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OMAN N r ROBES ESTABLISHED 1870. ' COUNTRY, GOD AND TKUTII , - ' SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. VOL. XLV. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1914. NUMBER 41. WILL PLEDGE LEGISLATORS TOBACCO CROP PROSPECT. MASS MEETING JULY 18. SUPERIOR COURT. BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. To Pass for Robeson County a Cene ral Primary Law That Will PrjhiW Corrupt Practices County Commit tee Will Meet July 15 to Suomit a Primary Bill Which Candidate for the Legislature Will Be Asked i? Endorse State-wide Primant.) Fa. rored Rules Adopted and Mana gers Appointed for Primary August 8. . At the meeting of inc county Democratic executive committee in Lumberton Monday the action of (ho former committee ordering primary to be held August 8th next to ncmi nate candidates for county offices and for the Legislature was ratified. There was considerable discussion A3 to whether there should be a primary or a convention, all members of the com mittee and some citizens who are not -members participating in the discus ' sion, but a majority of the committee men were in favor of the primary and all epressed themselves as in favor of a State-wide legalized primary. The rules governing the last pri mary will govern in the coming pri mary and all candidates must hand In their names at least ten days be fore the date for the primary. Chairman McNeill discussed the present primary law and advocated a primary law "withte'eth" to. meet" the demands of the Democratic voters of the county. Mr. McNeill's arguments ' will be noted at length at another time. The question of a Democratic reg istration was discussed and Major A. J. McKinnon of Maxton introduced a resolution, which was adopted, pro viding that managers of the primary to be held August 8. "be authorized to add to the registation list any Democratic elector who may have become a qualified voter since the last election, providing he pre sent himself for registration not less than 5 days before the date fixed for the primary, and that any voter of the precinct may challenge and elec tor, and cause him to prove to the satisfaction of tne primary managers that he is a Democrat, and a quali fied voter before he be allowed to participate in the primary." Another meeting of the committee will be held in Lumberton Wednes day of next week, July 15, to pass upon a primary law which candidates for the Legislature will be glad to pledge themselves to have passed for Robeson county. Messrs. J. B. Mc Cormick, H. E. Stacy, M. L. Mar ley A. J. McKinnon and Graham Mc Kinnon were appointed a committee to tact with Chairman McNeill in drawing up the proposed law. This was in accordance with a resolution offered by Mr. J. B. McCormick as an amendment to a resolution offered by Mr. T. W. Maxwell, Mr. McCor roick's amendment reading as fol lows: "Resolved that a committee be appointed by the chairman of this committee, to include himself, to draft and submit a primary law to a meeting of this committee to be held in Lumberton on the 15th of July, and that when same has been approved by the committee, 'the committee re. quire all candidates for the Legisla. ture to advocate game and obligate themselves to pass the law if, nomi nated and elected." The resolution offered by Mr. Max well resolves that the committee, af ter full discussion and consideration, 4-v A that ft& k , ests of the Democratic party in Rob eson county and the whole electorate of the county can be best served by primary election as a method of nom inating party candidates; that the present primary method is defective and inadequate as a means of obtain, ing a fair and untrammelled express, ion of the will of the Democratic voters and does not meet the approval thereof; that there is no adequate law governing said primary method whereby the evils and defects pointed out can be remedied; and whereas fur. ther said committee deems it unwise and dangerous to the well-being and future good of the party and of the county at large to hold other prima ries under said method, said com- mittee recommends and orders as fol lows, viz: "(1) That we do hereby recom mend to the voters of Robeson county that they demand and require of all candidates for nomination to the next General Assembly of North Carolina, that if nominated and elected - they will pass a general primary law for Robeson county, which will absolutely prohibit. all corrupt means of. indue. (Continued on page four.) At Least Half an Average Crop Will Be Made and it Will Be Late -Warehouses Will Open Last Days of This Month Lumberton Will Af ford Good Market Good Corn and ' Cotton Crops. The farmers who . were lucky enough to get out