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LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19. 1913
WHOLE N0.292S
NEGRO KILLS WHITE MAN.
ANOTHER HOTEL PROJECT-
RADICAL CHANGES ADOPTED
FALLS FROM STREET CAR
POSTAL SERVICE PAYS
! BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
Mr. Mack Brown of r Red "Springg
Shot and Killed by Negro. Naked
Dupree Near Dnndarrach Negro
. Shot from Ambush and .Death Re
snlted in 30 Minotea-r-Had Jast
' Been Discharged by Mr. Brown
Posses Hunting Murderer Funeral
This Afternoon. ,
Sr. McCormick Brown of Red
Springs was shot and killed by a ne
gro named Dupree yesterday morn
. ing near Dundarrach, Hoke county.
The shooting took place about nine
,o'clock and Mr, Brown lived about
thirty minutes after he was shot The
negro used a shotgun T, loaded with
buckshot, the load taking effect in Mr.
Brown's breast, left side.
The murder, took place on Mr. J.
A. Singleton's farm. Mr. Brown was
superintending work on the place. He
had' a force of hands at work pulling
and blowing stumps and it seems that
Dupree, who was one of the hands,
gave Mr. Brown some slack or im
pudence early in the morning and Mr.
Brown discharged him. The negro
went home, got his gun and went and
hid himself in a small farm house,
where the dynamite used in blowing
the stumps was kept, expecting Mr.
Brown to go there for dynamite.
About the hour above mentioned Mr.
Brown did go to the house for dyna
mite and just as he "entered the house
knowing nothing of the negro's
whereabouts was shot. . Brown pick
ed up a bundle of-fodder, turned and
walked out of the house and lay down
on the' fodder just outside of the
house. Some of the hands nearby
ran to Mr . Brown and he was taken
to Mr. Singleton's house, three or
four hundred years away, where he
died. After shooting Mr. Brown Du
pree jumped out of the house through
a window and ran for the woods and
up to this writing has not been cap
tured. With -Dupree when he did the
shooting were two of his brothers and
they .were arrested and placed in
jail at Raeford.
It .is said that quite a number be
aides the officers are in search of the
murderer and capture is expected at
any hour, " '
The military company at Lumber
Bridge has been ordered by Lieut.
Gov. Daughtridge to keep itself in
readiness to protect .the negro in the
event of his arrest. Adjutant General
L. W. Young of Raleigh is with the
officers in their search for the ne-
srro.
Mr. Brown was 24 years old and a
son of Mr. John G. Brown, postmas
ter at Red Springs. . He was a mem
ber of the Masonic order and also of
the Presbyterian church. The funeral
takes place this afternoon ut 2:30
o'clock in Red Springs from the resi
dence of the family. The Ma.scns will
have charge of the burial. ,
The murder occurred in Hoke coun
ty but Sheriff R. K Lwis was noti
. ficd of the jjl-ootinr, shortiy after it
occurred aricl vrcnX f.t once ta the
c6ne olthe awful .'rime and uptn'c
tiic day with Hole? 'cxnly officials in
Ue search for !hc murh?---.
Petition for Bridge Across Canal De
nied.
Judge C. C. Lyon of Elizabethtown
spent yesterday in town hearing: a
petition from Drill's township to' re
quire the Back and Jacob Swamps
Drainage District to build three brid-J
ges across the canal on the Hester
town road.'. Jud,?? Lyon denied the
petition, but the case will go to the
Superior Court for a jury to decide
whether or not the road in question is
a public road. Mr. T. L. Johnson, at
torney for the drainage
contends that even if it is a public
the district would not be compelled to
build the bridges.
New Pastor of Chestnut Street Meth
odist Church Arrives.
Rev. W. B. North, who succeeds
Rev. J. W. Bradley as pastor of
Chestnut Street Methodist church, ar
jrjved last night and is"li guest at. the
hone of Mayor and Mrs. A. E. White,
"Eighth street and Elizabeth road. Mr.
