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The Robesonian., 1918-05-13
Parkton High School Finals.

The commencement exercises OF
the Parkton high school began yester.,
day morning. Rev. DIR. J. J. Hill of
Red Springs preached the sermon yes
terday. The grammar grades will
give a concert this evening and the
school will give a play tomorrow eve
ming. There will also be exercises
tomorrow.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-13
Superior Court.

A two weeks term of Superior
court for the trial Of civil cases con
vened this morning at IL O'CLOCK.
Judge w. "A. Devin of Oxford IS pre-
siding.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-13
The French Glass Meets This Eve

The free French class will be held
this evening in the commissioners
room in the court house. This Is
practically the first meeting. Per-
sons Of either sex who expect or hope
to serve their country at the front
in any capacity whatever may take
advantage of this course. Bring pen
Gil and note book.
The matter of frequency, hours
etc., will be settled at this meeting.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-13

DR.. w. C. Fitzgerald, proprietor Of
p hotel at Albemarle, contributed $50
10 the Red Cross for disregarding
N 0heatless days.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05
Dallin's Busted
Indian to Stay
in Utah Capitol

SALT LAKE CITY.-Tho plaster
replica of Cyrus L. Dallin, famous
statue, The Signal of Peace" the orig
inal of which is in Lincoln park, Chi
cago, will remain in the center OF the
rotunda of Utshs capitol despite the
fact that Mr.. Dalln showed his dislike
Tor it Friday by breaking parts of the
famous figure in the presence of two
state supreme court justices.
Gov Simon Bamberger ordered his
capitol ianitor today to place the fig
ure in its usual place in the rotunda
and there it is to remain, with the right
leg of the Indian figure reposing upon
the pedestal, along with fragments Of
the smashed fetlock of the figure Of
the horse.
The governor is quoted as saying
that the statue will remain in the
capitol as long as he occupies the gov
ernor's office.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05

the Willie Collier stage success, "On
the Quiet"
Betty Lee, star Of "The Triumph of
Venus" went to her home city. Atlanta
Ga, TO witness the opening OF the pro
duction there.
In the new picture from Thomas n.
lnce, starring Dorothy Daltot. and re-
leased via Paramount on May ~ bear
ing the alliterative title. "The Mating
Of Marcela," will be found a plot al
once unique and convincing. II is a
story by Joseph Franklin Poland arid
the picture is directed by X. William
Neill.
Exhibitors who have added 10 their
bank accounts through The Kaiser, the
Beast OF Berlin" will have an oppor-
iunity TO capitalize on the popularity
OF the screen star by booking Midnight
Madness" which will be released by
Bluebrd
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05

600 worth OF whisky in the rear Of a
roadhouse between South Bend and
Mshawaka. They arrested the pro.
prietor Of the place, Bruno Hertran, who
j, being held under $500 bond
In using the spyglasses the federal
agents saw men go to the rear Of the
roadhouse, remove a quantity Of dirt
and then by means OF pump draw
whisky A raid revealed truck loads
Of intoxicants, all Of which was con-
iiscated
Two barrels Of whisky surrounded
by kegs of sherry, rum and gin were
buried five feet In another place
we're found two barrels of champagne.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05

Henry B Walthall has been engaged
by d w Griffith to appear in his lat
est war picture
Although her present contract has not
expired Mabel Normand has just signed
another for a term OF years with Gold
wyn pictures The company is now
making plans for expansion and de
Slres to put rs permanent stars under
long agreement
Viola Allen haS returned to New
York from the Pacific coast and has
started work on Opportunity" for Uni
yersal
Jack Barrymore has returned to
Paramount and will first be starred in
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05
Movie Bills Today

Lyric ThsAtsr, I p, m. 90 $50 o, m.
and ois o, m. 20 iii10 D. m,-"Mrs.
Stacker Paths News and vaudeville,
Empress Theater, noon TO n p. m.
Pauline Frederick In "Rssurrec.
ton"
Majestic TheAtsr, 10 a. M 10 n
D. M" WomAnho ood"
DreamiAnd TheAter, 10 .. m. TO n
D. m,--JSek Livingston In "Who 10 to
BlAmer' Marie WAIoamp In The
Lions cIaws"i Into the Hsrsm";
Keystone comedy
strand ThsAter, 10 a. m, 20 ~ p. m.
Mrs Vernon Castle In sylvia Of
the Secret Service"
Liberty Theater, p. m. TO n .. m.
Fannie Ward In Innocent and
vaudeville.
Palace Thester, 100 o. m. to 40. m
and 7iJ0 q. m 20 10 ., m,-Soresn
Telegram vaudeville and stock com.
pany
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05

