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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-15
Demonstration Week at Meal
lister Hdw. Store-Majest;c
Walking Cake.

This is demons tration week at
the store of the McAllster Hdw.
Co. a week of demonstrating the
merits of the Majestic range, and
the store has been thronged with
visitors. Mr. c. Ridge of Green's
boro is in charge of the demons
tration. esterday, while the store
was filled with ladies, a Majestic
Walking cake" was baked. upon
this cake was placed a plank, up
on the plank 16 ladies stood at
the same time and the cake was
mashed fiat. But that didn't
bother the cake any. Not 50
you could notice it. AS soon as
the ladies stepped off the plank
the cake "riz" up Just as high
as ever, and then it was sliced
up and passed around. And it
was delicious; there was No
suggestion in either its looks OF
tase of the severe test it hal
been subjected to. The air-tight
oven did the trick. They are couh-
ling. too, with a joint of paper
pipe, brown biscuits top and bot
tom in three minutes, and ara
serving hot coffee and and biscuits
all the while. Last week was
demonstration week at the coul.
panv's store at St. Pauls and 5.
far tney nave met with sre..
, success, IA stoves having Oesr
; soiu since lh4 iemonst. a;.J.
n
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-15
Graded School Has Record
Opening

The Lumberton graded school,
Prof. R. E. SenteIle, superinten-
dent, had a arecord opening Tues
day morning, 302 pupils being
in attendance, 27O being the larg-
est attendance any opening day
heretofore.
Besides the other out-of-town
teachers mentioned, Miss Mary
Johnson, of Thomasville, who
succeeds Mrs. RS. Sledge as
teacher of the first grade, arriv.
ed Monday. At a meeting Of
the school board Tuesday Miss
Meta Allen, of Anderson, S. c.,
was elected to assist Supt. Sen
telle in the ninth and tenth grades
and these grades have been dis
missed until next Monday.
Prospects are bright for the
best year in the history of the
school.
Since the above was put in
type Miss Allen has notified the
board tnat sne cannot accept and
at a meeting held this afternoon
Miss Edna Tyre, of Maxton, was
elected Avr the ninth and tenth
grades.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-15
MCNEIL CLUB.
Organized With Large Member
ship-McLeod Has Shown
Party Disloyalty.

At an enthusiastic meeting
held in the court house Tuesday
evening a McNeill Club was or
ganized with about It's members
for the purpose of boosting the
candidacy of Sheriff E. C. Nc
Neill to succeed himself as sheriff
of Robson county. The follow
ing officers were elected: T. A.
McNeill, Jr., president; vice pres
idents, Wesley Britt, Eli Phillips,
J. F. Alexander. M. w. Floyd,
c. B. Townsend. C. Nj. Fuller,
S. J. Webb, D. P. Walters, W. J.
Prevatt, l.. E. Whaley, r. D.
Caldwell, A. E. White, Frank
Cough; central committee, D. B.
McNeill, M. W. Floyd, T. A.
McNeill, Jr.. Frank Cough, r.
D. Caldwell, A. E. White.
In accepting the chairmanship
Of the meeting MIR. T. A. Nc
NellI made rousing speech in
which he stated mis- reasons for
opposing the candidacy of G.. B.
Mcleod for sheriff and advocated
the nomination of Sheriff Nc
Neill. He declared that Mcleod
has shown party disloyalty in
coming out for office at this time,
for he knew it would create
strife, told of McLeod's long
term in office, of his refusing te
answer certain questions when
his office was being investigated
on the ground that he might in
criminate himself, of what al
excellent sheriff McNeill ha.
made. and much more to thu
same purpose. Messrs. F. ]
Adams and W. N. Peden, Of Blu,
Springs township, were presen
and in response to calls for re
marks said that Blue Spring
, willglve McNeill a large majority
MIR. A Spell, of Red Springs, sal
that that township will go for Nc
} Neill. Mr.. Spell said that sue
a gathering of determined me
, meant that something wa
wong that needed to be righte
and that all would be we'll wit
D the proper sort of effort. Other
made short talks and the NEE
, ing was very enthusiastic.
a A McNeill club has been o
- ganized also in East Lumbertol
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-15
CONGRESSMAN HANNIBAL L. GOODWIN, RE-NOMI@
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES HELD SIXTH
DISTRICT

