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VOL. XLVHI LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY. MARCH 5, 1917. NUMBER
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ARMED NEUTRALITY
MEASURE FAILS
MAY VOTE FOR ROAD BOARD
12 Senators Defied Will of
Majority in Congress and
Denied President Power to
Arm American Merchant
Ships to Meet German
Submarine Crisis Mani
festo Places Blame.
Washington Dispatch, March 4.
Twelve senators, led by Senator
LaFollette and encouraged by ten
ntnr Stone. Democratic chairman of
iiip foreign relations committee, in
a filibuster denounced by President
"Wilson's spokesman as the most rep
rehensible in the history of any civil
ized nation, defied the will of an ov
erwhelming majority in Congress up
to the last minute today and denied
to the President a law autnorizing
him to arm American merchant ships
to meet the German submarine men.
ace.
Unyielding throughout 26 hours
of continuous session to appeals that
their defiance of the President would
be humiliating to the country; un
compromising in a crisis described to
them as the most serious to the na
tion since the War Between the
States, LaFollette and his group of
!NTmorters refused a majority of
their colleagues an opportunity to
vote on the armed neutrality bill and
it died with the SixtyTfourth Congress.
To iix responsiomiy Deiore xne
country, 76 senators, 30 Republicans
and 45 Democrats, signed a mani
festo proclaiming to the world that
they favored passage of the meas
ure. This declaration, embodied in the
record of the Senate., referred to the
fact that the House Tuesday night
lhad passed a similar bill by a vote
of 403 to 13, and also recited that
the Senate rule permitting unlimited
debate irave a small minority oppor
tunity to throttle the will of the ma
jority. The text of the manifesto is
as follows:
"Th maioritv of United States sen
ators favored the passage of the
Senate bill authorizing the President
of the United States to arm, Ameri
can merchant vessels, a similar bill
having already passed the House by
a vote of 403 to 13.
"Under the rules of the Senate al
lowing debate, it appears to be im
possible to obtain a vote previous to
noon, March 4, 1917, when this ses
sion of Congress expires. We desire
the statement entered unon the rec
ord to establish the fact that the
Senate favored tie legislation and
would pass it if a vote could be ob
tained.
Thirteen senators 'declined to sign
the declaration, but one senator, Pen
rose, Republican, of Pennsylvania,
announced that he would have voted
for the bill had opportunity been of
fered him. The 12 who went on re
with the 13 members of the
House against granting to President
Wilson the authority in the crisis
were; u
'Those Who Filibustered.
Republicans Clapp, Minnesota;
Cumffungs, Iowa; Gronna, North Da
kota; Kenyon, Iowa; LaFollette. Wis
consin; Norris, Nebraska; Works,
Calif ornia 7. '
Democrats Kirby, Arkansas; Lane,
Oregon; O'Gorman, New York; Stone,
Missouri; Vardaman, Mississippi 5.
Associated with them in opposition
to the armed neutrality bill were the
following 13 representatives who vot
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Amendment to Bond Issue Bill Will
Allow People to Vote for Road
Commissioners Chance to Serve by
Preventing Pernicious Legislation
oenaie otes to Adjourn Tomor
row Night
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
naieign, march 4 I will -nr.
have time to write you today (Sun
day). I have promised to talk to the
Sunday school at Selma and will not
be back before night.
This has been a busy week, night
and day sessions. -Some good laws
have been passed and. in mv hnmhle
judgment, some wholly impracticable.
I have received a number of re
quests that the folks of our r.mmt.v
be allowed 'to vote for road commis
sioners at the same time they vote on
the bond issue. This is entirelv sat
isfactory with myself and both mem
bers of the House. We found we
could amend our law, allowing this,
and have passed an act to this ef
iect. I find a man can be of as much
service to his State preventing the
METHODIST CHURCH
DEDICATED SUNDAY
Bishop Kilgo Dedicated Chestnut
Street Church Yesterday . and
Preached Two Wonderful Sermons,!
