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" '' ' 1" 7 7 (WATCH YOUR" LABEL ..AND SEND IN BE . NEWAL BEFORE ' . TOUR SUBSCRIPTION , EXPIRES. WATCH YOUR LALZL. ALL. SUBSCRIPTION ARE DISCONTINU ED WHEN THET EXPIRE " v i LUMBESTONN. C, lldllDiY, FEBRUARY 28, 1923. VOL, LlV. N0. 5. COtfNTSY. COD AND TRUTH. CSTASliSBKD UT. P&ICI fTV CXOT I10S A rCAK, DUS C ADVAVC0 Shepherd Inquest Wffl be Resumed;; Coroner Unwilling io Evidence for Publication Until .AU i Witnesses Hate .Been' Examined- ' Punctured Letter . Indicates, That j Two Snots -at Least Were-Fired-r Remains Shipped Home . 'r; After examining nineteen witnesses' Coroner; D,".W.j Biggs adjourned, Fri day the inquest over the remains of E. R. Shepherd, found hear Parkton last Monday, until tomorrow after- Cnrtmer BifTfiTS is -Still unwilling to have any of the evidence publish-" ed until the Inquest ? is conciuaeu, which no doubt will be, in time for Thursday's Robesonian. As the reamins of Shepherd were being prepared- for shipment Satur day a letter, with a hole through it, resembling that made by a 32 bullet, written by the wife of the murdered man, was found. It is presumed that this letter was carried in the inside coat pocket It adds to the evidence that two shots, if not more, were fired, the other ; bullet entering : the man's head just below the left eye. Mrs. H. M. Broach, Mr. J. B. Shep herd, sister and brother of E. R. Shepherd, and Sheriff Davis, brother inaw, left Saturday for their homes in Putney, Doerun, and Thomasville, Ga.,, accompanying the remain, to Putney, " where interment was made upon arrival. A pistol belonging to Sheriff Davis was stolen from a handbag while he was a guest at a local hotel. One ar rest was made but on account of lack of evidence the suspect was released. No Superior Court Here This Veek Jurors for This Week Need Not Re-port-Judge Devin Sick Court Will Convene Monday Morning of Next Week,at 9:30.!' Robeson Superior court' for the trial of civil cases will not convene until Monday of next week at 9:30 a.r tn. Jurors summoned to serve this week need not report at all. The calendar Will be taken up at the beginning next Monday. This was decided this morning by the members of the bar. Sheriff R. E. Lewis received a telegram yester day advising him that Judge W. A. Devin of Oxford, who Was to preside, could not be here today or tomorrow on account of sickness but that un less otherwise notified court would open Wednesday morning. As this left the matter in, uncertain shape with the possibility pf further postpone ment, the action stated above- was de cided upon by Members of the bar, all cases upon the calendar for this week being qototinued until next week. SITE FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY Senator Varser Introduces Bill to Au thorize Lumberton to Convey Site to Local Library Association. Senator L. R. Varser introduced a bill in the senate last week to . au thorize the town of Lumberton to con vey certain property to a library as sociation upon which the association will erect a library building. ' Working through the Woman's club, a committee has been successful In getting, subscribed about $6000, for the library ' fund, provided the town will deed to the association one quar ter of an acre of land suitable for a library. It is. understood; , that the site proposed is where the old town hall stands at the foot of West Fourth street , Income Tax Returns.- , Mr. W. V. Brown, a United States deputy collector of internal revenue, spent Friday and Saturday in Lum berton assisting individuals to' making ut federal income tax returns. Mr. Guthrie of the State revenue depart ment, who -was Lumberton a : week or so ago, also spent Friday and Sat ' urday in Lumberton. Mr. Brown, will be in Maxton today and : tomorrow, 26th and 27th. The first notice sent to The Robesonian in regard to this gave Mr, .Brown's dates in Maxton as 25th andth.' and they were inad vertedly printed that way without thinking of : the fact that the . 