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rin RO 3SONI A ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH $1.50 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANf VOL XLVI. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1915. NUMBER 5 LIQUOR BILL .TO CONFERENCE House Refuses Senate Amendment and No Anti-Jug Law ia Predicted State-Wide Fi8h Commission Increased Peiudons Slate - Wide Primary Bill Tonigh ;; The House of the General Assembly refused yesterday to concur in the Senate "amendment for ' ref erendnm -election for ratification of the Grier anti-jug bill and it is now Tip to 8 conference committee to bring about whatever adjustment may be possible, Both branches of the Legislature' ap pointed conference committees Sen ate, Nash, Gilliam and White; House, Doughton, Eure, Page, Thomas, Whit ford, Butler. The Raleigh 'cor respondent of the Wilmingto.h Star reports: "There i general belief that conference will produce the offering of a substitute after the mariner of the recent White substitute allow ing one auart shipments of whiskey and five gallons of malt liquors', pos-1 sibly under regulation or inspection or a complete abandonment of effort for further legislation at this ses sion." " .. ''V,,;-, .-r- The State-wide" fish 'commission Trill was passed by the House yester. day by a vote of 53 to 51. .The amendments were concurred in by the Senate and the bill was enrolled for ratification. The Senate set the voluntary rur. al race segregation bill as a special order for tomorrow night. ', The State-wide primary, bill 'was made a special order in the House for tonight. , . V The House committee on appropri ations yesterday Jreported unfavor. ably the McRae bill for $25,000 to establish a home for fallen women, a measure that had already passed the Senate. The joint committee on appropria tions reported favorably by one vote majority a bill t increase pensions of the several classes of Confederate pen. ionera. No AnM-Jug Law Perdicted. " Raleigh Co., 3d, Wilmington . Star: The joint conference committee; on amendments to the anti-jug bflPwill meet tomorrow in an effort; to,. get together on something that Senate and House can agree on;' R. A. Doughton i, chairman. Prediction is freely made that anti-jug legislation will fail throdgh inability to get to gether. Both houses of the General As sembly adopted resolutions Monday lamenting the death of Speaker Wooten a, the loss of a young man of brilliant intellect,' high character, universal popularity and promise of usefulness. T. C. Bowie of Ashe county, who has served as Speaker pro tern, was elected by, the House Speaker to succeed the deceased. . The Senate Monday , passed the McRae bill for a reformatory for fallen women; the Smith-Lever farm demonstration and extension bill, pro viding for $25,000 appropriation to iftake available the Federal appro, priation and co-o:mt:on; the bill to establish a lsgislativa refcrao li brary, and voted dcwn the MsMishael bill to rnake it 00" day? imprisonment to charge more than cix per c:nt in terest The House Monday completed the consideration of "'the machinery bill and passed it on final reading, af ter providing that five per cent of inheritance taxes may be expended in collecting these taxes the search for taxes that run back to 1905 un der the court opinion last week hold ing real estate inherited subject to this tax. LOCAL ELECTION APRIL 8 VoWs of Lumberlon Will Determine On That Date Whether or Not to Fell Power Plant to Yadkin River Power Co. Slatement Showing Comparative Cost lo be Published. The election at which the voters of Lumberton will have a chance to vote their opinion as to whether or not the town should sell its power plant to the Yadkin River Power Co. for $15,000 will be held on Thursday, April 8. A new registration has been ordered and Mr. Djuglas McLean ap pointed registrar. All who wish to vote in this election will have to reg ister again, it doesn't matter how many times they-have registered 'be fore. Mr. McLean will