I »*
L * A_,— —■« .*■»_ ly, 1
|«% >M M Unit to tw
■ ttftk
|
toE >,. ->#,*m j4i-?-r». ,‘ *
VOLUME SEVEN; NUMBER 1H
IST BALLOT NOMINATES SMITH
Gels 724 2-3 On First
Roll Call And 768 2-3
As Ohio Switches Vote
iA ,. '* . "<£2'4
A Tatoi of 1U l* Votoa W«w
- Al¥wM to Girt NmMmC
Urn
NORTH CAROLINA VOTED
19 I S SMITH; HULL 4 B S
Hal Wm TfclH Mm on B*Uott
WUk 71 SbcbmJ
With 78
■ V;I / .* .»*»*■» L*w<i
houbton. »♦«. i»* n-AR>-
(lomor Alfred B Smith of Now
York woo nominated for preaidant
i-f tb* United Btetea on th# fleet bal
lot toalpht By th# Democratic N*
ttonal Convention. ’
The *«U which rotliy turned the
trick were contrthutod by Ohio which
o& tho trot ohll of the BUto bod rot
td almost nolidiy for PWB«ren# When
the rati cnfl wm completed. Smith
hod 714 1-1.
With 7SS t-S needed to nominate
Ike chairman of tho Ohio delegation
obtaining recognition In competition
with the epoheemen of other state*
who eleo wanted to chong* their
rote* to the winner, announced o
tat* of 41 from thei eUt# for Bmllh.
After Ohip behraonced her v»t*
the totals for tb* «r*t end only bel
ief stood Smith 741 l-l
Hell fc'. irgjm{'j'- ipJ.T#’ >
Deo rite 54 I-*
Pomerewe »
Joes* *!. it
Woollen S 2
es
Harrison »
Ayer* 20
Wott* it
Hitchcock 14
Deaohey 41
Thompson S
A* Mon es the first toilet woo ov
er. Chairmen Meeker of tb* d*l
egotloe woe. oa bis feet ookiai fog
recognition. The 'lndian* delegation
W»» llliewte* seek In* recognition ap
parently to change their vote* to
Smith.
It woo o straggle te get into the
Smith bond wagon. Ohio wm recog
nleed and got to glye Smith the votes
that brdaght the nominal to*
North Carolina vot*d Hell 1* 1-1.
•»»» * *-»• o ' „ ; ,
HOUSTON. Jan* 2fl—<**—Men and
women fought like boost* to g*t Into
B*m Houston bell to watch the Dem
ocratic national convention adopt a
platform ead nominate a presidential
candidate.
Mounted policemen were forced t*
rid* Into tb* mob to hasp any aemb
■tace of order. Other* guarded the
heavy wire tone* surrounding the hall
to kaap it from falling before the
pashlng. jostling throng- Making a
thrill. .
Oecaalanally tha crowd became too
graat tor tha officers and a few per-
MU woild Blip through tha gataa be
fore tha otbara ware headed back. Po
lice at rarioa* gataa called for addi
tional help. Delegate* who arrived
late had difficulty In gaining recogni
tion In the jam. -Whan they Anally did
fetythrough they ware dishevelled,
perdplrlag and In a had humor. Bar
era) near Igbta occurred In the I
crowda, but combatant* ware not kept
long enough to engage In ac
taal phyalcal ancounten
Deaplte the cruah. no caaualtlea
ware reported.
■IWDCMBITM *FPROVBi
C.lfflNKT
pERLIN. Jana 21—Preeldent too
Htadbnburg Tburaday afternoon gave
Hftrial approval to the paw coalition
cabinet formed by Cbnneallor -Her.
man Mueller aad It will begin to faac
tlon nt once.
NOBILE TO iOIN RENTE WORK
ROMS, Jaaa Jl—Off*) —-OeeerKl Um
berto NoMlatpUl return by nlr to di
rect the eearcb for the icebound crew
of the Italia. aaya-w~diapatch Thure-
Oriff Urtn tftalia.
