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V THE COMMONWEALTH Afternoon Daily The Commonwealth, Inc. Scotland Neck Bank Bldg. Scotland Neck, N. O. Entered at tne Postoffice at Scotland Neck, N. C, ae second class matter under Act of Con gress, March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION BATES (In Advance) Through the Mail Daily Issue One Year $3.00 Six Months 1-50 Three Month 8 -75 One Month -25 By Carrie' 19c per week All articles submitted for publication must bear the auth or 's name, not necessarily for publication, but as a guaraatee of good faith. Members of the Associated Preaa The Associated Press is exclu-ci-.ely eutitled to the use for for re-publication of all news dis patches credited to it or not oth erwise credited in this paper, and also the local news published here in. bodv of men to attempt to force j ment for the suppression of vio lence and the substitution of ar- the government to do its will by a strike or a threat of strike means an attempt by a minorty to control the action of the duly authorized representatives of I the majority, and this is just an other term for revolution, j The great mistake made by la- Jfbor unionists is their attempt, by means of the strike, to forcibly control the economic, and of late even the governmental affairs of communities, or political units in whichj they constitute only a small minority. A startling ex ample is the great railroad strike which now seems to be on the verge of overwhelming and de stroying majority representative government in Great Britain. In that case 600,000 men, or only about 1 per cent of the total pop ulation, are undertaking by the general strike method, or " direct action" as the British term it, to force the lawful representatives of the other 99 per cent of the people of the 'country to do their will ; and, even if the other mem bers of the ('Trade Alliance," the miners and transport work- . .As The Commonwealth is hav-'ers), should, as they threatened, ing a large run of advertising engage in a sympthetic strike, and changes are made daily in j thus increasing the total number some of the ads it has become j of strikers to about 2,000,000, necessary to ask that all changes I the movement would still be the be sent in the day before the in- j same in principle the attempt sertion is needed. We ask this asjof a small majority .to force the a favor but we also reserve the; great majority of the people to right to leave ads over until the j do its will. next day if they cannot be gotten h0 the strike method was up in time for insertion- j jn its infancy, and involved the Tu1sdav SeTtember30. " 19191 ! action of only comparatively smaii Doaies oi wonders, tne pub- HANDSHAKING CAUSES JN- He viewed the matter tolerantly FLUENZA. andin a measure sympathetically, a condition and the results seemed, at least" in some -cases, to be really bene ficial. But now that this fiorm of actinn has grown to such tre mendous proprrtions as to keep not only our own cuntry but practically the whole civilized AN IMPERATIVE NECESSITY bitration as a means of settling HXiraSMSHSHSIiStlMmXHZHSHSNSHZMSHSHSHS H X H S H X domestic as well as international diiputes, and act with more dis cretion and fairness, such legis lation "vill come qquickly and ir revocably. Labor organizaaions may well insis upon their right o improve labor conditions by collective bargaining, but it will be well for them to see o it tha in util izing this right they do not un dertake to interfere with the effi cacy of the right of the public to protect and promote the general welfare of the people by collect-i ECONOMY H Z H Z H Z H X Economy in foods is the watchword at pre sent. If you doubt we are on the job, try us. Charles E. Step toe & Company 6-J 1 -! B 3 S 8 g SI H M M g ive voting. For a WeaK Stomacn. Let Us Print Your Sale Bills 4 The great relief afforded by Cham berlain's Tablets in a multitude of cases has fully proven the great value of this preparation for a weak stom ach and impaired digestion. In many cases this relief has become perma nent and the sufferers hav. been com pletely restored to healthy ww w wwWw www i::t:?itt::tt::uu Worn mack's Ice House Health Officer John Gaub, of Montclair, N. J., in a bulletin which he has issued warning the people of that town of the dangers that attend indiscriminate hand shaking, makes the following