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PAGE EIGHT GOVERNMENT WANTS CASTOR BEANS Fro-Geiraans Are Trying To Dis courage Their Growth It Will Be Profitably to Grow These pit Beans. Correspondence of The RobesonMWi. Hamlet, Feb. r. It is believed that pro-Germana are endeavoring to in terfere wiuPlHe conduct of the war in spreading the following rumors -with respect to the growing of the castor bean. Investigations are being carried on now to trace these rumors to thejr source. These pro-Germans are telling it that the castor bean is difficult to grow, and that it is impossible to har vest and thrash the crop, insinuating that the beans are not being grown for the Government. To such rumors no attention should be paid, because the Government would not ask the farmers to do something tiiat was impossible, and the Government has fixed a liberal pi-icq, s' thai it will lie very profitable to frow these beans. The beans, wheri -.ithered, if put into a barn in a dry place? will thrash themselves just aa a cotton boll will open, and an ordinary velvet bean or pea holler, witfe a few minor adjustments, will thrash them. The Government needs these beans, and it is going to sur- mourn any aiiiicuiiies mei uj the farmers. Mr. T. S. Evans, assistant develop ment aoent of the Seaboard Air Lin Railway, with ofl ces at llmlot, who has undertakea the planting of 10,000 acres in this t rntory fofthe Gov ernment, says that when the farmers fou. id out that these rumors were the result of pro-German propaganda they would come to the support of the Government and take these con tracts in a short time. DIXON NOT GUILTY INSURANCE FOR SOLDIERS. People at Home Should Urge Sol diers in Camp to Take Govern ment Insurance. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Camp Jackson (Columbia, S. C.), Feb. 2 The insurance campaign now being carried on at Camp Jackson, S. C., is gaining momentum and interest each day. A strong spirit of rivalry has sprung .up among the different regiments in the division, and the insurance officer expects to have an application for Government insurance from almost every officer and enlist ed men in . the 81st division at the close of the campaign, February 12th. Explanatory talks are being made ev ery night at the different Y. M. C. A. buildings and every effort is being made to bring to the attention of the officer., md Unlisted men the many .benefits accruing from an insurance (Continued from Page 1.) also testified that her husband gatfO her the threatening letter introduced just after he received it and she had kept it. When asked if her husband had mistreated her. she said no, and added that he had provided as well as any poor man could have provided for his family. Mrs. W. I). Hall. Mrs. W. D. Hall testified that she lived near the home of the defendant. Heard shooting on night Thomas was killed. Saw Dixon within about 3 minutes after shots weie heard. Dix on was bleeding and seemed to be suffering dreadfully. Dixon asked her to go to his wife and she went. Made Threats Against Dixon. Mike Lawson was put on the stand and testified that he saw Thomas just a short time before he completed his road sentence and that Thomas told him that the mayor of Pembroke was dead and in hell and that he would never "pull" any more time for Dixon; that he had a good gun and if he had had it when he was a. nested before he would not have been arrested. He also testified that Thomas said he would go to the cem etery or to the electric chair if he ever had any more trouble with Dix on and that "he heard the gang keeper threaten to lock Thomas up if be did not stop making threats against Dixon. Not Going to Siart Any Trouble. D. M. McNeill, who was guarding the chain 3ssng while Thomas was a orisoner. testified that Thomas told him while serving his sentence that the ma'yor of Pembroke was in hell and he -honed Dixon and a few others at Pembroke would soon be there with, him. He also testified that Thomas said if he ever bad any more trouble at Pembroke he would either go to the grave or the electric chair. On Cross examination he said that Thomas said also that he was .going, to make his home at Pembroke, bui was not going to start any trouble, j Wouldn't "Chain Gang" Any More. Sandy Glaver, another guard at the chain gang while Thomas was! there testified that