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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-29
ROZIER NEWS NOTES
Farmers Busy and Most Every One
Has Tobacco Bed-Epidemic of
Measlas-Sncial and Personal

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Rozier (Lumberton, R. p, Jan. 2T
Farmers around here are busy pre-
pairing for another crop. Most every
farmer has a tobacco bed and expects
tc raise tobacco, if he scceeds in get
ting the plants. We hope they can
get just enough to plant one-half OF
what they expect to, so the price will
not drop to the bottom.
There has been an endemic Of
measles at Rozier ever since Christ
mas. Half of the pupils have been
Kept from school on account Of the
disease,
Mr.. Stedman Holder has been con-
fined to his room for week suffer-
1ne. with SHINGLES.
Misses Ethel and Pearl CARLYLE de-
l;phtfullv entertained few OF their
friends Saturday night in honor of
their guest Miss Maude Bullock of
Fairmont. It was lively time for
those present.
IN Messrs.A. /. and And Britt
and Carey Mcdonald Of Rozler were
callers at Mr.. Robert Carriers at Zen
Mile Sunday Q. m.--Corporal Carl
Greyard spent Friday D. m. at len
Mile.-Mrs. J. c. Carlyle and two
daughters, Misses Ethel and Sarah,
spent the weekend at Ten Mile at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. N. Mar
tin.-Mr. Alex Butler and son, Cor
nelius. spent the weekend at Fay
ettevile.
=, Mrs. F. L. Hightower. who is Wis
iting her sister Mrs. M. J. Barker
received yesterday the announcement
of her sons's engagement, Mr.. j.: Il
Hightower of Raleigh, to Miss Gus
tus Elizabeth Meredith Of Whining
ton. Mr.. Hightower was formerly
cashier of the First National BanF
of Wilmington, but now is cashier II
bank at Raleigh. The marriage
will take place early in April.
Misses Sallie and Mary Holder
spent Sunday at ST. Paul with re!a
tiyes-Miss Maude Bullock OF Far
mont spent the weekend guest Of
Misses Ethel and Pearl Carlyle.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Mcdonald re
ceived Yesterday a message iron
, their son Mr.. w. J. McDonald, . Wn'
lives at Quitman, Ga, to the effec
r that he was very i'll and his VII
. and two children were i'll with ty
pbod fever. ~
Messrs. S. B. Rozier, J. r, Fergu
son and Ruffen Powers Of st. Paul
were here hunting last week
We we're glad to see a letter iron
, "Arnt Becky" in Fridays paper an
hor4 to see many more.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-29

was defeated in the Senate. Mr..
Cough Of Robson championed the
cause of the ''old hoss" sale, explain
ing it's origin and necessity from
the viewpoint Of the business man.
Some Senators contended that it was
a form Of gambling from which the
people should be protected.
Mr.. Turner has offered In the Sem
ate bill to provide for the Legis-
lature to elect a central State COM
mission to elect county boards of
education, the county boards to elect
county superintendents.
The Senate Saturday passed a bill
by Bennett of Swain to prohibit sale
or advertising in North Carolina of
proprietary medicines purporting to
cure diseases pronounced by the
medical authorities to be incurable
also another bill by the same author
to put medicines under the pure-foot
| law TO prevent aduleration or mis-
/ branding.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-29
SAFE FARMING; A
BALANCED HUSBANDRY
When the Money Crop Stimulates
the General Economy of the Farm
1t is the Profit of Farming


