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farmers Union Relly in Lumberton, Saturday, September 12th. Don't fail to attend. State Pres. Alexander will speak. ROBESON ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY, GOD AND TKUTH $1.50 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANCK VOL. XLV. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1914. NUMBER 59 IAN . 1 11 JI 1 SUPERIOR .COURT. Sam Townsend Sentenced to 12 Years for Kiliing Mag Campbell Othej Cases Two ,'New Attorneys 'Ad mitted to Bar Court May Adjourn This Afternoon Civil Court Next Week. The criminal term of Robeson Su perior Court which began Monday, Judge C. M. Cook of Louisburg presiding, has disposed of quite a number of cases and it seems likely that it will wind up its business this afternoon and quit. Judge Cook will also preside it the civil term of court which will convene Monday of next week. S?n Townpend, colored, Charged with kiling Mag Campbell, colored, at Lumber Bridge in June 1913, submit, ted last evening to manslaughter and was sentenced this morning by Judge Cook to 12 years in the State prison at hard labor. A special venire of 60 men was ordered for this trial and Messrs. T. A. McNeill Jr., and W. S. Britt were appointed by the court to defend the accused. Mag Camp, bell was shot in a house on the placo of Mr. P. F. Bristow at 'Lumber fir'djpe on June 28, 1913, and dic "tertray aivet-nwt-.. . - , Mag's son, had taken Sam's wife an., chi'dren away from him and Sam'" son I.-je svore that Sam came to th iie, bro'('. cown the door a-..lj threatened ? ah all in the house,! ..tnd shot Mdg and also shot hirr. I Lee) through the hand. Sam de. clared that Campbell shot him through a window in the leg, that his children opened the door . and when he entered Campbell began shooting and that Mag was shot by her son. Campbell and Sam's wife disappeared immediately. Sam was captured some months later in South Carolina. He has been in jail-hens since April. Among the out-of-town attorneys who have attended court during the sr w- - week are: Messrs. S. B. and B. F. McLeaij, J P. Wiggins and Henry McKinnon of Maxton, A. P. Spell of Red Spring. J. W. Gullege of Wadesboro, R. W Horrinir of Favetteville, E. L. Woot- en of Rowland, J. S Butler of St. , - - - - - r Paula and r. V. rnmps oi uiuini burg. Nol Pros., with leave or otherwise has been entered in the following: Douglas Sellers, larceny and receiv- ing; W. H. Harrelson, assoult wim deadly weapon; Jno. F. McKay, as- sault. f f . uispos.uon n. - v-" following cases: j P. J. Fa.rcloth reU.hng; guilty;. 18 months on roads. i Fred Chason, di-spos.ng of crop: , plead guilty; judgment surpsr.ded o.: j payment of costs. Joe Edwards, nuisance; plead gud. ty; judgment suspended on payment of costs. Morris Curne, charg? changed lo ivioi v u v, 6 , , j joic.u.c plead guilty; judgmeni svspe.iaea on payment of costs. J. T. Goins, disposing cf mort gaged property; not guilty. Lawience McCallum , t.band.nlr,; crop; not guilty. Lee Purvine, larceny; charge chang ed to forcible trespass and defendanl waives bilL and pleads guilty; judg ment suspended on payment of cost, defendant recognized to November term to pay cost. Jim Reaves, retailing; guilty. The case against Lock Odum charged with the murder of Aaro.i Douglas, has been continued. Geo. Little, retailing; not guilty. Swindell and Jno. Walter Mc. Eachern, lcrceny; charge changed t- forcible trespass and defendant plead tfuilty; each 6 months in jail, to be hired out to Lacy McNair at $10 per month each and board, wages to be applied to payment of costs, any balance left after paying for ne cessary elething to be paid to county treasurer for school fund. The court ordered that the county commissioners provide a Isuitable timepiece for the court room, to bi Iplaced where it can be seen by the L-ourt tnd the auditors. Henry A. McKinnon of Maxton, in of Major A. J." McKinnon, who Used the examination before the Weme Court last week, and Fitt- Jy Donald Phillips of Scotland junty, exhibited their licenses lues- ay and were duly sworn in as attor. -yneys at law ana aamnvea o vne ' bar. Mr. McKinpon was presented to-the court by Hon. G. B. Patterson ADVANTAGE WITH ALLIES. i Battle Line 200 Miles Lcn-r Will Socn Be Engaged It3 Whole Lengt'i Trcstil' Fightiny Preliminary to Great Battle Germans Capture Maubeuge and 40,000 Prkoncr3. For the first time since the Euro- pean war began the tide seemed to turn in favor of the Allies Monday and the advantage is .reported still to rest with them, but the result of the gigantic conflict is still "on the knees of the gods." The advantage rests with the Allies, according to French official reports, in what is con