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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
LUMBER INDUSTRY NEGLECTED
MISSISSIPPI NOT UTILIZING HER
VAST TIMBER RESOURCES.
Selling Lumber in Rough Instead of Con.
yerted Into Merchantable Products
Within the Borders of the
State.

Jacksonville Lumber Trade .Ionrpal
OF New Orleans has recently issued a
bulletin on the Wood Using Industries
OF Mississippi" which contains a great
deal OF valuable data. 1t is chiefly val.
uaple, however, in the neglected oppor.
tuhlties shown to exist in the state of
mississippi. Although that state ranks
thlrd among the lumber producing states
OF the Union it is along at the bottom
OF the list of those which manufacture
lumber, despite the fact that any saw
mill which run a planer attachment is
ranked as turning out ''manufactured'
nmber--that is, all which has passed
through the planer is SO rated in the
statistics.
The year 1909 has been taken as a
basis to figure upon. In that year the
me total OF two and one-halt bill
hon feet OF lumber was cut in Missis.
slppl, Vi this some was used in the
state, and two billion feet was shipped
outside. In the state the total of 4Q4.-
$4,000 feet was manufactured into
dressed lumber, small in comparison with
the total output, Not quite 10000, 900
feet went into the form Of boxes, crates,
etc. Ten million feet were used in the
furniture factories, and a less quantity
IN manufacturing vehicles and parts of
warts OF vehicles. Surprisingly small
was the amount consumed in manufac.
turing sash, doors and blinds, the total
being 5000, 600 feet. In manufacturing
agricultural implements the amount was
100000 feet, and the factory cost" of
the output of Mississippi's woodworking
concerns is the comparatively i~nsignif-
cant sum of 81, 253,075.
1t is more than strange that in a state
so abundantly blessed with raw material
the total OF manufactured product is so
small. 1t is in the manufacturing that
the main benefit to the community lies
the paying of wages, the influx of money
to be distributed in a thousand different
channels. Before the resources of Mis-
slssippl in timber bave dwindled too
greatly, it is to be hoped this question
OF manufacturing it at home will re,
celye more attention.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10

Washington. The life Of Maj. Archi-
ADld W. Butt, as soldier, newspaper
man, aide to presidents and lodge mem.
Der, and his heroic death on the Titanic,
were commcmorated by his commanders,
in-chicf-a president, a secretary of war,
a senator of his native state, q contem.
porary in the newspaper field, and the
fraternity OF Masonry, at an impressive
memorial service here,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
MRS. GRACE IS INDICTED
Charged With Shooting Her Husband in
, Atlanta.

Atlanta, Gs.-AIrs. Daisy Opie Grace
was indicted on the charge Of assault
with intent to murder her husband,
Eugene II. Grace, whom she is accused
of having shot in their home here on
March s.
The Indictment is an outgrowth of a
sensational affair in the fashionable resi-.
dence district, which has not entirely
been cleared by the police.
Grace was found alone, in the locked
house, by detectives who had been sum.
moned by a mysterious telephone call.
lie was semi.conscious, with a bullet in
his back. When taken to the hospital
and revived he accused his wife of
shooting him.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
$50, 000, 900 For Levees,

Washington.-A bill to appropriate
~s3o,o0O,o0o for maintaining, raising and
protecting the leyees Of the lower Missis.
sippi and its tributaries was introduced
by Representative Dyer OF Missouri ard
referred to the rivers and harbors com.
mittee.
A bill to appropriate s100,00o for the
purchase of seeds for the flood devas.
tated Mississippi valley was introduced
by Representative Russell of Missouri
and referred to the committee on agri.
culture.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
Prof, Smith Heads Teachers.


