WXATHER
Mostly lair Thnrsdoy and Friday, Net]
aiarfe rbaage la leaiperalure.
VOLUME BIGHT; NUMBER MS
DISCONTENT APPEARS IN RANKS OF DEMOCRATS
Several Senators From
South Will Not Attend
i *r\
Dinner For Party Caucus
Chairman John J. Raskob One
. Os Thom Slated to Appear
at Dinner
SIMMONS DEMANDS THAT
RASKOB BE “UNHORSED"
Smith, Swaiwon an# Glam Oth
tn Who Will Stay Away
From Meeting
f ■■■■■ T
WASHINGTON. June B.—(API
Calling of a dinner (or Democrat*
her* next week In honor Joueft Shouse
hewly named aa*l*tant of chairman
John J. Raskob ot the National com
mittee haa developed tome signs of
discontent In the party rank* In the
South.
Several Democratic senator* from
the South have aald they Tiave other
engagement* on the plglil or the dfln
ner.
Mr. Raakob will be one of the speak
er* al the affair which has been or
ganised by the Jefferson Davis Or
tranlzatlon at Washington.
Pew of the senators who will be/
absent from the pinner have given an*!
* reason for their absence.
Simmons of North Carolina who re-,
signed k* Democratic National com
mitteeman from his state aftßoe-
Itoh was named chairman, did describe
the dinner, however, a* “very Inoppor
tune and Instead of bringing about
thb desired harmony Is likely to have
the contrary effects."
.. Senator Smith ot South Carolina,
whoe* state was 1n the Democratic
column again In the presidential elec-1
tlon, said he was not going to the <Hu,
ner and "did not care to make a state
ment ebout It in the Interest of party
harmony.”
Senator Swanson and Class of Vir
ginia have made other arrangements
tor the nlgbt on which the dinner
will be held. The same Is true of Sen
ator Harris of Oeorgla.
Senator Robinson of Arkanpu*. the
Democratic leader and the running
f>
male of Alfred K Smith. I* not In the
rtty and U Is not known whether he
will be here tof the dinner.
Other Democratic leaders are mak
ing no comment.
Commenting on the proposed Dem
ocratic party dinner next week at
which Mr. Raskob will speak. Senator
Simmons declared:
"Harmony In the Democratic party
require* the un-hornlng of Raskob.
The Democratic party I* not a liquor
party, t^fe-don't want a chairman who
*o strongly favor* liquor that he ac
cept* aervlce on the committee for
the purpose of helping to destroy the
eighteenth amendment. We don't want
a Republican a* chairman of the Dem
ocratic committee.” "
M’DONAIJ) IS
i AGAIN LEADER
King George Able to Sit Up in
Receiving Him on First Of
ficial Mission
LONDON, June 6.-nAjP» -Ramsay
McDonald for Ihe second time labor,
“ prime minister of England, accepted
today from King C.eorge at Windsor
Castle the mission to form u new
government and submitted the name*
' of the principal aiembem of hi* cab
inet to Hl* Majesty.
Announcement of the labor ministry
Is expected Friday or Saturday. The
filling O*® minor cabinet lpo*t*
. usualy takes a Tew day* after, the prin
cipal portfolio* have been alloted
Rumor continued busy with these
•oday tn political circle* but nothin.,
la known definitely. One report said
tonight that Premier McDonald him
self would after all take the ministry
of foreign affairs, considering the
labor foreign policy the cornerstone
for success of hi* second government.
The aetual ceremony of Mr McDon
ald's visit to the king was simple
today'aa that of yesterday In which
Stanley Baldwin reslaned his high of
fice. There wab one difference, {bat
Hl* Majesty received Mr. McDonald
■ltllng In a chair, whereas he received
Mr Baldwin from hi* sick bed
The new labor premier spent a lit
tie more than an hour In the castle,'
chatting with officials of the house
hold and drove sway wtlh Lord Daw-j
[m at Pan a. „
THE GOLDSBORO NEWS
READ IN THE MORNING WHILE MINDS ARE BV BUYERS BEFORE THEY BUY.
