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VOL XLII NO. 1. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23. 1911. WHOLE NO. 2642
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COTTON PRIZES AWARDED
J. E. Dial Wins First Prize in
Robesonian's Cotton Contest
Kaised 1,235 Pounds of Lint
'Cotton to the Acre J. H.
Humphry Wins Second Prize
"With 716 Pounds.
Yesterday was the day for
deciding The Robesonian's cot
ton contest, as had been adver
tised in the paper, and the
judges, Messrs. 0. C. Norment
.and Irvin Jenkins, both of Lum
berton and both farmers, met
and canvassed the reports from
contestants. The late Mr. N. J.
'Thompson was named as one of
the judges last fall and after his
death no other was appointed.
After a careful canvass of the
reports received the judges
awarded the first prize of $50 to
J. E. Dial, who lives near Saddle
Tree, on route 2 from Lum
berton, the amount raised
toy Mr. Dial being 1235
.pounds of lint cotton on one acre
2.47 bales of 500 pounds. The
second prize of $25 was awarded
to Mr. J. H. Humphrey, of Sad
dle Tree, who raised 716 pounds
of cotton on one acre 1,432 bales
q$ 500 pounds.
i This closes the contest in which
"The Robesonian offered, for the
purpose of encouraging intensive
farming, prizes of $50 and $25,
respectively, for the best and
second-best yields ot cotton on
-an acre in Robeson county last
.year. About 40 people entered
the contest, and, while reports
were received from only a few,
it is hoped and believed that
efforts to see how much cotton
-can be raised on an acre of Robe
son county soil were stimulated.
And the prize winners did
mighty well. Twelve hundred
and thirty.-five pounds of lint cot
ton from one acre is good cot
ton.. Mr. Dial's land is sandy
loam; last year he grew 1J bales
of cotton on the same acre. He
broke this acre with a two-horse
plow during the winter. Used
Baugh's fish bone and potash,
16 per cent acid, and cow-stall
manure, one-half used at plant
ing time, the other half broad
cast over the land in May. Cot
ton planted May 18. Cultivated
level all the year. Cost of com
mercial fertilizer, $21.55. Used
Simpkin's prolific. He thinks
that the land is worth twice what
it was in 1909.
Mr. Dial concludes his report
with the following excellent ad
vice in answer to a request for
suggestions that might prove
helpful to other cotton growers:
"Cut down the acreage, break
deep and cultivate shallow,
liaise and keep more stock and
make more home manure'
Mr. Humphrey's report of
methods of cultivation, etc., is
held over for Monday's paper,
his report being more in detail
and longer, which makes it im
possible to publish it in this
issue.
Three of Southern's Fast Mail
- Robbers Captured Admit
ted Crime.
;ainvllle. Ga.. Dispatch. 22ml.
Three men have been arrested
and more than $2,000 in money
and jewelry recovered as the re
sult of the three days' search for
4-Via miner nf hnnHitft whn hplH nn
Aand robbed the Southern railway
fast mail tram at vvnite suipnur
.Springs last Saturday morning.
It is the belief of the officers of
the express and railway compa
. nips that the entire caner has
been rounded up but the identity
. of the suspects still is unknown.
Following the capture of one
of the robbtrs, about four miles
from Dahlonega, early yesterday,
two other members of the gang
were arrested this morning about
14 miles from Dahlonega by a
posse headed by ex-Sheriff Ed
wards, of Lumkin county. The
men offered no resistance. They
were lodged in jail at Dahlonega
tonight and will be brought to
Gainsville tomorrow.
Nearly one thousand dollars in
cash and jewelry, valued at be
tween $500 and $600 was found
on the twa robbers who refused
to give their names. When
handcuffed the robbers broke
down and admitted their partici
pation in the express car holdup.
Seven persons lost their lives
in a fire which destroyed the
home of J. D. Hardin at Sutton,
W. Va., Sunday.
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THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Avery County Bring Number of
N. C. Counties to 100 Bill
Introduced to Put Robeson
County Officers on Salary
Basis Other Legislative Mat
ters. McPhaul of Robeson intro
duced a bill Monday to educate
the negroes of the State relative
to tuberculosis; also a bill to -protect
graveyards in Robeson
county.
