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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-10-17

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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-10-17
SILVER WEDDING ANNIVER.
SARY.

To the members and friends Of
the First Presbyterian church,
Of Ernnn MI
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
The PUEBLO INDICTMENTS.
Labor is Not Exempt Under Anti
Trust Law, Wilson EdIct.

Washington. = President Wilson
looks on the recent indictment of Of
ficers of the United Mine Workers at
Pueblo, as an answer to criticisms that
the sundry civil bill exempts labor
unions from the operations of the Sher-
man antitrust law.
The President made it clear that the
initiative in the prosecution came
neither from the Department of JUS
tice nor the United States attorney at
Pueblo. but was taken by the federal
grand jury itself.
When he was asked IL the Depart
ment Of Justice would take hand in
the case, In view of the sundry civil
bills provision exempting labor unions
from prosecution through the use of
certain 100000 fund. President VIII
son recalled to his visitors the mem
orandum he wrote when he signed the
bill. and reiterated that the special
fund affected was only for employing
special counsel and did not affect the
ordinary processes of the Department
of Justice.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
SEVERAL THOUSAND NARROWED
IN HALF-FLoopED COTTON
GINS AND HOUSES.
APPEAL SENT FOR HELP
FREEZING WEATHER ADDS TO
MISERY IN LowLANDs AND
FOOD is ASKED FOR.
western Newspaper Union Now. Service.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
Houston. Tox.-The number OF
known dead in tho flood which
has spread over the lowlands In
half dozen counties In south cen
trai Texas reached $50 Monday.
Several thousand refugees marooned
in half-flooded cotton gins and dwell.
ing houses are safe from the water for
the time being but arc suffering from
hunger and exposure.
Four-fifths of the dead were negro
farm-hands.
OF the dead the greater number lost
their lives in the vicinity of Bryan.
where Bonnie stretch OF levee along
the Brazos river crumblcd The Brazos
flood destroyed a dam near Richmond
and flooded a state prison farm. The
prisoners had been removed.
Hampstead. in Waller county, from
which reports had been meagre, re-
ported 20 drowned and others missing.
Reports from half a dozen other
small towns in Waller and adjoining
counties advanced the total fatalities
to $50 in all.
nc s'ah IT ciipt stttiou VI AuSttll
county received a shipment of motor
boats from Houston and several hum
dred refugees were moved TO safety.
The great danger was from cold and
hunger. For the second successive
night ice was forcca5ted over the 30
mile district about Bryan. where 1900
persons. mostly negroes. are niarooned
with little food and few fires.
Urgent appeals for blankets and
food were received from all over the
stricken district from central Texas
almost to the Gulf coast.
Texas cities responded literally to
appeals for money and supplies. Hous-
ton raised $4,000 In cash
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
COMMISSION SUBMITS PEACE
PLAN FROM DICTATOR TO
VILLA AT JUAREZ.
SEVEN GENERALS QUIT
TERRAzAs WITH s2,5oo,ooo, AND
MOTHERS CARRYING BABES,
AMONG REFUGEES.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Juarez, Mexico. Dec. 3.-Seven gen
erals of the Mexican regular army
have offered to surrender, and the
backbone of the Huerta dictatorship
in the north has been broken.
A peace commission arrived in Jua-
rez bearing terms of surrender.
The peace commission was headed
by Odilion Hernandez and came from
Chihuahua bearing a proclamation
signed by Gen. Salvador Mercado, HUI
erta's military governor, and comman
der OF the Federal forces in all the
north The proclamation stated that
the Huerta government was bankrupt
and was unable to pay its soldiers.
The simultaneous evacuation of
other Federal strongholds in the north
is believed by the rebels to be the
result of a concerted decision to aban-
don the whole of northern Mexico.
The peace proposals were sent by
Gen. Mercado to Gen. Francisco Villa.
rebel leader. through Federico Moye,
civil governor of Chihuahua state, ap-
pointed ad interim. Along with it
came an appeal signed by all the for
eign consuls in chihuahua calling
upon Villa to give police protection to
the citizens of Chihuahua city.
Gen. Mercado's proclamation said:
Under the circumstances. which have
existed in Chihuahua 1t was deemed
necessary for the Federal troops to
esacuate. l leave In charge Federico
Moye. a person who is not identified
with politics and who is therefore
qualified to give full protection to for
eigners. 1t is impossible to remain
here longer as there is no money with
which to pay the troops"
The generals who have signified
through Gen. Mercado their willing
ness to surrender, but who neverthc-
less are fleeing to the United States
border. are Gen. Salvador Mercado.
Gen. Pascual Orozco. Gen. Jose Ynez
Salazar, Gen. Marcello Caraveo. Gen.
Jose Manzilla, Gen. Blaz Orpinal and
Gen. Landa.
Fleeing over the desert and pursued
by rebels. several thousand people, in
Guiding some of the richest families
In northern Mexico who deserted Chi
huahua city in fear of a rebel attack.
were reported to be nearing the United
States border
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
FUNDS FOR GOOD ROADS
AMOUNT EXPENDED DoueLEs IN
EIGHT WEARS.
Total for 1919 IL s162,232, ,2s5; Average
Cost Per Mile Amounted to
$74.06; Now York Leads.
western Newspaper Union News servic.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.--Expe in the
United States for improvements OF
roads have more than doubled since
1904, according to figures compiled by
the office of public roads of the De
partment OF Agriculture. In 1904 ex-
penditures for this purpose amounted
to $79.771.417. while in 1912 the total
was s164.232.265, or an increase of $S4.-
450,94S.
1t is shown that the greatest prog
ress In road construction took place
in those states that aided In the work
by appropriations out of their state
funds. In 1904 there were thirteen
states that contributed $2,607.000.
while in 1912 there were thirty-five
states that appropriated to. the extent
OF $43,757.43S.
The expenditures for this purpose in
1912 amounted to s74.05 per mile.
which was double that of 1904, when
the per mile outlay was $37.07. The
states having the largest expenditures
for state aid and trunk line roads in
1912 were New York. S23,000,0
Pennsylvania, s4.00o;oo0; Maryland,
s3.370.000. and Connecticut. $3,0OO,00O.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
rlervTARee DIE IN FLOOD.
6razos Valley Towns Swept Away and
Scores Drown When Levee Breaks.

