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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-27
CITIZENS TO ATTEND COUNCIL
MEETING WITH BRICKBATS
AND HEMP ROPES
.(BY UNITED PRESS)

CICERO, ILL.,, Feb. 26.-With brick
bats and hemp ropes, one for each mem
Der Of the city council to back up their
protest, hundred citizens of Cicero
threaten to attend the meeting of the
municipal fathers tonight to voice their
disapproval Of contemplated sale Of
the municipal light plant to the Pub
lie Service Company Of Northern Ill.
Several weeks ago the citizens COM
mittee met at the Hawthorne Auditor
ium to devise ways and means Of bring
ing the recallcitrant to their way of
thinking. An invitation was accept
ed by but one Of the alderman, Joseph
Laska.
Miss Margaret Haley, president of
the Chicago Teachers Federation, spoke
at the gathering and recommended the
rope as convincing and persuasive ar
gument.
! "a few years ago there was a fight
in Toledo, Ohio, similar to this one, -
she said. 'EThe citizens met in a body
and went to the council chamber bal
conv. They dangled ropes in the faces
/ of the council members and the traction
company was not sold as planned.
you citizens take ropes and do the
same thing Let them know that you
are in earnest.'
/ Frank E. Klines, prominent citizen
urged that all voters and property ow-
ners attend-armed with a plentiful
supply of brick bats.
The plan was unanimously approved
and leading citizens say they intend tc
. carry out their coup tonight.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-27
EIGHT THOUSAND TEACHERS AEE
HEADED FOR KANSAS CITY

KANSAS CITY, Mo Feb. 27.-
School men and Ma ms from every see
tion Of the United States were arriving
here today to attend the National Edu-
cation association convention to be held
here beginning Monday, February 2o
and closing March 3.
''There will be from six to eight
thousand teachers here next week,
Otto F. Dubach, Kansas City school
man in charge Of hotel arrangements.
declared TO-DAY "We are doing the
best we can to make them comfort
able
What is said to be the head liner OF
the convention will be the meetings OF
the department Of superintendent
which will give particular attention to
the stronger foundation for, and bet
ter command Of, spoken and written
English.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-27
(BY UNITED PRESS)

WASHINGTON, Feb, 26-i'ulI and
complete authority to take the fatcful
"next step'' in the German crisis was
demanded of congress today by Prcal
dent Wilson and a grimly silent toin,
session Of the house and senate listened
intently as the president demanded the
power to place the United States on
basis Of earned neutrality to meet
the German campaign Of submarine
ruthlcssness. Declaring that he did
not propose or contemplate war The
president asked the omniOusly attent-
i've representatives Of the people of the
United States to do these things:
'That you authorize ne to supply
our merchant ships with defensive
arms, should that become necessary
and with the means of using them, and
to employ any other instrumentalities
or methods that may be necessary and
adequate to protect our ships and our
people in their legitimate and peaceful
pursuits on the seas.
''That you will grant me sufficient
credit to enable me to provide ade-
quatc means Of protection whore they
are lacking, including adequate insur-
ance against the present war risks. =
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-27
SUITS TO CONVENE AND Dis
CUSS WAR AID POLICY

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Prior to
the White House demonstration the
Congressional Union and The National
Woman s party viii hold conventions
at the national headquarters Of the Un-
ion here, beginning day after tomorrow.
Two important subjects are to be con
s;dercd by the delegates-the advisa-
bility Of framing a war time policy
for sufragists and the proposal that
has been made to combine the voting
and non voting women Of the country
into one big political organization by a
merger OF the Union Woman s Party.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-27
News From The
State Capitol
legislature May Continue Session Days
LAWYERS IN CONTROL In THE SENATE

