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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-30
PASSENGER AGENTS TO VISIT GREEN
WOOD.

MI. G. H. Bower, G. P. A. Illinois Cen
trail and the Y. & M. V. R. R., has advised
the Secretary of our Business League that
Greenwood will be visited on Saturday, May
9th, by thlrty-seyen passenger representa-
tives Of the above railroads, who are visit
ing important points in Mississippi for the
purpose OF getting acquainted with the ter
ritory through which their roads run in or
der that they may be able, through personal
observation, to intelligently present to the
home-seekers the merits and advantages
possessed by the different localities on the
lines of the roads they represent.
President E. R. McShane, of the Bust
ness League, has appointed the following
committee to meet these gentlemen upon
the arrival Of the train, viz:
DR.. T. R. Henderson, chairman; G. A.
Wilson, C. E. Wright, A. F. Gardner, F.
Herr, T. H. Baird, J. D. Duncan, w. P.
Weaver, S. R. Keesler, w. R. Humphrey,
E. NJ. Purcell, S. J. Stein, P. A. Malone.
The Chairman has designated the follow
ing route, which will be adhered to strictly
by all the automobiles conveying the party
about the city and the immediate surround
ing territory, VIZ: From Y. & M. V. Depot
up Carrollton Ave. to Howard St., Howard
to Market, Market to Fulton, across the riv
er out the Boulevard to the Tallahatchie
bridge and return. Over Humphreys High
way to the old Itta Bena road and return,
thence down River Front to the site of the
proposed Paper Pulp factory, thence Strong
Ave. to Williamson Street, Williamson to
Henry, Henry to Fulton, Fulton to the Ice
factory, (where five minutes stop will be
made,) thence Fulton to Howard St., How.
ard to Market, Market to Cotton, Cotton tc
Church, Church to Main, Main to Market,
Market to George, George to the Depot.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-30
SHOULD PUT ALL OFFICERS ON A
SALARY BASIS.

The following dispatch from Greensboro, N. c.,
will interest readers who believe officers in all the
stronger counties should be paid salaries instead Of
fees:
During 1914 the Gordon act, which placed
Guiford county officers on salaries, saved to the
county $18, 1869, which goes to the road fund. I'm
til eight years ago the county officers were on fees,
and the act has saved in the eight years something
like $4,000 to the county"
Listen also to this from the Memphis CONNER
.cial-Appeal:
Some of our able officials in Shelby county
draw $4,000 net after paying deputies, most of
whom are political or blood allies. Our courthouse
is filled with cousins, %nepheWs, uncles and aunts. If
the men holding the various fee offices were paid
a decent salary and the surplus in fees was collect
ed and administered for the benefit of the county
we could add another month to our school term, or
we could add 20 miles of pike every year to our
system, or we could repair SO miles of pike every
year with the funds"
Moreover, we not only ought to know how
much we are paying officers We do need, but we
ought not to be paying anything for officers we
don't need at all. The people of Florida, for exam
pie, voted almost overwhelmingly at the recent
election to abolish the office of county treasurer, the
decision taking effect two years hence. Other
states would do well to follow Florida's progressive
example, says the Progressive Farmer.
For our own part we are just about convinced,
however, that in simply proposing to abolish one
useless office we are not going far enough. 1t be-,
gins to look as if in the county as we'll as in the city
we must come to the commission form of govern
nqnt
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-30
LEVEE TAXES

At the meeting Of the Levee Commits
sioners of the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta, held
at Clarksdale, April 16, the levy tax for the
year 1915 was reduced fifty per cent. For
the year 1914 the front counties paid al ad
valorem tax of seventeen and a half mills
and acreage tax of five cents per acre, while
the back counties, which embraces Lefore,
paid twelve and a half mills ad valorem and
five cents per acre.
The fifty per cent reduction applies to
both front and back counties, and the
levy tax for 1915 will be 8 ga mills ad val
orem and 2 IL cents acreage in the front
counties, and IA mills ad valorem and
2 IL cents acreage in the back counties.
The privilege taxes have not been
fixed, but will likely remain as heretofore.
Contracts for raising the levees to the
amount of about $3.50, 900 were also let at
the meeting. The levees are reported gen
orally in good condition.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-30
SEEKS TO FACTIONALIZE
REAL ISSUE.

