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VOLXUV NO. 26 ' LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, MAY 19, 1913. WHOLE NO 2863
SURE OF VICTORY.
Mr, Gough is Certain the People
Will Win Fight for Just Freight
Rates - Assured Gover.
nor Craig That Robeson Coun
ty is in the Fight Facts Which
Railroads Cannot Explain
Away.
Mr. Prank Gough, one of the
x delegates appointed to repre
sent Lumberton at the meeting of
the Just Freight Rate Associa
tion in Raleigh last Thursday and
one of the two who attended, ex
Sheriff Geo. B. McLeod being the
other,jeturned Thursday night.
He was accompanied to Raleigh
bf his small son and on account
the fact that Master Frank got
jack Mr. Gough had to come back
earlier than he had intended. He
had to leave Raleigh at ?:45
o'clock Thursday afternoon,
hence could not be present at the
meeting of the Just Freight Rate
Association and had to leave the
representation of Lumberton,
whose business men are intensely
interested in this important mat
ter, in the hands of State Senator
MeLeod. Mr. McLeod has not re
turned home yet.
Mr. Gough, however, was pres
ent at a special meeting of busi
ness men with Governor Craig
Thursday morning and assured
the Governor that Robeson coun
ty business men are solidly be
hind him in the firm stand he has
taken in regard to freight rates
assured the Governor that Robe
son was with him and that that
meant that the State would be
saved.
Mr. Gough is confident that
the fight for just freight rates
willbe won by the people of the
State. He was very much im
pressed with the remarks made
bj the Governor before the com
mittee, of which he was a mem
ber, which called upon the Gov
aor Thursday morning. Gover
nor Craig was assured that the
business men of the State are be
hind him. The Governor says
the fight will be won maybe not
in a day, nor in two days, but it
will still be won, and that be
fore very long. The railroads are
robbing the people of the State of
$5,000,000 a year and can well
afford to spend $1,000,000 or more
to fight, and they will doubless do
that; but the Governor is confi-
dent that the State will get jus
tice in the end.
This is a fight, of course, in
which every man, woman and
ohild in the State is concerned.
The people, the consumers, pay
the freight after all the mer
chant does not pay it ; not all of it
at any rate. If 25 cents is added
to the freight on a barrel of flour
the consumer pays that freight;
and the same way on everything
else. So this freight rate discrim
ination against North Carolina
touches every fireside.
The railroads cannot explain it
away. Already, Mr. Gough says,
$5,000 have been spent in gather
ing data with which to confound
tke railroads when they contend
that they cannot afford to give
North Carolina points as cheap
rates as are given points in Vir
: ginia. For iiistance, why is it
that the railroads wiD haul a
(mar of vegetables from Florida
through Greensboro this State, to
Richmond and back from Rich
mond to Greensboro cheaper than
they will stop the car in Greens
boro? Why will they carry a
cat of live-stock from Atlanta
through Hamlet to Norfolk cheap
er than they will stop that car in
Hamlet T
No amount of explanation on
the part of the railroads will ex
plain away facts like these.
But Mr. Gough says he is sure,
from the temper displayed by
peoplega thered from- all- sections
of the State in Raleigh last week,
from the determined stand of the
Governor, and . the men at the
inead of the Just Freight Rate As
sociation,, that a brighter day is
Mead and an end will be put to
slys discrimination that is rob-
SOUTHEEN BAPTISTS
Meet Next at Nashville Question
of Free Education for Minis
ters."
St. Louis Dispatch, 15th.
The Southern Baptist conven
tion today chose Nashville, Tenn.,
as the next place of meeting and
fixed May 13th, 1914, as the date
The Rev. Geo. W. McDaniel of
Richmond, Va., will preach the
convention sermon. Rev. Forest
Smith of Sherman, Texas, was
named alternate.