there comes to light that a law was
'1c-,'ietly g slipped through early in this
ioeafe Lib-hich county guards were
empowers. Sc boys senten-
ced to the roads 1o- K y days
for misdemeanors. One Of tnem was
produced (17 years Of age and senten-
ced by Judge w. G. Harris, Of the Ra-
leigh court, for thirty days for getting
torn and lacerated. He swore the guard
who whipped him had "grudge' a
gainst him because he had once report
ed him for cruelty to prisoners. Road
supervisor Miller, Of Wake County, who
endorsed the whipping, says he thinks
Senator Bum, Of Wake, got the bill
through for us.' Not three senators
who have talked with me knew such
a bill had ever been introduced this
session. It will probably be repealed
before the end Of the week, for there is
a wave Of protest, and Indignation, that
threatens to get somebody s goat about
this affair.
It beats anything how persistently
the attempt of a few lawyers in the
senate, like Person and Jones and Burg
wyn can keep the newspaper publish
ers bill in the legislative incubator SO
long. For the fourth time it has been
favorably reported by three different
committees to which it was repeatedly
sent, in the hope Of putting it to sleep
and it may get through this week, but
there seems to be no certainty about
it.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-27
Amer lean Women
Perish 81 rissE1 On Lacor,ia
President Desires Power Defend Americans Arl
Their Property
MOST SERIOUS SINCE LUSITANIA INCIDENT

bune.
Mrs. F. E. Harris, wife of lieutenant
Colonel Frank E. Harris, United States
coast artillery corps, stationed at Fort
DUPONT near Philadelphia.
Arthur T. Kirby, Bainbridge, N. Y.
Mrs. Mary E. Hoy, Chicago
Miss Elizabth Hoy, Chicago
Rev. James Wareing, registered from
New York but said to be from Norfolk,
Va.
The Americans among the crew were
signed here to take the place of others
who failed to appear when the ship
was ready to sail. The men were re-
cruited mostly from shipping snaces
and gave New York and Brooklyn az
their places Of residence. They were
stokers, coal trimmers, wipors and sea
men.
WAile details Of the cargo Of the
Laconia are withheld under a recent
ruling OF the customs officials, it was
learned at the Office Of thc company
that the following items we've amoa {
the principal commodities carried.
t One thousand bars OF silver; 10000
bushels of wheat. > S.l3 bale, of cotton :
l ,0iS boxes Of fresh fruit; 5000 tors
Of shell castings and other wa- optics
/ and 5000 tons of provisions
It was positively stated iy officials
! of the line that there were no cxp!"-
sives on board
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-27
FARMERS MOVEMENT TO CON
troll MARKETS BECOMES MA
TIONAL BODY TODAY

ST. PAUL, Feb. 26.-National head
quarters for the Farmers Non Partisan
league were opened in ST. Louis today.
This is the organization that recently
swept North Dakota s old line politi-
clans from control and took over the
legislature to enact legislation favor
able to farmers.
Bettering Of marketing conditions,
and entire elimination Of speculative
marketing Of foodstuffs, and of manip-
ulation in food, through state owned
terminal elevators and warehouses, was
balance on proof marked K.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-27
{BY UNITED PREsS)

Washington, Feb. 27.-It is believed
IN official quarters that Germany has
now committed the overt act which the
wnolc world has been dreading, oat
feared would Occur.--It only lacks re-
ceipt Of confirmation that the Laconia
was torpedoed without warning, and
that the two American women declared
to be missing, perished to put the U. S.
into the war arena
President Wilson faces the most crit
ical situation since the sinking Of the
Lusitania, and he recognizes the peril
Of precipitate action without due proof
which would undoubtedly throw the
country into immediate war.
On the other hand the more conserva-
tive Of the diplomatic body now gath
cred in this city think that with Wilson
at the helm he can steer the country
through the difficulties and avoid a de
claration Of war.
It is further stated that the Presi
dent has asked Congress only for auth
or;ty for armed neutrality to protect
american lives and property. No ef-
fort is being made to conceal the fact
that the government considers the La
coma incident the most. serious yet.
Germany it is said promised not te
sink liners unwarned that carried Am
orleans.
The minority leaders and the house
foreign affairs committee have consent
ed upon two points to grant the pres
ident an unlimited authority, but this
will not be agreeable to Wilson who
insists upon broader powers to take
care of evcntualities, and it is expect
ed that Congress today will vote to
delegate to the president power to arm
merchant ships with guns, gunners, anc
provide the necessary money for pre-
paredness.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-27
YEARS AGO TODAY
(RY UNITED pRESSN

PORTLAND, Ne. Feb 27.-One hun
dred and ten years ago today one Of the
world 9 best beloved poets was born VI
Portland. His name was Henry Wads-
worth Longfellow.
The three story frame building at
the corner Of Fore and Hancock streets
whore he was born still stands and has
been made an lnternatlonai fhehn"fiAi
bv the International LongfelloW 30
ciety, which has been organized for
that purpose.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-27
Legislative Notes

queer things "happen yes, they
JUST happen I'm legislatures. For
Instance, while the senate is demanding
PRISON reform, and the abolishment of
'0 iash' except in very extreme cases,
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-03
EACH NEW SWORD IS BLESSED
Ing Weapons, Offer Them When
Completed to Goddess.

