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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-01
our section.

our section.
The 'last excursion of the sea-
son" passed this landing last
night, the White Oak" people
having chartered a boat for the
occasion. Several Elizabethars
joined the number, among them
Mr.. Edwin White, who won the
five-pound box Of candy that SO
many took chances on at the
Clark Bros. When Mrs. Mary
Mclean takes a matter up her
business tact and pleasant man.
ners are going to carry it
through and though $50 were
the chances to be taken on that
candy, business rushed until the
draw was made and the lovely
box landed in Mr.. Whites hands.
Mr.. Wash Clark the jovial is
erecting a gin, ar up to date
thing, belonging to the Clark
Bros.
Mrs. J, P. singletary, of South
port. with her three bright chill
dren, is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Hall.
The city, boasts of good
livery accommodations now. Mr..
Davis supplies good teams when
ever desired.
Mrs. Irving Robinson, relict of
Capt. Irving is to visit her
sister, Mrs. C. P. Parker.
1 Thos. Whitfield, Esqr.. wife and
daughter are visiting his mother,
Mrs. Lizzie Whitfield. Baden
hated to give this son of hers up
to Florida. He has prospered in
, business and lives we'll up on
, Easy street.
J Mr.. Henry Thrower has beer
in Charleston purchasing ma
, chinery for Mr.. Newton's large
new mill, which is to do such
: stunts in saw-milling for E-towr
Mrs. Alex. Newton and chill
dren are booked to become resi-
! dents for period, Of this town
| tomorrow.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-01
Notice of Act on.

North Carolina In the Superior Court
Robson County Before the Clerk.
A. R. McEachern, administrator of A.
C. Willoughby, deceased
VS..
D. J. Willoughby and others, heirs at
law of A. c. Willoughby, deceased.
To D. J. Willoughby and Sidney Will
loughby:
The defendants above named will
take notice that an action entitled as
above has been commenced in the ST.
perior court of Robson county by the
plaintiffs for the purpose of procuring
an order for the sale of certain lands
in the counties of Robson and Cumber-
land to make real estate assets to pay
| the debts due by the estate Of A. G..
Willoughby; and the said defendants
will further take notice that they are
required to be and appear before the
undersigned at his Office in the court
house at Lumberton, N. c., on the
23rd day of September, 1910 at II
clock noon and answer or demur te
the petition to be filed in this cause
Ard said defendants are further mott
fed that if they fail to appear ane
answer or demur to the petition, thu
plaintiff will pray the court for the re
lief therein demanded.
Witness my hand this 23rd day O
August. 1910. w. H. Humphrey
Clerk Superior Court
Mcintyre, Lawrence and Proctor,
8-25-4tburs Attornejs for plaintiff
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-16
SCION Of A
|. PROMINENT FAM
YARRESTED

The arrest of John C. Cooley,
charged with forgery, on the eve of
a church social to which he had ar
ranged to accompany prominent
and charming member of the local
younger society set brings out a
tragic story of tragic life
A man in size and appearance,
Cooley Is but boy in years. Born
on Christmas day u years ago, OF
wealthy and respectable parents,
Young Cooley began the life which
has led him in his short score Of
wears to the gloomy walls of a
states prison.
When this boy stands before a
judge in the superior court this
afternoon. the magistrate will prob
ably know that the grandson of one
of the greatest authorities of the
study of law is waiting his sentence.
Young Cooley is grandson of
Judge Thomas \. Cooley, dean of
the law department of Ann Arbor
Mich. and author of many text
books.
The father of the boy is the head
of the Cooley Cycloid Engineering
Co. of New York. and is reputed to
he worth $4.000.000. The mother is
somewhere in the state of Virginia,
but her address is not known.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-16
To C[0SE:
COUNTRY
SALOONS
LOCAL OPTIONiSTS FILE A
PETITION WITH COUNTY
MiSSiONERS

