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? WATCH LABEL ON TOUR PAPER AND DONT LET SUB SCRIPTION EXPIRE. THE DATE ON THE LABEL S THE DATE YOUE PAPER WILL BE STOPPED. ESTABLISHED 1870. : SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. ii " ' ' " ' " '" ' ' 1,11 ' 1 , COUNTRY, COD AND TRUTH- $2.& A YEAR. DUE IX ADVANCE 1 VOLUME H I. v . ".i LUMBERTON, N. 0.; MONDAY MAE CH 7, 1921 NUMBER 7 Foch Orders -Mjed Troops To Advsmce Special to The Robesonian.' j London, March 5 (by United Press) : Foch orders Allied troops to ad-. , ofiAn m;k DaJ;a ;MvAlfi4-Altf ffn conference. General Von Seeckt at - tended conference first time- in Gen- eral'a uniform ' Lloyd George arriving St James palace cheered . bv street crowd. vauwu W i L1A UC1 illl llUllCUivvj ""make them pay." -. Situation Serious Special to The Robesonian. London, March 5 (by United Press) lc.. . . ' British Cabinet session cauea ior, ment leader in Commons and Cabinet member, said situation very unsatis-) factor, it's serious. i German Propos als Unacceptable London, March 7 (by United Press) German proposals are unaccaptable and1 do not justify postponement of niinisViTripnt hv Allies, conference at 4:30 decides. Penalties provide oc-1 cupaMon OI .UU3ECir , , , B Ruhrort in Ruhr valley, seizure or customs tax levy on German exports and establishments of customs line , along Rhine. London, March 7 (by United Press) Von Simons, German Foreign Min ister, today informed the Allies that he is unable to agr.ee to reparations demanded at Paris conference.' How ever, the Germans modified their original rejection with the following milliter nroDOsals: First, agreement to make five of the payments demanded by Allies over 42 years. Second, acceptance of 12 per cent, export tax, provided Germany is al lowed to float a loan, retain upper Silesia, and that commercial jrestric tions against Germany are abplished. Vote On School Bonds April 5 Election on Proposed' School . Bond Issue of $30,000 Ordered by Town Commissioners $20,000 Needed for Purchase of Additional Site and $7,500 for Teacherage. An election for the purpose of voting 'on a school bond issue of $30, 000 was ordered held on April 5 by the town commissioners at a meeting of the board Thursday afternoon. Mr. Ben G. Floyd was appointed registrar, a new- registration being called for. and Messrs. J. D. Nor- ment and C. P, McAUister were ap- Tw-.mtorl indces'of election. II tne eieCllOn cameo ut the bond money will be used f6r pur- shaainor All additional lot near - the i - i . . ADA AAA 9 site of the graded and high school buildings, $7,500 will be ased to pay for the house occupied by teachers and $2,500 will be used for repairs. DEMAND THAT COSTA RICA AND PANAMA CEASE HOSTILITIES. Cessation of hostilities between Costa Rica and Panama is demanded in identic notes which the Senate De partment at Washington dispatched Saturday to the governments of.these two countries by Charles Evans Hughes, the new Secretary of State. This action was the first of the Harding administration in the realm of foreign affairs and was said to have been based on the grounds of broad expediencyas the dispute be tween the Central American republics involving American interests in the Panama canal zone. ft- f fJ. H. Berry of Marion-Dillon Section Miss Mamie Berry, a nurse at the. w "Thompson --hospital, got a teiepnone message early Friday morning that her father, Mr. J. H. Berry, died sud denly that morning at his home near Dillon, S. C, and to come at once. The message came with startling directness, -without warning and with no particulars. Miss Berry went heme at once by auto. A Marion dis patch of the 5th states that in a rpell of melancholia resulting from ill health and financial worries, de ceased killed himself early Friday morning with a pistol. He was 60 years old. Some time ago he suffer--ed a slight stroke of paralysis. He was very blue over the present situa tion and was involved - in litigation wh caused him much anxiety. The dispatch states- that he owned large j -ni.ntation on the Marion-Dillon road.1 the place being valued at about $40,4 - 000, and tnai aeceasea wm jitoduuctv, .ii Hlrd and resDected . : ' - w v. . .