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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06

The inauguration ceremonies occupied most of their time today, but members of the cabinet and other officials found op- portunity to discuss the subject.
 A determination to arm the merchant men if a legal way to do so can be found was generally apparent.
 The President has placed squarely oe- fore the Senate the responsibility for changing it's rules during the special ses- sion begun today, So that hlibustering by a small group of senators cannot pre- vent action by Congress.
 In the meantime he is preparing to take such steps as he can to meet the crisis and defend American rights.
 In his inaugural address today he de- clared i've stand firm on armed neutral ity'' and added:
 seWe may even be drawn on, by circun-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
Tuscaloosa Votes Bonds
 to Build Municipal Wharf

Tuscaloosa. March 5.-(Special )-Tusca- loosa took another progressive step to- day when by vote of nearly six to one she voted to issue s50ooO bonds for the erection and equipment of a municipal wharf.
 At one time it looked as though the bonds were doomed but the indorsement and work of the Tuscaloosa Board of Trade brought the issue to success
 One city commissioner and several prominent citizens opposed the bond is- sue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
Mrs. Sallie J. Herren

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Sallie J. Herren, aged -67, who died yesterday at the family residence, 1925 Huntsville avenue. will be held Wednesday morning at Mt. Pinson from Marvin's Chapel. She is survived hs her husband, M B. Herren; one daugh ] ter Mrs. Hixie Rodden of Mt. Pinson and four sons, J. C., c. A., J. A. Her. ren of Birmingham and l.. A. Herren of Oenota Interment will be at Mt. Pin- son with s. w. Woodin Undertaking company in charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
Marcus Baer

Funeral services over the remains Of Marcus Baer, aged 52. who died Sun day night at the residence of his moth er Mrs. Jennie Levy, 2226 Fourteenth avenue, south. were held yesterday afternoon from the residence, Rabbi Newfeld officiating. Interment fol- lowed in Temple Emanu-El cemetery. The following acted as pallbearers: Abe Rich, B. l.. Wetheimer, D. S. Meyer. E. Frost. Dr. N. B. Kirsch, Lee Slaughter. Herbert Levy and Ben Spears.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
Deaths and Funerals
Jacob Browdy

Funeral services over the remains of Jacob Browdy, aged 55, who died in Baltimore on March 1. will be held this morning at 10:30 o'clock from the family residence. 1213 Fifteenth street
 south. Interment will follow in Enon Ridge cemetery He is survived by widow, two sons and two daughters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
CLOTURE RULE
 WILL BE FOUGHT
 w THE SENATE
This August Body May Spend Entire Summer in Washington in Talk Over Proposition to Re strict Its Own POwer-WeapOn of Minor
 ity Will Be Very Hard to Give Up

Washngton March 5.-With President Wilson's demand for change Senate rules to make impossible in the future such ibuser the by which handful of members de- eated the armed neutrality bill fresh their minds Senate democrats will programme for the spe cal session. session. called primarily pass upon ap- pontments oce began formally today and will get down to business
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
Mrs. Lizzie Spaulding

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Lizzie Spaulding, aged 34 who died Saturday at a local infirmary were held yesterday afternoon from the private chapel of the Johns Un- dertaking company. Interment foi- lowed in Pratt City cemetery. She is survived by her husband and four children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
ILSON WAITS ADVICE BEFORE
 HE ARMS SHIPS

President Wilson in the German legal adVsefs wneer the failure or congress opasar comforting authority
 Attorney Secretary ans consideration at tomorrows cab first to be in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
J. M. Martin

Funeral services over the remains of J. M Martin, aged 35. who died Saturday at a local infirmary, were held yesterday afternoon from the pri- yate chapel of the Johns Undertaking company Interment followed in Elm wood cemetery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
T. Y. Maclin

The remains of T. Y. Maclin, aged 4e, who died yesterday at a local in firmary. will be shipped to Hartselle today at 12:1o o'clock by the Johns
 Undertaking company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
Not in the Inventory