A laxative today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take the time from play to empty their
bowels, which become clogged up with
waste liver gets sluggish, stomach sour.
Look at the tongue, mother II coat
ed, or your child is listless, cross, few
crish, breath bad, restless, doesn't eat
heartily, full of cold or has sore throat
or any other childrens aiimenh give a
teaSpoonful of California Syrup Of
Figs" then don't worry, because il is
perfectly harmless, and in few hours
all this constipation poison, sour bile
and ferrHenting waste will gently move
out of the bowels and you have a well,
playful child again. A thorough inside
cleansing is oittmes all that is neces-
sary. 1t should be the first treatment
given in any sickness.
Beware OF counterfeit fig syrups Ask
your druggist for a bottle of "Califor-
MIA Syrup Of Figs" which has full di-
rections for babies, children of all ages
and for grown-ups plainly printed on
the bottle. Look carefully and see that
It is made by the California Fig Syrup
Company" (Adv.)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05

Just take your shoes off and then put
those weary, hoe-crinkled, aching.
burning, oorn-pestered, bunion tortured
ieet OF yours in "Tiz" bath. Your
toes will wriggle with Joy, they'll look
up az you and almost talk and then
tneyh take another dive in that "Tiz"
When your feet feel like lumps of
lead-all tired out-iust Try "Ti," rs
grand-its glorious, Your feet will
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05
Booze Pumped
From Ground as
u. S. Agents Watch

SOUTH BEND, Ind.-Federal off
GERS stationed in the grands,and OF the
Interstate fair grounds and using spy
glasses, discovered the location OF S.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05

I'm what way does Germany resemble
Holland2"
1T Is low, lying country, and
damned all around"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05

a case Of imported liquors. a case Of
imported bitters, fourteen jugs OF whis-
ky and a barrel Of beer. The govern
ment operatives say that the goods were
brought from Niles, Mich, TO South
Bend on motor trucks at night
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05
y Don't Always Make
u Triangle; In.Laws Are
Most Deadly, Miss Dix Says

|euAon Writer Says More
omes Are Broken Up by
lrtsTfefence Of Other Sides S
Relatives Than Creeping in
Of Another Love,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05

dance with Joy; also you will find all
pain gone from corns, callouscs and bun
IONS
There's nothing like "Tiz." It's the
only remedy that draws out all the
poisonous exudatlons which puff up
your feet and cause foot torture
Get a 2S-cent box OF "Ti1" at any
drug or department store-dont wait
An how glad your feet get how com.
lortable your shoes feel
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05

(which they had no part nor lot-a
jealousy OF the old love that is part OF
the very life Of husband or wife, Also
the young make the impossible demand
Of fate that they shall be all-n-ali to
the one they love The young wife re-
sents her husbands affection for his
mother and his desire for her. because
she wants TO be mother, wife, every
thing to hiri. The young husband can
not bear his wiie's mother. because he
yearns TO be supreme with his wife. and
for her 10 look upon him as the oracle
Of their littl world
Natural Attitude.
This attitude is perhaps natural. II
is certainly humorous. hut what turns
II into tragedy is that the young couple
have not enough sense 10 recognize the
danger OF tc situation and handle it
as delicat ly as one would charge OF
dynamite Instead they butt right into
IT, heads down and eyes shut, and blow
the home into smithercens.
Ono would think that any man who
had intelligence enough 10 he allowed
out without ? keeper, would draw a
few deductions for his own personal
benefit the fate OF a few millions
Of hi. friends, concerning the unwii-
dom Of holting up his mother as flaw
less model to his wife. and depicting
her as the one woman he most admireS
What Mother Did.
But he doesn't He tells wife about
how mother could run house in
elegance and luxury on IS cents year
how mother never wanted any amuse
ments more exciting than walking the
baby with colo; he exploits mothers
pies. and cats every meal to an &C
compartment OF how things tasted that
mother used 10 cook, until wife hates
mother as we only hate those who arc
made our examples,
A ND wife is equally as lacking in
"A ordinary human brain power When
she wants husband 10 do this or that,
she tells him that mother SAYS so
Mother thinks he should let her 90 TO
the seashore for the summer. Mother
thinks that he should give ncr larger
allowance Mother thinks he shouldn't
smoke, and so on until husband loathes
mother, and gets his back up, and de
termincs that she shan't rule his house.
II married people only would re-
frain from feeding each other UP so
much on their families, the in-law ques
tion would settle itself, for really our
in-laws are good and worthy people
and we only dislike them because we
get too much Of them We are really
fond of them when they keep at a
proper distance-say thousand miles
or so.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05
Dy DOROTHY DIX.
WORKS. Highest Paid Woman
Writer.