- ri - Some Quick Moving in French Quar ter. ,', ' There was some quick 'moving in French Quarters early - Saturday evening when officer Spied a number of colored men engaged in a . "skin" and fired something like ten shots. 'The negroes vamosed into the thickness of a swamp near by and escaped. Mr. Richard Lee of R. 4, Lumber- ton, was in town Saturday. -Messrs. D. R. Stephens, J. R. Law- son and J. Z Stone, who live near Orrum are Lumberton visitors today, General Assembly Constitutional Limit Expired Satur- oay . nigni cession will Close After Midnight Tomorrow Night Pnnfl' TO P'eces'of Legislation Ketnain to be Passed ITnnn.- The constitutional limjit for sessions OX the General Assembly expired ' oaiiwoay nigni out by agreement a ' nu,mbe,r "main over and the session i W,J close some time after midnight morrow night, leavting two day m which- .to Pass "Pn some 200 pieces of legislation. Inclueded in the number is final agreement on the ap propriations bill, with an apparent v. deadlock on Confederate pensions, i and the battle ever moving picture The power contract bill was de- feated in the Hnuso KatnrdaV c . jr "rr"'- , hl?eJ "':alre,ad ?sed .th ment of a commission by the Gover nor to investigate the advisability of selling the Stat's holdings in the North Carolina and Atlantic and North Carolina railroads and appro priating $5,000 for a survey looking to the buildinjr of a State-owned rail road in Western North Carolina. House Kills Bills for Constitutional Amendment and 8 Per Cent. Inter est. The House Thursday killed the Stubbs' bill for a .constitutional con- IM UtC Ocu -w7 R per cent.' internet mighf be charged, - Farmers and others could see nothing in the claim that the 8 per cent, in terest law would relieve the financial stringency by bringing money back to the State. They considered, rather, that it would increase the burdens of debtors. They did not believe the talk about getting additional money when they had been told all along that the reason money could not be borrowed at 6 per cent, was because there was no money to borrow. v Memorial to Governor Jarvis. A proposal by Senator Outlaw of Pitt to establish a memorial to for mer Governor T. J. Jarvis by appro priating the sum of $150 monthly for his widow was passed by the Senate.' Superior Court Term Closed Tom Blackwood Fails to Get Damages for Cold and Ex- citing Ride "on "Cowcatcher." . .Superior court for the trial of civil cases closed Thursday afternoon and Judge Frank A. Daniels, who presided left Friday morning for his home at Goldsboro. The only jury trial heard after the report of the proceedings published in Thursday's paper was written was that of Tom Blackwood vs. S. A. L. Ry. Co. Judgement was rendered in favor of the defendant. Blackwood sued the railroad for $1,000 damages, the suit growing out;. of the fact that he was carried from"Ltimberton to Pembroke on'4 thewta teller" of freight engine. According to Tom's 4-Ab.mam. ..mChaa. r.tnnm4 4k. Mramiiviijr mc engineer o.vyyA nc train and told him to get his dog off the river bridge near the union station, when he ventured upon the bridge the train started and lie step ped upon the front of the engine and the train did not stop until it reached Pembroke. Tom declared that is was a cold and exciting trip for him. Several judgements were signed during the term. 1 WHISKEY STILL CAPTURED IN McLEOD POND NEAR ROWLAND A copper whiskey still, 30-gallons I capacity, was captured Friday by i RuraJ Policeman J. H. Carper. The still was located in the McLeod mill pond, near Rowland, and was set up in a brick furnace. Mr. Carper de stroyed 240 gallons of beer found at the still. Th.pilant waa not in oper ation when located by the officer. .The officer brought the still to Luim berton today. Many Have Pledged to Reduce Cotton Acreage. Mr. O. O. Dukes, county farm demonstrator, has received several hundred pledge cards signed by far mers who have agreed to reduce their cotton acreage this year. Some townships have not made any report, however. Committees who have the pledge cards should turn them over to Mr. Dukes. ' - i , . Spelling Match at McDonald Evening of March 11. . Correspondence of The Robesonian: - McDonald, March 5. There will be an old-fashioned spelling s match at the McDonald school ' building Friday night, March 11th. Admission, adults 20c, children 10c. The' public is cor dially invited, i. We were providejitiaL ly hindered from giving it in Febru aryjw planned.