WEATHER
Oeerally fair Friday and Saturday.
Llule change in temperature
VOLUME SEVEN; NUMBER 182
GARDNER WARNS STATE AGAINST LEAVING PARTY
Gardner To Appear
Here October Fourth
O. Max Gardner will ronw to
Goldman) on Thuntday, October
4, Inataad of on October 8. W. A.
Dana, county executive committee
for the Democratic praty announc
ed yesterday The Democratic can
didate for governor will *pe*k In
the courthouse here at 8 p. m. on
next Thuraday night Mr. Deea
aatd. On October It Mr, Gardner
hpeaks in ftfetthfleld. on October
8. In Kenansvllle; .911 October 4
, here; and on October sln Klna
ton.
HIGHWAY FORTY
CLEAR OF WATER
DrfourN to Kiwaton and Snow
„ Hill, Howevgr, Still
Necewtary
For tbejlrat time in day*,
highway number 40 south of the city
waa yesterday front under the
Good waters of the awollen Ncuae
river. Traffic had been going through
since late Sunday afternoon bnt at
considerable risk from wutcr which
lose to s depth .of several Inches at
a number of points approaching the
bridge over the river.
Aa late aa Wednesday nt(ht there
wan a five Inch stream acroas the
highway at Adams Filling station,
but early yesterday morning all of
the concrete waa ' again clear. On
both aides of the route, though, for
several miles approaching the N»Me
.river bridge, water stands to tKe
edge of the ruad shoulders.
While the section begins to throw
off the effects of the,, flood with In
creased rapidity, work of repairing
the washout at Bear Creek. near ,
LaGrange ia still going on. It was
said last night, necessitating the con
tinued barring of Kinston traffic
donut number 10. It Is still neces
sary to detour to reach Snow 11111,
faction* of the new highway having
been weakened by the raJn x-
At the State hospital for the color
ed Insane, officials ran now take full
stock of the damage dope. Corn and 1
l.ay crops suffered wore- In the
lloods which covered the hospital
plantation over most of its acreage
Water has now receeded In the Fni -
son sad Jones buildings and the 300
temale patient* marooned on the
second and third floors have been
“ taken back (o their usual quarters.
HEADQUARTERS
NOT RESPONSIBLE
Chairman Mull lamina Statement
Aa To Murohy and Ward
Attack* on Simmon*
RALKIGH. Sept. 27—(A*l Respon
sibility for attacks recently made on
Senator F. M. Simmons )n campaign
speakers by Walter Murphy and for
mer congressman Hallett S. Ward
was disclaimed by the State Demo
cratic organisation In s statement ta
bued tonight by O. M. Mull, chair
man of the State Executive commit
tee.
"The Democratic organization 1*
not responsible for these attack*.''
his statement said "From the begin
nlng of thie campaign, it hits been
the policy of the I>emocrutl< organ 1
tatlon to conduct its fight In sup
port of Democratic prlnlplcs and
fjOt all nominees of the party. We
have studiously avoided bringing any
thing In the hatnre of personalities
and In suggestions to speakers sent
out from headquarter*
"Day by day the prospects bright
en for a Democratic victory In Stile
end Nation. Let us renter our
tack on our Republic foes and pre
sent the cause of Democracy to the
voters without bitterness or person
alities”
RKPRKNENTH U. H.
WASHINGTON. Sept 27 W. tr
wlng Glover, second assistant post
master general was today designated
by Postmaster General New to repre
Sent the postoffice department at the
inauguration of air mall service be
tween tbe United States and Canada
October 1, .
THE GOEDSBORO NEWS
READ m THE MORNING KHILE MINDS ARE FRESH—READ BY2 BUYERS BEFORE THEY Him
t. y « » '
Larry Newsome Will Be
Electrocuted At 10:30
HENRY BELK WILL WITNESS ELECTROCUTION AND
WRITE STORY FOR TOMORROW’S NEWS—LAST
MINUTE EFFORTS AT REPRIEVE FAIL
Tea-thirty this morning le the
hour set for the electrocution of
Larry Newsome for the murder
of Utile Bee la Tedder, depaty
State Prison warden Informed
The New* over Jong distance jree
terday afternoon. Hyscj Bulk,
managing editor, will go to Ra
leigh this moralag to cover the
electrocution of Newsome for
The News, trrompan)ing Mr.