Gulfport.-Nith ideal weather condl-
tons the Mississippi State Teachers AS,
~sociation took the outing on the gulf.
The entertainment Of the delegates was
furnished by the local faculty, County
Superintendent of Education j. j. Daw-
sey presented the Harrison county teach
es each with a souvenir badge. Super
intendent Daw3ey has effected many ben
elclal changes, especially in CONSOLIDATE
ing rural schools in his district.
IAe following officers were elected for
the coming year: W. II. Smith, of Du-
rant, president; f. B. Woodley, of Hat
tIesburg, vice-president; J. I. Calhoun,
OIL Collins, treasurer, and H. L. McClen-
SKY reelected to the position of secre-
tary.
President Smith, in thanking the as
socIaton for the honor conferred, said
ne was a candidate sixteen years ago,
ana that seeing work ahead that he
coaIa' per orm at the present, he believed
II was better to be elected now than to
nave been an ex-president for fifteen
years. tie asked the cooperation of the
association.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
GRANT LIMITED
DIVORCES ONLY
CHANCELLOR WHITMAN ADOPTS A
COMMON SENSE PLAN.
MANY SUITS ARE FRIVOLOUS
Notwithstanding Statutory Restrictions
He viii Endeayor to Reduce the
Judicial Airing of Marital
Infeiicity.

A new wrinkle i'll divorces has been
.doptel by Chancellor Sam Whitman,
al the second chancery court district.
In the future marital seyerances granted
by Chancellor Whitman win have condi-
tons clauses, puil-back, moral reserya.
tons. and all that sort Of thing, at
tacfled thereto, and some Of the condi-
tons he intends to impose will be ex-
ceedingly onerous.
Several years Of tenure on the chan,
rpry bench has convinced Chancellor
Whitman that the bonds of matrimony
are too lightly regarded, and that the
grounds set forth in bills for divorce
are exceedingly frivolous. Despite the
Net that the Mississippi statutes are
rather shy on allowing latitude to chan
%cpllors in the granting of DEGREES, he is
formulating a set of homemade rules
that will hereafter be attached to such
divorce DEGREES az, in his opinion, may
be iustifable on legal grounds, but doubt
full az common sense propositions.
By way OF Illustration, during n cur
tent term of chancery court at Laurel
several DEGREES have been granted by the
chancellor il which one of the parties
thereto Immediately hiked out of the
chancery chambers to the circuit clerks
office and procured license to marry some
other party. This, as Chancellor Whit
man views it, is mseemly haste, and in
the future parties who are granted d.
yorces will be prohibited from marrying
within a specified period. Other restric-
tons are also being formulated, and in
the future a majority OF the marital sew
erarcos granted in the second district
will have strings attached to which the
chancellor may at any time give a betty
plll.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
Railroad Company Indicted.

Chicago-The Illinois Central Railroad
Company was indicted by a federal
grand jury here charged with violations
OF the government laws regulating the
interstate shipment Of cattle.
The Indictment charges the railroad
company with having shipped a carload
OF cattle in 1911 from Mississippi to
Chicago without inspection when the
state was q]uarantined by Secretary viii
son Of the department Of agriculture on
account of the fever epidemic among
cattle in that state.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
JURY SING SUGGESTIVE HYMN
Prisoner in Cell Hears Church Service in
Courtroom.

Wytheyille, Na,-The Allen jury went
to church Sunday and returning to its
room in the court house held a song sery.
ice. The hearty voices Of the twelve
stalwart countrymen blended in the har-
mony of the old hymn, care You Ready
for the Judgment Day?"
Across the court house green, Floyd
Alien, the prisoner on trial-frst of the
gang which shot up the Carroll county
court in March--heard the song.
Aliens mental strain, ana thc phys,
zeal agony he has endured from his
broken ley, which was improperly set,
have made him a sorry sight. He is now
little like the rugged momtaineer who
once spread fear over a countryside. His
decline has alarmed all who see him.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
New York Aids Flood Sufferers

Memphis.-A donation Of $5,47O for
the food sufferers Of the Mississippi val
ley was made Wednesday by the New
York Cotton Exchange. The money is
to be used, not for the relief work at
present being conducted by the govern.
ment and local committees, but will be
spent in assisting the farmers after
the water has subsided. The donation
came unberalded and naougbt. Only a
brief note stating that the New York
exchange deeply sympathjzcd with the
sufferers accompanied the check.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10

Boston-The proposition to erect a
statue of the late Maj..Gen. Ben r.
Butler, either within the state capitol
or upon the statehouse grounds, received
another setback, when a house commit.
tee voted Ought not to pass" on the
bill. Earlier in the session the commit
tee on statehouse reported adversely,
but the house oyerruled the report and
the bill was sent to the ways and means
committee. The bill provided a s25, 900
Augmentation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
MANY LAND OWNERS MAD.
When Found Out They Had Signed
AWAY Mineral Rights.

