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; Robeson County Day in Lumberton Great Fourth of July Celebration Don't Fail to Come r ONIA A ROBES N Established 187Q. . Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cents VOlTxUV" NO, 34 LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1913T WHOLE NO 2871 SENATOR OVERMAN COMING "Will be Speaker at Lumberton's Big Celebration July Fourth Com Plete Program Will Be Published Thursday. United States Senator Lee S. Over man will be the speaker on the occas ion of the big Robeson county cele bration in Lumberton July Fourth, Mr. H. E. Stacy, of the program committee, to whom was assigned the duty of inviting Senator Over man, received Saturday from the Senator a letter in which he stated that he had declined many invita tion to speak recently but that it would give him great pleasure to be with the people of Robeson on the occasion of this great celebration. It has been many years since Sen ator Overman has visited Lumberton and he will be heard by a large crowd here on the Fourth. A complete program for this cele bration will be published in Thurs day's Robesonian. ADDING TO FREE LIST. Iron and Steel Raw Materials In creases Aggregate Annual Loss in Revenue to $2,000,000. Washington Dispatch, 14th. Transfer to the free list of the tar iff bill of iron and steel raw mater ials, with an estimated dutiable value of more than $600,000 a year was approved today by the majority mem bers of the Senate committee. This increased the Senate's addition to the Underwood free list to en aggregate annual loss of $2,000,000 in revenue, making the total estimated annual revenue loss from the fres list about $27,000,000. After an entire day spent on the sub-committee's report on the metal schedule, Chairman Simmons an nounced it had been widely cut, near ly every item of the schedule being reduced. To' the free list were added pig iron, ferro manganese, steel blooms, slabs and billets. On all finished steel products an average re duction of 10 per cent was made from the Underwood rates. Letad, zinc and aluminum were left unsettled to be disposed of Monday. INDIAN NORMAL SCHOOL. Commencement Exercises Will Be Held June Z0. To the Editor of The Robesonian: , The commencement exercises of the Indian Normal School at Pembroke will be held Friday, June 20, in the auditorium of the high school. Dr. E. Walter Sikes of Wake For est College will speak at 11 o'clock a. m. Dr. Sikes is one of the leading educators and orators of the State, and I feel safe in saying that there is a treat in store for everyone who has the opportunity to hear him. The other exercises will occur, at 3:30 and 8:00 p. m. on the same day. These exercises are being care fully prepared and we hope that they will prove instructive and entertain ing to all present. Everybody is cordially invited to be present at all these exercises and bring dinner. O. V. HAMRICK, Principal. Japan is Willing to Renew Arbitra tion Treaty. Washington Dispateh, 14th. Viscount Chinda, the Japanese Am bassador, has advised Sec. Bryan that Japan is willing to renew for another period of five years her arbitration treaty with the United States which expires by limitation August 24. Secretary Bryan, making the an nouncement today, said he expected the Senate would ratiy the new arbi tration treaties signed with Great Britain and other countries despite the opposition against them. No date for signing the Japanese renewal has been determined. 'The senatorial opposition was ori ginally voiced by Senator Chamber lain, who insisted that in renewing the treaty with Great Britain specific expressions should be made to remove the Panama Canal tolls controversy from the field of arbitration. The question of arbitrating with Japan, the issue of the California alien land law also has been a subject of dis cussion among Senators opposed to renewing that arbitration treaty. President -Wilson -haa had ..frequent conferences over the arbitration trea ties with Senators. Bilious? Feel heavy after dinner? Bitter taste?. Complexion sallow? Liver perhaps need waking up. Doan's Regulets for. bilious attacks 25c at all stores. ' WILL INVESTIGATE. Government Takes Notice of Van Ruck Treatment for Tuberculosis. Asheville special, 15th, to Charlotte Observer. Dr. George Blaine Crow, of the medical departmenlof the United States Navy arrived it Asheville yes terday afternoon and will spend be tween 6 months and a year in this city making a thorough study of the Van Ruck preventative vaccine against tu berculosis. Dr. Crow has leased a house and is prepared to stay until he has thoroughly mastered the use of the vaccine and has demonstrated to his own satisfaction its value. Doctor Crow is the second member of the medical corps of the navy to visit Asheville for this