Brazos Valley Towns Swept Away and
Scores Drown When Levee Breaks.
Bryan, Tex.-Fifty-three persons arc
known to be dead and scores of others
are reported to have lost their lives
in the floods which have been sweep
ing the valleys of the Brazos and Trim
ity rivers in central and south central
Texas.
Three thousand persons have been
driven to the upper floors of their
homes by the rising waters or have
been compelled to seek refuge in trees,
where they remained for hours, In
some cases for two days, before being
rescued. Estimates OF the damage gen.
orally center around s4.000,000. One
of the deepest overflows was in the
Brazos bottoms of this section, where
boatmen reported no houses visible
when they made their final trips be-
fore dark Saturday evening.
The most serious situation was
caused by the breaking OF the levee
thirty miles in length on the Brazos
opposite BRYAN. More than 1000 per-
sons had refused to believe 1t would
give way and remained in their homes,
which were submerged.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
Traffic In Denver is Resumed

Denver-The after-effects of Den
ver's great snowstorm continued to
melt away Monday as thousands of
workmen continued the removal of the
snow from the streets, the restoration
OF street car service and the opening
of streets to vehicle traffic. Eighty Of
the 220 miles OF street cur lines In
the city were in operation according to
estimates of the Tramway officials.
The railroads had almost restored
normal conditions in passenger traffic
and were engaged in starting freight
to moving.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
AdoIph eermer placed In Troop Jail.

Trinidad.-Adolph Germer. interna-
ticnal organizer of the United Mine
Workers of America, who has directed
strike operations in the Walsenburg
district since the strike was called,
was placed under military arrest at
that place and will he brought before
the military commission for examina-
tion. A number of automatic pistols
were found In Germer's quarters at
Walsenburg ard confiscated. The mi
litia also seized number of letters
addressed to Germer which are being
held as evidence.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
ICE FREES EXPLORERS SHIP.
Boat Floats Away While Stefanson
and Crew Hunt on Shore.

