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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-07-05

" fOU WANT THE HIGHEST
prices for your cotton and cotton
sr seed sell to John T. Biggs.
'IsD IRISH POTATOES OF ALL
Slnd3, Maine grown, at L. II. Cald-
wells everything store.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-07-05
Trinity EPISCOPAL

Trinity church this Thursday
evening. Rev. H. A. Grantham will
lead in the Litany and special prayers
and speak on "What We mean by
praying in the name of Christ.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-07-05
NOTICE.

have sold my ic. equipment to Mr.
M. A. Geddie and am not in the Ice
business any longer. All out-stand-
ing tickets will be accepted back at
purchase price. Phone all orders to
M. A. Geddie, Phone 1873.
HOWARD MORRISON.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-07-05

Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, thu
famous actor, died in London Mon
day night.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-07-05

hiGHEST PRICES FOR SCRAP
IRON: We pay 80, 40 and so cents
Inc hundred for all kinds of scrap
iron. Bring it in while the demand
Is Is great and the prices high. Don't
let old iron lie around unused. You
ean perform a patriotic service by
seliinlg it so it may be ship
pea to where it will help to fill the
great demand. E. LESSEN Co., Car.
,yle Building, 113 West Fourth
street, Lumberton, N. c.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-07-05
ANNOUNCEMENT

The Ice Business of Mr.. Howard
Morrison has been purchased by the
undersigned. I will in future con-
tinue the sale of Ice in Lumberton
and surrounding territory from my
Ice Plant, now in course of erection
in northeast part Of town on V. T.
C. S. r. r.
Plant will be equipped with most
modern machinery, using artesian
water, most sanitary methods
throughout, and operated by my own
supervision.
Your continued patronage will be
appreciated and given very best and
most prompet attention.
Respectfully,
M. A. GEDDIE
Phone No. 1873.
Down Town Station, temporarily
Morrison Ice House.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-07-05
uASONIC MEETINGS

,,hans Lodge No. ia, A. F. &
s. Il ni' every 1st and Bird Tuesday
eenhlnoS5to Chapter No. II, R. A. NJ
lnnU' 9nd and 4th Monday evenings
every ZION Chapter o. E. S. U. D
l1mU'1th Thursday evenings.
every VISITORS WELCOME
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-07-05

WANTED: SEVERAL TEAMS FOR
contract logging. Will also pay
good prices for logs delivered on
railroad or river. See US. Kings
dale Lumber Corporation.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-07-05
BUSINESS
BUILDERS

WANTED: STENOGRAPHER WITH
four years experience desires po-
sition. Address Box 202, Lumber
ton, n. c.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-07-05

MONEY TO LEND ON IMPROVED
farm lands In Robson county at
i've per cent and on any time not
exceeding ten years. Chicamauga
trust Co., John H. Mcneil, Agent,
Lumberton, N. c., Mclean, Varser
q Mclean, Attorneys.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-07-05

COMPARE MY INTEREST RATE
and terms with others who are
handling the same class Of loans.
amounts, 100000 to $50. 100000;
in.obeson, Scotland and Hoke coun-
1es: Rate Of interest FIVE PER
TENT. A. T. Mclean, Lumberton.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-07-05
WANTED - IMMEDIATELY 80

WANTED - INN EDlAlELY SOO
white and colored men to work in
new pot rooms maxim aluminium.
hours per day. Steady employ
ment the year round. Wages S14.-
90 to $4,000 per week, with in
Geases granted for every six
months continuous service. Fine
houses. Cheap rent. Free gardens
Fine boating on lake. Apply EN-
poyment Bureau, Tallassee Pow
er Company, Badin, N. c.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-07-05

DKlCk FOR SALE. IF IT'S Brick
you need apply to C. M. Reaves,
Proctorville, N. C.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-07-05
LOCAL MARKET
Reported by John Thomas
general merchant.

Cotton seed rs cents the bushel; corn
50 the bushel; fodder $1.25 the hun
dred; eggs rs cents the dozen; chick
ems, grown, so cents each; cured
hams 80 cents the pound; sides rs
cents; shoulders rs cents; butter
Country 80 cents; sweet potatoes
81 the bushel.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-07-05

DON'T FORGET THE BEST PLACE
to stop hunger is at the Olympia
cafe. Elm street, Lumberton.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-07-05

IF YOU WANT TO BUY OR SELL
stock in any of the Lumberton cot
ton mills or banks, address P. 0
Box 1856, Lumberton, N. C..
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-07-05

HIGHEST MARKET PRICE PAID
for chickens, eggs and vegetables
Hotel Lorraine.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-03-09
II passenger trains stop At MuIdon. Miss.

