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' KRTniv nr - - , - ' . - - . " XtflV, - - v, . - THE PRICE OF TOBACCO IS THE ALL-ABSORBING ' TOPIC HERE A NEc ELSEWHERE 3fass Meeting of Farmers Called at Florence Governor of South .Carolina Comes to the Rescue ol The Tobacco Growers Who Faca Ruinatioit. Charging that disaster threatens me lODacco growers or that State ana mat me "trust is beating down the price of tobacco," a big mass meeting of the farmers of the South Carolina tobacco belt has been called for Friday, July 25th to be held at Florence to consider what steps may be taken to remedy the situation and to bolster up prices. Governor Coop- er, or ooutn Carolina, called the meeting at the request of the grow ers, banks and other business insti tutions of his State The Columbia Stated of Columbia prints a summary, of the situation , i.i -j.!- logemer wim an announcement of the meeting, and also gives space to an article by a writer who signs himself as "Observer," and living at Hemingway, charging that the trust is beating down the price of tobacco Prevailing Prices Ruinous. The State's article on the meeting to be held at Florence Friday fol lows: ! . Upon the request of tobacco grow- it ers ana Dusiness men and bankers of the Pee Dee section, " Governor Cooper yesterday called a conference in Florence next Friday, July 25, to discuss measures to bolster tobacco prices. Throughout the tobacco dis trict great depression of the market is reported. Prevailing prices are said to be ruinous. South Carolina last year produced G2,173,631 pounds which sold at an average figure of 31.06 cents a pound. The total revenue - derived from last year's crop was $19,311, 497.86, or, one-fifth the value of the cotton crop of the State. At Hemingway. Governor Cooper yesterday receiv ed the following telegrams summar izing the disastrous conditions fac ing the tobacco growers: W. C. Hemingway of Hemingway. aam . r rices or production have itueii on. buyers are off the mar ket. Conditions ver much depress ed. Suggest you cU convention of tobacco growers, merchants, bankers at Florence Friday, July 25, at 11 o' clock for the purpose of effecting Plans to relieve state of affairs." The Bank of Hemingway wired: "As a result of the tremendous slump rf 1 . luuucco prices, suggest you call meeting of bankers, merchants and tobacco growers at Florence, July 25, to work out plans to relieve sit uation." . Other Markets. F. Rhems & Sons of Rhems, tele graphed: . "Owing to the demoraliz ed condition of the tobacco industry, we beg you to call a meeting xf iatme16' DanKers, merchants and others in sympathy for July 25 at Florence, S." C." J Farmers and Merchants Bank nf Andrews, said: "Durinsr the nasf fm,r GENTLEMEN OF THE GRAND jury REPfOIlT To His Honor, w 1 p q ' . Presidio. Stacy. Judge Presiding: We. thn j . term of .J"y OI e July! Court, 1919 h", Unty Suerior foimJ.. beg leave to report J. " KJ . i - T" Lfr:T - 5 Pre best of n,,, ,"011. to the 2 w 1116 0unty tte. ed r pe Of the WEATHER MAS PLAYS LTkR ATHLETICS AGAINST SVVTTHIN Accordin Aged and Tr, . , r ' imii in ann 16 colored. and the the once. whit, ah Some roof nf , v"uo on iwi 01 the Cnlnrorl Kfi,i a: ; " w or U6 siiouiq be made at County Oflficers. ho,V l" "." 7 umcers in the court dition. Pt and in g00d con a ttt Th0 County Jail. 4. We Visitiid found it in , unty jail and 21" m g00d conditi with one f . - Fiva068 f the Pe lVe m&tiniia e xi mada tiT.,: :r "l lue: W have SAM "WEBB, Foreman. THE EQUITABLE EXFORGEMENT y THE TAX LAW mistaken idea , In Tv a V1U Practices r m lax Assessment Will Work x on, s Time. - ihe officials who are freHW mation for the tmu J mtms infr- daWe atut?, at6d' 6 most com'- w MUUCOO- full to tradifinn. if .1Q nx . i 15' St Swtthln'i folloHing So far the tradi tion has held true. The stand. St. Switliin Weather'. . Won Lost Pet. 10 0 l.OOXT o io .ooa by r ORAXGE HOLLOWAV wag J KILLEH BY, GRAHAM HARRIS The Tragedy Occurred. At Mr. J. F. , weasey s ttewMUi Tuesday. ' As a result of unenvpmlhi. PCTOrange Hollowav. iu i Slayer' Graham Har- OS. alsr rvln-nj .. . ... ' "U'WICU. IS in hiriinrv mt. tragedy occurred Tuesday Jj VT Arm -r 1UUTS CAUSED PRESIDENT TO TAKE MILITARY. MEASURE Situation Washmgton Is Fraught tGreat PnWIc Excitement. Wa!' f5t0?'