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power find the best solutions of the prob
lens disclosed
Many league chapters. some of them
right here in Washington, have secured
this understanding by making a COM
munity survey: and there Is probably no
better or more efficient way for the
local chapter to understand it's conrmun-
ity situation. AS the size of the COM
munity varies. the different units of the
Epworth League may be used to meet
the situation. In the village, or town. or
suburb. where there is but one church.
the chapter is the only working unit but
in a city like Washington, which in
cludes many chapters and practically
forms district by itself, the District
organization Is the logical unit through
which to meet city-wide problems:
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The state of New Mexico has just
issued first grade certificates to all
graduates of Menaul School.
A human interest. it is declared, far
beyond the ordinary is bound up in this
simple statement.
This school accommodates 15O pupils,
who come from the poorest classes for
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Topic:
HOW CAN OUR LEAGUE MAKE
OUR TOWN BETTER?
Eccl., 914-15; Johns, SIT; Prov,
1921; Eek. 1928: / Cor. 1913.

Where cross the crowded ways Of life.
Where sound the cries Of race and clan,
Above the noise OF selfish strife.
We hear Thy voice, o Son of Man!
The cup Of water given for Thee
Still holds the freshness of Thy grace;
Yet long these multitudes TO see
The sweet compassion of Thy face.
O Master. from the mountain side,
Make haste to heal these hearts Of painl
Among these restless throngs abide,
o tread the city's streets again.
TIL sons Of men shall learn Thy love.
And follow where Thy feet have trod;
Till glorious from Thy heaven above
Shall come the city Of our God.
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and JOY.
The psalmist said:
Make a joyful
noise unto God, all
We lands: sing forth
the honor of His
name; make His
praise glorious"
This IL a definition
of Christian enthu-
siasm. Noise, in it
self. is not enthu-
siasm. It may be
merely a pretense-
The motive be-
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their leader. suddenly discovered that
they had nothing against Mr.. Sorn--
berger" and the affair ended with the
shaking hands with all of
his opponents and, inviting them to at
tend his services on the morrow.
The sequel Is rather interesting. For
these ten mon. all of whom had tho rep
utation of being dangerous characters,
became church menbers. And two. OF
them are church officials.
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NEW MEXICO ISSUES. FIRST GRADE
CERTIFICATES TO IENAUL GRADUATES
Institution Supported by Woman's Board of Home
Missions of Presbyterian Church Doing
Big Work for the Indian.

hundreds of miles distant from Albu-
ouerque In the country they live in
queer little flat-roofed, one-story adobe
houses, strikingly decorated with
strings of red peppers, which make eff
fective cornices. They come to Menaul
to learn the American language, Amer
lean habits. for all are Mexican and
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By Robert D. Burbank,

| PRESIDENT of Washington District Epworth League.
| Making our town better is one of
! the objects of the Epworth League. and
one OF it's four departments is devoted
entirely to this effort.
| Until a few years ago this was
| known as the mercy and help depart
ment." and its activities consisted of
| sending some flowers to sick members
| and some baskets of food to the needy
or INDECENT at Thanksgiving and Christ
mas.
But the league got a vision of a
much greater and wider service, and
renamed this the social service de-
partment." broadening it's field of &C
tivity so as to cover all phase of social
service. including not only visiting and
sending flowers and supplies to the
sick and suffering and needy. but also
Christian citizenship in its highest and
broadcast sense. Our MOTTO Look up,
lift up" now has a much deeper and
very much broader significance than
1t used to have.
The Epworth League, however, is
about unprepared, in science. train
broad field of social service as some
would have us believe this nation to
be for entering the field of conflict
with other nations
The first step, therefore, has been
preparation-by a general survey Of
the field, "a study of conditions and
needs and finding of solutions to the
various phases Of the problem. which
the Epworth League could could pro-
vide. The general field has been COW
cred by the adoption of the social serv-
ice creed" of the Federation Of
Churches: but the particular problems
and conditions in each town must be
understood and met by the local chap
ter, and this is the phase of the prob
lem to which our attention is directed
by the use of the pronoun in the topic
Our league" and Our town.
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Survey the Field.

