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VOL. XLV. - ROXBORO. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY EVENING. VUG I ST 22. 1928. * S NO. 34.
Gov. Smith Speech Is Convincing
The Nominee Pledges His
Self To Administration For
Benefit Of All The People
FARM RELEIF PROBLEM TOGO PROMPT ACIiON
The Governor Will Enforce Dry La>v, Stamp
Out Corruption And Recommend Changes"
To Congress?Promises Honest Tariff
ALBANY. N Y. . Aug 22.?Bel pre an
immense throng.. whfch' gathered vto_
hear .'-jkilBfirst pronouncement otl the
issues of the Presidential campaign.
. Governor Alfred. E. Smith accepted
the J>emocratic -nomination for Presi
dent here tonight in an addres? which
wa* as progressive in character as ? it
was courageous in. it's" terms.
? Governor Smith pledge himseljf 'and;
' ViL? party to the restoration of hbnesty
m government: 10 the promotion ot
a real prosperity !or the whole, people
through actual - rather than . fancied.
economies and reorganir.atjon ? in ; gov
rernrrient arid the ..enactment of soun4
tariff. legislation; to the' establishment
at a foreign policy opposed to unwar
ranted intervention in 'Latin-Ai^eri
. tan cciintrios and i or the outlawry of
war ? .? <\nd,' ~> t tie f.tampitie' ou: oi ? cor
ruption. in prohibition enforcement..
The Democratic candidate, placed
himself ?squarely; on record Jor Jarm
relief "and. promised :o call- together
the best-iniprnied-minds .among. farm-':
ers. bu*inim #aen ..and? economists im-',
meriiatejv Ipliowine the election to dev
? vise a practicable -plan for the.'-con
trr?! ..-'t;rplus- rr:?j)i/ lor s'ubrr.iJGion Yo.
Congress ' at the oefiinsing * of- . his
?. ^dm.ipirftrfetipn ? , 7 I
. "Upov ? tHe < 'tfiv.? oj. t hif:?-Ge&xioi ?
, vnere- ;v<! ? it .rear.*, uso T . first;
? iVoeH/;.V.iV .panv-, >umirions tolegd it
' ir. tjie nation.'-' ? said Governor' -Smith;'
: '-.In-' a^eoptina ^ party'.?-- ? eall. ''Within
j M is Diui.diac. I learned the. principles
the* .purposes and the functions oi gov-;. 1
???rRter.*. anid, to-'know th&t the'sreax- ?
ept prjviiejto that ran 'rom.p- to anv
' v an . ?/j give himself/to- a nation
f- which has-"- reared him tint: raised -him .
'/'?tore, ' b^ruri** to 'be a ,< contender for
?? the. .highest; 6jSact?t in, the g it t of its.'1
people.. j
".Wj-'b y rratifu^e too . ;-.tronl lor'
^ words.and,-vith nunibi? reliance -t.'pnn
*? the aid Divine-? Provi^jnce, 1- ae-'
.-ept ><5ur summons- :,?> r. wider flefcl qf
?
: ' , He .'^buhde'd t&jj' iceyiiot* "oi .ivik ?-r
? Irr / v - J| '
'* Mdovmm?r.t -hould be ccm*tfur>
rbac;i.-marv "
?"t t-rri ejritifety . UnwilUns to!- accept
he
Attended
Convention
Ctt Recreation Here.'
TW'^Vr, T?k? 1- 1? -M?
"*"?1: atidt*ori0B^ ? foch
"?-'/? - '?! ^
'-?"'??'?V " . ' ' \ ?: " > rid ?'
,t&:... mopt -? your friends at id
iv?kthbgg?', . ??*
Enough on feed in nolun
bus f'/.r/" to #.;?,? p t.y/> "rr?.r- tr
:? rfrtn^t rations
IV i r ?: I, a ' ' fr
LATE
BIT I P WITH THE DAILIES
The Courier i? a few
hours late this week, ow
ing; to the fact thai Gov.
Smith's address was not re
leased until after our hour
tor publication, out rattier
than keep this wonderful
?speech for' another week we
held up several hours. '
R0XB0R0 CITY
SCHOOL NOTES
VH Children Are I'rjed To Be
Present Thursday. Morning-.
- September 6th'
. - ?W.'ITII-I-I! 'hf I
-ltj -chpoli will ypeii for regtstraiiox; |
| uae classification of pupils on' Tjvurs
fla\ t.iorniTig. 9.00 Cclock. Sept Gtb. j
'??28, Every pupil, should be .present.
