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ROBE A Established 1870. Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cent VOL XLIU NO. 34. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1912. WHOLE NO. 2788 r SOMAN NEGRO MURDERER CAUGHT Geo. Swan, Slayer of Mr. Chas. Gibson at Red Spring. Arrest ed Near Hamlet Taken t8 State Prison. Geo. Swann, the negro wanted for the murder of Mr. Charlie Gibson at Red Springs on Satur day, June 1st, was arrested (Fri day afternoon at 2 o'clock about 2 miles from Hamlet by Mr. E. C. Tennant an overseer of pub lic roads. Swann was found asleep in an old barn by a negro that was working with Mr. Ten nant and the negro told Mr. Ten nant that he knew where Swann was and won Id tell him if he would give him $100 of the re ward. Tennant told the negro he would do so. Swann offered no resistance at all and it is said that he seemed to be relieved when Mr. Tennant took charge of him. Sheriff E. C. McNeill was notified at once and he and Chief H. H. Redfern left on the afternoon train for Hamlet and carried Swann to Raleigh Friday night, where he was placed in the State penitentiary. The sheriff feared an attempt of some mob violence, which is the reason for-carrying Swann to Raleigh. Swann says that after the shooting he never tarried about Red Springs at all but kept trav eling all the time. He went to Gibson and from there to Clio, S. C, thence to Florence, where he spent some time. Then he came to Pembroke and from there he went to Hamlet and said his intentions were to go tp Hoffman, near which place he has an uncle, and then come back to Lumberton and give him self up to Chief Redfern. Swann claims that he did the shooting in self defense. Rumors of Stampede to Roose velt Throw Taft Forces Into Panic. Otik-atro Dispatch. 16th. Another day of conferences, caucusses and counting of dele gates brought no solution to the presidential tangle confronting the Republican national conven tion tonight. During the day the ntv rane with rumors that a break had come and that a stam pede of Southern delegates to Colonel Roosevelt had becrun. The Roosevelt headquarters made public letters bearing the names of five delegates from Georgia and five from MississiDDi. here tofore counted solidly in the Taft column, Declaring them selves for Colonel Roosevelt as the only hope of the party. Ear lier in the day Timothy Wood ruff of New York had announced that he had given Colonel Roose velt assurance of his support. These statements for a time threw the Taft headquarters in to something of a panic. Mem bars of the Georgia and Missis sippi delegations were hastily summoned and there was a re turn of composure when it was learned that four of the five Georgia delegates who had sup posedly signed the letter to Col onel Roosevelt had not yet reached the city. Later the Taft headquarters claimed to have telegrams from these delegates denying that they had deserted him. Christian Endeavor Convention at Wilmington. The Lumberton delegates re turned today from the State Christian Endeavor convention in Wilmington. They say it was one of the best ever held in the State. They captured three of the State offices. Rev. R. E. Steele was re-elected president and Captain J. P. Russell was elect ed State treasurer, and also su perintendent of transportation. The speeches were all good. The State Union was reorganiz ed, new officers were chosen, and three times as much money was pledged as for last year Which End Must be Muzzled? This mornincr a citizen of Lum berton stepped into The Robe sonian office and requested that The Robesonian ask the question as to which end of dogs the town ordinance demands should be muzzled. He says that dogs are running at large on the streets with muzzles dangling about hem, buLthe dogs biting ability .is just as good as if there was no muzzle in the business at all. HEAD SNATCHED OFF. Horrible Death of 9-Year-Old Boy at Dresden Cotton Mill Head Snatched Completely Off While Playing at Mill Not an Employe. There was a horrible accident Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Dresden cotton mill when Albert Laughter, 9-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Laughter, was caught, in the machinery and killed instantly. The little fel low was in the basement under the mill playing with Evans Wil liams, 11 years old, who is an employe of the mill. He had a large cotton cord thrown around his neck and was trying to throw the loose end over an iron pipe that