The House Tuesday night
passed the Senate bill for the
creation of Avery county out of
portions of Mitchell, Watauga
and McDowell, and it goes back,
to the Senate for coocurrence in
an amendment gotten in by
Dillard of Cherokee, specifying
that it is understood that the
county is named Avery in honor
of Col. Waighstill Avery of rev
olutionary fame. The general
understanding has been while
the county fight has been in pro
gress that it was named in honor
of ex-Judge A. C. Avery of Burke
county, who has spent consider
able time working for the suc
cess of the measure.
The Senate Boyden bill to ap
point a Stats building commis
sion and authorizing a
bond issue for a State
tration building in
passed third reading
$500,000
Tuesday
:and was ordered sent
to the
House.
The bill to establish State
farm life schools took the same
course, also the bill to increase
salary of the adjutant general
from $1,600 to $2,000 a year.
Among the many new bills in
troduced Tuesday probably the
most important was one Dy oena
' tor Baggett for a bond issue of
: $500,000 for the State Univer
Isity, the State Normal College
1 and the A. and M. College to be
j divided $190,000 for the univer
! sity and $155,000 each for the A.
land M. and State Normal Col
j lege. Baggett also introduced a
bill to enlarge the territory of
tiarneti county oui oi a puruuu
of Cumberland county.
The House went into com
mittee of the whole Tuesday to
consider the revenue bill. Section
;23, income tax. was amended,
' striking out the clause that would
1 make tax listers guilty of misde
jmeanor if they divulge these
lists to others than the proper
'officials. An amendment to pre
J vent newspapers from publishing
the lists was voted down.
Section 27 on theaters was
amended to prevent any addi
tional county tax and providing
for equal division of tax imposed
between cities and county.
A motion by Dr. McPhaul, of
Robeson, to amend Section ,31,
so as to make license taxes for
lawyers, physicians and others
$10, instead of $5, was voted
down after spirited debate. Vet
erinary surgeons and optome
trists were added to the list
Delegations from Wilmington,
Greensboro and Fayetteville ap
peared before the House com
mittee on public service corpora
tions Tuesday afternoon relative i
to a joint resolution in regard to
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the Atlantic & Yadkin Railroad
Company introduced February
11 by Representative Kellum of
New Hanover, empowering and
instructing the Corporation Com
mission to investigate without
delay the sale of the old Cape Fear
& Yadkin Valley Railroad to the
Atlantic Coast Line and South
ern Railway, and to lay the facts
before the Attorney General.
The resolution provides further
that if in the opinion of the At
torney General the facts warrant
such procedure suit shall be in
stituted to declare void the sale.
After the hearing the com
mittee went into executive ses
sion and afterwards announced
that four members voted to re
port the resolution favorably and
four unfavorably, whereupon it
was agreed to report it without
prejudice and let it be fought
out on the floor of the House.
Senator Cobb's bill to create a
recorder's court for Robeson
county was reported Tuesday
without prejudice by the com
mittee on judiciary and. was re
referred.
The Senate yesterday re-referred
the Sykes-Boyden highway
commission bill to the committee
on public roads after two amend
ments has been adopted, one
Eroviding that the State shall
uy no county bonds until their
validity is approved by the At
torney General, and the other
striking out all provisions in the
bill calling for a bond issue.
A bill creating Avery county
was ordered enrolled for ratifica
tion. Thia is the 100th county
for the State and is made up of
Mitchell,, Watauga and Mc
Dowell. The special order for the Tor
rens land-title system bill was
yesterday postponed indefinitely
on account of the illness of Sen
ator Cotton.
The Senate bill for $500,000 in
bonds for a fire-proof State ad
ministration building was made
a special order for tomorrow
noon, this being the million dol
lar bill that the Senate cut in half.
Representative McArthur, of
Robeson, introduced bills yester
day: to allow Robeson county
townships to issue read bonds;
to provide for construction of
roads and bridges in Robeson and
levy a special tax' therefor;
change the boundary lines be
tween certain school districts
and create a new district
Representative McPhaul in
troduced bills yesterday: to place
the officers of Robeson county on
salary basis; create a board of
audit and finance for Maxton
(this bill being also introduced
in the Senate by Cobb) ; provide
proper deposits for all funds of
Robeson.
