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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-02-11
Want Pay for Damage to Lands.

The senate by unanimous vote passed
a Joint resolution memorializing ongress
% pass such laws as will enable owners
OF riparian lands to recover ~compensa-
ton for damage caused by levee ON
struction on the west bank of the Mis-
sissippi river. The object of the move
ment was set out clearly to the salts
faction of the senate by Judge jeff Tru-
ly, who was invited to address the body.
A brief message was received from the
governor, in which he recommends,
among other things, an act to encourage
manufactures and manufacturing enter
prises and new enterprises of public util-
ity. by granting exemption from taxa
ton for five years. A bill in accordance
with this suggestion has been prepared
by Chairman Stennis, of the ways and
means committee, and is to be introduced
tomorrow.
The governor also recommends action
that will tend to strengthen the hands
of the state live stock sanitary board
and increase penalties for violation OF
it's rules or of the law.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-02-11
FIRES DESTROY 1,1449 LIVES
Too Many Frame Buildings in the
United States.

Washington.-Fire levies upon Amerl-
cans each year an tax, caiculat-
ed by United States government officials
at almost a million and a half dollars a
day, and LAO lives a year. AS a result
of an investigation just concluded by gov
eminent officials of the United States
geological survey, it has been aseertained
thai cheaper freproof materials can be
used to advantage in construction, that
three to six times the necessary amount
of material is habitually used in struc-
tural work in the United States, that the
building codes are laxly enforced, that
the fire loss in the United States is eight
times as much per capita as in any coun-
try in Europe, and that the great fire
waste in the United States is due princi-
pally to the predominance of frame build
ings and to defective construction and
equipment.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-02-11
Fish and Game Law.

Following up a movement begun sew
eral months ago to secure a uniform
game and fish law in all the counties,
which cannot be interfered with by the
action of boards of supervisors in any
county, and which will meet the ap-
prevail of both the hunters and the Audu-
bon Society, whose principal work III
this state has been centered during the
past several months upon the effort to
enforce the game laws, Senator Pierce,
of Holmes county, has introduced a bill
in the senate to create the office of state
game and fish commissioner, to be APP
pointed every four years by the gov
ernor, whose compensation is to be 10
per cent of the money collected through
his department, and who is to appoint
game wardens in each county, who are
to receive half the fines and forfeitures
collected in their respective counties for
violation of the game laws. 1t also
makes all peace officers deputy game
wardens.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-02-11
Legislators Hear Soil Expert.

1t was only after patiently waiting for
an hour or more Monday that a quorum
of members presented itself in either
branch of the legislature, and even then
the attendance was so light hat prac-
tically no legislation was accomplished.
Things were decidedly desultory, and one
conspicuous feature which was missing
entirely Monday was the executive mes
sage, Gov. Noel having been otherwise
too much occupied to send in any com
munication.
By way of passing the time profitably,
the house of representatives and a mum
Der of senators heard an interesting and
instructive address from DIR. w. McGee,
of the bureau of soil and soil survey of
the federal department of agriculture,
preceded by a brief address from Gov
| Noel. who introduced the speaker. This
visit of DR.. McGee is an extension OF the
efforts to impress the legislature with
the Importance of making provision sc
that the state may cooperate with the
| United States government experts IN the
matter of conservation of water and sol
| resources.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-02-11
JACKSON.
PAY ALL OBLIGATIONS.
Gov. Noel Sounds Note of Warning to
Mississippi Legislators.

In discussing the conditions that con-
iront the people of the state, and which
their legislators are expected to face
md study, Gov. Noel hit the nail square
" on the head when writing the follow
.ng, which the members might well paste
lp where it can be seen:
.The financial situation should be
faced and studied with the fixed purpose
If providing by taxation enough revenue
to adequately sustain everything for
which the state is directly responsible
and to pay at maturity every state obi
cation. Not many years ago even school
teachers had to wait fer months for their
salaries, payable from the June distribu-
years Confederate pensioners have had
to wait for their payments or discount
their warrants.
"'The failure of the state to be as
sc~rapulously prompt as a bank in meet
ing its obligations at maturity does not
only discredit the state itself and its
people and deprive it's bonds of their
also affects the credit of every county
! municipality by increasing the diff
Guilty of obtaining loans on reasonable
terms. Such a course should be, here
after, carefully avoided by providing fol
loans in behalf of the state when the
treasury is empty, even though, taking
the year as a whole, the revenue oil
the state would equal or exceed its eN
penditures. For instance, if the states
expenditures for 1910 are only increased
to the amount of the estimated excess
over the appropriations of last session
or $163, 2O6.O2, still there would be 6
deficit in the state treasury from Sep
TENDER till January, as shown by thu
estimates in my message"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-02-11
LAYMEN MEET AT MEMPHIS
Delegates From Tennessee, Missls-
sippi, Arkansas and Kentucky. (

