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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-03-06
THE GATES OF EDEN
OPERA HOUSE WEDNESDAY,

The Gates of Eden,' Viola Dana's
newest starring vehicle, is admirably
suited to the quaint charm Of this
wonderfully gifted little artist and
gives her the most complete scope for
wide range of emotions This is
an opportunity welcomed by Miss
Dana, and her work will prove de-
light and revelation even to her most
ardent admirers.
"The Gates of Eden" which was
pictured for the Metro program by
the Columbia Pictures corporation, is
from the pen of a clergyman. Rev.
William E. Danforth, and was sub
mitted as a play. 1t was adapted for
the screen by John H. Collins, who
also directed it, and who has direct
ed all Miss Dana's productions for
Metro.
The life of Shaker community is
shown in "The Gates of Eden,' and
contrasted with its perfect simplicity
are homes of wealth and distinction
in the city. The manners and GUS
toms of the Shakers have been faith
fully portrayed and the picture is to
some extent educational as well as
highly entertaining. Moreover, the
religious beliefs of the Shakers form
the very backbone of the plot and
provide the unusual complications
that go to make up this supremely
fascinating story.
The Shakers do not believe in mar
riage or in the perpetuation of the
race. Their idea is that men and wo-
men should live together as brothers
and sisters, never as husband and
! wife The hardship that such a be-
lief wrecks on loving young hearts
can we'll be imagined.
In "The Gates of Eden the f3lI
force of the Shaker creed falls upon
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-03-06
WYATT AIKEN MAY
STAND FOB SENATE

Columbia Record
Washington, March 1.-For some
time past Congressman Wyatt Aiken
has been receiving letters from Diff
ferent parts of the State urging him
to become a candidate for the United
States senate in the next campaign.
Strong offers of support have been
made and within the past few days
pressure has been brought to bear to
announce decision.
Mr.. Aiken said today that he was
very appreciative of the many offers
of support that he had received. but
that he had not fully decided what he
would do. There is plenty of time, ,
he said, land anyway it is rather
early to be making pledges. l will IN
due season let my friends know what
to expect of me-"
The South Carol:nians who are here
are awaiting Mr.. Aiken's final decision
with great deal Of interest.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-03-06

the young people Of three senerat,2cS
When Jseph Cases young wife dies
he takes his tiny daughter EVetyd-
and seeks consolation and peace 10
Eden. a Shaker settlement. The cnsr-
munity is bringing up a founding.
William Bard and as he and EVefFo-
grow up they fall in love with each
other. william is fiogged and driVen
from t. y community. and Evelyn as
severely .reated by Elder Joseph, wna
has put aside the natural love OF g.
father for a laughter since becoming,
head of the community Evelyn dies,
not long after her child is born, aad
when Bard returns Joseph tells htm
that not only the mother, but the
child also, is dead Bard curses the
inhuman system that has saused thse
death Of the woman he loves, and ne
goes bark to the city, vowing that ne
fill yet live to fog every Shaker from.
the gates Of Eden as he himself has
ben fogged He is unconscious on
the existence Of his winsome daugh-
ter, Eve, but fate wills that she siiafE.
meet Rodney, the boy her father mas
adopted and that they shall fal3 iu'
love. Bard does live to wreak yea
geance on the Shakers in one OF the
most dramatic scenes ever portrayed
but love and mercy reign at the
story's close and the lovers ara
brought together in happy wedlocs~
A distinguished cast. including Ed
ward Earle, Robert Walker. and Ac-
gustus Phillips, assists Miss Dana
in the Interpretation Of this exquisite
story THE Gates of Eden" is true'
wonderplay.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-03-06
Freight CLAIMS PAID
PROMPTLY SAYS HARLAN
Member Of Interstate Commerce CON-
mission Praises The Railroads.
NoCAUsE FORJUsTCRITICISM
Mr.. Harlan Tells Freight Claim Asso-
citation of Surprise of Commission
at Excellent Showing as to
Prompt Payments

