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1 -4 A Established 1870 County, God and Tiuth Single Copy Hive Untt VOL XLIV NO 79 LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THUKSDAV, OVtMBEK 2o. 19 3 WHOLE N0.2916 r PROPERTY VA LUES IN ROBESON Total Value of Property of All Classes . Exceeds - $17,000,000 Number of Polls Has Increased 312 Over Last Year Other interesting Figures. Number of acres of land in Robeson ' county, 549,914, valued at $5,049,274; number of town lots, 4,070, valued at $1,982,444; total value of real estate, $7,031,718. Number of polls 7,307, an increase of 312 over last year. These and other interesting figures sire obtained from the office of County Auditor McCallum and will be. includ. ed in fhis report to. the State Corpora tion Commission. ' The total value of personal pro perty is placed at $3,505,956, an in. tease over 1912 of $550,000. Value f real and personal property, $10,. 37,674. The total value of property f all classes is $17,228,704. Items of special interest are: Value f live stock, $1,081,004; farming u. .tensils, $344,878; office furniture, $10,. 875; tools of mechanics, $9,878; house hold furniture, $557,917; - libraries, $18,857; cash on hand $121,200; sol. vent credits, 657,738; automobiles, mo torcycles, etc., $70,232; goods, wares and merchandise, $380,089; tobacco and cotton, $75,142; turpentine and whiskey, $27 (Whew, what a .) ; Jewelry $32,692; nets and boats, $157; all other property, $145,170. Value of bank stock, $494,132; property listed by local corporations, $1,737,209; corporation excess, $969r 258; building and loan associations, 947,930; railroads and other public service corporations, $3,942,501. REPORT OF COTTON GINNED. 28,823 in Robeson Prior to November , as Compared With 39,523 to Same Date Last Year. To tha Editor of The Robesonlan: There were 28,823 bales of cotton, counting round as half bales, ginned in Robeson county from the crop of 1913 prior to November 1, as. compared ' with 39523 bales ginned prior to Hromber 1, 1912. - J3. W. BARNES, Special Agent. Barnesville, N. C, Nov. 19, 1913.- Jauaca for December Term of Court. At a special meeting of the county commissioners Monday the following were drawn to serve as jurors at the 2-weeks' term of civil court, which will convene Monday, December 1: . First weekJoseph Ross, J. A. 'Jehoeon, A. B. Bryant, E. J. Graham, "W. .M. Oliver, J. M. Smith, D. A. .Jones, W. D; Johnson, C. P. McGoo. Iran, T. M. Moore, W. H. Bullard, 1J. S. Barnes, Scott McCollum, Luther Wats- n. L. C. Hubbard J.R. Lytton, J. D. Medlin, J. D. Bundy. Second week Sam Dunie, P'. G. Campbell, C. H.' Bullock, Thos. Har din, Jr., C. W. McArthur, R. M. Bra ey, Wm. Hooks, W. M. Bridges, A. P. Caldwell, C. Frank Hardin, Alex. Alford, J. A. Nye, P.' A. McEachern, TJ. L. McCollum, W. R. Powell, J. M. Rogers, John H. McQueen, J. E. Price. And These Went and 'Listed for Sol. diers. ' Mr. Luther C. Holland, from the United States Army recruiting station at Raleigh, left Lumberton the first f this week after spending a few Jays here securing recruits, and as a result of his visit the following were ent to Raleigh by Mr. Holland and will be sent to join the United States Army at Columbus, Ohio: Jones E. Butler, Oliver. C. Butler, John T, Reg ister; colored, Sam Cobb, Harry Mc Queen, Moses Love, Isaac Ropers. , Of course the white and colored ap plicants do not enter the same organisation. Flour Mill May Be Located at St. Paul. . Mr. W. K. Culbreth of Pembroke was in town Tuesday and says that the flour mill formerly operated at Pembroke will be operated again next year, but not at the same place. It is expected that the mill will be erected at St. Paul. He saya- that the com pany which formerly operated - the mill is being reorganized, and it js ex. pected that Khe organization will be perfected in a few days. Mr. Culbreth Ts anxious for the farmers to grow . some wheat . . Covers Robeson and Then Some. When you "advertise in The Robe, soman your ads are read the world over. The Robesonian covers Robeson county like the dew, and hundreds of : - them don't stop in the county, or even in the State. Yesterday a subscriber was put on at San Souan. Turkey, way over In the far off land ofAsia. "I stoped in most everyhome m South