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EIGHT PACES. NO. 160.
Looks Like Split Party
Is Bound To Be Outcome
Two Conventions Earli Nominating a Candidate, MeAtlno
and Smith, a* the It.-pnlilicaiis Have S]?lit Into Fac
tious of Cooliilge and LaFollette Seriii? I'rohalde
ny DAVID LAWRKMH
<Co?yrl?ht. Bjr Til AtfvancO
Madison Square Garden, New York, July 7. ? Two conven
tions each nominating a candidate ? McAdoo and Smith ? just as
the Republican party has split with Coolidge -and LaFollette may
be tha outcome of the deadlock of the Democrats here.
The conference committee ap
pointed to labor over Sunday
accomplished virtually nothing.
Two proposals were made, the
one representing the method by
which McAdoo hopes to win
ajul the other representing the
strategy by the anti-McAdoo
forces and particularly the
Smith group.
WHpit thwe proposals wore read
to 'lie convention, it was ulirthu^
that tl?e delegates did not approve,
wh re upon Bruce Krcm-t of Mon
tana, n McAdoo loader,' suggested
;that the rules be suspended and that
a i,mv meeting ol lln> I'lilo cmiimli
tec be held to revise the rules. The
put pose of it was to secure an aboli
tion of the two-thirds rule and nom
inate by a majority vote. The anti
McAdoo delegates recognized the
scheme and it was beaten by a chor
us of noes without even a roll call.
The convention then started to
rota on the seventy-eighth ballot
amid the groans of many delegates
who saw only a monotonous resump
tion of the futile balloting of last
week.
Very little change in the standing
of the leading candidates was re
corded over the week-end. The
hours were spent iii useless confer
ence. The effort to eliminate both
McAdoo and Smith came from the
favorite sons. Governor Smith was
represented as being ready to with
draw though this has been denied by
some of hffe managers. His position
1s that McAdoo must withdraw first
or be beaten. The McAdoo force
showed themselves obdurate on the.
question of withdrawal. The former
Secretary of the Treasury told his
delegates he would be a traitor If lie
withdrew after the splendid fight
made by his supporters.
While the conference proposals
got nowhere, there is no doubt that
both schemes had In them the means
of breaking. the deadlock. The sug
gestion of the anti-McAdoo men for
Instance called for the releasing of
all delegates who were Instructed.;
No other candidate except McAdoo
would be seriously affected by this
as he has nearly 400 Instructed del
egates, while no other man has more
than 50 or 60. The humor of thlsj
device was the subject of a~T>li of
sarcasm by F. K. Davis of San An
tonio, Texas, who rose in his seat as
the morning session began and asked ;
the permanent chairman, Mr. Walsh.
If It was true that D. F. Houston,
former Secretary of the Treasury,
who hasn't received a vote in this
convention, had agreed to release
the delegates he had under Instruc
tion. This represents the feeling of
the McAdoo delegates. They want
no plan which merely weakens their
strength and promises no corres
ponding opportunity of victory.
The McAdoo counter proposal was
somewhat of a surprise but It was
drafted to prevent McAdoo from be-;
tng lir the position of singly contin
uing the deadlock.
He proposed that both the unit
rule In state voting and the two
thirds rule be abolished. He has
been challenged by his opponents
several times to propose that. But,
Mr. McAdoo accompanied it with a
proviso that the low man on eae h i
ballot be eliminated and that absen-|
tees be voted on a proportionate ba-|
sis by those still present. The last'
two suggestions defeated the whole!
proposal for It takes a two-thirds'
vote here to suspend the rules. All]
the favorite sons think they have a
cbance and they together with a few
antl-McAdoo men control more than
one-third of the votes so no motion
eould be pasRed and the balloting
had to be resumed.
The determination of /the McAdoo
force* Is as great as It was on the
day the first ballot was taken. They
Insist they are fighting for a princi
ple and that their opponents come
from states which never go Demo
cratic In the general elections. Cer
tainly neither McAdoo nor Smith
have been persuaded that their
chance of victory Is gone. Possibly
thej never will, snd two conventions
might well take plaee if thlrigl ITS
to be carried to their logical conclu
sion.
Incidentally William Glbbs Mc
Adoo In his speech late last night
touched on the platform plank which
proposes a referendum on the
league of Nations. In that refer
endum he said In substance that he
would vote aye. So he has plseed
himself directly on record as favor
ing the League. By this It Is said
he liQpcs to win back some of the
srdent League of Nstlons men who
were lnelln*d to stsy from him on
aceeunt of whet they ealled "ers
sloa."
