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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-02-20


touch Of understanding and skill to
reward the world in turn with perfect
singing of the song. When music-lovcrs
are granted the privilege OF hearing
song and singer so sublimely mated,
then music seems divine. Then its ap-
peal to the depths of nature inspires
thought that such matches must be
made in heaven"
Today, in the millions Of homes to
which the Nictrola brings the art of
the greatest singers and musicians.
those moments when music seems di-
vine" are frequent. The constant OBJ
ject, the increasing effort of the Victor
is to choose the artist and the song
for their fitness to each othcr-and no
month goes by when the Victor fails
to bring together singers and songs.
music and musicians, seemingly long
INTENDED for each other"
The Victor Records for February
offer much music of time-tried and
time-provcn beauty which has never
been given to the world with such UNI
examplcd sympathy and skill as the
great Victor artists have endowed it
with.
} Caruso, in his remarkable interpreta-
tion OF the romance 81 Hear AS In a
Dream from Bizet's opera Pearl
Fishers" enters deeply into the anguish
and unrest of the character he portrays,
and sings with magnificent voice and
emotion Of Nadir's strange, new, bitter
sweet passion for a mysterious yelled
lady who has come among the pearl
Fishers. Pearl Fishers whose music
was written by Bizet about twelve years
before he composed his masterpiece,
Carmen" was recently revived by the
Metropolitan Opera Company with
'Caruso in the part of Nadir. The opera
is rich in colorful orchestration, and
endowed with many vocal numbers of
vivid melody and emotion of which
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-02-20
GERMANS HAMPER
THE WORK OLE REIIEE

Berlin, Feb. 16,via London,
Feb. t7-Brand Whitlock, Unit
ed States minister to Belgium,
will continue to remain i'm Brus-
sells i'm the diplomatic capacity.
Belgian relief work will still
go on under the auspices of the
men now i'm charge of its adj
ministratiion.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-02-20

A post card from Luther NJ. How
ell, states that he is enjoying a de-
lightful visit in New York City at
the present time.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-02-20
Two Uses for Words.

Words are wise mems counters
they do but reckon by them but they
are the money Of fOols.-Thomas
Hobbies.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-02-20

ploys this month
for the display
of his fine voice
a n d h / $ finer
sympathy. 'Tis
Not True is the
so ng McCor-
mack sings, the
plaintive protest
of a lover who
h a s discovered
hat We is
tickle.
Fritz Kreisler
h a $ m a d c a
record of The
Rosary" for the
Nictor's Febru-
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-02-20
Modern Girl No Hypocrite.

Tom-"When you proposed to her
suppose she said, This is so sudden J"
Dick-"NO, she was honest and said,
This suspense has been terrible.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-02-20

Buy your goods ut home.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-06-01
DAwSONS VISITORS

Messrs. J. E. Bowers and J. G. Moore
OF Scotland Neck made a business call
here Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. B. S. Kirkland has returned to
her home near Hamilton after visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Barn
hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Partin, Miss Lucia
Onell and Mr.. Pittman of Whitakers
motored over Sunday to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. w. j. Partin.
Miss Louise Barnhin is visiting her
sister, Mrs. B. S. Kirkland near Mamil-
ton.
Miss Nellie Benson and Miss Wick,
with party of friends from Whitakers
visited Misses Louise Barnhill and Lii
liam Partin Sunday
Miss Della DeBerry of Scotland
Neck spent last week visiting relatives
here
Miss nnie Yarbrue of Greenville
came a few days ago and will make her
future home with Mrs. Emma Cotton
Mrs. Ferd Harrison Of Scotland Neck
visited her parents last week, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. D. Lawrence.
Miss Bessie Barnhill and Mrs. Pau
Lawrence motored to Scotland Neck
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-06-01
SOCIETY HAPPENINGS
MRS. ALEXANDER ENTERTAINS

