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ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19,1878 \ Daniels Calls On South to Support Alfred £. Smith Declares Smith's Prohibition Leadership Limited by Plat form — Congress the Place to Oppose Changes Laws. Dallas, Texas, July I. (AP) ; r a special dispatch to the Dallas j Ne ws Josephus Daniels, Secretary of j t!'a Navy in the Cabinet of President VC son, calls upon the South to stand solidly behind the party nomi nee for President. Mr. Daniels said he preferred to support Governor Smith and fight in Congress any attempt to weaken the prohibition laws rather than sup port tne “party which has teen as false to prohibition as it has been true to corruption." Pie issued the statement shortly before leaving Houston. Mr. Daniels said he would not go to the conference at Asheville, N. C., called by Bishop Cannon of Rich mond, Va., and Arthur J. Barton, dry leaders, to convene between July 1 and July 14, “unless I go as a re porter.” Declaring that he has been a dry \nd a Democrat for 45 years, he said ae cannot change himself in either vspeet, “even though Smith’s state ment makes it somewhat difficult for a dry Democrat to accept his :-sumption of leadership for modi : Cation of the prohibition law.” “I deny tha T any leadership has . een given him < Governor Smith) by the Democratic party to do any thing on prohibition except the de .duration of the party in the plat form which pledged him tc enforce the Eighteenth amendment and all laws in pursuance thereof.” the statement read. “This means the Volstead Act and can mean nothing else.” Pays to Save Your Own Tomato Seed Seed From Home-Grown Wilt- Resistant Varieties Ajs Good or Better Than That From Outside Sources. Raleigh, N. C., July 2.—Home gardeners who are producing wilt resistant tomatoes will find that the seed from these plants are as good if not better than the seed obtained from outside sources, according to G. W. Fant, extension plant patholo gist at State College. “This is especially true if the grower will select only the heaviest bearing and nnjst resistant plants from which to get his seed for next year’s planting,” he states. Where onlv a small amount of seed is to be saved, no apparatus ex cept a small water-tight vessel is needed. The ripe tomatoes are plac ed in the , vessel and thoroughly crushed. Sufficient water is added to cover the tomatoes and they are left over night to ferment. The next day the vessel is filled with water and the mass carefully stirred. By adding more water slowly, the skins, cores and pulp will float off and the seed sink to the bottom. The water is then drained off and the seed col lected. Seed secured from a neigh bor who is growing the wilt-resistant variety will, in most cases, give bet ter results than seed bought out side especially if the directions for saving the seed have been followed, There are several varieties of wilt resistant tomatoes but the Norton and the Marvel are the two that are recommended by Mr. Fant. The Norton shows the greater resistance and also produces a larger yield of high quality fruit. Where growers are troubled with wilt, seed from a wilt-resistant variety should be se cured for next year’s plantings. * Lincoln? 0 ■ _ r j'-'•• ■*'•‘•^K§§§2| No, this is Roscoe Miles. He lives in Los Angeles and is a won ? derful double of the great president, i And he is not in the movies? she Chatham Record Raymond Hilliard Killed by His Wife . Sen of R. O. Hilliard of Bonlee Killed Sunday Night In Home at Revolution, Greens boro. Raymond Hilliard, a young man I of '2O years of age, son of Mr. and j Mrs. R. O. Hilliard of Bonlee, was | killed, while he slept Sunday night, j by his wife, who also shot and killed ! her own child by a former husband, and then turned the pistol upon her self. I The tragedy ocurred in the horn j of Mrs. Joyce, Revolution Mills { Greensboro, where the Hilliard boarded, and the three bodies, star] and cold, were found the next morn ing by the twelve-year-old daughte; of Mrs. Joyce. The shots had not dis turbed the Joyce’s. A note was left by Mrs. Hilliard including a poem which she directed to be printed, and a shorter note to her former husband at Draper. The poetry is quite remarkable to come from the pen of a mill worker, and indicates extensive reading and a talent for writing. The young woman was a native of New Jersey and married George Wayne Walker up there. They came to 'live at the husband’s native town of Draper. They were both working in a textile mill when the marriage took place, and last fall when she and her husband separated, she went to Revolution and secured a job as weaver, at which she .was expert. In January she secured a divorce on statutory grounds and within a few weeks she and your.g Raymond Hil liard rode up to Danville, Ya., where they were married. Raymond had worked in the Rev- i olution drug store and was liked, ac cording to the story in the Greens boro News, from which the facts of this story are gleaned. But after marriage he went to work in the mill to learn that business. They then moved to the Joyce home. Sunday evening, Mrs. Joyce spoke of buying a wrist watch and Mrs. Hilliard told her not to do it, that she might have hers, that she was tired of life and was going to end it, or words to that effect. The little daughter by the earlier husband had not been with them