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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19
-Lumberton, N. {
Feb. Is. 1917.
Federal Reserve Board Can FOrestall
Currency Stringency =.

Federal. Reserve Board Can Forestall
Currency Stringency :.
Washington Dispatch, Feb: 16.
Anticipating that the German crisis
may percipitate temporary business
strains in the United States, the Fed
,eral reserve board, it was learned to-
night, has laid extensive plans to
fortify the country against dangerous
developments. It has ordered the
piling up of supply Of Federal re-
serve notes to be used to forestail
currency .stringency,. lack of conf
dence in financial institutions and
general uneasiness on the part Of the
people of the United States.
Already the board has received in
timations that a need for hasty fin
ancing may come at any moment. IN
some cities banks have been, SUBJ
jected to runs, it being said that Ger
man sympathizers were withdrawing
their funds in an effort to embarrass
the banks. Failing to discriminate
in the slightest between member and
non-member banks Of the Federal re-
serve system, the Federal resrve
board has quietly directed that in
S+~S+ relief be afforded. In some in
! stances large sums Of gold and in
otl.es-, large quantities of notes have
been shipped to points, under stress
with the result that financial uneas-
mess was localized.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19
Senate Writes Drastic Prohibition
Provisions in Postoffice Bill

Washington Dispatch, Feb. 16.
With its added drastic prohibition
legislative provisions, the annual
postoffice appropriation bill carrying
$323,0O0 was passed by the Senate
today after week Of vigorous de-
bate. 1t was sent back to the House
which will ask for conference on
the amendments. a:
The Senate wrote into the bill a
provision making it a criminal Of
fense to ship liquor into States which
prohibit it's manufacture and sale
thus nullifying the statutes of GER
tain prohibition States permitting the
! importation of limited quantities oi
liquor for personal consumption.
Another provision would bar from
the mails letters, postal cards, circu
lars, newspapers and other publica
tions containing liquor advertising il
! States having laws against such ad
vertising; violation to be punishable
by a fine not to exceed $1,00 or i'm
prisonment not to exceed six month!
! for the first offense or more thai
one year for the second offense.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19
Good Crop Year, According to Old
Rule-GOOd Sign for Fruit

Owing to SO much cold and rainy
weather the farmers are getting bad
1y behind with their farm work. In
many places the stalks have not yet
been cut and many acres have not
been broken. Close observers saw,
however, that as rule good crop
year follows cold, rough January
and February. Here's hoping this
year will not break that good rule.
1t has been so cold during the
last few weeks that the fruit trees
have not begun to "put OUT, which is
a good sign for bumper fruit crop
this year. For the last few years
they have bloomed early and much OF
the fruit was killed later in the
spring.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19
1T IS UP TO THE FOLKS

Senator Cough Says the Road Bond
Issue Law is Absolutely Fair to-
Every Section and the Folks of
Robson Can Have Good Roads for
Less Money if They Want Good
Roadside Thinks There Will be
an Extra Session or the Legislature
Senator Frank Cough came home
Saturday and returned to Raleigh
last night. He thinks that an extra
session of the Legislature will be
necessary. Only two more weeks of
the present session remain before the
expiration Of the constitutional limit
of 60 days during which members may
receive pay, and nothing has been
done in regard to the constitutional
amendments.
Speaking of the bill that has been
passed providing for a vote of the
citizens Of Robson on a bond issue
for roads, Mr.. Cough says the cry
Tor years in Robson has been for
good roads and that under the law
that has been passed the people can
! get good roads for less taxes than
they have been paying. This law
makes it possible for Robson coun.
ty to have good roads if the people
want good roads. Any one who
wants to see a certified copy of the
bill may do so by applying at the
office of the county auditor. The law
will be printed later so that all may
read it. Under this law, Mr.. Gougl
says, no district or township can take
what belongs to any other district o1
township; it is absolutely fair.
Senator Cough says that the bill
providing for constitutional con
vention to redraft and rewrite tn
State constitution will pass.
! Elsewhere in this issue is repro
t1uced from the Raleigh News an
Observer an item that explains M,
, Coughs position on the propose
Lien legislation. Incidentally, wit
this article the Raleigh paper printe
a pretty good counterfeit present
ment of Mr.. Cough, drawn by a New
; and Observer artist.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19
WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE

