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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-12
SIMMONS AMENDS
CANAL REPEAL BILL
ASSERTS ABSOLUTE CONTROL OF
UNITED STATES OVER BIO
DlTCH-BILL MAY PASS.
FIRST TEST VOTE so TO -
Such Large Majority Not Expected
When Bill Is Voted On-Senators
Defeat Motion to Adjourn by
Vote OF So to %

Washington, The senate adopted
the Simmons Norris amendment quail
flying the canal tolls exemption repeal
bill by vote of so to "a
This was the first test vote after
six weeks of debate on the repeal bill
The most optimistic senators who IA
yored repeal had not expected tho
amendment to carry by so large ma
jority. II Is not believed, however, the
bill itself can be put through by 80
great a margin.
Nine democratic senators~~Ashurst,
MARITIME, O'Gorman, Pomerene, Rams
dell, Reed, Shields, Walsh and VIII
iams~-voted against the amendment,
Several, however, are expected to vote
for the repeal bill, while several repub'
licans who supported the amendment
are expected to line up against the
repeal. ..., e..
The simmons Norris amendment
would provide that though the repeal
shall not he construed or held as a
waiver or reliuquishmen of any rights
the United States may have under the
ay.pauncefote treaty with Great Brit
ain. ~t
The amendment reads:
Provided, that tho passage OF This
act shall not be construed or held as
waiver Or ,relinqnishment Of any
right the United states may have un'
der the Drcaty with Great Britain rati'
fled the 2lst Of February, 1902, or the
treaty with the republic Of Panama,
ratified February 26, 1904, or other
wise to discriminate In favor OF It's
vessels by exempting the vessels OF
the United States or It's citizens frohi
the payment of tolls for passage
through said canal, or as In any way
waving. impairing or effeetiDg4 nay
right OF the United States nnder .satd
treaty or otlerwiae with the respect
| Of the sovereignty over Ok the owner
ship, control and management " said
canal and the regulation of the 'condi
tlon or charges Of traffic through the
same" aA4, "f~5 tst
Senator's wHo hoped 70 see the bill
disposed OF took comfort from the de
cisiye. gway. In which motion to ad
joprn was defeated, The vote was u
| to a2.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-12

Pharmacists Convene.

Jackson was filled with large num-
Der OF the leading corlpounders OF
pills, potions and prescriptions for the
twelfth annual convention of the Mis-.
sissippi Pharmaceutical association.
G, W. Simmons OF Utica. president
OF the association, reached the city
early. while Miss Flora Scarborough of
Laurel, the accomplished young secre-
tary, was also an early arrival. Other
leaders in the organization, including
A. s. Coody Of Lucedale, T. NJ. Nc
Beth Of Vicksburg and New Orleans,
8. D. Persell Of New Orleans and else.
where, J, c, McCabe, p. J. Fife of
Jackson, H. M. Faser Of the University
OF Mississippi. president OF the state
board of examiners; T. 0. Slaughters,
Waynesboro; DR.. s. c. Lindsey, Eu-
pora, and w. W. Ellis of Brookhaven,
member of the examining board; W. ].
Craig, Indianola; w. E. Hopkins, Me.
ridian, and many others were on hand
early, and there we're sundry lively
and animated social sessions about
the board of trade rooms ere President
Simmons brought down his made in
Mississippi" gavel to start the con.
vention on the round of activities
mapped out for the two days.
George Moore, on behalf of the local
pharmacists, In bright impromptu
speech, undertook to convey to his
visiting professional brethren the feel
ing of genuine qualification which they
Of the capital city felt as their hosts.
Mr.. Moore was followed by others in
short, pithy addresses, including DR.,
W. S. Leathers, director of public
health and sanitation; DR.. r. S. Curry,
superintendent of the blind institute;
H. M. Faser of the university faculty;
w. ]. Craig Of Indianola and by no
means least, Secretary J. B. Lusk of
the board of trade.
A recess followed until the after.
noon, when business session was
held, including reports by committee
chairmen, which was rather brief, ow-
ing to the prevailing heat In the even
ing a social session was held, with mu-
sic, both vocal and instrumental, fur
nished by local talent, in the attract
lively arranged and decorated board of
trade reception rooms.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-12

