.1 ' 4 V THE D ATE ON 'THE label is the date. your papeb "Will be stopped. watch label on TOUR PAPER AND DONT LET SUB SCRIPTION EXPIRE. ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH- $2.00 A YEAR. DUE L ADVANGB VOLUME L. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22. 1920 NUMBER 99 ftilEgoSlAN RED CROSS IN. PEACE TIME. State Director Pond Wifl Speak at ' Court House Friday Evening He Will Tell of Activities of Red Cross In Peace Times A Retford Full of , Human Interest ; '' State' Red Cross Director E. A. Pond will speak in the "court house here tomorrow (Friday) evening at 8 o'clock. He will tell about Red Cross activities in peace time and the , ben- fitsthat Lumberton will . receive from keeping alive and -active a chap . ter of this great organization, . It is hoped that a large crowd 'will greet Mr. Pond. It is a wonderful record, .full of human interest, that the Red Cross has made in peace times as well as during time of war- So long, as there is human suffering anywhere, so long as people are kill ed and injured accidentally, so long as preventable disease takes unneces sary toll of human kind, so long will there bo work for. the Red Cross to do in every community. Lumberton cannot afford to lag be Hiid. Hear Mr. Pond tomorrow eve ning. . COTTON MILLS HAD PROSPEROUS YEAR Stockholders' and Directors Meetings of .Lumberton, Dresden and - Jen nings' Mill OW Directors and Of ficers Re-elected- annual stockholders' I meetings of the Lumberton, Dresden and Jen? ninga Cotton Mill companies were held yesterday in the office Hid ing, Elm and Second streets. All the , old directors and officers .were re-elected.' The officers of this lum berton and Dresden mills1 are' the same, at follows: B D. CWdwtll, jn-esident; A. W. McLean, yice-presi-dent; H. B. Jennings, treasurer, and nerst aagW'r A; WV MLw; fi nancial agent; F. P. Gray secretary and assistant treasurer ; A M.Tfal ley, cashier. All the officers except the president and vice-president were elected by the directors, who met im mediately aftfcr the stockholders meeting. 1 , The officers of the Jennings mill are: H. B. Jennings, president; A. W. McLean, financial agent; F. P Gray, secretary and assistant treas urer; A. M. Hartley, cashier. The reports of the officers showed that all the mills had a prosperous year. TRIAL OF TOM PHILLIPS BEGUN. He la Charged WOk Blockading,. The trial of Tom J. Phillips, charg ed with manufacturing , and. selling a. V 4 a wniBKey ana witn allowing a wniSKey stUi to be .operated lipon his premi ses, was beran it' 8 o'clock this af ternoon. The cake ft being aired be fore Recorder . E;- M; Britt The de fendant is represented by Mr. Steph en Mclntyre, -while.1 MfL'.W. Lennon, solicitor of the recorder's court, is appearing for the prosecution. As has been stated in The Robe sonian, officers captured a large ' whiskey -making plant near Phillips' home in Wishart township two, weeks mgo. NEGROES WANT BETTER CARS. Negro Conference Reaffirms Its Op position to Alleged Discrimination -xBy Railroads- . Reaffirming its opposition to the alleged discrimination practiced by -railroads and other common carriers and holding as indefensible the prac tice of. charging negroea first class fare and providing them with third and fourth class accommodations, the delarations of the 29th-annual negro conference at Tuskegee, Ala., were adopted there! Wednesday following addresses by prominent white men as wen as negro workers : gathered Txe the sessions, v.v ReeoroVrV Court'-'; '.. Ben Blount, colored,, plead guilty of being drunk . before Assistant Re corder E. M. Johnson 'Monday. Judg- stent was suspended upon payment of the cost ' . " .