- Ju 24-rder has f 4COlultja in Washington b of nMaJb0 iiiiam u. Haan. The sif uation todflv woo ' , ue Slt better tW. TT11 much rfnn- kT. ." since the k - en wnites and blacks began last Saturdav Dlacks The Casualties To Date " ' sons" h KtS S fai flve 'p6 sons have been killed, one is near death and eight arU. ously wounded. Nearly 106 cCrac WOUndS a sever- at tne saw mill of Mr. J. F. Veasey, , sadrons of cavalry made situated on Mr. Mat " al dashes t,, iry made nine miles nri, " crowd w . "" "eeis wnere - w uiora. - r, "ie congregatino- FORMER PRESIDExT TAFT OFFERS SUGGESTIONS AS TO LEAGUE OF NATIONS - Washington, D. C. July 23. The two let.tArs tn nr. tt . , fcW "ys,-copies of which -ere received here today, do not OTtline definitely the six inter pretations suggested by Mr. Taf t, I TOBACCO CROP IN THIS SECTION BADLY . DAMAGED Hot Sun Is Feared If Skies Should Clear Off and Intense Heat, Follow In the Wake of the Flood. - The damage done to crops - in 7 'I. ' lue len floays' rain sa.dirv, vM.umsiaes tne From the terti il tered them -uiik w scat- j uuu 111 3-1 1 -. v. ne coroner's inquest, it would seem Ever Policeman who walked hi. that several nninr beat. wa , , uu waied his witnesses to the killing Tf . 1 I I I f I plain as to what hrnnt a... In additi- Kl u x 6ui ui me roUr , . nuops ,WerP nnsf uie, Dut one of the wit npssoc tac-tii I ' .-.every "Doint. in t ' -..-i.. fled that Orange HoIloW.The dead - danTr of a faT X "P This seem- wfn Je mS and negroef &" edto have flnror nx, . Armvn,n ..X 6 ut!b . , o v uiauam nams ; , uucks were renAvt who ran into the house 9nH w i8TWickly transnnrt e re.ady.to shot-gun from beneath tanks were an1 tnree walked deliberately tn t ZZ called into ,0 " "ai"us t0 - b dead aim at Holloway and fired; the L Isaac B- Halbflnger. member of thP but the, are referred to as havtag Urmi WtaS low .and" ' tee. .contained in a previous unjib- ? t,S"y "taadrb-t ii" well- imnea . communica t 1 nn tvi 1 drained fields and Rations are unrstood - Z -W4ilittlij, as iohows: uiuit?011 it? years notice the united States could cease to be a SrthJ if ICagU ut hav! S! ?ass u ' whether - .tuiuuea a her nni.ii..: under the covenant. " dnmT'lat S6lf governed colonies and dominions could not hp r0n,i . lKiltfllP nnunnSI i Hmfl - "vu l ine same or , ,e mother government, or be included in any of th classes where the parties to the d?S! mek. frm Us settle" ment of thPirk - . market va n? U Tr ' w iaw reauire"? In some cases it h lulTes' however, that aftea TL"! una contents tnt ' - homo HofA: ' f :Z: r" b c1 -in ms tace, Ur suara,,was killed nd iom negro brought tn . " "a? non a .,: . DCttlcu wea u iaie mesaay even ' luis snooting tronW 3 That the; functioning of the council under Article X shall be ad visory only and that shall.be left free to rTZZ1 t ons of war in its own way, the de- from the effects nf v,,- J.... Benjamin pi . Uie one hour ator - 1 dpfPTiert , . . . , . . w lue nome The body of the dead man was Whom tn tried to search for 4 That differences, between the nations regarding immigration, the tariff oni ... ' LAAC ;;;V, rr aomestlc questions e was not so creat liefe" thaftarfi?terS diSPSed to b -neve that fifty, per cent of their to- ' bacco.crop is ruined, but. the tobac- comen who have returned from a' tour of inspection estimate that the s lar,We? county wal . --"v o iuajj OI aDOUt thirtv nor rnesay that the less will Ye mu7h " in excess of fifty per rnt if v. , srin . . . , : V " HOI, H tK r " uu, wnacK at It whiles su mucn moisture in thn roots. - ( uo Many farmers of' the rnnntr t,-. worked night and dav inl Tvi ram set in.to drain thoir lead the water off. but this w.. Practical in the low lands where the tobacco was submerged. SENATOR CURRIX SPEAKS OF CROPS F??s That the Tobacco Roots Are Exposed to the Sun. . There is no man in Granviii j ty wnose opinion on crops is worth sur he-h hprUe,on his Property hp ttUVlsea P. others that he should h O XTrs til- . 