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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-29
Ordinance No. 4O9-C

An ordinance to amend sections SIS
and oI9 of the city code with rela-
ton to the reporting of contagious
diseases and suspicious diseases.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-09
APPRECIATION.

AS the present term of the Scotland
Neck graded school draws near, we can
but pause to utter a word of Apr :.
citation Of the excellent manner will.
which the public has been served by
our school. We would not attempt
to draw comparison of the work done
by the school this year with that ac-
complished in the past. That woul,l
not only be odious, but impossible.
There are times which any faculty OF
school find life trying indeed; some
times in friction between teacher and
pupil, in which the parent takes sides
with either, the teacher is Invariably.
to use the vernacular- goat-shc
or he gets it going and coming. 1t
is the most natural sequence in the
world for a parent, after hearing only
the case as presented by his child, to
take issue with those whom his child
has differed with
Our school has had little unpleas
antnesses which are soon forgotten. It
is just such little instances when things
seem to go wrong and the duty of
teacher becomes a burden, that in the
end, qualities the heads of our schools
for the work for which they are so
scantily paid.
The Commonwealth makes the state
ment that our school is now nearing
the end of most successful year, the
credit of which is due mainly to the
thorough competence ~of the faculty.
It has been pleasure to watch the
progress our school has made this year.
We believe that the patronage of the
school would be ungrateful, if it did
not by some means, convey their ap-
probation to the various teachers for
the splendid manner in which their
children are being equipped.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-09
The Opposition to Mr.. Kitchin.

The opposition to Congressman Claud
Kitchin which has been existent in the
district ever since the day he defeated
"a favOrite son. has conferred on a
good and strong man.. It could not
have been more fortunate in time and
man. Mr.. Mitchell, in the prime of life.
able and the peer Of any man in his
district In forsenic ability, Of clean life
and possessing those personal charms
which win easily and hold the respect
esteem and friendship of others, is an
opponent which will demand the best
In Mr.. Kitchin and his friends. And
too, Mr.. Mitchell's slogan "Loyal and
steady adherence to Woodrow Wilson, -
is one that will appeal to thousands of
men who have given Mr.. Kitchen 10y
al and answering support.
Thousands who admire and love
Claude Kitchin have regretted sincere
~ his inability to follow the lead of our
great President. No one doubts Mr..
kltchin 8 sincerity and all admire that
courage which impels him to stand by
his convictions at any cost, but the re-
grets are there just the same and some
of these friends are going to vote for
Mr.. Mitchell, not because they believe
he is an ADLER man than Mr.. Kitehin.
or that they respect and admire him
any less, but from desire to give the
President that support and co-opera-
ton to which he is entitled.
What will be the .resulte Claude Kit
chin will write M c. after his name
another two years. The man that can
beat him is not living. His hold upon
the affections and esteem of his con
st1tutents is too strong to be broken
now. We do not believe the opposi
ton could have made happier choice
than Mr.. Mitchell, but it cam be
done.-Standard Laconic.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-09

cause Mr.. Kitchin once expressed an
opinion at variance with the admins
tration Is preparedness program he
and the president must be hopelessly
at odds. According to their own state
ments they are not broad-minded
enough to know that it is possible for
two men of great ability to hold con-
trary opinions upon some particular
subject without grave danger of wreck
ing the ship of state.
The government of Russia would be
the ideal form for these gentlemen,
provided the Gear could be elected by
the people and the duma abolished.
They are the kind of people who can It
be happy without boss. And that
is the last thing in the world that Mr..
Wilson desires to become.-Kinston
News.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-09
Claude Kitchin Has Opposition.

AsS~oA0 AAVSAAAA 410o OpVOS1IlOU.
Clingman W. Mitchell has qualified
as a candidate in the June primaries
for Claude Kitchin 8 seat in Congress,
Mr.. Kitchin admits that his opponent
is "a mighty fine fellow too fine
for me to beat and not quite fine enough
to beat me, I hope.' It is said that
the White House is not opposed to Mr..
Kitchin and does not wish to see him
defeated. The Wilmington Dispatch
very pertinently asks why Mr.. Wilson
should either oppose or favor Mr.. Hitch
in s candidacy, and doubtless he is
NEUTRAL because it is matter with
which he has nothing to do.
Mr.. Kitchin has shown himself head
strong and set in his ways, and we think
that, as leader of the Democrats in the
House, he should not have opposed Mr..
Wilson in his preparedness programme,
because the majority of his party was
with the President, but he is honest
and able, and has the full confidence
and respect Of Mr.. Wilson.-Fayette-
vile Observer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-09
HOLD YOUR SHIRT!

