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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-30
SUPREME COURT
WEARS 01ERALLS
SPIRIT OF THE DAY REFLECTED
IN THE GARB or THREE
JUSTICES.
DECISIONS HANDED DOWN
Only Case Of Public Interest That OF
J. D. Bennett, Sheriff Of Forrest
County, Against Jones and Well
OF N~sttiesburg.
- jackson.

-JaCkson.
Surprise and amusement swept over
the c]ountenanCe of the members of
the bar and officers Of the supreme
court. when the three members OF the
bench appeared. Instead of the civil
ian garb in which the judges are ordi'
narily seen on the bench. each of the
three had provided himself with dark
blue overalls and jumpers. set off by
a red bandanna kerChief and black
cotton cloth cap. They presented the
appearance OF stoker3 or machine shop
operatives, rather than the learned and
hard -working expounders OF law and
precedent and guardians of the consti-
tuition. it was a spectacle which waa
altogether unique in judicial annals
and procedure. but 1t was only exem.
plifying the spirit Of the day.
The only case Of special public in.
terest handed down was that Of W. d.
Bennett, sheriff of Forrest county.
against Jones a We'll of Hattiesburg.
ne dpptlldnlb "tIt pItpI l'tvlo VI a
pool and billiard room. and had be-
come delinquent for privilege tax.
Sheriff and Tax Collector Bennett, aft
er the statutory period had expired,
and the parties were sti&l delinquent.
made an assessment for double the
original amount, which the defendants
refused to pay. They then Instituted
proceedings to compel the tax collector
to issue the license. The lower court
0verruled the demurrer to the man
damus. thus sustaining the contention
of the defendants that the act of 1912
was in conflict with the provisions Of
the code governing privilege taxes, The
supreme court held that the demurrer
should have been sustained; that there
was no conflict, and the case must be
reversed and the petition dismissed
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-30
SUBSCRIPTION, $3.50 PER YEAR.
81 DIE IN NINE EXPLOSION
"a Bodies Recovored-S7 Trapped IN
Earth at Royaiton, H.. Nine Gas
Cause OF Tragedy.

Royalton, Ill A total Of 81 dead Is
shown on the casualty list issued by
officials Of the Franklin Coal aud Coke
company, In whOse mine near here
500 men were entomhed at the going
to- work hour.
The decrease In the number Of dead
froW earlier estimates was accounted
for by the registration Of scores Of
miners who escaped during th" day
hut who were too busy assisting In
rescue work to answer to the roll Gail
OF The rescued.
Twenty minutes before the explosion
SAC men went into the mine, only the
last cage full OF the day fore" remain
ing on the surface. Twenty four bod
les had been recovered and 81 men
were missing. Mine officials conceded
that the 81 still were entomhcd and
never would be- brought ont alive.
Rescue trains from Benton and
Springfield. ILL.,, and from Evansville,
Ind, were rushed to the scene, and
their crews, together with the pOpulA-
tion Of Royalton about 1000 spent
the day and the greater part of the
night resCuinG the living. attempting
to cxtinguisA til" fire that followed tho
explosion and caring for the injured
and for the hyatrrtcal relatives of the
dead and entombcd.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-30
COTTON LOANS EXPLAINED
Central Committee Of Reserve Board
Members Make Details Of Plan
PubIic-Hardtng Chairman.

Washington,-Full details OF tn,
plan for a $135, coo, 900 loan fund to
take care Of the surplus cotton crop
were made public by the federal re,
serve board. The boards outline Of the
plan was sent to the clearing house as
ISOLATION throughout the country. Re
SpOnses are expected before the end OF
the week and officials were hopeful
that the plan would meet with suffI.
Client banking support to make It's
adoption certain.
The outline differs only in detail
from the previous announcements OF
the board. The fund, It shows. II to b"
administered under the direction " a
committee to be known as the central
committee, TO be composed Of indiyid
ual reserve board. members. Actual
administration Of the fund viii be- un.
der a "rOtton loan committee, consist
Ing Of these members:
W G Harding. member Of tho
board. chairman, Paul NJ. WarbUr& II
tho board. roI f.. NJ. House. hu.,Iu,
Tex; A. H. Virgin. Now Yorb janice
Alexander. Sew York. J"mot h.
IuTrun. Chicago, "ceru- / Wade. 81,
Louis, Lcct f. Huo, Philadelphia, aud
Williams A Castor. Boston
There ere to be- two rla Sc Of 1lr
r,rtptlona. Th" fir. { VIII hr hnuwu as
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-30
COTTON RELIEF PLAN FAILS
Congress Adjourns After Having Beer
In Continuous Session Nearly Nine.
teen acknowledgements Dec. 7.

