The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-09

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The family Of Claud Casimir>Per
rier, son Of . former president OF
France. has been informed that he
was killed In battle and was buried
Rheims.
The iron and steel mills Of North
Bros. Co. and Lukens Iron and Steel
Of C~oatesville, Pa, have n0t
He'd employees who live In the conf
pany's houses that tenants will be for
hidden to have whisky, beer or other
drink delivered at their
homes.
Dollins Hawkins and Elmer STAN
forth, farmers OF Anderson county,
KY, were shot to death by Joseph
Chiffon. their brother-in-law. Chiffon
was arrested and will plead self.
defense.
Joshua Moore and his wife of Cook
vile. Tenn, are the parents Of three
little girls born at one time. All are
healthy and normal babies. The father
is 65 years old and the mother is 80
years old.
Announcement was made by Mai.
Robert w. McClaughrey of Leaven-
worth, Kan, Of his coming marriage
to Miss Emma F. Madden, matron OF
William Smalls' Memorial Home for
Aged Women.
Frank D. Stafford, the hotel clerk
who was a witness for Rae Tanner
during her hearing before United
States Commissioner Houghton in
New York on a charge of using the
mails to defraud, was arrested at his
home in Brooklyn on a charge of per-
jury.
An anonymous letter was received
by State Auditor Gordon of Missouri
in which was enclosed a S. bill for q
box of state stationery and writing
utensils which the writer said had
been obtained through a friend who
was a legislative emrloye.
A contest is on between Washing
ton and Baltimore dealers as to which
city shall have the honor of furnish
ing the artificial leg which Sarah
Bernhard will require.
Radio operators in the United States
must not use profanity or obnoxious
language Of any kind 'in the air."
This ruling was made to stop a grow
ing practice.
No clew has been obtained to the
four men who bound and gagged
Charles Ball, the teller of the Ma
tional Bank of Hays, Pa, and escaped
with $4,000.
The Sabbath schools of the Seventh
Day Adventist denomination in North
America have contributed $272,6 $50 for
foreign missionary work in the past
year.
Guards with hloodhounds and .
posse of citizens in automobiles are
searching the country about Bis
marck, N. D., for six ~convicts who
escaped from the state prison here.
Tom Green county, Tex, remained
in the wet column by a small major
ity, as shown in returns received from
a recent election.
The marriage Of Miss Lucy Fox
Johnson, 90, of Loxa, ILL.,, and Charles
F. Llewellyn, As, of Windsor, disclosed
a newspaper advertising romance. 1t
was admitted by Llewellyn that he
had advertised for a wife, and that
Miss Johnson had appeared in Wind
sor in answer to the advertisement.
Crazed by fear of German subma-
rines during the trip from Leghorn,
Frederick Hosel, an Englishman,
jumped overheard from the ship Rap
pahannock when it locked at New
York.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Woodhall of
Stamford, Conn, died within seven
hours of each other after having been
born within a stones throw of each
other in England and having been
married for over 60 years.
Walter l.. Ross, receiver for the
Glover Leaf railroad, applied to the
federal court for permission to Dor
row $500, 900.
A child's p~ushmobile is a vehicle
within the meaning of the law and en-
titled to the right Of way in the
streets, according to a decision by the
supreme court of New York.
John Divoky, A, of Brennan, Tex,
Good Friday made a cross of railroad
ties and, with face to the east, hanged
himself upon it.
Fire threatened the entire business
section of Ramsey, Ill. 1t started in
the Charles Leigh meat market. The
loss is estimated at SIS, 200.
Federal and state mediators here to