From the Boston Transcript
 Did Jobson's purchase include also the good will of the business?''
 There wasn't any good will. It was a coal dealer that Jobson bought out"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
Weather Conditions

Washington, March 5.--Forecast for Alabama Fair and warmer Tuesday and Wednesday.
 Georgia: Fair Tuesday. slightly warm CT west portion; Wednesday fair and warmer
 Mississippi: Fair and warmer Tuesday, Wednesday probably rain. ,s Tennessee: Fair and warmer TuesdoS ]; Wednesday partly cloudy and warmer east portion, probably rain west por- ton.
 Local Data
 For the 24 hours ending at [ p. m.. March ,, 1917:
 Highest temperature ..,................ 40 Lowest temperature ....-........s.... O Mean temperature ........... -...i...... 5o Normal temperature .........s......... oS Excess in temperature since Janu-
 ary ......... 96 Rainfall ..,..... .O0 Total rainfall since January 1. IT .3t Excess in rainfall since January l. s.. 6.61 Relative humidity g. m. ............. D. m. ......................*.. os
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
Acute Vision

From the Boston Transcript.
 Bix-r can read Meanleigh like g book. Dix-You must have good eyes to read such small type
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
$ GiUen Portion pg he Sunk ldrlneS

figures from the British
 ,day at the office of the consul
 that during February 94 British
 8troyed by mines submarines Sixty -ns and 33 under 1600 tons e1e merchant ships 29 British fishing vessels 1t also reported that during the month 67 erchan vessels unsuccessfully attacked by sub marines reports file with the admiralty up and including March 4.
 The figures show that number of merchant vessels of all nationaties each and exclusive of local fish ing craft which Eed at aepafd from British ports were follows
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06

Total 18,587.
 The foregoing figures do not include losses of ships Great Brains allies those of neutral nations, which, the ad mralty stated are not available
 The number of German submarines captured sunk, the admiralty says, will not be made public.
 Indicative of the activity of Great Britain in replacing the losses her merchant marine by the submarines and mines officially stated that at the present time than 2,000,000 tons of shipping is on the stocks
 1.-The general situation the admiralty announces is sidered quite satisfactory @
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06

the two long, thin lines of guardsmen,
 of the minutely painstaking and elaborate steps taken to insure the Presidents S
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10

has offered farm of several hun
dred acres to the commissioners of
Richmond county rent free if they will
use it to raise foodstuffs with the
labor of the county convicts.
Matthew Williams of Carteret
county was killed Monday when an
auto in which he was riding crashed
through one side Of Trent river
bridge. Two other men in the car
escaped, and these two are said to
have been drinking. The car crash
ed into a curve in the bridoe and
plunged overheard.
Gov. Beckett Tuesday pardoned
Thad Brown, said to be the best ne
gro farmer in Pasquotank county
and sent him back to his farm. He
killed a man named Hollowell anc
had served less than a year of the
sentence of years imposed fer man.
slaughter, but the father Of tn ldeaG
man came to Browns aid, also the
ridge, solicitor and jury.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10
Notice of New Advertisements

Notice of New Advertisements
Mothers day at store of R. D. Cald-
we'll & Son.
Legal notice of sale of land-F. K.
Quinn and A. w. Mclean, trustees.
B. J. Harrell has qualified as admin
istrator of estate of ]. C. Harrell, de-
ceased.
Program as Pastime.
The man who gets promoted-First
National Bank.
Good milch cow wanted.
Bhead at 6 cents the loaf-DuBois
Bakery.
Bargains offered at store of White
& Cough; Townsend Bros. stock on
sale.
Program at Lyric.
Report of condition of Bank of
Proctorville.
"Patronize Sam Lee laundry and
pressing club"
Card case lost.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10
COUNTY SCHOOL MATTERS

