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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-07-08
Democratic Platform.

The POST DISPATCH is pub.
fishing in full Tin five columns)
the Democratic platform as a.
dopted at San Francisco conven.
ton this week. 1t appears on
pages 9, 10, IL. Read it through,
On page IL appears a longer
account of the balloting at the
convention that finally led to
Cox'S nomination.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-07-08
Government Crop Report.

On July End the Government
report of the condition of the
cotton crop to June 25th was is.
sued, this being TOT per cent, as
compared with GA to May 25th
The North Carolina report is "a
per cent, as compared with "
per cent to May 25th.
This 70.7 per cent indicates q
yield of II, 450,000 bales, and the
acreage increase is estimated al
3 per cent, or a total of 35,0O0,504
acres.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-07-08

pride and display of the old families
who formed the Hceregal court at VIII
Harrisburg. i'C1e~-~r.
To support the large family Of his
mother on their too small farm Jeffer-
son. turned to the law. In seven years
at the bar he doubled his estate and
increased bis slaves to 400. Buying
the little mountain at whose reet he
was born, he built upon its summit
from plans Of his own, drawing, with
bricks of his own making and with
wood Of his own cutting, the noblest
house in all Virginia. There at Mon
ticello he made his home ever after.
Jefferson's law practice continued
rapidly to grow until it amounted to
$500 year, when he abandoned it
forever to prosecute George III In the
great and general court of mankind.
He had heard the first call of the Rev.
Olution while law student in VIII
liamsburg. Its clarion had been ring
ing in his ears ever since he stood, an
eager looker-on, lin the door Of the
house of burgesses. He saw Washing
ton in his seat and he saw his own
friend, Patrick Henry, fiddling Vir-
ginian like himself, holding the floor
amid cries Of treason as he invited the
king to profit by the example Of Gaze
sar, who had his Brutus, and Charles
], who had his Cromwell.
The sword, the tongue and the pen
of American freedom were well met
that memorable day. After the pen
had waited twelve years for its turn
to speak Jefferson sat In the congress
at Philadelphia. The squire Of Month
cello was silent member, as silent
as the squire Of Mount Vernon. OPP
portunity and duty went straight to
those two speeches. congressman as
the needle leaps to loadstone.
After serving as governor of vir-
ginia and member Of congress Jeffer-
son was sent as minister to the court
of France. "You replace Doctor Frank
lin," the Count vergennes said to him
on his arrival In Paris. II succeed
him." the new envoy happily replied /;
''no one can replace Doctor Franklin"
Six weeks and a day after he had
seen that old France Of the Bourbons
crash beneath the walls of the Bastille
Jefferson left Paris to become our first
secretary Of state. Taking his seat at
the right Of Washington he was face
to face across the cabinet table with
Alexander Hamilton, the secretary Of
the treasury.
BY nature and training the two
were as opposite in their political 'opin-
ions as in their chairs, and they found
themselves, as Jefferson said, 'pitted
like fighting cocks" AS they fought
and the feathers few great crowd
collected behind each to urge on its
favorite in that cooking main over
which Washington had the unhappi-
ness to preside. Quickly all the people
in the land took enc side or the other
and formed themselves into the two
political parties which with changing
names ana changing disputes have al.
yided the country to this day.
q $500 e. NJ
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-07-08
Examination for Teachers.

The State Examination for all
classes of State Teachers Certifi.
Gates, renewals, Reading Circle
Credits, etc, will be given Tues.
day and Wednesday, July 18th
and 18th at the school building
Rockingham.
L. J. Bell, Co. Supt.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-07-08
Lyon Beats Goodwin.