To Prohibit Publication of Names of
Assault Victims-For State Account
ing System-Bill to Great Office
of Commissioner of Prohibition and
Formal "Ouster' Law-Other
Work of the Legislators
!. Important fish bills were offered
! in both the House and the Senate Sat
urday and a sharp fight is expected
during the closing days over the fish
cries question.
The Senate Saturday passed the
House bill to prohibit the publication
of the names of women who become
victims Of criminal assault.
! The Senate passed Thursday night
the Brenizer bill to create commits
sion consisting of the Governor and
] two others named by him to engage
I accountants and devise system of
bookkeeping for the State depart
ments and institutions.
i Long of Alamance introduced a bill
to pension Superior court judges with
half pay On retirement after 10 years
of service. Amendments to change
to IA and Is years service failed
: ard the original bill was voted down
J The bill was drawn SO as to apply
} to Judge Cooke, who already has re-
: tired. Senator Turner observed thai
the State is not yet ready to pension
' its judges.
Mr.. Page has offered in the House
4 bill to create the office Of com
= missioner of prohibition. It provide:
r that the office of commissioner o.
prohibition shall be self-sustainint
| through special stamp tax i'm
: posed on liquors shipped into tn
e State under the "quart law, tn,
stamp to be 10 cents per quart. TIL
: salary of the commissioner of prohi
d bition is to be $4,000 and must com
:. from the revenue derived from tn
d tamp tax on liquors delivered in tn
State. Only this revenue can be aI
q piled. Promoters Of the bill estimat
: that about $4,000 will be raise
s through this tax.
A formal "ouster" law being sough
by the Anti-Saloon league force
n since the death of their "bone dry
bill recently was introduced in tE
House Thursday night by Grier.
M The Ellis Gardner bill empowerin
al any township in the State to vol
g bonds or stock for railroads was pas
te ed by the House Friday.
e. The Senate bill by Brenizer to re,
Sc ulate sanitation and bedrooms al
IN other equipment of hotels has bes
= re-referred to committee, some Re
q resentatives wanting to exempt the
Il counties. ,-.
chi The Brenizer bill for authorizi1
e.! the cooperation of cities of 300
r or more with their counties in Il
ne ne establishment of homes for waywa
OF women and girls was re-referred
COMMITTEES after. discussion in t
m Senate Friday. ~ "
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19
NEWS ITEMS FROM LOWE
Farmers Hauling Fertilizer-Personal

Farmers Hauling Fertlllzer-PersOna
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Lowe, Feb. 19-Misses Edna and
Dovie Prevatte and brother. Mr.. Lon
Prevatte, Of Lumberton, are visiting
at the home of their sister, Mrs. W.
r. Tyner
Mr.. Chas. G. Davis of Lumberton,
has accepted position with the firm
! of L. E. Tyner & Son and has NOV
ed from Lumberton to Lowe.
Mr.. Alfred Prevatte is confined to
! his rooms with measles.
From the way the farmers are haul
ing fertilizer there seems to be no
wa: on.
Rev. J. F. Davis of Lumberton fill
cd his regular appointment at Oak
Grove Sunday and was visitor at
the home of his son, Mr.. Chas. G.
Davis.
! DIR. Carl v. Tyner of the Bellvue
! hospital, New York city, is visiting
at the home Of his parents, Mr.. and
j Mrs. L. E. Tyner. =
Mrs. T. H. Shumate of Lumbertor
is visiting at the home of her brother
l Mr.. Chas. G. Davis.
Mrs. w. r. Tyner, who has beer
suffering quite a lot with tonsilitis
had her tonsils removed and is much
! improved.
4 Mrs. ]. c. 4Baxley has been quite
!. sick for few days. DR.. T. C. John
!, son Of Lumberton called to see hel
: yesterday and hope she will be ou
Z in a few days. @s
: DR.. C. v. Tyner, who has been Wis
r iting his parents, attended anniver
r sary at Wake Forest and returnc;
5 home last night.
:. Miss Bonnie Phillips, who has beei
sick with cold, is much improved
8 Mr.. w. R. Tyner of the firm o
L. E. Tyner & Son. county agents fo
: Overland automobiles, left this morn
ing for Raleigh. accompanied by MI
: J.. E. Walters Of Lumberton, who ha
e purchased an Overland ear.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19
VOL XLVlII
WAITING POLICY CONTINUED

