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B. 1 r.. - .... 'A ' 7T W- 8- t - - ESTABLISHED 1870 SINGLE COPT FIVE CENTS. , ; :,7': COUNTRY, CCD, AAl TRUTH. 12.00 A YEAR. DUE IX ADVANCE voLuita: iif -1 LUIBEETON, N. p., MONDAY, JULY 4, 1921. NUMBER 41 f i : ' . ' v'. 4 n- - . -V a. . . , i 1 1 ii iii j ii iv . e . v 1 1 1 1 is - 1 1 ji w um .11 .1 v 1 . 11 t 1 ' of .4f 4i. World Champion Cafpenti'er Knocked-Out ' iu y Fourth Round Challenger War Game .to the End 90,000 Pe6ple, Paid $1,- 600,000 to See the Battle. k An Associated Press idispatclf gives the following: i:fl:'J':'irfi;- :v Ringside,' Jersey City," N.f J July 2. Jack DempSey is still heavyweight pugilistic champion of the world. , A crushing.right swing frm;the fist of the American fighter shattered the titular aspirations of Georges Carpentier in the fojurth' round of the ,se-called "Battle of he Century'' Mere v this afternoon. : The pile-driving bkfw landed flash, unon the Saw of . .the Frenchman, flooring Carpenter lor the second time m a trifle more than a minute of fighting, in the. final and , decisive Tound.' t . Although he had staggered i to, his feet after the initial knock-down, he wa3 unable to survive the second one and was motionless . when Referee Hrry Frtle tolled offr- the fatal ten eotmti, ;. T. Although the knockout' punch was driven to Carpentier's jaw, . the way to Dempsey 's victory had been 'paved by continual bombardment of blows, which landed o -very sefctioif of the -Frenchman's' body.SEchvWingr jah and uppercnt,' scored to the stomach, . ribs and- sides,' contributed to th.e slowing up process . -of ib'1 speedy Carpentier. In addition, a clubbing right which landed flush on the back of Georges' neck jn,,th third round played an important 'part in his, de feat. The Frenchman folded over in. an attempt to protect his body, left the, back of his jieck ' "exposed.T'nd Dempsey, with the fair target in front of him, drove down, a terrific slam to Carpentier's vertebrae. After the knockout, the Frenchman stated in his dressing room that -this punch was the cause, of hia pugilistic downfall. He ' said , that th'epunch stunned his entire whvsical and mental 'make-up and he. was thereafter unable r to carry on any eiiecuve arxacK, It developed after .Carpentier had returned to his training . camp .1 at Manhasset, N. Y., that during his ag gressive and .effective1 attack in the second round, the Frenchman had broken his right thumb and sprained his wrist.' Carpentier was unable to explain how the injury occurred,' but it is thought that it came as -a result of a hard swing which landed high on Dempsey's head. What effect, if any, this injury , to the European challenger's most effec tive fighting fist, had on the ultimate outcome of the battle, it is impossible to state. Carpentier was almost en tirely on the defensive ' inthe third and fourth rounds, althqughhe did not noticeably avoid using his right hand rin blocking or striking out when opportunity arose. ; ' Carpentier Game. '' " Regardless of just which blow caus ed the vanquishing of Carpentier, the Frenchman gave a remarkable exhi bition of pugilistic skill and gameness against a heavier and more punishing opponent. The favorite when he center ed the ring, judging from the amount of cheers he received, he left the arena with even a greater amount, of ap plause ringing in his ears-a -tribute to an exhibition which in everyday verified and upheld a record which had preceded him regarding his box ing ability and dangerefyingwork during the World War. Dempsey as the winnet ran trttff to his fighting form. : . t 1, Carpentier Hita First," "u Although Carpentier truck the first blow of the encounter, aflying left to the face, Dempsey never at any. time backed up or showed inclination' '. to avoid trading blow9 with his; opponent The champion bored in at every op,1 portunity and devoted as much of his ' attention as was possible to close inr fighting. Rights and kft were steadily driven home ,to .Carpenter's "body, alternated at times by-drives,! jabs, hooks and cuffs to "the Frenchi : man's face, jaw and head..