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THE MORNING STAR, WILMINGTON; N. C . SUNDAY, APRIL 1.6, 19 1.6.
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May Soon Challenge Supremacy of
Jackson Springs.
Robeson's Great Agricultural Progress.
County Commencement Inspiring.
Political Gossip Plentiful;
Also Candidates.
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(Special Star Correspondence).
Red Springs, N. C, Aprill5. Red
Springs and the" surrounding country
are very much interested in the propos
ed bathing place to be located at Lake
wood Park (Johnson's' Pond), to be
completed in time for use this sum
mer. The promoters pfopose to deep
en the channel- below the mill a dis
tance of 100 feet so that the average,
depth will be from three to five feet;
also to widen the channel to an aver-i
age of 20 feet. On the bank it is pro
posed to build 20 dressing rooms, for j
both ladies and gentlemen. Most of the j
rooms have been already rented. ;
This is a new departure for Red j
Springs and is backed by some of her
leading and most public spirited citi
zens. With a good bathing resort in
- close proximity to town and with the
purest and most healthful waters, Reflj
Springs citizens see no reason why this
place should not become as famous and
delightful a summer resort as Jack
son Springs." Johnson's pond affords
the very best of fishing and boating fa
cilities and is only a mile from town.
I is hoped that, with - the additional
bathing facilities, many representatives
from neighboring towns may be guests
of Red Springs this summer. The fact
that most of the bathing rooms at
Lakewood Park have been taken al
ready has encouraged the promoters to
undertake greater things for Red (
Springs and her visitors, if needed.
There is not a county in North Caro
lina that has made greater progress
along all lines in the last quarter of a
century than Robeson. Her education
al and good roads campaigns have been
brought to the attention of the outside
world, from time to time. Perhaps
the county's most notable progress has
been along agricultural lines. In 1915
the county produced more than a bale
of cotton for every man, woman and
child within her borders. There miglit
be several reasons given for Robeson's
great agricultural progress, but one
great reason is that, just as the county
has a general superintendent of schools
so she has a superintendent of farm
ing in the person of Mr. I E. Blanch -ard,
farm demonstrator of Robeson
county and director of the Robeson
County Farm Life School. Blanchard is
a graduate of A. & M. and has taken
post graduate work in several of the
leading colleges. He is a broad guag
ed, practical fellow who is an integral
part of Robeson county. The farmers
repose the greatest confidence in his
superior judgment, and all over the
county, from Fair Bluff to Parkton and
from Red Springs to Bellamy, you find
now intensive, diversified farming, one
acre producing what It used to take two
acres to make, and the fellows are
talking Blanchard. Again, he has per
haps done more to make the farnx.life
school at Philadelphus what it Is than
any other man and it is indeed armbd-
el for -the farmer. Blanchard gives It,
in connection with his other work; his
personal supervision, and when you
speak of Philadelphus and her school,
the best advertised and most model ru
ral community in this section, you al
ways think of Blanchard, the wide
awake and up-to-date director of the
farm life school.
Your correspondent attended the
3reat county commencement at Lum
" berton, and it was i.n inspiring- sight to
eee approximately 5,000 children march
ing in line, with at least 5,000 specta
tors representing parents, teachers,
friends and visitors it was a sight to
Inspire one to be proud of his county.
Superintendent Poole and his board of
education have done great things for
Robeson, whereof we are all glad.
Much political chat was heard. Hon.
Q. K. Nimocks and Maj. Jos. W. Lit
tle both were present, so the writer
heard. It was difficult to find even a
congressman in that immense crowd.
That both made new friends was evi
denced by the fact that the writer
heard both being freely discussed. Hon.
J. S. Oliver, of Marietta, informed your
correspondent that day that he had
decided to enter the race for the lower
house of the General Assembly. He and
Major Sellers, so far as your corre
spondent knows, are- all who have an
nounced for this office yet. For com
missioners, candidates are legion. M.
Marley, "the duke of Lumber
Bridge," has announced his candidacy,
and besides those already announced
we have heard the names of N. B. Mc
Arthur, of Red Springs, who is one of
Robeson's most successful farmers; A.