3eived majorities as follows:
New Hanover, 40; Robson,
1900; Columbus. 8OU;Harnett, 300
Cumberland, 300; Brunswick, 500.
Clark received a majority in
Bladen, his home county, of 250.
10 to IL o'clock tonight re-
turns indicated a majority of
aoout 1900 in Robson for God
win. The vote in the precincts
from which definite returns hao
been received were as follows,
first figures being Goodwin votes
second. Clark: Back Swamp. 81
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-15

In the Democratic primaries
celd today in the sixth district
Hon. H. l.. Goodwin, of Harnett
county, received majorities rang
ing between 1900 and 5. 600 over
.. L. Clark, of Bladen county,
me nominee of the first conven-
ton held at Wrightsvllle Beach
IN July. Godwin's majority in
Robeson county is about 1900,
more than twice as large as his
majority in any other county.
Returns received at midnight to-
a.ght indicate that GodwiA re-
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-15
ALLEGED Murderer Arrested.

Deputy Sheriff T. c. Barnes
brought to Lumberton Tuesday
from Dillon, S. c., John Calvin
George, colored, who is charged
with the murder Of Marshall
Clark, also colored, at kingsdale
several months ago. George
made his escape but got into
/ trouble in South Carolina. He
was tried and acquitted Monday
but was held for the authorities
here.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-15
DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING.
An Enthusiastic Meeting Held in the Interest of Pure Poll
ticsMcNeill Endorsed for Sheriff and Candidates En-
dorsed for Legislature and Commssioners-A Vigorous
Protest Agant Corrupt Men For Office-Fierce Fight
the Finish is On.

matter in Robson and say the
situation in this county "stinks."
He expressed himself as opposed
to any man who tries to corrupt
voters by the use of whiskey and
money. Rev. R. A. Hedgpeth of
Barnesyille said that unless the
ministers and the church take a
hand it looks like things in Robe
son county are going to the dogs;
when the wicked rule the people
mourn and this is a time when
| all men who believe in righteous
ness should stand together for
pure men in Office in Robson.
Rev. c. H. Durham, pastor of
the First Baptist church of Lum-
berton, electrified the crowd by
a brave and fearless denunciation
Of corruption. He expressed the
very spirit of the meeting and
when ne had concluded every
body felt that it was useless for
any one else to speak. There
was no effort to create a sensc-
tion-that was the farthest thing
from the speakers purpose. 1t
was simply the calm and deliber-
; ate utterance of a fearless man
who had considered the situation
seriously ard earnestly, and his
words struck home to the hearts
and consciences of the people.
Mr.. Durham said in part:
, Il consider it ar insult for a
confessedly impure man to ask
me to vote for him. | take it that
: he has no respect for my views
? in regard to morality, and woulc
: have me make any kind of {
4 compromise to suit him. | dc
| not pose before you as a right
: eous or perfect man, and | have
: great sympathy for the imper
= feet and impure man who is try.
: ing to do better, but for one VIII,
is manifestly bad and whose in
e fluence generally is immoral t
h offer himself to the people of
j great county like ours is prepos
II ferrous.
!: These questions may b
y asked: Are there so many i'm
d moral men in our county tha
s one of that class can announc
J. himself for Office and be electe
s. regardless of the moral element
:. or do large numbers of thos
e who belong to the moral elemen
y thoughtlessly join with the i'm
: moral and help elect the impur
IS and corrupt men? Some sue
conditions surely exist here i
e Robson and our political situa
l. ton may be regarded as terribl
s.. bad. Is it not high time fo
]. those who believe in sound MOI
8. ais and good government to &C
l. together and put the best an
|. purest men in office?
Il have always voted the Dem
< ocratic ticket and / prefer
.e continue to do so, but hereafte
or | shall devitate from party line
id rather than vote for unworth
" men. am determined not
r. vote for a man that | know to b
2, immoral" >"
If This meeting was attended b
ot many of the best men in tn
le county, who are determined
y fight. the finish to improve cond
lg tions in Robson county and
At elect none but worthy men
le Office.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-15