Mr.. O. o. Dukes Reelected Principal
of County Farm-Life SchOOl-Pe-
titlon to Revoke Special Tax APP
proved Other Matters
The county boand of education held
it's regular monthly meeting Monday
in the office of Supt. ]. R. Poole.
District 2,white, ,St.P Pauls, was allow
ed $3.50 and amount to be secured from
sale Of old school property, for build
ing purposes, provided the district
contribute an equal amount, and COM
plete the building.
The old school building in district
Q. white. st. Pauls township, was or
dered advertised and sold at public
auction.
It was ordered that $95 be allowed
district 5, white, Lumberton town
ship, for services of an additional
teacher, making five-months' term.
Messrs. w. E. Garrett and JohnF Nc
Lean were appointed trustees OF the
Red Springs graded school, each to
serve a four years term from date.
A petition was presented, signed Dy
thirds of the qualified voters
living within the boundaries OF the
Barker-Ten Mile consolidated district,
asking that an election be called to
ascertain the will of the people IN
revoking the special tax now levied
in said district. After being explain
ed to the board that it was the inten-
ton of the district to have this levy
cancelled in the creation of the bond
issue district at the recent session
of the General Assembly, which pro,
vides SO cents on the $100 worth OF
property and $1.50 on the poll fo1
school purposes, ard that the origin,
al levy was not needed, the board OF
education ordered the petition ap-
wed.
It was ordered that deed be made
! for a part of the school lot in Shan
non district No. /, white, for an ex'
change for adjoining lot.
It was ordered that bill of. $12.7s
be paid to The Robesonian for sta
! tionery and printing.
At joint meeting Of the board Of
| trustees of the Philedelphus farm
life school and the county board Of
education, Mr.. o. o. Dukes was re-
), elected principal Of the farm-lltt
school for the next school year at the
same salary.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10
VOL. XLVlH
MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES

Meeting of Camp POpe-Address by
r. Varser-Dinner Served Vet
sTans-Young Soldiers and Old
Sommissloners Asked to Spread Out
Appropriation
Forty Confederate veterans attend
~ tbe Memorial day meeting which
1rss held in the court house here at
1n.So MrS this morning. After business
Loootino of Camp Willis H. Pope, Mr..
P Varser of the Lumberton bar
.aJdrpssed the veterans. The chill
dren's chapter, U. D: c., sang a num-
Ser of patriotic selections and the
meeting was highly enjoyed by all
Can't. Geo. w. Gillett of Co. A, N.
q engineers, and % of his soldiers
.ot+endcd the meeting. The vet
.orars ,sr gave three yells for the
soiGiers and the soldiers gave
tSree wells for the veterans. After
fha meeting was over the soldiers
dr;1Ied for some time around the
sour- house square, which brought
IN the memory Of the veterans days
gone by.
sumptuous dinner was served the
veterans in the commissioners room
At the court house by members OF
Robson chapter, U. D. c. 1t is sale
that this is the only chapter in the
state which serves the veterans two
nrJI'c dinners each year.
This afternoon the children's chap
ter. L. D. c., will decorate the grave:
Of the Confederate dead about town
While in the business meeting the
camp passed unanimous resolution
asking the county commissioners tt
mi in half the amount which the!
agreed to give certain veterans t.
nav their expenses to the reunion il
Washington in June and give ever!
veteran in the county who would g
$40 instead of $40. The bill as pass
ed by the Legislature provides tina
cnly those who are not able financial
" be given aid.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10
Supt. Sentelle Will Teach at A. & E.
Summer School

Prof. R. E. Sentelle, superintend-
ent of the Lumberton graded and
high school, has been selected as one OF
the instructors for the summer school
for school officials ard teachers which
will be held at the North Carolina
State college of agriculture and en-
gineering, Raleigh, from June IL to
July 27. Prof. Sentelle will teach
geography, geology and mathematics.
The charges for the entire session,
including tuition, board and room,
will be $3175. No doubt many Rob
eson teachers will attend the school
as they will be allowed to take agri-
cultural work, the same that the
teachers of the county are required
to teach in the public schools.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10
FOR MORE FOOD sTUFFs

