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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-20
PRESIDENT WILSON
TOGO ON STUMP.
- a, =.
II Preparedness Losing Supporters
in Congress Stirs Executive
to Quick Action

Washington. Jan. 18.-President
Wilson is planning to assume person.
al leadership in the fight for strong
er army and navy. So many reports
have reached him of confusion over
the issue before Congress, and Of
the uncertainty Of the outcome. that
he hes determined not only to go
betbre the country in public address,
es; but to confer further On the sub
jject with leaders Of the Senate end
House.
Representative Hay and kepresehk
tative Padgett, chairmen Of the
House Militsry and Senate Naval
Committees, respectively, have in
formed MIR. Wilson that it will be
from 6 weeks to two monts before
the.committees will be ready to re:
port the army and navy appropriH:
ton bills. While this work is Going
ou:he proposes to solidify sentiment
srneng the people and members a
Congress in favor Of the plaas drawt
upcbp the war and navy depart
ments.
Plans for the speaking trips vii
be prepared as quickly as possible
If necessary, the President INA.
change the White House social PKG
gram mapped out before Christmas
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-20
X.RAY MACHINE

DR.. 0. F. Smith has installed in
his office here an improved physicians
electrical cabinet, which is a most
interesting and valuable asset. The
editor Was shown the uses to which
the cabinet can be put, and is abso-
lutely sure the usual run Of physical
ailments which come under = DR..
Smiths attention can now be cared
for more quickly and satisfactorily.
The little cabinet stands about four
feet high, is full of little machines
which are propelled by electricity.
and has an attachment for making
X-Ray photographs
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-20
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1916 1O1 1853, 1876 81 149, ,661 ,864.S8

O71.515, ,401 .68 $1,474 .686, ,s15:49
Thus the Gath Congrss' at its sec
o,,d session. would have direct know
ledge as to how the people stand on
this vital issue and the officially as
certained majority opinion thereon
as the basis and authority for legis-
lative action. Legislation enacted
Oh that basis would have the consis-
tent support Of the country, at least
for reasonable period to determine
its practical value. The responsible
ity would be place on the majority
o the people where it properly be-
longs. In this plan the party now
in control of the government has a
splendid opportunity to demonstrate
its faith in the principals of genuine
democracray in the government foir
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-20
PREPAREDNESS
A TALE OF THE TICKER BY GRACE I
coLBRoN, MEMBER ANTI-M1LiTA-
RISM COMMITTEE.

Trafficking in munitions Of war
for private profit is the subject Of
q set. of verses written by Grace 1sa-
be. Golbren whieh are being circnla-
ted by the Militarism Commit
tee Of Washington. They are as
follows:
A fort is taken, the papers say,
Five thousand dead in the mur.
derous deal.
A victory? No, just another grim
day. !
But--up to FIVE hundred goes
Bethlehem Steel.
A whisper, rumor. one knew not
where
A sigh. a prayer from a torn hear,
rent
A murmur of Peace on the death.
laden air
! But-Bethleheln Steel drops thirty
per cent.
wen fight to the death" the d1plo
mats cry,
We'll fight to to death sigh tn,
| weary men.
As the battle roars to the shudderin1
! sky,
| And Bethlehem Steel has rise o
ten.
What matters the loss of a milliol
| men?
What matters the waste of bios
soming lands?
The childrens' cry or the women
pain?
II Bethlehem Steel at 600 stands
And SO We must join in the slangt
ter mill;
We must arm ourselves for
| senseless hate;
We must waste our youths in til
murder drill
That Bethlehem Steel may hol
| its state.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-20
MRS. McCARTHY
AND HER CANINE:
Being a sanp!e Story Relating to
Insernatisnaiism, is Beaefi.s
and Werkinss

