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"WET AND DRY" ISSUE IS BtGQUESTION THE NEBRASKA VOTERS Nabraska Voters Are Express ing phoice for President -Select Delegates To Na . tional Conventions WOMEN VOTE FOR FIRST TIME IN PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY . Liquor: Question Brought Out By Democratic Contest For Control of States Delegation To National Convention . t - - (By The Associated Press) Lincoln, ; Neb., April 20. The "wet" and v "dry" issue has been brought to the fore in-Nebraska's s. primary at which both republicans and democrats are today, expressing their choice of presidential candi dates, name 16 delegates to the na . tional convention -of each party and nominate candidates tfor congres sional and state offices. Under a par tial suffrage act Nebraska: women for the first time will vote in a presi dential preference fight. Republicans entered for presiden tial indorsement, are Generals John - J, Pershing and Leonard Wood and United States Senator Hiram W. Johnson; of California. United States Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock "has "been presented , - the -" democratic presidential candidate while Robert Ross of Lexington, Neb. will run on : both tickets. ' The liquor question was brought out by the , democratic -contest.ror .;. control of. the .state's delegation" to ' fla.n Franc'!co convention, J Supj " porters of William Jennings Bryan and Senator Hitchcock are the op posing forces. Each faction has. a. list of delegate candidates in the field and .each has a ' candidate for national committeeman. , ; . Mr. Bryan, opponent of what he says are" efforts .to raise the legal limit of alcohol in beverages, is seek 'ing a place on the delegation and has announced that if "heJ is- elected he r" will not support Senator Hitchcock because of his opposition tosubmis sion . of .. " the federal ' prohibitory amendment -antr' for other reasons. . Should the state instruct for Mr. Hitchcock, Mr. Bryan, has declared . he would allow an alternate to &cti in y his place when the democratic con tention begins balloting on presiden tial nominees. Delegate candidates :: representing the rival camps of . Generals Wood . and Pershing, likewise, are' seeking election, but all of them have pledged that if they are chosen they will abide . by the preference vote of the people regardless of their personal choice. ;;v 'All of the' delegates selected, the attorney general's office has held, are only morally bound to adhere to the wish of the voters and have power to chance their votes at the convention if they feel, circumstances justify such action, "y x ; -. .. . The' democrats have congressional contests in only two districts. AH of the state's present republican con gressmen are asking renomination. Three, R. E. Evans, W. E. Andrews '. and Moses P. Kinkaid, are opposed by candidates of the Non-Partisan league.. ; : . -i? ; -; . ' ' W, J. Taylor of Merna, an officer - of the league, but not entered by that organization as a candidate, is seek ing the democratic gubernatorial nomination against four other candi dates. ' In the republican primary Governor Samuel R. McKelvie is out for renomination and is opposed by six candidates. . One feature of the state contests will be' the result of the vote for democratic nomination for secretary of state, two women having entered this, race for the first time in the state's history. They are Miss Anna E. Yockel, of Beatrice and Miss Lil lian U, Stofter, of" Osceola. They "will contest with E. A. Walrath of Osceo- , la and L. A. Barsoh of Frontier . County. '. ' 1 Earthquake Recorded t (By The Associated Press) Washington, April 20. -An earth ' quake of moderate intensity about twenty-one hundred miles from Washington was today recorded 'by the Georgetown University, seismo graphic Observatory. .. . ': - . Prjests Replace Police (By The Associated PressN Lond'onberry Ireland, April 20. Quiet prevailed here today after rioting Sunday when Catholic priests took the place of policemen and pa trolled the streets. - . i'BEFdRE? U N J D NS WILL NOT STRIKE Brotherhood . President Says Threatened Walkout In Chi- cago Willce Unlawful (By The Associated Press) ' r Detroit. NApril 20. The -walkout of one hundred thousand mainten ance "Way railroad employees which is