WEATHER
Partly cloudy. Wedneaday and Thors
day. Probably scattered thuadershow
era la the west. ‘ .*
VOLUME SEVEN; NUMBER 121
PRESIDENT ELECT OF MEXICO IS KILLED BY ASSASSIN
ATTACK ON SMITH FAILS IN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEET
General Obregon Shot
To Death Attending A
Banquet In His Honor
AstiatMiin Approach** Under
Gulm of Showing Obregon
Some Picture**
MURDERER IS CAPTURED
BY THOSE AT BANQUET
Mexico City Thrown Into Wild
Disorder and Revolution
{a Feared
MEXICO CITY. July. 17—</P>—den
eral Alvert* Obregon, president elect
of Meglco, wan ahot down 'by «n aa
■»aaln known aa Juan Vei Captriarlo
ft he sat at the banquet In In* tinner
‘•'-at a re*taur*nt at San Angel near
Mexico City today.
The Opium al died almost Instantly.
Ill* aaaaaaln was captured and tak
en to Jail Eye wltneanea said the
rlayed approached the table m which
the president elect was sitting and'
naked Cover Aaron; Saenz of Uio State]
of Nuora l,e<.n If he mtgnt a now |
come picture to funeral Obregon. He!
pretended to ahow the pltcurea under]
which he had concealed a pistol with ,
which he fired several time* Into th"
general'* body.
■The.harrow stricken friend* of the
president elect rushed for the slayer
who It seemed would lie stabbed to]
death or tosn Into However,]
cooler head* prevented, and the man
wi* taken V* jaW—TTmter a heavy
guard ,
President Calle*. who was in Mekl
ca city at rtre time oT the shooting
rushed to San Angel to take chary
of the body. Mexico City was thrown
Into the ntmoat excitement hy the
news It la thought In some circles
th*t President Calle*. in view of the
death of hla auccoaaor. may continue
in office lor another term
It la thought that President Calle*
will retain strong control ever wh t
rver alt out lon may arise a* the result
of the murder of the man who w«* to
« have succeeded him. plough It 'la be.
Ileved that a revolution or armed
rrislng la not Improbable.
No one will venture to predict what
n gy occur Iti the future
President Calle* laaued orders that
pollce_and army officials cooperate In
an Investigation of The killing in an
ifToft to determine whether It waa
an Irresponsible art or the result
of a deep political plot The police
said that the gssassln confessed, say
ing. "I am the man who dld lt." They
would not reveal If be added anything
so that confession
*
Washington Stirred
•WASHINGTON—(APh—News of the
assassination of preadierit elect 'Ohrp
gon wa* received In Washington with
dismay and'sorrow. The Obregon re.
g'me had been leaked forward to by
officials here with every belief * that
If would bring a npw era In Mexican
American relations, so materially Im
proved during the close of the term
of the President Cglles
Ambassador TeJlez was unwilling
to he|leve the news and at once tele
phoned Mextro City The slate depart,
ment likewise telephoned Abassadnr
Morrow at Mexico City for details and
to express the government’s regret
.URN. HOOVE I’D FATHER OllMi
Suf.
feeing fr»m paralysis C D, Henry,
aged father of Mr*. Herbert Hoover
wag. rapidly sinking Mdnday. accord
ing t« ]|jl* physician* Mr*; Hoorer
r-ow enroute to California with her
husband. Is expected to .reach here
Thursday or Friday. " t
HFRPKXIMA BOVS NKNTEXI E
PKARISBI RO. Va. July 17— (IP)—
JurfSth A C. Guchanan today refused
to aet the verdict of • Jury,toGiles
Circuit court which found Candlll
Dennis, eleven year guilty of
killing a playmate, hnt suspended the
sentence and ordered the boy commit
ted to the rftate Board of Welfare un
tll 21 yeeWTof age.-
THE GOLDSBORO NEWS
READ IN THE MORNING WHILE MINDS ARE FREBH—READ BY. BUYERS BEFORE THEYi BUY*
W. 1). MOORE IN
CIVIL ACTION
r
ClainiH Boy Caused Auto Colli,
nion and Damaged Car I'o
Sum of SI,OOO
Three civil suits sicking damages
amounting l « **>.23B 31 and j>ne suit
"for divorce h*Ve Im-i-u filed
Wayne County Superior count here.
W. I) Moore, of Goldsboro brings
suit for *I,OOO against James Carlton
of Duplin county. Complaint filed by
YToore allege* that a minor eon oi
Mr. Carltnn was al Tault in »u aulo
•w bile cpillson In May The accident
happened near Warsaw Moore's com.