Washington, D. C.-(Special.)-
Where the claims of shippers against
railroads are we'll founded they are
paid promptly, declared Commissioner
James S. Harlan of the Interstate
Commerce Commission to the mem
bers of the Freight Claim Association
in an address in which he told of an
investigation made by the Commission
and the surprise of its members at
the excellent showing as to prompt
payments made by the railroads.
Before taking my seat" said Mr..
Harlan, 81 wish to make very frank
confession. During the course Of my
ten years service on the Commission
so many complaints had come to me
of the delay in the payment by car
riers Of the claims of shippers that
l had come to think that the matter
of claim adjustments was very weak
spot in our railroad administration.
l was, therefore, particularly interest
ed in the suggestion that interroga-
tons should be addressed by the COM
mission to the carriers for the purpose
of ascertaining, among other things,
the length of time taken by them in
settling the claims Of shippers.
'The results that we're tabulated by
the commission on the answers return
ed by the carriers about year ago
were so surprising to me and to my
colleagues and were considered by US
Of such Importance that we at once re-
ported the facts to the Congress as
useful public information. / wish to
congratulate the association on the
showing made.
"The trouble with us was that we
had made no distinction between
claims that had been declined or that
were without merit and therefore still
pending, and claims that were well
founded and had been promptly ad'
justed.
'The shipping public should know
that instead OF being weak spot in
the railroad service, the work of your
association has been so systematizeo
as practically to eliminate all reason
able and fair criticism
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-03-06

Separate skirts and blouses take on
quite good deal of Importance this
spring. The fact that separate skirts
are in demand for sports wear will
bring them very much into promin-
ence. There are more skirts Of sports
silks and satins than of any other
skirting materials. The sports silks
in one-color effects, or in two shades
with large spots or stripes on neu-
trail background, seem to be the most
popular.
AS for the blouseS, we may witness
a revival Of the garden smock, which
took so strong a hold summer or 80
ago. One of these recently seen was
quite different from the smock as we.
knew it last summer. 1t was OF tango
red crepe, long and loose, and slipped
on over the head. 1t was shirred at
the neck and at the shoulders along
an oval line, which was emphasized
by piping of yellow crepe trimmed
with wool embroidery. The smock
hung unbelted over the skirt to the
knees, after the manner Of most gar
den smocks The red and yellow
com mbination in this smock showed the
influence of the Indian colorings, one
of the new notes in sports clothes.
Idian embroideries on sports coats
of heavy cream-colored silk made very
attractive trimmings, and they are
also effective on coats Of dark blue
serge. These embroideries are work
ed in silks or heavy merceriZed cot
tons in very bright colorings with a
number of colors mixed together. AS
this is to be a spring and summer OF
high colors, thest embroideries will,
in all probability, take very well.
Parasols and bags to match the cos
tunes showing such embroideries are
also to be had to complete the finish
ing touches.
The sketch of a waist and skirt
shows one of the Paisley chiffon
waists combined with plain chiffon
and a skirt Of broadcloth, with pock-
cts at the side cores and two box
pleats at the center back
VOiIe a Leading Fabric.
A great deal of voile and muslins
will be used this spring. The coun-
ters of the stores are already over
flowing with voiles of all descriptions;
plain sprigged, figured, striped and
checked. Bordered materials, too,
will have a place among the fashion
able fabrics, whether printed or en-
broidered and whether of cotton or
silk.
Plain voile combined with linen in
a matching color has been used in the
fashioning of some of the advance
spring dresses, and, though unusual,
the combination is entirely pleasing.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-03-06
SKIRTS FOR SPRING
TO BE NARROWER
New Sport Clothes Show Indian Col
orings.
YoilIe a Leading Spring Fabric.
New York. March 5, 191

New York. March 5, 1917
Whatever the forecasters of spring
styles may disagree about, on one
point they are more or less agreed,
and that is that skirts will be narrow
er at the hem There will be no flare
whatever, and even if some skirts are
not actually narrower they will at
least appear so from the absence OF
the flare. Many skirts, however, are
appreciably narrower. They measure
from two to two and quarter yards
at the lower edge. When we COM
pare these measurements with the
three and four-yard skirts that were
worn last spring, it leaves no doubt
as to the change. From the Partisan
openings, which are now being held,
We hear that the narrow skirt is no
longer a rumor, but a fact.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-03-06
CLOSE MARGIN OF PROFIT
IN OPERATION OF RAILWAY
Large Amount Of Capital Risked For
Very Small Returns
OF VITAL INTEREST T0PUBLIC
investors Will Not Provide Money for
improvements Unless They Are
Assured a Reasonable Profit
on Their investment