threatened in Chicago for April 28 unless their demands for a tempor ary wage increase of a dollar a day are eranted, will not receive the sanction of the brotherhood, Presi dent E. R. Grable announced today Old Landmark Loses A Branch .Of Its Family Last night an old . land mark in the Commons 'became tired of its large family and there was a "split- up." In other words, one of.' the largest trees - in the Tarboro Com mons lost one of its-limbs. , The limb itself was as large as the .usual tree that we see along the street line in an'yc ity. It will be missed by those who have lived and grown with it. A little child, in speaking of the happening saidJEhatthe city had "al ready; covere4the wound with anti f logistine,' v to save that' part of the tice which,' still stands. . . V. . Those citizens thai live near the Commons heard the noise made by the wranding of- the tree last night and rushed to their windows, think ing that perhaps a small earthquake had visited oar city. ' Rural Carrier Exams The United States Civil Service Commission has announced an ex amination for the county of Halifax, N. C, to be held at Tarboro, Halifax, Littleton, N. C, on May 8, 1920, toi fill the position of rural carrier at Littleton, 'Enfield, Palmyra, .Halifax, and" Tillery, N. C, and vacancies that may later occur on rural routes from other1 post offices in the above-men tioned county, r The examination will be open only to citizens who are ac tually domiciled in the territory of a post office in the "county and who meet the other requirements set forth in Form No. 1977. Both men and women, if qualified, may enter this examination, but appointing of ficers have- the legal right to specify the sex desired in requesting certifi cation of 'eligibles,.j',Women will not be considered . for . rural carrier ap pointment unless they are the widows of U. S.' soldiers, sailors, or marines, or the wives of U. Si soldiers, sailors or marines who are physically dis qualified for examination by reason of injuries received in the line cf military duty. Form-No. 1977 and application blanks may be obtained from the offices mentioned above or from the United States Civil Service Commission at Washington, D.' C. Applications should be forwarded to the Commission at .Washington at earliest practicable date. . ALLIED PREMIERS AGREE ON PRINCIPLE TREATY POINTS - (By The Associated Press) " San Remo,' April 20.- Premiers of the AlKed powers concerned are agreed upon the principle representa tions to be made to Germany con cerning the execution, of the Yer salles treaty, but some differences of a small nature still persist, today'f. advices state. . . Many Representatives . Present At Board Jlleet Washington, April 20-Heads of the fou brotherhoods and other repre sentatives of railroad men were pres ent here when the railroad labor board begun formal hearings bri'the demands for increased wages, involv ing nearly two million railroad employes.-" Typhus Rages In Siberia (By The A30ciated Press) Victoria, B.'C, April 20. Typhus has killed thousands of Siberians knd thousands are still, succumbing U it, DrrA.-K. Higgs, head of the Ameri can fced Cross saidHoday on return ing. ' ' AT! PROHIBlTlOrJ A H D EfJFORGEMENTftCTS LVE I Two ? Cases Were Original Suits By New Jersey And ' Rhode Island , ATTACKS CLAIMED ACTS VWERE REVOLUTIONARY -f (By The Associated Press) Washington, . April 20. Validity of the Prohibition ' Amendment and portins of the Enforcement Act was involved in sevn separate proceed ings before the Supreme Court. Two of these were original, suits brought by Rhode Island and New Jersey as sovereign states to enjoin enforce' meht in ; their- jurisdictions upon- the grounds that both enactments were unconstitutional. The other caset were direct appears from lower court decrees. . Steps to institute the suits were taken immediately after the amend ment became effective on Januarj 16' and ' on motion of counsel their consideration was expedited. . In 'both the Rhode Island and New Jersey suits the validity of the Eigh teenth Amendment was attacked, but the New Jersey case also alleged that even-if the amendment were valid the enforcement art was'unconstitu- tional because it had not been con cwred in by New Jersey under pro visions qf the amendment giving the federal and-, state