I if possible. oti the first clay order I
tr vet his ?'--. rt properly . rraneed for |
| the year. Remember t Oat Thursday [
seeiswation day. Please let every!
j'arer.t ? see tcv it' that the. oljlldrer. I
| register. the first day and make thel
: '?per -tart. ever, yiopah they must I
I drop c>ut temporarily '/to help with |
I v.'or:: at Home
,;Let curry pupjll provide himself I
I'. -..? ? .necessary text ?books >? fa:
s li? ran in the opening day Pes-1
iWylw fcnows ?there he . can (tet I
| o?!>a?ld-hSna books that are to good |
?ndition Book lists will be slven
.i' M Thursday, and assignment of |
Jcssotis will be made on'FStdav tnorn
;r.r OIoas ?york ?111 run on the reg
ular -ohndplp ;he followin? Monday.
< r, :r t. v !io have no; been vaecin- |
tliou id 1? before ?ntertna scheoi
I''- . :? " .i-nsiKle precou lor. I
SRirisi a filthy, disease. Bad tonsil* I
- r>uld bo removed now rather than I
' : -th-joi :hd after the child ha I
-ft to -ufftr the 1.1) effects that iuhj-1
Uj oyer 'alte. children during the I
ri'-er iflbtitht Tlx child should I
;r? toe aver !rr-m thecpera?~[
icrt before he; enters sch:?o!;
Kindly rDopcratior. previous!*
;ati:t:>s:-d hy th?,_ paifoas of our I
rhretfv , ? earnest^' solicited far the I
ear. .Ttnr he.!;? has beeti Khd|
<
..V r, . . ,,
P Vinson Narrowly.
In.iurv Afc
Automobile? Crath
DgM? ? ferry N y. \Ke >i._
-.(?n.Hrpr .lo*rt-ph T. ItObtlMOh. f)r
Tnoeraltc ?lee-presidential nomi
nee narrowly r*rnped a serious
- tilrnt I '-re ? twhen 1 I?
Cfttit?tkK>btlp wa< stmirtl by a pa
sf nstor
mrrot? I* rr.i^ert col
rUh I hi* r w.
Ste ir iwttfcyf Hw
? *+f~- * ?-hmm*?-??*?
franklin D. Rfliwrrli. ordered fh?*
?cab drU?r AKMlcAt
TOBACCO STICKS
No. 1 Kilri Dried Stock
^at Roxhoro Lumber ('"
Contract For New Jail Is Held Up
SIMMONS NOT TO
SUPPORT EITHER
OF CANDIDATES
Senator Tells New Bern Editor
That He Ha$ Reserved Right
Of Ail Democrats . J;?
ATTAC KS ALFRED E. SMITH
New Bern.. Aug.; 20.--Senator F. M.
Simmons, who recenttx resigned ?s
national committeeman, for North
Carolina will'vote neither for Gover
nor ,A1 Smith nor Herbert" Hoover, ac
cording to a' Statement issued 'to*'
nighr through-L. B. Hornan, editor <ji '
; :.he N7ew Bern- Times.; He reiterated
his former statement :n which he
declared- hi would give full support
? ijp'.the. state, district arid count v De
mocratic tickets.
In reachinc this decision, -the- sen
ator said that he reserved lor him
sflf' the right of all - Vv
? exercise .conscientious conviction and
'.uagmeht. Without- " coercion or re.-,
straint."
Governor Smith he says, has de
liberately put the party, under- the
dominating control, 6f Tamma.ny- .Hall,
"big business and the predatory inter
es^ as represented in-.fcpth the- Demo
cratic. -and Republican/-parties:
?*As a result. '.he v said.' since the
Hquston convention ?. jhe party plat-,
I form has' been" repudiated, the Var:V
rrbuil't 'the ..'issues rfframed'ana
'forces .of privildge and license how
:.re . dominating "and controlling its
natipnai;machinery.' This condition.,
[tbej said, is a .betrayal .or, submergence
,iM4hc4i>les' 'f.f-'.rVy.- n^.
ocratic party as ?' "heretofore ? under
These things, said the senator.' have
verified all hi?' predictions and pro
pheciBsHvhlch he made m hu? spe^chl
. delivered. to. ^he United States senate;,
against jammahy -Hali and Governor
; smith.; .
Senator Simmons, m authorizing
?he publication,of his statement, --aid
he' had deferred maktna any' formal
?*kp?ahatiott of h;,s position at thrt
request of O. M. Mull, chairman of
the state Democratic executive com
mittee. . .untilafter the acceptance
speebh'of the? governor.
