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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-07-30
The COTTON
LEAF LOUISE

The lice which have been dam
aging the cotton SO much are not
the same which do damage to the
roots Of cotton, but is the same as
is found on squash and melons,
etc., and known as the melon
louise. Cool weather is very favor
able to its development, while hot
dry weather is against it's spread.
The lice stick their bills into the
tissues Of the tender parts of the
cotton plants and suck the sap.
In this way they do their greatest
damage when In sufficient num-
bers.
Spraying the cotton to kill the
lice is almost too expensive an op-
GRAFTON, unless on limited area.
, There are three natural enemies
I of the lice. These are the lava. Of
the lady bug, which look like
young potato bugs, and two other
small insects, all Of which eat the
lice. Where the lady bugs Or the
blush colored worms are seen one
knows that they are eating the
lice. By watching closely they will
be seen to eat the lice AS long as
the weather stays cool it is more
favorable for the lice to develop
and multiply, as the lady bugs
cannot grow very fast in sucl
,, weather. However, durig warm
dry weather they destroy great
numbers of the lice It is through
the help Of these natural enemies
Of the lice that We must look for
help. Spraying may be done but
it is rather expensive and labor
Gus. By useing one pound Of laun-
dry soap to four gallons Of water,
and spraying this on the under
side Of the leaves where it will
get on the lice, it will kill them.
It is a ten to one shot, that if the
lady bugs are very plentiful on
the cotton, that they are working
for the farmer, and killing lice to
beat the band.
F. G. TARHOX, Jr,
COUNTY AGENT.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-07-30
AUTOMOBILE WRECK
Ed BY TRAIN NEAR
PALMYRA, N. c.

Mr.. c. A. Spencer, Of Jackson
VILE, Fla. drove his automobile IN
front Of the 1890 passenger train
on the Atlantic Coast Line near
Palmyra yesterday morning and
It was smashed and the young
man bruised and cut from head
to foot barely escaping with his
Life. Mr.. Ben Everett was passing
about that time and happened to
notice the wreck, went to it and
found a man trying to get form
under it. He assisted Mr.. Spennef
into his car and brought him to
the office Of DR.. Clark who dress
ed the young man s wounds. There
was a cut on the back Of his head
that required five stitches. It is
said there were cuts on his breast
and der,;-whi3e his legs
were badly skinned and bruised
In fact he was suffering practic-
ally all over up until late in the
night. This morning he was rest.
ing much better. Mr.. Spencer
travels out of Chattanooga, Tenn
and was driving a Buick. He is d
member Of the American Legion
Of Honor and would be glad fo1
any Of the members to call. Mr.
Spencer is at Hotel Wommack.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-07-30
WAR FOR ENGLISH
WORKERS says RUS.
Communism Will Sweep
Europe Says The
Bolshevilxi
INVOLVE AMERICA

London, July 3O.-The triumph
OF the proletariat involved !,
bloody revolution and to achieve
1t in Great Britain the workers
must preparefor a civil war ac-
cordlng to a communication to
the British independent labor
party from the third international
at Moscow and quoted by Lon
don times communication. It also
says the day is coming when COM
munism will sweep through Eu-
rope and enlisting the eastern ma
tions in the movemet would meet
Great Britain and America in NOR
tai conflict.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-07-30
A 4 OR 6 HOUR DAY
WILL NOT Rp''"
ri: MILLENNIUM III
a Good Recipe for Hap
piness Is Plenty of
Work
WORK PRODUCES

Aleisure class is burden to any
nation. The man earns a fortune
is on a different footing from one
who simply inherits riches, but
even when a man has made a COM
petancy, he should then look for
ward to some form Of public ser
vice, rather than to years Of idle
enjoyment Of riches. The late Geo.
w. Perkins is CONSPICUOUS. ex-
ample Of a man who might have
rested, who might have been sat
isfied to have a good time after
retiring from business, but who
literally died in the harness. Mr..
Perkins, indeed, worked harder
for the common good after ret1r-
ing from business then he had
done before, and it was this un-
remitting public and patriotic
work during the war that under
mined his health.
A record like that Of Mr.. Per
kins is rebuke to that large class
of people who imagine that the
one thing needful for human hap
piness is to shorten the day :
work. Too little work is as bad as
too much, Our country, in com.
mon with the rest Of the world, is
suffering from too universal
desire to get along with as little
work as possible. A good deal of
the prevailing unrest would dis
appear if everybody got to work
Work will produce national con.
tentment, and incidentally in.
crease the national reserve stocks
and reduce prices. The, millen
mum will not be ushered in by
a four-or six-hour day. A gooo
recipe for happiness is to work
hard, and to put ones self into
the work.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-07-30
LULL IN FIGHTING
OF Poles AND RUSS.