Memphis, Tenn.-That the world will
be evangelical for Christ in this genera
ton was the emphatic announcement OF
the speakers at the opening session OF
the laymen's movement missionary con-
v~ention, held Monday night in the Scot
fish Rite Cathedral on Union avenue.
Seven hundred delegates from the terri
tory contiguous to Memphis were in at
tendance, and speakers of national and
international fame were on the program.
1t has been planned to hold these con-
ventions this year in rs cities of the
country, and this is the thirty-fifth con-
~secutive one. 1t is gratifying to know
that the Memphis convention is perhaps
the largest yet held in the South, over
1900 delegates having registered, who
| came from Protestant churches III every
town and city in Tennessee, Mississippi,
Arkansas and Western Kentucky, within
a radius of 100 miles of this city
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-02-11
IMPORTANT NEWS
NOTES OF A WEEK
LATEST HAPPENINGS THE WORLD
OVER TOLD IN TENTED
FORM. 4
EVENTS HERE AND THERE
Condensed Into a Few Lines for the
PerusaI of the Busy Man.
Latest Personal infor-
nation.


Hamilton Fish of New York intro.
duced in the house a bill proposing
the carriage of all mail matter sent
by Theodore Roosevelt free OF pos
sage.
Invasion ty women of different fields
of industry is said by Prof. Max G.
Schlapp in an address before the New
York Academy of Medicine to be re-
sponsible for the increase of suicide
n insanity
Jan Resotsky, a Slav. is detained at
Ellis island, N. Y, because he did not
know the answer to the query: How
many legs has a horse?"
Frank R. Morgaridge, who has been
game warden in the Thirteenth Hi
nois district. was appointed assistant
state fire marshal by Gov. Deneen,
with a salary of s15C a month.
Rear Admiral P. NJ. Rixey. who has
been surgeon-general Of the navy
since 1892, went on the retired list
Charlie Taft has been remembered
by a Brooklyn a~eronautic enthusiast
who toe to the White House and gave
to the president a model Of an aero
plane, on a scale of one inch to the
foot.
Levi Withee. wealthy lumbermar
n Republican party leader. is dead
at Lacrosse, Wis, aged rs.
Rodman Wanamaker of Philadelph
ia has offered, through American Am
bassador Bacon, to pay for a loaf o.
bread for every flood victim in Paris
and vicinity daily for 30 days.
Harry Meyers. alias the Chicago
Kid, is held at New York as a suspec,
In the murder OF Moses Goodman.
shirtwaist manufacturer.
Otto t. Barnard, defeated candidate
for the New York mayoralty, declares
that the cost of living is the Creates
issue before the public to-day.
Miss Caroline Aston Drayton ant
William Phipps. secretary Of tn
American embassy in London, wer'
married at the village of Rogate II
Sussex.
Rev. Wright Gibson, pastor OF tn
McKees Rocks (Pa.) Presbyterian
church. has notified engaged couples
among his parishioners that he will
not unite any couples unless the In
tended bridegroom can prove his in
come Is at least $4,000 a year.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-02-11
New York's Coolest Day.

New York.-The coolest day of the
year in New York came and went be-
tween sunrise and sunset Monday. At
daybreak the thermometer registered but
two above zero, with a searching wind
from the northwest, but at 10 o'clock IN
the forenoon the mercury began to mount
and the wind to moderate, and at s
o'clock Monday night the temperature
was 10 above, and at 10 o'clock 20 above
and still rising. There was great suffer
ing among the poor in the worst pincf
of the cold and many cases of frost bit'
and exhaustion were reported.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-02-11
Form Cotton Association.

