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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-25
THE LEAGUE

The idea of establishing a lea
que to enforce peace is too good to
remain mere idea. 1t deserves
to be a fact.
1t is more likely to be one It we
avoid pipe-dreams. II we recog-
nizc its numerous impcrfectlons
and breakdown the scarcer
will its imperfections and break
downs-becomc
] And here is one little circum-
stance. Hardly anything has been
said about the relationship Of the
Isienatories it one or more IT them
| indule-' in a revolution. Are the
rest Of them still bound by their
! SIGNATURES
If, for example, Italy turns boil
shcvist, and elects an italian Trot-
sky and Le,ine IRE the other
nations bound by promises made
to the present Italian government
Or ii the ma iorItN II the powers
turn hoIshevis1 (which is not at
| al improha hle) Is America bound
!! to accept that MA lorlty s ruling
| and cooperate with it III a series
Of comic escapades resembling til,
| daily program in Russia? Bedlam
might break loose among the pre-
ponderating members of the lea
que and what would become Of
the intelligent minority?
:, Lei us pray that IN signing the
document we make such reeerv;,-
tons as We need for OUR protect
ion. Let us, for example, define
with absolute precision the inter
probation of its terms If a respon-
slble foreign government is super
seeded by nondescript aggrega
ton Of circus clowns.
! 1t is Supremacy desirable that all
nations sign it. Most of them will
be prepared, If necessary, to put
their own construction on the let
ter OF its provisions
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-25

The Kaiser has been toasted u,
Holland, but then he has been roas
ted IN almost every other country
and ne may yet be drilled in the
peace conference.
Who denies the value Of life m
surance and fire Insurance? Ana
what is military preparedness but
national insurance.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-25

These reds have a nice little
oath binding them to 1'take for
chile possession of all wealth thru
violence Of social revolution. and
t" overthrow and destroy all gov
ernment and ownership Besides
this highway robbery seems almost
respectable.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-25

In the current events race bird
migration is ahead, with the vic
tory garden Il close second. and
the 1919 baseball season not SO far
in the rear.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-25

The Sixty-F'ifth Congress has
been pronounced by different 1n-
lmpeachahIe authorities to be the
very best and the very worst leg
lslative body ever assembled SIN
ce the beginning Of time. How is
mere layman to decide?
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-25

Rev. T. W. Grant, OF Hooker
ton will conduct both the morning
and evening service at the Meth
o<list Episcopal Church Sunday IN
the interest Of the Missionary Cen
tanarY.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-25

What if we should need the
Monroe Doctrine to use down in
Mexico, and should 60 to the cup
board for it and find the cupboard
bare9
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-25

1t we may state our poor opin-
ION, the Russian Reds recently ar
rested in New York would look
much handsomer in Russia than
they do IN the United States.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-25
Any one reading the income tax
reports would form the opinion
that there is still some money in
the United States.

The war department is apparent
ly counting "eeny, meeny, miny,
mo- to determine the order in
which the soldiers shall be sent
home and demobilizeG
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-25
BANK STATEMENT

Report Of the condition Of
The Planters & Commercial Bank
at Scotland Neck, in the state Of
North Carolina, at the close Of bus
mess, March 4th, 1919.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-25
Total -----S315, 65O.15
LIABILITIES

Total ------$315, $50. 10
State OF North Carolina-Coun
ty OF Halifax March 10Th, 1919.
|, .. }. Moore, Cashier OF the
above tanned Ban do solemnlv
swear that the above statement IS
true to the best Of my knowledge
and belief
Oh. MOORE, Cashier.
I orrec, Attest:
:. g. Dmin.
Stuart Smith.
j. +. Bowers Directors
Subscribed and sworn to before.
me this l9th day Of March. 1919.
}. +. Shields. Notary Public
MY Commission expires, Feb 1870
Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-04
ENTERTAINMENT DE LUXE IS IN
 STORE FOR FIGHT FANS DEC. I

