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DUE IN ADVANCE VOLUME L. LUMBERTON. NORTH CAROLINA, THUl3 DAY, DECEMBER 18, 1910. NUMBER 90 EOBESQNIAN THE TO FIGHT H. C.

L. CLYDE HOEY ELECTED. BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS N. 0. BRANCH OF AMERICAN COTTON ASSO.

ORGANIZED PROSPECTS BRIGHTER FOR PEACE TREATY REVIVAL YOU CAN "GO UP" IF YOU WANT TO FLY AD Factions Seem to Be Waking Up to Realization That Politics Ought to Be Forgotten in Order to End Suspense and Establish State of Peace. Expressions that seemed to point toward a re-opening of the peace treaty fight within a few weeks were" voiced on the Senate floor yesterday when the subject bobbed up in the midst of consideration of the railroad bill, states an Associated Press dispatch from Washington, which continues: The symposium of views that went into the record during the brief de bate included opinions from virtually all factions of the divided Senate membership, but they all struck a note of conciliation. Differing widely in their suggestions for a solution they stood together on the general proposi tion that politics ought to be forgotten and that the Senate, acting independently of executive opinion, ought to do something promptly to end suspense and establish a state of peace The discussion reflected the trend of negotiations, which have been in progress privately among Senators, for an agreement that would get the question finally out of the way. There was increased activity in that direction during the day and some' of the leaders predicted some formal and early action in the new year Senator Knox, of Pennsylvania, a leader in the irreconcilable Republi can group of treaty opponents, and a member of the foreign relations com mittee, brought the subject to the floor by another attempt to get before, the Senate his two resolutions to estab- lish a state of oeae The effort wu blocked but he obtained unanimous krly to bring about an industrial consent to send the measures to the peace of at least six months dura-committee where he expects to renew tion. his request for action 5.

Remobilization of the four-min- A plea made by Senator Knox fori ft? men to deliver "work and save" some sort of a settlement was sec addresses in theatres each night, onded by Senator Smith of. Georeia i "Despite all objections and obsta- a reservation Democrat, who declared the time had come to stop academic discussion of who held up the and get together in a give-and-take effort for compromise. Action also was urged by Senator Nelson, of Miu-j nesota, one of the mild reservation Republicans, and by Senator Myers, of Montana, a Democrat, wh0 voted last session for some reservations and al-4 so for unreserved i In the compromise negotiation pro-! i-ceuuigs ai private conierences amoncr Senators the principal activity seemed 10 De among the Democrats, the Re Defeated Republican Candidate Moorehead for Congress by Large Majority in Ninth. Clyde R. Hoey, Democrat, of Shelby defeated John M.

Moorehaad, Republican, of Charlotte in the special election in the Ninth district Tuesday to select a successor to the seat in the House of Congress vacated hy E. Yates Webb, who was recently appointed to the Federal bench. The Democratic majority was between 1,500 and 2,000. In the 1918 regular election Mr. Webb received a majority of 4,152 over his Republican opponent, Chas.

A. Jones of Lincolnton. The league of Nations was one of the chief issues in the campaign, Hoey advocating the league and Moorehead being an opponent. Mecklenburg gave Hoey a majority of 2,163 against a majority last year for Webb of 3,199. Hoey's home county, Cleveland, gave him 1,911 majority against a majority of 1,272 for Webb in 1918.

The only turnover in the ten counties in the distriit was in Burke, jvhich last year gave a Republican majority of 61 but gave Hoey 73 majority. CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENTS. A Christmas Sketch Will Be Given by Pupils of Sixth and Seventh Grades at School Auditorium This Evening Pupils of Fourth and Fifth Grades Will Give an Entertainment Friday Evening. "The Greatest Gift," a Christmas sketch, will be presented by the students of the 6th and 7th grades of the graded school this evening, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. The entertainment promises to be highly entertaining and the patrons of the school and others are invited to be present.

