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p'osi ectlve a.lvei tiser-..
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end will the n as much latitude a It
thinfc" uuhlie policy will prtntt. ' urenot
responsible for the views of any correspotd
nt. We require that writer slen his n" f
to a communication attacking some one else
or an institution. In puliIlshlrK articles
where the name of thr writer is not required
to he published, we reserve the right, for good
reasons, to ive the name wlien asked for.
Entered a seond clasjrntter a' the Pos'
rfllee a. Lu-nrerton. X. C. under the Act of
ConKress of March .Srd. 18f7.
MONDAY, MAY 13 1907.
THE GRADED SCHOOL ELECTION.
We wish to direct the ear
nest attention of the citizens of
our town to the election which
is to be held here on the eigh
teenth of this month to deter
mine upon the issuance of $25,
000 in bonds fr the establish
ment of a system of graded
schools, and alo to (determine
of twenty cents upon the hun
dred of property 'for the sup
port and maintenance of the
graded school system. While
we have heard of no practical
opposition to the movement,
still we fear that the issue may
be lost to us by neglect or over
confidence. Our people must
bear in mind that this election
does not stand upon the footing
of an ordinary election. To
carry the question in the affir
mative, a majority of the regis
tered vote must be cast in favor
thereof. Owing to the activity
in the last municipal campaign
and to the fact that a new reg
istration was ordered, the re
sult is that a large number of
names have been placed upon
the books, and over three hun
dred voters have been regis
tered. Therefore, under the
law, at least one hundred and
fifty-seven votes must be c.i-t in
the iifiirmative, or the sclmtds
will be lost to the ti-vvn..': Ilenci
a person
reality
who fails to vote, in
does vote and thai
ag;ainst the schools. It is to
. obviate this possibility that uv
write this article. All should
see to it that the full vote is
gotten out, and every "citizen
should constitutehimse f a com
mittee of one to see that not
. only his own vote, but that the
votes of his neighbors and
friends are cast for the schools.
- The election will be held in the
court house, and the polls will
be open from seven o'clock in
the morning until sunset.
Messrs. Ira L. Pope, W. R
French and A. H. McLeod Jr.,
are the judges of election and
Mr, E. M. Britt is the regis
trar. , It is needless for us to point
out the many advantages ac
cruing to our town and her
people by the establishment of
this system of graded schools.
The very fact that all progress
ive towns have an excellent
school system, and that in no
place can you tind ii progressive
town without finding also a
good system of schools, is, in
itself, a sufficient reason why
our town should establish the
, system. We have made won
derful strides in our industrial
- and commercial development;
- our people are prosperous and
' busy; well being and good fel
, lowship dwell in our midst, but
with all these things it must be
admitted that we are woefully
deficient in our educational fa
cilities which are, of necessity,
the very bed rock upon which
our future industrial, social and
' political life must be founded.
Progress must be the watch
word all along; the line, and yet
our schools have remained at a
standstill and to be frank, are
hardly" as efficient to-day as
ten years ago. This has been
a heavy handicap to the town
and the condition mut, and
shall be, remedied. Ever man
who has a child, and e eryj iuipii joiirre not exceed iur
man who has the well be.ugof;two years in . the discretion of
urctiMnvirM
our ncople at heart.should ffivcjtll" "rtv i
A t-. m imitrr While there was considerab e
some uttent.on to s utto jdoubtabout th ilt of the
and have an intcn-st .w the re- , poratioritbecftU!e-of the flict that it
suit i the movement. e is- j was c)e.u. ,M.yi)nd doubt th4t thJ j
sue bonds for water, lor lights, jdirettors hid not in any way coriV
for streets. How much more sented to or authorized the pruc-
important is intelligent, well , tiee, yet on account of the con-!
directed citizenship. And how j siderable amount involved, and!
is this possible without a system i the great expense attendant upon j
of eood schools! We must get , the defence of such suits in the I
the vote out
1 he blirden OI
the support and establishment
of the schools will largely fall
, pon the shoulders of the lar
ger property owners, as thetax
is one upon property and not
upon the poll. Therefore.the
poor man has everything to
gain and nothing- to lose, bv
the success of the movement.
We have made some canvass
about this matter with the busi-
ness men of the town and wei. . immnna fl.(im
find them a unit for the schools.
If the business man be for it,
why should others be against
it? Let us join hands in the
attempt to have every voter
whose name is upon the regis
tration book, cast a ballot in fa
vor of our children and their
schools. It willbe borne in mind
that the graded schools are
o::en to all, u irnoui icgnru 10 trict Attorney lo k,t him out. Mr.
the jiohtical or religious uflili- J M r Correll, as we understand
ations of the arent. Also, jj gained no )ersonal pecu
those outside the school dis-j niary advantage from the trans
trict (which embraces ul tin jaction, and if he is guilty, it
town of Lumbertonhvill be per- would seem to us to be a hard
mitted to attend upon the pa -
ment of a small tuition
i .,..t i... tk-ittli..
