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WATCH T0U3 LAEIX AND SEND IN RE NEWAL E7F0RB TOUR SUE3CKIPTI0N EXPIRES. f 1 1 ; fliiilWlii' M - .... , t TTTTrpywrnw n in 1 TTTTntnAY 'nQVElBta 23 1022. - countbt, coo akp tooth. ; established ut. rioc rm com, . VOL. IHL NO. 82 - : , - , LULIBiatTOWr TUUiUAX, xtuvxuixt .to, , w a tm. era w aptakci , N ' MiiMMMlMBtMBMMWMMMMMMWWMWMM,lllw,M - . K i ' i mm - " ... t .... .... ..." mmmmmm cjiginccrRitncr ; Shot at fcJrod hot Fired by ICH. Poole at Burglar Found " Mark . in . Engineer in Hw Cab Probably Fatally Wound, ed Poole PUced Under $10,000 Bond. ' Mr. H. P. Ritner." an" Atlantic CJoait Line, engineer, of Rdcky: Mount, vas hot: and nrobablT fatally wounded bhilA' aittinir hi th cab of hia en- fine at Elrod at 12:61 Tuesday night lr," R. H. Poole, i - Elroa mercnani, ras'placed tinder A $10,000 bond'yea 2rday ,Afternoon ji tesulf of -the hooting The bullet, or buckshot, Itruck the pngineer just aoove . me eart and hia recovery, is considered jery :; dflubtf uL s r "s - l : H:'1 .' Mr. Poola admitted to the officers hat he fired three shots from the cat door. Of . his store when he was wakened by somebody trying to eak into the building. He is m years d and aleens in the rear of the store lilding,: near bjr tne rauroaa iracs. jzea times' in the past he said. The an :l who ..was shot was a memDer, t a crew operating a' south-bound jitra freight train. A car naa neen bitched to a sidetrack at Elrod and Fairmont P.O. Rob- ; ibed At High Noon While Postmaster and Aaalstant Were at Dinner Bold Thief Got Away .With $30.29--Mardered Policeman ' Sykes Formerly Ured'fn Fairmont ' -Church' Baxaar Next Jlonth. , ? " By H. V. Brown ',. Fairmont, IJJov. ..21 Monday 4 Ix(- St. Paub Ncvs Snccessful Drive for Library Splfn. did Concert MoTements of ' the People. By Bess G. Johnaoo -- - i St. Pauls. Nov. 21.Cool and fair are the skies . today, to', a nice little fire no one can hardly, say "nay" This dreadful,, cold, it seems to me,, has come, to stay, but alas for the news tween .twelve and one o'clock some one if . lt doesn't hurry go way, with an. abundance of nerve proceed- On Thursday evening, Nov. 16th, a ed to rob the local postoff ke. t Post very large number, gathered in - the master Andrews and his' assistant school . auditorium, awajting expect were at dinner during the time' and antly the appearance of Anita Ast, no one saw therrobbejr or robbers, who concert violinist, who was to partid- made their entrance througn tae par.ipaie ? in m conceir. on ims : evenaai eel post window, r6bbing the moneyloccassion.' Altho very " young, Miss rrAer ea'h drawer of S309. This was! Ast Ma won for herself much fame. not all the money that' was available, I being considered one ,of " the best as several more dollars were Just' as I violinists in the . state. .This concert iionriv thA ; that were taken. As I was under management of the South. " 1. ... .T Z.'-' . .'.. 1 1 1 ; . in .t ill- soon as the . theit was. aiscovereaiern musical Bureau w ajreneu. Postmaster 'Andrews notified Police A realv eoncert, delightful 'program, and, working under some suspicious, and a most "wonderful treat was en went to the-school house and question- joyed. This was given for benefit ed a few who were seen there at the F'arent-Teachei association. . $37.50, T T& fJi ToS ilS a time, but nothing definite , could be was realiiedr they receiving half and '3v8tore has been robbea apouta, , . . , .t. w.n Laaoeiation half. f UmoH. An vit. no arrests have been (association half, mBria w nthnritip are still woTk-l Much enthusiasm and a very in ing on the case.' " ' ",':'v" Jdustrious effort was last week made Th ladies of the . Methodist Aid I by ft young bunch of kids in the lo- .nrietv will hold a bazaar durinsr the I cat hih school, Mrs E. C. Murray birOd utt; . t 1 riL. t. QV t. til.li.iii l;Kn.ir toitimittoo nt tYt 6 H!'