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VOL.XLV. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, JULY 13, 1914. NUMBER 42.
CONTEST CLOSES JULY 16.
Only Three More Days.ia Which to
Work For Shetland -Pony-The One
Who Hustles Will Be the One to
Win. v
Excitement runs high toward the
close of the Great Belle Meade Pony
Contest, which has been on here foi
: some time, and which will close Thurs.
day of this week. Some boy or girl in
Lumberton is going to be made to
feel very proud indeed when the
winner of the beautiful Shetland pony
that will be given away to the child
having the most votes hears his or
her name read out as the lucky one
Only three more days and the fight is
over. If you win this beautiful pony
you must win it quickly. No time to
lose. Nothing short of a continuous
hustle can win,' so get busy and keep
it up until Thursday night.
See your friends and get them to
give you their votes, and don't forget
that the fastest way to win votes io
this final close is to get Robesonian
subscriptions. For every dollar turn
ed in on either old or new subscrip
tions 500 votes wil be given. See
your friends and tell them how their
subscriptions will help you to win a
real live Shetland pony. If you would
like, to pay your subscription - or if
you would like to subscribe for your
county paper, why not do it now and
give some child friends the benefit
of your votes? Your subscription
might cause some child to win this
pony, which is not only an ornamen
tal, but a useful and valuable prize.
For every dollar spent or paid on
account at the following places of
business you get 100 votes: Stephens
& Barnes, furniture dealers and em
balmers; Pope Drug Co.; J. H. Wish
art, grocer; Pastime theatre; R. R.
Carlyle's ladies' store; Townsend
Bros.' gents' furnishings; McAllister
Hdw. Co.
OPENING SALE JULY 23.
At Lumberton's Well lighted and
Well Arranged Tobacco Warehouse
Manager Beasley Arrives Tomor
row. One only has to visit the Farmers
Tobacco-Warehouse, which was recent
ly completed here, First and Walnut
streets, to see that Lumberton has
one of the best-lighted and best ar.
ranged warehouses in Eastern Caro
lina. Mr. H. T. Beasley, an exper
ienced tobacco man, is expected to ar
rive tomorrow and the opening sale
will be held on Thursday, July 23.
Watch for a large ad in Thursday's
Robesonian announcing the opening
sale. ;
Mr. Beasley formerly conducted a
warehouse in Lumberton and is well
and favorably known to 'the farmers
of Robeson county.
Negress Lynched in South Carolina
Mob.
Orangeburg, S. C, Dispatch, 12th.
Resa Carson, a negress, today was
taken from the jail at Elloree, near
here, and lynched by a mob. She is
said to have confessed to killing the
12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
D. F. Bell, yesterday. The child was
beaten to death with a stick of wood.
The negress was taken to the scene
of the crime by the mob and hanged
to a tree. Afterwards the body was
riddled with bullets. The alleged con.
fession was made just previous to the
hanging.
Searching parties found the body
of the child early today after an all
night hunt, partly hidden, beneath a
log and covered with wounds. The
child disappeared late Saturday while
she was going to a field to drive home
a cow.
Suspicion was directed toward 4he
negress on account of recent trouble
with the child's family. With her sis.
ter she was arrested today. As soon
as the arrests became .generally
known a mob was formed and march
ed to the jail, battered in the door
and took possession, of the two wo
men. The sister of the accused wo
man was later released when she is
said ta have admitted that her sister
killed the child.
About 30 negroes watched - the
lynching but offered no resistance.
Residence Burned This Morning.
Mr. A. L. Broadwcll, who lived near
the National cotton mill, lost his res,
dence and most all its contents by fire
this morning between 12 and 1 o'clock.
The loss was about $1500, which was
nartlv covered by insurance. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
SUPERIOR COURT CASES.
Two. Weeks' Term Lasted Only Three
Days Shortest Session of Criminal
Court in Many Years Recorders'
Courts Reduce Work.
The term of criminal court which
convened Tuesday, and was suppos
ed to be a two-weeks term, closed
Thursday " afternoon, after a three
days' session. There were but few
cases to come up, and besides the few
reported in Thursday's Robesonian,
the following cases were disposed of:
Lula Hooper, violating the insur
ance laws; guilty; prayer for judg
ment continued on payment of cost.
Lula ' was implicated in the case of
Rev. A, Strowd, colored, who es was
mentioned in Thursday's Robesonian,
had been organizing lodges of "The
Wise Men of The East" and "The
Daughters of Queen Sheba," contrary
to the insurance laws of North Caro
lina; but as she knew nothing of the
foundation of the order she was let
off very light.