SAYS HE WAS
WT A. W. 0.1.
i -- - f
Winifred Frederick Reaffirms
Declaration That He Was
Shot bv Negro
o
In's statement The News
last evening W. P. Frederick, wh.i was
mysterlon*ly shot In the left arm at
the residence of an aunt ‘ -, t| North
William .Street, early Tuesday morn
ing. denied that he was absent -wlth'-nt
leave from a Navy tugboat at Norfolk
or that he had fired the *hot whh-n
wounded him.
tn hi* Atatement -to officers who In
vestigated Ihe shooting Frederick told
of a Negro entering hi* room.'throw
ing a pistol In hi* fare and shooting
him thronah the arm wb*n he' rrvl>
n. sudden turn Officers found, how
ever, f pistol In Frederick's room w!<h
I two chamber* emntv, bullets on th"
f floor *he anm* calibre as would have
caused she wound In *h» nrm.
i "If might he 'nterestlng to the *>nh
'lie.” Frederick wrote The N«ws “that
I ws* not ahsen' without leav* rr l '
deliberately breaking llherv Alan T
eonld b J iee obtained mv release from
»h« nollce If hsd admitted that T
did (he shootlne whteb ? d|d not Tj
was offered s t'rkef tn Norfolk end
me release If f would confess to flr-
Ine the sbo* that wounded me ?fnon
f*Ulne to do so. T w*« tsV» B Into,
rusted*- tn w.tt srtlon hr the nav"
wbtrb esme shou* A «*
rlork same evening, causing mv re
lease.”
SEVERE BLAST
AT GRETNA, LA.
One Is Killed und IS Hurt; Boil
er Hurled 460 Feet
* Throdgh Air
NRW ORLEANS. June 5. (APJ—
Our man was killed and lb others
were Injured, some seriously, lit an ex
plosion at noon today In the secret
process chemical plant of the Gulf and
Valley Cotton Oil Company, a few
miles above New Orleans.
The-Wa*t\rocked the village of Gret
na and shattered windows In a half
mile prea. The force of the explosion
hurled a large ateel holler through the
roof and 4»0 feet through th« air to
crash through a wgrehquse and Imbed
Itself in the earth.
Groans and screams followed the.
deafening roar of the blast as work
men lay scattered about the demolish
ed structure- Roy Tlraklns, who was
' working inside the house, was pick
ed up dying and others were ru*hed
, to New Orleans hospitals where aome
were" expected to die.
The cause of the explosion was not
determined, official* refusing to com-
N>
r ment. ' .
Take Voluntary Non-Suit
/it SIO,OOO Damage Action
A voluntary non-auit wan taken In
the |lo,o<>d damage action of W. H.
Flowers against the Atlantic Coast
|,|ne Railway Company In Wavne,
County Superior Court about K 15 laat
evening-
Judge Mldyette had held the court
In session beyond the usual adjourn ,
ment time because telegraphic Infor-,
matlon had reached him of the Illness
of a (timer. He desired to have th
court business »o arranged that.lt
would be pototlble for him to go to his
aim era bedside If ehe should become
worse. It was not known last eve
ning whether or not he Would b-* ci|l'
ed out of the city, thus forcing a sue
pension of the rdurt,
e
Ten Jurors had listened to several
hours of offering of udMimonv. wherf,
the voluntary non-suit was taken
Though sheriffs deputies had beaten
up the hush£&»an<l summoned thirty-j
four special Jurymen, onljr teif could,
be obtained. Judge Mldyette bad l«-j
ftruotad U» dapmUua not to brio* i»j
Lindy Sails Summer Seas on Honeymoon
jKm&'ZL' -■ *'• i-V :-jr*s&t9r%£
According to information revealed at Block
Island, on the end of Long Island, a bcgoggled
young man who stop|>e<J to buy go* for a
cruiser of the type pictured al>ove;.-4dnuttcd
hiruse)f to be Colonel Charles Lindbergh. Now
the mystery teems solved as to where Lindy
Senate Agrees to Remove
Debenture Plan Prom Kill
Conference Rrachen Agreement
And Bill to Be Considered
Today
WASHINGTON, S I API A
farm relief bill with the pxport ..de
benture plan eliminated wa< agreed
upon today by the senate amt hernae
conference rommltlee on the measure.