, . ‘ #..
plaint holds that the hoy drove onto
the highway from * private side road
wtttrcut giving uny w;>rnths signal
The local man'says HTs autooi<>blle
wik damaged sl*ol*o.
Willie Whitfield seek* judgment for
tS.tMMKXgslust the Roberta l’*v(ng Co.,
tiie firm that constructed the high
way to Newton Gr»ve. Whitfield's
complaint fiolds that he was damaged
about the spine when an agent Os
the company drove a truck, loads
with employees or th% firm, Into a
crosstie by the side of the tsad.
The Nahum* Hardware pray* Malm
of *208.31 against Minnie K. Yelvsr
ton, with Interest from July 16. fog
s>lege4 , goods purchased.
wiiibim jonc* i* the plaintiff la a
divorce action against Charity Jones,
aleglng abuudonmeut and Statutory
charges.
EX-RESIDENT
dieDtuesihy
ff •
Remains of Ralph R Lyon Reach
City Todav; Funeral At
, 5 P. M.
Ralph R I.von, former resident of
Goldsboro. died early yesterday morn
ing. fn Richmond Virginia according
to wilrd received here yesterday. Tlie
remains will be brought to the city *
early this morning and at 5 o'clock
this afternoon. Itev J. M. Daniel will
conduct fuuersl services from the par
lers of the Goldsboro Undertaking
Company. Interment will he made In
-wmtww mm hy m. *u. ..f the p..r.
''lWs of the .docyjSrd
Sjirvivins Mi Lyt>U ‘ire one sister,
'Mr*' Jamer Rogers of Fayetteville
end "He in "tbi i '»-■
IIOOVKR nns VINIT
HUPERIOIf Wls. July 17 l/Pt -
Coni hiding his Jin days' visit wltli 1
President* Cooltdge, Herbert Hoover
left the summer White House »t
Cedar Island l"dge Tuesday fur a re.
repiion at Duluth before
his Journey tonight to hi a old
In California where He Is to Tie umi
lled of hla uohimatiou as the li
can presidentlftjj candidate .j
Budgett Expense In Running
City In Less Than 3 Years
W ■ I .1... ■■ . 1..1. ,
Mow much (lift It COM to' run Qolds J
boro’ii city government in .’7?
Mow much wa* appropriated f>t '
1927-I'*?
How much wa» expended"
I .
Mow much Was appt iprfitcd
the new bodgotfoi ntinui I ton .
These question* arc answered in
figure* from the budget for I!'.** 2*' a
adopted by the hoard "f aldermen
Monday evening.
The deficit of *.'!2 7!M 2 t -li"wn
explained hv the Igi t that the alder
men Jit Vnaking up the budget a year
ago expei led to hate the lietu lit o
mine i i:iMiii,ooi) Increase in real estate
Pay Homage to Gallant Mexican Flyer
'I ■ V I . VHQ
Thousands’oi New Yorker* fled reverently M<i the tiAR which InM all that wag mutual oi «-apt ain EmlHo <a •
ran,a MbxUiux (bUJaut aiubnv a.lor .f.mid will Huit.l of other .~l l-’ii.l'ful Ih-ral tribute* lu tokun of lb«o
•arrow .a Utt ict - untUfmly dMt i Above, i i-> r tin fl f -draped caahet. au-.| ill-" 1-jrtli i.ic- a ulece
Proaldeat t’tllei i total tdlwu :i..in tin, Mi \ ia.pti ideftt; below, Bebaatlad.< rl - it" #*i < airtcken
father, and the International guard of honor which stood w atch over fht ia*set ‘ v
State Official To Confer
With Board About Co. Jail
State" I’rlaljlTTn*jW*cTbT WtittCf" T
tie dcpaitiiicot of Ptlbli. Welfare
w ill cine l« Goldsle.-ro Mend ij to
fell w.iyuc county i immtxxlouera
what ,,r change* muxf
lie made In the present .L*i! In outer
to comply kith r. aul»H‘d»s governla
i rlsoits, L. A. Rancv. chairman of
the county hoard of commlsxloners.
told m* mber* of Ihe <r»ld*h'>r<i Hot*.
ary club last evening in addressing'
Aha..cJah.
