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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19
DRAINAGE DISTRICT NOTICE.

To All Persons Interested:
Notice Is hereby given that the Drain
age Commissioners of Lefore county,
Mississippi, have this day filed in the
Office of the chsncery clerk of Lefore
county, Mississippi, a report showing
additional work to be done in the Lake
Henry Drainage District, of Lefore
county, Mississippi. A map, and profile
and description Of the work LAID off and
proposed to be constructed is on file in
said office.
Application will be made for the con
firmation of the said report at nine
O'Clock a. m. on Friday. 9th day Of Au-
gust, 1912, at the court house in Green
wood, Mississippi, at which time all
persons interested may appear and con-
test the confirmation thereof, and show
that the same ought to be modified, and
offer any competent evidence in sup
port thereof.
Witness my hand and seal, this the
18th day of July, 1912.
A. R. BEW, Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

CONTRACT FORMS, ETC.-Rent,
Share and Wages Contracts, Bills of
Sale, Notes and combination Notes and
Bills Of Sale, Land Lease and other
blank forms used by planters and farm.
ers. for sale by The Commonwealth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

Senator Lorimer has been UNI
seated by the United States Sen
ate. He made a valiant fight to
the finish, but lost out.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

Patronize our advertisers. They
have the right goods at the right
prices and will appreciate your
trade.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

Nothing pleascs some people
more than the opportunity to.
spread bad news about their
neighbors."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

Greenwood's baseball team took
a series Of three games from Me-
ridian here this week. The boys
left Thursday for Columbus.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

A great many Greenwood and
Leflore county citizens are at diff
ferent resorts for the summer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

The indications are that there
wont be enough boil weevils in
Leflore county to materially dam
age the cotton crop this year.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

Second sheets for sale at this
office,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19
Wilson and Marshall look more
like winners every day.

We are having rather too much
rain for the good Of the crops.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

WANTED-Position by man in drug
store with temporary license; can fur
nish reference; apply at this office.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

FOUND Bunch of keys. Call at this
office, prove property, pay for this adj
Vertisement and get amt
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

LOST-A large bunch of keys. Return
to S. S. Steele and receive reward.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19
CLASSIFIED COLUMN.

Reliable agents to handle
Regal UNDERSLUNG Automobiles.
This car has a record and will make
friends fast. Address Hood Motor Car
Co., 8N Whitney Central Building,
New Orleans, La.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

MILK COWS FOR SALE. Apply at
this office for further information.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

FOR SALE-One White Frost Refrig-
orator No. lbs, nearly new. $3.50. Cost
$500. See E. E. Inflow, 612 Montjoy
street.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

FOR RENT-Furnished bedroom,
with Southern exposure and lavatory
in room. $500 per week. Apply to
Mrs. G. H. Gossom, Walthall street.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

FOR RENT Six-room house, recently
r~e-painted and papered. 511 West
Washington street. j. 7. Flanagan,
Phone 165. s'.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

FOR RENT-Two comfortable cottages
at Castalian Springs. Apply to DR.. and
Mrs, P. R. Outlaw, CastaIian Springs,
Durant, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms, 'front.'
ing on the beach, in Biloxi, Miss. APP
ply at this Office for particulars.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

FOR RENT-Five-room cottage on
Walthali street. Apply to 81. Osborn.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1912-12-30
MAILS DELAYED
BY SNOWS[|DES

VALDEZ. Dec. 2S.-Owing 70 the
blockaded condition of the upper
River d Northwestern a road
Which has caused a congestion OF
mail and mercantile consignments.
it is highly probable that the mail
due on the next steamers may be
Consigned TO Fairbanks and interior
points by the way of the old Valdez
trail. The present blockade bids fair
10 equal that of the winter of 1910
II. when the train en- route to Chit
ma was for forty days snow
bound, requiring the efforts OF over
2)o men working night ana dav
to release the train from the grip
of the snow Although the equip
ment of the railroad is equal 20
that of the Outside roads. as con
Germs the mileage, it is totally in
adequate to combat the fierce storms
that at times rage on the open
flats On the Copper river.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1912-12-30