governments con current power to enforce prohibition. New ; Jersey also contended " that if the entire enforcemeht act were not unconstitutional, the portions of it limiting the "alcoholic- .content of beverages to less than orte-half -of one percent-and relating to .the dis pensing of liquors fr,rhetl!inal pur poses were invalid v - . The cases reachirfg -the couit on appeals were those ' of the kentucky Distilleries and Warehouse Company; Christian Feigenspan, a Newark, N. L, brewfcr, the St. Louis Brewing As aociatijm, and George C..Dempsey(.a wnolesale liquor dealer of Boston, Bass., who lost injunction proceed ings in the lower-court.' The other case before the court was an appeal by the government from a decision of Federal Judge Geiger enjoining federal officials from, interfering with the Manitowoc Products Com pany, a . Wisconsin 5 corporation, in the manufacture; of beer containing 2.5 percent alcohol. : In all the cases a general attack on the amendment was made on ground that it was' revolutionary and constituted legislation in the guise of a constitutional amendment designed to regulate the private habits of in dividuals; that, it interf erred with the states' police powers ; that it -was' in vaid because adopted by two-thirds of the members of Congress present when the vote was taken and not by two-thirds of. the membership and that the amendment was not ratified by three-fourths of the states owing td provisions in many state constitu tions, requiring that amendments be submitted to a referendum. Bandits Attack Train Carrying Royal Heads (By The Associated Press) Seville, Spain, April 20. Bandits today attacked the train carrying Queen Victoria .and her brother in an unsuccessful'attempt to carry off the royal plate which the quee'nhad with her. . ' ,. Cabinet In Session Today (By Associated Press) i Washington, April 20. President Wilson met his cabinet again today. It is said that only routine matters were considered. ART EXHIBIT - ; (Contributed) r There will be an art exhibit at the Central school building on May 5 to 8. Copies of many masterpieces will be on exhibition at the exhibit, and many beautiful carbon copies and photogravures will bg shown. This is an educational opportunity. : Recognizing the educational ad vantages to be derived from Oppor tunities to see good, art, the school has arranged for this exhibit of good pictures. A small admission fee will be charged for the purpose of adding some new volumes to our school library. Everyone should come, for the pictures are of interest to both young and old. You will be -benefitted and also will help increaie our liberty. COURTS TODAY'S NEWS OF TARBOrtO 20 YEARS AGO , ." Martm-Paorfngton. : ' The -greatest 'socia event- of the year was the marriage , last evening, in the Episcopal church, of J. Trunk Martin to Miss Lena Pennington, j. Both are very popular, . and the result was a large number of waiters graced the' occasion and the church, most prettily decorated,- -was fHled even to standing room. Rev. E. W.Gambie officiated, and M, A. Curtis presided at the organ, of which he is a mkster. t. "The ceremonies were both pretty and impressive. , Henry Johnston was best man and Miss Josephine ' Philips maid of honor, who wore blue crepe de chine and carried La France roses. Ushers were Johnson McDowell, Manly Baker, Dr, Whitehead, Will Pennington, ' Martin Carstarphen, of Williamston, and Joe Pennington. Waiters were Little Miss Kathe rine Pender ; and . Alex Fairley, Jr., Miss Alice Thurston Pender, Wheeler Martjn, Jr., of Wilmington; Miss Lizzie Nash, Stamps Howard ; MIbs Nannie Moye, Lee Staton; Miss Wil lie Hargrove, CJaud Walker; Miss Nannie' Clark, Henry Gilliam; Miss Mary Ferebee, Will Clark; Miss Mary Bridges, Jo J. Green; Miss Ness?e Cctchctt, Joe Pippen ; Mis3 Delia Walker, Geo. Pennington; Miss-Martha Philips, Norman- Corden; Miss Annie . Lawrence, Will Fenner; Miss fi'amie Bryan, Rob Rawls; Miss Sallie Staton, Rob .Cooperj Miss Carolisa Pennington, Clarence' Jeffress. Miss Maggie Pennington bore in t'3 ring on a silver waiter. The' bridemaids-wore pink dresses and carried pink carnations. Tlie bride wore . yhite crepe de china over silk and parried a white prayer book. The decorations in'fhe parlors and dining-room were -pink and white. Thf table was a star; tlio center of whic 'i was, white lilac surrounded by doEcris of pink candles,- making a very beautiful effect. ; : V j Immediately after tile marriage a reception was qfiven at the residence of th bride's father, Ed Pennington. ' The parlors were thronged; dainty ' and delectable refreshments were setved. The presents were very num- . 