boat FIoat0 Away while Stefanson
and Crew Hunt on Shore.
Ottawa, ,Ont-Somewhere within the
confines of the Arctic Circle is drift
ing Vilhjalmur Stefanson's staunch
little vessel, the Karluk. safely frozen
in an ice pack. But the leader of the
expedition is not with his vessel and
is- unaware OF It's whereabouts, accord
ing to a dispatch received from the ex-
plorer himself by George S. Desharts
deputy minister of naval affairs and
acting minister of marine and fisher
les.
Stefanson's message states that. be-
lieving the Karluk safe in the ice in
longitude west 147o. 10 miles off shore.
he took party ashore with him to
hunt The next day heavy gales
sprang up. and then a fog. When the
weather cleared the Karluk was not
in sight and had undoubtedly been
carried away by the wind which drove
the Ice pack off shore.
So far the search for the Karluk
has been unsuccessful. but as there is
a crew of rs men on board no anxiety
is felt for its welfare.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
TO RAISE s1O5,OOO,OO
AROUND 425,ooo TO PAY TAX ON
INCOME.
In First Report to Congress, Secretary
McAdoo Estimates That $65,ooo,-
600 Will Be Paid by individuals.
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington. = Secretary McAdoo's
first report 70 Congress 10 largely con-
fined to a review of the achievements
of the treasury department in mat
ters that have been OF nationwide in
terest; to recommendations for in
creased appropriations for bureaus un-
der his authority and for legislation
which he declares necessary to the
better conduct of the government and
the protection of the people.
The secretary discusses at some
length the subject of currency legisla-
tion. reviewing the activities in Lis
department related to it. He speaks
of an unrest in business circles fol-
lowing the beginning of the special
session Of Congress in April. refers,to
a propaganda of peSEimism which.
designedly or not, produces a condi-
ton of extreme nervousness and ten
sion," and points to his announcement
in June that the treasury was ready
to issue $500,000.00O of emergency
currency under the Aldrich-yreeland
act to prevent the restriction of credit
and to ease any situation.
Mr.. McAdoo details the treasury's
offer 20 loan to banks of the country
money to move the fall crops: The
sum of $46,500.000 out of $4,000, 900
estimated to be needed was appor.
toned among the states.
The income tax is not dwelt upon
at length. but the report estimates
that 425.000 individuals are subject to
1t and that corporations not hereto
fore subject to tax will number about
1900
The report refers to the require
ment that banks which hold govern
ment deposits made April 80, 1913, pay
interest at two per cent, declaring
that it means an annual revenue of ST.
100000 to the government and show
ing that II such a regulation had been
made in 1897 the government would
now have received in interest more
than ss0,O00,0O0.
Secretary McAdoo estimates that
the revenues for the fiscal year, ex-
elusive OF postoffice receipts, will be
$72s 1000. 900, only $2,OO0.00o less than
the estimates for the fiscal year 1914
To make that total he expects the
customs to bring in s249.600,000. ordi
nary internal revenue $315.000.000 and
the income tax s105, 100000, of which
$40 100000 is to come from corpora
tions. the remainder from individuals
From sales of public lands he ex-
poets to put into the treasury $4,000.
600 and from miscellaneous sources
$50 100000
He expresses the belief that ordi-
nary receipto for 1915 will exceed the
disbursements sufficiently to pay out
about $26.000.000 from the treasury's
general fund for the Panama canal.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
Fear Coal Famine at Idaho sprinss

Idaho Springs.-The snow is now
51s feet deep on the level. foot hav-
ing fallen Friday morning The city
is facing coal famine. as the Colo
RADIO & Southern takes all that can be
procured in trying to clear It's line and
push trains through. Similar depths
of snow are reported throughout the
Clear Creek district. 1t is warm and
fairly calm here. but wind RACES in the
mountains where the snow is about IL
feet deep.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
Cheyenne Tied Up by snowdrIfts

Cheyenne Tied Up by SnoWdrIftf.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Dec. 6.-South-
eastern Wyoming was paralyzed by
the worst snow blockade in 10 years.
Twenty inches of snow has fallen and
drifts are immense. Only one train,
the Overland Limited westbound.
reached Cheyenne over the Union Pa
cific. since Thursday. The Colorado
& Southern and Burlington lines to
this city are completely blockaded.
Two Union Pacific fast mails are
stalled" just outside of Cheyenne.
and the motive power Of a division
point has failed to move them.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
zeIaya Iab.a. Corpus. Case Goes over

New York.-Arguments on the writ
of habeas corpus obtained in behalf of
General Santos Zelaya. ex-President OF
Nicaragua. held in Jail here on pro-
visional warrant charging murder
and other crimes" was adjourned.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
Passengers Rescued "A. cheyenne

Cheyenne. Wyo.. Dec. S.-One hun
dred and twenty passengers who had
been showed in on two Union Pacific
trains within a mile of the Cheyenne
depot since early Friday morning were
rescued late Saturday afternoon.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
Huerta Coup Awaits General villa.

Juarez. Mexico.-The feeling spread
among rebel leaders that the Huerta
government was preparing some sin.
lister surprises in connection with the
projected march of General Francisco
Villas army toward Mexico City.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
All Mines closed at crippIe creek

Cripple Creek.--Mines were shut
down. trains stalled, the electric car
service In the district demoralized.
schools closed and the telephone serv-
icA orinniad because of the storm.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
Former White House Belle Dead.