their tobacco early in the spring are beginning to cure. Judging from reports of tobacco farmers from the sections where most tobacco is raised, there will be at least half an average crop of tobacco raised in Robeson county this year, but quite a bit of it will be late. The prospect is for a good price, and it is hoped the price will be so good as to make up a good part of the crop shortage. It i3 expected that the market will open at Fairmont, where there will be three houses open this season, about July 28, and the warehouse here will also open some time the lat ter part of this month. The ware house which has just been completed here is up-to-date and modern . in every respect, and with an experienced tobacco man, Mr. H. T. Bcasley, in charge, and with the good corps of buyers that has been secured for the market here, Lumberton will no, doubt have a market equal., to any to be found An, Eastern Carolina. See the ad in today's paper and watch for a large ad announcing the opening sale at an early, date. Farmers from all sections of Robe, son (who are attending court this week report good corn and cotton cropsi Here's hoping the harvest will be a bumper, and that good prices will prevail. Recorder's Court. Bethel Chavis, Indian, and Hayncs Lennon, colored, were before Recor. der McLean yesterday charged with an affray, in which Lennon was some, what carved up by . Chavis Saturday afternoon, an account of which was given in Monday's Robesonian. Chavis was sentenced to three months in jail, and the jailor was given permis sion to use him as a trusty, or janitor, and Lennon, was fined $10 and cost. Messrs. McLean, Varser & McLean appeared for Lennon and Messrs. Johnson & Johnson appeared for Cha vis. Nash M'White was arrested by Night Policeman J. B. Boyle last night about 1 o'clock at the V. & C. S. station, and placed in jail. M'White was somewhat tanked up on "something to drink," and had about 3 gallons of something thought to be blackberry wine in his possession. He will be given a hearing in the recor. der's court at an early date . M'White lives in East Lumberton. Paving Orders Rescinded by Town Fathers. At a meeting of the town fathers Monday evening the order to pave Sixth street between Elm and Chest nut, . was rescinded. As has been mentioned in The Robesonian, the town commissioners ordered at a pre vious meeting that this street should be paved, but the property owners raised some kick, and Mr. C. M. Ful ler employed counsel and a hearing was given last week when the town fathers stood pat; but atthe second hearing Monday evening the. order was rescinded. Also the order for paving the sidewalk on the north-west end of Third street, abutting the land of Mr. N. H. Jones, Sr., was rescind ed. Principal Elected for Farm-Life School at Philadelphus. v Mr. D. P. Buie and Mr. Paisley McMillan, chairman and secretary, respectively, of the board of trustees of the Philadelphus high school, met with the county board of education Monday and Mr. Samuel J. Kirby of Selma was elected principal of the farm-life school at Philadelphus at a salary of $1320 for a term of one year. Miss Maggie Brown of Phila delphus was elected teacher of do mestic science in this school at n salary of $45 per month for a term of eight months. Sunday School Institute at Lumber Bridge. vThe Presbyterians of the district composed of the counties of Robeson and Hoke will hold a Sunday school institute at Lumber Bridge Wednes day and Thursday of next week, July 15 and 16. All Sunday schools of the district are requested to send dele, gates--,' , Called to be Held in Lumberton To Discuss Methods for Checking Ex travagancies and . Reducing .. Bur dens of Excessive Taxation All in Favor of Movement for Reducing Taxes urged to be Present. (The call for a mass meeting pub lished below bears the date June 27 and it is understood that several cop ies of the call have been circulated about over the county. Mr. W. H. Humphrey advises The Robesonian that several whose names have not been sent in have signed besides those whose names are published below.) TO THE DEMOCRAT VOTERS OF ROBESON COUNTY: Whereas we, the undersigned Democrats of Robeson county, are ful. ly convinced that there is too much extravagance in the administration of the affairs of our county, along all lines, by which our taxes have become a great burden to our people; and whereas, we believe that a popular expression from our people, that is, the taxpayers themselves, who have to bear these burdees, would be a proper way of expressing our dissatis faction; and whereas we believe a mass meeting of the people would be the most effectual way to start a movement for reform along economic lines; ' "' '"'rv ;- Therefore, we do call upon the