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LUIIBESTOIT, K. Ov THURSDAY FEBEUAEY, 15, , ,7
E3TAtU3KEO m. PKICZ ITv CXSTT
VOL. tTvV-NO. 1.
COtnmtT. GOD AND TRUTH.
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T?a TTn-a in Cadil3 Tree 1
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. Wee Chjidren of PaV-n . Saw
Their Fatbier Came From ll0ruse
Claims Self-DefenLarge
pSs. Joined, in SewcPde
Offered no Resistance When Found
-! in Swamp. ' r-y r j;
BracEPurdie.iiegro; about 25 years
,ld,;who hot and WMrlefco
Horn at tha latter'a home m Saddle
-Ttee township, 7 miles north of JV
berton, Tuesday . morning bout ;
SSoek 'a. a result of a djf fetjnee
about 40 cents, was. captured yester-day-afternoon
about 4 o'clock in
. Jackson Swamp, wtsn
by Sheriff B. E. Lewis and - Bwjl
Policeman Bowland Pittman and was
lodged in jaU here hall an nour vr.
Purdie. eluded officers and sa large
posse of citizens who searched, for
him all day Tuesday, Sheriff Lewis
and. Policeman .Pittmancon tinuing
the search all Tuesday night, but he
offered no resistance. when the, offi
cers finally found him. - v ;-v
Negro aalms SeU-Def ense -Purdie
cUhpa self-defense. Hesays
that Mr. Horn knocked him--to his
' knees -with a plow trace ndt,tUa?!?
t him with an axe, before he shot,
using a 32-calibre pistoU The. negro
has a cut on the left "side of his head
-which he says is where Mt. ,Horn
t. atruck him with' the trace. - r
Two shots were urea, , omy
taking effect -to the right of the pit
of Mr, Horn's stomach.-He died be
fore assistance could reach, him. i : '
. Story of Horn's children, Eye WW-
' c nesses. 1 f ?' - j v J '" -
- - Letha May, 14-year-old daughter, of
Mr. Horn, and her small : brothers',
-aged 9 and 6,; were- the only- eye
witnesses. They were at the woodpile
aome 15 feet from where their father
-was shot. Letha May testified at the
inquest held by Coroner D.W. Biggs
Tuesday afternoon that , the negro
iame to the house and asked her fa
ther to pay him for cleaning off a
ditch bank, that her father paid him
and there seemed" to be some argu
ment about "a balance of 40 cents, and
s her fathejr stepped from . the
house the negro, who was barely 15
- feet away, shot twice. The younger
children corroborated the testimony
rof their sister. - ' ' - -'
. Mr. Horn "seemingly dodged after
the first shot, his hat falling to the
ground. .He fell about 25 feet from
-where he was shot.
Heard No Quarrel ? . ,
- ' Mrs. Horn, wife of the slain' man,
testified that she was in the - house
when the . shooting occurred. Just be
fore the shooting, "she said, her hus
band came into the house and asked
wHf Purdie did not owe him forty
cents, to which she" replied that he
id, whereupon her husband went out
and in a short while, she heard two
shots. She said she heard no quarrel.
She ran to her husband and he made
" eome igns with his hands but ex
pired -without saying-anything. She
aid Purdie started away, came back
and looked at Mr.. Horn as he lay on
the ground, and, then left. ' -
'- The coroner's jury, composed of Ira.
B. Townsend, J. C. Prevatt. r. . A.
Wishart, J. L. Britt, S. O. Willis and
. Spurgeon Jones, rendered- the ' ver-
v j; Kf Mtn. TTnrn s Mint to his
death by a pistol shot fired by. Brax
ton Purdie..
. Both Mr. Horn, and Purdie lived on
farm belonging to Mr. W S. Bntt of
Lumbertoa, ,' 4 . "
- Large Posse formed
Immediately after the shooting,
"Clayton 14-year-old-son of the slain
man, ran to the filling , station of
qfAAUca.
of. the affair. Warriax immediately
, came to Lumberton -and notified the.
