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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-02-21

Elsewhere in this issue we are
publishing a statement from
Mayor J. A. Rowland in regard
to the report of the expert elec-
trician who was employed to in
vestigate the light plant ard
make recommendations. MAYOR
Rowland's statement is of inter-
est to every citizen Of the town,
for there has been much COM
plant about light charges; and
with reason. 1t would seem that
meters should be placed in the
plant at once to determine the
amount OF electricity used in res
licences and places of business,
for manifestly no proper basis of
charges can be determined upon
until this is done; and when this
is done there will probably by no
further kicks. Of course it would
be all right for consumers to
learn to read their meters and
satisfy themselves that they are
charged with the exact amount
they have used, but they will
not even then be certain that
the amount of the charge is just
unless the manager of the plant
is able to tell just how much has
gone to lighting the streets. If
the other recommendations en-
bodied in the report are adopted
there will be probably no need
for the consumers to bother
about reading their own meters
every time.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-02-21

About as good an illustration
as we know of standing so
Straight as to fall over backward
is vertical writing as it appears
when produced by the average
child that has been taught with
painstaking care to write in that
way. Painfully trying to make
the writing plain as print and no
doubt congratulating himself or
herself upon the accomplishment
of that aim, your vertical writing
person usually produces a be.
wildering mess of backward
, slanting lines that is much hard
|, er to deeipher than the wors
; writing in the old way. It's
: pill.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-02-21

We publish in this issue the
full report of the county board
of audit and finance in regard to
Clerk of-the Court w. H. Hum
phrey and a statement from Mr..
Humphrey. Each citizen Of the
county may read and decide for
himself. We have no axe to
grind and are not grinding any,
body else's axe, but we deplore
the tendency to make a sensation
out of a report like this. AS
we stated in Thursdays paper.
while Mr.. Humphrey may have
made some mistakes of judgment
he would be more than human
if he did not make such mistakes
we feel sure of his honesty of
purpose and no citizen has
lost a cent or will lose. And we
believe that any fair-mindec
citizen will be convinced Of thu
sa me thing after reading bctl
the report of the board Of audi
and finance and Mr.. Humphrey
statement. Certainly a careful
+ reading Of the testimony upo1
+ which the report is based wi
convince, and any one who cares
examine the testimony may d
q so. The Robesonian is only cor
q cerned that justice be done an
n it does not ask anybody to tax
% its opinion: the report and M,
# Humphreys statement speak fl
o. themselves.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-02-21

der to pass through the
most hardened being. If the
sentence is committed somebody
ought to start a fund to be rails
ed by popular subscription for a
monument to be erected to this
heroic rapist who has been made
to suffer such exquisite pain or
account of delays in mis- execu'
ton.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-02-21

Renting for a years subscrip-
ton and requesting to be REIN
stated, a subscriber who had the
paper discontinued snort while
ago writes, I'VE tried doing
without the paper and it does not
work WELL" That's the way it
happens in nearly;every instance.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-02-21

The statement has been given
out officially that the Montgom-
cry Lumber Co. is to press the
work of extending it's railroad
from Bum, Franklin county, to
Raleigh.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-02-21
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
H. T. POPE, NJ. D.
Physician and SurgeO0.

Three nice offices over the Pope Drug Co.'S store
Special attention to the Medical treatment Of
Cancer.
Office hours 10 to II a. m. to p, N, Sunday
by appointment.
Phones: Pope Drug dip. Residence so. 1-27-1(
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-08-24
Annexation to United States Advocated BY
Canadian.