peo ple of the county, especially the Dem ocrats, to meet in the town of Lum berton at 11 o'clock a. m. on Saturday, July 18th next, to resolve upon some method by which these extravagan ces can be checked, and our people relieved, to some extent at least, of some of the burdens of excessive tax ation. Everybody that is in favor of such a movement fof tax reduction be sure to be present and bring your neigh bors. Respectfully, H. A. M'White, A. Rice, Chas. E. Zedaker, Wesley Thompson R. M'White, J. B. Regan, A. A. Bethune, J. W. Barker, H. L. Edens, Spurgeon Jones, II. F. Townsend, J. C. Stansel, Jno. T. Singletary.W. H. Humphrey, W. A. McPhaul, J. H. Britt, I. M. McLean, A. F. Jones, Foster Williams, B. O. Britt, J. V. Faulk, '. W. F. Stone, Scott Stone, C. C. Price, Vester Britt, C. A. McLean, H. S. McLean, D. H. Britt, Jr., J. C. Turner, Joel Stone, Andrew Ivey, J. F. Parker, S. C. Stone, C. P. Grantham, J. E. Carlyle. Chased Negro With Bloodhound But Negro Escaped. Township Constable B. W. Lovett of Mt. Eliam was among the visitors in town yesterday. Mr. Lovett says he had a fine chase Sunday afternoon after a negro for whom there is $200 reward in Columbus county. He says his bloodhound, or one that belongs to the Butters Lumber Company and is kept by Mr. Lovett, gave the negro a close chase from Boardman to Pro?, torville, a distance of about ten miles, the way the negro went through the swamp, and got to Proctorville just about four minutes after the negro arrived, but the negro had boarded a train which was passing and made good his escape. Mr. Lovett says the dog is right on the job when it comes to chasing a man. Teachers Standing Examinations. County Superintendent J. R. Poole is giving examinations for white pub lic school teachers today at the grad ed school building. Forty are taking the examinations 34 ladies and 6 men. Thirty-five are taking the coun. ty examination, four are taking the examination for State high school cer tificates, and one is taking the exam ination for 5-year State high school certificate. . " Colored teachers will be examined tomorrow and Indian teachers will be examined Saturday. Death of Mrs. W. M.. Williams of Maxton. Mrs. W. M. Williams, aged about 60 years, died Tuesday at her home at Maxton from the .effects of a sec ond stroke of paralysis. ' Deceased is survived by her husband and six chil. dren. The funeral (was "conducted from the home yesterday at 10:30 a. m. by Rev. A. A. Butler, pastor of the Baptist church of Maxton, assisted by Rev. I. J. Mcllwaine, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Maxton. Subscribe for The Robesonian. Criminal Term Convened Tuesday. Disposition of Cases. A term of criminal court convened Tuesday morning, Judge C. M. Cook of Louisburg presiding and "Solicitor N. A. Sinclair of Fayetteville being present to represent the State. Thij is a 2-weeks' term, but there are not many cases of importance and it h hardly probable that court will last longer than this week. The grand jury was duly impaneled and charged, Mr. W. J. McLeod being sworn in as foreman and Mr. N. A. Ratley as officer. Judge Cook departed from the us ual lines in his charge, calling atten. tion to corrupt practices in primaries and elections. The following cases have been dis posed of: Ransom Dial, guilty, 1 penny and cost. Wm. Strickland, guilty, 1 penny and cost. Lindsay Revels, guilty, 1 penny and cost. Shaw Manning, guilty, prayer for judgment continued on payment of cost Mack Taylor, assault with deadly weapon, guilty, $10 and cosst Java Rice, assault with deadly weai j guilty, Judgment suspended on payment of cost. Kelly and Wyatt Wilson, assault, guilty of simple assault, $1 each and cost. Will Galbreth, assault, guilty, judg ment suspended on payment of coat Alfred Davis and Nathan Bruce, nuisance, guilty, fined $30 and half cost, defendants placed under $100 bond, to appear at each term of crim inal court for two years and show good behavior. Rev. A. Stroud, violating insur. ance laws of North Carolina; guilty, $250 and cost and required to pay the clerk $50 for the Insurance De partment. This was the case which was tried in the recorder's court here some two months ago, when the "Rev." Stroud was bound over to court for organizing the "iWse Men of The East" and the "Daughters of Queen Sheba," fraternal orders with out license. Stroud's home is in Wilmington . Alonzo Mclntyre, larceny, eight months in jail. Quite a number of cases have been continued and nol prosed. DESTRUCTIVE HAIL STORM Great Damage Done in Gaston Coun. ly N. C. and Yorke County, S. C. Gaston county, this State and the adjoining county in South Carolina. Yorke, were visited by a destructive hail storm Tuesday night. In a sec tion several