A movement which has been go
ing on quietly for several years
to organize all the Baptists west
of the Mississippi river into a sep
arate convention was met by the
introduction of resolutions by
President E. Y. Mullins, of the
Southern Baptist Theological sem
inary of Louisville, which were
adopted, expressing feelings of
fraternity and sympathy for the
work being done in the Theologi
cal Seminary at Fort Worth, Tex
as, and Liberty, Mo.
The question of giving free edu
cational advantages to young men
who wish to enter the Baptist min
istry was brought before the con
vention by Mr. Mullins. He offer
ed a resolution, a call on the va
rious States in the convention for
a share of $18,000, the money to
go to the school of which he is the
head and which is in debt for stu
dents expenses to that amount.
He said that he believed that if
the Baptists would offer free edu
cation to minsterial students,
three hundred million converts
eould be won in China alone dur
ing the next 25 years. The reso
lution was adopted.
It was decided by the officers of
the convention that the proposed
amendment to the constitution al
lowing women on the floor as del
egates would have to go over un
til next year, as it had not been
introduced in the first- day's ses
sion. Aged Indian Defies Officers Fool
ed by Strangers and Captured.
Maxton Special, 18th, to Greens
boro Daily News.
Tuesday Deputy Sheriff W. W.
Smith, in company with James A.
Shaw, W .0. Burnes and G. II.
McCallum went out about five
miles fn the country from Maxton
to serve a writ of ejectment on
Math Locklier,, a Croatan Indian.
Math is over 80 years of age but
still active and well preserved and
fully capable of taking care of
himselfagainst al comers, resisted"!
the writ and pulled his gun on the
visitors. All departed deciding
the climate was not good for their
health in that immediate vicinity.
Saturday Deputy Sheriff Britt,
of Lumberton came up to assist
Mr. Smith and these two with
Calvin Lowery, a Croatan Indian,
drove out to the house in a car.
Mr. Britt was a stranger and the
Lowery Indian fooled Math out,
Mr. Smith not being in sight. It
seems that he1 was expecting a vis
it from the officers for he was sit
ting in the door with a gun across
his knees. On getting to the car
he was placed under arrest and
his wife was also arrested, she
having 'assisted him on the pre
vious visit of the officers by
threatening to use a hatchet.
The two prisoners were brought
to Maxton and while he was away
his property was moved and the
house locked up. Mr. Smith re
fused to prosecute and asked that
he be turned loose.
Fourth of July Celebration.
That Fourth of July celebra
tion, in which the entire county
is expected to have a part to play,
is being much talked. Plans are
on fooTto make this occasion one
of great interest. It will consist
of varied forms of amusement. It
is to be big Robeson county Cele
bration of the Fouith of July in
Lumberton.
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RED SPRINGS REVIEWS.
Community Shocked by Suicide of
Mr. Savage Automobile Acci
dent Death of Mrs. Peter
Smith Graded School Closes
Other Items.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Red Springs, May 17 Mr. J.
S. Longfellow and Mr. John Co
ley spent part of last week in
Benson, where Mr. Longfellow
purchased an automobile. Mr. J.
A. McRae, who has been teaching
at Raeford, has returned home for
the holidays.
Miss Lillian Britt gave her
graduation recital in the audito
rium of the Southern Presbyter
ian College Monday night and one
of the largest audiences ever seen
in the uditorium for -a
recital was present. Miss Britt
has been very -popular in Red
Springs the four years she has
been here and everyone likes to
hear her sing.
Mr. D. A. McQueen and' Mr.
Hudson of Rowland attended the
recital at the college Monday
night.
Mr. D. D. Hinson has been ap
pointed chief of police, Chief R.
B. Lindsay having resigned to ac
cept the rural police position.
Miss Mary Lou Britt and moth
er, of Tifton, Ga., are visiting at
the college this week.
Dr. Vardell has just returned
from a business trip to Atlanta,
Ga.
Mr. John F. McEachern and
son Graham, of Raeford, were in
town part of this week.
On Wednesday morning the en
tire community' was shocked
when it was learned that Mr. J.
