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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-13
SUNDAY IS SELECTED
CONSERVATION DAY.
State Defense Council Asks
Ministers to Explain Food
Pledge to Housewives.

Special % The World
OKLAHOMA CITY. July 12.-Sln-
day July %. Will be- Conservation
Day thrlout the state according TO
statement issued by the oklahoma
defense council Thursday night fol-
lowing letter that was sent 20 all
ministers. eu.istug their services for
the day
The eulsting Of the women of
Oklahoma boz Sir. Hooyer's food adj
miristratIou is the object of the move
ment Federal authorities have sent
word that few housewives in this
state have yet lined up with the food
administrator in hts efforts 90 feed a
nation properly and az the same time
furnish the food that IS necessary 10
win the war.
sign Food Pledge"
Women enlist in the movement by
signing the food pledge whicn Is
being run in practically every news
paper IN oklahoma from July l 10
July -. Ghey send this pledge 10
Washington, where names are kept
on file aud such information IS seiJ
out as Mr Hoover thinks necessary.
Many things besides the mere en-
courage ment Of economy IN the use
OF foodstuffs is-behind the move
Usnt by enlisting the great mass Of
American housewives with him. ar.
Hoover hopes 10 do away with the
food Spectator and hold prices down
10 a minimum. he Will gather inror-
nation from the women that viii
enable him 10 tell just how much food
must he kept in. America before any
Is exported, and he will DO many other
things that are vital to the nauon's
interest
The Robesonian., 1917-06-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dellinger spent
Sunday with Mrs. Dellinger's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Branch.
Miss Leila Meares is suffering with
an inflameo eye.
The Sunday school at Singletarys
x Roads is progressing very nicely
under the efficient management of
Mr.. A. Mercer as superintendent.
Rev. ]. M. Fleming filled his reg
ular appointment Saturday and Sun
day and preached able sermons.
We are glad to report the condition
of little Vernon Jackson very much
improved.-Mrs. Eta Martin seems
to be. improving some for the last
few days.
AUNT JANE.
The Robesonian., 1917-06-07
Secret Wireless and Mail System Has
Been Giving Germany News From
United States

Secret Wireless and Mail System Has
Been Giving Germany News From
United States
Evidence that two high-powered
wireless installations, assembled at
New York from various sources,
were sh,pred piecemeal to Mexico,
supposedly for use of a German spy
system in this country was
unearthed in connection with
the arrest of 3 men at
New York on charges of conspiring
to send nail containing military in
formation surreptitiously from the
United States to Germany through
members of Norwegian ship crews.
It was intimated by the United
States commissioner before whom the.
alleged plotters were arraigned that
it was through their instrumentality
that advance news Of the impending
arrival in England of the American
destroyer fleet was sent to Germany
before it even became generally
| known in this country that it had
sailed. Indications have been found
! that the secret mail system was op-
Grated both ways between the Unit
| ed States, Germany and Mexico. Sew
eral hundred letters have been seized,
written in English, German and Span
ish, and some apparently in code.
They are being translated in the ex-
pectation that they will open the way
for full revelations of the alleged spy
plot which is said to point to other
persons besides those under arrest.
The Robesonian., 1917-06-07

name of the great Frenchman and
friend of America. This was determ-
ined on at patriotic smoker given
at the Rosemont hotel last night bv
Steel DuBosque and R. T. Rosemond
The gathering of representative men
present at the smoker voted unani.
mously to raise funds by popular SUBJ
scriptions for the support of Red
Cross ambulance with the American
army.
In order to make the participation
as wide as possible, contributions will
be received for amounts ranging from
so cents to $500. A committee was
empowered to arrange campaign to
raise the $1,000 necessary to place
an ambulance in the field and main
tain it for year. It has been pro-
posed that the ambulance be named
for General La Fayette, who visited
this place in 1924 and in whose honor
the name Of the town was changed
to it's present form.
The Robesonian., 1917-06-07
Officer Page of Mount Olive, Son of
.LumbertOn Man, Had Narrow Es-

cape
Chief of Police Page of Mount o.
i've, a son of Mr.. E. E. Page of Lum-
berton, and Deputy Sheriff Rhodes
shot and killed Moses Troublefield,
negro, at Mount Olive last Satur-
day when the negro opened fire upon
the officers. A dispatch of the 4th
from Goldsboro stated that a ball
from the negro's pistol passed
through Mr.. Page left cheek, but a
later dispatch from Mount Olive
states that the ball did not hit Mr..
Page, though it missed his cheek by
only hairs breadth. The officers
arrested a brother-in-law of Trouble
field near his home and when the lat
ter started into the house, to better
arm himself, the officers thought,
they ordered him to halt. The negro
then opened fire upon the officers
Troublefield is said to have. killed 8
man several years ago and was con.
sidered desperate character. He
is said to have threatened to kill an,
officer who came to his house to ar
rest him or any of his family. Tht
coroner's. jury exonerated the off
cerrs for any blame for the killing
The Robesonian., 1917-06-07
COUNTY ROAD CLAIMS PAID

