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THE COMMONWEALTH, SCOTLAND NECK, N. C. VACATION TIME DALLAS CHOSEN FOR UNIVERSITY Commission Appointed By the Methodist Church Conference Reaches This Decision 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 t 4 4 4 NINE AVIATORS DIE 200 LIVES LOST IN MINE DISASTER Explosion In Canadian Mine Entombs 250 of The Six Hundred Men At Work. Scotland Neck Ice & Fuel Co. Scotland Neck, North Carolina We supplied you with Fuel during the winter, let us serve you with Ice through the sum mer. Our service is prompt Telephone 149 Free Delivery III A AUSTRIAN MILITARY MEN MEET TRAGIC DEATH IN SHAM FIGHT IN AIR. VANDERB1LT WITHDRAWS FIFTY DIE AFTER RESCUE Wives of Missina Miners Hover BODIES BADLY MUTILATED University Board Passes Resolutions Severing Their Connection With the Methodist Church. About Mine Entrance Hoping Against Hope. 4 4 MIMIC BATTLE Aeroplane Makes Attack on Dirigible; Latter Ripper Open Explosion Follows Immediately. "Vienna. Nine burned and mutilated bodies, the splintered fragments of an aeroplane and the charred remannta of a big dirigible balloon are the mute records of one of the most senational disasters which has occurred since man learned to fly. The castastrophe, -which resulted in the death of all con cerned, nine officers and men, followed a mimic attack by the aeroplane on the aeroplane on the dirigible at a great height the Austrian manueuvers and served to show, more than any previous accident to flying machines have done, the horrors that would be likely to attend aerial warfare. The dirigible military balloon Koert ling left Fischamend, 11 miles from Vienna, manned by Capt. Johann Hauswirth, in command, Lieutenant Ernst Hoffstetter, Lieutenant Bruerr, Lieutenant Haidinger, Corporal Hadi ma, Corporal Weber and Engineer Kammerer. At the elapse of half an hour a military biplane, with Lieutenant Flatz and Lieutenant Hoosta aboard, started in pursuit. It was t' e intention of Captain Hauswirth to take photographs of the movements of the troops below and then to join in the maneuvers. At the same time he was to keep out of range of any of the mosquito craft which, might seek to attack him. As might a wasp bent on attacking some clumsy enemy, the aeroplane circled several times around the bal loon, now darting closer to her, and then away, always apparently steer ing off just in time to avoid an actual collision. Meanwhile the balloon continued to rise until it was about 1,300 feet from the ground. The seroplane, at a still greater height, maneuvered until it appeared to be nearly over the aid ehip. Then it began its descent. It was the evident intention of the pilot of the aeroplane to take up a posi tion directly above the dirigible, within striking distance, but owing either to 'a fatal miscalculation of dis tance or speed, the nose of the bi plane struck the envelope of the air ship and ripped it wide open. A tremendous explosion followed, the balloon burst into flames, which tnevloped the biplane, and in a mo ment the wreckage began to drop, crashing at length like lead to the slope of a bill. Almost at the same moment the wife of Lieutenant Hof fctetter, who had been married only a month, arrived in a motor cor. FIRES WAR SECRETARY. Carranza Deposes Gen. Felipe Angeles From Cabinet Job. Saitillo, Mexico, (via Laredo, Texas) Gen. Felipe Angeles, acting secretary of war of the constitutionalist cabinet, was desposed from that position by orde rof Gen. Carranza for disobed ience of orders. Angeles is general of artillery in Villa's army and a strong Villa parti san. His removal from the cabinet reduces him to the rank of general, He is a graduate of Chapultepec Mill tary academy and has played a prom inent part in Villa's campaigns. It is stated that 30,000 men under Gen. Gonzales are being mobilized fo rthe campaign to the south and that several detachments already have left for San Luis Potosi. Can't Move Fast. Washington. While the house was sparring over the question of remain ing in session to make progress on the sundry civil bill, Representative Levy of New York introduced a resolu tion to provide that congress adjourn July 15. He had it read from the celrk's desk, but eoffrts to get any further consideration for it were