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ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19,1878 Congress Adjourns Lobbyists Headed For Conventions Hoover Picked to Win Early In Balloting — or — Coolidge Will Probably Be Drafted. i By Our Washington Correspondent) Washington. With gnashing of teeth, a howl and a snarl, the first session of the hell-bent Seventieth congress stormed its way into his tory last week. It died in the arms of twin filibusters. Boulder Dam in the Senate and a minor pay bill in the House furnished the fireworks, but both failed to stop the steam roller. Nobody was exactly satisfied when the session ended, but every body was heartily relieved. This included President Coolidge, the door of a bevy of rubber vetoes. A rubber veto, like a rubber check, is one that bounces back. Three of Mr. Coolidge’s “do not choose” ap provals bounced back to the White House in the dying hours of the rampage, passed against his will, new laws to add to the 30,000 feder al statutes already on the bqfoks. But the farm relief veto stuck, just like congress expected it to stick. They said in the cloak-rooms that more than a few hard-boiled states men who voted for it were right hap py, deep down in their mellow hearts that the President did veto it * and that the veto couldn’t be erased. All quiet alon e the Potomac to night! Sixty odd years ago, with cannon frowning on the capital, this historic phrase was coined. It rings true today at the close of six months of bloodies political warfare. The late unlamented session of congress was cocked and aimed at the com ing contest for the Presidency. Poli tics was its breath of life, its main spring and its motive in nearly all it did and failed to do. It will go down in history unhonored and un sung. Now that the 'moving men are gone, the gentlemen of the house are beginning to settle down again. The capable servants of the pepole w T ho administer the laws that congress makes take to the cellar when the legislative cyclone appears. They emerge when it has gone its way. They are now in evidence again and orderly government once more pre vails, uninfluenced by the antics of a political congress. * “Let her rip” has been succeeded by “Let’s go to work again.” Common courtesy and a dceent regard for the feelings of the other fellow have come back to bide with us a while. Congress has gone to the conven tions and with it has gone its para site, the lobby. The power lobby, the auto lobby, the railroad lobby, the banking lobby, the telephone lobby, the labor lobby and their kith and kin are on the way to Kansas City . Their soft white hands have work to do there and at Houston. Their shiny silk hats will soon be bobbing galore in the lobbies of the Muehlebach and the Baltimore, and other Kansas City hotels. The work these smelly gentlemen have assigned themselves takes rank with the work they do in Washing ton. They are the suave, smooth boys who bring pressure on congress to influence legislation for or against their selfish interests. They work in devious ways, some few openly, many in the shadows. What they hope to do at Kansas City and again at Houston is to “influence” the party platforms. They want to make the conventions “safe” for the inter ests they serve. That is what they get paid for, and, sad to relate, they deliver the goods all too often. One of these big lobbies, knit into the social and industrial life of many States, has been working for months on a “program” it wants to see written into both platforms. They have printed and circulated this doc ument where they believe it will do the most good. Their agents have buttonholed delegates. Their law yers will seek the ear of the plat form committee. Indeed, the com ing conventions will be field days for the lobby. From Kansas City comes reliable v '°rd that the forthcoming gathering of Republican clans there is aking a somewhat unexpected form. The stage is being set for the entrance of a candidate who has been in the minds and hearts of many. He hails rom Vermont and they call him Cal. Heaven will have to help Herbert Hoover and Frank Lowden and ' harlie Dawes and all the long- string of favorite sons if the balloting- runs *ong. Hoover