be four.d ir. the law office -of R. A. McLean, ov er A. Weinstein's store. C. P. Mc Allister, J. D. Norment and J. P. Townsend will be judges of election. Mr. M. N. Radcliffe, a representa tive of the Yadkin River Power Co.. was present and submitted plans showing rates, etc., for furnishing power for the town. Messrs. G. T. Page, J. D. Proctor and W. P, Mc Allister were appointed a committee to arange.and publish statement show ing cost of. power as compared with cost of maintaining the plant now owned by the town. The Sixty-Third Congress adjourns today. . . : . " ' RED SPRINGS NEW LETTER In Social Circles Movements of the People. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Red Springs, March 3 Mr. Joseph Moore of Greensboro spent a few hours in town last Friday afternoon with his father, Rev. R. A. Moored Mr. Deberry ;Ledbetter, who is at tending school at Chapel Hill, i, at home for a few days. Miss Hazel Ledbetter spent the week-end in Fay etteville. We are glad to report Mr. Irvin Lovin out again af ter a serious illness. Mrs. Ella IcKinnon, who is teaching at Wade spent the .week end in town, guest of her daughters, Mrs. John McKay and Mrs. James McPhail. Miss Rosa McMillan has returned home after a very pleasant visit at Pinehurst. While there she was the guest of Mrs. Howard. Miss Katie R. Brown is spending several days in Baltimore buying1 her spring millinery. Mr. J. A. Singleton spent Monday in Parkton on business. Mrs. Vaughn of Hot Springs, Ar kansas, i8 the guest of her sister, Mr. John McKay. Mr. Herbert Sin gleton, who is now located at Lumber ton in the practice of law, spent Sun day and Monday in town, returning to Lumberton Tuesday morning. Mr. Lucien MacLeod of Charlotte, spent Sunday at the home of his father, Mr. W. J. MacLeod. After a very "pleasant visit to Mrs. J. R. Poole of Lumberton, Miss Ethel Johnson has returned home. Tr- Miss Anna Townsend will be hos tess to the Rook Club Thursday even ing. Miss Mae Brown charmingly enter tained the Priscilla Club Tuesday af ternoon fn four t osix. After a pleasant .ar spent with various forms of fancy work, a delicious sal ad course was served by the hostess. Mrs. Martin McKimion has return ed from a visit to relatives in Bladen. Miss Martha MacLeod, who is teaching near Hamlet, spent the week-end at the home of her father, Mr. W, J. MacLeod. VVRev. Dr. and Mrs. Gumey of Mon roe, have returned home after spend ing last week at the college, guests of , Dr. and Mrs. Vardell. While here Dr. Gurney conducted morning and evening chapel services at the col lege and preached three- very able sermon in the Prerbyterian church. SUPERIOR COURT Resolutions of Respect to Late Speak er Wooten DisposiMon of Ca8es. Immediately after the opening of court Tuesday morning the follow ing resolutions were presented! by Mr. R. C. Lawrence and seconded by Mr. A. W. McLean, and unanimously adopted: "Resolved by the bar of Robeson county: "First: That we heard with deep regret of the death of Emmett R. Wooten so closely connected with many of our bar by the ties of friend ship and genuine affection. It i, pe culiarly sad that he, such a chivalrou. Christian gentleman, a man who had ro enemies and numbered his friends by the thousands,, a. man who loved and wa, loved by all, should be so rudely taken iri the full flush of his vigorous young manhood, just at a time when he was entering into the larger life of . our State, forging to the front in his chonen profession of the law, when a brilliant future was assured him and already within his grasp. "Second: That we tender, to Mrs. Wocten, his widow, our deep and ear nest sympathy in this sad hour of trial and affliction, with the trust that He who doeth all things well will be with her a, she walks through the valley of her grief over her irrepar able loss. "Third: That when this court ad journs it do so in honor of the dis tinguished dead; that these resolu tions be placed upon the minutes of the court and a copy be sent to Mrs. Wooten." Only two jury trials had been com pleted up to last night since the re port published fn Mondays. paper 3g&6 written, These were: J. A. Page vs A. C. L. Ry. Co., non suited. A. E Crawford v A. C. L. Ry. Co., non suited. A number of orders and judgments has been signed. Court isepected to last out the week. Rogers Appointed Director of Cen sus. .. Washington Dispatch, 3d. Samuel L. Rotrers of Franklin, N. C., ha, been selected by President Wilson for director of the census to succeed William J. Har.