Robeson, and found The Robesonian in most every home" was the remark of a traveling man recently. MT. ELI AM MATTERS. Almost Through. Harvesting Crops Plenty of Hog and Hominy" Per. "'. sonal Mention. . - Correspondence of The Robesonian, Mt Eliam (Lumberton, R. 4), Nov. 19 As "Happy Jack" is making his abode in other parts, I will report a ew of the Mt. Eilam doings. The farmersare almost through har. vesting their crops in spite of the bed weather, and gome have already turn, ed out their hogs. . The cotton crop is short here, ami tfe potatoes rotted, but we have tin. ty ol 4 hog and hominy." , Mr. George Britt and Mrs Lillie Brig. ..an were married last S.rdav at ire homeof the bride here. Mr. Ckey Stephens officiated. Mr. Julius, S. Stephens of Sadd'e Tree passed through here today en route to Evergreen" to visit his fftfher, Rev. M.A. Stephens, who is very ill. We hope "for him a speedy reeo ei v, as he "sour paster, andone we ail love. Mrs. J.. P. Price and Mrs. W. 8. Ivey of Proctorville are visiting Mrs. Price's sister, Mrs. E. B. Stone h-re today. Mjjss Katie Stone, who is teaching at Jest Lumberton, and Miss Nora, who is a student at the graded school at Lumberton, spent Sunday here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.Z. Stone. Miss Lucy, small daughter of Rev. and Mrs. P, T. Britt, who has been very sick for some time, is improving. CLARKTON NEWS NOTES. Marriage of Miss Blanche McKee and Mr. Joe C. Burney Movements of the People. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Clarkton, Nov, 18 Mrs. R. K. Crane and little daughter returned to Abbotsburg last Friday after spending some time here. Prof. Pharr spent the week-end in Charlotte. Mr. John Ward and sister attended the teachers meeting at Elizabethtown Saturday and report a nice crowd present, and an interesting program.. Dr. G. L. Clark . spent part of last week in Richmond undergoing treat, ment. Miss . Emma Suggs, who is teaching near Elizabethtown passed through town Saturday enroute to ber home at Abbottsburg. Rev. A. D. McClure of Wilmington delivered an excellent address on the subject of Christian Endeavor Socie ty here last Friday night. It was en joyed by a nice crowd! Misa Mary Catherine Ward left Thursday afternoon for Dothan, Ala., where she will visit her nephew Mr. Monroe Ward. Mr. Colen Kelly left Thursday for Fairmont, where he has accepted a position. Mr. Joe C. Burney and Miss Blanche McKee were united in mar. riage this afternoon at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Duncan A. McKee. They left, on the 5 p. m. train for Ashboo and other western points. Sheriff J. M. Clark spent Saturday ip town on business. Messrs. W. M. and J. E. Monroe of Tar Heel were intown today on business. "Blind Tiger" Detective Charged with Perjury Will be Tried at Fairmont. Mr. B. M. Green, the Roark detec tive who last spring- rounded up sev eral folks at Fairmont on charges of of Police R. H. Moore. Green was ar rested in Charlotte yesterday by Chief of Police R. H. Moore Green was ar rested on request of Chief of Police H. II. Redfern of Lumberton, who holds a warrant' fcr him on a charge of per jury. The warrant was sworn out by Dr. J. P. Brown of Fairmont, who was among those whom the detective charged of doing a "tiji'or" business. Green gave bond for his appearance at Fairmont next Wednesday for trial. Green's detective work at Fairmont stirred up quite a bit of feeling there and it is expected that this trial will be one of great interest. A Bunch Charged With Retailing. Chief of , Police Redfern yesterday arrested Nona Blount, Cloan Powell, Neill McNeill, Jim Jenkins, John Leach, Tom Blackwood, and Sam Ben. nett, all colored, on the charge of re tailing. They were all placed in jail except John Leach, who made bond. The chief is determined to break up some of the "dealing out" that has been going on, and from the number of arrests made yesterday it looks like he has made a good start that way. They will be given a hearing in the recorder's court tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. The old wooden bridge across the river at the foot of Third ..'street, which for some time had been in a condition that made it dangerous to cross, has been repaired, and folks are passing over it safely. ' RATE