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BY JAMES B. MORROW.

n TAI. STEDE BONNET of the
iMMI British regulars. rich and
uNI! middle-aged. turned pirate.
S1 Charita BILE but ungallant his
torians have said that he had a pug
nacious and elocutionary wife.
The ravages of the major began in
the waters and ports of the West In
dies and extended northward to the
coast Of Maine. One hundred and
ninety-eight years ago this summer.
Col. William Rhett, a soldier and a
mariner. sailed out of Charleston, S. c..
with two ships in search of the major.
The three ships met, but went aground
simultaneously at the mouth of a river.
A rising tide, giving a sound moral
ending to the incident, permitted Col
Rhett to escape from the mud ahead of
the robber. whereupon Mai. Bonnet sur
rendered and was hanged. along with
his crew. in Charleston. within the
week following.
So the Rhetts picturesquely took
their places in American history. Col
William. the founder of the family.
even before he captured Mai Bonnet.
had. as commander of six small vessels.
chaser an oncoming fleet OF French
thus kept Charleston in possession OF
the English.
All OF the Rhetts have been stirring
and romantic characters. Among them
can be counted statesmen. planters.
bankers and manufacturers. as well as
soldiers The fierce old colonel, when
~ La,
was re-established. however. by Mari
anna Smith. his Granddaughter, and
the wife of James Smith. a planter.
She had eight sons. They proudly be-
canas Rhetts at her suggestion and by
an act of Congress.
One Of them, Robert Barnwell Rhett,
was elected six times to the House OF
Representatives,. and was chosen to
succeed John c. Calhoun in the United
States Senate. He was known In the
north as fire eater" and IL was his
hand that wrote the secession address
of South Carolina when that common
wealth withdrew from the Union.
Another Rhett Thomas Grimke, a
graduate Of the Military Academy at
West Point Joined the confederates
and was chief of staff TO Gen. Joseph
r.. Johnson. At the close of the civil
war he became a colonel of ordnance
In the Egyptian army. For many years
his daughter has been the companion
OF MIS- j. PlerpOnt Morgan.
with this introduction. r. GOODWIN
Rhett- president of the Chamber of
Commerce OF the United States, is now
brought to the front in this article He
Is a lawyer. a banker and a manufac-
turer A son of James and Mariana
Smith was his grandfather.
Business men in every part Of the
country are hearing from Mr.. Rhett
either by mail or telegraph. Often in
his journeys east and west. he stops
70 address them on subjects Of national
interest A blond-hatred and gray
eyed six-footer. he 10 an energetic and
sufictent as was Col William, the
pirate hunter.
Years ago his father began grinding
phosphate rock and turning It into
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ton act regulating monopolies was al
most unanimous. 1t was Endorsed by
s5 per cent of the members of the nun
dreds of local chambers OF commerce
and by 81 per cent of the members OF
the different trade organizations.
I'VE have found. strangely enough
that the business men Of the south IA
vor the giving of subsidies Tor the
creation of an american m ere an !
tional government to purchase freight
ships for the oversee trade was reject
ed by a vote taken throughout the land.
Eighty mine per cent OF the members
of the local chambers of commerce and
So per cent of the members OF the trade
organizations are opposed to it.. Politi-
cal divisions were put aslde Wneh the
question was brought up, ana every
man voted in the freedom of his own
opinions.
tablish a permanent tariff board. Party
doctrines were disregarded. The Tree
trader. the revenue reformer ana the
protectionist, forgetting the speeches
of their political leaders, even If they
were remembered, voted almost to
man for a board that would apply
. business principles. instead of political
principles, to a settlement OF the tarlfi
question. A permanent tariff board
was approved by 9s per cent of the
members of local chambers of com
merce and 80 per cent of the members
Of trade organizations.
81 might go further in showing the
harmony of opinion that exists in the
United States among the high types
of men I have named on the important
issues that are now before the people.
I emphasize the fact that the business
leaders of the nation, large and small.
together with the intelligent and stir
ring men in all of our cities, are think
ing much alike on the great problems
that are I'D for settlement.
Nor is it a new state of mind that
now governs them. In my opinion
they have been harmonious in their
thinking right along. But until the
Chamber Of Commerce of the United
States was organized. with it's ma
chinery for ascertaining the business
convictions of the country, they had
no way of expressing themselves. They
let the politicians talk. but they kept
still.
Agriculture and labor have had the
means of telling Congress about the
laws they wanted passed and the laws
they sought to have repealed. And
Congress listened and then acted. 1 am
glad to say that Congress Is now more
than willing to listen to the voice of
