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GIUCULATIGH Salifsa County Hetrspsp Established 1532. V AI TO VERTISIRQ TIKhlUD, m EASTERN CABOLXHA ISILLS KiTCHIN, Editor tad Prcpsiste?. "EXCELCIOE," BS OUIt MOTTO uuixsumj prion fsxcc 91x0 per yeail XaaI. SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1915. NUMBER 19. COMMONW I ! I I ! I l : Call 1-7-4 tt Pays You cjr ST. 5' lOW a tore i he y Continuation is ratrons Since beginning last 1ms I n iv business gradually ,atead ily , sure ly grown, last week be iugtheVEItY BIC1GEST OF ALL, notwithstand ing the fact that Bum mer is rapidly appraeh- Thy this ii: simple examination or wrapped in one word: SATIS FACTION. Stock Complete. Qy3!y Best. Service os Good as any body's. w peo- who do not appreci- ate a man s euorts to please, when there is no question as to the -sin-eeri ry . I thank YOU for your orders. Both Telephones 1-7-4 Ciee Vaughan - tr Emealmer Roanoke Rapids, N. C. Day or night service anywhere V. C. Williams, Licensed Embalmer J. K. Woolard Transfer Scotland Neck, North Carolina Cars for hire. Cars repaired. Po Me attention. Quick service. Tel c ..hones Residence 45. Office GG. Allen Allsbrook House Mover Scotland Neck, North Carolina If you are thinking of having a house of any kind moved see me at encd. Prices reasonable. Attorney at Law Scotland Neck, North Carolina Practices wherever his services are rets aired. xsliby W. Dumi Attorney at Law Scotland Neck, North Carolina Money to loan on approved secu rity. Dr. T. i. Kitcliin Physician and Surgeon Scotland Neck, North Carolina O.Tiw iii Postofuce Building over NnrtVi End Drugstore. Telephones Office 10, Residence 34. Dr. A. I- Morgan Physician and Surgeon Scotland Neck, North Carolina Ottke in building formerly used Br. .1. P Wimberley. Dr. 51. L. 'VjckyJJ Mount, Savage North Carolina Will be in Scotland Neck on the t.'.iird Wednesday of each month at 1 he hotel to treat the diseases of the 'lye. Ear, Nose, Throat and fit glasses !r. A. G. liivcrinoxi Dentist Scotland Neck, North Caralina Office up-stairs in the Whitehead Building. Office hours from 9 to 1 and 2 to 5 o'clock. Represyaiing the ctrocoUtaii Life Insurance Co., of New York. A COMMUNICATION. Pastor Barber, gS New York, Answers Questions Afcoat Pastor Russell. Taster R. H. Barber of New York, representing The International Bible Students, gave two very in teresting discourses at Madr-y's Opera House, Wednesday and Thursday nights. His subjects were "The Judgment Day" and "The Masterpiece of God's. Creation,;' much interest was aroused, and many friendly comments made. In view of the fact that a public criticism arid condemnation of the worliand character of Pastor Rus sell, was recently made in this city, a citizen of Scotland Neck asked Mr. Barber as to the truth of these as sertions, and the questions and answers follow : Is it true that Pastor Russell be lieves in and teaches a "Second Chance?" Most emphatically no. Nothing in Pastor Russell's writings ever gave such an intimation. He teache3 only one chance for each and all. Pastor Russell shows, from the Bible, that nobody has a chance, until they have a knowledge of the object and necessity for Jesus' death, and he maintains that but few have such a knowledge now, and points out that those who have this knowl edge, are having their -first, last and only chance now, while all the rest will have their first, last and only chance during the thousand year day of Christ, when Satan will be bound, and all will be awakened from death in older to get this chance. No second chance for any- ooay. Does Pastor Russell teach there is no hell ? Pastor Russell teaches most emphatically that there is a hell. But he shows what all - bibles commentatorsagree upon viz : that hell means the-grave, and that there is not the remotest thought of tor ment in the word. He shows that the bible says, that both good and bad, at death, go to the bible hell, and that the bib'.e further says, that Jesus, at death, went to the bible hell, the grave, and not to the hell of the dark ages. Fully one-half of the preachers now admit, that heil does not mean eternal torment. How does Pastor Russell know the meaning of Greek and Hebrew words, since he is not a Greek or Hebrew scholar ? He has in his library all the best scholarship of the world, representing all denomi nations, and these unanimously agree, that hell means the grave. How does Pastor Russell get the money to carry on his very extensive religious prapaganda ? We notice that he never takes a collection, and we never heard of the I. B. S. A., raising money by means of socials, festivals, fairs, etc. Pastor Russell ha3 repeatedly explained that the money comes from voluntary dona tions from those who wish to give. This money in all expended in the work, and an annual report render ed through the Watch Tower, show ing every penny received, and how j expended. And no contributor