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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-02-24
C.A.WILLIAMS
DEALER IN
Genera! Merchandise

And First to Introduce
COOKS IMPROVED COTTON
SEED in North Carolina. All
Seed offerings for 1905 Crop
will first be run through a
Bridgewater, Massachusetts,,
Limiting Machine and their lint
taken off so that Seed can be
easily handled as shelled corn.
This insures termination
though planting season be one
of drought. Furnished United
States Government doing de-
monstration work in North
Carolina for two years, 1903
and 1909. The greatest upland
cotton yet discovered. Offering
for 1905 crop treated as above
s1.OO per bushel, sacked and
placed f. 0. b., Enfield. n. G.
Write or call on Carey A. Viii
lianns, Ringwood, Halifax Co.,
N. c.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-02-24
lishe6 Every Thursday

Entered at the postoftice at Scotland
Neck. NC, as Second-Class Matter.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-02-24

Thursday, February "a, 1910.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-02-24

What time will the clock stop?
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-08-30
In Honor OF Departing Guests

At the residence of Mrs. r. Connell
a party was given last evening, at
which the guests of honor were
Messrs. C. j.. Lauringer, Carl Dietriss
and Earle c. Cole, who are about to
leave the city. A pleasant evening
was spent in playing games and at a
late hour re freshments were served.
Everybody enjoyed the evening and
whengoodbyes were said the young
men were wished bon voyage.
Those present were Mrs. Connell,
Mr. and Mrs. C. Cole. of Michigan,
Mrs. Williams, Mrs Campbell, Mrs.
johnson, Misses Virginia Colburn,
Edith Pickett, Pearl Melcher, Made
line Melcher, Grace Cole, of Jackson.
Mich. Virginia Connell. Stella Ke-
agile, Myrtle Bowers, Lille Pagan,
all of Baltimore; Messrs. c. j. Laur-
niger, C. Dietres. E. C. Cole, E.
Levi, w. D. Wilson, j. Levi, ]. Con-
nell, J. J. Powers.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-08-30
FARMERS MEET SEPTEMBER 7
Program For Second Public Meeting OF
Governor CrOthers Farmers Com
mission

The next public meeting of Governor
Crothers' Farmers Commission will be
held in Salisbury September 7th. The
first meeting was held in La Plata, and
was a great success. 1t is predicted
that the Salisbury meeting will surpass
the La Plata meeting. The following
program has been announced and quite
a number of Kent farmers will attend.
Address of welcome, speaker to be
selected ; response, Governor Crothers
1.-The Promotion of Agriculture, Will
let NJ. Hays. Assistant Secretary Uni
ted States Department of Agriculture
Small Fruits and Truck Crops, Prof.
L. c. Corbett, horticulturist, Depart
ment of Agriculture Farm Manage
ment," Prof. A. d. Brodie, Department
of Agriculture The Eastern Shore
Soils" Prof. H. H. Bennett, Depart
ment of Agriculture: Growing Alfalfa
of the Eastern Shore" Prof. N.
SchmitZ, Maryland Experiment Station
Cooperative Selling of Farm Pro
ducts" Hon. F. King, president Inter
State Farmers Exchange Profits from
Farm Poultry in Pennsylvania.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-08-30
NOT PIRATES AFTER ALL
Five Men Brought From HOrta
On Battleship Iowa Are.
Held As MutineerS
CHARGES NOT SUSTAINED
Sailors On Whaling Vessel Are Held
For Federal Court And Accused OF
Mutiny

