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VOL XL VII
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, V .3DAY, JANUARY 18, 1917.
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NUMBER 97
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COTTON MILLS PROSPEROUS
iumberton Mills Paid ' 30 ; Percent
Dividends During -Year --Other
.Mills Also Pay Handsome Divi
dends Full .. Time and Business
Good Operatives Have Been Given
.Raise and Living Conditions Have
-Been Improved Officers Re-elect
ed
Work of the legislature I admiral dewey p asses. V
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Doings of the Legislators at Raleigh Spanish War Hero and Ranking Na
; ;.Bill3 of State-Widp Into - I val ' 0fficer of th World News
A bill & itliee Housed $LDeah F Vt&V"
of the Legislature yesterdaylbyS 1 --uh;e;Worii!-fin.of
Chowan-that - wouW gfve the ' rA!fr .N?ttWe " 4 -
entire State stock law. Page intro- . Admiral Dewey, the nation's Span-duced-in,
the-UnnsQ n kjii - om ish warhero and bv nrioritv of crrade
'The old officers of the Lxtmberton any county, in which a maiov-nf tne" ranklnff naval officer of the
nd Dresden - cotton mills were re-' voters so petition to choose mpmhers world, died at his home in ,Wash-
lected at a ; meeting of the stock-
3iolders and directors held in the, of
fices of the mill companies here .yes
terday morning. The officers are:
.president, R. D. Caldwell; " vice-president,
A. W. -McLean; - secretary
treasurer and general manager, H.
"B. " Jennings; 1 assistant secretary-.-treasurer,
F. P. Gray. The regular
.5 per cent quarterly dividend wa3
declai'ed by the Lumberton mill, also
2 peT cent special dividend, mak-ino-
a total of 7 per cent for tb.2
quarter. - This mill declared a 30
per cent lividend during the year.
'The regular 3 per cent quarterly div
idend was declared by the Dresden
mill and a special : 2 per cent divi-.
dend, making 5 per cent in au; -
CUHAL POLICE RETAINED
Zishing : Rural Police " Recall
1. 'Matter Left , in Hands of
y Commissioners Senator
Skeptical About Folks Be
, 'Pavor.: of Lower Taxes
.ngures--Ih Re Emergency
S-U-r Governor. Will Appoint
tjv of Pembroke Road Bond
nd Other Matters v,
Recast in The Robesonian a
"0 t0dav. the bill nTMiUaiiTicr
I f oral I 3HcV for Robeson, which had
peen. j issea. : has been recalled and
BHllZ'
VCc.
wek
of the - countv s eh nol mgton Tuesday in his 80th vear." He
of the people. : Supt. Joyner recom- Hot een conscious since Mon
mends .a snecial comTnissinr, t rumo A general breakdown :accom-
the countv boards. A bill hv Pnh. panied by arterio sclerosis incident
trts of Bunrrvmhp ntiinTi to old age was the cause of . his a 3)ill .':as ben nasspd nllowiTio-
U.ny town Jto amend-its charter at death. The new3 was tflashed--toy cc-r V commissioners to-employ such
will 's to municipal suffrage, es- -wireiess to . American naval - vessels rcz?.i Aite as they may decide are
peciauy wun reierence to vote for ""f - BUV1 " wveri; uj Twgnu .wiui.t. leaves ine matter in
women. A bill - by Cranmer in : the oraers tnat all -Hags be put at naif tcs u retion of the conuty coromis
fienate would hav" Stat banks v- mast. The body will be buriea attsiinetj entirely v -
amined at least twice a year and have Arlington national ' cemetery on ; the l 4tSer,: Frank' Goueh. who came
Virginia shore of the Potnmai rfypr. rhomfiltL!atrdaV a-nA
moters .as well as finances when new 1 Only two other men- Farragut and wt adayliightays that be hasal
banks are organized. A bill by Oates prliave held the rank of : ;theV"t een a" low-tax man and had
of Cumberland would establish" o ta- admiral of the American navy i" and-beea' -borinsrurder the
formatory for youthful criminals at. Civil war days no military; fig- tjlhCipeopIe f of: Robeson are in
the State farm, carrying an appro- ure has neld such a place as Dewey C aois rbf . reducing taxes wherever it
priation from the State prison's earn- 'the affections and admirati?n of ssibJe 'to do'so, but that now
MARIETTA NEWS MATTERS
COTTON AND COTTON SEED V;"
Middling cotton is selling on the
The -directors and stockholders of ; Scales in tbe Senate and Page i& , ,ed 6.2 years of active service. Bis bfr tK v county are not. in- favor of
-rotton mill met-yester.
