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LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, : MONDAY JANUARY 27, 1919.
NUMBEK 101
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
PEOJECTADOPTED BT
PEACE CONGRESS
Ts Promote International Obligations
and Provide Safeguard , Against
W.rWilmon Heads Committee.
The peace conference at Paris Sat-
urday unanimously aaopveu
o iiationa project.' President Wilson
and CoL House ars the American
, members of the commission thereon.
The preliminary draft for the creation-
of a leagu was given mt offi
cially as. follows: ; ,
"The confeence, haying considered
the proposals for the creation of a
league f nations, resolved that:
"It is essential to the maintenance
of the world settlement which the
associated nations are now met to es
tablish that a league t nations be
created to promote international ob
ligations and to provide safeguards
against war. This league should be
created as an integral part of the gen
eral treaty of peace and should be
open to every civilized nation ' which
can be relied on to promote its ob-
Je"The members of the league should
periodically meet in international con
ference and should have a permanent
organisation and secretaries to carry
on the business of the league m the
intervals between, the conference
"The ' coference therefore appoints
a. committee representative of ! the
associated governments to work ouj
the details of the constitution and" the
functions of the league.- The draft of
resolutions Jn regard to breaches of
.. s 2 jpMej Jsfor.'presentationto
'iteWference reads:.! .
"That a commission composed oi
two representatives apiece from the
five great powers and five rspresen
tatives to be elected by the other pow
ers be appointed to inquire and report
upon the following: t s ' "
"First, the responsibility of the au
thors of the war; second. He faca as
to breaches of the laws nd customs
of war committed by the force of the
German empire and - their ; allies on
land, on sea and in the air during the
preset war; third, the degree of re
sponsibility for these offenses attach
ing to particular members of the ene
my's forces, including nteinbersvof the
l ...or- nthaW individuals.
however nigniy piacea, vu "v
constitution and procedure of a tri
bunal appropriate to the triahof these
offenses; fifth, any other putters cog
nate or ancillary to the above which
may arise in the course of the niquiry
and which the commission finds it
useful and relevant to take into con
sideration." 1 1 " ,
President Wilson rose as the read-
in support of the league, with which
his name nas Deen menuueu.
FLU" SITUATION BETTER.
Conditions Have Improved at Least 50
Per Cent in County During Past
Week Lcal Conditions Also Much
Improved.
Influenza conditions are much im-pt-ovwd
in and around Lumberton.
While a few cases of pneumonia have
developed during the last week, new
cases of the "flu'', are not near a
numerous as they were a week ago. .
Dr. W. A McPhaul, county health
officer, says 'he thinks conditions are
at least 60 per cent better in the coun
ty than they were about a week ago.
Near-Serious Auto Accident
A near serious auto accident occur
red last night about one mile from
town on the Greek road. A young
man and a young woman were riding
in an auto-when it went down an
embankment, some ten feet and stop-
?ed within ft few feet of the river,
he occupants of the car were thrown
into the water and came out of the
wreck wet aplenty, The accident .hap
pened about 11 of the clock and the
couple came on to town and secured
another car and continued their jour
ney, leaving the wrecked car behind.
They refused to tell their names, ac
cording to those who saw them.
Why Not An Associated Charities
Board. :
"Why not organise an associated
charities board in Lumberton? The
matter has been discussed freely by
Lumberton citizens during the last two
weeks and it is true that such an or
ganization is needed, not only when an
epidemic of influenza is raging, but
at all times. ". .
There are many people living m
Lumberton who would gladly contrib
ute to such an organization. All that
is needed is to get the organization
on foot and the money needed could
be secured with but little effort.
To Provide Special Tax Levy For
Lumberton School District
Senator H. E Stacy introduced in
the Senate Friday a bill to provide a
special tax levy for the Lumberton
school district. This provides for an
election to be held on the first Mon
day of April to vote on a proposed
increase of the special tax for the
Lumberton school district to not ex
ceeding 75 cent. oAthe100 valuation
of property ana zuso on w
present levy is 30 cents on property
and 90 ents on the polL - j
Wilson Breaks, Another Precedent;
The first act of CohgTess ever sign
ed by an American President outside
the territorial 1 limits of the ; United
States reached the State Department
at Washington Friday.; The. law
signed by President WilsOn m Pans
grants transportation expenses to
their homes, of government emergency
war employes discharged since No-
vember 11. ,
THE RECORD OF DEATHS.
