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ONIA Established 1870. Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cents VOL XLIV NO. 4. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1913. WHOLE NO. 2841 ROBES N WITH ROBESON'S LEGISLATORS Provisions of Proposed Road Law for Robeson McLeod's Recorders' Court Bill Trying to Take Park- ton Township Away From Robeson To Change Name of Indians of Robeson Townships Will Be Al lowed to Issue Road Bonds Rob eson Well Represented at Banquet. Special to The Robesonian. Raleigh, March 1 A majority of readers of The Robesonian are more interested in the sort of road law Robeson will be given than in any thing else the present Legislature may do. Here are the principal pro visions of the bill agreed upon by Senator McLeod and Representatives McMillan and McNair and introduced in the house this week: Proposed Road Law. At the general election in 1914 and at each general election thereafter each township shall elect 3 road trustees. To serve until the election in 1914, the county commissioners on the first Monday in May this year shall appoint 3 trustees for ( each township upon the recommendation of the county's Senator and Representa tives. The trustees shall be paid $1.50 for each day of actual service, but no trustee shall receive pay for more than 12 days during the year. .The trustees of each township shall jifuenjet one or more, not exceeding 3, supervisors, who' shall receive $ per day. If more than one supervisor is elected the township must be divided into districts, one for each supervis or. A property tax of 21 2-3 cents is provided, 6 2-3 cents of this to be set aside as a county road fund to be used by the county comissioners in main taining the convict force and the re maining 15 cents to be used by the townships in actual road work. The chain gang is placed under control of the county commissioner.?, to be used by them in ditching and building public roads where, in their opinion, they are most needed. (Under the present law the chain gang must be hired out to the townships.) Any valid claims against any pres ent road district shall be paid by the county treasurer and charged to the townships composing that district pro rata according to taxable property. If there is any money in the hands of the treasurer to the credit of any road district it is to be divided among the townships composing the property. Also pro rata according; to taxable property, if there is any money in the hands of the treasurer to credit of general county fund it shall be divided among all the town ships, or if any valid claims against road commissioners that should be pail out of the. general county road fund and there are not funds to pay, the treasurer shall pay for them out of funds for road purposes and charge to each township. Roads lying wholly within a town ship snail be under control of that township's trustees, but questions of laying out roads that extend into two or more townships shall be in the hands of the county commissioners. This bill is patterned after the Rob eson county road law of 1909, which was also the township unit, and in corporated in it are many features of the present law, passed by the Legislature of 1911. A conference at which this road bill was discussed at length was held yesterday afternoon in Senator Mc Leod's rooms at the Yarborough. Be sides Senator McLeod the following well known citizens of the county were present: Messrs. A. J. McKin non, J. W. Carter and R. L. McLeod of Maxton, Messrs. R. D. Caldwell and A. E. White and Dr. W. A. Mc Phaul of Lumberton and County Com missioner Jno. W. Ward, of Row land. All the above-named gentle men except Mr. White signed a peti tion to amend the bill outlined above as follows: Provide for 4 days labor or $1 per day in lieu thereof. Allow any township to use its money in any other township if its road trustees so provide. Law to take effect May 1 instead of April 1 as provided in the bill. It was at Mr. White's suggestion that the amendment allowing a town ship to use its money in another town ship was proposed, but he did not sign the amendments as a whole be cause he does not favor the provision for free labor. At the conference it was also re commended that the law which re quires county comissioners to adver tise for deposit of county fund3 be repealed, to take effect June 1 next. Recorders' Courts. In The Robesonian. of Thursday of last week I outlined the bill providing for recorders' courts introduced by Representatives McMillan and Mc Nair. The original draft of the bill, from which I copied, was changed and in the bill as introduced the section providing that the recorders should be paid a stated salary of $50, to be paid out of