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VOL XLII NO. 89. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, JANUARY 1. 1912. WHOLE NO. 2720
REDUCE COHON ACREAGE.
Resolutions Passed at Mass
Meeting in Lumberton Friday
Farmers Asked to Reduce
Cotton Acreage and Not Plant
More Than 60 Per Cent of
Land to Cotton Merchants
Will Organize Under Agree
ment not to Sell Supplies, Ex
cept for Cash, to Farmers
Who Will not Agree to Plant
40 Per Cent of Land in Crops
Other Than Cotton - Mer
chants and Business Men Vv ill
Meet in Lumberton January 8
to Form Association Which, it
is Hoped, Will Have Far
Reaching Effect.
"We. the farmers of Robeson
county, in session on this the
29th day of December, 1911, in
the presence of Almighty God
and under the Fanners' Educa
tionnl Co-operative Union of
America flag, do resolve to re
duce the acreage of our cotton
crop one-tenth in the year 1912
from the year 19U, in all not to
plant more than 60 per cent of
the acreage of 1912 in cotton.
We are assured and convinced
that a ten-million bale crop is
worth more to the South than a
14 million bale crop and can be
raised at $200,000,000 less ex
spense." At the mass meeting held in
Lumberton Friday the above
pledge, which is being circulated
by the Farmers' Union, was
adopted and a vigorous canvass
will be made for signers among
all farmers of the county, wheth
er they are Union men or not.
After that resolution was paesed
it was decided that there should
be an organization of merchants
to co-operate in the effort to re
duce acreage and Mr. J. W.
Carter of Maxton, chairman of
the board of county commission
ers, Mr. R. D. Caldwell of Lum
berton and Major A. J. McKin
non of Maxton were appointed a
committee to draw up a plan of
organization for the merchants
and business men. Maj. McKin
non made the motion for this or
ganization and suggested that it
be called the "Cotton States
Merchants' ana Business Men's
Association," its purpose to be
"to aid the producers in secur
ing better prices for their cotton
and other farm products, to en
tourage systematic business
methods both in the store and cn
the farm, that will tend to aid
every worthy enterprise in the
cotton-producing States. All mer
chants and business interests of
the cotton States shall be eligible.
It shall have presidents and oth-
er governing officers and part of
the by-laws shall be:
"Each member must agree not
to sell farm supplies to " any per
son, firm or corporation engaged
in farming, except for cash, who
will not agree to plant at least
40 per cent of his entire farm
ing land in other crop or crops
than cotton until the average
price of middling cotton shall
have remained at lzt cents or
higher for two successive sea
sons.
Briefly stated, the above is the
action taken at the mass meeting
held in Lumberton Friday, in re
sponse to a call issued by a com
mittee composed of farmers and
business men and published in
all the county papsrs, to try to
formulate some plan to better
financial conditions. This call
was issued after a slimly-attend-d
meeting held here on the 15th
inst in response to the request
of the Governors of several cot
ton growing States, and Friday's
meeting was called as an ad
journed meeting. The meeting
was not as largely attended as
was expected. There were only
about 100 people present, but
these were not discouraged and
showed a determination to do
their part toward reducing cot
ton acreage and raising home
supplies. And one notable fea
ture of the meeting was the em
phasis placed upon the import
ance of co operation, the real
ization of the fact that the pros
perity of 6ne class is inseperably
bound up in the prosperity of
every other class, and that if
anything is to be accomplished
there must be co-operation be
tween all classes.
The meeting was called to or
4er about noon by Mr. W. K.
Culbreth, business agent of the!
Robeson county Farmers' Union, '
and was opened with prayer by
Mr. R. D. Caldwell. Maj. A. J.
McKinnon was called on by
the chair to state the object of
the Meeting, and in doing so Mr.
McKinnon laid particular stress
upon the need for concerted ac
tion on the part of farmers and
merchants. The Farmers' Un
ion has undertaken to get pledg
es from all farmers not to plant
more than 60 per cent of their
tenable land to cotton, and mer
chants should get together and
agree not to sell farm supplies
except upon the conditions set
forth in the resolution given
above as a part of the by-laws of
a Cotton States Merchants' and
Business Men's Association. He
pointed out that it would be easi
er to organize time merchants
than farmers, because there are
not so many of them, and that
such an organization would go a
long way toward solving the
problem. He felt that if every
man in the South could realize
the significance of the fact that
the coming year is faed with a
surplus of about 3,000,000 bales
i of cotton there would be no trou
ble about reducing the acreage.