A petition containing over 1900
signatures was filed this morning
with the county auditor calling for
a special election on May 81 to de-
eide whether or not Spokane coun-
ty is tot be totally dry outside of
the Incorporated towns.
An examination of the books of
the county commissioners shows
that there are only two saloons in
the unincorporated district one al
Colbert and the other at DenisOn
which means that the local option
election is for the purpose of de-
feating the wet victory at Cot
bert and Nine Mile in the town.
ship election March /.
The signatures of less than 100
voters, or 80 per cent of the vote
within the .unincorporated portions
Of Spokane county, are necessary
to secure q vote on the question
but Superintendent l.. r. Horton OF
the Local Option association, add
ed over 200 to that number.
The Incorporated towns within
the county which will not be af-
fected by the election are: Spo-
kane, Medical Lake, Cheney
Spangle, Latah, Waverley, Rock
ford, Deer Park, Hillyard and Fair.
field.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-16
IGNORES
PENDING
CHARGES
WITHOUT AWAITING ACTION
OF COUNCIL, PRATT NAMES
HIS MAN.
BLAIR WILL ANSWER
GREATEST FIGHT OF PRATT
REGIME HAS BEEN
OPENED.
BLAIR WILL ANSWER

ignoring the startling attack
made on John e. Blair by e. o.
Connor, the retiring corporation
counsel, Mayor Pratt this morn
ing, without awaiting the action OF
the Investigating committee ap.
pointed by the city council, ap-
pointed Blair to the post of tho
city's chief legal advisor.
Pratt, it is announced, is ready
to uphold Blair and will stand by
him to finish, regardless Of the
charges Of the former corporation
counsel that Blair had dumped"
the city in two important cases.
This forces the matter to an issue
and the developments promise to
give one Of the most picturesque
scraps that have yet developed in
the long string of exciting incl
dents that have marked the Pratt
administration.
Blair denies the charges of Con-
nor in toto, but declined to make a
detailed statement
Il am too busy today to make a
reply at length to the misstate-
ments and misinformation con-
tanned in the letter of +. O. Con-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-16

why ii is that politicians who usu-
ally fight each other are so much
in unison in denying a fair investi-
cation, or three police matrons
Meanwhile, labor has notified its
member of the latest mayor com
mittec to withdraw, as the leaders
will have nothing to do with any
probing committee that is domin-
ated by Sullivan, or soon-to-be
(maybe) Corporation Counsel
Blair anL unless there is fair
committee appointed by the mayor,
said committee being chosen not by
the official clique now hunting
cover. but by the organizations di-
rectly concerned. then secret
committee will be authorized and
its final findings and the evidence
that caused them will be printed.
The public will discover many
things of interest if it reads The
Press these next few weeks. 1t
will also discover the real truth
about municipal and county condi-
tionS.
The attitude of the German so.
cieties is about that of labor.
while we feel that the mayor s
selection for us was a good one,
and that Mr.. Gundlach will always
be on the right side, we feel that
this is a six to one committee. with
the six probably welded to the ad-
ministration program as were the
two out of the three on the original
committee. We, with labor, asked
for committee of five to be chos-
en- by the organizations concerned.
Instead we get committee of
seven chosen by the mayor with
the Woman's club left entirely out
of the work" That was the state
ment of Karl Riedelsberger. presi-
dent of the United German Socie-
ties this morning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-16
LEMONS HANDED OUT
BY THE CITY COUNCIL

Labor and the Woman's club
had the usual lemon handed them
by the council last night. The
delegation from each presented the
cause of the police matrons again
and the council referred the whole
matter to the judiciary committee,
which will meet Monday and daily
some more probably.
Then labor was handed an extra
lemon for good count, there being
no 5000 men on hand to protest
On motion of Schaeffer. seconded
by FUNK, the council pigeonhOled
the petition of labor to have the
investigating committee increased
by the addition of union man to
be named by labor, not by the
mayor. Funk, who is supposed to
represent labor. deliberately turned
on his constituents. just as week
khefore he had not dared lift his
voice when he saw labor's spokes-
man thrown from the council cham
ber. Probably Mr., Fun will be
remembered by labor later.
IL was more IMAM ever tNlueHt
last night for some mysterious
reason the council was not going to
have any real investigation of the
police department nor any police
matrons. 1t was evident that the
council was even willing to have
the whole thing handled by the
mayor, who has taken ii out of the
hands of the council these last few
days, despite the general feeling
in the council that it usually
doesn't want the mayor to butt in
The women and labor are won
dering today just how bad condi
tions are in the police department
if. every official of the city govern
Nent is SO intensely eager to keep
the whole mess covered up, and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-16
CROFT TAILORS
OPEN SEASON