tiiiy afternoon and re-elected tile old
-officers as follows: president . and
treasurer, H. B. Jennings; Vice
president," A. E. White; secretary and
assistant treasurer, F. P. Gray. The
regular 2 1-2 per cent dividend was
declared, also a. 11-2 percent speci
al dividend, making a total of 4 jer
vent for the quarter.. ... .
The officers reports showed all
"three of these mills running on full
time ana business good. All these
nills "have "been enlarged during the
year, and all the operatives have re
cently lQeen given a 10 per cent raise
In wages. An up:to-date sewerage
system has Taeen' installed .aV-the
-LumbeTton and Dresden mill village,
"known as East Lumberton. The
nTjerative has running
-water and is ' electric-lighted. The
-officials of the mills spare no efforts
In making- tne nomes oi .me
"tives sanitary. The doctors sav they
can ee'fhat the health of the pp-
ratives is Detter .ancew
the House introduced Tuesday , dupli-.-.baptism of fire came in the Civiltwar redttelr texes.r For, he says, when
cate bills to regulate the sale of pro-' turougn wmcn ne served wxtlif jdxs;--, .i$ne&sra. :.jseuers' -and Olivet
Drietarv medicines ' The bill tirovidea tmction. Promotion followed Tromo-: "ad t ssed a bill which in tneir iud-
for the State Department of Health during-the: years following. and 'ment would ; give ample police pro
to nut in the field a State, flrno- in he was a commcdore commandiaer .- tcti X'hf the COUntv and also would
spector and a license tax for the sale Asiatic fleet when the -orders fve jtliecounty at least' $3,000 the
of medicines, scaled on the basis of Capture and destroy the .renetoF?a-fMt;.tF-';i,ecei?ecl-:a, flood of tele
snlesL s for $9.nnn sales $in for fleet , gave him the-' first neucra nf hgrair 3 and letters from all over the
$5,000, $20 for -f 20,000 and $50 f oi hostilities with Spain and sent- Mm r fptniy rprbtesting and asking that
$50,000 sales. . The " bilP eminated into Manila bay for the feat -that e- raral-police be retained. He sa!d
from the State Boarg of Health. t won undying fame and bad far reach-' that and Messrs. Sellers and Oli-
RoTiator WnrreTiiTitfhlnerf' Mils for me effect UDOn the' position of the er wCCSsidered " that" Robeson pnnnfv
1 o-A United States ns h -nJnvlA
chairman of the Corporation Com-: mediately Dewey 'Was advahcedx to for its sheriffand that is ! ribbon and cake! -The club will meet -li v. &ied.to building. These".
mission to investigate and report to . rear; aamrrai- ana tnen Congress;; by I ;rurai policemen amount to;: on Jan. 20th with Misses Scarboro uieper raie man
School. Progressing -. Nicely G. W.l local market today for lfii-A cert
CInb Meets Personal Mention - the pound. Seed 80 cents the busheLi
Correspondence of The Robesonian. ;
Marietta, Jan. 17 Mr. J. S. Oli- BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS
ver and son, Master. Hal, returned to ' , .
Raleigh Monday night after spendig aii vU ti --.:-.-
a fcw days at home. Mrs. J. L. oi L anks ln town wm "
Hays , has returned froni Raleigh, uhd atmo?row' adversary of Lee'a . ; r
where she spent some time visiting 7.V '
relatives. Mr. L. M. Oliver and Mr. Wilma, 4-year-o!H daughter of
Paul Oliver spent one day last week D' and Mrs. W. L. Grantham, is 3e-
in Dillon. Mrs. W. H. Over and nously iU with pneumonia following
Mr. Benjamin.. Oliver returned to measles.