Bills Ordered Paid at Regular Meet
ing of Road BOard-ROad Machine
Purchase-To Borrow $5,0OO-H.
E. stacy Attorney for Board :
At the regular monthly meeting Of
the board Of road trustees Monday
the following bills were ordered paid:
Bank of Red Springs $5,229, note
and interest; National Bank of Lum-
berton $2O3.SO, note and interest on
note for money borrowed by Wish
arts twnship; First National Bank,
$1O1.15, note and interest for money
borrowed by Saddletree township; D.
O. Currie $3.50, J. A. Stanton $50,
Joseph Townsend $8.40; w. C. Town
send $2O95; H. W. Rainey, road sup
erintendent, salary, S115; Raynham
Trading Co. $3.50, Emmett Bell $23,
E. S. Pate $1.83, Waugh Woodell
S1.56, John Paul $3.50, L. H. Cad
| we'll $3.50, C. M. Fuller $40, S. NJ
Pate $75.88, w. F. Davis 1926, Lacy
Buie SIG, C. A. Douglass So, A. W.
Walker $23.39, Freeman Printing Co.
s7.25, D. L. Gore Co. S74.89, A. B.
Watson Co. $115.40, Wishart Co.
S333.82, J. S. Powers $17.57, White
! & Cough S6O.3O, J. L. Thrower $131.-
Sc, W. [. Thames 81, J. NJ; Smith S,
! Ss.78, VIM. Baker $500, MeAlliste1
Hdw. Co. $3.10, R. D. Caldwell &
Son 1925, w. N. Townsend $40, B.
w. Pittman $4.74, Bank of Fairmont
$780,, Andrew Smith $121, G. H
Floyd S18, J. C. Griffin $18, B. w
Pittman $18, J. H. Watson $111.92
j. B. Humphrey $3.50, j. B. Meares
so cents, K. NJ. Biggs $1,000. Total
$7,402.65.
The following bills were ordered
paid after they had been affirmed by
H. w. Rainey and J. I. Townsend;
Mary R. Anderson $3.50, Clarence
Britt SO, w. A. Britt So, S. J. Law
son SIT.
It was ordered that the board give
note in the sum of $661.78 payable
November /, 1917, to the Emerson
Implement Co. for road machine.
The secretary of the board was
authorized to borrow $4,000 to be
used in road and bridge work during
the year 1917.
1t was ordered that Ed Taylor be
allowed to proceed with work on the
! Big Swamp road, it being under
stood that he wait months for his
pay.
At a recent meeting of the board
Mr.. H. E. Stacy of Lumberton was
elected attorney to the board at ar
annual retainer of $50.
The Robesonian., 1917-06-07
THE COUNTY's BUSINESS