miles wide near Rock Hill crops were beaten level with the ground and at least 16 head of cat tle were reported killed. Chickens and birds were reported killed in large numbers and in drifts the hailstones were said to have reached an almost unbelievable depth. A half -acre flat 13 hours after the storm was covered to a depth of 4 feet while gullies are said to have been filled to a depth of from 8 to 14 feet. The damage in York county is estimated at $250,000. Gaston county suffered damage esti mated at $100,000. The storm enter, ed Gaston at the north-west corner and devasted a section about 4 miles wide. Corn and cotton fields were utterly destroyed. At McAdensville 5,000 window panes were broken out in a mill and residences. At Cherry ville the roofs of two mills were de molished. A dispatch from Fort Mill, S. C, states that on a farm near there the wings of chickens were cut off as they attempted to fly to places of refuge, and that some of the ten ant farmers, feeling that it is too late to make another crop, are abandoning the farms and seeking other employ ment. A hail and wind storm in the Mount Airy section on the same day did great damage to the fruit crop. The storm was also severe in Mecklenburg, Stanly and Catawba counties. Charlotte is to lose the North Caro lina Medical College, according to plans that are almost completed for merging it with the Richmond Medical College at Richmond, Va. The lack of clinic facilities, which prevents it be ing rated as a class B institution, is the reason for the move. Ira F. Norris of Chicago was nomi nated Monday by President Wilson for Minister to Sweden. . . PARKTON PARAGRAPHS. A Busy Saturday on the Fourth Pro tracted Meeting Begins Soon Working Streets Social and Per. aonal. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Parkton, July 7 The young people of our town are enjoying a lawn party in the beautiful grove of Mr. Neill McNeill. A good sized crowd is in attendance and the beautiful moon, light is all that could be desired for the occasion. So the young people thoroughly enjoyed the occasion. The Fourth of July was only a busy Saturday with most of our people. The trade was very good. As Fay etteville and Lumberton both had big days, our town did not celebrate the Fourth. The following went up to Fayetteville and report a fine time: E. B. Daniel,, T. N. Fisher, B. C. Parham, C. D. Williamson, T. M. Blue, Pemberton McCormick, II. B. Culbreth, G. B. Tuttle, J. D. Mc Cormick, Charlie Williamson, Jr. Melons were plentiful , hdre the Fourth. Our town Was crowded with darkeys, but everybody enjoyed them selves picnicking. As for the melons, this scribe has enjoyed some very fine home-grown ones since the first of the month from Ocala, Fla. Mr John M . Johnson and little son Jack are. spending a few aays with Mrq Johnson's mother, Mrs. Sallie Johnson. Capt W. R. Johnson of Florence, S. C. is on a . brief visit. Rev. and Mrs. II . B. Porter returned home Thursday from a visit home. The protracted meeting will begin at tno M. E. church on Wednesday night before the third Sunday in July. Rev. J. A. Hornidy of Weldon will assist the pastor in the meeting. Wonder who will be the first to plan to take their vacation or visit out of town during the meeting ? Just any excuse to leave home just when they are most needed at home. Mr. Collier Cobb and family, Miss Essie Lancaster and Mr. Floyd Lan caster and J. W. Williamson and Miss Mary McMillan attended the picnic at Arabia Saturday and report a mogr excellent time. Mr. Justin McNeil! spent Sunday with relatives in town. We observe that Mr. Chason from Lumber Bridge is on our streets with his champion road machine and this means new streets. Mr. G. W. Bullard and Mr. B. A. McDonald have added a pressing club at the barber shop, a nice place for doing the work. Mr. A. B. Williamson and son Er tle, spent the Fourth and Sunday with relatives over on the east side of aCpe Fear. Mrs. R. F. Council and daugh. ter, Miss Ruby, are spending some, time visiting relatives in South Caro lina and Scotland county. Introducing More Candidates. In the rush of other matters The Robesonian failed to state in its news columns Monday that Mr. Geo. A. Barnes has shied his hat in the rig for the office of coroner. . Mr. Barnes was a candidate two years ago for this office but was beaten by the present incumbent, Mr. G. E. Rancke, Sr. Mr. Marshal Shepherd of Orrum enters the race for the lower house of the General Assembly, where he served one term four years ago. Mr. Shepherd is well and favorably known all over the county. This makes three candidates for the House and two are to be elected. Sheriff R. E. Lewis announces that he is a candidate to succeed himself. Sheriff Lewis is now rounding