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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11

For the benefit Of those not aware
that a slight change was made In the
marriage license law Of this state py
the last legislature, some lntoTmatlo1
that Attorney General 3. 7. England
has lust sent Mr.. Edward B. Dennl'
son. of Circleville, Ohio, in response
n an INQUIRY for an opinion may pc
interesting, says the Charleston Mall
The attorney general wrote:
"Brlefly stated the law OF tnisstate
relative to the issuance OF marriage
licenses is in substance that no person
nan be married in this state without .
license. which is issued by the CLERK
If the county court Of the county
where the female to be married usual
~ resides; that If any person lntenG
IN marry under 81 years OF age ana
has not been previously married, tne
consent of the father or guardian, OF
II there be none, the mother OF such
nerson. shall be given either personal
IL To the clerk of the county court
or in writing subscribed by a witness
who shall make oath before the clerk
that said writing was signed or &C
k s in his presence by such
father, guardian or mother, as the case
may be. ,,,.,., ouo,,s+ the
marriage. of close relations exists IN
his state and by recent legislative en-
sctment mas boen so extended so as
to prevent the marriage of first cous'
ins."
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11

The Transcontinental Express from
New York on Monday brought an odd
consignment which was unloaded from
the train at Parkerspurg, says the SEN
tinel for transfer, and which attract
ed considerable attention at the sta
ton. One shipment consisted OF seven
teen beagle hounds Of fine pedigree,
all Of which were in good shape after
a long trip. They were shipped from
Ham Court Farm, Charlton Kings,
england, and were billed through to
Lexington, KY, for dog fancter IN
that city who has large kennels OF tlne
animals. On the same train was
large cage Of monkeys Of various sizes
and types. consigned to the Cincinnati
Zoo.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11

Handsome and dainty new
eeorgette bIouses-hemstiteh
ed and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
$3.50 waists
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
Trial of CASTOR Means

The trial of CASTOR Means, charged
with the murder Of Mrs. Maude A.
King at Concord last August, began
at Concord Monday. Announcement
was made yesterday by the State that
if allowed to introduce in evidence
alleged statements of Mrs. King that
it could be shown that several months
before she was killed she and her
money were absolutely under the con-
troll of Means and that from May TN
til July before her death she was vir-
tually prisoner in a fashionable ho-
tel near Chicago. The court held that
only statements made to the manag-
er of the hotel in the presence cf
Means could be introduced. W. J
Rockefeller, the hotel manager, in
his testimony stated that after con-
versation he had with Mrs. King
Means threatened that the whole par
ty would leave the hotel if he ever
talked again with Mrs. King or he.
sister Mrs. Mary C. Melvin.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
HOME FROM TRAINING CAMP
Captain Bowen Assigned to 54th
Infantry-R. A. Mclean Com
missioned Second Lieutenant.

Capt. j. B. Bowen arrived home
Tuesday morning from Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Ga, where he spent three
months in the second officers train
ing camps AS was stated in Mon
days Robesonian, Mr.. Bowen was
commissioned captain at the close of
the camp. Mr.. Bowen will be here
with his family until December Is,
when he will report for duty. He has
been assigned to the captaincy of the
54th infantry, O: R. c., stationed at
Chicamaugs Park, Ga. Capt. Bowen
IS looking well and only likes pounds
OF being as heavy now as when he
entered the training camp
Lieut.. R. A. Mclean arrived home
Tuesday night from Fort Oglethorpe
where he spent three months in the
second officers training camp. Mr.
Mclean was commissioned second
| lieutenant. He will spend two weeks
here, after which he will report fo1
| duty at Little Rock, Ark. Mr.. Nc
Lean is son of the late Col. N. A
| Mclean.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
Fairmont News Letter-Personal
Mention.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Fairmont, Nov. 28-Mr. w. L. Kyle
of Warsaw has arrived and will spend
Thanksgiving with his mother, Mrs.
J. D. Kyle.
Messrs. Bruce Baker and Knox Kyle
of Camp Jackson are home and will
spend the holidays with their parents
Quite a crowd from here attended
the Birth of Nation in Lumber
ton Monday and Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Pierce Of Green
vile, Tenn, are visiting their sister,
Mrs. J. D. Kyle. Miss Lorena is spend
ing the weekend with her sister, Mrs.
Regan of St. Pauls.
Miss Alice Regan of Dillon is visit
ing friends and relatives here.
Mr.. Warren Raviey left Friday for
Rockingham, Ca, where he will visit
his sister, Mrs. Hector McNeill.
Miss Kate Ratley, who is in school
at Rowland, returned home this af-
ternoon and will spend the holidays
with her parents. She was accompan-
led home by Miss Beulah Williams.
Mr. Irving Baker of Goldsboro spent
the weekend with his mother, Mrs
| Annie A. Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Hayes left Wed
| nesday for Marion, where they viii
spend Thanksgiving.
Miss Lois Hayes, who is teaching a
Kemper, is spending the week end a
home.
Mr.. Roney Thompson, who has beer
in Akron, Ohio, for the past year
returned home Monday night
Mrs. Carl Thompson left Saturda.
for Columbia, where she will visit he.
husband, who is in training at CAM
Jackson
Messrs. Jas. Lewis and O'Berr,
Lewis spent the weekend with tn
boys at Camp Jackson.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
REPORTED AS DESERTERS
3 White Men and 10 Negroes of
Robson District 1 Reported as
Deserters for Failure to Report
for Military Duty-Reward Of
$50 for Each of Them.