The Croft Tailor's baseball team
will open their 1910 season next
Sunday, when they will pit their
skill against the City Dye Works
team at Corbin Park.
They have already arranged
games with the Varneys, Rathdrum
and Clayton. The team will be un-
der the managership of Clark
Louns bury, with D. O'Brien captain.
This team thus for has quite a
few open dates on its schedule and
any amateur team of this or ad-
joining cities who would like to get
a date may do so by dropping a
postal card to V. Ross, secretary,
care Empire hotel.
Fubion, the crack amateur
pitcher of last season. will be the
star slabster of the team.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-16
NATIVES TRY
TO TOUCH
ROOSEVELT 7
T. r. THINKS SlATIN PASHA
MOST INTERESTING
MAN.
(By Staff Correspondent Of The
United PreSs)

(By Staff Correspondent Of The
United Press.)
kHARTOUM, March 16.-There
Roosevelt today.
Early this morning he started on
the trip to the Omdurman battle
field. The journey was made in a
boat. When the party arrived, Col.
oneI Hutchinson, dressed in pic
turesque uniform and surrounded
by a party of citizens and sheiks
attended in a party. The visitors
headed by the colonel we're con,
Quoted about the battlefield.
Numerous other points of inter
est were visited on the return trip
to this city. Upon the return here.
Colonel Roosevelt was met by
Slatin Pasha. the general, who con
Quoted the party to the house
where he was imprisoned during
the war year ago.
Crowds of natives swarmed in
the streets and after the party,
causing the police more trouble
than yesterday. The throngs tried
many times to reach Colonel Roose-
welt, many of the natives being pos
sessed of a great desire to touch
his hand or clothes. The guards
had to form a solid line about the
party and constantly were forced to
open the way ahead by forcing the
people back.
Roosevelt was in fine spirits and
apparently enjoyed the day. The
crowds were in good humor too,
and cheered him whenever he ap-
peared. The efforts to reach him
were all made in the spirit of en-
thuSiastic admiration.
Slatin told the colonel the details
of his life during the long impris-
onmcnt. Roosevelt was intensely
interested and expressed warm ad-
miratiOn for the man.
He is the most interesting man
| have ever met since | left the
United States" declared the col
onel.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-16
MINISTER VICTIM
RACE ESW|NDLERS

(Ey United Press Leased Wire)
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, March
ia prominent minister, active
in church work, was one of the nu-
merous victims of the Maybray
gang of fixed race swindlers, ac-
Cording to the statement today of a
man who was once active in the
organization
The assertion was verified later
by several members of the gang,
who are here in order to attend the
trial of John c. Maybray, the al
legged leader and his alleged asso-
ciates, now in Pittsburg, before
Judge Mcpherson.
According to testimony offered
on she stand today, one-half the
money gained from a dupe was al
wac : pa d to the ''steerer" who had
persuaded him to bet on a fake
contest.
Howard Simpson, Spokane
realty dealer, who was once a mem
bes' of the band, explained on the
stand yesterday that "steerer''
was one whose job was to find
somebody who was anxious to get
something for anything" and give
him dose of his own medicine
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-16
STIR IN STABLES
(By United Press Leased Wire)

(By United Press Leased Wire)
NEW YORK, March 16.-Life is
beginning to stir around the
stables and the tracks in prepara-
ton for hard and constant train
ing, which is scheduled to begin
next week.
A large number of horses have
been imported to the Sheepshead
Bay, Gravesend and Belmond Park
tracks, where they will be put into
condition for the seasons racing
The winter has been cold one
and the horses as rule are in
not any too good condition to
start with. This means that the
trainers will have to get ex-
ceedingly busy if they will have
their horses in the best condition
for the opening of spring racing.
James Rowe, Tom Healy and
Tom Welch have a long string of
thoroughbreds in hand, and it ap-
pears that they will have their
hands full in few days.
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T0DAY'S RACING RESULTS
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
JACKSONVILLE, March 10
Results:
First race--La Mexican, 2 to /,
won; Oracle, to 5, second; James
Nc, third Time, AS 80.
Second race-Bon Ami, 8 to /,
won; Herdsman, to 5. secord;
Amyl, third. Time, ia 3-5.
Third race-,john Griffin, to
10, won; Tom McGrath, 6 to |,
second; Hoffman, third. Time,
1906 2-5.
Fourth race-Boca Grandell, s to
/, won; Martinez, 3 to 3. second ;
Sotemia, third. Time, 1;4l 2-5.
Fifth race-Strike Out, to /,
won; Judge Gaviniss, to /, sec
ond; King Avondale, third. Time,
1:12 80.
Sixth race-Oberon, 6 to >, won;
Great Jubilee, 6 to >, second; Earl
of Richmond, third. Time,
las 2-5.
TAMPA, Fla, March 1G-Re-
suits:
First race--Naleri, 3 to /, won;
Chenault, | to 2, second; O'Rella,
third. Time. .3S 80.
Second race-Colaustin. to /,
won; Boy May, to l, second; The
Clown, third, Time, l;O5 3-5.
Third race-Occidental, to /,
won; Anna Smith, even, second !;
Uncle jim, third. Time, 1:05.
Fourth race-Ben Howe, 4 to /,
won: Escutcheon, | to >, second !;
Punky, third. Time, 1:173-5.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-16
KING EDWARD
IS ILL AGAIN

