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E EOBESONIAN Established 1870. Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cents VOL XU1 NO. 5. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 9. 1911. WHOLE NO. 2646 1 TO MASS 20,000 SOLDIERS ON MEXICAN BJRDER. ost Extensive Movement of Troops and War Vessels Ever Executed in This Country Time of Peace. Washing-tax Dispatch, 7th. in The most extensive movement of troops and war vessels ever executed in this country in time of peace is now under way by order of the President as com mander-in-chief of the army and navy, the objective being the country north of the Mexican boundary and the waters of the "two oceans at either end of it Twenty thousand soldiers more than one-fourth the army of the United States of all arms of the service, are moving to ward the Mexican border; four armored cruisers comprising the fifth division of the Atlantic fleet, have been ordered from Northern waters to the naval station at Guantanamo, Cuba, and most of the Pacific fleet is, or shortly will be, on its way to assemble at San Pedro and San Diego, California, and two thou sand marines are preparing to make the Guantanamo station their headquarters. It was officially announced at the White House and at the War and Navy Departments today that the purpose of this great mobil ization, unprecedented save in war time, is the training of of ficers and men under service conditions and practice in co operation between the land and naval forces. Unusual pains were taken by all officially con cerned in the matter to develop tms coior to me suaaen activi ties; but these statements were accepted with increasing re serve. Movements of Troops Interest ing. Washington Dispatch, Sth. The officers who set the ma chinery going for the great gath ering of United States troops and warships from end to end of the Mexican frontier, today drew their first long breath in 36 hours, and sat back in their chairs in the War and Navy De partments to "watch the thing work." From all directions trains are carrying soldiers, horses, field guns and ammunition to ward the places of rendezvous. Official Washington still insists, for publication, that the sole purpose of this sudden and un expected display of the military resources of the Nation is to en gage in field maneuvers and prac tice of officers and men in land and naval activities under ser vice conditions: in private they make little attempt to conceal the relation of the "maneuvers" to conditions actual and potential over the Mexican border line. Mexican Leaders Baffled. New York Dispatch. 8th. The Mexican ambassador to the United States and the United States ambassador to Mexico; and the Mexican minister of fi nance ana the representative here of the Mexican msurrectos, all professed themselves unable to offer any explanation today of the movement to the Texas border of a formidable United States army. All alike were un willing to believe intervention in Mexico is imminent. Jurors for April Term of Court, At the meeting of the county commissioners Monday the fol lowing were drawn to serve as jurors at the term of Robeson Superior Court beginning Mon day, April 3: First week J. Luther McLean, Jno. L. Wiggins, W. G. Herring, C. H. Lewis, Purdy Prevatt, D. B. Walker, Haynes Barnes, Alva Parker, E. J. McGuire, B. L. Page, John French, Wm. Lktle, Love Chason, R. S. Dixon Allen Pittman, Daniel Page, L. Mc Kenzie, J. W. Hodgin. Second week W. H. Allen, C. L. Page, J. G. McGoogan, I. J. Belch, N. Wade, Jim Freeman, A. E. Boney, Claude Barfield, C. M. Oliver, W. B. Andrews, J. D. McBryde, A. C- Davis, A. H. Tyson, R. L. Stewart, G. W. Ford, S. G. Pittman, I. B. Rus sell, Melton Sellars. Representative W. A. Mc Phaul returned home this morn ing from Raleigh. TOWN CHARTER CHANGES. Provisions of Act Amending Charter of Lumberton Street Paving, Cemetery Association, Selling Light and Water Plant, Compulsory Sewerage Con nections, Moving Bodies From Elm Street Cemetery, Pay for Commissioners. Changes, which give the board of commissioners of Lumberton power to do some much-nseded work have been authorized by the Legislature. A paving district is created. Elm street is to be paved from the Seaboard depot, clean down to the tracks, to its intersection with Sixth street at the law of fice of Mclntyre, Lawrence & Proctor. Abutting property own ers on each side are to Dear one third of the cost, the remainder to be borne by the town. For its part of the cost the town is authorized to borrow $10,000 from the sinking fund of the town, it having been found, as has been stated in The Robeson lan, that the amount being paid to this fund is more than suffi cient to redeem the bonds when they become due. Sidewalks around the court-house square are to be paved at the expense of the county. Provision is also made for paving sidewalks on Elm. Walnut, Chestnut, First, Second, Third, Fourth. Fifth and Sixth streets, property owners to bear the cost These sidewalks are to be 4 feet wide. The commissioners are author ized to create a cemetery com mission to take charge of Mead owbrook cemetery. The town commissioners are authorized to sell the electric light plant and the water plant, both or either, upon a vote of majority of the qualified voters of the town. The act makes it compusory for all residences within 200 feet of sewer lines to be equipped with sewerage. This is not at the discretion of the commission ers. who must