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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19
If Kitchin Should be Defeated

Of course it is going to be a big thin,
for Mr.. Mitchell, if he can defeat til
leader of the House of Representative
The achievement will be notable one
Moreover, it is possible a number @.
PEOPLE even of this state will be pleas, -
Put the pleasureable emotion some lcr
sons hereabouts may feel will be a,
nothing compared to the citation thai
will be felt elsewhere. and abroad.
If Kitchin is defeated one may hn
sure the glad tidings Of great JOY Will
go by cable to James Gordon Bennett
in Paris.
Joy will he unconfined in the offices
of men who yearn to participate in
graft ammunition contracts.
Every lobbist whose chief ambition
in lire is to put tariff joker over tho
Ways and Means committee will be
iaoved to offer silent prayer of thank
giving.
Every armor-plate patriot who has
lOOSeneu up Tor Ino DcneUU OF the Ere
paredness Propagandists, will feel that
he has indeed made a good investment.
A bacchanalian war dance would fol.
low the announcement of Kitehin s de
feat in the office Of every big newspa
per having an intimate interest in our
shell prosperity, and concerned only in
those things that promise prolongation
of the war
Men who see in the Baltimore plat
form scrap of paper to be given
thought only when expedient, or adj
v:rtageous, would regard the passing Of
kitchin as a good radiance.
And finally, Republicans Of National
prominence, remembering that this is
Presidential year, and recalling, with
no trouble at all, some of the Kitchia
speeches in Congress, will wish Mr..
Mitchell well-Greensboro News.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19
Evarvhodv ~ oil

Everybody at all conversant with ,ho
news of the world knows. that Amsr;
can tobacco can not be exported l.,
cause the British order in council rn.lo
it contra brand of war Evervbodv ..
all conversant with the ship purcha.,.
bill knows that the measure would no.
put single ship in commission which
is not already engaged in export traa.
Everybody at all conversant with tbo
deliberations Of congress knows that
the passage of the original ship n,,,-
chase bill through the house of rem
resentatives was due to Mr.. Kitcb;n y
efforts and that the bill was after
wards killed in the senate.
If the editor Of Che Wilson Times
does not know these things, he is bro.
foundlv ignorant of those things of
which he attempts to write. If he does
know them, he is deliberately publish.
ing false statements with the view az
preJudicing the voters of the second
district against their representative m
congress. News.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19
"ANKLE GAZERS.'

Having devoured the adventures Of
Nick Carter, Wild West, Cheyenne
Charlie and other knightly characters
Of the woody west behind great big
biographies during the study hours of
our school days, we have labored under
the impression that Texas would ever
be replete with her gun men, shooting
human beings and craps as their fancy
directed; where all the girls wore wide
brimmed sombreros, and knee boots
and their hair in one long curl reaching
to their boots; where the girls address
ed their male friends as 'pard; - where
stealing a horse was an offense for sam
mary punishment, which always left
the thief dangling from the limb of a
tree. But it seems that the foot of civ
lization has stepped over into the pan
handle country and is about to restor'
dignity and respect to that wild are;,
which the bad man has deserted for
the other side Of the Rio Grande We
quote from the Temple (Texas) Mir
ror:
"The Dallas police force has de-
clared war on ankle gazers. Buns who
stand around the street corners with
nothing to do but train their trifling
lamps on the divinely shaped pedals
of fair and beautiful hosed ladies, will
wind up at the police court. A sweeping
order has gone forth, the regular force
has been augmented with plain clothes
men, and a strenuous campaign has
been launched to chase this evil into
hole somewhere and stop up the hole.
That is right; get the ankle gazers;
they are vile and vulgar. A man who
has nothing more to do in this world
than "rubber' at a passing woman,
is poor ornament to civilization, but
he would make very pretty Jail bird.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19
YOUNG AMERICA.