BY United Press Leased Wire)
LONDON, March 16.-ln- .
. creasng interest is shown by .
= the public here in the reports .
= from Biarritz regarding King .
. Edwards health since he went .
. there recently. At first it was =
= reported that the king suffer =
. ed only slight cold, but now .
. 1t is understood that he has .
= had several chills. The re- .
= ports say that he has failed .
to respond to the treatment .
. which is usually successful. =
. The kings advanced age .
= causes apprehension. A year =
. ago, when he went to Biarritz, .
. there we're many rumors of Sc .
. rious illness, but last autumn .
. and much OF the time this .
= winter he appeared to be =
. greatly improved. =
q q . . q q . q q q . . q . Q q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-16
MEAL CHARGES At ISOLATION HOSPITAL
ARE STEEP; HEALTH CONDITIONS GOOD

In the furtherance of a desire to
ner in which patients are treated at
the isolation hospital, representa-
tive Of The Press visited the nsti-
tuition Monday as a guest of DR..
M. B. Grieve, city health officer.
The reporter passed through the
scarlet fever wards, visited the de.
tached houses of the smallpox vic
Tins and inspected the institution
from the top floor to the basement.
The isolation hospital is new,
having been occupied on New
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-16

Years day. and consequently has
cleanliness. The new building
seems to be provided with all mod
ern conveniences in fighting con-
tagious diseases and apparently
good results are being obtained, as
of the 80 or more patients of all
ages in the hospital there was not
what might be called a dangerous
case. The new building is not near
large enough when any unusual de-
mand is made on it, as was the
case during the past winter, when
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-16

A couple of more short acts in
the great local domestic municipal
farce entitled, why Long John
Got Mad, or Probers, Probers Ev-
erywherc and Never Blame
Thing Done" have been staged by
the master hand of Stage Mechanic
Pratt, with John John as the cruel,
crue-e-l master, and the council
as Little Eva, ice provided by a
considerate public in nature of
large frost each Tuesday night.
First there We're three investi-
gators of Jail conditions then
labor and the Germans asked for
two more. The mayor did not listen
until after the Monday session of
the committee, when the Woman s
club member of the original trio de-
parted in disgust on the commit
tees refusal to hold secret ses.
sions. Then to show his undying
fairness to labor, ct al, the mayor
increases the committee to seven,
adding five members of his own
choosing Labor promptly disowns
the man Pratt picked, the Germans
may also withdraw, the Woman S
club already is out the council has
put it up to the mayor and there
you are.
OF all the joyous, hilarious, fes-
tive, amusing, sidesplitting and
grin-p provoking stunts ever pulled
off by nimble mayoralty bur
lesque troupe the present Is the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-16
A CLOSE ESCAPE
FOR SULLIVAN
(By United Press Leased Wire)

LOS ANGELES, March 16.-
That the life of Billy Sullivan, the
veteran catcher of the Chicago
White SoX, was in grave danger
yesterday was admitted today at
the Elks' Home, where he is suf-
fering from blood poisoning.
While the SOx were in Los An
geles, Sullivan stepped on a rusty
nail during practice. When the in
jured foot began to swell he was
taken to the hospital and an op-
Grafton performed by DR.. e. E..
Sherrard. By noon yesterday, de-
spite the operation, Sullivan's leg
was fearfully swollen to the knee
and the physician found it neces-
sary to inject streptolytic serum.
He feared lockjaw.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-16

they are all mental compositions.
! find it much easier to memorize
when walking about the room, Ac-
tjon while concentrating helps me
to memorize, and the thoughts at
that time passing through my
rand always remain with me, IT
g difficult for me TO memorize
oems."
P. c. Green, manager of the Spo-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-16

kane Title company: Il rarely If
ever forget faces. | have always
tried to cultivate my memory by
memorizing quotations and poems.
After reading a book or hearing a
lecture or sermon | always try to
reproduce mental picture of the
characters and parts of interest. II
it is once fixed in my mind | sell
/ dom forget"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-16
JAPAN'S SUDDEN
CHANGE OF FRONT
(By United Press Leased Wire)

