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LUUBE2T0H. H. C THUfeSDAT CPTEUBEa"21; 1S22. 3 i S1.65 ori The $100 n:,t,M Than Rate : Last Tear Poll Tax ; Goes to $4 95 - . The town, tax levy in Lumberton for the year 1922. will be $1.65 on ' ,th6 100 valuation, as compared with . $1.10 last year. Poll tax this year will be $4.95, as compared with $3.30 last year. The levy was decided upon at a called meeting oi me - town isommisaioners yesterday morn ing..'; - . " - : -... ' An- order was passed providing that a-2 per cent, discount be al lowed upon all 1922 taxes paid before January 1, 1923. After, that date l per cent will be added to all unpaid taxes for each month until paid. That is, Those who pay in January roust pay 1 per cent additional, those who pay in February 2 per cent., and those who pay in March 3 per cent. ;r -Messrs.. J. I. Stephens and M M. Rozier, members" of the board, were appointed a committee to confer with Miss Martha Flax Andrews, home demonstration agent, nd Mr, O. O, J)ukes, county farm demonstrator, re lative., tp securing a house for the Lumberton' curb market during the winter "months. : Street Paving Re sumed on North Elm 1100 Square Yards of Concrete Pour ed Yesterday -First Asphalt Sur facing Will Begin Next Monday. Eleven hundred square yards of concrete base were poured yesterday on North Elm street, between Tenth and Twelfth. This was the first base laid in connection with the paving program here in two weeks, owing to difficulty in getting gravel shipped. Fifteen carloads of gravel are now on the road and ten more carloads are expected at an early, date. ; . It is planned to begin applying the asphalt, or finishing touch, on East Fourth, between Chestnut and wal nut, Monday of next week. When this section has been completed the spread ing of asphalt will be begun on North Elm. The paving on Elm will be com pleted before? the opening .of. the county fair on Octobei 10, according to Mr. E. W. Carey, resident engineer, who is supervising the work. The newly-paved Btreets will be opened to traffic the next day after the as phalt has been applied. EXCITING TIMES DOWN MARI- ETTPAND LAKE VIEW WAY Masked Men Throw Scare Into White Man at Lake View amHe Departs T?Bff sea- HWASffSL' SlSi ti? other night 'ten At Marietta the otner nignt tea t r"-15lthliiS?wa autos loaded with maskeo men visneu the home of a negro, according -to a iuarieLia cnucu " ton visitor Monday afternoon, but ir:.i.u. thn waa a uimnpr. when they entered the house by e front door it was found that the negro had made a quick get-away via the back door ana was noi w ue xuuuu. A citizen of the near-by South Caro lina town of Lake View, according to the same authority, the other day was warned that he must not tarry m either of the Carolinas; and he has departed those coasts. These happenings, in addition to the finding in woods near that town Monday of the remains of Manning Ford, murdered last February, as re lated in. The Robesonian, have fur nished citizens of that section plenty of excitement recently. Tariff Bill Now Goes to President Washington, Sept. 19. Final Iegis lative action on the tariff bill of 1922 was taken today with adoption of the conference report by the senate. The measure now goes to President Hard ing and will become effective the day after he signs it. Under the law he has 10 days in which to attach his signature. , The Senate vote was 43 to 28 and came exactly one year, eight months and thirteen days after the work was started on what will be the first Re publican protective tariff law in near 10 years. i u Five Republicans voted against the conference report and two Demo crats supported it. 1 New Cotton Receipts Average 100 Bales Day. ? New crop cotton receipts on the local market have averaged around -ion fcaiaa fnv fVi Inst, several ' days. . Some cotton is being sold direct, while . . much of it is being pooled oy mem bers of the Co-operative Cotton Mar keting association, and some non members are storing their cotton. . Mr. N. A. Townsend of R. 1, Lum berton, a member of the association, ; pooled 12 bales here tnis morning. r t. a r trvm went today to nt her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. HalL ; V- i Statements of Sum- mers and His Wife uo wot Agree ::' ... V.