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' --Jr.- 't .t 1 ONIA Established 1870. Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cents VOL XLIII NO. lOl. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY lO, 1913. WHOLE NO. 2835 SUPERIOR COURT. REVOLUTION IN MEXICO. WEBB BILL PASSES HOUSE. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PARKTON PARAGRAPHS. BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. ROBES N Trial of Aaron Stackhouse on Charge of Murdering Henry Lilly Begins Tomorrow Disposition made of a Number of Cases. The second week of the Superior Court for the trial of criming causes, Judge G. S. Ferguson of Waynesville presiding and Solicitor Sinclair being present to represent the State, began this morning at 10 o'clock. Ine fol lowing cases have been disposed of: Loftin Nance, retailing; guilty; 12 months onloads. Clarence Patterson, attempt at rape; charge changed to simple as sault and defendant pleads guilty; judgment suspended on payment of costs. Mack McLaurin, resisting officer; guilty; 6 months on roads. C. H Williamson, carrying con cealed weapon; plead guilty; $10 fine and costs. Lacey Robeson, carrying concealed weapon; guilty; 12 months on roads. Fred McCallum, larceny; guilty; 8 monthso n roads.- J. C. Wilkes, appeal from mayor and resisting officer; not guilty of re sisting officer but guilty of violating ordinances of the town of Maxton. Ernest McKay, larceny The trial of Aaron Stackhouse on the chirge of murdering Henry Lilly on December 15 last was set for to morrow and a special venire of 75 men has been drawn. Erneut McKay, larceny; guilty of receiving stolon goods knowing them to be stolen. Ed. Melvin, larceny; not guilty. R. L. Kinlaw marked as principal prose cutor. The court finds that the pros ecution is frivolous and malicious and ordsred that Kinlaw pay costs. Lum Thomas, assault with deadly weapon; plead guilty; judgment sus pended on payment of costs. Jack Johnson, retailing; guilty; 6 months on roads. (An interesting ar ticle about the preliminary trial of this negro is reproduced in this issue from the Rowland Sun.) O. I. Floyd, assault with deadly weapon; plead guilty; judgment sus pended on payment of costs. Lum Edwards, Florence Edwards, Allen Lamb, Harriet Bapson, -Henry Bapson, assault with deadly weapon; plead guilty; judgment suspended on payment of costs Jim McNair, assault with deadly weapon; four months on roads. ' Ben Baptist, carrying concealed weapon; plead guilty;; 2 months on roads. Will Carter, abandonment; plead guilty; judgment suspended on pay ment of costs. Jim McNeill, assault with deadly weapon; guilty of simple assault; judgment suspended. Alex. Brown, alias Alex. McMillan, retailing; guilty; 6 months on roads to commence at expiration of sen tence for another offense; 3 months on roads for carrying conceaiyu weap on. Purdy McNeill, assaultwith deadly weapon; plead guilty; judgment sus pended. Jim Britt, retailing; plead guilty; prayer for judgment continued on payment of costs. Walter McRae, larceny; guilty; 12 months on roads. Jno. McNair, forcible trespass; plead guilty; judgment suspended; in another case for same offense, 10 months on roads. Luke Lilly, forcible trespass; plead guilty; judgment suspended on pay ment of costs. Corn Exposition Will Continue This Week. Columbia, S. C, Dispatch, 7th. At the urgent demand of prominent individuals and commercial organiza tions, the Fifth National Corn Expo sition, which was to have closed to morrow, will continue next week. This announcement was contained in a statement made public by E. J. Wat son, State Commissioner of Agricul ture, and concurred in by representa tives of the exposition. "The Fifth National Corn Exposi tion is to continue through another week, closing next Friday evening," the statement read. "The exposition is proclaimed by all to be too great in its educational value to the people to be closed before those who have just realized its magnitude have an opportunity to visit it." Round-table conferences on the country church featured today's pro gram at the exposition. One of the leading addresses on this subject was delivered by Dr. Warren H. Wilson, superintendent of the church and country life department of the Pres byterian board of Home Missions of New York. In addition to conferences tomor row, an address will be made by Ze ferino Dominguez, a well-known Mex ican agriculturist. Mr. J. J. Cherry, of Raleigh, has accepted a position in the Pope Drug Co.'s store as salesman. He