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,,-1. t : EOBESOMAN afw, Tnn ttnt ciufii K fftpv FIVE ! CENTS. COUNTRY, GOD AND TMJTH $U0 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVAKO riff i w Pijiijii r- wiihM""'" r . minrnrpntl UAHTII inAI IU1 TUIIDCniV MAlfTlfDrD 14 1A14 NUMBER 77 VHI YIV LUMiSClxl vliiy Iivllxin wuvULiiiA) inuiuuni, nuycanouv i, i?tt. . W M " -f W FRED J. THOMAS PASSES. End Came at Southern Pines Yester. day Afternoon Victim r of White Plague Funeral This Afternoon. Mr. .Fred J.Thomas, for the past ten years agent of the Southern Ex press Co. here, died yesterday after, noon at 3:30 o'clock at Southern Pines, where he had been -for some weeks in a vain effort to stay the rav ages of consumption; of which he had been a victim for some years. His family and friends have known for some time that his condition was ser ious, but hoped for the best, and neap of his death came as a shock to 'Ins numerous friends here. Mrs. Thomas was with her husband for some weeks and when the end came. The re mains were brought to Lumberton this morning and the funeral wiH take place this afternoon at 4 o'clock from the residence, north-western part of town. Rev. C. L. Greaves, pastor of the First "Baptist church will conduct the service. Interment will be made in Meadowbrook ceme- .- tery. ' v- Deceased was born in Monroe in January, 1880, and was therefore rot quite 35 years old. Shortly after ? coming to Lumberton about ten years ago he" was united in marriage to Miss Claire Stainback of Raleigh. She and three small children survive. Mr. Thomagas!wlikby"a"larger; cle of acquaintances among whom there is genuine grief at his untime. ly death. Besides his wife and children, oth er members of the family who survive and are here to attend the funeral aje: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas of Liles ville, parents of deceased; four sis ters Mrs. H. B. Billingsley of Mon roe, Mrs. J. P. Saunders and Mi3S Ella Thomas of Lilesville. Mrs. H C. Boylin of Lumberton. Members of Mrs . Thomas' family here for the funeral are : Dr . and Mrs . Frank Stainback of Wadesboro, Mr. Theo dore Stainback of Kinston, Mrs .'" A H. McLeod and Miss Annie Burt Stainback of Lumberton. "UNCLES WILLIAM HOOPER Well-Known Old-Time Darkey Passes Funeral Tomorrow. "Uncle" William Hooper, 84 years old, an old-time darkey, who was re. spected by both white and colored, died yesterday morning at 10 o'clock at his home across the railroad from the Seaboard depot. The funeral will take .place tomorrow afternoon tat 1:30 fro mthe colored Presbyterian church. Twc others, one living here and the othi. at Maxton, six daugh ters and 4 sons survive. "Uncle" Wii. liam was the town's first drayman and he followed that work until age .compelled him to give it up. He accu mulated considerable property, edu cated all his children and was a good citizen. Mrs. David Allen of Howellsville Mrs. David Allen, aged about 80 years, died at her home in Howells ville township Monday nijrht. Do. ceased had been in ill health for sev- . eral months and her death was not unexpected. She is survived by her busband and three children, , Mrs. Allen had for a number of wars been a faithful member of the Won Tabernacle Baptist church, and . . "J... i i. n t. was loved ana aumireq Dy mi wno knew her. The old "war time" mothers, like the fathers, are fast passing away, and they are always sorely missed. E. K. Brown of Whiteville. From last week's Whiteville Nows. Reporter it is learned that Justice E K. Brown of Whiteville died on Octo ber 31st. He had been active in pub. lie life in Columbus county for some years and was well known in some awl T . sections or KODeson. nis wue ani several children survive. CARRANZA AND VILLA HAVE DECLARED WAR El Paso. Texas, Dispatch, 11th. War has been declared between the Carranza and Villa elements of the Constitutionalist army, according to advices received at Juarez tonight from officials of the conclave of Chief, tains at Aguas Calientes. A preliminary battle has occured at ' -. ft . i. Leon, between Aguas v,auenies ana 'Queretaro, it was reported. RWk silo Preacher Frank Gough. Mr. Frank Gough and daughter, Miss Lina and son, Master Frank, ' Jr., went last Sunday to Dillon, S. C, or nor a Mr. Gousrh addressed the Sun day school of the ..First Baptist church at 10:30 a. m. In the after, .f 9 -fin Mr Couch was back "at liUUM C&V . o Center, where