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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-06
MISS CORlNNE SNYDER
ENTERTAiNS YOUNG FOLKS

LIBERTY. Ind, Dec. 6.-Miss Co.
rhine Snyder entertained a number of
young people at Five Hundred and
dancing party. at her home on North
Market street Saturday evening, in
honor of her cousin, Miss Louise Cow
ing Of Brookville. The guests of the
evening were. Misses Martha Freeman,
Mary Rebecca Pigman, Kate and Char.
lotte Hustled Elizabeth Drapier, Dess
Stevens. Vivian Douthit, Florence
Stevens of indianapolis, Elizabeth
Casey of New Castle, Clarissa Shock,
Of Oxford, Helen Maibaugh, and
Messrs. Lawson, Lloyd Stevens. Gil
bert Bond. Clark O'Brien, Maurice Mai
baugh. Walter Ainsley, Virgil Nc
Carly. Donald Fosdick, Riley Whitman
and Ewing Tappen and Eugene Fog
dick.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-06
JUDkINS Is HoNoRED
BY MASONIC LODGE

MILTON, Ind, Dec 6-Milton Ma
sonic lodge named it's officers for the
incoming year: William Judkins, of
Cambridge City, worshipful master;
Harper Lindsay, of Cambridge City,
senior warden Ernest Doty, junior
warden; M. V. Brown, treasurer; Wal
ter Templin, secretary; Robert Bee
son, senior deacon; Paul Caldwell,
junior deacon; w. H. Brown and Ed
gar Beeson, stewards; Lafayette
Rayle, tyler. The installation will be
private on the regular installation
night, December 81.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-06

beth Drapier. j.. Owen Cowing and
family, OF Brookville, are the guests
of DR.. o. w. Snyder and daughter, Cor
rine.. :. Mr. and Mrs. George Pente-
cost and family, OF Latonia Kentucky,
spent several days with Mr.. and Mrs.
Clint Witt. =. Miss Inez Funk of Dub
lin, was the weekend guest of DR..
Frank Mitchell and family. -. Everett
Osborne.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-06
RELIEF CORPS ELECTS

OXFORD, o., Dec. 6.-Millikin Re-
lief Corps has elected these officers
for the coming year: President, Mrs.
r. M. L. Huston; Senior Vive, Mrs.
William GAVIN; Junior Vice, Mrs. H.
A. Demand; Treasurer, Mrs. Joseph
SizelOve.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-06

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
Tablets. Druggists refund money if
it fails to cure. E. w. Groves sigma
ture is on each box. 25c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22
COMMITTEE TO PLAN FOR GOOD ROADS MEET
Jefferson County Association to Ar range Programme Tuesday for
 State Gathering

The Jefferson County Good Roads as- sociation, of which John w. O'Neill is president, has called q meeting at the Tutwiler hotel Tuesday afternoon at o'clock for the purpose of arranging the programme of the twentieth annual ses- sion. Committees on finance, entertain ment, badges and reception will be ap- pointed, and will go actively to work to make the coming meeting of the state association most successful one.
 w B. ("Red') Smith. of the Automo- bile Dealers association, has appointed committee to cooperate with the local committee in entertaining the delegates. The good roads committee of the Cham Der of Commerce is also expected to CO., operate in this entertainment.
 J. B. Elliott, president of the Jefferson county branch of the Memphis Birming- ham and Atlanta Highway association, which body made such 8 success of the meeting of the Bankhead Highway asso- citation, that met in this city on October 6, will also cooperate in helping to en- certain the state association.
 John Craft, president of the Alabama Good Roads association, Is expected to be in Birmingham next week to consult with Secretary Rountree and members of the state executive committee who live in Birmingham. in regard to the programme and entertainment of the association
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22
Will Rebuild Convict Prison

Montgomery, October 21.-(Specialo That the rebuilding of the convict prison of the Thoele-Phillips Manu- featuring company, Florence, will be hastened, was the news given out to- day by F. J. Rogers, president of the state convict board. following his re- turn from an inspection of conditions at Florence. The prison was destroyed by fire two weeks ago and, very for tunately. not one of the states 42 con victs imprisoned at that point was in- iured or escaped. Mr. Rogers said that the initial work of rebuilding has be- gun and that the new prison will be rushed to completion within 30 days In the meantime the convicts are be- ing housed in temporary quarters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22
NATIONAL BANKERS
 WANT EMBARGOON
 EXPORT OF WHEAT
Head of Association at Mem phis States He May Name Committee to See the
 President