Action on U-BOat Crisis Expected
Not Later Than Next Week-Pres-
ent Conditions Cannot be Permit
ted to Continue-Small Number of
Boats Sunk by Submarines Attract
ing Attention-Every Means at Dis
posal of the Government is Being
Used to Prepare for Any Eventu-
q. .ality
Washington Dispatch, Feb. 18.
The American government contin-
ued its waiting policy toward Ger
many's ruthless submarine warfare
today and although it is taken for
granted in all quarters that Presi-
dent Wilson will 60 before Congress
on the situation before adjournment
March l, the statement was authoriz-
ed that so far he had made no defin-
ite plans to that end.
The visit of the President to the
Capitol yesterday to discuss with Sen
ators the advisability of appearing
before a joint session to ask author
ity for protecting American sailors
and ships from submarines has Civ
en- rise to much speculation as to when
the step will be taken. The belief
everywhere that there will be action
not later than next week, if nothing
happens to precipitate it before, is
based upon the knowledge that the
President wishes to avoid calling al
extra session of Congress if posi-
BILE and the reiterated declarations
of members of the administration tha'
the present conditions, under which
most of the American ships in over
seas trade have been frightened in
to cancelling sailing dates, cannot b'
permitted to continue.
Ike small number of vessels sunl
by submarines within the past fey
.davs is attracting no little attention
Officials always point out, however
that this does not alter the fact tina
through fear of the consequences
American ships and many of those 0
other nationalities are remaining i
port. The opening of Halifax as
port of examination, allowing som
vessels to avoid the danger area b
not going to Kirkwall, is expected t
somewhat lessen the effects of tn
virtual blockade of eastern America
ports.
Every means at the disposal of tt
government continued to be used
prepare for any eventuality, and til
administration believes no time he
been wasted. If a decision to ar
American merchantmen should
reached it is understood that it cou]
be done. very quickly.
There has been no further develoI
ments in the situation between tt
United States and Austria-Hungal
ard Turkey. While press dispatch'
from Berlin told of the dispatch I
official word Of the release of tt
American prisoners on the prize We
sci Yarrowdale, the receipt of the n
tice has not reach the State d
partment. s..
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19
SUGGESTIONS FOR CHANGING
ROAD BOND ISSUE BILL

Certain Features of the Bond Issue
Bill for Robson of Which the Peo-
pie Are Complaining May be Chang
ed if the People Will Write Their
kepresentatives-Th Who Are
Interested Should Take This Matter
Up at Once
To the Editor of The Robesonian: !
. deem it most necessar-- and ma
ter1al to the. welfare of our people
and the development of our county
that some road law looking to bond
issue be put through the present ses-:
sion OF the State Legislature
Unless I am very greatly mistaken,
she present law, which has already
passed both houses, will not carry in
an election. am frank to say that
IN my opinion this road law in the
main is an excellent one, but there
are certain features of which the peo-
pie are now complaining. l under
stand that no other bill of this char
sacter can now be put through on ac-
count of the constitutional amend
| ments adopted at the last election,
but that amendments which do not
! change the real effect of a bill may
/ be added. l, with others, have talk
! ed with our representatives giving
them our opinion of some features
of the bill that do not meet with the
i approval Of the people, and feel that
4 Il the people of the county who feel
interested in this matter would write
them something may yet be done
]. Suggestions were made to them
: 1.-THE Senator and Representatives
!, that first the people desired to name
$ the commissioners at the time the
) bonds were voted upon, each district
electing it's own commissioner; that
s the fund should be deposited in the
8 banks of the various districts, the
= commissioner in each district desig.
= mating his district depository, OR some
= other suitable method whereby the
i money Of each district remained il
such district until expended by the
t proper authority; that any distric
S giving a majority for bond issu
. he allowed to proceed to issue it,
e Hro rata portion of the prooose'
100000 and build it's roads, if tn
Oh bonds fails. to be carried in the re
8 maing districts, which would at leas
;-I assure some good roads in the coun
ty.
~ 1 feel that the above suggestion
df WOu1l uOL Change CHe puHpOTt VI Id
s. bill in a material wav, but would on
: ly tend to regulate method of proceed
ir ure under the bill as it now stand!
4 and therefore would not conflict wit
10 the constitutional amendments.
NH As / understand the law, any othe
,el proposition could hardly stand tt
al tests of the courts, and while / PEE
to sona1ly favor giving to any sownshi
le the privilege Of issuing bonds A.
building its own roads, where tt
taxable property in such townshj
would justify such a course, I fe
that the district plan is as near
al this as can now be had.
If such change as above outline
is desired the people interested shou
nd at once communicate with our legisl
ont tors, as the bill cannot even be amen
10 ed unless the amendments are Sc
n. forward at least six days prior to a
journment of the Legislature.
N T. A. McNEILL, j.
m Lumberton, N. G.
w. Feb. IS, 1917.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19
GERMAN SUBMARINES LURK-
ING OFF COAST OF CUBA
Ready for Campaign of Frightfulness
When War is Declared

