North Carolina Newspapers

DP AGAKiST WOOD But Neither Bryan or Wood ' Will Win For Their Parties ' And Democrat And Repub licans Must rind New Men ' , Washington. Jan. 5. William Jennings Bryan has slided la during bryan rcrs the past week to snare tne political llmellprht with Gen. Leonard Wood. Mr. Bryan's reappearance In the role ot democratic leader has been ac- ' cepted through the country as indl .. eating that the man who made three unsuccessful campaigns for the pres ' ldency Is bent on & fourth attempt. ;.Thls -Is evidenced by the talk of '-' members of Congress returning from V brief holiday visits home, and also s , by despatches to The Washington i Star in Its; weekly survey of the na? ." tlonal political field. . "The, Leonard Wood boom for the republican presidential nomination grows apace and has reached a point , where the supporters of other candl ' , dates are talking seriously of the 1 necessity of combining to head It off. ... JNO One DM jm CUUMJ itui wiu mvu ' ' combination, but the deman4 for an "open" convention of unlnstructed , ' delegates Is being heard more tre ' onenttv. ' Thm aiv i hnzinnlna to anpear ' in southern states an activity which IS distinctly, nosiue- m . nw Two weeks ago a dispatch . from Montgomery said the Alabama dele - 'gatlon was almost certain to be In ,atructed' tor Wodd. Now comes a vigorous 'denial of this from some of . the leading republicans of the stats. ?They have started a contest to cap , ture the delegation for Gov. Lowden ' Tiiinnio ml rtoelnrn thev will fight Ui AUiuui " - It out to A finish with the Wood ad . herehts. In. Tennessee, too, a Low . K ' Jen campaign is being organized, and ' . other candidates apparently are keep ing hands oft. . From a number of states come ex . presslons of belief that the campaign, ' -will narrow down to a contest be- ' 'tween ' Wood and Lowden, wun chances that the fight will grow so thjrtrSfltoftjftflufr man will carry " 1 nit th nriie In theconventtoa. The i" irlends of Senator Harding of Ohio -' take this view of it. and are en - J courage! thereby. ; Demand for unlnstructed delega . ' tlons to the republican national con vention appears in a number of ' places. In- Rhode Island a Wood or 0nt.fttlnn Is being formed, backed by veterans of Jie great war, but the '. party leaders oppose it and want the r . . A. V mrr t CA Ifl delegation leu iree iu uc the convention as circumstances dic " " tate. " In Pennsylvania, where the V Wood sentiment apparently is in 'f creasing, a Strong fight is to be made to have the delegation unlnstructed, "but morally pledged to Gov. Sproul. - - " Oii the .other hand, reports from . v bo strong that all opposition has ." practically been withdrawn. These are New Hampshire, where candi dates tot1 delegates to the Rational ' convention during the week publicly pledged themselves to Wood, - and " Deleware, where both factions of the w republican party have swung to the , 'x Wood column, chiefly through desire ' lto avert a 'further widening of the I; breach, la . West Virginia also the - republicans appear to be lining up ' eolldly for Wood,. though the sup- porters of Other candidates are not "'. x M k. .....J. ttm tha at at ft '.. ? One ot the political sensations of the week developed in Massachusetts, f following refusal or uov. uoouage m - accept the South Dakota nomination . for Vice Traident. The move has . state governor who think he has a chance for first place, but It has up .' set the calculations of the boomers , 'Vbt other candidates. It Is not con XsXldsred likely any effort will be made to take the Massachusetts delegation ' - away from Coolldge, but a dispatch ' ' Irom Boston says there Is a strong sndrjcurrent of sentiment. In favor " of hitving Gen. "Wood named as the state's second choice, ', -4? A contest in Indiana between Gov. , . Goodrich and Senator Watson ap parently has been averted. Watson lias announced his readiness to sup- port Goodrich or any other man for President favored by the Hooslet re- publicans; As Goodrich is not openly ' in the race, other candidates are dls- - ' posed to look upon Indiana as open - " territory and are beginning to grit busy; i( ' Mr. Bryan's, entry into the prest 1 "dentUl raceit he Is In the race has met a variety of receptions - A . . dispatch from Richmond says-Virginia, democrats are ready to follow the Nebraskan again, and that hs Is more in favor than any. other man yet mentioned In connection with the democratic nomination. It has Ftlrred a lot of Interest In Pennsyl: vanla, where Bryan always has had BIG AUDIENCE GREETS ! PICKARD