was hanging within a feot or so of a moving shaft when the cord caught around the shaft, snatching the little fellow's head completely off and stripping the body of its clothes. The little Williams boy was the only eye witness and he says that it all happened in a flash, that he tried to rescue Albert and in the effort he had some skin knocked off of two of his fingers. Coroner Kancke held an in quest and the verdict of the jury was that death was the result of an accident for which no individ ual or the mill was directly re sponsible. The little fellow nevor worked at the milll at all, but his parents worked on the night force and lived in a cottage near the mill. Mr. G. F. Brietz, superintendent of the mill, had warned the boy of the danger of playing about the mill and only the day before had sent him home. This was the only child of Mr. and Mrs, Laughter. The funeral service was conducted Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock by Rev. R. L. Caraway, pastor of the Lumberton circuit, and inter ment was made in the cemetery at the county home. RED SPRINGS BUDGET. Two Marriages Personal Men tion. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Red Springs, June 15. Miss Mary Williams is visiting friends in Washington, D. C. Misses Ellen Coxe, Ethel Gib son and Margaret McEachern at tended the annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary Union, which convened in Rowland last week. Mrs. Munelly and daughter, Miss Mamie, of Bennettsville, S. C, are spending several weeks at Hotel Red Springs. Dr. R. D. McMillan left Friday night for Baltimore, Md., and from there he went to Havendale, Virginia, where he was married Monday evening to Miss Gertrude Garrison. Dr. McMillan was ac companied by his sister. Miss Genevieve McMillan and Messrs. Jesse McCallum and Kenneth Denny. After the ceremony Dr. and Mrs. McMillan left by boat for Washington and after spend ing several days there will visit western North Carolina. Mesdames Taylor Morrow and B. F. McMillan spent Wednesday in Rowland. Mr. W. Ernest Sikes and Miss Mabel Merle Croom were married Wednesday at the home of the bride, 610 Dock St. Wilmington. Mr. James Townsend, Dr. C. G. VardelL officiating minister, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sikes, par ents of the groom, and Miss Glennie Graham were those from here "who attended the wedding. Mr. Sikes is one of our prosper ous young business men and Miss Croom is a graduate of S. P. C. and taught last year in Philadel- phus high school. We congrat ulate the happy couple and wish for them a long life of joy and prosperity. Mr. and Mrs. Sikes will spend their honeymoon in the mountains of western North Carolina, joining Dr. and Mrs. McMillan in Montreat. Misses Margaret Williams and Sophie Kluttz have returned from a pleasant visit to Mrs. Louis Hall in Wilmington. Miss Alice de Vane, who holds a responsible position in Char lotte, is spending a while at home. Mrs. S. A. Cotton and children are visiting relatives in Pitts boro. Messrs. Arthur McRae and Douglas McMillan .spent a few days of last week in Bennettsville. MURDER AND SUICIDE. Young Man Shoots and Kills Sweetheart and Self at Salis bury. Salisbury Special. 16th. to charlotte Observer. A tragedy occurred here to night shortly after nine o'clock, when Frank D. Chunn sent a ball through the heart of his sweetheart, Miss Burnadette Roueche. and then turning the pistol on himself sent a ball crashing through his brain. The young couple had attended services at Sacred Heart Catholic church together and had returned and were on the porch of the residence of an uncle of the dead girl where the shooting took place. Charles Gable and Miss Hor tense Roueche were with them at the time but had gone behind the house to a well to get water when a pistol shot was heard. Gable ran around to the porch and saw Chunn with the smok ing pistol in his hand. On being asked what was the trouble Chunn pointing the pistol at Gable told him to stand back and turned the weapon on himself with the result as stated. Miss Roueche died instantly while Chunn lived a half an hour but never - regahfeUH?oft8ei6iis ness. The shooting was done with a 38 calibre pistol. A wound was found on the temple of the dead woman and many are in- c ined to believe that she was struck before being fired upon. Miss Roueche was the daugh ter of Mrs. Margaret Roueche and a niece of J. X. Roueche, one of the proprietors of The Salis bury Post. She was only 19 years