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WATCH TOC* WATCH TOC* LABEL AND SEND BW *3* NEWAL BEFORE TOUR SUB8CRHT10N Much Grist Thru Superior Court Sellers Skipper Harder Case Thrown Oat—True BiH Against Sinyers of Lacy Lindsay—St. Paul Attorney Admitted to Bar—Men Who Take Law Into Own Hands are Enemies to Society, Sinciair Tells lory. The regular term of Robeson Su perior Court for the triai of crinojnat cases which failed to convene Mon day on account of the ahsence Of a judge was convened Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock with Judge N. A. Sin clair of Fayetteville presiding. As was stated in Mondays Robe sc;.*n:, J.:dgc Sinclair was .scheduled to hold this court but had exchanged with Judge Frank Daniels of Golds boro, who became too sick to attend. By order of Governor Morrison the civil term in Lee county, which Judge Sinclair opened Monday, was annulled in order that Judge Sinclair could hold court here. - The grand jury which was em panelled last July heard a few re marks from Judge Sinclair which he said was not a formal charge. Dur ing these remarks he mentioned the importance of the grand jury render ing true reports as to conditions which they might find at the court house, jail, chain gang and county home. He told them that in making their reports he wanted concrete facts as to conditions as they really exist. He cautioned them regarding any bills that might be presented to them, and told them that a great re sponsibility rested with them. He spoke of men who take the law into their own hands, and branded them as "enemies to society and to the state of North Laronna . Murder Case Thrown Out. The murder case in which Ernest McPhaui was charged with being re sponsible for the death of Sellers Skipper was thrown out yesterday as soon as the state rested. There was no evidence that Mr. Me Phaui pushed My. Skipper from his car while the two were riding through "Black Bottons," a suburb of Red Springs on October 1st last year. The coroner's jury rendered the following verdict:"We find that Seliers Skipper came to his death by being knocked off an automobile by Ernest McPhaui. We recommend that Ernest McPhaui be held for further investigation by higher court under a very reasonable bond". The inquest was held October 4th and 5th last- year following the death of Mr. Skipper, which occurred in the Pittman hospital, Fayetteville, on the 3rd. Some of the evidence taken at the inquest was to the effect that Skipper was riding on the running board of the car and that he was knocked off by McPhaui, Sellers skull being frac tured when he struck the hard ground. True Biii Against Jacksons. A true bill was presented the court yesterday afternoon by the grand jury against Luther, Lawrence and Corbett Jaskson for the killing of Lacy Lind say near Rennert last Sunday after noon. Luther Jackson is charged with murder in the first degree. Robert Avery and Raieigh Woriey, negroes, submitted to breaking into freight cars and stealing goods and were sentened to 6 months each on the roads: WMih.v Casa Claud McCormick submi.ted to charges of transporting, possessing and manufacturing whiskey. A part of the State's evidence was taken and it was shown that part of a still was found oh his place. He through his attorney, Mr T. 1* Johnson, contended that another man had operated a stiil, the defendant hiring him to make whiskey for his oWn use, and that he whs caught the first time. Judgment was suapenutsa mmt? and he was sentenced to 5 months on the toads for manufacturing. Judge Sinclair sta'ed that he gave him half the minimum sentence usually given for manufacturing whiBkey, and did so because the man had shown that he was a hard worker and this was his first conviction. Ed. Poison submitted to allowing his hogs to run at large and agreed to pay the prosecuting witness (10 damages done by the hogs. He was taxed with the costs. Rhodes Pittman submitted to a charge of retailing and was fined {25 and costs after a recommendation by the solicitor. Orren Fullmore plead guilty to as sault and nuisance and was sentenced to 8 months on the roads. Ely Cailyie was sentenced to 8 months on the roads for driving an automobile while under the influence of whiskey. Troy and J. R. Thomas were called and failed to answer. They were charged with manufacturing whiskey. Capias was issued. Sampson Pittman was found guilty of manufacturing and possessing in toxicating liquors and wag sentenced to 18 months on the roads. MR W. F. Caudell of St. Paul was presented to the court by local at torney John B McLeod and exhibited a licensp% practice taw rigned by the chief justice and assoc ate justices of the Supreme court of North Carolina ARMISTICE DAT ! * Business Houses in Lumberton* and