the county funds in case fines and fees did not cover the salary, was changed and it was provided thai the recorders should, be .paid alto gether out of the revenues accruing from their courts. Senator McLeod now has a record ers' court bill, drawn at his request by Mr. R. C. Lawrence, which differs in some respects from the House bill. The main points of difference are: The McLeod bill does not give the re corders' courts civil jurisdiction; it provides for districts, the recorders to be elected by the people of the en tire county at general elections in stead of by the townships of Lumber ton, Thompson No. 1, Maxton and Red Springs; and until the next gen eral election Jno. A. Rowland is nam ed as recorder and W. Lennon as pro secutor for the Lumberton district, the officers for the other 3 districts until general election to be named by the county commissioners. Representative McNair has said that he will not agree to zny record ers' court bill that does not provide for civil jurisdiction. An effort is being made to get together, but what the results will be no man may say. It looks rather like no agreement will be reached and that no record ers' court bill for Robeson will be passed this session but I'm not mak ing any prediction about it: I'm merely stating the way it looks at this writing. It seems that some people read into my letter last week the intimation that Mr. H. E. Stacy, who was defeat ed by Senator McLeod in the primary last August, is here writing into bills he is drawing up for Representatives McMillan and McNair hip, own ideas of what legislation is needed and that Senator McLeod is objecting and will kill the bills. Of course I did not intend to leave any such impression. Mr. Stacy is merely drawing up bills for Dr. McMillian and Mr. McNair in the capacity of a paid attorney and the bills may or may not meet with his approval; he is responsible solely for the legal form of the bills and as a matter of fact he says he would draw some of them differently if he were embodying his own ideas. The relations between Mr. Stacy and Senator McLeod are entirely friendly. Mr. Stacy, by the way, has been made clerk to the Senate committee on counties, cities and towns, of which Senator McLeod is a member, and will defer going to Lumberton for the practice of law until the Legislature adjourns. Senator Nimocks of Cumbeiland has introduced a bill to take Parkton township away from Robeson ana an nex it to Cumberland, quite a number of citizens of Parkton having signed a petition for that to be done. This will come up before the committee on counties, cities and towns Monday. Robeson's Legislators express the confident hope of being able to keep Parkton a member of Robeson's se lect family. The Indians of Robeson are asking to have their name changed to Chero kee Indians of Robeson. Several In dians were here to attend a commit tee meeting today. Other bills of special interest to Robesonian readers that have been introduced are: To amend the law allowing road districts in Robeson to issue bonds for road purposes so as to allow town ships to issue road bonds; to pave streets and enlarge the corporate limits of Fairmont. The bill to in corporate the town of Proctorville has been held up for further consid eration. Robeson was well represented at the notable banquet at the auditorium last night and this morning for it lasted into the wee sma' hours in honor of Gov. Craig, Senator Sim mons and Editor Daniels. The re sponse of Mr. A. W. McLean of Lum berton to the toast "Our Senior Sena tor'" ranked as one of the best speech es made and among the speakers were some of the foremost orators of the State. One not wise to what was on the cards would have sworn, from the crowd of Robesonians Raleigh-bound yesterday morning, that another new-county fight - was on. Among the crowd were A. J. Mc Kinnon, J. W.. Carter and R. D. Croom of Maxton, R. D. Caldwell, A. W. McLean, A. E. White, D. D. French, W. A. McPhaul and W. S. Wishart of Lumberton. Mr. Wishart decided to cut the banquet and re turned home last night, and some decided they'd rather see Blanch Ring in "The Wall Street Girl" than to put their legs under at any banquet that ever happened and some saw part of the show and attended the banquet too. J. A. S. Joe Branch School Commencement. Please allow me space in your pa per to announce to the public a cor dial invitation to our school com mencement at Joe Branch school, In dian, district No. 1, for March 8. The program, opening at 9:30 a. m. will consist of dialogues, speeches, con certs and instrumental music. Supt. Poole is cordially invited to be with us and the former principal, Prof. S. A. Hammond, has a special invita tion. P. W. LOWRY, Principal. "Dr. Thomas's Electric Oil is the best remedy for that often fatal dis ease croup. It has been used with success in our family for eight years." Mrs. L. Whiteacre, Buffalo, N. Y. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 6-Months School Term Assured Tor rens Land-Title Bill Goes Through Search and Seizure Bill Passes Judicial Districts. The judicial districts bill passed its final reading in the Senate Saturday, in the redisricting Robeson, with 21 weeks of court instead of 15, as at present; Cumberland with 14; Bla den with 4 and Hoke with 4 comprise the ninth district. The incorporation of the Beaufort Terminal Railroad Company, with $5, 000,000 capital authorized for the purpose of developing Cape lookout as a great seaport through railroad connection with Beaufort and the con struction of adequate wharves, piers and other facilities, is the object of a bill introduced in the Senate Saturday by Senator Ward. E. C. Duncan, W. B. Rodman, and Morris S. Hawkins, are the incorporators. The bill was placed on the calendar and passed final reading, being sent to the House. The revenue bill passed final read ing in the House Saturday and now goes to the Senate. Bills have been passed to change the name of special tax district No. 1 in Lumber Bridge township; to create Lumber Bridge graded school district and authorize trustees of said dijrt to issne Donas ana levy additional tax. A compromise settlement has been reached in the row over the Columbus county court . Jhou.se,.. It has been re cided.to leave the vqufestknr'bf a "new court house to the county commission ers. Six-months' school term is now assured, the bill having passed both houses. A Torrens land-title bill wnt through the Senate Thursday and will become law. Adoption of the system is left optional and the machinery is placed in the Superior Courts in stead of in a State Torrens system court. The Senate passed the search and seizure act Friday on final reading. Off to Attendthe Inauguration. The following left here last eve ning over the Virginia & Carolina Southern Railroad to attend tomor row the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson and Thos. R. Marshall as Pres ident and Vice President of the Uni ted States: Messrs. Frank Gough, Julius Goodwin, .J P. Townsend, F. P. Gray, J. L. Stevens, A. T. McLean, J. Dixon McLean, W. P. Ryan, W. G. Pitman, John French, R. R. Carlyle; Drs. T. C. Johnson and John Knox; Mr. and Mrs. White, Misses Vashti White and Epsie Fuller, Mr. and Mrs. G. Y. Jones, Mr. Hal V. Brown of Fairmont, and Mr. E. L. Wooten of Rowland. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Lete of Williamsport, Pa., who had been spending some time in town guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Jackson, also joined the party. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Lawrence and Judge G. S. Ferguson of Waynesville left here for Washington yesterday morn ing, Judge Ferguson coming here from Whiteville, where he held "court last week. Mr. and Mrs. White, Misses Vashti White and Epsie Fuller and Mr. Gough will go to New York after the inauguration, Messrs. White and Gough to purchase goods for their department store. Webb; Bill Becomes Law Despite Taft's Veto. Washington Dispatch, 1st. By a vote of 244 to 95 the House to day repassed over President Taft's veto the Webb bill prohibiting ship ments of intoxicating liquors into "dry" States. The Senate passed it over the veto last night and the bill now becomes law. Only one other time in the last 14 years has Congress over-ridden a President's veto. That was when the Rainey river dam bill was passed over President Roosevelt's disappro val. President Taft based his veto al most entirely upon the ground that the bill was unconstitutional, in that it virtually delegated to the States conrol of interstate traffic in liquor when, he held, that control was vest ed solely in Congress. Attorney Gen eral Wickersham had given an opin ion also holding the bill unconstitu tional and that the President for warded to the Senate yesterday with his veto message. Death of Mr. R. T. Pulley of Fair mont. Mr. R. T. Pulley, master mechanic at the Beaufort County Lumber plant at Fairmont, died suddenly Saturday night about 12 o'clock at his home at Fairmont. Mr. Pulley on retiring Saturday night was apparently as well as usual. Mrs. Pulley was aroused about midnight by a struggling noise made by her husband and discovering that there was something wrong with him she ran out of the house and across the street for help and when she returned he was dead. He is sur vived by his wife and several chil dren. The remains were taken this morning to Enfield near Rocky Mount where the funeral and interment will take place this afternoon. Mr. Pul ley was 43 years .old. FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER A Beautiful Home Wedding New Residence Other Items. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Fairmont, Feb. 28 Miss Glennie Bell Taylor visited Marion, S. C, and Maxton in the interest of the Messen ger contest this week. Mrs. S. G. Floyd of Burgaw, who had ben with home folks for several weeks, left for home on Thursday ac companied by her sister, Miss day accompanied by Tier sister, Miss May Floyd, who will spend some time in Burgaw. MissMcIver leaves this week for her home at Carthaga, owing to the illness of her "sister. She hopes to return and finish out the session of her mu sic class. The George Washington entertain ment by the school last week proved very enjoyable indeed and those who were kept away missed a pleasure. Your correspondent, being unable to be there cannot give a report. A nice sum for the1 school library was the result. Miss Dina Belle Floyd is ahead in The Messenger contest and is working faithfully to keep her place, being run a close race by Misses Fan nie Bell Taylor and Gussie Mitchell. We are glad to learn that Mr. M. H. Mitchell is doing nicely and hopes to return from the hospital in another week. Mr. N. T. Andrews nice new home in North Fairmont is growing rapidly and is quite art addition to that pari of town. Mrs. A. C. Thompson spent part of last week in Columbus county with her sister Mrs. Fannie Regan, who is not expected to live. Mr. Sam Dunie is in Baltimore for goods for both his stores, here and at Tabor and will witness the inaugu ration at Washington, D. C. Hal V. Brown leaves Sunday after noon for Lumberton, where he will join the party conducted by G. Y. Jones of the V. & C. S. to Washington. It is the trip of his life and he is very much elated while we are wondering if he'll get back alive. Mr. T. B. Adams who has been quite sick is able to be out again. We are glad to report. Ava and Hilda, little daughters of J. E. Thompson, were called to Purvis the first of the week by the death of their grandmother, Mrs. Adams, who was one of the best women of the community, a devoted mother, friend and christian. Our loss is her gain. A spring wedding amid the per fume of flowers and the presence of a host of relatives and friends was the olvely home wedding of Miss An ne Bullock and Mr. Jackson Barber celebrated at the residence of Mr. Allen Bullock, father of the bride, last Wednesday afternoon. At the strain of the wedding march played by Miss Mclver, the happy couple, pre ceded by Mrs. J. D. McLean as mis tress of the ceremonies, entered the room and were, confronted by Rev1. D. P. Bridges, 'beloved pastor of the bride, who performed the ceremony which made two hearts beat as one. The parlor was beautifully decorated in green and white, the flowers being hyacinths and narcissus giving it in deed a spring like appearance. The bride was dressed in dew drop lace over white satin, while her going away suit was brown cloth. Mr. Bar ber is one of the Beaufort Lumber Company's most trusted men, while Miss Annie has been reared here so a large number of friends were inter ested and showed their interest by the numerous handsome and useful pres ents which the young couple receiv ed. Immediately after the ceremony Mr. J. D. McLean carried them to Lumberton in his motor where they boarded the northbound train. Their first stop will be with Mr. Barber's home people in Suffolk, Va., thence to Baltimore and Washington. They will return in two weeks and go to house keeping at once in their own home. Among the out-of-town guests were: Mrs. Thad Bullock and family of Lum berton, Miss Pauline Jones of Mullins and Mr. Currie.of Pages Mill, S. C. Philadelphus High School Building Destroyed by Fire. Philadelphus high school building, about 3 miles from Red Springs, on road between Red Springs and Lum berton, was destroyed by fire of un known origin Saturday afternoon about 5 o'clock. When the fire war discovered the building was almost ready to fall "in and nothing was saved. There was $1200 insurance on the building and $100 on furnituie This is one of the best-known schools in the county, celebrated for its thorough work. There are six teachers, with Prof. T. H. Teajrue principal, and about 150 pupils. Coun ty Superintendent J. R. Poole has gone to Pn'If.dc Inhus today to : e if som-3 ar-aigi,r ei ts cann -t be made to continue the school. Pneumonia Follows a Cold, but never follows the use of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. It stops the cough, heals the sore and inflam ed air passages, and strengthens the lungs. The genuine is in a yellow package with beehive carton. Re fuse substitutes. For sale by all