but the mother went Saturday and brought it to the Joyce home, pur posely, it seems, to kill her, as the note says she could not leave it be hind not knowing what would be come of her. The bodies were visited by great crowds at the Hanes Funeral Home, from which that of the young man was taken Monday and brought to Bonlee for burial. The young wom an had directed in her note that the two be buried together, but in this she lost her wish, as the husband will lie under Chatham sod, she in Greensboro or New Jersey and the child at Draper. In accord with her promise that Mrs. Joyce should have her wrist watch, she left a note to that effect, and she asked that all her things be given to Mrs. DeHart, and her in • surance to Mrs. Joyce, who was to pay burial expenses from it. The poetry consisted of 15 four verse stanzas, three of which are given below: “I have drifted down the stream of life Till weary, sore, oppressed; I’m so tired of all the motion, That I simply want to rest. “I’ve tasted all the pleasures That any woman can; I’ve scanned the whole world over, Till there is nothing left to scan. “I’ve heard the finest music, I’ve read the rarest books, I’ve drunk the purest vintage And I’ve tasted all the cooks. “I have run the scale of living, And I have sounded every tone; Now there’s nothing to live for And I long to be alone.” Fred Brewer Dies Suddenly in Tenn. Native of Pittsboro Passes At Home in Johnson City, Ten nessee, Monday. Mr. Fred Brewer, elder brother of Mr. George Brewer, and a native of Pittsboro, died at his home in John son City, Tenn., Monday about two o’clock by our time. His brother here had heard of no illness and was entirely unforewarned. The tele gram conveying the news of the death gave no particulars, but it was evident that it was unexpected to the immediate family of the deceas ed, as the Pittsboro brother had had no letter suggesting his illness, and when the deceased was in Pittsboro some months ago his health seemed robust. Mr. George Brewer left Monday evening for Johnson City to be pres ent at the funeral. The deceased was just about fifty years of age and was married and has two child ren. He has lived in .Johnson City for the past 22 years and has been quite prosperous. The news is a shock to the companions of his youth here. PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1928. * Democracy’s Choice for President j Avalanche of Votes Puts Smith Across New Yo:k Governor Wins Nomination On First Ballot With More Than 100 Votes To Spare. SENATOR ROBINSON WALKS OFF WITH SECOND PLACE A Harmonious Convention With Party United on Strong Platform It is done. Al. Smith is the Demo cratic nominee for President, made so by only one ballot at the Houston convention. The roll call Thursday night brought him within nine votes of the two-thirds necessary. There was then keen competition to regis ter the first change of votes which would put him across. Ohio, whose vote had been given to its favorite son, P’omerene, won the distinction, and with its big vote did the work. But others came tumbling till the j number had climbed from the neces- j '• sary 734 to 849. [' Os 55 state and territorial delega- < tions, Smith had the solid vote of j i 35 at the close of the balloting. Only j < five states failed to give him any' vote on the first and only ballot, but [ I doubtless some of these would have \, given him ballots if the voting had i 1 continued for a few ballots. The ' < five states holding out their entire i; vote from Smith are Florida, Geor-' gia, Missouri, S iuth Carolina and \ l Texas. Even Tennessee changed its i < vote in a measure when the band J i wagon passed, leaving North Caro- *fi lina still clinching its hold on the j Tenenssee Hull. i As Mr. Helms, the Record’s Wash-j ington correspondent, was on the ground and will report the conven tion in his own inimitable way, it is not necessary to go into details in this article.. Smith was not present, but Mrs. Smith and a daughter were. re ceiving many attentions. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson was also present one of the first to congratulate Gov ernor Smiht by wire. The biggest battle occurred in connection with the platform plank on prohibition. As suggested by the Record last week, only a strong plank demanding the strict enforce- { ment of the prohibition laws was ne- j cessary, and that was what the j friends of prohibition got. Governor j Moody of Texas and Josephus Dan- j iels stood out as leaders in the fight | for a robust prohibition plank. Moo- j dy was still unsatisfied, as he wished j to make a pledge that no attempt i should be made to change prohibi- I tion status. Bishop Cannon of the j M. E. Church, representing the Anti- \ Saloon League, was satisfied with the platform but not with the can- : didate, and the dissatisfaction with the candidate was increased, and some think unnecessarily so, w’hen Governor Smith in his telegram of acceptance stated that he accepted ; the platform and would heed its 1 commands and enforce the laws, but ! that he hoped to lead the country • into the acceptance of a more sensi r ble and effectual plan of handling the i liquor traffic. However, he had stat ■ ed before the convention met that i he is in favor of modification, with the consequence that there can be no qu jble as to the convention’s being .n ..taken in his views. The man has i outspoken