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VOL. LV—VOL. NO. 39.—SERIAL NO. 34. -
LUMBERTON, N. C.. THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1924.
OOUWTEY. ODD AMD TACTH.
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PACES TODAY.
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By National Editorial Association
Special to The Robesopian.
Convention Hal!, New York, June
25—Back of all the hubbub and ex
citement incident to the opening of
the Democratic National convention,
the predominating questions are,
"Who and When?" With the juggling
of personalities by factions, nobody
seems to know at this time just who
will receive the nomination for the
Presidency. Not even this fanfare of
party trumpets sounding an note of
optimism for the coming elections
and the parade of "favorite sons"
can detract the attention of the dele
gates from their speculative mood as
to the "break" in the balloting and
the choice of a man to head the tick
et
The noise in the convention hail is
at ail times deafening whenever
the name of a prominent Democrat
is mentioned. Formerly, it was a
,maxim to recognize "principles, end
nit men". But now the situation has
been completely reversed. The Demo
cratic conclave is how witnessing a
t- st of strength between personali
a's, principally Viliam Gibbs Mc
Adoo and Afred G. Smith, leading
contenders for the first honors. Stu
dents of political history say that it
is reminiscent of '.'no days of Andrew
Jcckson, when personal politics re
placed parties.
Behind Cosed Doors
To an impartial observer It is be
coming increasngly apparent that the
game is seesaw between Messrs. Mc
Adoo and Smith will end when their
representatives can agree upon o
"harmony" homince, and there is
where the proverbial ''dark horse"
makes his appearance. Anybody fa
miliar with t&e strategy of political
leaders knows fu'H well that the
rea' business of the convention wili
be transacted behind closed d iors
when the enthusiasm of State d ne
gations for their native sons sub
sides. The wise chieftains are in
fluenced more by iheir secret po'-s
of the various state delegations
than the noisy demonstration on the
convention floor. The situation re
garding leading candidates is so com
pl rated that everybody, expects $nat
a number of days will be taken up
vtth haHotmg. it is predicted that
gradually, but surely, the contest will
dwindle down to tvi or three person
alities and then the convention pro
gram will assume definite form. Un
like the Cleveland convention, the
Democratic meeting is focused on the
office of the presidency with little
:ttention paid to the vice-presiden
tial nominee. Many of the old
timers are working hard to ormg
about a change of attitude on the
part of the convention for this high
office. References have been made
11 the strong personality of Genera!
fin wes, Republican nominee for Vkn
ifsident, who, it is said, wili he
the real campaigner for the G 0- P.
The suggestion has been made that
the Democrats should select a man
of equ'al prominence in order to bal
ance their ticket, but at present
t jhody gives a serious thought to the
subject.
Parliamentary Difficulties
The Democrats are also faced with
parliamentary difficulties on the
management of their convention.
The opening of the convention found
the two-thirds rule for nominating a
highly important problem. It is sa(d
tna! the candidacy of Mr. McAdoo
hinges largoly upon the revision of
this parliamentary rule. As a con
sequent e, it is receiving more than
ordinary attention from the dele
gates. The Smith and Underwood
spokesmen have announced their on
position to the repeal of the two
thirds rule unless the unit rule, an
other controversial item, is also re
pealed. Well-informed political ob
servers who have talked with leaders
of var'ous state delegations say that
there is iitt'e iikeiihood of the unit
ruie being wiped out As it has form
ed the basis in the determining of
state ! ^hts for years, and according
ly n-'-opnizcd as a fundamentai priu
cipte ol* the Democratic party. Strong
partisans insist that the two ruies
cannot be considered separately and,
tin- more, it ^ argued that the pos
ribiiiticc of changing the pariiamen
t'-ry tactics are more or iess remote.
fn the pro and con discussion of
tie question of ruies, the claim is
undo that if the two-thirds rule be
a) top-arid, while the unit ruie pre
vails, a few of the large Stater,
since ti.cir deiegations may be near
'y evenly divided, may, by enforcing
the unit ruie, secure a majority of
the convention for a candidate wnor.i
only a minority of the delegates
v-ally favor. The two-thirds ruie
iessons the probabiiity of this. These
:wn mus have been caiied by Beck
et l aihnger, and other piiit ^1 t i
t-u ans, "two parts of a single rys
!om md that system the casting of
State votes as a unit".
