SUFFRAGE CAUSE WINS
IN STATE CONVENTION
Plank Asking Legislature to Ratify
At Special Session Passes After
Warm Fight. Ed. S. Abell of Johns
ton Named as Delegate to National
Convention. Editor Wade Harris
One.of the Big Four.
The Democratic State Convention
met in Raleigh yesterday at noon. It
was called to order by Chairman T.
D. Warren. Congressman Clyde Hoey
was made temporary chairman and
delivered a fine address on state af
fairs, coming out squarely for Wom
an Suffrage. Senator Overman deliv
ered an address on national questions
and made a strong speech. Senator
Overman stated that he had not
changed his position on woman suf
frage. He believed it was a question
for the State and when the men of
the State asked him to be for a meas
ure he was ready to do their bidding.
Thomas D. Warren was made per
manent chairman of the convention
when it met in afternoon session.
Mark Squiers was made secretary.
Delegates to the convention at San
Francisco were named. Delegates at
large: Wade Harris, editor of the
Charlotte Observer, J. 0. Carr, of
Wilmington, Gen. Julian S. Carr, of
Durham, and State Chairman Thomas
D. Warren.
Presidential Electors for State at
Large: Col. Albert L. Cox, of Wake,
and W. A. Self, of Catawba.
District delegates elected to the
national convention yesterday are:
First District: Elector, E. L. Stew
art; delegates, R. S. Neal, P. G. Saw
yer, W. L. Privott and J. L. Mayo.
Second: Elector, J. Paul Frizzelle;
delegates, George A. olderness, L. P.
Tapp.
Third: Elector, J. L. Barham; dele
gates, Nathan O’Berry, J. T. Bland,
Jr., C. S. Wallace, S. W. Ferrebee.
Fourth: B. T. Holden; delegates,
S. F. Austin, James L. Griffith, Ed S.
Abell, John M. Brewer.
Fifth: Elector, D. S. Royster; dele
gates, E. D. Broadhurst, R. O. Eve
rett.
Sixth: Elector, Thomas L. Johnson;
delegates, Q. K. Nimmocks, T. A. Mc
Neill, J. D .Bellamy, R. E. Powell.
Seventh: Elector, George II. Hum
ber; delegates, W. A. Neale, C. L.
Williams, S. S. Williams, J. W. John
son.
Eighth: Elector, A. C. Honeycutt;
delegates, W. C. Newland, J. D. Nor
wood.
Ninth: Elector, T. A. Adams; dele
gates, Guy Roberts, E. F. Watson, J.
H. Pearson, J. D. Elliott.
Tenth: Elector, F. E. Alley; dele
gates, W. W. Neal, W. F. Decker, J.
H. Sullivan, R. M. Oates.
The following is taken from this
morning’s News and Observer.
“Suffrage sentiment, after a trial
skirmish earlier in the afternoon yes
terday, had won by three to one a
place for Mrs. John S. Cunningham,
of Durham, as honorary delegate to
the national convention. But the
lines were not drawn and the issue
was not presented until the report of
the platform committee brought be
fore the convention a plank calling
upon the Legislature to reject the
Susan B. Anthony amendment and to
submit to the voters of North Caro
lina in the November election an
amendment to the State Constitution,
giving women the right to vote in
North Carolina. Two minority re
ports, one of them presented by in
struction from the Fifth district con
vention, started the fight. It was not
until after a long wrangle and much
parliamentary discussion that F. P.
Hobgood, of Greensboro, one of the
earliest champions of the cause in
the State Legislature, proposed a
substitute for the minority reports
and the platform plank. The roll
call by counties piled up a vot for the
substitute of 585 to 428 1-2.”
Daily Newspapermen Meet.
The North Carolina Association of
Dailies, an organization embracing
every daily newspaper in the state,
met in Raleigh yesterday. Matters
of interest to the business manage
ment of newspapers were the princi
pal themes for discussion.
President Wilson has appointed
Mrs. Josephus Daniels as the official
■delegate to represent American wo
men at the eighth congress of Inter
national Woman Suffrage Alliance in
Geneva, Switzerland, in June.
HAPPENINGS IN CLAYTON
Clayton, April 7.—Mr. F. A. Daw
son of Fayetteville was in town yes
terday on business.
Miss Eloise Turley spent the East
er holidays with friends at Four Oaks.
Mrs. Thurman Smith and Mrs. A.
B. Hollowell spent Tuesday morning
in Raleigh.
Mr. Hugh Austin of Smithfield
spent Sunday at his home near town.
Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Austin and chil
dren of Four Oaks spent last Sun
day here with Mrs. M. E. Gattis.
Messrs. Bill Ellis and Bennette
Poole of Wake Forest College, were
here for the holidays.
Miss Della Austin left this morn
ing for Queens College, Charlotte, af
ter spending Easter here with her
parents at Wildwood Farm.
Mrs. Willie Boyette of Wilson
spent Sunday here with Mrs. Miller
White.
Misses Elizabeth Harden and Mar
garet Hunter of Raleigh were here
Tuesday to attend the “At Home”
given by Mrs. Ashley Horne.
Rev. and Mrs. A. O. Moore and
children are spending this week with
Mrs. Moore’s parents at Scotland
Neck.
Misses Doris Jeffreys, Mary Wil
liams and Genie Thomas of Meredith
College were here for the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Hamilton
and little son Norwood, of Goldsboro
spent the week end here.
Mr. Ransom Averitt of Wake Forest
College was here for Easter.
Mr. John Barnes of Trinity Col
lege, Durham, spent the holidays
here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John S. Barnes.
Mr. Walter Priddy of W’ichita Falls,
Texas, arrived last Sunday to join
his wife and children who have been
here for some time. He wrill be here
for a few days yet.
Mrs. Bennette Noe has returned
after a visit to Charlotte and other
places.
A large number of the town peo
ple attended the game in Raleigh
Monday and were delighted over the
result. We have three boys on Wake
Forest team and of course are always
glad to see them win a game.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hamilton and
Mr. and Mrs. H. Poole are moving
into the home where Mr. and Mrs.
Ransom Penny lived before Mr. Pen
ny’s death.
Miss Ruth Penny, a student at
Chapel Hill, came home Monday to
spend this week with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Penny of near Ar
cher Lodge.
Miss Gladys Barbour spent last
Sunday with friends at Oxford.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Holt of Ral
eigh have moved into the Robertson
Hotel. We welcome them to our
town and hope them much success
and with Mr. Holt as proprietor we
feel sure of this. He has had several
years experience with Wright Hotel
and cafe at Raleigh.
The Wilmington Census Report.
A population of 33,372 is a decided
ly good showing, and an increase of
39.6 per cent is a very wholesome
growth. Although the expectations
of most prognosticators are set awry,
Wilmington has advanced in popula
tion in a substantial fashion, has ad
vanced as much as might be expected
of an old city on the sea, which has
developed naturally, without large in
dustrial expansion, without the swell
ing effect of a boom.
We shall probably have to take
third place in the state. Charlotte
is ahead of us, Winston-Salem will
come next. But while we have not
been able to attain our former high
and leading estate, we have reason
for pride, we have reason for gratifi
cation. We have gone forward. Wil
mington, the staunch and enduring,
has made good again, proceedng not
by sudden leaps, but by a steady se
quence of prosperity and enlargement
to the great city which it is to be, a
city thoughtful of its splendid tradi
tions, but keenly alert to the modern
world, keeping unbroken step with
the nr.rch of progress.—Wilmingtofi
Star.
Judge Lindsay in State.
Judge Ben Lindsay, originator of
the Juvenile Court system in Ameri
ca, is in North Carolina to make sev
eral speeches. Tonight he will ad
dress the people of Wilmington on
the problems of reconstruction in
America and abroad. He has recent
ly returned from Europe.
PRINCETON—BOON HILL
Princeton, April 7.—Miss Frances
Ledbetter and Miss Ellis Credle from
Looisburg Female College came down
to spend the Easter holidays with
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Ledbetter.
Rev. Mr. Gardner, pastor of the
Primitive Baptist church near here
was married Wednesday the 31st to
Miss Bettie Woodard of this town
ship. The hundreds of relatives and
friends of this young couple wish
them a happy future, with as many
years ahead as they have behind them.
Those two Princeton me* who paid
forty dollars for a quart of old rye
whiskey in Goldsboro a few days ago
would confer a favor on some of
their less fortunate friends here if
they would let ’em smell of the bot
tle.
Mr. John Holt had the misfortune
to lose a fine mule Thursday evening.
While plowing the mule fell down and
was dead in a few minutes.
Mrs. J. L. Fennell and little son,
Leroy, from Clinton, are here visiting
relatives.
Messrs. J. W. Perry and C. W.
Johnson have returned from Florida
where they have been for two weeks.
Mrs. W. F. Jones and children from
Maysville are here visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Snipes from
Washington City are visiting Mr.
