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1 ROBESONIAN A Established 1870. Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cent VOL XUI NO." 17. 1LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 191 1. WHOLE NO. 2658 , r ' : - , i i 1 - ANTIOCH NEWS NOTES. A Splendid Easter Sermon Amount Needed by S. P. C Almost Raised A Liberal and Cheerful Giver. - Correspondent of The Bobesonian. Antioch, April 18. There were no special Easter services here Sunday but our people enjoyed the privilege of hearing a ser mon by a man whose place at Antioch can never be filled by any save himself Dr. Vardell whose theme was "The four great Alls of the Christian Re ligion. ' ' Dr. Vardell emphasized very forcibly the fact that the church shall and will accomplish that for which it was instituted, "" viz.", the salvation of the world, because the power of the God head is behind the command to preach the gospel to every crea ture. We think if there is any degree beyond the superlative this sermon was in that degree. None of U3 ever heard from Dr. Vardell anything but a strong sermon but many expressed themselves as considering this the best they ever heard. Dr. Vardell was accompanied by Mrs. Vardell and two younger chil dren, also Misses Stella Cloyd, Lillian McDonald and Lillian Britt, students of the college. To these young ladies we are indebt ed for some very choice Easter music. We hope they can come out to Antioch again in the near future. Miss Jessie McNeill of Red Springs is spending a' few days with her sister Mrs. D. H. Mc Neill. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Sexton of ;Raeford spent Easter in the city, guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hodgin. Mr. Alex White and Mr. McColl of Floral College were also Easter visitors, guests of Mr. and Mrs.W.W. Strickland. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Gaitly spent Sunday with relatives' at Row land. Mr. Fred Johnson of Raeford passed through the city Monday n route to Red Springs. He was delivering to Mr. W. J. Johnson of Red Springs a Hud son touring car purchased from the Standard Garage Co. of Rae ford. of which he is manager. We wish to inform Editor Poole of Raeford that Murdoch McDonald is glad but glad be cause he is in iloke. The Hoke county line includes and not ex cludes Murdoch, as Editor Poole thought. We are glad to learn that Dr. Vardell is now in a fair way to raise the $6,000 needed to make the required $40,000. If the churches in Fayetteville and Orange Presbyteries will meet their requirements the money will be forthcoming. On last Sabbath at Antioch a blind lady whose deeds of charity and kind ness are known best to her. God came up and gave-io Dc, Vardell the sum of 50 for his school, an object lesson for those blessed with more worldly goods than she and who have eyes to see and are able to manage their affairs. We believe we can truth fully say this blind widow who is one of Antioch's most loyal and liberal members is one of Fayetteville Presbytery's if not the Synod of North Carolina's most liberal and cheerful givers. She is modest and unassuming in her dealings but now that she is blind and growing feeble her chief delight is found in the church and all its interests. She delights to do honor to God's prophets and strictly adheres to the command "Touch not mine annointed and do my prophets no harm." This good lady is Mrs. SaHie McCormick, widow of the late Allen McCormick. She is a sister of Mr. Jno. G. Brown of Red Springs. She makes her home with her only sister, Miss Ann Brown. May her life of usefulness be spared many years. Annual Meeting of Civic Asso ciation. The annual meeting for elec tion of officers of the Civic As sociation will be held tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in the read ing room of the Industrial and Commercial Club. This meeting has been postponed several times on account of conflicting ' meet ings and for other reasons. Much important business besides the election of officers for the eusu ing year is to be transacted and every member is urged to be present FIGHTING IN MEXICO. Most Important Battle of the Revolution Rebels Evacuate Agua Prieta Demand Sur render of Juarez. Agua Prieta Mexico, April 17. (From the Associated Press correspondent in the field.) The most important battle of the Mexican revolution thus far was fought here today between 1,600 Federals under command of Lieutenant