The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-05-28

Nero Than . Dozen Entries Make
High Grades In contsst-Anr
nounesment Of Winner on
June 1.

he state railroad commission when It |
meets June l Is headed by the nov
and oft-called case OF the |
versus the Frisco Railroad
System. relative to building q new pas |
senger depot at AmofS. This order
has stood or the books for the past
six months or SO, and at every meet
Ing held this year, on the cali Of the
ease. with nc. report as to compliance.
ike $4,000 in fines now standing
the Frisco for not complying
with the orders OF the commission to
build the station.
Clean Town Contest.
DR.. Willis VALLEY is being kept busy
In getting about over the state for the
OF the cities. towns and vii
lagos which participated inthe clean
est town" contest that was carried on
March and April. There are
Of municipalities which have
long since finished their campaigns
and started them all ver again, in or
der to maintain their place in the line.
While no official grading has been an
1ounced, there have been individual
instances reported in which the unoff-
cial grading Of some of the towns Wis.
tied was upward of SO, 81 and SO per
cent. This is a high percentage, and
with so many of the municipalities to
be officially graded the task is by no
means a s%inecure.
It is probable the grading and inspec-
tons will be all completed and an
nouncement of the results made pub
lie by June / or Whereabouts.
German Held on Larceny Charge.
Carl Otto Siegel, the young German
charged by Carl J. Won Seutter with
grand larceny, and who ran away from
Mr.. Seutter's farm on the Tougaloo
road with Miss Fannie Woods and, &C
cording to Mr.. Seutter about $50 in
money, is in the city Jail here, having
been brought to the city from Ham
mond, La, by Chief of Police Sam
Nunnery, who went after him.
Miss Woods. the daughter Of . Mad
x8O0 SO0A&y oS(OAAR0AAS~
Siegel, was also brought to the city.
THE chief secured a for her in a
hotel, but took the young German to
jail.
Democratic Committee Called.
Mr.. B. M. Brady, secretary Of tn.
Kinds County Democratic executive
committee, has issued a call for a
meeting to be held in this city on June
5, for the purpose of making arrange
ments for the August primary.
One of the important matters to be
brought before the committee will be
to levy assessments on the candidates
to defray the expense Of the primary.
State Banks Conform.
J. S. Love, member Of the state
board Of bank examiners for the Sec
ond or Southern Mississippi district
has returned to Jackson after having
just completed the last examination O
the second round since assuming the
duties Of his position. The statement
is made that every bans is now under
| the guarantee Of deposits provisions o.
the statute, or will be by the end o.
the present month, the period within
the days Of grace allowed under the
law for every bank operating under
the state law. About June 1 the ex
aminers will start the third round O
examinations.
Automobile Turns Turtle.
T1.- -orco~c SUSTAINED noirfr1 IN
juries as a result of an AUTOMOBILE
turning turtle while racing with a fas
Illinois Central passenger train, nea
the city during the early hours Of Ma!
20. The car was driven by Phil Kim
ball, a manager of a Jackson MOVING
picture theater. Kimball was accom-
= panied on the night ride by Sam HEMP
Hill and three women.
Candidates Stump in South.
At least foul of the %quintette Of car
didates for governor of Mississippi ar
down in the extreme lower part Of tn
state, stumping it through Greene
George, Jackson, Harrison and Wayn
counties. According to reports reacl
ing Jackson these active campaigner
are meeting fairly large crowds {
people.
Jackson-to-Gulfport Route Chart.
A complete log or route chart Of th
Jackson-to-Gulfport highway has ju.
been completed by DR.. E. P. Odenea
a former Jackson man. now resider
on the coast. The route Is throug
Bro0khaven. Monticello and Columbi
and is well marked.
Mayor Takes . Rest.
/ Mayor 8. J. Taylor has gone
Cooper's Wells to recuperate from h
recent illness and rest up for about
week
Another 'White Way" Planned.
. IA White Way for East Capt.
Street, from Congress to the old ca
itol, on both sides OF the thoroughfar
is now assured. Plans for putting
. The chief secured a room for her in
thusiastic meeting of property owne'
r~ronffv The n0sfa for the lamp clu