Mrs. Anne Wade Passes
Mrs Anno Wade, who has resided
In Boxborn lor a number of ? years,
rfled'ot the Home of Mr*. G*o. L^rns
lb East RoxbOTO on Sunday aftei
? noon. She had teached tftp age of
77 and death was attributed to. oid
* ? '
frotn the hftme-Mohdav Afternoon in
terraenr was made in the C>eor?e
O'Brian* burvih'p. 2rounds near Bushy
Tor# . - nineral j^mees were con-'
r.;::--?d h Rev \V F. v/es:
John D. Rockefeller'
BIG MEN FROM
SMALL TOWNS
t Wa> Horn.
In A Tiny Town. Rlchford.
New York
IS A SELF-MADE MAN
Nobody needs to be t eld- who Jehn
D. Rockefeller' is. . His rime "has
reached the-Iyrtherei-r. corners of me
slobe ? And everywhere he is known
as one.c-i the riches: men of aL ti^ie,
? and one of the wisest. '
To- fa; ' John D.'' is "enough- "Jdlm
D."_ stands for Rockefeller ^ust as
Teddy' stood for JtoOsevel*. You
/.an'i sy- ".Jchn -D wit&dut vVecyohe
immediately'*? knowina 'v- ?. its
inciar.. > ? "
; John D. JOhr. Da ?ids *7r. /^peke
fiil' . --IA-?Standard Oil?_
.the charitable mar. ot millions.
.Noi ' evervone'? knows that ..'John D
-Rwkefeller was barn "r. a' .tillvr*jwn,
Richiord. New York,.*-.and that he. is
89 years of. a??. He is mai^vel pi
physical v.ell-beiriz ftjr" his. wre. That
is cr.!" another result, of hte wisdom*
which tSt^hds into every department
.of life'; "John D.'v has ? taken such
zeed care if his body1 that he can
sfctJJ. pia- 2 spectacular came of golf
at 89. * 7
This -mali, pwn . ooy who was
to later have' conti^I over a tremen
4ptf$ fon?:t3 started work- as a clerk
in- a '? forwarding and - commission
house At IS he-was a partner in a
firm. of commission merchants which
Jater enzased in ih? Oil busuiess, Out
Of ttiis finally developed thi gigantic
Standard " QIl Company Rockefeller
was president vi tljis institution un
1911, r.er. h> v tired
The total' amount of money $riven
by Mr. Rockefeller. f^r philanthropic;
ape; ch&ziitfble purposes- up f ? IPS]
exceeded ?VOO,000.000
Nevet ha?, there been such g
'Continued nt\ pa#e et?h??
To Fly Over South Pole In
-Most Carefully Planned ^rip
Bvrd Sail? From New York In His Anarctic Sh
Samson In -Quest Of Bleak Regions
ID
The Sctrttt Pal?1 whfctl J>#s MK1
Mth^rto . bftty' twice atjathaft. is !hp ,
"'. i v t .;t sra?r -Kienare> S.
?yrd In :hr m?1. -?rtfullr platmW
Lrpytjte of rxpfcrattotv "ev*r made.
r v.'.t1 *"' vrc > deparflr.?. ' r rtrn
?? "t rt m lits 'Anarctic ?hi-. tl*a
Mamaon arrnmpameci by . flftv-tlW
i-OluBte^rs. pirrtw -v.cm 'met. haiflaa.
! 'r." ait :i<- B-rrr Baleh"',r. Tl'.iuias
Tni iunfi ! TCTfT 1 "
' Owrr-anoer -ByrtJ h (tiring tKM
?Mi hti H? bcllevfs t tiff An'
?: :....? as -r~.-A. ru- ?
i{air?d. H? hi* nl*o purchased !oi tht
:cn. tfhich in in ;s>y .Zealard Thf
TTKcUp* will b? us*a mainly "W TtMtt-1
ixvt th" -uBpUffx
Att^r toavrne %'-?? Zealand BvjT!
wtti. psrabllKti a or> it.p- Ros? Ter
Burrl" ab&'.r 1.000 mTJr? Iron '-h?
? ' - ^ "it ?? uimiiq?y:irvwik_.
o&usJaefl h^ t^JBFpag^
' " " Vi' m ' - ' ' ?' '??
ahti vii", U" hA'* to 'irv: Ze*!
or.S to nr--". ih? '(r' oJ Jner '>?