Galveston Dispatch, Feb. 16.
Four German submarines are lurking
off the coast of Cuba ready to begin
reign of frightfulness as soon as war
is declared, according to the informa-
ton brought to Galveston today by
Captain Mason of the American steam
schooner Fort Bragg. Captain Ma
son says he obtained the information
at Guantanamo.
Guantanamo harbor has been clos
ed by an anti-submarine net which
stretches across the entrance, Cap
tain Mason declared, and permission
to enter or leave the harbor must be
obtained from the commander of the
battleship Montana.
Of the "A United States warships
in Guantanamo harbor when the dip
lomatic break occurred, only the Mon
tana is left, Mason saws, the others
having scattered Immediately
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19
George Washington Window Display
How Many Hatchets?

A George Washington window in
the hardware department of Messrs.
R. D. Caldwell & Sons store is at
tracing much attention. A real
cherry tree and a large portrait of
Washington have been placed in the
window. Around the tree have been
placed number Of hatchets-the exact
number must be guessed at, and
there is where the puzzle comes:
Three prizes will be given the school
children who guess the nearest cor
rect the number of .hatchets in the
window. The first prize will be a
pair of roller skates to the one guess
ing the nearest correct; second prize
will be pocket knife, and third, a
pair of dumb bells. The contest will
close Wednesday night. Messrs. El:
wood Whaley and F. Grover Britt will
be the Judges of the contest anc
the hatchets will be counted Thurs.
| day morning. The winners of the
T! prizes will be announced in Thurs
days Robesonian. All school children
can guess.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19
IN REGARD TO QUARANTINE. i.
Present System is Considered Best
That Can be Enforced Without Neg
lecting More Important Health

lecting More Important Health
Work
To the Editor of The Robesonian:
Just word in regard to the quar-
antine of contagious diseases in the
county.
1t has been and is my desire to
have as rigid a quarantine law as is
practicable for the whole county
without discriminating against or in
favorsof any one section. The county
medical. society and the board of
health, the nominating and electing
bodies for health work in the county,
consider our present system the best
that can be enforced without neglect
ing some more important health
work.
A strict quarantine law that is not
enforced is a danger rather than a
security. 1t places the responsibility
on an individual rather than the pub
lie, and destroys cooperation. Any
town has the power to pass any quar-.
antine law it desires if it wishes tx
enforce the same at it's own expense
B. w. PAGE,
County Health Officer
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19

Mr.. Clayton Singletary Of R. 2
from Lumberton was in town Satur-
day.
Misses Pearl and Harriet Humphrey
and Pearl Howard spent the week
end at St. Paul visiting relatives.
Mr.. G. B. Allen and his two daugh-
tiers Misses Mary and PLUME, and his
sister Miss Louisa Allen, of R.
from Lumberton, were among the
visitors in town Friday.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19
Columbus County Couple Married

Just when the clock was striking
this afternoon Justice F. Grover
Britt was speaking the words thai
made Mrs. Lula Ward and Mr.. Ri
lev lynch, both of Columbus county
husband and wife. The marriage tooh
Mace in the store of Mr.. R. T. San
derson, Fourth street, and was witness
ed by quite a number of people. I'M
mediately after the marriage the hap
nv couple left in an auto for theli
home near Chadbourn.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19
THE FINAL SUMMONS
Mrs. Eugene Hood Passes-FuneraI
Yesterday