leads today, and the chances are that he will win the nom u'ation on the first ballot. If he does mot win it by the fourth he may as * e { it a sad and permanent fare 'V(J“ For they are putting up the orops to trot Coolidge out and draft mm if the convention shows the symptoms of becoming dead locked. As this is written Coolidge has ’ en silent for weeks as to his atti- His “do no choose” and sub ‘ ■-•quent statements have not been interpreted by him further. His pnends claim “do not choose” means win serve if drafted.” The friends f . er candidates would do well to ■ inch the nomination in the early -a; Gang. Otherwise the President of today m ay rUn again . . ms, of course, may be upset by a further statement - -urther declaration by Mr. Coolidge. Y . o m , ay be upset even before it * ches type in this newspaper. But The Chatham Record Dr. Upchurch, of New Hope, Passes Prominent Physician Died At His Home in New Hope Township Last Thursday Morning. Apex, Route 3, June 2. —Dr. C. G. Upchurch, beloved physician of New' Hope township, died suddenly Thursday morning about 8 o’clock: He had been in his usual health and had been to Pittsboro the day before. His death was a great shock to our commurhty and to many friends throughout the county and a great part of Wake county. He was not only valued as a physician but highly esteemed as a neighbor and citizen. He was reared in the community and had practiced here since the completion of his medical course, more than a score of years ago. The good doctor had never mar ried. Surviving him, however, are three sisters, Mesdames Ella Cary and R. E. Harris, of this county, and Winston Upchurch, of Dur ham, to whom the sympathy of the community is extended. The burial was at Ebenezer Methodist church, though the doc tor w r as a Baptist. The funeral ser vices were conducted by Revs. W. E. Brown, of Bynum, and R. R. Gor don, of Pittsboro. A large crowd, including- a number of Pittsboro cit izens, was present to pay the last respects to the beloved physician and genial friend. Our community has suffered an irreparable loss. B. D. THRAILKILL. How It Looked At A Distance In another article is given the view's of a man w'ho sat throughout the two w'eeks of the Lawrence trial and heard it all. Below is the com ment of R. R. Clark, the Statesville editorial writer of the Greensboro New's, who tells how it looked to one at a distance. Mr. Clark writes: “Looking from a distance, with only the newspaper reports of the evidence as a guide, the vote here would have been with the four members of the Lawrence jury who said not guilty on the first ballot, and with no further information than is at hand it would have con tinued that way. But seeing how quickly the not guilty jurors weak ened they must not have been very firm in their convidtions; and as two of the original first degree jurors stayed through three ballots, they must have had quite a firm conviction of guilt. So must the judge, considering the sentence. This column offers no dissent to the conclusion, as the folks whose business it was to determine were in better position to do that. But from the viewpoint of a long distance and disinterested observer, it would seem that the Durham con tractor was convicted on suspicion , rather than on evidence, to which his attempt at sqjcide no doubt con- ] tributed much.” AN ENJOYABLE EVENT IN HONOR OF AN AGED LADY Siler City, June 4. —On Sunday, June 3, about four hundred children, grandchildren, relatives, friends and neighbors gathered at the homestead of Mrs. Joanna Lewis Johnson and served a picnic dinner from an over loaded table spread under the huge oak. Previous to the dinner, Rev. Wiley Jones, of Burlington, spoke in appreciation of the life of “Aunt Joanna,” as everyone calls her, who, on April 5, observed her seventy sixth birthday. “Aunt Joanna” has reared a fam ily of ten children, nine of whom are living, and is a well known and dear ly loved old lady of whom everyone speaks well. For this occasion her relatives and friends came from all over the coun try: Burlington, Greensboro, Dur ham, Siler City, Hillsboro, Saxapa-* haw, and from the immediate and surrounding communities. After spending the day together, her friends departed hoping that Father Time may yet spare her many years among us. Prevent* Milk From Souring If you ?