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The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10
PORTO RICO MAY GET
 W0MEN'S SUFFRAGE
Bill Has Had First Reading and Will Give Women Right to
 Vote and Hold Office
(AsSociated Press


 SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, September 10-A bill designed to give Porto Rican women the right to hold office but not to vote has been introduced in the House of Representatives by Fulgencio Pinero, Jr., and Antonio Pinero, Unionists and has had it's first reading
 Mrs. Ana Duprey, founder of the Suf- fragist League of Porto Rico, an nounced after a recent conference with the former legislator that she in formed him that the women of Porto Rico objected to the measure and that if il became a law in it's present form there would burst over his head and the head of his party such a storm of righteous feminine indignation that it would be a long time before they re- covered from it." Predicting that the bill would not come up for a second reading, Mrs. Duprey said:
 There are two things we are de- termined to have: suffrage to literate women and the right both to vote and to hold office As the Pinero bill now stands it would only place the wom. en Of Porto Rico in the most degraded kind of politics instead of giving them an opportunity to show their capabil- ity and patriotism"
 A Senate bill provides that women of Porto Rico may both vote and hold office
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10
TAKING INVENTORY
 OF STATE PROPERTY

PETROGRAD. Sept. 1O.-A com mission has been appointed to pre- pare an inventory and valuation of the properties of the Russian State
 N. Pokrovski, president of the Gen. tral War-Industrial Commission Will direct the work.
 The inventory will comprise lands, forests. railroads, factories, workshops and other profit-yielding State under takings. The governments aim is to alleviate the burden of taxation by in- augurating a less wasteful and more enterprising system of management.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10

| ply all the garments, sheets, etc; from our war work here Each bed so en- dowed will have brass plate on it. ours will read Department of the h. terior,' If you start one, I should sug- gest Alaska Women's Patriotic League and if any of your men are wounded, they will have that bed in the Washington D. C., ward.
 Please do not fail to write to me or call on me for anything I can do to help in the work"
 The above communication was ad- dressed to Mrs. J. F. A. Strong, who adds this explanation of the work being carried on in the East and of the work which can be done here:
 "The ladies whose husbands are of ficals in the Interior department have work rooms at the Home Club build ing opposite the White House, and Mrs Lane devotes much of her time in supervising the knitting of sweat CTS, socks, mufflers, helmets, ordering materials, cutting garments and keep ing the attention of all centered upon the needs and comforts of the Ameri- can soldiers in France She Is chair man of the war relief work and will take personal charge of furnishing packages of bed linen, clothing and comforts for hospital bed to be furn- ! ;cIo l., To cly op' Do afrfn ic League. These leagues have been organized in Skagway, Cordova, Val dez and Seward, and will help to raise the $500 necessary for the first bed. Other Alaska towns will be asked to cooperate. This work does not con- flict with that of the Red Cross; it is simply one of the numerous other ways that the women of the country are adopting to show their devotion to the cause and help hasten the day off peace It is providing bed in the Washington hospital at Neuilly France so that a sick or wounded Alaska SOL dier may be we'll cared for by Ameri- can doctors and American nurses. little sacrifice on the part of every one will divide the duty we owe the defenders of the flag, and no one will have to do more than his share. Every American should realize the signifi- canoe of the word stacker" and should look upon stacker as one who does not love the Stars and Stripes and has no right to sing.
 "My Country, 'tis of three, Sweet Land of Liberty"
 While our soldiers are helping to make the world safe for democracy, Alaskans can be depended upon to do their bit Think what your generosity will mean to the lads far from home! The smallest donation will help to lraise this fund.-"
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10
WILL REPAINT THE EIFFEL
 TOWER
(.AsSocidted Press)

PARIS, Sept 10-The Eiffel Tower is to be repented. This is a task which will occupy about three months and require more than 10000 pounds of paint The outbreak of war in 1914 postponed the work. The structure was last painted in 1907, when coat of yellow ochre was applied.
 The Eiffel Tower has had curious fate Built as an attraction for q worlds fair. nearly thirty years ago, it was condemned as a monstrosity by those who believed themselves insipr- ed by purely artistic feelings. Since the war, it has paid for it's existence over and over aga.n as a wireless tel egraphy station.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10
BERLIN NEWSPAPE..J
 OUT WITH FRESH
 OUTBURST OF RAGE
fAssc fated Pfsls}