 Columbus, O., october 21.-Should the demand for such committee grow. F. Mcdonald of Memphis, president of the National Association of Master Ba- kers, today declared he would appoint committee of representative bakers to go to Washington to ask President Wilson to place an embargo on the foreign exportation of wheat and flour in an effort to solve the high cost of these articles and the resulting high cost of bread
 The bakers contend that the high cost of flour is caused by the great export shipment of wheat to Europe. Yesterday, they issued a. statement showing that the high prices had forced large number of bakers over the country into failure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22

and your funds running low s all the why you should Backwards for the savings that fair and square spot cash policy offers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22

"Wanted--To know whats the mat ter with Birmingham.
 This has been a live question and the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce has started out to find out just "whats the matter with Birmingham. ' Believing that there was no better way than to sound real business con- ditions, hundreds of letters have been addressed to business men in Bir- naingham, asking them for an opinion and for a statement from their own business. To date a number of answers have been received by the Chamber of Commerce..
 "We want the people to know, de- spite the often repeated question, Whats the matter with Birmingham ? that there is nothing the matter with Birmingham and that prosperity is be- ing enjoyed by the business men of the city" said William Blanks Everett, acting general manager of the Cham Der of Commerce.
 In addition to the letters furnished by the Chamber of Commerce, num- Der of men. whose business it is to
 
 were interviewed. Among these men there was one opinion that was 1nu tual and the first answer given to the question, What's the matter with Bir- mingham?" was, Less knocking and more building"
 Following are some of the letters in part received from business men by the Chamber of Commerce relative to busi- ness conditions:
 j Colman Blach, of J. Blach' & sons says: "Is our business good? We car judge only by comparison, and, glanc- ing hurriedly back over periods of years agone. we find none that will equal the last two weeks of Septem- Der. 1916.
 Your kind inquiry happened tc reach us at the time of our thirty first anniversary and finds us in very optimistic frame of mind concerning the future of Birmingham and our selves.
 "Thirty-one years of successful bust ness and consistent growth is some. thing to be proud of, yet 1t is nc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22
E.caned Convict Captured

Montgomery. October 21.--(Special) William Upshaw. negro convict, Of Montgomery county. who escaped from the Tuscaloosa camp. was brought to Montgomery last night by State Trans fer Agent Sol Brinsfield from Buch- anan. Ga. where he surrendered early this week to a MT. Miller. Upshaw has been taken to Wetumpka. He Is serv- ing term of 20 years Mir. Miller will be paid the reward of $50 offered by the state for the capture of an escaped convict.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22

London, october 2l.--A luncheon for the American commissioner for relief in Bel gium in celebration of the second anni- versary of the inauguration of the work was given here today by M. Carton de Wiart, Belgian minister of justice
 Among the guests were the American ambassador, Walter H. Page; the Bel gian minister Paul Haymans; the Amer ican consul, Gen. Robert F. Skinner; the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22
Girard Citizens Indicted,
 Return and Make Bonds

Girard, October 21.-(Speeial.)-J. T. Kittrell and Charlie Windham, both of whose names have figured many times in alleged violations of the prohibition law, have come i'll from their yaca- tions and surrendered to Sheriff Lind say. lpaking the necessary bonds to the amounts of s5o0o and $2oo0. These men with number of others had not been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22
NEWS OF ENSLEY