-ffw5SfjErG. Floyd & Co. building on Main Parent-Teacher association, having ne at the time the engineer was snot. 1 w v , l j nf et ,, ha ThA head brakeman on the train "c .".uv" "1, r-I J .J. '"T vI b in will be used lor tne new .jnewoms pupu wao ub ?k BbCU, W V4A V " ' lie act of coupling some "cars when e heard tha first report of the guh.J he shot struck a car near by him. eavinc the car' he went to the-en- ine and. as he climbed into the gang. pay a second snot , was urea, xms me a shot clipped a pocket from his imper. The third shot followed im lediately after the second and struck ie engineer and he fell off his seat Members Of the train crew carried lie injured man into the station and laced him on a cot. Mr. Jfooie came shortly afterward with a shotgun his hand and accused the injured han of having robbed his store. This he engineer : denied, adding that he ad not been off his engine. Mr. Ritner 'was given first medv within the week.' -while the books same i Vniri.lv According to phone messages re-J amount was offered the one who se poivod hera Mondav and ' news dis-1 cured the largest amount of money. patches in Tuesday's News & Obser- Master T. S. Teague Jr carried off ver, Policeman Jack Sykes was . in- the ...-prize for collecting the most stantly killed by a negro in Wilson money, which was $5. David Mclnnis early Monday morning. Policeman was the lucky one to secure the larg. sviroa hod been a member of the est number of books. 25 in number be- police force in Wilson for many ling donated. This was very smart of - T .1.1 1-1.1 1 3 J At A V months, and was very, popular, xieitne nine iaas ana mey arc iw u nro. of Ano tiniP a member of the I coneratulated on their success. The Fairmont police force and also em-1 others, too, are also to be compll ployed by the Beaufort County Lura-Jmented in their effort, as a very ber Co. He is survived by his wife, J large number of books was collected, Misslsomethinif over 200 being secured. ); Dickens, daughter of our townsman! Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Lancaster were u r . m Mr m a. nd three children. Thelarlad to welcome their son. Dr. ROW' f ataL shooting occurred when the I land M, Lancaster, and family, which nnlidman was trvine to arrest thelconsists of a wife and 3 fine little Fairmont Public - School Must Have Large Library Securiag This is First Itemon Pro gram of Parent-Teacher ' Associa tion Capt. A. G. Floyd Injured in Football Game. fTrrWn CSmo. The officials of Wilson have chaps. They reside at Dobson. N. al attention by Dr. N. H. -Andrews JJg fi mQQ f aBd it was their Intention to return to. f Bowlwd- a W to day. Their many friends weresdelight he Highsmith hospital at Fayette-r"Ui" Jivr;,,. hio-v. a n hav. them in their midst, if , . . . .m ' nowi rwiHirix. lnKiiiiv ia i uuuiua - w w w - ille.iMr. Ritner is about 4U years "ZA1! " ' "tT" l I i'.t IU VUHU vuuiiumwvjr. - I . , : Irl and has- a familv. Sheriff R. E. Lewis went to Elrod arly yesterday morning to investi ate the shooting. Mr. Poole -volun- brily accompanied him to Lumber- on and made bond. Tne bond was amed by Mr. David H. Fuller, re order of the Lumberton district, and ttorneys for the prosecution and de fense, vv Condition Critical A 'phone message from the High- mith hospital. Fayetteville, at 2:30 his afternoon -stated that Mr. Rit- Was still considered ritical, though he showed signs of light improvement. .; Check-Flasher Op erated Here Yester- Recorder's Court only for a yee'' While Miss Mayme Berry, who was a guest here the past 2 weeks, returned to Lumberton Monday, the 13th. whesa abe -will spend a-while ,'jere,h.er Drunks, Disturbers, Reckless Drivers return toXatta. ' T J. ' -J and Other Offender in the Toite. wMr ' 5 en &nV!i mis. vx. w outrun Riveuueu uie ii. C Methodist conference in Raleigh from the 15th to 20th. Mr Lenta re The followins cases have been dis posed of -by Assistant Recorder L. J Britt this week: Ed Scott, colored, cursing and rais. ing a disturbance on the public high' way; fined $5 and cost. Flora , Davis, negress, loitering ' By fi. V. Brown ; Fairmont, Nov. 22. The organiza tion of the Parent-Teacher associa tion was completed last night in good form by a4 well-attended meeting. The following officers were elected to head ithir organization; President Mrs. W. W. Lewis;! vice president, Mrs. V. W. Keith; secretary,' Mrs' H. L. Price; treasurer, "Mrs. ilayme Pittman. All elections of officers were made unanL mous, as there had been some dis agreements and criticisms .made : at the initial , meeting. Everything went in harmony at this meeting and it was - declared a "success . from every angle.