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The Robesonian., 1918-11-28
| WOULDN'T TAKE
$1,000 FOR THE
GOOD IT Is DOING
Prominent Masonic Officer Tells
How Herbal Medicine Astonish-
ed Him. Gives Signed State

ment.
81 wouldn't take thousand dollars
for the good it is doing me. Really
it astonished me.'' These are the
words of w. D. Branson who resides
on R. F. D. No. 3, Kernersville, Gull
ford county, N. c. Mr.. Branson is
prominent in fraternal circles, holding
the important office of Junior Deacon
in his Masonic Lodge. He has suffer
ed for some time from stomach gas,
kidney and liver trouble, headaches
and constipation. He took one bottle
Of Dreco, the new herbal medicine and
the good results he obtained may be
gathered from the above signed state
ment
Mr. Branson is only one in hundreds
of men and women who suffered, who
tried almost everything without re-
lief, and who, just as they were about
to give up hope were persuaded to
try Dreco. It is these men and wom-
en- who are always glad to make pub
lie their experience so that other peo-
pie in the same unfortunate plight
may read and be benefited
Dreco is purely an herbal medicine.
1t is pleasant to take, harmless and
contains no injurious mineral salts.
Its action is quick and pleasant in
most cases.
Dreco is recommended and sold in
Lumberton by all good druggists.
The Robesonian., 1918-11-28
Loyal to the President-Confer-
ence Notes.

Just befort adjournment in Char
lotte Sunday night of it's annual ses-
sion, the Western N. G. Methodist con-
ference adopted resolution ordering
the secretary to send to President
Wilson mtssage assuring him that
the conference is "loyal to his great
leadership and will earnestly pray
that his life may be graciously pre-
served while absent at the peace con-
ference and that he may be divinely
guided in all the difficult and deli
cate duties of his high Office relating
to the readjustments following"
The conference voted to adopt the
Harvard plan of entertainment.
In the report of the children's home
the announcement was made that
3. D. Heath of Charlotte had given
$4,000 to the endowment fund Of the
home.
The Robesonian., 1918-11-28
HEAD AND NOSTRILS
STUFFED FROM COLD
'Pape's Cold Compound Ends
a Cold or Grippe in a few
Hours.

Your cold will break and all grippe
misery end after taking a dose of
"Pape's Cold Compound" every two
hours until three doses are taken.
It promptly opens clogged-up nos
trils and air passages in the head,
stops nasty discharge or nose running
relieves sick headache, dullness, few
erishness, sore throat, sneezing, sore
ness and stiffness.
Don't stay stuffed up! Quit blow
ing and snufling! Ease your throb-
bing head nothing else in the world
gives such prompt relief as"Pape's
Cold Compound" which costs only a
few cents at any drug store. 1t acts
without assistance, tastes nice, and
causes no inconvenience. Accept no
substitute.
The Robesonian., 1918-11-28
Red Springs Charge viii Report

Red Springs Charge VIII Report
Clean Sheet.
Raleigh Christian Advocate.
A personal note from Rev. A. !.
Parker under date of November 18th
brought the information that he was
suffering from a mild case of the in
fiuenza. He adds: "Red Springs
charge will report clean sheet at
conference on everything. There have
been added to the charge this veal.
more tnan sixty nam5ers--ulo-e Than
nalL Lss Oh Fae12 o9 profession o& Eaj5z.
We have 5aa.ly Improved 5aa as.-
seEa; a., sao Ella"
'ao m -,
aa.-a41 Of Chg l.-.. -... as
I'D, a. have asa -a
aa,+-@-- aT @@a-1-eae. 444 a
mas. greatly -,aasel u7
The Robesonian., 1918-11-28
Offer Mr.. McAdoo $4,000 a Month

