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VOLXUV NO.B4 LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, AUGUST 25. 1913. WHOLE NO 2891
BACKED BY WOBLD-
WIDE SENTIMENT.
Foreign Powers Lending Support to
Efforts of United States "for Peace
ful Settlement of Mexican Berolu.
tion President Wilson Will Bead
Message -to Both Houses of Con.
gress Tomorrow Outlining Policy.
Washington Dispatch, 24th.
Besides Great Britain, France and
Japan, practically all the Central and
South American countries are lend
ing their support to the efforts of the
United States to bring about a peace
ful settlement of the Mexican revolu
tion. .
Unless satisfactory overtures are
made by the Huerta Government be.
fore Tuesday, President Wilson will
proclaim in person in a message to
both houses of Congress the princi
ple that constitutional Government
alone can be recognized in Mexico. He
Will also outline the suggestion of
the United States for the elimination
of Huerta and the establishment of
a legally constituted Administration
in the Southern Republic.
That the United States is backed
by a world-wide sentiment in its poll
cy is conceded in diplomatic circles
here. Tangible evidence of the atti
tude of France came today in the
news dispatches from Paris stating
that it was practically certain Preai.
-detipn
Pichon would not receive Francisco
De La Barra appointed Minister to
France bv Provisional President
Huerta and now en rtiute to his post.
His status, it was pointed out in the
advices from Paris, was similar to
that of General Felix Diaz, special
Ambassador to Japan from the Huer.
ta Administration, who it was an.
nounced in Tokio, would not be wel
corned. Great Britain's statement re
cently that the recognition of Huerta
had been provisional pending an elec.
tion, taken together with expressions'
from France and Jaan, all of whom
have formally recognized Huerta, are
the only public manifestations of
sympathy with the policy of the
United States in opposing Huerta, but
the quiet realm of diplomacy a great
er pressure is being brought to bear
upon the Huerta regime to yield to
the American suggestion for peace,
Assurances that Latin-America
stands by President Wilson have been
informally received here. This had
been expected, however, as the inter.
ests of Central and South American
countries, where volatility of govern
ment has prevailed through military
dictatorships, are admittedly in line
with the attitude taken by the United
States in the present situation.
Latest Move of the Sulzer "War
Board."
New York Dispatch, 24th.
An effort will be made this Week ac
cording to confidants of Governor Sul
zer to procure the indictment of sev
eral members of the Legislature who
were the most active in the impeach
ment of the Governor and also of cer
tain men high in Tammany Hall who
are not officially connected with the
Legislature. One of the charges, it
is said, will be criminal conspiracy.
This is the latest strategic move
of the Sulzer "war board" as outlined
today by Judge Linn J. Arnold, one
-of Governor Sulzer's most trusted ad
visors.
No Substantial Change in Currency
Bill Likely.
Washington Dispatch, 24th.
The answer of the Administration
forces in the House to the criticisms
-of the new currency bill made by the
conference of bankers at Chicago yes
terday will be a tightening up of
the lines and a more vigorous en.
dorsement of the bill as it now stands.
Informal conferences of Democratic
members of the House currency com
mittee today emphasized the fact that
the active supporters of the Presi
dent's currency plan expect to pass
the measure through the House with
out substantial change.
Damaged Corn Meal Being Shipped
Back.
-Columbia, S. C, Special, 24th, to Char,
lotte Observer.
Commissioner Watson said this
morning that his Department was
holding up a large amount of corn
meal throughout the State, more than
during the whole season. He said this
meal was ground fro mthe tail end
- of the Western corn crop and he is
either having it destroyed or sent 'out
of the State on condition that none
of it is returned into South Carolina
and put on the market.
No friend's a friend till he shall
prove a friend. Beaumont and Flet
' cher.
KEEN ANXIETY IN
. MEXICAN CAPITAL.
Waiting attitude in Mexico Rumors
That Huerta Will Resign.
Mexico City, Dispatch, 24th.