, . . 4l , . r 1 practical example that our peo
move.ncnt.s in t he hands of f ple havo had s f trial at, ionKi ane,
some ol our very best citizens, j thB wnole pt.osecutjoa beiug
The trustees have already been directed by the Interstate Corn
elected and are even now mak- merce Commission in YVushing
mg arrangements for the build- j ton, and being under the immedi
ing so great is their confidence 'ate controioi'Commissioner Line,
and faith in our people and j The Commissission, without re
thev hope to have all readv forward to the circumstances and
the opening bv the fall session, conditions, and without having
Thev propose tc put in charge i mafde m..re 1 ia? J tormal investi-
the very best talent that is ob- f the corporntion and aU of its
tamable, so asto secure the best officers W;,ile these statutes re
results. Thev are planning- , j t rhft ftS
carefully, wisely and well.
Is it not our duty to rally to
their support and roll up the
biggest majority that has ever
been given here for any ob
ject. Ii you tnv at In me vou v
agains! the schools, ihm't s;ay.
Your wife wants, v ki to v:e.
It is your duty 10 o;ir chili
il.i t.
voie.
C ON'JI RMM(. OU WILL CASE.
The acl ol' submission of the.
Lumber'o 11 ")il tv Giniing Ooin
pany in the United Siatc-s Court
in Wilmington on Saturday, pub
lished in another column of the
Kobesoniau, will, no doubt, be
quite a (surprise to many of our
readers.
The corporation, all ofits direc
tors and officers, were indicted
under an act entitled 'An Act to 1
rurtner Keguiate commerce endeavor to collect its claim for
with Foreign Nations and among tne overcharge by the tedious
the States." This statute pro- an unsatisfactory process of
vides that it shall be unlawful for tiujDg jt witn tne carriers' freight
any person or persons, or cor-1 ciajm agent, the result in practi
poration, to offer, graat, or to 1 ca,lly all cases being that the
solicit, accept or receive any re- j amount was never obtained ex
bate, concession, or discrimina- cept Dy suit and tneri oniy after
tion in respect to the transporta-: another equally long delay and at
tion of any property in interstate ' much trouble and expense. It
or foreign commerce by any com-; wouid seem that it the Interstate
mon carrier subject to said act to Commerce Commission intends
regulate commerce and the acts t0 take care of the railroads in
amendatory thereof whereby any tne respect referred to, that they
such property shall by any device 1 should make the converse of the
whatever be transported at a less Pi 0p isition true and endeavor to
rate than that named in the see tnat the shippers are given
tariffs published and filed by such 1 some protection on interstate
carrier, as is required by s'aid shipuints. At present the ben
act to. regulate com merce and the ! erjCent results, if any, of their
acts amendatory thereof, or ; service to shippers n this section
whereby any other advantage is ! not measured by any sub-
g'.vpn or rMxer'mination is practiced-
The statute further provides
that any person or corporation
so oi.endiu shall be punished by
a tine of not loss thnn $1000
nor more than -,0.0o0.OO, an-'. .
.nay, in addiMon, be imprisone. 1
iio., cxevding two yen:; in the
discretion of the Court.
This act further provides that, ,
the act, omission, or failure of
any officer, agent or other person ;
:;' IDS4 for or employed by any
coiflcion carrier, or shipped, acl
iiig within the scope of bis err
ployiueut, shall in every case bo
deemed to be the act, omishlir,,
or laiiu ro of such carrier or ship
per us well as that of the person.
I l is aet, as amended became
effective June 29th., 1900.
Uuler Section 10 of the Act to : the people of the country, and of
lleuulate Commerce, known as ; much more benefit? than attempt
tie Elkins Act, there is also a ing to use their whole power and
penalty provided for tisf weit h-1 authority of the department in
ii p providing that, the hue sh dl ' niakiug an example of a small in
uh f ve iltoi.tiand fur cacti cffeLse : npoPi.ticnt cornoration and fore.
t;uclttl ju 1 1, iu waa uccmeu
wiser, as we unuerstaaa it, to
submit the corporation.
So far as the directors of the
corporation are concerned, they
are all known to our people
as hanest and honorable men,
not the slightest suspeeion can
be attached to them; in fact,
District Attorney Skinner,
in submitting the matter
stated this in open court.
