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. i 1 T i H Established 1870 County, God and Truth Single Copy Five Cents VOL XUV NO 81 LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1913. WHOLE NO.2918 ROBESONIAN A OPPORTUNITY FOR FARMERS. A act ion Sale of Cotton ia Lumberton Wednesday December 3 This Promises to be a Great Occasion Large Crowd Expected Special Bargaine. The auction cotton sale which The Robesonian will conduct Wednesday, December 3rd, for toe benefit ot tne farmers ia giving promise of a great occasion for a large number of people. hTe object of the aale is to get the farmer a good . price for his cotton. Not a cent. will be charged for selling the cotton. Many farmers have re ported their intention of putting in ' osW cotton for the sale. The names af all farmers who want to put cot ton in must be reported to The Robe aoaian by Saturday night - of this -week, November 29, buttbe cotton win not have to be delivered until Tuesday or Wednesdysotiext weeki but' no cotton will be received after 10:30 o'clock Wednesday morning. ., The sale will be at 12 o'clock Wed nesday. All of Lumberton's leading mer chants are busy making ready for , this day and many of them will be of ferinsr special barsrains on this oc casion. All the folks who do their , trading in Lumberton should be here ; " on this day for the occasion will f fer opportunities to both the buying juid selling public that cannot be found on the following day. Lumber ton's extra business day will be one out' of the ordinary and everybody is invited to participate in the profits of the day. , NO CHANGE IN ATTITUDE. ! United States Maintains Same Atti tude Towards Huerta Government Warship Rushes Lind to Tampico. "Washington Dispatch, 25th. President Wilson and his Cabinet today discussed the Mexican situation and assurances later were given that there had been no change in the atti tude of the United States toward the Huerta government. Most important of the day's devel opments from the American stand- Sint was the departure from Vera uz of John Lind on the battleship Rhode Island with Rear Admiral Fletcher for Tampico and Tuxpamto investigate conditions where British oil interests have been regarded as ' endangered. ' The sending of Mr. Lind is gener ally regarded here as an indication that the United States is extremely desirous to avert any hostilie move and that a thorough examination of the situation would be made before any marines from an American war-1 ship were landed on Mexican soil. As surances have been given Admiral ', Fletcher that there will be no inter-' ference to foreign property. j ROBESON COTTON GINNED. 35,993 Bales to November 14 This Year as Compared with 46,260 to Same Date Last Year. j There were 35,993 bales of cotton, counting round as half bales, ginned in Robeson county from the crop of ' 1913, prior to November 14, as com- j pared with 46,260 bales ginned prior to November 14, 1912, according to the report f Air. J. W. Barnes of Barnesville, special agent of the bu reau of census. Railroad Presidents Finley and Emer son Died Yesterday. Two well-known railroad presi dents died yesterday within a few hours of each other.' William Wilton Finley, president of the Southern Railway and a leading figure in move ments for the development of the South, died yesterday at his home in , Washington as a result of a stroke of apoplexy which he suffered a few . hours before. Thomas Martin Emer- j son, president of the Atlantic Coast Line Railway, one of the most popular railroad executives in the South, died at his home in Wilmington at 11 ' o'clock last night following an attack i f acute indigestion suffered Sunday ; sight at Dupont, Ga., while on an in- speetion trip of the system. Red Cross Christmas Seals Ordered. Supt. R. E. Sentelle cf the Lumber ton graded school ordered yesterday 5,000 Red Cross Christmas Seals. He is going to interest the school chil dren iii their sale, ask the drug stores to sell them, and push their sale in every way he can. More will be or dered if this supply is sold before Christmas and Lumberton ought to jell at least 10,000, as The Robeson ian suggested in Monday's issue. This is good work and everybody should help. .Every time you stick a Red Cross seal on a: package you help Just that much in the fight against tuberculosis. Graded School Closes for Balance of .Week. i The graded school will close this .afternoon for the balance of the week, the day after Thanksgiving being qgiven In order to give the teachers opportunity to attend tne annual meeting of the Teachers' Assembly in Raleigh. Supt. R. E. Sentelle and Miss Fannie Knight, first grade teach er, will go to Raleigh tonight to at tend the sessions of the Assembly. HORRIBLE CRIME AT PARKTON Five-Tear-Old White Child Ravished by Negro Boy Negro Brought te Jail Here and Later Sent to Raleigh for Safe Keeping, Lynching Being Feared Special Term of Court Will Be Ordered. Dave, Monroe, a negro boy 16 years old, was brought to jail yesterday by Deputy Sherdiff G. B. McNeill from Parkton, where he is charged with having committed criminal as sault on a 5-y ear-old white girl', and was taken last night to Raleigh for safe keeping