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- - ,? - - - V - , - J! . - J , THE DATE ON THE LABEL IS --THE DATE YOUR PAPER WILL BE STOPPED. WATCH LABEL G3 YOUR PAPER AMU DON'T LET 8TJB SCRD7TION EXPOCI ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY. , GOD AJ D -v. TRUTH- $240 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANCB TOLTJME LI LUMBERTON, NOBTH CAROLINA, ' MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1920- NUMBER 27 OiESSffM ; - -- ' ' r . COMPLETE VICTORY AGAINDWISION L. R. Varser's Majority for State Senate Over-G. B. Patterson Was -158 Lew wWi for Sheriff About 2 to 1 Over Barker Fuller Wins for Recorder Lambertonl DistrictGod win Leads in Robson For Congress With Lyon Second Gardner Leads In Robeson With Morrison Second. As stated in a special edition of The Robesonian vteay, the move, ment to divide Robeson county was overwhelmingly defeated in -the pri mary Saturday. In the largest vote ever polled in Robeson, L. R. Varser, anti-division candidate, defeated G. B. Pattrson, leader of the division ticket, for the Democratic nomination for the State Senate by a majority of 1,358. Complete returns give Varser 3,512 votes as against 2,154 for Pst terson. ) , Messrs. N. B. Mc Arthur and N. W. Jenkins, anti-division candidates for the tower house of the legislature, polled 3341 and 3374. votes respective y. while Messrs. D. W. Bullock and A. R. McEachern, division candidates, polled 2184 and 2182, respectively. Total vote in Robeson for Governor: Gardner 2,536; Morrison 1,974; Page 615, neither candidate getting a ma. jority but Mr. Gardner lacking only 54 votes of a majority. Sheriff R. E. Lewis was nominated over J. A. Barker" by a vote of 3,749 to- 1,587. Representative Godwin leads in the vote in Robesan, 24 of the 25 town . ships from which returns hav been finrlwin 2.274. Lvon 1816, Shaw 714. Returns from the; trjtire district indicate that Godwin , . i i ih in the leaa. win won second, ana that a second primary will be nece Sary. Fuller Wins Over Field. David H. Fuller was nominated re corder of the Lumberton district over A. E. Snivev. W. P. Barker, D. B. Mc Neill and T. Bass by a majority of 31 vo.is. Fuller's total vote was 044, WIlllC III Wtjil VULC ICtCIYOU 1.JT nw other four candidates was 913. - . John S. Butler wag nomnated re corder of the St. Pauls district with out opposition, Mr. Marcus Smith! rh-oppng out of th race before' the: polls opened Saturday morning, Other Results. .John W. Ward was renominated county commissioner in district No. 2 over R. F. Stuart by a small majority. W J. Council was nominated county commissioner in district No. 4 over J.i M. Brown by 4 votes, teh total vote te- ing, Council-304; Brown 30U. J. 1. IVHIiaCIlU WBB It-liuimuoitu road commissioner in. district No. 2 over Elm?r';Kinlaw by a small ma jority. '.'''. E. T. Taylor was nominated .road supervisor in Hdwell3ille tawnship over C. W. Barker, the vote being Taylor 230, Barkr 34. Vote by townships: ALFORDSVILLE. State Senate Varser 8, Patterson 143. House McArthur 6, Jenkins 8, Bullock 143, McEachern 140. Sheriff Lewis 120, Barker 27, Governor Morrison 67, Gardner 60. Page 0. LUMBER BRIDGE Senate Varser 11, Patterson 95. House McArthur 5, Jenkins 10, Bullock 100, McEachern 96. Sheriff Lewis 86, Barker 9. Governor Gardner 31, Morrison 79, Page 9, Congress Godwin 45, Lyon 21, Shaw 25. . Lieut. Governor Cooper 36, Hard. ing 56. Pembroke . Senate Varser 207,. Patterson 17. IHouse McArthur 209, Jenkins 206, Bullock 14, McEachern 18. . Sheriff Lewbj "162. Barker 41. '' ' Lieutenant - GovernorCooper 170, . Uarding 10. . ! Governor Gardner 64, Morrison 143, Page 15. I ; Congress Godwin "127, Lyon 82, Shaw 22.'' " i Road Supervisor W. G. Kirk 182; R. Cummin gs 60. ' ' ' "RAFT SWAMP " , Senate Varser 59, Patterson 11. . House