Mrs. Eugene Hood Passes-FuneraJ
Yesterday .
Mrs. Eugene Hood died at her home
Seventh street, Friday at 3:45 D. M
Deceased was 20 years and q months
old and is survived by her husband
and three small children-two girls
and one boy. Mrs. Hood had been
sick for several davs and her death
had been expected at almost any time.
The funeral was conducted from the
First Baptist church, of which de-
ceased was a member, by the pastor,
Rev. Chas. L. Greaves, at 8 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. The pallbear-
ers were: Messrs. M. N. Folger, L.
p. Smith, L. M. Mckenzie, B. C,
Rogers, l. L. McGill and J. F. Flow.
ers. 1nterment was made in Meadow
Brook cemetery. The floral offer
lngs were most. beautiful and showed
IN a small way the high esteem in
which deceased was held by her many
friends. She was the wife of the
manager of the local exchange of the
Southern Bell Telephone Co.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19
Tabernacle Wins in Debate With Ten

Mile
In a debate Friday night at Taber-
nacle school house in .Howellsyille
township between Tabernacle and Ten
Mile, Tabernacle won. The query
was, "Resolved, That children between
the ages of and 16 years should
be required bv law to attend school
6 months in every year unless physi-
cally unfit" The, negative was rep
resented by Messrs. Vester and Worth
M'White of the Ten Mile school, while
Messrs. C. R. Taylor and ]. B. Black
well of Tabernacle argued the af.
firmative. All debaters delivered
good speeches.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19
Ups Must Qualify Before March

]. P.'s Must Qualify Before March 9
Clerk of the Court c. B. Skipper
asks The Robesonian to state that all
who were appointed justices OF the
peace by the Legislature must qua!lfy
before March 9. If you were appoint,
ed and fail to qualify before that
time you cannot serve. A list of those
appointed has been published in The
Robesonian.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19
THRIFT DAY SALE AT K. D.
CALDWELL & SON NEXT FRI
DAY, SATURDAY AND MONDA

Every housekeeper, man. woman
and child will be deeply interested
and benefited by Thrift Day Sale.
1t means a new day dawning in home
economics. 1t means the cutting
down of the high cost Of living
Thrift day sale means financial pre-
paredness for the coming days in this
years calendar. Watch for Thurs
days Thrift Day ad.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19
American Commission May Review
Returns From Cuba's Election

washington Dlspatch, FeD. TO.
A suggestion that an American
commission review the returns from
Cuba's presidential election, over
which an armed revolution has de-
veloped, is under consideration at the
State department as one possible So
luton of the situation. Al
though reports received here
do not indicate that the
revolving liberals have made much
headway, the United States govern.
ment is deeply concerned lest the
movement assume more definite
form with the voting February 20 II
Oriente province where the deciding
votes in the presidential contest may
be cast.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19
Saved Tobacco Plants

Saved Tobacco Plants
Mr.. L. H. Britt, who lives on R. a
from Lumberton, was in town Satur-
day. Mr.. Britt says he had plenty
of fine tobacco plants that were not
killed by the recent cold. He had
his beds covered with cloth. He
saved his plants last year and got
out an early crop from which he
realized more than $500 to the acre.
He says he never covers his plant
beds with the canvass used by most
people, but always buys cloth to COW
er them
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19
Congress is Looking to Revenue and
National Defense Legislation

With the end of the sixty-fourth
Congress but two weeks off, admins
tration leaders are concentrating their
energies to the enactment of revenue
and national defense legislation
Much long pending general legislation
every one recognizes, must give way
to appropriations and measures that
relate to the preparation of the ma
tion for eyentualities which NAV grow
out of the diplomatic breach with
Germany.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19
Make McNeill. COlOred

Make McNeill, colored, died sud-
denly Thursday afternoon. He fell
on the streets in the western part
of town and was carried to his home
across the river and died within a
few minutes.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19
Mrs. Mollie West

Mrs. Mollie West, aged 33 years,
died at her home about 3 1-2 miles
east of town, yesterday morning at
3 o'clock. Deceased is survived by
her husband and two children-one
only a day old. The funeral took place
this morning at 10 o'clock and inter
ment was made in the family bury
ing ground. Mrs. West was a daugh-
ter of the late Francis Floyd of the
Bloomingdale section and had many
relatives in South Robeson.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19
Play Will be Given at Regan School
House Friday Evening

A play, "Miss Topsy Turvey or the
Courtship of the Deacon, will DC
given at Regan school house, Howeils'
Vile township, Friday evening Of this
week. beginning at 8. No admission
fee will be charged. Prof, w. c
Clark is principal of the school.