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VOL XLIII NO. IS. . LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1912. WHOLE NO. 2749
ATTACK SIMMONS RECORD.
Governor Kitchin Addresses a
Large Lumber ton Audience
Devotes Entire Time to At
tempt to Prove That Senator
Simmons is Out of Harmony
With Majority of Democratic
Party Majority of Audience
Not With Him-Kiichin Club
Organized After Speech.
Governor W. W. Kitchin ad
dressed at the court house last
evening a large crowd that com
fortably filled the court room.
He stopped over here on his way
from Bladenboro, where he spoke
at a school closing yesterday.
He was given close and respect
ful hearing and twice a part of
his audience was moved to ap
plause, but there was no mani
festation of enthusiasm.
His theme, as per usual with
him, was the man who stands
between him and the office he
seeks, in this instance Senator
Simmons, of course. He sifted
all the small grain he could find
and digged about in shifting
sands with a diligence worthy of
a better effort, all to prove that
Senator Simmons has, according
to the Governor's ideas, depart
ed the faith and is worthy now
no more to be numbered among
the faithful -a faith which the
Governor claims to have kept
from his youth up. He started
out with some general proposi
tions about government of the
people, the object of Democratic
government and what the two
great parties in thiscountry stand
for, and then devoted the balance
of his remarks to an attempt to
prove that the senior Senator
from this State has changed from
his beliefs, as expressed in var
ious speeches several years ago,
and believes now in the Republi
can doctrine of protection. His
speech was practically the same
as the speeches made recently in
Raleigh and Greensboro, except
mat iui wi nio win " "
dressed himself for a few min
utes to the charge that he was
in favor of making a trade with
the Populists in 1898. He sap
there is not a word of truth in
that charge. He was on the
platform committee, which re
ceived a proposition from the
Populists for equal division of
offices, which the committee un
animously declined; and then he
and Josephus Daniels and anoth
er committeeman proposed a
counter proposition to divide the
offices according to the relative
strength of the two- parties, so
that the burden of refusing to
get together should be upon the
Populists. This was voted down
by a majority of the committee
and that was all there was to it.
The Governer declared that on
account of the record of the pres
ent Democratic House of Con
gress it looks like the Democrat
ic party is going to sweep the
country this year, and then de
clared that one cannot uphold
the record of that House and de
fend the record of Senator Sim
.mons; that if the record of the
cord of the Senior Senator there
would be no chance of victory.
He made the now well-known'ar-guments
against the Senator's
votes in favor of Lorimer, in fa
vor of ship subsidy, against re
ciprocity, against free lumber,
in favor of a tax on building ma
terial, against free quebracho,
against free iron ore and coal,
and his 19 votes against a major
ity of the party. He brought
forth the first applause when he
picked up a copy of the Ameri
can Lumberman which carried a
full-page picture of Senator Sim
mons on the cover and declared,
as he exhibited it to the audience,
that Vance and Ransom never
had their pictures on the first
page of a Republican paper. He
referred to the favor the Sena
tor has won with the Lum
ber Journal of Wilmington, quot
ed from the Dallas (Tex) News
and Harper's weekly and Collier's-God
save the mark for
that last! to prove that the Sen
ator should not be returned to
the Senate. He declared there is
nothing to the claim that the
Senator if returned, and the Sen
ate is Democratic, will be chair
man of the finance committee,
for he is willing to risk his repu
tation as a prophet on the state
ment that Mr. Simmons will nev
er be made chairman of that im
porant committee.
, Space will not permit a more
extended report of the Gover
nor's speech. He was "plaus
ant," as ever, and presented
his views of the Senator's record
as strongly as they could be pre
sented. He was introduced in a
short and neat speech by Mr. L.
R. Varser. At the conclusion of
his speech Mr. R. D. Caldwell
asked all who wanted to endorse
the Governor for the" Senate to
remain in the room for the or
ganization of a Kitchin club.
About 50 of the audience remain
ed and a club was organized with
48 or 49 members and the follow
ing officers: R. D. Caldwell, pres
ident; L. R. Varser, vice presi
dent; J. D. Proctor, secretary.
Another meeting will be held
Monday night of next week,
when other officers will be elect
ed. The membership included
all who remained except one, and
no papers have been circulated
pledging membership.