Remarks were made by Mr.
Culbreth, Mr. W. J. Johnson of
St. Pauls, president of the Robe
son Farmers' Union, Mr. R. D.
Caldwell, Dr. T, A. Norment,
Mr, J. W Carter, Mr.- W. P.
Barker, Mr. A. E. White, Mr.
McKay Byrd, Rev. Ira E. Wish
art AH were agreed that cot
ton acreage must be reduced and
more home supplies must be
raised, the only question being
how best to accomplish these de
sired ends. Maj. McKinnon of
fered a resolution which was
practically the same as the one
being used by the Farmers' Un
ion but later withdrew his reso
lution and asked that the one
printed above be adopted, which
was done.
Maj. McKinnon then offered
his resolution for the formation
of a business men's association.
All were agreed that such an or
ganization could do as much
good as any agreement farmers
might make, perhaps more. Mr.
A. W. McLean was called on for
some expression on the advisa
bility of forming such an organi
zation and while he hesitated to
say any thing at first, declaring
that he would not presume to ad
vise farmers, he struck a respon
sive cord when he declared that
if he could control the time mer
chants of the South he could
solve the question of how much
cotton-should be produced, and
also when he said that it could be
done by abolishing the lien law,
which is more responsible for la
bor conditions than anything
else.
The committee, named above,
to organize the Cotton States
Merchants and Business Men's
Association met Friday after
noon and decided to call a meet
ing of all the merchants of the
county to be held in Lumberton
Monday of next week. At this
meeting it is hoped to form an
association that will solve the
problem so far as the merchants
and business men of Robeson
county can help, and that will, it
is hoped, spread all over the
South. If time merchants bind
themselves together in an agree
ment not to furnish supplies to a
man who will not sign the agree
ment the farmers are asked to
sign to reduce cotton acreage
there will be a material reduc
tion in cotton acreage in the
South in this Year of Grace 1912
It is hoped that the plans set
on foot at this meeting, even
though it was not well attended,
will have far-reaching effect.
Christmas Tree at Presbyterian
Church.
As mentioned in Thursday's
Robesonian, the Christmas exer
cises which were to have been at
the Presbyterian church Tuesday
evening were postponed until
Friday evening, at which time a
beautiful tree wa9 on display and
tbere was special music and reci
tations by many of the little
ones, it was a most enjoyable
time for the little ones of the
Presbyterian Sunday school, and
that was joy enough for Superin
tendent McKenzie, who finds his
chief delight in pleasure for the
children. Santa Claus was there.
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FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER.
Marriage of Miss Maggie Pit
man and Mr. Patrick Floyd
A New Store and Business
Changes New Brick Block to
be Finished Soon Christmas
Doings and Personal.
CaRMpcmdene of The RobeaonUn.
Fairmont, Dec. 28 -The holi
days passed off quietly and pleas
antly except for the inclement
weather, which has been a great
hindrance to the young people's
enjoyment. I hear that there
was the least drunkenness known
since our town was built, so we
feel encouraged.
Quite a number of North Fair
mont citizens took advantage of
the holidays to visit their former
homes. All our school boys and
girls came home for the holidays
and it does our hearts good to
see their smiling faces. All
seem well and happy and well
pleased with their respective
schools.
W. F. Mitchell, for several
years head salesman for A. J.
Floyd, enters business for him
self January 1st in his own build
ing on Main street, next door to
the post office. Mr. Mitchell has
been very popular as a salesman
and we predict fine success for
his venture. 'v,-
The enterprising firm of L. T.
Grantham & Bro., having to give
up the building they were in,
are temporarily occupy ing the
J. W. Ashley sture on the corner
of Main and Iona streets.
Mr. Carl McLean, one of our
most popular young men, ha3 ac
cepted a position as traveling
salesman for Einstein Bros, of
Wilmington and left last Tues
day to enter upon his new work.
His host of friends wish him
great success.