Did YOU ever sink deep into the
resiliency of big lobby chair in one
Of the larger city hotels and do little
character studying? How would you
forecast the future or financial rating
of the following human beings:
Enter three stalled individuals
pointed to the center Of the lobby-a
point of vantage in surveying every
ankle that trickles toward the elevators
Also it is strategic point to see their
creditors first Halt the three s. f.
individuals. Wen call them Percy,
Wolfe and Watson. Percy is poured
into striped blue suit whose coat
needs no lifting when he sits. Percy
stops with girlish cackle and rests
on his cane-oh, yes, he wears a mus
tache too. Likewise halt Watson and
Woolie. Like Percy, they too, are
and Wolfe bring the enclosures of their
linen suits heavily against their canes
At this juncture, the three willowy
canes are the only support Of the three
wasp-waist wooers. And lest we for
get, Watson has now adjusted his tor
discrimination trimmed glasses. (These
glasses he purchased at a confidential
loan shop-we take it that they are paid
for.) The gaze of young America now
saunters about the galleries. Now they
arc standing erect making little ring
let's on the tile floor with their canes
Woody aimlessly reaches his caneless
hand into trousers pocket and there
jingles something. Watson. mistakinp
the jingle for an invitation to the suds
counter, says: 81 weally don't care il
[ do have dwink.'' Whereat Percy
registers CONSERVATION mingled with
looks of thirst and waits for a second
invitation, which he receives not
Wolfe then draws from his iingline
pocket bunch of keys, saying, ooh
me, I forgot to take fawther's KEYS tt
him. I know he will be frightfully
angry with me for such stupidness.
Watson and Percy clatter their cane,
against the tile and register dark dis
appointment.
Exit three stall-fed individuals.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19
SALAMAGUNDI
A MYSTERY.

In the course of our travels through
this sorrowful vale of tears we have
collected many bits OF more Or less us"
full information. In fact, there mo
ments when we are willing to conccde
that, all things considered, we are a
pretty wise old fowl.
We know why little bits Of skinny
men with toothpick legs, whose Adam )
apples bob up and down when they talk,
invariably wear collars that open in
front
We know Though we are under
solemn obligation never to reveal it,
what woman says when she stubs her
toe i'll the dark.
We know why the devil always picks
out the night when we are late in get
ting to press as the one on which to
pi the front page form.
We know way the paving contrac-
tors always dig up the street in front
of your house ana then go off and work
in tic other end of town for several
weeks before they lay any paving IN
he hnle.
We know why Teddy seeks the pres
:siancy, though we have SO far been ur-
,Dle to discove any reason for the pres
idency- ever seeking Teddy.
These are only few Of the many
things We know, and we mention thcta
as surface indications of the depth OF
our learning and vast experience.
One thing, however, remains mys-
terry, even to us.
We do not know where the papers
who are attempting to roast Claude
hitchin get the nerve to run editorials
! containing charges against the major
itx leader which are fatty contradictrd
by their own news columns.-Kinston
News.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19

your reporter 1 am sure, although my
name headed the list, for surely I do
not have the reputation of being law
breaker in habitually speeding, or in
anything else.
Some time ago I suggested that all
automobile drivers, as a matter of safe
ty to all, -maintain the general rule,
DRIVE TO THE RIGHT, SOUND
SIGNAL AT CROSSINGS. 1 also sug-
gested that it.would be a good idea to
have it understood that all traffic on
the streets going North or South, have
the right is, if any We
hicle has to~stop for the other at a
crossing, let it be the one travelling
East or Wests I think this would avoid
! confusion and perhaps accident.
I also suggest to pedestrians, that
they do not try to dodge an automo
bile or bicycle, but let the automobile
or bicycle dodge them; for if the pedes
trian begins lodging, the driver of the
machine does not know where he will
dodge to, but if he stands still or con
tinues his walk gait, the driver of the
machine will know just how to steer
clear of him..
Yours truly,
~-o-- G. c. WEEKS.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19
A COUNTER CHARGE.

