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VOLUME LIX Former Governor Bickett Is Dead State Mourns Death of War Governor 4 Died Yesterday Following Strode of Paralysis Tuesday Night Funer al in Italeigh, Burial in Louisbnrg. Raleigh, Dec. 28. Death " claimed ' TVnmii Walter Rickett at 9:15 o'clock this morning. .' :-' : :v, .Official North Carolina and all the' . people, of the State are mourning the j loss of the war Governor, statesman, ? neacemaker. rosrressive leader 'and- rRriaf iiin rittaen as the draned cant v tol, the drawn shades in the public buildings and the flood of telegrams which have poured-into Kaieign toaay attest. '" ,:.S: - s'7;-:;,. '- : ..-J; . v He did not regain consciousness af. ter 'suffering a stroke of paralysis shortly before 9 o'clock last night. He had frequently confided tb friends that he would like to go that way; a short illness and. a peaceful passing. He was in his law office yesterday, worked in his garden in the afternoon ' and -prepared supper for himself and Mrs. Bickett last evening.' : His body- has been at the home in Hayes Barton today. It will be taken to the capitol in the morning to lie in state from 9 until 11 o'clock. The funeral will be held in Christ Episco pal church at 11:30 and the body will be taken to Louisburg in Franklin county for burial. ..' His pastor, -Rev.? Milton A. Barr, will off iciate and Bishop Joseph Blount Cheshire probably will assist. Mr.. Bickett had ,been a member of Christ church during his residence in Raleigh. The trip to Louisburg will be made" in motor cars. That town was his "home from 1895 until he came to Raleigh in 1916 to become Governor, and it is the home place of Mrs. Bickett. State offices had just opened for the day when the former Governor died. They were immediately closed and will remain closed through to-J morrow. The North Carolina flag on the capitol was draped. The shades m the oinces were arawn ana me Governor's private office, which Mr. Bickett left two weeks less than "a year ago, was not entered during the J . Associated Press bulletins and, special dispatches announced his death and-from every general section of t State early came telecrams from citizens In all walks of life, mourn ing the loss of the man. and offering . their sympathies to his widow. Gov- emor momsuii, wuu m c xvi on presaing uuaiacoo ui si,ai.c, "oajng: notified immediately by his secretary. It was not known here if he could return for the funeral owing to the importance of the business he is transacting. State officers m the city called at the residence, joining hun - dreds who gathered there during the day. Several relatives of the former Governor, notified of his illness last night were with him when he died. Mrs. Bickett, herself ill, watched at his bedside throughout the night. William Bickett, the only son, reach, ed Raleigh this morning from Winston-Salem. He had returned to his work yesterday after spending the Christmas holidays with his parents. Brock Barkley in Charlotte Obser ver. Address At Court House Tonight Departmental Adjutant Burgess of American Legion Will Speak Pub lie Invited. Mr. Cale K. Burgess, departmental adjutant of the American Legion, will deliver an address at the court house this evening at 7:30. All ex-service men are urged to hear Mr. Burgess, and the public generally is invited. Mr. Burgess takes an active interest in the welfare of the American Le gion and ex-service men and no doubt his address will be one of general in terest CONTRIBUTIONS FOR RUSSIANS WILL BE SENT OFF SATURDAY Contributions Will be Sent for If You Will Notify Mrs. Belch at L. H. Caldwell's Store. Money and clothing contributed for the relief of starving and destitute Russians will be forwarded Saturday of this week. . Mr. L. H. Caldwell is chairman of the committee that has this work in charge locally. Contri butions of money or clothing will be sent for if any whom members of the committee fail to see will 'phone Mrs. Robt. Belch at Mr. L. H. Cald well's store. Negro Who Shot Policeman Arrested Near Barnesville. 1 Nelson Bethea, negro, wanted at Sellers, S. C, on the charge of shoot ing a policeman' through the hand some ten days, ago, was arrested by Rural Policeman D. C. Ratley yester. day near Barnesville and is in jail here. He was shot twice in one leg by the Sellers policeman upon whom he fired, but was not seriously hurt The South 'Carolina authorities have been notified of, his arrest. ' NORTH CAROLINA'S WAR GOVERNOR DIED. YESTERDAY AT HOME IN RALEIGU k y-" i i ...... .,.i:'..5-i ... i - :: . . - " ' ' v , " ! 