N. Savage had ended his life by
shooting himself in the forehead
the night before. Mr. Savage was
a furniture dealer who had an up-to-date
store and a large number
of customers all over this part of
the county. He came to Red
Springs from Scotland Neck and
started business in the Singleton
block. The last seen of Mr. Sav
age was Tuesday night when he
left the hotel for home. Then he
seemed to be in good spirits, hav
ing been joking with some of his
friends. Mr. Savage was a man
whom everyone liked and his
friends were numbered by his
acquaintances. He leaves a wife
and two children, aged five and
eight. The remains were taken to
Scotland Neck and the interment
was at that place Thursday after
noon. On Wednesday afternoon Mr.
B. W. Townsend while running his
automobile struck a tree and gave
himself a severe jar, besides
breaking the car up pretty badly.
Mr. Townsend had his bird dog
in the car with him and it sud
denly stood up and licked his
face, and it was while trying to
push it off that he lost control of
the car. Mr. Townsend is a good
deal better now and no doubt will
be out when this goes to print.
Mr. J. A. Singleton and Miss
Jessie Singleton of Dundarrach
were Red Springs visitors Wed
nesday afternoon.
Mrs. Peter Smith, widow of the
late Colonel Smith, of Wakulla,
passed away at the home of her
daughter-in-law Mrs. Mattie
Smith Thursday morning. The
interment was made at Centre
Friday morning. Mrs. Lucius Mc
Rae and Miss Polly and Mr.' Ar
thur McRae attended the funeral.
On Friday night the Daughters
of the Confereacy of Red Springs
gave the play, "The Feast of the
Little Lanterns" in Raeford. A
large crowd attended the play in
spite of the threatening weather.
The graded school closed one of
its most successful years Friday
afternoon and Prof. Dowd anckhis
assistants are to be commended on
their thorough work.
We are sorry toreport the ser
ious illness of Mr. J. E. Dowd.
. Mrs. Charles Manly Stedman,
wife of Representative Stedman
of the fifth district died er
lwme Tn trfeensboro Saturday. She
was .73 years old.
FOR DEMOCRATIC SUPREMACY.
Permanent Headquarters in Wash
ington and Educational Cam
paign. Washington Dispatch, 16th.
The campaign for Democratic
supremacy at the polls in 1914
and 1916 was opened here today
when the executive campaign
committee of the Democratic Na
tional Committee organized and
discussed preliminary plans.
The committee agreed upon per
manent headquarters in Washing
ton, the organization of an edu
cational campaign and harmon
ious co-operation with the Demo
cratic Congressional Committee,
with a continuous militant party
organization from now until after
the next Presidential election, at
least, Representative A. Mitchell
Palmer of Pennsylvania, caucus
chairman of the House and recog
nized as the President 's spokes
man in that body, was made chair
man and Rolla Wells, of St. Louis,
treasurer of the Democratic Na
tional committee, treasurer. At the
permanent headquarters Thomas
J. Pence, of North Carolina, the
former correspondent, who con
ducted the Wilson press campaign
will be in charge as manager of
publicity. With him already is
Col. John I. Martin of Missouri,
sergeant-at-arms of the last and
other National conventions of the
Democracy. Plans agreed upon
today contemplate the sending of
Democratic Washington letters to
approximately 10,000 weekly
newspapers and 2,000 daily news
papers that have no special cor
respondents at the National capi
tal. All this will require a large
fund and the committee decided to
appeal to the States for contribu
tions. The situation generally and the
need for immediate, organized
campaign work were discussed at
two sessions of the committee. The
conference will be resumed tomor
row. The committeemen, accom
panied by Mr. Pearce called at
the White House and explained
the plans to President Wilson,
who voiced his hearty approval.
Superior Court Trial of Impor
tant Case Begins.