In the sixth Congressional
district, Homer L. Lyon, OF
Whiteville, won over Hannibal
L. Goodwin, of Ellington, for
Congress by a majority of over
5000 July Bird. Congressman
Goodwin had served seven terms
of two years each.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-07-08

Born,3S Saturday night to Mr..
and Mrs. J. B. Reynolds, a daugh.
ter-Sarah Jewell.
Thorn, July 9th, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Penion, at. Coleman's
Mill, a grill - ;.s.,.. ts4.
Born, July 9TH, to Mr.. and
Mrs. VIII Mclean, Roberdel No.
2, a girl.
Born, July 9TH, to Mr.. and Mrs
Lee Lisk, Steele's Mills,sa son.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-07-08
Mind Impaired.

1t was deemed best Tuesday to
place Will Brigham, a white man
Of Midway village, under closer
scrutiny; and so he was placed
ia Jail until admission for him
can be secured in the State hos.
|pital a. Morganton.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-07-08

offender comes across with the
information as to where he got
the booze. This plan works all
right and has a fine effect upon
the memory of the drunk.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-07-08
Greensboro Population.

Census for Greensboro an
nounced Saturday gave the Gate
City a Reputation of 1915, which
is a gain Of 1851 or 24.2 per cent
over 1910.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-07-08

THE mayor Of Clinton, Samp-
son county, has hit upon the
right method to ferret out blind
tigers. He places a road sen.
tence for violation Of the law
while one IS drunk, unless ths
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-07-08
. Tent Meeting.

A tent meeting will begin on
Franklin street, near the depot,
Friday night, 9th, conducted by
Rev. E. d. Norton.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-07-08
Car For.-Sale.

For sale or exchange for small
er car, one National seven-pas-
senger car in first-class condi-
tom. N. Hasty, Rockingham.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-07-08

For sale, four fine milk cows
three Jerseys and one Red Devon.
Cows can be seen at my house
in Rockingham. Phone 211.-W.
B. Head.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-07-08

High Points population is Ia
302, a gain of Att since 1910.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-07-08
m HOMAS JEFFERSON as much as
4 Abraham Lincoln,
Was nursed at the breast

Was nursed at the breast
OF the unexhausted West.
AZ the time Of his birth beneath one
Of its foothills the Blue Ridge Of Vir-
ginia was the American frontier. The
farm on which he was born had been
cleared in the wild forest by his pio-
neer father when the smoke Of q
netghbor's chimney hardly could be
seen from his cabin door.
When he rode east, with his darling
fiddle under his arm, to be a student
at William and Mary college, the tall.
slender, sandy-haired, snub-nosed,
freckled-faced seventeen-year-old boy
Of the frontiersman never had seen q
mansion. a church or village Of
twenty houses. and he looked with Q
strangers eyes upon the baronial
-ae
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-07-08
Community Silver.

New shipment of Community
Silver received this week at the
Watson-King grocery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-14
HUNGER STRIKERS
ARE RECOVERING
Nine in Cork Prison to Get
First Solid Food Next
Monday.

CORK, November 13 (by the Asso-
ciated Press).-'Not out Of danger.
but there is no reason why we should
not pull them through" said the Jail
doctors In a report on the condition
Of the nine hunger strikers in Cork
Jail. who yesterday broke their fast
Of ninety-four days.
Every three hours the prisoners are
given liquid nourishment This diet
will be continued until Monday. when
the first solid food in the shape Of
boiled fish. prepared with milk. will
they were able to read the newspapers
this morning. All of them drank large
Quantities Of very sweet lemonade
with much enjoyment. Their first
food yesterday was such as is given
to infants less than six months old.
Their appetites arc returning rapidly.
John Crowley said this morning: T
could eat anything"
The physicians regard 1t ~ remark
able that none Of the men has
shown the slightest scurvy. Both DR..
Pearson and DR.. Battiscombe. the
prison phy S.sd s,r think It may be
win regain their strength and that
it will probably DO year before they
are normal
They are counting on the beneficial
influence -of the prisoners changed
state of mind to hasten recovery. The
emaciation OF tho prisoners js so
bad that, according to the doctors,
1t 10 possible to encircle their ankles
with the nrst finger and thumb.
This afternoon, for tho first time
In more than ten weeks. the doctors,
both Of whom were threatened with
death II any hunger strikers died,
LETT the Jail for q stroll about the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-14
FIGHTING AND BLOODSHED
IN REBELLION IN PERU