Weinstein, of Lumberton, who might be
termed "Robeson's king clothier." His
friends are urging him, but to your
correspondent he said that as yet he
was not a candidate. Suffice it to say
. Robeson has plenty of available timber
and will have plenty of candidates be-
- fore June 3. It seems that the voters,
however, are urging some people, a
case of the office hunting the man and
not the man the office. Frank Gough
will be the next senator from Robeson
because the people would not allow him
to rest because they wanted his ser
vices. A club to be known as the "J. S.
Mann Club" is being formed here to
promote the race of J. S. Mann for State
treasurer, and will be launched within
a few days. The friends of all the
candidates are quietly but busily get
ting things in line for their respective
candidates. -Daughtridge buttons adorn
the lapels of a number of- the farmers
and others.
Editor R. B. Branch, who was indis
posed for a few days with grip, Is out
again. - FRED BROWN.-
GROUND IS BROKEN FOR
A HOTEL IN LUMBERTON
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who is a candidate for State Commis
sioner of Agriculture, has spent several
days in the county, making many
friends. y He addressed a meeting of
farmers, many of whom were accom
panied by their wives, at Back Swamp
Thursday night. Mr. Hobbs is a prac
tical farmer of much ' business abil
ity, and we predict for him a big vote In
this section of the State.
It is useless to discuss county poli
tics, as the people are satisfied with the
present officials, and if a change was
made none more efficient in every way
would be selected. - '
Coming on down to tpwn politics, a
portion of it is already so rotten that
it will soon be offensive to th nostrils
of one of the long-haired -animals,
sometimes accused of eating tin cans.
Republicans to Meet.
A call has been issued for a meeting
of the county Republican executive
committee to be held next Saturday.
The call refers to high taxes, useless
offices, etc. It refers to what the coun
ty commissioners now receive for their
services and what they received under
Republican rule. It says the Repub
licans received $2.00 per day, while
the Democrats receive much more. The
Star man can remember when the coun
ty was Republican; .when the commis
sioners received $4.00 or $5.00 per
day and generally remained in session
all of the first week in each month.
That crowd absolutely took the job of
erecting a stockade around the old jail
where Henry Berry Lowery was con
fined. They did the work, with their
own hands, at a cost to the county of
an amount far in excess of what it
could have been done for. While they
were on the job they paid 10 cents a
quart for raw peanuts and had a jolly
good time. The writer saw this going
on. " v .
Frost was plentiful here Monday
morning, but it seems that little dam
age was done, if any. The past three
or four days has been fine spring
weather, and everything is beginning to
look green.
A few fish are being caught already
We noticed one fisherman coming in
yesterday morning with a fine bunch of
perch.
Town Finances.
f There has been some talk recently
about the financial conditions of the
town ' affairs which should be made
plain, and that all may understand the
matter, we present a report of a com
mittee which was appointed to investi
gate and report back. At a meeting
held Thursday night of this week, the
report was received and is now a part
of the town records, as follows:
"We, the undersigned committee, ap
pointed at a meeting of the Mayor and
Board of Commissioners, on the 28th
day of March, 1916, for the purpose of
making a settlement with Chief H. H.
Redfern, beg leave to report as follows:
To amount due as per audit
to Dec. 31st, 1915 $ 340.94
By County Warrant for
McMillan Supply Co $ 7.50
By Warrants to A. E.
Spivey 175.50
By check 157.94 $340.94
By check for licenses acknowl
edged by Mr. Redfern .to be
due, but not reported to Mr.
Wilson, and therefore not dis
closed by his audit ..$ 226.50
"This the 25th day of March, 1916.
"IRA B. TOWNSEND.
"WOODBERRY LENNON,
"JAMES D. PROCTOR,
"Committee."