by Deputy Sheriff Wil lis Britt, there, being rumors of lynch ing and the authorities considering it unsafe to risk keeping the i. negro air.'1 ' ' - ' The victim of the assault was the small daughter of Dr. and Mrs. D. S. Currie of Parkton, with whom the negro had lived for the past two years, and it was committed Monday afternoon. As soon as the outrage became known intense feeling was aroused against him and if the brute had been caught by the crowd that hunted for him all night Monday night his fate can be easily imagined. The negro was found in a shuck pen early yesterday morning by Deputy McNeill, who hurried his prisoner by auto and rail to Lumberton. When brought to town the negro was both bareheaded and barefooted. Governor Craig was advised from Parkton that feeling was so intense there that a lynching party might be formed to come to Lumberton, so out of abundance of caution the Governor ordered the negro taken to Raleigh for safe keeping till a special term of court could be called to try him. As stated above, the negro was taken to Raleigh last night and placed in the State penitentiary, he earliest date a special term can begin is De cember 15, as two weeks of court be gin Monday of next week. The negro denies committing the assault, but the evidence against him is said to be conclusive. His victim is sai dto have been considerably bruis ed. Lieut. 'Ellington, a North Carolina Aviator Killed. San Diego, Cal., Dispatch, 24th. Lieutenants Eric L. Ellington and Hugh M. Kelly, first division army aviation corps, were killed today in a fall of an aeroplane. The accident occurred across the bay from San Diego on the grounds of the army school on North Island Kelly was the first Lieutenant in the 26th Infantry and Ellington first lieutenant in the Third Cavalry, Unit ed States Army. No reason for the accident was dis covered. The machine was shattered. Lieut. Ellington was a son of the lateSheriff J. T. Ellington of Johnston counjty and the remains will be brought to his former home at Clay ton for interment. He was the first man ever transferred from the United States Navy to the Army, this being made possible by executive order of President Taft in "1909. Hfo was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1907. Death of Mrs. D. B. Lewis of Barnes ville. Mrs. D. B. Lewis of Barnesville died at Thompson's hospital yesterday morning about 3:40 o'clock. Mrs. Lewis health had been bad for some months and death was not unexpect ed. Deceased was 30 years old, and was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Ward of the Barnesville section. Mrs. Lewis is survived by her husband and ten children, father and mother and $everal brothers and sisters. The remains were taken to the home yes terday morning, and the funeral ser vices were conducted this morning by Rev. D. P. Bridgers of Fairmont. Interment was made in the family burying grounds at Bethesda church. Thanksgiving Dinner for County Home Inmates. , Mr. M. G. McKenzie is anxious that all who intend to contribute anything for the dinner that will be prepared for the inmates of the county home carry it to the commissioner's room in the court house this afternoon or ear ly tomorrow morning. Mr. McKenzie will look after it after it gets to the court house. He is anxious that all who can, contribute something for this dinner. The hearts of the unfor tunates at the county home are made glad each Thanksgiving by a dinner prepared by the good ladies of the town and sent to them. A lively fight is in prospect over the appointment of a collector of cus toms for the port of Wilmington. Col. Walker Taylor and M. F. H. Gouver neur are said to be the leading candi dates for Mr. Keith's job. THE WHITE HOUSE WEDDING. Francis Bowers Sayre and Miss Jessie Wilson United in Marriage Yester day Before a Brilliant Company 13th White House Wedding. Washington Dispatch, 25th. . Francis Bowers Sayre , and Miss Jessie Woodrow - - Wilson, second daughter of the President, were join ed in marriage late today at the White House before a company of distinguished officials of. the United States government, members of the diplomatic corps, close friends and relatives. It was a scene of rare brilliancy, touched, through the ten minutes of Cernohy;with a-grave solemnity as the President of the United States stood by his wife, their faces a study ip deep emotion, as they gave in marriage the first of their children. It was an intensely human sight as the meaningful words of the service were spoken before an altar of palms, ferns and white lillies. With a pretty double ring service the couple were united and the assem blage spoke the Lord's prayer in montone, when the marine band struck up the wedding march of Men delssohn, and from that moment the White House was transformed into a scene of gay animation and joyful ness. A reception for the guests by the President, Mrs. Wilson and the wed ded couple followed. The East room was cleared of its carpets and the young people danced well into the evening, brilliant uniforms and elabo rate gowns, gliding gracefully over the glistening floor. When the guests had gone the bri dal party sat down in the breakfast room and the bride