AMSTERDAM. Sept. 10-The Ber- lin news papers broke out with fresh outburst of rage against the United States Saturday. says report receiv- ed here this morning. The occasion was the reported denial of Secretary Lansing that the United States would not insist on the elimination of the kaiser before entering peace negoti- ations
 It had been reported that the United States was ready to talk peace with the present government, but on the receipt of the denial last Saturday the papers broke forth with renewed abuses.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10
TURTLE WEIGHING 700 POUNDS CAUGHT IN
 YOKAHAMA HARBOR

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Sept. 10.- While native longshoremen were bid ding for a monster turtle which had been caught in Yokohama Bay, An Long. a Chinese, carried off the prize by an offer of s51. He then lowed the turtle out into the bay and gave it's it's freedom.
 An Long was putting into practice Chinese superstition that he who frees a captured turtle shall be etern- ally blessed
 The turtle weighed TOO pounds and was believed to be 1000 years old.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10
A TOAST TO THE FLAG
Here's to the Red of it- There's not thread of it, No, nor a shred of it

Here's to the Red of it- There's not a thread of it, No, nor a shred of it In all the spread of it
 From foot to head, But heroes bled for it, Faced steel and lead for it, Precious blood shed for it, Bathing it Red. Here's to the White of it Thrilled by the sight of it, Who knows the right of it But feels the might of it But feels the might of it
 Thru day and night? Womanhood's care for it, Made manhood dare for it, Purity's pray'r for it Kept it so White. Here's to the soul of it, Heavenly view of it, Star-Spangled hue of 1t, Honesty's due of it,
 Constant and true. Here's to the whole of it, Stars, Stripes and pole of it, Here's to the soul of it,
 Red, White and Blue.
 -J. J, DAILY
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10
OUR HELP IS NEEDED.
 WHAT CAV CAV WE DO?

A communication addressed to Mrs. J. F. Hunt from Mrs. Anna Hall Strong, was handed us this morning and it is herewith reproduced with the view of getting the generous commun- ity of Ketchikan interested The let ter follows:
 My dear Mrs. Hunt:
 While outside recently l found the women of the country intensely inter- ested and working for the health and comfort of the American soldiers in the trenches of France. 1 naturally asked what the women of Alaska could do to show their love of country and flag and do their bit" towards hastening the day of Peace. Among the many suggestions offered, the one given by Mrs. Franklin K. Lane ap- pealed to me as being most practical, and one that could be accomplished in the shortest time. The enclosed clipping will explain in detail her sug- gestion. Here in Southeastern Alas ka, and to the Westward, we have been organizing Patriotic Leagues and the members of these Leagues pledge themselves to do their bit in any way that will be of benefit or help to the country in time of war. Will you be Ii fo hnIp in thiG nn1tfpr Either by organizing a League or by asking the ladies of Ketchikan for a contribution for this bed, which is to be placed in the Washington ward of the Nieully Hospital, just out of Paris. If each town in Alaska would help a little, it would not be an ar duous task to raise the $500. We are very anxious o get the money for the 1 bed just as z n as possible as winter is approaching and our soldiers in strange land under new climatic con- ditions, will no doubt have illnesses other than wounds of battle. Hoping you will be kind enough to give this your personal attention as soon as possible and thanking you for what ever assistance you may be able to render.
 I am,
 Very Sincerely Yours,
 ANNA HALL STRONG
 Sept. 7th, 1917.
 An excerpt from Mrs. Lanes letter follows:
 Perhaps you in Alaska will be in terested in hospital bed to be put in the Washington ward of the Neuil ly hospital. just outside of Paris. We are trying to get several beds from the Interior department here so that our men may feel the Home thought and care for them when they are wounded. Each bed costs, for the year, s600.00, and we are going to sup
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10
LONDON PAPERS
 ARE SEVERE ON
 SWEDISH MINISTER
Say Responsibility Entirely On Sweden and Should Be Made
 To Pay Dearly
IAssocinted Pressl

LONDON. Sept. 10.-Every news paper in London commenting on the discovery made Saturday in Argen' tine in which the Swedish minister was involved in divulging information that came under his knowledge to Germany, are not sparing in their criticism. The Manchester Guardian says that it must be assumed that the Swedish foreign office knew the con. tents of the cipher messages filed at Buenos Aires; and that it would be fairly easy for Sweden to learn what the United States decided. Sweden the Guardian says, could decode if ig- norant of the contents otherwise. The responsibility of the Swedish gov ernment is great says tn eTimes.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10
SOUND MILLS MAY
 STOP WORK ON R. R.