1 1 tf,o i neia it down-" wtehasdr,'Ci- fears ihf v " tuiuea. He - YiAttt, lie win surf s . -- w , 1 ing and taken to axi lindprtotirirv . I rounded the Mnot ).... tabhshmpnt - nrh ...... . . . was siinnj j. . . . negro pv ttt -T; 11 was viewed by -. vuBCU to oe hidine nnd n- ' V .vx"vmtt!f county . coroner, IT" lu.out without succe uj. aiA men. Tbe inquest wno were shot was held in the court house Tuesday ard only with night sticks. were of his honesty, and nas gone to the duce his estimate in cnwiA m as gone to the taoc assessor tn vv .i c night, at whiVh . ' " time ir. 1 nomas ex ammed four or-five witnesses, all shot that HarriS fired tne fatal .Mr. -Veasey says that Holloway, tne dead man, had been in hie om- r as a result .1 ply f or several years and that hp uuuejst ana taithful. The. slayer a0 aoung mack buck fresh from The sight of so fullv pn,,5 .1jr oiers, "Hess aDDearrt t - v.. "T1' lul ?us'- the hoidness a,fd tZLZT Z negro race which had " .. . 6 here for some time and which broke out afresh when' the Rphmm Negroes Heavily Armed. He lpff tv.0 scene of the tedy,-and.his,where abouta are unknown i Jrm.- The fellow who is "holding dOWn" is froi tn Ko .a.,, ,..!!?. 0 xieiu UD. Hi! estimate will not oniv how ?1S V. : J ctaeu DUt he a ln a fair way t0 som c uc, r ln make him embarrass- uncomfort- . Let every citizen who favors the square deal lend his aid to the equi table enforcement of the law. You can't compete with the professional tax dodger if you would. In a dod- days which our tobacco markpt hnai ing c?ntest the upscrupulous will i- been open tobacco has been selling i de so large a portibn of the TT. ' " VWU J.J. Will Vircinio J vu . All this is a rpCH - . ! r u 10 one seems to have and nrPH I; IT ux.l.ue. cachings , mucnabout him Old tax law vhich penalized honesty and put a Premmm on dishonesty. But he new law is different, as the tax do cute flnd- He mr d h s1s not?hlUT W? Pr0perty' but mS 1S not the last word Th0 ng down" process has made curlax S" mous ttat is the rot lit ! 1 must e eliminated. Lei conscientious citizen stand Shall nn Kx 1 - a 1 , , settlement. . -x.more tnan Senator Titus Currin. Hp . 5-r-That the Monroe Doctrine is to be reserved for administration by the ( United states. - - - 6 -That the:uriited States reserve- tu ngnt to withdraw uncondition ally at -the end pf ten .years or at least to terminate theifobligations under Article X. ; ' :wr1;uT UAIUIU yesterday and the Public Ledger asked him to give us an estimate of the damjw fico, I - JV MUMhUlu ea by the tobacco crop during the TO SEE THE BATTLEFIELDS 1N VGnJI ANjTX.FRANCE It Will Cost You Only About S500 . . ao Maice the Tiin. The New, York Herald states that some of the steamship lines will an nounce rates to London at an early l... , . . v-i The ln.hl. 'a' uaic' wmcn " IS thought Will he a -7-1' for the round trin inMH. number of farmers whosp n of IhenSri'dvL- ucuai LiiiHiir noes n a i nn , , 1 " Iuluuer s Jury rwas composed 1 1 """Uiuor negroes to purchase Senator Currin is always - conser vative in his statements and would not venture an estimate at this stage but he Realized that the damage is great, " He said, however; that he had made a close examination in many ymues ana round that the roots of the plants have come through the fcround and are exposed to the sun. If the sun comes out good and strong, said Senator Currin, the damp - will be