TUB KOStSONUN tTOSaTOrNOSTa1 CjUtOLINA; THURSDAY,
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Cumberland and'HoksL1" ttitude; On the floor of the gen-' committee to ,wrije Mr.
riking what is now'caUedl1 Monday" he denounced thekeaiSift t and put him
J. A. SHARPE
TBCBSDAT, SEPTEMBER 11, 1919
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tax Uoatha . . . . . . ............ 1.00
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03oe lt7 West Foarth Street
pi Telephone N. 29.
Entered as second ftlaaa mail-' matter
t the' postoAce at lunberton; N. C
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CUT OUT THE, CARNIVAL.
Are you in favor of or "ferninst"
a carnival in connection with -.the
county fair next month?
me Kobesonian had indulged the
hope that this question liad settled
itself laittfall, when the carnival in
connection with the fsir was such a
miserable affair and disgusted so
many people. But it has bobbed up
again.
Instead of helping to make the
fair a success, as the management
seems to think it will do, The Robe
soman believes and it is not alone
in this belief that a carnival will
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actually give me iair a Diack eye
for this fall and will just about kill
any hope of building up a perm ficnt
county fair.
A number of people told The Robe
sonian last fall that they lost inter
est in the fair as soon as they learn
ed there was to.be a carnival, tliat
they had intended to bring some ex
hibits but immediately decided not
to do so, and that they did not go
about the fair, just on that account
These were all good, substantial citi
zens, the kind of people whose sap
port is necessary in order to have a
fair worth while, and who will glad
ly do all they can to make it a suc
cess if the carnival feature is aban
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Why attempt to have - a carnival
then, in the face of the opposition it
is sure to arouse? Even those who
think it is all right will hanl!y con
tend that it will add anything to the
moral tone of the community or will
do anybody any good.
. Secretary Thompson, who has la
bored so faithfully to make the fair
a success,' believes that any attrac
tion he has engaged or may engage,
-will be moral and dan. He will not!
engage any attraction without that'
assurance. But did you ever see or
hear of a ,carnival, no matter how!
unsavory, that did not advertise it
self as moral and clean? Of -course
the assurance of angelic purity will
be given, but the. people will doubt.
Many people agree with Dr. tsaman
that there is no such thing as a clean
carnival, ana, toey win stay, a way j
and those who are attracted on ac
count of the carraral will be'disfcp
pointed if the'shows are'as lean as
they profess to he. . .,.;,- W ,
It do not takff unclean , and on
nice and degrading things to draw a
crowd to a Robeson county fair.
Anowr thine: The location of the
fair building puts tbe carnival .crowd,
i W-- "in the midst" of a residential!
-rtion. If the fair were on the
edee of town, away from any resi-j
dences, it would be bad enough to
have a carnival crowd. j
The managers o the fair are as
much interested in the moral wel
fare of the community as any one
else. It is a matter of difference of
viewpoint Why not take a chance,
cut out the carnival, and have a fair
on its own merits? The chance-taking
lies in having a carnival.1 ,It "is
too serious a chance to take'. .
We do not believe for a moment
that tbe success of ' affair depends
upoola earnivaL If it does, we can
bette: afford to do without a fair
thaniwe can. afford to have theiusuil
wwt ft carnival. '
Robeson .is a great agricultural
covr&r and it can haves rif of the
best founty fairs in the country, with?
the support of all the people. But
, the people are sot going to support
a fair that , depends upon a cararyaH
to draw the crowd. , v -.
FIGHTING FOB W-C-A HIGHWAY
. . Under the above caption the Char-
lotte Observer notes ' that the . Pay'
etteville Observer "is making a fight
for the Wilmington-Chariot be-Ashe
Hie highway." In a recent issue it!
argued that the' f main line of tho
: highway should pass through J'cn.
der, Sampson
counties, striking
the "main line" at Laurinburg and
eliminating the counties of .Robeson,
Bladen, Columbus . and Brunswick
and' the towns of Whiteviile or Clark-
ton according to the direction the
fB'''d may take from Wilmington.
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1.UU1UTIHHI wiu iu&kvm
The . Clinton Democrat is makings
fight to have the road pass through;
Sampson county.
Thb highway is a good thing and
The Kobespnian does. not blame the
brethren Dor making an effort to
have it pas stnrougb tnelr counties,
butno doubt the considerations that
weighed in th selection' of the route
through Robeson will be sufficient to
keep the State Highway Superin
tendent from being misled by any
siren songs about the advantages of
otheT; routes This is the; iaost di
rect route and it would be doing vio
lence to all reason to leave the di
rect route at Laurinburg, go around
the best town " between Wilmington
and Charlotte, and strike out into
a circuitous route that leads through
a section where, we have hsard it
said by reliable men. it would .cost
more to build the extra mileage than
it would to build the entire mileage
from Wilmington to Lumbcrton
The better plan is for Pender,
Sampson, Cumberland, and Hoke
counties to construct spurs running
into the "main line" via Lumbcrton.
o
Bather, however, than see the peace
treaty fail of- ratification '-or to';see
amendments adopted- that.;: would
n)$i it necessary to , submit , the
treaty" again to foreign powers he
would be willing to vote for mild re
servation. Yet he has,, been, played
up as
Ledge
L Senator Overman gave out a state
ment showing that his attitude also
PROPAGANDA..