- .'a v -u-.-".--: . f Mr. A."rB. McArthur of R. 2, Hope Miliaria among the visitors in -town today..''? m ,' v.;. MesstViClyde William and CBand Floyd of the Barnes ville section are among the visitor In town today.- Dr. J-P. Brown and Mr. J. D. Kyle of .Fairmont are Lumberton visi tors today. - - Mr. v J. S Floyd, who lives near Proctorville, recently killed a pig thait tipped the scales at 500 p6unds. Mr. Floyd.-Miss Neta Hedgeptn, Messrs. M. W. Hedgepeth,' J. K. Atkinson and W. A Floyd are Lumberton vistors today ' ' J cr. ' Messrs. R. C. Birmingham and Roy Smith of Charlotte arrived Saturday night and will spend a few days here. -.4 -.--l-.''.'' , THE - NEW . PARTNER , -5 MMJTWssX: INAUGURATION SIMPLE Drama Centered About Retirement of Wlson to Private Life "JUST PLAIN WOODROW WILSON NOW," HE EXPRESSED IT Harding Revives Ancient Precedent by Conferring With Senate in Ex ' ecutive Session Following Simple Ceremonies President Harding Went to White House to "Hang up His Hat and Go to Work." The reins of Presidential authority passed from Woodrow Wilson to Warren G. Harding today- in an in augural ceremony at once the sim plest and most dramatic of a genera tion states an Associated Press dis patch of the 4th from Washington, and gives the following account of the inauguration: , The drama centered about the re tirement of Woodrow Wilson to pri vate life. Insistent to the last moment that he wou4 carry out a retiring President's customary part in the ceremonies, Mr. Wilson finally yield ed to the pleading of relatives and to the warnings of his physician that he might endanger his life, and only accompanied his successor to. the capitol. . As h descended from the white Kpua'jjC'Etico to enter the waiting Sptomdqijfii secret service men placed his-feet on each descending' step; when he left the . car to enter the capitol he was practically, lifted up a short flight of steps by an attendant and although he walked alone with the aid of a cane to the President's room where he signed bills, he told Senator Knox, chairman of the con gressional inaugural committee, that he was not, equal to participating in the ceremony of inaugurating Vice President Coolidge in the Senate chamber, nor in the ceremony of in augarating President Harding on the portico facing the plaza outside. After a few moments at the capitol Mr. Wilson went to his private home to become "plain Woodrow Wilson now," as he expressed it, and he never even glanced at the white house as he passed by on his way. Before Mr. Harding had been Presi dent an hour he reviewed a precedent set by George Washington by confer ring with the Senate in executive ses sion, submitting in person the nomi nations of his ten cabinet officers, all which immediately were confirmed. Within another hour he had gone to the 'white house to "hang up his hat and go to work" as he -himself often had said, and unlocked s the white house gates which fof four years had been closed to the public. The public celebrated the event by actually overrunning the grounds and peeping through the windows to see the new President in. conference with cabinet officers. Mr. Harding took oath of office nt 1:18 p. m., exactly eight years to the minute from the tima. the same words of obligation were spoken by Mr. Wil son at his first inauguration. The inaugural ceremonies, conforming to Mr, Harding s wishes, were kept free from almost every, show of thi pomp and circumstances that usually sur round the ..incoming of a chief execu tive Thousands witnessed the oath and cheered "the old and new . Presi dents along Pennsylvania- avenue, but the ' crowd .