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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-11-19
Odd Bits OF News

Louisville, KY. Nov. 1O.-Two
slaughter house proprietors of Louis
vile have been fined $1OO each and
sentenced fifty days in Jail for sell
ing horse meat for food.
Frederick, Md.-A negro in the
Jail refused to escape when three
other fugatives effected Jail deliv-
cry Saturday night because the war
den had promised the prisoner chick
en- for dinner Sunday.
Belding, Mich.-A silk thread
Manufacturing Company Of this city,
is supplying the Unites States with
crochet cotton, a product, which un-
til the breaking out of the Europ e.
an war, was made exclusively in AL
sace- Lorraine. The demand for the
cotton is enormous and the manufac-
tuers are putting in new machinery
to meet it.
St. Louis, Mo.-The war revenue
tax of approximately $5O,O00,000 on
the annual output of beer is agree
able to the brewers of this city, al
though this industry already pays a
yearly internal revenue tax of $165,
600, 900. The new beer tax will yie,d
a revenue more than ten times grea-
ter than that of any other single
commodity.
Grand Island, Neb.-H. F. Swan
back, of Greenwood, Mo, although
aged 100 years, was an active parti-
cipant in the meeting Of the state
lodge of I. O. O. F. held here last
week. He claims to be the oldest
livingOdd Fellow as we'll as the oldest
in point of membership, having join
ed the order in Hamburg, Germany,
seventy one years ago.
Sullivan, Ind.-Mrs. Eleanor Combes
the oldest living white woman in
Indiana observes her 105th birthday
anniversary Sunday at the home OF
her son, Willie Gimbill She is the
mother of eleven children, six boy
and five girls, 81 grand children ano
LAT great grand children and Il
great great grand children. Mrs
Combes is apparently in her usua
good health.
Buncetown Mo.--In 1852 u. D
Stephens. father of J. D. Stephens
, of Woodland Cal,., journeyed acros:
the continent in a prairie schooner
It took just 100 days for the oxer
to haul the slowly moving wagon
Recently this old gentleman had The
pleasure of going over the same
, route in an automobile driven by
his son. Just IA days elapsed from
| the time that the engine started IL
( Woodland until the machine wa
brought to a stop at the doorstep O.
the old homestead in Bunceton.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-11-19
POPULATION Will MOVE
TO TROPICAL COUNTRIES
So Declares Surgeon-General GorgdS
to The Southern Doctors at Rich
mOnd Last Week,