Warsaw, July 3O.-Fighting Is
apparently diminishing on the
northern front. Rear guard ac-
tions in the centre, with with
drawing Poles keeping in contact
with their left and right wings.
In the south they battle for the
possession Of Lemberg. Impending
or already under way form inter
cepted wireless messages under
stood in Polish military circles,
that the Bolsheviki intend to spar
for time at Baranovitch armstice
meeting which begin Friday night
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-07-30
SCOTLAND NECK
MOTOR COMPANY

The work on the Scotl.n Neck
Motor Company's building began
yesterday morning. It will he er-
ected on the vacan* lot in front Of
the present building and facing
on front street and between Bow
ers and Co. and Mr.. w. B. Strick-
lands residence. The zuilding will
have a fifty-foot front and one
hundred foot back. It will be a
two story building and will take
about IT'S 900 brick to construct.
Mr. L. R. Gravely is the contract
or
This will give Mr.. III. E. Dodge
the manager of the Scotland Neck
Motor Co. one Of the largest gar
ages in this section. This with the
Riddick garage will give to Scot
land Neck two shops that will
compare favorably to those n
much larger places.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-07-30
A TWENTY lone PLUS
CLUB THE LATEST
Which is To Spread Throughout The Country
IF Suffragests Sue
ceed
EXACT AGE NEED NOT RE. TOTD
EXACT ACE NEED NOT BE TOLD

The reticence Of some women
regarding their ages after that
-articular point when thew are
supposed to be "groyn up" has
been the subject of jest for many
years. But now it has suddenly
taken on a political significance
and, as In SO many other things,
Topeka, the capital Of "bleed,ny
Kansas is the storm center.
The city clerk of that munich
pality, who seems to be a young
man in whom discretion las ut
been developed up to being the
better part Of valor, made an ef-
fort, probably ill-advised and Ger
tainly unsuccessful, to compel the
women to tell their exact ages be-
fore securing their voting certlf-
ilcates. A visit from two ladies, che
described as ga club woman, wrK-
er and politician" and the other
the president of the Good Govern
ment Club and of the Kansas Wo-
man Lawyers Association, caused
him to see things in a different
light. True, they were armed with
an opinion of the attorney general
THAT they need not tell their ex-
act ages further than to assure
the election officers that the ap-
plicant was cover twenty-one,"
but it is a safe gamble that this
combination, even without the
aid of the law, would have speed
lily reduced to pulpy compliance
any mere man who sought, as did
the city clerk apparently, to rob
woman Of this ancient prerogative
Thus sprang into being the
"Twenty -one-Plus Club" which
we are assured is to "spread
through the United States" It
may not be any Of the govern
ment's business how old any wo-
man is so long as she is twenty
one plus.' The raising Of such an
issue will not go very far to shake
the conviction Of the anti-suffrag-
lists that women who are afraid
to tell how old they are are not
fitted by good sense and discre-
ton to assume the responsibilities
'of the franchise.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-07-30
RUM|IAN|AS QUEEN
TAUGHT LESSON

Paris, July 30-The Queen Of
Roumania taught luxury buying
folk a good lesson recently when
she entered an antique shop. She
picked up an amber statuette and
asked the price. Zone hundred
and twenty pounds,'' was the re-
ply. "That's too much for me, >
said the Queen and her daughter
Princess Elizabeth, who was with
the Queen added: "They must
think we are Americas.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-07-30
NO PAPER ISSUED
YESTERDAY

We regret it very much for not
being able to issue a paper yester-
day (Thursday) but our Linotype
machine broke down yesterday
morning and we used evry avail
able means within our power to
get it repaired, but with no avail.
Therefore we beg our patrons in
diligence and hope this will not
occur again.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-07-30
WAS HOARD|NC
- '' F0OD-sTuFF

New York, July. 30.-A. Lesson
a proprietor Of small grocery
was sentenced to two years in the
Atlanta penitentiary. He was con-
victed Of boarding foodstufts.
Federal Judge Howe in imposing
the sentenle said he might have
fined him less than five thousand
dollars, but he did not want to
'"put dollar marks on this judge
ment.'
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-07-30
? Q. RECEIPTS OVER
$4,000 IN 1920