he had often heard Thomas say that he nexer ex-! pected to chain gang again for the mayor of Pembroke or Dixon and if he every come in contact with them he would either go to the grave or the electric chair. E. M. Paul. Home was at Pembroke but was working at Lumberton at the time. Went home Saturday night and was eating supper when he heard the shooting. Went .to Thomas' place of business; saw Dixon at place called Thaggard's store. Went to McCor mick's store to 'phone for sheriff, and Dixon waited on the outside of the booth while he was 'phoning. Saw' a screwdriver in waste can in Mc-j Cormick's store after the shooting! with apparently fresh blood on it. Re-! members about the time that Dixon and Walter Smith were trying to ar rest Thomas. Thomas said if he lived j long enough he was going to get.Wral- ter Smith and Dixon. Was member ; of town board when Thomas mare as- Thomas had bad rep- Days I THE ROBESONIAN. THURSDAY, FEBRCART 7. 151?. Seven Big Bargain At The Lumberton Bargain House Beginning Friday, Feb. 8th, and Continuing tor Seven Days This store will offer some unmatchable bargains in seasonable merchandise that you cangase to a good advantage. We must have room for our New Spring and Summer stock which is already arViving daily and many items we are pricing far below their market value. COME AND SEE WHAT WE 'HAVE TO OFFER MILLINERY SPECIALS Your choice of any trimmed Hai in the house, value up to $7.50, your (ffh choice for ipfPar Velvet shape in all styles price Children's Hats 12t to 25c to II 5 9 II One lot of Apron Gingham worth 12 i-2c. Per yard 18c Brcwn Shirting, 3'J inches wide in short length only. Per 10 14c yard A good quality of yard wide Blue Cham bray Dri-.?.; Ginghams, worth 23c per yard for filFc One lol of lioy's Waists and Shirt-. Each 25 3 1 ilea's $1-50 work Pants, per Ore lot of Ribbon and Hat trimmings at HALF PRICE. Amoskeag Lres Ginghams, yard One lot of coat suits and coats, just a little off in style, values up to $20, your choice of the lot for. $198 Ladies' $1.25 House Dresses Each 98 We have just received a big shipment of Children's dresses in all the tf 1 J Q new spring styles. Price 89c to P1 0 Children's Rompers in all styles and Sizes 29c to 59 15c Calicoes in shirting percales per yard 10 25c Quality Nainsook. Per yard 10 20, A good quality of yard wide Bleach ed domestic. Per yard 15 c SHOE SPECIALS One lot of Ladies' Shoes worth $2, to be closed cut at per pair $1.50 Men's $3.00 work and dress shoes one lot to be closed out at SL98 Ladies' and Misses' white canvas Boots, per pair $1.93 to $2.48 See cur Bargains Table of Men's and Boy's Hats. If we have your size you wr'll get a real bargain. $1 OI Hen's Heavy Gray So:-., per pair j. t- Oft Ladies' white Hemstitched Handker- chiefs S Oi.e lot of Boy's Knee pants p r pair Jv Rnv a ht:ivv it:crhi K . . , t . - - - j ' . - V i (till-. ci or i c Men's 4-ply Linen Collars, eld style 1 A and sizes each 1 U $1.25 Umbrellas each 98 ( Suit Cases, 98c to . . . $2.48 Blankets at Special Reduced Prices. A Thousand Bargains we can't mention. Come and See. T iimherto policy with the government. In ad dition to the Y. M. C. A. talks by sault on Dixon Lieut. David H. duller, the insurance utation: Dixon's character good officer, and his crops of assistants, Charlie Odum. tgWcrTvompam 'ijctxm .officer who "gives )' ' " Charlie" Cdum testified He "went to his entire time to the men of the com- Pembroke about two months before ELM STREET. i . . THE CUT RATE CASH DEPARTMENT STORE. LUMBERTON, A C. PHONE i) I a ny, urging and explaining to them 1 Thomas was killed and had conyer- to sell Thomas some brick. Dix- the vital necessity ot an insurance policy with the Government. Each Saturday a bulletin board .showing the relative standing ofeach regiment in "the division is shown at the insurance oilice and last Saturday the 316th field artillery led with 981 men out of a total strength of 1,008 men' insured, to the amount of ,097,000.00. "Safety first," "preparedness," "pa triotism." '"protection," "protect yourself and the folks at home," are the headings of a few of the large posters in the quarters of the various re o intents and on the street cars vnd billboards at Columbia. The purpose of the campaign is to apprise every man of his opportunity to secure j,iv ernment insurance before