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VOL XLIII NO. 56.
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1912.
WHOLE NO. 2790
COUNTY REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Robeson Republicans Adopt a
Platform, Nominate a Partial
Ticket and Elect Mr. W. K.
Culbreth Chairman-Taftites
and JJull Meese Lie Down To
gether in Peace and Harmony.
Tbe county Republican con
vention held here Saturday in
the court house nominated a
partial ticket, elected Mr. W. K.
Culbreth, of Pembroke township,
chairman, and adopted a platform.
Lines were not drawn between
Taftites and Bull Meese.
The convention was called to
order at 12 o'clock by Mr. B. F.
McLean of Maxton, who has
been acting chairman of the
county executive committee since
the death of Col. S. A. Edmund,
who was chairman. Mr. W. J.
Currie of Maxton was asked to
act as secretary. The tempor
ary organization was then made
permanent and the convention
proceeded to business. The
townships were called and 17 of
the 23 constituting the county
were represented. The follow
ing were appointed committee on
platform and resolutions: Messrs.
S. L. ParkerW.H. Kinlaw.H.M.
Browp, W. K. Culbreth and J.C.
Snoddy. Messrs. E.' E. Johnson,
N. T. Andrews, J. J. Shaw. CM.
D. Howard, H. F. Purvis, L. E.
Tyner and H. F. Bizzell were ap
pointed a committee on nomi
nations. It was then one o'clock
and the convention recessed un
til 2 o'clock.
At the opening of the meeting
there was hardly more than 25
or 30 Republicans present, but
before the close they numbered
over 40.
At the afternoon session the
committee on platform and reso
lutions submited the following
platform, which was adopted:
1. We are in favor of the en
actment of a more progressive
school law, one that will give to
the public schools of the State an
equal chance with our higher in
stitutions. We therefore favor
a more liberal appropriation to
our public schools.
2 We favor changing our road
law so as to make the township
the unit, and also give the people
of each township the right to
elect its officers.
3. We favor a law giving each
township the right to vote a
bond issue for road purposes, said
township to elect its own men to
handle said funds.
4. We are in favor of a more
economical administration of our
county affairs. To that end we
recommend the abolition of all un
necessary offices and the reduc
tion of the salaries of the county
officers.
"5th. We favor the reduction
of our taxes.
"6th. We are in favor of re
corder's courts, said courts to be
located in the principal towns of
the county.
"7th, We favor the .election
law that will prohibit the use of
whiskey or money in primary
elections in Robeson county, mak
ing it criminal offence for a can
didate or his friends to directly
or indirectly use either whiskey
or money or any other thing of
value to secure votes in any pri-
mary eci;uuii m iwucbum
The committee on nominations
was then heard from. It indors
ed the candidacy of Mr. J. W.
Hall of Lumber . Bridge for
sheriff. The following were re
commended for county commis
sioners: ivieasra. xwuei i, imiiaii
of Fairmont, tl. ti. Jonnson ot
St. Paul, L. E. Tyner of Raft
Swamp, A. H. ferry ot f ark ton
and W. G. McLean of Maxton.
Rev. J. L Scott, of Oram, was
recommended for the Senate and
Messrs. H. F Purvis, of Urrum,
land W. J. Currie of Maxton, for
the House. The committee did
iot think it wise to recommend
he nomination of candidates for
Piny Otner ouices ui mia uuie,
f it names tnem at an; ana tnese
.anmmpndat.ions are to be rati-
tV,VIM"- .
r,od hv the convention at a meet
ing to be called later.
The following were namea as
oWates to the State Kepubli-
an convention to be held Wed-
esday in Charlotte: Messrs. w.
Currie, B. F. McLean, W. J.
McDonald, J. C. Snoddy, Neill
cRae, J. w. nan, n. r. rurvis,
E. Johnson, w. iv. uuiDrem
nd Drs.-lV A . JN orment - jn . m.
ndrews: alternates, j. u.
trowirr-i. B." Parish," Hv? Mr
Brown, S. L. Parker, Giles Davis,
W. H. Barnes, Alex. Parham. J.
! R. Lawson, J. L. Humphrey, A.
B. Mercer and Rowland Davis.
Finally for this was the last
act among the doings of the
county Republican host at this
meet-Mr. W. K. Culbreth, well
known as "Windy Billy," was
elected chairman of the execu
tive committe to serve for the
next two years. This part of the
game was a lively time for
a while. Several men were
placed in nomination for the
chairmanship, but after several
rousing speeches were made
seconding the nomination of Mr.