For folders and other information regarding
rates. routes. ETC.. apply to s. p. MCMILLAN
Ticket Agent Mobile & Ohio r. R.. or write g
+. Allen. District Passenger Ant. Jackson. Tenn
r. ". TAYLOR, G. RUDOLPH,
y.-Pres't and Genl Mgr. Genl Passenger Agent,
MOBILE ALA. st. LOUIS. MO.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-03-09
Alfalfa Crop Damaged.

Owning to the very severe winter
the alfalfa crop in this section has
been badly damaged. Some we'll ex-
periencedfarme say the crop is dam.
aged rs per cent. 1t can be safely
said that it is damaged at least 80
per cent. is the idea of some of the
farmers. All the lowland crop ap-
pears to be dead and the high land
is damaged 1t being so late now
and seed not bought. Some of the
land will very likely not be planted
at all this year, as labor is believed
to be too scarce to work in corn or
cotton.
More than 200 cars of alfalfa hay
were shipped from Prairie last
year and has been estimated that
more than that number would have
been shipped this year had the crop
not been damaged.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-03-09
Trustees Sale Notice.

Pursuant to the provisions of a GER
tain deed of trust executed by b.
Weaver, on the 18th day of January,
A. d., 1916. to secure certain indebt-
edness to Il. II. Fears, which deed of
trust is duly recorded in chancery
clerks office of Monroe county, Mis-
sissippi, in deed record book Y. page
355, l will. as trustee in said deed of
trust on the
oath DAY OF MARCH. A. d., 1917,
within legal hours, offer for sale at
public. outcry to the highest bidder
for cash, the following described
property. sale at the west door of the
Monroe county Court house in Aber-
deem, Mississippi, to-wit:
The south hslf Is. 1-2J of the north
east quarter (ne. la of section nine.
teen (19), township twelve (12D, range
seventeen I'D. The title to the above
described land is believed to be good,
but l will convey only such title as is
vested in me.
This February 18th, 1917
r. b. FEARS. Trustee.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-03-09


Chattanooga Medicine Co., vs.. A.
Costs for a. 40; total, $50. 10.
By virtue of the above stated exc
cution to me directed by s. A. Dalton,
a Justice of the peace Of the county of
Monroe and State of Mississippi. l will
on the End DAY OF APRIL, 1917, at
the west door of the Monroe county
Court House. in the town of Aberdeen.
Monroe county. Miss. within legal
hours, expose to sale, at public out
Cry, to the highest bidder for cash,
all the right, interest and claim the
defendant. A. w. Thompson, has in
and to q certain lot or parcel of land
lying, being and situate in Monroe
county, Mississippi, more particularly
described as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at q point ten feet east
of the E pier of the county bridge,
where same crosses the Tombigbee
river near Aberdeen. Miss, thence in
. nOrtherly direction with the abut-
ment of the said bridge on its east
bank to the Aberdeen and Columbus
so feet, thence in q sOuthernly direc-
ton to the bank of the river thence
up the river to the place of beginning,
being so feet by 50 feet, and one
store house erected thereon, being Is
feet by 40 feet which has been levied
on rs the property of said defendant
and which viii be sold to satisfy the
judgement therein and all cost ac-
crued.
This March 1st, 1917.
E. II. POE. Special Deputy Sheriff.
Mcfarland. Holmes & Maynard,
Attorneys POr Plaintiff.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-03-09
Trustees Sale Notice.

BY virtue of the authority vested in
me as trustee in that certain deed In
trust executed by Manoah II Stevens.
Jr., and his wife, Lois B. Stevens. to
the Bank of Aberdeen, on the 2Sth
day of March, 1913, to secure a certain
Indebtedness therein mentioned, said
deed of trust being recorded in deed
of trust book U, page $50. of the rec
ords of deeds of trust in the chancery
clerks office of Monroe county, Mis-
sissippi, default having been made in
the payment of said indebtedness, at
the request of the beneficiary and
owner Of said indebtedness, will as
trustee on
THURSDAY. THE 22nd DAY OF
MARCH, 1917,
offer for sale to the highest bidder for
cash at the west door of the county
court house. in the city of Aberdeen,
Miss, at public outcry and within
legal hours, the land described as fol-
lows. to-wit: East half of northwest
quarter (e. 1-2 NV. la of section
twenty-four (24), township Is. range
z. in Monroe county, Mississippi. Said
sale will be made to satisfy said in
debtedness. l will convey such title
% 10 vested in me as trustee. The
title IL believed to be good.
Witness my signature this 18th day
of February, 1917.
w. L. WATKINS, Trustee.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-03-09