-i, of Cedar town, Ga., who was confirmed by he Senate last night a, a member of the new Federal Trade Commission. Mr. Rogers' nominattcn will be ent to the Senate before adjourn ment tomorrow. WE DO JOB PRINTING. GREAT BOOSTER CLUB Three Big Days For the Good! Perf ormances by Some of America's Most Promi nent Platform People. Lumberton Opera House TODAY, .TOMORROW, SATURDAY Marcji 4, 5, 6 Each Afternoon and Evening Season Ticket, Good for Entire Fes- tivaL only $1.50 PROGRAM FIRST DAY AFTERNOON 3:15 Concert by The Strollers Male Quartet. 3:45 Entertainment by Ellsworth Plumstead, Impersonator. EVENING 8:15 A Medley , of Impersonations, Grave and Gay, by Ellsworth Plumstead. 9:00 Grand Concert by The Strollers Male Quartet. PROGRAM SECOND DAY AFTERNOON 3:15 Concert by The LaDell Concert Company. 3:45 Lecture, "Visions and Ideals," by Dr. J. W. Frizzell. EVENING . 8:15 Lecture, "Some Twentieth Cen tury Problems," by Dr. J. W, Frizzell. ; 9:00 Concert by The LaDell Concert Company. PROGRAM THIRD DAY AFTERNOON 3:15 Forty-five Minutes of Fun for MARIETTA NEWS ITEMS Social and Personal Items From a Prosperous Soulh-Robe8on Com munity. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Marietta, March 3 On last Satur day afternoon Miss Mae Oliver was the chaming hostess to the G. W. CJub at the attractive home of her par- anis-Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Oliver. Thef gucrts were cordially welcomed by V"5 ho.t?s3, assited by her mother, Tr-. S. I.I. Oliver, and her sister-in-ldw, Mrs.. Jackson Townsend of Ma con, Ga. They were ushered into the living room and parlor, which was beautifully decorated with violets and ferns. After reading of the minutes, "Cur rent Topics" were read by Miss Sal lie Cornelly. These were interesting ly discussed by the club members. After busily plying the needles for a while, a spirited contest was en gaged, in. Mrs, W. T. Jennette and Miss Mellie Hill cut for the prize, and aa a' result Miss Hill was award ed a lovely prize. At the conclu sion of this the hostess, assisted by Mrs. W. M. Oliver, served a delicious salad course, followed by a sweet course. The splendid musical selections rendered during", the afternoon were enjoyed by all. There were about fifteen guests and club members pres ent. Miss' Sallie Ford, who had been visiting here, has returned to her home in Marion, S. C. Miss Ada Henley spent last week end with friends at Kemper, S. C. Among those who attended the teachers' meeting in Lumberton were Prof. Jenrette, Miss Smith, Miss Ol iver, 'Prof. . and Mrs. Johnson and Miss Graham. Miss Smith went on to Vineland, and Miss Oliver fd Row land, where they visited until Mon day the 22nd. Mrs. Formy-du-val of Vineland has been visiting her sister, Mrs. D. M. Rogers. Misses Alma Goodyear and Ruby Rogers spent the week-end with rel atives here. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Townsend have been visiting his moth er, Mrs. S. M. Oliver. There is more sickness here now than has been during the winter. Among the sick are Messrs. J. S. Oliver and R. M. Oliver, Misses Nona Oliver and Mabel Oliver, Mrs, Jones, Mr. R. M. Oliver is considered very serious. Mr. J. M. Sparkman and little Elizabeth Wells, who have been quite sick, are able to be out again. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Henley de lightfully entertained a few of their friends and relative,, on the evening of the 2Qth. After the guests had enjoyed a number of games and musical selections, the hostess, as sisted by little Misses Mae Wells and Willie Dell Parham, served delicious refreshments. At the midnight hour the guests departed feeling that it was an evening well spent. ".Woman love3 a clear, rosy com plexion. Burdock's Blood Bitters is splendid for purifying the blood, clear ing the skin, restoring sound diges tion. All druggists sell it. Price $1.00- .. FESTIVAL THIS WEEK of the Town, With Splendid Children and Grown-ups with The Mysterious Merton, pre. senting Magical Illusions. 4:00 Humorous Lecture on "Grum blers" or "The Evils of Wor rying," by Dr. H. W. Sears. . EVENING 8:15 A Half Hour of Fun and Mag ic with Hal Merton. X: 45 Lecture, "More Taffy and Less Epitaphy" or "The Crisi, of .Life," by Dr. H. W. Sears. FESTIVAL COMMITTEE T. L. Johnson Dr. W. L. Grantham H M. McAllister Dr. R. S. Beam Prof R. E. Sentelle ' JVhite & Gongh J. R. Poole T. A. McNeill. Jr. C. V. Brown . K. M. Barnes J B- Bowen - A. P. McAllister Dr. B. W. Page George M. Whitfield J. A. Sharpe R. D. Caldwell J. P. Russell Dr R. T. Allen Dr. D. D. King L. R. Varser The concert companies, lecturers and entertainers who will appear in these programs are known to Chau tauqua audiences all"' over&u&iic? and are alway, received with the greatest enthusiasm. They will bring three whole days of clean, decent, amusement, new ideas, good cheer, and inspiration. No man nor wom an, no boy nor girl, in this community can afford to miss a single event. ATTENTION! MERCHANTS OF LUMBERTON! Attend meeting of Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday even ing, March 9, 8 p. m if you Value the patronage of our country friend8. J. P. RUSSELL, President. - TOLARSVILLE TOPICS Debating' Society . Meets Personal Mention, Corespondence of The Robesonian. Tolarsville, March 3 We are hav ing some very pleasant weather now. We hope it will continue for a week or two. Mr. Tjyiel Graham of Proctors ville was a visitor in this section for a day or two last week. Mr. San ford Britt of Buie was a visitor at the home of Mr. Ed Britt last Sat urday and Sunday. Mr. Ambrose Pre vatte of Back Swamp was a visitor in thi9 section last Sunday. Miss Dora Herring and Miss Page of Re gan were visitors at Tolarsville last Sunday afternoon. Mr. John F. Lew is of Parkton was a visitor in the To larsville section last Sunday p. m. Mr and'Mrs Braxton ..Martin,, of Tar Heel were viitors at the home of Mr. E. J. Martine of this place last Friday. Mrs. Callie Lewis of this place is spending a few day, at Back Swamp viiting her daughter, Mrs. Claude Barns. Mr. and Mrs. Gaston Parnell of this place visited relatives down in the Saddle Tree section last week. The debating society at Tolarsville met last Friday, the query was "Re solved, That Friends are Worth More than Money." It will meet again Friday, March 12th. Jurors for Civil Court Beginning March 29. At the meeting of the board of county commissioner. Monday the following name, were drawn for jur ors to serve at the two-weeks term of civil court which will convene Mon. day, March 29: First week Lacy C. Buie, R. B. Lovin, J'. S. Thompson, J. C. Justice, Dennis Bigtrs, Wm. Malone, E. M Paul, D. McN. Buie, J. P. Mitchell', A. T. McRae, R. M. Williams, B. W. Lovett, C. T. Pate, C. D. Baker, C. M. Bullard, Herman Britt, J. T. An drews, M. A. McLean. - Second week J. J. McPhaul, C. W. Smith, Murphy McMillan, D. E. Can. ady, H. E. Brewer, W. K. Bethune, J. B. Stanley, Geo. H. McNeill, A. R. Phillips, F. K. Watson, A. C. Mc Cormick, J. II. Britt, N. H. Jones. Jr., Joe Freeman, Walker HddgerEIi Britt, Claton Brice, Archie McMil lan. Germany Embassy Explains Sinking of American Ships. Washington Dispatch, 2d A statement i'sued by the Ger man embassy here today announced that the American steamers Evelyn and Carib recently .sunk by mines in the North Sea were lost-because they failed- to heed "pdvice contained in Ifce notice to mariners." ' FURIOUS ATTACKS FAIL Germans Cannot Break Through Rus sian Entrenchments Fighting in the Wet The Dardanelles. London L'ispntch, 3rd. In their determination to leave Przemysl and drive