A telegram signed by representa-
tives Of employees Of railroads operated
out of St. Louis Monday pledged the
employees to give $4,000 month as
part Of Director General McAdoo's
salary to keep him from retiring. eve
are opposed to your resignation" said
the telegram "and are heartily in
sympathy with your financial straits" :"
Mr.. McAdoo on an inspection tour Of
the SoU5n, When shown the telegram
at Atlanta Monday sad. Wen, I'm
#-ad somebody appreciates nzy fiaaa-
aa- zo au. indicated .hao b.
The Robesonian., 1918-11-28

Fifty-five persons were injured,
none fatally, when broken rail
wrecked Atlantic Coast Line passen-
ger train No. 78, Charleston to Fay
ettevill, at Latta, S. c., Sunday night.
The Robesonian., 1918-11-28
SCHOOL CHILDREN CAN'T

All teachers and intelligent pupils
knew that school children can not
lake proper progress N thai rstudies
without the usc in their homes OF re
lllgia reference works. Hence. every
progressive household sao.cLa have
o1g sa'r a.z-~-aat en.t D.c.-r-
The Robesonian., 1918-11-28
Come, Let Mother See!

When the child droops, won't play or is restless,
pale and grunty, look to see if the tongue is white,
the breath feverish, the stomach sour. Then
hurry, mother, but don't worry Give Cascarets,
the harmless candy cathartc. Children take
Casoarets without coaxing only 10 cents box!
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-24
OFFICIAL FOOD PRICE scEpuLE ADOPTED FOR CRISP COZ

foodmu be sold by prohibited
complaints fled in writing with the County Food Admins
oil + Mrs. u. L. Kiker,
will be changed from time to
become lower Until further
oueeepers should this cut
RETAILERS Shall POST THESE PRICES IN Their olokES
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-24
"wIPINe OUT THE STATES"

When we run into something that
appears to be helping to centralize
power at Washington, because of the
democracy of the olden days. because
of the democracy which our fathers
cherished in all political issues, we
are inclined to try to find another and
a better way. The New York World
finds the Washington power oblitc,at-
ing state lines and complains against
the suffering amendments which it
suggests is purely state matter, one
which Washington ought to have moth
ing to do.
President Wilson comes In for his
share of the condemnation for having
to do with the Louisiana adoption of
the suffrage for women and the final
conclusion is that the democratic par
ty,while not destroying, because it
cannot, Is dealing death for it's own
political future.
All this is more than likely an er.
roneous attitude to take. Suffrage for
women is coming democracy, if IL still
knows its own ear mark. should spon-
scr 1t, should fight for it and should
never stop till the women of every
state has the ballot. This thing is com
ing one day not long off. 1t is simply
a matter of seeing it and preparing
for it.
1t would seem that the accepting of
this measure, state by state, would
better suit democracy. Woman suffrage
by amendment to the federal constitu-
ton is not the way the democrats
would do it where they left to them
selves. And so it is with the prohibit
ton amendment 1t ought to go the
democratic way, and that is through
the hands of the people where they
may have say.
But suffrage is coming despite the
old line DIRECTORS. They may make a
thousand excuses. II will still be
stronger.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-24
GARDEN DEsTRoYERs

1t is bad business indeed for one
neighbor to try to keep hennery on
one side of the lot and the other next
door, garden If that kind of business
ran through thousand years, it
would never get off color bit. Neigh
bors would fall out just the same.
But this little note of warning has
nothing to do with the personal or
private affairs of any one connected
with the Dispatch. The chichens. for
tunately are generally kept away from
our garden. 1t is the frequent report
of the trouble about town between
next door neighbors over the chickens
that are permitted to run out long
enough to go next door and tear up
the garden which represents much
work and expense and a valuable
vegetable supply. When the chickens
thus destroy the garden, they cause
uneven sailing between the two fami'
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-24
~ UWANEE BARBER SHOP
e AT
UWANEE HOTEL
SUMPTER MULES ARE KILLED