Fairmont Will be Closed * MwMhy. * Banks and other business * houses in Lumberton and Fair- * mont wiH be closed Monday of * next week, the 12th, in honor of * Armistice Day. Business nten of * lumberton have sighed kjn agree- * meni to ciosj for the day and * Mayor H. G. M'tcheli of Fair- * mont, who was a Lahaberton Ai- * sitor Hiis morning, says tout an * agreement for business houses of * Fairmont to close on the 12th had * been made as a result pf action * taken by .he town board of aider- * men at its last regular meeting. * # # -y * r ^ e '* ^ # Shepard Case Comes Up Again. Lake Britt Brought from State Prison a^ Witness for State Against F. M. Muggins and Dock Rosier—Case Expected to Come Up This After noon. Luke Britt, young v bite man who submitted to a charge of second de gree murder at ^ July term of crim inal court here, and who was sen tenced to 10 years in th2 s ate prison ip connection with the mysterious slay ing of E R. Shephard, irrivcd in Lumberton this morning in custody of Deputy Sheriff R. C. Miller, having been ordered to appear here today a# a witness for the state against F. M. Huggins, white, and Doc^ Rozier, co lored? who were charge! with,the kili ing aiso. ! becoming to mr. r. r.. jonnson, wno is assistmg in the prosccuTion, case will be called this afternoon/' Broach, a sister of deceased, and Mrs. Shepard, his widow, of Dceiun, Ga., are here to attend the trtai "JOCK" HAS PASSED AWAY. Mascot of I're Department Succombs ! to Pneumonia and Remains Are In ! terred With Honors—The "Monk" ) Had Many Friends. "Jock", 3-year-oid monkey tnrt had been the official mascot for the Lum berton fire department for the pas' tw# years, died yesterday afternoon T 1:30 at the town hali, where she had suffered for twe weeks with oouble pneumoni-i. Hu condittdp vhs much improved latt week, hat she suffered a relapse wb*cn caused her death The re imams were placed in a coffin, into wh eh many admirers of the deceased ; looked before it was lowered into the ground beside the south waii of the jtown Jha!i. The handling of the cof fin was done by men who were friends of !'Jock" and who acted in the capa (dy of pa!t nearers. It is tnm that tears were shod by soa.e of those at I touding the bugiah. Proof that "Jock" had many friends jin Lumberton,.and among the ladies' as weli as men and children. was shown by the floral offerings that were placed on the grave. Surviving ! is one near relative. "Ronsc!'*, who came to Lumberton severai months ' ago, and who has shown signs of suf fering on account of the loss of her playmate. i An order ha? already been placed for a monument, wh'ch will be erected at the head of urn grave. COUNTY ROAD MATTERS One Petition for Private Cartway Granted and Two Continued— Track Charged to St. Pan) Town At the regular mohthly^neetieg of the eounly wad bohrd Monday; the matter of a cart-way in Aif^rdsviHe township, crossing the lands of Bol lock, Robertson and others was con tinued until next meetmg, at the re quest of Mr. J I. Townsend super-n tendent of roads. At the request of Mr, J. Emory Pre v*tt a private cartway was ordered established in Lumberton township between the lands of Baker, Barnes and E. M. Prevatt from the west side of the Carthage road to the land pf the petitioner. A petition presented by Alvin Cha vis and Wesiey Jones for a private cart-way in Pembroke township "be ginning at the short-cut road near the home of Hector Locklear, crossing the lands of Mary and Junie Locklear and others, to the land line of Alvin Chav is, a distance of 300 yards,,' was or dered filed for 30 days to hear any objections that may arise. It was ordered that a note for $1,500 for a truck be paid and charg ed to St. Paul township. Mr. W. A. McKay of St. Paul was a Lumberton visitor Monday. After taking the oath in the presence of the court, it was ordered that he be admitted to the bar as an attorney and aounselior at law in aii the courts of the state. Mr. P. C. Whitlock of Charlotte was among the out-of-town attorneys at tending court here this week. He re presented the American Trust Co. of I Charlotte in an injunction proceeding which was cont'nued. Let Me Make Tear Fall Salt—A FI Guaranteed—Prteea ReaaenaMa. JOHN D. PURVIS NaHoaal B*ah BaMht*. !rd 8tr*e Young Negro Giv en 5 to 10 Years. Jute McLeiiand Found Guilty of At )- tempted Assauit on WtAte Women } —Jadg# 8&c!air Imposes Indeter j minate Sentence. { Jute MeLplland, colored. was gp&di ah indeterminate sentence yestdMay by Judge Sinciair of not iess thaj^ & years and not more than Hi . years, in the State penetenf^My whed a jury in Robeson SupgWs court found, him guilty of commMgMig! an assault upon Mrs Leo Atkinson ^with intent to commit rape. r; < Before the case could be tr'ed