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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-30
To Work Out Plan to Pre-
vent Middlemen Coug-
ing Public
Will Force Reduction
Operators at Decatur, ILL.,,
Warned When They
Boost Prices

Washington. June % Coal price re-
ductions agreed on yesterday by the
countrys bituminous producers at
conference with government officials
will be strictly enforced
With the weight OF the industry's
approval behind the agreement and
certain of the fact that the government
will take control if it is not lived up
10. the coal committee o. the Council OF
National Defence will take quick meas
ures to prevent any wavering. To-day
the committee warned operators at De
catur. H.. who raised their prices be-
yond the limit set, that the industry
would not stand for their action.
The coal committee has given each
of il, twenty-siX members supervision
Of one coal production district. and
every man will be held responsible for
prices in his territory. The Federal
Trade Commission viii be called on for
aid il difficulties arise.
Anthracite Regulation
The price OF anthracite. arranged
some time ago at conferences between
producers and the Trade Commission.
probably will be further reduced to con
sumers. 10 was said to-day, through
regulation Of jobberS' and retailers
profits. The coal committee. the Trade
Commission and Secretary Lane expect
10 call anthracite dealer, together soon
TO work out q plan Tor furnishing
cheaper coal 20 the householder. Under
an agreement with the Trade Commis-
sion. anthracite Is selling at the mine
now only 30 cents higher than las
year, but jobbers and retailers are add
ing so much to the cost. officials say.
the price to the consumer is far higher
than it should be.
Bituminous jobbers will not be al
lowed to raise coal prices beyond the
mine price, with the addition of the
freight and their profit Of % cents
ton. II consumer has difficulty in
getting coal and finds he can get il
only by paying some jobber more than
the p cents profit. the Coal Committee
can be appealed 20 and will zee that
he gets coal direct from the mine at
the mine price.
TO Fix Prices for Export
The new prices will not apply in eX-
port trade and will not disturb exist
ing contracts. Export prices, it IS be-
leved, however. may be affected IL the
American government and the Allies
get together on an agreement TO stabil-
ize prices between all the Allied coun
tries.
One method Of equalizing bituminous
prices TO the consumer will be sought
in Encouragement of freight hauls.
Some Middle Western operators are
said 20 be selling now in the East,
While Eastern operators arc delivering
their product in the Middle West. The
Coal Committee plans an entire rear
rargement Of shipments, 70 be worked
out with the aid Of the Mar Railroad
Board.
The coal shortage. members Of the
Coal Committee insist, IS due entirely
to inadequate car service. Bituminous
mines produced last year 500,OOO,OOQ
tons. working 200 days during the year.
With enough cars and working 300
days this year, it is estimated that the
production will reach 750000,00O tons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-30
All Day
Today
Hart
SChaHner
& Marx
Fancy
Suits
Reduced

Our reduction of prices
just FITS in with your
wish tor an extra suit for
the ith of July.
$3.50. $3.50. S25. $3.50
S32 so and $3.50
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-30
IN Announcement

On and after Sunday July s 1917 the maximum price for Edison
Service Manhattan Island and the Bronx will be 7o kowatt
hour The full schedule showing the several discount steps on
file with the Public Service Commission for the First District
and of the offices Of the Company 1t may be conveniently
consulted these places copy will be mailed to anyone
upon request
The rate does include the supply Of lncndescent lamps
which NAV be purchased under lamp agreement c
kowatt hour without reference to the OF current at prices
on file with the Public Service Commission representing the
cost of the lamps ourselves
make further available for domestic
uses including ironing and making cleaners
washing machines and other purposes through which
the be efficiently and economically conducted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-30
The New York Edison Company

at Tour Service
GvingP endr,hs
s,anthOF u Shsqv Rosn5f ., he d
Broai1av an Use
eacySte Orchard 1900
Place East Street Melre
West. Night and Emergency Call
showR Open
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10
ROAD BONDS DEFEATED