to I the society has ever found. - Why, then, is there so mnch criti cism of Pastor Russell along finan cial lines ? This criticism is always by' Pastor Russell's enemies, who have never given a cent to the society. I know not why they criti cise, except that they are jealous of him, because he gets money enough to carry on his work without the usual begging methods. Now as to Pastor Russells character, is it true that his wife divorced him ? It is not true, and she has no divorce yet, because there were no grounds for one. Was he ever charged with immor jilitv in anv court ? Never. But his jeaious enemies have made such nhartres Ihrouerh secular and re ligious newspapers, but without a i spint.il la of moof. I have known Pastor Russell personally for about eightesn years, and from a personal knowledge, I know all these charges to be false and slanderous. Pastor Barber, can you tell who is responsible for circulating these false statements and why do they circulate them ? I am sorry to say that most of them are made from the pulpit, and by those who claim v.nl lo-vly ! ana bai.-d abou'- by the religious and occular press, who suppose the statements to be true since they come from such high authority. Now in answer to your second question. Pastor Rnssell is the author of a series of scripture studies, published in 19 languages, sold all over the earth, at actual cost, and these have reached a cir culation, larger than any other book except the bible, nearly nine million now in circulation. His sermons have been published in over 2,000 newspapers, all over the world, reaching over 15 million people, and many hundred million religious newspapers are put out by the I. B. S. A.' absolutely free. Pastor Rus sell cannot get a theatre or hall large enough to hold the crowds which come to hear him. He never takes a collection, and his name is a household word throughout the world. He has also taught the bible to over 15.000,000 people by the use -of moving pic tures, using therefor the largest available theatres, and the best pic tues in the world, -and charging no admission to these, and he is ac knowledged even by many of hi3 enemies to be the foremost bible student in the wrorld. All this seems to anger his enemies, and not being able to dispute his teachings, they resort to that last weapon left to a man vithout an argument slander. Soil for tiie Next Corn Crop. Seedlings of corn are not nearly so easily attectea oy acia water, than are those of wheat and espec ially clover and the legumes. It is a matter of extensive observation that corn grows well on much land that is imperatively in need of sweetening for properly growing wheat and producing any of the nitrogen fixing crops. From these circumstances, there is a wide be lief among farmers that corn land needs no lime. This belief is con firmed by official bulletins which class Indian corn among "plants but little benefited by liming." The observations upon which their be lief is based are perfectly correct and can both be seen, at the proper season, in many sections and con firmed in records of experiments by several State colleges. And yet, it is a misconception that has caused farmers a great loss. In all cases where corn thrives on a sour soil, that soil contains an ap preciable amount of lime, derived either from limestone by which it is underlain or from decomposing minerals rich in lime, which is thus being added in sufficient amount to the soil, although the amount is insufficient for sweetening it. An inexpensive chemical test will show this and every farmer should be in formed about the "available" lime in his soil. This simple fact has come to light through comparing corn growth on sour soils at experi ment stations, where it failed, with those of stations where it succeeded without lime. The fact is, that corn is very much in need of life, both as a plant food and for developing the best possibilities of all the other plant foods, potash, phosphoric acid and nitrogen, added as mixed fer tilizers. But it is best that corn land do not have too much lime, for its presence in liberal amount furthers bacterial activity unduly, and with it, a wasteful consumption of humus not necessary for corn growth. If then a farmer limes his clover, to just the extent required for sweetening the soil, the latter will still contain enough lime generally speaking for the needs of the corn, when it is reached in a rotation that is not too long. But, he canxmly be safe on this point by having the corn land tested. The agent for lime can have a test made by the Lime Service Bureau at Washington tell ing if a sample of soil submitted for the purpose is sweet or sour, and if sour, if it still contains enough lime for 'corn. Where this is net the case, the soil must have lime in right amount with the other fer tihzers. lhe increase, in the ex tended Ohio experinments, both with and without fertilizers, in al possible combinations, and for six vear averages, was ten to twelve Lbushels per acre. Farming is business that is full of chances and uncertainties. Butr a number o these can be overcome if the farmer sees to it, that he learns about his own soil what is already known about soils in general. The lime manufacturers are giving every aid t'i v.sS tar ss tli'ir vm- 1 1 I!. '4.