.Messrs. Biggs and YVittield, two
J V4.V, I 1 111 UJ UUU 11 'IU l OUWU'
j tion for the reason that the Gov
ernment subpoenaed them as wit
nesses and compelled them to
testify. They could not, there
fore, be prosecuted. Mr. Cor
rell, the superintendent, is the
only man against whom the case
is now pending, and it would
seem that the lair thing for the
Interstate Commerce Com mis-
, and unusual rule to attem pt to at-j
tempt to hold
nun under pies
! ent conditions.
This is the first
and render the parties guilty, yet
there is some doubt among law
yers even as to that, and if the
full facts wore known, there
would be even greater doubt
about the necessity of prosecu-
tion. j
For instance, a number ofcars I
upon which it is claimed that
.short weights were iven, the j
company paid the actual weights!
as indicated by the stamp of the j
Southern Weighing ov ihsgection j
IJurea, and if ihoy had ' tend -red I
more than tlii.-. amount to the 1
agent at Lumberton, he would)
have no authority to accept it
There were, of course, many ca
ses in which the Southern Weigh
ing A'. Inspection Bureau's weight
was in excess of theaetual weight
of the mill scales, and in these
instances the mill was compelled
to pay the Bureau s weight, re-
gardiess of its correctness, and
.-tautial evidence or tangible re
sults While we do not mean to say
that the law should not be en-
lorted and that the principle in- Cars." Other tickets go 011 sale April 19th and continue until close of exposition,
volved is not a correct one yet we j Vor rates from other Poillts aPl''y to your nearest Seaboard Agent, or representa
. J. . say that so long 'as the're are j tivts "itmed helow- ; ,
no fenalties imposed upon tho
railroads for failure to furnish
cars for interstate shipmentsand
to give service for the transpor
tation cd freight which will enable
parties to meet their reasonable
contracts and obligations and to
standby their furnisned rates
and tariffs, and as long as ship
pers are compelled to accept the
; arbitrary weights of the roads,
. there will continue to be the the
'country that there is much
I which the Interstate Commerce
! Commission could accomplish
1 that would be of vast service to
ing it, through the power of the
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Nice Line of Ladies' Dress Goods.
We have the Nicest and Must Up-To-Date Line of Dress
Goods in Town.
JOHN T. BIGGS & CO.
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Your Physician Expects
Certain definite results from the prescription he writes. If one
ingredient lacks in essential virtue, if the compounding is not ac
cii ately done, a link in the chain of recovery may be broken.
We have built up a reputation on prescription filling. Every pre
scription or recipe receives the most careful, conscientious attention,
ami prices will always he as low as possible, consistent with the
perfect service given. ,
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April 26th to November 30th, 1907.
SPECIAL RATES FROM LUMBERTON:
Round Trip Season Tickets, - - $13.50
Round Trip 60-day Tickets, - 10.45
Round Trip 10-day Tickets, 9.45
Round Trip Coach Excursion Tickets, 5.25
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New lot Spectacles and Eye Glasses
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2 5 buildbks
T y an ad iu Lhis colnttin at rive ceuet
,erl jefur eiich inserl.un. Whether it
is a house to reut, something ybi nave
for bale, or scm- thing ou want co buy,
The Robesonlan Want Column
will brinx the results.
i or Sale One four-rootn house on
Alaia street in town of Faiimont. Ap
ply to E. Fisher, Fairmont, N C. 5-13
Lost A Tatting Needle an old and
greatly prized heir-loom, made in 1832.
Finder will be suitably reward d by
returning same to Mrs. Fannie Peter
son, Lumberton, N. C. 5-6
Dr. W. II. Wakefield, of Charlotte,
N. (., will be 111 Lumberton at Dr.
Pope's office, on Friday, May 17th,
one day, for the purpose of treating
diseases of Eye, Ear, Nose a d Throat,
and fitting Glasses. The doctor's fee
for testing eyes for glasses is reduced
one-half lor this visit. 5-2
Just Received A large line of Flow
er Pots. The McAllister Hardware
Company. 4-1
Eggs lor Hatching Barred Ply
mouth Rocks, extra large. They are
beauties. Can supply a limited number
of settings tf eggs from select mating
ar $ 1 .00 per fifteen J. R. Doar, h m
berton, N. C, R. F. D. 4-1
Large Stock of the celebrated Cole
Corn Planters, Cotton Planters and
Fertilizer Distributors at The McAllis
ter Hardware Company. 4-1
For Sale The Robrsonian Publishing
Company has a good secoiid-hand print
ing press for sale. Any one contem
plating starting a new paper would do
well to see us before buying. The Rob
esouian Publishing Company.
