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ficiiisfwiM I n a m mt ff'LI WATCH LABEL Oft fOUft PAPER AND DONT LET .- SUB. SCRIPTION EXPIRE. ins UAID vi LABEL IS- THE DATE TOUR PAPER WILL BE STOPPED. ESTABLISHED 1874. SINGLE COPT WVB CENTS. COUNTRY, GOD AND "BUTH. 12.00 A YEAR. DUE IX ADVANCE VOLUME LIL LUMBEBTON, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH -24, 1921 NUMBER 12 I JnlJIj Mass Meeting This Evening 7:45 Graded School Bond Issue Will be Discussed at Meeting at Court l House Meeting Will be Over Early in Order Not to Break Into Other .Engagements for the Evening. 3-" " A mass meeting will be held at the court hcijse this eyeniag at 7:45 o'clock under the auspices of of the Chamber of Commerce to discuss the graded school bond issue. The general public, ladies especially, are cordially invited. It is the purpose of those in charge of the meeting to get it over with in time not to break into other engagements for the evening. Every woman, child and man in Lumberton is interested, or should be interested, in the pro- posed bond issue for schools, and it is hoped that every one who cAi possibly do so will attend this meeting. Do not let other en- gagements keep you away. Mayor White Is In The Race He Announces That He Will be in the Race to Succeed Himself B. N. Brigman is Only Other Candi date So Far But 'Squire Small is Listening for the Call. The race is on. Mayor A. E. White haa announced that he will offer for nomination to succeed him self in the town primary on April .26. As was stated in Monday's Robesonian, Mr. B. N. Brigman says he is also in the race for mayor, which means that there will be at least two aspirants for the position. The water is said to be fine and there may be others who will enter the race in due season. Anyway, the race is being run. And behold the following written report comes to The Robesonian to whet the appetite and enliven hope:" "Squire Spurgeon Small is still flirting with the mayoralty race but is still too coy to make his announce ment. The squire says his friends ere insisting on his making the race as the 'poor man's' candidate and he is receiving telegrams from former residents of the town tendering their support and assistance. He is quietly sounding out public senti ment and will soon make a definite statement. Justice Small states in the event he decides to enter the contest he will enter the ring with gloves off, and his opponents will know they have been in some fight, whatever the outcome may.be." SERIOUS OUTBREAK OF HAZING AT STATE COLLEGE The following is taken from yes terday's Raleigh News and Observer: Following the most serious out break of hazing in the history of the institution, several students of State before the Wake county grand jury when it meets April 11 to answer charges of violating the State statu tes. No actual arrests have been made, it is understood, and none will he made, unless the grand jury finds against them. Re-appearing late in February after lying dormant since last October, the hazing spirit among a certain ele ment in the college, described by President Riddick as belonging to no particular class, reached its climax early Tuesday morning when the rooms of upwards of a score of fresh men were broken in to and heads of the freshmen shaved. Lee Stone Goes With Augusta Club. Mr. Lee G. Stone left Tuesday afternoon for Augusta, Ga., having been sold by the Richmond baseball club to the Augusta club of thev South Atlantic league. Mr. Stone pitched for the Augusta club two seasons, prior to 1919 when he pitched for the Little Rock, Ark., club. He pitched for the , Richmond club last The following dispatch from Augusta relative tothe purchase of) Mr. Stone appeared in yesterday's -Charlotte Observer: Augusta, Ga.t March 22. An-1 neuncement was made today by J. Marvin Wolfe, president of the Au- j gusta South Atlantic association club, that Fitcher Lee stone nas Deen ob tained from the Richmond Virginia league club In return for Pitcher Tom Knowlson and cash i tongideratioii: Reraaiaa of MurteW NejrrWi'.Seit Here for Interihaeafc v., Is ' Tb remains of lida' WflBon MlUffan, colored, arrived, hre Monday from Norfolk. Va.. and were interred yea. terday in the Newtown cemetery, Deceased was murdered,!, being shot to death, according to information ac companying the remains. She was 29 years old and formerly, lived here. No particulars of the . killing have been learned. Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Conoley and small sen, James Arthur, of Orlando, Fla., arrived Monday and will spend some time in the county visiting -relatives and friends., t Misses Nell Bervard . and ; Marion Fletcher of Pembroke were among the shoppers in town yesterday. , Woman Lost Here ' ; Changed Her Story j Finally Gave Her Name as Lucy ' Hunt, Her Home Greenville, and ! Said Persons With Whom She Came' to Lumberton Were Not Related to Her as at First Claimed. 