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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-05-09
VERMONT'S CIVIC ALPHABET.

A AnaIyze the needs of your
home city or town.
b Bear your part in solving civic
problems.
t Censor moving picture shows.
D Demand sanitary conditions in
public buildings.
+ Encourage care Of shade trees.
+ Favor municipal house clean
day.
G Get garbage and ash question
settled inteIIigently,
II Have foodstuffs screened and
inspected.
| Insist on a pure and abundant
water supply.
j Join IN a campaign for public
health and morals,
K kindle efforts for penny lunch
cons in public schools.
l. Lend influence for sanitary
sewage system.
NJ Make the community see the
necessity for public baths.
N Note the need of patriotic in
s~tructi0n for the foreign born.
o Organize junior civic leagues.
? Punish the sidewalk expector-
atOr.
q Question conditions requiring
medical inspection in public
schools.
r Report all sanitary conditions.
5 Swat the fly.
I Try to have a safe and sane
Fourth.
U Utilize school buildings for So
cial centers.
V volunteer your services
wherever needed.
W Work for children's play
grounds.
X Xort friends and neighbors to
lend a hand.
Y Yearn for enthusiasm for civ
ic betterment.
L Zeal, perseverance and endur-
ance will accomplish wonders.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-05-09
JOE STEIN, Truste,
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

Notice of intention to issue bonds.
Whereas, more than 20 per cent. of
the qualified electors of the various
beats of Lefore county. Mississippi,
petitioned the Board of Supervisors of
said county, to issue bonds in the sum
of One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($l00, 000) and that the United States
Government has agreed to furnish Fiji
ty Thousand Dollars $3.50, 900. 00) in ad-
dition to said 500, 000.M for the pur-
pose of constructing a main highway
or highways in said county;
Therefore, notice is hereby given to
the Tax Payers of said county that it
is the intention Of the said Board of
Supervisors at its June, 1918, meeting,
to issue and sell the bonds Of said coun-
ty to the amount of said One Hundred
Thousand Dollors (S100, 900. 00) or so
much thereof as may be necessary to
construct and maintain said main high
way or highways with the aid of the
funds from the said United States Gov
eminent.
Given under my hand and official seal
this 9th day of May, A. d. 1918.
(SEAL) A. r. BEW,
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of
Leflore County, Mississippi.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-05-09
NOTHING IN A NAME.

New York, May 3--Miss An
toina Neutrality-suspicious., ac-
companied by her fiance, Mill
tiades OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, ar
rived at the city hall today with a
chaperon, to secure a marriage
license. The prospective bride,
who is petite and 10, demurred
when requested TO sign her name.
but gladly consented to make her
mark on the papers after the
chaperon had written out the sig
nature.
The clerk, who had thought her
refusal surprising, glanced at the
names which had been written
by the chaperon and was satisfied.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-05-09

A New York editor in an after
dinner speech, defended Mayor
Gaynor in a way that struck New
York City a blow. He declared
that Mayor Gaynor wanted to do
right, that he was anxious to re-
form New York and make the
metropolis a clean city, but New
York declined to be reformed and
Mayor Gaynor was not strong
enough to reform the city over
the determined protest of its peo-
pie. And there you are.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-05-09
WANTED. POSITION,

BY Al Cotton man, who is a
hustler. Especially versed in the
export business and thoroughly
familiar with the handling of
foreign documents and well posted
as to good connections to be
made in England and the Euro
pcan Continent. Address XXX"
care Commonwealth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-05-09
ARE THE RAILROADS A
MENACE?