-waa only - f raetjon of the customary. ; Inaugurauoa throngs ,. A On the "Bible, used by George Wash ington a -his Jfirst Induction .into. of-, fice, and ona verse ,of scripture ex tolling the virtue, of an humble faith in . God,,. Mr. . Harding . plighted his best ability to the Presidency. In his inaugural address he reaffirmed his reverence - f Or the traditions of the fathers and reiterated his belief that the supreme task ahead was to bringjing in 'the executive" offices was spent the country once more to normalcy Ceremony on East Steps The inaugural ceremony took place as usual oil a stand erected above' the east steps of the capitol, but in mark ed contrast to previous inaugurations when thousands of seats were pro- CEREMONY AND DRAMATIC vided, all the distinguished company had -jtoj remain standing. Even the inaugural stand was much smaller thanjU8al and was erected to ac commodafe a telephone apparatus which carried Mr. Harding's voice far out Over the capitol plaza and for the first, time enabled thounands to hear an inaugural address. About the only features familiar to inaugurals were patriotic decorations that; fluttered under a bright sun along Pennsylvania avenue and the usual escort of cavalry acting as P8iWential niard of honor in the ride to and from the capitol. The only semblance of a parade was pre sented by the little group of official motor cars and the hollow square of troop kept at a trot all the way. . Before-, his own inauguration began, Mr. Hardinjr attended that of his vice president, Calvin M. Coolidge, in the senate chamber. It was an hour past noon when the first of the inaugural company began to file out on the platform facing the east plaza, mem bers of the senate and house coming first, followed by the foreign diplo mats in dress uniforms and last of all by the justices of the supreme court and the.President-elect. Chief Justice White and Mr. Harding walked out to the front of the platform together, as the Marine band, "the President's own," played the national anthem. Then the oath was added and the new President - began his inaugural ad dress, reading from manuscript but making his points with vigorous ges tures that awakened repeated periods of applause. The President's visit to the senate chamber followed immediately the conclusion of addresses. He had made known his intention to a few of his leaders and the senate was awaiting in special executive session to receive him. He went first to the President's room and was escorted by a commit tee of senators to the rostrum of the chamber to make his first appearance. He read from a memorandum the names of the men he had selected for his official circle of counselors. With in 20 minutes after his departure all the nominations had been confirmed. In personally appearing before the upper branch of Congress in execu tive session, President Harding hark ed back to a precedent of the earliest administration but disregarded ever since. Mr. Wilson observed the cus tom of personally addressing the Sen ate and House when they were in BAccu.n with nnan lnnr Vmt nn T-oai - UV 1 1 1 111 U VCUlUt J lldU UlIC either at a secret session. Mr. Harding has not announced a general policy in regard to his mes sages, but the general expectation among those close to him is that all of his important communications to congress will be made in person. Reaching the white house shortly before 3 o'clock, the President and Mrs." Harding had luncheon with the immediate members of -their families, Dr. George T. Harding, of Marion, the executive's father, sitting at his son's table as a. guest of honor. Afterward the Hardings held ftpen house to the folks of Marion, who had come on several v special trains to see their neighbors -settled in the 'executive mansion. s." , ' - ' T : ' It u late in the afternoon before Mr. Harding -made his first visit' to his offices and issued the order openi tag the white house-grounds to the public. In: doing so he fulfilled - a prophesy of . Mrs. Harding' who de clared on election night last Novem ber that one of the first acts of the next administration would be "to take the policemen awajr from the white nouse gaies. Most of Mr. Harding's first even with his secretary, George B. Chris tian, Jr making a preliminary sur vey of the unfinished business left by the retinne administration. Sir. Christian also completed assignment of a temporary office force, retaining most of those now serving in clerical Senate Confirms New Cabinet President Harding Personally Pre sented His Cabinet -Nominations and They Were Confirmed by Sen ate at Once. President Harding presented his Cabinet nominations to the Senate