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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
COTTON CROP
OUTLOOK BETTER
TWO STATES STILL DRY-TWO TO
THREE WEEKS LATE.
THANKSGIVING FRUIT WELL
With Favorable Weather Rapid Advance
ment Is Expected-lnseCt Damage
Negligible.

Mcmphis.-Thc cotton crop did well
over nearly the whole OF the belt, the
exceptions to improvement being South
ern and Central Texas and parts Of North
Carolina, where insufficient rains fell.
The improvement was based on rains,
which in nearly all sections east Of the
Mississippi river were more or less heavy,
being excessive in limited districts. With
the moisture now in the soil the crop is
expected to advance rapidly for at least
ter days, barring excessive precipitation,
which is now perhaps more than other de-
velopment to be feared.
AT the present time the plant is setting
fruit quite well and making al all-round
advancement. The greatest recent i'm
proyemcnt has occurred in the immediate
Mississippi Valley States, notably Missis-
sippi and in Alabama and Northern and
Eastern Texas,
On an average the crop is estimated to
be two to three weeks late and in many
fields grown bolls are very scarce. But,
on the other hand, there are fields nearly
up to normal That promise almost a full
yield. Crops are irregular in all sections.
Insect damage up to the present has
been almost negligible, but an increase in
boil wecyils is noted in Mississippi, and
the cotton caterpillar or leaf worm has
appeared in Central and Eastern Texas,
and in small numbers in Alabama. Fur
Their rains or longcontinued showers
would greatly facilitate the spread of the
pest.
Rain is now needed only in the extreme
northeastern part Of the cotton belt and
in the extreme southwest. Elsewhere
warm, dry weather will best promote the
development of the plant.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Loss TO
SOUTHERN CROPS
ARMY WORM WROUGHT HAVOC,
SAYS DEPARTMENT.
SECOND BROOD Is COMING
Every Effort Will Be Made to Avert
Further Damage-Loss Is Placed at
100000 in Georgia-0ther
States Lost Heavily.

Neutrality-suspicious. than $8,000,0 600
damage was done to crops in the South
last month by the army worm, accord
ing to unofficial estimates Of the depart
ment of agriculture.
Whether the seasons second brood Of
the insects, already appearing in South
Carolina, Alabama, Georgia and other
States, will increase this loss is of much
concern to the government experts. All
the means at the departments disposal
are being used to meet the emergency.
Reports to the department say the
army worms at some places have stopped
the trains. The loss is placed at $1,000
600 in Georgia, while in Arkansas 20
per cent of the corn and 10 per cent Of
the cotton planted has been destroyed.
Losses also have been great in Tonnes
see, the Carolinas, Alabama, Mississippi
and Louisiana. On some of these, par.
ticplarly Louisiana, they exceed the mil.
lion mark. The corn, cotton, sugar cane
and rice crops from Louisiana to the Az
lantic have been affected.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
HERMIT FARMER DEAD
Was Worth $3.50, 0OO~-He May Rave
Been Poisoned.

lIarri5onburg, Na-Rockiugham county
authorities investigating the unexplained
death of George NJ. Nicholas, the wealthy
hcrmlt-farmer Of Port Republic, have dis,
covered extraordinary features Of the
aged mans lie.
He died after drinking coffee. Three
others who drank with him became DIES.
peratcly i'll.
Worth II quarter of a million which he
IS said to have deposited in at least If
teen banks throughout Virginia and
Maryland, the old man lived with an
aged housokccpcr in squulor, in a Gftocn-
room mansion, bare of all furniture, and
slept upon a mattress upon the floor.
He always wrote his checks on scraps
of paper. lie was a veteran of the Con.
fcdcrate army and wore a wooden leg he
had made. BIooded horses Of high value
died OF old age upon his farm because the
mar could not get the price he demanded
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
KNOX GOES TO JAPAN
Will Represent United States at Funeral
Of Mutsuhito.