Colonel Diaz and 1,000 rebels under Balasario Garcia and resulted in the re pulse of the former. The battle, however, was not finally decisive. It lasted from 6:30 a. m., until sundown. At nightfall, two Federal machine guns were in the possession of the rebels and the Federals had sustained a loss estimated by the rebels as at least two hundred killed and wounded. The rebels gave their own loss at 20. From the beginning of the bat tle, regardless of the warning given by the United States gov ernment to the leaders of both forces, a rain cf bullets poured into the American town of Doug las, and when the day was over, it was found that seven non combatant residents of that city had been wounded. It was a day almost of terror in Douglas. The insurrectos evacuated Agua Prieta before daylight on the 18th, their ammunition and provisions having been exhaust ed, and the Federal forces oc cupied the town. Balasario Garcia and Luis Medina, who commanded the insurrectos, deserted and surrendered to the United States authorities in Douglas, Ariz., the citizens of which town were relieved to learn that the rebels had fled. Congress appears satisfied that President Taft is doing every thing possible to solve the Mexi can problem and there is no dis position to interfere with his pro gram. The Mexican Department of Foreign Relations replied favorably Tuesday to a proposi ti received from Washington for an armistice, pending negotia tions for a settlement of that country's internal troubles. A formal demand was made last night on General John Navarro for the surrender of Juarez to the insurrecto army of Francisco I. Madero, Jr., within 24 hours. The demand reached Gen. Navarro's headquarters while he was inspecting fortifica tions for the city's defense. A dispatch from Washington last night states that develop ments there yesterday indicated to President Taft and other ad ministration officials that peace in Mexico may not be a dream and that there is reason to be lieve that the Mexican authorities will adopt a "definite restrictive policy" along the border to pre vent border conflicts. Flour Mill Assured For Lumber ton. Messrs. R. E. Lee, M. G. Mc Kenzie and K. M. Biggs, who were appointed to solicit stock subscriptions to induce the Robe son Milling Co. to move its flour mill from Pembroke to Lumber. ton, have secured the required amount of stock, $1,000, and as the site' offered here by the Lurri berton Industrial and Commer cial Club has already been ap proved there seems no doubt now that tho mill will be moved here. Pres. W. K. Culbreth will call a ; meeting soon to be held here for j final action in regirJ to this mat-; ter. The meeting will probably be called for about the first of . May. Lumberton is glad to se cure this enterprise. It has been successful at Pembroke and will doubtless be much more success ful here, where it will be oper ated on a larger scale, with acorn mill and an ice plant in connec tion with it. New County Meeting, i A bunch, of people from the Rowland and Red Springs sec tions held a meeting in Pembroke Tuesday to start something else. ' it is said, along new county line? Nothing definite has been learned about the meeting but it is said that it is proposed now to divide the county by the Coast Line Ry. and to take Fairmont and Rayn ham into a new county. RAFT SWAMP NOTES Planting Cotton An Old-Time Quilting Personal. CorrMDondenea of Tlx Robesonian. Raft Swamp, April 18. Plant ing cotton seems to be the order of the day among the farmers. Easter passed off very pleas antly. There was considerable rain and wind here Saturday, but no damage was done. Very sorry to report Miss Ber tha Townsend's condition Unim proved. - Messrs. Tom and Gordon Britt of Buies attended church here Sunday. Miss Flora Carlvle.who is attending school at Lumberton, spent Sunday with home folks. Quilting seems to be the order of the day among the ladies. There was an old-time quilting at the home of Mr. W. K. Cul breth Thursday a week, ago which was enjoyed very 'much by the many ladies who were present. Miss MolHe Davis of East Lum berton visited home folks Sun day. Mr. Claud Biggs and daughter, Miss Dora, spent Sun day afternoon in the East Lum berton section. Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Powell spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives near Laurel Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Hardy Parnell of the Oak Grove section visited at the home of Mr. W. C. Townsend Sunday. The inrant daughter of Mr. J. A. Carlyle of Fayetteville, who is at the home of her grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Carlyle, is very sick, we are sorry to note. Mr. Daniel Bullock of Charles ton, S. C, is spending this week with relatives. Mr. Cleveland Bullock of Laurinburg spent Sun day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Bullock. We hear of business being car ried on over in our little town of "Davistown," but we think it best not to say any more about it until after it is completed. - Come again, "Aunt Becky," we enjoy your letters so much. With best washes to The Robe sonian and it's many readers. M. Attractive Corn Contest Book let Issued by Bank of Lum berton What the Contest Proved. The Bank of Lumberton has just gotten out a handsome book let in regard to its corn contest last year, when it gave awsy 2100 in cash prizes for the be&t yields of corn on an acre in Robe son county. The booklet is well illustrated with cuts of prize ears of corn, is printed on good paper, and contains valuable informa tion, the answers of - the prize winners to the questions asked in regard to planting, cultiva tion, etc., being given. As has been mentioned in The Robe sonian, the 1st, 2nd and 3d prizes were won respectively by A. J. Prevatt, 118i bushels, D. E. Ivey, 1092 bushels, and D. F. Lowry, 109 1-6 bushels. In summariz ing the results it is stated that the contest proves that Robeson county land is well adapted to the cultivation of corn; that corn can be successfully and profita bly grown; that there is really more profit in corn than in cot ton; that it is better to put fer tilizer on the land after the corn is planted and is growing rather than before the corn is planted; that it is better to cultivate a small number of acres carefully and well than to cultivate a large number of acres without using fertilizer; that every farmer in this county should at least raise the c6rn he needs; that the suc cessful and most up-to date farm ers are adopting the most mod ern methods in the cultivation of their crops; that more machinery should be used in farming so that one person can do the work of several; that the highest degree of intelligence is necessary in se curing the best results in farm ing as in everything else. This booklet will be sent free upon request to the Bank of Lum berton. This bank is offering the same prizes for best yields of c rn this year $50 for best vield, $30 for- second-best- and $20 for third. The 21st annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans w ill be held in Little Rock, Arlv, i.'ay 16, 17 and 18. . Town Politics Names of Candi dates Must be Handed in to Primary Managers by Tomor row Evening at 6 O'clock. Something of a mild sensation was created Tuesday when it be came known that Mayor J. A. Rowland, who has held the office for the past three years, had de cided to withdraw from the race for renomination and that Mr. W. O. Thompson, who served as mayor 5 years ago, had decided to enter the race. The candi dates now are Messrs. A. E, White, W. O. Thompson and W. E. Hooks, the two first named both having served the town as mayor, and it is a safe bet that one of these gentlemen will be nominated for the office at the primary next Tuesday. With the exception of the three com missioners who will stand for re electionMessrs. M. W. Floyd, J. H. Wishart and E. B. Free manno candidates have been prominently mentioned for com missioners, school trustees or board of audit and finance. In a notice printed elsewhere in this issue, the managers of the pri mary call attention to the fact that the names of all candidates must be handed in by tomorrow evening at 6 o'clock, and it is very1 probable that plenty of can didates will be put out by that time. In case a second primary is necessary it will be held Thurs day of next week, two days after the first primary. On with the dance, let joy be unconfined. It is a hot fight, but good-natured on the whole, though some foolish rumors are being circulated, and well, somebody is going to win, sure. It is said that candidate Hooks will address the voters at the court house this evening. Any one can vote in the pri mary, whether registered or not, who will be entitled to register and vote in the election May 1 that is, one must have been liv ing in the State 2 years, in the county 6 months and in the