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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-26
OCTOBER TWELFTH WILL BE
UNIVERSITY DAY AT THE HILL
Occasion viii Be Observed at Chapel
Hill More Completely Than
Ever Before

Chapel Hill, Sept. 25.-University
day-October 12-will be observed this
year i'll d more complete manner than
for many years, according to the plans
now being made for it's observance
here, throughout the State and out
side the State. Almuni throughout
the country will meet for speeches and
"reminiscences or perhaps-banquets.
Speakers Will be sent from the Univer-
sity to convey greetings to bands Of
almuni in as many places as possible,
while the celebration at Chapel Hill
will partake of the nature of similar
celebrations in the past.
DR.. Edwin Minis, professor of Eng
lish in Vanderbilt university, is to de-
liver the address here this year.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-26
FLYING WHALE' BOAT IS
GERMANY NEW OFFENSIVE
The Weapon is an Aeroplane, But Has
Appearance Of an Immense Fish.
USED on Russian Front.

Used on Russian Front.
With General Won Linsingen IS Ar
mics on the Russian Front, Aug. 90.
-(By MaiD-Germany has added fly
ing whales to her other war wonders
of the air.
A hundred yards away these new
aeroplanes look like gigantic fish with
double fins which have flopped out of
the water and lie stranded on their bel
lies on the sand. They have four big
eyes on each side.
High in the air they are the most
front. They look like the flying fisn
one sees on the ocean, many times mag,
nified
On close examination you discover
an aeroplane standing about eight feet
from the ground. The wings are those
of a ordinary aeropane, but the ho:i-
les are shaped like that of fat fish.
The motor is enclosed in the head
and at the sides, where the eyes Of
the fish would be, arc two windows.
The operator or observer can look
out from above the fish s back or from
the sides through the eyes.
(The ccnsors' scissors had detected
| a paragraph at this point, possibly
carrying more details of the aeroplane s
construction.
These flying whales have greater
speed, more bomb-carrying capacity
and quicker action than any other BIZ
planes in Europe, officers at the Ger
man aviation camp told us. The one
| saw was not large. The Germans
have other aeroplanes much larger
equipped with two motors and carry
ing three or four persons, but for pur
poses of combat the ''flying whales
cannot be equaled, even by the famous
French Nieuport machines.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-26
WATERWORkS
BONDS BRING
GOOD pREMlUM

This afternoon word came to
Mr.. Henry II. Clark, one of the
town commissioners, that the
Gate City Trust Company of
Greensboro, N. c., would buy the
whole Of the bond issue at the
price Of $S1,2SS.00 for the eighty
thousand dollars of bonds, which
means that they have offered ST.
2SS premium, or one dollar and
sixty two and one eight cents
over the par value.
Confirmation of the sale by the
attorneys of the Trust Company
is necessary to the completion OF
the sale, but this is merely a mat
ter Of form, and a protection to
the trust company, that the town
of Scotland Neck, through it's
commissioners, has conformed to
the law regarding the issuance Of
bonds, that a legal and proper
election was held, and that no bar
stands in the way Of the bonds be-
ing gilt edged security.
These bonds are issued in series
all being Of the denomination of
$1,000, the first series of 80 bonds
are payable ten years after date,
or October 1st 1926: the second
series Of 25 bonds are payable
twenty years after date, or Oct,
1st 1886, and the last series of 25
bonds are payable thirty years
after date, or October first 1916
All of them draw interest at
the rate Of five per cent per an
mum upon the par value, and the
proceeds are specifically stated to
be used for the purpose outlined
in the resolution Of August 22nd
1916, viz; for Waterworks, sewer
age and storm drainage.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-26
ISSUES SETS
OFFICIAL COTTON STANDARDS
County Agents in the Cotton Producing
Areas Receiving Help from the
Office of Markets.