nv their side, the young husband and
wife are eaten up by a gnawing
jealousy OF the past Of their beloved in
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05

He had the audience with
him right then and there;
he had captured them Just
as he had the Hun birdmen
with the sure shots fired
from his machine thousands
of feet in the air. There is
nothing like it and proba-
bly, nothing ever will be
like it. Each day is a vol
ume. Yes, each minute is
an eternity.
Pittsburgh Post
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05

The most extraordinary
personal experience of the
war.
Brooklyn Eagle
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05

Lieut.. Pat O'Brien,
American, though a mem
Der of the Royal Flying
Corps, needed no moving
pictures to enthral an au-
dience that crowded the
hcamedy of Music last
night.
philadelphia Ledger
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05

One of the most remark
able stories of adventure
yet recorded.
Philadelphia Evening
Ledger
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-13
Coal Committee
Provides Ample
Supply of Fuel

The following notice has bSn send
to the Review by the local fuel COM
mittee:
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
The local coal committee has mli
the following arrangements 10 pro
tect the district from a possible coal
shortage during the winter months
Through the courtesy of the Copper
Queen company a coal bin has been
erected near the employment office Cf
the company and two cars of Dawson
coal have been received. with a guar
entee Of a further supply when re-
CURED.
This coal will be sold TO people al
coz under the following regulations:
People desiring the coal mus, ar
range for seeking and hauling the coal
themselves.
Price of coal lwihe SI2.0O per ton
Single sack. IS cents.
Cash in fun must be paid II the
For the benefit Of people who have
hot used Dawson coal. the following
stiupic EulcS are puOsA>Acu-
Put OILY a small amount Of coal
il the stove and give strong draft 10
start burning; when the coal cOkes or
runs together. break the mass with a
poker
II a large amount is put in the
stove and not broken up when it
forms a mass in the fireplace. your
stove will soon be ruined. but if care
is taken to fire properly. the coal will
prove satisfactory.
Bassett Watkins will be at the coal
bin from one TO four p. m. daily, and
he will weigh the coal. but people
must provide sacks and arrange for
sacking and hauling.
This is simply an emergency mea-
sure to protect the district
Any person in the district is vel
come to take advantage of the oppor-
tunity TO purchase a supply.
signed. JACOB ERICKSON. Chair
man.
BASSETT T. WATKINS.
WM. DELBRlDGE.
Local Coal Committee.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-13
Elsie Ferguson
Is Eagles Star

The matter OF supplying a star with
with a vehicle that she personally
feels is particularly adapted to her
capabilities is by no means the most
simple procedure in the activities of
the producer At the Aircraft studio
recently. Elsie Ferguson. the famous
stage beauty. who makes her screen
debut in ''Barbary Sheep al the Eagle
theatre today. expressed great delight
over the selection Of this story as her
first motion picture play.
'Barbary Sheep said the popular
stage star. ''is. feel. an ideal play for
me The part OF Lady Wyverne, the
English nOblewoman. fits me perfect
". and in reading Robert Hichen's
description Of the young lady ! almost
thought he was painting my own pic
ture. even 20 the color of my hair. l
hope have done the part full justice
and that the public viii enjoy seeing
this characterization TO as great ex-
tent as / did in pOrtraying it."
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-13
"HeeLed'' Pair
ThrOUn In Jail

