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VOL XLIII NO. 17. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1912. WHOLE NO. 2751
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THIRTEEN HUNDRED LIVES LOST.
Largest Ship in World, Titantic,
Crashes Into Iceberg and
Goes Down With Cargo of
Human Freight Most Appall
ing Marine Disaster in History
of the World.
The most appalling marine dis
aster in the history of the world
occurred early Monday morning
when the White Star Line steam
er Titantic crashed into an ice
berg of! the Grand Banks of
Newfoundland and went down
with 1,302 of her passengers and
crew. Most of the 868 persons
who were placed in the ship's
boats and were later rescued by
the steamer Carpathia were
women and children. Many
persons of note, among them
Major Archibald Butt, President
Taft's military aide, and Col.
John Jacob Astor, are among the
missing. The Titantic was a float
ing palace, the largest and finest
vessel afl&at, built at a cost of
$10,000,000. She was on her
maiden vovaze from Liverpool
to New York. The architect of
the Titantic, in speaking of the
disaster, said, "Everything that
could reasonablv be thought of
was done .... in regard to the
arranging & the- balkheuir
other details to minimize the risk
of ordinary accidents", . but the
force of the collision with the
iceberg was such that the seams
of the hull and watertight com
Dartments. constructed so that
it was thought to be impossible
to sink the ship, were opened
and the shin sank about four
hours after the collision, which
occurred about 10:30 o'clock Sun
dav nicht. A searching investi
cation bv the House of Congress
into the sinking of the Titantic
was provided in a resolution
offered Tuesdav.
The Titanic sunk in two miles
of water. Among its passengers
...Mi! ; l
were millionaires wnuae com
bined wealth reached staggering
figures; and she was carrying
from London to New York an in
voice of diamonds to the value
of $50,000,000.
SCHOOL FORiNDIANS.
Senator Simmons Secures Appro
priation of $25,000 for School
for Indians at Pembroke
School Will be Maintained by
Federal Government.
"Washington Special. 17th. to Wilmington Star.
It remained for Senator Sim
mons, who has already secured
millions of dollars in appropria
tions for North Carolina, to se
cure the first Indian appropria
tion for the State.
The senior Senator today se
cured an amendment to the In
dian appropriation bill, appropri
ating $25,000 for a school for the
Indians of Robeson county to be
located at Pembroke. The Indians
now have a small school building
which cost about $2,500. The
school will be under government
controj, and after being built will
be maintained by the Federal
government.
Delayed Honor Paid to John
Paul Jones.
"WashinKton, Dispatch. 17th.
The grim-visaged statue of
John Paul Jones, the first great
commander of the American
navy, moulded to show him as
he stood bn the deck of the "Bon
Homme Richard" in her terrible
fight with the "Serapis" off the
coast of England more than 120
years ago, was unveiled here to
day. After more than a century
of apparent indifference, honor
was paid to the memory of that
Scotch-American who spread
- terror throughout England when
-""she was mistress of the sea and
taught the world that the 13
colonies had a right to a ' place
among the nations.
On a "Dishrag-Limber."
Some young fellow, white,
whose name has not been learned,
was taken off the Seaboard east
bound passenger train here yes
terday morning drunk. The
fellow was on what might be
called one of these "dishrag
limber" drunks. He was drunk
some. Conductor Cullin Jones
took the young man off the train
and asked Dr. T. A. Norment,
who was at the station, to take
charge of him. The patient was
.soon restored to soberness, and
he made his departure at once
for other parts.
ESCAPED CONVICT CAUGHT
Negro Arrested Here Two Weeks
Ago Proves to be Alex. Gil
more, Sentenced to Peniten
tiary for 10 Years From Cum
berland in 1898, and Who Es
caped in 1905.