Assuming that Claude. Kitchin is
still his personal friend, after he has
accused him of bribing the Greensboro
News; assuming that Kitchin has chang
ing that the farmers of Wilson county
are ignorant and do not read the news
papers; assuming that the enemies, OF
kitchin have a corner on patriotism o.
Wilson county, and other various and
sundry assumptions-it remains our
painful but undignifed duty to say un
To the Wilson Times, verify, verify.
thou art the man who put the ass i'll
assumption.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19
THE SPEAKER S ROOMS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI
WASHINGTON, D. G..
COPY


Mr.. B. C. Pittman
Whitakers North Carolina
Dear Sir
Permit to acknowledge receipt Of your letter Of
May sixth. The facts are:
Mr. Kitclin neither obstructed nor defeated tho
Shipping Bill Of last Congress- On the contrary he CO.
operated with those charge of the Bill in facilitating
It's early consideration though he voted against the Bill
on account OF the permanent Government operation fea
tre IN It, as did many other Democrats The Bill was
neither delayed defeated in the House Both the
Special Rule for it's consideration was adopted and the
Bill passed in the House in day. It the fol-
lowing day to the Senate and of the flibser
there reached vote and was therefore, defeat
ed in the Senate.
Further answering your letter:
In my opinion if the Shipping Bill had been enacted
INTO law at the last session. there would have been no
increase in the expectation of cotton and tobacco,
the reasons
First: 1t the construction of ships had been under
taken 1t would have required year have
structed them and of the crowded condition
of the navyyards, probably longer the Government
had purchased ships it would have purchased those al
ready IN the export trade, adding thereby ships
for the export trade.
Second: Even IT we had constructed purchased
all the ships authorized by the Bill, additional
or tobacco would have been exported because of the
British Order in Council, March 1915 forbidding the
olifHcHC VI 10 germany and Austria land later
the order was applied to tobacco) neutral coun-
tries where in the judgment of British Government
reshpments to Germany and Austria was intended or
would result.
The changes in the Bill which Mr. Ktchin wanted
have been made in the Bill and he is sunnortino
it most heartily.
desire to express my opinion that Mr. Kitchin is
one of the most brilliant men in public lfe-clean ,r
ageous, cearheaded and deserves well Of the country
ne Is line debator and a splendid in every wav
Personally, AIN very fond of him.
Your friend
(Sgned) CHAMP CLARK
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19
The Natural Conclusion.

In attempting to pen an answer to
our editorial of Sunday morning, in
which we plainly accused the Wilson
Times of bad faith, the editor of that
! sheet attempts to show from our state
ment that Mr.. Kitchin is now support
ing the ship purchase bill because the
administration supporters "revised it
to conform to his IDEAS in regard to
time limit, that Mr.. Kitchin is so ex-
tremely pigheaded that the White
House must perforce give in to his de-
mands.
+; We will assume from this that the
Times is willing to grant that the bill
has been amended by its supporters.
and that the statement made by that
paper In regard to Mr. Kitchin s
''change of front - was, therefore, I'M
true. AS regards the change itself, no
one who has any knowledge of Mr..
Wilson record in the White House
believes for an instant that he would
nave authorized this change unless he
were convinced that it was for the
t better. In other words Mr.. Kitchin =
suggested an improvement in the meas
ure and Mr.. Wilson adopted it.
The Times objects to the idea of Mr..
kitchin 8 making any suggestions what
ever in regard to legislation According
to that patriotic journal, he should take
whatever Mr.. Wilson sends him and
put it through Congress without more
ado. And, of course, should it happen
to be killed in the Senate, as was the
original ship purchase bill, that is also
Mr.. Kitchin g fault. In other words
he should accept all responsibility but
exercise no initiative.
The Wilson Times also takes occa-
sion again to state that the inability
| of the farmers of the second district
to export their tobacco is due to Mr..
kitchin g position in regard to the ship
purchase measure, his support of which
the editor of the Times has not yet
! discovered.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19
PreteXtS-NOt Issues.