Mrs. J. A Woo ten Passed Away
This Moraine.
.'Mrs. J. A. Wooten died at her home!
about 1 mile north-east of town this
morning at 11 o'clock. Deceased had
been seriously ill several days with
pneumonia following an attack of in
fluenza. The remains will be taken
and interment will be made in the
to Councils, Baden county, tomorrow
family tarrying - ground, near that
place. .. .. . r , . . . .
Mrs. T. J. Davis.' !
Mrs. T. J. Davis died Friday after
nocm,at her home about two miles
northeast oz town of influenza-pneumonia.
Deceased is survived by her
husband and one child
Interment'
was made in the ; family burying
ground Saturday at 4 p. m. ,
Mrs. Stacy Martin of Mt F.Hm.
Mrs. Stacy Martin died Friday
night of . influenza-pneumonia at her
home near Mt. Elim. . -
Mrs. Frank Pridgen of Raynham.
Mrs. Frank Pridgen, aged about 50
years, died at her home near Rayn
ham Friday night of influenza and
complications. - Interment was made
in' Meadowbrook cemetery here yester
day at 11 a. m.
Mrs. Amanda Sealey of Barnes-
ville Section. '-':.
' Mrs. Amanda Sevtlev, aged about 80
years, died at her home near Barnes-
vtUa. yesterday aiternoon. . ueceasea
her eath was not unexpected. 'She
is survived by several children. .
Mr. J. C. Chisholm of Maxton.
Maxton Scottish Chief. : v
Mr. J. C. Chisholm, mail "carrier
on route 3' from Maxton, was found
dead in his bed in Maxton last Mop
day morning. He was about 62 years
old, had been a victim of pellagra for
some years and recently had lniiuenza
Ethel Hafdin.'
Reported for -The Robesoniam
F.thnl Hardin. 14-months old daufirh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred H. Hardin,
died at their home last Wednesday
sabrninsr at 6:30 o3f influenza-pneumonia.
. The child had only been sick a
few days ' when it succombed. The
funeral was conducted by Rev. W. D.
Combs, pastor of the Gospel Taber
nacle. - Thursday morning .and .. inter
ment was made ' at Meadowbrook
cemetery. .irM
William Aaron Ivey.
Renorted for The Robesonian.
William Aaron, 3-months-o!d son of
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ivey, who live
about one mile out on the Elizabeth
road, died last Thursday morning.
The funeral was conductedhy Rev.
W. D. Combs, pastor of the Gospel
Tabernacle, Friday afternoon, and in
terment was made in Meadowbrook
cemetery.
:v.'i'
' Java Paul'
Java Panl. 15-montf(s-old son of Mr
and Mrs. Java Britt of R. 2, Lum
bwrton d je4 Jf hursday ,ot jnfluenza,
Mr. J. W. Hayes of Britt Town
ship. '
Mi. J. W. Hayes, aged about 40
vears. died at his home in Britt town
ship on the 20th of influenza and com
plications. Deceased is survived Dy
his wife and 6" children.
INCREASING CHAIN GANG.
5 New Members Added lo Chain Gang
Force by Recorder.
AanUtun'. Recorder E. M. Johnson
has recruit d the chain gang force in
Robeson dannqr the last few days,
having added five members.
Sam Mathews wss given a .12-
months road sentence on the charge
of carrying concealed weapons ana
James Derman was gren nr. in-'-terminate
sentence ranjing from six
to twelve months on the same charge.
Clarence Powell and Herbert Stump
were given 30 days each on the charge
of beating a ride on an A. C. h. train-!
All these were arrested at Parkton.
