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The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
Is THERE NO HELP?

Citizen Stirred by Righteous Indig-
nation Submits a Few Remarks to
Bell Telephone Headquarters About
Exasperating Service.
The following letter explains itself
and there be many people hereabouts
who will say Amen to the sentiments
therein expressed:
. August 9th, 1918.
"Mr. Morgan B. Spier,
General Manager,
charlotte, N. c..
Dear Sir:
1T certainly appears to the writer,
IN consideration of the leniency Of the
mayor and board of commissioners of
the town Of Lumberton, in the settle
ment Of other questions in the recent
past between the town and the Bell
Telephone Co., that we are being i'm
posed upon to the limit in the matter
of service.
There is scarcely one time out Of
one hundred in this place that ,ne
could not transact his business by a
personal visit and save time, rather
than attempt to do it by phone; and
certainly with considerable less exer-
else to ones patience.
"The public here has been criticised
for calling for connections by name
rather than by numbers, while as a
matter of fact one is forced in exaa-
peration to call by name after a doz-
en- other numbers are given in pref
erence to the one called for, which is
a very usual occurrence.
"This morning l called for the Ma.
tional Bank Of Lumberton at thrne
different intervals, ringing and call.
ing at each interval six to eight times
and have gotten in touch with every
thing from a bicycle shop to a gro
Gerry store, but up to this writing il
! has been absolutely impossible to gel
in touch with bank.
81 am absolutely at loss to under
stand the situation, for certainly thu
central station would save itself al
enormous lot of trouble by payi1
some attention to a call when receiv
ed, and making an effort to dispose o:
it then and there.
"Is there no help for us?
| every truly yours,
"TOWN OF LUMBERTON,
! "Ira B. Townsend,
"Clerk and Treasurer.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15

c. s. Food Administration.
or Br'er Rabbit better make his
se'f mighty skeerce en- not go pro-
jickin' roun' whar dere's cookin'
goin' on, cause a rabbit in a pot is
er goin' ter look mighty good to mos
ennybody 'fo' long count er folks
havin' ter save on meat. sides
folk III kinder have ter save do
whe flour fer comp'ny en- eat bread
made outen dis yere Substitute"
flour. Dat wise OF owl done say dat
to win de war you got ter feed de
sojer boys dat's doin' de fightin'.
OATS watts takin' de wheat en- meat.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
Impurities Promptly Wiped
Out.

,ther" "irre ERE IS any trace Of Scrofula. or
tanot impurities a9is in your blood, you
epnent y ENJOY the full physical deyel-
pable able, ~ mat a healthy body is ca
torouo+b,.ul until Il your blood has been
all trsesannt cieansed and purified of
'egetablss o. l., tne wonderful old purely
e blood remedy, has no equal
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15

4,67S,5 $50 for 1922 performances.
With the army and navy continually
growing in size, indications are now
that the next fiscal year will perhaps
nearly double these really colossal &C
tivities.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-07
COULD HARDLY
STAND ALONE
Terrible Suffering From Headache,
Sideache, Backache, and Weak
ness, Relieved by Cardm,
Says This Texas Lady.

Gonzales. Tex Mrs. Minnie Phil.
pot, OF this place, writes: give years
ago was taken with pain in my
LETT side. It was right under nv
1eft RIB. 1t would commence with an
aching and extend up into my left
shoulder and on down into my back.
by that time the pain would be N
severe I would have to take to bed
ana suffered usually about three days
...1 suffered this way for three years
and got to be mere skeleton and w.a
80 weak l could hardly stand alone
was not able to 60 anywhere and had
20 !e1 my house work CO.. L suffered
sw!ui with q pain in my back ana
nad the headache all the time. I inst
was unable to do a thing. NV iifs
was misery. my stomach got n an
aW1ul condition, caused from takino
20 mucn medicine. ! suffered so much
pain. l had just about given mn sIi
hopes OF our getting anything to helm
one day a Birthday Almanac vas
tnrown In my yard. After readina
lts testimonials decided to trv Car
ou1, and am 80 thankful that a.
1or | began to improve when IN the
secon0 bottle. II am now u,a,1
woman and feeling fine and tho o"na ".
mas been permanent for # has hoan a. .
1"o years since my awful bad health
Z VIII always praise and recommend
' A1y Carou today. ELS
The Robesonian., 1918-10-07
BALTIMORE NEWS BATCH,
Farmers Busy-Movements of the
People.
Correspondence of The Robesouian.