THE GOEDSBOEO NEWS
* s
READ Ql THB MORNING KHILB MINDS ARB FRESH—BEAR BY BUYERS BEFORE THEY BUB.
(platform has
A DRY PLANK
1 DmucrbU Adopt Dochmlmn
of Party Prtoeiplw by Vtva
Voeo Vsto
HOUSTON. Te*. June 11-iA*)
. The platforad framed by tb* feaolu
f tlQB* committee of the Democratic
| ffatlonai eonvautlon waa adopted by
Ibe convention by viva voce vote In
cluding the much discussed prohibi
tion plank over which a floor fight
( •hregtened almost to th* last.
The prohibition plank pledges th*
‘ rarty to mak* an honest eßort to an
| tore* tha 18th Ameadment and all
1 other provisions of the constitution
1 and lawn It Waa written by Saun
ter Qlasa of Virginia, a dry lender,
who explained It to the Convention
1 as a pledge of th* nominee of the con- 4
1 ventlon “to do promptly and honestly
1 and efficiently that which th* Re
’ publican party felled to da"
‘ The veto of approval accompanied
bv only * few scattering “po'a” wm
proceed ad by n abort discussion dur
ing which Governor Mo*dy of Tex**
told the convention he would rather
prohibition l&elf. bet woeld not pre
sent a minority report. Qovernor Rit
chie of Maryland likewise pleaded for
harmonious acceptance of the plank,
although b* nald he peraonaly favored
* local option as'Yo prohibition
The farm relief plank leaves th*.
door wide open for the enactment of
legislation embodying the equalisa
tion fee of the McNa?y-Haug*n hill or
any other form of eld, but does not
ptoution the legislation which Preat
dant Coolidg* bed vetoed upon two
.occasktps. s’
A ringing declaration about alleg
ed corruption In government under
the Republican administration eleo la
embodied In th* party* 1928 declare
tlon and many other subject*, includ
ing tariff, taxation, veteran* aud
flood relief, foreign relatione and con
servation and reclamation.
W. O. Maunder* Again
HOUSTON, Jupie 21—OF)—While
<he platform wm being read at tho
convention tonight, the flood light*
suddenly jumped to th* front of box
number 73 where Mrs, Smith, wife of.
the New York governor w*s seated.
A big banket of gladtoiaa. oranga
and red in color, waa raised ta the
box toll and Mr* Smith stood a no
(ContinuedKour)
rrr~a.:=-r:=:-=rr
* '.V • ■
Needleman Compromises
Civil Sutf for $3,000
' ; \‘y •• ’ o
According 4b Information received
here yeeterdny the Ngedlemen enw
which waa to have been called fj>r
trial In Washington federal conrt
neat Tnraday. Will be Battled out of
court and tha nult far fIOO,OOO with
drawn.
It waa atated that Needleman, now
In Philadelphia, through counsel, had
offered to accept 13.000 In settlement,
on condition that the defendants pa/
uttorney*' fee-* and coart coats. It waa
understood that lawyers for tba de
fendants are conferring wHh their
clients before making known whether
the offer will be accepted.
„ The damage suit we* the outgrowlh
of the aaaault and mutilation of Nee.
d'eman by a band of Martin county
men some years ago. two of them lo- j
cal men
The defendant* In the case were A j
"tt Griffin. Hubert Griffin. H D. Orlf- j
An. J. 8. Corey. L. A. Groom, I.eete-
Kdmondaon. J T. Harrell. Leater Crnf
too. Edgar Johnson. Sherwood Roger,
am. jamea Heary Gray, Johnnie Gor
kin. Albert Oarkla. Hey Gray. R C
Stone, Alfred Griffin, Clarence OrU-.
ft
1
TOBACCO MARKET WILL OPEN AUGUST2B
Hma J" '* *jT ! ®wF
& 4fl Mr «•* I *
Mm % ./a J
SHF r" m,.'