-1. aver; which age sample of his suild wilh to find out their lime need. I Soy. Craig Issues Statement Made on Investigation of Dr. Rankin. Governor Craig has just issued the following statement in regard to an investigation of convict camps in Nash county made by Dr. W. S. Rankin at the Governor's request: Dr. W. S. Rankin, secretary of the State Board of Health, has filed with the Governor a report on the condi tion of the convict camps of Nash county, Dr. Rankin went to these camps under commission of the Governor. He was treated with the utmost courtesy by the officials of Nash county, and given every oppor tunity to investigate the camps. It had been reported that these camps were in bad condition. Dr. Rankin finds in his reports as follows: "In my judgment the conditions of the Nash county camps are fairly representative of the conditions in convict camps of the State as a whole; there are some better; there are some worse." He reports that the prisoners do not have sufficient air space, that the beds are not clean, that there are vermin in the camps. He re ports that the prisoners are well fed are in healthy condition. He grades the camp in the Rocky Mount road district, W. B.Rose, supervisor, 41.5 out of a possible one hundred. He grades the camp of the Nash ville road district, Joseph Collins, supervisor, 52.0 out of a possible one hundred. Dr. Rankin concludes his report as follows: "I beg to respectfully suggest that you direct the State Board of Health to make an inspection of the county convict camps of ten coun ties in North Carolina, first submit ting to you the method of inspection and scoring, for the purpose of making a full report toyou on con vict life in this State. The State Board of Health in the last six months has gone to considerable trouble and some experise in ascer taining conditions governing convict life in other States and in preparing complete plans and specifications in several different forms for housing and caring for convicts. We have also worked out a complete, and we believe very reasonable, set of sani tary rules for dealing with convicts. "I would recommend, therefore, that you request the county commis sioners of Nash county to confer with the State Board of Health with reference to the improvement of sanitary conditions in their convict camps. I think your request of the commissioners will be timely, inas much as I have been informed by a etter from Mr. Thomas Battle, since my inspection on May 1st, that the county commissioners contem plated making some very important changes in their camps, including the installation of running water." Dr. Rankin, under the commission of the Governor, will thoroughly ex amine other convict camps in the State and make report of the condi tions exactly as he finds them. Ooing After tiie Doctors. The Bureau of Vital Statistics is going after the delinquents among the doctors, undertakers, midwives and local registrars of the State During the past six weeks twenty five prosecution have been made The doctors seem to be the chief of fenders as only two of the twenty five prosecutions were undertakers Still others, it will have to be ad mitted. were guilty of negligence and carelessnesses in regard to their duties to the State as a whole Three of the RowTan's doctors, one of Wilkes', three of Stokes', three of Forsvth s. two of Duplin s, two of Rockingham s and two or David son's, have recently been called to answer the charge oi failure to re port births and deaths. Cabarrus Wake. Cumberland, Cleveland Orange, Harnett, Martin, and Yates follow with one prosecution each. Perhaps the reasons some of the doctors were caught napping is due to the recent amendment, made by the 1915 Legislature, to the Vital Statistics law, It changes the time of reporting both births and deaths to the local registrars from ten days to five days. To those acquainted with the Vi tal Statistics law and its importance to health work, it may. appear that the difference of five days would be of little consequence and that just so birthsand deaths are reported, it shouldTOe sufficent. But the de- Dartment that keep the books for the State's life and deaths interests (not financial, however) must deal v.ih arcurntp fi-rnros find must m- ! v.).! !mi mil ! nriii a--a ;it' fir, wi 1 tit; i. . i.i c,t.