old and was stenographer for the Salisbury Realty and in surance Company, and was well liked and popular in the city. Chunn was 23 years old and a boiler maker at Spencer. He was a quiet young fellow and no one suspected that he was cap able of the awful crime com mitted. His mother, Mrs. Blor inda Chunn lives in Asheville and he is a nephew of Misses Sallie and Maggie Chunn of this city. Jealousy is supposed to be the cause of the affair. It is known that Miss Roueche refused to marry Chunn six months ago, al though she still allowed him to pay her attention merely as a friend. What transpired between them tonight will never be known. Gaddysville Notes. Carres Dondenoe of The Robesonian. Gaddysville, June 14 Since my last letter we have had a tor rential down pour of rain and it is also rafting now. We expect this is going to injure young crops to some extend as well as the severe cold for June. We are sorry to report that Master Alford BfTtler is suffering an attact of measles. Hope he will soon be well. Mr. J. R. Branch was a Fair mont business visitor Thursday. Mrs. Sarah Ivey and daughter. Miss Naomi, were the guests of Mrs. Ivey's sisters, Misses But ler. Thursday. Glad to report that Mr. R. A. Gaddy is recovering from being sick. Mr. C. P. McGirt is off on a vacation at Greensboro. Mr. J. W. Gaddy visited relatives at Purvis Sunday. Mr. Coke Gaddy has returned from a recent trip to Florida. Mr. C. T. Lewis is recovering from a severe sickness. Mrs. C. P. McGirt is spending a while with her parents. Mrs. D. V. Rodgers and Masters Cecil and Robert were the guests of Mrs. Rodgers father, Mr. J. W. Andrews, Sunday. Little Will. General Freight and Passenger Agent for V. & C. S. Mr. G. Y. Jones, auditor and freight claim agent for the Laurinburg & Southern Railroad, rith headquarters at Laurinburg, has accepted the position of gen eral freight and passenger agent of the Virginia & Carolina South ern. He has a wife and two children and will enter upon his new duties here July 1. He suc ceeds Mr. S. R. Clary, who sever ed his connection with the V. & C. S. on the 1st inst.,.and moved to Washington, this State, where he now holds a position with the Coast Line. "THE BUILDING OF A CITY. Address Before the Lumberton Industrial and Commercial Club by Mr. Chas. N. Evans, President of the Southern National Bank of Wilmington Mr. Chas. N. Evans, president of the bouthern National Bank, Wilmington, addressed a good audience here Monday evening in the K. of P. hall in the Lum berton Cotton Mill office building on the subject of "The Building of a City." Something after 8:30 o'clock Mr. R. D. Caldwell, president of the Industnal and Commercial Club, at whose invitation Mr. Evans came, made a few remarks expressing his appreciation of the response to the invitations sent out and he announced that Mr. Stephen Mclntyre would in troduce the speaker of the even ing. Mr. Mclntyre is always at home on a job of this kind and in the course of his remarks said, "that of the cities in North Caro lina Charlotte is the Manchester, Wilmington the Liverpool and the greatest town between them is Lumberton, and the speaker, who has lived in Charlotte and now resides in Wilmington, will ell .us how to build a city. " In the beginning Mr. Evans told his audience that he was no orator and did not claim to be anything other than a banker and after having had an automobile drive through and around town he felt that it would be immodest for him to try to tell the citizens of Lumberton how to build a city, because he was convinced that Lumberton had already taken the initiative in city build ing. He said that he had always been interested more or less in the building of cities in the ca pacity of a helper in every way that it had been possible for him to render service, and that he hoped, in the course of his talk, to be able to express some thought or make some suggestion that would help the people of Lumberton in their efforts to make the town a great city. He congratulated Lumberton on its school building, handsome churches and other buildings and said that the First Baptist church is one of the finest churches he ever saw. He said that in Wilmington they often had inquiries about the Lumber ton factories, and the answer always given is "they are good;" and he congratulated Lumberton, that they could say this. Mr. Evans said that the Industrial and Commercial Club should take the initiative in the progress of things in and about the town, in this way