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The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
NOTICE OF COMMISSIONERS SALE
Under and by virtue of an order of the su.

NOTICE OF COMMISSIONERS SALE
Under and by virtue of an order of the su-
perior court of Robson county. made in the
special proceeding entitled Mrs. Callie Rice and
others VS.. Charity Rice and others, upon the
special proceedings docket Of said court, TIE
undersigned commissioner will. on the 18th
day of Dec. 1917, at IL o'clock. noon, at the
court house door in Lumberton. North Caro-
lima, offer for sale to the highest bidder
for cash that certain tract or lot of land ly-
ing and being in Britt's township, Robson
county, North Carolina, bounded and described
as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at stake and pine, the 4th cor
nsr of lot No. l, and runs as that line north
Fl east 27.50 chains to a cypress at the run of
Ten Mile swamp, the 3rd corner Of lot No.
l; then up the run of said swamp to a black
gum the corner of lot No. 8; then as that
line south 81 west 22.75 chains to a stake
and two pines, the beginning corner of lot
No. 8; then south Sc east $50 chains to the
beginning, containing 16 2-3 acres. And be-
ing the same land conveyed by deed from Civil
Britt and others to J. o. Rice by deed dated
10th day of May, 1897, and registered in book
4-Y, page 458 in the office of the register Of
deeds Of Robson county, North Carolina.
This the 18th day of Nov. 1917.
E. j. BRITT,
II Is 4thurs Commissioner.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
Big Overpayments Received From Lib
erty Loan

Secretary McAdoo Friday night an
nounced new plan to place in circu-
Iatlon the huge sum of nearly two
billion dollars accumulated in the
treasury as a result of big overpay-
ments received last week from the
Liberty loan.
Three hundred million dollars of
certificates of Indebtedness due De-
cember Is were called in for redump-
ton on December and another issue
OF $4OO, ,OOO,O 900 of certificates, also
due December Is, will be redeemed
December II, both issues at par with
accrued interest. This will leave on
ly $685., 100000 issue to be paid De-
| cember Is.
The secretary decided to call in the
two issues before their maturity when
it became evident about 2,4OO, ,OOO, 900
or nearly two-thirds of the aggregate
subscriptions to the second Liberty
loan, have been paid in full.
Subscriptions to the latest issue Of
certificates of Indebtedness to be dat
ed November 80 and due June rs
1913, to counteract the flood of in
come and excess profits taxes on thu
Latter date, have been generous sine,
the issue was announced last week.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
THIRTY-EIGHT STATES PASS
ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS LAWS
County Hospitals Best War Measure
Will Of People Needed to Enforce

County Hospitals Best War Measure
will Of People Needed to Enforce
North Cardinals Laws.
State Board Of Health Bulletin.
Thirtv-eight State legislatures out
of the forty-five last year enacted
laws in behalf of the fight against
tuberculosis that is now being active
" waged throughout the country.
Fourteen States passed laws relating
especially to county tuberculosis hos
pitals. The only law making bodies
that failed to take any action in the
fight against tuberculosis were Alas
ka, Arizona, New Mexico, Washing
ton, Nevada, Porto Rico and Hawaii.
Peraacs the most interesting and
satisfactory legislation enacted was
the New York State County Hospital
War Emergency Measure. This law
provides that any county in the State
not yet provided with tuberculosis
hospital which shall have failed to
make such provision by January l,
1918, shall no longer have option in
the matter. The State Department of
Health will be empowered to step in
and estab blish hospital in the dila-
tory county and compel the county to
gay the bill for building and support
ing it. Of the eleven New York coun-
tieswhich have taken favorable action
recently large part were whipped
into line by this law.
AS war emergency measure in
reference to Tuberculosis the cree
ton of county tuberculosis hospitals
is considered most timely and .imper-
ative. This enables not only each
State but each county to handle its
tuberculosis problem, and to provide
especially for it's tuberculosis soldiers
who may be returned or discovered
with thedisease here
North Carolina has on her statute
books several good anti-tuberculosis
laws, one of which provides for the
erection and maintenance Of county
tuberculosis hospitals. AS it is in no
wise as compelling as theNewY ork law
the will of the people of each county
is necessary to make the North Car
olina law valuable as means of get
ting more county tuberculosis hospit-
ais in the State.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
EXACT SIZE OF TESTAMENT