North served Northhampton circuit
last year. He drove through last
night from Pembroke, his horse hav
1ngbeen shipped wrong by the rail
road agent. ' Mr. North's family will
not arrive until" after Christmas. He
will fill his first appointment at Chest
nut Street church Sunday morning
and evening. '
For Weakness and Loss of Appetite
""2L 2?2JZXS5rZ5L: ZZ
:.d.arai .r.S,i. A.. Uwd children. SO
Mayor A E. White Considering Build
ing Handsome 40-Roora Hotel on His
Lot Facing Chestnut Between 4th
. and Court. House Square Ideal Lo
cationThe "White House" Wouldn't
Be Half Bad.
. A handsome' 3-story 40-room hotel
On the lot between Fourth street and
the court house square and fronting
on Chestnut that would be about
right, wouldn't it? Ideal location, et
cetera.
Mayor A. E. White says up and
down that he is seriously considering
putting up such a hotel on that lot,
which he owns. And if Mayor White
makes up his mind to do that, vhy
that is what he will do. Here's hop
ing. The "White House." Not half bad
as name for a hotel, is it? Inciden
tally it may be remarked that Mr.
White has one White House where he
and his family live and where h and
Mrs. White delight to entertain their
friends; but if he builds this White
House the tariff will be placed 'jrn all
its guests. And everybody will be
glad to pay the tariff, for goodness
knows u-m Did you hear anybody
remark that maybe Lumberton needs
a ho Shucks! Te'l it not. J.umbrr-'
ton is oing to have a dandy hotel
soma time before the year 1814 gives
pl'.ic U'lo. ,
It is to be i.j i"l that Mr. Whiti
will do this thing. The location is all
that -could be desired, the need is
well anyway, the "White House ho
tell" would be full all the time, which
would be much better than for the
Jown to be full of sadness about not
having a hotel and for visiting drum
mers to be full of bitterness and
words which they scatter all over to
get them out of their systems." ...
Hun ah. for the "White House hotel."
RACE SEGREGATION FNDORSED
State Farmers Union in Convention
at Shelby Approves Proposed Leg
islation Preparing for Torrens
System Financial Condition of
Union Good Officers Elected.
Special to The Robesonian.
Shelby, December 18 There are
seventy-five counties represented in
the annual State convention of the
North Carolina Division of the Farm
ers' Union, which convened here yes
terday and will last through tomor
row." There are about 20C men in at
attendance. The body endorsed pro
posed legislation aimed at race segre
gation in rural communities .and re
;iu'tted the State' Attorn Genea! to
prepaie 'ecessar forn., fcr cf-.-ks -of
court in putting into effect the Tor
rens system of guaranteeing land ti
tles i lvary 1.
Reports of the officers show that
the financial condition of tho Union
is good.
The old officers were all re-elected
withthe exception of two or three of
the excutive committee. President,
II. Q. Alexander; vice-president, J.
M. Templeton; seereteijy-trcasurer,
E. C. Faires; organizer-lecturer, J.
Z. Green.
C. C. Wright, W. R. Gibson, W.
II. Moore, S. II. Hobbs and Editor
Clarence IT. Poe, of the Progressive
Farmer, were elected as (he executive
committee. G. B.
Death of An Infant Mrs. Berry Hug
gins. The 14-months-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Amos Green, who live at the
National Cotton Mill village, died
Wednesday night, and tlie interment
was made yesterday afternoon in
Meadow-brook cemetery.
Mrs, Berry Huggins, about 75 years
old, died yesterday afternoon about 3
o'clock at her home in East Lum
berton. .The funeral and -interment
will take place this afternoon at the
cemetery' at the county home. De
ceased is survived by her hurband
and several children. L
New President of Atlantic Coast Line,
New York Dispatch, 18th.