Some newspaper - correspondents
who" are opposed to the peace treaty
And th covenant of the league of
nation. -am:iiotoTeTCsre.fuJor7ve
nice about what they write. The
Washington Post and some New
York and Chicago papers that are
fighting ratification of the peace
treaty as it stands, featured Sunday
morning articles setting forth that
Senator Simmons was. preparing to
desert the peace treaty and support
Senator Lodge's amendments. Sen
ator Overman was, placed in the same
line. Senator Simmons embraced
the first opportunity to deny the
truth of the statements concerning
How's This ?
We offer $100.00 tor any case of catarrh
that cannot be cured by HALL, 8
CATARRH MEDICINE. , a
HALL. S CATAKHH ja.JLxv;x w
en internally tad acts through the Bloo4
on the Mucous 8urfaca of th System.
Sold by druggist for over forty year
Price too. Testimonials free.
F. J. Cheney ft Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
tides as unauthorized , and aa mis
representing his position. He "1 said
that he. is in favor' of i-the .peace
treaty and league of nations covenant
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wltnout change, and wouna .be - glad
to rote for them without alternation.' il'possibh that ahy'one' doubti
being ready to go over to '.'tbei"dayr Mr. D. Scptt .PoVl. editor of
camp.. . - 'TiTJlti phe-Baeford Journal, formerly Sdi-',
Ipr of . the ' St Pauls - Messenger is
'tfroprietor,' Mr.' P. B. Watrous, ; nian-
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was misrepresented. He ,hsienfter.. The RobesonUn leomes Tne
in favor of the treaty and is in fav-Uc5on.to t good fieW, hich has
or of it as it stands
XJreat is propaganda; ' Those ; op
posed to the treaty seem willing, to
grab at any straw and go to any
lengths in order to make it appear
that Senators heretofore considered
strong for the treaty are deserting
to the opposition. ' .
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PLAYGROUND FOR CHILDREN.
Mr. R. D. Caldwell's suggestn
that a larger playground is . eeded
for the school children of the'eofriinu
nity and that no time should be lost
in securing the land while it is avail
able, is an excellent one. This' is "an
excellent opportunity for some nian
to build for himself a lasting memor
ial. ' Future gsnerations wilL all
blessed the man or set of men" who
shall provide the playground that is
so much needed even now, and" that
wJl -be needed mucbworse. ixJ. revf
years, and mucn naruer to ODtairu
o
Witnesses attending the .hearings
of the Senate agricultural committee
have been taKjng surpWsirtely fa
vorably to the packers and in. oppo
sition to the Kenyon and Kendrick
bills proposing Federal license reg
ulation of the industry. One would
think that the "Big Five" . packers,
reputed to be reaching out to., pwn
the earth are an innocent bunch of
benevolent gentlemen of patnetae
guilelessness for whom a collection
should be taken, the Way some of. the
witnesses, have laid it on. But a n,ew
note -was. sounded the other day,,,by
a representative of the ' iaJjern
Wholesale Grocers association, "ff
and ask him
Brooks, of, ' NEWS ITEtlS,
him under oath! r- ': 'u-XC 4 . sSci
"how much monty the 1 Meeting Will Begin Next vMonday
five packers have spent or have be
come obligated 'to pay to , date in.
t ailroad fares, hotel ; bills, etc for
any of the witnesses." Well, - well
Uc disinterestedness' of those who
have been pinninjga.set of ..wings to
the meat packers?
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i iThe' Scotch Scion 'm the name of
thk neW pspef at Bed ' Springs'. It
been without a paper published, at
He.1 fprings since Editor Branch
djt'coritmued The'Citi2en,'and wishes
ftt well. , ' ' .
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Organized steel, workers. t
WILL STRDIE SEPTEMBER 22ND
Chestnut Stredt
: J . Night rersonal . ntntm&y'.?
Correspondence -of The Robesonian. ;
i! Rozri'tLiunWton,, R. i).Sept.
9-. Farmer3 in this section are. about
through p Oiling fodder and haveLe-
gun picking cotton. --v l'.