-" A large number of townspeo ple joined the association and live committees were elected! to solicit membership. The first big item on the list that the association intends doing is the securing of a large library for the school; which It has never had, and which is absolutely necessary for it to be an accredited high school This will be completed and the books put in at once. .Other important things regarding the new school building and grounds- Will be cared - for by this association; ' ' Capt. A. G. Floyd Injured According to a news item .appearing in the Tuesday's News & Observer, Captain Averette G. Floyd of State college was seriously injured on their trip-south 'a few days ago. The acci- dent ioccurtd in the game between N. C.fJState college and the Golden Tor, nado'of Georgia Tech. It was neces sary to help Floyd to the bench and his condition is reported as bad, al though . improvement is shown. His ankle was shattered.. Re has had to be assisted wjth crutches: Sinc$ last Bat. nrdav. Ha has minv '. friend here who will learn of his misfortune with much regret. At least-half-dozen other members- of the squad were' seriously injured in , the same, game. , , MILITARISTS IN GERM ANT ARE PREPARING FOR ANOTHER WAR SAYS CLEMENCEAU Tiger of France Says Sooner or Later AevecaHiiiave intereat Herself in Affairs of Europe. New York. Nov. 21. ( Associated ress) The militarists in Germany Fhg-Raisirig At Parlrton Friday P. M. Appropriate Ceremonies Will Mark Presentation of Flag Bnrne Re sult from Mistaking Gasoline for Kerosene Sowing Small Grain. Other Items of Interest from Park, ton. ... r r n:li , uj a nr. II uiuiuibuu Parkton, Nov. , 20. Rev. C. R. Sor- turned Saturday, while Rev. and Mrs. Starline stayed over for the finis, ar riving in St Pauls last evening. Mr. Starling, whose time of 4 years' dura. tion had expired, is sent to Garner, Hay on Small Scale about the union station; judgment wnicn is o mites iom ,BV f? n r mnntha nnnn navmentll. K Poole will succeed Mr. Starling. vvuvuim... -r I .tt, .1 1 . cii T-..l. I of cost. " - ivvnue me peopie w oi. ruu regre Clarence Oxendine, Indian, cursing io give, up wir ueioyeu tsiwr. uw and raising a disturbance on the pub. extend, tteir best felicitations to him I Ul BIB . lien uu . i wi w Voung Man Signing Checks "Bob i,m" Caurht Lumberton Bargain House and McLellan Store for Small Amounts and Left Town. At least - two Lumberton stores tare "fleeced" by a check-flasher Yesterday. The checks were drawn on he National Bank of . Lumberton and izned by "Bob Lee". The young man kho gave the checks bought a $3 ar- icie , at tne uumperion oargain louse, wrote a check for $5 and was iven $2 in cash as change, tie also nought . a 59-cent article at McLel lan s 5, 10 and lib cent store, maae out L cheek for $2 and was given the dif. erence in cash. He hired ft local lit ley driver to take him to Proctor- ille soon alter passing tne eneexs. It was not long after the checks Lrere . accepted by salesladies in (he wo stores that it was learned tnat hey were ""bogus" and Chief of Police D. M. Barker made a tour in searcn Cf the young man. He was successful n evading the oiiicer, however. SPECIAL ELECTION IN RAFT SWAMP TOWNSHIP 8ATLKUAX !ton-Off Race for Road Snpervlsor Be tween Joseph Townaend and Ernest Odum. v-" A special election will be held in taft Swamp .; township- Saturday of his week forthe purpose of electing , township road ' supervisor. As has en