. Ernest Wilson, larceny; guilty; ten
months on roads.
Peter Harlee failure to work roads;
guilty, prayer for judgment contin.
use till next term of court on pay
ment of cost.
Judge C. M. Cook, who presided
left Friday morning for his home at
Louisburg.
This was perhaps the shortest term
of criminal court held in Robeson in
many years, for which much credit
goes to the recorders' courts.
Good Money From Grasshopper Crop.
Mr. Lacy McNair, who lives about
three miles from town on the Fayette.
ville road, says he is expecting, more
clear money from his crop of grass
hoppers this year than from any oth
er part of his crop. He has an offer
for one cent each for his
grasshoppers. The .purchasers want to
use the "hoppers" for fish bait, and,
as everybody who fishes knows, they
are the finest bait imaginable. By
using the right kind of net where
there are plenty of "hoppers" one
could gather quite a number in a
day.
Church Services.
Children's day exercises will be
held at Mt. Eliam Baptist church
next Sunday at 4 o'clock p. m. The
public is invited.
Rev. N. L. Seabolt returned Satur
day from Smith's, where last week he
assisted Rev. A. J. Groves in a sc
ries of meetings. He reports a good
meeting.
Revival Meeting at Cedar Grove.
Evangelist J. H. Hildreth of San.
ford will assist the pastor, Rev. J. M.
Fleming, in a revival meeting at Ce
dar Grove, beginning next Saturday.
The evangelist will be on hand the
first day of the meeting which will
continue indefinitely. He is strong
in the faith and' a good preacher and
all the people, irrespective of creeds
or church affiliation, are cordially in
vited. The hours of preaching will
be 11 a. m. and 5 p. m., after th
first day, which service will be held
at 11 a. m.
Last Call for Taxes.
Chief of Police Redfern asks The
Robesonian to give solemn and posi
tive warning to all who have not paid
their taxes that their property will
be advertised after today.
Geensboro, July 11 As soon ad
she recovers sufficiently from effects
of a fire in her room in the Public
Service Company building this morn'
ing, warrants, it is said,, will be
served on Mrs.' Mabel Thompson, a
well-known and attractive young wo
man of this city, charging her with
arson. One warrant charges this" cap
ital felony in connection with the fire
in her room at four o'clock this morn
ing and the other in connection with
a slight fire in the same building a
week or so ago. The warrants were
issued at the instance of Deputy In
surance Commissioner W. A. Scott,
who says the evidence is satisfac
tory.
Severe Attack of Colic Cured.
E. E. Cross,, who travels in Vir.
ginia and other Southern States, was
taken suddenly and severely ill with
colic. At the . first store he came to
the merchant recommended Chamber
Iain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. Two doses of H cured him.
ro one should leave home on a jour
ney without a bottle of this prepa
ration.. For sale by all dealers.
HUERTA INTENDS TO RESIGN.
To Save Mexico from Further Horrors
of Civil War and Capital From
-. Sack.
Vera Cruz, Dispatch, 12th.
To save his country from further
horrors of covil war and his capital
from capture, and perhaps, sack, Gen
eral Huerta intends to resign the pro.
visional presidency and leave Mexico.
This statement was made today by
Robert Esteva-Ruiz, Mexican sub-secretary
of foreign affairs, who reached
Vera Cruz from Mexico City on hi?
way to Europe. Huerta, he said,
will surrender the government to
Francisco Carbapal, new minister of
foreign affairs, who in turn will step
aside for a provisional president, ac
ceptable to the Constitutionalists.
"The President did not make me his
confidant," Esteva Ruiz declared, "noi
did I have much time to talk with him
after it was determined I should
leave the cabinet."
The sub-secretary was convinced, he
said, that Huerta would lay down
his power this week and it would not
surprise him if his resignation were
announced tomorrow. Carbajal, he
added, was suggested as provisional
president by the American derogation
at the Niagara Falls mediation con
ference and agreed to by Huerta's
delegates and the South American me
diators while the Constitutionalists
indirectly had conveyed the idea that
he would be aceptable to Carranza.
"That is," ""Esteva Ruiz explained,
Carbajal wauld be a more orovisional
president than the real provisional
president to be named later."
Washington Dispatch, 12th.
