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to f f&2 V OXFORD PUBLIC LEBM " - 1 v ' V 5i- i - VOLUME XXXV THE NORTH CAROLINA CONVENTION DID FINE ! THINGS FIR DEMOCRATS Adoption of Suffrage Plank Has Re-1 publicans Alarmed It Will, Be! Awful, They Say, if a Democratic j 'Mate Gets Credit for Women's' Vote. ; (Washington Special) ' j The democratic national commit-,' tee, rejoicing over the action of Sen-1 ator Simmons and the state conven- j tion. has issued a statement. . ''Inclusion cf a woman suffrage ! Plank in the platform, of the state I democratic convention h North Ca rolina," the committee' said, "fore casts favorable action by its legisla ture. "Senator F. M. Simmons and other leading democrats of the Tar Heel state are confident that, following the action of the convention, the legislature will fall into line and be come the 36th ratifying state. "Gov. T. W. Bickett, an advocate of woman suffrage, plans to call the North' Carolina legislature into ses sion within the next 60 days. In his call hewill include woman suffrage and this issue and tax revaluation legislation will be the work ahead of the extra session. "Despite the general impression ! mat North Carolina was opposed to woman suffrage by federal amend ment, the suffrage plank in the plat form was adopted by the ctate con vention by a substantial majority. Among the things influencing the convention was a statement from "Senator Simmons saying tha't he be lieved North Carolina should ratifv and permit American women to vote ' this year. "Failure of the republican legis lature . of Delaware to ratify the amendment convinced Senator Sim mons that if women are to vote this year ratification must be had from one of the few southern states whose legislature will meet before the gen eral elections next fall. "Other influential democrats of North Carolina were of assistance in convincing the state convention that a suffrage plank should go into the party declaration. These included Secretary Daniels, Augus W. Mc Lean, democratic national commit teeman; Representative Clyde Hoey, temporary chairman of the conven tion t and G6VefncvT Bickett. Senator Simmons said he was ) confident the action of the state con-1 vention presaged ratification of the!1 equal suffrage amendment by the! legislature of the state. Governor! Eickett is also now quite certain that i the legislature will ratify. . "Hearing of the action of the dem ocratic convention of the Tar Heel state, republican leaders in Wash ington, it is known, are growing more and more concerned over the failure of Delaware to ratify the amendment. licgaraiess ot whether efforts of ; republican national leaders are sue-! ce:;sful 0 far as Delaware is con-i corned, the democratic organization in North Carolina has already acted i and its suttrage plank is a virtual mandate to the legislature. j CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION i The conference en education, which is to meet in Greensboro it the North Carolina College for Wo men on May 4 and 5, will oring to- j gether the leading citizens and edu- j cators of the State to confer cn top- i ics that at present are cf paramount importance, f j This conference is called by Hon. P. P. Claxton, the U. S. Commission-! er of Education, and will have the cooperation of Sunt. E. C. Brooks, Gov. Thos. W. Bickett and other State and national leaders. It is ex pected that over 1,000 people will attend the sessions. The set speech es will be few but the many ques tions affecting education will be handled through a number of com mittees. Problems of the rural school, the village school, the city school, and higher educational institutions will be discussed. Then there will be special committees of experts to ad vise on many problems. Health and sanitation; school inspection and physical education; school in rela tion to the community, length of term and the many special problems of the school. Around Town. Saturday 1 went into the Jumbo Cafe to get a ham sandwich and a glass of milk. While I was. sitting there thinking (mostly sitting) two doughboys just back from Europe came in. Steve asked them what they wanted to eat and the follow ing conversation took place: "We want Turkey with Greece in China." "I'm very sorry," Steve replied, , "but we can't Servia." . ; "Go call the Bosphorus," said they. ; The boss came in and afteristen ing to their complaint, remarked: "I don't want to Russia. but you can't Rumania." So they had to go away Hungary. BRICK! BRICK! BRICK! COM mon red building brick for. sale v,$32 per thousand. W. L. Peace.