statement: "Don't shake every I World in a prmrlitinn nf nrknednf paw that is extended to you," the , , , ' ' terment and danger of revolu Health Officer warns. "The clean i,. , ; nun aim me destruction oi or- hand habit is a good one and should be adopted by all for it ganized Democratic govern- i memt. thp m.atfpr means much m promoting commu-, , , 14.x, j . i . ia"d concerted action on the part mtv health, due to the tact that i . t. , , , -. , , , i of the public to the end that the the human hand has been shown! . , , , l v iTt 'welfare of tfce whole people mav I J IJ Lilt; 1I1CU1 U.11L tillUUgU VVllltll many diseases have been spread. Handshaking is almost universal, and while it stands for friendli ness and sociability, it has its dan gers. Medical men are agreed that the infection of influenza is often conveyed in this way." COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND THE BALLOT BOX. will discontinue the Ice Wagon deliveries after September 30th, except one trip each morning will be made to the stores. When sending to the Ice House for ice af ter September 30th be sure and send eith er coupons or the money. ww a 8 B The SECOND SERIES will mature soon. The THIRTEENTH or "LUCKY SERIES" "WILL BEGIN DECEMBER 6th The Home Building & Loan Association STRAYED Calf , Temale, light gray color, looks to be about three months old. Owner will pj.11 .,1 t r OT "a-ruoca m cularon one yrnr same. Communicate with C. D. ! oM or 11rr you wiH fmd nothing Wt- Brown, Scotland Neck, N. C. Diarrhoea in Children. For marrhoea in children ter than Chamberlain 's Colic ;ni,I IVlarrhoea licmedy, followed by a do?f ?FOR SALE Eight brood sows and 20 , of castor oil. It should be kept a baoats, weigning trom 4U to bO ; hand ai;d given as soon as vthe first pounds each. Apply to G. K. Moore, unnatural looseness of the bowel cji Scotland Neck, N. C, tf pears. It only costs a quarter. be preserved. There is no disposition to be unfair to organized labor, but there is a strong- and rapidly growing disposition to put an end to the unfairness to the great majority of the people which seems t0 be the inevitable result of strikes. Unquestionably the majority 0f the American pepole are in favor of the adjustment of labor disputes by arbitration Representative Gould of New ; voluntary arbitration preferably, York made an interesting v .andn compulsory arbitration if mnortaniJ stntpmpnt vpofoiliv .c at .-i . -A- ? uccc-M. -ti.ireauy measures are when, in explanation of his pending befoee Congress to thi House resolution prohibiting ! end. The present untimely a"d Washington policemen from la-j illadvised steel strike is likely to bor union membership, he said : j Hasten the enactment of such "There is only one method of col- anti-strike legislation; and, un lective bargaining in relation to less the labor unionists of the this government and that is the country speedily recognize the ballot box. 'power of the public sentiment This is true because for any behind this present-day move- I g1 it u Wommack's Ice House i '- - 1 " ' " r " T'" & y i1-.;', Ii.fu m iff J! Ill . to the Li ll l 1 ( S IF, after using' ihe en- i m .V m ,i ' gr-m a wm YOUNG MAN to the Consumer IF, after using' kie en- :s ok can accaidiELgr to directions, you are not satisfied m every respedt, your grocer will refuna the money yovL paid for it. Luziamxie mixst please you. coffee The Reily -Taylor Company New Orleans It will pay you to see our Fall Display of Druggetts in g grades, froin $15.00 up, Positively the largest collection of patterns ever shown in Scotland Neck. It will pay you, also. 1 iff look through our line of otli3r Goods. fd. : n a a a a 8 IF YOU EVER EXPECT TO SUCCEED, YOU MUST BE ECONOMICAL. NO MATTER HOW Small the sum the boy or FOUNG MAN IS RECEIVING HE SHOULD LAY ASIDE A PORTION OF HIS EARNINGS. 1 COMPOUNDED QUARTERLY ALLOWED ON SAV INGS DEPOSITS AT PLANTERS AND COMMERCIAL BANK "THE HOME FOR SAVINGS." NEW AMIVAI iMniiiiiii iinuntmuttttmrnn Our store was never more complete New goods are arriving each day We have the home furnishings that will suit your taste and are priced right. Scotland Neck Furniture Co. CASH OR CREDIT mil Carload of Wall Plas ter and Hydrated Lime in Transit We expect to unload thFs car the latter part of this week. Hardly Hardware Co. "The Hardware Hustlers ' imam S
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