- -.,,. Summers Says Fatal Blow Was Struck . In Fight Following Quarrel About ', Whiskey Mrs. ' - Summers Says : Blow Was Struck While Ford Was ,- Asleep Trial in . November, r Frank Summers, who confessed to Augusta, Ga., officials ten days ago that he killed Mannine Ford on Feb- -iruary 19, last, and who Monday of ms ween iea a posse to me piacc where he left, the hndv of the man he killed, will be tried at the November term ox Kobeson criminal court, as was stated in Monday's Robesonian, the larger bones and clothing of Ford were found in woods a short distancd. from the house in which Summers lived and in which Ford was killed on the farm of Mr. Jim Oliver, near Marietta. s In a sworn statement, to the Geor gia officials Summers admitted kill ing Ford, with a club. axe. He says that Ford cursed him and struck at him with ailightwood knot and that he then ntriulr Ford on the head with -an axe. According to Summers' statement, ne pen carriea r ora about 300 yeards from the house anl laid him down. It was while la vine 1 there on the ground that Ford breathed his last Summers then car. ried the dead body into the woods and left it where the scattered re mains were found Monday. The kill ing followed J an argument about some whiskey which Ford carried to Summers' home, he says. Mrs. Frank summers, wire oi tne man who killed Ford, in a sworn state- m on f antra thai- her hiishnn1 killed Fori while he was lying on a bed in iL 1 - J i.1 i. 1 Til L J i.,.14 uieir iioine ana luai ner uusuauu wiu her that Ford was asleep when he struck him with the axe. Her hus band, she says, told her that he was going to kill Ford. She plead with him Tint- to An it. nhi . Raid, hut ' her pleading was in vain. Summers ask ed her to leave the bouse before he struck Ford and she heard the lick that ended Ford's life. After Sum mers had carried Ford's body into the woods and returned to tne house he told his wife, according to her statement, that Ford "would never steal . another of his (Summers') stills.Z--; ' : ... i .i. " 4 In her statement Mrs. Summers says that ' he husband told her he saw. Ford's body two weeks after he was killed and that it had turned purple. Ford was drinking, according to Mrs. Summers. Although the killing occurred seven month's before, nothing was Irrirtwri of it" until Summers' wife re ported it to Georgia official After bummers was arrested he coniessea and agreed to show Robeson officials where he left Ford's body. Even after Summers' confession, Sheriff R. E. Lewis had difficulty in finding out anytbrn, about. the matter.. In. fact, -0vnnt fu mnrAr thereererdoubts about the murder, the remains were located bv the until the were located by the '"" - n. J,,.. J n.i.. KedUCeQ KateS To County Fair All Railroads Will Give Rates to Robeson Fair Next Montli Many Visitors Are Expected. Roriiirpri rates will ha civpn nn all railroads leading into Lumberton for the eighth annual Robeson county Jair to be held here October 10 to 13. All indications are that the fair this vcnr will .ecliose all nrevious fairs and thousands of visitors are expected from thiat and adjoining counties. Fair officials are busv oerfectine plans. As has been stated in The Robesonian, the poultry department is evner.tnd to he a feature of the fair. Manv additional coops have been provided .. in the poultry building, enough to take care at all the chick ens to be entered. Attractions at the fair will be numerous in every de partment. This is not a Lumberton fair, but a Robeson county fair, and pverv citizen of the countv should be interested in making it what it should be. Don't iair to have some thing on display at the big show. Still Captured, Indian Teacher Ar rested. Sheriff R E. Lewis and several of his assistants captured a whiskey still whue in operation m tne river swamp, near Harper's Ferry, Tues flnv afternoon. "Pikev" Brooks. In dian school teacher, 'was at the still, m ! was arrestea ana piacea m jau. Several barrels of beer found at the still were destroyed. The ' still was made of a 60-gallon gasoline drum with a copper worm attached. Contract Let for School Building at Orrom. A w, '-v ';- Contract was let yesterday to Gas- que CJourtney," contractors of Flor ence, S. C, lor the erection ox a two story brick school building at Orrum fnr tha Orrum consolidated tiublic school district The contract price is Zi,498.sz ana work is to oe oegun limmediatelv. The buudmar is to be modern in every, respect and will contain 11 class rooms. Best Remedies for BoD Yeevil Hurts -" . , r,-" - Hog,. Cow and. Chicken Are Prescrib edWeevil " Destruction . Must . be Made Up How to