The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-03-05
HAPPENINGS OF THE SEVEN
PAST DAYS ARE BRIEFLY
TOLD HERE.
FROM AROUND THE PLANET
Dispatches From Our Own and For
eiqn Countries Are Here Given
In Short Meter for
Busy Readers.

Madison, Ia, in the Ope OF f1ndlng
the body of Andrew Graylord, city
clerk, who disappeared from his home
recently.
The Chicago Grand Opera company
filed a voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy, scheduling liabilities of 1884,
400 and assets Of $61,5OO.
Owen Bird, 81 years old, and J.. A.
Potterofr, 40 years old, were killed by
= White River train at Larvissel.
Owing to the scarcity of benzine
and rubber tires, the German federal
councils have decided that motor traf-
fic through Germany must be greatly
curtailed.
The disabled steamer Monaghan ar
rived at Halifax with her bow deep in
the water, but she proceeded under
her own steam.
Nearly half a million tom have
been added to the American merchant
marine since the law admitting for
eign- built vessels to American regis
try was passed.
Policeman Joseph Carroll was hot
through the arm AID one of three bur
glars captured in a street battle with
robbers who were caught in the store
of Freeman Bros
A Central News dispatch from Lis
bon states that Deputy Henriques
Cardoso was assassinated as he en-
tered the Democratic club to attend a
political meeting.
Municipal taxes in Berlin nave been
increased 125 per CEN since the war
began.
A bill Incorporating the Ellen Will
son Memorial home in eastern Dis
trict of Columbia has passed the
senate.
Fire destroyed the ice plant of the
Central Illinois Service company. at
Marion, ILL.,, causing a oss of 500, 900.
Increased passenger rates On the
New York. New Haven & Hartford
railroad in Massachusetts went into
effect March l..
The Rev. James Morrison Darnell,
charged with violating the Mann act,
was indicted by the federal grand
jury at Milwaukee, Wis.
Two young girls were killed and a
woman seriously injured in a grade
crossing accident at Jewel, Ind, when
Pennsylvania train No. 10, north
bound, struck the automobile in which
they were riding.
Frank Shilling shot and killed
Grover Starkey at Lepanto, Ark,
when the latter cautioned him against
making a disturbance, and then shot
the boys father.
Mrs. L. A. Halter of Carriere, Miss,
was attempting to burn the grass off
of a field of the Halter suburban
home, her clothing caught fire and
she was burned to death.
AS a result of the war, the receipts
of the exposition at Lyons, France,
have amounted to only 5000, 900
francs, while the expenditures have
amounted to nearly double the sum.
Lloyds will be required to make up
the deficit.
Two German aviators were rescued
from the North sea at Lowastoft aft
er clingtng to their wrecked craft for
two days.
A cOroner's investigation of the
death of Mrs. Harry Rhodes of Lin
coin, H., disclosed that grief over the
arrest of her brother, Thomas White
sal, accused of the murder of Mrs.
Louise Hagenbaugh at Joplin, Mo-.
probably caused her to end her life,
Two men held up Henry r. Pontor-
10 in his private bank, so feet from
Chicago police station, and robbed
ynim of money and jewels a~ggregating
$4,000.
Not content with adding to the high
cost of Broadway's necessities, all IT,
cent drinks have been advanced to
! cost Is cents straight instead of two
1sor a quarter N New York.
Nealous over the attentions of Sarah
Fwood. an aged woman, ]. X. Lee,
tears old, shot Nat Harrington, 81,
DALLAS Tex.
x1v. Dunno has granted permission
the honor men band Of 80 prisoners
10 give a concert outside of the Joliet
penitentiary.
Charles r. Crane, millionaire manu-
facturer of Chicago. has been driven
from the state by the Illinois tax laws,
and will make his home at his sum-
mer residence at Woods Hole. Mass.
David Fountain, church janitor,
who confessed to the murder Of Mar
garet Miller. 10 years old. In the Ger
man Lutheran church Of Sacramento.
Cal. was found guilty Of murder in
the first degree
Argument was begun at the trial Ct
Nontrea1 IN the admiralty court Of
to s.O00.0 900 damage suit against the
Cnnadien Pacific railway. owners Of