the Russian, out of Galicia, the Austro-German armies which for some weeks have been on the Galician side of the Carpahtian mountains have made Repeated at tempts the last few days to break through the Russian entrenchments but without success. o far a, 0 West i, concern;), th French offensive in the Champagne region continues to be the outstand ing feature f the campaign. Tha French troops have reached the high est pointg on the ground north of Perthes and Beausejour and must be 'tear positions from which they can shell the branch railway that run, to the rear of the German line and main tains communication between the Ger man forces before Rheim, and Ver dun. With the Allied fleet again bom barding the Dardanelles and the Russian8 pushing their offensive in the Caucasus the near East again is coming into the limelight The Rus sians have scored a distinct success by the capture of the Turkish port of Khopa, on the Black Sea, from which the Turkish army in the Caucasus drew part of it8 supplies Unofficial reports sayhat besides Uhe;yTich are. bombarding the interior juaroaneiies rorts, some or the fleet are throwing shells into the! Gulf of Saros, so that the Turkish garrison, will be subjected to fire from two sides. The Turks are con centrating strong forces for the de fense of Constantinople and the Bal kan States are watching the opera, tions with intense interest. The suc cess or failure of the Allies' attempt to open the straits means much to the Balkan, Nations. Great Britain has not replied to the American note regarding the na. val war zone and food shipments. MRS. SUSAN ELIZABETH MAY Remains Inlerred Here This Morn ing Death Occurred at Monroe ' Yesterday, I The funeral of Mrs. "Susan Eliza beth My, who'e death occurred at ' her home r.t Manroe yesterday at 8 o'clock a. m. was conducted from Chest nut Street Methodist church this morning at 11 o'clock by Rev, W. B. North, pastor of the church, and in terment was made in the Norment cemetery. The pall bearers were Messrs. G. M. Whitfield, L. C. Town send, W. S. Wishart, R. O. Edmund, W P McAllister and W. K. Bethuns. Mrs. May was 79 years of age and was well known to many of the old er citizen,, of the town. She wa. the widow of the late" Rev. Daniel May, who a number of years ago was pas tor of the Methodist church here. The remains of Mr. May. who died several year8 ago, wcr2 ate) interred here. Recorder's Court. The following cases have b?on dis posed of by Recorder E. "I. Britt: this week: Jasper Glover, colored, assaulting the colored porter on the V. & C. S. passenger train with a brick, six months on the roads. Glover got mad wit hthe porter Sunday morning, ac cording to the evidence, and promis ed to get even with him, so Sunday night he threw a half brick at the porter, inflicting an ugly wound on one side of hi, face. . Floyd Faulk, colored, riding mo torcycle on sidewalk, judgment sus pended on payTT.Cnt of cost. Jim McMillan, colored, breaking speed limit with auto in town of Lumberton, judgment suspended on payment of cost. Geo. and Luther McNeill, drunk and disorderly on public highway, judgment suspended on payment of cost. Last Call for Taxes. Sheriff R. E. Lewis asks The Rob esonian to say that all property for which taxes have not been paid for the year 1914 will be advertised and sold after April 1. Third and last call. Notices of New Advertisements. "A3 Represented" page aav. White & Gou;?h. Season for fire insurance R. II . Crichton. Mendleson's 10-cent lye at 5ct3 per box Dullock Bros. The Jno. T. Bigg, Co. has moved to the Carlyle building, Chestnut street. Red Bliss seed potatoes Whitfield & French. Tcrerlosure sale of real estate V. S. Britt, T. A. McNeill, Jr. " . Bicycle supplies and repair wort V. P. Squires. Thoroughbred White Leghorn egg3 Carl P. Greaves. We do Job Printinjr. BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS Don't forjret the class of St. AI ban. Lodge, No. 114, A, F. St. A. M., Friday evening at 7:30. Lumberton Lodge No. 245, I. O. O. F., will meet