MRS. ALEXANDER ENTERTAINs
The Thursday afternoon club was en-
tertained yesterday afternoon by Mrs
J. H. Alexander, Jr., from four to six
'clOck
The guests were received by the hos
tess in her usual graceful manner and
without preliminary all got to work on
Red Cross equipment. The afternoon
was thus very pleasantly spent, and
at the close the hostess served light
refreshments, and she further donat-
ed the usual refreshment contribution
to the relief fund.
During the afternoon the guests were
entertained by Miss Elizabeth Futrell
with instrumental solos.
There will be no meeting next week
owing to the Chautauqua.
Those present included: Mesdames
.. j. Moore, Charles Lawrence, w. O.
Lawrence, Charles A. Jones, w. 0. Me
Dowell, II. L. Mcdowell, c. Frank Bur
roughs, R. D. Jenkins, R. G.. Shackell
Reuben Meredith, O. F. Smith, w. l.
Harrell, T. B. Wheeler, B. W. Martin
and Mrs. Nicholson, of Columbia, Tenn
Misses Reba and Mamie Shields, Kate
Boyette, Elizabeth and Louise Futrell
Gertrude Whitehead and lone H. Dunn
Of Greensboro.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-06-01
MRS. APPLEWHITE ENTERTAINS
DAUGHTERS

Mrs. J. H. Applewhite delightfully."-
entertained the Scotland Neck Chap
ter, U. D. c., Thursday afternoon at
her attractive country home.
Mrs. Applewhite met the guests at
the door and invited them into the liv-
ing room, which was very inviting
with vases Of poppies and poenies on
the table and confederate flags hung
on the wall.
After some time spent very pleas
antly the hostess, assisted by little
Misses Catherine Flaugher and Master
Robert Applewhite, served ice tea and
delicious strawberries and cream, with
strawberry cake.
The guests then departed after ex-
pressing their appreciation to Mrs. Ap-
plewhite for the gracious hospitality
extended to them.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-06-01

Friday.
Mrs. J. W. Partin spent Friday in
Enfield shopping.
Mesdames Maggie Stephenson, Ar
thur Norwood, Messrs. Jim and Row
Pope, W. E. Fleming and Alvin Twis
dale Of Spring Hill attended service
by pastor johnson Sunday morning.
Misses Mamie and Sallie Barclay.
Susie Pope and Mrs. w. E. Barclay of
Crowell were in our large congrega-
ton at church Sunday.
Misses Irma Simmons and MARGARET
Quincy Of Enfield visited friends here
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. David Walston attend
ed services at Lawrence Sunday
Miss Irene White returned Thursday
from Fremont where she was teacher
IN the graded school there.
Miss Lizzie Tadlock Of Scotland
Neck spent the week end here with
the Misses White.
Dawson Baptist churchcvetaoinshm
There will be services at Dawson
Baptist church next Sunday p. M by
Rev. R. A. Mcfarland Of Scotland Neck
at three thirty O'Clock also Sunday
school will not be held until the after
noon. A large congregation is desired
to this rare pleasure
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-06-01
SOUR STOMACH

This is mild form of indigestion.
1t is usually brought on by eating too
rapidly or too much, or Of food not
suited to your digestive organs. If you
VIII eat slowly, masticate your food
thoroughly, eat but little meat and none
at all for supper, you will more than
likely avoid the sour stomach without
taking any medicine whatever. When
you have sour stomach take one Of
Chamberlain s Tablets to aid digestion
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-06-01
GOVERNMENT COTTON RE
PORT

Washington, June 1.-The gov
eminent report issued this morn
ing at IL o'clock shows the con-
dition Of the present growth Of
cotton to be SO $40 per cent, on
May % for 1917 as against IT'S
a year ago, and 1911 for one year
average.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-06-01
BERNARD AILSBROOK
FIRE INSURANCE
Scotland Neck, N. G.