COMMISSION NAMED. Governor Craig Appoints Members of Intra-State Freight Rate Co mm is. sion. . Raleigh News and Observer, llth. Judge M. R. Justice, of Ruthcrford ton, of the Super Court bench. Dr. W. L. PotCat, president of Wake Forest College. ' Hon. Alf A. Thompson, of Raleigh, cotton mill president and banker. Tht?e are the three men named by Governor Locke Craig yesterday as members of the special committee to have in charge the hearing and adju dicating of the complaints of the rail roads doing business in North Caro lina that the Justice intra.State freight rate bill' is unjust and confisca tory. The commission is to meet and organize, on Saturday of this week. Concerning the appointments and in announcing the commission Governor Caig naid: "The (Commission stands for itself. I realize that I was charged with the performance of a most important duty. 1 4iave taken thorough and ma ture consideration. The subject to be considered by the commission is of greatest consequence. It involves a large amount of money directly and above that, the welfare of the State now and hereafter.. All will agree that the men appointed are of the highest character' and of first order and abil ity. They are well known; they are courageous wise and just.. "I am-satisfied that they will meas ure to the great responsibility and that the judgment pronounced by this commission will command the respect of all and have behind it the force and conviction of ability and conscience. "No tribunal superior to this has set in North Carolina and no larger is sue has been passed upon. The act under which this commis. sion was apointed provided that if any one or more of the common carriers should make representation to the Governor that the, rates provided in the Justice intra-State rate bill would be confiscatory or unreasonable, and the Governor should be of. the opin ion that such complaint is in good faith, and that there is good and sufficient reason for investigating the facts, the Governor should then be em powered to appoint a special commis. sion to investigate the facts, and make reports of their findings to him. Pend ing rich reports and investigations, the Governor is authorized to suspend the opeiauons of the act for a penoo of not exceeding sixty days upon sim. ilar recommendation in order V al low time for proper investigation The Governor can make additional sus pensions for such time as the com. mission may recommend as Teaspnab and necessary for tha com pletion of the investigation. The act was ratified on the 13th day of October, and it is provided in the act that it shall not go into effect until 60 days after its ratification. The first suspension of 60 days provided for begins on the 13th of December, and continues until the 13th of Feb ruary. The Governor states that the com mission will meet and organize with, out delay, Saturday of this week be ing understood as the time at which the first meeting will be held. The act further provides: Section 4b. Should the special com. mission herein provided for find that the rates "prescribed herein are or would be confiscatory or unreasonable, then said Commission so appointed is hereby authorized and empowered to iaise or lower and fix the rate so as to make them just and reasonable, and, if said commission is of the opinion that it is wise and reasonable to do !--o, to change the classification, and the relationship of several classes a? established herein, and the rates so fixed shall be promulgated by the Governor filing ame with the Corpo. ration Commission and become effec tive tnd operative from and after six ty cays from their promulgation." Each of the three commissioners are men well known throughou North Carchna. Judge M. H Justice, of Ruthtrfordton, has for years byon a jud.fe of the Superior court of North Carolina, and he is the father of Hon. E. J. Justice who drew the Justke intra-State rate bill. (Dr. Poteat is President of Wake forest College, a man who is a student of affairs. Hon. Alf. H. Thompson is president of cot. ton mills in Raleigh, v vice-president of a bank and treasurer of a fire in. surance company, active in business life I Mr. W. K. Culbreth, business agent of the Robeson Division of the Farmers' Unionr was among the visi tors in town jTuesday. Mr. Culbreth