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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17
300 MILE TRIP WINS RACE
Last OF Eight Balloons That Left st.
Louis Is Heard From-Good.
yea Is WinnAr

LOUIS Is Heard Erom-Good.
year Is Winner.
st. Louisville balloon "San Fran.
cisco 1915" landed eleven miles south.
east Of McLeansboro. ILL.,. according to
a telegram received from e. s. Cole.
the pilot.
McLeansboro is about ninety.fiye
miles southeast of st. Louis, and the
balloon covered about LOG miles in an
air line.
All eight balloons that sailed from
here have been heard from and the
winner of the national elimination
raceto select the third American an.
trant to the international race that
will start from Kansas City next o..
tooer appears to be the balloon
Goodyear" The pilot Of the "Good.
year" was A. D. Preston Of Akron
Ohio, and his aide was M. D. Trem.
lin Of Akron. Ohio. This balloon land.
ed at Constance. KY, about 300 miles
from st. Louis.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

Now n college professor wants a
station established in Borneo for the
study OF monkeys In trying to find the
origin of human instincts. The wild
man OF Rorneo might be caught and
added to the simian collection for
study of more developed species. In
the meantime. much light might be
shed on the occult question of why 30
many men act, under given circum-
stances, like monkeys,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17
COLLIER BLAMED FOR WRECK
storstad Changed Course and Hlt EN-
press Of ireIand--Third Officer
Guilty--Oyer 1000 Lives Lost.

Quebec.--The collier Storstad II
held to blame for the Empress of Ire
land disaster In the findings Of the
wreck commission. The commission
holds that the disaster was due to the
Storstad's change Of course, ordered
by the third officer, without instruc'
tons from the first officer. who was
In charge of the collier at the time.
The Empress was sunk in the st.
Lawrence on May 20 with a loss of
more than 1000 lives.
The inquiry into the disaster was be.
gun In Quebec by Il commission COM
posed of Lord Mersey, formerly pre-
siding justice Of the British admiralty
court; Sir Ad0lpho Routhier Of Que
bee and Chief Justice Mcleod Of New
Brunswick. Lord Mersey also presid-
ed over the inquiry into the Titanic
disaster.
The GOLFERS third officer, found re,
sponsible, is Alfred Tuftenes. He was
on the bridge when the crash oc.
Cured.
I'VE regret" says the finding, ito
have to impute blame to any one in
connection with this lamentabIe disQs.
ter, and we should not do so If we
felt that any reasonable alternative
were left to us. We can. however, come
to no other conclusion than that Mr..
Tuftenes was wrong and negligent in
altering his course in the fog, as he
undoubtedly did, and that he was
wrong and negligent in keeping the
navigation of the vessel in his W
hands and In falling to call the cap.
tain when he saw the fog coming on.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17
BUSINESS AND EDUCATION.

Business 10 but the system By
which the exchange % human prod
ucts, material and intellectual, Ia Ell.
fected. As the needs OF men Increase
In number, become more varied. deli
cate and complex, the system u ex.
change by which these are served 10
likewise modified and developed, Edu.
cation In all ages has borne q direct
relation to this process, and always
those engaged in promoting It have
wrought more or less consciously In
sympathy with II. In modern times
the demand Of every community has
steadily been for the more and more
scientific treatment Of education. says
New York Times. And as science
essentially Is the reduction Of orderly
generalization OF known facts-~the dis.
coVery and formulation Of "laws"- ed.
tcation has felt is influence increas.
lhgIy 1t VIII continue to do 30. Natur.
ally, any innovation In this direction
encounters a certain resistance and
has to overcome Il certain inertia, But
In each field the forces that tend TO
development, to adjustment, to salts
lying . and wider needs, 20 on, and
with added effect. The old idea Of ed
ucation. which In It's time wal a ra-
tiohal Idea, that 1t Ia a matter for a
select and limited number, for q class
set apart, lie giving way, as Ia the old
Idea that business liz & matter for in.
management. In which mere
energy, application and shrewdness
for success.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17
Killed In Auto cra.b

Morgantown, W. Va.-Three persons
were killed and four injured when ~
automobile got beyond control near
here and dashed into the side OF 4 hilI
Ihe dead are Winfield F. Mckay, IS.
Rayenswood, w. Va; Winfield McKav
z, his grandson; DR.. H. c. Mckay.
Fairmont.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17
lnxertinate neath.