town 4 months. Jurors For May Criminal and Civil Terms of Court. The county commissioners met here in special session today to draw jurors for the special crimi nal term of court which Gov. Kitchin has ordered to be held the week beginning May 15, the following having been drawn: N. A. McPhaul, B. VV. Lovett, Jno. McLean, C. M. Andrews, W. A. Griffin, N. A. Kinlaw, D. R. Caddell, J. A. Sharpe, L. E. Hughes, J.' F. Pittmar, D. T. Rozier, P. F. McRae, E. C. Graham, L. A. Graham, D. J. Little, M. S. Humphrey, Richard Ivey, D. C. Wilkins, K. M. Barnes. A. W. Pate, W. H. McLellan, J. B. Clark, Julius F. Stephens, D. C. S. Shaw, H. F. Lawson, Daniel Johnson, Jesse S. Stone, L. T. Townsend, K. Steele Monroe, W. K. Brock, J. D. Sikes, Wm. Tiddy. C. H. Whitlock, E. D. Sealy, D. M. N. Brown. Jeremiah Odum, Jr. While holding a meeting for the special purpose of drawing jurors for this special term, the commissioners are disposing of some routine business and , have also drawn the following to serve as jurors for the civil term of court which will follow the criminal term, beginning May 22: E. T. Lewis, W. C. Barnes, B. F. Jackson, W. K. Bethune, A. M. Tolar, J. J. Beard, W. A. Lewis, Jno. F. Campbell, I. C. Thrower, A. P. Johnson, Justin McNeill, J. Smith Purcell, A. H. O'Brien, J, M. Love, Murdock McDonald, Geo. C. Fisher, J. W. Alford, J. D. Norment. Two More Special Tax Districts. Two more special school tax dis tricts were added to the number in Robeson Monday when dis trict No. 1, Red Springs town shipincluding the town of Red Springs and district No. 2, Parkton township, voted respect ively tax of 30 and 20 cents on property and 90 and 60 cents on polls. Out of a registration of 93 in the Red Springs district 70 votes were cast for and 2 against; in the Parkton district the regis tration was 37 and 34 were -cast for, none against. ; - The twentieth arsr-jal Con tinental Congress of tie Daugh ters of the American Revolution is being held in Washington this week. Slogans For Lumberton Think ing About the Right Slogan Doing Good. Whether just the right slogan has been suggested in the large .number that has been made, one thing is certain, and that is this call for a slogan for the town has put many people to thinking, and that at least will do good has already done good. Locked up somewhere in three or four words is just the right slogan for Lumberton and the judges are going to decide soon, possibly next week, whether a suggestion that will be adopted has been made. Anyway, until the con test closes there is a chance for somebody to win the honor of giving the town a slogan end also to win the $5 offered by the In dustrial and Commercial Club. Here are the suggestions that have been sent in since Monday: Watch Lumberton tor divi dends - The town that beats 'em all Lumberton. Now come let's rise and get us wise, kill all house flies, preserve the pie3 and take the prize good health. (May be taken in whole or in part, Bays the one who sends this in.) Don't envy earth's chosen peo ple, move to Lumberton and be one. All together, as great forces, tell to theworld our resources, advertise and tell of Lumberton's great enterprise. Lumberton, N. C, for good water and prosperity. (This was among the first suggestions published but the "N. C." was omitted, thereby destroying the rhyme the author had in mind.) Clean up Lumberton. For a town that is healthy, wealthy and wise, see Lumber ton. Ever booming never dooming Lumberton. Growing Lumberton never late, always neat and up-to-date, Always hand-in-hand with progress. What? Lumberton. For prosperity ever working, from square dealing never shirk ing. Dearest Lumberton. never beaten, the most good rations ever eaten. Lumberton leads, others fol low. Cotton is king, Lumberton is queen. Don't envy the man who gets ahead,' come to Lumberton Nuff sed. It will be noticed that some of these are kiddish and perhaps are not intended as serious sug gestions for a slogan, but since they were sent in they are pub lished along with suggestions that are worth while. Five Negroes Cremated In Burned Dwelling at Bladen boro. Five negroes, 4 of them chil dren ranging in age from 2 to 5 years, one of them a girl 20 years old, were burned to death at Bladenboro Tuesday night in a fire which destroyed the house they occupied, which belonged to Mr. H. C. Bridgers of that place. They were the children of Reuben Branson and wife, who were away from home