The revised relief measure, compos
ed from two farm hills pavsrd separ
ately by (he senate and house, will
be formally engrossed by the commit
lee tomorrow und Immediately sub
mitted to the house for considera
tion. 5 - x ,
WASHINGTON. June S.—(AP)-The
attention of congress was directed to
day toward vacation plans, conclud
ing maneuvers In the farm relief con
ference negotiations, and the pros
pect* of a disagreement between the
senate and houae over the cen*u*-re
apportlonment hill.
All other differences between the
senate and house- farm hills having
been adjusted by the Joint cpnferencj
committee, only the former chamber's
export debenture provl* on retnalnM
for further consideration today. The
outcome has Iwen regarded a* certain
for some days, with the senators con-
aldered ready, after a final effort to
bring about a vote on the proposal In
the house, to yield the point und rec
ommend elimination of the proposal
from the farm legislation to their own
colleague*.
Confident that the debenture plan
will be with support
drawn from the ranks (jf It* advocates
who are unwilling to delay final ac
tion on the general farm legislation,
administration supporters are already
preparing the way to enable the pro
posed federal farm hoard to function
by providing It with the |r,on.OOu.mto
appropriation nuthorUed In the pend
ing bill.
Republican and Democratic leader*
of the senate finance committee,
meanwhile. t&pve increased the
chances for nii all-rfUrfim'T recede of
congress hy agreeing on a plan call
(Contlnuetf on page 2»
farmerg who were busy with their
work In the fields.
y Hearing of the evidence was de
layed yesterday morning when counsel
j in the case attempted to arrange a
. compromise. This falling. Introduc
< ti<'n of the evidence was begun.
Flowers claimed personal Inlury of
tl i.oon when an Atlantic sos-t l.lne
train struck Ms Ford roadster at th*
Wayne Street crossing. Fremont, o i
the night of November 2<t I'*2H I » I
tis of agents of the railway company
to sound the bell of the iril n or t i
hl» wthe whistle was set up as negli
gence on the part of the company
Flowers" automobile was completely
demolished in Ihf* crash, and he was
hnrlpd clear but suffered a broken |
anti tind Internal which kepi.
; hlut under the care of n physician f(>
four weeks.
Judge Mldr'-itc signed iudgii’ctit
; lit three other esses N" It Hi wa
1 granted an absolute divorce from
(Continued on page I) __
GOLDSBORO, N. C.
ASSIGN GAS TAX
FUNDS JULY IST
. .- • e '
Wayne Should Know Amount
She will Receive in Time
For Budget Action
First distributions to the - var.ou*
comities of dju* county aid road fund
, created by the- !»*» General As-em
bly, which raised Mir tax on gasoline
from four to five cent* per gallon anil
specifying that the additional reve
nue raised by the extra cent lax go
to the counties to help (hem In their
road building programs, will We mkde
around July 1, It was said yesterday.
The county aid road fund 1* expect
ed to aggregate $2 MHi.ooo annually
The will he apportioned among
the various counties In order to help
them reduce their ad valorem taxes,
tin or Before July 1 the Slate Highway
Commission hopes to be In position
to furnish each county with an esti
mate as Id how much each county will
receive from the road aid fund during
the fiscal year, which begin* July 1.
The Increased tax of gasoline went
Into effect In the Slate ot} April 1.
Lenoir-Rhyne Athlete
MarrieH Follies Girl
NEW YORK. June fi, (AD The
Ne*w York Ainerlean tomororw will
say It has learned Meredith Howard,
stage dancer featured with her_Jwlu
sister In Zlegfetd s “Whoopee”, clijpe I
Monday to l-ancaHjer. Pa.. and was
married to Albert Spurlock, former
Lettoir-Rhyne college athlete.
DILLARD HIGH
FIN ALS TONIGHT
|»rof. Davis of Hampton Insti
tute to Spoak to t olomi
•> i JRivh and Girls
The I'ourth Annual commencement
exercises of Hillard high school will
he held at the high school auditorium.
Weet Elm St , tonight at tt o'clock
Thirty-one young men and young
, women will be graduated
I’rof. Allison I*. Davis. Professor
of English at Hampton Institute will
■ deliver the main address. Professor
Davis Is a young man who has ra
■ cently gained great note for his writ
! lugs as well as his addresses on mod
i ern theories of education, and he v. 11l
be listened to with great Interest.