things would be started and completed that otherwise would never be done. He ex pressed himself as being of the opinion that Lumberton's club, in active members, is better than the club in Wilmington, and he impressed upon his audience the necessity of a town's having a live and wide awake club. He said that the Greater Charlotte Club of Charlotte had been worth as jnuch to the city as a new railroad would have been. It built the Selwvn hotel and he told of many other things of wonderful effect that the Greater Charlotte Club had been largely responsible for in the great development of that city. He also mentioned some great things that had been accomplished in Wilmington through the club there. He does not think that cities should grant to corporations perpetual franchises for it often hinders progress, and he cited several instances where towns and cities had been greatly hampered in progress because of this one thing. Mr. Evans said that he favors the commission form of govern ment for towns and cities and his argument in favor of it was con vincing. He says that under the present method of government too many people have a say-so in the doing of things, and the officials are not paid enough to justify them in giving their time to the proper management of af fairs, therefore, the business of but few towns is conducted on business principals. He said that the government of a city or town is just what the people would have it, for they all have to do with the election of offi cers. If the government is bad the people are responsible for it and if it is good they are en titled to the credit. He said that the newspapers are a great pow er in the progress of a town and that they should have the hearty and warm support of the people. He impressed upon his audience the importance of advertising, and said that towns should ad vertise at home and abroad, tie said that live banks are among the valuable assets of a tewn and that they should always be in terested in the town and should aid in every possible way in its development, and this he said he felt sure the Lumber ton banks are doing for Lunr berton. He said he was for sev en years secretary of the State Bankers' Association, and with a degree of pride the record of the Bank of Lumberton was always singled out. He congratulated the town on its banks and said that in city-building they would have a large part to play. The streets are the veins and arteries of a city, therefore, they must be kept clean and in excellent condition if we would have healthy towns and cities. He congratulated Lumberton upon its street building. He said that civic associations, and other sim ilar organizations under the management of the ladies are great powers in the progress of a town or city. The ladies h ad done wonders in Wilmington; He put much stress upon the necessity of perfect sanitation; health 13 not to be valued in dollars and cents. Mr. Evans spoke for about an hour and it was an excellent address. He ar rived Thursday afternoon at 6 o'clock from Wilmington and returnad Friday morning. While here he was a guest at the home of his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Evans, Sixth and Pine staeets. He was at supper Thursday eve ning at the Waverly hotel with several of Lumberton s promi nent business men, among whom were Messrs. R. D. Caldwell, A. W. McLean, C. V. Brown, H. M. McAllister, E. L. Holloway and T. C. Evans. Lumberton's new brass band furnished some music. New Grist Mill and General Wood Supply Business. Messrs. E. B. Freeman and J. A. Boone, Sr., have purchased the buildings formerly occupied by the Lumberton Novelty Works, at the intersection of the Elizabethtown road and Virginia & Carolina Southern Railroad, also the wood mill and grist mill of the defunct company, and will open within about two weeks, when a new 20-horse-power gas oline engine will be installed, an up-to-date grist mill and general wood supply business. The build ings, which comprise one large building and sheds sufficient to shelter about 500 or 600 cords of wood, were purchased from Mr. Geo. G. French, who purchased the Lumberton Novelty Works at a receiver's sale conducted on June 6 by R. A. McLean as re ceiver, and the deal is contingent upon confirmation of that sale at the July term of court. The land upon which the buildings are located was purchased from Messrs. A. W. McLean and A. E. White. Mr. Freeman is president and manager of the Freeman Print ing Co. and will continue his connection with that company while devoting a part of his time to the new business, which will be managed by Mr. Boone. Dr. Frank J. Mallett Speaks for Boy Scoots at Opera House Tonight. Dr. Frank J. Mallett captivated the great State Christian En deavor Convention at Wilming ton with his brilliant wit and in spiring sayings. He comes di rect from the convention to Lum berton, and will lecture at 8:30 in the opera house. The band will play and cooling refresh ments will be served. Admission. 