Blue Springs, SO. 26; Lumberton,
253, 1874; Lumber Bridge, ia,
22; Maxton, 80, 1O5; Parkton, Is,
u; Pembroke, 1872, IS; Red
Springs, lao, 49; Raft Swamp,
81, so; Saddle Tree, 90; St,
Pauls, 81, Il; Thompson No. /,
222, Fl; Thompson No. 2, 86, 8;
White House No. l, 1873, ); White
House No. 2, 81, Is. Godwin's
majorities in the following town.
ships are estimated as follows
Alfordsville 65, Burnt SwamK
63, Brltt's 25, Howeilsville IS,
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-15

fees. Walter Mclean, c. c. W.;
4 months on roads.
W. L. Newton was fined S.
Monday for contempt as a wit
ness in state VS.. Will Purnell for
making improper remarks after
Judge Allen had warned him to
desist, but later the fine was
stricken out.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-15

Orrum 20, Sterling's 60, Smiths
60, Wishart's so.
The county boards of can
vassers in The various counties
cf the district will meet at the
various county seats Saturday
of this week and canvass returns,
and the special committee ap-
pointed by the chairman of the
State Democratic executive COM
mittee will meet in Raleigh at
O'Clock p. m. Tuesday of next
week and make official announce.
ment of the result.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-15

Il consider it an insult for a
confessedly impure man to ask
me to vote for him. Rev. c.
Fl. Durham. pastor of the First
Baptist church of Lumberton.
That was the spirit of the large
mass meeting held in the court
house in Lumberton yesterday at
l O'Clock p. m. to register pro-
test against present conditions in
the Democratic party in Robson
county, and the large number OF
men present from all over the
county were there to answer in
the negative Mr.. Durham's ques-
ton, Are there 50 many i'm
moral men in our county that one
vi that class can announce him.
self for office and be elected re-
gardless of the moral element?"
Pursuant to the call issued
through Mondays Robesonian,
a large number Of men from all
parts of the county gathered in
/ the court house at the noon re-
cess Of court yesterday to take a
stand for pure politics and a
higher standard for men in public
Office. and for the removal of
Whiskey and money as a factor in
influencing votes. Mr.. J. S. Oil
yer, Of Marietta, was elected
chairman, Rev. C. H.Durham LED
in prayer. and Mr.. r. D. Cald.
we'll OF Lumberton was asked tc
state the object of the meeting,
which he did briefly, stating thai
the meeting was called by citi
Zens who do not represent the
managers Of the party ma
chinery. He suggested that {
committee of five be appointed
to draw up plans for the meet
ing. This suggestion was adopt
led and the following were ap
pointed: H. NJ. John, W. B. Nc
MILAN, T. A. McNeill. Jr., DR.. J
l.. Mcmillan, H. c. McNair. Tn,
committee retired, organized witt
Mr., McNair as chairman, AM
submitted through T. A. Mcneil
the following recommendations
That a board of five count
commissioners be recommends
for election, and two member
of the House of Representatives
That E.. c. McNeill be endors
r ed for sheriff of Robson county
That the Democratic executiv
committee of Robson count
be requested to call for the resig
nation of Geo. B. Mcleod a
> chairman of that committee.
These recommendations wer
=, adopted and the following cand
) dates were endorsed: For Legi!
lature, DR.. B.F.McMillan and ,
O. Macarthur; for commissioner!
> A. j. Floyd, Dr.. McGougan,J. I
> McPhaul, J A. Mccormick, w. +
Mcclellan.
= While the committee was NAL
= ing up it's report several wei
- called on for speeches. Majt
= Geo. Hall of Red Springs sal
that he was at the meeting simpl
= in the interest of better and pu,
ia er politics. Rev. E. NJ. Hoyls
IT It pastor of theMethodist church {
;. Lumberton, said that he was nj
o going into politics but that h
. stands for righteousness, purit
), and truth everywhere. In goin
q into other counties he finds tn;
people want to know what is tt
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-15

Rev. A. E. Baker, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, ard
family returned yesterday from
Buena Vista, Va. where they
: ant vacation OF about {
eahs.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-15

Mrs. N. A. Thompson and chill
dren returned Tuesday from
Manchester, where they had
been since Saturday.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-15
GOODWIN NOMINATED
BY LARGE MAJORITY

Democratic Primaries Today in Sixth District Give God
win Between 1000 and 5000 Majority Over Clark.
Sixth District Mudde Settled-Robeson Gives Goodwin
About 1900 Majority.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-15