purpose. When Dr. Von Ruck first announced his dis covery of a vaccine that will im munize against the white plague, he offered it to the United States Gov ernment for use in immunizing the men of the Army and Navy against tuberculosis. Surgeon General Stokes of the Navy immediately sent Dr. Sitt, medical inspector, to Ashe ville, to investigate the serum and make a report to the officials of the navy. While Dr. Sitt's official report has not been made public, he became so enthusiastic and spoke so favorably of the vaccine that General Stokes de cided not to wait for a further report before continuing the investigation. Dr. Crow was selected by the sur geon general to make a thorough in vestigation ofthe serum and prepare a report tothe Navy Department, as well as to learn the method of admin istering the serum. He is an exper ienced bacteriologist and will be able after a course at the Von Ruck San itarium to prepare the vaccine for the use of theNavy Department. In addition to the sending of Dr. Crow to Asheville, it is expected the physicians representing the other de partments of the Government will be sent to this city soon, as the serum is being considered by Surgeon General lue of the Army and by the officials of the Public Health Department. CHAMPION CORN STALK. Mr. C. M. Fuller Puts One On Ex hibition which Mr. Joseph Prevatt Tries in Vain to Match. Mr. C. M. Fuller, who is known through all these parts and in many other sections as a real live-stock dealer, is about to develop into some kind of a farmer. This re porter would not lead any one to be lieve that Mr. Fuller is a large plan ter, yet what he does plant he culti vates. He has some corn what is corn just a few rows, a quarter or half an acre, or something of the kind. But it certainly is corn. Mr. Fuller pulled up one of the tallest stalks this morning and it is stand ing by the main entrance of the Bank of Lumberton. The stalk measures 8 feet and 1 1-2 inches. Now it came to pass that Mr. Jos eph Prevatt, Sr., who is a real plan ter, happened by shortly after the aforementioned stalk of corn was placed on exhibition. Mr. Prevatt had some doubt about Mr. Fuller be ing the "onliest" farmer in these parts, so he hied himself to his gar den and measured one of his tall stalks of corn; but it would not do better than 8 feet and 1 inch. But then Mr. Prevatt was not satisfied that Mr. Fuller be allowed to go off bragging about his fine corn, so he went into the garden of Mr. Frank Gough, who has some tall corn, but the best he could do-there was eight feet. And Mr. Fuller still brags. Among the Sick Capt. L. R. Breece Suffers Stroke of Paralysis. Capt. L. R. Breece suffered Friday a stroke of paralysis which affected his entire right side and he has since been confined to his bed at his home on the corner of Walnut and Fourth streets. His condition is considered somewhat better today. Mr. A. M. Breece of Pembroke was with his fa ther from Friday night till this morn ing,,, when he returned home. Mr. A. T. Parmele has been con fined to his bed at his home on Elm street for the past tend ays. His con dition is considered very much im proved today. No person need hesitate to takr Fo ley Kidney Pills on the ground that they know not what is in them. Fo- fley "Co. guarantee "thenrto--be-puF4 curative : medicine, specially prepared for kidney and bladder ailments and rregularities. They do not contain babit forming drugs. Try them. For sale by all dealers. DEFER ACTION ON MONETARY REFORM Democrats Disposed to Wind Up Tar iff Bill and Quit Till Regular Sea sion. Tariff Bill Nearly Ready. Washington Dispatch, 15th. Developments of the last week at both ends of the capitol indicated growing determination on the part of Democratic leaders of Congress to pass a tariff bill and wind up the work of the extra session without action upon currency reform or any other important subject. The tariff revision bill is to be pushed to completion and laid before the Democrats of the Senate, in cau cus, before the end of this week. In the meantime, notwithstanding Presi dent Wilson's repeated expressed de sire to see some positive action taken toward a reform of the Nation's fi nancial system, the controlling forces of the party in both houses are showing a disposition to defer action on monetary reform until the regu lar session opening next December A session of the Senate currency committee last week, and the open antagonism voiced by Representative Henry of Texas,-against present ac tion, have served to emphasize the opposition that has developed within the party ranks, against the Presi dent's program of immediate action While the Senate committee took no definite action, many members in cluding influential Demdcrats, openly expressed the opinion that no curren cy law would be enacted