f Twenty-six rounds of boxing, en-
 tertainment by the Bisbee Jazz or chestra, xylophone solo by Joe Berggren, singing by the Bisbee quarete, and Bubbles" by the spec tators accompanied by the musi- clans, is the program which is to be offered to Warren district fight fans on the evening of Dec. II by O. s. French, manager of the Bisbee Ath- letic club and Frank Loughery, matchmaker. The program is to be held in the Grand theater.
 The card, which is undoubtedly the best yet offered by the club, will be headed by Johnnie Meyer, Bisbee's favorite welterweight, who will step into the main event class in this bout, and Happy Woods, the Tucson whirl- wind who has won Il fights in sue cession by knockouts, and who is declared to be one of the hardest hitting boys of his weight in the United States. The bout, which will go ten rounds, will mean either the making or the breaking of Meyers, who has come up steadily from the ranks of preliminary fighters, and who has an unmarked record to show what kind of a scrapper he is, and for this reason fans are looking for him to make the fight of his career. In Happy Woods he is going to find an opponent who will try him to the utmost, and there are some already who are betting that he will have to use all his celeverness and cool ness to stand the pace that the Tue son boilermaker will set for him.
 In the sim-final Bob Collins, the hard-hitting miner from the Briggs shaft, who has been putting 'em away with a bang in his later bouts here. will meet Kid Johnson of Ar kansas, one of the prettiest built fighters who has ever stripped for fight. Johnson is a stranger to the fight fans of this district, but he evidently knows the. game and is con fident that he can put Collins in the
Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-04

has-been class. Collins, however, is in the best of condition, and is i'm proving daily. He is boxing well. and the long punches that have brought home the bacon for him be- fore are in better evidence than ever before. The semi-final will go six rounds, and fans are exepcting as good a fight in this event as in the headline.
 Another siX-round contest which is goins to bring the fans to their feet, and which will undoubtedly be the fastest bout of the evening, will be staged by Tony Ochoa, also of Tue son, who is a demon in action, and George Burns, the Lowell fighter who has been coming up steadily within the last few months. Ochoa is know as an extremely fast fighter with a punch in either hand, while George has courage, coolness, speed and a punch that comes straight from his shoulder This bout will be on a par with the main event in any ether program ever given here.
 The curtain raiser will show Bait ling Herrera and Young Griffo in ac- ton. Herrera is the stocky young Mexican lad who won all the fans in the last program by his courage, az greSsiyeness and the way in which he could bring over a left swing that landed as hard as a sucker in a bro ker's office.
 All in all, this card will be the one pest bet of the pugilistic year in Bisbee, and tho ian who fails to take it in, according to Manager French, is going to miss the best series of bouts that has ever been arranged here. Seats went on sale yesterday, and the demand for them is already good. To assure fans the opportu- nity of getting an equal distribution of the good seats, the tickets are on sale in the Warren district at French's Annex, Main street, Tam many Hall, Brewery Gulch, and See ley's cigar store in Lowell.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-04
Harvard Will Play Western Eleven At Pasadena New Years

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. 3.-The invitation to the Harvard football team to play a western eleven at Pasadena, Calf, on New Years day was accepted late today.
 After consultation between the fac ulty, the athletic committee and mem bers of the team yesterday, which de veloped favorable sentiment, the mat ter was referred to Dean Le Baron R. Briggs. Lean Briggs decided to let the final word rest with the full com mittee, which late today issued a statement accepting the invitation with the proviso that if the railroad administration should hereafter es- tablish any regulation or make any request that such trip should not be made, in view of the fuel shortage, the trip would be cancelled"
 Although the Harvard eleven broke training atfer the Yale game, Coach Robert Fisher is confident that he can easily get his men in shape. It is not yet known which coast team will be Harvard's opponents.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-04
OVER THE STATE.
 SPORT CIRCUIT
HUsE TO MEET CHAMBERS

] Eddie Huse, the Pacific coast wei terweight champion, will be perform ing in his first 1O-round bout when he faces Russell Chambers of Douglas before the Phoenix Athletic club in Arcadia hall Friday evening. Although he has engaged in 269 ring exhibitions Huse has never before participated in 1O-round engagement.
 Recognized as one of the best 145 pounders of the west, Huse's work will be closely watched next Friday evei- ing by sporting men throughout the country. For if he is successful over the short marathon route, his success in the east is assured.
 Ten rounds is quite some distance for a man who has been accustomed to the four-round game for two years, and notwithstanding the splendid phy- sical condition of the San Francisco boy, there is some doubt as to his ability to staand up under a terrific pace for this distance.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-04
TUCSON FIGHTERS ARRIVE