- R. W- Mussdwhite plead guilty of speeding on the. streets and judgment was suspended upon payment of the cost. -.. v. ' . The 133rd annual communication of the - Grand Lodge of Masons of; Worth Carolina adjourned in Raleigh this morning. Dr. Jas. C. Braswell of Whitakers, confined at home by sickness, was elected grand master, DROVE CAR AGAINST WAGON THEN HASTENED AWAY. Mr. Benjamin0 Sealey Injured When AutQ Was Driven Against His ,Wagon and He Was Thrown to .Ground Mules Ran Away and War on Badlv Damaged Driver of the Car Hurried Away From There Mr. Benjamin Sealey of R. 3, Lum berton, had his right knee badly hurt this' morning when an automobile was driven a rains t his wagon while cross-! ing a bridge on the Fairmont road, ' . i near Lumberton. The car struck the rear of the wagon and threw Mf. Sealey to the ground. His left arm was also bruised. Mr. Sealey's mule ran away and the wagon was badly damaged before .the mule was stopped- The driver of the car a Chev roletdrove away hurriedly and Mr. Sealey did not learn who he was. Mr. Sealey was brought to Lumberton and his wounds were dressed by Dr. H M. Baker. Mr. Lnbin Prevatt Returns Home From "AH Over." Mr. Lubin S. Prevatt came home a. few days ago from "all over" and. will spend a month here at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Prevatt. This is his first visit home in three years, and during that time he has been in every State m the union, he says, and came home from Mexico because it got too hot there for him. He decided Jto .get out andj wait for things to settle' down a bit.i when he expects to go back in the in terest of a business proposition of his own. Mr- Prevatt says the Mex icans think : that if you'd take out Texas and the Standard Oil Co. there would be nothing left of the United States, they think the U. S. is a big bluff and that' they could lick -the stuffin'' out of this country. Mr. Prevatt left Lumberton five years ago and went to a DuPont fac tory. He has been erecting machin ery since he left that factory and his work has carried him all over and given him wide and interesting ex perience. EPISCOPAL COUNCIL DECIDES TO REORGANIZE DIOCESE The Episcopal council forthe dio cese of Eastern arouria jnefc-in Fay ettevjlle this week, the convention closing last .rijght. Yesterday the council took one of the most import ant 'steps of its recent history when the various .commissions for religious education. social service, etc., were abolished, and such -matters placed in the hands of an executive council with Bishop Darst at its head. This action amounts to complete reorganization of the diocese and is done in the interest of centralization of authority. With this action - the name of the diocesan pody was chang ed from council to convention. It was decided to establish a sum mer school for the clergy at Beaufort. Business and Social Meeting of T. E. Li Class. Reported for The -Robesonian. . The regular business and social meeting of the T. E. L. (Timothy, Eunice, Lois) class of the First Bap tist Sunday school was held in the church parlor Tuesday evening with an attendance of twenty five. This class was formerly known as the lay dies' Bible class. Recently it con formed to the requirements of . the organized class , of the Baptist Sun day school board, .- and enlarged its scope of work, including the cradle roll and home departments and un dertaking aome definite Christian work. ' 'Various matters of business were discussed' Encouraging reports were made by .the superintendents of the cradle roll and home departments. After the business of the meeting had beehdnspatched . refreshments were served - and aA social - half hour Keep Your Hogs Penned. Rural Policeman A. R. Pitman asks The Robesonian to warn "people about letting their hogs run at large. He hears much complaint of late about hogs damaging small grain , and to bacco .beds. Better keep your hogs penned... NEWS AND COMMENT. The Deacon's Gift and the Price of Gas Repairs on Bridges and Roads Needed Messrs. White & Gough's Retirement and Other Matters. ' BY J. M. FLEMING. It was a real pleasure to have Mr. W. H. M. Brown of Buie worship with us at Rosier church the first Sun day. His speech was fine and .'every one. enJoved it It is delightful, to see young men like him so imbued with the" spirit-and so willing to engage ij ir:J. ,vL. Wa tkanlr film tar .rTrZ':: r na ' nifn T.mnm ni mm hi Muuub iu ui a recent issue of The Robesonian Messrs. White & Gough's retire ment from business does not make us feel glad" They