at this ses sion. The tariff is to come into the Sen ate for the second stage of revis ion within 10 days. The Senate fi nance committee will complete work upon it early this week and an im mediate call be issued for a Demo cratic caucus. It is believed the birf will be formally presented to the Sen ate, ready for debate in that body, by Wednesday, June 25th. ROWLAND RECORDER'S COURT Recorder McKeller Sends Three Ne groes to the Roads Good Work of Rural Policeman Carper. Rowland Sun, 12th. Recorder A. T. McKellar is doing business right along. The first two or three days of his administration things were dull, but towards the last of the week business began to pick up, and as the result of his court, three negroes were sent to the roads. Jim Patterson was sentenced to 12 months for shooting a man out in the Raynham section, mention of which was made in these columns last week. Ed McRae was sentenced to six months for being implicated in the same shooting, and Noel Jordan was given 30 days for vagrancy. Rural Policeman Carper did some good work in catching Patterson and McRae. The shooting was reported to Sheriff Lewis early Thursday morning, and he wired Mr. Carper to try and get the guilty parties. He went to the scene, at least ten miles east of Rowland, but the negroes had both left, going it was said toward Purvis. He followed them to Purvis, on out by Alfordsville, and beyond Raemon, on the M. A. & S. Railroad, and came at last in sight of them as they went into a house. Mr. Carper hitched his horse in the woods, crept up to the house and arrested both of them, bringing them on to Rowland. Rowland Joins Just Freight Rate As sociation, Rowland Sun,. 12th. A meeting of the citizens of Row land was held on Saturday 'morning to discuss the discrimination of freight rates against North Carolina, now made by the railroads. Mayor J. McR. Bracy presided and Dr. Evans acted as secretary. Mr. Ram- saur of Fayetteville, made a talk ex plaining the situation and organiza tion of the "Just Freight Rate Asso ciation." On motion a temporary or ganization was formed with A. L. Bullock as president, J. W. Ward as vice president and J. cR. Bracy, sec retary and treasurer. A meeting of the citizens was called for ten days from that date to complete the or ganization and appoint directors. No Substitute Could Do This. No inferior substitute, but only the genuine Foley Kidney Pills could have rid J. F. Wallich, Bartlett, Nebr., of his kidney trouble. He saysT "I was bothered with backache and the pain .Kfl.uld.xun uDtolheJackjf my head, and I had spells of dizziness." T"tdok Foley Kidney Puis and they did the work and I am now entirely rid of kidney trouble." For sale by all deal ers. ' MISSISSIPPI LETTER. A Former Robesonian Writes of His Adopted State The Walters Case Still Loyal to Robeson. To the Editor of The Robesonian: It has been a long time since I have seen in The Robesonian anything from Mississippi, one of the most produc tive States of the Union, for almost everything that grows out of the ground. If the people of Robeson county could visit this country about the last of August and have an occular demonstration, seeing 1500 or 1800 pounds of seed cotton and 50 bushels of corn grow to the acre without help (fertilizers), staring would be an infinity. Crops are good, seasons are good. Plenty rain Boll Weevil numerous cotton's greatest enemy which is a brown bug the size of a small clay pea. Punctures the squares and small bolls, causing them to turn yel low and drop off. Many farmers have become disheartened quit planting ton and are growing other crops mostly vegetables. This is a fine fruit country. I have seen a peach ("Chine's Cling") that weighed a fraction over 16 ounces. Has North Carolina ever seen anything equal to it? If so let us hear from it. The thermometer here early this morning was 54, something unheard of in this country for a long time. The last two days overcoats were comfortable. From recent happenings the Scotch of North Carolina and elsewhere must be going through the process of "being born again." May success crown their efforts, is . the " earnest wish of one whose geneaology places him among the clan. The Waters-Bruce Anderson-Dunbar child is still unsettled. Governor Brewer will have a hearing of both parties soon. If the courts decide that the child is Dunbar's and was kidnaped by Walters, he in all probability will pull hemp, as kid naping is a hanging offense in Lou isiana. Many changes have occurred since I left North Carolina in 1870. But memory clings to many things I left in the grand old county of Robeson. I tell these people that God never made a grander country than Ash pole Presbyterian church, Robeson county, N. C, the say-so of any one to contrary. Mississippi is set tled mostly here by North