It might be bit interesting to the
Wilson Times, if not informing, to know
that the Shipping Bill, which failed
to pass Congress last year because its
advocates insisted on the retention of
the permanent feature, has been got
ten in shape through the guiding hand
of Claude Kitchin and will be passed
under his leadership at the present SEES
sion of Congress. It does look like a
pity, too, to take Editor Colds only
semblance of an issue with which he
appeals to the dear "horny handed
sons Of toll" in Wilson County. He
has been telling the tobacco farmers
that by the influence of their repre-
sentative in defeating this bill last
year, they were the losers by thousands
of dollars. In his mad desire to be-
little his Congressman, he probably
forgets that the Wilson County Far
mers were protected from paving 2
huge tobacco tax on the lucrative weed
last year by this same representative.
We would like for this editor to get
the post office mote out of his eye and
look backward a little, and then pre-.
sent the whole truth what Mr.. Kit
chin has or has not done that in q
way affected Wilson County tobacco
growers. We do know that one
of the chief reasons that he is opposed
to the preparedness program, is be-
cause he is thoroughly aware of the
enormous tax that this program will en-
tail. And remember, brother Gold.
there is no class of people this extra
tax will fall upon any heavier than the
tobacco growers!
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-09
INSPIRED BY THE CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN
Editorial Comment by Various Papers the State Touching the
denomination and Defense of Claude Ktchin-They
One Opinion About His Return.


dent, there is as much reason to worry
over the fact that the president s op-
position worries him as that his oppos-
ition troubles the White House. Mr..
Kitchin was elected member Of the
House of Representatives. He was not
sent to Washington to take orders from
the president. He was expected to use
his own head.
The Wilson Times also takes occa-
sion to comment upon the report that
the opposition to Mr.. Kitchin origina.
ted in Wilson county. No one at all,
conversant with the political situation
in the second district has ever believed
anything else. The Wilson Times is
well aware Of the fact that Mr.. Mitchell
depends much more on Wilson county
in his fight than upon his own county
Of BERTHE. He may carry Wilson; he
has very little hope of carrying Bertie.
Had he not expected the backing of
those he mistakes for the leaders of
Wilson political circles, he would never
have had the courage to enter the
fight.-Kinston News.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-09
Why Not Facts?

The Wilson Times inquiries: ttDoes
any one for moment suppose that the
attitude of Mr.. Kitchin in always Cd.
posing the president is pleasing to the
president9'
It the inference that Mr.. Kitch;n
had always opposed the president were
true, there would still be no part;cn1a =
necessity for the query. The Wilson
Times, however, claims to receive Az.
soclated Press reports from Washing.
ton and therefore should know that
the president has depended upon Mr..
kitchin more than upon any other one
member OF congress to put through
administration measures.
II the statement made by his onno..
nents were true, however, it would he
about the poorest reason for a vote
against the house leader that could nos
slbiy be imagined. Should Mr.. Kitchin
De opposed to the views of the pres;-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-09
FORTUNATE, INDEED.

We congratulate Professor Rose on
his extreme good fortune in securing
Attorney General Beckett to deliver
the commencement address to the grad
uating class of the local high school.
Mr.. Beckett needs little introduction tn
the people Of this town and county,
where, he, as far as we are able to
learn, is going to poll great vote in
his candidacy for governor at the pri-
mary on June 3rd. AS an entertain
ing speaker that carries force and mo-
rality with measure in keeping with
his brilliancy, he is without peer in
North Carolina. We have instore for
us a treat worth going many miles for.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-09
MIR. Kitchin's Duty.