dealers. COUNTY CORN CLUB Bad Weather Causes Slim Attendance at Meeting Saturday Membership Now 55 Election of Officers Defer red to Later Meeting Prizes Will Be Announced Through Papers. Reported for The Robesonian. It was very unfortunate that weath er conditions prevented a large num ber of boys from attending the coun ty meeting Saturday. However, there were several boys from three distinct sections that came and we had a very enthusiastic meeting. The rules were given by Mr. Robertson, best : methods of preparation and seeding j were thoroughly discussed. One of I the boys who had bsen in the club the result and is determined to have a better report at the end of this season than any previous year. This is the proper spirit. Although the attendance was small we feel sure that it was due entirely to weather conditions. The election of officers of the county club was de ferred until another meeting. Also the prizes were not announced, hut will be announced at an early dutc through the county papers. There will be several excellent prizes. There are at present 55 boys enrolled at:d 18 new members from Saturday's con ference with the teachers. Those in charge wish to thank the teachers for their hearty co-operation and ask that they and the citizens of ne county iena encouragement these farmers of tomorrow. to Charged With Trying to Pass Forged Check. J. W. McEachern, a young negro about 18 years old, was arrested Sat urday afternoon by Policeman Lloyd Roach on a charge of tryintr to pass a forged check for. $4 on D. F. McNeill. The negro went into Mr. M. W. Floyd's store and asked Mr. Floyd to cash the check. Mr. Floyd discov ered that something was wrong, so he asked the negro to wait a minute and let him call up Mr. McNeill before cashing the check; but the negro had no idea of doing anything like that and whileMr. Floyd was going to the 'phone the negro went out the door, leaving the check with Mr. Floyd. Mr. Floyd went out the door after the negro, but the coon was traveling too fast for him. The negro ran up Elm street to Fourth, thence across to the rear of the Bank of Lumberton build ing and dodged into Mr. K. M. Bijrgs' store, where Mr. Roach caught him. McEachern says that the check was given him by Witl Crumedy, another negro, who, it seems, cannot be locat ed. The check was made payable to Crumedy. McEachern is in jail and will be given a hearing tomorrow be fore Mayor Caldwell, Working On Insurance Company's ' Proposition. Quite a number of citizens met Thursday evening in the court house in the interest or the removal of the home office of the LaFayette Mutual Life Insurance Co. from Fayetteville to Lumberton. As has been mention ed in The Robesonian, this company has agreed to move its offices to Lum berton on condition that the citizens of Lumberton raise $100,000 insurance for the company. At the meeting Thursday evening about $40,000 of the insurance was pledged and Mr. E. E. Page, secretary-treasurer of the com pany says that he has no doubt but that the $100,000 will be raised all right, though it is going to take quite a bit of work. Practically all of the local insurance agents have joined hands with Mr. Page in an effort to get this $100,000 insurance at once. Among the Sick. The condition of Mr. I. L. Pope, who for some time has been very sick at his home, Third and Walnut streets, is unimproved, in fact his condition this morning was not thought to be so favorable as it had been. Dr. J. D. Bullock of Wilmington was up to see Mr. Pope yesterday. Mrs. E. L. Holloway for several ' days has been sick at her home on Chestnut street, but her condition to day is very much improved. Mrs. J Span Thompson, of route 4 from Lumberton, is very ill in town at the home of her son, Mr. R. E. Thomp son. Mrs. Thompson has been in ill health "for some time and returned the first of last week from Fayetteville where she spent some time under treatment at Highsmith's hospital. Death of Mrs. Amelia Allen of Tar Heel. Miss Lucy B. Allen went Saturday to Tar Heel on account of the death of her mother, Mrs. Amelia Allen, who died Friday night about 12 o'clock. Mrs. Allen had been in ill Jiealth for some time. The funeral took place yesterday and interment was made in the family cemetery at the old home place, near Tar Heel. Robeson County Murderer Escapes From State Farm Geo. Swan, colored, who shot and killed Mr. C. C. Gibson at Red Springs last fall and was sentenced to 25 years in the State penitentiary, escaped Thursday from the State farm at Til lery. A reward of $50 has been of fered for his capture and it is probable that this reward will be increased. For any itching skin trouble, piles, eczema, salt rheum, hives, itch, scald head, herpes, scabies. Doan's oint ment is highly recommended. 