Edwin F. Gibbs, a -prosperous
farmer living near Elizabeth
City, mysteriously disappeared
from his home last Friday and all
efforts to solve the mystery of
his disappearance have proved in
vain. The officials of the county
and of Elizabeth City say it is
the most baffling case ever known
there, even surpassing the famous
Cropsey case and Beasley kidnap
ping case, as there is absolutely
no clue to work upon.
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FROM ROBESON.
BILL NYE DAY.
Exercises in Each Grade at
Graded School Contributions
Amounted to About Two
Cents a Pupil.
Bill Nye Day was observed in
the graded school here yesterday
with exercises about one hour in
length in each grade, and the
contributions this morning
amounted to $5.60. As there
are only about 300 pupils the con
tributions so far made amount to
nearly 2 cents a pupil, instead of
the one cent called for by Supt.
Joyner, and as some of the
pupils forgot their contributions
and will bring them tomorrow
the amount will exceed this. The
children were very enthusiastic
over this project fully explained
to them yesterday, to erect a
building at the Jackson Training
School in honor of Bill Nye, and
some who forgot their contribu
tions this morning beseiged Supt.
Sentelle with requests to be al
lowed toJ go back home
nf fpp
them.
This evening the school of
Burnt Swamp district No. 2,
near Raft Swamp, will hold Bill
Nye exercises and make their
contribution. Supt Poole will
attend.
No reports have been received
yet but it is thought that the
day was observed in many of the
schools of the county as Bill Nye
Day.
Contract Let For New Method
ist Church Candy Sale For
Benefit of Church.
The contract for the new Meth
odist church on Chestnut street
has been let to Messrs. Blythe &
Isenhoiir of Charlotte, the firm
that is now building Mr. A. E.
White's new residence, for $8,
100. This includes brick and
stone work, rugh carpenter
work and slate roof all neces
sary to enclose the building
but djes not include finishing
work. The old stutnp that stood
on the site where tne building
will be erected wa3 blasted out
Tuesday morning. The founda
tions were placed some time ago.
The young ladies of the church
will conduct a candy sale Satur
day, beginning at 9:30 o'clock a.
m., in the shoe department of
Townsend Bros.' store, for the
benefit of the church. The candy
will be home made and will be
well worth purchasing.
Mose Speaks, who so brutally
murdered his wife and son-in-law
at High Point Saturday, was
arrested in Yadkin county Mon
day. He was making for a farm
he formerly owned in Wilkes
county, swearing to kill the pres
ent owner. He was desperate
and seriously wounded two men
before he was overpowed.
Archie McLean, another mem
ber of the West gang, said to
have been at Mary Young's house
in Wilson at the time of the
murder of Deputy Mumford, was
arrested at Wilson Monday and
lodged in jail to await trial at
the special term of court begin
ning March 13.
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Bushy-Headed Pistol Thief
Caught in South Carolina
Also Wanted for Stealing Bi
cycle. The bushy -headed chap who
walked out of the McAllister
Hdw. store Saturday evening
with two pistols, as mentioned
in Monday's Robesonian. was
caught Tuesday at Zion, about 6
miles this side of Marion, S. C.
Mr. W. P. McAllister, manager
of the hardware store, went yes
terday, to Zion to get the chap
who was so bold in walking off
with the pistols without waiting
to pay for them, but before Mr,
McAllister could get away with
his man other papers were served
on him for stealing a bycycle in
South Carolina; so Mr. McAllister
had to return with the pistols
and leave the man to answer the
bicycle charge before taking his
pistol-stealing dose in North
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: Carolina, l ne stranger gave nis
name nere oaiuraay as conen,
but Lewis Bowen is said to be
his real name. The fellow is
said to have been loafing around
Marion since about the first of
December. He has no love for
work and whence he came no
one seems to know. It is thought
that the fellow was mixed up in
trouble somewhere before land
ing at Marion. The McAllister
Hdw. Co. is glad to have the
pistols back and the company is
assured that the man will be
' turned over to North Carolina
authorities just as soon as the
sister State shall have finished
with him.
Texas Senator Hissed Following
Remarks Made in Defense of
Lorimer.
Washington Diapatch, 21st.
Shrilly rising above the expir
ing applaus. with which the
IprieshaH greeted a eomment
fleeting upon the intelligence ot'
those occupying them, a long,
sibilant hiss floated over the
chamber of the United States
Senate today. So far a3 many
who have been connected with it
could recall never before had a
hiss been heard in that
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dignineu t
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The incident followed a remark i
by Senator Bailey of Texa. Sen
ator Crawford of South Dakota
had made a statement bearing
upon the Lorimer case thar
brought forth an expression f
approval from onlooking oppo
nents of the Illinois Senator who
sat in the gallery.