Tma WiMtr ituitan. inn ia n mm
and a search was ', begun.-: The - hunt
; started at the home of Purdie's father,
about ft miles north of Lumberton on
or 30 men in the posse, white men and
a few Indians. ,- 4
Some 20 Shots Fired at Fugitive
The posse kept close upon the jiegro
and it . was necessary for him "to keep
dodging from one big bay to another.
After the search had been in progress
for about 4 hours, six men went to
the home of the negro's grandfather,
Needham Robinson, who lives on Mrs.
' Ell Phillips': place. As the men were
approaching the house 3 negros were
seen approaching the house from the
rear, about 250 yards away. These
. omm Rnotr Pni-rlio 4miain nl TtrttrV
Brack discovered that someone was
coming in his direction . he imme-
the men firing at him IS or 20 times
and chasing him nearly half a mile.
Henry Livcrmcrc
Ccmmiitcd Suicide
: : at Patcp Tuccday
Shot Himself In Mouth, in Store of
Pates Supply Co-, Where He Was
EmDloyed---No Cause' Known for
Bash Act---Remains Interred Yea
ierday at" Red Springs. v; , v
. Mr Henry Livermore, 35 years old,
committed suicide Tuesday morning
about" f :30 at Pates, whert he ' was
connectei,with the Pates Supply Co,
He used a shotgun to end his life, fir
ing the load into his mouth, 'i . i
. The suicide took place inside the
store, no one jelse being present at
the time.. Mr. Gurney Bracey,"bookr
keeper, who was Mr.' Livermore'i
roommate. . was asleen" in a room ad
joining the store. He heard a pecuW
noise in the store- but thought a gin
ger" ale .bottle had exploded. After a
few . minutes," not hearing Mr. Liver
more, stir about, he went into the
store and found the man dead on the
floor in a pool Of blood.:; y
, Just how Mr.'- Livermore managed
to null the trieaet is not known, but
it Js thought that he pulled it with his
toe. It waa possible, however, for
him to reach the trigger with his
finger ."while the end of the barrel
was in his mouth., - -', ' t ,.,--
-' No cause whatever can be given by
any or the aeaa man's relatives or
friends for tho act. He was apparent
ly in good health, and had" no finan
cial embarrasmenU.He owned an in
terest in the store, of which his bro
ther," Mr Bussel ;Livermore, is .man
ager, and a few weeks ago sold his
interest to his brother, accepting, his
brother's check' for same Later he
went back to his brother, telling him
that, he .would rather not sell and
would like for him to take the 'check
back, which his brother did,' telling
him, that there was. plenty of work lor
him to do there. He had just started
back to work "in the store - Monday
morning before .'.the tragedy Tuesday
morning,. ,vv.'TVi'iV '
From the ; circumstances and.; ; evi
dence ittwas 4 clear-cut-case of. sui
cide and no inquest was deemed neces
sary. -"i;:y t v i; ' , fi : r
Interment was -made, in the ceme
tery at. Red Springs yesterday after
noon, attended, by a large crowd. '-
Surviving - are one brother, . - Mr.
Russet Livermore, and one sister, Miss
Mary Livermore, both of Pates '
Third Payment For
Tobacco Co-opc
Thousands of Members in South Caro
lina Belt Are to Receive Check on
the 17th, J ., ' -
v Raleigh, - Feb. 13. Thousands of
members of the Tobacco Growers
Cooperative association in the South
Carolina belt are to receive - checks
for their, third payment ort, Saturday,
February 17, headquarters here - an
nounces. v
Checks will be . distributed at all
delivery points of the' association in
the South Carolina belt upon presen
tation of participation certificates at
warehouses. This . third . payment, of
ficials state, makes the total receiv
ed by growers in this belt one hun
dred and five per cent of the original
bankers' -valuation of 'the tobacco. '. -
James' H- 'Craig, treasurer , of the
association, states that there - are
some stocks of tobacco from this belt
still unsold and that after this to
bacco' is sold and final calculations
can be made that there will be , a
fourth payment to "members iiC.the
South Carolina belt. . - - -
In a few minutes after .this shooting
the negro was seen crossing the Mea
dow road by several who were on the.
hunt for him, at a very rapid speed..