all along, saying that lie would enforce the laws but being equally emphatic in his statement that they need changing. The platform gave particular at- j tention to the farm problem, and ! while endorsing no specific plan, pledged the party to its best endea vors to work out a satisfactory sol | ution of the problem, the crux of which is to find away to manage the surplus produce so that the hold ers of it shall not be the goat for the whole aggregation of producers. Farm representatives present seem to have been .satisfied with the farm plank. It was a Smith convention from the beginning, but the Smith ele ment was moderate in manner and demands. Considering the revolution really wrought in the last four years with regard to the Smith candidacy, the convention was exceedingly har monious, and the attitude of the Smith people was such as to make it 1 easier for every opponent to accept • his candidacy in good faith. Every state banner was in the par ade alter t|ne n< /ni nation, and it seems that every North Carolina del egate, however bitter formerly against the Smith candidacy, accept ed the nomination with real grace. Whether Frank Hampton, Senator Simmons’ voluble secretary, has even yet surrendered is not known. Up to the very last he was declaring the opposition fighting to the last ditch and hoping to stop the Governor in his march to victory. Also Senator Simmons, in Washington, was giving out statements of ill omen, but de clining to deign a reply to sugges tions' in the press that he might re volt, deeming it unnecessary to de fend his democracy after 50 years of party loyalty. Reed made a powerful speech, promising his best efforts to elect the Democratic candidate and laying bare the scandalous record of the grafters of the Harding and Coolidge administrations. Governor McLean and Senator Overman, here at home, made haste to pledge their support to the can didate. And so it was going, with the Anti-Saloon League, Heflin, and a few others predicting opposition and defeat. Everybody seems to concede the loss of some former Democratic votes, but predict a big ! vote nevertheless, as tens of thous ; ands who have neglected voting in j recent years will vote for Smith and' ; many Republicans will take the place !of deserting Democrats. Senator I Overman makes just such a predic i tion for North Carolina. Senator j Biease of South Carolina declares ! that South Carolina would have gone I Republican if Lowden or almost any j other than Hoover had been nomi ! nated by the Renublicans, but he says that South Carolina Democrats I will not vote for the man who has I forced the white and black in his ! department to work side by side. He predicts that Smith will carry not only South Carolina but the whole South. The Republicans have taken notice that a fight is on and are definitely preparing for a stern battle. The center of the fight will be New York, which Smith and his friends hope to carry against all Republican endea vors to the contrary. Robinson Vice-President Sentiment began early to concen- j Shiver Advises Planting Barley Beardless Barley Will Greatly Compensate for Short Corn Crop. Appearances seem to indicate that the acreage in corn in this county this year will be at least a third less than last year, and the yield per ac re considerably less also, due to the fact that much o‘s the corn land has been planted too wet. Due to this fact, the Agent has been making an effort to persuade farmers to shake plans for a larger grain acreage this fall. - Especial emphasis is being laid upon Beardless Barley for fall seed ing in this county. The Tennessee strain No. 6 is probably the best variety. Barley is considerably more j hardy than our other winter grains j with the possible exception of rye, j and the yield of grain is higher. I Beardless barley has the same feed ! ing value of corn, pound for pound, and has the added advantage that in most cases, it will give better yields than corn on our average soils. The Agent will make an effort to adver tise this small grain extensively this summer and fail, in order that a large acreage may be seeded. As to other small grains, good re sults may be obtained with the fol lowing varieties o? wheat: Purple j Straw, Leap’s Prolific, Alabama Blue | Stem and Fulcaster. Varieties of cats adapted to this county are Fulg hum, Lee and Appier. N. C. SHIVER, Co. Agt. Pittsboro, N. ,0,, 7-28-23. j In office Saturdays and First • Mondays. ' ! Poultry Hints For Immediate Use Suggestion for July Prepared By C. F. Parrish Office of Poultry £xt*ensior<u It Is Time to Cull: It is advisable to get the culls out now as they destroy profits. Can you tell a layer from a slacker?' If not, take these pointers and look over your hens. The Good Ones or High Producers Have: Beak or Bill —White. Comb —Bright, red, full of blood, soft. Eyes—Bright and bulging. Vent—Bleached out white and moist. Shanks or Legs—White. Pelvic Bones—Thin and Wide apart. Pelvic Bone to End of Breast Bone —Deep, at least 3 1-2 fin gers deep. Abdomen—Very soft and pliable with no signs of fat. Back—Wide, carried well out all the way. Feathers—Ragged and worn. The late moulter is what you want. The Slackers or Poor Hens Have: Beak—Yellow. Comb —Shrunken and hard, drawn ' up with dead appearance, not pliable. Eyes—Dull and flat. Shanks —Yellow. Vent —Yellow, drawn up and dry. Pelvic Bones —Close