sidered the preliminaries of a great battle extending from Meaux, north east of Paris, to the fortress of Ver dum, about 200 miles farther east. Gen. Joffre, in command of the French forces, is considered to have purposely fallen back before the Ger man advance last week in order to choose advantageous .ground. jTho Germans, says a last night's Lon don dispatch, have brought up rein, forcements and strike at the Allies' left"a"nd center between Montmirail to Vitry-Le-Francois, a front of from nines, uub caiu wuiw .y ,-.T nave teen anven dsck. inis is -noi flermaf'S have been compelled o ad vance through swamps at Petit Mo rin and then over bare uplands to the. extremely strong French position on the right. This is said otbe their only chance and it is expected that they will strike and strike again. Favorable news has cheered thd Allies but military critics warn the public that the battle has not been won and that there probably wil be a week or more of fighting before a (decision is reached. The Austrians and Russians arj still battling in Galacia and although Russian official circles are silent, re ports from Rome generally have been accurate, coming as they do through German and Rumanian sources, ind;- -reate that the' Russia, Russians are making lAuflfen- berg's army which is being supported by Germans. Official announcement was made yesterday at Berlin that the French loiiiess of Maubeuge on the Sambro f hfl(f ffslen The Germang took tO.OOO prisoners, including 4 general.-, 400 guns also were captured Bordeaux reports (officially that in mitish "my las crosSoJ the riv- Marne an ! that the Ge'i.ar,- have fn'.len back 25 miles. Effwt of i ie Gprmrns to break the Ficrch lines i r m-:-u.. ,V1 ln "urcq river are fiiiciany ie. r . td to have failed, s,eminly the Germans nr.? shut rf -Emmunition at the fr,iit ani1 are J ?-.ing difficultiesin proviioi.ir.f and Frcnch War D tTn,M;: oftic;all , ; t,Qn whf,,f, the Germans appear to be I cginnin a Qf retreat The Austrian amy ,s a petrograd dispatch of the 9th to b3 . .. , , , retiring in disorder, pursued by the Russians. ?.!unn;r.g Nominated For Governor in S3uth Carolina. Columbia, S. C, Dispatch, Sth, Richard I. Manning, a planter and barker, was nominated for Governor in the second South Carolina Demo cratic primary today defeating John G. Richards by a majority estimat. ed at 25,000. A. J. Bethea, for Lieut. Gov. and Frank W. Shealey for Railroad Commissioner, were nom inated by substantially the same ma jorities. The three nominees were recognized as opponents of the State Administration. Returns tonight from the thirl congressional district indicate that Representative Wyatt Aiken wa rt nominated over Fred H. DomimcK by a majority oof about 4,000 votes. Manning will succeed Governor Cole L. Blesse in January, action by the primary being equivalent to elec tion. Governor Blease was defeated for the United States Senate by E. D. Smith, incumbent, in the first pri mary two weeks ago, today's contest being a run-off event for the candi dates failing to receive a majority of all votes cast in the first. The appearance of the front of the Pastime theatre has been great, ly improved by a new coat of paint. of Maxton and Mr. Phillips by Mr. J. D. McLean of Lumberton. Mr. McKenzie will locate at Maxton an will be associated with. Mr, Si B. McLean. MASS MEETING SEPT. 15. , Cotttn Growers Urged to Hold Mass Meetings Next Tuesday Mcro Mcney Needed. Raleigh News and Observer, th. The committee on Cotton Crop Fi rnnce appointed recently by Cover- , - af ,.etj on,i 'aa j t() that e cmmt in th,j tate hold a cotton growers mass meeting next Tuesday, September 15. The committee after canvassing the cotton situation thoroughly cam? to the opinion that every bale of cot ton produced under average condi tions sold at less than 10 cents a pound is sold at a sacrifice, and that a requirement of the present situa tion that, enough currency should be advanced to enable the farmers to hold sufficient cotton off the market to bring it to this bare-cost-of.pro-duction level. The committee is also of the opin ion that under present conditions sufficient emergency currency cannot be issued to finance the Nortn Carolina crop. It feels that the or ganization of the reserve banks is being unduly delayed, and therefore they want Congress to provide for cmereencv currency based on ware- ..4.