An evening pleasure is promised tho-fe who attend. An admission fee of 10 cents will be chargd and the proceeds will be used for the grammar grades library. Pupils of the 4th and 5th grades will give a Christmas entertainment in the high school auditorium tomorrow (Friday) evening, beginning at 7:30. No admission will be charged. The public is invited.

LUMBERTON BOY FOOTBALL STAR W. J. Prevatt, Has Made Fine Record as Football Player at Georgia Military Academy. Mr. W.

J. Prevatt, of Lumber-ton, who is a student at the Georgia Military academy, Atlanta, Ga-, has mt.de a record as a football player. Young Prevatt was elected captain of the team of the G. M. A.

last season and was picked by Tolbert as one of the honored eleven of the all-Southern and all-Georgia State teams. He was also chosen as color sergeant of the staff of the G. M. A. of the capitol city.

This was Mr. Prevatt's second year as a football player aid the fact that he won this distinction and honor is highly appreciated by his many friends in Lumberton. The Atlanta papers have had much to say abort his record as a football star. The Freeman Printinz Comnanv machine. Mr.

E. L. Whaley returned Tuesday from a trip to Georgia and Florida. He brought back some oranges which he picked while in Florida. Messrs W.

L. and Bishop Jenkins and Walter Barfield of the Barnes-ville section were Lumberton visitors Tuesday. Mr. Bishop Jenkins was recently given an honorable discharge from the S. army, having served more than 4 years in Panama.

Mary, 6-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Stanley of R.

1, Pauls, Underwent an operation for enlarged adenoids and tonsils at the Thompson hospital yesterday. The operation was performed by Dr- R. S. Beam. Six pupils of the high school were recently suspended as a result of continually breaking the rules of the school.

Supt. W. H. Cale says there has been complaint about the discipline at the school and as soon as rules with teeth in them are adopted some are prone to criticise the faculty for enforcing them. A picture and vaudeville house for colored people has been opened in the old Bland hotel building, south of the Seaboard, railroad.

Charley Mornsey is proprietor- Messrs. Sandy McNeill E. Walters and H. K. Smi'th v.i.ti' and Mr.

N. B. McArthur of the Phil- -upnM section passed through town yesterdav en nmt. SL hunting trip in Horry county. They vZT J- Sams, who lives near Loris, and hunted with Mr.

JJarvia nocr Tkm deer while on the trip but any of them. They killed a number of wild ducks and report a dandv onrA Plentiful in that section, according to m. nunters. The graded and high schools will cJo2 tomorrow for the holidays and will open for the spring term Monday, January 5. This will give a two-weeks' holiday.

publican reservationists indicating production, incident to the var, inflat-that they awaited some concrete pro- currency, due to government bor- posal from the other side. The demo- rowings and heavy taxes which, he cratic managers were hopeful that charged, were passed on by business such an agreement soon would he men to the consumer. Mr. J. P.

Hester has resigned hie position at Mr. K. M. Biggs' store, take effect about January 1st. License has been issued for the marriage of Albert H.

Stone and Berta Hall; Jesse Norton and Bessie Smith; Chas. E. Alford and Emma Grace Spivey; Jno. A. Small and Emma C.

Bullock. Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Baxley moved Monday from the H.

J. Mas-selwhite place on R. 7 from Lumber-ton to Mr. Nash Lamb's place on R. 2 from Fairmont.

Mr. Baxley was a Lumberton visitor Monday. Sentiment that more of Lumber-ton's streets should be paved is being expressed by some, especially that the paving should be extended north on Elm and Chestnut streets and other streets in the business part of town. The Robeson branch of the State Checkers Tourney will be organized in Lumberton at an early date. Lumberton has a live checkers club, composed of some of the State's best players.

Dr. A. Norment is at the head of the local club. Henry E. Thrower and Frank P.

Campbell, both of Lumberton, recently enlisted in the army. Mr- Thrower signed up for the quartermaster corps for service in Panama and Mr. Campbell joined the cavalry for service on the Mexican border. Robie McNeill and James Lee French, a colored couple, were married in the office of Register of Deeds M. W.