business, and SO is the President. be-
cause what is good for business Is good
for the country as a whole"
what action will your organization
take to meet the situation that will
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follow when the war in Europe is at
an end?" Mr.. Rhett was asked
Il have been turning that question
over in my reflections" he answered.
There is only one sensible course to
pursue, in my opinion. Capital and
labor, once antagonistic most of the
time, must now join hands in an
honest effort to prepare themselves for
what is bound to come. There is
trouble at present between them over
the distribution of their joint returns.
Money is being made. Its division is
causing contention.
The first step-and 1t should be
taken at once-is to stop wrangling
about hours and wages and get ready
for the trade war that will begin the
moment peace is restored in Europe.
The United States must immediat ely
reach high state of efficiency if it
hopes to hold it's place in the markets
abroad.
The American people are making and
growing more products than they can
themselves consume. Obviously, the
surplus must be sold in other parts of
the world If our fields, mills. mines,
factories and railroads are fully to be
employed. United. we can enter the
commercial and industrial war that is
to occur at no distant day and more
than hold our own in the face of all
opposition. If we are quarreling among
ourselves, however, we shall be de-
Iedleu ana deledt can De trdnsia leu
into idle workmen and all loss of
profits to capitalists.
Self-interest, not to mention patriot
ism. should bind our people together
at this juncture. Trying days are
ahead They may be days of tragedy, of
But if'we are efficient. as I have said,
which means If we are cohesive, We
can win on every field of battle. Then,
having demonstrated our superiority,
Icta i,,t
sible course of which l have spoken
the equitable distribution of the profits
of trade, agriculture and industry. If
we confuse our steps, however, and at
tempt to make the first the second or
the second the first, we shall break
down both in offense and defense.
Efficiency, 1 know, has grown to be
a common word, and, possibly. an objec-
tionable word, in our vocabulary. 1t
has been worked to death, I suppose, in
many instances. Yet it's meaning, in
the broadcast and best sense, should be
understood and respected by all classes
of people. Efficiency. Unconditional, pre-
else and persistent. I think, is to rule
the world in the future. The slap-dash
nation will have a hard road to travel
AN army cannot be gathered at ran
dom from the streets and successfully
sent against an enemy. There must
first be months and even years of hard
training. Nor should we expect that
the tens Of thousands Of aimless boys
who are leaving our grammar schools
and high schools every summer can be
used by society advantageously unless
they are properly prepared and d.
rected.
so our efficiency should have be-
ginning early in the lives Of our chill
dren-in the home and at school. The
national Chamber of Commerce by a
vote of S31 to 100 In its constituent
bodies. taken in forty-two states. has
recently recommended that liberal fed
eral appropriations be voted for the
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In it's sentimental sense there is pos
sibly more significance in the Mecca re-
volt than in it's strategic Importance
as a means of embarrassing the Turk
ish government. The British loss of
prestige in the Mohammedan world
through the failure to capture Bag
dad, after the taking of the historic
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the Chamber the United
" Labor Must Join Make Reach High State
Efficiency
Out of Learned.
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lish newsmongers in Egypt have tried
to make out that there is a pan-Arabic
significance to the rebellion. and that
all the tribes of Arabia are back Of IT..
The tribes might be back of it with
out there being any genuine pan-Arab-
ism to the movement.
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organization. after It's own investiga-
ton, takes a vote. The result of the
vote is forwarded to the national body
in Washington. A study Of the figures
thus coming to US from every city in
the country shows that the 100000
manufacturers. bankers.
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lawyers. physicians. ministers. editors.
college professors. railway officers and
others who actually constitute the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States are in surprising agreement on
all the vital questions Of the day.
THE vote, for example, on the Clay
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-EWS from Mecca has become one
IMll of the interesting episodes of
NJ the great war. The first INTEL
q VI ligence was very striking and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23

n 7AJ. STEDE BONNET of the
MMI British regulars. rich and
uHII middle-aged. turned pirate.
W. Charitabl but ungallant his
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-04-11
Shooting Affair
in Martin County