-': .Xi For the first , round Carpenter ,Jid not appear-to feel the effects, of this punishment He fought in and. out t close quarters, using chiefly a right swlfig or drive to Dempsey's face and f. jaw. with an. occasional jdft,of&.:tli4. efl to the body. ,U V.'i, Frenenan Rallieg ;4r it 1 Most, of ,thsbpdy blows Dertpsey j blocked or partly .checkeU with elbows and forearms, .but he was not. able ,to protect his face as well. Time, and again Georges shot over Jiis tight; to Dempsey's face and m , the second round when he turned loose the heavf. est batteriesof his blows, it appeared as though ' the- champion might ? be forced to assume a defensive attitude. The pause in Dempsey's attack, how even was due more' to surprise-and fluster at the savagenesa of - his op ponent's rally. After a few seconds of indecision, he gathered himself to- - aether aerain and although the found was undoubtedly Carpenter's oo . Ag gressiveness and clean blows landed, there was not the slightest evidence that Dempsey had been hurt, by Car penter's punches. Helhot pot his corner at the bell for the third round, with every evidence of an intention to finish the battle. With a menacing. scowl on his dark features," he followed Carpenter about the ring as the latter sidestepped and ducked- with lunges (Coun tinned on page eight) Dempsey Is Still A Gala Day In i 4ly. .East erton Citizens of Lumberton and Dresden cottpa- Mill Tillages , Had a Big Field Day SaturdayPicnic Dia Jner.; Athletic Contests and Ball GameEast Lumberton Team Pat It All Over Lumberton League Team... ' .;v , A , 'J . ?, ; Saturday Iwas a 'gala day' at 'East Lumberton. vThe- day war observed by the citizens of the Lumberton and Dresden cotton .mill villages East Lumberton ras Field Day ' and .the folks turned out en masse. , The fea tures ' of the 'day included a picnic dinner, athFetic contests" pf various kinds and a ball game ; between the Lumberton league team and the. East Lumberton1" .team. The day wiBi.Iong be remembered by the dcodIo of the mil village and , the hundreds of others who gathered there for. the ,occasl6ri' The first thing on the "program i the picnic dinner was perhaps the outstanding, feature of the day. .The dinner, was spread on a table in the grove at 'the' auditorium, the ; table being 99 feet' long. The table was filled "todverflowing with edibles of efery description and it was a sight to! behold. After the' hundreds of peo ple present had feasted to their satis faction, many baskets full were taken up. The dinner-was prepared by the people who live in East Lumberton. Lemonade wag-furnished by the cot ton mili' companies. " ' " The athletic contests began im mediately after dinner. While sev eral efforts were made to win .the prize offered for climbing the greasy pole, none of the -contestants ' suc ceeded in reaching the top. Prize win- ' hers-in the other contests1 were as fol lows: . . Potato race I for women Mrs, gapers Clewis; sack race ,f or boys ewey Barnes; wheelbarrow race for boys Kelly Barnes j foot "race, girls under 12 years ..old -Flossie Little; foot race for 14year-6lds Lonnie Russell; tug of war between the Lum berton and Dresden mills won by the Lumberton mill. .The ball game was'called at 3:30 and wag witnessed by more than 1,- 000 people. .The score was 5 fo 2 in favor of the East Lumberton team. A fuller report of the game will be found elsewhere in this paper., . Concert music was' furnished by the East Lumberton band. It was indged a red-letter day for the citizenry of the mill villages. i . - DR. DAVID HUMPHREY WAS SICK ONLY TWO DAYS Efforts Are Being 'Made to Have Re mains Brought Home. - - ' Dr.; David Humphrey, whose death on June 10 on Monserrat Island, Brh tish West Indies, where'he was in the. service of the British- government, which has been mentioned in . The Robesonian, was Sick only two days. This InforrAtion was contained in a letter received a few days ago by Mrs. Humphrey, who, ytth her small son, is at the wiome of her father,-Mr. J. T Bland, at Burgaw. - The letter was forwarded to Mr. Richard Humphrey of Saddletree, father of deceased: Mr. Richard Humphrey, who was a Lum. berton ' visitor Friday, t has just re ceived from Senator Simmons. a let ter In which the Senator advises that in" compliance with Mr Humphrey's request he has requested the Secre tary of State to take 'up with the British -government the matter of having the remains 'boought, home, n . - .... . YOUNG LADIES WILL MAKE CAN VASS FOR CAST-OFF CLOTHING A. committee of young ladies will visit the residential part of town to-, day, giving the women of Lam berton an opportunity of contributing to the relief , of war devastated countries of the Near East, the Bible lands. IC; . .Discarded, but serviceable garments-, old clothes of all kinds, are solicited. The : women are asked to have them in readiness for delivery by Tuwday, when they will be collected. ' MISS MARY GILCHRIST McNEILL MR. M. B BOBBINS, Committee Residence, Robbed in Day Time. .'