The check for $226.5o covers the fol
lowing items, as will be found on rec
ord :
J. F. McDowell, Pressing Club..$ 7.50
W. R. McNeill Pressing Club 7.50
England Golden Store & Sanitary 15.00
L. H. Prevatt Store & Sanitary.. 15.00
A. R. Simpson Store & Sanitary. 15.00
Jasper Bryant Store & Sanitary. 15.00
L. S. Stephens Pressing Club. .. . 7.5ft
Charles Morrisey Store ........ 7.50
Sam Lee Laundry 7.50
Matthew Spano, Restaurant. .-. . 5.00
Will Jones, Auto, for hire 12.00.
Edmund & Barnes, Store & San.. 15.00
Bullock Bros., fish dealers; .... . 7.50
Matthew Cole, San 7.50
Tom Sanderson, San. 7.50
Will Faulk, Restaurant 5.00
M. Claff, junk dealer 15.00
D. F. Turner, auto for hire .. 12.00
Lunch stands Sparks Show .. 7.50
Erwin Williams, laundry .agent. 7.50
Jas Pappas, cigarette dealer 10.00
Mrs. Daisey Jenkins, boarding
house . . . . 5.00
Dolphus Patrick, restaurant. ... '. 5.00
$226.50
In justice to chief Redfern it is hop
ed that no one will get these figures
mixed and get the idea that the .town
is out any money;' as the matter is set
tled. Of the $226.50 license tax, $200
of same was paid by the chief's salary
ror two months, the town being , in
debted to him in that sum, remaining
items paid by his personal check.
Our item In regard to affairs at the
Union station in last Sunday morning's
Star created a good deal of talk, and
while we tried to make It plain that
It did not refer to any of the present
efficient ?) officials. Chief Redfern said
"it was a stab at the present police
for.ee." Whatever the opinion of . the
chief or anyone else, it. was not so in
tended, and so far we . have only seen
three people, who took that view, two
of them being officers. Some one gave
our good friend of The Robesonian a
spiel and constrained him. to say that
we had been misled. Now, and for
ever, we have; not been misled, but
stand right where we were, with all the
backing necessary. For over two years
there has been no railroad, employe . at
the Union .station except for a short
time before, arrival and departure of
trains, and the railroad people did not
know what was going on there and
could not be held responsible for it.
Mr. E. L. McNeill made a statement to
The Robesonian tellina of an act of
bravery he performed two years ago!
by telling a lady that the waiting room
was not the place for her. At that
time Mr. McNeill was summer health
officer. It may be that he just dropped
in to see if the waiting room was in
good sanitary condition. Give him the
benefit of the, doubt. Mr. McNeill wa:
candidate for chief of police last year
and received something l'tie 25 votes,
we don't remember the exact number.
After , failing to get the desired office
he went to Virginia where he resided
for some time, but recently returned
home and we are now told he is again
a candidate for chief. If it was neces
sary to take care of a lady at the sta
tion two years ago, what must have
been the conditions since then. ' Have
the police been appealed to. and if so,
with what result? Leave off time past;
come up to a week ago, before and at
train time. Policeman Boyle has only
one train to meet, and he recently took
a hand upon request and had the mon
keys get a move on themselves. When
they see him coming they move. : The
Star correspondent has not been mis
led, he has told it as it was and stands
by it. The mob has been scarce this
week at the station. We have plenty
more, ammunition.
Doings in East Lumberton.
Trouble was reported in East Lum
berton Saturday afternoon, drinking,
cursing and wanting to fighV.b.ut when
the officers went down the crowd had
scattered. Who made Sam Edwards
not the printer-; drunk? , Who went
to a justice of: the -peace first of the
week to submit v to , his part in the
row? What was going on down there
Sunday morning and Sunday evening,
and who packed his grip to leave and
then changed his mind? It's rotten
down there on one corner.
Yesterday afternoon, as Rev. J. F.
Gorrell and his two small children were
walking slowly down Elm street, ac
companied by Mr. Gorrell's bird dog, a
vicious bull dog jumped on the bird
dog, and for a minute it looked as if
the bird dog would be killed. The bull
dog belonged to the driver of the
Standard Oil wagon, who called him
off, took him on the wagon and drove
on. Of course, there was no danger
for the little children.