Platform
Mcanwhiie, a smaii group of deie
Crazy Indian Was
Walking Arsenal
ishmae! Chavis Had to be Shot
Through Leg Before He Wouid
Surrender to Officers—Had Four
Shooting Irons Loaded for Ac
tion.
Reinforced with# a double-barrel
shotgun, an automatic pistol, a 44
revolver and a Winchester rifle, all
loaded for action, Ishmael Chavis,
crazy Indian of near Rowland, had
to be shot through the leg before he
could be taken when Officers Milier,
Carper, McLeod, deputies, and Sitten
and Rogers, of Rowland, went for
him yesteg^ay afternoon. Carper
shot him, inflicting a flesh wound,
only when after the second peaceful
attempt the Indian drew his auto
matic and threatened to shoot. Chavis
was lodged in jail here and kept
those near the jail awake for some
time by trying to tear the place
down.
He had been on the warpath for
some time and had snapped the
Winchester rifle in the face of hje
son-in-law and was considered very
dangerous. Rural Policeman Carper,
with one arm in a sling, shot once to
frighten him but on seeing that it
had the opposite effect, cracked
down on his leg. The Indian gave up
peaceably then.
DAN HARDIN AND ELLIS HERR
ING TO BE TRIED JULY 23RD.
[ . '
Second of Men Charged With Bru
tally Assaulting Aggie Sellers
Gets Out on Bond—Sellers Woman
is Recovering.
The trial of Dan Hardin and El
lis Herring, who are charged with
assaulting Aggie Sellers, who. was
knocked unconscious as she was re
turning from Fairmont in company
with Herring's father and left in the
woods all night in an unconscious
condition, has been set for the 23rd
of July.
The Seilers woman who remained in
a state of coma in the Baker sana
torium here for several days after
being brought in, was discharged hst
Friday and is doing nicely. Hardin
and Herring, who were lodged in the
county jail here shortly after the
alleged attack, are both out on bond.
Hardin was released some time ago
and Herring was released yesterday
under a $500 bond.
—You gan get all the ice you want
now. The iceless) or near iceless
days of last week, when one's dope
contained a scanty quantity of ice,
are gone forever, according to Mr.
M. A. Geddie, who says that he can
supply all the ice needed.
s-ates. recognizing the responsibility
that has been entrusted to them ,are
deliberating over the platform of
occiaratwns which the Democratic
"arty must submit to the countrv if
November- It is a difficult task to
hew out planks to fit thfe occasion.
There rrr several suggested planks
of a highly controversial character
which are bound to provoke friction
the committee and on the Door of
the convention. The principal war
fare on declarations of policy wiil be
made before the committee on reso
lutions.
1 <e t; riff does not play the im
portant part usual);- assigned to .t
. Democratic f*0" ' ..tmrs. It is a
foregone conclusion that the fraction
ai s't oggle will make it necimr"
for the party to "straddle" several
planks. Nobody doubts that the
platform as it is finaiiy written wiii
berate (the Republican Administra
tion in general, including a strong
denunciation for its part in the oil
schedules and a' broad indictment for
other alleged shortcomings. Tho
committee on resolutions has no easy
or enviable task in Rewriting the
mass of suggestions. The leaders
recognize the need for a unifying
force to weid the various groups of
the Democratic party into a fighting
organization and undoubtediy the
platform wiii be considered accord
ingly.
ft is an easy prediction that the
convention wi!) ciose when the funds
of the deicgates are at a !ow ebb.
Many of the deiegates profess to
note some gains in the Democratic
party through the fiasco of the farm
labor convention at St. Paul, iast
week, when the Communist eiement
dominated the ticket and many of the
farmer deiegates withdrew. It is evi
dent that the minor political parties
are no better off in so.far as har
mony is concerned, than the so-caiied
'major parties, aii of which adds to
the uncertainty of the eiection.
PICNIC—at Kiniaw Bros. Store.
July 4th 1924.
Everybody come, Everybody welcome
Bring your basket and have
a good time.
Waman Presides nemocratic!