vain. Big Transfer Gold. New York. What is said in the financial district to have been the greatest transfer of gold ever made between sub-treasuries occurred dur ing the week when $43,000,000 of the precious metal was delivered at the cub-treasury heres The gold in bars and coin came from other branches of the United States treasury and the shipment, it was said, was prompted by the fact that for the last six weeks this country has been losing gold to Europe on a large scale. Since the first of May $53,000,000 has gone out. Vent Wrath on Suffragettes. London. An artificial lake gave a big crowd an opportunity to vent their wrath on suffragist interruptors of David Lloyd George, Chanvellor of the Exchequer, who spoke at Denmark Hill, in the South of London, but chiv alrous discriminations was employed as between the men and women dis turbers, the women being chased off the grounds and the men ducked The man who fared wrorst was a clergyman, said to be a member of Sylvia Pankhurst's East End army. Appointed Tmbassador to Russia. Washington George Thomas Mayra, Jr., of San Francisco, Ca., has beea selected by the President to be Am bassador to Russia and will be nomi nated in the near future, according to authoritative information in official circles here. He was originally con sidered for the ambassadorship to France, recently given to Representa tive Sharp of Ohio. Representative Sharp also had been considered for the Russian post, but it was understood he was not acceptable to the St. Petersburg Government. Lethbridge, Alberta. A mighty ex plosion entombed 250 miners employ ed in mine No. 20, of the Hillcrest Collieries, Limited. Of the fifty min ers rescued, only fourteen were liv ing. Despite the efforts of two score mine experts laboring amid the poisoned eases and debris, hope of rescuing alive the 200 men yet in the mine was remote. , The effect of the disaster were: Men in mine when explosion oc curred, 600, of whom 350 escaped. Number rescued, 50, of whom 36 died later. Miners still entombed, 200, probably killed by fire, which followed the ex plosion. Miners' Wives Hopeless. At dusk a group of women stood at the mouth of the mine, which had been closed by the explosion, still hopeful that the cries for help that issued from the inner workings earlier in the day might be repeated. Later, however, many of the women dispersed, ex pressing the general feeling that the situation of those imprisoned was lopeless. U. S. WILL NOT YIELD Success of Peace Conference Seems Hopeless. Niagara Falls, Ont. Justice Lamar's memorandum to Emilio Rabasa, head of the Mexican mediation delegation, announcing that the United States must insist on the acceptance of its plan for the pacification of Mexico, is an ultimatum. Unless the Huerta delegates yield, mediation will end. This is the firm determination of the United States as conveyed to the mediators. Am bassador Da Gania of Brazil and Min ister Suarez of Chile, asked the Amer ican delegates if their position had changed in view of the Carranza-Villa split, and the reply was no. Washington. Hope that the waver ing mediation program still might bring peace to Mexico was expressed by Argentina Minister Naon as he took the train for Niagara Falls, after a series of conferences with Presi dent Wilson and Secretary Bryan and Luis Cabrera of the Washington agen cy of the Constitutionalists. RESIGNATION IS ASKED President Wants AtJanta Negro Washington to Quit. Washington. President Wilson in re- quested the immediate resignation of Henry Lincoln Johnson, the Atlanta negro who has heen recorder of deeds of the District of Columbia for the past four or five years. The action of the president in calling for the immediate resignation of the Johnson negro is the result of the efforts of Senator Hoke Smith and other Southerners to rid the government of service of negro office holders, who came in under Re publican rule. The Georgia senator has had several interviews with the president about the removal of John son. Britain's Industrial Exhibit. San Francisco, Cal. The Panama Pacific exposition has treated the Brit ish interests with the greatest fairness, ana ureai .tsriiain s industrial exnioit lire ana enormous damage to prop will probably be more representative erty. The rain