In a recent Bilbo Issue interview is the follow
ing side swipe at Brewer:
The activity of Brewers appointee as Revenue
Agent of the State in making that office an office OF
ers to justice, as conducted by the lamented Writ
Adams, has convinced me of the necessity of add
ing another plank to my present platform: To
to the next Legislature a law that will
prevent a tax being imposed upon all products
grown in Mississippi especially cotton held by our
people on the LIST of February. . $ . Owner
ship of cotton is only transitory, and for this and
many other reasons, that l will discuss at length be-
fore the people of Mississippi am in favor OF a
policy of State that will give the farmer the full and
complete fruits of his honest toll"
Any comparisons between the administration
of the State Revenue Agent law by the present and
past occupant of the office are "odious" and mis-
leading. One worked, and the other is working,
the back tax drag net according to its opportunities,
and for their respective enrichment. Finding the
fields over which his predecessor cleaned worked
out, Brewers appointee"-who has learned the
trade in which he has shown such proficiency from
the late lamented Writ Adams, whose chief deputy
he was for years-has simply exercised his activities
in fresh woods and pastures new"
We had hoped that the emulation of proof of
the badness of the provision of law giving the
Revenue Agent big fees and the vicious back tax
power, had created a public sentiment that would
lead to its repeal that it would be condemned on
principle and public policy. The past twenty years
operation of this provision, joined with the like con-
ference Of a big fee drag net upon the Attorney
General, has been of incalculable evil. 1t has shut
out investments of foreign, and driven out home cap
ital, far beyond the sums it has placed in the treasury
For these reasons The Herald has urged re-
peal OF back taxing and big fees by these two Of
ficials, as a vicious departure from the policy of To-
cal government But the reform of the abuse is
not to be promoted by singing out property of a
single class, even if that class should be the tax
ridden farmers, for executive
ton of exemption from the operations of the law
Coupled with a %factional attack on Brewers ap.
cotton-which no more merits exemption from back
taxation than solvent credits, timber, stocks, inner
itance money, etc.-is positively mischievous. Such
a proposition laid before the Legislature would in
, evitably operate to defeat the enactment of "regula
ton or limitations upon the excuses of power anC
functions extended to the Revenue Agent, to protec
innocent citizens from unnecessary hardShips anC
unreasonable oppressions," which the same inter
view says is MISUNDERSTANDING Herald.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-30
A NEW FIGURING MILL.

A new medium capacity Touring mill is
being established in North Greenwood, near
the Yazoo River bridge, by ex-Sheriff T. c..
Carrot. The buildings have been completed
and the machinery is being installed this
week for this modern new plant, which will
be in readiness to handle the wheat crop Of
this season for the surrounding country.
The Commonwealth is pleased to note the
establishment of this much needed enter
prise by Mr.. Carrot, and hopes his example
will be emulated by other progressive citi-
zens in different parts of Leflore county.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-30
JUDGE RELY NEXT THURSDAY.

Judge Marion w. Reilly, the popular and
brilliant Adams county candidate for Gov
ernor Of Mississippi, will speak at the court
house in Greenwood on Thursday evening,
May 9Th, at 8 o'clock.
Judge Reily's local friends and support
ers have arranged for him to also speak on
the same day at the following places and
hours in the county: Schlater at $3.50 am,
Itta Bena at 11:3O am, and Sidon at 4 pm.
Judge Reilly is a eloquent and pleasing
speaker, and discusses the issues before the
people in a forcible and interesting way.
His speeches are free from unpleasant re-
Elections on his opponents--conining his
efforts to placing his own platform and
merits before the people, instead of the de-
merits of the other a%spirants.
The men and ladies are invited to at
tend each of the above appointments, and
we hope large crowds will attend the speak
ing at each place, whether they agree with
the distinguished candidate in his views
or not.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-30
''QUIN WILL WIN" THE POPULAR
SLOGAN.

Hon. Hillrie M. Quin made a speaking
tour of Madison county the first of the
week, and informs us that he confidently be-
lieves his vote in that county will be equal to
the combined opposition. This is the kind
of good news being daily received at his
headquarters in u Jack 7 5 ana a3daa is evidence Hlde4eG
by his friends and supporters was not in
anv sense a misnomer. "Quin Will Win"
because the principles which he is so ably and
forcibly advocating are right, and because
the people know him to be upright, honor
able and clean, and that his election will re-
suit to the best interests Of Mississippi.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-30
RED GUM FOR ITALY.