-- - jl atjended. , Rev.II; B Porter was dition "to the 125 Ser ceniE ""already 'jerator of tfedaOT(i iwnihie- available on capital and surplus. The committee believes that Gov. Craig should appoint a committee to go to Washington and urge up&n Southern Senators and Representa tives to meet in , conference every day until adequate measures of re lief of the South are adopted. Former Bank of "Lumberton Now Na tional Bank of Lumberton. After 17 years of successful busi ness as a State bank under the name of the Bank of Lumberton, this old est bank of Robeson county began business yesterday as the National Bank of Lumberton. Authority for the change was contained in the fol lowing telegram: "Washington, D. C. Sept. 8, 1914. "Mr. A. W. McLean, Pres., Lumberton, N. C. "The National Bank of Lumberton No. 10,610 authorized to commence business. Charter mailed. Change books and open as a National bank on receipt of this telegram. "JOHN SKELTON WILLIAMS, "Comptroller." It was stated in The Robesonian two weeks ago that this chango would be made and at a meeting of the stockholders on the 5th the de cision of the directors was confirm ed. On account of recent currency legislation the officers and directors decided that the bank could serve its customers better by changing to the National system. It speaks ex ceedingly well for the conservative and safe management of the bank that in these disturbed times the change was authorized after inspec tion by a National bank examiner without disturbing the business of the bank for an hour. Mr. A. W. Mc Lean is 'president, Messrs. C. B. Townsend, R. D. Caldwell and A. E. White are vice presidents, Mr. C. V. Brown is cashier, and the di rectors are among the best known men of Lumberton. Jurors for October Court. At the meeting of the county com. missioners Monday the following were drawn to serve as jurors at the civil term of Robeson 'Superior Court which will convene Monday, October 5: First week Alfred Lawson, Joe B. Sealey, A. M. McNair, A. E. Pittman, G. L. Townsend, W. H, Howell, W. M. Roberts, M. W. Jenkins W. C. Brown, S. B. Williams, B. M. Davis, J. Q. Beckwith, E. A. Mitchell, McKay Byrd, W. K. Culbreth, R. P. Davis, W .N. Nelson, W. H. Murray. Second week R. C. Sessoms, W. A. Wilkes, Robert M. Oliver, Sam Johnson,. A. S. Hall, I. J. Wilkins. H. G. McCaU, J. P. Russell, A. !.T. Har rington, J. D. Taylor, B. L. Mc ivachern, H. C. Jones, W. W. Sut. t- n, D. C. Mclntyre, Jas. Ivey, W. W. Pittman, Duncan Bracey, Hectoi' Freeman. May Enter Race for State Senate. Rev. D. B. Humphrey of Saddle Tree was among the visitors in town yesterday. Mr. Humphrey-says he is thinking of entering the race for the State Senate as an independent Democrat but has not definitely de cided yet. j PARKTON PARAGRAPHS. .Marriage of Mi-s Mary McMillan and Mr. Fred Uamseur Union Picnic Mr. Thomas Chason'a Tragic Death School Opens Next Monday Per sona Correspondence of The Robesonian. Parkton, Sept. 9 Just one wei ek r.go tonight took place one of the prettiest and most brilliant weddings ever witnessed in our town, when Miss Mary McMillan, one of our very pret. tiest and most accomplished girls, became the bride of Mr. Fred Ram fceur. The marriage took place at the home oi the bride in the presence of a number of relatives and friends, Rev. J. E. Berryhill officiating. We extend congratulations to the young coupk. The next important event was thrt Union picnic which was held on Thursday of last week at the grovo of Mr. A. H. Perry, one mile from town and an ideal place for a picnic plenty of shade and two pumps of good water. The crowd was estimat ed at about 400, and everybody had plenty of dinner. In fact it was the decision of every one present that it was the best provided picnic they eve? most eloquent speech, which was en joyed by everyone present. The Park ton cornet band was present and fur nished good music for the occasion, which was appreciated much. The rain interferred in the afternoon pro gram, there was no speaking. Free lemonade and ice water and melons in abundance. A vote of thanks was extended Mr. Perry for this liberalty, also to the Parkton Band for their fine selections rendered. The school grounds have been work, ed and put in first class condition, also the building has been thoroughly aired and brushed out and everything is in readiness for the opening of the school next Monday, Sept. 14th. Every child that can possibly start to school should start the first day. One of the saddest deaths that ever, occurred in our section was that of Mr. Thomas Chason, which occurred Friday about 12 o'clock m. at New Home school house, by falling from an automobile driven by Mr. McGoogan. Mr. Chason was riding on the run ning board and lost his balance by some means and fell under the car and the rear wheel ran over his head, breaking his neck and killing him in stantly. This was a shock to the whole community and more than one thousand people attended his funeral on Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock from the residence. Deceased