Instead of being pirates, the evil
dence taken before United States
Commissioner Bond in Baltimore yes
terday in the cases of the FIVE young
men put ashore at Horta, Fayal, one
of the Azores, from the whaling YES
sci Pedro Varela and brought here in
irons by the United States battleship
Iowa, of the Naval Academy summer
squadron, showed that they were
actuated solely by the desire to dis
able the schooner So as to compel the
captain to make some port where
they could 60 ashore and cease be-
ing sailors.
The men are William r. Albert,
Charles Mitchell, Edward w Lille,
Charles Turner and George White,
and range in age from Is to %
years. Albert is the only one who
had been whaling before.
On July and last, the testi-
mony showed, about two months after
shipping on the schooner at New
Bedford, Mass, for a whaling voy-
age to last not more than two years,
the men disabled the windlass on
the vessel by throwing overheard
the handle bars and brakes and
these were followed into the ocean
by buckets, brooms and other loose
articles on the deck. The trouble
started, it was testified, when the
negro officers of the schooner inter-
fered with a game of cards which
the crew was playing in the fore
castle, Furnishing the men by making
them do extra work.
According to written and signed
statements of each of the accused,
John w. Haddock and jeremiah J.
McCarty. who were the only ones to
testify against them yesterday, were
the ringleaders in the attempt to dis
able the vessel. Haddock, they said,
procured the monkey-wrench, which
was used to loosen the bolts on the
windlass, and both he and McCarty
were active in throwing things over
board. This was denied by the wit
nesses and they and the accused
charged each other with making
threats in case anything was told of
what occurred on the vessel. AS
they were used as witnesses against
the others, Haddock and McCarty
will be granted immunity from pro-
secution.
There was nothing in the evidence
to sustain the charge of piracy which
was originally made, the Commission
er said, but he held the five men in
$1,000 bail each for the action of the
Federal grand jury on the charge of
melting to mutiny, the penalty for
which is fine not exceeding $1,000
or Imprisonment not exceeding five
years, or both fine and imprisonment
The two witnesses were also held in
$1,000 bail each to insure their ap-
pearance in court.
The accused complained of the food
on the vessel, but the Commissioner
decided that this complaint was not
we'll founded. No counsel appeared
for the accused. District Attorney
Hill, of Baltimore represented the
Government.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-08-30
TODAYS ELECTION
Interest In What Anne Arundel
Will Do Is Keen All Over
The State
COUNTY IS FOR STANLEY
Voting Was Light During Morning But Is
Expected To Pick Up Later

Maryland politics as backed by John
Walter Smith and Arthur p. German
and that faction of the party being
backed by Governor Crothers and At
torney General Straus, interest in to-
days Congressional primary fight is
keen in Annapolis.
The friends Of Dr. George Wells.
the accredited leader of the county
Democracy for years, strongly back
ing Charles H. Stanley, and the other
faction which has for years unsuc-
cessfully contended with DR.. Wells
firmly lined up behind James Enos
Ray, Jr., both sides are working hard
The Wells forces easily have the
county in their hands for safe ma
jority for Stanley, but the other fac
tion in which Isaac Nutwel is a big
leader is straining every nerve to
keep this majority to as small figure
as possible.
The voting during the morning was
not heavy, but the polling between
noon and ! o'clock increased and
bigger increase is expected when the
workmen at the Naval Academy come
from their jobs at o'clock and the
oystermen come from their boat work.
Predictions as TO Anne Arundel
county's vote are all one way. but the
Ray people who last week were claim
ing the Fifth district without any re-
servation, are inclined to admit now
that their candidates. going to have
to go some" to WIN.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-08-30
ADMIRAL LREESTO RETIRE
No Promotion Will Follow His
Elimination
GRADUATED IN 1870
Additional Number In Ills Grade In
Many Battles

Rear Admiral Corwin 2. Rees will
retire for age September 4. 1910.
Being an additional number in his
grade, his retirement will cause no
promotions.
Admiral Rees was born in Reilly,
Ohio, September 4, lS4S. He en-
listed in the Fifty-fourth Ohio Volun.
teers, February 81, 1864, and parti-
cipated in the battles of Resaca,
Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, the siege
at Atlanta, the march to the sea,
the storming at Fort McAllister, the
battle of Bentonville and minor en-
gagements, receiving an honorable
discharge after the close of the war,
August Is, 1865.
He was appointed midshipman, July
81, 1866, and was graduated in 1870.
From 1870 to 1878 he served on the
Guerrero, Portsmouth, Saranac,
Benecia, Lackawanna and Guard. He
was at the Naval Academy as in
structor in the department of draw
ing, January, 1879, to August, 1881,
and was on the Essex for a cruise
around the world, November, 1881.
to January, 1885. He next went to
the training ship New Hampshire
and arctic steamer Alert, and to the
Michigan. northwestern lakes, to
April, 1885, His subsequent duties
included service at the War College
to November 1888, on the Kearsarge
to January, 1889; Tallapoosa, to
January, 1892; Michigan, May. 1862 /;
Monocacy, April, 1896; Olympia,
to October, 1896, and Monocacy
again until March, 1898.
He returned to the Olympia for
duty as executive officer April, 1898,
and sevred another in the battle of
Manila Bay, May l, 1898 and at
the capture of Manila, August 13,
1898. He was on duty at the torpedo
station in 1890. He was advance
five numbers for eminent and con-
spicuous conduct in battle. February
II, 1901, and August of the same
year was assigned to command the
Monongahela.
He was next on lighthouse duty,
was captain of the navy yard at Ports
mouth, N. IT,, and commandant of the
naval station at Honolulu, that being
his latest assignment. He reached
the grade of rear admiral October
%, 1909.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-08-30
UNKNOWN BODY FOUND
Unidentified COIored Man Drowned Ia
The MagO:hy Rivera Gruesome
Sight