New Orleans.-Mrs Missouri Kra-
mer, 60 years old. daughter of for
mer acting governor of Wyoming and
widow of United States army Off
Ger, was found dead In her hermit's
cabin here. Letters found in the cabin
indicated she was belle at Ruther-
ford B. Hayes inaugural ball.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
Chicago Grain and provIsion o

Chicago Grain and Provision Prices.
Chicago.-Wheat-N 2 red, 951@
961Ac; No. 3 red. 93@941sc: No. 2
hard, Ss7sc; No. 3 hard, S8A @SS1hc;
No. 2 Northern, s94 @9O1sc; No. 3
Northern. SsQ90c; No. spring. 9O1a
@91h No. 3 spring. S9@9Oc.
Corn-No. 2 yellow. 77kc; No. 9
yellow, 761ac; new, 6s% @71hc; No.
new, 67@6Skc; No. white, new.
66@68hc.
Oats-Standard. 41Ac. a}
Rye-No. 2, 64c.
Barley-50@76c
Timothy-s4.00@5.25
Clover-s10.50@14.O0.
Pork-S21.25.
Lard-s1065.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
Thirty Inches of Snow at Telluride

Thirty Inches Of Snow at Telluride.
Telluride. - The snowfall, which Is
thirty inches deep here. stopped about
10 o'clock Friday. Between five and
six feet of snow is reported in the
mountains. Trains are five or six
hours late. The temperature. is mod
crate and no damage is reported.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
Cardinal oreaIla peao,

Rome.-Cardinal Luigi Oreglia, head
of the Sacred College. died here of
pneumonia. He was SIS years of age
and was the only surviving Cardinal
created by Pope Plus TX
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
ResIon PhIIIppIne po,ts.

Manila, p. I.-C. M. Cotterman, di-
rector of the Bureau of Posts, and
Richard Campba". Judge of the Court
of First Instance. resigned their posi-
tionB
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
Twenty-seven Dead In Boston Fire

Boston. = Twenty-ccven men were
killed in fire which swept through
the upper floors of the Arcadia hotel.
clearinghouse in the South End. 9th
ers are missing. Scores were taken to
hospitals
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
Omaha Live stock Quotations.

a.-Hogs-Heavy, $735@155:
mixed. $7.25@7.40; lights. $7.00SHy4o;
pigs, $5.75@6.75; bulk of sales, $7.2J
@7.50.
Cattle-Native steers. s6.40@9.30:
COWS and heifers, $5.s5@7.60: West
ern steers. S6.00@7.S5; Texas steers,
t5.70G710; range cows and heifeze.
s5.604700: calves. s6.25Q9.75
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
Strikers to Resume Work.

Indianapolis, Ind.-Two thousand
union teamsters who have been on
strike for a week will return to work
according to union officials.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
Lieutenant Colonel oaIIIard Dead.

Baltimore. Md.-Lieut. Col. David
Dubose Gaillars, u. s. A., who direct
ed the engineering work in the Guile
bra Cut division of the Panama Canal.
died at Johns Hopkins Hospital here.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
Partial Recall Of troops Planned.

Denver.-Existing conditions in the
southern Colorado coal strike district
being quiet Governor Ammons is con-
sidering recalling n portion of the mi
litiamen now in the field.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
Cotton Market.

New York. = Cotton-Dec.. 1915;
jan, 1901; March, 1913; May, 1906;
July, 1875.
Middling. 1850; Gulf, 1875.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
LATE
MAR K EFT
oTATIo N s
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
DENVER MARKETS.
Cattle.

Cattle.
Beef steers, corn fed, good to
cnoice -I5O9S.25
Beef steers. corn fed, fair to
good .6.50@7.5o
Beef steers, grassers, good
to choice .-....-...-....-7o -7o0@755
Beef steers. grassers, fair to 4
to good ............... .s.25@s.so
Heifers. prime. cornfed :. .6.25@6.75
Cows and heifers, corn fed,
good to choice .e.oo@s.5o
COWS and heifers, corn fed,
lair to good .5.5O66.OO
Cows and heifers, grassers,
good to choice ,5.75@6.5o
COWS and heifers, grassers,
fair to good .5.Oo@5.75
tanners and cutters 3.75@475
reeding COWS ..-.........4.75@5
neai caves --...-.......6.5 .6.50@S60
i, Duils .4.50@5.50
S.ags -5.0046.50
Feeders and stockers, good
to choice ....... .6.65@765
Feeders and stockers, fair to
:, good ............. .6.Oo@6.5o
Feeders and stockers, COM
mon to fair 5.5066.OO
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Lead and Shelter

Lead and Spelter.
st. Louis. = Lead = Dull, $3.50
4.071s.
spelter-Duil, s5.O5@5.1o.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
Price of Etax-

Duluth. - Linseed = $1.42h. Dec-
S1.41B; May, s1.45h.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
Hay.