The Governor was perhaps
hardly at his best, for he was
worn out, having gotten up at
3 o'clock yesterday morning to
catch a train for his appoint
ment at Bladenboro, but he made
a strong presentation of his con
tentions and was given close and
respectful attention, though
judgingfrom the number who left
at the conclusion of his speech
he faiied to convince the great
majority of his audience of the
correctness of his views.
Lumberton's new brass band
furnished music for the occasion
and the boys did themselves
proud.
Two More Towns Inundated in
Mississippi Flood.
Memphis. Tenn,. Dispatch. 9th.
Between 1,700 and 2,000 square
miles, including more than 500,
000 acres of rich farming lands
in northeastern Arkansas in the
St. Francis basin, constitutes the
area affected by an overflow from
the Mississippi river as a result
of a break in the main levee of
the system about 50 miles north
of Memphis near Golden Lake,
Ark., today.
At least two thriving towns
Marked Tree and Wilson, Ark.,
are inundated and many other
villages and country store settle
ments are threatened. No loss
of life has occurred so far as
known here tonight. Telephone
lines to Marked Tree and Wilson
are down, but those acquainted
with the territory express hope
that all the inhabitants are safe.
The damage will run into millions.
Thousands of head of live stock
perished. Hundreds of farmers
probably will suffer loss of house
hold goods, houses, barns or
farm implements. Towns-people
are certain to be heavy losers.
Boats bearing rescue parties al
ready are in parts of the flooded
area nearest Memphis.
Temporary Halt in Work of
Devastation.
Memphis. Tenn.. Dispatch. 10th.
The Mississippi river's angry
torrent has temporarily halted
its work of devastation. Aside
from a continuance of the break
in a cut-off embankment above
Natchez, Miss., no further cre
vasses were reported last night
along the threatened stretches
of dikes.
Despite this temporary abate
ment of the damage caused by
the torrents which sweep down
the valley, the crisis is not past.
As the tide continues southward,
many points between tsaton
Rouge, La., and Helena, Ark
must stand a terrific test. If
they fall then hundreds of square
miles in some of the world's
richest agricultural territory may
be flooded, many bustling cities
inundated and life threatened.
Rev. Plato Durham to Deliver
Literary Address at Graded
School Commencement.
Rev. Plato T. Durham, presid
ing elder of the Winston district
of the Western North Carolina
Conference, will deliver the liter
ary address at the graded school
commencement on May 7. Supt,
Sentelleis extremely fortunate
in securing Mr. Durham for this
occasion and Lumberton is to be
congratulated upon the treat that
is in store. Mr. Durham is one
of the most charming and able
speakers in the State and his ad
dress no doubt will be something
to be long remembered in the
history of the school.
Cotton today, middling, 10J
cents; good middling, 102.
SIMMONS' CLUB ORGANIZED.
Supporters of Senator Simmons
Hold Enthusiastic Meeting and
Organize to Promote His Can
didacy. A Simmons' club, to promote
the candidacy pf Senator F. M.
Simmons to succeed himself in
the United States Senate, was
organized aFa meeting held in
the court house here Tuesday
evening with 130 charter mem
bers. Mr. Frank Gough was
elected president, Mr. Lester B.
Townsend secretary, and the
following vice presidents were
elected: A. W. McLean, H. McE.
McMillan, C. B. Townsend, J. P.
Townsend, R. E. Sentelle, J. D.
Taylor, Geo. L. Thompson, W. J.
Prevatt, D. B. McNeill, J. H.
Floyd, Marshal Bodiford, Irwin
Jenkins. Mr. A. E. White called
the meeting to order and was
elected temporary chairman, Mr.
J. A. bharpe being elected tem
porary secretary. The temporary
chairman appointed the follow
ing committees, upon authority of
the club : executive Frank
Grough, Pres. ; L. B. Townsend,
Sec. ; H. McE. McMillan, A. W.
McLean, J. P. Townsend; mem-bership-W.
S. Wishart, C. M.
Fuller, W. K. Bethune, R. C.
Lawrence. D. D. French. Gus
Prevatt, E. B. McMillan, Dennis
Biggs, S. J. Webb, D. B. Mc
Neill. Mr. Lewis Hall of Wilmington
and Mr. Dorman Thompson of
Statesville were present as on
lookers and responded to calls for
speeches with encouraging re
marks in regard to the outlook in
New Hanover and Iredell coun
ties for Senator Simmons. Mr.