overwhelming to a , large or, the following men: B. P. Thorp Jr., Fred L. Peed, James T. Walters,' J. J. Parham, J. T. Sizemore, J. H. Nelms, who rendered a verdict to the effect that Orange : Holloway came to his .death as a rpit nf "t. x ' ui a. sunnrea by Graham Harris, the shot taking effect in the left side or his face. " . The Battlefields. firp vw i iuiuiiase III R fl VTn C nmi a op to esaler " ST TO BESTOW PERMANENT RANK FranC toiMrwtiUib. .includes trans . ON GENERAL PERSHING S1011 and for dayi. Permanent ranks of general in the " Belgium government and nrp at extremely- low prices that are very unfair to the farmers. Finding it necessary . to make some? steps to wards obtaining a living price for to bacco that is grown in this section, we have decided in behalf of the peo ple of this section to ask you to call a meeting of those who are interest ed at Florence on July. 25 to take some steps toward remedying condi tions." . . ue lonowing wire was received irom the Bank of Georgetown: "We respectfully urge you to call a meet lnS of all tobacco planters, merch ants, bankers and others interested at Columbia or Florence, July 25, to consider conditions of the market and prescribe a remedy, as prevail ing prices are ruinous." newspaper Comment. The Columbia State says:- ' ine South Carolina market opened with a lot of tobacco on the first day :uu 11 ught with the enthusiastic nelp of the warehousemen a fairly price, but every day since the ;ie nas gone' lower and lower unti lr inn . - ,c resent prices prevail, the oie tobacco section faces what is 2: Tt of ruin The, price re ed for many grades will not pay - sctmenng and curing, let alone Z co? of fertilizer and labor. Sub- C T men are seriously speak 1 cutting down what is left I ng lnJae field and burning that already cured.", , Wbhc burdens that the fair-minded citizen will have to bear more than his share. Live up to the square deal plan, not only because it is right but because it is the only way in which the shirkers can be compelled to do their share. paid anywhere hereabouts a city civil War. TAR RIVER REACHES HIGH WATER MARK ! DreWry Advanced su-vio ne ladies arp v.v.i mx ."i.j 1 tho o . "6ui luieresieu iu stvipt al and disPlay of advanced bv repes and serge dresses in bZtif 1 ComPany- These are beauti ui shades and : are well armint1?6 display embrace the miDg styles in caot suits, : - People In the Lowlands' Were Driven ,. From- Home. . Tar River was a very much swol len stream ' Sunday and .Monday on V A A '1 - ttucouuc .01 tne exceedingly large ramiaii over this section of the State for the past several days. In fact, all the streams hereabouts were swollen, but as all-of them are tri butaries of Tar river it was unusual ly high. A It was a mighty stream at Provi dence and higher up,but when it reached the Franklin county line it was. a mighty sea. Many people from Franklinton and Kittrell drove down to the- river, eager to see the mad, dashing waters rushing on to ward the Atlantic, wreaking havoc in' its path. Persons familiar with the river said that it was above any previous high-water mark notnbject 'Jo thorough, drainage. ATTEMPT LONGEST AIR . FLIGHT EVER PLANNED Thirty-One States, Including North Carolina, Ane to Be Traversed Pass Over 95 Cities. The air service announces that it will soon- attempt the longest flight ever planned bv th regular army for General Pershine made by autombbile. Visitors aro tance; ;of . 