SEATTLE. Sept. 10.-Purchasing agent for the Alaska Railroad Com- misison, just before leaving on the steamer Alaska last evening said that the failure of the lumber mills of the Sound to deliver their orders, may de- lay the work of construction on the Alaska railroad. Six million feet was ordered by the commission has not been delivered and if these deliveries are not made soon he said, it will tie up construction.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10
REGISTER THREE YESTERDAY


 City officials were rather busy yes terday with three boats in port, look ing for possible slackers. Three men were made to register by the Assist ant District Attorney. Two were pas sengers on board the Prince George, from White Horse. They claimed to have registered with the American Consul at that place but had no cards. They stated the consul had no cards and told them it would be alright that they could register when they got to the States. They were registered here, James Kennedy and Paul Ham, ilton King, numbers 629 and $50. George C. Walker was also registered yesterday.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Sept. 1O.-Cork is at premium in Germany as the country does not produce any and the Entente blockade has inter- rupted all channels of supply. Used corks, especially those of champaigne bottles, are eagerly purchased and they bring high prices.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10

Mrs Charles E. Bunnell in a letter to friends states that the Red Cross Organization formed at Ruby now has membership of about 200 from the town alone. It is expected that many more members will ue secured from the court when that term starts.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10

Because he let his valor and enthu- siasm for the German cause get away with him, John George, an oldtimer of Dawson has been sentenced to serve three months on the rock pile He had said that the whole world was jumping on Germany but that she was going to win anyway.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10
THE ITALIANS ARE MEETING DESPERATE
 RESISTANCE NOW
Heights of Northeast of GOriZia The Scene of BloOdiest
 Battle
(Associafsd Press)

UDINE, Sept 10-The fight for the possession of the heights northeast Of Gorizia continues night and day re- gardless of the weather conditions. The gaps made in the ranks on both sides s.e immediately filled and the contending forces appear to be so evenly balanced that victory is ap- rarently impossible for either side.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10
WOMEN THIEVES ARE
 ARRESTED IN SEATTLE

SEATTLE. Sept. 10.-Nine men were arrested by the sheriff charged with being members of a motorcycle band engaged in spiriting women away The informauon that culmin- ated in their arrest alleges that five victims have been spirited away. Others belonging to the band are be- ing sought on similar charges.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10

SEATTLE, Sept. 10.-Hiram Conf bear, famous rowing coach of the uni versity of Washington fell from plum tree today and was instantly killed.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10
2 BODIES RECOVERED

SEATTLE, Sept. 10.-The 14-year old son of Attorney Everett c Howe, lost control of the bicycle that he was riding and ran off the Fauntleroy wharf into the bay and was drowned yesterday. The coronor while recov- ering the body, hauled up the body of an unidentified man.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10
LONDON FiSHBUYER
 ON HIS WAY HERE

VANCOUVER, B. C., Sept 10.-W. 3. Wainright, London. England. fish buyer, arrived here yesterday on his way to Southeastern Alaska.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10

VICTORIA, B. C., Sept 10-Captain James Warren, pioneer sealer who brought the steamer Beaver to the Pacific coast, in 1885, one of the first steamers ever sailing in the Pacific, died here today at the age of eighty.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10

PARIS, Sept. 10.-The French re- port success in the Posse and Cauifes sectors woods. A number of prison CTS were taken yesterday.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10
HALIBUT 1s CENTS

SEATTLE, Sept. 10.-At noon today Halibut sold for IS cents and Sable fish for four cents.
 BROWN, Bureau of Fisheries.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10
MOVEMENTS OF BOATS
 SOUTHBOUND.