Hall said that a Simmons' club
was organized in New Hanover
some time ago and that its mem
bership included about all the
voters. He said that he does
not believe that any other South
ern Senator has the prestige and
influence that Senator Simmons
has in Washington and that it is
an honor to the State to be rep
resented by such a man. Messrs.
A. E. White and A. W. McLean
responded to calls for speeches
with strong reasons why Senator
Simmons should succeed himself.
Both speakers expressed the
opinion that Simmons will receive
75 per cent of the vote of Robe
son. Mr. White stated that
while it is the purpose of the
club to promote the candidacy of
Senator S-'mmons in every fair
and legitimate way, it is not the
purpose to attack either of the
other candidates, who are honor
able men. Mr. McLean stated
that if. conditions were reversed
he would support either of the
other candidates, but that under
present conditions Robeson
county could not afford to go
back on Simmons. He spoke
forcefully of Senator Simmons'
service for his party and State,
of his never-to-be-forgotten work
in redeeming the State to the
Democratic party back in the
days when Fusion forces gained
such a strong hold that none of
the leaders believed it was pos
sible to redeem it. His wise
leadership won a victory then
beyond the most saguine dreams
and made it possible now for a
fight within the party for the
seat Senator Simmons occupies.
It is a mistake the South has
made too long to retire men after
they gain experience, and Sim
mons has greater influence in
Washington than any other
Southern Senator., Mr. McLean
referred to Senator Simmons'
position on the tariff and reci
procity, showing that he had
voted in every instance for what
he conceived to be the interest
of the people, and showed also
how his vote for Lorimer was
the only thing an honest man,
sitting as a juror and rendering
a verdict according to the evi
dence, could do.
The club will meet again at
the call of the president.
Almost a Miracle.
One of the most startling changes
ever seen in any man, according to V.
B. Holsclaw, Clarendon, Texas, was
effected years ago in his brother, "lie
had such a dreadful cough," he writes,
'that all our family thought he was
going into consumption, but he began
to use Dr. King's New Discovery, and
was completely cured by ten bottles.
Now he is sound and well and weighs
213 pounds. For many years our family
has used this wonderful remedy for
Cough and Colds with excellent re
sults. It' quick; Pftfey' reliable and
guaranteed. Price 50 cents and $1.00.
Trial bottle free at all druggista.
THE BOY SCOUTS.
Easter Egg Hunt and Ball Game
-Good Work That Should be
Encouraged.
Reported for The Robeaonian.
Monday afternoon at 3:30 the
Lumberton Troop of Bov Scouts
had a most enjoyable party for
their parents and girl friends at
their splendid Scout house, form
erly the public school building.
An exhibition of drill, flag salute,
Scout yell, and gymnasium work
was given, followed by a most
exciting egg hunt on the spa
cious grounds. The first prize
was won by Scout Robert Proc
tor of the "Crow" patrol, who
gallantly presented it to Miss
Wilma Durham. The second
prize was found by Miss Mar
jorie Steele. An exciting ball
game closed the afternoon be
tween the "Bob White" and
"Crow" patrols. The Bob
White won U to 5.
The Boy Scouts now number
over 30. They are under the
leadership of Rev. R. E. Steele,
as Scout master. They have
fitted up a library, reading and
game room, gymnasium and
skating rink, in the old school
building. They also have splen
did athletic grounds and a good
ball field in the grounds outside.
All this has been done by the
boys themselves with the aid of
a very small fund given by some
of their friends. They are ap
pealing to the liberal-hearted cit
izens of the town to help them
raise a fund of $250, to finish fit
ting up their Scout house and buy
the necessary equipment for
their summer camp. A gentle
man who has befriended them in
the past yesterday presented
the troop with two fine gymna
sium mats. Let others imitate
his example. Lumberton has no
more valuable asset than her
growing boys, and in the inter
est of their improvement physi
cally, morally and mentally, can
not afford to be penurious. Any
gift of equipment or money will
be gratefully received by the
Scout master, or the members of
the troop.
Godwin Replies to Sinclair
Another Warm One.
Under date of the 8th Con
gressman Godwin replies to So
licitor Sinclair's letter of the 6th,
mentioned in Monday's Robeson
ian. Mr. Godwin says that Mr.