Through the kindness OF Scot
land Neck's popular and efficient
postmistress Mrs. Kate S. Dunn,
we are able to give the patrons Of
the office something of the big
volume Of business done now In
comparison with that done one
and two decades ago. For In
stance. in 1900, the gross receipts
were about $250O. In 1920 the
gross receipts were over 5000 and
lust twice as much as the 1910 re-
ceipts. The box receipts in 1900
were little over one hundred
dollars. in 1920 it is multiplied by
SIX, or six hundred dollars, and
nearly three times for the box
rents in 1910 that had only little
more than doubled that Of 1900, or
twohundred and thirty-five dol
lars. The money order business has
greatly increased keeping pace
with the other departments for III
this good year 1000 have been IS
sued and 2OO0 paid, while in 1900
about 1000 and near 900 paid,
against 1900 in 1910, and then
there were no c.. O. D. Porcel
post. These additions which tn
eludes insured parcel post is rap
IDLY Increasing. throwing great
volume Of business in the posi-
Office. while the three rural routes
tmatlng from this office are DO
Ing vast amount Of business.
No better index to the business
VI a place than the post office
Judging from this Scotland Neck
I> keeping in the forefront with
It's sister towns and ahead Of many
u IKE size. Any way it's growth
:" business has outstripped IT'S
SfoWth IN population. No doubt,
".'oks OF the two banks will easily
prove this.
We take real pleasure in noting
'"e Splendid increase in the re-
'eip's and disbursements of the
p's'oftlce here under the able
''pervsion Of Mrs. Dunn since
''l4' Mrs, Dunn has not only pro-
; u mat She was capable Of hand
''s The position as postmistress
''' mas also shown that she is a
~, rH OF rare business judgement
'' ]oFiai and business like
manner in complying with the
mlles ~ Of the patrons Of the post
I've mas won for her many warm
' admirlng friends who are
'al t" aer in every respect.
!, we Wodld not fail to mention
Dunn S able assistant Miss
.'''e Hill who has served in that
'''clty under two administra.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-07-30

Dublin, July 3O.-Frank Brooke
a deputy lieutenant for the coun-
ty of Wicklow was shot dead at
the railroad station here today,
5ust after leaving the train. His
assailants escaped. Lieut.. Brooke
was wealthy country gentleman
and there is no particular reason
for the assassination apparent.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-07-30

Berverloo, July 30.-Belg1um
Associate Commander Carl Osbon
Of United States Navy today wo,,
the Olympic individual targer
shoot with army rifles at a DIS
tance Of three hundred meters.
standing position, scored fifty-slx
out of possible sixty.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-07-30
MANY THOUSANDS AWAIT
To GREET COX AS FAvOR|TE
Showing That He Is Their Choice For
The Next Presi-
dent
NO SPEECHES TO BE MADE

DAYTON. July 30-The choice
If their fellow citizen, Gov. Cox
as tbe Democratic nominee was
acclaimed today by the residents
of DAYTON and other portions Of
Miami Valley. They are here by
tho thousands in a non partisan
home coming demonstration. A
o;v;c parade this afternoon will
be the principal feature There
are no speeches Of any nature on
the program.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-07-30
N. {. HAS A
HIGH BIRTH RATE

North Carolina has a lower
death rate, and a higher birth rate
than any other state in the Union,
according to recent statistics, but
it still lags behind in the educa-
tional line. nliteracy, however, is
giving way to education almost
daily in many sections, and it is
possible that the old state will be
claiming an enviable record along
this lint before long.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-07-30
DAYTON ABLAzE
= / or COLOR FOR COX
This In Honor of the home
Coming OF Gov.
FINISHING SPEECH

Dayton, July 30.-The city is
blaze os color. today in prepar-
alton Of a non PARTISAN home
&c oming celebration tomorrow m
honor Of Gov. Cox, Gov. Cox today
again set aside all other affairs
address hoping to finish it tomor
row.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-07-30

New York, July 30.-Eugene
LEROY now being sought in Mexi-
co in connection with murder of
his wife whose body in trunk was
|shipped here from Detroit may be
in New York according to clue
picked up today by the police.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-07-30

tions. The young mdn Master
Lonnie Register who makes UP
the balance Of the force is alert,
polite and always ready to serve
the patrons Of the office early
and late in and out satisfactorily.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-07-30
latest TELECRAPHNEWs
of THE WORLD TODAY