Belk will be J. H. Bennett of
The News meehanelal depart
ment.
RALEIGH, r ßept. 27 -Larry New
some, Wayne county negro, will take
a short walk Friday morning—a walk
down the padded aisle of death row
and inly the electrocution room of
the States prison He wltl pay 1 the
penulty for (he murder* qj Reulah
Teddar white girl
Hope for Newsome from the ordin
ary channels are closed. The Pardon
CommiMsioner has rejected pitas for
clemency and the Supreme court ha|_
refused to grant him a new trial.
. Only the dlscovrey of sensational
new evidence In the case or an act
RENEW APPEAL *
FOR FLA. AID
t
Contri button* Through Local
Red Cro** Now Total
$371.50
Contributions through the local
-*hap(er of the Red Cross toward tns
ialed 1371.50, and an appeal was re
tailed 8371.50, and au appeal waa re
newed for further contributlona.
The following through
the local office:
At noon, Tuesday, September 26.
the relief fuud for the disaster re
lief situation In the West Indies bur
ficaue covering the Virgin Islands,
Porto Rico and Florida, was 11.920,-
689. Sufficiently accurate estimates
already received Indicate that $5.-
000,000 will be the absoluate mini
mum required to handle. the com
bined relief job. Every chapter in
the United States U being asked to
Increase this quota, if possible At
present, In addition to the director, I
the jted Cross has fifty four relief
workers fronrvNational headquarter*
on duty throughout the area There
are forty five Red Cross nursep on
duty. The Red Cross, the National
Guard, and the American legion are
assisting the State Hoard of Health
in a clean up so the flooded region*
Inoculation of all persons In the af
fected area* Is gojng forward at a
rapid rate.
There arc 185 hospital cases being
handled, of which twenty are ser
ious Injuries. Wayne county* contri
bution through September 26th was
f 320.50.
Yesterday'll contribution* are;
K K, Borden 150.00
Cash 1.00 1
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('OOl.lDClE’ft COCHIN TO AID
SMITH IN VERMONT
RUTLAND, Vt.. Sept. 27 —OP) —It
Is tip to a first cousin of President
Coolldge to attempt the impoWible
task of carrying Vermont for Smith
Park H Poll»rd of Proctoiwvllle
been re-elected chairman of 'Yhe
democratic state committee n
DEARTH IN CHAIR
CHICAGO, Sept 27 Death In the
electric chair will be demanded for
Augelo Petlttl. acchsed abductor of
Billy Rsuierl, when the state brings
him td trial on Indictment* charging
him with kidnapping fur ransom and
extortion.
KAINRK'H BIRTHDAY
AMSTERDAM, Sept 27 ( A *)— The
1 sum ta'lst organ Hut Volk said today
that great frtdlvltles were being plan
tied at
1 seventhieth birthday of former Kat*
|w Wiiliet'u ou January 27.
or God can prevent the fatal hum
of th« high powered death dealing
dynamo* at the Slate Prison.
The only doubt as to Newsome's
obligation to pay the supreme pen
alty lay in his sanity. Proof of his
guilty gas definitely sntablished In
two trlala -one of which waa of a
sensational pistol shooting nature
under Judge Henry W. Grady.
On account of Judge Grady’s
charge to the Jury In this trial the
Supreme court granted Newsome •
tew hearing, but this also resulted
In convlctiou and tlu* Supreme court
ratified it.
He waylaid little Beulah Tedder
one night this spring as ahe waa
walking across a field near her
father’s house and attempted to as
ms ult her. She resisted and fled. New
tome overtook her and aterrlfc
struggle ensued in which the negro
slabbed the girl's throat.
Her mangled body was discovered
a few hours later and bl(f>dhound*
followed a trial to Newsome's home,
where a bloody knife and blood
stained clothing was found
CHARGESLACK
OF LEADERSHIP
Governor Smith Again Empha
***** G. O. P. Farm Relief
Failure la Attdrmw
ST. PAUL. Minn. Sept. 27-f/P)
In another assault upon his Repub
lican opposition Governor Smith to
night held that the fundamental
"weakness" of the Harding and
Coolldge aiftnllnstratlou* has been a
lack of leaderahlp. *
Democratic presidential no
minee touched upon the farm pro
blem, again assailing the Republicans
lor g failure to work out an effec
tive- relief program, and declared that
there was a whispering campaign to
misrepresent his stand on Inland wat
erway development and Immigration.