re splendid fellows and our relations were always ex ceedingly pleasant. But since they saw fit to change their "modus op erandi, -we welcome the Efird Broth era. and bespeak for them a hearty trade. In the death of Miss Lizzie Ed wards of Galead, which occurred in a Wilmington hospital the' 13th of this month, one of the purest, truest and noblest souls among us has gone! to bo, with the Savior. We shall rev erence her memory and prayerfully; sympathize with the bereaved fami-H ly. . Th director of the 75-million al lotment in our Abbottsburg church,! Mr. J. D. McKeithan, made a good report Saturday. It showed an in crease of more than 53 per cent Our church at Galead went beyond - its quota by more than 57 per, cent. Our church -at Rozier did not quite reach the amount asked for, but we could not find any room in our heart for criticism. That church has been do ing,, fairly well beyond the average rtldv the ink flowed rather freely when .' the amount to it was being written down. Our church at Pleas ant Plains accepted its quota, but adopted its own plan to raise the amount and has the first year's al lotment almost paid. The raise in the price of gasoline is no surprise. We knew it would be that 'way as soon as we saw that the deacon had given. two million dollars to education and' missions, v He be longs to the remittent class: gives the money, but makes the People pay it. Possibly that ia alright- Just so the money comes! . , - We are rather surprised, to hear that the W. Q,W. rates are placed tori a parity with old line insurance. This was repudiated in the beginning of its activities. If the members now have to pay old line rates, would it not furnish a more satisfactory guar antee to carry old line policies ? But everything seems to be changing and perhaps it's not so bad, after all. There is one thing ' we do wish. That is, that the road commission (if there is any such thing on the face of theanth) would repair the bridges on the public roads, and fill up a few of , tne worst holes anyway. SMALLPOX SPREADS THROUGH- . OUT TH ESTATE. Raleigh News and Observer. 22nd: With more" "than 100 new caaes re ported to the State Board of Health yesterday, the epidemic of smallpox that broke out in November of hat year began; to. assume proportions that , are somewhat alarming ta health authorities and have: brought renewed emphasis to the necessity of general vaccination to prevent the spread of the malady. So far the epidemic is most prevalent in Gran- viile county, where 83 new cases were reported, but reports are sufficiently scattered to indicate that it is raging au over tne state. $5,000 FIRE AT TABOR. At Tabor' Columbus county, Tues day night at 9 o'clock fire destroyed the town electric power plant and the boiler and, engine room of the crate factory- The loss is $5,000 or $6,000, no insurance. About 150 hands are thrown out of work. The crate factory is 50 or 75 yards from the engine room and was saved. It is thought that the fire originated from a boy with a cigaret 1 . - Ivey-HjfJgnen-iBritt-Tajior. . Miss Jessie Helgren of the Beulah section and Mr. Melton Ivey of Proc- torville were married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Os car Helgren. Sundav at 3 D. m. Rev- R, N. Xshwell of 'Lumberton offi- oiaiea. ; Another emarriage was consumated in the same section at 2ii0 n . jn. on the same day 'when Miss Vina Tay- ior necame tne wife ox Mr. Ira F. Britt, Jr. TheriMga;!look place as tno noma of the brde. parents. Mr. and Mrs; J. R Taylor, and Mr. Joe Mclnteyear-pld ''"so'tt of Mr. and Mrs. Junius T. Mclntyre, who live On East Seventh . street , has meningitis. Drs AT. CJohnson and H. M. Baker are treating the child and its condition Is reported as -favorable today. I :, , -,f Mr. W, G. Britt 'of Parkton was a Lumberton visitor Monday. RECORD OF DEATHS Mrs. Julia Hamilton of Hope Mills. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Hamilton and son, Mr. Leon Hamilton, returned Monday evening from Hope Ufljjs, where they attended the funeral of Mr. Hamilton's mother, Mrs- Julia Hamilton. The funeral was conduct ed from the home Monday at 2:30 pj, m. by Rev. Mr. Jones, pastor of the . Presbyterian church at Hope Mills, of which church Mrs. Hamilton was a member. . Deceased was 78 years old and the immediate cause of her death was grippe, but her health had not been good for some time. She is survived by S children. J. W- Watts, Confederate Veteran. Mr. J. W. Watts, a Confederate veteran, was found dead in bed at the home of his son, Mr. Andrew Watts. with whom he lived, near St. Pauls, Monday-night Death resulted from the infirmities of old age- The fun eral was conducted at the grave by Rev. CR. Hester of St. Pauls yes terday About noon and interment was made tn-jHeadowbrook cemetery, near Lumbertan. .Deceased formerly lived J .the Bad Ridge section and is sur vived iqr -several children. He had been aanember of the Baptist church for many .years and was a good citi- Capt J. H. Carrie Died Yesterday at I Hisome Near Fayetteville. Capfcv J. H. Currie, 78 years bid, died a his home .near Fayetteville yesterday of bronchial pneumonia. , Captp Currie was well known throughout the State. . He was a Con federate veteran and represented Cumberland several times ip the Leg istatjure. He is. survived by his wid ow, one daughter and 7 sons. ,. J Cto. Norment, Colored. k Oeofge Norment; colored, aged 75 yersc -died Tuesday..- night . at his hojpevJn the northern part of .Lum berton. . Death resulted from heart rouble. The funeral will be conduct ed from Mt. 'Olive M. E. churrh, col- J trod,; tomorrow at 2 p. m. and' av erment will - be made with Masonic honors. CHURCH NOTES Presbyterian Dr. G. E. Moorehouse, t Pastor. Sabbath school every Sabbath morning at 9:30. Classes for all ages, men, women and children- Come. Morning worship at 11 o'clock. Sermon theme: "God's Love Men." for Evening worship at 7 o'clock. Ser mon there: "The Last Word of Tes timony." . Mid-week service Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. Subject: Acknowledge ment of God." Dr. M6orehouse will preach at Ba ker'a ihapei. on Sunday afternoon, Jam 25, at 8 o'clock. AH the people in the neighborhood are cordially in yited to attend 'the meeting. ) Gospel Tabernacle. - Servicesf-on' Sunday -as follows: Sunday school at 8:30 h- tae' Preach- ing by the- Pastor atthsmorning and night, service, s Young .people'a meet ing dust before-the evening service. At the- morning service the annual missionary: offering will ' be taken, when pledges for the support of Rev. W. H. OUfield of South: China and other missionary work in the foreign field will be -made. After the ser vice the' regular . monthly business meeting will take place. It is urged tnat aU the members ox the work, be present A cordial invitation is giv en to the public. , Thompson Hospital Notes. ' Reported for The Robesonian. ' . 7 r "Rascal Smith,- daughter of Mr- pmd Mrs. Ed. Smith,' Fairmont, R. F. D., underwent an operation for appen dicitis and adenoids and tonsils Sun day and is getting along nicely. Mrs. Thomas Culbreth, Boies. R. F. D., who has been a patient at the hospital for some tfme, was ablej to return home Sunday.- - - Miss Iola Rowall, Fairmont, TL F. D underwent an oDeration for an- pendieitis last week and ia getting along, nicely. ; . . . ' Mr, Marvin Barker, ity, who Un derwent an ' operation ; several .days ago, waa able to leave the hospital Wednesday, ', Mr. Johtt'Edwards. Barnesvaiej an derwent an. operation Monday. nd is eettin tlaritr rSw'xrtL Mr: A.. B.Edw)udst'iBadeahoiroY woo an been a patient .at. 4fte hospt tai ZSS-. some - time, rspfferniai wxth rneumsqsm; is snghtly improved - MrsL F. J. Nash. St Paula., who has. been a patient ' at the iospitalj tor some tunel, was able to .return nome Jasnday. : - v Mrs. Sam Burney, Lumberton. R. F. D-, who has been a patient at the hospital for some thne, is getting Mltntr Xtrr well. ? Mrs. Sam Hancock, city, who has been rs -patient at" the hospital for two weeks, was able to return home Tuesday,. THE PERSONALS Mr. D. A. Oliver of R. 2, Fairmont, was a Lumberton visitor yesterday. Mr. D. A- McCall of Elrod was among the visitors in town yester- dav