Washington.-After being ii COntin'
uous session since the inauguration OF
Woodrow Wilson, a period of nearly
10 months, the Sixty-third Congress-
adjourned its second session when pro-
Ionged efforts to procure Lever, Hcf.
lin, Belle Of Georgia and collapsed.
Leaders In this movement agreed to
adjourn, however, only on condition
that pending cotton relief measures
would have right Of way when Con.
gress recOnycnes Dec. T..
Not more than 50 members OF the
House, and less than a quorum OF tho
Senate were present when the gaYels
fell on adjournment without delay.
The end was accomplished through
passage Of a concurrent resolution
ending the session at 4 pm.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-30
6RINSONS WIN OUT.
Anti-eucketshop Law Is Invoked
Against Assianees.

Anti-Bucketshop Law Is Invoked
Against Assi9nees.
Brookhayen.-A most unusual case,
md probably the first one Of the kind
ever tried in Mississippi, a. decided
in chancery court after a twO-days'
trial. the decision being handed down
by Special Chancellor Luther"E e, GrlCe
OF Monticello in favor Of r. H, and
Mrs. Allie Crimson for $~2,255,33.
The suit was brought against the az.
signees Of the Commercial Bank and
Trust company for approximately S..
900, the complainants suing under the
acts of the legislature of 1905, under
the section commonly known as the
anti-bucketshop law, this act making
all dealers in cotton futures, or agents
of Intermediates between buyers and
sellers of futures, liable to pay back
all money collected from any gambler
In futures. 1t was charged that the
cashier and assistant cashier had full
knowledge that Crimson vas to use the
money he borrowed from the bank in
gambling In cotton futures. The de-
Tense e~ndeav0red to show that they
had no such knowledge.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-30
MCCORMICK IS SUSPENDED
Charges Against Warden Of Sing Sing
Being Investiaated-Granted I'm.
proper Fayors TO Sullivan.

Albany, N. Y.-On request Of Gov
GIynn. John D. Riley, state superin.
tendent OF prisons, suspended Warden
Joseph Mccormick Of Sing Sing pend
Ing In yestigation Of charges that Da-
vid A. Sullivan, wrecker Of the old Tn
ion bank OF Brooklyn. had been grant
ed improper privileges while a pris-
Oner.
Assistant District Attorney GOldste!n
Of Brooklyn subpocnaed Michael J.
Walsh, deputy state comptroller, and
a democratic leader Of McCOrmick's
home county, to appear before tho
Kings county grand jury. Walsh gen
orally has been credited with obtain
ing McCormIck's appointment.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-30
LYNcHING NEAR ABE RDEEN.
Negro Who Assaulted Young Lady
Meets Violent Death.

Aberdeen.-Maysho Miller, an 49,
year-old negro, was lynched near here
after confessing a brutal assault on a
young lady. He entered the room and
struck the lady with his fist squarely
In the face, knocking her to the floor,
and as she fell she struck her head on
4 table. After she had fallen she be-
gan calling for help and the man
caught her by the throat and began to
strangle her. Just at this time her
brother was heard coming and the man
made his escape through a window. A
posse Of men with bloodhounds caught
the & on an adjoining plantation,
and after he had confessed strung
him up.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-30

Clarksdale.-William Blake, a negro,
who said he hailed from Oldtown Land
ing, in Arkansas, put In a sudden ap'
pearance at the office Of Sheriff Fitz'
gerald and asked to be taken into Gus
tody. He stated that he wanted to
give himself up so that he might be
taken back to Arkansas under proteo
ton OF an officer Of the law.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-30

Jackson.-Goy. Brewer was advised
by telephone OF the sudden death OF
w. T. Williams, sheriff and tax collect
or of Calhoun county, which occurred
at Pittsboro. 1t was currently report
ed about the city that Sheriff Williams
had committed suicide, but this was
not officially confirmed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-30
levee Work Begins.

Mai. J. r. Slattery, engineer In
charge Of the Third Mississippi River
district, returned to Vicksburg aboard
the steamer Control. after making an
inspection Of the river district above
yicksburg, and found upon his return
home that the secretary Of war had
approved the recommendation to let
out to John r. Scott the 100000 yards
of leyee work on Arkansas river.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-30

DeDver.-WOrd hat Just been re-
ceiyed here OF q serious clash between
a party of Colorado game wardens and
100 Utes from the government Indian,
reservation In Utah, who invaded Colo.
rado for the purpose Of getting theis'
winter supply Of venison.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-30

Jackson.-Writs Of attachment d.
rected against the holding OF cotton
seed in Mississippi by nonresident oil
mill and crushing concerns will be sent
out to sundry sheriffs for serving at
the instance Of Attorney-General Col
Inns.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-30
rattiesburg Prospers.

