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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
TO CUT COTTON
CROP rs PER CENT
SOUTHERN CONGRESS- WANTS UNI
FORM PLAN.
Executive Committee Recommends That
Farmers Ralliea BE Held AT Every
School House In Cotton Belt.

New Orleans, lathe executive com.
mittcc Of the Southern Cotton Congress
adjourned after deciding upon 4 plan
to secure q reduction In The cotton acre'
agc Of tho Sonth 70 the extent o. ~
per cent nest year and taking steps
10 aecure the uniform operation " The
pan ID all cotton growing states.
The plan adopted II q modification d
the a~o-called Rock Hill plansp which
was proposed 10 the committee by ., u.
Anderson Of Rock Hill, n, ~ and pro-
yides for securing signed pledgeA from
farmers Through statc and county organ
i%satious. III Tho declaration adopted.
y Il specifically stated that The organ
i%zatlon does not wish ID Do anything
which may b. Vi violation of tho Sler-
man antitrust law."
The stats organizations ARE 10 call
upon bankers and business men 10 ns
siat the farmers III securing sufficient
Organization expenses, Each state or.
ganisnti0nt headed BY a aupcrlntcudents
h 10 appoint committees IL each county,
and 10 turn township committees are ~
be organized Paid ~canyaaacrs arc 10
be employed 70 secure signatures ef
farmers 70 Tho pledges " autall arres
age. The form Of pledge authorized hy
The Farmers Union WINS approved and
adopted "A The form 70 b. employed N
this work,
The reports On acfeugc reduction from
the various Atatc supcrintendenta are VI
be OIed with Y, " Watson, president "a
THE congress, ~ Columbia, n. u, BY
March I, 1914, and, after the figures
are compiled, they will be Published
throughout thc South.
Tho COMMITTEES recommended that
farmers rallies, Intended N Ma IN This
movement, be held Oh January ~ next,
| al every school house IN the cotton belt,
70 bc followed 40 Janmiry w Ny county
rallieA a. the yarloua county seats.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
FARMERS HUNTINGFO HOMES
EYES OF THE NATION ON OUR
COMMONWEALTH.
Secretary L. E. Davis Discusses the 0p
portunities That Are Offered Here
for Homeseekers.

Notwithstanding to Secretary IA
+, Davis Of the Mississippi Land De-
velopment Association, many homeseek,
ers are passing through this section Of
the South in search Of a place to re-
side. Some are stopping in Mississippi,
but these are the people who mean to
do serious general farming, who want
lands that win make corn and hay and
oats and where they can raise hogs and
cattle as well as cotton.
Mississippi has millions Of acres that
will make more grain and hay to the
acre than any Western land that was
ever Plowed.
"Ali our lands will not do it, because
our land is not uniform III character but
they will all raise a variety Of crops.
There is a boom coming for Missis-
sippi, and already in different parts Of
the state this boom has started, and
IL will very soon be felt in this imme-
date section. When It does we will
see Northern and Western farmers pull
ing into the state By the train load,
just as they did in the North and North
west a few years ago. 1t will resemble
q rush to a new field.
"a great future is in store for any
farmer, who, intending to come to Mis-
sissippi, will turn his attention, after
securing a first-class farm, to the rails
ing Of cattle and hogs and growing first.
class alfalfa. Although COW peas and
clover hays will grow equally as well
and there 10 . good demand in the mar
ket for them.
There is every reason to believe that
II the Northern farmer can make his
hay crops, and beside providing sufii-
Gent feed for his live stock, with land
that will produce but one crop d year,
that the farmer who takes up Missis.
ssippi land that will produce three crops
a year, can make not only a fair profit
on the products which he grows, and
maintain his live stock, but also show a
much greater bank balance at the end
of the year than his Northern brother
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
DATE SET FOR ARBoR DAY.
Board Of Education Issues Address on
Subject.

Jackson.-The state board Of educas
zion has issued an address to county
superintendents, boards Of trustees and
school teachers designating Friday, Jam
uary 10, as Arbor day in Mississippi,
and urging its general observance.
Prof. J. n. Powers, state superin,
tendent, will shortly prepare y proyi
sional program for The occasion, con.
sisting Of literary exercises 10 be fol-
lowed by tree planting, and he ex.
presses the hope that there will Be d
general planting Of trees, flowers and
shrubbery ri every school yard IN thu
state.
The address Of Prof Powers will also
set forth The most approved plans 81
identifying school grounds, and con
oerving the forests Of the state, based
on the observations md suggestions o.
the best arborculturists in the United
Sta1es,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
MINISTER MURDERER
CUTS SELF IN JAIL
WITH PIECE OF TIN SLAsHES HIM,
SELF IN THE GROIN.
Physicians Finish Aet-Trial Set fcf
January i5-Injury VIII Not In
terfere With the Trial.