Mr. S. R. Fennegan of Columbia, S. C, spent Sunday and Monday m town. Mr. W. B. Barker of the St. Pauls section was a Lumberton visitor yes terday. Mr. Manna H. Kinlaw of R. 7, Lum berton. was a Lumberton visitor Tuesday. Mr. W. J. Mercer and son, Mr. Hampton, of R. 5, Lumberton, were in town yesterday. . Mr- A. B. Smith of R. 2, St. Pauls, was among the callers at The Robe sonian office yesterday. Mr. Jas. Kinlaw of R. 7, Lumber ton, was among the callers at The Robesonian office Monday afternoon. Messrs. R. A. Bailey, John, Fred and Hugh Floyd of Niebols, S-- C, were among the- visitors in town yes- leraay. ' .Mr. and -Mrs. J. E. Davis and two children, Ruth and Carlia, of R. 6, Lmberton, were Lumberton visitors yesterday. j, Messrs. H. R. Rowell and Gurney Horn of the' Fairmont section were among the callers at The Robesonian office Tuesday. . Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Johnson and son, Mr. Allen Johnson, and Mr. S. L.- Parker of the St Pauls section were Lumberton visitors - Tuesday. Mr. W. H. Lamb of R. 4, Lumber- ton, was in town Tuesday. - . Mr. Rtln Ntn tit Viniwnnaa IrtA spent Tuesday here visiting his poth er, Mrs. Mattie Barrett. .Mrs. T. J. Stafford of Winaton-Sa. lem arrived Tuesday night and will spend several days here visiting her parents, Dr. and Mrs. N. A. Thomp- son. Mr. A. V. G. Wishart left last eve ning for Eastern Tennessee, where he will spend a few days on business. Mr- Charley Barnes of R 4. Lum berton, was - among the visitors in town yesterday. - .: '- Mr. A. M. Breece of Pembroke was Lumberton visitor yesterday. Mr. H. J. Sawyer left last evening for Norfolk, Va.j where he will spend a tew aays on ousiness. , , Mr. W. M. Powers of R. 1, Lum berton. was among the callers at The Robesonian office Tuesday. Mr. W. A. Sealey of R. 2, Fair mont, was among the visitors in town Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Floyd and daughter, Miss Lela Floyd, and Misses Lucy Stephens and Amanda Town send of Fairmont were among the shoppers in town Juesday. Mrs- Geo. B. 'McLeod has returned home from New York and Baltimore, where she spent six weeks. Mr. D. W. Bullock of Rowland was a Lumberton business visitor yester day. . Mr. J C. Atkinson of R. 1, Orrum, was among tne visitors in town yes terday. " . Mr. Hector Stephens of the Board man section was among the visitors Jni-town yesterday. Mr. G. W. J. Currie of Howells- ville. township was-c Lumberton vis itor this morning. Mrs. S. F. Caldwell and small son, S. F. . Jr returned yesterday from Pulaski, Va, where they spent a month- visiting at the home of Mrs. Caldwell's father, Dr J. W. Keister. .They were met in Richmond by Mr. S. F. Cald well, who returned with them. ' 'Miss Alice Clark returned today to her home at Clarktbn after spending a few daya here visiting at the home of her brother-in-law and sister, Dr. and Mrs. D. D. King, East Second street. . Messrs. Emory F. Stone and Doss Herring of the Bloomingdaie section wer among the visitors in town yes terday. '-- - - Mr. E. W. Bass of the Back Swamp section was a Lumberton visitor yes terday. TOBACCO ACREAGE DOUBTLESS LY WILL BE INCREASED Indications are that the tobacco Acreage in Robeson will be increased this year over what it was last In some sections the farmers have been growing all -they could handle for several .years, while in others they have net-been growing it on a large scale. The 1919 crop in Robeson to taled between .- twelve and fifteen million pounds and if seasons suit, no doubt the 1920 crop will reach 20, wvjwv pounds. Word from Rev. A. H- Porter, ; ; In a letter accompanying a check Robesonian, "Rev. A. H. Porter of Duke writes:-. "Dont see how v. to renew his subscription to The could r get along without The Robe sonian. We like our new field. The church work moves on encouragingly. Glad to hear of the progress in the Robeson .association.", ; Mr. Porter recently resigned the pastorate of the Baptist church at Rennert to accept the work at Duke and is well known throughout this. . section. A number of subscriptions to The Robesonian expire in January. Take