Attractive Compact Readable = Durable
Emphasized with the words of Christ printed in bold face
type Strongly and neatly bound Khaki cooed Morocco drained
limp embossed back bands
round corners Khaki edges gold title beautifully embossed
American Flag in coors on the outside front cover
Printed on specially strong Bible paper Only AZ inches
and just Il inch thick Type is plain and clear-se
The Four Great American Hymns are printed
and bound with this Soldiers and Sailors Testament
For Sale by
THE EsONIAN r.t
- so cents. By mail 55 cents.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29

an opportunity to show that one time
is enough, some of them might decide
that two or three victims were nee
essary to satisfy their lust for blood.
1t often happens that men who COM
nit murder and get away with 1T, try
the same thing again. And II we
could be sure that those who surren-
der to the blood-lust would be salts
fled with one victim, and it could be
arranged to furnish the victims, 1t
follows, as certainly as the night fol
lows day, that the number who could
not be satisfied until they had killed
somebody would very materially IN
crease. The death penalty does lot
prevent murder, but that the sure
and certain infliction of the penalty
will decrease the number cannot be
questioned. It is amazing (and tins
view is not imputed to the State
JournaI that some people, consider
ing only the murderer, and with no
thought of pity for his victim and
the many who suffer through the Of
fense, bring themselves to the belief
that the way to stop the crime is not
to severely punish those who COM
nit it. IF that idea be correct, it
should be applied to all the minor
offenses.
It would be just as reasonable to
contend that the negro who recently
outraged a lady in her home in Raj
eigh, and who was saved from mob
by the Governors pleadings and
promises; and who is now in the shad-
ow of death, would be good ever af-
ter if released. It is just as reason
able to suppose that the wretch who
murdered a baby in Raleigh home
last week, to escape detection while
robbing the house, would reform if
given a chance. Probably both of
them would live correct lives ever
after. But who is it that will stand
up and ask that they be given the
chance? These may be extreme
cases, but that's where the idea sug-
gested by the State Journal leads to-
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
RID THE FARM OF RATS

Rats Destroy Enough on Average
North Carolina Farm to More Than
Pay the Taxes.
Agricultural Extension Service Bulle-
tin.
The many economies being practic-
ed by North Carolina farmers to save
all food possible is of no avail if he is
to allow the rats and mice to make
way with more food and feedstuffs
than he can saye by careful economy.
1t is estimated that the loss due to
destruction by rats on the average
North Carolina farm will pay the
taxes Of that farm with some to spare.
According to bulletin received from
the United States Department Of Ag-
rlculture, the destruction Of food and
property IN the United States amounts
of an army Of 100000 men.
Think OF what that means. Rats
and mice destroy more than 100000
men can earn, or in dollars and cents
amounting to two hundred million
dollars. This being the case, it is
high time for farmers and citizens
generally over North Carolina to be-
gin campaign of determination, says
OiAANActAo VI CIlC 6ASIICu1CuId d1 GAG6u-
sion Service. For centuries the world
has been fighting rats without or
ganization and at the same time has
been carefully feeding them by using
storage places for grain and food
that are not rat proof, yet are good
places for them to live and multiply
The time to begin this campaign
is now. Food is too scarce to feec
pests which come from their homes
in filth to visit dwellings and store
rooms to destroy and pollute food The.
are very cunning, however, and it i:
not always easy to clear them from
the premises by trapping. In fact i
is often impossible where food i
abundant, but trapping is the mos
effective way of dealing with then
and, if followed persistently, will even
tually destroy a great number. It i
important to remember, however, tha
one trap will not do where dozens ar
needed.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
Every Man Who Does Not Stand by
the Government is a Traitor.

Federal Judge Jas. E. Boyd of
Greensboro always makes mighty SEN
sible remarks at the opening of his
courts. He made a patriotic address
during the course of his charge to
the grand jury at the opening of the
United States district court at Ashe-
vile last Thursday He scathingly
denounced the Hohenzollerns and all
OF the German tribe who follow in
their footsteps, and paid a splendid
tribute to the united America which
is now facing the foe.
"We have lived" he said, "to see
the day when Dixie and The Bonnie
Blue Flag are mingled with "Ameri
ca and The Star-Spangled Banner as
the national airs of a reunited repub
Tic, and when every man stands b,
his country and his flag-and ever,
man who is not loyal to that flag i!
an Internal traitor and should be rul
cut of the country"
The judge stated during his remark
that before we entered the war,
was PERFECTLY proper for any one t
have All opinion regarding the advis
ability of going to war, "but now tina
We are in it," he declared, "it is ever
mans duty to stand by the govern
nlent and by the United States, for W
are at war with the most cruel, dis
bolical, cowardly, inhuman country O
the face of the earth, utterly devoi
and regardless of humanity; utterl
regardless of every emotion or til
expression of feeling, and willing |
resort to any inhuman means to don
mate the world and control it's con
merce." eo-'
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29