McArthur 58, Jenkins 59, Bullock 10, McEachern 10. V Sheriff Lewis 60, Barker 8. " ' U. 8, Senate Overman 20, Brooks 39. "- ' ' -v ' Governor Gardner 55, . Morrison B, . PageS. ,"'-;. ' '-V- . Congress Jodwin r 36, Lyon 24, Shaw 6. vr':; :','-'-;v:-;' - Recorder Fuller 29; Barker 3; Mc Neill 4; SprrevlSj Bass 20; v . THOMPSON h ? - Senate Varser 193,- Patterson 15. House McArthur 190, Jenkins 18a Bollock 16jt McEachern 16" r Sheriff Barker 19, Lewis " 1?1,;; Governbr--Gardner 151, Morrison 49, Page 10. , - Congress Godwin ,119, Lyon 28, Shaw 64. - t-- - WHITE HOUSE Senate-i-Varser 126, Patterson 1. Sheriff Barker 16, Lewis 111. Governor Gardner 64, Morrison 33, Page 33. " Congress Godwin 90, Lyon 27, . Shaw 12. V HousedMcArthur 126, Jenkins J24, Bullock I, McEachern 1. 7 j Cpntmasd on page 4) ' SECOND PRIMARY 'FOR GOVERNOR Gardner and Morrison Close Together and Page is Eliminated. SECOND PRIMARY WILL BE NECESSARY IN SIXTH' Godwin, and. Lyon Are Running. Close Robeoon Gives Godwin Plurality Over Opponents Overman Receives Big Majority. As stated in a special issuP by The Robesonian yesterday morning, a sec ond primary will be necessary to de termine th Democratc nominee for Governor. Mr. Page is eliminated and the second primary, which will be held July 3, wil be between Cam eron Morrison and O. Max Gardner. A second primary also will be nec essary to determin- the Democratic nominee for Congress from the Sixth district: 1 Representative Godwin and Homer L. Lyon will run in the second primary, Shaw having been eliminat ed. . Senator Overman was renominated by" a large majority over Aubrey Brooks of Greensboro. Hallett S. Ward of Washington, N. C.,' apparently has defeated John H. Small, who has represented the First district in Congress for 20 years. I Congressman Brinson. defeated. Charles L. Abernethy for Congress in the Third district. . . District Attorney W. C. Hammer and Solicitor' Walter Brock will enter a second race for Congress n the Sev enth district. W B.' Cooper of Wunvngton ap- pears to bA nominated for Lieutenant, Governor over F. C. Harding. Pairtn. TV,tKow onnavanfllr hflfl rhf Ff j - field over hs opponents for State Au ditor, though whether he has a ma jority is not determined. Today's News aW Observer says: The race f" the North Carolina Su-j nrem Court still aDDears to be in! doubt and it will probably require the official ballots to determine the two; nominees, though it is reasonably clear thai Justice W. A. Hoke hau been nominated. His colleague on the Democratic ticket will be appa rently, N. Y. Gully, W. J. Adams or y. -P; -Stacy,-with the odds leading toward Gullev. A Raleigh dispatch of last night states: Early indications that a second pri mary would be necessary to deter. mine the democratic guDernaioriai nomination in North Carolina were strengthened by tardy returns compil-) ed by the News and Observer tonignt giving Gardner the lead with 35,usrf; Morrison 31.296 and Page 21,286 It, will probably require the official ballot to determine the nominees for the Supreme -court bench, two of whom are . to. bo nominated. Judge Hokei.atco!rd2nst1;6 the New and ObserveTf fjttres'r appears to bej nominated but5 whether N. Y. Gulley, apparently second hjghest, has a ma- ioritv is vet to be determined Others running Giflley close are Stacy and Adams. With eleven of the fourteen coun ties in the First district heard from, Hallett S. Ward, of Washington, N. C, has apparently defeated Representa tive John H. Small for nomination to congress by a majority of from one to two thousand. 