Overwhelming Vote Cast Against
Bond Issue for Roads-BurntSwamp
Only Township in Which More
Votes Were Cast for Bonds Than
Against-Members of Road Board
Elected-HOw Townships Voted
The Clark road bond issue was de-
feated Tuesday by 1923 votes. The
vote for the bill was 351, while the
vote against the bill was 1914. Many
of the townships failed to cast sin
gle vote for the bond issue.
The Cough road bond issue was de-
feated Monday by 1852 votes. There
were 5000 votes cast against the
bonds ard only 81 in the entire
county for them.
The following were elected mem
bers of the road board in Mondays
election:
District No. 1-Lumberton, Britt,
Orrum, Wishart, Howellsville town
ships. I. Townsend, Democrat, ov-
er J. R. Kinlaw, Republican.
District No. 2-Rowland, Gaddy,
Fairmont, White House, Sterling
townships-Graddy H. Floyd over J.
B. Mcleod, both Democrats.
District No. 3-Maxton, g. Affords
vile, Pembroke, Back Swamp, Thomp-
son townships-J. A. Mccormick. Mr..
Mccormick had no opposition.
District No.4-Red Springs Smith S,
Raft Swamp, Saddletree, Burnt
Swamp, townships-I. T. Brown, DEM
tocrat, over w. K. Culbretha Re-
publican.
District No. 5-Lumber Bridge,
Shannon, Parkton, Rennert, St. Pauls
Townships. Browne Evans over
Robert Monroe, both Democrats.
The vote by townships on the Clark
bill was as follows:
Alfordsville-for 2; against so.
Back Swamp-for i; against 81.
Britt's-for none; against 1913.
Burnt Swamp-for So; against Sc.
Fairmont-for 26; against 183.
Gaddy-for 5; against 49,.
Howellsville-for II; against 1856.
Lumber Bridge-for none; against
72.
Lumberton- 81; against 214.
Maxton-for A: against lot.
Orrum-for 5; against las.
Parkton-for 8; against lao.
Pembroke-for Is; against 156.
Raft Swamp-for none; against 49,.
Rennert-for 1; against 81.
Rowland-for 16; against 154.
Red Springs-for 6; against 1877.
Saddletree-for none; against -92.
St. Paul-for So; against 149.
Shannon-for none; against %.
Smiths g. against 1876.
Sterlings-for Is; against 70. 80
Thompson's-for Q; against 151.
White House-for %; against 73.
Wishart's-for g.; against 158.
AS will be noted above, the only
township in which more votes were
cast for Man against the issue was
Burnt Swamp, which cast SO votes
for and 56 against.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10
News Notes and Personals From
Baltimore Section

News Notes ana personals From
Baltimore Section
Correspondence Of The Robesonian.
Baltimore (Fairmont, R. u, May
8-Rev. w. S. Ballard of Cerro Gordo
will fill his regular appointment here
Saturday and Sunday and We hope a
large crowd will attend.
Miss Nora Stone Of Mt. Eliam spent
last week with Miss Blanche Bullock
Miss Agnes Floyd.
Miss Agnes Floyd is visiting
friends at Sumter, S. C.
Mr.. D. l.. Bullock and daughter
Miss Cora, spent last Thursday in
Lumberton On business.
Mr.. Gregory Stephens of the Mt
Ellam section was visitor in these
parts Sunday p. m.
Messrs. Med Mitchell and Worth
Walters attended Sunday school at
Nye's Sunday p. m.
Messrs. Joe, Rowland and Charlie
Bullock spent last Thursday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John L. But
ler of near Dillon
Lots of Baltimore folks attended
the commencements at Marietta and
Centenary last week and seem to
have enjoyed them fine.
Misses Maggie and Lillian Bullock
are visiting their grandmother, Mrs.
Maggie Mcmillan Of the Iona section,
this week.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10
Lemons Beautiy!
Strain lemon juice we'll before
mixing and massage face,
reek, arms, hands.

Here is told how 70 prepare an in
expensive lemon lotion which can be
used to bring back to any skin the
sweet freshness, softness, whiteness
and beauty.
The juice Of two fresh lemons
strained into a bottle containing three
ounces of orchard white makes a
whole quarter pint of the most re-
markable lemon skin beautifier at
about the, cost one must pay for a
small jar Of the ordinary cold creams
Care should be taken to strain the
lemon juice through a fine cloth sc
no lemon pulp gets in, then this To-
ton will keep fresh for months. Ev-
cry woman knows that lemon juice is
used to bleach and remove such blem-
ishes as freckles, sallowness and tan
and is the ideal skin softener, smooth
ener and beautifier
Just try it! Get three ounces of
orchard white at any pharmacy and
two lemons from the grocer ano
make up a quarter pint Of this
sweetly fragrant lemon lotion anc
massage it daily into the face, neck
arms and hands, and see for your.
self.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10
Nations Young Men Preparing


