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The commonwealth., 1922-12-05
LET'S HEAR FROM YOU

BY both, their words and
their actions, several leading
citizens Of this community
have said that The Common
wealth is a splendid daily
paper. Our beloved states
man, Hon. Claude Kitchin,
said sometime ago: "The
Commonwealth is the best
small town daily in Amer
ica.' Mr. Raymond Dunn,
one Of the State s ablest law
yerh, said that there is
hardly any estimate to be
put on the value Of The Com
monWcalth to Scotland Neck
and community. Mr.. Bailey,
d merchant Of HobgOOd,
said: "Don't let it miss a
single train"
In fact, numbers and num-
bers Of subscribers have paid
The Commonwealth similar
compliments, and our sub
scription list is growing
daily. By the end Of the year
it will probably be twice as
large as at the end Of last
year.
Are YOU reading your
home town paper? If not,
you should subscribe. The
cost is small, payable in adj
vance.
Mr.. Dunn was right.
There is hardly any estimate
to be put on the value Of
your local daily to your town
and community.
Perhaps you are reading
.this paper, but have forgot
ten to pay your subscription.
If so, don't put Off such a
good thing any longer, for
the expenses grow with the
increased circulation and in
creased advertising and col
lections must be made.
Let's hear from you.
CLEE VAUGHAN,
Publisher.
The commonwealth., 1922-12-05
N { " co i N TY
OFFICERS SWORN
IN YESTERDAY

Yesterday being the first Mon
day after election the officers
elected at the November election
were sworn in.
There were few changes in the
personnel. Two new Commits
sioners, Messrs. Waldo Whitaker,
Of Enfield and j. w. Pierce OF
Weldon, assumed office, one new
Highway Commissioner, B. g.
Everett, was sworn in and a new
County Treasurer, Norfleet S.
Smith took office.
The Commissioners reelected
Mr.. George L. Hayes, Jr., as
chairman Of the board and also
reelected Mr.. George G. Green, @;
Weldon as County Attorney.
The present officers will hold
office for the next two years.
The commonwealth., 1922-12-05
CUBA CANDIDATES PREY
TO PETTY CRAFTERS
(By Associated Press)

Havana, Cuba, Dee. 5.-Efforts
to abate campaign frauds We're
enlarged IN scope, during the re-
cent partial elections, to include
the "selectionist' groups which
have sprung up mushroom like
during the last few years.
These organizations, fixiDG,
their headquarters at some popu-
lar cafe where their spokesman
holds court, and Haunting suci,
names as LA Pimienta (The
Pepper, eel Perejil," Pars1ey)
and "Lois Corsarious" (The Cor
siars), are alleged to offer can
didates for public office the same
sort Of chance to win that the
race track plunger gets from the
bOol1ie on combinations. The
selectionist chief is said to sw1n2
his group at so much a head fol
certain combination of alder
men, provincial councilmen and
natioal representatives. On the
basis generally quoted, it has
been estimated that the cost Of
selectionist supper for an alder
man would be about $4,000, {
councilman S., 900 and a represen
tative $25, 900, if all the selection
lists were properly salved.
All this, Of course, subject L
the generally understood peril o.
the doube and triple cross. Al
tentiOn was centered on the se1ec
1ionists and their activities Dl
uy de Lugo Vina, candidate fol
! alderman, who denounced tnell
| alleged activities to the Centra
Electoral Board, and by pub
! lie statement from Representative
Gonzalo Freyre, a supporter o
General Crowder, that he Woul(
not contribute a cent to ballo
buccaneers, The latter, apparent
~. has been defeated for re
! election.
The commonwealth., 1922-12-05
CRAVE EROBBERSOF VIENNA
HUNTED WITH DOGS
(By Associated Press)

Vienna. Dec, 5.-Ghouls have
become 50 active in the great
cemeteries Of Vienna. according
to the press, that police guards
now patrol these resting places
Of the dead every night. ACCOM-
panied by dogs.
The grave robbers are disinter-
ring newly buried bodies and rob
bing them Of clothing, the little
jewelry souvenirs that loving
families have sent with dear
ones to the grave, Of gold filled
teeth, and even shearing the
tresses Of women.
The commonwealth., 1922-12-05
GOV. MORRISON
MAKES VISIT To
NE " BERN
BEFORE LEAVING GOVERNOR
MAKES APPEAL FOR SUF-
FERERS, AFTER LEARNING
OF ACUTE STATE OF AF-
FAIRS IN STRICKEN CITY.
(By Associated Press)