Snipes’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
W. Snipes, near town. The young
couple were married in Washington
several days ago.
Mr. Otis V. Jones from Raleigh
was the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Stevens
in town Sunday.
Mr. Joe Boyette from Buies Creek
came home for Easter holidays.
Messrs. C. C. and Bill Massey,
medical students at Chapel Hill, spent
Easter holidays at home.
Mr. Ashley Wiggs died at his home
here Monday. The remains were car
ried to his old home near Fremont
for burial on Tuesday.
Mrs. Ed A. Holt and children are
visiting relatives in Smithefild this
week.
HOPEWELL NEWS.
The people of this section are glad
to see it turning some warmer as it
is very bad on the young tobacco
plants and fruit trees.
Mr. Jimmie Stephenson and three
sons, Julian, Ottis and Bingham
Stephenson from Wake Forest spent
the week end at the home of Mr.
Israel Stephenson.
Misses Bessie Stephenson and An
nie Lassiter spent Sunday with Misses
Estelle and Velma Lassiter of Spilo
na section.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Smith and
family of Peacock’s Cross Roads spent
Saturday night at the home of Mr.
D. A. Thompson.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Johnson and
sister Miss Sallie Wright spent the
week end at the home of their father
Mr. J. W. Wright near Princeton.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Hinton and
family of Archer Lodge section spent
Sunday at the home of Mr. Will Sut
ton.
Mrs. A. C. Johnson of Royall sec
tion spent a few days of this week
at the home of Mr. J. H. Lassiter.
Mr. Ralph Lassiter and Miss Mat
tie Johnson surprised their many
friends last Friday night when they
motored over to Mr. Joel Lee’s, J. P.,
and were quietly married. The writ
er wishes them a long and happy life.
Miss Lena Toler of Princeton spent
the week end with Miss Neta Toler.
EVANGELINE.
“Flying Parson” Visits Raleigh
Wednesday Lieut. Maynard, the
“Flying Parson,” flew in his machine
to the capital city. During the after
noon he took up newspaper men, John
A. Park, of the Raleigh Times, and
Mr. McNeil, of the News and Observ
er for flights. Yesterday Lieut. Mayn
ard went to Sampson county to visit
his father, after which he will return
to Washington City to give up his
ship and get out of the game.
Shipman Zone Officer.
M. L. Shipman, Commissioner of
Labor and Printing, has accepted ap
pointment as Zone Clearance Officer
for zone No. 5 which includes Mary
land, Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina and the District of Colum
bia. The object of the zone system
of clearance is to effect a more speedy
and economic adjustment of the labor
supply and demand in the United
States.
IN AND AROUND SELMA
—
Mr. Roland Batten of Norfolk, Va.,
is on a visit to relatives here.
Mr. Williard DeSh: zo, a student of
Wake Forest College, spent Easter
with his parents here.
Misses Lelia Straugh and Mildred
Perkins of G. C. W. spent Easter with
their parents here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Jackson have
returned from an extended, visit to
their son, Mr. Oscar Jackson, of
Jacksonville, Fla.
Messrs. Jennings Talton and J. R.
Adams were visitors in Raleigh Easter
Monday.
Mr. Frank 0. Ray spent Easter with
friends in Burlington.
As the fire bell began to ring Mon
day morning a big crowd gathered
about. On further investigation Sel
ma’s magnificent school building was
found to be in flames. The building
burned fast and was soon completely
destroyed. No one knows the origin
of the fire. As it was the fire hap
pened at 6 o’clock and the building
was not occupied. The building cost
over $60,000 when it was erected in
1916. Insurance to the amount of
$40,000 was carried. A mass meeting
was called Monday night with the
united declaration that a building, as
good if not better, than the former
must replace the ashes of the burned
one. However school will continue
to go on. The first grade will use the
old Methodist Sunday school room,
the second grade the Presbyterian
church, the third grade will use three
rooms of Mrs. N. E. Ward’s home,
which were so kindly given by Mrs.
Ward, the fourth and fifth grades
will use the old mill Sunday school
room, the sixth grade the Baptist
Baraca class room, while the seventh
grade and high school will occupy the
upper floor of the building of Doctors
Person and Vick.
Selma, N. C., April 8.
TEXAS TO SUFFER BIG LOSS.
Appearance of Boll Worm Calls for
Destruction Fart of Cotton Crop.