George Powell, colored, was award
ed a 12-months' road sentence on thei
charge of stealing a bicycle. -
J. J. Fillyaw was before the record
er Saturday on the charge of selling
spirituous liquors, ine case was ais-,
missed.
Aaron Wiseman Held for Murder
of Dr. Hennessee. ' i
Aaron Wiseman, arrested; 10 days
days ago on a warrant charging him
with the murder of Dr. E. A. Hennes
see at Glen Alpine about a year ago,
was ordered held without bail for
trial following, a preliminary hearing
Saturday at Morganton before Judge
B. F. Long. Two State's, witnesses
positively identified Wiseman as the
man they saw kill Dr. Hennessee as he
got off a train at Glen Alpine on Jan
uary 31, ;1918. "V-
Mr. W. A. Roach, formerly of
Fort Mill, S. C, has accepted the po
sition of assistant cashier of the Na
tional Bank of Lumberton. He began
Work thi smorning. Mr.- Roach has
had several years experiece in : the
hiiainM. having been con
nected with the First National Bank of
Fjrt Mill for six years. , ly.-,
, Mr Martin Ammons of the U. &
navy,' attached to the battleship Dels
ware, arrived Saturday night and will
spend a 16-days furlough ...visiting
home-folks. " : ' - '
WILSON WILL RETURN I
AFTER TRIP HOME1
President Decides He Will Be Needed! L0,u tulbreth 4 Hoboes Arrested
At Closing Sessions of Qmgrera-l Some C" "Flu."
His Stay in America Likely to Be i Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Brief Parkton, Jan 24 Our town and com
(Special. CaMetothe B.ltimore, Sun SSSjS r
w Iont llmet- -Py-
righted.) ... . .
Pans, Jan. 22. It now
that Presidents Wilson :
to return to France. for
the peace conference after a stay in
America, dependent in lemrth on- con
tingencies- arising out of the sitoaJ W Nash of Hamlet' A 'larea deleM-i"8 with the question of compensa
tion there or here. Of course, there n of frndV met the Sand the! ?n. ' V- Heretofore the Leg-
is always the possibility of some un
expected domestic episode compelling
the President to remain in Washing-
ton longer than contemplated, but. ac
cording to information today, he has
definitely decided to come back : to
France as soon as he conveniently!
can. f . -.
He is not yet ready to announce his
plans for going home, but as the
George Washington, which brought
him to Europe and will carry him
back, has just reached New York from
Brest, and hardly can complete the
round trip under three weeks, it gees
without saying that the President will'
not get to America until about a week
before the constitutional adjournment
of Congress on March 4. . .
-Speaking broadly the President Will
be free in fact freer than during the
current of congressional activity 4
leave Washington as soon; 4. Congress'
is in recesS and it is quite, possible he
will be in America for a briefs time,
(..measured Jhy. .days , instead ,woeka.
tart of the official members'' of the
peace conference to hurry the conclu
sion of the peace treaty brings defi
nite results as some of them, partic
ularly the British, believe will be the
case, the President may find it nec
essary to depart for Europe immediate
ly after Congress adjourns. In any
event he has made un his mind, which
as he has said, is of the single track!
variety, that his presence at the peace
table la essential to obtaining a real-
ization of the ideals and aspirations!
for America and the rest of the world
expressed by him in his writings and
addresses. - .
Leaving.aside any divergent views
that may be held in America on the
same subject, those who reflect the
President's feeling believe his - visit
to Europe has been productive of most
important results. Certainly there if
a rather general fee'ing here that I J
judge by surfacet indications, t?e Pres
ident's part ri mi ic n m the pei e e v
ehanges has been of a conciiatory
character, that will tend to hasten, an
agreement.
But it is realized thnt the west im
portant topics, imlortant in the sense
that they are likely to lead to contro-j
veray and require thi rno3t careful
handling to bring the best outcome,
remain to be discussed. For example,
there is the matter of the Italian claim
to territory based on the terms of the
secret treaty of 1915 negotiated by
UaeAUied governments and the con-
fc$Sbetween these claims and 'he as-j
pirations of the Jugo-blavs. lnat s
likely to cause difficulties which- will j
tax the resourcefulness of the d
statesmen to solve. Upon the Prest-o
dent dependence is placed to give the
maximum degree of help in this situ
ation. His position in the matter is
made stronger and at the same time
more delicate by reason of the fact
that both the Italian and Jugo-Slav
people look to him to straighten out
tiie tangle.