Are the railroads A menace tc
the State of Mississippi? The
Herald asks this question because
of the hundreds Of damage suits
that are being filed against the
roads throughout the State. II
the roads were compelled to pay
these damages they would be
bankrupt and Mississippi become
the last place where immigrants
would seek homes or capital in
vestment.
Two-thirds Of the time OF the
Circuit Courts is consumed in try
ing these suits, which increases
thousands Of dollars the expense
Of the courts. These expenses
must be paid by the taxpayers,
and the money taken from the
railroads by the unjust damage
suits comes out Of the people in
the way Of increased rates and
poorer train and traffic service.
The Herald is not here 10 say
that all OF the suits brought
against the railroads are unjust:
but it believes that at least 80 per
cent Of them are. This continu-
Gus warfare upon the roads will
practically prevent any further
development Of these arteries of
commerce in the State. for people
will not put their money in in
yesimeHtS that mean a continual
haraSslng and heavy losses there
/
Il is time for the people of the
State to take this matter in charge
instead Of trying TO bankrupt {
what railroads we now have, {
.Xert their efforts TO put a stop to
heSe unnecessary and expensive
1uIts, hat are inJuring Mississippi r
ar more than anything else at {
resent. n
The railroads should not be re- !
as a menace, but as an \
.bsolute necessity TO the develop e
1ent Of the State, a State that is Il
o rich in natural undeyeloped .
eSources.
The railroads are entitled to a
quare deal, They should be Is
lade 10 comply with just and II
quItable laws and use every pre- h
to protect the lives of a.
leir employees and the public n,
aneraIly, But they should not l.
? compelled to do extraordinary ii
Iings and pay for unjust acct ~
Let them be treated as nj
and not as foes, and let W
me means be adopted that will
an end to having the time of
If courts consumed in trying
ses against them that have no er
crit in them whatever.--Yazoo
ty Herald, Friday, April Is, 1918. W
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-05-09
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

To the creditors of james Dahmer, de-
ceased:
Letters of administration were grant
ed to the undersigned by the Chancery
Court of Leflore County, Mississippi,
upon the estate OF james Dahmer, de-
ceased, on the 2lst day of April, 1913,
and all persons having claims against
said estate are required by law to have
the same probated and registered by
the Chancery Clerk of said county and
state within one year from this date
and a failure to $ o probate and regis
ter such claims within such time will
bar the same. JOHN DAHMER.
Administrator Est. Jas. Dahmer, decd.
This April oath, 1918.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-05-09
NOTICE TO

Notice is hereby given that the Board
of Supervisors of Lef1ore County, Mis-.
sissippi, will at its June, 1918, meeting.
receive bids for building protection
piers at the Yazoo River Bridge at
Greenwood, Miss.
Bids will also be received at said
meeting by said board for working the
public roads Of said county in districts
one and two East of the Tallahatchie
river. A, r. BEW. Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-05-09

wood all over the state this very
week. Greenwood appreciated
the honor Of their visit. and hopes
at a near date in the future to
again have the pleasure and
honor Of another Of their con-
ventiOns.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-05-09
FOR SALE.

Complete Saw Mill OUTFITS.
600 capacity--with or without
engine and boiler.
Also five Oxen and one james
& Graham Wagon and chains.
Apply to Flanagan & Ross.
Phode 1865.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-05-09
RHEUMATISM QUICKLY CURED.

My sisters husband had an attack
OF rheumatism in his arm" writes a
well known resident of Newton, Iowa.
II gave him a bottle of Chamberlain's
LinIment which he applied to his arm
and on the mex morning the rheuma-
tism was gone" For chronic muscular
rheumatism you will find nothing better
than Chamberlain's Liniment. Sold by
all druggists.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-05-09

There amt a bit of sense in
arguing with a woman. Ii she
has the goods on you, you lose.
If you have the goods on her, she
starts to bawl and you lose any
way.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-05-09

In the death of Mrs. R. N. Mil
Ter, of Hazlehurst, Mississippi has
lost one of its brainiest and best
beloved women, Mrs. Miller was
endowed with rare culture and
personal charm, an intellect no
less profound than that of her
distinguished husband, and her
death will be deeply de-
throughout the common
wealthy Jackson Daily News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-05-09
FOR SALE.

At Y. & M. V. freight offices-a
new l.. c. Smith Typewriter and
flat top cabinet type writer desk,
with 8 drawers; also office chair.
viii be sold for half price.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-05-09

Words Smoke House has the
exclusive agency in this city for
Selected Smokers, the best five
cent cigar in the world. Try
them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-05-09

An exchange says These tall
plumes on the woman's hats are
compared to exclamation points.
The exclamation comes from hub
by when he sees the bill.'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-05-09
.uffragette vas laying a corn.