It will hi ImiKtssiblc to repair and
■ e q,
change the present jail so as so con
farm f.v• staff rcquTrt-meiila 'witKoui
expending 60.G00 or $70,000, Mr. It
.icy. *uld mill he express.- I : the per
m n»i opinion ’that it-might Is- let
t< 1 tor- thy county and rlinpf in n*»-
end go expend ;i it si.-* more mdnef
and make such change- I hat will be.
ade«|u.'»i*.- tn me. t county i ■T l d. ih.in j
=>ud county government office riutttlrc
njrnt- -of the future... “Oi course.'’;
said Mr. Raney. "I don’t know what
!ln- folk-, an- c on;- to w mt In 1 ltd *
The county nfll-ial r- : v. i-at if
.ill request* mad.- hy inunt. tl ,>».!
v.«tintllorn lr. a n \aluatlon .. n Ihi
it .n a c »,i only about ,$ 1 50,000;
heme revenues anticipated were tip!
realized.
Actually she eltv l«-t year ?pinl
an » a • appropriated, hi
the bud B*-t. Total. erpeUKi tot last
s . ■
vi at wi re i tlni.it' i !■• *.ll •!.•'
61 IbiT and tile atnouii! v\,m i. < <i ua
|lSß.ll.Yl’t The total budget appro
prUliroi tilts > ear ary, ?U» <7 4«
OUtatde I c dencji p •. - Ihb
deficit
Jasulng Uirort term notes, it a ■ -aid
- .-do it ou ■ :
t It* .buiTgi t
■
, <i V• I i Ot I' '1 U-
GOLDSBORO, N. C-WEDNESDAY MORNING. JULY IN. 192 R
- mctlto had Irpi ii granted in th» lens-t
tve budget on tn hr t'-rmatlv adop'-
td, the’lav rate t'i y a tt Would h*V‘-
■ l.f n(I SO R i tttf i.Uc will iu
atl peohahilllv I *1 20 an lucre*Xu
of In ceuts over lust year.
' Hut ou- tux rate,” sSld Mr. R*n
.-v, "compares favorably with
tcuUUly Jxi this part a;7 atm slate. Tlicro
adjolniio . *ntniv that ha* »
" fete a* low n K tbit V.ivit. '*
TSgr ihe sis - uTcl hi.iid ■
• unty •aWe r ul aanll rlum tea*
tfit oylnlmi evpr- - -il by' .Mr Raney-,
1,, (or. Ihe R-itarlan*. lie pointed out
( that tb<- . unity * now (onti-ihuting
t-i the p. a tun ni nf Kcv.-tjJ—Wayne
h -hl.-nt • ,j * point - i the
State. Til,- ,-sjM i.djinr- -r nne I2£L*
»MM» or *’.! i.n-ql, he oil wquhl f»r- v d -
j « tubercular Isolation building on
-Cm county honfc -It.- and («od for the
; t.itlent" might In- prepared -i i tlu*
county hotto- klichen a ->ysr>in d--.
iared lif tie w»rkliig in some other
j i "unties The Dakc roilinlajll ij, f- r
i'uSpiUitfLlHtiu would uunlytbufe t.e
■w ii MIC Usu t -in It iIu 1 - ill
. i .In %< ul. 'lr It
1 F«ru*nv. ”i T7..,'rfNwc 't,*i. wif
•ibwtt i ; ; i■ - - wa« Ti|i> l*. -
f -i k. * -a h ■ out ' o d ilk
w■ r> h- i ‘ • ■ lie I Ihe Hit: -
; l.ii-iu , n.. Ini-iu. :- ■ tl»a«l- The
pi in ip ■! i I , > 01 1 iiilitn -.. in - ml.
- I. i I■■ i - 'f. ■ ..:' I
to. and l> p : d Itnit llii- hail been
done in„ , !ii tiieln flu-, vi .r
■ -1 . ' . 1
show Mi.ai ,<>!.* -cnl 'tax rate fa,
i ” -■ 11 ii -e i • ud 111. i. -
■ are tak. " tn . i. ' : di r uAui I.i U-. I.
tt'i in 'nuo , i • v>d. ant'-m .Ii R
•J ,
* and p i i nr. i" ,f rued l;> t'i
. .Min' .. ti ' hix ! > J'• • sHi-u ( »
. * I ; V- ' -TJt ■
I with it xr. .»t IU. re.u.y la pfjnhce n
cV*s having 'taken place, tin- ■ v.ilui
hmi tor ear# and apiamobtlaa' ’ pfatt
rettii"-.-d i only il/W. , » iVfr.a in
: : ' 1 , t . I . ... I. . I•V '» %
CO-OP MEMBERS
TO MEET HERE
I’arnif of Vtiur (’auntirs Will
Gi.Lher With Manager Hla.