The State of MiasiaslDDi

The State of Mississippi,
Monroe County. No. 1924.
Chancery Court.
Estate of Mrs. Marian Nix, deceas-
ed, j. Ben Nix. administrator.
Notice Is hereby given to all per.
sons holding claims against the estate
of Mrs. Marian Nix. deceased. that
letters of administration were grant
ed the undersigned as administrator
of said estate by the Chancery Court
of said county on the 9th day of Feb
ruary, 1917, and all persons holding
claims against said estate are hereby
notified to have same probated ac-
cording to law by the chancery clerk.
within one year from date of this no.
tice, otherwise such claims not SO
prObated will be forever barred.
This the 18th day of February, 1917.
j. BEN Nix, Administrator.
Hamilton, Miss, K. F. d.. No. /.
ID. w. Houston. SIR, AND JR.. Abb
erdeen, Miss, Solicitors For Estate
and Administrator.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-03-09

Washington, D. c., Feb. 26.
Capt. J. s. McNeily, Vicksburg:
Flood control bill passed Senate
tonight, 40 to Is, vardaman, Rands-
dell and Shields made great fight.
Glory enough for all.
B. G. HUMPHREYS.
Flood control bill passed Senate
tonight, 40 to 80; Vardapan made
hard fight for the bill.
J. w. COLLIER.
Thus has the unexpected fortui-
tously happened. The senators who
led this fight. Vardaman. of Missis-
sippi, Randsdell, of Louisiana, and
Shields, are entitled to highest praise
and appreciation for consumation
that is of greatest value to the delta
constituents. The triumphant pas
sage Of the food control bill under
the most adverse surroundings and
circumstances, proves the truth OF
the Herald's contention of months.
that it only needed being reported
out of the committee and advanced
to consideration. To- pass. 1t proves
more than what Mr.. Humphreys
said-not only was Senator New
lands not responsible for the appa-
rent fatal situation of the bill. not
only had he not prevented its con-
but when the test was
made, consideration achieved, the
Nevada senator was pitifully weak
in his opposition to it.
We cannot express the beneficial
and far reaching import of this en-
actment, for which all lower valley
people must feel kinder towards a
congress unaligned by parties-than
by quoting the following comment of
Major Slattery, U. S. Engineer in
charge of the river commission i'm
provement work in this district, on
receiving The Herald's telephone
of the passage of the
bill:
This is the best piece of news re-
ceived here from Washington in a
long time. 1t insures a complete
levee system within six or seven
wears. "-YaZoo Sentinel.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-03-09
Subscribe for the Weekly.
Trustees Sale Notice.

Pursuant to the provisions of a GER
tain deed of trust executed by Wiley
Young and his wife, Annie Young, on
the End day of February, A. D.. 1915, to
secure certain Indebtedness therein
mentioned to J. M. Owings. which
deed of trust is duly recorded in the
chancery clerks Office of Monroe
county, Mississippi, in deed record
book w, page $40, will as trustee in
said deed of trust, on the
End DAY OF APRIL, A. D.. 1917.
at Amory. Mississippi in front of the
postoffice door, within legal hours,
offer for sale at public outcry, to the
highest bidder for cash, the following
described property. tO-wit:
The southwest fourth of the north
east quarter of section 26. township
IL, range east, containing forty acres
more or less. Only such title con-
veyed as is vested in me IS trustee
aforesaid.
This 5th day of March. 1917.
D. HI. STREETMAN, Trustee.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-03-09
Good Seed Corn.