25th comes, on Sunday. Other appointments - for v Robeson are given elsewhere in this issue. ' "-Thursday Afternoon ; Book club will meet with Mrs. N. A; McLean - Thursday afternoon,' March 1st, at 4 Mr. L. L JTWhite, who lives on R. 7 from Lumberton was. in town Friday. KuKliix Methods Wrong and Harm-; ful Says Durham There is' ho Sanction in the Bible , or in the Constitution for Mask ed. Regulators.;,; . ; . : TIIOSE WnO PATRONIZE ;, " BOOTLEGGERS ARE TRAITORS In Sermon on 'American Fonda : tions" at First Baptist Church Pas ' torDurham Speaks Boldly Against . Ka KIux ; Methods, -Too Lenient ' Courts, Liquor Selling . and Drink ing, and Declares Safety of Coon--. try Depends Upon Teaching , Re . spect for Law. ''Jyt' V There is no provision in the Bible or in the Constitution tor masked men to undertake to enforce the Jaw, said Dr. C. Hv Durham at the morn ing service at the . First Baptist church yesterday in a sermon that was a clear, courageous vand earnest call for brave," men- brave newspapers, brave parents and brave teachers to inculcate respect for law, disrespect for which is pounding at the very foundations of government His subject was "American Founda tions." . . "That is not the way to teach re spect for law", said "Dr. Durham, re ferring to masked men undertaking to regulate the conduct '. of people, mentioning the ivu JUux Man. encourages violation of law." Dr. v Durham read passages of Scripture from the ,30th chapter; of . Deuteronomy and '13th chapter of Romans. Disrespect for Authority ."Disrespect for authority is pound ing away at the very foundations" of government", said the preacher. "No respect for authority means anarchy, no regard for God, no disposition to say 'III abide by the law no matter how distasteful it may be to me'. There is a terrible disposition to sneer at constituted authority. There are parents who pay no attention to God, parents from whom their chil dren have never gotten the impress ion of respect for the right and for law. Right herein Lumberton there are people who are snapping; their fingers in the face of sacred tilings. Go to some of the rotten haunts in this' county and speak of respect for law and they .will sneer at you. Unpatriotic Citizens "No man is , a, patriotic citizen", Dr. Durham declared, "who violates the constitution. The man who patron izes those who sell liquor is a traitor to his country.' Those who deal 1 in whiskey kill more people than Ger many killed. Two-thirds of the mur ders in this county may be traced to violation of the liquor laws. Courts Too Lenient "Proper punishment is not J given violators of the law. Men are fined ten or fifteen dollars who ought to be sent to the chain gang for twelve months. If people would rise in indig nation and demand proper punish ment for violations of law we'd have a better country. Hell Broth and Scum "When hell-broth is boiling the scum comes forth. If there was pro per respect for law the awful things that have happened i nthis county would not have happened, when men have gone from places NVhere liquor is served to an awful death. Such places are the very gates of hell and they-should not be tolerated. If the people say they must go they will go. "Our fair county is smirched and damned because men 'are too coward ly or too indifferent ' -Ku Klux Methods Encourage Lawless ness. ' ' "We should emphasize obedience to law and punishment by the properly constituted authorities. , There ; is no authority or excuse for masked 1 men to attempt to. enforce the, law. That is not the right way to make people have respect for law. It encourages violation of the law. ? "Suppose some people in a foreign country were being told about North Carolina," - said the"preacher. "They would be told that it is a great State, prosperous and rich. 'But how about the .laws ?' would be asked. "Oh, the principal government is by masked and robed men who whip people who do not do as they , think they should do. '- "I am not so pessimistic as to think that we are on the ragged edge of ruin", said Dr Durham, "bui I am convinced that some conditions must be remedied before we. can have the county, the. State and" the nation we ought to have. Rome was . as great the hour before she fell as, she ever was, Germany reached the highest notch of her greatness in 1914 and look at her now!' "If ,; this country is saved "it will be through respect for law and pro perly constituted authority.