STOCK COMPANY i i ' . , . ' The Initial appearance of the , Plckard Stock Company at the A.1 krama Monday night was greeted by ,a large audience. The drama pre- 4 sented was vwhich One Shall I Marry," a play of Indifferent drama tic value, but the Plckard players demonstrated their ability to handle a vehicle of much higher order; The between act vaudeville skits were decidedly the better part of the performance, the hit of the evening being "Baby Carol, the six year old comedian who brought down the house with his Charlie Chaplin an tics. . , The L Plckard Company's engage ment wllrun throughout the week. MALLENBHELD AS A BOLSHEVIST Statistician of Federal Trade Commission Caught in Drag net of Department of Justice in Its War on Radicals Chicago, Jan. 6. Federal author ities today held Rafael Mallen, a statistician for the Federal Trade Commission, in connection with the National drive on radicals. Mallen was seized last night Im mediately upon his return from Mexico. He is charged with being a mem ber of the Communist party. 0 WARSHIPS TO BE BLOWN UP London, Jan. 6. The German war ships sunk in Scapa Flow are to be blown up shortly, It was stated here today. The decision to dispose of the vessels In this way followed an In vestigation by a special commission representing the Allies as to the feas ibility of raising them. a strong following, and there are signs that It may be seized upon and used as a weapon by the opponents of Attorney General A. Mitchell Pal mer.. Pennsylvania opposition to Palmer does not seem so much against any presidential aspirations he may cherish as aaglnst his con trol of the state party organization, so Bryan presidential sentiment might not be so useful as the anti- Palmer men would like. From all parts of the country there come indications that demo cratic activity along national lines is merely being held in abeyance untitl the meeting here January 8 of the democratic national committee, and that immediately thereafter candida cies will become "as aggressive as re publican candidacies are today. Hope still is cherished that at the Jackson day dinner some word will come from the White House as to President Wilson's intentions regarding a third term; but there is reason to believe that Jackson day will witness the unleashing of democratic presidential booms, regardless of whether the President speaks or keeps silent. The expression Is heard that Mr. Wilson will not be permitted to play the dog In the manger with the presidential j nomination. . If he wants the nomi nation It is conceded that he can have it, but, usless he makes his want 1 known, the friends of other candi dates dp not intend to be denied. No little sensation was created by the refusal of former Secretary Mc Adoo'to attend the Jackson dinner, and at first blush many democrats were disposed to regard it as taking MeAdoo out of the presidential run ning. Sober second thought has largely eliminated 'this Impression, but declination of the dinner invita tion still constitute a puzzle and a nine-day wonder. Some little while ago MeAdoo was most discussed of democrate presidential-possibilities, and the dinner invitation Incident would have creat ed more of a sensation than it did had it not been 'for the cudden large ness with which Mr. Bryan is loom ing. As it it, there is less Interest h Mr. McAdoo'a doings than otherwise would have been the esse , The situation existing, in the two parties is sized up by N. 0. Messen ger, in his weekly political article In The Sunday Star, as follows: -"The combinations in restraint of presidential booms will soon be ren dered necessary by fores of circum stances the politicians declare; one In the republican party and one in the democratic camp. It to said that the ether repvblloan candidates win hi to combine to smash Wood be fore their own field will beoome clear and -that the democratic aspirant will 'find It ..needful to checkmate Bryan before thsy can make moves to success." .. - - DECEN'IAL CENSUS IS DIFFICULT TASK Machinery Now In Operation Under Director of Sam L. Rogers Must be Completed in IS Days (By Associated Press) New York, Jan. 4, Enumeration of the population of this metropolis of many races Is the great problem cenffrontlng the takers of the 14th decenlal census of the United States which began Saturday according to Sam L. .Rogers, Director, of the Fed eral Census. Mr. Rogers, with Wil liam M. Steuart, his assistant, came here a feV days ago from Washing ton to put into operation the ma chinery which is to count "noses" in New York. The coasjt-to-coast cen sus must