50c a box at all stores. BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. WATCH Watch the label on your paper. If renewals are not in by date on label paper will be stopped. ' Middling cotton today, 11 cents. The K. I. Club of Bethesda school will give a concert at the school house Friday night, March 7, consisting of recitations, dialogues, pantomine and tableaux. Proceeds to go for paint fund. Admission 15 and 25 cents. Mr. Furnam Barnes, of Huie, is a new clerk in the Lumberton postoffice. On account of increase in business a new clerk was necessary, and Mr. Barnes gets the job. Mr. I!irnes has been teaching school near Fairmont and he resigned his position as teach er to accept this job. He becan work Saturday. Mr. K. G. Sipher, who for some time has been suffering with some trouble with one of his eyes, went Sat urday to Wilmington for treatment. He is taking treatment under Dr. J. O. Murphey, and will probably return tomorrow or Wednesday. Mr. J. E. Gilmore went to Wilmington with Mr. Sipher. Mr. Gilmore returned yester day. Mr. James L. Williamson will erect a nice 5-room cottage on Chest nut street. Material has been placed on the ground and work was started this morning on the building. This new residence is on the west side of Chestnut street and directly in front of the recently completed home of Mr. E. L. Holloway. The -lot on which this house is being erected was pur chased1 last week from Mr. W. O. Thompson. At the Pastime theatre tonight will be seen "Billie," an Edison pic ture, and "The Pink Pa jama Girl," an excellent Vitagraph. On Friday night of this week Tannhauser's "Star of Bethlehem" will be run in addition to the regular service. This picture is three reels long and is one of the best Bible pictures that has ever been produced. Everybody should see this great feature film, especially all fa miliar with the Bible. Some unknown negro caused some excitement Friday night about 12 o'clock at the home of Mr. M. F. Caldwell, Caldwell street. Mrs. Cald wejl and Mrs. C. V. Brown had been in the. dining room and just as they were getting ready to leave the room Mrs. Caldwell happened to look out the window and saw anegro standing just outside looking in. Mrs. Cald well called to Mr. and Mrs. Brown, who had just stepped out of the room, and the negro ran. Mrs. Caldwell says that it was a light colored negro and he wore a cap. Chief of Police . H. H. Redfern was called and in a very few minutes he was on the scene and the negro's tracks were there plain enough, butthe negro was very much absent. Notices of New Advertisements. Mules, buggies, carriages, wagons, harness C. M. Fuller, C. M. Fuller & Son. Final winter sale White & Gough. Garden and flower seed M. W. Floyd. Fitting eyes with proper glasses Dr. W. W. Parker. Second-hand soda fountain for sale Rowland Drug Co. 50-acre farm for sale. "Nancy Hall and Better" Wake field Farms, Charlotte. Report of County Teachers Meeting Thursday. A report in detail of the meeting of the Robeson Teachers' Association held here Saturday has been written for The Robsonian but it is necessary to hold it over for Thursday's paper. The meeting was attended by forty teachers and was quite a successful one. Let Them Have New Suits. The State Journal. Probably nine out of every ten towns in North Carolina are groping along with inefficient administrations, due not to the personal failure of their officers nor to anything which may justly be blamed for it. The truth is that the town needs a new suit of clothes. Some of them know it and some do not, and even those who do know it don't know just what kind of a suit they need. More than two hundred and twenty-five towns throughout the United States have found that the commission form is what they needed and that it fits them to a T. The size of these towns range all the way from Aransas Pass in Texas, with a population of 1,0!1 to New Orleans with four hundred thousand, and are situated in thirty one States. The modern town with its many public utilities, demanding expert and careful management, is a co-operative business enterprise, and the old aldermanic government, with its diffused responsibility, jangling jealousies, and lack of cohesive pur pose, is dead. It is the suit that fitted us when we were haf-grown boys with nothing more in administration than to keep the cows off the side walks, but we have outgrown it The sooner the towns wake up to the fact the better. Dr. King's New Discovery. Soothes irritated throat and lungs, stops chronic hacking cough, relieves tickling throat, tastes nice. Take no other; once used, always used. Buy it at all 'druggists, , !
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