tomorrow evening at 8 'clock in the Woodmen's hall over the postoffice. Full attendance Is desired. c Dr. rfnd Mrs. W. W. Parker mov ed Monday into their handsome new home, Chestnut and Fourteenth street1!. Their home, which ha, just been completed, is an eight room hoOse, one of the most beautiful cot tages in town. Middling cotton i, bringing 7 5.8 cents on the local market today. Mr. B.uleer Bigtrs arrived this morning from New York, having just fcmpleted three years service in Un cle Sam'g Army. He says he ex pects to re-enlist at an early date. A broad plank has been placed all the way across tha double iron bridge at the foot of Fifth street on both sides between the railing and the floor, which makes it look much more safe for children and drunk men U cross. The Civic Association is re sponsible for this work being done. Perhaps there are many Robe sonian reader, who are not aware of the fact that Robeson county has a woman attorney in the person of Misa Mattie T. Ham of Parkton. Misa IlAm,who received her. license a few weeks ago, i, a Sister of Mrs. A; J. Garris of Parkton and makeB her homewkh Mr. and Mrs. Garris. She is a graduate of the State University, Chapel Hill. The fire department was called out about 5:30 Tuesday afternoon for a small blaze discovered on the top of the Busy Bee cafe building, Third street. Mr. M. Spano, proprietor of the cafe, had extinguished the blaze with a bucket of water before the fire department arrived on the scene. No damage was done. As usual when the fire alarm is sounded, the folks began to gather upon the streets and rush to the scene of action. Prof. J. R. Poole, county super intendent of public instruction; Dr. B. W. Pasre, county health officer; Miss Lillian A. Ferguson, the well known local pholojeTapher, and Mr. F. Orover Britt of Tee Robesonian's ?tnff, visited the r"Vo!i at. Red Springs, Lumber Bridge and Park ton yesterday for the purpose of mak ing pictures of the school buildings pnd securing data for the "Forty Fifth Anniversary" edition of The Robesonian, which will be gotten out at an early date. New Law Firm. Mr. H. J. Singleton of Red Springs, who passed the examination before the Supreme Court the first of last month and received license to prac tice law, came to Lumbertoi last week to locate and he and County Attorney E. J. Britt have formed a copartnership under the firm name c; Britt & Singleton. Mr. Britt is well r.rd favorably known all over thia section of the State and Mr. Singleton if fortunate jn entering the practice ! law under such favorable con ditions. War Claims Will be Paid Lumber Bridge Church in li8t. Washington Special, 3d, to Wilming--ton Star. After being defeated every year for a quarter of a century, the war claims bill passed both houses of Con gress today and will be signed by the President tomorrow. Anions: the North Carolina items in the bill, the trustees o f the. Pres byterian church at Lumber Bridge are to receive ? 1,800. Preparing for County Commencement Prof. J. R. Poole says interest ia fast growing in the county com mencement which will be held here Friday, April 9. The following com mittee which will arrange examina tion blanks for those wha finish the seventh grade and high school work, will meet here Saturday for the pur pose of completing the blanbs: Messrs. R. F. Mosley, M. C. McLeod, M. K. Meadows; Misses Ethel Gib son, Mamie Avent, Margueritte Town--end, Annie Jones. Washington dispatch, 3d: A joint resolution enlarging the power of the I resident to deal with vessel, sus ptcted of violating neutrality by maktnr the ports of the United Ftates base of naval operations wis passed tonight by the Houe. It vould authorize the refusal of clear arce except under heavy bond to American ships suspected of loading1 men or supplie. for belligerent war hips and the internment of foreign 'Merchantmen engaging in such traf fic. - . ' ' - Mr. T. S. GreyhercTof McDonalds is a Lumberton . visitortMaT." - 1 X , JS iv-. , 7
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