Raleigh last week. Mr. D. E. Oliver Messrs: W, F. French and Ira i '
and family expect to move this week Bullard left last evening for the
to Sellers, S. C, where Mr. Oliver West to buy mules for their sales '
has a position. We are sorry in- stables. , -
deed to lost them from our commun- West-bound Seaboard train No. -
ity. Mr. P. C. Henley has moved 19, due here at 7-15 a rn
Se0l t0T7yie -,hiS -r,'-Mr- 3 ydayn :
Henley and family will live on his gine trouble. ? '
father's farm. Mrs. D. J. Oliver r: , . ' : '
spent a part of last week in Lum- ml" f : m De1S?UCd l0I lhe '
berton having dental work done. S"2aie5 .S J and An, .
Miss Mary Fage left Tuesday for "TP- nJlzr Al . Maw -' :
Georgia after spending some time v"c 5 Citanion- - - ' - -
at home,. James, small son of . Mr. and -
I do not agree with Messrs. Edens Mrs- f: .V Townsend, is sick with .
and Harrelson in regard to the "two appendicitis at the home of his par- '
bad 'bills". It seems that they have er-ts Water street ; . ; -
soon one side onlyr Mr. D.-E. Oliver of R. 1 from
Oar school is progressing nicely. Marietta was a Lumberton visitor '
We have enrolled 114 pupils and do- Tuesday. Mr. Oliver and family will
ing good. work. move at an early date to Sellers. S.
The G. W. club met on last Sat- C. . . ,
urday with Mrs. T. C. Parham. Sev- Mr. Murphy McLean has accept
en , members were present, visitors ed a position in the office of Mr
one The guests engaged in fancy W. W. Davis, general freight and
work .for a while, then they had a passenger agent of the V. & C. &
very interesting contest ; Miss Scar- Ry. Co. He began work last week. '
boro won the prize. Dainty refresh- m, mi,R , .. , . ..w
ments were served,; fruit salad serv-' iaT2t Ti
ed in orange baskets, tied with pink "nnr.iv.r XT"? If",J
atreVom "has been installed.
conditions at all the mills was re-
There "has teen talk of .another - f m the union.
. mi . n.:Sm ..no-rctoon that l uie i . i a . vai v. irowm :
imlll, buv ji . uuuviu.--- - i ... Auuuiej urn uj- iiuicut
the nevt. Legislature .on the State's special act, made him admiral of the thel only . - sDecial nrotection
taxation -system with recommenda-, navy, a grade that died; with ! him.: nt " -i as deputies to patrol the
tions; also a bill to provide for per- - " Since 1900 he had been on dutyat ini. adjacent to the South Caro
manent adequate stockades at the . the Navy Department as president of , I . Kner -and ; two deputies for this
State farm for all convicts vacating the .general boards .-cbnstantii:v.;;iiA.I;Iltseere 'aUowed'the sheriff in
the central prison for some - other touch with all activities of . the navy i tl;3 billthey - passed; - that from a
purpose.- Senator Allen offered a advisor 0f secretaries . and "a mighty :fcial; standpoint they could, not
bill to -provide '-for a reformatory for champion .of a greater - fleet. Year t see .the necessity - for the sheriffs
ayward women at tne -ceiicrai year jwic -Keiierm, ooara urgea w-e.vvw014" ww tuuniy,ome o,-
ate's nrison ' ' ; the building of -more ships than Con-t9c3 aearaeording-to the follow-
W;
State!
introdueed a bill to " gress would agree to, s until at the . W f igHieS f rom the auditor's office
oYTTvTTfi h Stat livoro lawhv mak- last, session o Grreat buildina' Proprami - : Cost of . Rural Policemen .