cut the wedding cake with the sword of Dr. Cary T. Crayson, U. S. N., the President's physician and companion. Then there was a merry dinner and affectionate good-bye and the couple whirled away in a White House auto mobile on their honeymoon. Their des tination was kept a secret but in. a few days they will go to Europe and return early in January to Williams town, Mass.," where Mr. Sayre will be assistant to President Garfield, of Williams College. During the 113 years that have elapsed since the White House was built, twelve weddings have taken place there and it falls to the lot of Miss Wilson to be the thirteenth, a coincidence all the more remarkable because the President often has told his friends that the number thirteen has run through his life as a harbin ger of good luck. Curiously enough the bridal party and minister num ber just thirteen. Judge Bragaw Resigns on Account of Health. Raleigh News and Observer, 25th. Hon. Stephen C. Bragaw, Superior Court judge from the 1st North Car olina district, resigned his commission yesterday to take effect at the ear liest date possible. Judge Bragaw went upon the bench in December of 1911 and held his first court in Raleigh in January, 1912. His record was so good that he was" unopposed in the election last fall and was chosen for the full term of eight years. He will perhaps round out his two years.. Judge Bragaw's home is in Wash ington and the letter was addressed from that place yesterday morning. He declared that he tendered his commission very reluctantly but that his health makes the course neces sary. He has not been a robust man, though Judge Bragaw was a fam ous football player in the days of Dr. Hubert Royster. Rev. John E. White, and until recent years has been a very athletic man. Judge Bragaw succeeded Judge G. W. Ward, of Elizabeth City, who was compelled to leave the bench in the fall of 1911 on acount of his health. He was one of the strongest judges of the North Carolina bench and his leaving it made a vacancy to be felt. Judge Bragaw filled it admirably, and few young men on the bench stand so high. Within a few months Governor Craig has been called upon to fill va cancies on the State bench caused by illness. Judge Howard A. Foushee had to retire after two years' ser vice, Judge Duls of Charlotte, served but a few weeks and Judge Bragaw follows in a few days. Ill health has driven an unusual number of judges to private life. The resignation of Judge Bragaw was not received until yesterday af ternoon 44. there-are no applicants for the aj . 5,5rnenL Mr. 3 from Lt tors in to I ."Singletary of route n, is among the visi-ly RATE COMMISSION MEETS Judge Justice Chosen Chairman Hearings WiU Begin December 17. Raleigh Special, 25th, to Wilmington Star. The special freight rate commission appointed by Governor Craig to pass upon the new intra-Stato freight rates fixed in the Justice act met to day in the Governor's office and or ganized with Judge M. H. Justice as chairman, the other members being Dr. W. L. Potest and Mr. A. A. Thompson. After organization the commission called on Governor Craig and conferred with him for some time. , Chairman Justice gave out the statement that the commission took recess to December 16th, and that the railroad officials and the officers of the North Carolina Just Freight Rate Association are to be notified to be on hand December 17th when the hearings will begin. Other than this the program has not been mapped out. The commission will have to hear the railroad rate association officers before further plans can be laid. At the request of the commission, Gover nor Craig is to issue at once notice of extension of the time for the ope ration of the Justice intra-State rates for 60 days from December 13th, al lowing time for hearing and passing on the issues. The Shepherd of the Hills" Pleases Large Audience. It was about a capacity house that greeted "The Shepherd of the Hills" at the local opera Monday evening, and it went away pleased and pro foundly impressed with the perform ance excepting, of course, a certain quantity of barren spectators who showed their utter sterility by laughing and disturbing the audience at most inopportune moments. They were for a jig or a bawdy piece and when moments were reached that could not but stir the depths of one's nature, where there were depths, only a hash noise was brought up, where there was no depth. The play is a frbod one and it was well presented. Every member of the cast interpret ed her or his part well. In moments where a hair'sbreadth divides were a false step meant the difference be tween holding the mirror up to na ture and overdoing, not once was the scale turned even so much as in the estimation of a hair; and that's good acting. One could wish, to be sure, that the appearance of the girl who takes the leading part, of Sammy Lane Miss Lola Stuart were more convincing, that her face and form did not leave so much to be desired but the other characters were so well portrayed that her little short comings must be forgiven. "The Shepherd of the Hills" is one of the very best plays that Lumberton theatre-goers have had the pleasure of witnessing in the local opera