1 The woman who wasllost here Sat urday night left towiijMonday night' over the Virginia & Carolina South-' era without locating the parties with whom she came here. As was stated in Monday's Robesonian, the woman, 1 who appeared to be around 35 years old, said she came here with three other persons Saturday and lost them, or they lost her, at the carni- J val Saturday night. She was hatles3 and coatless and said that the othr j persons in her party had her hat and coat. j She changed her first story some- j what before leaving, however. Ifer first storv was that the three who I accompanied her were her son, her J uncle and his wife and that they came J from Raleigh. Her last story was that her name was Lucy Hunt, that , her, home was in Greenville, Pitt county, and that the ,other members of the party were not related to her. One of the men had left his wife and children and brought another girl along and the second man was not son. she. -said.' She said the riien ffiffif''frema'Kin8ton and the girl was from her town Greenville. They had , started to Georgia, according to her j statement. Home Bureau Meet ing In Lumberton Fitting and Wearing of Corsets Demonstrated by Miss Wells of, Washington Dress Design Pre. ! sented by Assistant Home Demon-' stratlon A gerft Meetings at j Marietta, St. Pauls and Rowland , Also. j Reported for The Robesonian. The Lumberton Home Demonstra-! tioi) club was the first to be. favored, BureauY of Robeson county, a "series of which is being conducted under : Road Sentence for Blockader Other the direction of the home demonstra-1 Cases Before Recorder Fuller, tion agent. Ben Scott was found guilty of The meeting was held in the town manufacturing whiskey by Recorder hall on Tuesday, March 22nd, the; David H. Fuller Monday and was morning meeting being devoted to sentenced to 4 months on the roads, most helpful instruction and demon-! Scott had previously been found stration in the wearing and fitting of . guilty of aiding and abetting in the corsets under the capable leadership j manufacture of whiskey by Recorder of Miss Emma B. Wells of Washing. jJ. N. Buie of Red Springs and sen ton, D. C. Miss Wells is an instruc- tenced to 2 months on the roads. He tor in the corset school at Washing-1 will also have to serve an additional ton and has trained hundreds of , month to pay the costMn each case women in the corsetier work all over making a total of seven months, the Carolinas and Virginia. She is a! P. P. Baker was fined $5 and cost perfect wonder in her mastery of ,on the charge of exceeding the "speed Yar onh?ort nnrl Vior art nf nresenrino" limit. in 1 ."jvvv ... " - f - - - n ; this problem to the women is greatly j marked. She presented her subject from a medical.! standpoint as well as a standpoint of beauty and physi cal fitness. She gave demonstration of the type of corset adapted to the type of figure, the value and comfort in the same, the danger if not pro-.boy perly fitted, to say nothing of the ; Hezekiah Moody, negro, was found discomfort and disability. guilty of the larceny of a pistol by The afternoon was devoted to dress ; Assistant Recorder L. J. Britt yes design, which was most apply pre-! terday. Judgement was suspended sented by Miss Maude E. Wallace, as- j upon payment of the cost. The sistant State home demonstration I prosecuting witness failed to appear agent, of Raleigh. Miss Wallace for trial and Hezekiah told of taking took up her subject of clothing from; the pistol. He claimed that the the standpoint of the consumer, her owner of the pistol a cheap Owls responsibilities and duties, d'aw n?: ( head had threatened to use it in attention to the fact that fashion killing him, and this was his reason often enslaves instead of being pro-j for taking it. perly adapted to the needs of the woman in the home. She pointed out : BOTH SIDES CLAIM VICTORY some of the evils of fashion, for ex-1 jN UPPER SILESIA PLEBISCITE ample loss of personality, adultera-; A B Ijn di atch of the 21st states tio.i of textiles, extravagance, high , th , u,offiHa. rfitumS from th prices and even disability. Each ll u the heels i iasmon treaas so rapuny on wie u, ga j ghowed compiete German of the last that a bargain counter.... ...i....