Commissioners Appropriate Sl5O Ior
.-.Canninys--Club Work-Salary OF
& Farm Demonstration Increased $50
,Month-Jailer Allowed 5 Cents
More a Day for Each Prisoner
4 S15 Persion for Each Old Soldier
The commissioners were in regular
session Monday. The following
claims were ordered paid:
Court House and Courts. ".
Stanley. court cost $3.65; c. B. Skip
per. iury cost, S158.35; Geo. D. Bar,
nard Co, supplies for register OF
deeds. S19.25; Lumberton Motor Gar
Co. chair cushion $1.50; White q
Cough, supplies $2968; Gus Hunt,
ianitor. salary S35; C. B. Skipper
clerk of court, salary $3O8.33, stamps
SAB: M. w. Floyd, register OF deeds'
salary s316.66, stamps $40; Il. +.
lewis. sheriff, salary $316.66, stamps
s03 70. capturing whiskey still S2O;
six rural policemen $3.50; J. M: NC
Callum, county auditor, salary Sl5I;;-
20. stamps $4, phone calls S1.70; Ed
wards & Broughton, tax books Sfl;
Immberton Furniture Co., chair cusn,
ion 81 so; Everett Waddey Co., record
hooks sic: Robesonian Publishing
Co.. printing for register OF deeds,
81. Freeman Printing Co., printing
for county officers S65.25; Virginia
Paner Co.. supplies for county ottl-
GERS. S1O.5O; Jno. S. Butler, recordeI
ST. Pauls district, salary $40; A. r.
Flovd. recorder Fairmont district, sal
arv $40: q. M. Britt, recorder Lum-
harton district, salary $75; K. nj. VIII
1iams. recorder Maxton district, salary
SIS: J. N. Buie, recorder Red Splngs
district. salary $50; D. w. Bulloc8'
recorder Rowland district, salary S5O.
Total S2,390.68. .. r..
burial of pauper, $12; DR.. D. 5. Cur-
rio registering vital statistics. 50;
State hospital, Goldsboro, $5.4O: Nell
McNeill burial of pensioner, SIS; G.
e. Rancke, coroner, holding inquest
sser sse six iuro Jurors, 81 81 each-s12; Pope
Drug Co. drugs Splits; l. ]. Flowers,
keeper county home s134; H. M:
Reasley, burying mule S5; Town OF
Iumberton, water and light S26.3O;
Grantham Bros, drugs $3.50; A: Il.
Preyatt, jailer, salary. $50, feeding
prisoners S45.60; DR.. B. w. rage
county health officer, salary $2Z9 10.
Total s576.81. Grand total $780,
40.
It was ordered that $3.50 be appro-
priated to the canning clubs IN the
county. 1t was also ordered that
S1O0 be appropriated to the Rooeson
Fair association.
The salary of County Farm Dem
onstrator L. E. Blanchard was IN
creased from $75 to S85 the month.
It was ordered that Jailer A. II.
Preyatt be allowed 35 cents per Day
for feeding each prisoner instead Oh
30 cents, as heretofore. =.
1t was ordered that each pension
er in the county be paid S15.
The board ordered that S7OO be
transferred from the pension fund to
the general county fund.
The regular pauper list was allow
ed. The monthly allowance OF Nancy
Barnes was increased 81, also the al
lowance of Ben Ivey and wife from
So to 81 the month each. Polly Tay-
Ior was placed on the regular paupe1
list at SIS the month. H.. Floud at
So the month, Nelso McNalr. at 5:
the month and Andrew Southeriane
at So the month. The monthly allow
ance of Ed Arnett was increased IRON
50 to S4.
The Robesonian., 1917-06-07
SINGLETARY'S X ROADS
Missionary Lectures Saturday After.
Noon and Evening-GOOd Sunday
Schoo-Personal

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
: Lumberton, R. 5, June 6-Miss Sue
Kelly, a missionary worker, will
speak at Singletary's X Roads Sat-
urday at 3 p. m. and at o'clock at
night she will give an illustrated lee
ture with stereopticon lantern.
Mr.. Clarence West and little Misses
Lenan and Nellie Norton spent the
weekend at Maxton.-Miss Mae Dun
can spent Saturday night at Rich
ardson.-Mrs. Henry Parnell spent
Tuesday afternoon with her mother
Mrs. A. Mercer.-Mr. Sam West spent
Saturday night at the home Of Rev.
J. N. Fleming.-Miss Stelle Ridgen
spent yesterday afternoon with Miss
Berta Mercer.-Mr. E. w. West and
daughter, Mrs. Charlie Norton, were
Iumberton visitors yesterday. Mr..
and Mrs. S. W.. Mercer spent Sunday
at the home Of Mr.. Frank Mercer
The Robesonian., 1917-06-07
Indians of Arizona and Colorado DE
cIiped to Register .-

A dispatch Of the 5th from Flag
staff, Ariz., states that Navajo In
dams drove an Indian agent and 9TH
er Federal agents off the government
reservation 100 miles northeast OF
there when the latter went to regis
ter the Indians under the war army
daft bill and that Indians appeared
to be confused over the purpose Of
the registration. Another dispatch
states that Indians on their serva
ton near Ignacia, Colo, refused t.
register and spent most of the da.
dansingswar and bear dances in ma
tive costume.
The Robesonian., 1917-06-07

Fayetteville Will Send an Ambulance
to France
Fayetteville Cor, June 5, Wilmington
Star.
Fayetteville, the first community in
America to be named in honor of
Marquis de Lafayette, will send an
ambulance to France, bearing the
The Robesonian., 1917-06-07
He Was Made to Crawl on His Knees
and Kiss Old Glory

John Rush, a foreigner, at Ra-
cine, Wis, Tuesday was forced by
800 of his fellow employees to crawl
on his knees to flag that had been
spread on the floor, to kiss the flag
and then salute it. He had declared
that he would not register and would
not fight for the United States.
The Robesonian., 1917-06-07
Dlved From Air Plane Going Mile a