The Seaboard is offering the low rate
of $10.95 for the round trip Lumberton
to Birmingham, Ala. May 13-16, to all
who desire to visit that city during the
re-union of the Confederate veterans.
The Pastime Theatre will offer
Tuesday . "The Rosary," one . of, the
greatest 7-reel V. L. S. E. feature pic
tures yet released. The Pastime has
made arrangements to run, beginning
April 24th, a Pathe News picture twice
a week, Monday and .Friday. These pic
tures will show the news of the world
while It is news, and are guaranteed to
be not over 15 days old. As education-,
al pictures they are unsurpassed.
Mr. B. M. Sibley, bookkeeper for Mr.
K. M. Biggs,' was called to Albemarle
yesterday on account of the death of
his grandfather, Mr. Lowder.
Mr. Ertel Carlyle; one of Lumberton's
most popular orators, will deliver the
closing address at Regan's school in
Howellsville township next Wednes
day evening at 7:30. A treat is in store
for all present.
The many friends of Editor. J. A.
Sharpe, of The Robesonian, deeply sym
pathize with him in his sorrow , caused
by the death of his : mother, in South
Carolina Monday afternoon. Mrs. Sharpe
had reached the ripe age of 82 years.
Mr. J. S. Mann, of Hyde county, can
didate for State treasurer, spent yes
terday and today here. So far he It
State Treasurer Lacy's only opponent.
Capt. and Mrs. Haywood Clark, of
Wilmington, passed -through here ' this
morning.. Captain Clark is one of the
most popular A. C. L. conductors. . He
is a candidate for secretary of state
but was not on a campaign tour.
School Entertainment. -
The Maxton High School gave an en
tertainment in the opera house . hert
last night. Thirty Maxton beauties
put on a programme which was well re
ceived by a good sized audience. Only
two days' time was given to .adver
tise, and the audience was not as large
as it would otherwise have been.
. We regret to report the critical ill
ness of Mrs. Sallie Thompson, at the
home of her son, Mr. W. O. Thompson.
' A good many people from this section
will visit Wilmington during the
Chapman-Alexander meeting. A party
went down this morning to spend Sun
day. ..;'-;, .
:, Large numbers of Lumberton' people
are,, going to Fayetteville 'next week.tc
see the "Birth of a Nation." Matinees
will be given Tuesday and Wednesday
and it will be easy for all who desire
to see the picture to go over on the
morning V. & C. S.' train and, return , on
evening train. Lumberton will run
"The Battle Cry of Peace"' May 1st and
2nd. W.' S W.
FATHER AND TWO SONS TAKEN ;1, . .
TO FEDERAL PENITENTIARY.
Frank' Snipes and Two. Boys Sentenced
. for Conspiracy Against Officers.
(Special Star Telegram.) -Greensboro,
N. C, April 15.--Frank
Snipes and sons, Charlie and Jim, were
placed aboard a train for Atlanta to
night by three officers in charge of
them and tomorrow morning the three
men will be placed in the Federal pen
itentiary at Atlanta to begin serving
their reduced sentences. The men
withdrew their appeals today and
Judge Boyd red deed the sentence of
the elder Snipes to three years, and
the sons to one year In prison. Their
offense was conspiracy against reve
nue officers, growing out of their as
FIT
Individuality
TNDIVTDUALITY in Millinery is the great desideratum
of the woman who aspires to be fashionable. Yet in
dividuality must be tempered by a subtle avoidance of the
bizarre. And savored by a keen appreciation of the pre
vailing style, influences.
A harmonious combi
nation of these elements
is a great rarUv
7i;o ART of Millin
ery has degenerated.
The thousands upon
thousands ;.. of women
who are .ALMOST well
hatted are responsible
for the flood of medio
crity in Millinery.
The sounding brass
and tinkling cymbals of
fine phrases serve as a
sugar coat for hats in
cure-all form.
The study of the in
dividual; the modifica
tion of lines and the
creation of elements in
harmony and keeping
with ; the character of
the v wearer these are
unknown terms in all
but"a few establish
ments, any one of which
might be distinguished
by . the ; term . "Pride
Shop." ,.