Culbreth the other names were
withdrawn and Mr. Culbreth was
unanimously elected. t
The convention did not ad
journ, but something after 4
o'clock it recessed subject to the
call of the chairman of the
executive committee. It is ex
pected that the meeting will be
held as early as possible after
the State convention,
Very little was said in the con
vention in regard to Taf t and
Roosevelt, but it was very evi
dent that quite a number of the
"Bull Meese" were in the con
vention. In fact, the chairman,
Mr. McLean, said all that was
said on this point, and he stated
that he realized that a great
many of the Republicans wanted
to and would vote for Mr. Roose
velt for President, but said that
he thought that they would all be
able to get together on the State
and county ticket. The Pro
gressives will hold their State
convention tomorrow in Greens
boro, and Mr. McLean suggested
to the delegates that it might be
well for as many of them as
couli do so to attend both con
ventions, going to Greensboro
tomorrow and then back to
Charlotte Wednesday.
PLANS FOR RAISING MONEY
State Democratic Finance Com
mittee Map Out Plans for
Raising Funds Contributions
Wanted.
Mr. A. W. McLean, who, as
has been mentioned in The Robe
sonian, has been appointed by
Chairman McCombs, of the na
tional Democratic committee,
chairman of the finance commit
tee for North Garolina, attended
a meeting of his committee, in
Raleigh Friday. Mr. McLean
notified all the members of the
committee by wire and the at
tendance at the meeting was
good. Mr. Hugh McRae of Wil
mington was elected secretary
treasurer aud a canvasser for
each county in the &fc&v,e was ap
pointed. It i th jpurpcs-3 of the
committee tc have thft nxnes of
all contributes in eJ.& county
published ir thovco'auty newspa
pers and then sent to the secretary-treasurer,
who W'ii have
them published in one of the
State papers.
A letter was read before the
committee from "the national
treasurer calling attention to the
urgent need for funds for imme
diate use. As an illustration of
the amount of money it takes for
the legitimate expenses of a presi
dential campaign, it take $250,
000 to mail one piece of campaign
literature to each of the 25,000,
000 voters in the United States.
Members of the finance com
mittee will canvas3 each county,
especially the larger towns, and
the county canvassers are to can
vass each township, soliciting
contributions from $1 to $1",000.
It is hoped to get several $1,000
contributions in North Carolina.
An idea has gotten abroad that
only $1 contrioutions are wanted.
These of course will be gladly re
ceived but it is hoped that many
will make much larger contribu
tions. National Committeeman Jose
phus Daniels, on account of
having to be so constantly at
National headquarters in New
York, has resigned as a member
of the North Carolina State
Democratic advisory committee
and ex-Judge J. Crawford Biggs
has been appointed to succeed
him.
Whiteville special, August 31,
to Wilmington Star: In the .sec
ond primary held in Columbus
today, J. Thomas Best is nomi
nated for sheriff over Richardson
by more than 1,000 majority. In
dications are that Barden is
nominated for treasurer over
Gorerbjnmore than 100 majority,
RAEFORD POLICEMAN KILLED
A Desperado Shoots Up Town
Kills Chief of Police and
Wounds Eight Others.
Raeford Special. Aug 81, to Charlotte Observer.
Chief-of-Police P. C. Oakes
was killed here tonight about 8
o'clock by , John Cameron, a des
perado from up in Quewhiffle
township of Hoke county. T. F.
Cole was wounded in the arm and
body.
The chief-of-police was killed
by three shots from a breech-
loading shotgun, which took ef
fect in the head and in the body.
Five negro men and two negro
women were shot and wound
ed, but not seriously. Cole will
recover and probably the others,
Cameron went down Main
street in his buggy with his
double-barreled breech-loader and
shot at anybody who attempted
to stop him.
The people were running in
every direction when Chief
Oakes, being out in the edge of
town, and hearing the shfcts, ran
up and tried to stop Cameron,
who shot him three times. Then
Cameron left Raeford in his
buggy, going towards Laurin
burg. .
It is said that Cameron has
held a grudge against the chief
here for some time. He was ar
rested on one occasion on a
charge of drunkenness, and ever
since that time is alleged to have
borne malace.
Cameron Arrested.
Raeford Special, lit. to charlotte Observer.
