"tsiACusncD mwssif c Tcents. t . . . ; . - -jujhjl ma:' dot fc advakc
.Hyoiiirato "i" LUMBEKTON, IT: Ci, IIOffDAT, JULY 3,: 1922 "fff f;?ti s:? As ! iM v0;nJUBE3l 41 1"
McNeill Defeats
: .. ,:
Carpenter for So
licitor 9lh District
Lasabe'rton Man Wins in Second Pri-
. . - . n:.''nn
T. l-t-A
lurried vox . J
and Lost That by Less Than MOO
oies uotc,- am iwi
, Won ; in -Township . Road .Supervisor
Contests Kesnit in staic
Mr. T. A. McNeill of r-Lumberton
was nominated for soKcitot of this,
the ninth, judicial district in Satur-
day's primajy over Mr; J.,EL Carpen-i
xer 01 aiaxiQn py a majority OS mure,
than 2,000 votes, according to reports
received here from the four counties
Robeson, Bladen, Cumberland and
Hoka that compose the district ' Mr.
McNeill's majority Jn Robeson coun
ty was 1,662, the total vote in Robe
son being: McNeill, 8,117 and Car
penter, 1,455. Mr. - McNeill - carried
both Cumberland and Bladen counties,
his majority being around 300 in each
county. Mr, . Carpenter carried; Hoke
by less than 100 majority, according
to information received here, wvj
This was a second primary, Messrs;
McNeill and Carpenter receiving the
largest vote In the first' primary,
when Mr. E. S. Smith of Raeford was
eliminated from the race. Mr. McNeill
led the ticket by several hundred
votes in the first primary, held on
June 8.
Following 'is the Robeson county
vote for solicitor by townships;
: Vote By , Townships 5. . ; .
Alf ordsvillc McNeill, 55; Carpen
ter, 48. - . - '
Britts No..-1 McNeill, 108;. Car
penter, 18. "
Britts No. 2 -McNeill, 63; .Carpen
ter, 0. ' "
Burnt Swamp McNeill, ; 65; Car
penter, 1. ' "
Back Swamp McNeill, 83; , Car
penter, 0. . ' . M
FairmontMcNeill, 175; ; Carpen
ter, 110. i;;;--'.-'Si.'.
Gaddy McNeill, 77j Carpenter, 8.
HoweUsville McNeill, 186r Car
penter, 6. V.
Lumber Bridge McNeill 61 rCt
penter, 84. ta--
North Lumberton McNeill, 636;
Carpenter, 25. ; - .. ; .- " .
South Lumberton McNeill, 334;
Carpenter, IS. :-.-
Maxton McNeui, ; 19; Carpenter,
tJrrum McNeill, 71; Xarpenter,r 2.
Parkton McNeiJV.W; Carpenter,
7. ' 'f;:.;':?!.;
' Pembroke McNeill, 248; Carpen
ter, 92. ' .-4 H':
Red Springs, No. i IMcNeill. ,81
Red Springs No. 2r-McNeill, 40;
Carponter, 19,
Raft Swamp McNeill, 60; Car
penter, 14, . r J,'"-"?
Rennert McNeill, 23; Carpenter,
33. . ' - ' . .
Rowland McNeill,. 148; Caipenter,
155. ' l '
Saddletree McNeill, ' 101, Carpen
ter, 5.. '" v' r S"-Va
St. Pauls McNeill, 90; Carpenter,
162. ..: .. i : "
Shannon McNeill, 7 ; ' Carpenter,
29. ...
Smiths McNeill, 61; Carpenter, 15.
Sterlings McNeill, 69; Carpenter,
1.
Thompsons McNeill, 157; Carpen
ter, 81. - .
White House McNeill, 8fr; Carpen-
, 1.
Wishart McNeill, 84; Carpenter,
1- -
Road Supervisors
In second primaries held for road
supervisors the following were elect
ed: Rowland township, R. P. Dove;
Thompson township, J. V. - Faulk;
Pembroke township, Oakley McMillan.
The vote was: v r f
Rowland Dove. 178; J. Melt. Bra
cey, 118. ' - .-" -
Thompsons Faulk, 124; W. A.