February 12th. Governor T. W. Bickett of North Carolina, accompanied by J. l. Pou, one of tne leading lawyers oi tnat State. visited the came last bek and made several speeches urging the sol diers from North Carolina to take advantage of the Government's splen did offer to nrotect their loved ones The presence of these men at tne tamp gave impetus to the campaign. As a great many men now at Camp Jackson are from this State, the di vision insurance officer is especially anxious that the people at home write or wire the soldiers to take an insur ance policy with the Government. A letter from home will, perhaps, do more to get your son, brother or friend insured before February 12th than any other agency that may be used in the campaign. satiOn with Thomas and asked h rn if he had any whiskey. Thomas said he had -not had any whiskey since Dixon had his store searched, and if Dixon crossed his path he would shoot his brains out. Albert Paul. Albert Paul testified he had known Alfred Thomas in Saddletree town ship and general reputation was bad. Pie and Thomas were friends ami ne met Thomas at Thagsd's store ' in early part of 1914. Thomas told him that ni&'ht Chat Dixon knew a on said after shooting he went down the railroad and that he was weak and sat down on a crosstie, and saw blood on the crosstie. State's Rebuttal. Warren Stone testified that he had been living at Pembroke for 15 years and that he remembered the night Thomas was killd: he was just in side Thomas' store, went in ax side door to trade; heard the shooting, man when he sees one and if he i some four or five shots, and went out crosses my path he will get what isfat the front door and on ho on coming Dr. T. C. Johnson. Dr. T. C. Johnson of Lumber ton testified that he was called to Pembroke to see Dixon night wrent in response about 9 o'clock. Dix on was in MeCormick's store. Dr. way met Mr. Proctor at cross. roJids coming into edge of road; talked a few minutes; later saw Mr. E. M. Paul and went back to the staare and both went in. Saw Dixon just before shooting. He was not intoxicated. Had known Dixon since coming to HEATLESS MONDAY PROGRAM WILL NOT BE -ABANDONED 1 5 i. b u OB I 9 H . - East Paces Acute Goal Shortas and is in Grip of Coldest Weath PBaf IfiiftU i er oi a America's Greatest Gereal Crop Is Now Moving to Market. 4t n . e iKr j j . .. 1.1 ivicinei ian oi iviHXLon vis uieositift ' . Pembroke, and general reputation wound. Did not examine wound until V ,c after "reaching the hospital Saturday night. Went with sheriff Lewis, Deputy Prevatt and recorder to take Dixon to the hospital. Blount instru ment caused the wound. Dr. W. A. McPhaul. Dr. W. A. McPhaul, county health officer: Did not see Dixon Saturday night or Sunday after homicide. Went Mr. A. M. Bruce testified had been living at Pembroke 24 years, is in business there, that W. W. Hi Proc tor's character is good. Alice Thomas testified that sfee had never seen the screwdriver until Sat urday. The threatening letter was Generation Some Plants Forced to Close. With the East facing the most acute coal shortage of the winter and in the grip of the coldest weather in a gen eration, the government decided Tues day that the "heatless" Monday pro- Surplus Wheat of the United State MAINSTAY IN NATIONS CRISIS. t'dmin to realize that every pound" of wheat saved in America means a potai of wheat released for shipment i ihe . : . L . i. ft-1 .. i a - - . uaiiuns wriii mwwh junenca is nssoa- I ated in the war. There are a score of corn prod icO I that today possess unusual importance I for Americans. Corn syrup for -ening coin cakes and buckwheat rakei I and for use in the kitchen Lnste; granulated sugar Is one of the leading I proaucts made rrom corn. j corn oil, excellent for frying an.1 lot I every uiuer yuiiose uiieo ny s:iiu'i '.is, is appearing on the market in ! si nnnnf Ifi'vn C . 1 . the corn. Has Been Sent to Famine Threat ened Europe. gram cannot at this time be aban doned, as had been hoped. Reports taken to Washington Tues day by State fuel administrators that throughout most of the East there, is on hand but one day's supply of coal, I America a great corn crop, exceed- coupled with the weather situation, Ing 3,000,000,000 bushels, will save the 1 . were accepted as convincing proof Wnrlrl' tWwl .!. min,o Canada tS also having trouble with that the present is no time to lift the " . . 