he delivered a tem perance address. - Owing to the fact that the "pastor, Rev. W. R. Davis, M away, Mr. Gough will conduct services at Cen ter next Sunday at 11 a. m. While not an ordained preacher, Mr. Gough aiWaVS HAS moaw xui ja Ileal . ers well-worm wane. NEGRO SHOOTS AT OFFICER He's a Bad Shot, However, And The Officer Plants a Couple of Balls m the Negro's Leg. , While trying to arrest John Price, Colored, at Fairmont yesterday on a warrant charging him with fornica tion and adultery, Policeman Stanley of that town was knocked down by the negro, who also shot at Mr. Stan ley twice with a Savage automatic pistol. Neither shot took effect. Mr. Stanley then took a couple of shots at the negro and planted two balls in his right , leg. One of the balls WA3 taken from the negro's leg by Dr. L- E. Ricks, while the other still re. mains where it was planted by Mr. Stanley. Sheriff R. E. Lewis and Deputy As H. Pravatt went to Fair mont and brought the negro to jail last evening. He is somewhat stiff this morning, but his wounds are not considered serious. Mr . Stanley told Sheriff Lewis that he could have kill ed the negro very easily, but , only shot him in the legs to stop him. An. nie Reed, colored, was also brought to jail on the same charge with Price. GRAND JURY'S REPORT. Delays in Securing Witnesses Build ing at County Home Inadequate County Institutions Well Kept. The grand jury for the present U'-VpIet'eoT"' its' - TaborT yesterday, made its report ahdwas discharged. Seven bills were passed on, of which 6 were found true bills. Four presentments were made. In its report the jury, Mr. W. A. Griffin foreman, stated that its work could have been completed in less time if it had not been for delays in scunng witnesses, and it rcoommended that some action be taken to facilitate this in the future. The report proceeds as follows: We visited, by committee, the court house, we find the court room and offices in good condition and well kept, with a few minor exceptions. It apears to us that some Improvement might be made in keeping of the grounds and the closets in basement. The jail we find in excellent condi tion, well kept, cleanly and sanitary. "The county home we found in as good condition as could be expected. The buildings are totally inadequate to the needs of such an institution. The inmates are well cared for and well clothed, the keeper courteous and attentive. We recommend that a few of the sash which are in bad order be repaired promptly and that some ar. rangement be made for getting water from pump to wash house. "The chain gang, both upper and lower sections, we find in good condi tion. - The prisoners are all well clothed, well fed and properly cared for. No complaints Whatever from prisoners." BROAD BRIDGE BREEZES. Less Cotton and Guano and More Corn Trying to Buy a Living with Cotton Raised With Commercial Fertilizers Is Inviting Hard Timos Special Prayer" Service. Correspondence of Th6 Robesonian. Broad Ridge (Orrum, R. 1), Nov 10 -Rev. J. I. Stone filled his regu lar appointment here Saturday and Sunday. . We are glad to report the condition of Mrs. J. C. Britt.very much im proved. Mr. and Mrs. Von Walters of Barnesville visited Mr. J. F. Britt last Sunday. Mr. F. M. Watts of Pembroke visited K. M. Britt this week. Mr. Larkin Walters and Miss Thelma Reynolds of Oakton visited Miss Clyde Howard Sunday p. m. A wedding was to happen Saturday night. Guess it happened o. k as the parties disappeared. Wars, pan ics and pestilence may come, but such will continue to happen. The church here met in special prayer services Monday for the pur. pose of giving thanks for blessings in the past year, and a good-she crowd attended. Less cotton and guano and more corn for next year is all the talk now among- our farmers, which will be a wise step if carried out. We as farmers may curse men of other pro. fessions for the present condition of things, but if we look at it right we will find ourselves wholly to blame. Just so long as we try to buy a living with cotton raised with commercial fertilizers we will remain in the pres ent condition. But let us learn to make a living at home. I would not say that commercial fertilizers were no good, for they are, and we need some of them; but the trouble is we depend too much upon them. Let ns plant some winter crops for instance, We can at a cost of about $1.50 an acre sow clover, which will not only make a good feed for stock but will answer as fertilizer for corn, and lm prove our land. How long will we continue to work for the 'guano factories and ''packing com panies of the west? It is for us to say. When we learn' to make our living at home we will then have good times regardless of Democrats, Re, publicans or Progressives. SMITHS DRAW TERMS IN FEDERAL PRISON Robeson County Men Charged Wih Retailing Sentenced by Judge Con. nor People of Howellsville and Wisharts Townships Determined to Break Up Illicit Distilling. Wilmington Star,. 