Sunday the body of a colored
man was seen floating in the Magothy
River near the shore of Mr., Robert
L. Werntz, of this city, who owns a
farm on the river.
The body was towed ashore and
secured to a stake, while officials at
the Sheriff's Office in Annapolis were
notified. Later an inquest was held,
and it was determined the man met
his death by accidental drowning.
The death is surrounded by peculiar
circumstances. The man was of large
build. He was clad in blue overhalls
underneath which was a life preser-
yer bearing the word "Virinia.
The life'preserver was lightly lashed
about the mans waist underneath his
shirt and overalls. He had tucked in
his shirt a soft felt knockabout hat,
the kind often seen shaped into a
point and worn by the candidates
here. That the man should have
drowned with a'life preserver on
seems strange, besides he was of such
corpulent build that hs was easily
buoyed upon the water.
The name Virginia" would sug-
gest that he was a deckhand or en-
ploye of the Bay Line steamer Vir-
ginia, and may have got into trouble
and jumped overheard, as means of
escape, first having secured the life
preserver. The body being unclaim-
ed was buried on the shore near the
spot where it was found floating
ashore. The body was not eaten by
crabs, but was horrible to look upon.
The mans expression wss of one who
h ad died in mortal terror of some
thing. His eyes were fixed and his
tongue protruded. His fists were
clenched and his whole appearance
was of one in awful dread of some
horrible calamity about to overtake
him.
The negroes in the neighborhood
who viewed the body, ran in fear and
dread, especially was this. noticed
when the body was turned over on
its face and the gases emitted caused
a gurgling sound from the awful look
ing mouth with protruding tongue.
The finding of the mans body
caused rumor to be noised about
town yesterday of the drowning of
the owner of the farm, on whose
shore the body was recovered, and
the Capitals telephone was kept busy
answering calls contradictory to the
rInor
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-08-30
MAD DOG SCARE
Several Persons Bitten AT West AnBapO-
Iis-NOw Taking Pasteur Treat
meuf

For some days what has been sup
posed to be mad dog has been
running at large at West Annapolis.
The dog has bitten several men,
women and children and a number of
other dogs.
After some furor the dog was killed,
and its head sent to Baltimore to the
Pasteur Institute for analysis. To-
day DR.. j. J. Murphy, several of
whose patients at West Annapolis
were bitten by the rabid dog, receiv-
ed word from DR.. Keirle, dean of the
Pasteur Institute, that the dog had
an advanced stage of rabies, and
was unquestionably mad some days
ago.
q Two of the victims of the dogs bite
are now taking the Pasteur treatment
at the Pasteur Institute, Baltimore.
One of the 'pasteur patients is Mr..
Frederick Prosky, and another is the
three-year-old child of Mr.. William
Lee, both of West Annapolis.
The Pasteur treatment is very ex
pensive, costing about $3.50 per pa
tient. The treatment is for twenty.
one days, when hyperdermic injection:
are made of serum from a rabbit into
the abdomen of the victim. Because
of the painful and expensive treat
ment, if for no other reason, care
should be taken to avoid contact with
dogs, and persons cannot be too care
full.
There should be law in Annapolis
as in Washington, to compel owners
to muzzle their dogs, or pay a fine
The victim of dog bite may show n,
ign of rabies for four to six week
after bitten by mad dog, and tn
dog may not show signs of rabies 70
sixty days after biting a person, ,whicI
even then will cause hydrophobia il
the person bitten.
= All persons bitten by dogs are un
safe unless they take the Pasteu
treatment, which insures safety. Dog
at West Annapolis bitten by this ma
dog should be at once killed.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-08-30
Motor Boats Warned

Collector of Customs William Z.
>.aa> af Baltimore. which includes
Annapolis. has issued q note of warn
K % owners ana operators Of motor
BATS. tlat the laws concerning them
SD Be strictly enforced and that ig-
ernCo ot them will be no excuse.
Copies ot he regulations and rules
an be obtained upon application at
he marine desk at the Federal Build
* Che city Nostohice. or by mail
upon application 10 Hon. William F.
Stone collector of customs Of the
9or' q. Baltimore. From the fact
Ga. here has only been three hund-
trtt applications for these rules and
7sa'stloDs where there are from
.9,l 1900 motor boats in use,
.'Vs Chat there is need of this in
formation being more generally cir
oGe3
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-08-30
PRAISES MIDDIES
Admiral Nicholson SAYS Theirs Is No Finer
Looding Body OF Men Anywhere