A slight decrease in Indebtedness, a
small balance in the general fund and
more encouraging balances in the spe-
cial funds are features Of the finan-
cial statement for the city of Hatties'
burg for the year ending Sept, 30.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-30

Carrollton.-Tbe Woman's Mission
airy Conference of the Winona District
met in annual session here, with Mrs.
II. NJ. Bryan presiding and Mrs. c. A.
Neal as secretary. About a dozen del
sgate5 were enrolled.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-30

vicksburg.-Fire which originated In
the upper story Of the Biedenharn
building spread into the adjoining
buildings occupied by Charles Lust
berg and John Jabour, where extensive
damage was done, and the property
owners claim that insurance carried
will not nearly cover the losses, which
were upward Of $4,000.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-30
Meridian Council Election.

The Meridian council called an cleo
ton for Dec. / to see whether the
| qualified electors Of the city Of Meri-
! dian desired to adopt the Somers sys.
tan Of making assessments.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-30

The Bank OF Commerce OF Meridian
failed to open It's doors for business.
Callers at the institution read this
note on the door OF the front entrance:
Recognizing the inability Of the
Bank Of Commerce of Meridian, Miss,
to comply with the law, it is now our
duty to close the institution and llqui
date It's affairs"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-30
Or, Rowan's Successor.

All Is in readiness for the State
Board OF Health meeting. preliminary
to the holding Of the fall examinations
| OF applicants for medical licenses. The
probabilities are that some action will
be taken to fill the position Of state
medical inspector, which DR.. W, H.
Rowan has resigned In order to take
I'D work In a larger field.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-30

Kenosha, Wis,-Tne youth whose
body was found In the mouth Of Pike
river here recently was identified as
Selden Miller, member Of a wealthy
Philadelphia family, who disappeared
from home a year ago. The identified.
ton was made by a brother, Emlin II.
Miller.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-30

Cincinnati. - The most important
meeting of Hebrew executives Of re-
cent years attended by the leaders in
all the Various progressive movements
OF American Hebrew was held.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-30

vi Paso, Tex.-Gen. MacIovia Her
rera, a Carranza follower, has broken
the armistice fixed by the peace con-
vention at Aguas Galleries and attack.
etd Parral, Chihuahua, according to Of.
fetal adyices here.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-04-10

of half cent is noted in bluestem,
from s71sc to ssc; club is up one cent,
from soc to sic, and red Russian is
also up cent, from 7s1sc to 79hc.
The quietness in the market has been
holding on for several weeks and in
dications point to its continuance I'M
til the new crop is harvested. There
Is nothing either in the old or new
crop positions to excite any broad ac-
tivity. It can be pointed out, how
ever, that in spite of the limited hand
to-mouth state of the buying end of
the trade, the market still looks
strong and that is always healthy
factor.
Feed-There has been few changes
in feed prices since last report, which
are noted as follows: Bran $22, bran
and shorts $23, barley $24, rolled bar
ley $25, oats $25, steam rolled oats
$26 and corn $32. The oats market Is
still inactive and prices are shade
lower. Dealers are confident that
there will be some improvement ere
long. as the weather gets warmer and
feeders substitute oats for barley.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-04-10
NO LIQUOR ON SHIPS
SECRETARY DANIELS BARS OUR
NAVY FROM HAVING ANY
BOOZE ABOARD.
DECREE IS TO BECOME Law JULY !
Shore Stations Included-No More
Wine at Mess-victory for Pro-
hibition Forces-Commanding
Officers Held Responsible.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. prohibition
will prevail in the United States navy
after July next. Secretary Daniels
has made public an order which not
only will abolish the traditional wine
mess" Of the officers, but will bar all
alcoholic liquors from every ship and
shore station Of the navy.
This order, constituting one of the
most notable victories ever won by the
prohibition forces, was issued upon
the recommendation of Surgeon Gen
eral BREASTED. It follows:
1.-THE use or introduction for drink
ing purposes of alcoholic liquors or
board any naval vessel, or within any
navy yard or station. is prohibited, and
commanding officers will be held di
rectly responsible for the enforcement
Of this order"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-04-10
LUMBER
FREDERICK w. WEYERHAEuSER
DIES AT Los ANGELES AFTER
SHORT ILLNESS.
WAS REPORTED RICHER Than JOHN D.
Aged Timber croesus Had Pneumonia
Body Shipped to Rock Island,
Ill.,, for Burial-Wife Died Two
Years Ago-SeveraI Children.