Washington, April 6.—The State of
Texas was urged today at a meeting
of officials from every cotton growing
State to take immediate steps to
stamp out the pink boll worm which
has reappeared in nine counties in the
Galveston section. Only the most
drastic quarantine, accompanied by
destruction of crops already planted,
can prevent a rapid spread of the pest
experts of the agricultural department
said. The conference will be continu
ed tomorrow, but the Federal horti
culture board is understood to have
practically served notice on the Texas
authorities that unless action is taken
by the State all of Texas will be plac
ed under quarantine which will pre
vent the shipment of cotton and cot
tonseed into neighboring States.
Governor Hobby of Texas and sev
eral members of the congressional
delegation of the State who were
present, expressed their desire to co
operate with the Federal beard, but
declared the State was not in position
to carry out the drastic program out
lined for them. A total expense to
the State of some $1,750,000 would
result from destruction of this year’s
crop, representatives cf the State held.
As an alternative they proposed the
segregation of the infected areas by
throwing around it a 10-mile strip in
which cotton growing would be pro
hibited. Government experts did not
believe this would serve the purpose,
since the growing cotton within the
area would prove a breeding place
for the boll worm from which it would
find its way in increasing numbers
into virgin territory. Those sponsor
ing the compromise suggested also
that all seed derived from the nine
counties be crushed inside the State
and the tainted cotton might be shipp
ed by sea direct to New England or
foreign manufacturing cities where
the insect would be harmless.
Objection to this suggestion was
raised on the ground that with com
petition removed, prices for seed in
Texas would be adversely affected.
Several of the cotton States have
already moved to protect themselves
from the invasion of the boll worm
from Texas. Louisiana will order all
cotton growing in infected areas
plowed under and will compensate
the farmers. Mississippi, officials of
the State told the conference, will
prohibit infected seed from even pass
ing through the State, and Georgia,
North Carolina and Florida have tak
en precautionary measures along the
same lines.—Associated Press.
NEWS ITEMS FROM KENLY
Kenly, April 7.—Mrs. G. B. Wood
ard leaves Sunday for Norfolk, Wash
ington and Baltimore to visit rela
tives.
Mrs. J. G. High is on a visit to
relatives in Winston-Salem.
Miss Lucile Holden who is in school
at Louisburg College spent the East
er holidays here with her parents,
Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Holden. She re
turned to school Monday.
Miss Annie Belle Bridgers of Blad
enboro who is attending Meredith
College at Raleigh spent the Easter
holidays here with Mr. and Mrs. Mil
ler Bridgers.
Miss Lillian Edgerton of Norfolk,
Va., spent the holidays in Kenly re
turning to Norfolk Wednesday.
Miss Annie Griffin of Norfolk and
Miss Louise Elliott of Catawba after
spending the Easter holidays as the
guests of Miss Inez Edegrton left
Monday night for Greensboro where
they are in school at G. C. W.
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Barnes of Dunn
spent Sunday here with relatives.
Miss Sadie Morris left Monday af
ternoon for the Conservatory of Mu
sic at Durham after spending the
Easter holidays- at home with parents
Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Morris.
Mrs. Luby Hill was taken very sud
denly ill here Sunday and was rushed
to the hospital at Wilson for treat
ment. We hope her condition is much
improved.
Mr. John Lashley of New Bern
spent Monday here as the guest of
Mr. Claude Edgerton.
Mr. Bridgers of Wake Forest Col
lege spent the week end with his
brother, Mr. Miller Bridgers. Miss
Dixon of Wake Forest was also the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Bridgers.
Mr. F. A. White made a business
trip to Raleigh Tuesday.
Mrs. S. B. Joyner of Rocky Mount
and Mrs. L. L. Smith of Henderson
ville were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
A. G. Tiner Thursday.
Mrs. Ephriam Whitson of Mount
Olive was a visitor in town last week.
Mrs. Frank Capps most delightful
ly entertained the Priscilla Club last
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. C. P. Jerome went to Jackson
last Friday to be present at the mar
riage of her daughter, Grace, to Dr.
Paul Godwin Parker which took place
on Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock.
Dr. and Mr.-.. Parker left immediate
ly for New York and other northern
point". They will be at home to their
friends after the 14th of April, Jack
son, N. C.
Miss Inez Edgerton returned to G.
C. W., Grensboro Tuesday after spend
ing the Easter holidays at home with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Edg
erton.
Mr. and Mi:;. H. M. Grizzard and
Herbert, Jr., left Sunday night for
Detroit, Mich. They will purchase a
new car while there and drive back.
Mr. Henry Yates Edgerton of Char
lotte spent Easter here with parents,
Mr. and Mrs. II. F. Edgerton.