Quick action and presence OF mind
last night probably saved the life OF
officer Joe Hardwick. or that Of one of
the two men arrested
Hardwick approached two Mexicans
who were lettering in the neighbOr-
hood Of the lumber yard on Brewery
Gulch- The officer saw a ulgy peck
et on one Of the men and discovered
that the pocket contained a gun OF
some kind The man refused TO throw
up his hands and. meanwhile. the 9th
Ct was attempting 10 get at something
inhis inside pocket
Hardwiek decided the argument had
gone far enough and cooked his gun.
Al this juncture the Mexican with the
gun acceded TO the demand 10 throw
up his ands and then the officer
covered both One carried a forty-five
Colts automatic revolver. II was load
ed, had a shell in the barrel and ready
TO be fired. The other man had ask
inch stiIlettO in his pocket Between
the two. a bottle Of native wine was
carried
Both men we're locked in the city
jail
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-13
Safety Expert
Lectures Here
On the Subject

Probably the most pretentious lee
ture tour undertaking that has taken
place in the state Of Arizona is that OF
the Arizona State Bureau Of Mines
which viii be represented at Bisbee
BY s C. Dickinson. safety engineer of
that organization The lectures VIII
be held al Bisbee ON January q, .
and 20
Il is a free entertainment : free
moving picture show. a free lecture
and instruction worth while all CON-
bined into one. The work is a most
important one consisting of bringing
the University Of Arizona out to the
people. and applying It in sugar-coated
packages. put up IN form easily taken
and more easily digested
First aid 10 the injured Is some
thing everybody should know for I he
time Is coming shortly when a certi-
1Icate Of proficiency in first aid " i'll
be as important as a letter of recon-
menoatiOn in securing q new job. And
firstaid Is not a thing which one can
learn by reading books but only BY
practice under the eye Of an expert
Dickinson is the first aid and mine
rescue trainer for the state and is
making close studies Of the conserva-
ton OF life csfp welfare. sanitation.
recreation and many other things per
tanning TO the living Of a healthy and
satisfied life are among the things
that VII be seen and heard by those
attending tire lectures
Among the other Arizona State Blu
reau Of Mines men that are in the lee
ture field are NJ. A Allen. Mineral
Technologist and George R Fansett.
Rock Analyst Practically every min
ing town OF the state is being covered
by all three OF these men
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-13
MORE EQUIPMENT is
SECURED FOR GADSDEN
Superintendent Hooper Leaves
Bisbee After Arranging for
Additional Machinery.

Arranging for the immediate ship
ment Of an additional compressor for
the property from here. Superinten-
dent Jack Hooper of the Gadsden al
Jerome, concludes a few days visit
here and leaves for the north tonight.
Gadsden equipment with the receipt
Of additions now arranged for VIII be
equal 10 all requirements Of the re-
mainder of the development campaign
outlined for IL The shaft IS now be-
low the 500 level Conditions cOasij-
cred satisfactory in point of both for
nation and speed maintained in sink
ing Recent finding of ore by Verde
Combination was near the Gadsden
line and Is a favorable Development
for the latter property, although the
Combination strike has not yet been
followed to extent to determine whetA-
Ct or not IL carries demonstration Of
permanent conditions of value Con-
siderable more depth viii probably
have to be made upon it before value
IS fixed
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-13
Var Summary

Yielding 10 German insistence. Rus
STA has withdrawn her demand for the
transfer of the negotiations with the
central powers 10 Stockholm and is
proceeding with separate peace discus
sion az Brest Litovsk- .
The Russian compliance on this
point was on the ground that the
Guadruple alliance would thereby be
deprived of "a pretext for breaking off
peace negotiations on technical
grounds according to Leon TrOtzky.
the BOlsheviki spokesman
Trotzky reiterated that peace was a
cardinal principle with the Bolsheviki
and declared they would continue to
press for it. despite the refusal Of
the entente powers TO join in the ne
gOtiations- While noting that the cen
trail powers had Withdrawn their mo
annexstiOns and no indemnities" dec
laratiOn of December 25th as a basis
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-13
"CaU' S Letters From Front to His
Son Should Be Read by Everyone