Atlanta, Ga.-The governors Q. seven
states have named delegates TO attend
the meeting ca He'd for the purpose of or.
ganizing "The National Cotton and Cot
ton Products Association The pro-
gram will include addresses by men prom
inent in every branch of the vast indus
try from the grower to the retailer OF
the manufactured article. The purpose
is to combine into one great organization
all the elements concerned in the grow
ing, manufacturing, transporting an6
selling of cotton and its numerous by
products.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-02-11
Paper Board Pleas Guilty.

New York.-The Paper Board Associa-
ton, made up of about forty paper board
manufacturing corporations, which was
indicted some months ago by the federal
grand jury on the charge of being an il
legal combination in restraint of trade
this afternoon pleaded guilty to the
charge. Judge Hough said the charge
against the defendants was the same as
that against the Fiber and Manila Paper
Association, and he imposed similar fines
in this instance, namely, $4,000 against
each defendant.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-02-11
Glenn's Address at Jackson.

Ex-Gov. Robert B. Glenn, of North
Carolina, held the attention of an au-
dience of men and women at representa-
tives' hall, under the auspices of the
Young Mems Christian Association. His
theme was 1.-The South; Its Possibilities
and Problems" He made a distinct inn
preston throughout the address, but es-
pecially when he appealed to the men of
Mississippi to make the laws which
make for strength, stability and purity,
civic and social.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-02-11
GENERAL NEWS.

Because he wanted to see the
horses rum" John Byers, a teamster,
confessed, according to the Evans
Vile, police, that he started the fire
destroying the building of the Journal
News last week. and had caused other
fires in the business district. Salts
faction of his mania has cost property
owner 5000, 000.
Evidence unearthed at New York
reveals the hand of John D.. Rookie
Teller behind the beef trust. From a
former high official of the monopoly
1t was learned hat the ~treasurers of
both Armour & Co.. and Swift & Co..
which control the National Packing
Company, the so-called clearing
house of the trust. represent Standard
OIL millions.
One eaman was injured and a mum.
Der of others narrowly escaped when
the hydrogen gas of a storage battery
exploded aboard the submarine boat
S~tingray at the Charlestown Mass
navy yard.
In five hours the market value OF
the so-called Guggenheim properties
deprecated $685. OO, 900 in round fig
ures. Wall street trembled on the
verge of q panic. Prices were smashed
In all directions. Marginal accounts
were wiped out by the thousands.
Bjornstjerne Bjornson. the Norweg
ian poet and novelist. whose condition
has been critical recently. is said tt
be dying.
Mrs. Mary Blair Brokaw was grant
ed a separation from her husband, w
Gould Brokaw. a millionaire, at New
York, and a awarded alimony O
$4,000 a year.
New York and Berlin capitalist.
plan a balloon trip across the Atlantic
ocean ext May in a dirigible carry
ing SO. 900 cubic feet of gas.
BY h tariff agreement with Ger
many the United States has not onl,
avoided a commercial war with tn,
empire, but has paved the way for
settlement OF the differences existin,
with France and Canada.
The national convention of the Mil
Producers Protective association, a
tended by many representatives
other dairymen's organizations. opene
in Chicago, the avowed intention {
the members being to devise mean
to compel the retailers to give the prt
ducers a larger share of the profits.
Crazed by jealousy. Sandie Morr
son, one of the oldest letter carrier
at the Omaha (Neb.) p~ostofice, she
and fatally wounded his wife, HAITI
Morrison and his father-in-law, j. +
Sumner. and then put a bullet throug
his own brain which caused instan
death.
The Nicaragua gunboat Ometep
bombarded Greytown and exchange
shots with the land batteries for NOR
than an hour. The Ometepe was b
once. the advices say. and withdre'
finally because she was unable to r,
neal enough to shore to place be
shells with any effect
twenty-five persons who attended
party near Walnut. Ill. we're token II
canned oysters causing ptomaine pc
sonlng.
New York thieves have stolen
pair Of huge bronze spectacies fro
the statue Of Chester A Arthur
Madison 0Qnaro park.
ia salvetion Army hasannonncu
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-02-11
Mardi Gras Carnival On.

