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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-01

Tho Water Valley Progress says that
"Of the FIVE Democratic members Of
Congress who voted against the reso,
luton empowering President Wilson to
use the army and navy to back up his
demands that Huerta make proper
amends for ~indignitics offered the
American flag, to her everlasting dis.
grace be il known that three of them
were from Mississippi: sisson, stcph.
ems and Witherspoon."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-01
THE RAZOR BACK.

The Aberdeen Examiner says that
the finest, richest, most delicate and
palatable meat, known, is that Of the SO.
called razor back hog, with its
'streaks Of lean and fat" equitablv
distributed, and It's meat always
healthy. The great charm Of the Tam.
worth breed, now so rapidly growing
IN FAVOR, is in its resemblance in charac,
teristics to the razor back so much dc.
r'ded BY the ignorant; and both elasse.
'~s 'neir supremacy in large measure to
'ne possession Of the qualities of the
w'ia boar Of Europe, dsnominated ",hs
food " Kings.n
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-01
EDUCATION THROUGH EEwsPA.
PERs.

A striking illustration Of the way in
| the public on health topics il found in
the ~soee!al Y. W. G. A, edition Of tbc
! knoxville Tenn Sentinel, Issued by
the women Of Knoxville. This edition
| contained a large number q special
articles on many topics Of local and
general interest, an entire page being
given to public health. A large share
Of thi, page is occupied by m article
on "Orgnniaod Medicine, What It
Stands For, and Some of the Things II
Has Accomplished, " ~b'ch presents
the entire argument for medical or
gauizhtion as q benefit to the public.
The objects and advantages rf orGani.
2atiou, for horh local and national IS.
soriatious, ave presented cleAkaand
forcibly. Other articles on eDTagt
arr, "Immupity First AID to Proven.
tive Mt""Advuntascs CLAIMED
For G~H Hospital Plan" car
bagc Disposal, - and "Fivi~'ct.on. \
reprint Of Eadyard KtrIing'y article
GU "Tbe Doctor and the PaurDt' from
the l.udirp' Home journal amplctes
the page. This example Is a good ou'
for other comfy sncl"ties ~ follow.
in counties in which the medical pro.
fcssion ls properly and rtT"cti'r orenr.
lied, a request from the society rs "a
body, for 30 insertion in tie }Fa3inG
paprrs Of the county Il suitable rd4
cRtion0I articles on public health topics
viii be d~isrrgardrd by very few local
newspapers. Articles prepared under
the supervision Of the county society
and published with ats approval viii
carry an amount Of authority and in.
Auencc that would not BE- possible in tbr
case Of articles prepared and signed by
individual ~phymclans, With the adj
vance in preventive medicine and the
increase in knowledge Of the methods %
transmission Of contagious disease, III"
doctor is reycrtiug more and more t"
has original role Of teacher. The Jour
nal Of the American Medical Assotio
tion thinks that the sooner physicians
as a class qualify themselves fer thIs
educational function, the sooner vii.
they have the overwhelming support Of
intelligent people,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-01
NO PRINTERS IN JOLIET.

After deciding to publish a paper at
the Illinois State Pcmtrauary at Joliet.
10 b. edited by the eonvicts, the prison
officials were somewhat embarrassed
not to say sarprised-tg find there was
not s printer among the 1900 inmates.
There acre 80 banker hrhInI the bars,
The Typographical '.srnaL.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-01
JARMAN ELECTED J. P.

At the special election held in Beat
Five Of Isa9re County yesterday, Mr.
J, P. Jarnaa, Of sidon, was elected
without opposition as Justice Of the
Peace to succeed Judge F. c. Ken.
dali, resigned. Mr.. Jarman will make
bis people a faithful and capable of
feer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-01
have a good size mare mule
and a young 3year old horse mule
for sale cheap. Monroe McClurg,
Wilson Bank Building.

