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VOLXUa No! 33. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1912. WHOLE NO. 27G7
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TArT-ROOSEVELT.
Still Kicking T. R's. Dog Aroun
National Committee Gives
Taft Forty Vote and Teddy
None - Chase E. Osborne
Unseated.
Chicago Dispatch, 12th.
President Taft gained 40 more
votes in the Republican National
Convention today through the
settlement of contest cases by the
National Committee.
It was a day of Taft victories
exclusively. In the cases of the
California. Arizona and Michigan
contests the Roosevelt forces
made a fight and voted their full
strength against the Taft dele
gates. In the California case
thev secured a roll call, tossing 16
to 37; in the Arizona contest ihey
failed to get a roil call and in tne
Michigan cases none was asked,
although they voted against seat
ing the Taft delegates at large.
The contests settled today in
favor of President Taft were:
Arizona delegates at large, six;
California, Fourth district, two;
Louisiana, delegates at large,
six; First, Second, Third, Fourth.
Fifth, Sixth, Seventh districts,
14; Michigan, delegates at large,
six; Mississippi, delegates at
Total forty.
Pearl Wight, National com
mitteeman from Louisiana, and
the Roosevelt leader there, lost
in his fight to seat the Roosevelt
delegates from that State. An
ffort was made by Committee
man Harry S. New to end the
long standing differences among
Louisiana Republicans by oth
cially recognizing the Loisel
faction, now controling the State
Republican organization there,
but Mr. Wright headed off such
action.
Governor Chase E. Osborne,
of Michigan, and his Roosevelt
delegates-at-large were unseated
by the decision of the Michigan
case for Taft. The contest over
the Fourth California district,
decided for President Taft, fur
nished the most bitter exchanges
of the day. Francis J. Heney
leading the Roosevelt forces and
insisting upon recognition for the
Roosevelt delegates there.
The National committee had
before it when it adjourned to
night 125 contested seats still to
pass upon. Chairman Victor
Rosewater in a statement at the
end of the session said the com
mittee was not keeping pace
with the work of the last conven
tion. In 1908 but 88 contests re
mained to be decided . on the
Wednesday night preceding the
convention. Members of the
committee fear that the contests
will run well over into the open
ing day of the convention.
The remainder ot the Mississ
ippi contests and those from the
States of Missouri. North Caro
lina Oklahoma. South Carolina
and Tennessee will, it is believed
be disposed of tomorrow. .
Dr. Mallett on the "Boy Prob
lem."
The Lumberton Boy Scouts are
vprv fortunate in securing Kev.
Dr. Frank J. Mallett of Salisbury,
to lecture for them at the opera
house next Monday night.
rr Mallett is an English cler
ffvman. who has been a resident
for several years of the United
States. He 13 a recognized ex
pert on the subject he will dis
.Moa having written extensively.
Krth honks and macrazine articles
ww. - ' -
on it He is the scout master of a
troup of Boy Scouts at Salisbury,
inhere he is the rector of St.
T.nke's Episcopal church. He is
nersonal friend of Rev.
R. E. Steele, scout commissioner
. nf the local Scouts.
Dr. Mallett's lecture is full of
fun and witty sayings, and well
worth attending. The boys have
arranged to serve refreshments
at the close, and there will be a
supplemental musical program.
Those purchasing tickets in ad
vnnce can secure reserved seats
m;tVinnt extra charge. Due no re
serve seats will be sold the night
of the lecture.
-Mr. Harry McGill, who for
something over a month has been
nnriortrnincr treatment at Johns-
Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, for
I mil net suotauicu owm ujvu mo
aeo at the Dresden Cotton Mill,
a ovnected home Saturday. Dr.
T. C Johnson received a tele-
rmm last evening from the hos
Dital authorities to the effect that
BUSY TIKE IN MAYOR'S COURT.
Fourteen Negroes Before
Mayor Caldwell Tuesday On
Charge of Retailing Liquor
In Evidence A "Scared
White" Bunch -Chief Red
fern Says This Is But A Start.
For more than half the day
Tuesday, beginning early in the
morning, there was something
doing in the mayors court. It
certainly was a time, an unusual
time, a time the like of which is
not often witnessed in Lumber
ton. A multitude of "darkness"
had there assembled and plenty
of liquor was on hand, though it
waa not adav of drinking. Everv-
j bodv was sober and Mayor Cald
i Well was master of ceremonies.