AMERICUS, June 19,-Th9 barn of
E. G. Shannon, three miles south of
blown down during the wind storm
which visited this section late Monday
afternoon, and several valuable farm
animals killed. Four especially fine
Gently purchased, were either killed
by falling timbers, or SO MANNED that
they had to be shot, and the loss es-
tmatad a considerable one.
At the farm of DIR. r. A. Thomas,
about two miles east of Americas, sew
eraI out buildings were destroyed and
one mule killed, in addition to several
hogs and three or four goats. On the
j. r Williams farm, which adjoins
DR. Thomas farm, fine young mule
was struck by flying debris and killed.
Wires throughout the country were
down all day yesterday, and the full
extent of the damage cannot BE- esti
mated although it is said the peach
farms operated by w. O. Eeaterlin
and the Methvin Orchard Co, east
of Americus and the old Raymond or
chard, several miles west of town,
suffered severely. Parties who Visit
ted these orchards estimated 50 to
rs percent of the ungathered fruit
was blown from th2 trees.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-24

lies.
Your neighbor knows when you per-
NIT your chickens to get into his gar
den that you are thus violating the
law. There Is a municipal ordinance
which forbids your permitting the
chickens to run at large. Yuor neigh
bor could have case made against
YOU. but that is not neighborly. He
could quarrel with you about the dam
age done to his garden, but that is not
neighborly.
Now, if you have anything like the
same consideration for him that he
must have for you, shut UP those
chickens and let them stay there.
Your neighbours garden is worth some
thing. His good will is worth an adda-
tional something and your self respect
is also worth something, Don't destroy
all three by permitting the chickens
to run at large.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-24
BY WAY OF INTRIGUE

The attitude of thousands of aliens
in the United States who have taken
out their first naturalization papers
so as to volunteer in the American
army probably is defined in letter
written by an enlisted man in the
American Air Service to his relative
in a Swiss city where this new Amer
lean was born.
"Was 1t not my duty to aid in this
crisis?" he asked "There can be only
one answer FOR me. The world would
not be worth living in if the Germans
should be conquerors."
Friends in Switzerland of the volun-
teer had endeavored +" luce him
to leave the American army and en-
enlistd the influence of the Swiss
diplomatic service to obtain his dis
charge. Learning of this, the volunteer
wrote to Swiss diplomat, saying:
"Since have been in the service, |
have become firmly convinced that
have done the best thing | could and
| have no intention of awaiting myself
CT your offer" ITO obtain discharged
Expressing to his Swiss friend his con
,iCtions concerning his resolution to
fight for America the volunteer wrote
81 feel that the United States is
ghting for good cause in opposing
the interruptions methods of warfare
OF the Germans. Up to short time
ego felt, while sympathizing with the
Americans, it was not my war or my
business to take an active part.
Ever since my arrival in this coun-
try (AmeriCa) | have been well treat
cd, | have had the benefit of all the
chances offered IRe and was considered
as the equal % everybody. Was it
therefore, not my duty to lend my aid
in this crisis, if it was my intention to
remain permanently in this country,
having thought that was fighting for
Il good cause
There must be something to be
said on each side, but one comes to
this question: Whom would you like
to have win? There can be only one
answer for me. And, to Judge by the
manner in which the Germans have
conducted the war UP to the present
time, one can say and believe that the
world is not worth living in if they
should be the conquerors.
In the opinion OF the people of this
country and in my opinion. Germany
is governed by clan possessed of an
uncomfortable desire to conquer, or to
put ii better, TO govern the world, and.
in order to attain this object its PEG
pie will stop at nothing. They violate
tho neutrality of countries like Bel
GUM. they massacre the noncombat
ants, they conduct the most barbar
GUS submarine warfare, sink unarmed
merchant vessels and neutral vessels.
fight behind the lines of their armies
through espionage. lying and intrigue.
This is no way to fight and we will
show them what 'Kultur' means when
given the true meaning of this word g"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-24
A Good Record