Ten persons were killed and several
injured Saturday night at Milwaukee,
Wis. when a bomb designed to de-
stroy the italian Evangelical church
in that city exploded in a central po-
lice station, where it had been carried
for examination.
Rear Admiral Frederick Harris,
chief of the navy's bureau Of yards
and docks, was named Saturday to
succeed Rear Admiral Capps as gen
eral manager of the shipping boards
emergency fleet corporation.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
Says Reign Of Bolsheviki in Russia
Will be Short.

The reign of the Bolsheviki in Rus
sia will be short when man strong
enough to lead appears, in the opin-
ion of Count Ilya Tolstoi, second son
Of the late Count Leo Tolstoi, states
a San Francisco dispatch of the 23rd.
II have just returned from tour
of Russia" he said. "The Maximilists
will not remain in power long. In
Moscow the sentiment is against their
tactics and Moscow represents the
best thought in Russia.
at is impossible to say whether
SALE OF ELECTRIC LIGHT BONDS
OF PARKTON, N. C.
Sealed bids for the purchase Of
$5000.00 worth of Electric Light
bonds, issued by the town of Park
ton in denominations of $250.00 each,
interest at six per cent. per annum,
to be dated January 1, 1918, with in
terest payable annually at the rate
above specified, and running for a pc
riod of 20 years, will be received at
the office of the Mayor in the town
of Parkton, N. c., until IL o'clock,
noon, on the 18th day of December,
1917 The Board of Commissioners
of the town reserve the right to re-
ject any and all bids and no bid will
be received for less than par. The
board also reserves the right to re-
tire one bond annually after the lapse
of three years from the date of said
bonds.
This 10th day of November, 1917.
F. n. FISHER, Mayor
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
The Murderers.

Statesvllle Landmark.
Discussing the communication of the
sentence of the Caldwell murderer,
the State Journal remarks:
ut is entirely possible that five
minutes after the tragedy Charlie
Walker was thoroughly reformed,
and if left alone would probably new
er, under any circumstances, have
committed similar crime There
are numerous cases where man COM
mitted murder and escaped to live a
life ofusefulness and honor under. an
assumed name in strange land"
Possibly, yes. But on this line of
reasoning somebody would have to
be the victim for every man who gave
way to his evil passions, if he is to
be permitted to commit a crime in
order that he may be thoroughly re-
formed and all evil desires removed.
Who is to furnish the victims to bring
about the reformation Who will
make the sacrifice? Moreover, if one
who commits murder is to be given
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
WAR WORK AT NAVY YARDS
Competent Mechanics and Women to
Operate Power Sewing Machines
Naodad


Washington, Nov. 28-Nearly 55,-
900 appointments were made to the
forces of mechanics, helpers, and la
borers at navy yards and other naval
establishments during the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1917, and since that
date appointments have been made
In increased proportion.
An appropriation of $7,5O0000 is
now being expended in the enlarge
ment of the great naval gun factory
at Washington, which, when complet-
ed, will furnish employment for A.
dition to the 5000 already at work
IN the plant. In this mammoth fac
tory, one of the best equipped and
most interesting in the world, are
built the great guns for our war YES
sells, which carry to every country
the message of Americas ability to
protect herself and to safeguard the
rights of her citizens wherever they
may be.
The new naval aircraft factory at
Philadelphia, which will be completed
this month, will also employ about g.
600 men.
The workers who man such plants
are OF superior class, and they feel
personal pride in turning out pro-
ducts that will stand the test of con-
flict with the arms of other nations
A considerable part of the building
of war vessels is also done in govern
ment yards.
The United States Civil Service
commission, which is charged with the
task of recruiting the ranks of this
great civilian army, through it's wide
spread organization is furnishing the
men as they are needed. In certain
trades, particularly those con
nected with shipbuilding, there is usu
ally shortage. Sailmakers, copper
smiths, shipfitters, anglesmiths, black
smiths and machinists are especial,
needed. Women to operate powe
sewing machines are also in great de
mand. The representatives of tn
Civil Service commission at the pos
offices in all cities are the officis
recruiting agents for this as we'll a
other branches of the civil servic.
The commission urges competent me
chanics to offer their services to tn
government at this time of great neet
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29

An offer by the British admiralty
to decorate certain officers and men
OF two American destroyers for their
services in combating German SUBJ
marines has been declined, Secretary
Daniels announced Friday, because
the laws Of this country prevent SOL
dlers and sailors from receiving dec
orations from foreign governments.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
EXECUTOR's NOTICE.