The MeAdoo delegates showed
YOUNG COOLIDGE
AT DEATH'S DOOR
Washington, July 7. ? The
lowest point of gravity was
reached this afternoon In the
condition of the won of the
President. He was clinging to
life with wonderful tenacity
hut hope was about all that
was h? Id for his recovery, fias
was said to l?e forming in the
stomach, an additional evi
dence of propn+s of the infec
tion. Washing out of .the
stomach was successfully com
pleted and after consultation
TH pnysicia ns President and
Mrs. Coolidi:?' decided to go to
the White House for luncheon,
indicating that the doctors felt
that the patient was not ac
tually dying.
Washington, July 7. ? Af
ter a night during which the
patient was said to have been
near death in three separate
sinking spells, Calvin Colidgc,
Jr.. was still fighting bravely
for his life with his safe pas
sage through the early morn
ing hours giving slightly in
creased hope for his recovery.
At nine o'clock this morning
physicians said the boy had
"little more than a fighting
chance for his life."
Washington. .July 7. ? At an
early hour this morning Cal
vin Goolldge. Jr., was at thj
point of death at the Walter
Reed Hospital suffering from
septic poisoning. ?
Physicians said all in medi
cal science had been done for
the 15 year old boy and tha*.
llf? 4?4H?n<U*4- on- whether his
physique could withstand tho
poison.
President and Mrs. Coolidgo
spent Saturday and Sunday
night at the hospital with their
son.
DOHENYS TRYING TO
QUASH INDICTMENT
Washington, July 7. ? A motion
| was filed today In the District of
Columbia Supreme Court by K. L.
! Doheny and E. L. Doheny, Jr., to
: quash the indictments returned
'against them as the result of the Oil
[ investigation.
CEMETERY HOC1BTY MEETS
The Hollywood Cemetery 8ociety
| will meet Wednesday afternoon fit
i four o'clock at the home of Mrs. P.
Williams on Pennsylvania Avenue.
LEMON AND <*HI?'KKN ON
PRICE PARITY IN Itl'HHIA
Berlin, July 7. ? Roast chicken,
eggs, black bread and cakes a n4 oth
er edibles produced locally, are rea
sonable In price in Russia, but when
it cornea to fruit, toilet articles, or
any else which has been Imported,
they usually are nearly worth thfir
weight In feold, according to Dr. Wil
bur K. Thomas of Philadelphia, ex
ecutive secretary of the American
Friends Society.
I>r. Thomas recently completed an
Inspection trip of several weeks in
Russian districts where the Quakers'
organization Is still assisting the in
habitants. All the ralroad stations
on different routes he noted that an
entire roast chicken sold for ap
proximately 76 cents, while a lemon,
, which had been Imported, cost as
much as the chicken.
lots of life today. Some Idea of
their persistence may be gained
from the remark of the chairman of
the Texas delegation as he an
nounced the vote: "Texas casts 40
votes for William Gtbbs McAdoo un
til William Jennings Bryan turns
wet."
Virginia showed her first change
In the convention on the seventy
elghth ballot when the solid vote of
24 for Glass was broken and ten
votes were glVj?n to McAdoo and
only 14 for Glass. This move may
help Senator Glass In the end as It
tends to remove some of the hostile
feeling in the McAdoo csmp that
Virginia prevented McAdoo from
getting a majority. Even If he ob
tains a majority, however, It Is
doubtful whether he could get tW?
thlrds, so Virginia loses nothing by
breaking a few votes to McAdoo at
this time.
James M. Cox, the only one of the
candidates not present last week, ar
rived In town today aad will confer
with the Ohio delegate* during the
MAY BE NOMINATED
Like George Washington there la a cherry treo. story con
nected with Senator Carter (Jlnss. Of all trees oa li is Mont view
farm this is the one under which the Senator likes most to idle.
MRS. J. I,. NERD HAM BUYS
I'OKMKU V. II. WALKKIt STOItK
Mrs. J. L. Needham of Shiloh ha ;
bcught the Standard Department
Store on North Poindexter Btreet
formerly operated by V. U. Walker
and Company and has changed the
name to the Needham Notion Store.
She Is buying new goods and getting
everything In readineess for a big
fall trade and meanwhile is serving
customers old and new.
Mrs. Needham since her marriage
has b"en teaching in the Shiloh
school, but she was formerly an ex
perience--- milliner and knCHvs qui**'
a lot a? mt buying for the trade and
making a store and its stock attrac
tive. She plans to move to Elizabeth
City soon and make her home here
where she can give her time wholly
lo the store. ShP Is well known In
Camden county and these friends will
she believes, soon find the Needham
potion Store, while others will also
discover this new place of business.
