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ONIA H J Established 1870. Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cents VOL XUV NO. S. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1913. WHOLE NO. 2842 nn ROBES N INAUGURATION BRIL LIANT OCCASION. Woodrow Wilson and Thomas R. Mar shall Inducted Into Office Amid Scenes of Splendor and Glory In tensely Human, Precedent-Breaking Inauguration Military and Civic Pageant More Than Five Hours in Passing in Review. Washington Dispatch, 4th. Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey, was inaugurated today as President of the United States; Thomas R. Mar shall of Indiana, its Vice President; Democracy, the vehicle of its desti ny. Under the dome of the Nation's Capital, in the presence of a count less, cheering concourse of his fel low citizens, the new President rais ed a hand toward a prophetic sun that burst dissolving clouds and pro nounced the occasion a day of dedi cation, not of triumph. It was an intensely human, precedent-breaking inauguration. With members of his chosen Cabinet sur rounding him, the Justices of the Su preme Court before him, his wife and daughters actually dancing for joy on the platform below, and William Howard Taft, ex-President of the Nation, at his side, the new President shouted a summons to "honest, pa triotic, forward-looking men, to aid ' him; fending tne promise that 'he would not fail them in the guidance of their government." While the President's concluding in augural words were drowned in tu multuous waves of applause, the re tiring President clasped his hand and enlisted as a patriotic servant in the ranks of private citizenship. "Mr. President" said Mr. Taft, his face beaming with a smile, "I wish you a successful administration and the carrying out of your aims. We will all be behind you." "Thank you," said President Wil son, and he turned to shake the hand of his Secretary of State William Jen nings Bryan. There they stood Taft, standard bearer of a vanquished party after 16 years or power; cryan, persistent plodder of progressive Democracy, thrice defeated, accepting a commis sion from a new chieftain, and Wil son, the man of the hour, victorious, mustering, as he expressed it, "not the forces of party, but the forces of humanity." It was a political picture far beyond the conception of a few years gone by, a setting that stirred the souls of the assembled hosts, whose cheer ing at the scene seemed actually to reverberate from the distant Virginia hills. The military and civic pageant that followed this climax of the historic day was more than five hours pass ing in review. Leaving Capitol hill at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the last of the marching thousands had not saluted the President until long after darkness had fallen. President Wilson stood for more than an hour under the glare of my riads of brilliant electric lights as he greeted thousands in the long line, among them the hosts of Princeton students who, as they passed him shouted a hearty greeting that they never can forget. The music of the bands, the glitter of the uniforms and all the enthus iasm that had gone before him had stirred him again and again, but the sight of this cheering student army was to President Wilson an inspira tion that brought cherished memories and joyous tears. Not long after the boys from Old Nassau had passed he turned from the human panorama and entered the White House to grasp the wheel of the ship of state. In The Senate Chamber. Ceremonies in the Senate chamber which marked the dying of the 62nd and the vitalizing of the new 63rd Congress, embracing the inaugura tion of Vice President Marshall, and the swearing in of the Senators-elect, were rwver more impressjve. Though delayed somewhat by the course of legislation necessitating turning back half an hour the hands of theclock, the interest was tense. The proces sion into the chamber of the members of the House, ambassadors and min isters of foreign countries in all the brilliant regalia, the Chief Justice and Justices of the Supreme Court in their- sombre robes, the Vice-Presidentelect, President Taft, and the President-elect, side by side, escorted by the members of the congressional in augural committee was an inspiring spectacle. When all had taken their places and the members of the new Cabinet had been seated in the rear of the room, Mr. Marshall took the oath of office, administered by Senator Gal linger at exactly 12:34 o'clock. He then delivered his inaugural address, in which he referred to the Senate as "blinders of the governmental har ness." Inaugural Ceremonies. Then began the procession from the Senate wing to the great amphithea tre at the east front of-the-Capitol. -AfrerChref-Justice "White,-.follJwed by, other Justices of the Supreme Court, had entered the inaugural stand, President Taft and President elect Wilson appeared in the doorway of the Capitol. Their presence was the signal for cheers from the crowd assembled in the wide esplanade, on the huge grandstand and perched fringe-like on the roof of the Capitol from one end to the other Reaching