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FT! 1 ESTABLISHED 187. SINGLE COPT FIVB CENTS. COUNTBT, COD AND TRUTH. J."- ' $2.00 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANC1 -;: LTJMBEBTON, N. Cl MONDAY. DECEMBER 12, 1921. .trOLXJHB LII - . 4- " NUMBEB8T IinNanalWill Get. 875,000, Buildings Will be, Provided to J take School at Pembroke Mee Needs of jfodians-uail Season to be Regtt la ted by County" Commissioners- Other Local Legislation. It ;. seems i practically assured ; that 1 J XT nt - Dsn. "Broke will; get .'$75,000 for a school; buildinsr . and principal s nome as a :i result of .legislation at the present special session of -' the '.' Legislature, Senator L. R. Varser saw and' grab bed a chance to get this money from premiums on State bonds, so: it will, scrap . heap the Anglo-Japanese alli not cost a penny additional in taxesjance, long viewed with apprehension and will give the Indians of Kobeson school facilities which, have been need-j ed for years. It is the purpose to. make .this school for the Indians of Robeson what,' the State.; college at Raleigh is for the whites and the school at Greensboro - is for the negroes. J - - - ' Senator Verser "spent yesterday here with his family and returned to 'Raleigh last night. The bill in re gard ' to the season for , shooting partridges in Robeson, introduced by Senator Varser : and mentioned in Thursday's Robesonian, provides that" the county 'commissioners may de termine the length of -the - season. There is.difference of opinion as td whether of not partridges do any good in checking the boll weevil. Put. ting the matter in tne nanas oi ine . . . Al - IJMIblCJ. ""lu county commissioners will give those most interested a chance to regulate the matter according to iocai opinion. Senator parser has changed the law so as to allow the county board of education" to borrow up to $25,000 against school taxes to meet needs at the beginning of the school year in stead of only $10,000, as heretofore. Senator Varser. thinks that the school tax limit will be placed at 40 cents, instead of 39 cents, as provided in a bill mentioned elsewhere in this paper. That would exactly take care of the levy in Robeson. If 39 cents is made the limit, one cent will be lopped off the levy in this county. Representative M. W. Jenkins has introduced the following bills: to pro vide for cotton weigher in Fairmont; to amend Robeson county deposit laws; to amend Road laws, of Robe son. ' "'.-.' ' - " - They Finished Job By 5 White Men Faced Several Charges Before Recorder Buie at Red Springs Today Charged With Turning Over an Auto They Ram med and Robbing It of Wheels and Other Things. Five white men, whose names were not learned, were brought to jail here yesterday from Red Springs. They were ' carried to Red Springs this morning to face several charges, among them being drunkeness, driv ing a car while beingin a drunken condition, highway roBbery, etc. Ac cording to information received here, the men drove their car against one operated by some negroes near Red Springs - late Saturday afternoon. Failing to turn the car operated by the negroes over in the collision, they then turned ,it oyer by hand and took the wheels off, taking them, to gether with . the cushions and some packages which were in the car away. They will be tried before Recorder J. N, Buie. Pope Drug Store Changes Hands. An important business deal, was consummated. Saturday night when Messrs. J. S. Cox and . C. A. TCc Arthur purchased . from Mr. H. L. Pope the stock and fixtures of the Pope Drug Co., Elm street. .. The store is closed today for the purpose of taking inventory, but will be open ed again tomorrow.- Mr. Cox has been employed as pharmacist by . the Pope Drug Co. for the last four years and will have . charge - of the. store under the new ownership. It has not been learned what Mr, Pope intends doing. ''. " , ' Garage Burned at Proctorville. A. garage owned and operated by Messrs. , Wesley Small and Bob Hutchinson was destroyed by fire at Proctorville Thursday night about midnight. Vhen discovered the fire was breaking out of the grease room and had gained too. much headway for anything ,to be saved. ' Its origin u not known.'1 A inf f now tire vu : burned, besides tools and "other equip- J mnrtf v. TVia Iaci wom arwnf 1 RHA with very little insurance. Negro Supposed to Have Committed Suicide at Fairmont This 'Morning. Eddie Jones, colored, was shot and killed nearly . this morning at Fair, mont ' It was " thought that Jones committed suicide, according to infor mation -reaching Lumberton; An in quest was ordered held over the re mains.' - - :' ' . - : . Mrs. T. A. McNeill went today to Wilmington, where she will spend a week -- visiting at the home of her brother-in-law nd sister, - Mr. ' and Mrs. L. E. Hall. . : -: . - '' Powers On am . New Qnaplet'Agrwmeiit to Pre serve Peace in Waters of Pacific C Anglo-Japanese Alliance Consigned " to Scran Heap. "' "-,' .V' '.