began work last week and succeeds Mr. Hec tor McPhaul, who some days ago went to Raleigh, where he is taking a course in Page's School of Phar Army in Revolt and Practically in Control of Capitol Madero Takes Refuge in Palace. Mexico City Dispatch, 9th. President Francisco Madero, with his ministers and a strong detach ment of loyal Mexican troops, is for tified in the National Palace tonight while Gen. Felix Diaz, with a large majority of the regulars behind him, has practical control of the Capital. In several bloody encounters today, the President and his supporters suc ceeding in defending themselves against the rebels and, notwithstand ing the fact that the troops in large numbers are in a state of revolt, which carried all before them to day, there was an appearance of gen uine optimism at the Palace among Madero and his ministers To all parts of the Republic, Ma dero telegraphed reassuring news which he and his Cabinet seemed to believe. The State Governors and military commanders were assured of the loyalty of the army and that tranquility had been restored. To a representative of the Associat ed Press, President Madero said the facility with which the new revolt had been suppressed was only another indication of the strength of the gov ernment and the loyalty of the army. Pointing from the window in the Pa lace to a mob, for the most part boys, carrying the National flag afid crying vivas Madero, the President said: "There you can see the people are with us. It is said that the govern ment stands alone, but that is not true. The government has the sup port of the people. There will be no more temporizing; we are going to use the iron hand." Earlier in the day, shortly after the first outbreak occurred, Madero de clared martial law throughout the city and announced that he would ask Congress to authorize a suspension of the guarantees throughout the Re public. General Huerta was named as post commander on acount of the wounding of General Villar. The army which is in revolt in Mex ico City, took possession of the pub lic buildings, shot down Federal ad herents in .the street, . released Gen. Felix Diaz, leader of the Vera Cruz revolt from prison, and falling into line under his banner practically cap tured the Mexican Capital. Francisco Madero, President of the Republic and members of his Cabinet, took refuge in the National Palace, where they were beseiged, but with some loyal troops at their backs, suc ceeded' in defending the Palace from the assaults of revolutionists. Madero 's family Has taken refuge in the Japanese Legation and tonight the President is making a tight des perate in its efforts, against what ap pears to be enormous odds for reten tion of his power. General Diaz, who is the nephew of the deposed President, Porfirio Diaz, is now at the head of a majority of the Capital troops, including most of the artillery and is in possession of the arsenal in the city and the powder works nearby. Madero is relying upon the loyalty of Gen. Blanquet, who has been sum moned from Toluca, 40 miles distant, but Blanquet has only a thousand men under his command and the rebels are confident of defeating him should he refuse to join the revolt. Turks Repulsed With Heavy Losses. Sofia Dispatch, 9th. An official statement issued this af ternoon says the Turks on Saturday took the offensive against the Bulga rians before Bulair in the Gallipoli Peninsula. After a fierce engagement lasting several hours the Bulgarians repulsed the Turks pursuing them to Bulair forts. Many wounded were left on the field. Turkish prisoners say six divisions took part in the movement. At night fall the Turks made another attempt down the coast where 20 vessels had made their appearance. The landing parties from the ships were attack ed by the Bulgarians, who inflicted heavy losses. The Turkish vessels there upon sailed away. All attempts of the Turks to as sume the offensive at Tchatalja have been checked. They essayed to land troops at Podima to the northeast of Istrandia on the Black Sea, but were beaten off leaving 50 dead. The bombarment of Adrianope con tinues with uniform success. Desert ers say the people within the invested city are fleeing from one section to another to avoid the Bulgarian shells. Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Dubois, of John son City, Tenn., are in town guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Ham ilton. Mr. Dubois was for some years proprietor of the Lumberton Bakery, going from here to Tennessee where he ha3 been in the same business. He has sold out in Johnson City and says that he will. try the business in Lum berton again if he can buy his old shop, which is now owned by Mr. J. R. Morris. Whether he can buy his old business, or- not, it is hoped that he and Mrs." Dubois can be induced to stay in Lymberton. Senate May Novr Say Whether Liquor May Be Shipped Into Dry States. Washington Dispatch, 8th. ThTWebb bill to prohibit the inter State shipment of liquor into dry States for purpose of sale "or in any manner used" in violation of the State laws, was passed by the house of Rep resentatives today. 240 votes were recorded in favor of the measure while 65 Representatives voted against it. The passage of the bill ended one of the most stubbornly fought all day contests of this Congress. Sena tor Kenyon, of Iowa, author of a Sen ate measure of the same general pur port sat in the House most of the day, watching the fight, which opened with a contest over the rule to bring up the Webb bill. Representatives or organized sa loon advocates sat in the galleries and kept tallies on the roll calls. All amendments offered to the bill were rejected. One of these would have substitut ed the bill already passed by the Senate and another would have add ed a penalizing clause with fine and imprisonment provisions, which some members declared would have made the measure unconstitutional. The bill now goes to the Senate. BOTH RIGHT AND WRONG. Part of Fairmont Rural Route No. 2 Discontinued and a New Section Added. Mr. Fred B. Johnson, who lives on route 2 from Fairmont, was in town Friday and he puts The Robesonian rig"ht with regard to the rumor that route 2 from Fairmont had been dis continued. He says that only part of the route has been discontinued and that was effective the first of the month. Mr. Johnson lives on the part of the route discontinued and says that he has been unable to learn the cause for the change. The route from Bethesda church to Mr. J. R. Rhodes', a distance of about two miles, has been abandoned and the carrier now goes from Bethesda church out by Hedgpeth's place, and Rev. R. A. Hedgpeth's place, coming back into the old route at Mr. J. G. Rhodes', a distance of about two and aquarter miles. Mr. Johnson says that on that part of the route abandoned 22 fam ilies were served and on the new sec tion of the route only 11 families are served. Among the Sick. , Mrs. Sue Rowland, who for several days had been very sick at her home, in north-western part of town, is bet ter and it is expected that she will be able in a few days to be up again. Miss Leslie Proctor underwent an operation yesterday at the Thompson hospital for appendicitis. Dr. H. A. Royster of Raleigh performed the operation, assisted by Drs. N. A. Thompson and John Knox. Dr. Roy ster arrived yesterday morning and returned to Raleigh last evening. The condition of Mr. B. Stansel of Allenton, who for several days has bee"n sick at the Thompson hospital, is unimproved. He Is suffering from a complication of troubles and his condition is thought to be very ser ious. Practically all of Mr. Stansel's family are here with him. Mr. J. P. Stansel of Wilmington has been here since Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Stansel of Rowland arrived yester day and Miss Mattie Stansel of Greensboro came in this morning. Miss Jessie Prevatt, of Orrum, who about a week ago underwent an ope ration at the Thompson hospital for appendicitis, is getting along nicely and it is expected that she will be able to go home in a few days. Residence Burned Last Evening. Mr. Charlie Bennett had the mis fortune alst evening of losing by fire his home, which was in the northern part of town on the Eliza beth road, just within the corporate limits. The fire was discovered about 8 o'clock and within a very few min utes the house was in ashes. The family all left the house about three quarters of an hour before the fire was discovered and were at the home of Mrs. Cora McNeill, which is only about 500 yards away. With the ex ception of three chairs and a few pictures from one front room, noth ing was saved. The house, was a good seven room building and was recent ly remodeled. Mr. Bennett says that he had $1,250 insurance on the house, but had none on his furniture. Mr. L. R. Varser has had lum ber placed on the ground for remod eljng the old Baptist parsonage on Fifth street, which he recently pur chased from the First Baptist con gregation and which is still occupied by