The verses cited in Ecclesiastes suggest
the superiority of wisdom over force. The
poor unknown wise man saved the little
city from the mighty besieging army. So
the first requisite for saving our cities
and towns and communities from the
dangers that threaten them is wisdom
including in that term the knowledge of
facts and principles, the understanding
of the situation and the reasoning. power
by which to find the right solution. We
have or at least, there is available to
us. a knowledge of the facts and prin-
ciples of social service; the next step,
then, is to understand the situation, that
we may according to our reasoning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-22
OPENING OF COUNTRY CONFERENCE AT MARYLAND AGRl

President of Is Chairman
Making and Will Deliver Address
The Possibilities of Maryland Farms"-A Number of
District Clergy Attend.
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Extract from a sermon preached
last Sunday in the Church of the
Epiphany, when. Rev. Mr.. Hall
took for his text. Isaiah, 40:31.
They shall mount up with wings
as eagles
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do cot look at clouds and shadows;
Watch for sunshine day by day.
Let your tones be full of courage;
Scatter gladness on the way.
-Margaret z. Sangster.

1t is a great thing to know how to
hurrah. Enthusiasm is evidence Of sin
o~r1t,, anA life
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away in unbelief, INDUCING in SONS
besetting sim
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-10-31
PRESIDENT PLEDGES
GREATER PROGRESS
Laws Must Fit New Life Mr..
Wilson Tells the American
People.
HIS RECORD OF DEEDS DONE
U. S. Rights Upheld With Honor
Farmers Aided, Business and Labor
Benefited, Children Protected
-Women's Votes Needed.

Shadow Lawn, N. j., Oct. 2S:-Io
the American people Woodrow Wilson
TODAY gave an accounting OF his ad-
ministration as their President. he
"balanced his books" so that the rec
ord stands clear. Promises fulhlled,
great deeds done! That, in short
tells the story. And yet the story
is not finished. Other chapters IN the
great Book of Human Progress re
main to be written. It rests win
YOU, American Voters, to say whether
the man who began the book snail
finish it.
Here, in the Presidents own
words. is a plain statement OF what
he. as leader not only Of the Demo
cratic party, but Of the nation, has
accomplished in your behalf and OF
what he plans for your future-a
statement made not alone to the thou
sands who journeyed here, but to you
and the hundreds of thousands
throughout the country who celebrat-
ed "Wilson Day."
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
INV Fellow-citizens:
."rhis is called Wilson Day only
because for six years, first as Cover
nor of New Jersey and then as Presl
dent of the United States, have been
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-10-31
HALLOWEEN TONIGHT.
Night on Which Witches Roam
and Play Franks

Witches, demons, gnomes, and
all the creatures Of the invisible
world, will be turned loose to-
nighe for their annual frolic
for today is Hallow zen, or all
Saints Day, and on this autumn
day will howl don the chimneys,
the witches will be abroad spre-
aiding their charms and spells
Young people will also be dress
ed in masks and fantastic eos
tunes to spring forth from dark
corners on the unwary. There
will be Hallow' cen parties with
the games which for hundreds OF
years have been played at all Hal
low 'een gatherings, the principal
amusement being to bob for ap-
pies in a tub Of cold water and
getting ducked as usual.
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STEAMER MARINA SUNK
WITH AMERICANS ON BOARD
suBrE ARMED BY GERMANS OFF IRISH COAST WITHOUT
WARNING
OAK CITY ITEMS

Friday D. III. a fire broke out
on the ironing room OF j. l.. Hines
farm. The presence Of mind OF
Mrs. Mark Bunting (who lives
near) in 'phoning to Oak City
for help saved the home. Almost
every man in the town ran for
their automobil les with buckets,
etc, and were ON the scene in
less time than one would realize.
Only the roof and UPPER floor
were destroyed It was the quick
action and splendid work done
by the Oak city men that saved
the home.
J. w. Hines and his family oc-
cupy the place.
Mrs. B. NJ. Worsley returned
from Stokes Thursday.
Mr.. Frank Haislip and family
of Hamilton were in town Sunday.
| Mr.. n. M. Worsley, Mrs. John
House, Mrs. NJ. 7. Haskett at
tended union meeting at Spring
Green Saturday and Sunday.
Messrs. Joyner and Lewis Bul-
lock Of Rocky Mount were here
Sunday.
Mr. Billie Haislip Of Hamilton
was in town Sunday.
Mr.. E. l. Burnette Of Palmyra
was here Sunday.
Miss Nellie Whitley was the
guest Of Miss jefferson House
Thursday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Hines spent
Monday and Tuesday i'll Washing
ton.
The dance given here Thursday
night was we'll attended by Sc
Iect crowd.
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BOLTS G. o. P, BACKS WILSON
Frederick Aver, Financier and Men,
ber of Union League Club, Makes
$1,000 Contribution.