Boston, MaSss-lries and groan
breaking the stiffness Of the early morn
ing hours At the county jail led TO the
discovery that tho Rev. Clarence VI 4.
Richeson, awaiting trial on the charge
Of having murdered Miss Avis Linnell,
had mutilated himself severely IN the
groin with a piece Of tin. SO serious
was the wound that II was found neces-
sary TO perform an operation imme.
diately. Later ia the day the surgeons
said the operation was entirely sue
c~essful, and that unless blood poisoning
developed the prisoner probably would
recover within two weeks.
County authorities, jail officials and
counsel for Richeson all refused to com
ment upon the possible mental processes
which led the accused man to the deter
mination to iuiure himself, or what in
fluence his act might have upon future
legal proceedings in his case. District
Attorney Pelletier, who will have charge
Of Rteheson's trial, set for January is,
asserted that the trial would begin on
the day assigned.
The district attorneys declaration
that Richcson would be strong enough
to appear in court on January IS was
co~rroborated BY Or. Howard A. Lothrop,
one Of the surgeons who attended the
prisoner.
Although Riclieson's counsel would
give no Sintimatjon whether the defense
would seek 4 p~ostponement or take any
other action because Of Richeson's act,
they did say definitely that the acensed
clergyman had wounded himself in az
attempt at emasculation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
PROPOSE NEW RAILWAYS.
Frisco Makes Preliminary Surveys Near
New Orleans.

GuIfport. The Frisco railroad has
pist completed two preliminary surveys
Of a proposed railway line from Beau
mont, Miss, to points on the Louisville
and Nashville railroad near New Or
leans. The first survey was from Bean
mont to Pass Christian, Miss, and the
second was from Beaumont to Lake
Shore, Miss.
The next step will be to make q per.
manent survey, which will be done i'm.
mediately. The new road will connect
the New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago
railroad, which WA recently purchased
by the Frisco, with the southern ter.
minus OF the Frisco al New Orleans.
The Frisco will nse Vie tracks 81 the
Louisville and Nashville from the point
where the new line will connect into New
Orleans.
The Louisville and Nashville will be
double tracked In order to handle ths
increased traffic.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
WEALTHY SUN WORsHPER
l2-Year.Old Boy Removed From Temple
and Given to Juvenile Court.

Chicago. Twelye-year-old George
Lindsay, heir to the millions Of his
father, the late w. II. Lindsay, Of Phila-
delphia, has been forsibly removed from
the 1temple'' Of the sun wtrshipers here
and placed ii custody o. the juvenile
court.
Young Lindsay had been confined in
the temple six months Or more and
compelled to live on a diet Of grapes and
beer. y is declared he was placed with
the sun worshipers by his mother, who
is known TO the cult az "Validalla The
Lads uncle released Him after the dis
coyery that resulted through d nation
wide search.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29

BREWER WILL MAKE % JUDICIAL
APPOINTMENTS.
No Larger List Has Ever Fallen to the
Lot Of . G~overnor--lsl4 viii Be
Biggest Year.

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sast;aa u ~ ha,a,, aaanrd;ns, y tha
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p,srIas n ths nan, a;sts;et Avn
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f,,drss ns;tshsn IL I'M F,rsts I'M rasb;n
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I'M 49, har,na hasn anno;n,aa wbon
Il \ II n 1ain srIsra;na II ;,d;e;ary.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
TWO BRIGHT WOMEN DEAF


chimgo Art ind literary circles IN
Chicago we're shocked to learn Friday 81
the death oi two " thair brightest
lights, both occurring suddenly.
Shortly before midnight Martha Ha-
kcr, declared by SCROLLS, Tho famous
Spanish artist, 10 be The greatest min
iatufe painter 81 modern times, dIcd A.
Hnhnemann Hospital " p~eritcnitIs, ~.
pcrinduccd by an operation icr appen.
dicitis.
Scarcely was The news 81 her death
known when the newspapers announced
the sudden death At tho Chicago Beach
Hotel of Margaret Horton Potter, Tho
brilliant and gifted ~poyelIat reeentiy A.
vorced from John Donald nlacks IAN IN.
quest developed The fact that Mrs. Put
ter died from morphine poisoning.
both women were known All cver The
world, Miss Baker for the work 81 her
brush, MrX Potter for ths work N boz
pen.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
New School Of Burglars.