Aessrs. Hampton and Ridgeway, rep.
resentatives Of the Southern Woodmen.
are organizing a lodge in this city of
that popular fraternal insurance order.
These gentlemen can be relied upon alb
solHtely. They are upright, honorable
and trustworthy in every respect--and
the public can depend upon any rep.
r]esentation they may make as to the
merits Of the Southern Woodmen.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-01
Sick Headache,

Mrs. 4. l.. Luckie, East Rochester,
y. Y. vas a victim Of sick headache
and d~espoudency, caused by a badly
weakened and debiIitated condition Of
her stomach, when she began taking
Chamberlain Tablets. She says,
IL found them pleasant to take, also
mild and effective. In a few weeks
time | was restored to my former good
health" For sale by all dealers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-01

"Growing in Mississippi, is tn"
new slogan adopted for 0ErlcuItun"ta
generally and truckers and fruit grow
ers in particular in the state, The riun
is to grow In Mississippi all that Is r"D
sumcu In the State md sell the sur
plus, increasing every season the vol
umc and quality Of production,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-01

Mr.. W. II. Hays, OF Greenwood, Sec.
rotary of the Greenwood Business Lea.
que, is visiting the family of his son,
Mr.. Harry Hays, on Jefferson street.
The Greenwood people gave the old
Veterans such a royal Welcome there
last year at the State reunion, that the
writer will always be glad to meet any
Of the people from that city,. ST.
in iazoo County News, aith inst.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-01

The order Of the Eastern star Grand
Lodge of Mississippi convened in Jack
son this week. Mr., Harry EIosmeF, Of
Greenwood, prcsidcd ns Grand Patron,
and also responded to the address Of
welcome.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-01

Hon, Roger Wilson, Of N"shoha
County, has announced for Congress-
against Congressman Withorspoon, in
the Fifth District. Mr.. Wilson Is n
man OF extraordinary ability, and ""
hope he will be elected.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-01

The Mississippi Teachers Association
convened in annual session at Jackson
yesterday. Supt, c. L. Saunders and
all Of the members of the faculty Of
the Greenwood city schools are in at.
tendance, and The Commonwealth wish.
es for them a pleasant and profitable
visit to the Capital City.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-01

Hon. ". NJ. Whittington, Of this city,
has accepted an invitation to deliver
the address to the graduating class Of
the Durant High School on Wednesday
May Goth, 1t gocs without saying that
a rare intellectual feast is in store for
all who hear his address. Mr.. Whit
tington is ono Of the most eloquent ora
tors IN Mississippi.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-01

The LeAore County Board Of Super.
visors has passed a law that no hunting
Of my kind be allowed in two years,
Attala County would do well to follow
suit. The birds ought to be protected
and other game would greatly increase
during that osciusko Herald,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-01

Secretary W. H. Hays, Of the Bust
ness League, visited Jackson and va.
zoo City the latter part Of last week,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-01

Deputy Internal Revenue Collector
T. J, Wyatt was here the first Of the
week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-01

Mr.. ". NJ. Berry, a popular com.
mcrcial traveller, was in the city a few
days this week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-01

Mr.. J. b. Webb, Of the Greenwood
Lumber Company, visited Greenville
last Sunday.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-01

Mr.. c. T. stepp, Of MeComb City, was
in the city last Saturday, and made
this office a pleasant call.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-01

President Edward Jones, OF the Plant.
ers Bank Of Sehlater, was a busicnss
visitor here this week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-01

Hon. II. l., Walton was down from
Sunny Side on business this week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-01

Judge D. p. Montgomery visited
jackson and Madison the first of the
week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-01
For City Clerk,
K. II. HICKS

The State Bar Association met at
Gulfport this week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-01

Polka de Concert ........... Bartlett
Minnie May Doty, Winona.
The winners in this event: Music
Winona; Expression, Grenada; Oratory
Oxford.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-09-13
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-03

war in advance. Britain had not.
Germany had arms, shoes, uniforms,
ammunition, trucks, supply depots,
42-centimeter guns that almost no
body knew about, vast supplies of
copper and petroleum, and myriad
other things, all ready, distributed,
carefully indexed and waiting to be
used. No other country had any
thing like such perfection of readi-
ness.
All this has been pointed out many
times before. But there has not been
so much emphasis on the economic
as on the military significance of
these preparations. They fortified
Germany against financial panic.
She was ready to go ahead fighting,
whether she could get money or not;
and the very fact that she was so
well ready, gave her financiers the
confidence that would move them to
provide the money.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-03