Antwtrp, July 28.-Marksman.
ship title Of the world is at stake
in Olympic target shooting events
beginning today. The best army
and civilian rifle experts in the
world are participating.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-07-30

Washington, July 3O.-Wil-
liam 3. Williams, of Richmond,
Va. took the oath of office today
as Assistant Secretary of War.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-01
HOSPITAL FOR DEFORMED
Non-Stock- Corporation is Chartered
by Group of Richmond Men and |

Richmond, May Erection in
Richmond. CT 100000 hospital for
the treatment of deformed and di-
scasctl children is tho object of non
stock corporation, headed by H. Wat
krs Ellcrson, which secured a char
ter yesterday from the State Corpora
ton Commission.
Several Richmond citizens and Cap
tain W, W. Baker, of :Chestcrficld
County, realizing the need Of such an
Institution and inspired by the work
of Or. William Tate Graham in the
orthcpedic ward at Memorial Hospital
have been quietly working cut plans
for the institution for about year.
A number Of sites have been under
consideration, but none as yet has
been definitely determined upon. I
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-01
CA S TOR IA
s7TTFot Infsnts AID cEldfe1s
lngse Forever ao1ears
Always bears ~ (...-.---...is
r4zttsF 4R/VSZZE2[e ]
Signature Of 49," AI<<<<sf
:; FATALLY SHOT !
Former Police Detective Shoots Man
to. Following Argument

T. .ssT SsNsfTtFsS 70 {. ss~1~ft
:. Petersburg, May l-Follqwing ap
argument. on Sycamore, Street late
yestcrday,~afternoon. J. i Gilman,
former member of the, LEGAL detective
foyce, and who .now CONDUCTS press
ing establishment here, shot and
probably fatally wounded R. H. Brown
aged So. AfEer, the shooting Gilman
walked to the Policei.Station, and sur
rendered. Brown, whose. right lung
was. penetrated by the ball, is at the
Petersburg Hospital with little chan'ce
ref recovery. .~.@ - f
The two men are said to have. been
bitter enemies for some time and
wher the two met yesterday afternoon
an argument started. Brown is alleged
to have invited Gilman across the
river to fight, and when the latter
refused, eye-witnesses state the
former. who was sitting in a ma
chine. reached for his hip pocket
Gilman drew his gun and fired and
then walked to the Police Station.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-01

Advertise your wants in the Ga.
zette Want Column.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-01
VIRGINIA NEWS

! Whit TfHble, Of Halifax county,
an alleged moonshiner, was shot yes
| terday morning. in a raid by Federal
revenue men 80 miles south OF
Lynchburg. He was operated upon
;:yesterday afternoon in hospital
His condition !. is such that he has
slight chance to recover, it IS. SAID.
The revenue officers say they were
about to raid a SILL which was man.
ned by four men, two whites and two
negroes, two Of whom fired upon the
raiding Earty. The. officers say they
returned the fire and Tribble was
shot in the head with a rifle.
.J.$H.= .Sudderley, William X:
Hammond and John Medley have. been
fa>rested in Danville on the charge OF
engaging in the business OF la Dor
gent without paying the licese. tax
Of 900 provided in the city. cooe.'
Tat ases have been set for May IT,
the accused being admitted to SOD
bail each. 49,. -
Union labor in Lynchburg has
Offered to donate a days labor on
the construction Of the new Saliva
ton Army Citadel, provided union
rules will obtain on the construction
throughout. Men who do not give a
DAYS work will donate its equiva-
lent.
The city of Richmond will lose
500 900 this year on the operation OF
It's gas works unless there is. a sub
stantial increase in the selling price
of gas. Mayor Ainslie is expected
to recommend an increased rate.
Mrs. Alcne Willis Thacker, whose
marriage to Charles Peyton Thacker
took place in Washington two
months ago, the Rev. Samuel +.
Rose, officiating. died in a Richmond
hospital yesterday as. the result OF
being shot three times by her nus
band, who afterward ended his own
life. Domestic difficulties are as
signed as the cause of the double
tragedy.
State Senator Lee ,Trinkle, of
Wythcvillc. is being mentioned for
the Craftsmanship of the State Dem
ocratc convention when it meets in
Roanoke May 49,. The convention
will be called to order by State
chairman Rorer James.
Major II. /. l.. Beresford, OF
LONDON, who has been in Texas and
the Southwest on business for Brit
,ish firm, arrived in Wincheser
Thursday night and viii lspend about
a week touring the. civil war battle
fields in the vicinity of Winchester
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-01
GREAT SNAKE IN MARYLAND
Monster Reptile is Reported Near
st. Michaels


