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THE ROBES OMAN" ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY GOD AND TRUTH $1.50 A YEAR. DUE IN ADYAHC VOL XLVI. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1915. NUMBER 3 - " i ' " f " " ' T ' ' i ' "" ' " i ' - - - - . .. . . . SHALL POWER PLANT BE SOLD? Proposition to Sell Plant Owned by Town to Yadkin River Power Co. o be Submilted to Vote of People 60. Year Franchise Wanted, Also 10-Year Contract o Furaish Pow. r For Town No Reduction in Salaries Now. At a meeting of the town fathers held Tuesday afternoon it was rec. ommendedjthat proposition for Bell, ing the power plant now owned by the town to the Yadkin River Ppwer Co. for $15,000 be submitted- to - a vote of the people of the town in ac cordance with the provisions of the town' charter, election to be held at the earliest date practicable. This company will at an early date sub mit propositions to the board show ing schedule of rates, etc. If the company comes into the town it will ask for a 60-year franchise, also for a 10-year contract to furnish power for the town. Col. Charles E. Johnson jpf Ral eigh, president of this company, met with the town commissioners Tues day and made a talk in which he pointed out some of the ways by which the town generally would be benefitted by letting, his . company furnish power for the town.,' He ar gued that thi, would offer great in ducement to small enterprises to lo cate here because of the cheap mo tor power." The committee thai? had previously been appointed by the board to in vestigate reducing the salaries of the employes of the town, after making the investigation was of the opinion that the salaries should be reduced in some cases, but hvView of the fact that the life of the present board is short the committee asked that no action be taken at present. MID-WINTER FESTIVAL Indoor Chautauqua in Lumberton March 4, 5 and 6 Six Altractions, Performances Aflernoon and Even ing Each Day. Lumberton will have a mid-winter festival next week, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 4, 5 and 6. There will be six attractions in all and two performances will" be given each afternoon and evening. These are the Radcliffe Attractions, and in clude entertainmentg and lectures of a high class. Mr. C. P. O'Hara, representing the Radcliffe Attractions, spent Saturday and Monday yn LumbenJn selling tickets for this festival and he sold 96 season tickets without much ef fort. That would seem to indicate that the mid-winter festival will be well patronized. Organizer Green Speaks at Saddle Tree and Lumberton Saturday. As has been mentioned in The Rob. esonian, Mr. J. Z. Green, State organizer-lecturer of the Farmer s' Uni on, will speak at Saddle Tree school house Saturday of this week at 3 o'clock p. m. and at the cout house here at 7:30 p. m. of the same day. The purpose r Mrrt3f eS "lanrtry t reorganize Uth the local of the Union at Saddle Tree and the for mer local here, known a, Clibornville local. The farmers generally should not fail to hear Mr. Green, who is a very entertaining and forceful speaker, whether they expect to be long to the Union or not. Jtfr8. Orelia Carrell Died Suddenly at Hospital at 12:30 Today. Mrs. Orelia Carrell, 74 years old, died suddenly at 12:30 o'clock this afternoon at the Thompson hospital, where she had been since last Octo ber, when she fell and broke one of her hips. The nurse had just left her cheerful, and found her dead on her return in a few minutes. De ceased was a sifter of Mr. Jimmie Carrell, night watchman about town. She wa, extremely appreciative of all that had been done for her at the hospital since her accident last fall. Where Hard Times Are Not Fel. "The Wilson Panic," as the Re publicans refer to the present "hard times", seems to be in spots. Mr. K. M. Britt, who was in town yes terday, says he recently had a let ter from his brother, Mr. D. H. Britt of Madison, Wisconsin, in which he says the farmers of that section have not felt the hard times at all. They raise grain and stock, two things that could be raised profitably on many acres in Robeson that are planted in cotton. j Special Rate to Durham AccOun1 Woodmen of the World. Biennial Session. ' On account of the biennial session of the Head Camp of the Woodmen of the World of North Carolina, the Seaboard Air Line will give a. spec ial round-trip rate to Durham of $5,35tt Ticket will be on sale March 7, 8 and 9 and will" be good till March 13. '. " ; IN THE LEGISLATURE Stock of A. & N. C. Railroad Worh More Than Offered House Cuts Highway Commission Bill to $10,. 