.-' i The residence of Mr. J. M. Sessoms; Chippewa street, was robbed yester day afternoon. Entrance was . made , through a window in the -rear of the building. A pistol and more than' $15 m cash was missed and all the draw- ers in the house were gone through and left open by the, robber. Mr. and Mrs. Sessoms were away from home. No arrests has been made. Heavy Stoirh Near Barkers Several Outbuildings Blown , Dowa at ' Home of Mi. Duncan MWhite and MaayTreels Felled in Storm Satur- . day ( Afternoon Narrow -, Escapes ' from Lightning. '.' ! . An unusually .heavy rain and wind storm struefc rm th MWhite settle ment, near Barker's .church, ; Satur day afternoon. Several out-buildings at the home ofMr.;J)uncan-. M'Whita Were blown dowaand, many t trees were blown down in the wake of the storm. A; heavy rain' and some wind was reported about three milef north of ' town on the, Fayetteville J load., Lightning struck ' -pirie' tree" in' the grove ,at. Barker's church. ' Several boy8jwhoj5were only "k few feet, from the tree when . It waa ' struck ; were slightly itunned'ty the lightning. A mule .that waf'-hitched to the pine tree,. was mved about ten minutes before, the tree Was struck. ' v . .; . Mr. Duncan M'White was in The Robesonian office - Saturday : morning and 'remarked that he had to nurry back1 home as he: expected a bad storm m . the afternoon, which, in t view of what happened- at his hdme, shows that he-" had the weather figured out samer'n a weather' bureau. . -v Considerable1 rain fell here about the same time and, severalusesia The Rebesonion office owere Wowo lut by lightning. . ; - '. .r y , -' THE EECOED, .OF DEATHS. Frederick N. Gray Father1 of F. P. Graytof Lumberton, Deid Friday in , a Hospital in ' Suffolk, Va Mr. Gray and Family Were Home on ,i Visit. ' 'V Mr. Frederick N. Gray father of Mr. Fred P. Gray of Lumberton, died Friday, in Suffolk,-' Ya., while Mr. Gray and family were home on a visit. The following clipping from a Nor folk ..newspaper of the 2nd. wai re ceived by The Robesonian. this morn ing?' Suffolk, July lv Frederick NrGray, known to scores of friends and ac quaintances in this vicinity as "Tobe" Gray, died today at a local hospital, after a long illness, in his 74th year. Mr. Gray, 'one of the most promi nent men of Nansemond County, was a. pioneer in . the peanut-buying In dustry; ' For the last thirty years he traveled through this section engaged in this business,and -for many years was buyerf or the Gwaltney-Bunkley Peanut Company,' . of, Smithf ield, be fore the great impetus to the' peanut business. He .also" was engaged in farming,' and spent much of 'his time in thjfe last years of, his- life at his home "in Nansemond county, near Providence church. V'Mr. Gray is survjved by his. widow, who was Miss "Mary "Anna .Marshall; two sons, N. P. Gray, ft Nansemond iwo sons, . r 'W, i aremonu cuut,, ,iu rreuru; tr t J. F.' Joyner nd Mrs. M. M.. Watkins, of Suffolk; and a number, of grand children.,,. - -The funeral -iervices will be held Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock .from the residence of Mr. and Mrs. fljr M. Watkliis, 1J0 St James avenue con ducted fby, the Rev; N. B. Fooshe. .asr siated'by te Rev, H. H. Butjer and Drj-W.-W.aley, ' ' '- iTiierment win .09 maae m .,veoar nui cemetery, i, - Cat 0 40 li2:Per Cent in Farraiid 'Velnea la Scotland Coontr. -v, ' Laurrabiirgllxchange. - 7 . . .