We're conducted by Crossley.
II is the intention OF the govern.
ments prosecutor to ask that s;rin-
gent laws he passed concerning the
management OF Alaskan banks, in
hiCh matter The grand jury has
taken the initiative.
Judge Lyons in passing sentence
made an exhaustive review of the
case against Barnette in which he
was convicted, and in which he
said: 4 am frank TO say that in
he ligh, OF your explanation. which.
has not been contradicted. ii thai
had been before the jury as well
as some things that the court permit
ted which think the court should no,
have permitted. particularly your
withdrawal of your deposits in 1910.
and if the jury had also known
that you thereafter went 10 Seattle
and endeayored by pledging your
personal property to secure the n
cessary oyerdraft. they might have
had a reasonable doubt after you
had pursued that course whether or
not Won had any criminal intent.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1912-12-30
Police Businessmen and
Clergy Would Repeal Law

SEATTLE, Dec 20. That the
crusade against vice in this city is
having troubles OF it's own was cor
talnly demonstrated in the last few
days. Recently the city council pass.
ed Dill requiring that all police
would be required TO have search
warrant before entering and search.
ing any suspected houses of iii.
lame. Some of the local papers sun.
ported the city council in their ac.
ton and as result thereof a nice
little city quarrel.
Many prominent business men. the
police and the clergy are thoroughly
incensed over the action of the IA
pers and have started circulating
petitions to submit referendum on
the new ordinance
Several of the Burns detectives
were arrested at the instigation OF
the Seattle Times for distributins
circulars among the residents of the
city soliciting that they abstain
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1912-12-30
RA|LROADER NON
ON EASY STREET
RESIGNS OFF ICE

ST. PAUL, Dec. %. Robert
FarrinGtCn, second vice-presdent of
The Great Northern Railway ON.
pany, has handed in his resignation
20 take effect the first of the year.
Although Mr.. harrington has been
in perfect accord with the powers
that be, he has felt that he was
overcrowGed with work on account
of being the president of the Great
Northern Express company, and
therefore the resignation Mr.. Far
rington VIII now devote his whole
time TO the express business.
On New Years eve the officials
will hold q banquet in his honor.
In leaving the board of directors
of this railroad he leaves the con
Germ with which he grew up from
boyhood, having started to work
with it as clerk when a yours
man and going all the way up the
ladder to its vice-presidency.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1912-12-30
ALL BUT Two FOUND GUILTY
OF CONSPIRACY
Selfert and Buckley Acquitted Jury Out Two Nights
and Day Convict Thirty Height, the Maximum Pen
atty Being Thirty mine Verdict Shocks abor
Leaders Throughout the Country

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 20. - AT
ter being out all night deliberatine
as to the guilt or innocence of the
forty defendants in the now famous
dynamiting cases, the jury yesterday
morning returned verdict of guilty
on all counts against thirty-eight
and freed two OF the indicted.
Several times during the night
the jury, worn from the lengthy
trial and loss of sleep, filed into
court to receive instructions as to
some point of law that had been
brought up. and the general concen.
sus of opinion early in the evening
was that part of the labor men
would be found guilty.
The excitement was intense when
the twelve men who held the fate OF
so many in their hands returned
into court and announced. upon in
erro2atlcn of the clerk of the court
that they had come to an agreement
woman in the rear of the court
room tainted, and in falling from
the bench made such a sudden dis
turbance that the court took occa.
sion to instruct the deputies thai
they should use all necessary force
to keep order. regardless of the
finding of the jury. While the bail.
ifs were removing the young lady
from the room. the intensity of the
situation grew upon the crowd as
sembled and everything became So
quiet that even a cough from one
of the prisoners could be heard all
over the room.
Order restored the clerk read the
finding of the jury in the usual
formal way and had them verify il
orally. Every word of the finding
was listened to with the creates,
attention, the only semblance OF
sentiment being shown when the &C
quittal of Herman Seiffert, the in
ternational organizer of the Carpen
ters union, and Daniel Buckley, OF
Davenport. Iowa, was announced. A
sister of one of the men and their
wives ran and threw their arms
around the acquitted and in an al
most hysterical state had to be led
from the room.
Order once more restored the
guilt Of the other thirty-eight was
then announced. Contrary to the ex
pectation OF many there was no par
ticular outbreak or disturbance OF
any kind. 1t was as though the au
dience could not seem to realize
that so many had been convicted.
Amid the weeping of women and
one or two of the defendants, the
prisoners listened to Judge Ander
son thank the Jury for their hard
and conscientious work. He stated
that It required the highest type
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1912-12-30