KissJFaiinie Baritt. has- returned
after: spending' a few? days , at -.the
home of her uncle and aunt, Mr and
3irs. WUl Olphuv near FayctfeviHe:
Misses Bessie a"hd Almenia "HoTdeS
spent -a- fewdays.rejpently . at the
home of their-sister Mrs. Sam Tanjp-
fmade.its first appearance hst Sat-JbelL; .t vi?V!.
... aara. ,.ia..JiA ijnfu ana wo . cant
area have returned after spending1 a
few days at -the home ef her 'sisir
Mrs. J. H. RaUey of Curria.
Mrs. .GL. Willis pent"a fewdajs
recenuy at tne nome os ner rpowier.
Mil, ClUMKUl UttllCll.'
' Mr. Durham,. Rice 'spent -a" while"
Sunday afternoon ' inrthis section
ft Mr.Arery Powers -spent ; Sundayl
afternoon at lh J home of Miss, 'an I
. Mr. ; ahdr Mfa.-? - D. . P.v Brift and
daughters,- Miss Nannie,' and solr,
ncthodist Church
Regardless of the request of Presi
dent Wilson that they take no ac
tion nendine' the coming industrial
conference, representatives of organ
ized workers in the steel
P, D? FAST0B. ,r
Sermon Subjects for Bundar, Sep.
StTZTDAT : SOHOOZr 9j45 IX
Mid-Week Fnjer Servietreia:
"' r'J' nesday 8 :30 ; p. n y -Tlie
pnW UdiaUy eCto-"Sk-
-all thesieservicett"
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Basement . Irraine Hotet
Shop
Waiter, spei-.t the week-end in South First claaa; . mnjtorj, and uprtff
Catlina visiting fr-cnis ? J' date in every partictdar.i Afreah
-'r. and Mrs. IVrry Caniploll and 4 jibwhub.; m?T
rhilnren of Lumberton anent i while towel fpr every, man S face. The
r. thin section Sunday
best toilet . articles ' that money
yesterday called a strike effecuve
September 22, to compel recognition
of their unions and of the principle
of collective bargaining by the Unit
ed States Steer corporation.
The executive council cf the 24 un
ions representing the workers roadfc
known their decision in a statement
ianued'in Washington after they had
requested the President by telegraph
for a mor-' definite statement" as
tn the possibilities of arranging a
Misses Elij-ibetb and ' Gladys Me- can buy are used. Spcial atten-
ucn have rrturnsd home after ir f,(iM n,ii, -
organ i4D.ndjne fe.s inva wi:h friervls at
industry, rawland ' - i connection, nop , in cnarge 01
Bill Bailey and. Spurgeon SmalL
spent a few days last week at the' two of the best barbers in the
home of Mr. and Mrs,-Arch McLean. State... Real, artists in their line.
Mr. W. P. Britt has purchased Mii
new Chalmers car. .
The meeting will begin at Roziers
Monday night after the second Sun
day.; Everybody is invited to attend
the services. - r ' ' " ,
We
Guarantee
Satisfaction.
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Hlff T fl Minanil W rinMin wda
eenfereneeMth
ficials and after they had received a Mr z. G. Hall of Red Springs is a
reply from the President asking that
thev withhold action until after the
industrial conference.
Lumbertpn visitor, today.
Lorraine Barber
Shop
BOSTON SWEPT. BY WAVE
OF LAWLESSNESS; TROOPS
CALLED OUT
He
suggested the chairman, jtifcJJcejnen.
Boston) was under military jrute
last night, states a press dispatch
from that city. ; After "24 h6urs"bf
lawlessness such as the city has er
er before experienced, 5,000 oldier$
appeared on the streets under brders
to lestore order and, protect life and
property at any cost'-; Qangs,,(.of
gamblers who had infested certain
section were driven out by a com
pany of. State ' guardsmen.
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ALSOMcCALL
John
Lumbertoh,
North Carolina
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O in Gold
A lady recently deposited in the
Bank a Twenty dollar gold coin
which had been presented to her '
at her graduation twenty years ,
before. . This lady was educated
and "good at figures," but she
did not appreciate the import
ance of making her dollars work,
! for her? jf ahf ; . had deposited
her twenty dolairs in our SAV
INGS DEPARTMENT it would
"have doubled itself ia Seventeen
years.
What about that money YOU.
are keeping , in YOUR bureau
drawer? . .
. Deposit your idle - Money in
our SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
at C0MP0UND.'INTERE3T.
PUT TOUR MONEY TO WORK.;
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We make the grade of our Banking Service our prides
In fact, our- Servke issubprdUnaletojOBjytoW .
. By? Service, y?p mean the. coryeeV; willinriobligiag. ttBoV'
img of ryour eVwy banking :trtfyL
' By Safety, we mean thategreef cai-f hifca biciurt
seguai'o'o.3uai your every deal at thw
. Bank.': . ' . ' -j . v
Safety and Service may be ynrsi.here.
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