(From Williamson Enterprise, 7th.)
Tuesday night about 9:3O O'Clock,
Cecil Moore, who works at the A. C. L.
station at Everetts, went to his room
at the home of Mrs. Barnhill, IN com
pany with a friend, Mr.. Carraway
About five minutes after reaching the
room, and while lying on a couch, Moore
was shot at through a window and Sc
verely wounded in the face and neck.
The would be murderer used a shotgun
loaded with No. shot, many Of them
lodging in the body. DR.. Williams
has hastily summoned and DR.. Saun-
ders was called from Williamson to
assist in giving Moore relief. In the
meantime, Sheriff Crawford's services
were secured, and dogs were brought
from Washington. A trail was struck
and for an hour the dogs followed faith
fully until log was reached, then the
officers decided to search the house of
Charles Spruill, colored man, and see
if his son, George, was at home. They
entered, and found that George had
just come in with muddy shoes and
socks. Taking him into custody, they
carried him to Everetts and found that
the tracks at the window through which
Moore was shot, exactly fitted the
negro g shoes.
A preliminary trial was held Wednes-
day morning, and the negro was bound
over to court and carried to William
ston and placed in Jail. It was brought
out in the trial that Spruill had been
offensive to Moore on Saturday night,
and later Moore caught him on the
railroad and gave the negro a sound
thrashing. Spruill was armed with a
pistol, which Moore unloaded and
gave back to him. The negro is said
to have threatened to get even with
Moore, and the shooting seems to have
been his way of evening up. Spruill
is only 16 years old, it is said.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-04-11
New York City
and it's Greatness

! New York has other things to boast
about than the subway and the tall
buildings. The Merchants Association
has just issued bulletin directing
some of these things to attention of
the townsfolk, so that when their re]a-
ii, os corle TO town they may be prop
eriy impressed. Here are some Of the
Merchants Association 8 figures:
Every four years New York takes
unto itself a city the size Of Boston
or st. Louis.
| New York is the largest Jewish city
in the world. It is the largest Irish
city, there being 674,721 of Irish blood
here. There are 723,333 Germans, 3O6,-
422 Austrians and 735,477 Russians
| New York spent last year $424 4,662,-
455.O6 which was $4,000 more than its
| income.
Its debt is $1,361 ,4s3 ,s21.2S,. greater
by $25O,OOO,OOO than the debt of the
United States and six times the combin-
! ed debts Of Boston, Philadelphia and
| Chicago.
There are 3,O87 miles of water pipes
under the city; the capacity Of the res
ervoirs is 17o,000,0 100000 gallons, and
| the conclusion Of the Schoharie will
add $4,000, 100000 to this
The police department costs $16,241,
1923. There are 1864 policemen The
fire department costs $9,719,945.1O.
Every day 100000 persons arrive or
depart from the city through the rail
road stations.
The railroad systems terminating in
New York have mileage of 45,323, or
1S per cent of the tital mileage Of the
| country.
Every thirty minutes new business
Ecorporation is formed in New York and
| every As minutes one is dissolved.
Every four minutes a new being is
| born to have the proud distinction Of
being native New Yorker. Babies
to the number of $50, 900 were born here
last year.
New York has $4,000 factories. They
employ capital amounting to $780,
100000 and turn out $2,900,O00,OOO
worth of goods year.
! More than 21 per cent of the nations
banking resources are here. The banks
have a capital Of $216,157,ooO and de-
posits of $5,377, ,461, ,797.
Every day the traction facilities
carry 1867, $50 persons.
The city has 1913 parks, with an ac-
| reage of 8,615. 1t has 1,50O hotels.
More than 500 conventions are held
here a year.
There are ,525 churches, with 1,7o9,-
! 241 communicates.
The cshools have 802,573 pupils and
20,O63 teachers.
There are lO2 hospitals, with 1858
beds.
There are 81 postofices. The Manhat-
tan postoffice received last year $780,
1915 and spent $1o,915,212.99. It
handled 109,4SO tons of second-class
mail.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-04-11
SPRING HILL ITEMS