the stand the President-elect stood for several moments with head bared, acknowledging the plaudits of the crowd. Then with the President, the chosen members of his Cabinet, the Vice President-elect,, the Justices and Speaker Clark he seated himself to await the solemn cerempny. Promptly at 1:35, when Chief Jus tice White arose to administer the r Xjf2&- President Woodrow Wilson. oath and Woodrow Wilson stood with right hand upraised to Heaven, the most human touch in the picture of the day asserted itself. Mrs. Wilson could see well from her seat. As spry ly as a school girl she moved her chair to the side of the rostrum and climbed upon it with the assistance of Lieutenant Rogers, the President s naval aide. Grasping the railing, she stood there gazing at the President as he kissed the Bible and she remain ed standing until his address was concluded. The Misses Wilson join ed her. When the new President swore to uphold and defend the con stitution he stooped and kissed the open Bible held in the hands of James D Maher, deputy clerk of the Supreme Court. His lips touched a page, turn ed to at random and fell upon the 119th Psalm. The verses are these: "Let thy mercies come also unto me, O Lord, even thy salvation, ac cording to thy word. "So shall I have wherewith to an swer him that reproacheth me; for I trust in thy word. "And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth for I have hoped in thy judgments. "So shall I keep the law continual ly forever and ever. "And I will walk at liberty; for I seek thy precepts. "I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be asham ed. "And I will delight myself in thy commandments which I have leved. "My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments which I have loved, and I will meditate in thy statutes Throughout his address President Wilson was cheered frequently by the people imediately in front of the stand, who could hear him. The President's inaugural address will be found on page 2. President Wilson's Cabinet. President Wilson sent yesterday to the Senate the following nominations for his Cabinet, which were confirm ed: Secretary of State William Jen nings Bryan, of Nebraska. Secretary of Treasury William G. McAdoo, of New York. Secretary of War Lindley M. Gar rison, of New Jersey. Attorney General James McRey nolds.of Tennessee . . Postmaster General Representative Albert Burleson, of Texas. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, of North Carolina. 'Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane, of California. Secretary of Agriculture David F. Houston, of Missouri. Secretary of Commerce Represen tative William C. Redfield, of New York. Secretary of Labor Representa tive William B. Wilson, of Pennsyl vania. Owing to the crowded condition of the paper today reports of the regular monthly meetings of the coun ty board of education, held Monday, and town board of comissioners, held Tuesday night, are held over for the next, issue. Principally routine busi ness was transacted at these rneet - -- t THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Time Up Saturday, and Legislature Will Probably Adjourn Early Next Week Home for Confederate Vet erans' Wives and Widows General Appropriations Bill Carries $2,497, 050 Bond Issue of $1,142,560 Pro posed Optional Compulsory School Attendance Bill. The Senate bill fixing the 20 judi cial districts, naming the counties in each district and number of weeks of court in each county, passed final reading in the House Tuesday. Messrs. McMillan and McNair were both re corded as voting against this bill. The Senate has killed the cotton tare bill and its substitute 'fixing 30 and 26 pounds allowance to the grower, instead of about 22 cents. Senator Long introduced in the Sen ate Monday night bills providing for a bond sisue of $1,142,500 to meet the existing deficit, to provide for permanent improvements at the State institutions, equipping, furnishing and painting the new. State building, re arranging and refurnishing the pres ent Supreme Court building and es tablishing a central heating plant for the Capitol and other State buildings. The apportionment is as follows Deficit, $600,000; equipping new State building, 75,000; central heating plant. $40,000; rearranging old Su- premfe Court building $40,000; Mor ganton Hospital, $50,000; Goldsboro Hospital, $25,000; A. & M. College, $25,000; University, $100,000; State Normal, $50,000; A..