Rehearsals for the annual minstrel en- tertainment given by the Ensley lodge of Elks will commence next week, &C., cording to the statement of Tom Moxley, chairman of the committee in charge. A tentative programme has been arranged and will be submitted to the lodge at the meeting Monday night for approval.
 It is understood the big feature of the show will be a spectacle afterpiece en- titled Villas Submarines Attack Toad vine," with Toney Moxley, P. |. Day and Henry Keller in the stellar roles.
 The T. c. I. band and chorus will play the usual important part and in addi- tion to the stars of former productions many new performers will be included in the cast.
 At the meeting tomorrow night all the Elks of the district are invited, as it will be a "good fellowship" meeting and a suitable programme has been arranged. This will include music, speaking Qimited to five seconds), story telling (unlimited) and refreshments. Exalted Ruler Law renee Pennington requests all members of the lodge to be present and to extend the glad hand' to the visitors.
 According to the statements of real estate dealers, there is not vacant house in Ensley and vicinity, and that the demand for residences is still increasing. In addition to every available house be- ing occupied, those that are in course of construction are bespoke almost before the ground is broken for the foundation. There is quite a number of new build ings, especially dwelling houses, under way in and around the city.
 On next Tuesday evening, at the Ems ley Opera House, a meeting will be held In the interest of the proposed educational amendment, under the auspices of the several school improvement associations of the city. Sydney J. Bowie will make the principal address. All people inter ested in this movement are urged to at tend.
 Marshall Hooks Fitzpatrick, aged 65, died last night at the family residence, Shadyside, after a long illness He is survived by his widow and eight chil- dren. Funeral arrangements will be an- | T-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22
Relief Commissioner Honored

seen in this county since tho last grand jury Isssion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22

Marshall Hooks Fitzpatrick, aged 65, died last night at the family residence, Shadyside, after a long illness. He is survived by his widow and eight chil- dren. Funeral arrangements will be an- nounced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22

Spanish consul, Gen. Jose congosto. and the chairman of the relief commission, H. C. Hoover.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-27
"TlME PRICES" The WORST USURY

Twelve per cent year is too
much to pay for money; ten per cent
year is too much to pay, and to
have 72 banks in the South outside
of Texas and Oklahoma, and 617 in
these two states. averaging 10 per
cent on their loans-this shows the
need for reform.
And yet the shameful, dam nable
fact faces US that credit at even IL
per cent would seem like veritable
godsend, a verltable deliverance
from Heaven, to the thousands and
thousands of struggling men and
women who now bear the burden
Of our accursed crop-lien and time
prices" systems Of the Southern
states, system which is nothing
less than a disgrace to any people
who call themselves civilized, much
less Christian.
Mr.. Williams denounces banks
that average 10 per cent on their
money, and he does we'll, but when
we come to compare the charges of
even the most vicious banks with
the charges made under our time
prices" symtem, we are reminded
of the impudent reply made By
young King Rehodoam when the
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-27
C0.0PERAIIQK

Nothing happens without Coop
Grafton. That the simplest thing
may happen the whole of nature CO.
operates, as IT. the forming of dew
drops, for instance.
Cooperation has been the spirit,
the backbone, the prime essential of
every success, whether Of business
or science, transportation or educa-
ton, mechanics or politics. govern
ment or diplomacy.
Every employer judges his EN-.
ployes by their ABILITY to
cooperate. Subordinate progress,
other things being equal. according
to their capacity and willingness to
cooperate. Executives retain their
positions only If cooperate success.
fully with other executives and main
tain cooperation among their work.
ers.
Eliminate co-opeation and we
would have no railroads, no music
no books, no government. Chao.
would exist.
Since, therefore, cooperation il
essential, common sense dictate
that it should be hearty and complete
Cooperation in business life mean
more than merely obeying orders
1t means working with ones fellow
employees Fundamentally. It mean
avoiding the friction Of conspiracy
crouch, deceit, time-serving, selfish
ness. Incidence and attention.
means teamwork. The pennan
winners of commerce are those VIII
have best solved the problems of &C
operation.-Arnold Abbott.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-27

people asked that he tighten the tax
burdens imposed by his'father Sole
mon: my little finger" he replied,
shall be thicker than my fathers
loins." Verify the little finger
Of the time prices crop lien is thick
er than the loins Of the 10 per cent
banker!
AS matter of fact, it will be seen
that few bankers in the South aver
age even 10 per cent on their loans.
and while we believe we must enlist
in fight to compel all banks to obey
the legal interest laws, the impor-
tani FAC, r5,s-emembe.' now is hat
tue banker ,tfs,rs toe sure-t Preset t
way ~ escape from 70 s,e. cent time
prices Let every farmer VINO can
do SO pnt q DEPOSIT IN his local bar k
keeping as bag a balance us he can
fre m nov until >p~,ng, q il #isl
be Il stro4g bafih that al then e.
fuse to lend aim C2aat,ti#bie a1;Dtat
TO escape time prices" III scmmer.
The Progressive Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-27
Hebrew ORGANIZATION

