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4 1 ". . : r .- ; : Established 1870. Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cents VOL XLIV NoT 24 LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, MAYX12. 1913. WHOLE NO 2861 ' 1 . v ' , NEW FATHERS TAKE HOLD New Administration Tackles Town's Business With Energy A Plunge Right Into the Middle of a Pile of Work Important Recommenda tions Made by Mayor and Adopt . ed by Board Street Paying, Un ion Depot and Thorough Sanitary Work Among Improvements on the Way Raising Salary, of Chief of Police Only Matter on Which Board Split Tax Rate May Be Lowered Policemen Must Wear Uniforms Important Work Starts. At the first meeting, held Friday night, of the newly elected mayor and town commissioners, Mayor A. E. White made some important re commendations, officers were elect ed, working committees were ap pointed tip look after the various departments of the town's work; and steps were set in motion in ac cordance wjth the mayor's recommen dations, to pave Chestnut street from First to Fifth and cross streets m the businoss part of town; to give the public the convenience of a union depot; to tackle the sanitary needs of the town vigorously and to make this a cleaner and more healthful place in which to livo; to ascertain the exact status with re gard to the various bond issue's of the town, what the exact levy must be and if it is not possible to re duce the tax rate; require police offi cers to wear uniforms and to accom plish several mother important and much-needed work. All the members of the board were presont except Mr. L. L. Townsend, who is in Hot Springs, Ark. It was .after 11 o'clock when the board ddjourned to meet at the call of the mayor and it was a full even ing of close, conscientious, business like attention to the affairs of the town. If that meeting is an oarnest of what the present mayor and com missioners intend doing during the coming 12 months the town has put in office a bunch of live wires, an energetic, progressive set of men who are determined ;to give the town their best service and to bring things to pass. It was intend d to hold this meet ing Thursday night but on account of the absence from town of Mr. Jas. D. Proctor, a member of tho board, the board merely met for a short while Thursday evening and adjourn ed to Friday evening. In calling the meeting to order Mayor Whito addressed the commis Btoners as follows: "The voters of the town of Lum- berton ' have placed , the reins of mu nicipal government in our hands for the ensuing year, and have a right to expect and require at our hands a progressive and business-like ad ministration of their affairs. It will be an easy matter for us to fail, as failure is common to humanity, and it will require oarnest and per sistent endeavor on our part to suc ceed. I therefore appeal to each of you to co-operate with me in solv ing in a satisfactory manner the - many problems that . will come up for pur consideration, and res pectfully submit to you the follow ing recommendations: "(1) That you you take imme diate steps to put the entire town in a thrououghly sanitary condition, and to this end I would suggest that a competent man bo employed .for such a time as may be necessary to see that all back lots and alleys are properly ,-cleeaned and all surface closets screened. This I regard as highly important, as it may mean the saving of many lives. It can be done at veory small cost, and should be one of the first things to receeive your attention. "(2). That you require your po lice officers, while on duty, to wear suitavie uniforms. "(8.) That you require the South ero. Bell Tele'' jne Company and the Western Union Telegraph Company to properly paint all poles owned by them within the corporate limits of our town. "(4.) That you instruct the town attomoy to draw a petition asking the Corporation, Commission to re quire the Virginia & Carolina South ern Railroad Company and the Sea board Air Line Railway to establish and maintain a union station in the town of Lumberton. "(5). That you inaugurate a bct teystemof drainage in all parts of tho town where necessaT-y71mdesr pecially in that part known -as "East LumDerton." In thi3. connection I - would - suggest - that Meadowfirook cemetery Ikj" thoroughly . drained, and that you require the Seaboard Air Line Railway and the Raleigh & Charleston Railroad Company to thoroughly drain and otherwise put J in a sanitary condition their, rights t of -way irr the town of Lumberton. This is exceedingly important and should be attcneded to without delay. "(6.) That you employ an expert accountant to ascertain what tax levy will be necessary to pay in terest on, and create a sinking fund sufficient to retire, the various bond issues when due. I am of the opin ion that the levy for the aforesaid purposes is excessive, and, if