Floyd about 9 of the clock Tuesday evening. Justice H. M. McAllister officiated. Quite a crowd of spectators witnessed the marriage.

Mr. H. E. Sisson, assistant field director of the Red Cross for North Carolina, representing the Southern division, came to Lumberton yesterday and will be here a day or so for the purpose of arranging to put cn a Red Cross roll call after the holidays- Mr. C.

C. Murphy, who has conducted a number of successful real estate sales in the county recently, left this morning for his home in Wilmington. Mr. Murphy conducted during November in Robeson one land auction sale for $79,000, and another during December which amounted to $38,000, besides a number of smaller sales- Friends of Mr. J.

Browne Evans of St. Pauls will be glad to learn that his little son was not injured a seriously as was reported in th item reproduced in Monday's Robesonian from the Red Springs Scotch Mr. Evans says that while hia son was kicked in the face by a horse, he only suffered a broken nose and has recovered with only a slight scar. Mr. Edward Sandlin left yesterday for his home at Rose Hill after spending some time in the county, conducting land auction sales.

He has conducted a number of successful land sales in Robeson during recent months, the most notable being the sale of lots recently in East Lumberton, sale lasting from 10 a. m. to dark with unflagging interest. Mr. W.

K. Bethune left Tuesday for Raleigh to attend the meting there yesterday of the State brancn of the American Cotton association, of which he has bean one of the State organizers. He drove through in hia auto and was acmpanie-l as far as Fayetteville by Miss Ruth Normoiit, Who visited relatives there. Mr. Bethune and Miss Norment are expected home today.

Maxton Scottish Chief: Queen Maxton has no empty houses and has crying need for more buildings- Mr. J. Logan Porter of the Southern Exchange and interested in the Dan McQueen bushms, a most interesting and enterprising business man, has bought a residerco in Charlotte and moved his family there for the present because he could not find a 3nit-able home here. Miss Anna Thompson has again taken charge of the Thompson hotel. Elm street, and will continue to operate a hotel and boarding house.

Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Stubbs, who had operated the Thompson hotel for several months, have leased the opera house building and will after first of the year operate a hotel and boarding house there.

All the rooms in the former opera house will be equipped with new furniture and fixtures. The new place will be known as Elm's Inn. Know all men by these presents that it was distinctly printed in Monday's Robesonian that a daughter had been born to Mr. and Mrs. D.

A. Shaw, and not Mr. and Mrs. D. K.

Shaw. Mr. D. R. Shaw of Grantham Bros, says he is getting all the congratulations with nothing to show for it Yesterday when Mr.

Shaw took his nerve with him and went up for a ride in an airplane some ladies were heard to remark that it was a shame for him to be flying about in the upper air while his wife was at home with a young baby. So Mr. D. R. Shaw wants it known that re Shaws thus recently blessed are not the Shaws of Grantham Bros, hut Mr.

and Mrs. D. Shaw of the Kingsdale Lumber Co DR. WILLIAM W. PABKEE EYE SPECIALIST Office: National Bank of Lumbertesr Bufldiag; Attorney General Palmer Lays Down Program of 5 Conservations Every Man and Woman Should Help in the Fight.

Attorney General Palmer pledged the full power of the Department of Justice in the prosecution of hoarders and profiteers in a talk Tuesday in Chicago in which he outlined to 400 city officials, heads of civic organizations and club women of Illinois, the program of his department in combatting the high cost of living. A plea for the assistance of every man and woman in the country in aj national fight against high prices; was made by Mr Palmer at the meeting which was called by Governor Lowden Exnlainine the plan of action, whereby fair price committees in every community become agents of the Fedaj eral government in enforcing its de-j grees, Mr. Palmer laid down a program of five conservations which, if carried out, would do much to deal a death blow to the high cost of liv-l ing. They are: I 1. Organization of fair price committees in every city and county backed by mayors and prosecuting attorneys, with the committees supporting the United States district attorneys.