Having qualified as executor of the last will
and testament of D. P. McEachern, late of
Robson county, North Carolina, notice IS
hereby given to all persons having claims
against said estate to lodge them with the
undersigned at Red Springs, N: c., duly au-
thenticated for payment, on or before the 1st
day of December, 1918, this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate will
please make immediate payment
GEORGE T. BULLOCK, Executor
of D. P. McEachern.
MCLEAN, vARsER & MCLEAN,
Attorneys for Executor. IL l 6thu
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
Certain Cure for Croup.

Mrs. Rose Middleton, of Greenville.
ILL.,, has had experience in the treat
ment Of this disease. She SAYS. "When
my children were small my son had
Group frequently. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy always broke up these
attacks Immediately, and I was never
without it in the house. have taken
1t myself for coughs and colds with
good results"
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29

Russia will again become a factor in
the war, but this is sure: The people,
both in the country and in the cities,
are weary of fighting. 1t is only a
question of whether they prefer war
or German domination"
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29

For babv's Group, Willie's daily cuts
and bruises, mammals sore throat,
Grandma's lameness.-Dr Thomas
Eclectic Oil-the household remedy.
30c and 6Oc.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29

fo{ mild, easy action of the bow
SS,s, cry Doan's Regulets, a modern
Aaxatlve. 3Oc at all stores.
The Ordway new era., 1917-09-21
RED CROSS NOTES

The chapter sent ten laundry bags
to one of the camps where they had
expressed desire for them. They
were inexpensive but will be ap-
preciated by the boys. Several OF
the Crowley county boys are in the
camp and they will be remembered.
The young women who conducted
the refreshment stand at the Crow
ley county fair, turned $60.SO into
the chapters local fund.
Olney Springs has organized an
auxiliary to the Crowley county
chapter, with % annual member
ships. Their organization will soon
be perfected and they are now max
ing preparations to open up sewing
room.
The women of the Sugar City aux
iliary have commenced their sewing,
a supply of material having been re-
ceived last week.
The Ordway new era., 1917-09-21
Fertilizer Used
Stable manure, nitrate,
phosphate and potash---------
Stable manure alone ---------
No manure
Fertilizer Used

While the use of stable manure and
commercial fertilizers increased the
Weld of beets FIVE tons per acre over
the unmanured fields, 1t increased the
yeild Of green tops by nine tons.
The yeild of tops in proportion to
that OF beets also varies from year to
year, frequently depending on the
state Of maturity. The beet tops us
ually increase in size up to about 100
days after thinning. Thereafter they
remain stationary for a while and ac-
tually decrease in weight II the beets
really mature. The beets, OF course,
increase in weight all the time II fer
tility and moisture content OF the
soil permits 1t. So 1t happens fire.
'uently that the average weight or
the green top of one beet is by Aug
ust Is l " pounds, while the beet
weighs about three-fourths of
pound The tops at that time fire.
quently weigh as much as the beet.
BY the middle OF September the
The Ordway new era., 1917-09-21
BEET TOPS
(By H. Mendelson, in Thru tn.
Leaves"

