North Carolina Newspapers

THE WEATHER RAIN TONIGHT. COLDER FRIDAY sot PAGES TODAY. VOL. LV.—VOL. WO. 100 —SERIAL NO. 35. .. . . .. LUMBERTON, N. C.. THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1925. COUNT* Y OOD AND T*U*r*. awA*LHHnm!WM. MBcawvzaA* SUPEMOR COURT !S ; !W BUSY SKS!ON . Trlat af *NCgj-oes (Barged With KinhtW MrTAreh Johnson Begins! —Meh Who Shot Officer^ May Pay $I,W&t Expenses and Costs and Get Lipht Sent-acn—Negro Wiman Goes to Prison for 8 Years For Kitiing Lever—Htedman Ber doe Gets 10 Years at Hard Labor For incest. iff 3B Albert Hariee, Isaiah Lioyd and John Johnson, negroes, will be tried in Superior court here today for the murder of Mr. Arch P. Johnson, who was kiiied near Red Springs in De cember. Hariee has confessed to striking the Mow that kiiied Mr. Johnson, stating that he was toid to do so by John Johnson, who paid him $1.17 for doing it. The court appointed Mr. W. B. Ivey to represent Hariee. Mr. j K. M. Britt represents Liiyd and Mr. S. McIntyre represents John-. son. The prosecution is assisted by I Mr. Dickson McLean. . j Beuiah Stewart, negress, was sentenced yesterday to 8 years in the penitentiary after she piead! guiity to murder in second degree. Mr. Wiiiiam Osborne Lee was ap pointed by the court to represent! her. Mr. Lee was presented to the! court Monday and admitted to the bar for the practice of iaw in aii, courts of the state. The woman ad mitted after she was arrested that she shot her iover, Aiex McDuffie,! coiored, but claimed that it was ac-: odental. Joseph Wynn and James Locklear plead guilty to assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill, ana judgement has been withheld until' Saturday. This case grew out of the shooting of officers near Buie sev eral weeks ago when Deputy W. C.: Britt was seriously wounded. Judge Grady stated that he would allow the men to pay the sum of $1,000 to Deputy ^Britt and all hos pital expenses, aM $100 to an In dian who was sightly wounded at the same time and *his expenses for treatment, after which he would sentence them to short terms. If the money is not raised by Saturday it is expected that Judge Grady will give long-term sentences. The state took a nol pros in the case as concerned Dock Wynn, Jim Locklear and Frank Jacobs. The In-' dians plead guilty to the shooting,; but stated that they had no idea they were shooting at officers. They claimed that other Indians had threatened \to come to their home that night and do them bodily harm, t Stedman Berdoe, white man, j whose home is near St. Paul, was sentenced to 10 years at hard labor In the state prison when found guilty of Incest. The important witness for the state was a 16-years-old daughter of the defendant, who tes tified that her father had on several occasions had had immoral rela tions with her. Berdoe is a man a bout 48 years old and has a family, A large number of cases has been nonprossed and continued. List of other cases disposed of will be pub lished in the next issue. H. M. BEASLEY'S WHOLESALE GROCERY STORE IB ROBBED About $75 Worth of Goods Stolen— No Arrests Made—Series of Robberies. Approximately $75 worth of goods were stolen Tuesday night from Mr. j H. M. Beasley's wholesale grccery) store here, when unknown th'eves made entrance through a real win dow. No arrests have been mauc. Goods missed were cigarettes, ci gars, canned goods and miscellan-' cor) small articles. Officers state that a band of robbers is working in this section of the country. Rob beries during the past few nights have been reported from Pembroke, Proctorville, Buie and Marion, S. C. BIG FIRE IN WILMINGTON EARLY THIS MORNING Futch's big department store in Wilmington was totally destroyed by fire earlv this morning, accord ing to a 'phone message received here. The loss is estimated at thou-, rands of dollars, partially covered by Insurance. The Lumberton Bargain house here is a branch of the Wilmington store, and Mr. William Futch, son of Mr. J. W. H. Futch, owner of the stores, ieft this morning for Wil mington. Ha had been here since Tuesday on business. Old Fiddler's Convention at Phila-j delphus. An fid fiddlers' convention will he held at the Philadciphuo high school, auditorium Friday night, January' 30, at 8. Prises will be given to the best fiddlers. Admission, ' school children, 25 cents, others 50 cents. Misses Flora Belle McGougan, Mary McBride, Edna Gass and Amanda Brown, students at Flora