However, it is the formation of a
league of nations which is nearest the
presidential heart, and it is for this
that he will return to France as soon
as opportunity affords. While the pres
ent tendency of leading members of
the conference runs along the lines of
drawing a general peace treaty on
broad principles, leaving the details of
several ) important matters of agree
ment to be worked out in the future by
international commissions,' it is clear
that the President wants the whole
scheme of a league of nations set, forth
fully in the treaty, so as to leave noth
ing to subsequent determination. Re
gardig this it is safe to say that there
is a growing tendency to believe the
President will have his way, for no
body now disputes that a league on
practical working basis will be born
as a result of the exchange , of views i
that has been taking place between none has been serious and all the
the Allied statesmen since the Presi-j sick, are most well and we trust no
dent's arrival in France more than a new cases will occur. Mr. A. B. Wil
month ago. jliamson, rural letter carrier of route
1 1, has been confined to his room all
BOLSHEVISTS PLAN TO
.SHEVISTS FLAW XU i
SEIZE U. S. GOVERNMENT
Bolsheviki Already Have Orsranized
.-j..-.. i t,.
oovieus in industrial vomers ri fn
r.,.r.-.,n- H.v' R.,r, !
... " , "
Post-War Propaganda.-
Testifying before the Senate com-
mittee investigating German propa-
ganda,' 5 Archibald Stevenson, of the !
military intelligence bureau, said '
Thursday representatives oi tne uoi
sheviki movement already have or
ganized Soviets in the industrial cen
ters of this country and that their
plans contemplate eventual seizure of
the government.
Mr. Stevenson also said evidece ex
ists that Germans in the United States
have begun a post-war propaganda
with a view to exertinir an influence
which would make the peace terms im-;
posed on. Germany less onerous. ' tie
called the committee's attention to a
recent editorial in the .New York Zei
tung which he said endeavored to
convey the idea that American sol
diers overseas had come to regard the
Germans in a light other than that of
enemies. - -.
Leaders of the Bolsheviki .movement
PARKTON PARAGRAPHS.
(Death and Funeral of Miss Mary
here or the death of Mist Mary Louise,
Jculbreth. which oceurrM mt in !
VSSiSaS
1 i IS ..jraw old. The remains were;
the finwh. of jtroaaht to-Parkton Monday nihL at J
companied by her brother, Mr" A. M. fJ .tVf-Ji. TT
Culbreth of Taiver, G... and Mr. .itt2F& LfS"S LJSS"
w Mo at, r u.i. a i. j.i I ing with the question of compensa-
remains were taken to the residence of
t n nrrvw;u As ja
ceased, and where she had made her
home since her v two brothers volun
teered for service for Uncle Sam.
: The funeral services were conducted
from the residence Tuesday at 2:3
p. m. by. her pastor, Rev. W. L.
Afaaa v V iUvvVl sxiavsvf UilVIO VI UV
Maness, assisted by Rev. J. K. Hall,
pastor of the Presbyterian church, and
Rev. J.. L. Jenkins. .The last-named
paid a beautiful tribute to deceased,
stating that he had known her for
six years and that he never had
known a better consecrated Christian,
self-sacrificing, and one that had the
utmost confidence in everybody, loved
by , everyone who knew her. Her
mother, sister and one brother who had
proceeded her by several years. Were
invalids for a long time and Miss Mary
lx)H, as we all called her, never tired.
and .ministered to their needs day and
night. There never was a more de
voted sister.' The pall-bearers were E.
ajUnWT .M&ue Uifi-JohnMnlr?1 4WB ' W!