Active Campaign is Now On for Rails
Raising More Food Stuffs in Rob-
1eson-County Demonstration Agent
Secures Extra Help for Campaign
1t was state in Mondays Robson
ian that the county commissioners on
that day made an appropriation OF
any amount that may be necessary up
to $500 to arouse the people of Rob.
eson to the supreme Importance OF
increasing this year the production
of food and feed stuffs. County Dem
onstration Agent L. E.. Blanch-
ard already had made plans for Wig
orous campaign in anticipation OF tnls
action on the part OF the comms-
sioners and has employed heio 70
wage a strenuous campaign during
the next two months, ard especially
during the next two weeks. he mas
had a phone placed in his office in
the court house and has employed
Mrs. J. B. Bowen as stenographer'
Prof. o. o. Dukes, principal of the
county farm-life school, will assist
in this work, also Mr.. w. K. Scott, q
member of the graduating class OF
the State college of agriculture and
engineering. Mr.. Scott is son Of Mr.
R. w. Scott of Alamance county, a
member of the State board of agri-
culture. He came the first of the
week and will be here during the
campaign.
Mr.. Blanchard was advised yester'
dav bv DIR. B. w. Kilgore, State
Chemist and head of the extension
department G the Department OF
Agriculture, that next week he viii
send to the county Mrs. Eubanks, for
merlv home demonstration agent o.
Durham county, who is an expert OF
aiming ard preserving, Mr.. /: b
Barker, head Of the farmers institute
work, and Mr.. Logan, head OF th'
guano department Of the experlmen
station. These will arrive the frs
Of the week and will sperd the entir'
week in the county. Mrs: Eubank
is considered one of the livest an
most capable women in her line o
work. Mr.. Blanchard hopes to hav.
her visit at least Is schools next weel
and is especially anxious that the wo
men and girls come out to hear ne
and get the benefit of her exper
knowledge of canning and preserving
These workers will assist MI
Blanchard in reaching every sectiol
Of the county ard consulting with tn
people about the best methods to EN-
ploy right now to increase the coun
tvs production of food and zee
crops. The hearty cooperation o
the people is necessary in order I
make the work a success.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10
FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER
High School Commencement Friday
recitation Contest Tonight-Monu-
ment UnYeiling Sundax-PersnnaI

High School Commencement Friday
Recitation Contest Tonight-Monu-
ment dwelling Sunday-PersonaI
Correspondence Of The Robesonian.
Falrmont, May DR. E. T. McIn-
MS Of Hamlet was a visitor in Fair
mont Monday.
Miss Annie Ruth Caldwell Of Lum-
berton visited Miss Christine Floyd
a few days this week.
Miss Mary Ferbee of Belcross is
visiting her sister Mrs. w. T. Sledge.
Mrs. 7. B. Bushall of Belcross is
visiting her mother, Mrs. J. o. Bob
bitt.
Mr.. |. N. Medlin, 1ield secretary Of
the Epworth league N. Carolina con-
ference, will speak at the Methodist
church Sunday night, May 18th. He
VIII have some interesting pictures
OF the work in Africa.
Mothers day will be observed at
the Methodist church next Sunday
morning.
Mr.. T. L. Tapscott of Reidsville
spent a few days in town this week.
The closing exercises of the Fair
mont high school will begin Thurs
day night of this week at $3.50 when
the recitation contest will take place
The contestants are Misses katherine
Galloway, Cletus Thompson, Lille
kyle, Fannie Lewis, Lizzie Page, An
ME Lee Mcdaniel, Rosa Floyd and
Ruby Ward.
Spring song chorus high school
girls.
Friday, II A. NJ, School Auditorium
Soldiers chorus and. Star Spanglec
Banner-high school girls.
Commencement address-Q. K
NiIrocks Of Fayetteville.
Springtime-chorus by school girls
Presentation of diplomas and Ger
/ sificates by Supt. ]. R. Poole.
Senior Class Exercises
Class Will-Pittman Floyd.
), History-Neill Thompson.
Prophecy-Miss Theresa Pearson.
!, Valedictory-Miss Sallie Inman.
;. Friday afternoon, $3.50, baseball
:! game.
! FRAY night, $3.50, school auditor
ium-"Mr. Bob, comedy in two acts
Characters
I Philip Royson-Vernon Lassiter.
] Robt. Brown (clerk of Benson
Benson)-Victor Hayes.
j Jenkins miss Rebecca's butler)-
! Neill Thompson.
!: Rebecca Luke Ga maiden lady,
r Sallie Inman.
: Katherine Rogers Cher niece)-Bes
s sic Jones.
!. Marion Bryant Lee Nc
/. Daniel.
!. Patty, Miss Rebecca's maid-Kat
t Ratley.
5 Miss Jessie Ashley, who has bee
: teaching at Hampstead, has returne
: home
!. :. Mr.. Ernest Jones went Tuesday
8 Wilmington, where he stood the e.
J. animation for reserve officers train
e, ing camp at Fort Og1ethrope.
Yellow Pine camp No. 225, Fail
, mont, will unveil the monument t
e the late A. w. Stephens on Sunda
| afternoon, May 13, at $3.50, in tn
:, new cemetery.
b Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Pittman, VIII
E, have been teaching at Lilesville, al
: visiting Mr.. Pittman's mother, Mr.
:, Sarah Pittman.
Miss Bonnie Grantham spent Wee
: nesday in Fayetteville.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10
BUIE AND PHILADELPHI1s NEWS
Prospects for Bumper Corn and Cot
ton Cr0ps-Overc0ats in May
Much Tine Lost Working Against
Bond Issue-PersOnal and Other