Friday in person and they were con firmed by that body in less than ten minutes. The President later signed the commissions of his ten official advisers who entered Saturday upon their new duties, succeeding the men who served under Woodrow Wilson. Presentation of the nominations was the first official act of the in :oming President and occurred within ess than an hour after he had taken the oath of office. He had discussed the question with Senate leaders be fore his inauguration and when he concluded his inaugural address, the Senate assembled. Facing his former colleagues, the President spoke for perhaps five min utes in happy cordial vein and then read the nominations from a card which he held in his hand. He asked for early action, in order, he said, that there might be no hiatus in the government's affairs. Starting" with Senator A. B. Fall, of New Mexico a courtesy because of his Senate membership the Senate went through th Hot and confirmed every one, -i .The Cabinet officers as confirmed were: Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes, New York. Secretary of Treasury Andrew W. Mellon, Pennsylvania. Secretary of War John W. Weeks, Massachusetts. Secretary of Navy Edwin Denby, Michigan. Secretary of Interior Albert B. Fall, New Mexico. Secretary of Agriculture Henry C. Wallace, Iowa. Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, California. Attorney - General Harry M. Daugherty, Ohio. Postmaster-General Will H. Hays, Indiana. Secretary of Labor James J. Davis, Pennsylvania. One of the new officials, Mr. Mel lon,, was sworn in soon after his nomination, the ceremony taking place in the office of Senator Knox of Pennsylvania. The oath was ad ministered by Chief Justice White, of the Supreme Court. FUNERAL OF MR. TERRELL POOLE AT ROCKINGHAM Remains Were Accompanied by a Number of Lumberton People and Funeral and Interment Took Place Friday. The funeral of Mr. Terrell R. Poole, whose death occurred at the home of his son, Prof. J. R. Poole, here Thursday afternoon, was con ducted from the home of Dr. and Mrs. F. J. Garrett at Rockingham, son-in-law and daughter of deceased, with whom he made his home, Friday at 3 p. m. The funeral was conducted by Rev. A. L. Ormond, pastor of the Methodist church at Rockingham, assisted by Rev. Dr. R. C. Beaman, pastor of Chestnut Street Methodist church, Lumberton, and Rev. Mr. Coppege, pastor f the Presbyterian church at Rockingham!. Interment was made in the family burying plot in . the. Rockingham cemetery. A large crowd attended the funeral and many beautiful floral offerings cover ed the grave. Those attending the funeral from Lumberton besides members of the Poole family and Dr. Beaman were Messrs. W. H. Humphrey, F. P. Gray, Ben, G. Floyd, H. E. Stacy and J. L. Stephens, and Dr. T. C. Johnson. Mr. Lucius McRae, chairman of the Robe son county board of education, and Miss Nelle Garrett of Red Springs, also attended the funeral. THE RECORD OF DEATHS. Mr. Marshall Culbreth of Proctorville Section Died This Morning. v r i . ' I l I 0 xews reacnea iiumoCTwn xouay oi the death this morning of Mr. Mar-j shall Culbreth, which occurred at his j home, near Proctorville. Death re-' suited from head trouble, deceased being ill only a few days. He was about 60 years old. Several children survive. 129 Members of Congress Retire. One hundred and twenty-nine mem bers of the House and Senate of the United States retired Friday to pri vate life. Most of them went out in the back wash from the tidal wave which swept the Republican party into full "control of all the functions of i the government but some, few, Republicans as well as Democrats, elected not to run. again for their seats. ' - . - . v .' , Miss Ruby Thompson has returned from Raeford, where she spent a few days visiting Miss Eunice B1um Mr. M. J. Merritt left last evening for Tracy City, Tenn., where he will spend ten days visiting relatives. positions and adding several assis tants from the Harding staff at Marion. It also was decided defi nitflv to continue virtually all of the j secret service detail of the Wilson administration, including Kichard U Jervis as chief. COTTON MARKET. Middling cotton is quoted on the local market today at 9i cents the poun; strict