GREAT DAY FOR METHODISTS
House Was Filled to Overflowing at I
luuramg service and Large Crowd
Braved Downpour to Hear the
Bishop Last Night V
Chestnut Street Methodist church
was dedicated yestenday morning by
Bishop Jno. C. Kilgo at the conclus
ion of a wonderful sermon in which"
he . held up to scorn and ridicule the
new movements that seek to substi
tute organization and business meth-1
ods tor the true religion of undivided
devotion to Jesus Christ, and last
evening he preached another wonder--f
ul sermon in which with fine sar-i
passage of bills as . trying to pass casm he blasted the claims of the
untried measures. In last nie-ht's
session I am. glad to say I took the
lead in defeating a bill that if pass
ed would have cost the manufactur
ers" of buggies, wagons, etc., hundreds
of thousands of dollars, and anoth
er bill that would have prevented
honest working girls from making
their own support: their places where
employed would have had to be filled
by men and boys.
Wish I had time to write more.
Senate passed a resolution to adjourn
iuesday night. 1 don't thmk we can
get through. I intended going home
last night, but a roll call to ascer
tain who would remain until the fall
of the president's gavel was asked
by him (President of the Senate).
I have not yet learned how to show
scientists and universities that, civ
ilization depends upon so-called kul-1
tur and with stirring eloquence, mov
ing pathos and unanswerable logic,
proved that leadershiD alwavs has
been with the Church of God and her !
prophets.. . .
It was the greatest day in the hisc
tory of Chestnut Street church and
a great day for all who were privil
eged to hear the bishop. At the
morning service the church and Sun-:
day school room were filled to over-.
flowing, and in spite of the downpour
of rain last evening just at the hour
for service, a large congregation
gathered.
At the conclusion of the morning
sermon the trustees of the church
A. E. White. W. H. Hnmnlirpv. f!.
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BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS
BISHOP J. C. KILGO
who preached (at Chestnut Street Methodist church yesterday and last
evening, dedicating the church at the morning service.
the "white feather", so I shall, as the'B- Townsend, N. P. Andrews and G
servant of my people, remain until
wa adjourn.
FRANK GOUGH.
TEACHERS MET SATURDAY
Many Members of Robeson Teachers'
Association Gathered for Meeting
Address by Prof. N. W. Walker
Special Features of the Day
Perhaps never was a more inter
esting and instructive meeting of the
Robeson teachers association held
than was the one held here Saturday.
In spite of the threatening clouds
and bad roads around 150 of the 160
teachers of the -county were here for
the meeting,' which was ' held in th'e
auditorium of the new high school
building. . I
The meeting was called to order at
11:15 a. m. by Supt. J, R. Poole.
Devotional exercises were conducted
by Rev. Dr. G. E. Moorehouse, pas
tor of the Presbyterian church. Dr.
Moorehouse made an instructive talk
on the importance of knowledge and
wisdom. He told of men who had
knowledge in abundance, but were
a failure m lite lor lack ot wisdom
He declared that while knowledge is
verv essential, wisdom is the pnnci
pal necessitv after all. He declared
that people should get all the knowl
edge possible and then .seek wisdom
to use it.
After Dr. Moorehouse had finished
his splendid address a vocal solo by
Miss Marjorie Russell of Lumbertoii
was greatly enjoyed. This was fol
lowed by a quartet by Misses Hazel
Carlyle, Miriam Weinstein, Margaret
Pope and Christine Gower.
The main feature of the meeting
was an address by Prof. N. W. Walk
er, State Inspector of high schools.
He was introduced by Supt. R. E.
Sentelle of the Lumberton graded
and high school.
Before getting to his subject, Prof.