A week 's term of Robeson Su
perior Court began this morning,
Judge G. S. Ferguson of Waynes-
ville presiding. The trial of Katie
Ann Lockiear vs. W. A .Savage et
al., for conversion of timber, be
gan this morning, the jury being
selected and one witness examin
ed before the adjournment for
the noon hour. It is supposed that
the trial of this case will consume
about three days. The firms of
McNeill & McNeill and Britt &
Britt are appearing for the plain
tiff, the firms of McLean, Varser
& McLean and Mclntyre, Law
rence and Proctor appearing for
the defendants. About 100 acres
of land and about $600 worth of
timber are involved. The case was
argued before the Supreme Court
last fall, going up from judgment
of non-suit rendered by Judge
Whedbee, the Supreme Court
sending-it back for a new trial.
Messrs. B. F. and S. B. McLean
and J. P. Wiggins of Maxton, A.
P. Spell of Red Springs, E. L.
Wooten of Rowland, W. F. McMil
lan of King's Mountain are the
out-of-town attorneys attending
court today.
New Meat Market.
Mr. "C. J. Bogan, of Laurinburg,
has rented from the. John T. Biggs
Company part of the store on
Chestnut street used by this com
pany for warehouse. Mr. Bogan
has rented 20 feet of the front of
the store in which he expects to
open up a meat market. Contract
for the place was closed last week
and it is expectedthat the mar
ket will be opened up within the
next few days. This store ad
joins the one occupied by Messrs.
R. C. Birmingham and Glonnie
Wisbart,wiola sale-gpoe
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THE FINAL SUMMONS.
Mrs. Alie Rozier of Baker's Chap
eL
Mrs. Alie Valine Rozier, relict
of the late McKoy Rozier, died
last evening at 8 o'clock at her
home at Baker's Chapel, about 5
miles from town on the Elizabeth
road. She was about 63 years old
had been failin gin health for a
year or more and for the last
month or so had been confined
to her bed practically all the time.
Since Friday the end had been
expected most any hour. The fu
neral was conducted from the
home this morning about 10
o'clock by Rev. A. J. Groves, of
Barker's. Interment will b
made in tbe family burying
grounds near the home.
Deceased is survived by five
sons Messrs. J. A., H. J., N. E.,
S. McK. and R. C. Rozier and
three daughters, Mrs. E. O. John
son, of route 1 from St. Paul;
Mrs. Sam Allen, of route 5 from
Lumberton, and Miss Rebecca
Jane Rozier.
Mr. F. M. Davis, of McDonald.
Mr. F. M. Davis, 41 years old,
died this morning at 5 o'clocb
at his home at McDonald. For
La year or so Mr. Davis had been
failing in health and his death
was not unexpected. Early yes
terday morning he became sud
denly worse, soon became uncon
scious and never regained con
sciousness. The iuneral will take
place tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock at Iona Presbyterian
church and will be conducted by.
Rev. Mr. Latimer, pastor of the
church.
Mr. Davis conducted a mercan
tile business at McDonald and
was also a cotton buyer.
Deceased is survived by his
wife and three children, ranging
in ages from 2 to 7 years two
girls and a boy. His father, Mr.
J. K. Davis, and five brothers, all
of whom live in the McDonald
section, also survive. Deceased is
a brother-in-law of Mr. Lawrence
Parber of Lumberton and was for
several years in the employ of
Mr. O. C. Norment of Lumberton
Mrs. Mary J. Smith of Wakulla
Mr. W. R. McCoy.
Maxton Special, 15th, Charlotte
Observer.
Mrs. Mary J. Smith, who for
two weeks had been visiting at
Red Springs, died in the hos
pital here today, aged 79 years.
She had been ill since leaving her
home here, although up to this
time she had been very active for
one of her years. Mrs. Smith was
the widow of the late Col. P. P.
Smith of Wakulla. She leaves a
large family of children.
Failing to rally from the ampu
tation of his leg occasioned by
blood poisoning which followed
a paralytic stroke, Mr. W. R. Mc
Coy, a prominent farmer, who
lived about two miles from here,
died today, aged about 50 years.
About a week ago the attack of
paralysis occurred but the ope
ration was deferred on acount of
a weak heart. Today it was seen
that the operation must be per
formed if the life was to be saved,
but Mr. McCoy could not survive
the shock.