/u a tiny pinch of salt to the milk 'When fresh it will keep much longer. it stands for the moment. Coolidge will get votes on the first ballot if he doesn’t make his stand more clear. He would be drafted if the balloting were to lengthen. He may be drafted anyhow. He certainly would be drafted if he but gave the faintest intimation that he would take the nomination. Otherwise, it looks like Hoover. With Coolidge out of the running, Hoover is picked here to get the plum. But with Coolidge respon sive to the draft, a host of Hoover supporters would swing away from him and to the President in a twink ling. And this includes canny Uncle Andy Mellon who would like to see four years more of Coolidge. Mr. Mellon will cast 79 votes at the convention —those of his home state of Pennsylvania. These votes are virtually promised to Hoover, with two strings attach ed. The first is named Coolidge. So i 3 the second. PITTSBORO, C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1928. DUST CLOUDS ENDANGER FLYING MEN ! UNTIL CITY OFFICIALS SOLVE PROBLEM Spectators Can See Takeoffs Without Peri! and Authorities Breathe Easier—ln Every Sense—Since Experts Come to Aid of Aviators at Boston. , »:r, The Spirit of St. Louis Landing at Boston Airport, South Boston, Mass. Insert Shows “Lindy” and His Famous Smile. WHILE Col. Charles A. Lind bergh, fresh from his tri umphs in Central America and the West Indies, is now looking for new worlds to conquer aeronau tically, city and aviation officials are planning new ways to make airports safer. Flyers are interested in the dust problem not because they meet dust aloft, but because they must reckon with the problem when they are land ing. Officials are interested because they are watchful over the safety of thousands of spectators filled with a new zeal for aviation because of Col. Lindbergh’s prowess. So seriouslj' have the officials of the Boston Airport at South Boston real ized that question that they have con ducted special experiments with dust laying apparatus and chemicals to de termine which are most effective. The problem has arisen only in re cent years—one might say months— with the increase in “galleries” at the big aviation fields. Public interest has become so aroused to flying that it is no uncommon sight to see hun dreds and even thousands of persons Mr. Saville Awarded National Fellowship Son-in-Law of Mr. A. C. Ray Receives Marked Distinction (News and Observer Professor R. J. Saville, of the De partment of Agricultural Economics, N. C. State College, has just receiv ed an announcement that he has been awarded a fellowship by the National Social Science Research Council. This National Council re cently selected about 20 outstanding men from a list of more than a hun dred applicants to receive such fel lowships. A fund of $30,000 is being distributed through these awards tn enable young men doing- outstanding work in the field* of social science to prepare themselves for more effec itve research work. These follow ships permit the recipients to attend any institution ofering graduate work in the social science and carry a stipend sufficient to pay all ex penses for a year of graduate study. This reward is a distinct recogni tion of Mr. Saville’s ability as a research worker. Mr. Saville is a graduate of the University of Mis graduate work at N. C. State Col lege under Dr. G. W. Foster and at the University of Minnesota under Dr. J. D. Black. He has assisted in the preparation of several bulletins on farm organization in North Caro lina and is now writing a bulletin on livestock farming in the mountain regions of the state. Mr. Saville has been granted a leave of absence by the college for the duration of his fellowship which will enable him to complete his resi dence requirment for a Ph.D. de gree. Don’t Slip When floors are waxed after housecleaning, it’s a good time to remember that invisible ru ff anchors make rugs stay put and prevent many an accident. The anchor is in reality nothing more than a narrow strip of composition material, cut a trifle shorter than the width of the rug, and attached to