Washington, Sept. 25.-To assist in
bringing about more extensive use of
the official cotton standards Of the U.
s., by growers i'll their sales, the office
of markets and rural organization Of
the United States Department of Agri-
culture is cooperating in placing i'll the
hands of county agents in the cotton
producing sections sets of practical
forms of the standard The forms are
finished only after the agents have Civ
en- satisfactory assurances that they
will be kept i'll a place accessible to
cotton growers, in the care Of com
directly from trading in cotton
More than so sets of the practical
forms of standards have already been
sent to. county agents. It is expected
this way. Eeach set of the practical
forms consist Of the nine grades of
white cotton. The sets remain the
property Of the United States govern
ment
In arranging for the keeping of the
standards in the counties the office
Of markets and rural organization has
approved such agencies as banks, cham
bers Of commerce, boards of trade
stores whose proprietors do not trade
in cotton, etc.
The official cotton standards of the
| United States are used by practically
every important spot market and xe
change in the SOUTH and it is the de
sire of the cotton specialists of the de
partment that the sales and purchase.
Of cotton from the time it leaves tn,
farmers hands until it reaches thes,
larger markets shall be conducted OF
the basis Of the standards 1t is believe,
that the presence Of set of the prac
cal forms in each county, where fan
mers may examine and become familia
with them, will be valuable educativ
force in grading and will tend to brin
about the substitution of methods o
more exact classification in place @
the approximations to grades now o
ten employed in gin, street, and ware
house sales.
With the forms of tho standards i
easy reach for examination and con
pati.5on with The published reports {
grade prices in the nearest importal
spot market available through dali
papers, it should be possible for grow
ers to arrive at a reasonably close va
laticn Of Il given grade Of cotton.
is expected that some county agcn
will figure the local valuations dai
: Tor the different grades, taking in
consideration the cost of handling CO
ton tho nearby spot market, and w
bulletin the figures. The Office of ma
hets anal rural organization will fu
njsh such agents from time to tin
9 quota tiona Oh the various official grad
fron tho nearby important spot ma
kctS, as well rs from al tho spot ma
Its. designated under the cotton f
turc;, ::ot.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-26
INFANTIJE PARALYSIS HAS
BEEN NEARLY STAMPED OUT
Children and Teachers Who Have
Resided in Infected Houses.

New York, Sept. 25.-The epidemic
Of infantile paralysis in this city was
declared tonight by the health depart
danger of recurrence of the plague is
believed to have passed, members of
the department who have been detained
here all the summer will start on their
vacations today.
Instructions were given today to the
497 nurses, one of whom will be pres
ent in each school on opening day, to
refuse admittance to any child or any
teacher who may have lived in an in
fected house.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-26
NELSON PAGE AT FRONT
American Ambassador Visits King of
Italy.

Rome, via Paris, Sept, 24.-Thomas
Nelson Page, the American ambassa-
dor, who has just returned after spend
ing two weeks at the front, was re-
ceived by King Victor Emmanuel while
there. In a statement for the Associ-
ated Press Ambassador Page said:
81 saw the front with which | was
familiar in happier and more peaceful
times. Though it is impossible to give
details, my widest Imagination had
never conceived before the difficulties
cit is simply fantastic. Whatever
may be the condition on other fronts
they cannot exceed the difficulties OF
those Tyrol Alps where both belliger
ents are struggling amid mountain tops
covered with snow.''
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-26
ROSH IjASHANAH
JEWS NEW YEAR

Thursday, September 2S, will be a
,ia.; Of great cet,trotie,e among tn.
Jewish people the world over, for on
this day falls Rosh Hashanah, or the
Jewish New Year. The real celebra
tion will commence, however, the pre-
vious evening, since from Bible usage
the days are counted from sunset to
sunset. The more orthodox members
Of this sect will also observe not only
Thursday but Friday as well.
This custom Of observing an addi-
tional holiday, i'll connection with all
the more important Jewish holidays,
grows out Of complex conditions in the
calendation of early rabbinical times,
and the practice established then, has
been continued to the present time, al
though the original reason no longer
obtains. The reformed Jews, however,
will celebrate on the day that is scrip
turally prescribed.
While the date of this festivity We
ries according to the modern calendar,
it always falls upon the first day OF
the Jewish month Of Tishri, and the
New Year that is noon to be ushered
in is. according to the traditional cal
| crdation Of the Jews, the year 3677.
Unlike our New Year, this day has
been made to resist secularization, and
is in form and spirit, a holy day, and
\ dow hDf
is celebrated by solemn services, both
evening and morning. 1t is, In short a
dav devoted to retrospection, intro
spection and plans for the future.
This is dav, that, according to
! ancient traditions, the souls of men
assemble before the divine tribunal, at
the assizes on high. On this day the
/ great Recording Book lies open, an'
the individual destinies are set down
but (and this is the significant element
in the conception), the awards in eacl
self, meaning that the varying issues
of the New Year, though they procee'
from God s Providences, no ones fu
ture is determined apart from what h
is himself, and does. From this con
ception has grown the greeting that
now exchanged on this day, '1eshonal
tovah ti-kasevu'' meaning practicall'
the same as our greeting Of Happ.
New Year.
One of the quaintest features OF tn
celebration Of Rosh Hashanah, is tn
blowing of the Shofar or Ram s Horn
AS the notes of the Sofar are of
peculiar piercing sound, this may b
described as a clarion call to the cor
, science to strive after the higher lif
in the New Year. The prominnc
riven to the sounding of the Shofal
during this celebration has led tn
Rosh Hashanah to be known as tn
q Yom ha -Teruh' or "the day of tn
sounding of the Shofar:'
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-26
SECRETARY DANIELS
AT KALAMAZOO
Discusses Importance Of Naval Pre-
paredness