Sinclair's charge that he, Godwin,
is trying to force "snap judg
ment,' and have a "snap pri
mary" is false, that the dae of
the primary was fixed by the
State committee; that the state
ment that he has ever undertaken
to improperly influence or con
trol any members of the district
or State eommittees is "a reflec
tion and a vile slander against
the intelligence and character
of the members of those commit
tees and myself and is a brutal
falsehood," also that "any state
ment to the effect that two mem
bers of the district committee
received large sums of money
from me two years ago, or that
I have in any way improperly
used money in campaigns is also
false and without foundation."
Mr. uodwin does not refer to the
charge that he promised Mr.
Bellamy to retire from the race
this year in return for Bellamy's
support-two years ago. He says
that he will ignore any further
communications unless they are
free from personalities and vic
ious attacks.
Rev. R. E. Steele will leave
tomorrow morning for Charlotte,
where tomorrow night he will
lecture at the Y, M. C A. for
the Charlotte Humane Society.
From Charlotte he will go to
Salisbnry to attend the State
Baracca convention, and thence
he will go to Dunn, where next
week he will deliver the opening
sermon at Fayetteville Presby
tery. In his absence his pulpit
will be filled.
The Danger After Grip
lies often in a run-dawn system, weak
ness, nervousness, lack of appetite, en
ergy and ambition, with disordered liver
and kidneys often follow an attack of
this wretched disease. The greatest
need then is Electric Bitters, the
glorious tonic, blood purifier and regu
lator of stomach, liver arid kidneys.
Thousands have proved that they won
derfully strengthen the nerves, build up
the system and restore to health and
good spirits after an attack of Grip. If
suffering, try them. Only 50 cents.
Sold and perfect satisfaction guaran
teed by all druggists.
CORN COMTEST REPORT.
Winners of Prizes Given by
Bank of Lumberton for Best
Yields of Corn. ,
With the purpose of stimulat
ing the growth of corn of Robe
son county the Bank of Lumber
ton, as has been mentioned in
The Robeson i an, conducted a
corn contest for the year 1911,
offering $100 in prizes for best
yields. Following are the prize
winners: First prize, $50, Fuller
Locklear, Lumberton, R. F. D.,
1291 bushels; second prize, $30,
J. Paul Robertson, Rowland, R.
F. D., 1111 bushels; third prize,
$20, Neill McLelland, Barnes
ville, 80 bushels.
The largest yield reported in
the bank's contest for 1910 was
1181 bushels. The winner of
the first prize this year raised
the largest number of acres ever
grown on an acre in Robeson
county. In the report it is stated
that D. F. Lowry reported 110
bushels, but as his report was
not properly filled out the judges
could not allow him a prize. The
bank has issued an attractive
booklet giving the prize winners
and the methods they used in
cultivation, which is of great
value and interest.
Superior Court Long-Drawn-Out
Case Terminates.
Tuesday afternoon saw the
conclusion of the case of the Sea
board vs. the Virgin ia& Caroli
na Southern Ry involving a
crossing built by the latter road
across the Seaboard's tracks at
the Lumberton cotton mills in
East Lumberton, the trial of
which began Tuesday of last
week. The jury's verdict was
$300 damages against the de
fendant road in case the crossing
is allowed to remain, which latter
question Judge Peebles has un
der advisement and upon which
he will render his decision at the
May term. In any event appeal
will doubtless be made. The
First National Bank vs. Dr. J. P.
Brown of Fairmont, in which the
bank was suing Dr.
Brown for payment of a note
for $750 given i n payment
for stock of the Seminole
Securities Co. of odercus mem
ory, was decided yesterday in
favor of the bank, which means
that Dr. Brown must pay 'the
note with interest from July,
1908, unless the Supreme Court,
to which appeal was taken, re
verses the decision. Pink Camp
bell vs. the Raleigh & Charles
ton Ry., a suit for damages to
land, began this morning. This
is the last jury case on the dock
et and when it is finished, court
will adjourn. Court has been
in session only four or five hours
a day.
Thousands Killed by Eruption of
Volcano.
Mobile, Ala.. Dispatch. 10th.
Thousands of persons have
been killed and whole Indian
villages swept away by the
eruption of Chiriqui Peak near
Bocas Toro, in Honduras, accord
ing to the story of Captain Olsvik,
of the United Fruit steamer
Fort Morgan, which arrived here
today.