Convention for First Time
Speech Secoinding i Nomination of
McAdoo Ta(tea Convention by Sur
prise and Brings Mingled Applause
; and Hoota—Daring Piece of Con
vent ion Strategy.
SMITH SUPPORTERS NOISY
By United Proas.
New York, Juno 26.—Under the
guiding hand of a woman for the
first time in history, the Democra
tic national conventon entered upon
its third session today at 11 a. m.
I Chairman Waish after railing the
convention to order turned the gavei
over to Miss May Kennedy of Bronx,
elected first vice chairman of the
' convention. Miss Kennedy made
t short address.
! Governor Sweet of Colorado sec
} onded nomination of Wiiiiam Mc
Adoo, whose nomination yesterday
j by Senator Phelan of California was
I the occasion for a demonstration
tasting an hour- Seconding speeches
i were pot expected and occasioned
ccnaiderable surprise, bringing min
gled applause and hoots. Kentucky
started a-parade and South Caroiina
and other McAdoo states fell in line,
i The galleries, jammed with Smith
: supporters, booed and tried to shut
} off the demonstration. Order was
) obtained after a few minutes and
! Sweat concluded his speech. This
was const ij .'< i a daring piiece of
convention strategy intended to steai
Smith's stuff.
Connecticut was next called and
yielded, to New York. A terrific din
spiit the Garden. Gaiieries and floor
! rose in a tremendous outburst of
violent noise, a mediey of rattles,
whistles horns and cheers. Franklin
Roosevelt by a wave of the hard
- brought silence, but the moment he
j said the words "Governor of New
York ' there came a terrific outburst
from every corner.
Anti-Klan Outburst
Mention of the Ku KIux Klan in
the Speech nominating Senator Un
derwood of Alabama yesterday set
off an anti-Klan demonstration that
swept the great hall like a tornado
and led to several fist fights. Sena
tor Jos. T. Robinson of Arkansas and
McAdoo were the only other, candi
! dates for President nominated yes
terday. Nominations are expected to
be conciuded tonight but no bailoting
is expected before Friday or Satur
day.
Members of Wedding Party Pinch
ed for Speeding.
Loaded down with baggage and
splitting Eim street wide open at
} about 35 miles an hour, the Faulk
ner-Jones wedding party front Fair
including the bride and groom,
rushing to catch the V. and C. S
' train Tuesday evening, crested a
good dea! of excitement and some of
the party were pinched for speelmg.
The officers at first thought that
they were rum-runners, but on dis
covering tl^e true ^situation let the
bride and groom catch the train un
disturbed and puiied two of the
groomsmen. The recent change
!" the schedule on that train, which
teaves an hour earlier, was not
known by the party Until a short
while before their departure.
Men's Christian Workers' League
Pians to Hold Services.
The Men's Christian Workers'
' league held an enthusiastic meeting
, Sunday afternoon at the school with
a large number present. The meet
ing was conducted by Mr. T. L.
Johnson, chairman, and most of the
time was taken up with testimony by
a large number of the members.
The different groups met senarate
ly and plans were perfected for the
work of going out and hoidmg ser
[ vices at different points in the
; county. The league will meet again
next Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at the high school auditorium^
Run-Off Primary Saturday of Next
Week
Mr. Frank Gough, chairman of^the
county board of ejections, has been
officially notified by the State board
of the primary to t?e heid July 5th,
of which he already had given notice.
! As stated in a notice published by
Mr. Gough, the primary in Robeson
will be to nominate recorders for
the Lumberton and Fairmont dis
tricts atyd road supervisqr for Fair
mont township. *
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Redmond and
littie daughter, Coleen, of Greenville,
S. C., arrived yesterday afternoon
and will spend 2 weeks here visiting
relatives and friends.
Mr. Archie Davis of Fairmont, R.
1, is a Lumberton visitor today.
Just around the comer from Town
Halt you will see a busy Filling
Station—Your car gets good
attention there—
FULLBK'S FILLING STATION
Comer Chestnut and Second Streets
Officer Clover Shoot*
Tire Off of Ffeeing Ford
But the Driver Stepped on Gas and
Faded Out of Landscape With His
!4Hd of Young Sports and May
be Some Juice.