The funeral will probably take
place at Center church tomorrow,
the deceased having been a mem
ber of this congregation. He was
unmarried but a brother and sis
ter, who live in Alabama, survive.
Notices of New Advertisements.
Tombstones and monuments
I. V. Hooper.
Ridpath's History of the World
at a bargain.
Best building brick J. G. Lay
ton, Dunn, N. C.
Reward for return of mileage
book..
Farm for sale W. II. Kelly,
Atkinson, N. C.
Fresh groceries at M. M. Leg-
gett's.
Excellent, brick at ri?ht prices
TarHeeTDnck Co., Favette
ville, N. C,
BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
Good middling cotton today lie.
The nomination of P. J. Can
dell to be postmaster at St. Paul's
was sent to the Senate Thursday
by President Wilson.
There will be a, regular meet
ing tomorrow evening of St. Al
ban's Lodge No. 114, A. F. and A.
M., for work in the second de
gree. The Lumberton Cotton Milla
office building, Elm and Heeoad
streets, was equiped with fire es
capes last week and the job af
equipping the opera house with
fire escapes, begun some time ago,
was completed last week.
Mr. Raymond Reynolds, who
for about a month had been un
dergoing treatment in a hospital
in Charlotte, came home Satur
day evening. lie was taking treat
ment for ulcer of thestomach. Hia
condition is much improved.
"Richard, the Lion Hearted,"
Biograph, and "The Little Sher
iff," Essany, will be the pictures
shown at the Pastime this even
ing. The first named will be ap
preciated by lovers of Scott, while
the latter will please everybody,
children and grownfolks too.
Mr. W. P. Ryan, who for
nearly a year had held a position
as stenographer in the Lumberton
Cotton Mill office, has resigned to
accept a position in the Atlantic
Coast Line Ry. offices in Wilm
ington. Mr. Ryan left yesterday
morning for Wilmington, where
he began work this morning.
Messrs. H. M. Beasley & Bro.,
who conduct a liyery business en
West Fourth street, purchased
Friday the grocery business that
has been conducted for the past
two or three years by Bullock
Bros, at the foot of West Third
street, near the old wooden
bridge. The business changed
hands Saturday, Mr. W. B. Beas
ley being in charge.
Miss Ina Yarbor, who for
about two months had been teach
ing a private school in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. William Bryant,
who live about 6 miles from town
on the Elizabeth road, left Friday
evening for her home at Hope
Mills. Just before taking this pri
vate school Miss Yarbor closed a
six-months' school at the Meadow
school house, about two miles from
town.
Mrs. G. G. French, and infant
daughter, Margaret, and son, Mas
ter Berry Godwin, returned Sat
urday night from Richmond, Va.,
where they had been with Mr.
French who is undergoing treat
ment there. Mr. French's condi
tion is improving rapidly and it
is expected that within about
three weeks he will be able to
meet Mrs. French and the children
at Buffalo Lithia Springs, Va.,
where they will spend the sum
mer. Mr. French may come to
Lumberton for a short stay be
fore going to the Springs.
Several Cases to Be Aired in May
or's Court This Afternoon.
Jerry McLaurin, Rock Hill
alias Robt. Neill and Dr. Tom
Buzzard alias Sandy Jackson
all colored, were jailed Saturday
by Chief of Police Redfern on
charges of retailing.
Charley Smith and L. C. Mey
ers will be given a hearing this
afternoon on charges of being
drunk and disorderly on the
streets Saturday night. Arch Mc
Millan, colored, was jailed Satur
day night by Night Policeman
Marvin Barker for being drunk
on the streets.
Henry Hill, a white boy who
says that he is 12 years old, was
arrested and jailed last night by
Policeman Barker on a charge of
stealing. The boy appears to be a
"hobo." He arrived here Satur
diyonaJfreight train and says
his home is in Richmond, Va. He
is charged with stealing a ring
and sorae other small trinkets
since he arrived in Lumberton.
All these cases will be tried be-
f orjeM-ort,ro in.F6tor.'thls"
afternoon. -