a look at your label and if your subscription expires this month send in re newal at once in ordW not to miss a copy of the paper. AU subscriptions are discontinued when they expire. The price is $2 the year in North Caro lina and $2.25 outside the State. PLEASE OBSERVE. In ordering the address of your paper changed please remember to give the old address as well as the) new and also sign name to letter as it appears on your label. This will enable the subscription manager to change the address without delay. BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS The condition of Mr. R. D. Cald well, who has been indisposed for several days, is reported as somewhat improved today. License has been issued for the marriage of Walter M. Williams and Josie Oma Speight; William Henry Stewart and Elizabeth McFarland. The condition of Mr. Joseph Re gan of the Ten Mile section, who has been serfet)ly 111 for several days, is reported as more unfavorable today. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Stubbs are moving today from the Center sec tion to Wishart township, where Mr. Stubbs will operate a saw mill for Mr. J. F. Rozier. Mr. A. P. McAllister left Tuec day evening for Baltimore, Md to be with his brother, Mr. H. M. Mc Allister, who is a patient at the Protestant infirmary of Baltimore. "Where is your mother, little one?" a minister the other day asked. a smau gin on tne street. "She is at a meeting of the mothers' club" the tot replied. Therj' will be an important meet ing of Piae Camn No. 144. W. O. W at Long Branch Saturday evening of inis wees; t 7:so. All members aro urged to be present. Mr. T. P.. Monroe of R. 5, Lum berton, was among the visitors fm town yesterday., Mr- Monroe's corn crop broke the floor but of his barn Tuesday, 'landing upon the ground underneath. A meeting of the directors of the Robeson County Fair association will be held tonight (Thursday) at the office of Mr. W. O. Thompson, 305 Chestnut street All stockhold ers should be present. Mr. J. Q. Parnell and family moved Tuesday from Lumberton to Parkton, where Mr. Parnell has en- gaged in the mercantile business. Mr- ' Parnell was formerly employed; as clerk in the Lumberton postoffice. The family of Mr. R. C-, Birm ingham left Tuesday evening for Charlotte, where they joined Mr. Birmingham. They will make their home in Charlotte, where Mt' BlrasA ' ingham has accepted a position with Scott-Charnley, public aceountanta. " Mr. W. O." Thompson has bought the garage business formerly ess ducted by Messrs. Bollard 4 Freeman in the Carlvle bufldin. rh..it street Mr. Thompson wil nrun :ra automobile show room in th hnat. ring. He is local agent for the Chand ler ana Cleveland cars. Recorder E. M. Britt returned Tuesday night from Marion, this State, where he spent a week on ac count of the serious illness of his mother-in-law, Mrs. R. T. Bowman. mrs. cowman's condition had improv ed when he left Marion. - Mrs. Britt and their two children are still at Marion- Mr. and Mrs. C. H. BovJ tamed a few friends at their home on iNonn inestnut street Monda even ing in honor of M. M J nn-K Washington. D- C. who is a guest at the home of her brother-m-law and wter, r. and Mrs. J. A. Sham. Progressive rook waa th. Mm. the evening and delightful refresh ments were served. A runawav horn mimi ..u erable excitement on Elm street about 7 of the clock Tuesday evening; auc IIUIBC CBIT1A nOWH Kim JUTt speed with the tw0 front wheels f a wagon attached to him. The rear wheels had been lost in the race. The horse was stooped near the union sta tion by Ben Blount, colored It was not learned to whom the horse be- OT wnere tne runaway start- T?16 yncert gnrcn at the blgfc school ajaditorhnn . Tuesday.. evwung ' 5y. Cohnnbians was enjoyed rk fair-sized audience. Theun dies are artists in their. W , h emehow the audience did not seen Tfod r the saxenhones; and the stunts on the base and snare Jnuns and trap,. ThTZtVi on the Lyceum course is Opie Read., famous novelist and humorist HsV will come February lfth. DR. WILLIAM W. FASXO EYE SPECIALIST . Office: National Bank of Lumbertom . 7