MaXIOn 8 1Oung wen
Scottish Chief.
Henry F. McKinnon, Esq, F. G..
Everett, Will Ormond and Recorder
J. Earl Carpenter went up to Char
lotte last Saturday for examination
upon application for admission TO
the training camp for officers at Fort
Oglethrope, Ga. Mr.. McKinnon,
whose application had been in for
some time, was the only one who re-
ceived his papers. The others could
not be examined because Of the num-
ber af applicants ahead, thou.,h h Mr..
Everett's examination was begun.
On Tuesday afternoon Messrs. F.
G. Everett, G. B. McKinnon and J.
E. Carpenter motored over to Fay
etteville and passed the physical ex-
animation before DR.. McGougan. Mr.
Everett was rdotifieli-to return to
accompanied by Mr.. Carpenter. Mr.
Everett got his papers for entrance
but Mr.. Carpenters application was
in too late; owing to the rush nc
applications were being received al
present, except those filed earlier
Mr.. Everett returned home Wednes
day night, but Mr.. Carpenter wen'
up to Raleigh for a trial there.
Messrs. Will Ormond and Cap Nc
Nueen went to Wilmington Tuesda!
evening via Fayetteville to offer al
members of the coast guard. The!
returned Wednesday evening. We un
derstand that Mr.. Ormord will joil
the guard as electrician and Mr.. Nc
Queen as mechanic when mobilization
begins. They promised to motif,
/ them.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10
Member of Lumber Bridge Company
Has Three Sections of Backbone
DnroDrol


Has Three Sections of Backbone
Removed
A Goldsboro special of the 9Th to
the Wilmington Star states that what
was probably one of the most wonder
full surgical operations ever perform
ed in this State was the successful
operation made Monday by DR.. VIM.
Spicer, when he successfully removed
three sections of the upper part of
the backbone Of Private Hare of Co.
L, Lumber Bridge, who was a patient
in the Spicer sanatorium suffering
with broken back, which had prac-
tically xparalyzed the young man from
his shoulders down.
Dr.. Spicer was assisted in the op-
Grafton by his brother, DR.. Richard
Spicer, who is a member Of the med
ical corps Of the Second regiment
ard Tuesday informed reporter that
the patient was getting along nicely
and he had high hopes Of his per-
manent recovery at an early date.
DR.. Spicer stated that he had never
before had any operative patient dis
play such wonderful nerve as die
young Hare.
The case was the result of an ac-
cident which befell Mr.. Hare while
he was bathing in the river nearGolds-
boro following a high dive into the
water.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10
Interned Germans Will be Sent to
Western Part of North Carolina
WaShin ptOn Cor Nav & Greensboro

lHtcIncQ UcI MANS VIII De SeHCs W
Western Part of North Carolina
Washington Cor, May 8, Greensboro
Daily News.
More than 5000 interned Germans
now being detained at Ellis Island,
N. Y, will be transferred to a de-
tention camp at Lake Kanuga, near
Hendersonville, N. C. The first con-
signment of these German prisoners
Of war will be started from New York
some time this week and others will
follow as rapidly as they can be TAX
en- care of by the railroads. 1t is
probable that more camps will be
established in the western part Of the
State. The excellent climate in the
mountains of North Carolina won the
camp. Secretary Wilson said today
that his assistants had visited New
England, New York and North Caro-
lima, and easily decided that the eli
mate of North Carolina is the best
in the country and therefore the Ger
mans will be placed at the Lake,
where they will be afforded excellent
opportunities for work and recreation.
Secretary of Labor Wilson made it
known also that it is the intention of
the government to put the German
prisoners to work. They will be used
to cultivate the 500 or more acres of
land which the government has rent
ed for the camp and others will be
hired out for farming, road building
and numbering. Prevailing wage scales
will be paid the men for the work
thus performed.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10
VIRGINIA GIRL
Gained 16 Pounds By Takino viz,

Norfolk, va.-"I suffered from
vousness, had no appetite and was yerv
s.i; snln; Nothing 1 took seemed to help me
UNI until one day q friend told me abont
Vlnol. l have now taken sir bottles and
nave gained fifteen pounds; have a good
aPperite and can eat anything."-IAr-
TIE DEFINING, Norfolk, Va.
vlnoi is a constitutional remedy
with it's formula on every bottle. Il
creates an appetite, aids digestion and
ma. makes pure, healthy blood. Try it on
DR.. ]. D. Mcmillan & Son, Drug
gists, Lumberton. N. C.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10

bond issue for school building. The
Ten Mie-Barkers consolidated school
district voted bonds for school
building the other day without any
trouble Just as soon as the people
become convinced that the money will
be used to build good roads and will
not be used to build up a political
machine, just that soon will thev vote
bonds for good roads just as freely
as they vote bonds for school houses
and special tax for schools.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10
State Of Ohio. City Of Toledo.
Lucas County, IS.