The keenest anxiety was manifest.
ed in the Capital today as to what
will be the development of the under.
taking of the United States Govern
ment in Mexico's internal affairs.
Mexico's attitude is one of waiting,
while the people resident here, both
native and foreign, are displaying
deep apprehension.
That President Huerta will make
public tomorrow the correspondence
between the two countries is now a
matter of doubt, but in official quar.
ters it is thought possible that Presi
dent Wilson will advance the date
for the presentation of his message,
notwithstanding the announcement of
48-hour limit. No news of such
determination on the part of the Pres
ident of United States to force Gen
eral Huerta's hand in this way has
reached the Embassy, however.
Rumors continue that Huerta is
still considering resigning, possibly in
favor of General Trevino, but there
is no sound basis for this assertion.
Those close to the Executive insist
he will not alter the stand he has
taken and will await Washington's
next move. The opinion is expressed
here that there will be a swift culmi
nation to all peaceable relations ' if
Congress is given opportunity for
debate on President Wilson's state.
ment of the facts in the case.
RECORDER'S COURT.
Shooting Scrape Brings a Bunch From
Barnesville Other Cases.
J. S. Sellers, Von Vass and Warren
Johnson, all of the Barnesville sec
tion, were before Assistant Recorder
R. A. McLean Saturday to answer the
charge of going to the home of Jim
Flowers, who lives in the same sec
tion, and using profane language in
the presence of the wife and children
of Mr. Flowers. Mr. Flowers was be
fore the recorder also to answer the
charge of shooting at the three men.
Flowers used a shotgun and each of
the three men was sprinkled with
shot. Bass was. struck by three shot
one in the forehead, one in a shoul.
der and one in a leg; Johnson was
struck in a leg and was hart worse
than the others, being on crutches
still; Sellers was not hurt by the' shot
that sprinkled him.
It seems that there had been seme
trouble between the opposing par
ties in the afternoon before the shoot
ing took place. Sellers, Bass and
Johnson claimed that they went to the
home of Flowers to make friends,
while Flowers claims that they were
cursing and wouldn't leave when or
dered to do so.vaitd that he shot at
them to drive them away. This hap
pened about the first of August. The
firms of McLean, Vafgef & McLean
and Johnson & Johnson Appeared for
Fldwefs in both cases, The firm of
Mclntyfer, Lawrence & Proctor ap.
peared fo? Sellers, BasS and Johnson.
Nobody wa "kilt" or much hurt, and
judgment wa suspended on payment
of costs in both casees, each one of
the persons concerned to pay an equal
share of the costs. Quite a bunch of
people came up from Barnesville to
attend the trial.
Charley Smith was before Assis
tant Recorer R. A. McLean Saturday
to answer two charges one for curs
ing and shooting on the streets in
East Lumberton, the other for carry
ing concealed weapon. The evidence
was all circumstantial and the case
was dismissed. "
School Prospecta at Philadelphus A
Wide-Awake Community.
Mr. Paisley McMillan, who lives
near Red Springs, told a Robesonian
reporter while in Lumberton the
other day that they are expecting
the best school ever at Philadelphus
this year. There has been an excellent
school at this place for several years
and, as will be recalled, the school
building wos .burned last spring, just
a short while before school closed,
but the Philadelphus section is a live
and wide-awake community, especial,
ly on the question of education, and
it is xpecter that they will soon have
completed a $15,000 brick school build,
ing. Mr. McMillan says that when
the house is completed it will repre
sent about that amount of money.
The building will hardly be completed
by the time school opens, but the
school work will be carried on in the
dormitory until the building is finish
ed. The school will open September
17th. Prof. Claud Teege will be prin
cipal of the school this year and there
will be with him four other teachers.
DOWN ABBOTTSBURG WAY.
Fine Cora Cotton Injured by Wet
Weather A 7-Year.Old Colored
Girl Who Reads the Bible Personal
Mention. 1
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Abbottsburg, Aug. 22 We are hav
ing a nice rain in our little burg this
evening, which is right badly need
ed. Corn in our section is fine but
the wet weather has injured cotton
and it's shedding its forms; but we
hope for good price.