000 Senate Pa8seg Mount Mitchell Bill Local Bills. The House of the Legislature re ceived yesterday through Seawell of Lee the report of the legislative com. mitte from the special session - of 1913 on the question of the advisa bility of the State accepting the prop osition of E. C. Duncan to sell the State's 12,866- shares of stock-in the Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad for $949,950. The committee recom. mended that the "price .should not be accepted, the property being worth more. The Senate set the Grier anti-jug bill from the House under "without prejudice" report from committee as a special order for tomrrow. Representative Seller, introduced a bill yesterday to correct and enlarge the boundaries of territory in the Rowland high school district. Sen. ator McLeod introduced the follow, ing bills yesterday: Amend the law a, to courts in Robeson county. Re peal a bond issue act in Lumberton. Enlarge the territory of Rowland graded school district. Authorize funding bonds by Lumberton. Re. peal the act relative to the sale of ,the Lumberton electric light plant. Representative J. B. Clark of Bla den accepted the challenge of Judge Carter's attorneys that specific charge,, of immoral condurt be filed and specified times and plares where Judge Carter is alleged to have been guilty of immoral conduct with worn, en while holding courts, namely, Ral eigh, Clinton, Wilmington, Lilling. ton, Panacea Springs, Virginia Beach and various other times and places. The House of the Legislature Tues. day cut the appropriation carried in the State Highway Commission bill from $30,000 to $10,000 and passed the bill by a vote of 69 to 31. Bills introduced: requiring rail roads to furnish rejfrigera&or cars within one day after application is made; that it be unlawful for any girl under 18 years old to work in a fac. tory at night, specifying 7 p. m. and 6 a. m.: to prevent railroads from issuing transportation to newspapers i nexchange for advertising, by Sen- ator McNider; for creation of Jar- vis county from portion,, of Harnett, Sampson, Cumberland and Johnson, the first new county bill of the ses. sion and it is said to have no chance of passing; providing for a commun ity home for the aged and infirm of the counties comprising the first congressional district, those counties to abolish their present county homeg and all join together and build a comunity home at some central point; resolution has been introduced pro viding for an appropriation of. $10, 000 for the Richmond exposition for negro race to celebrate the 50th an, niversary of their emancipation from slavery; on equal suffrage, proposing to allow municipalities to hold elec. tions on charter amendments- for equal suffrage to . men . and women aiiKe; to allow Rowland to issue bonds, by Sellers; to allow Bladen boro to issue bonds, by Clark. William McNairy of McDonald county was chosen Tuesday by the Senate as clerk to succeed W. A. Aycock, who . lost his life in the ac cident that ' so seriously injured Speaker Wooten. The Senate Monday passed the Weaver bill to appropriate $20,000 for the-purchase by the State of the summit of Mount Mitchell as a public park and to save its splendid balsam timber from devastation by the lum. ber interests. The bill provides that the Governor shall appoint a com. mission to make the purchase to the best advantage. Representative Shepherd introduced a bill Monday to authorize the com missioners of Robeson county to transfer the game fund to the gen. eral fund of the county. Superior Court. Civil court has been grinding slow ly since Monday morning, Judge O. H. Allen of Kinston presiding. On ly one jury trial had been disposed of up to last night 6ince the report of the proceeding published in Mon day's paper were written, that of Virgil Bell- vs Vriginia - Carolina Southern Railroad Company. Bell, who is a colored men, wa, suing the railroad company for $1,000 damages for injury which he claimed he re ceived some time ago when he jump ed off a passenger train at Wood moore while it was running. The railroad company won the case. A number of judgments have been allowed. It is no wconceded that the term will last the two week, allotted it. At the time of going to press no jury trial had been completed today. Messrs. I. .S. and Harvey Britt of Cerro Gordo,' Columbus county, are anion gthe visitors in town today. RED SPRINGS NEWS LETTER Social and Personal Items of Interest From the College Town. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Red Springs, Feb. 22 Mrs. D. P. McEachern has returned home after a pleasant vist to friends near Wag ram. ' Miss Cornelia McMillan delightful, ly entertained the Rook Club last Thursday evening. Mr. Leo Edens of Lynchburg, Va., spent a few hours i ntown last Wed nesday. Among those from here who at tended the Layman's Convention in Charlott last week, were Dr. J. J. Hill, Dr. and Mrs. C. G. Vardell, Mr. W. E. Garrett, Dr. and Mrs. B. F. McMillan," Messrs. Lucius McRae, D. P. McLeod and D. W. McNeill. Prof. S.. E. Leonard and Misses Lillian and Annie Belle DeVane and Miss Ethel Gibson attended the teach, ers' .meeting in Lumberton last Sat urday. Miss Pearle Council has re. turned from a very pleasant visit to relatives at Laurel Hill. Miss Emily Patterson of Laurinburg spent the week-end at. the college. Dr. J. J. Hill pastor of the Pres byterian church left Monday morn, ing for Sardis, where he will con duct a meeting for the next ten days. Mr. Boberdell Lovin spent Sunday in Fayette villeMr. Ed. Hamilton has returned from- a business trip8 to Clio, S. C. Miss Earline Coxe, who had been undergoing treatment at St. Lukes hospital. Richmond, re turned home Monday night much im proved in health. Miss Essie MacLeod was hostess to the Priscilla, Club Tuesday after, noon. Miss Ethel Johnson left last week for a few days visit to Mrs. J. R. Pool of Lumberton. From there she will go to Wilmington, where she will be the guest of Mrs. Fred Pearsall for a week or ten days. -We are glad to report that Miss Zell Dew, who had been at home for the past few weeks suffering from an attack of pneumonia, has entire ly recovered, and left Tuesday to re sume her duties as teacher in the Caledonia school near Laurinburg. Mrs. Joseph Pierce and children, Mssters Martine, Joseph, David p.r.i Frederick, who had been spending 1 the winter at the home of Mrs Pierce's mother, Mrs. W. M, Gaddy, have returned to their home in Flor ida. Miss Bessie Jone, was hostess to a number of her friendn from the college Monday afternoon Mr. Henry MacLeod has. returned from a business trip to Wilmington. He will leave March 1st for Bennetts. ville, S. ,C, where he will resume his duties as salesman with C. B. Cros- land Co. Miss Allie Pearsall delightfully entertained a number of her friends at an afternoon party last Monday. Mr. Herbert Singleton spent the week-end in Wake Forest. Recorder's Court. The following cases have tried before Recorder E. M. been Britt since Monday: Shep Faulk, colored, charged with breaking into Dr. W. A. McPhaul's safe, mention of which waB made in Monday', Robesonian. Faulk drew a sentence of 6 months on the roads. He appealed to the Superior court and is in jail, having failed to make the required appeal bond. At the time the article published in Mon day', Robesonian was written no ar rest had been made, but Faulk was arrested Monday night by Chief Red fern. King Green, colored, who, a, men tioned in Monday's Robesonian, got tanked up and went to the camps of the Kingsdale Lumber Corporation Saturday .and broke up dishes and thing, in general, was given a hear ing Tuesday and drew a sentence of three year, on the roads. L. Ross, colored, larceny, eight months on the roads. Senate Passes Army Supply BilL Washington Dispatch, 23d. Without a dissenting vote the Sen ate today passed the Army appropria. tion bill carrying approximately $103, 000,000, while the House passed- the $6,000,000 fortifications bill. Sir Edward Grey, British Foreign Secretary, has directed a, letter to Herbert C. Hoover, chairman of the American Belgian Relief Commission, declining to give a direct subsidy to the commission for relief in Belgium. It i3 alleged that this course has been taken because Germany ha, refused to stop cash requisitions in Belgium. How To Give Quinine To Children. FEBRILINR is the trade-mark name given to an Improved