J. R. Kenley, third vic-president
of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Company, was today elected president
of the company, succeeding the late
Tv M. Emerson. v Mr.-Kenjey's head
quarters will remain at Wilmington,
N. C. ' -
The Best Hot Weather Tonic
SROVE'STASTELESSctaill TONIC enriche the
' blood, builds no th whole ,yemnd w.U won-
dentewin effect ol -he hot my. 50-,
Republican National Committee Con
cludes Labor for Reform in Party
Procedure Change in Basis of Re
- presentation in National Conven-
tiong will Reduce Quota of South-
era States.
Washington Dispatch, 17th.
The Republican National committee
tonight concluded its labor for reform
in party procedure, and launched its
campaign for a reunion of warring
elements, by adopting a resolution
providing for a radical change in the
basis of representation in national
nominating conventions which would
reduce the quota of Southern States
from 33 to 16 per cent of the conven
tion's total.',
Acticn of the committee criticized
in vigorous terms by several of its
members but made unanimous before
adjournment, bust be endorsed by the
States entitled to cast a majority of
votes in electoral college before it be
comes a party law. The committee
appointed a subcommittee of three
consisting of "Charles B. Warren of
Michigan, Senator Borah of Idaho and
Governor Hatfield, of West Virginia,
to prepare an address to the States
urging immediate ratification" of the
proposal. This address will be drawn
up shortly after Christmas holidays
and leading members of the commit
tee expressed the hope tonight that it
would be met by early action.
The reorganization plan adopted
came came as a, compromise which
reflects the views of many committee
men that Southern representation
should be reduced but not brought .to
the vanishing point. The resolution
reads as follows:
"Confident that the action of 'this
committee representing as it does
practically the unanimous sentiment
of the Republican electors of he
States, will be ratified by the Republi
can electors of the States:'
"Be it resolved that this . com.
mitee shall issue a call for the National-convention
to be held in the
year 1916 to nominate candidates for.
President and Vice President in ac
accordance with the following basis
of representation:
"Eah State shall be entitled in such
convention to four delegates-aUlargei
one de!egate-at-large for each Repfev
sentative in Congress at large ffom
any ..State; one delegate from each,
congressional district; an additional
delegate from each congressional dis
trict in which the vote either for
Republican presidential electors in
1908 or for the Republican candidate
for Congress in 1914, shall have been
not less than 7,500 and that; for' each
delegate, chosen, an alternate delegate
shall, be chosen in the ame, manner
and at the same time to act in the
absence of the delegate. - ,
"Provided, however, that the above
basis of representation shall not be
made the basis of the call for the Na
tional convention to be held in the
year 1916,, unless prior to January 1,
1915, Republican . State, conventions
held under the laws of the States or
called by the Republican State com
mittee of the States in such number of
.States as are entitled to cast a major
ity of the votes in the present electo
ral college shall ratify the action of
t!is committee in respect to determin
ing this basis of representation.
Tar Heel Topics. Movements of the
People.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Tar Heel, Dec. 17 Mr. Ed Brady
visited his sister Mrs. J. E. Kinlaw
here Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. M. R. Powers of Teh Mile vis
ited his daughter and son-in-law Mr.
and Mrs J. D. Monroe here last Mon
day night.
Messrs. E. J. and Wm. Monroe went
to White Oak on business last Mon
day.
Mrs. M. E. Calhoun and son Mr. J
F. Lackey spent last Monday in F&y
etteville. We are glad to report Mr. Roland
Hall -who has been .confined with, a
broken limb is improving. '
Dr. J. R.' Ballance left last Sun
day for Nashville.
- - Mr.- j. 1 Wilson- -went to-St
Paul, last Monday on business.
Mr. Braxton Martin of Tolarsville
was a pleasant caller in this vicinfty
last Sunday.
Mr. F. M. Melvin visited his son
Mr. E. D. Melvin here recently.
We are expecting the wedding
bells to ring soon.
There is no moment without' some
dutj-w Ciceror-
Mr. T. R. Tolar of Lumberton Gets a
Bad Fall in Richmond Injuries Not
Considered Serious.