- -; .-., "In the spring", sai dPr. Durham in Two Men Killed ati Rennert And Car v Smashed by Train -' -. "t i i - ', 4 - '; - "5 ' " Bun Tolar of Rennert and lames Bay of FayettevIUe Were Instantly Kill ; ed Saturday When Train Struck Auto Car Stalled on Track in Front of Fast Train Mr. Charlie Tolar Missed Death by Being Late. ''A' horrible"' accident oceured in .the town of Rennert early Saturday marn ingMr. Bun Tolar of Rennert; and Mr. James Ray of Fayetteville .being instantly killed when ; southbound , A. C L. passenger train No. 83 struck the Ford touring car in which they were riding,; Death was mstantaeous to both men. Mr. Ray's. , body was thrown into a ditch several feet away, while the body of Mr. Tolar was carried a half mile down the track on the front of the engine. ' ' """" Messrs.' Ray and Tolar were leav ing Rennert on their way to Shannon when the train hit the cart Mr. 'Char lie Tolar-, 1 son of Mr. Bun Tolar, nar rowly missed being in the fatality. He was supposed to go with the men, but was late reaching the place' from where the men "started, leaving him just a few minutes. Prof. J. D. Croft of Rennert' came to Lumberton Saturday morning ac companied by Mrs. -Charlie , Tolar, leaving . Rennert before the accident It was while he was in the court house that he heard of it. Mrs. Tolar, believing her husband to have been in; the car, knowing that he was to have gone, was greatly affected jby the news. Prof. Croft stated that af ter he returned 'to Rennert he: learn ed that Mr. Ray had been advised by Mr. Luther Mclntyre that the fast train was coming, as he was leaving, and that - Mr,; Ray dove right on. the track- where the car stopped as if the motor had stalled. In an instajit the two were killed and the car was com pletely demolished. - ' f . No blame can be attached to the train engineman, as his train . is a through fast train and had blown ? for the crossing . and the town. Sheriff Lewis and Coroner Biggs went to Wie scene of the wreck immediately njilbn being notified. , Mr. Ray was in the employ of the railroad company at the time of the accident, being" on relief duty at Ren nert on. account of the ilmess of Mr. Perry, who is taking treatment at the railroad hospital in Rocky Mount. ' The remains of Mr. Tolar, who was 60 years old, were interred yesterday at the Tolargraveyard near the home. The remains of Mr, Ray, who was about 35 years old and formerly wasJ telegraph operator at, JBuie, were' in terred at Philadelphus. - FASHION REVUE DOWN PETTI COAT LANE A GREAT SUCCESS Local Talent Play Greeted by Full House at School Auditorium Thur& . day Night They?Were All There Except the Groom from, Old Black Mammy to Petite Bride. A full house,. greeted local talent in the "Fashion Revue Down Petti coat Lane" at the high school audi torium Thursday evening. It was giv end under the auspices of the Busi ness and Professional Woman's club. Around eighty people xtook part and a most enjoyable program was ren dered. The program was a success throughout, those taking part doing so in a most pleasing manner. They were all there-from the old black mammy to the petite bride, with her attendants, but no groom was present for .it was "Fashion Revue Down Petticoat Lane." Admission of 25c and 50 was charg ed and the neat sum of $164.20 was realized above expenses. The program was delightfully sup plemented by vocal solos by Mrs. J. A. Martin and Miss Lula Norment, readings-by Mrs. J. R. Poole and lit tle Miss Christine Johnson, and sev eral violin selections by Mr. Mac Shubert of St. PauL High Point, Feb. 22. At the final session, this -afternoon of the twenty fifth annual convention of the Tri- State Medical association which con vened here yesterday, Dr. Chas. O. H. Laugh'nghouse, of Greenville, N. C, was elected to succeed Dr. S. S. Galef .of Roanoke,. Va., as president, and ' Greenville. S. C. was chosen as the meeting plac ef or next year's cor ventioh. y:-11 W '"-v '' conclusion, "the earth passes into the summer solstice