Had those who . went to Brack's
grandfather's been 2 or S minutes lat
er he-would have been captured then
easily, as his grandfather stated to
the men that tney were on their way
to the house to eat dinner. -.:
Purdie says that some members of
the posse were within about 15 feet
of his hiding place behind a bush
when . they - abandoned the search
Tuesday." .'. ' y .
Interment- Made Near Fairmont. -
. The remains of the slain man were
interred yesterday about noon in the
burying ground at the home place ft
miles . below Fairmont. Deceased was
the son of Mrs.. Julia Horn, who lives
near .Pembroke, and the late James
Horn. . ,'' ". ..
Besides his wife" and mother and
the four- children already 'mentioned
aDove,- rwo sisters and three brothers
also surviveMrs. H. R. Rouell who
lives near Fairmont ; Mrs. Gus. Hou
lan of Lake View,'S. C; M. P. Horn
of Lucedale, Miss., and W. H. and H.
H. of Caddy's Mill, Dillon township,
Mrs. Horn was terriblr - nnt v
the tragedy and has reaulred merit.
cal attention since. " -
mi WU-, iiiros truii i-arm.
Recorder VacVcry
Lenient Willi Heck
decs Auto Drivers
Woman and Man Who Ran Into Mr.
Stone Get Off With Exceedingly
Light Penalties in Recorder Iveyi
CourtMan Pays t $15 ' I3 and
. Woman Must Not Drive a Car for
: 6 Months, 1 ' . '
, Vwu Dora Pitman, of East Lumber-
ton and Alva Cribbs of. Red Curings
were tried ' before . Recorder . Iyey
Monday afternoon on two joint war
rants .charging speeding in the town
of Lumberton , and driving an auto
mobile bn..the public highway -in' a
reckless and negligent manner, being
found guilty of both charges. -; : :
sprayer for -judgment -in the cases
against- Miss Pitman rwas, continued
unon her not operating -an automobile
lin the county during the : next six
r - -
months.
In the case of speeding against ,
Cribbs. prayer for judgment was een
tined upon payment of costs. In the
case of reckless , and negligent driv
ing, Recorder Ivey imposed a fineof
S15 and costs on Cribbs, prayer for
judgment being;, continued .for .'six
months-, during which tune tne -.. de
fendant is not to violate any of the
automobile laws of the State. It
was directed by . the court that; the
$15 fine be paid to Mr.' Joe. Stone, the
prosecuting witness, for damages re
ceived when he was struck - by - the
automobile on Sunday afternoon, Feb
ruary 4th. ' .. vr
Evidence brought' out on trial show
ed that the car which Miss 4 Pitman
was driving, assisted by her brother-
in-law Cribbs, was on the wrong side
of the road, and that - after it had
struck Mr. Stone's cart it proceeded
on toward town at even a faster speed,
the occupants not even looking to sjee
how much damage was done.- MssS
Pitman went on the stand in her own
behalf and did not-deny any of the
evidence given by Mr. Stone. ' Coun
sel for Cribbs 'would not let. his client
go on the stand, thereby relieving him
of a rigid cross-examinatiqn - by. the
solicitor, in which he would . have
had to; state just why he shaved off
his mustache the following morning
and why he did not atop the -car after
he hit Mr.. Stone, The fact that the
young woman - was driving the Lea'ct
and the plea for -mercy , of the eour.
evidently- caused the male defendant
to be given such a light fine"! I ,"
.'-' The . accident ocurred Februarv 4.
on the paved highway .west of and
near Lumberton., The -car struck11 a
cart to which Mr. Joe Stone was driving-
a mule, badly damaging the cart
and inflicting painful ,;jnjures upon
Mr. Stone and the mule. The young
man sacrificed, his mustache the next
morning thereby changing his appear
ance, but'thaV faiied to throw, officers
off the track. . Mr. Stone says that
Mr. Cribbs offered him $200 to com
promise the case but that he. refused.