Does it pay to 60 to the trouble OF
securing good seed corn? 1t has been
demonstrated beyond doubt that
good seed corn will yield from five
to fifteen bushels more per acre than
seed corn that has not been cared
for by the grower.
A farmer living at Victoria, Miss,
states that he is positive that he has
increased ten bushels per acre in
three years selection. Another farm
er at Charleston. Mo-, sold his Eureka
corn at soc per bushel above the
market price last month because it
was grown from pure bred seed corn
that has been we'll selected for a
series of years.
With these facts before us let's see
that we have the best seed available
for the 1917 crop. Use a variety
suitable for your locality. Seed
grown near home generally gives
much better results than seed bought
from a distance. If you have to buy
seed corn remember good seed corn
adapted to your soil is cheaper at
$500 per bushel tiian poor seed corn
delivered at your door free of charge
w. r. SHELTON,
Memphis Tom.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-03-09

Hundreds of 1Oc and 15c Paper
Back Rocks. Romance, Adventure.
Travel and Detective Stories.
MONkpr NEWS STORE.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-03-09
You Need Not Suffer Frohl Cafarrh

Specific Co. S. S. s., which was dis
covered over fifty years ago, will
cleanse your blood of the catarrhal
poisons and will thereby relieve you
Of the dripping in your throat, the
sores in your nostrils, splitting, hawk
ing and bad breath.
All druggists carry s. s.. s., and
the physicians Of our Medical Depart
ment will cheerfully answer any let
tiers which you may write them IN
regard to your case. Swift Speciiic
Co., 305 Swift Building, Atlanta, c..
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-03-09

You have probably been in the habit
of using external treatments to relieve
your catarrh. You have applied sprays,
washes and lotions to the mucous sur
faces Of the nose and throat, have
been temporarily relieved, and then
wondered short time after, why you
were troubled with another attack of
catarrh.
You should realize that catarrh is
an infection of the blood. This fact
has been agreed upon by specialists
in catarrh troubles, and has been
proven in the laboratories Of the Swift
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-03-09

Dizzy? Dull headache? Bilious? Mud
dy complexion? These are signs that
your liver is slack in its work and needs
an assistant. Call in Po-Do-Lax, ma
ture's remedy, derived from the may
apple. it quickly stimulates the flow
of bile and restores q torpid liver to
normal conditions. The mildly laxa-
tive qualities will remove the impuri-
ties from the intestines and you'll
soon be feeling fine. Po-Do-Lax will
shorten your liver's working hours.
Get it today at your druggist. soc.
(Adv.)
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-03-09

Half and half improved, early.
beating boil weevil, prolific, 100
pounds make 500 bale. Place
orders before exhaustion. Also
large quantity of Sorghum Mo-
lasses in gallon cans.
III. S. GILLEYLEN,
Aberdeen, Miss.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-03-09

Eczema spreads rapidly; itching al
most drives you mad. For quick re-
lief. Doan's Ointment is well recon-
mended-5Oc at all stores. (Adv.l
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-27
Move Slow On Pension Plan.

Columbus, Ohio, April 27-Ofh
GERS of the state federation of labor
refuse to commit the movement to
any specific old-age pension plan at
this time and have declired the re-
quest of Herbert Bigelow, of Gin
cinnati, connected with the Old
Age Pension league, who urges
Ohio unionists to support consti-
tutional amendment favored by the
league.
AT the recent session IF the state
Legislature the Ohio Federation of
Labor secured the passage of a bill
creating commission to study this
question, and also health insurance
and report to the general assembly.
The organized workers will wait
for the report of the commission be-
fore they take definite action on
any plan.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-27
"DRY" TWO YEARS,
TOWN WET" AGAIN.

Iron County Michigan, tired of
prohibition, after giving 1t a thor
ough trial, has just cast it aside.
Describing the election the Hough-
ton, Mich, Mining Gazette, under
an Iron River date line, says:
The attitude of the voters of
this county, relative to prohibition
is something which the politicians
can not explain. Two years ago
Iron county went dry under the
local option law Last fall, on the
statewide prohibition amendment
il went dry again, by 1000. In the
election here Tuesday, under the
local option law again, the county
voted wet. Under this decision the
county will be wet for just the one
year before the whole states goes
dry.
An article in the Escanaba,
Mich, Mirror relates in part:
Iron county is back in the wet
column, having voted at the cleo
tion Monday to again license the
sale of liquor The majority in
favor of the vets is given as be-
ing between 200 and 800 votes.
iron county voted dry at the local
option election two years ago."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-27
Little Bits.