Richmond, Va, Nov. 14.-Surgeon
General w. C. Gorgas, United States
army, who rid the Panama Canal
zone of malaria, believes the tropi-
cal countries of the world are about
to undergo great change in popu-
lation. 1--WE are on the eve," he
said. addressing the Southern Medi-
cal Association today, "of seeing
the tropical zones settled by the
white people of the Saxon race as
we have seen it in the United States,
because we know the white man can
go there now. The great valleys of
the Amazon and the Congo will
probably produce all the food need
ed by the world, if they are settled
by white people. The European
war will further change social and
economic conditions and will result
in vast emigration into the tropi-
cal countries"
Colonel Gorgas said that malaria
was the most important disease to
be combatted in the sanitation of
the tropics and in the southern por-
tions of the temperate zones. He
has seen a wonderful change for the
better in the past twelve years and
believes that in a few years malaria
will be much less widespread than it
is now. Rather than general meas
ures for fighting the disease, he ad-
vocates instruction of the individual
in cleaning up his premises and max
ing conditions sanitary.
This was the general theme of the
various physicians who spoke-that
the rural population should be edu-
Gated in the prevention of malaria
which is so widespread in the South.
DR.. II. R. Carter, of the United
States public health service. attrib-
uted the increase of malaria-carry-
ing mosquitoes in the South to the
increase of impounded water, which
he believed should be put under con-
troll of boards of health.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-11-19
HOLLAND SEEKS TO
MONOPOLIlE FLOUR
The American MilierS Enter Protest
Against The Action Of The Dutch
Government on Shipping.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 14.-Hol-
land has created a virtual govern
ment monopoly of importation of
flour, foodstuffs, cereals and cattle
foods. The State Department an
nounced tonight that the Neither
lands government had contracted
with the Holland American Line, the
only neutral steamship line plying
regularly between the United States
and the Netherlands, whereby pri-
vste shipments will not be accepted.
American millers protested to the
department that the action of Hol-
land, if duplicated by other neutral
countries, would demoralize the
American flour trade. This state
ment was issued by Counsellor Lam
sing:
Shipments of -four and other
foodstuffs consigned to private firms
in Holland will not be barred from
Dutch ports when carried in Ameri-
can or other neutral vessa]s, but the
Holland American Line cannot ac-
cept such shipments. The Neither
lands government does not intend to
forbid the fulfillment of private con-
tracts, but under existing conditions
private Dutch importers having such
contracts for American foodstuffs,
should apply to the Department of
Commerce of the Netherlands gov
ernment for permission to have such
goods consigned to or brought by
the Dutch government"
Department officials refused to
make any further comment. It is
known the American government
has no way of interfering with such
monopoly. Germany and Austria
have oil and tobacco monopolies re-
spectively.
Just what efforts would be made
by millers to obtain ships to carry
their flour to Dutch ports is not
known here, but move in that di-
rection seemed to officials to offer a
possible solution.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-11-19
THE TREASURY AFTER
INCOME TAX DODGERS
This Tax Law Lacked Millions of
Dollars Of Expected Revenue and
Probe Will be Used.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 14.-Om-
cIals of the Treasury Department
are seeking to lay the ground work
for vigorous and nationwide cam
paign for the detection of income
tax dodgers and the collection of
unpaid taxes which some authorities
believe may mount into the millions.
The effort is directed particularly
against persons who are stockhold-
ers and drawers of dividends from
the corporations of the country.
There are more than 300, 900 corpor-
atlons doing business in the United
States, according to returns from
the corporation excise law, and if
any plan is adopted to institute a
thorough search of their lists of
shareholders and the records of their
dividends it will be most exhaustive
and may take years. For the pres
ent no such plan is likely to be
adopted, however, and ii is under
stood to be the hope Of officials that
the corporations will furnish this in
formation upon request.
Since the first returns from the
income tax were totaled there has
been no concealment of the fact that
treasury officials were disappointed.
The tax collected fell many millions
below what was expected. The es-
Inmates of taxable individuals on
which congress framed the law were
far at variance with the figures re-
turned by internal revenue collec-
tors. The difference between the
returns and estimates was over the
100, 900 mark.
Under the law the normal tax of
one per cent is withheld by the cor
porations themselves on such pay
ments as dividends Probably there
has been virtually no violations of
the law in this quarter. The fail
ures to pay are assumed to be among
| the class Of taxables whose incomes
are subject to the surtax on more
than $4,000 annually.
/ Aggregate figures of a corpora
tion's dividend payments would not
aid in discovering the incomes of in
dividuals and about the only method
left to get check upon them is
through lists of stockholders and
actual dividend payments to them.
The scope of such task has been
the subject Of comment among those
who have heard this plan broached.
It has been pointed out that corpor-
ations such as the big railroad sys-
TENS of the country. the United
States Steel Corporation and scores
of others have outstanding thous-
ands of shares Of stock spread
among thousands Of shareholders.
The physical labor of transcribing
lists from these corporations in case
they are voluntarily given, probably
would be enormous and the expense
might be great.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-11-19
Marriages Mixes Relations.

When B. F. Pitt, age 20, and Lena
Inez Cash, age 16, of Pacific Beech,
made application to Deputy County
Clerk Adams for a marriage license
they were informed they would
have to get the consent of their par
ents before the license could be issu-
ed.
The youngsters had provided
against this contingency, for they
had with them Mrs. Maggie Pitt
Cash, the mother of the young man,
and the stepmother and guardian
of the young lady. Mrs. Cash form
ally gave permission to her son to
marry her stepdaughter, and then
just formally gave permission to
her stepdaughter to marry her son.
Thus the stern mandate of the law
was obeyed.
Mrs. Cash formerally Mrs. Pitt
married Thomas Cash, owner Of a
nursery at Pacific Beach. about two
years ago. Mrs. Pitt had two sons,
while Cash had one daughter. Dur
ing the last two years the eldest son
has been paying court to his STEP
sister, and now that the marriage is
a reality, he is a son-in-law of bis
own brother. incidentally he is his
own brother-in-law also.-San Diego
Cal. Dispatch to Los Angeles Times
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-11-19
No Longer Epicures

A generation ago young men would
boast of being epicures in everything
pertaining to liquors. 1t was COM
mon sight for young fellow taking
a few shifts at glass and then tell
ing an admiring group the paticu-
lar variety Of wine or whiskey it
contained.
That isn't being done any more.
The young man of today who is busy
making his place in the world doesn't
know enough about liquor to tell
whiskey from brandy, to say nothing
of distinguishing between different
varieties. Drinking isn't fashion.
able.-Kansas City Star.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-11-19
The Farmers Storage Warehouse.