(F. 0. b. Denver. carload price.)
(Prices Paid by Denver Jobbers F. o.
B., Track Denver.l
Colorado upland. per ton. .140O@15.00
Nebraska upland. per ton. 13.00@14.0o
Second bottom Colorado
and Nebraska. per ton. .12.O0@12.50
Timothy per ton ....... .14OO@16.O0
Alialta, per ton -.-..-... lO.50@ 11.5O
South Park. choice, ton .15.00@16.00
san Luis Valley. per ton. .12.00@13.00
Gunnison Valley. per ton. .13.00@14.00
Straw, per ton ........... 3.75@4.60
Grain.
Wheat, choice milling. 100 lbs. .1.22
Rye. Colo. bulk. 100 lbs. ....... LOS
Nebraska oats, sacked ..........1.37
Corn chop, sacked 1.58
Cofh' III Sack -....... -l.oi
Bran, Colo, per 100 lbs. lilo
Flour.
Standard Colorado, net .........s .s2.1o
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
Dressed Poultry.

Standard Colorado. net .s2.1o
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
Hogs.
Sneep.

Good hogs .............. .s7.1o@7.oo
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-12
Butter.
Vegetables. s.

Vegetables.
Cabbage, Colo. cwt. ....1.25@1.5
potatoes, cwt. ..-.......... 1.20@1.50
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l.
of France, to me.
But 1 can tell you that it is to be
demolished. The Island of Tubercu-
IOsis must go, for it menaces the
finest mansion in Paris, as well as the
IOwIiest homes. We are going to
spend forty millions of dollars to de-
stroy it."
And so l went to see the Island Of
tuberculosis, which Paris has just
discovered in its midst and which it,
with so much horror and expense, in
tends to demolish, and found it-only
an ordinary slum.
These French are very excitable,
as all the world knows. When they
discovered this sIum they immediate
ly arranged to tear down the ancient;
great wall of stone that protected
the city hundreds of years ago, but
wouldn't stop an ordinary battery
with the guns of today, and on the
hundreds of acres thus gained they
intend to erect model homes where
the working people of Paris may live.
Forty million dollars worth of ex-
element over slums that many
American cities wouldn't even notice.
The Island of tuberculosis isn't
far from the central market Of Paris.
In that sIum district seven out of
twelve persons die of diseases grow
ing out of foul air and filth.
Everybody seems poor here" l
said to a withered old woman sitting
on a very ordinary doorstep of a very
ordinary and AmeTican-looking slum
building.
Very poor" she said. But we
pick rags and papers and make a
living"
Have you any chiIdren?"
ooh, they died long ago. They
we're not strong. No. But 1 was born
strong, in the country. My husband
was not born in the country. He
died with tuberculosis"
''HaVp MANY dipd2"
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enty.
eff they stop us we will starVe,"
she added.
Beside her was a filthy sack, half
opened. In it were bits of tin, papers,
cigar and cigaret ends, decayed
fruit. For the rag pickers of Paris,
who live in the slUms, are the jackals
of the city. They pick it clean, of
everything but the utmost filth, early
every morning. There are places
where they can. sell almost every
imaginable thing they can find on the
paVements.
1 didn't see any more filth in Paris
Island of tuberculosis nor any more
misery than have seen in the slums
of more than one contented Ameri-
can city.
Just as many persons die in our
slums of tuberculosis and in them is
just as much a menace to clean
homes as in the slums of Paris. D..
The new law in France that deals
with the Island of tuberculosis is
very simple It takes all taxes from
homes built for working men. In
most American cities, builders are
hailed into court and forced to pay
fines for building good homes for
working men; that is, they are taxed
for every working mans home they
build. ...r
In Paris, city commissions are to
be appointed to pass on the building
Of working mems homes and to fix
the limit of rental.
The new homes will rent for Sc
a month, and for every child that is
born into the home the rent will be-
decreased so cents a month until five
children are born.
And, by the present plan, every
home will have a little garden. 80
Younger member of an old firm :
(CooiDor Mo ooro for tho fret tiDooN
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Younger member of an old firm
(seeing Niagara for the first time)-l
My poy, tink vot waste. IF we coult
only put in it our window! VOt an
advertisement for waterproof over
coats!