iMrs. McCarty haG dog. and lie died She
allowed the CARCASS to lie in tho back yard until
the neishbors complained OF the odcr. One
morning the nsixhbors gathered just outside the
fence and prepared to make 'asnonstrsticu'
sas battlesl,ipe sometimes dol. Nza McCaxty
rolled cp her sleeves and dc6antly shouted: It's
ny yard, and It's my dog. and It's my own bust
ness Understand that. you busy-bcdie.."
- A spOkes~onlsn Of the assembled neiRhbcrS
replied: Yes. Mrs. Mccafty: it is your yard. and
your dog. But whc@ shtink is Il sn over the
,aesgh0OA1od?"
= Then Mrs McCarey got an idea. Her sovcisn-
Is was acknowledged Go De complete in her own
confines. bat she could rot coni1ne the ordor OF
The dscasihs dog. which beyond her own confines
f6eca,1e Ae- neishhprs' business, She forthwith
earied the dog. and gave he1 neiahbnrs jolly
good party the following week
No nation can be hermit in these
lays of steamships, railroads, tele-
graphs, ocean cables, wireless. etc.
Hence there must be international
|.eelations. But there is no interra-
tioaaI body authorized to control
these necessary international rela-
tions. lnsteed Of the sovereignty
| Of every nation stopping at ite own
bounarier, these sovereign powers
are extended far beyond national
ooundries, into the maze of inter
national affairs, and ACROSS every
sea. Is it any wonder that these
fsoVereignties clash?
The remedy for international war
and the basis for international peace
fis so plain that the merest novice
! should see 1T. International rela-
lions and the control Of sea belong
naturally to an international body.
1t is equally plain that such an inter
oational body should consist Of Off
ciale representatives Of all the na-
tons, on as nearly just basis Of
, representation as can be approxima-
ted.
i Suppose no national standing army
could 20 beyond its nationals with
= out the consenc Of the internationa1
!, body: would nations then spend
O. much money On standing armies!
SupPosz -ne natieaaa hattleshif
4 | could go outside OF the three mile
init from the national coast with
J out the consent Of the internationa
kfbody: would nations then builG
. fnany battleships?
Of course the international body
,ali it congress-, commission. inter
G national government. or b. what
ever name you desire, must have
+ force at it's command sufficient t,
e accomplish its purposes. But b!
constructive administrative procese
4 it could SO promote the interests o
il all the nations that there would b.
IS no possible motive for internationa
j. wars. How ridiculous It would b
d FOR Ohio to even think Of fighting
II indiana!- Charles Fremont Taylo
4. in Equity.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-20
DOES ADVERTISING PAY2

1t is very evident fact that news
paper advertising pays or else old
man John Wanamaker wouldn't 60
70 the trouble to employ An ad wri-
ter at such astupendous salary as ten
thousand dollars. SkepticAl mer-
chants should read the following aad
give the proposition a trial if they
have to write their own ads. There
is no business in this town TINT is too
solid to advertise. In this day of
progressive business and "go-after-
it" methods, the merchants who
fails to advertise will sooner Or later
wake up to find his cash customers
going to the other fellow. Read:
Philadelphia--One of the highest
sa.asied women in the mercantile
world is Miss Nancy Vincent McClel
and, who receives ten thousand dol
lars for writing the advertising for
the Wanamaker stores. She ls one OF
the first women to come to the
front in the advertising world. and
she owes her success to her fertile
brain. When ideas are needed, she
can supply them. She originated
the children's art contests and the
Personal Service Bureau in the Wa
natnaker stores. Miss McCiei!and
was forty years old when she took
up this new work. and now at fifty
five she is at the height of her career
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-20
ANGERED THE FRESHMAN.

ssConfound this doublin'," NUT
tered the perspiring Scotch recruit,
after an evolution executed at the
double. "And confound dirty Glas-
Row." hissed an Irish voice N his
ear, eand I'll knock TIE head off OF
vpr when. we dismiss. London
Globe.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-20

would enable every voter to register
his will thereon by the usutl method:
{ placing a cross oppesise the word
yes" or the word nc, as the case
might be. :
By the same resolution. authority
81 ould be given for distributing to
all voters, three months before the
election, printed sheet or folder
containing the text of the above pro-
position, or one to that effect, to-
e .ther with aligned arguments for.
and against it by leaders of each Of
tie opposing national crops. Along
with this should go definite informa-
t; n as to the moneys spent in recent
years for the army and navy, how
they had been handled and with what
Re suit. For instance, the following
table Of military expenditures should
be included somewhere:
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-20
OLD SOLDIERS BANOUETFD

The local chapter Of the U. D. c.,
gave dinner to the old soldiers on
Wednesday the 19th-Lee's birth
day. All the veterans we're invited.
but only few could be present.
These astzed the Commonwealth to
again thank tae daughters.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-20

There ,s vast difference between
progress and stability. Scotland
Neck citizens should push the former
ND and use the latter for q scotch.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-20

From this distance the Kaiser
looks to be affected with Q severe
growth of affections of the. throat
and tongue.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-20

Shaves are bacl, to dime. Eel
lows who bought safety rnzors will
please take note.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-20

