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Chadboum Woman Dies On Way To Hospital Here Automobiie Driven By Mr. J C. Car ter Tams Over When Steering Gear Breaks Near Chadboum on W C. A. Highway—Passing Auto iats Rash Dying Woman to Lum berton—Mr. Carter in Sanatorium. An automobile wrack yesterday bfi temoon abont 4 o^lock, 5 mHea of Chadboum pn the Wildcat ^bwh way, resulted in^Bh death of Mrs Lessie MeCnmbee, serions injuries to her brother-in-law, Mr. J. C. Carter both of Chadbonm and slight injury to a small boy who was riding with them. Messrs C. M. Grady, M. B. Person 4nd A. J. Branson who were on their way to Fayetteville came on the scene of the accident a few minutes after it happened put the injured wo tnan in their car and rushed her to the Baker sanatorium here,'but she had died before reaching Lumberton. Mr. Carter was brought to the sana torium, where he is undergoing treat ment. The remains of Mrs. MeCum bee were taken to a local undertak ing establishment and later carried to Chadboum. The young boy was car ried to Chadboum for treatment. According to Mr. Carter he . was driving his Dodge touring Car at a moderate speed when the steering went wrong dnd the car turned over. As soon as he could get ; out of the wreckage he saw Mrs. MeCpmbea ly ing in the road several feet from the car. Life was still evident and m a *few minutes she was being rushed to ward Lumberton. The death of the unfortunate wo man was caused by fracture at the base of the brain. She was other wise badly bruised and possibly suf fered Internal injuries. . RUM RUNNING CAR HEADED FOR FAYETTEVILLE Acting Mayor Harrison States He Has Learned That Regular Trips Had Been Made Daring the Past Two Years—Liquor Sold in Heart of Fayetteville. Fayetteville, Aag. 15.—That liquor is being sold within a hundred yards the old market which forms the center of this city is the substance of a charge that Acting Mayor J. R. Harrison passed on to the local po lice force when he opened his city court Monday morning. "The law is no respecter of persons," said the mayor pro tempore, "and if this Charge is true, I want the liquor selling stopped it matters not who is carrying it on." Mayor Harrison began by remind ing the police that a rum-running car containing "enough whiskey to make the whole of Fayetteville drunk," was recently seized near this city. He had learned that the <car was headed for Fayetteville at the time and that it had been mak ing regular trips here for two years. He wanted this rum-running to stop, he declared, and appealed to the po lice to remove all possible cause for the "severe criticism" which has been leveled at them. The mayor also urged the mem bers of the police force to exercise sustained vigilance toward elimina ting violations of the traffic laws, declaring that the city government was being criticised for making a great to-do over enforcing the regu lations of traffic and then suddenly relaxing its efforts. In closing his statements Mr. Harrison, who is acting in the ab sence of Mayor H. MeD. Robinson, said that he knew he might be charg ed with "officiousness" in giving these instructions to the police while Mayor Robinson was away, hut that he was simply making ad effort to free the police of criticism and to see that the law is enforced without fear or favor—against the big of fenders as well as the little ones.— Charlotte Observer. ARTHUR BROWN CHARGED WITH DISORDERLY CONDUCT A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Arthur Brown, a young white man, charging disorderly con duct and disturbing the peace, as the result of a family row which occured at the home of Mr. Oscar Blackburn last night. According to officers who were summoned by neighbors young Brown had made an attempt to car ry his sister and two other girls to Hope Mills, where he was to begin work in a cotton mill. Vigorous pro test were made by Mr. Jim Black bum, grandfather and Mr. Oscar Blackburn, uncle of Brown, and it Is alleged that Brown went into the house and took from the wall a sword and struck at his uncle. As soon as the officers arrived Brown made a hasty retreat through a near-by com field and has not yet been apprehended. Let Me Make Your Fall Suit—A Fit Guaranteed—Prices Reasonable. JOHN D. PURVIS Tailor National Bank Building. 