jackson.-It ia learned upon reliable
authority that many of the residents Of
thp grcat iron ore field in Marshall and
Benton counties who have signed up
leases for the mineral rights upon
their lands are very angry at the pro-
motors who obtained their signatures.
IN some instance, it is stated the owners
Of the land are going to court on the
theory that the mining engineers and
others knew to a certainty that this iron
ore. valuable almost as gold, was upon
the premises, and the uneducated and
ignorant owners did not, and the prices
offered for the general mineral rights
were absurdIy inadequate. 1t is claimed
the cbancery courts will set aside the
convey aaccs obtained upon these condi-
tons.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
Mlssissippian Sues Mexico.

Thomas r. Monohan, of Newport,
Miss, has decided to reviyet his claim
against the Mexican government for
damages to the extent Of 100000,
caused, by false Imprisonment, malicious
prosecution and wrongs and injuries in
nicted on him when he was arrested and
thrown into a Mexican prison as the
result of a collision, July 1, 1884, be-
tween two trains on the Mexican Central
Railroad, on one of which Monohan was
the engineer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
Gnats Annoy Cattle.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES before in this sec.
ton have the cattle and other animals
suffered so much as they are now suf-
fering from a small, persistent gnat,
called by some of tile farmers and stock
men Buffalo gnat.
Cattle in the woods are actually los,
ing flesh and stopping eating on account
of the pests, and are seen in great
herds standing in ponds OF water to bet,
ter fight them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
Hold Tornado Drill.

Wakita, OkIa.-A tornado drill pat.
termed after the fire drills in the cities
has been inauguratcd by Miss Hattie
Moon, principal OF the Enterprise School,
here. Recent storms in Oklahoma in.
spircd the plan. The scholars are lined
up on signal aud they run to the nearest
tornados cave, which il q quarter Of a
mile away.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10

Neutrality-suspicious. hundred Chinese.
neeing from the disturbed zone in Goa.
hula state, Mexico, are appealing to the
United States government for a tenn.
porary asylum in this country. Terror.
stricken by the memory Of the Chinese
massacre Of the last revolution AZ Tor.
reon, Chinese are pouring into Piedras
Negras, opposite Eagle Pass, Tex. Their
urgent request for permission TO cross
the border reached Washington Mon
day.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
Find More Bodies,

Halifax, n. s.-Only one of the seven.
teen persons whose bodies were re-
covered by the cable ship Nina in the
vicinity of the Titanic tragedy died from
drowning, in the opinion of the ships
physician. The other sixteen persisted
from exposure, death ensuing some four
hours after The vessel sank. This state.
ment is made on the authority of the
Rev. H. W. Cunningham, who accom-.
panied the Nina on her quest. OF the
seventeen bodies recovered. fifteen were
brought to port.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10

Jackson.-That the Mississippi State
Fair is considered the greatest place in
the state to exhibit live stock is shown
by the bookings already made by Sec.
rotary Mcdonald. Thus far in the sea.
son the bookings run ahead Of what they
were for a similar period last year, and
indications are that additional buildings
will have to be constructed for the ac-
~commodation OF the cattle and swine.
The fair hes become a great market
place for fancy stock and blooded swine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
Big Drop in Cotton.

New Orleons.-The price OF cotton
broke nearly So a bale in the local
future market Wednesday as the re-
suit Of heavy selling in all three of the
large markets OF the world. The selling
began in Liverpool before the Ameri.
can markets opened and extended TO
this market on the first call. The UNI
dertone was weak all the morning and
toward noon the most active months
were 30 to 80 points under Tuesdays
close. Both old and new crop months
displayed about equal weakness.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
A PLAN FOR IMMIGRATION.
Illinois Central Wants to Help Move.
ment to South.