Mrs. Anthony J. Drexe1, Jr., Of Phil
adelphia. formerly Miss Marjory
Gould of New York, as abe appeared
aboard the steamer On which she re-
Gently arrived at New York from Eu-
rope. Nj. Drexel accompanied her
ard they went to their home in Phil
edelphia Mrs. Drexei is seen carry
ing her tarozit. dog Balla.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-20

Owl-What Ae you calling tht
;anitor down forI :,
Squirrel II was mistaken. I
thought the steam pipes were max
ing that terrible racket we heard,
but it seems it was that woodpecker
family that has moved in above us
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-01-20

This proposition, which by joint
resolution of Congress would be
printed on every ballot for the elec-
ton Of Representatives ar1 8 rators,
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-07-07

We have driftei away from the iunda-
mental Idea that thl- 4. a government
"of fis s~~ss.i- --t--- - - s,x1 So,
the people. and have come tn h..l,eyr
that though the p~ople pay the taxes.
ami must willingly give their lives in lie
iense oi the government. they are not
worthy oi any consideration. hut that
wealth smsssei under The protection and
through the favor of our LAWS must he
supported and protet.~i 10y the whole
machinery of government
The acquisition of the Hawaiian AMI
Philippine islands wa- demanded hy
those Who had Investments therr and
nov the same interest L. demanding that
Ne protect them IN Mexico l. our l,oa~t
ell irss'i"m myth and self government
a drlusion:
Have ~ sscaTs~i the tyranny of king.
only to l~ en-laved 10y the tyrant of
wealth Should the dollar br placed
above the man
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-07-07
COLOREO SOLDIERS
RESTORED

IL has been we'll said that "Iu-,icr
may sleep. but never dir-." This ~
emphasized by the elimination from the
records of the di-honorable ii-char and
the restoration Ia the roster OF tie Unit
ed states Army. with full back pay. o.
fourteen d the mrnbers of the two
COMPANIES of the Twenty filth Infantry.
alleged 70 have been implicated i'm the
shooting ~ oi Broxnsville Texas.
The innocsnt we're punished with tl.r
alleged guilty. Although only about a
dozen color-d soldiers were aIlese-i to
been concerned in the ALTAR, about one
hundred and -ixty oi them were dismiss
ed from the servIce IN 1910. Ten years
when nearly hundred of
their comrades had offered up them
selves I'm Mexico. these fourteen have
ie~n restored IT, tile service.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-07-07
Gh0AMEO N MISERY

Hundreds of psrched and famishe,l
pilkrims suffered the most intense agony
in this city on the 4th Of July. Thess
pilgrims walked and rode through the
heat and dust from oil the near by places
in order 20 celebrate Independents Day
IN the mecca Of the coslfelds in good old
fashioned style and they were treated Il
one OF the most harrorine spectacles ever
witnessed in the little New York town OF
West Virginia.
Prohibition Officer McFarlan, Calfee,
Kstzsn and whitten drove Q wagon To
the front Of the city hall. loaded il with
life ieself' and before the very eyes of
the famished pilgrims they treated the
fshes in the Elkhorn, that were already
- wes % could be, 70 gallons upon gal
lons of good bonded liquors, such ~
Old virginy Corn, did Taylor, Apple
Jack. beer of every variety. in fact enough
vet goods tn cool the psrrhing tongues
OF every, pilgrim who wandered to the
Uecca.f
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-07-07

i vss inssrprsssr wss held in the center
Of the field. The Mexican officer told
Captain Boyd that his ordsrs were that
Americans could NOT advance south. eass
or wess. Captain Boyd then asksd tor
. persoual interview with Gen. Gomez
This was granted.
''Gsneral Gomez reiterated the infnr-
nation given BY his subordinase and 10
turned N his lines. lev minutes later,
almost simultaneously. both commando
formed in lines nj sklrmish. Then . de-
tachment Of Oarrsnzs troops ran around
our left flank, apparently 70 surround
NJ. We found Ourselves in the center al
. line OF Aexicans stretching in Q horse-
shoe like curve about us. Then the fir
ing began.
81 don't know who began it, but from
the center OF the horssshoe . Mexican
machine gun poured hail Of bulless q
Nc. while from the point Of the curve on
our left flank another was firing st us. -
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-07-07
The Teuth
Editorial. Evening Globe. White, New
York.