Acting Secretary of the Navy Rear
Admiral R. F F.Nicholson, after having
spent the weekend with Capt. ]. M.
Bowyer, superintendent of the Naval
Academy, returned to Washington
yesterday.
While here Saturday, Admiral
Nicholson made an informal inspec-
tion of the brigade of midshipmen up.
on its reurn from the summer practice
cruise.
Il never saw a finer body of young
men at the Naval Academy or any
where else than those fellows who
have just completed their summer S
academic cruise" said Admiral
Nicholson. Il was informed by
Superintendent Bowyer and by Capt.
Clark, who was in command of the
cruise, that the conduct of the men
was exemplary and that the number
of dement's assessed against their
records was far below the average. "
Every year, following the summer
cruise. the Navy Department receives
recommendations for the dropping of
several midshipmen because of viola
tions of regulations. Most of these
violations grew out of visits to
strange cities, when discipline is re-
laxed.
The official report of the cruise and
concerning men who
may have misbehaved have not vet
reached the department, but Admiral
Nicholson stated that there are no
dismissals in view and apparently
very few, if any, of the midshipmen
will be subject to disciplinary mea-
sures
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-08-30
PAID THEIR FINES
Many Lawbrsakers Add To City's Trea-
sury -Disturbers OF Peace

A small harvest of fines has been
dropped into the city treasry and in
cidentally few arrests made the past
few days.
On August &c, Sergeant Holiday
arrested Addie Handy and Rachel
Hobbs, two colored amazons of the
red light district for disturbing the
public peace. Both had a hearing be-
fore Justice Davis and each was fined
81 and costs, amounting to So. IS,
which was paid and they were re-
leased.
Officer Jacobs the same day arresed
George Little, colored. for disturbing
the public peace. Justice Davis i'm
posed fine of $5 and costs, amount
ing to $6.75, which was paid.
Daniel Turner was arrested by Off
Ger John Jacobs for shooting crap.
Jusice Wells fined the accused So and
costs, amounting to S3.75, which he
paid.
On Sunday William Allsup, colored,
was arrested by officer Lowman for
disturbing the public peace. Justice
Davis imposed fine of So and costs,
amounting to 1878, which he paid.
Sergeant Holiday arrested Mary
Johnson and Thomas Gibbs both color
ed, for disturbing the public peace
Sunday. Justice Davis fined each 50
and costs, amounting to $3.75, which
they paid.
Fred Evans, colored, charged with
disturbing the public peace, was ar
rested yesterday by Officer Lowman.
Justice Davis fine the accused 50 and
costs, amounting to 1918, in default
of which he was committed to Jail.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-08-30
To Observe Labor SUNDAY

The ministerial associations in Cos
cities have been asked by the Social
Service Commission of the Federal
Council of the Churches of Christ in
America to preach on some phase of
the labor question on Labor Sunday,
September 4. The Social Service
Commission represents thirty-three
Protestant denominations in this
country, having membership of 49,
600, 600 and a constituency of about
10000, 900.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, has
sent letters to six hundred central
labor bodies of America, asking them
to appoint committees to wait upon
the cIergymen of all denominations,
making request that they cooperate
with organized labor in observing
Labor Sunday.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-08-30
largest Excursion This Season

Today's excursion out Of Annapolis
was the largest this season. There
wre 943 who took the trip to Tolches-
ter and the Kent county fair Of this
number 256 came from West River.
Today's excursion numbered three
times as many as the largest of any
previous excursion of this season out
of town, and the Tolcheser Company
Is very we'll pleased. This has not
been successful excursion season.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-08-30
MASSACHUSETTS SAILS
Court. Martial Over Indiana Accident Said
To Involve Officers AS Well As
Men

With the departure of the Massachu-
setts of the practice squadron fleet
from Annapolis this afternoon the
work of the Court martial appointed to
investigate the accident to the machin
cry of the battleship indiana while that
ship was off Gibraltar was about con-
cluded. 1t was intimated today that
those involved in the responsibility for
the accident and there are more in
number than supposed and their res
possibility is liable to be far reaching.
At least one line officer, and two mid
shipmen are understood unofficially to
be involved, as we'll as a Machinist' S
Mate.
The Massachusetts sailed from the
Academy this afternoon for the League
Island Navy yard at Philadelphia where
she will be placed in reserve.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-08-30
Esperanto Glasses

Two classes for the study of the
new international language, Esperan-
to, are about to be organized-one
for beginners and the other for ad-
vanced students. By the courtesy of
Mr.. Aaron Lee Goodman a room on
the second floor of his store, corner
Main street and Market Space, will
be set apart for these classes. The
schedule is as follows: Beginners,
Mondays, 4 p. m. and Thursdays, 7:3C
p. m. advanced, Mondays. Z 80 p. m,
and Thursdays p. m. Organization
will be effected on Thursday next
and all persons interested are invited
to attend.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-08-30
The Teachers Institute