Antigonish, N. S., Aug. 10
Annexation of Canada to the
United States was to-day advocat-
ed in an address by Henri Bour-
assa, M. H., the nationalist lead
er of Quebec, befove ths summer
school of science of St. Francis
Xavier College. The speaker
dwelt at length with the four pos
sible destinies of Canada, namely:
Remaining in the position in
which she is at present, which he
regarded as very 1mpro bable; i'm
peril federation which would be an
unwieldly and unworkable condi-
tion; annexation to the United
States, aud independence.
"Imperlal federation means an
imperial council with a prepon-
derant British influence" said
Mr.. Bourassa. "Conditions to-
day in Canada make for annexa-
tion rather than for imperial fed
Grafton. The penetrative influence
of trade by rail and costal lines,
the meatal propensity of tie two
peoples living under the same or
similar conditions, il dustrial and
social, the constant intercommun-
ication of Canadians and Amerl-
cans are all powerful factors max
ing for annexation"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-08-24
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cav
not reach the diseased portion If
the ear. There is only one wa
to cure deafness, and that is by
constitutional remedies. Dsafn, ss
is caused by an iDfamed conli-
tion of mucous lining Of the E;s.
tachian Tube. When this tube is
infamed you have rumbll g
sound or imperfect hearing, ali
when it ia entirely closed, deafnc 4s
Is the result, and unless the ia
famation can be taken out AID
this tube restored TO its norn,4l
condition, hearing will be destr y.
ed forever; nine cases out of ton
are caused by CatazIh, which ls
nothing but an infamed c3ndit ION
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dol
lars for any case of Deaf, C. ;
(caused by catarrb) that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for
constion.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-08-24
How Roosevelt Was Sit on and Who Did 1t.

William Raraes, Jr., of Albany,
N. Y, is the man who has deliber-
ately sit down ON ex-President
Roosevelt. Mr.. Barnes ls the
chairman of the executive COM
mittee of the Republican State
committee of New York, and re-
Gently led the forces that admin
lstered to Theodore Roosevelt the
most vigorous political rebuke he
has received in fifteen years. 1t
was Barnes, who moved at the
meeting of the State committee a
few days ago that Vice President
Sherman be selected as temporary
chairman of the Republican State
convention to meet at Saratoga
next month. Chairman Griscom
of the New York county commit
tee opposed this. presenting the
name of Colonel Roosevelt in
stead. Barnes marshalled his for
ces and had little trouble in beat
ing the former President. He is
known as one of the most aggres-
sive machine mon in the State and
has fought Governor Hughes
"tooth and nail" He makes no
secret of his enmity and politi-
clans predict that he is the COM
ing chairman of the State COM
mittee, and will be a prominent
president MAKER" the same as
his prototype, Thurlow Weed was
years ago.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-08-24
The Best Hour of Life

is when you do some great deed or
discover some wonderful fact.
This hour came to J. R. Pitt, of
Rocky Mt N. c., when he Was
suffering intensely, as he Gays,
from the worst cold l ever had,
[ then proved to my great salts
faction, what a wonderful cold
and cough cure DR.. Kings New
Discovery is. For, after taking
one bottle, 1 was entirely cured.
You can't say anything too good
of medicine like that" Its the
surest and best remedy for dis
eased lungs, hemorrhages, la
grippe, asthma. hay fever, any
throat or lung trouble. Soc, 81 90.
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by
! all druggists.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-08-24
Life on Panama Canal

has had one frightful drawback
malaria trouble-that has brought
suffering and death to thousands.
Ths germs cause chi1ls, fever and
ague, biliousneas, jaundice, lassi-
tude, weakness and general debii-
ity. But Electric Bitters never
fail to destroy them and cure ma
laria troubles. "Three bottles
completely cured me Of very Sc
we're attack of malaria" writes
VIM. A. Fretwell, of Lucama, N.
c., "and I've had good health
ever since" Cure stomach, liver
and kidney troubles, and prevent
typhoid. SOC. Guar nteed by all
druggists.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-08-24
Struck a Rich Mine.

S. W. Bends, of Coal City, Ala,
SAYS he struck perfect mine of
health in DR.. Kings New Life
pil!sfor they cured him of liver and
kidney trouble after IL years of
suffering. They are the best pills
on earth for constipation, mala-
ria, headache, dyspepsia, debility.
25c at all druggists.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-08-24
& REPUBLICAN SPLIT WIDENS.
Stanpatters Have Thrown Roosevelt Over
board and he may Join Insurgents.