A reward of $50 is offered by the
government for the arrest of each of
the following men of Robson county
exemption district No. 1, who have
been reported by the War Depart
ment as deserters on account Of their
failure to report for military duty, as
notified by the local exemption board:
David Oliver, colored, Fairmont.
Roscoe Mitchell, colored, Mcdonald.
James R. Macarthur, colored, Rayn-
ham.
Archie Mccormick, colored Elrod.
George Davis Kelly, white, Fairmont.
Henry Davis, colored, Fairmont.
John Shipman Mcmillan, colored, Lum-
berton
James McDougald, colored, Rennert
Willie Lee j. Smith, colored, Lum-
French T. Byrd, colored, Fairmont.
Cohen Johnson, white, Fairmont.
Joseph Dawson, white, Lumberton.
Joseph Swinton, colored, Lumberton.
Any citizen has a right to arrest
any of these men.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
RECORDERS COURT
Suit Against Railroad Company
for Failure to Make Connection
Other Gases.

The following cases were disposed
of before Recorder E. M. Britt yes
terday.
: Abe Goodman, colored, charged with
assault on Ella Blue, also colored,
not guilty.
Dock Smith, colored, failure to sup
port children; guilty; praper for judg-
ment continued on payment Of cost,
on condition that he take his children
to Elizabethtown, where he now re-
sides, and care for them properly
E. E. Page VS.. V. & C. S. Railroad
company, civil action for damages for
failure Of defendant to make oonnec-
tion at Elizabethtown to St. Paul, the
plaintiff becoming a passenger at
'fobermory on defendants branch line
from Elizbaethtown to St. Paul. The
trains failed to make connection at
st. Paul on the morning of October
24th, according to printed schedule
time. The train on main line of V
& c. S. having failed to wait for trair
on branch line at St. Paul, the plain
tiff was left at St. Paul. Suit fol
! damages and loss of time and having
! to hire an automobile to come to Lun
berton. Judgment rendered in favor
Of the plaintiff for $40 and cost. De
fendant appealed to the Superio.
court.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
BRIEF ITEMS WAR NEWS

A dispatch from Geneva states that
the Austrian and Italian fronties were
closed Monday night that both French
and Italian frontiers already had been
closed for an indefinite period, thus
ing sealed for the first time since the
outbreak of the war.
The American steamer Actaeon was
torpedoed Sunday, a dispatch from
Corunna, Spain, reports. Twenty-one
survivors have arrived at Port Cam
arinas. The dispatch stated that 3
boats with the remainder of the crew
were missing.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
Striking Coast Line Clerks to be Re
iuCtafaA