Editorial. Evening Globe. White, New
York
IL WAS . detachment Of the Tenth CAV
airy. brigaded with ROOSEVELT Rough
Riders, that hsi the honor of suffering
At Las Gussimas the first casualties i'm
the war for the liberation Of Cuba. IL L.
the same Tenth that has the honor of
suffering the first casnaltie- ia q war
which, II it occurs, will result, let us
hope, m the liberation Of MexicO from
an anarchy comparable To that which
afflicted Cuba.
The Tenth Cavalry IL recrnits.d from
Americans OF Africsn descent. Its sta
wsrt troopers have an excess Of pigment
IN their skin. They are men Of color.
But though their complications are dark
there IL no lack OF Americani-m IN their
hearts Members Of a race that has had
and still has good grounds for complain
ing OF the Justice Of their fellow eitlzens
"f psier fsces. no hyphenisn tsints them
The flag u their hsg-the flag of Lin
coin, not Of Vsrdzman, and they are
the first 10 defend H.
The Tenth 10 not only credit ~ the
rare Of which il members are compo-ed.
but 70 the country Whose uniform they
wear. The famous regiments valor and
msnline-~ furnish . sufficient answer u
the narrow minded rsce-hat-rs who judge
men not by what they are but how they
look.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-07-07
MARK UNDER
THE EAGLE
A Reunited Republican
Party--Robinson
Will Win

The long repntei ability 81 the Re-
Publicsn party o. 'wa-h away t. -ins. -
when fsctionsli-m 80 ren.l- u rank. Al.
b make po--ible Demo~rztic a-rendeney
m the nation, never flashed more bril-
lisntiy than in the events Of national
political moment which have rs-ently
trsn-pire'i and are UT trsnspiring.
The million Of voters sho followed
Theo'iore Roosevelt IN 1912. felt that un-
der Taft the ideals of the Republican,
party hal teen houte,i. that the Repul,-
i'cssisrn Of Lincoln, Grant. Blaine and
their cosnI-er- Wa about " b. repuli-
ste'i e., the -oit -entimentsli-n Of fsnci-
ful idesli-ts, that bloated indn-trisIi-m
~ss striving for supremacy in all matters
Of governmental policy. and that the
ghost oi cast va si'out ~ be lured from
the land Of shadows and at ~ 40 the
chief deity 10 the new politics Pantheon.
That the people are not yet really 10
admit land may they never bel that any
thing % worth while. " which attach no
(Osnsnusi On Psgs ~
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-07-07
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETS.

The Board oi E.lucation of Kroxn.
'rerk district met m the Office of the
Prosecuting Attornsy at Welch Monday
Tor the purpose oi g"Ing over the list of
spilicAntS ior Posltipn- of tearhers
There were present Pres W.C Hall
commissioners. A. g. Frr. and q.
r~ttrr""n and District ~upt a. h
Barte. large number of applications
have bsen tiled with the Board hut from
present indications there will bc only a
lew changes I'm the district. The Board
of Filtration went over the list and rel
stively agr'~d upon some of the teach. r.
to be seletsd Another mssting will be
he'll tomorrow. Saturday. Tor the pur-
d '-'' oi making appointments
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-07-07
GOVERNOR HATFIELD
NAMES DELEGATES


The tenth annual convention of the
Negro National Educational Congress,
the objec3 OF which is TO make the Negro
better citizen and . more useful factor
in American line, will he held ut Wash
ington, ID. c., on August % to sG of tins
year. The governor has announced the
appointment of the following represent
alive colored people Of the state - dele
yates 70 the congress:
Profe~ors A :. Peal and r. 4. Sim-.
OF Blneheld; Miss Mab~i Brady. Harp-r-
Ferry; Mrs Ida r.. whittico, keystone /:
Mrs " l.. Edwards. Bluefield: Dr
Clarence Rogers. BluefieId; Prof. w ".
Boles, MshionsId; Prof. r. A. Bowling.
Iewisburg :; DIR. X. A Crichlow, Dr. X.
L. Jones, Rev. Il. X. Reed. Rev r. II
Cow, Charleston; Mrs. II. II. RaiIey,
Montgomery; Prof. q. r Mitchell. Prof
A. IL. Curtis. Institute; Mrs. r.. ".
Ellis, Oak Hill: Mrs. NJ. NJ. Wall-Arter.
Hill Top; M1. Lillian Gray, Gistto :
Prof. w. NJ. Drewry, Northfork; James
George, Northfork; William Turner.
Wheeling, Charles Williams, Wheeling
Mrs Leila Becker. Gary; Mrs. W. o.
Terry. Charleston; Prof Joshua Hatch
EFT. Huntington; Prof. n. ID. Hazel
wood, Psrkersbnrg; Prof. u. w. War
field, Bockhannon.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-07-07
Local Race Men Ask
10 Raise Regiment
best CsIsred Citizens Are Behind
the hsve- -Csptais BueLser
Approaches the Governor