stated in The Robesonian, Mr. osepb Townsend, Democrat, and Mr. Ernest Odum. Republican, both - re ceived the same number of votes in jthe ' general election on November 7 ho Miners Killed in Dust Explosion J i at. .t d - Birmmgnani, Aia., jmoy. oeven- kv miners, were killed, and sixty in linred. name of .them seriously. ' m k dust explosion m uoiomiie mine nmber 3. of the Woodward iron company, nine miles from this city, this afternoon, which, (trapped 480 (workers beneath the surface, accord ing -'to an official statement issued here tonight by D. E. Wilson, treas. uref of the company. . - . J. l..Fradarlelc.:'dnitaHiftMtTe ludment continued uoorf A:tonditidn t"'' Miaa 'Wttid-; McLean w .. .. .... - ' ... . . that .aexeno&nt leave jown,;. j r - Jud Ammons, r reckless driving; fined $5 and cost. went ,over -to Fayetteville- on the 17th, where , she had , her 'tonsils removed, returning next day. Her sister, Miss Mary Mc tirm m...i. An..f;n tn hTa I Lean, accompanied her. Without navin license: iudarment con.l Mr. Walter p. Johnson was ft Char. tinued upon payment of cost upon UotW visitor Thursday of last. week, condition that defendant cease to ;Msdames. . Jas , A. Johnson, L. A, f H.a.n IMcGeachy and Miss Mary Janett Mc- " Murdock Umb was fined $10 and Neill were Fayetteville shoppers last cost by Recorder David H. Fuller I laursaay. Monday on the charge of being drunk and disorderly. CO-OPS INSTRUCTED TO MAKE FINAL DELIVERIES OF COTTON Second Advance of $25 a Bale Set for December 15 Legal Action to be Taken Against Members Who Vio late Contract, Hog Meeting in Lum berton November 21 . As was stated in Monday's Robe sonian a vmeeting in the interest of I Raleigh, Nov. 21. Instructions to hoir.raiainir will be held in the court I make final deliveries of cotton were house here Monday 'Of next week, I sent this week to members of the November 27, at 11 a. m.' The meeting North Carolina Cotton Growers Co will be held under the auspices of the operative association, in order., that Robeson County Board of Agricul- arrangements Tnay" be made for the tm. n -W.JW,'Shay,,State swine second advance of $25 bale which specialist,-Win aaaress me meeiuiKT. line poara oi uircciois uo dci. i Them Is much interest among the I December 15. farmers of the county in hoir-raisinz I The board of directors-has instruct. and no doubt the meeting will be at-led the officers ox tne association io tended by ft large number of farmerijuke legal action against members of and business men. 1 I the association who nave willfully vio. Ilated their contracts, and it ia anno unced that this will be done. as soon as the data has been collected. It is i not Denevea Dy ine omcers ox me Tir..t.i Mao 99 Wnmart'n I association that there has been any Mef dominion in the senate ended to. considerable number of willful viola An- ,Uk a MmaMn nuumli hv Mm 1 tOrS OX COniTaClS. W. H. Felton, of Georgia, the first . Cotton continues to be deUvered at woman Senator, followed by her re-almost the same daily averages as to tirement from the nublic sUee. To-iUCtorer. ana wiis cobswuv '. Mr. E. T. Lewis of the Barnesville aortion was among , the visitors in town yesteruay. : ; ' ",' night she was en route homeward. Every' wish of the feminine political pathfinder to be sworn in and placed legally on the Senate rolls, to answer a Senate roll call and to make a brief address had been gratified before she left the capital. - Mrs: Felton. 