11th. Judge Henry Groves Connor, presi ding over the fall term of Feneral court, which convened yesterday mor nning, sentenced W . B . Smith, a white man Vof Robeson county, to two years in the Federal prison in Atlanta, Ga., on a charge of illicit distilling, and his nephew, John Smith, to one year and a day in 'the same in stitution for a similar offense, yester. day afternoon. Assisting District Attorney Win ston in the prosecution of John and W. B. Smith were Stephen Mclntyre, L. R. Varser and T. L. Johnson, Esqs., of Lumberton, these having been re tained by citizens living in Howells. ville township, where the Smiths are alleged to have engaged in illicit dis tilling. Mr. Mclntyre made a statement to the court in which he said that the people of Howellsville and Wishart's township are determined to break up up Ithe illicit distilling, wnch has become altogether too common lately to suit them. He declared that for. mprlw these jpw- rv!tbjjcaQsti?vi abiding townships "in KolBeson county but that recently because of the db. tilling operations that have become prevalent they have suffered a re lapse . He made a strong plea that Judge Connor make the sentence against the Smiths a heavy one in order that it might act as a deterrent to others. Short speeches were also made by the other attorneys in the case, in cluding W. S. Britt, Esq., of Lumber ton, who represented the defendants. After hearing these statements Judge Connor sentenced them to terms as above stated. P. J. Faircloth, white, who was al so implicated in distilling operations in the same township as the Smiths, is now serving a term of 18 months on the county roaas of Robeson, hav. ii.g teen sentenced by the Superior Court. There are several other al leged offenders now at large. W. C. Tyson, white, of Blade.-i county, charged with illicit distilling, under bond of $500, failed to appear and the case was continued until Thursday morning. Tyson is said to bo sick at his home and the court planted the extension until it could be determined whether or not this is trie Charles Blocker, colored, of Max ton, wat sentenced to serve four fvur months in the county jail on a charge of retailing. Judgement wa3 suspended in a case against Will Cur rie, of St. Paul's, charged with retail. Berkley Hickman, a colored boy, cf Cclumbus county, was charged wJtn robbing a mail box, but "flfe was con sidered entirely too small to try and a ncl pros was taken with the under standing that his father should look pfter him more closely in the future lhan in the past. George Best, of CVlu.nbus county, charged with illli. it distilling, was found not guilty. W. B. (Billie) Smith was captured at a still near the Center road, about 6 miles north-east of Lumberton, some time ago by Sheriff R. E. Lew. is, Deputy Sheriffs Arch Prevatt and Will Freeman, Rural Policemen Eli Phillips and W. C. Britt, and Deputy Marshal Austin Smith. When brought to jail, Smith told the officers he could take them where several other other Still were in operation, ,but when the officers took Smith out in an auto next day he failed to make good; he he did not show them a sin gle still. John Smith was found guil. ty of retailing before Recorder Mc. Lean here some time ago and fined $50. Among the Sick. Mr. Robert Chafin has been sick at his home in North Lumberton for sev eral days. Mrs. Sallie Nance, who lives near the county home, suffered a light stroke of paralysis Sunday night. She has been very ill since that time. Despondency Due to Indigestion. It is not' at all surprising that per sons who have indigestion become dis. couraed and despondent Here are a few words of hope and cheer for them by Mrs. Blanche- Bowers, of Indiana, Pa. For years my digestion was so poor that I could only eat the light est-foods. I tried everything that I heard of to get relief, but not until until about a year ago when I saw Chamberlains