Lucas County, IS.
frank J. Cheney makes oath thar ha
~ senior partner Of the Arm Of r
SSinteney SitH ey = Co. doing business in. the
iSS saiSS OF Ioiedo, County and State afore-
sum sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
eacn and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of HALI?s
CH CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY
sworn to before me ana snhsor;has
In nm my presence. this 9Th day of Decem-
oer; "A; u. 1856. A. w. GLEASON
Seu, Notary Public.
aiIY iaas asa Catarrh Cure is taken intern
mucous sa Surfaces Of the system or Sane sns
Tor testimonials. free. ''e' Seno
r. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. n
Haii u Dy an Druggists, 75c.
ramhy Pills for constipation.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS

Harvey L. Wilson, half owner, vice
president and editor of the Norfolk
Ledger Dispatch and one of the most
popular and successful newspaper
men of the South, died at his home
in Norfolk Sunday of cerebral hem
orrhage. He was SO years old.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10

Frank R. McNinch was elected
mayor of. Charlotte Tuesday and Ar.
thur II. Wearn and Horace Moore
were elected commissioners to serve
with him in Charlotte's first expert
ment with the commission form OF
government.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10

People Of Robson may be shy
about voting road bonds, because they
know road funds have not been wise
iy handled in the past, but they new
er miss an opportunity to vote a
special tax for schools or to vote a
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10
Report of the Condition of
THE BANK OF PROCTORVILLE

Report Of the Condition of
THE BANK OF PROCTORVILLE
Proctorville, N. C.
at the close Of business May 1, 1917
Resources
Loans and discounts $22, 2,227.99
Overdrafts, secured and
unsecured 1858
Banking Houses $1838.46;
Furniture and fixtures
s1s1o.12 s,14s.58
Due from State Banks and
Bankers 1874
Cash Items 734.OO|
Gold coin -..-.--- 1900
Silver coin, including all
minor coin currency 3O1.1O|
National bank notes and
other U. S. notes 6O8OO
Transit account 10000
Total s2s, ,127.5e
Liabilities
Capital stock paid in $1O,G00.OO
Surplus fund 10000
Undivided profits, less cur
rent expenses and taxes
paid 1917
Bills payable 100000
Deposits subject to check 6,2O6.83
Time certificates of deposit 10000
Savings deposits 8,87O.O5
Cashiers checks outstand-
ing 34.54
Total $2s, s,127.59
State of, North Carolina-County of
Robson, May 1st, 1917.
|, l. P. Graham, cashier of the
above named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above is true to the best Of
/ my knowledge and belief.
L. P. GRAHAM, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me.
this 9th day of May, 1917.
K. ATKINSON.
:. Notary Public.
: MY commission expires Jan. %, 1918.
| Correct-Attest:
K. BARNES, ..--a
J. P.~PRICE,-
W. R. SURLES,
| Directors.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10
FaIrmont Town Officers Elected
D. Mclean Elected Mayor

Special to The Robesonian.
Fairmont, May Sin regular town
election held here yesterday J. D
Mclean was elected mayor over J
?. Brown by a big majority.
A. N. Mitchell, J. H. Pitman, J. D
Andrews and ]. E. Anderson were
elected commissioners over F. H. Pit.
man, A. L. Jones, C. Brice and M. B
Floyd by big majority.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-10
TROUBLE ENTIRELY DISAP-
PEAREn

knudt Lee, Wannaska, Mimi, writes
For several years my daughter had
bad chronic cough. Not until we
tried Foley's Honev and Tar did any
thing produce any great relief. In a
few days the trouble entirely disau-
peared and has never returned" Con.
talns no opiates; a safe, reliable, rem
edy; children like it. Sold every
where. wy
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-09-20
DEPORT THE DISLOYAL.

Ex-Ambassador Gerard is quoted as
saying that ne is strongly in favor of
deporting the more prominent Ger
man sympathizers, thus giving them
IAN opportunity to go to the land they
seem so loyal to, there to take up
arms in its defense. An excellent
suggestion. We can well spare these
persons who are using the liberty of
the country that harbors them and in
dumping them upon Germany we
should mete out to them their just de-
serts. Certainly the deserve the
fate of certain pretended Americans"
resident in Berlin who loudly protest
ed that Wilson and his press are not
American" and then when they were
finally forced into the Kaiser's army
raised a great howl which reached
Washington, but rightly remained I'M
heard.
We need not be afraid of recruiting
the Kaiser's army to any appreciable
extent. If we deported a hundred or
even a dozen, of the most brazenly
disIoyal, the other Kaiser lovers
would promptly cease to waste their
WIND, close their mOuCn II become
as dumb as oysters. For they are
wanting in the courage of their con
victions and have no stomach for a
real fight. They merely wish to de-
feat American comfortably on Ameri-
can soil. To choose for deportation
a hundred of the very worst speci-
mems ought not to be difficult. now
that the Federal authorities have
raided the offices of the German-di-
rected 1. w. W.. and seized all the pa
pers in the national headquarters of
the Germanized Socialist party at
Chicago. Investigation of the CORE
spondence of certain German societies
would comprise theevidence and To-
cate all the Kaiser's most devoted ser
wants in our NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Journal.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-09-20