87 years old, stepped aside after her day of glory in favor of Walter F. George, who was elected November 7 as her successor, to fill the unexpired term of the late Sena tor Watson. It was to the yacancy caused by this death, that Mrs. Fel ton was appointed last September to serve until the November election. cotton coming into the association has been a remarkable achievement on the part of the cooperatives. The members of the association have done Cotton Market Reported by J. H. Barrfngton - Middling cotton Is auoted on the local market today at 24 1-2 cents the pound; strict middling 25 cents.' Items of Local News already are preparing another, war. Georges Clemenceau, war premier .of France,, declared tonight in the first address- of his American tour. "Don't you read the newspapers?? he demanded. "Don't you know what that means 7 The'Tiger of France, speaking fer. vently before a packed house at the Metropolitan opera house, reviewed the situation in Europe pointing to an approachment of the Turks" and soviet Russia as ominous war clouds. In the meantime, he declared, Lad. enorff and rother German militarists were planning a coup against the de mocratic government there. Describing the present as a time o: greatest crisis", he urged that the United States should renew converse. tions with France and England which without definitely committing thl country to any set program, would present to' German eyes a picture of the three unpleasant folks who faced her in the war. He said sooner or later America would have to interest herself in the post war affairs of Europe, because she could not continue to be comfor table and wealthy if Europe was eov. ered with blood.. He expressed hope that the United States might establish a plan as to what has to be done in carrying out the terms of the peace treaty and join with England and France in imposing it on Germany. He was frank in his critlsism , ox America's post-war attitude, declar ing America had had. a large share in imposing .the peace terms and had a duty to see that they were enforced. Challenging the worth of Ger. many signature to a treaty, the Tiger" declared that if France had known in 1918 that reparations would have been unpaid four years later, i T 1! sne woma nave gone on to cerun. The "Tiger" received a great out burst of applause for the assertion. M. 'Clemenceau, who protested that he came to America on no offl cial mission but as a private citizen to present the truth as he saw it, de. clared that reparations was an Amer ican idea, because President Wilson had come forward with his famous 14 points.-and the armistice represented essentially the American point ox view rell exchanged pulpits Sunday night with the Raeford pastor. Rev, Mr. Hendrick. . ' ,: . The ladies of the aid society of the M. E. church gave a supper in the erry ball Friday night and reports are good received more than $102, Rev. R. F. Munns will be pastor of the M. E. church for another year. No kick coming. 'At-..' V " . A protrated meeting In aeaaion ftt St Pauls Presbyterian church this week and it's a treat to hear Rev. Mr Williams of Greensboro. v & v Miss Virginia MeCormlck. who entered Queen's college, Charlotte, in the falL is spending a while at home suffering with a lame foot, and to day we were advised she was operated on for tonsils. We trust she may re cover sufficiently to return to her studies. - Mr. R. E. Wood, blacksmith, is suf fering with burns on" his face and hands. Wiietr he sent a small boy, Davie Phillips, up street Thursday to get some kerosene oil to apply on fuel where he -was to weld a -tire, Davie got gasoline instead. When Mr. Wood applied a match to what he sup. posed Was kerosene it "flashed up and the burns resulted. The largest sweet potato of the season can be seen at the Parkton, Grocery Co., store, grown on the Gainey brothers farm. The Porto Rico . . . . - m. . ! weighs 11 pounds, it iooks more uae a medium pumpkin than a - potato. This is no joke. Talk about plows or tractors, etc., Mr. J. A. Johnson of St. Pauls, who owns a large farm one mile of our town was 'the first in our neighborhood to set the example. This steam plow it is said will break four acres of land per day, and it does the work satisfactorily. It's worth trin tin therd to see it' operated and to see the fine condition of the land after breaking and then discing. Mr. J,' B. McCormick also baa purchased one of the same, and be too wiu use it to crest advantage." . Small train will be sown in large quantities in our section this season. and that's