The Wilson Times has taken a very
peculiar view of Mr.. Kitchin IS duty to-
wards the President. The editor uses
this argument: "Would you keep a
hand in your employ that would buck
and disagree with you every time you
told him what to do?''
Surely our friend editor Gold does
not mean to intimate that the people
of this Destrict want Congressman to
represent them who goes to the White
House every morning to find out how
he shall vote: who takes "ordersD:
who has no opinion of his own.
Mr.. kitchin has conscience, and a
duty to perform. What else should he
do as the man on the spot but get infor.
nation for himself and then vote as
he believes to be right? We are all
loyal to the President, and the people
OF this District are loyal to Mr.. nit
chin. We can be loyal to both, and
yet true to our selves.
Mr.. Kitchin and the President can
work In harmony for the good of the
nation, and the President and Mr., Kit
chin are working in harmony for the
good of this Nation.
No matter how good and loyal demo
GRAFT we might now send to Con-
gress to take Mr.. Kitchin 8 seat he
would only represent just one vote, and
would be of little service to the Pres
ldent or the Democratic party in carry
ing ont the great constructive plans of
the party. Mr.. Kitchin is in accord
with the Platform Of the Democratic
party, and as the President is a loval
democrat we have no doubt that ssThe
President regrets the fight on Mr.. Kit
chin - as quoted by editor Gold, and W.,
agree with brother Gold in his state
ment that "The President can It af-
ford to fight Mr.. Kitchin, in fact it
would not be Democratic for him to do
so. That admission should throw
Brother Gold "out of Court, so to
speak.
That Wilson county or city demo
Gratis have raised Give thousand dol
lars to defeat Mr.. Kitchin'', as quoted
from the Greensboro News we believe
a mere rumor. In fact editor Gold de-
MES that ga single dollar'' has been
raised, for he "has made diligent IN
quiry.' We are satisfied that this is
true, for we know personally the lead
ing Wilson democrats and business
men, and we know that they do not
put their money in a forlorn hope.
Record.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-09
"Pity IT'S, IT'S True.

Speaking before the world court con
gress in Washington on Tuesday night
ex-President Taft showed why, in his
opinion, all international questions
were not such as could be settled by
such a tribunal as the congress pro
poses to establish.
We can not take the space here f.
60 into the details of his argument
although we are inclined to agree
with his views. The striking thino
about the address was his following
out his own thought without Worrying
over the fact that majority of his
audience probably held diametricallv
opposing opinions
That is the thing we have ALWAYS
liked about Mr.. Taft. He thinks. He
weighs his subject carefully, considers
1t from all possible angles, makes I'M
his mind about it, and when he speaks
his words carry weight because thew
have reason behind them. In this re-
spect he is much like Mr.. Wilson. Tn
MS absolute sincerely he is also like
the president.
IL IS the curse of a government tsby
parties" that two such men can not
have any connection with the affairs of
the national government at the Same
time because of different opinions upon
some political question of no part;-
cular Importance. The narrow-mind-
ed henchman on whose favor the large
affairs OF the government so greatly do.
pend can not see any possibility of
agreement between two men who have
once disagreed on any matter.
We don t have to look far to find an
instance of this. The political NAL.
contents of the second congressional
district are now waging what thew
call war on the only man representing
this district in the house of representa-
tlves who has been big enough to be-
come a national figure. The reason
they give for these antics is that. be-
= s
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-09
Answering Back.

The Wilson Times, which seems to
have appointed itself chief spokesman
for the opponents of Mr.. Kitchin for
denomination, in replying to a query
from one Of it's subscribers asking
wherein Mr.. Kitchin had fallen short.
lodges the question by asking, Yankee
fashion, wherein has he NOT fallen
short.
When we read this, we felt sincerely
sorry for the Times. It is embarass-
ing to have your bluff called when you
know your straight is "Bob-tailed. -
We cannot avoid the righteous duty,
however, of answering the query. Mr..
Kitchin has not "fallen short - in any
way whatsoever. He has at all times
been true to his trust and to his coun-
try. He has come nearer than has
anyone else to adherence to the plat
form adopted by the party which elect
ed him.
When others wished him to change
his course he has mildly asked to be
shown the reason why. And, even as
the Wilson Times makes a lamenta-
bic failure of lodging the simple ques-
ton addressed to it, so have Mr.. Kitch-
s opponents in every instance run
for cover when he asked that simnle
question "Whye'.-Kinston News.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-09

Mr. JOhn u. Gold,
Editor t the Daily Times,
Wilson, N. G.
Dear Sir:
AS member of the Democratic Exc
cutlve Committee Of the county, and
as subscriber to The Daily Times will
you please advise me through the col
umns of The Times whether your paper
is in politics a Democratic oran. or an
independent, personal organ? Are its
editorial principles and politics intend
ed and supposed to "square with F"
those of the Democratic party, or, are
they supposed to merely set forth the
personal political views of it's editor,
irrespective Of party considerations
AS a Democrat, who in an humble
way, has endeavored to serve his party,
and IS subscriber to your paper, |
think that l, as well as other Demo
Gratis and subscribers, am entitled to
categorical answers to the questions
herewith submitted.
Yours very truly,
FRANK S. HASSEIL.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-09
Does He Stand By It !?