Wmmm*, * *, if m' *Sm •
k I *
: r •. 1 \
WL , JBV
• 'ht •
mfl H 4
*a • ■, *M| ff v ■ - ]
■ • ■ I
1 'Jmt' Wsamt % ■
,j v
* ~ .. Mm *..* *•* iMp M *.A #“ 3HIN J 1
i
OVERMOR ALFRED Es SMITH
MANY RUMORS
ABOUT MISHAP
Newgfßpfrmen Not Allowed In*
or Mppaberg
Os Skip Chm
KING’S BAY. Spitsbergen June 2f.
—(A*)—Pog blanketed the Spitsbergen
section today preventing farther
Sights for the rescue of the men left
behind on the Ice floe when general
Umberto Nobile was taken off a few
oapg ago.
* Jt>' (Continued on page two) ‘
«*>c- - r—? ——
ftn. Joe H. ColHalu. Wilson Orlffl i.
Allen ariffln. Joli\ At Griffin, Grady
Smith, A. T. LdllyAJobn T. Smit'i
wick, Watford Sparrow. Sr., Welford
Sparrohr. Jr.. C. Heath, Luther PeeD,
and H. T. Robertson.
Os tbeM. three are now serving
term In State's Prison for the part
they took In the multtlatlon of Needle
man They pro lleunla Griffin aud the
two Sparrows. Julian Itullock, who
also received a prison term, escaped
the prison more than a year ago.
The mutilation ocurred. Needle
man recited In his petition, after hi*
arrvet on a charge of erStalnally de
faulting a Martin County girl, a tu-o
ol men broke into the jail at Wil.
lianiHton and forcibly took him away
to a point near Williamson and there
1 mutilated him
Tim trial of the young Hebrew's at
! lackers attrm ted not only State-wide
Attention, but naHonal attention,
acme of the metropolitan paper*
•ending staff men down to oover what
turned oat to be one of the moat mi
fatloaal trial* ever held In North
Carolina. • - T _->, .aim
GOLDSBORO, N. C FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE 29, 1928
CITY FIRE LOSS "
• IN MAX IS S6O
Good Rfcord of Goldsboro Aids
in Decrease for State as
Whole „
1 '
r lire lom for May was
l only (60, according to figure* lotted
I oy Dan C. liotu’y Sta4c hire lu*ura»ce
t Commissioner. Tha esrelleut record
of the city played Its part In decreas
ing the• Are loaa of the State »a a
whole.
wnoie. "
North Carolina shows a decrease lu
Are loaa over the corresponding flva
month* of 1927. of (452,966, for the
I TiHS month of the gear in suceaalon
The total tire loaa Tor ’May accord
ing to the report, was (379.140 from
174 Area against (384.220 from 266
lire* In May 1927.
Os these. 90 were dwelling Are*,
v illi loaa of (86, a* compared with
124 dwelling Are* and loaa of (104,-
524 In May 1227.
Tha rural Are* numbered 32, with
less of (98.110 of which 14 were
dwelling*, loaa (IC,BOS.
There wa* n* outstanding alpgle
lom. the t-'tal gif the (5.000 or mure
*.ngle Are loss being 17, nggrefatln?
(277.015. leaving a net loss of only
(103.125 for the other 157 Area.
Defeat Proposal To
Repeal Volstead Act
PARriO. N. n.. June 28 —(A*)—
A proposal to repeal the prohibi
tion clause of the Gruled State*
I
Constitution continued ~to lose
’ ground a* return* came In tnnigtit
1 from Wednesday'* primary P»ur
hundred nine preclncta out of 2,-
192 in the State gave 25.T29 agaiu-
I at repeal and 20.788 for repeal. ,
. " 'lt '
TAR HEELS IN
PARADE THURS.
\- ' „
Gel Into Every Demonstration
Except One for Jamce A.
