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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-11
LEAP RESTORES MANS MIND
Insane Prisoner Jumps From Third
Floor; and Shock Cures
Him

Superior, ,Wis.-When John Ander-
son, a laborer, leaped from the third
floor Of a local hospital recently he
was a lunatic.
When he. got up, carefully brushed
the snow from his clothes, and saun.
tered-baek into the hospital, unin.
jured, he was sane.
Anderson was being detained in the
the state hospital for the insane. He
worked his way out Of a strait-jacket
before he made the leap.
The shock restored him to normal
mental condition.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-11
Farm For Sale.

Ga account of moving away 1 offer
for sale my farm of 80 acres near
Roanoke river, about hat way be-
tween Palmyra and Norfleet. Has
about 800 thrifty Elberta Peach
Trees. Fruit sold for over 81 ZOO
last year. Plenty of buildings and
one four-room tenant house. All
buildings built about seven years
ago. For terms and particulars ad-
dress MRS. IRENE H. HUssEY, R. F.
D. No. 3, Scotland Neck, N. C.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-11

Every newspaper that you pick up
decries with faring headlines the
good times and the great tidal wave
of prosperity that is near. what
we would like to focus on the pages
of these prophetic sheets is an hon.
est declaration of Old Doc Weather
man to the effect that there will be
two solid weeks of unadulterated
sunshine. When the farmers OF
this county thresh their peanuts and
market them, a general relaxation
from the present depression will
be felt.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-11

The Democrats of the Gath Con
gress, to begin March 4th. last mig hit
in caucus renomlnated Speaker
Champ Clark and chose Claude
Kitchin as chairman Of the Way,
and Means committee and House
leader. The vote was unanimous;
The caucus renorninated the othe,
House officers and filled vacancies
Mr.. Kitchin has no superior in ab,ii
ty in the House. We trust that he
may be able to work in harmony
with the President Maxton Scot
fish Chief. .,-e-.--
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-11
Banana Skin Law In Brazil

During a Southwark inquest, in
which 1t was suggested that an old
man had slipped on a banana skin. a
Juror said he had been in Brazil. and
there II a policeman saw a person
throw banana or orange skin on the
roadway that person was at once ar
rested and fined or sent to prison.
London Daily Graphic.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-11
Got the Goat" Of Coat

London.-A British soldier writing
home from the firing line told how
forced marching *'got the goat of q
goat The animal fell in with his col
umn and marched about half 4 day,
finally dropping from exhaustion.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-11
Worse Than Qumduns.

A British surgeon says the Germans
nave bullet that after entering the
mesh TURKS and passes through back
ward, 1nf1icting a worse wound than
dumdum
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-11

The Observer was the first paper
in the State to vouch for Represent
alive Claude Kitchin as majority
leader of the House of Congress,
and recalling this fact it gives the
paper pleasure to hear the many ex-
pressions of satisfaction over the
attainment of him of this coveted
honor and the fulfillment of the am
billions of the Democratic party in
the State in his behalf. Mr.. Kiech-
ms elevation to the leadership in
the party IN the House has added
tremendously. to the, influence North
Carolina has acquired. at the Nation.
al Capital and will serve:to give t. e
State even greater prestige in II G
future. 1t makes Of Mr.. Kitch n
but another strong factor in the
maintenance of the States p..wt I
and honor at Washington.-Char
lo1te Observer. <
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-11
WHAT some OF The STATE PAPERS HAVE TO SAY
ABOUT THE ELEVATION OF CONGRESSMAN KITCHIN
TO THE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP OF THE HOUSE

North Carolina is gratified that
Representative Claude Kitckin has
been formally chosen by the demo-
Gratis as leader in the House in the
next Congress. which begias its sit
ting March 4th. It was a foregone
conclusion that the distinguished
North Carolina Congressman would
be so honored, so the action Of the
Democratic caucus created no
surprise in North Carolina. North
Carolina Democrats and Carolinians
generally are mindful of the fact
that one more honor has been
achieved for h ir State, and all of
US can join in congratulating Rep
resentative Kitchin upon the recog-
milton which his ability has won for
him and his State. Mr.. Kitchin is
only As years old, but his genius
and experience can be counted
upon for an alert and competent
leadership Wilmington Dispatch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21
HOSPITAL AT CALAIS
 IS BEST 0F THEM ALL
So Says Medical Expert, Under Belgian Control.
 For Belgians Only

