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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
PETITION FOR PARDON
To the Governor of Mississippi:


Your petitioners show that Naman
Webster was convicted at the Novem-
Der term, 1913, of the Circuit Court
of Leflore County on a charge of MUIR
der, and given a life sentence, and
is now serving in the State Peni-
tertiary. Your petitioners are in
formed that Naman Webster has
made an exemplary convict, that he
has been obedient and industrious.
and has given the officials no trouble.
Your petitioners further show that he
is a young man of less than ordinary
intellect, that his mind is not bright,
and that he is hardly responsible
under the law for his act. Your petit
TONERS further show that he is the
chief support of a widowed mother,
who needs his services, and we be-
lieve that the ends of justice have
been met by the Imprisonment he
has already undergone, and ask your
Excellency to grant him a pardon.
Respectfully,
NAMAN WEBSTER, ct al.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24

"Trilby." picturized by the
Equitable Motion Pictures Cor
poration, with Clara Kimball
Young and Wilton Lackaye in the
leading roles, comes to the Green
wood Theatre on Tuesday, Dec.
28th.
Patrons of the Greenwood Thea
ire will have their first opportuni-
ty of seeing the screen version of
George Du Maurier's famous book
and play, "Trilby," under the able
direction OF Maurice Tourneur,
with the screen and stages fore
most dramatic stars, Clara Kim
ball Young and Wilton Lackaye,
in the stellar roles.
"Trilby" is in five acts and over
two hundred and fifty scenes.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
CHANCERY COMMISSIONERS
SALE.

By virtue of the authority conferred
on me by decree of the Chancery
Court of Lefore County. Mississippi,
dated December Goth, 1915, in a suit
pending in said Court entitled Elk Parte
William Coleman, ct ais, I, Firman
Smith, Commissioner by virtue of said
decree, will, on Saturday, January Is,
1916, at noon, at the South door of the
Court House of Lefore County, in the
City of Greenwood, Mississippi, sell at
public auction for cash to the highest
bidder, the following described land.
to-wit:
The North West Quarter of the North
West Quarter IN. w. IA of N. w. 1-4)
of Section Thirteen (Sec. 49, Township
Eighteen, Range One East It Is, R l
E., Lefore County, Mississippi.
Witness my signature, this the 21st
day of December, A. D. 1915.
FIRMAN SMITH,
Commissioner.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
Juvenile Auto
Entry Coupon
Good for
100 VOTES
PETITION FOR PARDON.
70 the Honorable Earl Brewer, Gov

To the Honorable Earl Brewer, Gov
ernor of the State of Mississippi:
Your petitioner, Joe Spears, would
respectfully show unto your Excel
lency that he was indicted, tried and
convicted at the January, 1907, Term of
the circuit court of Lef1ore county,
Mississippi. for Inc killing of one
George Nix, and was sentenced to life
Imprisonment in the State penitentiary,
and was Immediately i~ncarcerated in
the State ~penitentiary, where he has
been continually since.
Your petitioner would further show
unto your Excellency that he has
served almost nine years of the said
sentence, and has made q model pris-
oner at all times.
Your petitioner would further show
unto your Excellency that he is not
guilty of the crime of which he was
convicted, and has suffered for nine
years.
THE PREMISES CONSIDERED
your petitioner prays that upon the
hearing of this petition your Excel
lency will grant unto him a complete
pardon and discharge.
And as in duty bound, etc.
JOE SPEARS
and others.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
A DELICATE CHILD
Made Strong Rv 0ur Vino1

Fayetteville, N. C.-s'My little daugh-
ter was in poor health, delicate and
80 weak it made us very uneasy I
heard about Vinol and decided to try it
and the results were marvellous, her
appetite improved, she gained in weight,
and is now one of the healthiest children
in town. Mothers of delicate children
should tryVinol."-Mr s GORDON JEssUP.
Vinol is a delicious cod liver and iron
tonic without oil, a constitutional rem
edy which creates an appetite, aids di-
gestion and makes pure healthy blood.
All children love to take it.
ST.. Raines, druggist. Greenwood.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
Contest Begins Monday, Dec. II. and Runs Just 80 DAYS

If you would like to w this dandy little automobile should get a
hustle o n yu as thu fo weeks will pass by very quickly. By voting a small
par Of I'll time among your friends you will find many who will be clad tic
assist O uint this short contest
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
TRUSTEES SALE