it was necessary for the jtyy to deter mine if the defendant was 14 years of age on the 5th of October, the date the assault took place. The jury an swered the issue "yes" and the trial proceeded. ( Th s ate put on a very few wit nesses and rested its case, immediate {edly after which the defense rosyd Mr. Stephen McIntyre, representing the defendant, made a motion for the withdrawal of the part of the charge ,"with intent to rape", but the motion ,was overruied by Judge Sinclair. It was in evidence that the young negro went to the home of Mrs. Atkinson 'and asked where her husband was, Mrs. Atkinson telling him that he jwas over about ProctorviHe, which is about a miie away from where the assauit took place. The negro left and returned a few minutes iater with his face and hands olackened with smoot and wearing nothing but a shirt. A struggle foliowed the en trance of the negro into the house and 'the screams of Mrs. Atkinson fright ened him <away. He admitted to of ficers that he committed the crime, and that he dd it with the intention }of criminally assaulting her. i . , , -, .r. Ask For Special Tgym of Court. Governor Requested to tttder One Week's Term to Begin December 17—Many Prisoners Will he Left in Jail After This Week's Term At a meeting of the Ropeson coun ty bar Monday it was ordered that a petition asking for a special one week's term of Robeson , Superior court for the trial of criminal cases to begin December 17, be sent Governor j Morrison! [ This ac ion was taken when :t was firund that the present tern Would hot relieve the congested docket and many prisoners wout.1 tie forced to re main in jail until the next regular term of criminal c.mrt in January. Mr. T. P Slake—Work on Presby terian Churc h Progressing—Per sonal and Other Items. By C. D. Williamson. PaTkton, Nov. 6—Friday morning at the public school buildipg Will be something doing—P T. association will pull a big one. Everybody is ex pected to be present to enjoy Die pen ny carnival. Company L., N. C. N, G-, is having inspection tonight. The boys are out in foil. Did not learn the special of ficer. The land sale which was pulied off near town Monday was quite satisfac tory to the owners, selling as high as (380 and (400 per acre. The locaf cotton market sours high er and higher, passed the 31 1-2-cent mark. We still testify this is a groat market and people bring it from city hall. Mr. Ham preached one of the most powerful sermons we ever listened to to ^ record-breaking con gregation. ^ Mrs. R. F. Council and Mrs. C. D. Williamson remiam oh the sick list. Mr. R. C. McMillan and family and Miss Utha Gray Smith attended the Sandhills fair last week, also Mr. J. C Lancaster and family and Messrs. tCcIlier Cdbb and A. B. Williamson. They claiAi the best fair y^ ! re!ative= and friends from Parkton Letter Penny Carnival Friday—Funeral of dA. B. Williamson t last night to hear and Ramsey, who sting service at the [our town attended the funeral of Mr. jT. P. Blake of Gray's Creek this after no w at Marvin M. E. church at 3 o clock. Interment was in the church [cemetery west of the church in the family plot. Deceased was one of -Cumberland county's best citizens 'and a substantial planter, 68 years old, a consistent and loyal member of Marvin M. E. church. The funeral services were conducted by his pastor, Rev. R F. Munns, assisted by Rev. W. L. Maness of Fayetteville circuit, a former pastor. The North Carolina sacred concert orchestra has accepted an urgent in* vitation to play at Gray's Creea school building in the near future, the date not determined yet. Read The Robesonian and keep posted. Work on thh new Presbytertar church is progressing nicely with Capt. Phillip Johnson as foreman. The J. C. Culbreth beef market has chingeJ hands. They have sold out to Luther Faircloth, who is now on the job Mr. 11. B. Culbreth of Wilson is in town Iniefly^, Mu and Mrs. J/ M. Jones returned yesterday from Greensboro and Jones boro, whetw theydpdht a few days* Command of Leghn HM* RcwMd ! "... .. .... ..J J ihu R. Quiun of San Fraheleco is the new XaHtma! natter of the American Legion, hi* reward for taking the WorM War veteran# to the Goiden Gate for their 1923 convention. Last year at New Orleans he prevailed ut<on theca to go West this year. With him are his wife and mother. A ROBESON COUNTY TAR HEEL Commander Quinn's mother washome foiks in Robeson, ho brought Miss Hattie Robertson of Robesonwith him Harry Quinr., who met and county, a sister of Mr. G. L. Robert-married Mis# Hattie Robertson and sop of Rowland and Mrs. BeMe Buchancarried her to California, where the of Sanford. Archibald Patterson, a present Legion commamler, the second brother of the iate Congressm&n Gil-son, was born in 1890. John Robertson bert Patterson of Maxten, w*it to Quinn has visited relatives in North California many years ago and locat-Caroliaa several times and is expect ;! ed there, where he has since lived and to come to this State within the next prospered. In 1886, on a visit back to few months. Conference on In dian Education. AH-Day Conference Under Direction of N. C. NewboM WiH be HeM at Norma! at Pembroke November !0 —AM Who Are interested ia lndian Education Are invited. Correspondence of The Robesoniah. Pembroke, Nov. 7—An al!