John Cameron, who shot and
killed Chief of Police P. C.
Oakes, was arrested last night
after being shot in the legs by
Deputy Sheriff McMillan. He
was attempting to run when
shot. Three men were depu
tized by Sheriff Hall to make the
arrest. They went to his home
and waited until about 12 o'clock
when he arrived in his buggy,
when the arrest was made. Dr.
Brown, county physician, dressed
numerous wounds and reported
that they were only flesh
wounds.
Out of the Whole Cloth.
Charlotte Observer.
Some days ago Gibson Gard
ner, who is Washington corres
pondent of the Denver Express,
sent to that paper a cock and
bull story, to the effect that Sen
ator Simmons had played in with
Senator Penrose to aid in the
passage of the Lippitt bill on
wool and woolens. The story
was copied in The Winston-Salem
Sentinel, and is now being broad
cast over North Carolina by
Governor Kitchin's campaign
managers. The story is one of
these whole cloth affairs. Sena
tor LaFollette himself makes
this statement: "
"I am in a position to know
that there is not a word of truth
in the statement. Senator Sim
mons was the first man to put me
on guard respecting the Lippitt
bill a day or two before it was
offered. He voted against the
Lippett bill as did every Demo
cratic Senator. The Democratic
Senators and Republican Pro
gressive Senators together de
feated the Lippitt bill and se
cured the passage of the LaFol
lette bill on schedule K. and
later passed the conference re
port or bill which was vetoed by
the President."
Senator LaFollette further
says that "Senator Simmons with
Senator Martin representing the
Democrats co-operated with me
representing the Progressive Re
publicans to secure action in the
Senate on the wool and woolen
schedule and other tariff bills.
Without such co-operation, the
splendid record made by the
Senate on these tariff sched
ules would not have been possi
ble." In view of this plain statement
of fact. Senator Simmons is not
likely to be injured by the circu
lation of the Gardner story. The
candidate whose friends stick to
the truth will come out on top
in the end.
T. L. Iarks, Murrayville, Ga., Route
1, is in his 73rd year, and was recently
cared of a bad kidney and bladder
trouble. He says himself: "I have suf
fered with my kidneys. My back ached
and I was annoyed with bladder irregu
larities. I can truthfully say one &0c
bottle of Foley Kidney Pills cured me
entirely." They contain no habit form
ing: drugs. '- For sale by all dealers.
CONFEDERATE VETERANS REUNION.
Maxton Entertains
County Veterans
Robeson
Royally at
Annual Reunion.
Maxton Special. Aug. 29. to Charlotte Observer.
Robeson county's Confederate
veterans held their annual re
union here today, and Maxton
entertained them in a royal man
ner. ' More than one hundred
and fifty of the veterans were
present, several counties being
represented. In all nearly two
thousand visitors were in the
town.
At 10:30 the veterans met on
the Presbyterian church lawn
and formed a line. Immediately
ahead of them were about thirtyj
mounted marshals, following
these a brass band. Then came
the floats, beautifully decorated
with bunting, flags and the
prettiest of pretty girls and with
officers of Robeson county camp.
In automobiles, also gayly
dressed, were the speakers of the
day, and following was a long
line of visitors reaching several
blocks.
At 1 11 o'clock Rev. D. M.
Clarkson opened the exercises
with la beautiful prayer for
"thc4 who ..Hi J' H' Wpf
self, being a veteran. Mayor
McKay McKinnon then delivered
a fitting address of welcome.
The response was made by J. A.
McAllister of Lumberton.
The first speaker, Mr. T. W.
Bickett, Attorney General, was
introduced by Hon. Gilbert B.
Patterson. Mr. Bickett's ad
dress was a tribute to those who
fought for the "lost cause." The
next speaker, Maj. Frank Rob
bins of Lexington, was intro
duced by Sylvester B. McLean.
This address was especially in
teresting, for the reason that the
speaker was one who had
fought in many battles, and he
was most pathetic when at the
close of his speech he pointed
to his comrades and hoped that
he would meet all of them in the
"Great Beyond," where peace
would reign continuously.
General James I. Metts of
Wilmington made a short talk
and entertained the crowd with
an old war song, "The Rebel
Boy."
Miss Bessie McLean read a
beautiful tribute to the old sol
diers which left few dry eyes at
the close.
The program was interspersed
with familiar songs, such as
"Tenting. Tonight," "Star
Spangled Banner" and others.