Under all the circumstances | am
not certain that the case has beer
satisfactorily tried and the error
is the courts in allowing testimony
which should noi have been admit
ed"
Barnette. in explanation OF his
methods said: While | feel
hat any conviction against me for
IN at which | performed innocentlv,
if ii mas wrong. is an injustice. |
consider the fairness OF the court a
Findication." I he fine OF $1,000
levied against him was paid yester
day and he left on the steamer
Mariposa. With him on the same
boat were John McGinn, Leroy To.
zier and Albert Fink. all of HON
we're connected with the case T.
5. Bunch correspondent for Sc
attic paper, was also passenger
on the same steamer.
The jury sitting on the Hawkins
case vas instructed by Judge Ly-
ons at II O'Clock to bring in a yer
diet of not guilty" although Haw
kins was civilly liable.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1912-12-30
F|ASCO ISENDED
VALDEZPEACEFU[
Captain E. l. Baete Pays the Penalty Of Bank Weng by Paying
$1,000 Fine With the Peoples Money--FIas Outburst
Of Sentiment in Voicng Innocence.

VALDEZ, Dec. %. - The great
hauR ease is ended What promised
10 be d sensation has eliminated IL
farce the closing scene OF whi, ii
As the acquittal Of w. II. Par
sons and F. T. Barbour, who We're
released rom custody upon an in
slructed verdict.
Attorney Crossley, the prosecu or,
at the conclusion Of the trial. Whe..
Questioned as 10 his opinion OF
the case. stated that the wrecking
of the Fairbanks bank was the grea
est wrong that could have been
perpetrated upon the people. Cross.
ley is highly praised on eyerH
hand for his conducting OF the case
although suffering greatly from a
severe attack of appendicitis. which
at times nearly necessijated his
absence from the courtroom D.
Cassels. of Fairbanks. held 4 cor
sultation with DR. Dalton. at the
end OF which ii was advised thai
an operation he held as soon as pos
sible III order to prevent further
complications setting in. 1t was IN
Ger this distress that the cases
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1912-12-30
mot So STRONG
At THE FINISH

ALBANY. Dec. 30. - Ii Was no
the enthusiastic bunch of suffra-
gettes who left New York last week
that arrived in this city last night.
but only a few bedraggled, foot-sorc
and heart-sick women that marched
into the city There was no beating
OF drums, or blasting of trumpets
% slgnalize their arrival Il
,ew friends, personal friends at that.
of the women who met them and
escorted them to their hotels,
OF all the crowd that left New
York, the following was all that ar.
rived: General Rosalie Jones, Sur
geon-General Lavlna Dock. Colonel
Ada, Craft, Major Jessie Stubs
and Privates Gladys Coursen. Sybil
Wilbur, and Evelyn Mccullough. A
sad and, If they would admit 1t. sor-
ry remnant OF the valiant army
that started mid glory.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1912-12-30
j. s. WIRELESS
At WH|TESHED
W|ND.WRECKED

VALDEZ, Dec 29.-The United
States wireless station, located nine
miles South of Cordova, on Prince
William Sound received heavy dam.
age during the recent heavy wind
storm and is at present put out of
commission. This will entail a
hardship on the shipping of this port
which relies to large degree on
the naval reports concerning wealth
is put up as candidate of cor
10 the sailings. The station
Whiteshed has received messages
from as far South as the Hawaiiar
Islands. and to be deprived of the
information as to the approachine
Storm centers means much to thu
captains of the coast-wise vessels
in the Alaskan waters.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1912-12-30