- al3-2tx PUBLISHED. SEMI-WEEKLY-TOWN AND COUNTY OFFER BRILLIANT OPPORTUNITIES-ALL HOME PRINT. MID-NIGHT HEARING IN MOONSHINE CASE Roone Taken To Raleigh and thn Twn Dennis Uv?c. Tw,i. T II- crated Without Bail. . I i The latest developments in' thei moonshine (electric light) whiskey! .manufacturing plant, which was captured by federal officers in the furniture factory on the outskirts of Oxford ten days ago, is taking more delmate shape. Owinr to.. the latences rf the hour when federal officers arrived in Ox ford last Mcrsda;.- r.i-ht, Boone, the admitted blockader, was t.?.kr fom the county jail and arraigned before United States" Commissioner Med ford. The prisoner was asked three questions, namely: Have you engaged a lawyer? Are you ready to give bond? Do you wish to make a statement? The prisoner answered "no" to the three questions. The two Rennie brothers and Davis, who- were arrested Sunday night by federal agents and sent to jail in default of $2,000 each, char ged with being implicated with Boone, were liberated without bail. Boone was taken to Raleigh Tues day morning and lodged in Wake County jail pending trial in the Fed eral court early in May. The federal officers expressed the opinion that Boone will "squaV' at an early date. There is such a thing these days as offering a pris oner $15,000 or $25,000, one year and a day, and a good job, for infor mation that leads to the capture of a gang. The new prohibition forces, back ed by the Federal Government and millions of money generously contri buted to enforce the law, are leav ing no stones unturned. SUMMER PLANS OF PRESI DENT WILSON REVISED White House Not toGo to Wood's Hole, Mass Inspection Disclosed Facilities Are Not Sufficient to'ON. CAMERON MORRISON, DEM. Care for White House Staff. j Hon. W . C. Dowd, ' Ex Speaker of (Washington Special) j The House of Representatives, pow- President Wilson will not estab- erf ully presents in the arrticle pub- lish the summer white house at'lisned below the candidacy of Hon. Wood's Hole, Mass.. as had been ex-"1 i pected, but probably will select some other place where more accommoda tions are available for the large staff of secretaries and attaches. When the' white hous.e advance agents' came to go over the ground, it is said, they came, to the conclus ion that the Crane estate itself was not large enough, and that the ac commodations to be found in the village were insufficient for the for ce from the executive offices which would have to be moved to Wood's Hole fcr the summer. It also developed that the Crane j' mansion is close to a railway track, ! where many trains pass day andj night; that there are several auto-j matic fog signals in the waters of : Long island sound close to shore, ana that the layout of the Crane! grounds in 'relation to the house.! streets and sidewalks of Wood's Hole were such that the secret ser-i, vice men advanced wnat they term- i ed practical obstacles to their regu-i lar plans for guarding the President. CANDIDATES MUST FILE APPLICATION AT ONCE ' Mr. J. B. Powell, -chairman of the! County Board of Elections, has re-1 cc-ived the blanks from the proper time there was no commencement state officials to be filled out by can- exercises, but the dav was giyen over fhpa Pv'rnrv 'lef ThCk Pd 1 to contests of different games on the tne J . uiiiaij Act. i.iie DianKS readi , , u , i,,.,, as follows: play ground and a big egg hunt. I hereby file my application as ajThe children, and also the big folks, Candidate for the nomination as ' had a great day. t in the primary to be Mies Hannah Clement, Cul- held on the 5th day of June, 1920. breth's oldest citizen who is nearing My affiliation is