2. Organization of women to refuse to buy anything but actual necessities until prices come down 3. olding of "conservation" ard economy meetings in every community under the auspices of civic bodies. ,4. Influence of mayors and prosecutors to be brought to bear on the warring elements to prevent factional disturbances in industry, and uarticu des, I propose to g0 through with '3 campaign," Mr Palmer declared, "If industrial conditions do not get too bad during the next few car bring real relief." The wage earners were in the class of in tat their income as a ul had kept pace with the rapidly I rrftfilnting cost of living, Mr.

Palmer! added. The salaried worker was the man who had felt the fuel hrant of higher costs because he had been the io -ooiain renei, The ehief causes of high cost of living, he pointed out, were decreased "0ne the greatest crimes of the day is idleness," said the Attorney ueneral. "We must stow factional disturbances in industry and increase Production. If men and women would 1 cent more wrk prices would come-down 20 per cent; rfnd if they I would economize and save 10 ner cent more his problem of the high cost of living would be solved." MR- LENTZ COUNTY CHAIRMAN, nd Hnnnr Children Raleiirh. Dec.

Announcement in accepting the responsibility of the relief work the county, the new- named chairman is expected to have no trouble in securing the adop- "on 01 me county's quota of orphans, will 1 workers and will wage his drive with1 confilence that characterized hi! previous war efforts during similar campaigns for relief The mission of the Near East relief is almost identical to that of the American Red Cross and in some instances both organizations are cooperating in. giving the necessary aid the sufferers in Armenia and Sy-i Box Supper at Hoown December 25th. Correspondence of The Robesonian, Raynham. Dec. 16.

There will be Christmas exercise and a box supper at Hopewell Thursday. December 25. Christmas day, beginning at 3:30 p. m. good time awaits all who will be present.

Sewing Class Exhibit at High School, Reported for The Robesonian. The work done this term in sewing in the high school will be on exhibit Friday morning in the room, second floor of the building. Frank Gough and W. K. Bethune of Lumberton Are Among the Offiers Elected at Permanent Organization Meeting in Raleigh Yesterday.

At the meeting held in Raleigh yesterday for permanent organization of the North Caroline branch of the American Cotton association, Mr. Frank Gough of Lumberton was elected first vice-president and Mr. Walton K. Bethune of Lumberton was elected executive committeeman for the Sixth district Both Mr. Gough and Mr.

Bethune took an active part in organizing county branches in the recent campaig and did effective work. L. S. Tomlinson of Wilson was elected president, Frank P. Shields of Scotland Neck, second vice-president.

An executive committeeman was elected for each of the ten districts and W. A. Newby of Hertford, Dr. Clarence Poe of Raleigh and G. B.

W. Hadley of Greenville were elected committeemen at large. Election of a secretary-treasurer was left to the executive committee, as was also the matter of choosing delegates to the national convention. In addition t0 the president, J. A.

Brown, Chadbourn, is prominently mentioned for one of the national committee places. S. G. Rubinow, who has conducted the campaign for members, was given a strong endorsement, and is being mentioned for permanent secretary-treasurer of the association. In making announcements at the morning sertion Director Rubinow said the incomplete returns indicated that there have been" enrolled 20,000 members of the cotton association in North Carolina.

ORPHANAGE CHRISTMAS TREES Chestnut Street Methodists Will Have Christmas Tree Monday Evening I and the Presents Will Be Sent to the Methdist Orphanage at Raleigh Like Tree at East Lumberton Methodist Tuesday Evening. There will be a Christmas tree and Christmas exercises at Chestnut Street Methodist church in which both the church and Sunday school will take part Monday evening of next week. However, presents Willi be given and not received and the presents contributed will be sent the Methodist orphaage at Raleigh. Mr. K.

M. Barnes, superintendent of the Sunday school, and Mrs. Daisy W. Jenkins will have charge of the tree. The exercises will begin at 7:30 o'clock.