the General Economy of the Farm
1t is the Profit of Farming
Mr.. L. E. Blanchard, farm dem
onstrator of Robson, has passed
along to The Robesonian for publica-
ton the following article from the
office Of Extension Work, South, of
the U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture:
''To Farmers, Bankers and Business
Men in Cotton Territory:
''Whenever the greed for a mon
ey crop unbalances the wisdom Of
hnsbandry, the money crop is a curse.
When it stimulates the general econ
omy Of the farm it is the profit Of
iarming.'
These words were written by the
late Henry W. Grady, many years
face to face with a great question.
Are you going to permit the aericul
ture Of the South to again become
an unbalanced husbandry or are we
still to push forward toward Safe
Farming?
High prices Of certain farm pro-
ducts may tempt farmers to pursue
an unwise course. Now is the time
to take stock, to make an inventory
and consider the situation.
Think back to 1914 before the war,
when cotton was around 13 tents a
pound. How much did you pay for
meat, flour and other food products
at retail? Go back in the nineties
when cotton was still lower in value
end what did you pay at retail fol-
food products? Then compare the
present prices of food products with
| the present price OF cotton; the test
] is the exchange value of cotton. How
I much will a pound of cotton purchase
in food and feed products? By grow
ing all cotton and exchanging it fol
living you are simply swapping
! high priced product produced by
your labor for a high priced produc'
produced by the labor of the othe7
fellow. When you follow Safe Farm
ing, however, you produce your oW1
food and feed at cost and sell YOU
cotton for the other fellows dollars
The South has made great progress
and has enjoyed wonderful prosper
itv in the past year because it pro
duced so much Of its own living.
.: What do we mean by Safe Farm
ing? Here are the items whic:
should constitute your program:
1. A home garden for every famll
on the farm. From one-tenth to one
fourth acre, we'll located, well tile
end tended as carefully as any othe
crop. on the farm, planted in rota
.Lion to time the vegetable crops $
as to have a continuous supply TO
the family table as many days. !
The year as possible. To this shoul
be s.lded one-fourth Of an acre c
potatoes, either Irish or sweet.
!. both, to be used as food for the fan
ily. An acre Of sorghum or suga
cane should be produced to suppl
the family with syrup if means ca
be found for grinding the cane an
making the syrup.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-29
VOL XLViI
MAKE CHARITABLE INSTITU-
IlON OF STATE PRISON
Purpose of Resolution by Robeson's
Senator Leading Humanitarian Of
Senate

lBy j. PAUL LEONARDi
Specla4 TO The Robesonian.
Raleigh, Jan. Ex-senator Frank
Cough of Robson may well be ie-
signated as the leading "humanltar-
ian OF the Senate. His great regard
tor humanity and his burning desire
to be of service to the suffering
au'nanity OF the State, is evinced by
his introduction into the Senate Ct
! resolution the purpose of which IS
% convert the State prison into a
great State charitable institution. His
plaL calls for the removal Of the
s7ate prison from Raleigh to the
Caledonia State farms, with the
provision that the present prison
plant be converted into a home for
female prisoners, a home for Grip
pied children who are a burden to
their families and a State orphan
asylum,
Speaking of his resolution, Mr..
Cough says that as a matter of econ
omy the removal of the State prison
from the city to the farm is advis-
able He argues that the present
cost OF maintaining the penitentiary,
according to his information, is such
that the prisoners confined therein
could be boarded at a saving to the
State in hotels equal to the Var
Borough. Another argument the Sem
ator makes is that the State is now
contributing hundreds of thousands
Of dollars annually to objects of char
itv which are essential, but which do
not and cannot return anything OF
great consequence to the tSate. These
are the institutions for the insane,
deaf, .lumb and blind. But the care
# the strong boys and girls Of the
State who are orphans and helpless
bv no fault Of their own would yield
handsome returns IN the making OF
useful men and women. Many OF
these. if not give nthe proper care
and training, will become citizens OF
the worst type. Even iwht our score
of fraternal and church orphanages
in the State, the orphanage associa.
tion estimates that there are 5,OOl
childre nwho must be turned away
because there is no room for them
North Carolina has a million-dolla1
home for her convicts, says Mr.
Cough, but no home for these 5,0o'
children. We have laws for the pro
lection of everything, he says, excep
this class of our boys and girls, and i
is our boys and girls that are ou7
greatest asset.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-29
Superior Court

Superior Court
Superior court convened this morn
ing at 10:30 O'Clock for the trial % o.
,Connor of Wilson presiding. Mr.. J.
Browne Evans of St. Pauls was made
foreman of the grand jury and II: "A.
M'Whito officer. Solicitor s. 5: 3: s+s+e NC
Lean is here to represent the STATE
AS has been told in The Robesonl-
ian, there are four men, all colorsu, o
to be tried on the charge of murder
at this term. These are Walter Nc
Nair, Geo. Currie, Foster Mcmillan
and Arch Bethune, the two last named
teing charged with killing the late
Neill Shaw. The out-of-town attor-
reys attending court today are MI
u. B. Patterson of Maxton and }. 5
Butler of St. Paul. =,
A weeks term of civil court vii
felow the weeks term of crimlna
court,
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-29
TO SELL TOWN BONDS
IN SUM OF $4,000
10 Pay for New Lighting System
and Fliter Plant-Light Extension
on Elizabeth Road-Autos Must
Carry Town License Tax Number
Tax Money Must be Paid at