Charlotte, N. c., Dec. s.
Governor Morrison left for New
Bern to make a personal investi-
cation Of conditions there where
thousands of people are homeless
from fire.
Prior to his departure the ex-
ecutive appealed for aid for the
sufferers, requesting that funds
be sent direct to Major Edward
Clarke, Of New Bern.
The executive was told over
the telephone by :Adjutant Gen
eral Metts that conditions in tEle
fire stricken city are more acute
than was first thought and that
relief for the sufferers is pit1ruI
" inadequate.
The commonwealth., 1922-12-05
LUCKY PENNSYl VAN|ANS
SHOVEL FREE COAL
FROM RIVERS
(By Associated Press)

Harrisburg, Pa, Dec. 5.-The
coal problem this winter is one
only Of strong arm muscles and
vehicle wheeSbarrow, horse
and wagon, Or motor truck-for
some Of those Pennsylvanians
whose homes are on the banks Of
streams which flow from the
hard coal regions.
Rivdrtcoai -so&caAed because
it is found in the beds of these
rivers-is the solution. The.
coal, iii the form of small partl
c]es, finer than the grade known
commercially as buckwheat, has
been used for years, largely by
manufacturing plants, bat the
fear Of shortage this year has
increased household consumption
and many persons living along
the streams in which it is found
are gathering their own supply
with the use of a shovel and a
cart or automobile for transport
tation.
The coal is mainly the product
Of culm or refuse banks in the
vicinity Of mines further UP the
streams It is found in the lie
high, Skuylkill and Susquehan
! ia rivers down which it has bee,
washed IN the years since anthra
cite mining was begun in Penn
sy1vania. In many sections ot
these rivers beds several fee
thick have existed, but comm e,'
| cial dredging and pumping oper
ations combined with create:
! conservation on the part Of min
ing companies is reducing tn
] supply.
Householders who have gather
ed their own winter fuel from
the rivers have found the Goa
! frequently in eddies near th:
| shore. where it has been necas
sary only to shovel it out. On
man, living near the Susquehann;
/ in the vicinity Of Harrisburg, ha
| obtained & complete winter sup
! ply at only the cost Of transpo-
tation. Commercially the coal
sells for about So a. ton. Force|
draft is required for its use II
household furnaces, and when 81
used it produces. it is said, a
much or more heat than tn,
| grades commonly sold for house
hold use
More than a half-million ton
cf river coal, valued at neari,
/ $7OO,OO0 We're recovered from tn
Schuykill, Susquehanna and lie
high rivers in commercial opera
tions during 1921, state report
! show.
The commonwealth., 1922-12-05
DRY THROATS IN AMERICA
REDUCE WINE PRODUCTION
by Associated Press)

Rome, Nov. 30.-Prohibition
laws in America continue to have
their effect on the reduction of
wine in Europe, especially N
Italy and Spain, the most impor-
tant wine growing countries on
the Continent.
According to the international
Institute Of Agriculture the 1922
vintage in Italy is estimated a.
726,OO0,00O gallons, or about IS
percent below the average Of the
previous five years. In Spain
the yield Of wine is expected this
year to be Ats, 100000 gallons,
or eight percent below the last
five years.
The commonwealth., 1922-12-05
CHINESE BANDITS
OCCUPY PORT
by Associated Pressl

Tientsin, China, Dec. 5-Re-
ports received here say that
Chinese bandits have taken con-
troll Of Tsingtao, Shantung, the
port whose stormy career in war
and diplomacy was to eliminate
today in its return to China after
tWentv-four years Of alien rule.
The population is reported as
fleeing from the city.
The commonwealth., 1922-12-05
| IRISH F Rec
STATE COMES
IN I D BEING
by Associated Press)

London, Dee. Without
pomp or ceremony the Irish Free
State will come into free being
at midnight by special order in
council.
The full administration 8. ,esSse
country has been handed er
to provisional government and
When the constitution comes in
to existence no ceremony will
mark the fulfillment of a treaty
between Great Britain and Ire
land.
The commonwealth., 1922-12-05
Is
Responsible
ForDeath OF
High School
Football Star
(By Associated Pressj

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. o.
An analysis Of the whiskey seiz-
ed at the home of w. A. Smith
will probably determine a sub
sanitation or the abandonment
of the charge Of murder against
both Smith and his wife as a re-
suit Of the death Sunday
of Russell Hicks, the nineteen
year old high school football star.
According to one Of the seven
BOYS with Hicks, he purchased
LIQUOR at the home Of Smith and
all were made I'LL
It is charged that the buckeye
specie Of chestnut was found IL
the liquor. Buckeyes are often
used to flavor whiskey but
chemists say it is a powerful
poison.
The commonwealth., 1922-12-05
AMERICAN women HOLD
MANY WORLD ATHLETIC
R { 6 D R D s
(Bv Associated Pressl