Children will give presents and the grown ups will contribute money to purchase blankets to he sent to the orphanage. The East Lumberton Methodist Sunday school wil have Christmas tree Tuesday evening of next week. Members of the church and school will contribute presents for the tree and these will be sent to the Metho-' dist orphanage at Raleigh. Rev. R.i A.

Bruton is pastor of the church and Mr. D. D. French is superintendent of the Sunday school. BASKETBALL TOMORROW.

Wilmington and Lumberton High School Teams Wfll PJLay Here Lumhcrton Defeats Rowlanl. Reported for The Robesonian. In the third game of a 3-game series between the basketball teams of the Lumberton and Rowland high schools, the Lumberton team defeated the Rowland team by a score of 6 to 5 on the latter's court last Thursday. This game makes Lumberton the winner of 2 0ut of the 3 games'. There will be a basketball game here between the teams of the Wilmington and Lumberton high schools tomorrow at 2:30 p.

m. 56,776 BALES GINNED. Cotton Ginned in Robesmt to December 1 This Year Exceeded by 5,098 Bales the Amount Ginned to Same Date Last Year. There were 66,776 bales of cotton counting round as half bales, ginned in Robeson from the 1919 crop prior to December 1, as compared with bales from the 1918 crop to December, 1, 1918. This is 5,098 hales more than were ginned to December 1 last year.

This report was furnished. The Robesonian by Mr. J. A. McLeod of, Census of Indians of Robeson.

Arrangements are being made, as will be notified from an advertise ment elsewhere in this issue, to take a complete census of the Indians of Robeson county. Ths census will ne taken by Indians who have formed an organization with W. M. Lowrey as chairman and A. Chavis.

secretary. It is the purpose to take not only a complete census showing the number of Indians in the county but also to show the part taken by the Indians in the world war aumber of men who served, those who gave their lives, Liberty bonds and War Say ings stamps purchased, Red Lieut. Fillmore is Doing FlyingStunta Over Lumberton and Giving Folks a Bide Who Have the Nerve and the Price Several Lumberton People Have Taken a Flight If you have the nerve and $15 you can take a trip over Lumberton in an aeroplane. Lieut. W.

H. Fillmore is here with a big Curtiss plane for the sole business of taking folks to nde. He came here Tuesday afternoon from Dunn, where he spent three weeks. Lieut. Fullmore is accompanied by Mr.

J. S. Rooker, his mechanic-The first passenger to take a ride fcexe was a lady, Mrs. James S. McNeill, and she reported a most pleasant ride.

Others wh0 took flights yesterday were Messrs. D. R. Shaw and E. L.

Whaley. Lieut. Fillmore looped the loop over Lumberton. yesterday while Mr. Whaley was a passenger with him.

When the aviator came here he picked his landing field from the air, landing in a cotton field about a mile north-east of town on the farm of Mr. Richard Edwards. He made a perfect landing. The landings yesterday were made in a field on the farm of Mr. Alfred Hardin, not far from the first landing place, but the landings place has now been changed to a field on the right side of the Carthage road, beyond the' Jennings cotton mill.

Mr. Elwood L. Whaley knew Lieut. Fillmore while he was serving as instructor in the aviation department of the S. army and he 'considers him a safe pilot.

He was engaged for some time after the close of the war in driving a U. S. mail 'plane between New York and Washington and New York and Cleveland, Ohio. Lieut. Fillmore will probably be here for a week or longer if business is good.

A number of local people have expressed their intentions of taking at" least one air trip, while many have expressed in strong terms their intentions of not taking one. Mr. D. R. Shaw, who "went up" yesterday, says he was delighted with the experience and expects to take another trip before Lieut.

Fillmore leaves town. Many people gather about the landing field to witness the rising and landing of the 'plane. THREE HOME-MADE WHIS-KEY STILLS CAPTURED Two Negroes Were Arrested With the First Still Operators of Other Stills Wefle Absent When the Officers Arrived. Three home-made whiskey stills were captured by Sheriff R. E.

Lewis, Deputy Sheriff A. H. 'Prevatt and Sural Policemen A. R. Pittman and W.