was a son of Mr. Wiliam Chason, who lives a mile or so from Lumber Bridge, and one of the most prosperous farmers of this section. We extend our heart felt sympathy to the bereaved fam ily. Mr. Chason was an active mem ber of the Lumber Bridge Military Co. and the remains were interred by the company with military honors. Mr. Prentiss Stanton left Friday evening for Kansas City, Mo., where he goes to finish his course as a vet erinary surgeon. Mr. Stanton finish., ed this year at the A. & M. College and now goes west to take the spec ial courses out there. Mr. L. C. Malloy arrived home today from Quitman, Ga., where he spent the past year or so with his brother, Mr. C. G. Malloy, in the turpentine busi ness. Miss Edith Joyce has returned home from a, month's vacation and is at her position with the Paikton Mer cantile Co. She reports having had a good vacation. Rev. J. E. Berry hill returned home a week ago from his vacation and on Sunday preached a very able sermon to a large con gregation at the Presbyterian church, also Sunday night. We are glad to report little Gladdis Hughes much bet. I ter and will probably be well in a few days. The Parkton band will leave Friday evening for Lorris, S. C, where they will fill an engagement for the South ern Realty & Auction Co., of Greens boro. There will be two sales one Saturday morning at Loris and one in the evening at Mt. Tabor. Mrs. J. P. McMillan and little daughter arrived from Clinton, N. C, and will spend some time visiting re! atives. Miss Josephine Breece returnd Mterday from a two-weeks' trip to New Yok and Baltimore, where sht purchased fall and winter goods for her millinery store. FORM PIED; PAPER LATE. An Aful Thinj,- That IIappen.1 Only in Newspaper Shops "When You Are Late Already and On Tiptoe to Make the Mail Down Com? Column,' of Cart-fully Prepared Matter Laharioutdy Put In Typ. rnd Then You Think Things You Dare Not Print, i Soon or late to every newspaper ; man who sticks to it long enough i this thing happens; and it Is plum 1 awi'ul. ! Just as The Robesonian was ready to go to press Monday afternoon by some hook or crook it is not neces sary to go into details three entire columns of the front page were hope lessly "pied" and there was nothing to it but to go patiently to work and set those columns over before the paper could go to press. "Pied." Do you know what that means, Reader? No, you can't have any idea what it means unless you have worked in a newspaper office, and not then unless you have actual ly seen it happen. It means that the type from which the matter you read is printed is all jumbled up together in a hopeless mess, the line that be lngr one place some place else -and on? place and no, it's no use;, it can't be done. If you stand on .o t heid and try to read the paper by starting at the bottom line in any column and skipping to the top line in some other column and so on something like that the paper would look if "pied" type were dumped in without being straightened out. That is what happened to The Rob esonian Monday afternoon. The pa per was late going to press anyway, and there was just barely time, but by everybody getting (on Ihia Kip toes and putting on extra pressure, to make the mail, and the editor had just started to slip out and get n bite of late dinner, when down came three columns of type like a house of cards and it was all off. At that, not all the mail was misl ed. By sending the mail over the V. & C. S. the paper got to most of its subscribers in the county a.s early as usual; but it was a most awful time. Soon or late. That is the first time anybody connected with The Robeson ian at the present time ever saw a "pie" like that, and devout prayers go up daily that it may never hap pen again. Mr. R. O. Edmund re. calls a time when he worked for one of the Messrs. McDiarmid, way back in some prehistoric age, when they set the paper by hand, sticking in every bloomin' letter, when he and the rest of the boys wanted to go to a show and had things in line and ex pected to get off early, and a whole page was "pied." They had to work all night to set it up again and no show for them. The boys were plub mad about it, and cussing, and Mr. McDiarmid came in and said, "Well, boys, it looks like you have decided to have 'pie' for supper,,' and broke out in a big laugh. And that is the time Mr. Edmund et al wanted to shove about a bushel of "pied type down Mr. McDiarmids mouth. And W. S. Wishart also recalls a time when a boy sure it was th; df-vil" --about this same shop, "pi?f' an. (ther ppp'. A "pied" form ic an awful m. Mr. W. H. Inman remembered the editor Tuesday with some fine Porto Rico air.' raided on east ern edge of town. It take;; only