NO. MS
LKAKamtA. moan CAROLINA Monday, june 23 rs24
Try To Make
By Dark Tonight
(By Associated Press)
, Mitchell Field, N. Y, June 28.
Idcutsnant Bussell Maughan began a
* race with the sdn in the, hope >1
spanning a tenth at the ahrths cir
cumference before his path is darken
ed T## unsuccessful attempt in. tlye
- past year had not dampened Wa ardor
fallowing a light breakfast, the
mil blaser took the air at ha'f a
minute before three o'clock eastern
Standard time. Crossey field at San
Franeisco, Manghans destination, lies
S(<70 miles west, as the crow flies.
A8HBY1LLB MAN TAKE8
LIFE WITH 88 PI3T< L
bf the
of Lyman
(By Associated Press)
Asheville, June 20.—After "writting
a lengthy note giving instructions as
to the disposition of his body and
the- settling of his personal affairs,
Charles Nichols, president and man
Nich .Is Manufacturing
avenue, sent *
bullet from ’ a .38 calber revolve]
, washing through hLj brain. Mr. Nich
•’« mat in his office when the sho‘
/ was toed, Thursday morning at 11:4'
o’clock. Death was almost instan
taneous, Mr Nicholg surviving only ;
few momenta after William Hurt, r
Pwuftg nephew of his wife, reached
Bfo side shortly after die shot was
It aoenss that Mr. Nichols ad
a ipiit to young Hurt, whon
he tod aaked to call at the plan!
about It s’cloek. The boy got ther>.
* dmt time sooner and appeared Jus<
#r *e fWtal shot had bps* toed
HUrt ediately notified rd -tm
mid JoCephine Nichols, a daughter
jyas one of Che first of his immediat.
finally to reach the i’de of her fathei
KAN8A8 WITHOUT A FLAG
I COMPLETE FEDERAL GROUi
(By Associated Press)
Washing ton, June 23.—With 4
st«tea standards • in its possession
presented by organisations and indt
viduais, and propects of receiving
socn those of the remaining states
the Post Office department boasc
the most complete collection of offi
dal state flags in the country. Th
flags of OMo, Utah, Montana an
.Kentucky recently were presente
and acceptd crmonioualy by | Pos*
master General Mew.
The on y states not now' r^pre-,
seated in the collection are Arison.
Kansas, Mississippi, Nevada, M«*<
Mexico, Washington and Wyoming
Inquiries concerning presentation •
a flag h. ve been received from al
out XHevaoa wia
and Porto Rico flag* are inc'.u4ed..i».
t&e 40 now preserved by the Distric
of Columbia, which ha, n0 offlcia
flog; Alaska, Guam, ..Samoa or th
Virgin Islands.
Presentation of the f ag of Nebra
sks recently by th* Railway MM
Servlet association of Lincoln and
Omaha was accomplished only after
thc dtfflcuty of ascertaining the de
sign. Appeals to ■ the secretary ot
s' state and ahjutant general of th
state brought response* that the sttt.
ted no fls» and senators and con
greasmen from the state knew of none
h whs finally determined the stateV
teen recognised se the Nebraska
Hate flag- It is understood Kansis
ha, n« law prescribing a tut* flay.
|g at «*on as one is adopted-a flag
(he Poet Office department's eol
h*HeH la promised* ' *»'
official tea' on g field, of gold ted
, of Eastman Col
pme last night for
draft program
FOR CONVENTION
Program Goes Only To Tin*
For Balloting; / Events
Thereafter Uncertain
New York, June 23.—Rcteognizinf
die probability .of prolonged sessionk;
the Democratic National Convention
managers have arranged only a ten
tative program for the first three
lays. These arrangements will
carry the machinery of the conven
tion past the. adoption of the-plat
form and to the beginning of the
nominations for President After
that the program will be dictated
ay events.
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In order to give the platform com
mittee plenty of time for its work,
the plan is to hear the nominating
ipeeches for President while the
committee is working; then proceed to
the balloting for nominations. This
same plan was followed n San
Francisco four years ago.
Tentative Pogram
The tentative program for the first
day is as follows
Convention cared to order by
Chairman Hull.
Invocation by Cardinal Haynes.
Official potograph.
ilrief address by Chairman Hull.
Heading of the official call foi
he convention.
itecommendgtion for temporary
•Jficers and their election.