-day cod ference to which aH who are interest ed in Indian education ^re invited wH! be heid at the Indian Normal school buiiding here Saturday, November 10, aa set forth in the following letter which has been sent out by Supt. A. & Riiey: -^'Thc Indian Norma! school within the pas few years through the aid of. recent legislative appropriations has iargeiy increased its equipment and the scope of its activities. A new school buiiding costing about $75,000 has been buiit; nearly ten acres of ad ditional land has been purchased; the girls dormitory has been remodeled and quarters provided for *the 'first time for boys; and many other im provements have been inaugurated. Along with these physical improve ments, the teaching force of the in stitution has been increased and the ! primary grades eliminated, so that th& school is in better shape lor high claas instruction than it has ever been m its mstory. Continued progress, however, should be the aim of the school and of the people for whom the school was estaHished. StiH further physical improvements should be made and the curriculum of studies should be broad ened to meet the needs of an advanc ed community. ^Feeling sure of your interest in all matters pertaining to the growth of the school and the advancement of the Indian people, we are asking you to attend an all-day conference on In dian education, under the direction of N C. Newbold of the State edu cation department to be held at the Natrmal Saturday, November 10. At this conference will be considered plans for broadening the curriculum of the high school to include prepara tion for business and professional careers—music, art, literature, and the sciences. More especially will be considered plans for adding to the live stock, pastures and gardens, for teaching short winter courses in car pentry and auto mechanics, and the erection of * model farm cottage, ail to be managed in connection with the couT^bs in home economics and agri culture. "We shouid like to discuss with you the advisability of the policy and also the ways and means by which the developments may be brought about." GARAGES MUST WOT USE STREETS FOR NIGHT STORAGE. Town Board Passes Orders to Regu iate Use of Streets for Second-Hand Antes and Sidewalks for, Baiiding Materials. At a meeting of the town commis sioners Tuesday night an order was passed prohibiting garages from storing second-hand cars on the a! ; r 12 o':!<xk at night. Any cars of this nature feund oti the streets after that time will be found the next morning at the town hail with costs attached. An ordiance prohibiting the placing I of gravel, sand, brick and other building material on the paved streets of the town of Lumberton was order ed drafted. Materia! which can dam age the pavement most be placed on wooden platforms or bases and kept off the paving and in such a place that it cannot be scattered on the paving. Action was also taken regarding the State highway forces damaging water vaive boxes, the matter to be referred to the State highway com mission in Raleigh. Mr. Howland Staphen* of Orrum la a Lumbcrton visitor today. * NOTICE. * * For the benefit of those who * * seem to have misinterpreted the * * legal notice now running in the * * paper as to payments to be made * * on street paving in the SECOND * * PROGRAM: Any amount paid on * * the whole assessment daring the * * month of November hears no in- * * terest. Any unpaid portion of * * any assessment on December fat * * 1923 will bear interest at the rate * * of 6 per cent. calculated from * * October 1st. 1923. Paving as- * + * + * sessment must be paid promptly. * FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ST. PAULS, N. C. Pastor J. M Page took charge of this work cot quite two years ago and since that time the church has paid off a debt on the pastorium of $2,850.00, received over one hundred members and buiit this house of worship which contains main and Sur day-schooi auditoriums; ten class rooms for seniors and adults; eight intermediate class rooms; auditorium and eight junior class rooms; auditorium and sir primary class rooms, and $ begihners' department. With the splendid eo-operation of the church the pastor has been able to erect the building without