Vienna.--A Judicial inquiry has been
ordered into the deaths Of a guios
named Melounig and four Others
whose frozen bodies were found O.
the Gross-venediger glacier. neaI
Gratz. An examination disclosed tne
guide had been killed BY q blow froD
an ice AL.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

stand the principles Of training, which
guided the Greek in his games, In his
battles and his dances, and made the
proportions of his figure different from
ours of today, that Greek sculpture
Is In reality a puzzle to us. Certain
pastures fixed by the Greek sculptor
seem to US contortions, bordering on
physical lmpossibilities. There IL al
ways a terrific controversy over the
restoration of Greek sculpture, and
even then the arms and heads and
legs we supply never look right.
All this because we do not under.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

Paul Scheerbrnt. German philoso.
pher, predicts the day when all the
people will live In glass houses and
grow happier and more beautiful in
those abodes. 1t may be a great adj.
vance, though an essential preparation
to 1t is to teach all the people not to
throw stones.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

Still at that, you can't blame a mar
who owns a player-piano for putting
on airs says the Philadelphia In
quirer, If it happens to be a very ex-
pensive player piano with fancy work
in front the airs he put on when he
puts on airs make the neighbors tired
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

stand the principles by which the
Greek ordered the movements OF HE
body. II was n great secret of bodily
coordination, and the secret has been
lost. and with 1t the ability thor.
oughly to understand the Greek art
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17
AMERICAN WINS AIR RACE
Brock Flies from Hendon, England, to
Paris and Back-Makes the
Trip In Seven Hours,

Lcndon.--An American, Walter L.
Brock, captured first honors in the
aeroplano race from Hendon to Paris
and return. Brock outdistanced his
nearest rival, Roland Garros, a French
aviator, by more than an hour. His
flying time for the distance--502 miles
in a direct line-was z hours, 3 min.
utes, 6 seconds.
A thrilling incident was a plunge
into the English channel. which Baron
Carbery suffered when his aeroplane
fell from a considerable height when
half way across on the return trip. A
life belt kept Lord Carbery afloat un-
til he was picked up by a steamer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

observation-disclosures r. Hofmeister,
auditor, and Herman +. Borchers, as.
sistant treasurer and paying teller of
the Colonial Trust Company, were ar.
rested In connection with the $685. 900
shortage Of the trust company.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

A man died recently who had col.
lected 1000 pieces of porcelain val.
ued at $1,000 600, The heavy.handed
domestic with q propensity for break
ing things probably never go a
whack at those porcelains.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17
WiIlouqhby Appointed

Peking:--W. +. Willoughby, profess.
O at Princeton university, has baen
appointed deputy legal adviser Il M
Chinese government. DR.. F. ]. Coca,
now, legal adviser, recently accentea
the presidency Of Johns Hopkins mn.
versity.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17
Real Estate Men Elect.

Observation-Disclosures elected by the
National Association Of Real Estate
Exchanges include:
President. Thomas Shallcross, Jr.,
Philadelphia; vce-president, T. M.
Weir, Tampa, Fla, and and r. L.
Foust, Knoxville, Tenn.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17
Col. Gutierrez Dies.

San Antonio, Tex.-Col. Regime N.
Gutierrez, retired officer Of the Mex.
lean army, and q refugee in this city,
died here. Gutierrez was identified
with extensive commercial, mining
and ranch interests in Monterey, and
was n Of the rich men OF Mexico.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

An echo Of past times and C n.
lions comes with the news = the
only man who could reaf rae
sreeley's writing TO print dead.
II Ia no longer q mark MUS to
Ven iliesthle writing for printing
press. The typewriter hae hanged all
that,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17
GREEK METHODS HIDDEN
R~edlscovery Of Key to Physical Stu.
premacy Would Be inestimable
Boon to World.

NO greater gift could be made to
our modern world than the redis-
covery OF the Greek physical suprem.
acy. The secret of the method by
which, for n brief period, they real.
lied perfection was long since lost, no
one knows how.
Al present, 20 little do we under
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

Baseball fans are not SO obstreper.
Gus rs formerly, probably because II
requires all their energy to ppo
three major leagues.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17
Powder Explodes.

Charleston, w. va.-Thirteen nnan
we're burned, three probably fatally,
when a key Of powder exploded .
coal mine at Dungriff. Matthew Hof
spein, Alexander Ownsby and JESSE
Barlow have small chances for reco''
cry. MG
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

People who delight In baskins on
the bathing beaches these torrid days
must be careful to avoid the terrible
typographical error that would leave
the "a out Of basking.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

Cincinnati.-At q special election
Cincinnati citizens declined to adopI
new charter. The charter called 49,
smaller council and sought to give "
mayor more power.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

A Brooklyn man fell in love with
the handwriting Of a San Francisco
girl. sought her out and married her.
Il Ia to be feared this news will have
a bad effect on the popularity of type.
writer's.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17
Force Of Aabtt.