house. GENERAL NEWS ITEMS. Secretary Daniels is preparing to begin the manufacture of cotton clothing for the navy in Charleston, S. C, navy yard. There are unusued buildings in the plant available for the working force and it has been found that there is plenty of labor and raw material in the neighborhood. Only a trifling expenditure would be required it is said to provide the ne cessary machinery. All the railroads east of the Mis sissippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers opened their fight yesterday at Washington before the Inter-State Commerce Commission for an increase of 5 per cent in freight rates. They claim that the net earnings of the roads steadily decreased, while expenditures have gone up, the decline in earnings dur ing the past three years being put at $16,311,321, notwithstanding an investment of more than $600,000,000 of additional capital. New York Tribune: An increase of $2,659,513 in the gross earnings of theAtlantic Coast Line Railroad Company was exhibited in the annual report recently made public. hTe total operating revenue was $36,123, 071, while the net amounted to $10, 036,063, a gain of $513,482. Other in come of $3,721,907 brought the com pany's total net income to $13,757,907, an. increase of $972,190. The year's balance after fixed charges and mis cellaneous deductions 'was $7,883,203, an increase of $872,320. Gov. Blease lias announced 99 pa roles and 1 pardon as Thanksgiving gift to prisoners in the State peni tentiary and on the public works in the several counties of South Caro lina. These prisoners were serving sentences for serious crimes, 28 mur derers being in the number. Gov. Blease's record of clemency now ap proaches the 900 mark and if he pass es the 1,000 mark by the next session of the Genera Assembly he will have averaged one pardon, commutation or parole a day since assuming office 3 years ago. THANKSGIVING SERVICES Will be Held at Baptist and Presbyter ian Churches Tomorrow Morning and at Chestnut Street Methodist Church Tomorrow Night Epworth League Services Tonight. At Chestnut Street Methodist church what promises to be a most interesting Thanksgiving service will be held tomorrow night at the regular preaching hour, 7:30 o'clock. The service will be conducted by the pas tor. Rev. J. W. Bradley, and he has asked the following to make short talks: Mayor A. E. White Some things we should be thankful for as a town; County Commissioner C. B. Townsend, Some things we should be thank ful for as a county and State; Mr. H. E. Stacey Some things we should be thankful for a a nation; Mr. K. M. Barnes,, superintendent of the Sun day school Some things we should be thankful for as individuals; Mr. W. H. Humphrey, church lay leader Some things we should be thankful for as a Church, local and general. A collection will be taken for the Methodist orphanage at Raleigh. As Stated in Monday's Robeson ian, the Epworth League will hold a special Thanksgiving service in the Sunday school room at Chestnut Street Methodist church this evening at 7:30 o'clock, this to take the place of the regular Wednesday evening prayer meeting. Those who desire to do so are asked to bring contribu tions for the poor to this service. Whatever is contributed will be dis tributed by the leaguers, who have located some deserving cases, tomor row morning, and services will be held at some homes where the in mates are not able to get out to church. There will be a Thanksgiving ser vice at the Presbyterian church to morrow morning at 11 o'clock, the usual hour for preaching service. Special preparations are being made for an extra Thanksgiving ser vice at the First Baptist church in the morning at 10:30 o'clock. Several appropriate selections will be render ed by the choir, anthems, solos and quartetts. The male quartette is ex pected to render one or two selections. There will be several short talks by members of the congregation. A cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend these services. CHURCH NOTES. Quarterly Meeting of Mt. Eliam Sun day School Institute. The quarterly meeting of the Mt Eliam Sunday school institute will be held at Hog Swamp Baptist church six miles south of Lumber next Sun day, November 30. Arrangements have been made for the R. and C. train to stop at the church and allowj passengers to get off for the same price that they would have to pay to go to Kings dale, providing they get a round trip ticket atthe station before leaving Lumberton; otherwise the fare would be the same it would be to Proctor- ville. In other words to get the round trip ticket means that the trip will cost- 30 cents, and not to get it will cost 60 cents. Judging from the pro gram published in Monday's Robeson ian it will, no doubt, be a big day. Prof. Shepherd of Orrum and Prof. R. E. Sentelle of Lumberton will be the principal speakers of the occas ion. As is always the case at these meetings, some mighty good music will be made by the schools that com pose the institute. Prof. R. E. Sentelle will preach at' Ten Mile Baptist church next Sun day at 11 a. m. Robeson Baptist Union. The Robeson Baptist Union will be held at Rozier Baptist church Fri day, Saturday and Sunday of