Quinine. It is a Tsstetesl Syrup, pleas ant to take and does not disturb the stomach. Children take it and never know it is Quinine. Also especially adapted to adults who cannot take ordinary Quinine. Does not nauseate nor csuse nerrotiinegs nor ringing in the head. Try it the next time yon need Quinine for any pur- nam fkbb i I.1NH is in totuo. u cent, A.lr In. n nnaiH.I nn U . it. Tti. REDUCE FERTILIZER BILLS And It Will Follow That. Not So Much Cotton Will be aised Farm ers Union Slogan "Less Commer. cial Fertilizer, More Rough Manure, Less Cotlon, More Foodstuffs." The fact that the farmers are go ing to greatly reduce their fertilizer bills thi, year will no doubt reduce the amount of cotton made to some extent Mr. R. W. H. Stone, a mem ber of the executive committe of the State Farmers' Union, was in town yesterday eonfering with Mr. Grover Britt, secretary-treasurer of the Rob eson' County Division, and Mr. Les ter B. Townsend, county business agent of the Union, in regard to fur nishing the Union members fertilizers this year. Mr. Stone is traveling ovdr the State and says the amount of commercial fertilizer used this year will be much les, than last, which is one of the recommendations of the State Union. The slogan of the Union this year i3 "Less commer cial fertilizer, more rough manure; less cotton, more foodstuffs". This is a good slogan and the farmers should fall over . themselves in the effort to live up to this for or.e year at least. BLOCKADE'S SMALL RESULTS German Submarine Blockade in Ef- Lives Only Slow Ves8els fTorpe. doed. London Dispatch, 24th. The German submarine blockade of the British Isle, has been in effect .one week'. The result, so far ag is known, is that two Norwegian, one French and five British steamers have been sunk or torpedoed by sub marines, with the surprisingly small los, of four lives. Two of the steam ers reached port. On the other side of the count two German steamers are reported miss ing and a third hit and possibly sunk by a French destroyer. Besides the vessels which fell vic tims to the submarines two American and one Norwegian steamers have been sunk by mineg near the German coast and the Swedish steamer Spe cia and one or two British steamers aro overdue ar.d it is fsared they have been lost. Nearly all the steamers torpedoed by submarines were small and slow vessels and at leass three were caught while at anchor or while barely under way. This fact, with the failure of a submarine to hit a fast cross.chan. nel steamer at which it fired a tor. pedo, apparently proved to the satis faction of British naval writers that steamers with moderate speed, which observe obvious precautions can es cape" the underwater craft, and such vessels are continuing to cross the seas. The blockade, however, has in creased insurance rates and some neu trla owner8 are keeping their ships in neutral waters. With such conditions obtaining the public in England and in neutral countries are curious a, to the latest proposal of the American Government to Great Britain and Germany con cerning the blockade and as to what reprisals the Allies will make to the blockade. Notices of New Advertisements. Irish Cobbler sweet potatoes and a large variety of other things Whitfield & French. Second-hand section harrow and weeder wanted, also mule J. A. Floyd, Fairmont. Old-time horse apple trees for sale A. J. Floyd, Fairmont. A page of good news. Stock re duction sale goes merrily on at L H. Caldwell's. Bicycle supplieg and repair work V.P. Squires. Announcement to patrons Pas time Theatre. Two regular boarders wanted Mrs. F. J. Meares. Coat suits, coat, and handsome dresses for spring Frank Thornton. "The Ring and the Men" at Pas time theatre tomorrow. Saturday ends the big water and smoke sale of Jno. T. Bigg, Co. Mr. J. Thoma, Thorkndye, cor poral, U. S. Marine, arrived here this morning from the Navy yard at Philadelphia, Pa., where Tuesday he was honorably discharged after spending four years in Uncle Sam's service. Mr. Thorndyke was a mem. ber of the Dolphine's crew, which was captured by Mexican forces, which act on the part of Mexico caus ed Vera Cruz to be taken by the Unit, ed States. He was also in the battle when Vera Cruz was taken. He will go to the home of his mother, Mrs. I. Wilcox, near Long Branch. He ha, not yet decided whether