North Carolina Newspapers

" rTOT7j ; iql!?M AWlf A XT ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE CO PT FIVB CENTS. COUNTRY, GOD AND TR $2.00 A TEAR. DUE DT ADVANGB fOLUMELII LUMBERTON. N. O, MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1921 NUMB EH S3 P MMt . -i 1 . , . . ... Several Ptiblic Matters Considered Extension of Paving and Sewer and Water Line "Approved at . Meeting of Town Board with a Few Citizens Other Matters Considered No " Pablie Notice Given nof Meeting Fireworks Absolutely Prohibited. Extension of paving on. Elm and Chestnut streets, paving sidewalks on East Second street and the extension of sewer and water lines in the east era part of town were considered at a joint meeting; of the mayor and town commissioners and a number of local citizens Friday evenm'g. The meeting was held m the American Legion hall, second floor of the municipal build ing.' The matter was discussed in a general way and the consensus of opinion was that tne woric should ce done at an early date.' State Senator L. R. Varser was present and explained the proposed State-wide municipal legislation to come before (he speciaV session of the Legislature, which will convene to morrow. He' thinks ' this legislation would take care of the needs of Lum berton in putting this improvement program through. The matter of good roads was also discussed at the meeting Friday even ing and the sentiment was unani mously in favor of building good roads throughout the county. The employment of a whole-time paid secretary for the -Lumberton chamber of commerce was also con sidered. Mayor A, E. White and Mr. K. M. Biggs, a committee appointed at a previous meeting to employ such a Secretary, were instructed to get behind the movement and secure a live secretary to handle this work. The town fathers amended the ordi nance relative to the sale of fire works in the town of Lumberton so as to absolutely prohibit the sale, pur. chase or firing of fire crackers and other fireworks in the town. The decision to hold the meeting was reached Friday and many who would have liked to have been pre sent knew nothing of the meeting un til it was over. Congress Will Convene Tuesday Preanre of Member of International!?1 wil1 t be used. Each day that can Conference Adds New Interest to . Opening. Washington, Dec. 4. The sixty seventh Congress will convene for its second session at noon tomorrow. After a ten-day rest from the labors of the extra session, house and senate return to the capitol to face tasks which leaders predict willJ oc cupy probably seven months, dove tailing into the next congressional campaign. Nearly a dozen questions of legislative policy confront the mem bers, while scores of lesser matters, long pent up in the crowded calendar of business, will be passed for action by their sponsors. - President Harding plans to give his message to the hew session Tuesday, New and added prominence is attach ed to the event from the fact that, probably for the first time in Amen can history, the message to Congress will be 'delivered in the presence of members of an "international confer ence. Many of the delegates to the conference on armaments are expects ed to attend. Gun Accidentally Fired: Boy Killed Leonard Brown, 15 Years Old, Killed Instantly When Gun Was Acci dentally Discharged Gun Dropped Through Laths of Cart in Which Brown and Two Other Boys Were Riding. Leonard Brown, 15-year-old son of Mrs, Belle Brown, who lives on R. 1, from Fairmont was accidentally shot and killed Thursday afternoon. Young Brown and two other boys were rid ing on a road" cart and carrying a gun. The gun dropped through the laths in the foot of the cart and was discharged when the hammer struck one of the laths. The load entered the unfortunate boy's' left breast and death resulted instantly. A Florence, S. C, dispatch states that Jim Benton shot and killed Fay Poston and wounded Alger Toston Thursday when the two brothers are said to have trespassed upon the land of Benton after having been warned not to do so, and later shot and wounded the dead man's father'when he visited the scene of the shooting. Benton barefooted and hatless and weak from lack of food, gave himself up to an officer Saturday. Colored Couples Married Justice M. G. . McKenzie has per formed the marriage ceremony for the following colored couples since Thurs day: Ann Mc Arthur and Sam Mc Doogal, of Buie, Thursday afternoon; Mary McNair and Frank Thompson, of Lowe, Saturday morning; , Rollie Mary Brown