WEATHKH
*Wr ■ad Warner Thursday Friday
ttragtly ootd, probably with skowora
VOLUME SEVEN; NUMBRR 181
GOLDSBORO NATIVE DIES PLAYING PEACEMAKER
Johnson Baker Sought
Stop His Two Brothers
Who Were “Wrestling”
Wu SI Team Old and Uft
Goldsboro 15 Years Or
Ago
CORONER ABSOLVES HIS
BROTHERS OF ANY BLAME
Fefl Back Unconscious. Dying
Shortly, After Trying Stop
Brothers
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. Sept 31-
OP) —Johnson Baker 21. died here
this morning while trying to separate
Ms brothers. Hubert and ReKinsid.
who were engaged in a wrestling
-j.atcb. After attempting to set a*
pesce maker h« tank to the door
unconsctous. dying a lew moments
later.
A coroner's Jury absolved the
brothers of all blame. The youth wa«
a native of Goldsboro. N C.. haring
lived liege 16 years. '
He is survived by his parents, a
slater and tour brothers.
It was believed hyre last night
that JGhnson Baker, referred to in
the proceeding Item, was a non of
George Baker Who, moved from
Goldsboro 16 years ago.
George Baker was a member of the
firm of Baker, Isler and company and
engaged In a mercantile business on
North Center street near where the
Bitsell Grocery company now la. The
Baker family lived In the 20fl black
ol North William street.
While the names of the parents of
the unfortunate young man are not
g:ven, it la known that Mr. Baker—
who had large holdings here—had a
family of about the site of that das
tide above. <4
rribed In the Associated Pteas ar-
TRYING TO SAVE
LARRY NEWSOME
Granting Reprieve Doubtful,
However; Elictrocution to !
Be Tomorrow
Efforts nre belna made by
bet* of hta race to save l*arry New
some. Wayne coumy negro who tour-,
dered a little white girl lent winter
and who la scheduled to die toroor-1
bow from the electric chair.
A dispatch from Raleigh had thei
following to »ay relative to the rate
"heat minute appeal* for l-nrry]
Newsome, Wayne county negro await
Ing death in the electric chair to-j
morrow, appear doomed to failure.
Pardon f'otnmiss'oner Kdwtn Bridg
ea Indicated yealerday.'
The commissioner had befofe him
an appeal from R. H Shephard, of
Winston-Salem, asking that re
mental status be made
examination of the doomed negro'*
"Commlmloner Bridge* said this
would hardly be done a* the negro
had been examined and the decision
made that while he was auh normal
he had sufficient Intelligence to
know right from wrong and that l*
the final test in aurh cases
"Newsome was Lrst convicted of
blaytng Beulah Tedder. Wayne coun
ty while girl, after a sensational
trial In -Wavne Superior court last
Decembo?, He wa* sentenced to die
on Krlday. January 13 Appeal to *u
pr.m# court stayed execution. The
Supreme court granted a new trial,
and he was reconvicted in Chatham
county in June and sentenced to die
on Krlday June 13. Again a Hup -
rems court appeal saved the negro
Three week* sgo the Supreme court
affirmed the Judgement of the lower
court.
"The execution of Newsome wtH
be the firat alnce spring It will lesTe
only one doomed man on death row—
Wilbur McLaod. Lee county negro,
who ha* an appeal pending
2,0011 HOI HUS Ht/U)
BY PIKK IN HllkOH
HANKOW, ( hlna. Sept. 2*> i/Pl It
was featured today that many pci son*
were-dead ** a result of a lire vMch
started In a gambling den in the na
tive city yesterday morning.
THE GOLDSBORO NEWS
i ’ r * Tl . r- - "
BEAD IN THB MORNING KHILK MINDS ABB FRESH—BEAD BY BUYERS BEFORB THEY BUS.
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New Mexican Pres.
Hugs Correspondents
MEXICO CITY Sept. 2S—<iP)—
All American uewapaper correa
ponedeuta ,In Mexico City were
bugged twice today by tbs pro
visional president elect, aud they
returned the embrace. As each
reporter called to play hU respect
to Emilio Portae Gil, be was ao
greeted and a little later was so
sped on. his way.
It was merely the proper eti
quette for the occasion, but nev
ertheless was a novelty to most
o( the newspaper men, but was a
uovelty aa they hare been able
rarely to see President (’alien,
much lesa to hug him.
The embrace la convetion be
tween Intimates in Mexico.
ROOSEVELTIS
HEARD IN GA.