or not he will re-enlist. Mr. L. W. Smith of route 7 from Lumberton was among the visitors m town this morning. PARKTON PARAGRAPHS Much Complaint of Grip and Colds Sowing Spring Oats Band Con. cert and Play at Graded School March 5 Fine School. Corespondence of The Robesonim. Parkton. Feb. 23 This seems like it is a grippy time with the people of our town. It really seems like half of our neighbors are complain insr with the grip or colds, and a few more cases of mumps reported. Mags Beulah E. McNema. one of America's celebrated entertainers, is the attraction at the auditorium to night. Mrs. Widdell of Carthacre cam down this evening to visit her daugh. ter, Mrs. H. B. Purvis. Misse. Sa. die Johnsonand Mary Louise Cul- brcth spent-Saturday and Sunday with friend, in Maxton. Mr. J. B. Mc Cormick and G. W. Wilder mad a busines, trip to Lumberton Monday. Mrs. Justin McNeill and little daughter. Helen Marie, returned home Saturday afternoon after spend. ing two weeks' with relatives and friends. ! Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Odom of route 1, were caller, in town Monday. Mr. Odom purchased one of Mr. D. H. McCormick' fine Berkshire piirs and he says It's the prettiest pig in the wona.. Ana everybody that has seen the pig i, of the same opinion; . Mr. Walter Ray was visitor in our town for a while Saturday and left on 89 for Florida. Spring oats are being put in in abundance. The farmers up our way are interested in raising plenty feed stuff and something to eat;ad the cotton crop will be curtailetfTonsid. erably. Some doings at the graded school auditorium on Friday night, March 5, at 8 o'clock when the Parkton band will give their grand musical con. cert, which will serve as their fifth anniversary. A thirty minutes play by five characters will serve as a part of the concert, wiheh promises to be one of the greatest and most enjoyable entertainments of the sea son!. Watch The Robesonian and keep posted. The auditorium i, ex. pected to be filled to its capacity on that occasion. Everybody enjoys good band music and the boys say everything will be in readiness. A! good place to lose the blues, a free for all good time. Only a free-will sil ver offering is expected. Our school iq pressing finely. Th eathletic field is being put in con. dition for spring games both basket ball and baseball. Our professor is very much encouraged with the pres ent outlook, and everything to bring town and community together. Why not get the best out o flife while opportunities are passing? We read in the columns of The Robesonian an article, or a complaint, whose author is a Croatan. They seem to be a little dissatisfied about some school matters and think such superintendents as McByde of Cum. berland and McGoogan of Hoke and others are not treating them with courtesy, and further asserts that it is almost impossible to have a school in the grand old State of Robeson without being. mixed with Croatans. This writer can only speak of one and can testify that Parkton graded school is absolutely clear and will ever remain clear of mixing with Croatans. Among the Sick. Mrs. L. R. Varser and her sister, Mis, Elizabeth Snead, have been sick with grip for the past few days at the former' home on East Fifth street but their condition is murh improved today. Miss Snead J teach- ?r or the sixth grade at the graded school but has not been ta m to school this week. Miss Epsie Ful ler nag been teaching for her. At the Thompson Hosnital: Neil! Archie Thompson, son of Dr. and tr a mrs. in. a. ihompson, was operated on this morning: for adenoids and tonsils. Mrs. Lilly Barnes of Barnes. vine, operated on Saturday for ap. pendicitis, is erettiner aloner nicelv. and the same may be said of Mrs. red ts. Johnson of Barnesville, also operated on Saturday. Mrs. Jessie Wishart, who underwent an opera tion some time ago, has returned home. Mrs. G. M. Whitfield has re turned home after being a patient at the hospital for some days. The condition of Mrs. Belle McMil lan, who ha, been sick for some days at her home on Cedar street, is im proved today. Good and Cheap Fertilizer. The farmers who have failed to get their cotton picked and have to plow it under need not worry so much anway, a, cotton when selling the present prices is about as cheap a fertilizer as a farmer can buy. It i3 said