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Arizona republican., 1917-12-30
SAN MARCOS FOLK
 ENJOY CHRISTMAS

CHANDLER. Dec. 2s.-Christmas was observed in the time honored manner at the Hotel San Marcos, with the traditional tree, lighted by colored electric lights, occupying prominent post before the fireplace. A C. Bartlett was master of ceremonies and managed to find surprisingly ap propriate gifts for every one from lit tie Jane Acheson to the manager
 In spite of the affliction of a cork leg, to which MT. Bartlett so aelicately and touchingly alluded, Mir. Damon really did very good work as assistant, handing MT DeWolf, the landscape ar tist, box of cranolas with the air of an ambassador presenting coronet to a duke.
 charmingly appointed Christmas dinner was given by MT. and Mrs. E. w. Hanna at the hotel, their guests being Mir and Mrs. W. H. Code, Mr and Mrs. Isaac Milbanks, MT. and Mrs J. G. Spangler, Dr. A J. Chandler. Miss Laura Spangler, Miss Martha Spangler and Miss Isabel Hanna. Dancing oc- cupied the evening"
 In addition to the usual tennis and golf, several hunting trips were made up from guests of the hotel. Isaac | Milbank of Los Angeles was host at quail hunt dinner to MT. and Mrs. l Code, Mrs. Whiting. Miss Ahler, Dr. 1 A. J. Chandler, A. c. Bartlett and w A. Damon.
 Dr. and Mrs. E. Payne Palmer and Miss H. Doheney made up a dinner party from Mesa at the hotel Sunday evening. Bishop Atwood and daugh- ters and MT. and Mrs. Roosevelt Rose welt were also visitors at the hotel or the same day.
 Judge Robert G. Parker, of Pasadena and Edward F. Parker, director of the Southwest Cotton company visited the company's big ranch near Chan dler on Monday, lunching at the Sar Marcos.
 Mrs. Nina Cady Merriman of Hol- lywood. has been spending the holidays at the hotel as the guest of her son H. A. Merriman.
 Dr. and Mrs. John White, MT. ant Mrs. w. H. Code, and Dr. A. J. Chan. dler drove in to the charity ball a Phoenix, Friday night.
 Guests recently registering at tn, San Marcos include, Clyde Rouse, Lo. Angeles; E. G. Krueger, Grand Rapids W. A. Mcfarland and J. B. Hodson Terre Haute; F. c. McGriff, St. Louis Mrs. Catherine Hodson and Miss Eliz abeth Hodson, Evansville; Isaac Mil bank, Los Angeles; C. M. Zander anC Louis Scott, Phoenix; Mrs. G. Z. Plugs ley, Washington, D. C.; MT. and Mrs H. o. Howard, Phoenix; Edward E Moore, Grand Rapids A. G. Bartlett Mesa; c. E. Gage, Fl Centro; P. Hand ins, Estes Park; c. A. Salesbury Washington, D. c.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-30
The Meat Truct Probe

The investigation which Francis J. Heney for merly attorney general for Arizona is conducting with reference to the operation of the packers had disclosed situation that merits further probing and inspires curiosity the extent of the ramfcations of this great combination which appears to have fastened it's grasp upon the food supplies of the tion Dummy directors, clerks holding big titles at small salaries while lawyers direct their unknown persons, hiding back of the camou- flage, manipulation of the corporations which have vital relation to the prices of eat wherever may eat it, of the tricks of big business that the investigation has so far disclosed.
 To cover up the operations so that one of the dummies could acquire more than hazy knowledge of the affairs of the complicated combine, frequent changes of these dummy officers resorted to. As is not infrequenty the in investigations this knd witnesses stricken with sudden and myster- ious maladies of various kinds which under the general head of cold feet their testimony becomes unavailable.
 There is no element of the life of the people that deserves more complete and thorough investigation lhan the meat packers In the hands of these and their creature companies all the country, held practically all of meat supplies of the nation
 This is not the first time that attempt has been made to look into the affairs of the trust but nobody has far been able to very far the Investigations after perfunctory reports have been prepared and submitted by the invesgat- were abandoned. After all, nobody concerned appeared to be but the packers and the public and the of the public did greatly interest the government
 But the government itself is vitally cerned. It has undertaken to control the food sup plies of the country It is patent that cannot trol them if the packers control them there cannot be dual control; either the packers must be de- 
 up it's job. Thus think that this investigation will be productive of results.
 Before Mir. Heney gets through with the packers and their employees he will pretty knowing just who regulates the meat supplies of the people and who gets the money squeezed from rich and poor alike. And when he has found that believe that a way will be found by the government to put an end to the trust and to order things that 1t may be formed again.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-30