3rd Street Over A Million Pounds Tobacco So!d On Market 132,331 Pounds of Tobacco Sold on Local Msrket Yesterday for (29, 318.76—Big Banner Warehouse Opened With Good Salas—Over a Million Pounds Sold. The Lumberton action tobacco market ao!d yesterday 192^91 pounds for t he sum of $29,918.76 an average of $22.15. Mg Banner Opens. ^ TTm safesfor the^firstP sates day? totalled more than one million pounds and it Was necessary to open the Big Banner warehouse for business today. A very pleasing sale was made in this house. It is under the management of the Independent Warehouse Co., of Roxboro „ and Lumberton. This warehouse has been used for the storing of cotton by the Cotton Growers Cooperative associa tion, and was cleared this week of all cotton for the new warehouse concern. Some tobacco sold on the floors of the three warehouses today came from distant towns, ranging upward to 75 miles away from Lumberton. The farmers, with rare exceptions, showed signs of being well pleased with the prices paid this week. To those who have used untiring efforts to make Lumberton the big gest tobacco market in the Sooth Caroina belt, it has been a pleasing sight to watch the sales and an as surance that their efforts have been rewarded. Rum Runners Get 12 Months On Roads Plea of Nth Contenders Offered by Ram Runners—White Men Oat Vn der $8b0 Bond—Packard Ordered Sold and Liquor Deetroyed. Hyman Mendeloff, white and Per-' cy Heath, colored who were captured near Parkton Friday afternoon after a big Packard touring car in which they were transporting approximate ly 200 quarts of bottled-in-bond whis key ran into a ditch, offered through their attorneys E. S. Smith of South-j port and W. H. Kinlaw of Lumberton, i a plea of nolo contendere in Record er W. B. Ivey's court yesterday morn ing on charges of transporting, poses sion, and having whiskey for the pur pose of sale. Packard Ordered Sold They were found guilty of all three charges and sentenced to four months bn the roads in each case. The court ordered that the Packard be adver tised and sold and the liquor destroy ed. Mr. C. B. Townsend, a member of the board of county commissioners of Robeson county was appointed to su pervise t^e destruction of the to be done by Sheriff R. E. LewiaaiMH Jailer A H. PrevaK. Notice peal was^gtven^gndl bond in the.,atMwF of $1,000 each was fixed for their ap pearance at the November term of Superior court. This amount was re duced later to $800 each and bond for the white man was made by Attorney Smith. At the request of Recorder Ivey three witnesses were put on by the state. Mr. Fred Brown who reported the matter to the sheriff over long distance took the stand first and told { of seeing a small car approaching him going toward Fayetteville as he was driing toward Lumberton a mile north of Midway. A few hundred yards behind, he saw a big car run ning at a terrific rate swerve into a ditch and the two men get out. He stopped upon reaching the car, and the men started walking off and fi nally ran through the woods. Mr. B. T. Canady, who lives a short distance from where the wreck occurred, heard the wreck and went to investigate. Mr. Brown told him to watch the car while he went to 'phone for the of ficers, both having observed that the back of the big car was full of whis Key. Mr. Canady corroborated the testi mony of Mr. Brown and to!d of the large crowd that gathered and want ed some of the whiskey. He identified the defendants as the men he saw running through the woods. Mendeioff appeared in court dress ed in what was once a stylish cut, sporty-^ooking suit of the horse rac ing type, but it had been given rough treatment, showing need of pressing, and cleaning. It was badly tom just above the left knee, be lieved to have been done while run ning through the woods from the wrecked ear. He limped very badly and his attorney, Mr. E. S. Emith stated that he had been advised that the defendant had recently under gone a serious operation. Periodical jerking of the tendon in Ms right arm were observed. He had every ap pearance of a foreigner ,his speech showing clearly that he did not have a large English vocabulary. He ap peared to have gone for many days without a shave and a hair cut would have greatly improved his ap pearance. Percy Heath, the negro defend ant, was better dressed than the white man. Like his partneirhe wore an abbreviated mustache, and he looked like a typical city "gentle man of color". He is still in jail in default of th^ $800 cash bond. Thief Captured At Lumber Bridge ' * Andrew Hamer Negro Shot by Mam her