LEFT QUART AND TiKE BEHiND
Some young sports thought to be
from a neighboring town are minus
a quart of whiskey and an automo
bile tire and are probably suffering
from nervous prostration caused
Tuesday night about one o'clock when
Officer Ed Glover shot one of their
tires off when the car, in which five
young white men were riding, failed
to stop when ordered.
Glover saw them hide some whisk
ey on the lot opposite C M. Fuller's
stable ,on Chestnut street and hid
himself nearbv to catch them when
they came after the iiquor. The car
soon drove up, two of the men got
out, and the others rode on down
the street to turn around. The boys
searched a while and !oft ' saying,
"some biankety-biank-Mank has
stoien it". Having enough evidence to
arrest them, Giover ordered them to
stop as they boarded the car. Upon
hearing his voice the driver shot the
gas to her and the officer plugged
one of his tires when the car was on
!y a few feet away, entaiiing no dan
ger of hitting any of the occupants.
One boy almost f<-][ out of the car
and impiored the driver in no uncer
tain terms to stop, but the driver held
his nerve and Giover and Officer
Boyle, who was with him, say that
they never saw a Ford run so.
The boys eaoaped unknown but
the officers got a tire and afterwards
found the whiskey
Heavy Damage by Rams
To Crops and Highways
bio Section of the County Has Escap
ed—Bridge Sunk Just After Bug
gy Passed Over.
Heavy damage by raina to crops
and highways is reported from aii
sections of the county. One man #om
near Phiiadeiphus reports that unus
ualiy heavy rains visited that section
Sunday and Monday and that on
Tuesday the "bottom dropped out''.
Even without any more rain this
week plowing wiii be impossibie in
many sections.
The dam at Ph^pdeiphus began to
thow signs of giving way and the
water was drawn off and flooded the
highway, doing no great damage. The
bridge at Buiiard's crossing on Ash
pole swamp on the Rowiand-Diiion
road is reported to have sunk under
water just after a buggy passed ov
er.
Dr W. W. Parker Honored by State
Board of Optometry.
Dr. W. W. Parker returned yes
terday afternoon from Greenville,
N. C, where hewasontheeducation
a! program of the South-Eastern
Congress of Optometry Monday as
assistant in routing examination on
campiametry. The congress. which
includes 13 states, will last through
Friday. At the meeting of the
State board of examiners in optome
try at Gastonia Friday and Saturday
of last week Dr. Parker was elected
secretary-treasurer of the board, of
which he has been a member for
some years. This means that he not
only will have charge of the finances
of the board but will have charge of
examinations in optometry, reports
to the Governor, official correspon
dence, etc. Dr. Parker fot* a num
ber of years has been one of the
leading optometrists of the state.
Summer School Opens at Carolina.
The Robeson county summer school
for teachqrs opened Tuesday with
cvey fifty enroiled at Carolina col
lege, Maxton. President lErr^st J.
Green of Carolina college is director
of the school and assi;*,ing him are
Misses Mary Brown of Wiison and
Elisabeth Gorham of Fayetteville
Miss Susan Fulgutn, of the State
Department of Education, was on
hand and Supt. J. R. Pooie was aiso
there
Lost Tip of Shoulder from "Unloaded
Gun".
Lying in a local hospita! with the
tip of her shoulder joint biown 6ff
is Mabei Oxendine, Iddian, who was
accidentally shot by her brother iast
Saturday- Details of the accident are
lacking but it is understood that the
same oid mistake of "not thinking it
was loaded" applies here. The woman
is doing well. Xone of the shot
penetrated beyond the shoulder bone.
—Robeson chapter U. D. will
meet Friday afternoon at 5 o'clock
with Mrs-"^. T. Townsend.
BIG CELEBRATION
AT MIDWAY JULY 4
Annua! celebration July 4th to
eclipse ali others. Parhton brass
band, base hall, tennis and barbecue.
A day of fun for all.
KiwaniartsinviMMEMt
Gup BarbecM a! Fairmont
Manager James of Co-op Warehouse
at Fairmtont" Eatenda Invitations
to Big Occasion Next Month—
Senator Smith and A. W. McLenn
invited to Speak.
TIME TO ACT HAS COME
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At the Kiwanis c!ub luncheon at
the Lorraine hotel Tuesday Mr.