ant command in Poland, and that the
reason is his failure to accomplish,
for the Cars arms, the very thing
that he prevented the Japanese doing
at Mukden. 1t is a most curious ex-
ample of the irony of fate. The jap
anese all but perfected their circle of
steel around the Russians. The bot
tie was built, but the stopper could
not be forced into the neck; and out
of the narrow neck the demoralized
Russian army escaped.
1t was a glorious service that the
sturdy old soldier rendered his En-
peror, in thus saving an army from
being surrounded and taken. For it
he was highly honored, and great
store was set by his talents at the
beginning of this war.
But how uncertain, how fleeing
and insecure, is military glory! A
few years pass, and Rennenkampf is
intrusted with the accomplishment,
on the plains of Poland, of the very
task which he had prevented on the
plains of Manchuria: he must put
the stopper in the bottle, by getting
his army to a certain place at GER
tain time, despite whatever OBJ
stacles. With the stopper properly
inserted, the Russians would have
captured three German army corps.
Rennenkampf's failure to synchro-
nize his movements properly with
those of the other Russian forces
caused the scheme to collapse; the
Germans cut.their way out; and Rem
nenkampf goes to disgrace.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-03
MODERATION THE NOTE

The German imperial chancellor,
addressing the reichstag, pointedly
intimates that when Germany shall
emerge from the war a conqueror,
she will make it her business to take
summary vengeance against those
enemies whom she accuses of NAL
treating German prisoners and civil
ians.
At the same time comes from
South Africa the news that General
DeWet has been captured, with a
few followers. His little revolt
against the British government in
the Union of South Africa collapsed,
and he is a prisoner, charged with
treason, likely to be court-martialed
and shot.
This is poor time for belligerents
to talk of vengeance, or to inf1ict ex-
IRENE penalties. Neither the chan
'cellor's speech nor the disposition of
the South African government is
highly creditable. Moderation in ev-
cry possible direction save only
fighting, should be the rule of such
a war as this. Every excess COM
mitted or threatened now will make
it the more difficult to secure or to
preserve peace. And peace there
must at last be.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-03

When and where was the first Govern
ment building erected in Washington!
Here is the ninth question in The
Times Educational Competition.
High school principals today added
their communication to the Sacoree-
ments OF The Times contest that al
ready have come from educational Of
ficials and Washington business Men.
Pupils. as well as teachers. are en-
thusiastic about TIE competition. AT
Central High School, clippings from
The Times announcing the contest are
posted In the bulletin of the Review.
the school paper.
At Mckinley Manual Training
School. William Bastfan, head of the
general organization. body OF stu
dents which has I'm hand all student
activities. said he intended talking
up The Times contest among BOYS
OF the school. He said:
I think the contest Is a splendid
idea. and pupils at Tech should be
glad of the opportunity to enter
such an educational competition. II
is up TO Tech to bring that gold
medal TO this school. and | shall
urge every boy I know to get in and
work to win the contest
School spirit, IL became evident this
week with the formal announcement OF
the contest In the schools. by order OF
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-03
DELAY IN WAR NEWS.

Impatience at the slowness with
which news of the great battle in
Poland reaches this country ought to
be mitigated to some extent by re-
calling the doubt and suspense that
followed our own battles in the civil
war when distances were not so
great, battle lines far less extended,
and the number of men engaged in
considerable in comparison with the
vast armies fighting in Russia and
along the German frontier.
In the current number of Harper's
Magazine extracts from Hays diary
bring wildly to mind the meagerness
and the painful delay of news that
came to Washington from Gettys-
burg. Hay writes:
News Travelled with desperate slow
ness to those kept in suspense at the
White House during this crisis. The
battle of Gettysburg ended at dark on
July .. 1863, and Yet for more than a
week following doubt and hope alter
mated in Lincoln's mind as TO whether
the Union General Meade would COM
plete his victory by destroying Lees
army.
On Monday, July Is, ten days after
the close of the battle, Hay says the
President began to grow anxious and
impatient about Meade's silence. 1t
was not until several days later that
definite news of Lees escape threw
Lincoln into one of his fits of anger
and disgust with the conduct of the
Union generals, forcing from him the
remark that he believed. had he been
in command at Gettysburg, he could
have prevented Lees escape himself.
On the eastern front in Europe
three or four battles are being
waged, in each of which the men en-
gagged far outaumber those engaged
at Gettysburg and each of which has
vital bearing on the result of the
whole engagement. Conditions have
changed since Gettysburg, but so
have battles. Looking backward
even fifty years, it seems more re-
rnarkable that Washington should
have been ignorant so long regard
ing conflict that had taken place
almost within gunshot of the Capitol
than that We should now be in doubt
IS to what has happened in Russian
Poland.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-03
A GERMAN ADVANTAGE.