Atlanta, Ga.-(Special)-The close
margin Of profit for a railroad under
present conditions is strikingly shown
by figures submitted by President Har-
rison in the annual report Of South
ern Railway Company for the fiscal
year ended June 30th, 1916. In the
most prosperous year of the Compa-
ny's history the net operating income
(s21, ,O04, ,OO509) represented only 5.3l
per cent on the investment ($395, 49,
7S5.O6) in the railroad and equipmen:
which produced it.
cit may perhaps be said,' said Mr..
Harrison, that there is no industry ex-
cept a railroad in which so large a
capital is risked for such a return in
it's most successful year"
At time when the newspapers dali
ly are printing articles in regard to
increasing railroad gross earnings, as
indicating a rising tide of general
prosperity, it is well to bear in mind
the very small return on money in
vested in railroad property.
Many persons are misled into believ-
ing that the railroads are fabulously
prosperous by the mere size of the fig
ures in which the earnings of large
railroads are expressed, but it should
be remembered that an enormous sum
of money was required to construct
and equip their plants and that the
return on each dollar invested is rela-
lively small.
1t is manifestly in the interest of
the employees of a railroad and Of
the public served that the railroad
secure new capital for additions and
improvements to it's plant so that it
may give better service and offer en-
larged employment. However, this
can be accomplished only by allowing
the railroad to earn an amount on
the capital already invested sufficient
to promise a return on the additional
capital desired.
Governmental agencies may depress
rates and enact restrictive legislation
which will deprive the man who has
already invested in railroads of fair
return on his investment, but no plan
has been devised for forcing the man
with money in the bank to put it
into railroad construction or improve.
ment. Unless the investment appears
attractive to him and offers a fair
return he will put his money in some
enterprise that cannot be affected by
governmental agencies.
Every employee of the Southern
Railway and every shipper served by
it who recognizes his true interest will
do what he can to insure such a re-
turn on the capital now invested in
the Southern Railway as will make the
securities Of the Company more at.
tractive to investors, so the Company
will be able to secure the additional
capital needed to carry on a consist
emily constructive program which will
mean increased prosperity for every
interest in the territory served by it.
Southern News Bulletin.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-03-06
HANDLING OF U. S. TROOPS
! WAS BEST IN ALL HISTORY
Report OF auartermaster General Con-
pIimeats American Railways.
MILITIA MOVED PROMPTLY
Splendid Results Attained by Cordial
Cooperation Of Railway En-
pIoyees and Officials With
War Department

Washington, D. C.-(Special.)-
There has been no case in history
where troops have been as we'll han
died and cared for as in the move
lment to the Mexican border during
the summer of 1916, says the annual
report Of the Quartermaster General
of the u. S. Army, which has just
been made public.
On behalf of the railways, super
vision Of moving the troops was in
the hands of special Committee on
Cooperation with the Military Author.
ities appointed by the American Rail-
way Association, at the request of the
War Department, and composed OF
Fairfax Harrison, president of the
Southern Railway, chairman; r. H
Ashton, president of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway; A. W. Thomp-
son, vice president of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad; w. G. Besler, pres
ident of the Central Railroad of New
Jersey.
The report tells Of the uniformly
excellent handling given troops and
supplies through the cooperation OF
railway officials and employees of ev
cry rank with the War Department
officials. 1t states that to carry the
first 100000 of the National Guard
moved to the border, $50 trains, which,
if combined, would have been nearly
80 miles long, were required, and that
they included 5000 passenger cars,
400 baggage cars, most of them equip
ned as kitchen cars for serving hot
meals en- route, 1900 box cars, 1000
stock cars, and 800 fat cars. Approx
imately 1900 road locomotives and
crews had part in handling this
movement, in addition to large num-
ber OF yard engines and crews.
Striking sentences from the report
are as follows:
considering the great distances
travelled by the militia from the vari,
-ous camps to the Mexican border, the
fact that there was but single &C.
cident, and that Of a minor character,
the celerity with which the trains
were moved and the entire absence
of congestion or delay, it is believed
that there has been no case in history
where troops have been as we'll and
safely transported or as well cared for
while en- route as in the recent mob
ilization."
every assistance possible was rem
dered the Government by officials and
employees OF all railroads concerned,
from the presidents Of the companies
down to the minor employees"
Although the movement Of the Or
ganized Militia to the border came
at q time when the commercial traf
idc on railroads Of the United States
was the largest in years, the trans
tportation of the militia was performed
with very little interference with reg
,ular train service and with no conges
tion whatever, either at initial or ter
iminal points or en- route
eft is, of course, impossible to com
pare the concentration Of the United
States Militia on the Mexican border
with the mobilization in Europe in the
summer of 1914. In Europe all civil
traffic was stopped and the entire
railroad system given over to the mil
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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-04-09
AS CHAMPION OF HUMANITY
In That Role This Republic Enters
This War of Civilization. Declares