possi ble, it should be, lowered. "(7.) That, you take such steps as may be necessary to pave Chestnut street from First to Fifth streets inclusive; also First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth streets betiween Elm and Chestnut streets, and Third and Fourth streets between Elm and Water. This very important- and permanent improvement can be ac complished, I believe, without any in crease in our tax rato." Mr. White laid special emphasis ! upon the importance of sanitary work. He declared that there is too much sickness due to insanitary con ditions in town and that to negloct sanitary work is crminal. In this connection he said that Elm street 'must be cleaned at night, thereby .avoiding unnecessary dust during the 1 day. ;' After other matters were dispos ed of all the mayor's recommenda ; tions were adopted unanimously and machinery was set in motion to have : these attended to as speedily as pos sible Eloction of officers resulted as fol lows: Town attorney, R. A. McLean. An nual retainer, $100. Chief of police, H. H. Redfern, re-electeed, at salary of $100 the month, ah increase of $25. Town clerk and treasurer, G. T. Page, re-elected, $75 per month. Superintendent of light and pow er plant, W. G. Pitman, re-elected, $75 per month. Chief of fire department, J. P. Townsend, re-electeed. Night policoman, D. M. Barker, $50 per month. There were four oth er applicants for this .place L. M. Roach, who held the position during the past year, Jas. A. Freeman, P. P. Green, J. D. Britt. It is a singular fact that Mr. Page was never re-elected by the retiring board and has simply held over with out making bond. Applications were received from Capt. A. B. Small, for position of sanitary inspector, and R. W. Wil liams for postionof street foreman, but it was decided to leave the fill ing of these positions, which do not require work all the time, with the sanitary and street committees, respectively. Mr. Redfern was elected chief of police at the advanced salary only after prolonged discussion and after two commissioners decided to change their votes. The first vote that was taken was two in favor of the in crease tn-salaryf-3 againstr-I a- plac ing Mr. Redfern in nomination Mr. Proctor stated that he had been elected chief of police of Wadesboro, his old home, at a larger salary than he had been gettng here $75 the month and that in order to retain Mr. Redfern it would , be necessary to pay a salary of $100 the month. There was considerable discussion on this matter. Messrs. Walters, Ham ilton and Redmond, while in favor of re-electing Mr. Rodforn and conceding ! that he had made a good police offi- j car, were not in favor of making so preat a raise in salary in the present condition of the town's finances, feel ing that a capable man could be ob tained for $75, or at least $90. Mr. . W, McLean, who was present about another matter, as a taxpayer expressed the hope that the board would elect Mr. Redfern at the increase in salary, calling atten- tion to the fact that he had made an excellent officer and tax collec tor collecting taxes better than they had ever been collected be fore. Also to the fact that smaller towns like Maxton and Rowland pay men in the same position $75 per . month and that other towns the size of Lumberton pay higher salaries. Mr. J. A. Thompson, who was among the visitors, also expressed the be lief that a mistake would be made in-flot electing JMrRedfernJVIr J P. Townsend and others suggested that if the town could not makelthe nccesvarx"" financial arrangements ,. (Continued on page four). I FOR JUST FREIGHT RATES. Association Formed With Adjustment of Freight Rates ia North Caro lina as Sole Object Will Meet in Raleigh 15th. Charlotte Observer, 9th. Twenty-one North Carolina cities through their representatives met last night in the Selwyn Hotel and organized the Just Freight Rate As sociation of North Carolina, effect ing a permanent organization, and calling a meeting for next Thursday, May 15, at 2 o'clock in the legislative halls at Raleigh to elect permanent officers. The officers were not elected last night because having had only 48 hours in which to gather, the towns in the far eastern part of the Stato were represented by telegrams only. Not a dissenting vote was heard when the committee on permanent organization submitted its report and suggested that, the meeting be called at Raleigh next Thursday, so that every town ,and county in the State could be represented. Tho vote in the meeting at Raleigh will bo upon the basis of legislative representa tion. Every county, city and town will have the samo number of votes in the meeting as is pormitted in the voice of the Legislature. Practically no reference was made to the rate proposition, tho entire time of the meeting beeing taken up in effecting the organization, which has for its sole and only object, the adjustment of freight rates in North Carolina. Every county is to bo or ganized. Speakers are to be sent out and tho members of the Legisla ture from every section are to.be urged to carry this proposition through and placo the proper legis lation upon the statute book3 of the State. 