?"^TE^TttTJT Jr t!"" ice. Bvrfi vrlli -
?HritStv?? bacet- frnm the Barrie" ti tfc
Pfl', 100 ?:!;?> Rpart trata padi ? ttier.
to !>e i>iid tn i-tue ol eraeraencjr. ? .1
Wi.T rh" !w havf bee?'
Birrc win fij -orard tti? Pole in h*
ifi-motor-ii monopttir.p nimps Alter
Fiwd Bennet
? Tli" 'W-i'i-l- Pale w - ? ptet??'
' bout ,-TWt HJgh. irhich
ii \*fv flifficuit for an ?viaw ??'. The
alt i'MJ :*ri. ac4 '*"0'"
-AxLii-:..:'. 4; vcii s.na\
? ,
preserve the landin? ?' ;h?
pl*np. th? riemnUshmcn: nf ' wfiteh
-fTOT TIB' ?* ?+?*?*? ,www
^ihi?; fnr tfie flvtnsr party to retur.-.
"to ?-he ba?<
The Tit! be aa voted to
ri'-.'lfl' rlth * ?i??'ei?t .?*>?'??
p:V ?? rrr?T-3~ :~o<3 f.9 etiart tiw rr?~
-4t Second Meeting Friday
Commissioners Stop Work
DEMOCRATS PLANS
HEAVY CAMPAIGN
"FOR THE SOUTH
Party Leaders Decide-Definitely
To Have Robinson . Open
Campaign There
WILL BEGIN SEPTEMBER 6
New-' York-. -Xug.' 2L-For ' the first.
tune in. ye^(S. .the. thunder- ol. 3 Pres.'--'
idetttiai; campaign"; will. bg . hefcrd , in.
i he South iiext month. .Dern'ocrauc
?partv leaders defihiialv' decidih? ' * ?
aav : o ha? ^ ?ena.tor Robinson" rh-;A:.
katnas. aper^ V'1 ; yr?" ?Vr-f
Presidency ;r. that '..section. ^
Alter "his.-notification "at. HotVSprmas.
Arkahsa?-;. August'30: the-;Senat-oy wtU.
swingiiii> Texas ' and from there ,t6l
C'..: ? ? .j?a-v ^
hooverIims
POST IN CABINET
: ,v? ' : ? ?:
t uoiidsre Namf* William '
\Yhitins; To .Succeed Him
?t- \s t urnriiMXc Secretary
? - V: A-- : ?'.V...
Whiting : i^oivoke Mass w2-& ? ahho'ti*
ed"'Secretary -of Commerce by 'Pre?l
..?X -creat cross-s*?t.ion, of I if?, -a-year
i'ri 'the ? matin?.. King Vidor'-s Produc
tion. -THE CROWD with. Eleanor'
B'-iardrvian and ?James ,Murrti\. at Pal-"
are Thleatre* ? Monday Tuesday'..
Aug. 27-33th. Matinee Mondav 3*00
P. 'pJL:.
dent Coolidge today, io succeed Her- .
bert hoover..
Simultaneously-; "word was given out
at the executive* offices iy^T> -hat the
?Presideift had accepted Hoover.'.^ re
viianati^n '/r?n. the "nb'meJ;'
* Mr,. Cofcftidge V '.ftafactenstu: secre
cv ' wa's carried ciut in both th? :r.>- ?
postmen t. and; accept j use ' Hoover?
rej-janatjor.
The.firfet tndicatibh of ?he appoint
r. ? -J- . >rf ; r
i hurried trip - from the . fa<t" ? for; ?.
J'OfifertSncp ? v.'ith. the Presidnh! today.'
Oath Adminj?toreo
" ''-T
'in the fehiel Er.ecut;v? V jjercorui}
buitinftss ? a?c?": here. , Altst t he ;br'|ef ...
*
corre?pendents "hfjfrild beefl runimoh- -
r-d f. supw.fr ir *th? I^i-Kfcn! line
day .a'w? h* tfturn a. vrk.aio Irom ,
EUrDps MuJ 'lh5'. K? t :,ti vithout
JndKitiiac- fcf. ?-a?.?? jUne 'tpr thr eaif-.,
}W ofKee
Tli; uppoi^-mfr.' war. ItK'kfd i . r
" s <"!?-*- Mr
ait it an ?Id time poi,
Removal
Dr. 3. W. "Ffcisett
K" ?> ilr>RO? fin .FYldac Auc;;v
-.1 IMS. i3r rrmsval of .onsUs nnrf
Koeiipidi. t'hildrrr. and n^Sit?. TVIoFf ?
inwrpvtM . ar. -.p.? ? ' :>r. H
Beam as to Mjsaiaaaeav
*NeW Ti-uc<k* Oria^ea
.Board o! Edueation has author
? :mfi ,.e> >>,?*, lki4JU? o! five IV V ? i. - ?
bvJWf ?wiitrt, ?11) tw fwt m?jjAtvUrv
thif faft. Three M these .irurk^ Wt'l -I
5'i'^licr old t?ne^ whil^ r^"t* ?