1 P ai . . 1 1 .. 1 1 eroiiK aim suiiie oi inem ittriy nana some and useful At 11:45 the happy' pair left on the Southern for a. trip to Washing ton, D. C. , The groom is the son of J. J. Mar tin, formally a membe of Congress and now postmaster here. His charm ing, bonny bride is the daughter of Ed Pennington, the best clerk of the court in forty-five states, and one of the most popular gentlemen living. The Southerner joins their hosts of friends in wishing them long life and happiness. - - i OVERALLS ARE M STYLE-IH.TARBORO Jefferson Standard Men The First To Appear In Blue Denim Uniform Taiboro's membership in the over alls clubs of the pation was started today by memberspf the Jefferson Standard Insurance men. The blue denim suits were paraded on the streets here and there, with "Big Chief" Umstead sporting' the newest and shiniest suit of them all. T,he Turboro city overalls club is growing. Jt,very lew minutes a new name is added to the list, and within the next few days the ladies of the city will have to attend picture show, parties, shows of any variety, recep tipns and "What-Nots" with the gen tlemen of the blue denim. The merchants are even aiding, in the drive. Some of them are already advertising overalls at reasonable prices for the entire suits. There is no ill feeling between the merchants and the citizens for the step that Is being taken. Now jfor the. ladies', calico and gingham clubs. . Tobacco Growers Will Organize Selling Agency i (By The1-Associated Press) Nashville, April 28. Tobacco growers of the dark wire f irecured dist.-icts of Kentucky and Tennessee will organize and stabKsh k com mon selling agency, according to ad vices received today. The silk industry of China employs from 4,000,000 to 5,000,000 people. T. T. CHERRY TELLS P JOUOPJEY Tfl HOT SPRINGS, IK Tarboro ' Business. Man Says South Carolina Not Up To- ; Old North State WOULD APPRECIATE A LINE FROM HOME FOLKS ; HotSprings, Ark, April 4, 192l). Kditor The Southernerand Friend1! ! , As I promised you before '.eavinjc home, I will' let, you know what I think f Hot Springs and the country between ,toiy homo' state and this place.. - .A , . ;''':;''' -.' , Chester, S.I C., was the first town of any size which I passed after leav ing North Carolina. I had expected to see large "crops planted in South Carolina and Georgia, and that they would be splendid, but to my sur prise I saw scarcely any, From all appearances they have had lots of rain, which has caused the lands to be" terribly beaten and washed away I notice also the s,tock which was far inferior to our stock in the Old North State. I saw only a few cat tle in the pastures, a few hogs and f-no sheep at all. ; V I reached .Atlanta, Ga., Sunday evening at 5 p.- m.', and left there at 6 o'clock the same evening for Mem phis, Tenn. Arrived there at 7:35 Monday morning. I took the parlor car on the Rock Island and Pacaf ic, being desirous of seeing the country to Hot Springs. Immediately after leaving Mem phis 2-e crossed the great Mississippi river,' and well may it he "called the largest in the V. S. A., Its banks on the Tennessee side are high and dry, but on the Arkansas side, for a$ least- forty miles I saw nothing but water. The big leve was in appearance like unto a soldier on' duty to guard the rumbling waves of the mighty river. 11 o saw some of the beach lands we so often hear about. While they looked to be rich the 'crops last sea- son were said to be very poor and did not impress 'me in the least. '.Thli long lines of tenoment houses along the river "were poorly built and of very inferior material, with not much of their structure in sight, but in fact, very much in the mud and water. A negro woman now and f Imn l! 1 1 Vl furrt tn aiv niAitntintnUa .l.aa then with two to six piccanninies was the crop of prosperity. , , After reaching the high lands the farms had the appearance of thrift an dbefore reaching Little Rock I saw farms not to be equalled in our section. This