be completed within fifteen days. Virtually every race in the world is represented here' and .nearly every known language and dialect is spok en. A big corps of interpreters have been engaged and all the enumera tors, who will receive four cents for each name taken, were selected after competitive examinations. To guard against lmposters, each, enumerator Is required to show the public, upon demand, a written commission and a card signed by Mr. Rogers, counter signed by the supervisor of his dis trict and bearing his own signature.; The Questions which must be an swered are: Name in full. Relationship to head of family with which you live. - It you are the head of the family living in this home, state: Is the home owned ' by you or rented? If owned by you, is it mortgaged? Sex. Color or race. Age at last birthday (in completed years.) Marital condition. (Single, mar ried, widowed or divorced, at the present time.) If of foreign birth: Give year of immigration to the United States. Are you naturalized or alien? If naturalized, give year of natur alization. Have you attended school or any educational institution any time since September 1, 1919? Are you able to read? (Yes or no.) Are you able to write? (Yes or no:) Where were you born? If foreign born, what was your lan guage of customary -speech before coming to this country? Where was your father born? What was his native language? Where was your mother born? What was her native language? Can you speak English? (Yes or No.) What is your trade, profession, or usual occupation? n what industry or business are you engaged? Are you att employer, or a worker for salary or wages, or are you work ing on your own account, without employing others? Are. you deaf and dumb? (Yes or No.) Is this person blind (both eyes)? Bashful or secretive citizens are warned by Director Rogers that all the Questions in the foregoing are in conformity to the Federal law which at the same time is an assurance tnat no man's information can be used against him or any one else. Women are exDected to tell the trutn aooui their age, Mr. Rogers says as they "always have done. Soeclal blanks have been proviaea for hotels and lodging houses as well as individual slips for the man or woman who is absent when the cen sus taker calls. The slip may be Ailed out and left an envelope lor the next visit. One of the chiei au flcultles of the local enumeration will be keeping track of the city's "float ing" population night workers and the vast institutional population of the metropolis, a big city in Itself. . , 0 . BOLSHEVISTS EVACUATE THE CITY OF DVINSK , (By Associated Press) London, Jan. 8. The Bolshevik army has evacuated- the city of Dvlnsk, It is admitted In a Russian Soviet communique recevled herS by wireless tpday. " v W : ',, The place was abandoned - under enemy, pressure, the statement says. . rj. , 'i .. Q t '.-' FRANCE ELECTS PRESID'NT -JANUARY SEVENTEENTH i Parti, Jsn. . Jsnuary seven teenth has been fixed as the day for the election of the President of Francs. ;'''" ., -v""- v!"a;' ' ' The date was fixed by the French Cabinet todsy. j . . PRICE OF RUTH IS TOWN TOPIC Most Popular Indoor Sport In New York Today is Guessing What Boston's Star Twirler Cost New York Americans - (By Associated Press) New York, Jan. 6. The most pop ular Indoor sport here today was guessing how much the New York Americans paid Boston for Babe Ruth, whose purchase was announced last night by Miller Hugglns, mana ger of the Yankees. The nearest approach ,to anything of an official nature was the admis sion'' of Colonel Ruppert, Yankee president, that he understood that an offer of one hundred thousand dol lars for Ruth was refused last year by the Boston club. Sporting writers estimate the price paid at from one hundred and twen ty-five to one hundred and fifty thou sand dollars. It was only a few years ago when the announcement that the Giants had paid eleven thousand for Mar quard staggered the sporting world. RUTH BAYS PLAY AT BOSTON Boston, Jan. 6. Ruth sent the fol lowing telegram to his business man ager here today: ' "Will not play anywhere but Bos ton." . PAY TRIBUTE TO ROOSEVELT (By Associated Press) New York, Jan. 6. Memorial ex ercises for Theodore Roosevelt who died a year ago were held here and in other cities throughout the coun try today. Many friends made pilgrimages to Oyster Bay. Special exercises were held In the public schools thruout the nation. O CHILEAN GIVES REASONS " FOR LIKING THE U. S. Santiago, Chile, Dec. 5. (By The Associated Press.) "Why I am Yan kopliile" is the subject of an article