Macdonald college, Red Springs, were among the visitors in town Monday. They were accompanied by Mr. I. T. Brown of R. 2 from Red Springs. i FIFTH AND CEDARE SHE SELECTED FOR THOMPSON HOSPHA^ Decision Reached at Meeting of StoAholders Held Tuesday Wight —Architects Being CoasuKops** Construction Will Begin as Sohg hs Pians Have Been Accepted and Contract Given. ! COMPLETION EXPECTED LATTER PART OF THIS YEAR Thompson Memorial hospita!, mod ern in every respect, will be built on the north-east corner of* East Fifth and Cedar streets on what is known as the Dr. J. D. McMiiian property, ac < cording to a decision reached Tuesday night as a meeting of the stockhold ers of the hospital corporation. Options on a iarge number of sites had been secured by the officers of the corporation. The stock company Was quickly organized following the disastrous fire of the Thompson hos pital several months ago. About 8HK, 000 in stock has been subscribed and sold. President K. M. Barnes stated yes terday that architects were being 1 consulted, and that as soon as plans were decided on the bids would be offered, and construction work would start as soon thereafter as possible. It is the purpose toi the stockholders to begin work in early spring, and have the building with complete equipment ready by the last of the year. ST. PAUL NEWS Mr. Hugh Simpson Meets Tragic Death—Father of Mrs. D. S. Carr Passes—Movements of the Peopie. By Bessie G. Johnson. St. Pau!, Jan. 27.—Mr. and Mrs. Frank Caudeii are receiving con gratulations upon the arrival of "twin babies", a son and daughter, bom Friday afternoon at their a partments here. Messrs. Neiii and Steadman Mc Cormick went to Sampson county, near Roseboro, iast week when news came of the tragic death of their cousin. Mr. Hugh Simpson, a young i man of that commanity who was kii!-! ed when an automobile collided with { a track in which he was riding, hur!-} ing him to the ground with sach force he lived only a short while. He ! had been a cripple since childhood; with rheumatism. When the accident occured he was sitting tied in a chair, as was the custom of riding, the chair with its! occupant being hurled to the ground} when struck by the speeding mach-; ine. Deceased, who was unmarried, was a son of the la te Taylor Simp son, who died during the previous year, his mother being a sister of; Messrs. William and Neill McCor mick, Sr., who reside near town. Mrs. T. L. Northrop is spending today in Laurinburg with her daugh ter, Mrs. Marion McNeill. She was accompanied by her cousin, Mr. L.! A. McGeachy, who went to attend a group meeting of the churches. Mrs. William Blue and son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jul-j ian Blue, motored from their home town, Raeford, spending Sunday af ternoon in the home of Mr. and Mrs. j D. Shaw McEachem, the latter be-! ing a daughter of Mrs. Blue. Mrs. Allie McGoogan of Lumber Bridge spent a day last week with her sister, Mis. A. H. Harris, Broad street Mr. and Mrs. Marion McNeill and Mr. McNeill's mother, of Laurinburg, last Sunday were guests in the home of the younger Mrs. McNeill's mother, Mrs, T. L. Northrop. Mr. C. J. Caddell Jias accepted work in South Carolina. His fam ity will remain here until the close of the school term. In a letter yesterday to Mrs. Opie' Odum her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Manly Prevatt, who were married last week, stated they were in Florence, S. C., the mar riage having taken place at a Bap tist parsonage on the night follow-! ing their arrivat there. If Mr. Pre vatt can secure suitable employment they may locate there. Messrs. W. A. Nutting and H. M. Johnson were Lumberton visitors to day. i Mrs. D. S. Carr has returned from Littleton, where she went in re sponse to a message advising her of the illness and death of her father.! Her mother died some months pre vious. Miss Grace Fisher of the local school faculty spent the week-end with her people at Fairmont, Going; via Lumberton, where she attended' the Teachers meeting. j Mrs. W. A. Dryden and little sonj Billy, who were house guests sev eral days in the home of an aunt, Mrs. Joe M. McNeill, and other rela-' tives, left Saturday for their home, Jacksonville, Fla. Miss Mable Stevens, member of the local school faculty, went to Red Springs fer a week-end visit among Two new Nash 6 Sedans * Two new Nash 6 Touring 1925 Model. Sale or Exchange—Cash or Credit. C. M. FLL Boy I* FataHy Hurt In Auto Accident. joe Mearea Dies Few Hour* After Being Baa Over by an Automobile —Fan )n Fhoht of Car—Othe^ Bladehboro ftefha. CdrTeapondence of The Rdbesonian. Jan. 28.