REV. E. J. TRUEBLOOD
BUILDS NEW CHURCH
The followng clipping from the
Kentuckian. published at Shelhyville.
Kentucky, relative to the pastorate
of Rev. E. J. Trueblood, son of Mrs.
Mary Trueblood of Elizabeth City,
will be of Interest to friends here:
"Exactly three years to the day
from the beginning of the pastorate
on Sunday June 22. Rev. E. J. True
blood. the pastor of Simpsonvlllo
Baptist church, was the master of
ceremonies in the opening services
of their new, beautiful $35,0000
meeting house.
"After the Sunday school exercises
during which the classes were as
signed to their rewp^tWe toomt, an
audience of .between 800 and 1.000
people filed all the available space
for the morning worship.
"When the devotional services
conducted by the pastor, were fln
l*h??d Dr. A. M. Parish, pastor of the
Taylorsville Baptist Church, was pre
sented and preached a very effective
sermon on : "A Good Church
ber.*
"Following this a free-will offer
ing was taken by Dr. Parish from the
numbers and other friends amount
ing to $2,400, leaving an Indebted
ness on the building and grounds of
$3,600 which wll be provided for at
once by members of the church.
"Too much pralae can not be giv
en to Rev. E. J. Trueblood and th>)
members of the Slmpsonvllle Baptist
Church in this splendid achievement.
"The building was constructed or
Cray brick and stands on a knoll rls
inx from the state pike, presenting a
very attractive appearance to the
multitudes of people' who will pass,
that way. There are eight large
rlass rooms, a gallery and a large
auditorium on the main floor, whlrh
can be thrown together. This will
??et eomfort?bly 600 pnopte. but by
using chairs between 800 and 1.000
can be taken care of."
MASOXIC MKKTIXG TTKHDAY
A railed meeting of Eureka Lodge
No. 317, A. P. and A. M will be held
Tucaday evening at eight o'clock to
confer the followrrfat decree.
Mr. and Mra. W. A. Worth and
children, Mra. Frank Scott and child
ren. Mr*. C. W. Hollowall- and Mia*
Margaret ??Unwell. Mlaa Nan Bur
geaa and ft. B. Parker left Hundar
on the Katil te ?*?< two or three
wMka at Dvraata Ulead and Bodle*
'laland.
BOYS VISIT DAIRY
AND STOCK FARMS
Poplar Branch, July 7. ? The ag
. rlcultural boys of Poplar Branch
j High School are expect ing to leave
July 14. for the mountain* of North
| Carolina. These boys, twenty-five In
; number, will travel In two school
; trucks, furnished to thorn by the
j County Hoard of Education. Each
i boy will deposit fifteen dollars which
will rover all necessities of the trip
! for two weeks. They are planning
to travel over fifteen hundred jiiIUm.
The trip will not only be a pl??as
[ ant one but educational and benefi
.cial. They will visit the largest
'dairy aud stock farms in the stat?.
TJiey will be under the management
? of Emory Smith, the Agricultural^!!
structor.
FREE LIQUOR GETS
NEGRO IN TROUBLE
Helping himself to a drink or so
from a five gallon bottle which lie.
came upon concealed In tho bushes
alongside the highway cost Steve
Holly. Boston Avenue negro. $30
and court costs before he was done
with It.
Holly testified rtiat he found the
bottle surrounded by a gang of
young hoys and asked them for a
drink and they made no objections.
He helped himself rather liberally,
therefore, and went home. Later
Charlie Bartlett, alleged owner of
the liquor, came to Holly's home and
upbraided him abouL the matter
The two tussled and swore at each
other awhile and Holly went into!
his house and got his gun. By that
time Charlie was gone, and Holly
mistook Charlie's brother, Richard,
working in the garauc next door, for
Charlie. He went after him with the
gun and Richard discreetly with
drew. Holly was picked up on the
street later by the police staggering
slong the street. one barrel of a dou
hie barreled shot gun loaded and
both barrels cocked. Trial Justice
Spence found him guilty of drinking
on a public highway and of assault
with deadly weapon, though therr*
was conflicting testimony as to
whether Holly actually pointed the
gun at anybody or not.
Wordell Kooney was fined $20 and
costs Monday morning for reckless
driving.
John Whedbee, colored, for oper
ating a motor car with no rear lights,
was let off with the costs.
George J. Kerr for disorderly, con
duct was fined $5 and costs.
James Gardner and William Per
cy. colored, for operating a motor Car
without lights at night, were each
{taxed with the costs.
Earnest Simpson, Parsonage street,
for assault, was let off with the costs.