By virtue of the authority confer
! red on me as trustee under the pro-
visions of that certain deed of trust
executed by Mrs. Mary B. HAYWARD
on tie 18th day of May, 1915. to
secure the Greenwood Lumber Com
pany in the payment of a certain
Indebtedness therein mentioned.
which said deed of trust is of record
in Book II, page SOL of the records
of Mortgages and Deeds of Trust on
land in the Chancery Clerks Office Of
|Leflore County, Mississippi, and of the
provisions of a certain instrument of
writing, wherein the undersigned M.
F. Pierce is substituted to serve in
the place and stead of R. C. McBee,
Trustee, executed by the said Green
wood Lumber Company on the 18th
day of December, 1915, which SUBJ
%stitution appears of record in the
office of the Chancery Clerk of said
County, in Book 13, page 533, of the
records of Mortgages and Deeds of
Trust on land In said County, and
which instrument of writing is
actually spread at large upon said
record before the advertising and
posting of this notice of sale. and de-
fault having been made in the paw
ment Of the said indebtedness. and
the said Greenwood Lumber COMPANY
having declared all of said indebted
ness to be due and payable, as they
are empowered to do by said deed of
trust, and having been requested by
the beneficiary and the holder of the
said Indebtedness so to do, l will,
during legal hours on Monday The
Tenth Day of January, 1916, in
front of the south door of the court
house, in the City of Greenwood,
Mississippi, sell at upblic auction, to
the highest and best bidder for cash.
the following described zeal property.
to-wit: Lot four ~ in Block seven
co Of the Martin Addition to the
town of Morgan City, as shown by
the map of H. N. Thayer, surveyor,
recorded in Map Book 2, page So. Of
the records of maps of said county.
Subject, however, to a certain deed
of trust of even date to W. D. Martin
for $4,000 balance due said Martin
on the purchase money for said lot.
Said property being in Lefore Coun-
ty, Mississippi.
M. F. PIERCE,
Substituted Trustee.
Greenwood, Mississippi.
December 10th, 1915.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
Respectfully,
NAMAN WEBSTER, ct al.
EXECUTION SALE.

AAOAN 0<1Al1s
7. c. Buford, for the use of The
Fidelity & Deposit Company of
Maryland VS.. Joseph J. Jones.
By virtue of a Writ of Execution
to me directed by the Clerk of the
Chancery Court of Tallahatchie
County, Mississippi, in the above
styled cause, for the sum of Eighteen
Hundred and Thirty One Dollars and
Thirty Five Cents $1831.35), l will.
On Monday, The Third Day of Jan
uary, A. D. 1916, within legal hours,
in front of the court house door, in
the city of Greenwood, Mississippi,
offer for sale, to the highest bidder
for cash, as the law directs, the un-
expired lease for four years, held by
J. J. Jones, on the West Half Of
Section Is, and the East Half of Sec
ton ID (Wk of Sec. Is and Eh of
Sec. 14), Township %, Range 2
West, Lefore County, Mississippi,
said unexpired lease being the re-
mainder of the lease heretofore con-
veyed to the said Jones by Mrs. J. E.
Gardner, on the 18th day of Decem-
Der, A. D. 1914, and which lease be-
gan January 1, 1915, and expires
January /, 1920. Said unexpired
lease will be sold to satisfy said
execution and all costs, as the
property of the said j. ]. Jones'.
Witness my hand, this the 9th day
Of December, A. D. 1915.
W. C. TAYLOR, Sheriff.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
PETITION FOR PARDON

/ oAS
To His Excellency,, Earl Brewer,
Governor of Mississippi, Jackson,
Mississippi:
We, the undersigned citizens Of
Lefore County, Mississippi, respect
fully pray that you pardon one Will
Bailey, colored, who was convicted
at the February term, 1913, of the
Circuit Court of this county of MUIR
dering a negro woman, and sentenced
to life Imprisonment.
There were certain facts and cir
cumstances developed after the trial,
that if known at that time, would
have secured his acquittal. We be-
lieve that the ends of justice have
been met and most respectfully ask
that you issue a pardon for him.
WILL BAILEY ct al.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
CITATION.