out his first term in office and he has no opposition. He has made a good officer. and is popular all over the county. Of course, his nomination and election are certain. A Tall Fight Between an Indian and His Wife. Mr. D. H. Britt of Back Swamp is among the visitors in town today. Mr. Britt reports a near-serious affray between Lawrence Bartley and his wife, Indians, who live on Mr. Britt's place, yesterday afternoon. It seems that Bartley and his wife had a lit tie row Tuesday night and yesterday Bartley went intothe field where his wife was working with a hoe and she proceeded to hoe him out, cutting one of his thumbs in two. Bartley pick ed up a stick and struck his wife across the head just above the ear and inflicted a gash four inches long and about a half inch deep. WTiile it was a tall fight, nobody was "kilt." Subscribe for The Robesonian. Mr. W. R. Atkinson of Center is among the visitors in town today. Mr. Atkinson reports good crops in hia section. A party of young people went over to Fayetteville on a pleasure trip last evening. They made the trip in automobiles. Mr. Mike Caldwell has been con fined at his home on Caldwell street for several days -with a lame foot , "rom making a mis-step Saturday. Mr. Scott Stone, of the cottont raising section of Raynham, was among the visitors in town yesterday. Mr Stone reports good crops in hi section. The East Lumberton Baptist Sun. day school will picnic at the church, near the county home, Saturday af ternoon of this week from four to T All members of the school are invit ed. Mr. Grover Pope of Pope's Cros? ing was among the visitors in town Tuesday. Mr Pope says he and his father Mr. W. G. Pope, went fish ing Saturday and his father caught a trout that tipped the scales at. nine pounds. Some trout. Mr. T. D. McLean, district agent of farm demonstration work in east, ern North Carolina,' employed by thb United States Department of Agri culture spent yesterday with County Farm Demonstrator J. A. Boone vis iting farms in Robeson. "That Pair from Thespla," Essa ny; "A Snakeville 'Courtship,'" also Essany, "Banty Tim," Lubin, will pkase lovers of good pictures at the Pastime theatre tonight. On Thurs day night of next week, 16th, "Monte Cristo will be run in 5 reels. Mr. Frank Gough returned yes terday from Morehead City, when be attended a meeting of the directors of the Atlantic North Carolina By, Co. They declared a dividend of 1 1-2 per cent. Mr. Gough Says the road was hit hard by the short potato crop. , The indications are that a latge crowd of people from this secMon will visit Wilmington Sunday taking advantage' of the cheap Sunday rati which, is only $1.25 for the round trip. The party will go down on the early train and return on late even ing train. Dr. W. W. Parker will leave Sunday for Wrightsville, where Mon day and Tuesday he will attend the North Carolina State Optical Associa. tion. Dr. Parker is a member of the executive committee. While Dr. Parker is away Mrs. Parker will keep his store open. Beginning next Sunday the V. & C. S. will sell round-trip tickets to Wilmington from Hope Mills for $2.35 and from St Pauls for $1.80. These tickets will be good only on day issued, but with the present schedule one can leave Hope Mills in the morning and spend several hours at Wrightsville and return to Hope Mills the 8a me night. At a meeting Tuesday evening St Alban's Lodge No. 114, A. F. A. M., the following officers were in stalled by Past Master C. B. Skipper. G. E. Rancke, Jr., W. M-, E. J. Britt, S. W.; B. H. Stansel, J. W.; J. D. Proctor, treasurer; John P McNeill, secretary; N. A. Thompson, S. D.; Jno. S. McNeill, J. D.; J. P. Townsend and W. G. Pittman, stewards; G. E. Rancke, Sr., tyler. An excursion for colored people operated over the R.& C. railroad from Marion, S. C, yesterday brought in even 400 negroes, who spent the day at Seven. Pines in North Lumber ton, and returned to Marion last eve. ning. They seemed to have enjoyed the day immensely. Mayor A. E. White made an address of welcome and Dr. B. W. Page, county physician, made an address o sanitation, both of which seera tc Lave been greatly enjoyed. A 7-year-old horse belonging to Messrs. H. M. Beasley & Brother, who conduct a livery business on W. Fourth street, died Tuesday morning while -enroute to Elizabethtown. The horse, which was driven by one" of Mr. Beasley's drivers, left Lumberton Monday afternoon hitched to a buggy by the side of another horso When he was about 12 miles from town he was taken sick and died the next morning. It is not known whether the hora was driven too hard or not. Mr.. J. D. Bullock and son, Troy, of route 1 from Fairmont, are Lum berton visitors today.
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