A. committee wil escort Senator
At this point Chairman Hnll ex
pects to ask the convention whether
it desiries‘Senator Harrison to de ivet
his address or take' a recess until
night. ' • • '
Should the address be postponed
Chairman H* 1 expects the conven
ton to proceed with organization by
the adoption of ru’ea and the -reer
ence of resolutions to th« committee
>n platform and resolutions. Should
the convention insist upon the speech
being delivered immdiate'y, the or
ganization will follow the speech.
Adoption of a resolution pjrovid
ng for the organizatiQn of commit
tees on resolutions, credentials, r per
manent organization, rules and or
der of business to notifby nominee
for President, to noify nominee for
•Vice President, and statement if
time and place of meetings.
Transaction of sundry miscellan
>eous business.
Adjournment.
McDonald and bouche
HEAD NEW PARTY TICKE1
St. Paul, Minn., June.20.—The new
farmer-labor party reached the nomi
nation (tape late today. Alexander
Howat placed the name of Duncan
McDonald of the United Mine Work
ers, of Illinois, before the convention
Two-thirds of the delegates cam*
cheering to theix feet and for flee
minutes yield approval of Howat’a
nominee. iThe farmers general'y
kept-their seats. (Atiee Lorrain Daily,
of South Dekota, seconded the nomi
nation.
William Bouche, of Sedro Woolley,
Wash., a fruit Kroner, was noasinat
■ed for vice, prejident by aeclasoation,
'the "Minnesota farmers joining in tin
demonstration. : ,• . -r-- . , '•* .
Jfr John W. Haslip while riding
horseback today on the Draper road,
net far from Spray waa run Mi by
three men n an autoUsM’e. t%# cal
truck the horse breaking its two frod
isjrs nad injuring Mr. Haslip. Thg
men disappeared tjd its is not know*
who ti»«y wsra.
PLAYGROUNDS OPEN
EVRYTHING READY
FOR CAMPERS
Swimming Pool Has Been
Freak Water
Thinars are being, shaped up for
the opening of the county Play
crounda. The swimming po 1 has been
■eraped and cleans^ ow and freah
wat« ia being let inf Water was
, tamed pn Friday. A > number of
h*®* Were engaged in chasing up the
gnunda and setting evfy thing neat
l for summer visitors and campers.
| The “Y” Hut is now 4t the disposi
al of any who desirous use Miss
Simpson the county Welfare officer
ie wcuping the Red Crtas Hut. Mrs
Numa B. Reid is occupyiig the other
j will spend the entire sum.
»wr on the grounds, for she has
been ashed to sc* as official head,
i Mr Ha! Goodwyn a Columbia Uni
, Y*r*ity (S. C.) student l^as charge of
, tte ground* for the sesfon. He is.a
fine swimmer, and as W will have
I charge ■*# the pool, he c^a be of much
( to those who are not expert in
case help i, needed.
Mr Alfred Goodwyn a brother who
is emp'oyed in the county auditors
office, will spend the nights nn the
grounds with his brother. The Good
wyn brothers are nephews of Mrs
Reid.
Sevarpi camping parties on the
grounds and more are planning on*
coming. Ifn Reid says it is de'ight
ful there even these hot nights and
that because t is cool eveiybody can
retire early and get much refresh
ing sleep and rest
Mrs Reid hopes that hundreds of
people will take advantage of the
grounds who have not herefore come,
and that all the old friends will come
again this year.
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(By Associated Press)
Capetown Union South Africa, June (
23.—Jan Christian Smuts whose 1
South African party was defeated in *
the) recent ejection* resignd the 1
Premiership.
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ATLANTA BUSINESS MEN
WOUNDED ON HIGHWAY
(By Associated Press)
Greenville S. C., June 23.—E. M. 1
Ivey and Herndon Thomas, Atlanta.,
business men are in a local hospita:
suffering from bullet wounds said to
have been inflicetd ear'.y today in an
exchange of shots between federal
prohibition egents and a party of
tourists from Atlanta. The shooting
occurred on the high-way between i
this city and Hendersonville.
SMITH AFTER SOUTHERN
DELEGATE REPORT SAYS
CBy Associated Press)
| New York, June 23.—Drive to
swing de'egates from the Southern
states into the camp of Governor.
Smith, wag instituted unaer direction I
of Norman Mack, Former chairman
of the Democratic party.
' Mrs Bennett Nooe of 'Clayton is
visiting with her husband at the Caro '
line Home.
HOMER CUMMINGS
WHJL ADJUST ALL
PARTY DIFFERENCE
Chairman of Revolution Com
mittee Thinks Plank Will,
, Blend
(By Associated Press)
New York, June 23.—Homers Cum
mings of Connecticut who is slated to
be chairman ^f the resolutions com
mittee, predicted a'l troubles and
differences over various planks that
are to be written into the Democr i
tic platform would be adjusted in'
committee, so that a fight bn the
convention floor may be avoided.