thinks that without a doubt the price of cotton wih advance in the next few weeks. , t ' i ' . t NEW GARAGE AM) MACHINE SHOP Will Be Opened Monday a( Corner of Second and Elm Pedneau Garage and Iron Works Co. Experienced Men in Charge A. J. Tinkham Will Succeed Mr. Pedneau as Manager of Lumberton Motor Car Co. ' Application has been made for a charter for a new garage and ma chine shop for Lumberton. It is un derstood that the name of the new con cern will be the Pedneau Garage & iron Works Company. Messrs. A. A. Pjdneau and II. 11. Anderson and oth ers re the incorporators. The organ ization of the new company has not yet been perfected, but this probably will be done tomorrow or next day. The company expects to conduct a general garage, machine shop and foundry. An order has been placed for machinery for the shop and it is expected that the company will be be fully equipped for all kinds of ma chine work within thirty days. The business will be conducted in the ga rage building owned by Mr. A. W. Mc Lean, on the corner of Second and Elm streets. The place will be opened Monday for housing cars and automo. bile repair work, and, as stated above, it is expected that all the machinery for the shop will be installed within 30 days. . The parties interested in the new concern understand the business and have the money and they say they are going to conduct an up-to-date busi. ness, installing modern machinery. Mr. A. A. Pedneau, who probably will be elected manager of the business, has been manager for the Lumberton Motor Car Company since its organi. zation about three year ago. He is with this company now and will be until Saturday. Mr. Arthur J. Tink. ham succeeds Mr. Pedneau as mana ger of the Lumberton Motor Car Co. Mr. Tinkham is an excellent machinist and has been with the company practi. cally ever since its Srganization. JUDGE T. H. SUTTON PASSES. Died at Home in Fayetteville Yester day Confederate Veteran, Able Lawyer and Former Judge. Fayetteville Special, 19th to Wilming ton Star. Former Judge Thomas H. Sutton died this afternoon at his home here, where he was brought yesterday by ni3 fen, Wallace W. Sutton, from Weavcrsville, where he had been so. ;ourning on account of his health Judge Sutton was born in Wilming. ton and moved here from Eliza, bethtown to practice law in 1874. He was a member of the General Assem blies of 1887, 1889 and 1897, and was in 1897.8, judge of Superior Court, in which position he displayed great ability. In the prime of his power he was considered one of the ablest crim inal practitioners in North Carol'ra. He served during the Civil War as a member of the Wilmington Rifle Guards of the 18th North Carolina Regiment, one of the crack regiments of Stonewall Jackson's army and which, with the 15th, Virginia, fired on Jackson at Chancellorsville. He was historian of that regiment. Judge Sutton was one of the historians who controverted the story of Barbara Freitchie as contained in. Whittier's poem. He was among the Confede rates who marched through Fredericks City and treated this subject in Clark's North Carolina Regiments. In addition to a sister, Mrs. W. H. Shaw, of Wilmington, and his wife, who was Miss Ida Cromartie, he leaves five sons and daughters, W. W. Sutton, Rowland; Thomas II. Sutton, Jr., who is on his wedding trip in the North; Mrs. Charles Rankin, Mis' Dell Sutton and Mis3 Kate Sutton. a Largest Cargo of Cotton. The british steamer Holtye, which sailed from Wilmington yesterday for Bremen, carried the largest cargo of cotton, says The Star, ever carried from an American port, 20,324 bales. The largest cargo ever before sent from Wilmington was 17,842 bales, the record heretofore being held by the port of New Orleans with something over 19,000. The value of the cargo is $1,525,000 and is being sent by Alex, ander Sprunt & Son. Freight Train Derailed. Seven cars of a local freight train were derailed about six miles west of Lumberton today about 12:10. Two or three of the cars were torn into splinters, and about 100 yards of track torn up. Nobody was hurt. The "cause of the wreck is unknown. tores 0!d Sons, Otker lintilit Wti't Cart The worst caws, no matter of how long standing, are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr. l'orter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. 