Do It Discussed 'by Speakers at Court House. The hog, the cow and the chicken were prescribed as the best remedy for the boll weevil by Mr. N. G. Batt le tt, secretary of the Eastern North Carolina Chamber o& Commerce, in an address at the court house Mon day evening. In beginning his timely address Mr. Bartlett stated that the chief purpose of the organization he represented is to fight the boll weevil in Eastern North ' Carolina. The organization, he said, is not try ing to dictate to the Individual farm er how he shall operate his farm, but is endeavoring to suggest plans that will prove for the best interest of the farmers of this section. Forewarned is Forearmed ,s : This section, said the speaker, has an advantage over the cotton-growing States further South because the history of the weevil is known to the farmers here. It is up to the farmers of this section to make preparation ill time. Th speaker appealed to his hearers to stop importing foodstuffs and grow them at home. For the last 50 years, he said, the farmers of this section have paid no attention to growing foodstuffs, but have pult all their attention to cotton. No" section can make money on the one-crop sys tem.' Cotton should not be grown as the .only money cf op, but as a surplus. Th speaker pointed out the fact that the one-crop system had run the boys off the farmland to the towns to ac cept $40 jobs- Mr. Bartlett called attention to an. aratie wuicn recently appeared In the Literary Digest, in which it was stated that last year the boll weevil destroyed more than 6,000,000 bale of the?South's cotton crop. Something must come in to fill this decreased production of cotton, he contbaued. The importance of providing mar kets for other crops was stressed by the speaker. He named hogs and chickens, as the quickest and easiest Soney producers for the farmers 6f astern North Carolina. ,' In closing the speaker appealed, to those present to make Robeson coun ty, a leader iri Eastern North Cara Hn o iirersifiedinniBg. :Ji'l Raisin ar Hntr fnr M arlrot Mr. O. 6. Dukes, county farm demonstrator,' who presided " at the meeting , told something of the work his departments is doing along the line of diversified farming in this county. Mr. ' Dukes thinks raising hogs for market is the thing for Robeson farmers. Under the plans upon which he is working it will re quire but very little capital for a farmer to go into the hog-raising in dustry. Too, the hog promises quick er cash returns than almost any other adventure. Mr. Dukes outlined the plans of the Robeson county board of agricul ture, which is composed -of one mem ber from each of the 25 townships. To. begin with, a few farmers in eanh township will te asked to try out the rasing of hogs for shipping. Thelness. hogs are to be shipped co-operatively. March and August were named by the speaker as the best months for mark eting hogs. A number of Robeson farmers are now growing hogs for shipping and it is expected that sev eral carloads will be shipped from iue county next xaarcn. Permanent Pastures .Mr. iiuKes urged the importance of securing thoroughbred hogs to re place the scrub-stock now being rais ed on many farms. The importance of permanent pastures for ornwinc'Britt this week: hogs was also stressed by the speak - er. There are in the county now around 150 permanent pastures. Mr. Dukes stated that he was ready at all times to assist the farmers of Robeson in starting permanent pas tures. This meeting was attended by around 50 farmers and business men. It was one of eight , like meetings held in the county this week. Other places where Messrs. Bartlett and Dukes have spoken this week are: St. Pauls, Fairmont, Rowland. Maxton. Red Springs," Lumber Bridge and Parkton. Senate Sustains Veto of Bonus Bill Washington, Sept. 20. The sol diers' bonus bill failed of enactment late today, the Senate sustaining President Harding's veto. Previously the House had overridden the veto by large margin. - The Senate roll call showed 44 yeas to 28 nays, or Jess , than the two-thirds majority necessary to en act the measure without the Presi dent's approval. The vote in the House was 258 to 54, or 50 more than the required number. v - Although " it - - was reported that a new bonus bill might, be ' introduced tomorrow, it was certain tha bonus fight would not bo renewed at least until the next session of Congress, which will begin December 4. Mr. R. TV Gaitley of Parkton is a