either end by a piece of strong webbing stitched to the rug. gathered on the more popular fields to see the takeoff in any one of the big races. Men, women and children trample over the fields before the start of the fliers, tearing up the turf and earth so that it may become quite dusty. When the pilots are ready to take off and the crowds pushed back be- | hind the ropes, the aviators may find the field covered with fine dust. As the plane starts down the run way, the propeller whirring, great clouds of dust arise, getting into the eyes of airmen and spectators alike, a?Hi creating a dangerous situation. To reduce that danger so far as may be humanly possible, officials of the South Boston Airport are using calcium chloride, a chemical that be cause of its affinity for moisture acts as a perfect dust layer, much in the same manner of a moist blanket over the field. Since that action was taken some months ago the officials have breathed easier—in every sense of that expres sion—and have made it possible for spectators to observe takeoffs without peril to themselves or to the fliers. D. of C. Meet With Mrs. R. P. Johnson The June meeting of the Daugh ters of the Confederacy was held at I the home of Mrs. R. P. Johnson last Saturday, June 2. Mrs. Johnson and Miss Minnie Bell were joint hossess es. President Mrs. J. M. Gregory presided. The meeting was opened with the Lord’s prayer and the sing ing of the “Bonnie Blue Flag.” Mrs. Gregory announced that Mr. Hiliard, who was to speak on this occasion, was unavoidably prevented from coming. The minutes were read and cor rected in respect to the presentation of the coat of arms, which was ar cribed to Mrs. A. H. London alone while the gift was made by the joint hostesses of the former meeting, Mesdames London, Chapin and Hatch. Mrs. Cordon reported Veter an Ellis as sick at Bynum rather than Veteran Tripp, as reported in the minutes. Mr. Ellis, has since died. He was a member of Co. I, 6th N. C. Mr. Rives is also dead. Reports from the several church yard committees were good. All the graves of veterans in the Pitts boro churchyards have been put in good condition, with gravel . walks laid about them from stone screen ings presented by Mr. Cheek, to whom due thanks were expressed. Memorial - committee reported wreaths sent for Messrs. Ellis and Rives. The president thanked the chapter for the splendid cooperation of the members in making the 10th of May celebration a success, and a vote of appreciation was extended to Judge W. D. Siler for the excellent address on that occasion. It was suggested that tiny flags be bought with which to mark the graves on the 10th of May of each year in order that the decorators might know the graves of veterans and daugh ters, but nothing definite was done about it. The chapter was delighted to have Mrs. J. H. Currie, of Fayetteville, with them, who made a talk about the tenth of May celebration by her chapter. Mrs. Victor Johnson, his torian of the chapter, then read an an article about the Bentonville marker, and also an address on Jes- o (Please turn to pag6 eight) The Vote in Chat ham 03d Officials Nominated Pou Gets An Overwhelming Vote In County Fountain Leads For Lieutenant Gov ernor Peterson Polls Big Home Vote. There was a comparatively small vote in Chatham county Saturday, when the people were given an op portunity to vote for Democratic nominees for state and county of fices. However, the people took more interest in this county than in many in the state. Below is given the votes at the various precincts for the several candidates, Albright not known at this writing: Hadley^ —Sheriff Blair, 58; C. C. Poe, register of deeds, 50, D. E. Murchison, 9; Brooks, commission er, 50, Johnson, 39, Moore 18, Far rell, 16, Mills, 39, Walden, 18. State vote not reported at this writ ing. Baldwin—Sheriff Blair, 175, Joh nson, 2; Register C. C. Poe, 145, Murchison, 22; Commissioners, Brooks, 136, Johnson, 159, Moore, 137, Mills, 31, Walden, 23, Farrell, 24; Congressman Pou, 165, Creek more, 1, Mack, 2; Lieutenant Gov ernor, Fountain, 131, Langston, 16, Burgwyn, 10; Com. of Labor and Printing, Peterson, 87, Grist, 43, Shipman, 34. Bear Creek—Sheriff Biair, 240, W. T. Johnson, 4; Register