Tfr wan a "Hiind Ticrer" hearing.
The folio wing, all colored, had
to answer the charge of handling
"booze": Garfield Howell, ueo.
Blunt, Fred Blount, BobMcNair,
Hector Gilchrist, Howard Robin
son, Aaron Powell. Loftin Nance.
Henry Gavin, Duncan McLaurin,
Will Love. L. B. Bruster, Sloan
Powell and Walter Bennett. Will
Love and Bruster were dismissed,
but all the others were bound to
court, under $50 bond each. Gar
field Howell. Henry Gavin and
IVI m. w w--, I
S!PVrmbois,.a!lfe
others coiner to iail.
This was a "scared-white"
bunch of negroes. They had
sold liquor and there was no get
ting out of it, because, for every
one indicted, Chief of Police H.
H. Red fern offered in evidence a
nint of Honor. The goods were
there and there was no getting
off with the song, "I didn't do
it." Chief Red fern had been at
work on this job for quite a
while and he did his work through
a trusty negro detective.who had
been on the lookout tor several
weeks. This detective is an ex
pert He did some fine work and
made an excellent witness. Chief
Redfern, assisted by Deputy
Sheriff T. C. Barnes and Might
Policeman E. J5. Shooter, round
ed up the bunch, one at a time,
Monday night and Tuesday
morning. ...
Chief Redfern says that this is
but a beginning of what he ex
pects to bring to pass. "Tigers"
had better "git."
BROAD RIDGE BREEZES.
Cotton Looking Sick Prepora-
tions for Children's Day Per
sonal Mention.
correspondence of The Robesonian.
Lumberton, R. F. D. 4, June
10 The rainfall has been very
great 'round about in this sec
tion, causing the cotton to look
sickly; and the fire seems very
comfortable these cool mornings.
Sorrv to report Mrs. Jane Britt
on the sick list Hope for her a
speedy recovery.
Mrs. Homer Surles is spend
ing the week with her mother
here.
The Broad Ridge Sunday school
is Drenarincr for a children's day
and also for the quarterly.
Mr. Odell Kogers spent part
of Sunday night in the Long
Branch section.
Rev. Dock Barnes filled his
regular appointment here yester
day.
The watermelons are doing
fine. I think we can pluck some
by the Fourth, and also some
canteloupes.
Mr. Daniel Rogers spent part
of last week with his mother.
Mrs. Aaron Britt
My father killed a chicken
snake recently that was six feet
in length.
Huckleberries are plentiful
now and part of them are being
picked. Everpbody remember
prayer-meeting and come.
Aunt Becky your letters are
enjoyed by
Kose' '
FULLER-BEST.
Mr. Jno. C. Fuller of Lumberton
and Miss Mary Louis Best of
Goldsboro Married Last Eve
ning. The Robesonian received this
morning from The Goldsboro
Argus, Goldsboro, a telegram in
which was the following:
, "Fuller-Best wedding prettiest
ever celebrated in Goldsboro."
The marriage took place in
Goldsboro last eveningat 8 o'clock
St Paul Methodist Episcopal
church. A full account of the
wedding will appear jn L.Mon-
DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS.
Opened in Baltimore Yesterday
National Committee Prepar
ing for Convention Chairman
Mack Expected to Reach!
Baltimore Yesterday.
Baltimore Dispatch. 12th.
Word came from New York
tonight that National Chairman
Norman E. Mack, chairnfan of
the Democratic National Com
mittee, would not be here with
Secretary Urey Woodson until
tomorrow, when the headquart
ers of the National Committe
would be formally opened. Sev
eral National- committeemen and
local politicians expected the
National chairman tonight and
the first real gathering of lead
era in the pre-convention season
was held in anticipation of Mr.
Mack's arrival.
National Committeeman Dan
iels' plan to make the second
man on the final Presidential
ballot the candidate for Vice
President was met with an au
thoritive announcement that for
Governor Harmon's part he
would not accept a second place
on the ticket Edmond H. Moore,
J L4 VIVUVVt vaN. m mm w -w
mon's chief lieutenants, said
I can say positively that Gov
ernor Harmon would not take
second place should he by any
possibility fail of the main nomi
nation." It was also announced that Ed
win Anderson, of Detroit, would
make a speech seconding Gover
nor Harmon's nomination. No
other speakers to second Gover
nor Harmon's nomination have
been selected.