The voting of a war credit of
81 $50, 100000 by the German reich
stag yesterday furnishes occasion
for some observations on the very
different economic conditions in Ger
many and Great Britain when the
war opened. They are observations,
too, that have point and Thickness
for Americans, just now entering
upon consideration Of the problem of
our own readiness if war should
come.
Germany is not so wealthy a
country as Great Britain, but none
the less is wealthy. When the war
broke out, Germany had her military
machine and the supplies required by
it, standing ready for use. Britain
had not. Germany had been for
many years diligently, patiently, la
boriously, gathering together the
material that war demands and con-
sumes so fast. Britain had not, on
any comparable scale. Germany had
been paying the burden of taxes, or
using the arts of finance, to pay for
these vast stores of military neces-
sites; Britain had not.
In other words, Germany had to a
very considerable extent paid for her
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-03

Superintendent Thurston and the BOARD
OF Education, will play a major part in
the competition.
This morning at Business. where
pupils conduct their own assembly a
student announced The Times competi-
uon- At Mckinley Manual Training
School. the official bulletin board TO-DAY
bore an announcement of The Times
contest
Principal Allan Davis. at business TTigh
School, gave his Endorsement OF The
Times contest In the following words.
I believe your contest Is an excel
lent thing. There Is great need that
young folk in Washington should
know more about the history and
opportunities of their own city.
also approve thoroughly of any oues-
lions which would direct their atten-
ton to present Industrial and munich
pal conditions here.
Principal Emory Wilson. of Central
High School, also gave his hearty an
prevail of The Times contest. He said:
I think The Times contest Is a
good thing. 1t should encourage
pupils to take a deeper interest IN
Washington. And such encourage
ment is much needed in Washington
where too few Of us are thoroughly
acquainted with facts about our own
city
The terms of the contest were an
nounced by Principal Wilson, to the
assembly OF HIS school this morning, In
accordance with the notice sent out by
Superintendent Thurston this week.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-03
Tomorrow.


Meetings. evening.
Masonic amLia. No. :. election. Lebanon
40 :. election. School OF Instruction Rovai
Arch MasOns. High Priests AssocIafinn
dinner. Columbia. No. :. Red cross,
Martha. so & and Ascension
Odd FcliOws- Phoenix. No s. Central 40
Z. Metropolis 40. l6; Magenenu No 4
EncaInpment. Miriam. No. G. Rebekghs
Knights of Pythias -Syracusians Nh 10.
RatEbone Temple. No. :. PythIan SISTERS
Meeting. Noman's InterdenominationgI Mis-.
sIonaTy Union. Church Of the Epiphany {,
street between Thirteenth and F'ourIesntb
northwest, y. m.
Annual dinner. Royal Arch Masons. New
Masonic Temple. ESQ p. IA.
Illustrated lecture, Work Of the Fore.,
S1rvice." by Rristow Adams. Sherxoai
PRESBYTERIAN Church. Rhode Island ayenue
Entertainment. benefit OF Belgian RELIEF FUND
Washington College. Third and T streets
northeast. y. IN.
oI,sfer roast. v ashnEton Aerie. No l25. Fra
tsrnaI order Of Eagles. 5 p. m.
Lecture What 10 Eat How and When IN
order tn Keep Well BY DR. William
Gerry Morgan. National Society OF Keen
Wells. lecture hall. Church Of the Covenanf
connecticut avenue and y street northwest
Socialist Party. Local Northeast Sd m
Meeting Park View Citizens AsSociatien
whitney Avenue Christian Ghi r h. p.TI
Road and Georgia Avenue northwest, s n,
s~,rr.. France. our Sister Rem Tile 90 Iv
Arthur Stanley Rigs. National GsoSra ohio
Society. New Masonic Temple, 40 d. m
and s:lS .. m.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-03
DEARTH OF POTASH.