SUtnderx of Gov. Smith Not Re
peated Where Hitt Record
la Underatood
r
ATLANTA. Sept. 26-iW*>—Frank,
line D. Roonevdt, who nominated
Smith at Houston, told a state-wide
really of Democrats tonight, that "It
is rery satisfactory to come track to
Georgia and discover that moat Os
the rtortsw about the trend* of tfie
Hepnbllran party are untrue" aud
that when the election comes the
South will be found true to its hiator
leal principles.
“It la to me a significant fact."
he said, ‘that moat of the false op
position to |he nomine* of the Demo
cratic party for the presidency is
definitely located among those who
bare the least opportunity to know
him and hta hecord. The farther you
go away from New York state the
witdgr becomes tjie untrue tales, the
sillier becomag the reasons for op
posing him. „
"Where average water Iran, had
an opportunity to study the true
facta, you find no repititton of the
rlander and mis-statement* that are
being circulated.
"It Is of course needless to tell the
truth to people who do not want It—
to those men and women like Senator
HelHn. Mr. Upshaw. Dr. Slraton anil
lira. WlHebrnndt. who either for not
rrieiy or private gain are making
themnelvee’- ridiculoua up and down
the country. There are minds that do
not avoid mis-stating facta “If they
ten get on the front page or fill
lecture platforms.’
Averages Advance Fronjt $3
To $6 On Goldsboro Market
Average* on tjie Ooldnbo.ro tobacco
market »dvan<-ed from $3 to IS per
. l.unred In Wednesday's and Tues
day's sales, official report* gTven The
News lasi night showed. The high
1 .verages or the season was attained
Tuesday at J16.1R
Yesterday the average fell off. .*
few points, but remained at llS'>4
On both these days there very fr ,w
j quent sales of I 2&. S3O. S3S and |.l*
but there was also offer 'd..» large
quantity of wet dammed and rotting
1 weed that brought from |1 to |2 and
rounted largely In , h o I d i ti C
down the average. This low grade is
cveraged In along with the other In
all official figure* compiled lor the
„ Goldsboro market*. a Custom said
not to obtain In some of the larger
markets
Warehousemen Joined yestei 4
i■* si.d on Tuesday In siding the price
here. Buyers were glpgt In getting
1 ilintf Tuy*^
O. MAX GARDNER SPEAKS HERE OC TOBER 6
How Denver Welcomed Gov. Smith
ns 1 '* ■
•4* a
Surging crowds, bitring hinds, cheering, flag
waving citizens—that’* how the city “out
where the West begins" welcomed Governor
Alfred E. Smith, Democratic nominee, on his
arrival. Photos above show candidate and his
Langston In Radio Talk
Asks Vets To Aid Smith
RAUSIGH. Sept. 27-Ari pppeal
for tha veteian* of the World War
- ■ ■ ■ nSWiatl « » ■
■gnd of the Spanish American wire
to "stand firm for the man who has
been the friend of their unfortunate
comrades" was delivered over radio
station AVPTF here today by Col.
John D. lamgstou of Goldsboro,
rhairmau of the Democratic Veterans
Organisation In North Carolina.
Col. Laugstoii npoke as follows:
Fallow Democrats and Veterans of
North Carolina:
Ten years have passed since Amorl.
c* witnessed the labor ao<J aacrifleea
of her boys that Democracy might
uot perish from the earth. Moat of
Ihe boys are back, taking part
as cttlxenx In the task of Slate and
itlon building. Some Be under tha
poppies In Flounder* Kidd Some
wander disconsolately victims equal
ly of shell shock and a Nation’s n«g
lect: Some Ha with hopeless outlook
In scattered hospitals. Some tukn
eyes vslnly towards loved one*
they can never see again. Some He
In mental darkness (hat will cover
them until death. ‘Crippled and dls.
eased, thousands of theke unfortunate
comrades retuln the sp»rk of h<ip»
that Ameriru will some day put Into
action, the Nations pledge n* her
warrlorw returned: “Boys we will
i ever forget yon."
I know that I interpret aright the
heart and mind of the North Carolina
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Thontlnned on Cage SUI
warehousemen ordered hi* buyer on
the fldor to protect the farmer*. The
buyer did, and presently, the com-
I s ple>s were paying more.
The total' sales, on the market here
now, figure* supplied The News by
Ur. Kill ter show, are 2.22i,.ti!i2 pounds
lor which u total of 22'**,21b2l has
teen paid.