Richmond, Va., Times-Dispatch, 17th.
-J. R. Tolar, about 40 years old, a
lumberman, of . Lumberton, N. C,
was badly hurt last night at 9:30
o'clock when he fell from a Main
street car at Main and Rowland
streets. He was about to alight when
he suddenly lurched forward. ' He
8 truck on his head And when picked
up was unconscious. He was taken in ;
to a nearby residence and rendered .
tfiergency treatment by Dr. M. F.
Torregrofsa, City Hospital ambu'-
lance surgeon,- and removed to Grace
Hospital He quickly regained con
sciousncss, though the extent of his ernment has demonstrated its capac
injurief; cannot - be determined until ity to conduct utilities, and, from his
to-dry, it was-said that it was not
thought that he was seriously injur-
ed, tut stiff erjng principally from
shock. Surgeons said that he prob
ably would be able to leave the Hos
pital in a few days.
Mr Tolar has been a guest at Mur
phy's Hotel, and is well-known, in
Richmond.
Mr. Tolar's initials are T. R. ,and
he is familiarly known hereabouts as
as-Tom. He returned to" Richmond
a few weeks ago to undergo treat
ment, having been much benefitted by;
former treatment there. Mrs. Tolar
left Wednesday night for Richmond io
join her husband..
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Five-Yea Old Girl Burned to Death.
Clarkton Special, 18th, to Wilmington
.'.Star. '
, LittJe' Annie, the - five-year-old
daughter of Mr. "and Mrs. J. J. Pow
ell, of this plac '., '.van burned to d .h
yesterday morning. The community
':. greatly sadder.e .. While the little
girj was standing ncu re the fir i;-r
t'oth'i.f: caught : nd before her moth
er could extinguish the flames she was
fafally burned. Mrs. Powell's hands
and arms weTe badly turned in her
efforts to save her baby.
Drs. Clark and Evans did all that
skilled physicians could do to save
the child's life, but the little one pass
ed away at. 10 o'clock last night. .
The funeral was conducted this af
ternoon by Rev. . A. Lapsley and
th remains were laid to rest in
Jthe family burying grounds. Many
friends and relatives .were in attend
ance. :
Play .at Purvis.
The high school students of Purvis
school will give a play, "Which One
Won," Monday night, December 22nd,
for the benefit of their library.. The
public is, cordiallyinvrtsd. A small
admission fee will be charged.
Raleigh Times: Dr. R. T. Vann,
president of Meredith College has re
ceived information from Boston.
Mass., .that the will of Ella Ford
Hartshorn has been compromised
without the college here losing any of
the $25,000 bequeathed in the will.
Mrs. Hartshorn provided for a be
quest of $25,000 for Meredith College
on the advice of her husband, Mr. W.
N, Hartshorn, who spent a few days
in the city several years ago as the
guest of 'Mr. N.. B. Broughton.
Raleigh Times: Mr. F. A. Hamp
ton of Rocy Mount, who was in the
city Tuesday, ays that the movement
for the new county of But?, wilh
JJocky Mount as the count; seat is ap
parently gaining forc. Ho t' 11? of a
big banquet at Rocky Mount last
Thursday at which it. was seen that
tne ciUzens.oi tne territory 4t pro
posed to takeTiswere almost unani
mous for the new cihinty. The propo
sition is to have five iniles from Ash
county oh the east and sixjni!e-4rofn
Ed'gecomb on the west
Dr. W. A.' McPhaul returned this
spent two days attending a meeting
of the Southern Surgical association.
"Dr. McPhaul says that 'the meeting
was well attended, many of the lead
ing physicians of the United States
being present.
Mr. R. W. Shelby is an extra
salesman in Mr. A. Weinstein's de
partment store during the holidays.