paredness
Kalamazoo, Mich, Sept. 25.-Impor
tance of the provision in this year S
great naval appropriation bill author
izing the President to call world dis
armament conference was emphasized
in speech here tonight by Secretary
Daniels. AS long as other great pow
ers rush in,u Da:t.eship construction,
America cannot safely fail to speed up
it's program so as to be able to meet
any possible foe.' Mr.. Daniels said,
''but in the very terms that say to the
world we have the money and We are
ready to spend it to make a navy just
as big as our extended coast line and
national interests demand, we say also
that we are ready to stop this program
of construction if an international
agreement among the big navy powers
can be reached to end competitive con
struction.'
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-26
1A SCOTLAND NECK T FRS Il
N. A. RIDDICK, OPENS
BRANCH AT HENDERSON
Henderson Garage taken over, Mr.. J.
G. Riddick in charge

The business of the N A. Riddick
Motor Car Company in Vance county
has grown to such proportions that Mr..
N. A. Riddick for some time has been
considering opening branch III Hen
derson, so that when favorable op-
portunity arrived, and he was able to
negotiate a deal with the owners of the
Henderson garage, he signed con
tract last week for the occupation of
that building, which is in the best
business portion Of the city, and most
suitable for the salerooms and service
station for Saxon and Buick ears
Henderson is probably the best town
of it's size in North Carolina and people
are prosperous there, so that during
the past year a great number Of the
cars handled by the Riddick Motor
Car Company have been sold there,
and as they guarantee service for the
first year, it was essential to have a
service station as well as distribute
the ears from that point.
MAY OF Une pest people nave pufcHdS-
ed Buick and Saxon cars, so that this
, company does not enter that field un-
known, therefore it is a foregone con
clusion that the business done at Hen
derson will equal, if not exceed that
done from the Scotland Neck head
quarters.
Mr. ! c. Riddick left for Henderson
today, stopping on the way at Enfield
Louisburg, and Warrenton before reach
ing Henderson. Jack Riddick is born
salesman, and carries with him a fine
record, so the business in his charge
is pretty sure to prosper. We regret
to have Mr.. Riddick leave us and make
his home in another city, but we wish
him good fortune.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-26
ENcRafOUs QUANTITY OF LEAF
TOBACCO SOLD LAST YEAR
North Cardinals 55 Markets Scld
Total of 22A, ,231 1882 Pounds
of Golden Weed

The 55 leaf tobacco markets i'll North
Carolina reported to the State, Depart
mcnt of Agriculture at Raleigh 224.-
231 .S32 pounds of leaf tobacco sold
during the year. August. 1915 to Aug
ust, 1876, compared with 236, ,:;44 AZ
pounds for the year previous. This is
about 10000 pounds more than is re-
ported to have been sold III this State
during the year by the United States
Census Bureau.
'E'he sales the past year were 19i,l93,
CHo pounds first hand for the growers
ard the remainder resales for the ware
houses and dealers.
Winston Salem led the markets in
the State with :4,404 ,o6e pounds ard
Wilson v7,s second viii. 22.G96 COS
pounds ard the next highest was Rocky
Mount with 1891 ,149.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-26
RAILROAD EXECUTIVES ARE
INVESTIGATING NEW Law
Practical Operating Problem, Sec
ond, It's Legal Status

New York, Sept. 25.-A statement
issued here Friday on behalf of the rail
way executives advisory committee,
representing the railroads affected by
the Adamson eight-hour law, explained
the purposes of its investigation put
under way with a view to meeting
the problems presented. The objects
are "to ascertain, if possible, first the
effect of the law as a practical operat-
ing problem, and second, its legal
status -
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-26
REPORTED THAT CUBA HAS
VAST QUANTITIES POTASH
to Investigate by the Department
OF Commerce.