Tuesday's sale* were 131.914 lb*,
for which (21.314 14 was paid, and
yesterday's sales were 137,108 pound*
Inf which (21.308,01 wa* paid
Bright skle* of (his week and the
ra opening of traffic on hlgbwav
40 "south of the city will result in
latge breaks on the market today It
,t expected The sales wilt approach
200.000 pottmK hut warehousemen
again pointed out yesterday that lii
Goldsboro the farmer not only gel*
* fair price for hts to)>*«cn but he
gfta a sale the same day of arrival
Padlv congested condition* are re
ported a* exlsiting on tho larger
HWILSM Wl US »l«l«.
GOLDSBORO- N. C- THCRSDAf MORNING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1928
RALEIGH HEARS
FRANK IfNINCH
Denies He “Works” With Re
publicans. But Offers G.
O. P. literature
RALEIGH/ Sept. 26 o**) —Frank
R. McNlnch. Charlotte lawyer aud
chairman of the anti Smith move
meat tmiilghl branded as uulrue, "In
tamoua aud slanderous" the charge
that ha and Frank Hampton, secre
tary to Senator f". M. Simmons had
l*eeu “working secretly with the Re
publican party" in a two hour
devoted to an*attack upon Governor
Hifißh and praise of Gov Hoover.
McNiach ! said newspaper report*
rad quoted former oopgrtssm m Hal
lett H. Ward «» making the charge
against him Ahd Hampton in a poll
tical addreaa delivered at Fayette -
ville. He announced, he was to
submit himself to Waid, an iitoruey,
tor crust examination as to hta ac
tivity iu the anti Smith movement or
to meet the retired member of ('on
great Iu Joiut debate. Iu vlewuof Ills
statement, lie added, be expected Mr.
Ward to withdraw Ills allegation aud
to apollgite.
The city auditorium was more than
i hi.ll (Hied with a good humored an
] dience which cheered Ihe speaker,
is penally aa he paid tribute to Heiiu
i tor Simmoiia as ": that u'obPe old lio
' man of North Carolina ’Democracy",
md when he, nienttoiMMl the name of
I O , * . y ' .
! Woodrow Wilson. *
Anti Kmlih literature, some of It
j bearing the label of the Republican
j • e HhprhhVtur# of the Anti -Saloon
tat onal couunlttee. ami other with
Tv ague, whs displayed «n a table in
the auditorium for thi»f# who cared
to help themselves, hurt there was
«!*<». some Anti Hoover (last's distil
buied to the crowd a* it left the
' building There was no heckling of
i the .speaker.
One man, who said He wa* a New
Yorker. Interrupted Mr. McNlncn to
. ib ny a statement by the Utter that In
. N« w York-under Governor Hmttk- ad
1 mlnUiration negro school teachers
'aught In while school* The New
Yorker in reply to a question by
the sj>e*ker admitted that there were
| gome negro teachers In mixed
school* hut dee I a red lb* tri* were con
i.tTloits for which tho :p*r- nt< of the
I white children were responsible as
! they had opportunity to send their
; children to white schools. MeNlnch
| il.nuked him for the Information and
said he would withdraw his original
1 sUlsfliSttU ng.na * • ■ sisa.
wife (arrowt) almost obscured by crowds en
route to their hotel, and nominee delivering
address before microphone on platform trod by
William Jennings Bryan in his role of cam
paign spellbinder.
HOOVER GIVEN
DARK PICTURE
Senator Frailer, Krp., Admit*
Hi Mar N. ft.. 8. D„
Mont. and Minn.
WASHINGTON. Sept (#)— A
decidedly unfavorable report ot Ibe
political situation in the nortkwMt
ern wheat belt waa brought to Her
bert Hoover today by Henator I.yu
J. Frasier ot North Dakota, after tbe
Republican presidential candidate bad
received encouraging newa from aocb
widely separated siataa aa Wyoming
end Florida.
Frasier,' a Republican ho ember of
the progreaalvea In the Senate, sal*
tUat the situation lit North Dakota
was far from atlefactory and that
'.here was much discontent among
1 the farmer*. He added that hia Infor -
mation wa* that a similar situation
existed In Booth Dakota. Montana
and Mlnneaaota.« „ c
, "Ther# la likely to be a big protest
vote In my state’ he said after hie
- conference with the nominee. "The
Republican* have been promising
j tarm relief for year, and with my
people farm relief fa synonymous
with the McNanry Haugen bill.
"I canont bflleve Gov. Smith wtH
cnrry the atate. but there Is much
discontent with wheat price* lbw.