ing three years separation ground" based upon its recommendations was ."tniun;rpolimen-;arepaid;; $75
tv AUrn-rna a triirino on the. finally adopted. ' " v , - 1 the month each. : Accordine to rec-
.imn!c th at there he n - children v i ' i.n " " ti'"' r org? In- the" bff ice f the .county aud-
by- re- . - i J. 5f.enaipg; a.oout tne --first oi tne
outlook for semiring machinery Is Pot QUest, would forbid the employment Boston Man Spills Sensational Lah
"favorable tiow ano.wai, it, v jof ? children : to acif as agents ioi,w-j. ,a v"-
before 'another; mut isi
r-raTih .mTiT telenhone -comnanies-f irrl1oewt Uificvals
. ' vT;.'m I'nttnn iiimi - i trtrj. ,
JPntinn Mill
At the quarterly, meeting o fte
directors of the National Cotton Mill
'Co., held ot- the 4th mst. the regur
lar 5 per cent dividend --was , de
JK, PTh. reoort of . the officers
showed that the mill was running on
To(mf -frh-m 'rfrivino-inotoTe . ! Thos-W. T.awson.rf
cars wnen unaer.xne mxiuenceoi; u-,-uwuu j.ina.nciii - pianger ui - jooston, "ri'"'" - Vuuu.uu
ouor or drugs. :- ' - J haled before the. House of Congress Maxton Pd. y $1425.00, Rec 466.74
Hon. Wm. -J. Bryan and Secretary " Rules emmittee to tell what he knew Rowland; Pd. - 1425.09, Rec. $331.62
of the Navy Daniels, who were in or had heard about a stock" market oppiga Pd. $1425.00, Rec. 336.44
ard Cherry,
RECORDER'S COURT
the usual -charge for other, rooms at
tne nospitai. . :.
Mr. R. A. McLean moved bia law
oiiice yesterday from the second
Raleigh .Monday, both declined mvi- leax: on president v nson's peace
tations to address the : Legislature, note - jar pe punisnea, declared - Mon
full time, both day and night. - An DOth finding it impossible accept, day that the Congressman who told
mill was enlarged, quhu . Big Koad Biu introoucea rum a apmet oincer, a senator ana
,or nd the. operatives were given a wii nroViding for an $800,000 .? a banker were engaged in a stock-
a raise in " wages during the iasl road fund, to be provided fby, a sale gambling pool was Representative
St. Paul Pd."
$1425.0D, Rec. $423.45
$1425.00, Rec. $382.65
:year.
CROP XIEN LEGISLATION
Tarmers' Union Committee and; Gov.
Bkkett Agree on Asking Legisla
' ture to' Limit Time Pfices
Governor Bickett and the execu
tive committee of the State Farm
ers' Union reached an geew
Totals. $8850.00 - $2776.73
Nbter Total costs $8850.00 "
: Less fees 2776.73
of State bonds and be issued to Henry, chairman of the committee
counties and townshins desiring, to bet ore .which he was haled.' Lawson
construct highways was introduced sprung one sensation after another.
$6073.27.
Net" loss - - ' : . $5073.27
"TV. xi.:- m.VJvt.-"-r 4.vi- xv. v-iv;-x ' Sheriff 'a ialawlft- mnntiSi - R1K1 9K
of Pitt. 'Counties or townships bor-y:ref erred to was Secretary McAdoo; ' . " : - - t r
rowing from the fund to be, provided that the banker, was H. Pliney Fiske Total- costs rural police . -
would -be allowed money at 5. per of New York; that he knew the Sen- -.and fhenff 19 months $12224.52
,J thorphv flntomaticallv. re- ator onl vbv the initial "O": that .: It ; is interesting to note in this
Watches Looked So Tempting He florof the Weinstein. building, Elm ?
Could Not Resist4 Months On V lv secona noor of the :-
r j nil. y-i I Carl vie hmMini, ITiftl. rf.A :
Pnnr months on tiro mails nog the I the Freeman Printine. vcomDanv's -
sentence imposed upon John- White, Place of bnsmess. . A ... . .
colored, by Recorder E. M. Britt yes- Mr. D. R. Rhodes, who lives near "
terday fpr stealing two watches from Barnesville, was a Lumberton visi- r
4-Vta cfn nf V 'M Vtitrtre VViTta tor" thla tnnmiTTiF M 17kAAo
OWl. VX AUA. A. XIX. juikko. tixixwi ... w xux . MXftWB UAA '
. , . ... . ... , , , I I, . ... . . 1 ..