flooded the streets and than if it had been undertaken by gov ernment officials, said W. A. M. Goode, secretary of the British com mission on the exposition, in a state ment made public. Railroad Sues Wagon Driver. xsewarK, i. j. as me result or . a collision between a team driven by F. V. Wilkinson and an Erie locomo tive, the road sued Wilkinson for $100 damages because "divers slats" of the cowcatcher of the engine were broken, the paint on the locomotive was bruis ed and the track "strewn with litter." Dyer of St. Louis Unseated. Washington. L. C. Dyer of St. Louis (Rep.), representing the Twelfth Missouri district, was unseated by the house by a vote of 147 to 98. His elec- tion was contested by Michael J. Gill (Dem.). New York Democrats Silent. New York. The Democratic state conference in session in New York musterea oniy one vote tor a propo sition that the party place itself on record at the primaries as either for or against Tammany Hall. Oldest Senator Celebrates. Washington. "Uncle Ike" Stephen-1 son, the oldest senator, celebrated his eighty-fifth birthday by appearing in the senate chamber wearing a bright red carnation.. Vera Cruz Heroes Awarded. Washington. Six privates, one cor poral and and a sergeant in the ma rine corps were commended by Secre tary Daniels for gallantry displayed in removing two of their wounded comrades to a place of safety while Vera Cruz was under fire recently. Cruelty to Indian Children. San Francisco. Charges of cruelty to Indian children and other com plaints have been filed against T. B. Wilson, superintendent of the Round Valley Reservation Indian school of Mendocino county, California, it was Will Use Panama Canal. Washington. Six established steam ship lines already have served notice upon the Panama canal management of their intention to make regular use of the waterway. WILSON AFTERJHE TRUSTS PRESIDENT DECLARES BIG BUSI NESS SEEKS TO BLOCK PAS SAGE OF ANTI-TRUST BILLS Wants Entire Program Carried Out By Congress Before It Adjourns. Washington. President Wilson came out with a flat declaration that, despite what he characterized as a de liberate campaign by certain interests to secure adjournment of congress and postponement of the administration's trust legislation program, he would use every influence at his command to get' the pending bills through the sen ate at this session. "Psychological Depression." Choosing his words carefully, the president disclosed his belief that or ganized distribution of circular let ters and telegrams among business men, members of congress and other public officials, calling for an adjourn ment of congress, a halt in the trust bills, an increase in freight rates for the railroads and a "rest for busi ness," was responsible for what he re cently described as a "psychological depression." GOVERNMENT MONEY READY To Assist Southern and Western Banks in Moving Crops. Washington. Secretary McAdoo again stands ready to lend a hand to Western and Southern banks in case they need money for crop-moving purposes. The plan of lending gov ernment money to the banks in agri cultural districts for use during crop moving season last year was so sue cessful that it will be adopted this year if the necessity arises. The to tal amount loaned to banks last year was $37,386,000. It went to 193 banks in sixty-two cities or twenty-eight states. LIVES ARE LOST IN STORM. Sewers in Streets of Paris Burst, Forming a Death Trap. Paris. A thunderstorm of phenome nal violence Monday raged over Par- is for three hours It caused loss of caused the bursting of sewers. In the central fashionable quarter of the city a street caved in, engulfing sev eral pedestrians. The number of vic tims is not known. Son Killed and Father Injured. Tallahassee, Fla. Clyde Hughes of Monticello was instantly killed two miles from this city, and his father, J. R. Hughes, was seriously injured when a large tree, undermined bv road work, fell across the automobile in which they were riding, crushing the machine to jelly. Lorimer's Bank Closed. Chicago. Four state banks, the most important having for its pres- ident William Lorimer, unseated from the United States senate, were closed by the state banking department here. Representatives of the department im mediately began an