The diplomas will in- delivered by
’ Supt„ Hay Armstrong Members of
the Botjrd atjd other white friends are
■ Invited to be present.
i Several awards for scholarship ill
various subjects will lie made by Prof
Isivett, principal of the Jilgh si bool
, The ,Pillowing persons nr* donors of
the awards 1,. T. l ightrter. James
\\Ylla m*. Joe Scott, Sr.. Hr. W, H '
Bryant. Hr I' "I. flordoti, Thuinui
Faucett, and Rev. r IHllard. >
Perfeet attendance enrt If bates will
! he Mwiitdeif today to nearly one httn-
Idjnl chlldret- w hi! havetint teen ah
( • ii nor iiirily a single day during
I Mb' sear It Is expected that Edward
Dm tic, graduate of last year's flaws,!
. now ,i • iu.b'iit at Johmoiu (’ Smith I
i I
i I nfver* Ity. will Is* present to detlv |
u iktit certificate*. ' ,
4A. J ■ t.
THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE ti. 1»2»
and A'ttne Morrow, hit bride, are spending
their honeymoon. At the offices of the build
ers of this type of craft, the statement wae
made that they had told and delivered such
a craft to Lindy. « .
<lstsraslleast Newsreel) , >v
To Hold Graduation
Exercises June 13
Grn lUMt.o.i exercises of the
tloldrboro Higli School W.JII lie held
Thursday, June IT Superintendent
Ray Armstrong annomwwd yester
day Class day exercise* will he
hfhl ut II o'clock In the morning
today week, and. Dr. Allen will
deliver the harcafaitrente sormon
at K o’clock In tHe evening lonlghl
week Rev E. W. Raxter, rei-tor
of the Ep'scopal thurch of Wllw;
will deliver the annual baccalaure
ate sertnrrrf Sunday evening. June
9, at H o'clock. o i
FOREST FILM
TO BE SHOWN
• , -
Four Showinjrs in Wtyne Plc
tur« DwpicfinK Forwitry
, Practice*
Dale* ?<>r the exhibition tn tA'ayne
county of u film depleting heat prac
tices In forest conservation and fire
control were aummured yesterday,
the film will he shown at twu Negro
school houses and at two white
achools In (he county beginning June.
11.'
District forester Folweller «>f New
Item will be In charge <tf the show-|
lugs and will deliver a talk on forest!
conservation In connection, with the
showings and will deliver e talk on
forest conservation In connection wild
the film.
Dale* for the showings are as fol
lows Tuesday June 11 at k o'clock la
the evening. Harnea negro school In
Fork township.
June 12 at 8 o'clock In the evening,
Dudley Negro school.
June 13 ot 8 o’clock In the evening,
Seven Springs High school.
June 14 at 8 o'clock In the evening.
Falling Creek school.
The film to be shown In the coun
ty has been shown In other Eastern
North Carolina counties and to large
audiences. "| would urge everyone
who ran to attend the *howlnga", aald
County Warden Ham of Plkevllle yea
t*t4§y. It with he Instructive,,** well
as entertaining
20 Are. Graduated From
Rosewood and Pikeville
V .<* \ »
Bovi eutnuniberaif the girls soma
thin*' <*i visual In the Im >f ta-t
O
which recdtVed dlpl'iums from tlw-i
dime mod high m hoi.l .m ■ \i-r-.'.s '
■ held -’ytMwrday mornlti-' A pagiv.it
1 1 •* i vriill y, ended the Rote'win -J inn.
■nenctmi > t
. vr anil three % i. it tile up
11t** (!•* Thf hov< aid In i .n tJjMi.
Itv/li P.-i-s, Marl M’Cl'nn/, Mton
h mi 1 i M» U.-e ll.illo-S'l’, V.'li.'r !•! .
5!» 1 'iini Paytnond Uiiw»’l. 'ln gi.t..
jr-: .'artlja Base, 8-nle \Vl.h-ur,!it>>.
mill Julia Hutton Diploma*) were*
presented to ilia imol-uita* by.'.Countv
Superintendent J.,T. Jerome.