25cts. for benefit of Boy Scouts. The North Carolina Fire Un derwriters' Association adjourn ed its fifteenth annual session at Raleigh Friday afternoon to meet in 1913 in Fayetteville. The as sociation elected as officers R. E. Follon, Winston-Salem, presi dent; W. B. Merrimon, Greens boro, arid Ernest Deans, Wilson, vice-presidents, and W. , E. Sharpe, Burlington, secretary-treasurer. LOCAL BRIEFS Middling cotton today, 11 cents. Miss Emma May Rozier and Mr. R. A. Rozier were married yesterday at St Paul at the home of Mr. J. D. Clark, who officiau ed. There will beareorular meet ing of St Albans Lodge No. 114, A. F. & A. M., tomorrow evening at 8:30 o'clock. This is t time for the annual election uf . rficers and a full attendance ia desired. Messrs. Lee Correll and Lee Stone retured Saturday from Rowland, where they had been assisting the Rowland baseball team in a game or so. Of course, the Rowland team won. The Seaboard is offering a special rate of $7.45, round trip, to Norfolk, Va., account the World-Wide Baraca Philathe Union to be held there June 22 27. Tickets will go on sale the 19th. Mr. Robert E. Steele, Jr., came home Friday from Wash ington Lee University, Virginia, where he has just finished a course in civil engineering. For the present Mr. Steele has ac cepted a position with Mr. F. F. Vetmore. -Mr. Jake E. Phillips, of Uval da, Texas, is in town today with Mr. Giles Davis of Raft Swamp. He arrived at Mr. Davis Satur day and will spend some time in the county visiting relatives. Mr. Phillips is a brother-in-law of Mr. Davis. H. Canady, Indian, who lives on route one about 6 miles from town, was in town Saturday and says that he had green peas for dinner at his home Friday. He says that his neighbor, E. Pone, also Indian, has plentyjjf them. Canady planted "his peas in March and Pone in April. -Messrs. J. A. Green, Jr., and B. S. Edwards have leased from Mr. G. S. McKenzie the Robeson Advance, which was established here in 1910 as a Republican pa per and has changed hands four times, being independent for a while and now Democratic. Mr. Green has had some newspaper experience on the Greensboro Daily News and Mr. Edwards is a competent man on the mechan ical end ot a newspaper. Movements of the People About Antioch, Near Bellamy War Declared on "Gen. Green," Correspondence of The Robesonian. Antioch, June 14. Rev. K. Barnes filled his regular appoint ment here Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mercer, of Bladenboro, spent Sunday with Mrs. Mercer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Pittman. - Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Meares, of South Carolina, are visiting friends and relatives in this section. Mr. Albert Smith, of Allenton, spent Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr. W. W. Pitman. Mis3 Addie Pitt man spent , Sunday . with Miss Viola Smith. Mr. Jim Clewis, of Ea3t Lumberton, spent Sunday in this section. Miss Lula Dun can spent Sunday with Miss Mary Pittman. Miss Rosa Mer cer, of Route 5 from Lumberton, spent Sunday with Miss Maggie Pittman. Mr. Walter Meares. of Lumberton, spent Sunday in this section. The farmers of this section have declared war against "Gen eral Green." Don't think the battle will last long. Mrs. B. C. Todd and two chil dren, Master Dougald and . little Miss Ava, spent Tuesday at Lumberton. Mr. Wright Pittman spent Thursday near Hope Mills. Aunt Becky, write oftener. Your letters are very much en joyed by Blue Eyed Josephine." President Taft in a special message to Congress on the 12th asked for an appropriation of $100,000 to be expended by the revenue cutter service in caring for volcano victims near Kodiak, Alaska. In his message the President declares that he is in receipt of reliable information that as the result of the volcanic disturbances more that a thou sand people are rendered home less and that unless aid can be given them they are likely to suffer.
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