one way to starve tne ooii Cant. D. A. Sikes, section master must be expecting the' road master soon fts he has certainly just about noliahed his section. It looks good. Mr. L. E. tlugnes, one oi our ieaa ing merchants, spent last week vtn Baltimore purchasing a large stock of Broods for his apartment store. We were advised today that the large flag arrived today for the school and the flag-raising at the Parkton high school will take place Friday afternoon at 8 o'clock with appropriate ceremonies. The public is cordially invited. :- It's just one fine race after another, three successful races, a week. The Favetteville-Parkton orchestra of twenty-five or more pieces v win play at Gray's Creek' high . school building and auditorium on the first Sunday evening in December at 3 o'clock and at Lumber Bridge, on the second Sunday afternoon at the high school auditorium. Some - Mg times for the old as well as the young. This is to serve as notice to the musicians who play with us from St. Pauls and Lumberton. also to the - lumberton male quartet as they are the draw card everywhere they' sing. . w i Quite a number of our young folk attended ' the Christian Endeavor meeting at Red Springs Sunday. All town taxes upon which the 2 per cent, rebate is allowed mast be paid before December 1. Mr. S. Weinstein is erecting a 6- room residence on East Second street, between fine and Cedar. Mr. Durham Stone of R. l.'Or ram, has accepted ft position as aa!es' man in Efird s department gtore. , Regular meeting of the Order of, the Eastern Star will be held this evening at 70 in the Masonic hall. Mr. A. E. White yesterday pur chased from Mr. J. F. Roberts J. room residence on. South, Seneca street. - ' Mr. J. P. Russell left this morn ing for Jackson Springs to attend. meeting of the Presbyterian Lay- . men'a association of Fayetteville presbytery, The fire company was called out yesterday at 12:30 when a stove was turned over in the seventh-grade an nex at the - graded school. No dam age was done. - A box supper will be given at Sad dle Tree school house Wednesday night of next week. An address is also expected. Mr. Rowland Sealey ia principal of the school. Regular meeting local lodge I. 0. O. F this evening at 7:30. The local degree team will confer the first and second degrees upon a class from Maxton. All members are urged to be present. Mr, Geo. A. Barnes returned last night from Wilmington, where he had been since last Saturday undergoing , treatment for eye trouble. He under- wept a serious operation for nervous disorders of the eyes. His condition is much Improved. i -i Somebody attempted to enter the home of Mr. B. . Sam Edwards. Twelfth street, through a window . about 8:30 , last evening. . Mrs. Ed wards was attracted by the noise and when she entered the room about to- be entered the intruder had window partly raised. He was ' frightened away by the approach of Mrs. Ed4 wards and escaped, i r? A f air-sized audience was pleas ed with a special Red Cross moving ' picture shown at the high school audi-. tonura-j Monday evening, splendid music was rendered by Miss Carolyae . Shooter, and Mr. J. P. Russell made ' an interesting talk on "What the Red . Cross -Does. This picture was secure ed by. Mr. L. R. Stephens, chairman of the Lumberton chapter of the Red Cross, to be shown .throughout - the couty during the annual Red Cross; , roll call, Mr. Richard Kinlaw, who oi- . erates the community service picture . 