New York, Dee. 5-American
women athletes hold q Of the 43
worlds s records recognized by the
international Women Sports
Federation for track and field
events. according TO the official
list issued recently in Paris and
which has lust reached athletic,
authorities he
= Desit.I.ss e.. .ttrll-l1ye tn GG8es. .z
that so comprehensive a record
Of feminine performances has
been put on the athletic books,
The list reflects the rapid growth,
especially ia the last year, Of
women's activity in track and
field sports. Twentv-nine Of the
records were established in 1922,
a ma ajority Of these at the first
women s Olympic meet held IN
Paris last August and won by
England with America second.
Czechoslovakia ranks next to
the United States in the number
cf individual and team record
holders, with ten. England has
nine, France eight and Finland
one, Listed separately by Gne
Federation are five worlds rec
ords credited to German women
athletes. three Of which represent
better performances than these
recognized on the list which eN-
cludes Germany.
Three Of the world s records on
the Federation s list, which in
Guided performances up Sep
tember /, 1922, have since been
broken by American stars IN
competition in this country,
fact which observers cite as proof
Of the rapidly developing apti-
tude Of feminine contestants IN
track and field sports.
Miss Camelia Sable, of New
ark, n. j., one Of the stars OF the
American International team,
broke two Of the marks, lower
ing the 6O-yard high hurdle stan
dard from 9 to 40 seconds and
setting new distance Of eight
feet 3 "a inches for the stand
ing broad jump, as compared
with the previous best mark OF
$50 metres (about s #. 2 in;
Miss Eleanor Churchill, Of Ex-
eter, \. H., accounted for the
other new record by throwing
The baseball 224 feet, 2 Il inches
as compared with the old mars
Of 66.57 metres (about 210 feet
Analysis Of the record list re
yeals the superiority Of AmerlcaJ
girls in hurdle racing and jump
ing Four Of the five hurdle
records and five Of six marks fo1
broad and high jumps, poi,
Vaulting and hop, step and Juml
are held by representatives o
the United States. England an(
France hold a majority Of rec
ords for relays and distance
running while Czecho -Slovakia il
Mile. B. Mejzlikova, possesses
holder Of four sprint records.
Because most Of the event
have been adapte dto feminin
competition few Of the perform
The commonwealth., 1922-12-05

ances can be compared with
those made by men. The women s
standard for the 100-yard dash is
1925 seconds while the best time
for men is 9 3-5 seconds. In the
high jump, the women's record
of LAG metres Iabout 4 #. 9 in.}
is nearly two feet less than the
mans record Of 6 feet, Z SIG in
ches.
The commonwealth., 1922-12-05
SECRET ETARY Of
AGR|C 7 j RE
A D D R { 8 8 T 8
CONVE Mt | ! n
by Associated Press)

Memphis, Tenn, Dee. 5.-ATter
hearing the address OF Secretary
y aliace outlining the work
which the Department Of Agri-
culture was doing for the. cotton
growers Of the South and plans
fcr an extension of the work,
delegates to the Southern Cot
Ton Conference got down to a
discussion Of marketing and
Warehousihg problems.
The commonwealth., 1922-12-05
POSTOFF|CE
DEPARTMENT
AIMING To De
T NJ PL 0Y ER
(By Associated Press}

Richmond, Va, Dec. 5.-Ad-
dressing a conference at the con-
vention Of postal employees IN
Virginia, John II. Bartlett, first
assistant postmaster general, de-
clared that "being the largest
employer Of labor in the world
the Postoffice Department is
aiming to become q model en-
ployer. This new labor program
is a phase of more business IN gov
ernment policy Of President
Harding.'
The commonwealth., 1922-12-05
MEXICO LACKS 10000
BALES OF COTTON

Mexico City, Dee. "a deficit
Of 10000 bales Of cotton in the
normal stock Of 100000 bales, us
ually kept in Mexico City, is re
ported IN commercial circles. Il
is pointed out that at present al
least $4,000 bales are in ware
houses in Lower California, but
are not available for Mexico
City consumption because Of lack
Ct transportation facilities.
The commonwealth., 1922-12-05
GOVERNOR Of
MISSISSIPPI
MUST ANSWER
To ! CHARGES.
BY Associated ress)