hilly but there are good roads over the entire island. These roads were started about 100 years ago at the instigation of Napoleon, when he gained control of Holland and her colonies. of which Java is one. A favorite motorcycle tour in Java is the one between Ba- tavia and Soerabaya, a distance of about 345 miles, over one of these inn proved roads. Recently a new speed record for this trip was set up by two motorcyclists, named Van Cooten and Van Asten. riding a Goodyear-tired machine. Thirty seven minutes were clipped from the former record by this team
Arizona republican., 1917-12-30
DECLARE APRAX|N
 AUSTRIAN AGENT

SAN DIEGO, Cal. Dec. 2S.-Federal authorities were investigating today the case of Captain Sergius Apraxin arrested last night by the police on the nominal charge of writing a threaten ing letter According to the police, Apraxin is suspected of being an Aus trian secret agent. The letter, alleged to have been written by Apraxin to a local jeweler and which came into the possession of the police, reads in part as follows:
 My next crime will be murder. Four cops and myself. I am going across the border tonight. I swear by the soul of my dead mother the authorities will never take me. My heart is full of revenge"
 Apraxin is said to have prominent family connections in Austria, his father being reported to be an officer in the Austrian army. Whether Aprax- in is an officer of the regular army or captain of reserves has not been de- | termined by the federal authorities.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-30

Bessie Billings and Geo. Tyler were married in Hayden Saturday.
 Geo. F. Senner, P. c. Hutton and James Considine left by auto Sunday for Ajo to examine the property of the Greater Ajo Copper company.
 Dr. M. E.. Brenner of Globe has re- turned to open dental parlors in the Hotel Story building.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-30

the other occupants being Mrs. s. B. Halsey, wife of Dr. Halsey of Nam moth, and daughter, Della Halsey. No one was seriously injured although Mrs. Halsey was badly bruised and shaken. The car was soon righted and was able to run.
 The two-year- old child of Frank Edens is low with membraneous croup.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-30
MOTORCYCLES IN JAVA

One of the occidental countries in which the use of motorcycles has be- come popular is Java, an island about as large as all of G reat Britain with a population of 42.000,0 900. It is generally
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-24

part, and they will do more if they
can get the labor. This is no time
for loafers, The law against vag-
rancy should be rigidly enforced.
Here in Lumberton it is hard some
times-nearly always-to get labor,
but always there are plenty Of ne
groes loafng about with no visible
means Of support. BUT they will go
to work when they believe the au-
thorities are going after them if they
are idle. They stand in wholesome
awe of "Big Mayor Alf", as Chief
Of Police Mcleod is known among
them, and fear of "Big Mayor Aft
caused one of them, to cite one case
of how it works, to give one town
farmer some good service for couple
of weeks recently. This is no time
for foolishness. Loafers Of whatso-
ever color should be put to work.
put to work.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-24
SOUTHERN BAP-
list CONVENTION
Harmonious and Constructive Session
Reports of Mission Boards-A

Harmonious and Constructive Session
Reports of Mission Boards-A
Patriotic Body-New Orleans an
Interesting City-The Atlanta Fire
Rev. Chas. L. Greaves returned
Tuesday from the Southern Baptist
convention, held in New Orleans, and
last evening he talked about the con-
vention at the First Baptist church,
of which he is pastor. At the request
of The Robesonian Mr.. Greaves wrote
for this paper the following account
OF the conventions:
The Southern Baptist convention
was in session in the city of New Or
leans from May 16 to Fl. Through
the kindness of friends in the First
Baptist church, having been elected
to represent the Robson association,
the writer was enabled to attend this
convention.
The two great mission boards of
the convention each reported debts,
but greatly reduced debts over those
reported year ago. More money
was given for foreign missions than
has ever been given in one year by
Southern Baptists, aggregating near
ly million dollars, including gifts to
the Judson fund The gifts for home
missions, which do not include the
State mission funds of the several
States, practically going for the same
thing, amounted to not quite half
million dollars. For the first time
in its history the Sunday school
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-24
GIRLS! MAKE A
BEAUTY LOTION
WITH LEMONS