at the time. The fire occurred between 8 and 9 o'clock and was caused by the explosion of a lamp, while all the occupams were asleep. A negro man who was in the house waked after his bed was in flames and barely had time to jump out of a window. Speaking Appointments For Supt. J. Y. Joyner. Dr. J. Y. Joyner, State Super intendent of Public Instruction, is a verv enthusiastic advocate of farm-life schools and arrange ments have been made for him to speak in Robeson at the fol lowing times and places, when he will present the reasons why it will be a good thing for Robe son county to vote for the school in the election May 9: Tuesday, April 25 -Parkton, 11 a. m. ; St Paul, 3 p m.; Lumber Bridge, evening, close of school; Wednes day, April 26 Phiiadelphus, 9:30 a. m ; Maxton, 3 p. m.; IU;d Springs, .evening; Thursday., April 27 Rowland, 9:30 a. m. Licenses ha,ve been issued for the marriage of Mary M. Mc Lean and A M. M0ta": F'oraC. BigS and Dariel G. WocdA-ard. LOCAL BRIEFS Mr. D. Y. Floyd, electrician, of VVilmington, arrived Tuesday and is wiring the residences of Messrs, M.- F, Caldwell, J. F. Floyd and Jno. T. Biggs. Mr. S. Weinstein has pur chased from Mr. Robert E. Lee a vacant lot between Second and Third streets on which he expects soon to erect a nice residehce. In spite of veterinary skill John, the faithful dray-horse that had been on the job for Mr. L. II. Caldwell for the past 6 years, laid down and died last night -Sheriff Edgar Hall, Hoke county's first sheriff, was a Lumberton visitor Monday. His home has been at Dundarrach but he will move his family to Raeford some time in the near future. Material is being placed on the grounds for the erection of the fire station at the west end of Fourth street The building will be 32 x 48 feet and will house a hose reel, hook and lad der, horse and wagon. March Roper and wife, colored, were before the mayor this morning on a charge of being drunk and disorderly, and Rev. E. S. W. Simmons, colored, was also up for disorderly conduct. Judgment was suspended in both cases on payment of cost. Correspondents will please remember to write only on one side of the paper. It gives two much trouble when written on both sides, and with words jumbled together and lines crowded. Fancy writing, too, increases the difficulty. Save that for your copy-books. French Blount, colored, was brought to jail last night from Saddle Tree township by Deputy Sheriff T. C. Barnes and was tried this morning before Jus tice A. E. White" on the charge of fornication and adultery. For his appearance at court a $100 bond was required, and this he gave. Invitations have been re ceived here reading as follows: Mr. and Mrs. N. M Farrow announce the marriage of their daugh ter Lena A. Bor.d to Mr. William Edward Cromwell, on Wednesday, the twenty-sixth of April, nineteen hundred and eleven. Wilmington, North Carolina. The bride-to-be is a niece of the, late Mrs. Fannie Peterson of Lumberton. Mr. U M. Edwards is mak some changes in the appearance of his bicycle shop on Fourth street, next to The Robesonian office. Heretofore the second floor has been reached from a stairway leading up from the rear of the building, but this is being changed and the stairway will go up from the front, and other changes are being made. Manager S. H. Hamilton is hav ing some repair work done in the Western Union office on Fourth street. Mr. and Mrs. A. Collins passed through Lumberton yes terday on their way to their home in Washington, D. C, from a trip to Georgia and Ala bama, where Mr. Collins had been on business for the Morri son & Harvey Lumber Co., of the vVasnington office of wnicn company Mr. Collins is manager. Mr. Collins is a Robesonian and he has his eye on Lumberton as a good plice to open a retail lumber yard, but has not de cided anything definite yet Dr. C. F. Strosnider, assist ant td? the State Board of Health secretary, for hook-worm disease, visited with Supt. Poole the ouh lie schools at Parkton, St Paul. Lumber Bridge and Philadel phia Monday and Tuesday. They were brought from Lum ber Bridge Tuesday evening by State Senator W. S. Cobb in his automobile and; yesterday they visited the graded school here. Today they are visiting the schools at Fa;n:ont and Orrum and tomorrow .they will attend the "Cluing utCentercry- -5 school, in Parkton towns! i J. Rev. E. M. Hoyle. pastor of the Lumberton Methodist churriv vill driver th 2 a.iJr-jiS f-.r this