! Home say the Democratic nominee
has a good chance in Montana,’’ Roulh
Imh*ta. Minnesota, and as well as In
mv swtt> I do not know, - '
Vrank W Mondell forme represen
| tsllve from Wyoming wb« called on
| Mr. Hoover eiprensed belief lhaf
! Got. Smith had lost more, votes than
1 I * had gained by hla sally Into the
j O
(Continued on page 5)
Eastern Carolina Week
6 «' n
Is Being Observed Now
This I* "Eastern Unrollii* Wmli"
It in being observed by many civic
rlnbi*. Hp«»kern have born provided
by thy Eastern Carolina Chamber Os
Commerce from Kinston The orator*
tre tejltng of the section's advsntag
rr Anil poind bill lea. »
Monday night Henatojr C. C. Can.
a.ly of Benson. addressed the Kay
«ttevllle Uotarlnn*. Newell. Bartlett.
Secretary of the chamber, spoke to
Keiily and HmlthUeld Uhi at a
joint hc^loii. 4 ’Jam« a A I’ower*. Kin
ton, Hth lilatrli't aoUritor 'address*!
the Greenville Kotartaua; Judge Guy
Kiliott. Kinston. *** heard by the
New Bern Kfwaniaow and Dr. A. 8.
Oliver, Benson, president of the
chamber appeared before the Clinton
Riparian* * • g
imin „
Fort's Powder Stores
Explode; A Hole Left
MKLILLA. Spanish Morocco.
Sept. S« OP)-The bodlea of 61
person had been recovered tonight
from the virlulfy of the hugs hole
In the ground which waa all that
marked the alte of Fort Cabrerlta
had stood until ihe explosion of
4* powder magaxlne laat night«
Most of the dead have been Iden -
lifted The majority of the Injured,
who numbered more than I*>
werg aoldleta aa were all tha
known dead. *
Mora than a toa of black pow
der waa atored In Ike tnagaslne
when It exploded from an unda.
termlned cauae
WINNING VOTES
IN N. DAKOTA
Democratic Nominee Informed
He Han Good Chance of Car
rying North Dakota
GOVERNOR SMITH’S TRAIN BN
ROUTE TO Sept It
—(B*1 —On tke ,homeward bound (
itirich of the llret stumping tour, i
Gov- Smith fnvadad North Dakota to.'
day and found It another state clean
ed by hla supporjera a« a real cib
palgn hen leg round
Encouraging reports were given tj»e
Democratic presidential iMminw, aa
hie lrale, headed f<F the Twin cltlce
of Mlnneaota. traversed North I)|.
kota'a vast farming terrtto-y.
At laaat an even chance te carry
the stale was the wont brought to the
governor by more than ose of hi* f.»l
lowere who-'’boarded the special hnr
tnfuimal conference* with the nomi
nee.
Others, however, emphnalaed that
North Dakota normally la heavily Re.
publican, N particularly when there Is
no large scae boll on th* part of ’.bo'
non-partisan wtag of the party and
they w*re of the opinion that the
Democrats faced an uphill battle. de>
spite certain eticouragtag trends.
Bismarck, the stale qppbal, was on
the scheduled for brief lay near at
trld-day. with Fargo, to the oast, do*a
for an hour’* atop at nightfall. Only
a few other station stops In the state
v. ere scheduled.
Governor Smith worked far Int > the
night a s ,hjs train was leaving Mun*
lass, on the speech'ha will daltver
t(.morrow night In St. Paula Ha
withheld dallnlta aunouadon.ent aa to
what would bo his theme, but It was
expected that ha would touch upon
several campaign Hanes of particular
interest to the agrtcußural novthweat
After St Paul, only one campclgn
speech at Milwaukee, Saturday nlgkt.
la to be delivered before h > returoa to
his home atate.
. As he traveled ea*t today Gov Smith
was Informed that from M» aland*
point western North Dakota, the
Stronghold of the nonpartisan lea
gue, looked better than the eastern
{fclhm of the stfte, generally regard
ed aa moie conservative. Advl»ers
told him he bad galged supp«n de
spite the admitted weakness o» the
Democratic organisation In the siate
I-monte the former followers q| !•-
folled** and those dtsaatlalted with
conditions- under prohibition-
Judge F, H. Briaika, Hmllhfleld. be
fore the Ben*ou Ktwanls; J. Paul
,Kr?uell<. fewt Hill. FsrmvHle
Klw»nl«u« J, A. Pritchett, Windsor,*
Kllzaheth City Rotarian*; W
Hrodie Jones Warrenton. Henderwon
Kotarlan*
During the pa«t two or three day*
.the Mount Olive, Smlthfleld. Waah.