of Poaae When He Attempted To Move Stolen Goods—*Abandoded Honae Used as Warehouse by Thiei —Negro Haa a Bad Reputation. ' Andrew Hamer, negro, ' and seriously wounded Tuesday juat about dark by a mrmber poase of citizens of Lumber Hri as ha it as entering a, hoes# on the outskirts pf tip town in an remove aothe goods be had*"rec?nt!y stolen from the Lumber Bridge Trad ing Co's store. Sheriff R. E. Lewis was advised of the shooting and with Deputy A. R Pittman went to the scene of the shooting and was informed th*t sev ers! robberies had been committed recently in Lumber Bridge, and that some of the citizens had learned that the o!d house where the shooting took place was being used as a ware house by the thieves. They concealed themselves neaT the house and just about dark Hamer approached the house and started in when the crowd ciosed-in and halted him. He reached to get a gun from his pocket when some member of the crowd fired a shot gu^ The load took effect in the negro's left arm, tearing away a greater part of the large mugc!e. Ne ran off to the house of another ne gro several hundred yards awgy. His wounds were such that medical at tention was necessary and when the doctor went to the house the officers arrested him. He was brought to jail here and is awaiting triai. ' * According to Sheriff Lewis the ne gro as a court record of some length for larceny and other (prhdea, and is considered by the officers as a dan gerous man. Eastern Carolina Coop Warehouses Open Next Tuesday Auction Houses Open. One yfeek La ter—High Cash Advances to be Made—More Than 3,000,000 Pounds Delivered in S. C. Belt—Injunction Case Won by Association. Raleigh, Aug. 15.—The Tobacco Growers' Co-operative association will open its 32 warehouses in eastern North Caroiina next Tuesday, Aug ust {PI, with the same high cash ad vances for deliveries which have at tracted hundreds of new members to the association in South Carolina during the past three weeks. Con trary to expectation, the -organized tobacco farmers will be the first to name the date and set the pace in marketing the 1923 crop of eastern North Carolina houses, according to Latest reports. { The following receiving points of association will open next Tues w; Ayden, Ahoskie, Bailey, Burgaw, Clinton, Farmville, Fremont, Golds boro, Greenville, Kenly, Kinston, La Grange, MaysviHe, Nashville, New Bern, Pinetops, Robersonville, Rocky Mount, Richlands, Snow Hill, Spring Hope, Smithfield, Tarboro, Vanceboro Windsor, Wendell, Williamston, War saw Washington, Wallace, Wilson and Zebulon. Dividends Have Doubled. More than 150 new members join ed the last week in South Carolina, while deliveries to the association doubled over those of the preceding week and have brought th etotal re ceipts on the co-operative floors in the South Caroina belt to well over 3,000,000 pounds to date. Richard R. Patterson, manager of the association's leaf department, Stated at today's meeting of its di rectors at Raleigh that 70 per cent of the tobacco received to date from the 1923 crop has been sold by the association and that there is a very active demand for the association's grades. Remarkable values for early deli veries have been received by associa tion members in their first cash ad vances, among which may be cited those of Charles W. Nobles who aver aged $32.50 per hundred pounds for 444 pounds of wrappers and received a cheek of $221 for a load of 892 pounds as first cash advance at Chad bourn. t The association won another in junction case this week at Raeford, when Judge Sinclair, of the superior court, destrained W. C. Watts, of Hoke county, from delivering any of his 1923 crop outside of his own as sociation. Watts raises over 10,000 pounds of tobacco on land which he owns jointly with Ms wife. Sonth Carolina Landslide. The South Carolina directors of the association at today's meeting of its board stated that a landslide to the farmers' organization is gaining momentum daily in their state, and confidently predict that the South Carolina growers, like those of Vir ginia last year, will deliver a majo rity of the 1923 crop to the co-opera tives. ^ With much tobacco still in the field and the farmers busy harvesting a .bumper crop of +he weed, small de . liveries are looked for during its first [week of operations in eastern North Carolina this year, according to T. C. Watkins, Jr., manager of warehouses for the association, who stated in