- it. -afLi i s m i , l Jl are cheap. Women are the purchasers -of the nation since they influence or purchase eighty percent of the textiles. Miss Wallace appealed to the worn, en to put more intelligent thought on ii i - 1 p ,xir : tl. K4- ine ouyin-T oi cunn..., - "-- ter understanding of thrift She i asked them to shop more considerately, to realize the resnonsibihties of the;.. store and the trials of the saleslady The Lumberton . club acted as hos x I i a Mf.M tcss to the visiting cluBs, McDonald, Ten Mile and Back Swamp. They served a very fitting and tasty, lunch. A -similar meeting of this type and force was conducted at Marietta on Wednesday, and will, be conducted at SL , Pauls Thursday . aiyl Rowland on Friday thus, reaching every section of, Robeson, with this, valuable in struction, , ..;. Florence; S. March 21-After the "grand jury returned true ' bills today against Edmund D. Bigham, accused of killing five memDers oi his family, Bigham was arraignea in the court of sessions here late to day and entered pleas of not guilty. A-motion for a change of venue was denied by Judge Memmiriger and the case scheduled, to come to trial " on Thursday. Mr. J. - Dickson McLean left last evening for Washington, D. C, where he will spend a few days. . Messrs A L. Lawson and Frank J. Nye of Orrum were ' among the vis itors in town yesterday. WiT T k .niinior I Washington announced Tuesday night store. What is a bargain counter? h majority 0f the districts were "A place where women squander: . . . p . accordin to offi. monev on thines simDlV because tneyi . , 'r " 022 Recorder's Court - , Thomas Wilson was fined $1 and cost on ,Jie charge of trespass. He gate notice of appeal and made bond in the turn of $50. W. J. "Kite was found not guilty of running a negro boy down with an auto and tearing up the bicycle the was riding. plebiscite held Monday la.,- u. - in Upper (victory, while' the, Polish legation at The re- 'sult of the plebiscite will be deter- mined the legation not by a majority of the general vote cast but by the commune majorities. A Paris dispatch of the 22nd states: "French official circles and the news- papers admitted tonight that the (. had majorfty of the votea . n ionJa y?nt -i,w ,a h. voratirtc sHowinc the districts which K- u : ' v;-i decided in favor of Poland to join that republic." T. . The area involved, comprising some 5,000 square miles, was the largest section of territory 1 to have its fate submitted to tT plebiscite under the peace treaty, but even more important than the size of the district was the material wealth contained in its varied mineral resources, coal, iron, tine and lead. " ; -" ' Germany has shown by her Tepre seatattoa to the! Allies how vital she considered these" materials 'to " he ability to.treconstitute' herself eco nomically id "meet; reparations - de mands, while the need' of the resour ces of Upper Silesia for the economic cal wellbeing of Poland has -been hardly less strenuously insisted upon by the Polish people. No Entertainment, at School House This Evening. The musical entertainment which it has been announced would be given at the high school auditorium this evening for the benefit of the West Lumberton Sanday school has been postponed indefinitely on account of the weather. I" Wit s i i I MT. ELIM MATTERS Here's One Who is Not Going to Plant Any Cotton This Year Personal and Other Items. Correspondence of The Robesonian. . Mt. Elim (Orrum, R. F. D.), March 21. It is beginning to feel like summer time down in this section just now, and it is also real dry. Planting corn and picking tobacco plant beds seems to be the order of the day. The writer and Miss Kizzie Shep herd spent last Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Bob Britt of Chadbourn, We also had the pleasure to visit the Williamson Cross Road Baptist church of Columbus county and hear Rev. Mr. Alford Stephens preach an excellent sermon. Mrs. A. B. Lawson is spending a few days with her father and mother, Mr. and- Mrs. H. T. Atkinson of the Oakton section. Listen, -girls, don't cry on Easter if you do you will be sure to cry the "following Sunday. Here is a warning to the young folks that one should not get engaged on Easter Sunday, else the engagement will be broken. Mr. A. B. Lawson attended preach ing at Centerville church Sunday and reports a splendid sermon, by Rev. Mr. Willis of East Lumberton. During the past few weeks I am really surprised at the amount of commercial fertilizer farmers are purchasing to use to make another million or two bales of cotton with when they cannot dispose of last year's production. I think it is the height of falling on the part of the farmers to plant cotton as a money crop. But farmers, that is, the ma jority of them, think they could not live if it were not for cotton, and if they would not plant a seed this year and hold what cotton they have on hand for their own price. The writer is not going to plant a single seed in the year 1921. Boys, let's all pull together and if you all will be bone- heads and plant cotton please reduce the amount of fertilizers and also the number ef acres and plant more of something to eat and I think we will live easier next year, don't you all? Verdict Against Purchaser of Stolea Auto. John R. Tolar, Jr., president of the LaFayette Bank and Trust com. pany, lost possession of his Cadillac automobile this afternoon by virtue