The State Industrial Commission
today granted an award Of $2636. 40
to Mrs Florence Hall, 1901 Balu-
more street, Middletown, on ac
count of the death of her husband
and father, ] r Hall, killed while
In the employ of VIM II. Price, re-
ceiver for the A. J. Yawger & CO.. +,
contractors of indianapolis. Fun
eral expenses were also paid from
the state insurance fund.
Deceased was Engaged on q job
at the east works of the American
Rolling Mill Co., when he was
struck on the head and back by a
decending clam shell bucket. His
neck was broken and be died al
most instantly. The award of the
commission was granted under the
provisions # the Ohio Workme,. S
Compensation Law and will be paid
to the bene6ciaries in weekly in
Istallments of SIG. 80 for six years.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-27
NEW YORK STATE WOULD
LOSE $24,O00,000
A YEAR
u. s. S30,000,0OO
Sums Respectively Represent
Taxes Paid byLiquorI Industry
OF That Commonwealth
Under DRY" Law Citizens
Would Be Assessed to Make
Up Deficit

Billy Sundays present speaking ap-
pearance in New York City is the be-
ginning of crusade to vote that state
dry" On the subject of the prohibit
ton proposal for the Empire State,
the New York Morning Telegraph
remarks:
1t would cost the State of New York
S24,000,000 year to adopt prohibit
ton. This is approximately the
amount paid annually into the COM
monwealth and the municipal treasur-
les for license fees. With the Legis-
lature hard-pressed now in its effort
to collect revenues equal to the neces-
sites of government, a serious prob
lem would confront it if deprived OF
the excise tax This is the hard, prac-
tical side of the question, and it is one
that should be considered by the prop
agandists of reform" as well as by
those who believe in the largest meas.
ure of individual liberty.
Drys Have No Argument.
If we could concede that prohibition
laws actually prohibit" the consump-
ton of liquor, and, further, that il the
consumption of liquor were reduced
to the vanishing point other evils in
the way of substitution would not fol-
low in the wake OF abstinence from
intoxicating drinks, then there would
De an argument, unquestionably, in ia
yor of the Anti Saloon Leagues cru
sade. But we can not concede this.
On the contrary, the history of prohi-
bition in the various states goes to
show that the consumption of liquor
S not materially lessened in the aver
age community, and that In those
communities that do succeed in sup
pressing even the Illicit sale of whis-
KY and beer, drugs are substituted,
and that more harm than good results.
In addition to the fact that New
York State would lose revenue, it
should be borne in mind that the
United States Government now en-
joys an income of approximately $780,
100000 from spirituous and malt liq
uors manufactured and sold in the
state There is no doubt that the
Federal Government would find some
other way Of obtaining this revenue,
and that it would be collected from
the people Fifty-four millions Of dol
lars added to direct taxes would be
some burden
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-27
Soft Coal Miners Make Wage
Record.

Ne York, April 27 United
Mine Workers have established a
record by securing wage increases
reaching 20 per cent for their mem
bers employed in the bituminous
fields as result Of conferences
with operators from the central
competitive fields of Ohio, Illinois,
Indiana and western Pennsylvania.
Contracts do not expire until next
year. The increases were granted
in response to the workers COM
plant that the former wage scale
was .ot sufficient to meet war time
costs of living.
"This advance, said President
White Of the United Mine Workers
is in marked contrast to the tur-
moil and confusion that swept over
the English coal industry and
threatened to paralize England S
industrial activities soon after the
war began. The operators have
accepted our opposition to the pay
ment of bonuses, always a scource
of controversy and discord. and
have met our demand for a ll&t in
crease SO that the miner will know
definitely what his earning are TO
be.
Because other fields generally
base their wage scale on the central
competitive fields, it is believed The
increases will affect the following
states: Arkansas, Oklahoma, Ken
tacky, West Virginia, Missouri,
Kansas, Iowa, Utah, Wyoming
and Washington.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-27
LABOR NOTES.

Municipal fremen in East Liverpool
o., have organized a labor union, char
tered by the American Federation of
Labor
The annual food bill of the average
family has grown from S339.30 In 1918
to S425.54 at present, says the United
States department Of labor.
About 800 employees Of the various
Philadelphia county Offices received
an aggregate of more thar 100000 in
salary increases beginning April /.
After being before the tribunal for
nearly two years the United States
supreme court has handed down a de
cision upholding the constitutionality
of the New York state workmen's S com
pensation law.
The Typographical union of Los An
geles, Cal. has signed a two year
agreement with newspaper publishers
In that city. Rates for day work will
be $5 and for night WORK $3.50. Each
shift will consist of seven and one-half
hours