7,805 miles. Thirtv-onft duaueneral March and permanent en to Belgium via' Dover and Os- states4ncluding North Carolina, win j ianks of admiral in the navy for tend- Zebru'gge is visited and a De traversed by a Lieut-Col. R. E. Kear-Admiral Sims and Admiral whoIe day is spent in that vicinity Hartz. ho will use a Martin bomb Benson, have been asked of Congress where' there' are stiU many interest-, ing plan oy President Wilson; mg if gruesome evidences of the war. The first laD' of the aerial swing 4ric uave niy been four gener- Aue "inerary includes Ypres. the ' ai-ouna ine 9rcIe will be from Wash- ingion toMiami, Florida. The plane -will then go across to San Antonio, -thence to San Deigo. Seattle: Hnlnth I Augusta, Me., and back to Washing- con, it is announced that the flight will be in the interest of recruiting, charting of routes and the locatlne- of landing fields. . A distance, of 2 15 miles . will be covered in the state of North Caro- -Una and the tentative routing says that the army officers "will pass over or near the following cities ' - -Beaufort, Burgaw, Georgetown. Gates, Kinston, Trenton, Williams- ton and Wilmington.: VANCE COUNTY FARM LANDS AVERAGE $175 ACRE The Henderson Daily Dispatch says that farming land brought almost an unprecedented, price Tuesday in the Sale Of thp Wiycri' J , "AbbAllo ttuU. cucnan pro- nic . uu scuer- -v,o xyic, me perties in the northeastern section of f" Amenoca s history: Washing- Tser- thf "big Bertha" at Leugen- me county, lying between v Drewry o T outJiman and Sheridan -"uunuae, Poeicapelle, Zille- and Middleburg. The averp tA , S? hiin0Ted' Three men were beke' St. Julien, Houtholst Forest. some 400 or more ar Jl 1 ais.: David G. Faaret. 'vid an(1 Furnes, all names familiar tn lie auctions was m5, being the lar w and Georse Dewey. George American newspaper readers who est figure paid anvwhe hpK.,,1 Washington was the first . -American followed the war from day to dav." for land situated as far from a itv T, MFaland tne last until after tAe ' Tne World's Pygrond. and not being residential pronertv VI a ' Ulysses s- Grant, theL Belgium DrPoses to make Ostend The old Wiggins home place con- lQi . o , tne rank became a gen- grid's playground. It is . be sisting of 156 acres, was bought by p 186 ' When became heved that Belgium will see an enor- Walter Bullock, of Middleburg for f.resident in 1869 the rank of gener- ous influx of visitors, who, from $3.0,000, while the Buchan 'home l conferred npon William Te- janous motives, will want to see the Place was bid in for approximately msen. Sherman, who held it until famous battlefields. Ostend, being per acre by Mr. Walston of 7on Ciucm m In May. r"" "tulttl nier. irom which these 1888, the rank was rpvivpd f. r,i tours will radiate, will h .. - viivx x UH- I - - umucj x. ouenaan. prsiiin wiumues ioryreiipvino- vieina MOm INDUSTRIES FOR OXFORD J holding the rank of Majoren- K and time by xnui watuh-WORD j "vcame temporarily a General . ns 01 a eat variety of attrac- That ls the Aiivir. nf JM..ITW " ajor-General f-u to De erecteu there. . Ui i- riait;tt:Iiaving received the. same tern Britt. fDOrarv rot tcm I - THE F 4 fiT AlTEtamrAvv ti-". . i me urecpn nir uav t i : YvuoxtuiiiidiKPj ujonn t. uritt, founder and the navy the tpmV " AU . vuuuijf commissioners and for many years editor of the Public mi i FT&r7, rank of ad" 14 Winds Up a Sunerb Chnt rJthe Board of Education of Alamance T.Pdp-pr Tio-nr .. -..-.-.!' . "CiU "J' rear-aamirals whilp I . tk a ... icountv tot inWenm - r::rL" iComms m wasnmgton, serving as chief of naval n": tt J1", U1 uranvme. ; i "fviauuua I Al is eniireiv nrnner tfiof Amm. MANDAMUS PROCEEDINGS Alamance People Come To Oxford To See Judge Devin. : mii. . J" . . "N - ' ins county commissioners and Has a pleasant word for tU n, r""1v "down home'' Th 11: ,?';. ." - George pride in her serrt m .."