with the her eighty-seventh birthday, had the party, and I pledge myself to abide miafortune Gf snraining her ankle i 4-1 - -r ii oil wrvrtnt a Party Candidate nominated in suchj TJovti,- fcmrlirlato nnminatpfl in snfh ! primary. Those who wish to procure the i blanks can do so by calling on For-. mer Register of Deeds J. B. Powell at the First National 5anK. Funeral of Mrs. Cheatham. A large number ot sorrowing irienas ana reiauves iucuucu funeral and burial services of Mrs D. T. Cheatham, at the Oxford Me thodist Church Tuesday afternoon. The services were conducted by Rev R. C. Craven, assisted by Dr. J. D. Harte and Rev. Cheatham. The in terment followed at Elmwood Cem etery. The active and honorary pallbearers were: Dr. E. T. White, W- B. Ballou, J. M. Baird, Will Lan- dis, T.'W- Winston, J. B. Bowell, A. A. Hicks, W. H. Hunt, W. T. Yan cey, J- W. Horner, O. B. Breedlove, F. F. Lyon, E. L. Smith, J. G. Hall. C. W. Bryan, J. E. Jackson, B. W Parham, Elvin Parham, Ernest Par ham, J. R. Cottrell, L. B. Crews. , POPULAR COUPLE TO WED At the Oxford Baptist Church April 29th. Cards reading as follows have been issued: ' Mr- and Mrs. Franklin Wills Hancock invite you to be present at the marriage of their daughter, Mary Royall to Mr. John Brent Mayes. Jr., on Thursday, April the twenty-ninth at twelve o'clock, noon, . Baptist Church Oxford, North Carolina. The choir of the Baptist Chureh will repeat their Easter jnuslo next Sunday at the morning service. a laise """T" "t ;!pox and flu gave us quite a lively OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, Cameron Morrison for Governor and in j 1 j j j j i t :n: j. c I brief discusses the brilliant career of this distinguished and loyal son of the Old North State. In reading this most interesting sketch of Mr. Morri spn's life it should be remembered "that "he has without "stint oi "rfmit given practically the largest part of his young manhood to the advance ment of Democratic principles and has rendered priceless service to the Democratic Party for thirty years dur ing which time he has never been an office-holder. Senator Simmons has said that "when the history of the movement fqr white supremacy comes to be written 'no man would be given greater credit for the victory Cameron Morrison. than CUDBRETH NEWS LETTER j . ; - . m , Closing of School Community Chib , In Fine Condition. -Culbreth community Club is in I ' 1 U irmct finnrhinp- mr.dHion The nffir a- tt,wHp Jnms nresident: Katherine Jones, . vice- president; Mrs. E. N. Clements,; sec-i retary-treasurer We besheak for i n iiinc-t cnr-occfnl volT n'Tflpr the ie:iut?lbi111' , The school at Culbreth closed ; on the sixth : owing to the loss of j -- 1ulle UciUiy. -The play ground at Culbreth school has been fitted up with two basket ball courts, tennis, swings sea-saws, volly ball, nucome ball and many other games The health of this community is very good now, but measles small- Duima ,.?tr th ronont ni, time during the recent epidemic. Mrs. A. A. Lyon, of Lyon, is; spending some time with her daugh ter, Mrs. E. N. Clement. Mrs. Fred Daniel, who hns been sick, for some time, we are sorry to note, is "hot quite so well. - Miss Katheline Jones is spend ing a few days at Mt. Airy. SUMMER WHITE HOUSE MAY GO TO ASHEVILLE Asheville, April 15. It is under stood here that there is a possibili ty that Mrs. George W Vanderbilt will offer her handsome mansion, Biltmore, in the suburbs of the city to President Wilson for his summer I capitol- It is believed here that he will ac cept the place if offered. It is more than large enough for the en tire party to be taken to the sum mer capitol; secluded, yet within a few minutes of the railway and tel egraph offices, with wonderful scen ic yiews on every side. Miss Marga ft ret Wilson has just returned to wasningion aner spending iwu months here. The Political Cook. Av course oi don't- want, to in floonce your vote, Mis' Smith, but ut seems to.me if oi wuz you oi'd ruth er vote fer Dinnis O'Brien fer Alder man than do me own cooiin. . . - i i t i ' ' FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1920 CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR ; Mr. Morrison is first of all a devout j Christian gentleman and a most de- voted husband and father. He is a i man of strong convictions and of most noble intellect; kindly disposed yet ever courageous and fearless " in sup port of the truth. He stands, for law and order and, firmly believes in bed rock economy in the administration of .all- Governmental departments. He i aiiGoverpmentai departments. He ij ..Agitator and - Strikejs. For Speci opposed to class legislation W Everfstrike fiver fnrm nnrl P-n n ra ntcoo if olopfprl J ever form and guarantees, if elected Governor, a square deal to all. With out hesitation he declares himself op posed to Woman Suffrage. He strong ly favors and advocates a constitutio nal amendment to reduce the tax rate in order that the people may be protec ted against the workings of the Reval uation Act. It will be worth your while to read, carefully the sketch of j his active career published on page I two of this paper. BULLOCK NEWS LETTER Miss Dora Burge, of Boonville, j Mo., is spending some time with i ' friends here.. . ,v c u a iCW UtL-'b Ui &uu . 1 -l h.lVA Si 1 tATtr rin-rr V . slline aDd the rmers have, all put in solid time in the fields. Miss Myrtle Royster spent thejlaxing its efforts in any direction. , l7 i j? i ciz.iv; i ut waiuiu. Miss Leoncie Pittard of Hender son visited Misses Susie and Paulino Pittard Sunday. Mrs. J. A. Royster, who has ! been spending seme time with her daughter,- Mrs. . H. Hester, oi imiH.sviue, lias leiuiiiuu iiuiiiu. Little Misses Dor.Tlhy Camp bell and Evelyn Campbell, co isins. spent the week end in Durham with their uncle, B. T. Hicks, Jr. Mr. James Bullock and sister, Miss Elizabeth, of Durham, were the very pleasant guest of Mr. and Mrs. 4J. Gr Pittard Sunday. Miss Mary Norwood entertained a few of her friends last Thursday evening in honor of her birthday, Cake and hot chocolate was served, fand all had a delightful time. Mrs. Harry Rovster and son Thomas, motored to Oxford Satur day. Mr. Royster, who has a. posi tion in Oxford, returned home with them. Misses Pattie and Mary Royster 'of Blackstone College, spent Easter with their parents, Mr., and Mrs. C. G. Royster. Miss Zulene Evans, Janie Frazier and Annie Laurie Eakes, of Oxford, spent Easter in and around Bullock. Mr. John Frazier was the guest of his cousin, Mr. Leo Norwood. OFFICERS CAPTURE TWO MORE MOONSHINE PLANTS Sheriff Hunt, Deputy Lyon and Davis captured a still Wednesday on Tar River near Tar River station. Judging from the well-worn paths leading to the still and the ashes that had accumulated, it would seem that the still had been in oper ation for several weeks. The still was of 40 gallon capacity. The of ficers brought it to town -and de molished several tanks of sour mash. On Tuesday last Special Agent Hutchins and Deputy Davis made a trip to the northwest pat'of the qounty and found several barrels of sour mash, but the" still had been re moved. ; " A village girl eloped in her fat hers clothes. And the next day the local paper came out with an ac count of tho elopment, headed ?'FIees in Father's Pants;''. Ladies Home F Journal. NO CANDIDATE YET i FOR THE LEGISLATURE 1 Mr. B. W. Parham and Mr. F. W. ! Hancock Jr., Are Frequently 3Ien- ; turned For the Job. j In' .every breeze that filters throu j h the key-hole of our office door j thece days there is a political whis ; ?or, and he who wouli listen would hear many voices exclaim that eith- , TIT T TTT "T Ll -i-i ttt t-t . f;i iv i i i i vv r" za in vi in fir n rv i-i o n - . . Jr: iX7h;wV ;;;nJseUBllc services beSiw at the : county representative in the legisla- j : :ure. i So far as we know, both Mr. Par- j ur.iii anu mi. xiaucucii lire as quiei as a graveyard on the proposition to H- ( present the county in the session of j 1921. It is the view of those who 1? are interested in such ventures that the legislature jobs pay so little that nobody will go there except through a consideration of county pride, and the men have not yet been found who are willing or can afford to sacrifice their time from their own private, business