A one-armed negro who came
to town two weeks aero with
Downie & Wheeler's circus and
who was arrested bv Chief tied-
fern as he was trying to beat his
wav out of town with some shoes
that had been stolen from a box
car at the Seaboard station, giv
ing his name as Archie McLean,
proves to be none other than
Alex. Gilmore, who escaped from
the State penitentiary May 16,
1905, after serving from Janu
ary, 1898, on a ten-year sentence
from Cumberland county for
hnrclarv. The reward of $50
offered for his capture will go to
Chief of Police H. H. Redfern,
who captured him and by a little
detective work secured enougn
evidence to convince him that
the negro was wanted some
where for crime and got a con
fession. Chief,Redfern learned
that the negro joined the circus
at Americus. Ga.. and that there
he secured a larsre number of
-hfttaiwhifl.-he sold to the show
. L.iL'i.li i. 4L. .1.!-
men, ana ne wrote io m unei
of nohce of Americus. When ne
got a reply to his letter Mr. Red-
fern to d "McLean" tnat ne
knew about his theft at Americus
and other things and the negro
onened ud and told all about
himse f. crave his ngnt name,
and that he escaped from the
State nenitentiarv. He said
that, he was in Raleigh a few
weeks ago and that he talked to
the gatekeeper at the peniten
tiarv and asked about some men
he knew in the nrison. but the
kppner. who was the same man
who was there when he escaped,
did not recognize him, which he
attributed to the tact tnat ne
had lost an arm since leaving the
prison, in a wreck two years ago
between Kaleigh and wuming.
ton. A letter from the prison
authorities to Chief Redfern
confirmed Gilmore's statements
Denutv Warden G. C. Hayes.
lof the-State Denitentiary at Ral-
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twh. arrived this morning lor
Gilmore and will take him to the
penitentiary tonight.
BLOOMING DALE BATCH.
Farming Work Good Schoo
and Sunday School.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Bloominedale. Apr. 15. The
farmers of this burg are almos
readv to Dlant cotton and set ou
tobacco. Most of them have
nlantad corn and some have re
nlanted it.
The school at Bloomingdale
this session was one of the be
that has ever been taught here
and the best since Prof. J. P
Price was nrincinal. We hope
thafwe will have our teachers
again next year, if possible. The
free school was out a week ago
and one of the teachers left for
her home last Mondav. but Miss
Mary E. Powell, the principal, is
now teaching one more month.
Sunday our Sunday school col
lection was $2.91 and the num
ber present was 116. Just 12
months ago the collection was
80 cents less and the number
present was a lot smaller than
now. We have a pretty good
Sunday school now.
Uncle Dock.
Appeal for funds to Aid Flood
Sufferers in Mississippi Val
ley. Washington Dispatch. 17th.
An appeal on behalf of the
Red Cross for funds to aid the
flood sufferers in the Mississippi
Valley was made to the public
today by President Taft, who is
President of the society. The
President states that "condi
tions there are so acute as to re
quire immediate resources far in
excess of those now at com
mand." -
In thef appeal for relief money,
the President states that the con
dition of suffering and destitu
tion in the districts inundated by
the Mississippi have assumed an
intensity and magnitude which
demand prompt help. The 25,-
000 persons temDorarily home-
less and dependent, he says, will
soOn be threatened with enidem-
ics unless prompt measures of
protection are taken.
SOME COUNTY AFFAIRS.
County Physician and the
Tax
the
Refund "It's None of
People's Business, But
To the Editor of The Robetonian :
Tn lookinor over the nroceedings
of our honorable board of county
commissioners, session first Mon
day in April. I notice the name
of Dr. B. W. Page appearing on
;he county payroll for $208.33,
to cover cost of service for the
month of March as county physi
cian; also a bill for $32.50 for
vaccine points for said "county
doctor." These we suppose to
be used on tramps, .hobos and
oafers, at the expense of the
county. Wire nails should be
used on the aforesaid bunch.
This county physician is anoth
er product of the county com
missioners. A new county of
ficer at the insignificant salary
of $2,500 per, and it is a well
known fact that the commission
ers disregarded the tax-payers of
Robeson county in creating tnis
new office. We should like for
the board to inform us, through
The Robesonian, the specific
duties of a county physician, and
if it would not be asking too
much (of course it is none of our
business), would Dr. rage or
the board publish an itemized
statement or. wnat nas Deen
done, and where it has been
done, to the amount ot vojv 66
(vaccine points in stock) during
the month of March or such
as is covered- by said $208.33.
Bearing in mind that Dr. .rage
is a servant of the people, we
think it but fair that we should
know whether the commission
ers have made a good or bad in
vestment for us. If the county
expends $208.33 each and every
month for the service of a doctor
and we do not get that amount
of benefit, with a small margin
for interest' on our money, it
seems to me or, to be more defi
nite, the commissioners have
made a mistake. To come down
to brass tacks and cold facts,
"most of us common country
folks" think we did not need a
"county doctor," but of course
the commissioners knew we did
not know what we wanted.