CITATION.
The State of Mississippi.
TO M. A. JEFFERSON:
You are hereby commanded to ap-
pear before the Chancery Court of the
County of Lefiore, on the Fourth Mon
day in March, 1916, to defend the
suit in said court of T. ]. Jefferson,
wherein you are defendant.
This, the 3Oth day of November, A.
D., 1915. A. R. BEW, Clerk.
Gardner, MeBee & Gardner, Soils.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
CITATION NOTICE.

CITATION NOTICE,
State of Mississippi.
To j. S. Kochtitzky, whose post Office
address is Cape Geradeau, Mis-
souri,:
You are commanded to appear before
the Chancery Court of Le1ore County,
in said State, on the fourth Monday,
the 9th day of March, A. D. 1916, to
defend the suit in said court of Gwin &
Mounger, wherein you are the defend
n A. r. BEW,
Chancerv Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24

China IL to have 4 new cabinet The
former one must have been either CON
siderably shopworn. or procured ut .
rummage sale.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-08-19
THE H|v|LN G
ClR6IsslEss
ey .. w. lnellsh,
Fire Prevention Expert.

Every time you hear the cry Of
fire." you can be almost absolutely
safe in thinking that someone has
been careless. Fires don't happen.
They are the inevitable result Of
combinations of preventable things.
When analysed to the last equation
It win be found that carelessness 10
the root whence spring nearly all
llres.
What . penalty industry pays to
carelessness! Fire IL the great de-
stroyer. The wealth Of q generation
can be wiped out in but . brief hour.
Why not tight nres before they
start? Why not 20 conduct your
habits and % keep your premises
that when the IRE demon wants to
offer your savings % q sacrifice he
will pass you by, just - those Of
Egypt Of old were passed over when
the sign they had been told to place
over their doors, were seen?
Too often when those who are
responsible from ire cry out they
are the victims Of bad luck. they are
but paying the natural penalty for
their own carelessness.
II you want to keep down your IRE
Insurance rates, wage eternal war
fare against those things that ever
breed fires
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-08-19
AN AGRICULTURAL COUNCIL
sy T. N. Carver,

Professor Of Economics, Harvard University.
Every city has it, chamber Of COM
merce or it, Board Of Trade. The
purpose Of such an organization 10
to study economic and business op-
portunities Of the city and promote
enterprises which win help to build
the city. Does any one know Of .
good ana sumcient reason Why ev-
cry rural nsighborhood ought not
have . similar organisation?
In Germany they already have such
organizations They are generally
called the Observation-Disclosures" or
agricultural council. Some students
OF the problem Of rural organization
are strongly Of the opinion that such
an agricultural council II necessary
before much can be done for the bet
tering Of rural credit or the market
ing Of farm produce. There u no
object, for example, In having more
capital In . farming neighborhood
unless the farmers know without any
guess.work Just how 10 use that CAPT
til 20 % to increase the production
and the profit Of their farms. II al
the leading farmers Of . nsighbor.
hood would lay their heads together
and talk over the situation and study
the opportunities for new Investment
they would b les likely 70 make
mistakes than II thsy work secretly.
q separate individuals.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-08-19
TAINTED POLITICS