DetAfls OF the movement in Peru
against the government of President
Leguia received yesterday by the
state Department indicated that the
revolutionary move was more wide
spread than was at first supposed
The Advices said there was an actual
outbreak of fighting in the newly
created department Of Madre de Dios
on the border of Brazil and that the
Peruvian government commended that
a general attack was to have been
made simultaneously in a number of
departments. but was called Oft at the
last moment without the warmth.
reaching Madre de Dios in time.
The outbreak in the new depart =
ment, the advices sd id. was led bv
an armed force of men from the town
OF Cuxco. commanded by Alexander
Vizanc6, the son of Senator Vizanco
OF that department. An attack ws s
made on the town of Maldonado, but
after sharp fighting the insurgents
were driven off. Vizanco and one or
his sergeants being killed and several
wounded.
The advices said there was little
evidence Of public excitement in Lima
and that conditions centrally were
tranquil throughout the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-14
Terms WITH Japan
TAKING FINAL FORM
Baron Shidehara in Another
Conference With State
Department.
BY the Associated Press.

Baron Shidehara, the Japanese am
bassador. had another conference yes
terday with State Department officials
regarding the treaty between the
United States and Japan growing
out OF the adoption Of the alien land
law in California and it was under
stood that the end of the negotiations
was near.
Whether the exclusion of japanese
liborers from the United States shall
be effected by provision of the new
ed by the Japanese government IL
said here to be regarded not as a
question of principle. but solely Of
expediency
The American position is that the
inclusion OF such a provision in the
treaty would facilitate ratification of
the pact by the Senate, but the
Japanese position is that the treaty
would be more likely to receive
popular support in Japan il it did not
contain such a provision, and il re-
Willingness of the japanese authori-
ties to execute faithfully an internal
law or decree covering the subject
While there will be no naturalist
non provision in the treaty. il is
understood that the Japanese now in
America will be guaranteed equality
OF treatment with other aliens in the
same treaty relations, and complaint
or discrimination will be met by a
declaration that any restrictions i'm
posed UPON either Japanese in Amer
reciprocal. In other words. Americans
in Japan will be treated lust as are
the Japanese in America. and vice
versa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-14
SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE
DECLARED ON FIRM BASIS
Market WIN Improve When Price
Cutting in u. s. Subsidies,
Says C. z. Herring.

Despite the failing OF of South
Americas favorable trade balance
with the United States, conditions in
most Latin American countries seem
to De fundamentally sound. according
ring of the Latin American division
OF the bureau Of foreign and do
nestle commerce.
AS the normal market for raw
materials on which the economic pros.
perity Of Latin America depends is
right themselves" Mr. Herring de-
clared in q survey of trade Conditions.
1T Is. to be expected that as lower
prices are definitely reached and con-
sumers in the United States and else
where resume their normal purchases,
the present slump in the market for
South American raw materials viii
be relieved by heavy PURCHASES IN
the United States, Canada and other
on-European countries."
Anticipation of further price reduc.
said. Is an awkward ctor in the
situAtion. Furthermore, he added, the
Latin American importer in many
cases 70 obliged to pay a premium Of
20 to 30 per cent on account Of his
deprecated currency.
of large part of continental Europe
no doubt contributes to the difficulties
of Latin American exporters" Mr..
Herring stated. This Is particularly
true in the cases Of semi-luxury prod
ucts like coffee. cocoa and sugar. 1t
seems likely. therefore, that the COM
mercial position of Latin America
win be greatly improved as soon as
the present wave Of deflation and
ipfice-cuttinE In the United States has
spent itself, but that complete sta
bility can hardly be restored until i'm
portAnt European countries are In q
better position to make their normal
purchases abroad"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-14
INQUIRY SCOPE DEBATED.
Untermyer to Confer With Board
of Estimate on Contracts,