Plans were made today to
bring the headquarters of Speak
er ChamD Clark to this city be
fore the last of this week or the
first of next week.
National Committeeman Edwin
0. Wood, of Michigan, said to
day that his delegation made up
of Harmon, Wilson, Clark and
Ungerwood men. Mr. Wood
s&id
"I had expected that the com
mittee on arranerements of which
I am a member, would have met
before this to select temporary
officers of the convention, but af
ter all the selection of the tem
porary chairman and the pre
paration of his speech will de
pend largely on what the Repub
licans do in Chicago, so there
will be plenty of time. I haven't
the slightest idea who will be
the temporary chairman and I
do not believe any other member
of the committee knows either. "-
Conductor McLean Hurt on Illi
nois Central Near Batesville.
Under the above caption the
following appeared in a recent
issue of The Commercial Appeal
of Memphis Tenn:
Batesville, Miss., Mav 26.
Traffic on the main line of the
Illinois Central was suspended
for about five hours today on ac
count of the wrecking of tha
baggage car on the Memphis-to-Grenada
train, due here at 9:52,
in which Conductor McLean was
Dainfullv. but not seriously in
jured, about a mile and a half
north of this place. Conductor
McLean was brought to this
place on the engine and placed in
the hands of physicians, and is
at the present time 'able to be
moved, and will be taken to Jhs
home in Memphis. It is stated
that the baggageman was slight
ly bruised, but to no serious ex
tent.
Mr. McLean ia a son of Mr. N.
T. McLean, who lives near Row
land. He has been railroading
for about 17 years and has been
in several wrecks, but this is the
first time that he ever suffered
any personal injury.
Bishop Strange Here.
Rev. Robert Strange D. D., L.
L. D., Bishop of Eastern North
Carolina, assisted by Rev.
Thomas P. Noe, rector of the
church of the Good Shepherd.
Wilmington, conducted a service
of evening prayer at the Presby
terian church Tuesday night.
Bishop Strange preached a
sermon of marked beauty and
power on the text "We are Saved
by Hope," to a good congrega
tion. He announced that Rev.
Mr. Noe would visit Lumberton
frequently from now on to con-
HAWKINS DEFENDANTS FREED.
Jury Returned Verdict of Not
Guilty Yesterday Morning
Wild Scene in Court House.
All defendants in the Myrtle
Hawkins case at Hendersonville
were yesterday declared not
guilty by the jury which had
been sitting through the three
long weeks of the trial, and
were ordered released by the
court The verdict of the jury
was rendered about 11:30 o'clock
yesterday.
The case went to the jury
Tuesday night about 8 o'clock
and they considered it until mid
night It is stated that none of
the jurors were for first degree
murder, although several are
said to have held out for second
decree murder at first The
cause of their change of opinion,
according to one of the jurors,
was the fact that it had not been
definitely proven that the body
found in the lake was that of
Myrtle Hawkins.
There was a wild scene in the
crowded court house when the
verdict was announced.
The iurv had sent word at 10
c'-eipck, that it-wa
port, judge rousnee was seni
for and he reached the court
room about 11 o'clock.
The defendants stood up one
at a time, and Judge Foushee
asked the jury as to the verdict
in the case of each one, In
every instance, the answer was
"not guilty". Mrs. McCall.
when the verdict was announced,
rushed to the foreman of the
jury, threw her arms around his
neck and kissed him. Mrs.
Shaft jumped up and down and
screamed. Hats were thrown in
the air and handkerchiefs waved
bv friends of the defendants.
V 1 - Tl 1 A.
Order was finally restored and
Judge Foushee ordered all the
defendants released.
The release of George Bradley,
Bonev Bradlev. Ab McCall. Beat
rice McCall, Dan McCall. Lizzie
Shaft and Nora Britt, puts the
situation back where it started
with the finding of the body and
sends the question, "Who killed
Myrtle Hawkins; down among
the unsolved mysteries of the
age.
SAYS WILSON IS GAINING.
Josephus Daniels Booms Jersey
Governor For President.
From The Baltimore Sun Bureau.