and Walter Oliver, of Lumberton. Saturday afternoon. Special Session - Convenes Tuesday To Make Up Deficiency in School Fund -and : Correct Municipal Fi nance AeL Other : Legislation May be Urged Short Session Expected. Raleigh, Dec. 4. The doors to the house and senate chambers in the State capitol wil swing open Tuesday morning and the members of the Gen. eral ' Assembly will meet in extra ordinary session to give consideration to specific matters called to their at tention by : Governor Morrison, "and to other business." v , The Governor's call mentioned spe cifically the necessity for making ,up the. deficiency in the school fond and the correction of the municipal fi nance act. The Legislators come especially for this purpose, but other matters of equal interest are looked) upon as certain to come up, and the possibility of a mass of local legisla tion finding a place in the proceedings is sua evident. While everyone who has talked of the special session wants ' it cut as short as possible, no attempt at check ing efforts to have enacted necessary and reasonable local legislation is ex pected. Governor Morrison himself, while anxious to have the general assembly keep away from bills of a State-wide character that might arouse dissention, is not believed op posed to local legislation that the representatives consider necessary. It is understood that Governor Mor rison is seriously considering asking the assembly to repeal that part ofj the school lav that requires the State to pay one-half of the salaries of county superintendents of education, and thereby leave this matter entirely to the various counties themselves. It is thought the Governor and Dr. Brooks are in entire accord on this matter. Governor Morrison thinks this question ought to be left entirely to the counties, feeling that it is not pro per for the State to pay a part of the superintendent of education's sal ary in each county. Speaker Harry Grier is among a large number of influential members of the General Assembly who believe that the special session will not last more than tea or twelve days. The members can remain in' session with pay for 20 days, but unless unforseen developments arise iii the proceedings Of thfl twn hmiRpn the full timn nllnwi be saved will mean a saving to the btaae of a thousand dollars, and a considerable saving to the individual members as their per diem stipend is not much consequence. If the session can be cut to ten days the State can consider the shortened term as net ting a saving of $10,000. Speaker Grier is strongly in favor of performing the duties Governor Morrison has called upon the assem. bly to perform and then to go home. Most of the more influential mem bers who have talked of the session are in accord with, his attitude, and other than reasonable and necessary local legislation they are expected to fight any measure that -might bring about dissention or difficulties. Indications are that the Legislature will straighten out the school law and correct the municipal finance act with little difficulty. The proposal of the municipalities to introduce an en tirely new finance act may cause some trouble and delay, but it is not be lieved it will be of consequence. The Watts confirmation is expected to come up in the senate, and the revenue commissioner to be confirmed without opposition. Advocates of the abolishment of capital punishment are still about and they have been threatening to give some trouble. Representative Spencer, Republican, of -Randolph, has drafted a bill to do away with the death sen tence, but no- one seems to be ex pecting it to get beyond the commit tee room. It would amend the laws of the State providing for the death pen alty as a punishment for crime by "striking out the word 'death' and in. serting in lieu thereof the Words 'im-; prisonment for life in the State pri- j son,' " it also provides that "no crime i hereafter committed in the Stato of North Carolina shall be punished by death." There's plenty of argument for the death sentence to offset any propa ganda that might be brought out dur nig the session in support, of the bill. Already a letter received by Legisla tive Reference Librarian H. M. Lon don from the Attorney General of Tennessee, has been .circulated here. Brock Barkley in Wilmington Star. - Fiddlers' Contest at Barkers-Ten Mile A fiddlers' convention will be held at Barkers-Tenmile school house Fri day evening of this week, beginning at 7:30. Mr. W. F. Blount of Fayetie ville will be in charge. A prize will be awarded the best fiddler. There will also be a contest for any with ban jos, mandolins, etc. Admission. 