New York.-Graduates Of the newer
school in burglary operated on a safe
In 4 Ave and ten cent store ~ Harlem
and got away with nearly 1000 in
cash. The men entered by way Of q
skyligbt, drew electricity from i live
wire to operate their drill and with
nitro-glycerine easily blew OK the safe
door. Beside the safe we're found kid
gloves which the burglars evidently had
used to avoid leaving finger prints, which
recently have led TO the arrest and In
dictment Of several alleged burglars.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
ROW OVER FAMILY TREE
Dan Boone's Descendant Divorces Thos.
Jefferson's Grandniece.

st. Louis, Mo.-John T. Boone, Jr,
descendant Of Daniel Boone, obtained a
divorce from Ethel Edwards Boone,
great grandniece Of Thomas Jefferson.
One Of the allegations Boone made
on the witness stand was thai his wife
repeatedly told him that her family tree
was superior to his.
She considered Thomas Jefferson q
more distinguished ancestor than the
great Kentucky pioneer and Indian nehs
err, and that she repeatedly declared The
Boones looked like washerwomen whep
compared with the Jeffersons.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
BoNy BELTS BADLY BRUISED,
Aged Man Sustains Serious Injuries IN
Runaway.

Starkville. "A serious accident 90
cidcnt occurred At Double Springs, in
this county, fourteen miles from here,
in which Bony Belts, a prominent citt
zen, was the victim.
Frank Love and Mr.. Betts were IN q
wagon and at Mr.. Loves residence.
While both tried TO take off the wagon
body the mules became u~nmanageabla
and dashed away. Love endeavored to
stop the animals and prevent Mr.. Belts
from being injured, but became en-.
tangled in the harness and had a mirac.
ulous escape from death.
Mr.. Belts was thrown between the
wheels and the heavy wagon ran over
him. His nose was broken, lips split,
teeth knocsed ont, body terribly bruised
and he sustained other injuries Of d Sc.
rious nature, and on account OF hil
advanced age il in a critical condition.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
GREAT BEEF COUP FAILED
Hartman and Kuhn-Loeb Did Not Fur
uish 500, 00o, o0o.

Chicago.-Two developments stand
out like d potter's thumb in the story
Of THE trial of the beef packers, The
one tells the details 81 how 10. n. Harri-
man and Kuhn, Loeb & Co. failed 10
furnish VOC, 100000 and live up to IN
agreement III 1902, which was to have
given the Armour, Swift and Morris in
terests absolute control Of practically all
the packing industry in America.
The other contains the frank admis.
sion on the part of the packers that a
pool existed prior to 1902, in which
the beef barons met On Tuesday after
noon and pareeled out the business which
each would do in the different parts Of
the country.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
want Union Market.

Meridian.-Talk Of the necessity Of
a union slaughter house and a meat
and milk Inspector Of Meridian has
been revived to sonle extent and II Is
understood plans are on foot with an
end in view Of the early establishment
Of the slaughter house.
This necessity Is brought about be-
cause of the Increased home production
Of hogs and live stock. Some place
must be provided TO keep the beef after
Strengthening and this viii be done III the
erection Of the slaughter house with .
cold storage plant in connection.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
Robber shoots Cashier.

Chicagos-An unidentified robber shot
and seriously wounded G. l. Mccoy,
cashier Of q safe company, IN his Office
here and then escaped with $3.50 cash,
which Mccoy had been counting. When
Mccoy went to lunch be left the door
to bis office unlocked. During his alb
sence the robber secreted himself in ths
office. Mr.. Mccoy yNss unaware of tho
robbers presence until he "a covered
with a revolver. After shooting Mccoy
the robbcr obtained the money and fled
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
Exports Exceed Imports.

Washington-The exports Of the
United States to the countries Of the
rest or the world during the eleven
months Of the current year exceeded The
imports BY somewhat more than s47D,'
ooo, 600. The value OF the exports was
1857 ,6I4,5i0, while the Imports were
worth 1882, SCOPES, according 70 sta-
tisties issued by the department " com
merce aud labor. During the correspond
ing period last year the exports exceeded
thc imports ii value by ybort s2ii,.
100000,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
q B. McHenry ii Asylum.