Washington. June 9. Joseoh
us Daniels. Democratic National
committeeman for North Caroli
na, in Washington today on his
wav to Baltimore tomorrow to
confer over preliminary arrange
ments for the Democratic Nation
al convention, declared that the
Democratic party had one of the
Greatest ODDortunities of its life
to win the Presidency.
He pointed out that for years
the Dartv has been unable to win
control of the Government be
cause it has not had the influence
of the indeDendent Dress. This
vear. he said, the Democrats will
have back of them the powerful
independent newspapers if Wood
row Wilson is nominated.
"Wilson's chances are improv
ing for the nomination, he said,
"Thev will continue to do so.
The influence of the independent
press is being felt."
Mr. Daniel had a long conier-
ence with Senator bimmons.
whose influence among the unm-
structed delegates from North
Carolina will be DOtent ne lat
er took an automobile ride with
Senator Overman.
The Wilson forces here felt the
bouyant feeling with which the
North Carolina editor saturated
the air in his neighborhood. Mr.
Daniels will likely be a powerful
figure to swing the Underwood
delegates from the South to Wil
son in the event that the nomi
nation of the Alabaman becomes
an imnossiblitv.
Congressman Robert L. Henry.
chairman of the House Rules
committee, was also feeling good
todav over the chances for Wil
son. He declared that the idea
that Wilson is the most available
man is becoming stronger every
dav with the Congressional lead
era. that sentiment he said, is
becoming soaked m the minds of
the Democratic leaders' some of
whom do not like Wilson, but re
alize that he will make the
FAIRMONT.
A Growing Town in a Fine Sec
tionNew ChurcnV Tobacco
Warehouse and Stores
As has been mentioned m The
Robesonian recently, the town
of Fairmont is evidencing some
growth and development. It
will soon have completed a large
new tobacco warehouse, some
new stores and work has been
commenced on a new church in
the town. In regard to the
town's development and prog
ress. The Southern Tobacco
Journal has the following to say:
The business men of this town
and a great many farmers in and
arouna that section have gotten
together and formed a joint
stock company, and are now
erecting a large tobacco ware
house which will be ready for
occupancy by July 1st This
will give to Fairmont two large
warehouses, with ample floor
space and facilities for handling
eight millions pounds of tobacco.
The old nouse, which has been
cuccessfully run for several
pears by Messrs. T. F. Reeves &
Co., has two large sale floors.
This with the new warehonse, is
equivalent to this market having
three warehouses. , z
'"lUirmarkef Ts heated on a
branch line of the Atlantic Coast
Line R. R., with four passenger
trains daily, and good freight
rates to all the tobacco centers.
Fairmont is in the center of
the finest tobacco section of the
South Carolina belt, in Robeson
Countv. N.IC. The town has
about 40 stores, mostly brick.
three sales stables, one strong
bank, and another one in course
of construction, three churches,
fine school building, beautiful
residences, good water (mostly
overflow wells) and has about
1,500 inhabitants, all wide awake
and progressive.
The surrounding country is
level, the farmers have small
farms, well cultivated fields,
beautiful farm houses, good
teams and everybody works. As
a result of this push and energy
Robeson county produced 75,000
bales of cotton last year, leading
the Old North State by large
odds, in addition to this they
raised abundant crops of corn,
hav and tobacco, in fact all the
crops do well.
Tobacco, next to cotton as a
monev crop, grows well in Robe
son county. The farmers under
stand how to handle it. and the
buvers appreciate the high color
and ripeness and sweetness.char
acteri3tic of Robeson county to
bacco.
Fairmont being in the center
of this fine tobacco belt with
eood roads leading into this town,
is destined at no far distant day
to he a market of great impor
tance. both to the farmers of
that section, as well as the tobac
co trade generally.
This market is more than 15
miles awav from any other mar
ket, and it is a conservative esti
mate to say within a radius of 12
miles in and around Fairmont,
million pounds of tobacco will be
crown this vear. The crop is all
planted out and a good stand is
doinsr well.
The new warehouse has been
ieased for a term of years by E.
J. Davis & Sons, successful to
bacco men, both at Martinsville,
Va. . and Fairmont
With push and energy of her
warehouse men. and a large in
crease of buyers, we predict
Fairmont will sell this season,
5,000,000 pounds of leaf tobacco.