This is the first time this moun
tain was ever known to be active.
The flames shot very high and
the smoke and ashes were blown
far out to sea. The property loss
is reported to be heavy.
STATE NEWS.
Two men were killed and 3 se
riously injured at Goldsboro yes
terday as the result of the' fall
ing of the framework of the Ban
ner tobacco warehouse.
In Iredell county Monday J.
Columbus Shoemaker shot and
killed his 15-year-old sweetheart,
Miss Jeanette Templeton. and
then shot and killed himself.
Miss Effye Boone, of Pen'sacola.
Fla.. arrived this morning and is
a guest at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Lennon, Ihird and
Chestnut streets.
Nineteen Miles a Second
without a jar, shock or disturbance, is
the awful speed of the earth through
space. We wonder at such ease of
nature's movement, nnd so do those
who take Dr. King'a. New Life PUIs.
No griping, no distress, just thorough
work that brings good health and fin
feelings. 25c all druggists.
IMPORTANT WORK.
Graded School Pupils Exam
ined and the Results Looking
After Physical Welfare of
Pupils.
Dr. B. W. Page, county super
intendent of health, made exam
inations at the local graded school
Tuesday with the following re
sults: Number of pupils exam
ined. 2X); No. of pupils vacci
nated, 39; No. of pupils with de
fective vision, 14; No. with throat
trouble, 11; No. with defective
hearing, 3; No. with adenoids,
5; No. with hookworms. 6. Oth
ers are to be vaccinated soon.
Arrangements are also being
made by Supt. R. E. Servtelle to
have the teeth of all the children
examined, as it is his purpose to
look after the physical as well as
the mental welfare of the pupils.
This is a most important work
that should be encouraged in
every way by patrons and friends
of the school.
Combination Chemical and Hose
Motor Car Ordered for Fire
Department.
It was stated in Monday's
Robesojnian that the town com-.
missiohers had ordered the pur
chase of a combination chemical
and hose motor car for the fire
department, subject to the ap
proval of the board of audit and
finance. At a meeting of the
audit and finance board Tuesday
the purchase was approved and
the car has been ordered. It will
be about four months before the
car will be received here. Pur
chase of the Gamewell fire alarm
system was also approved and
that will be ordered and installed
as soon as the necessary maps
and plans have been made. As
has been stated, these two im
provements, which will place the
town in the second class. as to in
surance rates, will cost about
$6,000 and will be paid for by
property owners with the differ
ence between third-class insur
ance rate, which they are now
paying, and the second class,
ninety per cent, of the property
owners having obligated them
selves to divert this difference
to the town for three years for
this purpose.
A Platform for Town Govern
ment. Mr. A. P. Caldwell, who is a
candidate for the office of mayor
of Lumberton, has promulgated
the following platform as his
very own: First, good govern
ment; second, to improve Lum
berton in every way possible,
and he thinks one of the best
ways to do this is to eliminate
mud holes and continue street
paving and building, as he de
sires that it shall be possible for
every citizen to get to his home
at all times dry shod; third, he
thinks the rate of taxation should
be thoroughly investigated and
if possible be reduced, also rate
on water and lights; and he
deem3 it very important for all
the street lights to be kept burn
ing all night, all over town on
dark nights, and when any of
the street lights burn he thinks
they should all burn.
Mr. W. O. Thompson, the only
other candidate who has an
nounced himself for this office,
says he is in favor of all these
things himself.
And it would be hard to find a
man who does not favor most of
these things.
And whose platform shall it be
after the election?
Special School Tax Elections
Carry Fifty-Seven Special
Tax Districts Now.
A special tax election was held
in Alfordsville township, district
No. 5, Saturday and carried. The
tax voted was 60 cent3 on the
poll and 20 cents on property.
An election was held in Raft
Swamp township, district No. 1.
Tuesday for a special tax and it
carried, the amount voted being
45 cents on poll and 15 cents on
property. These two districts
made 57 special tax districts in
the county.
Gov. Hooper of Tennessee
Monday announced the appoint
ment of Newell Sanders of Chat
tanooga as United States Sena
tor to succeed the late Robt. L.
Taylor. Mr. Sanders is State
chairman of the Republican party
and airominent manufacturer.