James, manager of the co-operative
tobacco warehouse at Fairmont, in
vited members of the club to attend
a barMbcue that will be given at
Fairmont some time during the first
two weeks of July. It is hoped to
have Senator Smith of South Caro
lina, who addressed a big , co-op
meeting at Chadboum recently and
who !s interested m legislation for
the benefit of co-operative market
ing, to address the gathering. Mr
A. W. McLean, Democratic nominee
for Governor, aiSo wiii be invited.
The invitation was accepted unani
mously.
Mr. J. D. Kyle of Fairmont, who
aiso was a Lumberton visitor Tues
day, says that Rowland and White
Pond wiii co-operate with Rairmont
for this barbecue and that it is hop
ed to make it a big occasion.
Time To Act.
Supt. W. B Crumpton, of the !o
cai schools, toid the Kiwanians that
at the iuncheon meeting next Tues
day he wiii ask that a committee be
appointed to take up at once the
matter of the ciub helping to educate
some high-schoo! girl or boy, as sug
gested by T L. Johnson at the meet
ing Tuesday of last week. He said
that since that suggestion was made
he had had two requests for inform
}E*ion from high school , students
who want assistance in going to col
lege.
Mr. Crumpton said that nothing
could be of more benefit to the com
munity than to give such opportuni
ties to deserving boys and girls and
that the time for the Kiwanis club
, to act has come, that unless it starts
out on some definite work it will be
"done for", enough time having been
consumed in proposing various
things that might be undertaken.
Entertainment features included
humorous quartettes sung by W. W.
Davis, chairman of the entertainment
J H. Teague apd Frank Gough, and
committee for the day, C. B. Skipper,
a soio by Mr. Skipper, Miss Elsie
Thompson presiding at the piano.
Mr K. M. Barnes, chairman of the
public affairs committee, presided
in the absence of President ' W. K.
Bethune and Vice President A. E.
White. Mr. Barnes had as his guest
Mr. N, G Woodlief, a member of the
Kiwanis club of Selma.
Every Like Js
Not The Same
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Unfortunate TaHy With Description
of Bootlegger Driving Death Car
Causes Young White Man !to
Spend Night in Jai! Here.
Being unfortunate enough to fit
the description of a bootlegger who
ran over a man and ki'led him and
afterwards wrecked his !iquor-!a.
den car and escped near Winston
den car and escaped near Winston
young white man named M. P. Wat
son and giving his home as Pine Lev
el was arrested on suspicion by Po
liceman Coxe at Fairmont Tuesday
and scent the night in jail hose.
A telegram from the sheriff of
Forsyth county stating that they
were ciose on the track of the right
man effected his release.
The young man had just arrived
in Fairmont and was working on an
ice piant being erected there. When
interviewed he talked willingly until
he learned that he was talking to a
reporter and then stopped short
with an oath.
Midget Auto Create* Sensation.
A small two passenger midget
automobiie with a rea! engine in it
wiii be given away by the Pastime
theatre. Each admission draws a
coupon .and at the end of a certain
time a lucky number wiii be drawn
from these coupons. The iittie car
has ereated quite a sensation in juv
enile circies and such crowds of
curious pranking youngsters have
been surrounding it that Mr. Griffin
has found it necessary to remove it
from in front of the theatre and put
it inside for protection. Some of the
iocai "bloods" have been insistent in
their demands for a race to be run
between this machine and John Mc
Miiian's "puddle jumper."
REWARD
Two muies strayed or stolen from
our farm near Proctorviiie Wednes
day night June 25th. Both bay jennie
muies about six years oid, weighing
about 1,000 pounds each. Were last
seen near the Wishart farm Lumber
ton Route 3 (Fairmont road). One
'has scratches. Reward for informa
tion leading to the finding of these
j mules. K. M- Barnes, care of Plant
ers Bank & Trust Co., Lumberton,
'N. C.
Murphy B. McCormick
Found Dead Thi* A. M.
Rowiand Man Wan Apparently in
Heat of Health Yesterday—Funeral
Tomorrow.
By 'Phone to The Robcsonian.
Rowland, Jane 26—Apparently in ^
the beat of health yeaterday, Mur
phy B. McCormick, aged 66, waa
foond dead in hia bed thia morning.