Miss Bertha Parrish, Correspondent. )
Misses Mary Stuart Riddick anc
Madeline Riddick went to Scotland
Neck Friday afternoon.
Mr.. Macon Haggard and Misses
Ruby Darden and Bonnielyn Whitley
were in Spring Hill Sunday night.
Miss Bertha Parrish spent the week
end with her parents in Middleburg
Mr.. R. A. Lewis of Enfield was in
town Sunday.
Mr.. Henry Pope was visitor here
Sunday.
Mr.. O. C. Vande was here Sunday
night. He left Monday for Richmor
where ne will make his future home
Mr.. Jim Pope spent Saturday night
in Tillery.
MIR. Jesse Grimes of Tillery spent
Sunday evening at the home of Mr.
A. E. Pope.
Miss Mary Lilley of Hobgood, return
ed to her home Sunday
Mr.. Edwin Martin of Tillery was
here the last Of the week.
Mr.. J. H. Darden went to Tillery
Saturday.
Mr.. Joe L. Riddick left Sunday for
Richmond.
Miss Selma Twisdale has returned
home from a visit to Enfield.
Miss Bertha Parrish attended the
teachers meeting at Hobgood Munday
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-04-11
There Was No Agreement.

Commenting upon the candidacy of
Judge Manning for the Office of attor-
ney general, and the withdrawal or re-
moval, from the race of Judge Frank
Carter, our Mr.. Bost concludes, after
discussing the subject with number
of Raleigh people: Gin fact, the vast
majority of those who commented to-
day expressed the opinion that it was
all done SO handsomely that the two
Judges must have come to an agreement
long before Tuesday,
The vast majority of the people have
erred. The two judges had arrived at
no agreement either Tuesday, or long
before Tuesday. No opportunity for an
agreement was ever offered, nor was a
serious attempt to reach an agreement
ever made. Judge Carter never at any
time had the slightest idea that Judge
Manning would enter the lists against
him, and his friends found much amuse-
ment i'll the suggestion. There had been
many candidates for this Office, and ru-
mors of candidates. When the name of
Judge Manning received mention the
friends Of Judge Carter instantly con-
cluded that the opponents of the Ashe-
vile man were still at it.. The formal
announcement of the Manning candi-
dacy alone sufficed to bring the reali-
cation to Judge Carter.
But there was no understanding or
agreement. The one thing Judge Man
ming understood was that he had it in
his power to turn to political account
the admittedly great obligation he had
placed upon a friend, upon previous
occasion. This power he used. He held
the whip-hand, and we think it had Just
as well be called the whip hand as any
thing else. He held this whip-hand.
and this power, when Mr.. Bost first
asked him if he knew what course
Judge Carter would pursue.
It may he that Judge Manning has
acted handsomely, but the conclusion
that he has should not be predicated
upon the assumption that he had arriv-
ed at some agreement with Judge Car
ter prior to the announcement of his
andidacy.-Greensboro News
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The Sewing Club.

Saturday afternoon the Sewing Clut
entertained at the home Of Miss Lii
! tian Harrell in honor of Miss Katb
erlne kltchin, whose marriage to Mr.
Lewis B. Suiter of Weldon is to take
place Wednesday.
The occasion was miscellaneon.
shower III honor Of the bride-elect and
full number Of the members Of tho
club attended.
The guests who were met at the front
door by the hostess, were invited into
the west parlor, where for some time
general conversation was in order. Az
ter some time was spent in this man.
ner, Miss Harrell passed around cards
which those present were requested to
write good wish for the bride-to- be
Finishing this, Miss Kitchin was re-
quested to read them and MANY were
quite unique.
The guests were then invited into
the hall, where suspended by white
tulle there hung large wedding bell,
|
pull the string which was attached. and
upon SO doing presents of all descrip-
tions fell upon her. Miss Kitchin then
thanked those present in most charm
ing. way.
Delicious refreshments were served
by the hostess, Miss Harrell.
Those present, besides the guest of
honor, Miss Katherine Kitchin; and
the hostess, Miss Lillian Harrell, were:
Mesdames R. c. Josey, Jr.; A. w. Dunn,
}. Hinton Dunn, Misses Gertrude Kitch-
In, Lucille Kitchin, Sue Kitchin of
Raleigh, Mary Cleaves Daniels of
Goldsboro, Jennie Dunn, Ellen Tucker
OF Hot Springs, Va, Matte Josey, Mil
dred Edwards, Mildred Futrelle, Hilda
Hancock, Dorothy Dunn and Hattie
Leggette.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-04-11
COUNTY AGENT CALLS A
MEETING OF CLUB BOYS