LOST BROWN LEATHER POCKET
BOOK THIS MORNING EITHER
ON MAIN STREET OR ON DEPOT
STREET. CONTAINS MONEY
AND CARDS OF OWNER AND
OTHER PAPERS. THE POCKET
BOOK IS GREATLY PRICED.
KINDLY RETURN AT ONCE TO
MRS. J. e. BOWERS. PHONE 112.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-06-01
= = .
. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS =
!. OF GENERAL INTEREST 4

Mr.. A. Mcdowell left for Norfolk
Yesterday on business.
There will be dance at Spring Hill
tonight.
The Misses Holland, Of Hobgood,
were shopping in town yesterday.
Mr.. W. H. Mcdowell was a visitor in
Halifax yesterday on business.
-0-
The store front of Mr.. Clee Vaughan
is being repainted and some redecora-
tion work will follow.
Mrs. Peterson of Warsaw arrived in
town last night on a visit to her sister
in law, Mrs. A. G.. Peterson.
Mr.. n. A. Riddick leaves this after
noon for Kelford to complete some con-
tract work.
Mr.. Y G.. Hughes, Of Weldon, the coun
tv engineer, was in town yesterday on
business.
Mrs. w. H. Register left this morn
ing for Hobgood where she will spend
the day with friends.
Mrs. Ethel Coleson left this morning
for Aulander to spend the week end
with her sister, Mrs. George Howard.
Mr.. R. J. Shields and Mr.. Robert
Shields drove over from Hobgood this
morning on business.
Mr. Donald Barnhill, Of Miami,
Florida. is spending few days with
his sister. Mrs. A. L. Sumrell.
Mr.. Edmond Parks and wife, of Til
1erv were in town yesterday and they
were accompanied home by Miss Lii
liam Parks.
Rev. n n Fleming Of Tarboro the
new pastor Of the Presbyterian church
will preach Sunday morning at IL o.
clock in the Palace theatre.
Mr.. Pete Shields drove a Saxon six
to WILLIAMSON yesterday and deliver
ed same for the n. A. Riddick Motor
Car Co.
The stores will all be closed Wednes
dav afternoon for the decorated parade
of local automobiles, and for the open
ing ceremony Of the Chautauqua.
49,
Mr. c. A. Jones left today for Nor
folk where he will unload three Column
bia cars and bring them back to Scot
land Neck
Mr. and Mrs. w H. Darden and 3
county on a visit to Mrs, Darden s dau-
ghter. Mrs. Ernest Baker.
Mrs. J. L. Allsbrook, and children and
w
left this morning for Hobgood to spend
the day with Mrs. jarrett jenkins.
ANY lady or man for that matter,
who will sell ten season tickets for the
coming Chautauqua will be presented
with a season ticket, worth two dol
lars, free.
DR.. A. D. Morgan, who has been in
Richmond for a few days, was expect
ed back last night, and will bring with
him, when he returns, his sister, Miss
Blanche Morgan
Mr.. Lewis B. Suiter, Miss Gertrude
Kitchin, Mrs. S. P. Kitchin and Mrs
}. b. Edwards, Jr., motOred to Norfolk
this morning, from which point the cal
will be shipped to Hon. Claude Kitchi1
at Washington, D. c., and the party
will return Sunday afternoon by train
Watch out: it is expected that tn
wedding bells may ring about June 6
but we hope they won t ring out a
Hobgood. We like to be present some
times.
Little Miss Mildred AllsbrOOk LET
this morning for Hobgood accompanie
by her mother, and from there she vii
go alone to Norfolk and be met Their
by her aunt, Mrs. E. F. Stamper wit
whom she will spend about a month.
Mr.. S. F. Dunn returned this morn
no.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-06-01
Many Benefited By
A Simple Pres
cription