-.. -.',' '-. Washineton. Dec; 10.- (By. the Associated Press.) A : new . quad : ruple agreement . to preserve peace in tl. uifnton Af la. PoOtflK tVOl , n- nounced to the world today - by the V UWiM M4V. .-, I and France. . As a consideration of the inter national .realignment, Great Britain and Janan a creed to consign : to the - in botn America ana Asia. .The provisions of the agreement, wmcn is to the lorm oi a xu-year treaty, are confined to "thejregion of the Pacific-ocean." Under Them the four powers are to respect each other's island possessions and to meet in consultation if a dispute1 arises or if ;the -rights -of .any of the four are threatened by-any other power. Announcement of the treaty terms jjvas made at a plenary session of the arms conference by Senator Lodge, of the American delegation, and was fol. lowed, by expressions of approval by the plenipotentiaries of Great Britain, France, Japan, Italy, China, Belgium, The Netherlands and Portugal. To be binding on the United States, the treaty must be ratified by the senate, several of whose . members . j - withheld comment tonight pending a further study of the text. Open war was ' declared on it by some of the "irreconcilable- group" v of the Ver sailles treaty fight but republican leaders and some democrats declared ratification was certain.J . Naval Situation Unchanged : The signatures of the 'representa tives of the powers have not yet been affixed to the document, and there is an intimation that they may be with held until the question of naval ratio has been settled definitely. The naval situation remains un changed pending word from Tokio, but there is general confidence that approval of the American "5-5-3" plan will be made unanimous in the very near future. In lieu of signature, the principle delegates have put their initials on the official copy of the treaty,"' and Senator Lodge said tonight that this act of affirmation was to be inter preted as meaning that the document has been" approved to all intents and purposes The treaty agreement is expected in itself to hasten a decision not only on the naval ratio but on all the other issues before the arms confer ence. The delegates believe they are over the top of the hill, and a British spokesman went so far tonight as to characterize today's session as "prac tically the . break-up of the confer ence" so far as" major considerations are concerned. ";i League Covenant. : ' One of the first impulses of some of the senators was to compare and contrast the treaty with the League of Nations covenant; which so lately was the center of a bitter senate fight. By an official spokesman of the American delegation it was point ed out tonight that a feature of the covenant on which attack was con centrated is omitted from the four power peace agreement. In article 10 of the League of Nations the mem bers agreed to "respect and preserve" each other's territorial integrity, but in the new treaty the pledge is to "respect" territorial rights in the Pacific. The omission of the guarantee to "preserve" the integrity of foreign nations is declared by the American delegates to constitute an all-import, ant distinction between an alliance and a compact for peaceful solution of future controversies. - - Stilt Captured Near Boardman. Rural Policeman D. C. Ratley cap tured a whiskey-making plant in the Big swamp, near Boardman, Friday. The plant was made of a gasoline drum and other appliances. The owner was absent when the still" was discovered. "J Mrs. D. N., Nobles of Greenville, this state, is a guest at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.' M. H. Nobles. - She arrived Thursday ! night and will remain for the holidays. - - Mr. H. T." Brown" left yesterday morning for his home at Roberson ville after spending a few days here t the home of his son-in-law and aaugnter, mrana Mrs. jo., a. no- DleS ? ' , -v-1 - ; hies A Mr. D. S. McCofmick. of Raynham was a Lumberton visitor Friday -t-Mr. W- R. Powell of R. 6, Lumber ton, was