contributed to Ultimas Notlcias by a Chilean who has visited the United States. Some of the reasons he gives for liking the United States are: Dutaasa when u person falls down nobody laughs. When in the street a person steps on anothers toes, they do not insult celt other. The shopkeepers can leave their deliveries on the doorstep. People keep in line at ticket of fices and have respect for each others place in the line. Everybody takes a bath. People have only one surname. There Is profound respect for the police. The public fear the police and the police the public. The people kniw how to walk in the streets, always passing to the right and they do not stop to talk. There is only 'first-class' on rail road trains and special cars tor smokers. Dkuukards in that country are an extinct species. The name doesn t make tne man, but the man the name. It Is a sign of ill breeding not to respect the opinions of others. (There are two hundred religions in that country.) Youths of 18 are in the univer sities, and not in the stock exchange or saloons. Democracy co-exists with the gov ernment. The men know how. to sing and are not bashful about it. TO BE SIGNED IN JANUARY January Tenth Set as Date (or Exchange, , of Ratifications. Council League Nations A Week Later (By Associated Pre) , Paris, Jan. 6. There Is every In dication that the Peace Protocol will be signed by Germany and ratifica tions ot the Versailles Treaty ex changed on January; 10th, the date tentatively set by ths Supreme Coun- rll vaaterdav. t . ' i The Council of the League ot Na tions, it is understood, will be called about a week later,,' , Washington, Jan. I.- President Wilson will no doubt issns a call fro the first meeting of, the Council of ths League of Nations, Secretary Polk aid today. RETURN FROM FUNERAL Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Peele and children returned Tuesday morning from Clarksville. where Mr. An A Mm Peele attended on Monday the fun eral of their sister, Miss Llzette Peele. r BOARD HOLDS, REGULAR SESSION By Order of City Fathers Per. sonal Property Will be Listed In January Instead of May At the regular monthlr meetinar of the Board of Aldermen on Monday nignt it was ordered that hereafter personal property taxes be listed in January Instead of May as hereto fore. Tax listers were given the privilege of using the City Hall over the tire engine house for the nurnose of listing taxes. A petition was nreaented nslrlnr the Board to open the east end of Bell street to connect with Mat thews. It was referred to a com mittee composed of W. L. Cohoon, H. G. Parks and B. S. Sawyer. The Elizabeth City Iron Works & Supply Company's aonllcatlon to the - - - - - War Department for permission to mu.. vonaiu .iuu ui runway in of, oiner tnan the passing of reso connection with their proposed ship- lutlons expressing gratitude for the building plant on Riverside Avenue efficient work of Mr. Case. The reso was approved. , lutions are as follows: An ordnance was passed prohl-i i RESOLUTIONS biting the parking of cars on the1 Believing that Mr. Loremo D north side of Matthews street be- Case, Secretary of the Chamber of tween Pool and Polndexter and on Commerce, is a considerable asset to the east side of Water Street from our City, both as a cltlien and See the iron bridge to Burgess street. retary of the said body, and feeling The City Health Officer's reoort that - showed 27 births and 12 deaths for the month of December, 1919 rj DR. W.E. FETCH PLEASES PEOPLE Constitutional Amendment Of The State and Nation Upheld I ne gate and wation upheld by Citizens of Elizabeth City And Pasquotank County . ... . (By P. S. Vann) By a majority vote of over 45,000 in the State, and by ratification of 45 states of the Union, prohibition has become a part of our State and National Constitutions. When a citi ... zen is elected to any office he takes a ouitriuu uulu iu duiwi i tiic luu stitution of the United States and the Constitution of North Carolina. .4 - This lie must do, or repudiate his th and become an enemy to the . . ... ... Fundamental principles or nis gov ernment, State and Nation. When a man presents himself for registra tion to vote in any election he swears to support the State and National constitutions. However, much we may like to indulge our appetites in partaking of the exhilarating effects of alcohol, our very oath as Ameri can citizens, and our self resDect as such put us under obligation to be law-abiding citizens, by stopping the manufacture, sale and use of alco hol. A conference ot prohibition work ers was held in the