By using the simple prescription,
7O7, many sufferers have been benefit
ted to such extent that they gladly
recommend it to their friends for the
prompt relief Of Dyspepsia, Heartburn,
sour stomach, f1uttering Of the heart,
pain around the heart, pulled up feeling
after eating, constipation etc.
Seven O-Seven gives relief in five
minutes. IF it fails your druggist
will cheerfully refund your money.
For sale in Scotland Neck by E. T.
Whitehead Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-06-01

Phone call this morning stated that
Mrs. R. H. Gray, who has been at the
bedside of her sister, Mrs. r. r. Hyatt,
IN Tarboro, had a severe chill last night,
and this morning had high fever. Mr..
Gray Immediately motored to Tarboro
TO be with his wife.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-06-01

Mr.. Donald. Barnhill Of Miami,
Florida, is spending a few days with
his sister. Mrs A. L. Sumrell.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-06-01

Mr.. R. j. Shields and Mr. Robert
Shields drove over from Hobgood this
morning on business.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-06-01

Mrs, Ethel Coleson left this morning
for Aulander to spend the week end
with her sister, Mrs. George Howard
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-06-01

Mr.. Edmond Parks and wife, of Til
lerv were in town yesterday and they
were accompanied home by Miss Lii
liam Parks.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-11
DEATH -BED CONFESSION
 CLEARS INNOCENT MAN
SLIPPING OF MOOSE SAVED THE LIFE OF MAN CONVICTED OF
 ANoTHER's CRIME.

Columbus, Miss. March 10--A death4bed confession by Joseph Beard. q farme~, announced today by the sherifi's office, ceared of suspicion William Puryis, who 2G years ago escaped death by hanging Cnly be- cause the moose about hics neck slip ped when the trap was sprung.
 PFvis was found guilty of killing From ambush William Buckley. When he fell from the scaffold unharmed .aitei the rope slipped, spectators, who thought it an intervention of Proyi- dence inluced the authorities to put him back in jail and an appeal to the governor brought him communication of sentence. Several years later Pur. wis was pardcned He now lives p Lama. county
 Beard. dying of pneumonia. con fessed today that he and two other men killed Buckley.
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MRS. KREISER IS
 RELEASED ON BOND
MEN OFFERED TO GO ON BOND WHOSE WEALTH EQUALED
 HALF MILLION DOLLARS.

Kansas City. Mo, March 10.-Nrs
 Mary Alice Kreiser was released hera
 today under a bond of S25,000. She had been in the county jail since last Saturday. when she was arrested and | charged with first degree murder aft CT her husband, Edward Kreiser. church organist and composer, had been shot and killed in their home She went immediately to her home Her release came after she had waived preliminary hearing before iustic of the peace. Nine men of more | than a dozen who offered, qualified tc act as her surety for any amount up to their total wealth of more than $5O0000 Five men were to be per. mitted 10 sign the bond, but four oth. CTS, residents of Clay county, from where Mrs. Kreiser came here more than II years ago as a musical stu dent asked permission to have their names placed on it as they wished
 that honor" one of them said. Mrs. Kreiser spoke only a few words daring the hearing and qaulifi- cation of the bondsmen. By her side
 sat police officers and her eight year old son. Although heavily yelled it was apparent that she was not awed or confused A crowd which had wait
 ed for several hours until the hearing commenced packed the little court room
 Mrs Kreiser's tTia, was set fer the
 term of court starting April. That day being Sunday, the trial cannot start until April ?.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-11
DECISION 0F COURTS
 WILL HAVE NO EFFECT
Letter Has Been Sent President Will son by Brotherhood Heads Commit ting the Unions to Abandonment of Any Labor Crisis That Might Exist in Case of International Trouble,