Walker took occasion to make some
M. Whitfield gathered at the rhan-
cel rail for the formal service of ded
ication. Rev. J. H. Hall of Rockiner-
ham, presiding elder of the Rock-
mgnam district, read the first Scrip
ture lesson, from Gen. 28, verses 10
to 22; Rev. Dr. W. B. North, pastor of
the church, read the second lesson,
from Heb. 10, verses 12 to 25; Mr.
C. B. Townsend read the presentation
for the board of trustees, and Bishop
Kilgo read the formal acceptance and
delivered a few words of earnest
counsel to the trustees of the church
property. He cautioned them always
t oremember that it is the house of
God, set aside for prayer and wot-
"ship.; Christ drove those who polbit-
was comfortably filled. Manv at
tended both services from, near-by
towns and the country.
Special Music . ,
Special music was prepared for the
occasion and it was superb. The
first anthem was "Praise Ye the
Lord, Oh Jerusalem", by Maunder,
Mrs. Junius J. Goodwin, soloist; sec
ond anthem, after the first prayer,
Lilt Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates",
by Ashford, Mrs. H. H. Anderson
soloist; and as offertory Mrs. B. W.
rage, choir leader, sang "The Voice
in the Wilderness" (text from Isa
iah), by John Prindle Scott. In pri
vate conversation after service last
evening Bishop Kilgo said that the
church was to be congratulated on
having such a splendid choir.
At the morning service Rev. Dr.
R, B. John, president of Carolina col
lege' of Maxton, was among the vis
DR. S. B. ROZIER PASSES
ed the temple by making 4t -apTaT&ei Iters and read the second hymn. Rev.
for barter and trade by driving them
out like dogs. The house of God,
re declared, is not the proper place
for Christmas trees, or for any oth
er entertainments, right and proper
as they may be be m the proper place,
Protestant children are irreverent, he
said, and. do not as a rule have the
proper reverence for the house of
God, dfifering in this respect from
Catholic children, who have such pro
found reverence for the church that
they keep quiet when within its walls,
and Catholic churches are left open
at all hours and are never desecrat
ed. He charged the trustees to keen
the church building for God. The
bishop pronounced the solemn sen
tence of dedication while the congre
gation stood, after which he led in
prayer. The service was closed im
mediately thereafter with the singing
of the doxology.
Servieis were not held in - othe?
churches of the town lat evening in
order to stive their pastors and mem
bers opportunity to hear Bishop Kil
go, and though the heavy rain that
came at the hour for service kept
many away, the body of the church
L. E. Stacy of Shelby, a member of
the Western North Carolina confer
ence, who is a guest at the home of
his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. H. E. Stacy, delivered a Sunday
school address yesterday morning.
In Thursday's Robesonion will be
published reports of Bishop Kilgo's
sermons, which it is impossible to
handle for today's paper.
Bishop Kilgo arrived Saturday
night from his home in Charlotte
and was a guest at the home of May
or and Mrs. A. E. White. He left
for Charlotte this morning.
Close of Long and Useful Career
Came at Fayetteville Saturday
For Many Years One of Best Known
Physicians of Robeson Funera1
lhis Morning Other Deaths
T-m CI T T ' .
o. d. cozier, ior ou years a
prominent physician of Robeson coun
ty, died at his home. Dick street.
Jf ayetteville, Saturday afternoon at
3 o'clock, after 10 days' illness. De
ceased is survived by ten children
seven daughters, Mrs. Mollie R. Nor-
ment of Lumberton, Mrs. A. A.
Bethune of Lumberton, R. 1, Mrs.
Rosa Lytch of Rowland, Mrs. Sallie
McRae of Washington, D. C, and
Misses Dora, Minnie and Fannie, who
lived with their father and three
sons, Dr. R. G. Rozier of Lumberton.
Mr. S. B. Rozier, Jr., of St. Paul and
Mr. J. B. Kozier, who lives at Fay
exxevuie. - -
The remains were brought to Lum-
: a ji . .
uercon tnis morning and taken to
the family buryiner ground about 4
miles from town on the Maxton road,
wi?ere a brief funeral service was
conducted by Rev. I. P. Hedeneth
of Lumberton, pastor of Saddletree
Baptist church, of which deceased had
long been a loyal member. The pall
bearers were: active, Messrs. Q. T.