affairs to go to Raleigh, to stay for two months on $4 a day. And the patriot who is willing thus to serve his native State has not been found. Much constructive work will come before the legislature of 1921. If there ever was a time -in the history of the state when lawyers should be I sent to the legislature it will be the session of 1921. Mr. Parham some years ago represented Davidson with much credit to himself and the county- He was the Granville County food administrator during the world war and administered the office without fear er favor or compensa tion. Mr. Hancock, too) is a lawyer of power and wisdom. Either one of the two men would reflect credit upon the county in the legislative halls. The ability of the two men is recognized throughout the coun ty and both have many warm frien ds and both will be asked to cast theirhat into the ring. "In that event," remarked a state-maker,, "I hope that the one who fails to re ceive the most votes will be elected mayor of Oxford next year if mayor Stem declines to run." GOVERNMENT TO DEAL WITH RAILROAD STRIKERS Officials Hope It Will Prove Effec tive In Ending Strike Arrests Of Area To Canvass Lists of Strik ers. Washington, April 15. Nomina tions of members of the railway la bor board -were confirmed today by the senate, and he board was called tonight by President Wilson to meet tomorrow and organize. Administration officials have fe' that the tb'oard would prove an ef-f fective agency toward ending the1 -"outlaw" strike of railway men. The senate aparently shared this view. Situation Is Improved Aiiumey-ixeiieKu x aiwei baiu to - day he believed that the chaotic con - A4, n 1 Tl. . 'J i niTlMll f I"-1J 1 Xlf 1 IflQ T J 1 1 fill T C I . - . . L. . i improving out he ueciared that the!The deliberation were held in St department of justice was not re- ! nas ou'uuu " lsl : me aepartment nas card maexea the records of more than 60,000 rad icals and the names of strike lead ers and agitators will be traced through these records in an effort to establish connection with prev- : jpus activities STEM NEWS LETTER t Mrs. Frank Meadows is spend i ins the week with relatives in Dur ham. Mrs. Allie G- Reid, of Winston Salem, is on a visit to her brother, Mr. J. H. Gooch. . Mrs. Hallie Blalock, of Golds boro, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Jones of Route 2. -rMr. and Mrs- R. M. Hester, of Oxford. wAe the .guests of Mr. J. B. Thomasson of Tally Ho Sunday. Mr. I. E. Harris, of Creedmoor, owner of 4he Creedmoor Auto Co., spent a few hours in our town Wed nesday. Mr. and Mrs. B. F- Farabow and family and Miss Ettie Washington of Tally Ho. mptored , over to Dur ham Wednesday afternoon. Mr. C. H. Washington of Tally Ho while loading his wagon Wed nesday afternoon, lost his balance, and fell out of the wagon, his hand striking the prongs of a pitchfork inflicting a most painful wound. Fertilizer dealers here are ex periencing considerable trouble in getting guano, on account of rail road strike and the fact that the fac tories cannot supply the dejnand as more is being sold than ever before. Prof. J. F. Webb of Oxford was on our streets Wednesday and in formed us that an expert architect would in a few days submit plans for the new brick school building which he hopes will be completed in time for the fall term. MR. S R. PITTARD TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL The many friends of Mr. S. R. i Pittard, of Oxford Route 4, will re gret to learn that it was necessary to take him to the hospital this week for medical treatment. . Mr. Pittard's leg was hurt by 'an automobile last December and it has 'given him considerable trouble. It is thought that an .amputation of the leg will not be necessary. NUMBER 30 PROTRACTED MEETING AT OXFORD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WILL BEGIN SUNDAY. Dr. Frank Fincher of Hn;5stnn tv. ( - - - - v. . xm X. ! as, With Rev. W. H. Matthews. His Choir-Director and -Miss Mary 7 Habeson Will Conduct the Services- On next Sunday, April 18th, evan- t . , . will begin Presbyterian Church. Dr. Frank Fincher, General Assembly eva n pp- list, formerly