1 v'"1
Grand Jurors to
Serve 12 Months
Cobb and McEinnon Offer Measure
Providing - for Twelve Montha
Grand Jury. Service in Robeson
County.'
A.bill providing that everv Brand
juror - drawn and summonsed as now
provided by - law in Robeson county
shall serve for a period of twelve
months was offered in the House of
the General -Assembly - Tuesday by
Representatives Collier Cobb and D. P
McKinnon of Robeson. - ; ;
The bill reads as follows: J,
A Bill to be Entitled an Act ta Pro.
vide for Twelve Months Grand Jnry
Service in Robeson County.
The General Assembly of North Car
olina do enact: - . -i
Section 1, That from and after the
ratification - of , this act every grand
juror drawn and summonsed as now
provided by law in Robeson county
ehall - serve for a j nerlorf of twalm
months.' , . "
Sec. 2. All laws and clauses iof
laws in'conflict -with this act are
hereby repealed.- -
Sec. 3. .This act shall be in force
from and after its ratification, i -
4 " - ''""-'in i' ' "it- -'
T BARKER TEN MILE NEWS 1
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Lumberton, R.v i, Feb. 13 There
was . pfeachinff aCBarkers M.' ;.E.
church second. Sunday a. m. by the
pastor, Rev. I.
Rev. I. T. PooL There will be
'preaching .there fourth Sunday p.m.
There will be preaching at Ten Mile
Baptist- church third - Sunday p. m.
E verybody is invited to attend ser
vices at both churches. -;.Mr
Howard Powers of Oblong, Hi,
eame - Monday night to be with his
grandmother "Mrs. Loudy Powers,
wEo is very sick.' Her grandson Mr.
Baffin Powers, and wife, of St Paul,
and children spent Sunday p. m. with
her.''"''" , ,- '
Mr. Dan Prevatt of Barnesvjlle was
a Lumberton visitor yesterday. -
When Nighthood Was' In Flower".
Remember ; the name and watch for
date. ' v '-" '' -' .'-
Younj Man IGllcd
in Auto Accident
.-Herc Lact Krjht
Jack T7. Unzzte of little Hock,
JB. 0, Crushed to Death Between
"Automobile and Electric Light
v Pole..'' - -- .v-'- V -1 : "
C2AX73IED CAH HI CEAR.
Brother Tried to Put on Breaks but
; Stepped on Accelerator
Unfortunate Man Never
Instead
Regained
Consriousnesa' Accident Happen
- ed Near Seaboard Station. "
Mr. Jack W. Huggins, age 22, of
Little . Rock,. S. .C, was killed ; last
night in an automobile accident which
occurred at ' 10 o'clock near the Sea-
1 board passenger station. - His
com-
panion, Mr. R. Lw Norton, also of Lit-
tie Rock, received a slight cut about
the face. t ,
' The unfortunate man, accompanied
by his brother, Mr. F. M. Huggins of
Lumberton,. and Mr," Norton had been
in the New. York cafe, leaving :a
Buick. touring car standing on a slight
decline in front of the cafe. Mr. F. M.
Huggins got into the car In the seat
beside the "driver's ' seat, -while
Mr. ' Jack Huggins : went to the
front of the car to crank It, the bat
teries being too weak to turn the mo
tor.'. The car had been left in gear,
2nd speed forward; and when the mo
tor started the machine started off
down the decline, bearing to the left
across the street, with .the young
man hanging bejtween the bumper andj
the radiator shouting, "Stop it, for
God sake". MrVF, M. Huggins,
reaching, across thebrake" and gear
levers with his foot, pressed on the
accelerator, which he thought was the
brake. This caused the car to lunge
forward with terrific, force, jamming
the .young man against a large elec
trie pole, , resulting in breaking h's
hip and serious internal injuries. Just
before the car. struck the pole' Mr.'