Rev. C. II. Durham. As soon as the new parsonage, Walnut and Sixth streets, is ready for occupancy, Mr. Durham and family will move in and Mr. Varser wilf begin work, on the old parsonage. He will add a room on the first floor, put in an extra bathroom, repaint the entire inside and make other changes,. Question of Two Judicial Circuits Comes Up Again Committee to Work Out Apportionment of State With 20 Judicial Districts Other I Items. The question of dividing the State into two circuits of Superior Court looms up for contest a second time this session. Ward in the Senate and Weatherspoon in the House introduc ed bills for the State to be divided into two judicial districts of ten dis tricts each Saturday and with the question of 20 districts settled, law yers intend to fight it out along with the rcdistricting of the State under the new act. Through joint resolution by Sena tor Jones, put through immediate pas sage in the Senate, heads of State institutions are directed to report at once the very least money each can get along with for the next two years, this for information of the committee on appropriations. The House Thursday referred the Justice State-wide primary ui 11 to a special committtee of five, afpoint ed by the Speaker, to tali i wiole matter under 'consideration, draft a new primary bill and report to the House in seven days. A mileage bill passed the House Thursday requiring railroads to curry the wife and children f the purcbas ei oi an intra-State mileage book of 1,000 miles at 2 cents a mile or sell tickets at 2 cents a mile at the option of the company. These mileage books must be interchangeable and any railroad in the State must stand ready to accept such mileage issued by the other roads in the State or sell tickets at 2 cents a mile. It does not require railroads to pull mileage on trains. The Stewart anti-tipping bill has been killed in the Senate. Among the bills of State-wide in terest introduced are the following: Senate To encourage road building by authorizing a State bond issue; to take convicts from railroads and put them to building public roads; to make uniform the crime of larceny; to fix the salary of the Comissioner of Agriculture by law; to compel the Carolina, Tennessee and Southern railway to begin work on the Frank lin end of the proposed line within two years. House To create the county of Middlesex from portions of Wake, ! Nash, Franklin and Wilson counties with Middlesex as the county seat. Two subcommittees of the joint committee of Senate and House on judicial districts will Work out the apportionment of the State into the 20 judicial districts decided upon and the matter of the salaries to be paid the 20 solicitors. Senators Martin, Bryant and Watts and Representa tives Bowie, Dunning and Wooten were appointed on the committee to redistrict the State, Senators Coun cil, Pharr and Little and Representa tives Warren, Kellum and Faircloth being named on the committee on so licitors' salaries. The House committee on counties, cities and towns has decided to make favorable report on the bill to create Aycock county out of portions of Guilford, Davidson and Randolph with High Point as the county seat. The House Friday passed the Sen ate bill amending the law limiting the borrowing capacity of building and loan associations. As passed the bill limits the borrowing capacity to 30 per cent of the amount "then paid in subscriptions and dues on install ment shares," instead of 50 per cent of "assets" as passed by the Sen ate. The amendments offered on the floor of the House were voted down. 4 The bill goes back to the Senate for concurrence in the House amend ments. The committee substitute for the Miller employers' liability bill passed the House and goes to the Senate. It abrogates the doctrines of contribu tory negligence and negligence of a fellow servant, and applies only to employes in hazardous occupations other than railroad work. It estab lishes the doctrine of "comparative" negligence and abolishes the doctrine of assumption of risk. It does not apply to employers of fewer than twenty-five persons. Sings Evenly Through Confusion Caused by Fire Alarm. When the fire alarm was sounded last evening Chestnut Street Method ist church was filled almost to over flowing and of course everybody felt that it might be his or her home and wanted to get out and find out. A general exodus was begun but it was orderly and. there was no stampede; the crowd behaved -beautifully un der the circumstances, and when it was found out where the fire was most of the crowd came back quietly and resumed their seats. All this oc curred while Miss Lula Jackson of Littleton, governess for Mrs: Mollie Norment, was singing a solo, and she sang serenely and bravely through all the confusion without missing a note and without a quaver in her splendid i voice, it was well done. New Residences Just Completed and in Course of Construction A Hap- , j p.jr Boy Irish-Potato Planting, Time. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Parkton, Feb. 10 Rev. Fred Col lins of Lumberton filled the pulpit at the Baptist church here yesterday a. m. and at night, preaching two able sermons. Rev. E, L. Stack filled his regular appointment at the M. E. church last night, preaching in his usual attractive manner. The choir was at its best and rendered some good music. Mr. W. L. Stanton is having ma terial placed on his lot for a new dwelling which he expects to erect in the near future. Mr. J. C. Webb is also erecting a cottage near town. Also Mr. Ed Nunery has just complet ed one.. Mr. E. K. Campbell will move this week into his nice new residence, which he has just completed on the edge of town. Mr. A. McM. Blount has bought Mr. A. B. Williamson's new house and lot. Mr. I. C. Hall, our esteemed agent at the Atlantic Coast Line de pot here, has been changed to Benson. We regret losing Mr. Hall and family, as they have made many friends whila with us. Miss" Edith Joice spent Sunday with homefolks at Maxton. Mr. A. J. Garris, our livestock hus tler, has bought and sold nearly two car loads of stock already. The happiest youth in all the South land is Master Neill McNatt, who rode into town yesterday morning to Sunday school on his new pony that his father Mr. J. D. McNatt purchas ed while in Lumberton last week. It really looks like there will be more live stock bought this year than ever in one year before. We have been advised that on next Friday night, February 14, in the town of Parkton, in the Brown build ing, the ladies of the Aid Society of the M. E. church will give a box sup per and apron party. Everybody in vited to come, a good time in store for all. The proceeds will go to the par sonage building fund, and of course the above occasion is looked forward to with the greatest of interest. Miss Dora Cashwell spent Satur day and Sunday with homefolks. Miss Dare teaches at Bloomsdale. This week and next will be occu pied with most of our farmers plant ing Irish potatoes, as there are more than 500 acres to be planted in and around Parkton, Lumber Bridge and Rex. Mrs. A. M. Stubbs is on a visit to relatives in Clio, S. C. State Board of Education Issues Its Second Hundred Thousand. Raleigh News and Observer, 8th. The State Board of Education yes terday issued its second hundred hundred thousand dollars to the coun ty schools, fifty-seven of tne counties calling upon the treasury for aid. Of this amount only $92,500 in ac tual cash could be divided among the needy. The department of education had to make provision for rural li braries and it took $7,500 for that purpose. The applications exceeded the amount asked by $11,329.01. The whole amount askedfor was $103, 829.01 and the rural libraries had come from the sole $100,000 at hand. The amounts called for individual ly present an interesting study in finances. There are fifty-seven of the counties of the State that are commonly called "pauper counties." They aren't really paupers, but they must have help from the State. Some of these have great school systems, notably Wilkes and Sampson, though each draws pretty heavily from the State funds. The mountain counties call manfully upon the State and it is natural because the disadvantages of the hilly section are great. Very conspicuous in the forty-three counties that pay in more than they take out are Wake, Durham, Guilford, Halifax, Mecklenburg, Edgecombe and many others. This appropriation is made for the purpose of bringing the school term up to the required four months. It is to be used exclusively for that pur pose. Among the counties added to the list and the amounts they are to re ceive are: Bladen, $2,500.27; Colum bus, $433.42; Cumberland, $1,640.0(5; Harnett, $1,260.80. Robeson is one of the counties that pays in more than it takes out. Notices of New Advertisements. , f Winter tires with a bull-dog grip R. D. Caldwell & Son. Carload of Guernsey and Jersey milch cows to be sold here February 12 and 13. Notice given that lost or stolen will is null and void. Cote piano for