& M., at Greensboro, $17,500; Appalachian Training School, $15,000; Cullowhee Institute, $15,000; East Carolina Training School, $40,000; Tuberculo sis Hospital, $20,000; new site for School for Blind, $30,000. The Senate passed the bill from the House authorizing the State Depart ment of Agriculture to take steps to provide for furnishing lime to farm ers for agricultural purposes at cost, and to use convics in connection therewith. The House passed the compulsory school attendance bill with amend ments allowing county boards of edu cation to adopt it at will and to change provisions of the act wherever deemed necessary. It is expected that the Legislature will adjourn Monday or Tuesday of next week. The constitutional limit of the session is March 8. A joint resolution was introduced yesterday that no more bills be introduced after 10 o'clock this morning. ' The House killed yesterday the bill to allow women to hold positions as members of school committees and boards. By a rising unanimous vote the House appropriated $10,000 for build ing and $5,000 annually for mainten ance of a home for needy wives and widows of Confederate veterans. The Senate passed the child labor bill from the House with an amend ment that allows women to work at night. The joint finance committee yester dayadopted unanimously a resolution by Doughton receding from the pro position to have a complete re-assessment of real property in the State this year, but provided that there be created a separate State Tax Com mission of three members to have im mediate supervision of matters of tax ation the State over and that the Machinery Act of 1909 be adopted as far as changed conditions warrant, the county comissioners naming the tax assessors, but the State Tax Com mission to have control of these listers and assessors and the oversight of the enforcement of the whole scheme of assessment and listing The House last nighc passed the general appropriations bill carrying $2,497,050 appropriations for the next two years. Droughton in explain ing the bill and how it was arrived at, stated that appropriations have grown as follows: 1909-10, $1,969, 300; 1911-12, $2,270,900, and 1913-14 the present bill for $2,497,050. Of the latter amount $387,500 is proposed to be cared for in the $1,248,525 bond issue for , permanent improvements. Mr. Doughton explained that the fi nance committee hopes to leave the present State tax rate in force ex cept for three cents added for six months school fund and a two cent levy by the counties additional for schools, leaving the counties 18 2-3 cents levy for county purposes. Paving Work. Mr. W. W. Carlvle has let con tract to Mr. M. B. Sutton for Davinsr the sidewalk on the north side of Fifth street, beerinnine at the office of the Freeman Printing Co. and ex tending to Water street, thence with Water street to the jail. Work has been started on the paving and it is expected that it will soon be com pleted. Mr. Carlyle says that if the county comissioners will have this paving extended around, the jail pro perty that he will carrv it on ud Sixth streeto: Mrs.rLizzjeJLLxoi perty. OF LOCAL INTEREST. Road Bill Carries 4 Days Labor or 50 Cents Per Day To Raise Sheriff's Salary and Reduce Register and Clerk Provide Pay for Witnesses To Elect Chief of Police of Lum berton Robeson Saved Again. Senator McLeod got busy Monday and introduced 13 bills, all except one purely local bills. The State-wide bill would amend the law relating to text books so that the text-book com mission shall change public school text books only once in 10 years in stead of every 5 years, as now provid ed. Among the other 12 bills are the following: To amend the law relative to offi cers for Lumberton, allowing the voters to elect chief of police instead .of his being elected by the board of town commissioners. To amend the law relative to In dian Normal School, providing an ap propriation of $3,000 instead of $2250 A salary bill providing for pay of $6000 for sheriff instead of $4000, as at present. Dr. McMillan and Mr. Mc Nair have introduced in the House a bill to .eiiuee salaries of register of deeds and clerk of the court to $3, 000 each, but it is thought thaf this Taill will be killed in the; Senate and that. McLeod's bill will bo killed in Ir.o fvjijfcc. It was the purpose that tne.-j b ils should go into eff;-t in . 'Ke.ni r, 1914. To allow county board of education o change boundaries of special tax districts in- thei rdiscretion. Under the present law such boundaries may not be changed unless the rate of taxation in the districts affected is the same. To allow members of county board of education $4 per day instead of $2 per day as now. To appoint an auditor for Robeson. A. T. Parmele, present auditor, is named in the bill. Representatives McMillan and McNair introduced a bill to abolish this office; also, it is understood, to abolish the office of county treasurer, and on motion of Senator McLeod Tuesday this bill was laid on the table which means that it was practically killed To provide pay for witnesses in Robeson. This bill differs from tho general law in that it prohibits jtfdges and solicitors from marking out witness tickets of any witnesses who are regularly subpoenaed and have attended court; allows every man who has been subpoenaed and actually attends court to get at lea.t half pay (as the law now stands only State's witnesses can get haif pay): gives judges power in their discretion to tax tickets of unneces sary witnesses against the party having them subpoenaed; and wit nesses may get their pay imediately after the trial same as jurors, whereas i.'-w they cannot get their payuntil their tickets are passpd upon Ly the county commissioner?, who vill not, :f this b'. becomes la.