on Elizabeth Road-Autos Must
Garry Town License Tax Number
Tax Money Must be Paid at
Once
At a special meeting of the board
OF town commissioners Friday night
Town Clerk and Treasurer Ira B.
Townsend was authorized to adver-
tlse> and sell ON February Fl, 1917,
bonds in the sum Of $4,000 to pay
for the new lighting system, the fill
ter plant and water extension which
has recently been made in town.
1t will be remembered that $4,000
Of these bonds were advertised be-
fore, but were not sold on account OF
some point Of law, which has been
changed by the present Legislature.
The board ordered light extension
on the Elizabethtown road to where
it intersects Fourteenth street.
An ordinance was passed making
it unlawful for automobile owners
living in Lumberton to drive auto
mobiles without the license tax num-
ber attached to the auto. The num-
bers is to be placed in front of the
radiator
Tax Collector Alf H. Mcleod was
instructed to collect 1916 town taxes
at once as the money is badly need
ed to pay for school bills, notes ard
etc
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-29
FARMERS DAY A GREAT DAY
Hundreds of Farmers With Their
Families Visited Store of r. ID.
Caldwell & Son Saturday-Many
Enjoyed Free Movie Show-Prizes
for Heaviest Dozen Eggs and 9th
or Prizes

~ Dun
Enjoyed Free Movie Show-Prizes
for Heaviest Dozen Eggs and 9th
er Prizes
Saturday was farmers day at the
store of Messrs. R. D. Caldwell &
Son and hundreds Of farmers and
their families visited the store dur
ing the day. Several hundred were
given tickets to the Pastime theatre
and no doubt many who had never
seen a pcture show saw the movies"
Saturday.
1t was advertised that 81 would be
paid for the heaviest dozen eggs
brought to the store Saturday. Thir-
ty-five dozen eggs We're entered in
the contest. Messrs. H. L. Andrews
and F. Grover Britt were the Judges
who decided who had won
the prize. 1t was found that Mr..
R. F. Gregory, who lives on R. 6
from Lumberton, had entered the
heaviest. dozen. His dozen weighed
81 1-2 ounces. They were R. l. Red
eggs. Prizes We're also offered for
The second and third heaviest dozen
eggs: The second prize-a beauti-
full shirt waist-was won by Vincent
t<eFelS. Indldn, VINO lives on X.
from Lumberton. His dozen eggs
weighed 81 ounces. The third prize
one pound of good coffee-was
won by Mr.. n. A. Russ, who lives or
R. l from Lumberton. His dozer
weighed 30 ounces. Free coffee was
| served visitors throughout the day.
Special prices were given during
the day and many took advantage
of the reduced prices. Farmers da,
was a great day.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-29
Bread Goes Up-Sanitary Bakery

Lumberton has one of the most
sanitary bakeries to be found any
where and Lumberton people are
showing their appreciation of that
fact. Mr.. w. J. Dubois, proprietor
of the Dubois bakery, saws he baked
72O loaves of bread Saturday and sold
practically all Of the bread in Lum-
berton or that day. He also baked
81 dozen hot rolls and sold them Sat-
urday, besides a good amount of other
bread and cakes. Mr.. Dubois recent
IL mas added an auto delivery truck
to deliver his products in town and
at the cotton mills. Mr.. Dubois has
been stlling bread at cents the
loaf. but on account of the high cost
OF the things used in making the
bread he will raise the price to 6
| cents the loaf on February 1. Prac-
't;caIly all the bakeries in tie coun-
| try heve been charging 6 cents the
! leaf fer their bread for the past sew
eral months, Mr.. Dubois being among
the very last to make the raise.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-29
Indian PeopIe Fooled Last Trip

W. B. Oxendine, a progressive IN
dian, who lives in Gaddy's township,
was a Lumberton visitor Saturday.
He says he voted the straight Dem
ocratic ticket in the last election, just
as he has always done, and was sor-
ry to see the Indian people so easily
fooled into voting something else.
He told a Robesonian reporter what
was told them to get them to vote
the Republican ticket, also who told
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-29

Mr.. Kelly Bass of R. 3 from Fair
mont w.s among the callers at The
Poheccnian office today.
Messrs. Andrew Smith and C. M.
Oliver of R. 2, Fairmont, are among
the visitors in town today.
David E. Finley, Representative in
Congress from the Fifth South Caro-
lima district. died in a hospital in
Charlotte Friday of pneumonia.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-29
Rev. w. R. Davis and family will