1 . Charles L. Abernethy, of New Bern, tonight in a statement conceded the re-nomination of Representative Sam- n ol Urinonn f r C.rn frrpaa fpnm fVl 1 Third district. Representative H. L. Godwin will Lenter a second primary . in the Sixth district with Solicitor Homer L. Lyon, of Whiteville. United 4States District Attorney W. C. Hamtn",'of Ashboro, it appears: wfll enter a second primary with So licitor f Walter Brock, of Wades. boro, in1 the Seventh .district for nom ination to congress to succeed Con. gnessman L. JX Robmson on the basrt of returns from ten of the n thirteen counties m ueaucnci, A. L. Bulwinkle, Gastonia, is lead ing Judge W. B; "Council, of Hickory, in the Ninth district. ' ; - . -A Charlotte dispatch gives the fol lowing: t , .. ..,-r,. With' the votes of approximately two-thirds of the State's one hundred counties tabulated the result, of Sat. urday'r primary ws still undecided tonight , -., , ....... ;, , For thft gubernatorial nomination, actual returns compiled by the Char lotte Observer, from sixty-seven coun ties, some incomplete, give Cameron Morrison 32,882; O. Max Gardner 31,. 017 and Bobert N. Page 20,178. r , The same returns indicated that Senator Overman had been renominat ed for the United .States Saaate. by an overwhelming Majority,;: . J As ;I ' Bulwinkle seemed .to . have a substantial majority, while indications wre , that a second primary may be necessary inr the: Sixth. Dispatches from Raleigh said the News and Ob server's tabulation showed Hallett Ward running 1,000 ahead" of Repre sentative John Small, with eleven out of fourteen ..counties in. "- . If a second primary is necessary, the State election board ha announc ed it will be held July 3. -- j . Mr. W. F. Davis and 3on, Ralph, of; R. 2, Lumberton, are in town today. Candidate for State Senate from, Robeson county noninated in Saturday's primary.. Mr. Varser is a na tive of Gates county, where he was. bom August 13, 1878. H was graduated at Wake Forest college in 1899 and taught school in Robeson, in the fall of 1899 and spring of 1900. Mr. Varser practiced law in K inn ton un til 1911 and in March of that. year,, following the death of CoL N. A. McLean, he moved to Lomberton and be came associated with Mr. A. W. McLean n the practice of law, the firm name being then McLean & Varser, now McLean, Varser, McLean & Stacy. " Mr. Varser was nominated by a large majority over Mr. G. B. Patter, son of Maxton in a strenuous vanupaign in which division of the county was the mala issue, Mr. Varaer head, ing th anti-division ticket.. Mr. Varser has been moderator of the Robeson Baptist association for several years, is active in church work, and ha the reputation of being one of the best 'lawyers in the State. ' , f I. . . - : .' V; i's! ? . :' : '..,'i-' ' 'f f f"-- ' .i - .. ? ;V- 9 N. W. JENKINSr Mr, Jenkins was nominated for: the House of the Legislature in Sator- riav'a TVmrwratir nrim.rv . no of Xk.' .'1 " '' t " 1 - " I thl county: Mr. Jenkna is a success-! fnl farmer who lives near Fairmont. THE RECORD OF DEATHS. '.t Passed Away inis morning r unerai m a r AL -Tomorrow. 1 Mrs. . Ed. B. Freeman j : - j o. o'clock this morning at her home Water street, following an illness of, several weeks.- Mrs. Freman return. d recently f rom a Charlotte hospital,' where she uerw6nlL tteatment. for stomach trouble. Saturday night her condition became crmcal.; . Deceased; ed byvhef : husband and fone. adopted Sr;: s The foneral will he conducted from wm mwk o years ma una a sarviv the., Gospel. ; Tabernacle. tomorrow afternoon . at ; ; 3 oTlock by Rev. W. D. Combs, pastor of the Gos- pel Tabernacle, of which deceased was a member. ' Interment will be madA in Meadowbrook cemetery. Mrs. Free- aay s uemocrauc primary as one w;;, Yi ' i7 . . T -.v.