4 -" : . .... , - - - - i ' . . ... . " ' I v ( . . V : -a ... .'... .. : -'.io .xv.-: vy':.:-:-:v:54-:-:'f i . . ,... , .... .x-v::;;:;;:;:;:: tW-.y THOMAS WALTER BICKETT Grist For Record- er FuDer's Mill Number Who Have Faced Recorder This Week Smaller Than Usual After-Christmas List. The number who have faced Re corder David H. Fuller this week is mucn ; smalljr than the usual after. Christmas list. The following cases nave been aired since Tuesday morn Willis Britt, driving auto without displaying license number as required by law; judgment continued upon payment of cost, defendant to comply with the law in the future. Theodore ppe driving auto in the town oi Juumberton without paying the $5 driver's license; judgment con. tinued upon defendant complying with the town ordinance. ' Wrencie Gwin and wife, Sadie Gwin, larceny of $10 from Ada Speight; Wrencie found not guilty, while Sadie was found guUty. Prayer for judgment continued upon, defend, ants paying Ada $10 and paying the cost of the action. R. J. Jones, driving truck without lights or number; judgment continued upon condition that defendant com ply with the law in the future. Ed. Johnson, colored, failure to pay Jim McMillan for work according to contract; judgment continued -upon defendant paying McMillan the amount owed $5.52. Jim McDowell, drunk on the streets; imed $5 and cost. George Allen, drunk on streets: judgment suspended upon payment of cost J. M. McDonald, confiscating and appropriating to his own use a watch left with him for repairs. Defendant waived trial and was bound over to Superior court under a $300 bond, in default of which he was remanded to jail. Henry Purvis, who was indicted on the charge of assault upon a female, was up Friday of last week, but the prosecuting witness failed to show up and was taxed with the cost 61,770 BALES COTTON GINNED IN ROBESON UP TO DEC 13 This is Just 211 Bales More Than Were Ginned to Same Date Last Year. .. ... - Mr. W. H. Adams of Buie, special agen of the Census bureau, reports that 61,770 bales of cotton were gin ned in Robeson county prior to Dec ember1 13, as compared with . 61,559 bales ginned to the: same date ' last year. " - -" ' " Hog Weighed 762 Pounds. ; . Correspondence of The Robesonian.' Fairmont. R. 1. Dec . 28 B. L. Hunt firfd the fatal shot which kilL ed a nice black pig belonging to Whit Hunt of the Gaddysville section. The pig was 29 months old the day of his death and weighed 762 pounds, un dressed, 630 pouds, dressed. Somebody will have to try again. v- , K. B. HUNT. ; ; v The condition of Mrs; 'J. A. Greene, who has been sick for a week with a severe case of 'grippe, is im Stills and Alleged Distiller Captured Russell Wilkins Found Operating Still in Wishart Township Liba tion Poured Out . While Thirsty Gaeed Another Still Taken Near Harpers Ferry. f A large copper whiskey still of 50 gallons capacity was captured in But ler's bay, Gaddy township, yesterday, together' with 250 gallons of beer. The officers had been notified that the still would be in operation, but it was not and the owners were absent. The still was one of the best equipped copper outfits ever seen here. The posse of officers capturing the still wascomposed of Sheriff R. E. Lewis, Deputy A. H. Prevatt and Rural Policemen J. H. Carper, D. C. Ratley and A. R. Pittman. Officers; captured a whiskey still, 11 gallons of the finished product, a small amount of beer and at the same timo arrested Russell Wilkins, who was operating the -still,' in Wishart township Thursday afternoon. The still was located in a tobacco barn on the farm of John Wilkins, father of Russell Wilkins, who was busy operating the still when the officers reached the scene. He- was placed in jail and will te given a hearing be fore Recorder David H. Fuller to morrow. , The posse was made up of Sheriff R. E. Lewis, Deputy A. H. Prevatt and Jlural Policeman A. R, Pittman. The still was a crude make-up, the still proper having been made of one of Lumberton's garbage cans. The whiskey was poured out in front of the court house Thursday afternoon, while a thirsty crowd looked on. Officers captured a large copper still on the banks of Lumber river, near arper's Ferry, Friday. The still was in operation when the offi cers reached it, but the operators es caped by swimming the river as the officers approached. A small amount of whiskey and around 300 gallons of