Sixty carloads of red gum lumber, destined for
an Italian seaport, will leave the plant of the Lamb
Fish Lumber Company at Charleston, Miss. today.
Three special freight trains will handle the ship
ment, says the Commercial Appeal of the 22nd inst.
This is the largest single order ever placed for
red gum lumber for export, and the largest single
order of any kind that has moved across the seas
since the outbreak Of the European war. The
previous export order for red gum was established
last year, when the Lamb-Fish Lumber Company
sent 80 carloads to Alexandria, Egypt.
George Lamb, traffic manager for the Lamb
Fish Company, was in Memphis Yesterday and re-
turned to Charleston last night to assist in starting
the rush shipment. He said the Italian sailing YES
sci Papa has locked in Gulfport, Miss, and will take
the cargo to Italy.
1t is not known whether or not the gum
of the lumber is high-grade gum, such as might be
used in the manufacture of gun carriages and other
army equipment.
During the last week there has been a decided
Improvement in the red gum lnmber business. The
domestic trade is looking up, but the order for ex-
port came as a complete surprise just at the time.
John NJ. Pritchard, secretary of the Gum Lum-
Der Manufacturers Association, announced yester-
day that a big American kodak company in the last
week had placed orders for 10000 feet of red gum
lumber for the manufacture of film spools.
This company recently experimental with sew
eral kinds of wood and decided that red gum is the
best of all kinds for the sDools. Gum is just hard
enough and soft enough for the complete film spool
to be manufactured at one time by one machine.
The order for. 10000 feet consists of a six
months supply for the one company. Thus, it is
expected, a new and steady demand for gum has
been opened in America. All Of the lumber for the
kodak company is to be five-eighths OF an inch in
diameter and Of first and second grade.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-30
w, E. ETHRIDGE FOR REELECTION.

The announcement Of Judge w. E.
Ethridge as a candidate for reelection to
the office of Justice of the Peace of Beat 2
appears in this issue of the The Common
wealth, subject to the decision of the August
primary election. Judge Ethridge is now
serving his people the second term Of four
years in that important capacity, and his
record and fairness and impartiality in
handling the business of his court is second
to none. He is a good citizen, an excellent
business man, a loyal friend, and his re-
election is a foregone conclusion.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-30
The Quin rally in Jackson on Thursday

The Quin rally in Jackson on Thursday
evening last proved a splendid success, &C.
cording to reports. The friends of Hon.
Hillrie M. Quin arranged a big home meet
ing as a home boost for his candidacy for
and the big Kinds county court
house was crowded to the doors with friends
Of this popular candidate ian Raa for g9yer Wa He
president of Millsaps College, and enter
tanned the vast audience with a splendid
speech lasting more than an hour.--Green-
vile Democrat, 18th inst.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-30
BUSINESS LEAGUE ELECTS OFFICERS

The Directors of the Business League of
this city, at a meeting held some time dur
ing last week, elected the following officers
for the ensuing year:
President, E. R. McShane; 1st Vice
President, T. H. Baird; End Vice-President,
G. A. Wilson; Secretary, W. H. Hays; Treas
urer, R.. G.. King.
Executive Commiteee-T. H. Baird,
chairman; G. A. Wilson, Jr., p. L. Noun,
ger, G. A. Wade, with the President and
Secretary as ex-officio members.
Transportation Committee: D: Dun
can, chairman; 7. H.. Baird, G. A. Wade,
w. P. Weaver, w. H. Hays.
Auditing Committee--W. M. Peteet,
chairman; W. l.. Craig, H. l.. DeLoach.
Membership Committee--T. H. Baird,
chairman; R. c. King, S. J. Stein.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-30
NAY DAY CELEBRATION TOMORROW.