Cieveldnd Ohio, March 10.-cettc.
 ment Of the raj road eighthour ccntro-
 Fersy irrespective of whether the sl,- pfeme court holds the Adamson law
 constitutional Or unconstitutiona was
 forecast in Cleveland today by action
 ol the biggest and most importan con
 ference of brotherhood leaders held since the grave hour six months ago. when nationwide strike impended. Announcement of the four unions compromise plan to be threshed out at a meeting with railroad officials in { New York next Thursday came sim ultaneously with the revelation that
 The brotherhood chiefs had notified , President Wilson that strike or threatened strike would not be per mitted to embarrass the government
 in case the United States was drawn into war
 Following the meeting of foar hun- dted chairman of the four transnCrta- ten organizations who gathered hora for a rine-hour conference today. came the diac.osure that a letter had been ent two days ago to the president virtually committing the rnions to abandonment of any 'abor cri.is that might exist in case of international trouble
 Chairman of general and or iccal committees came to the meeting from lall parts of the middle states. All the vice presidents of the four oreani2a- tions were present The chairmen represented the Brothe,h hood cf Loco motive Engineers, the Order of Rail-
 way Conductors, the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Bremen and Eneinemen ] and the Brotherhood of Railway Train linen.
 A statement was given out signed by Warren s. Stone. grand chief of the engineers; l.. F. Sheppard, acting president of the conductors: w. $. Carter, president of the firemen aad enGinemen, and W. c, Lee, president 1 of the trainmen, announcing that a
 an Of settlement of the controversy had been drafted by the brotherhood heads and approved by the chairmen While the details of the settlement plan were not divulged, 1t was stated hat the union representative would fay before railroad officials a com
 promise plan based on the employees fight for an eight-hOur day.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-11
THE WAR IN BRIEF

Bitter fieht:ng has taken pace in ChaTpagne with the French with standing German attacks and taking further trenches, Paris reports. Be tween Butte Du Mesnil and Maisons
 de Champagne French troops took
 prisoners and made further gains
 north of the road running between the two places. The number of Ger man, taken by the French in the past
 two days in this region totals ITO. Three violent attacks were launch
 ed tW the Germans in the Maisons de Champagne sector. The German ef- forts failed, Paris says, and the at tack2rs left many dead The French Iattack Thursday 1t is announced, in- cMded the blowing up of German works on a front of l,5O0 meters to a depth of 600 to 500 meters
 German trenches on height 1855 and at Maisons de Champagne, Berlin re ports. were entered by the French in ther attacks, but the positions were
 ater regained except for a farm near Height 1S5 Increased artillery action
 in the Champagne region is also an 1 Inounced
 Elsewhere on the western front there have been raids by French
 British and German troops. Nine raids London says, were made by the Ger mans against British trenches north of W1ulyerghem, between Armentieres land Ypres. Berlin says 37 prisoners and two machine guns were captured in this region. London reports the capture of some prisoners from the German raiders and a successful Brit ish raid south Of Biaches. Colder weather again, accompanied by gales and snow is interfering with opera tions on the western front
 SIX hundred prisoners were taken by ArstroGe-man forces in an attack on Russian positions between the Tro- tus and the Uzul val eys. in western Moldavia. Petrograd admits three iaeichts were taken. but adds that the Russians are making counter attacks. There has been no marked activity | in the other feds Petrograd reports some Russian activity ncrth of Erzin gan. n Armenia. and an advance southwesl of Sallkiz, Persia, toward l he Turkish border
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-11
DAVID CRAIG IS SOME MUD RUNNER
J. LOWE CANDIDATE IN FIFTH EVENT FINDS SOFT FOOTING
 SUITABLE AND WINS.
Grumpy Was the Disappointment 10 the Talent of the Day and Finished Third in Feature Event.