In That Role This Republic Enters
This War of Civilization, Declares
DR.. Alderman
Wilmington Star, Apr. 6.
Standing in the pupilt of the First
Presbyterian church last night. Or.
Edwin A. Alderman, president Of the
university Of Virginia, at the con-
clusion Of brillint address on "De-
mocraey and Patriotism" at the cen
tennial anniversary celebration. struck
the keynote of Americas FEELINGS in
this hour of solemn crisis when he
declared:
"And believe that can declare
before God in this, His temple. that
1T is as the champion of humanity
that this republic that we love, lone
patient under stern aggressions, en-,
ters with stern purposes this war Of
civilization. No greed of empire OF
lust OF conquests, or fashion of glory
or dominion moves US to this solemn
adventure, but rather the conviction
that submission to Injustice devita1
ICES nations, and that the final peace
of mankind must be the peace o.
Iseab-gbverning people incapable to4
! aggressive war, leagued in democrat
&c covenant for the assertion of uni
versal Justice. May God, therefore
Widen the frontiers of Democrat,
Throughout the world. and lead HI,
people through freedom into lastin,
| peace"
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-04-09
United States Civil Service Exami


The United States Civil Service
commission has announced an open
competitive examination to take
place April Fl in Maryland, North
Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and
the District of Columbia for posi-
tons requiring the qualifications of
stenography and typewriting, or ste
biography and typewriting, in the
civil service. In North Carolina ex-
aminations will be held at Asheville,
Charlotte, Elizabeth City, Goldsboro,
Greensboro, New Bern, Raleigh, Sal
isbury, Washington, Wilmington. The
announcement states that the follow
ing vacancies exist in the position
of stenographer and typewriter
(male): One at Wilmington, N. c.,
at $1,000 a year; one at 5000 year
at each of the following named
places: Asheville, Biltmore, Eliza
beth City, Lenoir and Marion, N. c.,
and Moorefield, w. Va. Male type
writer eligibles are frequently ap-
pointed to positions in the navy yard
at Norfolk, Va, at $2.48 and $3.50
a day. AS the demand for male ell
igib4es for such positions has re-
Gently been greater than the
supply, qualified persons are urged
years or over on the date of the ex-
animation.
Applications should apply to the
secretary of the United States Civil
Service board in one of the cities
named above for proper application
| forms, etc.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-04-09

Fire at Old Fort, near Marion, Sun
day DESTROYED the $1,O00,O0O plant
Of the Old Fort Extract Co.
A charter has been issued for the
North Caroina Farmers Union Co
operative Fertilizer Co., home office
to be in Raleigh. Capital is $780,
900 authorized, $1,000 subscribed by
H. @. Alexander. E. C. FAIRIES, J. Z
Greene. w. P. Gibson, M. M. Moore,
C. T. Weatherly, Clarence Poe, w. R.
Dixon and W. C. Crosby-all officers
of the union. DR.. Alexander. presi-
dent of the State union, says the plan
is to organize and solicit stock among
the farmers this summer and be ready
to manufacture fertilizers next fall
or winter
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-04-09
PACIFIST ATTACKS SENATOR
Senator Lodge Knocked Insulting Pa
clfist Down and Then the Pacifist
Got Part of the Beating He De-