l have visited most of the schools in
East Halifax County and have enrolled
a fine crowd Of club boys. Every com
munity has from one to five BOYS in
club work. It has been impossible for
me to see all the boys who wish to do
club work, but no boy is going to be
left out.
On Saturday, April Is, I will call a
meeting at my Office IN the Scotland
Neck Bank building Of all the boys
who have joined any Of the clubs or
wish to join.
The purpose of this meeting is to
give all the boys uniform instructions
about growing their acres Of corn, cot
ton or peanuts, and to enroll boys who
wish to join any of the clubs.
It is felt that this is a very impor-
tant meeting and I hope that every
club boy will be present at eleven
o 'clock. Arrangements are being made
to make it a fine day for the boys.
Very truly,
W. A. McMURRAY,
!. ;- tffT.-:fv IL c.a7-A
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-04-11
Horse Breaks Shoulder.

While Mr.. w. I. Hancock and son,
Ben, were driving on the Mary s. Chap
el road Sunday afternoon, his horse
suddenly halted and began quive.in
like leaf. The animal was soon freed
OF the harness and was thought to nc
suffering from hard chill When she
vas unhitched she made dash for the
woods and ran into pine tree, and
either broke or sprained her shoulder
This did not stop her, however. 1t
WASH t until big tree was struck
head on that the high-spirited animal
stopped. A veterinarian was summon
ed Immediately.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-04-11
Late Gossip of
Raleigh Town
Especial Cerrespondence.)

Raleigh, N. c., April LITTLE inves.
tigation into the management and con.
duct of the Central Hospital for the In,
sane located in the southwestern out.
skirts of Raleigh and familiarly yclept
"Dix Hill,' which Gov. Craig has or
dered to begin May 18th, may bring
some interesting disclosures-that may
not exactly shock the people of North
Carolina, but is right likely to arouse
the indignation of those among us who
are provincial enough to hold-on to the
belief that it is cruel, not to say in
human, to abuse the deranged inmates
of such institutions (even if done by
attendants without the knowledge and
consent of the management or to over
work them by hard labor under the
guise Of EXERCISE ct cetera.
That is to say, of course, if Mr.
Latta, former patient, who has made
the charges can prove them some
thing he will find it exceedingly diff
cult to do if he has to rely on en-
d
gentleman formerly connected with an
asylum for the insane.
"AND A LITTLE CHILD SHALL
LEAD THEM"
Never had there been previously
seen so many of the little ones in line
of march in North Carolina as the
young army of some ten thousand
school children which captured the
state capital without firing shot last
Friday. The occasion was the annual
commencement day Of the county schools
and the 1000 city school children join
ed their country cousins in pulling off
the most inspiring spectacle Of its
kind ever witnessed in this city or
state.
Thousands of parents lined the side
walks and reviewed the procession of
clean and healthful young Tarheels as
they walked the streets of Raleigh
from the capitol to the city auditorium
which was soon filled, with thous-
ands of the city youngsters left out
And how the hearts of those parents
swelled with gladness as they realized
that it is to such as these that the fu-
ture of our great state is left-and
that it's future is safe.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-04-11

In Cleveland they tell story Of a
boy who left school to work for small
manufacturer. The boy was duh and
his stupidity annoyed his employer
greatly. So, after week g trial, he
was discharged.
"Get your pay,' said the manufac-
turer to him on Saturday, "and let
that be the last of you. You re dis
| charged.''
It was therefore, with great surprise
that the manufacturer saw the boy at
work In his former place on Monday
morning.
'..What are you doing in this shop
demanded the manufacturer angrily.
II discharged you Saturday!'
"Yes," said the boy, "and don It do
it again. When 7 told my mother she
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