Icndon, February S.--(Correspondence af the Associated Press.)--A medical expert who has been inspetcing the various field hospitals of the allies in the western theatre of war. describes the Queen Eliza beth hospital at Calais as the best of them all. The hospital is under Belgian con trol and the patients are all Belgian sol- ders.
 "The x-ray room is one of the most completely equipped of its kind fin France" said the expert "The apparatus was the gift of the Due de Vendome, hrother-in-law of King Albert, who is himself well known scientist and bac- teriologist, and who is personally at tached to the institution.
 "The apparatus consists of an electric iistallment of enormous power, so planned as to permit the taking of instantaneous X-ray photographs by the mere manipula- ti,n of lever and in the space of a fraction of a second This is especially usefuI In the case of a patient who Is in great pain, or is unable to remain quiet in one position. He is detained in the X ray room only a second or two, but a DcGulnullN cltdT pilfll IS Secuieu' MUTE over the danger of burns to the operator is minimized, because there is no pro- 1onged exposure. So instantaneous is the operation that it is impossible to detect any lighting up of the X-ray tube.
 "A stereoscope is fitted in the room and affords a most interesting demonstration Of the application of scientific prinsciples to modern science By the use of this, two X-ray photographs are taken simul- taneously. and on looking at them through specially arranged stereoscope apparatus. a very perfect sterescope pie t.re fig seen. In this, bones and foreign t1dies, such IS bullets and pieces of shell, sand out in perspective, making 1t possi- ble to determine their relation to one an- other in manner which s very instruc- tive fff rn the point of view of the operat- ing room. The surgeon is able to gauge the depth of a bullet as well as It's posi- ton.
 "A seeond interesting del arture at the Queen Elizabeth hosiptal $ the ultra violet rays water sterilizer Th.s purifies water through the use of the ultra violet rays of the spectrum. which possess Q burning power that rapidly destroys liY- ing organisms. This sterlizer has the advantage that it requires no at.e1tion, does not boil the water, and does net alter it's taste. Moreover by a clever de- vice the water is cut off at once should the electric current which generates the rayS fail"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21
Orphans Homes of Alabama Train and
 Educate Many Children

tContipued from Page Twenty-scvenp stock. cows. a dairy and chickens. The boys do much of the work on the farm and they cut and haul wood. The girls. by turn, clean house and help in the kitchen and dining room.
 Half the children go to school in the morning and to their worlS in the after noon, and the other half have their school work after their other duties. Boys who complete the seven grammar grades taught at the home school go to the district agricultural school nearby, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21
kaiS'e Corn pains in Every Nerves Oss "CETS-lT;" It "Cets" Every Corn
 Surely Quieklyl

will dumfound you. especially if you have tried every thing else for corns. Two drops applied in d few seconds that's all. The. corn shrivels, then comes right off. painlessly,. without fussing or trouble. If you have ever made d fat bundle out of your toe with bandages; used thick, corn pressing cot ton rings, corn-pulling salves, corn the difference when you~Ase GIFTS IT." Your corn-agony will vanish. Cutting and gouging with knives, razors, files and scissors, and the danger of blood l. poison are done away with. Try 'GETS-IT'' tonight for any corn, ,callus, wart or bunion. Never fails
 "GETS-IT" is sold by druggists ev eyywhere. 25c bottle, or sent direct by E Lawrence X Co. Chicago. Sold in Birmingham and recommended as the worlds best corn cure. by Eugene Jacobs Drug Store, Gale Drug Go, e stores) BOT First Avenue. and Pratt ation. Pratt Citv Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21
Try "GETS-IT," It's
 Magic for Corns!
New, Simple, common-sense Way

You will never know how really easy IL is to get rid of a corn, until you have tried "GETS-IT.' Nothing like It has eyer been produced. It takes less time to apply it than 1t does to read this IL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21
10000 Rolls Of w all Paper At e Third of Their
 Regular Prices

It is a well known fact that there was no other stock of Wall Paper in the whole state of Alabama as complete as the Colby stock. There is every quality and every grade of Wall Paper which will be closed out at an average third of their regular prices, up- wards of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21