0i0hpdliGIS ndvt sniuMH nUuS6IGl UI6l.
board and he may Join Insurgents.
Each days dispatches indicates
stronger likelihood that Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt will take an
openly insurgent stand against
the controlling faction of the Re-
publican party. The standpat
Jonahs cast overheard, or to be
cast overheard, do not impress
the colonel as sufficient tightening.
He is more inclined toward this
view since the New York State
Republican State committee, in
which Bosses Woodruff and
Barnes, and consequently the
standpat faction, have a majority,
turned him down for temporary
chairman of the Republican State
convention by vote of twenty to
fifteen. Nor have the primaries
recently held in various Western
States, besides the almost unpre-
cendented Democratic victories in
the B:ockton, Mass, and Roches-
ter, N. Y, distriots-with few
exceptions, overwhelming stand
pat defeats at the hands of the
voters-been such as to deter him.
If some reports may be believ-
cd, Colonel Roosevelt will not
only declare for the insurgents but
will energetically uphold the radi-
cal wing headed by senator La
Toilette. His expected pronounce
ments include advocacy of the
initiative, referendum and recall
(for State oficers), the Oregon
plan explicitly as we'll as virtually
taking election of United States
Senators from Legislatures, physi-
cal valuation of railroads, and
lastly, railroad rates directly
made by government experts in
event that present legislation does
not prove satisfactory. It is
rather less confidently said that
he will advocate recall of Federal
judges-a proposal which would
outrage the conservative senti-
ment of the country without re-
gard to party and would, i'll our
opinion, justly defeat his whole
campaign even if there were no
other questionable features. But
| We cannot in fairness blame him
| for declarations which he has
never made and may never have
intended. Within a week he will
begin his Western trip, speaking
with sufficient fulness for himself.
If Colonel Roosevelt does take
an openly insurgent position, not
mentioning President Taft bus by
implication condemning him, i'm
portant results of some kind will
certainly ensue. Among the re-
mote responsibilities is a Roose-
velt presidential candidacy in
1912. But whatever may happen,
it will all have probability pro-
ceeded, if Assemblyman Hart
speaks truth, from the suppress
sion by Vice President Sherman
of telegram from President Taft
urging that Colonel Roosevelt be
named temporary chairman and q
harmony program put through.
Every reader of history knows the
trick by which Bismarck precipj-
tated the Franco Prussian war.
Can it be that similar though less
discreditable action Vice President
Sherman's part has precipits ted
political consequences of thu
gravest nature2-Charlotte O =
server.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-08-24
JAPAN ANNEXES KOREA.
Heads Of the ReIgnIng Family Will be
Made Princes of Japanese Kingdom.

Toxic, Aug 21.-Within a week
the Hermit Kingdom" and the
Empire of Korea will become his
torical terms, twelve millions of
people will be added to the pop
ulation of Japan and territory as
large as England will become part
of the Japanese Emperor's do
minions. The treaty of ports
south which settled the war be-
tween Japan and Russia provides
that Japan shall have the "guid-
ance, protection and control" of
Korea and the last stage of this
agreement is now becoming an
actuality after three years of ex-
perimenting to discover a praoti.
cal method for conserving the
national entity OF the Korean pc
ninsula.
The Privy Council of Japan to-
day was summoned to meet at
1890 O'Clock tomorrow morning
and this is regarded by well-in-
formed persons ALPHABETICALLY the
signal to complete the negotiations
betw cen Lieutenant General Te.
rauchi, the Japanese resident
general in Korea, and the Emper-
or of Korea and his cabinent,
which have continued fer a full
week.
While the negotiations are
shrouded in absolute official ST.
lencs, there no longer can be any
doubt that the Korean Emperor
has agreed to sign convention by
which, in vlsw of the untenable
conditions pertaining, he and his
government and people consent t.
the absolute control of Korea by
the Emperor and government of
Japan.
Tonight extra editions of the
newspapers say the convention al
ready has leen signed, bat wheth-
er or not this be some announce
ment is expected shortly after the
meeting to. morrow Of the Privy
Council. This probably will in
clade the offcisl pgoclamaSion of
the conclusion of the convention
of annexation unless all the prog
nostications Of well-informed per-
sous are incorrect.
The vi dynasty in Korsa has
lasted 5lS years, seven branches
of the family remain, and the
h ads of these will be given rank
as princes. A number of other
Korean officials will be elevated
to the Japanese nobility.
Throughout the negotiations the
mass of the Korelns have been
kept in entire ignorance of what
has been transpiring. The news
censorship is complete and Jap
anese newspapers have not been
permitted to be sold in Korea.
It is rot believed, however, that
annexation by Japan will involve
disturbances in any section of
Korea, which is thoroughly po-
Iced.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-08-24
A Cold

Is not necessarily serious, provid-
ed it is taken care Of. 1t is fre-
quently the starting point of
many dar rgerous diseases. When
it comes use DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-
Honey. Look for the bell on the
bottle.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-08-24
intern

DR.. Bells Anti-Pain cures collie,
fiux, diarrhoea, cramps and all
bowel complaints
EXTERNALLY :-Cures sore breasts,
corns, bunions, toothache, neu-
ralgia, and all pains. Sold every
where. 1t is antiseptic.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-08-24
BLAIR GETS NOMINATION.
Winston Man Did Not Want To Take 1t.
Own County Against Him.