When the war threatened to cut
of the worlds supply of German
potash CONSERVATION fell upon chem
istry and agriculture. Great Britain
prohibited the export of her scant
potassium stock; France doubted if
she had enough on hand to satisfy
her own needs; Spain frightened her
grip on her incipient production.
We must find in the United States
an equivalent for the potash and 9TH
er fertilizers we imported last year
TO the extent of S12,433,3 49.
Spain's example is instructive. So
valuable does she consider her large
undeveloped deposits near Barcelona
that she has reserved for the state
the privilege of investigating and
working them. With her rapidly
growing consumption she may not
have enough for export. To expedite
development the state offers rewards
for the discovery of fresh potash
stores.
In tentative response to Americas
demand New York corporation has
erected an experimental plant near a
California deposit of sodium. Later
The plant viii probably turn out 120
tons of potash daily.
More remains to be undertaken.
Utah's extensive deposits of alunite
need only to be freed from their
alumIna through some practical
process, yet to be invented, to yield
sulphate Of potash in abundance.
Most important of all is the pos
sible extraction of potash in the
manufacture of beet sugar molasses.
If ten pounds of crude potash salts
could be obtained for every hundred
pounds Of molasses-the proportion
attained in Europe this valu-
Ible by-product from beet sugar
refuse would prove a boon not only
to agriculture in general, but to
sugar beet growing in particular.
Right now comes the best oppor-
unity to fortify sugar beet produc-
ton by adding to its profits and at
the same time to satisfy a pressing
y,atiopol mad
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-03
Why Disabled Men Have Preference.

To the Editor Of the Mail Bag:
Permit me to answer Mr. Ex-Soldier's
question, Why is it that a disabled
soldier or sailor is given preference over
an ex-soldier or sailor in entering the
Federal service?"
l refer Mr.. Ex-Soldier to section 1754
of the Revised Statutes. which. judging
from his unreasonable and Illogical ar
Sument. he has never read. Again, he
seems to be grossly ignorant OF the
Civil Service Act. Rules and Reguia-
TONS" and 1 advise him to get the free
Manual Of Examinations and look IL
over.
Mr.. Ex-Soldier says: Now, I am not
referring to our civil war veterans or
Spanish war veterans. or our latest
Mexican conflict" To whom does he
refer? He says those who have served
less than one enlistment period. and are
discharged for disability in line OF duty
the disability being caused by inherit
auce such rs stomach trouble. defective
hearing, defective eyesight. lung trou-
BILE etc" He does not seem to know
that in order to receive preference in
appointment an applicant must de-
scribe his disability fully. and this de
scription must be supported by evidence
furnished by the War Department Per
sons entitled to preference are not re-
leased from any requirements as o.
physical conditions excepting age, AMI
this act does not apply to promotion eX-
aninations or examinations for the
Philippine service. Many disability SOL
diers are debarred from examination
or account OF their disabilities. which
they are compelled to state in their ap-
piications. while civilians and ex-sOl-
dIers receive appointments I doubt
his ability to cite a single case of the
character which he claims is so com
mon.
II the Army Medical Department is
enlisting invalids and discharging them
with disabilities in the line OF duty, then
here is the root of the evil. and not
in section 1854 OF the Revised Statutes
But / do not believe the Medical De-
p1rtment is doing this, and I have NV
doubts about Mr.. BARRIERS ever having
donned the United States uniform
He probably belonged to the militia or
the I. W. w.
Mr. Barber seems to think that a
non-producer is better than
a two-year non-producer. | have a diff
ferent conception OF morality The
non-producer is given a lib
eral retirement pay. Many other things
could be mentioned to show that this
writer has no grounds for his complaint
JAMES W. BROCK.