At the hour of 1:30 the exer
cises closed with the announce
ment that a committee of five be
appointed to select a place to
hold its next reunion. Several
invitations were given, but it
is thought best to leave this to a
committee.
All were quite ready for the
large dinner which the ladies had
spread on the tables in the park,
and the veterans were taken in
side the ropes and served first.
Barbecue in plenty, and every
thing else good to eat, is about
the best descriptive of the menu.
In the Mayor's Court.
In Mayor A. P. Caldwell's
court this morning the following
cases were disposed of: W. D.
Johnson, jirunk, judgment sus
pended on payment of cost,
2 1.95; Chas. West, drunk on the
i7th uk , continued under $10
cash bond; Jno. Hunter, arrested
in front of the moving picture
show Saturday afternoon by
Deputy Sheriff T. C. Barnes and
placed in jail, where he remained
until this morning, submitted
and taxed $10 and costs, a total
of $15 45; Woody Wade, simple
assault on Wade Bell, colored, on
the 14th ult, judgment suspend
ed on payment or costs, $3.55
Getting Ready for Graded School
Opening.
The graded school will open
Tuesday of next week and Supt.
Sentelle is having the grounds
cleaned off, the building dusted
out and everything is being
made ready for the beginning.
A big opening is expected. Mr.
Sentelle says that he will be in
his office at the school building
this week for the benefit of any
pupils or patrons of the school
who may desire to see him.
Miss Dovie Prevatt left Sat
urday for Birdville, Columbus
county, where she will teach
schooWHer schoohopens todayr
WANTED IN MISSISSIPPI
Hinds County, Miss.t Sheriff,
Comes After Campbell, Robber
Captured at Proctorville Mis
sissippi Sheriff Son of a Robe
sonian Sheriff D. A. McNeill of Hinds
county, Mississippi, arrived here
yesterday morning and left on
the afternoon Seaboard train
with C.C. Campbell, mention of
whose capture atProctorvilleMon
day night in Mr. Haynes Barnes'
store was made in Thursday's
Robesonian. Sheriff McNeill paid
the reward of $50 for Campbell's
arrest, which goes to Mr. Haynesl
Barnes, and also paid all ex
penses incurred by the county in
taking care of Campbell. Camp
bell escaped last October from
the State penitentary of Missis
sippi. He had served eight
months on a 6-year sentence for
robbery. Campbell says that he
had traveled about some bit since
his escape but had spent most of
the time in Columbus county. A
woman who says she is Camp
bell's wife came to Lumberton
this morning from Rosindale,
She says they were married last
December. It is said that Camp
bell has two or three other wives
scattered over the country.
Sheriff McNeill says that from
information he had obtained
about Campbell he is of the
opinion that he is one of the
"crookedest" kind of crooks.
Sheriff McNeill is a son of the
late John McNeill, who was born
and reared at Red Banks, this
county, and moved to Mississip
pi in early life. He has many
relatives in the county and says
he was at Maxton on a visit 28
years ago. He was. then 20
years old. He was greatly im
pressed with the progress the
county has made. He says that
North Carolina is several years
ahead of Mississippi in develop
ment. IN SOCIAL CIRCLES.
Miss Daisy Snead of Union Fork,
Va.. and Prof. W. S. Whitak
er of Newberry, S. C, Will be
Married at First Baptist
Church Wednesday.
At the First Baptist church
Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock
an event of considerable interest
will take place when Miss Daisy
Holman Snead of Union Fork.Va.,
who has been visiting here for
some time at the home of her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. L. R. Varser, will be
united in marriage to Prof.
Walker Sligh Wh' taker of New
berry, S. C. The ceremony will
be performed by Rev. C. H.
Durham, pastor of the church.
The best man will be Mr. Wight
man Whitaker of Newberry,
a brother of the groom. The
only other attendants will be
Misses Mildred Mclntyre and
Amanda McDiarmid. The ush
ers will be Messrs. Rexford
Stephens and Lawrence Parker.
Miss Ethel Williams will preside
at the organ, Mr. Woodberry
Lennon will play violin and Mrs.
Varser will sing a solo. The
bride will be given away by Mr.
Varser. Immediately after the
ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Whitak
er will leave for Lake Toxaway.
They will be at home at McColl,
S. C. after the 15th inst '
Mr. and Mrs. Varser will give
a reception to the bridal party
tomorrow evening at their home.