At the cost of small jar of or
binary cold cream one can prepare
full quarter pint of the most wonder
full lemon SIX = softener and COM
plexr II beaut:tlec, by squeezing the
Juice OF two fresh lemons into bps.
tie containing three ounces of orcn-
ara, white Care sltLld be taken to
strain the juice through a fine cl :tn
81 no lemon pip gets in, then this
lotion will keep fresh for mon. his.
Every woman knows that lemon
juice is used to bleach and
remove such blemishes as freck-
les, sallowness and tan and is the
ideal skin softener, smoothener and
beautifier.
Just try it! Get three ounces Of
orchard white at any pharmacy and
two lemons from the grocer and make
up a quarter pint of this sweetly
fragrant lemon lotion and massage
it daily into the face, neck, arms and
hands. 1t should naturally help to
whiten, soften, freshen and bring out
the roses and beauty of any skin. 1t
is truly marvellous to smoother rough,
red hands.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-24
Bill for Control of Food Supply
Hoover to be Administrator

The second of the administration
food bills, revised to create an emer-
gency agency to control, under the
Presidents direction, distribution and
sale Of the necessaries Of life, was
introduced in the House Of Congress
Tuesday by Chairman Lever Of the
agricultural committee. The first bill
aims at a stimulation Of production
and calls for general survey of the
country's food resources. The reg
ulatory measure was redawn after
President Wilson had held a series
Of conferences with Herbert C. Hoov-
err, who is to be food administrator
under the bill, and with Secretary
Houston and members of the agri !?
cultural committee of both houses.
It places the, widest powers of con-
troll over necessaries of all kinds, in
Guiding price fixing, in the hands OF
the executive.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-24

Judge Clark of the Statesville
Landmark is mild-mannered man,
not given to throat-cutting, but hear
him:
"The Landmark is willing to bear
its share of the public burdens; it
has no disposition to start an insur
rection because the war revenue bill
hits newspapers very hard; but it
Graves permission to say that with
paper more than doubled in price
to say nothing of other increases, in
Guiding the ever present h. c. land
the war revenue bill doubling and
trebling postage rates and propos-
ing to take five cents of every 81 re-
ceived for advertising after
that, if man who comes in, picks
up a copy of the paper and starts
out whiting saying so much as 'by
your leave, who expresses surprise
# asked to hand over a few pennie:
for the sheet and says he though
papers were printed for free distri
hution-if that man is killed w,
shall expect vera ct of justifiabl
homicide il not public commenda
ton" 'oNsss
Public commentator, assuredly
Such an one merely cumbers tn
earth. Let him be cut off, and tina
right speedily.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-24
Notice of New Advertisements

Reward Tor lost suit of clothes
Jno. C. Fuller; legal notice of fore
closure saIe-C. w. Tillett, trustee;
Bee Branch insect Whitfield
& Frenchr; a fashion expert from
New York will be at store of Jno.
T. Biggs & Co., May %; chance for
girls to secure useful and attractive
articles; recharging and repairs by
experts-Walker Garage, Fayette-
vile; J. D. ellis has qualified as
administrator Of estate Of w. E. Par
ham, deceased; opening at Jennings
beach May 26; backed by men Of
money and ability-First National
Bank; keep-kool suits for men ano
boys-R. D. Caldwell & Son; win.
some waists for winsome girls-L
H. Caldwell; sweet potato plants
wanted-Union Supply Co., Marsh
! vile, N. c.; report of condition O.
Planters Bank & Trust Co.; Frida!
and Saturday specials-Lumbertol
/ Bargain House; Acid iron mineral
fresh fish and groceries of all kind
Britt Grocery Co.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-24

By special request The Robesonian
published as a roll of honor Monday
the names of those who up to that
time had made application for the
purchase Of Liberty bond. This pa
per will be glad to publish the names
of others as they may be handed in
by any banks or business houses that
are taking subscriptions. If you pre-
fer liberty to chains and slavery, if
you prefer the blessings Of free gov
eminent to the kellish German curse,
then it ought not to be hard to de-
eide about buying a Liberty bond. If
you can't fight any other way, let
your money help end the war.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-24