Rev. w. R. Davis and family will
move tomorrow from Lumberton to
Graham, where Mr.. Davis has accept
ed a field Mr.. Davis has been pastor
of the East Lumberton Baptist church
and several other churches in the
county for several years ard has
made many friends in the county
since he came here. Lumberton's loss
is Graham's gain.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-29
no,,+u Sheriff Med. Monaghan,

Deputy Sheriff Med. Monaghan : :,
well-known officer of Cumberland
county, was found dead in bed in his
room in Fayetteville yesterday al,
ternoon, It is thought that he died
from a second stroke Of paralysis
having suffered the first stroke some
6 months ago.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-29
Troops in Mexico Ordered Back to

[. $.
Washington Dispatch, Jan. %.
The final act in the entrance into
Mexico of 10000 American soldiers as
a result of the Villa massacre of II
Americans at Columbus, N. M, on
March |, 1916, was written today with
official announcement by the War
Department that General Pershing
had been ordered, and actually had
started, to bring his troops back to
the United States.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-29
THE DEATH RECORD
Infant Son Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. U.
SDivay

Infant Son Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. U.
Spivey
liston, 16-months-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. c. U. Spivey, who live near
Center church, died last night after
suffering for several days with pneu-
monia. Interment will be made in
the Prevatt cemetery near Back
Swamp church, this afternoon at
$3.50 O'Clock.
MI. Daniel Wilkinson
Maxton Scottish Chief, 26th.
MI. Daniel Wilkinson, who was tax
en- to Westbrook sanatorium near
Richmond, Va, Tuesday, die dat about
1890 today from nephrites. Thus
another prominent citizen of this sec
ton has been taken, a good farmer
who lived about four and half miles
north of Maxton over Lumber river
tie was an excellent Christian citi-
zen, having been an elder in Center
Presbyterian church for many years
He was about SO years of age, a
practical, kind-hearted gentleman who
exerted a splendid influence in his
community. He was a son of the late
Sandy and Effie Wilkinson, and is
survived by his wife miss Hattie
| O'Brlen) and two children, Effie and
| Alex, and one brother, D. C. Wilkin-
| son, and three sisters, Lizzie, Sallie
an dMaggie, who resided with the de-
ceased. The remains will arrive or
the Seaboard tomorrow morning anc
be taken to his home. The burial will
/ probably take place at the family
ecemtery tomorrow evening at 3 o.
clock. A good man has been called
home and we sorrow with his bereav
ed loved ones.
Mr.. George Brown of Boardman
Mr.. George Brown, aged As years
died at his home at Boardman, Co
lumbus county, Friday morning. De
ceased had been ill for several months
and his death was not unexpected
The funeral was conducted from tn,
Baptist church at Boardman, of whicl
Mr.. Brown was a deacon ard activ
member, Saturday at II a. m. Rev
Paul L. Britt, pastor of the church
conducted the funeral services. /
; large crowd of sorrowing relative
and friends attended the funeral. In
) terment was made in the church Gem
etery.
Mr.. Brown was one of Columbu
county's best-known and most highl
respected citizens. He will be sadl
: missed in MANY ways.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-29

Messrs. M. w. Hedgpeth, Geo. +.
Branch and S. A. Humphrey of Proc
torville are among the visitors IN
town today.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-29

-Mr. w. r. Sanderson has ac-
cepted a position as travelling sales
man for the Lumberton Marble &
Granite Co.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-29

Mr.. Rowland Stephens of Orrum, is
a Lumberton visitor today.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-29
esrUCK KNIFE RLADE IN rEYEs
Small Son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Lamb Dies as Result of Distress
;r~ <..cidouf

LEROY, 5-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mr.. Charlie Lamb, who live near
Long Branch, Britt township. dled
FRIDAY afternoon as the result OF
falling and sticking a broken knife
blade in his eye. The child was play
ing with an old knife and Tell. An An
and resulted in the child's death.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
AN-AMERICAN WAR

With 100000 men of the second
draft quota modified half the Ma
tional Army is now in camp ready
to begin training for its part in the
battle against autocracy and Prusslan-
ism.
American infantrymen hold their
first field day at their camp in France,
with Mr.. Clemenceau, formerly French
premier, as principal guest
Private Nett, accounted a model sol
der, steps from ranks while his COM
pany is drilling at Camp Mills when
he received a reprima1d. He then
placed rife to temple and took his life.
Lord Reading discusses with Mr..
McAdoo certain parts Of England's
financial problems in this country.
Breathitt County, Kentucky, long
famed TO: historic feuds, in fervor
of patriotism, sends 1000 men to help
lick the Kaiser"
General Pershing announces that
the American troops will use the
French guns because they are bet
ter make than the American
With the shipbuilding program veil
under way and an enormous pToiuc-
ton Of vessels assured the navy is
confronted by a shortage of officers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
GENERAL