-. . Unnolncial figures are available on the- work of the board -of aporaisers of iandraiues-tn the county for 1921. These mdieate a cut of approximately 40 1-2 per cent, m farm lands and a cut -of about- 39 per tent on all real state,: including town property.'; The figures 1 or personal property are not available yet but "they too will show a material reduction, for the vear 1921. t- The total value of the 187,697 acre of farm-land in the county, 'according to the 1921 assessments, is $9,123,948 as compared with $15,328,56? in 4920 The total : value of all rear estate in the county, including farm lands, town property and that of corrnrations. ex cepting railroads, is $12T7,014 for il as-compared with $21,07771 The above figures are not guaran teed as to . accuracy,- having ' been gathered hastily, but they are ap proximately correct and 4-eoresent the facts as they relate to tax Values inl this county. Tobacco Markets Will Open July 19 'Tobacco markets in the South Caro lina, belt including Lumberton and Fairmont will open . on Tuesday, July 19. President Signs : Measure .JMnt' Resolotion Emfihg 8Ute of War f is tignd by Harding vat ' Heme Waere He Was Member of Week- : ' Raritan, N. J., July 2.-rThe resolu- tioit ot Congress declaring war with Germany and: Austria-Hungry at an Fend, was sijrned here late today by Pjresfflent Harding. ! 'S 'that there might be no unneces sary; delay in consummation on of the long deferred state, of peace, the re solution ' was brought here by special messenger from Washington. . where it Md been given final Congressional approval yesieraay. xne. messenger leftifor-the capital again tonight to Complete the formalities of the de claration by depositing the doucument in the archives of the State Department- "' , There was little of the dramatic in the actual cermony of giving Preeideh tial approval to tlje measure. Return-mg-liere from a luncheon and golf game at the Somerville Hill Country Cldb, the President found the White House messenger,. E.' W. Smithersr waiting for him on the veranda or the Frelinghtiysen house. j,t. . Mn Harding immediately put on his nose glasses and, sitting in a porch swing,4 examined the official copy of the resolution Minutely. The singn ing took . place at a small mahogany table in the adjacent living room in the center of a distinguished group which included the President, host and host ess, Speaker Jillett, of the House of Representatives,Senator Kellogg, of Minnesota, a member of theSenate Foreign Relations committee, Senator Hale, of - Mine) and other members of the iyek-end party. Recorder's Court A Fight With Boat Paddles Nobody "Kilt" and Combatants Fined Fined for Resisting Officer. Wesley Britt, J. T. Connor, Abner Connor and Will Hornbuckle 1 were found guiKy of an affray by Record er David' H. Fuller Saturday and each was fined $5 and cost. Tom Connor was found guilty of assault upon Hornbuckle and also was fined $5 and cost. The combatants all live in Britts township' and the fight took place by Lumber river at a public swimming place. The weapons .used were boat evidence and, though they were used rather freely, nobody was Tciltr. J. E. Chamblee was fined $50 on the charge of resisting an officer. 'Chamblee was also -found guilty of being drunk on th.e streets, judgment in tnis case being suspended: upon payment of the cost. Chamblee was convicted 'of interfering with Chief of Police D; M. Barker when he arrested another roan some two weeks : , ago. He - wast arrested at' the time . and placed in 'jail for a spelL 4 , . ' . Exeursida Laarinbog to WOmiagts The Seaboard ia planning 'to per ate an excursion train from Laurrn- burg to Wilmington' on Tuesday; July 12. A special train -will be operated and the round-trip fare from Lum berton will be ' $1.50. The tram will be .met at " Wilmington ' 8y special Wrightsville' Beach cars' and those making-- the trip can spend - several bourse efthe beach, returning i home in the evening of the same day. Mr. t..; Hunter, division' passenger agent fvthe Seaboard, with head quarters at Wilmington, was in Lam berton ' Friday ih the " interest of the excursion. 