Miss Marv Kate McEwen has re
turned from her grandfather's near
Elizabethtown after a two-weeks' vis
it
Miss Lena McKee who had been
visiting her sister in Wilmington, has
returned home.
Miss Katie McLeod of Elizabeth-
town passed through our burg on her
way to visit her sister near Row.;
land.
Several of the farmers took a day
off last week at the beach. Among
the number were Messrs. W. J. and
A. S. McEwen, James McLeod, Jim
Russ. They report a good time.
Near here there is a colored girl
only seven years old, who can read
the Bible just wonderful. She has
never been to school but a few days
and her mother says since she could
talk she could read the Bi
ble. Uncle Bill Shaw, a good
old slave negro, was her father, who
died a few years ago after being sick
for a long time. The white ladies
would go to see "Uncle Bill" and he
would always get them to read the
Bible for him and his daily prayer
was that one of his children could
read the Bible. It would make any
one who could see and hear her read
shed tears, fane doesn t seem the least
scared to read for any one who asks
ers answered.
Miss Emma Suggs, who had been
t
spending a week with fnends in
Wilmington has returned home.
Mrs. John Ballantine and Jittle
daughter are visiting her parents near
Fayetteville this week.
Rev. Mr. Whitlock has been
preaching some fine sermons at the
Baptist church at Clarkton for the
last week.
Kev. JK. A. Lapsley left Monday for
western North Carolina to be with his
family during his vacation of a
month. " i
The Clarkton correspondent said
two young men started to see some
young ladies across a stream and
when they got there had to wade
across; but oh, when they got to the
house the young ladies had retired
and the old folks had to entertain!
Sorry to report that Dr. Clark's
condition still is very critical. They
have taken him to a hospital today
in Virginia. t
FARMER'S UNION RALLY.
Will be Held at Bethesda, Near er salary, larger mill and bfttr
Barnesville, September 5 Program, school facilities are the considers.
Tha date of the great Farmers' tions which have influenced Mr. Brietz
Union rally which was announc. in deciding to make the change,
ed some tfftte ago to be held August Mr. Brietz- is a native of Winston.
28 at Bethegd near Barnesville, has Salem but came to Lumberton from
been changed "alld! the" rally will be Bon Air, Ala., where he was super
held on Friday, Steptfitober 5: Follow- intendent of the Coosa River Mills"
ing is the program for tf day: Besides being an excellent mill man
10:30 a. m. Address of welcome Mr". Brietz is an enthusiastic Sunday
Kelly Johnson of Barnesville. school and church worker and he has
10:40 a. m. Response Rev. Writ, wielded a tremendous influence for
Johnson of St. Paul's. good, tidt only in the Lumberton and
11 a. m. Address by Dr. H. Q. Dresden" Mills villages but in Lum-
Alexander of Charlotte, State presi- berton, that will be felt long after
dent of the Farmers' Union. he is gone. H will be greatly miss.
12:30 Dinner. ed both in East Lumberton and at
1:30 p. m. Executive session of Chestnut Street Methddist ehufch and
Farmers' Union. Sunday school, where ha has taught a
The Barnesville band is expected to class of ladies,
furnish music for the occasion, and a The mill management haj not yet
rousing game of ball will be played announced who will succeed Mr
between Lumberton and Bethesda Brietz, though it is understood that
teams. Don't fail to hear Dr. Alexan- a man has been employed,
der, one of the best speakers In the . . .