Norton, who had just left the. cafe,
jumped on- the running. board in an
effort to" assist in stopping the car.
When the car struck the pole Mr.
Norton's head was knocked through
the windshield and cut slightly .
Mr. F. M. Huggins and r Night
Policeman- John Rogers took the in
jured man from between the smash
ed car and, the pole placed him In
Mr. ; Elwood Whaley's car . and
rushed .him to Baker's sanatorium,
where he died one hour and forty
minutes later, never regaining con
sciousness. 1 -
The body was taken to Stephens &
Barnes, local undertakers,' and pre
pared for remoyaF to. the- home at
Littlk Rock, ' leaving at noon today,
accompanied Ey Mr. F. M. Huggins.
, After the accident a . half -gallon
fruit jar. was found broken ' In - the
foot . of the front part of the car and
a strong odor of whiskey vfas no
ticed by those who viewed the car.
Mr. R. L. Norton left immediately
after ' the death of the man for the
home in Little Rock to notify his peo
ple, returning here , this morning to
escort the body -back to Little Rock.
Deceased was employed : - by. the
Schafer Co., of Little Rock, as sales
man and had made his home there all
his life, having many friends in that
section. - - "
The automobile is the property of
Mr. Norton, he and Mr. Huggins com
ing to - Lumberton yesterday, after
noon with the intention of trading
cars. ' . " ;
Surviving are Mrs. .; Martha : Jane
Huggins; mother of the deceased, and
i
OI
three brothers, N. S., and J. J.
Little Rock, and F. M. of Lumberton.
Mr.: C. L. Daniels of Dillon, S. C,
a cousin of the onan killed last night,
was accidentally killed by an automo
bile last Saturday at his home in Dil
lon. , - .-'". '.'.
PEMBROKE DRUG STORE BOB
BERS TO BE TRIED JULT TERM
Reformatory Boys Waive Hearing and
Go Back to JaQ to Await TriaL
Frank Dobson and - Eliott Botto,
young white -boys, confessed robbers
of the Pembroke drug store, waived
examination 'at a preliminary hearing
here - Monday afternoon , and went
back to jaO to await the' July term
of . criminal court; Bonds in the sum
of ' $ 1,000 each were demanded. '
, The robbery at Pembroke occurred
on Fridaynight, February 2, when the
young men succeeded in making away
with a large number of fountain pens,
kodaks and rings. They were arrested
in Augusta, Ga t few days later and
held for the officers here, who went
to ' the Georgia town " and "returned
with them.' They have been in the
county jail here since. ' .' "
V Information received here states
that the boys, -who claim to be 15
years of age, escaped from a reform
atory in Florences county, S. C, : the
day before the robbery at Pembroke.
St Paul Nevs
U. I). C Woman's. Club "and Mission
Study Class Meetings Sacred Con
cert Next Sunday Afternoon Per
sonal. ' '
By Bessie G. Johnson
St PauL Feb. 13. Tomorrow being
St. Valentine's day, little missive of
love are flitting around . here and
there, each bearing its mission in its
own, sweet way. Tonight the Senior
class of the high school is anticipate
Inar entertaininar the Juniors with a
jValentine party which will no doubt
create quite a bit of fun and amuse-
imvui iu luc otuii yv4 uiv 1 vuua
bunch. 1 ' r
The' weather continues so unsettled
'tis hard to find news with which to
entertain our readers, but . please be
patient perhaps ''the worst is yet to
come." : . - ',
Mesdames T. L Northrop, and L.
Ar McGeachy entertained jointly the
members of the U. p. C. at the home
of the latter yesterday, afternoon.