Got Part of the Beating He De-
served
Pacifists swarmed in Washington
by the thousands Monday under the
guidance of the emergency peace fed
Grafton to protest to Congress against
war, but they were given anything
but cordial reception. The capital
was bedecked with the national col
ors and overlooking with patriotic
enthusiasm, ard men were not dispos-
ed to be patient with those who we're
advocating peace at a time when war
is being forced upon the United
States. There were several instances
of disorder. Senator Lodge of Mas
sachusetts, 81 years old, knocked
down a young man who got fresh
with him. The Senator was called to
his door to hear the arguments of
some visitors. One Alex. w. Bann-
wart, Sc years old, born in Switzer-
| land of Swiss-German parents, urg-
ed the Senator not to vote for any
| war measure. Senator Lodge said he
would vote to uphold the President
in any steps he might ask of the
| Congress. Bannwart called the SEN
ator a coward, Lodge called the Bann-
wart liar, the peace advocate struck
at the Senator and the aged Senator
knocked Bannwart down. This was the
beginning of some real festivities
While the office force was clearing
away the other pacifists, press dis
patch states, a young man in the cor
ridor pum.meled Bannwart vigorously
before turning him over for a beat
ing at the hands of David B. Heman,
a half-grown telegraph messenger.
Bannwart was verybloody when turn
ed over to the capitol police and lock-
ed up. Later he was released on ST.
900 cash bail to appear Wednesday in
police court. With the Bannwart per
son were two preachers and woman
! Bannwart was discharged Tuesday
after declaring that since reading the
Presidents address he had changed
!, his views. Most of the pacifists had
: left Washington for their homes by
Tuesday night, convinced that theil
, efforts were useless.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-04-09
PRELIMINARY AT ST. PAUL
Large Crowd Attended Commencement
at st. Paul Observation-Disclosures
and Prize Winners

at St. Paul Wednesday-Contests
and Prize Winners
The weather was ideal for the oc-
casion and large crowd attended the
preliminary commencement at St.
Paul yesterday. The exercises con-
sisted of a parade of school children,
spelling contests, declaimers' and re-
citers' contests, athletic contests and
basketball game.
Parade
The first thing on the program was
the parade, in which more than 600
school children marched. The follow
ing schools were represented in the
parade: St. Paul, Buck Horn, Rex,
Tolarsville, Oakdale and Elizabeth
chapel. The parade started from the
graded school building and ended at
the starting point.The children march
ed through the principal streets of
| the town and made a beautiful ap-
Spelling, Recitation and Defamation
Contests
Immediately after the parade d
crowd that filled the large auditori-
UNI in the graded school building
gathered to hear the spelling, rec.
itation and defamation contests
The prize of 81 offered for the best
speller in this contest was won by
Cleva Martin of the Tolarsville
school. In the high school spelling
contest the 81 prize offered for the
best speller was won by Daisy
Byrd of the Tolarsville school. These
contests were conducted by Mr.. ]
Browne Evans of St. Paul.
Ernest McGoogan of the St. Pau
graded school won the 50 prize of
fered for the best defamation.
Mary Mitchell of the Rex schoo
won the prize-a dress-offered TO-
the best recitation. The judges O.
this contest were Mrs. w. D. Johnson
Miss Josephine Evans and Supt. J
R. Poole. The recitations were al
good and we'll delivered.
After these exercises were over tn
crowd was dismissed one hour TO
dinner. Visitors were invited to tn
hospitable homes of St. Paul citizens
where they were royalty entertain
ed. 1t was the pleasure of this re
porter to be entertained at the hom
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Browne Evans
whose hospitality is unsurpassed.
Athletic Contests
The Athletic contest took place a
, 2:30 in the afternoon. The winner
in these contests were:
.. One hundred yard dash-prize 7
cents-won by James Mclean of tn
st. Paul school; time IL seconds.
Running high jump-$1-Arch Nc
Rainey of the st. Paul school. M
: Rainey jumped feet and 5 inches.
Running broad iump-50 cents
! James Mclean of the St. Paul schoo
I Mclean jumped Is feet II IL inche:
Relay race-S1-won by James No
0 Lean, Hugh Pittard, William Curri
and Lee Mclean of the St. PAT
. school.
The last thing on the program wa
a basketball game between a teal
e from Lumber Bridge graded scho'
and the st. Paul school. The sco1
was 9 and in favor Of the Lumbe
! Bridge team.
Splendid Exhibits
Splendid exhibits of various kline
e we're on display from the Buck Hor1
T Elizabeth chapel and St. Paul school
e The prize of $3.50 offered for tt
0 best two-teacher school was won b
S the Buck Horn school and the
l. prize offered for the best exhibit b
e one-tea cher school was won by TT
= Elizabeth chapel school. The exhibi
n were splendid and many took a loo