State. We expect this to be the P08 Traln Fro Marion. S. C.
biggest Union rally ever pulled off to Wilmington,
in Robeson. You and your wife and A, movement is on foot t put a
children or your soon-will-be-Wife regular train on the Seaboard from
will be welcome. Marion, S. C, to Wilmington by way
GROVER BRITT, of Lumberton, train to leave Marion at
Program Committee. 6 . m., and reaching Wilmington at
New York Dispatch, Z2d; With ?J 8 tnilns;, to leave Wilm'
Edward McCall's acceptance today of Jf JJ 4:45 p; ra- ?ut on" n
Tammany Hall's designation a ft hope, it wfll be-thh
candidate for mayor, and Joh PMTdy .d b one of the
Mitchel, Collector of th Port, already I"gely patronized trains going
picked to lead the fusionists, Mayor M Wilmington.
William J. Gaynor was placet in the Raleigh correspondence, 21st, Char
lists for re-election on an independent lotttf Observer: Judge J. Crawford
ticket this afternoon by his friends.
L. L. Wilson, a mounted policeman,
after being phot from his motor-
cycle and seriously wounded in Char,
lotte Friday by a cocaine-crazed negro
shot the negro three times and then
beat him into insensibility with his
club before help arrived. The negro
had run wild and was shooting at
every one in sight. .
AROUND OAKDALE.
Snitdar School Rally a Great Success
Splendid Work of Philathea Class 1
Protracted Meeting Begins in Sep-,
tember Personal.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Marietta, August 21 The Sunday
school rally a Oakdale Saturday was
quite, a success.
In the afternoon
there was an address by Mr. II. E.
Stacy of Lumberton, which was en
joyed by all who heard him. We
would have been glad to have had
a larger crowd come out to hear Mr.
Stacy, but it is hard to get a crowd
out in the afternoon in time for a
speaker to make an address and catch
the four-o'clock train.
After the speaking an interesting
game of ball was played by the the
Hamer and Bethesda teams, which re
sulted in a score of .3 to 1 in favor
of Hamer.
By night quite a crowd had gather,
ed and when the doors were opened
for the young ladies' entertainment
the large church was soon crowded.
The whole program was bright and in.
teresting, but the "Old Maids' Con.
vention" was especially enjoyed. The
girls acquitted themselves well, and
showed careful training by their lead
er, Miss Docia Watson. Nearly seven,
ty-five dollars was raised for the
seats.
The Sunday school continues to im
prove steadily. -The classes are pro.
gressing nicely, but the Philathea
class is especially fine. This class is
composed of forty-four bright, wide.
awake girls, who are ever on watch
for work to do. Before beginning the
entertainment to raise money for
the seats they had just finished rais
mg $75 to buy an organ for the new
j church. Now they are thinking of
raising money to buy chairs for the
j Mrs. Ina Arnette of Gaddy's Mill
j3 spending a few days with home
j folks.
j Mr. G. W. Small of Fair Bluff visit
ed his sister Mrs. S. H. Morgan,
Saturday and Sunday.
i Mr. Preston Campbell of Latta, S
C. visited his brother-in-law Mr. Char-
lie Ford Sunday.
: The protracted meeting at Oakdale
will start the second Sunday in Sep.
tember. The pastor has not yet an
nounced who will assist him.
Mr. B.M. Hayes has just purchased
a splendid six-passenger touring car.
He was out trying it Sunday and it
made a fine appearance.
Mn Geo- F- Brietz Accepts Superin-
tendency of Kington Cotton Mills,
Mr. Geo. F. Brietz has resigned the
position he has held for the past three
and a half years as superintendent
of the Dresden Cotton Mills in order
to accept a similar position with the
Kinston Cotton Mills at Kinston. He
will move with his family to Kinston
about the middle of next month. Larg-
Biggs has returned from a meeting
of the creditors of the Newton-Mc-
Arthur Lumber Company of Eliza,
bethtown, at which it was decided to
continue the business under the direc-
tion of Judge Biggs as receiver, and
to build three additional miles of
railroad to make accessible all of the
30,000,000 feet of timber the com-
pany controls.
BUIE NEWS BATCH.
Series of Meetings Cloe Social and
Personal.
correspondence ol The Kooesonian.
Buie, Aug. 22 A series of meet
ings closed here Saturday. Rev. N.