Williams, C. B. Townsend, K. M
Yesterday was like summer and
today feels like winter.
License has been issued for the '
marriage of Marvin Arnett and Ha
Thompson; Jesse Shepherd and Eliza
Ross.
Mayor A. E. White married a
colored couple on the court house
square about 3 of the clock yesterday
afternoon.
Sheriff R. E. Lewis has turned
the 1916 tax books over to the town
ship collectors and those who have
not paid will be looked after at once.
Mr. Lester B. Townsend has ac
cepted a position in the insurance de
partment of the Planters Bank &
Trust Co.
Register of Deeds M. W. Floyd
sold 44 marrriage licenses during the
month cf February, which is consid
ered a good month's matrimonal bus
iness for this season.
The Alfred Rowland chapter of
the U. D. C. will meet Saturday af
ternoon. March 10th. 3:30 with Mi
Kuby ihompson. All members are
urged to be present.
"I never saw a town grow like
Lumberton has grown during the last
few years," was the remark of a
Lumberton visitor from another Rob
eson county town Friday.
Mr. J. Blacker left yesterday for
the North to buy spring stock for the
firm of Blacker Bros. Mesdames J.
and M. Blacker and Master Leonard
Blacker accompanied him and will
spend two weeks North visiting rel
atives. Miss Lola Mitchell of Baltimore,
Md., arrived Saturday nierht and will
be with Miss Amelia Linkhauer as
trimmer in the Style shop, the new
millinery store opened up by Miss
Linkhauer in the McNeill building,
Elm street.
Ex-Senator Geo. B. McLeod re
turned Saturday night to Washing
ton, D. C, after spending a few day3
here on business. Mr. McLeod says,
he is not holding any government
position but is in Washington on
other business.
The local Western Union Tele
graph Co.'s office here is soon to be
remodeled and new fixtures put in.
The work is expected to begin about
April 1. The office of the Southern
Bell Telephone company has already
been remodeled and enlarged.
Mr. M. A. Odum has resigned
the position he held at Farmville, Va,
and returned last week to the home
of his father, Mr. E. Odum, on R.
1 from Buie. He will go the first of
April to Atlantic City, where he has
accepted a job at bookkeeping.
Miss Josephine Breece returned
Saturday evening from a 2-weeks'
trip to .Baltimore and New York to
churchase millinery for her store on
Elm street. Miss Reva Hamilton,
who was with Miss Breece last season
and who accompanied her to New
York, arrive dlast night.
Mr. C. W. Smith, who lives on
Dr. R. S. Beam, local eye, ear,
nose and throat specialist, left Sat
unday night for Philadelphia, Pa.,
where he will spend two weeks at
tending the clinics of that city. i
The following Lumberton people
are attending the inauguration of
President Wilson at Washington to
day: Mr. and Mrs. A. W. McLean,
Mis3 Mattie McLean, Mayor and Mrs.
A. E. White, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Good
win, Messrs. Jas. D. Proctor, J. B.