mean Eniiitv wT tne cnarjre : ana ae-i hvibe who mm nernans ine oiaesi
clared. the watches look'ed so tempt- woman in the county, Mrs;. Nancy r
ing" when he saw them lying on topi Barne3, who; will be 112 years eld
f a show case in the store he could I on tne.Zbth or this month. - v .. .:-
not resist, John has -been on the -i-Mr. -C. C. McNeill." a nromisin?.
neara mere- was . a warrvant issueat jrteisllMlujig Co.,-Saitzer. W. Va
1 T -X -l.l,r Irnir,!, I " - -I . -, , -
of the gang and told him he wa3 in I follows -have been "'received here: -"
wuume auu wouicu vw nwift v air. ana.xurs. nenry xtuiton Stanton
. Ed Evans, colored, was also before! announce "the marnaee '- of - their
the recorder, yesterday afternoon on daughter Lucile Pearl to Mr. Mai com '
the -charge of abandonment.- The E.-. Watson on Tuesday the sixteenth
case was dismissed - till Saturday 0f January nineteen hundred and sev- "
after the evidence had been - given enteen. Red Springs. North Carolina.
bv witnesses. - I The .Tananese otieretta. "Princess.
Frank Edwards, colored, wa3 given Chrysanthemum" will ' be given Fri- .
a hearing Monday on the charge of day evening. January 19th- at the
stealing "potatoes. The evidence was' opera house. Miss Irene McLeod,
circumstantial ana prayer ior juag
ment .was continued upon payment of
cost. - ..
Bryan Addresses Anti'Saloon League
Legislation Wanted
Wm.-J. Bryan delivered an ad
dress before the North Carolina Anti-Saloon
league in Raleigh Monday.
Other speakers included - J"udge
Weaklev of Alabama. . Mr. ' Bryan
. 3a:"d that it was impossible at that
..rtoir honils in 41 vears. The Paul M. Warburc of the Federal Re-i connection the cost of -recorders
! ooa. rx,mO1 cnnnl-cr $400,000 fund s?erve board, had knowledge of the courts for the same period, Lumber-
tfra x w , . uiaro tt, u" - -r- - r . .-; . : . .. . " " . - . j?..x .x 5 x. j r
Tuesday tn- 'Vrop- lien" legislation twice each year under the provision leak machinery; that Mrs. Ruth j ion aistnci paying us recoraer
ATI .fii c,irht in the ' Leeisla-. .... Din. - . 'eTlo-9i interested include: - T.. Visconti of Washino-ton told him a-month, Maxton district $65, Row-
i.f: " . v.0ttfl a Stat hoard of charitv ! Seeretarv Tumultv'received his bit": land and Red Springs districts $50
It wll not provide for abolition ar4 public welfare for the present ' that Count von Bernstorf f, German each, Fairmont and StPaul districts
OT tne CrOU lieu iawi.u r- OCa.W5 uuaiu VI uuuiy , miuuv,. , xx...u.uuu.v.Vx,. .-v.i i... - vu x . - , - - -- v, . . , .
e.x L.v fi:a Vt inyalid if more v. n anointed hv the Gov- mor - made $2,000,000 in the stock Recorder's Statement for 19 Months time to address a joint session of
han 10 ner cent in excess of cash ernor.'and to appropriate $20,000 for market; and mention a list " of., Lumberton Pd. $1425.00, Rec. $865.00 the branches of .the Legislature, as
iriis is cLSed; that no landlord woriTif Ss Lard providing l well-known men whom - he thought Maxton Pd. 1235.00,Rec. 901.26 he had been invited to do, but that
; TL nSlies to a tenant can -g nwt Voters to vote in the een- should be questioned. v Rowland Pd. 950.00, Rec. ; 871.35 he might return for, that " purpose
haree in excess of 10 per cent above eral eiections-r to regulate manner r : Secretary . McAdoo denounced Law- Red Springs Pd. 950.00, Rec. 497.55 later. - In his annual report to tne
anrices- that banks or individ-i of blishin rW not statement connecting him with , Fairmont Pd. 665.00, Rec. 773.05 league, presented at this- meeting,
aslr prices, tnat - u-ju - "OI. l???u5irnr !!S1 . i o.:,. u.v o - b,tJZ h- 9 St. Paul Pd. 665.00.Rec. 674.60 Rnnt. R. L.. Davis said when he be-
nals mav-auvance cwn. i . papers, iixuig. rates iu boiu,c xiv me .caa dx..x.ciCoj , .- . . r . -i.Tj.xi,
r T make croos and charge in lieu of Jordance with request of , committee Mr, Henry and Mr. Tumulty : also - . z - came superintendent of the -North
..omakescrops ana ciia vwiiLw f, Totals " $5890.60 $4583.41 Carolina leasrue 10 years ago there
-TitoresT. ill Tier-cent cwuuuwivi ot aiaie rress asautiauun, uxfxiKiv ,&vxvux. v.lu . ttUu .vub- -1 . . . ... ' . : . - , . .