Lumberton visit? today. (British And Tiirk- ish Forces Pre paririg for Clash But -Assurance Comes From Psris' That There Will be no War in Near iini (nid East. - Constantinople, Sept. 20. Ha1 Bey, the Turkish nationalist repre sentative here, informed The Asso ciated Press correspondent today that he was certain 'the "Turkish rmy would declare war on the British if the British Attempted to interfere with movement of the Turkish tvoops across the straits to Thrac. ' The British are mobilizing every available warship, man, horse auto mobile, cannon an drifle within recah of the trouble zone. They are prepar ing to deal a tremendous blow , by land, sea and air if provoked by the Kemalist . army, which according to the latest reports, is concentrating feverishly around Ismid and Chanak. Paris, Sept: 20. (Associated Press.) Definite assurance that there will be no war in the near east and the calling of a peace conference for the settlement of the -Turkish problem were the chief results of the allied meeting this afternoon, Premier Poin care, Lord Curzon and Count Sforza were the participants in the confer ence. ,. Maxton News Letter Death of Mr. J. A. McGregor and Jrs. Paul Steed Betting on Re sults of Co-op Marketing 'of Cot ton. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Maxton, Sept. 20. -Mr. J. S Bowl ing, formerly of Badin, passed through Maxton Saturday on his way to Al ma, where he wlil be-employed in the store. of the Alma Lumber company. He expects to move his family to -Alma, where he will be employe! in the increasing its stock of goods and will do a more active business. Mr. J. P. Stansel has been appoint, ed receiver by the Co-operative Cot ton association, to receive ' cotton brought to Maxton, as well: as to Raemon. Maxton is one of the largest cotton markets in the state and there is much interest and speculation as Ito -the success -oX. tha-caropetaiive movement some aouot is expressed by the old cotton buyers and one of them has offered to bet five dollars' on every bale turned over to the cot ton association that the owner will not receive as much proceeds from the bale as he would had he sold it on the street at the time he turned it over to the association. This proposition has been taken up in some cases and the result will be watched with much interest. Mr. J. A. McGregor, who lived in Maxton for many years, died yester day from a stroke of paralysis. He will be taken to Wadesboro for burial. . Mrs. Paul Steed, who has for many years been an invalid, ' died yester day at her home in Maxton. Mr, J. G. McCormick of Wilming ton was in Maxton yesterday on busi- r Mr. Henry A. McKinnon expects to leave for New York Thursday night on a business trip. BULLET FIRED At'rTnDOM LODGED IN WOMAN'S LEG 'Arthur Leggett Gets 4 Months on Roads for Toting Pistol and Firing i it Careless Other Cases in Record er's Court. The following cases have been dis posed of by Assistant Recorder L. J. j Jesse Whittington, assault upon A. (J. Brown; judgment continued upon .payment of cost. John Pope, drunk: judgment sus pended upon payment of cost. C. A. McArthur, stopping payment on check; not guilty. Dr.-J. D. Quick, colored, selling pistol to Arthur Leggett, plead guil ty; judgment suspended upon pay ment of cost. Arthur Leggett,- colored, purchas ing pistol; judgment suspended upon payment of cost. Leggett was found guilty of carrying a pistol and sen tenced to 60 days on the road in this raoo Vfo turns (riveft nn nririittnnnl RO days on the charge of assault upon Teddy Pate ,a white woman, who was 'struck in the leg by a bullet which Leggett fired at random. The lady lives at the Jennings cotton mill vil lage and the pistol was fired in a field some distance away. James Berry and. Fannie Lay ton, both colored, fornication and adultery; not guilty. : Kluxers Poured Out Wine. Members of the Ku . Klux Klan poured out a quantity of wine belong, ing to a farmer who. lives near Fair mont one night recently, it is said. -A , fight in which several young men engaged and in which a number of , blows were dealt took - place on the McLean lot in front of. the muni pal building about 10- o'clock . last night, it is said. No serious damage resulted. " ,- . - - Mrs. W. L. Norwood has returned fro mWake Forest, where she spent some time vsiiUng Mrs. D. F, fort. St. Pauls News ' '', - - ' - j ' , 6-MonthsHd Child Meets Accidental Death While Alone Club , Activi ties Resumed Rally Day and Linen , Shower Personal. . By Bess G. Johnson ? Pnl : Ron- lO Qlr... morn we ' nave oeen enjoying some real pleasant cool days. Seems like fall, sure enough . -v- f Messrs. Carl H. Howard and J. M. O. Denmark are attending in Buffalo, NfY., tha national association of "rural carriers, the latter go ing as a deleglte. Mr. Howard, . ........ . . y o n will recall, was elected ; oreaidcnt nf this aaarvxlaf inn nrVian kaf met last spring. Quite a little honor to be proud of Mrs. J. M. Johnson and daughter of Lumber' Bridge spent a few days last week at the home of Mrs. Lilly Sykes. Mr. Locke Mclnnis. Mrs. J. A. Mc- Geachy and Miss Sallie Hughes were1 Fayetteville J shoppers last Wednes-! day. Little Miss Myrtle McCormac has been ill with malaria the past few! days but is convalescing, we are glad1 to note. A little friend, Ruth Porter! of Fayetteville, spent Friday in the; McCormac home, Susan the little' daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Browne Evans, was real sick last week with colitis, but is improving. Mr. Willie McLean and daughter,; miss Mary, went over to Kaeiord Thursday of last week where they at tended the funeral of a cousin of Mr. McLean's, Mr. Jno. Sinclair. Deceas ed was an aged Confederate veter an, 78 years old. A quartette from St. Pauls went over for the funeral. The many friends of Miss Mar garet Fisher were glad to have her spend Sunday with home folks here. She now holds a position with the Atlantic' Fire Insurance Co. of Ral eigh and seems to be delighted with her work. Mr. Duncan Malloy of Quitman, Ga., who has been visiting the "old North State" again, came over from Lumber Bridge last Wednesday ac companied by his sister, Mrs. Annie Belle Smith, and spent a couple of days at the home of their brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. A. Johnson who reside on Fayetteville street returning Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs. Tom G. Balfour, their infant daughter, Alice "Audrey, and M, Balfour's mother, Mrs. Neill Shaw, of Lumber Bridge, visited rela tives in our home Sunday afternoon. Miss Sallie Lennon of Columbus is visiting at the home of Mrs; Neill BaldwinMr. Lee "Baldwin and" Mr. and .Mrs. Joe Lennon of Clarkton were also Sunday visitors in the Bald win home. Mr. N. A, McEachern spent Sun day in Sanford, Mrs. McEachern who was visiting her people in Sanford at the time, returned home with him Sunday night accompanied by her sis ter Miss Margaret Wicker, who will be here a few days. At a recent meeting of the Cape Fear Dental society, held in Benson, Dr. L. J. Moore of our town- was elected secretary and Treasurer, which will be learned with interest by his many friends over Robeson, where he is so widely known. Dr. E. C. Murray is home again after spending last week in Cumber land where he very ably conducted a revival at Sherwood church. A number from here attended the American Legion convention which met in Greensboro on the 8th and 9th A number also attended the Sun day school convention at Parkton last Sunday afternoon, reporting quite, a nice time. Mrs. Worth Martin's mother, Mrs. Kmlaw of Ten Mile, spent Sunday in town. Death of Miss Mitt Cobb Friends here were grieved to learn of the death of Miss Mitt Cobb of Lumber Bridge, who died in High smith hospital in Fayetteville on the 14, where she underwent a very seri ous operation some weeks ago. Miss Cobb was a good lady and the large crowd who gathered at her grave on Friday afternoon to pay a last tri bute of respect to her memory proved in a small way the esteem in which deceased was held. We note the follow ing, from our town who attended, viz., Mr. and Mrs. L. A. McGeachy, Mesdames Sallie Hartman, S. Id Davis, L. I. Grantham, W. Alford Mc Cormac and Mr. Locke Mclnnis. Mrs. Roxie McMillan and brother, Mr. Currie, accompanied their sister Mrs. W. R. McKenzie home last Wed nesday for a few days visit, Mrs. Mc Kenzie having spent a few weeks in St- Pauls, her home being in Samp son. xf Mrs. Ida Holland delighted the members of her S. S. class on last Tuesday night by taking them up to Midway, where they enjoyed a nice repast in "picnic style." A young bunch chaperoned by Mrs. Sallie Hartman and Mable McDonald, also enjoyed a hay ride up to Ardu lussa ,on Thursday evening of last week. A little accident occurred, whUe returning when some one "bumped into" them which gave some of them a "mere" fright, but all have survived we believe, with no "broken