beer found at the still were de stroyed. This was one of the best equipped copper stills ever captured in the county, according to Sheriff R. E. Lewis, who led the posse. Bride-Elect Lacked One Day of Being OW Enough. . They Were one day early. It was Monday, the day after Christmas, that a would-be-bride and groom call ed at the office of Register of Deeds tM.'W. Floyd in an effort to secure marriage license. It developed that the would-be-bride was 13 years and 364 days old. That Is, she lacked just one day of being old enough to be come a brider according to the laws of the land. The couple were advised to wait until Tuesday and call again, when f the v proper credentials for njatrimony would be issued. They re turned Tuesday and it. is supposed that the two are now husband and wife.' Mr. ''Colon A. Britt of the Orrum section was in town this morning. JOHN W. WARD SONS of Row land give notice elsewhere in this pa. per that after January 1st their niMrlSTgyPsinesr will be on cash basis. Adv. A Blessed Time . Of Quiet and Peace Christmas Was a Time of Quiet Eo joyment in x Lumbertoa Holiday TbroneV Crowded the - Stores for Days Before Entertainments ' and -Trees. , . y: :.v . v - -- It was an unusually quiet Christ mas in and around Lumberton. While the streets' were thronged with shop pers for several days prior to Christ. masr the order was good and vvery few arrests were made. . Christmas day coming on a rainy Sunday result ed, in the "staying in" of the masses. Monday was observed here as a holi day and practically all business houses were closed throughout; the day. Santa Claus " was apparently generous in his gifts to the little folks and;b course they again had the time of their lives. v r " As mentioned in last . Thursday's Robesonian,' children of the 'primary department k of " the -Presbyterian and Chestnut Street Methodist Sunday schools enjoyed a Christmas tree and exercises at their: Respective churches Wedne sdayJ of bet Week. - East ' Lumberton Baptist, i Christmas ' exercises land a Christ mas tree at East 'Lumberton Baptist church were' much', enjoyed Monday evening. A large crowd was present and Santa. Claus' distributed presents to members: -of the primary depart ment. ,- ."''? . $126.52 for Starving Russians. At Chestnut .Street"- Sunday school and church Christmas morning col lections were taken for the starving Russians. The Sunday school collec. tion amounted to $12.97 "while the church collection was $113.55, mak ing a total of $126.52. Dr. Beaman preached sermons appropriate to the day and at -both Services the choir rendered special music. . At Gospel Tabernacle " .A delightful and appropriate pro- gram was rendered ' at the ; Gospel : i.TCumuc iuununjr evening,, anci which presents were distributed to members of the primary department of the Sunday school. A beautiful Christmas tree was prepared and the program was carried out in a pleas ing manner. RECEIPTS FROM LOCAL SALE OF CHRISTMAS SEALS $114.53 75 Per Cent, to be Used by Local Direction Committee Sale Under of Woman's Club. Sale of Christmas Seals in Lum berton amounted to $114.58. The sale was put on by the Woman's club, Mrs. John Knox, president, Mrs. Robt. Belch being chairman of the committee that had the sale in charge. Sales at drug stores were as follows: McMillan's, $14.17; Pope's, ;S5.13; Grantham's, $2.50. The bal4 j ance was derived from sales by Mrs. JJelch s committee. Those actively assisting Mrs. Belch in this work were: Mesdames A. T. Parmele, J Junius J. Goodwin, J. H. Felts, W. W. j Davis, Jessie Wishart, E. L. Hamil. I ton, C. H. Boyd, John Knox and J. S. i Cox; Misses Myrtle Barnes, Viola ! Jenkins, Vivian Townsend, Carrie Shooter and Flora Wishart. Seventy-five per cent, of the total amount .remains with the local or I panifcation for the relief of local peo ple needing assistance; 25 per cent. goes to the State Tuberculosis asso ciation. J. D. NORWOOD HEADS STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE 1 J. D. Norwood of Salisbury, banker and manufacturer, was elected chair- man of the State Democratic execu- tive committee at a short meeting ' in Raleigh last night, succeeding T. i , D. Warren of New Bern, who had! ! held the position for 8 years and I whose resignation was accepted after the committee adopted resolutions of j thanks for his services. The only j other business of importance trans acted was the election of W. A. Gra ham, Jr., of Lincoln county as a mem ber of the committee to