The Hebrew citizens Of Halifax
county have formed an organization
for the purpose Of soliciting fund.-
for the Jewish war sufferers in the
belligerent countries The organic
alton was effected here Sunday the
%, and considerable enthusiasm was
shown and a charitable spirit man
ifested by all in attendance. Ben
Harris was unanimously elected
chairman and Mike Josephson was
selected as secretary and treasurer,
with Louis Kttner as cole ctor foI
tire treasurer
Donations at he first meeting
amounted to SIS. Meetiegs are t.
be held semi-mot thly, and the So
ciety will appreciate any assistanc.
rendered. as 1T is for worthy Gauss
President Wilson has set aside Jan.
uary 9th for gathering donations
for sthis cause. Contributions NAV
be sent to the secretary Weldon
News.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-27

The agent stopped at the piazza of
the cottage by the sea, where sat d
bronzed and rugged old man, says
the Washington Star.
IF you are troubled with moths,
as no doubt you are, have just the
proper remedy
Moths have never bothered me;'
said the old man.
How about the grasshopper pest
I have something here which is qua
ranteed-"
Il don't believe I've seen a grass
hopper in forty years. The fact is
'But surely you want to be pre-.
pared to fight the locusts. Now
this package contains"
Il have never had any troubl.
| with locusts, and never expect to, ,
replied the old man.
"Well, you've got me stumped,
said the agent. ''How do you man
age to escape all these things?"
Easy enough. Pm captain of tn
brigantine Nellie NJ, sailing be
tween here and Java"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-27
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.

Whereas, 1t has pleased cur Hea-
veniy Sovereign 10 remove from
earth our highly esteemed and wor-
thy Sovereign, 3. M. Lowe, whose
death occurred on Tuesday, January
4Ih, and. while we deplore the death
Of this good man, we bow in humble
submission to the will If our Su-
preme Counciilor; therefore be it
Resolved /. That Ill the death of
Sovereign Lowe, Hickory Camp, No
sos W. 0. w. loses faithful wor-
ker, his wife and chidred devoted
husband and father and his church
a consecrared member.
Resolved 2. That we extend to the
bereaved family our deepest SYM
pathy in the loss they have sustain
ed, and point them to Him whodoeth
ali things well.
| Resolved 3. That copy Of these
resolutions be spread uron the re
cords of Hickory Camp No. sos, {
copy sent to the family Of Sovereign
Love and also to the town papers
with a request that they be publish
! ed.
W. B. STRICKLAND, JR.
E. W. LAURENCE
E. j. PROCTOR,
Committee
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-27
COMPETITION

What do you know about the SUBJ
ject of "Competition?" Is there
anything left for you to learn? Is
it true that Competition is the life
of trader"
Let US see.
A merchant in a certain town has
no competition. He has everything
his own way. He thinks he has the
people right where he wants them
and that they will have to go to him
or go without.
He runs along nicely for q time
and then begins to get careless
You notice that his floor needs
sweeping, the windows could stanc
soap and water. dust collects on the
goods and the goods and the coun
tiers, and cobwebs are seen in tn,
corners.
Soon he thinks he ought to max,
more money with less work. H,
pushes prices up cent or two ant
his pocketbook gets fatter. Tha
looks good to him and he shoves tn,
price up again.
He doesn't take trouble to stud,
his customers, their needs, and tn,
conditions that prevail, because h
has no competition His store get
dingier and less inviting, and it lack
| that homelike appearance of wei
come when his customers call.
!! In time the customers begin
get tired, for they feel they are be
ing stung. Some turn to the ma
order man, while others go mile
out Of their way to reach anothe
town. They want something TO
their money.
Soon the merchant notices shrir
y kage and wakes up, He makes DIES
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-27
TIE ADVAH.AGE CT INVESTIGATING,

Ii has been same SIX no It's s1l.c..
,h,- president announced that Il,
would ask ter a half biliion dojla.-
appr. prlati,tn fus an increased ar
" a. bavy. P. i.:at. lis Of IL.
sort Llr,rIg ,u..l .si.z ( a ) ,.aile>t
t d pr-par edn4s' pr~.,am a.
first the Whole cous.try with me ex
ceptio Of a few ievel-headed and
prominent CITIZENS ut he counliS
expressed "ppioeea. win ut even
ts.h.,ig iluie rs c.,ts3;GIer the cost, OF
the pro. am and the actual condi-
| ton salu prep ration would place
US III NOW that The Question his
been given an investigation and had
an airing through publications not
under the lingo" organization and
the open attack OF cur Iure-Slgt te,t
representative at Washingi Or, The
proposed measure is shorn to a grea
extent OF the support it originally
c,a:ned. Such journals as the Com
moner which certainly have no finan-
clal expectations for the position
taken, merely Want to put the
people wise to the utter folly Of the
measure on sucn a huge scale. The
opponents to the presidents mea-
sure are not againt preparedness, y
but they are against mllitarism. Let
the leaders keep on with their warn
ing.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-27

Hickory Camp No sos W. o. w.