Correspondence of The Robesouian.
Fairmont, R. 1, Sept. 3O.-The
farmers of this community are all
very busy trying to harvest their
crops.
Miss Roberta Floyd, who is teaching
school at St. Pauls, spent the week
end here with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. P. Floyd.
Mr.. Gay Bullock and sister, Miss
Lizzie, attended preaching at Pleas
ant Grove Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Earl Floyd of Fairmont at
tended Sunday school here Sunday af-
ternoon.
Miss Ophelia Floyd spent last Fri
day night in Fairmont with her uncle
Mr.. A. F. Floyd.
Miss Pauline Nye spent last Sat-
urday night and Sunday with Misses
Jessie and Rosa Lee Floyd.
Miss Emma Miller of Centenary
spent a few days last week with
friends in this vicinity.
Miss Leila Floyd Of Fairmont spent
Sunday afternoon with relatives in
this community.
Relatives and friends of Mr.. A. O.
Inman Of Whiteville are glad to learn
that he is improving and hope that
he will soon be we'll.
Mr.. Pope Crawford of Centenary
spent Sunday afternoon in this Sec
ton.
Mr.. Oscar Inman spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Mr.. Joe Bull
lock.
Mrs. J. C. Nye and daughter, Mrs
J. M. Lewis visited Mrs. Nye's broth
er, Mr.. Charlie Grantham, Of the
Iona section, Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Clarence Tedder was business
visitor at Barnesville last Monday.
Rev. w. W.. Willis if Fairmint spent
last Saturday night at the i me OF
Mr.. A. R. Bullock and he also attend
ed Sunday school here Sunday after
noon and made a talk on the Sunday
school lesson.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-07

There is a man in our town and he is
Wondrous wise,
Whenever Liberty bonds are sold he
buys and buys and buys,
And when he finds his moneys gone
with all his might and main
He saves until he's got enough to buy
a bond again.
Old Uncle Sam was a peaceable man
But he fought when he had to, see
He called for ships, and he called fo1
guns,
And he called for his fighters three
Soldiers. Sailors, Buyers of Bonds,
Which one are you? Says he.
Oh, Uncle Sam, come blow your horn,
We must save up our wheat, we must
use up our corn.
Where are our khaki lads today?
They're over the ocean and far away!
And will you help them?
Aye, that will I!
A Liberty bond / will gladly buy.
There was Yankee farmer, and he
raised Yankee pig,
He fed it Yankee corn and he made it
fat and big;
And he sold that Yankee pork, and he
bought Yankee bond.
And it paid for Yankee bullets that
went straight across the pond.
Where is the coward who prates of
peace?
The Hun threatens Paris, the Turk
threatens Greece.
Who'll buy a Liberty bond today?
phe people come marching in proud
array,
II will take one, and I, and I,
Ill save the money and buy and buy"
The Robesonian., 1918-10-07
ROWLAND RED CROSS.
Many Old Clothes Gathered For Bel
gians-List of Ladies Who
Have Served.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.

Correspondence of The RobeSonlan.
Rowland, Sept. 28.-The Red Cross
workers have been busy this week
gathering old clothes Of every descrip-
ton for the suffering Belgians. The
appeal has met with a most generous
response and there are quantities of
useful articles ready to be shipped.
The sewing committee announces
that the next allotment of work for
chapter is to be 1000 pairs of socks
to be mended These have to be fin
ished in month, consequently it will
be necessary for the workers to re-
spond most promptly in order to have
these socks ready for shipment at
stated time. A great many may first
before they can help. The commit
tee expects to announce later a spe-
cial day for all to come and get in
following is list with time attached
Of the ladies who sewed during Sep
tember:
Mesdames A. E. Watson 2 hours &c
minutes; C. L. Smith s hours; H. T.
1leVdCG C.4o, II. w. hdllley 4.4o!
l. H. Mcqueen 4:35; H. J. Mills 4:45;
w. C. Bracey sos; H. Reedy 4:45
J. E. Lytch 1855; D. NJ Watson 4:45;
w. E. Evans 1925; A. B. Hedgepeth
$40; D. j. Watson 3:15; E. M. Hines
4:50; w. w. Pittman $40; Duncan
Cox 4:05; A. S. Bullock 4:55; A. j
Groves 4:55; P. A. McCormac 4:30;
A. T. McKellar 500; D. w. Bullock
3:45; T. w. Brake 3:45; C. S. Mccall
2:55; William Mcqueen 4; w. L. Buck
2:30; Carper 500; E. L. McLear
5:45; B. A. Edens 4:45; H. K. Nc.
Cormac 2; Willie Emmanuel 2; An
drews 2:15; S. w. Afford 2:4O; j. A
Johnson 2:2O; Asa Ammons 1870; J
A. McGirt 1870; T. w. Carmichae
2:15; R. T. Martin 2; Misses Margaret
Mcqueen $40; Flora Mcleod 5:25
Bertha Baker $3.50; Sellie Sinclai,
$3.50; Catherine McArn TAO; Laura
Wade 1886; Myrtle Ward 2:35; Eve
Mckay 5; Henrietta Bracey 5; Fannie
Watson 5; Josie McNeill 1925; Saral
Watson 2; Anna Puett 2:35; Kate Nc
Kenzie 2; Vietta Afford 1885; Bessi,
Mckay 2:15; Emma Miller 1; Betti,
Smith 1:30; Viola McGirt 1870.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-07
Cotton Crop Estimated at 1,818,-
900 Bales.