TUCSON, Dec. 3-With the arrival yesterday of Danny Kramer and George Moss from Los Angeles, all of the fighters for Friday night card at the armory are now in training here and can be seen in action every after noon at the M. and M. quarters.
 George Moss, whose typical clown grin is shown in the art masterpiece to the left, created much speculation among fans at the training quarters yesterday. His seemingly awkward movements and lack of science caus- ed several fans to put flI::i Gown as a dub at the fight game. But this is one of Moss favorite stunts. Moss has been in the fight game for F years. He has never been knocked out But he refuses to be serious more than ten seconds in succession. When he trains he gets a lot of fun out of fool ing the fans and when he fights he fights the same way. But George has disconcerting way of seeing to lose his head and his balance ana then coming back into action like a cy- clone.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-04
PHOENIX TO PLAY ON COAST

PHOENIX, Dec. Slowing to the decisive walloping received by the Santa Monica high school football team last Saturday that eleven will not play the Coyotes on the coast De cember 6. However, the local team is still confident that game will be se- cured with an even better aggregation than Santa Monica.
 Long Beach will positively play the local pigskinners on December 13 in the event they drop next Saturdays game to Fullerton in the semi-finals for the championship of southern Cal ifornia. If Long Beach doesn't lose Fullerton may play Phoen1x, as the alumni committee wired a challeige to that team.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-04
5 BASkE ETbALL TRANSFORMED
 AT '. M, |, 4,

With an eye to getting eventually the southwestern championship in Ihe sport, the basketball players of the Warren district have organized i've teams under the auspices of the |. M. c. A., and will begin immedi- ately to prepare to take the measure or the best of the other teams of the state and of Fl Paso. The basketball teams now organized include the fol- lowing players:
 Team No. l; Byron Thomas, cap- tain; Hamp Cochran, Bohmer, A. Kroloff, Will Wilson and Charles Mckay.
 Team No. 2: Ernest Beyer, cap tain; Bob Thomas, Compton. Ole Olson, Higgins, and Fred Carnes.
 Team No. 3: E. J. Lawrenson. cap- tain; Kenneth Kellum, Ewen Hudson. Roy McAlister, William Shilliam and Sim Chase.
 Team No. 1: J. B. Potter, captain: Fleming, L. Fresco, H. Glendenning. Bedford and Wilson.
 Nt'-A- -NO" U O- A<- lDtlllOLs GdDldlllt F. Champion. Giffie Williams. Bogda, L. Glendenning, Kirk and Brady.
 These teams will play the follow ing schedule among themselves:
 No 1 vs. No. and No. 3 vs. No. 4. Tuesday, Dec 9; No ? vs. No. 3 and No. 4 vs. No. 5, Friday, Dec. 12; No. 1 vs No. 8 and No. ? vs. No. 5, Tues day, Dec 115; No. vs. No. and No. 1 vs. No. 4, Friday, Dec 19; No. 2 vs. No. and ON vs. No. 5, Tues day, Dec 22.
 At the conclusion of this tourna- ment 12 players will be selected from the personnel of the foregoing teams, and this team will play the other basketball organizations of the south west for the title. A schedule of games is being arranged with the teams of Nogales, Douglas. Turson, Miami, Fl Paso and all the other towns of the southwest This big tournament will start, it is believed, early in January.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-04
Bowling Results

The Pickups frightened their hold on second place in the bowling tour nament at the Y. M. c. A. Tuesday night by defeating the strong c. Q. Mine team. The latter team was considerably weakened by the ab- sence of Captain Atkinson, which fact and generous handicap en+ joyed by the Pickups, made their victory comparatively easy.
 The other match, between the C.. and A. and C. Q. Supply department teams, was productive of much high CT scores, the c. and A. team mak- ing the highest team score bowled in the tournament to date. In spite of this they were unable to overcome the handicap allowed the Supply De- partmsnt team and the latter won the game. Following are the scores:
 Pickups vs. c. c. Mine.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-04