Engineers do not In the least doubt
Marconis wireless" from Italy that
the problem Of wireless tor radio)
telephony has been practically
solved" They could scarcely be
more entirely convinced had his wire
less come via electric waves IN the
tones OF his own voice, Even Nikola
Tesla, who from experiment is pos
sessed OF ccrtainties that certainly
equip him to be an accurate forecaster
In matters not long ago deemed In
credible. declared few days ago;
We surely are on the eve OF the
transmission Of the voice across the
world without wIres-not merely Rig
nails, but the spoken word. Not only
that but the transmission of power;
and not only the transmission Of pow
er--all these things are wrapped VI
In tho wireless transmission OF EN-
ergy'--but the wireless Transmission
OF light to Isolated places"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-12

The volume OF the saline matter in
the ocean 10 . littlearnore than 4,soo.-
600 cubic miles, or enough to cover
tho entire surface Of the United
sts,tes, exclusive Of Alaska. 1,s miles
deep. The volume Of the ten.mile
rocky crust Of the earth. including
tho mean elevation Of the land above
the sea, 4, 1.sss,Ooo.ooo cubic miles.
ons per cent, Of the contents Of the
oceaps would coyer, all the land areas
Of the globe to depth Of 200 feet, ac-
cording to the United States geologic,
Il suEvW.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-12
,wINpsToRms INJURIES MANY.
Normal School Shed Demolished and
1wenty Are Pinned In Debris.

Normal School Shed Demolished and
Twsnty Are Pinned Ia Debris.
Hattissburg.--A windstorm OF al.
most cycloiic proportions swept down
on the Normal college property and
demolished the temporary structure
used fcr demonstration purposes by
Miss Susie Powell and herSasscciates.
Some twenty persons were pinned
under the structure, some we're
bruised, some cut and one burned, No
one was injured seriously.
Among the injured were: Miss Ida
Smith OF Collins. Mrs. Flowers Of
Brookhaven and Miss ZeIla Watts.
Dr. Jones was assisted In caring
for the wounded by Drs.4 Hightower
and Carter. .@.
n The wind unroofed thss barn and
blew down the two silos at the Col
lier dairy.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-12
SHRIEKS IN THE COURT ROOM
Woman Who SIashed Ronneys "Por
trait Of a Boy" Objects to
Being Tried.

Birmingham, England. Miss Ber'
tha Ryiand, the suffragette, who de'
stroyed with a butchers knife George
Romney's Portrait Of Boy" In the
Birmingham art gallery. was commit.
ted to- jail. During. the hearing she
shrieked without cessation and quoted
Scriptures. ..ay..
~ she used the text, II came not to
send peace but sword as justifica'
iion for her act, and she declared that
the militants we're working With d.
vine guidance for purity and rought'
eousness," .....p %g~
mo surrender" was her parting
CRY as she went TO her cell.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-12

Soma Germans who went up In q
balloon At Bitterheld. Germany. a year
AGO, and cams down At Kirgischansk,
Russia, 1853 miles distant, have been
s.entencsd tp SIX months solitary con-
Anepent. All xs know about Bitter
neid Il its name, but we are willing 10
bet those Germans would like TO be
back thers. Perhaps they wilitbe able
10 al the kaiser to arrapges for the
Y rst,,rn trtp. .raaafI
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-12
Hs,d without Bond,

Hernando.- Chancellor J. @. McGow-
en-, after hearing the evidence in the
case OF the state against G. e. Sim
mons, r. 8. Simmons and Mrs. w. l..
Bates. charged with killing 6. s. Ray
burn near Horn Lake about three
weeks ago, ordered c. e. Simmons
remanded to jail without bond.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-12
Jap HANGED FOR MURDER

Seoul, rea.---Tomitaro Watanabe,
a Japanese who, March 20, killed DR..
Edgar az Mott Stryker, American sur
geon, was hanged here. Watanabe.
who had previously strangled his wife.
went tn the hospital at Holkol, where
DR.. snyker was ~ charge, and shot
the American doctor. He was tried
and sentenced to life ipprisonnent.
but appealed The superior court SEN
tsnced hiny1b death.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-12

New York.--"Most Americans eA
too much meat, a habit which Is lafEe
" to blame, in the opinion OF co; ppe'
tent physicians, for the incre ased
death rate In persons over 49," This
message of warning has been sent out
by the city health department In .
bulletin discussing food and nut rtion
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-12
Woman Caught.

yicksburg. Minnie Naugher. who
Il charged with the diamond robbery
Of Ben Guider's store several weeks
ago, who escaped from the Warren
county Jail and who was captured st
winona BY Sheriff McKsin, vas
brought back to vicksburg.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-12
..oposEp COOPERATIVE BOARD.
NC SYSTEM FINDS FAVOR
AMONG STUDENTS.
p1HER FEES ARE REDUCED
,,.,v.r,iv viii Be in Position Next
e..sion to Offer More for Less
Money Than Ever Before
in It's History.