Willis tin the cemetary)--This can't
be Hardup's grave. The inscription
reads. Mrs. Hardupp."
Gillis--Yes, but you see he had his
tombstone, like hts other things, put
In his wife's name,--Puck.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

Down with Hypocrisy" is the reply
q London actress makes to a clergy
mar who criticized women's clothes.
She seems to think he rather enjoyed
taking notes for his TRADE,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17
Kills Seven.

Bergamo, Italy.-Simone Pianetta, a
peasant Of the village Of Camerata Cor
nello, killed v persons, including
the parish priest, presumably to sat.
isfy old ~grudges.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17
Matador Woundsd

Marseilles.--In a bull fight here 4
matador. Ocoiito, was desperately
wounded, the bull goring him ii tha
abdomen.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

Philadelphia.-The tug Neptune,
used by the government at this port
for boarding vessels IN quarantining
left for New Orleans with apparatus
aboard for fighting bubonic plague.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

Evidently the artistic tempcra.
ment" has been slandered. 1t seems
to harmonic very well with washing.
scrubbing and cooking.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

One more matter that Ia getting com.
t%nonplace ia the arrival at New York
on her maiden trip OF the greatest
ship aAoat," Yet this Ia vastly prefer.
able to her occasional failure to ar.
rive.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

Charoiles, France.-Two person.
were killed and ten seriously wounded
In q battle between two tribes 81 an.
sizes On the banks Of the Loire. II WI
= outcome Of . lo~ng-standing feud
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17
Mount Lassen Erunts.

Reddfng, Cal.-The sixteenth erup-
tion of Mount Lassen has occurred. A
piebald cloud shot several thousand
feet In the air.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

A noted fossil hunter has a dlnosaur
believed to be 3,ooo,ooO years old. al
though 1t may possibly be n few thou.
sand years younger,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17
Old B~arrister Dies

London.--William Augustus Gordon
Hake. the oldest barrister In England,
died at Brighton. He was born in
1911.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

Jefferson City, Mo.-The amendment
TO the Missouri constitution giving
women the right to vote will go On
the ballots It the November election.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

Moreover, why should not women's
clothes be 'fmmodest but comfort.
able" II there 10 no discomfort in i'm.
modesty7
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

If the poetry and turnips received by
the bride and groom should be sent
back, wouldn't 1t be p%rovidential II the
poet were to get the turnips?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

Very few girls regard 1t as a com.
pliment when II fails at a beach
party to recognize them without their
compilations.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

Predestination theories received n
distinct Jolt when n st Louis motor.
cycle racer was killed with u revolver
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

There is this much to be thankful
for; The attempt to make pink wigs
fashionable failed utterly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17
German Minister Dead.

Berlin.--E. Won Maxthausen, Ger
many's minister to China since Feb.
ruary, 1911, died here.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

London.-Lady Hardinge, vicerine
Of India, died at a hospital here, after
undergoing an operation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

Naples.-The duke Of Acosta, cousin
of the king, Is reported to be danger
cusly III from typhoid fever.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

Nor does the n live by meat alone
especially In hot weather,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

The government will spend about
SS60,0O0 this year on a%eroplanes, They
come high, but we must have them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-25
Every Can Have Wayne
Knit Hosiery now

for we have finished marking the entire
new fall stock-and all the kinds are arrang-
ed on the shelves, ready to show you Satur-
day. If Wayne Knit hose could be any finer,
more shapely, comfortable and durable than
they were, they have these qualities now
Remember that you can get the fabric you
like best in Wayne Knit, whether it is cotton,
Isle, or sills-and in any weight preferred.
All Wayne Hosiery (above the 15c line) IL
full fashioned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-25
The Newest Neckwear

DelightfuJ little fashion ideas in the vestees
and underblouses. with high standing collars. made
from sheerest organizes. batistes, nets and shadow
laces-and the prices begin low soc. ranging up
$3.50. Very dainty Marie Antoinette and
Byron dainty pque collar and cuffs sets
priced upward from Soc, and many lace and other
fine collars are CSC upward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-25
Half the Regular Prices
for Hair Goods
Saturday

This announcement is
made to entirely close out all
the line Of switches Except
gray) which we now have, as
we intend to put in very
complete stock Of hair goods
which we consider far super
Tor to the kind now carried.
The sale will take place in
the Notion Department, Main
Floor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-25
A New Thompson Glove
fitting Corset

cut on the very newest lines with in
curved waist, medium bust, long hip.
six supporters. rust proof boning;
made in a beautiful quality broche
striped imported corseting, lace
trimmed. An excellent model for
style, comfort and service. Saturday,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-25

from the best makes that
this discriminating store af-
f0rds and you will be sure
of perfect-fitting, perfect
wearing gloves.
PERKINS, French Gloves eC Ok
-2-clasp-$1.75 and PSs6O
Corona Glace Kid @1 Ok
-2-clasp. YAs6O
Bacmo Capeskin Street Gloves
SIPS and $1.75
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-09-19