St. Pau! News Tobacco Barn and Contents Destroy, ed by Fire—Missionary Basket Meeting Postponed—Revira! at i Big Rock Fish Church—Persona!. By Bessie G. Johnson. St. Pea!, Aug. 14—Miss Margelet Mclnnis of Lemar, S.C., who spent several days at the home of her unde, Mr. L. Mclnnia and family, returned to her house yesterday after a very rleasant visit hert. Mrs. Advert Edridge of Greens boro, arrived in town Mendaj^fj^^s v^sit to her sister, Mrs. _ ting. Mr. and Mrs. Nutting went ov er to Fayetteville to accompany her to St. Pau!. Fire Destroy* Tobadoo jBatn^ Some iittie excitement was created Saturday morning between 7 and 8 o'clock when it was found a tobacco barn on the farm of Rev. Robt. H, Spiro was rapidly burning. The land on which it stood was rented by Mr. Heamon Shaw, the tobacco in the bam belonging to Messrs. Shaw and J. B. Martin, respectively. The fire men rushed to the scene of disaster but the barn and it's contents were already beyond their reach. The fire was thought to be due to overheating of the furnace. Miss Bella Buie of Washington, D. jC. was a week end guest in the home of Mrs. T. L. Northrop, going last night to the home of Miss Annie Brown and sisters, near Rex, where I she will make a short visit. She will visit other relatives in Robeson 'ere her return home. Rev. D. McLeatf McGeachy and family who attended the McGeachy reunion last Friday returned to their home, Whiteville, that evening. Mr. and Mrs. Archie A. McEachem of Fayetteville also spent sometime in town. Friends of Mrs. Hook known to St. Paul fUcRdt as Miss Agnes Ev ans, daughter of the late Rev. Jo seph Evans, were glad to have her come over from her home, Eastover, S. C., on Thursday 14*t Week, for a visit to her mother MM other rela tives, here. Her six little daughters, accompanied her their many friends are glad to note. On account of the revival which is in progress at the Baptist church the "Missionary Basket" meeting will be postponed this week. Services being held at 4 and 8 p. m. the former being the usual hour for the "Basket" meetings. -Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Coiey and iit tie son are spending a few days with relatives, at Freemont. Their i(ttle daughter^ Lucy Belle has been up there the past few weeks, and wiii Possibly return with them the latter part of the week. Miss Neil Rice ieft last Friday fbr a few days visit to friends at Clio, S. C. Friends of Rev. Geofge Johnson who resides at Enfield - are giad to have him in their midst for a few days. He being the guest of his fa ther, Mr. Wiiiiam Johnson and fami ly near St. Paul. Mr. and Mrs. Montague, of Winston Saiem, hage been guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Davis. The for mer being the father and mother-in iaw respectively of Mrs. Paul N. Mon tague of that town who has been at her parents the past months, while her husband is pursuing a law course at the University. Dr. E. C. Murray is conducting a revival at Big Rockfish church this week. Miss Bert Jones who spent the past weeks guest of her sister Mrs. Hea man Hal! at Rose Hiil returned home last Friday, afternoon. While away, Miss Jones visited Wrightsville Beach, also going by White Lake on her way to her sister's, whom she ac companied home, Mrs. Hail being known to St. Paul friends as Miss Annie Jones, daughter of Mr. Chariie Jones, Sr. of our town. Quite a number are enjoying a day's outing at White Lake today. Miss Maude Pooie spent the week end in the home ofMrs. D. S. MeEa chem, both returning to Raeford Sunday afternoon. Tdiss Cox from Raeford is visiting in the home of her brother and sister in-iaw, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Cox to the delight of friends. Mrs. Carolina Biount, an aged lady of 84 years was buried in the Pres byterian church cemetery yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock. She was the wife of Mr. Neiii Biount of Howeiis viile township. A number of relatives and friends of the deceased accom panied the remains to St. Paul. Mrs. N. A. McEachem and Miss Nonie Johnson are in Fayetteviiie this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Keith and son, Theodore of Currie have been guests in the home of their daughter, Mrs. T. J. Smith. Mr. P. Morphy McLean left last Thursday for Columbus, 0., where he will spend several weeks visiting at the home of his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. North. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Jennings and children went last week to Blowing Rock, where they will spend some time at the Mayview Manor. Raleigh today that the co-operative doors were opening next week for the convenience of those members who wish to make early deliveries and ac quaint themselves with its grades and price.—Charlotte Observer. New Hanover to Use Own Allotment for Building Bridge Only the Fonda AHoted to New Han over County to be Used for High way Improvement in New Hanover —Robeson Commissioners Receive letter from Wilmington Chamber of Commerce. " As the rtsult of resolutions wont to Han. W. JL M*Cht cmnmiwdoner of the third rood district of North Coro lina by the Robeson County Road Commission opposing the building of a bridge &cross Cape Fear river at Wilmington, the foiioving ietter was received this morning from the Wil mington Chamber of Commerce, sign ed by its secretary, Mr. Louis T. Moore. The ietter was addressed toi the Board of County Commissioners of Robeson County and is as follews: "We take pleasure in enclosing here-! with an article from the Wilmington! Star for this date, which, we think, will clarify in the minds of your people the question of the use of road funds, which have been allotted to New Hanover county." "You will note that it is empha sized that there is no spirit locally to seek from the Highway Commission funds, which may have been allotted already to other counties in this dis trict." "Our highway commissioner an nounced in the Morning Star several days ago that he would consider a counter proposition or a suggestion from the Commissioners of New Hanover county for the investment of funds allotted to New Hanover coun ty. It is such funds alone, which are to be brought under discussion and not those which are contemplated for use in other counties." "Trusting that this information will be of interest to your board and with assurance of Wilmington's warmest regards for your community we gre, Sincerely yours, Louis T. Moore, Secretary." The article appearing in the yes terday's Morning Star referried to in the above letter is as follows: "Only such funds as have been pi loted to New Hanover county by the state highway commission will be considered by the chamber of com merce in any discussion or action re garding the proposal of divert road moneys to the building of a bridge at Wilmington. This policy was made at a meeting of the executive committee yesterday afternoon: 'It was the concensus of opinion of the executive committee of the cham ber of commerce that there is no de sire to interfere in any way whatso ever with appropriations allotted by the state highway commission to the building of roads in counties adjoin ing New Hanover, but that any dis cussions which may be held, and any action which may be taken, shall re for solely and only to any moneys which may be provided and set aside by the state highway commission for disbursement in New Hanover coun ty/ The executive committee will re- j quest the board of county commis sioners to defer final action on the Wrikhtsville road bridge controversy until the special bridge committee of the chamber files its reports, which' it is expected, will bb within the next 30 days." EXAMINATION FOR POST OF FICE VACANCY AT PEMBROKE. Washington, Aug. 14.—The {Civil Service Commission announced today that on September 8 there would be third class postmaster examinations for Jackson, salary *1,300; Pilot Mountain, $1,500; Youngsville, $1,400 Pembroke, Pineola and Union Mills, $1,000 each. The examinations will be held at Marion, Maxton, Mount Airy, Wake Forest and Weldon, and a competitor can select any of these places for examination which he de sires. The vacancies in all of the six offices named occurred during July.} Mr. Howard Buliard To Bo Tried Aug. 22nd. Mr.Howard Bullard waa arrested Tuesday on a warrant awom out by Miss Naomi Mousseau charging the defendant with being the father of her unborn child. Trial waa sot for Aug. 22, and Bullard was released under a (300 bond for his appear ance before Recorder W. B. Ivey on that date. The plaintiff is represented by Mr. S. McIntyre of the firm of Mc Intyre, Lawrence A Proctor and the defendant is represented by Mr. W. S. Britt of the firm of Britt A Britt Aviator Killed When Piano Falls 1,000 Feet Washington, Aug. 14.