For killing a negro, white man
was tried, convicted and sent to the
changing in Crisp county the other
day within two weeks after crime
was committed. This is good record
for the courts of Crisp and if just,
could be dealt out this quickly all the
time it would go far toward lessen
ing crime Coffee County Progress.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-24

At noon every day all the patrons
aud employees in . big San Francisco
store stand at attention for three min.
utes while the flag is unfurled from a
balcony The stores band of thirty
pieces and a chorus Of sixty voices lead
in the "Star-Spangled Banner"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-24
he Cordele Dispatch
Established In 1sos.)

Published Daily Except Saturday
Semi.Weekly, Sunday and Wednes-
cay
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-06
LANCFORD EASY WINNER
Tar Baby Hammers johnson
Hard at Shore

Atlantic City. Aug. 6.--Sam Langford
won the popular decision over brulns
Jim Johnson. Of New York, Jack Demp-
sey's sparring partner. in an eight-rolnd
bout yesterday at the Atlantic City
Sporting Club.
Langford was the aggressor in Nir-
tually the entire fight He got in many
a good punch. but Johnson was not alto
gether outclassed. The New York heavy
weight returned with some sensational
rallies and in the fifth had Langford
of telling blows.
Johnson, whose most notable step to
ring fame was his ten-round draw with
Jack Johnson in Paris, did not avoid
the Boston Tar Baby" He was there
to meet every onslaught and cheerfully
swapped punches, although in most in
stances he Jared the worse.
In the semifinal Jimmie McCabe. OF
Philadelphia, dealt out severe punish
ment to Danny Ferguson, of the Phila-
delphia Navy Yard, in eight rounds. At
the beginning of the bout words passed
which resulted in i'll Telling, which was
avenged by some spirited fighting. Nc
Cabe foored Ferguson in the second,
and the sailor took the count of nine.
McCabe had his opponent groggy at the
final bell.
Young Brown. of Philadelphia, quit
to frankie Cline. Of Atlantic City, at
the end of the second round. Young
Lowry, of Philadelphia, and Sam Robin.
son. of Atlantic City, colored aspirants
for Benny Leonard's lightweight crown
furnished plenty of sport for the fans
in their siX-round engagement. 1t was
comedy in as many acts, and termi-
mated in a good draw.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-06
MOST GOLFERS
SUPERSTITIOUS
Did Any One Ever See Wal.
ter J. Travis Without His
Famous Black Cigar?
By CHARLES cCH1CK, EVANS. JR.

By CHARLES tCH1CK) EVANS. JR.
do not believe there is a single game
in the whole catllog Of sports which is
in such a high degree purely game OF
skill as golf. But in spite Of this. there
is an element of chance in golf that at
times seems positively uncanny. and fire.
quentlv results in making match be-
tween leading players as uncertain as
throw of dice.
Probably as result OF the untoresee-
able factors in golf there is a surpris-
ing amount of superstition connected
with the game that at times is quite
amusing.
There are great many players. in
cluding myself who develop a great af-
fection and belief in certain clubs, and
they are almost superstitious about en-
tering a match of any Importance unless
this club Ia in their bag. I used to
have this feeling with regard to
mashie. which used for a long time.
and I know of many players who carry
a perfectly useless club in their bag
for luck"
During a long period in my gofing
career I made II a habit OF taking a
cup Of black coffee before an important
match. This was rather n curious habit
as I never drank coffee at any other
time. So strong had this idea become
fixed in my mind that never started a
match in those days without cup of
black coffee. I seemed 10 feel that 1t
was necessary to my success. There are
many noted players who rely upon strong
cigars. Walter Travis is a glarng eX-
ample. He smokes a great number of
very strong cigars during match, and
! am sure he believes he couldn't win an
important contest II tobacco were ban
shed from golf courses.
A great golfer who shared room wit h
me once during a championship tourna-
ment had the belief that he couldn't win
II he didn't retire each evening and rise
each morning at a certain hour. Another
part of his mania was that he must get
| in and out of bed on the same side ON
| The day have in mind he was matched
| to play very strong opponent, but If he
| won he would get into the finals. Tha.
! morning he woke up al his regular hour.
called across the room to me. | sat up
! in bed and we started conversation
| The window happened to be on the side Of
| the bed opposite 10 the sid = got III
and out of without thinking, he started
| to get ou, of the wrong side OF the bed
! which, of course, would have broken the
| enchantment His toes had just about
| touched the floor when 1t flashed across
! his mind that he was on the verge of in
I viting hoodoo. He gave one wild lunge
| and landed out of the bed on The other
! side. But evidently he was too late, for
! the spell was broken and he was badly
! beaten in the days match.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-06