A suffragette vas laying a corn
er stone.
What shall we put under it,"
was the question.
Samples of the current coins"
was suggested.
mo" declared the leader, the
men used to do that; we'll put
a hobbIe skirt, a bunch of puffs
and a style book for 1913"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-05-09


Greenwood had the honor th
first 0f Tins week Of o0tnrtainiu.
tine Mtssfssrppi State Bar at it
eighth annual session and from
what nh Of the visiting member
Of the association. Their wives
and whatthpy wrote home Green
wood dia herself proudly in tlf
happy role The session con
yrncd Tuesday morning at clever
O'Clock, when NEce-Pra~.dtUt A
W Shaud4 of Saf3s. called the
association lp order II wss
deeply regretted tail Pus .ur
Il. N Miller e.g.a3 a.t ast -a
account # tire r..-at aa'r
r>ilmab.e w0sr an-s # f @
morning sl~>... a
sent 1g taa ss
ing l'> aa-a'r.
Nm"- tr~ 'r
D.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-05-09
For Weakness and loss q Appetite

The Old Standard general strengthening tonic,
GROVES TAsTELESs chill TONIC, drives out
Mslaris and htiids up the system. A true tonic
and sure Appetizer. For adults and children. SOC,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-05-09

s. l.. Rsines is the. headquarters for
LIV-yER. LAX.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-05-09

Ask $. l.. Raines for a free sample Of
LIV.vER-LAX.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-05-09
FOR SALE.

Good mich COW. Apply to j,
I. Flanagan, phone t65.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-17
YACHTSMEN WILL
HOLD ANNUAL
PICNIC

Following the usual custom which
has prevailed since the beginning OF
the organization, the members of the
Honolulu Yacht Club are making prep
arations for their annual picnic which
is to be held next Sunday afternoon
at the quarters of the club at the Pc
ninsula. The committee in charge of
the arrangements is composed of
Commodore Campbell Crozier, o. Sou
sa, Arthur Myhress Columbus Sinms
and Bryant Girdler.
A short time ago the Honolulu
Yacht Club took over the commodious
clubhouse at the Peninsula which was
formerly occupied by the Hawaii
Yacht Club. Since that time the build
ing has been completely oyerhauled
and transformed into an ideal resort
for the benefit of the members of the
club and their friends, who wish to
spend the weekend at the harbor 1t
is the plan of the committee in charge
to make the affair next Sunday one
OF the most successful of its kind ever
held in the local yachting circles. In
vitations have been issued and all the
guests will bring their own lunches
The members of the club will provide
coffee and plenty of soda water. Ka-
ais quintet will be in attendance and
the big pavilion will be used for dane
ing during the afternoon. There will
be number of yachts and pearl boats
on hand and in these the guests will
be taken around the harbor and to the
loehs.. A yacht race for amateurs has
also been arranged as a part of the
days program.
The invited guests may take the
9:15 o'clock train from Honolulu in
the morning and return on any one of
the several trains which leave Pearl
City during the afternoon.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-17

pany knew nothing. He. knew that
sixteen-ounce copper. had been used
by the government on the same job
and did not understand that the spe-
cifications called for eighteen-ounce.
He says that the whole thing is sim
ply mistake
Taking important action which will
probably result in permanent and
substantial increase in the revenues of
the territory the board of harbor COM
missioners also entered into iempor-
airy agreement with the Associated Oil
Company whereby the company, at a
charge of two cents fmaximum per
barrel, is allowed to pump its oil
through the government pipe line ),
The agreement will be made perma-
nent, it is thought, as soon as the
fourth clause in the contract can be
amended so as to make allowance for
existing contracts between the oil COM
pany and the authorities Of the rail-
road wharf.
Further pilikia in regard to the
Queen street bufkhead. wharf was ia
ken up. The fact that the copper
plating on the piles is depreciating
rapidly. was discussed, and it was ap-.
parently the consensus of opinion OF
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sunny SOUTH At
Dinner TONIGHT