L. Sea bolt, the pastor, conducted the
services, the congregations were
lar&e al n,Snt na Mr- oeaDoit did
able preaching
Miss Ruby Melvin of Wakefield vis.
ited relatives here last week.
Misses Flossie Barnes and Myr
tle Prevatt and Messrs. Barnes and
Thompson of Maxton came over in a
car Sunday and spent the day.
Misses Belle and Edna Tyner of
Lowe were guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Townsend Sun.
day.
We are glad to report that Master
Thomas Williams, who for a number
of days has been ill with a light at
tack of malaria, is able to be up
again.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Gibson, for.
merly of Buie but now of Ellerbee
Springs, spent a few days here the
first of the week. We are always
glad to welcome Mr. and Mrs. Gib.
son back into our midst.
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Parnell are
spending a few days with relatives
in Fayetteville,
Miss Maggie Webb, who had been
visiting relatives here for some time,
left; last-week for her home at Val.
dosta, Ga.
Mr. S. B. Williams made a busi
ness trip to Fayetteville today.
Miss Flora Carlyle returned home
Wednesday after a few days' visit
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Al.
fred Britt
Miss Mary McNair, who had been
visiting at the home of her uncle Mr,
W. R. McNeill, left this morning for
a few days' visit at Maxton, after
which she will return to her home at
Winston-Salem.
Miss Maria McMillan entertained
the Social Club at her home Tuw.
day evening. Quite an interesting
program was carried out consisting of
piano solos, recitations, etc. Delicious
ice cream and cake were served on the
lawn which was beautifully deco.
rated with Japanese lanterns.
Mr. Eli Wishart resigned Satur.
day the position he had held for the
past few years as clerk in the drug
store of J. D. McMillan & Son and
wlli enter school at Oak Ridg3 next
month
Mr, Albert Boylin, who for some
time has held a position in the office
of the auditor of the V. & C S. Rail
way, has tendered his resignation to
take effect September 1, at which
time Mr. Boylin will begin work as
cashier in the Southern Express office
here.
Messrs. J. Dixon McLean and W.
K. Bethune left yesterday in the tat
ter's auto for the western part af
the State. They were to be joined
yesterday by Mr. H. B. Jennings at
Spartanburg, S. C, where Mr Jen
nings had faeefl visiting relatives for
a few days, and will visit Henderson
ville and other points in that section
of the Stai,te. The ywill return home
Wednesday.
The Robesonian regrets to state
it will be impossible to run Its annual
excursion Friday of this week owing
to the fact that the Seaboard is short
of cars and cannot furnish a train.
Messrs. Grover Britt and W. P,
Barker will leave tomorrow morning
or Raleigh, where they will attend
the State meeting of the Farmers'
Uftion, which will be held Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday of this
week.
The largest shirt that ever enter
ed Lumberton ean now be seen in one
of the show windows in Messrs. White
& Gough's big department store. The
number of the shirt ia 144. It is 6
feet in length, and has 8 yards ot
yard-wide cloth in if. It is a nice '
shirt, one that wnulH tut
by anybody, and Messrs. White &
GougW say they are going td give it
to trie' 11m man that thinks he can fill
it up.
Messm Dave and Azor M White.
of Ten Miteand St. Paul's, respective,
ly, who havV Been undergoing treat
ment at the Thompson hospital for
some time for typhoid fever, are get
ting along nicely.
"Aunt" Helon Can:
ady, the aged Indian woman who was
almost "kilt intoirly" on a railroad shown the Pastime theatre this
trestle some weeks a'gb has about 1 evenin8T- The presence of John Bun
gotten well, wonderful to relate, and ny at the show means a good hearty
will return tomorrow tocher homei,augn- Tomorrow evening "The fjidv
near Powersville.
DONT WAIT for a statement of
the amount you are due on subscrip
tion. Watch the label on vnnr mnwr
That is statement enonirh. If rent!.
are not in by date on label paper will
fie stopped.
BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
Cotton today, 114 cents.