Chicago. Samuel y. Mclienry, who
recently was arrested ID Washington for
annoying Miss Katherine Elkins, dauglf
TER 81 the late Stephen p, Elkins, was
Friday sent 10 Dunnlng Asylum BY
Judge Owens. McHemy explained that
he wrote letters 10 Miss Elkins while ~
a trance, and he was on his way to can
on her and apologize 70 her for his con
duct when be was detained.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
DETAIL APPROPRIATIONS.
List Of Those Passed by Recent Legis.
lature Prepared.

Jackson.-Deputy Auditor d. =.
Thompson has prepared for the informa-
ton Of GOV. Noel d statement of APP
preparations made at the recent special
session Of the legislature, itemizing each
appropriation, the gross amount having
been, as previously reported, $~6S9,O25.s1.i
BY way Of information and for compara-
tive purposes the auditors figures also
include the total appropriations made
during the past eight years, or during
two administrations. The aggregate OF
all appropriations made by the five legis-
latiye sessions held during the period
covered was $2S, 107 ,46i,57, and accord
ing to the record the state appears to
have lived up to the amount, with very
little being covered back into the treas
ury.
Taking 1t by sessions, in 1904 the leg
stature made appropriations totaling
s4,s22, 5s9.64i in 1906, which was the
second session Of the Vardaman admin.
istration, the sum Of 1885,, 597.9i was
appropriated. The total appropriations
from 1904 to 1908 was $l3,173,1s7.55.
From 1908 TO 1912, or the present adj
ministration, the aggregate Of %appropria-
tons will be $14,934,274.02, an increase
Of St,761,0S6.47. The session OF 1908
provided for the spending Of s6,523,-
710.02. that of 1910 spent $7,721,437.30,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
600 MOROs CAPlTULATE
Supplies Of 600 Cut OF Before The,
Finally Give In.

Manila. THE Moros, who several days
ago retired to Bud Dajo peak, IL the
island 81 Jolo, which they had fortified,
~capitulated to the American troops. The
Moros numbered 500 and deficd An ulti-
matum Issued By brighten, Pershing.
ordering the disarmament Of natives IN
the district. Their supplies were cut on,
and they were surrounded III their
stronghold BY American infantry. Final
", they were forced " yield through
hunger, and marched ont and laid down
their arms.
Prior 10 the surrender \ desperate
band Of twenty tried 10 force an outpost,
bat were repulsed. Several Moroa wore
killed, but there were no American cas-
ualties,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
State win Get Funds.

misunderstanding to State Trea,
urer Edwards, the gross amount Of state
funds with which the Peoples bank Of
summit was charged as a state depos
tory was $70.44 at 4 per cent interest,
which IL covered by . guarantee bond
equivalent to $4,000 or more. He Is
satisfied that the state will come into
its own without undue delay.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
win send Expert.

Washington.--F. G, Wisner Of Laurel,
Miss, has been in Washington several
days to induce the department Of agri.
cultuse 10 send 4 special representative
Of that department to Laurel to con
duct y systematic campaign against the
boil weeyil in that immediate section.
Bradford Knapp, who is in charge Of
that particular work Of the department
agreed 70 send one OF the most efficient
men in bis bureau to Laurel early in
January 70 undertake the work in ques'
ton.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29

New york-shelton q. BUR-. prsst
dent Eugene \. Burr, svretwv-treas.
nrer, Charles \. Tobcy, ~v,Oelncsidents
and Edwin W. Preston. ield Oh manager
Of the Burr Bros, Inc, burA brokers
and promoters, were each A%rnteneed BY
Judge Holt 10 serve y ysar In ths
.penitentiary on blackwell Island after
they had pleaded guilty ! 4 charge ~
using thc mails 70 dctraad prospective
investors " h aaid the nsn gained
Si5,0o00oo ny their ~swIndling epers
tions. NAtGAfi
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
Hookworra in Leaks.

Jackson DR.. @ R. stingiIy, field
agent Of the state board Of health,
makes an Interesting report m condi-
tions III TIE comfy Of Leake, where
he has been employed for the past sew
eral weeks. An examination was made
Of the pupils in the Leake county agri.
cultural Mil. school by Prof. g. II.
Moore, who found that rs per cent Of
the pupils wcrs infected with hookworm-
Treatment of The pupils followed and
decided Improvement was shown in frop
1--WE TO ten dahl
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
RIcHEsoN MARRIED AVIS LIrNELL,
II ID Alleged He Performed WeirS
Ceremony.