continued all the rest of the way to Hot Springs. The forests here are very much like those at home, consisting of pine,' oak, dog-wood and sweet gum. The dog-wood being in full bloom took me back to Edgecombe -county. I am at the Majestic hotel and would appreciute a card or letter from any. friend, ladies included. ; The National Good Roadsvnven tions is here in session now, I was unable to attend any of the meetings Vesterday, but intend to do so today as a home man, the Hon. Bennaham 'Cameron will speak. Vice-President Thomas A. Marshall will also speak ! toda. People are here from every Are 1 wnere and then some. ' i nave seen only one person that I know, Mrs. Jacksie Daniel Thrash, and you can bet we had a good old handshake, not so formal as in days gone by when at some country pic nic, there to enjoy the country fid dle and the waltz we loved so well. I ma write again and tell you more about the famous Hot Springs. As ever a North Carolinian, . ... TTr Cherry. Polish Veterans Enlist In The United States Army (By Associated Press) Camp Dix, N. J., April 20. Many members of the first detachment of Polish-Americans who recently ar rived In America after serving with the Polish army abroad have enlisted in the United States army following their discharge from the Poluh ranks. Removal American Dead Began After September 15 ' "" Washington. April 20. The re moval of the 'American dead from within the fighting zones1 from France to the United States began after September 15 under an agree- il French governments, the War De partment announced this morning. Toys as a Whole have yielded j larger profits than any other class I of inventions. ,. ! TARQnnn MAM nilT i niiuuiiu iiiniv uu I FOR CHAMPIQiySH J. B. Pennington Has " Held .. State Shoot Championship Four Times ' Mr. J.. B. ' Pennington, W. P. Mt Ciaw, Ernest Taylor, Mr. Pittman and Easn are in Pinehurst attend ing the state shoot.' On Wednesday arid Thursday Mr. Pennington will try for the state championstiip. He having won and held it four years in succession but lost, it last year . to Pete Morsoii of Raleigh. If Mr. Pennington wins this time' he will hold the United States record of win- Bla,.e.Cnamp.onsnip live times. In February Mr. Pennineton led all the N. C. shooters. Let us trust that Tarboro will stand head this year. Howell-Murphy Concert f Miss Howell and Mr. Murphy to day forwarded to Mr. Rawli the pro gram for their joint concert in the Opera House 'here on the 27th. The first number on the program is the "duett" from the most popu lar and , fascinating of all operas, "Carmen." '.The selection (in Eng lish) is "Tell Me of My Mother;" a very happy selection, as all the music fromf"Carman" is not only inspiring, but exceedingly tuneful. By special request, Mr. Murphy will sing "When the Roses Bloom,' and "Christ in Flanders," two bal lads Hhat have made him universally popular. Miss Howejl will sing -an Aria from "La Tosca" that the New York critics say she does as well as any known soprano, and several ballads that have, been particularly well ro ceived in the Metropolis. ,. i The concert on the 27th "will not begin until 9 o'clock in order that all who wish to go first to the Mis sion services in the Episcopal church may do so. ' Business Woman's Clul ;;jTa'julat meeting of , the Busi ness -Woman's Club which was scheduled to meet tomorrow night has been postponed until Tuesday of next week on account of the revival services at the'Methodist church. Fireman's Barbecue The fireman's annual barbecue dinner . will be held at the fail grounds tomorrow, Tuesday. All city and county officials will be in attend ance, and a big time is guaranteed to all that attend. Valley Association Meet (By The Associated Press) St. Louis, April 20.- Thi enact ment of a federal legislation guar anteeing industry against strikes, and an aggressive foreign trade" policy was today advocated by speakers a' the opening session of the Mississip pi Valley Association convention. "Clash Expected Soon -": . '.; .