1 f..i 9 . i ouuii, is snowing tne picture. Record of Deaths i. i Mr.. A. R. Bullock of Fairmont is a Lumberton visitor today. ' thoir nrt hv crivinir their loval sun- At mention of Woodrow wuson mere port to those charged with the sale was aaother gTeat burst of applause. of cotton, officers declare. t - . " T . . The cotton cooperaHves have been I All business and professional greatly handicapped during the rush womert m town are urged to attend seasons because cf lack of adequate-the meeting of the Business and Pro mmrter. in which to work: The head- fessional Womens club tomorrow, quarters staff moved last week into Friday, evening at 7:30 at the home its permanent quarters here, and is of Mrs. Alf H. McLeod, Elm street, now busily engaged in clearing up I Messrs. Bullard & Freeman are ... - n,ir in mnnartiAn with movimr their parage from the Mc- h- h.nHiinu. f manv thonsands of Lean buildmg. West Second street, bales of cotton. to the Bollock Brothers building, tv. v ...... ....riM n Third , and"- Chestnut - streets. - This pected to continue until well through building was -recently purchased by December, officers state. Mr. A. J. Bullard. ORRUM SCHOOL NEWS Literary Society Renders a Good Pro gram-Work on New School Build ing is Going on Rapidly. By Rosada Israel - Orrura. Nov. 20 The Entropian literary society met Friday after noon, rendering a program of dialo gues, recitations, songs, etc., The pro. gram as a whole was very good. , t Miss Eula Hall of MacUonaids was a' visitor here one day last week. Mr..W. Jerome Stevens, one of our old students, wss a visitor in our school Friday afternoon. Work is growing rapidly on our school building, and we hope soon to see a nice well-constructed brick building in place of the wooden build ing which we now have. Parents should visit our schools, and use their time, money and in fluence to make them what they should be. Mothers and fathers should know the teachers who are helping to mould the characters of their chil. dren. The Robesonian has the best wish es of every Orrum high school girl and boy. Ambrose P. Caldwell Died Taesday , and Funeral Took Place Yesterday , From the HomeServed Terss Mayor of Lamberton and Was Well KnowiC The funeral of Mr. Ambrose P. Caldwell who died Tuesday at 12:45 p. m.", was conducted from the Cald well home, East Fourth street, yes terday at 4 p. m. by Rev. Dr. Chas. H. Durham, pastor of the First. Bap- tist church, of which deceased was ft member, assisted by Rev. L P. Hedg. peth. The pall-bearers were: active Messrs. Geo. -W. Lennon, W. C. Col-; lins, Robt. E. Lee, H. H. Fielder, H. C. Freeman' and Dr. Rowland Deese; honorary Messrs. K, M. Barnes. T. A. McNeill, W. G. Pope, L. E. Whaley, Q. T. WiUiams and J. H. WLshart. A large crowd attended the funeral and beautiful floral offerings covered the grave in Meadowbrook cemetery. Mr. Caldwell was 63 years old and is survived by his widow and two sons Messrs. L Lee and E. Wayne Caldwell, both of Charlotte. While de. ceased tod been (n ill health for sev eral months, his death came Y as a ' shock to his many friends.. He had . been undergoing treatment at the Baker sanatorium for several days be. fore the end, came. He spent practi cally all his life in Lamberton and served as mayor of the town several years ago. He also served as public cotton weigher-grader on the Lumber, ton market for several seasons during the last few years. He was well known throughout this section and had many friends. Mrs. J. Albert Campbell Mrs. J. Albert Campbell, aged 59 years, of K. l. Lake view, s. u., died Monday afternoon at the Baker sana. torium. Her husband and several chil dren survive. State Senator L. R. Varser of Lumberton is one of the speakers on the program to address the citizens committee of one hundred on prison legislation which is meeting in Greens boro today, according to a dispatch of the 22nd from Greensboro. Sena tor Varser's subject is "Rehabilita tion of Discharged Prisoners." A nunv ber of prominent speakers are on the program. First Ice of the Season. Considerable ice and a heavy frost was in evidence here yesterday morn, ing. It was the coldest morning of the season, hereabouts. Mexicali, Lower California, Nov. 21. More than 90 persons are believed to have perished when the steamship Topolobampo capsized Sunday at Port La Bomba on the Gulf of California! A recheck today of the survivors ac counts for only 84, some duplications having occurred in the. first counts. Captain Gomez said there were at least 125 passengers aboard. ''; 'I A-