County Prosecuting Attorney P
0. 8awyer was in his accustomed
plnre In police court Monday morn
ing. having returned from the Dem
ocratic State Convention to which
he was a delegate.
FILIPPINO SOI.DIKKS
TURN BOLSHEVISTIC
Manlln July 7. ? A number of Fil
ipino soldiers of the Fifty Seventh
Infantry hare refuted to perform du
if. It U reported, and ? bolshevistic
organisation hen been formed among
them.
J. M Weekn and soa. Tom Week*
i left Monday for Baltimore wher*
Tom will receive treatment by a ne
clallat.
Carter Glass Leading
Among Favorite Sons
A 1 i? .<niri"- Tliii'ty-*i\ \ Willi Tlim' from Wyoming ami
Mi of < Mil Diiiiiiiiinii (><> lit \ ir^inia Senator on tin*
Kifilityli i>l Ballot Monday Afternoon
CONVENTION VDJOUKNS Til l. TONICIIT
"i
Madison Square ( harden. New York, July 7. ? l!.v
action of the Democratic National Convention itself all
delegates were released this afternoon from "pledges
and instructions on Presidential candidates. As a re
sult of Uiis a change was expected to be developed in
the balloting immediately; but the eighty-third ballot
resulted as follows: McAdoo -118. Smith 368, Davis
72 1-2, Underwood 48 1-2, Class 70, Ralston 20, Kobin
son 27 1-2, Ritchie 10 1-2, Walsh 4, Saulsbury 0, Owen
20, Wheeler 1, Ferris 7 1-2, Bryan 5 1-2, Roosevelt 1,
absent 2. The convention then adjourned until 8:30
?>nii;ht.
Grist Winner In
Second Primary
Early r? turns from the second pri
inarv iioiwron Frank Crist anil M.
I.. Shlpnian f ? ir Commissioner of
Labor ami Printing for North- Caro
linn Indicate Iliat r, tint is .Icadiir.;!
Shipman l?y a vote of 25.427 to 11,
2 8 ft.
Tin* vote by counties (incomplete) l
follows:
Shipnmn
.. 200?i 210
Anson
It runs wick
Ilurke ..
Cabarrus
Caldwell
Camd-n
Catawba
Cliut ha hi
Cleveland
Currituck
Uar*?
Durham
Kil^ecouili'.' .. .
OmhIoii
Cranville
Cufiroid J.
Halifax ....
Harnett
Iredell
Johnston
Lee _
Lincoln
Mecklenburg .
Montgomery .
Nash
New Hanover
Orange
Pasquotank
Richmond
Itowan
Rutherford ...
Stanly
I'nlon
Wake
Warren
Wayne 1
Totals
X I
20no
25,427
2u0
17 1
1 *
<3!
M.2
20:?
20]
110
01
250 1
1 4 ?; i
21 ?
241
2?:ii
2*5
59
1 P 1 0 !
K S a
60 1
107 .
110
i:m
160
1000;
21
812
2550
< 10
' no8
1 1 .2xr,
pre
ReturnH from Pasquotank
clnctH complete are'as follows:
(irlnt Mhlpmnn I
First Ward ...
Second Ward
Third Ward
Fourth Ward
Newland
Nlxonton
Pools
M t . Herraon
Providence
Salem
Cartwrlphts
24
22
1 r,
2:s
1.2
0
21
0
0
0
0
12
10
1 1
1 1
8
4
2
21
11
15!
5 !
Totals
110 !
COM MISSION EKS C.IVK
FALLS SALAItY BACK
After a dramatic scene In the of- 1
fico nf the register of deeds Monday!
morning during which speeehew were
dkftd* and petitions prcsenU-d by r?i
frresentatlve farmers, the County*
Commissioners in regular nesslon vot- 1
ed to recind action taken at the last '
meeting which would have resulted
In a reduction of $25 a month In the
salary of County Farm Agent Falls [
and the payment of a like amount to !
help defray the expenses of the col-,
ored farm agent whose salary Is
paid entirely by the 8tate.
Eugene Scott acted as master of
ceremonies, making the opening talk
on behalf of the farm agent and call- |
ing upon other speakers. Among
the farmfrs who endorsed the work
of Mr. Falls and who haIU U would be <
a great mistake to curtail his salary .
to such an extent that he would not!
be able to remain were Zenas Jen-,
nines. J. H. Aydlett, J. C. Ilrooksj
Caleb Ires,. Paul Ires. E. W Howell. !
W F. Jennings and George Chappell.
Home, of the cotton plants which ,
were recently Infected with red spid
er were offered In evidence and on?
speaker told how ha had found hU
cotton dying hut on going to Mr.