Mr.. F. H. Sprague of West Point,
Va, is here for few days in the in
terest Of the Development company
of his city, of which he is vice presj
ent. He says Scotland Neck looks
good, but needs an active chambe.
Of commerce or a good business
mems organization to let the out
side world know about the town. Mr.
Sprague is a director of the Rich
mond, Rappahannock & Northern
r. R., and is q real booster for his
town. He will return to Scotland
Neck again Soon.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-27

perate efforts to entice his custo-
mers back to him But it is useless.
They have had enough.
This merchants business has been
irreparably damaged by his indiffer-
ence, neglect and greed, caused by
the lack of competition.
But there is another side to this
picture-one that is brighter and is
seldom turned to the wall.
Where competition exists there is
life, and energy, and brightness, and
where these things are the people
will 60.
Competition brings to the surface
and into use the best that is in every
man, where otherwise these quail
fications would often lie dorinan,
and without.avail. And these quail
ifications, when brnught into play,
attract and draw and hold the allie
glance Of the people
| The public asks no inore THAI. fa!r
returns for its money, and il there
is not sufficient conpitItion in the
home town to insure this ,hey Will
io,k elsewhere
No man can expect to Secure and
hold the trade Of any class Of gs+'plt.
just because he is HIMSELF lie may
look good to himself. bus If MS
goods are Of proper qual:ts AM the
price is right they will discount III,
personality hundred per Cent.
| And competitl"n forces every man
to keep the right kind of goods aio
| make the right kind Of prices, an1
it is mainly quality and price tina
keeps the trade in the nome toan
The more competition you find II
a town the cleaner aud brighter thu
stores will be, and the taslier the
displays. and the more attractive the
price. These things spell life anc
life is always appealing to the people
1t is competition that has develop
ed our magnificent school system
and developed and broadened ou7
religious institutions, and our rail
way system, and the thousand ant
one enterprises that are making Thu
, the greatest commercial nation o
the globe. 1t is the outlet and over
flow of unbounded energy and in
genuity superinduce solely by neces
sity and competition.
To compete successfully with al
adversary merchant must know hi
people, and anticipate their desire
and meet them half way in ever.
step they take. The people can-b
won but they cannot be bought.
The most successful merchants tn
f world has ever produced are consis
: tent and persistent users advertiser,
space in their local papers. The.
advertise because they know the pee
pie demand it and insist upon havin
what they demand.
a. The local merchant who uses tn
J. advertising columns of his home ps
2 per, keeps the goods the people wan
o and makes his prices right need bav
r no fear of competition. 1t will max
l. him, as it has made others befor
i him.
i But failure to advertise whe
competition is in the field is the beS
q and most effective means Of sendin
. the buyer to the other fellow.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-27
Roller Mill.

MIR. w. II. Horne, a farmer Of
Edgecombe and Mash Counties
has recently established a -four
mill near Whitakers, eight miles
from Enfield, and is prepared to
grind your wheat, turning out an
excellent quality Of -four. Freight
rates less than to any other mill
For PARTICULARS write w. H
Horne, Rocky Mount, or sec
Paul Fenner Scotland Neck N. C.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-27

Funny thing happened the other
day. A fellow sprung a joke on us
that we hadn't, heard twenty times
: before.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-27

II Andrew Carnegie achieves his
desire to die poor it will not be be-
cause he blew in his millions on a
bunch of gadding leg puilers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-27

When a youth reaches certain
age he.is firmly convinced sthat the
people Of his to wn are dunch of
Nuts.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-27

It is cheaper to pay for your pa
per than to wear out shoe leather
trotting over to borrow your neigh:
boris.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-27

The wise man picks his steps and
rises in life. The fool sinks in the
rnire Of his own foolishness.