Presentation of the diploma* (itllnw
!ftl <1 jllvery of the annual ha-inlu w
fvwH* sermon hv i»r Brown of North)
Carolina Htiito College Dr Brown;
urged the young graduate* lo ma'i •
opportunity* for them«olv*e miliar
limit to wall for opportunity* to com
|to them. lie wav ti•»»r*l an »n It-*
ii-tjjj; that fII!«-<! ilia large RUdlfmlutnj
> J>lplom»* war proa *ntad to sister- ,
hßjw WiU girl* who or* eompUUogl
riiirtiiiffirtir i-
Uni versa lists Gather
* c 0
At Kenansville For A
Memorial Service Fri.
IX) START WORK
ON P. 0. ANNEX
Government Accepts Bond of
Wilson Construction Com
pany For Job
The I'nlled Slates Treasury depart-
Oient has accepted the bond furnish
I ed hy Jones Hrolhera company, Wil
son contractoro which I* required
by the government*" any contract
let for the construction of a govern
ment building, and work will probab
ly get under way on the new annex
to the local poMtofflce building with
in the next 48 hour*. Postmaster K. A.
Kiniklna announced yesterday.
The local post master received of
ficial notice from poetel headquarter*
In Washington yesterday morning.
, announcing 'hut the government had
accepted the Imnd furnished by the
contractor*, and that everything was
In readlneaa for the concern to be
gin work on the anneg.
The Wilton contractor* ' were the
successful bidders on the first annea
to the building, which was completed
by them lest year. .. and they were
again awarded a contract to conetruct
the new annex to the local post office
when they submitted the lowest Md
on the project about a month ago.
The Jones Brothers have been
awaiting official permission to be
gin work on the Job, Jt we* teemed
yesterday, but now that thla bee bean
received In (be form of tbe accept
ance of thd required hood. It le ex
pected that they will begin on the
actual construction Immediately. The
sub contractor, who will have chart*
of the Installing of ihe holler and
other basement equipment, wag In th*
city Tuesday looking over the situa
tion. It was learned H* told local
postofflce officials that everyone wae
ready to begin work on the Job.
Falling Stone Crushes
> Five Va. Men to Death
NORTON, Va„ June I.—(API -Five
men were crushed to death near Wlag.
' Va. I oday when a slab of slate broke
I loose from the roof of the Halcon
; mine In Which they were working and
fell upon them.
Blease Gives Version ’
What Dry Law Does
- WASHINGTON, June ».—(AF)—
Speaking on whet he described as,
the evil of amending the constitution.
Senator Hlcaae, Democrat. South Car
olina told th<- senate today he bad re
cently men two boys and two grlls
Thinking liquor In* restaurant
►
One of (lie hoy*. Hlease aald, draw
a flask from hi* h p pocket ertd pass
ed It to the waiter, who soon return
ed with four cocktails. The perform
ance was repealed, he said and after
th* four who "cam* from respectable
families” they staggerer! from the
restuurant.
"I never ssw that before the cdnMl
futlon was amended", he said.
the seventh grad* by W. O. Jphuaou,
principal of ,the »rhool.
An old-faaltlontU. picnic aerved *t
* no ti end'd tha day* program anil
-„the pageant hwt availing ended Ilia.
4 oinro«*nr*rm»nt 4
13 Dradaafe It Piker Ule
Thlrlaon hoy* anil girl* were grad
naiad from i ha Plkevtlle High School
In final* completed on Tuesday arg
uing I>r. L. K Meadow* of KR*l«rn
Carolina T*acli*r« Collage def!ver*d
lha annual addraaa, after whlrh the
eaercUe* wara turned over to 'he
cla** with Addi*on Ilona*, Jr-, presid
ing.
The following received diplomat at
•he hand*-of Prof II J Ma**ey. nrln
i clpul of the school: Albert Vlhaon.
! I.ana Mae Vlnaon, Addison Hoses, Jr..
Kstnll ftee*. Mar'* Jackson, Mae Hart,
Kthel Howaß.'iflrurc MrCnndles*. I.uby
*Mmiin<l»on t Johnnta Dwn,, <
Aycock Annie l*eal and'George Mew/
I hrtru. Those nhsent wtwe Herbert
Howell, IVII Ham Taylor and Payer
MEMBER OR
THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS
PRICK FIVE CKNTS
Several Hundred Expected In
Event Ceninnweretnif Or*
iranixation of Cbureh
I‘ROT.RAM FOR (MORNING
AND AFTERNOON FIXED .