Easton, Md, May. la huge rep,
tile. that is known as 'the big
snake" has been seen in the. neighboi
hood Of st. .Nlichaels. eff and on fol-
the last so years. Persons, have
claimed to have seen this snake be,
fore and since prohibition went into
effect in Talbot county
:."The big snake" made. his reap
pcarancc last Sunday. Previous to
that he had not been staged for four
years. Observers agree that he is
from Is to 20 feet or more long anc
as big around as a good size saucer.
None. has dared to tackle him and
the serpent has always escaped.
Samuel Harrison, his wife ana
boy, were walking along the railroad
through the woods near the Pea Neck
road. The boy went into the woods
a bit and came running back, say
ing he had seen monster snake.
Mn. Harrison went into the thickest
and saw the serpent. His head, II
is said, was raised about five feet
from the ground and his forkef
tongue was darting out menaclngly
When Mr.. Harrion saw its size nc
stopned short, knowing it would bt
foolish to tackle it with stick. He
backed out of the woods, keeping MS
eye on the serpent as long as it was
in sight. He reported the reappear-
ance of the monster in St. Michacls
armed with shotguns and pistols
made search of the woods. The!
are still searching as the snake has
disappeared.
"The big snake" was reported or
Beverly farm about 30 years ago by
Crittendcn Harper, who saw part Of
his body lying alongsa rail fence and
the other part coiled around and VI
an oak tree. Subsequently William
3. Harper saw him in Bagsey's
woods. According to Mr.. Harper the
! serpent was tearing through the
woods. his head raised four feet from
the ground and making as mucf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-01
(. ~ .s.!E;gfe< szN -o
ADMITS KILLING WIVES
Modern Bluebeard Confesses :DroWnt'
ing two. Women; Helped
Third to Die With Hammer n9 gr,

Los Angeles: May James r.
Huirt who lis alleged to -have@ mar
Eel about .a5awonren and to- have
confessed that he murdered at least
two of them, will be charged with
with murder, and not bigan1y, accord
ing to an announcement yesterday
by. the District Attorneys office.
r HURT, was arrested last December
Tor Investigation in connection with
the operations ola gang OF .con1i-
dence men: He recently attempted
suicide in the Jail here and Is still IN
a.weakened condition. Easr"nigfft
according to the authorities, he con-
fesscd. that he had married ''about
Is women, perhaps more" that"he
had murdered two of them and that
he had been present at The accidental!
deaths of two other.
The murder charge, according to
the district attorneys Office, Will be
based on the alleged confession OF
HURT that he killed Nina Lee Dc
loncy, one Of his ''wives," IN Los
Angeles county, and afterwards, con-
cealed her body in the mountains of
Imperial county, whittier he carried
it. wrapped in blankets, in his auto
mobile. =
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-01
A LITTLE FAMILY TALK

as to the merit Of having worn Shoes
resoled and rcheeled by us or whether
it would be wiser to pay OUT money
for a new pair. First. bril # the dis
puted footwear to US and YET us decide
on the merits of the cafc. Well tell
you frankly whether TIE shoes are
worth repairing or n9E. And tell you
why.
Ideal shoa Repairing Co.
1901 King Street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-01
STRIKE CALLED

Norfolk, Va, May las a result
of the failing of negotiations looking
to the establishment of a new wage
agreement to apply after yesterday
in the building trades, the unions at
filiated with the Building Trade:
Council have called a strike against
all contractors who do not pay. tht
union scale of 81 an hour, and MEM
bcrs of the Builders and Contractors
Association have declared open shop.
The strike was effective today, tht
present wage agreement expiring a,
midnight last night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-01

and studying sstonewall" Jackson's
strategy in the famous, Confederate
leaders Valley campaign, which
forms a, part i,of the military text
boolss:h England.
i' George W. Blarkshship, attor-
.ne &, of Appahchia, Wise county, is
being put forward BY Republicans IN
the Ninth Congressional district as
a candidate for Congress against G
Basscson, slemp, the incumbent, and
is likely to enter the race.