Wilmington Star, Nov. 90.
Deferring to the request of Presi-
dent Wilson that in view of the na-
tional emergency the strike of the
clerks of the Atlantic Coast Line be
settled by Immediately reinstating all
who wish to return to their former
places" President ]. R. Kenly, of the
Coast Line, last night notified the
President that I am directing that
the striking clerks, who wish to re-
turn, be re-employed as rapidly as
practicable. President Kenly last
night made public the correspondence
between himself and the President
While the settlement of the strike
of clerks on the Atlantic Coast Line,
which has been on for the last sever
al weeks, through the mediation OF
the President of the United States,
does not grant all the demands of the
striking clerks, as they will get no
pay for the time they have been out,
vet the earlier concessions, made IN
response to a request from the De
partment of Labor, giving them the
right to organize and the further
granting Of permission to all str1k-
| ing clerks to be reinstated in their
former positions substantially gives
them all they asked for.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
APPEAL FOR AID
By Contributing to the Bazaar and
Store of the National Aid You
Will Help the Soldiers.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
The ladies of the National Special
Aid again desire to call attention to
our bazaar, which will be conducted
in the vacant store of Mr.. S. McIn-
tyre, on Chestnut street. Doors will
be open to the public II a. m. We'd
nesday, Dec. 5. We desire all contri-
buttons sent to the Mcintyre store on
Monday and Tuesday afternoon from
3 to 5 o'clock. Committee will be
there to receive them. 1t is said our
own American doctors in France are
forced to use old paper and grass in
dressing wounds. The National Spec
ial Aid in Lumberton is trying to sup
ply that great need. We are making
all kinds of bandages, surgical dress
ing and supplies Of every kind. We
are compelled to have money to carry
on our work and please remember that
when you make a contribution to our
bazaar you are helping that work
Our merchant friends have been gen.
erous and liberal in the past, and we
hope for their continued support. We
ask every woman in town for a con-
tribution to one of the different booths
or to our department store. : 1t
matters not whether you have been
personally asked or not. This is ar
appeal to every woman for a contribu-
ton.
We appealed last week through The
Robesonian to our country friends fol
a donation to our store. To date not
single one has responded. We agair
ask our country friends for hams, tur
keys, eggs, chickens, butter-in fact
anything we can sell.
Who will be the first to bring u:
something and leave at Mr.. DuBoi:
bakery?
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
Rountiful Dinner to County Home

The most bountiful dinner ever pre-
pared by the people of the town for
the inmates at the county home was
carried to the home this morning.
The dinner was contributed by people
of every denomination and was carri-
ed to the inmates at the home by
Messrs. M. G.. Mckenzie and w. K.
Bethune. Mr.. Mckenzie, who always
looks after the Thanksgiving dinner
for the inmates, says the dinner pre-
pared for today is the most sumptuous
ever.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
Deserving Seems to be a Habit
With Williams.

Sheriff R. E. Lewis has been ad-
vised that W. W. Williams has de-
serted the army again. 1t will be re-
membered that Williams was arrest
ed here once as deserter and escap-
ed from a soldier who was taking him
back to camp and later made his es-
cape when officers and citizens of the
town made an effort to capture him
near Bellamy several weeks ago. Will
liams went to Wilmington some two
weeks ago and surrendered and was
taken back to Camp Sewer. Accord
ing to the message received by Sher-
iff Lewis, he has left the camp again
without leave.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. Caldwell

Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Caldwell re-
turned Tuesday night from New York
and Baltimore, where they spent sew
eral days. Mr.. Caldwell went to New
York and Baltimore for the purpose
of buying goods for the large depart
ment store of Messrs. R. D. Caldwell
& Son and studying business condi-
tions generally.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
Auction Sale of Higley Farm.

The farm of the late T. N. Higley,
which contained 1875 acres, located
about one mile northeast Of town on
the Elizabethtown road, was sold at
public auction yesterday. The land
was sub-divided into small farms and
sold by the Atlantic Coast Realty Co.
1t sold at from $50 to $500 the acre
and was bought by a number of diff
ferent parties. A large crowd at
tended the sale.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
Thanksgiving is Being Observed
in Lumberton.

Thanksgiving day is being general
ly observed in Lumberton, as usual
Practically all stores and other bus
mess places are closed and Sunday
quiet prevails. Services are being
held in all the churches.
The Robesonian goes to press today
about hours ahead of its regular
press time.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
Planned to SieZe FOOdstuffs.
Seattle, Wash, Dispatch, Nov. 28.

OedUCIt, w dSI1., DISPdICIl, 1NUE. 20.
Commissioner of immigration H m.
White asserted today that literature
seized at the headquarters Of the Ital-
ian plotters under arrest here indi-
Gated that the men planned to seize
foodstuffs in various parts OF theUnit-
ed States. The alleged anarchistic
society laid plans, White said, to make
Boston the center Of food riots, and ,as-
sisted by Industrial Workers of the
World, encourage general uprisings.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
Licensing Agent for Dealers Who
Handle Explosives.