Messrs. Geddie and Frank Jerome
of Rose Hill spent the week end in
Kenly.
Mr. P. H. Etheredge left Sunday
night on a business trip to Conners
ville, Indiana, and will be gone for
several days.
Miss Mildred Darden had as her
guests during the Easter holidays
Misses Yelverton of Fremont and
Roena Adams of Linden.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller Bridgers en
tertained last Saturday night in hon
or of their guests, Mr. Bridgers and
Miss Dixon of Wake Forest. '
Miss Ida Etheredge of the Selma
Graded School faculty spent the East
er holidays here with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Tiner spent the
week end visiting relatives in Rocky
Mount and Louisburg.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bowman have
returned from a visit to Wadesboro.
Mrs. Capps of Lucama was in town
Wednesday visiting her children, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Capps.
Mr. Addie Flowers who has been
spending sometime at home has re
turned to Maryland where he has a
position with the Majestic Stove and
Range Co.
Services at the Presbyterian church
Sunday were very interesting and in
structive. An Easter sermon by the
pastor, Rev. C. E. Clark and Easter
music by the choir was very much
enjoyed by the large congregation
present.
The Etheredge Printing Company
has just received another large press
and expects to have it installed soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller Bridgers of
THREE TOWNS ARE
TAKEN BY FRENCH
Frankfort, Darmstdat and Hanau Oc*
cupied; German Police Disarmed—
No Resistance, But Protest Is En
tered.—Official Berlin Doesn’t Like
Move.
Paris, April 6.—(Havas)—An offici
al communication issued this evening
says:
“The military operation contem
plated against Frankfort and Darm
stadt was begun today in the early
hours. The troops of the thirtieth
corps took part in the operation and
met with no resistance. The encircl
ing of the two towns and the occu
pation of important points of the cir
cle were completed at 11 o’clock by
our calvary, which in the afternoon
occupied Hanau, previously evacuated
by the German troops.
“A battalion of German security po
lice was taken over in the Frankfort
barracks and disarmed.”
Mayence, April 6.—The only inci
dent in the occupation of North Frank
fort by the French consisted of a few
shots fired. According to reports by
aviators, German gun detachments
fired two or three shells on a French
cavalry patrol before which detach
ments of the Reishswehr and the se
curity police were retiring. The lat
ter, although knowing yesterday that
occupation had been decided on, re
fused to believe that it would be car
ried out, one of the officers saying
that the British would not let the
French come in.
At Darmstadt the reception of the
French troops was almost cordial and
the population at Frankfort was in
clined to be friendly to the French.
Surprise to Berlin.
Berlin, April 6.—(By Associated
Press.)—The French action in send
ing troops to the Ruhr district came
as a complete surprise, according to
German official circles, as it had been
hoped that the manner in which the
government troops were executing po
lice duties in that region would con
vince the entente that the government
was not contemplating violation of
the peace treaty.
An official communication says that
the attitude of the other allied gov
ernments toward French occupation
is not known, as only Germany re
ceived a note from France on the mat
ter.
“The German government will most
energetically protest against this
measure, which renders all possibility
of establishing a modus vivendi be
tween France and Germany hopeless,”
says the communique, “and can only
strengthen those elements in Germa
ny which are entirely opposed to the
execution of the peace treaty.
“We hope, however, that the rapid
and smooth progress of the measures
taken in the Ruhr region will shorten
the martyrdom of the occupied towns,
but there can be no room for doubt
that the French action, which is jus
tified by no real interest and which
is contrary even to French interests,
again endangers the republic and sets
us months back in the establishment
of orderly conditions.”—News and
I Observer.
STEVENS CHAPEL NEWS.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gurley from near
Pikeville, attended the burial of Mr.
Dempsey Daughtry Tuesday.
There was a free moving picture
show at Brogdon school Friday night,
Saturday and Saturday night. Those
who attended it report a nice time.
Prospects for tobacco in our com
munity is good at present for this
year’s crop, as most everybody has
plenty of plants.
Mrs. Callie Thompson is on the sick
list this week. We hope she will soon
be out again.
Mr. Solomon Daughtry and wife
and Mr. Walter Thompson and wife
motored to Princeton Saturday night
to see the war reels in the movies.
GUESS WHO.
Rock, Shape of Mules Head.
A rock which is a perfect mule’s
head in shape, was found by work
men in a quarry on a farm in Mis
souri, the other day. _
Bladenboro have purchased a house
on Maxwell Heights and will make
their home here. Mr. Bridgers and
Mr. Claude Edgerton have gone in the
garage business.