Oxford Miss, Dec. 5.-Judge
=. s.. IS. Holmes ovelruled the dss
murrer Of Governor Lee Russell
asking that the petition Of Miss
Frances Birkhead be dismissed
on basis Of no ground for &C,
ton.
The governor former stenog-
rapher is asking hundred thou
sand dollars damages on a charge
Of seduction and breach Of prom
1Se.
The commonwealth., 1922-12-05
I'll { NJ { n CE All
VISITS PRES. AND
|EX-PRES|DENT
(By Asso lated Press)

Washln"+ &c. 5.-Former
French <iemenceau nafd
his President Harding
Il tomorrow will call upon
;S - President Woodrow Will
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-17

They used 10 idealize the severe
tailored suit with the white tailored
blouse-an impractical and not an
economical style. for it requires a
perfect grooming and an immacU-
iateness quite impossible to retain
during a days work
Dark frocks of silk or wool. cut
on the cosy new one-riece lines are
infinitely more comfortable and
more feminine, and easier to keep
in condition.
we propose also to show women
how simply the new frocks are made
and how possible it is to have them
made at home by a seamstress, thus
enabling one to have better mater
ial and individuality Of a lower fig
ure than good ready made clothes
cost.
also. we are going to show the
possibilities Of the interchangeable
wardrobe, how foundation slips may
be combined with different over
tunics and draperies 20 produce var
iety.
1T is the aim OF our fashion show
TO clarity women's ideas about what
they want and what they can get.
and we hope these ideas may be a
revelation TO the men who sell cloth
ing"
The exposition is under the direc-
ton Of the Professional and Bust
ness Women's League, an utilization
OF women associated with almost
every line of work into which yom-
an has penetrated.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-17
Reform on Way, Says Teacher of
Dancing for 20 Years

For 20 years Louis Kretlow Of
Chicago has been teaching dancing
During that time he has kept a
chart Of the rise and fall Of the
dance. and he says he can recon
struct the history of the past 20
years much more accurately from
his map than from memory or
books.
For the past 10 years, the dance
has sunk consistently and rapidly.
until it reached the lowest possible
level in the season of 1921 and 1922
1t lost all grace. beauty, reason and
even decency. he asserts.
Now people are so disguised with
it the pendulum is bound to swing
back, and saner dancing is return
ing. ushering in an era Of restraint
and conservation.
Seventy years ago was teaching
the minuet, waltz. schottische. redo
wa. polka. and later the quadrilles
and English lancers. These were
beautiful dances and expect TO
teach them all again. They're bound
to come back.
THE people. not the dancing mas
tiers, creaIe the dances. No teachers
can make popular what the public
does not care for. And psychological
conditions determine the dance, just
as they do political and social life
Kretlow is nearly so. but he is as
light on his feet as Rudolph Valen-
tino, and there's no suggestion of a
stoop about his shoulders. He at
tributes his health and agility to his
continued practice of dancing.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-17

Two extremes OF fashion meet IN
this picture, and both are the last
word in style.
The upper one confirms the rumor
that hats are going TO achieve pro
portions that will make the old
Merry Widow sailor look like a
close-fltting turban.
The lower one Is an eloquent ar
gument in favor OF the straight and
narrow.
OF course, we've had big hats this
summer. but nothing compared 20
what we viii have when winter
comes.
And when a hat has gone as far
as II dares TO go. and still be rated as
millinery and not real estate. then
the milliner keeps up the good work
by widening it with feathers and
plumes.
Can you imagine how the above
hat would look after a ride home
during the rush hour, or after a ses-
sion at the Friday bargain counter?
Or dwell on the state of mind into
which a woman might degenerate If
she heard a fraction of the observa-
tions made regarding her mentality
by frantic strap-hangers yards away,
who suddenly found themselves mas
ticaung an extra size portion OF os-
trich feathers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-17
BRITON'S MIDDLE
CLASS ON WANE
Heavy Taxes Make Rearing of
Families Difficult and In
woke Birth Control.

LONDON. sept. 16-There is a
famine in the land Of Great Britain
Ia famine OF the middle classes.
Great is the CONSERVATION.
The loosely termed middle class
es OF this country have been the
backbone OF the Empire for many
decades. and now that the class is
threatened with extinction loud
wall goes up from all parts Of the
mother country.
From this class have sprung the
majority az the british statesmen.
poets. philosophers. sailors. ex-
plorers. the hardy pioneers, scien-
lists and leaders OF every, branch OF
thought and activity for hundreds
OF yeers
Big Families Disappear.
Tho story IS told By the undenia-
Die evidences Of the birth statistics.
There are no large families amons
the middle classes. Just one child
perhaps. sometimes two. but IN the
majority OF cases the marriages are
barren OF oGspr.nE; so within a few
generations the class win be wiped
out OF existence. and Great Britain
viii be peopied only bv the ldle ariS-
tocrat and the hcr0y-ha1de5 son OF
toll
IN tho sluu- areas the people are
mUltlplylns at twice the rate they
are IN the villas OK the residential
districts and when tho actual fi--
ures are published it viii cause one
OF the gravcsr social problems Of
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-17

