concluded. HOW GERMANS WERE INVITED TO SIGN THE PEACE TREATY. Here is the brief speech with which Premier Clemenceau today invited the German delegates to sign the peace treaty:- "The session is open. The allied and associated powers Jn one side have come to an agreement on the conditions of peace. "The "text has been completed, drafted and the president of the conference has stated, in' writing, that the text, that is about to be signed now is identical with the 200 copies that have bem silvered to the German delegation. i "The signatures will be given now and they amount to a solemn undertaking, faithfully a:id loyally to execute the conditions embodied by this treaty of peace. "I now" invite the delegates of the German reich to sign the treaty." CHINESE DIDN'T SIGN. The charter of world peace was signed by all delegates to the peace conference with the exception of the Chinese who absented themselves from the ceremony because they had been refused permis sion to make certain reservations regarding the Japanese occupation ' of Shantung. RATIFICATION IS NEXT. Paris, June 30. Ratification of the treaty by the national legis lators of the signatory powers is the next step toward the conclusion of peace. The Germans are expected to ratify in a very short time. In the event of any sign of undu delay, certain pressure may be brought to bear to hasten action. The treaty will be laid before the French chamber of crepiiTss by Premier Clemenceau July 1, and before the British parliament by -Lloyd George on the same date. It will come before the United States senate .immediately after the arrival of President Wilson in Washington. PRESIDENT MAKES ANNOUNCE MENT TO AMERICAN PEO PLE, PLEA FOR ACCEPTANCE i ..-:::: . Washington, June 28. Pres-' ident Wilson in an address to the American people on the oc casion of the signing of the peace treaty made a plea for the acceptance of the treaty and the covenant of the League of Nations without change or re servation. His message, given out here by Secretary Tumulty, said: "My fellow countrymen: "The treaty of peace has been signed. If it is ratified and act ed upon in full and sincere exe cution of its terms, it will fur nish the charter for a new order of affairs in the world. It is a severe treaty in the duties and penalties it imposes upon Ger many, but it is severe only be cause great wrongs done by Germany are to be righted and repaired; it imposes nothing that Germany cannot do; and she can regain her rightful standing in the world by the prompt and honorable fulfill ment of its terms. : MORE THAN A TREATY. "And it is much more than a treaty of peace with Germany. It liberates great peoples who ljiive never before been able to find the way to liberty. It ends once for all, an old and intoler able order under which small groups of selfish men could use the people of greu-s empires to serve their ambition for power and domination. IN PERMAICENT LEAGUE. "It associates the free gov ernments of the world in a per manent league in wjiich they are pledged to use their united pow er to maintain peace by main taining right and justice. , It THE GLORIOUS FOURTH. Merchants and Clerks to Take a Day Off. With the exception of a few whose names do not appear in this list, the merchants of Oxford have agreed to close their doors on the Fourth of July and take a rest for the day. Those signing are: Horner Bros. Co., Lyon-Winston Co., Perkinson-Green Co., Taylor Bros. Co., Acme Hardware Co., J. Robert Wood, Landis & Easton, Sizemore & Williams Victor Kaplon, The Hub, J. L. Garrett, J. T. Size more, H. J. Council, Breedlove & cFarland, J. J. Medford, L. F. Day, Pete Bullock, C. Thayer, Pitch ford, Oxford Hardware Co., Howell Bros., Long Co., J. W. & D. S. . Ful ler, Hughes-Smaw Co., J. D, Brooks, L. S. Baker, Cohn;& Son. TUESDAY. JTJLV 1 1010 makes international law a . real ity supported by imperative sanctions. It does away with V tt& light of conquest and jrejects the policy of annexations and substitutes a new order under which backward nations- popu lations which have not yet come to political consciousness and people who are ready for inde pendence but not yet quite pre pared to dispense with protec tion and guidance shall no more be subjected to the domi nation and exploitation of a stronger nation, but shall be put under the friendly direction and afforded the helpful assistance of governments which undertake to be responsible to the opinion of mankind in the execution of their task by accepting the di rection of the League of Na tions. It recognizes the inalienable rights of nationality, the rights of minorities and the sanctity of religious belief and practice, it lays the basis for conventions : which shall free the commercial intercourse of the world from unjust and vexations restrictions