Every southerner in town is invited
! to make himself known at this even
ling to his fellow-southerners in the
banquet hall of the Palm Cafe. A dol
| lar dinner will be served to the south
lerners and Kaai's musicians will sing
and play southern airs during the
meal.
Those who get away from their bus
mess at are expected to drop in at
the banquet hall for friendly chats.
The dinner will be from to 1880.
when those who have other evening
engagements will be excused. Those
who wish to remain after dinner and
talk over old times in the south while
smoking Virginia tobacco are expected
to do so.
The formation of the Honolulu
Southern Society will be perfected at
the dinner tonight, as there are prob
ably hundred or more southerners
eligible for membership in Honolulu
alone. to say nothing of the rest of
Hawaii.
All of the leading southerners in
the city have signified their intention
of being in at the birth of the new
society tonight, and those southerners
in town who have not received phone
calls are requested to be present and
make themselves known to their fell
low -countrymeIl.
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Another v HARF
Is REPORTED
IOTTERING

Stating in his report to the board
of commissioners at a meeting yes
terday afternoon that the Henuapo
wharf is in such condition as to vi
brate at the impact of the waves
against it, Acting Superintendent OF
Public Works A. C. Wheeler pointed
cut that the wharf may be in danger
of giving away completely The eff
feet of salt water upon the wharf,
which is built almost entirely of steel,
has been to corrode the metal, accord
ing TO observations made by Wheeler,
and there is danger of the wharf
crystillizing ON the areas reduced By
corrosion. In this case, the structure
will give away within a very short
space of time. Under the best OF
conditions Wheeler estimated that
the wharf could not possibly last
more than year or two A wooden
wharf was tried in the same place
previous to the building of the steel
structure and it was found that, oV-
ing to the sharp attack of the wages
at this point and to the rolling in of
stones against the wharf. the struc-
ture was destroyed within a very
short time. A steel wharf was then
tried with apparently little better
success. Wheeler reported that If a
steel wharf is built again it will have
to be rebuilt entirely every four or
five years.
Wheeler also denied the rumors
that the Napoopoo wharf is in a
crumbhng condition. ''The Napoopoo
wharf is recognized as about the
best wharf on Hawaii" he said "A
short time ago. when blasting, a con.
tractor by the name of Lewis crack
ed the cement on the front of the
structure. He was ready and willing
to repair the damage done, but it was
considered advisable to wait until
the new tenders for the wharf were
received SO that the work of repair
ing the wharf could be done at the
same time as the placing of the new
tenders. The new tenders have now
been received and Lewis will repair
what slight damage he has done to
The facing of the wharf"
1t was also reported at the board
meeting that the Lord Young Engin-
eering Company has started work on
the Waikanae wharf. Piles for the
wharf, which is to be built at cost
of $4,000, have already been cast, in
Honolulu
7 The committee consisting of Com
missioners Mccarthy and Wakefield
who We're appointed to investigate
the assertions that 16-ounce copper
was being used on the piles of the
Queen street bulkhead wharf, report
ed that a small amount of the. 16-
ounce copper had been used through
a misunderstanding on the part OF
the Lord Young Engineering Com
pany 1t appears that the copper
plates were marked with white chalk
and that, as the figures became
blurred, the company made use of the
16-ounce copper plates under the i'm
preston that they were Bounce.
The extreme amount of the saving
effected by this means was only a
little over So, and the company was,
Of course, absolutely cleared of any
intent to defraud the government in
the matter
Bookkeeper F. H. Hons, of the In
ter-Island ship chandlery, who. sold
the copper to the Lord Young com
pany, fsays that the copper was sold
through a mistake OF which the com
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lsave been assembled and win be on
display.
This affair will be followed at z
o'clock by dinner at the CORTLAND
under the auspices Of the Hawaiian
Society Of the Sons Of the American
Revolution. Sons and Daughters viii
assemble at the banquet board
among the invited guests viii be
Governor and Mrs Frear. General and
Mrs. Funston, Admiral and Mrs.
Moore, General and Mrs. Macomb.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-17
RECALLDAYSOF
PAUL REVERE

Sons and Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution viii celebrate Paul
Revere day, Friday the 18th, with ap-
propriate social functions in the after
noon and evening.
Members of Aloha Chapter Of the
Daughters of the American ReVolu-
ton will hold an exhibit of Colonial
souvenirs from 8 to Z Friday after
noon at the home of Brs. w. A.
f:ryan two doors from the CORTLAND.
Many interesting. relics and remind.
ers of the days of the forefathers
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-17

the members of the board that this is
through no fault of the contractors.
The contractors, it appeared. in using
the Muntz metal go per cent zinc, 40
Eper cent copper-have complied with
the specifications in every regard.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-17