I have tried to ascertain the
sentiment of the tax-payers of
this section. When approached
on the subject some cuss dea
cons and church menbers shake
their heads and grit their teeth.
Another little item could not
heln but notice. To be sure it
does not amount to much very
insignificant' just a trifling mat
ter. E. J. Britt, county at
torney, fee in case of Frank
Gough vs. county, $100, and ex
penses in the case, $15.17. It
occurs to me, this case ' of Mr.
Gough against the county origi
nated from an excessive and il
legal tax levy, especially on the
poll, and I understand the coun
ty is now refunding 85 cents to
all poll-tax payers that can show
that they have paid $2.85 for poll
tax for 1911. It seems that the
county is liable to have to make
a refund on real and personal
property taxes. I further under
stand that the commissioners
fixed the tax-rate after the new
annraisal in 1911. It seems that
the board did not know any more
about the constitution than the
county attorney. I don t think
the commissioners are at fault in
this matter, but it does seem that
with the counsel of an ex-Sena
tor, some oner has fallen down.
Now to get into the nutshell
shane: the countv got sued;
Mr. Britt, an able attorney, de
fended her; the county got
"licked"; had to refund 85 cents
on the poll and pav our county
attorney $115.17 to try to get her
out of a hole that -he was paid to
keep her out of as attorney to
the commissioners. "It's a
shame to take the money."
E. Wheeler Stone.
McDonald, N. C, April 12, 1912.
The Robesonian does not agree
with Mr. Stone in what he says
about the county superintendent
of health. We believe that the
creation of that office was a wise
move and that it can be made of
incalculable benefit to the people
of the county. The vaccine
points have been used to vacci
nate many school children, and
any citizennof the county who
desires to be vaccinated may
have the work done by Dr. Page
free of charge; and if any
it allies, iiuuvca aiiu luaicis
i have been vaccinated.
so much
'the better: it will keep them
RED SPRINGS BUDGET.
A Delightful Concert by David
son Glee Club Personal Men
tion, CarrMOondence of The Bobeeanlin.
Red SDrines. Aor. 16. -Dr. R,
D. McMillan has just returned
from a professional trip to Balti
more.. The Davidson College glee club
made our town a visit la3t week
end. This club is composed of
14 talented and musical young
men who are students at David
son. The boys arrived Saturday
evening and were entertained by
kind friends in town. Sunday
morning the choir in the Presby
terian church was composed en
tirely of the glee club. On Mon
day evening they appeared on
the stage of the college auditor
ium. The program was just
long enough, divided into three
parts, and was thoroughly en
joyed by the large audience gath
ered to hear it. The orchestra
gave the opening number, "Spar
tacus Overture," which was fine.
The glee club, composed of ten
boys, was especially good. Their
voices were true and strong and
blended1 beautifully. The selec
tion "The Mill" was greatly ap
Dreciated. The auartette then
ijnj'De oppalo Moon" and
tnis was perieci, as me iuur gumi
male voices could not make it
otherwise. The leader of the
orchestra, Mr. Bishop, gave two
beautiful solos, first, "I love
you," and also one with accom
painment by the orchestra, play
ing softly. Mr. Cartledge de
lighted the audience with a solo,
and was called back and gave a
catchv little encore. Space will
not nermit mention of all the
numbers but the "Davidson
Medley," of original composition,
must not be omitted. This was
a song full of college spirit and
just to hear it made one feel as
if he had a part in that active
life. It was truly a stirring
song, especially to the old stu
dents here, who felt as if they
had acrain visited their alma
mater. The climax to the eve
nine's Drceram was the selection
"Beautiful Doll," played by the
orchestra and the chorus was
miner bv the crlee club. A per
fect storm of applause followed
this. At the close the Davidson
and S. P. C. veils were given.
Dr. B. F. McMillan left Tues
day morning for Dunn to attend
the meeting of Presbytery at
that place. Rev. H. M. Dixon is
also attending this. Miss Zula
Rankin, of Fayetteville, attended
the concert at S. P. C. Monday
night.-Dr. J. L. McMillan is
snendine this week in Philadel
phia on Drofessional business.