succeed the" late Edgar Love. School Win Open Next Monday. The Lumberton graded and high schools will open Monday, January 2, for the spring term, after being clos ed two weeks for the holidays. There will be no change of the faculty from that of the fall term and the work will be continued in the same manner as before the schools closed for the holidays, according to Supt W. H. Cale. Talkson Cooperative Marketing. Interesting talks yfelative to the plans for co-operative marketing of tobacco and cotton were made at the court house this afternoon by Mr. Will Collins of Kentucky and Mr. Cale K. Burgess of Raleigh. While the meeting had not been well ad vertised, a number ox farmers from various parts of the county was present. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Greene and son, James Worthy, are spending the holidays at Raeford with Mrs. Greene's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Worthy Johnston. Mr. Furman Williams spent yester. day in Fairmont . ' '- ' - v . ' J . ' FORMER PRESIDENT WAS SIXTY FIVE YEARS OLD YESTERDAY i . .. l MM ''- KBSir- I' I'-' Mill I A Washington 'dispatch states that the reports are that former President Wilson is in better physical condition than at any other time in the last few months. Daily he takes motor rides, has some other exercise, and does much reading and writing. Dairy Meeting At Rowland Jan. 3 Dairying Will be Discussed From All Angles at This Important Meeting A New Year's Resolution. By O. O. Dukes, Farm Demonstrator A special dairy meeting will be held at Rowland January 3rd at 3 p. m. At this meeting dairying will be discuss ed from all angles. Special emphasis will be placed on dairying from the cooperative creamery standpoint The cooperative creamery is one oi tne best-paying propositions in many sections of the boll weevil territory. The cooperative creamery at Flor ence, S. C, is now ready to receive shipments jrom this State. So don't worry about a market but get in shape to produce the product to sup port a cooperative creamery. As soon as this is done we can have a cream, ery nearer home. A dairy specialist from the De. partment of Agriculture will address the meeting. Every farmer's New Year resolu tion should be, "I will beat the boll weevij with diversified farming." Ask your neighbor to attend this very important meeting with you. EFFORT TO LIMIT .NAVAL STRENGTH IN SUBMARINES AND AUXILIARY WARSHIPS ENDS French and British Arms Conference Delegates Clash Over Possibilities of Future War. Washington, Dec. 28. (By the As sociated Press.) Efforts to limit the naval strength of the powers in submarines and auxiliary warships came to an abrupt end today, after they had drawn the French and British arms conference delegates in to a plain spoken exchange over the possibilities of a future war between France and the British empire. The French, acting under renewed instructions from their government, told the conference naval committee with an air of finality that France must remain free to build a submar- ne flotilla nearly three times as great as that she now possesses, and to construct, in addition, cruisers, de. stroyers and other auxiliary craft up to a tonnage of 330,000. To the proposal the Americans, Japanese and Italians replied with ex pressions of surprise and regret, while the British charged openly that such a building program must be regarded as a menace to British shores. Arthur J. Balfour added that he had no doubt, if occasion arose, Great Britain would be equal to it, but only if she reserv ed Complete freedom of action as to the construction of all types of auxili aries which might be useful against underwater warfare. Agreeing -that further argument would be useless, the committee turn ed its attention to collateral subjects. including regulations for future use of submarines, proposals for limita tion for the size and armament of individual auxiliary vessels and de. tails of the agreement already sealed m principle regard capital ships. BOUNTIFUL CHRISTMAS DINNER GIVEN COUNTY HOME INMATES Woman's Club Thanks Those Who Contributed Each Inmate Re ceived a Large Box and Basket. Correspondence of The Robesonian. The woman's club wishes to thank every one who contributed in any way toward the Christmas dinner at the county home. The people of the town were ex tremely generous and the dinner was bountiful, each inmate receiving a large box and basket full of good things. Mr. E. J. Chambers of Fairmoflt was a Lumberton visitor