middling 10V4 cents. BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS Born, yesterday morning at the Thompson hospital, to Dr. and Mrs. E. R. Hardin, ata 8-pound son. Madam Rumor has it that a woman will offer for mayor of the town of Lumberton in the coming primary. , A special communication of St. Albans lodge No. 114, A. F. and A. M., has been called for Tuesday even ing at 7:30 for work in third degree. Born, this morning to Mr. and" Mrs. L. E. Blanchard of RJ, Pem broke, at the Thompson hospital, a 9-pound son. The Woman's Club wL meet Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in the municipal building. All memb ers are urged to be prsent. The condition of Mr. F. P. Humphrey, who has been ill at his home on Walnut and Fourteenth for some time, is nuimproved today. Bertha Oxendine and Allen Jacobs, Indians, were married in the office of Register of Deeds M. W. Floyd Saturday at 4 p. m., Justice M. G. McKenzie officiating. The county commissioners; coun ty road board and board of educa tion are all holding regular monthly meetings here today. Quite a crowd in town. License has been issued for the marriage of Ed McLean and Bertha Stone; Harry A. Green and Thelma Johnson; W. Clyde Sessoms and Wilma Branch; Robt. B. Bruce and Jennie McMillian. Mr and Mrs. K. M. Barnes car ried their small daughter, Edna, to Wilmington Friday for an examina tion by Dr, Wood. They were ac companied to Wimtington by Dr. N. A. Thompson, all returning home Friday evening. Mrs. Leslie Burnett has arrived from Tallahassee, Fla., to join her husband, who has been employed at the foundry of the Lumberton Motor Car company for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Burnett will do light house keep ing at the home of Mrs. Ellen Shoot er, Second street. ''" Fire came near destroying the residence of Mr. Edwin Davis of the Raft Swamp section Saturday after noon. The fire started on the roof and a man passing along the road discovered it in time for the flames to be extinguished 'before much damage was done. ' Fire of unknown origin destroyed a small dwelling owned by the Kings dale Lumber corporation, near the plant of the company, at 1 o'clock Friday morning. The dwelling was occupied by Matthew Mclntyre, color ed, and he lost practically all his household furnishings. The town Tire alarm was turned in and the fire com pany went to the scene of the fire. Must Prove Fit ness To Marry Measure Requiring Physical Exami nation Prior to Marriage is Now Law. The .measure requiring, physical examination prior to marriage is now a law. It was passed by the Senate Friday night, having already .been passed by the House. The bill provides that any appli cant for marriage license shall show that he or she is not infected with tuberculosis in its contagious stages and that he or she has never been adjudged insane by a court 6f com petent jurisdiction. Male applicants are also required to pass a venereal examination. Senator Burgwyn wanted both sexes placed on a parity and Senator McGougan, in charge of the measure in the Senate, agreed with him personally, but did not think the time quite ripe in the State for such a step. Senator Burgwyn also wanted to include Quakers, who are not required to procure a mar riage license in order to marry, and Senator Dunlap wanted to limit the charee of physicians to $2. The Sen ate did not care to send the measure back to the House and voted down all amendments. ' Meeting Places for Community Ser vice. , Union Chapel (Ind.) Monday March 7. - ' - Philadelphus Tuesday, March 8. Purvis Wednesday, March 9. Thompson institute colored, Thurs day, March 10. ' Centenary Friday, March 11. , Tabernacle Saturday March. 12. ' -J.'- R. POOLE, Supt. Schools , . M. N. FOLGER, Director Community Service.' r;- r-.-v,-; ..... i . . v a . Miss Bertha Stone and f Mr. Ed McLean, both of Lumberton, were married last evening about 8 o'clock at the home of Justice Jno. H. Mc Neill, who officiated. Mr. T. D. Hatcher and three chil dren of . Raeford are guests at the home of Mrs. Hatcher's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hclmes, Third street. 'Mr. Hatcher spent the week-end here with his family. '
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