Sixth and Walnut streets.
Some Weather, This.
Yesterday was the hottest day
of the year here so far. the ther
mometer registering 101 yester
day afternoon about 3 o'clock.
The highest point reached by the
mercurv here before this summer
was 99, some two weeks ago.
Mr. W. H. Graham of Rowland,
who is in town today, says that
at his house yesterday the ther
mometer registered 103.
Charlotte Chronicle, August 30:
It is a certain fact now that Sen
ator Simmons will open his cam
paign for renomination in Char
lotte. The Senator is in Raleigh
today at his headquarters and he
will stay on the field of battle
until the primaries on the first
Monday ip November. The date
ofl his .opening speech inthe
State, which will be delivered
here will be announced within
the-next f ew days."-ssr
BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
The school at Barker's will
open next Monday, 9th. Miss
Florence Jackson of Lumberton
has been elected principal.
-Dr. W. L. Grantham left
Saturday for New York, where
he will spend some time attend
ing lectures. He will probably
be away about 10 days.
There will be a regular
meeting of St. Alban's Lodge
No. 114, A. F. and A. M., tomor
row evening at 7:45 o'clock.
This is an important meeting and
a full attendance is desired.
Mr. J. C. Stansel, of Allen
ton, has accepted a position as
agent at Rowland for the new
railroad running from Alma to
Rowland. Mr. and Mrs. Stansel
will go to Rowland tomorrow.
Miss Mary Smith, who hast
been sick with fever at the home
of her father, Mr. Jno. W. Smith,
on route No. 5 from Lumberton,
for six weeks, is improving and
is able to sit up and be about the
house now.
MrvC. M. Fuller returned
Friday from St Louis. Mo.,
where he spent several days
buying horses for his sales sta
bles. Two car loads of his horses
have arrived and he is now ready
for the fall trade.
Mr J. A. Boone, who lives
near town, returned Friday from
Raleigh, where he attended the
State farmers' institute last
week. He says that it was a
most profitable and interesting
institute.
-Miss Podie Todd, of Bellamy,
has accepted a position as sales
lady in the department store of
Messrs. R. D. Caldwell & Son,
and Mr. Furman Prevatt, of
Back Swamp, is a new clerk in
this store. They began work
this morning.
-Mr. O M. Britt went Satur
day to Wilmington, where he
will spend some time in a hospit
al undergoing treatment His
right leg, which was hurt at the
Kingsdale plant some few years
ago, has been, troubling him rec
ently. Plumbing and wiring work
was begun last week on the new
Chestnut Street Methodist
church. Mr. A. E White, chair
man of the building committee,
will probably go to Charlotte one
day this week to make contract
for the heating plant
Messrs. A. E. White and
Frank Gough returned Friday
night from a business trip to
Northern cities purchasing goods
for their department store. They
were away two weeks and visited
New York, Boston, Philadelphia,
Atlantic City and other places.
Mr. A. Weinstein returned
Saturday from a trip to Balti
more and New York, where he
spent several days purchasing
goods for his department store,
Fourth and Elm streets. Mr.
Isador Hartz, of Baltimore, re
turned with Mr. Weinstein and
has accepted a position in the
store as salesman. Mr. Wein
stein is opening up a ladies
dress and cloak department in
his store and this department
will be in charge of Mrs. E. B.
Weis, of Baltimore, who will ar
rive in about two weeks.
-It was stated in Thursday's
Robesonian that Mayor A. P.
Caldwell had written to Supt
Gore, of the Hamlet-Wilmington
division of the Seaboard, in regard
to excessive blowing of freight
engine whistles within the cor
porate limits of town at night
and that it had been noted that
this had been practically stopped.
Friday Mayor Caldwell received
a letter from Supt. Gore stating
that the engineer mostly respon
sible for this unnesessary whistle
blowing had been reprimanded
and that it would be stopped.
Mayor Caldwell deserves the
thanks of the town for, taking
action abput this matter. Un
necessary blowing of whistles
at night is a nuisance and is ex
ceedingly annoying to well folks,
and to the sick it is often torture.
Mrs. J. N. Hill, Homer, Ga., has
used Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
for years, and says she always recom
mends it to her friends. "It never fails
to cure our coughs acd colds and prevent
croup. We have five children and
always give them Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound for a cold, and they are
all soon well We would not be with
out it in our house." For sale by all
dealers:?--'" rgy--ryv'