IN, 9 fur oncs-iiancha dmn. lis: Biscuit
Tortoni Gmpl, Ito Bar ono cnpl. ll1; Peas
ant. ll3, No Lawn. 115: Mr. Ned Nmp) ll5'
Out the Way, 1l5; LInfrmisr Gmp.. l1O;
Fright Engcl Nmpl. 10: Sunny Land Ump).
rs, Star Ron, l15: Abb Nmpl. lll. Pasa-
mena hmpl 10 Rubber " tmpI lla: Wing
imp imp liS co"sn 'US Nine, liz; Man aotf O. the
Hour Hmp,l; ll5 Phalaris dmp>, 1l5; Point
to Point. 115.
second .race, tour-year-olds and up steeple-
chase selling. about . mlcs-Ateshach. 142;
First Out nmp), l39 InAdel n, l29 'Red-
dest; ~; Garter. 1+2 Sun King, 1+a.
Third race, three-"ear-olds. selling, mi'e--
Regal I.3dse nmp!, III; 'Panaman dmp!,
ricsn ns rAGTSss Arrow mp, mT HI WmSm"f XGTam "
vear-olds. Q furlonzs-Billy Kelly. 1879; BAL.
Il2 Ginger, lOS; Chasse dmpl liz; over
There Nmpl NO Star Realm 100 Suricari;
us. Rodgers lis Note-Star Realm and
Rliv E"i." weight includes penalty OF
| five pounds.
ing mile--.Colonel Marchmont, 10; Ber
| Hampson. l12: Chil'nm nmp,, loI; Alert
l15; Cadillac ll5; Peep sight, lO5; ReS
Oakwood. los: lie Dinoasure Nmp). l05
Nigel l0a' Greetings. 110; 'Perugino ITO
Madame Hermann. l07. 90
| Sixth race two-vear-o -olds. conditions. 81
fnIlorgsIBright Lights III; Ginger; I,dbS
Kiss Again lmp| iln: Uncle,s Iassie. ll3
| 100; joyful ll2: Mormon E.der. 109; Hsnni
| bal, 1913; EarloCker, lla
| Apprentice a lowance claimed.
| Weather clear. track fast.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-06
DUTHWORTH, ALMOST
PHILLY ONCE, PROVES
TO BE STAR IN MAJORS
Pittsburgh Slugger Made Regular After Hitting Single
4s Double, Triple and Home Run in Exhibition Game.
sMs PLAYED at Portland and Birming ham
By ROBERT ". MAXWELL
Sports Editor Evening Public Ledfer