-o;fw "V"W was rnfi Jflct tA hrtM At" x.i. J . i' WA M? graph is contained in a letter to tiw 'd.wS' pditAT.. - i - -""j- in me navy. the title sustained by an assembly of authen- uc records. The county commission ers should set aside sufficient funde "I have just finished perusal of 1 5HOSE WHO WEAR tot Tuesday's issue of Public Ledger. v DISTINGUISHED war rrowjet I 5feain the statistics concerning ; Great Investment. A" The Carolina - Power & Light Co., for thefirst time in its history, is of fering for sale a limited numher of shares of 7 per cent cumulative pre ferred stock. - Mr. o. Tnayer, tne special repre sentative, states that these shares are in great demand 'and since Mon day, July 2 1, a great part of these have been sold. ' (adv.) There is difference of 'opinion as to whether Henry needs cranking or is a self starter. with much interest as well as nleas tire and alldw me to congratulate you upon its well-gotten up and, varied contents,' mostly of a local character. which to mymind, is the mission of a country paper, and may you con tinue the work in ad vnM tin . and everything that tends to the up ouuaing ox uxford and Granville county. There are ho better ntonle that inhabits the globe than :l those who make up the population of both town and county. ; I am exceedingly proud to, note that both town and county remains in the front rank of real prosperity and more enterprises are tne watchword." -cvera or the Granville -County .v.o nere xjixea tor Bravery o, Someutime in the near future there snould be a unique ceremony held in Oord, at which time all of the sol- rci ooys 5r the county who have rccu cuea Ior bravery, whether they nave received any distinguished pr. vxlc cross or no, should participate. The general public should nmiHo a "big feed" for the boys amT ph. grave their names oh a tnhiot i ing letters. . ... i Rrain Drowns Trees. Two of the fine apricot trees in Judge D. C. Hunt's garden died as a result - of the receht-.wet spell They were, fruit-bearing trees -when the 'rain came and t saturated the .roots nd caused them to wither and die. GOES TO SOUTH -.-AMERICA.'' Major"-Clinton .Whitfleid t! ly an Instructor in Horner Military ana wen Known in Oxford, has been appointed consul to Monte vedio, Uruguay; Souifr America. He is a close personal frelnd 'and will he . a companion of Mr. Clliott Cooik er who sailed for South Amerim few days agor -. . . . our soldiers, sailors and marinps in cue war suggests the most systemat ic way of (handling the. subject. The questionnaire habit has been recklessly practiced. Here a stance, however, when its application wm oe legitimate. The characteris- uc modesty of the average American fighting man is a fine thing. . But; a corporate unit like a county is entit led to accurate information concern ing tne way its sons have honored it. - - . More than a thousand Granvillfans fought for liberty in the universal conflict. The exultation of the coun ty over their achievements is natur al, it is to be hoped that consider ate attention will be given to the last questlionnaire. ;it windi up a superb chapter in the county's history. county got into" some kind of tangle and came to Oxford yesterday and laid their, grievance before Judge Devin. v.. . As to whether; it .was school bonds, taxes or assessments we are not ad vised but whatever it was. Judee Devin passed upon the case and sent them back' home happy and glad that they had seen Oxford; ' MR. W. L. PEACE WELL ASSIST WITH COUNTY PAIR One of the first territories that will have to be pacified by the Lea gue , of Nations is the - District of Columbia . Offices of the Fail Established In r Odd Fellows' Building. 4. Mr. W. I L Peace has associated himself with Messrs. Ben K. Lassiter -and Frank Hancock, Jr., in making the coming fair, October 14, 15 16, y the biggest ever. " You will find him busily At work in the office of the Fair Association' the Odd Fellows' , building getting, up the premium list and contracting, for numerous at tractions as weU as exhibits for the - coining county fair. ' Many friends will regret to know that Mr. J. ,E. , Jackson,-superinten-. dent of county .welfare work, r has a bad boil, on- his face 'Whicn;!, gives hini much pain and threatens to close one of hiseyes; : ;
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