because she turns toward the sun; and even so this coun ty, State and nation may reach the summer solstice pf righteous govern ment when we turn ourselves to the sun of righteousness and call on all to stand true, be' law-abiding .and have Reverence for the great Law giver," - Only One Record ers Court :for Robeson County? McKinnon and Cobb Want Expression from People as to One Recorder Holding Court One Day Each Week in Towns That Now Havo Court. The Robesonian received this morn ing the following, telegram, from; Re presentatives D. P. McKinnon and Collier Cobb: V "We are thinking' ef introducing a bill providing for only one recorder's ourt for JSObeson county, the re corder to hold court .one day each week in towns now having recorder. This to go into effect December 1st, 1924. Give this publicity. Wish expression from people." The time is short and those who wish to express an opinion about this proposed legislation should wire or write either Mr. McKinnon or Mr. Cobb at once. ' Legislative Mill Mothers Aid Bill Has Been Passed by Both Houses Varser Bill Would Empower County Commissioners to Levy 20 Cents Advslorem Tax. Raleigh,, Feb. 24. Passage of the general revenue bill through the house on third reading was obtained by a vote of 7 to 20 withbut a word of debate or discussion, The lower body also passed the mothers' aid bill through third read ing, which upon ratification will be' come a law, to aid needy-children without taking them from .their mo thers. - J.- Senate action on the Giles farm loan bill, set for action.. thia morning, failed again today and for the third time this week the legislation . was forced over. , The introduction of numerous local bills to give county boards of com missioners the "special approval" es sential to enable them to levy more than 15 cents ner $100 ad valorem tax for "necessary expenses'' was forestalled today by the introduction of a general bill by Senator Varser x empower any county board to make its levy as high as 20 cents. The senate judiciary committee before which has come the house bill to place state solicitors on a salary of $4,000 each with expenses to $750 failed to get a quorum present for the hearing scheduule for this afternoon to hear the objections of some of the officers affected by the bill. The committee set Tuesday morning" d:30 o'clock as the time for the "'necessarily postponed hearing. Victim of Cutting Affray Still in Sanatorium. The trial of Henry Herrine. who cut and seriously wounded his brother Ab. Herring some time aeo at the latter home, near Marietta, will begin as soon as 4Ab. Herring is able to attend court. 4 . ' A party was beine held at the home of Ab. Herring when an argument was entered into by the two brothers, which resulted in a serious cutting affray. The wounded man was brought to Baker's sanatorium, where his condition is reported as improved. A warrant was issued for the arrest of Henry Herring and Served by Rural Policeman D. C. Ratley, placing Mr, Herring under a $500 bond for his appearance at court as soon as the wounded man is able to attend. Pembroke School Building Completed ', The handsome new school hnildta? for the white race at Pembroke has been completed and the Pembroke school is now using it. On account of the torn-UD condition of the roads while the Lumberton to Pembroke road is being paved, pupils of the Glenn wood school, consolidated, with Pembroke, have not vet be run to use the new building and probably will not use it until next session. Luke Britt Not Twenty Tears Old. Mr. D. B. Britt of Laurinburg ad vises v The Robesonian that his bro ther Luke Britt, who is In jail on the charge of being implicated in the murder of E. R. Shepherd,; will not be 20 years old until the 3rd of next August It was stated in Thursday's Robesonian that Luke Britt was about 25; years old. . ; " u , Mr.. Ira B. Townsend returned Saturday night from Black! Mountain, where he and Mrs. Townsend . went Thursday to see the tatter's brother, Mr. John F. French, who has been a patient at the Craarmont sanatorium tor some time. Mr. French's condition is improving. Mrs. Townsend will re main with him