Bowen, D. H. Shaw and W. W. Da-
VIS. -V'i--
remarks about the high school work
ed arrainst the House bill Thursday! in the State. "It was during the
night: ' year 1907", he said, "that the State
Republicans Benedict, California; Department of Education undertook
Carv. Wisconsin: Coooer. Wisconsin; to furnish hierh schools for the boys
Davis. Minnesota: Helgezen, North and p-irls. Before that time there
Dakota; T.indberch. Minnesota: Nel- were no hierh schools for the rank
con, Wisconsin; Stafford, Wisconsin; and file of the boys and girls of the
Wilson, Illinois 9. State to attend after they finished
TeTYwifrata Decker, v Missouri; the elementary work. There are now
Shackleford, Missouri; Sherwood, 213 State high schools in North Car
nil in ? nlina and four of these are in Rob
Socialist London, New York. eson county." He continued: "The
Afpmlfr Sitrnino- Manifesto. Legislature of 1919 will be asked to
Tho 7R senators who signed the Dut upon the statute books the best
manifesto were: piece of educational legislation ever
Democrats Ashurst, Bankhead, adopted by any of the Southern
Bryan, Beckham, Broussard, Cham- States. This statute will define the
erlain, Chilton, Fletcher, Hardwick, work of the high schools and colleges
Hitchcock, Hollis, Hughes, Hustings, and then the State will only recog
James. Johnson of South Dakota; nize those colleges that accept boys
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Uronv Kicrli school course after finish
. SUPERIOR COURT ins- the elementary, or 7th grade,
'r- work". , . .
2-Weeks' Term Closed After 5 Days After these preliminary remarks
ir-ii r t v t. Flnvd Holds t.Tia sneaker beeran his address on the
"Mother Cm Bubjert of "Education and Democra
umer yases tLii vr coid in cart: The biggest
. Alter f. ays me iw , : e v" St.ate is engaged in to
ot superior court iui . - v the one that most vitally
XrnooTand" Judge Geo7w: Con- concerns' the nation as a whole is .the
aiternoon ana juuge . , the hovs and erirls.
nor left Saturday morning - ; fnr
nome at wuson. . , , v i t n innctriei nf nur
... . . t T Anion I nraot nrnniniTiiin wavo " --f
published in inursaays nZit is largely due to the
vas written These were: faKct that several years ago the
In re will of the Llate J. L.. Jioya iact x teach effects of
ine wil in dispute wa0 - -3.1.- and narcotics upon
F F BH?t vs S A-L. Ry. Co.; the human race. Our educational sys-
E. F. Bntt vs b. a. jj. iy . , 11 o-reatlv criticised, large-
judgment for piamtiti hTbrpeople who dem.and quick re-
cows killed hv a Seaboard tram. ly by Pe0P wnu u h , .
Bank of Rowland vs A. C. John- turns
rston; judgment for piamuii. 41,.Al""i Tt causes men to
D. P. McEeachern vs iNem AliiU' Icfr.-Poking far enough ahead.
A number of . judgments was sign- The mnea
cq curing tne ieim 1
that had been set tor inai wexc wu-
a
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and ir. t. r. rope, ine norai ot
ferings were numerous and beauti
ful. '
Dr. Rozier was in his 93rd veaf
and up until 8 years ago lived about
10 miles north of Lumberton and en
joyed a large practice. Up until the
time when he divided his property
among his children he was one of
the wealthiest citizens of the county
He cwned around 5,000 acres of real
esj.te.
Dr. Rozier was widely known in
Robeson and his friends were num
bered by his acquaintances. He spent
the . greater part of his life adminis
tering to the sick and suffering, and
his memory will linger m the minds
of those who knew him for years to
come. .
Mrs. Tempie Prevatt Passed Yester
day Mrs. Tempie Prevatt, aged 83
years, died at the home of her son,
Mr. J. W. Prevatt, near Smyrna
church, with whom she lived, yester
day morning at 7:30 o'clock. Mrs.
Prevatt fell out at the door 3 weeks
ago and broke her right leg, which
caused her death. The funeral took
place today and interment was made
in the family burying ground. De
ceased "was a member of Smyrna
Baptist church and was one of the
oldest and most liked women in the
section where she lived.
CHESTNUT STREET METHODIST CHURCH
This church was dedicated yester-1
day by Bishop Kilgo. It is an at
tractive modern church building, 85
by 70 feet, built of choice small red
brick and red mortar. It has two
beautiful towers and four entrances.