indianapolis, Ind, June 3O.-Csptain
John J. BuckDer, q Spanish ~sr veteran.
accompanied by J. r. Lott, called on
Governor RAlston Wednesday, June 2I.
and tsnderei his service 20 raise regi-
ment Of Colored soldiers for service in
Mexico.
Captain Buckner served twelve years
in the Indiana National Guard q. .ecopd
lieutenant and - hr-t lieutenant and al
% - captain mp until the war with
Spain Then he Organized Company B.
Indiana volunteers and served until the
var ciosed. HE long service and mill
ssry training especially ft hrm for the
work. He guarantees the Governor that
he viIl organize . regiment OF rood.
strong. able-bod.ed men. He hs. al
resiy sooe 70 some trouble 10 put him
ssif IN touch With men throughout the
ssats -bo hsve served In the regular
army and . number Who served in tb~
spsnished vg and it will be easy 10 or
sAsise and of'icer . regiment with men
Who are competsns and have ssen ssr-
vice. We are Ioysl 10 the flag o. snv
Other rsce IN America and are vIlins
ssd rssdy 70 DO our duty. The b<s
Oosossd eisssss ere hshind he nov~-
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-07-07
THE TUnGIG
OF THE WORM
indianapolis Ledeer.)

t..@te-ef~'e e<%AkOA-J
The weeks dispatches disclose the i'm
portant fact that Negroes are leaving
Savannah, Ga, in large Numbers. Tie
exodus 10 caus~d, it is said, by the in
ducements offered by "Uncle Sam" for
labor in the tobacco fields Of Connect
cut. So large has grown the move north
ward, by race men and women, that the
whites Of the community, in and around
savannah, have become alarmed and
have entered bitter protests in an effort
70 stop the Wholesale drain on their Ne
gro labor supply.
Tbs circumstances we think, teaches
ds~erved Lesson. We're the Negro race
happily invironed and fairly trerted in
the south, We hnd il difficult to conceive
any proposition strong enough 70 incline
them 70 break their home-ties and desert
the land Of their birth IL would SEEM
that the worm has turned. The planters
ut the South make = sorry spectacle Of
themselves in voicing q sentiment against
the move. Their whining is contempt
ible- since u comee f.om q set OF men
who have not the courage 10 face the
music OF their own making. At the first
yield Of the harvest they have bern dill
igently sowing for years they are up and
resdy 70 do the baby stunt" Why
nos flee TO any part OF Gods domain that
offers in the least possible degree . relief
from the customs Of . land that glorifies
IN the savage persecution OF the weak
and unfOrtunste in their midst-thss
blasantiy denies them Q mans chance in
all save the merest serfdom. Why not
put themselves beyood the pale Of bar
barious and borrifying gang murderer
and debsucberers when an opportunity
offers itself? Why not shove thsiracrafts
into . port that offers immunity from
burn,nss as the stake and the white mob .
ropes and bullets? The scticn OF these
Georgisns IN registering their complaint
against the exodus OF the Negro 70 an
other land leads ne N the cor cIusion ebss
they bsve bsen 20 safely tncked swsy in
ths security Of their own power - 10 have
ben sksoiufsiy oblivious Of the evolution
OF Providence, or that "vengsspcs i.
Nine"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-07-07

(From the Christian Register.

(From he Christian Register
rha dscrsese a immigration, the short
see a labor, and the impsr,ous need OF
hsdinG ~ sources Of supply suggest
the pausibility thss employer may turn
their asosnsion 70 that va reservoir of
hunsa snerRy now lying half latent in
the ensossd people Of this country. There
are 0falisas Of them quite - energetic,
trunworsAy and capable - the immi-
grs16 fsuo every tribe and nasion in the
sosehaest q Europe. Forty or ffty years
go . DO manufacturer in North Adams,
Mo-, Imported some Chinamen TO sup
ply The sssd csused BY transferring the
making q shoss from the shop 20 the
ihaory. The experiment. would bavs
bssn snscssful had it not been for the
evident danger Of opening the dikes and
leet1ng in . human food more dangerous
than IN irruptiou OF the - in Holland.
In the case of the cnlored workers no
such danger exists. The supply 10 here,
and it would improve the health of the
naaion 70 have it fully utilized.