The Farmers Storage Warehouse
Company this week opens their big
warehouse for business. This is a
long stride for the holding of pea
nuts and cotton for higher prices.
Scotland Neck has long needed such
an asset for the farmer who wishes
to hold his staple for rise in the
market. Farmers who are contem-
plating holding their cotton and pea
nuts will do we'll to see Mr.. c. c.
Josey and arrange to store their
farm products for the winter months.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-11-19
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.
Miss Olivia Lawrence and Mr.. S. A.
Dunn to We'd in February.

Friday evening at the splendid
home of Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Tillery,
on Depot street, Mrs. Kathleen Kel-
ley delightfully."- entertained the sew
ing club from four to SIX o'clock.
The guests were ushered into the
parlor, where they engaged for some
time in pleasant conversation and
some sewing, after which dainty
hot chocolate and wafer course was
served, followed by sandwiches and
salad.
The guests were then invited into
the sitting room where the surprise
of the evening awaited them. In
the centre of the room perched upon
a table was a cute little doll dressed
as bride, and from the chandelier
hung ribbons upon the ends of which
were hand-painted place-cards bear
ing the inscription, ''Dunn-Law-
renee. February, 1916" which re-
vealed to the interested guests the
fact that at that time Miss Olivia
Lawrence would become the bride
of Mr.. Samuel Arlington Dunn.
A hand-painted recipe book was
then passed among the guests into
which each wrote a recipe for the
bride-elect.
The wedding cake was here cut,
Miss Sallie Mae Josey receiving the
coin, Miss Josephine Tillery, of Roa-
noke Rapids, the thimble. and Miss
Stella Hoffman the ring After this
most delightful sweet course was
served, and a lovely bouquet of
brides roses presented to Miss Law
renee.
To lend enchantment to the scene
both the parlor and sitting room was
darkened, the electric lights being
shaded with pink crepe paper, thus
with the decorations of autumn
leaves and hot house plants, made
the occasion one of more than ordin-
ary interest and beauty.
Those present were: Mrs. A. P.
Kitchin, Mrs. C. F. Burroughs, Mrs.
Olivia Mcdowell, Mrs. N. E. Wins
low, Mrs. B. F. Tillery, Wrs. w. H.
Mcdowell, Mrs. Chas. J. Shields,
Mrs, R. C. Josey. Jr., Misses Stella
Hoffman, Louise Futrell, Sallie Mae
Joses, Estelle House, Lizzie Leggett,
Olivia Lawrence and Josephine Til
lery, of Roanoke Rapids.
The bride-elect is one of Scotland
Neck's most charming young women
who is highly popular with every
one and we'll known all over North
Carolina and elsewhere, while the
groom-elect is one of the towns
most prominent and cultured young
lawyers.
This announcement will be reao
with considerable interest by the
large circle of friends of this mos
popular young couple and the fina
consummation will be looked for
ward to by their home folks with
more than the ordinary anticipation
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-11-19
Administrative Notice

Having qualified as administra-
trix of the late ]. H. Hopkins, this
is to notify the persons having
claims against HE estate to file same
with me on or before the 10th day
Of August, 1915, or this notice will
be pleaded in bar Of their recovery.
All persons owing said estate will
please make immediate payment.
This 10th day of August, 1914.
MARTHA HOPKINS,
Administrative
PAUL KITcHIN, Atty. 8-13-6t
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-11-19
6 Per Cent Loans

Obtainable on Farm, Ranch or City
Property. To improve, purchase or
remove incumbrance; liberal op-
tions; 5 years before making pay
ment on principal, etc. For the
proposition address: Assets Dept,
at 141O Busch Bldg. Dallas, Texas,
or 422-423 First National Bank
Building, Denver, Colorado.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-11-19
DR.. .. f. Smith