examination into I the institutions' affairs. President Signs Toll Bill. Washington. President Wilson Monday signed the Panama tolls ex emption repeal bill as amended in the senate and agreed to by the house. Strike Situation Quiet. Rome, Italy. Dreams of a golden age, with the high cost of life ended, are doomed to be shattered in the vil- lages and towns of the province of Ra. ... . , and the news that the proposed nation al railway strike has been abandoned Supreme Court Recessed. Washington. The Supreme court of the United States recessed until June 22 without announcing decisions in the intermountain rate of other im portant cases. Played Ball While Asleep Annision, Aia. ininmng ne was sliding to third base. Carl Wilson, an Anniston baseball player, connected with the Talladega team, slid out of a third story window at the latter place. He was only slightly injured March to White House Washington. Another suffragist march on the white house is being planned as the result of the indorse ment of woman suffrage the Fed eration of Women's clubs at Chicago, WASHINGTON STAR.. REBEL LEADERS RECONCILED BREACH IS HEALED BETWEEN VILLA AND CARRANZA DIF FERENCES ADJUSTED. Campaign Against Huerta Will Be Continued With Villa as Chief of Army. Saitillo, Mexico. General Villa's resignatioVi as commander of the Con stitutionalist army of the central di vision has not been accepted and the threatened breach between General Villa and General Carranza has been averted, according to a statement from General Carranza's headquarters. It was reiterated that representa tions of the strained relations between Generals Villa and Carranza had been greatly exaggerated, and that Villa would go immediately to Zacatecas to direct the assault on that town. It was announced that five thousand men had left Torreon for Zacatecas and that 3,000 more would leave later El Paso, Texas. Gen. Venustiano Carranza and Gen. Francisco Villa fail ed to deny that their relations had reached the breaking point. Neither did agents of the Constitutionalist leader or of his field commander at temgt to give reasons for the ousting by Villa supporters of all Carranza appointees in the offices at Juarez. URGES IMMEDIATE PASSAGE. mil to prevent uomoine ot Big tiectric Interests, Washington. Urged for immediate passage to curb a giant combination of electric interests, the bill for the de- velopment of water power in connec- tion with the use of the public domain, one of the measures on the Democratic program for conservation legislation, was reported to the house Tuesday by the public lands committee. The measure, the report explains, would preserve to the people owner ship of all public lands available for hydro-electric purposes and provide for their leasing, and would inaugu rate an era of activity and progress in the development of water power possi bilities. Police Chiefs in Session. Grand Rapids, Mich. Uniform auto- m6bile traffic regulations for all the cities of the United States and Canada and the consideration of moving pic tures in their relation to crime were considered by the annual convention of the International Association of Chiefs of Police at its sessions here. Defends Income Tax Law. Washington. Representative Hull of Tennessee, author of the income tax act, in a statement Tuesday de clared that after careful observation of the operation of the income tax law, he feels "no reasonable doubt as to its successful administration Federal Control of Railroads. Washington. Senator Newlands, chairman of the interstate commerce committee, Tuesday re-introduced, his bill for the federal Incorporation of railroads. He first introduced it in 1909. "The recent decision of the Supreme court in the Shreveport rate case and the proposed legislation for the regulation of the issuing of stocks and bonds show the trend is to place the entire jurisdiction over railroads under the federal government," he said. Jones Favored for Governor. Washington. Thomas D. Jones of Chicago, nominated Monday for the six-year term on the federal reserve board, was said in official circles on Tuesday, to be the president's choice tor governor or tne Doara. ureeKs Are Massacred. ieiugees from Asia Minor Tupsdav hrnncl-it r-a. - -c."