Nashville, Tenn, Sept. IA
the independent Democrats Of
Tennessee today endorsed the
candidacy of Capt. Ben W. Hoop
er, Republican nominee for Gov
ernor, and further cut loose from
the regular wing by referring
the latter's harmony resolution
to the new Independent State
Executive Committee. without
discussion.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-15
ENGAGEMENT Announced.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Kernodle
of Graham announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss
Sarah May, to Mr.. Jas. D..
Proctor of Luml erton. The
marriage will take place October
26. Miss Kernodle taught last
year in the graded school at Ra-
leigh and has visited in Lumber
ton, where she has many friends.
Mr.. Proctor is a member Of the
law firm of Mcintyre, Lawrence
& Proctor and is one of the most
capable and popular young mer
in the county.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-24
BANKER. NO LONGER
IN SHADOW OF JAIL
Remaining Indictments Against
James Treadwell Dismissed
by Judge Cabaniss

James Treadwell, the director of the
California safe deposit and trust COM
pany, who was four times indicted in
company with J. Dalzell Brown and
Walter j. BARNETT after the bank sus-
pended payment, escaped completely
out of the woods of criminal en-
tanglement yesterday, the two pend
ing indictments against him being dis
missed by Judge Cabaniss on the mo-
ton of Lewis F. Byington, attorney
for the defendant, Joined by Assist
ant District Attorney James F. Bren-
nan.
Both Byington and Brennan said that
an examination OF the testimony re-
vealed that il was impossible to con-
Wet
Treadwell twice stood trial. In
August, 1905. the banker was acquitted
of a charge of perjury alleged to have
been committed before the grand jury.
His second trial was on charge of
embezzlemept of stock of the Sacra-
mento Valley bank of Biggs and the
Farmers and Merchants bank of
Colusa, worth nearly 100000. In the
course of the trial Prosecutor Cook
announced that the testimony of ].
Dalzen Brown and other witnesses did
not substantiate the charge, and on
his motion the indictment was dis
missed.
The remaining two indictments, dis
missed yesterday. involved the loan By
the California safe deposit and trust
company to Treadwel1 of $4,000 in two
sums of $4,000 and s17.500. in Octo-
Der. 1907. AS security for the bor-
rowings he pledged with the bank $500
shares of Western Pacific stock
The appreciation of the Western Pa
ciic stock since the failure OF the bank
was fortunate for Treadwell Byfng-
ton, in moving the dismissal of the in
dictment yesterday. stated that Re
ceiver LIE Breton had within the last
three or four months sold for $4,000
the stock pledged by TreadwelI. With
this sum the ;62.50o note and interest
thereon had been entirely Cancelled
and a balance of $1,000 was retained
by the receiver on another obligation
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-24
ANOTHER VICTIM
OF DEATH VALLEY
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

SAN BERNARDINO. Feb. 23.-The
mystery OF the strange disappearance
in the Death valley region of Carl
Sunne. a young Norwegian miner, has
been solved. The unfortunate young
man was a victim of the great arid
waste. into which he ventured in July
of last summer. His remains were
found by one of the Lee boys. a men,
her of the well known halfbreed family
of Restings Springs. about % miles
from the old China ranch.
In the pockets of the torn clothing
which partly covered the shelton were
found many papers which left no
doubt as to the Identification. Among
the papers was q handbook. showing
a balance OF % cents in a Duluth in
stitution, and record of his wander
ings. which he had kept up almost to
the minute of his death and which told
the tale OF his awful suffering from
the heat and thirst after he had be-
come lost. He had wandered for miles
evidently, yet the remains were found
scarcely a mile from the road.
Sunne is the Norwegian youth for
whom the Norwegian consul at New
York made inquiries in the desert
country. He had been traced by his
relatives in Norway TO Goldheld, and
there they had learned that in July
of last year he had gone TO Death
VALLEY.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-24
SUPPOSED MURDER
VICTIM APPEARS
Former Servant of Mrs. E. S.
TuttIe Shows That ''Identi=
ficatiOn" Was Mistake