UWn G0u01y Agdl0SI HIN.
Greensboro, Aug. 20.-The fifth
congressional district republican
convention here this afternoon
nominated by acclamation D. H.
Blair, of Forsyth county, for con-
gress, to appose the democratic
nominee, Major Chas NJ. Stedman
of Guilford. 1t required over two
hours caucusing before the con-
vention was called to order to get
delegates in line for this result.
Many insisted that Morehead. the
present congressman, and recent
ly elected chairman of the state
committee should assume the bur-
den of trying to defeat Stedmau.
Morehead obstlnately fought
the nomination, having to help
him every cficeholder in the dis
trict. Morehead having won this
p point was determined that II. E.
Blair, attorney, of Winston,
should be the nominee. Blair is
the supervisorof the census Of this
district, having at Morehead's re-
quest of Taft displaced as Dun
cans appointee, Prof. Glosson, Of
Durham. The Forsyth delegation
positively refused to nominate
Blair. Reynolds and Holton per-
sisted in withdra wing Morehead
as candidate and insisted on Blair.
Alamance nominated Morehead.
His private secretary, Grisson,
and Postmaster Reynolds induced
the withdrawal of the nomination
and persuaded Alamance county
to name Blair. Surry and Rock
ingham counties seconded his
nomination, and it was made by
acclamation. Blair, infuriated by
his own county's opposition, be-
hind the scenes, swore he would
not accept. but Holton, Reynolds,
and Morehead, by almcst person.
al violence, marched him to the
front, and he accepted the nomi-
nation, and making a big and evi-
IDENTIFY prepared stsnd-pat high
protection speech, indicating that
being Quaker, he had stood ab-
solutely with the Joe Cannon poll.
cies, AID, at the same time, with
the Tsft policies. Postmaster
Reynolds, by resolution seconded
by district attorney Holton, Sc
cured the adoption of a resolution
Mandatory of congressman More
head and President Taft's record.
Following the congressional con-
vention, the delegates to the judi
cial convention of the ninth dis
trict were called to order by W.
P. Ragan. chirman, to nominate
candidates to oppose the demo-
cratic nominee and present incum-
bent, S. NJ. Gattis, of Orange.
Clifford G. Frazier, of Guilford,
was unanimously nominated by
acclamation, without protest,
contest or opposition.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-08-24
FIRE SWEEPS VAST AREA.
Two Hundred Fire Fighters and
Lumbermen Have PerIshsd In Flames.

lumbermen Have Perlshsd In Flames.
Mlssoula. Mont, Aug. 21.-
Mercilessly and relentlessly the
forest fires in western Montana
and Idaho are sweeping over a
vast area, driving hundreds of fu-
gitives before them into dismal
settlements and wiping out of ex-
istence millions of dollars worth
of property.
The situation tonight is more
serious than it was in the early
morning, except as to Wallace.
Idaho, where it is believed that
nearly half of the city will be saw
ed. West of there a hard fight is
being made, and with an improve
ment in the water supply there is
more chance that the flames may
be driven back. For few min
utes this afternoon, The Daily
Missoulan's reporter at Wallace
had wire. He summarized the
situation ds follows:
"Thirteen lives have been lost
property loss one million; fire
still threatening"
Elsewhere in the fire zone the
situation has gone from bad to
worse. The most serious incident
is reported from the St. Joe coun-
try where 1870 mon engaged in the
forestry service are missing and it
is feared they have been burned.
When the fire approached She
camp whore there were 200 men,
two of the fighters took q horse
and riding the animal to death,
reached another camp and order
ed a rescue party, which penetra-
ted the fire at Bird Creek.
Eighteen of the men we're fonnd
in the water, where they had gone
for safety and they were unharm-
ed. OF the remaining 18O no
word has been received.
The forestry service has organ
lied a relief train we'll equipped
with pack ANIMALS, carrying pro-
visions and hospital supplies, and
| will endeavor to get through the
fire. .~
About thousand refugees have
been brought into Missoula to.
day. There is much distress
among them. Their wants are
being supplied by Missoula peo'
pie and they have been given tenn
porary homes. Local hospitals
are caring for the sick.
Another train with 500 persons
on beard is expected over the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound
Railway.
A dense pail of smoke hangs all
oyer eastern Montana. In Mis-
soula it was as dark as midnight
at 5 o'clock, the dense smoke Civ
ing lurid hue which had all the
semblance of the glow of fire but
hich was probably due to the
sun.
The town Of Taft, near she Ida
no line, was destroyed by fire be.
fore daylight this morning. Sal
tese, just below Taft has been
abandoned by its habitants and
Deborgia is threatening and one
man is missing. At st, Regis the
fire has crossed the river and
threatens outlying buildings.
Vaughan is reported to be de-
serted. The area covered is rough
ly estimated at a hundred miles
square.
There is a probability that there
has been serious loss of life al
there are camping parties aud
lumbermen all through the noun
tains aud the fire may have come
upon them while they slept last
night, or they may have been
awakened this morning to find
themselves cut off.
| nnn.un nanny
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-08-24