among the visitors in town Saturday.' Mr. Jas. G. ; Smith and daughter, Mrs. M. C Prevatt, and Miss Edna Barnes of R. 5, Lumberton, - were among the visitors in town Saturday. Money to' Lend on Cotton.' Con sult us in regard to warehousing facilitites ' -V : "-f . "A ' : THE NATIONAL BANK OF V: - LTJMBE&TON. Peace Jrrogr Marsh FocH Given Mighty Ovation North a Carolina ' Salutes Greatest Military Leader of Modern .Times Officially -Welcomed by Governor Morrison at Monroe Greeted by Thousands' and Decorates Colors, of 17th Field Artillery from Camp Bragg. . - Monroe, 'Dec. 9. North Carolina touched her cap to the world's great est military leader at Monroe this evening. ' " In turn, Marshal Ferdinand Foch paid tribute to North Carolina and the American 1 soldiers and citizens, in. war and now at peaee. ' 1" The Foch special, with national of? ficers of the. American ; legion, at whose invitation he! is touring' the United States, rolled into Monroe at 8:15 as the Charlotte Boy Scout band played the "Marsailles" and every body stood at attention. Governor Cameron Morrison and his personal staff; Mayor J. C. M. Vann, of Monroe; a special senate and house committee from the North Carolina general assembly; Major B. H. Hinde. and other officers of the Monroe post of the American legion, greeted Marshal Foch and his party as they stepped from the train. . v The party was placed in automo biles, along with Governor Morrison and JosephUs Daniels, former sec retary of the navy, and ' carried through lanes of people that lined the streets to the Union county courthouse, as guns from camp Bragg boomed their salute. Governor Morrison, after the crowd had closed in behind the military party, welcomed the distinguished visitors, on behalf of the state of North Carolina and presented Han ford MacNider, national commander of the American legion, who, in turn, presented Marshal Foch. Speaking in French," which was interpreted by Colonel Frank Parker, special - aid to Marshal Foch, the world's greatest . military figure, brought greetings and good- wishes to North Carolina and to the Ameri can people. ; Bowling Receives Decorations Ten minutes was all the time taken by Marsha Foch and the interpreta tion. He then stepped forward and faced the representatives of the fifth and seventeenth field artillery, under Brigadier General Bowling, from Camp Bragg, whose colors he decor ated with the fourragere of France. General Bowling replied. When this ceremony had been completed, Mrs. W. E. Burt, of Salis bury, commander of the North Caro lina department of the American Le gion auxiliary, presented Marshal Foch with en evergreen . pine tree from North Carolina, signifying last- ing inenasnip Detween tne women or ; North Carolina and the women of France. As Marshal Foch entered the wait. ing automobile, Senator James L. DeLaney, of Mecklenburg.: chairman of the North Carolina senatorial com mittee, stood on the steps and pre sented to the marshal the joint reso lution . of . the North Carolina senate and house, naming special commit tees to visit Monroe to do him honor. The mass of humanity that lined the streets there was no way of even guessing at now many were in attendance parted to let the line of automobiles pass again to the station, where Marshal Foch again" entered his tram. Five minutes later it start ed on its northward journey. Marshal Foch ' coming to the rear platform and waving , until it had passed into the night y And - the man who will take his place in history as the greatest mil itary genius and leader of men in a century, entered and passed out, off L cially,- of North Carolina. - J . Distinguished citizens, official and unofficial, 'joined with Monroe in do ing honor, to" him, and this celebra tion he stated to members of his party before he entered the train, was one of the most delightful and wholesome that he had received while in "America, one feature having been the brevity, another the spontaniety of. the people. , if' The. Marshal's Address 1 -"I am profoundly touched by my reception here this evening, but am in no way surprised at it," said Mar shal Foch, through his interpreter. "I have seen your young men in (Continned on pag Coor). ll'r -""irimiiB iwtt ruin iiiii- Mniaii ... - erior Court Closed Saturday No Court This Week Judge Kerr Made Good Impression in Robesoa ?U-Judge G; W. Connor Will Preside at Next Court Disposition of . Superior Court for the trial of'civil cases closed Saturday morning 'and