NEW YORK, November la-Samuel
Cntermyer. counsel to the joint legis-
lative committee investigating the al
legged building trust" will confer with
the board of estimate and appoftion-
ment Monday, it was announced to-
night, in connection with the city's In
vestigation Of possible fraud in mu-
nicipal contracts.
The question Of further inquiry by the
committee into city contracts probably
will be decided at the meeting, officials
said. The committee announced its viii
1ingness to aid the municipal investi-
cation, but is preparing to devote its
own inquiry to the general purpose Of
the hearings here.
Sessions will be resumed Wednesday
and the labor phase of the inquiry win
be gone into. Counsel Of the commit
tee is preparing TO submit evidence con-
corning operations of the alleged build.
ing materials trust"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-14
PLANE WRECKAGE ENDS
HOPE OF SAVING FLYERS
o. 3. omeers Abandon Search
When seaplane Parts Wash up
on Lake Michigan Shore. !.

CHICAGO, November 1a.--An hspe
Of finding the. three missing aviatofs
from Great Lakes Navals Training sta
ton, lost with their &trp!ane sfntse
Wednesday, was abandoned today. -
Lieut. Commander Eugene WiIeon,
.commandant at the Aviation NJ
chau1cs School. when Wreokage OF re
missing airshie washed ashore nssr
White Lake, Mich. =
After talking with White LAHe
coast guards over the telephone: Great
Lakes training station ofliciais A. a.
nounced it was pFocficaHy certain fhs
three men had died. Al. boats vh!eA
might have rescued thu men wren
they landed ON the lake last Wsdnse-
day have made port. It 80 said.
An Army plano. sent from Chanats
Field, Rantoul, nj. today to pattvl
the east coast Of the lake reported
TO Great Lakes that it lad landed ct
Ludington. Mich. withoat observing
MusKE0ON, Mich. November H.
Coast guards were patrol4ing the 1eks
Michigan shore tonight IN search Il
the bodies OF the crew 1f the nave1
seaplane. tho Wreckage Ct which W&1
picked up between M9ske8on and
white Lake station this afternoon-
The wreckage. which was streWA
along the beach for I'VE f1ile9, tnclud.
ed practically all the lighter strue-
ture of q seaplane. Although thoEe
were no marks Of Identification. coast
guard patrols declared the Navy gray
color convinced them thai tho wreck.
nge was part Of the missing machins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-14
WOMEN FIGHT. OFF NEGRO.
Mother and Daughter Succeed II
Putting Man to Flight.

Two women fought and put to hight
. negro last night after one Of them,
Miss Madeline OBrien, Is SeA4on
place northeast, had been attacked.
With her mother, Mrs. Edward e.
OBrien, Miss O'Brien was retUEning
to her home . little after . O'Clock
last night At North Capitol and
Claiming streets they were followed
O'Brien and threw her down on q
flight of steps leading to a terrace
walk in front Of 2427 North Capitol
Both women fought their assailant
5 and when Miss O'Brien landed a yiRor.
Gus slap in the mans face he beat a
hasty retreat The police were fur
nished with description of the man,
which follows: About twenty-five
years old, five feet four inohea 1a0
pounds. dark brown skin, dark cap
black coat and trousers, one ,pock ct
torn from coat"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-14
MICHIGAN SOCIETY ELECTS
Thomas =. Han Named Yfesadent
to sueeeed D. A. EDWARDS.