D. W. Galloway and family
spent the holiday season with
relatives and friends in Nash
ville and Smithfield. Mrs. Mat
tie Brown of Raleigh arrived last
week to be with her mother,
Mrs. Mary Ivey, who, we regret
to know, is quite ill. Miss Fan
nie Belle Taylor returned last
week from a pleasant visit to
Bingham. S. C, bringing with
her her sister and children who
are welcome guests of "hbme
folks.
The ladies of the Baptist
church conducted a very success
ful bazaar last week in spite of
bad weather.
Misses Maggie Pittman and
Mary Pope of Lumberton were
brightening things in general
with their smiles part of last
week. They came to attend the
Floyd-rittman marriage and
take in any other enjoyment
which might come their way.
Mr, and Mrs. Redmond Byrd and
children are in from their Georgia
home to cheer up the old folks
Mr. and Mrs. Haydyn Gran
tham of New York came last
week to visit their father, W. B.
Grantham, who we regret to re
port still very ill. Mr. Grantham
is one of our best men and we
hope for him a speedy recovery.
Dr. L. E. Ricks has bee wrest
ling with a severe ease of jaun
dice but we are glad to hear he
has conquered.
The children of the Methodist
Sunday school enjoyed a pretty
little tree Christmas night Be
fore the distribution of presents
the children gave us some sweet
little recitations and songs and
showed plainly the efficiency of
their patient and loving trainer,
Miss Maggie Floyd.
A large number of friends
and relatives gathered at the
Baptist church last Tuesday af
ternoon to witness the beautiful
marriage ceremony of Miss Mag
gie Pittman and Mr. Patrick
Floyd, two of our most popular
young people. The church was
handsomely decorated. The girls
all looked lovely and the men the
best they could, and all passed
off with greatest ease, amid the
good wishes of hosts of friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd will spend
their honeymoon in Florida, after
which they will go to housekeep
ing on Church street.
Mr. and Mrs. D. McBraddy of
Latta S. C, came over Tuesday
to visit O. N. Braddy and fam
ily. -Mr. Carl Oliver of New Or
leans and Miss Lizzie Oliver of
Winston-Salem were welcome
guests of their grandmother,
Mrs. Rose Pittman, last week
for a short while.
The bad weather has delayed
some the work on the handsome
'Jones brick block, but it will be
j finished before long and will in
deed be an improvement Among
(Other things it will provide an
opera house and we hope to be
able to see some really good
plays.
The members of the Method-
i ist church are very much pleased
to greet their new pastor. Rev.
S. T. Moyle, and his charming
family. The sermons preached
so far by the new pastor are far
above the average and are pleas
ing large congregations. We
hope they may be pleased to be
among us.
The Pittman Drug Co. reports
a fine holiday trade in spite of
six-cent cotton and we believe all
the other merchants shared in
the same. Mr. Wiley Taylor
takes a position with this firm
for the coming year and no doubt
his smiling genial face will prove
a magnet to the young ladies.
Miss Lor en a Lewis is spending
the holiday season with relatives
at Waycross, Ga.
The Baptist Union meeting
will be held with Raft Swamp
church tomorrow and several ex
pect to attend from here, among
them Rev. D. P. Bridges, who is
on the program and who will
doubtless fill well his part, as he
always gives us something good.
SMOTHERED TO DEATH.
Mr. Dozier McLean Smothered
to Death Under Two-and-a-half
Feet of Cotton Seed at
Oil Mill.
A most distressing accident
happened at the oil mill of the
Robeson Mfg. Co., 1 mile west
of town, Friday morning at 2
o'clock when Mr. Dozier Mc
Lean, about 20 years old, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Joe McLean, was
smothered to death under a pile
of cotton seed. He had been
workiug at a seed screener and
lay down under a pile of warm
seed and fell asleep, when the
seed caved in on top of him.
As soon as the cave-in was no
ticed all the hands in the mill
went frantically to work to un
cover the unfurtunate young
man, but about 30'minutes elaps
ed before he was reached. A
remarkable thing about it is that
not more than 2 feet or 2 feet
of seed were on top of the body
when found. It was a long pile
and those who were working to
rescue him did not know just
where to begin. The remains
were interred at Orrum Satur
day. Rev. C. H. Durham Declines
Call to Statesville.