At the request Of the Liberty loan
national advertising committee, each
newspaper in the fifth Federal Re-
serve district is requested to urge
its advertisers to print at the bottom
or top - their advertisements till
June 6h a suggestion to 'buy Lib
erty bond today and by so doing be
a contributor to the great cause of
universal peace. Inquire at your bank
for particulars" What is to be done
must be done quickly Here is a
chance for every merchant and bus
mess man to help.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-24

. Two communications were receiv-
ed last week that had to be tossed
into the waste basket because the
writer's failed to Leu the editor know
their names. One from Lumberton,
R. 2, and we are not going to tell
where the other was from because
we do not know: not only was there
nothing about it to indicate who
wrote it, but there was nothing to
indicate where it was from. For the
'steen millionth time, we cannot pub
fish any news letter or other COM
munication without knowing who is
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-24
Off to Oglethorpe
| Scottish Chief.

Recorder ]. Earl Carpenter receiv-
ed orders to report at the reserve
officers training camp at Fort Og-
lethorpe, Ca, and left for that place
Saturday night. Before going he
appointed Mr.. R. M. Williams assist.
ant recorder during his absence or
until his resignation, if in the mean
time he should be commissioned in
the army.
Prof. C. B. Wolff and Mr.. F. G..
Everett received orders Sunday to
report Monday morning ard left for
Fort Oglethorpe Sunday night.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-24
WOMAN ALL RUN DOWN
Made Strong and Well By ViIol

Waynesboro, PAT was all run down
after hard spell of bronchitis SO 1t was
hard for me to keep about. I had pans
in my chest and took cold easily. =
friend asked me to try Vinol. l did, ana
it built me up SO I am strong and wen
and I am able to do my housework when
1 had not done for three months before
taking Vinol" Mrs. Y. r. HoRBoUGH,
Waynesboro, Pa.
Vinol creates an appetite, aids diges.
tion, makes pure blood and creates
strength. Your money back if it fans
DIR. J.. D. Mcmillan & Son, Drug
gists, Lumberton, N. G.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-24
Beef Goes to ST a Pound In Paris

Deer Goes TO 81 Pound IN FaTls
Paris Dispatch, May %.
With the Inauguration of the re-
gime of two meatless days week
beef went to one dollar a pound to-
day and vegetables and fish followed
the upward tendency.
The rush for meat supplies to car,
ry over until Wednesday swampeo
the butchers, although they had laie
in extra amounts. There was COCA
deal of crowding, and some sharp
ak was heard against rich buyers
who paid any price the dealers ASK
ed, sending quotations too high fof
modest purses.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-24
State Of Ohio. City of Toledo,
Lucas County as

state OF Ohio, City Of Toledo,
Lucas County, SIS.
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he
Is senior partner of the firm of r. +
Cneney & Co., doing business in the
CITY OF Toledo, County and State afore-
said, and that said firm will paw tho
sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
cannot be cured by the use of HALLS
CATARRH CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY
=, Sworn to before me and subscribed
an my presence, this 9Th day Of Decem-
(SeaD Notsrv p,,h,;;,
,Halrs Catarrh Cure Is taken intern-
Aliy and acts through the Blood On the
T ucous surfaces of the System. Send
sF. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O.
sold by all Druggists, 75c' -
aatIs Family Pills for constipation.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-24
Mr.. Bethune After Bread
[axton Scottish Chief.

MaXtOn ScOttlSh Chief.
Mr.. w. K. Bethune has been car
rying on. apparently AN Independent
whirlwind campaign to arouse the
people to increase the food and feed
supply.
He rode up here last Saturday in
his automobile called crowd about
him in regular evangelistc style and
reused their enthusiasm. We trust
the doubling of man eats, as well as
grass will result for this campaign.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-24
HAD A VERY BAD COITGH

This letter should interest every
reader: "Last winter I had very bad
cough. l used medicines, but they
did me no good. I Took one bottle Of
Foley's Honey and Tar and it cur
ed. (Signed) V. DeKeuster, Amberg,
Wis" No substitute is as good as
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs,
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-24

fellowship of friends-friends of col
lege and seminary, friends from
Kentucky, Georgia and North Caro-
lima, all loved States, for they have
been my home.
The next convention goes to Hot
Springs, Ark.
CHAS. l.. GREAVES.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-24

Town folk are going to be the
greatest sufferers if there is short
age of food stuffs produced. Some
town people are doing their best to
help out, but some seem not to real
lze the seriousness of the situation.
The farmers are going to do their
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-24