together, not 2 1-2 fingers apart; pelvic bone to breast bone, shallow, very close, not 2 1-2 fingers deep. Abdomen—Hard, drawn up, not full, and small. Feathers Nice, new coat of feathers. They are not laborers but are dressed up. Backs—Narrow or pinch shaped.' No capacity. Common Mistakes Made by Poultrymen: RED MITES: It is a mistake to have red mites in a laying flock. It is no disgrace to find them, but it is to leave them in the house. POOR SHADE: Planks or old Sacks make a good artificial shsdp NO GREEN FEED: Have range or turn chicks on clover field. UNDER FEEDING: • Makes poor pullets, poor bank accounts and no business. HOT HOUSES: Open the win dows. Have plenty of fresh air in house. SCALY LEGS: Grease legs using lard, vaseline, or kerosene and burnt cylinder oil mixed in eoual parts. ■ IMPROPER FEEDING: Use the North Carolina Rations. I N. C. SHIVER, Co. Agt. trate in favor of Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas, Democratic floor leader in the senate and perma nent chairman of the convention, for The vice-presidency. His rebuke to Heflin some time ago and his refer ence in his address on taking the chair at the convention to the fight i of Jefferson for the principle of re ligious freedom, and the fact that the Arkansas delegation was largely a Smith delegation all helped to make him satisfactory to the Smith i folk, while his staunch prohibition record and robust character and splendid mental ability recommended , him to even the most bitter anti i Smith people. The consequence was ■ he got over a thousand of the ele ven hundred votes on the first ballot and was declared the nominee of ■ the party for vice-president. VOLUME SO, NUMBER 42. They Had a Hot Time at Houston But Everyone, Catholic and Protestant Jew and Gentile, Went Away Satisfied With the Outcome. PROHIBITION LAWS WILL BE ENFORCED By WILLIAM P. HELM, Jr. (Washington Cor. of The Record.) Houston. —Something akin to a modern miracle has been wrought down here on the hot plains of tne Lone Star State. Out of sweat and discord and con fusion, there has emerged a spirit of harmony. A patchwork of many colors has been sewn together into a strong and ample fabric. Hot fires of strife have been cooled. A great party that a week ago was on the verge of disruption has been cement ed, by wise guidance and patience, into compact unity. The hammer head has been tightened on the han dle; it did not fly off as threatened. Democracy today behind A1 Smith apparently is strong, united, harmo nius and rearing to go. It savagely attacked its foe, but kept its head. It bellowed denunciation of graft and corruption and inefficiency and almost everything else reprehensible { that popped into its feverish thou i ghts, but it wasn’t blinded by seeing red. In other words, the Democratic National Convention thundered like Jove from Olympus but with all its thundering it didn’t overlook the | still,' small voice of reason, and ever I its eye remained glued on the main chance. The Democratic hosts are stream ing homeward now, as this is written. They are going home with imagina tions fired by the searing sentences of its orators. They are going home fully convinced that they will win in November. They came here with tomahawks and return with Texas roses. Wet and dry, Catholic and Protestant, Jew and Gentile —this has been a feast with a harmony des sert for them all. One must hark back to the days of Woodrow Wilsofi’s belated victory at Baltimore to find the equal in en thusiasm of the Douston gathering. The big fight that threatened over the wet-and-dry issue was made be fore the platform committee during an almost continuoim’session that las ted two days and two nights. It end ed with soothing words that won the approval of nearly all. Even that handsome idol of Maryland, Gover nor Ritchie, was swayed and tossed by a hurricane of disapproval when he sought to voice his desire for a wetter pronouncement. It was a strange sight, this booing by Democrats of a leading Democr atic Governor and an erstwhile con tender for the nomination. Ritchie sensed the hostility his remarks cre ated, and he switched. Superbly and in high flown oratory, but he switch ed nevertheless to innocuous phrases that softened and soothed the rebel ion of his audience. He left the platform with his views virtually un stated so far as prohibition was con cerned. As it stands today, the Democratic platform calls for the enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment and the laws designed to make it effect ive. It does not commit the candi date to prohibition. It does not lino him up against it. It pledges law enforcement and it chides the Re publicans for eight years of non-en forcement. Carter Glass of Virginia was the great peace-maker. It was he who wrote the platform. Incidentally, Senator Glass appear ed up to that time to have got out of bed on the wrong side. He start ed in, the first day, with a little difficulty about the quarters assign ed him at the Rice Hotel. Then there was a little argument with an elevator man —the service was not up to the standard demanded by thousands who wanted to use the elevators at the same time—and a little later Mr. Glass was in one of (Please turn to page eight) * Chairman % f§ JjjjlP / ; / [ V Here’s Clem Shaver, Chairman 5 of Democratic National Commit- • J tee, who swung the gavjd at the 4 : convention at Houston,