Rev. C. H. Durham, pastor of
the First Baptist church, an
nounced to his congregation yes
terday morning that he had de
cided to decline the call recently
extended him to become pastor
of the Baptist church of States
ville and would remain in Lum
berton. This is excellent news
over which the entire town re
joices, for Mr. Durham is a man
whom Lumberton could not
spare, and his congregation put
the need of his services to
him in such a way that he could
not deny their strong plea to him
to remain here.
Mr. Durham was invited to
preach in Statesville yesterday
and intended to do so but was
prevented from going on account
of a serious accident to a sister
of Mrs. Octie D Thomas, Mrs.
Victoria Wiseman, at Henrietta,
last Thursday. Mrs. Wiseman
sustained in a fall injuries which
it was at first feared would prove
fatal, and it was thought that
Mrs. Thomas, who makes her
home with Mr. Durham, would be
called to Henrietta, but the in
juries have proved not so serious
a3 was at first thought.
Rev. C. J. Thompson, financial
agent of Meredith College, Ral
eigh, preached at the First Bap
tist church, -of which he was
formerly pastor, last night.
Dr. R. M. Norment is mak
ing some changes in the appear
ance and convenience of hir
home on Sixth street Two ex
tra rooms are being added and
other changes are being made.
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AN ARMED PRISONER.
A Negro Arrested on Charge of
Robbing Drug Store at Row
land Rides With His Captors a
Piece, Then Slides out of the
Buggy, Opens Fire and Vam
oses. In Ihursday s Robesonian it
was stated that the Ward phar
macy at Rowland was broken in
to Wednesday night Mr. Er
nest Barker, manager of the
store, says that whoever entered
the store was evidently after
money and knew how to work
cash registers, for he, or they,
opened both his cash registers,
but he had taken practically all
the money out and the amount
taken was less than $1. If any
thing else except a pipe and
some cigarettes was taken it has
not been missed. Mr. Barker
'phoned to Fayetteville for a
bloodhound, whi h was taken
over by Deputy Sheriff Hall of
that place and Deputy Hall and
Mr. Barker followed the dog to
the house of one Dock Souther
land, who has been janitor at the
store for the past 6 months.
Southerland had failed to show
up at the store Thursday and had
left on a bicycle. Messrs. Bar
ker and Hall told the negro he
would have to go to Rowland
With them and the three of them
started to Rowland$JLhe negro in
the foot of the buggy. The men
of the dominan t race neglected
to search cuffy, though, and
when he, the dusky individual,
got ready to depart he slid out of
the buggy, pulled his pistol and
started for parts unknown.
Messrs. Barker and Hall got out
of the buggy and began firing at
the negro, firing four or five
times, and the negro fired at
them twice; but nobody was hit
and the negro continued on his
way rejoicing. Messrs. Barker
and Hall went back to Rowland
and got Policeman J. H. Carper
of that place and went back to
hunt the negro, but he made
good his escape. Another negro,
who roomed with Southerland,
was arrested but no evidence
could be prdduced against him
and he was turned loose.
Mr. Barker say 8 that is all
tbere was to it It was reported
here that one of the balls from
the negro's gun grazed Mr. Bar
ker's temple, but that seems to
be a mistake, as was another ac
count of this affair that has been
published.
Mr. Asbury Rice, of the
Lcng Branch sectbn, brought to
town this morning 5 pounds of
beeswax that was taken from a
gum that had not been robbed
before in 26 years.
The Robeson Rural Letter
Carriers' Association is holding
its annual meeting in Lumberton
today. The county and road
commissioners and board of edu
cation are holding their regular
monthly meetings.
A Mr. E. L. Whitney is here
to organize a brass band The
first rehearsal will be held to
night. Lumberton has plenty of
talent and a good band will be
gotten up if the boys elect to put
it across, as they seem to have
decided to do.
MrA. T. McLean and fam
ily moved Saturday to the Wav-
erly hotel from his home, Water
and Eight streets, which he sold
recently to Mr. W. L. Thompson,
of Back Swamp. Mr. Thompson
and family ars expected to move
in this week. Mr. McLean and
family will be at the hotel until
Mr. McLean's home, which is
being erected on Chestnut street,
i3 completed.
Mrs. R. Chaffin and two
grandchildren, little Misses Mar
garet and Dorothy Finlayson,
and her sister Miss Nannie Mc
Queen, who has been living with
Mrs. Chaffin at Mayesville, S.C.,
arrived Fridav and are guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. E B.