merely see that all who own residences that come within the limit comply. Notice of 60 days must be given. The commissioners are author ized, after giving proper notice to all concerned, to remove bodies from the old cemetery on Elm street to Meadowbrook cemetery, where they must be interred with stones bearing proper in scriptions. No bodies can be moved in cases where objection is made by relatives of the de ceased. When reversionary in terest is obtained by the town in the old cemetery the act gives the town authority to sell any part or all of said property and the funds so obtained shall be used, after bearing necessary expense of removing the bodies, by the cemetery association in keeping up and beautifying Meadowbrook cemetery. Another act which has been passed, unless it his been lost in the final shuffle, provides com pensation for the town commis sioners at the rate of $1.50 for each commissioner for each reg- hilar monthlv meerino-. Nn I C3' com pensatioh is provided for called meetings. To Encourage Drainage of Lands in Robeson. An act to encourage the drain age of lands in Robeson county was passed by the Legislature providing for a tax of 3 cents on the $100 valuation of property and 9 cents on the poll for mak ing surveys and investigations for the purpose of ascertaining cost of draining the lands of the county. A committee of five, composed of J. S. Oliver, J. S. McRae, J. A. Singleton, J. B. Sellars and Dr. R. G. Rozier, is appointed for this work. In the House Representatives McPhaul and McArthur had the bill amended Drovidmg that it shall be effective only upon the approv al of the majority of (he .land- owners oi tne county and that a cnairmansnip. inisisKep then it shall be approved by the .resentative Godwin, , who is county commissioners. The tax mentioned in connection with the provided will raise about 5,000 , chairmanship of the census com for the investigation and reoort mittee. will be made, in case the investi gation is authorized by the land owners, to the next Legislature. This does not interfere with drainage districts established un der the present law. Subscribe for The Robesonian. TOWN AFFAIRS. Fire House to be Built by Private Subscription, Town to Furnish Hose Wagon and Horse Pump and Heater Purchased Committee to Consider This Afternoon Purchase of 1,000 Gallon Puaip To Abate Whistle Nuisance. The regular monthly meeting of the town commissioners was held yesterday afternoon, having been postponed from luesday evening. Mr. J. P. Townsend, assistant chief of the fire department, made a report of the installation of the fire-alarm system and recommending sufficient fire equipment to place the town in fhe second class as regards in surance, decreasing insurance rates one third. The report was approved and referred to the audit and finance board and the fire department was authorized to build a fire house on the corner of Seventh and Elm streets, on a lot belonging to the town, Mr. Townsend being authorized to solicit subscriptions for this pur pose. When the house has been built by private subscription the town will buy a horse with hook and ladder wagon and 500 feet of hose and will employ a man on the job all the time. The mayor and town attorney were requested to stop the un necessary blowing of railroad engine whistles within the cor porate limits of the town. A representative of a machin ery company appeared before the board and submitted prices on a 1.000 gallon Dump. This matter will be taken up again this after noon by a committee and prob ably final decision as to purchase will be made. The matter of an electric line to the residence occupied by Mr. Jas. Kerr, owned by Dr. W. A. McPhaul. corner of Pine and Twelfth streets, was brought be fore the board and was referred to Mayor Rowland. A number of bills were ordered paid. An order was passed authoriz ing the purchase of a pump and heater for the power house, in cluding fittings to cost $110, total cost $450, $100 to be paid on de livery and the balance to be paid in the fall. At the Opera House. ' The Kate Puller Company, the fifth attraction of the lyceum course, will hold the boards at the opera house tomorrow eve ning. The Charlotte Observer said recently that one of the ladies of this company has the finest voice ever heard in Char lotte. Seats are on sale at the McMillan drug store. ' The Tos makers, a musical comedy, will be the attraction Monday evening. The show has a good reputation and doubt be witnessed by crowd. Prices 25, 35, will no a good 50 and 75 cents. A home-talent minstrel show was the attraction at the opera house Monday night for a large crowd, and while the show was not as good, possibly, as some of the home-talent shows given in the past it was very good for the time spent in rehearsing there were hardly over ten hours spent in rehearsing from begin ning to end. Mr. Rube Free man, a professional actor who is moUm Villi ' 1 n a.... iU a mailing ina luunua uvci tile country, had charge of the dril ling and he received all of the proceeds above the expences. The total receipts amounted to something over $100. Godwin A Favored One. Washington Cor.. 6th. Greensboro News. The Washington Times today prints what purports to be a list of committee assignments ten tatively agreed upon by the ways ana means committee, and men- tions the name of only one North Carolina member as being in line "The Virginia & Carolina Southern has completed its hand some new depot . at Elizabeth town, and beginning last Mon jday another competing steam boat line was put on from that town to Wilmington. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Adjourned Sine Die Yesterday Afternoon Teeth of Ant Trust Bill Pulled-Name of Croatans Changed Health Laws Amended. At 2:30 o'clock yesterday after noon the Legislature adjourned for the session, which held over four days longer than the 60 days the constitution provides pay for. There were passed and duly ratified during the session 1,460 acts and 55 resolutions, compared with the record of the 1909 ses sion of 1.319 bills and 56 resolu tions. The bill to change the name of Croatan Indians to "Indians of Robeson county" and provide a separate ward for them in the insane hospital a Raleigh passed final reading in the House Tues day. The substitute for the Turling ton House anti-trust bill passed the Senate Tuesday and was con curred in by the House. Mr. Turlington claims that its teeth are completely extracted and that he could hardly recognize it Senators Hawkins of Warren and Cobb of Robeson were ap pointed members from the Sen ate of the committee to consider the advisability of consolidating the Agricultural Department and the A. and M. College. The Senate Monday passed a committee substitute bill for the Brown bill against liquor in clubs, the provision being practically the same as the bill that passed the House, which does not inter fere with the individual members of regular social and commercial clubs having liquors in personal lockers. The Senate passed the bill to adjust the boundary lines be tween Washington and Chowan counties, making the line the middle of Albemarle Sound. This is for an adjustment of the liti gation involving the taxes on the Norfolk & Southern bridges across, the sound. TheHouse refused to concur in the Senate amendment to the appropriations bill increasing the Soldiers4 pome appropriation from $30, 000 to $40,000 and the Senate receded from it. Senate amendments were con curred in to provide for a State contral highway from Beaufort harbor to the allow county commissioners to make appropriations for railroad improvement demonstrations. Among the bills tabled were the solicitors' salary bill; prohibit marriages Detween ftrst cousins and provide State traveling au ditors. The Senate passed the bill to amend the health laws of North Carolina just as it came from the House. It prescribes more strin gent rules for the protection of watersheds of municipalities and enlarges the powers of the State Board of Health in a number of respects in dealing with health problems. Ratified bills Monday included, authorize erection of animal in dustry building at the A. and M. College. Among notable bills passed Monday by the House: Provide for State text-book commission to be composed of Council of State and six teachers; reso lution for committee investi gation into advisability of unit ing the A. and M. College and the Department of Agriculture. The bill to establish free ferry across the Cape Fear river at Wilmington was ratified Monday. The House Monday passed a bill cutting the appropriation to public high schools from $76,000 to $50,000. but at the night ses sion the $25,000 was restored, making the fund $75,000, and the bill was also amended so as to require only 5 per cent. levy taxes in counties before receiving benefit from the State school fund. It had passed requiring 10 per cendevy. Notices of New Advertisements. The message of the Bank of Lumberton to you. A feast of laughter and rrtusic at the opera house. Dr. Jno. Knox, Jr., profes sional card. Solictor wanted. Savings banks and cash prizes to right boys J. D. McMillan & Son. Administrator's notice. COUNTY SCHOOL MATTERS. Special Tax Petitions Special Appropriations. The county board of education held its regular monthly meeting Monday in the office of Supt. J. R. Poole. Special appropriations were al lowed the following districts in order to give a 4-months' term: No. 1, Red Springs township, $220; No. 2. Alfordsville, $35; No. 9, Thompson's, $35. Petitions for special school tax elections were received from dis trict No. 1, Red Springs town ship, to vote on a tax of 30 cents on the $100 valuation of property and 90 cents on the poll, and dis trict No. 1, St. Paul township, to vote on a tax of 20 and 60 cents. The petitions were ap proved and sent to the county commissioners and the commis sioners ordered elections to be held in both districts on April 17. A rebate of $1.25 was allowed Arch. Baker, district No. 3, Alfordsville township. Bills were ordered paid as fol lows: Chas. J. Parker, bookcases for district4. 