-, have the power they now have to strike out h".v vitne3s tickets The bill to change name of Indians of Robeson to Cherokee was killed in the House on second reading by a close vote. The road bill, amended by providing 4 days labor or 50 cents a day in lieu thereof has passed the House and is in the Senate and will pass as there is no objection by McLeod Other bills introduced by McLeod are: lo repeal the law in ree-ard to deposit of public funds in Robeson; to' amend the law relating to tax levy in Maxton; to allow Maxton to issue bonds to pay off debt and for other purposes; to appoint a justice of the peace for Britt's township; to amend the charter of Orrum. The bill introduced in the House to incorporate the town of Proctor ville and held up for further consid eration, as mentioned in Monday's Robesonian, provided for taking in the Orrum school district. There was protest against this on the part of Orrum and Senator McLeod had that provision cut out of the bilL Robeson Saved Again. The bill to annex Parkton town ship to Cumberland county was un animously reported unfavorably by the Senate committee on counties, cities and towns Monday. There were several petitions for this further dis memberment of Robeson, but nobody was present to press the demand This made it doubly easy for Sena tor McLeod to give the bill a knock out blow. Mr. E. J. Brittwent to Raleigh Tues day in the interest of the recorders' bill and returned last night. WThen he left Raleigh yesterday afternoon Mr. McLeod and the county's Repre sentatives had not agreed on a bill but it is probable that they will get together and that a bill providing for recorders' courts for the county will he put .through - Subscribe for The Robesonian. LEGISLATION RED SPRINGS REVIEWS. Rats and Matches Cause Fir bate Between Girls and Boys -I)e-Per- sonal. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Red Springs, March 4 Dr. R. D. McMillan spent Wednesday in St. Paul on professional business. Mr. W. P. Covington returned the past week from Baltimore, where he had been purchasing goods for the Cov-ington-Bright Company. Mrs. Cov ington has returned from Charlotte, where she had been on a visit. Misses Vera and Margaret Blue of Aberdeen are visiting their aunt Mrs. N. J. Shooter. Miss Mamie Ixvin spent Wednesday in Fayettcville. Ex-Sheriff E. C. McNeill of Rowland spent Wednesday and Thursday in Red Springs.--. Mr. J. A. Singleton of Dundarrach was in town one day last week. Mrs. J. B. Sellars and Mrs. Rory McNair of Maxton spent a few days last week with Mr. A. I). Mc Callum. Mr. Rowland Brown, who is a student at Davidson, is at home for a few days on a visit. Mr. John J. Thrower has just pur chased a new automobile. Mrs. E. C. Huggins and little daughter, formerly of Red Springs but now of Middlesex, spent a few days last week at the home of Mr W. W. Gibson. The many friends of Mr. J. S. Jones are glad to. see, him ou.t again after a severe attack of pneumonia Among those who attended the in auguration of President Wilson from Red Springs were Misses Maggie Brown, Elizabeth Frye, Sallie Mc Queen; Messrs. Hector Currie, L. J. Bright, G. W. Coley, D. C. Newton, H. S. Toon and L. L. Dempsey. Mr. McCormick Brown of Bladen spent a few days this week with his parentsMr. and Mrs. John G. Brown. Mrs. T. A: McNeill, Jr., of Lumber ton spent a few days last week at the home of her parents, Capt. and Mrs. W. F. Williams. We are glad to report that Mrs. R. L. Lovin is im proving after an operation for ap pendicitis. Mr. Graham McEachern is at home for a few days from A . & M. College recuperating after a se vere attack of measles. The people of Red Springs were all sorry to hear of the burning of Philadelphus school building Satur day evening. Only a few desks and the library were saved. It is not known how it caught but it is thought that the rats got hold of some matches that were in it and set it afire. Chief of Police R. B. Lindsay and Mr. J. F. Brown spent Monday in Lumberton. There was a debate at the high school in Red Springs Friday after noon between the boys and girls. The querry was, "Resolved, that the world is growing better." There were good speeches on both sides but the boys were more than a match for the girls. Mrs. D. D. Hinson spent Monday in Fayetteville with her husband, who is in St. Luke's hospital for an opera tion on his arm. Mr. Daniel McLeod has returned from a visit to Row land. Mr. Douglas McMillan and mother, Mrs. J. S. McMillan, spent Sunday with Mrs. McMillan's mother and sisters in Bennettsville. Prof. J. E. Dowd attended the county teach ers meeting in Lumberton Saturday. He reports a good time and a pleas ant trip. Mr. George McKay of Maxton spent Sunday with his broth er Mr. J. H. McKay. Mrs. Pearce and children of Fayetteville spent a few days last week with her mother, Mrs. W. M. Gaddy. Mr. Henry Munerlyn of Bennettsville visited his mother at Hotel Red Springs last Sunday THE COUNTY'S BUSINESS. Two Special School Tax Elections Or deredList of Claims Paid Held Over For Monday's Robesonian. The county commissioners were in regular session Monday for the trans action of routine business. Upon petitions endorsed by the