The beet tops are q very consider
able part of the total product Of an
acre OF beets.
An acre of beets yielding about
thirteen tons of beets will produce
about nine tons of green tops If there
Is no leaf spot or hail. These nine
tons of tops contain about Is per cent
of 1.35 tons equals 27OO pounds)
dry matter and 7.65 tons water.
The dry substance of the tops con-
sist of about 1915 per cent digestible
protein; 1.2 per cent digestible fat;
$50 per cent digestible carbohydrates
and 10 per cent digestible fiber.
Ordinary alfalfa hay analyzed by
the same methods contains, accord
ing to Henry's Feed and Feeding:
1916 per cent digestible protein; 90
per cent digestible fat; 27.O per cent
digestible carbohydrates; 1910 per
cent digestible fiber.
So far as these conventional analy-
ses are concerned there is not much
difference between the two except that
the alfalfa contains more fiber. How
ever the beet tops contain a great
deal more potash. which scours the
animal, If it has unlimited access to
the green or dry tops. Also accord
ing to the weather during the beet
harvest, the tops contain varying
amounts Of dirt. which are not of
benefit to the animal. Therefore, the
feeding value of beet tops fuctuates
more than that of other feeds which
are obtained In clean form.
The final value of food consists
not of what Is in it but what you get
out of it. II the tops are transform
ed into mutton or beef they are GER
tainly more valuable II the resulting
animal sells for 1Oc per pound than
when 1t sold for 7c per pound. This
means that beet tops today in COM
mon with all other farm produce have
a much higher value than two or five
years ago. This is frequently for
gotten when calculating the returns
from an acre of beets. Anyway beet
tops are worth more today than they
ever were. While better use is made
of them every year, there are still
some farmers who do not make as
good use OF them as possible.
YIELD OF TOPS PER ACRE
Unfortunately, there are very few
acurate figures available referring
The Ordway new era., 1917-09-21

FAREWELL

Patriotism in Ordway was dis
played Thursday morning of this
week when people gathered
from all over the community to
bid farewell to nine of Crow
ley county's young men who
were leaving that morning for
Fort Riley, Kansas, to enter
army service.
The school children of Ord
way were at the train and busi-
ness houses in town virtually
closed their places of business
until the train pulled out at
about $3.50. The train on which
the Crowley county boys left was
special made up at. Pueblo and
had 235 men on board when the
train reached here. These men
had been advised just before
reaching Ordway that there
would be a citizens gathering
:at the depot and they came with
heads out the windows and flags
flying.
The Ordway new era., 1917-09-21
MARCUS Is
ACQUITTED

Because two men declared that
they lied Peter Marcus was acquitted
in county court this week on the
charge of Illegally selling intoxicating
liquors The men who confessed
that they lied to the officers are Chas.
Waite and Ben Drunken. The jury
returned verdict as any other jury
would have done under the condi-
tions. that of acquittal.
1t was on Waite and Brunken's
evidence nrst given officials that Mar
Gus was arrested. On the night OF
August 80 these men were taken in
to custody and questioned. Drunken
stated. SO the arresting officer claims,
that at the time he had given Chas.
Waite 81, on the afternoon of the
arrest, to go to Peter Marcus and
get a pint of whiskey and said that
Marcus told him he did not have it
but that he knew whero he could get
it. He stated that Marcus told him
where he would find the bottle. Waite.
they said found it and the two drank
it.
Wait, after hearing that Drunken
had made such a statement corro-
berated Brunken's statement, SO the
officer claimed, and the two men hau
not conferred with each other. On
trial of the case Drunken was put
on the stand and attempted to deny
all he had said on the night of the
arrest but the attorneys pinned him
down and he admitted that he made
the statement and there on the stand
swore that he lied when he made his
first claim. Wait also attempted
to deny making the statement on
the night of the arrest but he too
was pressed and said that he also had
lied.
In summing up the evidence TO the
The Ordway new era., 1917-09-21

beets in the same field weigh l "
hounds each and the tops the same.
BY the middle Of October the beets
will average pounds each. while
each TOP will weigh probably a little
less than " pounds.
Beet fields in one district in the
second half of August look very much
more alike than at any other date, be-
cause almost all of them. regardless
of the date of planting, have reached
the maximum growth OF tops, un-
less leaf spot or lack of water have
created abnormal conditions.
Beets cannot be considered matur-
ed unless they have at least l6 per
cent sugar.
How much the yeild Of green tops
per 100 lbs. beets can vary in diner
ont wears can be seen from the rec
ords of the Experimental Station
CONTINUED on Page o.
The Ordway new era., 1917-09-21
SUCCEEDS DIR. RICHARDS

DR.. G. E. Clark, of the Veterinary
firm of Clark & Bray, of Fowler,
has taken over the veterinary prac-
tice of DR.. G. L. Richards, who re-
Gently enlisted in the army. DR..
Clark has arrived in Ordway to take
up the work.
DR.. Clark is graduate Of the Kan
sas City Veterinary college as is al
will handle the practice at Fowler.
DR.. Clark's Office is located at the
Worker barn conducted by Bouldin
Brothers, and will be glad to get
in touch with any one needing vet
Urinary work.