Wanted Everybody to get our prices
on Safes before they buy. O. B. Barnes
Safe Co., Greensboro, N. C. u-26tf
Baud Bracelets Gold and Silver. Lat
e'. Styles. McLean-Rozier Company.
Farm for Sale.
A ux) acre larm on the llladenboro and
Whitrville ro.nl, miles from Bladenbo
ro, Bladen county. This farm is about
eipuilly tlivided . y c6untv road. Has two
small houses almost adjoining. Good
stables and shelters. Ten acres cleaied;
balance plenty of wood but little or no
saw timber. Land first-class, clay subsoil
and none better in Bladen county. For a
quick sale would take $ 1,000.
For any further infoimation apply to
W. J. GIBSuN,
2-1 1 Goldsboro, N. C.
Notice of Sale Under Execu
tion. North Carolina, In the Superior
Robeson County. ) ouri.
A. R. MoKachcrii,
s. Nil! ice of Sale un
A. W. Iliivrt-lt.
der ICxecuti-ni.
By virtue oi an execution directed te
the tun Vi'sincd i'ro'n tile Superior Court
of Robei!ii cotmty it: the above entitle. 1
action. I ni'l, on .Ioii. lay, ihe 2otli dav
of AIa. , i y ', it liei::;: the iirst day of May
Tena, 1-17. o! the r ujierior Court of
Robe mi . ..i;al. ainl at I - o'cl n k M , at
tin-I'O'ii'i hoase lioor ; s;i:.d eoiiatv. -.ill
at jiah'ie -an tioa t.i tLe hiliest hi.lder
1'T c.ish, to -,i:sfy the said execulion, all
the ri,lit. Pile, mleivs! .iti.l estate v.iij.. h
the slid A. . liarivil lias 111 tlie I'olhnv
ir.i; ilecrihed uai e:-tate, lo-wit:
( la th.e Ivist side of Raft Swamp, ad
joiainjj the lands of J. T. Denny on tlie
Norih, tlie estate of Simeon Carlvle 011
the Iv ist, the lauds j)iirchasL-d by A. W.
Hariell from MeI.ean on the South, and
the run of Raft Swamp on the West, be
ginning iu Raft Swamp at Haidy llar-
rell s old lineai the mouth 01 Carpenter's
branch, am! runs up the various courses
of sai l branch to the head, thence a direct
line to and with a small slash to the Gore
pond or branch, thence down a small
branch to Harrell's line near Saddletree
Swamp, thence with Harrell's line and
William Carlyle's line to the edge of the
fish pond, thence due East ten chains
with Carlyle's line to the corner, thence
due South nine chains to the line of a 200
acre survey, thence with the line of that
survey South 45 West 1 2 chains to the
corner of a 60 acre survey, thence North
45 West 31.63 chains, then South 46 West
20 chains, thence South 45 East 31.63
chains thence South 45 West 36 chains,,
thence North 25 East with tlie line of the .
old hundred acre survey, twenty-two -chains
to the corner, thence North 60
West 15.66 chains to the dividing corner
of an 100 acre survey, thence South 25
West to the Raft Swamp, thence North 60
west 15.00 cnains to the run of Raft
Swamp, thence down the various courses
of the run to a line run nine North 20 East
of the 450 acres, thence South 65 West to
the corner, thence North 25 along the
line of .that survey to the beginning, con
taining 300 acres, more or less, and beinc
the same land cooveyed to II. W. Harrell
by Hardy Harrell by deed registered in
book E E, page 1391 Register's office of
Robeson county, and conveyed to A. W.
Harrell, the defendant herein, by the will
of Hardy Harrell as will fully appear
from the records in the office of theUerk
of the Superior Court of Robeson coun
ty.
Also another tract of 100 acres, more or
less, on the East side of Rail Swain) in
Saddletree township, adiointiitr the lands
of S. C. Carlvle J. (J. Smith ard A. W.
Harrell, and being the same land convey
ed to A. W. Harrell by W. N. McLean
and wife by deed registered in book w w
w w, page 397, Register's office Robeson
county.
Date.l this April 13th, 1907.
K. C. McNniU.,
Sheriff Robeson C ounty.
4-i5-5rroii
Administrator's .Notice.
Having this day qualified as Adminis
trator of Kd Margohs, deceased, this is to
notify all persons having claims against
said estate to present them to the under
signed, or to A. Weinstein, duly authen
ticated for payment, pn or before the 15th
day of April, 1908, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery. All tier.
sons indebted to the said Ed Margolis
are hereby notified to come forward and
make immediate payment.
This nth day of April, 1907.
Max Margolis,
4-n-6thura Administrator.
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