-, . . ' . . Hopewell, Va Archie of R. 3, Lum- Robeson s two members of that body ; berton G of Baltimore, Md . J. E. ffWfrSS-? Badin, Herman of Albany, N. Y., man was a good woman and wHl berMrs P, F. Bristow, who Uves near sorely missed. j Parkton across the line in Cumber- 5 - . land; 'ami 2 brothers Mr. Wesley Joseph EMlealieTafcy.....tSm& nd Mr. Charle3 E. Joseph Ellie, 25-months.old fon of Smith of New York city. Mr. Smith Mr, and Mrs. J. E. Walters, died ycr-;'was a local Methodist preacher -and trday afternoon at 5:30 of colitis.' a great church and Sunday school The child had- been sick since Tues- worker. He had gotten the lumber day -of dast week. The fun2r.1l will on the ground and . was preparing to L. R. VARSER OF LUMBERTON. ''tV-'i-V, 1-.... a- :. ,T s i-v. Ti:-,.- A . "P';m !be conducted from the horn?, Elm street, tomorrow at 11 a. m. by Rev. Dr, Chas. H. Durham, pastor of the 1 First Baptist .church, , and interment : will be made in Meadowbrcok ceme- tery. " Funeral of Mr. Eli Phillips Yester dayDied Friday in Charlotte. The funeral of Mr. Eli Phillips, whose death occurred Friday at 9:30 a. m., was conducted from the home, Eighth street, yesterday at 3:30 p. m. ' p. m. by Rev. Dr. Chas. H. Durham, ( pastor of the First Baptist church, of 1 which deceased was a member. De. ceased was a Mason and was buried , with Masonic honors. Interment was , made jn Meadowbrook cemetery rnd the grav was covered with beautiful . floral offerings. Mr. Phillips was ; in the Charlotte sanatorium wl.cn the end came and the remains were chip ped here Friday night. .He. had been ill for several months with a compli caton of diseases and his death had been expected for several days. deceased is survived by his widow and 18 -children: three daughters Mrs. J. -AJEtotief of Lumberton, R. l, and -little -Misses Tressie and Ruby: "u ora-Messrs. ounyan ox UAnamAll 1a 1 I- - . TJ O T -XL" S Ui,,.:. uIZ-. Zti. .L. y Air. Phillips was born January 29. 1854 and was therefore hi, his 6nh,bmi church when the ea fe- and wm be niissed in his town and county. . . r . ! Jon .mh, . Formerly Robeson Remains : Interred - Near St ' Pauls Friday. . The remains of Rev. John H. Smith. who. died at his home in Oakley, Ga, a .ek .g0 today; were Interred Friday at the Fisher church, hear St: Pauls. iwpajuwI TraimrK, iw Vnh- bat moved some years ago to mtxty&V from'Harnett to Georgia, Jt1.I?ed to Rocldnghamittent. wdow h' Mnl . i f. :-'-. ,T V years ago. ? He was 63 years old and had been sick 4 or 6 mohths. He is survived by his wife and sons, one of whom is Mr. Louren Smithwho livp nmu- TjimW r. 9 .;.t. Mrs. E. J. Parker of Durham and ! ... e . t J B. MeARTBUR Nominated for th. House of -the Lea. islatnre from Robeson n Saturday's I Democratic' nrlmanr. Mr. McArthur! lives near nea opnnzs ana is m urge, J 1 W ITT 1 1 I .i ciHi rr, sw, Chautauqua will last through Thura knows i him as "Bud" and he numbers day. Two attractions will be put on ."Z.L,T TTZZTZn Tf. --. u " " r ' -' ' Paul Parker of Back Swamp. Paul, 3 1-2-year.old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Parker of Back Swamp township, died this morning: ox men fagitis. The funeral will be conduct. ed at tte home tomorrow at 10 a. in. Interment will b- made in the East Lomberton cemetery. -;'i :x Jlfarch Roper, Colered. ' Mareh: ' Roper, colored, " aged 50 years died Friday at his hdme across ? COUNTf PENSIONS READY. '" v- 1 " . " 1 . Each Pensioner Gets $25 This Year as Compared With $19 Last Year, County pensions have been ordered paid and each pensioner may obtain his check by calling on or writing Reg ister of Deeds M. W. Floyd. Each pensioner gets $25 his yea as against $19 last year. Mr. L. F. Eew'is and son, Mr. Troy visit'irs in town Saturiay. I umi'LETE COWfxXIOV RR PORTS, The Robesonian has made arrange ments to get complete telegTaphie ser vice during the national conventioiw at Chicago and San Francisco. These bulletins will be posted aa fast as they are received and thooe who are interested can keep posted about these conventions by consultinr The Robeson is n's bulletins, which