Much Tine Lost Working Against
Bond Issue-PersOnal and Other
Items
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Buie, May 9-Miss Euphemia Ty-
son of Lumberton spent the week.
end visiting Misses Mary and Cath
crime Tiddy.
Miss Mabel Currie of Maxton spent
several days in this community visit
ing friends.
Rev. Mr.. Goodman of Antioch
preached an able sermon at Philadel-
phus Sunday.
Miss Kitty Jones of Charlotte spent
few days in this community visit
ing friends.
Mr.. ]. F. Mckay was Lumberton
visitor Monday.
Misses jamie and Irene Jackson and
Mr.. Kay Jackson spent Friday eve
ming near Rowland.
Messrs. I. T. Brown, J. B. Hum
phrey and Walter Mcmillan spent
Monday in Lumberton.
The present outlook for a bumper
corn and cotton crop in Robson is
very promising. 1t has been sew
eral years since the farmers had such
/ a nice spring for planting. This
time last year very small amount
of cotton was up.
Misses Mary and Catherine Tiddy
1 gave their young friends party on
last Friday night.
1 Mr.. Douglas Mcmillan has erected
an up-to-date Ford garage at REQ
i Springs and says he will continue tc
handle the Ford car and everything
needed in the way Of repairs for it
Mr.. R. J. Brown was Red Springs
, Mrs. I. i. Brown, who has beer
sick and was taken to a hospital II
! Baltimore some time ago, has return
ed home and continues to improve.
! People wearing overcosN is no
; rare thing for the past few days. Still
it is. May! Unusual things will come
j about.
+ Politics has been in full sway a
Buie, the voting precinct Of Burn
;! Swamp. A great many have los
time enough out Of their business try
), ing to defeat the bond issue to hav'
J, paid even an unreasonable road ta1
for several years.
), Mr.. James Mcmillan, who has beer
confined to his home on account O
, very bad foot, cut some time ago
!, is able to be out again.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10

Recorders Court =
Lee Allen was before Recorder ~
M. Britt Tuesday on the charge OF
breaking the speed limit with an au-
to. Judgment was suspended upon
rvment Of cost, which amounted t9
1920. 81
Will johnson submitted to the
charge of being drunk and judgmen
was continued upon payment OF cost
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10
SCHOOL BONDS CARRIED