This years cotton crop was esti-
mated at 11,818,OOO equivalent 500
pound bales by the Department Of
Agriculture on the 3rd, basing it's
estimate on September rs, which was
54.4 per cent. of a normal, and which
the acre.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-07
EXECUTORS NOTICE

Having qualified as executor nf ~.
OF Mrs Mary B. Williamson, this is to ne,:i ,"ic
all persons having claims against SAID n''Iy n-,l.y
70 present them to the undersigned execn,1'.
duly authenticated on or before tn ! da,
october, 1919, or this notice will f,o IL,
IN bar OF their recovery. All persons mGeb,eJ
to said estate will please make immediate.
payment.
c. L. JONES, Executor
E. ]. BRITT Attorney. 1906 Mon.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-07
Mrs. Smith Recommends Chamber
lain's Tablets.

81 have had more or less stomach
trouble for eight or ten years." writes
Mrs. u. H. Smith, Brewington, N. Y.
when suffering from attacks of in
digestion and heaviness after eating,
one or two of Chamberlain's Tablets
have always relieved me. l have
also found mem a pleasant laxative" )"
These tablets tone up the stomach
and enable it to perform it's functions
naturally. If you are troubled with
indigestion give them a trial, get
we'll and stay we'll
The Robesonian., 1918-10-07
2 British Airmen Capture IS Ger.

z British Alrmen Capture IS Ger
mans.
Two British aviators, flying low in
one machine, brought about the sur
render of IS Germans, and without
leaving their plane, shepherded the
party across No Mans Lana to the
British lines, according to a tale from
the battlefield made public Tuesday.
The pilot and his observer had been
attacked from a trench and sunken
road. The pilot dived and replied to
the enemy fire with his machine gun,
killing one and wounding three. The
Germans in a panic ceased firing and
hoisted a white handkerchief.
AS there were no British infantry
in that neighborhood, the pilot de-
scended to within fifty feet of the
The Robesonian., 1918-10-07

When baby suffers with eczema or
some itching skin trouble, use Doan's
Ointment. A little of it goes a long
way and it is safe for children. GOc
a box at all stores.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-07

ground and ordered the Germans out
of the trenches, circling around them
to insure that none escaped. All were
safely brought in and handed over to
the nearest British troops. The avia-
tors then resumed their patrol.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-07
WOMAN'S LIBERTY
LOAN COMMITTEE

To the Editor of The Robesonian:
Will you please publish these
verses in your paper.
(Miss) ELIZABETH WHITFIELD
Chair. Pub. w. L. L. Committee.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-07
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children STRONG
And Inv;oorates Old Peonle

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Besides the good it does children
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Try it. If you are not entirely sat-
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The Washington times., 1918-09-03

, plains why he does it-and it's a good
explanation. But his sweetheart
mikes in and makes him promise to
tell the truth. This he does-once. or
maybe twice-and then he has TO
lie tremendously throughout the rest
of the three acts. to get out OF the hole
into which he was hurled by his lapse
into truthfulness.
To tell too much OF the plot would
be unfair to future audiences There
are surprises galore. and to reveal
these would materially spoil ones en-
joyment Of the plot. Suffice IT to say
that Nothing But Lies" is as typi-
cally funny as any Collierism hereto
fore produced, and those who attend
can be fully assured of an evening of
side-splitting laughter.
or course, Mr., Collier is the star.
One cannot say anything about him
that would be new. He's funny with
out trying. and that's all there is to
it. Miss Olive Wyndham. who plays
opposite him. is an appealing and at
tractive bit of femininity. Rapley
Holmes, the huge, makes an excellent
business partner for. Mr.. Collier.
Florence Enright makes an unusually
good part of the role Of a stenoE-
rapher. Thomas V. Emory, as the son
of Golfers partner, always prating
about the brotherhood of man and
other inconvenient ideas, fiIIed his
part well. Robert Strange, as Fred
Thomas. made the most of his role.
Grant Stewart has a small part in the
last act of which he takes full op-
portunity. Every one else in the cast
The Washington times., 1918-09-03
POLLS.