Jackson.--Mr. G. Fl. Bower, general
passenger agent Of the Southern lines
OF the Illinois Central, is formulating
a movement to attract to the South a
highly desirable class OF foreign immi.
grafton, and, as soon as the plans are
matured, he desires to take the matter
up with the Board of Trade of Jackson
and other commercial organizations in
the state.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10

Washington.-In commemoration OF
the victory Of the American feet in
the battle Of Manila bay, fourteen years
ago, thirty surviving officers with Adj.
miral Dewey, the hero of the occasion.
gathered here. III accordance with es.
tablished custom, Admiral Dewey, as
toastmaster, proposed a toast in honor
of W s Montgomery of New York, a
shipmate, who died since the last gath
cring a year ago. Mr.. Montgomery had
retired from the navy to engage In the
practice of law.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10

Hickman, ky.-Et was decided to
move all the tents from Hickman which
had been used by the refugees from The
flooded districts, but when the river be.
gan rising a second time all the camps
were not abolished. The river from the
first rise had receded to such extent
that it was decided to abolish the camps
at this point, but when the second rise
came and people from the surrounding
bottoms began to come back, the tents
in the Henry division we're left stand.
ing in readiness for them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10

New Orleans, lat looks like tha
elements are against us
This statement, made by Maj +. NJ.
Kerr, chief Of the Louisiana state board
OF engineers, sums up the principal
chapter OF the story OF the desperate
fight that is being wagcd by day and
by night to gave louistano's remaining
leyces from the rayagcs Of the Missls-
sippi rivers Hood waters.
The situation continues threatening,
but there We're no reports Of new
breaks in the MississjPpts ]lcyees, and
the engineers who are dirrctiog tho
army of thousands Of Iaborers in the
hard fight again expressed hope Of final
victory.
Hard rains fell Monday night all
along the river rs far north rs Iorras
and showers continued throughout the
day. In the face of these conditions
labor did not count vastly in the big
fight TINT is on against Al cyer.rising
food stage. Negroes refused to work
in the rain unless supplied q generous
supply of whisky, and even then they
could do very little,
Further precautions were taken by
the New Orleans leyce board aud city
officials TO guarantee the quick closing
Of gaps in the New Orleans protection
lcyecs above the city in event Of II
break in the leyees OF Jefferson parish.
Sufficient material has been placed at
the gaps where the railroad tracks pass
through these protection dikes, to assure
the closing of the gaps within six or
eight hours, 1t is said.
Water from the Torras creyasse
reached Morganaa and it ia a foot deep
in some streets Of the town. This
water Is slowly backing up against the
land side of the big Morganza Ieyee
and will continue to creep along the
base Of the river embellishments until il
reaches New Roods, and may 60 still
farther south into West Baton Rouge
parish,
The levee on the west side of tho
Atehafalaya river at Elba, five miles
north of Melville, sIoughed off and
water was flowing over freely for some
time before the defect could be re-
paired, The few people who remained
In that section were panic-stricken, and
the news went forth that the slough
ing had developed into a break which
would prove a permanent creyasss,
Along the Bayou DIES Glaizes the stu
alton continued to become more alarm,
ing, and at Simmcsport, whore this
stream empties into the Atchafalaya
river, the people are fighting hard to
prevent Il break in the leyees protect
ing the town.
Poiute Conpcc parish, where the Tor.
ras crcyasse water is rapidly inundating
new territory and rising higher in the
already flooded, the situation il
growing hourly worse, Thousands of
head Of cattle are being drowned in tho
section around Bachelor and rescue par.
ties in motor boats and skiTs are work
ing desperately to save people who have
been caught and marooncd by the on
waters. At least a dozen negroes
have been swept to death by the Tor.
crevass
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10

New Orleans, Lain a steady down
pour Of rain several hundred Iaborer3
continued the fight to strengthen the
Ievees in te Third district, extending
from Flood street, ifty-fve blocks below
Canal, to a point near the big plant OF
the American Sugar Refining Company.
New revetment8 are being constructed
In front Of the levees at some of the
weak places, and near Jackson Bar.
racks a second line of new revetments
are being put in.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
A Good Road.

'aek>on.-Mr, w. B. Hoffa, of Grenada,
and other gentlemen in Mississippi be-
tween Memphis and that city are in
crested in a highway going from Mem.
pms to Grenada along the main line of
."s Illinois Central railroad. The idea
- 70 have this highway extend along
tHs fernando road, then through the
Owns Of fernando, Coldwater, sena
,0','' Como, Sardis, Batesville, Court
,1oa' oakland and Grenada. The further
son.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
Eradicating the Ticks.