Spokane Thursday. Humboldt Wednesday. Dolphin Wednesday.
 NORTHBOUND. Princess Alice Monday p. m. Admiral Evans Monday p. n. Alaska 8uesday. Al-ki tomorrow afternoon. Prince Rupert Wednesday night. City of Seattle Thursday. Mariposa Saturday.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10
PEACE TALK PREVAILING

F AMSTERDAM, Sept. 10.-The 1 F Bavarian newspapers report of 1
 F great activity in a peace propa- 1
 f ganda by the southern German 1 F clergy on the basis of the Pope's 1 ! note.
 q
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10

LONDON. Sept 1O.-The British troops last night consolidated their positions captured during the day Sunday, southwest of Harico1rt.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10

CADIZ, Spain, Sept IDA Spanish torpedo boat today brought into port here a damaged German submarine. which was immediately interned
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-11

reg old deed over $1-$1O9;by sheriffs
receipt State fund $50, treasurers
receipt county fund $36 salary fund
$37-$1O9.
August: To 33 marriage license
$99; by sheriffs receipt State fund
S33, treasurers receipt county fund
$33 salary fund $3.50.
September: To 35 marriage license
$105; by sheriffs receipt State fund
S35, by treasurer's receipt county
fund $35 salary fund $35-$1O5.
October: To 33 marriage license 500,
certified copies$5.50-$104.5O;by sher-
ifs receipt State fund $33, treas
urers receipt county fund $33 salary
fund $38.50-$104.50.
November: To At marriage license
Sal, certified copies $5.50-S146.5O;
by sheriffs receipt State fund $47
treasurers receipt county fund SAT
salary fund S52.5 -S146.5O.
State of North Carolina, Robson
I, M. w. Floyd, register of deeds
| Of Robson county, North Carolina
do hereby certify that the foregoing
statement is true and accurate re-
port of the receipts and disbursements
in the office of the register of deeds
1916, to the best of my knowledge
information and belief.
M. w. FLOYD,
Register of Deeds, Robson County
Sworn to and subscribed before m,
this December LIST. 1915.
E. J. BRITT, Notary Public
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-11
COMMENT ON VARIOUS MATTERS
Concerning Depredations of Hogs ant

Concerning Depredations of Hogs and
Recent Case Before Recorder
Britt-The RobesOnian's Position
About Re-creating Useless Office
Commended-Bad Roads-Meaning
of the Exodus of Negroes
To the Editor of The Robesonian:
In q recent issue The Robesonian
reported a case tried before Record
er Britt in which Mr. Mcintyre mar
rowly escaped the "gang" for shoot
ing a hog depredating on his prem
ises. read and wondered why the
judge was SO severe on the defend
ant, and yet had no word Of condem-
| nation for the prosecutor who had
! first violated the law by letting his
hogs run at large. When the law
fails to give protection to a citizen
in his personal or property rights,
! self-protection is almost, or quite, a
/ divine right. Mr.. Mcintyre was on
the defensive in the protection Of his
! property and the prosecutor the ag-
gressor in the violation of the law;
yet the defendant was threatened
with road sentence, while we hear
the lawlessness Of the prosecutor
publicly condoned on the ground thai
the neighbors had nullified the State
law by agreeing to let their stocl
run at large. Cicero's exclamation
30 Temporal! o moresw still ha.
force.
My comments in reference to this
case are made not so much to con
denim any party to it, as to call at
tention to typical conditions in al
most every section of the county
Three good farmers tod me today thai
their grain crops are being serious
" damaged by hogs running at LARGE
! Two farmers said they had whea
; and oats entirely destroyed by hog!
roofing up the plants. One of then
, remarked that the number of hogs
running at large is increasing 81
fast from year to yea rthat he woult
be compelled to quit sowing fall
grain unless the law would protec
him. This is a growing evil tina
needs regulating or eliminating.
The Federal constitution and The
! Robesonian are one in their oppo
sition to granting perpetuities. The
voters cannot but endorse the edi
torials in The Robesonian in its op
position to creating, or reviving, /;
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-11