wul be as complete as afternoon daily pa pers receive and are obtainedat con siderable expense. BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL iSTEWk Mr. W. Y. Floyd of Orrum haa accepted a position as salesman fat Efird's department store. He began work this morning. Mrs. Haynes Ivey, who 3 weeks ago underwent an operation at the Thompson hospital, returned today te her home at Marietta. A special communication of St. Alban's Lodge No. 114, A. F.4A.1L, has-been called for Tuesday. Juim 8, at 8 p. m., for work in the 3rd degree. The Lumberton post of th American Legion will meet in th municipal building Thursday evenm at 8 o'clock. All members are urged to be present. , All members of the civic depart, ment of the Woman's club are urged to meet at the home of Mrs T F Cost ner tomorrow at 5 p. m. Much bosi ness of importance to be transacted. Mr. Lee Stone, Lumprton's crack baseball pitcher, now with the. Richmond team, came homa Saturday to vote and left this morhin for Rocky Mount, where his tsam playa today. Annie May Munnerlyn and Dwight Little, a colored couple from Bennett. ville, S. C, were married in the office of Register of Deeds M. W. Floyd last evening about 7 of the clock. Justice & . u&vrcx Lit ill ill I 1 1 I i i tt b nn nnira a crowd witnessed the marriage. Af. ter the uniting words had been spoken Dwight saluted -Annie May. Mrs. LeslV Carlyfc wSH 7eav next Saturday for New York, from where she will tail on June 19 for Europe. Mrs. Carlyle will go with a party of tourist and will Ttsit Tramer ous places of interest in Europe. She had intended leaving last Saturday for New York, but the sailing date of the boat was moved up to the 19th Miss Mabel Wellons left Friday for her home at Smithfield. She had been the guest of Mss Myrtle Pope since Wednesday .night, having: accompanied Miss Pope home from Anderson, S. C, where they had been on a house party since the closing of Converse college, Spartanburg, S. C wheTe they were both studanta dur ing the past year. SCHEDULE OF NEW TRAINS. 12 Additional Trains On Seabaanl Between Charlotte and Wilmingtea Slight Change in Schedule. A slight change in the Seaboard scheduL went into effect yesterday Tram No. 19 from Wilmington arrives now at 7:02 a. m. instead of 7:35 a m. as heretofore, and train No. 14 i The schedule of the two additional from Charlotte arrives at 10:25 a. m. instead of 10:40 a. m. trains put on yesterday between Charlotte and Wilmington follows: Train No. 31 leaves Wilmington at 8 a. m., due here at 10:48 a. in.; train No. 23 from Charlotte is due at 2r50 p. m. f CHAUTAUQUA FOUR UAYS THIS WEEK An Excellent Program Will Be Given Twice Pally in Tent, at 4 and 83 The Community Chautauqua began a D-days' engagemnt here Saturday nnder ft. own tent on the corner Sunday t .ni.nA ir. th. k a. ... - " UV W nl ?, m- tlie best ever brought, to Lumberton. Lomberton Is te Have Some Beat Baseball This Season. Lumberton is to have some real baseball this season. A ball club ban been organized with the following officers: Dr. N. A. Thomp son, - manager; Ed. J.- Glover, assist ant manager; R. F. Thomas, captain, The ball grounds ars being put ha . shape at the fair grounds, the grand-, stand having already been eompleted. Aj . soon as the grounds are ready av number of games, will b scheduled, between the Lomberton team and eta. er teams of eastern Nortn Carelina. Meeting Places For Community Ser. ; rice. - '. j . Orrum Tuesday night, June 8th, ! , Rex Wednesday night, June 9th. Back. Swamp .Thursday night. June 10th. . - . 4 Parkton Friday night, June llth. Pembroke Normal (Ind) Saturday night, June 12th. , . M. N. FOLGER, Director TJommunhy Service, . Dfi. WILLIAM VV. fAftK EYE SPECIALIST Office: National Bask ol Lumbertef BoikUng.
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