Greenwood will celebrate May Day to-
morrow, beginning at 9 am, and conclud-
ing with a grand historical tableaux and
colonial concert in the Memorial Building at
s I. m, under the auspices of the Woman's
Club and the j. z. George Chapter U. D. G..
An attractive program consisting of decorat-
ed baskets, better babies contest and field
sports for the morning; and May Pole Dance
and baseball game for the afternoon. A
large crowd is expected to attend this May
Day celebration, and they are sure Of an in
teresting and enjoyable visit to u hospit-
able Queen City Of the Delta
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-30
Mrs. ". F. Marshall, Of New ALBANY,

Mrs. ". F. Marshall, Of New Albany,
has given her friends notice that she is a
candidate for state librarian. She is the
fifth lady to be mentioned in connection with
this, the only office they may hold in Missis-
sippi, the other four being Miss Matte
Plunkett, the present incumbent, of Leake
county; Miss Eta Mitchell of Jackson; Mrs.
Margaret Thompson of Yazoo county; Mrs.
shall is the widow of the late W. F. Marshall,
travelling sergeant for the penitentiary for
three or four years. She has been teaching
school since the death Of her husband four
or five years ago.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-30
G. L. RAY,
WARNER WELLS,
C. E. SAUNDERS,
Committee.

The winner of the Sponsor
Contest from Leflore county will
receive from the Exposition Com
mission a round trip railroad ticket,
round trip Pullman ticket, dining
car ticket on the giong
trip, ten admission tickets to
the Exposition grounds and
$4,000 in cash.
The business men giving away
these votes were w. T. Fountain,
H. & B. Co., The Commonwealth,
Stein Grocery Co., Words Smoke
House, Stein Book Co., Delta
Steam Laundry, Wilson Furniture
Co., J. E. Dooley, w. M. Peteet,
Crulrs Shoe Co., for Grand Dame
Coffee Co.
A meeting of representatives Of
the above firms was held Tues
day afternoon, when the report
of counting committee was re-
ceived and approved; a committee
consisting of S. G. Wilson, w. M.
Peteet and Leon Stein, was ap-
pointed to notify the winner Of
the result of the contest; Chair
man j. L. Gillespie was instructed
to forward the official report Of
the count of the votes to the
Mississippi Exposition Commits
sion at Jackson; a vote of thanks
to Messrs. Ray, Wells and Saun-
ders for their capable and gerer-
Gus services was adopted, and a
box of fine cigars was given II
each of these gentlemen by the
business firms represented as a
slight token of their appreciation
of the tedious duty imposed upon
the committee.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-30
MISS GALE WINS THE COUNTY
SPONSOR CONTEST.

The Leflore County Sponsor
Contest, conducted by the Missis-
Exposition Commission was
April 18th, and Messrs. G.
L. Ray, C. E Saunders and War
ner Wells, the Committee ap-
pointed by the business men who
gave the votes TO their customers,
were kept busy several days with
the tedious task of counting the
ballots cast in the spirited con-
test.
The Committee concluded its
labors and announced the result
on Monday, April 26th-the fortu-
nate winner being Miss Rachel
Gale, one of Greenwood's most
deserving, popular and accom-
plished young ladies, who will re-
fleet credit upon u city and
county as our accredited Sponsor
with the Mississippi Exposition
party at the great Panama Expo
sition in San Francisco during the
month of August next.
Miss Gales majority over Miss
Pearl Mcclellan, her fair and pop
ular rival in the spirited contest,
was 1925 votes-out of a total
of over 100000 cast for the two
which evidences the high es-
TEEN in which both of these
splendid young ladies are held by
our citizens.
Below is given the official re-
port of the count of the votes cast
in the contest:
Greenwood, Miss. Apr. 26, 1915.
To the Merchants of Greenwood,
composing the County Spon-
sor Contest:
Gentlemen:-We, your Commit
tee appointed to count the votes
of the contestants in the County
Sponsor Contest, beg to submit
our report as follows:
Miss Rachel Gale ------2,13O 795
Miss Pearl Mcclellan $500 l,943, 500
Miss Louise Creegan-- 456,OS5
Mis- cellaneous ---. 1895
Total 4,535,275
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-30
CIRCUIT COURT TERN PRETER-
MITTED.