Events in Mexico are shaping them
selves for a termination of the civil
strive that has kept the country in
turmoil and threatened at one time
to provoke war with the United
States. General Huerta against
whom the Constitutionalists have
waged incessant warfare, teince he
betrayed President Madero 18 months
ago, has given up the struggle at
last.
Weakened by the failure- of the
United States to recognize his gov-
ernmeet and cut off from financialsup
port in Europe, he realizes the big
Constitutionalist army augmented
daily as it presses southward, is at the
threshold of the Mexican capital.
Fearing that an invading army may
commit excesses which would endan
ger the lives of an innnocent popu
lation and destroy property, persons
influential with the man who has
dictated affairs in Mexico City at his
own whim have persuaded him to
abandon his hopeless position.'
Comprehensive messages to Wash
ington diplomats from legations and
consulates in Mexico City thus de
scribe the situation.
Will Resign.
Within a few days, perhaps tomor.
row, General Huerta is expected to
resign in favor of his newly appoint
ed Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fran
cisco Carbajal, until recently chief
justice of the Supreme Court of Mex.
ico. Difficulties between the United
States and the Huerta Government
were composed at Niagara Falls. Hu
erta would leave the internal problem
to be settled by hisTucce3spr.
Carbajal, it is expected, would
bring the gap from the Huerta re.
crime to a new provisional administra
tion controlled by the Constitutional
ists. Ho has not been active in poli
tics and is anxious, for peace.
While Carbajal'8 reputation as a
man of fairness and integrity is not
questioned by the Constitutionalists,
they claim he is friendly with reac
tionary interests in Mexico City and
deny his right to exercise executive
power, Rafael Zubaran spokesman
here for General Carranza, tonight
said that as the Constitutionalists
could not recognize Huerta they ob.
viously could not recognize his crea
tion. Rebels Not Content.
General Carranza intends to insist
on a military iconquest fit Mexico
City,' and the establishment of him
self as president ad interim while
elections are called.
Although Carranza has announced
his unwillingness to treat with Car.
bajal it is authoritatively known that
if such an attitude is insisted upon
strong intimations of dsapproval will
proceed from influential countries,
will refuse to recignize Carranza, un
less he manifests a disposition to give
quarter to his weakened enemy. An
effort will.be made by diplomats as
soon a3 Carbajal is elevated to the
UNNECESSARY TROUBLE.
Bridge at Kingsdale Crossing Remains
Impassable 'and People Have to
Drive Miles Out of Their Way to
Cross Lumber River Needs Imme
diate Attention.
People, who live south of Lumber
ton are having quite a bit of trou
ble, which they think is unnecessary,
about getting into town, having to
drive quite a distance out of their
way to cross Lumber river. The iron
bridge, which was moved from th(
foot of Fifth street to the Creek
road crossing, near the plant of the
Kingsdale Lumber Company, has been
put in for some time, but for the lack
of a few loads of dirt being placed
at the ends of the bridge it is impos
sible to cross the river at that point,
and one man asks this question: Why
is it that the proper authorities allow
the' bridge at tho Kingsdale cross,
ing to remain impassable ? and com
ments further by .saying that the
bridge has been erected, but the fills
remain open.
This needs the immediate attention
of the proper officials, as it is putting
people to the inconvenience of going
several unnecessary miles, which is
no pleasant pastime these hot days.
A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE.
Robeson Offers Great Inducements to
the Homeseeker.
"I find the people of Robeson coun.
ty to be the most hospitable, clever
and kind, of any people I have ever
been among," were the remarks of a
man recently, who had traveled over
a large portion of this and other
States. He also took occasion to pay
respect to the citizens of Lumber
ton, although he was in a much lar
ger town when doing the talking. He
said that in no section, nor in any
town or city, would you find as nearly
all people kind and accommodating
as were the citizens and business men
of Lumberton.
Taking into "consideration'' thefact
that Robeson is one of the best, if not
the best, agricultural counties in the
State, the protection it offers by hav
ing an all-time health officer, its
school and church advantages, and
then the cleverness of its people, it
offers bright inducements to the home
seeker. To live within her bounds
once gives one a desire to ever live
there.
Office at Seaboard Station Entered.
Some unknown party, or parties,
entered the office at the Seaboard sta
tion Saturday morning between 12:30
and day. They tore the iron screen,
which was made of heavy iron and
well fastened in, out at the ticket
window and raised the window. Noth
ing at all was missed. It is thought
that the marauders were looking for
money, and as they found no money
decided not to take anything at all.