- : : (By The Associated Press) Aguaprieta, Sonora, April 20. Carranza plans to send sixty-five thousand soldiers against Sonora, ac cording to recent Juarez reports. Both sides continue preparations for the big claVi. PERSONALS Miss Mary Bourne Is in Norfolk. Misses Gattie Cherry and Mary T. Johnson are visiting Miss -Cherry's aunt in Enfield. They will attend the big dance at thatplace tonight. Miss Lottie Dancy of Salt Lake City, Utah; is on a visit to her brother, F, L. Dancy and family. I Rev. and Mrs. Hales. Meadamcs 3, 3. Nash and Henry Johnston have ,x turned from a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence 4 Sprunt in Wilmington. . Mrs. Blanche Williams and Mrs. C. C. Todd left today to visit rela tives in Norfolk. . . "'" "t Mrs. Robb Whit and children left Monday to male their home in Manchester. Rev. Mr. White is chap lain at Camp Bragg. .' . Mrs. David Faircloth has return ed to her home in Rowland after a (visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. "Pender. The greatest single rubber planta tion in the jvorld is in Sumatra 'and is owned by an American corpora- tion. No less than seventy square miles of growing trees are embraced in the plantution. :' Dlln nifrn nDnnniiiin u u ILU HMD I II Uullliril Delay - In Housing Shortage Construct inn la r1TIrnttt - , ' Than AIJ Others ) rniMHTuiirTirtM pt am. - LESS THAN 30 PERCENT (By The Associated Press) New York, April 20y;rDelay in re lieving the -housing shortage all over the. country is greater than in any otheJ. f y buiiding instruction, ... 6. . accordingto a review of, contracts is sued toaay Dy tna w. uoage com pany. Public works, industrial build ings and public' utilities ai being constructed much faster than resi dences and are less affected by high rices, high wages and 'shortage of ntuterjal. , . ':;' . . Contracts awarded' for residential buildings in the first threo months tl.isyear vary from 14 to 29 percent of total building contracts ip differ nt sections of the country. Normal ly residences account for nbout 80 p'cent of the contracts, and. in view pf , existing needs, the review says, residences should represent about 40 percent of the total construction. In - New York state and northern Vow Jersey 14 percent of . the con tracts in the first quarter of the year represented residential buildings, ."a matter of serious concern,'' says the review, "as it is probable that the housing shortage is more acute in this territory than anywhere else." In the territory east of the Mis souri river and north of the Ohio residential construction was 19 per cent of the total, in New England ' 23 percent, in the district of Phil adelphia, Baltimore and Washington 28 percent; in the Pittsburgh district 19 percent, in the central west 18 percent and in the northwest 29 per cent. :;;7-"'-'-' In no district is contemplated building construction as high as 30 Canadian Veterans Vote Organize Overalls Brigade (By Ths Associated Press) -Ottawa, April 20. Canadian war veteran association voted today to organize themselves into an overall brigade. A measagewns Bent to nil the veterans urging them to wear the denim to help combat the high coat of living. Death Lists Grow (By The Associated Press), Little Rock, April 20. Death iifcts resulting from the recent tornadoes has been raised to twenty-two. Large sections are still unreported. , 1 Making Final Plans x (By The Associated Press) Chicago, April 20. The arrange- ments committee is making . final plans for the Democratic convention at San Francisco. - : , ' jinue revcr netciveu Big Set-back Last Night ; (By The Associated Press) Chicago, April 20-The strike fever received a big set back last night 'when eight thousand freight handlers and thirty thousand railway clerks decided to leave, the hearing of their demands for a wage increase to the railroad labor boards at Wash ington. Freight traffic continues to improve today. Clyde Liner Reaches Fla. Port With Cargo Freight (By The Asociated Press) Jacksonville, Fla., April 20. The Clyde liner "Apache" appeared in port today with the first load of freight from New York since the be ginning of the Longshoremen's strike there March 13. . LABOR DEPT. ANNOUNCEMENT (By, The Associated Press) Washington, April 20. The im' proved industrial conditions and the revival of business activities follow ing the cancellation, of government, contracts this year are responsi'ck for the increase in the volume of em ployment in March- 1920, compared with last year; the Department rf Labor announced today. mm INCLUDE MYISIDEiES V r
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