1 his will be", the first ex cursion -train, operated over the Sea board to Wilmington since before the World War started. , . v Messrs. H.' M. McAllister and J. Dickson' McLean returned this morn ing from . New ' York and ; near by points, where they spent a few days on business- - " Mr. J. S. Currie of R. 7, was a Lum-I berton visitor Friday. r NAMING OF TAFT TO , BENCH PLEASED A new. and recent pic tare, of for mer : President Wm. Howard Taft. elevated to the Supreme Court ; beifch through appointment of Pres ident, Harding. The national ver dict ii that Taft the jurist is at lat in the right place. ,- Taftr;f Appointed Chief Justice OEU. S. Former President Nominated and Con- firmed fer Highest Judical Of fke Ambitloa of Life Realised. . t Former President William Howard Taft- was nominated late Thursday by, President Harding to be Chief Justice of the United States and his nomination- confirmed by the Senate in execative session. v c " The homination was not confirmed wunout, opposition, nowever. and a roll -call was demanded. The opposi tion was understood to have been voiced by Senators Borah, Idaho, Johnson. California, and LaFoIlette, Wisconsin, all Republicans, who were said to.have criticised Mr, Taft's re cord and his nomination. On ...roll call, , however, only four Votes were cast against confirmation. These were-by. Senators Borah, Johns son and LaFolette, and Senator Wat; son', Democrat,' Georgia. i.The final vote was 60 to 4. An agreement was reached not to make a public' roll calf. .,''' v In a signed - statement issued at Montreal Mr. Taft said: I am profoundly grateful to the President for the confidence he has thus shown that I can discharge the important duties of the exalted office. I sincerely hope and pray that I may be . able to show that his confidence has not been misplaced.. I heartily appreciate the immediate confirma tion by the Senate. "It has been the ambition of my life to be Chief Justice bat now that it is gratified I tremble - to think whether I can worthily fill that posi tion and be, useful to the country ' "The argument in the Grand Trunk arbitration in which I am one of the arbitrators, will be concluded Wed nesday, July 6, and I expect to be in Washington on July 7, to take the official oath, to confer with the Attorney-General and to pay my res pects and thanks in person to the President. 1 ''The . Supreme Court adjourned on June 5, until October 3, so that I shall have, no court duties until Octo ber. After my visit to Washington, when I plan to look about for tem porary quarters for next year, I ex pect to visit New Haven-to make ar rangements for closing up my con nection with Yale university. Then I shall return to Canada, at Murray Bay, Quebec to study the record of the Grand Trunk - arbitration pro-1 ceedings with a view to joining in an award in .August. "I shall have via the near future to resign., my professorship, of federal constitutional law of - Yale the presi dency of the League to Enforce Peace Mdf.my. position- as occasional editor of the ,sUf f of the Public- Ledger, of .Philadelphia - . . - ;;. . -:0-V-j r" Signed) W. H. Taft," Postmasters May be Reappointed fer pSooie Offices. - - 'Representative Lyon of this dis trict has .been advised, in response to inquiry, by Third - Assistant. Post master General Work that if the Civil Service " Commission agrees to third class po8tmastera may be re-appoint ed in cases where a fourth ' class office is advanced to third class. Con gressman Lyon has advised' the. de partment that the following such of fices are found in his district: Hope Mills, Bolton, Buies Creek, Fair Bluff. Parkton, Aneier,- Boardman and Council. ' 'r General Pershing Can't Come. . Gen. John J. Pershing has informed Senator Overman, states, a Washing ton dispatch, that it would be impos sible f on him to attend a meeting of the American Legion at Henderson- ville. next month. . General Pershing, j the. new chief of staff, said that he could not promise to go to Henderson vine . or any other American Legion celebration, much as he would like to do so. drief items local news '-j Born, Wednesday night, to Mr. . j.nd Mrs. J. H. Harrington, a son J. ; II. Jf. v 1 rThe county pension board met to-! day in the tffiee of Mr. C. B. Skipper, i clerk of the Superior court. I , Rev. J. M. Fleming, who under ' went an- operation at the Baker sana- toridm some two weeks ago, was able (to leave the sanatorium Saturday morning, ,' t ' Mr. W. K. Culbreth o'f R. 6. Lum ! berton. presented the. local editor of ; The Robesonian with a "mess", of nice i squash today, and they were' highly appreciated. The Robesonian is carrying today the first of a series cf advertise ments for the Wingate school, a well known school at Wingate, Prof. C. M. Beach, principal. Mr. L, R. Varser returned Satur day from Baltimore, Md., where she spent Jwo weeks un dergoing treatemtnt by , a specialist. , Her condition is much improved. Miss Bertie Moore returned yes terday from Lancaster, Pa., where she spent 6 months studying engraving at Bowman's college. Miss Moore is em ployed in Mr. A. J. Holmes jewelry store. y Mr. Jno. W. Long, superinten dent of the. National cotton mill, had a .ripe, juicy watermelon from his melon patch Friday,' Mr. Loasr has been enjoying Cantaloupe from his garaen ior several aays. , ir: f .The first ''load '.