Quite a nice little meeting was held
despite the fact that only a small
number .were bold enough to "face
the storm."
The Woman's club is scheduled to
meet in the club rooms on Thursday
afternoon of this week. Let us hope
the weather will be more settled by
then. .
'.. The mission study, class will meet
this week in groups of. three at the
homes of Mesdames Jas. A. Johnson,
L. I. Grantham and Joe McNeill, on
the afternoons of Tuesday, Wednes
day, Friday and Sunday.
Very sorry are all that Mrs,. E. C.
Murray is Indisposed with tonsilitis
this week. '
- Mr. A. 1L McEachem is convalesc
ing nicely since 'bis attack of influ
enza, which he contracted Jast week.
We thought "those flues" had "done
lef," our part of the country but we
rive that northern trip the credit for
this, as he had just returned from a
business trip to New York. "
: Mrs. W. A. Nutting and 'the baby1
left this week for a few weeks' visit
among home folks in Thomasville.
Miss Mary I Johnson was to join
Miss Rosa L. Johnson in Fayetteville
Monday, where the two were to visit
Goldaboro." v.
Mrs. Joseph Evans was a Fayette
ville yisitor Monday.
-JMiss Nonie Johnson has been home
the past few days', having come to
Fayetteville Saturday to consult- an
occulist She will return this week to
Greenville, where she is a senior at
East Carolina Teachers' college.
ftlra. A; S. Garrison returned to her
home, Derita, on Wednesday, of last
week, after a pleasant visit : to her
sister Mrs. R. G. Rozier. Mrs. J. C.
Duke of Hamlet, who was also here,
has returned.
- The sacred concert orchestra - is
"booked" f o a musical at the Me
thodist church here next Sunday af
ternoon at 3 o'clock, .
: Miss Sarah Mcduffie has returned
agam.'to resume her work in Bladen-
boro, where she is this season a, mem
ber of the school faculty. Miss Me
Duffie. was home recuperating from
some throat trouble which followed
her-recent attack of influenza, of
which she was a victim while at Bla
denboro. .V -'
Negroes Given $60,000 School
Salisbury"; Feb. 12-Beginning with
a sermon by Dr..W. H. Boler, former
president of Livingstone college, Sun
day afternoon and continuing through
a big jubilee service tonight. Salis
bury formally opened her new sixty
thousand dollar school building for
negroes. This school is dedicated "the
J. C. Price High School," in honor of
I IV.. J 1 A 1J A -
Salisbury's negro college, and one of
the; greatest orators the negro race
has produced, and the school was for
mally opened during the local celebra
tion of Dr. Price's birthday. From
Special to Charlotte Observer. . "
Fairmont .Baptist Ladies Will Serve
Meals Saturday. t- J . "r
Correspondence of The 'Robesonian.'
Fairmont, Feb. 15 The ladies of
the Baptist church wjll serve shad
dinner and supper Saturday, . Febru
ary 17, in the Floyd vacant building.
Everybody is Invited
Assoeiational Meeting - Saturday
at
Old Burnt swamp, Indian. ' .
Correspondence of The Robesonian:
Pembroke.' Feb. 15 An - associa- i
tidnal meeting will be held at : Old
Burnt Swamp church Saturday, Feb
ruary 17th, beginning at 11 o'clock.
aju -Baptist Indiana are Invited to be
present to consider our future pros
perity. '
W. H. GODWIN.'
- Messrs. WV.'Ai Harper and J. M.
Pate of Elrod were Lumberton visi
tors Monday afternoon. -
Rev. W.lS.-Hales, for 43 yearna
member, of the North Carolina Me
thodist conference, died J at Badin
Monday night of pneumonia.
- ' '..'f-v
CoUon Llarlict
Reported " by J, U. jCarringtoa .