The floor of the main auditorium is
inclined. The walls are ornamented
with 37 cathedral glass windows of
various sizes and two large double
windows. In addition to the mam
and Sunday school auditoriums and
t.wn snacious vestibules, there are
about 17 rooms, well furnished. The
building was erected and furnished
at a cost of approximately $25,000.
The corner stone was laid in 1911,
during the pastorate of Rev. E. M.
Hoyle. The building was completed
during the 2 years' pastorate of Rev.
J. W. Bradley, who succeeded Mr.
Hoyle, and the debt on the church
was raised some two months ago.
Rev. Dr. W. B. North is now serving
his fourth year as pastor of this
church.
Biggs, John T. Biggs, Alf H. McLeod,! R. 4 from Lumberton, was among the
H. M. McAllister W TT Pnn A ! visitnv4 in
T. McLean; honorary, Messrs. Q, C. Smith says he served four years in
Ncrment, T. A. McNeill, Sr., Robert I the War Between the States and
nainnj, Mclntyre, K. D. Caldwell tn at he would like to go to war again
and take a crack at the uermans,
hose deeds have aroused his fight
ing blood.
Pearl Suggs, colored, who works
about the union station, left for parts
unknown to the officers here Friday
morning after it had been discovered
that he had stolen a quart of "old
familiar" from, the express office
The quart was recovered, but not
until Pearl had taken a drink from
the bottle.
M. iW- H. Ktfnlaw received
Thursday a check in full for insur
ance on his cottage in the eastern
part of town which was practically
destroyed by fire three weeks ago
from Mr. S. H. Hamilton, local agent
for the Atlas Insurance company of
London, England, in which company
he carried the insurance.
Two large dray horses belong
ing to Messrs. R. D. Caldwell & Son
proceeded to run away early this
morning. They started from the
Caldwell warehouse on town common
and ran all about town. The back
wheels of the wagon hitched to them
were left on Water street near the
jail and the front wheels were left
in the cemetery near the union sta
tion.The wagon and harness were torn
up, but the horses were not hurt. The
horses stopped on Chestnut street
of their own accord.
Mr. T. S. Golden, who made Lum;
berton his home for 2 1-2 years as
special agent for the Metropolitan i
Life of New York, left yesterday
morning for Pulaski, Va.f where .
has been promoted to the supenh
tendency of a district for that com--pany.
Mr. Golden made many friends "
in Lumberton than any other place ne
leave, though they congratulate him
upon this recognition of his worth.
Mr. Golden says he would rather live
in Lumberton than ay other place he
ever lived and that only the fact that
the new position is a promoting
takes him away from this good town.
There was considerable excite
ment at the union station this morn
ing when a colored man tried to hold
a woman, whom he said was his wife,
to keep her from boarding the east
bound Seaboard train. He was hold
ing the woman by force and would
have kept her from "getting off"
had it not been for the fact that
Chief of Police Alf H. McLeod or
dered him to turn her loose unless
he had the proper papers to hold
her. She then fooaried the train
and left. The husband was very an
gry and said it was his mother-in-law
that caused it all. . .
Mr. Asper Walters of Long Branch
Section
Mr. Asper Walters of the Long
Branch section died yesterday after
noon at 6 o'clock at the Thompson
hospital, where a few days ago he
underwent a serious operation for
stomach trouble. Deceased was about
44 years old and is survived by his
wife and seven children. Mr. Wal
ters was a Woodman and a member
of the Baptist church. The funeral
took place this afternoon at 3 o'clock
and interment was made in the Law
son burying ground, near Orrum.
Mr. J. M. Johnston, Father of Editor
of Lumberton Tribune, Passed at
Cwkton Saturday
Mr. J. M. Johnston died Saturday
morning at 6:30 o'clock at his home
at Clarkton. Deceased had been sick
for several months and his death was
not unexpected. He is survived by
six children five girls, Misses Kate
Mary, Margaret and Mattie Lee, all
of whom' lived with him, and Miss
H. A. of Rowland and one son, Mr.
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