Reed of Mlaeeari
HOUSTON, Tax, June 21—<jPV—
nights of otetory followed by pa
rade* end demonstration* of various
k'nds took up lh« time of th* Dam*
crailc National convention through
two a«*alona today and tha fourth
Carolina, contingent whUed away tha
hour* by gottlng the standard lata
everv narflite eicenl that for Mißltor
♦very parade except that for Senator """ portion of tb*
•ftornoon a oCarlng Tha Wabb Town
(Continued on Pya Thraa) l, on Pag# Three)
May Not Complete Second
Appeal For Larry Neweome
*»
Larry Newsome. Wayne county n»
gro sentenced to die In tb* alactrl'
Hialr for the murder of llttta Baali
T>dder. may g* to tbe chair an Jul;
IS. as ha was sentenced to do bj
Judge Nunn following hla second con
fiction In Chatham county court •<
PlttaUrro early thla month. This was
learned yesterday.
While attorneys appointed by th*
cuft to defend the life of th* negro
rave notice of appeal following th*
tenth sentence. The New* , w*s In
fomped last evening that tb* appeal
had nor been perfected .It was said
that II wan doubtful If It would be
perfected, one review of the came by
the Supreme court already having
been given.
Complete record* In tbe cue, H
w»s learned, have been turned over
to Governor A. W. McLean. The lat
ter. It wav indicated, passed them On
to Pardon Commissioner Kdwln Brld
gert. The News was told that Mr.
Pridgors would mak* a careful study
of them with special reference to tbe
-^^mmaiiiihm^mwmamMram—aMm.
7- P" J
( ourlney C ompletes
First Leg of light (
HORTA ISLAND of Knyal.
Asorea, Jun* B*. !*•
<m milea la II hour., CtNMi
IVaok Courtney arrived here from
Lisbon this afternoon at ft o'clock,
local tiara Tbla wan tba first lag as
a Tran* Atlantic flight from Por
tugal to tba United Stales by than*
slelaada and Halifax.
FEATURES AT
PLAYGROUNDS
o
DnstUnUM Brest* it T«*
Cmltn u 4 WiUr Carmiral
•I M
Special programs will faatara Urn
Pllll l ld
tba oaatera la tba etty ayaftaaa. ac
cording ta ga announcement by tba
supervisor, R. C Robinson. Tba W***
Town ground will pradnaa a cbll
draa'a play entitled “Tba Houaa ta
Iha Wood*", a dramatized fairy alary:
tba Klwaala cantor will run of ft ah.
rUa as gaaaas aad dramatised Mother
<loo*» Rhymes; while on the colored
ground a track and fluid amot and
aoaaa folk games are aakadatad. Tba
-iwtmmlai pool will atasa Ha ftrnt
tora day oa tba playgroaudik All %>
parent* of tba eblldrou taking part
la tba artlvttlaa, aa wall aa any Oaa
interested la tba playgresa* at tbs
city, are urged lb eoam to a* aaaay
of tbasa apeolal program* aa tbty
caa. Prom them thay will be able la
flat aa Idea of what la being acoom
pllabad la tba way as eaaatraaUru
work aa wall aa eaflertaiaaMat (or
tba cbltdraa. *' \
Tba Webb Town eaatar'a program
today will bo aao of a aeries of such
programs to bs run eg oa tba differ
. «t grounds during the rammer Tba
rtory that baa been cboeeo for drama
iliaUon la aa o|fl oaa among fairy
talas, baring a poor girl raised to tba
status of t»rlacggi.4broMb merit, and
* baring that element so essential to
all good Kories, the fruetratlng of
, crU through goodnasa. The children
bgre been working on their parts an>
der the dtrectlen of Mildred Header
son sad Mary Laagaton for orer a
- weak and are enthusiastically look
. *•»* forward to their public perform
i * BC * ll !• hoped that a large crowd
of adults will bo present.