1 r ' " " " Made-in-Germany lies calculated to MADE-IN-GERMANY LIES i CIRCULATED IN CANADA not in her husband's handwriting Joe Thomas testified that He was FROM SADDLETREE. IRoads Almost Impassable Moth er and Daughter Died Same j r l to jail to see uixon ana examined : , , h- urnfhpr.s .tnr and that wound on head; took out stitches. In-w t acrpwilrivpv. Was Instrument that! "i:Z- uixons; w w H Proctor testified that he Week-ress. -School Making Prog- Correspondence of The Robesonian. Lumberton, R. 2, Feb. 4. Owing to bad weather and much hauling the roads through our section are getting almost impassable. We have been having some serious times for the last week. Mr. William Lockley has lost by death his wife, Mrs. Dealie Lockley, also his little daughter, Miss Mary Eliza Lockley. The remains of both the mother and the daughter were buried at the home cemetery. Miss Mary Eliza was buried Monday, January 28, and her mother January 31 both the same week. Miss Mary Eliza was about 15 years old. She was one of our school students at Piney Grove. She is missed in our school, as well as at her home. Piney Grove school is making grand progress; the students are attending school very well this session. Pof. C. D. Bvemington and Miss Martha Lowrey are the teachers. Chamberlain's Tablets. 'These Tablets are intended espe cially for disorders of the stomach, liver and bowels. If you are troubled with heartburn, indigestion or consti- strument that caused wound was medium sharp. made wound made slit in hat. general reputation was good. 1 TT-J Ci. tZ i.' 1 J IlVJdiU lilt; CV1UC1H.C LflAVJU CIHU 1iiu.v day or Friday after shooting asked the. nQ understanding tfcat he uixon to ten mm wnat causea tne t it for Dixon tm healled wound and he said he thought he Thomas out 0 the store. f was sno.. Bennie Sampson testified JKat he Dr. John Knox of Lumberton: Did rot see vound until- after it was heal ed. Instrument was sufficient to caus3 death and it might have caused death had it not been for the hat. Dr. N. H. Andrews. Dr. N. H. Andrews of Rowland: closing order. The blird has cut umlea States looct administration be- hinder Canadian food conservation ac- coal production and movement to such Here. m cording to in official Btatement re- an extent that officials pointed out; Corn Is tpe nation's best food cereal, ceived from, the Canadian rood on- been JtT" beginning to realize. states food a forced to close down to a considerable K entains & jjie elements needed to mintratUaC extent because of a lack of fuel sup- keep the 1)0 L& a state of health and The stortf bothering Canada are plies. In fact, reports to the fuel ad- when used Lscording to the scores of of the sam general character a Oi ministration showed that in many ! tried recipe "especially when com the nltel States food administr ffntt already arG ClSing in,bined with S added portion of oil or tor recenU denounced in this coi large numbers. , f sustain life innVfinitPlv Tn try sucl l the ridiculous salt and For the first time since coal began wm '"fw Ule muehmtely. In- fi fVM nnrl Hw r.uort to run short fuel administration of-. dian arrlord Jn colonial days lived on fJWJ fakes and the repon j-:4- xi. . r.o.r.v t j x. that the eovernment would st-ize j-i-cmia ctuuiiu LiiciL uie situation is i'vucu wj.u uvu j-ui luau.v uu.vs ut - : . - was some 13 or 14 steps from shoot- alarming. Report after report came , time, and Valley Forge parched ing and was looking directly at them, j u."tms vne aay luesaay telling ot , corn was at tynes the sole ration of Did not hear Dixon call Mr. Proctor, i "ties all the way from the Mississippi the Continental soldiers - Did not see Thomas strike Dixon. to tn,e Va.nHc' W1?h DUt a ew hours' l rrnn 2. Gaston Locklear testified tht he saw Dixon when he shot Thomas, was about 15 feet from shooting. i;i v eu in re liuiuht: urn r lu ryru mux t a xvr n i -r. knew both Dixon and Thomas while I Indian Woman of Robeson Dies in he lived there. .General character of Dixon was good; Alfred Thomas' general character was bad. J. L. Thaggard. Georgia. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Daisy, Ga., R. 2, Feb. 4. Mrs. Sal- Mr. J. L. Thaggard: Been living at j lie Locklear died January 31 She Pembroke 17 years. Had known Dix- was taken to the Mt. Zion cemetery on ever since he went to Pembroke I nead Adalelle, Ga. Deceased was and his general reputation is good. about 47 years old. She had only liv Knew Thomas, and his general reputa- j ed in this State for a short while. De tion was bad. Found a letter on his i ceased was a native of Robeson coun back porch and Dixon came on about; ty. She had been in ill health for tne time he found it and he gave it to ! some time She is survived by her him. This was one or two months be- husband, Mr. Newberrie Locklear, and fore homicide. He traded some with 7 children, one son, Mr. Vonnie Lock Thomas, lear, of Hoke cpunty, N. C. The Dr. N. A. Thompson. funeral will be conducted first Sun- ur. in. a. inompson testilied that day in June. Dixon was brought to the hospital fori l. Nl L treatment on Saturday night about 1) o'clock by Sheriff Lewis, recorder Britt and Dr. Johnson and left Sun day about 3 p. m. Dixon told hi at that he had been shot at Pembrol-e, said Alfred Thomas had shot him. Dixon said he went to the Thomas supply of fuel on hand and prospects poor for obtaining anything like the quantities needed. ROBESON COUNTY MAN DIES IN FRANCE For baby's croup, Willie's daily cuts and bruises, mamma's sore throat, Grandma's lameness Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil the household remedy. 30c and 60 c. Box Supper at Henderson School To the Editor of The Robesonian. There will be a box supper at the TTende , son school on Thursday flight, - bruary 14, also a voting contest. The nublit is invited with good be havior. LETTICE CHANERS, PEARLIE LOWRY, Teachers Fairmont, N. C, Feb. 6, 1918. Civilian Abraham Clauson of Row land Section Died of Pneumonia A Washine-ton disnatch states that in General Pershing's report to the War Department on the 3rd mention is made of the death in France from pneumonia of Civilian Abraham Clau son, of Rowland, N. C, R. 2. He was with the transport workers battalion. The same dispatch stated that six of the 12 American soldiers reported missing after the German trench raid on November 3 have been -located by the Red Cross in prison camp at Tuchel, West Prussia. They were cap tured in the first assault launcned by the Germans on an American sector. One of the the prisoners is Scrgt. Edward W. Hallyburton of Stonv h'omt, N. C. Owing to transportation difficulties caused by the; the corn crop moved more slowly 9 niarket this year than ever before, Ijfow, however, the cereal Is reaching the J&iUers and consumers. In the meantime the nation's surplus wheat has bean. Sent to Europe. Today there are approximately 30 bushels of corj for every American. This quantity, i9 greater by five bush els than in former years. Corn has became the nation's main stay in tne Qijala of war. housewives stocks of home c;mneu goods. The Canadian food controller esti mates that when the people listen t and pass 00 such stories, each one has the power 0 destruction that lies in a battalion of soldiers. "Stories Without even a vesti-e of foundation feaye been scattered broad cast," said the Canadian stati eat "Nor have they come to life c;; " They have started siniultanem 1 different parts of the country ; I n each instance have been calcula! 1 arouse public indignation. "They are insidious, suhtle. a ent. Bit by bit they dissipate Tr.- a Vt- A. , . .. . " uo tMw ircu savea tne nrst trust, the great essential in the American cpfrnlsts from famine on of food control. u.auy occasion just as it served as a staple food during the War of the Rev olution and toping the Civil War, King Corn has agairi, cone to the front in the nation's &attJe with autocracy. Corn meal J finding greatly increas ed use in the making of ordinary white bread. Hundreds of housewives and many of the larger bakers are mixing 20 per centj tfrn meal with wheat flour to make Ravened bread. This kind of a mixture is worked and baked in the same recipes and with the some methods that apply to straight wheat bread. "ft lies with every individual to ft bear &oin criticism; to refrain 3 passing on the vagrant and l story and thus thj more en to cd-operate in work which Is j to mean more than the najori people, yet realize." itch! Itch! Itch Scratch! Srmtrhi Scratch! The more you scratch, thp box. iS Saining a g-(avr nopukurty i mm 33 : ! f ifl -. r 1
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