Gov. Beckett Friday in committing
to 80 years the death sentence OF lee
Edwards of Granville county, VINO
was to have been electrocuted On that
day Tor the murder of his wife, salG
that he does not believe in imprls-
onment for life.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-24
HARD WORK FOR WOMEN

1t is doubtful if there is any work
harder than house work. Overwork
tells on the kidneys, and when the
kidneys are affected one looks and
feels older than the actual years.
Mrs. A. G. Wells, r. R. 5, Rocky
Mount, N. c., writes: ct cannot praise
Foley Kidney Pills enough for the
wonderful benefit I have derived. {"
Sold everywhere. :
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-24

Miss Lillian Feldman of Ahoskie
arrived Monday and is guest at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Weinstein.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-24
EVERYBODY NEEDS 1T

In a letter to the Maxton Scottish
Chief "Aunt Becky" writes:
"Some OF our people are getting
bit resentful over the continued hue
and cry of plant foodstuffs.' They
say they are doing their best and
that they have sense enough to real
ize the apparent needs and necessi-
ties"
The Robesonian does not presume
to advise farmers what to do, but if
the newspapers had not been printing
the facts about the threatened short
age of food stuffs the farmers and
other people would not now be so
necessity for increasing the
production of food crops. 1t is not a
question of sense but of information.
Perhaps it is little trying to the
farmer who is doing his best and is
going to raise all the foodstuffs he
can to read and hear so much about
planting more foodstuffs; but sup
pose nothing had been printed or
said about the danger Of world fam
Inc and the farmers of Robson had
depended this year on Importing
some 100000 worth of foodstuffs,
as heretofore. Would not the agri-
cultural experts have been bitterly
blamed for not advising the people,
through the newspapers, of the dan
ger, so that they could prepare for
it.? The amount Of foodstuffs, some
$80,000,000 worth annually, that has
been imported into North Carolina
from the West, would seem to indi-
cate that the heads of the State De-
partment Of Agriculture would have
been guilty of criminal negligence if
they had not preached this spring
over and over again, through the
newspapers and every other agency
they could command, the necessity
flor Increasing food crops. Those
who are doing their best should pass
the advise along to those who are
not doing so we'll, to those who arr
depending upon cotton and tobacco, i
any such are left. And if any far
mers are sore thew should conside,
that the town man needed to b.
aroused, too, to the necessity of gar
dening. The farmer or the preache
or the doctor or the newspapers edi
tor or the lawyer or the day lahore
or heighth or depth or any othe
creature who is not willing to lear
from any and every source, who j
not glad to consider any advice an
hold fast to what is good and rejee
the bad, is dead and buried ~alread,
though he may not know it.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-24

In a letter to the Maxton Scottish
Chief "Aunt Becky" writes:
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-29
Maxine Elliot .s= :: Fighting &0dds No&ales 1heatre

The "Body Politick," formed
in the Mayflower Compact, was
aimed to frame "just and equal
lows" 1t stood for human
liberty in the broadest signifi-
lance yof that term consistent
with religious devotion and pub
lie order. From Scrooby and
Gainsborough and Plymouth,
from Nottinghamshire and
Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, the
Pilgrims had brought this
spirit of human equality 1t
was as thoroughly English as
the yew bow or the gray goose
quill. Though religious intoler-
ance was still force, Britons
under James / were not slaves.
The spirit that worked itself
out in the beheading of James
son was long inheritance in
which Established Church men
and Dissenters were equally
participant.
| Many elements have contri-
buted, of course to the great
ness of the United States of
America which the pilgrimage
or crusade of 1917 at once en-
Iphasizes and spiritualizes. But
the genius of the Plymouth
Colony, kindly and tolerant,
though devoted, celebrating it's
Christmas, enjoying the good
things of life when they were
available, contrasting strongly
with the harshness of the
Puritans of Massachusetts Bay.
yet coalescing with Puritan
genius in exalting the seeking
of the line of greatest resistance,
lis among there elements
"primus inter pares." More no
American can claim for the
stock from which he come.
Our hope of being sustained
in the hardship war must bring,
our hope of ultimate victory
must lie in the inspiration the
Pilgrims of 1920 had, in
sacrifice of self, in patience, in
kindness, in faith; in the AL
mighty. And in "Our Fathers
God" must be the chief reliance
of the confidence Of patriotism.