and for every sort of interna tional cooperation that will serve to cleanse the life of the world and facilitate its common action in beneficient service of evry kind. FREEDOM AND RECOMPENSE OF LABOR. "It furnishes guarantees such as were never given- or even contemplated for the fair treat ment of all who labor at the daily tasks of the world. "It is for this reason that I have spoken of it as a great charter for a new order of af fairs. There is ground here for deep satisfaction, universal rei assurance,? and confident hope. (Signed) " WOODROW WILSON." VON HOLLWEG WOULD TAKE THE KAISER'S PLACE Berlin, Saturday, Jane 28. Dr. Theobald Ton Bethmann-Hollweg, former German chancellory, has formally asked the allied and as sociated powers to place him on trial instead'' of tLe former emper or. The former ' chancellor says that he assumed responsibility for the acts of Germany daring1 his period of office and places him self at the disposal , of the allies. : Real Estate Transfer. - Messrs. Leo Byrum and Outlaw Hunt this week bought from Mr. Moses A. King the two brick store rooms fronting 36 feet on Williams Doro street adjoining the Orpheum theatre, the consideration being a tout $8,000. ; : Mr, M. A. King purchased from Mr. J. J. Medford one store room fronting 24 feet on Hillsboro street, the consideration being $7,000. OPPORTUNITIES ALL HOME PRINT. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE DISTRICT AGENTS Appreciative of the Courtesies Shown Them In Oxford. . ' I RESOLUTIONS. Resolved: That we, The State Di rectors, the State Agent, the District Agents, the Federal .and State Spe cialists, the County Agricultural A gents of the Central District, and the visiting Agricultural Agents attend ing the three-day conference through June 25, 26, 27, in Oxford, N. C., do hereby express our deep appreciation ana tnanfcs to Dr. E. T. Whitp a 7 champion of progressive agriculture, who so cordially welcomed us to the town of Oxford, and the countv of Granville; and to the citizens of Ox- tord and Granville county, and the good ladies of Oxford, and the Ma sonic Orphanage who so rovallv treated, meated, and entertained us at a very delightful barbecue dinner on the Orphanage lawn Thursday; and to Mr.Brown,: the able superin tendent of the Orphanage for show ing us through the splendid plant of the Orphanage; and to Mr. E. G. Moss, assistant director of the Gran ville Test Farm for showing us over the interesting and important experi ments in tobacco; and to Mr. John L. Dove,, county agricultural agent, for his many kindnesses shown the visitors; and to the commercial or ganization, the banks and to Mr. Smith, the genial, big-hearted pro- pnetor of the Exchange Hotel f or the many courtesies shown us during our sojourn in Oxford; and to the editor of th3 Oxford Public Ledger for giving co-operation in dissemi nating useful information. Resolved: That a copy of these resolutions be furnished to the Ma sonic Orphanage and a copy to the 'Oxford Public Ledger. : 1 H. T. PROSSER, J. A. GOODWIN, , T. J. W. BROOM, J. A. GOODWIN Committee on Resolutions. ; When the question was first men tioned as to whether the Exchange 'Hotel was in a positon to entertain such a large body Tor men,' Mrr Smith told the committee tnat he would handle the matter alright. We are glad to note that he came through with flying colors. The farmer agents stated that they had been en- Itertained ,in many places and that the Exchange Hotel was the best of them all. . REV. STEWART R. OGLESBY ORDAINED AND INSTALLED Impressive Services At the Oxford Presbyterian Church Rev. Stewart R. Oglesby was or dained arid installed pastor of ' the 'Oxford Presbyterian church at an impressive service held in the church last Sunday morning. The members of the commission representing Albemarle Presbytery, who conducted the ordination ser vices were: Dr. W. McC. White, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Ra leigh; Rev. Mr. Allen, of the Rocky. Mount church; Rev. R. A. White, of the Henderson church, and Mr. C. A. Lewis, a leading lay member of Henderson. The sermon was deliv ered by Dr. W. McC. White. Night Service. The Oxford Baptist and Methodist churches were closed Sunday night and the congregations worshipped at the Presbyterian church. This was the outcome of the brotherly love and church unity that exists in the community. The church was filled to the doors with the good people 'who desired to greet Rev.j S. R. Og lesby, pastor of the church, who was ordained and installed at the morn ing service. Rev. T. P. Allen, of Rocky Mount, preached. - The New Pastor,... r Mr. Oglesby succeeds the Rev. S. t K. Phillips, who left Oxford a year or more ago to accept the pastorate at Greenville. Mr. Oglesby has just completed his course at the seminary and comes to