Stone, 112.
'Pe'mbroke official vote not learn
ed, though McMillan was nominated
over W, G. Kirk by 62 majority.
Other Results
Incomplete and "'unofficial -returns
indicate the following' other results
in the primary Saturday: .
W. F. Evans of Raleigh, nominated
by Democrats of Wake and. Franklin
counties as solicitor of the 7th dis
trict, defeating J. W. Hinsdale, also
of Raleigh, by more than 1,800 votes.
Miss Lottie Lewis, a newly-licensed
lawyer of Raleigh, won over " L. D.
Stephenson, incumbent, for county
treasurer of Wake by ; nearly 1,000
votes. She is the .first woman ever
nominated in Wake to a county offi
ce, i- ' vr
k. L. Abernethy of New Bern
leads Major Matt H. Allen of Golds
boro in the 3rd congressional district
by around 500 votes.
Don Phillips of Rockingham, - an
ex-service man, was nominated for
solicitor in the 13th judicial district
over G. H. Russell of Laurinburg, car.
rying every county in the district.
The nomination of Henry A. Grady
of Clinton for judge of the 6th judi
cial over Geo. Ward of Duplin is in
dicated. Miss Grace Huggins returned last
night from a visit to ; friends at
Clinton, Mt Olive and Faison, . and
resumed this morning- her duties in
The Kobesonian otiice alter a vaca
tion of two weeks.- .
. . v ,
Train Service Not
Interrupted As
Result of Strike
Head of Shopmen Claims Walkout is
"Praetieallv 100 Percent Railway
I KwhIIvm Sav Train Rmrri Will
Continue Regardless. -'T
An associated Press dispatch of
jiy 2 from Chicago gives the fol-
wuig. v :..". ." 1
iiaiiway executives, onion leaders
and the United States Railway Labor
Board marked tune today in the coon
try-wide ! strike of v shopmen f while
train service continued uninterrupted
by Saturday's walkout. t . ' j,4 r
- .0.. ax. newai, uenu wi vne suupmeu,
who ' ignored the orders of the labpr
board to appear before it and rex
plain his strike action, spent the day
at union headquarters receiving re
ports from all sections of the country.
While he refused to give any figures,
he asserted that the walkout was
practically 100 per cent." ; v ,T'" r
.Railway . . . executives, ;, however,
claimed that' probably ; less than ' 90
per cent of the 401,000 repairmen had
joined the walkout which began at1
10a.-nv yesterday. Because of the
Sunday ; holiday they said - they had
been unable to make a completcscheck
of their shopmen, but that train- ser
vice would continue regardless of how
many laid down their tools. "Tk V 's
With the union' leaders refusing to
treat .with the labor board, the. rail
way; executives' assert that the dis
pute" was entirely between their form
er employes', and the government, the
labor: board assuring the full protec
tion of the government. " ' -T
BttSN PUNCTURED SQUARES -
farm" Demonstrator Dukes Says Wee
' vils in These. Will Produce Crop to
t Attack. Later Square. 7 : " ' J
The boll weevil has appeared in
the cotton fields throughout the coun
ty, according to Mr.0 O. Dukes,
county farm demonstrator. The worst
damage so far has been in the south.
ern part. of the- county, Mr. Dukes'
says. He Is urging the farmers to
pick, up and burn the squares that
fall 'off the cotton as a result of be
ing ' punctured. The weevils that
these, squares V will produce are the
ones that .will attack the squares that
are put on during the best fruiting
season. - -
PEMBROKE SCHOOL DISTRICT, i
, ?VOTES 40,000.BOND ISSUE
;;f tfjje jmbfokCf'graded scinool dis
trict Saturday voted 940,000 bond
issue for erecting school buildings for
both whito and Indians. "The registra-
gainst, 186. ? The majority
against the total registration, 38.
The county - commissioners, - the
-county board of education, the county
road - board and the county pension
board are all holding regular meet
ings here today.j
Lumberton Man Elected
v.t .i'
For the second time in four years the North Carolina Bar association comes to Lumberton for its presi
, dent, A. W.' McLean having served in that capacity four years ago. I R. Varser is a native of Gates county.