We are glad either
personally or by letter
to" discuss the problem
of "the . ' woman who
cares." Letters may be ,
addressed v .', "Individual
Service ; u in Millinery,"
Care Kaufmann & Co.
Monday; for the first
time we shall offer
model hats from the
leading -Fifth Avenue
sault on Officers Neely and Johnson
near Kernersvllle, Forsyth'county, last
fall.
SUIT IS DISMISSED
Claim Against Pencil Company by Mary
Phagan's Mother Settled.
Atlanta, April 15. The suit of Mrs.
J. W. . Coleman, against the National
Broad at Fourth Street, Richmond, Virginia
in
F ORE!
Olymp
ltogs
V E are showing replicas
of the newest and most
brilliant (originations of
Gabrielle Chanel, one of the
leading authorities on sports
attire in Paris.
A number of these striking
creations are in the fashionable
Jersey Cloths, whose texture is as
fine as silk mesh.
The charm and modishness of
this striking apparel is most un
usual. Garments for day time or even
ing wear, , mountain, .seashore,
court or links, each illuminated by
lome . original idea in line color
ing or fabric.
D jersette" Suits. In Rose,
Copenhagen, Gold,-, White, ; Kelly
and Purple. . Exceedingly , stylish
modes with collar and cuffs in
contrast, ; $20.00. ' . ' . f -
Striped Coats of silk, with back
gathered and sash jauntily slip-
Pencil Company, in which she demand
ed $10,000 for the death of her daugh
ter, Mary Phagan, for whose murder
Leo M. Frank was convicted, was dis
missed in Superior Court here today af
ter attorneys announced that a set
tlement out of court had been agreed
upon. Mary Phagan's body was found
in the pencil factory and it was charg
ed she was killed there.
MILLINERY!
Shops for Easter and Midsummer wear. Tailored and
dressed hats, $10.00 to $25-00.
A special showing of copies in models ultra modish,
these being the supremely desirable creatians accepted for
copy from among importations and American origina
Triumphant!
ping through slashes provided in
the coat pockets. Stunning big
sailor collar, in Rose,; Green w
Copenhagen, with white stripe,,
$16.50.
The stylish woman's fastidious
taste in Sports Apparel is admir
ably administered to in these
"Olympitog" Sports Dresses of
men's wear silk shirtings, in
broad stripe Crepe de Chine, wash
able and guaranteed fast color.
Three attractive, models, $20.00.
"Silver-bloom" cloth is extreme
ly effective in this sports type
skirt. The broad stripes and the
large patch, pockets and belt are
swagger really. Choose ampng
Lavender, Copenhagen, gold and
Green; only $3.98.
Sports Skirts, in Kayser Silk
Jersey; also Wool Jersey' models
in stunning large plaids and
checks, ,$10.00.
Paramount Quality. Prices
Never More! ':- '
First Baptist church, Fifth and liar
ket streets, Rev. W. Marshall Craig,
acting pastor Prayer service for
teachers and officers at 9:30 in the
morning. Sunday school at 9:45.
this time the diplomas will be given to
those of the Teacher Training; Clan
Morning worship at 11. Subject, "Tho
waysiae .Ministry. The B. Y. P. p
will meet Immediate v after the mora
ing service.
tions by our designers
the most competent on
the continent, $5.00.
Sports Hats
Trimmed and Un
trimmed. Sailors in Lisere in
solid colors and two
toaed effects. A high
note in the fashionable
Sports Hat concert,
$2.98 to $5.98.
Untrimmed real "Ma
nila" with semi-droop
brim, in Cherry, Pon
gee, Copenhagen, Kelly,
Mulatto and Chartreuse,
$2.98.
Winchow, ideal for
jeal sports service;
practically indestruct
able. In high shades
Copenhagen, Rose, Pon
gee, Kelly and Char
treuse; untrlmmea,
$2.98. Natural or black,
$2.48.
No individual retail
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a more complete show
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trimmings than ours.
Unique Wings;
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Goura; Paradise and
Applique Birds;; na
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banding in Ostrich, etc.
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