The May Term of Le1ore county cir
next Monday, has been pretermitted
by order of Judge Everett-a petition,
signed by a large number of the citi-
zens of the county, having been sub
mitted to him asking that the Term be
not held on account of the busy CROP
season and the further fact that thej
dockets are both very light.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-30

The magnificent introduction of Hon.
Hillrie M. Quin by DR.. A. F. Watkins, Presi-
dent of Millsaps College, at the big Quin
rally in jackson, on Thursday night of last
week, is published in full in this issue of
The Commonwealth. DR.. Watkins has
known Mr.. Quin since he was a child, and
his tribute to the Hind scounty candidate for
Governor is not in the least overdrawn.
Quin deserves every word Of it.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-30
The Vicksburg Herald has right recent

The Vicksburg Herald has right recent
ly been waging a strenuous warefare against
the wide open lawlessness in that city-re-
sulting in a request from the Protestant
Ministers Association, backed by the law
abiding element of the people, to the City
Commissioners, that these ~disreputable
dives of all kinds be suppressed. Mayor
Hayes and the commissioners very prompt
Of Police to close all Of these dens of iniquity
and now the cid is on in Vicksburg, the
heretofore hot-bed Of lawlessness in Missis-
sippi. We congratulate the Herald and it's
co-workers upon the effectiveness Of their
vigorous campaign against vice in the Hill
City.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-30

DR.. Jos. Rennie and Mr.. w. T.
Fountain attended the seminar
nual meeting of the Central Miss
issippi Presbytery aat Vicksbura
this week. DR.. Rennie delivered
an able address on "Woman'}
Work" at this mornings session
Of Presbytery.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-30
A PROCLAMATION.

Mindful of the benefits that accrue to a
progressive community from an honorable,
religious citizenship, and realizing that the
highest religious principles are nurtured and
instilled into the minds and souls Of our
people in the Sunday Schools, and believing
and feeling that the continued prosperity
of Greenwood depends in great measure on
the religious ideals of its young people ap-
piled to the problems of municipal concern
which are now being met and which will
hereafter attend the administration Of the
city's affairs, |, G. L. Ray, Mayor of the
City Of Greenwood, hereby set aside and
declare
SUNDAY, MAY g., 1915,
AS GO-TO-SUNDAY-SCHOOL-DAY
for the citizenship of our city and all those
who, on said date, may be within our bound
aries, and charge our people ard their
friends and the strangers within our gates
to attend the Sunday School of their choice
on that day and mingle with the religious
people in the enjoyment and prosecution OF
their Sunday School work.
Done at the City Hall in the City OF
Greenwood, this 9th day of April, 1915.
G.. L. RAY, MAYOR.
Attest: WARNER WELLS, CRY CLERK.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-30
The esteemed Gulfport Advocate wants

Ine eSCeeHeu TuIIpOT HuVOcaCe WanCS
to know how the several candidates for
Governor expect to get all the votes they
claim lover 1900 out Of about 800 names on
the registration books in Gulfport! They
don't expect to get that number in Gulfport.
Their claims are based on what they expect
to get in all Of the Harrison county coast
towns and our information is that Quin
will get all he claims down there.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-30
CARD OF THANKS.

To each and every one who so
kindly gave me votes in the re-
cent County Sponsor contest, l
extend my heartiest thanks. !
very much appreciate your kind
ness. PEARL MCCLELLAN.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-30

The cotton, corn, oat and other crops in
Lefore county and the Delta are making
pretty progress, nice light showers OF rain
The prospects are very f1attering at present.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-30

W. congratulate our esteemed friend,
Major S. A. Jonas, upon the recent celebra-
ton of his golden anniversary as editor of
the Aberdeen Examiner. May he live to
celebrate many, more anniversaries is the
where.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-30

This world is filled with knockers, ac-
cording to the philosophy Of Jerome, and
nearly every knocker is looking for some
other man to use as his anvil.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-30

Cashier R. c.. King, of the Bank Of
Commerce, of this city, will respond to the
address of welcome by Hon. J. B. Sterling
at the State Bankers Convention to be held
in Jackson, May 3rd to 9Th.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-30

The Mississippi State Teachers Associa-
ton convened at Laurel Tuesday with a
large and enthusiastic attendance.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-30

Don't fail to register prior to July LIST,
if you wish to vote IN the August primary
elections for State and county officers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-30

While walking in the sunshine don't
forget that the shadow is only across the
street.