That the japanese are past masters
in the art Of swordmaking is proved by
the splendid weapons, equal to those
OF Toledo and Damascus, which they
turn out. The actual method Of sword
making in Japan Is jealousy guarded,
an extraordinary feature Of the indus
try being the religious ceremony which
accompanies every process Of their
manufacture. The walls of every
swordmaking shop in Japan will be
found to be covered with allegorical
representations Of the swordmakers
and the chief goddess of the Shintos.
Even the final processes Of polishing
and sharpening are characterized by
certain religious ceremonies, and final
ly the weapons are offered. one by one,
to the sword god to be blessed, says
London Tit-Bits. This ceremony con-
sists in placing the swords in front of
the goddess of the Shintos on the wall,
with an offering Of sake, rice and
sweetmeats, after which prayer scrolls
are read and blessing upon the work is
invoked.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-03
INSECTS TENACIOUS or LIFE
Are Able to Survive Injuries Which
Would Cause Death In Higher
Forms Of Animal Life.

The unusual success Of insects In the
struggle for existence has been a sub
ject Of much discussion in scientific
circles. Just why it is that these lit
tie creatures have survived the ravages
Of birds and other enemies, as well as
the ingenious contrivances Of man for
their destruction, and form today the
most numerous class Of animals on
the face of the earth. leaves a wide
field for argument and conjecture.
Two important reasons for this have
been pointed out by naturalists, i. e.,
their proliicacy and their extraordi-
nary adaptation to environment. An
pther just as potent reason, which has
.ceived less attention, is their amaz-
3 tenacity to life, many species be-
u able to survive injuries which
"Id cause almost instantaneous
deh in the higher forms Of animal
life.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-03
For INDIGESTION,

For severe attack of indigestion
there is nothing better than hot water
and soda. A cupful of hot water with
a teaspoonful of soda in it should be
taken as hot as can be swallowed
The remedy can be made even more
effective by adding few drops of es-
seAce of peppermint to the hot water
and soda. This makes a very power
full "soda mint tablet" indeed. If the
indigestion is accompanied by slight
nausea, aromatic spirits of ammonia
often gives relief. Put half teaspoon
full in third of glass of water. This
can be repeated at the end of half an
hour if necessary. Sometimes the dose
is more etficacious if given in half a
cupful of hot water, instead of the
smaller amount of cold.-EXchange
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-03
MAKING WATCH TELL TRUTH
Traveller Hits Upon Plan to Make Il
Unnecessary to Turn His Time.
piece Forward or Back.

The average commercial traveller
who journeys about the United States
has to keep a close watch on his time
piece to see that 1t is telling the truth.
There is an hours difference In time
when you enter and leave some cities,
and it's an important matter that YOU
do not forget TO set your watch back
or forward an hour, according to which
way you are travelling. If you over
look 1t you may miss train.
An express official who travels al
most all the time and is so busy that
he sometimes forgets to change his
watch at Detroit. Mich, for instance.
or at Dodge City, Ia, has frequently
had an experience of this kind. Some
times he has arrived an hour ahead of
has left, giving him time enough for
reflection.
Recently he conceived the idea Of
making his watch tell all four diff
ferent times-Eastern. Central, Noun
tain and Pacific He went to a jeweler
and had extra hour hands put on his
timepiece-each Of different color,
so that he can recognize ii at glance,
on the face of his watch For in
stance, the ordinary hour-hand, set
at Eastern time. is silver; a blue hand,
set an hour back, represents Central
time; red hand, for Mountain time,
is set two hours back, and green
hour-hand three hours back, represents
Pacific time.
You can do this to your own watch.
The jeweler will make set of hands
of these colors and alter your watch
for consideration Of a few dollars.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-03
Charcoal Made in Dominica.