Frederick Aver, member of the
Union League club-the center of Re-
publicanism in New York city, it not
in the country-has sent a check to
Chairman Vance Mccormick of the
Democratic National Committee for
$1,000, his contribution to the cam
paign fund for the reelection of Presi-
dent Wilson. With his check he sent
IA letter, in which he said:
Convinced as I am that Mr.. Wilson
is one Of the greatest Presidents
we ever have had, his hatred OF
war and love of his country perch
ing like jewels in his crown OF
office, l send herewith inclosed my
check for $1,000, to be added to the
National campaign fund for his
election"
Mr.. Aver is a lawyer and financier,
a lifelong Republican, and is stock
holder and one of the few directors OF
the New York Tribune Association,
publishers Of the New York Tribune,
which is supporting Hughes.
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ALLIES CAPTURE
GERMAN TRENCHES


Paris, Oct. 30-A system Of Ger
man trenches northwest Of Sally
Salllisel on the Somme Front was
captured by the French last night
the war office announced today.
The French advanced as far as
the Sally church.
South of the Somme the Ger
mans made repeated attacks be-
tween Biaches and the region
south Of La Maisonette. By means
Of their last attempt they obtain
ed a footing in some of the Mais.
onette farm buildings.
On the Verdun front the artil-
lery fighting was less severe near
Douaumont and there was no in
fantry action in that locality.
Rheims was bombarded violent
ly and some civilians were kill
ed.
Paris, Oct. 30-The official re-
port Of today from the Maccedon-
ian front says the Serbian troops
in the Cerna region, supported by,
French artillery are engaged in
a fierce struggle with the Germans
and Bulgarians.
Berlin, Oct. 30.-via Sayville-
British troops, attacking the Ger
man lines on the Somme front be-
tween LesbOuefs and Morval sue
ceeded In gaining some ground
from the Germans, the war office
announced today.
South of the Somme French po-
sitions from La MaisOnette farm
Ito Biaches were stormed by Ger
man troops after successful artil
lery preparations.
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Honor Roll Oak City Graded
School.