Physician and Surgeon
Scotland Neck, North Carolina
Office in the rear of the Crescent
Pharmacy.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-11-19
Clee Vaughan,
DEALER IN
Monuments
AND
Tombstones

Italian, Vermont and Georgia
Marble of highest grade, and tte
best grades of granite. Will save
you money and guarantee quality.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-11-19
Ashby w. Dunn
DIR. L. ID. Kitchin

Physician and Surgeon
Scotland Neck, North Carolina
Office in Postofiice Building over
North End Drug Store. Telephones
Off :e 10, Residence 81.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-11-19
DR.. A. C.LivermOn
Dentist

Scotland Neck, North Caralina
Office upstairs in the Whitehead
Building. Office hours from 9 to l
and 2 to o'clock.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-11-19
DIR. A. ID. MORAN

Physician and Surgeon
Scotland Neck, North Carolina
Office III building formerly used
ty B. J 2. Wimbarley.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-11-19
Willie III. AusbrOOk
Life Insurance

Life Insurance
Scotland Neck, North Carolina
Representing the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Co., of New York.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-11-19

4. Speed & w. III. JOSey
Fire Insurance Agents
Scotland Neck, North Carolina
Will look after your interest, rep
resenting the strongest and most
liberal companies. All business ap-
preciated.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-11-19
DR.. II. l. Savage

Rocky Mount, North Carolina
VIII be in Scotland Neck on the
third Wednesday of each month at
the hotel to treat the diseases of the
Eye. Ear, Nose, Throat and fit glasses
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-11-19

j. e. WOOlard
Transfer
Scotland Neck, North Carolina
Cars for hire. Cars repaired. Po-
lite attention. Quick service. Tel
ephones- Residence As. Office &c.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-11-19
Nj. T. WalstOn
Livery


Scotland Neck, North Carolina
Teams for hire, prompt attention.
quick service. Bowers Il Jones
stables,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-11-19
Allen AllsbrOOk

Aueu AIlSbrOOk .
House Mover
Scotland Neck, North Carolina
If you are thinking of having a
house of any kind moved see me at
once. Prices reasonable.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-11-19

j. j. Pittman
Livery
Scotland Neck, North Carolina
Automobiles and livery team for
hire. Quick service at reasonable
prices. Telephone 73.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-03
A CO iVtNTIaE.GErrING CITY

Oakland, California, is FAST coming TO be the
city of educational conventions, and it is due
to the hustlng enterprise of the bay city that
this is the case.
During the summer of 1915, while the big
fair is in progress across the bay, Oakland will
have five solid weeks of continuous educational
conventions that will bring thousands of the
most intelligent citizens of the United States
TO that city first, and later to California in
general.
Already, 22 big conventions are scheduled to
be held i'm Oakland next year, and many more
are expected during the next few months to
name the city as their meeting place
The largest of the conventions that will meet
in Oakland is the National Educational Asso-
citation, that brings with it more than 10000
persons, delegates and their families, and is the
largest convention in the world. The other edu-
rational associations that will hold their meet
ings about the same time, making a continuous
chain of them, are the International Congress
of Education, the National Council teachers
of English, the American School Peace League,
the National Religious Education Association,
the Association of Agricultural Colleges, the
Congress of Vocational Training. the Uniyer-
sity Association, the Moments Collegiate
Alumni, the American Library Association and
the California Music Supervisors Conference
Altogether, these will bring 100000 visitors to
Oakland
Other conventions already decided upon for
Oakland are the International Municipal Con
gress, the National Union a "boOsters" organi-
cation, the California District Attorneys Asso-
citation, the American Association of Travelling
Passenger Agents, the Swedish Baptist General
Conference, the Womens Christian Temper
anee Union, the California branch Of the United
National Association of Postofice Clerks. the
Navy League of the United States the United
Artisans, and the SOciedada Portugueza Rainha
Santa label ":.... .s@
The completion of Oaklands huge 81, 100000
municipal auditorium gives these conventions
an ideal place to meet. 1t will be the largest
and most complete convention hall in the West,
capable of accommodating the largest of the
meetings. ..."
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-03
EDITOR
LET THERE Be NO HONOLULU VICTIMS