Fielding H Yos has of Michigan football eleven during 125 lost A of his regime there his teams have gone through the without defeat
 he stands class by him. self This list includes years), Schulz Benbrook wo Walter Camps alEtime
 Yost began his football Virginia, He maned In he coached Ohio Wesleyan 1897 championship Nebraka taking Kansas team At Leland Stanford began coaching Michigan Furryp
Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-04
MExIcANs BEAT AMERICAN.

CALEXICO, Calif., Dec 3.-W. K. Milton, 24, discharged American sol dier, was brought across the border from Mexicali today suffering from broken bones, deep cuts and bruises, the result, he said, of iGhuman treat ment at the hands of Mexican author ities. American Consul Boyle at MeXicali announced he would report the case to the state department at Washington.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-04
SEE EK RELlEE.

HELENA, Mont. Dec. S.-Scores of teleerams were received today by the state railroad commission asking re- lief from fuel famines. A telegram from Laurel said there was much suffering.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-04
$ P 4 Q R T
BY RAZZ BERRY

BY RAZz BERRY
 The jazziest football season in his tory is at an end. Baseball magnates will now inject little jazz into the winter league.
 Frank Moran with his Mary Anne" punch is jazzing things up among the heavies.
 coNcESUS OF OPINION IS THAT THE ALARM CLOCK HAS TOO MUCH JAZZ THESE COLD MORN lNGS.
 Fight fans still are in the dark as to Bob Martin sringcraft All Bob has done so far is to hit the other fellow.
 With the other fellow always going down Bob isn't doing much to uplift the game-excepting roh miseIf.
 The ring fans say he's a good look ing heavyweight The ladies say he is absolutely handsome. He's at least sitting pretty in his corner.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-04

JoFFRE AND FocH HoNoRED.
 PARIS, Dec. 3.-A Franco-Argen- tine manifestation in honor of Mar shal Joffre and Marshal Foch, under the auspices of the France-America committee, took the shape of ban quet this evening
Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-04
SPORT TIPS IF LOCAL FIELD

The lineup of the Knights of Co lumbus team for the soccer game with the Copper Queen stars next Sunday was announced as follows: Goal, Mitchell; fullbacks, Telford and Hibble; halfbacks, Smith, John son and Schorenson; forwards, Mar tin, Liddicote, Kelly, Duffy and Nc Ardle; reserves, J. Atkinson, D. Fow' Ter and Duffy. The game will start at 2:30 o'clock sharp. John Wilson will be referee.
 Negotiations are under way for a match between Walter Caldwell, who recently defeated Kid George in a ten-round bout here, and Eddie John son, 10 take place in Silver City, N. M, in the near future, the men to weigh. in at 15S pounds at 3 o'clock m the afternoon of the contest. Kid George, who is now manager of Cald- we'll, announces that he will bring his protege and erstwhile opponent back to Bisbee for match following this.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-04

A small deposit will reserve your Christmas selection till December 20. Lowell Drug Co.-Advt.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-04

George Burns, the local 12S-pound boxer. was about town with a ban daged hand yesterday as a result of running a nail in his palm. The in jury is slight one, and if no com plications arise Burns will be in shape for his siX-round semifinal bout with Kid Bruno here on the night of December II.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-04
RIGHT FEARFUL

Bob Martin cant strike for shorter working days; he's got lem down to almost nothin as it is.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-04

to story which comes from Tucson. Happy watched the recent Occidental Arizona football match with dilating eyes, while ever and anon a shudder passed over his frame and his cheek blanched. Too rough" he muttered between pale lips when the game was over, according to the Tucson story.
 It is reported that Happy Woods will enter the ring against Johnny Meyer on the night of December Il weighing 139 pounds, while Meyere will weigh about 145.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-04

Fine line of Fancy Box Candy. one to five pound boxes. Lowell Drug Co.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-04