tablets, advertised and got a bottle of them, did I find the right treatment. I soon began to im prove, and sinco taking a few bottles of them my digestion is fine." For sale by all dealers. Avoid chflly rooms in the morning by using Cole a : Hot Blast Heaters, They prevent colds and sickness. GERMANS CAPTURE DIXMUDE Attack on Allied Line Resumed Ger. mans -Bent Upon Reaching Dun. kirk. London Dispatch, 11th. The .Germans have resumed their attack on the allied line between the coast and Lys Rivr, and while the while the French claim generally to have held their positions the Germans have captured Dixmude, center of some of the fiercest and most san guinary fighting of the war. The country between Dixmude nnd Ypres, where the belligerents have made violent attacks nd counter at tacks for weeks and where the losses Jiave been heavier than those in the battl of the Yser, again is the scene of a battle, which for fury, seldom, if ever, has been equalled. Behind Dixmude is the direct road to Dun kirk, one of the French ports on which the Germans have set their heart, and if they can break through here the Allies will have to fall back to nw positions. The invaders have con centrated their forces at this point and their success in taking Dixmude, where they claim to have captured 500 prisoners, and positions west of Langemarck where, according to the Berlin report 2,000 prisoners fell into their hands, showing that the state ment that they have been sending JZZW& - the .-Task-to Polandare without foundation. CRUISER EMDEN BURNED German Vessel That Has Played Havoc With British Shipping Koenigsberg Bottled Up. The German cruiser Emden, which since the beginning of the war has played havoc with British shipping and sunk two war vessels, has been destroyed off Cocos Island, in the In dian Ocean, by the Australian cruiser Sydney. The German cruiser Koen igsberg, sister ship of the Emden, is reported bottled up on the coast of East Africa by the cruiser Chatham, sister ship of the Sydney. For audacity and success the Emden has had few parallels cer tainly none since th eAlabama, tht famous old Confederate warship. The vessels sunk by this ship had a total stroyed by the Emden had a tottil value of about $4,000,000, xclusive of their cargoes. FOR BELGIAN RELIEF FUND. Benefit Performance Will Be Given by Lcc -! Talent at Lumbee Theatre Nov. . . It was stated in Monday's Robeson ian that arrangements were being made to give an entertainment by local talent for the benefit of the dis tressed Belgians. Thi3 performance will be given on the evening of the. 23rd mst. at the Lumbee theatre, which Manager Wishart has offered free of charge, and Mr. Wishart will also contribute to the entertainment two moving picture reels. Among those who have volunteered their ser vices, comprising talent that makvs the excellence of the performance as sured, are the following: Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Carlyle; Mesdames. H. M. McAllister, L. R. Varser, B. W. Page, J. Q. Beckwith; Misses Lina Gough, t Christine Gower, Virgie God win (a student at the Presbyterian College jLnd Conservatory of Music at Red Springs), Margaret Bruce Williams; Messrs. J. J. Godwin, C. B. Skipper, W. W. Davis, W. J. Sullivan, Pope Stephens, Johnnie Walker, Shep. ard Nash, J. S. Golden and Prof. Wm. Barnwell. This is for a most worthy cause and theeffort to help is most praisewor thy. This entertainment will no doubt pack the Lumbee. N. C. METHODIST CONFERENCE. Annual Conference Will Convene at Washington, Nov. 18. Washington, N. C, Special, 10th, to Wilmington Star. North Carolina Methodist Confer ence .will convene here on'Wednesday, the 18th with Bishop Waterhouse, D. D., LL.D., presiding, The conference, sermo.i will be preached by Rev. H A. Humble, pastor of the church in Kinston. There will be about 400 visitors in the city during the ses sion. Bishop Kilgo, D. D. LL.D, is ex pected to attend. Some of the most prominent men of the church will at tend, and delegates are expected to arrive from Tuesday, November 17th, until the opening of the regular busi ness session. The conference will in all probability be in session from Wednesday until the following Mon. day. The bishop and his cabinet which is composed of the nine pre. siding elders will hold their first ses sion on Tuesday afternoon. The session promises to be one of the most delightful in the. history of the church, all