Washington.--For the first time in the
history of the United States the secre-
tary of state has been designated as a
special ambassador to a foreign power.
President Taft assigned Secretary Knox
rs special ambassador to Japan to attend
the funeral of the late Emperor Mutsu-
hito on September IL, with the state
mcnt that the mission was given to the
premier of the cabinet as an evidence of
the American friendship for Japan.
When Viscount Chinda, japanese am
bassador to Washington, heard of the
mission, he asserted it would be taken
by Japan as an act of the greatest cour-
tcsy and one calculated to make even
warmer and more cordial existing rela.
tions between the two governments
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
SENATOR REED NAMED
GOV. BREWER ANNOUNCES AP-
PoINTMENT OF NATCHEZ MAN.
Succeeds Judge Robert B, Mayes, Who
Has Just Resigned-Wil Take
Oath at Once.

Jackson.-Goy. Brewer has announced
the appointment of Richard +. Reed, OF
Natchez, senator from the Ninth Missis-
sippi senatorial district, to be associate
justice of the supreme court to succeed
Judge Robert b. Mayes as the member
from the Southern district. This action
of the executive came as a surprise to
the majority of officials and lawyers
who, while recognizing the high standing
and ability as a lawyer of Senator Reed,
had not included him in the category Of
possibilities. The governor is being CON
graduated on this selection, and OF the
easy manner in which he discharged his
duty, which might have kept other men
in his position in Il q~uandary for several
days, owing to the wealth Of material
from which to select.
Senator Reed is one Of the front rank
men in the present Legislature, owing to
his standing and ability as a lawyer, and
is a student of affairs, and Of a genial,
sunny disposition, which has endeared
him to all with whom he has been
thrown. That he will add strength to
the supreme bench is regarded as GER
tain.
In acknowledging the formal letter OF
resignation submitted by Judge Mayes,
Gov. Brewer wrote:
Il am in receipt of your letter of to-
day rendering your resignation as chief
justice of the supreme court of Missis-
sippi, and l accept the resignation with
regret. And | desire on behalf of the
state of Mississippi to thank you for the
very splendid and patriotic service that
you have rendered the state during your
five years of service on the bench. Your
opinions have been strong and able, and
will 60 down in history of the judiciary
of this state and will be authority that
the ablest courts of the country will
recognize.
Personally / did not know you very
well until l was i%nauguratcd governor.
Since that time my association with you
has been intimate, and l do not know
any man within the range of my &C
q~uainance that l have learned to love and
admire more"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
CANCELLED A $1,000 Bill
LEVEE BOARD WON'T BE cHApcvn
FOR THE coEvIcTS,
Matter Brought Before the Prison TIA.
tees and the Account Formerly Reu'
dered Will Not Be Pushed for
Collection.

Jacksonville board of trustees NJ -.
penitentiary recalled its bill rendered !.
the board of Mississippi levee commi.
sioners for the services of conviets dn.
ing the overflow period, amounting !,
about $1,000.
Bill had been rendered at the rato I,
81 per day for each convict EMPLOYED !.
the levees during the high water stae.
Hon. j. L. Hebron appeared before H.
body, representing the levee board, statsS
that the organization was e~ndeavorinpto
adopt a policy OF rigid economy, and ~.
ing to the heavy expense incurred !,
holding the levee lines together dmins
high water, it would be greatly ~appraci'
ated if the board would cancel the hin
After brief consideration the trusteo,
decided that, inasmuch as the preserve.
tion of the levee lines is a matter Of IN,
portance to the entire state, it would h
entirely proper to cancel the bill, and
an order was entered accordingly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
TWO NEW N R M
jackson Capitalists Make Investment in
New Institutions at Newton.

Jackson.-That the recent sensational
failure of the Merchants and Planters
Bank at Newton, followed by the arrest
of its officers on criminal charges, was
not due to poor business or a limited
field for operations, is rather %conclusively
proven by the fact that two new banks
are about to be launched at that place
to occupy the field formerly held by the
defunct institution.
Jackson capital is heavily interested
in the new institutions, one of them be-
ing backed by Major R. W. Millsaps and
Hon. 2. D. Davis of the Capital National
Bank, and the other by Hon. J.. B. Stir
ling, of the First National Bank, these
three men ranking among the ablest ano
most conservative fnanciers in the state,
and their names have never been con-
nected with a business enterprise that
met with failure.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Would Handle Cotton,

Atlanta, Ga.-Plans for handling the
1928 cotton crop and a movement
looking to the organization of the Ma
tional Warehouse and Elevator Company
will be discussed at a general rally Of
members of the Farmers Union here
August 81. The purpose of the ware
house company is to handle the cotton
and grain output OF the entire country.
Lawson L. Brown, president of the Geor-
gia Farmers Union, who sent out the
call for the rally, said that branches had
already been established.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
NEGROES INCENSED
Must Keep Off Streets of La Porte As
Result Of Robberies.