LO C A LS
Mr George H. Clark spent Sunday
in Reidsville, with friends.
One evening 'ast week a jolly crowd
of girls and boys motored to Photpho
Lithia Springs and enjoyed a picnic
supper fol’owed by dancing.
Mr and Mrs James Darhr.gton c,f
WinstonSalem weie the week enl
guests of* Mr and Mrs M. G. Wils'-a
>n Bridge St.
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Mr and Mrs J. S. Wi Hams of Dan
rille, Va. spent Sunday with Mr and
Mrs A. T. Hopper, on Bridge S'.
Mr and Mrs Shutu^te tr- vi lg *
;o their new home on Oakland
heights, and Mr and Mrs H. P. Man!, '
’ield are moving into the house just 1
racated by Mr and Mrs Shumate on 1
Bridge Street. ‘
Mrs A. P. Tuttle is spending the 1
reek with relatives at Ridgeway, Va 1
his week. / _
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Messrs S. H. Marsha l, M. M. Scales '
ad Dr A F. TuttJe spent Sunday *t
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Mr and Mrs W. A. Watson and 1
laughter, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Jen* *
:ins and son, Mrs Sarah North and
laughter of Greensboro nephew and *
iieces of Mrs M. P. Stone were visi- 0
ors in the home of Dr A. H. Stom ^
m last Sunday.
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Mr and Mrs M. S. Powler and I
mall daughter, Elizabeth Ann spent t
Sunday with Mr and Mrs Litt'e at 1
Jreensboro. 1
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Mrs. J. F. Fagge of. Stone- ]
rille >s here visiting her son, <
Postmaster J. B. Fagge Monroe
Street Mrs Fagge will be 89 years
>ld in August and is able to discuss
jo'itics or public questions in a most
nteresting manner.
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Mr and Mrs C. P. Smith attended !
services at Bassett, Va. yesterday.
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Mrs N. B. Austin, Mr and Mrs R ’
E. Foster ar.d son R. E. Jr. and Miss I
Ruth Viverette motored to Danville, 1
Va Sunday afternoon to »ee Mr Aus
tin at the hospital. Mr Austin is im
proving and is expected home in a
lew days.
Mr and Mrs J. M. Cummins and
small daughter, J Kerneravil'e were
the week end guest* of E. B. Martin
and family on Boon Road.
Convention Forces
i ' -
I Passing Through
Fevered Stage
New York, June 23.—Th* great
quadrennial jubilee of the Democratic (
»er*y is paesiog through the f|aai
levered statge of preeonventkm riva
ty and eothuahuun. Fifth avenue and
the hotel district ed Manhattan re
aounded to the tramp of cheering de
legations and the blare of marching
bands, while the outrunner* from
forces of the . principal candidates
scurried eveywhere to bring new nr*
riva's into camp and consolidate the
legoa already assembled behind their
ftkWsriUa.
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Worst Storm In
Years In Several
Western States
W. J. BRYAN ARRIVES
WITH ‘PEACE’ PLANK
Will Endeavor To Commit
Demcncy To U*c Energies
For “Outlawing War. *
New York, June 23.—Wil iaiu Jen
ningt Bryan, on his arrival here to
day, announced he would attempt t
have a “peace” plank, as well as on;
relating to campaign contibutions
written in the Demorratir platform
He is undecided, he said, whether t>
make a fight for a clearcut declara
tion for prohibition enforcement, sue!
as he waged four years ago at tin
San Francisco convention.
Attending the convention here a
a delegate-at-large from Florida
pledged to McAdoo, Mr. Bryan occu
pies a suite at the-Wa dorf Astori
with his brother, Governor Charle
W. Bryan, of Nebraska, himself t
presidential candidate in the eyes
the Nebraska delegation which is ex
pected to vote for him at the outsj
of bal'oting.
The “peace” plank drafted by Mi
Bryan wonld pledge the Demoerati'
party to utilize “a’l its energies t*
the outlawing of war.” It declares
or particpation by the United State
"in a court of international justice’
»ut makes no direct reference to the
league of nations.
GARRETT’8 MUST SERVE
PRISON SENTENC1
.—-.-_L *_
WjRBeviUe, June’ 23.—The Virgihit
Supreme court of appea s refused i
plea of attorneys for Robert anci Lar
kin Garrett that they be permitted t
argue orally their petition for writ,
of error and announced it would ad
here to ita ruling when it refuse*
writs on written p ea. The courts at
tion is regarded as last legal ste],
possible and brothers are schedule*
to begin five and four years respec
tive'y in the state penitentiary, fo
their part in the slaying of Rev. Ed
ward Sylvester Pierce in front of th
Baptist parsonage at Cumberlan
court house on June 5th 1923.