and South Carolinans and Georgians some Vir ginians and Louisianans. There is a town of 1500 people in an adjoining county called Lumberton, named by three Cobb brothers and built 30 years ago. The Cobbs have left, I have been told they were from Rob eson county. Several other names are traceable to North Caiolinians. Sometime in the future I may give a more extensive history of things in general here. D. McCALLUM. Weathersby, Miss., June 11, 1913. Fine Irish Potatoes. Mr. J. B. Richardson brought to The Robesonian office Saturday come of the finest Irish potatoes the edi tor has ever seen. He raised them at his home on Eighth street. They are of the Irish Cobbler variety. Mr. Richardson says that the secret of raising fine potatoes such as these is fertlizing with ashes and putting the fertilizer beside the rows and not in contact with the potatoes. Mrs. Appie Edwards, of Bladenboro. Mrs. Appie Edwards died last Mon day evening at her home at Bladen boro. She had been sick for only a few days. If she had lived until next month she would have been 81 years old. The funeral and interment took place Tuesday. Mrs. Edwards is sur vived by one son and one daughter, Mr. J. B. and Misss Mary Edwards, of Bladenboro; one one brother, Capt. A. B. Small of Lumberton. New Dredge Boat at Work. Maxton Scottish Chief. The new dredge boat erected to take the place of the one burned some time ago is now at work in Back Swamp and has cut the canal several hundred yards the past week. The Brilliant Stars of June. By the end of June. Mars. Venus. Saturn andtJnniter will nil he morn ing 8 tars, but Foley's Honey and Tar Compound ia at all times" the "Star" medicine for coughs, colds, croup and who6pfng-ctragh-X coldjn Jund is apt to develop into bronchitis 7r4aeraflehd,4ntoSc.oJland. They pneumonia as at anyother time, but not ii roley a Honey and Tar Com pound is taken. ' BUIE NEWS BATCH. Preparing for Children's Day Social and Personal, Correspondence of The Robesonian. Buie, June 14 Everything is mov mg on nicely in our "burg." Busi ness is holding up right well, con sidering the dull season. Misses Harriet Moore and Pearl Be- thune of Fayetteville have been visit ing friends and relatives here. They returned home Wednesday. Miss Maity Jones, who has been visiting at Broadway for several weeks, returned home this afternoon. Quite a number of young people en joyed an entertainment at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Parnell Mon day evening. Several interesting games were played, after which re freshments were served. At a late hour, we bade them good-night, as suring them that we had enjoyed the evening thoroughly. The Methodist Sunday school here is preparing for a children's day some time in the near future. The date has not been decided on. Those from here who attended the Kelly-Muse marriage, that took place in the Presbyterian church at Laurin burg last Wednesday evening at ( o'clock, were: Mrs. W. R. McNeill and children, Hannah and Paul; Miss Clelia Britt and Messrs I. P. Ray and C. F. Crissman. Miss Kelly was for merly of Buie, but for the past three years has been making her home in Laurinburg. Mr. E. K. McLean, who had been spending a few days in New York City, returned home Thursday. Rev. N L. Seabolt is expected to fill his regular appointment here the 4th Sunday. He preaches here on the second and fourth Sundays REDUCED RATES. Glass Lowered From Pittsburg and Toledo to High Point. Washington Dispatch, 13th. A reduction varying from 3 to 6 centjs a hundred pounds in the freight rates on window glass, rolled glass and plate glass from Pittsburg, Pa., and Toledo, O., to High Point, N. C. and other destinations in that furniture producing territory was or dered today by the Inter-State Com merce Commission. Reparation, the commission announced would be granted to shippers under what was held to be unreasonable rates, as soon as the necessary proof of shipments could be made. Superior Court. A week's term of Robeson Superior Court for the trial of civil cases convened this morning, Judge G. S Ferguson of Waynesville presiding. The jury was selected and the ex animation of witnesses begun this morning in the case of the But ters Lumber Co. of Boardman vs Thos. Walters, a land suit involving some 100 acres. This case will prob ably occupy the time of the court a day or more. The law firms of McLean, Varser & McLean and Mc Intyre, Lawrence & Proctor are ap pearing for the plaintiff, the firm of McNeill & McNeill and Mr. E. J. Britt for the defendant. Divorce was granted this morning in the case of Frank Lewis vs. Martha Lewis, and W. M. Demory vs. Drucilla Demory and Lock McMillan vs. V. & C. S. Ry. Co. were continued. Capt. E. B. Wright and Mr. J. G. Thompson, president and timber inspector, respectively, of the But ters