sale, good as new. Room and board wanted. Report of the condition of the Bank of Parkton. Subscribe for The Robesonian. -Middling cotton today, 12 cents. There will be a special meeting tomorrow evening of St Albans Lodge No. 114, A. F. & A. M., for work In the third degree. Miss Josephine Breece is having the house on the corner of Second and Chestnut streets, known as the Fan nie Petersen house, repaired. A new porch is also being built. Mr. Owen C;Njjjrrt!nt, (be jxtf Lumberton's beT4ooking and snHfesi old men, was 7.7ars old Saturday. He was stepping abouTvthe streets Saturday as nimble as everand said that he was feeling as fine as he had felt in years. Mr. C. M. Fuller goes West again. He left Saturday afternoon for St. Ix)uis, Mo., where he will pur chase two more carloads of mules and horses. Mr. Fuller says that this makes six or seven times that he has been West this season for mules and horses. Messrs. E. B. Paul and Jesse Humphrey, who live on routes 1 and 2, respectively, from Lumberton, are among the visitors in town today and they report considerable smallpox in their sections among the Indians and negroes. Mr. Paul says that at the Indian school near Rozier only about '.'0 of the 60 children who usually at tend are attending. Mr. Jno. P. McNeill caught in a trap at his store Thursday night two of the nastiest looking, most repul sive looking little varmins to be sure. Nobody hereabouts seems to know what they arc. Two of 'em, about the size of your middle finger, say, were caught in a small trap that had been set for rats or whatever has been going after Mr. McNeill's cheese. Ex-Sheriff E. C McNeill and Messrs. Arch Hedgpeth and D. W. Bullock are among the visitors from Rowland in town today. Mr. Hedg peth says that the condition of his father-inlaw, Mr. Milton Lytch, who about a month ago suffered a stroke of paralysis, is improving. He says that Mr. Lytch was able yesterday for the first time to sit up for a short while. Dr. W. A. McPhaul expects to leave this afternoon for Raleigh, where tomorrow afternoon he will ap pear before the legislative committee on health in the interest of a ciga rette bill which has been introduced by Representative Clark from Pitt county. Dr. McPhaul will advocate the passage of this bill. He will also attend Wednesday a meeting of the board of directors of the State Hos pital, of which board he is a mem ber. Real Estate Changes Hands New Bank House Probably in Near Fu ture. A. P. Caldwell purchased Satur day from Mr. D. P. Walters the va cant lot on the corner of Chestnut and Fourth streets. The considera tion was $3,500. Mr. Walters bought the property about one year ago from Mr. W. I. Linkhaw and paid $3,000 for it. The lot is 24x106 feet. It is understood that Mr. Caldwell bought the property for the Farmers, & Mer chants Bank and it is expected that a building will be erected on the lot in the near future. Mr. Walters says that he had intended gtarti'ng a building within the next week or so had he not sold. Judge McEachern Corrected the President-Elect. D. P. McEachern in Red Springs Cit izen. We think it was about 1872 when both Vance and Rev. Mr. Wilson, of Wilmington, delivered addresses at Floral Collece commencement. We remember e-iting dinner in company with the Governor, when a certain lady of criticism tendencies .joked him about his pronunciation of the word children. She twitted 'him for his pronouncing the name childurn. The Governor admitted the pronun ciation, but added that we have to durn 'em before we can raise them properly. Dr. Wilson had his son with him on this occasion, who was perhaps about 15 years old, and while the doctor was speaking the lad was misbehaving, and as he was sitting immediately behind the writer, he had occasion to administer a little oral correction. Now this lad was Wood row, and if he remembers the occur rence, our last hope of office ex pires. Mission Institute Special Speakers. A Mission Institute of the Robeson Baptist Association will be held at the First Baptist church this week, beginning Wednesday evening at 7:15 o'clock and closing Thursday evening. There will be services also Thursday morning and afternoon. The programme of the entire institute was published in Thursday's Robe sonian. i Revs Livingston John?on and CVJ. Thompson will speak Wednesday eve ning. On Thursday evening Rev. C. E. Maddry will make an address with stereopticon. These meetings will begin at 7:15 o'clock, and a cordial, invitation to attend them is extend ed to all.