25 and 50 cents. Proceeds will go into piano fund for school. ; Mr. D. J. Smith, who lives on the edge of Robeson near Hope Mills, was a Lumberton visitor this morning. Messrs. G. S. Harrell and D. B. McNeill , of the Rennert section are i XjUmDerton . visitors toaay. Various Fights Air ed Before Recorder Weapons Ranged from Fists to Saw ; Loge 18 Months 'on ' Roads for ; Resisting OfficersAn Officer and .3 Others Taxed With Costs for Af fray. . Fights in which fists, knives, shovels and a "saw log" were used as weapons were aired, before Recorder David H. Fuller Saturday and it took all day to air them. The. first case to come up was that of Luther and Richard Hardin, Indians. Luther was found guilty of assault upon his brother, Richard, with , a pole which measured around 7 feet in length and which was -referred to during the trial as a "saw log." Judgment was sus pended upon payment of the cost Luther was found not guilty of curs ing on the public highway. Luther had Richard indicted on the' charge of assaulting him with a knife, but he was found not guilty. Willie Depue was fined 10 and cost on the charge of assaulting Nye Wil kins with a shovel. Wilkins carried one arm in a swing as a result of Depue's use of the above on him. Tom Handon. colored, was up on the charge of resisting an officer. Judgment was prayed in a continued judgment and Handon was sentenced to serve 18 months on the county roads. He gave notice of appeal and bond was fixed at $500, in default of which he was remanded to jail. Han den served ona term on the roads for alleged mistreatment of his wife. He was tried again soon after cdmpleting the sentence and prayer for judg. ment was continued. He was charged with continuing the mistreatment and Friday night Policemen D. M. Barker and Vance McGill went to arrest him. He made a strong fieht and was" .,JelT-7J B,:.;"",r",wL''B1M' entering Federal vocational a tussel and a race. Evidence brought . trainine. oendin the arrival f fhw out at the trial indicated that Tom had secured a bad gun and had repeatedly threatened the life of. the officer who might "go after" him. "liUke" Bntt, A. L. James, Herman Parham and Raymond Musselwhite were all found guilty of an affray and each taxed with the cost. This trial grew out of a fight which took place Monday .. night at Bullock's garage. Musselwhite, who is a mem ber of the local police force, went to thl garage to see Britt about getting an overcoat which a traveling man lett at the union station. Some words were passed and the fight followed. Arms Conference In Brief Recess But for Most Delegates There is No Rest from "Informal Consulta tions" Progress on All-Important Subject of Naval Ratio Awaits Word from Tokio. Washington. Dec. 4. The arms con ference is in recess until Wednesday, but Jtcjrj : most of the delegates there is no rest from the increasingly pro minent -lniormai consultations" in which individuals -and small groups exchange views on important phases of . the negotiations. For the present these interviews are concerned chiefly with collateral elements of the , situation , . while progress on the all-important sub ject of naval ratio awaits further word from Tokio. The far eastern dis cussions are to be resumed at a meet, ing of the committee. of the whole on Wednesday, but it may be late in the week before the Japanese have received instructions from their erov- ernment warranting a further sten in . tne navai exenanges. Lake the deliberations of the lesser groups, the actual state of affairs in regard to the naval ratio remains secret, with the result that in its present phase most of the happenings ui me couierence must remain a mystery to the public. Even the dele gates of some of the nations repre sented here are ignorant of what is u the minds of the naval "bie three" Hughes, Balfour and Kato who are-described as regarding it as a "matter or Honor" not to divulge what happened at their two-hour conference on Friday night. Woman Found Insane; Not Guilty of Murder. Orlando, Fla., Decr 2-Lena Mr T, Clarke was found to be insane and not guilty on the charge of murder ing F. A: Miltimore here on the night of August 1, last, by a jury in circuit court late today. Baxter Patterson, indicted with Miss Clarke, was ac quitted. The jury deliberated about two hours and 15 minutes. Judge Andrews said he would con tinue to hold