Boston.-That the Rev. Clarence v.
r. Richeson, who Is recovering from
wounds inflicted by himself with a
Jagged piece 81 tin, wac married ID Miss
Avis Linnell in il wferd ceremony in
which he also served az the officiating
clergyman IS to be the claim upon which
the prosecution will base It's case wher
the accused minister Inc itp for trial
for the murder 81 the pretty Choir
singer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29

Muskogee, Okla.--William Irwin waa
convicted 81 the murder Of Herbert and
CasteIla Sells. They we're children and
owned land worth d quarter Of a mil.
lion dollars. The children were killed
while they slept, dynamite being used,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
Robner Los y.

Chieago.--A bad" negro, who held
ap All Oriental restauranteur here, lost
III and a coat IN his escape,
After hitting Qnong fcok Up over the
head with 4 bottle, the negro robbed
the eaeh register o. 1880 Qucug ~
gained consciousness and grappIed with
Tho robbqr. Tho negro slipped out 81
hia coat. and fled.
Upon examining the pockets oi We
coat, Quong found sic.s7 ii cash Quoug
told tho poliee BIZ doesn't care Il the
negro never comes back.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
women Again in Trouble.

New york.IThree of the fashionable
drcasmakers involved 10 Che 4rleeprr
trunk smuggling conspiracy N 1000
when the government was deiraudsd out
Of duties aggregatlng ~, 400, 1000 are
again NJ trouble with the government
The three women---AHgusta Wick,
strom, Kate 0'Connell and Annie ". M.
Burnie-~were ararlgncd IA tho United
states circuit court hsre. charged With
differentiation 81 goods from Paris
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
Egg Prices at Top Notch.

New fork.-The extreme high price
OF eggs--a figure beyond anything ever
known in New York at this season Of
the year--was partially explained by
the statement that there are 2oo,oOo,ooo
dozen of eggs in cold storage here, upon
which the owners hope to make a xiii
ing
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29

New YoFk+rA supfeme cosut i'fy WA
Unable NJ decide whether NEW ftelsn
Koexnian "a wealthy ttputhsrn widow,
shorroosed muwy irom Mienaei tatisnlttI,
\ iIavt hatcher boy, N NeiNHaeu al
legged, or had been, n Mr.. KtNkinsat y
tiarsd, soulb Winratlsrtte" ei4asai
suel u reeosef " 500 NJ ssll wv iaaned
the defendant she lissd hs>,RiouHIy u
i WI hotel.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
Pipe Causes Epidemic.

Lincoln, Nebs-A pipe, its use and
source unknown, but with one terminal
opening into the largest Of the wells
which supply the city with water, Is be-
lieyed to be the cause u an epidemic Of
gastro-intestinal disease, resembling clol-
era, which has attacked 800 persons ir
Lincoln.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29

Columbus. Merchant of this city
and other towns along the Tombigbee
sre Trying 40 Get Capt. Am Staples oi
Mobile " run his steamery Mary sta.
ples, On the uppes river. "A good many
years AVE steamers mn regularly on this
8Strsarn ma ~ enough freight u pledged
at Tbs sersiee viii be resumed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
B. j, Jonas Dead.

NV Orleans, La,-Benjamih u Jonas,
former United States senator frcm
Louisiana and for the past kalf century
1 prominent figure in the political and
commercial life Of this state, died At
biz home tsre Thursday.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
First Death II Soldier.

Water valiey.--Private Newell z.
Burrns died At Camp Water Valley
after several weeks Illness. Tbe young
mar enlisted in the state militia from
Inverness In Company 4, Of the Third
mississippi regiment.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29

washnngton--Senato kenyon OF
Iowa introduced d bin which would pro-
hIbit interstate railroads 81 orlie ears
riers from taking liquor into any terri.
tory where its nae. possession 81 sale ~
i violation OF the local law.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29

Springfield, MassArthur y. Griffith
or Milford, Ind, i lightning calculator,
Who has bewildered vaudeville audiences
throughout the country for 4 number Of
years by biz mathematical wizardry, wW
found dead Of apoplexy in biz bed
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
santa Claus Burned.

Lynn, Mass.-Playing Santa Claus 10
fIannel attire and heinpeu hair George
iii. Sawyer went too close II me lighted
candles on the Christmas tree III bis
horne and suffered burns which proved
fatal