Another positive Identification" of
the Tamalpais murder mystery victim
has proved to be without foundation.
Mrs Matte McKeany, who, according
TO Mrs. E. S. futile of 315 Suffer street,
was the victim of the tragedy. reported
al police headquarters in this city yes
terday quite alive. She was accom-
panied by Serafino Oils Lorenzo Tunzi,
with whom she is living and by whom.
Mrs futile said, she was treated cru
ely. In her statement to the district
attorney, sheriff and coroner Of Marin
county Mrs. futile gave the name OF
her former servant Mrs Cor Miss
Rose Mckay. The woman's name,
however, is Mrs. Matte McKeany.
Mrs. McKeany is living at 733 Fifth
avenue, Richmond district, with TunZi,
who is employed by ]. Mute & Co.
2s14 Fulton street. Mrs. McKeany
stated 70 the police that Tunzi never
treated her unkindly.
WOMAN PROVES IDENTITY
Mrs. McKeany was very much sur
prised 10 read in her paper yesterday
morning that her moldering bones had
been found on the bare slopes of
Tamalpais. She felt perfectly alive.
T she ana Q4Zl went TO see dIS.
futile and secure an explanation OF
her statement to the Marin county su-
thorities- Mrs. futile was not to be
found. so the couple went to the Swiss
American hotel, where they lived at
one time. LATER they returned TO Mrs.
Tuttle's and there found Detectives
.Conlan and ~Mackey.
The detectives took the woman and
man 10 police headquarters. where they
waited until Sheriff Taylor Of Marin
county, who had been notified. could
come over. The Marin sheriff brought
the watch of the dead woman with
him. Mrs McKeany declared that it
was not her watch. In the face of
such strong corroboratbve evidence
Sheriff Taylor could do no more than
pronounce the woman to be alive.
RETURNED FROM INTERIOR
Mrs McKeany was employed as 4
cook by Mrs. futile at her home in
Mill Valley, and Tunzi was employed
there TO attend TO the horses. They
left in 1908 and went into the interior.
They returned TO San Francisco re-
Gently.
The Call has received a communica
ton from Mrs. J. y. Burkfeld, 1905
Twelfth avenue, Altoona. Pa. express
ing the fear that the woman murdered
on Tamalpais might have been Helen
Genee, her sister, VINO Is an actress.
The description of Helen Genee does
not correspond with that of the muir
dered woman. Helen Genee was IS
years old, feet inches tall. 1876
pounds in weight and wore number
or shoe She was always well
dressed The only point Of resemble nee
was that Helen Genee had good lower
teeth.
The police have no fresh clews to
help them in solving the Tamalpais
mystery.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-24
Happenings Before
Utilities Committee

Milton U'Ren calls Thornwan
Mutually a liar and a fight In mar
rowly averfed.
William VI. Abbott tells z. p.
e. Troy that he lies.
a. j. Pom states that he is act
ing for the United railroads I'm
bidding for the Cough street
franchise and that road fs 10 be
operated as a separate corpora
ton.
Action on the Cough street
franchise postponed for one week.
Thornweu Mutually says that
the United railroads will seek
no franchises for street railways
under present charter conditions
@for the supervisors to wreck
United railroads officials tell
supervisors they were elected TO
grant permit in lower Market
street.
Action on lower Market street
permit put over for two weeks.
Resolution adopted calling for
sale of Geary street railway
bonds
Supervisors object to attempt
10 make il appear that they have
pledged themselves by letter to
grant franchises desired by the
United railroads.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-24
LOAN BROKER TO
REFUND THE COIN
|. Franklin Ordered to Pay Back
1915 Which Did Not Belong
to Client

Brought on the carpet by Auditor
Thomas Boyle for some peculiar moves
in cashing 1915 rebate on an old
street work deposit. l. Franklin. a loan
broker. familiar to several hundred
municipal employees, has been given
until next Monday to make good the
payment of the sum stated to the
thompson -Starratt company.
Franklin, who cashed 900 of the
LOO January pay demands for special
election officers, recently secured from,
A. kuster. contracting plumber, his
demand for the sum. the residue from.
three deposits aggregating $500 made
IN 1898 in connection with the erec>
ton OF the Delger building at sixth
and Market streets. The deposits were
made by the Thompson-St arratt COM
pany, but in the name of one of their
subcontractors, Kuster. The latter hao
left the employ of the firm and hao
left unclaimed the 1915 since July of
1908 franklin, having secured list
of old, unclaimed demands in the aud
itor's office, located Kuster which
BOYLE and the Thompson-Starra PEG.
pie had been unable to do. kuster was
persuaded TO draw out the demand ano
turn it over TO Franklin, in spite of
the fact that the money really be-
longed TO the firm.
Boyle, not liking the aspect OF the
affair, delayed delivery of the warran,
and yesterday learned from the firm
its title to the money. but not until
kuster had secured the demand and
Franklin had cashed it.
kuster has again disappeared, bur
Franklin, confronted with the particu>
lars, offered to compromise the claim,
He was told TO refund the entire s375
drawn and was given until the first Of
the week to do it.