Thomas e. HAN v~s eseetsd presi-
dent Of the Michigan STATE Society
nirht It the Wilson Normal School.
other officers elected were David
Ho1man. vice president; NM Lyla
e. Bailey. secretary. ana Frank n
Kirk. treasurer.
The new president. who waS absent,
will appoint the delegates to the AL.
St&tea Society and choose the vaf3-
Gus committees.
A hearty tribute vas paid to the
retiring president, Daniel A. Edwards.
who was compelled to reltnquish hts
duties 40 president, haviug been re-
Gently appointed to the board of cd
ueation. which, he said, would require
practically all Of his time.
The next meeting VIII b held De-
cembeP IL In the Wilson Normal
School Regular meetings Will Be
held on the second Saturday Of each
month throughout the winter and
spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-14
WOULD KEEP CAR i.
| FARE AT Minimum
Nv. F. Ham States Aims Of
w. R. & E. Co. in Forth
coming Petition.

The Washington Railway and Eiec-
tric Company is DESTROYS of keeping
the rate of fares in Washington next
year as low as the needs Of the COM
pany will permit, William F. Ham,
president, said last night. discussing
the forthcoming rate hearing. MI.
Ham authorized the following state
ment:
the present rate Of fare expires BY
limitation of the Utilities Commission
on December 81. The company Will
flle on or about December 1 petit
ton as to the rate Of fare which. In
Its Judgment, should obtain AFTER the
drst of next year.
Seeks Consistent Fare.
THE company is anxious that the
rate of fare be kept as low as Is
consistent with rendering adequate
service to the public, a reasonable re-
turn on its Investment and the up
building of it's credit"
Operating officials OF the company
are busy compiling the figures neces-
sary to determine what rate OF rare
should be granted to give the com
pany a fair return on it's valuation
next year.
1t has been comparatively easy for
the company to find out the amount
of additional revenue it needs to give
6, or 8 per cent return on the
value of its property.
The company is finding it difficult:
however. to estimate the number OF
passengers it expects to haul next
year. which estimate must form the
basis of the rate of fare.
While officials of the company have
made no statement Of what rate is
likely to be sought. it has been ru-
mored that the commission may be
asked to fix the new fare at six to-
kens for so cents. which would be
3E cents per token. The present rate
of four tokens for 80 cents is tx cents
per ride.
Party to Application.
The Capital Traction Company is not
planning to file a petition with the
commission. but this company Is certain
TO be made a party to any application
filed by the Washington Railway and
Electric.
If the commission finds that high
er rate is needed by the Washington
Railway and Electric Company, its de-
cision win mean the granting of another
unsought increase to the Capital Trac-
ton Company.
There is possibility that tho COM
mission may reduce the net earnings of
the CAPITAL Traction Company, by Or
dering That system to build q new
line on 18th street from u street to.
Pennsylvania avenue, to relieve congea-
ton on 14th street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-14
, NOT IN N. Y. TANGLE.

The American Federation Of Labor
has no influence over building trades
unions mentioned In tho investigation
now under way in New York city. it
was declared at federation headQuar-
ters here yesterday.
Reports that associations Of con-
tractors and builders had determined
to abandon their closed shop policy II
the federation failed to take action
in the New York situation were do
scYibed by labor officials here as
propaganda for the open shop move
ment"
The federation. 1t was explained. Is
able to bring pressure only on ma
tional bodies affiliated with It. and
none of the locals mentioned in the
New York inquiry belong to national
bodies which are in the federation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-14
PAINTER STILL MISSING.
Relatives Of William E. Bitgood
Make Second Appeal to Police.

Alarmed over the continued absence
OF William Everett Bitgood. twenty
four years old, who left his home, 92s
9th street northeast, the morning OF
October % and failed to return, rela
tives last night made a second appeal
to the police to make efforts to locate
him.
Bitgood. painter. was employed on
Highway bridge. He left home at $50
O'Clock In the morning and went &c
his place of employment After report.
Ing for work, it is stated, he disap.
peared and no trace Of him has been
found.
Police last night were unable to suR.
gest what had become of the painter
They had no reason to believe that he
had fallen into the river and drowned
His wife thought he probably had
been taken sick and removed to q. hos.
pital. Search of hospital records failed
to reveal his name. however. and .
message asking authorities of nearby
counties to participate in the search
have been sent out by the police.