Dastor of a lar-re Pres- h.rforintl r i, TT j. m "S1". Ans?ouS?n' aS' will do. the preaching. Dr. Fincher has' had remarkable success in a number of meetings which he has held in North Carolina recently, and is now engaged in holding a meet ing in Charlotte. He will arftve, with his soloist, Miss Harbeson on Monday afternoon, and will preach on Monday night. Rev. Mr. Mat- . thews, the choir leader will arrive on Saturday to organize the" choir. He will preach cn Sunday morning, and Rev. R. C. Craven, pastor of the First Methodist Church, this city, will preach Sunday night. The ser vices will begin on Sunday evening at eight o'clock and announcement will be made at that time concern ing the time of the subsequent ser vices. All the congregations of the city are given an urgent invitation to join with the Presbyterians in this meeting. The various choirs i are especially invited to join in the singing and help make this a iea- . ture-of the meeting. Miss Mary Harbeson, soloist, will only be in Oxford two or three d,ays. Her interpretation of the Gospel, Iri song, has caused widespread anti favorable comment, wherever she has sung In the State. Rev.. Mr. Matthews is an experienced : and wide-awake choir leader, and good music is promised the congrega tions during these services. r On ' Friday evening at eight o'clock a number of cottage-prayer-meetings has been arranged by the pastor of the Presbyterian Church, and all those who live in the neigh borhood, where one of these is to beV neid, are invited to be present, whether Presbyterians or not. The following is the schedule: M. E. Green's on Broad St., S. C. Morton's on College St., Frank Murray's on" upper College, R. P. Taylor's on Williamsboro St., W. J. Webb " on Spring St., J. M. Baird's on Raleigh road, Mrs. I. H. Steagall in South Oxford. DELEGATES TO ANNUAL ' EPISCOPAL CONVENTION The Convention Closed Thursday and the Delegates Departed For Home. One seldom sees a more refined and intelligent body of ladies than the laree number of delegates tn the i " " 1 Annual Convention of the Woman's : Auxiliary of the Episcopal Church. 1 . -. . -. . - . wno gatnered in Uxrord this week. Stephen's Church and tfie several addresses and reports were inspir ing. The homes cf Oxford were thrown open to the delegates, and there was disappointment in many, homes be cause all-of the delegates did not at tend the convention. The large j number who did attend were loud in ! their praise of the homes in Oxford ' and the civic beauty of our city. The social feature of the gather ing was very marked. A su.mpte ous dinner was served in Lyon Me morial Building Tuesday, and Tues day afternoon Mrs. H. G. CQoper en tertained the entire delegation. On Wednesday evening Mrs. R. G. Las siter entertained the entire delega tion and visitors to the number of two hundred. The convention elected Mrs. H. G. Cooper Chairman of the United Of fering of the Woman's Auxiliary of the State to raise $10,000 during the year. WINSTON-SALEM NOW FIRST CITY IN NORTH CAROLINA The Census Bureau announces the following Winston-Salem, N. C, 48,395; increase since 1910, 25, 695. Charlotte's population by census returns released in March was glv en as 46)318, 2,077 short- of Winston-Salem's population for 1920. While these figures are subject to latr official correction by the census bureau, it is extremely doubtful that the officials figures will materially change results as already given out. Latest Ladies Fashions. Women's wear next fall will be even more "undressy" than the past winter, according to Paris whole salers, who welcomed the fact be cause of the' fabulous prices of mat erials. Woolens have increased 50 per cent, silks 100 per cent and cot ton 75 per cent, which means that the average woman will be able to buy just about one-half the amount of dress godds she bought this past winter. Eggs 15 Cents. Wilmington. Del., April 15. with1 thousands of casc3 of eyga ready for shipment on station plat forms. The price of eggs in Dela ware towns today droned teen cents per dozen. i 1 n 1 .1 T s j.- s.
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