Hughes. Interment was made in the
Parkton cemetery. The floral offer
ings were most beautiful, .banked over
the: entire grave, it was the prettiest
this wrtei ever witnessed. Mtasei
Annie Duke and L. Lucas, both mem
bers of the faculty of the graded
School at Hamlet, attended the funer-
I Hiss MaryLou was taken seriously
sick only one week .before her death ior ; improyemens m dwio nr
withinfluenza, followed by pneumonia. . Let that Stat lon4 can fitod
This- was dfeceaned'a aeconrf.vs&r am
teacher at Hamlet, where she was
loved by all, especially her own du-
pila, 'who during her illness were con-.
staatiy . calling and making anxious
Inquiries of her condition. The school
has- lost one of its most efficient teach
ers. Deceased was a consistent mem
ber of the M. E. church and Sunday
hiiuvi. wnici uaviiiK uveu
door-neisrhbor for a dozen veara. has
lost one of his best friends and neigh
bors, e that will be sorely missed
aadv'wbose-.memory will, remain .for
vears.' lo know her was to love her
Deceased is survived by two broth
ers Mr. A. M. Cubreth of Tarver, Ga.,
and JVr. Henry a., witb the American
forces in France. The stricken broth
ers and sorrowing relatives have our
sincere sympathy.
Miss Annie illiamson. is spending'
the week-end with her sister Mx.
Justin McNeill of Lumberton.
Our town was somewhat ercited on
Friday afternoon about 3 o'clock when
Chief of Police T. B. McNeill discov-
ered some 3 or 4 hoboes in a box car
hear the depot. The chief attempted
an arrest, three made a dash and ran
down the road in high gear while the
fourth made rieid refusal and re
sisted the officer, knocking every one
that-attempted to lay hands on him,
but Chief McNeill soon succeeded in
wrenching his 38-calibre gun. from his
hands and the gent was taken to the
lock-up and relieved of his gun. and
a good large supply of cartridges, also
two razors were found on his person.
A posse was immediately organised
and pursued the other three and h
an hours time they were overtakes
and all four were taken hv Rnnil Pr-
lust U, U Beard and W. O. ttntt andLter rocauon; ana in aaaiuon mere snau
motored down to Lumberton and lodg
ed in jaii for trial today- Chief Mc
Neill;. T.J. Burnett and others went
todaxand we. were advised that the;
law vaav allowed, to tak itr effect.
Thwroad needs all hoboes nom
Rami, Mr. mi 1rs. Jnfm. Ran.
ringsc; , last . week,- aw fn son.. VLt
and : Mrs. Barrtnger occupy one of
the- McNeill residences.
Mr. Carl Lancaster of the navy,
stationed at Hampton Roads, Va., is
enjoying a brief leave with home folks
and friends.. '
There has been a number of -cases
of "flu" since our last writing but
the week with "flu" and his route has
" wee with "iiu" and nis route nas
w" 7 Postmaster xColher,
in this country. Mr. Stevenson testi-
aA iMnHoH Ar,hn RppH who hil.
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was the consul general at New York,
of the Russian soviet government, and
iAftert Rhys Williams, of New York,
Schools for the teachig of the Bolshe-
vik doctrine to children have beenpopPffy in the vo"d' ' Lf P h Zno!
established by the local organizations,
the witness said, , and lectures sent
out: !
Money for the Bolsheviki propagan
da, Mr. Stevenson asserted, was sent
from Russia, . i
fThe element that is furthering:
radicalism here is the same element
that is fighting American soldiers in
Russia, " said the witness. "They can
kniil Kb the Mirw for Reed and
Williams are their representatives InJ
this country,
Asked bv Senator Overman for a
reasedv for Bolshevism. Mr. Steven
son said he would recommend deporta-
tioT. ef alien agitators, punishment
under , law specifically drawn for thei
ournose of Americans who advocated
revolution, barring from the country,
the ultra-radical publications and a
counter-propaganda of education.
WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Fsrmera Union Prorram Presented-
Proposed Dog Law Introduced
Bouse Votes to Abolish Death Sea-;
tence for Arson and Burglary-Bill
to Increase Pensions
Matters.
and Other!