Mr.. C. B. Skipper, clerk of the Su-
perior court, has been appointed IL
censing agent for dealers who handle
explosives of any kind in this county.
Ali who wish to handle explosives Of
any kind in Robson will first have to
secure license from Mr.. Skipper. The
license only costs 25 cents. The law
which says dealers in explosives must
be licensed went into effect Nov. Is.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
Kings of Nations Will Confer at
ChriStiania.

Christiania Dispatch, Nov. %.
King Gustave Of Sweden and King
Christian Of Denmark have arrived
here with TER respective premiers
and foreign ministers. The monarchs
will remain in Christiania until Satur-
day. The city is gorgerously decorat-
eigns.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
Colored Selected Men Will b.
Sent to Camp Jackson.

Mr.. T. l.. johnson, chairman of To-
cal exemption board No. 1, has been
notified that colored men from this
district will be sent to Camp Jackson,
Columbia, S. c., instead of Camp
Grant, in Illinois, as at first propos-
ed. No date has yet been specified
when they are to be sent. .-..a..
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
Embargo on Shipment of Export Steel

Embargo on Shipment of Export Steel
Pittsburg, Pa, Dispatch, Nov. %.
An embargo efftive at once upon
the shipment of all export steel bill
lets, bars, plates, scrap and pig iron
except that intended for use abroad
by the United States government, and
the suspension of all "fast" freight
lines on the railroads of the eastern
district of the United States was or
dered tonight by the general operat-
ing committee of the eastern railroads
at the close of it's first days session
here.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29

MIR. Arch TyHc- cf Raft Swamp Passes
Mr.. Arch Tyner, aged around go
years, died at his home near Raft
Swamp church, Tuesday afternoon.
Deceased was taken i'll Tuesday morn
ing and only lived few hours.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
LoMBERFoN NORTH CAROLINA NOVEMBER 20 1917
THINGS SEEN AND HEARD
(By The Robesonian's local reporter
while on and off his beat)
Didn't Recognize Himself

He did not recognize himself. A
man walked into the waiting room
at the station recently and went up
to the mirror, which of course was
placed there for the benefit of the
ladies, and asked himself to sell him
self ticket to a certain point down
the road. The gentleman mistook the
mirror for a ticket window and
thought his likeness was the agent
He soon discovered that he had made
a slight mistake.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
How Many Had He Caught?

A boy was chasing a rabbit with
out the aid of dog when man ask
ed him how many rabbits he had
caught. He replied that when he
caught the one he was after and two
more he would have three
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
Cheer Up.

Cheer up, advises a writer, who
adds that one still has two chances
one chance of being drafted into the
army and one not to be. Then if he
is drafted into the army he still has
two chances: one of being sent to the
front and one of not being sent there.
But in case one is sent to the front
he still has two chances: one of being
killed and one of not being killed.
And then if one gets killed he still
has two chances: one of going to
heaven and the other of going some
where else. Yes, cheer up.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
Most Folks Are Superstitious.

Speaking of superstitution, most all
people are slightly affected with it.
One often hears the remark, Il think
somebody is coming, for my nose has
itched all day.. There are many peo-
pie who think if a rabbit crosses the
road in front OF them while making
a trip it means bad luck.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29

After spending few days in a
much larger town than Lumberton, a
citizen of the town returned. When
he got off the train at the station he
remarked to the reporter, 'The most
pleasant thing about trip is getting
back to Lumberton". The gentleman
referred to has not lived here very
long, but he has learned to love the
town. It's a fact that Lumberton is
mighty good town to live in.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
Drove Is Miles to Pay His Subscrip-

Drove Is Miles to Pay His Subscrip-
ton.
81 have paid all my accounts ex-
cept what l owe The Robesonian, and
I drove 15 miles to pay that" So
said an old colored man who handed
the reporter his subscription money
Tuesday. The darkey said that was
the only business he had in town, but
wanted to get square with the world
and decided to drive in and pay up
If you owe the paper for subscrip.
/ ton, follow the example of the ole
darkey. However, if you don't care
to come to town just simply for the
/ purpose Of paying up, send a money
| order or check. Either one will an
swer the purpose.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27
KILL PLANT LICE or APHlDS
Application OF Soap Solution VIII
Prove Efficient-Must Hit
Insect With Force.