the Oxford church with the highest recommendations. Mr. Oglesby has filled the pulpit nere on several occasions and is greatly beloved by the congregation. He is a young man, full of zeal and energy and possesses a good vqjee and has a passion for the Lord's Fwork. FOUR FIREMEN LOST LIVES IN NORFOLK WAREHOUSE FIRE Norfolk, Va., JUne 30. Fire of unknown origin this afternoon to tally destroyed the entire fifth floor of the immense Garrett Winery, now used as a warehouse by the Imperial Tobacco Company, damaging and partly destroying tobacco valued at $4,000,000. NUMBER 52 PRESIDENT WILSON CAN NOT INTERFERE WITH PROHIBITION (Washington Special.) In his message to Secretarv Tum- f ulty, President Wilson declared that he has no power to lift the liquor, ban at this time because the act f passed by congress provided that it remain in force until demobilization was completed. His message reads as follows: "T ritv AAriTrfn 4-1 J. XL. ax x ttiAj. wuviuwu tutu me attorney general is reht i ! I have no legal power at this time in the matter of the ban on liquor. Un der the act of November, 1918, my power to take action is restricted. The act provides that after June 30, 1919, "until the conclusion of the present war and thereafter until the, termination of demobilization ?the date of which shall be determined and proclaimed by. the President,' it shali .be unlawful, etc' This 'law does not specify that the ban shall be lifted with the signing of. peace but with the termination of the de mobilization of the troops and I can- rnot that that has been accomplish ed. My information from the war 'department is that there are still a million men in the srevice under the emergency call. It is clear there fore that the failure of congress to act upon the suggestion contained in my message of the twentieth of May, 1919, asking for a repeal of the act of November 21, 1918, so far as j it applies to wines and beers, makes j it impossible . to act in this matter at this time. When demobilization is terminated? my power to act with out congressional action will be ex ercised. "(Signed' WOODROW WILSON." WILL THE CROP OF TOBACCO ON THE HILL BE LOWER? A Mighty Good Granville County Tobacco Grower Gives Seven Good Reasons Why It Will Not. A good old Granville . county far mer who does not care to see his name in print gives his reasons why the price of tobacco will be much higher this year. He says: . ""Will w allow, me a" short space l for a few words in the interest of the "Tobacco Farmer." We read a great deal about cotton and nearly every other product, but very rarely see anything concerning the tobac co farmer. I find that the manu facturers as a rule do not have much to say about low prices. "I believe that people who are waiting for lower priced tobacco 'will be disappointed. Here are a few of my reasons: 1. Fertilizer costs considerably more money to grow this crop. 2. Everything in steel implements 'used to make this crop cost much more. 3. Labor is much higher, a plow man or chopwoman cost from $1.50 to $2.50 a day and the mid-day meal. 4. This crop of tobacco will cost the farmer from $4.00 per hundred more to make it than the last crop. ' 5. The last crop averaged 33c, or better, throughout, embracing South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia nd Kentucky. A three-dollar cut is enough to ask the farmer to take, giving him a 30c average. '6. A 25c crop means a lowering of $8.00 per hundred from the last crop. This is too much of a cut to "give 'satisfaction and will leave the 'tobacco farmer in an ugly mood to ward the "tobacco trade." 7. The prices of all manufactured 'tobacco in all lines, cigarettes, snuff, plug and pipe tobaccos and all kinds, are high and selling at prices that would justify a 30c crop and then allow a plenty of margin to give good dividends. MR. HERBERT CREWS - ON THE WAR PATH He Is Going To Beat the Socks Off Somebody. We find the following notice in the advertising columns of the Hender-, son Daily Dispatch:" ' "I hereby notify the public not to put any more signs on my timber along the road in Watkins township, nd if you do I will prosecute to the full extent of the law and if I catch you nailing up signs on my trees I ' will beat the socks off you. Herbert E. Crews." ' Right you are, Mr. Crews. If some of the dead men of Oxford would do a little more newspaper advertising and less on trees, the mail order houses and rival towns would get fewer Granville eounty dollars. A Close Call. J About seven o'clock Monday even ing a car driven by Dr. Scott Hunt collided With a car driven by Mr. William Medford. The accident oc curred at the corner of Gilliam and Front streets. Fortunately no one was hurt, but both cars were badly damaged. .; 1 i 4 t L
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