Charcoal is much used in Dominica,
probably because there is plenty OF
cheap labor to burn it. Most of it is
made far up the rivers and brought
down then in heavy native dugout ca
noes. The charcoal is first packed In
little bark baskets about the size Of Il
strawberry basket. Several hundred
Of these are then loaded upon the boat
and tied down with some sort Of fiber;
q man takes his place in the stern and
the craft starts on a long journey at
the rate of perhaps a mile an hour.
To an American it looks as though it
must have taken a week to pile up the
load, while a breath Of wind might
knock it all in the water, but the car
goes always seem to arrive safely IN
port.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-03
ODD THOUGHTS OF CHILDREN
There 10 q Mental Region Into Which
the "Grownups' Have No Right
to Enter.

This Is region into which the
"grownup" has no right Of entry and
no key to turn the lock, says London
Spectator. Only now and then a fash
may disclose the inner recesses and
throw sudden light on an entirely
surprising line OF thought. A child
frequently cherishes a theory of its
own, which appears quite reasonable,
for the enchanted precincts within,
where the supernatural obtains as
ready an acceptance as the common
place. A little thoughtful boy Of my
acquaintance was asked the usual
question, what he was going to be.
He answered with great decision !:
"Oh! land agent Of course, like dad
dy." And l think daddy" and the
land agency profession scored q COM
pliment.
Time does not exist for children,
who worry over no human limitations.
A little girl saying her hymn, There
is green hill far away" was thrilled
to hear that her mother knew the lady
who wrote it. Then she repeated her
psalm. and added gravely: "And did
you know David, tooi" The train of
thought is rather charming which led
a little boy, when told not to mention
a guests amputated foot to say: "No,
and when l get to heaven l won't say
anything to John the Baptist about his
head" Surely poliRness could go no
further. Often an entirely different
mental image is conjured up in the
child's mind from that suggested by
the grownup story teller. One mother,
recounting at great length the details
of the illness of little dog to her
small girl. several times mentioned
"the dog doctor" She was surprised,
at the very end, by the question:
"What sort Of dog was the dog doc
tori"
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-03

eraIon Of the income tax provisions
will begin under an agreement td
dispose of them Friday.
Other important contests are prom
lsed over the consumption taxes on
sugar, coffee, tea and cocoa, aggre-
eating s66,0o0,0OO, which many sena-
tors believe will be eliminated; and
proposed sugar drawback" repeal,
the freight and parcel pest tax pro-
visions and the McKellar substitute
providing increased postal rates on
second-class publications.
After sending the tax bill to con-
ference there probably will be short
but sharp discussion of peace on reso-
lutions of Senators La Toilette and
Sherman suggesting PRONUNCIATION of
to have the resolutions overwhelm-
ingly beaten
The administration trading-witE1-
the-enemy bill, passed by the House
some weeks ago, Will be pressed in
the Senate with many miscellaneous
matters, while the taX bill conferees
are at work
Although finance committee lead
ers VIII be engaged on the confer
ences for a week or ten days. Chair
man Simmons expects both the credit
and insurance bills to be considered
by the remainder Of the committee
in the absence of the conference. The
Insurance bill, however. may go over
until the December session.
With these important measures
and a new urgent deficiency appro-
priation biul carrying between S4,-
500, 100000 and S6.O00,O 100000 in
few capitol leaders see
much hope of adjournment before
October.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-03
WAR BOND, REVENUE
AND INSURANCE
BILLS
Expected To Pass Congress
This Week As Drawn

Washington, Sept. 2.-Congress
works this week on three great wa,
measures, the s11,53s,945,46O war
bond and certificate, the $4,000, ,oOo,-
600 revenue and the $76,0OO,oO
soldiers and sailors insurance bills,
The revenue bill may be sent to con-
ference by the Senate before Satur-
day night, BY which time the other
measures will have been passed bv
the House. Republicans of the
House will oppose a few minor fea-
lures Of the bond bill and seek 70
amend 1t so as to providt for war
expenditure board, and the optional
insurance feature of the insurance
measure will be subjected to attack
but both probably will pass about as
they We're drawn.
The war profits provision of the
revenue bill, levying a total of ST.
zeo,oOO,OOO, is generally expected to
stand, although the high tax senators
VIII continue their fight for further
increases.
Much ortatory will be produced by
the trinity Of bills, however. They
are of the character which in peace
times would be assailed on all sides
as radical and sociaGstic beyond mea-
sure. The two financial bills are
the largest of the kind ever intro
duced, and the insurance bill contem-
plates revolutioniing the entire sys-
tenn of compensating a nations arm
ed defenders and their dependents
for war services.
Disregarding the Labor Day holi-
day, the Senate will continue to work
tomorrow on the war profits section
OF the revenue bill, seeking to dis
pose of it not later than Wednesday.
The House adjourned yesterday to re-
convene Tuesday for consideration of
the bond bill. 1t will be passed We'd
nesday and the insurance measure
vii follow.
Both houses will adjourn early
Tuesday to march with President
Wilson in the parade of District of
Columbia men drafted for the new
army.
The climax in the Senate fight
over war profits taxation approaches.
With both high and low factions
claiming victory. When the final
vote on the section is taken, consid
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-03
Starting Up Auain,