Y. M. C. A. at four o'clock Monday. After the con ference a delightful banojuet was served by the W. C. T. U. After the u ...omhioH i th courthouse and listened to a most instructive and eloquent address by Dr. W. E. Fetch of Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Fetch stated that he had met with the most enthusiasm In the con- ference here of any other points at which he had spoken in the State. The audience was well pleased with the address, and Elizabeth City and Pasauotank County will do their part In the great movement to enforce the law and constitutional amendments, and to help make the world dry In 1930 0 A 017 nriniTVPIAAT rtH ULUULllUll NUMBER TROOPS (By Associated Press) ph a nee. 8. Amplication from uerman representatives nure iur ro- duction in the number oi troops 10- . . l . i be sent to areas in wnicn pieoescuea r " - are to be taken under the Peace ""ten relative to ths matter of re Treaty were received by the Supreme t being made for the closing ot Council today. V ' Jne churches ' without due - and Germany will bear ths expense ot .i.t.inin tmnM and httr . renrs- alt A i is m i aa m o sentatives complain that the cost will be excessive. . ' Q , ' BOOKKEEPER WANTED APPLY . in own handwriting, atstlng ex- perlence, references and salary sx pected. Culpepper Hardware Co, J.6-6t WILL LAUNCH NEW CAMPAIGN An Enthusiastic Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Mon day Night. Body Decides to Inject New Life Into Organ ization. At a well attended and enthusias tic meeting of the Chamber of Com merce last night it was decided to put new life and power into the or ganization by putting on an intensive campaign for new members and In other ways enlarelnsr tho Influence of the Chamber. Just when mis campaign will begin has been left up to the Board of Directors. There are, according to a nrnmin; ent member of the Chamber, at least two hundred non-members in Eliza' llPth Pftv llhnan Infl. . - v.., nuuoc niiiueiiuB ana nnan- 'clal support should be added to the cnamber of Commerce. He also as sures The Advance that fifty or seventy-five new members will be added to the Chamber of Commerce in a short while. No definite action was taken with regard to Secretary Case's resigna - "-Bun vuuci uuuer ins Jurisdiction of the Board of Dire. tion, as tnis matter comes under the vuutniu ee-u 111 v Utt JT able loss In the event o! his sever ing his relations with the City, as Secretary of the Chamber of Com merce. Be it therefore resolved that the members of the Chamber of Com merce and the citizens here repre sented, do heartily endorse his work in the nRt twn I9 vo,,. Dmnn . - v nmuuB un and de9lre t0 express profound grati- tU(,B to hlm for the 8Plend'd services whlch he hag g(ven and or achievements wrought by his labors. Be 11 also resolved that we most earnestly desire to keep him in our community, and wish, therefore, to convey to him the pledge of our nearty and unanimous support in 8,1 ot hls work and projects In the "P-bui'ding of Elizabeth City, Pas- niintnnlr nnrl arllanant . ' BUJHVLIIl UUUUUC3. Be It further resoLved that we most earnestly emplore him to withdraw - . n,s resignation recently tendered as hecretary of the Chamber of Com- miirn nnit vamoln In .1J.L MM "- ... yU1 mium u nB can nna 11 consistent to do so. M If WTtr I T A ma H. K. WILLIAMS, W. L. COHOON, J. M. ORMOND, Committee. ML INVITE BELYSUNDAY Elizabeth City Ministers Will Ask Great Evangelist To Speak at Alkrama Theatre - BieF' " J",abe.g ?lty ei mur T1? Bt ten-thirty with Rev. J. W. Bradley TU If l.i.i 1- t s-t m ot thf cha- fwnce ""etary- Rev H. K Williams. Rev. Qeorge F- Hm 8(ved 88 secretary pr tem- UPn "0 ' R"T 0mond Dr Fetch the Anti-Saloon League w" Mk,e,d to cnocerning the wrId;w de, P'oWWtlon movement, e fo"ow,n "!nl"tr?" were "' W,!lta1mB; J' WJ f"4' ' '' -?rmoDd' V" Lac(k d ,.r,1 ' who Tlg the AntWJaloon League and L. D. Case, of the Chamber of j Commerce, were also present. 1 Upon motion of Rev. H. K. Wll- llflm committee was appointed to work m conjunction with the Cham ber ot Commerce. Housewife's League and the Merchant's Associ ation to Invite "Billy Sunday" down to speak one day in the Alkrama Theatre. Upon motion of Rev. E. L. Stack, Rev. J. M. Ormond was Instructed to iuuvnwu . arnraiiln, Ka aHUiiAa nt ttiA mln- propw consideration ana nonces 10 the several pastors, v ' t , .. 0 ' ... " " ' METHODIST CHOIR WILL I r' -" BANQUET AT MM . 1 Ths. First Methodist Choir will be the guests st a banquet on Thursday night given by ths stewards ot that, church. The banquet will be held In the Y. M. C. A. building.