county board of education two special school tax elections were ordered held as follows: For No. 4, Britt's, at the public school building in the district on April 5, to vote on a tax of not more than 10 cents on the $100 valuation of property and 30 cents on the poll. A new registration is ordered, J. I. Stone, Jr., registrar, W. H. Watts and A. D. Bullard, judges. For dis trict No. 1, Rennert, to be held at district school building on same day, April 5, to vote on a tax of the same amount. New registration. W. L. Everett, registrar. A. C. McGougan and B. Tolar, judges. County Treasurer McKenzie was directed to transfer $2,500 from the salary fund to the general county fund. C. B. Townsend, a member of the board, E. J. Britt, county attorney, and auditor A. T. Parmele were ap- j here several seasons and they, have a pointed a committee to investigate as ; host of friends here, who will be glad to machines in county offices. ! to learn that they will return. They Owing to the crowded condition of are expected to arrive about Sun today's paper the claims audited and jj,y Tttirm-1irTwfl 1 - - paper. Subscribe for The Robesonian. 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 cent. The agent for "The Fortune Hunter" is in town today arranging for the presentation of this play at the local opera house Friday night of next week. Coroner G. E. Rancke was railed to Barnesville Tuesday to investigate the death of a child, but he fo-jnd no evidence to indicate that an inquest was necessary. There will be an oratorical contest at Saddle T ree school house tomorrow night. A gold medal will be award ed the best speaker. The public is cordially invited. The Bank of Lumberton is send ing out a useful postcard showing on one side a parcel post rate map and On the other side domestic parcel post rates. Bud McDonald and George Bax ter, both colored, were placed in jail here Tuesday by Deputy W. E. Parham of Parkton. The negroes were jailed on charges of an assault with a shot gun. Mr. Fuller Harris, who had been engaged in the mercantile business at Clairkfon, hag-ted4 w;Mlmor, this county, on the Virginia' A CSwh ; lina Southern Railway, to engage in the same business. Mrs. A. W. McLean and infant son are expected to arrive tomorrow night from Baltimore. This will be Master Archibald Wilton's first visit to Lumberton, having been born in Baltimore some weeks ago. J. W. McEachern, the young ne gro who was arrested Saturday for trying to pass a forged check, as men tioned in Monday's Robesonian, waiv ed trial before Mayor Caldwell Tues day and awaits trial in the higher court. Phriladelphus high school, near Red Springs, the building of which was destroyed by fire last Saturday, as mentioned in Monday's Robeson ian, has resumed work and will finish out the term in the near-by church and school dormitory. Mr. A. Weinstein and daughter, Miss Hilda, expect to leave Saturday evening for New York. Mr. Weinstein goes to buy goods for his big dry- . goods store, Fourth and Elm streets. Miss Hilda will spend some time in New York on a visit at the home of her aunt and will not return with her father. An Epworth League was organ ized at Chestnut Street Methodist church Sunday with the following of ficers: C. V. Brown, president; T. B. Stansel, Miss Epsie Fuller, Mrs. B. W. Page, Miss Amanda McDiar mid, vice presidents; E. C. McCon nell, secretary; David Fuller, treas urer. The regular meeting hour is 7:30 o'clock Monday evenings. Miss Josephine Breece returned this morning from New York and Bal timore, where she spent some time purchasing goods for her millinery store on Elm street. Miss Jean Pratt, who has been with Miss Breece for several seasons, went on this trip, re turning with her this morning. Miss Breece expects to have her opening Friday and Saturday of next week. As has been mentioned in The Robesonian, a convention of the Rob eson Baraca-Philathea Union will be held at the First Baptist church Sat urday of this week. There will be two sessions, the morning session be ginning at 10:30. This will be follow ed by a picnic dinner on the church grounds and the afternoon session will begin at 1:30. An interesting pro gram has been arranged and it is expected that many Sunday schools will be represented. "The Star of Bethlehem," one of Thanhauser's greatest feature films, in three reels, will be exhibited at the Pastime theatre tomorrow evening. This is said to be the finest Bible pic ture that any film manufacturer has ever turned out, and all should take advantage of this opportunity to see this great picture. These three reels will be run in addition to the regular two-reel service. Prices will be 10 and 20 cents. "The Star of Bethle hem" will be repeated Saturday after noon. Miss Amelia Linkhauer, who has charge of the millinery department of R. D. Caldwell & Son's store, return ed yesterday morning from New York, where she spent several days buying goods for the sping trade. Misses Anna Beck and Charley Frye, trimmers, will be with Miss Link hauer again -this season in this de partment. These ladies have been
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