First Grade. Rachel Rawls,
Nat johnson, Arthur Brown, Gas
ton Cox, Marion House, Willie
Johnson. Ruby Hurst, Ernest Eth
ridge.
Second Grade. Gladys Ever
ett, Margaret Hines, Sarah Long
Johnson, Leola Hines, Mildred
Davenport, Pauline Davenport,
Ethel Bunting Erma johnson,
Lillian Haislip, Rupert Rawls
Ethel Brown, Mildred Early,
Helen Hines.
Third Grade. Hazel Piland,
Margaret Fleming.
Fourth Grade. Christine Pi-
land, Alma Harrell, Hazel Har.
rell, Eleanor Hines, Lilton Hurst
Maurice Early, Paul Savage, Pet
er Bellfiower.
Fifth Grade. Mary Lee Saw
age, Annie Hurst, Sybl Ross, Vir
ginia Hines, Howard Brown
Francis Brown, Livingston Har
rell.
Sixth Grade. Selma johnson
Paul Turner, Elizabeth Moore
Herman Piland, Wheeler Daniel
Seventh Grade. Dare Daniel
Alta Hines, Bertha Piland, Pau
line johnson.
Eighth Grade. Beatrice Dan
iel, Marvin Everett, Edgar Tul
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mer leaders were always so SOlicitOuS
were glutted and we were bound, un-
less we were to burst our jacket,
to find q free outlet into the markets
of the world. The time had come
when our commerce needed freedom
and would be throttled by further re-
straints.
I'VE had acquired foreign posses
sions, had been drawn into the poll
ties Of the world, had begun to play
a part which could not be played by
provincials. but must be played by citi
zens Of the great world Of nations.
And yet we had not altered our policy
or our point Of view. The great
European war has served at least to
show us this one thing, that the world
itself has changed: that 1t had be-
come at once too big a world and
too little q world to submit it's des-
TIMES to the hostile rivalries and am
bitions now of this and again of that
member Of the great family Of men !;
too compact, too intimate in its con-
facts, too universal in it's way Of
intercourse, to make it any longer
possible to limit the effects of any
nations action to a single, separate
sphere where the rest would be un-
touched"
"An inevitable partnership Of inter
| ests has been thrust upon the nations.
They are neighbors and must accom-
modate their interests to one another
! or else disturb the lives and embarrass
the fortunes of men everywhere. No
! wonder that in such an age men in
+ America should be cried awake and
feel once more, as they felt them in
the days when their great republic
was set up. the compulsions of hui
manity and of justice!
Squ4rino Laws With Life.
There are the freshening winds
blowing out Of the life Of mankind
everywhere, that have brought on I
new day in American politics. W.
have looked once more very criticall!
at our own laws and our own prac
tices and have set about to squar'
them with the actual conditions Q
our life and the life Of the world"
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permitted to lead first a great state
and then a great national party along
the ways of progress and of enlarged
and regenerated life which our people
had so long sought and so long been
held back from by the organized
power of selfish interest, and because
the great honor has fallen to me OF
being chosen once more spokesman
and representative of the men who
mean to hold the country to these
ways of peace, humanity and progress.
1t is of these forces that l shall speak
and not Of myself, who am merely
their servant.
"What are these forces? Whence
do they spring? What have they ac-
complished, and what is their pro
gramme and purpose for the future!
1t is plain what they are. They are
the forces of humane, righteous, and
patriotic purpose which have sprung
up in our day in the minds of those
who perceive the shortcomings of the
law as it has hardened in America
and who look forward with purpose
and conviction to new age in which
government shall be indeed the
servant of liberty and not of privi-
lege.
"These are men who perceive that
American law has not kept pace
with American sentiment; that our
law has been holding us rigid and
immovable, until class has begun, in
free America, to be arrayed against
| class: until what was legal has begun
to play a more important part in Oul
thoughts and determinations than
what is human and right; and until
America has begun to lag instead OF
lead in reconciling what is with what
ought to be.
Dawn Of a New Age.
"A new age had dawned upon Us
while those who were attempting te
lead US were stumbling along with
their heads over their shoulders, in
| tent upon preserving the conditions OF
a day that is gone. America hat
changed and the whole world hat
changed. Our commerce and industr!
had grown to such a bulk that th'
domestic markets Of which our for
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-10-31
SCHOOL NEWS.

The Lanier Literary Society
met last Friday afternoon at half
past two. The president called
the meeting to order and it was
decided to make a fee Of ten cents
before Christmas and ten cents
after Christmas. The entertain
ment was carried on by several
Of the children from the Eighth
and Ninth grades. Those taking
part were:
Recitation, Jessie Overton, Les
ter Sumrell, Ellen Meredith, En-
| lily Ware, Philip burlington and
vocal song by Ellen Speed and
piano solo by Geraldine Moore.
There was a suggestion offered
as to what would be the Society
colors this year. Last year the
girls had yellow and white and
the boys had blue and white. The
eleventh grade has yellow and
blue as their colors this year. The
school has these colors also. 1t
was thus suggested that each
member bring two colors at the
next meeting SO that the society
color may be chosen.
| At the next society meeting
which will be Friday two weeks
Iall those that have entered the
Reclamation Contest will reclte
their chosen pieces. The one that
lis chosen will go to Trinity Col
llege to try for the prize that will
|be twenty dollars in gold. There
are between fifteen and twenty
that will try for this contest.
The Chapel exercises were un-
dertaken by the eleventh grade
Friday morning which proved a
GREAT success. The exercise was
opened with the reading OF the
, / scriptures by Dewey Voseman.
: There has been a desire for long
time for a school song. The IL
grade has at length made up one
: that covers every point. With the
aid of the choir it was sung be-
5 fore the children.
There has been a new interest
taken in the singing this year
4 Mr. Jenkins has already received
), twenty-five song books, and others
- will be ordered as required. Every
o member Of the school, down to the
e second grade is expected to have
one Of these books. An order
t given by the music teachers, and
I the superintendent, that four
songs are to be learned, these be-
t ing "Holy. Holy, Holy: "Ho For
! Carolina America, and "Come
Thou Almighty King.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-10-31
MARSHALL JUST!FIES WORD.