Middling cotton is quoted on th
local market today at 27 3 i eenta
per pound. - ... - -,
Items cf Local Keva
Solicitor T. "A. McNeill' is able
to venture out a bit after having been
confined to hi home for About three)
weeks with Influenza. ,
, The condition of Mrs. . A, Barker
who has been ill at her home on North
Cedar street for several davs. is re
ported much improved today. '
Miss Flax Andrews hom rfomnn.
stration agent, spent yesterday after
noon in Orrum, where she condocted '
a meeting of the Orrum Demonstra
tion club. She was accompanied by
Superintendent of Pnhlfe Tn.tmtM.
J. R. Poole,
Record of Deaths
; I JOHN B. McNEILL
Young Man of Jilt. Tabor Died Men
. day Remains Interred Tuesday at
St. PauL
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Rennert, Feb. K. Mr. John B. Me
Neill, about 18 years old, died at the
Pittman ' hospital - in Fayettevillo
Monday, Feb. 12, at 11 a, m,
A short time before Christmas the
deceased became afflicted with some
peculiar blood poison. He spent one
week in Baker's sanatorium, Lumber-
I.- M 'V a mi m .
wo, na improved sulliciently. to
come home, but 'soon grew worse He
then went to the above-named hospi-
f.t D. MM .L 1..-, ..... . .
nas vnrre just iwo weexs. uia
sister Miss Flora remained with him
throughout his illness. ;
He was laid to rest in the church
yard cemetery at St. Paul Feb. 13, at
o'clock. The funeral service was eon
ducted by his pastor, Rev. H. M. Dix
on of Red Springs, assisted by Rev.
Mr, Murray of St. PauL The pall-
w,m u.ciioii, tnuie Drown,
Jake McNeill,. Ira Prevatte, W. C
McNeill, Will Humphrey, Lacy Pre
vatte. The large, crowd that follow
ed his body and the lovely flowers
with which his grave was ' covered,
showed in a small way how he was
loved. His kind, cheerful,- sunshiny
nature won the love of all who knew
him.. A faithful member of the, Bible
class of ML Tabor Sunday school and
a student at Philadelphus high school
and athletic class. He leaves a father,
mother, 4 brothers, 2 sisters and a
host of relatives and friends to mourn
their loss.
YESTERDAY IN LEGISLATURE
Anti-Ka KIux Bill Goes Through
Bill Passes Senate finance Inves
tigators May Not, Report Until
ApriL. , ' '
(By the Associated Press)
The Milliken bill to regulate secret
orders with an anti-masking clause
tacked on in the form of an amend
ment passed its third reading in the
house by a record vote of 63 to 44
and was sent to the senate,
The senate patched up the "age of
consenf bill for girls with three
amendments and sent the bill to the
house for concurrence. ;
A new bill introduced in the senate
today would provide for the restric
tion of publicity to be siven criminal
unuuuui. - i .
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The house failed to transact but
little other business besides the pass
age of the Milliken bill and the intro
duction -and passage of a resolution
empowering the special finance in
vestigating; commission to continue in
its work until report can be render-,
ed, although a report of the commit
tee said an audit of the treasurer's
books could not be completed before
April 1. The resolution - passed the
senate, - -. , ' ; ; -' -.
; The Wade' state-wide game bill
came before a joint session of the
legislature game committees. to hear
proponents Of the. measure. " , -
1 Mr. E. W. West of R. 5, Lumberton,
vas among thejrisitors in town yes
terday.: ...... ... t
SUNDAY SERVICES
" The pastor of the First Baptist
Church will begin a series of seven
sermons on MThe Antitheses of
Character" next Sunday night. In
each of these sermons two Bible
characters will be used hi contrast.
- The first will be "Lot' A World
ly Choice; and Moses, A Religious
Choice."
- Make your arrangements to hear
the first of this series. - , ; ,'!. :
The subject of the Sunday morn
ing sermon will be "Christ. The
Corner-Stone.' - . .
' Everybody is invited to these
services beginning ..promptly at
11:00 A. M. and 70 P. M.