"that credit unions may charge mem- operation of . an yprivate hospitals the matter. 1
Toers for whom loans are secured 10 f or insane except such as shall be The committee has been empower--per
cent commission in lieu of inter- licensed by; the State; dmend Revis-s ed to employ counsel and ... expert
st The conference was in Gover- aj relating to" payment of costs in stock exchange accountants, and yes--nor
Bickett'3 off ice. and action was t cases removed from ' one county to terflay it temporarily halted, its hear
imanimous , . i another, the t county in which ,t the ings to consider what lawyer should
- 1 raso originated to bear the expense;
German Raider ' Has Been Working to change the practice as to sum
Havoc on Entente Allied Shipping rnonihg expert witnesses s? 'th'-t par
A German commerce raider has t ties to litigation must appear be
teen working havoc in, the Atlantic ; f ore the judge at' least 10 days be
ocean on Entente allied shipping. Befcre the trial and make application
.tween - the Azores islands and the . f 0r expert witnesses, the judge to
South' American coast during the pe-j have discretion as to summoning hot
nod from uecemoer .u "xj ymii o iui such jj.x.x7v.o,
10 at least 13 vessels ten " British he shall also tax the cost within his
'steamers, a Japanese steamer and two5 discretion; to empower the Governor
Trench sailing craft were captured to apply -as- much as- $25 of the
by the "raider, and it is presumed r earnings of any convict within a
that mo3t of them were sunk. ytar to ' dependents in cases where
. ' ' , the -convict served 6 months or more,
'Widow of Late N. A. Brown Appoint- . good? behavior ? of Ithe convict tobe
ed Postmistress at Red Springs- considered; assist in the eradication
A Hisnatch from Washington states i of cattle tick m this ; State witiim 3
that yesterday Mrs. Annie K. Brown years by appropriating $20y000 to
was recommended by Kepresentaxivc
Godwin for postmistress fet Red
Springs to suceed her late husband, N.
A. Brown.' Patrons of - the of f ice pe
titioned for her appointment.-
be sought to direct its broadening in
auiry. No new developments ; since
the first hearing. r
Note : : Total fines received " $2056.36 were3 dry States and - six million
to school funds.
$5890.00 Total Costs ;
4583.41 Total Receipts
$1306.59 Net Los3
- $2056.36 Fines
. 1306.59 Less net loss
neonle in dry territory, and that now
there are 23 dry States and sixty-five
teacher of expression at the Lumber?
ton graded school will take the role -of
Princess Chrysanthemum, support- "
ed by Md, D.F. Holloway as .bmperor; .
Abner Nash as Prince So-tru; Rudolph
Thompson as Prince So-sli;- and a .
f 11U1 U9 11 Will 1UC XI1USXW UCpaiilUCUk
The prices will be 50c general ad-""
mission and 25 cents for school cluT- .
dren. The proceeds will go to the
piano fund. " v.