of the jury verdict which was render ed just after noon. .The jury .after deliberating all morning .gave their verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Bet tie Jonaa'etaL . - ... .. .. -This is the first jury verdict reach ed in the istolen ..automobile . cases that have been, passed, ftom court to CTwrt. It was alleged a large. number of Cadillacs were stolen in. New .York and other Northern cities and sold in this city through the Clayton garage and in the lot was the one purchased by Mr. Tolar. Fayette ville Observer, March 22, . ' It is understood that several Robe son county people purchased cars that came through the same way. Vnccinated 137 Hogs Against Cholera Dr. W. H. Wright cf Wilmington rnd Mr. O. O. Dukes, county farm demonstrator, Vaccinated 137 hogs agamsi cnoiera in tne iwwiana anu St - Pauls communities Monday and Tuesday. N , St. Pauls News Building Being Erected for Telephone Exchange Bungalow Under Con- at ruction Personal Mention. Correspondence of The Robesonian. St. Pauls, March 23. Miss Mary Humphrey spent the week-end with her sister Miss Collen Humphrey I who is going '4 school at Wingate. Miss Collen, who has suffered an attack of influenza, is very mach -improved. i Mrs. Maggie MeEachern. who has; been visiting the McCormacs and; Middling cotton is quoted on the McEacherns, has returned to her' local market todav a 10 5-8 cents the home in Fayetteville. pound; strict middling 11 5-8 rents. Miss Clara McDonald spent the - ; weok-end at home with her parents BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Edd McDonald. Miss Charlotte Alford returned to 1 en! banks will he closed Mon her sister, Mrs. McGoogan, at Red, day, March 2Sth, Easter Monday. Springs, after spending a week ori - Miss Nannie McQueen, who has two with Mrs. Rowena McCormac. ; leen sick two weeks, is slowly con Mr. G. R. Thnggard went to Fny- va'escing. etteville Wednesday morning where' License has been issued for the he is taking treatment under Dr. i narrriage of J. Graham Webb and Smoot. , Carrie I.ee Herndon. Mr. A. B. Johnson is having aj The condition, of Mr. O. O. Nor bnilding erctted on Third streef which ; ment, who has been confined to his will serve as the telephone exchange. 1 'oom for several days, is very much Mr. Guyton and daughter Macy j improved .today, returned from Chapel Hill Monday i Sheriff R. E. Lewis left yester where they were called to the bed- day for Nichols, Ga., to see his bro- 1 . . a AIL. A. I .1 ...n. . . ' had suffered an attack of pneumonia, suffered a stroke of paralysis v Mr. Guyton reports that Albert is) Much corn has' been p'antetl irfe much improved and he is expected he-nrral rfismrf during the last home soon. - Iweek, according to the farmers :om- Miss Myrtle Pope of Lumberton j incr into town. Isn't it a little early spent Monday afternoon with Mrs. for planting corn? D. A. McQueen, who is visiting her Mr. E. Troy Nye of the Orrum parents- Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Fisher, section had a close call Monday when on Armstrong St. i kicked by a horse. He was struck Mr. G. Little is having a six-room ; in the lower abdomen and was pain bungalow erected on South Broad j fully hurt by the kick, street. . j The dog that bit Master A. H. Mr. John Brown, who was hurt at McLeod, Jr., last Fridaji was not Rennert, is doing very well, though rabid, according to a report received is still in a hospital at Fayetteville. i from Raleigh, where the head of the Rev. Frank Hare, who is in a ! dog was sent for an examination, hospital at Charlotte, was operated I Deputy Sheriff A. H. Prevatt, on and reported to be getting along who was accidentally shot ten daya very well. ago when his pistol fell out of his Mrs. Dan Marley from, Lumber nocket and fired, has been out since Bridge is visiting her mother, Mrs. D. Tuesday. He left the hospital Sun- " - J B. Lancaster. Mrs. Holt, from Cherryvllle, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Lancaster. Mrs. L. I. Grantham spent Monday in Lumberton, where she had her eyes treated. Mr. John Bateman, who has been in Baker's hospital in Lumberton, is home again and we are glad to report daily, except baturday, during the much improved. summer months. Practically all the Mr. Robert Lancaster spent Mon-j leading merchants have signed, an day in Lumberton. ' agreement to that effect. Mr. Joe Butler was a Fayetteville j James Regan and Tom Tilly, two visitor Tuesday. I white boys, were arrested today at Rocky Mount on the charge of rob- PRESIDENT HARDING 'ISSUES ! b'"1? mail boxes at the local post CAL FOR EXTRA SESSION ( ?e- An r.fficer from here will go to Rocky Mount tonight and bring Noni of Specific Problems to be Laid 5SsseVNelHe Hamilton and Gladys Before Legislative Branch Were F,oyd tudent, nt Cliro,ina co!lejfe Named in-the Proclamation Maxton pa9sed through