arrangements for the conference and the entertainments of the visitors ar most entirely conu pleted. : ' " WE DO JOB -PRINTING. -SUPERIOR COURT. No Court Next Week Regular Two. Weeks' Term Probably Will Lat Only Four Days 16. Year-Old Boy Gets 15 Years In State Prison Disposition of Other Cases. Criminal court has been grinding away, since Monday. Judge C. M. Cook of Louisburg is presiding. A number of cases has been continued. There will be no court next week, tho this is a regular two-weeks' term, and jurors have been notified not to be on the scene. The criminal docket has been gone over. Only one capita! case has been tried. Ed Smith, color, ed, was tried for his life for killing Thad Cox, also colored, at Fairmont some two months ago. A special ve nire of 50 men were summonsed and the case was tried yesterday morning. Messrs. M. T. Bobbitt and E. M. Johnson of the local bar appeared for the defendant, who is only about 16 years old, and was wearing knee pants. He plead guilty 6f murder in the second degree and was given 15 years in the State prison. The ne. gro's mental capacity is not thought to be of the best. Following is a list of other cases disposed of: J. F. McNair, false pre tense; judgment suspended on pay ment of cost. W. O. Taylor, tres pass; judgment suspended on pay roent.. of wJk'K'sr-- -.va?; J. L. Cox, carrying concealed weapon, judgment continued on pay ment of cost. Jim Kelly, bigamy; twelve months on roads. Locke Odum, manslaughter; . six mon ths in jail, commissioners vriin leave to hire him out, all cost to be paid out of hire. Johnson Graham, nuisance and as sault, prayer for judgment continued on payment of cost. Wess Bullard, larceny; four months in jail, assigned to commissioners to work on roads. Solicitor N. A. Sinclair left last evening for his home at Fayetteville. A few civil cases will be heard be fore court adjourns, but it is thought they will be finished today and tint court will adjourn this afternoon. CONCERT BY ORPHANS. Large Crowd Enjoyed Concert by Ox. ford Orphanage Singing Class Last Evening. The singing class of the Oxford Or. phanage gave at the opera house last evening a performance that was en joyed by a larg audience. There arc ten girls and four boys in the class, and all performed their parts well. Miss Branch and Mr. L. W. Alder, man are with the class, which left this morning for ' Laurinburg. Be fore beginning the entertainment Mr. Alderman made a few remarks from the stage, expressing pleasure at be. ing here again on an annual vi jit and saying, among other things, that he supposed Lumberton gives more to orphanages than any other town in the State. There are 346 children at the orphanage now and they are building a cottage, to be known as ths "baby cottage, to take care of chil dren under 6 years of age, 6 being the qoungest age at which children have been admitted heretofore. Rev. Dr. W. B. North, pastor of Chstnut Street Methodist church, was called on by Mr. Alderman and led in an earnest prayer. Between the first and second parts of the performance, Mr. Frank Gough, chairman of the local committee of Masons that had entertainment of the children in charge called for voluntary contribu tions for the orphanage and asked Messrs. Jno. T. Biggs, H. M. Mc Allister and E. J. Britt and Dr. R T. Allen to wait upon the audience. Mr. Jno. P. .McNeill assisted Mr. Gdugh at the ticket window. Receipts from tickets and collection amounted to $163.10, which is considerably be. iow the amount usually realized here, bu considering conditions is ;a liberal contribution. The teachers arid children were entertained while here at the homes of local Masons. Pigs Born With Tusks. Mr. J. G. Bundy, who lives just be low the high hills on route 5 from Lumberton, on a farm' belonging to Mr. John B. Smith, in Wishart's town ship, was in town Friday and report, ed to The Robesonian a litter of pigs alt bis pace jail Jrn with jtusks about three-quarters of an inch long. There were eleven pigs i nthe litter and every one . of thm had tusk-i, fiom two to three tusks on each side. Mr. Burdy broke off the tusks witn a pair of pliers and the pigs ars doing fine. In every other way the pig3 were perfectly normal. Some account for this unusual occurrence though similar occurrences have have been reported in The Robeson ian during the past few years by crossing breeds, though that seems to be just guess work. Miss Bonnie Barker will