necks," much to the delight of alL ' . Woman's Club Club activities were suspended the past few months, until last Thursday p. m., when the first meeting of the , (Continued on page Eight) Cotton Marlcet Reported by J. II. Barringten Middling eotton i quoted on the local market today at 20 cents tha pound. Items of Local News Stores of local Jews will be closed Saturday on account of Rosh Ha shanah Jewish ; New Year. They will be open as usual Monday. Misses Anna Lawrence and Ut ile Epps left Tuesday morning for Coker College, Hartsviile, S. O, where they will be students this year. Mrs. Alex Sessoms broke her right arm just above the wrist Mon day when she fell off a box while picking grapes at her home, Wtlliow street. Misses Rosa and Lois Caldwell left Monday afternoon for Nashville, Tenn., where they entered Ward-Belmont College. This is Miss Rosa's . last year Mr. H. A Oliver of Marietta passed through Lumberton Monday afternoon on his way to Trinity col-. lege, Durham. He is a member of the junior class. . . Mrs. J. M. McCallum leftfthis morning for Charlotte to be with her husband, who is undergoing treat ment fit the (TharlnttA aanatririiim Mr. McCallum's condition continues to improve. v . A special meeting of the Baraca" class of the ' First Baptist Sunday, school will be held in the Sunday' school auditorium at 8 o'clock this evening. All members are urged to be present. ," Mrs. J. B. Boyd and daughter, Miss Mabel, who had been guests for some time at the home of Mrs. Boyd's son , and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H. Boyd, left this morn ing for their home in High Point. They- are making the trip across coun try in their automobile. Ned Morris and Clayton Stephens, two young white boys from the Marietta section, - charged with breaking into Mr. T. C. Parham's store at Marietta, have been sent to the Stonewall Jackson training school at Concord by Mr. C. B. Skipper, judge of the juvenile court. Mr. W. F. Fuller has resigned the " position he held for some time ; as salesman in Mr. . K. M. Biggs store and he and Mrs. Fuller and small son, W. F. Jr., left this morn ing for Bessemer City, where they will make their home, Mr. - Fuller having accepted a similar' position there. Rev. Dr. R. C. Bea man received' a message this morning advising that the condition of his sister-in-law Miss Sarah Clements, who has been desperately ill at her home at Hen derson since Saturday night, is de cidedly worse and that little hope is entertained of her recovery. As stat ed in Monday's Robesonian, Mrs. Beaman left Sunday to be with her sister. The special sale of merchandise which began at the department 'store of Mr, R. D. Caldwell & Son last Fri day, has attracted an unusual number of shoppers. "The sale has been even more successful than I anticipated", said Mr. S. F. Caldwell to a Robeson ian reporter. The sale was advertised extensively, a double-page ad having been run in The Robeosnian in addi tion to the distribution of thousands of circulars. A mule owned by Mr. K. M. Biggs was badly hurt Tuesday after noon when struck by an auto driven by Mr,Spurgeon Jones of B. 1, Lum berton. The accident occurred at the corner of Elm and Fifth streets and the mule was being led down the street by a colored man. The mule was thrown down and dragged sever, al feet by the car. The accident was unavoidable; according to eye-witnesses. Mrs. C. F. Thomas and sister, Miss Beseie Huggins, left this morn- after spending several weeks 'here visiting at the home of their brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Huggins, Pine street. They were en- route from Toccoa, Ga., to New York and were detained here longer than intended on account of the serious illness of Mrs. Thomas. Her condi tion is very much improved. Mr. E. Odum of R. 1, Buie, is among the visitors in town today. REMEMBER THE SABBATH DAY TO KEEP IT HOLY Parents, .are you really inter- -f ested in your children? Is their future welfare and happiness any concern to you? Do you shudder at the thought of their ever hav- ing to be punished for disobedi- ence to God? - . If so, you will try earnestly to teach them to obey and worship ; Him. You will not desecrate His Holy Day. You will keep His Day holy and set your children a good example. The church is God's appointed place of worship. You are invited to come and bring your children and friends to all the services at the First Baptist Church next Sunday. V . I