Friday , of last week. COTTON MARKET Middling cotton is quoted on the lo cal market today at 17 1-4 cents the' pound. . --. , BRIEF ITEMS AND LOCAL NEWS Mr. Clayton Hall went yesterday to Little River, S. C, where he has accepted a position. , - S-iMr. Joe B. Smith of R. 5, Lum berton, killed a hog last week which netted hirtt 100 pounds of lard. . - Cbmmunitv motion nfrfnr will be shown at Tabernacle school house rriday night of this week. - Mrs. D. D Kin sr w W tt ) the Baker sanatorium, where she had been under treatment, the day before Christmas. h Bear it in mind. When asking that your address be changed. iways give cne oia address as well as the .new. The meeting palled h V berton post of the American Legion xor r naay evening or last week was postponed until a later date. Cristina Graham and Jim dine, Indians, both of the Pembroke section, were married at th Justice M. G. McKenzie Thursday at 5 p. m. Cora Worlev and Watt Rm a colored couple from Fairmont, were married Saturday at 4 p. m. at the court house, Justice M. G. McKenzie officiating. Mr. Hnvward T. Hux of Hrun. ville, Pitt county, spent Monday here visiting friends. Mr. Hux was for merly employed as linotype operator by The Robesonian and ha mn friends here. Mr. D. R. Shaw wonf voatonfaw to New Bern to attend at moetin nf Shriners. Messrs. Robert Mclntyre, Kooert Ualdwell and R. W. Wishart also went yesterday to New Bern, where they will take the Shrine de gree. The Shrine meeting takes place toaay. Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Johnson and two sons. Messrs. James and Sam Johnson, left today for their home at AtKinson, arter spending a week here visiting at the homes of Dr. and Mrs. T. C. Johnson and Prof, and Mrs. Jf. R. Poole. Mr and Mrs. D. B. John son are the parents of Mrs. Poole and Dr. Johnson. . License has been issued for the marriage of Delphus V. Callihan and Roxie Prevatt; Carey Powers and Mabel Rivers; Ottis K. Kittrell and Sadie Cannon; W, James Snead and Irene fvey; Wallace H. Floyd and Fleda Berry; Melton Lee Baxley and Sallie Lovett; Erwin K. Parneli and Caroline Wilson; Wm. C. Prevatt and Laura Lee Ratley. Dr. W. A. McPhaul, city health officer in Charlotte, passed through town Tuesday en route to Fairmont to join his family, who are visiting at the home of Mrs. McPhauTs father, Mr. C. P. Grantham. Dr. McPhaol recently has taken over the health work in Mecklenburg county in con nection with the city work. He was formerly county health officer in Robeson. Mrs. Justin McNeill and children, Helen Marie and Justin Jr., spent Christmas at the home of Mrs. He. Neill's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Williamson, at Parkton, and were brought home by Mr. Williamson Tuesday afternoon. Mr. McNeill also spent Christmas Day at Parkton. Miss Georgia Williamson and Mr. Er tel Williamson came with their un cle Mr. C. D. Williamson to town yesterday and returned with him. The following Lumberton young people, besides those already men tioned in The Robesonian, came home from college to spend the holidays: Miss Drina Hedgpeth, Greenville woman's college, Greenville, S. C; Messrs. Jno. G. and Robert Proctor and Vernon McNeill from the State university, Chapel Hill; Mr. Oscar Bullard from King's business college, Raleigh; Mr. Osborne Lee from. Washington-Lee university, Lexing ton, Va.; Mr. T. Beverly Biggs, Wake Forest college; Marvin Barker, Trin ity college, Durham. Oscar Bullard of Raleigh, who holds a good position with the Wake Produce , Co. of that city as book keener and stenosrraDher. snent Sim- day and Monday here with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Bullard. Oscar is making good. He graduated, from the Lumberton high school in 1920 and later entered Kings Busi ness college, where he remained at year , and completed-' the combined course. He has recently won a gold medal from the Remington Typewrit ing Co. for, speed in typewriting and is the first young man in the state to be awarded one of these medals. Monument Unveiling. 'A W. O. W. monument will be un veiled at the grave of the late Soverign S. R. Hendrix at Ten Mile church Sunday at 3 p. m. All Wood men are invited to be present. NOTICE This is to notify all tax-payers that 1 per cent will be added to all un paid State and county taxes on Janu ary. 1, 1922 and one per cent addi tional each month thereafter until paid. . ., . ' , H. E. LEWIS, Sheriff proving. - 'A . ..
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