Pasadena, Cal.,-Frederick w. We
yerhaeuser, the multimillionaire Min
nesota lumberman, died April at his
winter home at Oak Knoll, aged 70.
Mr.. Weyerhaeuser was stricken
March % with severe cold Threat
ening symptoms developed and several
times he sank to the verge of death,
ut rallied.
Mr.. Weyerhaeuser's body is to be
sent to Rock Island, H., his old home
for interment.
His sons, John, Frederick, Rudolph
and Charles, and his daughters, Mrs.
Margaret Jewett, Mrs. w. B. Hill, and
Mrs. S. s. Davis, were at the bedside
at the end.
Holdings In Inland Empire.
In the Inland Empire Mr.. Weyer-
haeuser was interested in the Pot
latch Lumber company at Potlatch,
Idaho; the Humbird Lumber company
at Standpoint, Idaho; Bonners Ferry
Lumber company at Boomers Ferry,
Idaho; the Rutledge Timber company
at Occur d'Alene, Idaho, and the Clear
water Timber company of central Ida
ho. The total assets Of these holdings
amount to approximately $4,000, 900.
Dominated Lumber Industry.
Frederick w. Weyerhaeuser's up
ward climb to wealth was only dis
covered by the people OF the nation
when 1t had become a question as to
whether he was richer than John D.
Rockefeller. The exact amount of his
riches is not known. He started in
the lumber business at Rock Island,
ILL.,, in the early sixties.
Mr.. Weyerhaeuser dominated the
lumber industry of the United States
during the years prior to the doctrine
of conservation of national resources
He was born in a small village on
the Rhine, near the city Of Mainz
Germany, November 81, 1894 After
his father died the rest of the family
came to Northeast, Erie county, Pa.
when Frederick was Is years old.
Tried Several Trades.
In early life Mr.. Weyerhaeusel
worked as brewers apprentice, as ;
farm hand and as fireman. In 1885,
he married Elizabeth Bloedel, who hat
came from his home town, and settle,
In Erie. Pa. Mrs. Weyerhaeuser die'
two years ago.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-04-10
MINES AND MINERS

1t is reported that Harry L. Day,
president and general manager Of the
Federal Mining Co., operating mines
in the Occur d'Alenes, is to relinquish
his office June l and will be succeed
ed by w. ]. Hall, assistant general
manager.
The most important discovery In re-
cent months was made last week in
the long lower tunnel of the United
Copper mine near Chewelah, WASH,
when the bore intersected the vein
1920 feet in from the portal and about
LOO feet below the surface.
Charles Cornell, of Rossland, B. c.
has bonded a number of claims in
the Summit camp to Colonel Robert
Stevenson of Chilliwack, who has
grouped them with several other
claims and has in turn bonded to q
syndicate for 100000. There are
thirteen claims included In the prop
critics under option.
| Information received by Ohio coal
operators in Columbus, Ohio, was to
the effect that only one mine was be-
| ing operated in the state. The opera
tors estimated that $4,000 men, in
Guiding miners, dock men and others.
are idle as result of the suspension,
incident to the failure OF men and OPP
orators to agree on terms.
New York Metal Market.
Lead-Quiet, $3.7503.s5.
Copper-Firm; standard spot and
June, $13.92h 014.371a; electrolytic
$14.621s; lake, SIS, nominal; casting
$14.37M @14.50.
Spelter-Quiet, $5.2505.30.
Tin-Easier; spot, $37. 371k037. rs;
June, $37.50037.9O.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-04-10
At SPOKANE THEATERs.
1.-THE BiuebIrd y

Returning to Spokane for farewell
visit, "The Bluebird" will be the at
traction at the Auditorium Theatre at
Spokane this week. It will be played
six times, Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday evenings and
Thursday and Saturday matinees.
Mail orders for seats now are being
received.
THE Bluebird" carries the spectacu-
lar production and big company from
the New theatre. New York. 1t is the
story OF the search by two small kid
dies for bluebird, the symbol OF
happiness, which Is ever elusive and
the secret of which no one can ever
find. 1t is fairy fantasy. creation
of the poet Maeterlinck, resting on a
stratum of sound philosophy.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-04-10
SPAN|ARDS BUSTED
GENERAL VILLA ORDERS THEM
ALL TO LEAVE TORREON
At ONCE.
Will CoNFEcATE Their PROPERTY
Native Mexican Hates the Spaniard
and Declares He Must Go Owing
to FriendIiness to Huerta-Guilty
Until Proved OtherWist.