debt This is the eighth church that Pastor Page has built and he reports that ha has never had finer qsqjkpation & the wedt than at St. Pauls. ) Cotton Market Beperted by J. H Berrtagtee Middiing cotto" is quoted on the to es! market today at 32 eents the pound. items of Loca! News —License has been issued f r the manage of Miss Pearie Shaw and Mr. Bernice B. Cole. —A very attractive eiectric sign ia. bemg erected today over the sidewalk on Eim street in front of Mr A. J. Hoimes' jeweiry store. —An important Meeting of the Business and Professionai Woman's c)ab wiii be heid this evening at 7 Jd at the tea room on Fifth street. —Mr H. O. Fioyd, cotton weigher and grader for Lumberton, states that there wiii be no cotton weighed or graded by him on Monday, November 12th, oh account of Armistice Pay. —The Parent-Teacher association wiii meet Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the elub room on Fifth street, AM parents and teachers of the tout, are cordis y invited to at tend. —The men's Wesley Bible clam of Chestnut Street Methodist Sunday schoo! wiii entertsin st a dinner st the Gout c!ub house Friday even inn at 7 o'clock. A number of iadies Of the church have been invited. —Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bullock re cently moved from their home near Fairmont into the McMillan residence on East Fifth street. Mr. Buiiock is conducting a fruit stand on the north west cornsr of Fourth and Chestnut streets. —Mr. W. B. Day, commander of the American Legion, has requested that an American Hag be placed in front of every residence and bashaaa house in the town of Lemberton Mon day. the Hth, in reeogtitin of Ar tutatieeDay. * —Miss Margaret Wetmore, daugh ter of My. F. F. Wetmore, waa aMe to be moved Tuesday to her home. Ce dar and Third streets, from the Baker sanatorium, where she was operated oa 6 weeks ago for a serious case of appendices. —The condition of Mr. C. F. Lew ie?, who has been ii! for the putt fear days at the home of Ms son-m-iaw daughter. %. and Mrs. M. J. Merrdrt East Fifth street, is report ed unimproved. His illness is doe bo heart trouble. —The lorai fire department waa <*'Hed this morning to the home of Sarah Rogers, colored, on Railroad .--venue, and upon arrival found th* sh:ng.e-roof burning. Chendeaia were used and the Rimes extinguish ed. About $15 damage was done. —Members of the Robeson County Trinity College Aiurnni association wiii have a banquet at the Robin's Nest tea room on East Fifth street this evening at 7:30 o'clock. Twen ty-five or more alumnae and alumni from ai! parts of the eonnty are ex pec ed. Dr. Boyd, a member of the facnity of Trinity, ia expected to be ! present. —Mur. T. J. Rowan spent the_ end in Lumberton at the home of her husband's brother and sistcr-im4*w. Mr. and Mrs. R, L. Rowan. She was on her way from WHmmgton, where she had made her home for the peat few years, to Greenville. where she wm spend a few days with her par ents before going to Durham, where Mr. Rowan has recently been mhde manager of the Efird department store, —At one of the iast services of the evangelistic campaign which closed iast week at Chestnut Street Metho dist church, Rev. Carolyn Hosford, evapgelmtic worker who aaaiatad Bd pastor thawMhoat the meeting, eoaa piimpnted The Robesoniah higMy up on it# reports of the services. Shp said that in ai! her experience she had never known such services to be so fuiiy and completely reported volun tariiy by a newspaper. Which is ap preciated by The Robeson ian staff. —Th^ North Carolina Tubereulosia association will in the next few days put on its saie of Christmas seals in this division. Of receipts from sale of these seals, 76 per cent, is kept in Ro beson county to be used in worh against the great white plague here whde 16 per cent goes to the N. C. Tuberculosis association for conduct ing the sea! sale campaign and 10 per cent to the National Tuberculosis as sociation. Mrs. Johnnie L. McNeiil in chainnan of the sale in this division. —M!ss Irma Hubbard of the Cross nore school of Avery county had an exmbit of linen and woolen articles woven by girl students of that school at cue tea ro. m on East Fifth street iuesday afternoon at 4 o clock under the asptetes of the Woman's club Miss Hubbard told the history of the school and how many gi-ls of that section work their way by weav ing various useful articles, such aa towels, blankets, etc. She sold a number of articles here. She went yesterday to Southern Pines. Mr. J. P. Russell attended Tuesday in St. Pauls the meeting of the Lay men's association of the Fayetteville presbytery. _. ^ ; —--- -——... GASOLINE 22 CENTS. FnH line accessorise—Tb*a and Tabes—Cars Waahed,Polisbed. Greaa cd VhmM# vice—Doable drive way . . JNO. C FUMH*