In a speech prepared for delivery
in the St Paul auditorium after
spending much of the day in nearby
Minneapolis, Smith recalled that as
| Governor of New York he had favor
ed. like bis Republican predecessor,
the so-called all-American route
tor a waterway between the Great
Lakes and the ben. He reiterated, how
ever the readers* expressed In his
acceptance speech to be guided by
the finds of engineering experts as
between this route and the proposed
Lawrence river waterway.
As for immigration, the Democra
tic candidate said, there "Is no in
yie between either of the parties or
fvndidjUe* on the question of sus
taining and keeping Infull force
and effect the restricting features of
the present Immigration law*.
"Where they are to lie amended
/ (Continued on page two)
COMMISSION
HEARS FACTS
v>
Argument* For Ixycation of Unit
Branch "Bank Trust Co.
Here I’reaenled »
" The State Corporation Commission
iu Raleigh yesterday Iteurd argu
ment for the granting of the appli
cation of the Branch Bank and Trust
compsny of Wilson for establish
ment of a brunch of their institution
In Goldsboro. A number of Interest
ft * > . , ••
<d Goldsboro people attended the
' meeting; „ “ «
At aome later date. It was said.
| the Commission will hear reply from
| Goldsboro sources which contend
! that the best Interests of Goldsboro
> ?nd the amount of bus!ness done does
! tet Justify ihe location of'-ianjother
I hank In the city.
' Ruling on the application will not
I he made. It was learned, until both
tides ary heard In the rase,>and care
lul consideration given to arguments
put forward by #»ch.
GOLDSBORO. N. C. FRIDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 28, 1928
RALEIGH CROWD
CHEERS NAME OF
GOV’RNOR SMITH
_ n.
Democratic Nominee Say* He’d
Rather l>owe Then Desert
General of hi* Army
RAI.EIGH. Sept 27 (AV-A warn,
tng that the Democratic party of the
gouth would "lose ita best friend If
It screeds from the par
ty of the North’, was sounded her*
tonight by O Maa Gardner. Demo
ctatlc candidal* f«»r governor, who
poverty criticised Herbert Hoover for
his alleged dmertiou of Woodrow
Wilson, and Praised Governor Alfred
K. Smith for hi* honesty, integrity
and ability.
Making hit only political speech In
the state capital. Mr. Gardner WB *
heard by a crowd which filled the
main Door and first galleries of the
bugs auditorium. It waa generous
with Its applause and when the apeak
er announced him loyalty to the preal
detutal nominee with the declaration
that he :“would go down to defeat
rvther than be disloyal to the gen
eral leading my army” it stood »nd
cheered ,
Oardner condemned the Republi
can party’s record In both state and
national aftalrs with especially caus
tic denunciation of the parts made
by cabinet members in the oil scan
dals Ha accused Hoorer of sitting
silent while Albert B. Fall »nd oth
ers cqnsplred to seek ths oil proper
tl*s which the speaker aald had been
preserved for the nation by Joseph'**
Daniels
Raying he had often disagreed with
the Raleigh editor. Gardner declared
that Denials as becretary of the navy
tinder Wtfson and by his contra# lh
the current politico! campaign hail
enhanced his with the Caro
llntans to a point ha had never be
■fore attained.
Defending Governor Rmlth's atti
tude upon immigration as a policy
which would not Increase the num
bar of immigrants admitted annually.
Gardner touched brifely upon the
religious Übues, which he said,
should never had been Injected into
the csmwUan.
"I remember that In 1926 w* Bap
tist* elected Warren O. Harding"
he remarked, pausing to glvs hi*
words "That's enough for me".