this week. Last Sunday of Conference Year. The North Carolina Methodist Con ference will meet in its annual session at Oxford Wednesday of next week, so next Sunday is the last Sunday of the Conference year for the Meth odist churches. A Sunbeam missionary rally was held at Clyboum Baptist church, about 3 miles west of town, Sunday, an all day meeting with dinner on the church grounds. Rev. W. R. Da vis delivered an excellent address on foreign missions in the afternoon. ,, Parkton Safe Blowers Got $950. The robbers who early Monday morning blew open the postoffice safe at Parkton, mention of which was made in Monday's Robesonian, secur ed, it is understood, $950 in money, stamps and money orders. The in terior of Cobb Bros. Store, in which the postoffice was located, was wreck ed. Mr. J. P. Russell and family are moving ' today into their handsome new residence. Walnut street and Elizabeth road, from the house they had been temporarily occupying, East Fifth and Pine. BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. Middling cotton today 12 1-2. The county school board is ia called session today to audit the treasurer's books and vouchers,'," Mrs Mamie Warwick hasT moved into the Edmund house, Frt, and Pine streets, and will conduct a board ing house. License has oeen issued for the marriage of S. R, Jones and Belle Me Geachy, J. H. Fleming ' and Aana Belle Clewis. Civil court next week, special term. Judge M. H. Justice of Ruth- erfordton will preside. This win be followed by a regular term of om week, also civil, at which Judge C C. Lyon will spmide. Mr. I.E. Belch began work Mon day in the Lumberton barber shop, where he formerly worked. Mr. Bete had been' in Florida for some time. but decided Lumberton was the best place after all and came back. On account of sickness the enter tainment that was to have been given in the school building at East Lum berton Friday night of this week has been postponed till Saturday night. A nice program has been arranged and a good time is expected. For Thanksgiving Day the Pas time theatre will offer three fine pic tures "Broncho Bill and the Sher iff's Kid," featuring G. M. An derson, Essany; "The Prodical Bro ther," Pathe, and "Papa Puts One Over," Vitagraph, featuring Mr. Howard Wade, will be found highly entertaining. The sidewalk on Fourth street in front of the City bakery, telegraph office, Parlor Grocery and The Robe sonian office is being paved. It is to be hoped that the paving will be ex tended to Elm, the stretch from hTe Robesonian office to Elm being about the roughest pieceof sidewalk in town. Miss Sallie More and Mr. Noah Duncan were married Sunday after noon at 2 o'clock at the homo of the bride's father, Mr. Richard Moore, near Moss Neck. The groom is farmer and his home is in the same community. The ceremony was per formed by Rev. N. L. Sea bolt, pas tor of the Robeson circuit Mr. Walker Clemmons of Supply,- Brunswick county, was among the visitors in town yesterday. Mr. Clemmons is visiting at the home of Rev. P. T. Britt of Mt. Eliam. This is his first visit to Robeson. He says that he likes the looks of Robeson fine and that Lumberton is a much better town than he expected. Miss Ganelle Barnes, daughter of Mr. K. M. Barnes, who is a student at Carolina College, Maxton, came home sick last evening and is in the Thompson hospital. Mr. Barnes went yesterday afternoon to Maxton and returned with his daugh ter. Miss Barnes has been sick for several days and it was feared she had pneumonia, but her condition to day seems to be much improved. Mr. N. H. M'Whitf;, formerly of Lumberton but now of Charlotte, ar rived this morning and will spend a day or so in in town on business. He says that the condition of his sister Mrs. D. J. Humphrey, who for some time has, been sick in a hospital in Charlotte, is unimproved, that for the last few days her condition has been much worse. Her condition is very serious. Mr. I. J. Wilkins of Bellamy was among the visitors in town this morn ing. Mr. Wilkins says that two barns, four stalls and a shelter be longing to Mr. J. A. Singleton of Red Springs, were burned at Bella my last Friday night. Mr. Wilkins says he had one bale of cotton, 30 bushels of cotton seed, 3,000 pounds of fodder and about $25 worth of plows in the bams, which were also burned. The origin of the fire is a mystery to Mr. Wilkins, so be says. Mr. J. S. McDonald, proprietor of the McDonald Drug Store, says that the time by which he was to be out of the Waveriy hotel building has been extended to January 15, in order that he may continue his busi ness there until after Christmas. As has been mentioned in The Robeson ian, Mr. McDonald will move his stock of goods into the building where the Farmers & Merchants Bank is now located just as soon as the bank moves into its new building. Fourth and Chestnut streets. J. W. Bailey, custodian of the Fed eral building at Raleigh, who offered his resignation several days ago when he found the civil service regulations interfered with his authority to hire and fire" men under him, had a talk with Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Newton yesterday at Wash ington and decided to stay in the service.