Mr.. Walter Prevatt, who has been
with Mr. Weinstein as a salesman this
year, says that he will not be with
Mr. Weinstein after January. He Is
considering a proposition to clerk for
another mercantile firm in town,
morning from Atlanta, Ga., where he
A brother offended is harder to be
won than a -strong city. Proverb?.
St-If -Supporting for First Time Sine
1883 According to Annual Report
of Postmaster General Favor Vnn
ciple of Government Ownership of
Telephone And Telegraph Lines.
Washington Dispatch, 17th.
A declaration in favor of the prin
ciple of government ownership of
telephone and telegraph lines, and
an assertion that the Postal service
now is self supporting for tho first
time since' 1883, arc features of the
annual report of Postmaster General
Burleson, transmitted today to Con-
gress.
Concerning the acquisition of tele
phone and telegraph lines, Postmaster
General Burleson says that the gov-
present information, he is inclined
clearly to the taking over by the Post
office Department of the telegraph
lines and possibly of the telephone
lines. Discussing that the Postmas
ter General says:
"A study of the constitutional pur
poses of the postal establishment
leads to the conviction that Post
office Department should have control
ver all means of the communication
of intelligence. The first telegraph
line in this country was maintained
and operated as a part of the postal
service and it is to be regretted that
Congress saw fit to relinquish this fa
cility to private enterprise. The
monopolistic nature of the telegraph
business makes it of vital importance
to the people 'that it be conducted by
unselfish interests, and this can be, ac
complished only through government
ownership.
. Evidence of Ultimate Policy.
"The act of July 24th, 1866, pro
viding for the government acquisition
of the telegraph lines upon payment
of an appraised valuation and the act
of 1902 directing the. Postmaster
General o report to Con
gress the probable cost of connecting1
a telephone and telegraph line system
with the postal service by some feasi
ble plan,' are evidences of the poliej
of this government ultimately to ac
quire and operate these electrical
means of communication as. postal
facilities, as is done by al! principal
Nations; the United States aloas ex
cepted." General Financial Policy.
As to his general financial policy
Postmaster General Burleson says:
"The dominant policy of the present
administration will be to conduct 'the
postal service for the convenience of
the public and not for profits. Its
controlling purpose will, be to pro
mote efficiency by the complete stand
ardization of the service. ,
Growth of Parcel Post.
The report indicates that the growth
of the parcel post business has been
phenomenal. "The experience gained
in the operation of the system under
the revised rates and weicrhts has
shown that a further reduction of
rates and increase of weight limit is
justified" says;'the Postmaster Gen
eral. "ft is believed that the parcel post
should be made eventually to serve
the people as fully and completely as
possible without interfering with the
efficient conduct of t,he postal service
and that change3 in the regulations
thr.t will have the effect of increasing
the volume of the parcel post mail,
should be made gradually and only
after experience and investigation
have shown that they may be put into
effect without loss or detriment to the
service."
It is the announced purpose of Mr.
Burleson -not to encourage the exten
sion of free delivery of mails in villa
ges because of the inferiority of the
serivce and the impossibility to secure
economical administration of it. It is
his intention, therefore, wherever
practicable to utilize the service of the
rural carriers for the delivery of mails
in small towns.
Mr. . F. W. Walters, who lived
this year on a farm about three miles
north-west of town, which fann he
purchased something over a year ago,
with his family moved Wednesday
back to his, old homeplace near Barn
esville. He has rented his farm near
town for next year. ,
Mr. Alex. Spivey has sold his
farm at Kingstee, S. C, and has
bought a farm three miles from Lum
berton, on the Allen ton road. Mr.
Spivey is a Robesonian but has been
residing in South Carolina fpr the last
21 years. He has rightly decided that
Robesoiris the best placte- be found,
Good . cotton today j 12 cents.-
. Th rrtv whirh wax tn hair
Prone to WrisrhtsvilTe Sunday for a
oyster roast has postponed the trip
until after. Christmas. .