lock Thursday
Mil In' a meeting of the mem
f. xtoi kholders of lluT 'A'ytton
a ■ '‘ ui !•• -Goldsboro at th# Gourt’
tl" ,t ,o p, m. Thursday July
ts
• i iii.< will he-u district'mceffug, anti
larincis from Duplin. le-nolr and
WJJwua - waU- .awl wttb- lt»
'W-Ovne i .<uuty farmer*. 4
U II Blalock. general minuter
will "'ls present at this meeting
udi i tin- tui inhcfs u full accuuiitlug
! the"|iast year’* operations to aus
w»r am- questions that fli‘>y ha pro-,
pteced hy any nu mber, mid to discuss
u lit i itic in "i' aml .ITT probUin per.
training f<> the as social loti work and
Mi.- hnildin* of a ph-ater organlxlP
lion m
The .elation has Ka<l a very sue
. -fill year and all cotton farmers
Jill ale Ultrle tod 111 a Ik-1 I i-r vest.-Hi
i t in -rk. tin- ari* Invited to utteivl
thl matting. »- °'
Cdv.ort kni*fn/TC
Seven Springs Will Entertain
County Sunday School Meet
in , i "f i! vvaini!‘t'danly Buu
;,l ■ ■ 111 mill. I tliat
’ . ! 1 I "II
.. , i- ,7/ i . .t< rat lit lav and
, i, , ' . , ai-1 26, *t the
r . (ni ii . > -ii - ; Seven Epriaga.
S C.
n •• i ■ ‘i;• •; 11l the ,
ji ,i 1 h IWt».V M>;;]
I * I 1 I I-VI I-111 Sup- ;
, i, ~ni jnUi r.iroM.ia!
. I -M: -
* pi ’
I.' ' I • • "bl • }
Sew Or lean-i l.a, f'Aiiucll of Religious
l.ducmiVin.
V. I -ti t h pr. g iam'will be
x -
Mull Succeeds Dennis
a I, M fc ■
Brummit As Chairman
Os Democrats Os State
To Lay First Brick
Sunday School Bldg.
YViih brief hut appropriate eer*-
ul-ttlex at H o'clock tUi# amrutug.
n„. flral brick win Ig M *■*
Huiulay school building of Ht.
Caul Methodist church J. J.
.Icinme, chairman oj) ths commit
tee of the church, will preside at
the. ceremopie*. and Rev. J._ hi
Daniel, paator of the church, will
g|v«- a i h»rt sketch of work pre-
Jlwl«*yy to the erection of the |Bh.*
otto Sunday school unit on Uhest
tmt street. Thomas It. Robinson,
for many year* l-le ul if tell with th*
life of St. Paul, will have the
honor or placing the first brisk.
The pntittr is tnrtxad lo c*r«-
muuies.
AGAIN DISCUSS
STATION M ATTER
Will Secure EnlimaleH A» To*
•• t '* ’■
. ( out of Hemodeling I’renent
Bun Station
With H. Q. Self of Raleigh, bus «*•
mlsshvaer of the st«te. prr*cut and
presiding. Gcdilsbqro's bus atatlon
problem was again discussed with op
eiatore of lines entering the city *t a
gathering held tier# yesterday morn
ing.
The question considered ye#te.rdajr
waa wind lie r or not It would be fea*.
IMc tb repair the present station and
place it In first 1 1««* condition •# a
station which would meet the r
((Ulrement* which may In- demanded
I It during th. next ten ye#c* HkV“
era! contractor* were questioned by
In operator* .Jind It w*s decided to
■father estimates on the work which
would In- necessary.
K/sllmati: would Include a com.
p'ete yeiiovatlon of the .jiresyilt build
ing. the addition of tiled flooring,
senltary appliances and eqntplng the
OttUding with nwulngs, troth on the
'enter street side and on th# Chest
nut street side. V. - lr -,'---- t
.No plan .-mild he develJfrod. how.
vcitT. It war declared, which would
TO.Tke p'-Jble the loading and un
loading of. passengsrs without use of
t»-e cllv Htrecfs,
Chile hvr< Mr. Helf conferred with
1 |fy officials, the president of the
■ H>ld#horn Alcrchants Association and
with a number of i leadur* on the
problem which has arisen. It was poln
ted out lh*t with 23 busses leaving
the city dalljf on regular schedule a
I (Hiding planned as a bus atatlon and
linking possible .starting and Slop
ing httsaes W ithont t'luUerlhg up the
| 4 r. .*( * Is needed.