The best comic opera, with the best
music. with the best book, with every
thing the best-with one exception
came to town last night when Arthur
Hammerstein produced Sometime" at
Polls Theater. Sometime" is best, as
aforementioned, because:
The score by Rudolf Friml is better
than ''Katinka" or High Jinks."
The book by Rida johnson Young
it presents an actual story, connective
cause OF the unusual treatment OF the
picture "cutbacks" to tell her charm
ing, yet humorous tale.
The company, with one exception is
bully, as T. r. might have mentioneu,
had be been present.
Mae West, as a tough chorus girl,
has Rose Stahl lashed to the mast for
unctious humor, for youth, for looks
and for popular acclaim.
The chorus is restful TO the wearied
eye, IL can sing. it can dance and it's
costumes, artistic and colorful, aid
in the display of feminine loveliness.
Let US take up the music first. for
after all IL is the music which makes
for the success OF a musical comedy
or is it? Friml's music may be
reminiscent; it may not be grand
opera, but il is filled with melody and
lilt and swing and the audience went
out of the theater whistling "The
Tune You Can't Forget" The waltz
motif Sometime" which runs through
The Washington times., 1918-09-03
BELASCO.

Now, please don't think Willie Col
lier has a rotten show when we tell
you it has a moral. Noralizing pro-
ductions are too frequently boresome
but whoever says that about one oi
wiIlie's plays is all wrong.
But to get back to the moral:
Nothing But Lies" in which MT
Collier and a most capable company
delighted frst-seeond-nighter at the
Belasco last evening, points out one
warning-when telling lies. be con-
sistent, and don't try to sandwich in
a truth or two.
That's what the well-known W. c.
tried to do-and it was only most
fortuitous combination Of circum-
stances that kept him out OF Jail as
a result. And the complications ii got
him into-well, an angleworm is as
straight as the Washington monu-
ment compared to the ramifications of
the highly humorous plot of Nothing
But Lies"
The play opens with a prologue.
which very conveniently permits the
latecomers in the audience to find
their seats with the usual noise with
out spelling the play for the audience.
Then comes the play proper, begin
ming with a scene in the office OF
Nigh and Cross, advertising agents.
Willie be il known, is George Wash
ington Cross, but in veracity he Is
far removed from his namesake.
He starts telling lies right off the
bat-it's habit with him, but he ex-
The Washington times., 1918-09-03

! The opera. will probably become a
I popular favorite, as will Keep On
Smiling" "Dearie" and the others.
| The book is really a delight. II tells
| the story of life behind the scenes
and cuts back several times TO the
stars dressing room, where she tells
the story, substantially visualized, TO
two of her friends. The staging of the
| story is excellent and the final cur
tain an absolute novelty in musical
comedies and-you won't believe it
the only logical and sane ending to
delightful play.
Now to the cast. Mac West scored
the big hit of the production. ably aid
ed by her "side kick" Herbert Cort-
hell. Then there were De Haven and
Nico. who sang "Prunes' and danced
wonderfully well and did not even
break a leg. despite their acrobatic
stunts Frances Cameron sang delight
fully. looked charming and put over
| the keep on Smiling" song with what
| is known as eclat in Alexandria.
william Dorian. who possesses an
unusually fine tenor and sings with
discretion and taste. and Mildred lie
| Cue, appeared in the Buenos Aires
scene .diss lie Cue danced the tango.
Miss lie Gue-printer's ink is utterly
| inadequate to describe how Miss LIE
Cue danced the tango-but dance II
she did.
The leading role was in the hands
Of Audrey Maple. Miss Maple acted
unusually well and was a delight to
The eye. But Miss Maple sang woeful-
ly off the key. John Merkyl. Der stage
lover, had little to do.
Mr.. Hammerstein has an undoubted
winner in Sometime" 1t is so un-
usually good a play and so unusually
good a musical comedy-both combin-
ed-that a long and healthy future
confronts the production.
The Washington times., 1918-09-03
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The Washington times., 1918-09-03