^-Joe M#ares'; 10-year-old yon of Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Mearcs, died at the Baker sana torium in Lumberton Monday night of injuries received about 7 o'clock the same night when he was run over by a Hudson coach driven by Craw ford Freeman. The depiorabie accident happened on the highway near miii No. 1, where several boys were piaying. Joe started across the road, turned to go back but slipped and feii in front of the car, which passed over his body. The party of young people in the car were going to Lumberton. They j carried the boy who at first was thought not seriously injured, to the sanatorium. Those who witnessed the accident say that it was unavoid ; able. The remains were brought I back to the home of his parents a bout noon yesterday and the funeral 'Was held today. i Saturday, Jan. 31, Mrs. J. L. j Bridger's section of the Thursday club will have a rummage sale and ! Mrs. D. H. Bridtger'ts setAicjti will have an apron sale. Both sections ! will sell home-made candy. The Parent-Teachers association will meet in the school auditorium Monday p. m., Feb. 2. Mr. W. B. Hester, father of Mr. {W. A. Hester, died at his home near ; Elizabethtown Saturday after ill j ness of several weeks with cancer I on his face. Quite a number from here attended the funeral Sunday afternoon, interment being made in the family cemetery. FAIRMONT MAN IS CHARGED WITH BURNING HIS AUTO. D. L Nye Arrested Here Tuesday add Released on $1,000 Bond—Ne gro la in Jail Charged With Same Offense. Dan L. Nye of Fairmont was ar rested here Tuesday on a charge of maiiciousiy burning an automobiie on which he had insurance. He made bond in the sum of $1,000 and was released. Joseph McRae, colored, was ar ! rested at the same time on the same charge. He is in jaii in default of bond. It is alleged that Nye was the owner of a Franklin automobile which was destroyed by fire of in cendiary origin several months ago, while he and McRae were the only ones' in or near the car. A hearing has not been set. Valuable Information on Fertilizer Tests. County Agent O. O. Dukes asks The Robesonian to state that he will be glad to give to any farmer who will write for it some vaiuable information on fertilizer tests con ducted last year in Robeson county. —Mr. S. C. Holder has accepted a position with the Lumberton barber shop. He was formerly connected with the Lorraine hotel barber shop. relatives. Mrs. J. M. Wicker, who spent sev eral days in the home of her son in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.! Neill A. McEachern, Broad street,! has returned to her home town, San ford. Practically all of the local school faculty attended the delightful meet- ^ ing of the Robeson county Teach ers in Lumberton last Saturday. Miss Grace Butler, student at Mere dith college, Raleigh, who spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Butler, returned to re sume her studies. Mrs E. F. Muttay and small daugh ter, Katherine, of Wagram, were guests today in the home of her cou sinMrs. L. A. McGreachy. They were accompanied to St. Paul by Miss Lee McNair. Prpresentatives from the local Pres-1 byterian church) who attended the dis trict meeting of the churches held in! Lumberton yesterday were Dr. and! Mrs. E. C. Murray, Messrs. L. A. Mc Gcachy, Locke Mclnnis, J. Browne Evan, J. A. McGeachy, and Mesdames W. D. Johnson and Maggie Oliver. Mrs. Jennie Carver, widow of the late Walter Carver, who spent some time in the home of Mrs. Opie Odum and other St. Paul friends, left last Saturday for Raeford, where she will visit several weeks in the home of her nephew Mr. Wilke Carver, before her retpru to Moss Neck, where she be sides with a brother. ' , The condition of Mr. Chas. Turnsge, who has been very ill several days, re mains about the same. Misses Clyde and Tommie Fisher spent Sunday in Raleigh with Miss Clara Hester of our town, who re- j ccntly accepted a stenographic posi tion there. Accompanying the Misses Fisher to Raleigh were Messrs. Chas. and Joe Caudell. Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Britt and family spent Sunday afternoon in Parkton at the home of Mr. Britt's sister. Mrs. J. Q. Parnell, whose children were sick. Mr. Otha Parker is confined to his j home today by a slight illness. Misses Louise Steele, Tommie Fish- j cr and Murphy Hall spent Saturday! at Flota Macdonald college. LUKE BMTT RETURNS TO LUMBERTON Grand Jur^ ^ —May , M. M ' is Bet Far BOMaine Him Re ef B R- Shepherd a Case AgMnst F Dot if Roaier^-Trial j JUDGE GRADY SIGNS ORDEH Special Officer W. G. Watts is ex pected to arrive here tonight front Halifax county having in custody Luke Britt, white Inan who wiii go beikte the grand jury investigating the murder of E. R Shepherd, who mysteriously disappeared from here about 2 years ago, and whose remains were found near Park ton several months later. Britt submitted to second degree murder in the case, and was given a 10-years sentence in the state prison. During the last days of his adminis tration Governor Cameron Mtt rri.on reduced his sentence to 5 years. He has been on the state prison farm near Halifax for the past several months. It is understood that Britt knows a good bit more about the kill ing of Shepherd than he has told, and that the grand jury has asked to be allowed to examine him before he i* placed on the witness stand Saturday when F. M- Huggins, white and Dock Rozier, colored, will be tried on charges of the murder of Shepherd. Judge Henry A. Gdady signed an or der yesterday for tbe return of Britt. Rems of Loca! News —There wiM be a reguiar meeting cf the ioca! post of the American Legion in the hall topight at 7:30. It is very important that aii members attend this meeting. —On account of the condition of the roads and the inclemency of the weather, Judge Henry A. Grady, af ter opening Superior court this morn- t ing at 9:30, adjourned it until 10 o'clock. —The condition of Master Hiidreth Britt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willis! Britt of R. 4 from Lumberton, who was seriously injured !ast Saturday when a faliing limb fractured his skui). is very much improved. —The condition of Mr. Willie Har vey Crofton, who was injured in an automobile wreck near Greenviiie iast Friday, is improving. He is a patient in a hospital in Greenviiie.; His parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Crofton, who were in Robesonviite! at the time of the accident, wiii re main there for sevrai days yet. t—Mr. W. H. Long, one of The Robesonian's iinotype operators, re- ; turned the first of the week from; a visit to Hickory accompanied by Mrs. Long, who spent some time there on a visit at the home of her parents. They are rooming at Mr. Eimer McNeiii's, First street. —Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Humphrey, Jr., have returned from New Bern, where Mr. Humphrey spent 2 weeks in a hospita! suffering from injur ies he received when he feii from the second story window of a hotei. Mr.! and Mrs. Humphrey were attending the Shrine ceremonial in New Bern at the time of the accident. —Miss H. Morriaon of Maxton ie among the 200 students at the uni versity of North Carolina named on the roii of honor for the iast quarter according to the list just made public j by the registrar's office. Require ment for the honor roii is an average grade <df at ieast "B", or from 90 to 95 on ai) studies. The roii just pub lished marks an increase from 17! for the same period a year ago. Cotton Seed Tests. Tests from many, sections show that cotton seed being saved for planting is running beiow normal! in germination. In view of this fact County Agent O. O. Dukes is pan ning to have germination tests made in Raleigh for those who care to be! certain on tie point. About a pint of seed is ai! that is necessary. These should be sent to the agent not later than Wed nesday, February 4th. ********** * MIXING BOWLS FREE * * As a result of many requests ^ * for the continuation of the offer * * of 5-piece mixing bowl sets. The ' } * Robesonian announces with pleas- * * ure that another large shipment * * has been received and the offer is * * re-instated. The offer is as foi- * * lows: *One set of glass mixing bowls ' * free with each subscription to * * The Robesonian for 2 years; or. ' * a. set free for 2 yearly subscrip- * * tions to The Robesonian. Fob * * those who want to work a little * * ft-T a set we are offering a set * * free for 4 six months' subScrip- * * tions. * * These sets won the admiration * * of everybody receiving one of the * * large number given away during " j * the fall. Each set is packed in * ! * a carton ready for mailing. If * * sets are to he mailed enclose * * 