,nr;ZT:
Stiarday a bill authorising the Gov
Senator SUcy of Robeson introduced
iSf ? J tfH Lt
sauries and wares, of State darks
iS1"?,"
the salaries 01 numerous otate em-
jloyes.
A bill to increase pensions of Con
federate soldiers was offered fn the
Senate Saturday by Carr of Duplin.
First-grade pensions would be increas
ed from $85 to $100, second from $75
to $90. third from $55 to $75,, 4th
from $45 to $65, and pensions would
be payable semi-annually.
Another bill by Carr provides for
furnishing anti-hog cholera serum and
virus witnout cost to farmers, the ex
pense to be borne equally by th j coun
ty nd the State.
Petitions From Farmers' Union.
The Senate received Friday through.
Connor, by request of the Farmers
Unin, petitions as follows: for woman
suffrage; putting at par testimony of
women with that of men in court
trials: eaual application of the usury
(daw, whether debt is secured by mort
gage or not; popular election of red-
abolition of the corpor-
commission; suinaaraizauon oi agri'
. 1 ! . & 1 I ' - ' - M m .
cultural machinery and implements,
with, interchangeable parts; provision
for cheap phosphate rock for farmers
on same basis that lime is now sup
plied. State notes have been authorized for
$2,700,000 bonds falling due April 1,
the notes to run 2 years to allow
iseaw oentence m atsou auu ova-
,A.giary vases adousuco.
. ' The Saunders bill for substituting
life, imprisonment for the death sen
tence was passed by the House Thurs
day,' with an amendment by Bryant
that , the death sentence do not apply
to arson or burglary, this leaving the
death- sentence' for first-degree mur
der and criminal assault.
.Proposed Dog Law Introduced.
A measure to curb activities of
dogs by the license system was in
troduced last week, in the Senate by
.Stevens of Buncombe and in the House
by Ray of Macbn. Senator Stevens
would require a licese tax of $1 on
all male dogs over 6 months old,
while females would be taxed $2.
Licenses would be obtainable from
county officers, the plan to be admin-
i r iv.ill.j
istered under the direction of State
Commissioner of Agriculture. Penal
ties of not more than a $50 fine. 'or
30 days,' imprisonment are provided
for those violating the provisions of;
the act. Officers would be at liberty
t shoot nnlicensed dogs folnd molest
ing sheep or other property, and citi
zens also woud be permitted to take
steps of this nature. Tags worn about
the neck of dogs would show them
properly licensed. Special compensa
tion would be provided for officers
who carry out the provisions of this
act. The Ray bill conforms substan
tially to the Stevens measure.
To Increase Pay of Judges.
Stevens of Buncombe introduced in
the Senate a bill providing that the
salary of Superior .Court judges shall
bw $3,250 the year, with $1,000 for
traveliae and other expenses incident
b paid to each iudee $10 per day
for each, day holding court, this to be
paid upon certificate of the clerk of
the court of the countv in which th
court is held: provided, that said ex-i
fcrav compensation snau not, ui hj
t rrern .l. -
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COTTON MARKET.
Middling cotton is selling on the lo
cal market today for 2,1 cent? the
'Pound.
, BRLW ITEMS LOCAL NEWS
The rural carrier examination
which was to have been held at Pern-
broke Saturday was called off on ac
'count of the influenza epidemic
-The ' Broad RTdge p'ublic schoel
Pn Thursday morning of this
we.k aftT j.- j. fo tlm
week after beta? closed for some time
on account of , "flu. ,
Dr. W. A, McPhaul, county officer,
will go tonight to Raleigh, where to
morrow he will attend a meeting cf
the whole-time health officers of the
State. , . ;
The Lumberton' Cycle Co., of
which Mr. D. C. Bui lard is proprietor,
will move Wednesday of this week
from the Carlyle building. West
Fourth street, into the Griffith build
ing, Elm street.,
Mr. J. M. Brooks moved last week
from St. Pauls, R. 1, to Lumberton,
R. 2, to a farm belonging to Mr. Rich
ard Norment, known as the Simeon
Caldwell place. Mr. Broks was a Lum
berton visitor this morning.