of American manhood to sit in such
a serious matter and to find theii
verdict as the conscience directed
and not be swayed by sentiment OF
feeling. After the short address
he dismissed them and they filed
from the box in the same solemn
and silent manner as they had en-
tered from their chambers of DELHI
Grafton.
1t was after the jury had departed
that the greatest demonstration OF
the morning occurred. No more pit
liable scenes were ever enacted o!
could be staged than those shown in
that courtroom when the marshals
started to handcuff the prisoners
and lead them to the jail. With
drawn and serious faces the con.
victed men filed out to the ante
room where the wives almost faint
ing and many of them with crying
babies. chung to their dear ones
who were gently but forcibly drawn
from them to serve their respective
terms in the local Jail or pen.
Before adjourning, the court
announced that sentence would be
passed on Monday. What the sen,
fences will be is problematical 1t is
thought that several of the leaders
of the convicted conspirators will
be given heavy terms in prison
and that the greater part will re,
ceive but nominal fine The maxi
mum sentence that can be given is
thirty-nine years. All receiving
a sentence of one year or more
will be sent to the federal peniten
tiary at Fort Leavenworth, while
any Imprisonment for a shorter term
will be served in the local jail
Should all the convicted men be
sent to prison there will be thirty
five out of the thirty-eight who will
leave wives and children behind
them. the majority Of whom will be
absolutely destitute and without any
means of support
When questioned as to whether
or not any one would be allowed to
see the prisoners after sentence the
marshal stated that he probably
would allow the immediate relatives
of any of the prisoners to see them
before they started for Leavenworth
In anticipation of an adverse yer
dict. Senator Kearn. chief counsel
for the defendants, prepared an ap
peal which will be presented to the
court on Monday. While many will
be released on bail pending the ap
peal. it is thought that a great many
will be unable to furnish the enor
nous bail that will be exacted, and
that they will have to remain In
jail.
Ortie McManigal. the self-confess
ed dynamiter, who helped send the
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1912-12-30

from buying the papers who were
supporting the vice interests. and
Tor attempting to get the business
people TO cut ont their advertising
and patronage of the same papers
he stand that the papers take
Is that as ii was formerly the police
could enter any home and search
1t without any legal authority ex
cept their own whim, and that In
many cases policemen without prom.
er justification entered several resi-
dences. They claim that for the
police to enter home or lodging
house OF any kind and search it
produces certain amount of talk
and scandal detrimental to the own.
ers and dodgers of the premises
searched
1t is not thought, however. that the
petition for referendum will receive
enough support TO carry 1t through
and that the law will stand as pass-
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1912-12-30
OSTRANDER IS
AFTER OFFICE

VALDEZ Dee. 2S-Judge J. Y.
Ostrander is hot after the judgeship
of the Third judicial division. and
in his efforts is tryins to control
that place. There is much opposi.
ion to bis appointment as it is
feared that he does not possess the
qualifications necessary for a judge,
and it is furthermore feared that he
is put ap as the candidate of cor.
9orate interests in Alaska. il be.
ing well known that he was III
1910 favorable to the interests Of
he Guggenheim- Morgan syndicate
which. with the feeling against thai
com bination not the best, has the
tendency to put him in an unfayora-
BILE light with the party leaders in
his section.
Fred Brown. a former Fairbanks.
au, is urged by all the good citizens
shy his hat in the ring and allow
his name to be presented before the
committee for appointment Commit
lehman Bunnell. of the Deuocratic
central committee, is hearty en-
dorser of Brown and is boosting
for him to the utmost. much 10
the disconcerting of the opposition.
feeling that Brown will reciprocate
TO his supporters when the time
comes. 1t looks as if warm con-
test is on hand and the outcome
will be watched with interest.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1912-12-30
MATE Of STEAM !"
SHIP IN TROUBLE
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. %.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. %. -
]. Berberman, mate of The
schooner Leonore, was today ar
rested on the charge of numbering
ii negro seaman of the ships crew.
The police claim that BeI5erman
threw the sailor overheard into .
raging sea while very hard gale
was bloAing, and that he did it in
teutionally. knowing that no mar
could survive in such sea. The
mate claims that during his watch
he gave certain orders to the negro
and that the seaman not only re
fused TO carry out his orders him
self, but attempted to cause mutiny
aboard.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1912-12-30
Bookies Driven Out of
State for Pari-Mutuals

lar manner to the old bookies. the
only difference being that when a
person makes a bet he does not
wager against the bookmaker per
sonally but against all his fellow
sportsmen who put up money with
the same banker The banker is al
lowed to retain five per cent OF
the gross wagers, and divides the
balance up proportionately among
those fortunate enough to put their
money on a winning horse. AS each
man makes a bet it is registered up
in the sight of all where it can be
easily seen how much money is
up on each race.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1912-12-30

BALTIMORE, Dec. 90 A ne"
law has been enacted in this state
which does away with the old book
les at the race track and puts il
their stead the system of pari-mu
tuals. The new system has beer
operated with great success all over
Canada as well as in several oi
The States. and although ii is 9
hard blow to the men who male
their living as bookies, it gives thf
public a better show for its money
The pari-mutual is a system
whereby certain persons are al
lowed to act as bankers, in a SINH
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1912-12-30
and Display OF Fireworks Tomorrow Night Beginning at Ccl
You Help Me, I'll Help
That's the Way We Always Do