Mr. Will Townsend, a student at
Chapel Hill.spent several days of
last week here on a visit to his
parents. Mr. Gus McLean, of
Lumberton. SDent Sunday and
Monday in Red Springs. Mr.
Cooper, of Fayetteville, spen
Mondav nieht in town, attend
ing the concert at the college
Monday evening.
A Runaway.
There was some excitement on
Elm street yesterday afternoon
between 4 and 5 o'clock when
Dr. H. T. PoDe's horse, hitched
to a buggy and standing in front
of the Pope drug store, became
frightened at an automobile and
ran awav. There was no one in
the buerp-v. and the horse ran un
Elm to Seventh and thence across
to Chestnut and down Chestnu
to the court house sauare. where
it was caught The shafts were
broken off the busrzv. an axle
bent and the top was damaged
somewhat.
from spreading smallpox, and o
course tramps, hoboes and
loafers" are rather more prone
to snread the disease than any
body else. The Robesonian would
be crlad to Dublish from Dr. Page
or the commissioners a statemen
showing the work that has been
done and what it is proposed to
do. in order that Mr. Stone and
others who doubt the wisdom of
paving a salary of $2,500 the
year for this work may have a
clear idea of its aims and pur
poses and the probable benefits
to be derived. We are glad Mr.
Stone brought this matter up.
There should be no objection to
turning the light of full and free
discussion on this or any other
question that has to do with the
spending of the people's money.
-Editor.
CLEAN-UP DAYS.
April 23. 24 and 25 Set Apart
bv Mayor White All Citizens
Urged to Clean Up Their
Premises and Make Lumber
ton a Town Sanitary and
Beautiful.
I have set apart Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, April
23. 24 and 25, as Clean-up Days,
and earnestly request every citi
zen of Lumberton to make this
tne greatest clean-up week Lum
berton has ever seen. Clean up.
pick up, rake up those yards,
ooth front and back, examine
every' part of your premises for
oid rubbish, tin cans and other
eye-sores. I appeal especially to
the ladies to enter into the spint
of the occasion and do your part
and do it well. If the city offi
cials can help do not hesitate to
call on them, as they wiil be only
too glad to co-operate with you
in any way posaioie. Lei gee
tvgetner and make Lumberton
tne most sanitary "Ska weil as tne
most brautitui town in North
Carolina The town will remove
all trasn placed on the streets on
the above days.
A. E. White.
Mayor.
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A Distinglnsne-r Vi
en
James A. MacDonald, L. L. D.,
editor and proprietor of the
Toronto Globe, the leading news
paper of Canada, spent yester
day in town, the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. A. W. McLean. Dr.
MacDonald is one of the most
learned political economists
in Canada, his paper being the
leading organ of the party.
It was largely through his er
forts that President latt nego
tiated the reciprocity pact with
Canada, which was later rejected
by the Canadian electorate.
Dr. MacDonald is an enthusias
tic Scotchman, and visited Red
Springs, Fayetteville and Lum
berton in search ot mtormation
concerning early Scottish set
tlers. His grandfather served
under Cornwallis, in his cam
paign through this section of the
Carolinas, during the Revolu
tionary War.
Dr. MacDonald goes today
to New York, where he and W.
J. Bryan will deliver addresses
at the great Laymen's Conven
tion. Dr. McDonald came over from
Red Springs with Miss Eloise
McGill, publicity agent of the
Presbyterian College; Miss Katie
McNeill, daughter of Sheriff and
Mrs. E. C. McNeill, who is a
student at the college; and Mr.
Chas. E. Zedaker, in Mr. Ze
daker's automobile, and the
party returned to Red Springs
yesterday afternoon.
New Store Building Nearing
Completion.
Mr. A. Weinstein's new store
building, Elm and Fourth streets,
is nearing completion and Mr.
Wienstein says that he hopes to
move into the store next month,
probably about the first. Mr.
Weinstein will occupy all of the
first floor with his drygoods bus
iness and will rent all of the sec
ond floor, which is cut into 10
rooms, which will probably be
used for offices. Dr. A. C. Te
beau has rented one of the two
front rooms, with an adjoining
room, and Mr. C. M. Barker has
rented the other front room with
an adioining room. Mr. Barker
will use his rooms as real estate
offices. Mr. Weinstein is having
the building fitted up with wa
terworks and it will be modern
in every respect.
Preliminary Work on Elm Street
Paving Begins.