republican newspapers and cam
p;ugn speakers have been attempting
f9 make capital out Of the charge that
'lce-President Marshall referred con-
teiHptuously to the Civil Service al
me "SniveP' Service. Here are tho
acts stated by Mr.. Marshall in a
signed statement from Cincinnati:
The phrase was not used with
reference to the merit system,
Which | heartily favor, but was
In condemnation Of Republican
hypocrisy of that Party's use Of
The law and it's unjust criticism of
wilson's appointments. - Thomas
K Marshall
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-10-31
ECDTlI CARCLINIANS
WERE ON BOARD

Washington, Oct. 30.-Destruc-
r-uu Of the British horse trans
port Marina by a German submar-
nr. without warming, with posi-
Lie loss Of American lives, and the
..,lanoeriny Of the lives of seven
Americans citizens in the submar-
nlr attack Oh the British freight
er RoNanmore, reported from
Queenstown today by American
Consul Frost, contain possibil-
ties of revivine the submarine is
sue hetN cen the United States
and Germany.
investigation, officials realize,
mav disclose that there has been
uo violation Of German pledges to
tbe United States.
The report on the destruction
ut the Marina refers to the ship
as a British horse transport. =
# il turns out that she was in
fact in the transport service Of
the British government, it may
je found that the mixed crew Of
BRITISH and American horse ten
drr> could claim none OF the I'M
munity against attack without
warming that attaches to d mer-
chant ship.
Orders were dispatched at once
t0 gather all information to de-
tprmine the status Of the Marina
and her crew.
Following are the names and
addresses of the Americans, all
white. on board the Marina:
+. II. Smith, Philadelphia. fore
man: J. S. Clark, Richmond, Va.
i. II. Robbins, Richmond, Va.
William Cullen, Philadelphia, as
~i~tant foreman. HOrsemen S.A
Deylin and George Rogers, Nor
folk, Va; Andrew Kraig, Spring
field. Ohio: 7. S. Hamlin, Edga1
Miller and Charles Horky, BaltI
more, Md: A. Z. Wence, Sheri
dam. Wyo; II. 3. Sinclair, J. Ar
mold, F. A. Arnold and Andrew
q. Robinson, Baltimore, Md. JAS
F. Foley, Salem, Mass; james
Bridge. Salem, Mass; George "
Engle, Baltimore, Md. J. J. Har
rison, Philadelphia; Eddie Mar
tin, Chicago: Charles Hines ant
Walter I. Blainey Of Baltimore
Nd: John II. Olsen, Boston
Mass. r. F. Clarke and n. Little
Chicago; F. c. Davis Wake Fores
est, \. c.; Harry F. Jones, Bal
timore; Tom Anderson, Oklahc
ma; Z. W. Syan, Baltimore; 81
kildal, st Paul, Mimi; M. l
lIunt, Baltimore; John J. Riley
and l.. Harvey, New York; P. [
Brown, Upperville, Va; Edga1
N.herrcr, Washingto ID. c.; .
Hancock, Washington; J. r. {
Brown, Washington, d. c.; II. \
Middleton, fredericksburg, Va
H. b. Bennett, Richmond, Va; {
II. IIause, Norfolk, Va; Thoms
II. Brannigan, Charleston, S. &
Jack Davis, Roanoke, Va; RObel
Harris, Robert Barton, Richmon
\a.: George f. Ledberry, Fa.
ojtrville, \. G.; J. @. Baird, J1
tharIotte, n. G.. Daniel p. Th
mas and John p. Thomas, W
fuiutr+on DoI and Gaorrn + "a
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CHE HAS KEPT US OUT OF WAR"

This is the face of man strong, courageous
patient and kindly, man
Always alert to the aspirations of his fellow
man and sympathetic toward their fulfillment
Never complacent toward the encroachments
of privilege nor tolerant of social wrong;
Always seeking to enhance the dignity of
labor and better the state of the toiler;
Neuer lending to the sophistry of ex-
ploitation the Establishments of expediency;
Always patient to hear and weigh, to ap-
praise and analyze, and passionate to find the
way of right;
Never premature in purpose nor prejudiced
in judgment, and never headlong in decision
Such is WOODROW WILSON.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-10-31

AS we go to press we hear that
Miss Sallie Neal who has been I'LL
is slightly improved.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-10-31

What grand time Wall Street
and the Republican Oid Guard
would have correcting President
" Ilson's mistakes and re-estab-
hshlng the invisible govern,
ment."