town yester- A formal call for an extra session ,d en route to thr homg t of Congress, to meet on April 11 nd Mar,etta hefe th wil, d receive legislative communications, Faater They were met hjre is from the new admmistration was , Hamilton,8 fath Mr j T Hami, issued Tuesday by President Hard-jton , inS; , Ko ' Rev. Dr. C. H. Durham, pastor None of the specific problem i to be q ffc r B fc fc fc laid before the .eve .bi anch mornine for Win(rate and Moant were named in the proclamation, the Gi,ead ,n nge to a-messajre from President merely declaring i that , an the Home Misg.on fi which extraordinary occasion requ red that hg ...ember, to go at once to Congress convene "to recewe such ( to ',ook Baftcr the fa. communication as may be made by tereRtg of tfce Hfi t(j the executive. A;,tA return tomorrow evening. Mr. Harding already h dwaed. Rpy and Mrfl p R McC f however that the nW nd taxat on Fairfie,d yde countyj ,eft for their will be foremost m his message to home Mo' djJ y evening after spending the special session He is expected weekH!nd here v5siting Vt the to amke a special plea for prompt e q McCair brother-in-law relief to the nation's agricultural in- j aTld sjS(er and M. D. M. terests, and the list of recommenda-, Hollowe Elm 8treet. Mr. McCali tions may touch many other subjects, . was m q the Methodisf church such as the railway situation, the heTe gome 30 a ag0- merchant marine and immigration. . One recommendation relative to re-i construction measures within the: government machine itself is expected to suggest the creation of a general commission to dispose of many kinds of property acquired by government agencieV during the war. Whether, the message will touch on foreign ! relations is a matter of speculation,' but the President has indicated that : tko oo.ciAn ia that it work out a plan of governmen - Ul and industrial rehabilitation home. A program for the session has been discussed at a series of conferences between the President and leaders in the Senate and House and although definite decisions still are to be made, a feeling of confidence is manifest that- there will be a working agree ment that, will expedite legislative business fpem the start. SENIOR-JUNIOR RECEPTION AT FLORA MACDONALD Con-esootHleve. f The Kobntnian. . Red Springs. MchV 22;: Invitations have been issued reading: , The. Senior and Junior classes of Flora MacdonaH College, At Home, College Palors, Monday, evening, March 28th' eight thirty." This Is the big social event of the year and several hundred guests are expected to be present. Oyster andFruit Supper at Smyrna School. . Correspondence of The Robesonian. There will be an oyster and fruit supper at Smyrna school house Friday night, March 25th. Proceeds will go to the benefit of the schooL The public is cordially invited. Mr. Jno. W. Ward of Rowland was amdng the visitors in town Tuesday. DON'T FAIL TO REGISTER In order to vote in the school bond election on April 3 it is necessary to register. Mr. B. G. Floyd, registrar, is not confining registration to Saturdays hut will register you any day. him at the court house. See COTTON MARKET. i " " ' w hu. rr-rcntiT.. day. Prof. J. R. Poole, county superin tendent of public instruction, attend ed yesterday in Greensboro a meeting of county and city superintendents of schools. He is expected home to night. Beginning Monday, April 4, lo cal stores well be closed at 6 d. m. TEN MILE-BARKER SCHOOL NEWS olid i r School Hous in Near.ng Com- pMion-PnoiIa Will G.ve a PUy Nnt of April 1. Corresnondence of The Robesonian f .Vumbeon' ?- -?VMarch. 22Tm Mile-Barker school house is nearing : comoieuon. ! The school is very anxious to .try Si te.St one to do credit and reflect honor on any neighborhood. Indeed, as well as in words, this neighborhood is coming to the front. But this is not surprising so much when one stops to think once the Committee out here is made up of such men as you would naturally exnect to do things. They have learned the of planning- a thing and then working io it. Despite the difficulties and dis saoointments, they have pressed on with a nerve dicing interest and a perservance that always , wins. Then too. Prof. J. R. Poole has turnef his attention from his tremendous' Vol ume of business,' chir. way very often in a, very substantial manner. Need less to say, he is always "on the" job" when it comes to anything lhat will benefit the children of Robeson county, his big family. The Ten Mile-Barker high school nupils will give a play, "Diamonds and Hearts", en Friday night, April 1st. Everybody is cordially invited to come. It will be given in the new school building. . Mrs. Raich Sharpe and two-children. cf Hartsville, s. c, are guests at the-home of Mrs. Sharpe's parents, Mr. and Irs. Wt R. McGill, Second street. . ' . 7
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