The work of taking the neces
sary measurements, etc., for the
paving work on Elm street, from
the Seaboard tracks to Sixth
street, began this morning, and
a force of hands will be put to
work breaking dirt tomorrow.
The machinery has arrived and
the work will be pushed to com
nletion as soon as possible. It
will take about 30 working days
to comnlete the job. This is the
beginning of perhaps the great
est imnrovement ever made in
Lumberton. Mr. Robt G. Las-
Biter of Oxford has the contract
for the Davinflr. which will be
Bermudez asphalt.
For any pain, trom top to toe from
inv cause. aDDlv Dr. Thoma3' Electric
Oil. Pain can't stay where it ii uaed
j LOCAL BRIEFS
Midilirg cotton today, 11
cents.
License has been issued for
the marriage of Louise, Butler
and H. E. Carter.
Wilmington Star. 18th: Mr.
F. C. Branch, of Lumberton, has
taken a position as bookkeeper
for the Cape Fear Oil Co.
Mr. Chas. M. Prevatt re
turned this morning from At
lanta, Ga., where he spent a day
or so purchasing stock.
Mr. A. W. McLean will de
liver a literary address before
the literary societies of Antioch
high school tomorrow evening.
County Auditor and Mrs. A.
T. Parmele returned yesterday
morning from Richmond, Va.,
where in a hospital Mr. Parmele
had been undergoing treatment
for about two weeks. His con
dition has been greatly improv
ed. -Speaking about roads, good
and bad, Mr. R. M. N. Stephens
says that he saw a man go out of
town one day this week with 10
bags of kainit on a one-mule
wagon, indicating that he must
have had a good,jrqa4 .tft travel v .
over. ,..-. --
Mr. A. W. McLean is having
his handsome residence on Chest
nut street repainted; and Mr. C. .
M. Fuller is also having his resi
dence, Sixth and Chestnut streets,
repainted, which is adding great
ly to the appearance of these
beautiful homes.
The condition of Mr. S. A.
Edmund, who was stricken with
paralysis Sunday, his right side
being affected,, is considered
somewhat better today. He will
probably be confined at the
Thompson hospital, where he
was taken immediately after the
stroke, for some time.
Practically all of the mer
chants of the town have signed a
petition agreeing to close their
stores at 6 o'clock during the
summer, beginning May 1st, for
the benefit of their employes; and
beginning on the same date the
City and Lumberton barbershops
have agreed to close at 7:30
o'clock p. m., Saturdays except
ed. Mr. Howard McLarty, man-
f . 1 T I A J
ager oi tne LumDerton arug
store, returned Teuesday eve
ning from Monroe, where he had
been with home folks since Sat
urday. He had been sick for
several days, which was the rea-
son for his trip home, tie re
turried very much improved.
Rev. C. H. Durham, pastor
of the First Baptist church, will
preach the annual commence
ment sermon of the Lumber
Bridge public high school at
Lumber Bridge Sunday. The
commencement exercises wilL.,
continue through next Wednes
day. At 11 o'clock Wednesday
morning the literary address will
be made by Prof. M. C. S. Noble,
of the State University.
The Lumberton Gun Club
had a shoot yesterday afternoon
at the club's grounds in North
Lumberton. This is the first
shoot the boys have had this
season and they had with them
yesterday Mr. Robins, represen
tative of the Peters Cartridge
Co., and Mr. Chandler, of the
Smith Cotrell Co. At this meet
Mr. R. H. Crichton, a member
of the club, made the highest
score, 23 out of 25.
Rev. C. H. Durham, pastor
of the First Baptist church, who
will preach the annual commence
ment sermon of the Lumber
Bridge high school at Lumber
Bridge Sunday morning, will re
turn in time to occupy his pulpit
here Sunday evening, and his
subject at this service will be
"The Wreck of the Titanic."
Some one will fill Mr. Durham's
pulpit Sunday morning, though
it is not not certain who it will
be.
Miss Lizzie Caldwell, who
has been confined at her home,
Eight and Water streets, for
about two weeks on account of
injuries sustained in a fall at K.
D. Caldwell & Son's store, is not
improving fast About two
weeks ago, while waiting on a
customer, Miss Caldwell was
tripped up by a rug on the floor
and fell, but at the time did not
think she was hurt much. The
injuries sustained are not thought
to be serious. .