give a musical recital at Rowland tonierht for the benefit of the starving Belgians. WATCH Watch ths label oys paper if renewals axe not in by dst on label paper will be topped. BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEW? Middling cotton today, 7 cents. Cotton is on the upward trend. Mr. Bill Barnes has opened op p cafe, which he has given the nam? "Farmers' Cafe," on West Thir street. Bom, to Mr. and Mrs. V. D Baker, yesterday morning at si o'clock, a boy Charles Wilson wh weighed 11 pounds. Mr. J. M. Roberts of r&ute 1 from Lumberton is in town today. Mr Roberts was retailing turkeys tht Thanksgiving kind. License has been issued for th marriage of Ellison Ivey and Besi Lawson, both of, Broad Ridge, Estelk Scott and Haynes Ivey. Mr. Ira Mullis, civil engineec who makes his headquarters in Lum berton, is attending the fourth A men can road Congress which convened it. Atlanta, Ga., Monday morning. Mr. R. E. Daniels, of the Blotckr Advertising Agency of Spartanbur;. S. C, is here to conduct a special sal for Messrs. R. I). Caldwell & Sor. This sale will begin Saturday of thi week. rt&. Sr " A:,' wren' headquarters at Charlotte, arrived yesterday and wii be in town till the 18th inst. If yo would like to join Uncle Sam's arm. see Mr. Banks, who will be pleased U fix you up. Mr. J. L. McNeill of Buio waa among the visitors in town Tuesday Mr. McNeill, though talking han' times, does it with a bright counten ance and with a smile on. Judging from that, he raises his home sup. plies at home. r-Mr. N. A. Townsend of Ten Mflr was among the visitors in town Tues day. Mr. Townsend was wearing p smile that wouldn t come off, ant' when this reporter investigated tlw smile he found a fine girl had bee born to Mr. and Mrs. Townsend Mon day. Both motion picture shows wiir be open the remaining three night; this week, the price at each being and 10 cents. The first threa night. of next week the "Carolina Duo" wii be presented at the Lumbee in wha' is said to be an excellent singing, talking and dancing act. Anything that will do for eatinrr purposes will bring a good price the: war times. Possums have been sell ing on the Lumberton market thi; week for 50 cents each lean ones at that. Turkeys are also bringing a . handsome price. Mr. Farmer, you'c better take notice and raise some thing folks can eat next year. Mr. W. H. Batten of route 7 from Lumberton is among the visitors ir town today. Mr. BaV.en paid hL subscription to The Robesonian a yea. in advance and got on tho "God blessed list." Mr. Batten was wear. ing a smile like nobody 13 wearinp. now-a-days except the farmer who raises plenty of home supplies. Messrs. It. M. Beasley & Bro., have moved their office from the Mc Neill livery stables on Fourth street to the new stables rcently completed by Mr. H. B. Jennings, Second street. The Messrs. Beasley, wh conduct a livery and feed business, will continue to use the old McNeill stables as well as the new stables. The stunts by Silveno & Co. be tween pictures at the Lumbee thea tre the first three nights this week were fine, especially the "counterfeit presentment" of animals .upon the screen made by wonderful manipula tions of the hands, also the card-board animals, ships and things that moved across the screen and performed in astonishing and laugh-provoking ways. It was good fun. Removing the cannons from the IcOurt house square didn't cause Lum berton to be defenseless along that line but a few hours. Mr. C. Guy Townsend and Jake Bell, cblored, who work for Mr. L. H. Caldwell, seeug the need of defense for their native town, got busy at once and construct ed a cannon one that looks like th" real thing itself. They used a piece of stove flue for the barrel, whirr; is mounted on a pair of small wagor wheels. Beside the unique productio. lies several rubber balls one pound ers, you see. A card placed on tin machirf reads: 'Defense for (the town of Lumberton." To see thL gun, Which would not go far towarc defending the town, but a real imita tion of the sure-enough cannon, yo-j will have to look in the show win dow of the hardware department or Mr. L. H. Caldwell's department store. Recorder's Court. Charlie Gaddison, colored, was) bi fore Recorder R. A. McLean Tuesda. charged with retailing in three case He drew a sentnee of 3 months o the road Asp each offense, making & total of nine months. - ' -
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