Now comes into view. as side
light to the Barnette cases. an in.
teresting case of a friend in need
Al the conclusion of the cases an
attempt was made to secure service
by garnishee on the fees earned by
Leroy ToZier for his services during
the trials. The action was based
on note for sl,400 that Tozier had
given to Henry Cook some time ago
ana which had never been taken up.
+. T. Barnette was called to the
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1912-12-30

COURT LATEST

CLEVELAND. O., Dec 30. -
Next week the new Cancellation court
viii come into existence in this city.
The object OF the new court viii
he TO enGeavOr to settle more cases
without trial or lawyers and with,
ON extra expense.
The idea was pushed forward be-
cause OF the Congested condition OF
the courts. and the inability to reach
cases that had been on the docket
for almost two years.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1912-12-30

Mcnamara brothers over the line.
and who was also one of the chief
Witnesses for the prosecution in Il
present cases left last night for
Los Angeles ~
Last night after the vd}I had
been rendered, the only IL mment
made by any of the pri {yers was
that of President Ryan ho said:
Greater men than wee are twere
convicted in olden times al Lutfhy
of them had their ears cut off al,
though they were innocent, just as
innocent as God in Heaven knows
we are"
The following is the list of those
tried and found guilty:
JOHN RYAN. President Information
al Iron and Structural Workers
Union,
JOHN BUTLER, of Buffalo. n. Y.
vice-president of the same union.
HERBERT HOCKIN, of Detroit for
mer secretary of same union.
OLAF TVETMOE, Secretary Cali
fornia Trades Unions, was design
ated by prosecution as paymaster
of the conspirators
PHILIP COOLEY. of New Orleans
MICHAEL YOUNG, of Boston.
A. MUNSEY, Of Salt Lake City.
FRANK WEBB, of New York
City.
PATRICK FARRELL, of New York
City.
JOHN BARRY. of ST. Louis, Mo.
PAUL MORRIN, of ST. Louis, Mo
HENRY LEGLEINER, of Denver
CHARLES BOUT. Minneapolis, Mimi
WILLIAM REDEEM, Milwaukee,
Wis.
MICHAEL CUNNANE. Philadelphia
Pa.
RICHARD HOULIHAN, of Chicago
JAMES COONEY, of Chicago.
JAMES COUGHLIN, of Chicago.
WILLIAM SHUPPE, of Chicago.
EDWARD SMYTHE. of Peoria, Ill,
JAMES RAY. of Peoria, Ill.
JOHN MURRAY, of Springfield, Ill.
NJ PENNELL. of Springfield. Iii.
WILLIAM BURNHARDT. OF Cincin
natl, o.
MILFORD BROWN. of Kansas City.
Mo-
WILLIAM KANE, of Kansas City.
No.
FRANK PAINTER, of Omaha, Neb.
PETER SMITH, Of Cleveland, o.
GEORGE ANDERSON. Cleveland. o.
MICHAEL HARMON. Scranton, Pa.
EDWARD PHILLIPS. Syracuse, My.
CHARLES WACHEOEISTER, of
| Detroit, Mich.
FRANK MURPHY, of Detroit Mich.
FRANK MOONEY. Duluth, Mich.
ERNEST BASEY, Indianapolis, Ind.
FRED SHERMAN, Indianapolis, Ind.
HIRAM CLINE, Muncie, Ind.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1912-12-30

stand 10 testify as to what rss
coming to Tozier in order that proof
oe established for cause of action
on the part of Cooks attorney.
In his testimony Barnette stated
mat he had paid Tozier $4,000 cash
had likewise cancelled note for
$1,000 and still held $500 against
MIN, and that he considered that he
owed lozier nothing. This leaves
Cook in the same position as be.
fore. and it appears that someone
Is holding the sack, but who Is ito
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1912-12-30
M'FARLAND
HAS DISAPPEARED

CHICAGO. Dec. 29. - Worried al
most to the grave Mrs. Mcfarland
the mother of Packy Mcfarland,
The famous prize fighter, has EN-
piosed the Pinkerton Detective
Agency to see if any trace of the
popular Chicago boy can be found.
Last week Packy was seen board
ing the train for Omaha. Neb where
he was to fight Kid Daniels, ana
since that time nothing has been
seen or heard of him.