New Orleans, La.-Hailing REX, King
of the Carnival" New Orleans today ap.
preached the climax of Mardi Gras fes
Invites. The siren of innumerable river
craft and the cheering acclaim of thou
sands of people gathered on shore sent VI
a welcome to the approaching monarch
as he landed from his royal yacht. The
formaIity of turning over the keys OF
the city to him, and his parade, aided by
military and civic escort through thu
principal streets of the city, were wit
messed by thousands of cheering spect.
tors.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-02-11
THE CRAFTY CREDITOR
Transfers Punishment Earned.

Transfers Punishment Earned.
Apparently it pays not to be cruel
to horses out in Chicago. A teamster
who admitted abandoning his horses
for six hours on a recent stormy day
was fined $50 by a magistrate. The
humane society prosecuted the case
vigorously and promised to report the
matter to the drivers employers. Pre-
sumably he will lose his job, as he
was unable to pay the fine and will
have to serve a Jail term.
Their Status.
Are they happy?"
Happy? No, they're rich."-St.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-02-11
Barbarians After Greeks.

The iconoclasts in the legislature may
legislate Greek letter fraternities out of
the state educational institutions, but
the movement is not feazing the Millsaps
student body. This was demonstrated
by a great turnout and jubilation con-
%seauent on the Initiation of several new
Kappa Alpha and Kappa Sigma fraterni-
ty aspirants. The initiation was pre-
coded by a street parade of the students,
with the newly elect gotten up in all
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-02-11
CHICAGO MERCHANT
MAKES STATEMENT,

Mar Spending Thousands Of Dollar
and Consulting tho .1est Eminent
Physicians Hs Was Desperate.
CHICAGO. lLLS.-Mr. j. q.
Becker. Of lS4 Van Buren, ST.. Q
Wetl-knoWn Wholesale dry goods
dealer, states a follows:
st have had catarrh for moro
than thirty years. Have tried
everything on earth and spent
thousands of dollars for other
medicines and with physicians,
without getting any lasting re-
lief, and a say to you that !
have found Peruna the only rem.
edy that has cured me per.
manently. s.
"Peruna has also cured my
wife of catarrh. She always keeps
it in the house for an attack Of
cold, which it invariably cures in
q very short time."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-02-11
State Fair Date.

The board of directors of the Missis-
sippi State Fair held a meeting Wednes-
day afternoon and arranged for the next
annual event to be held in this city. BY
an unanimous vote it was decided that
the dates for the State Fair shall be
from October IS to November 8, inclu-
sive, the event coming to q close Thurs
day night, thus allowing exhibitors the
remainder of the week for packing up
their displays and arranging for return
shipments. The financial affairs of the
organization are in frst-clxss shape.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-02-11
Fine for Pistol "Toting."

Fine Tor Pistol "T0tlng."
The senate passed the Anderson bill,
increasing the minimum penalty for car
rying concealed weapons from $25 to
$50. and depriving all persons, including
officers of the law, from the right to
carry weapons concealed. The arresting
officer is given one-half the fine assessed
and collected.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-02-11
Extends Legislative Term.

Gov. Noel sent q special message to the
legislature Wednesday extending the ses-
sion for a period of twenty-six days.
Thirty-day time limit fixed by organic
law expired Thursday.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-02-11
Hines Lumber Case.

Acknowledgement Stirling has been no
tilted that the action decided on against
the Edward Hines Lumber Company, the
papers for which had been sent to Attor-
n~ey-General Cox at Bay st. Louis, had
been filed in chancery, and thus one
more noted case is launched. The cor
poration which the suit attacks is alleged
to be operating in violation of section
O of the code of 1906, which limits the
holdings of corporations to not exceeding
the sum of 2,ooo, 900 in value. The de-
PENDANT company, it is alleged, while
nom;nally organized with a capital with
in the prescribed limit, is, by operation
through collateral or subsidiary corpora
tions. really carrying on it's lumber and
timber business in violation of the law.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-02-11
Want Old Capitol Preserved.