Mr. Chas. N. Evans of Wilming
ton to Soeak in Lumberton
This Evening.
As has been mentioned in The
Robesonian.' Mr. Chas. N. Evans,
nresident of the Southern Nation
al Bank of Wilmington, will
speak here this evening in the K.
of P. hall in the Lumberton Uot
ton Mill office building. His sub
ject will be "The Building of a
City." Mr. Evans comes at the
invitation of the Industrial &
Commercial Club. Two or three
hundred invitations have been
sent out and a large crowd is ex
pected to be present Lumber
ton's new brass band will furn
ish some music. The speech will
be at 8:30 o'clock and the speak
er will be introduced by Mr. R
D. Caldwell, president of the
club.
-Subscribe-f or The itobesoman.-
LOCAL BRIEFS
Middling cotton today, 10!.
The opera house orchestrm
will play at the Pastime theatre
tonight. Lovers of good music will
doubtless take advantage of the
opportunity to spend an hoar
pleasantly.
Mr. A. T. Parmele killed his
fine bird dog this niornin. The
dog had been sick fur several
days and when it ex hitman symp
toms Mr. Parmele did nor. like he
would not take any clianct .
-At the Pastime theatre Tues
day night Mr. J. K Skipper, of
West Lumberton, held the lucky
number and carried off the 100
soda checks. Another hundred
will be given away next Tuesday
night.
-Mr. Ira Bullard is moving to
day, with his family, from a cat-
tage on Water street, where for
a year or so he has resided, to
his new residence on Sixteenth
and Walnut streets, which has
just been completed.
Dr. W. W. Parker is spend
ing this week in Asheville. Dur
ing his absence, his jewelry store
on Elm Street is being kept open
by Miss Grace Redmond. Dr.
PftfkeTw ulXnobaoTretmTi Sat
urday or Sunday.
County Auditor A. T. Par
mele complains that some of the
reports due to be filed in his of
fice on the first Monday in June
by the mayors of the several
towns in the county and Justices
of the peace have not yet been
received.
-On Sunday night, the 2nd of
this month, Mr. Owen Dees loet
a house on the Creek road, about
two miles from town, by fire.
The building was insured . for
1300 and Mr. Dees received set
tlement yesterday through Mr.
Q. T. Williams, with whom the
insurance was earned.
-Rev. Father Gallagher, of Wilmington,-
will conduct services
for the Catholic congregation at
the opera house Sunday morning
at 7 o'clock. At 4 o'clock in the
afternoon, following Sunday
school exercises. Father Galla
gher will lecture on "What Cath
olics Believe." Public cordially
invited.
Monday about noon Mr. T.
R. Tolar's horse, which was
standing hitched to a road cart
in front of the Freeman Printing
Co. plant, dashed off and ran
across the court house square
and down Fifth street, finally
getting loose from the cart No
one was hurt and the damage
didn't amount to much.
-Mrs. H. T. Pope left Tues
day for Louisburg, Pa., where
tonight she will attend the
Alumae bouquet of Bucknell
University, of which institution
she is a graduate. Mrs Pope
will give the toast for her class,
the class of 1892. Mrs. Pope
will spend sometime, probably a
month, in Pennsylvania visiting
relatives.
Mr. John Smith has been
very sick at his home, corner
Fifth and Cedar streets, since
last Thursday, but his condition
today is thought to be somewhat
improved. His son, Mr. Casper
Smith, who holds a position as
pharmacist in a drug store at
Kings Mountain, came home
Tuesday on account of the ill
ness. Mr. Casper Smith return
ed this morning to Kings Moun
tain. Mr. Leard, District Passenger
Agent of the S. A. L Ry. Co.
In Town Today.
Mr. H. S. Leard, district pas
senger agent for the S. A. L.
Ry. Company, is in town today
working up interest in the Balti
more Democratic Convention.
He is trying to work up a Robe
son county club to go to the con
vention that will be large enough
to take one or two Pullman cars.
He says that if he succeeds in
getting up this club he will be
able to give those going from
this section better service than
they would otherwise receive. If
the Pullman cars are secured
they can be parked in the city
and used to sleep in, and this
will certainly be a great conven
ience for it is expected that it
will be almost impossible to get
sleeping quarters in Baltimore
during the convention tor all
the great crowd that is sure to
be there rr - - -
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