The safe and sane Fourth" idea sometimes
the butt Of ridicuIc. has already accomplished
a tremendous amount Of good.
Ii is worth while for the mothers and fathers
10 glance over The record and make up their
minds today thEt tomorrow their Sons and
daughters will not he added to the list of vic
Tins of careless lighting Of tirecrackerS, indiS-
crinrinate firing Of bombs, lax handling of ro-
man candles etc.
The Russell Sage Foundation, which is car
lying 4 campaign for il safe Fourth, has
published the following:
"The steady progress that American cities
had been making in the reduction Of Independ-
cnce day accidents was checked in 1913 by an
increase of 10 the previous year There
seem to have been two ma jor causes for this in
crease: o. the nOnenforcrmpnt of ordinances
providing for the regulation and control of the
use of dangerous explosives, and (2l the bring
ing together of large crowds at one central
point for particip patton in the celebration. Here
is the record fer the last six years:
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-03
A CREED FOR HAWAII'S FOURTH

am proud OF being an American in this
American cOmmunity-IIawaii
am proud Of my country, its history, its
achievements, its glorious past its splendid flu
turp
! am proud Of my right to American citi-
zenship, of my right to part in the making Of
my community and through it my country
believe in my country because its history and
its past and present course stamp it as the c0un-
try of high and honorable ideals of service to
mankind. | believe in my country because in
whatever part of the world happen to be, |
can follow its story through every year since
the War Of Independence and find not page
that brings me shame, nor a national act for
which / need apologize. .....
/ am proud of Hawaii. | believe in the fII-
ture of this territory as an American commu
nifty, dominated by American ideals and Ameri-
can patriotism. | believe in Hawaii as
country where races may meet and live to-
gether without prejudice passion, and | be-
lieve in doing my share to guarantee the Amer
lean ideal of equal opportunity to every man
within these shores. / believe i'm insisting that
this shall he an American community and that
American ideals shall here be sustained.
believe in making my days work a symbol
Of my patriotism-in giving each day the best
that is in me to the welfare of my city, my ter
ritory, my country-in doing an American citi-
zen's share to maintain the Stars and Stripes
floating proudly, goriously, sustained by pet
tiness or dishonor, above the land of my birth
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-03
COMMITTEE PLANS
TO AID BOYS OF
THE Y. M. G. A.

The boys work committee OF the
Young Mems Christian Association,
of which Theodore Richards is chair
man, met in the association building
at O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The
matter of providing a building tor the
members OF the Star-Bulletin news
boys club was brought up and II was
decided that an evening each week
could be provided for them at the
kakaakO clubhouse. The matter was
referred to the extension committee.
of which George Waterhouse is chair.
man.
The question of improving the boys
field was discussed at some length
and the point brought out that there
now is an enormous demand for base
ball fields in the city and that an i'm
provement to the boys field would in
no small way meet this demand. The
committee voted to ask the board of
directors to appoint special COM
mittee to study the matter. George
Angus will head this committee.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-03
LICENSE BOARD TO
CONSIDER WAlKIKI
INN MATTER TODAY

The testimony of Fred. Kiley. for
merly a bartender at the Waikiki Inn.
which is believed will bring 10 light
some startling facts regarding the
conduct CT the beach hostelry. will be
heard by the Board OF Liquor License
Commissioners at special meeting
which will be held in the senate cham.
Der at $3.50 O'Clock this afternoon.
kiley recently was discharged nv
John I. Scully, proprietor Of the Inn
II is said that. when Kiley ATTEMPTED
TO collect some back pay, he and ScuI
ly engaged in quarrel and the dis.
charged bartender was struck with a
vase. At Kiley's instigation, a war
rant was issued for Scully,s arrest.
Scully this morning made request
to reserve his plea until July s,
which was granted by the court.
kiley, IL is said, has been secured by
Liquor License Inspector William p.
Fennell to give testimony to aid the
latter in an effort to secure a revoca.
ton Of the Inns license to sell II.
quOr. ..- ..... ....-.
The Waikiki Inn has applied TO the
commission for a special privilege re-
garding the sale of liquor July 4, and
this, with several other matters, are
to be taken up at the meeting this
afternoon. Two matters regarding the
transfer of licenses will be acted ND
on by the board .-.-