‘I want It to be qaid in the highest
j.lact*." he added, "’"that the next
president of United State* Is an
honest’ man. I-ay*n£. saying'«Smlih
had been grossly abused, the *b#ak
ev asserted even th«\. worse eneintes
(of, the preeidential nominee had nev
er accused him of be'njc a thief.” »
MISS WEIL TO
AID GOVrSMITH
Httire* From I’renWency of Wo
men Voter* League to Aid
Democratic Nominee
RALEIOH, Sept 27 </P» Ml**
Gertrud# Well or OOldsbOrO. presld
(git of the North Carolina Leagu# of
Women Voters will take temporary
leave of absence from that organ!**-
tlon in order to participate actively
lc the presidential campaign in
North Carolina, she stated todsy
■chile In Raleigh after a Meeting <»f
the executive board <»f the League
held In Greensboro on Wejlneadsv
Mias Well is a supporter of Governor
Smith. Mrs. C A Shore of Raleigh,
tljlrd vice president of the i**gu«,
will serve as *<ting president
"In order that the non partisan
character of the l,**gn* may be
preserved," said Miss Well. "It la an
accepted custom that its executive
officer* should not become promin
ently aud actively Identified with any
party, althought It I* the dearly de -
fined policy of the league to encour
age It* member* to Join the party of
Its choice The outstanding object of
the league ia the political education
j of women. Its btudies political meas
ures and supports and opposes potl
t'ral measures btu it does not sup
port or oppose political candidates,"
Babe Gets 52 Nl*
DKTROIT, Sept. 27 (API Babe
Ruth hit hln 52nd home run of the
reason In the first Inning of the
Yankee-Detroit gam# today.
Gather Neuse Flood Control
Data In Survey From Plane
.. .
WORK BEING CARRIED ON BY DISTRICT FEDERAL EN
GINEER SNOW; PLANE SIGHTED OVER GOLDSBORO
■ BELIEVED THAT OF ENGINEER
Flood coutrol data about ths Neuss
river 1* being gathered in an aerial
survey by Major W A. Snow of
Wilmington, dhtrlct Federal engln .
according to report» oat of Wfl
m'ngton A plane which spent aome
time over Goldsboro and environ*
about !:*<) JVednesdav l« believed to
hsv* been Diet from which Malor
Snow I* making the stwdv The Tar
rtyrr •* al«« lndnd«d In the air it
literary of the engineer
Tbe nnreuse of the sitrvev la to
esfber In form* tlon for t*« !*t*r In
flood control measure* along the
rlv»rs,
Romettm" sen con tress authorised
*n annronrlstloti to h- n«*d hv the
•Bafrlct eoeloare*' office tn conduct
loe I surtev to "«c*etaln the pos
e'btlltv and feaalhllltv of d-vebio.
mg hvdro electric
flood conrtol a reek and devaloplng
irrigation, and navigaHoa of Ike Tar.
Neuse. and Pap* Fear rivers.
The question of harneMtag the
power of the rtrqgs has beam under
Inreetlgatlon by Major Bpow for sev
eral mouths, but aow be writ! twitch
PENDER COUNTY
SUFFERS MUCH
V
Many Reporttd Deotitute In Ope
i Towimhip Following Hlgb
Watow
i' ' *
Sept
story of privation and tattering
among flood victims of C*B*tuck
township In Pander county waa
brought her# today by R. D. Mar
shall, a garage operator sec
tion. Marshall reached tms city by
row boat after be had been marooned
lor five days, he said.
Moore's Creak battle ground tt a
veritable lake, be reported. Oaeoliae
launches are operating on the high-'
war*, crops are ruined, score# of
home* are abandoned, schools are
closed and many families are desti
tute In Canetnck. The flood water*
of the numerous small cr#«ka and
the Gape Fear river reached tbe creat
on September 38 and since then fcsv*
Some livestock has been lost and
on* negro waa drowßed at Ivapboe,
Marshall reported, but ao far aa h*
knew, this was the only 'loaa of life.'
The only mpde “I travel was bT
■boat. Sonffontt have been built In
many homes to place household
goods out of reach, of the water, he
said. Water le standing from t Inch*#
to 7 feet In pfactially every home in
the section.