10c for postage. Get yours to- * * day. ' ********** t DOLLAR-A-WEEK" SUIT CLUB John D. Purvis, Tailor. Carolina Playmakera In Lumbcrton Friday Night Famous Dramatic Organization Will Present Three Plays Which Have Hcen MucressfuHv Paodaced and y P*Mnhed at HigA tfkftoaf Am#. torium. A RARH OPPORTUNITY FOR PPHOPLE OF 1SM8 SECTION - Lamberton and near-by towns and rural sections have the opportunity of spending Friday evening of this week, beginning at 8 o'clock, at the school auditorium in I.uvnberton, with the famous and unique Caro iina Playmakcrs, who have develop ed one of the most distinctive "dramatic workshops" in the United States at the university of North Carolina. The program announced inctudes WHEN WITCHES RIDE, a piay of fo)k superstition, by Elizabeth Lay, FIXIN'S a tragedy of tenant farm iife, py Erma and Paut Greene; and CAIUS AND GAIUS JR., a farce comedy of the Oid Sot.*h, by Lucy M. Cqbb/ These plays are among the most popuiar produced by the or ganization and have been presented on severai tours in North Carolina. The plays are aii written and pro duced by students at the university of North Carolina under the direc tion of Frederick H. Koch, founder of the organization and originator of the idea of developing American drama through folk-plays. He has been so successfui with his work than Maxwell Anderson, co-author of "What Trice Glory" and an editorial writer of the New York World, says, "His work is 1 kniy to be of more moment in the history of the drama in the United S;ate3 than the work of a!) the manufacturers ami importers of Metrical noveities who are fam ous as producers- in this city." The New York Times remarks on the interesting character of their work in an illustrated article on the Carolina Playmakers: "The Play maktrs are hard at work building up a special chapter in dramatic history. They are writing and pro ducing plays about their own State, based on what they themselves have seen and experienced, on stories handed down to them from earlier generations. They are en deavoring to interpret North Caro iina to the people of North Caro lina—to make the State more fuily aware of her own personality, to give new !ife to the traditions that are her heritage." Everywhere they have been the Piaymakers have been greeted by iarge audiences and have been giv en enthusiastic and unstinted praise. The tour which includes Lumberton included several points outside the State, their first tour outside of North Carolina. The following is taken from an appreciative report in The State, nearly a column in length, of the appearance of the Piaymakers in Columbia, S. C.: "Hereafter Columbia will watch with keen interest what the Carolina Piaymakers are doing, for their presentation last night at the Town theater of three plays of their own 'making proved them sound and sin cere of purpose, sure of method and 'ntent upon a_worthwhile task. They Are picking uplnts of life all around them, these university students up there in North Carolina, piecing thent together strongly and effec tively and making a drama so finely theatrical, so humanly honest that it lAses its locale the while it em phasizes it." The Atlanta Constitution reporter who wrote up the plays for his pa per when the Piaymakers were in Atlanta recently was even more en thusiastic than The State writer. Mrs. J. M. Russell of Atlanta sent to her sister Miss Mary G. McNeill of Lumberton a clipping, also near ly a column long, from The Consti tution, from which the following is taken: ' It is probable that the Atlantans who fiiled the auditorium at the Wo man's club last night to witness the presentation of three one-act plays by The Carolina Piaymakers, were present at an historic occasion. It ts probable that these Carolina Play makers are the leading exponents of the folk-play idea is America to day. Certainly they put on at least one production, out of the three they gave us iast night, which is but rarely excelled, or even equalled, on any stage, domestic or foreign, ama teur or professional. That state ment is bed-rock fact, too, and not the exuberant blurb of a fanatical enthusiast, or the extravagant clainu of one who has adopted a pose of superior disdain about the 'commer ciai stage.' * -i;' ' t o. "Nevcr, it would! seem, has ahy stage given us a more perfect gem than 'Fixin's.' This is one of the three w e enjoyed iast night." Mrs. Agnes Wade left yesterday for her home In Moorehead City after ; pending a few days here with her son-in-law and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Carr and Miss Eliza beth M. Wade, at the McLean apart ments. DR. WILLIAM W. PARKER OPTOMETRIST Better eye-sight for those who appreciate better service. Office—over 1st National Bank. DBTNCTMEETMCOF AMEMCAN LEG!ON TO BE HELD HERE FR!DAY Officers of legion and AuxUiafy ^ Hava Bean invited and Art Ex j patted to Attend—To Be He!d in ! t^rraine Mote! Banquet Ha!!