- ports or. tne massacre by Turks of 100 crreeKs, inciuuing priests, old men and children in the town of Phokia, twenty- five miles nortnwest of Smyrna. Fight Continues in Albania. Uurazzo, Albania. Another attack on the Albanian capital was made hv Mussalmen insurgents early Tuesday when heavy artillery was brought to . ty, - to u" uclcuums xuice tummana - uj muw iTiinttiu. Roosevelt Before London Society. London, England Col. Theodore Roosevelt appeared before the Royal Georgraphical Society Tuesday night to tell how he put the "Duvida river" cn the map of Brazil. Birmingham, Ala. Dallas, Texas, will get the Methodist university to be located west of the Mississippi riv er according to formal announcement of a special commission named at the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, re cently held in Oklahoma City, which is in session here. The commission was empowered to handle the situa tion growing out of the break with Vanderbilt university. The location of the school of theol ogy and the university to be located east of the Mississippi has not been decided upon. University Takes Action. Nashville, Tenn. That the general conference of the Southern Methodist church, meeting recently at Oklahoma City ,have voluntarily terminated its relations with Vanderbilt university and voluntarily renounced all rights it had, or may have, directly or through any agencies to confirm the election of members of the board of trustees of the university, and that it is now the right and duty of the board of trustees to fill vacancies in its body without requesting or receiv ing the confirmation of the general conference or any of its agencies, is the sense of a resolution adopted at Tuesday's meeting of the board. ASSESSMENT WILL BE MADE TO PAY SALARIES No Funds Available to Pay Salaries of Members of Federal Reserve Board. Washington. Comptroller of the Treasury Downey decided that the federal reserve board, after it comes into existence, immediately must levy an assessment on member banks to defray the salaries of board members and employees. An appropriation of $100,000, much of which is still unex pended, was made for the use of the organization committee, which has set up the new banking system, but Mr. Downey held that money was set aside especially for organization and cannot be utilized after the system is regularly organized. Church Janitor Seeks Fortune. Atlanta. A runaway from his Switzerland home at the age of 18: a stowaway en route to America; a sol- dier of fortune during most of his youth; a chef for aristocracy for years, and now the janitor of North Avenue Presbyterian church, Carl Zillig of Atlanta embarked for Europe to be- comethe heir to his dead mother's for- tune. f Army Officer Dismissed. Washington. First Lieut. Frank C. McCune of the First infantry has been dismissed from the army by order of the president, after conviction by courtmartial of absenting himself f re- quently from his post at Alcatraz, Cal., without permission. Lieutenant Mc Cune is from Nebraska. He served five years as an enlisted man before his appointment as second lieutenant in October, 1903. Judge to Help Condemned Man. Ashburn, Ga. Judge E. E. Cox, in sentencing Miles Cribb to be hanged on August 7 for murder, told the pris oner that he had definitely determined to go before the prison commission and the governor to ask the sentence be commuted to life imprisonment. Turks Are Barring Greeks. London, England. A dispatch from Constantinople says a state of siege has been proclaimed by the Turks at Smyrna in Asia Minor, and along the Dardanelles, in order to stop the emi gration of Greek residents in Turkey Accuse U. S. of Unfairness. Niagara Falls, Ont. The Huerta del egation to the mediation conference issued a statement Wednesday. charging that the insistence by the United States on a Constitutionalist for the provisional presidency as op posed to a "neutral" was "tantamount to abetting, and even exacting fraud Colombian Treaty Opposed. wasmngton. strong opposition to the treaties with Colombia and Nica rague developed at a meeting of the senate foreign relations committee. Wants American Consul Recalled Santo Domingo. The government has asked the United States govern ment for the withdrawal of the Amer- ican consul at Puerto Plata on thp ground that he had sided with the, revolution Another Accident at Sea sotunamtpon. The North firman t i I uiuj u otcoiuci raiser vviineim 11., is anchored off Nettlev. three milp5 to southeast, with a Lie hole in h,- amidships, caused by a collision witt the Liverpool grain ship Incemore. T Dixie Veterans Support Wilson Washington. Resolutions adonted at tlie recent reunion of the United Con- federate Veterans, pledging their sup-' ivT r -7 LUU15e in the Mexican situation, were presented ito President Wilson Tuesdav bv Oen S.lohn F'lovrt Kino- xir. i w o.b tnjuuuiDa- niea to tne wmte house by Secretary McAdoo. Aviators Were Uninjured. Portland, Ore.