The other night | had a lovely
dream. and | was so disappointed
when | awOke. | dreamed / was sit
ting in our kitchen with mother and
David and all the children. and a
chair which was tilted back against
the wall slipped and ! fell gently and
without hurting me TO the floor. And
then mother and you and all the chill
dren laughed and laughed. Just like
good. naughty folks And you came
over and took my hand in yours and
lifted me up easily Isn't that funny,
Dave? Think OF any boy lifting a
big. fat father like me from the floor
with one hand. Then We laughed
some more. and suddenly l remem-
bere il was after 9 o'clock | said.
Why. children. what are you doing
out of bed at this hour of the night?'
And you said. Why. il isn't very
often our father goes away 10 war.
SO We thought We ought 10 stay up
and say goOd-by' And then | was so
surprised TO learn that l hadn't gone
away TO war yet that / suddenly
awoke only to find myself in my
little lonely barracks and the rain
was coming down hard outside and
| was lonesome for my dear family.
And now. David. old boy. eevry
one is in bed but me. trying to get
lots of strength and health for the
big fights we viii soon be in. so
must do likewise and end this letter
TO you You must always remember
that your father came into this great
war for the sake of all little children.
and / know that you will. while l am
gone. take good care of mother and
all the children. l can see you grow
ing up tall and straight. with shout
ders back and head up. because that's
what old Cav wants. and you love
Cav don't you. David boy? Dave.
will YOU do something real nice for
me? / knew you would Then kiss
mother and Annie and Billy. Rose
Marie and John for Cav and send
one. to Philip in Maine
Excuse me. David. for writing in
pencil instead of ink. but ink is hard
to get.
The lights are going out in a few
minutes. so goodnight. goOd-by,
Dave. and God bless you
From your old man. CAV"
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-13

Frank W. CaVznauqh, tire old
Dartmouth football coach and now
lieutenant in the American
heavy artillery in France, wrote
letter - MS small son David at
Christmas time of such rare sim
pIicity and feeling that after sp-
pezrino in the Worcester. Mass
Post IL has been several times re-
printed BY request Though writ
ten fer the understanding Of six
year-oid boy. the letter will be
read with emotion BY many grown
ups-l
Dear Davie Boy; Your good mother
writes ne that you have 2 ehum. and
she says he's q fine boy who lives next
door Isn't that fines I wish had a
chum- You and yOug mother used TO
be nv chum and sometimes Joe and
Billy and even dear little Rose Marie
and Phil. too. when he was home:
but now all that Is changed and
have no chum in all the world. I think
is rather sad sometimes don't yOu.
but I have your picture. which I take
down and talk 10 when I am lonesome
4 am happy to know you like your
new school and home. and I'm sure
you'll only play with clean boys VINO
don't do anything very bad and who
also ike 10 90 10 school Didn't we
use TO have great times together.
and wasn't il fun when you'd come
I'D 10 the car 10 meet me- Then
when you saw ne getting off do you
remember how you'd hide behind a
tree and run I'D behind me and scare
me after had passed. And do you
remember how sometimes you and
would race and you were getting so
you could run pretty fast for you
were getting TO be big bOy2
And then we'd all 90 down to see
the circus and the parade and hold
hands so We wouldn't get separated
or lost And then Christmas. Oh.
wasn't that wonderful day. Early
in the morning how We would all
rush downstairs 10 see your presents.
And, then. poor. tired mother would
work and work 70 give all You boys
and girls q Christmas dinner-tur-
key. cranberry sauce and dressing
and plum pudding. and candy and
nuts and everything Oh. Dave. did
any little boy ever have such a good
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-13

for peace because the entente powers
had not agreed to participate in the
parleys. the Russians. TrOtZky said.
adhered to the principles of a demo
cratic peace as they had already set
TENN forth
After the RuSsin position had been
thus voiced. the conferences apparent
" got down quickly to business They
left the question Of separate represen-
tation for the Ukraine in the confer
ence for discussion at a plenary ses-
sion after the delegates of the cen
tral powers had talked il over among
themselves They then arranged for
the German. ro-Hungarian and
Russian DELEGATIONS to get together
for private discussions. These three
sets OF delegates speedily organized
questions and went into session for
this purpose.
The Ukraiuian spokesman at the
conference gave notice that any peace
settlement that might be reached
would be binding upon the Ukraine
the same principle applied to the
other Russian republics"
Mid-winter quiet on the part Of the
infantry continues to prevail on the
various hattie fornts- The artillery
has been active in some sectors nota.
bly, north Of eVrdun. where the firing
was reported heavy between Beau
mont and BezOnvaux The British
carried out a raid east OF LOOs and
captured a few prisoners
The British navy lost a war vessel
early Wednesday morning when the
destroyer Racoon ran on the rocks off
the north Irish coast and sank with
all hands