Washington, Sept. 25.-The report
that great quantities of potash have
been found in Cuba is interesting Off
Gals here and will interest cotton farm
crs Of the South.
The Department. of Commerce today
abled the American Consul General at
Havana to investigate published re-
port that millions of tons of potash have
been discovered near Motembo, on the
Matanzas and Santa Clara border, with
deposits averaging 25 per cent pure.
The war has cut off the supply of
potash and farmers have had to do
without it.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-26
WILD ANIMALS FEAST ON
BULGARIANS AND SERBIANS
Jaclsals and Hyenas Creep Down the
Mountains to Devour Bodies of
Slain Soldiers

London, Sept. 25.-Jackals and hy
enas creeping down the mountains along
the Serbians frontier are feasting on
bodies of Bulgars and Serbs, slain i'll
the fierce fighting northeast of Lake
Ostrovo. Three hundred corpscs piled
in a heap i'll one ravine have been
found stripped of flesh by hyenas and
thousands of vultnres that hovered
over the battlefield in daytime.
10y machine guns. The advancing Ser
bians found only skeletons and bits
of torn niforms.
Colder weather is aiding Serbian OPP
crations on the Balkan front
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-26
FROM LOUISIANA BY MOTOR.
Mr.. j. w. Alexander is Here for Few
Days with Relatives.

Mr. j. w. Alexander, wife and son
and Mr.. w. H. Gray and wife, of Alex
andria, La, drove into town in their
eight cylinder cadillac car, having mo-
tored from Louisiana and stopping off
for the day as guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Norf1eet Smith.
Mr.. Alexander is the son of the late
Col. Alexander, who was well known in
this section, has been resident of
Louisiana for the past thirty years, and
is identified as Q leading man Of the
state. In addition to his many other
interests he cultivates farm OF 1000
acres and has heard of about $50
southern cattle. So great is his inter
est in cattle raising that he was great
ly impressed with the visit he paid to
Mr.. Ed Smith s place to view his herd
Of Aberdeen Anglers.
Speaking Of his trip, Mr.. Alexander
said "The roads in this vicinity are
better than any part of my trip, for the
farther south you go the worse the
roads are
"In Louisiana we have few good
roads, and because of that I introduc
ed bill at the last Legislature asking
for bond issue Of twenty million dol
lars FOR Louisiana good roads. This
bill was defeated by two votes it i:
true, but the legislature appointed n'
? commission to investigate the roat
2 question, and examine those of othc
! states, which is the reason I am here il
: your town and state( and to report th
| needs of the state at the next session
$ of the legislature. I have detcrmiac'
$ to ask for a bond issue Of $::25 100000
J., now that have seen what North Care
lima and other states have done.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-26
WILSON PROGRESSIVE
Ida Tarbell declares President fills
Moose Bill

Miss Ida Tarbell, the noted autber
and editor declares: E'Presitlent Will
son is the first real Progressive leader
using the term iii it's modern sense-
that America has produced,' and in
Welt "does not and never has really
understood what the Progressives were
fussing about and there never has been
one of them who could tell him so that
he can get the idea
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-26
HOPKINS-IIAERELL.
Popular Young Couple Wed.-Other
Items of Interest.-Honor Roll.
for Graded Schools.