,Mr. E. C. Graham recently purch
ased a 4-rom residence in the eastern
part of town front Mr. W. I. Linkhaw
and has moved into the house.
Miss Miry Lee Norment has ac
cepted a position id the Lumberton
Bargain House. . - . ,
; At a meeting of the directors of
the Farmers Tobacco Warehouse Co.
Saturday 'the Star warehouse was
tMajui tn XI T J rtrthlin fit Rma-
been connected: with wis warehouse
for the last three years.
Miss Josie Melton and Mr. Evans
Williams, both of East Lumberton,
were married at the home of Justice
F. Grover Britt, Seneca street, Justice
Britt officiating, yesterday afternoon
at 3 o'clock Only a few friends of
the contracting , parties witnessed the
marriage.
Mr. H. L. Newbold, formerly
cashier of the National Bank of Lum
berton, spent Saturday and yesterday
here visiting friends. Mr. Newbold
fail resigned his position as assistant
national bank examiner of the Phila
delphia district and accepted s posi
tion as . assistant cashier of the Mer
chants National; Bank of Raleigh.
Mr. Ben O. Floy4 has resigned his
position as 'salesman in Mr. L. H.
Caldwell's department store and ac
cepted a position, in the office of Prof.
J. R. Poole, county superintendent of
public -Irtstruction. Mr. .L. Rexford
Stephens,' wbe formerly worked in
the office of Prof. Poole, has gone to
Raleigh, where he accepted a posi
tion. ..
A change has been made in the
schedule of Virginia & Carolina South
ern passenger train No. 78. This
Mills-at 8:50 D. m. instead of 9:15 as
train now leaves Lumberton for Hope
heretofore. This change was made in
order that passengers for Richmond
and points beyond could make con-
nection with A. C. L. train No. 82 at
Hope Mills. ;
Mr. Junius J. Goodwin, Who sev
ered his connection with the law firm
of McLean, Varser A McLean when
he went to camp some months ago and
who had been at Red Springs , since
his return from camp, has opened a
law ffice on the first floor of the Mc
Leod building, Fourth street, opposite
The Robesonian office. Mrs. Goodwin
and their infant son will remain in
Red Springs for the present.
In a list' published in the Raleigh
Christian Advocate last week of per
sons each of whom, beginning with
this conference year, have assumed the
full support of a child at the Metho
dist orphanage at Raleigh, at $120 per
year, occurs the names of Mr. and Mrs.
r. T. Pate of rums, wno .wui support
e child in memory of their dan iter
who passed sway last Maf: and Mr.
John W. Ward of Rowland, chairman
of the Robeson county board ex com
missioners. . : .''.
ordinary life Insurance, twenty-payment
life, endowment maturing at
age 62, and other usual forms of in
surance. This will be uovernment
Insurance at Government rates.
The United States Government
through the Bureau of War Risk In
surance of the Treasury Department
will safeguard you and your loved
ones with the spirit and purpose of a
republic grateful, to its gallant de
fenders. To 'avail yourself of this
protection, you must keep up your
present insurance. Carry back with
you to civil life, as an aid and an as
set, the continued insurance protec
tion of the United States Government.
Hold on to Uncle Sam's insurance.
W. G. McADOO.
; ' Secretary.
Treasury Department,
Washington, D- C.
Pembroke Jones, prominent resident
and business man of Wilmington and
New York, died Friday in New York
following an operation. The remains
were interred in Wilmington-yesterday
Deceased was 60 years old.
Washington Cor. Greensboro News:
The wireless station at Monroe, an
other war-time project given to North
Carolina, now seems slated for the dis
card under, the economy regime of
peace.
i- ' ' -.- -
Mrs. W. H- Cale is Visiting: at the
home of her mother at Winton.
DR. WILLIAM W. PARKER
. Optometrist
Expert Knowledge of Eye Diseases)
and Fitting 'Glasses.
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