One of the most common ailments
that hard-working people are afflict-
ed with is lame back. Apply Cham
berIain's Pain Balm twice day and
massage the parts thoroughly at each
application, and you will get quick re-
lief For sale By all dealers. Ben
SON, Smith & Co., Ltd. agents for Ha-
wall Advertisement
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-17

The fishing interests Of Gloucester.
Mass, have raised a fund to send men
to the Pacific coast to find out why so
many of the former Gloucester fisher
men have euigrated west.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-15

Toy, deep, fierce and de-
moniacal, reigns supreme in
~ the hearts of Atlanta fam
dom F'renzied enthusiasm grips
the very vitals of the arrogant
Georgia capital. 1t eminates from the
god like parsonage of Billy Smith;
it permeates the beings of multitu6e
of fans; it finds lodgment in the high
ways and byways of the city; and it
is waited in stinging taunts over 1000
wires of communication. For Atlanta
has attained the height of her ambition.
from the scums of baseball derision she
has risen to an aerial sublimity-she
has surpassed Birmingham! She las
attained the unattainable!
A double dose of bitter defeat to her
hatred rival has transformed the be-
ridden, henpecked spirits of her fan
dom to fierce and hellish glee. Bir-
mingham defeated, the attendance
trophy safely stored away in her cof-
fers, four straight victories, placing
her firmly anchored at the topmost
rung of the pennant ladder-such
dizzy turn of the wheel of foreune has
fairly thrown the Georgia capital into
a state of enthusiastic turmoil. Billy
Smith reigns supreme.
Coolly, with the spirit of true sports
manship, Birmingham made her sister
metropolis tie prize she deserves.
The numerous ifs which might have
been propounded yesterday are today
discarded. Atlanta has won-the
trophy and the game. The trophy will
be remembered next spring when the
season of 1914 is opened-the game will
be swallowed up in the multitude of
conflicts which yet face the clubs of
both cities. But at the same time
Birmingham is not disheartened. The
season is yet in its swaddling clothes,
and one defeat at the hands of the
Crackers will scarcely be counted in
summing up the percentages when the
autumn leaves watt in miriad of
changing Acolors across the winters
horizon, and the days Of the season is
numbered
The Barons will come back today.
With a veteran hurler serving his
repertoire of benders before the eyes of
the Cracker sluggers, great changes
may be wrought. Atlanta may dupli-
cate. But we predict Baron victory.
Even should the chesty pride of Will
liam Aristotle Smith force the Barons
to take the count again this after
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-15
WISDOM OF EXTENDING THE
CUTTING SEASON is SHOWN

ed almost with favor on tho salary and
player observance upon opening day, but
Elberfe1d has now discovered that the
form shown by players at so early a
date is no criterion of their real ability or
permanent form, and that it would prove
a hardship to any club and injure the
standard of ball for the league for re-
duction of the player and salary require
ment earlier than 80 days after the OPEN
ing of the season.
Elberfeld faces today his reduction
problem all over gain. and, if anything,
in a more complicated and aggravated
state. The Kid must workout entirely
new combination In both the outfleld and
the infed from himself. Gillespie, Mas
sey, Jordan HARRISON and Flick. King
in center, Ellston in right and Coyle on
first are fixed, but any conceivable shift
is possible with the others TO render
the final disposition of the material mora
difficult Gillespie, Massey and HARRISON
can play either the in or the outfied.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-15
COLUMBUS WINS
FIRST FROM SELMA

Selma, April 14.-tspeciaD-colu
won the first game of the Cotton States
season from Selma by the score of
but In the eighth with two on bases
Chapple hit the first home run over
left field fence and tied the score. In
the ninth with man on base Kuhn
hit the second home run over the left
field fence and Columbus won Weather
conditions were very unfavorable for
baseball, as it was very cold, but about
1000 people witnessed the opening game.
Score r. II. e.
Columbus .............. 900 200 OBS 1
Selma ................... 102 100 1906
Batteries-Wiliams, Poole and Bene-
Dict Baker and Mueller.