The House passes the 100000
War Deficiency bill by unanimous
Vote. The Senate Finance Committee
may be called upon to add another
billion dollars to the measure.
Senate and House conferrees on the
$780, 100000 War Revenue bill ten
tatively decide to modify the House
second class postal rate increase, but
fail to agree on a war profit tax.
Alfred r. Conkling, lawyer author,
politician and kinsman of Roscoe
Conkling, committed suicide in New
oYrk by jumping from window after
long depression due to the estrange-
ment of his wife and three daughters.
d.. Alex. Nordwall, a special Swed.
Ssh envoy to the United States, said
Sweden must have 100000 bushels
of grain or starve.
A million copies of Elihu Roots
speech at Chicago on Americas Part
In the War" will be distributed
throughout the country by a commit.
tee.
Representative Hersey of Maine said
the defeat of woman suffrage was due
TO the picketing at the White House
by suffragists
The War Department wants 600
chaplains for the National Army going
TO France.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
FARM APPLE STORAGE HINTS
Fruit Keeps Better Where Dipped in
Bordeaux Mixture-Prevents
Decay and Kills Fungi.

Dipping apples In bordeaux mixture
causes them to keep better when stored
under farm conditions, according to ex--
periments conducted by the Vermont
experiment station. The effect of the.
bordeaux mixture Is to prevent decay,
which is does, no doubt, by killing the
fungi on the skin Of the apples. This
treatment also helps to preserve the
flavor of the fruit. Copper sulphate,
lime water and paraffin were also used
as dips, but none were so effective as
bordeaux mixture. In these expert.
ments various materials were used in
which to pack apples, including saw
dust, cork and paper. But most Of the
materials, though keeping the fruit
cooler, impaired the flavor Of the ap-
pies and caused them to shrink. Hard
wood sawdust was the best of the ma
terials used for packing. Apples kept
best when immersed in bordeaux mix
ture and then packed in hardwood saw
dust, but apples merely dipped in Dor
deaux mixture kept their flavor as well
or better,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
SPORTING

. At Columbus, Ohio, the Real Lady,
In her first start of the season, won
the Horse Review Trotting Futurity,
went the fastest two heat race ever
trotted by three-year-old and hung
up a new record for a three-year-old
filly when she trotted the second mile
in 2:04 IA Volga held the former
record of 2:041a.
Connie Mack, of the Athletics, las
picked up likely youngster in Grit
fin, the first baseman from Omaha. He
can hit as we'll as field. However,
there is little chance Of Stuffy McIn-
mis- losing his place.
In Harry McDevitt of Dartmouth
Colgate has chosen a football coach of
the Larry Bankhart type. McDevitt's
appointment indicates desire by Col
gate to continue the system so ably
worked out under the coaching of
Bankhart, who resigned.
In the last four games Perritt has al
lowed only one run. He is certain to
pitch one of the Worlds Series games
against the White Sox next month
Jim Coffey, Irish heavyweight, stop
ped Joe Bonds, of Tacoma, Wash, in
the third round of 10round bout at
New York. Bonds seconds threw mp
the sponge in the third round to save
weighed 202 pounds and Bonds 179.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
FOREIGN

The German Minister at Stockholm
formally expresses to Sweden Ger
many's regrets over the affair of its
kilograms from Argentina. An ex-
PLANTATION reserved until Berlin re-
ceives Count Won Luxburg's statement
Mr.. Painleve, new French Premier
In his ministerial declaration, told the
Chamber of Deputies that France was
determined to continue the war until
Alsace and Lorraine were restored
and reparation for damages made.
Germany has obtained war supplies
from America recently by hiding them
in meat" tins consigned to neutral
territory.
Prussian agents hold Venezuela in
grip of terror and place pro-ally edi.
tors in shackles, says an emissary from
prominent citizens of that country.
Socialists at Stockholm have issued
a manifesto against weaking the Rus.
sian revolution by German counterplots
and declaring that the working class
wants a pacific, disarmed Europe OF
democracy and true liberty.
Rumors that Germany would give up
Belgium have not been quieted by
semiofficial contradictions, and Berlin
newspapers have been calling for an
unequivocal declaration the sub
ject