An eloquent memorial signed by the
United Daughters of the ~Confederacy,
the Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, the Daughters of the War of 1912,
the Federation of Women's Clubs, and
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union has been placed on the desks of
members of the legislature, urging that
the old capitol building not be sold for
commercial purposes. 1t is suggested in
the memorial that it be preserved as a
museum of state history. as it is the
only historic public building in the
commonwealth not now in daily use.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-02-11

A.collection Of 20 pieces within the ability OF
the average player and not to be found in
other similar collections. Composers rep
resented: C~hdmtndde, Elo1r, GHbrtel-Muri~
Godard, Greoh. Knr1dnof. Lack, Meyer
Helmnnd. Piefne, Wachs, etc,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-02-11

BY a vote of 100 t. 80. OF with %
votes to spare. the Illinois house
passed the Hamilton-Staymates auto
matte direct plurality primary bill
The bill goes to the senate. but will
not be acted upon by that body until
next week.
Sensational charges that the $3.50.
900 which the Chicago & Western In
diana railroad is attempting to re
cover was a "slush fund" used for the
bribing of state and Chicago city Off
cials were made following ar an
nouncement by States Attorney Way
man that he will not ask indictment.
of the three men the road holds re
sponsible for the loss of the money.
Confirmation was received in st
Petersburg diplomatic circles of tn,
report that a Turkish feet will immed
lately proceed to Crete and that Turk
ish troops are concentrating In Thes
salv-
That there shall be no question a
to the power of the president to with
draw public lands for conservation
purposes and continue he withdraw
ais in force until revoked by him o
by act Of congress. the senate CON
mittee on public lands reported
substitute for two Of the ADMINISTERS
ton bills.
Announcement Is made by the trus
tees Of the University OF Pennsylvani
that . gift Of 100000 has been I,
ceived for . chair In the medical d,
partment. Further particulars win b
announced on university day Eel
ruary 81.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-23
PORTILLO rs NAMED
MAYOR OF JpAREZ
Governor Sanchez Makes
Appointment-He Has
Proved Executive
Ability.

Francisco Portillo is jefe politicO Of
Ciudad Juarez- Although he has been
acting in that capacity for number
Of months, his commission as chief ex-
ecutive of the JuareZ and the local dis
trict only has been granted by govern
or Sanchez.
Formal installment Of MIR. POrtillo as
mayor is considered most fortunate for
the border city, since his activities for
civic betterment during his protein
service have proved much ability Fee
lix Barcenas some weeks ago presented
his resignation as jefe 20 engage in
private business at Mexico City.
The position OF jefe politico includes
both mayor of the city and chief ex-
ecutive of the surrounding district, all
village presidents being subordinate. 1t
is a position of appointment by the
governor of the state and is of indefi-
mite duration
Mr.. Portillo has already been Joined
by his family, and will build a resi-
dence on Juarez avenue.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-23
): :. :: :. i :. = :: = -: :. {:

Miss Myra Prater will leave the first
Of the week for California for the bal
ance Of the summer.
Mrs. NJ. McGinniss and daughter, Miss
Marguerite, left for a tour of the east
Thursday morning, where they expect
to visit Kansas City, Chicago, New
York and other points. Before return
ing in the fall Mrs. McGinnis will leave
her daughter in school.
w R. Schultz will leave tomorrow for
vacation outing which will be spent
at Haywood Springs. N NJ.
Mrs. J. A. McGinness and daughter,
Margaret, are spending a short time in
Las Vegas, after which they go to Kan
sas City for few weeks visit.
Mrs. n. r. Crozier and Children will
leave early in August for a visit Of
several weeks at TreT. Ala
Mrs. Ernest Hughes left today for
a few days visit at Candelaria, Mex
leo.
Miss Estelle Berrien went up to
Cloudcroft today TO visit her sister, Mrs
Ralph Loomis.
Miss Maud Austin left Thursday for
Hermosa Beach, Cal, where she will
be the guest of Mrs. c. Q. Stanton
Ralph Loomis will spend the week
end with his family at Cloudcroft
Mrs. James Arnett left Thursday for
St Louis for a short visit, after which
she goes to New York and Boston for
the remainder of the summer.
Mrs. Zack l.. Cobb is spending the
month in Houston visiting her mother,
Mrs. Burks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Page left cor
Cloudcroft today.
Miss Marion Young is visiting Miss
Berthe Hawkins in CIoudcroft
Mrs R. F. Campbell and little daugh
ter, Irene, will leave Tuesday for Cali
fornia, where Edgar Campbell will Join
them After visiting in California for
a time, they will go to Portland, where
Mrs. Campbell will visit her daughter.
Mrs. Alfred Aloe, at Vancouver Bar
racks.