The Anne Arundel County Teachers
Institute will be held in Annapolis
the week of September 5 to 8, in
elusive. All teachers under contract
are required to attend. The fore
noon sessions will be from a. m. to
1890, and afternoon from 2:15 to
A 80 p. m. Mondays session will
begin at IL o'clock. An interesting
program for each session of the !nsti-
tute has been arranged, special features
of which will be Pedagogy.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-08-30
PRICE ONE CENT.
PERSONAL MENTION
From Day To DsY-By Oar Man
About Town

Miss Addie Robertson left early
this week TO spend her vacation with
the mother of Mrs. William b. Gardi-
ner, ,Jr. Mrs. Sarah Wright, al Parkers-
burg. w. Va.
Miss Bessie Aithy, who has been
spending some time with Mrs. viii
liam Is. Gardiner. at her home on
West street, has left for her home in
Philadelphia.
Miss Della Hardesty, of Baltimore,
who has been visiting Mrs. James
Lowman, Prince George street. has
returned home.
Mrs. Mabel Reid, of Washington.
d. C., is spending part of her vacation
with Miss Mabel Lowman, Prince
George street. Miss Reid leaves in
few days or Atlantic City. N. J
Mrs Walter Merrinon and daughters,
of Washington. ID. c. are visiting Mrs
Thomas Holiday, Prince George
street.
Miss Edith Thompson, sister of DR..
FrankH Thompson, City Alderman.
is visiting relatives in Prince George
county.
Miss Lucy Jones, daughter Of for
mer Mayor Samuel Jones, is spending
some time with her uncle in Prince
George county.
Mr.. and Mrs c. Cole and Miss Grace
Cole, of Jackson, Mich, are visiting
their son and brother. respectively.
Mr.. L. c. Cole, and are stopping at
Mrs. Connell's, this city.
Miss Margaret Linthicum. who has
been spending some time with her
sister, has returned to her home at
Walbrook.
Master Hammond Hopkins. son of
Mr.. and Mrs Eugene Hopkins, is
visiting friends in Baltimore
Mrs, Robert Donig, wife of Lieut.
Dcnig, L. S. NJ. c., who has been
spending the summer in Ohio, and at
Niagara and Buffalo, n Y, has re
turned home, and has opened her re
sidence, No. 20i King George street.
Miss Matte Dutton, of Baltimore,
is visiting her friend, Mrs. w +.
Roberts, wife of the Rev. W. +.
Roberts, pastor of Maryland Avenue
Nj. L. Church, at the parsonage, cor
ner Prince George and East streets.
Mr. NJ. /. Weller. of Arundel-on-thc-
Bay is visiting in Washington.
Masters Tommy and Eddie Russell,
nephews of Mr.. Thomas Tydings, left
today for Atlantic City to recuperatc
before entering school in September.
Miss Bertha Mason left today for
( Atlantic City.
Misses Evelyn and Anna Jefferson,
who have been visiting friends and
relatives in Washington, ID. c., have
returned to their home.
Miss Catherine Kramer, who for
the past month has been visiting
/ friends in Baltimore and Philadelphia,
has returned home after a very plea
4 SAINT visit.
Lieut. w. T. Conn, U. S. NJ, and
Mrs. Conn, have returned from a
month touring of the Breton Woods
and White Mountains and left here
yesterday for several weeks at Old
Point Comfort Lieutenant Conn
takes the torpedo boat Bagley to Nor
folk for some necessary repairs.
Mrs. Harry c. McAfee, Mrs. Lizzie
Bennett and daughter, Elsie, of Balti-
more, after a weekend visit to Mrs.
VIM. F. Minnick, returned home yes
terday evening
Mrs. Harriet Lyon and niece, Miss
Rose Bailey, of Washington, are visit
ing Mrs. VIM. f. Minnick.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-08-30
ACCIDENT ON RAILROAD
Sleeping Man Hit On Platform By W.B.&
A. Yesterday

While waiting at Lloyd Station,
on the Washington, Baltimore and
Annapolis Electric Line. an unknown
man fell asleep on the platform, and
was sruck by the limited train leaving
Washington at A 4:05 p. m. yesterday
for Baltimore.
He was given attention by physi-
clan who happened to be on the car,
and after treatment was put on board
the car and hurried to the University
Hospital in Baltimore. His head
was badly cut, but it is not known
what other injuries ne received.
He was unconscious from the time
of the injury. Many Annapolitans
on the car witnessed the accident.