He was graduated at Wake Forest in 1899, finished his law course there in 1901, was admitted to the bar and
'located that year in Kinston, where he remained until 1911, when he came to Lumberton to become asso
ciated "With Mr. A. W, McLean in-.the practice of. few, the firm name now being McLean, Varser, McLean,
Stacy. Mr. Varser has been active' in church work, is teacher, and has been for some years, of the Barraca class
of the First Baptist Sunday school, h3S served as chairman of the Lumberton school board; and was elected
to represent Robeson county in the
opposition to succeed himself. '
L. R. Varser Heads
State Bar Accn.
Pppular and Able Lumberton Lawyer.
.una siaie aenaior irom kodcboii.
n-".i tl e.;-
son,' member of the firm of McLean,
Varser, McLean Stacy oC Lumber-
ton,, was unanimously chosen by ac-J
clamation as president of . the State V
Bar association at the annual conven-
tiort held at Wrightsville Beach last
week, the election taking
place
Thursday evening.
; l
5 The ' following" is taken from' sUff
correspondence of the Raleigh Nsws
and Observer by John A; Wvingston:
v Wrightsville Beach, June 29.- Li R.
Varser, of Lumberton, is the: new
president of the North Carolina Bar
association. His, election today was o war ana a , oountum
by acclamation, which is customary "!IC nr- he.PF5m w" cr
with the lawyers in ejecting their. edf ,ut i "Plendid order that re
president. : . :t -jedcreditupon Messrs. DVR. Bui-
, JTrlends ox li. S. farker, ; 0 ura-
ham had hoped to put Jiim across,
but it was apparent from the begin-!
ning of the convention that Varser
would be named unless h refused ta
permithis -nanle to go before tthe
Doay, ms inenas naa Deen active in
his , behalf for some time, 5 5,He U i
1 : u-4. t.
ed by A. Wilton McLean and is recog-f 2"! nd dutie to others. Th
nized. as a leader in his profession f f hPPe8S ,7V Mmed b
Mr,.McLean has been attending the Peaker as the chief purpose of
convention, but took n PTif the -'23: S..fg0'-to
deliberations of the meeting of the rslvw. to othexs and to the goy.
last three days. ' , ; t ! , ,fntjf otlined by Mr. Varser.
. . . I who urged the importance of support
, Popular Lawyer. r ling' the government and the enforce
. He is one of the most popular , rant of the law. He painted a strik
lawyers in the State as well as pn Jrig picture of the community , that
of the most capable and will make a stands together for the betterment of
worthy president .The main objection ,thi whole, as evidenced by the happy
to. his election was the possible poH-j occasion held Saturday; The" speaker
tical significance : that might be at- was s listened to with rapt 1 attention
tached to his selection in view of -the? hy. the large number present. Mr. D.
generally accepted candidacy f pf hiS jR.' Bullock introduced the speaker,
law partner ,for the Democratic M Ball Game Between Lady Teams ;
nomination for Governor in 1924. Mr. I One of the fektnrM Af tfc. ji
McLean was president of the associa
tion four years ago.
Henry M. London, of Raleigh, was
're - elected secretary by acclamation
and the following were named vice-.J
presidents: Charles G. Rose, Fayette-
villa. PloKavl T rnnnl.in ' Dn.lf
ville: Richard T.
Mount; j.. is. swain, Asbeviue.