 An orphanage has problems that con- front no other institution in exactly the same way. It has the great task of talk ing the place of the home, and is re- sponsible for the child mentally. mor- ally socially, physically and industrially. To the credit of the Alabama orphana ses it can be said that they succeed in this work remarkably well.
 To understand the question of the chil- dren's working. it must be remembered that in all of it the children are taught. proper methods and that it has the edu- cative value of teaching them how to employ their time for some definite end and to work to an advantage. Tn everi one of the homes is found a busy. happy crowd. There is no wasted time, no wasted money and there are no idle discontented children, as a rule.
 When they leave the home they know how to do at least one kind of work and that is the best thing that can be taught one who must make his own way, except perhaps the more important les son of being happy and self-reiant in the doing.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-01-26
C0NDRAY. Y.M|LLFR
 BILL IS PASSED

Little Rock, Jan. 26.-The Condray- Miller bill to repeal the $50.000 bi- ennial appropriation for state aid to high schools occupied the greater part of the attention of the House Monday and after a flood of several hours of oratory it was passed by a vote of ayes 53 and noes 40. Those who op- posed state aid claimed that it is de- priving the children of the rural com mittees of the benefits of an educa- tion, since it is taking from the com mon school fund. The advocates of state aid pointed out the many ad- vankages and benefits accruing from the Net, for those who have com pl fr be common school course, and wftei kherwise be unable to attend hiptF School. Speeches in support of the repeal of State aid were made by Messrfs. Condray, Belote, Griffin and Joiner.
 Speeches against the repeal were made by Messds. Bell, Brawner, Gen try, Rogers of Logan, Creekmore, Burrow, Reid and Humphreys. Sew eral of those who opposed state aid claimed that state aid is unconstitu- tional.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-01-26
SHAKFSPERIANS TO
 HAVE PEACE PROGRAM
ALSO WILL ARRANGE FOR AR KANSAS DAY AT MEETING
 THURSDAY.

The Conway Shakespeare Club will hold a regular meeting next Thurs day afternoon at the home of Mrs. j.. G. Cubage on College avenue. All members are urged to attend, as ar engagements for Arkansas Day" will be made. A special Peace" program will be presented, as follows:
 Quotations on Peace; The Hague Conference, Brief accounts of the first and second conferences, and What further should be done at third Hague conferences, Mrs. J. H. Rey- holds; 1.-The Waste of Militarism," i" "The influence of the Makers of War material and of Capital invested in War supplies" Mrs. J. G. Cubage; "The Cause of the Present War Who's to Blame?" "Gleaned from the White Papers," Mrs. J. J. Doyne; Foreign Missions and World Peace," Mrs o. o. Florence. Round table Neutral Nations and the War; their Duty" "The Effect of the Present War Upon Christian Civilization" and What Club Women Can Do to Promote World Peace"
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-01-26
HOT SPRINGS HIGH
 BASKETffRS COMING
COACH JIM COOK OF NORMAL ARRANGES GAMES FOR
 PEDAGOGUES.

The Hot Springs high school bas- ketball aggregation will be here Fri day and Saturday for three games, one each with the Hendrix Reserves, the State Normal and the high school. The game with Hendrix will be play ed on Hendrix court at o'clock Fri day afternoon. The visitors will meet the high school on the high school court at 10 o'clock Saturday morning, and the Normal at o'clock Saturday afternoon, on the Normal court. The admission to each game will be 25 cents, but single ticket admitting the holder to the three games may be bought for 50 cents.
 The lads from the Vapor City are said to be fast and accurate shooters and should make it interesting for the local basketeers. The home teams are in fit form for the bouts, and ex- pect to emerge from the clashes with the big end of the count.
 The Central College girls and the Normal girls will meet on the Normal court Thursday afternoon. This promises to be an interesting battle.
 Coach Jim Cook of the Normal has arranged games with the following teams, the date of which have not been definitely decided upon: Little Rock, Argenta, Morrilton, Pine Bluff Lonoke, Russellville, Texarkana, Batesville, Atkins and Searcy.
 The Hendrix Reserves, accompa- nied by Coach w. D. Reynolds, will go to Russellville Friday afternoon to play Russellville high school and the Russellville Aggies.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-01-26
COLLEGE
 NEWS NOTES