1, relieres Vain i-j J ileal it ike same lime. lie, 50c. 1.00. NEW TOWNSHIP REFUSED. i County Commissioners IlrfuPed Mon day to Create New Township of EI rod Rural Policeman McNeill Charged With Neglect of Duty Claims Aud. ited and Paid. At a special meeting Monday tiie county commissioners decided not to establish the proposed new township of Elrod, as they were petitioned tc do. This special meeting was held to consider this matter, which was continued from the regular monthly meeting on the 3d inst., and a num ber of both advocates and opponents of the proposed new township ap peared before the board to argue the case. It was proposed to form a new township out of portions of Alfords. ville, Rowland and Thompson town, ships. The following claims were passed: Court House and Court S. S. Ste phens, carrying jury to chain gang, and county home, $7; V. D. Baker, typewriter stand for register of deeds office, $5.30; E. G. Sipher, electrician, work in clerk's office, $5.90; the Fal coner Co., supplies for county offi cers, $11.45; C. W. Yates & Co., sup plies for sheriff's office, $8; Zone Oil Company, oil for floor in court house, $12.30; McAllister Hdw. Company, work at court house and jail, $84.10; J. H. Blackwood, work at court house, $3.25; Remington Typewriter Company, typewriter supplies for county officers, $59.25 Total $196.55. Miscellaneous Gen. F A. Bond game warden, $10; Pope Drug Co., medicine for county, $13.95; Alma Lumber Company, lumber to repair bridges, $165.05; N. Mclnnis, repairing bridges, $85; J. E. Tyner, wood for county, $6; C. B. Townsend, auto hire, $5; T. R. Tolar, wood for county, $59.25. Total, $345.25, A number of rebates was allowed. - Reports were received from the road trustees of Britt's and Pembroke townships. A. J. Floyd, chairman of the board, was empowered to issue a notice to H. L. McNeill, rural policeman, to ap. pear before the board December 1 at 11 a. m., and show why he should not be removed from office for failure to do his duty. It was ordered that $2,000 be bor rowed from the bank of Red Sprjngs and $2,000 from the Bank of Lumber, ton for 60 days at 6 per cent interest. It was ordered that the Bank of Lumberton be paid $1,000 with inter, est on note due November 6; that the Bank of Red Springs be paid $1,000 with interest on note due November 6. Rory McNair and C. B. Townsend were appointed a committee to in. spect the cells at the jail and report at the next meeting of the board. Number of Bales of Cotton Ginned in North Carolina. According to the report of the Bu. reau of Census, Department of Com. merce, of the crop of 1913 there were ginned prior to November of this year, counting round bales as halves, in North Carolina 384,260 bales of cot. ton, as compared with 496,537 bales ginned to the same date in 1912. As has been published in The Robeson ian, the number ginned In Robeson prior to the same date was 28,823 this year, 39,523 last year. The figures for other near-by counties are: Bladen, this year 3,30," last year 4,822; Co lumbus this year 3,924 last year 5,573; Cumberland, this year 10,528, last year 13,655; Harnett, this year 10,, 380, last year 13,971; Hoke, this year 8,791, last year 9,222; Scotland, thia year 10,545, last year 20,769. The nearest county to Robeson in number of bales pinned is Johnston with, this year 19,285, last year 27,381. Then follow Mecklenburg with, this year 1G.876, last year 14,3"8, and, after Scotland, Anson, this year, 15,644, last -ear 15,294; Wake, this year 15,rjf2. '.:: year 15,9-7. Sealing Cotton and Corn. Mr. Frank Wilkins of Howellsville township was among the visitors in town yesterday. Mr Wilkins says somebody is stealing cotton and corn out his way, and a lot of it, going right into the fields and getting it. Perhaps the thief wants to get some cotton to place in pool to be sold for the high dollar in the auction sale to be pulled off in Lumberton Decern, ber 3. The Association of Southern Med ical women, dedicated to the further ance of public health campaigns in the South was inaugurated at Lexing ton, Ky., as an auxiliary to the" South ern Medical Association. Dr. Lillian H. South of Bowling Green, Ky., was chosen as the first president, and Dr. L. Rose S. Gantt of of