Having stood by the Democratic
party long and Loyalty, as the editor OF
the Wilson Times claims, we would
like to ask him if he stands by the
platform of his party recently adopt
ed at Raleigh, which unanimously re-
corded itself as endorsing the Demo
cratic senators and representatives from
this State, and that deeply prided it
self in possessing both the floor leader
of the Senate and the House? This
was not only an endorsement of the
representative of the Second District,
but an expression of pride that the
State Democracy gave voice to in fur
nishing the leader of the greatest law
making body in the world. More than
that, it recorded itself as not deprecat-
ing the differences of opinion held by
their leader and the President to an
appreciate degree that warranted
criticism.
And now, does any fair-minded man
believe what editor John Gold says
about Claude Kitchin being disloyal
to the President and to his constitu-
encye Was not the expression of the
Democratic convention held in Raleigh
a few days ago a singing refutation
of this Wilson editor 8 discontented
grumblings about being "disloyal, -
etc., And, we ask you, would the
convention have 'taken pride' in pos
sessing a leader in Congress who has
been "disloyal' to his chief9 Would
the delegates from the district of their
leader stand quietly by and see reso-
lutions go on record unanimously ell
dorsing congressman who has been
" disloyal' to their President, and who
has misrepresented his constituency
Further, does any sensible man believe
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-09

that the Democratic caucus of the Ma
tional House of Representatives would
have unanimously elected leader to
take charge of their party program, if
they, by voice or vote, had ever been
given the slightest intimation that the
man whom they were about to elect
was "disloyal' to either the Presi-
dent, the party or his constituency
Bear in. mind, reader, Mr.. Kitchin y
position on national preparedness (this
position has caused him more hard
the President combined) was known to
every Democrat in that caucus; the
Panama canal tolls bill had become his
tory, and the shipping bill was "lyin
amowkin in it's grave.' Congress
knew; Democracy knew; and the peo-
pie knew his stand on every question on
which he differed with the White House
before his elevation to the leadership
yet he was unanimously and harmon
iously elected by his colleagues to put
through the program! If the charges
of disloyalty, which John Gold has
designated Mr.. Kitchin with were true,
had not every Democratic congress
man who attended the caucus that I'M
animously elected Kitchin leader, ough.
to be defeated for electing a man who
is an enemy to his party? Such charges
Of disloyalty fall beneath the pale Of
argument are libel on the Dem
ocratic convention at Raleigh, on the
Democratic caucus at Washington and
on the suffrage of this district! We
challenge him in the name of decency
and truth-to specify one
instance wherein Claude Kitchin has
been disloyal to the people, the Presi-
dent or the party!
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-09
IGNORANCE VS.. IGNORANCE

The criminal ignorance exhibited in
the black hand letters threatening vot-
ers with bodily harm if they voted for
a special school tax in an election held
in Roanoke Rapids some days ago, is
the most potent force that could be
brought to bear upon the people of that
town for the needs and cause of educa-
ton. The methods employed by these
apparently desperate enemies of educa-
ton are such as to force the consider
alton of better school facilities upon
the people of community where these
ignorant clans run at large. These
letters, OF course, purported to defeat
the school tax, but will only prove a
boomerang to the opposition, and will
doubtless add fire to the determine
ton of those favoring such tax. in
providing school facilities commem-
SuA "ec Will tne neeuS OF a town where
in such desperate ignorance has given
to the people a manifestation of itself
So, out Of the motley means used to de-
feat an educational cause, will come
the salvation of the ignoramuses in the
form of better educational measure
they so bitterly and dirtily opposed.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-09
FOOTSTEPS OF THE
FATHERS
new news OF Thirty Years Ago Wher
the Older Citizens Of the Town
Were Boys and Girls.

Keep your mouths shut! We have a
working preacher in this town. thino
the prophets and fathers longed to see
but could not. Yes, minister who
labors with his own hands for the
bread OF life like old Brother Paul, is
a miracle worth beholding. We want
this preacher for partner in business
we like him-come and see him.
Glorious men he will do you good. Take
INN as an example to follow, we olafers
Several Sunday Schools have been
established near here by the Mission
airy Baptist denomination and ar.
conducted principally by the young
people.