3, Thompson's, and district No. 5, St Paul. $15; Annie Bracy, repairs for district No. 1, Alfordsville, $21.68. Mr. Thomas L. Johnson, of Lumberton, has been appointed by the Legislature a member of the board to succeed Mr. E. C. Nye, whose term expires July 1. Mr. A. Davis Here Defective Bars in Steel Cells at Jail to be Made Good. Mr. A. Davis, who made many friends in Lumberton while he was superintending the construc tion of the new court house three years ago, and who had been visiting his son-in-law and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. A. Ward, since Monday night, went today to Raeford to put in bids for the new court house and jail. While here Mr. Davis had up with the McAllister Hardware Co. the matter of making good the defec tive bars in the steel cells at the jail, the contract for this work having been let to the McAllister Hardware Co. through Mr. Davis, who was then superintendent of construction for the B. F. Smith Construction Co., of Washington, D. C. The cells were manufac- K8?J?JCfc. of Cincinnati, O., and it will be recalled that some prisoners cut through one of the bars and made their escape on the morn ing of December 28th, last The defective work will be made good by the Stewart Co. Mr. Davis is now general manager of the South Eastern Jail Co., a new company recently organized in connection with the Chesa peake Iron Works of Balti more, Md., and which has offices in Washington, Baltimore and Charlotte. He has been been out West for several months for his health, which has been very much improved. If he secures contracts for the Hoke county buildings Mr. Davis will make headquarters here for some time. New Road Commission to Meet Tomorrow With County Com missioners. The county commissioners will meet tomorrow morning in the court house with the members of the new road commission, named in the new road law for Robeson county. This new law was pub lished in lhe Kobesonian of Feb ruary 9 last As stated in that issue, this new law is a cross be tween the township system and the county unit system. It di vides the county into six districts and provides that the taxes col lected in each district shall be spent in that district. The dis tricts are as follows: No. 1, Lumberton, Britt's, Howellsville, Back Swamp. Raft Swamp, Wishart's and Saddle Tree townships. No. 2, White House, Sterling's and Orrum townships. No. 3, Thompson's and Al fordsville townships. No. 4 Maxton, Smith's and Pembroke townships. No. 5, Red Springs, Blue Springs and Burnt Swamp town ships. No. 6, Parkton, Lumber Bridge and St. Paul's townships. The road commission is com posed of six members, one frorr ach district LOCAL BRIEFS. Quite a crowd boarded the Seaboard train here this morn ing for Wilmington to attend the aviation meet beginning there today. The safe ordered by the town recently arrived this morn ing and was installed in the office of Town Clerk and Treasurer W. Lennon. Wilmingten has an aviation meet lasting three days, begin ning today. No doubt many from this section will go to see the flying men. -Mr. R. H. McMillan, of Mc Donald, boarded the Seaboard train here Tuesday afternoon for Hot Springs, Ark., where he goes to take treatment for rheu matism. Among the changes made recently by the Seaboard author ities in and about the freight de pot is a new stock shoot com pleted a day or so ago, near the passenger station. Mr. Scott Stone, who lives near McDonald, is among the business visitors in town today, and he says that the farmers out his way started to work early in the preparation for this year's crop and that they are in the best shape. for the season he ever saw. Jno. Stubbs' house near Fairmont was destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon while the family were away from home and nothing was saved. A sub scription paper was circulated here yesterday to help the family and liberal contributions were made. -Dr. J. S. Norman, who had been in town a day or so with his wife, who is undergoing treat ment at the Thompson hospital, returned to his home at Bladen boro this morning. Mrs. Norman is not suffering from any serious trouble and it is thought that she will be able to return home in a few days. Mrs. E. D. McNeill left yes terday morning for Baltimore to enter Johns Hopkins hospital for treatment, and a message was received this morning to the ef fect that she had arrived safely and was getting along nicely. She was accompanied by her daughter and son, Mrs. Joe Stone and Mr. Sandy McNeill. At the Methodist church Sun day foreign mission pledges made Christmas Day were called for and over $200 was contributed. The pastor, Rev. E. M. Hoyle, stated that he had called for a special missicnary offering the first Sunday in March for a num ber of years and that for the past seven years this Sunday had been a bright and beautiful day. Mr. J. C. Baxley, of route 1 from Buie, who was a Lumber ton visitor yesterday, says he has all the fellows who have been bragging about their hogs skinned. He killed the other day a Poland-China pig into which for the space of 12 months he had put all the corn and stuff it would get on the outside of, and when dressed it tipped the scales at 34 pounds. Mr. R. J. Leggett, of St. Paul, came to Lumberton Mon day night to see Commissioner S. A. Edmund in regard to his son, who reached through a post office box that had been left open Monday, secured some stamps and sold them. Mr. Edmund was not in town at the time but the matter has since been report ed to District Attorney Seawell. The boy is under ten years old and it is hardly probable that anything will be done in regard to the matter. Mr. E. E. Page, local agent for the American National Life Insurance Co., of Lynchburg, Va., left this morning for Mc Donald to make settlement with Mrs. Elizabeth R, Inman.' widow of the late Joel B Inman. for a $1,000 policy held in . his com pany. Mr. Page says that ivir. Inman took the insurance 13 days before he died and gave his note for the first premium, which Mr. Page had in his pocket at the time pf death, but the policy, is paid without any kick on the aart of the company. Mr. Pare received the check, which amounts to $i?79.2S, tor Mrs. iu- man yesterday.
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