Mr. C. B. Skipper in the Race.
Mr. C. B. Skipper announces that
he is a candidate for re-election to the
office of clerk of the court of Robeson
county. Mr. Skiper has the reputa.
tion of being -one of the most efficient
clerks of the court any county
ever had. He has no opposition and
his nomination and election are fore,
gone conclusions.
John D. McMillan always takes
the cake when he sets himself the
task of decorating the large show
window in his drug store, on Elm
street. He has for some time now
had a most attractive display featur
ing Welch grape juice and a beauti
ful doll. One gets a chance at the
doll with every purchase at the Mc
Millan fountain.
presidency to obtain from the United
i
States some manifestation of friendli
rress to strengthen the Carbajal Gov
erment "
President Wilson is iri close com
munica tion with John R. Silliman
American consul at Saltillo. The
friendly attitude of Carranza toward
the United States as expressed in his
statement of last night was a source
of gratification to Washingon offi
cials.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve for
Burns, Sores
Cuts,
Mr. E. S. Loper, Marilla, N. Y,
writes: "I have never had a Cut;
Burn, Wound or Sore it would not
heal." Get a box of Bucklen's Arnica
Salve today. Keep handy at all times
for Burns, Sores. Cuts, Wounds. Pre
vents Lockjaw. 25c at your drug.
CHARGED WITH KIDNAPING
I. N. Petty, 60 Years Old, Wanted in
Harnett County on Charge of Kid
naping 12-Year-Old Daughter of
Mr. and Mrs, W. II. W. Holder
Disappeared July 5 Father of Girl
Here Saturday Hunting For Couple.
Mr. W. H. W. Holder of route 3
from Lillington, Harnett county, was
in town Saturday trying to locate
his 12-year-old daughter, Nettie,
whom he had not seen or her.rd from
in a week. Mr. Holder was wild
with uneasiness about the fate of
his child, which was taken from the
Holder home on Sunday, July 5, and I.
N. Petty, a widower about 60 years
old, who had been making visits
to tho commmantty in which Mr.
Holder lives for the past three years,
teaching music schools and giving
music lessons, the little girl he car.
ried away having been studying mu
sic under him for some time.
Petty spent the night at tho home
of Mr. Holder on Saturday night be
fore he left with the child on Sun
day, and took the little girl to preach
ing at Spring Hill Methodist church,
about four miles from the Holder
home, in the morning. Both Petty
and the child went to the home of a
neighbor and took dinner anL. at
4 o'clock in the afternoon went back
to the church, where Petty conducted
a singing exercise, the little Holder
girl presiding at the organ, and af
ter leaving the church and going to
the home of a man who lived near the
church and getting Borne feed for his
horse, Petty had not been heard from
by any of tho people in that neigh
borhood. Mr. Holder has searched
in every direction and cannot find
any trace of his child, or hear any
thing from the man who carried her
away.
Petty was heard to remark at the
church just before leaving that it
was a pity for the little girl, In whom
his life .was wrapped, to be raised up
as shewas' being' raised, when she
should be in school, and he was go
ing to see that she had an educa
tion .
Petty had been a frequent visitor
to Robeson county, according to the
statements of Mr. Holder, having
spent several months teaching music
about over the county during the
winter and early spring, and Mr. Hoi.
der was hoping that Petty had
brought his child to Robeson, but he
has been unable to locate either Pet
ty or the child.
All the officers of Harnett and ad.
joining counties are on the watch for
Petty, and if he is ever caught he
will "suffer to the fullest extent of
the law.
Petty's home is said to be in Chat
ham county.
Among the Sick.
The condition of Billie, Infant son
of Dr. and Mrs. W. A. McPhaul, who
had been sick for some time before
going to Wrightsville Beach
some two weeks ago, was thought to
be very much improved, but since
Mrs. McPhaul returned home with
the child, last week its condition had
been growing gradually worse, and
Ehe returned with the child to
Wrightsville yesterday.
The condition of Mrs. L. T. Town,
send, who has been very sick at
her home,' Second and Walnut streets,
for several days, is thought to be
somewhat improved today.
. The condition of Mrs. Lina McLean,
who has been sick at the home of her
son, Mr. A. W. McLean, Chestnut
street, for several months is not
thought to be as favorable today as it
had been for some time.
Capt. Amos King, conductor on the
R. & C. passenger train, who had been
confined to his room with sickness
since Wednesday of last week, was
able to make his run today.