Colored Convict Escaped and Was
Arretted hv TrutAr
Mr. J. W. Glover, keeper of chain '
gang No. 2, was a Lumberton visitor
yesterday afternoon. Mr. Glover told
a Robesonian reporter about the es-
I X T 1 Tvl.n.-.
cape miu in est ui xvajmuiiu uxuwviv
ing. Johnson left the gang early in
4-Vi e nTArnmiv and -it wfia IwA-hnnM
later when he wa3 arrested in a bay
j by Coot Thompson, colored, a .trusty
$ 749.77 Gams if fines went to
fo VTAH 7Hi-l anil I unrinWn- Mnl wards salanes.
i,iav. v"' -x. x-"-. - , , . I ".. ' .t?X :
Married Here" -'solvent costs inciuaed m tni3 1 ciaer; proniDit posesiuu w
- Miss-Grace Foster of Maxtor -r'nt. ' than half gallon of liquor for .any
Mr. Lacy McL. Thrower of laurin-i" : Re Emergency Road Bill. J purpose; confiscation, ot automoues
1 , . 1 xl.- . l - CX V. .n., 4-TL.-X V. n n-rtA -.-.cnA in illanll 4TO TT C 1 f nf llOTIOr TrO-
our j? ' were mamea m me oiiice ui r oioi,ur,uuuKu mjo mai. ouu ( uocu xi ui&. VxUUU.v 1 . z .
. - , ' . I ,r, i i ' am T r.l1 1 rT i. 1. T ; Jw.bA.MAN. .nil HviTilr
Register, of Deeds M..- W. -Floyd to-; nepresentauves unver ;ana - oenera niDit jjuuuc uiuuncuucsa ouu
. . . . i . .j. T 1 T , 1 Pl.l. .wh.kifiAii
nave Deen censured ior passmg a 0111 mg; create a otate jnuiuuiuuu
the; mission. . ....
million people in dry territory. . The convict. When Thompson approach-
league raised duritr gthe pa3t year ed . Johnson he (Johnson)' .was about
A S , jvx or A A T I , . i t , i m
$,u ana is now in ueot uv. xjc&- j ready to maxe a aasn, wnen inoinp--islation
is wanted in this State now tB0JL drew a pack of cigarets. front,
he 'said, as follows: Cut out liquor, his pocket and threatened to shoot,
in clubs; stop liquor , advertising in Johnson thought the cigarets wax
the State? nrohibit delivery " and re- a nistol and stonned- When arrested '
jceipt; stop sale of wine and hard , Johnson . was wet .and cold, havihir
a:d - in ' cooperative work- bv Federal
and State departments of agriculture.-
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day about noon, Mayor A. E. White
officiating. Only a few people wit
nessed the marriage. r v O ; "
(Continued ; on page 4)
Mr. W. C. Reynolds, air expert
automobile machinist of . Columbia, S.
C, has taken charge of the - repair
denartment of the Lumberton Motor
Car Co. Mr. J. V. Williamson,: who
had had charge of. that department
for several months, has been, trans
ferred to the sales department. Mr.
Reynolds will move his family here
at an early date.' ' ; -
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emergency, roaa diu anowmg tne
county commissioners to borrow $10,
000 to build a road (understood to
be from Rowland to Lumbertgn).
This bill is printed below and it will
be seen . that no. road-is designated,
that , the matter of applying the mon
ey, the commissioners may borrow Js
a matter entirely with the commis
sioners. When the county's members
(Continued on page ; 4)
New Hotel a Winner
This reporter has. heard a. number
of traveling men making remarks
about Lumberton's new hoteB The
Torraine recently and-the remarks
have all been very favorable ' indeed.
Mr. Crabtree, proprietor of the ho
tel, reports very satisfactory busi
ness. . A good many more traveling
I people spend nights here since the
new hotel was opened. .
waded in water tip to his waist. . He
had served . two months ' of , an S-
months' sentence for larceny., . . ;
At Kinston Saturday, ' shortly, af
ter noon, a masked person, suppos
ed to be a woman, jumped upon tne
running board of the auto in. which
J. F. Taylor, president ; of the Kin-
ctnn ontton mills, had part oi tne
nav. Toll for mill hands, and took
from him $1,700 after a struggle in
which the bandit beat Taylor with a
pistoL Sidney French, the driver or
the machine, was arrested on suspic-
ion UI CUUipiltlt. x xic luviK. '
found Tuesday hidden under . tn
heme of a brother of French, bnt no
1 suspicion attaches ' to him. . .- -1 -
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