-e tI v hi a ; , li the department able to do accurate and efficient work. CONVICT CAMPS NEED IMPROVING. KNOW THY II Railroads In discussing the commercial achievements of this great age. we shall approach the subject as the historian chronicling events. This se ries will endeavor to record in writ ing the supremacy of American men and industries in the world's affairs and perptuate an appreciation of our marvelous industrial achievements by presenting simple facts, figures and comparisons that are overpowering in their convictions. America holds her proud place among the nations of the earth today on account of her supremacy In trans portation facilities. The mighty minds of the age are engaged in the prob lems of transportation, and the great est men in the history of the world's commerce are at the head of the transportation systems of the United States. In the discussion of transportation, let us consider separately our Rail ways, Telegraph and Telephones, Ex press, Public Highways, Steamships, Street Railways, Interurban and other forms of transportation, and this ar ticle will deal with railways. The United States has the largest mileage, the best service, the cheap est rates, pays labor the highest wages, and we have the most efficient ly managed of the railways of the world. They stand as a monument to the native genius of our marvelous builders, and most of the railroads in foreign countries have been built under American orders. The railroads represent a larger In vestment of capital than any other branch of human activity. The mile age in the United States exceeds GREASED MS ON ALL LIQUORS 13 PROPOSAL' OF DAVID LLOYD GEORGE IN THE HOUSE OP COMMONS. SOME OF MEMBERS PROTEST There is Some Opposition to the Measure. First Division In House . Since Vyar Began. London. Resolutions Introduced la the House of Commons by David Lloyd-George, Chancellor of the Ex chequer, to double the duty on spirits, quadruple the duties on wines and to institute an Increase by graduated tax on beer to encourage the use of lighter beers were strongly opposed and it is generally believed that the new takes will have to be moderated before Parliament will accept them. The O'Brienites, as protest against an additional taxation on Irish whis kies and beers, brought about the first division In the House since the out break of the war, by voting against the provisional resolutions which j would bring the taxes Into force at! once so as to prevent spirits being taken out of bond while Parliament Is dealing with the resolutions. The resolution relating to spirits was passed by 9 vote of 89 to 5, the minority being composed of O'Brien ites. The Nationalists also protested against the measure, but did not vote. The Unionists who withheld criticism until all the facts could be placed before them also abstained from voting. The provisional reeolutlone impos ing taxes on beer and wine also were passed, the Unionists abstaining from voting and the 0Brieny;ea opposing the beer tax. Usually these provisional resolu tions are carried without division, for should Parliament refuse, to sanction the taxes, they are refunded to those who may have paid. The Laborites promised to reply to the Chancellor's charges that a minor ity of the workmen, lured away by drink, were not putting their best into the work of producing war ma terial. COMPLETE ANARCHY IN LISBON. Fighting in Streets Between Loyal Troops and Mutineers. Madrid, via Paris. Complete an archy reigns in Lisbon, according to news reaching Madrid. Fighting in the streets continues between the mutineers and the loyal troops. The bombardment was stopped during the night owing to a lack of ammunition. The number of persons killed or wounded is said to have been consider able. Many buildings were burned and the homes of known loyalists pil laged. Premier Dato announced that the Spanish battleship Espana would ar rive at Lisbon soon to protect Span He added iards and other foreigners that it was probable another warship would be despafched to Portuguese waters. Dispatches from Vigo announce that Portuguese people arriving there de clare that the uprising is the begin ning of civil war in Portugal. Reports P'.-rio r.-r 1 peovJutioTlrt3 1p. oi- .- ;,sv? t eon placed la jail anl Llat t: e civil authorities have given over the reins of government to the military. COUNTRY the accepted distance from the earth to the moon. We had in 1911, the last year In which figures for all countries are available, on the earth's surface, 639,981 miles of rail way divided as follows: United States 241,199, Europe 207,432 and other countries 191,350. The United States has 38 per cent of the world's mileage, seven per cent of the estimated pop ulation and abut five per cent of the area. The total capital Invested in the railways of the world is $50,000,000,- 000, divided as follows: United States $13,000,000,000 Europe $25,650,000,000 and other countries $11,350,000,000. Reduced to a mileage basis the cap italization Is as follows: The world $78,000, United States $54,000. Europe $124,000, and other countries $59,000. A comparison of rates Is equally as Interesting and the United States takes the lead In economy and serv- I4 ml . ice. me average rate per ton per hundred mile haul Is as follows: United States 76c, Great Britain $2.53, France $1.44, Germany $1.44, Russia 92c, Austria-Hungary $1.30, Italy $2.30 ana Switzerland $2.82. The average yearly pay of all rail road employes In the principal coun tries is as follows: United States $757, Germany $392, Italy $345, Aus tria $322, Great Britain $279, France $260 and Russia $204. About 30 per cent, or 188,000 miles, 4Un ..A tin....