Word was received in this city yesterday that Bobby Wahl, well known in Bisbee, was defeated in a recent 10-round bout in Miami by Kid Robinson, losing the bout to Robinson on a decision. Wahl lived in Bisbee for about a year.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-04

Happy Woods is a tough boxer, with wicked wallop, and has put slumbcr without qualm, but he draws the line at football, according
Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-04

Tucson fans are confident of vic tory for Happy Woods when their idol faces Johnny Meyer in their 10 round bout here. They place their faith in Happy's K. O. wallop. A large contingent of fans from the Old Pueblo will be at the ringside.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-04

Word was received by Bisbee fans yesterday of the matching of Kid
Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-04

Palmer of Douglas with Steve Dalton of Los Angeles for a ten round bout in Tucson on December 12.
 A letter was received yesterday by o. $. French from Harry Price, for mer catcher of the Bisbee baseball team, saying that he has signed up with the Tulsa club of the Western league and will join that team next spring. Price will remain for the winter in Yuma, where he is now employed.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-04

SYRACUSE GAVE THANKS ITS TEAM HAD NO MORE GAMES SCHEDULED WITH THE WESTERN "BUSHERS"
 Fred Fulton is back but without the service stripes the other boys brought home with them.
 He wore fancy slicker and cane.
 Centre College football players will now regain their wind for the 1920 grid. The ten-yards-in-four-do downs rule never worked them.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-04
LEFT FEARFUL

LEFT -EARFUL The last dope has been op:ashed on the gridiron. The next big upset will be announcement of Walter Camps AII-American.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-12-05
STRIKE RIGHT
WORKERS LOCKOUT IGNORED
BY PBULIC
Employers Blacklist WOrkmen and
Adopt Starvation and Eviction
Policy to Force Men to Con-
form to AutOcratic Will

Washington - In reply to queries
by a New York newspaper regarding
compulsory arbitration, labor's right
to strike and the public's inconven-
ience in times of strike, President
Gompers asks:
"Is it fair to assume that you have
never heard of lockouts by employers,
or the victimization or the blacklist
ing of workmen or starvation policy
to force workers to the employ ais
VIII"
when the employers in an indus
try increase prices nationwide" said
President Gompers, "there is only per-
functory protest from the public. But
when working man asks for suffi-
cient wage to support family and
bring little joy into the lives of his
loved ones, the cry goes up that it is
un-American, disloyal and every stig-
ma is hurled at him.
"a workman must convince his en-
ployer that he is entitled to an ad-
vance in wages. This can be done
only by negotiation, with the right to
strike as a leverage and last resort.
If the latter, the public steps in and
joins the employer in denouncing the
strikers. This is because the public
must give up some of its many COM
forts.
"Why should the wage Garner work
for less than living wages, which he
would have to do if he could not
strike? The worker is expected to
continue to work at whatever wages
his employer is willing to give him in
order to save the public from incon-
venience. The employer is always
right; the employe always wrong, in
the eyes of the misinformed public.
what is to confne the future de-
mands Of labor within the bounds of
justice and reason?' you ask. What
are the bounds of justice and reason
when applied to workers wages?
Is he not entitled to have something
to say as to what they shall be?
Should be submit his case to the gen.
eral public for decision when he
knows the public is exceedingly ap-
prehensive of the slightest incon-
venience?
"A nationwide strike would not
come unless the employers refused to
enter into a fair agreement. The
worker is always ready to meet his
employer half way The employer
refuses to go that far in adjusting
disputes unless faced by a strike.
The question of reason and justice,
therefore, is as much of an issue for
the employer as the employe. Why
should the employer refuse justice and
force a strike ?"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-12-05

between the workers on the farms ID
the workers in the city.
"The greatest American question
today" declares Clifford Pinchot, "is
to bring together these great bodies
of workers for the purpose of being
mutually helpful in the presence of
issue in which they have common
interest. Labor and the farmer like
wise have their enemies in common.
The maganates that exploit labor are
the same that exploit the farmer.
Both are the victims of magnates,
and the magnates are the common
enemies of both. An offensive and
defensive alliance between these great
groups of workers would very speedi-
ly resolve the problems that now be-
set the people"