Those of the regular student body
N remained at the university for the
.rmner session are very much graft
N to know that Chancellor-elect
PAYERS Is in favor oftthe cooperative
ho,rding system as prescribed and
u forth by the student body at a
MAJ meeting In March. The plan as
n forth by the student body is that
/ matron, student secretary and a
loard of control, consisting Of five
/ members, be elected BY the students.
rbis formal election was gone into
before the close OF the regular session
md resulted as follows: Mrs. Cora E.
gideon, matron; Allie Wing, student
secretary; H, W. Gautier. Frank Gil
lespIe, Ed Bramlett, w. E.. Morse and
Joe Evans, board of control.
With Mrs. Gideon and Mr.. Wing at
The head Of this organisation and this
hoard Of control to assist them there
i absolutely no doubt but that it will
be a success, for they are all capable
Of filling the responsible positions to
which they have been elected by the
student body.
Il Is the desire Of the student body
and the authorities that this5new plan
for lowering the cost Of living at the
university be passed by the board of
trustees and go into effect next ses-
sion. At the time the plan was put be.
fore the student body Secretary Ross
made very able speech in favor of
The move, and in fact, he was the first
10 suggest the new organizations. 1t
has been his idea for some time to
put some plan before the board of
trustees whereby the cost Of living
would be lowered, and he has long
since decided that this is by far the
most plausible plan.
With this reductf6nein the board bill
and the other fees that have been re-
duced It will be possible for a student
to 80 through the literary department
Of the university for not exceeping
$50 per session. A great reduction
has been made in tuition Of law, med
icine and pharmacy. The reduction In
the last three is that the. tuition has
been reduced from SIS to SIS, which
simply means that these departments
will have more students than In for.
ln1er years.
There is a move on in the state
among the present student body and
1.-The alumni to make the total enroll
ment next session reach the 600 mark,
and with these reductions In the gen.
eral expenses at the, university there
n positively no reason why there
should not be 500 students here next
session. This move has been dis
cussed and worked some time before,
but II Is the general opinion that those
who first formulated this move will
get busy now and raise the number Of
Students. The university will be in a
position to offer more next session for
lsss money than 1t has ever offered
before.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-12
TO Reclaim Delta.

Plans have been completed by the
Morgan Engineering company of Mem
phis for drainage district to reclaim
$4,000 acres of Yazoo delta land in
the Yazoo-C Coldwater drainage district.
The lands lie in Tunica, Quitman, De,
Soto, Tate and Pamela counties, in
Northwest Mississippi. The north end
Of the district is located about thir-
teen miles south of Memphis, from
which point the district extends south
about fifty miles. The plans for re.
clamation of the territory provide for
the control of the Coldwater river,
which drains about 1000 square miles
of hill land in North Mississippi, and
a system Of drainage channels about
one mile apart throughout the flat
lands.
The control Of the Coldwater river
consists OF a reservoir that will store
ten billion cubic feet Of water. The
dam will be nearly mile long, about
forty feet high, and will be construct
ed Of selected and puddled earth, with
twenty-foot crown and four to one
side slopes on both sides. Two per-
manent concrete openings, each eight
feet square, located through the hill
at the south end Of the dam, will al
low the low flow Of the river to pass
by the dam. The spillway will be OF
concrete 1000 feet long, with crest
twelve feet below the crest of the dam,
and will have capacity of 100000 GU
bic feet per second when the flood
level is six feet below the crest OF the
dam.
| The dam will be constructed either
by a hydraulic dredge, by steam shoy'
els and cars, or by sluicing. In any
event the body of the dam will be Of
puddled clay. The dam will contain
about 1.57s, 900 cubic yards Of earth
and 25,5oo cubic yards OF concrete.
About 10000 feet (board measured OF
sheet piling and $4,000 linear feet Of
round piling will be required In the
foundation Of the tunnels and spill
way.
The Coldwater river will be cleared
Of all obstructions from the dam to 2
point six miles below the boundary q
the district. Auxiliary channels VIII
he dredged to carry portion OF the
water within the district, where the
river channel is not adequate, It u
nroposed to clear 15o miles Of exist
/ inc channels Of trees and DRIFT, ano
10 construct about $50 miles Of new
channels, the largest Of which Will be
| 90 feet wide at the base ana ~ lee,
deep, and the smallest IA feet wide q
the base and feet deep. 49,.
n "a estimated that twenty million
| cubic yards Of earth will be excavateo
ana II is contemplated that at leas'
twanty.fiye dredges will be required U
AZ ne work. The total estimated cos
~ me improvement is $3.s7o,ooo.
The hoard Of commissioners has ac
| cented the plans and filed them witt
M cbancery court at Tunica, MISS
They will proceed to file the assess
ment roll with the court In the nea'
future II the court proceedings mov'
smoothly the bonds will be on IN,
market in about three months, ant
tbe contracts for construction worl
v,,l he let at about the same time.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-12