Ten-Mile Barker District Voted SS,.
600 Bonds for School House
The $4,000 school house bond issue
in the Ten Mile-Barker school dlstr1c'
carried Monday by 49 votes. FIFTY.
nine votes were cast in favor OF the
bond issue, while only 10 votes were
cast against it.
Work will be begun on the new
brick school building just as soon al
the bonds can be disposed OF. 1t !:
expected that the new building viii
be completed in time for the fall tern
Of school.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10
At the Lyric

The Lyric theatre offers today
Shorty Hamilton in "Shorty Joins
the Secret Service" Francis K. Bush
man in two reels, and Harry Myers
and Rosemary Theby in a one-reel
comedy. The Bushman picture has
been shown here before but is good
enough to stard repeating several
times. Tomorrow will be Paramount
day, presenting Wallace Reid and
Anita King in "The Golden Fetter".
The prices will be and 10 cents. The
change in the lighting system at the
Lyric is joy to all visitors.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10
Quit the Road to Raise Food Stuffs

Quit the Road to Raise Food Stuffs
Messrs. w. Gordon and Dan Prevatt
quit the road as travelling statesmen
recently, purchased farm in their
native section Of Robson, Back
Swamp, and have gone in for raising
corn and other food stuffs. Mr.. w:
Gordon Prevatt had been on the road
more than ten years when he quit the
road for the farm recently. He was
a Lumberton visitor Tuesday. he
saws he has not planted any cotton
or tobacco but is going to raise all the
corn and other food stuffs he can.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10

Mr.. H. E. Peasants, district pas
senger- agent Of the S. A. L., with
Headquarters at Wilmington, is spend
ing the dav here on business.
Mrs. A. r. Wilson of Mayesville is
visiting at the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Prevatt. She will
return home Monday.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10
J. D. PROCTOR ELECTED MAYOR
Vote in Town Election Monday to
Confirm Nominees of Primary

IL
In the election Monday to confirm
the nomination of those nominated
for town officials at the primary held
April "a Mr.. Jas. D. Proctor, who was
nominated for mayor, received 1853
votes; Messrs. A. s. King and E. NJ.
Johnson, who were nominated for
commissioners, received 166 votes
each; Messrs. C. V. Brown, L. E. Wha-
ley and Geo. L. Thompson, who were
nominated for school trustees, receiv-
ed 100 votes each; Messrs. H. M.
McAllister and w. S. Britt, nominees
for the board of audit and finance,
received 100 votes each, while Mr..
Frank Cough, who was nominated as
a member of the board of audit and
finance received 159 votes.
There. were 333 votes cast in the
town primary.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10

Five white farmers of Sampson
county were arrested ard jailed at
Clinton Tuesday charged with, shoot
ing up house occupied by Will ,Trlpp,
a negro who had been charged with
stealing meat from some OF the men.
A search warrant failed to locate the
meat. An old negro man about ~
years old was the only occupant OF
the house that was wounded, and he
not seriously.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10

Mr.. G. B. Allen and daughter, Miss
Mary Allen of Howellsville township,
were Lumberton visitors this morning.
Mrs. Ernest Compo passed through
town this morning en- route to her
home at Marion after spending some
time at Rockingham visiting rela-
tives. N E&S u
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10
All in One Field

All IN One FIeIu
Mr.. P. G. Campbell says he saw an
unusual sight in field in the north
ern part of the county one day re-
Gently. He says he saw man SOW
ing cotton seed Others chopping cotton
and others blowing cotton and still
another crowd picking cotton in the
same field.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10

Cost of Elections
The board of county commissioners
met Yesterday and canvassed the re-
turns from the two road bond cleo,
tions The bill of the pollholders and
registrars in the several townships
were paid. The total amount o Of - tne ne
cost Of the two elections was S843.N
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10

Purvis School Closes Friday Night
The Purvis public school will close
tomorrow night with a concert: Be
sides a play. 'The Turning OF the
Tide, the children in the primary
grades will render a program. Proi
N. C. Long, principal of the school
was a Lumberton visitor yesterday.