— j Legion Hand From WHmtngton Expected—Members of Legion and Auxiliary from Every Boat In vited. ' ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETE At a meeting of the executive committees of the iocai posts of the America Legion and Legion auxi!i-; ary ht id in the iegion haii Monday i night, a committee was appointed to complete the arrangements for the district meeting of the legion to be heid here tomorrow. According to tentative pians, ' guests wiii he entertained at the Lorraine hotei, where the meeting will be held. A iuneheon will be serv ed. Members from the different ' ports in the district have been in vited, and at ieast 50 visitors are exoectcd for the occasion. The meeting was called by Jot n Bright Hiit of Wilmington, who is (he committeeman from the sixth district of the iegion. The fact that the meeting wiii lie attended by members of t) e auxiiiary from every { post having an auxiliary has put a good bit of interest into it. The lo cal auxiliary committee has com plete! practically nil the plans for the occasion. It is understood that the Wilmington iegion band wiii be ! present to eniiven things, and dec- i (orations have been piaced in the i bnnuuet halt. Prominent Ladies Invited. Mias Euiaiia McGii! of Lumber ton, who has the affairs of the aux iiiary in the sixth district in charge.; i has invited ati ti e prominent mem bers of the auxiimry throughout the! j state. State President Miss Annie Lee. Mrs. Eveiyn Nimocks of Fay i etteviite, puhiictty committeewoman, ! and Mrs. D. B. Deshrier-Irvin of Rateigh. state prison worker, and 2 i iadies from each of the i5 towns in ! i the sixth district where there are I iegion posts, have been invited by , Miss McGiii. Major Wa Je H. Phiiiips. comn und er of the state department of *he iegion has been invited to ttta -i, and also Vice Commander Noe! Pat ton of Fpyettcviiie. Posts composing the sixth dis trict of the American Legion are as j foiiows: Cumberland Post, Noei Patton, commander, Fayettcviiie, first eiass. j Forrest Post, Dr. J. F, Nash, I commander, St. Pauis, first eiass. Wiimington Post, Lesiie Hu*mmei! commander, Wiimington, fiAtt eiass. Liilington Post, N. T. Spears com ; mander, Liiiington, third eiass. Fort Johnson Post, Robert N.' Davie commander, St. Casweii, third ; eiass. Chartie Haii Post, D. M. McMiiian , ! commander, Red Springs, second ! eiass. I.umberton Post, P. Eii Wishert commander, Lumberton, second j class. i Dunn Post, i. W. Wiiiiams com { msnder, Dunn, third eiass. Henry Straughn Post, Dr. T. W. Marmichaei commander, Rowiand, third eiass. 3abor Post, no officer, Tabor, ; third eiass. Geo. Gaiioway Post. Dr. A. B. Holmes commander, Fairmont, first ! class. ,,, Liberty Post, H, A. Burns com mander, Maxton, second eiass. Robeson-Union Post, J. R. Low ery commander, Pembroke, second eiass. < { Biadcn Post, David B. Johnson commander, Etizabeti.town, third eiass. Coiumbus County Post, R. M. Lew is commander, WihiteviHe, * third eiass. ********* * NOTiCE TO SUBSCRIBERS * * Watch the ir.be] on your pa- * * per. The date shows time of ex- * * piration of subscription. When a * * notice. "Your subscription ex- * * pires with this issue. Please re- * * new at once", appears stamped * j * on the right hand corner of your * * paper your are thereby notified * * that you have recieved your iast * * issue until a renewai is made. * J* No further notice wiii be sent. * **#%***% FLAGS OUT. Commander Ed J. Ciover asks that everybody have their flags out tomorrow to hoip decorate the town while the iocai posts of the American Legion and American Legion auxiiiary are entertaining <fficers of the iegion and auxiiiary and others who attend the annua' meeting of the sixth district. Cotton Marbf* Middling cotton is qt ued on the i iocai market today at 2* 1-t cents t thejpound. ROBESON OATES OF MCOMEIAXMAN Mr H. L. Guthrie, deputy State revenue commissioner, income tax man, will be at the foliowing pieces, t