1 Important Meeting at Court House This Evening at 6 O'clock. At the court house this evening at 6 o'clock a meeting will be held to select delegates to the meeting of the Just Freight Rates Association mentioned above which will be held in Raleigh Thursday of this week. This is an important matter in which Lumberton business men are vitally interested, as aro the busi noss men of every other part of the State, and it is desired that as many citizens of the jjown attend as can do so. CLEAN-UP WEEK. Mayor White Calls Upon All Citi zens to Help Make Lumberton a Clean Town Five Days This Week to be Devoted , to Cleaning Up. To th - Citizens of the Town of Lum berton: . I hereby set apart and designate May lStlv 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th, as Cleaen-Up Days, and earnestly appeal to all citizens, regardless of color, to Co-operate with the town authorities in this highly important work. Clean and rake all back lots and deposit all refuse in piles where it can be reached by the town wa gons, and tno same will De removed promptly. ' ' I sincerely hope that every citizen in town will take this matter in hand, and see to it that nothing is left un done to give us the cleanest town in North Carolina. A. E. WHITE, Mayor. A Still Captured in Cumberland. Fayetteville Observer, 8th. Deputy Sheriffs J. McD. Mona ghan and W. O. Patrick went on a still hunt last night and got a whis key still at the house of J. H. Hud son in Seventy-first township, near "Sklbo," tho country place of Dr. J. V. McGougan. The still, which was of about 45 gallons capacity, was a composite affair, tho kettle being a wash pot, the still a copper arrange ment, and the caps, wdrm, etc., built on an independent plan. One of the caps was found in a swamp nearby, where the still had been operated. Mr. Hudson was "not At home," hav ing been called away on pressing business. Water, Badly Polluted Unsafe for Washing . Dishes. Dr. B. W. Page, county superin tendent of health, has just receivod an analysis of the river. water used in the town hydrants from the State Laboratory of Hygiene at Raleigh, The analysis indicates that the wa ter is so ,badIyoTrutedthar" it is extremely dangerous and unsafe even for washing dishes. , Subscribe for The Robesonian. MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVED. Many Veterans Enjoyed the Day in Lumberton Meeting of Camp .Pope Dinner Served by Local Chapter, U. D. C Address by H. E. Stacv Graves Decorated. Saturday was a day of enjoyment for Confederate veterans and wives wlo visited Lumberton. Ihej aere made to feel that the town and uli in it were at their service. Follow ing u business meeting of Camp Willis H. Pope there was an address by Mr. II. E. Stacy of Lumberton. Then followed dinner prepared by the devoted hands of the members of Robeson Chapter, U. D. C, and serv ed by them in the commissioners' room and adjoining corridors in the court house. Seventy veterans, about twenty of thorn accompanied by their wives, enjoyed the hospitality of the Daughters. In the aftorenoon the veterans and thair wives were given free admis sion by the manager Mr. W. S. Wish art, to the Pastime theatre, where an expensive and thrilling Civil War picture, "A Daughter of the Confed eracy," was shown. There were three reels of this picture and it was no doubt enjoyed immensely .by the veterans. Its scenes of batjtle and courage and daring, carried them back to the days of the 60's. " The annual meeting of Camp Wil lis H. Pope was held in the court house at 10 a. m. The following offi cers were re-el vC ted: Commander, J. A. McAllister; 1st lieutenant, J. S. Thompson; 2d Lieut., T. A. McNeill; 3rd Lieut., F, A. Bond; 4th Lieut., F. A. Provatt; adjutant, M. G. McKonzie; chhplain, J. esley Thompson; sar goant, A. B. Small; color bearer, A. E. Floyd. . No delegates were elected to the reunion at Chattanooga, Tenn., which will be held May 27-29, but outhor ity to appoint all who indicate a de sire to go was left with Commander McAllister and Adjutant McKenzie. The speaker was introduced in a short and appropriate speoch by Mr. T. A. McNeill, Jr., of Lumber- ton. Mr. Stacy caught the attention of his audience at the outset and held it to the end. It was indeed an excel lent address and the speaker receiv ed many congratulations at Its close His theme was "The South's part in the Making of the Nation' He paid eloquent tribute to the soldiers and women of the Confederacy and plead with the daughters and sons to profit by the lessons of the courage and patriotism of their mothers and