W. Smith yesterday. Two negroes, Jim Savrfhnah and Frank Clark, were arrested with the first Btill captured and are in jail awaiting further developments. This still, a lard-tub outfit, was found in Savannah's heme, near McDonald. Forty-five gallons of beer were also found about the house.

The other two plants were found near together in a swamp about 8 miles north of Maxton. The owners of these stills were absent when the officers reached the scene. One was a lard-tub plant, while the other was a later model, made of wood, with a 15-gallon keg for a cap. About 60 gallons of beer was found about these stills. The ivities of the officers yesterday will lesult in dy for some no doubt.

COTTON ASSOCIATION MEETING JANUARY 8TH Date for Permanent Organization of County Branch Postponed. The date for organizing the Robe-Bon branch of the American Cotton association into a organ-i ization was postponed from Tuesoay of this week to Thursday, January 8. Several members of the association gathered in the house Tuesday at noon and elected the following delegates to the meeting the State association held in Raleigh yesterday: Messrs. W. P.

Barker, Frank Gough, O. O. Diike3, L. M. Oliver and Paul Robertson.

Bale of Only 2 Lots of Prevatt Property Confirmed. The sale of only two lots of the W. J- Prevatt property, East Fourth and Walnut streets, sold at auction Tuesday, was confirmed. The prop- erty was divided into six lots and the six lots sold for a total of $14,700. The sale of one lot frontine 30 feet on Walnut and running back 80 feet and bought by Mr.

W. I. Linkhaw for 12,500 was confirmed and lot front ing 58 feet on Fourth street rnd bought by Mrs. Anna Bullard for 33,100 was also confirmed. There Js 4-room residence on the lot bought by Mrs.

Bullard. The sale was con ducted by the Edward Sandlin Realty 01 rose hul In an election 'Tuesday the vot era 'Of Wake nnnnttr AoteataA posed bond issue of $100,000 for tuuuigr tuDercuiosis sanatorium. reached, but they predicted it would! toofctake tangible form until after the holidays Among the Democrats there "was much discussion of the possible ef- I feet of the compromise negotiations on the contest between Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, and Senator Underwood of Alabama, for election as Democratic leader of the Senate. The negotiations, utarteH with mild reservation Republicans were conducted by Senator Under-! sort of compromise he was not inT- volt against President Wilson, nor leading any sort of oDnoRition ihJ, l'aty. just been made that Mr J.

C. Lentz Consideration of the first of st- Pauls has been appointed chair-, tor Knox's resolutions, which would man tne Armenian, and Syrian Re-j ratify the treaty insofar as establisn-i campaign in Robeson county and ment of a state peace is concerned selected to put the county "over the' was blocked by Senator McKcllar1 toP" the drive for the adoption of Democrat, Tennessee, while Senator homeless children of the Near EastJ Nelson stopped the second one, newly appointed chairman will, mg merely to declare that a state cf soon ni work which will include peace exists. Christina repeal in of tn- In view of the attitude of President hs-ngry aad homeless! Wilson, Senator Knox declared the one today phaJing toi benate should proceed in its own way Americans for just a morsel and a' to secure a formal peace status, work-IP1 to lay thr heads in peace. I "6 wie oesi solution 't could at Kesponsibihty for the delay was de- S.enator Smith to be about -vjr uetween me two. parties it was onlv a vnit.

muib to try 10 rix the blame, he asserted, adding two-thirds of the Senate favored rat- Sfa idllf 'T10 c-tam kind the phraseology of which friends of the treaty were to oome to- conference. JL" mKe no progress by crimination and recrimination- oenator Smith. "Let us cease tryine to fmd out who i. to blame forth! Party politics should not played importance, action and every effort to gate rsr- Mr. James S.

McNeill, who lives about one mile east of town, tnid two fine porkers recently. They were 25-months old and one weie-fcerf tne other 475 pounds, dreased. The four banks of Lumbertorrk will be closed two days for. Christmas Thursday and Friday. Decern- ver t.o una, 0.

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