Mr. E. C. Morgan, the 'Robes
Corn Club boy who won a trip i
Washington, offered by Congresemaa
Godwin mention of which has bee
made in recent issues of The Robesoa
ian0passed through town this room
ing en route home from Washington.
Clifton says he had a big trip, and e
joyed it very much. He was in Wiaafc
ington about a week.
Mr. Dennis Berry, the new night
policeman who has been on the job
only a few weeks, seems to be on Use
fob all the time. He was chief of police
at Marion, S. C, for a number of
years and has had valuable exper
ience. Chief of Police Redfern says
he thinks the town is fortunate m se
curing the services of such a man a
Mr. Berry.
Miss Lizzie Caldwell will super
vise the preparationof the usual
Christmas dinner for the county hosse
inmates. All who wish to contribute
to this dinner and they are usuattr
: .tI7l
many will send their contributions
to Miss Caldwell's home not later thaa
Wednesday evening of next week. It
f is desired that the ladies send cooked
stuffs and the men fruits.
All the evidence-in the case of
Charity Towrtsend vs. J. A. Rowland,
administrator of the estate of II. A.
Townsend, was taken Wednesday at
the hearing here before Prof. N.. T.
Gulley of Wake Forest, referee, mea
tion of which was made in Wednes
day's Robesonian. It is expected that
a date will be set in the near future
for argument by counsel.
Tonight the Pastime "theatre will
offer "The Artist Trick," a Pathe
drama; "An Old, Old Song," a feature
dramatic story by Essany7 and Thc
International . Spies," an interesting
Kalem. picture. A 6-pound box of caa
dy will be given to the person hold
ing . the lucky ndmber. Tomorrow
night some one will receive a 5-pooetf
cake. The coupons which are being
given out each night are good, for
both drawings. N
Rowland Sun, 18th: Mr. and Mrs
Graham McKinnon went to Charleston
Monday to a hospital, where on yes
terday Mr. McKinnon was operated
on for appendicitis. Mr. McKinno
is one of the most popular men in thlt
section arid his many friends will be
glad to know that the operation waj
sucessful and that he is'doing as we!
as he possibly could. Dr. Carmichael
his family physician went to Charles
ton yesterday morning to be present
at the operation. 1 ' '
There will b4special music a.
both services Sunday at Chestnut
Street Methodist church. Mrs. B. W
Pare is choir leader. The regula'
choir will be assisted by Mrs. Page'i
sister Miss Julia 'Culbreth, who is k
charge cf the music department o:
Carolina College, Maxton, and who ha
delighted congregations at Chestnu
Street church on several occasion,
with her singing, and by Messrs. E
Freeman and ft. RCarlylei Thes
will be the first services conducted b;
Rev. W. B. North, wTio arrived la
night
"Paid in Full," the attraction s
the opera house Wednesday eveninf
was decidedly one of the best play
that has come to Lumbrton this gee
son. Each member of the cast inte:
preted her or his part well. The far
and form and manner of locomotio
?f ..E'J!?Y J?!CpnuorJ Jeadingladyr 4ei
much to be desired, but her actin? wr
all right. And Jack Jevne as Jimm
Smith was the most natural and like
able fellow on the stage a body evr
saw; and the same thing may be sa: r
of Will E. Culhane as Capt William .
Of course Miss Clementina St Feli
as tteth Hams was a pill, but sr
didn't count anyway.
A large touring car, belongin
to some hunters from New "York w
burned at Hunter's Lodge near Mot
Neck Tie8day n:? T"e pr7 drov
the car near General F. A. Bond
residence and started on to the hous -'
and before they reached the house tl
car caught on flreT The party, inclu'""
inp the owner. rf afrs'd '. go-
the car, fearing that the gasoline tar
might explode, so they stood off ar
saw it buTn." It was a "ice car-To.
several thousand dollars lut t! r
owner is, it' is said, worth somethir
like six million dollars, and the lo
will, not pinch him very much; he ne
rjot spend a sad Christmas on accot- L
of the burned car.
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