IN J. - : 49, ~. 70
This country 10 suffering more hon
tainted politics than from any other
malady 1t the present timA There -
scarcely . campaign speech made. .
platform demand written or . msa-
sure enacted into law that does not
carry the faint Of personal gain Of
some politician or political faction
thereof.
There II more "hlue sky" in cam
paien promises Of many politicians
running for once than was ever con-
tanned in the prospectwss Of the bold
est promoters Of chimerical business
schemes. There are more secret COM
binations formed BY politicians in the
name Of my Country" ulSn were ever
formed under any and all other
aliases. There are more political re-
bates hidden in the phrase BE 1t en-
acted" than were ever concealed un-
der any and all other DISCUSSES.
The inordinate thirst for political
power and unrestrained passion for
mastery has caused more distress In
this nation than the greed for gold.
and 1t ought to be regulated by law.
No business combination ever pursued
their competitors % .relentlessly or
visited more heartless cruelty upon
their customers than . political party
that seeks to make Junk Of an in
dustry, or cripple business for party
4lccees, through tart9 measures, %.
Mtical supervision and Outlines de-
structive legislation. Many political
platforms are az alluring to the voter
- the story Of the rainbow with it,
pot Of gold and their contamination
about - far-fetched. self-gain II the
lirst Law in politics. There are many
men in once today who. II they
could not shake plums on the tree Of
American liberty or cut { melon taken
from Uncle Sans commissary. would
have less desire to serve the public.
The country IL surfeiting with patri-
ots, who will bare their breast to bull.
lets In defense Of their country, but
there are few men in public life who
viii bare their breast to voters or run
the gauntlet OF party disfavor In de-
Tense Of agriculture or industry. No
representative Of the people, who will
permit personal prejudice to dethrone
Justice, party success to disfranchise
reason or the rancor Of a political
campaign TO influence Judgment can
render capable service.
7 The preservation Of our prosperity
depends upon wisdom, courage and
honesty In government, and the Amer
lean voter should seek these attri-
butes a. implicitly a. the Wise Men
followed the Star Of Bethlehem and
they will often be found to rest over
the stable; the plow or the star Of
the Shepherd. The surest cure for
tainted politics and machine rule II
fresh air and sunshine and these i'm
portant elements are most abundant
upon the farm, and when farmers.
bankers and merchants are elected to
membership in legislative bodies. much
Of the trouble in government will dis
appear.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-08-19
THE Battle Of !,
THE TIRES

IArraeultural end Commercial Pres eefv1eeJ
II 70 interesting to watch the forces
Of civilization battling for supremacy.
The struggle now going on between the
rubber and the iron tire promises to
be the nveliest contest Of the TWEEN
tieth Century.
The struggle II = silent one and
there are NO war correspondents to
write vivid descriptions Of the con-
nict but the results are more far
reaching to present and future gen
erations than the war Of Europe.
The rubber tire has been maneuver
ing for point Of attack for several
years and has captured q few unim
portant positions in traffic. but It has
now pitched q decisive battle with
ats iron competitor by hurting q mil.
lion "1ftneys" at the street railways
and the battle IL raging from ocean
to ocean. Upon the result Of the
struggle depends the future Of the
rubber tire. II it IL compelled to re-
treat, its doom is sealed. but II It wins
the battle 1t will revolutionize the
transportation methods Of this nation.
II the rubber tire conquers the
street traffic its next struggle 10 with
the railroads Of the country, and then
the greatest battle between economic
forces ever fought out on the face
Of this earth 10 on, for iron 10 the un.
disputed master in transportation. and
10 fortified behind billions OF dollars,
and millions Of men.
Stephenson applied the steel tire
to an iron rail in 1914, but 1t was 1869
before the golden spike was driven
At Promontory Point. which bound
the country together with bands Of
steel. It took the iron tire fifty-nve
years to, creep from ocean to ocean.
but the rubber tire while warm from
the creative mind Of the inventive
genius sped across the continent like
an arrow shot from the bow Of Ulys-
ses. The yoadbed was already pre-
pared and therein lies the power Of
the rubber tire over that Of iron, for
government builds and maintains the
public highway. 81
But iron ID q stubborn metal and
It has mastered every wheel that
turns: has fought battles with every
element above and beneath the earth
and has never tasted the NORWOOD
Of defeat. and when rubber hurls it,
full force against this monarch Of
the Mineral Kingdom, it may rebound
to the factory stunned beyond recov-
cry.
The rubber tire first made its ap.
pearance on the bicycle, but 1t proved
q frivolous servant and was dismissed
for incompetency. It has always been
too much inclined to revel in luxury
to be taken seriously az Q utility ma.
chine and its reputation 10 not one to
inspire confidence in heavy trafnc
performance.
But to those who care to watt into
dreamland. It 10 enchanting to note
that there will be a marvellous differ.
ence between . rubber and an iron
age. The rubber tire will scatter the
cities throughout the valleys for with
transportation at every mans door,
why city? It will traverse the con.
tinent with q net work Of Macadam
highways - beautiful - the boule.
ward built by Napoleon. It win par
alyze the law making bodies Of this
nation for how could the legislatures
run without the railroads to operate
on?
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-08-19

GREATEST rnAoGoV'

-
Extract ffom article " Y. p. Lewn'
,,ss,dent Texas Farmers' Union, op
losing woman's su2rage:
Eve are willing to join IN every g. =.
go. - elevate woman but VIM assist
:. ,cne "a drag her down the 81
scent Of womanhood 70 the most ICY.
tragedy in civilization. Al sne .~A
he may. like the setting sum- tn1 t1s
horizon with the rays OF ner oep.S
:ne glory. She may tenderly Kiss q.
mountain tops q her achievement
farewell: she may. like the sinnns
sun. allure the populace WITH nsf
beauty % she disappears for ne nicnt
but when she steps downward tne
earth u q certain to tremple sne
plunge into darkness - deatn 10 =
follow life. rs
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-08-19
FEDERAL Industrial
COMMISSION
BY Peter Radferd.