Ingtou. Tarborn, Warsaw, Duan.
Jacksonßed Kprings; Snow Hill,
Ayden, Henderson, Kinston "and other
ciuba will hear addresses, the apeak
era to include Col. George K. Free,
man of Goldsboro; Oeorge C. Royall,
Goldsboro; Newell Bartlett, Kinston;
Senator C C Canady, Benson; Rev.
H. Jodau, Weldon; J H Carpeu
ter, Maxton; Rev. Fred Jones. Green
ville; .Major W. A. Gr*ham. Kinston,
J.JR. lurua«e, Aydeu and other*.
inMipnw or
THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS
puca nva cum
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Wayne Canvass
Continues Mon.
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C. U. Harris of Raleigh Will B»
Speaker at Mt. 01 ve ‘
Meeting Monday
In the riiet twalite day* of Oatob
ar three Democratic speakers wttt
deliver addresses In Wayac county,
according to anaouncemegt made
yesterday from county headguarttr*
by Chairman W. A. Doe*.
Outstanding lu general Interest pro
•ably Is the appearance of 'O. Mat
Gardner Democratic nominee for ,
Governor in the coart house in Oeide
boro, at I o’clock in the afternoon.
Saturday.. October I.
Nest In lino and regarded no at
greet Importance la tke address t«
be delivered at Mt. Ollya Monday
nlgbt. October 1, by Charted U. feir
rls of Raleigh. Tkla will he the ado
ond of the county caovnas gatherings
and all Democratic randidatea wilt'
be prreent and will bo Introduced ft
the Uma. The andllorlujn of the Mt
Olivo school will Im thg place for this
meeting.
Mr. Harris, the speaker, is g mam
1 her of the Raleigh bar, a brother of
! Judge W. 0. Harris, es the Super—
! lor Court beach and aa
campaigner «( long Democratic to
pe rlence »V f f
Mr* Blllott, of Ranter Collage,
New York, will apeak ta OoMoteftf
tr. October U at aa baa? yet to be
set. Mire. Mlltatt, a woasnn as afgaa.
'public importaaee ia Maw TtoM
City sad htata la stmt Into North
( CaroHaa by tbe National ipalhij
bore.
cement from State gad gatlpaal bead
quarter*, confine bar e»»*ch ta tha
main tp reviewing Mat*' l'egrt*UM*a
i ecu red by Ooveraer (aUk .tar tba
, aid and comfdrt of Urn workiagwem
, an. Ik>r children, and lain— ■ facial
service lines generally
■ls trewd lb final Garda* *
"We are aotag to ban Mb crwwdt
at avary misting we are rotad to
have." said (lhatroa* Ow lats algbt
That # Bare and cm be dermfik
on. bat f am bapiag Mr.
1 Gardner copes fm Isiirdii week
| that ara will bar* tba Mnaat era*!
of Democrats aaespblad that Ootds
boro has kaawa la eomethai*
The address hr tba gmbsgaatortal
r.omlaee ban ta ta oaaasettaawtm
his tour near tba Mala. H#»orU
from other rotate are that ta erepr
place. Mr. Oaedaar bae left tba ref
ers oa fir* for the caaeas of the
Democratic party. Saab that be baa
■pokes be has bit Jasl a little barter
sad by tb* thae be gets to Oatdeboro.
R was said yesterday, the folks may
be well prepared for some sttmalaU
lug pronounremeat*.
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DOUBLE KILLING
IN NASH COUNTV
Vw* v :
***** MOUNT; Sept W-tAI-a.'
R Morgan, Nash county farmer, who
; kill bis wit# sad Ibew shot hlayslf
• hi* afternoon to aertsps^ptura.
I d, * d •* • lo <ml hospital lets today.
Morgan killed bis wife at their
home la Caetalls tbts tnorning knd
the* fled to the wood*. Clooely par
sited by « posse; be turadd bl > gua oa
, himself rather thsa submit to cap
lore.
The tragedy left four orphans Do
'txCiUc trouble we* thousht to lm*a
prompted the get
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ENROLLMENT mißGf D
DURHAM. Sept.. in i/ h- Tip
•*< bod of religion at Duke Untveralty
: formally was opened yeeterdsy wRb
sn enrollment of 7fl stedenig as com.
pi red with tb< enrollment 9l IS in
the- fall of ISM. President Few de
clared the school sboetd serve as sa
influential force being laced with a
"iremetidoua reaponnihllßy but nt tba
*i.me* tin.#* with nn Inspiring ippor.
t unity." •
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