"No applause will be permitted
fiom those in the galleries," said
the Vice President severelv.
"The applause," said the Tex
as Senator, who was in contro
versy with Mr. Crawford, "is a
fair measure of the intelligence
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of the audience." ! from town without much damage
From that portion of the au- to wagon. Hardin's son, about
dience that had not joined in the 1G or 18 years old, who was driv
previous applause came a slight ing the team, was thrown from
outburst, despite the presiding the wagon and he lay on the
officer's caution, but a3 it trailed road for some time unconscious,
out came the hiss. tnough he is not thought to be
No notice was taken of the in- seriously hurt
cident by Senators or officers of
the body. Subscribe ror The KobesonicnJ
LOCAL BRIEFS.
The condition of Mr. J. K.
Singletary. who has been sick
for some time at his home at
Back Swamp, is considered very
much improved.
-Mrs. T. C. Johnson left
yesterday for Whiteville, where,
on the 28th instant, she will at
tend the marriage of her brother,
Mr. R. C. Powell, to Miss Rosa
Earnheart.
Mr. Sandy McLeod has bet n
very sick with chills and fever at
his home on Chestnut street for
several days, but his condition
today is thought to be somewhat
improved.
Rev. A. E. C Pittman. who
is well known to many Robeson
ian readers, has moved from
Kemper, S. C, to Blaney, S. C.
having accepted pastoral work at
the latter place.
"Timothy Delano's Court
ship," to be presented at the
Opera house by home talent, as
mentioned in Monday's Robeson
ian, has been put olf until Tues
day evening of next week.
The Florence Comedy Com
pany willhjld the boards at the
opera house this evening, tomor
row and Saturday evenings.
Price of admission will be 15, 25
and 35 cents. Reserved seats on
sale at McMillan's drug store.
An important meeting, to
consider the advertising proposi
tion for the town mentioned in
Monday's Robesonian, will be
held this evening at 8 o'clock in
the reading room of the Com
mercial and Industrial Club. All
the business men of the town are
urged to be present.
Great improvements have
been made this week in the Lum
berton Barber shop, of which
Mr. Wright J. Prevatt is proprie
tor. Five nice new barber
chairs have been put in, the in
terior of the shop has been re
painted, and other improvements
made.
Mayor J. A. Rowland ha3
been confined at home for sev
eral days but his condition is
considered somewhat improved
today. He hopes to be out in a
day or so. Mrs. C. H. Durham
was taken to the Thompson hos
pital yesterday afternoon for
treatment. She is not thought
to be dangerously ill.
Earl Lennon, olored, who
assaulted Mr. Moses Fine at
Maxion last week, as mentioned
in Monday's Robesonian, has
been lodged in jail here, prelim
inary hearing having been pus -poned
to await the result of Mr.
Fine's injuries. Mr. Fine, one
of whose eyes was knocked out
with a beer bottle, is in the hos
pital at Maxton and his condi
tion is improving.
Mrs. Geo. B. McLeod and
son and daughter, Mr. Badger
and Miss Irene, returned Tues
day evening from Baltimore,
Md., where Miss Irene under
went an operation some weeks
ago for appendicitis and Mr.
Badger underwent an operation
some days ago fcr some throat
trouble. Mi Ireno hns entirely
recovered. Mr. Badger is. in bed
rf-'U'day, out it IS thought that he
will be all right in a few days.
Mr. W. J. Todd, local opera
at the Seaboard" 'dv:, v- o
tor
had been very sick for some tim
with grippe and fever his wife
and little 3-year-old daughter
Kit? r tf arr of f aoma 1 i m Li t J
t0 out as?ain ancj resumM
work Tuesday
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well, and Mrs. Todd's concition
is greatly improved, though she
is ?ior able to leave her room yet
Mr. Todd says he is grateful to
the people of Lumberton for
teir kindness toward his family
during their sickness.
A team belonging to Amos
Hardin, Indian, who lives near
Saddle Tree, took fright yester
day afternoon one mile from
town on the Fayetteviile road
and ran about three miles, the
mules being stopped at Mr. G.
G. French's plantation four miles
,