La Porte, Ind.-Chief of Police Meinke
of this city, following a recent epidemic
of robberics and hold-ups, issued an Or
der to the police department to arrest
all colored men found on the streets of
the city after 10 o'clock at night, believ.
ing that the robberies and hold-ups were
the work of negroes, several hundred Of
whom have been brought into the city
for public work.
The negroes have taken umbrage at the
order, which they declare is curtailment
of their liberties, and made public an.
nouncement that they would retain at.
torneys and begin a fight in the courts.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
RECORD GATHERING.
Hon. Bradford Knapp Draws Throng IA
Agricultural Meet,

ltta Bena.-Itta Bena was host to thu
largest crowd that ever assembled here
to attend an agricultural rally, and that
the meeting was a success was evidenced
by the manifest enthusiasm of the rer.
resentative planters who listened to tina
speeches of the several speakers present.
Probably the real drawing card Of the
OCCASION was Hon. Bradford Knapp, head
of the bureau of plant industry, United
States department of agriculture, but
the experiences of j. ". McGrath Of
~Brookhaven and c. 7. Ames, director Of
the experimental station at Holly
Springs, in their efforts in modern agri.
culture, were of equal Importance and
elected their just share of attention,
That the meeting has developed a line
of thought that will bear results seems
beyond question.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Normal Opens.

Mount Olive.-The Teachers Normal
opened here with about sixty.fve teach
ers in attendance and many Others e.
pected to come in during the week. lhis
normal is for the benefit Of the teachers
of Simpson, Jefferson Davis and Coving'
ton counties, these counties having con
solidated in their efforts and will have
a training course here for four weeks IN
stead of a week of institute work ID
each county.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Rice Growing in Wilkinson.

Rice growing is becoming an nnPo'
tant industry in the county OF "llNi'sop
The indsutry is being taken up IN tna'
county on an extensive scale, ABOUT
500 acres having been planted in rics
during the current year, and 1t VIII y
one Of the chief money crops OF sns
county. The land is admirably adaP'su
to rice culture, and the crop Will "
grown on a much larger scale next yc'h'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Head Almost Blown From Shoulders.

Centreville.-V. t. Crawford, SO years
old, a prominent merchant here, placed
the muzzle Of a double-barreled shotgun
in his mouth, pulled the triggers of both
barrels apd blew his head almost from
his shoulders. He is the third of his
family to commit suicide. Ten years
ago Abney Crawford poisoned himself,
and two years later another brother shot
and killed himself. Crawford is said to
have suffered from melancholy, due to ILL
health, and it is supposed that this con.
dition led to. his suicide.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
W0MAN'S MEMORIAL
Resolution Ap~propriating 100000 fol
Building Passes Senate.

WGshington.-~A resolution that would
appropriate 100000 for a memorial
building to commemorate the services Of
the loyal women of the United States
during the civil war was passed by the
senate. The building would be occupied
as the perrsanent headquarters of the
American Red Cross and would be erected
in the District of Columbia. The appro
priation is made available providing the
c~ommaudcry Of the state Of New York
of the military order of the Loyal Legion
raises an additional $4,000 for the same
purpose.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Want an Inspector.

Meridan.--It is understood that the SUI
pervisors of Lauderdale county have un-
der consideration the appointment of a
pure food inspector, something that has
been needed in Meridian, and has been
recommended from time to time. DR..
Rowan, the state health inspector, who
was recently here, gave as his opinion a
milk, meat and food inspector was an alb
solute necessity, and the Importance Of
the office should no longer be neglected.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Comnlete Survey.