! 'ragaro. the famous poet n India,
sometimes cooks his own meals. but
IN so doing c6ntriyes to be utterly
prosafc by using an economic
cooker" m,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-12

That curuco.. spaiachopus. poeppigi,
10 said 70 be merely d rare Kind Of
rat, but that Ii the kind we need in
this country. and the rarer the better.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-12

Madrid.-Col. Theodore. Roosevelt
was the guest Of King Alton 20 and
Queen Victoria Of spain'at th' w srm.
MIR palace Of Ia GRAMS, forty miles
fpou Madrid y FEY "
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-12

Turin, ltaly.---Id pitched battle be
tween strikers and troops. one man
was killed and two mortally injured
Many others we're injured.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-12

Sanford. - During the electrical
storm here VIII Lot, white man,
shout u years old, was killed by light.
aing. He was plowins In field at
ths time of bis death.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-12

Many Of us are satisfied with the
vssther and the rest Of US will have
70 worry along with the kind Of wealth.
q vs get.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-12

y somebody ought to invent port
abts breakwater for use In eating
grapefruit
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-12

After the ball teams quit looking
pretty in their new uniforms they set.
- down TO play the game.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-12

Necks never will be worn longer
1Aaa tAsy sfe right now.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-12
WI, study typhoid.

DR.. W. s. Leathers. director OF pup
lie health and sanitation IN Mlss,ss,p y ~ !,
i, and supervising field agent q the
tate hoard Of health, is at headquar'
ters and was busy arranging prelimi.
raries for an attack on typhoid iever'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-12
u.,ds Poultry Department.

Among the valuable additions to the
4 N. faculty Is Prof. e. ?. Clayton,
{, Tupe,o, who has been selected as
the new head Of the poultry ospaH
$50 -'' lf4@ AG4 t9 :,
mont
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-12

The board Of trustees Of the higher
educational institutions Of Mississippi
adjourned after = strenuous week. dur,
ing which time the trustees attended
the commencement exercises at the /.
y. & c. at Columbus. the A. & Mat
.starkville and the University Of Mis-
sissippi.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-12

An interesting and practical pro,
gramme was followed during the dem.
onstration school for county agents OF
girls canning and poultry clubs, held
at the Mississippi Normal College in
Hattiesburg. This was the third Of the
series Of demonstration schools, those
preceding having been found thor.
oughly successful and fruitful, as well
m helpful to the leaders. The dem.
onstrations were conducted BY Miss
susie V. rowell, state agent. assisted
BY Miss Mary q. Creswell Of Washing
ton, D. c., assistant agent In charge,
and 0. B. Martin, agent in charge Of
the Joint boys and girls club work OF
the United States Department Of Agri.
culture.
The school opened In the private
dining room Of the Hotel Hattiesburs.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-12
Cultivate Small Grain.

Cultivate Small Grain.
Increased attention is beginning 70
be paid to the cultivation Of small
grain in Coahoma county, as It 10 be-
coming more and more evident to the
progressive planters hereabout just
What may be accomplished.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-12
Tick Eradication.

At the meeting Of the board Of SD
pervisors Of Pike county the subject
o. beginning the work Of tick eradica
lion in this county was exhaustiveiy
considered and the preliminary stepi
taken.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-12

Bids for 100000 improvements and
additions to the Meridian public
schools will b opened BY the city
council. Every school In the city Will
Se repaired and put IA gccd sanitsSy
condition.
Evening journal., 1914-11-21
URDAY. NOVEMBER 21. 1914