10y Onlteu HreSS Leased Wlre)
WASHINGTON, March 16.-Un-
official announcement today that
Japan has decided on sudden
change of front and is now planning
to submit a proposition to the
United States government in which
this country will be invited to assist
Japan in guaranteeing the open
door" policy in the far east both
startled and pleased diplomats
here According to a message from
the Japanese embassy here the new
plans will be made known to Sec
retary Knox within few days.
1t is understood that the mikado
is arranging to make the United
States an informal ally in the dom
ination of the orient.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-16

OAKLAND, Cal, March 16.-
Results at Emeryville:
First race-Ben Stone, to l.,
. to 1, 6 to 5. won; Redondo, 6 to
/, 3 to |, second; Angel Face, 8 to
5, third. Time, lis 2-5.
Second race-Helen Barbee, to
20, to 6. out, won; Argoneze, 2
to |, to 10, second; Kormak, 7 to
10, third Time, AZ 2-5.
Third race-Balronia, to 5, Z
to 10, l to ,, won Sewell, 4 to 5,
2 to ), second; Gilbert Rose, s to
5, third. Time, Ell Is.
Fourth race-Araze, 13 to 20, .
to 5, to ;, won; Edwin 7. Fryer,
II to 5, II to 10, second; Nadzu,
to ), third. Time, 1:4S 2-5.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-16

known you We're forgetting some
thing and couldn't remember what
it was? The chain had slipped
cog in your wheel of mental
activity?
In spite OF the fact that a mum
ber of prominent Spokane men
have boasted of having good
memories, Won ask any one Of them
Il they remembered to mail the let
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-16
GREAT MUNICIPAL FARCE---
PROBERS EVERYWHERE

Three little probers sitting
all in state, then five we're
added and that made eight.
Eight little probers roosting
on raft, dabb!ing tiny toeses
in the dark green graft. One
little prober fell into the deep,
seven little probers still re-
manned asleep. Another little
prober took a long, fast dive.
That left six, trying to look
alive. Now another prober
soon is going to slide, that
makes five scared probers,
shivering on the tide. Then
some other probers, five in all,
sail by-My, what lot of
probers looking out for pie.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-16
ESCAPES PRISON.,
AND THEN RETURNS

(By United Press Leased Wire)
lyman of the Colorado peniten-
tiary IS in receipt of a letter today
from John Hummel, an escaped con-
vict, in which Hummel states that
he is enroute from Topeka. Kan, to
Colorado, to complete his prison
sentence.
Ilummel wrote that he was re-
turning to prison as he felt he had
done wrong when he broke his oath
to the warden when he had prom
ised that he would not attempt to
escape if put on the road gang. He
ESCAPED in July.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-16
CHARGED WITH SWEET
HEARTS MURDER; FOUND
WITH WIFE AND BABY
tBy United Press Leased Wirel

SEATTLE, March 10 Living in
q cottage in the village of San
Angel, a suburb of the city of Mex
leo, where he is married and has a
baby girl, Joseph Fiad, alias John
Fayaad, charged with the murder
Of his sweetheart, Miss Lada Mich
ola. aged Il, AT her home here more
than three years ago, has been To-
Gated.
Fiad is under arrest in Mexico
and warrant charging him with
murder in the first degree is on its
way there today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-16

| best. The actors and actorines are
somewhat amateuriSh, and their
stunts are by no means novel, but
what the piece lacks in merit and
novelty 1t makes up in fast action
and amazing pyrotechnics.
| Now to make the summer of our
! laughing madness perfect comes a
new explosion in the corporation
counsel's camp. and five more in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-16

Charles York, manager OF the
Spokane theater has most
unique way of memorizing. Ho
Yves formerly an actor. In my
stage experience IL was always
easy for me to commit parts to
memory and now | can remember
faces and names any place. ] al
,Ion,,nued on Page Three.)
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vestigators are added to the teem-
ing multitude, to the large and
shapely chorus in the down stage
circle, and the EIee Haw song from
Bedlam, with various local Mule
Maude's leading, will be the hit of
the evening.
And it doesn't cost cert either,
except probably some two or three
mills on the tax list next year.