Torreon, Mexico.-General Francisco
Villa has ordered that the 600 Span
iards of this city be deported He Is
sued instructions that trains be pro-
vided at once and that the exodus to
Ell Paso, Texas, should begin immedi-
ately.
Their property will be confiscated,
temporarily, at least.
It is the tragedy of Chihuahua over
again and Is said to express the deep.
rooted suspicion and even hatred with
which the native Mexican, an dpartic.
ularly the peon looks upon the Span.
lard.
Villas Hatred Shown.
Villa expelled the dons from Chi
huahua four months ago and since
then has repeatedly stated that other
Spaniards had better get out OF Mex
leo before he caught them. His abid'
ing conviction that they were working
as one man against the revolution
found frequent expression while he
was in Juarez at which time he as
serted he would execute every one he
found in Torreon.
The Spanish government was arous
ed and Washington, with its watchful
waiting policy based partly on the ex
ecution of the insurrection, descended
on the constitutionalist chiefs with
words of warning and admonition.
Reluctantly Villa promised thai
Spaniards innocent Of political activ
ity should not be harmed. This was
official but in talking with reporters
and friends his temper frequently be
trayed him into the most tragic
threats. 1t was plain to those con
stantly associated with the rebe
leader that he did not expect to FIND
many Spaniards who would deserve
his clemency.
Their expulsion is taken to indicate
that all are to be held guilty until in
nocence is proved.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-04-10

Poor crop years and hard times are
not without their trade advantages for
local dealers who are prepared to take
advantage of them. Consumers then
do not have the cash to send away to
distant markets and need credit &C
commodation. II the local dealer can
carry large proportion of book &C.
counts and will use discrimination In
confining credit to responsible parties
and will get a fair price for his goods,
it is pretty good business and he gets
the trade that, under other conditions,
might be drawn away by the allure.
ments of the catalog.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-04-10
Army officer Disappears.

Seattle, Wash.--The Seattle police
are asked to find Captain ]. H. Grit
fiths, former disbursing officer of the
United States army quartermaster de
pot here, who was to be placed on
trial by court martial at Fort Lawton
and who, the police were informed,
has disappeared from his quarters in
a hotel where he has been confined
since he was relieved from duty March
/, when discrepancy of $4,000 was
discovered In his accounts.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-04-10
Date Jam.

The bureau of plant industry of the
United States among other of its
worldwide search has gone to the
Arab and other desert peoples and
brought to our deserts of the south
west, those of Arizona in particular,
"the food of the DESERT" the date. This
fruit is SO truly of the desert that the
less fine sorts are fed to the camel,
says the Retailers Journal.
The date palm has been the chief
reliance of arid regions from time
far back of the Christian era, and un.
til recently has been exclusively
grown in the old world.
We have no finer example of what
the sun can do in packing up con-
densed sweetness in a fruit than in
this. and fruit sugar Is not only high
The fact that 1t forms, and has formed
for centuries, the principal food for
f1ercely energetic people, Is suggestive
of what a sugar diet can do II the
sugar is Of the right sort.
A recent writer who would give
food high and poetical, as well as
practical, place in the attentions OF
men, gives great credit to our ma
tional bureau for bringing into our
country such a highly valuable food
as the date, something that private
enterprise would not have undertaken
for decades to come" he says.
The searcher for the date in the des
erts of the world revealed the fact that
we have in our markets but one OF
two kinds, whereas there are vast
number of kinds among the Arabs
Specifically we notice a light and
dark sort, the latter labeled BLACK
Muscat." This black date also II
called 1.-The Hindu's sacred food" per
haps because this makes q good Ia
bel. and something different from thu
camel and the palm tree which hav'
been used for generations.
A hundred and seventy varieties O
dates had been introduced into thu
United States by 1906, and 1t is re
ported that many Of these are growing
successfully In Arizona. The predie
ton has been made that the time viii
&C me when we can have the choice Q
as many different kinds of this frui
i in Our markets as we now have of al
pies and some other fruits.
! That 1t has been such product an
, sometimes almost the only obtainabl
, food among some nations for man
centuries makes 1t the more promi'
ing. 1t furnished food for Xenophon
army as we learn In the history {
a pre- Christian warfare. Both the Pc
sian and Greek soldiers lived on thi
fruit and we're vigorous unless the
drank too heavily Of wine made {
another part OF the plant.