-Roy Donaldson and W llbur Henderson, pilot and aid of tlu balloon Springfield, are safe. Monuments & Weldon Sheet Metal Works, TEVINERS AND PLUMBERS WELDON, N. C. "When in need of Tin or Slate Hoofing, Guttering, Drain Pipe, Cornice, Blow Pipe or anything in the Sheet Metal Line figure with us. Special attention given to Gutter and Repair Work. All work guar anteed. Can do work promptly. See Us About Your Tobacco Flues Chas. L. Staton Attomey-at-Law, Scotland Neck, N. C. Practices wherever his services are required. ASHBY W. DUNN ATTORN EY-AT-L AW Scotland Neck, North Carolina. Money to loan on approved security Dr. Thurman D. Kitchin PHYSICIAN and SURGEON SCOTLAND NECK, N. C. Office in Post Office building over North End Drug Store. Office phone 10. Res. phone 34 Dr. A.. D. Morgan Physician and Surgeon Scotland Neck, N. C. Office in the building formerly used fey Dr. J. P, Wimberley. DR. R. L. SAVAGE OF ROCKY MOUNT, N. C. Will be in Scotland Neck, N. C, on the third Wednesday of each month at the hotel to treat the diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, and fit glasses. Dr. O. F. Smith Physician and Surgeon Office in The Crescent Pharmacy, Inc Scotland Neck. N. C. pR. A. t. LIVERMON, DENTIST. Office up stairs in White, head Building. Office hours from 9 to 1 o'clock and 2 to 5 o'clock. C- Speed & Will H. Josey Fire Insurance Agents Scotland Neck, Nor. Car. Will look after your interest, rep renting the strongest and most lib eral companies. All business ap preciated. Willie H. Allsbrook LIFE INSURANCE Representing the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., of New York SCOTLAND NECK, , N. C. 6-13-14 M. T. WALSTON Teams for Hire Prompt Attention Quick Service Bowers & Jones Stables Allen Allsbrook axn now prepared to move any size building in a little time. If you are thinking of having a house of any kind moved, see me at once. Prices reasonable. Ideal Pressing Club Main Street Telephone 171 Quick Service Prompt Attention Zuxs. L. Staton Jno. T. Staton Proprietor Manager Gravestones Largest Stock in The South. When in Norfolk call on us. You can see what you are buying and get it quickly. Satisfaction Guaranteed on Orders by Mail, We. pay the freight and guarantee delivery. We have no canvassers, agents or branches any where and no commissions must be added to our prices. This means a saving to you of from 15 to 25 per cent on your purchase. The Couper Marble Works. (Established 65 Years.) 264-2681Bank Street. Nofolk, Virginai 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 o Clee Vaughan, Dealers' Agent for the Largest and Best Tombstone Quarries in Ameri ca. Quality Best. Prices Lowest. Scotland Neck, N. C. J. J. PITTMAN FOR HIRE Automobiles and Livery Team Telephone Number Seventy-Three Quick Service at Reasonable Prices to: by letting the Scotland Neck Ice and Fuel Comp'y keep you supplied with Ice J this sprine and summer. t Phone No. 1-4-9. The Old Reliable Barber Shop We are doing business at the same old stand. Special attention giv en to children. Old razors sharpened at reasonable prices. The Pioneer Barber Shop Billie Walston Proprietor. HE FARM Is the Basis of all Industry LIME is the basis of all good farming. Write fot bulletin by the best authority in the United' States on Lime on the Farm, and get price of the purest lime. Don't buy earth, sand, etc. A postal will give you reasons. POWHATAN LIME CO. STRASBURG VIRGINIA PARKER'S UAID BALSAM CImbm and beautifies the haiz. Never Vails to Bectore Grayt Mir vd us iratssut uoior. Prevent balr Tallin?. 50giandl;OOatnrj5ggl2S
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