SouhTorth
playing Wiermue OF
and nobody
month
have following great Take
grermer Bimihar
5r~4ur
ouhdes he suhwoh recently had been signed In
;fy1fe than made
Sisesod
that
n
.TPayng
n in
Is The
8
balls batting .355
a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-06
APSHOOT WON
BY PENDERGAST
Captures South Shore In
troductorv With Total
of 1873 =

chicago, Aug. ..
Shooting with urcrring accuracy from,
Pendergast of Phoenix. n V champion
of New York State for four consecutive
years. yesterday won the South Shore
introductory with score of 1873 Homer
Clark. Of Alton, won the national profess
sonaI championship at single targets by
defeating r. r. Barber Of Minneapolis
featured the first day Of the nineteenth
annual grand American handicap at the
South Shore Country Club
PenderRas' pave rema rka BILE exhibit
wind which blew the targets out in the
lake and caused them to drop suddenly.
The New Workers. score is the second
highest eve" rhGiStcred in this event.
of Vancouver last year being the high
est.
Before he missed his first target,
thrown at n difficult angle. Pendergast
ha da straight run of 50. He then went
straight to the loSd missed. and broke
the remaining II.
Jean A. Pope, of Moline. who finished
second with 1877, also shot remarkable
s'rHE m Of srshn town SondonS m was & hra
with 1875, while Mark Arte, Of Thomas
boro. Ill, and AL Koyen. of Fremont,
Neb,: tied for fourth place with totals
of 1874 .r.
The honor Of having the highest run
in this race went to Charles Hummel, of
Leporte City, la. The IIawkeye broke
1l2 straight. Two hundred and twenty
seven amateurs took part and forty-six
received money prices ranging from
s374.20 to high gun to $3.50 to the low.
money shooter. The purse amounted 10
S3732
Homer c.. Lark had to show his best
wares to retain the professional cham
pionship, Clark made 1874 from tho
eighteen-yard rise, as did R R Barber.
of Minneapolis The conditions of the
shoot-off were that strings. of twenty
targets should be shot until a winner
was determined
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-06
H. C.. .M'CALL FIRST LOCAL
GOLFER TO DIE IN ACTION
Was One of Most Popular
Players in Philadelphia
District
By WILLIAM n. EVANS

HOWARD C. MCCALL is . the first
IL Philadelphia golfer to fall in the
big fight across the sea For years he
represented the Philadelphia Country
Cub in the interclub matches, and later
ne performed the same. service for the
Merion Cricket Club. He had a local
rating of five strokes. and he was one
OF the twenty-odd Philadelphians eligi.
BILE to play in the national amateur golf
champions hip
There have been popular golfers in the
Philadelphia district. but with the pos
sible exception of George A. Crump, he
was the best-liked golfer in this dis
trict. He had the rare faculty as has
his father. Joseph B. Mccall, president
Of the Philadelphia Electric Company. of
not only making friends, but keeping
them.
He took up golf in a serious way after
he had left the University OF Pennsyl-
vania, and for years he played at the
country Club Al the time he entered
the national service most of his golfing
was done at Merton, although he oc-
Z
Had he had the leisure to devote to golf
! there is no doubt that he would have
been one OF the best men in the country.
One of the best exhibitions he gave
was at the fall tournament at Shawnee,
| in August, 1913. He arrived at the
course the afternoon before The tourney
began. but despite his unramiiarity with
the course. he had no trouble in making
the first sixteen. In his first round he
beat c. f. Van Week, one of the best
of the New Jersey players. Reggie NJ
Lewis. one of the topno,ch Metropolitan
players, was his next victim, while in
| the semif1nals he beat Garfield Scott, a
| clubmate from the Country Club.
Popular as a Player
He was beaten in the final match by
| Abbott Collins. of the Merton Cricket
| Club, who died a few years ago. hap
! pened o qualify in the second flight, and
! had lost a ball on the first hole. which
! is now the present fourth. We had had
a Cloudburst, and the ball had been los,
! in some casual water near the green
/ Greatly to my surprise. found the ball
| in the leiter rack with a note from How.
ard Mccall. stating that he had picked
it up. \ trivial incident perhaps, hui
! It was characteristic Of him. He waE
constantly doing the little things tha
make life pleasurable he was consid-
, crate to a degree OF others feelings, anc
when he said in meeting some one tina,
he vas glad to know MIN, he gave th'