Canton.-An engineering party OF tne
Illinois Central railroad reached Canton
completing a preliminary survey d
railroad from Birmingham. The par!
states that the route to Canton IS ae
cidedly the best and easiest one, ana tne
distance to reach the main line OF the
Illinois Central is twenty miles neare'
than jackson.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16

misunderstanding to report maas
by DR.. ". H. Rowan, chief sanitary IN
spector of the state board of health who
has just inspected Magnolia, to that ~
tie city belongs the distinction OF being
the second c~leanest city in the state a
thorough inspection was made OF baker,
les, diaries, meat markets, hotels anu
stores ~purveying food. DR.. Rowan Say'
it is also one of the few towns IN th'
state with effective sanitary ordinances
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16

Washington, -- Commissioner Dayen
port of the pension bureau is receiving
hundreds Of appeals from old soldiers for
their pension checks. To as many as he
can, the commissioner is sending word
that congress has appropriated no money.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Nine.Year.old Girl Heroine.

Lidgerwood, N. D.--Disregarding the
flames which enveloped her, Ethel Elem.
ing, . years old, carried her 3,year-old
brother, whose clothing was burning,
downstairs, placed him III the kitchen
sink and turned the water upon him. She
died Of the burns she received. The lad
will recover.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Will Hold County Reunion.

Lexington.-At a meeting of the
Holmes County Camp No. 39s, U. c. ",
it was decided TO have a county reunion
at this place on August rs, at which
time there will be a basket dinner, and
the people of the county are invited to
take part, Col. w. A. Montgomery has
been invited to make an address on that
occasion.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Will Repair Levees.

Greenville.-At a called meeting OF the
board of Mississippi levee commissioners
the board decided to purchase forty
mules and equipment for same to 40
work of repairing defects in the leVees,
where day work is necessary. The board
also instructed the chief engineer to az
vertise for bids for the rent OF MY
teams to do day work.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Seven Men Electrocuted,

New York.-Seven men suffered death
In the electric chair at Sing Sing prison
Monday as a penalty for having taken
human life. This is the greatest num-
Der to be e~lcctrocuted at one time since
the adoption of electricity as a means of
administering capital punishment,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Suicide" Aids Escape.

Newark, N. Jas a ruse to lure the
guards to an upper tier in the Essex
county Jail, prisoners set up a cry that
one of their number had committed sui
eide. The guards rushed to the top of
the tier to search for the supposed sui,
eide and five prisoners escaped.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
On Trial for Life, Sleeps.

Anniston,, AlN.-On trial for his life,
William Kennedy, an 0gcd Confederate
veteran, went to sleep during the court
proceedings, Kennedy is accused of com.
plicity in the murder of his son, Shelf
Kennedy.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Children Need Doctors.

Pittsburg, Pa.-That more than $4,000
school children of Pittsburg have physical
defects and are in need Of q doctors care
is the startling statement Just made
public by DR.. II. B, Burns, head of the
division of school medical inspection of
the department Of public health,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Farmers Receiving Less for Cotton.

Neutrality-suspicious. being paid farm
ers and cotton planters throughout the
United States averaged l.10 of / per cent
less on August / last than a year ago,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
FIGHT GRASS WORM.
A. g. M. Entomologist Joins the Stata
Forces.

Agricultural College, - W. Dwight
Pierce, principal assistant to W. D,
Hunter, who is in charge of the South.
ern field crop and investigation for the
bureau of entomology, is at the A. & NJ.
College to confer with State Entomolo.
gist R. W. Harmed in regard to the out.
break of the Southern grass worm in
Mississippi to cooperate with the state
~entomologist in fighting the pest. He
will visit many places in the state, where
his services will be of the greatest ben.
eft to the farmers. Those planters who
desire to confer with Mr.. Pierce will find
him by writing to r. W. Harmed, Agri.
cultural College.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Two Battleships Injured.

Washington, The battleship Ne.
braska ran on an unchartered shoal near
Newport, r. l., and was so seriously dam.
aged that she has been ordered to dry
dock at Boston navy yard. The flagship
Connecticut about the same time broke
her starboard crank shaft
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16

Shsd have returned to Maine rivers
after being away for 10 years. II we
are not to have any sea serpents this
summed perhaps this shad story will
suffice,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
covineton Shows Increase.