-. a . . vil mo i aim ay a 01 me worm are government owned. About half the railway mileage of Europe Is govern ment owned. a comparison of the economy, in time and money and the convenience in travel, will be made In a later article. HIGH OFFICIALS SAY GERMANY WILL NOT REVERSE HER BLOCKADE. ITALY'S ACTION IS DELAYED British Repulse All German Attempts to Reach Ypres. Some Moment ous Battles. London. The American note to Ger many and tht new turn in the Itallai situation resulting from the resigna tion of Premier Calr.ndra and hi3 Cat inet' overshadow other features of the war news. 1 The firm attitude the American Government has taken over Ger many's submarine action has met with the highest approval here and the question now is not what tho United States will do, but "what will Germany's answer be?" It is believed in high official circles here that Germany will not agree to reverse her submarine blockade policy, and the conclusion is drawn that the United States will be compelled to sever diplomatic relations with her. The hope 13 everywhere expressed that the United States will not be drawn Into war, as it is considered by observers of the situation that she is of greater assistance to the Allies as a neutral than she would be as a bel ligerent. The Italian situation is badly con fused. Resignation of Premier Sa- landra's Cabinet, it is believed, must delay Italy's action over the war, and it is thought that nothing in this re spect will be decided upon until &fter the Chamber of Deputies meets next week, unless in the meantime King Victor Emmanuel Induces the Govern ment to retain office, which step the Premier mlsrht take as assurance of the people's confidence In his policy. Meanwhile the belligerents on both the East and West fronts are engaged In most momentous battles. The French, who already have gained poss ession of what was thought to be Im pregnable German positions north of Arras, are reported to be continuin; their victorious advance while the British are asserted to be holding a large force of Germans in thr front and repulsing all German attention to reach Ypres, which has proved the graveyard of so many thousands of men since the opposing lines were established there last Autumn. Deny Bank Charges. Washington. Specified denial of charges of conspiracy and malice against the Risgs National Bank of this city was made by Secretary Mc Adoo and Comptroller Williams of the Treasury Department in affidavits filed in the Supreme Court of the Dis trict of Columbia in reply to Injunc tion proceedings brought by the bank in which it was alleged the Treasury ' olhcJals had conspired to wreck the 4 , uaiiH.. "I specifically deny the charges of having conspired or combined with the defendent Williams or any one else to injure the plaintiff bak or its business," Mr. McAdoo declares. Bombs Drop n Ramsgate. 77 o-t onto '-Tv'-r. '"I.'.r.-P t bombs "v. cm ('rj:!.l in cn air rale here. So far as ascertained three per sons were injured. FRENCH CONTINUE ADVANCE TO NORTH 1 Spring Cleaning CALLS FOR Mattings, Druggetts Grass Druggetts Tapestry and Velvet Art Squares and Rugs Oil Cloths and Linoleums Window Shades Curtain Poles Hall Poles, Etc. We have a complete line of the above and it will pay you to call and look over onr line. Scotland Neck Furniture Company r New Ice House AT Womack's Grist Mill Wo have equipped a storage for ICE and have received our first ship ment. Ice will be delivered from wagon any hour and anywhere in town. Prompt attention giv en to every order for Ice and your patronage will be highly appreciated. Full supply oi Ice will be kept through the en tire year summer and winter. Call 1-5-4. WOMflCIVS iCE HOUSE S. H. ALEXANDER, Mgr. A Long Day's Work The day's work won't seem so long when you go about it with energy and enthusiasm. Your nerves must be in proper shape and you must have the rightamount of endurance, if the work of any day is to be suc cessfully accomplished. NYAL'S TONIC tones your nerves, gives you vigor and vitality and makes up for lost vital energy . It is a real beneficial tonic medicine that aids every organ of the body to more prop erly perform its func tions. Put your system in shape by taking it. $1.00 PER FOTTIE The North End Drug Store j Store 96 Phones RoQm gg C ASTORIA For Lifa&ts and Children In Usfa Per v? SO Tears AJwavs i-ci 3 - - - r
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