fath ers. Following' Mr. Stacy's speech 18 or 20 young ladies of the town de lighted the audience by singing "Dixie" and "The Old North State," immediately after which the veter ans adjourned to the room and halls below, where the Daughters were waiting to serve them dinner. In the afternoon members of Robeson Chapter decorated with flow ers all the graves of Confederate veterans buried in tho cemeteries of Lumberton. Adverse Report On Friedmann "Cure No Specific Cure for Consump tion Yet Found. Washington Dispatch, 9th. ' The first authentic and public re port of the Federal Government's in vestigation of the Friedmann tuber culosis vaccine, made public here to day, declares the results of the Pub lic Health Service observatons so far do "not justify that confid nee in the remedy which has been inspirod by widespread publicity." The National Association for tho Study and Prevention of Tuberculo sis, before which the report was pre sented immediately and unanimous ly adopted resolutions declaring its belief that "no v- specific cure for tuberculosis has been dis covered that deserves the confidence of the medical profession and the public and declaring it to be the duty of the public to continue "all the present well-tred agencies. Approximately 93,000 acres of mountain land in Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina and West Virginia were approved for purchase on the 7th by the National Forest Reserva tion Commission. This will make al most 600,00u acres bought by the Government up to date for the Appa lachian and Whito Mountain Forest Reservation. Consider well what your strength 4s-qltond-wliat;s.cefida : JQur4 ability. Horace." HOMICIDE AT- WAKULLA. Will McMillan Shot and Killed by Joe Rosa, Both Colored Whiskey and a Woman Ross Escaped Reward Offered. Joe Ross, colored, about 50 years old, shot and killed Will McMillan, also colored, at Wakulla. Saturday evening between sunset and dark. McMillan was also about 50 years Did. County Physician B. W.'Page and Coroner G. E. Rancke went yester day morning to Wakulla and an in quest was held. The verdict of the jury was that McMillan diod as the result of a gun-shot wound from the hands of Joe "Ross. The two negroes were drinking and it seems that they got into a quar rel about some former trouble they had had, back of which was. a wo man. The shooting took place within a hundred yards or so of the dvpot at Wakulla. Ross used a breech loading gun, the load taking effect in the left thigh. McMillan livod only a few minutes after he was shot. Ross had a horse and buggy and im mediately after the shooting he ran his horse to Long Swamp, about half a mile away, , where he disappeared, carrying his gun with him. Rural Po liceman R. B. Lindsey, fo Red Springs, was on the scene of the shooting in about thirty minutes and Sheriff Lewis was notified of the killing about 10 o'clock Saturday night Sheriff Lewis and Deputies Willis and Joe Britt went at once to Wakulla, but so far all efforts to capture Ross have boen in vain. Sherift Lewis has offered a reward of $50 for tho capture of Ross. GOOD WORK BEGINS. "Beautility" Work at Seaboard Sta tion Around Artesian Well Be gins Again. It wilt be recalled that about a yoar ago joint work was started by the town and Seaboard Air Line Rail way Co. at the artesian well at the depot, to lay cement walks, terrace, properly drain and otherwise beauti fy this place. Tho work ceased ab ruptly about a yoear ago, but this morning Mayor White had Mr. M. B. Sutton, contractor, to take steps to begin the work again at once c".c! it will be pushed to completion soon as possible. Among the Sick. The condition of Mr. John A. Row land,, who for several days has been sick at the Thompson hospital, is improving. Mr. A. E. Belch, of Bel lamy, underwent an operation this morning at the hospital. Billy San derson, little son of Mr. and Mrs. Charley Sanderson, who live in town, has been sick at tho hospital with typhoid fever for more than a week. His condition is improving. Mrs. J. A. Turner of Back Swamp, is also sick in the hospital with fever, and her condition is improving. Miss Beatrice Ivey, of Page's Mill, S. C, who a week or so ago underwent an operation at the hospital is improv ing and will probably go home to morrow or next day. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Pedneau has for several days been sick at the home of the parents, First street. The child's condition to day is thought to be but little, if any, improved. Linda Hendrick, '22-months-old daughter of ' Rev. and Mrs. Frank Gorrell, has for several days been very sick at the home of her par ents, Tenth and Chestnut streets. Her condition this morning was thought to be somewhat improved. Dr. H. Q. Alexander, a.s president, headed a delegation of officers and members of tho North Carolina Fanners' Union that called on Gov ernor Craig Thursday in support of the movement for elimination of freight rate discriminations aeainst North Carolina shippers, pledging the support of the Union in whatever is necessary for securing just and equi table rates for North Carolina. -A white man apparently pretty well loaded on "the old familiar juice" and who had laid him down to snooze at the top landing of the stairway in tho BansV of Lumberton building, near the offices of the law firm of McLean, Varser & McLean, attracted attention of alittle knot of folks about 2:30 this afternoon. Chief Redfern ( escorted him to the county jailloSQberJjp. His name is said to be Blackburn and he is said to live in East Lumberton. - ----- - - - r Subscribe for The Robesonian. BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEM& Good middling cotton today lie: Mr. L. R. Varser delivered the literary addross at the commence ment of the graded school at Rae ford Friday, Tho 24th annual comencement of Bute's Creek Academy and Business College will be held Wedn sday a ad Thursday of this week. There will be a special meetiag (tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock of St. Albans Lodge No. 114, A. F. and A. M., for work in the third- degreed Mr. J. L. Williamson and fam ily are moving today into their new home on Chestnut street from the house they have been occupying on East Fifth street. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. White will leave this evening for Baltimore, Md. to consult a specialist in regard to the condition of Mrs. White, who has boen in poor health for some weeks. Mr. Norment Britt, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Britt of Ten Mil, a student of the Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons, came home last week for 'tho summer vacation. He will spend his vacation with Dr. II. T. Pope and W. A. McPhaul. Mr. A. Pink Page, bookkeeper for the La Fayette Mutual Life Insur ance Co., came in Saturday from Fayetteville, whore he has been clos ing up the business of his company in that, town, the company's home, office, now being located in Lumber ton. Prof. J. McCombie Murray will givo a recital at t the opera house this evening. The recital was given twice in Maxton- and The Scottish Chief complimented it highly. Pref. Murray has boen a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. D Caldwell since . yesterday. Mrs. Murray came down ' from Maxton this morning. . ' Mr. J. L. Stephens returned Sat urday from Durham, where he atteneV ed annual meeting of funeral direc- -tors end cmbalmerg association of tho State Mr. Stephens was .elect ed third vice-president of the associa t:op. The noxt meeting of the as sociation will be held in Winston-Sa-k:-.. Two interesting pictures will be ;cn at thj Pastime theatre this eve ning, "Divino Solution," by Labis,; and "Wife of the Hills," by EssanV The Essany is a magnificent heart-interest Western drama, featuring G. M. Anderson, the favorite of many thousands of picturo visitors all over the country. Mr. M. B. Sutton put a force of, hands to work this morning paving the strip of sidewalk on East Fifth street between Walnut and Pine, in front of the property recently pur chased by Mrs.' Nannie Stephens. This is the only strip on this street, between the streets named, remain ing unpaved. Dr. J. P. Brown and adopted son,' master Hal, returned to their home at Fairmont yesterday after a de lightful automobile trip to Fayette ville, Durham, Statesvillo and Ra leigh. They left home Thursday evening and arrived back in Fairmont at noon yesterday, having made the trip without a single mishap. Mr. D. R. Rhodes and daughter. Miss Way, who live on rural route No. 1 from Marietta, were among the visitors in town ' Friday. At Mr. Rhodes' home liyes probably the old est woman in the county. Her name is Nancy Barnes. She was 108 years old January 26 last and is still able to walk about the house and wash dishes. Mr. V. D. Baker has accepted a position as traveling salesman for the J. W. Ould Company of Lynch burg, Va. Mr. Baker for a year or more has been traveling for the Ljnchburg Notion Company, which was a branch company of the J. W. Ould Company, but the two are now onsolidated. Mr. Baker re turned Friday from Lynchburg with samples of his fall line of goods. There came near being a serious accident yesterday about noon when a horse hitched to a buggy and driv en by Misses Mollie Belle Hollowell and Ruth Jones jumped into tho ca nal by the road near the oil mill, just across the river. The horse, which was frightened at an- automobile, fell when it struck the bottom of the ditch, the occupants of the buggy ' were turned out into the ditch, and were righ much bruis- Fd-tjpHhe-nt-t!erouslyhurt-.aBd no damage of any serious consequence was done. The canal is about six ' -J ' .J i
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