Mrs . John Jones underwent a ser
ious operation for appendicitis and
other complications at the Thompson
hospital Saturday, but the operation
was successful and Mrs. Jones is get
ting along fine.
Prof. W. T. Jenrett of Marietta
entered the Thompson hospital this
momtng, and will undergo ah operav
tion tomorrow. -
Little Cordon Sellers, son of Mr.
and, Mrs. J. M. Sellers of Mt. Eliam,
who recently 'underwent an opera,
tion at the Thompson hospital, is get.
ting along as well as could be ex
pected. Reports from the hospital say' that
all other patients and the hospital i3
full up to the brim are getting along
nicely.
BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
Mr. Stephen Mclntyre made a
Sunday school address at Marietta
yesterday.
The county commissioners are in
session today for the purpose of set.
tling with the tax listers.
Mr. Frank Nash left this morning
for Wrightsville Beach, where he has
accepted a position as clerk at the
New Hanover Inn.
Large numbers of nice water
melons and cantaloupes are being
brought in for sale, and have been
for several days.
Mr. Percy Meares is having
metal fruit stand erected on the Mc
Lean lot, near the Seaboard station,
and will open up a fruit and cool
drink stand at an early date.
Messrs. W. T. Hammonds and J.
J. Warwick of Munson, Fla., spent
Friday in town. They are well pleas
ed with Lumberton and Robeson
county. They came here on a pleas
ure trip.
Mr. J. F. Raybon returned yester
day from a trip down in South Caro
lina. Mr. Raybon visited many of
the best farming sections in South
Carolina and reports crops good down
in "Bleaseland."
- .Thursday night of. this week at
the Pastime theatre James O'Neill
will be seen in famous version of -Dumas'
materpiece, "The Count of
Monte Christo," another "Famous
Players" feature in lve reels.
Business has gone bad so far
as selling marriage license goes with
Register of Deeds M. N. Folger. Tho
folks have just quit marrying for the
time being, but it Is expected that
business will pick up in a short time.
Ninety tickets were sold from
here to Wilmington yesterday morn,
ing, 88 of them being return tickets.
Large crowds take advantage of the
$1.25 round trip rate to Wilmington
every Sunday but yesterday was) a
record breaker for the number of tlcs
ets sold.
As was mentioned in Thursday's
Robesonian, forty stood the examL.
nation for white public school teaeS-
ers before Supt. J. R. Poole Thurs
day. Forty also stood the examina
tion for colored teachers Friday and
34 Indians stood the examination
Saturday.
Mr. D.W. Baggett left yesterday
for Timmonsville, S. C, where he has
accepted a position with the C. B. An
derson Hdw. Co. Mr. Baggett is an
experienced hardware man, having
worked in the hardware department
of Messrs. R. D. Caldwell & Son's
store here for several years.
At a meeting of the town fathers
held Thursday evening it was order
ed that the paving bill be paid R. G. ,
Lassiler of Oxford, who has the con.
tract for the Daving which has been
done recently, and is now being done
in Lumberton. This was the only
thing passed o by the board.
Quite a number indicate their in
tention of taking advantage of the
Norfolk, Va., excursion which . will
pass here tomorrow afternoon at 6:40.
The excursion will start from Clark
ton. The round-trip fare is $4.50, and
those who will go will spend two whole
days and one night in Norfolk.
Messrs. J. C. Cope and Fred
Brown of Antioch, Hoke county, are
among the visitors in town today. Mr.
Cope was one of the Robesonians, who
was cut off in Hoke against his will,
but he keeps on raising cotton in the
Robeson county way. He has 133
acres of the finest cotton the finest,
Mr. Brown says in Robeson and
Hoke counties.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. McPhaul of
Brewton, Ala., spent several days here
last week visiting at the home of
Mr. McPhaul's brother, Dr. W. A
McPhaul, North Elm street. Mr. Mc
Phaul is a former Robesonian, but this
was his first visit here in 9 years. He
noticed great changes and improve
ments along all lines, both in the
towns and in the country, since his
last visit to his native county.
"IrrWrX'Wilkerson, who fives
near Center, and who is one of Robe
son's most successful farmers, one
who believes in raising everything
needed at home and some to spare,
was among the visitors in town Frjday
and reminded each member of The
Robesonian's staff that he was his
friend by bringing each a lot of nica
juicy peaches, the kind that look good
te the eye and taste good to the
mouth.
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