Miss Clarke in jail here until ne ftad gone further into the evidence in the case. The action of the court in holding Miss Clarke until investigation of evidence is taken to indicate ; that he may order her in carceration in the state insane asylum at Chattahootchee. Mr. W. N. Smith of Pembroke was a Lumberton visitor this morning. Mr. W. H. Lamb ofR. 7, Lumber ton, is in town today. Mr. Bill Leggette of R. 3, Lumber, ton is in town today. R4d Cross Roll Call Begins Today Hetf Boost the, Local Membership to 100 or Mere Red Cross is Doing Great Work for Disabled tFermer - Service Men. an. n i -. i. : c B..uut eu v.ross roil cai wasj begun here today. Mrs. W. W. Park-i er is heading the drive, assisted by other. An .fff win .a bring the local membership to 300. Have your dollar ready when the solicitor calls. Here are some reasons whv von should belong to the American Red Cross: Because It Is Helping the Nation's Disabled Service Men. Doring the last year 2.397 Ameri can Tied Cross chapters, in as many communities, carried on organized work for the service and ex-service men of the American army and navv and their families. On July 1, 1921. there were 11.690 men under medical and surgical care in army and navy hospitals and posts. In these establishments were 280 ReH Cross workers who made an average of 83,095 service visits each month during the year. In. 1,602 U. S. Public Health Service. contract and Government hospitals and soldiers' homes there were 26,. 300 disabled ex-service men. In these establishments 448 Red Cross workers rendered the same aid given he pa tients while they were in active ser vice. Every month during the last year the American Red Cross has been in touch with an average of 129,215 ex service men and their families. It rendered home service everv month to, the families of 14,574 men 01 tne peace-time army and naw. Ifm.A Qt Ann 1 M 1 ; . Compensation checks. - For the veterans of the world war the American Red Cross is providing service costing $10,000,000 a year. This is more than all the membership fees paid to the Red Cross during the last roll call. ; Your membership dollar wil help to keep this work going until the need is over. Mrs. Bridgers at the Singer sewing machine office, Elm and Fourth streets, has a supply of receipts and buttons, so if the solicitor misses you, calj there and enroll. LUMBEE TENT ELECTS OFFI. CEKS AND HAS A BANQUET , Members of Tent Have a Delightf ul' Evening One of Livest Tents in State The following officers were elected by Lumbee tent No. 18, Maccabees, at the. regular review Friday evening: rast commander, Kossie B. Britt; commander. J. T. Penny; lieutenant commanaer, John W. Long; record keeper, L. M. McKenzie; chaplain, F Grover,- Britt l physician. Dr. J. A. Martin; sgt., Hayes Pittman; master at arms, W C. Cribbs: first master guards, Oakley Lovett, 'second master guards. J. o. Horn; sentinel, Alex. Sessoms; picket, J. B. Bruton. The review was attended by more than 30 Sir Knights. After the regular business' meeting " several short ad dresses were made, this being follow ed by a banquet. Oysters and other edibles, soft drinks, cigars and cigar etts were served in abundance. The occasion was altogether delightful. Lumbee tent is one of the livest in the State, having a membership of 57. Reviews are held each Fridav evenintr ai ana tne reviews are well-at- tended. As has been stated in The Robesonian; this tent has twice been honored with three officers in the State tent, a distinction that has not been conferred upon any other tent in tne otate thouch sumo hnvo mii larger membership. Much Army Material Turned Over to ThisState for Road Work. Washington, Dec. 2 The Federal government hasturned over to North Carolina for road building purposes more than $3,000,000 worth of surplus army equipment. This is shown by a summary prepared by the Depart ment of agriculture's bureau of roads. It is set out that up to November 1, the State authorities of North Caro lina had received 620 trucks and 112 automobiles under the Wadsworth Kahn act which authorizes the war Department through the Agricultural Department, tp distribute surplus army material to the various states. Total value of the property turned over to' North Carolina at the time of the last compilation is given as $3, 093,920. Value of equipment distribut ed to other Southern States is Eriven as follows: Virginia, $2,902,000; South Caro lina, $1,768,000; Georgia, $4,271,000; Tennessee, $3,156,000. Altogether approximately $150,000, 000 worth of surplus war material turned over by the War Department to the Department of Agriculture was distributed through the bureau of pub lic roads to the various states for road building purposes by November. Theodore Tiller in Greensboro News. ' 11 i Growth of 1st Bap tist In 2 Decades 610 Members Now as Against 22? Twenty-One Years Ago 3 Other Local Baptist Churches Organized During That Time With Combined i -------- r I'urnam lias Served 1st Church 17 Years, The church covenant wa nf k !?ev'J?r- Ca'- H- Durham, pastor of th ?,r Baptist church, at the reading the covenant, Dr. Durham s inicitu. liter gave some Interesting figures rela tive to the growth of this church rfnr. ing the last two decades. Twenty-one years ago me cnurcn had Z27 mem berg. Now U has a membership of 610. Since that time three other Baptist churches have been organized East, West and North Lumberton nl the combined membership of the four cnurcnes totals around 1,300. Twenty one years ago the total contributions for all objects, including pastor's sal ary, totaled 31,500 while last year the First Baptist church alone made contributions totaling $25,000. Yesterday was the third anniver sary of Dr. Durham's second pastor ate of this church. He served the church fourteen years before, making a total of 17 years as pastor. A large crowd attended the service yesterday morning despite the threatening weather. Dr. Durham told of the great work being done by the various agencies of the church and the field ior eveir a greater service. "Ruth's Choice", was the subject of Dr. Durham's sermon last evening, the sermon being especially for young ladies. Music1 was furnished by the Fidelis class of the Sunday school. SUPERIOR COURT Superior court for the trial of civil cases convened at 10:30 this morning with Judge J. H. Kerr of Warrenton presiding. The following out-of-town attorneys are attending court today: Messrs. G. B. Patterson. J. V. c.rn ter and H A. McKinnon Maxton; W. E. Lynch, Rowland. THE RECORD OF DEATHS. Mrs. Murdock McCormick Maxton Scottish Chief: Mrs. Mur dock McCormick, who had been in ill health for a number of months, died Tuesday eveninsr about 7 a'.ul . the home of her daughter Mrs. Hester, x o. wun wnom she made her home. She was ahnnt it ?' and the mother of Mr Arch "cywmJCK, or Pembroke, also an'aunt turner Mcuormick of Maxton. ifecea.sea was Ia,d to rest in the Mc Cormick cemetery near Laurinburg, Wednesday afternoon, 3 o'clock. She was a good woman and will be sadly missed. Mr. and Mrs. Arch McCor mick, of Pembroke, with Mr. and Mrs. Luther McCormick. Mra J n rt: and Miss Sara McCormick, of Maxton. tended the funeral. J. C. Birmingham of Laurinburg Mr. J. C. Birminchnm fafko. Mr. K. C. Birmingham, formerly of uuiHurnun, aiea inursday at his home in Laurinburg. Deceased was 68 years of age and death resulted from a stroke of paralysis. Interment was made in the family burying plot in Laurinburg Fridays Mr. Isham K inlaw. Mr Isham Kinlaw, aged 75 years, died Friday night at his home near Smith s church. Deceased had been ill for some time and his death was not unexpected. The funeral was conduct ed Saturday at 3 p. m. by Rev. Dr. K. C. Beaman, pastor of Chestnut Street Methodist church. and interment was made in the family cemetery. Several children survive. James Brayboy. Indian, Centenarian. names urayooy, Indian aged 100 years, died last night at his home, three miles north of Lumberton, of the infirmities of old age. CONSTRUCTION BONDS SELL AT A PREMIUM Raleigh. Dec. 2. Another big sale of state bonds was made today, a syndicate of New York bankers pur chasing $2,872,500 of construction bonds at 102 1-2. The premium amounts to approximately $71,000 and makes the interest on the bonds about 4.80 per cent This money will be put into the construction work, on the state's asylums and hospitals, which are be ing enlarged and improved, Governor Morrison announced.