Miss Laura Norment will begia
teaching music at her home on North
Elm street next Monday.
Special meeting of St Alban's
Lodge No. 114, A. F. & A. M., tomor
row evening at 7:30 o'clock. Degree
work.
The condition of Mrs. T. N. Hig
ley, who has been sick at her home,
Seventh and Cedar streets, for some
time is improved today.
Mr. T. W. Thompson of Parktoti
psased through town yesterday en
route to the home of his father, Mr.
J. Span Thompson near ong Branch,
who is seriously ill.
Mr. Wallace Norment, who for
some time held a position as chief
clerk at the Waverly hotel, resigned
last week to accept a position with
the American Tobacco Co,
Dr. Norman Britt left yesterday
for Wilmington to be with his sister.
Mrs. J. C. King, who today will un
dergo a slight operation at the Jamea
Walker memorial hospital.
License has been issued for the
marriage ef the following: Oakley
Cox and Andie Burchett, J. E. Town.
send and Mary Butler, W. A. Cain
and A. C. Dean, Sandy Stroud and
Lizzie Davis.
Capt. Amos King, -who had been
away for several days, returned Sat
urday, and began work this morning.
Mr. King is conductor on the Raleigh
& Charleston train. Mr. Tom Cox of
Rowland had been subbing for him.
The aeroplane used by Mr. John
Kaminsky here on July 4 and which
has spent the time since in Lumberton
will be shipped today to High Print,
where it is supposed Mr. Kaminsky
will make another flight at an early
date.
. Roy Holmes, Indian, who was
painting the telephone poles on Elm
street, dropped a bucket of paint on
two gentlemen this morning, paint
ing them' to a finish. They looked
as if they had three coats and a good
trimming.
Prof. R. E. Sentelle, who had been
in Lumberton for a week making-,
ready for the opening of the graded
school, left yesterday for his summer
home near Waynesville, Prof.
Sentelle with his family will return
to Lumberton In about a week.
Miss Julia Culbreth, vocal teach,
er at Carolina College, Maxton, is a
guest at the home of her brother-in-law
and sister, Dr. and Mrs. B. W.
Page, East Eighth street. Miss CuL
breth has just., returned from New
York, where she spent some weeks
studying under noted teachers.
Hoke County Journal: Mr. J. E.
Carlyle, who lives near Lumberton,
spent a few days here last week.
While here Mr. Cavyle visited many
farms in the county-and was favor
ably impressed with this section. He
fully agress with tobacco advocatea-
and says that Hoke has fine tobacco
land. The Lumberton baseball team
will play Rowland three games of ball
this week on the local dianond. Ona
game will be played tomorrow and
two Wednesday. These are expected
to be good games. The Ltmber&ri
team will play Fairmont Thursday,
the day of the Confederate reunion.
Friday Lumberton and Maxton will
play on tha local diamond.
Martin Cuzzlewit, one of Dickens
masterpieces, was shown at the Pas
time theatre Friday evening. It
one of the finest series of pictures
ever shown here df anywhere eW
for that matter. Lovers of Dickens
were delighted with the pictures, and
no doubt lovers of Scott will be de
lighted with "The Lady of the Laic
which will be shown tommorrow eve
ning. Mr. Jno. R. Moody, who for soma
time had held a position as salesman
in the grocery store of Mr. C. B.
Redmond, Fourth street, resigned
Saturday and will leave tomorrow for
his home, Galloway Ferry, S. C. He
is succeeded by Mr. B. T. Blake. Mr.
Geo. W. Jones, better known as
"Tobe," will take charge of Mr. Red
mond's grocery business on Elm
street which Mr. Blake has had
in charge for some time.
"Bunny at the Derby," Vitagraph,
! "A Head or a Head," Cines, will
ol me Lane," Dy Walter Scott, will
be presented in a three-reel Vitagraph
feature film, 3,000 feet long. Every ,
scnooi Doy and girl as well as the
rown fo,ks are familiar with this
beautiful story, and wilt want to se
tho picture.