The recent investigation Of the
United States Commission Of Indus
trial Relations brought together the
extremes of society and has given the
public an opportunity to view the rep
resentatives Of. distinct classes, side
by side. and to study their views in
parallel columns.
Capital and labor have always been
glaring at each other over CULTS Of
Misunderstanding and II the Federal
Industrial Commission attempts to
bridge the chasm. it will render the
public distinct service.
The farmer has been sitting on the
tence watching capital and labor hight
for many years and incidentally furn
fishing the sinews Of war and It 10
quite gratifying to find them talking
with. instead of about. each other.
When honest men smile and look into
each others souls. It always makes
the world better and far more salts
factory to the farmer. who in the end.
bears the burden Of conflict. than
resolutions, speeches or pamphlets
CONTAINING CueS8eo eA0 CUoosoS'
charges.
The love for Justice makes the
whole world kin. Understanding II an
arbiter far more powerful than the
mandates Of government. for there 10
no authority quite 70 commanding -
an honest conscience: there 10 no d.
cree quite 20 binding % that Of the
Supreme Court Of Common Sense and
no sheriff can keep the peace quite -
perfect ~ Understanding.
We suppose the time win never
come when capital and labor win not
be occasionally blinded by the light
ming flashes Of avarice or frightened
BY the thunder peals Of discontsnt.
But Understanding u . Prince Of
Peace that ever holds out the olive
branch TO men who want to do right
4 mana income IL always . sacred
thing for In It IRE the hope. ambition
and opportunity Of himself, and tam
lily, but there II nothing in Z human
heart quite 20 divine - Justice and
Understanding u ~ handmaideA
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-08-19

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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-08-19
WATERED SECURITIES
" Petsr Radferd.


Much has been said and more writ
ten about the evils Of watered stock in
big business concerns and the farm
err Of this nation believe that every
dollar written Into the life Of any
business organization, should be able
TO say II know that my Redeemer
liveth," but farming 10 the biggest
business on earth, and there 10 more
water in it, financial transaction than
that Of any other industry. There II
q much water In q farmers note
drawing eight or ten per cent interest
when other lines Of industry secure
money for four or i've per cent per
.aAnum, - there 10 in Q business pay
ing Q reasonable compensation upon
the face value Of securities repre-
senting an investment Of only nfty
cents on the dollar. The only DIFF
ference 10, the water is in the interest
rate in one instance and In the secur.
tiles in the other.
The promoter ofttimes takes chances
and his success 10 contingent upon
the development of the property in
volved but the Insurer. a. q rule, takes
NO chances and his success cripples
the property involved. There may be
industries that cry louder but none
that suffer more severely from imam
cial immortality in both law and Gus
tom than that Of agriculture.
The farmers Of America today are
paying $200.000.000 per annum in
usury on real estate and chattel
loans, and this interest capitalized
at FIVE per cent. represents $4.000.000.r
600 Of fictitious values which the. farm.
er IL paying interest on. This sum OF
money is almost equal to the annual
value Of crops produced in the United
States.
The earning power Of the farmers
note based upon hiS interest rate very
nearly divides likes the earth's sur.
face-three-fourths water and one
fourth land. The largest body Of wa
ter that floats upon the financial hem
isphere now rests upon the farms
and it, waves are dashing and it,
billows are rolling against seven mil.
Hon homes threatening ruin and dis
aster to- the prosperity Of the nation.
win our public servants who under.
stand how 20 drain the liquid OF n
dustrial properties turn the faucet and
lot the water OF the farmsf
Il q a admitted economic fact that
there can b no permanent prosperity
without q permanent agriculture
Agriculture u recognized - the
greatest Of Ill industries and . pros.
porous, progressive ana enlightened
agricultural population ID the surest
safeguard Of civilization.