—Bertram M. Stewart, of Washington, waa instant !y killed today when an airplane he was piloting fell one thousand feet near here. John Ward, Jr., of Harlan, Ky., was seriously injured. The accident occurred across the Potomac river from Washington. Ward, who had come to the capital with a party of tourists, had gone up with Stewart aa a passenger in a sight-seeing plane. Stewart former ly lived in Colorado. 3 Cotton Market Reported by J H. BarWagtee Middling cotton ia quoted on the ioca! market today at 23 cent* the pound. Item* of Local New) —The board of education will meet August -^pdar fimmen's prsct*. of the other practice# have been MM this week. ' - —Milton Lewis, young son of Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Lewis of Fairmont onderwent an operation at the Bak er sanatorium Tuesday for scute op pendieitis. His condition is reported as favorable. —T&e large eiectric Masonic sign of 3t. Alban's Lodge No. 114 A. F. A A. M. has recently been re-painted and supplied with new bulbs, giving it a sery attractive appearance both dar* ng the day and at night —Miss Margaret Biggs returned ruesday night from Camp Comfort st Cedar Mountain, where she spent severs! weeks. She was accompanied tMr* by her sister, Miss Jsanetto Biggs, who win remain tiii Septasn ber Hrst. —Warrants have been issued for the arrest of J. L Memory and James Csrter, young white men charged with affray on two separate counts, tt is alieged that the men entered into an affray yesterday afternoon snd again last night about 9 o'clock. —Mias Carrie Edmund and bro ther Mr. Jack Edmund expect to teave Sunday for Chimney Rock, where they wiU spend a week or 19 days on a house party. The party t* to be given by Miss Lucy Tanner of Rutherford ton. From Chimney Rock Miss Edmund wiU go to Way nesviile wher^ she will spend sev ers! days visiting friends. —Twenty-five members of the Ep worth League of the Methodist church of Gibson passed through Lumberton Monday afternoon en tente to White Lake where they are spending the week in camp. The party was in charge of Miss Allle ?oyce and Mr. Harris Gibson. Trans portation was being made with two trucks and a touring car. Snap shot pictures were taken on the court house square. EAST LUMBERTON NEWS By Grace Flowers East Lumberton, Aug. 15.—Mr. J. P. RusseM! will conduct service# at East Lumberton Methodist church, Sunday at 11:30 o'clock. He also will make a taik at young peopies meet tng Thursday night at E. Lumberton Methodist church. Every young per son is invited. Misses East MeCuHock, Grace Flowers and Alma Byrd spent last week in training school, in Maxtan. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Jim Brisson, a fine gir!. Mr. Foyie Inman is to give a ice cream supper out at his tobacco bam tonight. We young folks are expect ing to have a jolly old time. Messrs. Geny Bullard and Fozie Inman spent last Friday visiting friends in Maxton. Misses Easter and Hazel McCul tock have in their home a new piano. Mrs. Dora Flowers spent last week visiting friends snd relatives in the country. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Cox were Lam berton visitors Thursday, also Best Lumberton visitors. Legion Had No Part . In. Bergdoll Affair. Chicago, Aug. 13—The American legion was not connected in any way with the attempted abduction rom Eberhach, Germany, of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, draft evader, Al M Owsley, national commander of the American legion, declared here today. "I am interested, like every one, in seeing Bergdoll brought hack to the United States to complete his punish ment", he said, "but to attempt to abduct him is Wrong. It is un-Ameri can. No one connected with the le gion has been authorised to take any such step and so long as I am com mander, no one will." Mrs. R. E. Lewis and son Master R. E. Jr., and little Miss Nancy Pope McAllister left yesterday for Wrightaville Beach where they will spend a few days. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Jonea and daughter, Miaa Mary Julia, ere ex pected home tomorrow or Saturday from Washington and northern points, where they have been for a week. Mrs. D. D. McRae and 2 children, little Miss Jean and beby BuaaeB, of Mintum, S. &, are guesta at the home of Mrs. McRae's parents, Rev. and Mrs. R. N. Cashwell. They ar rived Monday and will be here a week or more. We want you for a customer. Opm at 6 a. m.Cloae 16 p.m. PROMPT SERVICE FULLER'S SERVICE STATION Comer 2nd and Cheatnat Sts.
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