CanetUck township He* between
the Gape Fear and Black rivers, both
of which hate been out of bounds for
several days
RECORD SALES
OjHgCAL MART,
Bookkeef»en»\l>o Not Complete
Tabulation* Night; Es
timate 250.00 Pounds
The largest sale AJoldsboro
tobacco market this aeaeou waa re
corded yesterday snd bookkeepers
laboring far Into laat night wer# uti
able to complete the tabulation* that
official tlgure* might b« given this
morning. It was eatimated. however,
that from 260.000 to 276,000 pound*
sere sold here., shoving the total
for the season to two and a half
million pounds Included In ths sale*
yesterday w»* a l»rg# amount of
damaged weed and the average tot |
terred aa a rfsult. The average, low
grades »nd all wa* estimated a*
about sl4.
Vine Oreen county farmer who
plant* 300 acres in tobacco tried the
Goldsboro market during the day. He
couldn'f find sufficiently expressive
words to tell how much better the
Goldsboro market was than other
market* he had sold on. He eßttmat
ed that on an average he wa* bene
Btted |IOO a load by selling here. ,
his artivtiea to a study of ths flood
control' “ question end will make
aerial photograph* of the true con
ditions at flood stages which ran be
used to a good advantage^by tbe
government In event flood control ts
mad# possible for North Garllua riv
er*.
While the quealla ts •fill In •
much unsettled state Ma|or Snow
felt confident that (he flood condi -
tion* prevailing at all of North Caro
llna rivers will be coailutrlv* proof
to (he fedyr*l authorities that action
of some sort la neceeeary to avoid
ftrlher destruction of drop* and
property when water* again descend
on the coast plain* from the Inter
ior. • *
The preliminary effort being made
by Major Snow is In keeping with
that aaktd of the Federal Govern
ment by Congreimman 0. A. Aber
nathy While the flooda were atlli
rising in this section. Congressman
Abernathy took np With the proper
Federal authority tbe matter of a
flood control anrvey. He waa aaenr
ed that an expect, would be diapntch
od to the ncene.
SOMETHING NEW
AS TO POLITICS
c» «snm*iw £1 ' f" i
Veteran* Or«anluUon WID
Back Booths Al Coeuity
Fwirw
Bomstning new under the ana the
way of lolttlcal advertising will be
resorted to by the Democratic Veter
an* organisation In ita effort* on be
half of Governor Alfred E. Bmlth la
Nuth Carolina. The county and dis
trict fa|r* nr* to be etillaed. accord
ing to announcement by Gol. John IX
Langston, state chairman.
Bach county chairman. Got. Mags
ton aald. haa been requested to pro
cure a booth at his county fair From
this booth Democratic literature will
be distributed. Frqjn a 10 fool space
In tha rear of the booth and la such
letters that he who runs may read
will he a chart, double columned.
On* column will be present the al
leged G. O. P. Record of graft skth
reference tn veteraun aid and the na
tional provisions for the veterans un
der the Republican administration*
Hi# other column of the chart will
give the New York State record with
reference to veteran aid aa procur
ed bp-.Governor Bmlth.
"Rn far as I know" said Col. Lang*
ton "This la an ids* tb*t has never
before been tried In polttcs. I be
lieve that w* will especiafly through
the chart, bt able to reach llterqlly
thousand* with the true story of the
facts."
Seventy-five district and county
chairmen have already been named
by Col. Langeton and others are be
ing named .*ll the time. Bach county
chairman is expsifted to prepare the
Veteran* Organisation booth for hi*
Itounly fair.
GOYKRBMRMTB KKPOMT
„ N tYH I ROFN IM MAORI)
j .r r
Washington; «* P t 2« t/p) The
department of apiculture's sun.inary .
of weather and crop condition.) for |
the week ended yesterday says blph
winds, heavy rain* and Bonded low
I lands did mu< h damage teVotton In
the more eastern portions of tbe belt,,
especially In the Carolina* and ooolb-l
I eastern Georgia, where (he crop de
-1 terlorated steadily, with much sited
ding, boll* roting. and seed spnmt- 1
log In the central atatea of the belt 1
the week was generally fair and
mostly cool and while lh# coolness
telarded development In some places.
,10# crop generally opened rapidly,
and picking and ginning made good
!«dvancement. Hull rot continuer In
portions of this area.
DRY AGENT HHOT
JACKSONVILLE, Sept. 17—John
Hystwr of this lcty, and Hope King
| a prohibition agent, were both ser
| lously wounded In a gun battle this
i gXternooa.