Ho died about 6 o'clock and hia dea'h
ia attributed to heart failure. The
funeral will be held hero aome time
tontorrow.
Deceased is survived by a wife and
one child, he having lost an infant
only iast week. Mr. McCormick was!
slightly sick during the night but!
was not considered setdtusly i!!. He j
spent yesterday in Lumberton and ;
seemed in the best of health
Lumberton Unit.of
National Guard Paaaea
Federal Inspection
!)H!) Night#) Every Monday and
Thursday—Hard Row of Work Cu^j
Out Before Annua! Encampment.
Battery B, Lumberton unit of the!
National Guard, under the command
of Captain F. EH Wishart, passed :
Federai inspection last night con
ducted by Col R. S. McLcHand, Ma
jor C. T. Marsh, Federal inspector!
j of coast artillery, and Seargent j
Lyt'e. and, was mustered into service
with a groat deal of enthusiasm
among the tW men. First Lieutenant
Harold Humphrey arrived from
Wake Forest Summer school and re-!
I ceived his commission.
Capt. Wishart states that drill
nights wiii be every Monday and
, thursday and that the armory is on
the third floor of the cotton mill of
fice budding. .This company has a
I hard row of work cut out for it be
tween now and the annual encamp
' ment at Fortress Monroe, Va., which
wijl take piace during the latter part
! of the summer.
—Running into Mr. Ear! Thomp
son's car, going north on Chestnut
I street, and considerably damaging
the right running board and body,
a Ford driven by Mr. Ri!ey Baxley
of Buie, coming out of Third street,
Just opposite Freeman and Bullard's
garago yesterday afternoon was
: damaged and landed on the sidewalk.
No one was hurt.
—The Boy Scouts, organised here
some time ago under the leadership
of Rev. T. McM. Grant, pastor of
Chestnut Street Methodist church,
spent yesterday afternoon at Page's
lake. Messrs. Ed Rancke, F. P.
Gray, Archie Ward and Joe Bar
rington went with the scouts. The
troop has a membership of about fif
ty boys and the leaders are planning
an encampment at Lake Waccamaw
some time later in the summer.
Get Your Automobile
Licence Number Now
With only three more work days
before the old automobile licenses ex
, pire and with the records of licenses
; issued in easy access to the police
force, it will pay people to hurry up
and get their new numbers. Some
! two or three hundred numbers have
te^n issued to date by Mr. Roaser, in
charge of the local state automobile
j lieense bureau, in the rear of the city
hail, and he advises people not to
wait Ifntil the first of July to apply
because there will be such a rush that
it may cause considerable delay
it is absolutely necessary to pre
sent a certificate of title or an appli
cation for title before a number can
be issued. A certificate at home won't
do any good—the paper itself must
be presented. No persona! checks will
: be accepted, by order of the Secre
tary of State.
—The condition of Mrs. J. A.
Thompson who suffered a slight
stroke of paralysis at her home on
North Elm Tuesday about noon, is
reported as improving Her son Dr.
Raymond Thompson of Charlotte
i- here attending her. Other mem
bers of the family who are away
have not been summoned.
—The T. E. L. class of the First
Baptist Sunday school went this af
ternoon to Page's lake on a picnic.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Caldwell left
yesterday for the mountains, where
they probably will spend the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Simeon Caldwell and
children, Simeon Jr and Mary Eli
j zabeth, will go Friday to Pulaski,
Va., where they will visit Mrs
Caldwell's father, Dr. J. W. Keister.;
Cotton Market
Middling cotton is quoted on the
local market to lay at 27 cents the
pound.
NOW READY! HOME CONVENiENCE
HANDBOOK' waiTTEN SY MiSS MARTHA;
FLAX ANDREWS, is wow on SALE AT
FREEMAN PRiNTINQ COMPANY.
LUMBERTON. N. C.
, PRtCE B2 23.
Harrison Sounds Remote
MCamocratic Convention
Say* America Need* a Pan! Revere
and Nat a Sphinx in the White
House to t\*'! it Bach to Doty and
High Rcsoive
New York, Jane 24.—Amer'en
need* a Pan! Revere, "not a Sphinx",
in the White House, to cai! it hack to
duty and high resoive. Senator Pat
Harrison, of Mississippi, declared to
day, sounding the keynote at the
Democratc national convention.