Jackson.-The county Of Covingtvh
reports a personality assessment snn'
year of 81, 13s,s29, against $1,o54,s6S u
1911, again Of s7s,757. This is the moss
substantial increase in personally yeS
reported from any county in the state
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
HOOKW0RM AND PELLAGRA
Same Treatment Will Be Beneficial in
Both Cases.

Barboursville, Ky.-Treatment applied
to hookworm patients benefits persons at.
ficted with ~pellagra, according to an an
nouncement made by the State Board of
Health and scientists from the Rockefel'
Ter Foundation Fund who are conducting
experiments here.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16

II seems that the hot air flung
hither and yon by our politicians has
done some good, Kansas Ia busy haul
ing in a wheat crop Of s5.Ooo,0 900
bushels.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16

Somebody has figured out that a
pound OF soap will make 1894, 900
bubbles. That man ought to make q
good editor for the Congressional REQ
ord.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Theron
L. Catlin Of Missouri, Republican, was
unseated as a member of the house OF
representatives, and his Democratic oppo.
nent, who contested the election, Patrick
u. Gill was seated
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Three Girls Killed.

Pittsburg,-Three girls were killed
and a dozen badly injured when a water
tank on the top OF the Union American
Cigar Company building crashed through
the roof and the sixth and ifth floors.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16

An American actor is to marry a
French baroness. and the nobility, at
such q reversal Of the usual order,
are asking fearfully II this is the be
ginning of the end.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Wife Held as SLAYER,

Chicago.-Accused in her husbands
dying whisper, Florence Bernstein was
placed on trial to answer a charge OF
murder. She il the fourth Chicago wo-
man to be accused Of husband.killing
since the first Of the year.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
-
Pass &c. s3S Fund

Washington.-The house passed the
general deficiency appropriation bill. It
carries Sc, 1s2,sss. The bill contains one
item of $l5O,0OO for the fiftieth ami.
versary celebration Of the battle of Get.
tysburg next July.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Soda Fountain Explodes.

Pasaic, N. Jas Barnet Mirskey was
changing the carbon tanks on his soda
water fountain one of them exploded. He
was iniured'so severely that he died ten
minutes later.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Want $4o,o 900 for Family.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. members OF
the bar of the supreme court of the
United States have started a movement
to raise $4,000 for the relief of the
widow and two daughters of the late
Associate Justice John NJ. Harlan.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
BOYS Would Dynamite Church.

Huntington, W. Va Dynamite was
exploded against the Madison Avenue
Church of Christ by bad boys who had
been chased away from the church prem
ises. The blast wrecked the church and
broke up a meeting within.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16

Curiosity Is that passion with dire
results which we satisfy when we con.
suit the thermometer to find out II IL
even hotter than We thought It was.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
I4-Year.Old Killed Father.

Paducah, Ky.-Convicted Of the murder
of his father, Earl Petite, IA years Of
age, was given an indeterminate term Of
from two to twenty years in the peni
Tertiary in circuit court at Murray.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16

Now n Chicago chef says boiled beet
IS a treat for all and the cheaper cuts
burpaBs the best porterhouse. This
last is carrying enthusiasm beyond
the limit
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16

In Boston It was admittedly pro
nodnced by a club Of women too hot
10 talk. The husbands Of the Hub ara
revising their poor opinion Of thu
weather man.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16

Persons who desire a houseboat In
which to spend the summer will be in.
teregted in the news that Hayti wants
to sell its navy.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Titanic Memorial,

Washington Permission to erect 8
memorial TO Maj. Archibald w. Butt and
Francis Davis Millet, victims Of the III
tanic disaster, IN the public grounds IN
the capital is granted by a resolution
passed by the senate,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16

The report that the temperature in
Yellowstone park the other morning
was 80 degrees is considerable boost
for the see America first" crusade.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Bond Issue Ordered.

wayhesboro.--The board OF super'is
ors orderede the issuance Of s12,ooo :
bonds for the agricultural high schoo.
The bonds are to bear 5 per cent ih'e''
est and run for twenty years.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16

A millionaire who paid $500 for
a pair OF ancient andirons seems de.
termtned to have a hot old time, nc
matter what II costs.