, I T. Hartsell, of Concord, noml-: Alexander land Mrs, Sallie , Barnes,
nated Mr. Varser for president: and .Features- of - the ? game were the i hit
he and T.. L. Caudle, of Wadesboro. ting, of four hotnerwiSi Thoseget
and John J. Prkerrci -Monroe weretin weieMisses Ula Bui-:
named a .acaauiuttea ioJumt hlai-' Jar and Johnnie Ludlum - X)f - the
after, bis election by acclamation-and" Lumberton- mill team' and Mesdames
bring bim "to vtha;.hlL:a;:'fe.Sallie Barnei and Stllie-Littla of the
John A.' McRae, retiring president,! Dresden fcrfll team. A lal-tfe number
who presided effectively for three of fans and fannettes" witnessed
days without using a gavel, yielded, the game of 5-innings. - i
the.chahr to the new president, sug-J . " Winners 4f ritHr'
gestmg as he did ao that be' would r Winners of the prizes offered for
in; Kaa tv umui sub ui pocxevKnue
if Mr; Varser: felt in need ot some
thing to wield. Mr. .Varser. was mo
dest in accepting the job, but promis
ed - his .best service and. assured the
association of his appreciation- of the
honor. ''. - . ;
. rJContmuedf en pace four.)
President of North Carolina Bar Association
State Senate two years ago, being
- . - ' '
' Annual Field Day
and Picnic at
East Lumberton
. , . .
1 Saturday was Red-Utter Day at East
Lumberton-Address by - Senator!
I .7 whijiv vM
Ladies Races and Contests of Var,
ious Kinds and Great Picnk: Dinner
ious Kinds and Great Picnk Dinner
Were Peatares
of , an Enjoyable
Occasion
Saturday was indeed a rvi.lttor
day for the citizens of East Lumber-
Dn ana many otners .wno sratnered
iiai , new-day and
P?lc-.1?,e, i04 consisted r an
"UT 7 senator u k., var-
', v"v,
T"J0 kmds- horse-shoe ; pitching
ntest. soda-cracker eatuig. vcon-
rT. . J
mastejf ceremonies. V '
; toet5 .Sr?tr v"r .
rJT Dot tne uimperwn and
2relden cotn null villages took part
1 . - TT
u"J. r. I" iinirr
;1" .wojeciwM,, -citizen
snip . which' was described as rela
program was a baseball game in the
morning between the; young ; ladies
of the Lumberton and Dresden mill
tillages. The score was 8 to 6 in
favor of the Lumberton mill team,
tTHe batteries were: Lumberton mMl
Ml.. Miti. D.U.. ..J ' i
L,unum; Dresden mill Miss Ruby
ne various contests were:
Flat race.; area' a AaL K-rifra't
uuncan; ages o to 7 Edith Edwards;
ages 8 to SLaura Belle MeCullock:
ages 9 to 10 Nina Lee Bristow; ages
ID to 11-lara ShlgleUry
Belay ..race, aget 12 to- 16 Cleo
, (Oontmued on page eight)
nominated again this year
" " .V
without
Paving and Water
and Sewer Extcn-
1 sib n in Lumberton
Miwk Strrt aiul t KUa!k Pa.lna-
JfJSJ Wa'. Sd Mt0,rt P-f,
I .. unci
( Being Extended Now Rmervoir. i
ya.mj r wnica contract
has been let and which is now under
wav: , . ....R.-v. .
way
Elm street from - Sixth" to' Nine
teenth; Chestnut from Sixth to Four.
teenth; Elizabethtown id from Elm
U 'V V0 fro Chest-
" w rt inui; r ounn irom vnest-r
nut to Walnut.
, Sidewalk Paving Under Way
Sidewalk paving for which contract
has been let and is now under con
struction: , , .
- Second street from Chestnut to
Cedar; Fourth from Chestnut to Pine:
Seventh from Chestnut to Pine; Eliza-
netntown road from Elm to Chestnut;
Fourteenth from Chestnut to Walnut;
Elm from Fourteenth to Nineteenth;
Chestnut from Ninth to Fourteenth.
8treet Paving Proposed ?
Petitions have been filed with the
town commissioners asking for the
following additional street paving: '
' Fiftb street from Chestnut to Wil
lowy Seventh from Chestnut to Wal
nut;. Eighth from - Chestnut to Wal
nut; Tenth from Caldwell to- Chest
nut; Fourteenth from Elm to Chest
nut; Walnut from Fourth to Poor-!
i (Continued on pg eight)
Still and Suspect
f Captured Today
60-CaIlon Outfit and 4 Barrel of
J nice Found in Jacob Swamp
AiaancK Locklear Jailed.