D1veu TTUm AT I 1d1e GUIng NIIIe
Minute
Toulon, France, Dispatch, June 6.
One of two hydro-airplanes ma
neuvering six miles at sea caught
fire and plunged into the watrer with
Ensign de Bishop and Quartermaster
Baudoin. The second hydro-airplane
flew to the rescue.
From this machine Seaman Tore
ano dived as the hydro-airplane swept
by sixty feet above the wreck at a
speed Of probably mile minute
and rescued the ensign, one of whose
legs was broken. The quartermaster
was lost. IH alF2R
The Robesonian., 1917-06-07

Mr.. L. R. Davis of Bladenboro was
the visitors in town Tuesday.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-12-14

Kelley, general secretary of the Ma
tional Consumers league, New York,
and Captain Walter e. Kruesi re-
serve officer of the quartermaster corps.
Through this board" Secretary Bak-
er's statement said, the quartermaster
general will be enabled to enforce the
maintenance of sound industrial and
sanitary conditions in the manufacture
of army clothing to Inspect factories,
to see that proper standards are estab-
lished on government work, to pass
upon the Industrial standards maintain
ed by bidders in army clothing and act
so that just conditions prevail.
'The government cannot permit its
work TO be done under sweatshop con-
ditions and it cannot allow the evils
widely complained Of to go uncorrected.
"Only through the establishment of
such a body as the board Of control
now created win the government be as
sured that army clothing is manufac-
tured under recognized industrial stand
ards and in an atmosphere of good will
between manufacturers and operatives.
This alone win assure fit clothing and
its prompt delivery for army needs"
Secretary Baker said he did not an
ticipate any serious delay in the de
livery of army clothing as result of
the new plan. Some manufacturers
had indicated, be said, that there would
be a slight loss of time due to the
fanda rdiZatiOn process hut not enough
to be OF Importance.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-12-14

manentIy enjoined from In any way or
manner enforcing or attempting TO en-
force the provisions of the aforesaid
and from inStituting or causing TO be
institdted any prosecution or proceed
ings under the aforesaid statute or any
of the provisions thereof"
The case viii be taken to the supreme
court Of the United States, and persons
interested III the law said that special
haste would be made in the presenta-
tion Of the ease on appeal
Argument was concluded for the
plaintiffs by Judge W T. Bynum Of
Greensboro whose chief contention
was that the power to close the arte-
ries of interstate commerce to lawful
articles of exchange which were not in
themselves injurious to public health,
morals or safety was not possessed by
congress.
The law prohibits the employment OF
any child under fourteen years old in
any factory, mill, workshop or cannery
whose products are to be shipped in
the working day of children fourteen
to fifteen years old shall not be longer
than eight hours Reuben Dagenhart
Is under sixteen and John Dagenhart
under fourteen The father contended
that he had a right TO their wages un-
til they are twenty-one and that as the
North Carolina law allows eleven hours
a day Reuben has a right TO work
more than eight hours a day. while
John has a right to work in the mill
although under fourteen. because the
state law permits It.
Department of justice officials regard
the decision of Judge Boyd holding the
child labor law unconstitutional mere
ly as vehicle for getting the question:
before the supreme court, where they
are entirely confident the action OF
congress will be sustained 1t had
been assumed when the law was
passed that the milling interests would
not permit its enforcement without a
vigorous fight.
The decree at Greensboro affects only
the North Carolina district Except
where the courts interfere It viii be
enforced.
The enforcement of the law has been
delegated by the secretary Of labor Ia
the chidren's bureau, and the head Of
the new child tabor division of that bu
reau IS Miss Grace Abbott Of Chicago
a woman Of wide experience in indus
trial betterment work in this and for
eign countries
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-12-14

Il Is of the utmost importance that our
schools shall be maintained In fun eff
aciency both as to attendance an6
standards Of work during the continu
ance Of the war and everything poss. bIe
should be done to increase their ELI
cheney I'm both respects
THE various labor organizations and
their members throughout the country
can render most valuable help in this
respect. l am therefore appealing to
all these organizations TO use their in
duence and to urge their individual
members to do all they can to the end
that the standards of the schools in the
several states and cities shall not be
lowered in any way and that no chill
dren of school age shall remain out Of
school except because of absolute ne
cessity.
For the sake OF this great cause, in
which feel sure you are no less inter
ested than | am. ! ann taking the lib
erty of requesting you to bring this
matter to tie attention of all the labor
organizations of your city. May ! also
suggest that since schools in many cit
les open very soon after Labor day 1t
might be very hopeful If special atten-
ton should be given to this matter"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-12-14