Freeman, Water street. They
will move as soon as their furni
ture arrives into the house on
Fourteenth street which will be
vacated this week by the family
of Sheriff E. C. McNeill, who
will move to Rowland. Mrs. Chaf
fin and Mrs. McQueen are aunts
of Mesdames E. B. Freeman and
C. B. Skipper.
Any skin itching is a temper-tester.
The more you scratch the worse it
itches. Doan's Oi itment cures piles,
eczema sny ''kin iten'Tig. At sil dmgi
stores.
LOCAL BRIEFS
Mrs. W. R. Tyner. of Lowe.
who underwent an operation at
the Thompson hospital about a
week ago for appendicitis, is
getting along nicely.
A band of Salvation Army
folks arrived here Friday frost
Marion, S. C. and will be here
for a week or more. They arc
stopping at the Lumberton hotel.
Mr. J. I. Newberry and faa
ilv moved to Lumnertnn a few
days ago from rural route 5 front
town. They are living in the
eastern part of town. Mr. New
berry is a carpenter.
Mr. Arch. McNeill, who lives
at Rennert, was in town Satur
day and reported to The Robeson
ian that he killed the other day a
hog 2 years and 3 months old
that weighed 544 pounds dressed.
Mr. Casper Smith, who far
several months had held a posi
tion as pharmacist in the Pope
drug store, resigned Saturday
and has accepted a similar posi
tion at King's Mountain, far
which place he will leava this af
ternoon. E. B. Faulk writes freia
Fairmont that a man who hve
near Fairmont said the other dav
that he has a cow that gives 4
gallons of milk a day and ther
get from this milk 8 pounds of
butter a week, and that his eaw
brings him in $450 a year. Smart
cow.
The Pope Drug Co. aad
Townsend Bros, have gotten t
two of the prettiest calendars
ever, iney are botn beauties
and will make an ornament in
any home. The Robesonian has
some modest but pretty Utile
calendars that it will give out to
its friends while they last
It is reported that Charlie
Covington and Alex Camp both
colored, had a little "fracus"
last evening just outside the
town limits on the Elizabeth
road. It is reported that Cov
ington shot at Camp with a pistol
and that the ball struck Camp's
head but glanced off and no dam
age was done. No charges' r
arrests have been made.
Mr. R C. Lawrence returned
Friday from Richmond, Ta.,
where he went last Tuesday with
Mrs Lawrence to have their lit
tle daughter Mar, 2 years old,
examined by specialists. Mrs.
Lawrence and little Mary, wha,
the physicians say, is sufferiag
with some spinal trouble brought
on by diphtheria, will stay at the
Virginia hospital in Richmond
perhaps for some time. It is
hoped that the trouble will nst
prove serious.
Announcemenments readiag
as follows have been received
here:
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Reynard
announce the marriage of their daughter
Edna
to
Mr. Clarence Stewart Clark
Saturday, December the thirtieth
Nineteen hundred and eleven
Baltimore
The bride was head trimmer in
Miss Josephine Breece's millinery
store one season, 2 years ago, and
is well known here. The groom
is a son of Mr. and Mr. O. L.
Clark of Clarkton.
Mrs. L. R. Breece, who has
been living in Pembroke for the
past two years at the home of
her son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. A. M Breece, returned
Friday to Lumberton and has
moved into her residence on the
corner of Walnut and Fourth
streets. Two of her grandsons,
Masters Breece and McMillan
Fisher, formerly of Baxley, Ga..
are with her and will enter
school here. Mrs. Breece's hus
band, Capt Breece, haj business
that will keep him in Pembroke
the maj :r part of the time. H
spent yesterday here.
-vMrs. M. Beverly was the
victim Friday morning, at her
home on Second street of a
rather singular attack whieh
affected herrisrhtarm and tongae
like paralysis for 2 or 3 minutes
and left her feeling numb for aa
hour or so, after which she felt
entirely well. Her physician
thinks the attack was not par
alysis but was due to imperfeet
blood circulation. Mrs. Beverly
left Sau -ay morning, as she
hi 1 iriten doing Friday morn
ing but for this attack, with her
children for Lake City, S C.
to visit at the iiome of ,a