Spartanburg, S. C, as secretary-treasurer. BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. ' Middling cotton torir.y, 1, cents. Miss Cora Page for several days has been very ick at her home, North Elm street, but her condition .today is j thought to be somewhat improved. j Capt. A. B., Small, who for several years has conducted a boarding noose is having two new rooms built to his house on the corner of First and Pine streets. Mr. Joe S. Branch has accepted a position as salsman in the gro cery store of Mr. C. B. ' Redmond, Fourth street. He began work thij morning. Dr. Julius ShafTer of FayeUevifle, a specialist in optometry, is at the W'averly hotel for the purpose of ex. amining eyes. He visits Lumhcrton and other points in the countv regu larly. Something murdered six aice grown hens for Mr. Alex Serfdoms, who lives in East Lumberton, last night. It must have been a mink, as the heads were eaten off some of them. Mr. Sessoms says he is going te b on guard tonight. Mr. Hector McPhaul, who for sev. eral months has been at Chapel illll taking a special course in pharmacy, came home yesterday from Raleigh, where Tuesday and Wednesday he stood the examination before the State Board of Pharmacy for license. A couple of Lumberton busineas men started out yesterday on a boei. ness trip, leaving town in an auto, but when they were about 10 miles from tofn the thing got so it wouldn't go, so the auto was left The men ar rived back in town safely, but atto. gether in a different way from the way they started out. Mr. A. Weingtein returned tftb morning from a business trip to BaL timore and New York. He went , to buy goods for his big dry goo I' eore. Fourth and Elm street. This was bis second trip to buy goods for the fall season. He says that he has bought a big lot of goods and expects to have them in his store next week. A called meeting of some of the leading members of the Robeson Di vision of the Farmers Union was held here Tuesday for the purpose of ale. cussing some important matter for future action. Quite a bunch of Union men was present and it is expected that some things will be brought about later that will be good for the members of the Union. A Robesonian reporter recently heard of a mule that would stop, no matter whether in the middle of the field or at the end of a row, when the 12 o'clock whistle blew, and wouldn't go another step till he was loosened from the plow he was pulling, and would kick things all out o' shape if you tried to make him go farther. That mule's got sense. Contractor M B. Sutton, who does most ofthe pavine work in Lumber ton, has arrived, i.nd is doing some paving in front of the new building recently erected at the corner of Chestnut and Fourth streets by the Farmers & Merchants Bank. Mr. Sut ton says he hopes to be able to start the paving of the sidewalks on Fourth street at an early date. The Farmers & MerchantsB ank's new building, Fourth and Chestnut streets, is nearing completion and Mr. K. M. Barnes, cashier of the bank, says that he thinks they will be able to move into the new quarters by the first of December. The LaFayette Mutual Life Insurance Co., will occupy part'of the second floor of the build injr and the insurance folks may move in next week. The ladies of. Chestnut Street Methodist church will sell cakes on Wednesday of next week, the day be fore Thanksgiving, at Townsend Bros, store on Elm street to raise money for the church organ fund. Housekeepers are urged to purchase their Thanks giving cakes from these ladies. All who have promised to give cakes are asked to have them at the store by 9 o'clock Wednesday morning. Toys to the extent of more than 20 million dollars will have been pro vided for American children by their parents before the present year wanes, according to experts of the Federal bureau of foreign and domestic com merce. This establishes a new record, the statisticians announced. Manuel Garza Aldape, Minister ojr the 'interior of Mexico presented resignation Sunday. The reaso . ; his retirement is not known, but believed to have been due to the actis ity of Senor Aldape in endeavoring to bring about compliance by Huerta with the demands of Washington that Huerta relinquish the presidency.
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