Officers captured a 60-gallon cop
per whiskey still in the Jacob Swamp
about three miles west of Lumberton
at noon today. Four barrels of beer
and a small supply of the finished
product were also captured, Madrkk
Locklear, Indian, was arrested in con
nection with the capture and . is fat
jail here. The posse making the cap-l
rare and arrest was composed of
Rural Policemen A. R. Pittman, J. H.
Carper and D. C. Ratley and Deputy
R. C. Miller. The still was set op
ready for business. 7;;:
Stores Will Be
Closed Tomorrow
Lumberton will suspend business
tomorrow for the Fourth. An agree
ment to dose for the day is being
circulated this afternoon and at - the
time of . going to press it bad been
signed by a majority of the merchants.
The banks of course will observe the
day, as usual.
60 Robeson" County
Cattle Gives
Tnbercalia Test
Approximately 600 Robeson county
eattle have been given the tuberculin
test, according to Dr. E. H. Welles,
who has charge of this work. Only
about 1 fMr rprlt nt tVinaa taataA wava
found to be infected. Dr. Welles says ?OU8? for th tim 0 day. This clock
the owners of cattle are co-operating , 8 ben out of commission for the
with him in this work and that one to8t.two weeks and there has been
lady has objected to the test of her1'much omplaintiA part of the works
cattle, this ; being the only objection;
so far offered..
Negroes Arrested on Charge of Rob
bing Freirht Cmr at VArnA
Eight negroes were arrested Fri-,,"t tjLe mting of the North
day and 3 Saturday at Elrod on the! Crolin Baf associftion at Wrights
charge of robbing A.f C L. freight!v,lle Bch last week Mr. R. C. Law
cars there. The arrests were made'r.ence of the local bar was named as
by Sheriff R. E. Lewis, Deputy A. H.
rrevatt and Rural Policeman A. R.
fittman and J. H. Carper. The ne
groes are in jail ; here and will be:
given a preliminary hearinsr before!
Recorder David H
FuHer Thursday
of this week.
Major A. j; McKinnon of Maxton ta'
Extremis. r:--.., , "jfc-e -wo. in, a. jr.- & A. M. in the
:'A 'phone message to the Robeson-ii04?6."11 Thnrsday evening was at
ian at 1:20 this afternoon advises 'nded hy 150 Masons, several out-of-that
Major A. J. McKinnon, who has1 town Masons being present A S
been sick for some months, a decided 'a"e dinner was served. Mr. F. K,
change for the worse coming about1 bad charge of the banquet ar-
10 dava atra i Tfn w little i tangementa. Several short talk m
being entertained forJ bis recovery
Major McKinnon is one fof the best
known citizens of Robeson county. .
Carb Market Win be Opened Here
J'.' A tn Tkitm.A'm v.k.... I
lan, a curb market will be opened in'.11 shortly succeed Mrs. Bessie
Lumberton,' on the court house square Nicholson, who has been postmaster
Saturday of, this week, July 8, at 9 there smce the death of her husband
a. m. Further announcement will be'6 rer8 8T having been appoint
nude m tne next issue of The Robe-' ed to the position by President Wil
sonian.
An empty tan leather hand-bag
was found in the woods' a few miles
nortn-east of Lumberton Friday after,
noon. It is thought by some that the
bag belonged to E. R. Shepard, whose
mysterious disappearance on the
night of April 11 has been mentioned
m several issues of The Robesonian.
The bag was turned over to Sheriff
R. E. Lewis. r
-Mr. jJno. M.' Hutchinson . of Fort
Mill S. C, has accepted a position as
pharmacist in the North State drug
store. He began work Friday.
Mr. Thomas Kinlaw of TTowclla.
Tiiie waa a Lumberton visitor Friday.
COTTON MARKET '
MlddUriT cotton f nnntAA m fA
i ,cal nwket today at 22 1-4 cents th
I lAtl1i ". A :,,,'V
fvuiiu . .r L. '
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCALS NBW8
Re,,ar "mfcation f St. At.