ward to entertainment par excellence
this winter.
1t was the first OF the winter sea
son bookings and probably the, best
bill of the last two months
Naturally, Nine. Marguerite sylvia,
the grand opera prima donna. fur.
nished the real piece de resistance
for the menu OF entertainments. She
uncorked a perfectly new, cycle Of
songs for her audience and took en-
core after encore most generously.
Nine. sylvia was in excellent voice
and seemed pleased that the singing
was well received.
"The woman Intervencd." a typical
J. Hartley Manners comedy. was well
played by Florence Roberts and her
company. 1t interested from the OPEN
ing lines and was delightfully."- played.
Frank Orth and Anne Cody present
ed sketch which. unlike many al
legged sense and donsense" sketches.
failed to drag for one moment.
Joseph and Rae Ball, the violin and
cello brother and sister, wove a
charm into the songs We all are
familiar with in such a manner that
they at once brought all the old.
dear memories. yet seemed a new in
depreciation.
Foster, Ball, who presented a pa
triotic sketch that caught at once
the imagination of the audience, is no
relation to the Rea-Frank Ball COM
binatlon. except in ability. Bostock's
Riding School was one OF the anus
ing numbers. A comedy sketch by
Chinco and Company and the smart
songs OF Donald Kerr and Efde wes-
ton fitted in with the excellence of
the mai1/body of the performance.
The pipe organ recitals and the
Hearst-Pathe news reel were other
features.
The Washington times., 1918-09-03
NATIONAL.

NATIONAL.
Supported by a cast that approached
"all-star" excellence. Henry Miller
and Miss Ruth Chatterton INDUCED
an overlooking audience in a most
satisfying glimpse Of the elegant pre-
Napoleonic era in the dainty Dumas
comedy. a Marriage OF Convenience, '
at the National last night.
Numerous curtain calls made Il
seem that the audience and the play
ers were old friends.
As the Count Candale. Of mellow
morals. Mr.. Miller put into his por-
trayal a captivating suavity. and his
gradual emergence from apathy to
! interest and enthusiasm for his bride
was accomplished in delightful stages
and with an artistry that missed
nothing and Made even his taking
snuff thing Of charm. '
or Miss Chatterton-one needs a
moment or two analyze the great de-
light of her work. AS the Countess
1t is an EFFORT to conceive how the en-
thralling sweetness of this girl man.
aged to bubble up through the tower
ing wig, the powder and the Ossa and
Pelion of dry goods that swathedathe
role, but bubble 1t did, and the ,Nbv-
able woman that gave Come Out OF
the Kitchen" its long run was present
in every line and action. to the ever
lasting satisfaction of everyone. II
Is conceivable that this. young woman
could make a gunnysack or a barrel
a fascinating costume.
High lights in the rest of the cast
were the rule. Miss Ames, as Marion.
made just the right maid-companion
TO Miss Chatterton. She is very pretty
and vivacious. As the Chevalier,
Lowell Sherman contributed vitality
to the elegance OF atmosphere. and his
conception of the French beau was
thoroughly artistic. David Glassford.
as the General put into a rather
small part a sympathy that lifted II
above the commonplace, and Fred
erick Lloyd. as the valet, Jasmin, was
quite satisfying.
In his adaptation Mr.. Grundy has
done less than usual violence to the
Dumas story and has left us all the
pungency of the easy domestic ethics
Of the time of the Sixteenth Louis
with not a trace of the filthy.
The music is deserving of especial
commendation, and under the eye OF
the very man responsible for its ar
rrangement was made to fulfill its ex-
act function.
II was Miss Chatterton's own voice
that was heard in the snatch or two
song that pleased the audience in
the first act, and II recalled to many
that young woman's schoolgirl ambi-
tion for the opera.
The Washington times., 1918-09-03
COSMOS.

With patriotism as its dominant
feature in a bill otherwise highly
amusing. the Cosmos Theater made a
popular hit yesterday and last night
with large holiday audiences.
William Shilling's military spectacle
"On the Western Front furnishes a
real trench scene. with men in metal
helmets and khaki. The act features
Jack Winston. OF the Canadian 10Th
infantry. and George Yokel, a veteran
OF the Middlesex British regiment
that helped redeem Palestine and Je-
rusalem.
Emily Smiley's playIet. "The Family
Tree" presented the story of the
young wife of a young soldier
overseas and his wealthy father.
Jack Marley. the nut monologist,
scores a big hit with the best act
of its kind that has come to WASH
ington. The La Toys offer some
fine acrobatic work in an easy way.
Knowles and Hurst stand out well
with an original and spirited offering
of songs and back talk; the De For
rest girls sing sweetly and dance
prettily. and Conroy and O'Donnell
bid both for laughter and patriotic
The Washington times., 1918-09-03
GAHEyTY.

Headed by Florence Bennett. one OF
the most popular women in burlesque,
Fred Irwin's ''Maiestics." at the Gay
ETY. this week. present a burlesque
show that Is far above the average.
With the various scenes laid at Rec