speaker. This false rumor un-
mistakably helped Taft in the In
surgent districts.
Immediately after Taft was in
augursted an attempt was made to
defeat Cannon as speaker. The
combined Democrats and lnsurg-
gents wouldhave accomplished this
end had not the President used all
the resources at his command to
perpetuate Cannon as speaker.
Taft is not going to read Can
| non and Aldrich out of the party
because Aldrich and Cannon land
the special interests they repre-
sent) will not permit the Presi-
dent TO have denomination If he
tries it. Mr.. Taft knows which
side his bread is buttered on.
Furthermore, there is no reason
fer discord. Taft, Aldrich and
Cannon, and Balllnger, too. are
all working to the same end.
Their views are in harmony Oh big
questions. No newspaper man
can be here in Washington, and
know his business, and not know
that Taft, Adlrich and Cannon
are consolidated in a great politi-
cal firm, and that this oligarchy
has never had any serious dissen-
sion.
The three men are constantly
paying each other complimets. It
was just a short while ago that
Taft eulogised Aldrich to the
skies, and referred to "Uncle Joe"
as being in the Abraham Lincoln
type of statesmen.
Taft, Aldrlch and Cannon, and
especially Taft and Aldrich, eau
have no break. They must sink
or swim together.
ROOSEVELT vs.. TAFT.
Roosevelt will nos endorse Taft
or the Payne -Aldrich law, in the
opinion of the writer. There nev-
er has been any doubt Of this point
in my mind. and I have expressed
this repeatedly in dispatches since
March 4, 1909. But Roosevelt
will endorse Lodge, tool of A}drich
aud special Senate representative
of the tariff truats, railroads and
other New England corporate in
teresss. Nor do I expect to hear
of Roosevelt campaigning for
such genuine progressives as La
Folotte, Roosevelt is playing for
the presidency. and is jealous of
LaFolle popularity. At this
stage Taft appears to stand a bet
ter chance of hauling down the
next Republican presidential
nomination than does T. R. This
is because Taft stands right with
the corporate interests of the
United States, and they control
absolutely the Republican ma
chine. Roosevelt was turned
down in New York because the
machine politicians know that
Roosevelt is to be an insurgent.
| They feared that if they permit.
ted him to be even a temporary
chairman he might take advan-
tage of the opportunity to weaken
machine rule. The fight may be
expected to be intensely interest.
ing from now on. Keep a good
eye on the political checker board,
because few intimatlons may be
let drop which may show who is
really in control of the govern
ment of this country.
WHAT'S THIS ?
The Payne-Aldrich law is not
now bringing in sufficient revenue
to run the government, reports
from the Republican press bureau
to the contrary notwithstanding
The tariff law, the corporation
tax, internal revenue receipts. ard
all other sources of revenue, com
bined failed by$3, ,O14.84 81 pre-
ducing sufficient funds to run the
government during the first six.
seen days Of August.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-08-24
A CAMPAIGN CANARD,

"Taft will no longer Cooperate
with Cannon, Aldrich, and Balm
ger is to be retired"
This is the gist carried by the
Associated Press, and obviously
inspirad by Republican campaign
managers.
The information must be accept
ed as nothing more than a ruse e.
The Republican campaign msnag-
ers played the same trick on the
public in the last presidential elec-
tion. The rumor was quietly start
cd that candidate Taft did not ap-
prove of speaker Cannon. The
Inference was strong that Taft