Mr. nd Mrs. Moneybun had fallen
OUT ra',r badly the night before, and
AT oreahst next morning there was a
declded Olness between them.
! Won like you to bring some
more lacecream on your way home,
Henr!' sa Mrs. Honeybun.
you "cen are always spending
money TO NE yourselves better look
Ing growleN1r. Honeybun.
1rue' my ar" replied Mrs. Honey
bun. sweetly.
NOW, you h1ly ever see man do
ing that"
NO, because 1ety-nine men out of
hundred reali that the quest of
beauty is hopeless
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-03

dntly have 'eased their desertions
and again are attacking the enemy.
Here, accordin, to Berlin, they have
delivered heay counter-attacks
against Field Mrshal Won Macken-
sens forces. Mar Braila, south
west Of Galatz, OF the Danube. the
Germans were repIed in an attack
on the Russian positions.
On the Italian fret General Ca
dorna's forcts have etended their
gains on the Brestoviza plateau. on
the slopes of Monte an Gabrielle
and east of Gorilla, ant have taken
additional prisoners and var stores.
Five Italian. airplanes -hve flown
from the Italian front ovr Vienna
and dropped pamphlets teing the
Austrian people Of the vi.orv of
the Italians from Tolmino to ,e sea
In Belgium the British bis guns
are continuing to lombard viently
the German positions, evidently IRE
pairing the way. for another srsh
at Crown Prince Rupprecht's fret.
The infantry activity here and ali
to the south in France is mainly i
the nature of raiding operations
Near Havrincourt the Germans in
sharp attack pushed back the British
but later lost the German center il
a counttr-attack.
Heavy artillery duels also are il
progress along the Aisne, in Cham
pagne and in the Verdun section
but the infantry has remained vir
tually inactive.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-03
Their Appeti. Were Poor.

1t was the boast a certain famous
eourlnahu ABOUT ~ York that he
counted q 1uIl-sizeu anderloin steak
surrounded ny d li'tlI- gen lamb chops
merely as the found'on Of fair
meal. Aholhef ceIeorad bon vivant
and host, taking his pr~andial cock
tails, invited his guest ot,nor to men
ton his preference in tway of an
appetizer. The guest, a ID worship
er and running true to fl, allowed
as how three dozen cherry,nA clans
might start him off right.And tbe
hideous part of it is none Ole party
regarded the order as in anyay IN.
usual.-EXchange.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-03
MARY PICKFORD COMING TO
OPERA HOUSE WEDNESDAY

In accordance with his progressiv,
policies and desire to give his patron!
the best in films, Manager Loeb Of
the Evangeline Theatre has just ar
ranged for the presentatian Of Mar,
Pickford's new Aircraft picture, "A
Romance of the Redwoods," Wednes
day night.
This production was staged unde,
the personal direction of Cecil B. De
Mile, who also wrote the story in
collaboration with Jennie Macpher.
son. Mr.. DeMille, it will be remem-
bered, is the prducer of Joan the
Woman" the famous cinema spec
tacle concerning the Maid of Or
leans.
The art of Mary Pickford the su-
per-star, combined with that of Cecil
3. DeMille, the producing genius,
Means a new standard of excellence
OF the screen. In direct col>.rast to
hel previous triumph, "a Poor Lit
tie Rich Girl"
Mss Pickfrd's newest vehicle
presents red-blooded story of the
West, replete with dramatic situa-
tons al we'll as incidents of typical
Plckfore charm. Supporting the star
in her forthcoming picture is an un-
usually effective cast including Eli
oft Dexter the popular leading man
and husbanl of Marie Doro.