In an address condemning the Rc
puhtican adn^inistrafon—Its lphiicer,
both domestic and foreign—the tem
porary chairman caHcd on Democrats
everywhere, "with victory within
their grasp", to unite against a com
mon enemy.
"Oh, for one in the White House",
he said, "whose heart might be mo!t
cd and courage aroused to sympa
thize and fight Would that we once
more might see in that exaited posi
tion, one with the courage cf a Jack
son, the miiitant honesty of a Clevc
iand, the matohiess statesmanship
and the fine fighting qualifies of a
Woodrow Wilson."
Senator Harrison ran the gamut of
the Harding-Coolldge administration
in a series of biting criticisms/ A
iarge part of his speech was taken
up with a resume of the disciosures
of senate investigating committees.
The oii poticies, in particular, came
in for vigorous denunciation.
"Show this administration an oii
wei!", he said, "and it wiii show you
a foreign policy*'.
hems of Local News
—The American legion auxiitary
wiU meet Tuesday night, July 1st, at
8 o'clock with Mrs. S. McIntyre. A
good attendance is desired.
—Mr. Thomas McNafr, sjp of Mr.
Roary McNair, county commissioner
from Maxton, has accepted a posi
tion In the county auditor's office
and will begin work the last of this
week. .
—Mr. James Beckwith went Mon
day to Greenviile, N. C., where he
is representing the Episcopal church
of this place in a young people's
"Conference of the diocese of East
Carolina. Mr. Beckwith is expected
home today.
—From reports coming in it seems
that Rev-. George Stephens is still
delivering the goods in St. Paul.
Tuesday night he soundly rapped
some of his critic^ in no uncertain
terms, telling them that "a hit dog
always hollers".
—Miss Neil Sutton, teacher in the
Lumherton high school, who was
operated on for appendicitus during
the school commencement, was dis
charged from the Thompson hospitai
and went to her home in Danburg,
Ga., Tuesday evening.
—The fixtures for Israel's shoe
store, to be located in the building
now occupied by the Star barber
shop, have arrived and Mr. Israel
states that work probably will be be
gun about the first of Juiy. As yet it
has not been learned where the bar
ber shop will be moved.
—Rural Policeman Carper suffer
ed fracture of the small bone in one
of his arms Tuesday when he was
huried through the windshield of a
car when the machine hit a deep
hoie near Rowiand Another ntan was
driving and (dr. Carper had a man
under arrest in the car.
—St Aiban's lodge No. Hi, A. F.
& A. M., installed the foliowing of
ficers Tuesday evening: Ben C.
Fioyd, W M.; J. C. Bryant, S. W.;
R. A. McIntyre, J. W.; E J. Britt,
P. M., treasurer; Dr. R. T. Alien, sec
retary; C. C. Rogers, S D.; E M.
Johnson, J. D.; J. P. Stephens, S. S ;
J. B. McLeod, J S.; C. B Hocutt,
Tyier.
—Mrs. Moiiie R. Norment and son,
Mr. Ciinton Norment have returne<i
ed from Washngton, D. C., where
Mrs. Norment spent the winter with
her sister Mrs. Saliie R. McRae and
where Mr. Norment went a week ago
to attend the wedding of his sister
Miss Mary Rozier Norment to Mr.
Louis Stovaii. which took piace Wed
nesday of iast week.
—Mr. W. K. Bethune returned
vesterdav and Mr. H. E. Stacy Tues
day night from Denver, Coiorado,
where they attended the eighth an
nuai iptemationai Kiwania conwn
tion. Mr. Bethune, who is president
of the Lumberton ciub, sent The
Robesonian interesting letters con
erning the convention and the trip.
Some of these tetters have been pub
iished and others wiii be pubiished.
—Mr. A. Weinstein, accompanied
by his daughter Miidrtd anti his son
Robert wiii ieave tonight for the
North Mr. Weinstein gees to New
York to buy summer goods for his
store and Miss Mildred goes to
Camp Lenore in the Berkshire Hitts,
where she wiii spend the summer.
Mr. Robert Weinstein wiii either go
to Baitimore or Chicago to have a
finger treated which was injured
about a year ago in an automobile ac
cident.