Judge J. H, Kerr, who presided, left Saturday at 10 a. in. for his home at Warrenton'. -While this was supposed to have been: a two-weeks term, there will be no court this week. This was Judge Kerr's last, term of court in Robeson, he -having served the- last six months .of; 1921. Judge G. W, Con. nor will serve during - the first . six months of 1922.: His first term will be for the trial of criminal cases" and will con vene- Monday,: Januarjr 30. Judge Kerr made a mou' favorable impression upon fcQurt officials and the public in Robeson. -' The following jury trials were heard after the -report of the pro ceedings published in. Thursday's Robesonian was written: C. M. Fuller vs. Lumberton Cotton Mill Co.; judgment for plaintiff. Bettie McCormick vs. Isham D. McCormick; divorce granted , Winslow & Garris vs. W. G. Wright; judgment .for plaintiff. -.. . ; Rebecca D. Buie et al vs. 1. P. Ray, administrators; judgment fov plain tiff, .-r Martha Flax Andrews vs. Henry "McNeill; judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $500. This suit grew out of the defendant driving an autc against one owned by the- plaintiff and damaging it. - W. H. Shaw Drug Co. vs. McMiL Jan Supply Co.; judgment for plain tiff. ;M. L Marley vs. D. D. Everett. administrator; judgment for plaintiff. 1 H. A. Page, Jr., vs. W. R Woodell; judgment for plaintiff. , J. H. Johnson vs. Austin Barnes; judgment for plaintiff. TW OHARD FOUGHT GAMES St. Pauls Girls and Lumberton Boys ; Won in Basketball Games on Local . Grounds Friday. Reported for The Robesonian. Two of the hardest fought basket ball games of the season were play ed Ton-, the 'local court Friday after noon by the boys and girls of Lum berton and St. Pauls high school teams. The Lumberton girls were defeated by a score of 7 to 11, while the Lumberton boys won by an over whelming score of 9 to 25. Both the locals and the visitors did their best playing and the keen interest and clean fighting were special features of the games. . Line up Girls Locals: N. Weinstein, R. F. (7) ; E. Jennings, L. F.; E. Barker, G.; A. Allen, G.; M. Nash, C; B. Bethea. Visitors L. Bennet, R F. (2); F. Bethtme, L. F. (5); G. Butler, G.; E. Terry, G.; B. Jones; (Sub.) E. Hart man, (4). . Boys Locals: D. Bryant, R. F. (5); H. Bryant, L. F (8) Hedgpeth, C. (8) ; Prevatt, G. (2); Floyd, G. (2). Visitors McDonald, R. F. (7); Bow en, L. F.; Bennett, C. (2); Watts, G.; McDuffey, G. A. G. FLOYD OF FAIRMONT HEADS STATE COLLEGE TEAM Yesterday's Raleigh News and Ob server carried a picture of A. G. Floyd of Fairmont and the following news item: "A. G. Floyd, of Fairmont, was unanimously elected captain of the Nnrth Carolina State Cnllece font ball eleven at the annual banquet tendered the team, at which gold footballs were awarded new men on the team, members of the 1920 championship eleven receiving added inscriptions to the footballs awarded last year. "Captain Floyd is now in his senior year at the college, but will return next year for a post graduate course. He has played on the 'varsity for the past three years, playing at both guard and tackle. His play during the past season was particularly note worthy and he is universally conceded to have been one of the outstanding figures In this section of the coun try" The 'home economics and art classes of the Lumberton schools will give a free exhibit of their work in the high school auditorium Wednes day afternoon of this week from 3:30 to 5 o'clock. The public is invited. A contribution of $17 made by Broad 'Ridge Baptist church to the suffering and destitute children of Europe was today forwarded to the Red Cross office at 'Atlanta by Mr. J. P. Russell, chairman of the Lum berton - Red Cross chapter. The money was turned over to Mr. Rus sell by Mr. John W. Branch, a mem ber of the Broad Ridge church. Colonel Emanuel Barrick of Philadelphia, Pa., president of the La- Fa yetto- Mutual Life; Insurance Co., spent Saturday here on business. Mr. Barrick expects to spend most of his time here in the interest of the local company after the first of the year. Mr. Hezzie Phillips of R. 1, Orrum, was in town Saturday. 39 Cents School Tax I imif Ptnrtrial! UITlll I rOpOSeU . .. . ' Measure Offered in House " Woutd Withdraw Rlht if MnlamDfc-ln?on' Ind!. Will n. $73,000. Raleigh News and Observer, Dec. II: Thirty-nine cents is set, as the limit tor which ; counties may go' in levying taxes for the schools in measure, introduced in the House" of Representatives yesterday by Mat thews of Bertie, to answer assaults that have been made upon " the ad. ministration : of the schools and i to clarify the general educational situa tion.