Observation-Disclosures II. Z. Blakes
lee, Of the department of agriculture
and commerce, has prepared a map show
ing the extent of the cattle tick eradica~
ton work in Mississippi, and which re
veals that fffty-four of the seventyeight
counties have joined in the movement
to exterminate this menace to the live
stock industry.
In some of these counties the work
of determination has not been fslly per-
feeted, but the necessary appropriations
have been made.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
Farmers Rushing Work.

misunderstanding to Prof. P. P.
Garner, general agent of the United
States department of agriculture, in
charge Of the cooperative and demonstra-
ton farm work in South Mississippi,
good progress with the work of crop
planting has been made in that section
Of the state.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
81 Pard0ns This Year,

jark-on-Thus far in the year there
have been 81 pardous and m~eritorious
discharges from the state penitentiary,
and among the number have been some
Of the most celebrated prisoners ever
Convicted in the state of Mississippi,
such for instance as Whit Owens, John
". Walton, Dan Adair and J. B. Slade.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
Agricultural Bill Ready

Washington.--The agricultural aapro.
p%riation bill, carrying S~t7,656,976, which
is s1,723,6f0 more than the house pro.
vided and S756,g60 more than the eur.
rent years appropriation, was finished
by the senate committee.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10

0"'Nson,- According to the records
!" referee in Bankruptcy West for the
'"toern district of Mississippi the
4'D'oer Of bankruptcies since Jan. /
lumber 66, Just exactly double what
n. were last year for the same period.
vest however, states that he does
s~ousl,'r this an unfavorable sign, as
'Os' OF tl4 bankruptcies are very small.
on aIofFt having no assets scheduled.
no;n are " small merchants at obscure
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
Finish Huge Siphon.

Washington.--The most dangerous and
difficult engineering work undertaken by
the United States reclamation service,
namely, the building of a 1,00efoot
siphon 100 feet wide under the Colorado
river from California to Arizona, at
Yuma. has lust been Accumulated.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
Want Bryan and Hobson.

New Orleans.--Special invitations
have been forwarded to William J.
Bryan and Congressman Richmond p.
Hobson Of Alabama to deliver addresses
before the National Good Roads conven-
ton which will be held here May 10 to
10, inclusive.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10

Shreveport, La.-Failing to heed the
warning to leave town, Ernest Albums,
a negro, 10 years old, was Iynched near
Yellow Pine. Albums, it is alleged. in,
suited two white women over the tele.
phone.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
Sat Down on Dynamite.

Sharon, Mass.-Thomas =. Leary vat
down beneath a tree and a moment later
an explosion blew him TO pieces. Leary
had a stick Of dynamite in his pocket
and he sat down 1t came in contact with
; stone
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10

FIek1burg.-Dnc to the abnormal flood
conditions the usual methods of com
midleation have proved insufficient in
'ne Hooded area, and, acquisitions will
pc made at once for the installation
az 'lcksburg and Monroe of field wire
less outfits.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-06-13
C[EAR|MG AIR
REVEALS RUIN
Devastation Wrought by
Volcanic Eruption in
Alaska Was Great

49, Associate ffc--
Cordoya Alaska June o. 40
word was received today from sci
Elements on the mainland az the foot
of the katmai Volcano. whore great
est suffering exists. IL any people Of
that section survived the eruption
Captain Perry of the ship Manning
reported by wireless that no more
cruptions had occurred and that the
air il slowly clearing Of smoke and
ashes. the returning light. revealing
the real horrors OF the general deyas
tation wrought by thr outburs' from
The fiery mountain
Refugees aboard 'he Manning re-
gained some confidence with the re-
turn to normal air conditions and are
leaving the ship in an endea'or 20
reach their former hom"s. which he
in ruins
Ashes 10 some places are from
twenty 20 thi-t, frr deep and nearly
an the house, ir, destroyed
The problem o. feeding the desti-
-ute is scrIou, one The only
drinking water 10 those on the island
vas supplied by 'he Manning
Some Of rhe natives believe that an
evil spirit Vas sent 20 DESTROY them