useless office, with no other purpose
than to pension an ex-officer. The
idea is strongly antagonistic to the
spirit of our constitution. Sympa-
thy and sentiment are among the
sweetest virtues of the human soul.
and their softening and refining in
fluence add much to the charms of
social and civic life; but he is a
weak legislator whose judgment can
not rise on occasion to the higher
level Of justice and craftsmanship
/ when duty demands loyalty to prin-
ciple.. When the term of office for
which one is elected expires, if both
the officer and the public have been
true to their obligations in the
! meantime, benefits are considered
even.
Despite the dry fall, mudhoIes and
bad roads through the medium OF
creaking vehicles, toiling teams and
swearing drivers, are advertising the
impotency of previous road laws.
"For every evil under the sun.
There is a remedy or there hE nune::::
; If there is one, try to finE it;
If there is none, never mind it,
Robson bad roads with a biennial
! admixture of bad politics is: a. pro-
verbal evil that will find a remedy
when our legislators think Of mud
holes before they do of providing
, places for henchmen.
Christmas was very quiet season
here. There seems to a Crowing
tendency to use less whiskey and
fewer noisy explosives in eelebra-
ton of the OCCASION. Our young peo--
pie, including students from various:
colleges, teachers, and those of 9TH
er professions have come hom and
returned to their various duties.
! Lumberton is to be congratulated
in securing DIR. Walter McRae as
!, resident. A model Christian gentle
man that he is will exert an elevat-
, ing influence on his environments.
! We take pleasure in commencing him
! to the public.
The exodus of negro laborers from
. Robson and other counties to the
: North is causing farmers to give
serious thought to the ultimate as
well as to immediate results The
, newspapers may treat the subject
lightly, but so extensive a migration
among the colored people marks the
beginning of a new era for the COL
ored race. A universal law is at
work superior to the industrial con-
, dition of sections. This same un-
J seen, but powerfully-felt, force, OBJ
sessed the nations of Europe before
the Crusades were made possible;
! it moved the northern barbarians to
! spread over Southern Europe in spite
: of the cultured Greeks and Romans:
the same cosmos of things peopled
! America for the development of that
= advanced civilization which is des-
tined to teach the brotherhood of
, man. The negroes will go and come.
. but the final result will be that many
thousands will remain in the North.
: The whole country will be benefited
by more even distribution of the
. colored race. 1t will change the ne
!. gro question from a Southern to a
: national one. As race, or a ma
= ton, history confirms Shakespeare
= conclusion. that "There is divin-
= ity that shapes orr ends, roughhew
= them how we will"
H. L. EDENS.
ri Purvis. N. C..
=, Jan. 6, 1917.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-11
Chamberlain's Cnuph Remedy Most
EffectuaI

"I have taken a great many bot
ties of Charberlain's Cough Rem
edv and everv time it has cvred me.
I have found it most effectual for
hacking cough and for colds. At
ter taking it COUGH ALWAYS disap-
pears-" writes j. R. Moore, Lost VAL
ley, Ga. Obtainable everywhere.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-17
EIGHT BRITISH
AND TWO french
MERCHANTMEN
REPORTED SUNK
BYCERMAN RAIDER
(By Associated Press.

London, Jan. Eight British
and two French merchantmen are
believed to have been sunk by a
German raider. The ships were
the British Dramatist, Radnorshire,
Netherbyhall. Mount Tenn
pie. King George. Georgia, Voltaire
and the French ships Nantes and
Asnieres. The steamers st. Theo-
dore and Yarrowdale were captured.
Their whereabouts are unknown.
The Japanese steamer Hudson
Maru arrived at Pernambuco Mon
day with masters and 237 men from
the crews of the lost vessels. Four
hundred others placed aboard the
steamer Yarrowdale to be landed,
have not been heard from. A prize
crew is aboard the ST. Theodore. All
vessels were sunk in the Atlantic
between December II and January
12. The largest was the White
Star freighter Georgia of 1907
tons gross. The Voltaire, sole, was
next.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-17
|F|RN GIVEN CONTRACT
E,O4l,000 WORTH OF
LIS FOR UNITED STATES
DEWEYS
FUNERAL TO Be
HELD SATURDAY
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Jan. 17.-Admiral
Dewey died last night and arrange
ments for his funeral here Saturday
have been partly made. Final plans
Will be made after Secretary Daniels
confers with the President and Mrs.
Dewey. Annapolis cadets and all
available blue jackets from Norfolk
and Washington naval stations will
attend. All fire admirals will salute.
Secretary Baker ordered all avaiabe
navy units to participate. The Guard
CT Honor will go from the gunboat
Dolphin and the presidential yacht
Mayflower to the Dewey home.