for some time. . . Pastime Theatre, Lumberton " N C. March22 and 23. "When Knighthood was in. -Flower" with Marion Davies. Adv. . MRS. CYNTHIA BRITT- DIES v AS RESULT OF INJURIES Remains 'WiO Arrire Here This Evening on V. & C. S. Funeral , Tomorrow at 2:30 P. M. Mrs.' Cynthia Britt died at 8 a. m, today at Smithfield of injuries received in the wreck. The remains wHI arrive ' here this evening on the V. A C. S. and will be taken to the home of her 'jtep-son Mr. E. J. Britt, where funeral , services .. will bo held to morrow -t 2:30 p.m. Interment will be made hi Meadowbrook ceme tery. t ,'' Surviving are two daughters Mesdames Johnnie Lewis and G. Baldwin of Wilmington one. son Rev. Fred T. Collins, of Smith field two step-daughters Mrs. Fannie Britt of Lumberton, and Mrs. Memthey Britt of Lumberton R. F, Dw and three step-sons Messrs. E. J. Britt of Lumberton, .WV C. Britt and Eli Britt of Lum berton R. F. D. INFANT CHILD OF REV. FRED ' COLLINS INJURED IN WRECK Child's Leg Was Amputated When Sedan Driven By Mr. Collins Was Demolished by Engine at Smith field. The infant child of Rev. Fred T. Collins, pastor of the Smithfield Bap tist church, was seriously injured at Smithfield Friday afternoon, states a dispatch from that place, when the sedan driven by Mr. Collins and occu pied by Ms wife, mother and two children, was demolished by a shifting engine at the A. C. L. crossing near the depot at Smithfield. Mr. Collins is a native of Robeson and is well known in this county. Quoting further from the dispatch: The child's leg was severed at a point just abovf the ankle, but was so badly crushed that amputation below the knee was necessary, Mrs. Collins was bruised and suffered from the shock, as edid Mrs. Britt Collins, the minister's mother, and Mr. Collins, who with his other chfld, about two years old, escaped practi cally without injury. . It is thought that the accident oc curred when Mr. Collins, seeing the shifter, which was approaching slow ly, stopped his car on one track to allow the train to pass on the other. The engineer saw the car. and thought it safe to proceed. Just as the engine was upon the crossing the car leaped forward directly in the path of the locomotive, rendering the crash, unavoidable. Mr. Collins was carried about fifty feet on the cowcatcher before the en gine could be stopped. The two wo men were thrown aside by the force of the impact, and his two-year-old child escaped injury, beinir able to get up itself. The injured were carried to the Smithfield hospital where the infant's condition was tonight pronounced as very serious. , MEETINGS FOR BENEFIT FARM AND AGRICULTURAL STUDENTS Prof. H. W. Bullard is Directing Work of This Nature Held in Con nection With Orrum High School In connection with the work at the Orrum high school meetings are be ing held on as many nights as can be conveniently arranged for the bene fit of the farmer and agricutural student Prof H. W. Bullad is directing this work and it is a part-time work throughout the entire state. During the recent meetings Dr. R. Y. Wint ers, of the Experimental Station, Ral eigh, filling the capacity of plant breeder, spoke two nights .on "Cotton Improvement" and "Soy Beans". Mr. W. D. Barker, of the. Seaboard high school, has been present at two of these meetings and discussed "Swlno Improvement" and "Feeding and Marketing of Swine", Mr. D. S. Cole- trane, a lime specialist, was one of the later visitors who spoke on "Lime and Its Uses." Several seniors pf the State college vocational training department have visited the school and gotten a better ida of the agriculture department as it is handled in the rural high schools. - .,-;"',. . Miss Pearl McDowell has returned to her home in Lumberton from White " Oak, where she visited Miss Margaret MeWn. : i (x Mr. Simeon McLean, who lives no' R. 5 from Lumberton, was among the visitors in town Friday. V Chief of Police' B. M. Lawson and Messrs. F. C" Ashley, and F."F. Pur vis of Fairmont are business Visitors here today.' . You Havent Seen Love in its ideal Setting until You've - Seen, When Knighthood Was- in Flower. Watch for- Datev (Adr.) . r Cotton Market - Reported by if, H, Barrlngtoa Middling cotton is quoted on the local market .today at 29;i-4 cents per pound, , " e ' i Items of Local Netf a Mr. L. C. Townsend is installing; four new clothing counter today in bis gents' furnishing store on Elm street. ' Mrs. I H. Whitcraft was called to her former horn at Elton, Ifd last Saturday on account of the death of her father Robeson chapter, U. D. C win meet Thursday afternoon of this week at 3:30 o'clock at the tea room on Fifth steret ' A regular meeting of he I. O. O. F. win be held in the hall in the) McLean building Thursday night Re freshments will be served. i Madam Marie, fortune teller, whose tent has been located on South Elm street across from the city hall for the past few months, has moved to a place near the fair grounds. Mr. O. M. Powers, who represents the Fisheries Products Co. in Robeson, returned yesterday from Durham. He will be in Robeson for the next two weeks. A representative of the Swiss government has arrived here and is spending some time inspecting the hard-surfaced roads of Robeson coun ty. He was directed here from the State Highway Commission's office at Raleigh. Dr. E. R. Hardin returned last night from Augusta, Ga., where ho went Monday of last week to be with his mother Mrs. A. S. Hardin, who is . ML Mrs. Hardin's condition was still unimproved when Dr. Hardin left Augusta. "Morris, the Radio Man" will give a performance in the school au ditorium tonight at 8 o'clock. School children will be admitted free. This Is the last number of the Lyceum course which has been given under the auspi ces of the Woman's club. ; Thursday of last week, being the 22nd day of February, George Wash ington came into this office and sub scribed tor Thtt Rntmnnlnn ft man the same one that banks and post offices are closed for on that day, but a citizen of Robeson county. Mr. Lee G. Stone, who has won much fame i nwestern baseball, will leave this week for Okmulgee. Okla where he will enter training with the Okmulgee team. Mr. Stone has sever ed his connection with the City Elec tric Co.. with whom he has been since his arrival here last fall. Mrs. Fannie N, Britt left Satur day for Smithfield wWe she, will soend some time with friends and re- latives. Mrs. Britt is related to the Rev. Fred T. Collins, whose Infant child was injured in an auto accident at Smithfield Friday, an account of which is published elsewhere in this issue. . Mr. H. ,M..-Bwtw. Vvi contrae . hpnn wnrk thf mArn'n with a force of hands sradinsr the State hlarh- wav from the Red Snrinci toTi line to th Hoke county line. Mr. Beasley has the contract for grading and building concrete bridges on thia stretch of highway. It will be a gravel and clay road. Contract alio h-i been let for hard-surface highway through Red Springs. ' j- Two Fire Alarms But Not Much' Damage. The local fire department answer ed 2 alarms Saturday night Neither fire resulted in much damage. The .first alarm was 'phoned in at 7 o'clock and when the firemen ar rived .the roof of the house occupied by Lizzie Kelly, "in the bottom," and owned by Mr.1 W. L Linkhaw, waa burning slightly. Chemicals were used and the fire was, extinguished before any material damage had been done. ? The second alarm was ' "phoned in from the residence of Mr. F. J. Pait on E. 6th street, about 8 o'clock. A burning chimney was found there and it was soon ' out by chemicals, with no damage. f , Funeral of J. H. Felts Conducted Thursday. ' y : The funeral service for John Har vey Felts was conducted Thursday afternoon at the residence, 6Z7 East Fifth street by Dr. J. E. Abernethy, pastor of Trinity Methodist church, whose choir rendered selections. Burial was at Elmwood cemetery. Mr. Felts died 4 Wednesday at tte Presbyterian hospital after an Ill ness of several weeka. He was con nected with the Boyd-Gardner com pany.: Mr. Felts was 73 years old and is survived by his widow, three daughters and three sons. Charlotte Observer, 23rd. Deceased was the father of Mr. J. H. Felts of Lumberton. ' Mr. F.;Lv Parnell of Buie, R. 1, was a business visitor here today. m
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