Miller street, pair of bedroom
slippers The
cap,
jacket all "fOr the Begans"
pairs Of boys gloves
Of No 1907 Delaware wOOln skirts
girls.
Miss avenue pairs boys
stockings pairs of girls stockings.
1907 Delaware pairs girls
gloves.
Mrs H. H. Hearne Of street. fourteen pai of chill.
drens stockings pair pairs
chd flannel
coas five bas petcoa three pairs rOmpe
babys bb five baby dresses
Russian baby's
nightgown, bahrObe, boys chinchIla
Employees LppncOt additional pairs
pants pairs aa
Belgian children
Purcell Pretman train six pairs
Of stockings boys Jusers, slippers pictures.
Richard Pretman GOtee six months old
toys.
Employees Lppncot department store No. ss Mar
chdrens pairs
chdrens "fOr the Belgian
gilt EVENING JOURNAL evening"
boxed properly on shipment o
H. Hearn 5 old FIVE pounds Of candy.
Ball. No. 1913 Park Place. baby
Ely street, pairs of socks
stockings three undershits
shoes, "fOr the Begans"
"A Fdendr dssected map the United States.
Mrs. Barnes, WOrsted coat
street babys can
"a Fendr pair stockings, handkerchief paper
dolls
Robert Bruce, bahy's coat Belgian chidv
"a Friend" boys
Crosby street, pairs hose and
val nj
"a FHends heavy Dress
Elisha Lee No. sIl Delaware superintendent
P- b. & W. railroad tea set and dolls
"a Frendr large toy stable.
l--~A Prendr waist s~-''- ~"'rts, muslin and
Evening journal., 1914-11-21
CAGE SCRAMBLE soon
FOR The FRIENDS five

Basketball is all the rage at
Friends school, and judging from the
keen interest taken by the student
body this season will be one of the
most successful the school has ever
known.
While only two of last years quin-
tettc have reported to Coach Davis,
the others having graduated. loss OF
experienced players is Offset by the
uncovering of Miller and Taylor, the
latter a brother of a spotlight hero
Of the 13 FIVE Both boys are show
ing classy form. Miller's SHOOTING
has placed him in the sharpshooter
division, while he is touted as q
whirlwind on the floor While new
at the game. Taylor is declared TO be
the goods.
In Steward and Hall. Coach Davis
figures he has a couple of finds as
guards. Miller and Weldin are fight
ing for center While Harris is slated
Tor a berth at forward
Manager Megear. who will play as
sub. guard. has arranged fourteen
games to date and expects TO take
on few more The initial scramble
will be at Friends school, Tuesday
December s. the Kcnnett Square team
opposing the locals.
Evening journal., 1914-11-21
41-INCH PIKE IS
BECALEY'S Catch
ky Walton Disciples Honor
East Side Fisherman
For His PrOWeSS
TALES OF THE DEEP
WHILE EVENING AWAY

The annual banquet OF the Delaware
Anglers Nssociation was given last
evening in Cronpton's Cafe, northcast|
corner of Ninth and Lombard slreets.
The affair This year took the form Of
an oyster spread, and was greatly en-
ioycd by the twenty -four anglers who
sat down to il. The addresses of fhe
evening were witty, and ii the catches
cf fish for the season by the members
responding to the call for reports o.
their seasons efforts were true. there
would have been fish enough for the en-
tire city.
President Edward Lewis was unable
to preside because OF being on the sick
list
William r. Beckley, chief instructor
of the association. was awarded the
prize of a fine rod and reel for catching
the largest game fish for the season, he
having landed 4l-inch pike from the
waters of the Chesapeake and Delaware
canal Commodore Becllley was also
crowned king of fishermen for the
evening.
One guest told entertainingly of how
the large pike caught by Mr.. Beckley
lost two pounds in weight before the
proud angler got through showing the
mammoth fish to his admiring friends.
Edward Ryan was toastmaster, and
well.ftted the task placed upon him. a
poem entitled Seventeen for a Quarter
was read by Charles F. Mcguire, anc
was especially enjoyed by Commodore
Beckley.
Charles Bennett. game warden, gav'
an interesting address, in which he tolC
of the efforts of the Delaware Gam,
Protective Association officers 90 con
serve the interests of the sportsmcn il
the State. A letter of regret was rcac
from Chief Game Warden lie Fevre, VIII,
was unable 20 be present
Robinson's Orchestra was in attend
ancc during the evening. The menu:
Blue Points ON Half Shell.
Boston Pan. Fried Oysters.
Il Celery. Potato Salad.
Pickles Pepper Sauce.
Marylani Biscuits
Cranberries. Coffee.
Cigars and Cigarettes.
n Those present werei Willard Llovi
Y George Jackson Charles r. Maguir
d George Ncil, Howard Lewis. Fran
Lewis. John G. Mcguire, Elmer C. Pom
Frank w. Van Luvanee, Elmer Wilhelm
Henry Getzcnberg. John Douehert-
f. William r. Beel1lcy Preston Rasl
4 Charles Bennett Michatl Barr, Abne
Hopes. Charles A.. Hagner. Francis &
4 Magure. Arthur Sparks John y
Cooper Edward Ryan, c. Oscar Mas
sey and John Eisler.