four of them to make a full peck. Mr. and Mrs. A. Collins an 1 small son, Master William, are visit ing at the home of Mr. Collins' fath. er, Mr. L. T. Collins, at Proctor ville. They drove over from Char lotte last Thursday in their .ut.) and Mr. Collins and Master William are Lumberton visitors today. They will leave Proctorville Monday and will go through the country to Ma rion, S. C, Sumter ad Columbia be fore returning home. Mr. Collins is selling agent for the Camp Mfg. Co. of Franklin, Va. Mr. Dennis W. Biggs has re returned from Baltimore, where he went the first of last week to hav? an operation performed on his ight hand, a finger of which was poisoned some time ago by a weed and wich which he has suffered greatly.- The operation was performed at Johns Hopkins hospital and the hand hai been improving since. y WATCH Watch the label on your papi if renewals are not in by date on label paper will be stopped. local Brief items. Miss Podie Todd, who underwent :tn operation at tns Thompson hospi tal two weeks rgo for appendicitis, returned to her home at Bellamy th? first of the week. She clerks at R. I). Caldwell & Son's department stor.'. The funeral of Mrs. Milton War wick, who died a month or so ag-, will be preached at Antioch Baptist church, at AUenton, Sunday after noon at 3 o'clock by Rev. W. R. Da. vh, pastor of the Baptist church of I'ksl Lumberton. All relatives and friends are invited. Supt. J. R. Poole went to Pern broke this morning to be present on the closing day of the Indian teach - rs' institute, which began at the .'nHian Normal fcchool .building n 'he 31st ult. Sheriff Baldwin o.' Richmond county spent last night in town and , ft this morning for. Rockingham with Bun Lovin, wanted on a argc of abandonment. Lovin was a!rreit- d Tuesday nigh by Sheriff R. K. ' ' ' "- i II. Prevatt o r ihV Big Swamp. ' License has been issued for the mjrriage of Maie Faircloth and W. H. McPherson, Allie Stone and Z. H. wibson, Alice Wallace and Sandy Caider, Kitty McNeili, John and Frank I. Sparger, Bessie Russ and Grady Hayes, Carrie Duncan n I t'co. Singletary. ---Mr. Jno. E. Gilmore, who for several years was vvith the Free man Printing Co. here and who i well and favorably known here and elsewhere in the county has accept ed a position in The Robesonian'.-: composing room. Mr. Gilmore was on the point of moving with his fam ily to Danville, Va., where he had secured a position, when his services were secured by The Robesonian and a good citizen was Induced to re main in Lumberton. The town fathers have decided to take off the wagon of Mr. E. S. McNeill, which has been used to haul trash off the streets, a.s there is no particular need for it. It is the pur pose to use one of the wagons to haul clay and try to improve some of the outlying streets, as well as streets nearer the center of town, and trash will be hauled off whenever neces sary. Mr. J. H. Turner, who under went two operations at a hospital at Salisbury recently, writes under date of Sept. 8 from Salisbury that both operations were quite successful and that he has gotten along exceedingly well. He had The Robesonian fol low him to Salisbury and as he writes to have the address of the paper changed to his home address it is in ferred that he returned home Tuesday or yesterday. Mr., Bennett W. Jordan of Val dosta, Ga., was in Lumberton the first of the week advertising an in vention of his which he claims will automatically notify a tobacco curer when there is a change of tempera ture in his barn, thereby making it unnecessary for him to sit up all the cime. He says he is thinking of locating a factory in Lumberton. Dr. T. C. Johnson left lav? i ening for Richmond, Va., wher2 he will meet Mr. T. R. Tolar, wo ; sterday left Chicago, where sonie t:ie airo he underwent an operation i for a broken hip. They will arrive I here tomorrow. Mr. Tolar is n yet able to walk but it is expects 1 that he will be able to do so as soor ! as he retrain hi sstrength. It will i recalled that Mr. Tolar broke his : .'ght hip in a fall from a street car j i:i Richmond last spring and that hi ! . ffeed greatly before going to a j .-, tvialist in Chicago. His many ; fr'eids will 'rejoice that he is on lrc roftd to recovery. Lumberton Tobacco Market Closed. The Lumberton Tobacco Warehouse closed its first season yesterday on account of conditions arising from th? European war. Considering con ditions the season was a very satis factory one and the Lumberton ma--ket will open again next season. Mr. II. T. Beasley, the well-known and popular manager of the warehouse left this morning for his home at Apex, and the buyers have also left.
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