Decree Affects Only North Carolina
District. and the Law Will be Enforc-
ed Elsewhere Except Where the
Courts Interfere-Supreme Court VIII
Probably Uphold Congress-
Federal Judge Boyd of the Western
district of North Carolina has decided
the Heating owen child labor law un-
constitutional and enjoined the United
States district attorney, William @.
Hammer, and his successors, assist
ants, deputies and agents., from en-
forcing In the district the provisions
of the act of congress, which became
effective on Sept l.
Judge Boyd's decision came at the
conclusion of three days of argument
on the constitutionality Of the act. The
case came before the court in injunction
proceedings brought in the name Of Ro-
land II. Dagenhart and his minor sons,
Reuben and John of Charlotte, who
sought to restrain a Charlotte cotton
mill company from discharging the two
boys
In announcing his decision Judge
Boyd said he was gratified by the can
dor of Professor Thomas l. Parkinson
OF Columbia university, representing
the department of justice, who asserted
that congress had used its power over
interstate commerce for the object of
regulation OF local conditions within
the state and the discouragment of
child labor. This admission, said the
Judge, left the issue clear and brought
forward the question, Can congress do
by indirection that which tlundoubted-
ly cannot do directly?"
Congress- he said, can regulate
trade among the states, but not the in
ternal conditions Of labor
Judge Boyd expressed his approval Of
laws tending 10 elevate the condition
and moral state of all the people and
made 1t clear that his Judgment on the
act was based upon his Interpretation
OF the constitutional limitations of CON
gressioual power
After a preliminary recital Of the
facts, the court, setting forth its opin-
ion that the act "is unconstitutional aud
without the power of congress to enact"
enjoins the milling company from dis
charging or curtailing the hours of la
Dor OF the minor plaintiffs and decrees
"That the said William c. Hammer.
United States attorney, as aforesaid
and his Successors, assistants, deputies
and agents. he and they are hereby per-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-12-14
*%@#*#&%$* So
TO PROMOTE EDUCATION.

Labor Unions Asked to Help In Cam
paign For School Attendance.
Organized labor throughout the coun-
Try has been urged TO lend its aid In
the campaign undertaken by the Unit
ed States commissioner of education TO
secure the greatest possible school at
. tendance this year. In letter ad-
dressed to state and city labor bodies
throughout the United States Commis
sioner Claxton said:
''For the protection of our boys and
girls against unusual temptations to
fall into delinquencies of many kinds
and that they may be prepared more
fully for the work of life and the du-
Alas and RESPONSIBILITIES OF citizenship
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-12-14
MatliraIlu

"Old man Butts Is always running
down his sons school and believe
1t is because the boy is always at the
foot of his class"
"At the foot. is he? Then that Is
where the shoe pinches. "-Baltimore
American
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-12-14
CHANGING an Opinion.

Many men can rightly assert thar
their opinions do not change. but they
are not wise In boasting Of the fact. II
shows TOO often that they have learned
nothing since the day on which they
reached their opinions So obvious an
evidence of ignorance or foolishness no
man should advertise. Youths Com
naniOu
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-12-14
ARMY CLOTHES BOARD.

Secretary of War Baker Puts Sweat
shop Methods Under Ban.
Creation of a board Of control for
labor standards in the manufacture of
army clothes to prevent government
work being done under sweatshop
methods, was announced by Secretary
Baker. Louis KRISTEN of Boston is
chairman.
The other members are Mrs. Elorence
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-12-14
rip For Shoe Lace.

When the til has come off shoe
lace just dip the loose end in house
hold glue aud press hard between the
fingers 10 a long pointed enc and let
harden well f6u viii find the tip viii
stay together ultl can be laced up even
through thc plain holes without the
least trouble
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-12-14

OF Carter, Cough & Co. In refusing to
concede the demands OF their employ
ees for q closed shop. One employee
left the union, but the company refused
to discharge him. and the rest of the
men walked ont.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-12-14
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LOOK FOR THE LABEL.

: When purchasing goods even
i from merchants who you know
+ carry union label goods always
& ask for union label goods aud he
f sure that you get them 10 protect
e. yourself against purchasing non
{. union goods that they may also
i. have in stock Another good
+ reason for always demanding
+ union label goods even though
+ you know the goods the mer-
= chant viii sell you do bear the
f union label, is that YOU Will let
j. him know that you viii always
j. be on guard to promote the sale
i. of union made goods and that
= you never forget it.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-12-14

Jewellers MAY Strike.

A strike involving 1000 jewelry work
ers In Newark, n. j., may be called by
the unions as result of the action of
the leading manufacturers in publish
ing advertisements backing no the firm
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-12-14

They seated themselves nj a restau
hnt table
win yon have a little shrimp" he
asked
Dear me. the bright little lady ex-
claimed This is 50 sudden Louis
vile Courier-Journal