- The bond sale was consummated this afternoon by State Treasurer B. R. Lacy after a conference with the governor and council of state. The purchasers were the same banks that bought the first 5,000,000 of bonds sold by the state a few weeks ago. The premipm paid for the purchase of today was greatly in excess of that given for the first bonds. The syndicate making the purchase is headed by the First National bank No. 2, of Wall Street. An offer for the purchase of $15, 000,000 of bonds was turned down only a few days ago. Brock Barkley in Charlotte Observer. COTTON MARSET Middling cotton is quoted? on tfc local market today at 16 cents th pound. BRIEF ITEMS AND LOCAL NEWS v License has been issued for thm marriage of Rowland Mercer and Pearl Tyner. -Reported: Born to Mr. and Mrs. John McLean, on November 22, a 3 pound daughter. ' Dr. T. A, Norment recently r;r. sented the graded and hie-h h with two historic pictures. The county; commissioners, the county board of education and th county road board are in session here today. - . Miss Cor C. Collins has finished her season as trimmer for Miss Jose phine Breece and will leave in a few days for her home at Cristfield, Md. Mr. C. O. Rogers has opened gasoline filling station in the new building recently erected by Messrs. C. M. Fuller & Son Cheitnut nA Second streets. The Woman's Club will h. hand-made aprons on display and sale tomorrow in the Simrer aewinir ma chine office. These are suitable for useful Christmas gifts. The Scottish Chief says that fire that started about 4 a. m. Tuesday in the colored Methodist church at Max ton destroyed the parsonaare and it contents and th(e church near the parsonage. A professional bicycle rider n- tertained hundreds of people in front of the court house Saturday. Hi stunts were clever and those who saw them are unanimous in the decision that he can ride a wheel. The rains of the past ten days brought the water up in the wells, many of them havinor been drv.tnr some time. In some instance farm. ers had difficulty in securing water or meir stocic as a result of the pro- uugcu urougnt. Mr. S. N. Martin nf H I B Fauls. broueht to The Pnhinn;.. office this morning a freak ear, or ears, of corn. One large ear is sor- rounaea oy seven small ones, all un der the same shuck. Mr. Martin gathered the corn on his farm. Mr. R. G. McCormick and son, Mr. Daniel McCormick, who live on R. 3 from Fairmont, were Lumberton visitors this morning. They were on their way to Orrum, where the latter is attending school, having been on a week-end visit to his home. Mr. Clayton Hall underwent an operation for aDoendictia at a. Thompson hospital Saturday. His con- anJ2" 18 "ported as very favorable. The condition of Mr. Frank Collins, who underwent an operation for ap pendicitis at the hospital Wednesday, is reported favorable, r Bo. Thursday, to Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Stack, a 12-nound hav t thm, home of Mrs. Stack's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Mclntyre Walnut and Sixth streets. Mr. Stack arrived yesterday from New York city, where he recent ly accepted a position, and expects to return to New York Wednesday. Mr. C. D. Williamson nA .-i TirMt. , . " mooters tviiDurana fonovan, ox Park ton, were Lumberton visitors Satur day. Mr. Williamson reported that the new pastor of the Parktqn Metho. dist church and circuit, Rev. R F. Munns, Mrs. Munns and their five children moved to Parkten last week from Roseboro, Sampson county, and that Mr. Munns would fill his first appointment at Parkton yesterday. Mr. J. D. Taylor of Red Springs, who had been receiving treatment at the Baker sanatorium, went home Saturday. Miss, Kate Watson of Lake View, S. C, who underwent a operation for appendicitis Friday ia getting along nicely. Mrs. G. " BL Wiggins of Red Springs, who under went a serious operation Monday, ia Keuing aiong splendidly. Mr. I S. Tw.nsend o McDonalds, who is re ceivirtg treatment in the sanatorium, is very much improved. Mrs. D B. Mclntyre, who has been receiving treatment in the sanatorium, is very much improved. Little Lillie Snead Varser, who is in the sanatorium for treatment, is getting along nicely. CAROLINA LAWMAKERS ARE IN FOR A SEIGB Women to Lobby at Raleigh for Ac tion on Their Program for "Equal Rights." - Washington, Dec. 2. When the North Carolina legislature meets tha national woman's party will press for action on its "eauai rirhtn" ionSioK program Miss Anita Politzer and other expert lobyists will go to Raleigh to argue with the legislators. A whole regiment of Miss Alice Paul's workers have been hnmhawl- ing the Louisiana solons. They boost that they "passed legislation admit ting women to public office on the same basis as men and repealing nine specific legal and political discrimi nations against women." North Carolina is in for a seige. The national woman's party is fair ly well supplied with campaign funds, and will "worry" many a lawmaker the coming winter. H. E. C. Bryant in Charlotte Observer. ; ; ' Mr. J. H. Stone of R. 4, Lumbertoa., was in town Saturday. : L