- The bill stipulates that no mandamus will lie against the county commissioners to force that body to levy a tax in excess of the 39-cent limit , ... .v. r,-- W.-..-i : All tax levies that have been di rected by the State Department . of Education for the present year, of whatever rate are validated in theiwere married In the court house to! provisions of the bill, and counties day at 11:30 a. m., Justice M G that have resisted the mandate of theiMcKenzie officiating. department; to levy above 30 cents are directed to levy up te 39 cents. Three counties in the State have held out against the State Board, and out of this opposition grew the litigation on which the Supreme Court handed idown its decision during the past week. The educational bill was the prin cipal measure before the House yes terday. In the Senate the Sams bill providing more effectual means for the prompt pavement of the obliga tions of political subdivisions of the State was advanced to the third read ing. The Erwin bill empowering municipalities to create planning com. missions and the Walker bill increas ing the legal speed limit for motor vehicles were passed and sent to the'r tMy expe. Send in renewals House for action. Both the Senate and House adjourned until 8 o'clock Mon day evening. Victory For Brooks If the Matthews educational bill passes, and it has formidable back ing in the House and Senate, State Superintendent Brooks will have con solidated all that he has won in his fight to have the counties levy suf - ficient taxes to support the schools on his enlarged program, but restric tions are thrown around him in fix ing the limit at 30 cents and with, drawing the mandamus provision that, it is believed satisfy the critics who charge reckless extravagance. Section three of the . bill directs the Department of Education to re duce special appropriations from the school funds from approximately $800,000 to $642,750. The present schedule of teacher salaries will be maintained, but not increased. County boards of commissioners shall not be required to levy more than seven and a half cents for the building fund. Retrenchment and economy, without crippling the schools, is the declared intent of the framers of the bill. Itti5r" ine ot- rau,s school was drawn after extended conferences I. 5K!ajr I whi,e the irls' team from between administration leaders and that wing of the General Assembly ed by Representative Bowie opposing Dr. Brooks. Schools Whole Show. Matters of schools occupied the center and both wings of the stage in the House yesterday morning. The school deficit resolution, held up H the week by the opposition of Mr. Bowie, passed the House by an 83 to 4 vote after Mr. Bowie had with drawn his amendment striking out the "75,000 appropriation to the In dian Norma school at Pembroke. A letter from Dr. Brooks explained that much of the fund was already obli gated in contracts. With that out of the way the House waded through a vast array of second and third reading roll call bills, most of them local in charac ter, until the administration bill pro viding for the consolidation of school districts by county boards of educa tion was reached. Opposition - da. veloped and from that debate that brought Speaker Gner down from the dais to take a hand. Hits Second Snag. The bill was conservative in its provisions, Representative Matthews explained,, providing for . vote of the people in the districts concerned be fore there was consolidation, but the! House had grown wary. Mr. Gner liked not the idea of consolidating if it meant that already established school buildings were to be scrapped. He wanted it to go back to commit tee for fuller investigation. It went back by a substantial majority. Thirty- five new bills flowed across the reading-clerk's desk, all of them entirely local save the one offered to !arifv th uhnnl tano-1. and th Hall bill that would exempt all new buidings in the State from taxation for a period of two years. Mr. HaIl,Iirst Pme " "ie tiddlers' contest was thinks that the bill would give a de cided impetus to new construction in the State. , No new legislation can get into the House after the expiration of the ( on. Mr. Bell donated the prize he morning hour next Tuesday, unless iWOn ($1) back to the school. The the House is minded to reconsider ! contest was conducted