, The Klwsnls program will ba 'mna
i “• •* co °d week of aotirltles. will
, the playgrounds. Contests of all serfs,
, ■c'lng out idiymea. sad slating games
. will form the ufajor portion of the
maammumaaaamg
nentallty end sanity of the negro, if
he study showed heals, a further In
• estlgstkm Into the unity of Mow.
’om* might be ordered. It wua Indi
cated. hut thU wu deemed improb
■hi* ■■!■' v,
Newsome killed IKtle Benin Tedder,
daughter of MV. and Mrs. Brie Tud
aor of Gyeat Swamp township, slitting
her throat with a knits to prevent her
telling her father that Newaome had
ittempted t* sauult her. ThU acoord*
ng to Newsome's own confession.
The negro wu found guilty and sen
tenced to die In the electric chair In
• hearing, here before Judge Grady
in December. The Supreme court
granted him a new trial on the
grounds that un attempt at taking
Newsome from tbe court officers'
whlla the trial progruaed wu not In
keeping wttk court proeeduru and
falrojtjs A second trial wu held at
Pitt* boro early this month, Newsome
again found guilty iind sentenced to
die la the electric chair July IS.
THE ASSOCIATHI*
JMHBBS ~.
pricr rmi gnu*
A Week Earlier
Than b Usual
•ragip*sr
The Ooidaboro tobacco mm** ft*,
tether with all «Uflff Masters fUrm*
Uwss dtchiti it tl« laiirtfM at tfc§
ww —■ weeewww •* wrap.
■nai 1 the ledk Quollm iad hawdaa
markets i taler, t,
then three weake later MM ffaatani
( arolina markets.
one week earlier Use the flrpt week
wmrnmm ft* m ueelen
y ***•
*■** «'We
’ Itiit m* kflH'inuUd tag*
farmers will beuett materially fey the
:E-£Ssr£
tba ft ret few dgy» la wea the eape
mat year, ft was raid
Seyeral Ootdaboro wareklUgauiia
wd tobeccouMs waee pieaaat aft flu
meeting of Urn Tahanra'Aaaealatleu
which Asad upaa the dataa jadtic
<ar. t
With tba data ter th* ~flfltHf Unnrft
(ioidaboro marital baagtara amt iff.
baccoaiata yesterday made their pUma
ff»r turning to work ta Mrs into «p>
‘■Are two Mb of buyer* tor tff* mar.
bet this rear. Mg haadrad
sad profsaaleaal men of Uw otty bare
"greed to five time to aoHctttgf flgr
mera to sail tebecce bora thbl year,
and this la expected to *mt the hwy
Ing com pen lea that tbs efcy ia aamftu
enlag to the Importunes of Ms market
iif> lin " 11
titrr ar roNrmnra i ‘
VOTE or TON FID MICE
PARIS, June gg—(ffVth* Chuag
ber of Deputlu gaps g vote es eoa
tmtoy. 4S* to
YOUNG WOMAN »
DEAD OF CANCER
EMto CkriaUpltor Mu CM
ducts Ssnrlsss OVsr tswilis
of MM Ob—is Ajresek
(Special to TB* News)
KKEMONT. June Hffha*r»» aw*
Sosa ware bald yesterday aftoraooa
for Mlu Qlenule Ayooufc. daughter
** Mr. and Mra faury Arooek. who
died Tuesday following a long Uluara
with cancer. Elder ChrUtepber Bwoka
wu In charge at tbe aarvtas and n
large number of friends wore pnaaot
Only twenty-two yuan old, bright
and attractive. Mlu Ayceek wu hold '
in high esteem by all who know hot
and the large nnatonr of, Serai offer,
toga spoke of the love tha cean—aßy
held fer her. She had hate aadiygdtoff
treatment In a Richmond b»lgllul iSd
waa at boms when tha *nd wna
In addition ta bar pnruM. MM.
Aycock u survived Ip thru* —fff
*nd two dtrtera.
» • ■ Ak‘ iwßteaffj..' 'iWi*. ■ C