Poe, 210, Murchison, 39; Commissioners, Brooks, 229, R. J. Johnson, 195, Moore 218, Mills, 40, Walden, 37, Farrell, 29; Pou, 205, Mack, 17, Creekmore, 15; Fountain, 175, Lan gston, 16, Burgwyn, 41; Peterson, 68, Shipman, 73, Grist, 97. Haw River—Sheriff Blair, 81, Johnson, 0; Poe, 71, Murchison, 11; Brooks, 30, Johnson, 36, Moore, 24, Mills, 26, Walden, 82, Farrell, 46; Pou, 61, Creekmore, 17, Mack, 1; Fountain, 24, Langston, 9, Burgwyn, 44; Peterson, 51, Shipman, 6, Grist, 20.. Hickory Mountain—Blair, 61, Jo hnsno, 5; Poe, 46, Murchison, 20; I Brooks, 62, R. J. Johnson, 41, Moore, 39, Mills, 27, Walden, 10, Farrell, 17; Pou, 61, Creekmore, 8, Mack, 0; Fountain, 42, Langston, 17, Burgwyn, 6; Peterson, 34, Ship man, 2, Grist, 29. Gulf—Blair 70, Johnson 7; Poe 2, Murchison 76; Brooks 75, John son. 45, Moore 59 r Mills 4, Walden 59, Farrell 19; Pou 75 Creekmore 2, Mack 0; Fountain 60, Langston 5, Burgwin 10; Peterson 18, Ship man 9, Grist 48. Richmond (North Gulf) —Blair 52 Johnsonl; Poe 41, Murchison 12; Brooks 43, R. J. Johnson 21, Moore 25, Mills 22, Walden 18, Farrell 33; Pou 50, Mack 2, Creekmore 2; Peter son 12, Shipman 27, Grist 12. Siler City—Blair 255, Johnson 30; Poe 30, Murchison 289, Brooks 150, Johnson 244, Moore 231, Mills 34, Walden 240, Farrell 35; Pou 296, Creekmore 9, Mack 193, Langston 99, Burgwin 12; Peterson 229, Ship man 49, Grist 26. Mt. Vernon—Blair 41, Johnson 0; Poe 29, Murchison 10; Brooks 40, Johnson 22, Moore 33, Mills 12, Walden 5, Farreil 8; Pou 32, Creek more 7, Mack 1; Fountain 1, Lang ston 1, Burgwin 39; Peterson 24, Shipman 2, Grist 11. New Hope—Blair 142, Johnson 2; Poelo9, Murchison 29; Brooks 94, Johnson 118, Moore 69, Mills 106, Wasden 42, Farrell 9; Pou 120, Creekmore 6, Mack 6; Fountain 100, Langston 24, Burgwin. 5; Peterson 126, Shipman 3, Grist 6. Oakland—Blair 120, Johnson 0; Poe 68, Murchison 53; Brooks 106, Johnson 100, Moore 95, Mills 16, Walden 29, Farrell 19; Pou 120, Creekmore 1, Mack 0, Fountain 62, Langston 55, Burgwin 1; Peterson 109, Shipman 2, Grist 8. MeVry Oaks—Blair 37, Johnson 0; Poe 24, Murchison 13, Brooks 5, ; Johnson 34, Moore 14, Mill s 24, Walden 37, Farrell 0; Pou 38, Mack 0, Creekmore 0; Fountain 8, Lang . ston 28, Burgwin 0; Peterson 27, Shipman 9, Grist 2. Williams—Blair 46, Johnson 4'; . Poe 46, Murchison 1; Brooks 38, Johnson 45, Moore 11, Mills 46, Walden 4, Farrell 6; Pou 41, Creek . more 1, Mack 2; Fohnatin 39, Lang [ ston 4, Burgwin 4; Peterson 43, . Shipman 2, Grist 6. [ Center —Blair 314, Johnson 20; ; Poe 240, Murchison 122; Brooks 144, . Johnson 195, Moore 183, Mills 163, , Walden 227, Farrell 198; Pou 329, Creekmore 17, Mack 8; Fountain [ 130, Langston 115, Burgwin 82; [ Peterson 319, Shipman 26, Grist 9. ( Albright and Buckhorn are lacking i in the county vote and those two i and Hadley in the state vote. The L proportion will probably hold after > they are in. ; Totals—Blair 1634; W. T. John -5 son 74; Poe 1056; Murchison 697; - Brooks 1152; Johnson 1225; Moore ; 1119; Mills 551; Walden 811; Far i rell 503; Pou 1593, Creekmore 87, r Mack 41; Fountani 990, Langston . 395, Burgwin 256; Peterson 1147, > Shipman 254, Grist 328. It may be interesting note that Peterson beat Grist more than 3 to t one in this county while Grist beat ; Peterson less than 3 to 1 in Cald : well, Grist’s home county. i When Furniture Is Poised > Wet the bruised spot with water, . double brown paper six times, soak it and lay on the sopt. Apply hot irons until moisture evaporates. £ £ VOL. 50. NO. 38. Closing of Trial of W H. Lawrence Case Ran Sixteen Days—Ver dict of Guilty of Second De gree Murder —3o Years in Penitentiary Penalty Ap» ' peal. LAWRENCE . . Sixteen days after the jury was empaneled in the Lawrence trial the jury brought in a verdict of guilty of second degree murder, and Judge Nunn fixed a penalty of 30 years in. the penitentiary. ' The jury is said to have voted first, four for acquittal, four for second degree murder, and four for, first degree. Thus it seems that the verdict is a compromise. The sen tence was in accord with the char acter of the crime on the assump tion that the jury was responsible for the determination of the guilty party. The outcome ors the case is ac counted