The spring term began at Central College today, with larger attend ance and better organization than ever before in the history of the school.
 Mrs. P. A. Ball of Fort Smith vis- ited her daughter at Central yester- day.
 w. F. Pitts of Perryville was a guest at Central yesterday. His daughter accompanied him and ma circulated today.
 Four new students entered school today. They are Lily Sheets of Little Rock, Sibyl Andrews of Alicia, May Arnold and Nellie Buchanan of Hot Springs.
 Miss Mamie Hiden, lady principal of Central, has been called to her home in Virginia on account of the death of her father. Miss Florence Bullock of Illinois has been elected to fill the vacancy.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-01-26
TALK ON TELEPHONE
 ACROSS CONTINENT
DIR. GRAHAM BELL, TELEPHONE INVENTOR. OPENS CONNER
 SATION.

New York, Jan. 26.-Dr. Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, open- ed the conversation late yesterday afternoon by talking from Jekyll Isl- and to Thomas Watson, his former assistant, at San Francisco, which formally inaugurated the first conti- mental telephone system. The first words used by the inventor when first trying to send the human voice over the telephone wires, "Ahoy! ahoy" were used at this time. to which MT. Watson answered instant ly.
 President Wilson at Washington then was connected and he talked to San Francisco and Boston, and said he could hear very distinctly the voice at the other end of the line.
 While the conversations were being held 1,5OO men were posted along the route of the line across the continent to guard against sudden storms or ac- cidents.
 The office of the telephone company in New York and San Francisco were crowded with representatives of civic organizations, engineers. scientists, leaders in the commercial, and finan- cial world, prominent journalists and telephone officials.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-01-26
FAULKNER COTTON
 COST % TO GROW
GOVERNMENTS ESTIMATE
U. s. AGENT MNAIR TAKES THIS COUNTY AS BASIS
 FOR CALCULATIONS.

Little Rock, Jan. 26.-A. D. Me Mar, United States government ag- rlculturalist, in conection with the Arkansas department, is preparing statistics concerning the price of grow ing cotton and corn in Arkansas. and so far as he has progressed, taking hlll land in one county, but from forty widely separated farms, and using oO0 acres in the calculation, he finds that it fas cost 9 cents per pound to raise cotton in the past year. The government investigator during the past year visited practically every section of the state, and most coun- ties saw him each month. In mak- ing his present calculation, he has taken Faulkner county, but the yield and expense of cultivation in other counties will be considered later, and when all are completed an average for the state will be given.
 The government expert has gone at his work in a most business-like man. ner, charging for the use of mules and horses, as we'll as wages for the farm hands, and even rent on the barns. In the calculation, 10 cents per hour is allowed farm hands, price paid in most sections during the past year, but higher than what will be paid next year, according to MT. McNair, who states that the farmers have already begun to curtail ex- penses there, paying only little over half what was formerly paid.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-01-26
SUFFRAGE DEBATE IN SENATE MONDAY SEVERAL FAVOR ADOPTION MOORE OF PHILLIPS FAVORS PASSAGE OF VOTES FOR
 WOMEN BILL.

Little Rock, Jan. 26.-On next Monday morning the Arkansas sen- ate will enjoy another spectacular de- bate, this time on an amendment to the constitution to be submitted to the people, granting equal suffrage. Senate joint resolution No. 5, by Sen ator Garrett of Clark, making such provisions, was introduced in the sen- ate Monday afternoon, and made special order for Monday morning, when it will be read a third time and subject to adoption. Quite a few of the leading members of the senate have gone on record as being in favor of this amendment. and they will take the floor in it's behalf Monday. Senator John Ike Moore of Phillips is the chief exponent for the resolution, which shows that the bill is not with out sponsor other than the author.
 The senate spent the balance of the afternoon in Hull, such as always follows such strenuous encounter as occurred on the submission bill of the forenoon. There were several gen. eral measures of importance, but they were reeled off in monotone by the reading clerk and either sent to con- mittees or remained on the calendar to be called up later for passage.
 Senator Greenhouse of Washington introduced bill to provide a con- mission to be composed of governor, secretary of state and auditor to let the printing under Publicity Act No. 5, under contract to the lowest bid- ders. This replaces similar bill, No AZ, the only difference being the board, and it is made a special order for final reading on Monday morn ing.
 The oldest woman in the state, Mrs. Elmira Waggoner of Marion county, is to be given a pension if senate bill No. 91, by Senator Owens is passed. Mrs. Waggoner is 112 years of age and the widow of Con- federate veteran. The senate will take this bill up on special order and pass it on January 27.
 Senator Elmer J. Lundy left the chair long enough to introduce a drastic bill prohibiting the issuance of railroad passes to other than em- ployes, which is designed to prevent candidates running for office who h pnoGof G11ol xxy,+h thus put at disadvantage those who are not so fortunate. The bill was referred tc the judiciary committee.
 Senator Adamson introduced a bill to create board to examine those who desire to qualify as expert ac- countants, and licensing accountants.
 A bill was introduced by Senator Sims, providing for system of ac- counting for the books of county and state officials. This is substitute for one he had previously introduced, but places the auditors under the state bank department instead of the state auditor.
 A committee composed of Senators Burgess, Mccall and Hamilton. was appointed to attend the funeral of Judge J. M. Martin, former president of the senate, in Russellville Tuesday afternoon.
 Governor Hays sent special mes sage to the senate giving the names of all appointees since the last ses- sion of the general assembly, who must be confirmed, and the senate day afternoon to consider them. This will probably take the entire after noon, as the roll must be called on ev- cry appointee, and there are about 30
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-01-26
POKER GAME RAIDFD::
 TWO PLAYERS FINED