11V. 'A f . d A' Mm
I Tuesday at 8 p. m. '
Mr. lirearorv - Lnnmt a I k
Umbertoi Jht fa f A
r.-P""g l0? . -W
home-grown watermelons today.
- License has been issued for h
'Be,. ie Jane Walter,- yder Osborne
and Miss Vivian Phaiips.
PhUIips
. r-
n. Hinds haa
auea m room i of w l-Z leet and
also 50 feet of porch to his resi
dence, in the southern part of town.' "
--In order to lessen danger of ac
cidents, those who drive cars to the
fair grounds for ball games and park
outside are requested to leave their
cars facing the road, ready to drive
away without backta. , ,
Lumberton lodge No. 248, I .0.
O. F, will instaU officers Thursday
evening of this week. Other import
ant business will be transacted and
all Odd fellows are urged to be on
handj The meeting - opens at 8
o'clock. ,f. 1
Mr J- H. Teague, manager of
EflrdV department store, here, left
yesterday for Wilmington to attend a
meeting of the Efird store managers
at the Orton hotel today. The local
Miru store wm be closed tomorrow
July .4th. : k r.,; -h W
, Mr. M. A. Odum says his ear
did not- pass over the body of Mr. .
Neil! Smith of Fairmont at the Fair
grounds Wednesday of last week, as
sUted In Thursday's Robesonian. The
fender struck Mr. Smith and knocked
him down; accordmf to Mr. Odum.
Mr. E. M. Britt and small daugh
ter, Janle Malloy, and Mr. W. S.
Britt 4 returned Thursday night from
Wrightsville Beach, ; where , they at
tended the annual meeting of the
State Bar association. They made the
trip to Wilmington far Mr. W. S.
Britt's car.' . .,
Mesdames1 Geo. I and J. A.
Thompson " returned Friday night
from a month's trip through the
West .They visited many points of
Interest while away and report a
great trip. They were accompanied by
Dr. 8. B. Thompson of Charlotte, son
of' Mrs.- J. A. Thompson.'
Mr. A. Weiastem and family re
turned: Saturday-ight from--Baltl-
more, Md., where they had been since
Mrs. Weinsteiifs death on June 22nd.
They were accompanied by Mr. Webv
stein's son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar M, Israel of Birming
ham, Ala., who will spend several
weeks here. - f
Around 100 feet of sidewalk put"
down Friday and Saturday on both ,
sides of East Second street was tak
en up and replaced today on account
of a shipment of inferior cement The
walk was condemned bv Uh M,
Fred Robeson, who has charge of the
paving, and Mr. C.i A. White, en
gineer in charge. -.
An astonishingly large ; number
of people depend upon the town dock.
me cmjck in me aome on the court
waa oroKen and nad to be sent to fac
tory for renairs. It ia ftnrfoA hm
the clock will be running again soon,
accordingto County Auditor A V r.
I Wishart .
I -At
aeiegate to tne convention df the
American Bar association and Mr. T.
1 onnson, also of the local bar, was
r"!?0 alternate to the convention
.s.tat. nd .IocaI V associations
uwa wm oe neia in connecuon with
the convention of the American Bar
association. ; t
, A banquet given by St Alban's
mdl.and ta,rd de work was put
on. The occasion was an altogether
delightful affair, according to those
present - t ... .. .
Laurinbursr Exchange: Lnth 1
iTuflcer, it is learned, has been ap-
pointed nostmastE. at Ufavfnn mA
son 10 succeed Her husband. It Is said
that Mrs. Nicholson wfll continue to
work in the office but Mr. Tucker will
be the new postmaster.
John Koss and F. E. Fisher were
arrested here Thursday on the charge
of driving an auto while in a drunken
condition. The arrest were made by
Chief of Police D.- M. r Barker and
Policeman Ed J. Glover at the request
of St. Pauls . officers. - They were .
given . a hearing Friday before Re
corder Jno. S. Butler ; of St Pauls.
Both plead guilty. The fine and cost
totaled about $50, according to Chief
of Police Barker, who attended the
trial. - Fisher hails from Parkton,
while Koss said he was from the
North.