count should published showing every detailed item and the
balance there be left in the treasury Dr. Waterords
work of the finance committee all that could be
expected any under favorable circumstances
1t was unrng efforts that made this great convention the
it from financial standpoint Notwithstanding the
others trying lay claim to this honor We do not
this money turned to- but do know that the
Muogee entitled to know how this spent
president of the State League Mr. Elliott responsible to the
people information viii he try to dodge the issue?
Later will publish the number of ckec sold for the trip
Boey the amount of turned Mr. Elliott by Boe
Okmugee with which transportation for officers of the
National League and newspaper and ask Mr. Elliott for
honest May be editor Jumbo give salts
factory expanaonO Many hard things have been said about
Waterford since the League met and before but know Dr.
Waterford honorable in all of his dealings and far
above little things make many big Men, small 1t will
that Booker r. Washington publicly commended
DR. Waterford splendid work for the League and
ber Waterford is member of the League The Tulsa
Star which large circulation in Muskogee all the Color
published would be glad publish free of charge
an temed from Mr. Elliott showing how and for what
the money raised for the League spent.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-09-19
A QUESTION IN BLACK AND WHITE.

The police raded resort in the red light district Sunday
ing and found Negro company with White The
before Judge Clark Monday morning and sentenced
fines of $4,000 each to ninety days in jail The
evening branded the aocous bold
the page Now decent citizen complains about the
penalty mmposed the two defendants Judge Clark simply
forced the law to the limit and objects to thsexcep the
defendants But this has raised question which de-
citizens of Tulsa would like to have explained.
Out the red light district the house where the White
found with Negro there is resort the inmates of
which all Negro kept there for the exclusive of
White Now then if these Negro permitted to
ply their indecent trade with White why it such
for this White in the business
with Negro man?
The people of Tulsa White and Black opposed the
licensing of these places especially the city limits and especially
they opposed to the low bred White openly conortg
with these ewd Negro without protest erfeaane
the city officials If Negro of this class allowed
to associate with White contend that White of
this class should have the right to associate with Negro
however ridiculous the thing may seem to some of US
The Star rises to suggest that the red light district be removed
side the city limits 1t is public surrounded by of
the best citizens of Tulsa both black and white and respectable
would object to its removal Let the decent White
of the city and the decent Coord of the city
busy and remove this immoral cancer
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-09-19
Wit And Wisdom
(By /. r. MANI

10y u NJ Mdns)
In looking over the Negro leadership. l
find many fences that need repairing, |
for instance take some Of our supposed |
to be intelligent Negro Ministers give
them a newspaper and they are unable
to distinguish between fiction and truth.
A case in point that l might mention. l
introduced myself to an intelligent look
ing Negro in a nearby city few weeks
ago. and after few remarks about the
weather and the prospects for rain etc.
mentioned the great European war.
stating that thousands had already been
sriin in battle, and before l could make
further comment he cut me off with the
remark: "Do you believe all that stuff
you see in the newspapers about war
had to confess that did. Whereupon he
began to give me a loud lecture stating
that not a word of 1t was true but that
the newspapers only printed such stuff
as that In order to sell their papers and
| he expressed surprise that ! was SHY
enough to let them take me in so easy.
He closed by saying he never paid no at
tention to no such stuff. j felt so sorry
for the man in his arrogant ignorance
that | dropped my head and silently
walked away. Now Negro of that type
can do more injury as leader In a
month than can be overcame with intel
ligent leadership in a year Now II that
class Of Negroes will read newspapers
and magazines more. and tell less funny
tales and vulugar jokes. they will be bet
ter enabled to hold an intelligent con-
versation at least.
In this city there are many people that
do many foolish things In order to be
called a great man. but the biggest fool
OF all is the man who is doing anything
and everything for a dollar and VINO is
doing nothing for his fellowman. Money
will not make any man great. but httle
acts Of kindness, will.
saw a woman going down the streets
the other day she was carrying two
year old dog in her arms, and her Two
year old baby was walking along behind
lher. don't expect the father OF the dog
to make q kick, but I wonder how lonl
win the father of the baby stand fol
such things. A dog In woman's arms
is an unholy combination.
white woman told a Negro man t'
bring her woman cook that would no
h9ye no man come about her. The Negr'
man told the white woman that the onl!
place such a woman could be found wa
In the graveyard or cemetery. | dropped
into a neat cigar and cold dring stor
one day last week, very nice looklnl
Young lady was employed behind tn
counter. A couple of silly young Negr
men were in there doing their very bes
A 70 make her lose her job, by attempting
to make love across the counter. Peopl
don't hire girls in their shops to max
!, love. and any girl that allows silly boy
J to attempt such, will soon be hunting 10
C another job.
More to follow later