Oak City, Sept. GA quiet home
was soemnizcd Tuesday morn
ing at clock, Sept. 26, 1916, at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. S. =. Hines, when
their sister, Miss Annie Mae Harrell,
Youngest daughter of the late Mr.. II.
X. Harrcll, was married to Mr. James
Hopkins of IIohgood Rev. Mr.. Strick-
land of IIobgood performed the cere-
monv. The parior was prcttily ar
ranged with pottcd ferns and plants.
After wedding breakfast with the
immediate family Mr.. and Mrs. Hop
kins motored to Palmyra, where they
boarded a train for Norfolk on their
way to Washington, D. c., and other
cities north. They will make their
home at Oak City where Mr.. Hopkins
intends to 90 into business.
Miss Lulu Jones returned to her home
IN Rocky Mt, last week.
Mrs Pat Haskett returned to Port
Norfolk Tuesday.
Miss Ada Tew is visiting in Parmale
this week.
Miss Emily Hines spent Monday and
Tuesday IN 'armale.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. f. Hines, Mr.. jim
Hopkins and Miss Annie Mae Harrell
were in Tarboro Monday evening.
Mr. n Parker arrived Sunday to act
as A. C. L. agent for few days.
Miss Kate Pitt has resigned her pos
ition here as stenographcr to take one
in Rocky Mount, her home. az book
keeper.
Miss Virginia Martin Of Abemarle,
\. G., has accepted position with IT,
w. House & Bro, as stenographer.
4 large number from Oak City at
tended yearly meeting at Spring Green
Sunday.
Misses Dora and Beatrice Daniel
/ spent Sunday III Robersonville.
Miss CLYDE Jordan returned from
Lewiston Thursday.
Mr. r. W. House went to Kinston
Sunday afternoon.
! Following is the honor roll for the
Oak City high school:
First Gralc-Nat johnson, Edward
House, Marion House, Willie Johnson,
Rubv Hurst Ernest Ethcriige.
Second GraGe-Gladvs Everett, Mar
garet Hines, Sara Long Johnson, Leola
Hines Pauline Davenport, Hazel Pi-
/ land. Eloisc Ross, Erma johnson, Mamie
Lee Turner, Rupert Rawls, Ethel Brown
and Mildred Farley.
Third Charlottesville llOuse.
Fourth Grade-Christinc Piland, Lii
ton Hurst, Paul Savage, Clifton Hy
man.
Fifth Grade-Marv Lee Savage, An
ME Hurst, Svb!e Ross. Virginia Hines,
Howard Brown, Francis Brown. Ru-
dolph Whitley.
Sixth Grade-Elizabeth Moore, Sell
ma johnson, Wheeler Daniel, Herman
Piland, Paul Turner.
Seventh Grade--Pc~tha Pilard. Paul
inc johnson, Alta Hines.
Eighth Gralc-Maf;on Everett, Ed
gar Turner.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-26
BELGIAN LEGATION FILES
PROTEST AGAINST GERMAN
Alleged that Teutons arc Trying to
Force Loan from Banks of
MIDGET Country

Washington. Sept. PA protest al
leging that German military authorities
arc attcmpting to force a loan Of 1,00o,-
0o0,OC0 fr ncs $500 0,000,000) from the
Belgian l.. nl<s aud that Mr., Cartier,
director oe the National Bank of Bel
!.ium has .een imprisoned because OF
his refus:l 70 consent to the proposal,
was filed at the State Department to-
day by the Belgian legation.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-26
Killed in Action.

LONDON, Sept. 25.-Licut. Col, the
Hon. Guy Victor Barring was recently
killed In action. He was Unionist
member of Parliament for Winchester
since 1906. IIo was the sou Of Lord
Ashburton and was born in 1873. He
had travelled extensively in the L. S.
and Canada.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-26
EXPORTS LARGEST ON RECORD.

Washington, Sept. 26.-American ex-
ports finally have passed the half bill
lion dollar month mark Statistics is
sued today by the Department of Com
merce show that goods sent abroad in
August were valued at 1910, 900, a
record not only for this country but for
the world
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-26
NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS
OFF FOR TEXAS

Morehead City, N. c., Sept 25.-
Bridgade headquarters and the First
North Carolina infantry left here
Yesterday for Ell Paso, Texas, on three
special trains. The Second infantry
will leave today and the Third infantry
Wednesday,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-26
Greece Sends Utlimatuln?

Athens, Tuesday, Sept. 10, via Lon
don Sept. 2O-DelayedD-There is
reason to believe that the Greek gov
ernment has sent an ultimatum to Ger
many ar1 Bulgaria. ovr;rin~ sW"a""s-
dav night, demanding the Immediate
return of the soldiers taken prisoners
at Kavala.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-26

San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 25.-Bc-
lief that Francisco Villa will soon cut
the Carranza line of communication be-
tween chihuahua City and Juarez, if
he has not already done so, was sug-
gcsted by Major General Funston TO
(:av after hc had read report on Villa s
Chihuahua engagement received from
Brig-Gen Bell at Ell Paso.