Lumber Co., are among the out-of-town people attending court to day. In the Recorder's Court. Rebecca Edwards and Annie Camp bell, both colored, were before Acting Recorder R. A. McLean this morn ing on charges of disorderly con duct. The Edwards woman was tax ed with $5 and costs and in the case of Campbell judgment was suspended upon payment of costs. Mack Camp bell, colored, was also up on charge of simple assault. He was fined $10 and costs. On account of failure to pay fines and costs all three of the of fenders were remanded to jail. Camp bell was arrested and jailed Satur day night by Night Policeman Mar vin Barker. New Railroad into Scotland. MaxtonScott jsh Chief. The Maxton, Alma &. Southbound received a ditching machine, yester day with which they will soon berin will also drain main line. the roadbed 6fHfliTrS BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. Cotton today, 11 3-4 cents. Mr. A. E. Spivey is putting up street signs for the town according to a recent order of the board of commissioners in order to comply with requirements for free mail deliv ery. There will be a dance this eve ning in the K. of P. hall on the third floor of the postoffice buildintr on Elm street. Mesdames T. C. John son, E. L. Holloway and W. S Wish art will be chaperones. Mr. A. Weinstein during last week made some improvements on the in terior of his drygoods store, Elm and Fourth streets, by putting in quite a bit of extra shelving in order to take care of a larger stock of goods. The handsome new residence of Mr. H. M. McAllister, corner Chest nut and Seventh streets, is practical ly completed and Mr. McAllister says that he hopes to be able to move into his new home some time this week. Tom Caldwell a cat tabby cat died yesterday at his post of duty in the store of R. D. Caldwell & Son. This was a good and faithful cat and for many years has kept watch against a mighty host of rats and mice. Deceased died suddenly and is thought to have been poisoned. There seems to be something of an epidemic of poisoning dogs and cats. Chief of Police Redfern had to kill at the Seaboard depot this morning a dog that had been poison ed. Throwing poison to dogs on the premises of their owners is too nasty and mean to write about. Mr J J. J. Cherry, who recently accepted a position as salesman in the Lumberton drug store, resigned Sat urday and left yesterday for Atlanta, Ga., where he has accepted a similar position. He is succeeded at the Lumberton drug store by Mr. Ray mond Reynolds, who began work this morning. Rev. Father Gallagher, who has been serving the Catholic congrega tion here for the past two years, held his last service here yesterday, hav ing been transferred from mission work to the Fayetteville charge. He will be succeeded here by Rev. Father Watkins, who will fill his first ap pointment the third Sunday in July. Mr. J. S. McDonald returned Fri day from New Bern, where he spent two or three days attending the an nual meeting of the North Carolina Pharmaceutical Association. Mr. Mc Donald says that this was one of the best attended meetings that the as sociation has ever held. He extended an invitation to the association to hold its next meeting in Lumberton, but an invitation to meet at Hender sonville was accepted. The Sunday school at Cedar Grove Baptist church, about 4 miles east of Lumberton, had children's day yesterday afternoon, beginning about 3 o'clock. The exercises by the little folks were unusually good and the crowd that gathered to witness the entertainment was much too large for the church. Short talks were made by Messrs. Frank Gough and W. K. Bethune. Mr. Condary Arnett is su perintendent of the school and Mr. J. M. Fleming is pastor of the church. Mr. J. P. Russell, Misses Flora Prevatt and Sallie Stephens and Mr. Furman Biggs returned Friday morn ing from Raleigh, where they attend ed the State convention of the Christian Endeavor Society. They went as delegates from the society of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Rus sell gave last evening at the Presby terian church a brief report of the convention. He only talked for about 10 or 15 minutes at the beginning of the preaching hour, but his remarks were very interesting. He said that the State meeting was a very enthu-v siastic one. Notices of New Advertisements. Specials for tobacco growers L. H. Caldwell. Dr. Julius Shaffer, eye specialist, advertises dates when he will visit Rowland, Maxton, Red Springs and Lumberton. A sensation at the Pastime thea tre. Statement of condition of Bank of Parkton. Statement of condition of Farmers (fifMerchants Banl Notice to milk dealers. Notice of special meeting of stock holders of Virginia & Carolina nfifhtfrr-fty- Cn. Runaway wife advertised.
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