Officers last night raided a poker game in the Hotel de Hines annex on Railroad avenue, and arrested eight men. They were arraigned before Justce of the Peace G. M. Easterwood this afternoon on charges of gaming and fines of $10 each were assessed against R. c. Trout of Stuttgart and P. A. Martin of Martinville. The oth- CTS proved to the satisfaction of the court that they were only spectators.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-01-26

Mrs. Annie Harrison returned to her home at Little Rock this morn- ing after a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Charles E. Durham, on Robin son avenue and Center street.
 E. N Merriman of Fort Smith is visiting at the home of his parents, Judge and Mrs. E. M Merriman, in this city.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-01-26

"The Gangsters," a four-reel fea- ture, with Henry Walthall and Con- suelo Bailey playing the leading roles, will be shown tonight at the Arkway.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-17
SET POMERANz CASE
FOR TRIAL APRIL II
Attorney and Wealthy Father
of Grand Leader Employe
Plan Defense.

Ben Pomeranz, who has been en-
ployed as floor walker at the Grand
Leader department store and who was
implicated by Mrs. Fairy Neher in
some Of her wholesale thefts from
that concern, will be arraigned for
trial in city court Tuesday, April ~.
on charge of petit larceny Pome-
ranz entered plea Of not guilty yes
terday He has been released on bond
OF $500 provided by his father, A.
Pomeranz Of South Bend, Ind.
The elder Pomeranz accompanied by
Mr.. Hagerty, prominent South Bend
attorney and politician, arrived in the
city today. A. Pomeranz is said to
be well-to-do merchant and he is
much grieved over the charge which
has been preferred against his son.
Mr.. Hagerty asked that the trial of
the case be postponed until April ~.
During the last session of the legis-
lature he represented st. Joseph coun-
ty in the lower house. . i
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-17
zeppelin ATTACK CAUSES $100, 600 DAMAGE
"HEN ROOST CLUB"
STAGES MUSICAL ACT
Cambridge City School
Teachers Star in Friday
Night Minstrel Cast.

CAMBRIDGE CITY. Ind, April IT,
A musical evening formed the program
at the meeting Of the Friday night
club at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
ry Scheidler, west of town. The en-
tertainment was given by members of
the Hen Roost club, the personnel of
which was Prof. H. c. Kabel, Prof. ].
T. Reese, Misses Leah Throckmorton,
Mary Fisher. Rose Greisenger and lit
tie Misses Virginia Kabel and Pauline
Kniese. Mrs. Charles Kniese at the
piano, played number of southern
melodies. Prof. Reese took the role of
president of the Hen Roost club, and
Prof. Kabel, secretary, called the roll,
and also impersonated the parson in
characteristic style. Other features
of the program were suffraget song
by the ladies of the club: recitation
in dialect by Miss Fisher; popular
song, "De 'Possum an a Handsome
Bird; sole. Prof. Reese, who Stole
de Ham," duet, Misses Throckmorton
and Fisher, and the closing ode, "Who
Carved Dat Lovely Chicken" by the
club.