With the only issue of those oppos-
ing Mr.. Kitchin knocked into cooked
hat by Speaker Champ Clark 8 letter
to Mr.. B. C. Pittman, stating the truth
of Mr.. Kitchin g connection with the
Shipping Bill, the thinking people are
beginning to realize that his enemies
have no issue to base their fight on
him-if they didn It know before, they
know now that the Ship Bill was a
PRETEXT and not an ISSUE.
If Mr.. Kitchin g attitude on the pre-
paredness question: the difference
in his views with the President was
Of such vast import as his enemies
claim, then why haven t the Hon. E. Y.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19

Paragraphs from THE Kinston News
The fact that no cotton was sold or
the local market yesterday was doubt
less due to Mr.. Kitchin s opposition te
something or other.
We see by the Wilson Times that
Mr.. Kitchin is likely to be successful
i'll his advocacy of the ship purchase
bill which he is opposing.
Mr.. Kitchin' s opponents will doubt
less insist that he has violated the con
stitutional prohibition Of "cruel ant
unusual punishments in gagging the
Republican wind TANNERS.
Wonder if Mr. Kitchin s opposition
to the weather bureau had anything te
do with the recent rains?
We see it all! Mr.. kitchin was in
strumental in securing the British or
der in council
''Mr. Kitchins change in front t.
before proceeding we wish to ask i.
Mr.. Sweeny is i'll the audience.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19

Man, man! Have you been over the
new road just completed to Hobgood
Il voa haven't, go get yourself a tin
Lizzie and try it. We enjoyed for
tv-mile -per-hour trickle over it no long
er than yesterday. It's great-anG
what we mean is, somekinda great! LII
the late Henry Clay had been with us
yesterday as we buzzed along on that
there pike, he would have doubtless
said, 'Ha, me boy, this here is some
road-it is the index finger of progress
pointing toward closer union and co
operation 'twixt country and town; il
is also, old sox, the dawn of cheaper
wagonnade Of farm produce to mar
ket,'
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19
Attention! Be Not Deceived!

The man who believes that Claude Kchn responsible
charges tobacco will believe that he
responsible having of
Fortunately for intelligent farmers of the counties of Wilson,
Greene Halifax Edgcombe eno Warren Northampton and Be
there bnighed knowledge of the
facts Farmers the Second District who know Claude and
read the do their thinking know that
charges emanang from the office of the Wilson Times
con-nplred by personal political enemies OF Mr. hltchn
founded facts but finding for Of who rode
about this district automobiles offering propositions than
against present
dsparagnent the Mitchell sincerely
and admire believe that if legally POSSIBLE these
few of Kchin would discard Mr. Mitchell this late
hour any they thought
beating the Don't let these who
ing about the trying poison
defeat Claude Ktchn bunch politicians
possible opportunity that offered itself embarrass your
They every
defeated Their fuel years when they
failed to buldoze him the appointment of e
Wilson nominating MITCHELL
that they do succeed in budozng they
their automobiles and begin
deception against him. They looking for puppetnot
resenatve While your Congressman Washington fighting
Wall Street and the powerful of the nation
fighting with all his
with equanimity the bitter b rdcue
who would burden and with
for their personal ganfor their individual
what do say? poison your
mind against him his Washing
working the things YOU sent him there work for And while
he admirably succeeding this work. allow
him and deceive you Mr. Farmer it
for campionng your
ktcn the wrath of those who inspired this
deception and bitterness m
of malconten gtingour
have beloved bured your
for not shaking off his obligation with
told Though he has been dcue
threatened he has stood like wa-never
promising his constituency for the glare pubcynever casting
vote that avored Of the derogation
ing the wolves who would exploit
tary aggrandizemen but meeting your
them back! He has fought them you
enemies him falsely when defend himself?
He believes in youh is looking to defend him
with mission! Some there will accounting
the Libel his enemand broadcasng through
out the accounting will
pie! What do you say the District?
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19

Webb and R. L. Doughton, congress
men from North Carolina, who hold the
same pronounced views on the needs OF
our National defense that Mr.. Kitch-
in holds-why is it that there is no
opposition to them? They will be nom
mated unopposed.
Those who think for themselves and
do not judge a man s record by the es
Inmates placed on that record by enc
mics, know that the charges brought
against this man they are trying to
defeat have%no foundation to entitlt
their being called reasons-they know
they are PRETEXTS!
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19
CRUEL.