Plant lice or aphids can be Killed
on golden glow, sweet peas, rose,
buckthorn, plums or any plant by ap-
plications Of soap solution. This is
perfectly safe to use, and leaves no
bad odor, and a few applications ap-
parently are sufficient to rid a plant of
its unpleasant parasite.
Dissolve a 5-cent cake of white soap
In five or six gallons OF hot water, and
apply forcibly with a spray-pump when
lukewarm. The insects must be hit
with force. Occasionally bending over
the twigs and immersing the affected
leaves, shaking them back and forth
In the liquid, is more effective than
spraying. Directing a stream OF wa
ter from a garden hose against plant
lice colonies is of some help, If the
water strikes them with force.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27
GRASS CLIPPINGS FOR HENS
During Summer Months-Give
What They Will Eat.

CF-ron1 the Ufi1fSd States Department of
A~gfJcTlture)
Grass clippings are an excellent
green feed for chickens. The back
yard poultry flock of a family often
lacks sufficient green feed, with a con-
sequent reduction Of egg and meat
production. With the easy available
ity of lawn clippings the city poultry
man can always have green feed
through the summer for his chickens.
The flock can be fed daily as much of
the green clippings as they will eat.
If any continued bowel trouble shows,
the amount should be reduced. The
remainder of the clippings can be al
lowed to dry and fed moistened dur
ing the time between lawn cuttings.
Amounts in excess can be dried for
winter use. Dried grass clippings are
a good green feed for winter. They
can be dried and stored in sacks.
These dried clippings, moistened and
fed to the flock, are q very fair sub
stitute for the succulent green feeds
of summer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27
KEEP YOUR BREEDING STOCK
Because Of Increased Demand and
High Prices for Feed Hens, sowS
and Cows Are Sold.

Don't sell Off your breeding stock be-
cause OF high prices of feed and the
demand for live stock. Large num-
bers. OF hens. brood sows and mich
cows are being sold. Already there
is a scarcity OF poultry IN the country.
and In some dairy sections there has
been a marked decrease in the number
Of milch cows.
There are two sides to this business.
Milk dealers and contractors in their
effort TO hold trade and placate their
customers have refused TO pay farmers
a price for milk which would leave
them a profit. AS a consequence,
many farmers have found that their
COWS are worth more dead than alive.
They have been forced TO sell the cows
because they could not continue In the
business which was running them
deeper in debt each month.
Advancing prices for meat. milk.
dairy and poultry products will bring a
profit oversthe high cost Of feed and
labor, and the farmer who has kept a
good stock of breeding animals is
pretty sure TO receive handsome re-
turns.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27

Horses Are Relatively Plentiful In
Comparison and Use of More
Is Strongly Used.

Labor is the limiting factor in crop
production this year. Horses are rela-
lively plentiful I'm comparison. o. II.
Johnson of the department of farm
management of the Missouri College
Of Agriculture, suggests hat farmers
lay aside one-man and two-hOrse tools
and use those that require more
horses so that more work per man
can be done. One man with three
horses to a 16-inch breaking pillow will
turn over three acres or less in a day.
The same man with a gang pillow con-
sisting OF two 12-inch bottoms will
average ~ acres a day and will use
one more horse. This means that by
increasing the horse stock one-third,
one man can increase his efficiency in
breaking ground nearly 20 per cent.
Investigations have actually shown
that a man on a riding implement will
do more work in a day than the same
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27
GUARD AGAINST PESTS
Many Serious Enemies Can Be
Checked by Use of Poisons.
Coal Tar Treatment Of Seed Will
Usually Repel Attacks Of Birds
and BurrowIno Rodents-Spe-
-ciaI Formula Is Needed.

(From the United States Department of
A~griculture.)
Animal and insect pests of corn
prairie dogs, ground squirrels, gophers,
blackbirds, crows, cutworms, ear
worms, ~wireworms. chinch bugs, grass
hoppers-can be effectually combated.
For cut-worms, Jumps of poisoned
bait, made by mixing about fifty
pounds of bran or corr meal with two
pounds of paris green, six finely
chopped oranges or lemons, and enough
cheap molasses to make a stiff dough.
should be scattered along the corr
rows at planting time or as soon as
injury from cutworms is noticed.
Treating the SEED with coal tar will
usually repel attacks of birds and, in
some cases, those of burrowing rod