>>i0 v;a?- c^hool ft? M cirtah. - lini t''
TWO VOTE FOR,
ONE AGAINST
Oil Tuesday; AVigust 14th. "there.was .
r. t>alied :meet:flg- of .'the Caunjy Com-.
ofrie action. on the recommendation
the irrs^dj'-iry _ concerning .'the 'new ?
I yili. ? Iii-the report at the grand jury,
which'is-'published-' elsewhere, they
?said,"in. our .opinion work on build-'/'
.ha. h 'Separate' jail should be imme
diately stopped; aad . steps . takan by
our* Commissioners to -further.the. pro
ject of' budding :i court house and
.ai; ooiijibined ?'. * At th4 :meeUr.z the
ehrtre'-boarc: was. preseh: and .was
chvidrd M. . Cash ia\ jr-ma- poinfc
ahead y.;t;h-' the pontrac: and ; building
.;he ;al. .while Wagstaf?' favored
haidma up' ihfe contract The phair'^ '
mar.. " Mr. Oentjrv who ??as placed. in
poiition..:-;:' castih?' scolding
f\ * * * **?** ?; * 9 r , ?
: : 3 - - :? The : Tat ? - :' v-attna
Oh la$? Prida;, another called meet
ing was heio there being . present
niy Mess Gentry and Waes-taff. At
???his: igfeettn*. 'Mr. Gentry;. .voted ' to \
:io;d/-u-?.''the wrefc temporarily . And
there .the :matter .stands at. present,
?>^r ".Gfhtry. stating to us' Monday
t ha- h? -'.id "not know how ions it .
B-Wul^r b* -betore ?.anything * r.rtner ? wai.
Gone.- He spited lusher tfaat' %thc lew?.
Inyolved- .m. hqidffit "cntract
I '-troifSd' be. '.only. a Jew thOU*and- dol
lar... . -.Vosri'S.y '.hot/- exc?eGin'2 mu'cli
:*?? usand dollar*. Kane,
oo'htractor'i aid"nit ?c.iayn anyr
['thing-for >;hfc vyork ?e' $ * ne;- #niy ?
? oskma: . ts be ;>rotepT *?' ? ' .-r.v-Idas . ?
v.-lt.ch* .he- cciuld' ? not .?usg.'-'ei*?where.
T o Make Enlarge
ment At Baker? Mill
It .. ?t:at:;vine to know ..that the
; enterprises in 'and 'jsirsund-'-- Rojsborb-' ?
&*?. prospering, and'.i^ I:-7; especially ;
.fc*ay?ying; to leari> that 'the Colliata^
j .^ikman Corporation. ' better, kndwn
aVbund 'hers as Baker*-'M -is "meet-"
Xii with. cphtinuec suco?s-s Contract .
aVbeer let to MrGenrge W. Kane."
.!he well know contractor- .vhp .built.
..pot oxih the. ptlRir^'! r.iaxid 'reai
cesvees. but ha? mag? nil ther ex
ptfhaipris for .them t&r' fw?nr?. mar
; evidences. and work wV." befcin on
5V?yi:."r:ber. i:" We lea?r ?* -at in thte
.r.esr future 'the. mill will ..i enlarged
: vWr hundred feet \?iil. be-- added
l.f'i the" ma:.:. ? by;jr.:tis.- :hu; - romplet
itit - he rticjnal hiat. for ih? mill.. :
Clinic For Cr:npled
Children Tomorrow
/ !>?<' -r ? ? "e 1%
unxioi.'.: i or4 nverv rtipjH*>c <hiUS ia
Persoh, O.rant-uie'- arid coun* '
t fes to have advantaaf? of thejip cHji
k>. t! you know 0* uct ?? child
w?? w 9?! ?? IN ijreusht 10 rte
clinic tomorrow. ThanitJay.- . Thaw
oboka ar,- t*K raoarni:- <m ih? fourth
**??*-r<, :?
tmd
"?? Th*?U?.
y. Au? 27-2tth JilatmM 1
? M r- m .< v ... '