Yesterday the course at Oaklawn was deep in mud. and what is known on the turf as the web footed horses" had their first inning of the meeting The changed condition of the course was responsible for q number cf scratches, but there were substantial fields in all of the events and the competition was as spirited as had the course been fast. The crowd was up to the standard, regardless of the weather conditions.
 David Craig, the Lowe horse in the fifth event proved the kind Of a track that he runs we'll on, for he led his field frcm the time Jockey Soherer sent away in front until after the wire was passed. Hanovia and Kultur were the cOntenders at the end, the running of Mars Cassady in this event being rather surprise to the talent.
 III tAit iAl oI PhFlii wan DUCT Ol ut- held the colors of the imported horses and won a purse for the G. II. Browne barn Rice was in the saddle and showed a nice finish on this one. Ora ton, another imported horse, was see ond, and Pasha got up in time to beat Freq for third.
 Alex Getz and Jockey Murphy were the first to the wire in the second. Ed Howard from the Livingston bar1 was well liked by the talent, but had to be content with second place. Anna Kruter was left flatfooted at the post, but preserved and came along and was third.
 The Duke from the Worthington barn anl with I.yke in the saddle were the fortunate combination in the third. Lukemae and Zim furnished the con tention
 Grumpy was the reliance of the talent in the feature, hGt Grumpy nor the field ever got far away from Brynlimah in the first part of the journey. and this one ways finishes well. SO the purse went to the Lowe candidate Opportunity moved up in time to take the second place from Grumpy
 In the sixth TuTco received well rated ride from Merimee and won go- ing away from Impression, which had furnished the contention. Little String apparently did not like the footing, and was third.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-11

sum Of money from a bank in which he was employed at Randolph, Kal He left the bank at ghlt time on the excuse that he was going tc Illinois to be married Instead he was heard from at Pueblo, Co O. His note at that time read much the same as the one received lay Mir Jobes. only it gave the bank osfuers their first informa- tion that any funds were missing. He .et1rnod. made gcod his theft and sought work elsewhere
 His family when informed Of his disappearance two weeks ago, accord ing to the banks officers, advised them to wait in the belief that he would return as he did before
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-11
ALLEGES HE GAVE SEATTLE
 MAYOR $4,OO0 IN BILLS
Efforts Of the Defense cross-Exan,. amines to Entanele BiIIingsley Were Fruitless -- Admitted Freely His Prosecutions In Oklahoma and West Virginia for Violating Laws.

Seattle, Wash, March l0.--"Mayor Gill did not say thank you He just picked up the $4,OO0 roll of bills like Ia box of matches" testified Logan Billingsley, formerly of Oklahoma, chief witness for the United States in the so-called liquor graft trials, when crOss-examined today concern- ing his alleged payment on August 90, last, to Mayor Hiram c. Gill for protection of Billingsleys liquor busi- ness.
 Mayor Gill, Chief of Police Chas. l.. Rockingham, former Sheriff Rob- |ert T. Hodge and four city detectives are on trial in the United States dis trict court, charged with conspiracy to violate the federal laws by import
 ing liquor into the state of Washing ton
 The witness was asked howl he came to offer $4.0O0 to Gill. HeNre. piled:
 1t is bad policy to offer a man less than he will take. did not regard Gill as a cheap man, but l took a chance with s4 900 and the mayor ac- cepted'
 Counsel for Hodge questioned Bill kingsley concerning the contribution of $l,OO0 Billingsley swore he had made towards Hodges campaign fund. Billingsley replied. "i made the contribution to the campaign fund as an investment. I asked friends about Hodges chance 1 of getting the republican nomination for governor and they told me the chances were good, and l gave $l,- 900 voluntarily I loaned $500 to Hodge. He told me he was hard up."
 One after another cross-examiners for the defense endeavored to entan- gle Billngsley. He answered readily.
 admitting freely his frequent prose cutions in Oklahoma ind West Vir-
 gina for violation of prohibition and anti-gambling laws, but insisted that he was an honest man because he paid his debts and had never been
 guilty of perjury.
 When taken to task Tor DrfDlng po- l lcemen he answered.: You don't have to ask them to take money; they come to you" Billingsley denied that he had been promised immunity for hs testimony for the government, although he tried 10 make an agreement. He made a special plea to the district attorney that the whole burden of punishment fall upon him and not on his broth CTS. Fred and Ora, aged 24 and 1a.