The first fashion show by. for and
with business women, is to be one OF
the novel features of the Women's
Activities Exposition. which Will be
held IN New York from Sept. IS to
%.
The mother of the inspiration was
Mrs Caroline Radner Lewis.
She believes that business wOm-
en- have come to be the best dressed
women on earth and that instead
II taking what the designers offer.
they ought 20 get together and tell
the designers what they want
With that as her working founda-
ton. she has induced several whole
sale houses TO submit a selection Of
gowns suitable for business wear
and has selected a number Of bust
ness women 20 act as models, and
has arranged TO have several BUSH
ness women lecture 10 fashion de-
signers on what the well dressed
woman wants 10 wear
This show is not to uplft the
business woman. but the manufac-
turcr." Mrs. Lewis insists.
Fashions are designed IT,.
'pers. debutantcs. society matrons
and spOrtswomen, but rarely for
business wOmen-and yet they rep
resent by far the largest group. 49,
When women first went into
business they made the mistake Of
dressing too severely. and ever since
tho idea Of business clothes brings
up a picture of severe, masculine
unlovely attire.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-17

-han live in penruy, with large fam
lilies, the middle classes Of Great
Britain have resorted to birth-con-
troll methods. So the class which
has presented Britain with her
brainiest sons is sinking into OBJ
lvion. and with it will go the vast
Empire unless something approach
ing a miracle happens in the way Of
tightening the taxation.
Yield England's Finest.
Some of the men OF middle-class
pareutage whose names leap i'm
mediately to the mind are:
Lloyd George. Prime Minister,
son OF a schoolmaster. H. G. Wells.
novelist. son of professional crick-
eter. Lord Birkenhead. Lord
Chancellor. son Of a lawyer. ". f.
Gladstone. great Liberal Premier.
son Of a merchant. Sir Walter Scott.
novelist. son of a lawyer. Shake
speare, son Of a glove manufac-
turer. oliver Cromwell Lord Pro-
tector. son Of a farmer Earl Haig.
son OF whisky distiller Ad-
miral Jellicoe. son of<a sea captain.
Sir Robert Horne. Chancellor of the
Exchequer, son OF a minister
Factors which are steadily de-
stroying the middle classes Hudson
Lyle. the Middle Glass Unions rep
resentative in the London County
Council gives as follows.
] Late marriages and a tendency
TO limit families. which is the re-
suit Of the socialistic and very cost
IS legislation which is enslaving
these classes; and
Q The marked selfishness Of the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-17

The large model IS OF black velvet
trimmed with ermine and glycerined
ostrich.
Of a very dark shade. embroidered
with gold thread, and bright-cOlored
beads.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-17

or think how annoying IL would
be 10 take a stroll with your sutton
and finding that you must broadcast
your sweet nothings by radio or
megaphone because you could not
reach each other by any other means
of vocal transmission?
Then consider the inconvenience
of having TO take out a door. or have
a hat box hoisted In through the
upper windows because your house
cannot accommodate such parcels.
But the above is the town hat, not
intended in the least for the wide
spaces Of the open road.
The country model is the one be-
low
Aren't fashion designers incon-
sistent?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-17
CHANG.cAt3LE VELVET.

An American importer is promis-
ing some very stunning fall hats OF
changeable velvet, a newcomer in.
the sartOrial world. He also con-
firms the report that the lea ding
hats for winter will be large. TO be
correctly proportional for the Longer
skirts.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-17
DYE STOCKINGS
OR SWEATER IN
DIAMOND DYES"

Diamond Dyes add years OF wear
20 ~oru faded skirts waists. coats.
stockings. sweaters. coverings. hang
ings, draperies, everything. Every
package contains directions so Sim
pie any woman can put new. rich.
fadeiess colors into her gar
nents or draperles even IL she has
never dyed before. Just buy Dia-
mond Dyes--no other kind-thca
your material VIII come out right.
because Diamond Dyes are guaran-
teed not 20 streak. spot. fade. or
run. Tell your druggist whether the
material you wish 70 dye IS wool OF
six. or whether IL u linen. Gotten or
mixed goods.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-17

younger and pleasure-loving gen.
Grafton, who founder in c morass OF
birth control and Malthusian doc
trines.