by Mr. W. F. resolution offered by Mr. Wright, of .Blount of Fayetteville and good music Guilford He wanted to put a stopjf8 .fa'sbed Jby him and his wife, to new, legislation Monday, but the besides others. Hous , eresisted that on the grounds ... . that many of the members would be. Next Saturday is the time set for ad out of the city Monday, and unable W journment The- resolution goes tor get their bills introduced on time, the Senate Monday for consideration COTTON M A RKET MMdIin cotton so!J on the local market this morning for 16:65, The market dropped 100 points after. the government's crop report this af ter- nowever. - ine crop estimate Iven out today u 840,000 bales. BRIEF. ITEMS AND LOCAL NEWS Mr.: anal Mrs. Rohr I. R)K i J moved Into their new home, Four- teenth street. License has been issued for tba marriage of Ephraim J. Smith -and Anna Belle Blount Mr. Andrew Ivey went today to Charlotte, where he will enter a hos pital for, treatment under a speciaK lltt Dr. E. R. Hardin, coantr health officer, is attending a health confer ence in Raleigh today. He is expect, ed home tomorrow. Myrtle Biggers and Julius How- lard, a colored Ella Barker and Harrv Brown. colored couple from Fairmont, wre married here at the home of Jnstice) M. G., McKenzie, Elm jtreet, Thurs day at 5:80 p. ro, Mr. Ben. Humphrey, son of Rev. and Mrs. D. B. Humphrey, of the Sad dletree section, recently won the de bater's medal at Mars Hill college, where he is a student. Mr. ;VV A. Bullock of R. 3, Lum berton, went Saturday evening to Charlotte to consult a specialist. He was accompanied by his son Dr. C. P Bullock of Nichols, S. C. Watch your label. A number of subscriptions expires during Decern, ber. All subscriptions are atrmivut ,bet0TA yar PP stopped. iuayur ana xars, a. iu. wnite re turned Saturday from Monroe, where Friday evening Mayor White serve as a member of the official committee on reception of Marshal Foch. Two piano recitals will be riven in the "school auditorium thi wpMc . . . . ... Pupils of Miss Jennie Same Will give , recital Wednesday evening at 7:30 and pupils of Miss Miller will sriva recital . at the same hour Thursday evening. The public is. invited. Robesonian advertisers among Lumberton merchants have large stocks of Christmas goods. They have been telling about their offerings in. recent issues of The Robesonian. Many attractive show windows can be seen on Elm and Chestnut streets. The Seaboard Air Line railway handled Marshal Foch and his party free of charge, taking them from At lanta, Ga., to Washington, D. C, Fri day. . This was the last lap of Mar shal Foch's trip through the West and South. The boys' basketball team of the t IocaI h5prn "chool won from the boys, or. rauis won over the girls' team of the local school. Both gamos were played on the local grounds and rere hard-fought Sheriff R. E; Lewis will be at the following places on the dates, named for the purpose of collecting taxes: St Pauls, December 16; Max ton, December" 17; Red Springs, December 19; Rowland, December 20; Fairmont, December 21. These will be the only appointments made in the second round. After January I, one per cent will be added to all unpaid State and. county taxes. Postoffice examinations to fill vacancies at Fairmont and Chadbourn were conducted here Saturday .by Messrs. C. C. Blake and J. W. Bryan, both of the local postoffice force. Mr. J. D. Andrews of Fairmont was the) only applicant taking the examina tion for the Fairmont office. Four Messrs. Julius David Bullard, Joseph Wayne Williamson, M. B. Hardee and H. M. Bullard took the examination for the Chadbourn office. Christmas seals are on sale at the three drug stores in Lumberton. Get your supply early and thus aid in the fight against tuberculosis. Mrs. R, L Belch is chairman of the local committee for the sale of Christ mas seals. It is estimated that the sale of Christmas seals is helping to save 75,000 lives annually in the United States. Through 1 their sale over 1,100 tuberculosis associations 8re kept open to victims of the plague. "Christmas seal your Christ mas maiL" - The fiddlers' contest at Barkers Ten Mile school Friday night was quite a success, according to Mr. D. B. Oliver, principal of the .school, who was In town Saturdav. Reeeiots tn I J1 $81.50, which will be used to l).elP Pay for the -school piano. The won by Mr. Colon Ammons of Lum ber Bridge, the second by a Mr. Caswell, and the Drize for the hst dancer by Mr. W. E Bell of Lum- - :'5...