Falls had received a prescription
which he filled at the drag store to
remedy the condition. *
The Merchants' Association was
represented by M. I?elgh flheep,
J. T. Mrabe and Oliver F. Gilbert.
It waa pointed out that merchants
would not have signed a petition for
Madison Square Garden, July 7.
When Missouri with Iut
^ I i?i to Glass on 1 1 ? ?* eightieth wallbt
litis afternoon llit> old Dominion
liilt.-iillim nliinud ? u> ? I-Iuj ? U4d ? m
f ii 11 forcv and with three Wyoming
votes tht? Virginia senator was
raised to where lit* was pressing f??t*
third place.
On the eighty first ballot Glass
went Into t liircl plnro and retained
that position through tlx- eighty
second, tin- total of which follows:
McAdoo 41 U 1-2. Smith Davis
7 1. 1'nderwood 4!?, ( J lass 7*. Ilal*
ston 24, Kadhinson 2S 1-2. I'll oh i? ?
1-2, Walsh 4. Saluslniry ??, ()w< ?
21. Feriia 12, Bryan 4 1-2, Daniels
1, Roosevelt 1. absent 2.
Madison Square Garden, Now
York. July 7. ? Brushing aside tlio
pending propsals for suspending tho
rules iTnTl IT) f M e i i s e ~ ttFItrgfrTc s , tlnT
Democratic National Convention this
morning went back to the dreary
business of balloting for President.
The proposition of 15 minority
candidates. including Governor
Smith, and the counter proposals by
McAdoo were reported, and at tempi s
hi refer proposals to the rules com
mittee led by- McAdoo men were de
feated by a large vote.
The effect of the move that wa*
beaten wtrs.-that the report, l'rom- thv
rules committee to elimlnafe the two
third rule could have been adopted
by the majority of the convention
whereas a I wo third majority now i*
required.
With that the convention went
back to the tussle and It was obvious
through the first ballot of today,
the seventy eighth of (he session,
that if the delegates weru "looking
for a place to go" they were still
looking around for It.
The Virginia delegation broke on
the first- round today and gave l'X
votes to McAdoo, the remaining 14
as usual going to Glass. This gave
McAdoo people on the floor a chanc -j
for some cheering.
The seventy eighth ballot was:
McAdoo 511, Smith 363 DavU
73 1-2, I'nderwood 40. Glass 21, Ral
ston fi, Robinson 22V& Walsh 6,
Saulsury 6. Ferrla'17, Bryan 3, Ge
rard 1 Rosevelt 1, absent 1.
The seventy-ninth ballot totals
were: McAdoo 50 7 V4, Smith 366 % ,
Davis 71, Underwood 50. Glass 17,
Ralston 4. Robinson 28Vi. Ritchie
16V6. Walsh 6. Snulshury 6. Fcrrl*
18. Gerard 1, Roosevelt i. Bryan 3,
Absent 2.
Eightieth bnllTTt totjrtai ? wptct:
ailoo 45 4 ?* . Smith 367 %, Davis
73 %, Underwood 4 6,/4, Glass 6S,
Ralston f?, Robinson 29V4. Ritchie
1 6 . Walsh 4. Saulshury 6. Owen
1. Ferris 1 7 Vsi . Daniels 1, Bryan 4 .
Roosevelt 1. absent 1.
KKTI'ltX KllOVf TRIP
Meadames T. II. Cooke and W. p.
Skinner haye returned from a trip to
New York. Niagara anil Canada.
While away Ihry attended the Dem
ocratic Convention In New York Ci
ty. and report a most Interesting and
exciting time. They were much Im
pressed with the warm hospitality
extended by the New Yorkers. Mrs.
Cooke also attended the National
Education Association held In Wash
ington City this week.
PREMIER MacDONAI.D
TO PARIS TUESDAY
(If Til* AmtliM PrM)
Paris, July 7. ? Premier MacPou
ald of Oreat Brtlain today Informed
Premier Hertiot that he would ar
rive In Paris tomorrow to confer
with him regarding the proposed In
4*e-*llled Confer* nee lit t.?ondon ne*t
week.
COTTOff MARK LIT
New York. July 7. ? Spot cotton,
closed steady. Middling 29. *0, a de
cline of 16 points. July 28.68. Oc!.
21 93. Dec. 23.29. Jan. 23 13. March
23. 34.
the 926 expenses -for the colored ag
ent had they realized that It would
have resulted In curtailing Mr. Falls'
salary.
In addition to the farmers who
made talks a score or more of oth
ers were present to lend their moral
support. Dr. C. B. Williams was also
present and spoke la favor of the
farm agent.