Men Prominent In Work of
Church In State W» De
liver Sermon# It"
Unlvereallet* of North Corolla# **y
aaaembl* at Keasnsrtlle tomorrow lor
tH»»Jr annual memorial eeleh ratine
Thin* faith no* oomhoro 1.1 #f mop
her* in \>rth Corolla# aad tha itoa
anavllle mootlac olwojra ottroeto OOV
wel hundred of the aamhar. -
Thia celehratloa lo plnnaod to com
memoration of a meet Ino hold to KaU
anarille. June I. lift, at tehtoh o
southern iTatvatwaMat cmavaatloe
woe orcantflod ood a coaatltntlo*. an
imation to poatarfty ood a ooefao
uion of faith adopt ad.
The UalvoraAlM church h#o malf
lalned ita atreafth t b rough##t too
yeara In Duplin aad thorn at* phoot
Ihrlly member* of the faith to Oolda
borp. *
Two aeoaloa* will ho hold tnmantin
at the Duplin Conaty high aohool la
Kenanavllla, oaa beginning P 1B:M
In tha moraine aad th* othae at f
o'clock ta the afteraooa. rtoaer w»u
h# aorved oa the erooada tl lltlS.
The procrep la aa follows:
roKMMv smsmv
Mr Steve Wllktat, preatdtof.
Mmlc In chary* of Mtoa Lactllo
Maeotto.
!•:$# SeHpate a— Pray at. top.
Ahbla D. Irygji.
—AddrPi of WotoooM-Mopor
of Kenanavtll*. «
10:50 Addreoo: "OrCOOtO MfW
■aliam—state Convention TaUrtrtg”
Mr. Mamner W I attend.
11:10 Hlatorteol Addreoe: M %rllO#t
Record* of Ceaveotioaa aad Church
Ontherlne*"—Mloo Clara Shin*.
ll:«o Berman—Set. Odoll B. Brp- ,
ant.
Offering.
l*:l*—Dinner.
Art BUMS SP.MinX
Her. John T. Pltsgorald. ntlhl ,
2 00- Devotional Bierclao* Mr
John Miller.
I; 10—-An Historical Kev.
H O. Bodell.
2Ht-Addreea. ‘Young PcapW
Then **d Now”—Mia# tally Wllkto*..
3 46 -Sermon—Rev, r. B. Bichoa.
D D.
Formal Admlaakm of CoadldatM to
Church Membership.
WOILDBROADEN
SHRINE’S WORK
Council R#fopmondo 'nrnaalui *
. Hanpital Fuad by MOO.MO
Yaarly
l/)a ANOELEB. Jnae 1.-<AP>-
"•Hrr 8. Sodgern. Oalrla lemplo.
Wheeling, W. Va.. today wos elacted
lo ihe post of outer guard of th* Im
perial council of th* Aactout Arabia
Order, tha main body of Shrfaera ta
con rent lon hare. The election wan ‘
the principal buelntea df today's Mo
tion. *■ n
The council which la compound of
W "dicer* make* a coateat only of ltd
lowest post, th* outer guard. Th# r+
malnlng officer*, with thd except!*#
of ih* Immperlal treaaurer aad tha
Imperial reporter progress to tho Boot
office abord'each ye#r with th* **■
tlrement of tbs Imperial Potentate.
Leo Young worth, deputy Imperial Po
tentate, Al Malalkah tempi*, l.oa Aa
gelea, succeed* Imperial Pot atat*
Frank a Jones, of Arabia Tempi#,
Houaton, Text/
Individual donations of $1(13.000 to
ward the Hhrta* hoapltala fjr crippled
children were announced by th#
Shrine hoard of trnateea. »
A recommendation to the council
that KOO.ttOA additional appropriation ,
lor the extension of hoap.tal fcctlltU*
he added to th* f1.3M.0M annual ap
propriation wa* mad# by *b* treat tee.
The last masked parade wa* the
feature tonight. Tomorrow at tie
cloelng meeting of th* council th* UB
convention city will h* wdaeted from)
* »" lualadtoß «—*h U*
,■ a polls. wsvtL