a great victory for Solicitor Clawson Williams and the associat ed state counsel. The Solicitor's speech is thought to have been very effective in securing the verdict of - It was a masterly efort, but unnecessarily harsh. It does not seem necesasry to tell a poor de vil, guilty or innocent, that he would as well have his head shaved nad his pants’ legs split forth eapplication of the electrodes. Mr. Gannt’s speech contained less of the vitriol, we are informed by those who heard it, and it is thought that it had a telling efect with the jury at a most critical time in the case. Horton’s speech was effective also, .though he had the job of opening. It is said that one of the jurors reported that Mr. Pou’s speech did not have the effect it was expected to have, it gorged the jury; also that Long’s use of “damn” and his reference to the non-effects of drinking upon, character was not readily digested. But every speech is characterized by hearers as strong and logical. There were five for the defense to three for the satte, but Solicitor Williams had the last lick and he hit hard. Judge Nunn also won plaudits for his impartial and patient demeanor and the clearness and comprehensive ness of his charge. He gave the de fense every advantage it could law fully ask, it seems; yet when the. jury had rendered a verdcit he put a penalty on to - conform with % the heinousries s of the crime committed by some one but definitely fixed by the jury upon the defendant. Lawrence himself bore the trial with wonderful fortitude after hia attempt to kill himself and took the verdict with great equanimity. He must have received a mighty shade when the foreman of the jury an swered guilty too early, before the* clerk had finished his question, and. thus said guilty without the qualify ing phrase of “second degree mur der,” which he gave after the com pletion of the clerk’s question. It was a hustling time with the defense’s counsel. Neither Mr. Pou nor Mr. Fuller were here, and it was four hours before Mr. Fuller arriv-* and refused, and notice of appeal ed and the plea for bond was made was given. Late in the afternoon, sixteen dyas after the empanneling of the jury, the prisoner was taken back to Durham to spend his time in. the Durham prison. It was expect ed that a writ of habeus corpus be taken out and argued before Judge Brogden, but later reports in dicate the possibility of not asking for liberty till after the decision of the Supreme Court on the question of appeal. Public sentiment seemed to be suggestive of the guilt of the defend ant, yet there were few who expect ed a verdict of guilty, especilaly af ter Judge Nunn had. so clearly stat ed that the sufficiency of circum stantial evidence needed. He told the jury that they could believe him guilty and still not be allowed by law to declare him so. • They must see the circumstances such asl to exclude a reasonable possibility that the act could have been committed by another, or words to that effect. Many people believed him guilty but could not keep out of the “if" when talking about the penalty. “If he is guilty,” they would say, “he deserves all the Judge gave him and more.” That “if” still looms big,, and it is doubtful if the jurors them selves have altogether avoided its use since they left the jury room. Yet, according to the Judge’s charge, any one who should adjudge the evidence sufifeient to convict, should have no difficulty in avoiding 1 that significant “if.” Also there were plenty of people ing that the alibi and the flimsiness ‘ who did not believe him guilty, hold of the state’s evidence as to identi ty, together, made it impossible to ; believe Lawrence guilty. 1 The appeal is based chiefly upon ■ the exception to the overruling of * the motion to non-suit,, and if the i supreme court decides in favor of , the defense upon that point that will throw the case out of court and ; there will be no more trial. ' If ► the defense should win on some ; other exception, then there would • be a new trial with all the time and expense again. It has been an unusual period in the hrotsi oyfq shrdluetaionnunu , the history of Pittsboro. The town : days so far as crowd is concerned. t o (Please turn to page eight>