-.of home-grown watermelons this -season was brought, in this morning by Mr. Wjll H. Britt, who Jives on Mr. J. H; oWlshart'a farm, on R. S from Lumberton. The load waa made up of 30 fine melons. , License has, been) issued for the marriage of John Howard Lovett and Edna Bertha Robinson; Chaa S. La Roy and Fannie Wolcott; A Carl f Bracy and Harriett Leggett: James Lawrence McNeill and Lola Thelma ' Brown. V.cy;,; .' , ' , Mr. J. W. Efird, president of the Efird chain , of stores, who lives in New-York, spent Friday in Lumber ton. Mr. Efird doe the buying for the 31 stores -operated by Efird Bro- ' there. The Messrs Efird are natives of Lfnion county, this State. Mr O. C. Norment of Lttmber toa ls A member of the oldest of five generations of his family now living. It is considered a rare occurence for members 'of , five generations in one family tp be living. at the same time. At that Mr. Norment. is not the old est citizen of Lumberton. Hiss Berta McNeill has resigned effective July 1, the positioVi which she had held for some time as book keeper in the National Bank of Lum berton. Miss McNeill will spend a few days here visiting before going to the home of her father, ex Sheriff E. C. McNeill, near' Rowland. Mr. W. J. DuBois has resigned the position he has held for some time in the grocery department of Mr. L II. Caldwell's stores and he and Mrs. DuBois-Jeft this morning for Reids ville, where he will take charge of a bakery. Mr. and Mrs. DuBois have many friends here who will wish them success in their new home. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Prevatt and son, Mr. Abner who live near Lowe, -were Lumberton visitors this morn ing. Mr. and Mrs. Prevatt came to see their daughter-in-law Mrs. Luther Prevatt, who is a patient- at the Thompson hospital. Mr. Abner Pre vatt was on his way, to Lake Wacca-. maw, where he will spend a few days. Mr. Z. R."Prevatte, Sr., who lives on R. 3, from Lumberton, was among .the visitors in town this morning. The auto wreck in which Messrs.. W. K. and Frank Brock of St. Pauls were in jured -recently, as mentioned in The Robesonian last Monday, happened in sight of Mr. Prevatt's home and he says .he does not see how they escaped being killed as the auto turned over on them.1 " The following officers were in stalled by Lumbee Tent No. 18, Mac cabees, at the regular review Friday evening: Rossie B. Britt, pastcom mander; J. T. Penny, commander, J. ' ' W. Long, lieutenant commander; L. M. McKenzie, record-keeper; A. H. Pittmait, sergeant; W. L. Dawkins; master at arms; F. G rover Britt, first master guard ;H. OL.Horne, secod mas ter guard; W. C. Cribbs, sentinel; F. P Bodenheimer, picket. : - Mr. V. D. Baker' of Lumberton stands at the head of the list of sales men of the Chattanooga Medicine Co. ' He leads the world, according to the Quarterly Bulletin issued by the com pany July. 2nd, and the 'Bulletin thinks, seeing that Mr. Baker's ter ritory is North' and South Carolina, cotton and tobacco territory, he must be related to "Home-Run" Baker. Prises won by Mr. Baker for the past J quarter amount to $600, which is in addition to his commissions. --- Maxton Scottish Chief: Mrs. L. ' T.' Smith is in Hospital at Lumberton for treatment. Mr., Tom Pace of Purcell, Okla., son of our townsman, Mr.T. JB-. Pace, has been" elected by the Elks of Oklahoma as one of the delegates totheir convention at Los Angeles, Cel., July 12th. Mr. W. B. Harker who .was taken ill at Polkton, June 19th, was able to be brought home last Sunday night, and is at this writing. (Thursday) improving, nicely. Mrs. Harker is also suffering with sprained arm and a Woo, d boil ; on her face. -I i i ' 1 ') i