MAUGHAN AT ST. JOE
(By Associated Press)
Saint Joseph, Missouri, June 23.—
Maughan hopped off at 11:37 centra
standard time after spending nearl;
forty minutes here. He was in fin
spirit and his plane in good conditio:
when he landed at Rosecrans field a
ten fifty tw0 after flying 1,140 miles
He is buring the wind.
FIREMAN KILLED ON
CENTRAL VERMONT RY
(By Associated Press)
Saint A bans Vermont, June 20.—
Fireman William Forbet was killed
and two trainmen injured when t
freight train cooHded headon with
the Washington Montreal Express ot
the Central Vermont railway ir.
Sharon. No passengers were injured.
FRANKS HOME RECEIVED
. ONE MORE LETEfi
(By Associated Press)
Chicago, June 20.—Another kidnap
ping etter thig time threatening Jose
phine Franks,sister of ■ kidnaped and
■slain Robert Franks to which Nath
<an Leopoldand Richard Loeb confess
«d, has bee*i| received by chief justice
Caverty of Crimonal court, it was
learned today.
, Mrs N. B. Austin, Beverly Austin
and (Mis Slayton ware dinner guests
Sunday of Mr and Mrs C. % Guivn.
(By Associated Press)
Chicago, June 23.—One of ihe
summer storms in years swept
almost the entire upper Mississippi
river valley late yesterday, taking as.
least four lives and dor'ng hundred;
of thousands of dol ars proper;-,
damage, in Nebraska, South Dakota,
Minnesota and Il inois were hit by
high winds and hard rans.
daughter of brit^h
PREMIER WIN4 PRAISE
(By Associated Press)
Lond n June 23 —Ishbel MacDon
i d, the premier's daughter, i. winn
ng commendation from society peo
ple for the way she has met the
whirligig of royal ceremonies and
stately hospitalities. Her simplicity
tnd modesty have brought her
hrough, says one commentator; she
mide s herself on one and is just Ish
* el.
She is said to be developing in'.o
quite a society beauty too, but at the
<ame time maintains the freshness
*®d directness of the Scottish girl,
tnd is without the artificial manner
ism of many of London's societv
tirls.
THRASHER-ROBERTSON
The beautiful marriage of Mias
Ruby Thrasher, daughter of Mrs.
Jessie Carter of Stonevi'le, N. C. and
C. P. Robertson of Leaksville, N. C.
took place Thurday morning in the
parlor of The New Willard, Washing
“ton. D. C. The Rev. Dr. Bar e WiL.
‘3>e Rev. C. B. Austin of the Baptist
■hurch performed the ceremony.
' The bride had as attendants her
mother and brother Marcus Thrash
er of Stoneville, N. C.
After a delicious iced course was
served, Mr. Robertson and his bride
left for two weeks wedding trip.
They will spend their honeymoon at
Niagara Fa'.Is, Toronto, Canada, and
in the New England states.
Misses E!na and Joy PatUrson
left Fri.lay f 1 a tw • w;»ks visit
with friends aid relative, in Chath
am, Va.
On last Thursday evening a num
ber of the younger set enjoyed danc
i.ng at the Colonnade Hote'. The in
vited guests were Misses Bessie
Clark, Florence Hobbs, Edna and
Elizabeth Gunn, Elizabeth Patter
son, Mary Marshal!, Messr-. William
Abernethy, Fred McKenzie Joe
Scales, Ohel Clark, Tony English,
Dick Wilson, B. Veasey and Otis
Nadden.
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Miss Katherine Warren from N.
C. C. W. Greensboro has spent the
week end with her parents, Mr and
Mrs J. Ed Warren n Oakland
•Heights
Bom to Ur and Mrs Ln .nie Neal,
June 20th, a son.
fbank McDowell given life
(By Associated Pre.-sl
Clear Water, Flo., June 23.—Frnak
McDowell, confessed slayer of other
(members of his fami'y was sentenced
to life imprisonment for the murder
fof his mother. A motion for a new
•trial was overruled by the judge.
RALSTON'S NAME WILL
> GO BEFORE THE CONVENTION
(By Associated Pre-«>
• New York, June 23.—Samuel Bal
aton'will be placed in no®iration at
the Democratic convention under an
'agreement reached At • cau'its of «he
Indiana delegation today.
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