The United States went to the rescue
with her money and her friendship
sending a commission composed Of the
best American thought to give aid and
comfort to a people whom they believ-
ed to be struggling for liberty.
But all the sympathy extended, all
the assistance rendered, all the conf
dence reposed in the ability of the
Russian people to govern themselves
appears to have been misplaced
Freedom from bondage vas too much
for them. Everybody wants to own
property and hold office and leaders of
the revolution which overthrow the
former dynasty are rivals for power
and for spoiIs, Premier Kerensky
finds that one after another of his
high army officers are seeking to I'm
dermine the new government and is
confronted with the difficult task of
replacing them with men who will
prove faithful to their chief. While
! his provisional government appears to
be gaining strength, the final outcome
of the troubles with white-lievered sub
ordinates remains to be seen. The
counter-revo1ution started some days
ago by General Korniloff wni = appar-
emily serious 1t the o-'''t, spent its
force before accomplishing its pGrp.sa,
but proved of immense value TO The
advancing German army. while
Nero fddled Rome fell"
There is no Disgusting the>fact that
Russia has a long hard fight ahead be-
fore it's internal differences are settled
And a nation divided against itself
can be of little service to others. 1t is
evident that Premier Kerensky is hard
pressed for trustworthy representa-
.tives who are willing to perform a pub
lie service from a patriotic standpoint
and the allies may as we'll make up
theid minds to win this war without
any further assistance, of conse-
quence, from Russia. She is incapa-
BILE of controlling herself, hence will
be utterly unable to do her part in
bringing the great war to an early con-
clusion, unless thetremendous task
MIR. Kerensky has on his hands of
bringing order out of chaos, shall sue
coed before the Teutonic armies shall
take charge OF theentire Russian situa-
ton.
The defeat of Russia will, of course,
prolong the a Had her early lead
been maintained the conflict might now
be nearing the end. With conditions
on the eastern fornt in a state OF con-
fusion, there can be little hope for an
early peace.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-09-20
OUR UNPRECEDENTED TRADE.

Complete official reports of u for
eign trade for the fiscal year 1917 set a
new world record. The value of mer-
chandise exports for the twelve-month
was 1928, SOC, 090. an increase of near
ly two billion dollars Owe the 1876
period was itself record-breaking. I'm
ports also increased considerably, their
tota lvalue being upward 70 two and
one-half billion dollars. Particularly
significant is the fact that far the
greater portion of American exports
consisted of products of the factory
and mill rather than raw material; it
is such products that yield the richest
trade returns and the widest measure
of common prosperity. The largest
purchaser of our goods during the
year was England, who bought the
s~tupendous sum of $2,047, 545 ,843.
France followed with $1,011,529,0 95.
Then came. Canada with 1887, 529, 1923,
and European Russia with $428,184,-
663.-Atlanta Journal.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-09-20
Better Named ana BETTER Used

Before the German merchantmen
taken yer by the United States could
worthilv fly the Stars and Stripes it
was necessary, of course, to rechris-
tien them. In casting about for new
names the Navy Department turned
principally to Greekk and Indian lore.
Thus the Kaiser Wilhelm the Second
has become the Agamemnon; the
Grossar Kurfuest, the Aeouls; and the
Princess Irene, the Pocahontas. In
the first two instances there is a dis
tinct gain in euphony and also in good
repute, although Agamemnon had his
bad moments and Aeolus was not
without guile. Barbarossa is chang
ed to Mercury, Frederick de Crosse to
Huron and Neckar to Antigone. Still
more pleasing to the American ear
and true to American associations is
the adoption of Powhatan for Ham
burg and Susquehanna for Rhine.
HaDpiest Of all the changes however
is that of Kronprinzessin Cecile to MT.
Vernon. After an internment OF
more than two years and a half, these
vessels, repaired, refurnished and bet
ter named. will take their place among
the fleets of civilization to. frHstrate
the piracy that once mastered them
Atlanta Journal.