ORUE1.
He left her and her little child
How could he be so cruel7
She was 80 poor, she had to use
Her wooden leg for fuel!
-Rube Goldberg.
She left the kitchen in mad haste
With the temper of beast;
Her cook, to rise in society,
Had straddled a cake Of yeasti
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19
:. In Kitchin's District.

In Kitchin's District
In the Claude Kitchin congressional
district, it begins to look as if it is
Wilson against the field, or vice versa.
However, it is not President Wilson but
the town Of Wilson that apparently
is in for the icking.-Wilmington Dis
patch.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19

Using the baseball vernacular in
giving an account of the game now
would say that the Wilson club
haven t vet reached the park.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19

What 5 in a name? The other day
Ne glanced an account of nuptials in
which the opponents were a Mr.. S.
1onotc and Miss 0. Nerdraft
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19

What do they call man who goes
Up in airships.''
An aviator, of course
And what do they call the place
where they keep the airships?'
An aviary, you BOBBY. ''-Baltimorr
american.
Wife: Well, dear, | shall have to 40
the cooking now. Cook left without
warning this afternoon.
Husband: Not exactly without Nar4-
ing. She told me this morning | had
better bring home some dyspepsia tab
lets tonight, but | did no quite under
stand what she meant.-Tit Bits.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19

Our idea OF domestic preparedness is
the fellow. who. anticipating the noe
turn:tl warblings of Tom on his back
yard fence, loads his shot gun with
nails before retiring.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19

When trying to gain recognition from
the chair always address it thusly:
MISTER Prcsi DENT! We learned
these here tricks Of accent at the late
State Convention
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19

For Sale-One 1915 model palm
been run little over four months Good
condition Apply at this Office for dem
onstration. Reasons for selling-not
large enough for big family.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19

There is at least one innovation this
campaign is responsible for-an edi
tor Al department in the Wilson Times.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19

Life this tickle weather seems Just
one continuous round of take 'em off;
and put EN- on.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19
MIR. WEEKS WRITES
Editor Commonwealth,

701cO1 OO11IIlUH " tdICU,
Dear Sir:
l am glad that our city authorities
have decided to draw the line on auto
speeding in town. 1t is dangerous and
should be stopped. I was guilty of the
one offense, as stated in your report in
your last issue, and submitted yolun-
tarily, and "took my medicine
Your reporter, however, left the i'm
preston that I was one of the ''speed-
sters accustomed to pressing the accel-
orator. This was not intended bv
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19

Tae \. & O. has forgotten to ask
twill Goodwin out in the sixtho''
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19

There was very saving old coupe
and as a result they had a beautifully
furnished house. One dav the old wo-
man missed her husband. ''JoscPh,
where are you?' she called out.
Il IN resting in the parlor, came
tho reply.
"What, on the sofy?' cried the Ole
" oman Mortified.
"No, on the floor.
mot on the grand carpet came Y
tones Of anguish.
mo; I've rolled it up! ''-Argonaut'
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19
Champ Clark Witness.

To refute the charges against Kchn bv his
enemies Wilson for his connection with the Shipping
the stand Champ Clark Speaker Of the House
and Democrat of Democrats. Read yourself:
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19

,Cose we could nave caught more 4
the bait hadn t given out
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
ABOUT CLAUDE
KITCHIN.

STAE PRESS ON GKITCHIN =
The Kitchin Opposition.
We are inclined to the opinion that
there is more opposition to Mr.. Kitch-
in outside, his district than in it-Dur-
ham Herald.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-19
= May 10, 1916.

And now for the annual crop of com
menceMENT speakers