MRMBBP 0|
OPHE ASSOCIATED
PRESS
PKICB wm CBflW
The News Will Give
World Series Fully
Continuing lu policy of Moor*'
years standing The Novo will give
the con piste story of Ills World
Its lies which begins next week.
Tbs series will be (applied to 1%»
News through the Associated
Press sad relayed to the fans who
gather la frost of the office on
South Janes street
WEED GROWERS
ARE TO CONFER
Many Bpa«Mr Bodhicwd Arreuf*
For lift At GrhMTtAe
Madtlac T»Ahy
Leadag bankers, nsernhaati. IW i
srroaists end others will attend a
i ert tonal meeting nt Organ est le tar
day. *nt which thg tohacoo situation
will ho disowned The Sabers Oarw-
H r , s chamber of Oofemerce. eggrwb
dn to the point of oonhUveaeae
In its effort to MMN higher prisee
for growers <a thte halt Ip epoaaet
lag the coatoraaoa. A nan her of awr
hetg and the lending producing ooaa
tie* win ha rspntat^ted.
A (tannest by Newell larttaM,
f<eretary of On chamber, deflated
“H to very evident that If hotter prto
m ire to W M taf aoreege wM
have to he rod heed qaaeldorahl/” '■
The reduction to aPhjfrid fge
nunerowh aafhorfttoo
la Instant Carol fag will ho at Im|
M percent Souse planters are report
ed to be OH the varsf of
the crop nUasothdi. h«t wsch *»i
‘l* S*TS_
thta yaar an laeidMO of llM*#
pounds over JMtf. ia PpHe of thfl fast
there have been loanee Is CM»f *¥*
sa.o The North Carolina crop will ffc ,
hahiy boa "w*o Ml eawMler, ’ say l»-
ldd.M9 ppahds. . WVI t* ( *
heavy Inr reaps, .fu Keetuchy and A
nominal Intreaee IS Ooorgia esd .
other states, Bartlett hgld. *’•>
•If the oodferesos biOvoentyUle di ;
cldes. as It probably trill, that mdse *
tion is pheasaary. a large Ha wllftto *.
spent |s getttog baton the eroWefC'*
the advice for a drastic oat.
Wded prloje have Improved rspMQr
during the past few Asp*. Blood *an’-
dldbas, rein dsnegod and the grewtod
ntoveneat tor iMfl cartattSMai ere
responsible for this Inpoveneat. M
If believed. '
f - -i- M — - + +
yoBKKT vnm ma*
wm vmtibi i*W| ,
•wallacs. Idaho, Sops. »r-i*£-
Forest street drives hofofe s
wind and deerlhed sa attaoag «ho
worst in this section is years, ansae
ed the area around Kellogg and Wal
lace today. '**•- •
The blase outside Kellogg was out '
of control asd early today had edf*
t red mere thaa CM hsaiirad acted.; '<
Hangers said the lowa would ho la *
danger if the wlad hhtfted
More then MC SMS her* been seal >
to the fire lines.
FBI If UK ANT . *;
CHA ft LOTTO, Sept 17 Authortoa- «
tioa for (be laetallotioa of a firs
hygraat on the new tlaletpal gerese
property was made by city conmiw
r loners at the morning board neet
|lgg yesterday. J-J*
FLOODED NyiHK KIACiIFB
CIEBT AT KINNTON TOIIAf s
KINSTON. Hept 17—Of)—With tht
| Neuse river at Pood crest hers today
I water was pouring over the No-folk*
Houtheru tracks and Inundating a real,
dentin! section of South Kinston sad
Lincoln City, a Negro settleneaL Two
hundred persons were homeless, mere
then halt of them white, la the Vtl*
lags of Harpsrsvllla, wafer stood
eight feet deep.
Utcsl authorities indicated they
could handle the eltuattaa without
outside assistance' The flood was »eld
to be nnpt so serious as the lIM
overflow.
Caswell cotton mills have suspend
ed operations due to wator la the
holler room Water I# fir# toot deer
ia the shop of the tyastoa CatoUad
railroad Several largo lobes of the
city by the oveigaw. One of then to
nearly two atiles tottg. Ti |t *