« i i • • '■•mij- ih*'
m,':, inn l inl«-r i|«il"iyfljirftnri«l.
ni v ~k«-K from nil Suiflfay *< hools
In i>n (utility urc Invited to particl
p.i I r In Uh* work. (
In Hnitr* iif tin* arrangement* for
, Iho convention In Dr. A. H. Kerr
1 renldent of the County Sund*y
I•. honl :i.-aertntniii. The*** officer* are
• qiii'ri.Ml t-j. cooperation
1 > ij,n> > ! rii. r. Hon of a|| pan
fftr*, nuporintcndenta and other Bt|u
lay school leader* lu (he effort to
I n.eke 111, (MnVefttti.v a mines*
i ; f n ;s ■ 'li-•< VC .1 it iioil in I d tliat
v.-aln thi )'ear a pennant .will be
sn.nl , h hpvl havinsT'la the enliven-
IN*
'*■; (C dUntteil on Page Three)
MEMBER OH
THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS
PRICC FIVI CSNTB
Itiwilution Adopted PMgW S«r,
i»ort 0 i Party “Fro* C*a.
b tabic Up”
JOHN a WRIGHT LED
FIGHT ON GOV. SMITH
He Noaiiaaa Am
"Party HoKar,” Citing Pro
hibition Stand
RAI.KKIH. July 17—
builtli sentiment came to the eertsoe
at the Democratic stile eseectlve
rum mitt tea session tool* IK. preclpt
taline • heated debate durtag which
the charge vu mode that Mm pwU
drntial nominee tied "hotted the plat
form '* K ;
Thfc attack Stf - pphwr hmi**
niadit hy John 8 Wright Os Kalelgb.
t"m i hMTenged by Attorney Oeoeret
Dannie Hrummltt. who bad jeet ra
• I red v < <>mmlttoe. cbalnaaa la Ipr
or of Odua VI. v Mutt of Mol by the
.hokeyfyO Mad Cardaor, aamlooo
/nr governor. M/. Mull woo dtaotif
without <i|i|)neUJba.
“There Wy any dry plaak In tho
pim for either paHy,“ ftremmllf.
TtTrTTila'addroealn* Wright, hf oddpfL
The Democratic platform carries ap
enforcement pi ask and you know ft
A resolution Introduced by Oea
illetrlct iiedglng •upportVflU party
ticket "from constable to preetdPK**
furnished tbe fudl for tka oratorical
hlaae. It waa read after Mail bad
rounded a battle cry-Ar the coming
campaign, pledging hlbualf to seek
to throw the support of the entire
pyrty to the Demecrafle ticket with,
on! exception and anaoaaetai plane
for a thorough orgaalaaltoß of tbd
state. .1
Charles B Wallace of Morebead
City touched tho metch to the toad' •
when he announced that aa a prorp
for bla wife he conld not cease lent J
'oualy eupport the resolntloa “ be.
cause he waa roareraaat with Mrc.
WalteceSi stn nuona epfkOetOee la
the preeldenttal nomination " He
aeked permlailon to aubmlt bla wlfae
resignation but Chairman Mali rated
that a proxy could uH reelgn for %
member
Announcing that he fouad blmeelf
In the aarae aituattoa, W. L. Kalght
of ffettfag, offered a substitute tor
the Wereen reeolnthm which la ef
fect would hare placed the committee
on record VC saying that failure of
Democrat to aupport tho prmldcatlal
nominee would net Impair Me party
right in future primaries and cocrea.
tiona. ’»
Cameron M»rrteon former get#"
nor. made a rigorous assault, oa the
Knight proposal. “Csrtelniy this
committee will net Incite the Deaao.
crela of North Carolina to dtaloyalty"
he shouted.
Pointing »ut that the eiecatfrp
committee is the directing machinery,
Morrison dsrlared. “The party PCs a
right to function, it has a right to
loyally"
Dr Wrlaht denounced Oorsraor
Smith is "Ihe flrit h- |ter" taring the
r inee had bol>.'<J U.e dry plank and
’ .idiied that he Lad named n Rspcbll
ran as national chairman, which bo
ifrosou need ,4s an insult"
Similar assertions were made by
J. H, Matthews of Bertie.
Josephun Daniels look tt)e floor to
protest against what he called "In
quisitorial methods" wheo member!
e.ere attempting to question Dr.
, Wright At the same time ha aa
r.ount-ed he was In faror of adapting
the Wgrren resoluHop.
Dr Knixht finally withdrew bla
ies«lution. Haying he did so In the
light of Hrummitt's statement He
alio announced Mrs. Knight wonlg
resign if the committee thought party
loyalty called for voting the entire
ticket.
j The Warren resolution waa ad°pteg
without a roll call rote.