that no other fertilizer is needed whatever t omake a good crop when a good sprinkling of cot ton, both lint and seed, is plowedfun- der. BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS MiJd'ir.tr cotton is selling for 7 3-8 cents per pound on the local mar. ket today. Mr. and Mrs. Hezzie Phillip,, of Mt. Eliam were made happy Sunday by the arrival of two fine boys. Mr. A. Weinstein will leave Sun day nijfht for New York and Balti more, where he goes to buy spring good8 for his department store. "The Rm$r and the Man," a 4. reel Famous Players feature, featur ing Bruce McRae, will be offered at the Pastime theatre tomorrow after, noon and night. Mr. L. H. Caldwell's stock-reduction sale go?, merrily on. Ditto the Jno. T. Biggs Co.'s "water and smoke" sale The latter sale will close Saturday of this week. Mr. Frank MeKenzie of Shan non is among trie visitors m town today. Mr. MeKenzie got well on the "God-blessed" list by paying his subscription more than a year in ad vance. -Rev. J. S. Moody of Fayetteville will, fill his regular appointment at Trinity P. E. church Sunday at 7:30 p. m. The public ig invited to attend. Sunday school will be held at th regular time, 3:30 p. m. Mr. W. C, Collins and family . have moved intb their new residence, an eight-room cottage, on Seventh and Cedar streets, just completed. They have been livng in a house be longing to Mr. R. L. Collins, Second street. "Aunt" Cindy Love, an aged and well-liked colored woman, died at her home in "New Town" Tuesday of paralysis. "Aunt" Cindy was an old time "black mammy" of the best type and had many white friends who will be sorry to hear of her death. - Somebody relieved Mr. T. S. Golden of a good bicycle last night. Mr. Golden fiad been leaving the bL cycle in the hall upstair, in the cot ton mill office building for some tima and the theif took the wheel from that place. Mr. B. F. Penny, a traveling man of Wilmington, is in town to day. Mr. Penny says he has been visiting Lumberton regularly since the year after the Civil War closed, at which fime there were not more than 300 inhabitants in Lumberton. Some change. The Bladenboro brass band and glee club will give an entertainment at Antioch school house, near Allen ton, tomorrow night, beginning at 7:30. An admission fee of 10 and 15 cent3 will be charged, the pro ceeds to be used for the benefit of the school. No doubt good etertain ment is in store for all who attend. Mr. Lester B. Townsend, county business agent of the Farmers' Un ion, has opened up an office on the second floor of the Carlyle building. Fifth street. His office is jn on of the rooms formerly occupied by the Union who wish to Bee Mr. Towtu send will generally find him about his office. Mr. Jno. Walker, manager of Cartee's 5, 10 and 25 cent store, left Sunday for a visit to relatives at Winston-Salem and immediately af ter arriving there was taken very sick, not being able to reurn. Mr. Joe Newman of Winston-jSalem is here to fill Mr. Walker's vacancy while he i8 sick. Mr. Walker ha many friends here who wish for him a speedy recovery. A man who had recently travel, ed over a good portion of Robeson remarked Monday that ,he couldnt tell it, judging by the way work was going on about the farms, if the farmers of Robeson were not making as great effort as ever to raise lots of stuff notwithstanding the fact that cotton prices are low. Perhaps they mean to make a special effort to raise more foodstuff, and they should. Mr. M. W. Brabham of Durham, field secretary of the Sunday School Board of the Nort hCarolina Confer ence, made a splendid talk on Sun day school work at Chestnut Street Methodist church last evening. His lecture was illustrated and will be a great help to teachers who hear him. He left thi3 morning for Fair mont, where he will conduct a Sun day school " institute, the balance of this week. r Washington dispatch, 23d: Mrs. W. F. Cockrell of Delray, Va., jumped fh to the elevator shaft of the Washing ton Monument at a landing near the top late today and fell to the bot tom, more than 500 feet below. She left a note to her husband saying she was sure she could notrecover irom an illness. Her body was crush ed by striking the sides of the shaft on the way down and she. was .dead before reachirig the bottom.
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