on the dates given, to make oat in jcome tax returns for any citizens jof Robeson wi.o want assistance: February 2 Rowiand; February3, j Fairmont; February 4, St. Pao); February 3, Maxton; February 0, i 10. H and i2, Lumberton; Febru ary 13. Red Springs; March 2 and 3, Lumberton. GENERAL ASSEMBLY House Passes Measure Requiring AM { Vehicies to O splay a Light at j Night—BHh Off.red. The House of the Genera! Assem b!y put through a measure yester day requiring a!i vehicies , horse drawn or otherwise, on State.main tained highways to display a iight at night. i The foMowing bids have been pre. sented in the Genera! Assembiy this week: Workmen's compensation biii, tr* Senators Squires of Caidweii and Johnson of HJbeson, a measure un derstood to have Governor McLean's endorsement; to repeat Representa tive Bowie's act, adopted by the last Legislature, providing for const rue t ion of a raiiroad ho the "!,o*t pro vince:/' of the State, which ac t has been declared unconatitutiona!, no work having been done since prelim i! t ry surveys were made about a vear ago; to enable towns of over 8,060 to regulate traffic with reference to step ordinances; to change date of the State wide primary from the first Saturday in June to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in August; to- make 2 years of separa tion grounds for divorce instead of 5 i years; to repeai the stop iaw for rail. ! road crossings; to increase the an , tonic bile speed iimit, in business sec tions of cities from 10 to 16 miles perhour. in residential sections from 20 to 25, on State highways from 30 to 40. ' Senator Johnson of Robeson offer ed a resoiution to appropriate money to defray the expenses of the inaug uration. An appropriation of $1,500 made by the Assembiy prior to the inauguration proved insufficient, $407 more being necessary to pay all bids. Chairman R. A. Doughton, of the state board of assessments, announc ed Monday that the board woaid pre sent a revenue biii without any in creased income, tax rates and wouid leave the revision of such rates to the iegislature. Other biMs: To aboiish capital pun ishment; to require publishing of i bans by those contempiating mar riage; to create 4 new emergency judgeships. Maxton News Letter ! Mr. R. H. Fitch Seriously injured in Accident—A Look in on the Leg is iators at Raleigh, i By H. C. MacNair. } Maxton, Jan. 28.—A aerioua acci dent befeii Mr. R. H. Fitch, fineman tor the Yadkin River Power Co. this morning when an eiectric fight pofe that he was climbing broke off at the ground and iefi on top of him. His hip was broken and he received other painfu! injuries. He was taken to Hamfet by Dr. McCieHand to the James Bros, hospitai, where his in juries were attended to. t Mr. Fitch is from Hamfet and had onfy been with the construction com pany here for a fittfe more than two weeks. A trip to Rafeigh this week found ' the members in both houses quite j bury. Quite a bit of specufation was had as to what the Govenor's attitude on the road issue woufd he. Was tofd that the house woufd pass the 835, 000,000 Bowie biff if a vote had to be taken that day. but that it was un certain if it woufd pass if the Gover nor woufd recommend differentfy. No doubt but what the faw requiring vehicles to carry fights at night wiff be enacted, The K. K. Stop faw wiff ! have a cfose caff, though many think that the faw wiff be repeafed. One gentfeman wan heard to say that his objection to the faw was that it was actuaHy not observed at aff, that eve ry one used his own judgement in crossing a railroad and the non-obser !vance of the faw was teaching the youth of the land that it was per missible to viofate the !aw and that the moraf efect woufd be bad in the ; boys and girfs. He stated that he trmseff paid no attention to it and he wanted it repeafed so that his boys woufd not see him in an act in vioiation of the law. ) -.-- : . —Mr. J. F. Johnson of Fairmont was among the notaries pubfic com missioned by Governor McLean fast week. Gofdcn Rule Sunday, which was observed throughout the United it'ttes on De-ember 7th, brought $1, 129,383 into the treasury of the Near 'irst it - i?f, according to a report u-t is t ed by the National Gofdrn Ru!e <o:a'nittee. This represents about one-fifth of the tota! cash bud get ncco sary for the coming year. ! FOR KENT —TWO NfCE OFFICES ON FIRST FLOOR NATIONAL BANK BUILDING. 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